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  2. Objet petit a - Wikipedia

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    In the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan, objet petit a stands for the unattainable object of desire, the "a" being the small other ("autre"), a projection or reflection of the ego made to symbolise otherness, like a specular image, as opposed to the big Other (always capitalised as "A") which represents otherness itself.

  3. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Attractive person usually a woman and sometimes meaning a significant other [16] baby Something of high value or respect including your sweetheart [16] baby grand Heavily built man [8] badger game. Main article: Badger game. An extortion scheme that loosely takes its name from the illegal practice of badger-baiting. It revolves around a scheme ...

  4. Term of endearment - Wikipedia

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    This article is about the phrase. For the film, see Terms of Endearment. For other uses, see Terms of Endearment (disambiguation). A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address or describe a person, animal or inanimate object for which the speaker feels love or affection. Terms of endearment are used for a variety of reasons, such as parents addressing their children and lovers ...

  5. J'Accuse...! - Wikipedia

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    Other pamphlets proclaiming Dreyfus's innocence include Bernard Lazare's A Miscarriage of Justice: The Truth about the Dreyfus Affair (November 1896). As a result of the popularity of the letter, even in the English-speaking world, J'accuse! has become a common expression of outrage and accusation against someone powerful, whatever the merits ...

  6. The pot calling the kettle black - Wikipedia

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    The earliest appearance of the idiom is in Thomas Shelton's 1620 translation of the Spanish novel Don Quixote.The protagonist is growing increasingly restive under the criticisms of his servant Sancho Panza, one of which is that "You are like what is said that the frying-pan said to the kettle, 'Avant, black-browes'."

  7. Jaques (As You Like It) - Wikipedia

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    Jaques (variously / ˈ dʒ eɪ k w iː z / and / ˈ dʒ eɪ k z /) is one of the main characters in Shakespeare's As You Like It. "The melancholy Jaques", as he is known, is one of the exiled Duke Senior's noblemen who live with him in the Forest of Arden.

  8. Jouissance - Wikipedia

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    Jouissance (pronounced ⓘ) is a French language term held untranslatable into English.. In continental philosophy and psychoanalysis, jouissance is the transgression of a subject's regulation of pleasure.

  9. List of eponymous laws - Wikipedia

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    Liskov substitution principle in computer science is a particular definition of a subtyping relation, called (strong) behavioral subtyping. Llinás's law: "A neuron of a given kind cannot be functionally replaced by one of another type even if their synaptic connectivity and the type of neurotransmitter outputs are identical."