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englishpurplepatch · 5 years ago
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Midnight Term Parvenu: (Formal, Disapproving) A person from a low social or economic position who has suddenly become rich or powerful تلفظ انگلیسی: پاوِنیو تازه بدوران رسیده Synonyms: Upstart; Social climber; Arriviste; Vulgarian E.g. ‘The political inexperience of a parvenu’. E.g. ‘He concealed the details of his parvenu lifestyle’. E.g. ‘The others are parvenus and upstarts in comparison.’ E.g. ‘You rather liked parvenus: they had energy; they knew what they wanted.’ E.g. ‘It sounds good that some of the parvenus have volunteered to pay taxes.’ E.g. ‘He presented himself as a supremely patrician figure, so different from the vulgar parvenues of the Thatcher cabinet.’ E.g. ‘And yet one often hears the bitterness of a displaced generation: ‘How many out of this avalanche of parvenus will stay the course?’’ Source of the examples: Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/parvenu #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #New_Words #New_Expression #Daily_New_Words #Nightly_New_Words #Vocabulary_Item #English_Synonyms #Essential_Expressions #Excellent_Examples #Extreme_Examples #Formal_Term #Disapproving_Term #Offensive_Term #Old_fashioned_Term #Learn_English_Vocabulary #Learn_English_Expressions #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi #یادگیری_روزانه_لغات_انگلیسی #کلمات_روزانه #وکبیولری #لغات_انگلیسی #لغات_انگلیسی_با_معنی_فارسی #اصطلاحات_کاربردی #اصطلاحات_انگلیسی #اصطلاحات_روزمره #آموزش_زبان #آموزش_زبان_انگلیسی (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_3DXfFlDeR/?igshid=jj3mjvt5fa42
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englishpurplepatch · 5 years ago
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Noontide Term Petit bourgeois: (Noun, Disapproving) A member of the lower middle class in society تلفظ انگلیسی: پِتی بُژوآ خرده بورژوا، وابسته به طبقه ی متوسط جامعه Similar other dictations: Petty bourgeois (NAmE); Petite bourgeoisie (BrE); Petty bourgeoisie (NAmE) E.g. ‘The frail facade of petit bourgeois respectability’. E.g. ‘He is a petit bourgeois feeling his power’. E.g. ‘By the mid-1800s, successful peasants and petit bourgeois of Europe were routinely visiting a doctor, whereas they would rarely have done so in 1700.’ E.g. ‘The Left in Britain then believed deeply that personal ambition was a petit bourgeois vice to be despised.’ Source of the examples: Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/petit_bourgeois #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #New_Words #New_Expression #Essential_Expressions #Excellent_Examples #Daily_New_Words #Nightly_New_Words #Vocabulary_Item #Disapproving_Term #Offensive_Term #Learn_English_Vocabulary #Learn_English_Expressions #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi #Learn_British_Vocabulary #Learn_British_Expressions #یادگیری_روزانه_لغات_انگلیسی #کلمات_روزانه #وکبیولری #اصطلاحات_کاربردی #اصطلاحات_انگلیسی #اصطلاحات_روزمره #لغات_انگلیسی_با_معنی_فارسی #آموزش_زبان_انگلیسی #آموزش_زبان #لغات_انگلیسی (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_1ma-7ltp6/?igshid=1ex2sqkpjv352
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englishpurplepatch · 5 years ago
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Nighttime Term Gaga: (Informal, Offensive) 1- An insulting word used to describe someone who is confused because they are old تلفظ انگلیسی: گاگا دیوانه؛ ��یفته؛ دلفریفته Synonyms: Severely mentally ill; Mentally ill; Insane; Mad; Certifiable; Deranged; Demented; Of unsound mind; Out of one's mind; Not in one's right mind; Not together; Crazed; Maniac; Maniacal; Lunatic; Unbalanced; Unhinged; Unstable; Disturbed; Distracted; Stark mad; Frenzied; Raving; Distraught; Frantic; Hysterical; Delirious; Mad as a hatter; Mad as a March hare E.g. Sid keeps forgetting my name. I think he’s going a bit gaga. E.g. He has gone completely gaga. E.g. ‘I want to write my memoirs before I go too gaga’. E.g. ‘How many raves can you go to without ending up completely gaga?’ Source of the examples: LDOCE5 Oxford_Advanced_Learner's_ Dictionary Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/gaga #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #New_Words #New_Expression #Essential_Expressions #Excellent_Examples #Extreme_Examples #Daily_New_Words #Nightly_New_Words #Vocabulary_Item #Informal_Term #Informal_Expression #Offensive_Term #Disapproving_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi #یادگیری_روزانه_لغات_انگلیسی #آموزش_زبان #آموزش_زبان_انگلیسی #لغات_انگلیسی_با_معنی_فارسی #کلمات_روزانه #وکبیولری (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nadhVlqg3/?igshid=cbh9653eca3w
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englishpurplepatch · 5 years ago
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Midnight Term Tush: (NAmE, Informal) The part of your body that you sit on; Tushy; Buttocks تلفظ انگلیسی: توش نشیمنگاه Synonyms: Behind; Backside; Bottom; Rear; Rear end; Seat; Haunches; Cheeks; Ass; Arse; Booty; Fanny; Nates; Butt; Caboose; Duff; Bum; Buns; Heinie; Keister E.g. ‘Office chairs are too often tough on the tush’. E.g. Exercises that are  guaranteed to give you a great tush. Source of the examples: LDOCE5 Merriam-Webster Thesaurus Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/tush #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Nightly_New_Words #Informal_Term #NAmE_Term #NAmE_Informal_Term #Disapproving_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi #یادگیری_روزانه_لغات_انگلیسی (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_IkJWIlfid/?igshid=13j8tueonnbg
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englishpurplepatch · 5 years ago
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Midnight Term: Slushy: (Informal, Disapproving) 2- Feelings or stories that seem silly because they are too romantic; Slushie Synonyms: Mawkish; Over-sentimental; Overemotional; Cloying; Sickly; Saccharine; Sugary; Sugar-coated; Syrupy; Sentimental; Mushy E.g. Sentimental slush. E.g. Her novels are full of sentimental slush. E.g. Slushy romantic fiction. E.g. ‘Slushy novels’. Source of the examples: LDOCE5 Oxford_Advanced_Learner's_ Dictionary Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/slushy #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Nightly_New_Words #Informal_Term #Disapproving_Term #Offensive_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GSUqKFsup/?igshid=dbzvuuhbr4fa
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englishpurplepatch · 5 years ago
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Midnight Term: Pushy: (Informal, Disapproving) Trying hard to get what you want, especially in a way that seems rude تلفظ انگلیسی: پوشی سرتق، سمج، تحمیل کننده Synonyms: Assertive; Thrusting; Ambitious; Obtrusive; Bumptious; Arrogant; Officious; Bossy; Presumptuous; Self-assertive; Overbearing; Domineering; Overconfident; Full of oneself; Pompous E.g. A pushy salesman. E.g. Her parents were never pushy although they encouraged her acting ambitions from an early age. E.g. His pushiness made him unpopular. E.g. ‘About his future, he is rather pushy and choosy at the same time.’ E.g. ‘I didn't want to appear too pushy’. Source of the examples: LDOCE5 Oxford_Advanced_Learner's_ Dictionary Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/pushy #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Nightly_New_Words #Informal_Term #Disapproving_Term #Offensive_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi #یادگیری_روزانه_لغات_انگلیسی (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_BEJnxAun6/?igshid=1tobuujkt8mz9
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englishpurplepatch · 5 years ago
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The Term at Twilight:
Mushy: (Informal, Disapproving) Too emotional in a way that is embarrassing; Sentimental
تلفظ انگلیسی: ماشی بیش از اندازه احساساتی
Synonyms: Mawkish; Over-sentimental; Emotional; Cloying; Sickly; Saccharine; Sugary; Syrupy
