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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 |
Adolphe | | - | French |
Marilou | | mer-i-LOO (English), mar-i-LOO (English) | French, English, Dutch |
Walton | | WAWL-tən | English |
Josefa | | ho-SE-fah (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese, Czech |
Rhoda | | ['rəudə] | |
Sigeberht | | - | Anglo-Saxon |