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The simplest etymology for do-rag is that it is named as such because it is a rag worn to protect one's hairdo. However, one writer in The New York Times claims that the correct spelling of the word is durag. [3] An alternative etymology claims that name should be spelled dew-rag, and dew is a euphemism for sweat. [4]
This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English.There are differing approaches to the romanization of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet); thus, the spelling of some of the words in this list may be variable (for example, shlep is a variant of schlep, and shnozz, schnoz).
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Hyphenate all numbers under 100 that need more than one word. For example, $73 is written as “seventy-three,” and the words for $43.50 are “Forty-three and 50/100.” You don’t need to ...
Five-and-dime, dime store, a store selling cheap merchandise; a dime a dozen, so abundant as to be worth little (UK: ten a penny); on a dime, in a small space ("turn on a dime", UK: turn on a sixpence) or immediately ("stop on a dime", UK: stop on a sixpence); nickel-and-dime, originally an adjective meaning "involving small amounts of money ...
The form is cyclic: that is, the opening melody is revisited at the end of the piece. Cyclic form is rare among Joplin's rags. [5] Joplin's usage of Italian tempo indications in "Magnetic Rag" has been interpreted as his intention to give the piece a serious aspect in a similar manner to Treemonisha and "Scott Joplin's New Rag". [6] "
Rag (typography), the ragged edge of a block of text; Recombination-activating gene, encoding enzymes RAG-1 and RAG-2; RAG rating (Red, Amber, Green), a traffic light rating system; Rags (dog) (1916–1936), 1st Infantry Division (United States) mascot in World War I; The Rag (club), alternative name for the Army and Navy Club in London
The word can be traced to incel-centric online forums from as early as 2016 where members, mostly men, discuss how to maintain dominant social status using their appearances. MEWING: b.