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Meaning of 'take it to the hoes'
I came across the following sentence:
You can just take it to the hoes on Broadway if you need to get your freak on.
And not only can I not understand the phrase 'take it to the hoes' but I also ...
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Meanings of word “nick” in British English
Word nick seems to be used to describe many things. According to the dictionary, the main meanings are:
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
a hollow place ...
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How should I use the phrasal verb “to d**k around”?
To waste time
Stop dicking me around and get to the point.
Would you please stop dicking around with her?
To take advantage of
You're dicking him around, you know?
Don't ...
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why “and then some” means considerably more?
I've googled the phrase "and then some" and am told that it means "considerably more".
But just how to comprehend this? The phrase literally means "some more" -- how does it come to mean "much more"?
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Meaning and usage of “Make me”
Sometimes the literal translations of "slang" sentences just don't make sense, so after reading a "Make me" answer (which I consider slang, due to its informal use, if I'm not wrong) to a request I ...
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Meaning and usage of the slang “gold”
I often hear the word gold as a slang to describe something great such as "last night's party was gold" or "that movie was gold" etc. What exactly does gold mean and how do you use the slang?
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What is the definition of a word? [closed]
I'm wondering what the minimal requirement for a word to be an actual word is. My opinion is that a word is a word if it can be understood and defined by everyone who hears it in conversation.
For ...
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What does “flustrated” mean, and is it a word?
What does the flustrated mean? Is it even a word? I am using Lingea Lexicon and it doesn’t know this word, but the Internet is full of it.
I find myself hating people for using it both in English ...
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How does “pussy” come to mean “coward”?
The word pussy is often used to mean "coward".
This guy is a pussy.
and I am wondering why. How are woman's genitals related to being a "coward"?
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“Ridgy didge” — what's that mean? [closed]
Australia day is nearly upon us! And that means it's time to throw another steak on the barbie and say real Aussie things like "ridgy didge".
Flaming heck, what's that even mean, "ridgy didge"? I've ...
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Meaning and etymology of “down with”
I've searched a lot and found out that down with as a slang phrase means "being in an agreement with something". On the other hand, I know that it also means "death upon something".
So in a sentence ...
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Meaning of “the seventies are calling”
I heard the sentence in a TV show (Fringe 4x16).
The guy's phone was ringing and his friend said:
"You should get that. I think the seventies are calling."
and they both chuckled as if at a ...
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Origin of “not for quids” phrase
At various times I've supposed the informal Australian phrase “not for quids” (which apparently is analogous to “not at any price”) derives from quid, which refers to sovereigns, or guineas. At ...
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Does “awe” have a colloquial meaning (similar to “awesome”)?
The meaning of awe is given in dictionaries as "an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime" (this definition is from ...
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Explanation for “them's”
Recently someone said to me:
Them's the rules
I thought he had the sentence wrong, but as it turns out it is slang. I am learning English as a second language and I would really appreciate if ...
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The meaning of “What's she gonna look like with a chimney on her” [closed]
Title - Feel It
Artist - The Tamperer ft. Maya
You got it on the side
A little one night thing
I thought it over and this time I will forgive you
Well I'm not letting go
But don't forget ...
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Nerd vs. Geek vs. Dork [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Which term correctly identifies those who enjoy programming/technology: “geek” or “nerd”?
I'm somewhat perplexed on the usages of these terms. Most references appear an ...
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Meaning of the phrase “hacked by someone” — but not in context of computers
What does it mean when a girl says that she "hasn't been hacked [by a boy]"? Dictionaries give us only computer-related meanings of "hack"; does it have any other meaning?
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What does “I'll kill that cat” in the play Dinner for One mean?
In the play Dinner for One, James the butler says, "I'll kill that cat," at time 14:05. What does this mean? Is he referring to the tiger rug which keeps tripping him, or is it a saying or ...
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Meaning and usage of “to no end”
What does the phrase mean in "He annoys me to no end"?
Literally, does it mean that he annoys me forever? Or does it mean that he annoys me to no result?
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Meaning of “helpdesk monkey” [closed]
What's the meaning of a helpdesk monkey?
I'd gladly quit my job to go be an operating engineer and drive big s*** all day long. But the fact is no one is hiring and training.
You may have to ...
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Does the word “troll” necessarily have negative connotations?
Does the word "troll" necessarily imply negative connotations?
More specifically, can the word "troll"/"trolling" be legitimately used to describe a posting which is clearly made with intent of ...
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Sing Song - nursery poem definitions
My wife was reading me this poem for our kids' homeschool
A city plum is not a plum; A dumb-bell is no bell, though dumb; A statesman's rat is not a rat; A sailor's cat is not a cat; A soldier's ...
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How to spell [ʒʊʒd] and what does it mean?
I heard this strange word in American Dad over a year ago and it's been bugging me ever since. Not only do I have no idea how it's spelt, I have no idea how it could possibly be spelt. My only guesses ...
