n
Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little.
adv
Alternative form of amok [Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.]
n
(idiomatic) A situation that is badly planned, or illogical.
n
(US, slang, dated) A person who makes dismal predictions about future catastrophe; a doomsayer.
n
Something said bluntly in a scornful, often profane, manner.
n
(euphemistic) Sexual excitement.
adj
(slang) Extremely creepy.
n
A joke with a morally objectionable or obscene punchline.
v
(archaic, intransitive) To jeer at; to mock.
adv
(idiomatic, euphemistic) Expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction.
n
Alternative form of furor (“uproar, commotion, etc.”) [A general uproar or commotion.]
n
Alternative spelling of fussbudget [(colloquial, derogatory, Canada, US) One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot.]
v
(informal, intransitive) To make a fuss, particularly about trivial things.
adj
(informal) Inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia.
v
To make foolish; to stupefy.
n
Alternative form of havoc [Widespread devastation and destruction.]
v
(transitive) To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
n
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
n
(informal) shouting; ranting; vituperation
adj
Rowdy; boisterous and noisy.
n
(obsolete) The act of laughing at another; derision.
v
(obsolete) To flout with contempt.
adj
(Jamaica, dialect) Talkative, gossipy.
n
(archaic) Empty speech not backed by deeds.
adj
(Internet slang, neologism, Twitch-speak) Angry about a game, especially on the part of a man who is a poor loser.
v
(intransitive) To indulge in riotous jollity.
n
Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling.
adv
With idle talk; with loquacity.
n
A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
n
An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.
n
One who quips; a jester.
v
To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
n
(colloquial, uncountable) A humorous or entertaining event or person.
n
Someone who criticizes, ridicules, or belittles.
v
To make a satire of; to mock.
n
A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
n
The act of scoffing; mockery.
n
(US) One who habitually violates minor laws or fails to answer trivial court summonses (such as parking tickets).
n
Smarmy language or behavior.
v
(intransitive) To look amorously or wantonly
n
A derogatory term, a term used to insult or demean its referent.
n
(uncountable, slang, US) Verbal abuse.
v
To subject those present to teasing, ridicule or mockery, or to show contempt.
n
An object of criticism or ridicule.
n
A reproach, gibe or taunt.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice.
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