What is the etymology of "squiffy"? - English Language & Usage Stack ...
I am planning on get squiffy this evening, and then I wondered where that word had come from. Oxford Dictionaries has the following: British informal 1slightly drunk:  ...
meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Meaning: You and your significant other (fling, gf, bg, etc) got drunk, high, last night, and looked at each other either playfully sexually etc... more description needed for a full answer Origin: late 80's early 90's, use of word faded out in black culture but came back around 2011 Source: A young intelligent Black male.
meaning - Which is correct: "rack my brain" or "wrack my brain ...
Which is the correct usage: "rack my brain" or "wrack my brain"? Google turned up pages with conflicting recommendations. One argument is that to "rack a brain" comes ...
meaning - "Iterate" vs. "Reiterate" - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Definition of iterate: to say or do again or again and again Definition of reiterate: to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect The distinction seems to be that rei...
"Lunch" vs. "dinner" vs. "supper" — times and meanings?
I've seen cases where a noon-time meal is referred to as dinner, and the evening meal is called supper. There's also lunch around noon followed by dinner in the evening. Is there a particular diffe...
meaning - What does "to take someone at face value" mean? - English ...
What does this mean? I hear it often, but not sure what its meaning is. I think it means to believe what they are saying without proof.
meaning - "Queueing" or "Queuing" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Which spelling is better, queueing or queuing? Both words seem to mean the same, but there are two different spellings. My context is: Queueing Latency versus Queuing Latency If both spelling...
meaning - Minimize vs Minimalize - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
First, is minimalize a word? If so, what is the difference between the two words minimalize and minimize, and when should each be used?