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
  • The meat in souse is first tenderized through boiling and then marinated in lime, cucumbers, peppers and seasonings to pickled perfection.
    Essence, Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
  • 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
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
  • The end result is a little bit bubbly R&B, a little bit finger-picky Glen Campbell and a whole lot of pure Billie Eilish on a lovestruck bender.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
  • University of Texas at El Paso As for the rats, the metaphorical sun eventually rose on their 14-day bender and they were cut off from their cocaine supply.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of bender
Noun
  • The new series continues to follow the escapades of The Nublar Six who are now young adults having escaped the confines of Isla Nublar where the prehistoric beasts roam.
    Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Qurbani’s favorite story followed the escapades of a space cowboy, who could fly anywhere in the universe and go on adventures in vast uncharted galaxies.
    Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of escapade
Noun
  • Even if zero toots escape, moving your body can, again, encourage those gut contractions that pass food through your bowels and toward your colon.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
  • On Kelly Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast, Sonnenfeld told a tale of a toot.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of toot
Noun
  • The Oscar-winning actress appeared on Thursday's Today to promote her new comedy caper, The Sticky, and upcoming drama, The Last Showgirl, but rather than letting the talk show anchor begin with a question, Curtis immediately turned the spotlight on Kotb.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The latter caper bears fruit, as Matty and Olympia — with the help of, appropriately, a nanny cam — are able to coax one of Olympia’s friends, Lacy (Cathryn Mudon), into confessing to framing Nadira to cover up evidence of her affair with one of the other mom’s husbands.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of caper
Noun
  • But before either set of students could be comfortable enough to start pulling any pranks, there was a significant adjustment period for both sides.
    Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
  • With Linwood Boomer and the creative team at the helm, these new episodes will have all the laughs, pranks, and mayhem fans loved — along with a few surprises that remind us why this show is so timeless.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of prank
Noun
  • There's a new kind of casting call in Washington, and Stephen Colbert is having a field day with it.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The flooding is due to the release of too much water by Russia, which is having a field day with the river levels.
    PhotoVogue, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of field day
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