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  2. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    drag a sock Walk or dance [150] drift Go i.e. leave [20] drill Shoot [20] drop a nickel. Main article: Informant. 1. Place a phone call to the police and provide information about someone; Alternative expression – "drop a dime" [151] 2. Actually making a phone call [151] droppers Hired killers [20] dropping the pilot Getting a divorce [150 ...

  3. Sock - Wikipedia

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    A business sock or dress sock is a term for a dark-colored sock (typically black or navy blue) for formal or casual footwear. It is often loosely referred to as a work sock or a formal sock for formal occasions, for example, weddings, funerals, graduation ceremonies, prom, church, or work. Crew socks are short and thick or thin everyday socks.

  4. From ‘menty b’ to ‘grippy socks,’ internet slang is taking ...

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    So she went on X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote a message and hit post: “The only vacation I’m open to taking rn is a grippy sock vacation.” The post was meant to be tongue-in-cheek.

  5. Urban Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Urban Dictionary Screenshot Screenshot of Urban Dictionary front page (2018) Type of site Dictionary Available in English Owner Aaron Peckham Created by Aaron Peckham URL urbandictionary.com Launched December 9, 1999 ; 25 years ago (1999-12-09) Current status Active Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in ...

  6. 'I need a grippy sock vacation': Breaking down the Gen-Z ...

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    Use of phrases like, "I need a grippy sock vacation" and "I'm one breakdown away from a grippy sock vacation" — inspired by the high-traction socks that are doled out in hospitals of all kinds ...

  7. Crew sock - Wikipedia

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  8. Slang dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Canting Academy, or Devil's Cabinet Opened was a 17th-century slang dictionary, written in 1673 by Richard Head, that looked to define thieves' cant. [1] A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew, was first published c. 1698. A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, by Francis Grose was first published in 1785.

  9. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    An Urdu language word meaning egg, for the pure-white uniform of traffic police in urban Pakistani areas like Karachi. Askar/Askari A Somali term meaning “soldier” which is often used by Somali immigrants to the United Kingdom to refer to police. It is commonly used by rappers in UK drill. Aynasız