VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) enables voice communication over the Internet. Long before we associated the term “lemon” with a defective car, it was used to describe defective items in general. Pan Am adopted the Clipper as part of its image, even using “clipper” as the call sign for its flights. For many years, Pan Am’s fleet was built around the Boeing 314 Clipper, a long-range flying boat that was one of the largest aircraft around at the time. From very early in the company’s life it was the de facto representative air carrier of the United States. Pan American World Airways (usually just “Pan Am”) started out as a mail and passenger service between Key West, Florida and Havana, Cuba in 1927. Everyone has one in Ireland! An anorak is a heavy jacket with a hood, often lined with fur (or fake fur), and is an invention of the Inuit people. 28 Cold-weather coat : ANORAKĪnoraks really aren’t very popular over here in America. For example, the deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) contains a toxin that can cause hallucinations, delirium, and even death if ingested in sufficient quantities. However, other members of the nightshade family are known for their poisonous or psychoactive properties. The nightshade family of plants, also known as Solanaceae, is a diverse group of plants that includes many popular crops such as tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplants. 26 Plant family that includes tomatoes and eggplant : NIGHTSHADE (giving “school night”) The Zac Brown Band is a country music group from Atlanta, Georgia that formed in 2002. The stern is the back end of a sailing vessel, and the stem is an upright beam at the bow. The phrase “from stem to stern” means “entirely, from beginning to end”. To play hooky is to shirk one’s responsibility, as in a schoolkid taking a day off without permission. Prior to that, a truant was a beggar or a vagabond.Īpparently the term “hooky” comes from “hoekje”, the Dutch name for the game hide-and-seek. We have been using it to describe someone who wanders from an appointed place since the mid-1400s. We’re less modest when swimming nowadays, but the term “trunks” has persisted. Swimming usually involved stripping down to those “trunks”. The term “trunks” is used because centuries ago, people routinely wore underwear that covered the entire “trunk” of the body. Swimming trunks are shorts used, usually by males, when swimming. 17 Swimming trunks worn by some surfers : BOARDSHORTS (giving “school board”) The edge of a mirror is often beveled, meaning that it is cut at an angle that isn’t perpendicular to the mirror’s surface. 14 Angled cut : BEVELĪ beveled edge is like a chamfered edge. A cartoon character who loses his or her temper is often depicted with steam coming out of the ears, having blown that metaphorical gasket. A blown gasket evokes the image of steam escaping from the engine through a ruptured gasket. The gasket prevents the leakage of liquid or gas. A gasket is a seal, often made of rubber, that fits between two pieces of metal, especially two parts of an engine. The idiomatic phrase “to blow a gasket” means “to lose one’s temper”, and arose during the 1940s as cars became more common sites on roads. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
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