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vocabulary

Mar 10, 2025 ∞

disport

Verb

1. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; “The play amused the ladies”
   • Synonyms
     • amuse
     • divert
   • Less specific
     • entertain
   • Related
     • diversion
     • recreation
     • amusing
     • amusive
     • diverting
     • entertainment
     • amusement
2. play boisterously; “The children frolicked in the garden”; “the gamboling lambs in the meadows”; “The toddlers romped in the playroom”
   • Synonyms
     • frolic
     • lark
     • rollick
     • skylark
     • sport
     • cavort
     • gambol
     • frisk
     • romp
     • run around
     • lark about
   • Less specific
     • play
   • Related
     • play
     • frolic
     • romp
     • gambol
     • caper
     • romper
     • play
     • frolic
     • romp
     • gambol
     • caper
     • sport
     • athletics
     • escapade
     • lark
     • play
     • frolic
     • romp
     • gambol
     • caper

• disport - LookUp

verb

1. archaic humorous enjoy oneself unrestrainedly; frolic

a painting of ladies disporting themselves by a lake | they disport as they please

noun

1. archaic diversion from work or serious matters; recreation or amusement

the King and all his Court were met for solace and disport

archaic a pastime, game, or sport

the display of these pageants and disports which enlivened the repast

Origin

late Middle English : from Old French desporter , from des- away + porter carry (from Latin portare )

Mar 6, 2025 ∞

grift

Via Wikitionary:

American criminal underworld slang, 1906 (noun), 1915 (verb), alteration of graft (“corruption, illicit profit through corrupt means, bribe, one’s occupation”), alteration perhaps influenced by similar sounding words, e.g. drift, etc., probably ultimately from Middle Dutch graft (“digging, ditch, canal, trench”) (modern Dutch gracht), related to Dutch graven (“to dig”), English grave (“to dig”).[1][2][3]

IPA(key): /ɡɹɪft/

Rhymes: -ɪft

grift (plural grifts)

1. (US, slang) A confidence game or swindle. [from 1906]quotations ▼Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deception

   Hey, what’s the grift? What are you trying to pull?

• grifter

grift (third-person singular simple present grifts, present participle grifting, simple past and past participle grifted)

1. (transitive, US, slang) To obtain illegally, as by con game. [from early 20th c.]
2. (intransitive, US, slang) To obtain money illegally. [from early 20th c.]
3. (intransitive, US, slang) To obtain money immorally or through deceitful means.

show ▼±to obtain (money) illegally, as by con game

1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “grift”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
2. ^ Eric Partridge (1949) A Dictionary of the Underworld, London: Macmillan Co., page 307
3. ^ Word Origins…And How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone, Anatoly Liberman (2009), p. 32

Inherited from Old Swedish _gript_f, _gripter_m. Either a verbal noun related to gräva, or influenced by Latin crypta.

Compare origin of krypta, kryptisk, krypto, grotta, grotesk, grav, gräva, gruva.

griftc

1. (archaic except in some compounds) a graveSynonym: grav

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	grift	grifts
definite	griften	griftens
plural	indefinite	grifter	grifters
definite	grifterna	grifternas

• griftefrid

• griftetal

• gånggrift

• grift in Svensk ordbok (SO)

• grift in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

• grift in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• grift in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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==English==

===Etymology===
American criminal underworld slang, 1906 (noun), 1915 (verb), alteration of {{dbt|notext=1|en|graft|t1=corruption, illicit profit through corrupt means, bribe, one's occupation}}, alteration perhaps influenced by similar sounding words, e.g. {{m|en|drift}}, etc., probably ultimately from {{der|en|dum|graft|t=digging, ditch, canal, trench}} (modern {{cog|nl|gracht}}), related to {{cog|nl|graven|t=to dig}}, {{cog|en|grave|t=to dig}}.<ref>{{R:Online Etymology Dictionary}}</ref><ref>{{R:Partridge Underworld|page=307}}</ref><ref>''Word Origins...And How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone'', Anatoly Liberman (2009), [https://books.google.com/books?id=sMiRc-JFIfMC&pg=PA32&dq=grift p. 32]</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ɡɹɪft/}}
* {{audio|en|En-au-grift.ogg|a=AU}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɪft|s=1}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|US|slang}} A [[confidence game]] or [[swindle]]. {{defdate|from 1906}}
#: {{syn|en|Thesaurus:deception}}
#: {{ux|en|Hey, what's the '''grift'''? What are you trying to pull?}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2022|author=[[w:Paul J. McAuley|Paul McAuley]]|title=Beyond the Burn Line|publisher=Gollancz|page=172|passage=‘Sounds like he’s trying to stretch out his '''grift''' for as long as possible,’ Gentle said. ‘Taking as much from his followers as he can before it falls apart.’}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|grifter}}

