to be a choad
- idiom
- Offensive
:
portarse como un imbécil
- Don't be a choad at the party!
Examples
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She told her brother not to be a choad when guests were over.
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Please don't be a choad about this; just help us out.
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If you be a choad at the meeting, people won't take you seriously.
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Why do you always be a choad when we hang out?
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If you be a choad during the presentation, it will annoy the audience.
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Please don't be a choad at the family gathering; just behave nicely.
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He tends to be a choad when he's nervous, which makes everyone uncomfortable.
Synonyms
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Act in a rude, foolish way that annoys or upsets other people
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To act rudely and annoy other people
Behave in a rude, annoying, and foolish way toward other people
Behave in a rude and stupid way
Behave rudely and selfishly and annoy other people
To behave in a rude and annoying way
To behave in a rude and annoying way
To behave rudely and foolishly in a way that annoys or embarrasses people
Act in a foolish way that can cause trouble
To behave in a rude or foolish way that annoys other people
Act in a silly and annoying way
Act in a silly or clumsy way that annoys people
To behave in a silly or annoying way
To behave in a silly, rude way and break rules
Act in a rude, annoying way toward other people
To behave in a rude and hurtful way to other people
To treat other people rudely and think only about yourself
Act in a rude, unkind way toward other people
To behave in a stupid and rude way
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward copula + article + noun construction: 'be a' + 'choad'. If a learner knows 'choad' means 'a contemptible or foolish individual', the overall meaning 'to act like a foolish/obnoxious person' follows directly from the constituents. Although 'choad' is slang and vulgar, the compositional logic is transparent and commonly found cross-linguistically.
Etymology
Be a choad likely comes from the rude slang word choad, also spelled chode, used as a quick insult for someone unpleasant or silly. So saying someone be a choad means they are acting 'foolish', 'annoying', or 'obnoxious'.