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Your question is: what does "straight" mean in this context? As Wiktionary explains, "straight" can mean: (slang) Thorough; utter; unqualified. It gives the example: ... they may even look like pimps, but they are straight simps. This is the sense of "straight" being used here; it's essentially equivalent to the informal usage of "straight up."
I've just watched all six episodes of the BBC historical drama "The Trial of Christine Keeler". It was marvellous for the way it presented London life of the 1960s - the lovely old cars, the suave...
It could well have come from old germanic origins to mean slag (dross) - i.e., unwanted residue. Don't overwork me to have me remove every bit of slag. Allow me some slag. With the popularity of biblical perspective in the English speaking world, one could well expect people to transfer the phrase Let/allow me some slack to Cut me some slack.
The really derogatory terms for women are the ones which make distinctions on the basis of being lower class (chav), loose morals (slapper, slag), age (old broiler, trout) and low intelligence (bimbo).
Aside from the offensive meaning, colloquial British English uses the term fag to indicate a cigarette. James has gone outside for a fag In my googling, I thought perhaps this originates from one...
In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics. In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction I'm followed by a, but a contraction of I'm gonna — which, of course, is a contraction of I'm going to, which is itself a contraction of I am going to. The progression from I'm gonna to Imma involves two ...
Wikipedia has a list of Australian slang words for people, and says: pom or *pommie - an Australian nickname given to English people. Somewhat derogatory in nature the term can be used in both a positive and negative context. There is a debate as to how the word came about, some believe the original term "POME" is an anacronym for "Prisoner Of Mother England" the title given to convicts sent ...
What is the male equivalent to the term "cougar"? Clarifying ... The term "cougar" describes an older woman seeking younger men. So a male equivalent would be an older man seek...
In the UK it is a "racially offensive slang word referring to a dark-skinned or yellow person from Africa or Asia." (link: "wog") In Australia it was a slang term used to describe common illnesses, such as the cold or flu. It then became a derogatory term, as above. Recently, beginning in early 1990's, it became a backronym for "Worthy Oriental Gentleman", embraced by those who the term was ...
