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What Are Some Pejorative Terms for the Words "Boat" or "Ship"? [closed]
There should be dozens of them, but I'm stumped here. Nothing other than "tub" and "frying pan" comes to mind. If someone witty wished to insult your boat, yacht, or ship, what would he or she call it?...
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Suggest a word for teenish for my teen-ish fantasy [duplicate]
Hi Sita, got fascinated after reading your review of "All the light we
cannot see" and would like to add you as a friend. Your review seemed
totally original and written from heart. I would say ...
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What's the word for someone who doesn't appreciate what he has and wants more?
What's the word for someone who is ungrateful/ not appreciative of the things he has but wants more lavish things? For example, instead of appreciating the little things he has in his life, someone ...
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What is term for person who dismisses your side of opinion [duplicate]
What is the closer term for a person (in a relationship) who argues with you but when it comes to you, he/she just dismisses you as being absurd without listening a any contrary opinion (probably ...
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What's a good derogatory word for dandy/toff/fop?
I'm trying to find the right word to describe a wealthy English dandy who finds himself rather out of place in a seedy bareknuckle boxing tavern. The story is set in 1890's, in London, and the ...
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Somebody who pretends to understand, but doesn't [closed]
What is a word or idiom for a fellow who pretends to understand something, but doesn't. This person is fundamentally confused, and often goes to great lengths to convince others of their expertise and ...
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What else can you call someone who is rhetorically bombastic?
For example when someone exclaims, "What the heck are you talking about", if you were mildly incorrect on any matter or simply stating something in a general dialogue. Typically the person will assert ...
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What do you call someone who bears a group of people ill-will?
Let's say that there is a person who bears a certain group of people ill-will, wishes something bad to happen to them. The group of people is not of any specific ethnicity or group. They just reside ...
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Adjective for a particular form of cavalier attitude
I'm hoping to find a particular word to describe a variant of a cavalier attitude.
I need to describe the attitude of an individual who, knowing that they themselves have been irresponsible, express ...
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A word to describe people who don't care about friendships [closed]
How do you describe a person who doesn't care about making or having friends, just likes to pass the time with anyone in any gathering without sticking to specific people as his real friends?
I want ...
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A derogatory term for a book or other printed material
I am looking for a contemptuous or belittling word or phrase that would describe something that has been published (not necessarily a book) but is of inferior quality, and a waste of paper. It can be ...
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someone who willingly "mishears" stuff to support their view? [closed]
Not the best example, but this should hopefully get the point across:
Lets say you have this one friend, who really hates some journalist, maybe a movie or game critic or something. He says something ...
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What word can I use for a person/researcher/field who likes to put words in people's mouth?
For example, someone W (say, historic, like from the 1500's) holds position X because of claim Y (I hate ... because of ...).
What would you call someone A who puts "words in their mouth" (He didn't ...
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What do you call a person who talks about their accomplishments only? [closed]
What do you call a person who goes on and on about how great their accomplishments are?
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Noun and/or adjective to describe someone who immediately blames someone else for something? [duplicate]
The most common occurrence of this is as a kid: perhaps you misplaced your pencil or it rolled to the floor while you were preoccupied. The first feeling is that one of your classmates must've grabbed ...
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