Browsing page 30 of "A" words

noun - uncountable

• no chance.

  Last edited on Aug 20 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 20 2010.

noun

• a person who is extremely dedicated to something.

  He's a bodybuilding animal.

  Last edited on Dec 19 2011. Submitted by lanre g. on Nov 16 2006.

• a person who is wild in behavior.

  That guy is such an animal.

  Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Jeanalicious from Dallas, TX, USA on Nov 22 2008.

• a person whose behavior is sub-human.

                                                                                                                    
  
                                                                                                              
  
                                                                                                                                    
  
  Citation from "Compassion", Wilfred (US TV), Season 1 Episode 9 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Dec 19 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 19 2011.

noun

• a person who deserves a label even worse than "cunt". From an anatomical description of a human: "An ankle is two feet beneath a cunt."

  Quit being such an ankle.

  Last edited on Jan 02 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 02 2011.

verb - intransitive

• to leave.

  An irate Kate Winslet ankled the set of Titanic today and swore she'd never be back.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to go, leave, exit.

  Last edited on Apr 04 2011. Submitted by Mark from Los Angeles, CA, USA on May 22 2009.

noun

• a young child.

                                                                                                       
  
  Citation from from ABC Newsradio blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: young person.

  Last edited on Apr 10 2010. Submitted by J. C. from Omaha, NE, USA on Mar 09 2005.

• people who criticize a position but offer no constructive alternative.

                                                                                                                                                                      
  
  Citation from "Fenty on WAMU-FM: 'I'm the One Making the Tough Decisions'", WashingtonCityPaper.com - City Desk (blog), Mike DeBonis, Apr. 9 2010 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.

  Last edited on Apr 10 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 28 2009.

• a small dog.

                                                                                                                                                                   
  
  Citation from "Big love", M - Milwaukee's Lifestyle Magazine, Amy Siewert, April 5 2010 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: animals (related to).

  Last edited on Apr 09 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 09 2010.

• a bureaucrat who creates rules about subjects he knows nothing about with the result of inhibiting progress toward worthwhile objectives.

                                                                                                                                                                                            
  
  Citation from "Google in the Crosshairs ", The Wall Street Journal, Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., June 8 2012 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: politics, government (related to).

  Last edited on Aug 19 2012. Submitted by Argyles from Bellevue, WA, USA on Jun 09 2012.

• a sexual term for a woman who has a preference for a certain position with her ankles next to her head.

  She's an ankle biter.

  This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.

  Last edited on Aug 19 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 10 2012.

• An issue or situation which is very irritating or frustrating, not a catastrophe, but more than a mild annoyance; often hyphenated

                                                                                                                    
  
  Citation from Derivation is (probably) an analogy to a small dog that bites. No citation available, but this term has been used often in Boeing Co staff and management meetings. blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  I was late for my deposition this morning...having a flat tire on the way to court was a nasty little ankle-biter.

  Last edited on Dec 12 2014. Submitted by OffGrid9 on Dec 12 2014.

• to annoy with superfluous noise.

  Last edited on Jun 13 2004. Submitted by Keiller I. from Dayton, TN, USA on Jun 13 2004.

adjective

• annoyingly adorable. Or simply adorable and annoying.

  That girlie-girl over there is so annorable.

  Last edited on May 13 2013. Submitted by Morninglori on May 13 2013.

noun - uncountable

• a type of shareware that interrupts use of the software to display a message asking the user to "register" the software (i.e. pay for it.) See also nagware.
  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 12 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

• any software that is annoying.

  Last edited on Nov 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 12 2011.