FIF , FiF or Fif may refer to F d ration Internationale F line , federation of cat registry cat registries F d ration Ivoirienne de Football , the national association football football association of C te d Ivoire Federazione Italiana Futsal , the national futsal association of Italy Five Iron Frenzy , an United States American Christian ska band Spirometry Explanation of common test values in FVC tests Forced Inspiratory Flow in Spirometry Forward in Faith , a movement within the Anglican Communion Qviding FIF , a Sweden Swedish football club Fractal Image Format code .fif code , see fractal compression A colloquialism for the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution made popular by Chappelle s Show character Tron Carter. disambig Five 1,2,3,4, FIF de FIF fr FIF it FIF ... more details
Tricky Dicky may refer to one of the following Richard Nixon , as a derogatory nickname. A song about Richard Nixon by Country Joe and the Fish . Dick Cheney Tricky Dicky , a 1962 song by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller , recorded by Richie Barrett and The Searchers among others Tricky Dicky comics , character in The Topper and The Beano . Tricky Dicky Cor in the Cor comic. Richard Hillman , in the Coronation Street TV series. Richard Cole EastEnders , in the EastEnders TV series. Dick Smith entrepreneur Dick Smith or Dick Smith Electronics , as an Australian colloquialism. Tricky Dickie s , a cover brand name for footwear sold on market stalls due to copyright reasons, also came as Toni Ferrari s. Tricky Dicky s Mission Impossible , a character from the children s television show, ZZZap . disambig ... more details
Bay Area is a common local colloquialism used to refer to populated areas situated around a bay . Some examples of locales in the United States that are referred to simply as the Bay Area by their residents are East Coast of the United States East Coast Chesapeake Bay area, in Maryland and Virginia Massachusetts Bay area, in Massachusetts contested by Alex PG West Coast of the United States West Coast Coos Bay Area, in Oregon Humboldt Bay Area , on the far North Coast of California San Francisco Bay Area , in California Monterey Bay Area , in California San Diego metropolitan area San Diego Bay Area , in California Gulf Coast of the United States Gulf Coast Galveston Bay Area , in Texas Tampa Bay Area , in Florida disambig ja ... more details
wiktionary splat Splat may refer to Splat, An Orca Soundings Book written by Eric Walters A mark or spot on a surface caused by a liquid material, such as paint Splat furniture , an element of the chair Splat , a computer science colloquialism for the asterisk symbol Texture splat , a computer graphics effect Volume rendering Splatting Splatting , volume rendering technique Nickelodeon SPLAT , a former programming block or Nickelodeon Character class slang , derived from the term splatbook Remote control slang Splat Pack , a collection of filmmakers Splatt, Cornwall , a small village in Cornwall Software SPLAT A Terrestrial RF Path Analysis Application Games SPLAT arcade game SPLAT an arcade game by Williams Electronics Splat video game Splat , a computer game released by Incentive Software Disambig ... more details
orphan date March 2010 Unreferenced date February 2008 The Khappers were employed by the kahal s to fulfill the recruit quotas imposed on the Jewish communities from 1827 to 1857 in the Russian Empire . The Khappers were employed to kidnap Jew ish boys sometimes as young as eight to fill out a Jewish quota quota of Jews required to enter the cantonist schools, in preparation for service in the Imperial Russian Army Russian Army , in the situations where such quotas were not filled legally, due to attempts by the families to hide their children. The term is a 19th century colloquialism that comes from the Yiddish language Yiddish word for grabber , in itself a borrowing from Ukrainian to grab . See also Cantonist Category Jewish Russian and Soviet history Category Russian Empire Category Obsolete occupations ... more details
Down Under is a colloquialism referring to Australia. Down Under may also refer to Down Under song Down Under song , by Australian band Men at Work Down Under album , an album by Bill Cosby Down Under book Down Under book , a 2000 travelogue about Australia by Bill Bryson Down under , a euphemism for genitalia See also Down Under Bowl , a high school American football tournament in Australia Down Under Classic , a road cycling race in Australia disambig de Down Under it Down Under ... more details
