https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0 en-us 2019-03-28 18:24:45 UTC 2019-03-28 19:25:45 UTC hello@padlet.com cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346293673 / ô - fəl /

full of awe/inspiring awe, wonder, or fear

"The play had me left sitting there, awful at how incredible it was.”]]> 2019-03-28 18:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346293673 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346294956 the term ‘awful’ has changed to mean that something is very bad or unpleasant. the word ended up focusing on the ‘fear’ part of the definition, therefore becoming the word we use it as today.]]> 2019-03-28 18:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346294956 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346295697 / mād /

a girl or young woman, especially an unmarried one.

"she was a beautiful, young maid.”]]> 2019-03-28 18:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346295697 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346296171 the word itself is a shortened version of ‘maiden’, and could also be used to describe virgin women. the definition shifted to mean domestic servitude, specifically with women, due to the fact that young women in the past would work as servants to make a living before they got married.]]> 2019-03-28 18:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346296171 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346297543 / skat /

droppings, especially those of carnivorous mammals.

"that’s some fresh bear scat!”]]> 2019-03-28 18:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346297543 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346298153 while scat is used as a term for animal droppings, it was heavily used in the 1920s to describe jazz singing in which the voice is used to imitate an instrument.]]> 2019-03-28 18:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346298153 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346301290 / ˈmēt - ho͝ok /

a person’s hands or arms

"get your meathooks off of me!”]]> 2019-03-28 18:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346301290 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346302364 meathook is typically how used to describe a sharp metal hook that is used to hang meat carcasses. most of the time, people refer to one’s hands as their proper name, hands.]]> 2019-03-28 18:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346302364 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346303877 someone of something that is useless

"you’re as useful as a wet sock.”]]> 2019-03-28 18:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346303877 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346304379 people or things that are useless are now typically either called useless or another slang term is used. the more modern interpretation is a literal sock that is wet.]]> 2019-03-28 18:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346304379 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346306349 extremely (used for emphasis)

"my parents make me hella mad.”]]> 2019-03-28 19:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346306349 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346307007 hella isn’t used nowadays as it tends to over emphasize something, and now there are newer slang terms to emphasize certain phrases.]]> 2019-03-28 19:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346307007 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346307178 / sōkt /

extremely wet; saturated

"my clothes were soaked from being in the rain.”]]> 2019-03-28 19:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346307178 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346308928 the word soaked itself just sounds rather weird and it is somewhat uneccassary given that you can just describe something as ‘wet’ and leave it at that.]]> 2019-03-28 19:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346308928 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346311237 / da - dē /

one’s father

"her daddy bought her chips at the store.”]]> 2019-03-28 19:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346311237 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346311881 the word, despite being used as a way to describe one’s father, has been sexual used within the past few years. it overall makes me so beyond uncomfortable and i wish it would no longer be used.]]> 2019-03-28 19:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346311881 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346312831 / wig /

shocked, causing excitement

"did you see her outfit?! WIG!”]]> 2019-03-28 19:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346312831 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346312944 wig sounds rather ridiculous and is very overused. while it can be funny, it often turns out extremely annoying.]]> 2019-03-28 19:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346312944 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346313246 / tē /

synonym for gossip

"did you hear the tea today?”]]> 2019-03-28 19:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346313246 cook481 https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346313477 tea being used to describe gossip overall makes no sense to me, given the fact that it is just a beverage. similar to ‘wig’, it is overused and rather annoying.]]> 2019-03-28 19:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cook481/etx3qi5051a0/wish/346313477