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
- a very offensive word for a stupid or unpleasant person. Do not use this word.
- a very offensive word for the female sex organ. Do not use this word.
mirage
mi·rage /ˈmɪrɑːʒ $ məˈrɑːʒ/ noun [countable]
- an effect caused by hot air in a desert, which makes you think that you can
see objects when they are not actually there
- a dream, hope, or wish that cannot come true SYN illusion
- Perhaps we are chasing a mirage.
tame
tame1 /teɪm/ adjective
- a tame animal or bird is not wild any longer, because it has been trained to
live with people OPP wild:
- informal dull and disappointing:
- Most of the criticism has been pretty tame.
- I decided that teaching was to tame for me.
- [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]