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boots

adv. degree
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbuts// UK //bˈuːts// boots Archaic Slang

adv. used after an adjective to show that something is very intense or extreme. It is a playful way to add emphasis to how you are feeling.

adv. used as a post-adjectival intensifier to indicate a high degree or extreme state. Informal and slang in register, it typically follows a predicative adjective.


SIMPLE

I am tired boots after that long walk.

CONTEXTUAL

The movie was emotional boots, and everyone in the theater was crying by the end.

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Usage

Typically follows the adjective it modifies rather than preceding it.

Pitfall

I am boots tired.I am tired boots.As a slang intensifier, this word follows the adjective it modifies instead of coming before it like 'very' or 'really'.

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