(British) A fog that comes from the sea.
(British) A fog that comes from the sea.
A sea-fret had blurred the far dunes and clouds of wood-smoke were piling up from the horizon, and as we watched, two thick, butter-coloured pillars of sunlight stepped slowly over the far, unmoving waves; sometimes even Dame Nature over…
"sea fret" means: A fog that comes from the sea.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"sea fret" means: A fog that comes from the sea.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(especially, Northern England, Scotland) Thick, cold, wet fog along the northeastern coast of Northern England and Scotland.
(British, Canada, informal) A dense, yellowish fog, often mixed with smoke; a pea-soup fog, a smog.
(obsolete, except, Northern England, Scotland, or, poetic) Of the sea, wind, etc.: fierce; raging; stormy, tempestuous.
(slang) The sea.
"sea fret" means: A fog that comes from the sea.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (British) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“You actually get to see these moments in my two completed stories (FROM THE SEA FRET and THE STRINGS OF WILLIS MANOR)! They happen at different points in each story, but the switch in mood is so obvious, you can't miss it.”
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(Australia) The sea breeze that blows from the Indian Ocean over Perth, Western Australia.