ValueSubtracted@startrek.website to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoElbows up, cashspiel, kokum: new Canadian terms enter the Oxford English Dictionarywww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up119
arrow-up119external-linkElbows up, cashspiel, kokum: new Canadian terms enter the Oxford English Dictionarywww.cbc.caValueSubtracted@startrek.website to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours ago Elbows up (phrase): Used to indicate willingness to (aggressively) defend oneself or fight back. Frequently as a modifier. Weird, I thought it meant to submit and grovel.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoinitially a reminder to keep one’s balance on the frozen lake.
Weird, I thought it meant to submit and grovel.
initially a reminder to keep one’s balance on the frozen lake.