Mock

ADJECTIVE:

1. Imitation: made to appear like something else, usually something older or more expensive.

2. Pretend: Done as an act, especially in order to amuse people.

3. Practice: done as practice for the real thing.

1. To mock leather.
2. Frowned in mock disapproval.
3. Mock exams.

by Jafje April 10, 2007

Slaging

1) U.K. criticism: a series of insulting, mocking, or critical comments.

2) USA: To sleep with someone.

1) I took a right slaging over that haircut

2) He's always slaging with people he knows for like an hour.

by Jafje June 06, 2007

Aperture

1. A small narrow opening.

2. A fixed or adjustable opening in a piece of equipment such as a camera or microscope that lets light pass through a lens or mirror.

3. The diameter of an aperture in a piece of equipment such as a camera.

See definition of aperture above.

by Jafje April 10, 2007

Bode

Be sign of something: To be a particular indication of something that is about to happen.

This does not bode well for the future of the organization.

by Jafje March 31, 2007

Municipality

1. A city, town, or other area that has its own local government.

2. The appointed or elected members of a local government.

1. That city is a municipality.
2. Those boring people are part of the municipality.

by Jafje April 18, 2007

Census

An official count of the population, carried out every 10 years. It includes details on every member of a household, e.g. name, age, occupation and place of birth.

Census is done every 10 years.

by Jafje May 10, 2007

Sombre

1. Dark and gloomy: Lacking light or brightness and producing a dull, dark, or melancholy atmosphere.

2. Dark in color: Having a color or tone that is dark, dull, or suitable for a serious mood or occasion.

3. Serious and melancholy: Marked by or conveying strict seriousness combined with sadness or a troubled state of mind.

NOTE: Sombre is the American version of the word 'Somber'. Somber is Canadian and UK spelling.

A sombre song, depressing and without variety.

by Jafje March 31, 2007