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TO THE ANCIENT GREEKS, A DOWNWARD NOD OF THE HEAD
MEANT "YES" WHILE AN UPWARD NOD MEANT "NO."
James Callow Keyword(s): DISAPPROVAL ?
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Yes and No |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
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Saying
"That's Tits" means 'I definitely approve." This saying can be applied to anything animate or inanimate.
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Original BN [V200] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Estes, John
Keyword(s): Animate ; Approval ; Approve ; Inanimate ; Language ; Saying ; SLANG ; Tits
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula Filter - Mature Content |
WHEN AN ITALIAN PINCHES SOMEONE ELSE ON THE CHEEKS OF
THEIR FACE, IT IS AN EXPRESSION OF APPROVAL OF THAT
PERSON. IT ALSO IS A GESTURE WISHING THE PERSON
GOOD LUCK.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ; Approval ; BELIEF ; Cheeks ; CUSTOM ; GESTURE ; Italian ; LUCK ; Pinch ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck P881.22 SPEECH -- Body parts involved S602.1 |
Date learned: 09-20-1969