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- Origin of the word cum - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the origin of the word cum? I'm trying to find the roots for its prevalent usage, especially in North America
- How does one use the Latin word cum in a sentence?
30 Cum is the Latin word for with and is usually used to join two nouns, showing that something serves two purposes She is a waitress-cum-singer in the restaurant This is my bedroom-cum-study
- Origin of Take this question with a grain of salt?
In avere sale in zucca, sale ("salt") is used to mean "to have a little of intelligence," and with a grain of salt (in Latin, cum grano salis) refers to using intelligence to judge something Etymonline reports that "to take something with a grain of salt" is from 1640s, from Modern Latin cum grano salis
- Origin of the word “boner” - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the origin of the word boner? Trying to find the roots for its prevalent usage, especially in North America According to a dictionary it means an erect penis
- abbreviations - What do CI, CIM, CID, CIB mean? - English Language . . .
From the context it appears to mean “cum in,” and your friend is suggesting that the girl engages in a variety of sexual acts “She can pretty much [take it in] anything,” with CIM meaning “in mouth” (oral sex) and CIB “in butt” (anal sex) CID might mean “in deep” (without a condom), or it could be the similar-sounding CIT, a sex act involving the breasts I haven’t
- Is ‘Take something cum grano salis’ a popular phrase? Can I use it in . . .
17 Cum grano salis is the Latin version of the phrase "take it with a grain of salt" This phrase means: (With) a grain of salt, in modern English, is an idiom which means to view something with skepticism, or to not take it literally There is an interesting explanation to it, which says:
- What is more commonly used in US? Cum Laude or With Honors?
I understand that the terms Cum Laude and With Honors are interchangeable, but which one is better understood in US and more commonly used?
- What is a good substitute word for the X-cum-Y construction?
I wanted to use the word "cum" to avoid repeating "and" in the following phrase: example com is a teacher-cum-student search and listing site But on second thoughts, the word "cum" is also a vulgar slang, which certainly would raise a few eyebrows when readers come across it Is there a good substitute for this word?
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