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Ladies and gentlemen is a salutation and irreversible binomial used in the field of entertainment, sports and theater since the 19th century. [1] The salutation is unlike most English language gendered irreversible binomials which typically place the male term before the female term.
All pages with titles beginning with Ladies & Gentlemen; Ladies and Gentleman, a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language film; Lady and Gent, a 1932 American film; Lady & Gentlemen, a 2011 album by LeAnn Rimes "Deviyon aur Sajjano" (lit. ' Ladies and Gentlemen '), a Hindi catchphrase by Amitabh Bachchan in the Indian game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
The term can now refer to any man of good, courteous conduct. It is only generally used as an honorific form of address in the plural ("gentlemen" if referring to a group of men, or as part of "ladies and gentlemen" if referring to a mixed group), with "sir" (or "ladies and sir") being used for the singular. [17]
The second spouse's visibility in the public sphere has been a somewhat recent development. Although the role of the first lady as White House hostess dates from the beginning of the republic (and was typically filled by another member of the president's family if the president was unmarried or a widower), with a few exceptions, it was generally not until the late 20th century and early 21st ...
She replied, “Ladies and gentlemen, a special guest: Mr. Rob Lowe.” Moore and Lowe had costarred in 1985’s St. Elmo’s Fire and About Last Night the following year. Rob Lowe and Demi Moore
It probably derives from 19th-century slang for a dandy and was originally an underworld slang term for money. [36] Rap was not an acronym for "random acts of poetry" used as speech-lyrics in contemporary music. The word means "to utter forcefully" and appeared as early as the year 1541. [37] Shit: see under "Profanity"
The budget-friendly airline has become the latest airline to transition to more gender-inclusive language, the company confirmed this week.
It was the No. 1 slang word used by teens in 2023, according to a survey of more than 600 parents by the language learning platform Preply. In the survey, 62% of parents said "sus" is the most ...