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  2. Boot - Wikipedia

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    To "give one the boot" means to kick one out (of a job, a club, etc.) or expel one, either literally or figuratively. To "put the boot in" is an idiom for inflicting violence on someone. "The boot is on the other foot now" means that a situation has become reversed—a previous victor is now losing, for example.

  3. Bootstrapping - Wikipedia

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    To request that someone "bootstrap" is to suggest that they might overcome great difficulty by sheer force of will. [7] Critics have observed that the phrase is used to portray unfair situations as far more meritocratic than they really are. [8] [9] [7] A 2009 study found that 77% of Americans believe that wealth is often the result of hard ...

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

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    boot storage compartment of a car (US: trunk) footwear covering lower leg to kick something hard to start up a computer (Denver boot, car boot) device used to render cars immobile (UK: wheel clamp) to expel (UK: give someone the boot *)("I have been given the Order of the Boot", Winston Churchill) to vomit (slang)

  5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    car boot storage area of car (US: trunk). Can also mean car boot sale. car hire car rental car park area where cars are parked (US usually parking lot if outdoor, parking garage if indoor). carer a person who cares for another, such as a child, elderly, or disabled person. (US: caregiver) carriageway

  6. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    An Urdu language word meaning egg, for the pure-white uniform of traffic police in urban Pakistani areas like Karachi. Askar/Askari A Somali term meaning “soldier” which is often used by Somali immigrants to the United Kingdom to refer to police. It is commonly used by rappers in UK drill. Aynasız

  7. Where does the joke ‘What is the shape of Italy’ come from?

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    The meme actually comes from a gaming joke that started more than 10 years ago.

  8. Shoe fetishism - Wikipedia

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    Another fetishism, which sometimes is seen as related to shoe fetishism, is boot fetishism. Although shoes may appear to carry sexual connotations in mainstream culture (for example, women's shoes are commonly sold as being "sexy"), this opinion refers to an ethnographic or cultural context, and is likely not intended to be taken literally. [5]

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