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

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    get-hot! Encouragement for a hot dancer [149] gay. Main article: Gay. 1. Happy or lively Happy, joyful, and lively [188] 2. No connection to homosexuality in 1920 [188] get a wiggle On Get a move on, get going [7] get in a lather Get worked up; angry; agitated e.g. Stay away from Eddy when he get's into a lather [189] get sore Get mad; angry ...

  3. Euphemism - Wikipedia

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    Euphemisms formed from understatements include asleep for dead and drinking for consuming alcohol. "Tired and emotional" is a notorious British euphemism for "drunk", one of many recurring jokes popularized by the satirical magazine Private Eye; it has been used by MPs to avoid unparliamentary language.

  4. Tired and emotional - Wikipedia

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    The phrase "tired and emotional" is a chiefly British euphemism for alcohol intoxication.It was popularised by the British satirical magazine Private Eye in 1967 after being used in a spoof diplomatic memo to describe the state of Labour cabinet minister George Brown, [1] but is now used as a stock phrase.

  5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    whereas "crack on" may be used in a generalised sense as "[to] get on with [something]" (often, a task), to "crack on to [some person, specifically]" indicates one was, or planned to, engage in flirtation, to varying degrees crikey (dated) exclamation of surprise (once a euphemism for Christ's keys or perhaps Christ Kill Me).

  6. Category:Euphemisms - Wikipedia

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    A euphemism is a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsher, blunter, or more offensive term.. It may also substitute a description of something or someone to avoid revealing secret, holy, or sacred names to the uninitiated, or to obscure the identity of the subject of a conversation from potential eavesdroppers.

  7. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Euphemism Shake hands with a well-known person who has (presumably) died. Shuffle off this mortal coil [1] To die Humorous, Literary [2] From the To be, or not to be soliloquy from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Six feet under [2] Dead Informal Six feet is the traditional depth of a grave Sleeping with the fishes Murdered, then disposed of in water. Slang

  8. Nightcap (drink) - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol is not recommended by many doctors as a sleep aid because it interferes with sleep quality. [3] But, in low doses, alcohol has sleep-promoting benefits, [ 4 ] and some popular sleep medicines include 10% alcohol, [ 5 ] although the effects of alcohol upon sleep can wear off somewhat after several nights of consecutive use.

  9. Flatulence humor - Wikipedia

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    This is done as a prank or by accident to one's sleeping partner. [17] The book The Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox discusses the Dutch oven, as well as a phenomenon it refers to as the "Dutch oven surprise", that "happens if you force it too hard". [18] The Illustrated Dictionary of Sex by Keath Roberts refers to this as a Dutch treat. [19]