choice word
choice word noun: something said bluntly in a scornful, often profane, manner.
Noun
choice word (plural choice words)
- Something said bluntly in a scornful, often profane, manner.
- that was because many of the people who lived there were such funny, sassy ladies who had a choice word or ten about every aspect of the others' lives.2006, Michael Karol, Sitcom Queens: Divas of the Small Screen, page 96
- ... this damn book, and I looked at it and I still remember it was Rapoport's Community As Doctor: New Perspectives On A Therapeutic Community. I've often thought since that if I ever met Dr.Rapoport, I'd have a choice word or two to say to him.2013, Tony Parker, The Frying Pan: A Prison and Its Prisoners
Examples of choice word in a sentence
- No doubt Cove Rangers manager John Sheran had a choice word or two with his players at the break after a rather lacklustre first-half performance.2019 April 1, “Cove Rangers made to work hard for vital win against Wick Academy”, in The Press and Journal, Scotland:
- Lynn had one choice word in particular to describe the cries that the Rangers are quitting.2019 September 23, Jeff Wilson, “End-of-season skid hasn’t been pretty for the Rangers. But don’t call them quitters”, in Fort Worth...
Forms of choice word
| plural | choice words |
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Origin of choice word
In its original use, choice words referred to spoken or written text that was deemed excellent and admirable. The current idiomatic uses arose by ironic inversion.
Questions about choice word
- What does choice word mean?
- Choice word means something said bluntly in a scornful, often profane, manner.
- How do you use choice word in a sentence?
- No doubt Cove Rangers manager John Sheran had a choice word or two with his players at the break after a rather lacklustre first-half performance.
- What part of speech is choice word?
- Choice word is a noun.
- What is the plural of choice word?
- The plural of choice word is choice words.
Words near choice word in the dictionary
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