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Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...
Actor Tommy Flanagan has the scars of a Glasgow smile from having been attacked outside a bar in Glasgow. [1]A Glasgow smile (also known as a Chelsea grin/smile, or a Glasgow, Smiley, Huyton, A buck 50, or Cheshire grin) is a wound caused by making a cut from the corners of a victim's mouth up to the ears, leaving a scar in the shape of a smile.
While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.
The poetic slang for a cheap coffin originated in the late 19th century, with the earliest use found in The Chicago Tribune. Example: "Well, boys, it was a long ride, ...
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
The pun is military slang; [4] possibly a reference to Ned Kelly, from Ned Kelly's helmet, the eye slot resembling the number 1. 2 One little duck From the resemblance of the number 2 to a duck; see also "22". Response is a single "quack." 3 Cup of tea Rhymes with "three". 4 Knock at the door
Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others. The local ...
Bang for the buck" is an idiom meaning the worth of one's money or exertion. The phrase originated from the slang usage of the words "bang" which means "excitement" and "buck" which means "money". [1] Variations of the term include "bang for your buck," "bang for one's buck," "more bang for the buck," "bigger bang