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earful

English

Etymology

ear +? -ful

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??rf?l

Noun

earful (plural earfuls or earsful)

  1. (informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
    • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban (in The Guardian, 6 September 2013)[1]
      Ivan Kruzliak had already taken an earful from Gary Neville at half-time and it was rare to see Hodgson as annoyed as he was while remonstrating with the fourth official.
  2. (informal) intimate gossip

Translations

Anagrams

  • Laufer, ferula

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barful

English

Etymology

bar +? -ful

Adjective

barful (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Full of obstructions.

Noun

barful (plural barfuls)

  1. Enough people to fill a bar.
    • 1999, Salon It's not funny November
      by the time he figured out that he would not have been required to stand and salute even if "Molly Malone" were the Irish national anthem, he already had a barful of drunken farmers laughing their Guinness-soaked heads off at him.

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