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Statue of an angel blowing a kiss. An air kiss, blown kiss, or thrown kiss is a ritual or social gesture whose meaning is basically the same as that of many forms of kissing. The air kiss is a pretence of kissing: the lips are pursed as if kissing, but without actually touching the other person's body.
A Syrian blows over his child to avert the evil eye. Some still blow three times over a strange spoon before using it, and in Alaska the medicine man blows into the nose and mouth of a patient to drive out the daemon of disease. [113]
In some African and Caribbean countries, a similarly obscene gesture is extending all five digits with the palm facing forward, meaning "you have five fathers" (thus calling someone a bastard). [9] In Iraqi and Assyrian culture, abruptly thrusting the palm of the hand to someone means they are worthy of shame and are dishonourable.
The Cynic philosopher Diogenes, pictured by Gérôme with the large jar in which he lived; when strangers at the inn were expressing their wish to catch sight of the great orator Demosthenes, Diogenes is said to have stuck out his middle finger and exclaimed "This, for you, is the demagogue of the Athenians."
Giuliani himself then sent a letter to the judge — two days after blowing the initial deadline — asking for a 30-day extension, because he needs “more time” to find an attorney. He says ...
blip off Kill someone [20] blooey Condition when one has gone to pieces [8] blotto Alternate names for intoxicated [41] [b] § drunk blouse Leave from somewhere [8] blow 1. Crazy party [8] 2. Leave [8] 3. Big wad in nightclubs; spend one's money excessively or irresponsibly [42] 4. Cocaine [42] blow someone down Kill or murder someone; blow ...
Image credits: noodle-goat #10. For me I guess it’s more confirmed than changed. My husband and I were at an amusement park recently with friends and their eight year old daughter who had gone ...
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