WE CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT NEW COLLOQUIAL WORDS.THIS TIME WE SHALL DISCUSS SOME WAYS OF APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL. Use it and make your teachers… well… happy! If you want to express a very energetic diapproval, you may use the word half-assed — this is an adjective meaning ‘inferior, poorly done. It may be offensive. сheesy — adjective meaning “annoying or bad because of bad taste. letdown — noun: it means “a disappointingthingor experience. turkey — noun: a very inferior product or experience. trash — verb to say bad things about somebody or something. Imagine such a conversation, in which some people discussa new film: A: — The cheesy dialogue was inexcusable. And the sound effects were really half-assed. B: — Yeah, I can’t believe Spielberg would put his name on such a turkey. What a letdown. C: — Are you guys still trashing that movie? How dare you dis my favorite director’s work! We could also say: That scene was very sucky! (very bad). Or: Those love scenes were really tacky (the same as cheesy, or showing bad taste.
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