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- adjective Common misspelling of
fiery . - noun Australia, colloquial A
firefighter .
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Examples
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As those of you who followed the demise of the climate bill already know, the "compromise and compromise some more" strategy crashed and burned in firey political fashion.
Jamie Henn: As the World Burns: New Yorker examines Senate's climate fail Jamie Henn 2010
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As those of you who followed the demise of the climate bill already know, the "compromise and compromise some more" strategy crashed and burned in firey political fashion.
Jamie Henn: As the World Burns: New Yorker examines Senate's climate fail Jamie Henn 2010
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As those of you who followed the demise of the climate bill already know, the "compromise and compromise some more" strategy crashed and burned in firey political fashion.
Jamie Henn: As the World Burns: New Yorker examines Senate's climate fail Jamie Henn 2010
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We either need to stop doing things like supporting murderers around the world and spending the same type of money on helping people as we do killing them OR … we need a fence that is manned by robots, electricity fences, flying drones, fire proof aligators in firey moats, etc … Either we get people on our side again or else we will need to be able to stop them from getting their revenge on us …
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Hart has been described as firey and the kind of coach that players hate at the time, but love and respect years after.
UHND.com - Notre Dame Football, Basketball, & Recruiting 2009
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I ALWAYS describe Monkey as "firey," a "little fire cracker," etc., etc..
Cheaty Monkey 2008
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The sad part is, half of the "new travel regulations" were already in place for people on the watch list ... which was lacking in the firey pants dude but includes pretty much anyone with a Middle Eastern last name or who became a US citizen after school age.
The Future of Air Travel grrm 2010
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In a light, white, split-level dining room, overlooking one of the city's oldest streets, sit at a glossy white table and order from a simple menu of arty salads, savoury boards and tapas designed for sharing: chargrilled king prawn lollipops with sweet, sour, firey and crunchy dips (£8/£15); hot smoked salmon and rocket lemon salad (£7.50/£14); slow-cooked pulled lamb and vine tomato ragu (£6/£12).
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Whether or not it does so successfully, Idol attempts to "put on a show" every week with "surprise" gospel choirs and firey screensaver-like backdrops.
Why The X Factor Bloodbath Is Good News — And Hopefully Just a Starting Point 2012
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We stayed up and thought it glorious: the shots of Springsteen steaming like a firey angel were breathtaking.
All Bruced Up « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2009
bilby commented on the word firey
Australian slang - fireman.
May 15, 2008