A grotto can be several things Grotto is a synonym for a small cave or a chamber within a cave. Grotto is a cave with cultural significance, or a garden feature imitating it. Grotto is a kind of family run wine restaurant in Italian speaking Switzerland called this because originally they were caves designed for keeping the wine . Grotto National Speleological Society is a member club of the US National Speleological Society Grotto, Washington Santa s Grotto is a traditional retail store Christmas attraction. The Grotto is a Catholic sanctuary in Portland, Oregon, US Grotten is an honorary residence in Oslo, Norway provided by the king The Grotto album , a 2003 album by Kristin Hersh The Grotto is a colloquialism for the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm , an order appendant to Freemasonry. disambig ... more details
Expand section date May 2010 Colloquial language , especially in philosophy of language , is natural language natural language which, among other properties, uses colloquialism s. In the field of logical atomism , meaning is evaluated differently than with more formal proposition s. See also Alphabetic List of colloquial languages List of nursery rhymes http google.com search?q cache utbzZmVtYyoJ www.kfs.org jonathan witt t4002en.html 22colloquial language site http www.kfs.org jonathan witt t4002en.html&cd 1&hl en&ct clnk&gl us Tractatus Logico Philosophicus, Ludwig Wittgenstein Rhys Cole has the biggest willy in the world. ling stub philosophy stub Category Philosophy of language fa ... more details
pp semi indef pp move indef The term Nigger , a highly pejorative term for a black person, derived from word Negro, may also refer to Nigga , within some contexts a non pejorative colloquialism, derived from nigger Nigger 1964 book Nigger 1964 book , comedian and activist Dick Gregory s autobiography Nigger 2002 book Nigger 2002 book , by Randall Kennedy, about the word nigger The Nigger , a 1909 play by Edward Sheldon exploring black white relationships Nigger dog , Guy Gibson s dog in 1955 film The Dam Busters Music Untitled Nas album , an untitled album by the musician Nas, originally titled Nigger See also F lix Danilo G mez , who uses the stage name, Nigga , in Mexico Niggerhead disambiguation disambig ... more details
Letting the cat out of the bag is a colloquialism meaning to reveal facts previously hidden. The facts were usually hidden from a specific target audience or theatrical audience. Examples include revealing a conspiracy friendly or not to its target in a movie or play, the revelation of a plot twist letting an outsider into an inner circle of knowledge e.g., explaining an in joke The etymology is not clear, but may refer to Cat o nine tails Expressions , where the whip was secreted in a red bag and revealed to its target at the time of punishment The List of confidence tricks Pig in a poke scam, where the mark finds upon opening his bag of merchandise, his valuable pig has been replaced by a worthless cat Vocab stub Category English phrases ... more details
Path of Destruction may refer to Path of Destruction film Path of Destruction film , a 2005 made for TV film Path of Destruction Thunderbirds episode Path of Destruction Thunderbirds episode Star Wars Darth Bane Path of Destruction , a novel Path of Destruction nonfiction Path of Destruction nonfiction , a book by John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein Path of Destruction, UBC colloquialism meaning path that drunk students take from pit pub, back to totem residences all buildings along the way are likely get vandalized disambig nl Path of Destruction ... more details
