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(have a butcher's) to have a look (rhyming slang: butcher's hook=look) to kill and cut up an animal for meat to kill messily, or someone who does so one who cuts and sells meat to make a big mess of things; botch ("butcher it up"; "I butchered the spelling") butchery (n.) slaughterhouse, abattoir a cruel massacre a butcher's trade a botch butt (n.)
Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g., pants, crib) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in British and American English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different ...
Palilalia is defined as the repetition of the speaker's words or phrases, often for a varying number of repeats. Repeated units are generally whole sections of words and are larger than a syllable, with words being repeated the most often, followed by phrases, and then syllables or sounds.
I think, oftentimes, I’m such a rambler,” she tells Vanity Fair. “I think it was hard because I felt like had I represented the situation better, it probably would’ve been received better.
Numerous studies have documented the phenomenon of frequency illusion. In a research by Begg et al, two experiments were carried out. [ 12 ] The first aimed to investigate how repeating words in different contexts affects frequency estimates, while the second assessed the perceived frequency of different item types that were presented ...
Backronyms are oftentimes used for comedic effect [citation needed]. An example of creating a backronym for comedic effect would be in naming a group or organization, the name "A.C.R.O.N.Y.M." stands for (among other things) "a clever regiment of nerdy young men".
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...
But the FAQ on the TurboTax website lets you know that you're on the hook for paying some fees if you don't meet that Feb. 18 deadline. The cutoff time to file is 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Feb ...