Ranço is a masculine noun originally used to characterize foods with a bitter taste and/or the stench of rotten fatty foods.
As the language is alive, over time some words gain new meanings, starting to have a wider range of meanings and related expressions.
With the word "rancid" it was no different and throughout its existence, it gained a new meaning, this time figuratively.
This new sense, considered slang, represents a kind of negative feeling that a person feels towards something or someone.
What does "rancid" slang mean?
The figurative meaning of "rancid" is based on the original meaning of the word, which defines a certain smell/taste as unpleasant.
Slang, in turn, is used to describe certain people or unpleasant situations.
The use of the word "rancid" as slang can indicate a feeling of disgust and/or aversion towards something or someone.
This negative feeling turns out to be a kind of resentment that can be caused by various reasons, such as hurt, resentment, jealousy, envy, political differences, etc.
See also the meaning of resentment.
Expressions with the word "rancid"
The use of the word "rancid" as slang is not exclusive to young people, on the contrary, it is commonly used among various age groups.
The word fell in favor of the population and went on to integrate some expressions.
Below are some of the more common expressions with the word "rancid", their respective meanings and examples that illustrate their use.
To be rancid (of something/someone)
When we say that a person has rancidity about someone or something, we are referring to a more permanent feeling of revulsion and disgust, which can even border on a kind of disgust; disgust.
He has rancidity from his ex-girlfriend.
Get rancid (from something/someone)
When a person gets rancid from another or something, he develops a feeling of aversion towards that person or thing.
Since he cheated on his own mother, I got rancid from him.
Being rancid (of something/someone)
It is an expression of very similar meaning to the expression "to have rancidity (of something/someone)", but with a slight difference due to the use of the verb "to be", which indicates the idea of state.
In other words, we can say that rancidity may not be permanent.
I've been rancid with her since she lied to me.
See also the meaning of aversion and disgust.
Rancidity on social media
With the increasing influence of social networks on people's daily lives, the word rancid was widely spread throughout the virtual universe, coming to integrate several hashtags, memes and posts, including famous ones.
See below for some examples.
Posts with the word "rancid"
Newspaper headlines with the word "rancid"
Memes with the word "rancid"
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