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day when people are generally exempt from work, school, etc. see Federal holidays in the United States (the Holidays) the days comprising Christmas and New Year's Day (and Hanukkah), and often also Thanksgiving (used esp. in the phrase "happy Holidays") festival, whether or not generally entailing a public holiday: "Halloween is my favorite ...
Norwegian-Texan mug [1] Uff Da Shoppe in Westby, WI. Uff da (/ ˈ ʊ f d ə / ⓘ; sometimes also spelled oof-da, oofda, oofala, oof-dah, oofdah, huffda, uff-da, uffda, uff-dah, ufda, ufdah, or uf daa [citation needed]) is an American Scandinavian exclamation or interjection used to express dismay, typically upon hearing bad news.
Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.
Some bad days catch us by surprise (you wake up with the flu on the first day of your vacation, the babysitter canceled right before your dinner reservation), and some are pretty easy to predict ...
Dictionary.com implies that the origins for the two meanings had little to do with each other. [118] out of pocket To be crazy, wild, or extreme, sometimes to an extent that is considered too far. [3] [119] owned Used to refer to defeat in a video game, or domination of an opposition. Also less commonly used to describe defeat in sports.
The phrase "down bad" has taken on a life of its own on social media. People seem to be using it in a myriad of ways, but the spirit of the term is to yearn. Urban Dictionary defines "down bad" as ...
Medical shorthand for "twice a day" bona fide: in good faith: In other words, "well-intentioned", "fairly". In modern contexts, often has connotations of "genuinely" or "sincerely". Bona fides is not the plural (which would be bonis fidebus), but the nominative, and means simply "good faith". Opposite of mala fide. bona notabilia: note-worthy goods
Few things will put a damper on your vacation or holiday faster than food poisoning. The intense stomach pain, rushing to the toilet and feeling relegated to bed keeps just about everyone out of ...