Babbitt

noun

Definition of Babbittnext
as in jerk

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  1. jerk
  2. boor
  3. creep
  4. cad
  5. bounder
  6. louse
  7. clown
  8. rotter
Noun
  • Jim is a real jerk when Tabitha tells him about her dream, instantly casting doubt on her rather than listening and possibly learning something or using the new information to help piece together clues.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • This feature utilizes the gyroscope and accelerometer to recognize sudden jerks or jolts followed by rapid acceleration.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of jerk
Noun
  • For their part, the Russians considered the Mizrahim—indeed, most Israelis—loud, uncultured boors.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Trucco brings a sleazy menace to Rufus, an arrogant boor who underestimates how far Madeline and Roderick will go to usurp him.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2023
Definition of boor
Noun
  • Tired of seeing Hugh Grant plays villains and creeps?
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Otherwise, scope creep happens and your freedom disappears.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of creep
Noun
  • Each story came out in recent days before reports surfaced that his own mother sent him a poison-pen email accusing him of being a serial abuser of women and something of a cad.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
  • This was contrasted with the character of Bel-Ami himself, who was a complete cad and seduced his way into positions of power.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of cad
Noun
  • Urías then allowed a high bounder by Yu Chang to get by for a two-base error.
    Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Austin hit a bounder which filtered through Gandil’s mitt in the eighth.
    Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2020
Definition of bounder
Noun
  • The body louse life cycle starts as an egg (nit), develops to a nymph, and finally becomes an adult louse.
    Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
  • These historic varieties are the grapes that thrived before the phylloxera louse ravaged European vineyards in the late 19th century, nearly destroying the global wine industry.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of louse
Noun
  • The sequel is part prison drama, part musical, as incarcerated clown Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) goes on trial for multiple murders but finds a mercurial soulmate in an understanding super-fan (Lady Gaga).
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Many travelers make the 210-mile drive north from Las Vegas just for the clown experience.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of clown
Noun
  • As Beau, Brake is tall and gaunt, with burning eyes, a rotter who looks like Steve Buscemi crossed with David Byrne crossed with a human rattlesnake who’s a lifelong junkie.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 May 2024
  • Some experts say bed rotters are onto something, but there may be a right way to think about it.
    BYAlexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 10 July 2023
Definition of rotter
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