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toilet (slightly vulgar slang) (bog off) go away (slightly vulgar slang, often jocular) wetland that accumulates appreciable peat deposits A plot of artificially floodable farmland used to grow cranberries (a cranberry bog) bogey dried nasal mucus usu. after extraction from the nose (US: booger) (informal) the score of one over par in golf
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 slang term meaning sexually aroused (American horny) * a male or female given name or nickname deriving from the names Randall, Randolph, or Miranda range: a line, collection, etc. of products or merchandise, as in top of the range (US: top of the line) a type of kitchen stove like that featured on the TV programme The 1900 House
Polari, a jargon that began in European ports and evolved into a shorthand used in gay subcultures, influences much of today's slang in words like "zhuzh," "drag," "camp" and "femme."
This has led to plenty of ways to communicate as well, like using shorthand and Gen Z slang, for example. In any given post or text message, you might come across abbreviations and terms like IB ...
A new analysis suggests Americans are puzzled by popular Gen-Z terms.
The letter "t" stood for "truth". "Spilling the tea" means to share gossip or rumors. [85] [160] touch grass A way of telling someone to "go outside", usually after said person is believed to have been online for too long. Believed to have originated in 2015, before experiencing a resurgence in 2020–2021. [161] [162] tweaking
Also means 'to fail' or 'to go bankrupt'. Go for a Burton: To die/break irreparably Informal British, from WWII. Go to Davy Jones's locker [2] To drown or otherwise die at sea: Euphemistic: Peregrine Pickle describes Davy Jones as 'the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep'. Go to the big [place] in the sky To die and go to ...