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Definition. Origin. Example (s) Variation (s) Ref (s) OK Boomer. Pejorative directed toward members of the "Baby Boomer" generation, used to dismiss or mock attitudes typically associated with baby boomers as out of date. First recorded use dates back to January 29, 2009, comment on Reddit and appeared in 4chan in 2015.
Generally slang terms for money are following: "b′abki" — from Czech small anvil for making coins ("b′abka", pl. "b′abki"). Alternatively, the term may be derived from the literal meaning ("grandmas") and refer to the image of Catherine the Great on imperial 100 rouble banknotes. "babl′o" — slang from "b′abki".
Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham. Originally, Urban Dictionary was intended as a dictionary of slang or cultural words and phrases, not typically found in standard English dictionaries, but it is now used to define any word, event, or phrase (including sexually explicit content).
Ten-codes, especially "10-4" (meaning "understood") first reached public recognition in the mid- to late-1950s through the popular television series Highway Patrol, with Broderick Crawford. [ citation needed ] Crawford would reach into his patrol car to use the microphone to answer a call and precede his response with "10-4".
Diner lingo is a kind of American verbal slang used by cooks and chefs in diners and diner-style restaurants, and by the wait staff to communicate their orders to the cooks. [ 1][ 2] Usage of terms with similar meaning, propagated by oral culture within each establishment, may vary by region or even among restaurants in the same locale.
A half crown is equivalent to 2 shillings and sixpence, written 2/6 and pronounced "two and six". Pick and mix Rhymes with "twenty-six". 27 Duck and a crutch The number 2 looks like a duck (see '2') and the number 7 looks like a crutch. Gateway to Heaven Rhymes with "twenty-seven". 28 In a state "Two and eight" is rhyming slang for "state ...
Names for the number 0 in English. "Zero" is the usual name for the number 0 in English. In British English "nought" is also used and in American English "naught" is used occasionally for zero, but (as with British English) "naught" is more often used as an archaic word for nothing. "Nil", "love", and "duck" are used by different sports for ...
In spring 2009, TV Land broadcast The Cougar, a reality series in which an older woman would pick a date from twenty younger men. Similarly, Extreme Cougar Wives was a reality television special broadcast which aired on TLC in 2012. It followed several women and their journeys dating younger men. The 2009 sitcom Cougar Town originally explored ...