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A dumbwaiter also known as a lazy waiter (Speiseaufzug) in the oldest restaurant in Munich, the Hundskugel, with the hand-pulled cart in the "UP" position and only the rope visible. A dumbwaiter is a small freight elevator or lift intended to carry food. Dumbwaiters found within modern structures, including both commercial, public and private ...
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Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...
Green's Dictionary of Slang (GDoS) is a multivolume dictionary defining and giving the history of English slang from around the Early Modern English period to the present day written by Jonathon Green. As a historical dictionary it covers not only slang words in use in the present
Definition: Impressive or outstanding, metaphorically meaning to "devour" a look or moment. Origin: "Ate" originated in the Black and Latina LGBTQIA+ community, used as a form of admiration and ...
Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others. The local ...
A dumbwaiter (lit. "silent waiter") is a small freight elevator. Dumbwaiter may also refer to: Lazy Susan, a small rotating table to serve food on a table; The Dumb Waiter, a 1957 one-act play by Harold Pinter; Dumb Waiters, a 1980 album by The Korgis "Dumb Waiters" (song), a 1981 song by the Psychedelic Furs
The Dictionary of American Slang is an English slang dictionary. The first edition was edited by Stuart Flexner and Harold Wentworth and published in 1960 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company. [1] After Wentworth's death in 1965, [2] Flexner wrote a supplemented edition which was published in 1967. [3]