Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus. Category filter: AcronymDefinition MJ Michael Jackson (entertainer) MJ Michael Jordan MJ Magic Johnson MJ Mary-Jane (slang for marijuana) MJ Marijuana MJ Mary Jane (Watson/Watson-Parker; Spiderman character) MJ Mint Julep (drink) MJ Mick Jagger (Rolling ...
Em dashes are also known as an m dash, m-rule, long dash, or, in grammatical slang circles, “mutton.”The New York Timeseven called it “the bad boy or cool girl” of punctuation and a freewheeling scofflaw. So there you go! Em Dash Examples You've probably seen a lot of em da...
Special Secretary Government, Education, India Sport Side Structure Sensitivity Sam Stout Shield Slam "Shield Slam" is a warrior ability in World of Warcraft that allows the player to slam their shield into their target, causing damage and generating high amounts of threat. In the game, the war...
P: As with any language, there are different varieties: slang, colloquial. Formal, written, as well as the different dialects – British, American and Canadian English. I: And how is Canadian English different from American and British? P: Canadian English is closer to American in pronunciation...
have a much more fluid command of the English language. This is in part because of their different Old Order education – and in part due to greater exposure to non-Amish people. Outsiders should not be surprised to hear some Amish people comfortably using current American slang and ...
slang (v.): 1756, “special vocabulary of tramps or thieves” or any set of persons of low character, later “jargon of a particular profession” (1801). The sense of “very informal language characterized by vividness and novelty” is by 1818. Anatoly Liberman writes here an extensive acc...
In India, afternoons often come alive with the vibrant tradition of indulging in samosas and chai. Imagine a lively street scene, where colourful stalls and vendors are surrounded by a rich aroma of spices. The air is thick with the scent of cumin, coriander, and sizzling oil. At the heart...
Slinging webs and Cockney rhyming slang, Hobie is an exciting new addition to the Spider-family in part because of his ludicrously inconsistent ideology, but also because you can feel Kaluuya smirking through a cheekily surly performance that refuses to take this character too seriously. (Think of...
If not a fiver party is a birthday party where you ask your guests directly for money for the birthday boy or girl. As you might have guessed, and as the name suggests the Money denomination is, in fact, a five-dollar bill or in slang terminology a fiver — a five which is used to...
Chicago, is the original Radio Flyer wagon. The company changed its name to Radio Steel and Manufacturing in 1930 and changed the wagon name the same year. By the end of 1930, the company was making 1,500 wagons a day to supply the craze taking over the country for gifts the following...