bother

  • 31bother —   Pilikia, ho opilikia, hana luhi, ho oluhi.   Also: hōkai, ho ohōkai, kaiele.    ♦ May I bother you? Hiki ia u ke ho oluhi iā oe? …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 32bother — [18] When the word bother first turns up in English in the first half of the 18th century, it is largely in the writings of Irishmen, such as Thomas Sheridan and Jonathan Swift. This has naturally led to speculation that the word may be of Irish… …

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  • 33Bother! The Brain of Pooh — is a one man show created and performed by the English actor Peter Dennis with selections from the works of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne. It premiered on October 14, 1976 at the ADC Theatre, Cambridge University. It premiered in America at the… …

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  • 34bother one's head about — To trouble oneself about • • • Main Entry: ↑bother …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 35Bother (song) — Infobox single Name = Bother Artist = Stone Sour from Album = Stone Sour Released = 2003 Format = CD Single Recorded = 2002 Genre = Acoustic rock, Power ballad Length = 4:00 Label = Roadrunner Records Writer = Corey Taylor Producer(s) = Tom… …

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  • 36bother — Synonyms and related words: abash, abrade, abuse a privilege, addle, addle the wits, ado, afflict, aggravate, aggravation, agitate, agitation, ail, annoy, annoyance, anxiety, awkwardness, bad news, badger, baffle, bafflement, bait, ball up, be at …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 37bother — both·er || bɒðə n. effort; nuisance v. annoy, harass; make an effort; worry, be concerned …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 38bother —    to make unwelcome approaches to    Usually sexual, by a male:     .. .grandma whispering hoarsely, Leave me alone, will you? ... I only knew he was bothering her. (Cookson, 1969 as a child she shared her grandparents bedroom) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 39bother — I. v. a. Perplex, worry, harass, trouble, annoy, tease, vex, plague, molest, incommode, disturb, pester, pother. II. n. (Colloq.) Perplexity, vexation, annoyance, plague, trouble, pother …

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  • 40bother — v 1. pester, hector, harass, Sl. bug, Sl. hassle, Sl. drive [s.o.] nuts or crazy or bananas, Sl. drive [s.o.] up a wall; hound, dog, nag, pick on, pick at, be on [s.o. s] back, Inf. give [s.o.] a hard time, Sl. ride; torment, taunt, bedevil,… …

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