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hard stuff

hard stuff
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahrd stuhf]
    • /hɑrd stʌf/
    • /hɑːd stʌf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrd stuhf]
    • /hɑrd stʌf/

Definitions of hard stuff words

  • noun hard stuff strongly addictive drugs. 1
  • noun hard stuff liquor with a high alcoholic content; hard liquor. 1
  • noun hard stuff liquor, alcoholic drink 1

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Origin of hard stuff

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hard stuff

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hard stuff popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hard stuff usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hard stuff

noun hard stuff

  • smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
  • liquor — a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
  • drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
  • booze — Booze is alcoholic drink.
  • intoxicant — an intoxicating agent, as alcoholic liquor or certain drugs.

Antonyms for hard stuff

noun hard stuff

  • solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.

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