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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
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?
Substitute for F*** in emphasizing disbelief, anger, etc How do I replace F*** while expressing fully my disbelief, anger, etc? E g , "I think Homer Simpson is incredibly sexy" My reply "Get out of here! That's f***ing ridiculous "
Origin of current slang usage of the word sick to mean great? I think the pattern is related, though I'm unable to substantiate that Still, I've observed it enough: some adjective is used informally to mean something different than it typically means (maybe even the opposite of what it usually means) – a cool motorcycle, a nasty curveball, a rad (ical) dress, a wicked dance move, a gnarly book, an epic sunset, a sick jump, a bad pizza, etc Somehow
What is the origin of the phrase hunky dory? Nobody really knows There's no agreed derivation of the expression 'hunky-dory' It is American and the earliest example of it in print that I have found is from a collection of US songs, George Christy's Essence of Old Kentucky, 1862 We do know that 'hunky-dory' wasn't conjured from nowhere but was preceded by earlier words, i e 'hunkey', meaning 'fit and healthy' and 'hunkum-bunkum
Is it “P. U. ” or “pew” (regarding stinky things)? [closed] It’s an interjection, and like many other interjections, it’s spelt in dozens of different ways P U is not one I’ve seen before, and I doubt I’d recognise it; and pew has the disadvantage of being a word with a very different meaning But pyewww, pyuuuuuww, pyeouwwgh and many other varieties are easily recognisable I’m not aware of any particularly established way of spelling it
Origin of “as all get out” meaning “to the utmost degree” At reference com, all get out is glossed as “in the extreme; to the utmost degree”, and at thefreedictionary com as an unimaginably large amount; “British say ‘it rained like billyo’ where
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