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dare buca — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • jilt noun A woman who readily casts aside her lover.
  • shirk verb To avoid a duty or responsibility.

Senses

dare buca is used for these senses in English:

  • jilt (transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.
  • stand up (transitive, idiomatic) (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.

shirk — full definition

  1. verb To avoid a duty or responsibility.
  2. noun Someone who avoids their duties.

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