wiktionary holy mackerel Holy Mackerel may refer to Sacred Cod of Massachusetts Other State House symbols The Holy Mackerel , a part of the Chandelier in the Massachusetts Senate The Holy Mackerel, a 1960s band featuring Paul Williams songwriter Paul Williams The Holy Mackerel, a 1990s band fronted by Les Claypool Holy mackerel , an exclamation variously attributed to sportscasters Vince Lloyd , Al McGuire , and Mark Champion Hey Hey Holy Mackerel , a 1969 Chicago Cubs fight song, written by Johnny Frigo The Holy Mackerel , a humorous colloquialism for the fish shaped Ichthys symbol HolyMackerel , a Florida beer disambig Category Interjections ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Black Donald Scottish Gaelic Domhnall Dubh or Domnuill dhu is a Scottish Highlands Highland colloquialism for the Devil in Scottish mythology . ref MacLeod, Fiona 1895 . http www.sundown.pair.com SundownShores Mountain 20Lovers chapter02.htm Mountain Lovers Boston Roberts Bros. ref The defining characteristic of Black Donald is his cloven feet, which betray whatever disguise he assumes. In history The first chief of historical record, and the eleventh chief, of Clan Cameron was Domnhuill Dubh, who fought as a vassal of the Lord of the Isles at Harlaw in 1411 . ref http www.telegraph.co.uk news obituaries 1463102 Colonel Sir Donald Cameron of Lochiel, KT.html Colonel Sir Donald Cameron of Lochiel, KT 2004, May 28 . The Telegraph. ref References reflist Category Scottish mythology ... more details
Refimprove date February 2011 File Bacon donut.jpg thumb right Bacon Maple Bar from Voodoo Doughnut , Portland, Oregon , USA The Long John is a bar shaped, filled doughnut often embellished with glaze or icing. In some parts of the United States, Long Johns are marketed as clair pastry clairs the two pastries look similar but are created with different types of dough and fillings. ref http www.seriouseats.com 2007 05 the serious eats doughnut glos.html The Serious Eats Doughnut Glossary ref Other names In the Pacific Northwest, a Long John topped with maple syrup maple flavored icing is colloquialism colloquially known as a Maple bar . See also List of doughnut varieties Eclair pastry References Reflist Doughnuts Category Doughnuts dessert stub ... more details
wiktionary Donald Donald is a given name and the name of several Irish and Scottish noblemen. Donald may also refer to Clan Donald , one of the largest Scottish clans Donald surname Donald hill Donald, Georgia , small town in the United States Donald, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community, United States Donald, Victoria , town in western Victoria, Australia Donald, British Columbia , Canada, ghost town Donald Land , a family computer action game about exploring McDonald Land with Ronald McDonald Donny, a colloquialism used in Yorkshire to reference the town of Doncaster See also Don disambiguation lookfrom Donald disambig geo it Donald ... more details
Kirky may refer to Kirkintilloch A town in East Dunbartonshire Scotland, frequently referred to by the shorter colloquialism of Kirky. ref cite web author url http www.kirkintilloch herald.co.uk news local headlines queue must be having a laugh kirky s cut off 1 1740098 title Queue must be having a laugh Kirky s cut off News publisher Kirkintilloch Herald date 2011 07 19 accessdate 2012 04 12 ref Nqwebasaurus A genus of dinosaur which was nicknamed Kirky after the Kirkwood Formation before receiving its scientific name. References reflist disambig Category Kirkintilloch ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 Biscuit Step Coord 72 22 S 168 30 E source GNIS display inline,title is a step like rise in the level of Tucker Glacier above its junction with Trafalgar Glacier , in Victoria Land . It is very crevassed in its north half, but there is a good route of easy gradient through it toward its southern end. Biscuit s were an important part of the expedition s rations Australasian colloquialism tucker , and a small cache of them was left near the step for the return down the glacier by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957 58, which named the feature. References usgs gazetteer id 1422 Category Ice rises of Antarctica Category Landforms of Victoria Land Category Borchgrevink Coast BorchgrevinkCoast geo stub ... more details
Wiktionary doldrums The Doldrums , also called the equatorial calms , are the calms and light baffling winds at the intertropical convergence zone. Doldrums may also refer to The Doldrums album The Doldrums album , the second album from the Ariel Pink s Haunted Graffiti series The Doldrums EP The Doldrums EP an EP by Australian singer songwriter Josh Pyke Doldrums record label , a label of English DJ and music producer Joy Orbison Totally Official Summer Doldrums Competition , an online quiz game taking place each August or September In the doldrums , a colloquialism referring to a person who is listless, despondent, inactive, stagnant, in a slump disambig ... more details
