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  2. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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    An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).

  3. Black Intelligence Test of Cultural Homogeneity - Wikipedia

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    The results of these tests and examination of the BITCH-100 confirmed Robert Williams' belief that his intelligence test dealt with content material that was familiar to blacks. However, there exists a restriction of range in the current form of the test thereby limiting its usefulness as an instrument used for selection.

  4. Sniff test - Wikipedia

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    Search for Sniff test in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings. Start the Sniff test article , using the Article Wizard if you wish, or add a request for it ; but please remember that Wikipedia is not a dictionary .

  5. List of calques - Wikipedia

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    But not all of the coinages caught on and became permanent additions to the lexicon; for example, любомудрие (ljubomudrie) was promoted by 19th-century Russian intellectuals as a calque of "philosophy", but the word eventually fell out of fashion, and modern Russian instead uses the loanword философия (filosofija).

  6. Template:Wiktionary/doc - Wikipedia

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    For example, Tryout is an article about a journal, and this template is used to link to "tryout" page in Wiktionary. {{Wiktionary-inline}} {} Can be used in the "External links" section, by making a one-line navigator. Not inline in the usual sense. {{Wiktionary redirect}} {} Makes a soft redirect. {{Wiktionary category 2}} {}

  7. Verbal fluency test - Wikipedia

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    A verbal fluency test is a kind of psychological test in which a participant is asked to produce as many words as possible from a category in a given time (usually 60 seconds). This category can be semantic , including objects such as animals or fruits, or phonemic , including words beginning with a specified letter, such as p , for example. [ 1 ]

  8. Kink (sexuality) - Wikipedia

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    In human sexuality, kinkiness is the use of sexual practices, concepts or fantasies that are not conventional.The term derives from the idea of a "bend" (cf. a "kink") in one's sexual behaviour, to contrast such behaviour with "straight" or "vanilla" sexual mores and proclivities.

  9. Polish profanity - Wikipedia

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    "Chujowy" is the masculine form, the feminine form is "chujowa" and the neuter form is "chujowe". Often used to describe an object (or situation) of a rather deplorable or otherwise undesirable quality, e.g. "Chujowy samochód" meaning "A vehicle that broadly fails in its utility to be of use (breaks down often, looks like crap, etc.)"