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  2. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Beyond the veil [2] The mysterious place after death. Neutral. Originally used to refer to the 'veil' that hides the innermost sanctuary of the Temple in Jerusalem. Sometimes refers to just a mysterious place. Big sleep [2] To die or be killed. Euphemistic. Could be in reference to Raymond Chandler's 'The Big Sleep'.

  3. Delayed gratification - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Delayed gratification, or deferred gratification, is the ability to resist the temptation of an immediate reward in favor of a more valuable and long-lasting reward later. It involves forgoing a smaller, immediate pleasure to achieve a larger or more enduring benefit in the future. [1] A growing body of literature has linked the ability ...

  4. Me and Bobby McGee - Wikipedia

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    Me and Bobby McGee. " Me and Bobby McGee " is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson wrote the song based on a suggestion from Foster. [1] A posthumously released version by Janis Joplin topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 ...

  5. Cry for You (September song) - Wikipedia

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    Cry for You (September song) " Cry for You ", released as " Cry for You (You'll Never See Me Again) " on Hard2Beat, [1] is a song by Swedish singer Petra Marklund, performing as September, from her second studio album In Orbit (2005). It was released in Sweden on 29 November 2006 as the third and final single from the album.

  6. List of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    Pick-Me Girls intend to impress men and are typically referred to having 'PICK ME, CHOOSE ME, LOVE ME' energy. The term 'Pick-Me Boy' later gained popularity as a boy who emotionally manipulates women by intentionally putting themselves down to seek validation and compliments. "She’s acting like such a pick-me." Pick-Me Girl, Pick-Me Boy

  7. Bass: Goodbye and thank you. I will see you later - AOL

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    I will see you later. Bass: Goodbye and thank you. I will see you later. The Reds are teetering as the trade deadline approaches, the Bengals are opening training camp with Super Bowl aspirations ...

  8. Retroactive continuity - Wikipedia

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    Retroactive continuity, or retcon for short, is a literary device in which facts in the world of a fictional work that have been established through the narrative itself are adjusted, ignored, supplemented, or contradicted by a subsequently published work that recontextualizes or breaks continuity with the former. [2]

  9. Flashback (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    Flashback (narrative) A flashback is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story. [1] Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial backstory. [2] In the opposite direction, a flashforward (or prolepsis) reveals events ...