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    [Adverb or adjective]  | "abroad" | \ ə-ˈbrȯd \


    1: beyond the boundaries of one's country : in or to a foreign country

    2: over a wide area : widely

    3: away from one's home


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English abrod, abrood, from a- {see: |a-:1|a-:1} + brod, brood {see: |broad:1|broad:1};

    [Noun]  | "a broad spectrum" 


    1: a range of many different kinds

    [Adverb]  | "abroad" 


    1: as in afloat, hereabouts;


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    2: as in afar, afield;


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    [Adjective]  | "abroad" 


    1: as in vacationing;




    [Verb]  | "noise (about or abroad)" 


    1: to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy;


      * e.g., " ... for weeks afterwards, staffers noised about the department head's sudden, unexplained departure "



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     [ "Abroad" ]

    1: 1- Out of home, outside.

      * e.g.,  ... 1- Mom, i´m calling you because i´m abroad. 


     [ "Abroad" ]

    2: 2- In another country.

      * e.g.,  ... 2- We´re on vacation abroad. 

     [ "Abroad" ]

    1: A foreign country that isn't your home, if you been to 2 foreign countries it means you've been abroad twice.

      * e.g.,  ... I worked abroad in singapore 

     [ "brit abroad" ]

    1: A mentally challenged individual from the UK, who travels to foreign countries with no intention of integrating with the culture there. Instead, they hunt down a full English breakfast, followed by a bar to watch football, 10 pints of Carling and a Sunday roast. Never attempts any of the language and is constantly ridiculed by locals who know they can't understand one word they are saying. They sit on the beach in uncomfortable temperatures, wear no sun cream, a white handkerchief on their head and sit down to dinner resembling a lobster that's been caught on the job. Such an individual can be mostly found in Spain in any location prefaced by 'Costa', the Algarve and various other areas that have been downgraded in order to make these people feel more at home.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Carol goes to the Benidorm every year and stays at the Royal George. She says they do a lovely Shepherds pie.' ...... 'Really? What a Brit abroad!' 

     [ "Slutty Abroad" ]

    1:  A variation of study abroad where one's ambitions change from being academic to purely erotic.

      * e.g.,  ... Meg: "I've only been here for a week and I've already slept with ten people... and only seven of them were boys." 


     [ "Slutty Abroad" ]

    2:  Traveling to a foreign country with the intension of engaging in sexual intercourse with one or more of the local indigenous people.

      * e.g.,  ... Al: "Wow. Way to be a slut Meg." 


     [ "Slutty Abroad" ]

    3:  Having more than normal amounts of sex outside of one's homeland.

      * e.g.,  ... Meg:"Oh my God! Slutty Abroad! LOL!!!!!" 

     [ "Sleeping Abroad" ]

    1: The act of spending the night with someone in their bed; Sleeping in another person's bed; Getting laid in a bed that is not your own

      * e.g.,  ... Brian, "Yo man you didn't come home last night." Chris, "I was sleeping abroad at Laura's, oh yea." 

     [ "abroad wedding" ]

    1: What Jamie Morton from the My Dad Wrote A Porno podcast calls a destination wedding… (S4 E2 “Tony’s Secret”)

      * e.g.,  ... Jamie: “That’s why I like abroad weddings because they’re always like a bit of a party..” Alice and James: “Abroad wedding?!” 

     [ "devil's abroad" ]

    1: "the devil's abroad", i.e., destruction and death from wild and furious forces are eminent; all hell has broken loose.

      * e.g.,  ... "The Devil's abroad!" , shouted the deck hand as the giant fish rammed the flailing craft and stove in its timbers. 


     [ "devil's abroad" ]

    2: Reference, * Gillespie*, Sir Henry John Newbolt's poetic account of the Vellore Mutiny of 1806

     [ "Study Abroad" ]

    1: Basically, a six-month paid vacation for rich kids who've never worked a day in their lives. It involves little-to-no studying, spending upwards of $15,000 that they did not earn themselves, partying, drinking, and traveling. It is often confused with the term "academic experience," although far from it. These students feel study abroad is "right" not a "privilege" and feel that it makes them better than the rest of the population.

      * e.g.,  ... Susie: "Oh my gosh! It was amazing! Three weeks ago I went to Prague, Germany and London. Next week I'm going to Rome, Florence, and Perugia and my parents are totally supportive." Angela: "That's great. Did you save up during high school and your summer job?" Susie: Save? That's what poor kids do. My dad paid for this-- I just have to pay for my souvenirs, but even then it's off my parent's card!" Angela: "Oh" Susie: "Yeah, this whole homework thing is getting in the way of my Study Abroad vacation." 

     [ "back abroad in it" ]

    1: in the middle of nowhere

      * e.g.,  ... where are you? 'connemara, back abroad in it' 

     [ "All Abroad" ]

    1: This is the name of a new law proposed by the governor of California (D). The new law is supposed to help the state in its naturalization processes and targets illegal immigrants.

      * e.g.,  ... In an attempt to bridge any communication barriers, the governor is taking” Everyday Spanish for beginners”. 

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