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ringard — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cheesy adj Tasting or smelling of cheese.
  • Gay adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
  • lame adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.
  • old-fashioned adjective Belonging to or suited to an earlier time, and no longer in style or common use. It can be mildly critical, suggesting something is out of date, or warm, suggesting it has the charm and solidity of the past.

Senses

ringard is used for these senses in English:

  • cheesy (informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
  • gay (slang, pejorative) Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid, burdensome, contemptible, generally bad.
  • lame (colloquial) Uncool, uninteresting, or unfunny.
  • old-fashioned Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.

cheesy — full definition

  1. adj Tasting or smelling of cheese.
  2. adj Overly sentimental, corny, or of poor quality in an obvious way.

Gay — full definition

  1. adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
  2. adj Happy, carefree, and full of fun (an older, still-used sense, especially in older writing).
  3. noun A homosexual person, especially a man.

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