What does "coll" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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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 Rapids) 29 Jan. …
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Mar 18, 2025 · S. Smith, Coll. Poems (1975) 134 2004 Dariya Mahal is history. Would that it were rubble. S. Mehta, Maximum City 233 The referenced would God at P.3 is: P.3. Old English– would …
Mrs and Mmes: plurals of Mrs (missus /ˈmɪsəz/) [duplicate]
Oct 14, 2025 · Mrs /ˈmɪsəz/ (pl Mrs, Mesdames) A title used before the name(s) of a married woman Collins Concise English Dictionary Mrs. was originally, like Miss, an abbreviation of Mistress (the …
conjunctions - "All but" idiom has two meanings? - English Language ...
Technically, you're dealing with two different phrases. Which one is correct depends on your usage of them, and in your two examples, both are equally correct. When you insert a noun in between the …
What might a pub named "the bull and last" likely be a reference to?
Jun 11, 2023 · In the Kentish town/Highgate area are two pubs, The Bull and Last and The Bull and Gate. What might such pub names be references to?
single word requests - Is there a common phrase for 'too casual' in ...
Jul 20, 2023 · However, repeat occurences may well be abbreviated "coll." then. In your question, you mention character/narrator which would be relevant for fiction rather than an essay. Trying to nail …
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Jul 13, 2016 · 1707 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 17 May (O.H.S.) II. 14 Amused by Charlett's trick re Tacitus. (" re, prep.". OED Online. June 2016. Oxford University Press.) 2 Thus re has been a word …
Origin of current slang usage of the word 'sick' to mean 'great'?
I think the pattern is related, though I'm unable to substantiate that. Still, I've observed it enough: some adjective is used informally to mean something different than it typically means (maybe even the …
Speaking of insults: "sod off!" meaning and origin
Nov 3, 2011 · Here's Eric Partridge from the Dict. of Slang and Unconv. English: sod. A sodomist: low coll.: Mid-C. 19-20; ob.-2. Hence, a pejorative, orig. and gen. violent: late C. 19-20. Often used in …