innocuous, inane, buzzkill, buzz off, crap, Oh Crap! "Good morning, Mr Trump." The innocuous greeting from a New York judge belied the grim expression on Donald Trump's face as he sat flanked by his lawyers in the Manhattan Criminal Courts Monday, settling in for a long criminal trial.

"Good morning, Mr Trump."

The innocuous greeting from a New York judge belied the grim expression on Donald Trump's face as he sat flanked by his lawyers in the Manhattan Criminal Courts Monday, settling in for a long criminal trial. 

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China’s TikTok Blazes New Ground. That Could Doom It.

By LI YUAN

The rise of the seemingly innocuous app is forcing Americans to consider a world influenced by a Chinese-backed social media network.

'These seem like innocuous devices, but they can be as dangerous as a hairdryer in a bathroom. They should attach warnings'

Coroner warning after man electrocuted in bath charging iPhone

Tributes paid to Richard Bull, whose death was ruled accidental after he was killed when his phone fell into the water

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Even the most innocuous image can spark howls of rage online.

The most controversial logos ever?

BBC Culture looks at some of the world’s most controversial designs, including a deranged clown face and the mark of the beast.

BBC.COM|由 FIONA MACDONALD 上傳

When Pets Do Pot: A High That's Not So Mighty

The rise of legal marijuana seems to be fueling a spike in the number of pets that become unhappily high off of pilfered treats. The dose is rarely fatal, but it can be a buzzkill.

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"With apologies to Luther, if anyone wants to do the same to the religion of Islam today, it is Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who claims to rape and pillage in the name of a “purer form” of Islam – and who isn’t, incidentally, a fan of the Jews either. Those who cry so simplistically, and not a little inanely, for an Islamic reformation, should be careful what they wish for."

Why Islam doesn’t need a reformation

The critics of Islam lining up to call for a ‘Muslim Martin Luther’ should be careful what they wish for

THEGUARDIAN.COM|由 MEHDI HASAN 上傳

University of Essex 分享了 University of Essex Student News 的相片。

Please take the time to register to vote - it will only take a few minutes!

University of Essex Student News

Today is National Voter Registration Day and it aims to highlight the importance of being on the register to vote. Registration is quick and easy and it only takes around 5 minutes. Your vote matters!https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Nextgov Here's What People Did Before They CouldGoogle Things Nextgov Today you can tell someone with an inane question to buzz off with a Let Me Google That For You link.

10 Sneaky Sugar Sources That Hold Your Weight Hostage

You may be shocked to know that these seemingly innocuous foods contain added sugars.

Sugar is found in all sorts of foods you'd never suspect.

10 Sneaky Sugar Sources That Hold Your Weight Hostage

You may be shocked to know that these seemingly innocuous foods...

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"The inane discussion about whether Clarkson is personally racist is a side-show. He works within an institution that will clearly permit racist crap as laddish banter" via Comment is free

Jeremy Clarkson and Ukip are not mavericks, but the bullying face of the establishment

Suzanne Moore: The discussion about whether Clarkson is personally racist...

The Guardian|由 Suzanne Moore 上傳

Showbiz controls journalism by controlling access. The art world hopes to do the same, though on a more piddly level. No other domain of culture would try this one on. No publisher, fearing that an unfavourable review, would attempt to stop a book critic quoting from some novel. No producer would make a guarantee of innocuousness the price of a critic's ticket to the theatre. It just wouldn't happen. But in art, it can. And since it can, as Bill Clinton remarked in another context, it does.

Oh Crap! My Parents Joined Facebook

By Dan Fletcher

There's no buzzkill quite like getting a friend request on Facebook from Mommy and Daddy dearest

“Crapstone,” the neighbor said forthrightly, Mr. Pearce related, whereupon the person on the other end of the telephone repeated it to his co-workers and burst out laughing. “They said, ‘Oh, we thought it didn’t really exist,’ ” Mr. Pearce said, “and then they gave him a free something.”
In the scale of embarrassing place names, Crapstone ranks pretty high. But Britain is full of them. Some are mostly amusing, like Ugley, Essex; East Breast, in western Scotland; North Piddle, in Worcestershire; and Spanker Lane, in Derbyshire.

