This phrase means "blow of mercy" in french, and is used to describe the deathblow intended to end the suffering of a mortally wounded victim.
It can also be used figuratively to refer to a finishing touch of any sort.
While the correct pronunciation is similar to "coo de grahce". It (in english) is usually pronounced as "coo de gra"...with the final "s" sound being left out.
The elven hero, upon seeing his former nemesis struggling for breath, performed a quick coup de grace, ending its suffering.
George had never had much luck with these matters, and
after all that'd happened, losing his wallet was the coup de grace that spurred him to tears.
(r-pl)
n.
A descent of a vertical surface, as a cliff or wall, by sliding down a belayed rope that is passed under one thigh and over the opposite shoulder or through a device that provides friction, typically while facing the surface and performing a series of short backward leaps to control the descent.
intr.v. rap·pelled, rap·pel·ling, rap·pels
To descend from a steep height by this method.
Gleaning (also called scrounging) is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. Some ancient cultures promoted gleaning as an early form of a welfare system.
n.
A written message; a letter. See Synonyms at letter.
[From Middle English (letter) missive, (letter) sent (by superior authority), from Medieval Latin (litterae) missvae, feminine pl. of missvus, sent, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere, to send.]
Bananas, nuts, crazy, wild, ballistic, cuckoo! Any thesaurus will do.
Quite commonly used word, not slang, used to affectionately describe a state of mind such as the above.
Hand-in-hand vocabulary with for example: gor-blimey, bastards!, bollockchops, well I'll be a pissed on candle, crikey, shove it up your arse, and bollocks! Used in the UK at least.(>London<)
Humorous sub-text in use due to its (click the link) 'bonk' attribute, as in copulation of the 'Carry On' sort also bonk could be a hit, say on the head that has comedy value.
To enhance, say: 'bloody bonkers' or 'blimmin bonkers' or 'bloomin bonkers' or 'absolutely bonkers' (esp.)
-He's definitely gone bonkers, that boy.' (crazy in the head)
-They told me they lost the paperwork.
-Did you get mad?'
-I went absolutely bonkers (mad at them)
-I could have sworn I left it here on the frigde, I tell you I'm going bonkers
10 Things a Burglar Doesn’t Want You to Know
Published: July 10, 2012
By: Jan Soults Walker22Comments Tagged in:
Successful burglars have lots in common — home owners who unwittingly give invitations to robbery. Here’s how thieves thank you for your generosity..
You come home to an open front door, a ransacked house, and missing valuables. How did a burglar know you’d be gone? How did they get in?
In these 10 thank-you notes, your friendly neighborhood burglars share advice on how to stop lending them a helping hand.
1. Thanks for the ladder!
Call me a social climber if you will, but I did discover a ladder in your back yard. Thank you for leaving it where I could lean it against your home and easily reach a second-story window. I really love it when upper story openings aren’t wired to a home security system!
So, if you want to keep me out, store your ladder in the basement or a locked garage. And call your security company to wire upper-story windows into your alarm system.
Vertically yours,
A rising star
2. Loved your trash
Can’t tell you how much fun I have driving around neighborhoods on trash day (especially after big gift holidays) when the empty boxes on the curb reveal what wonderful new toys you have. Your thoughtfulness made it possible for me to land a new laptop and a flat-screen television in one easy trip to your home!
Next time, break down the boxes and conceal them in the recycling or trash bins.
Happy shopping!
Curbside Cruiser
3. Dear Can’t-Get-Around-to-It
Recently, I noticed you hadn’t trimmed trees and shrubs around your home, so I knew I’d have a wonderful place to hide while I worked to break into your home. I really can’t thank you enough for all the great new things I grabbed.
Next time, trim back bushes and trees near windows and doors. Make sure entry points to your home are easily visible from the street — I much prefer to work in private! While you’re at it, install motion-sensor lighting. I’m scared of bright lights!
Cordially,
The Tree Lover
4. Su casa es mi casa!
I was sincerely relieved to find your back door was a plain wood-panel door. I had no trouble kicking it in (my knees appreciate how easy that was!) Imagine how silly I felt when I discovered that your windows weren’t locked anyway.
