salame
- noun
- Offensive
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salame
- Stop being such a salame and pay attention to what you are doing.
Examples
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He called his friend a salame after she tripped over the same step twice.
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He acted like a total salame during the meeting.
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Don't act like a salame and ruin the whole plan with that mistake.
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Don't be such a salame!
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Don't act like a salame in front of your boss during the presentation.
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She felt embarrassed when her brother called her a salame for forgetting the directions.
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After his clumsy mistake at the party, everyone jokingly referred to him as a salame.
Synonyms
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9.9
A rude word for someone who does something very stupid
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9.9
A rude Spanish word for a foolish person used to insult someone
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8.7
A person who is not very smart
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9.9
A joking name for someone who does something silly
A word for a foolish person that people say as an insult
An offensive word for a very bad or worthless person
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Salame is also used as a slang insult in some Italian and Spanish speaking areas. A helpful way to remember it is that people compared a foolish person to a piece of salame, so calling someone a salame is like saying they are 'silly' or 'clumsy'.