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  2. Column: 'Okie' was a California slur for white people. Why it ...

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    The New York Times used “Okie” as a crossword puzzle answer (to the clue "Resident of the 46th state") just last week. On the other hand, the term has slowly disappeared from this newspaper.

  3. Okie - Wikipedia

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    Okie Skies – The Bays Brothers (2004). Okies in California – Doye O'Dell (1949). Oklahoma Swing-by Reba McEntire and Vince Gill (1990). Ramblin' Okie – Terry Fell. Southeast Texas Girl – Jeremy Castle (2021) – "I’m as Okie as a rose rock, native as the red fern grows." Poetry. Cahill, Charlie. Point Blank Poetry: Okie Country Cowboy ...

  4. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...

  5. Four-letter word - Wikipedia

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    The term four-letter word serves as a euphemism for words that are often considered profane or offensive.. The designation "four-letter" arises from the observation that many (though not all) popular or slang terms related to excretory functions, sexual activity, genitalia, blasphemies, and terms linked to Hell or damnation are incidentally four-character monosyllables.

  6. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    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 ...

  7. Okie (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Okie, a type of fictional city in James Blish's space story series Cities in Flight Okie dialect, a dialect of American English associated with Oklahoma; Southern American English Okie dokie , slang for " okay "

  8. Your smartphone is ruining your sleep. Here's what you can do ...

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    Their research on 1,043 students aged 18 to 30 revealed nearly 4 in 10 qualified as being "addicted" to smartphones, a concerning trend given sleep's vital role in cognitive function and mental ...

  9. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...