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an assumed name, a nickname (often used in a pejorative way in French). [54] soi-disant lit. "oneself saying"; so-called; self-described. soigné fashionable; polished. soirée an evening party. sommelier a wine steward. soupçon a very small amount. (In French, it can also mean "suspicion".) soupe du jour
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
The fop was a stock character in English literature and especially comic drama, as well as satirical prints. He is a "man of fashion" who overdresses, aspires to wit, and generally puts on airs, which may include aspiring to a higher social station than others think he has.
Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [28] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden ...
Three teens face charges after a Marta bus driver, identified as Leroy Ramos, was killed, officials say. It was a dispute over a $2.50 bus fare. Now a bus driver is dead and 3 teens are charged.
jabot; jacinth; jack, Old Fr. jaque or jacque, a garment, from Jacques, general nickname for peasants who used to wear this garment (see jacket); jacket, Old Fr. jaquette, diminutive form of jaque
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The F1 driver, meanwhile, was his cool self in a caramel-brown flannel layered under a boxy chocolate-brown workwear-inspired jacket. He went construction-core with his bottoms too: baggy, paint ...