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"Call a spade a spade" is a figurative expression.It refers to calling something "as it is" [1] —that is, by its right or proper name, without "beating about the bush", but rather speaking truthfully, frankly, and directly about a topic, even to the point of bluntness or rudeness, and even if the subject is considered coarse, impolite, or unpleasant.
Does "spade" in this context refer to the type of shovel, or the old derogatory term for a person of African heritage? 143.182.124.2 17:44, 15 June 2007 (UTC) [] The expression to call a spade a spade is thousands of years old and etymologically has nothing whatsoever to do with any racial sentiment.
Gravediggaz performing in 1997. The group's first album was originally titled Niggamortis; however, this potentially risqué title was changed to 6 Feet Deep for the American market (European versions of the album retained the original title, and also included the bonus track "Pass the Shovel"); it was released on August 9, 1994.
Spade: digs holes Shovel: moves stuff. It's sometimes said "Sometimes you have to call a spade a fucking shovel." This is incorrect. A spade digs holes. A shovel moves stuff. The fact that some folks confuse the two doesn't mean you should lower yourself to their level of ignorance -- you're a Wikipedian, aren't you? "Fucking" doesn't help.
The album, released in May 2012, was the Red Dirt bands' third studio album.It is named after a street in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, [2] where many of the album's songs were written, [3] although one of the band's members compared the name to beginning to go out on the road as a band by saying "any normalcy we had is pretty much over with". [2]
Everyday, 82-year-old Bud Caldwell goes to a local park where he bought a bench dedicated to his late wife Betty. But when a snowstorm hit Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, his daily walks became impossible.
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To call a spade a spade is to describe something clearly and directly. Rather than using oblique and obfuscating language , just "tell it like it is". While editors who consistently engage in disruptive editing are disruptive editors, and editors who consistently vandalize are vandals, it is still required that editors be civil to one another.