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- What does ratchet mean and when was it first used?
From them I learned the following things about ratchet What does 'ratchet' mean, and how is it pronounced? Ratchet [is] used to describe someone means nasty, ghetto or trifling —Janet Ratchet also means a situation or process that is perceived to be deteriorating or changing steadily in a series of irreversible steps
- meaning - What is a word that could define someone who likes to cause . . .
Scheming does not carry the meaning of causing harm to others You can scheme for personal gain without necessarily hurting anyone or, at least, without that being your objective Instigate doesn't have the required meaning at all, the OP is asking for a word that describes someone who purposefully causes pain in others Also, please include the sources for your definitions
- More formal way of saying: Sorry to bug you again about this, but . . .
A good question: I'm in a similar quandry with a supplier, but after 'sorry to bother you' email or two, I started to ratchet-up the bluntness :)
- single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
While I know you can attribute 'bitch' to a male, I feel there is a sense of femininity I was wondering if there is a colloquial equivalent that describes someone with the qualities of a 'bitch'
- Ive just bought vs. I just bought vs. I bought [duplicate]
This seems to be another example of how people frequently truncate the language at the cost of clarity I'm not entirely sure but I think the sentence should be said as "I have just now bought a book " which would indicate that "just now" is when the book was gotten, with "just" being used in its sense of precision or exactness
- Forward vs Forwards - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The OED says this The present distinction in usage between forward and forwards is that the latter expresses a definite direction viewed in contrast with other directions In some contexts either form may be used without perceptible difference of meaning; the following are examples in which only one of them can now be used: ‘The ratchet-wheel can move only forwards’; ‘the right side of
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- meaning - Use of pussy as term of endearment - English Language . . .
However, the use of pussy in this sense continues apace with those who have no wish to ratchet up profane language to the much more offensive C-word (Countless numbers of people have no such inhibitions!) Pussy is also a familiar trigger word between comedians and their audiences in form of double entendre
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