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bruise
bruised and battered
Injured and/or thoroughly worn down, as from an assault or an exhausting, physically trying experience. He drank too much at the bar, got into a fight, and showed up at our door all bruised and battered. The home team, though bruised and battered, emerged victorious from the tough match.
cruising for a bruising
and cruisin' for a bruisin'Sl. asking for trouble. You are cruising for a bruising, you know that? Who's cruisin' for a bruisin'?
bruised
(bruzd) mod. alcohol intoxicated. I am bruised. My head hurts, and my gut feels yucky.
cruising for a bruising
and cruisin’ for a bruisin’ in. asking for trouble. You are cruising for a bruising, you know that?
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Cecilie | | se-SEEL-ye (Norwegian, Danish) | Norwegian, Danish, Czech |
Sebastianus | | - | Late Roman |
Jasna | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian |
Faramund | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Deven | | DEV-ən | English (Modern) |
Santino | | sahn-TEE-no | Italian |