Poxy Meaning in English

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التعريف

Used in British and Irish English, 'poxy' is a slang, informal word describing something of very poor quality, very small, unpleasant, or worthless.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Poxy' is used mainly in British and Irish English; it's informal and somewhat old-fashioned. Common with 'poxy job,' 'poxy little,' or 'poxy excuse.' Not used in American English. Considered mild slang; can sound dismissive or mildly insulting.

• Spanish: cutre - de mala calidad - asqueroso
• Portuguese (BR): porcaria - vagabundo - de má qualidade
• Portuguese (PT): ranhoso - de má qualidade - miserável
• Chinese (Simplified): 糟糕的 - 劣质的
• Chinese (Traditional): 糟糕的 - 劣質的
• Hindi: गंदा - घटिया - नीच
• Arabic: تافه - رديء - حقير
• Bengali: তুচ্ছ - বাজে - রদ্দি
• Russian: убогий - никчёмный - паршивый
• Japanese: しょぼい - みすぼらしい - くだらない
• Vietnamese: tồi tàn - nhỏ xíu - đáng chán
• Korean: 형편없는 - 보잘것없는 - 하찮은
• Turkish: berbat - değersiz - önemsiz
• Urdu: گھٹیا - معمولی - بیکار
• Indonesian: payah - jelek - murahan

جمل نموذجية

This old phone is completely poxy.

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They gave me a poxy excuse for being late.

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He had to work at a poxy job all summer.

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The hotel room was so poxy that we left right away.

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Can you believe they’re charging that much for such a poxy sandwich?

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I’m not going to wait in that poxy little queue for an hour.

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