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(informal) complain, whine, especially repeated complaining about minor things (e.g. "Stop whingeing" meaning "stop complaining"); cognate with whine, originated in Scottish and Northern English in the 12th century. Hence whinger (derogatory), someone who complains a lot. [173]
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The French term for the period of time during alcoholic fermentation when the wine is in contact with the solid matter such as skin, pips, stalks, in order to extract colour, flavour and tannin. [10] See also maceration. Cuvée French term, meaning vat or tank. On wine labels it is used to denote wine of a specific blend or batch. Cuverie
The slang word "bussin" means amazing, fantastic, lovely and cool. In other words, "extremely good," according to Merriam-Webster . Examples: "My food is bussin," "You look bussin" and "Let's go ...
"Bruh" means "bro" and "can be used to address anybody," according to Bark.us, a company that decodes teenage slang. Urban Dictionary , meanwhile, primarily defines "bruh" as "the best answer to ...
According to Bark.us, a company that decodes teen slang, "mid" is "a term used to describe something that is average, not particularly special, 'middle of the road.'"
French term for a liquid containing saccharose and yeast used to effect the second fermentation in sparkling wine production. Liqueur d'expedition French term for "shipping liquid" or dosage, used to top up and possibly sweeten sparkling wine after disgorging. Usually a solution of saccharose in base wine. Low wines
/ʍ/ is used in words beginning "wh" (e.g. whine). There is no H-dropping except in unstressed cases of him and her. Yod-dropping only occurs after /l/ or /s/. Most Glasgow speech is rhotic, but non-rhoticity can be found amongst some younger working-class speakers. The realisation of /r/ can be [ɹ], [ɻ] or [r]. /l/ is a dark l [ɫ] in almost ...