5. informal a hard blow 6. (Boxing) informal the ability to hit powerfully, as of a boxer 7. informal a forceful impression 8. (Brewing) Brit a slang word for beer vb, n (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an obsolete word for gallop [C14: from Old Northern French waloper to gallo...
5. a. To defeat or subdue, as in a contest. See Synonyms at defeat. b. To force to withdraw or retreat: beat back the enemy. c. To dislodge from a position: I beat him down to a lower price. 6. Informal To be superior to or better than: Riding beats walking. 7. Slang To...
At first glance, this would be purely comedic, but again, there’s more to Sorairo Utility than humour; having Megumi know Wu Xing Quan (五形拳, Five Shapes Fists) indicates that caddies are multidisciplinary and skilled in a variety of things to ensure they do their job successfully. When...
A distraction-prone and foul-mouthed narrator (no 2000 AD slang in here, fucker) talks along with video footage of the history of robots in combat. The footage skips around in time, relieving the young O'Neill of too much in the way of tightly sequenced images, preferring to linger inste...
Note: "OP" is a common slang word in gaming that means "overpowered". In this case, the Master Sword powers up in the presence of Calamity Ganon in Breath of the Wild. However, Palutena notes that Ultimate's Ganondorf is from a different game (Ocarina of Time), and thus this mechanic...
Jean Valjean laid Marius down along the wall, on the dry portion of the vaulting, then he went to the grating and clenched both fists round the bars; the shock which he gave it was frenzied, but it did not move. The grating did not stir. Jean Valjean seized the bars one after the ...
Lip syncers can mouth profanity or racialized slang without ever owning up to saying it, and once audio is uploaded on the platform, it is easily severed from its original source. (The “Runway” audio snippet conveniently ends before Stunna Girl drops the n-word.) What can result is a ...
A slang dictionary probably would list the expression, "do a Houdini," with a similar meaning. Owned Valuable Library During the last few years Houdini had become internationally known as a tireless enemy and exposer of fraudulent mediums and all false claims in the field of spiritualism. He ...
), an implied debate about the merits of commas-in-a-series-- the song's real appeal lies in Koenig's conversational sing-song. Less about slang or pop culture references and more about meter and tone, "Why would you lie about something dumb like that?" is the year's best ...
the history of gaming (a fiercely fought category, admittedly), Mr Kong was supposedly called 'Donkey' because his Japanese creator and game-devising legend, Shigeru Miyamoto, thought 'Donkey' meant stubborn or stupid in English, and 'Kong' was Japanese slang for Gorilla. Hey, now you know....