2023年5月31日 星期三

sassy, dogsled ride, mockery, impudent, ‘the Hogwarts of Fashion’





He kicks off his speech with a pretty solid joke.

"For those of you traveling with your children... why?"
TIME.COM



The ruling "tandem" make a mockery of Russian democracy(88)



To that end, Mr. Cameron set about decontaminating the Tory brand. Central to that mission were forays into two areas of political terrain previously deemed forbidden zones. First, he signaled comfort with gay rights, ditching the party’s previous support for laws restricting sexual equality. Second, he championed environmentalism. He may have endured news media mockery when he took a dogsled ride to inspect a Norwegian glacier in 2006, but it did the trick, confirming that the Tories were changing.




impudent Pronunciation (adjective) Improperly forward or bold.
Synonyms:overbold, sassy, saucy, impertinent, smart, wise, fresh
Usage:Mind your own business, you impudent young rascal, and I'll mind mine.


Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for learning magic in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. quotations ▼ Any institution similar in field, appearance, or oddity.

sassy

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Pronunciation: /ˈsasi 
  
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ADJECTIVE (sassiersassiest)

INFORMAL
  • Lively, bold, and full of spirit; cheeky:Toni was smart and sassy and liked to pretend she was a hard nut

Derivatives

sassily

ADVERB

sassiness

NOUN

Origin

mid 19th century: variant of saucy.

mockery

(mŏk'ə-rē) pronunciation

n., pl. -ies.
  1. Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision.
  2. A specific act of ridicule or derision.
  3. An object of scorn or ridicule: made a mockery of the rules.
  4. A false, derisive, or impudent imitation: The trial was a mockery of justice.
  5. Something ludicrously futile or unsuitable: The few packages of food seemed a mockery in the face of such enormous destitution.

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