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In these works he labeled a dull person as a "Bromide" contrasted with a "Sulphite" who was the opposite. Bromides meant either the boring person themself or the boring statement of that person, with Burgess providing many examples. This usage persisted through the 20th century into the 21st century.
Pensioner: [35] An older person living on an old-age pension; sometimes used as an insult to refer to aging people draining the welfare system. Peter Pan : A term describing a grown adult, typically a man, who behaves like a child or teenager and refuses, either actively or passively, to act their true age.
Although it has not been widely studied, research on boredom suggests that boredom is a major factor impacting diverse areas of a person's life. People ranked low on a boredom-proneness scale were found to have better performance in a wide variety of aspects of their lives, including career, education, and autonomy. [31]
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
Bromide (language) – Phrase or cliché that is boring and unoriginal; Buzzword – Term used to impress in organizations; Cliché – Idea which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or being irritating; Thought-terminating cliché – Commonly used phrase used to quell cognitive dissonance
Musk founded The Boring Company in 2017 with the vision of remaking urban transit. But Boring, which spun out of SpaceX in 2018, isn’t your everyday tunnel maker. That year, Boring created a ...
(U.S.) a person of Lithuanian descent; also used without ethnic specification, perhaps as a short form of "hooligan". Lou Soong (Hong Kong). A person of of Northern Chinese ethnicity, ofter referring to a Shanghainese. Maketo (Basque Country) a Spaniard Makhla (East Indians & Pakistanis in U.S.) a person of Mexican origin Malakas (Μαλάκας)
"Some people have said to me that they didn't feel like [the person they were texting with] was wanting the response," she explains. "They felt like, 'Well, we're going to meet up on Saturday, so ...