Tuesday, June 13, 2006

spurn

  • Meaning: reject disdainfully or contemptuously
  • In Hong Kong slang: 睬都唔睬, 當無野
  • In decent Chinese: 斷然拒絕
  • Where we first met: BBC live text coverage of World Cup match 'S. Korea vs Tongo' - when given a free kick before the end of the match, South Korea 'spurned the chance for a third (goal) ... '

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