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  2. 100 Slang Terms From the 20th Century No One Uses Anymore - AOL

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    The 20th century was a truly special time. One day we were "cruisin' for a bruisin'" with some "greasers" at the "passion pit," the next we're telling a Valley Girl to "talk to the hand"—or ...

  3. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Easy going; jovial; cheerful e.g. One movie reviewer refer to the hero of a film A Stranger from Somewhere as a Breezy Westerner [56] brillo Someone who lives fast and is a big spender [8] broad. Main article: Woman. Expression used solely by men to refer to a woman and widely considered offensive by women [59] bronx cheer. Main article:Blowing ...

  4. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] To abdicate is to resign from the throne, or more loosely to cast off a responsibility. To abnegate is to deny oneself something. To abrogate is to repeal (do away with) a law or abolish (put an end to) an arrangement, also to evade a responsibility. To arrogate is to attempt to take on a right or responsibility to which one is not ...

  5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    one thousand million, or 1,000,000,000 (US: billion or 1,000,000,000) [91] Has for a long time been superseded by the short scale usage of billion (1,000,000,000) and was never as commonly used in the UK as it still is in mainland Europe (where the long scale is still used); when the long scale was used in Britain, "a thousand million" was more ...

  6. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...

  7. From ‘Basic’ to ‘Boujee,’ Here Are 29 Gen Z Slang Terms To ...

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    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).

  8. That's certainly its etymology, but it's a word that seems to have entered general educated usage; I've seen it in UK editorial columns and the like. In any case, it's not a particularly common word in the US either, and it's not slang anymore, although it may have been in 19th-century Brooklyn.

  9. The Gnome - Wikipedia

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    "The Gnome" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd. Written by Syd Barrett , it is the eighth song on their 1967 debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The song takes place in a fictional gnome world from the perspective of a gnome.