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"masculine"
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{
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{
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"General-American",
"Scotland"
]
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{
"ipa": "/fɾiːk/",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "prištjávka",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "kapríz",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "капри́з"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rozmar"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"word": "ekŝanĝo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"word": "oikku"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"word": "päähänpisto"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "caprice"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Laune"
},
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "skhedíasma",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "σχεδίασμα"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capriccio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sfizio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ghiribizzo"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "kapríc",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "капри́ц"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "ḱud",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ќуд"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "pričúda",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "причу́да"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "kapríz",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "капри́з"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "čudáčestvo",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "чуда́чество"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capricho"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "sudden causeless change or turn of the mind",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antojo"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "čudák",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "чуда́к"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "podivín"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"pejorative"
],
"word": "magor"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blázen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "engerd"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "freak"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"word": "strangulo"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"word": "diviantulo"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "original"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Freak"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"pejorative"
],
"word": "Spinner"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fricchettone"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "čúdak",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "чу́дак"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "čudák",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "чуда́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "frik",
"sense": "nonconformist, especially in appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neologism"
],
"word": "фрик"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "rényāo",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"word": "人妖"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "guàiwù",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"word": "怪物"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"word": "strangulo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"word": "friikki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"word": "kummajainen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"word": "luonnonoikku"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "monstre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "phénomène"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "anormal"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"word": "miring"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "abnorme"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "furīku",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"word": "フリーク"
},
{
"alt": "へんじん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "henjin",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"word": "変人"
},
{
"alt": "怪物",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "goemul",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"word": "괴물"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "goejja",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"word": "괴짜"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "izrod",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "изрод"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aberração"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "uród",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "уро́д"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "uródina",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "уро́дина"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "uródec",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "уро́дец"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "frik",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neologism"
],
"word": "фрик"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "monstr",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "монстр"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "čudóvišče",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "чудо́вище"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "dyvák",
"sense": "oddball, especially in physiology",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дива́к"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development",
"word": "misformulo"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development",
"word": "misiĝintulo"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "déforme"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "deforme"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fenomeno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bizzarria"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "person who has an obsession or extreme knowledge of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nadšenec"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "person who has an obsession or extreme knowledge of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fanda"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "person who has an obsession or extreme knowledge of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
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},
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},
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "freca",
"t": "a bold man, warrior, hero"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*pereg-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pereg-",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "freki",
"t": "greedy or avaricious one, a wolf"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "freh",
"t": "eager"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "frech"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "frēcne",
"t": "dangerous, daring, courageous, bold"
},
"expansion": "Old English frēcne (“dangerous, daring, courageous, bold”)",
"name": "cog"
}
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}
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}
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],
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[
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],
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"vigorous"
]
]
},
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"Scottish English"
],
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"A fellow; a petulant young man."
],
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[
"fellow",
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],
[
"petulant",
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],
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"(UK dialectal, Scotland) A fellow; a petulant young man."
],
"tags": [
"Scotland",
"UK",
"dialectal"
]
}
],
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{
"enpr": "frēk"
},
{
"ipa": "/fɹiːk/"
},
{
"ipa": "/fɹiːk/",
"tags": [
"Australia",
"New-Zealand",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
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"Southern-England"
]
},
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"ipa": "/fɹik/",
"tags": [
"Canada",
"General-American",
"Scotland"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/fɾiːk/",
"tags": [
"India"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːk"
},
{
"homophone": "phreak"
}
],
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}
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