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  2. Conversation piece - Wikipedia

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    A conversation piece refers to a group portrait in a domestic or landscape setting depicting persons chatting or otherwise socializing with each other. [1] The persons depicted may be members of a family as well as friends, members of a society or hunt, or some other grouping who are shown sharing common activities such as hunts, meals, or ...

  3. Piece to camera - Wikipedia

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    There are three types of piece to camera: opening PTC - when presenter opens-up the news, and introduce himself/herself to the audience. bridge PTC - information that presenter gives to bridge the gap between empty space. conclusive or closing PTC - ending of news where the presenter acknowledge itself and the cameraman, place and the news channel.

  4. Talking stick - Wikipedia

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    A talking stick, also called a speaker's staff, [1] is an instrument of Indigenous democracy used by a number of Indigenous communities, especially those in the Pacific Northwest nations of North America. The talking stick may be passed around a group, as multiple people speak in turn, or used only by leaders as a symbol of their authority and ...

  5. Glossary of Mafia-related words - Wikipedia

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    "Forget about it" is, like, if you agree with someone, you know, like "Raquel Welch is one great piece of ass. Forget about it!" But then, if you disagree, like "A Lincoln is better than a Cadillac? Forget about it!" You know? But then, it's also like if something's the greatest thing in the world, like, "Minchia! Those peppers! Forget about it!"

  6. Glossary of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    To talk too much, especially without significant meaning. Speculated to be used as early as 1592 to express annoyance and irritation. Became a TikTok trend in 2023 for someone who talks too much or whose talking does not make sense. [180] yeet (/ j iː t / ⓘ) To throw something with force and without regard. Also used as a generic positive ...

  7. Planchette - Wikipedia

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    Early British Planchette, 1850s–60s. A planchette ( / p l ɑː n ˈ ʃ ɛ t / or / p l æ n ˈ ʃ ɛ t /), from the French for "little plank", is a small, usually heart-shaped flat piece of wood equipped with two wheeled casters and a pencil-holding aperture pointing downwards, used to facilitate automatic writing.

  8. How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare - Wikipedia

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    How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare (German: Wie man dem toten Hasen die Bilder erklärt) is a performance piece staged by the German artist Joseph Beuys on 26 November 1965 at the Galerie Schmela in Düsseldorf. While it was only Beuys’s first solo exhibition in a private gallery, it is sometimes referred to as his best known action.

  9. Gag - Wikipedia

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    One type of gag familiar in fiction, particularly in crime comics and novels, is a suitably sized piece of cloth pulled over the subject's mouth and tied at the back of their head. It is sometimes called the "detective gag" because many of its first appearances were in crime serials.