Jargon could be explained as slang for business or enthusiasts. Jargon can be defined as words, phrases, or expressions that mean something specific in a particular profession. For example, there is a lot ofjargon associated with the internet. It can also refer to specific words used in a sp...
1980 E. Folb Runnin’ Down Some Lines 126: Expressions like pussy-whipped [...] mean to be deeply infatuated or in love with another. 1983 Eble Campus Sl. Nov. 4: pussy-whipped – dating only one girl: You don’t party like you used to. You must be pussy-whipped. 2021 J. Ellr...
british money history, money slang expressions and origins, cockney money slang and other money slang words and meanings Slang money words and expressions appear widely in the English language, and most of these slang words have interesting, often very amusing, meanings and origins. Many slang expr...
Gime (2020) seconded that Gen Zers developed language transformation process of changing word to word change in meaning and creating expressions. The findings of Hashmi, et.al, (2019) also sustained the results of the present study as they found out that current generation develop slang words ...
57: Wouldn’t know: The start of a number of expressions all of which mean stupidity. Thus [...] ‘wouldn’t know if his arse was on fire’. 2003 McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. 234: wouldn’t know if his/her arse was on fire Exceptionally ignorant or vague person. ANZ. 2011...
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In the special context of American slang, the meaning of the discourses is not just the surface of denotational semantics, but to express such emotions as fond, admiration, and the appreciation. In Friends, there are many such expressions like: ...
(b) a person, irrespective of qualities. 1970 197019801990 2000 1970 J. Wambaugh New Centurions 243: ‘My name is Lance Jeffrey Savage,’ said Gus [...] ‘Ain't he the cutest little shit?’ said Fluffy . 1986–7 Maledicta IX 159: Shit need not mean feces in expressions such as cute...
1941 ‘More Tennessee Expressions’ in AS XVI:1 Feb. 447/2: old bust head. Poor quality of liquor. ‘He drinks old bust head.’. 1952 F.C. Brown North Carolina Folklore 1 524: Buss-head [...] Illicit whiskey . 1956 N. Algren Walk on the Wild Side 10: Ah reckon he won’t cl...
1980 E. Folb Runnin’ Down Some Lines 158: Expressions [...] that are graphic (to eat a fur burger, to have a sack lunch). sack rash (n.) (N.Z.) a rash from vigorous sexual activity. 2003 2003 McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. 178: sack rash 1. Scarring from vigorous ac...