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  2. Hindustani profanity - Wikipedia

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    Madarchod (मादरचोद, مادرچود; English: Motherfucker), sometimes abbreviated as MC, is a Hindustani language vulgarism. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It is a form of the profanity fuck . [ 8 ] While the word is usually considered highly offensive, it is rarely used in the literal sense of one who engages in sexual activity with another person ...

  3. Dacoity - Wikipedia

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    The spelling is the anglicised version of the Hindi word डाकू (ḍākū); "dacoit" / d ə ˈ k ɔɪ t / is a colloquial Indian English word with this meaning. It appears in the Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases (1903). [1] Banditry is a criminal activity involving robbery by groups of armed bandits.

  4. Still waters run deep - Wikipedia

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    The French proverb that is the nearest equivalent to the English 'still waters run deep' also emphasizes this danger: 'no water is worse than quiet water' (Il n'est pire eau que l'eau qui dort). When the caricaturist J. J. Grandville illustrated La Fontaine's fable, he further underlined this meaning by transposing it into a seduction scene. In ...

  5. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A little learning is a dangerous thing; A leopard cannot change its spots; A man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills; A mill cannot grind with the water that is past; A miss is as good as a mile; A new language is a new life (Persian proverb) [5] A penny saved is a penny earned; A picture is worth a thousand words; A rising ...

  6. Hubris - Wikipedia

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    Illustration for John Milton's Paradise Lost by Gustave Doré (1866). The spiritual descent of Lucifer into Satan, one of the most famous examples of hubris.. Hubris (/ ˈ h juː b r ɪ s /; from Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris) 'pride, insolence, outrage'), or less frequently hybris (/ ˈ h aɪ b r ɪ s /), [1] describes a personality quality of extreme or excessive pride [2] or dangerous ...

  7. 75 powerful LGBTQ quotes for Pride Month and every month - AOL

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    In the compilation below, you'll find empowering messages, short LGBTQ quotes and inspirational sayings to use for Pride Month, to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising or to pay tribute to ...

  8. Tobacco packaging warning messages - Wikipedia

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    The warning must cover at least 85% of the surface of the pack, of which 60% must be pictorial and the remaining 25% contains textual warnings in English, Hindi or any other Indian language. In 2003, India ratified the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control , which includes a recommendation for large, clear health ...

  9. Waiter arrested for giving Liam Payne cocaine before singer's ...

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    The service is free, confidential and available in English and Spanish. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Liam Payne's death: Waiter arrested for providing cocaine, reports say.