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Lists of pejorative terms for people include: List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with ...
Baling wire is also known as "haywire", from which several slang terms have arisen. The term "to go haywire", meaning to go wrong or behave unpredictably, arose either from the wire's tendency to become entangled if improperly handled, or from the wire's use to fix anything in an ad hoc manner.
List of government and military acronyms. List of U.S. government and military acronyms. List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions; List of U.S. Navy acronyms and expressions; List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions; FUBAR, a 2002 mockumentary by Michael Dowse; Neotrombicula fujigmo § Etymology; List of aviation mnemonics
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
The world’s oceans have gone “crazy haywire,” according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official, with record-high temperatures imperiling coral reefs.. Derek Manzello ...
Haywire is a 1977 memoir by actress and writer Brooke Hayward (born 1937), [1] daughter of theatrical agent and producer Leland Hayward and actress Margaret Sullavan. [2] It is a #1 New York Times Best Seller [ 3 ] and was on the newspaper's list for 17 weeks. [ 4 ]
The following partial list contains marks which were originally legally protected trademarks, but which have subsequently lost legal protection as trademarks by becoming the common name of the relevant product or service, as used both by the consuming public and commercial competitors. These marks were determined in court to have become generic.