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A woman thief who robs men in alleys [8] and how! I Strongly agree! [5] ankle To walk, e.g. "Let's ankle!" [5] anyhoo used when you want to change the topic of conversation [9] ankle excursion Walk i.e. walk home [5] apple-knocker 1. Farm laborer mostly a Fruit picker [10] 2. country bumpkin or Hick [10]
The original Ten Pounds of Gold belt was made in 1973 by an unidentified jeweler in Mexico – similar belts were made for the NWA's Mexican-based World Light Heavyweight, Middleweight and Welterweight titles. The 1973-1986 version of the "Ten Pounds of Gold" Belt. The current version is slightly modified
The Big Gold Belt is a historic professional wrestling championship belt that has represented titles in multiple promotions throughout its history. Originally designed in 1985 by silversmith Charles Crumrine and commissioned by Jim Crockett Promotions for NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair , the championship belt has three large gold ...
5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
Australian Steven Bradbury waves to the crowd after winning gold in the men's 1,000-meter short-track speed skating finals at the 2002 Winter Olympics. - Tim de Waele/Getty Images
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
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 ...
Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...