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cow

1. rude slang An overweight or unattractive woman. Primarily heard in US. Did you see the cow Marty is dating? Yeesh. A: "God, I feel like such a cow in this dress!" B: "What are you talking about? You look great!" I'm almost nine months pregnant and definitely feeling like a cow. I can't even put my shoes on anymore!
2. rude slang An unpleasant, spiteful, or malicious woman. Primarily heard in UK. A: "I heard Janet stole his money before she left him, and now she's suing to get custody of the kids." B: "Dear lord, what a cow." A: "She spent the whole date saying nasty things about her co-workers and complaining about the food." B: "She sounds like a bit of a cow." Can you get her to calm down first? No good will come of it if she calls the company while acting like a cow.
3. informal Beef. Primarily heard in UK. A: "Do you want a hamburger?" B: "No thanks, I stopped eating cow about two years ago." A: "Do you ever eat pork?" B: "Only once in a blue moon. I prefer cow." I know that your brother doesn't eat cow, so I'm grilling hamburgers for us and chicken for him.
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cow

n. a fat or ugly woman. (Cruel.) Wouldn’t you think a cow like that would go on a diet?
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Air, who was visiting Cowes Week for the first time, described the event as "so much fun", and said she had been "really looking forward" to getting out to sea.
A RNLI spokesman said: "On the way to Cowes, the injured man told the crew that dislocation of his shoulder was a recurring problem for him.
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