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What does the Greek word ‘malaka’ mean?
Malaka is a Greek word typically translated to mean "idiot" or "moron". In other contexts it could be translated to mean someone who does idiotic things. The word malaka means an idiot or moron in the English language, but with additional meanings like 'one who does idiotic things'. It has always beRead more
Malaka is a Greek word typically translated to mean “idiot” or “moron”. In other contexts it could be translated to mean someone who does idiotic things.
The word malaka means an idiot or moron in the English language, but with additional meanings like ‘one who does idiotic things’. It has always been a tough word to translate because many in Greece find it offensive and some people use it more for humor than as an insult.
See lessWhat does ‘the emperor has no clothes’ mean?
It means that deception can be possible even when there is no outward appearance of an obvious ruse, hoax, or problem. It's a reference to the old European legend about a crafty fellow who got so envious of the emperor's new robe procession that they offered their own clothes to wear. When the runneRead more
It means that deception can be possible even when there is no outward appearance of an obvious ruse, hoax, or problem.
It’s a reference to the old European legend about a crafty fellow who got so envious of the emperor’s new robe procession that they offered their own clothes to wear. When the runner and guards came back with the allegedly fit participant, it was found out that he had nothing but his nudity while wearing an invisible garment – hence “the emperor has no clothes”. It happened because nobody agreed with this guy until he tricked them with his illusions and deceptions. The story is a metaphor for authority being undetectable without its covering garment – in this case, another person’s clothes.
See lessWhat does the expression “Time is a flat circle” mean?
Time is a flat circle - an analogy of simultaneity. The expression can be read two ways: as a statement about the nature of time and as suggesting that actions cause consequences, which in turn cause those same actions. It's circular time, for one big half-measure around the flagpole of life - in evRead more
Time is a flat circle – an analogy of simultaneity.
The expression can be read two ways: as a statement about the nature of time and as suggesting that actions cause consequences, which in turn cause those same actions. It’s circular time, for one big half-measure around the flagpole of life – in every moment from birth to death, what goes around comes around or what goes up must come down again.
See lessWhat is the origin of ‘winner winner, chicken dinner!’?
The phrase originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1944. In a neighborhood called The Hill District, local legend has it that the phrase means "to win something". It was most likely coined on March 14th when Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. The origin of this term remaiRead more
The phrase originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1944. In a neighborhood called The Hill District, local legend has it that the phrase means “to win something”. It was most likely coined on March 14th when Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
The origin of this term remains unclear but speculation suggests that it originated with gambling losses by African-Americans during Prohibition when they would offer “winner winner chicken dinner” as an enticement to play for money instead of food prizes. It has also been suggested that the term derives from poker players’ taunts directed at opponents who choke and leave lesser hands unplayed in order to catch a sounder one on later rounds of betting.
See lessWhat’s the difference between ‘Habibi’ and ‘Habibti’ in Arabic?
People use Habibi to refer to a person by that they love, also people can add the word ‘Khalas’ which is a casual way of ending the sentence. Habibti is used when talking specifically about someone you love or feel passionate for. For example, if one says, "I love your new hair style," he might say,Read more
People use Habibi to refer to a person by that they love, also people can add the word ‘Khalas’ which is a casual way of ending the sentence.
Habibti is used when talking specifically about someone you love or feel passionate for. For example, if one says, “I love your new hair style,” he might say, “khallas tahtikhabo/,ta3likheshe”, an I Love Your New Hair Style in Arabic.
Habeeb comes from the word Hubb (love). It means those who are loved and have attained their right deserving of being beloved; it has all shades of meanings beneath it such as a friend with whom the secrets are safe.
See lessWhat is Prima Nocta?
Prima Nocta is the Ancient Roman custom where new English kings were given the right to sleep with any woman in their kingdom, for one night. In olden times, a family's power was measured partly by its ability to produce heirs. King Edward IV was allegedly so committed to enlarging his brood that heRead more
Prima Nocta is the Ancient Roman custom where new English kings were given the right to sleep with any woman in their kingdom, for one night.
In olden times, a family’s power was measured partly by its ability to produce heirs. King Edward IV was allegedly so committed to enlarging his brood that he declared that all wives of free men now went through him before they could be married again legitimately – which frustrated a lot of ambitious Warwicks and Lancasters who wanted nothing more than legal access to newly rich widows. In fact, after much wrangling and red tape, it took four years before Scotsman James IV finally forced through parliament the Bill Against Bigamy (1543).
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