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  • 1rude — [ rud ] adjective ** 1. ) not polite: I don t want to seem rude, but I d rather be alone. it is rude to do something: It s rude to keep people waiting. downright rude (=extremely rude): The way she stared was downright rude. a ) offensive: a rude …

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  • 2rude */*/ — UK [ruːd] / US [rud] adjective Word forms rude : adjective rude comparative ruder superlative rudest 1) a) not polite I don t want to seem rude, but I d rather be alone. it is rude to do something: It s rude to keep people waiting. downright rude …

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  • 3rude*/ — [ruːd] adj 1) not polite I don t want to seem rude, but I d rather be alone.[/ex] It s rude to keep people waiting.[/ex] 2) offensive because of referring to sex or using the toilet a rude word/joke[/ex] rudely adv 3) I can t remember what I was… …

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  • 4Rude boy — Rude boy, rudeboy, rudie, rudi or rudy were common terms for juvenile delinquents and criminals in 1960s Jamaica, and have since been used in other contexts. [ [http://members.tripod.com/ Livi d/language/patois dictionary.htm Talk Jamaican Patois …

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  • 5Rude Awakening (série télévisée) — Rude Awakening Titre original Rude Awakening Genre Sitcom Créateur(s) Claudia Lonow Pays d’origine  États Unis …

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  • 6Rude Britain — (subtitled 100 Rudest Place Names in Britain ) is a 2005 book of humour and toponymy. The book (ISBN 0 7522 2581 2) is written by Rob Bailey and Ed Hurst, and published in the United Kingdom by the Pan Macmillan imprint Boxtree. Each of the 100… …

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  • 7Rude Awakening (TV series) — infobox television show name = Rude Awakening caption = Jonathan Penner, Sherilyn Fenn and Mario Van Peebles format = Sitcom runtime = approx. 0:30 (per episode) creator = Claudia Lonow executive producer = Claudia Lonow opentheme = Another Rude… …

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  • 8word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable …

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  • 9rude — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ consider sth, find sb, think sb/sth …

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  • 10rude boy — n a. Jamaican a gangster, gang member ► Interestingly, there is a theory that the word reggae was originally derived from its Kingston rude boy exponents being derided as ragamuffin men . (Independent, 1 September 1989) b. British a would be… …

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