(chiefly, US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
(chiefly, US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(now, chiefly, AAVE, formerly more widespread) To swear at (someone); to curse out.
(transitive) To punish or criticize (someone).
(idiomatic, slang) To call out or criticise someone for something they have done wrong.
(figuratively) Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function.
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An instance of being summoned to visit a certain place in order to provide assistance; an instance of summoning someone who is on call.