What does "coll" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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'Calm, cool and collective' vs 'calm, cool and collected'
What is the difference between calm, cool and collective and calm, cool and collected? What is the meaning of collective or collected when used in this way? I checked the dictionary but still …
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 …
word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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conjunctions - "All but" idiom has two meanings? - English …
Here's two ways I've seen the "all, but" idiom used: "Close all tabs but this one" (Any modern application with a number of tabs might have this as an option.) It means "close all the tabs, …
"Call on" or "call at" or something else? Which is appropriate?
Which one of following sentence is correct? You can call me on my cell. You can call me at my cell. Or is there some other preposition? Or both are right?
Where does the phrase "cool your jets" come from?
Jul 2, 2013 · The OED says the phrase "cool your jets", meaning to calm down or become less agitated, is originally US and the first quoted in a newspaper: 1973 Daily Tribune (Wisconsin …
What is the relationship name of my sibling-in-law's sibling to me?
For example: I have a sister named Charlotte. Charlotte is married to Martin. Martin has a brother named William. Martin is my brother-in-law, but what is William to me?
etymology - What is the origin of "cool beans"? - English …
May 11, 2019 · What is the origin of "cool beans"? I know some sites (wiktionary) claim it's from the Cheech & Chong 1978 movie Up in Smoke, but I'm talking to people who remember it …
What is the origin of "bunfight", and how has the term evolved?
Oct 1, 2016 · The Oxford English Dictionary defines a bun-fight as: a jocular expression for a tea-party The OED gives a single quote, from 1928, which uses the words wayzgoose and …