Timeline for Is there any equivalent for this Persian idiom: "Like a cow with a white forehead"?
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| Aug 10, 2017 at 0:55 | comment | added | barbecue | Notorious is sometimes used ironically or humorously as an equivalent for "famous" but without such a context, it will almost always be interpreted as negative. Saying someone is "notorious" for their belgian waffles either means their belgian waffles are terrible, or possibly ironically means their belgian waffles are wonderful. | |
| Aug 9, 2017 at 8:15 | comment | added | Stilez | MW - famous especially [but not exclusively] for something bad. | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 20:08 | history | edited | Stilez | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 8, 2017 at 16:16 | comment | added | kazhvan | Macmillan Dictionary: famous for something bad | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 16:13 | history | answered | Stilez | CC BY-SA 3.0 |