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91yahoo — /ˈjahu / (say yahhooh), /jaˈhu / (say yah hooh) noun 1. a rough, coarse, or uncouth person. –interjection 2. (an exclamation expressing enthusiasm or delight.) –phrase 3. yahoo around (or about), to behave in a rough, uncouth manner. {from Yahoo …
92can — [OE] English has two distinct words can. The verb ‘be able to’ goes back via Old English cunnan and Germanic *kunnan to an Indo European base *gn , which also produced know. The underlying etymological meaning of can is thus ‘know’ or more… …
93couth — [ko͞oth] adj. [ME cuthe < OE cuth (see UNCOUTH); current use also back form. < UNCOUTH] 1. refined; polished; civilized: a humorous usage 2. Archaic known; familiar n. refinement; cultivation …
94rustic — [rus′tik] adj. [LME rustyk < MFr rustique < L rusticus < rus, the country: see RURAL] 1. of or living in the country, as distinguished from cities or towns; rural 2. lacking refinement, elegance, polish, or sophistication; specif., a)… …
95unco — [uŋ′kō] Scot. adj. [ME unkow, contr. < uncouth,UNCOUTH] 1. unknown; strange 2. weird; uncanny 3. notable; remarkable adv. remarkably; extremely; very n. pl. uncos …
96boorishness — noun 1. the manner of a rude or insensitive person • Derivationally related forms: ↑boorish • Hypernyms: ↑discourtesy, ↑rudeness 2. inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor • Syn: ↑uncouthness …
97uncouthly — adverb in an uncouth manner uncouthly, he told stories that made everybody at the table wince • Derived from adjective: ↑uncouth …
98uncouthness — noun inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor • Syn: ↑boorishness • Derivationally related forms: ↑uncouth • Hypernyms: ↑inelegance …
99UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …
100common as an old shoe — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not showing off; not vain; modest; friendly to all. * /Although Mr. Jones ran a large business, he was common as an old shoe./ * /The most famous people are sometimes as common as an old shoe./ …
