Jun 12, 2022 · "Host" would be the most correct term biologically, though it's more often associated with long-term parasites / guests that actually live in or on the host. If you want to avoid the "long-term" connotations, you could say "the bitten one", "the person who was bitten", or other phrasings: e.g. "it gives good luck to those it bites".

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Aug 22, 2014 · Fed n Any federal government worker or agent, esp in law enforcement or taxation: right up to the day the Feds dragged him into court (1912+) I don't think that feds has an inherently negative connotation, though a reader might detect something derisive or hostile (depending on the speaker or writer) in the use of the familiar short form "feds ...

Aug 15, 2010 · pissed off {taboo} Angry; enraged; disgusted; completely and thoroughly exhausted; fed up; unhappy; forlorn. One of several such terms very widely used by Armed Forces in W.W.II and carried into civilian life afterward. Though still taboo, this term has passed into sophisticated use among the culturally elite or pseudo-elite.

May 16, 2023 · In Onward, the term screw up is used in place of the word “messed up”, and the phrase is not used as a substitute for strong language, or used in a sexual sense. In this context, this word is acceptable at U.

Aug 2, 2011 · Intransitive verb - to consume food: "The animals fed." or "The animals fed upon the food." When talking about drinking rather than eating, you can find examples of people using the term feed, for meanings similar to 1 (e.g. "I fed the milk to the baby."), and drink for meanings similar to 3 (e.g. "The animals drank.").

The point is that the urban "fed" is used for any policeman, whereas the RAF "fed" is only for members of the specific force: it's not used within the RAF for police in general. My second question - whether there are other (probably ironic) slang uses of "fed" for non-federal police or officials - is still open.

In most cases, have is used as an auxiliary verb. Examples of auxiliary verbs, I have to go to school. I need to go to school.

CUNT: THE MOST IMPORTANT AND FREQUENT WORD EVER USED BY ANY AUSTRALIAN. The word cunt is not used literally. You can never ever never use the word as a slang term for vagina aka pussy. A cunt in Australia is basically any person. You can call your mates, enemies, strangers, your dog, your mail man, your mum etc a cunt.

Oct 21, 2023 · I already know the term anaphora exists for repeating the same word for emphasis. I'm specifically interested in a term for repeating a word twice without additional clarification to express that something is especially strong or genuine. Examples "Do you like her, or do you like like her?" "Are you making quick bread, or are you making bread ...