(a) crashing bore
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crashing bore — Extremely boring person or thing … A concise dictionary of English slang
crashing — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ complete; total: a crashing bore. DERIVATIVES crashingly adverb … English terms dictionary
crashing — [krash′iŋ] adj. Informal thorough; complete [a crashing bore] … English World dictionary
bore — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person ADJECTIVE ▪ awful, crashing, dreadful (esp. BrE), real, terrible ▪ Her husband is a crashing bore. ▪ complete … Collocations dictionary
bore — bore1 [bo: US bo:r] v the past tense of ↑bear bore 2 bore2 v 1.) [T] to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much about something they are not interested in ▪ He s the sort of person who bores you at parties. ▪ a film that will bore … Dictionary of contemporary English
bore — Synonyms and related words: acupunctuation, acupuncture, aggravation, annoyance, auger, bad news, be tedious, bedevilment, billow, bite, bore stiff, bore to death, bore to distraction, bore to tears, boring, bother, botheration, bothersomeness,… … Moby Thesaurus
crashing — adjective Date: 1924 1. utter, absolute < a crashing bore > 2. superlative < a crashing effect > • crashingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
crashing — crashingly, adv. /krash ing/, adj. 1. absolute; complete; utter: a crashing bore. 2. unusual or superlative; exceptional: a crashing celebration. [1925 30; CRASH1 + ING2] * * * … Universalium
crashing — adjective informal complete; total: a crashing bore. Derivatives crashingly adverb … English new terms dictionary
crashing — crash•ing [[t]ˈkræʃ ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) absolute; complete: a crashing bore[/ex] 2) superlative; exceptional • Etymology: 1925–30 crash′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
