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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 A-1 First class 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 ...
A lot of contemporary slang is a result of, to use a teenage slang phrase, being chronically online—which means very closely engaged (maybe even obsessively so) with internet culture.
A sting, sometimes called a sounder, is a short musical phrase, primarily used in broadcasting and films as a form of punctuation. [1] For example, a sting might be used to introduce a regular section of a show, [ 2 ] indicate the end of a scene, or indicate that a dramatic climax is imminent. [ 3 ]
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).
Derived from Jamaican slang and believed to come from the term "blood brothers". boujee (US: / ˈ b uː ʒ i / ⓘ) High-class/materialistic. Derived from bourgeoisie. [19] bop A derogatory term, usually for females, suggesting excessive flirtatiousness or promiscuity. The term can also be used to describe an exceptionally good song. [20] [21 ...
Nicole Scherzinger sounds like a kid desperately clinging to those last fleeting moments of summer break before school starts. She’s calling from an airport in Portugal, having recently wrapped ...
The Dictionary of American Slang is an English slang dictionary. The first edition was edited by Stuart Flexner and Harold Wentworth and published in 1960 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company . [ 1 ] After Wentworth's death in 1965, [ 2 ] Flexner wrote a supplemented edition which was published in 1967. [ 3 ]
Getty Images 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 ...