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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.
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Boo as a term of endearment - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Here's an instance of "Boo Boo" as a pet name or term of endearment from The Martin Marauder and the Franklin Allens: A Wartime Love Story, published in 1980 but presented in the form of letters written in the early 1940s—long before Yogi and Boo-Boo Bear. The Hathi Trust edition of the book refers to the contents as having been "collected" by three people—so it may really by from the ...
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Origin of current slang usage of the word 'sick' to mean 'great'?
This question ought to be reopened, because the current answers are basically wrong. Whether or not other usage in youth culture pre-dates it, sick became slang for pretty much the opposite of what it traditionally means in the late '90s in South London, with predominantly black kids into the 'grime' music scene, which in turn spawned the 'dubstep' music scene. Dubstep has since become popular ...
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Meaning of "Hunky Dunky" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
What is the meaning of the phrase hunky dunky? I heard this phrase in a conversation in an episode of The Big Bang Theory, an American sitcom. I haven't seen many usages of it. The sentence goes ...
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"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.
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Substitute for F*** in emphasizing disbelief, anger, etc
@F'x Nailed it. Just a joke -> I suppose the apostrophe in your user-name is a substitute for 'u'? ;P
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Word that means "to fill the air with a bad smell"?
The air was still foul with the smell of dead animals. foul 1 offensive to the senses, esp. through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled : a foul odor | his foul breath. ... 3 containing or charged with noxious matter; polluted : foul, swampy water. New Oxford American Dictionary Here are a few usage examples from Google Books: Even though we were at least ten miles ...
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Is cafe an English word or a misspelling of café? [duplicate]
Is cafe an English word or a misspelling of café? The same goes for touche and touché. This isn't the same as this since I'm asking if cafe is a English word, not if I should use a diacritical mar...
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Is there a non-colloquial equivalent term for "cool"?
synonyms: fashionable, stylish, chic, up to the minute; sophisticated, cosmopolitan, elegant; le dernier cri; informal trendy, funky, with it, hip, in, big, happening, now, groovy, sharp, swinging; informal kicky, tony, fly; black English: down "she thinks she's so cool"
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How to write out numbers in compliance with British usage?
This question regards the numbers from 1 to 999. We can ignore commas, hyphens, and spaces. What I'm interested in is when and where to use the word "and". There are a few interesting cases: 1) 2...