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Writing in The Observer in 1991, John Ayto put the origin of the name 'brothel creeper' to the wartime years. [2] The Smithsonian suggests the crepe in the thick sole may have given the shoes the title creeper. It may also be associated with a Ken Mackintosh dance tune popular in 1953 and called "The Creep". [3]
Creeper , creatures found within the video game Minecraft; Creeper, a fictional hard rock band from 2001 Canadian film Fubar; Creeper, a spirit character in the 2005 video game The Suffering: Ties That Bind; Creepers, mechanical monsters in the Shannara fantasy novels; The Creeper, a character played by Rondo Hatton in several horror movies
Baby: Term often used to tease others for being childish or too young, or for behaving in an immature way. Bag lady: A homeless old woman or vagrant. Barely legal: [6] A term used to market pornography featuring young people who are "barely legal" (only just reached legal age of majority or the age of consent, or both). The term fetishizes ...
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The term is used as a character nickname in the novel Morvern Callar by Alan Warner. The term likewise shows up in the novel After the fire , a still small voice by Evie Wyld . The usage in this latter instance has to deal not with the traditional meaning of the term, but as a bogeyman manifestation of the protagonist's haunting trauma.
Term used to highlight or bring attention to one's outfit. "Fit" is a truncation of "outfit". [56] finna Short for "fixing to". The term has its roots in Southern American English, where "fixing to" has been used to mean "getting ready to" since the 18th century. [57] flop opposite of "bop."
Yeah, this guy’s a creeper.’ [laughs] “But that role kind of afforded me to have my own sort of separate storyline from the others. So, it was an interesting experience.
Jeepers Creepers may refer to: "Jeepers creepers", a minced oath substitute for the phrase "Jesus Christ" "Jeepers Creepers" (song), a popular 1938 song Jeepers Creepers (1939 live-action film), a 1939 film starring Roy Rogers