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    [Noun]  | "ma*roon" | \ mə-ˈrün \


    1: a dark red

    Origin: 1779 ;

     French marron Spanish chestnut;

    [Noun]  | "maroon" 


    1: a person who is marooned

    2: a Black person of the Americas who escaped slavery and formed or joined a free and often secluded settlement or a descendant of such a person; especially usually Maroon : a maroon of the West Indies or Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries or a descendant of such a person

    Origin: 1666 ;

     Probably from French maron, marron feral, fugitive, modification of American Spanish cimarrón wild, savage;

    [Noun]  | "liv*er" | \ ˈli-vər \


    1: a large very vascular glandular organ of vertebrates that secretes bile and causes important changes in many of the substances contained in the blood (as by converting sugars into glycogen which it stores up until required and by forming urea)

    2: any of various large compound glands associated with the digestive tract of invertebrate animals and probably concerned with the secretion of digestive enzymes

    3: a determinant of the quality or temper of a human being

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English lifer; akin to Old High German lebra liver;

    [Noun]  | "liv*er" | \ ˈli-vər \


    1: one that lives especially in a specified way

    2: resident

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "maroon" 


    1: to put ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave to one's fate

    2: to place or leave in isolation or without hope of ready escape

    Origin: circa 1726 ;

    [Verb]  | "maroon" 


    1: to cause to remain behind;


      * e.g., " ... sailors marooned on a desert island "




     [ "maroon" ]

    1: A term of derision often uttered by Bugs Bunny when referring to an interaction with a dopey adversary. It is a mispronunciation of the word "Moron"

      * e.g.,  ... "What a Maroon!" "Will ya get a load of this maroon" 

     [ "maroon" ]

    1:  A color between red and brown

      * e.g.,  ...  She's wearing maroon pants 

     [ "maroon" ]

    2:  A stupid person; a fool

      * e.g.,  ...  "What a maroon." -- Bugs Bunny 

     [ "maroon" ]

    1: A malapropism and favorite expression of Bugs Bunny, after outwitting Elmer Fudd. Usually uttered by Bugs this while walking away and wiping his hands in satisfaction. The joke of course is that Bugs mispronounces "moron."

      * e.g.,  ... Bugs: "What a maroon." 

     [ "maroon" ]

    1: A term used for runaway African slaves in the West Indies now known as the Caribbean.

      * e.g.,  ... At one time the teams at Missisippi State University were called the Maroons. Now they are now known as the Bulldogs. 

     [ "maroon" ]

    1: A fuckwit, elmore or jackweed. Doesn't rise to the level of moron because that is spelled correctly.

      * e.g.,  ... The maroons who ran Enron really elmored the company up. 

     [ "maroon" ]

    1: Used by Bugs Bunny as a term or derision. Possibly in reference to the 1925 Pottsville Maroons-even though they had the best record in the NFL that year, they were so dumb that they encroached on the area of another team and forfeited the NFL championship.

      * e.g.,  ... To be as stupid as a Maroon. 

     [ "maroon" ]

    1: A maroon is a common word used to describe the Queensland State of Origin Rugby League team. This is due to the colour of the team's uniform being the colour maroon. Another common word for the team are the Cane-toads, due to Queensland being where the cane toad was inrtoduced to Australia

      * e.g.,  ... Go The Mighty Maroons!!!!! 

     [ "maroon" ]

    1:  A default moron.

      * e.g.,  ...  You can depend on Rob to act like a maroon when he gets on his soapbox. 

     [ "maroon" ]

    1: Southernism for moron, especially when it is shouted form a car....

      * e.g.,  ... Ya'll is a FUCKING MAROON! 

     [ "maroon" ]

    1: The horrible colour thats forms as a result of mixing shit and blood when wiping your ass. It results in a catch 22 situation where you are forced to decide whether to carry on wiping or leave it be. The recommended solution is to continue with a wet wipe using a dabbing technique. If available, apply savlon after.

      * e.g.,  ... Anon 1: Why you walking like that? 

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