You may want to take a cue from your neighbor and install steel-wrapped exterior doors with deadbolts on all your entries. And be sure your windows are locked when you’re away.
You’d be surprised how many home owners position a mirror in their entry hall so I can see from a window if the alarm system is armed. (Yours wasn’t, but I’m guessing you know that by now!) Thanks for taking a lot of pressure off of me.
A little free advice: Relocate the mirror so your alarm system isn’t visible if someone else would peer through a window.
Fondly,
Mr. Peeper
6. The telltale grass
Wow, isn’t it amazing how fast the grass grows these days? I swung by now and then and noticed your lawn was uncut, newspapers were piling up on the front steps, and your shades were always closed. To me, that’s an open invitation.
Next time, hire someone you trust to mow regularly, pick up around the doorstep, open and close various window shades, and turn different lights on and off (or put a few on timers). One more thing: Lock any car you leave in the driveway, or I can use your garage door opener to get in quickly.
Best,
Your Trip Advisor
7. Getting carried away
Many thanks for putting your valuables into an easy-to-carry safe that I could carry right out your back door. (Nice jewelry, and thank you for the cash!)
You may want to invest in a wall safe, which I rarely attempt to open. Or, rent a lock box at your bank.
With appreciation,
Mr. Safe and Not-So-Sound
8. Dear BFF
Thanks for alerting a professional acquaintance of mine via your social network that you were away for the week in Puerto Vallarta, having the time of your life. Me? I enjoyed a very relaxing visit to your home with no pressure of being caught.
If only you had known that posting comments and photos of your trip on social networks is fine — but do that after you return so you won’t broadcast your absence!
Sincerely,
Cyber Savvy
9. Tag, you’re it!
Where are you? When you use popular geo-tracking apps, such as FourSquare and Glympse, I might know if you’re not home. Web sites such as www.pleaserobme.com help me keep track of your whereabouts.
If you prefer that I not visit your home, be careful about geo-tagging. But, otherwise, thank you for the loot!
— Just Tagging Along
10. Thanks for the appointment
Thanks for inviting me into your home to view the laptop you wanted to sell. I do apologize for the scare I gave you when I took it (and your purse).
Did you know that some large U.S. cities are averaging one so-called “robbery by appointment” per day? If you want to sell high-ticket items to strangers, I suggest you arrange to meet at the parking lot of your local police station. I definitely won’t show up, and you’ll still have your valuables (and your purse!)
Regards,
A Tough Sell
P.S. For more tips, see our list of low-cost tricks to fool burglars. Did you know there’s a gizmo that mimics the glow of a TV?
Jan Soults Walker
Nationally published home improvement writer Jan Soults Walker and her husband, Dave, once built a window seat with flanking bookcases into a kitchen. It remains one of their favorite storage projects to date.
2-2
Fig. dressed very stylishly with nothing overlooked. She showed up for the picnic dressed to the nines. Clare is usually dressed to the teeth in order to impress people.
A bong (also water pipe, billy, bubbler, bing, or moof) is a filtration device/apparatus generally used for smoking cannabis, tobacco, or other herbal substances.
n.
1. Something contained, as in a receptacle. Often used in the plural: the contents of my desk drawer; the contents of an aerosol can.
2.
a. The individual items or topics that are dealt with in a publication or document. Often used in the plural: a table of contents.
b. The material, including text and images, that constitutes a publication or document.
3.
a. The substantive or meaningful part: "The brain is hungry not for method but for content, especially content which contains generalizations that are powerful, precise, and explicit" (Frederick Turner).
b. The meaning or significance of a literary or artistic work.
4. The proportion of a specified substance: Eggs have a high protein content.
Someone who smokes a lot of weed. You can't really classify a stoner by how much weed they smoke, but rather their mindset about smoking. A stoner would much rather spend a Friday night getting high rather than goin out. They also smoke weed every availible opportunity.
