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Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...
Trade is a gay slang term which refers to the casual partner of a gay man or to the genre of such pairings. [1] Men falling in the category of "trade" are not gay-identified. Historically the motivations may at times include a desire for emotional fulfillment and admiration, but the term often refers to a straight man who partners with a gay man for economic benefit, either through a direct ...
Chippy, a brand of corn chips in the Philippines, made by Universal Robina; Chippy, a slang term for a carpenter, in the List of words having different meanings in American and British English (A–L) Fish and chip shop, known colloquially in British English as a chippy
A lot of contemporary slang is a result of, to use a teenage slang phrase, being chronically online—which means very closely engaged (maybe even obsessively so) with internet culture.
Polari, a jargon that began in European ports and evolved into a shorthand used in gay subcultures, influences much of today's slang in words like "zhuzh," "drag," "camp" and "femme."
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
A number of fish and chip shop condiments exist, including salt and vinegar (very often actually non-brewed condiment) across the UK, mushy peas and curry sauce in various parts of the UK, chip spice in Hull, [13] Hendersons Relish in Sheffield, chippy sauce in Edinburgh, [14] gravy across much of the UK, mushy pea and mint sauce in Nottingham ...
Eric's Fish & Chips. Just a peek at Eric's Fish and Chip Shop has me salivating. The menu is replete with various types of fish (cod, haddock, hake, plaice) beer battered and fried in beef drippings.