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A cornicello is a twisted horn-shaped charm often made of gold, silver, plastic, bone, terracotta, or red coral. [1] Cornicelli are thought to be modeled after an eland horn, to represent fertility, virility, and strength. [2] The shape and colour of the red cornicelli are reminiscent of a chili pepper. [3]
An MS-13 gang member displays "sign of the horns" gang sign. The "sign of the horns" hand gesture is used in criminal gang subcultures to indicate membership or affiliation with Mara Salvatrucha. The significance is both the resemblance of an inverted "devil horns" to the Latin letter 'M', and in the broader demonic connotation, of fierceness ...
Various evil eye amulets from Italy such as the cornicello, cimaruta, and lunula (1895) The cornicello ("little horn"), also called the cornetto ("little horn", plural cornetti), is a long, gently twisted horn-shaped amulet. Cornicelli are usually carved out of red coral or made from gold or silver.
Slang term Definition Origin Example(s) Variation(s) Ref(s) Ohio Slang meaning for strange, weird, cringe, and dumb. Originally referred to the U.S. State of Ohio. It gained widespread popularity in 2020 as a meme that humorously labelled Ohio as a weird place where only bizarre and random things happened. "What you are doing is so Ohio."
One thing Aussies love to do is chuck an “o” or an “ie” on the end of an abbreviated word to shorten it, Laugussen says. Some of those words include: Servo: Simply, a servo is a gas ...
slang term for the undergarment called an athletic supporter or jockstrap: joint piece of meat for carving * (slang) hand-rolled cigarette containing cannabis and tobacco connection between two objects or bones an establishment, especially a disreputable one ("a gin joint"; "let's case the joint") (slang, orig. US)
Washingtonians know what this means. Seven slang terms all Washingtonians should know: From ‘pre-funk’ to ‘sunbreak’ to ‘Jojos’ Skip to main content
v. t. e. This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. In Commonwealth of Nations, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa, and Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings that have ...