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Such meanings, according to Thompson, are African in origin. Cool is related in this sense to both social control and transcendental balance. [6] Cool can similarly be used to describe composure and an absence of excitement or agitation in a person, especially in times of stress (as expressed in the idiom keep one's cool). The word can also ...
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Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words popularized from Black Twitter that have helped shape the internet. ... For example, "Oh lawd, my day was stressful." Amy Sussman // Getty Images for ...
(v.) to bathe, or give a bath to, example have a bath (US: take a bath meaning bathe) (n.) plumbing fixture for bathing *(US: bathtub) (n.) the act of bathing (n.) a bathroom (esp. a half bath which has a sink and toilet but no shower stall or bathtub, or a 3/4 bath which has a sink, toilet, and shower stall, but no bathtub) bathroom
This is a list of catchphrases found in American and British english language television and film, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression that has gained usage beyond its initial scope.
Meaning: Not typical of a particular person or thing. Letters: 20. 16. Disproportionableness. Pronunciation: dis-pro-por-tion-a-ble-ness Meaning: The state of being out of proportion; out of order ...
The term bombshell is a forerunner to the term "sex symbol" used to describe popular women regarded as very attractive. [1] [2] The Online Etymology Dictionary by Douglas Harper attests the usage of the term in this meaning since 1942. Bombshell has a longer history in its other, more general figurative meaning of a "shattering or devastating ...