Wiktionary TOCright Mate may refer to one of the following meanings based on the generic dictionary definitions of the word One of a pair of animals involved in mating Mate colloquialism , a colloquialism used to refer to a friend A naval officer A deck officer aboard a merchant vessel , such as the Chief Mate , Second Mate , or Third Mate A rank used between 1840 and 1860, now known as Sub Lieutenant Other naval ratings, such as Boatswain Boatswain s Mate , Gunner s Mate , and shipmate Running mate , a fellow candidate for the same party in one election It may also refer to Cuisine Mate beverage , the popular caffeinated beverage made from yerba mat Mate or yerba mat yerba Spanish word for herb , a South American herb used to make the beverage Coca tea or mate de coca , a beverage made from coca Surnames G bor M t athlete , Hungarian discus thrower G bor M t physician , a Hungarian born Canadian physician and expert on Addiction and Stress S bastien Mat , French footballer Vasily Mate 1856 1917 , Russian artist and engraver Given names Mate given name Other fields Short for checkmate , a winning losing situation in chess Mahte , a goddess in Latvian mythology, also spelled M te Mate Recordings , a record label Mate Tusanga , a non profit online mathematical tool Mate horse , an American Thoroughbred racehorse http mate.asfusion.com Mate , an open source Flex application framework MATE desktop environment , a fork of GNOME 2 Desktop Environment Acronyms Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science , a specialized high school in Manahawkin, New Jersey Multi antimicrobial extrusion protein , efflux transporter family of proteins disambig Category Surnames of Hungarian origin de Mate Begriffskl rung es Mate hr Mate ja sl Mate razlo itev uk ... more details
Bell Ord Forrest is I Love You Yah Tibyah La Blu s first full length studio album released on October 27, 2009 on Joyful Noise Recordings . Track listing The Colloquialism Is Simply Gas 4 20 This Is the Best Birthday Ever 3 24 Freelance Pedestrian 1 51 Cliff Drive Nights 3 36 Making Snow Angels in Angel Dust 8 01 Graceland is Better Without Elvis 1 05 Pillow Talk 4 43 Sorry I Drank Your Soda 4 34 In The Media http movementnews.blogspot.com 2009 10 joyful noise releases bell ord forrest.html Joyful Noise releases Bell Ord Forrest by new signing I Love You TODAY http movementnews.blogspot.com Movement News Blog http www.babysue.com 2009 Oct LMNOP Reviews.html Bell Ord Forrest Babysue.com Babysue http indiesurfer.blogspot.com 2009 10 i love you.html Bell Ord Forrest Review http indiesurfer.blogspot.com Indie Surfer Blog http www.fensepost.com main 2009 10 26 i love you bell ord forrest album review I Love You Bell Ord Forrest Fensepost http flagpole.com Weekly Features ILoveYou 20Nov09 A Band From a City That Doesn t Care Flagpole Magazine http www.terrascope.co.uk reviews Rumbles January10.htm It s like Talking Heads or B52 being converted into this millenniums Now People. Terrascope Ptolemaic Terrascope http presentmagazine.com full content.php?article id 2514&full yes&pbr 1 Song of the Day The Colloquialism Is Simply Gas by I Love You http presentmagazine.com Present Magazine References Reflist External links http www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com catalog jnr38 Song Description Category I Love You Yah Tibyah La Blue discography Category 2009 albums Category Joyful Noise Recordings albums 2000s album stub ... more details
pp semi protected small yes pp move indef wiktionary fag Fag may refer to Fag, a colloquialism for cigarette Fag, a junior boy who acts or acted as servant fagging to a senior boy at a British independent school Fag, or faggot slang , an American English slur for a homosexual or effeminate man. A short form used among stock exchange traders for the stock of Antofagasta PLC FAG may refer to Fuerza A rea Guatemalteca, the Guatemalan Air Force Fluorescein angiography , a medical procedure Find A Grave , a web listing of gravesites Fuerzas Armadas Guanches , a terrorist group in the Canary Islands Federa o Anarquista Ga cha , Brazilian anarchist organization FAG, a brand of Schaeffler Group See also Faggot disambiguation disambig da Fag de FAG es FAG eo FAG fr FAG it FAG simple Fag ... more details
