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English term or phrase:

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Added to glossary by Bloomfield
Mar 23, 2004 12:00
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English term

sentence

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The sentence quoted from an American education book.

"I was a dweeby kind of kid who played in the band and wasn't tough." What the sentence means?

I was not a big kid and I was getting knocked around pretty well." What the sentence means?

"We have a car pool." What the car pool?

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3 dweeb (US slang, disapproving)=a person who is physically and socially awkward and lacks confidence

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1. a car pool is a group of associated people sharing the same car, each in turn driving the others

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Note added at 2004-03-23 12:13:16 (GMT)
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A car pool is a system created to save energy, gasoline and to protect the environment. It is a symbol of families living in suburbs

2. to get knocked around means to be somewhat abused by other kids, not to get respect because of his being a small, frail child


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3. dweeby: boring, silly or socially inept person (slang insult)

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Note added at 2004-03-23 12:23:46 (GMT)
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4. tough=aggressive, therefore giving the appearance of being strong, forceful and unafraid (informa) Ex. to act tough, a tough guy.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Roddy Stegemann : Does this mean that I get to drive yours, if I am in the same pool?
2 mins
Basically, people take turns driving, so one car may be used, or each person in the pool can drive their own car on the day they are the designated driver.
neutral Laurel Porter (X) : In standard carpools, each person drives his or her own car. There would be serious insurance issues, for example, if everybody shared cars the way you suggest.
5 hrs
I see my explanation is ambiguous: each carpooler drives his or her own car. Youve got a point, Laurel. Thanks. :)
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16 mins

explanations below

1. "Dweeby" is a very slang term meaning "not cool". Playing in the band (the school marching band) is also generally considered not a very popular thing by some people. And is someone is "tough", he can fight and say all the right things and so on.

2. Getting "knocked around" means that bigger kids are beating him up or mistreating him.

3. A car pool is when several people agree to take turns driving to work or to school. For example, four employees of the same office live near each other - on Monday one of them drive his car and gives the others a lift; on Tuesday another of them drives and gives the others a lift, etc.

Clear?
Peer comment(s):
agree Laurel Porter (X)
5 hrs
agree mportal
6 hrs
agree Jörgen Slet
8 hrs
agree Hacene
11 hrs
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10 mins

see explanation below

I was not a big kid and I was getting knocked around pretty well means
I was not strong and people used to beat me up and/or tease me all the time

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Note added at 11 mins (2004-03-23 12:12:19 GMT)
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a car pool means
when people drive each other to work, school, everyday commute, etc.

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Note added at 12 mins (2004-03-23 12:13:18 GMT)
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it can be more than one person in the car as well.

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Note added at 15 mins (2004-03-23 12:16:31 GMT)
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I was a dweeby kind of kid who played in the band and wasn\'t tough
that means
I was a nerdy kid who played in the music band and was not strong-minded and/or physically strong

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Note added at 19 mins (2004-03-23 12:20:10 GMT)
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So,to sum it up:

dweeby - nerdy
tough - strong
to get knocked around - to be teased, beat up
big kid - strong, muscular kid


Peer comment(s):
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
19 mins
Thank you
agree Alexander Demyanov : we have a car pool = we share a car when going to our work or shool
1 hr
Thank you
agree Laurel Porter (X) : Sorry, didn't see that yours was before Gavin's... What's up with the new order? (Alexander, in the US we don't share cars in a carpool, and I'm pretty sure the same is true in the UK.)
5 hrs
Thank you Laurel
agree Jörgen Slet
8 hrs
Thank you
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27 mins

please see explanation

CAR POOL: a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers;
DWEEBY KID: like an yes-man.a kid of unquestioning obedience;



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KNOCKED AROUND: means that the other kids are beating him up.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Laurel Porter (X) : "Dweeby" doesn't imply obedient, just uncool.
5 hrs
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21 hrs

dweeb (US slang, disapproving)=a person who is physically and socially awkward and lacks confidence

dweeb (US slang, disapproving) = a person who is physically and socially awkward and lacks confidence eg What a dweeb! Why doesn't she dump him?
Reference:

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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