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  2. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...

  3. Glossary of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    Dictionary.com implies that the origins for the two meanings had little to do with each other. [110] out of pocket To be crazy, wild, or extreme, sometimes to an extent that is considered too far. [3] [111] owned Used to refer to defeat in a video game, or domination of an opposition. Also less commonly used to describe defeat in sports.

  4. Irish car bomb (cocktail) - Wikipedia

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    The whiskey is floated on top of the Irish cream in a shot glass, and the shot glass is then dropped into the stout An Irish car bomb , Irish slammer , Irish bomb shot , or Dublin drop [ 1 ] is a cocktail, similar to a boilermaker , made by dropping a bomb shot of Irish cream and Irish whiskey into a glass of Irish stout .

  5. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    (malt liquor) a type of beer with high alcohol content loaded the state of a firearm with bullets or shells in its firing chamber. bearing a load. (slang; of a person) rich drunk or high lolly Frozen water-based dessert on a stick (US: popsicle, ice pop (q.v.)) (short for lollipop) candy on a stick lot (a lot) a great deal

  6. Urban Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Urban Dictionary Screenshot Screenshot of Urban Dictionary front page (2018) Type of site Dictionary Available in English Owner Aaron Peckham Created by Aaron Peckham URL urbandictionary.com Launched December 9, 1999 ; 25 years ago (1999-12-09) Current status Active Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in ...

  7. Bartending terminology - Wikipedia

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    A negroni cocktail with an orange twist served on the rocks "On the rocks" refers to liquor poured over ice cubes, and a "rocks drink" is a drink served on the rocks.Rocks drinks are typically served in a rocks glass, highball glass, or Collins glass, all of which refer to a relatively straight-walled, flat-bottomed glass; the rocks glass is typically the shortest and widest, followed by the ...

  8. Does a glass of water ever go bad? Experts weigh in. - AOL

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    Both experts agree it’s best to store water in glass bottles with closed caps. Riese is a strong believer in glass bottles, “as glass does not give anything to water or of water, so it’s the ...

  9. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    cool box box for keeping food and liquids cool (US and UK also: cooler) cop off with (slang) to successfully engage the company of a potential sexual partner, to "pull"; to copulate (have sexual intercourse) with. coriander * when referring to the leaves, often called "cilantro" in the US cornflour