being used by or suitable for any gender; or having characteristics shared by male and female genders (especially sexual characteristics). For example: “Pat is pretty ambisextrous. They date men and women and they also look great in tight dresses or tailored tuxedos...
Nicknames were almost as common as invented vocabulary for jazzmen and women, including these: Edward Kennedy Ellington: Governor, Guv’nor, Guvvy, the Duke of Hot, Maestro, the Joe Louis of Song Champions, Fatso, Monster, Tubby, Phony, Stinkpot, Apple Dumpling, Dumpy, Dump, Puddin’, Head...
And although the French word for shoemaker is different now, there is still a slang word chausseur, meaning a cobbler. View in context The slang men, not a very musical race, still clung to the goat's horn trumpet and the Gothic rubebbe of the twelfth century. View in context She would...
Cuckolding:Back in the day—we’re talkingwayback, like, Shakespeare times—‘cuckold’ was an old-school term referring to a man whose wife had sex with other men without his knowledge, making him look like a fool. The word gets its name from the cuckoo bird, known for its tricky habi...
The Chinese word for metaverse is 元宇宙 yuán yǔzhòu. 元 usually means ‘first’ or ‘start’, but here 元 is ‘meta’. Sample sentence: 元宇宙模拟的平行世界中,我们能身临其境体验到各种街景建筑等. Yuán yǔzhòu mónǐ de píngxíng shìjiè zhōng, wǒmen néng Shēnlínqíjìng tǐyà...
8.On July 26, the men cheered the return of “Old Jamaica,” sailors’ slang for the sun. 9.Magnon played the lady, and talked no thieves' slang in their presence. 马侬姑娘装出一副贵妇人的样子,不在他们面前说行话。 10.In addition to “H of G,”“ID,”“WL,” and “O for the...
1957C. HimesImabelle122: I’ll be a mother-for-you! 1959W. BurroughsNaked LunchMan, that mother fucker’s hungry. 1960T.C. Bambara‘Mississippi Ham Rider’ inGorilla, My Love(1972) 49: This jive mother who is my boss thinks he can make some bread by recording some of the old-timer...
Nehru Jacket– a India designed men’s jacket(courtesy of Joseph Horvath) “Never trust anyone over thirty”– the ultimate generation gap statement No Biggie– no big deal No Fake– really or not a lie(thanks to Louis Buncic for this one) ...
Ranked byAll voters region age menwomen rank it your way 1 193 votes Agree or Disagree? Clodhopper Later used to refer to a "bumpkin," the term previously meant anything from "blood clot" to "a really heavy shoe." 2 173 votes Quick Step A euphemism for diarrhea. Also kn...
As for the concept of "unattractive woman" metaphor can also be observed inthe course of nomination. It should be noted, however, that in this case negativelycolored concepts are involved. Thus, the following two types of metaphors aredistinguished: zoometaphor and tool metaphor. Certain stereotype...