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  2. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    The name of many places in the United States, the biggest of which is in Florida. Also in Ireland and England. Holysloot: A village in the Netherlands. "Sloot" is the Dutch word for "ditch" so it basically means "holy ditch". Holywood: A Northern Irish town. Where boners are holy. Home: There's no place like it! Homsar "AaAaAaAaAah'm an Iranian ...

  3. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" [1] Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including ...

  4. Potluck - Wikipedia

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    A potluck is a communal gathering where each guest or group contributes a different, often homemade, dish of food to be shared. Other names for a "potluck" include: potluck dinner, pitch-in, shared lunch, spread, faith supper, carry-in dinner, [ 1 ] covered-dish-supper, [ 2 ] fuddle, Jacob's Join, [ 3 ] bring a plate, [ 4 ] pot-providence and ...

  5. 30 Fancy Words That Will Make You Sound Smarter - AOL

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    The post 30 Fancy Words That Will Make You Sound Smarter appeared first on Reader's Digest. With these fancy words, you can take your vocabulary to a whole new level and impress everyone.

  6. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...

  7. List of reduplicated Australian place names - Wikipedia

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    Cut Cut Paw is a corruption of the words for "a clump of she-oaks". Dom Dom: Victoria: A mountain in Victoria, 65 km from Melbourne Doon Doon: New South Wales: From the Bandjalung-Yugambeh chain word 'doan doan' meaning black or dark. [20] Drik Drik: Victoria: An Aboriginal word for "Stoney Stoney" [21] [22] Drung Drung: Victoria

  8. “I’m Done”: 60 People Who Quit Jobs On The Very First Day ...

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    Image credits: Sir_Atlass #9. The owners daughter showed up to open 1.5 hours late. Said she thought her mom had given me keys. Proceeded to tell me to unload her car before I could come in and ...

  9. Wikipedia:Silly Things - Wikipedia

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    For many years, the bits of vandalism and/or fun that struck people's fancy were kept here on a page called "Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense" (BJAODN). In fact, it was one of the oldest pages on Wikipedia, having been created on January 26, 2001. [1] Here is the original explanation of the page: