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Mate is a colloquialism meaning friend commonly used in British English , ref Brenner, Gail Abel 2003 . Webster s New World American Idioms Handbook . John Wiley & Sons. p. 450. ISBN 978 0764524776 ref Irish English , Australian English , ref Wierzbicka, Anna 1997 . Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese . Oxford University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978 0195088366 ref and New Zealand English . ref Rewi, Adrienne. 2012 . Frommer s New Zealand . John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978 1118086018 ref Early use The first documented use of mate appears in a Middle English manuscript named Sir Ferumbras dating to around 1380 ref mate, n.2, Oxford English Dictionary . Oxford University Press. ref Maumecet, my mate , y blessed mot ou be ref Kurath, Hans Lewis, Robert E. 1975 . Middle English Dictionary . The University of Michigan Press. p. 211. ISBN 978 0472011322 ref In Modern English this reads Maumecet, my mate, may you be blessed See also Gender role Bloke Dude wikt geezer Geezer Guy Everyman Friendship Mateship G ey vulgar G ey References reflist Category British slang Category Australian slang Category Terms for males Category New Zealand slang ... more details
BMOC can refer to British Mathematical Olympiad Committee Big Man on Campus , a television series Big Man on Campus , an American colloquialism for a popular high school or college boy involved in some high profile activity, such as varsity sports or school government. disambig ... more details
Marrow may refer to Bone marrow , the flexible tissue interior to bone Squash plant Marrow comics , a character in the X Men comic series Marrow novel Marrow novel , a science fiction novel by Robert Reed The Marrow Controversy , occasioned by the republication of The Marrow of Modern Divinity in 1718 A Cumbria n colloquialism for friend disambig ... more details
wiktionarypar zit Zit may refer to Zit, colloquialism for pimple Zit comic , an adult British comic Zits , a syndicated daily comic strip by Jerry Scott ZiT, a fictional music identification service in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV Gentle zits , fictional objects mentioned in a Stanis aw Lem story disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2009 Race to the courthouse is an colloquialism informal name used to describe the rule in some jurisdictions that the first conveyance instrument, Mortgage law mortgage , lien or judgment to be filed with the appropriate recorder s office, will have priority and prevail over documents filed subsequently, irrespective of the date of execution of the documents at issue. Category Informal legal terms law stub ... more details
Battler may refer to Battler album Battler album , 2009 album Aussie battler , an Australian colloquialism HMS Battler D18 , an escort aircraft carrier Barcode Battler , a handheld gaming console Battler Ushiromiya, a character from Umineko no Naku Koro ni . disambig ... more details
North of the Border may refer to In film and television North of the Border film North of the Border film , a 1946 film by B. Reeves Eason As a colloquialism Scotland , in England and Wales Canada , in the United States United States , in Mexico See also South of the Border disambiguation disambig ... more details
The Spice of Life is the name of The Spice of Life Kazumi Watanabe album The Spice of Life Kazumi Watanabe album The Spice of Life Marlena Shaw album The Spice of Life Marlena Shaw album The Spice of Life Earl Klugh album The Spice of Life Earl Klugh album wikt variety is the spice of life Variety is the spice of life , a colloquialism Disambig ... more details
wiktionary brass tacks In Colloquialism colloquial English, Brass tacks often get down to brass tacks refers to the fundamental or essential elements of a topic. Brass Tacks may refer to Brass Tacks Records , a record label Brass Tacks TV series , Pakistan TV series Operation Brasstacks , a military exercise by the Indian Army executed in 1986 disambig ... more details
Big cock may refer to An album by the band King Kurt A colloquialism for a large human penis, see Human penis size A large rooster Big Cock Records , a record label PT 617 , also known as Big Red Cock, an American torpedo boat disamb ... more details
Wiktionarypar footer Footer may refer to Colloquialism for association football soccer or rugby football Abbreviation for page footer word processing The unit of measure of difficulty of a particular song in the video game Dance Dance Revolution . ex. Can t Stop Fallin in Love on Heavy is a 9 footer A construction term that can be used in parallel by builders as an acceptable substitute for the word footing disambig ... more details
Statistical noise is the colloquialism for recognized amounts of unexplained variation in a sample statistics sample . See errors and residuals in statistics . Examples Gaussian noise External links cite web url http www.faqs.org faqs ai faq neural nets part3 section 2.html title How does noise affect generalization? date 2001 05 21 publisher faqs.org accessdate 2008 07 13 Category Noise Category Statistical deviation and dispersion statistics stub ... more details
A clop can be Clope or cloppe, a French Canadian colloquialism for cigarette . Clop, a slang describing masturbation , used by My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Fandom bronies CLOP band , an electro acoustic music band Clop hat , a traditional hat in Maramure , Romania Clop class cruiser , in the fictional Gundam universe CLOPS MADtv , claymation parody of the Fox show COPS disambig ... more details
Bucket shop refers to a particular type of Fraud fraudulent business Bucket shop heraldry Bucket shop stock market The term is used as a pejorative colloquialism to refer to different kinds of business es, indicating that the speaker believes it is a fraud or Confidence trick scam . In this sense it might be used as a name for stock market , unregulated credit default swaps , or for heraldry scams. The term is also used of airline consolidators airline ticket consolidators , though in this case there is no implication of fraud. de Bucket Shop disambig ... more details
