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When a person or subject is "Cooked" (As an adjective), it's the state of being in any sort of danger, physical, emotional, of failure, or of reputation. Can be used in a similar fashion to "Doomed." It can also mean to have been humiliated, embarrassed, or messed up in some way. Popularized on Twitter in early 2023.
The posterior part of the underside of a bird's head, described as "a continuation of the chin to an imaginary line drawn between the angles of the jaw ". [ 8 ]See also: gular skin. gular skin. Also defined, gular sac/throat sac; gular pouch; gular flutter. Describes the gular region when it is featherless.
All hands on deck/to the pump. All is grist that comes to the mill [a] All roads lead to Rome [a] [b] All that glitters/glistens is not gold [a] [b] All the world loves a lover [a] All things come to those who wait [a] All things must pass [a] All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy [a] [b] All you need is love.
A lot of these terms and phrases aren't necessarily exclusive to Black communities; they're accessed and adopted by a wide range of folks. But when this language gets reused by non-Black people ...
As a salute, the fingertips touch the brow of the head. As a sign the hand is held at shoulder height. The term "three-finger salute" is also applied in a joking way to the finger. Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down are common gestures of approval or disapproval made by extending the thumb upward or downward. Thumb up.
Fingernails of a nail-biter. Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking. Nail biting is very common, especially amongst ...
The term is "probably an agent noun"[7]from the word crack. The word crack was later adopted into Gaelicas the word craicmeaning a "loud conversation, bragging talk"[8][9]where this interpretation of the word is still in use in Ireland, Scotland, and Northern Englandtoday. The historical derivative of the word craicand its meaning can be seen ...
An approach called habit replacement could help nail biters quit. It could also help with skin picking and trichotillomania. To stop nail-biting, skin picking and hair pulling, new research ...