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  2. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    "When Hell freezes over" [2] and "A cold day in Hell" [3] are based on the understanding that Hell is eternally an extremely hot place. The "Twelfth of Never" will never come to pass. [4] A song of the same name was written by Johnny Mathis in 1956. "On Tibb's Eve" refers to the saint's day of a saint who never existed. [5] "When two Sundays ...

  3. Italian profanity - Wikipedia

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    The Italian language is a language with a large set of inflammatory terms and phrases, almost all of which originate from the several dialects and languages of Italy, such as the Tuscan dialect, which had a very strong influence in modern standard Italian, and is widely known to be based on Florentine language. [1]

  4. Category:Italian slang - Wikipedia

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  5. Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people ...

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    Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests ...

  6. When pigs fly - Wikipedia

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    Similar phrases in English include "when hell freezes over" and "monkeys might fly out of my butt", popularized in Wayne's World skits and movies. They are examples of adynata. [5] An exact phrase exists in Spanish, Cuando los chanchos vuelen, literally meaning "when pigs fly".

  7. In recent years, terms like “stressy depressy” and “menty b” have been used as shorthand to talk about mental health and mental illness. While such language can help destigmatize mental ...

  8. Quebec French profanity - Wikipedia

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    In Italian, although to a lesser extent, some analogous words are in use: in particular, ostia and (more so in the past) sacramento are relatively common expressions in the northeast, which are lighter (and a little less common) than the typical blasphemies in use in Italy, such as porco Dio (pig god) and porca Madonna (see Italian profanity).

  9. Australian slang terms every visitor should know - AOL

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    No wukkas. No worries, don’t worry about it, all good. She’ll be right. According to ANU, Australian English often uses the feminine pronoun “she,” whereas standard English would use “it.”