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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 ...
$ 1 ⁄ 8 or 1 silver real was 1 "bit". [1] [2] With the adoption of the decimal U.S. currency in 1794, there was no longer a U.S. coin worth $ 1 ⁄ 8, but "two bits" remained in the language with the meaning of $ 1 ⁄ 4. Because there was no 1-bit coin, a dime (10¢) was sometimes called a short bit and 15¢ a long bit.
A ria coast is a coastline having several parallel rias separated by prominent ridges, extending a distance inland. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The sea level change that caused the submergence of a river valley may be either eustatic (where global sea levels rise), or isostatic (where the local land sinks).
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Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not change appreciably over time (meaning there is no high tide or low tide), and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). Tidal amplitude increases, though not ...
"Little Bit of Life" is a song written by Danny Wells and Tony Mullins, and recorded by American country music artist Craig Morgan. It was released in August 2006 as the lead-off single and title track from his album Little Bit of Life. The song was a Top Ten hit for him on the Billboard country charts in late 2006-early 2007, peaking at number 7.
Derived from the Arabic word Kafir meaning a non-Muslim, which included black Africans along the Swahili coast. kaffer wil nie val nie – a phrase referring to the consumption of KWV. Often used by black South Africans at shebeens. kak – Literal translation: shit, crap, rubbish, nonsense (vulgar), of very wide usage. Also used as a way of ...
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