Chiefly British Informal. a stupid, dull, or spiritless person.
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What does it mean when someone calls you a cabbage head?
Definition of cabbagehead
1 : the compact head formed by the leaves of a cabbage. 2 : a thick-witted person.
Is cabbage head an insult?
a stupid person; dolt.
Is cabbage slang for money?
Slang. Something, such as coins or printed bills, used as a medium of exchange: cash, currency, lucre, money.
What do English people call cabbage?
The word brassica derives from bresic, a Celtic word for cabbage. Many European and Asiatic names for cabbage are derived from the Celto-Slavic root cap or kap, meaning “head”. The late Middle English word cabbage derives from the word caboche (“head”), from the Picard dialect of Old French.
What does Lopsidedly mean?
1 : leaning to one side. 2 : lacking in balance, symmetry, or proportion : disproportionately heavy on one side a lopsided vote of 99–1.
What does it mean to be hardened?
adjective [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone as hardened, you mean that they have had so much experience of something bad or unpleasant that they are no longer affected by it in the way that other people would be.
Where does the term cabbage come from?
The word “cabbage” is an Anglicized form of the French caboche, meaning “head.” It has been used, loosely, to refer to loose-heading (or even nonheading) forms of Brassica oleracea as well as to the modern hard-heading type classified as B. oleracea variety capitata.
What means puerile?
childishness
1 : marked by or suggesting childishness and immaturity. 2 : being respiration that is like that of a child in being louder than normal puerile breathing.
What is the meaning of thick witted?
dull or slow of mind
Definition of thick-witted
: dull or slow of mind : stupid.
What is $100 slang?
“C-note” is slang for a $100 bill. The term was derived from the Roman numeral “C” for 100.
Why a dollar is called a buck?
Buck is an informal reference to $1 that may trace its origins to the American colonial period when deerskins (buckskins) were commonly traded for goods. The buck also refers to the U.S. dollar as a currency that can be used both domestically and internationally.
Why is a 1000 called a grand?
The name ‘grand’ for $ 1,000 comes from a $ 1,000 banknote with the portrait of Ulysses Grant, 18th president of the USA. The banknote was called a “Grant”, which overtime became ‘grand’.
Why do the British say our before a name?
This usage is/was common in parts of England, mainly northern England as far as I’m aware. The “our” is effectively referring to ‘our family’. In the examples given from Keeping Up Appearences, the words are usually being spoken by Rose’s mother or father, and hence “our Rose” would refer to their (joint) daughter.
What do Americans call pants?
Trousers
| British English | American English |
|---|---|
| Trousers | Pants |
| Pants / Underwear / Knickers | Underwear / panties |
| briefs/underpants | shorts/jockey shorts |
| Jumper / Pullover / Sweater / Jersey | Sweater |
biscuits
Biscuit (UK) / Cookie (US)
In the US, cookies are flat, round snacks made of sweet dough. In the UK, these are generally called biscuits, although people do call the bigger, softer kind cookies, too.
What does mince pie mean?
A mince pie (also mincemeat pie in New England, and fruit mince pie in Australia and New Zealand) is a sweet pie of English origin filled with mincemeat, a mixture of fruit and spices. It is traditionally served during the Christmas season in much of the English-speaking world.
What is a lopsided grin?
1With one side lower or smaller than the other. ‘a lopsided grin’ ‘He kept them there just a second too long before dropping them to his sides with a lopsided grin. ‘
What is the meaning of luxuriously?
very fine and comfortable
1 : very fine and comfortable : having an appealing rich quality a luxurious home. 2 : feeling or showing a desire for fine and expensive things He has luxurious tastes. Other Words from luxurious. luxuriously adverb. More from Merriam-Webster on luxurious.
What term refers white?
albin/o. White. albinism (condition of abnormally white skin; characterized by absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes)
What does hardened heart mean?
Definition of harden one’s heart
: to stop having kind or friendly feelings for someone or caring about something She hardened her heart against him after their breakup. All the discord hardened my heart to politics.