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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    slang term for the undergarment called an athletic supporter or jockstrap: joint piece of meat for carving * (slang) hand-rolled cigarette containing cannabis and tobacco connection between two objects or bones an establishment, especially a disreputable one ("a gin joint"; "let's case the joint") (slang, orig. US)

  3. Stall - Wikipedia

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    Restroom stall, an enclosure providing privacy to the user of a single toilet in a public restroom; Market stall, a makeshift or mobile structures for selling market goods or serving food; Choir stall, seating in a church for the choir; Stalls (theatre), the ground floor seats in a theatre/cinema (closer to or directly in front of the stage)

  4. Stalling - Wikipedia

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    Stalling or Stallings can refer to: . Meanings derived from the term "stall", see Stall (disambiguation); Stalling (behavior)** Stalling* refers to the act of intentionally delaying or postponing an action, task, or decision, often to avoid or defer the associated responsibility or effort.

  5. Glory hole - Wikipedia

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    A glory hole in a restroom stall. A glory hole (also spelled gloryhole and glory-hole) is a hole in a wall or partition, often between public lavatory cubicles or sex video arcade booths and lounges, for people to engage in sexual activity or to observe the person on the opposite side.

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    soft bread roll or a sandwich made from it (this itself is a regional usage in the UK rather than a universal one); in plural, breasts (vulgar slang e.g. "get your baps out, love"); a person's head (Northern Ireland). [21] barmaid *, barman a woman or man who serves drinks in a bar.

  7. Cottaging - Wikipedia

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    The appearance of public lavatories, like this one in Pond Square, Camden, London, is the origin of the term cottaging.. Cottaging is a gay slang term, originating from the United Kingdom, referring to anonymous sex between men in a public lavatory (a "cottage" [1] or "tea-room" [2]), [3] or cruising for sexual partners with the intention of having sex elsewhere.

  8. Huckster - Wikipedia

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    The original meaning of huckster is a person who sells small articles, either door-to-door or from a stall or small store, like a peddler or hawker. The term probably derives from the Middle English hucc, meaning "to haggle". [1] The word was in use circa 1200 as "huccsteress".

  9. 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 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-lute-ly ...