| 词汇 | dustiness |
| 释义 | (redirected from dustiness)dusty millerAny of several low-growing plants that have fuzzy stems and leaves. I think I've got a dusty miller growing in my back yard. not so dustyFairly or passably good; acceptable or adequate. Primarily heard in UK. We had a cricket team of our own when I was a young lad. We weren't so dusty, either! a dusty replyold-fashioned A curt, rude, or unhelpful reply or response. Primarily heard in UK. I got a dusty reply from the customer service agent when I asked if I could cancel my contract early. If you're hoping to get an extension on the assignment from the professor, you're likely to get a dusty reply. a dusty answerold-fashioned A curt, rude, or unhelpful answer or response. Primarily heard in UK. I got a dusty answer from the customer service agent when I asked if I could cancel my contract early. If you're hoping to get an extension on the assignment from the professor, you're likely to get a dusty answer. rusty-dusty1. adjective Characterized by red or rust-colored soil or dust. I love running along the rusty-dusty trails in the foothills of these mountains. 2. slang One's buttocks. Primarily heard in US. Get up off your rusty-dusty and go take out the trash! dusty buttrude slang Someone who is short in stature. Oh yeah, a dusty butt like Janine will have a hard time seeing over all of these people in the crowd. a dusty answerora dusty replyBRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf you ask for something or suggest something and you get a dusty answer or a dusty reply, you receive an unpleasant and negative answer. He asked three times to speak to the king, but each time received a dusty answer. Ask a world-class sportsman to spend several hours testing your product and you are likely to receive a dusty reply. a dusty answera curt and unhelpful reply. BritishThe source of this expression is probably a passage in George Meredith's Modern Love ( 1862 ): ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!’ not so dusty(of a person's health or situation) fairly good. British informal, dateda dusty ˈanswer(old-fashioned, British English) an unhelpful or a sharp response to a request or question: When I asked the company what their policy was on this matter, I received a very dusty answer.duck-butt1. n. a very large pair of buttocks. (Use with caution.) What an enormous duck-butt! 2. and dusty butt n. a short person, especially someone with large buttocks. (Rude and derogatory.) The duck-butt who just came in reminds me of somebody I once knew. dusty buttverbSee duck-butt rusty-dusty n. the posterior; the buttocks. (see also duster.) I almost kicked him in the rusty-dusty. |
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