ValueSubtracted@startrek.website to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoElbows up, cashspiel, kokum: new Canadian terms enter the Oxford English Dictionarywww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkElbows up, cashspiel, kokum: new Canadian terms enter the Oxford English Dictionarywww.cbc.caValueSubtracted@startrek.website to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 month 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-up1·1 month 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.