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Slang is a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal.
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Phrasal verb "roll up" in context
The video (Ronnie Coleman's MOST Shocking Comeback..) is here
2002, Ronnie obviously won. It was questionable, right? And then
Gunter beats him two weeks later at the GNC. So, either he rolled up
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Does 'get hyped' carry a meaning of 'get recognized/appreciated'?
I came across a song and it has a line of lyrics like this
This is for all my ladies Who don't get hyped enough (Hey, ladies) If
you've been done wrong Then this your song, so turn it up (Turn it up
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What does the phrase 'on the lowks' mean?
Could you please tell me is there a phrase 'on the lowks' in the English language? And if there is, what does it mean? As I understand it refers to some American slang. If it doesn't, please correct ...
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"That's the Percodan talking ..."
Percodan is a drug. But I've no idea what Percodan talking means. My supposition is that it's about side effects of Percodan. Maybe the speaker has taken some of this drug, so now he's under Percodan'...
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Who (what) is a rounder, in Memphis Rounders Blues (1929 song)?
According to the definition I've read, a rounder is a player of a sport similar to baseball.
But when I hear Memphis Rounders Blues from Frank Strokes (1929), it doesn't seem to me that this word ...
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Dropping "been" in the present Prefect
The quoted sentence was spoken by an AAVE speaker. Thus, I suppose that it's just the dialectal usage of the present perfect with dropped "been". On the other hand, I've not found that it's ...
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What does "cut value" mean here?
I've got a problem with understanding the usage of the word "cut" in this passage from "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson. It's a conversation between two underworld ...
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Possible interpretations of the phrase "Yeah, right"
I've recently encountered an interesting dialog in which use of the phrase "yeah, right" is really ambiguous. As far as i know, this phrase can be used only sarcastically. But here it seems ...
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What does “-ass” mean as a suffix?
I can understand phrases like “bitch-ass punk”. I’m just not completely sure what exactly “-ass” means as a suffix. I’m watching Anora now and I just heard this:
The boss is old as fuck, and he’s, ...
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What does the author implies by saying "by way of being a hint"?
I tried to find the accurate phrase but unfortunately, I could not. This is the whole context:
That does not mean, however, that the bond market rules the world in the sense that James Carville meant....
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What does 'everyone turns up one sooner or later' mean?
I was watching Prison Break and in one scene Scofield tells the Pope that 'everyone turns up one sooner or later' I googled it and I couldn't find a coherent meaning for this particular context, I ...
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"Padded and trussed"?
Padded and trussed, his face smeared with Vaseline, a rubber
mouthpiece between his teeth, he stood waiting while two squat men
punched and grappled in the ring.
It is an excerpt from the novel Fat ...
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What's the meaning of " another got steel"?
said Earl. “I don’t claim to be nothing more than I am. You maybe can
fight, I’m an upholsterer.” “That’s the way it goes.” “One man got
muscles, another got steel. It all come out the same.” They ...
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You’re a couple of real winners?
You’re a couple of real winners. I mean, we don’t hoard what we have.
Room in the car—fine. But then to sit right back and give us this crap
while my brother has to deliver laundry, well, it just ...
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What's the meaning of "he can score" here?
From the the novel "Fat City":
“That’s right, sure, they won’t go for just anybody.”
“If the right guy comes along he can score.”
“Everybody’s got a mate somewhere.”
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