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- etymology - Origins of the gaming term cheese strategy - English . . .
In a gaming scene the word cheese is used to describe strategies or ways of playing that are really powerful and do not require much skill from the players side at the same time The term is widely
- phrases - Why does big cheese mean someone important? - English . . .
I think the emphasis is more on "big" than on "cheese" Someone important can also be called a "big wheel," or a "bigwig," a "big gun," a "big shot," or the "big kahuna " Just a thought I also wondered if there might be a link between big cheese and big wheel, since cheesemakers can make big wheels of cheese, but that's only a curiosity; I haven't researched it
- Where did the sports and game term rubber come from?
I guess that on the origin of the usage of the term 'rubber' in sports there are only speculations available I post the following interesting one from the world of lawn bowling: The sporting term rubber match refers to the final and deciding game in any series and traces its origins back to the 16th century English game of lawn bowling
- What is the origin of the phrase playing hooky?
From its repeatedly blowing hot and cold, one would suppose it was playing a game of " Political Blind Hookey " An early edition of Hoyle's Games: Containing the Rules for Playing Fashionable Games (1857) devotes a full page to explaining the rules for playing "Blind Hookey," a simple card game that has elements of blackjack in it
- etymology - How did an egg and cheese dish come to be known as . . .
Woodchuck 1 can of tomatoes, ½ lb Canadian cheese cut in small pieces, 2 eggs (beaten until light) , salt, pepper and dash of paprika Put tomatoes through a rather coarse sieve, add cheese and cook, stirring constantly until cheese is melted Add eggs slowly and stir until the mixture bubbles Season to taste and serve on crackers
- Is bolded a word? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I'd say in the context of computer editing, bold is certainly used as a verb (e g bold that paragraph, I bolded the important points), beyond that it depends on your criteria for what makes a word Wikitionary certainly cites this use as a word, and I trust them more than the OED for defintions of "new" words or meanings of words Verb bold (third-person singular simple present bolds, present
- expressions - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I think we imported this practice from English speaking countries I don’t know other variations of “Hai cheese!” than “Waratte – laugh, meaning “Smile!” in Japanese Are there any other variations than “Say cheese” being used when taking a photograph in Anglophonic countries?
- nouns - Slice vs Piece: when to use which? - English Language . . .
(Unless you're at one of those crazy places where they cut pizza into squares, in which case you are getting a piece, not a slice ) Oddly enough, a slice of cheese almost always refers to a flat piece; if you are taking a pie-shaped piece of cheese from a wheel, it will be called a wedge
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