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amuse

[uh-myooz] / əˈmyuz /


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"Slay" as a slang term means to greatly impress or amuse, and "sigma" means popular or successful.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

The parrots’ main impact has been to amuse or annoy people during the raucous overflights of large flocks.

From National Geographic • Dec. 13, 2023

The lion, named Gjon, was rescued last year from a local restaurant where it was kept to amuse clients.

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2023

Notaro’s wry delivery here is a mere amuse bouche to some of the background work she does later.

From Salon • May 21, 2021

The restrictions amuse her; she sees them as a single afternoon’s challenge, an anomaly never to be repeated.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri