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   100+ Basketball Terms: Modern Slang, Moves, and Rules

   Maybe you’re a diehard hoophead. Or maybe you fill out your March Madness bracket based on mascots. You might know the difference between a double bonus, a double-double, and a double dribble. Or between a one-and-one, one-on-one, and and one. But do you know… What’s the difference between a flagrant 1 and a flagrant 2? Where does the point in point guard come from? What …

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   International Sayings Lost In Translation
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   kaput
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   Spanish Expressions You May Have Heard In Conversation
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   Gather Around The Table With These 15 Thanksgiving Words
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   What Is Figgy Pudding?

   You know the song. It may start by wishing everyone a merry Christmas, but then the demand starts. “Oh, bring us some figgy pudding…” with its petulant refrain, “We won’t go until we get some.” But do you actually know what figgy pudding is? And why do we sing about it, anyway? While figgy means “containing figs,” and pudding is defined as “a thick, soft …

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   ballbusting

   Ballbusting is a form of torture that causes pain to a man’s genitals. The term is often associated with a woman torturing a man for her own pleasure (either literally or figuratively) or with difficult,…
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   Learn About “Mumpsimus” And Other Embarrassing Speech Blunders
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   Don’t Get Mixed Up By These Differences In US, UK, And Australian English
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    tripping
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    It’s A Doggy Dog World … Or Is it?

    Phrases with convincing fakes . . . we bet you've said some of these—we have too!

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    face

    As a slang term, face has many senses. It can be a shortened form of the common retort, in your face! It can also refer to oral sex, or consuming something (like food or weed) quickly. In drag…