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zimbello — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decoy noun A person, object, or fake animal used to lure someone or something into a trap or into danger.
  • drone noun An unmanned aircraft or vehicle controlled remotely or by autopilot.
  • jest noun A remark or action meant as a joke rather than seriously.
  • Patsy noun A person who is easily blamed, deceived, or taken advantage of by others.

Senses

zimbello is used for these senses in English:

  • decoy A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
  • drone A low-pitched hum or buzz.
  • jest (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
  • laughing stock (idiomatic) An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke.
  • patsy (informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.

decoy — full definition

  1. noun A person, object, or fake animal used to lure someone or something into a trap or into danger.
  2. verb To lure someone into danger or a trap through trickery.

drone — full definition

  1. noun An unmanned aircraft or vehicle controlled remotely or by autopilot.
  2. noun A male bee that does no work in the hive; by extension, a person who does menial or unthinking work.
  3. verb To make a continuous low humming sound, or to speak in a flat, monotonous voice.

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