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  2. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    A type of sloop-of-war introduced in the 1770s that had two square-rigged masts like a brig (in contrast to ship sloops of the time, which had three masts). brigantine. Also hermaphrodite brig. A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast but fore-and-aft-rigged on the mainmast. brightwork Exposed varnished wood on a boat or ship. [32 ...

  3. Glossary of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    Believed to be a variation of another word such as "jeez", "Jesus", or "shit". First used in 1955 as a word to express "disappointment, annoyance or surprise". [31] [138] [139] shook To be shocked, surprised, or bothered. Became prominent in hip-hop starting in the 1990s, when it began to be used as a standalone adjective for uncontrollable ...

  4. Scientific wild-ass guess - Wikipedia

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    Scientific wild-ass guess (SWAG) is an American English slang term meaning a rough estimate made by an expert in the field, based on experience and intuition. It is similar to the slang word guesstimate , a portmanteau of guess and estimate .

  5. 'I am having a very rough time': Struggling Americans react ...

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    'I am having a very rough time': Struggling Americans react to 'tiny' Social Security COLA bump for 2025 — 3 ways to make the most of your retirement income without the government's help.

  6. Glossary of surfing - Wikipedia

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    Chop or choppy: Waves that are subjected to cross winds, have a rough surface (chop) and do not break cleanly ; Close-out: A wave is said to be "closed-out" when it breaks at every position along the face at once, and therefore cannot be surfed [3] Crest: The top section of the wave, or peak, just before the wave begins to break [4]

  7. Is Enron back? If it's a joke, some former employees aren't ...

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    An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud and greed after it went bankrupt in 2001.

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  9. Time - Wikipedia

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    Time is the continuous progression of our changing existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. [1] [2] [3] It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to compare the duration of events (or the intervals between them), and to quantify rates of change of quantities in material reality or ...