A hispanic/spanish/latin mini-mart, kind of like a 7-11, but usually smaller and more like a liquor store atmosphere. Commonly used term on the east coast, especially in the New York City region, where you will find many of these. The word came from the actual spanish word for "grocery store" - la bodega.
(n.) In framing, the piece of timber fitted between two trimmers, and supported by them, and carrying the ends of the tailpieces.
(n.) One who heads a movement, a party, or a mob; head; chief; leader.
(n.) A brick or stone laid with its shorter face or head in the surface of the wall.
(n.) A fall or plunge headforemost, as while riding a bicycle, or in bathing; as, to take a header.
(n.) One who, or that which, heads nails, rivets, etc., esp. a machine for heading.
(n.) A reaper for wheat, that cuts off the heads only.
Have you taken a header off of your bike, skateboard or inline skates and sanded off a big patch of skin? Here is how to care for your wound.
Steps
1.Stabilize Life Threatening Injuries. If you have severe bleeding or spurting blood, apply direct pressure immediately and call for help.
*How to Stop Bleeding
*Call or direct someone nearby to call your local emergency number.
*If a head injury has occurred, check for a concussion.
2.Assess the severity of the wound. Call the emergency number in your area if you:
Can see underlying structures through the abraded skin.Have skin hanging from the wound that needs trimming.Have cuts that need stitching.
3.Determine if you have other injuries. If you were knocked out or feel confused, or if you have limited range of motion in any joints, consider seeing a doctor immediately for medical assistance.
4.Allow minor and self-limiting bleeding. This will help clean out any embedded dirt from the deeper portions of the wound.
5.Wash the injured area gently but thoroughly with warm water. This will hurt, but it's important to get all of the dirt and debris out of the wound.[1]
*If debris remains in the wound, sterilize tweezers with alcohol and use those to remove embedded gravel or other particles.
*Using antiseptic solutions such as peroxide or iodine is not necessary. The important thing is to wash debris out. Rinse the wound with clear water. Use soap and a washcloth to clean the area around the wound.
6.Apply an antibiotic ointment, such as Bacitracin or A&D ointment. In addition to preventing infection, this will help prevent the scab from becoming rigid and cracking when you move.
7.Cover the area with a loose non-stick dressing to prevent foreign matter from entering the wound. This will also prevent the wound from oozing onto your clothing and bedding. Change the dressing frequently to prevent it from adhering to the wound.
8Gently wash the area at least once a day with soap and water.
9Switch from a gauze dressing to a moisture barrier covering such as a Tegaderm dressing by 3M or Adaptic by Johnson & Johnson, a few days after the injury.
10Stop applying a dressing after the wound stops oozing, usually 7-14 days after the injury for a moderate case of road rash.
knock (nk)
v. knocked, knock·ing, knocks
v.tr.
1. To strike with a hard blow.
2. To affect in a specified way by striking hard: knocked the mugger senseless.
3. To cause to collide: I knocked my head on a low beam.
4. To produce by hitting or striking: knocked a hole in the wall.
5. To instill with or as if with blows: We tried to knock some sense into his head.
6. Slang To find fault with; criticize: Don't knock the food; it's free.
v.intr.
1. To strike a sharp audible blow or series of blows, as on a door.
2. To collide with something: knocked into the table.
3. To make a pounding or clanking noise: The car engine is knocking.
n.
1. An instance of striking or colliding; a blow.
2. The sound of a sharp tap on a hard surface; a rap.
3. A pounding or clanking noise made by an engine, often as a result of faulty fuel combustion. Also called ping1.
4. Slang A cutting, often petty criticism.
Phrasal Verbs:
knock around/about Informal
1. To be rough or brutal with; maltreat.
2. To wander from place to place: knocking around Europe.
3. To discuss or consider: met to knock around some ideas.
knock back Informal
To gulp (an alcoholic drink).
knock down
1. To bring to the ground with a blow; topple.
2. To disassemble into parts, as for storage or shipping.
3. To declare sold at an auction, as by striking a blow with a gavel.
4. Informal To reduce, as in price: knocked each radio down 20 percent.
5. Slang To receive as wages; earn: knocks down $50 an hour.
knock off
1. Informal
a. To take a break or rest from; stop: knocked off work at noon.
b. To cease work: It's after five; let's knock off.
