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According to the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary, the expression comes from the rare and obsolete French expression, which literally meant "double meaning" and was used in the senses of "double understanding" or "ambiguity" but acquired its current suggestive twist in English after being first used in 1673 by John Dryden.
Waiting for Godot ( / ˈɡɒdoʊ / ⓘ GOD-oh[ 1]) is a play by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett in which two characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), engage in a variety of discussions and encounters while awaiting the titular Godot, who never arrives. [ 2] Waiting for Godot is Beckett's reworking of his own original French-language ...
When a person or subject is "Cooked" (As an adjective), it's the state of being in any sort of danger, physical, emotional, of failure, or of reputation. Can be used in a similar fashion to "Doomed." It can also mean to have been humiliated, embarrassed, or messed up in some way. Popularized on Twitter in early 2023.
Blue moon. A blue moon refers either to the presence of a second full moon in a calendar month, to the third full moon in a season containing four, or to a moon that appears blue due to atmospheric effects. [1] The calendrical meaning of "blue moon" is unconnected to the other meanings. It is often referred to as “traditional”, [2] [3] but ...
Memento mori (Latin for "remember (that you have) to die") [ 2] is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. [ 2] The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity, and appeared in funerary art and architecture from the medieval period onwards.
When we get back here, it’s going to be crazy.” Called up first to learn their fate were Arshiya and Ashes & Arrows. The first act still in the competition – meaning they made the Top 5 ...
Introduction to the song. ( full sheet music) " Buffalo Gals " is a traditional American song, written and published as " Lubly Fan " in 1844 by the blackface minstrel John Hodges, who performed as "Cool White". The song was widely popular throughout the United States, where minstrels often altered the lyrics to suit local audiences, performing ...
Brass monkey (colloquialism) "Cold enough to freeze the balls off (or on) a brass monkey " is a colloquial expression used by some English speakers to describe extremely cold weather. The reference to the testes (as the term balls is commonly understood to mean) of the brass monkey appears to be a 20th-century variant on the expression ...