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  2. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    Sincere does not originate from Latin sine cera ("without wax"), but from sincerus ("true, genuine"), which combines roots meaning "single" and "grow". [83] Snob does not originate from Latin sine nobilitate ("without nobility"). [84] Till is not an abbreviation of "until", [85] though the increasingly common spelling 'til is a result of this ...

  3. Urban Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham. Originally, Urban Dictionary was intended as a dictionary of slang or cultural words and phrases, not typically found in standard English dictionaries, but it is now used to define any word, event, or phrase (including sexually explicit content).

  4. Leave (Get Out) - Wikipedia

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    JoJo's vocals range from a F 3 to a G 5. [3] Lyrically, "Leave (Get Out)" is about declaring independence. [4] During Sessions@AOL, JoJo said, " 'Leave (Get Out)' is basically a song for all girls just to declare their independence because, as I'm sure all females can relate to, boys will be boys at any age and they don’t always act right. I ...

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

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    The British meaning is based on the idea that the topic will be on the table for only a short time and is there for the purpose of being discussed and voted on; the American meaning is based on the idea of leaving the topic on the table indefinitely and thereby disposing of it, i.e. killing its discussion.

  6. A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English - Wikipedia

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    The dictionary was updated in 2005 by Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor as The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, [3] [4] and again in 2007 as The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, [5] which has additional entries compared to the 2005 edition, but omits the extensive citations.

  7. Glossary of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    The addition of the T stems from a common trend in Black English where T is used as a replacement for D. [116] pick-me Someone who seeks validation by trying to stand out, often putting down others in their gender or group to gain favor or attention. [117] [118] [119] pluh Used as a conversation stopper when there is nothing left to say. [120 ...

  8. Green's Dictionary of Slang - Wikipedia

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    Cover of the first volume of the print edition (2010) of Green's Dictionary of Slang. Green's Dictionary of Slang (GDoS) is a multivolume dictionary defining and giving the history of English slang from around the Early Modern English period to the present day written by Jonathon Green.

  9. Plucking - Wikipedia

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    Plucking (hair removal), the removal of hair, fur, or feathers; Feather-plucking, a behavior in birds; Plucking post, as used by birds of prey to dismember their prey; Plucking (glaciation), a process related to glaciers