scofflaw

One who habitually violates minor laws, rules, conventions or accepted practices.

The result of a Prohibition era contest that sought a new word to describe “a lawless drinker of illegally made or illegally obtained liquor,” scoff + law.

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upbraid

[uhp-BRAYD]

trans

verb. To scold or criticize harshly.

After I failed to get an erection, Grace upbraided me for my drunkenness.

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irate

[ahy-reyt]

adjective

Angry; enraged. Arising from or characterized by anger.

Did that irate, wife-beating son of a bitch Chris Brown win big at the Grammy’s this year?

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prevaricate

[prih-VAIR-uh-kayt]

intrans

verb. To depart from or evade the truth; to speak with equivocation…

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renege

[rih-NIG]

intransitive verb

To go back on a promise.

Our friend managed to renege on a series of eBay deals for his girlfriend’s well worn panties, burning bridges with weird fuckers all over town.

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languor

[LANG-guhr]

noun

Mental or physical weariness or fatigue.

I’ll wine ‘em and dine ‘em, but pillow talk after sex causes me great languor.

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succinct

[suhk-SINGKT]

adjective

Characterized by compressed precise expression with no wasted words; brief; concise.

I kept my farewell speech succinct, and told her that if she wants a fuck buddy to call me.

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