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

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    lammed off Ran away or escaped [17] large. Main article: United States dollar. $1,000 e.g.Twenty large would be $20,000 [17] law, the Police officer [283] Laying on the hip smoking opium [79] lay off Smoke of opium [284] lay out 1. Defeat or overcome i.e. to lay out someone [284] 2. Knock someone out in a fight [284] 3. Kill someone [284] lead

  3. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Originated from a remixed video of Kermit the Frog from Sesame Street and a Kermit the Frog doll falling off a building. [15] Kick the bucket [2] To die Informal In suicidal hanging. [16] Also 'kick off' . [1] Kick the calendar To die Slang, informal Polish saying. 'Calendar' implies somebody's time of death (kicking at particular moment of time)

  4. List of garments having different names in American and ...

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    One-piece loungewear garment worn by children and adults onesie [12] one-piece, jumpsuit, long johns Long sleeve and long legs one-piece garment for babies worn as sleep and everyday wear babygrow, [13] sleepsuit, [14] babygro [13] sleeper, [15] one-piece, pajamas, sleep and play Longsleeve or short sleeve one-piece outfit worn as everyday wear

  5. Redneck - Wikipedia

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    The term originally characterized farmers that had a red neck, caused by sunburn from long hours working in the fields.A citation from 1893 provides a definition as "poorer inhabitants of the rural districts ... men who work in the field, as a matter of course, generally have their skin stained red and burnt by the sun, and especially is this true of the back of their necks". [15]

  6. Crop top - Wikipedia

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    In the 1980s, cut-off crop tops became more common as part of the aerobics craze and as a result of the popularity of the movie Flashdance. Singer Madonna wore a mesh crop top in her music video for the song "Lucky Star". [12] In the 2010s, the crop top experienced a revival due to the popularity of 1990s fashion and they still remain popular ...

  7. Ready-to-wear - Wikipedia

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    Ready-to-wear clothing display of a U.S. Walmart department retailer in 2007. Ready-to-wear (RTW) – also called prêt-à-porter, or off-the-rack or off-the-peg in casual use – is the term for garments sold in finished condition in standardized sizes, as distinct from made-to-measure or bespoke clothing tailored to a particular person's frame.

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    If you love Scrabble, you'll love the wonderful word game fun of Just Words. Play Just Words free online!

  9. Midriff - Wikipedia

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    "Midriff" is a very old term in the English language, coming into use before 1000 AD. [1]In Old English it was written as "midhrif", with the old word "hrif" literally meaning stomach; [2] in Middle English, it was "mydryf ". [1]