Urban Dictionary: buzzkill

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buzzkill. Something that spoils or ruins an otherwise enjoyable event, esp. when in relation to ruining a drunken or drug-induced high. We were having a great ...

Definition of

 buzz off 

in English:

[OFTEN IN IMPERATIVE] informal Go away.

inane

Syllabification: in·ane

Pronunciation: /iˈnān/adjective

Silly; stupid: don’t constantly badger people with inane questions
Lacking sense or meaning; silly:don’t badger people with inane questions

innocuous

Syllabification: (in·noc·u·ous)

Pronunciation: /iˈnäkyo͞oəs/

adjective

•  not harmful or offensive:it was an innocuous question

Derivatives
innocuously

adverb

innocuousness
noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin innocuus, from in- 'not' + nocuus 'injurious' (see nocuous)

piddle 
exclamation INFORMAL
an expression of slight annoyance:
Oh piddle! I've broken another glass.

piddle 
verb [I] INFORMAL

piddle  
noun [S or U] INFORMAL
urine, or an act of urinating:
There was piddle all over the floor.
One minute - I just need a piddle.

(pĭd'l)
v., -dled, -dling, -dles. v.tr. To use triflingly; squander: piddle away one's time.
v.intr.

1. To spend time aimlessly; diddle.
2. Informal. To urinate.

[Origin unknown.]

piddling

Syllabification: (pid·dling)

Pronunciation: /ˈpidliNG/

adjective

informal

pathetically trivial; trifling:piddling little questions

spanker
One who administers a spanking
SPANKING
adj.

1. Informal. Exceptional of its kind; remarkable.
2. Swift and vigorous: a spanking pace.
3. Brisk and fresh: a spanking breeze.

adv.
Used as an intensive: a spanking clean shirt.
n.
A number of slaps on the buttocks delivered in rapid succession, as for punishment.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

crap (EXCREMENT) 
noun [S or U] OFFENSIVE
excrement, or when an animal or person produces excrement:
I stepped in a pile of crap.
That dog's just UK had/US taken a crap on my lawn.

crap verb [I] -pp- OFFENSIVE
The dog crapped right in the middle of the street.

crapper 
noun [C] OFFENSIVE
a toilet1.
n. - 擲兩個骰子出現的輸的數目
2.
n. - 拉屎, 屎, 胡言
v. intr. - 拉屎

1. Excrement.
2. An act of defecating.
3. Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.
4. Cheap or shoddy material.
5. Miscellaneous or disorganized items; clutter.
6. Insolent talk or behavior.

intr.v., crapped, crap·ping, craps.
To defecate.
interj.
Used to express anger or displeasure.
phrasal verb:
crap up

1. To make a mess of; bungle.

[Middle English crappe, chaff, from Old French crappe, from Medieval Latin crappa, perhaps of Germanic origin.]

crap² (krăp)
n.

1. See craps.
2. A losing first throw in the game of craps.

v., crapped, crap·ping, craps.
To make a losing throw in the game of craps. Usually used with out.
phrasal verb:
crap out Slang.

1. To fail to keep a commitment or promise: crapped out on me when I needed him.
2. To fail to function properly: The old TV crapped out again.
3. To leave: crapped out of the meeting early.

[Back-formation from CRAPS.]

((俗))[名]
1 [U]たわごと(nonsense)；うそ，ほら

be full of crap
まったくくだらない

be a load [a bunch] of crap
((米))まったくひどい［つまらない］；でたらめだ.

2 [U]ごみ，がらくた，くず.
3 [U]くそ，うんこ；[C]排便

have [take] a crap
くそをする.

Cut the crap.

((話))くだらないことを言うな.

not take crap from a person

〈人に〉なめたまねは許さない.

━━[形]((俗))まったくひどい［つまらない］.

━━[動]（～ped, ～・ping）(自)
1 ((俗))くそをたれる.
2 見くびって不当に扱う((on)).

━━(他)((米))…をめちゃめちゃにする；…を（労力・材料を使いすぎて）だめにする((up)).

crap around

((米))
(1)ばかなことをする.
(2)さぼる.