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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 ...
The land side is usually made of solid medium-carbon steel and is very short, except at the rear bottom of the plough. The heel or rear end of the rear land side may be subject to excessive wear if the rear wheel is out of adjustment, and so a chilled iron heel piece is frequently used. This is inexpensive and can be easily replaced.
October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 87 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 610 – ...
This article is about the word. For other uses, see Hella (disambiguation). 'Hella' as used in Northern California Hella is an American English slang term originating in and often associated with San Francisco's East Bay area in Northern California, possibly specifically emerging in the 1970s African-American vernacular of Oakland. It is used as an intensifying adverb such as in "hella bad" or ...
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
Maybe it’s because it’s a long word. Maybe it’s just bound to happen in a college town. Regardless of the reason, many people in Bloomington refer to the city as “B-Town,” “Bloom ...
Historically, a number of everyday words and expressions used to be characteristic of different dialect areas of the United States, especially the North, the Midland, and the South; many of these terms spread from their area of origin and came to be used throughout the nation. Today many people use these different words for the same object ...
Feeble-minded [5] Dout: Put out a flame or fire, "Dout the candle" for example [5] Downdashious: Audacious [5] Drashel: The strip of wood or concrete at the bottom of a doorway, the threshold [5] Draty Draught, draughty, full of draughts of air Drawlatcheten: Idle, lazy [5] Drinky: Having consumed too much alcohol, inebriated [5] Dread-fulled ...