jigging
move with quick, jerky up-and-down movements
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American Dad! S1E22: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 22AnimationComedy
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farsighted
able to see distant objects clearly; long-sighted
scamp
a mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child
reveille
a signal, usually a bugle call, that tells people to wake up, especially in the military
spanking
a physical punishment in which someone is hit on the buttocks with an open hand
bloodshot
(of an eye) red and irritated because of tiredness, crying, or illness
jockeying
competing hard for an advantage or position
slugger
a baseball player who hits the ball very well, especially for home runs
urinal
a fixture in a public restroom that men use to urinate into
flinch
to make a quick, nervous movement because of fear, surprise, or pain
subsidize
to pay part of the cost of something so it can be sold more cheaply or provided more easily
biweekly
happening every two weeks
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brotherly
kind and loving in a way that shows close support and care
maggot
the soft, legless larva of a fly
jig
a lively dance with quick, springy steps
objectivity
the quality of being fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions
pining
full of longing or sadness for someone or something
eskimo
a member of the Indigenous peoples of the Arctic
wolverine
a stocky, fierce mammal of the weasel family that lives in northern regions
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
retard
to delay or slow something down
petitioning
to formally ask an authority or organization for something
momentarily
for a very short time
barrack
a building where soldiers live