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Arabber. An arabber (or a-rabber) is a street vendor (hawker) selling fruits and vegetables from a colorful, horse-drawn cart. Once a common sight in American East Coast cities, only a handful of arabbers still walk the streets of Baltimore. [1] They rely on street cries to attract the attention of their customers.
The term "go-kart" (also shortened as "kart", an alternative spelling of "cart"), has existed since 1959, and refers to a tiny race car with a frame and two-stroke engine. The old term go-cart originally meant a sedan chair or an infant walker. Other carts: Rickshaw: Transport for humans. Pushcart: a cart that is pushed by one or more persons.
Cold hands, warm heart [a] Comparisons are odious [a] Count your blessings [a] Courage is the measure of a Man, Beauty is the measure of a Woman [a] Cowards may die many times before their death [a] Crime does not pay [a] Cream rises. Criss-cross, applesauce [a] Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
A slang is a vocabulary (words, phrases, and linguistic usages) of an informal register, common in everyday conversation but avoided in formal writing. [ 1 ] It also often refers to the language exclusively used by the members of particular in-groups in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both.
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
That piece is still burning on main street." cannon(s) A slang term for spray paint cans. [11] This term is thought to originate in Brooklyn, New York. [11] cap 1. The nozzle for the aerosol paint can, also referred to as "tips." [11] Different kinds are used for different styles. [11] New York Thins, Rustos, and New York Fats are the most ...
Costermonger. A costermonger, coster, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables in British towns. The term is derived from the words costard (a medieval variety of apple) [ 1 ] and monger (seller), and later came to be used to describe hawkers in general. [ 2 ] Some historians have pointed out that a hierarchy existed within the ...
A hot dog[ 1 ][ 2 ] is a dish consisting of a grilled, steamed, or boiled sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced bun. [ 3 ] The term hot dog can refer to the sausage itself. The sausage used is a wiener (Vienna sausage) or a frankfurter (Frankfurter Würstchen, also just called frank).