Insults And Slang

noun a person who is considered to be stupid or socially inept

adjective relating to or characteristic of a cretin

• The doctor explained that a cretin is a person with a congenital thyroid deficiency.
• I can't believe that cretin cut me off in traffic!
• That guy is such a cretin, always causing trouble.
• His laziness makes him a cretin in the workplace.

noun a slang term for a gun or firearm

• The security guard carried a gat for protection.
• I heard he keeps a gat in his glove compartment.
• He always brags about his new gat.
• Her words were like a gat, piercing through his defenses.

noun a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed

adjective of mixed or indeterminate breed

• The genetic makeup of a mongrel dog is often a mix of various breeds.
• My neighbor's mongrel pup is always causing mischief in the neighborhood.
• That old mongrel of a car finally broke down on the highway.
• The company's new CEO was seen as a mongrel by the traditionalists in the industry.

noun a lean or bony piece of meat, typically a neck or shoulder

verb to wring or twist the neck of (a fowl)

adjective thin or bony in appearance

• The scrag of the chicken was used to make a flavorful broth.
• I don't like the scraggy bits on the edge of the steak.
• She's always picking fights with scraggy boys at school.
• The old tree's scraggy branches reached out like gnarled fingers.