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(v.) (slang) to talk at length, usually about trivial things; usually to 'rabbit on' (Cockney rhyming slang Rabbit and pork = talk) (n.) the animal rabbit, a lagomorph (rabbit ears) (slang) TV antenna (usage becoming obsolete) rad acronym from Radiation Absorbed Dose, an obsolete unit for absorbed ionizing radiation dose abbreviation of radian
Thus the verb "to oof" can mean killing another player in a game or messing up something oneself. [110] [111] oomf Abbreviation for "One of My Followers". [112] opp Short for opposition or enemies; describes an individual's opponents. A secondary, older definition has the term be short for "other peoples' pussy". Originated from street and gang ...
(fanny about or fanny around, vulgar slang) to mess about or procrastinate ("Stop fannying about and hit it with the hammer") buttocks (colloquial); hence fanny pack (UK: bum bag) featherbed bed or mattress stuffed with feathers (usually 2 words) [68] (v.) to pamper, to spoil
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
Why Gen Z vocabulary is so confusing — and what it actually means. Ask Allison: My kid uses words like 'rizz' and 'mid' constantly. Can you help me decipher his teen slang?
Colostomy Bag: Vulgar, from "Pocket Jacks", 'Jacks' being a UK/Irish slang term for a toilet Rentboys: Two young men, similar to pocket queen's "Prostitutes" nickname Knaves Aplenty: Literally, a plethora of Jacks, a Knave being an alternative term for a Jack. Kid Dy-no-mite: Signature expression of the character JJ from the TV show Good Times [19]
While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.
Slang is defined as words that typically don't last more than a generation, like "groovy" or "nifty" in the 70s. When words are taken from a lexicon, a group of stable words that don't come in and ...