====Translations====
{{trans-see|con game}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive|US|slang}} To obtain illegally, as by [[con game]]. {{defdate|from early 20th c.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive|US|slang}} To obtain money illegally. {{defdate|from early 20th c.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive|US|slang}} To obtain money immorally or through deceitful means.

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to obtain (money) illegally, as by con game}}
* Danish: {{t|da|svindle}}
* German: {{t+|de|erschwindeln}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|kicsal}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|wyłudzać|impf}}, {{t+|pl|wyłudzić|pf}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===References===
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==Swedish==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|sv|gmq-osw|gript|g=f}}, {{m|gmq-osw|gripter|g=m}}. Either a verbal noun related to {{m|sv|gräva}}, or influenced by {{cog|la|crypta}}.

Compare origin of {{m|sv|[[krypta]], [[kryptisk]], [[krypto]], [[grotta]], [[grotesk]], [[grav]], [[gräva]], [[gruva]]}}.

===Noun===
{{sv-noun|c}}

# {{lb|sv|archaic|_|except in some compounds}} a [[grave]]
#: {{syn|sv|grav}}

====Declension====
{{sv-infl-noun-c-er}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|sv|griftefrid}}
* {{l|sv|griftetal}}
* {{l|sv|gånggrift}}

===References===
* {{R:svenska.se|so}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saol}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saob}}
* {{R:runeberg.org|svetym|0288.html grift}}

Mar 4, 2025 ∞

playlist hypothesis

noun

…the baseline idea of a playlist’s premise, target audience, name, [and] songs.¹

Each of these playlist drafts is mostly skeletal, consisting of what curators call a “hypothesis,” or basic premise and intended target audience (the more specific, the better), and a few representative songs. In developing them, Colomo will flesh out the playlists with more songs (Spotify’s magic number is 50 — generally between 3 and 3.5 hours' worth — which feels substantial but not overwhelming), a cover image that reflects the hypothesis at a glance, and a short written description, usually no more than one or two sentences...

Hypotheses, of course, are meant to be tested, and Spotify curators regularly make adjustments to playlists based on data that shows how people are actually interacting with them.

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1. Pg. 33 | Pelly, L. (2025). Mood machine: The rise of spotify and the costs of the perfect playlist. One Signal Publishers/Atria. ↩︎

Feb 28, 2025 ∞

breviloquium

Breviloquium refers to the brevity or conciseness of speech.

Feb 25, 2025 ∞
welter
Noun
1. a confused multitude of things
   • Synonyms
     • clutter
     • jumble
     • muddle
     • fuddle
     • mare’s nest
     • smother
   • Less specific
     • disorderliness
     • disorder
   • More specific
     • rummage
   • Related
     • addle
     • muddle
     • puddle
     • scramble
     • jumble
     • throw together
     • jumble
     • confuse
     • mix up
     • jumble
     • mingle
     • clutter
     • clutter up
Verb
1. toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours
   • Less specific
     • roll over
2. roll around; pigs were wallowing in the mud
   • Synonyms
     • wallow
   • Less specific
     • move
   • Related
     • wallow
     • wallow
3. be immersed in; welter in work
Feb 22, 2025 ∞
inner light
Noun
1. a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
   • Synonyms
     • Inner Light
     • Light
     • Light Within
     • Christ Within
   • Less specific
     • ethical motive
     • ethics
     • morals
     • morality
Feb 5, 2025 ∞
pantywaist

