What is the origin of the slang term book meaning leave. Codeword for sexual activity of some sort options a, b or c. Fularious street slang defined by, peckham, aaron isbn. Urban definition, of, relating to, or designating a city or town. Book synonyms, book antonyms merriamwebster thesaurus. Characteristically individual, slang often incorporates elements of the jargons of specialinterest groups e. The world book dictionary is a twovolume english dictionary published as a supplement to the world book encyclopedia. A book is like a nonvolatile, stable database that does not lose data no matter how many times you drop it, spill your beer on it, or close it incorrectly.
Whether you want to learn about astrology, dreams, or art, uo has you covered. List of books and articles about slang online research. Urban dictionary by, 9781449409906, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. An archaic phrase once used to signify public listings of a persons name, address and phone number in a phonebook. Contains all tricks ever known to man, sorted by date. Some storage units seem to last for years, and whilst the background colour or fill of the. A couple of references associate book it meaning to move fast with book it meaning to study or hit the books. The first dictionary of english slang is said to be thomas harmans a caveat or warening for commen cursetors, published in 1567. Puxleys book is a splendid dictionary dick n arry listing hundreds of cockney rhyming slang terms, both familiar and obscure, with their meanings. Dude, that is epic one for the books for sure by hipster. So far i have read all of nikki turners books i read coldest winter. The wrath of khan, buythe book is used to communicate to the other party that there is a third party listening.
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A phrase used when someone says something stupid, pisses you off, or buts into your conversation at an inopportune time. Book definition is a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory. Book in definition of book in by the free dictionary. Sign up for uo rewards and get 10% off your next purchase. If youre looking for someone to approve an exception, dont go to tedhe does everything by the book. Is said to someone that lacks the knowledge required to do a given task or maintain a reasonable conversation. Book in phrasal verb definition and synonyms macmillan. Inspired by the use of this phrase in star trek ii. Freshest street slang defined volume 3 new by, peckham, aaron isbn. In the book definition and meaning collins online dictionary.
Definition of book written for english language learners from the merriamwebster learners dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and countnoncount noun labels. From predictive software used in cell phone text messaging. Book in definition, a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. Is urban fiction defined by its subject or the skin.
Book club genres all book club genres sorting by relevance book lists. Shop urban outfitters unique assortment of books and novels. In some of our stores around the country, urban fiction not only outsells classics by black authors such as richard wright, ralph ellison, zora neale hurston, toni morrison and alice walker, but. The wrath of khan, buythebook is used to communicate to the other party that there is a third party listening. Words and phrases from the hood to the amen corner by geneva smitherman, houghton mifflin co. Scored the car for half price from the honey that sold it to me. It was originally published in 1963 under the editorship of clarence barnhart, who wrote definitions for the thorndikebarnhart graded dictionary series for children, based on the educational works of edward thorndike whom clarence barnhart had known and worked with decades. Hardcover completely revised and expanded, this is the ultimate slang dictionary, giving the meaning of more than 15,000 words and phrases of modern slang.
It is so called because it contains a record of the numbering of the. Numbers, book of definition and meaning bible dictionary. Book definition in the cambridge english dictionary. Ntcs dictionary of american slang and colloquial expressions national textbook language dictionaries richard a. Urban dictionary may have originally started as a joke, but the online authority of all things slang is now a legitimate source on what popular sayings mean and a ton of the words published in. The act of male masterbation that can be used in polite conversation.
Cockney rabbit does not shy away from the more crude entries of which there are plenty and includes many swear words, with their cockney equivalents. Urban dictionary is a crowdsourced online dictionary for slang words and phrases, operating under the motto define your world. Storage is only limited by the amount of space and volume that the owner can physically carry. Founded in 1999 by college student aaron peckham as a parody of the dictionary, features definitions written by people from all over the world. Something that is so interestingintriguing, that conventional sayings cant fully depict the awesomeness that was witnessed.
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