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owre end

adjectivepeople

overly eager, forward and pushy

Excessively eager or forward; boisterous and pushy.

Example in use

Dinna be owre end, lass.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/OOR-END/

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Origin & context

scotsolderinsult

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