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  2. Lollygag - Wikipedia

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    Search for Lollygag in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings. Start the Lollygag article , using the Article Wizard if you wish, or add a request for it ; but please remember that Wikipedia is not a dictionary .

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

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    The word "news" is simply a plural form of new, and is attested in this sense from the early 15th century. [34] Pom or pommy is an Australian English, New Zealand English, and South African English term for a person of British descent or origin. The exact origins of the term remain obscure (see here for further information). A legend persists ...

  4. The inside story behind ‘Bull Durham’: ‘Fights, lies ...

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    In his new book “The Church of Baseball,” Ron Shelton recalls “Bull Durham” triumphing over a thousand doubters — how his story of sad-sack minor-leaguers put lollygagging in the ...

  5. Golliwog - Wikipedia

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    A golliwog in the form of a child's soft toy Florence Kate Upton's Golliwogg in formal minstrel attire in The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg in 1895. The golliwog, also spelled golliwogg or shortened to golly, is a doll-like character, created by cartoonist and author Florence Kate Upton, which appeared in children's books in the late 19th century, usually depicted as a type of ...

  6. Lollipop - Wikipedia

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    The term may have derived from the terms "lolly" (tongue) and "pop" (slap). The first references to the lollipop in its modern context date to the 1920s. [11] Alternatively, it may be a word of Romani origin, related to the Roma tradition of selling candy apples on a stick. Red apple in the Romani language is loli phaba. [12]

  7. LOL - Wikipedia

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    Saying "lawl" is sometimes meant in mockery of those who use the term LOL and is not meant to express laughter. Lel or LEL is a "playful or ironic" variation of LOL. [40] It is sometimes thought to be an initialism, standing for "laughing extremely loud" or "laughing extra loud", but this has been disputed. [41] lolcat, an image macro of a cat

  8. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2.

  9. Gaslighting - Wikipedia

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    The term has been used to describe the behavior of politicians and media personalities on both the left and the right sides of the political spectrum. [36] Some examples include: American journalists used the word "gaslighting" to describe the actions of Donald Trump during the 2016 US presidential election and his term as president. [37] [38]