What is the meaning of 21. Phrases containing 21
See meanings and uses of 21!Slangs & AI meanings
1. In the 17th century, any warship built for speed and maneuverability. 2. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, a sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling, blockading, etc., but not in line of battle. 3. In the second half of the 19th century, a type of warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, with all guns on one deck. 4. In the 20th and 21st centuries, a warship, smaller than a destroyer, originally introduced during World War II as an anti-submarine vessel but now general-purpose.
Used in London today to describe kids on the gay scene (15 - 21) who are very camp wear very tight and loud and fluffy clothes with big shoes and speak in high pitched voices teasing older men with fake sexual promises - the name glittergang comes from the fact that they wear excessive amounts of glitter in their hair.
a carjacking. Derived from the police call sign.Â
Prejudice of young people against older people. A youth of 18 to 25 may regard someone who is 35 as old, while the 35 year old considers himself still young. [This show up in today's gay press and advertisement personals columns. That most gay men seek yourger partners. Advertisers often place an upper limit of 30 to 40 or even as low as 21 years of ageone the partners that the advertiser is willing to accept.]
A measure of length or distance. Equivalent to (UK) 1/10 nautical mile, approx. 600 feet; (USA) 120 fathoms, 720 feet (219 m); other countries use different values.
v 1. a. To smash or break, especially forcefully. b. To render inoperable or unusable. 2. To reduce in rank. 3. a. To place under arrest. b. To make a police raid on. v.intr. 1. a. To undergo breakage; become broken. b. To burst; break. 2. To become bankrupt or short of money. 3. To lose at blackjack by exceeding a score of 21. n. 1. A failure; a flop. 2. A state of bankruptcy. 3. A time or period of widespread financial depression. 4. A punch; a blow. 5. A spree. a fraternity beer bust 6. a. An arrest. b. A raid. Idioms:bust (one's) butt/ass To make a strenuous effort; work very hard. bust (one's) nut 1. To eject semen in orgasm. 2. To orgasm.
An organization for lesbians founded in San Francisco by four lesbian couples, on September 21, 1955. Led by Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin.
The police call sign for a robbery.Â
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The anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) celebrated yearly with parades and dinners.
Used in London today to describe kids on the gay scene (15 - 21) who are very camp wear very tight and loud and fluffy clothes with big shoes and speak in high pitched voices teasing older men with fake sexual promises - the name glitterkid comes from the fact that they wear excessive amounts of glitter in their hair.
1. A lightly armed and armored warship of the 20th and 21st centuries, smaller than a frigate, capable of trans-oceanic duty. In great use by the Canadian Navy during WWII. 2. A flush-decked sailing warship of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries having a single tier of guns, ranked next below a frigate.
Australians almost always use the word "double" in reply to a question, as regards to dual numbers or letters. For example, when you ask for their phone number (e.g. 213-8800) they will say, Two, one, three double eight double "O"
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Stands for AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, Founded: 1987 in New York. A direct-action protest group, advocated an aggressively confrontational style. formed to agitate for a noncentrated response to the AIDS crisis from the Federal government. ACT-UP is a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis. Michaelangelo Signorile is a founder and major player in ACT-UP. ACT UP/New York 332 Bleecker St. Suite G5 New York, NY 10014 voicemail/fax: (212) 966-4873 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.actupny.org/
A crossdresser that starts to perform under the age of 21. Probably seen at gay pride marches, fat tuesday, or mardis graus. Many dragette's are straight.You will also find dragettes at the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
– It’s the hole in a wooden barrel, usually sealed with a cork. To get what’s in the barrel out, usually, the cork is pried out, opening the bung hole. Saying, “Well, me hearties, let’s see what crawled out of the bung hole†will often be accompanied by the sound of 21st century citizens running for their lives. Yay! Dinner for one, coming up!
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Giorgio Armani is British rhyming slang for a sandwich (sarnie).
absent without official leave. Far more serious and harder to prove, than "UA
Killed
Scoring 26 points in one throw when hitting a single 20, a single 1 and a single 5 (a British term)
The word 'blackadder' has been used around Clydebank and Dunbartonshire (although is possibly used throughout the West of Scotland) is basically the action of allowing a bike to continue its journey without a rider. Usually performed at the top of hills and on either old, borrowed or stolen bikes. The usual effect of the blackadder is tht bike coming to rest in a heap, usually with some kind of damage, a short distance away. (ed: entered verbatim cos I have *no* idea why anyone would want to do this! Please explain?)
Game of nap is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cap.Gfame of nap is London Cockney rhyming slang for defecation (crap).
Clackers is British slang for false teeth.
, as in “He was too far off the track. Strictly section eight†Said about a man who becomes insanely violent
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The time of the sun's passing the solstices, or solstitial points, namely, about June 21 and December 21. See Illust. in Appendix.
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A sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of August, marked thus [/] in almanacs.
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The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal.
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Worn out; far gone; advanced. See Strike, v. t., 21.
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The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See VendEmiaire.
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See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
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Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March.
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The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic.
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Same as Wiver. X () X, the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound (that of ks), as in wax; a compound vocal sound (that of gz), as in example; and, at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound (that of z), as in xanthic. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 217, 270, 271.
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The third month of the French republican calendar. It commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See Vendemiaire.
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A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents. It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid, rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol Pt. Formerly called platina.
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A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels.
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A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.96.
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The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March.
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A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212¡ Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery.
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The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See VendEmiaire.
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