Noun
1. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
   • Synonyms
     • sissy
     • pansy
     • milksop
     • Milquetoast
   • Less specific
     • coward
Jan 28, 2025 ∞
insipid
Adjective
1. lacking taste or flavor or tang; “a bland diet”; “insipid hospital food”; “flavorless supermarket tomatoes”; “vapid beer”; “vapid tea”
   • Synonyms
     • bland
     • flat
     • flavorless
     • flavourless
     • savorless
     • savourless
     • vapid
   • Similar to
     • tasteless
   • Related
     • flavorlessness
     • flavourlessness
     • savorlessness
     • savourlessness
     • tastelessness
     • flavorlessness
     • flavourlessness
     • savorlessness
     • savourlessness
     • tastelessness
     • blandness
     • insipidity
     • insipidness
     • blandness
     • insipidity
     • insipidness
     • flavorlessness
     • flavourlessness
     • savorlessness
     • savourlessness
     • tastelessness
     • flavorlessness
     • flavourlessness
     • savorlessness
     • savourlessness
     • tastelessness
     • flatness
     • blandness
     • insipidity
     • insipidness
2. lacking interest or significance or impact; “an insipid personality”; “jejune novel”
   • Synonyms
     • jejune
   • Similar to
     • uninteresting
   • Related
     • jejunity
     • jejuneness
     • tameness
     • vapidity
     • vapidness
     • jejunity
     • jejuneness
     • tameness
     • vapidity
     • vapidness
     • boringness
     • dreariness
     • insipidness
     • insipidity
Jan 21, 2025 ∞
substratum
Noun
1. a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; “the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants”
   • Synonyms
     • substrate
   • Less specific
     • surface
2. any stratum or layer lying underneath another
   • Synonyms
     • substrate
   • Less specific
     • stratum
3. an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population; “the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English”
   • Synonyms
     • substrate
   • Less specific
     • indigenous language
Sep 22, 2024 ∞

hamlet

Noun

1. a community of people smaller than a village
   • Synonyms
     • crossroads
   • Less specific
     • community
2. the hero of William Shakespeare’s tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
   • Is a
     • fictional character
     • fictitious character
     • character
3. a settlement smaller than a town
   • Synonyms
     • village
   • Less specific
     • settlement
   • More specific
     • kampong
     • campong
     • kraal
     • pueblo
   • Examples
     • Cheddar
     • Sealyham
     • El Alamein
     • Jericho
     • Jamestown
     • Chancellorsville
     • Spotsylvania
     • Yorktown

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noun

1. ɢᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village, and strictly (in Britain) one without a church the house is in a quiet hamlet overlooking open countryside

2. a legendary prince of Denmark, hero of a tragedy by Shakespeare

Origin

Middle English : from Old French hamelet , diminutive of hamel little village ; related to home ( h ám in Old English )

OpenStreetMap

A smaller rural community, typically with fewer than 100-1000 inhabitants, and little infrastructure.

Sep 21, 2024 ∞

inhere

Verb

1. be inherent in something
   • Less specific
     • belong to
     • belong
   • Related
     • built-in
     • constitutional
     • inbuilt
     • inherent
     • integral
     • implicit in
     • inherent
     • underlying
     • inherence
     • inherency

inhere - LookUp

verb

1. ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀʟ exist essentially or permanently in the potential for change that inheres within the adult education world

ʟᴀᴡ (of rights, powers, etc.) be vested in a person or group or attached to the ownership of a property the rights inhering in the property they owned

Origin

mid 16th century (in the sense stick, cling to ): from Latin inhaerere stick to

Urban Dictionary

It is used to refer to something that exists to something else as an essential constituent.

The frog is alive and respiration is inherent to that fact.

Sep 11, 2024 ∞

interrogative

Noun

1. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; “he asked a direct question”; “he had trouble phrasing his interrogations”
   • Synonyms
     • question
     • interrogation
     • interrogative sentence
   • Less specific
     • sentence
   • More specific
     • cross-question
     • leading question
     • yes-no question
   • Related
     • interrogate
     • question
     • interrogate
     • question
     • question
     • query
2. some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
   • Synonyms
     • interrogative mood
   • Less specific
     • mood
     • mode
     • modality

