worthless thing

  • 1Goodbye Cruel World (Elvis Costello) — Goodbye Cruel World (album) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Goodbye Cruel World. Goodbye Cruel World Album par Elvis Costello Sortie 18 juin 1984 Enregi …

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  • 2Goodbye Cruel World (album) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Goodbye Cruel World. Goodbye Cruel World Album par Elvis Costello Sortie 18 juin 1984 Enregistrement …

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  • 3Goodbye Cruel World (album) — Infobox Album Name = Goodbye Cruel World Type = Studio album Artist = Elvis Costello and the Attractions Released = June 18 1984 Recorded = December 1983–1984 Genre = Rock Length = 44:08 Label = F Beat Records (UK) Columbia (US) Rykodisc… …

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  • 4van|i|ty — «VAN uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. a) too much pride in one s looks, ability, or accomplishments: »The girl s vanity made her look in the mirror often. SYNONYM(S): conceit, egotism, self esteem. b) an instance of this; worthless pleasure or… …

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  • 5imposture — imposture, cheat, fraud, sham, fake, humbug, deceit, deception, counterfeit all mean something which pretends to be one thing in its nature, character, or quality but is really another. Imposture applies not only to an object but to an act or… …

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  • 6brummagem — /brum euh jeuhm/, adj. 1. showy but inferior and worthless. n. 2. a showy but inferior and worthless thing. [1630 40; local var. of BIRMINGHAM, England (Compare BROMWICHHAM, BROMECHAM (17th century), ME Burmingeham); orig. in allusion to… …

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  • 7lemon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. citron; informal, dud, failure, bomb. See vegetable. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Citrus fruit] Syn. juicy fruit, citron, food; see fruit 1 . 2. [*An inadequate object or person] Syn. bad one, dud*,… …

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  • 8picayune — pic·a·yune || ‚pɪkÉ™ juːn n. any coin of small value; penny; worthless thing adj. worthless; cheap, low in value; trivial …

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  • 9picayunes — pic·a·yune || ‚pɪkÉ™ juːn n. any coin of small value; penny; worthless thing adj. worthless; cheap, low in value; trivial …

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  • 10brummagem — brum•ma•gem [[t]ˈbrʌm ə dʒəm[/t]] adj. 1) showy but inferior and worthless 2) a showy but inferior and worthless thing • Etymology: 1630–40; local var. of Birmingham, England; orig. in allusion to counterfeit coins produced there in the 17th cent …

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