I was merely pointing out the use of ‘aggravate’. I thought only situations could be ‘aggravated’. Ot am I being oldfashioned?
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Oxford American Dictionary:
aggravate
1 make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious : military action would only aggravate the situation.
2 informal annoy or exasperate (someone), esp. persistently : [as adj. ] (aggravating) she found him thoroughly aggravating and unprofessional.
American Heritage
2 To rouse to exasperation or anger; provoke. See Synonyms at annoy.
Merriam-Webster
3 a : to rouse to displeasure or anger by usually persistent and often petty goading
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Oh er - must learn American, clearly.
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I just heard the verb ‘skedaddle’ for the first time in the first episode of the second season of Ozark (“Reparations”).
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A fine word.
Btw, the word “seceshers” on the web page probably refers to secessionists.
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I use the word skedaddle sometimes. Although I don’t know if I’ve seen it written before. I would have guessed a different spelling. Skedaddle is very informal.
As for the discussion about the use of “cowboy” I have not heard most of the uses mentioned. When I hear cowboy it means cowboy and not much else - although it might be a real cowboy or the modern fake cowboy culture.
A related word is maverick. A maverick is someone who is somewhat of a rebel. They go their own way and do things in an unconventional way.
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