2. Informal To complete, accomplish, or dispose of hastily or easily; finish: That author knocks off a book a year.
3. Informal To get rid of; eliminate: knocked off 12 pounds in a month.
4. Slang To kill or overcome.
5. Slang To hold up or rob: knocked off a bank.
6. Informal To copy or imitate, especially without permission: knocking off someone else's ideas.
knock out
1. To render unconscious.
2. Sports To defeat (a boxing opponent) by a knockout.
3. To render useless or inoperative: The storm knocked out the phones.
4. Informal To exert or exhaust (oneself or another) to the utmost: knocked herself out to be ready on time.
5. Informal To produce in abundance: The workers knocked out 500 parts in one hour.
6. To inactivate or remove (a gene) by genetic engineering.
knock together
To make or assemble quickly or carelessly.
knock up
1. Slang To make pregnant.
2. Chiefly British To wake up or summon, as by knocking at the door.
3. Chiefly British To wear out; exhaust.
Idioms:
have it knocked Slang
To be certain of success: "He knew he had it knocked after he saw a rough cut of Chinatown" (Time).
knock cold
To render unconscious; knock out.
knock dead
1. To kill with a blow.
2. Slang To affect strongly and positively: a performance that knocked the audience dead.
knock it off Slang
Quit it. Often used in the imperative: Knock it off! I'm trying to sleep.
knock (oneself) out
To make a great effort; exhaust oneself.
knock out of the box Baseball
To force the removal of (an opposing pitcher) by heavy hitting.
knock the/someone's socks off Slang
To overwhelm or amaze.
1. Lit. the floating wreckage of a ship and its cargo, or floating cargo deliberately cast overboard to stabilize a ship in a rough sea.
All sorts of flotsam and jetsam washed up on the beach.
2. Fig. worthless matter; worthless encumbrances.
His mind is burdened with the flotsam and jetsam of many years of poor instruction and lax study habits. Your report would be better if you could get rid of a lot of the flotsam and jetsam and clean up the grammar a bit.
(sns-bl-t)
n. pl. sen·si·bil·i·ties
1. The ability to feel or perceive.
2.
a. Keen intellectual perception: the sensibility of a painter to color.
b. Mental or emotional responsiveness toward something, such as the feelings of another.
3. Receptiveness to impression, whether pleasant or unpleasant; acuteness of feeling. Often used in the plural: "The sufferings of the Cuban people shocked our sensibilities" (George F. Kennan).
4. Refined awareness and appreciation in matters of feeling.
5. The quality of being affected by changes in the environment.
A boyfriend/girlfriend or possibly someone who likes you who becomes let's say, obssesed. Signs that your boyfriend/girlfriend is clingy: doesn't stop calling, constantly tells you how much they love/like you, writes you songs, buys you flowers/chocolate so much it gets annoying, and wants to spend time..all the time.
For serious cases they may begin talking about moving in, or marrige after only a month!
Example:
Sally:When I first started dating Bob it was ok..but now..he's always around me, my answering machine is never empty, and he's best friends with my mom!
/ˈ(h)wēdl/
verb
verb: wheedle; 3rd person present: wheedles; past tense: wheedled; past participle: wheedled; gerund or present participle: wheedling1. employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something.
"you can contrive to wheedle your way onto a court"
synonyms: coax, cajole, inveigle, induce, entice, charm, tempt, beguile, blandish, flatter, persuade, influence, win someone over, bring someone around, convince, prevail on, get around; Moreinformalsweet-talk, soft-soap "she wheedled us into hiring her brother"
verb: dither; 3rd person present: dithers; past tense: dithered; past participle: dithered; gerund or present participle: dithering
1. be indecisive.
