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  2. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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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 A-1 First class 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 ...

  3. Puyallup, Washington - Wikipedia

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    The Puyallup Valley was originally inhabited by the Puyallup people, known in their language as the spuyalÉ™pabš, meaning "generous and welcoming behavior to all people (friends and strangers) who enter our lands." [8] The first white settlers in the region were part of the first wagon train to cross the Cascade Range at Naches Pass in 1853. [9]

  4. There will be a taproom, restaurant at this 4-story heritage ...

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    The $35 million project: “will celebrate the various cultures that have been a part of the Puyallup Valley.” There will be a taproom, restaurant at this 4-story heritage center near Meeker Mansion

  5. Dictionary of American Slang - Wikipedia

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    The Dictionary of American Slang is an English slang dictionary. The first edition was edited by Stuart Flexner and Harold Wentworth and published in 1960 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company . [ 1 ] After Wentworth's death in 1965, [ 2 ] Flexner wrote a supplemented edition which was published in 1967. [ 3 ]

  6. Pour your own beer at this new Puyallup-area taproom, and ...

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    The Puyallup area’s first U-Pour It pub, where guests pour their own drinks from a digitally enhanced tap wall, will open next year. The team behind The Redd Dog, which brought self-serve beer ...

  7. American English regional vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    generic term for a sweetened carbonated beverage; drink made with milk and ice cream; long sandwich that contains cold cuts, lettuce, and so on; rubber-soled shoes worn in physical education class, for athletic activities, etc. Below are lists outlining regional vocabularies in the main dialect areas of the United States.

  8. A Puyallup diner that closed after 48 years is being ... - AOL

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    Long-term plans for the property have yet to be determined, she said. A company associated with the fair bought the 3,800-square-foot property in 2014 for $1.5 million, The News Tribune reported ...

  9. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    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 1541. [37] Shit: see under "Profanity"