English words of the week

slimeball
NOUN: Slang A despicable or disgusting person.

Snappy
▸ adjective: smart and fashionable ("Snappy conversation")
▸ adjective: tending to speak irritably
▸ adjective: pleasantly cold and invigorating ("Snappy weather")
▸ adjective: quick and energetic ("A snappy pace")
▸ adjective: marked by smartness in dress and manners

Temper
▸ noun: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger ("His temper was well known to all his employees")
▸ noun: the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
▸ noun: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling ("Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time")
▸ noun: a sudden outburst of anger ("His temper sparked like damp firewood")
▸ verb: make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate ("She tempered her criticism")
▸ verb: adjust the pitch (of pianos)
▸ verb: harden by reheating and cooling in oil ("Temper steel")
▸ verb: toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling ("Temper glass")
▸ verb: restrain or temper

Edgy
▸ adjective: being in a tense state

ballpark
▸ noun: a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games) ("Take me out to the ballpark")
▸ noun: near to the scope or range of something ("His answer wasn't even in the right ballpark")

oddball
NOUN: Informal A person regarded as eccentric.

footsy or footsie
NOUN: Informal The act of flirting in which one secretly touches the feet or legs of another with one's own, as under a table.
IDIOM: play footsie with 1. To flirt with, especially in secret. 2. To cooperate or curry favor with in a sly or devious way.

bragger
▸ noun: a very boastful and talkative person

bladder
▸ noun: a bag that fills with air
▸ noun: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)

wad
▸ noun: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
▸ noun: a wad of something chewable as tobacco
▸ verb: compress into a wad ("Wad paper into the box")
▸ verb: crowd or pack to capacity

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