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Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A A-1 First class abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so ...
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")
Some slang becomes part of the American lexicon, while other words slip away over time. ... Deriving from the American soft drink Moxie made since 1885, the term became popular in the 1930s to ...
A bite to eat and a drink [2] Bit-an'-crimp: Every last scrap of something [2] Biver To shake or quiver with cold or fear Black Bards Rooks (or 'storytellers') Black-bob Cockroach Blatch: Black or sooty [2] Blather: An uproar [2] Bleare To cry outload and fretful like a child Blether To bleat or blare much; to talk noisily Blood beads Berries ...
to persuade someone to be one's date or sex partner (slang) (on the pull) seeking a date or sex partner (slang) to move something towards oneself an injury to a muscle, tendon, or ligament, e.g. "I've pulled my hamstring." to carry out a task (esp. milit.) ("to pull guard duty")
Aqua vitae / ˌ æ k w ə ˈ v iː t eɪ / (Latin for "water of life") or aqua vita is an archaic name for a strong aqueous solution of ethanol. These terms could also be applied to weak ethanol without rectification. [1] Usage was widespread during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, although its origin is likely much earlier. This Latin term ...
As with all armed forces throughout history, the French Grande Armée of the Napoleonic Wars used a colorful and extensive vocabulary of slang terms to describe their lives, times and circumstances and express their reactions towards them. This is a partial glossary article meant to supplement the articles on La Grande Armée and Military slang ...
(archaic or dated in UK; UK and US: obliged) [687] [688] [689] obstruction of justice (England and Wales: perverting the course of justice ; Scotland: defeating the ends of justice )