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(v.) to (cause to) lean to one side (tip one's hand, from Poker) to disclose one's intentions or opinions tit various species of small bird of the genus Parus (US: chickadee, titmouse) idiot (slang) woman's breast (vulgar slang) toasted (v) lightly cooked on both sides (e.g. of a slice of bread) somewhat drunk or intoxicated by drugs
Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...
A slang dictionary is a reference book containing an alphabetical list of slang, which is vernacular vocabulary not generally acceptable in formal usage, usually including information given for each word, including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.
African American Vernacular English, or Black American English, is one of America's greatest sources of linguistic creativity, and Black Twitter especially has played a pivotal role in how words ...
to move one's hand slowly and gently over something e.g. stroke a dog. (US: pet) strop (informal) bad mood or temper stroppy, to have a strop on (informal) recalcitrant, in a bad mood or temper sun cream sunscreen [160] suck it and see to undertake a course of action without knowing its full consequences (US: "take your chances") supply teacher
Image of man making the "eyelid pull" hand gesture, published by Di Jorio in 1832 in Naples, Italy. The eyelid pull is a gesture in which the finger is used to pull one lower eyelid further down, exposing more of the eyeball. This gesture has different meanings in different cultures, but in many cultures, particularly in the Mediterranean ...
A contraction of "e'er a one" Ash candles: The seed vessels of the ash tree Asker: Water newt A-strout: Stretched out [1] A-stooded: Stood (as a waggon) immovably in the ground A-stoggd: Having your feet stuck in either clay or dirt At: To play at, to have at Athirt: Across Auverlook Overlook, bewitch, look on with the evil eye Avore: Before [1 ...
Slang used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z; generally those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s in the Western world) differs from slang of earlier generations; [1] [2] ease of communication via Internet social media has facilitated its rapid proliferation, creating "an unprecedented variety of linguistic variation". [2] [3] [4]