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| location | New York, New York | |
| age | 55 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
| seen | 23 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 227 |
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Aug 1 |
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Why does “sucker” mean “unexpected” in “Sucker Punch”? Dempsey may not have coined the term, but he popularized it. That's why it is associated with him. |
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Jul 30 |
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Is “chubby” offensive? +1 for "curvaceous. Welcome to the site. |
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Jul 30 |
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Is “chubby” offensive? @RegDwight: This appears to be a two-part question: 1) Can "chubby" be used, and 2) If not, what can replace it. The "fat" question addressed only the second part. |
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Jul 30 |
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Is “chubby” offensive? +1 for "voluptuous." And welcome to the site. |
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Jul 29 |
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Why does “fishwife” mean “mean woman”? @matt: Not really. Just friends of my 88-year old mother. |
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Jul 29 |
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What does “I'll go you one better” mean? Welcome aboard. I upvoted you to get you started. |
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Jul 26 |
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Is there a connection between the various “states of being” that you can be “on”? If you are "on" or "onto" or "on top of" something, you are (usually) following your own agenda, and if you are "in" (or "inside") something, you are being forced to follow the lead of someone of something else. As in, if I'm IN your home, I'm attending your party and enjoying drinks and entertainment provided by YOU. |
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Jul 22 |
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How to express that one is making the conversation long for fun @drm65: Thanks. Glad to see you on this site. In a big way. |
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Jul 22 |
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How to express that one is making the conversation long for fun @djclayworth: Fair enough. But the CONVERSATION can linger. I described this as a "phenomenon." |
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Jul 22 |
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How to express that one is making the conversation long for fun @user395881: will you upvote this answer? |
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Jul 22 |
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What would you call her actions here? @fumblefingers: That probably wasn't the case "originally." Perhaps it is true today. But I'd certain accept provoking as a reasonable synonym. |
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Jul 21 |
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What does “it takes a tough man to make a tender chicken” mean? @z7sg: A "tender" chicken is a good chicken. But it may take a "tough" CEO to run a company that makes a good chicken. |
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Jul 19 |
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What does “in the saddle” mean? Actually, the American idiom is "in the DRIVER'S seat." Otherwise an upvote for you. |
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Jul 18 |
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Origin of the term 'bastard sword' And the typical bastard CHILD is often the product of a high-born father and a lower born mother, and is an irregular, suspect issue considered neither one nor the other, with a "misleading" pedigree. |
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Jul 15 |
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What is the origin of the phrase “beyond the pale”? It probably had similar meanings in different parts of the world. |
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Jul 13 |
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What is the meaning of “run someone out of town”? @simchona: Just watched a lot of "Lone Ranger" and other "westerns" on TV when I was a kid in the 1960s. |
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Jul 12 |
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Someone told me “fair” is the “F” word, they don't like it in their house. Should I avoid using it? @martin: To a "states' rights" person, yes. |
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Jul 11 |
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What does “default” mean in financial sense? Default isn't exactly bankruptcy, but it leads to bankruptcy. Specifically, default is a failure to pay that might be "cured" tomorrow or the next day. But bankruptcy is basically a CONTINUED failure to pay, at least for the foreseeable future. |
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Jul 11 |
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“Hooker”, “whore”, “prostitute”, when to use which? @malvolio: Fair enough. I'm just giving the American interpretation. So General Hooker was a "reinforcement" eh? In the war, he was best in that role (sometimes tipped the balance). He always lost as a "front line" man. |
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Jul 11 |
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Non-sexual meaning of “to have a hard-on for someone” @benjol: A "boner" in this kind of context would refer to a "faux pas." As in having one in public (even through one's pants). It would basically be at least as embarassing as "flatulence." |
