brannigan

noun

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as in souse

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  1. souse
  2. bum
  3. bender
  4. escapade
  5. toot
  6. caper
  7. prank
  8. field day
Noun
  • Guests were treated to local specialties like fresh conch salad, crack conch fritters, curry goat, chicken souse and more, with a side of carnival vibes and traditional music and dance performances.
    Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Similarly, the Grenadian dish of saltfish souse, where flaked saltfish and crunchy peppers top fluffy baking powder biscuits, reminds us of the ubiquity of saltfish in the transatlantic slave trade.
    Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 29 Feb. 2024
Definition of souse
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Definition of bum
Noun
  • When Nora’s on a drunken bender in London, for instance, the sound team wove in the sounds of waves and wind, throwing in incongruous and asynchronous sounds to mimic fragments of memory snapping to the surface.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The dedicated mom kicked off her football bender in Tampa to watch Jason and the Eagles before traveling almost 1,300 miles to Kansas City to watch Travis and the Chiefs.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of bender
Noun
  • After the incident, Tangie said that she's applied Zoe's Target escapade to encourage her daughter to figure out her schoolwork.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Though these particular lonely escapades begin at a long-term care facility, they are not limited to any one space, with this existential dramedy often beguiling on world-building alone.
    Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of escapade
Noun
  • On Kelly Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast, Sonnenfeld told a tale of a toot.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
  • While these farts don’t usually smell, Nielson says, certain prebiotics can trigger more pungent toots.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of toot
Noun
  • This traditional soup is crafted with three types of native potatoes, corn and shredded chicken, then elegantly finished with capers and cream.
    Taryn White, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The dish was based on Salinas' personal recipe, featuring a generous portion of fish bathed in a spicy sauce peppered with capers and jalapeño chiles topped with crispy ribbons of tortilla strips.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of caper
Noun
  • Halloween may be a time for ghouls, goblins, and harmless pranks, but in the digital landscape, there’s a new trick with devastating consequences.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Chrissy Teigen was not expecting John Legend's reaction to her Halloween mask prank.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of prank
Noun
  • Listen to this article Municipal Grant Park Stadium hosted its first event — an athletic field day for thousands of Chicago police officers — 100 years ago this week.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Every summer, the University of Florida IFAS Extension and research faculty conduct a rice field day dedicated to showcasing their current research.
    Jehangir Bhadha, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024
Definition of field day
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