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• To tar and feather a person — Feather Feath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feathering.}] 1. To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap. [1913 Webster] An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow feathered from her own wing. L… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Alfred A. Knopf (person) — Alfred A. Knopf (September 12, 1892 ndash; August 11, 1984) was a leading American publisher of the 20th century, founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. His contemporaries included the likes of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, and (of the previous… …   Wikipedia

• bore — [n] nuisance bother, bromide, bummer*, creep*, deadhead*, downer*, drag*, drip*, dull person, flat tire*, headache, nag, nudge, pain, pain in the neck*, pest, pill*, soporific, stuffed shirt*, tedious person, tiresome person, wet blanket*, wimp* …   New thesaurus

• bore — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. diameter, caliber; nuisance. v. drill, pierce; tire, weary, annoy. See breadth, weariness, opening. Ant., amuse. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nuisance, pest, tiresome person, tedious person, drag*; see… …   English dictionary for students

• bore — 1. verb 1) the movie bored us Syn: stultify, pall on, stupefy, weary, tire, fatigue, send to sleep, leave cold; bore to death, bore to tears; informal turn off 2) bore a hole in the ceiling Syn: drill …   Thesaurus of popular words

• groover — n 1. a fashionable, dynamic, hip person. A 1960s formation from groovy and the verb to groove. 2. a tedious person, a swot. A probably ephemeral usage of the late 1980s, based on the newly pejorative teenage sense of groovy. ► Charmless college… …   Contemporary slang

• schlepper —    (SHLEH per) [Yiddish, from German] In slang, a slowmoving, awkward, tedious person; a “drag.” Also, a person who is unkempt or untidy …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• bore — I verb bore a hole Syn: drill, pierce, perforate, puncture, punch, tunnel, burrow, mine, dig, gouge, sink II 1. verb the television news bored Philip Syn: weary, pall on …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• bromide —   n. compound of bromine; silver bromide, used in photography; sedative drug composed of bromine and potassium hydrate; person using this drug; trite statement; meaningless adjective; dull, tedious person.    ♦ bromidic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

• anorak — n British an unfashionable, studious or tedious person, usually a young male. A campus expression from the 1980s, based on the characteristic dress of these fellow students. A sub genre of jangling guitar pop music, supposedly beloved of such… …   Contemporary slang

• crusher — n British a boring, tedious person; a crushing bore. An alternative to crasher, typically used by middle and upper class speak ers since the 1980s …   Contemporary slang