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  2. List of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    Generation Z slang differs from slang of prior generations. [1] [2] Ease of communication with the internet facilitated the rapid proliferation of Gen Z slang. [2] [3] [4] Many Gen Z slang terms were not originally coined by Gen Z members, and were already in usage or simply made more mainstream.

  3. Glossary of bird terms - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    Ethnic slurs. Cracker: In the United States, the use of "cracker" as a pejorative term for a white person does not come from the use of bullwhips by whites against slaves in the Atlantic slave trade. The term comes from an old sense of "boaster" or "braggart"; alternatively, it may come from "corn-cracker". [ 15]

  5. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. List of gestures - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. To stop nail-biting, skin picking and hair pulling, new ... - AOL

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    For people who can’t stop biting their nails or picking at their skin, a new study suggests that a simple technique could help. Body-focused repetitive behaviors — compulsively pulling or ...

  8. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Slang New York Slang for saying something is over. On the wrong side of the grass Dead Euphemistic slang Refers to the practice of burying the dead. Such individuals are below the grass as opposed to above it, hence being on the "wrong side". Get smoked To be killed Slang An hero To commit suicide Slang Related to the suicide of Mitchell Henderson.

  9. What is 'preppy'? The old slang has a new meaning

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    Whereas the slang word “ basic ” describes someone perceived as “boring or a non-conforming person,” preppy conveys simplicity or predictability, according to Bark’s chief parenting ...