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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries막돼먹은 사람
Pronunciation / Transliteration: makdwaemeogeun saram
"그는 파티에서 막돼먹은 사람처럼 행동했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unrefined, ill-mannered, and coarse person.
"He acted like an absolute boor at the formal dinner party by chewing with his mouth open and making offensive jokes." - 2
A person lacking sensitivity, refinement, or sophistication in social interactions.
"She refused a second date with him, tired of his constant displays of insensitivity and boorish behavior."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle Dutch word 'boure', meaning peasant or farmer, which is cognate with the Old English 'ġebūr' and German 'Bauer'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a neutral descriptor of a rural country dweller to a pejorative term denoting someone who is unrefined, coarse, and lacking social manners.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Boor" is said worldwide
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rustre
Transliteration: /ʁystʁ/
"Il s'est comporté comme un vrai rustre pendant la soirée."
Flegel
Transliteration: /ˈfleːɡl̩/
"Er benahm sich wie ein ungezogener Flegel."
cafone
Transliteration: /kaˈfone/
"Non sopporto le persone cafone e maleducate."
grosero
Transliteration: /ɡɾoˈseɾo/
"Su comportamiento grosero ofendió a todos los invitados."
camelo
Transliteration: /kaˈmɛlu/
"Ele foi um verdadeiro camelo ao falar daquela maneira."
गवार
Transliteration: gavāra
"उसकी गवार जैसी हरकतों ने सबको नाराज़ कर दिया।"
粗鲁的人
Transliteration: cūlǔ de rén
"他在宴会上的举止像个粗鲁的人。"
막돼먹은 사람
Transliteration: makdwaemeogeun saram
"그는 파티에서 막돼먹은 사람처럼 행동했다."
野暮天
Transliteration: yaboten
"彼は礼儀を知らない野暮天だ。"
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