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slut
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(n) VERY INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
a woman who has sexual relationships with a lot of men without any emotional involvement |
woman_sex
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sluttish/slutty
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(adj) VERY INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
(woman) having sexual relationships with a lot of men without any emotional involvement |
woman_sex
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phobic
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(adj) 1. adj. of phobia 2. INFORMAL having a strong dislike of sth
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1. I wouldn't describe myself as (a) phobic but I don't like heights.
2. Why are so many companies phobic about employing fat people? |
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misogynist
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(n) a man who hates women or believes that men are much better than women
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man_hatred_woman
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misogyny
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(n) the hatred of women
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man_hatred_woman
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megalomania
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(n) an unnaturally great desire for power and control, or the belief that you are very much more important and powerful than you really are
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more_you
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chauvinism
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(n) 1. DISAPPROVING the strong and unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or the most important 2. (ALSO male chauvinism) the belief that women are naturally less important, intelligent, or able than men
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1. The war stimulated an intense national chauvinism.
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fuckwit
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(n) OFFENSIVE a stupid person
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Some fuckwit walked off with my bag.
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freeloader
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(n) DISAPPROVING a person who uses money, food, a room in a house, etc. given by other people, but who gives nothing to them in exchange
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person_use_others
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pervert
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(n) (UK INFORMAL perv) DISAPPROVING a person whose sexual behaviour is considered strange and unpleasant by most people
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person_sex_strange
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poised
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(adj) DISAPPROVING showing very calm and controlled behaviour
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calm_behave
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bitch
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1. (n) a female dog
2. (v) INFORMAL to complain and make unkind remarks about sb or sth |
2. She's always btiching about Tanya.
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obsessed
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(adj) unable to stop thinking about sth: too interested in or worried about sth
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- Why are people so obsessed with money?
- As a society we're obsessed by sex. |
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sulk
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(v) DISAPPROVING to be silent and childishly refuse to smile or be pleasant to people because you are angry about sth that they have done
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He's sulking in a corner somewhere because I wouldn't let him have a second bar of chocolate.
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purge
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(v) to get rid of people from an organisation because you do not agree with them
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- Party leaders have undertaken to purge the party of extremists.
- Hard-liners are expected to be purged from the administration. |
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assertive
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(adj) describes sb who behaves confidently and is not frightened to say what they want or believe
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If you really want the promotion, you'll have to be more assertive.
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Sod!
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(excl.) (ALSO Sod it!) UK OFFENSIVE used to express annoyance
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Oh sod it - I've left my glasses behind.
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Bugger/Sod etc. this for a lark!
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used to show that you are extremely annoyed or bored with an activity and that you will not continue doing it
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I'd been waiting for him for an hour and I thought, sod this for a lark - I'm going home.
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cunning
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(adj) 1. describes people who are clever at planning sth so that they get what they want, esp by tricking other people or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose
2. OLD-FASHIONED attractive; cute; |
1. a cunning plan
2. a cunning little puppy |
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bellow
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(v) to shout in a loud voice, or (of a cow or large animal) to make a loud, deep sound
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"Keep quiet!" the headmaster bellowed across the room.
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