Zelda

obsolete slang A homely and uninteresting woman. She's terribly sweet, but she's a bit of a Zelda, don't you think? I got stuck next to a real Zelda at dinner. I thought I would die of boredom from hearing her prattle on all evening!

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Zelda

(ˈzɛldə)

n. a dull and ugly female. (see also Clyde.) Nobody’s gonna call my sister a Zelda and get away with it.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

athlete
be a (something) in the making
crisis
come out on top
be dragging (one's) feet
be dragging your feet
as the case may be
be not much of a (something)
not be much of a something
have got what it takes

References in periodicals archive

LEGEND OF ZELDA: D OCARINA OF TIME 3D F (12+) Nintendo 3DS Out June 17

Zelda takes 3DS to new dimension; Your games.. gadgets.. & gigs

London, Feb 9 (ANI): Kate Moss's engagement ring was inspired by one of the 20th century's ultimate hellraisers- party animal Zelda Fitzgerald, it has emerged.

Kate Moss' engagement ring inspired by Zelda Fitzgerald

The first two books took us to Nazi-occupied Poland, where two young children, a boy called Felix and his friend Zelda try to survive the Holocaust--but unfortunately only one of them makes it.

Gleitzman, Morris: Now

** KILLEEN, Gretel I love you Zelda Bloo Penguin, 2010 184pp $19.95 pbk ISBN 9780143011606 SCIS 1454716

Killeen, Gretel: I love you Zelda Bloo

Zelda is a chihuahua who has spent the last month in a foster home recovering from neglect and pneumonia, and is finally well enough to be adopted to a new home.

LOOKING FOR A HOME

Video games have been elevated in status from games and toys to works of art in and of themselves, and any familiar with the Zelda universe will find this analyzed and considered in this first philosophical investigation of the rules of Hyrule and the elements of Zelda's universe.

The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy

Zelda Coleman, now 87, served as a Lance Corporal in the Auxiliary Territorial Service - the women's branch of the British Army - in Chilwell, Nottingham, for most of the war.

Lance Corporal Zelda gets her war medal at last

The incident happened when a shopping bag caught the starter switch of Zelda Whitmore's mobility scooter turned on the electric motor and set it off across a busy road at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh.

Freedom for scooter users after accident

Edited by Zeid Nasser The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess?

GAME Zone

Zelda Fitzgerald receives little mention in the Historical Guide, and the attacks Fitzgerald scholars have launched against her recent biographer-champions suggest that she remains a disturbing figure--disturbing assumptions about history, literary-history, genius, and aesthetic value.

Curnutt, Kirk, Ed. A Historical Guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald

Laura McGee Kvasnosky's ZELDA AND IVY THE RUNAWAYS (0763626899, $14.99) returns the fabulous fox sisters to readers with a fresh new story of sisters.

Candlewick Press

He rescues Zelda, a little girl whose parents have been brutally murdered in their farmyard, and brings her with him on his search.

Once

The prize-winning Hebrew poetry of Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky (1914-1984) is hardly known to American readers, but Marcia Falk aims to change all that with her recent comprehensive translation of Mishkovsky's work in The Spectacular Difference.

Zelda's poetry, Marcia Falk's translation

News & World Report (21 June) headed Saving Zelda tells us "Careless Princess Zelda has been kidnapped again--this time by a wind demon--which means no rest for the spritely hero, Link."

Beware spritely and hobgoblinic consistency; turn now to bosenmate, and cow testicles

However, 20th-century celebrity pairings start ed earlier with Zelda and F Scott Fitzgerald.

Elson's Column: The memory makers

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释义	Zelda Zelda obsolete slang A homely and uninteresting woman. She's terribly sweet, but she's a bit of a Zelda, don't you think? I got stuck next to a real Zelda at dinner. I thought I would die of boredom from hearing her prattle on all evening! Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Zelda (ˈzɛldə) n. a dull and ugly female. (see also Clyde.) Nobody’s gonna call my sister a Zelda and get away with it. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: athlete be a (something) in the making crisis come out on top be dragging (one's) feet be dragging your feet as the case may be be not much of a (something) not be much of a something have got what it takes References in periodicals archive LEGEND OF ZELDA: D OCARINA OF TIME 3D F (12+) Nintendo 3DS Out June 17 Zelda takes 3DS to new dimension; Your games.. gadgets.. & gigs London, Feb 9 (ANI): Kate Moss's engagement ring was inspired by one of the 20th century's ultimate hellraisers- party animal Zelda Fitzgerald, it has emerged. Kate Moss' engagement ring inspired by Zelda Fitzgerald The first two books took us to Nazi-occupied Poland, where two young children, a boy called Felix and his friend Zelda try to survive the Holocaust--but unfortunately only one of them makes it. Gleitzman, Morris: Now ** KILLEEN, Gretel I love you Zelda Bloo Penguin, 2010 184pp $19.95 pbk ISBN 9780143011606 SCIS 1454716 Killeen, Gretel: I love you Zelda Bloo Zelda is a chihuahua who has spent the last month in a foster home recovering from neglect and pneumonia, and is finally well enough to be adopted to a new home. LOOKING FOR A HOME Video games have been elevated in status from games and toys to works of art in and of themselves, and any familiar with the Zelda universe will find this analyzed and considered in this first philosophical investigation of the rules of Hyrule and the elements of Zelda's universe. The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy Zelda Coleman, now 87, served as a Lance Corporal in the Auxiliary Territorial Service - the women's branch of the British Army - in Chilwell, Nottingham, for most of the war. Lance Corporal Zelda gets her war medal at last The incident happened when a shopping bag caught the starter switch of Zelda Whitmore's mobility scooter turned on the electric motor and set it off across a busy road at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh. Freedom for scooter users after accident Edited by Zeid Nasser The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess? GAME Zone Zelda Fitzgerald receives little mention in the Historical Guide, and the attacks Fitzgerald scholars have launched against her recent biographer-champions suggest that she remains a disturbing figure--disturbing assumptions about history, literary-history, genius, and aesthetic value. Curnutt, Kirk, Ed. A Historical Guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald Laura McGee Kvasnosky's ZELDA AND IVY THE RUNAWAYS (0763626899, $14.99) returns the fabulous fox sisters to readers with a fresh new story of sisters. Candlewick Press He rescues Zelda, a little girl whose parents have been brutally murdered in their farmyard, and brings her with him on his search. Once The prize-winning Hebrew poetry of Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky (1914-1984) is hardly known to American readers, but Marcia Falk aims to change all that with her recent comprehensive translation of Mishkovsky's work in The Spectacular Difference. Zelda's poetry, Marcia Falk's translation News & World Report (21 June) headed Saving Zelda tells us "Careless Princess Zelda has been kidnapped again--this time by a wind demon--which means no rest for the spritely hero, Link." Beware spritely and hobgoblinic consistency; turn now to bosenmate, and cow testicles However, 20th-century celebrity pairings start ed earlier with Zelda and F Scott Fitzgerald. Elson's Column: The memory makers
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