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You probably mean the word notorious which is and adjective meaning infamous; widely and unfavorably known.
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| Tue Nov 30, 2004 21:17 pm Notorious |
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infamous is gonna confuse the poor guy more hah, notorious means you are well known about something, that something usually is bad, example:
john gotti is a itialian mafia leader, he is notorious for assassinations. |
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| Tue Nov 30, 2004 21:35 pm Notorious again |
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Well, I remember a famous song by Duran Duran called Notorious and I hope none of our forum member is notorious  .
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| Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:17 am Notorious member |
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| Torsten wrote: | | ...and I hope none of our forum members is notorious |
Well, as a matter of fact, I am:
I’m notorious for my absent-mindedness, for being late (in spite of desperate last minute efforts), for my greediness, for my laziness, for keeping too much clutter, for postponing things..., but hopefully not to the point of being infamous or disreputable! |
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