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2022-06-11 20:00:01 Tired and emotional, phrase.

Definition (humorous): Used euphemistically to indicate that someone is drunk.

Examples:

1. Tired and emotional party people.
2. It has the added advantage that he tends to update it when leglessly tired and emotional, so value added humour is practically guaranteed.
3. A source told The Mirror, ‘They'd been at Studio 57 for an hour and a half and were both pretty tired and emotional when Charlotte wanted to move on.’
4. Finally, somewhat tired and emotional, we ended up having a nightcap around 3am - some 12 hours after we started drinking - before retiring to bed.
5. Increasingly tired and emotional, Cochrane gave Wilson a demonstration of the art of the ‘Glasgow kiss’ - much to the amusement of all concerned.
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2022-06-11 16:00:04 Zooid, noun.

Definition (Zoology): An animal arising from another by budding or division, especially each of the individuals which make up a colonial organism and typically have different forms and functions.

Examples:

1. The most integrated colonies behave like individual organisms, for the zooids making up the colony are all specialized for certain functions and connected to each other.
2. The individuals of the colony are called zooids and many zooids with individual siphonal openings cover the surface of the colony.
3. Even in the earliest stages of new growth, complete reversals in budding directions of zooids are evident.
4. These are marine bryozoans with tubular zooids with strongly calcified walls.
5. The feeding zooids use retractile tentacles, called the lophophore, to filter feed and have a U-shaped gut for digestion.
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2022-06-11 09:00:01 Trainspotting (1996)

What a total fucking misnomer. Open / Comment

2022-06-11 09:00:01 Misnomer, noun.

/mɪsˈnəʊmə/

Definition: A wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term.

Examples:

1. To call this ‘neighbourhood policing’ would be a misnomer.
2. The term ‘student work’ seems a misnomer here, given the clarity and maturity of her production.
3. The mistake is in a way only a misnomer, but terminological infelicities have a way of breeding conceptual confusion, and so it is here.
4. Unfortunately, this infamous misnomer was only the first of a series of mistakes made by the first foreigner to set eyes on the place: Hiram Bingham.
5. In the post-modern context, however, it would be a misnomer to use family in this sense.
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2022-06-10 20:00:01 A real live —, phrase.

Definition (humorous): Used to emphasize the existence or presence of something surprising or unusual.

Examples:

1. A real live detective had been at the factory.
2. I think there is a real live monkey living in my computer and he messes with my head by dealing me hands that cannot be won.
3. After three years I am actually taking a real live vacation where I pack a suitcase, get on a plane, and sleep in a hotel.
4. Have I ever shared with you my actual fear of real live trains?
5. He had the advantage of hearing some actual real live witnesses, I gather?
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2022-06-10 16:22:45 Open / Comment

2022-06-10 16:00:04 Churrasco, noun.

/tʃʊˈraskəʊ/

Definition (mass noun): A South American dish of steak barbecued over a wood or charcoal fire.

Examples:

1. An Argentine churrasco of peppered rib-eye steak with bacon.
2. As the dining public tries out new types of cuisine, whether it is Brazilian churrasco or Peruvian ceviche, they're likely to forego the usual Martini and inquire about traditional South American beverages.
3. Don't miss the Argentina-inspired churrasco of beef, a tender fillet served with a tangy chimichurri sauce (here made with basil instead of the usual parsley).
4. Their churrasco is fantastic, they have Brazilian beers and the music is great too.
5. His servants cooked up a delectable churrasco.
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2022-06-10 09:00:02 Solar Opposites (2020) - S01E01 The Matter Transfer Array

‐ Retail therapy, baby. Open / Comment

2022-06-10 09:00:02 Retail therapy, noun.

Definition (humorous • mass noun): The practice of shopping in order to make oneself feel more cheerful.

Examples:

1. Stop for a reviving cafe au lait or a glass of wine before setting off for more retail therapy.
2. Today James Carleton guides us through that most untested of psychological self-help techniques - retail therapy.
3. We stood up, heading off into the busy town for some traditional retail therapy.
4. The town itself offers a multitude of upmarket shopping malls to explore retail therapy Malaysian style, alongside plenty of ethnic Chinese, Malay and Indian restaurants to try out local delicacies.
5. Now come on, slap some make up on and let's go do some retail therapy!
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2022-06-09 20:00:01 No rest for the weary, phrase.

Definition (humorous): Used as a wry observation on the heavy workload or absence of relaxation that seem to characterize a person's situation.

Examples:

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