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hair of the dog. Main article: Hair of the dog. Taking shot of booze to help recover from a hangover especially the day after going on a Toot; also The hair of the dog that bit you [210] half Fifty-cents; 50 cents i.e. $.50 [211] half cut Happily intoxicated [21] half seas over Alternate names for intoxicated; see § drunk [212] [b] half under
closed car having two or (usu.) four doors, a front and rear seat and a separate boot/trunk (US: sedan) (saloon bar) posh bar within a pub or hotel passengers' lounge on a liner or luxury train (US approx.: parlor car) officers' dining room on a merchant ship bar, especially in the American Old West. bar that serves only spirits and no food
Chester-le-Street Chezzie-la-Rues (alludes to Danny La Rue; "Rue" is French for "street") Chesterfield Spireites, Chessies Chew Magna Maggot Munchers Chichester Chis (long i), Chitterlings, Chi-chis (pejorative) Chipping Norton Chippies, Chipsticks, Greasy Chippies (pejorative), Gnaw-tongues Chipping Sodbury Sodding Chippies Chorlton-cum-Hardy
A new analysis suggests Americans are puzzled by popular Gen-Z terms.
CB slang is the distinctive anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. [1] The slang itself is not only cyclical, but also geographical. Through time, certain terms are added or dropped as attitudes towards it changed.
This is a list of street foods. Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink typically sold by a vendor on a street and in other public places, such as at a market or fair. It is often sold from a portable food booth , [ 1 ] food cart , or food truck and meant for immediate consumption.
The phrase "Wall Street vs. Main Street" (or variants thereof) is sometimes used to make the distinction between big and small business (UK: usually high street, although main street is commonly used in Scotland [603]). mass transit (UK: no equivalent, but the broader public transport comes close) [604] [605] math mathematics (UK: maths).
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