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Origin and meaning of the American 1960s slang phrase, “bread is”
I am trying to answer a question from a library patron who remembers the entire phrase, "bread is" that she and her friends used in the 1960s. She accepts that "bread" was used for money or "dough," ...
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Meaning and origin of “That dog don't hunt”
Is That dog don't hunt an American slang expression? What does it mean exactly and where does it originate? If possible, please give some examples.
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Use of “deadpool” as a verb
I recently came across this term while examining a set of properties in a JSON feed relating to a startup company:
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"deadpooled_year": null,
"deadpooled_month": null,
"deadpooled_day": null,
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What does it mean to “drink a lot of haterade”?
A friend recently posted on their Facebook status that she has "apparently been drinking lots of haterade lately"[sic]. Does this mean other people are annoyed with her or she's annoyed with other ...
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What would you call a person who is not a student, but takes interest in exploring academic topics?
A person who is not formally enrolled as a student, researcher or faculty in some university or college but who takes interest in exploring academic topics/stuff. For e.g. Such a person could be ...
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Origin of Tootsie or Tootsy (foot) [closed]
I was just sitting thinking I had cold tootsies meaning my toes or feet!
This got me wondering, where on earth does the word tootsie/tootsy come from?
I did google this and got definitions ...
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Meaning of “take”
Context (New York Times),
Today, sampling the cuisine can be a rarefied and pricey experience; meals at Michelin-starred kaiseki restaurants like Kikunoi (kikunoi.jp/english) run upward of $160 a ...
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What does “I gets mine” mean?
In the last episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" there was this dialogue between Larry and Leon (black guy who uses a lot of street slang):
Larry: You think I'd go out with a guy wearing a green ...
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What does “guinea” mean here?
The following lyrics I'm about to post from the song Virginia, rapped by Pusha-T from the now defunct duo, Clipse. For background in answering my question, in the rap, Pusha-T has begun bragging ...
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What's the meaning of 'haler'? [closed]
This doesn't seem to be general reference, because in the context I've seen it used tonight (the London riots), it certainly isn't referring to a coin, or 'a person who hails'.
I've heard it used ...
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Meaning of “catch you on the flip side”
I received an email from a coworker, and we're not that friendly. Actually, we're not friends at all, just two good colleagues. In his email, he wrote as his last sentence
Catch you on the flip ...
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Why does “sucker” mean “unexpected” in “Sucker Punch”?
Sucker punch seems to mean "an unexpected punch" in slang. What is the origin of this term and why does sucker mean unexpected in sucker punch?
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What is the meaning and etymology of 'scut' from 'scut work'?
What is the origin of scut in scut work?
According to Merriam-Webster,
scut work: routine and often menial labor
Probably from medical argot, scut meaning 'junior intern'
First known use: circa 1962
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What is meant by “don't piss on my boots and tell me it's raining”?
I have heard a couple of times recently the phrase "don't piss on my boots and tell me it's raining", usually in the context of a heated argument so I've hesitated to ask speaker what exactly he meant ...
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Colloquial definition of “douchebag”
Obviously "douchebag" has a literal meaning - however if we see someone wearing sunglasses indoors, we would call them a douchebag. I'm trying to explain this to a friend. How do you verbalize this ...
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What does “five O” mean (and why)?
I've heard quite a few times the term "five O" (eg in the US TV show "the Wire").
It seems to mean "police" (inferred from the context), and I'm curious to know where the expression comes from, and ...
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What could be an alternative word implying 'to endorse someone'?
On professional social network sites (like LinkedIn) there are terms like 'recommend someone' or 'endorse someone'. What could be an alternative term that is somewhat lighter in meaning as compared to ...
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What's a “right old roarer” in British English?
I was reading an Amazon review just now, and came across someone (Tchaikovsky) being described as a right old roarer. I'm guessing this is familiar slang to Brits, but I'm not getting good search ...
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“You ain't able to be sure about anything.”
Does this sentence make any sense to you as a native speaker? The one who said this actually meant to say, "People like you can never be sure about anything" (implying the opposite side is very ...
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Get a life | You have no life
I saw this as a mild insult on the Internet, one person tells another: "get a life" or "you have no life".
What does it mean literally and what is its meaning as an insult?
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What is the origin and history of the word “motherf---er”?
I'm not a native English speaker, but I would like to know how and why people started using mother fucker. Today it seems it has lost its meaning because people use it all the time, but was there a ...
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Is it true that “tuppence” refers to a woman's vagina in British English slang? If so, why?
I was looking up a definition online, as I often do, in this case the British slang word tuppence; I got the standard "a slang reference to a coin denomination" definition from Wikipedia, but stumbled ...
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Having some kind of grit
What does the expression, "You have got some kind of grit," mean?
Is it sarcastic, like being a bit crazy?
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Meaning of “sup my homeslice? harvard jv field hockey is da bomb…”
I completely don't understand what this star's line means, even though the words are simple.
sup my homeslice? harvard jv field hockey is da bomb...
What's homeslice?
What does da mean?
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Meaning of the word 'tight'
What's the meaning of “tight” in the following sentence?
This is the least tight thing that's ever happened for me.
