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  November 2023     1 day ago

Latest Entries: 184 total

easy peasy (lemon squeezy)a rhyming expression for saying something is very easy, straight forward; also written easy-peasy; See also: piece of cake; a walk in the park; as easy as falling off a log; easy as pieadded
4 days ago
right fightersomeone who fights for truth, justice and what is right often to the exclusion of or above all else; someone who tries to win arguments even if it hurts othersadded
4 days ago
double double, boil and troubleA song/chant/spell witches say while stirring a cauldron and throwing items in the cauldron to brew the spell, usually to put a curse on someone (or to take one off)added
4 days ago
dumber than a box of rocksvery unintelligent; very stupidadded
4 days ago
fifth wheelWhen there are two couples and a fifth person who is not in a couple, the extra person is known as a fifth wheel - a situation in which may feel uncomfortable to some peopleadded
12 days ago
come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"added
12 days ago
for the love of petean expression of astonishment or disbelief or of something surprising, funny or cuteadded
12 days ago
arrows in your quiverTo have more arrows in your quiver means you have other ideas, options, resources, alternative ways and/or strategies to accomplish a goaladded
12 days ago
loony bina psychiatric hospital; an institution providing care to mentally ill people; also spelled less commonly as looney bin and luny binadded
15 days ago
looney tunesan expression used to call someone crazy or insaneadded
15 days ago

Latest Comments: 2 total

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I'm not sure how much it's really an affectionate term. It's not a particularly flattering thing to say, but it probably depends on how the significant other feels about it

1 month ago

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What's the correct spelling of this? I always heard it pronounced like "Puddin' Tame. Ask me again and I'll tell you the same." Maybe Pud and Tame? Pood and tame? Pudding tame? Puddin Tame? 

4 months ago

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