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Broad term for a man or woman, sometimes indicating "unusual," behavior e.g. "what a funny old bird" [8] biscuit Pettable flapper [31] bit Prison sentence [35] black hats Bad person, especially a villain or criminal in a movie, novel, or play; Heavy in a movie e.g. The Black hats show up at the mansion [36] blaah No good [8] blind 1.
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Its first printed use came as early as 1991 in William G. Hawkeswood's "One of the Children: An Ethnography of Identity and Gay Black Men," wherein one of the subjects used the word "tea" to mean ...
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
The variation "barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen" has been associated with the phrase "Kinder, Küche, Kirche" (translated "children, kitchen, church"), used under the German Empire to describe a woman's role in society. A comparable phrase, "Good Wife, Wise Mother", emerged in Meiji-period Japan (1868–1912).
The term "stay-at-home mom" often refers to women who are not working for pay outside the home. Even a decade ago, Time questioned why we still use this “clunky, outdated term.” Yet here we ...
The term is used also against people with still good mental capabilities, merely due to their age. Sheng nu: A derogatory Chinese slang term loosely translating to "leftover women", used to describe unmarried older women.(see "Spinster" below) Silver fox: A sexually-attractive or promiscuous older person, typically a woman. (see "cougar" above)