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  2. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Norwegian slang meaning "blue-blue", derivative of "popo" and in reference to blue lights and former color of uniform. Bobby UK, derived from the Conservative British Home Secretary, Sir Robert Peel ("Bobby" being a nickname for "Robert"), the founder of the Metropolitan Police. [7] Occurs in fixed phrases e.g. "bobby on the beat", "village bobby".

  3. Shades of blue - Wikipedia

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    The color name Picton blue dates back to at least 2001, and came into wider use when the Resene Paints colors were used as one of the sources for the Xona Games Color List. [66] Many of Resene's shades of blue and cyan are named after places in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds , where the town of Picton is located.

  4. List of baseball team nicknames - Wikipedia

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    The Azul- Spanish word for blue; The Lords of Flatbush – A nickname of the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn. The Trolley Dodgers – A nickname of the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn. This was the name of the team before it was shortened to "Dodgers" in the 1930s. The Evil Empire of the West – Used by detractors. A reference to the ...

  5. 125 Maybe-Kinda Cringey but Extremely Cute Nicknames to Call ...

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    So if their name is Derrick, call them “D.” Their middle name. My dude/guy. Hot ___ insert name here. (Ex: Hot CJ, Hot Mike) Mr. Fix It. Nicknames for the father of your child. Baby Daddy. Big ...

  6. Lists of pejorative terms for people - Wikipedia

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    List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with negative connotations; Category:Sex- and gender-related slurs

  7. Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate - Wikipedia

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    Differences in color categorization between languages are caused by differences in the overall usefulness of color to a culture or language group. [35] Different areas of the world can differ widely in environment and the colors readily available in that environment. These environmental differences can also have an influence on color naming.

  8. Google Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The dictionary content is licensed from Oxford University Press's Oxford Languages. [3] It is available in different languages, such as English, Spanish and French. The service also contains pronunciation audio, Google Translate, a word origin chart, Ngram Viewer, and word games, among other features for the English-language version.

  9. List of CONMEBOL national association football teams by nickname

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    Nickname English translation Notes Ref. Argentina: La Albiceleste The White and Sky-Blue The Argentinian flag has 3 equal stripes, the white and blue stripe represent the sky clouds and the yellow sun in the middle. [1] Bolivia: La Verde The Green In 1957, the Bolivian Football Federation decided to use one of the colors in the Flag of Bolivia.