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One-way travel or one way is a travel paid by a fare purchased for a trip on an aircraft, a train, a bus, or some other mode of travel without a return trip. One-way tickets may be purchased for a variety of reasons, such as if one is planning to permanently relocate to the destination, is uncertain of one's return plans, has alternate arrangements for the return, or if the traveler is ...
The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
White trash is a derogatory term in American English for poor white people, especially in the rural areas of the southern United States. The label signifies a social class inside the white population and especially a degraded standard of living. [ 1] It is used as a way to separate the "noble and hardworking" "good poor" from the lazy ...
A street that allows local vehicle traffic, but is prioritized for bicycles and other non-motorized travel. Bike freeway, cycling superhighway, fast cycle route, or bicycle highway. An informal name for a bicycle path that is meant for long-distance traffic. Bike lane or cycle lane.
Used by truckers to refer to the return trip or traveling back the other way, especially when referring to going home on an outbound run. Four/Foe Refers to 10-4, dropping the 10; also "Yeah, Four", "Foe", or "Yeah, foe" (slang for "four"). Flag in five-mile wind A 45-mph speed zone. Flying The Coop
Bruh. "Bruh" originated from the word "brother" and was used by Black men to address each other as far back as the late 1800s. Around 1890, it was recorded as a title that came before someone's ...
Chad (slang) In modern internet slang, Chad refers to a White male who is stereotypically masculine, sexually active, athletic, and gainfully employed. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The term is related to the alpha/beta male dichotomy. [ 2][ 4][ 5][ 6] It originates from the 4chan message board, though it had previously been used locally in Chicago to refer to ...