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a sweet yeast bun, kind of a crossover between a popover and a light muffin; French also use the term as slang for 'pot belly', because of the overhang effect. bureau (pl. bureaux) government office; an agency for information exchange. Also means "desk" in French, and in the U.K.
Yas (/ j ɑː s /), sometimes spelled yass, is a playful or non-serious slang term equivalent to the excited or celebratory use of the interjection yes. Yas was added to Oxford Dictionaries in 2017 and defined as a form of exclamation "expressing great pleasure or excitement". [1]
Nodding to indicate "yes" is widespread, and appears in a large number of diverse cultural and linguistic groups. Areas in which nodding generally takes this meaning include the Indian subcontinent (note that the head bobble also shows agreement there), the Middle East , Southeast Asia , most of Europe , South America and North America .
Grunge speak was a hoax series of slang words purportedly connected to the subculture of grunge in Seattle, reported as fact in The New York Times in 1992. The collection of alleged slang words were coined by a record label worker in response to a journalist asking if grunge musicians and enthusiasts had their own slang terms, seeking to write a piece on the subject.
We often find ourselves in search of that je ne sais quoi French women seem to have about them. “[While] there are many different French styles, French style is all about dressing casually and yet,
"Sometimes, we do need more context and details before we say yes to something, and this question can buy you some time to think about the request," Dr. Lira de la Rosa says. 9.
This slang is used as a parallel to the "like" word used by some American slang; the French word for "like", comme, may also be used. [ example needed ] These words appear often in the same sentence as the word tsé ( tu sais = you know) as a form of slipped words within spoken structure.
Verlan is used by people to mark their membership in, or exclusion from, a particular group (generally young people in the cities and banlieues, although some French upper-class youth have also started using it as their slang); it is a tool for marking and delineating group identity. [3]