Browsing page 29 of new words for September 14, 2009

verb - intransitive

• to focus at length on a negative subject or emotion.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  
  Citation from "Dumped, But Not Down", Psychology Today, Carlin Flora, July 01 2007 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

                                                
  
                                                                                                                        
  
  Citation from "Bed & Breakfast", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 7 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out.

  Last edited on Oct 13 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

noun

• a commotion.

                                                                
  
  Citation from article title, San Francisco Chronicle, Michael Cabanatuan, September 16, 2009 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  He really threw a stink when we told him he was fired.

  Last edited on Mar 01 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

verb - intransitive

• to be suspicious.

  His alibi stinks.

  • See more words with the same meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal.

  Last edited on Jan 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

• to be bad.

  This show stinks.

                                                 
  
                                                                                                
  
  Citation from "So Old / Playdate", Louie (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (2010) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

                       
  
                       
  
                                                                
  
  Citation from "Mind Over Murder", Family Guy (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (1999) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.

  Last edited on Oct 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 11 2011.

notes

• See also a stink.

  Last edited on Dec 18 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 17 2009.

verb - transitive

• to defeat.

  We're gonna stomp Central at the game on Thursday.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to win, defeat.

  Last edited on Aug 28 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.