bastards

noun

Definition of bastardsnext
plural of bastard
1
as in jerks
a person whose behavior is offensive to others that bastard's behavior was completely out of line

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2
as in guys
an adult male human being that lucky bastard has won the raffle three times in a row

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  1. guys
  2. males
  3. gentlemen
  4. skunk
  5. beasts
Noun
  • These are two guys with a deep breadth of knowledge about Dylan and his past.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Adam, knowing how much this is inspired by Erin’s life, how much did you guys talk about the reality of her story with Simon, versus just focusing on the script?
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of guys
Noun
  • That makes sense, because fully ginger cats are mostly males.
    Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Young white American males, for the most part, work and want to be left alone to do that.
    Tony Peters, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of males
Noun
  • One of those gentlemen is Josh Giddey — the player that the team got in return for Alex Caruso.
    Mat Issa, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • That’s all, ladies and gentlemen.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of gentlemen
Noun
  • The company handles wildlife that shows up in unexpected, and often unwelcome spaces, and frequently posts social media videos of its encounters featuring creatures like bobcats, wild boars, skunks, raccoons and rattlesnakes.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Coyotes also, through competitive exclusion, keep populations of raccoon, skunks, opossums and foxes naturally regulated.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of skunk
Noun
  • In the past, researchers have pinned culpability on the rapidly warming climate, arguing that Pleistocene beasts were unable to adapt as the world climbed out of an ice age.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • How much were humans to blame for driving these beasts to extinction?
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of beasts
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