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meretricious
[mer·e·tri·cioussuperficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
Featured on September 28, 2023
reprobate
[rep·ro·batea depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person.
Featured on September 27, 2023
pawky
[paw-kee] cunning; sly. Having a mocking or cynical sense of humor.
Featured on September 26, 2023
plonker
[plonker] a stupid person or a fool.

Featured on September 25, 2023
bilge
[bilge] the almost flat part of the bottom of a boat or a ship, inside or outside.

Featured on September 21, 2023
bellicose
[bel·li·coseinclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile.

Featured on September 20, 2023
balderdash
[bal·der·dash] senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.

Featured on September 19, 2023
barbermonger
[bar-bur-MON-gurA man who frequents the barber's shop, or prides himself on being dressed by a barber; a fop.
Featured on September 18, 2023
virulent
[vir·u·lentof a disease or poison, extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have an effect.
Featured on September 12, 2023
rapscallion
[rap·scal·lion] a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop. a disreputable person; rascal or rogue.

Featured on September 11, 2023
coxcomb
[cox·comb] a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop.

Featured on September 6, 2023
cacophony
[ca·coph·o·nya harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
Featured on September 5, 2023
picayune
[pic·a·yunetrivial or petty; small or small-minded.
Featured on August 31, 2023
supercilious
[su·per·cil·i·ous] having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
Featured on August 30, 2023
bumpkin
[bump·kinan unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside.
Featured on August 29, 2023
cretin
[cre·tin] a person of subnormal intelligence or very low level of intelligence, that is now considered offensive. 
Featured on August 28, 2023
popinjay
[Popinjay] vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly.
Featured on August 17, 2023
imperious
[Imperious] assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.
Featured on August 15, 2023
priggish
[Priggish] self-righteously moralistic and superior.
Featured on August 14, 2023
crass
[Crass] lacking sensitivity, refinement or intelligence.
Featured on August 10, 2023
poppinjay
[Poppinjay] a conceited, foppish, or excessively talkative person 
Featured on August 8, 2023
puzzlewit
[puzzle-wit]  A stupid person.
Featured on August 7, 2023
loutish
[lout·ishuncouth and aggressive.
Featured on August 2, 2023
battology
[Battology] wearisome repetition of words in speaking or writing.
Featured on August 1, 2023
pettifogging
[pet·ti·fog·ging] placing undue emphasis on petty details.
Featured on July 26, 2023
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