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Replacement for homophobic slang, used to show contempt
(Note: please read through what I am asking before taking offense and feel free to edit to make it less offensive)
When I was growing up in the 70-80s it was common for kids to say things like "...
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Someone who thinks he's very important, but isn't
I cannot find a good equivalent of the Russian "Watchman's syndrome" in English. It refers to someone who thinks he's very important, but isn't.
For example, this guy has "Watchman's syndrome":
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What to call someone who is unable/bad in holding a converstation
Okay, So I am in often in a conversation with this person. But I have now realized that all our talks have been futile because he keeps on repeating the same topics. Topics I have talked about before.
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What do you call a person who is polite but deceiving? [duplicate]
I remember a quote from a while ago that went somewhere along the line x is saying ´fuck you´ to a person but making them feel flattered
It's a quality that makes somebody polite, manipulative and ...
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What is a word or phrase to describe someone who works shabbily so others will do his / her work?
Imagine someone who intentionally contributes work of such low quality and/or so slowly that their peers cannot help but to do this person's work so it is done correctly. An individual who ...
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The type of person who always believes they're just turning a corner
I'm trying to think of the word, if one even exists, for the type of person who always believes they're just on the cusp of getting their life goals in order/accomplished/whatever.
Every week of ...
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Looking for a word or expression to describe a person who is all talk and no action
With all that's going on with EA and Star Wars Battlefront II right now, I've been trying to think of a word... For the last decade gamers have been complaining about lack of originality and ...
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Is there a word/term for someone who is interested in many things but is poor/uninformed at most or all of them? [duplicate]
Years ago I observed a single word/term that used more or less the description above, but I have been unable to locate or remember it since then. I am certain that it was a single word, and thus "jack ...
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Which word means “to show off with little money？
I'm looking for a verb used on someone who doesn't have much in the pocket but strains to keep up his/her appearance through constant notions of luxuries he/she doens't really have.
In Chinese we ...
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Looking for phrase or word to describe when people think things are high class but they actually are not
I feel like I see this often, people attach certain items to their ideal of high class or posh, even if those things are not. I have worked in some fine dining restaurants and its equal parts amusing ...
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Insubordinate in a good way!
I feel like there is a word for someone who is defiant of the rules, who has no regard for authority, but in a way that makes this seem like a good trait, not a bad one.
For example: when somebody ...
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Idiom meaning someone thinks he/she is smarter than anyone else because of age and experience
I am looking for an idiom that describes a person who thinks he or she is smarter than anyone else; just because they are older than someone, they presume that they are also wiser; but that might not ...
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Is there a word for the joy a smart aleck feels when they point out to other people how stupid they are? [closed]
Is there a word for the joy a smart aleck feels when they point out to other people how stupid they are? Prideful seems too general. I want a word that points to intellectual hubris but also compels ...
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What is the opposite of reappropriation?
Reappropriation is the cultural process by which a group reclaims terms or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group.
The phrase social justice warrior appears to have ...
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Derogatory term for people from places like San Francisco [duplicate]
I'm looking for a derogatory term for people from liberal metropolitain areas who think they are better educated and more enlightened than those from rural, conservative areas.
Carthage, TX is to ...
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