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This is a list of catchphrases found in American and British english language television and film, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression that has gained usage beyond its initial scope.
The war against poshlost' was a cultural obsession of the Russian and Soviet intelligentsia from the 1860s to 1960s. In his novels, Turgenev "tried to develop a heroic figure who could, with the verve and abandon of a Don Quixote , grapple with the problems of Russian society, who could once and for all overcome ' poshlost ', the complacent ...
clear, carbonated, lemon-flavoured drink similar to Sprite and 7 Up (lemon and lime flavoured) non-carbonated drink made by mixing lemon juice, sugar, and water (UK: traditional lemonade) let to rent out (as real property, and denoting the transaction from the owner's perspective); Tenants "take" or "rent" the property being let. *("rooms to let")
mangina, from man and vagina [33] medevac, medical evacuation [34] motel, from motor and hotel [5] Movember, from moustache and November [2] needcessity, from need and necessity [2] phubbing, from phone and snubbing [35] prissy, from prim and fussy (or sissy) [36] scribacious, from scribe and loquacious [2] ringxiety, from ring and anxiety [2]
The word has been around since the mid-19th century. Intended as a pejorative, the word is not commonly used today, though it retains that connotation. [2] [3] The term is thought to have originated in the 1850s as lime-juicer, [4] later shortened to "limey", [5] and was originally used as a derogatory word for sailors in the Royal Navy.
During the War of the Five Kings, the Tickler tortures a variety of peasants, whilst attempting to gain information on the Brotherhood Without Banners. He is the first man killed by the assassin Jaqen H'ghar as part of his debt to Arya Stark. Bernadette (portrayed by Sara Dylan) A handmaiden of Sansa Stark, and later Cersei Lannister. When ...
Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).
~ Posh and Naughty~ Posh and Naughty is a Unique Boutique located in the Quaker Hill Section of Portsmouth, RI It is an exciting place created and owned by Trisha Smith, a single mother who came up with the idea after fighting and winning an 18 month custody battle that nearly broke her confidence, one day she used that last grain of resilency ...