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Night-time Term Consumption: (Old-fashioned) A serious infectious disease of the lungs; Tuberculosis Abbr. TB تلفظ انگلیسی: کِنسامپشِن مرض سِل @english_purplepatch #newword #wordoftheday #new_post #New_Term #Old_fashioned_Term #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #englishstudypage #english #englishteacher #Learn_English_with_AA #learn_english_online #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi #انگلیسی #لغات_انگلیسی_با_معنی_فارسی #اصطلاحات_کاربردی #اصطلاحات_انگلیسی #اصطلاحات_روزمره #آموزش_زبان_انگلیسی #آموزش_زبان #الدفشن (at Shahr-E Golpayegan, Esfahan, Iran) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBlewGVFvZ_/?igshid=zclukg1j8znl

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The Twilight Term: Jerrycan: (Old-fashioned, Noun) A large metal or plastic container with flat sides, used for carrying petrol/gas or water Also: Jerrican Synonyms: Canister; Tin E.g. ‘A jerrycan of water with a capacity of 18 litres weighs 20 kilos.’ E.g. ‘Extra fuel tanks may need to be fitted together with spare jerricans.’ E.g. ‘Children and adults, including elderly men and women, filled jerricans and other containers with water.’ E.g. ‘En route to a hotel, we handed out sparkling new cooking pots and jerrycans to bemused beggars.’ Source of the examples: Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/jerrycan #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Old_fashioned_Term #Archaic_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-w7l5wl2wE/?igshid=u30a6xz5zazd

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Nighttime Term: Jerry-built: (Old-fashioned, Disapproving) Built quickly and cheaply without caring about quality or safety Synonyms: Shoddy; Badly built; Gimcrack; Flimsy; Insubstantial; Rickety; Unstable; Ramshackle; Defective; Faulty; Flawed E.g. ‘The works, while clear, are also ambiguous; a number look ramshackle, jerry-built, jumbled - even chaotic.’ E.g. ‘In contrast, say, to the Museum of Scotland, the new parliament building is going up as fast as a block of jerry-built flats.’ E.g. ‘The people living in small, jerry-built houses in the adjacent villages were easy victims of the waves.’ Source of the examples: Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/jerry-built #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Old_fashioned_Term #Disapproving_Term #Offensive_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-uxkXmhPnN/?igshid=1rdamejww5cie

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Yippee: (Old-fashioned, Informal) Used to show you are pleased or excited; Hurray E.g. Peter suggested they should go home. ‘Yippee!’ shouted Katie’. E.g. ‘I added up my dosh and i have an extra $100 for my holiday trip… yippee!’ E.g. ‘Next term I'll technically be a year 12, yippee!’ E.g. ‘There's a new Banking Code launching on 1 March - yippee!’ E.g. ‘Off to the movies now, busy day with the main man, yippee!’ Source of the examples: Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/yippee #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Old_fashioned_Term #Old_use_Term #Informal_Term #Archaic_Term #Interjection #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-k61nCl2R9/?igshid=1exf2zjys0b07