SPURN
(verb) reject with contempt
"She spurned his advances"
synonyms : disdain , freeze off , pooh-pooh , reject , scorn , turn down
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Mnemonics for spurn
(Tag: eng) Spurn = s + purn. S = sex!! Purn = porn ; we disdainfully reject "sex + porn"
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(Tag: ) spur is to give heart to i.e., help.
spurn is to reject help.added by garrulous
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(Tag: global slang) boys, sprinkle spum + on, and move on, u know what i m talking about..
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(Tag: ) spurn rhymes with burn, so when your cloth is on fire, you are spurning it.
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(Tag: Language) Sounds like return. So ur friends application was returned/spurned coz he provided fake info.
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(Tag: ) spurn = s + pure + n; s is not pure i.e. should be rejected.
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(Tag: ) spurn - sounds like "spin around" an offer
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