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CB slang is the distinctive anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. [1] The slang itself is not only cyclical, but also geographical. Through time, certain terms are added or dropped as attitudes toward it change.
A rubber duck in use by a developer to aid debugging. In software engineering, rubber duck debugging (or rubberducking) is a method of debugging code by articulating a problem in spoken or written natural language. The name is a reference to a story in the book The Pragmatic Programmer in which a programmer would carry around a rubber duck and ...
Rubber duck. A rubber duck or a rubber duckie is a toy shaped like a duck, that is usually yellow with a flat base. It may be made of rubber or rubber-like material such as vinyl plastic. [1] Rubber ducks were invented in the late 1800s when it became possible to more easily shape rubber, [2] and are believed to improve developmental skills in ...
Lucky duckies is a term that was used in Wall Street Journal editorials starting on 20 November 2002 to refer to Americans who pay no federal income tax because they are at an income level that is below the tax line (after deductions and credits ). The term has outlived its original use to become a part of the informal terminology used in the ...
So we decided to dig up some of our favorite vintage slang words and phrases that, we think you'll agree, deserve a comeback. 1. Giggle water. Used to describe: Any alcoholic drink, liquor or ...
Rubber duck (military), a fake rifle used in basic military training. Rubber duck (engineering vehicle), a wheeled excavator. Rubber Duck (decoy system), used for anti-ship-missile defense. Rubber ducky antenna, a short, flexible radio antenna sealed in protective rubber or plastic. Inflatable boat.
Convoy (song) " Convoy " is a 1975 novelty song performed by C. W. McCall (a character co-created and voiced by Bill Fries, along with Chip Davis) that became a number-one song on both the country and pop charts in the US and is listed 98th among Rolling Stone magazine 's 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time. [1]
Duck face. Duck face or duck lips is a photographic pose common on profile pictures in social networks. The lips are pressed together as in a pout and the cheeks are typically also sucked in, often looking as if the person is tasting something sour. The pose is usually seen as an attempt to appear alluring, [1] but it can be ironic [2] or an ...