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I refer, of course, to the boorish crowd at the Ryder Cup—and the extended aftermath of the antisocial behavior witnessed at Bethpage Black last weekend.

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John later confessed to being embarrassed by the lyrics’ brutishness, but there’s no denying the beastly honesty inherent in the boorish speaker’s wrath.

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President Putin slammed European powers for talking to Russia "in a boorish manner and with the help of ultimatums".

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It’s boorish and grating, assuming its audience will lap up whatever tasteless parody it puts out for them just because it aligns with popular films that share its basic themes.

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Not that you’d want to model the behavior of our boorish, foul-mouthed chief executive.

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