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(informal) clumsy *; left-handed. Derived from cack, meaning "fæces (feces)", with reference to the tradition that only the left hand should be used for cleaning the 'unclean' part of the human body (i.e. below the waist). cafetière device for making coffee (US: French press) caff
The Dictionary of Disgusting Facts is a 1986 book by Alan Williams and Maggie Noach.This cult oddity is a collection of often disgusting anecdotes and definitions. [1]The foreword is by Barry Humphries' alter ego Sir Les Patterson.
A malapropism (/ ˈ m æ l ə p r ɒ p ɪ z əm /; also called a malaprop, acyrologia or Dogberryism) is the incorrect use of a word in place of a word with a similar sound, either unintentionally or for comedic effect, resulting in a nonsensical, often humorous utterance.
Therefore, he decided to define each and every word, but was discouraged by the enormity of the work this would require, and decided to focus on the difficult words that were the subject of disputes regarding their meaning. His work on the dictionary was delayed due to Ben-Yehuda's efforts to revive the Hebrew language: he worked extensively to ...
An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person. A mononym may be the person's only name, given to them at birth. This was routine in most ancient societies, and remains common in modern societies such as in Afghanistan , [ 1 ] Bhutan , some parts of Indonesia (especially by older Javanese people), Myanmar ...
Al- Ghayb al-Mutlaq (Arabic: الغيب المطلق) - Absolute Ghayb refers to all knowledge that is unseen or concealed and is only known to Allah. As stated in the Quran : "And with Him are the keys of the Ghayb (all that is hidden), none knows them but He…"
The specified aims of the book did not prevent Harris from including some highly opinionated asides, for example this definition conveying the poor view he took of lawyers: "Sollicitor, is a Man imploy'd to take care of, and follow Suits depending in Courts of Law, or Equity, formerly allowed only to Nobility, whose Menial Servants they were ...
The church invisible, invisible church, mystical church or church mystical, is a Christian theological concept of an "invisible" Christian Church of the elect who are known only to God, in contrast to the "visible church"—that is, the institutional body on earth which preaches the gospel and administers the sacraments.