Syrup

  • 21syrup a —    wig    Rhyming slang on syrup of figs. Usually of one worn by a male, against which the taboo remains stronger in Britain than in America:     ... a hairline down to his eyebrows... It can t be an iffy syrup, because he s too drunk to put it… …

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

  • 22syrup — syr•up [[t]ˈsɪr əp, ˈsɜr [/t]] n. 1) coo any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc 2) coo any of various preparations consisting of fruit juices, water, etc., boiled with sugar 3) to bring to the form… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23syrup — /ˈsɪrəp / (say siruhp) noun 1. any of various sweet, more or less viscid liquids, consisting of fruit, juices, water, etc., boiled with sugar. 2. → molasses. 3. any of various solutions of sugar used in pharmacy. 4. any of various thick sweet… …

  • 24syrup — 1. Refined molasses; the uncrystallizable saccharine solution left after the refining of sugar. 2. Any sweet fluid; a solution of sugar in water in any proportion. 3. A liquid preparation of medicinal or flavoring substances in a concentrated …

    Medical dictionary

  • 25syrup — noun Syrup is used after these nouns: ↑chocolate, ↑corn, ↑cough, ↑sugar …

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  • 26syrup — [14] Syrup is etymologically ‘something drunk’. Like sherbet, it goes back ultimately to the Arabic verb shariba ‘drink’, whose initial /shr/ sound originated in imitation of the sound of slurping. From this was derived the noun sharāb ‘drink’,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 27syrup — Meaning Wig, from syrup of figs. Origin Cockney rhyming slang …

    Meaning and origin of phrases

  • 28syrup — Noun. A wig. Abb. of the rhyming slang Syrup of Fig; making a comeback into everyday usage …

    English slang and colloquialisms

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    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 30syrup — sirupas statusas Aprobuotas sritis farmacinės formos apibrėžtis Vartoti per burną skirtas saldus, klampus, paprastai aromatinių ar kitų skonį ir kvapą suteikiančių medžiagų turintis skystas daugiadozis ar vienadozis vandeninis preparatas.… …

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