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  2. Whistling - Wikipedia

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    Pucker whistling is the most common form in much Western music. Typically, the tongue tip is lowered, often placed behind the lower teeth, and the pitch altered by varying the position of the tongue. Although varying the degree of pucker will change the pitch of a pucker whistle, expert pucker whistlers will generally only make small variations ...

  3. Pucker factor - Wikipedia

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    The term applies only to an individual's response in a crisis situation; [1] it does not pertain to an individual's stress levels outside of a crisis context. Pucker factor (PF) is usually quantified on a scale of 1 to 10, [2] with a higher value relating to higher anxiety. That said, neither a low nor a high pucker factor is necessarily good.

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

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    While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.

  5. Detroit Slang - AOL

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    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 ...

  6. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    The term Black Twitter comprises a large network of Black users on the platform and their loosely coordinated interactions, many of which accumulate into trending topics due to its size ...

  7. Dog whistle (politics) - Wikipedia

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    Australian political theorist Robert E. Goodin argues that the problem with dog-whistling is that it undermines democracy, because if voters have different understandings of what they were supporting during a campaign, the fact that they were seeming to support the same thing is "democratically meaningless" and does not give the dog-whistler a ...

  8. Denzel Washington and King Charles Just Met and It Was Not ...

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    EDDIE MULHOLLAND/POOL/AFP via Getty Images. Then, it was King Charles's turn to make things awkward.There was a long pause (where, TBH, I wanted to yell, "SOMEBODY SAY SOMETHING") before the king ...

  9. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Hebrew slang for police officers. Comes from the word "Kachol", which means blue. Kaka Slang for police in Maharashtra, literally means paternal uncle. [39] Khatmal Slang for police in Hyderabad, India which literally means bed bugs in Indian languages. [39] Maatia kukura Meaning khaki dog in English, is a derogatory word for police in Odisha ...