| swink- v.i. to labor, toil, work hard,sweat. v.t. to gain by toil
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"He swinked hard to win the gold medal at his competition." |
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bologna-a seasoned smoked sausage made of mixed meats, ex. meat pork and veal
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"I would like a bologna sandwich for lunch please." |
| resume-a
brief account of one's work and
professional experience
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"Anybody who wants to apply for this a job as a secretary must have typing experience on their resume." |
| race
car - a fast car that competes in car races
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Anybody who drives a race car must have very good driving skills because of the great speed that the car travels." |
| gunda-(goo*n'-da
(*oo like in good)) n. (india)
a ruffian or hoodlum.
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"The teacher told the class clown that if he did not shape up his behavior he would have to write one hundred times, on the black board, I will no longer act like a gunda." |
| looby-(loo'-bee) n. an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber. | "The looby person had such a hard time walking he could not go anywhere without tripping over his own two feet." |
| nabob-(nay'-bob) n. 1: any very wealthy,
influential or powerful person 2: (formerly)
in Britain) a person who had acquired a
large fortune in India.
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"The king informed his country that if one more naobob tried to tell him what to do in a very important matter in which he needed to make a decision they wuld be exiled forever." |
| zarf-(zarf) n. a metal holder for a coffee cup
without a handle, used in the Middle East.
[from zarf "vessel; sheath"].
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This year the perfect Father's day gift for any Dad who loves to drink coffee is a zarf." |
| xyloid-(zy'-loyd) adj. of or resembling wood;
ligneous.
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"My mother was furious once our house was finished and the people who built had used xyloid for our supposed to be wood floors." |
| dorp-n. a small village, a hamlet.
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"The quaint dorp had a pleasing atmosphere. |
| geek- n. a carnival performer often
billed
as a wild man, whose act usually includes
biting the head off a live chicken or snake
[prob. from English dial. geek, geck "fool,"
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"The geek grossed everybody at the carnival out when he had to bite the head of the live chicken" |
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telos-(teel'-ahss) n. an ultimate end.
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"Hopefully nobody will ever have to experiance the telos of the world." |
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howe-(how) n. hollow; valley.
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"The Grand Canyon is located in an old howe that has been eroded away for may centuries by running water." |
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twee-(twee) adj. excessively dainty
delicate, cute or quaint.
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"Everybody looked at the twee woman strangely when she ate her McDonalds French fries with a fork and then daintily wiped her lips with a perfectly white embroidered napkin." |
ort-(ort) n. a morsel left at a meal:
scrap |
"Right now the ort count for every family in America is so large each day it could probably feed an entire third world country." |
