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  2. Hindustani profanity - Wikipedia

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    Many English translations may not offer the full meaning of the profanity used in the context. [1] Hindustani profanities often contain references to incest and notions of honor. [2] Hindustani profanities may have origins in Persian, Arabic, Turkish or Sanskrit. [3] Hindustani profanity is used such as promoting racism, sexism or offending ...

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:

  4. 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).

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

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    (slang) the testicles, from goli Hindi for ball. gor blimey exclamation of surprise, also cor blimey (originally from "God blind me") Gordon Bennett! expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, frustration. gormless stupid or clumsy go-slow a protest in which workers deliberately work slowly (US: slowdown or work to rule) green fingers

  6. More than 9 million workers are getting a raise on Jan. 1 ...

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    The federal minimum has held at $7.25 an hour since 2009, but an increasing number of states are upping their base pay for workers.

  7. The 2024 NFL season is coming down to the wire and that can only mean one thing: playoff football is just round the corner.. Seven teams from each conference will qualify for the postseason as ...

  8. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    Hindi - The common phrases are (1) सूरज पश्चिम से उगा है ("sun has risen from the west") and (2) बिन मौसम की बरसात ("when it rains when it's not the season to rain"). The second one is also used to denote something unexpected/untimely as much as improbable.

  9. Titans QB Will Levis throws longest touchdown pass of NFL ...

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    The third-quarter pass secured the first Titans touchdown of the day. The Vikings blitzed five pass rushers on third-and-10. But Tennessee's offensive line stood its ground to buy Levis time as he ...