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Redemption for cash of gambling counters at the end of a game. Catching the bus [6] To commit suicide. Slang. Originated from the Usenet newsgroup alt.suicide.holiday. Charon. Ferryman of Hades. Neutral. Crosses the rivers Styx and Acheron which divide the world of the living from the world of the dead.
Synonym. A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous. The standard test for synonymy is substitution: one ...
Whether all of these terms are slang names is disputed by some scholars, including writers at The Boston Globe and Reason Magazine. [10] [26] Slang names for cannabis that were identified by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 2017–2018 and are not corroborated by another source include: [27]
Suicide related behavior is a self-inflicted, potentially injurious behavior for which there is evidence either that: (a) the person wished to use the appearance of intending to kill themselves in order to attain some other end; or (b) the person intended at some undetermined or some known degree to kill themselves. [4]
The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.
v. t. e. This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. In Commonwealth of Nations, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa, and Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings that have ...
In typical usage, retard is a pejorative term either for someone with an actual mental disability, or for someone who is considered stupid, slow to understand, or ineffective in some way as a comparison to stereotypical traits perceived in those with mental disabilities. [1] The adjective retarded is used in the same way, for something very ...
t. e. This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom. In Canada and Australia, some of the American terms listed are widespread; however, in some cases, another usage is preferred. Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g ...