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  2. Sardonicism - Wikipedia

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    Both the concept and the etymology of the word, while being of uncertain origin, appear to stem from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. [4] The 10th-century Byzantine Greek encyclopedia Suda traces the word's earliest roots to the notion of grinning (Ancient Greek: σαίρω, romanized: sairō) in the face of danger, or curling one's lips back at evil.

  3. Incident (poem) - Wikipedia

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    And so I smiled, but he poked out His tongue, and called me, “Nigger.” ...

  4. As I laye a-thynkynge - Wikipedia

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    Yet joyously he smiled On his sire; As I laye a-thynkynge, a Cherub mote admire. But I laye a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, And sadly sang the Birde as it perch'd upon a bier; That joyous smile was gone, And that face was white and wan, As the downe upon the Swan Doth appear As I laye a-thynkynge - oh! bitter flow'd the tear!

  5. Chris Martin Shares Touching Reason He Attended Daughter ...

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    Chris Martin shared the sweet reason why he was on-board with attending daughter Apple’s Le Bal Des Débutantes. Martin, 47, told Rolling Stone in an interview published on Thursday, December 19 ...

  6. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...

  7. List of emoticons - Wikipedia

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    However, an equals sign, a number 8, a capital letter B or a capital letter X are also used to indicate normal eyes, widened eyes, those with glasses or those with crinkled eyes, respectively. Symbols for the mouth vary, e.g. ")" for a smiley face or "(" for a sad face. One can also add a "}" after the mouth character to indicate a beard.

  8. My Husband's Grandpa Cracked the Code to the Best-Ever ... - AOL

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    A traditional snickerdoodle recipe includes unsalted butter, granulated sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.

  9. List of metonyms - Wikipedia

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    Also used as a word for police corruption and cover-up. [37] Holyrood: An area in Edinburgh: The Scottish Parliament, which is located in that area, or more generally the Scottish Government [38] Horse Guards: A cavalry barracks at Whitehall, London Commander-in-chief of the British army and his staff before 1857 [39] Hrad ("The Castle")