Based on a first glance, it's looking like the original expression is "have a monkey on the roof," meaning a mortgage, dating back to the 1800s. Later "on the back" forms referred to any unpleasant burden, and in the 1940s began to be applied to narcotics addiction. No citations worth posting here, so the above is speculative. From bing.com
HOW TO DESCRIBE THE SMELL OF A STAGNANT POND IN HOT CLIMATE?
Jul 2, 2014 When you have a stagnant pool of water (like a pond) in a hot climate, the water smells a bit. Stale perhaps, but not quite reeks or stinks or foul. How do you best describe this smell? From bing.com
"WHO OF YOU" VS "WHICH OF YOU" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE …
Jan 4, 2016 The funky gibbon The two long 'o's in 'who' and 'you' are separated by a single short word also beginning with 'o'. Moreover, there are no hard consonants or sibilants to break up the phrase. When spoken therefore, the overall sonic effect is "oo-o-yoo", or perhaps something like "oo-a-yoo", depending on pronunciation. From bing.com
ORIGIN OF CURRENT SLANG USAGE OF THE WORD 'SICK' TO MEAN 'GREAT'?
This question ought to be reopened, because the current answers are basically wrong. Whether or not other usage in youth culture pre-dates it, sick became slang for pretty much the opposite of what it traditionally means in the late '90s in South London, with predominantly black kids into the 'grime' music scene, which in turn spawned the 'dubstep' music scene. Dubstep has since … From bing.com
WORD THAT MEANS "TO FILL THE AIR WITH A BAD SMELL"?
Dec 24, 2016 The air was still foul with the smell of dead animals. foul 1 offensive to the senses, esp. through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled : a foul odor | his foul breath. ... 3 containing or charged with noxious matter; polluted : foul, swampy water. New Oxford American Dictionary Here are a few usage examples from Google Books: Even though we … From bing.com
A WORD FOR SOMETHING THAT IS, "BIZARRE" BUT, "BEAUTIFUL"
May 26, 2024 Is there a word that describes something that is weird, strange, odd, bizarre, etc. but also beautiful, wonderful, amazing, fantastic, etc.? Example: a word to describe a place that is strangely lo... From bing.com
SINGLE WORD REQUESTS - WHAT'S A TERM FOR "USELESS NUMBERS OR DATA ...
Dec 25, 2014 I'm looking for a single word or short phrase that can describe any numbers or statistics that have very little practical value, and are useful only to the extent of "hey look, a number!" Here's an From bing.com
SUBSTITUTE FOR F*** IN EMPHASIZING DISBELIEF, ANGER, ETC
Oct 7, 2012 How do I replace F*** while expressing fully my disbelief, anger, etc? E.g., "I think Homer Simpson is incredibly sexy" My reply "Get out of here! That's f***ing ridiculous." From bing.com
MEANING OF "HUNKY DUNKY" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK …
Aug 29, 2016 What is the meaning of the phrase hunky dunky? I heard this phrase in a conversation in an episode of The Big Bang Theory, an American sitcom. I haven't seen many usages of it. The sentence goes ... From bing.com
MEANING - WHERE DOES "FUNK" AND/OR "FUNKY" COME FROM AND WHY …
Dec 9, 2023 The slang term 'funky' in black communities originally referred to strong body odor, and not to 'funk,' meaning fear or panic. The black nuance seems to derive from the Ki-Kongo lu-fuki, 'bad body odor,' and is perhaps reinforced by contact with fumet, 'aroma of food and wine,' in French Louisiana. From bing.com
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