What’s your default term when you can’t remember what something is really called?

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What are some phrases you or/and your group of friends used to say that are no longer said or used?

Description : What are some phrases you or/and your group of friends used to say that are no longer said or used?

Last Answer : Wicked awesome !

Do you have a go-to phrase that isn't "Oh my God!"? What is it?

Description : Do you have a go-to phrase that isn't "Oh my God!"? What is it?

Last Answer : Deary me!

What exactly does the phrase "there may be hope for you yet" mean?

Description : What exactly does the phrase "there may be hope for you yet" mean?

Last Answer : It’s a loaded compliment. It implies that you haven’t given much cause for hope to this point, but that whatever you’ve just done or said may be cause for renewed hope.

Which positive phrases could you jokingly tear apart?

Description : Which positive phrases could you jokingly tear apart?

Last Answer : answer:“Smile and the world smiles with you.” Yes, maybe, or perhaps it will beeyotch-slap you, or think you’re a little slow.

What new phrases have you heard recently?

Description : What new phrases have you heard recently?

Last Answer : answer: Bingo Wings is certainly one I've recently learned. I recently heard Scrilla used to describe a cigarette and a lighter.. even though urban dictionary disagrees. As in: Hey man, let me get a ... of STD. Which one, I have yet to figure out. Sometimes I think people just make stuff up.

Next Sunday - when is that?

Description : Next Sunday - when is that?

Last Answer : I always think of it as the following.. so in my mind it would be September 4th.

Why do people say 'she knows her onions'?

Description : Why do people say 'she knows her onions'?

Last Answer : This site has a bit of discussion on the idiom.

What are the most overused phrases going around right now?

Description : What are the most overused phrases going around right now?

Last Answer : answer:I am sick of… “That’s cray, cray!” (crazy) “She’s jeal, jeal.” (jealous) “True story.” at the end of any story possible. “Jus’ sayin’.” at the end of many statements.

What is your favorite old phrase or saying?

Description : What is your favorite old phrase or saying?

Last Answer : Don’t count your chicks till they hatch, and whatever doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger.

Nobody's perfect and ____?

Description : Nobody's perfect and ____?

Last Answer : Nobody’s perfect and I stand accused.

What is an appropriate response when someone tells you to "take it easy"?

Description : What is an appropriate response when someone tells you to "take it easy"?

Last Answer : answer:I just say “see ya!” :) No big deal.

How can one "expect the unexpected"?

Description : How can one "expect the unexpected"?

Last Answer : By expecting everything.

What does the phrase, "i have the blues" mean to you?

Description : What does the phrase, "i have the blues" mean to you?

Last Answer : I ain’t happy ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ou-6A3MKow

Love in Deed is Love in Deed.

Description : Love in Deed is Love in Deed.

Last Answer : What the hell does that mean,John?;)

Are there exact dates of "modern history"?

Description : Are there exact dates of "modern history"?

Last Answer : That depends on how exact you want to get. Modern History is taken to mean history from the Middle Ages forward. As such, early modern history began in the 1500s. Exactly what day of what ... debate, but over the long haul of human history and prehistory, that's a pretty definitive time period.

What does "steal badge" mean?

Description : What does "steal badge" mean?

Last Answer : He must be referring to a model of bike used by Police Officers that partrol on bike… You may be looking at a discount, or very strange comment by a bike salesman that needs a commission…

What is a unique way to say "jump straight to the point"?

Description : What is a unique way to say "jump straight to the point"?

Last Answer : I usually grab his face and say ‘FOCUS!’ but then again he’s 3 and a half and a child of mine.

Do you have any amusing expressions / reactions you use (not curses)

Description : Do you have any amusing expressions / reactions you use (not curses)

Last Answer : Me and my mate John tend to open our eyes very wide and say “wow!” in a gobsmacked way. It usually follows a stupid remark from someone else.

What does the saying, "Fact from fiction, truth from diction" mean?

Description : What does the saying, "Fact from fiction, truth from diction" mean?

Last Answer : Good question. I’ve been wondering myself.

Where did the phrase "For Pete's sake" come from?

Description : Where did the phrase "For Pete's sake" come from?

Last Answer : All I could find on it was this. Granted, I didn’t spend too much time looking.

Is there such a thing as a thesaurus for phrases?

Description : Is there such a thing as a thesaurus for phrases?

Last Answer : If there isn’t there should be.

Does anyone know cute short phrases or words to make someone sound witty?

Description : Does anyone know cute short phrases or words to make someone sound witty?

Last Answer : In my experience, anything that is used insincerely, out of your own time period or sounds rehearsed has the opposite effect. You sound younger and less clever than intended. That said, myself and others I ... mostly with each other or for comedic effect. Use it too much, and it'll turn on you.

What is the meaning and origin of "thumbing your nose"?

Description : What is the meaning and origin of "thumbing your nose"?

Last Answer : In Shakespearean times they used to bite their thumb at people (the whole first scene of Romeo and Juliet involves a fight over this obscene gesture). I'm not sure if thumbing your nose at someone ... very least, biting your thumb at someone is a disrespectful gesture that is at least 500 years old.

What is the origin of the phrase "Location, location, location"?

Description : What is the origin of the phrase "Location, location, location"?

