crashing bore

noun [C]

informal

Definition

› someone or something that is extremely boring: I love his books, but in person he's a crashing bore.People who are boring and old-fashionedBoredom, tedium and boring things

(Definition of crashing bore noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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crash verb (MAKE A NOISE)
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