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The more distant part of the sea as seen from the shore, generally implying the open ocean beyond anchoring ground. offshore 1. Moving away from the shore. 2. (of a wind) Blowing from the land to the sea. 3. At some distance from the shore; located in the sea away from the coast. oiler 1.
Zart – a sea urchin (in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language sort, meaning a sea urchin, or hedgehog) [4] [121] Zawn – a fissure in a cliff (used as a word and also as a place-name element, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language sawen, or saven, meaning a cleft or gully) [4] These fissures are known to geologists as ...
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lollipop man / woman / lady a school crossing guard who uses a circular stop sign lolly * 1. lollipop /ice lolly (US: popsicle); (q.v.) 2. (slang) money loo toilet (usually the room, not just the plumbing device) (US: bathroom in a home, restroom in a public place; occasionally washroom in the north, borrowed from Canadian usage) lorry
The word was first derived from “yaga,” which means “work” in the Yagara language – the traditional language of the Yagara people who live in the region around what is now known as Brisbane.
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
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Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.