The toys were supremely popular at the height of WWII, and to this day it’s the WWII-era models that remain most synonymous with the tiny plastic soldier concept. 1944: Soap bubbles and bubble blowers The Strong - National Museum of Play 1944: Soap bubbles and bubble blowers Original ...
lone wolf 1909 a person who prefers to work, act, or live alone,[104] synonymous with self-sufficiency loose cannon 1973 an undisciplined person or program that dangerously lacks forethought; used in mid-November 1976 to describe $11 billion in unspent appropriations by the Ford Administration:...
The film Revenge of the Nerds was released the same summer, featuring similar character types, which circumstance likely contributed to geek and nerd becoming more or less synonymous. From c. 1989 the appellation became neutral in college slang, taking on a sense of "a person having knowledge...
Being ahead of the curve is something I love to challenge myself and my team on, hence we also take pride in it being synonymous with the Trafalgar brand. So ahead of the Christmas countdown, here are my seven trends for 2018. Why seven? Simple: it is the world’s favourite number. ...
I’m in the business of sharing my love for Raygun and Pegboy. I’m in the business of loving Chicago. It’s hard to be a punk from this town and not do one without the other. They’re synonymous with each other. They’re like peanut butter and jelly, coffee and donuts, watered ...
Skinner tries to pass off that he in fact said "steamed hams", a regional term from upstate New York synonymous with hamburgers. When Chalmers retorts that he is from Utica, and has never heard the term, and that the nickname "steamed hams" made no sense because the burgers were "obviou...
Today in much of the world December is synonymous with holidays, including Hanukkah, December 25 Christmas, December 25 Boxing Day, December 26 Kwanza, December 26 a Christmas Nativity scene fromLIGHTSTOCK.COM, affiliate link And because Thanksgiving occurred later in November, other observances are...
the reported then changed the N to H = Hoodlum. So every time this criminal's activities were written up, it was as Hoodlum. Soon the name was synonymous with crime and illegal activities. (2) Another theory is it is a derivative of the German word 'huddellump' which means miserable ...
High-end retailers like Brooks Brothers, Ralph Lauren, and Lacoste became synonymous with the trend, which often featured tennis and sailing motifs. Even though the initial fervor died down, certain elements remain fashion staples. 1981: Rubik's Cube Acdx // Wikimedia Commons 1981: Rubik's ...
With Burton’s unprecedented vocal sound and style, coupled with the brilliantly orchestrated musical compositions of both Bell and Bechdel (synonymous with pioneering tags to the industrial/metal genre) the pair began experimenting with textured melodies of melancholic ton...