Weird names for towns

Estranhos nomes de cidades nos EUA

Weird names for towns…

Intercourse , Alabama 
Bobo, Alabama 
Chicken, Alaska 
Unalaska, Alaska  
Deadhorse, Alaska 

Bagdad, Arizona 
Chloride, Arizona 
Floss, Arizona 
Goodyear, Arizona 
Nothing, Arizona 
Surprise, Arizona 

Word of the day: Sappy

Word of the day

Sappy:  cheio de vida, sucoso,  vigoroso, forte,  tolo, tonto, bobo

Synonyms: cloying, drippy, fruity, gooey, lovey-dovey, mushy, corny, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, slushy, soppy, soupy, sugarcoated, sugary

“She gets all sappy when she is around babies.”

“…a sappy letter filled with silly romantic clichés…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Word of the day: Dunce

Dunce: estúpido, bobo, bronco, asno, aluno relapso

Synonyms:  airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, cluck, clunk, cretin, deadhead 

“ Those who failed to meet sales targets were made to stand in the corner wearing a dunce 's hat.”

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Word of the day: SIMPER

Simper: riso, sorriso afetado, tímido, bobo, sorrir de maneira afetada, tímida ou boba, exprimir ou dizer com sorriso afetado

Synonyms: grimace, smirk, sneer, smug look, coy look

“He simpered and smirked while he talked to the boss.”

“She simpered that she had gone to all this trouble for a reason.” (www.merriamwebster.com)

Word of the day: DUNCE

Dunce: estúpido, bobo, bronco, asno, aluno relapso.

Synonyms: airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, donkey, dumbhead, dum-dum, dummkopf, dummy, idiot, dunderhead, fathead, hammerhead, hardhead, jackass, moron, pinhead, simpleton, stupid

“People with the learning disability dyslexia were once simply dismissed as dunces.””  (www.merriam-webster.com)

fool / foul / full

fool   Pronúncia (Merriam-webster)	tolo, bobo
foul   Pronúncia (Merriam-webster)	sujo, horrível, obsceno, falta (jogo)
full Pronúncia (Merriam-webster)	cheio

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