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The term is used also against people with still good mental capabilities, merely due to their age. Sheng nu: A derogatory Chinese slang term loosely translating to "leftover women", used to describe unmarried older women.(see "Spinster" below) Silver fox: A sexually-attractive or promiscuous older person, typically a woman. (see "cougar" above)
Lists of pejorative terms for people include: List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with ...
In historical linguistics, the process of an inoffensive word becoming pejorative is a form of semantic drift known as pejoration.An example of pejoration is the shift in meaning of the word silly from meaning that a person was happy and fortunate to meaning that they are foolish and unsophisticated. [3]
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
Last year, the accolade went to “rizz,” a Gen-Z slang abbreviation of charisma. In 2022, it was “ goblin mode ”—referring to “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy ...
TODAY -- Pictured: Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on Monday, December 18, 2023 -- (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images) Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager are not hip with the kids, as ...
Niggard (14th C) is derived from the Middle English word meaning 'stingy,' nigon, which is probably derived from two other words also meaning 'stingy,' Old Norse hnǫggr and Old English hnēaw. [2] The word niggle , which in modern usage means to give excessive attention to minor details, probably shares an etymology with niggardly .
Image credits: Vast_Sweet_1221 #2. I keep a list of joyful moments every year. I track the date and the moment. These can be big and small: a great holiday, or the way a friend looks when they ...