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| chi-ike | In the East End of London, we used it to mean to complain bitterly, often loudly. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| Manuscripted | Writing out an interview or conversation on paper. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| diligite | In Latin it's a second-person plural present active imperative of dīligō. | added by rinat 1 month ago |
| swack | A whole bunch of something. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| ounces | An ounce is a unit of weight used in Britain and the USA. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| oddessy | A collection of old songs,stories or poems by a individual artist. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| Lalalalalalala | An informal sound when you are happy and anticipating some good news. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| steakout | going out with friends and family to eat steak. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| Rag music (Ragtime) | A technique of jazz piano music that has a two-four rhythm base. Also characterised by syncopated melody. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| Whoaaaa | An expression of surprise. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| Human settlement | The place of permanent or temporary habitations created by human being for his/her living. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| SKARO | Skaro is a fictional planet in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was created by the writer Terry Nation as the home planet of the aliens called Daleks. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| nuffing | Nuffing is another way of saying nothing. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| nthing | The process of creating a representative sample set by randomizing a larger set and selecting every n'th item, where n represents a number. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| alternationist | A person who uses alternatives if direct method is not available. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| unwidowed | In a marriage with a living a spouse who is mentally impaired and is a shell of the person he once was, due to a suicide attempt, a horrific accident or bacterial infection, substance abuse or mental illness. The impaired spouse may be in an institution or may still be living at home. The functional spouse is an "unwidow." | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| javres | Ja=Jawa; Vres=Flores | added by agus_j 1 month ago |
| halifax | Home of the gibbet. An early and crude version of the guillotine adopted by the French for their revolution. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| surveil | A verb which means to keep a person or place under surveillance or watch. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| Tuesday | Second working day of the week, starting Monday. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| urgh | An expression of disapproval or disappointment. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| dobby | A device that produces a type of woven fabric in a floor loom and gives small patterns. This fabric has extra texture. Polo shirts are made with dobby. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| TAW | In square dancing, the wife or girlfriend of the caller. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| ZEM | ZEM is a Belgian-Ethiopian singer songwriter playing the Semi-electric harp in a very original way from folk to triphop. She writes and sings in three languages (EN, FR, NL). She won the Prix Pubic TV5MONDE in 2018. | added by anonymous 1 month ago |
| Brmmm | Alternative form of brrm, the sound of a car engine (especially used by children). | added by acronimous 1 month ago |