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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    derogatory expression for a gay man, referring to the act of bending over to permit buggery. an expression for a binge drinking spree. bespoke (esp. of apparel) made to the customer's specification (US: custom-made, tailor-made) pret. of bespeak bill The Bill=the police (slang, poss. from Old Bill) invoice; request for payment (also US: check, tab)

  3. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) 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.

  4. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    Since this has to be UP, letter 16 is a U, which can be filled into the appropriate clue answer in the list of clues. Likewise, a three-letter word starting with A could be and, any, all, or even a proper name like Ann. One might need more clue answers before daring to guess which it could be.

  5. Colloquialism - Wikipedia

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    Colloquialism (also called colloquial language, everyday language, or general parlance) is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication.It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in conversation and other informal contexts. [1]

  6. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Volume was measured in ngogn (equal to 1000 cubic potrzebies), mass in blintz (equal to the mass of 1 ngogn of halva, which is "a form of pie [with] a specific gravity of 3.1416 and a specific heat of .31416"), and time in seven named units (decimal powers of the average earth rotation, equal to 1 "clarke").

  7. Golden Globes audience ate up Nikki Glaser's monologue. What ...

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    Nikki Glaser made history at the 2025 Golden Globes and took full advantage of her moment by poking fun at multiple celebrities in her monologue.

  8. US won't seek charges in unarmed Black motorist Ronald ... - AOL

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    U.S. federal prosecutors will not bring charges in the fatal 2019 arrest of unarmed Black motorist Ronald Greene, Greene's family said on Tuesday. Greene, 49, died in May 2019 on a roadside in ...

  9. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...