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  2. Urban Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Urban Dictionary Screenshot Screenshot of Urban Dictionary front page (2018) Type of site Dictionary Available in English Owner Aaron Peckham Created by Aaron Peckham URL urbandictionary.com Launched December 9, 1999 ; 25 years ago (1999-12-09) Current status Active Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in ...

  3. Banty Raids - Wikipedia

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    A curmudgeon old rooster expels a young, pint-sized (bantam, aka "banty") rooster — who fancies himself as a hip beatnik and ladies' man — from the barnyard after repeatedly disturbing the peace with rock music. The banty, after regaining his senses (and shooting his guitar), sees the neighboring barnyard is full of hens and is immediately ...

  4. List of urban legends - Wikipedia

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    An urban legend, myth, or tale is a modern genre of folklore. It often consists of fictional stories associated with the macabre, superstitions, ghosts, demons, cryptids, extraterrestrials, creepypasta, and other fear generating narrative elements. Urban legends are often rooted in local history and popular culture.

  5. Glossary of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    Dictionary.com implies that the origins for the two meanings had little to do with each other. [110] out of pocket To be crazy, wild, or extreme, sometimes to an extent that is considered too far. [3] [111] owned Used to refer to defeat in a video game, or domination of an opposition. Also less commonly used to describe defeat in sports.

  6. Glossary of BDSM - Wikipedia

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    Two women mummified with pallet wrap and duct tape, restraining their entire bodies, at Exxxotica 2013 Mummification: Full body bondage that completely immobilizes the one wrapped up. [66] [67] Munch: A non-sexual BDSM meetup at a "vanilla" location with appropriate attire. Munches are typically networking, education and community events rather ...

  7. The Surprising Origins of 'Break a Leg'—and Why Performers ...

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    Some theater history buffs think "break a leg" might be a cousin of the German phrase "Hals- und Beinbruch," which means "neck and leg break." Others connect it to the Hebrew blessing "hatzlakha u ...

  8. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Woman's legs [147] gander 1. Dressing up; Getting ready and duding up [147] 2. Look, close scrutiny, glance e.g. Take a gander at those gams [183] 3. Criminal lookout [183] gandy dancer. Main article: Gandy dancer. A member of a crew responsible for attaching rails to ties, often called a section hand or track laborer [184] gashouse rough [17 ...

  9. Cock a doodle doo - Wikipedia

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    The first two lines were used to mock the cockerel's (rooster in US) "crow". [1] The first full version recorded was in Mother Goose's Melody , published in London around 1765. [ 1 ] By the mid-nineteenth century, when it was collected by James Orchard Halliwell , it was very popular and three additional verses, perhaps more recent in origin ...