"he was dithering about the election date"
synonyms: hesitate, falter, waver, vacillate, change one's mind, be of two minds, be indecisive, be undecided; Moreinformalshilly-shally, dilly-dally "stop dithering and make a decision"
2. add white noise to (a digital recording) to reduce distortion of low-amplitude signals.
noun: dither
1. informal
indecisive behavior.
"after months of dither they had still not agreed"
2. a state of agitation.
"buses are jammed and dirty and everyone is in a dither over taxis"
noun
noun: fusillade; plural noun: fusillades1. a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession.
"marchers had to dodge a fusillade of missiles"
synonyms: salvo, volley, barrage, bombardment, cannonade, battery, burst, blast, hail, shower, rain, stream; Morehistoricalbroadside "a fusillade of missiles"
verb
archaicverb: fusillade; 3rd person present: fusillades; past tense: fusilladed; past participle: fusilladed; gerund or present participle: fusillading1. attack (a place) or shoot down (someone) by a series of shots fired at the same time or in quick succession.
1. to do something over a period of time. (Compare this with carry on (with something.) Do you think you can carry this on for a year? I will carry on this activity for three years if you want.
2. to continue to do something as a tradition. We intend to carry this celebration on as long as the family can gather for the holidays. We will carry on this tradition for decades, in fact.
3. Go to carry something onto something.
carry on
to behave badly or mischievously. The children always carry on when the teacher's out of the room. Stop carrying on and go to sleep!
carry on (with something)
to continue doing something. (Compare this with carry something on.)
Please carry on with your singing. Tom carried on with his boring speech for twenty minutes.
*Rural is a more specific phrase, meaning sparsely populated, in contrast to urban or suburban.
*Countryside is used more to describe what you see.
I like living where I live because it's so rural. There are farms everywhere, and the countryside is so pretty to drive through.
2. It's very rare to hear the word "peasants" when describing modern society. Farms tend to be in rural areas. However, where I live is actually suburban, and I drive right past a huge corn field to get on the highway.
Several stabbed in parking lot after Denver Broncos loss to San Diego Chargers
After Broncos 27-20 loss to the Chargers at Sports Authority Field, police report four people are stabbed and that there were multiple eyewitnesses.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: Friday, December 13, 2013, 1:30 AM
Comments:
fumao y loco
NEW9 hours ago
SORRY TO SAY THIS BUT %70 OF FOOTBALL FANS ACT LIKE WILD ANIMALS ,ALL THE TIME ,ADULTS ACTING LIKE CHILDREN WITH MENTAL PROBLEM ,MANS AND WOMENS .
MarcDonato49
NEW6 hours ago
After years of being a Jets season ticket holder, I now realize (since I am out of NY now) that the best place to watch a football game is home....food is good, beer is cheap and when I have to take a leak, it's in a nice clean bathroom with no lines.
Johnny Tapia
NEW6 hours ago
Welome to the club Marc....LOL I realized that after going to just two games 5 years ago....MLB is better in person and NFL is better at home
Daniel Christopher
NEW6 hours ago
And you can change the channel whenever you want to ! :)
Johnny Tapia
NEW4 hours ago
@Daniel, Yes and with how Eli threw this year, I needed the remote more than ever! LOL
takeaminute
NEW1 hour ago
bet it's gang related.
Daniel Christopher
NEW6 hours ago
There's a reason they invented tv.
Johnny Tapia
NEW6 hours ago
"Who said Rivers is better than Peyton!??? I'll kill you kill you!!!"
Anonymous
NEW7 hours ago
Dontcha just love a friendly game of football?
MarcDonato49
NEW6 hours ago
The ironic thing is that the players, who savagely hit and tackle each other for 60 minutes and sometimes get into heated scuffles, put it aside at the end of the game, realizing that tempers can flare out there on the field. When the clock hits ":00" they congratulate each other and maybe even kneel down together for the midfield prayer.
it's the stupid fans who aren't even playing the game who can't let it go
neelie
NEW8 hours ago
This kind of thing seems to be happening more often and mostly at football games. It doesn't matter what city.
An alcoholic binge that at least lasts an entire week but can go on for months.
