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  2. Sic - Wikipedia

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    The adverb sic, meaning 'intentionally so written', first appeared in English c. 1856. [4] It is derived from the Latin adverb sīc , which means 'so', 'thus', 'in this manner'. [ 5 ] According to the Oxford English Dictionary , the verbal form of sic , meaning 'to mark with a sic' , emerged in 1889, E. Belfort Bax 's work in The Ethics of ...

  3. List of Latin phrases (S) - Wikipedia

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    sic et non: thus and not: More simply, "yes and no". sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc: we gladly feast on those who would subdue us: Mock-Latin motto of The Addams Family. sic infit: so it begins: sic itur ad astra: thus you shall go to the stars: From Virgil, Aeneid book IX, line 641. Possibly the source of the ad astra phrases.

  4. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    Legal principle that a person who is not present is unlikely to inherit. absente reo (abs. re.) [with] the defendant being absent: Legal phrase denoting action "in the absence of the accused". absit iniuria: absent from injury: i.e., "no offense", meaning to wish that no insult or injury be presumed or done by the speaker's words.

  5. Troll (slang) - Wikipedia

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    A revision of a Wikipedia article shows a troll vandalizing an article on Wikipedia by replacing content with an insult.. In slang, a troll is a person who posts deliberately offensive or provocative messages online [1] (such as in social media, a newsgroup, a forum, a chat room, an online video game) or who performs similar behaviors in real life.

  6. Turtle Spirit Animal Symbolism & Meaning

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    Positive Characteristics of the Turtle Spirit Animal. People who relate to the turtle as a spirit animal have a lot of positive qualities. Some of the most notable traits include: Patience. Wisdom ...

  7. Attention seeking - Wikipedia

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    People are thought to engage in both positive and negative attention seeking behavior independent of the actual benefit or harm to health. In line with much research and a dynamic self-regulatory processing model of narcissism, motivations for attention seeking are considered to be driven by self-consciousness and thus an externalization of ...

  8. Animal epithet - Wikipedia

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    An animal epithet is a name used to label a person or group, by association with some perceived quality of an animal. Epithets may be formulated as similes , explicitly comparing people with the named animal, as in "he is as sly as a fox", or as metaphors , directly naming people as animals, as in "he is a [sly] fox".

  9. 75 Rizz Lines That Make Flirting Seem Effortless - AOL

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    From cliché rizz lines that you've likely heard a million times (but never get old) to witty rizz lines and all of the phrases in between, we've got you covered. 75 Best Rizz Lines 1.