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[Aunt Tom] {n.}, {slang}, {originally from Black English} A successful professional […]

[ba-donka-donk] or [badonkadonk] {n.} {ebonic} An extremely curvaceous female behind. Women […]

The fantastically talented Hugh Laurie paid a house call to Ellen, […]

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[Norp] from pr0n. Used to discreetly speak of pornography without alerting the attention of others (less obvious in meaning […]

[knockout] {n.}, {slang} 1. Strikingly beautiful woman. * /Sue is a regular knockout./ 2. A straight punch in boxing that […]

[liquor up] {v. phr.}, {slang} To drink an excessive amount of liquor before engaging in some activity as if comparing oneself […]

(1854), "Economy" Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.

George talks about the overuse of the 2 expressions :)

[out of one's wits] See: [SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS].

[show around] {v. phr.} To act as a host or guide to someone; to show newly arrived people or strangers what's what and where. […]

[skin] See: [BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH], [GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN], [JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN], [KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED] or […]