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Modern Family S9E16: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 16Comedy

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  • whiffing

    moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps

  • moonless

    without moonlight

  • repack

    to pack something again, often in a different way

  • desecrate

    to treat a sacred place or object with disrespect

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • clamor

    a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people

  • dibs

    a claim to something, especially when people say they want it first

  • dapper

    neat, stylish, and well dressed

  • enema

    a liquid treatment put into the rectum to help empty the bowels

  • pimping

    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

  • meld

    to blend or combine smoothly

  • veiling

    a thin piece of cloth used to cover or partly cover something

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  • mooned

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • cubby

    a small enclosed space or compartment for storing things

  • buckling

    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • peppering

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • whiff

    a brief smell that you notice for a moment

  • nightgown

    a loose piece of clothing worn for sleeping

  • feign

    to pretend to have a feeling, illness, or injury

  • necktie

    a long, narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck, usually with a shirt or suit

  • stopper

    a person or thing that stops something

  • pitying

    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • coy

    pretending to be shy or modest in a way that is meant to attract attention

  • dishing

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

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