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   🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Flag emoji

   The Transgender Flag emoji 🏳️‍⚧️ portrays a flag with pink, blue, and white stripes. This particular flag is used to represent the transgender community and is used to express transgender Pride. The Transgender Flag emoji…
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   chalky

   Chalky is a term used in sports betting to mean a person has picked mostly favorites. Translation? If a person’s picks are chalky, they picked all of the teams that are most likely to win.  Chalky…
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   “Bidet” vs. “Toilet”: Time To Flush Out The Differences

   Take a minute to think back to the beginning of the pandemic. Do you remember the Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 2020 that signaled the end of the Before Times? It has been one heck of a long year and a lot has changed since then, including our bathrooms. Fearing the unthinkable, a number of people installed bidets in their bathrooms to avoid a disaster. …

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   bound and gagged

   Bound and gagged is used in a literal way to describe a person who has been tied up (bound) and has had something placed in or over their mouth (gagged). This is typically done to…
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   Grade A

   Grade A is an informal term used to describe something as being of the highest quality or the best example of something. Grade A is also sometimes used to describe something as the worst quality…
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   in due time

   In due time means "eventually" or "at the right time." In due time is often used to suggest that someone should be patient or to suggest that some event will happen eventually. Often when a…
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   means to an end

   A means to an end is an activity or process done in order to accomplish a goal. Often, the activity itself is not enjoyable or considered important. The phrase means to an end is used…
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   double-edged sword

   Literally, a double-edged sword is a sword that has two sharpened edges. Figuratively, double-edged sword refers to something that has both good and bad consequences. When you’re wielding a double-edged sword, you have to be…
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   🍔 Hamburger emoji

   The Hamburger emoji 🍔 depicts a typical cheeseburger on sesame buns with lettuce and tomato. This emoji is popularly used in various content dealing, of course, with eating different types of hamburgers, especially on National Hamburger…
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    National Hamburger Day

    National Hamburger Day is an unofficial holiday, most commonly observed on May 28, that celebrates hamburgers. Don't fret, vegetarians and vegans: meatless options are included.
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    Where Did The Name “Spring” Come From?

    So, about that season formerly-known-as lent … Originally, spring was known as lent, or the lenten season, which came from the Old English lengten, which means “to make longer or greater in length.” It is no surprise that the season was originally named after the fact that the days were getting longer. After all, back then natural sunlight and candlelight would have been the only light …

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    ☘️ Shamrock emoji

    The Shamrock emoji ☘️ depicts a three-leafed sprig of the shamrock plant. As the shamrock is the national emblem of Ireland, the Shamrock emoji ☘️ is widely used in association with Irish culture, identity, and heritage,…