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It is one of my habits to look around in the dictionary at times and I found some words that I have never heard of but said to be popular by the Cambridge Dictionary, let's give it a go and see what they offer.
I DON'T blindly learn new words as some words are pretty redundant, so old-fashioned words are filtered out and new words are reinterpreted by me.
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A "bit of rough" sounds to me that it is literately referring to physical labour, people who need to work using more muscles than brains, so I don't know how that is applicable to the dictionary's definition if the boyfriend is from an upper class and the girlfriend is from a middle class. Just doesn't sound so right even in the reverse case.
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Looks like we have to be careful what we learn from dictionaries.
Vocabulary:
New Man -- (n) [C] Mainly UK a man who believes that women and men are equal and should be free to do the same things, and who does tasks and shows emotions that were traditionally considered only suitable for women
house husband -- (n)[C] a man who stays at home and cleans the house, takes care of the children, etc. while his wife goes out to work
homemaker -- (n)[C] mainly US a woman who manages a home and often raises children instead of earning money from a job
bit of rough -- UK humorous someone, usually a man, from a lower social class than their sexual partner
God's Gift -- (n) [U] disapproving If you say that someone thinks or behaves as if they are God's gift (to someone or something), you mean that they believe that they are better than anyone else
Lady Muck -- [S] UK informal disapproving a woman who thinks she is very important and should be treated better than everyone else
sour grapes -- If you describe someone's behaviour or opinion as sour grapes, you mean that they are angry because they have not got or achieved something that they wanted
stuck-up -- (n)[C] a person who thinks they are above the rest
suit -- (n) [C often plural] informal mainly disapproving a man who works in an office and wears a suit, especially a man with a high position in a company who is considered not to have human feelings and good ideas
footballer's wife -- (n) [C] or humorous a beautiful woman who has a rich husband and does not work, but spends a lot of time buying expensive things and taking care of her appearance
extravagant -- (adj) spending too much money, or using too much of something
WAG -- (n) plural "Wives And Girlfriends" of the footballers
gaga -- (adj) informal unable to think clearly and make decisions because of old age; senile;
[after verb] having a strong but usually temporary love for someone
Resources:
News & Vocab: Foul Language targeting Female @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2009/08/news-vocab.html
Vocabulary: Men's World @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2010/05/vocabulary-mens-world.html
Vocabulary: A Helpless Man Sponge Naitard @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2011/10/vocabulary-helpless-man-sponge-naitard.html
How To Spot A Gold Digger @ Askmen.com
http://www.askmen.com/dating/doclove_100/138_relationship_expert.html
Business Vocabulary: The Cogs -- The Boss Group @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2010/05/business-vocabulary-cogs-boss-group.html
Business Vocabulary: The Cogs -- The Law Group @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2010/05/business-vocabulary-cogs-law-group.html
Business Vocabulary: The Cogs -- The Cash Group @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2010/06/business-vocabulary-cogs-cash-group.html
Business Vocabulary: The Cogs -- The Sales Group @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2010/06/business-vocabulary-cogs-sales-group.html
[1] Lady Gaga @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Gaga
Radio Ga Ga @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Ga_Ga
http://www.lyrics007.com/Queen%20Lyrics/Radio%20Ga%20Ga%20Lyrics.html
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/kinds-of-women/
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/new-man
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/house-husband?q=house+husband
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/homemaker
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/bit-of-rough
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/god-s-gift
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/sour-grapes?q=sour+grapes#sour-grapes__1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/lady-muck?q=lady+muck
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=stuck%20up
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/suit_4
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/footballer-s-wife
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=WAG
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/extravagant?q=extravagant+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/gaga_1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/gaga_2
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