Note: This is not a "2 beers every night event." Every night must result in broken furniture, blacking out, or waking up in a puddle of your own piss and puke. This is not for the weak and wary. Only those who can truly rock out can handle this.
1. Tuesday night commemorates my crossing from an unproductive drunken week to a full fledged bender.
2. Come over tonight. I picked up some Vladdy, I can't break the streak of my two week long bender.
(-vs-rt)
v. e·vis·cer·at·ed, e·vis·cer·at·ing, e·vis·cer·ates
v.tr.
1. To remove the entrails of; disembowel.
2. To take away a vital or essential part of: a compromise that eviscerated the proposed bill.
3. Medicine
a. To remove the contents of (an organ).
b. To remove an organ, such as an eye, from (a patient).
v.intr. Medicine
To protrude through a wound or surgical incision.
1. beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
"he implored her to change her mind"
synonyms: plead with, beg, entreat, beseech, appeal to, ask, request, call on; Moreexhort, urge, enjoin, press, push, petition, bid, importune; supplicate "his mother implored him to continue studying"
/ˌmiskənˈstro͞o/
verb
past tense: misconstrued; past participle: misconstrued
1. interpret (something, esp. a person's words or actions) wrongly.
"my advice was deliberately misconstrued"
synonyms: misunderstand, misinterpret, misconceive, misapprehend, mistake, misread; Morebe mistaken about, get the wrong idea about, get it/someone wrong
"Pete's shyness is misconstrued as unfriendliness"
closely following; under someone's control. The nanny walked into the park with three children in tow. The manager went to the meeting with her staff in tow.
adjective
1. appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason.
2. attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument.
Modus operandi (plural modi operandi) is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as "method of operation". The term is used to describe someone's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations. In English, it is often shortened to M.O.
The expression is often used in police work when discussing a crime and addressing the methods employed by the perpetrators. It is also used in criminal profiling, where it can help in finding clues to the offender's psychology.[3] It largely consists of examining the actions used by the individual(s) to execute the crime, prevent its detection and/or facilitate escape.[1] A suspect's modus operandi can assist in his identification, apprehension, or repression, and can also be used to determine links between crimes.
In business, modus operandi is used to describe a firm's preferred means of doing business and interacting with other firms.
1: the act of assigning or the assignment made
2: an appointment of time and place for a meeting; especially : tryst <returned from an assignation with his mistress — W. B. Yeats>
Examples of ASSIGNATION
<a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel>
A flophouse (US English), doss-house or dosshouse (British English) is a place that offers very cheap lodging, generally by providing only minimal services.
Any house/apartment/frat house/trailer/etc. which is used for individuals to crash (sleep, chill, hang out, lurk, etc.) for a period of time. In order to "crash", one must not actually live there (e.g. have their name on the lease, own said flophouse, etc.). Flophouses are typically used by college students, drug addicts, transients, vagrants, or other unsavory characters.
A flophouse may also be the home owned by the parents of a college student, who after being away at college, wishes to live as if he/she is still at college (e.g. staying out all night, returning just to crash at mom and dad's house, then leaving again), rather than conforming to the pre-college rules.
Example #1
Dude: (Talking to someone passed out face first on the floor of his college apartment) Hey man, who the hell are you? What do you think this is, a flophouse??
Bro: Sorry dude, I must have passed out for a minute.
Example #2
Mom: Where have you BEEN for the last three days? You come home just to sleep?? What do you think this is, a flophouse??!!
n.
1. One who is engaged in speculative mining or well drilling in areas not known to be productive.
2. A promoter of speculative or fraudulent business enterprises.
3. A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
1. not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.
2. unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful.
3. unappealing or disagreeable, as a pursuit: Poor teachers can make education unsavory.
4. socially or morally objectionable or offensive: an unsavory past; an unsavory person.
Are you a victim of circumstance or just a victim of your poor judgement?
Some people have bad luck, dumb luck or no luck at all. Where are you?
Caliper 56-60, M
Best answer:
My life started off as a victim of circumstances. Very much so. Then I started becoming victim of poor judgment, but only to get out of my circumstances, I made the wrong choices. And low self esteem due to circumstances had me believing I could not do any better and I settled for second best because that's all I'd ever known.
I'm still both I try not to make too many poor choices and think things through, but I'll never be where I'm supposed to be in life. Ever.
Zealandia 36-40, F Mar 21, 2009
"Go get 'em Tiger"
"Make me proud" (in the context of a parent talking to a child)
"Kick butt out there"
"Do your best"
"Show them what you're made of"
"Be all that you can be"
All of these idioms want to express an idea of encouragement. They are meant to arouse adrenalin, excitement or aggression in a particular setting.
Ditzy means basically acting really dumb and innocent. Not really knowing what is going on.
Many people say it to like 'ditzy blonde' cuz blondes are ditzy
Or an easier way of putting all this into two words are "Jessica Simpson"
Wow, that blonde is so fuckin ditzy!
Jessica Simpson is the real definition of dizty blonde!
Question: What Is 'WRT'? What Does WRT Mean?
Answer: "WRT" is "With Respect To". This is internet shorthand for saying "I want to respond to a specific point made earlier in this conversation". WRT is ideal for steering a conversation in the direction you wish to take it.
Example of WRT usage:
•(User 1) Well, the Tea Party doesn't actually have a platform, other than taking shots at the Dems. The job of the Tea Party is to foment rage based on nostalgia and the sense of entitlement that many Americans feel.
•(User 2) That may be so, but WRT the comment about the Federal Reserve Bank: yes, the Bush family does own a part of the Fed.
•(User 1) Oh, really? I didn't realize the Bush family was that rich.
Another example of WRT usage:
•(User 1) WRT digital SLR cameras: I think that it's a good idea to own both an SLR and a pocket camera. Keep the SLR locked in the car, and carry the pocket camera in your jacket.
•(User 2) That's a good suggestion, considering that pocket cameras are only a hundred bucks these days..
"growing up in Texas, it was slim pickins at the record store..."
"Slim pickens" means there isn't much to choose from. From the examply you gave it means that at the record store there weren't very many CD's (or tapes, records,...) to choose from.
the difference between "attracted to" and "attracted by"?
"To" is used for the destination or direction of the attraction; "by" is used for the agent of or reason for the attraction.
I was attracted to her by her personality.
―――
There is a very subtle difference. If you are attracted "to" someone,
you gravitate toward them like bees are attracted to flowers.
If you are attracted "by" someone, you find them attractive but you aren't necessarily pulled toward them.
Imagine a young man walking down a street. A beautiful woman (a stranger to him) is walking toward him. He immediately notices her and watches her as she approaches him and then turns to watch her as she walks by. He then continues on his way. He was attracted "by" the woman. If he had turned and followed her and (perhaps) introduced himself, you could say that he was attracted "to" her.
It's a fine distinction and using one or the other in any similar context probably would be fine but that's the distinction that I make.
Leg and Foot Idioms
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Achilles' heel (of someone or something)
- the weak part of a person/place/system/argument which can easily be attacked or criticized
The lack of a new stadium was the Achilles' heel of the government's plans to host the Olympics.
at (someone`s) heels
- close behind someone
The large car was at my heels while I was driving through the park.
back on one`s feet
- to recover from sickness or trouble, to become independent again
Our teacher was back on her feet shortly after her accident.
The man recently lost his job but he is now back on his feet.
balls of one's feet
- the bottom of the feet behind the toes
The balls of my feet were very sore after walking all day.
bound hand and foot
- to have one's hands and feet tied up
The bank manager was bound hand and foot by the bank robbers.
Break a leg!
- Good luck! (an expression that is used in theater performances)
"Break a leg!" the director called to the lead actor.
bring (someone) to heel
- to make someone obey you or pay attention to you again after he or she has stopped obeying or paying attention to you
The new supervisor quickly brought the employees to heel.
bring (someone or something) to its/their knees
- to have a negative effect on someone or something, to destroy someone or a group of people, to defeat someone or something
The strike by the teachers quickly brought the school district to its knees.
one who sucks at a particular video game, they are not new to the game, but possess some determent that prevents them from playing well, no matter how long they practice playing the game.
