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Crooked Joe [10] Joe Biden: 46th president of the United States; 47th vice president of the United States; former U.S. senator from Delaware; Trump's opponent who defeated him in the 2020 United States presidential election: Joe Hiden' [11] Sleepy Joe [12] Slow Joe [13] Mini Mike Bloomberg [14] [15] Michael Bloomberg
The crooked man is reputed to be the Scottish General Sir Alexander Leslie, who signed a covenant securing religious and political freedom for Scotland. The "crooked stile" in the poem was the alliance between the parliaments of England and Scotland or the border between the two, depending on the source. "They all lived together in a little ...
Alligator bait, ' gator bait: [4] [5] A racist slur used to describe black children and young people, comparing their worth to bait used to catch alligators; the term ' gator bait was banned from a common cheer in Florida due to its offensive meaning, and is generally no longer used. Ancient: An insulting term to refer to an older person or ...
Former President Trump said Tuesday he is switching up a couple of the famous nicknames he uses for two of his top political opponents. “I even changed his name,” Trump said of President Biden ...
Term Location of origin Targeted demographic Meaning origin and notes References Campbellite: United States: Followers of Church of Christ: Followers of the Church of Christ, from American Restoration Movement leaders Thomas Campbell and Alexander Campbell, the latter being one of two key people considered the founders of the movement.
Drew Barrymore recalls how Jimmy Fallon told her she had a crooked smile while they were working on the movie "Fever Pitch."
If a sick person is found, a healing ritual may be performed using tobacco and singing. The tobacco is burned, and wood ashes are blown over the sick person. The community then gathers at the longhouse where the False Faces enter and sit on the floor. The people bring tobacco which is collected as they arrive, and burned when the ceremony begins.
By hook or by crook" is an English phrase meaning "by any means necessary", suggesting that any means possible should be taken to accomplish a goal. The phrase was first recorded in the Middle English Controversial Tracts of John Wyclif in 1380. [1] [2]