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tararabit
interjectioninformal an expression used in the West Midlands to say goodbye
Tararabit, see you next year!
United Kingdom on 31/12/2020
31/12/2020
fighting fit
extremely healthy
At 73, she’s still fighting fit, walking five miles a day.
Taibouni mahmoud from Algeria on 08/03/2016
08/03/2016
as fit as a butcher’s dog
informal extremely fit and healthy
He claimed to be as fit as a butcher’s dog.
United Kingdom on 16/11/2020
16/11/2020
fit to be tied
furious
He was fit to be tied when I told him I had dented his car.
Anna Tivtikian from Russian Federation on 30/12/2020
30/12/2020
goober
nouninformalAmerican a peanut
Anna Tivtikian from Russian Federation on 30/12/2020
30/12/2020
malediction
noun a curse
The witch uttered maledictions against the villagers who were trying to capture her.
Klinsman Hinjaya from Indonesia on 28/12/2020
28/12/2020
junior
noun a child aged between seven and eleven in junior school
The school comprises two buildings housing the infants and the juniors separately.
Douglas Pecjak from United States on 28/12/2020
28/12/2020
fossorial
adjectivebiology a fossorial animal is adapted for digging or burrowing
Oryctodromeus is the first known fossorial non-avian dinosaur, a burrow of which has been discovered in the USA, containing the remains of one adult and two juveniles.
Klinsman Hinjaya from Indonesia on 27/12/2020
27/12/2020
needs must
used to say that something is necessary even though it is undesirable, unpleasant, or unfavourable
I have never thought of selling my gold watch, but needs must. I have to pay off my debts.
Mujahed Jadallah from Palestinian Territory, Occupied on 25/12/2020
25/12/2020
zooxanthellae
plural nounbiology tiny, colourful algae that form mutualistic relationships with corals
Sharon Lin from United States on 24/12/2020
24/12/2020
undeliverable
adjective if something is undeliverable, it cannot be delivered
They should also start checking the amount of undeliverable mails a user sends and if it goes over a specified amount the account should be disabled.
Caleb Judy from United States on 23/12/2020
23/12/2020
transmissible
adjectiveformal a disease or characteristic can be described as transmissible if it can be passed from one person to another
The new variant of the disease is allegedly 70% more transmissible.
We have established protocols for preferred cleaning agents for different transmissible organisms.
Ali from Pakistan on 22/12/2020
22/12/2020
rondeau
noun a short poem originally from France that consists of a rhyming quintet, quatrain, and sestet
The rondeau first emerged in France during the 13th Century.
Amarantha from India on 21/12/2020
21/12/2020
a-hole
nounimpolite asshole: used when you want to avoid saying the word directly because it is offensive
Caleb Judy from United States on 20/12/2020
20/12/2020
medium- rare
adjective medium-rare meat is cooked so that the outside is browned and the inside is still slightly red
I’d like my steak medium- rare, please.
My dad usually orders a medium- rare rib eye with ricotta potatoes.
Iriz Clyde Pultz from Philippines on 20/12/2020
20/12/2020
disaggregate
verb to separate something into parts
If we disaggregate the data a bit, we see even more alarming realities for those who fail to graduate from high school or complete postsecondary education and for members of minority communities.
Will C.C. Leung from Hong Kong on 20/12/2020
20/12/2020
travel window
noun a period during which people are allowed to travel
All students should be able to return home during the student travel window between 3 and 9 December, if they choose to do so.
Trains will not be overcrowded during Christmas travel window, government says.
United Kingdom on 17/12/2020
17/12/2020
Essex girl
1
a woman who comes from Essex
I currently live in Hertfordshire but grew up as an Essex girl!
Essex girl Milly is on a mission to prove that originality is thriving.
2
a stereotype dating from the 1980s of a woman who comes from Essex and is vulgar, not well educated and enjoys sex
I wonder why the villain in this resolutely black-and-white universe has to be an archetypal Essex girl? Aren’t they demonised enough?
a collection of Essex Girl jokes
United Kingdom on 17/12/2020
17/12/2020
under the pump
Australian very busy or under a lot of pressure
I really do not have time right now. Can’t you see I am under the pump?
The Bushies were under the pump for a while, but they finished strong to beat Gladstone, 54-51.
Clarky from Australia on 17/12/2020
17/12/2020
one for the books
something that is very remarkable, unusual or unexpected
As weddings go, theirs was one for the books.
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 04/05/2014
04/05/2014
hit the books
to study very hard
I can’t watch a film with you tonight. I have to hit the books because I have an exam tomorrow.
16/12/2020
16/12/2020
crack a book
to open a book; originated from the cracking sound that the spine of a good quality book makes when open for the first time
Christian Counterman from United States on 12/10/2018
12/10/2018
