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While the term "hotpants" is used generically to describe extremely short shorts, [1] similar garments had been worn since the 1930s. [1] These garments, however, were designed mainly for sports, beachwear and leisure wear, while hotpants were innovative in that they were made from non-activewear fabrics such as velvet, silk, crochet, fur and leather, and styled explicitly to be worn on the ...
Pejorative terms for men (1 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Slang terms for men" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Use of the term "Hooray Henry" became common in Britain in the 1950s, originally to refer to the boisterous fans of jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton (pictured).. The term was originally coined as "Hoorah Henry" in 1936 by Eric Partridge, [1] [3] [7] [8] though Albert Jack (2006) has challenged the idea that Partridge made the term popular, crediting Jim Godbolt with the correct explanation of ...
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).
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The character Daisy Duke, played by Catherine Bach in The Dukes of Hazzard, wore very short cutoffs. The style became known in the 1970s as Daisy Dukes, a term used into the 2020s. [6] Very short denim shorts were the dominant style for both men and women of the 1970s. [7] In the 1980s, long jorts with high waists and light washes were popular.
Maybe it’s because it’s a long word. Maybe it’s just bound to happen in a college town. Regardless of the reason, many people in Bloomington refer to the city as “B-Town,” “Bloom ...
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