Adjective

1. relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood; “not all questions have an interrogative construction”
   • Pertains to
     • interrogative mood
     • interrogative
   • Topic Members
     • grammar
2. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
   • Synonyms
     • interrogatory
   • Antonyms
     • declarative
     • declaratory
     • asserting
     • declarative
     • declaratory
     • asserting
   • Related
     • interrogate
     • question
     • interrogate
     • question

interrogative - LookUp

adjective

1. Grammar having the force of a question a hard, interrogative stare

Grammar used in questions an interrogative adverb

noun

1. Grammar a construction that has the force of a question interrogatives are not likely to crop up very often in the speech of a person who is being interviewed

Origin

early 16th century : from late Latin interrogativus , from Latin interrogare (see interrogate )

Thesaurus

Adjective

1. he gazed at me with a hard interrogative stare

Similar Words: questioning inquiring inquisitive inquisitorial probing searching quizzing quizzical curious intrigued investigative catechistic catechistical

Sep 1, 2024 ∞
derivation
Noun
1. the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); “he prefers shoes of Italian derivation”; “music of Turkish derivation”
   • Less specific
     • beginning
     • origin
     • root
     • rootage
     • source
   • Related
     • derive
     • come
     • descend
     • derive
     • derive
     • educe
2. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
   • Synonyms
     • deriving
     • etymologizing
   • Less specific
     • explanation
     • account
   • Related
     • etymologize
     • etymologise
     • derive
     • derive
   • Topic Members
     • historical linguistics
     • diachronic linguistics
     • diachrony
3. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
   • Less specific
     • inference
     • illation
   • Related
     • deduce
     • infer
     • deduct
     • derive
4. (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; “singer’ from sing’ or undo’ from do’ are examples of derivations”
   • Less specific
     • linguistic process
   • More specific
     • eponymy
   • Related
     • derive
   • Topic Members
     • descriptive linguistics
5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
   • Synonyms
     • ancestry
     • lineage
     • filiation
   • Less specific
     • inheritance
     • hereditary pattern
   • More specific
     • origin
     • descent
     • extraction
     • pedigree
     • bloodline
   • Attributes
     • purebred
     • crossbred
   • Related
     • derive
     • come
     • descend
6. drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
   • Less specific
     • drawing
     • drawing off
7. drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
   • Less specific
     • drawing
     • drawing off
8. the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
   • Less specific
     • act
     • deed
     • human action
     • human activity
derivation - LookUp
noun
1. the action of obtaining something from a source or origin observation
Linguistics the formation of a word from another word or from a root in the same or another language
2. Linguistics the set of stages that link a sentence in a natural language to its underlying logical form

3. Mathematics the process of deducing a new formula, theorem, etc., from previously accepted statements
Mathematics a sequence of statements showing that a formula, theorem, etc., is a consequence of previously accepted statements
Origin
late Middle English (denoting the drawing of a fluid, especially pus or blood; also in the sense formation of a word from another word ): from Latin derivatio(n- ), from the verb derivare (see derive )
Thesaurus
Noun
1. the derivation of universal laws from empirical observation
Similar Words: deriving induction deduction deducing inferring inference gathering gleaning drawing out extraction eliciting eduction
2. the derivation of the word ‘toff’
Similar Words: origin etymology source root etymon provenance fountainhead wellspring origination beginning foundation basis cause ancestry descent genealogy development evolution extraction
Urban Dictionary
1. In calculus, the slope of a function at a point. It is found by taking the limit of (f(x + h) - f(x)) / ((x + h) - x) where h (also seen as delta x) approaches 0.
Notations for a derivative include dy/dx and f'(x) (f prime of x)
2. The mathematical incarnation of Satan Himself
f(x) = 3x^3 - 4x^2 + 2x -6 //function f'(x) = 9x^2 - 8x + 2 //first derivative f''(x) = 18x - 8 //second derivative f'''(x) = 18 //third derivative
2. Teacher: Today, we’re going to do derivatives Math book, as ceiling clouds over and turns red: MAY THE DEMONIC ARMIES OF HELL MARCH ACROSS YOUR MORTAL PLANE, CREATION CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION AND DRINKING THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT AND- Math teacher: Change of plans! We’re going to rock out to Zeppelin and have a LAN party on the school’s sweet new laptops for the next hour! Students: Hooray!
Aug 30, 2024 ∞

pukka

Adjective

1. absolutely first class and genuine; “pukka sahib”; “pukka quarters with a swarm of servants”
   • Synonyms
     • pucka
   • Similar to
     • superior
   • Region
     • India
     • Republic of India
     • Bharat

pukka - LookUp

adjective

1. informal genuine the more expensive brands are pukka natural mineral waters

of or appropriate to high or respectable society it wouldn’t be considered the pukka thing to do

