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Early series focused on her children attempting to make enough money (in English slang, "bread") to support the family through various illicit means. [2] [3] [4] Later series saw less emphasis on moneymaking schemes, and more storylines focusing on the characters' love lives and marriages.
This is a list of catchphrases found in American and British english language television and film, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression that has gained usage beyond its initial scope.
In the Zork series of games, the Great Underground Empire has its own system of measurements, the most frequently referenced of which is the bloit. Defined as the distance the king's favorite pet can run in one hour (spoofing a popular legend about the history of the foot), the length of the bloit varies dramatically, but the one canonical conversion to real-world units puts it at ...
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.
Today, "snatched" is an expression that conveys that someone is "on point" with their look: "Your entire outfit looks snatched today, girl!" The term is commonly used to compliment someone's body ...
The locals of Cincinnati use slang terms and phrases that have been part of the local culture for so long, nobody stops to ask why. Once they move away from home, they realize they've been using ...
C. Cable converter box; Cable television franchise fee; CableCARD; Camera dolly; Camera operator; Camera pedestal; Carriage dispute; Central apparatus room; Television channel