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  2. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    balls-up (vulgar, though possibly not in origin) error, mistake, SNAFU. See also cock-up. (US: fuck up, screw up, mess up) BAME refers to people who are not white; acronym of "black, Asian, and minority ethnic" [18] [19] (US: BIPOC) bank holiday a statutory holiday when banks and most businesses are closed [20] (national holiday; state holiday ...

  3. List of military slang terms - Wikipedia

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    TARFU (Totally And Royally Fucked Up or Things Are Really Fucked Up) was also used during World War II. [ citation needed ] The 1944 U.S. Army animated shorts Three Brothers and Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu In The Navy (both directed by Friz Freleng ), feature the characters Private Snafu, Private Fubar, and Seaman Tarfu (with a cameo by ...

  4. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    to kill and cut up an animal for meat to kill messily, or someone who does so one who cuts and sells meat to make a big mess of things; botch ("butcher it up"; "I butchered the spelling") butchery (n.) slaughterhouse, abattoir a cruel massacre a butcher's trade a botch butt (n.) (n.) the (larger) end of anything, a stub; also, a cigarette

  5. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    balled up Confused, messed up [17] bally nipper Tomboy [6] baloney Nonsense [6] banana oil The act of using insincere flattery and deception, particularly with the intention to deceive [18] bang to rights Caught in the act [9] bangtails Race horses who's tail is cut horizontally to resemble a tassel e.g. "I wagered on those bangtails in the ...

  6. Contronym - Wikipedia

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    Hindi: कल and Urdu: کل (kal) may mean either "yesterday" or "tomorrow" (disambiguated by the verb in the sentence).; Icelandic: fram eftir can mean "toward the sea" or "away from the sea" depending on dialect.

  7. Mortgage and refinance rates for Feb. 11, 2025: Average rates ...

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    Mortgage rates are holding steady as of Tuesday, February 11, 2025, pushing the 30-year fixed benchmark under 7.00% ahead of fresh consumer and wholesale inflation data this week.

  8. List of nicknames used by Donald Trump - Wikipedia

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    Pornographic actress whom Trump paid to cover up an alleged affair [156] Alexander the Great [157] [158] Alexander Ovechkin: National Hockey League captain for the Washington Capitals: Dopey Sugar [159] [160] Lord Sugar: British business magnate and politician; host of the BBC reality competition series The Apprentice: Marble Mouth Meyers [161 ...

  9. List of metonyms - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of common metonyms. [n 1] A metonym is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. For instance, "Westminster", a borough of London in the United Kingdom, could be used as a metonym for the ...