F2F Class Notes 24th march (Peter)

Grammar

You look younger without the mustache (talking about a beard) – you look younger without the beard

Bleach – a chemical used to clean, a chemical used to make something whiter

Ex. Most lotions and skin products in China contain some chemical intended to bleach the skin of the user.

Pompous – sounding overly fancy, trying to hard to be fancy

Ex. When people who are not from Britain try to fake a British accent, it normally sounds too pompous.

Posh – (slang, UK) pompous, snotty

Ex. Can we change plans? I looked up the restaurant and it seems too posh; let’s go somewhere casual.

Bougie, boujee – (slang, Southern USA) – pompous, trying to appear rich when not actually wealthy

Ex. Girl, what you doin’ bringing wine to KFC? Stop being so boujee.

Extra (slang, USA) – 做作, trying to hard, unnatural

Ex. My friend is so extra; we planned a casual dinner and she showed up in a ball gown.

Bad – 厉害, can be used in a positive way to mean that someone is awesome, cool, unique, powerful

Ex. Most common vulgar use is “bad bitch” to compliment someone on being unique and powerful.

Mature (muh-CHOOR, muh-TOUR)

Bougie, boujee (BOO-jee)