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The blab of the pave, tires of carts, sluff of boot-soles, talk of
the promenaders,
Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook
Leslie K. John and colleagues set out to discover the reasons behind a common discrepancy: While many of us purport to be concerned about Internet privacy, we seem to have no worries about sharing our most intimate details on Facebook.
Barbs Fly in Autonomy-Oracle Feud Oracle contends the Autonomy C.E.O. "inaccurately describes" an April meeting with the company; Autonomy says Oracle is "confused."
New Google tool too intrusive, German minister says
In its latest attack against Internet giant Google, the German government
says the company's new social networking service, Buzz, balatantly
disregards the privacy of users.
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sluff
(sləf)
(engineering) The mud cake detached from the wall of a borehole.
(mining engineering) The falling of decomposed, soft rocks from the roof or walls of mine openings.
blab
- 発音
- blǽb
- blabの変化形
- blabs (複数形) • blabbed (過去形) • blabbed (過去分詞) • blabbing (現在分詞) • blabs (三人称単数現在)
((略式))[動]（〜bed, 〜・bing）(他)〈秘密を〉うかつに漏らす, うっかりしゃべる((out)).
━━(自)くだらないおしゃべりをする；べらべらしゃべりまくる((on)).
━━[名][U]くだらないおしゃべり；[C]おしゃべりな人.
blab・bing
[名]v., blabbed, blab·bing, blabs.
v.tr.
To reveal (secret matters) especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
v.intr.
- To reveal secret matters.
- To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly. See synonyms at gossip.
- An incessant or indiscreet talker.
- Lengthy chatter.
[Middle English blabben, to talk foolishly, back-formation from blaberen.]
blabby blab'by adj.bla·tant (blāt'nt)
adj.
- Unpleasantly loud and noisy: "There are those who find the trombones blatant and the triangle silly, but both add effective color" (Musical Heritage Review). See synonyms at vociferous.
- Usage Problem. Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive: a blatant lie.
[From Latin blatīre, to blab (on the model of words such as RAMPANT).]
blatancy bla'tan·cy n.blatantly bla'tant·ly adv.
USAGE NOTE It is not surprising that blatant and flagrant are often confused, since the words have overlapping meanings. Both attribute conspicuousness and offensiveness to certain acts. Blatant emphasizes the failure to conceal the act. Flagrant, on the other hand, emphasizes the serious wrongdoing inherent in the offense. Certain contexts may admit either word depending on what is meant: a violation of human rights might be either blatant or flagrant. If it was committed with contempt for public scrutiny, it is blatant. If its barbarity was monstrous, it is flagrant. • Blatant is sometimes used to mean simply "obvious," as in the blatant danger of such an approach, but this use has not been established and is widely considered an error.
barb
A cutting remark.
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