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English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
silly ass — fool, dunce, stupid one, ass hole … English contemporary dictionary
silly — In modern use ‘silly’ normally means foolish, lacking in common sense. In earlier times it meant deserving of pity, or defenceless. Shakespeare’s reference to silly women in Two Gentlemen of Verona is to be interpreted in the latter sense.… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
ass — noun 1) he rode on an ass Syn: donkey, jackass, jenny; burro 2) informal don t be a silly ass Syn: fool, idiot, dolt, simpleton, imbecile; dimwit, halfwit, dummy … Thesaurus of popular words
silly — Synonyms and related words: Pickwickian, absurd, airy, apish, asinine, balmy, batty, bedazzled, befooled, beguiled, benumbed, besotted, blockhead, bonehead, booby, brainless, buffoonish, catchpenny, childish, clod, clot, cockeyed, crazy,… … Moby Thesaurus
silly — [sil′ē] adj. sillier, silliest [ME seli, sili (with shortened vowel), good, blessed, innocent < OE sælig, happy, prosperous, blessed (akin to Ger selig, blessed) < sæl, happiness < IE base * sel , favorable, in good spirits (> Gr… … English World dictionary
ass — ass1 [as] n. [ME asse < OE assa, assen: prob. < OIr assan or Welsh asyn, both < L asinus] 1. any of a number of horselike perissodactylous mammals (family Equidae) having long ears and a short mane, esp. the common wild ass (Equus… … English World dictionary
ass — [[t]æ̱s[/t]] asses 1) N COUNT An ass is an animal which is related to a horse but which is smaller and has long ears. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as an ass, you think that they are silly or do silly things. [INFORMAL] He was… … English dictionary
silly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. witless, foolish, stupid, childish; fatuous, inane; senseless, absurd, ridiculous; stunned. See absurdity, credulity, folly. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. senseless, ridiculous, nonsensical, foolish,… … English dictionary for students
ass. — 1. assistant. 2. association. 3. assorted. * * * ass1 «as», noun. 1. a four footed, hoofed mammal related to the horse, but smaller, with longer ears and a shorter mane, shorter hair on the tail, and a dark stripe along the back; donkey. It is a… … Useful english dictionary
kiss-ass — 1. n. someone who is servile and obsequious. (Rude and derogatory.) □ I’m fed up with that kiss ass! D Don’t be such a sniveling kiss ass! 2. mod. servile and obsequious. (Usually objectionable.) □ He can be so kiss ass. It makes me sick. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
make an ass of yourself — make an ass of (yourself) to behave in a silly way. Simon drank too much and made a complete ass of himself at the party … New idioms dictionary