deodorize
to remove an unpleasant smell from something
Movie vocabulary
Desperate Living: English vocabulary
1977ComedyCrime
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scalawag
a mischievous or dishonest person
utterer
a person who says or speaks something
blubbering
crying loudly and uncontrollably
whippersnapper
a young person who is seen as too confident or disrespectful
bilious
causing nausea or related to vomiting
riffraff
people who are considered rough, unwanted, or of low social status
murderess
a woman who has killed someone
hugger
a person who likes giving and receiving hugs
slumming
to live or travel in much poorer or rougher conditions than you are used to
peon
a worker who does hard, low-status work for very little pay
sodomite
a person who engages in anal intercourse, especially a male homosexual.
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mortification
a feeling of shame or humiliation
pilfer
to steal small or unimportant things, often secretly
hemorrhoids
swollen veins in the anus or rectum that can cause pain, itching, or bleeding
gristle
tough cartilage in meat that is unpleasant to chew
pecker
a bird's beak
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
greenback
a U.S. paper dollar bill
snotty
rude and unpleasant, especially in a smug or superior way
shimmy
to move your body with quick, small shaking motions, especially while dancing
chomp
to bite or chew something noisily and with force
regurgitate
to bring food back up into the mouth, or vomit
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears