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cynical(dictionary)
Hackney(tourism)
Hackney's(tourism)
Hackney(dictionary)
hackney(2)(dictionary)
hackney(1)(dictionary)
Hackney flights(tourism)
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Hackney airports(tourism)

hackney carriage (oh) and cynical (oh)


hackney carriage (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Hackney; HACKNEYED]
a carriage pulled by a horse, used in the past like a taxi
also hackney cab formal
a taxi

cynical (oh)



unwilling to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something
::a cynical view of human Nature
cynical about
::The public is cynical about election promises.
not caring that something might not be morally right, might hurt someone etc, when you are trying to get something for yourself
::a cynical disregard for international agreements
-- cynically /-kli/ adv