A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
Can anyone help me decypher this statement from the DCist post:"With a slew of bars and music venues on the rise, it's lousy with comparissons [sic] to what U Street once was."It is a lousy place, compared to what U St. once was?Comparing present day H St. to the erstwhile U St. corridor makes for a lousy comparison?Spell check suggested 'lousy' over some other, semantically cohesive word?
OK, I was bored....Short answer from answers.com:lous·y (lou'zē) adj., -i·er, -i·est.1. Infested with lice.2. Extremely contemptible; nasty: a lousy trick.3. Very painful or unpleasant: a lousy headache.4. Inferior or worthless: a lousy play.5. Slang. Abundantly supplied: lousy with money.Longer answer (including etymology): http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19971222
I agree. I think the intended meaning is that one can easily compare H Street to what U Street once was (i.e. "it's lousy"=similarities abound).
Thanks, Anon. Never heard "lousy with" (meaning #5) used before.
Also, there's this review of the new bars.http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2006/06/freaks_come_out_on_h_street.html
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Can anyone help me decypher this statement from the DCist post:
"With a slew of bars and music venues on the rise, it's lousy with comparissons [sic] to what U Street once was."
It is a lousy place, compared to what U St. once was?
Comparing present day H St. to the erstwhile U St. corridor makes for a lousy comparison?
Spell check suggested 'lousy' over some other, semantically cohesive word?
OK, I was bored....
Short answer from answers.com:
lous·y (lou'zē)
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
1. Infested with lice.
2. Extremely contemptible; nasty: a lousy trick.
3. Very painful or unpleasant: a lousy headache.
4. Inferior or worthless: a lousy play.
5. Slang. Abundantly supplied: lousy with money.
Longer answer (including etymology): http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19971222
I agree. I think the intended meaning is that one can easily compare H Street to what U Street once was (i.e. "it's lousy"=similarities abound).
Thanks, Anon. Never heard "lousy with" (meaning #5) used before.
Also, there's this review of the new bars.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2006/06/freaks_come_out_on_h_street.html
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