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Old cow: A rude term for an older woman, especially one who is overweight or obese and homely. Old fart: [7] A boring and old-fashioned silly person. Old maid: An older never married lady. (see "spinster" below) Olderly: Newfoundland slang term for "elderly"; can be offensive or neutral depending on the context.
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name is a 1982 biomythography by American poet Audre Lorde. It started a new genre that the author calls biomythography, which combines history, biography, and myth. [ 1 ] In the text, Lorde writes that "Zami" is "a Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers", noting that Carriacou is the ...
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [1] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule. A moniker also means a nickname or personal name.
For example, women in academics struggle to collate their work between their maiden and married names—and they risk losing critical funding, opportunities, or promotion as a result.
Becky is a female nickname for Rebecca (a name found in the Old Testament of the Bible). In some areas of popular culture, the name is a pejorative American slang term for a young white woman. [1] The term has come to be associated with a "white girl who loves Starbucks and Uggs "; for this reason, "Becky" is often associated with the slang ...
Number 2. Deal with pain. Discovery's MythBusters tested the long-held belief that women have a higher tolerance for pain than their male counterparts by having members of both sexes submerge ...
William Sydney Porter, who went by the pen name O. Henry or Olivier Henry, in 1909. A pseudonym (/ ˈ sj uː d ə n ɪ m /; from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos) 'lit. falsely named') or alias (/ ˈ eɪ l i. ə s /) is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ().
Luna, a witch and unlockable playable character in the video game Shrek Super Slam. Luna, a character in Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation. Luna, a tapir, and owner of the "Dream Suite" in the video game Animal Crossing. Luna Inverse, elder sister of Lina Inverse of the anime, manga and novel series Slayers.