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adjective

• utterly beyond all hope, rescue, repair or saving; insane; crazy; Compare with certifiable, basket case

  Last edited on Apr 06 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 06 2011.

• interpreter

  Last edited on Apr 23 2006. Submitted by harrison o. on Apr 23 2006.

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  soon, shortly, quickly

  I'll be home terreckly.

  In Revelation by Flannery O'Connor - "It'll quit terreckly".

  Last edited on Apr 27 2013. Submitted by Charles from Ruston, LA, USA on Feb 07 2009.

adverb

• From Flannery O'Connor's "The King of the Birds": "The peacock, of course, paid no attention to this. 'He'll put it (his tail) up terreckly.' "

  Last edited on Jul 12 2020. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 12 2020.

noun - uncountable

• Perjured testimony by police or other public officials for the purpose of obtaining the conviction of a suspect whom they believe to be guilty but on whom they don't believe they can obtain evidence which meets current evidentiary standards.

  Last edited on Dec 16 2010. Submitted by Anonymous from Worcester, MA, USA on Feb 07 2010.

• Any lying by police officers on the witness stand.

  Last edited on Dec 16 2010. Submitted by Anonymous from Worcester, MA, USA on Feb 07 2010.

adjective

• acronym for "Too Embarrassed To Buy In The Shops".
  
  Relating to items such as condoms, pornography and any other embarrassing items you wouldn't want to be seen purchasing.
  • See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).

  Last edited on Jul 19 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2010.

noun

• Any Highland man living North of Cumbernauld, Scotland, who likes nothing better than a good fecht (fight) with his house, after a gallon of whisky and then into bed for a frolic with his beloved sheep wife.

  Here comes the big teuchter wi' his new ewe wife.

  Last edited on Nov 04 1999. Submitted by Calum M. from Kelty, Fife, UK on Nov 04 1999.