E.g. Mushy romantic novels. E.g. ‘A mushy film’. E.g. ‘How can a man so confident till that point turn into the stereotypical mushy cornball?’ Source of the examples: LDOCE5 Oxford_Advanced_Learner’s_ Dictionary Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/mushy
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englishpurplepatch · 5 years ago
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Night-time Term Cushy: (Informal, Disapproving) Very easy and pleasant; Needing little or no effort; Straightforward Synonyms: Easy; Simple; User-friendly; Undemanding; Untaxing; Mindless; Painless; Be plain sailing (BrE); Be smooth sailing (AmE) E.g. I wish I had a nice cushy job like her. E.g. A cushy job. E.g. ‘He resigned his cushy job in 2002 to pursue his goals in Kalahandi.’ E.g. ‘He doesn't have anything like the cushy life you professors have’. Source of the examples: LDOCE5 Oxford_Advanced_Learner's_ Dictionary Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/cushy #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Nightly_New_Words #Informal_Term #Disapproving_Term #Offensive_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7emfBlG5B/?igshid=ivozkttz2gn1
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englishpurplepatch · 5 years ago
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Nighttime Term: Obscenity: (Noun, U, C) Sexually offensive language or behaviour, word or act, especially in a book, play, film etc; Swear Synonyms: Indecency; Lewdness; Vulgarity; Crudeness; Bawdiness; Indecorousness; Debauchery; Unwholesomeness; Profanity; Lasciviousness; Libidinousness; Licentiousness; Four-letter word; Blasphemy; Malediction E.g. Laws against obscenity. E.g. Drunken youths screaming obscenities. E.g. The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. E.g. She screamed a string of obscenities at the judge. E.g. ‘The book was banned for obscenity’. E.g. ‘A stream of invective and obscenity’. E.g. ‘The men scowled and muttered obscenities’. Source of the examples: LDOCE5 Oxford_Advanced_Learner's_ Dictionary Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/obscenity #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Nightly_New_Words #Offensive_Term #Disapproving_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5Hyo6FblO/?igshid=7bzv78wzhgcn
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englishpurplepatch · 5 years ago
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Nighttime Term: Jerry-built: (Old-fashioned, Disapproving) Built quickly and cheaply without caring about quality or safety Synonyms: Shoddy; Badly built; Gimcrack; Flimsy; Insubstantial; Rickety; Unstable; Ramshackle; Defective; Faulty; Flawed E.g. ‘The works, while clear, are also ambiguous; a number look ramshackle, jerry-built, jumbled - even chaotic.’ E.g. ‘In contrast, say, to the Museum of Scotland, the new parliament building is going up as fast as a block of jerry-built flats.’ E.g. ‘The people living in small, jerry-built houses in the adjacent villages were easy victims of the waves.’ Source of the examples: Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/jerry-built #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Old_fashioned_Term #Disapproving_Term #Offensive_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-uxkXmhPnN/?igshid=1rdamejww5cie
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englishpurplepatch · 5 years ago
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Overnight Term: Jessy: (BrE, Offensive, Old-fashioned) A man or boy who is weak or who seems to behave too much like a woman; Jessie Synonyms: Effeminate; Weak or oversensitive man; Sissy E.g. ‘Actually, we ran away like a big pair of jessies.’ E.g. ‘Shame he had to ruin it all by blubbing like a jessie but you can't have everything.' E.g. ‘There is no number two, an’ what you gonna do about that, ya bunch of jessies?’ Source of the examples: Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/jessie #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #BrE_Term #Old_fashioned_Term #Offensive_Term #Disapproving_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ujbHvlU7y/?igshid=1mmgoj9fjnqwb
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