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floozy - A girl or a woman who has a reputation for promiscuity

Stephen knew the girl who approached him was a floozy because she had been intimately involved with all of his friends.

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preppy - Of or typical of a student or graduate of an expensive prep school, especially with reference to their style of dress

The rich young men were dressed in preppy attire in order to play in their croquet match.

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grotesque - Very strange and distorted compared to what is normal

When Alan visited the Jordan family, he felt that the way that the son bossed around the parents was a grotesque distortion of the way normal parent-child relationships should be.

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kluge - An ill-assorted collection of parts assembled to fulfill a particular purpose

Tim wasn't an expert, but he thought the kluge of wires on the floor didn't seem to serve a purpose.

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quirk - A peculiar behavioral habit

Sam was normal by most standards, except for his quirk of eating pizza slices backwards.

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gewgaw - A showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless

Francine valued the weird ring that Tom gave her, even though it was an inexpensive gewgaw - because she felt it showed that he cared about her.

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garish - Clothing that is unusually different, bright and showy

Many garish outfits today look like they were colored with every crayon in the box.

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kink - A sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight

Sondra prepared for the kink in the road by turning her wheels to the right.

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Idiosyncrasy - A unique or peculiar behavior, habit, or characteristic specific to an individual.

He had the idiosyncrasy of suddenly - when he wanted attention - to take off his shoes and socks and lift his feet in the air.

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mawkish - Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way

James confessed his crush on Elisa in such a mawkish way that it turned her off and made her uncomfortable.

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hussy - An impudent or immoral girl or woman

As one of the first female comedians, Joan Rivers was once viewed as a hussy for her off-color jokes.

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pariah - An outcast, someone who is disliked and rejected.

Even though North Korea is regarded by most countries as a pariah government, people don't mess with them because they have an atom bomb.