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Anda. An Urdu language word meaning egg, for the pure-white uniform of traffic police in urban Pakistani areas like Karachi. Askar/Askari. A Somali term meaning “soldier” which is often used by Somali immigrants to the United Kingdom to refer to police. It is commonly used by rappers in UK drill. Aynasız.
The following is a list of slang that is used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z), generally those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s in the Western world. Generation Z slang differs from slang of prior generations. [1] [2] Ease of communication with the Internet facilitated the rapid proliferation of Gen Z slang. [2] [3] [4]
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
M. Word. British English meanings. Meanings common to British and American English. American English meanings. mac. raincoat (short form of Mackintosh ) ( Mac) brand of Apple Inc. computers (short form of Macintosh) ( MAC, followed or not by "address") unique 6-character hexadecimal serial number assigned to a data transmission device such as a ...
Part of speech: Noun. Definition: Successful, popular and highly independent man. Origin: In addition to being the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet, "sigma" has been used to describe successful ...
This "code" is one of many innocuous sounding secret codes that stores use to alert employees to problems without distracting you from shopping. We tracked down some current and former retail ...
Tuck shop. A tuck shop is a small retailer located either within or close-to the grounds of a school, hospital, apartment complex, [ 1] or other similar facility. In traditional British usage, tuck shops are associated chiefly with the sale of confectionery, sweets, or snacks and are common at private ('fee-paying') schools.
According to Cassell's Dictionary of Slang, the meaning expanded during the 1970s to also mean "to kill, to murder; to execute judicially". [1] [5] This usage was derived from the slang term used in restaurants. [6] Other slang dictionaries confirm this definition. [7] [8] [6]