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- Dictionaryrogue/rəʊɡ/
noun
- 1. a dishonest or unprincipled man: "you are a rogue and an embezzler" Similar
- 2. an elephant or other large wild animal living apart from the herd and having savage or destructive tendencies: "a rogue elephant"
verb
- 1. remove inferior or defective plants or seedlings from (a crop): "the sowing has to be rogued to remove aberrant seedlings"
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2. Rouge: (noun) a red powder or cream used as a cosmetic for coloring the cheeks or lips. (verb) To color with rouge. Rogue: (noun) a person whose behavior one disapproves of but who is nonetheless likable or attractive (often used as a playful term of reproof). "Cenzo, you old rogue!"
Meaning "large wild beast living apart from the herd" is from 1859, originally of elephants. Meaning "something uncontrolled or undisciplined" is from 1964. Also common in 17c. as a verb. Rogue's gallery "police collection of mug shots" is attested from 1859. Rogue can have a positive and negative connotation at the same time.
Jan 31, 2018 · 1. According to Merriam Webster, renegade is: 1 : a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another. 2 : an individual who rejects lawful or conventional behavior. While rogue is. 1 : vagrant, tramp. 2 : a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel. 3 : a mischievous person : scamp. 4 : a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave.
Mar 15, 2014 · This introduces another term: to go rogue which means operating outside normal or desirable controls. You can use these phrase like this: Colonel Smith and one of his companies went off the reservation this morning, supporting the partisans in an attack on the radio station.
Mar 7, 2016 · Like many other "meaning" questions, this one might be accused of inviting opinion-based answers, but I don't see how it isn't a legitimate question about English language and usage. In particular, I don't think it is fundamentally a question about philosophy. Aristotle is mentioned in the title to the question not because the poster is chiefly interested in what Aristotle meant when he said ...
The meaning of "charter" in this instance is that a charter is a description of a business's methods. By calling it "a crook's charter," it's another way of stating "in describing the methods by which dishonest people use dishonest translation to earn money by swindling others, you are teaching other unethical people how to turn it into a lucrative business."
An "end" or "end in itself" is the end result, the ultimate goal, the final conclusion. A "means to an end", therefore, is a way of getting to a given goal.
Aug 2, 2014 · What is the meaning of the expression "handsome devil"? Ask Question Asked 10 years, 3 months ago. Modified 4 years, 3 months ago. Viewed 48k times ...
Oct 10, 2014 · Rogue is another possibility. From Merriam-Webster: used to describe something or someone that is different from others in usually a dangerous or harmful way. From dictionary.reference.com: no longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable; deviating, renegade: "a rogue cop; a rogue union local"
Do me a solid meaning "do me a favor" (ODO) is an AmE slang expression whose origin, despite its recent usage, remains unclear. The issue is why "solid" came to mean "favour". Among different hypotheses (solid meaning drugs, for instance) the "truncation" one appears the most interesting. Do me a solid "favour" is also predated by expressions ...
