这些“复古”的骂人词汇在今天简直太有用了
1 Flapdoodle
foolish words
痴人梦话(蠢话)
最早使用: 1878
用法例句:
Henry thinks he’s a genius, but everything he tweets is pure flapdoodle!
2 Claptrap
pretentious nonsense
哗众取宠(好假)
最早使用: 1799
用法例句: Oh, Ethel, we all know you’re a trust fund baby — your constant complaining about how hard it is being an artist is just claptrap.
3 Fiddle-faddle
nonsense (often used as an interjection)
废话(常用作感叹词)
最早使用: 1577
用法例句:
Oh, fiddle-faddle, William! ::throws hands in the air:: How many times did I tell you that I do NOT look good in the Mayfair filter?
4 Monkeyshine
mischievous or playful activity; a prank
幼稚的恶作剧
最早使用:circa 1832
用法例句:
Quite frankly, Florence, I’m growing tired of all your monkeyshines, and you need to start acting like an adult.
5 Blatherskite
a person who blathers a lot; nonsense
一天到晚说着“然并卵”话的人
最早使用: circa 1650
用法例句:
Johnny’s a real blatherskite on Facebook but I never hear two peeps outta him IRL.
6 Stultiloquence
senseless or silly talk
没有意义的对话交流
最早使用: circa 1913
用法例句:
I went on a date with this smart and witty dude I follow on Tumblr, but our conversation was full of a bunch of stultiloquence. Maybe he was just nervous?
7 Jiggery-pokery
dishonest or suspicious activity; trickery
不可信(假情假意)的行为
最早使用: circa 1892
用法例句:
Hank and I were best of friends until all that jiggery-pokery he pulled when he hacked into my Facebook account and posted pictures of penises on everyone’s page.
8 Piffle
trivial nonsense
琐碎又无聊的话痨
最早使用: 1890
用法例句:
I am SO over Mildred’s Snapchats! They’re total piffle — I could not care less about what she has for dinner every night.
9 Humbuggery
false or deceptive behavior
欺瞒欺骗行为
最早使用: 1750
用法例句:
I fell for this hottie’s humbuggery on Tinder — and ended up being catfished by my best friend. Sigh.
作者:Coco
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