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  2. Polish profanity - Wikipedia

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    1. To beat someone up, give someone a beating. 2. To add something to something else in high amounts, e.g. pepper to a soup. Dopierdalać Pronunciation: IPA: [ˈdɔpʲerdalat͡ɕ] To beat someone up, give someone a beating. To talk nonsense. Dopieprzać Pronunciation: IPA: [ˈdɔˈpʲepʂat͡ɕ] Same as "dopierdalać" but less vulgar. Dupa

  3. Salt River (politics) - Wikipedia

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    [1] If this incident is taken to be the origin of the phrase, it shows that it did not necessarily originate from a political context, but was originally merely used as a threat to beat someone up. Moreover, while the exact date of this source is uncertain, it is deduced that with Trollope’s arrival in the United States in 1827, and with the ...

  4. Glossary of Mafia-related words - Wikipedia

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    mobbed up: connected to the mob. mobster: one who is in the mob. oath: becoming inducted as a made man. Omertà: to take a vow of silence in the Mafia, punishable by death if not upheld. one-way ride or taking someone for a ride: underworld for an execution method outfit: a clan, or family within the Mafia.

  5. Frameup - Wikipedia

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    In the United States criminal law, a frame-up (frameup) or setup is the act of falsely implicating (framing) someone in a crime by providing fabricated evidence or testimony. [1] In British usage, to frame , or stitch up , is to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone or set them up, in the sense trap or ensnare.

  6. 12 Phrases To Use When Someone Is 'Talking Down' to You ... - AOL

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    Dr. McGeehan suggests using this phrase with someone who you just know is trying to get a rise out of you. It allows you to side-step. For example, a boss says, "You really need to work on your ...

  7. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Turn up one's toes [2] To die Slang An alternative of 'turn one's toes up to the daisies' (see 'push up daisies' above.) Unalive (also un-alive) To die, or to kill Euphemistic slang A euphemism that developed in slang on social media, particularly TikTok, to avoid censorship of the words "kill" and "die." Unsubscribe from life To die Euphemistic

  8. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Slang, UK and Australia. An allusion to Mr Plod the Policeman in Enid Blyton's Noddy stories for children, to plod meaning to walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps. [57] Plot To Plot up, Abbreviation of the term 'Park up and Look Out for Target'. Polda Czech slang for police officer. Originated as short of word "policista" – Czech term ...

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

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    up himself/herself (informal) someone who is stand-offish, stuck-up, snobby. "He's a bit up himself." Euphemistic variation of up his own arse. (US: snotty, full of himself/herself) up sticks (US: pull up stakes) up the duff (informal) pregnant; Australian in origin [170]