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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
Your search for Colloquialism returned 3 results.
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In some country places stepping into cow manure is called "cutting your foot."
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Keyword(s): Colloquialism ; COUNTRY ; Cow ; Cutting ; Foot ; MANURE ; REGIONAL ; SLANG ; Step ; Term
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
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School Vocabulary;
"brown bagging it'
Carrying your lunch in a paper sack.
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Keyword(s): Bag ; Brown ; Colloquialism ; Language ; Lunch ; Nickname ; Paper ; Sac ; SCHOOL ; SLANG ; Vernacular ; Vocabulary
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary |
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Chew The Fat:
To sit around and "chew the fat" means to talk, rap, gab, etc.
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Keyword(s): Chew ; Colloquialism ; Fat ; GOSSIP ; Language ; Nickname ; SLANG ; TALK ; Term ; Vocabulary
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary |