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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
- 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
@F'x Nailed it Just a joke -> I suppose the apostrophe in your user-name is a substitute for 'u'? ;P
- Meaning of Hunky Dunky - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the meaning of the phrase hunky dunky? I heard this phrase in a conversation in an episode of The Big Bang Theory, an American sitcom I haven't seen many usages of it The sentence goes
- Origin of current slang usage of the word sick to mean great?
This question ought to be reopened, because the current answers are basically wrong Whether or not other usage in youth culture pre-dates it, sick became slang for pretty much the opposite of what it traditionally means in the late '90s in South London, with predominantly black kids into the 'grime' music scene, which in turn spawned the 'dubstep' music scene Dubstep has since become popular
- What is the most professional name for squiggly bracket?
I am creating a software training video and need to refer to these brackets: { } I usually call them "squiggly brackets" or "curly brackets" Is there a more professional name?
- Boo as a term of endearment - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Here's an instance of "Boo Boo" as a pet name or term of endearment from The Martin Marauder and the Franklin Allens: A Wartime Love Story, published in 1980 but presented in the form of letters written in the early 1940s—long before Yogi and Boo-Boo Bear The Hathi Trust edition of the book refers to the contents as having been "collected" by three people—so it may really by from the
- More formal way of saying: Sorry to bug you again about this, but . . .
I assume by "Sorry to bug you again about this" that you were already given help with "X", so instead of an apology, perhaps a thank you would work better: Thank you for your help with X, but we are still having problems with it and This is most likely how I would write it, an apology seems to be an admission that you feel "bad" for asking and can sound "whiny", while a thank you gives the
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