2. British English excellent hey, man, that shirt’s pukka

Origin

early 17th century : from Punjabi pakk ā and Hindi pakk ā cooked, ripe, substantial

Thesaurus

Adjective

1. it wouldn’t be considered the pukka thing to do

Similar Words: respectable decorous proper genteel formal polite conventional right correct accepted presentable decent smart comme il faut posh top-notch tip-top

Opposites: improper

2. their old van was up against pukka racing cars

Similar Words: genuine authentic proper actual real true bona fide veritable original not copied legitimate kosher the real McCoy

Opposites: imitation

Urban Dictionary

A slang-term used in British English to describe something as “first class” or “absolutely genuine”.

That DVD is no “bootleg”. It’s pukka.

Aug 20, 2024 ∞

eventuate

Verb

1. come out in the end
   • Less specific
     • turn out
     • come out
   • Related
     • consequence
     • effect
     • outcome
     • result
     • event
     • issue
     • upshot

eventuate - LookUp

verb

1. formal occur as a result you never know what might eventuate

eventuate in lead to as a result circumstances that eventuate in crime

Origin

late 17th century (in the sense bring about ): from event , perhaps on the pattern of actuate

Thesaurus

Verb

1. you never know what might eventuate

Similar Words: happen occur take place chance to happen arise emerge come about transpire materialize appear surface crop up spring up present itself ensue follow result develop supervene be the result be the consequence go down come to pass befall betide bechance hap arrive

2. the fight eventuated in the death of Mr Gonzales

Similar Words: result in end in have as a result have as a consequence lead to give rise to bring about cause

Aug 13, 2024 ∞

urbane

Adjective

1. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; “his polished manner”; “maintained an urbane tone in his letters”
   • Synonyms
     • polished
     • refined
   • Similar to
     • sophisticated
   • Related
     • urbanity

urbane - LookUp

adjective

1. courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man) the supposedly urbane, restrained English gentleman | urbane wit was the mark of taste and cultivation

Origin

mid 16th century (in the sense urban ): from French urbain or Latin urbanus (see urban )

Thesaurus

Adjective

1. the urbane and scholarly former information minister

Similar Words: suave sophisticated debonair worldly elegant cultivated cultured civilized well bred worldly-wise glib smooth slick polished refined poised self-possessed dignified courteous polite civil well mannered gentlemanly gallant courtly charming affable tactful diplomatic media-savvy cool mannerly

Opposites: uncouth unsophisticated boorish

Urban Dictionary

when ur too lazy to type out urban dictionary

I wonder how urban dictionary is defined in the urban dictionary. hmmm. “urban….clicks enter”

Aug 5, 2024 ∞

gossamer

Noun

1. a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
   • Less specific
     • gauze
     • netting
     • veiling
   • Related
     • ethereal
     • gossamer
2. filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
   • Synonyms
     • cobweb
   • Less specific
     • fibril
     • filament
     • strand
   • Related
     • ethereal
     • gossamer

Adjective

1. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; “this smallest and most ethereal of birds”; “gossamer shading through his playing”
   • Synonyms
     • ethereal
   • Similar to
     • delicate
   • Related
     • cobweb
     • gossamer
     • gossamer
2. so thin as to transmit light; “a hat with a diaphanous veil”; “filmy wings of a moth”; “gauzy clouds of dandelion down”; “gossamer cobwebs”; “sheer silk stockings”; “transparent chiffon”; “vaporous silks”
   • Synonyms
     • diaphanous
     • filmy
     • gauzy
     • gauze-like
     • see-through
     • sheer
     • transparent
     • vaporous
     • vapourous
     • cobwebby
   • Similar to
     • thin
   • Related
     • cobweb
     • transparency
     • transparence
     • transparency
     • transparence
     • transparentness
     • gauze
     • netting
     • veiling
     • film
     • plastic film

gossamer - LookUp

noun

1. a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn

a light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate material or substance a fine gossamer fabric that clung to her skin

