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Broad Group, a manufacturing company based in Changsha; Broad (British coin), an English gold coin minted under the Commonwealth; Broad Institute, a genomic research institute; an 18th-century slang term for a playing card; The Broad, a modern art museum in Los Angeles, California; The Broad (folk custom), a hooded-animal tradition in the ...
Boomer Remover: A slang term used to describe the COVID-19 pandemic; the term drew criticism for trivializing and mocking the high death rates of aging people due to the pandemic. [9] Boomerang kid: A term for an adult who ceases to live independently from their parents and moves back home, typically derogatory.(see "failure to launch" below)
Broad term for a man or woman, sometimes indicating "unusual," behavior e.g. "what a funny old bird" [8] biscuit Pettable flapper [31] bit Prison sentence [35] black hats Bad person, especially a villain or criminal in a movie, novel, or play; Heavy in a movie e.g. The Black hats show up at the mansion [36] blaah No good [8] blind 1.
Term Location of origin Targeted demographic Meaning origin and notes References Bible beater, Bible basher: North America: Evangelicals of Baptist, Methodist and Pentecostal denominations A dysphemism for evangelical Christians who believe in the inerrancy of the Bible, particularly those from Baptist, Methodist and Pentecostal denominations. [1]
The term is also traditionally used in Scotland as a land designation. cul C W narrow Culcheth [27] prefix -cum- L with Salcott-cum-Virley, Cockshutt-cum-Petton, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Bardsey cum Rigton, Wilsford cum Lake: interfix Used where two parishes were combined into one. Unrelated to Cumbric cum. cwm, cum [1] W, C valley
Yorkshire dialect (also known as Broad Yorkshire, Tyke, Yorkie, or Yorkshire English) is a geographic grouping of several dialects of English spoken in the Yorkshire region of Northern England. [1] The varieties have roots in Old English and are influenced to a greater extent by Old Norse than Standard English is.
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
Strine, also spelled Stryne (/ ˈ s t r aɪ n /), is Australian slang for describing a broad accent of Australian English.The noun is not used as frequently in contemporary Australian spoken English, replaced by the term Strayan that has gained traction in more recent years, although it can still be heard among some populations.