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  2. Hokkoku Goshiki-zumi - Wikipedia

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    Utamaro mercilessly portrays the carnality of the depths of the lives of prostitutes. [14] Geigi. A Geigi (芸妓, another word for "geisha") was the highest-ranked ...

  3. Old-School Slang Words That Really Deserve a Comeback

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    1. Giggle water. Used to describe: Any alcoholic drink, liquor or sparkling wine In the roaring '20s (that's 1920s, kids!) during prohibition, giggle water was slang for any alcoholic beverage.

  4. List of English words with disputed usage - Wikipedia

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    A aggravate – Some have argued that this word should not be used in the sense of "to annoy" or "to oppress", but only to mean "to make worse". According to AHDI, the use of "aggravate" as "annoy" occurs in English as far back as the 17th century. In Latin, from which the word was borrowed, both meanings were used. Sixty-eight percent of AHD4's usage panel approves of its use in "It's the ...

  5. Hypocrisy - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Practice of feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not Not to be confused with Hypocorism. For other uses, see Hypocrisy (disambiguation). "Hypocrite" redirects here. For other uses, see Hypocrite (disambiguation). "The Hypocrisy": an 1898 illustration from the Costa ...

  6. Flaying - Wikipedia

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    In 202 AD, Saint Charalambos was reportedly tortured mercilessly aged 113 during the reign of Septimius Severus. The torturers lacerated his body with iron hooks and scraped all the skin from his body. In 260 AD, the Roman emperor Valerian was seized during a parley by Shapur I, king of Persia, at Edessa. According to some accounts he was ...

  7. Slut-shaming - Wikipedia

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    Antinaturalism; Choice feminism; Cognitive labor; Complementarianism; Literature. Children's literature; Diversity (politics) Diversity, equity, and inclusion

  8. Mode series - Wikipedia

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    The Mode series is a quartet of novels by Piers Anthony.Like many of Anthony's other fictional works, it explores many themes and ideas. This series has themes of violence, the abuse of power, sexism and male dominance, gender roles, the environment, integrity and personal honor, sapient animal life, parallel and alternative evolution, space travel, alternate dimensions, paradox, obscure ...

  9. Talk:List of ethnic slurs/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    Never heard a word like "giairo" even if I live in northern Italy, and I can't find any use of it with a google search, it should be deleted. (Rather, "giaurro" is a historical pejorative term for non-muslims) "Giargianese" is another word i never heard... it is shown with the same meaning on www.neologismi.it but it could be derived from Wiki.