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Scotland, United Kingdom

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A word for when you speak ill of something and it turns out the person you are speaking to likes that thing
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What are the origins and proper uses of “s***gibbon”?
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Singular word for gravel?
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Is this sentence from Orwell's Animal Farm grammatically sound?
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What does Wednesday mean by "the flowers in your hair are optional"?
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Explain the 28 Feb 2022 Dilbert cartoon use of the phrase "sticking the landing"
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"What would you with the king?" -From the book "Eats, Shoots and Leaves"
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Nonreligious version of "heaven knows that…"
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Meaning/translation of title "The Light Fantastic" by Terry Pratchett
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What is the meaning of "candy striper" in the following paragraph?
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Contrasting depictions of Asians in Tintin
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Verb meaning "to alter someone's famous saying"
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What is "the line children draw to represent a bird in flight"?
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What is the meaning of "Apcie"?
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Describe that someone’s explanation matches your knowledge level
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Term for a side motor entrance?
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What are these pink papers with book text written on them?
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Why is my Taiyaki (Cake that looks like a fish) too hard and dry?
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What is a less controversial name for the clothing item known as a "wife-beater" in the United States?
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What does "Maybe it's a Big Horse I'm Morporkian" mean?
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Why does Tolkien use neither quotes nor cursive writing, and all lower-case, in this specific "quote"?
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Is there a word that means the opposite of what it describes?
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Secular alternative to "doubting Thomas"
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Krazy language in Krazy Kat, 25 July 1936
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Is sassafras root and licorice root the same thing?
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Synonyms for Vomit?
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What do we call the little cape that just covers the shoulder?
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Was Philip Larkin factually correct when he implied that in 1955 the streets in Ireland were "end-on to hills" more often than those in England?
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What is the proper way to prepare a cup of English tea?
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Dickens invented the scary clown?
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