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Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).
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With social media taking over our lives, memes have become the language of the internet. Fun fact: In 2020, the global meme industry was worth a whopping $2.3 billion—and it’s set to grow to ...
I've never heard them called skips in the US. I know, NOR. But I'm adding a See Also section because the article needs it, and added skip (container) to the dumpster article See Also. I love regional English, except for the headaches it creates for Wikipedia! - Syd 05:48, 11 December 2012 (UTC) It's a dumpster, skip is a British term.
Dumpster diving involves persons voluntarily climbing into a dumpster to find valuables, such as discarded metal scrap, or simply useful items, including food and used clothing. It can also be a method of investigation (e.g., looking for discarded financial records, private papers, or evidence of a crime).
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Dumpster Trademark was cancelled in 2015. [34] [35] Trademarked by Dempster Brothers, Inc. in 1963, dumpster is originally a portmanteau of the word dump and the last name Dempster. It originally appeared in the 1951 product name Dempster Dumpster, [36] while related patents date back to 1937. [37] [38] Multiball
This phenomenon of dumpster-diving for food isn't new. A writer for the Splendid Table interviewed a journalist who did it for months to understand the movement.