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A slang term for cheap, lurid fictional magazines that incorporated the same kind of literature as the dime novels. Later generations would call them pulp fiction.
dreadful, terrible, bad, cruel.
Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys
Bart Simpson's word for the French people. Dreadful!
When used alone it is usually taken to mean that person is either a) heterosexual - as in "Bob hit on Karl last night even though Karl is straight!" b) honest - "Yeah, I trust him He's straight!". When used with another word it is used to emphasise the other word e.g. "Hey yous' straight trippin' man"; which means "You are crazy"... but might also be interpreted as "You're making a dreadful mistake." (ed: I love slang - makes no sense at all most of the time )
Dreadful, bad. e.g. "That is so bud" as in something that is really crap. Very big in the eighties in Swindon, England, (ed: if you've ever been to Swindon you'll know why I left that comment in!). Possibly derived from 'bad'. Mark elaborated on this somewhat with the following: The word did originate in Swindow around 1978 by kids from the Haydon Wick/Greenmeadow area of North Swindon. It actually derives from 'bod' as in the children's tv programme, Bod. Example: 'You're fucking bod'. This eventually metamorphosed into 'bud'. This was peculiar to my age group at the time, ages from 11 - 14. Other examples of usage are: 'He's a bud kid'; 'this is so fucking bud'; 'what a bud place' and 'I hate school, it's so bud'. WHen Mark was 25, he was amazed to hear kids as young a 9, saying it. As far as he knows, people still use it in the Haydon Wick/Greenmeadow/Moredon/Rodbourne Cheney areas - aging from schoolchildren to grown ups of 40. It has permeated out to other areas of Swindon as well.
Potato crisps, or chips (as opposed to French Fries). As in "All we 'ad were a pint and a bag o' scabs". Actually first heard in Torremolinos, Spain on a coach excursion, uttered by a lad from Bradford to some mates. Also often overheard in Leeds in later years. Interestingly (?) - observed on the above mentioned Spanish coach trip - a cinema showing 'Adios Senor Chips'. (ed: I vaguely remember a dreadful song from the 1960's - 70's of which only the refrain 'Torremolinos, Torremolinos' has stuck in my head. If anyone has the slightest idea what this song is or can provide lyrics etc I'd be very grateful! I wonder if it was a Monty Python song?)
Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys
Bart Simpson's word for the French people. Dreadful!
Very, a lot, exceedingly. "He's just got a dreadful amount of money."
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Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.
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Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size.
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Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks.
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The quality of being dreadful.
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Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive.
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Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter.
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That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.
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Anything so dreadful as to be like death.
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Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners.
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Dreadful.
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Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful.
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Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful.
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Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound.
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Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall.
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In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly.
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In a dreadful manner; terribly.
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The state or quality of being horrible; dreadfulness; hideousness.
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Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder.
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Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm.
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Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.
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