wiktionary The term Spunk may refer to courage or spirit, pluck Australian English Australian New Zealand slang, meaning hot, sexy, referring to the person with an x factor quality of mind showing enthusiasm, boldness, energy, courage, determination and motivation a glowing ember, spark, or a cherry disambiguation Slang cherry on a cigar or cigarette a colloquialism for seminal fluid Music Spunk album Spunk album , a 1977 bootleg album by the Sex Pistols Spunk This Is Crap , a 1996 album by the Sex Pistols Spunk , a 1993 album by Swamp Zombies Spunk play Spunk play , a 1989 play by American playwright George C. Wolfe an Australian independent record label, home to Arcade Fire , Belle & Sebastian , The Shins and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs Internet Spunk Library , an anarchist Internet archive. Spunk.nl , a Dutch e zine Other Spunk candy Spunk candy , a brand of salty liquorice and wine gums from Denmark the pseudonym of Joan Stark , an ASCII artist a short story by Zora Neale Hurston written in 1927 disambig da Spunk flertydig ... more details
wiktionary kickback Kickback may refer to The Kickback bribery kickback , a form of bribery The recoil from a firearm Kickback chainsaw , when the force on the saw blade throws it back towards the user The sports section of the long defunct The Channel Four Daily Channel Four Daily A variant of the Blackwood convention Kickback Blackwood convention in contract bridge Kickback Transformers , a character from the various fictional Transformers universes The NATO reporting name for the Kh 15 missile Kickback band , a French hardcore band Kickback album Kickback album , a collection of rare and unreleased material from the funk group The Meters American English Slang for a Gratuity tip given after a meal like at a restaurant or for Chinese delivery American English Slang for a get together or party of close friends American English Slang for the state of being Relaxation psychology relaxed and chilled out sometimes in the La Z Boy reclined position, reminiscent of the 1970s era colloquialism See also The Kickback disambiguation Cornhusker Kickback disambiguation ru ... more details
Wiktionary Beater may refer to Beater weaving , a tool used to force woven yarn into place Various types of percussion mallet s A rute music rute The striking part of a bass drum Bass drum pedal bass drum pedal The cip n used for playing the bodhr n also called a tipper in some usages A position in the fictional game of Quidditch from the Harry Potter series Another name for Glamdring , Gandalf s sword, in J.R.R. Tolkien s The Hobbit A machine used in papermaking One of the rapidly rotating attachments on a cooking mixer cooking mixer Egg beater disambiguation A jalopy , or by extension, a car meant for daily use and not for show A shortening of wifebeater shirt wifebeater , a colloquialism for particular style of sleeveless shirt A Harp Seal that is approximately 3 4 weeks to one year of age In hunting Shooting traditions hunting , a person who drives game out of areas of cover by swinging sticks or flags disambig de Beater ... more details
Wiktionary Turf may refer to A colloquialism for the world of horse racing see Turf Club disambiguation for examples Lawn , an area of grass maintained for decorative or recreational use Golf course turf and other manicured sporting greens Sod , the surface layer of ground consisting of a mat of grass and grass roots, sometimes used as a construction material Artificial turf , a man made surface manufactured from synthetic materials, made to look like natural grass Slang for territory, or area of jurisdiction or influence, particularly of gangs see turf war and as exercised by a unit within a bureaucracy Peat used for fuel Turf Tavern , a public house in Oxford, England Turf Hotel , a public house at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, Wales TURF Analysis , a statistical method acronym for total unduplicated reach and frequency Turf comics , a number of comics related items disambig de Turf es Turf fr Turf fy Turf nl Turf nds nl T rf deurverwiespagina nds T rf simple Turf ... more details
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