- is
evaluated in a
different way than with more
formal propositions.
Colloquialisms are
distinct from
slang or jargon.
Slang refers to
words used only by...
- Dyslexia,
previously known as word blindness, is a
learning disability that
affects either reading or writing.
Different people are
affected to different...
- "Cold
enough to
freeze the
balls off (or on) a br**** monkey" (also "br****
monkey weather") is a
colloquial expression used by some
English speakers to...
-
Friendship is a
relationship of
mutual affection between people. It is a
stronger form of
interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "****ociation"...
- "Southern belle" (from
French belle 'beautiful') is a
colloquialism for a
debutante or
other fashionable young woman in the
planter class of the Antebellum...
- In
Catholic theology,
Limbo /ˈlɪmbəʊ/ (Latin: limbus, 'edge' or 'boundary',
referring to the edge of ****) is the
afterlife condition of
those who die...
- alliances,
intergovernmental organizations,
business market areas, and mere
colloquialism.
African Union (AU) is a
continental union consisting of all fifty-four...
- "Internets", also
known as "The Internets", is a Bushism-turned
catchphrase used
humorously to
portray the
speaker as
ignorant about the
Internet or about...
-
styles and
aspects of
graffiti and its subculture. Like
other jargon and
colloquialisms, some of
these terms may vary regionally,
taking on
different meanings...
- The
Florida cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti) is a
species of
venomous snake, a pit
viper in the
subfamily Crotalinae of the
family Viperidae. The species...
