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  2. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    (noun, adj., adv.) (in, to, toward, or related to) either the upper section or the residential district of a city; e.g., in Manhattan, New York City the term refers to the northern end of Manhattan, generally speaking, north of 59th Street; see also Uptown, Minneapolis; Uptown, Chicago; Uptown New Orleans; compare downtown. Often has ...

  3. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    "Chav" is used throughout England, though "charv" or "charva" was originally used in the northeast, deriving from the Roma word charva, meaning a disreputable youth. cheeky * impertinent; noun form, cheek, impertinence; a child answering back to an adult might be told "don't give me any of your cheek" (also there is the expression "cheeky ...

  4. Coreference - Wikipedia

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    The jerk i thinks only of himself i. – Coreferring noun phrases, whereby the second noun phrase is a predication over the first. b. Some of our colleagues 1 are going to be supportive. These kinds of people 1 will earn our gratitude. – Coreferring noun phrases, whereby the second noun phrase is a predication over the first.

  5. Jerk - Wikipedia

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    Jerk, a 2008 puppet play by Dennis Cooper; Jerk, a 2019 British sitcom; The Jerk, a 1979 American film "Jerk", an episode of 2 Stupid Dogs "The Jerk", an episode of House "Jerk" (Space Ghost Coast to Coast), an episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  6. Dick (slang) - Wikipedia

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    Dick is a common English slang word for the human penis. [1] It is also used by extension for a variety of slang purposes, generally considered vulgar, including as a verb to describe sexual activity and as a pejorative term for individuals who are considered to be rude, abrasive, inconsiderate, or otherwise contemptible. [1]

  7. Wanker - Wikipedia

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    Wanker has similar meanings and overtones to American pejoratives like jerk or jerk-off. [4] More generally, wanker can carry suggestions of egotistical and self-indulgent behaviour and this is the dominant meaning in Australia and New Zealand. [5] Wanker may be indicated by a one-handed gesture, [6] usually to an audience out of hearing range. [4]

  8. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  9. Malakas - Wikipedia

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    Malakas (Greek: μαλάκας) is a commonly used profane Greek slang word, with a variety of different meanings, but literally meaning "man who masturbates".While it is typically used as an insult, with its literal equivalent in Commonwealth English being "wanker” and “jerk off” in American English, the meaning varies depending on the tone and context used.