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Modern Family S6E8: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 8Comedy

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  • giblet

    the edible organs of a bird, especially chicken or turkey, such as the liver and heart

  • bisque

    a thick, creamy soup made with shellfish, especially lobster or crab

  • crumpet

    a small, round, soft bread with a rough top, usually toasted and eaten with butter

  • redcoat

    a British soldier, especially one from the 18th century, who wore a red uniform coat

  • scratcher

    a thing or person that scratches

  • cribbing

    the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission

  • cannoned

    to hit or move into something with sudden force

  • spanking

    a physical punishment in which someone is hit on the buttocks with an open hand

  • backstop

    something that acts as a barrier or support behind something else

  • pinking

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • debater

    a person who is skilled at debating

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  • meringue

    a mixture of egg white and sugar, beaten until stiff and baked or dried

  • sultry

    hot and humid, especially in a way that feels uncomfortable

  • peachy

    having the soft pinkish color of a peach

  • willful

    done on purpose; deliberate

  • stiffen

    to become stiff or make something stiff

  • sou

    an old French coin worth very little money

  • poncho

    a loose piece of clothing that hangs over the shoulders and covers the body

  • cranked

    turned or operated by a crank

  • craziness

    wild, silly, or out-of-control behavior

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • treadmill

    an exercise machine with a moving belt that lets you walk or run in one place

  • quaint

    attractively old-fashioned or unusual in a charming way

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