Last Answer : Real estate

What does this mean and where did it come from?

Description : What does this mean and where did it come from?

Last Answer : I would take it to mean something similar to the phrase “it’s not the years, it’s the mileage” meaning it describes a person who has travelled and experienced much and this “worldliness” is reflected in his or her face. Anyway, that’s what it means to me.

Which phrase changed your life?

Description : Which phrase changed your life?

Last Answer : For 43 excellent answers, recently generated by Astrochuck, check this out.

When I was younger, the power went out and one of my electronics said something that I can't remember. Why and how did that happen?

Description : When I was younger, the power went out and one of my electronics said something that I can't remember. Why and how did that happen?

Last Answer : No, just battery operated.

A few months ago, I came across some works by an artist who did line drawings. He had a piece which I really liked but now I can't remember the artist's name.

Description : A few months ago, I came across some works by an artist who did line drawings. He had a piece which I really liked but now I can't remember the artist's name.

Last Answer : Sounds like Calder. From the foundation website.

Installing mambo: tables can't have a default value?

Description : Installing mambo: tables can't have a default value?

Last Answer : make sure that you have “full” access to the database you are installing mambo to…

The unpaid principal balance of a loan on property divided by the asset‟s appraised value is termed as ______ A. Liquidity Adjustment Facility B. Loss Given Default(LGD) C. Loan to Value(LTV) D. Long term liabilities

Description : The unpaid principal balance of a loan on property divided by the asset‟s appraised value is termed as ______ A. Liquidity Adjustment Facility B. Loss Given Default(LGD) C. Loan to Value(LTV) D. Long term liabilities

Last Answer : C. Loan to Value(LTV) Explanation: The loan-to-value (LTV) ratio is a financial term used by lenders to express the ratio of a loan to the value of an asset purchased. The term is ... to represent the ratio of the first mortgage lien as a percentage of the total appraised value of real property.

Do you have a default assumption for other ask-publicites' age before you really know?

Description : Do you have a default assumption for other ask-publicites' age before you really know?

Last Answer : You can assume I’m in my 20’s or 30’s anytime!!! I sometimes assume people on ask-public are older than they actually are because I don’t expect such mature and wise answers from a teen or “20 something. ”

Why can't we remember much, if anything, from early childhood and infancy?

Description : Why can't we remember much, if anything, from early childhood and infancy?

Last Answer : A child’s ability to store short term to long term memory doesn’t fully develop until roughly 3 years of age. After that, children are focused on developing and achieving milestones needed for rounded development (independence, social acceptance, developing motor skills etc).

I am looking for a song that I had heard two years ago and I somehow can't remember it and its hurting me, can somebody help?

Description : I am looking for a song that I had heard two years ago and I somehow can't remember it and its hurting me, can somebody help?

Last Answer : Do you remember anything more? Like a memorable word of the song or the general rhythm? Is the song fast or slow?

I read a book and I can't remember the name?

Description : I read a book and I can't remember the name?

Last Answer : A few of the details would have to be off, but this kind of sounds like Twilight.

I saw a quote and I can't remember who to attribute it to. Can you help?

Description : I saw a quote and I can't remember who to attribute it to. Can you help?

Last Answer : answer:Bill Moyers said this in September: So Pope Francis and Kumi Naidoo speak the truth, in different accents and with different metaphors, but their message boils down to this, capitalism is ... us. And that fragile, thin line between democracy and a darker social order will be extinguished.

There's a word for it, can't remember?

Description : There's a word for it, can't remember?

Last Answer : Empirical—relying on or derived from observation or experiment: empirical results that supported the hypothesis. Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment: empirical laws. Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.

What do I do if I can't remember which source I cited in my paper?

Description : What do I do if I can't remember which source I cited in my paper?

Last Answer : Enter that quote into google.

How come I can't remember anything lately?

Description : How come I can't remember anything lately?

Last Answer : and no I don’t do any drugs or alcohol. I’m 22 so I know I’m way too young for this, what else could it be?

I can't remember the author of a book I read. Can you help?

Description : I can't remember the author of a book I read. Can you help?

Last Answer : Sounds like something H.G. Wells would fancy… Let me know this author when you find it, sounds really intriguing indeed.

If early memories depend on brain development, how can some people remember scenes clearly from a young age but others can't?

Description : If early memories depend on brain development, how can some people remember scenes clearly from a young age but others can't?

Last Answer : You can form memories based on what others tell you. A lot of early memories aren't actual memories (horrible term, there's no such thing, just memories), but like people tell you enough ... about, but then you remember it happening to you. Memory makes no distinction between reality and fiction.

Can't remember my childhood game?

Description : Can't remember my childhood game?

Last Answer : Sounds like one of the many variations of the game “Surround.” And, since the movie Tron came out, “Lightcycles.”

Why can't I remember names?

Description : Why can't I remember names?

Last Answer : A little trick is to associate the person with an animal, ie Kelly the Kangaroo.

70's Spot -- Coke Commercial or PSA: I Can't Remember?

Description : 70's Spot -- Coke Commercial or PSA: I Can't Remember?

Last Answer : Sorry, I thought I had watched ever Coke commerical man has ever made. This, is not familiar.

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Thingamajig or the whatchamacallit.

answered Feb 27, 2022 by anonymous

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