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1. Crazy, Silly, foolish [195] 2. In love [149] goog Black eye inflicted by a blow to the head [196] goon. Main article: Goon squad. strong imitating man; compensated troublemaker [197] gooseberry lay Stealing clothes from a clothesline [198] gowed-up High on dope [19] grab some air Put your hands up [199] grab a flop Sit down on a seat [149] graft
To be crazy, wild, or extreme, sometimes to an extent that is considered too far. [3] [117] owned Used to refer to defeat in a video game, or domination of an opposition. Also less commonly used to describe defeat in sports. Originated in the 1990s as a term used to describe hackers gaining administrative control over another person's computer ...
mal – mad, crazy, insane; malhuis – lit. "looney bin" mallie – mother; mamparra – idiot. Also refers to a dud or a brick made from recycled clay/mortar. melktert/milk tart – a traditional custard tart of Dutch origin. Unlike a conventional custard tart, a melktert has a strong milk flavour and is best served with a dash of cinnamon ...
The expression is thought to have originated with the Bloods, a gang that originated in Los Angeles, who wanted to avoid using "crazy" because it started with the letter "c," which they associated ...
crazy, unbalanced [22] (US: balmy) [23] [24] barney a noisy quarrel, trouble; origin unknown. [25] [26] [27] barrister * In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, this used to be the only type of lawyer qualified to argue a case in both higher and lower law courts; contrasts with solicitor. For Scotland, see advocate. Occasionally used in the U ...
Crazy [6] [16] [21] [22] Crazy cat lady Used of mentally ill and neurotic women, particularly single women and spinsters who hoard cats. [23] Cretin [citation needed] Cripple "A person with a physical or mobility impairment". Its shortened form ("crip") has been reclaimed by some people with disabilities as a positive identity. [6] [7] [17] [24]
This is a list of words and phrases related to death in alphabetical order. While some of them are slang, others euphemize the unpleasantness of the subject, or are used in formal contexts.
Fruitcakes, which are cakes containing both fruit and nuts, have been in existence since the Middle Ages, [28] but it is unclear when the term started being used disparagingly, especially in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a slur for a 'crazy person' (e.g., "he's a complete fruitcake") although Cassell's Dictionary of Slang traces ...