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Colloquialism (also called colloquial language, everyday language, or general parlance) is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication.It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in conversation and other informal contexts. [1]
derogatory expression for a gay man, referring to the act of bending over to permit buggery. an expression for a binge drinking spree. bespoke (esp. of apparel) made to the customer's specification (US: custom-made, tailor-made) pret. of bespeak bill The Bill=the police (slang, poss. from Old Bill) invoice; request for payment (also US: check, tab)
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
6 Half a dozen [5] A common phrase meaning six units (see "12" below). Tom Mix Rhymes with "six". 7 Lucky [3] 7 is considered a lucky number in some cultures; see also "73". 8 Garden gate [5] Rhymes with "eight". One fat lady From the resemblance of the number 8 to an overweight woman; see also "88". 9 Brighton line [5] [6]
[1] [2] By another definition, an idiom is a speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements. [3] For example, an English speaker would understand the phrase "kick the bucket" to mean "to die" – and also to actually kick a bucket ...
Russia has claimed that its forces captured a battered but strategic town in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a day after Kyiv launched a counterattack in the Russian region of Kursk.
The College Football Playoff is on a break, leaving bowl season to the programs that did not make the field .A look at the games on Dec. 23.
A French word for police (singular "un flic", but more commonly used in the plural "les flics"), best translated as "cop". Much like "cop", this informal term is not derogatory. [28] However, the extended version – "les flicailles" – adding the suffix -aille, is pejorative and corresponds to "pigs". Fucking Big Idiots