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The first year for which the word of the year was voted ("bushlips") by the ADS was 1990. [ 2 ] Sam Corbin, a words and language writer for The New York Times , comparing the ADS WOTY with the likes from prominent dictionaries , wrote that "the American Dialect Society celebrates linguistic variation to an almost absurd degree".
a single measure of whisky or other distilled spirit (used mostly in Scotland, derived from the Scots word 'hauf') fifty percent/0.5 times. large bottle of spirits ("a half of bourbon"), traditionally 1/2 of a US gallon, now the metric near-equivalent of 1750 mL; also "handle" as such large bottles often have a handle
The National Honor Society, an American scholastic organization open to high schoolers (in grades 10–12, see grade) who excel in academics, leadership skills, citizenship, and character. nick prison or police station (slang) to steal (slang) to arrest (slang) small cut (computer jarg.) nickname the nick of time = "just in time" nickel
Lists of English words; List of works with different titles in the United Kingdom and United States; Pseudo-anglicism; Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United Kingdom; Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States
Image credits: Sarcspasm #13. My daughter's mom passed away a few years ago when my daughter was 14. (now 17.) The way she and I have coped is by cracking 'your mom' jokes with one another..
Middle school and high school compete for the most awkward time of our lives -- so why do we have school photos to commemorate these embarrassing moments? ... In Other News. ... USA TODAY. Your ...
Looking back, you might be a little embarrassed of your outfit choice or your "trendy" haircut -- but your prom night probably wasn't as awkward as these photos. As long as you 16 strange, awkward ...
Because it is most commonly used in conjunction with a nine-month academic year [114] or a nine-month term of human pregnancy, [115] it is sometimes wrongly assumed that trimester is a synonym for one third of a year or other period. [116] [117] Standard: One calendar year contains four trimesters.