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- What is the origin of go suck an egg? - English Language Usage . . .
I'd have thought the transition from the original "grandma" idiom was pretty transparent To the extent that "Go suck an egg!" has currency (minimal, imho), it doesn't so much mean physically go away It's more like "Get away!" or "Fuck off!" when used to reject the implications of a preceding utterance - more like I don't believe you, or I'm not interested in whatever you're talking about
- Is there a word similar to condolences that doesnt involve death . . .
I've been simply saying, "that sucks," or, "that is very unfortunate" If someone dies you can say, "my condolences," and it's perfect; however, that obviously can't be used in a situation not involving death, like in the comic
- Verb for pressing upper and lower lips together?
I think the best term is sucked in Here is the relevant definition from Changing Minds' glossary on body language, specifically lip positioning: Sucked in When lips are sucked into the mouth or turned under so the red part of the lips are hidden ('swallowing the lips'), this can indicate that the person is thinking and uncertain about something, which could easily be bad news
- word choice - Late to the party vs. late for the party - English . . .
She: Sucks, I am late to the party It should be: He: This deal ends at 7 p m She: That sucks, I am late to the party party there is obviously the idiom and not a real party The person missed the time for taking the deal late to the party I would add that it can also: to miss the boat, as it does here Miss the boat is another idiom
- phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I thought it was a straight-up insult until well into adulthood (emphasis on your grandmother sucks eggs, along the lines of your mother wears combat boots) and there have been at least a couple of questions here about "this strange phrase", so it may be best to use it with a cautious eye on your audience
- offensive language - Cleaner alternative for sucks. - English . . .
6 While sucks is a verb form, most of the terms that convey similar meaing are adjectives The primary connotation of sucks is that the referent, whether a person, object, action or state of being, is very bad or awful (as in That sucks) There are numerous synomyms for awful, such as abominable atrocious dreadful terrible unspeakable painful
- etymology - The origin of the word, aw-shucks - English Language . . .
It's actually two words -- "aw" and "shucks" "Aw" is just a sort of embarrassed interjection and is essentially onomatopoeia "Shucks" (which is not the same as "shuck") is hard to define, but roughly means "it ain't nothing" I've no idea what the etymology of "shucks" is The words easily go back 100 years
- [Swear word] this for a game of soldiers
Sod this for a game of soldiers bugger this for a game of soldiers: oath uttered when faced with a pointless or exasperating task popular expression dating back into the mid-1900s and possibly before this, of uncertain origin although it has been suggested to me (ack R Brookman) that the 'game of soldiers' referred to a darts game played (a variation or perhaps the game itself) and so named in
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