bumptious
[BUMP-shuhs]
adjective
Crudely, presumptuously, or loudly self-assertive.
What they mistook for my bumptious attitude was just the Ritalin talking.
sang-froid
[sang-FRWAH]
noun
Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; coolness in trying circumstances; calmness.
The virgin tried to maintain his sangfroid when dealing with the whore his father hired, but ended up coming immediately upon entering her.
felonious
[fuh-LOH-nee-uhs]
adj
Wicked; base; villainous.
So Lowe’s sides with the felonious evangelical Christians and not the well-to-do brown people…
mellow
/ˈmɛloʊ/
adjective
1 a well matured. b softened by years…
blithe
[BLAYTH]
adjective
Joyous or merry in disposition.
I would join the fucking Tea Party movement, but I’m employed, educated, and generally blithe.
diffident
[dif-i-duhnt]
adjective
Lacking confidence in one’s own ability; timid; shy.
There’s one simple truth about pussy: women hate diffident men.
sobriquet
[SO-brih-kay; -ket]
noun
A nickname; an assumed name; an epithet.
Jersey Shore taught me that the term “guido” is a sobriquet for Italian American.