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abbreviation

see abbr.

by blii February 21, 2003

Craven Morehead

This Ringo was the star drummer for the Beatles

by blii February 20, 2003

Mice

Small furry things that like to eat cheese. Mice have tails.

by blii February 19, 2003

Blii

See Bill

by blii February 20, 2003

Pen

A thing you can use to write things with. Alternate uses include kinky sex and TV repair tool.

"That's a pen"

by blii February 20, 2003

Mustard

Yellow glotch that some people like to put on their food. It often comes in a yellow thing with a nozzle on it.

by blii February 19, 2003

about

All around; on every side
The construction not about to is often used to express determination: We are not about to negotiate with terrorists. A majority of the Usage Panel considers this usage acceptable in speech but not in formal writing. ·About is traditionally used to refer to the relation between a narrative and its subject: a book about Cézanne; a movie about the Boston Massacre. This use has lately been extended to refer to the relation between various nonlinguistic entities and the things they make manifest, as in The party was mostly about showing off their new offices or His designs are about the use of rough-textured materials. This practice probably originates with the expression That's what it's all about, but it remains controversial. Fifty-nine percent of the Usage Panel rejected this use in the example A designer teapot isn't about making tea; it is about letting people know that you have a hundred dollars to spend on a teapot.

" walked all about your mother's house before entering."

by blii February 20, 2003