wiktionary Prez may refer to A colloquialism for president A nickname for jazz musician Lester Young Prez album , a 1958 album by Perez Prado Prez DC Comics , subject of a four issue comic series by Joe Simon released by DC Comics in the early 1970s Prez, Ardennes , a commune of the Ardennes d partement in France Roland Prez Pryzbylewski , a character on the TV series The Wire TV series dead prez , an underground hip hop duo disambig de Prez it Prez nl Prez ... more details
Ground out may refer to In baseball rules , when a batted ball hits the ground in fair territory, but a defensive player is able to gain possession of the ball and touch first base before the batter runner arrives. In electrical power , an electrical short circuit to earth, either intentional or accidental. This term is more commonly found as a US colloquialism in comparison to the British term short out . disamb ... more details
First Daughter may refer to First Daughter 1999 film , a television film starring Monica Keena and Mariel Hemingway First Daughter 2004 film , a feature film starring Katie Holmes The daughter of the President of the United States of America a colloquialism See also First Family and First Family of the United States . disambig de First Daughter it First Daughter pt First Daughter ru ... more details
Bury the Hatchet may mean Bury the hatchet , an American English colloquialism, referring to a Native American custom Bury the Hatchet album Bury the Hatchet album , a 1999 album by the Irish rock band The Cranberries Bury the Hatchet film Bury the Hatchet film , a 2010 documentary film on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana Bury the Hatchet , a song from the album Kezia Protest the Hero album Kezia by the Canadian band Protest the Hero disambig ... more details
Snow Job may refer to Snowjob , a colloquialism for a cover up Snow Job TV series , a 1983 Canadian sitcom Snow Job Entourage , the 10th episode of the 4th season of the HBO television series Entourage Snow Job G.I. Joe , a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe Snow Job , a song by Bruce Haack on his 1981 album BITE Snow Job film , a 1971 caper film starring Jean Claude Killy disambig ... more details
Sea to Sea or From Sea to Sea may refer to From Sea to Sea , the English language English translation of the Canadian national motto Sea to Sea, a colloquialism for something that reaches across Canada or the United States From Sea to Sea , the 5th episode of the documentary series Canada A People s History From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches, Letters of Travel , a book of writings by Rudyard Kipling From Sea to Shining Sea , an American idiom from America the Beautiful disambig ... more details
A user journey is, colloquialism colloquially in the UK and parts of the US, the experiences a person has when utilizing interacting with something typically software . This idea is generally found in user experience circles around web design and how users interact with software experiences. It is often used as a shorthand short hand for the overall user experience and set of actions that one can take in a software virtual reality virtual experience. References Unreferenced date February 2010 references references computing stub technology stub Category Computer mediated communication ... more details
Gabba may refer to WP MOSDAB Music Gabber Gabber music , a subgenre of techno in electronic music. Gabba band , a tribute band covering the pop songs of ABBA in the punk style of The Ramones Gabba Front Berlin , a 1990s German techno band of gabba music Gabba Gabba Hey album Gabba Gabba Hey album , a 1991 tribute album to The Ramones named after one of the band s catchphrases People Carlo Francesco Gabba 1865 1920 , an Italian lawyer Places The Gabba , a colloquialism for the Brisbane Cricket Ground in Australia The Gabba , a colloquialism referring to the suburb of Woolloongabba, Queensland Gabba Island Queensland aka Gerbar Island, in the Torres Strait , an uninhabited Australian island south of Papua New Guinea Other topics Gabbeh , a type of Iranian pile rug of coarse quality Yo Gabba Gabba , a children s television series See also Gaba disambiguation GABA disambiguation disambig de Gabba ... more details
about the geographical colloquialism Refimprove date January 2009 The term Down Under is a colloquialism which is variously construed either to refer to Australia and New Zealand , or Australia alone. The term comes from the fact that these countries are located in the Southern Hemisphere southern hemisphere , below many other countries on the globe. ref New Oxford American Dictionary NOAD2 , entry for Down Under ref ref Oxford English Dictionary Electronic , Version 4.0, entry for down under ref The persistence of the media use of the term has led to its wide embrace and usage. The Men at Work song Down Under song Down Under became an instantly recognisable, patriotic rallying song. The famous Australian boxing champion Kostya Tszyu was nicknamed The Thunder from Down Under . According to Roger Ebert s tongue in cheek Glossary of Movie Terms , ref http academic.sun.ac.za forlang bergman tech glossary ebert glos.htm Ebert s Glossary of Movie Terms ref the Down Under Rule No film set in Australia is allowed to use the word Australia in its title where Down Under is an acceptable alternative. For example, we don t get The Rescuers Down Under The Rescuers in Australia or Quigley Down Under Quigley in Australia . References reflist 2 Australia stub Category Australian culture cs Down Under es Down Under pt Down Under sv Down Under ... more details
Litmus or litmus test may refer to Litmus test, a common pH test Litmus Mozilla , a test case management tool maintained by Mozilla Litmus Battlestar Galactica Litmus Battlestar Galactica , an episode in the first season of the television series Litmus band , a Hawkwind influenced UK space rock band Litmus test language , an English colloquialism Any kind of social indicator used to classify someone either favorably or unfavorably Litmus test politics , a question asked of a potential candidate Litmus test Mary Sue , a test written to help writers especially inexperienced ones gauge whether or not their character is a Mary Sue disambig ko io Tornasolo homonimo ... more details
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