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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.
Diner lingo is a kind of American verbal slang used by cooks and chefs in diners and diner-style restaurants, and by the wait staff to communicate their orders to the cooks. [1] [2] Usage of terms with similar meaning, propagated by oral culture within each establishment, may vary by region or even among restaurants in the same locale. [3]
A greasy spoon is a small, cheap restaurant typically specializing in short order fare. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A greasy spoon is often located alongside a main road to serve passing motorists, particularly a truck stop catering particularly to truck (lorry) drivers; this is known as a transport cafe in Britain [ citation needed ] .
Clues and answers must always match in part of speech, tense, aspect, number, and degree. A plural clue always indicates a plural answer and a clue in the past tense always has an answer in the past tense. A clue containing a comparative or superlative always has an answer in the same degree (e.g., [Most difficult] for TOUGHEST). [6]
The three-martini lunch is no longer common practice for several reasons; these include the implementation of "fitness for duty" programs by numerous companies, the decreased tolerance of alcohol use, [4] a general decrease in available leisure time for business executives [5] and an increase in the size of the martini.
Light Lunch (later Late Lunch) was a Channel 4 lunch-time comedy chatshow broadcast on weekdays at 12:30 pm between 24 March 1997 and 27 February 1998, which was moved to weeknights at 6:00 pm between 31 March 1998 and 5 March 1999.
Lunch money may refer to: An allowance, money given by parents to their children for food purchases and other things; Lunch Money, a card game; Lunch Money, a 2005 novel by Andrew Clements "Lunch Money" (song), a hip-hop single "Lunch Money" (software), a personal finance & budgeting software developed by Lunchbag Labs
Rhyming slang is a form of slang word construction in the English language. It is especially prevalent among Cockneys in England, and was first used in the early 19th century in the East End of London ; hence its alternative name, Cockney rhyming slang .