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previous / next mammy: (plural: ‘mammies‘) (in Ireland and America) an affectionate word for ‘mother’ mostly used by children; a mammy with a white child (an informal word, so not to be used in formal situations) an Afro-American (Black) woman whose job is to care for the white (Caucasian) children in the southern USA, <<< Back [...]
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previous / next incumbent: (the letter ‘i’ rhymes with the letter ‘i’ in “ink”, the ‘c’ with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”, and the letter ‘u’ rhymes with the letter ‘u’ in “but”) (in British English) a priest in the Church of England; Nambaryn Enkhboyar, incumbent president of Mongolia (as of 01-02-2010) (in general) [...]
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previous / next fuddy-duddy: (plural: ‘fuddy-duddies’; pronunciation: the letter ‘u’ in both words rhymes with the letter ‘u’ in “but”) a person who does not understand, approve of or accept modern ideas; a fuddy-duddy (Ken Russell, film director — called himself a fuddy-duddy) an elderly person who is dull and old-fashioned <<< Back to List [...]
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previous / next fighter: (pronunciation: the letters ‘fi’ rhyme with the letters ‘fi’ in “five”) two stick fighter (fighters using sticks to hit each other) a person who fights, for his/her safety, to gain control over others or for sport; two fighters fighting (boxing — a blood sport) a soldier; a boxer; trained fighters ready [...]
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previous / next field marshal: Tantawi, Field Marshal, Egyptian Armed Forces, Egypt an officer of the highest rank in the British army (military) <<< Back to List F / Next field officer >>>
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previous / next epicure/epicurean: (equivalent to ‘gourmet’) {the letter ‘c’ in this word is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”} two epicures enjoying their dinner “epicure” — a person who takes great interest, often too much care, in the pleasure of food and drink, and regards cooking as an art; a person who [...]
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previous / next disparate – desperate: [different pronunciation: the letters 'di' in 'disparate' rhyme with the letters 'di' in "dig", and the letters 'de' in 'desperate' rhyme with the letters 'de' in "depth"] “Disparate” means ‘entirely differently; no comparison can be made between two or more things or activities because of the striking difference’, e.g. [...]
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previous / next doubting Thomas: a man who does not easily believe anything without physical proof; a sceptic (British spelling) / skeptic (American spelling) (Thomas doubting the resurrection of Jesus Christ) [after Saint Thomas who doubted the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Bible, i.e. one of the 12 disciples who did not believe that [...]
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previous / next Don Juan: (pronunciation: the word ‘Juan’ is said with a sound similar to ‘wahn’) a Don Juan in full swing any man who is good at making women love and have sex with him {named after a 14th century Spanish noble man who was good at making women love and have sex [...]
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previous / next dipsomaniac: (pronunciation: the letters ‘di’ rhyme with the letters ‘di’ in “dip”; and the last letter ‘c’ is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound) a couple of dipsomaniacs a person suffering from dipsomania; a drunkard; a drunk (dipsomania = an uncontrollable desire/craving for alcoholic drinks — brandy, whisky, rum, etc.) <<< Back to [...]
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