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blasted

blas·ted /ˈblɑːstəd, ˈblɑːstɪd $ ˈblæs-/ adjective [only before noun]

spoken informal used to express annoyance:

  • I wish that blasted baby would stop crying!

bout

'bout /baʊt/ adverb, preposition spoken informal

  • What are you talking 'bout?

twat

twat /twɒt, twæt $ twɑːt/ noun [countable] taboo informal

  1. a very offensive word for a stupid or unpleasant person. Do not use this word.
  2. a very offensive word for the female sex organ. Do not use this word.

mirage

mi·rage /ˈmɪrɑːʒ $ məˈrɑːʒ/ noun [countable]

  1. an effect caused by hot air in a desert, which makes you think that you can see objects when they are not actually there
  2. a dream, hope, or wish that cannot come true SYN illusion
    1. Perhaps we are chasing a mirage.

tame

tame1 /teɪm/ adjective

  1. a tame animal or bird is not wild any longer, because it has been trained to live with people OPP wild:
    • tame elephants
  2. informal dull and disappointing:
    1. Most of the criticism has been pretty tame.
    2. I decided that teaching was to tame for me.
  3. [only before noun] British English used to describe a person who is willing to do what other people ask, even if it is slightly dishonest:
    • If you have a tame doctor, he might give you a sick note.
  • tamely adverb
  • tameness noun [uncountable]