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"Rattler" is a slang expression for a freight train. Hop the twig [2] To die Informal Also 'to hop the stick'. Pagan belief that to jump a stick on the ground leads to the Afterworld. In Abraham's bosom [2] In heaven Neutral From the Holy Bible, Luke 16:22. It's clipped To die/be killed Slang New York Slang for saying something is over.
The expression is found in John Latey's 1878 English translation: "Ah! Monsieur Jackal, you were right when you said, 'Seek the woman.'" The phrase was adopted into everyday English use and crossed the Atlantic by 1909. [14] chez at the house of: often used in the names of restaurants and the like; Chez Marie = "Marie's". chic stylish. Chignon ...
The local language of Chicago has an etymology all its own. Whether you're visiting for the first time or you're hoping to impress a Chicagoan, you'll need an arsenal of Chicago slang to fit in.
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In French the word Javanais is also used to refer to the Javanese language. Around 1957, Boris Vian wrote a song La Java Javanaise. The lyrics are a didactical method to learn the javanais. Each verse is firstly articulated in regular French, then translated in slang. As the title suggests, the song is a Java, a Parisian dance craze.
A 30-year-old Chicago police officer was shot and killed overnight on the city's southwest side while heading home from work, police said Sunday. Superintendent Larry Snelling told reporters the ...
English words of French origin can also be distinguished from French words and expressions used by English speakers. Although French is derived mainly from Latin, which accounts for about 60% of English vocabulary either directly or via a Romance language, it includes words from Gaulish and Germanic languages, especially Old Frankish. Since ...
CHICAGO — A jury on Tuesday convicted a man accused of shooting and killing Chicago police Officer Ella French and injuring her partner after the panel spent days viewing harrowing body-camera ...