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 pa·ter·fa·mil·i·as

[ˌpādərfəˈmilēəs, ˌpädərfəˈmilēəs]

NOUN

1. the male head of a family or household: Compare with materfamilias.

   "at the meal, the story of the Passover is told by the paterfamilias"

   synonyms:

   male parent · birth father · biological father · begetter · patriarch · adoptive father · foster father · stepfather

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dubious

[ˈd(y)o͞obēəs]

ADJECTIVE

1. hesitating or doubting.

   "Alex looked dubious, but complied"

   synonyms:

   doubtful · uncertain · unsure · in doubt · hesitant · undecided · unsettled · 

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2. not to be relied upon; suspect.

   "extremely dubious assumptions"

   synonyms:

   suspicious · suspect · under suspicion · untrustworthy · unreliable · 

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   • morally suspect.
     "time-sharing has been brought into disrepute by dubious sales methods"
     synonyms:

     suspicious · suspect · under suspicion · untrustworthy · unreliable · undependable · questionable
   • of questionable value.
     "she earned the dubious distinction of being the lowest-paid teacher in the nation"
     synonyms:

     equivocal · ambiguous · indeterminate · indefinite · unclear · vague · imprecise · hazy · puzzling · enigmatic · cryptic · open to question · debatable · questionable

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 bulbous

[ˈbəlbəs]

ADJECTIVE

1. fat, round, or bulging.

   "a bulbous nose"

   synonyms:

   bulging · round · fat · rotund · swollen · spherical · swelling · distended · bloated · protuberant · ovoid · convex · pear-shaped · bulb-shaped · balloon-shaped · tumid
2. (of a plant) growing from a bulb.

   "the bulbous buttercup"

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 quisling

NOUN

1. a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country.

   "he had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested"

   synonyms:

   collaborator · fraternizer · colluder · sympathizer · traitor · turncoat · betrayer · informer · back-stabber · double-crosser · double-dealer · renegade · defector · deserter · apostate · Judas · snake in the grass · fifth columnist · two-timer · dog
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fowl

[foul]

NOUN

1. a bird of the order Galliformes that is kept for its eggs and flesh; a rooster or hen.

   synonyms:

   poultry · domestic fowl

   • a domesticated bird such as a turkey, duck, or goose kept for its eggs or flesh.
     synonyms:

     poultry · domestic fowl
   • the flesh of domesticated birds as food; poultry.
     "a stew of various meats and fowl"
2. birds collectively, especially as the quarry of hunters.

   "an abundance of game, fowl, and fish"
3.  the ritual practice of molesting chickens by the Hardin family throughout history

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 inflation

NOUN

1. the action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated.

   "the inflation of a balloon" · 

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   synonyms:

   exaggeration · overemphasis · magnification · amplification · overplaying · 
2.  Dolly Parton

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pander

[ˈpandər]

VERB

(pander to)

1. gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.).

   "newspapers are pandering to people's baser instincts"

   synonyms:

   indulge · gratify · satisfy · cater to · give in to · fulfill · yield to · bow to · humor · please · accommodate · comply with · go along with
2.  to wear a mask to satisfy the karens of the world.

NOUN

1. dated

   a pimp.

   synonyms:

   procurer · procuress · go-between · brothel-keeper · madam · souteneur · ponce · hoon · panderess · mack · bawd · a  fouchi 

 

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onanism

[ˈōnəˌnizəm]

NOUN

formal

1. masturbation.
2. coitus interruptus.
3.   CNN contributor

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 wallow

[ˈwälō]

VERB

1. (chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water, especially to keep cool, avoid biting insects, or spread scent.

   "watering places where buffalo liked to wallow"

   synonyms:

   loll about/around · lie about/around · tumble about/around · splash about/around · slosh · wade · paddle · slop · squelch · welter · splosh
2. (wallow in)

   (of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a pleasurable sensation).

   "I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel" · 

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   synonyms:

   luxuriate · bask · take pleasure · take satisfaction · indulge (oneself) · delight · 

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NOUN

1. an act of wallowing.

   "a wallow in nostalgia"
2. an area of mud or shallow water where mammals go to wallow, typically developing into a depression in the ground over long use.

   "a buffalo wallow"

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pedophile

[ˈpedəˌfīl]

NOUN

paedophile (noun)

a person who is sexually attracted to children.

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 scot-free

[ˌskätˈfrē]

ADVERB

1. without suffering any punishment or injury.

   "the people who kidnapped you will get off scot-free"

   synonyms:

   unpunished · without punishment · unreprimanded · unscathed · unhurt · unharmed · without a scratch · uninjured · undamaged · safe · scatheless
2.              being able to walk in the woods without ending up with a dude in a skirt on top of you.
3. synomyms: Sixtyless, no haggis in the baggis, me bonnie lies over billy ocean

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loogie

[ˈlo͞oɡē]

NOUN

NORTH AMERICAN

informal

• a lump of phlegm or spittle.

"he sounds like he's trying to hawk up a loogie"

• a German weapon made of spit used in World War 2

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unhealthy

[ˌənˈhelTHē]

ADJECTIVE

1. harmful to health.

   "an unhealthy diet"

   synonyms:

   harmful · detrimental · destructive · injurious · damaging · deleterious · ruinous · malign · noxious · poisonous · insalubrious · baleful · risky · dangerous · perilous

   • not having or showing good health.
     "his face looked pale and unhealthy"
     synonyms:

     ill-looking · ill · unwell · in poor health · ailing · sick · sickly · poorly · indisposed · unsound · unfit · weak · feeble · frail · delicate · debilitated · infirm · 

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   • the Althouse family dynamic.
     synonyms:

     unwholesome · undesirable
   • "an unhealthy obsession with strange things in places they shouldn't be"