What is a soused?

adjective. Slang. Stupefied, excited, or muddled with alcoholic liquor: besotted, crapulent, crapulous, drunk, drunken, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, sodden, tipsy.

What does soused mean in the 60s?

soused [Slang] intoxicated.

Does soused mean marinated?

adjective. 1(of food, especially fish) preserved in a pickling solution or a marinade.

How do you pronounce soused?

Break 'soused' down into sounds: [SOWST] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.

What does snooker mean in slang?

Slang. to deceive, cheat, or dupe: to be snookered by a mail order company.

Soused roku z panelaku

Where did the term snookered come from?

Etymonline: snooker (verb): "to cheat," early 1900s, from snooker (n.), probably because in the game novices can easily be tricked. That said, the term is also used in the game itself to represent a position of difficulty.

Why is it called snooker?

The name snooker comes from a comment Chamberlain made about a player who missed a shot. He called him "a real snooker", referring to his lack of experience, "snooker" being a slang term for a first year cadet. The first official set of rules for snooker were drafted in 1882 at Ootacamund in Madras Province.

How do you pronounce fowls?

Break 'fowls' down into sounds: [FOWLZ] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying 'fowls' in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen. You'll be able to mark your mistakes quite easily.

Is it soused or sauced?

entangledbank said: Yes, I'm familiar with them both. The similarity of sound is surely just coincidental, as they independently make perfect sense: soused = pickled, and sauced = on the sauce, hitting the sauce.

What does lit on a nettle mean?

If you know what a nettle is—it's a plant with stinging hairs—then you'll have no trouble remembering the verb nettle: it means to annoy, bother, irritate, or bedevil. A kid sister, a mosquito, an angry boyfriend, or a hot, muggy day: all of these are examples of things that might nettle a person.

Is it ornery or Onery?

Usage notes

The absence of the initial "r" in ornery is said to be chiefly in Southern US pronunciation. Usage of onery might therefore be supposed to correspond to Southern US usage of ornery.

What does gin soused mean?

3a : a habitual drunkard. b : a drinking spree : binge. souse. verb (2) soused; sousing.

What does corn Pony mean?

corn-poney. adjective meaning simple or corny/cheesy. premonition.

What does pace mean in Latin?

The Latin word pace is a form of pax, meaning "peace" or "permission," and when used sincerely the word does indeed suggest a desire for both.

How do you say pace in Latin?

I have always pronounced the preposition pace ('with due deference to' or 'despite,' from the ablative of Latin pax) in the traditional anglicized way, PAY-see, and assumed that was the universally accepted pronunciation.

Is despondently a word?

Meaning of despondently in English

in a way that shows that you are unhappy, with no hope or enthusiasm: "It's hopeless," he said, shaking his head despondently. She sat despondently, saying little.

What are snooker balls made of?

What snooker balls are made of? Modern snooker balls are made with cast phenolic resin, a light plastic resin, which gives a lot more control, compared with previous materials used, such as clay and ivory.

What country invented snooker?

Snooker was invented by the British Army in the Indian town of Jubbulpore.

What are snooker balls called?

A billiard ball is a small, hard ball used in cue sports, such as carom billiards, pool, and snooker.

What does a Woofin mean in slang?

A'woofin. Definition: kidding or teasing.

What does to get snookered mean?

Slang. to deceive, cheat, or dupe: to be snookered by a mail order company.