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english

English

Alternative forms

  • English

Etymology

Origin uncertain. It is speculated to relate either to people from England introducing the technique for billiards or bowling in the United States, or perhaps from a particular person with the surname English.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /???.?l??/

Noun

english (uncountable)

  1. Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.
    You can't hit it directly, but maybe if you give it some english.
    • 2005, S. Moran, Bronx Boy: Book One of The Zombie Island Trilogy (page 179)
      There was a magical way of putting English on the dice to result in a six.
  2. (figuratively) An unusual or unexpected interpretation of a text or idea, a spin, a nuance.

Synonyms

  • (spinning motion): side, spin, sidespin

Translations

See also

  • body English

References

Anagrams

  • Hingles, shingle

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holmes

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly a combination of Holmes (the fictional detective) and a contraction of homeboy

Alternative forms

  • homes

Noun

holmes (plural not attested)

  1. (slang) An informal term of address, like man or dude.
    Hey, holmes! What's up?

See also

  • vato

Etymology 2

See holme

Noun

holmes

  1. plural of holme

Anagrams

  • mohels

Danish

Noun

holmes c

  1. indefinite genitive plural of holm

Swedish

Noun

holmes

  1. indefinite genitive singular of holme

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