What is the short form for 'little' ? Is it li'l or lil'?
Sep 2, 2014 · "Lil" is a kind of prefix and is the short form of "little". It is often spelled with an apostrophe as "Lil'" or "Li'l". When used as a prefix in comic or animation it can refer to a specific style of drawing where the characters appear in a chubby, childlike style.
Origin of "moke," used in the mildly derogatory term "you lil' moke"
Mar 24, 2016 · 'Moke' in U.S. slang. As a U.S. slang term, moke has a very problematic history. Though its earliest slang meaning (going back at least to 1839), was "donkey or mule," it was also used for decades as a disparaging term for "a black or dark-skinned person" (starting not later than 1847) and "a foolish or inconsequential fellow" (starting not later than 1855).
在欧美说唱圈里lil这个名字到底有什么含义？ - 知乎
Lil在英文里对应的是Little，但我觉得Lil xx不能说就是小xx的意思，因为这样其实想起来还蛮蠢的，以中国人的思维吧，你起个说唱的艺名叫小李小陈，你觉得和你歌里的金链子，兰博基尼和大妞们配吗？
single word requests - What is the name of the area of skin …
Apr 29, 2014 · @Doorknob - Elliot has named it correctly. The upper lip is skin-covered, skin-colored, and hairy. The pink parts are called the upper and lower vermilion, the border between the skin and the vermilion is called the vermilion border, the wet, shiny inner portion of what people call the "lips" is called the wet vermilion or the mucosa.
single word requests - What's the meaning of "she is a real pip ...
Sep 1, 2017 · I heard this expression in the TV series Better Call Saul. A character spoke to a secretary, and he seemed annoyed. After he spoke to her chief and said "your secretary is a real pip". What that ...
Difference between "OK" and "okay" - English Language & Usage …
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Is there a word for someone who tends to find faults in others?
Jun 30, 2015 · Failing to fight off the urge to say 'Journalist' I'll move swiftly on to a personal favorite: Jeremiah. It's a term that is falling out of use and I think that's a shame because it fits the needs of this question so well.
Among younger speakers, is 'bro' now gender-neutral?
May 2, 2023 · What I note is that though it's used to refer to girls, it's only used this way by girls. In other words, bro's original 'guy → guy' and later 'girl → guy' scope now seems to have widened to include 'girl → girl' as well.
politeness - How should I tell someone "I called you but you didn't ...
Any sentence that implies "you didn't answer", suggests they made an active decision to not pick up the phone.. It's accusatory by natu
word choice - Co-Founder, Co-founder, or cofounder? - English …
Mar 23, 2012 · All are acceptable, so you should follow your judgement. British usage generally favours rather more hyphens than American usage; I'd use co-founder since cofounder doesn't look all that natural.