adj
(idiomatic) Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
adv
(vulgar, slang) In a ballsy manner.
adj
(music) Intensely percussive
v
(transitive) To mouth the praises of (a person); talk grandiloquently; declaim.
adj
Talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
adj
Using foul or scurrilous language; slanderous.
n
A self-satisfied, hypocritical, or embarrassingly inappropriate remark.
adj
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
n
Alternative form of carriwitchet [(rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.]
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
adj
(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
n
(informal) A person who talks a lot.
adj
(of a smile or grin) Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere.
v
To speak negatively or critically.
n
A person whose job responsibilities include talking very fast, for example an auctioneer.
n
(informal, dated) One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner.
adj
(UK, dialect) argumentative
n
(obsolete) Synonym of frisk (“brisk and lively movement”)
v
(intransitive, especially of babies) To cry or be ill-humoured.
n
(obsolete) A braggart; a bully.
n
(dated, chiefly North Eastern US) Gumption
adj
(US) Snarky or unserious in a disrespectful way.
adj
Alternative form of gnarly [Having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled.]
v
(informal) To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).
adv
(rare) In the manner of one harrumphing.
adj
Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting.
adv
(slang) Greatly, hugely, overwhelmingly.
n
(idiomatic) Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster.
adj
Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant.
adj
Characterised or marked by lecturing
n
A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.
adj
(informal) Having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner.
adj
Tending to loud, indiscreet, especially bragging, speech.
adj
Characteristic or typical of a lout
adj
(Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada) Nosy; gossiping; interfering in the affairs of others.
adj
(Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada) Alternative form of macocious [(Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada) Nosy; gossiping; interfering in the affairs of others.]
v
(transitive) To speak unkindly and critically about; to badmouth.
v
(dialectal) To act or speak with affected niceness.
n
(informal) One who talks very fast or incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person.
v
(literally) To mouth words in the sense "to make the actions of speech, without producing sound."
adj
(slang, derogatory) Overly talkative, insolent, and loud.
n
Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.
adj
That narks or annoys; annoying.
adv
In a nibbling manner; with small bites.
n
(colloquial) One who niggles; a constant critic.
adj
(Scotland, informal) annoying; irritating
n
Alternative spelling of nitpicker [One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).]
n
One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
adj
(derogatory, Scotland, Irish English) Of a person, making belittling or snide remarks.
adj
Alternative form of pecksniffian [Of or pertaining to Pecksniffery; unctuously hypocritical; sanctimonious.]
n
(now chiefly in the negative) A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt.
n
Alternative form of razzmatazz [Ambiguous or meaningless language.]
n
Ambiguous or meaningless language.
adv
(informal) In a rip-roaring manner.
adj
(slang) Excellent (very good).
n
The muscles and other organs used in laughing.
adv
In a noisy, drunken or riotous manner.
adj
(UK, dialect, archaic) forward or pompous in one's manner
v
(transitive, rare) To attack with sarcasm.
n
(informal) A supposed innate ability to identify sarcasm.
n
One who speaks sarcastically.
adj
(Britain, informal) Sarcastic.
n
A healthy, vigorous person.
n
(idiomatic) The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in a harsh, critical, or insulting manner.
adj
Alternative form of shoegazey [(rare, informal, music) Having elements of the shoegaze style.]
adj
(dated) Overly talkative; indiscreet.
adj
(rare) Alternative spelling of smarmy [Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.]
n
One who is given to obnoxious or insolent humor.
n
(slang) One who is particularly insolent, who tends to make snide remarks or jokes.
v
To reply to in a disrespectful, flippant manner.
adj
(obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering
adj
Smirking, or as if smirking
n
Snide remarks or attitude.
adj
(informal) Sarcastic in a snide or irritable manner.
n
One who makes snide remarks.
adj
Acting similarly to a snark; being snide.
adj
(informal) Very snarky, especially in an appealing or entertaining way.
adj
(informal, often humorous) Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.
n
(obsolete) A rebuke; a reprimand.
n
(obsolete or dialect) A snub or reprimand.
n
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
adj
(informal) Sneering, supercilious.
n
Alternative form of snert [(Internet slang) A participant in online discussions who is generally obnoxious and insulting.]
n
(obsolete) A reprimand; a snub.
adv
In a snickering manner.
adj
Resembling or characterized by snickers.
n
(countable) An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat.
n
One who criticizes; a person who frequently snipes at others.
adj
Having a tendency to snipe; given to nasty or cutting comments.
n
(informal, nonce word) A snooty person.
n
(informal) Something sad or moving, especially a film.
n
(Atlantic Canada) sook; a crybaby or timid person.
n
A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.
adj
Characterised or marked by tattling
n
(dated) roistering; noisy drunken behaviour
n
(obsolete) A great talker; a chatterbox.
n
A smug, exaggerated use of language; smarminess.
adj
Talking in a vain or foolish way
adj
Vocally and forcefully opinionated.
adj
Full of whims; whimsical.
v
(informal) A fervent, usually sudden, desire to do something surprising or unexpected.
n
The behaviour of a windbag; excessive or pompous speech; blather.
n
One who makes wisecracks, particularly in a sassy or cocky fashion.
n
A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck.
adj
wisecracking; making jokes or witty comments
n
(informal) A surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip.
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