1. Derived from the language of pimps and hoes; refers to the ho' gettin' dressed up for the trick. Now it simply means "having all the accessories" or simply being really prettied up. Usually used with a sense of admiration. May refer to people or inanimate objects.
2. 1. Derived from the language of pimps and hoes; refers to the ho' being worn out from doing too many tricks.
Meaning 1: "That '57 Chevy sure is tricked out!"
Meaning 2: "I ain't goin' to no bar. I'm all tricked out; I stayed up all last night freakin' with Darlene!".
A decrepit car is a car that is often old and damaged and is in a barely functional state. Numerous slang terms are used to describe such cars, which vary by country and region, including hoopty, jalopy, clunker, lemon, banger, bomb, beater, rust bucket, voodoo, wreck, or rattletrap.
1. a slatted wooden case used for transporting or storing goods.
"a crate of bananas"
synonyms: case, packing case, chest, box; More
container, receptacle
"a crate for their good china"
a square metal or plastic container divided into small individual units, used for transporting or storing bottles.
"a milk crate"
2. informal dated
an old and dilapidated vehicle.
verb: crate; 3rd person present: crates; past tense: crated; past participle: crated; gerund or present participle: crating
1. pack (something) in a crate for transportation.
verb: case; 3rd person present: cases; past tense: cased; past participle: cased; gerund or present participle: casing
1.
surround in a material or substance.
"the towers are of steel cased in granite"
enclose in a protective container.
"a cased pair of pistols"
2.
informal
reconnoiter (a place) before carrying out a robbery.
"I was casing the joint"
synonyms: reconnoiter, inspect, examine, survey, explore, check out
"a thief casing the joint"
gimp
(1) a derrogatory term for someone that is disabled or has a medicial problem that results in physical impairment.
(2) An insult implying that someone is incompetent, stupid, etc. Can also be used to imply that the person is uncool or can't/won't do what everyone else is doing.
(3) A sex slave or submissive, usually male, as popularlized by the movie Pulp Fiction.
Look at that gimp in the wheelchair
1. a comeback line so good, it can't be topped
2. a point so good it can't be disproved/topped
Roughly translates to 'Oh shit, I didn't think of that'
Tourist: Does this train stop at Cortland Street?
Nun: Yes, it does.
Guy: No, it doesn't. The station is closed.
Nun: I've been riding this train over 20 years. It stops at Cortland Street.
Guy, as train passes Cortland Street station: Lady, you may know Jesus, but I know the subways.
Nun: Touche.
French word used in fencing. Commonly used today to recognize the other side's good argument or comeback.
Guy 1: You know Mountain Dew shrinks your balls.
Guy 2: At least I HAVE balls.
Guy 1: ... Touché.
Bart: I want to go with you, Dad.
Homer: Don’t you have school?
Bart: Don’t you have work?
Homer: Ah, Touché.
1. Poonana is a little girls vagina 0-13.
2. Poonani A teenagers vagina 13-20.
3. Poontang a mature womans vagina (quite good) 20-35.
4. Poonono an old vagina often with large muff 35-110.
1. i said dont play with your poonana
2. i saw this girl in the club last night sure she had a poonani
3. i got some sweet poontang last night.
4. oh shit i'm gonna be sic after seeing that poonono
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poon
1)A female's genital organ (vagina)
2)A slang term for wimp, often used by teenage males who want to boost their masculinity
1)I fucked Kara last night. She's got a tight poon.
2)Alex: We probably shouldn't go rock climbing. It could be dangerous
Nick: Dude, it's fine. Don't be such a poon!
Penis. Probably derived from the German "schlange" for snake, which, pronounced in German, must have sounded like "schlong" to native English speakers.
Wow, that horse has got a pretty huge schlong. I don't know if those fifth graders on their field trip to the zoo should be seeing this.
