#informal_term

Yokel: Someone who comes from the countryside, seems stupid, and does not know much about modern life, ideas etc – used humorously Related Words: Bumpkin; Country bumpkin; Country cousin; Rustic; Countryman; Countrywoman; Country dweller; Daughter of the soil; Son of the soil; Peasant; Provincial; Oaf; Boor; Barbarian; Suburbanite; Riff-raff; Fuddy-duddy E.g. ‘She confirmed my suspicions of country folk being idiotic yokels as correct.’ E.g. ‘Well, guess what kids, if the beef industry goes, it's not just going to be the country yokels that are out of a job.’ E.g. ‘He has a few too many disparaging references to ‘country yokels,’ and some of his remarks about women are needlessly chauvinistic.’ E.g. ‘People like you preach tolerance and openmindedness all the time but when it comes to middle America you think we're all evil and stupid country yokels who need your political alignment.’ Source of the examples: Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/yokel #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Informal_Term #Humorous #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-lBAc-F8Dq/?igshid=b50onsqzxu7q

Midnight Term: Get your ya-yas out: (Informal) Enjoy yourself in an uninhibited way E.g. ‘If you're looking for a way to get your ya-yas out, nothing beats karaoke’. E.g. ‘School starts for them next week, so we're getting our ya-yas out’. Source of the examples: Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/ya-yas #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Informal_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fcVMUAtyc/?igshid=n1ymd9ekdalk

Overnight Term: Yammer: (Informal) To talk continuously in a way that is annoying; Babble Synonyms: Blather; Gossip; Chatter; Chitter-chatter; Tittle-tattle; Prattle; Jabber; Jibber-jabber E.g. A crowd of yammering aunts and cousins. E.g. ‘Mark slammed the door to the manor; he was tired of listening to his father yammer on.’ E.g. ‘And don't start yammering about the Democrats being worse still.’ Source of the examples: LDOCE5 Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/yammer #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Informal_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fA-3qAVBF/?igshid=1mzqxmhu8w8fy

Midnight Term Yay: (Informal, Interjection) Said when you are very happy about something; Hooray E.g. I won! Yay! E.g. ‘Yay! Great, Julie!’ E.g. ‘More books that have been on my list for absolutely ages, yay!’ E.g. ‘I've also been promised breakfast for the next ‘morning’ so yay!’ #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Informal_Term #Interjection #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-c59ydFhJP/?igshid=7wlolci0tpaa

Daytime Term: Yada yada yada: (NAmE, Informal) Used when you are talking about sth to show that some of the details  are not worth saying because they are not important or are boring or obvious Also, Yadda yadda yadda Synonyms: 'And so on', 'Blah blah blah' E.g. His new girlfriend is attractive, funny, smart, yada yada yada. E.g. I started talking to her and – yada yada yada – it turns out she’s from New York too. Source of the examples: LDOCE5 Oxford_Advanced_Learner's_ Dictionary #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Informal_Term #NAmE_Term #NAmE_Informal_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ZZilul8wz/?igshid=13mrnjbqzm6nj

The Term at Twilight: Cruddy: (Informal, NAmE) Bad, dirty or of low quality; Crud E.g. We got really cruddy service in that restaurant last time. E.g. I can’t eat this crud!. E.g. ‘Besides, the weather is supposed to be kinda cruddy.’ E.g. ‘It wouldn't be such a big deal if it happened just every once in a while, but this has been going on for some time… and you're feeling cruddy about it.’ Source of examples: LDOCE5 Oxford_Advanced_Learner's_ Dictionary Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/cruddy #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #NAmE_Term #Informal_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-UpSzolZuS/?igshid=ewhjyyldbh3j