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- meaning - Where does funk and or funky come from and why the . . .
The slang term 'funky' in black communities originally referred to strong body odor, and not to 'funk,' meaning fear or panic The black nuance seems to derive from the Ki-Kongo lu-fuki, 'bad body odor,' and is perhaps reinforced by contact with fumet, 'aroma of food and wine,' in French Louisiana
- What is the origin of the phrase hunky dory?
Nobody really knows There's no agreed derivation of the expression 'hunky-dory' It is American and the earliest example of it in print that I have found is from a collection of US songs, George Christy's Essence of Old Kentucky, 1862 We do know that 'hunky-dory' wasn't conjured from nowhere but was preceded by earlier words, i e 'hunkey', meaning 'fit and healthy' and 'hunkum-bunkum
- Where does the slang word bad + ass (badass) come from?
What is the origin of the word badass? Why a "bad" ass "bad" + "ass"? What is an ass that is bad and how can an ass that is bad describe a tough person?
- Who of you vs which of you - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The funky gibbon The two long 'o's in 'who' and 'you' are separated by a single short word also beginning with 'o' Moreover, there are no hard consonants or sibilants to break up the phrase When spoken therefore, the overall sonic effect is "oo-o-yoo", or perhaps something like "oo-a-yoo", depending on pronunciation
- Substitute for F*** in emphasizing disbelief, anger, etc
How do I replace F*** while expressing fully my disbelief, anger, etc? E g , "I think Homer Simpson is incredibly sexy" My reply "Get out of here! That's f***ing ridiculous "
- What does “bupkes” mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The site also shows photos of USB attached to plastic bagel models What does bupkes mean? Is it a flash memory in a bagel shape as described in bageldrive com? Does it pass as the generic term of flash memory? Besides, I wonder why CIA takes bother of using such a funky shape of all flash memories to provide data to the requester
- Origin of current slang usage of the word sick to mean great?
I think the pattern is related, though I'm unable to substantiate that Still, I've observed it enough: some adjective is used informally to mean something different than it typically means (maybe even the opposite of what it usually means) – a cool motorcycle, a nasty curveball, a rad (ical) dress, a wicked dance move, a gnarly book, an epic sunset, a sick jump, a bad pizza, etc Somehow
- More words to describe the action of thinking
My character is in the beginning stages of a life-or-death situation and he knows it quot;Racking his brain for possible solutions quot; feels played out But words like ruminating, fretting, mus
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