Origin

Middle English : apparently from goose + summer , perhaps from the time of year around St Martin’s summer, i.e. early November, when geese were eaten (gossamer being common then)

Thesaurus

Noun

1. her dress swirled like gossamer

Similar Words: cobweb spider’s web silk silky substance Japanese silk gauze tissue chiffon thistledown down feather

Adjective

1. beautiful ladies in gossamer veils

Similar Words: ultra-fine fine diaphanous gauzy gauze-like gossamer-thin gossamer-like gossamery delicate filmy floaty chiffony cobwebby feathery silky silken wispy thin light lightweight insubstantial papery flimsy frail translucent transparent see-through sheer transpicuous translucid

Opposites: heavy opaque

Urban Dictionary

A big red fuck That gigantic red hairy monster that often chased bugs bunny. A cobweb on a bush

Gossamer was trying to rape me, so i ran away and hid in a bush that was covered in gossamers.

Aug 3, 2024 ∞

fracas

Noun

1. noisy quarrel
   • Synonyms
     • affray
     • altercation
   • Less specific
     • quarrel
     • wrangle
     • row
     • words
     • run-in
     • dustup
   • More specific
     • batrachomyomachia

fracas - LookUp

plural

1. a noisy disturbance or quarrel

the fracas was broken up by stewards

Origin

early 18th century : French , from fracasser , from Italian fracassare make an uproar

Thesaurus

Noun

1. two officers were kicked and punched in a fracas earlier this week

Similar Words: disturbance quarrel scuffle brawl affray tussle melee free-for-all fight clash skirmish brouhaha riot uproar commotion argument altercation angry exchange war of words shouting match tiff dispute disagreement row wrangle squabble rumpus stooshie donnybrook bangarang falling-out set-to run-in shindig shindy dust-up punch-up scrap spat ruckus argy-bargy ruction fisticuffs barney bunfight ding-dong bust-up ruck slanging match afters rammy rhubarb broil miff

Urban Dictionary

Loud argument.

“what a bloody fracas”

Jul 15, 2024 ∞

caracole

Verb

1. make a half turn on a horse, in dressage
   • Less specific
     • turn

caracole - LookUp

noun

1. Riding a half turn to the right or left by a horse

verb

1. Riding (of a horse) perform a caracole he danced sideways and then caracoled round the corner of the stables

Origin

early 17th century : French caracole , caracol , via Italian from Spanish caracol snail, snail’s shell, spiral

Urban Dictionary

Caracol is a very unique name given to a special and loving girl. This girl will stop at nothing to make her friends happy and is probably the sexiest, most talented and wonderful girl you will ever meet. She is also a very bootyful Mayan goddess who has the powers to seduce any man or lesbian that walks her way.

Friend 1 “I saw Caracol the other day” Friend 2 " I bet she was rocking her spandex and gettin' men" Friend 1 “And she was twerking. REALLY WELL”

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knave

Noun

1. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
   • Synonyms
     • rogue
     • rascal
     • rapscallion
     • scalawag
     • scallywag
     • varlet
   • Less specific
     • villain
     • scoundrel
   • Related
     • rascally
     • roguish
     • scoundrelly
     • blackguardly
2. one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
   • Synonyms
     • jack
   • Less specific
     • face card
     • picture card
     • court card

knave - LookUp

noun

1. archaic a dishonest or unscrupulous man
2. (in cards) a jack

Origin

Old English cnafa boy, servant , of West Germanic origin; related to German Knabe boy

Thesaurus

Noun

1. don’t let yourself by hoodwinked by that knave

Similar Words: scoundrel rogue villain rascal good-for-nothing wretch ne’er-do-well unprincipled person reprobate scapegrace wrongdoer evil-doer charlatan cheat swindler fraudster louse hound cur rat scumbag wrong’un beast son of a bitch SOB skunk nasty piece of work ratbag scrote blighter spalpeen sleeveen fink rat fink scamp scally bastard dog dirty dog swine cad heel bad egg dastard stinker rotter bounder blackguard miscreant varlet vagabond rapscallion whoreson

Urban Dictionary

An unprincipled, crafty fellow.

He’s but Fortune’s knave, A minister of her will.