What is the meaning of NEWS OF-THE-SCREWS. Phrases containing NEWS OF-THE-SCREWS
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Nevs is betting slang for odds of /.
Newp is American numismatic slang for new purchase.
Yews is Polari slang for eyes.
Evening news is London Cockney rhyming slang for bruise.
This word is said to be describing the lost lives of those who were killed due to gang violence in the hill district of Pittsburgh (where it originated). One would swear on "nefs" to provide the ultimate integrity in what may be considered a questionable statement. Used as: "I swear on nefs I didn't fuck your girl.", or "You got an ounce of nugs? Say nefs!", or "Nefs man, smell it for yourself.". (ed: ok - but what are nugs??)
Charlie Nebs is Black−American slang for policeman
Good news is British slang for sexual intercourse.
Bad news is slang for someone or something regarded as undesirable.
Gentleman of the road is British and New Zealand slang for a tramp or vagrant. Gentleman of the road was th and th century British slang for a highwayman.
North, East, West, South
The news
Peddler who sells magazines, candy, fruit, 'etc., in trains. Usually employed nowadays by Union News Co. Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, was a news butcher in his youth and became deaf when a conductor boxed his ears for accidentally starting a fire while experimenting in a baggage car near Smith Creek, Mich.
News that has already been heard or told before.
News of the Screws is British slang for the News of the World newspaper.
n a short, narrow (often cobbled) street. The word traditionally meant a stable that had been converted into a house, but is now only used to refer to the sort of street they would have been on. Mews houses in central London tend to afford some peace and quiet, and are therefore highly sought after and breathtakingly expensive.
troublesome person: ‘That guy is bad news’
News of the world is British slang for a gossip.
go to the foot of our stairs !
Exclam. A exclamation of surprise. E.g."Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs! That's wonderful news." [Northern use]
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n.
Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt (Triton cristatus) and the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most abundant species.
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Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; as, they went of their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity.
superl.
Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.
prep.
Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company.
n.
A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. This was the name given to the earliest English newspapers.
prep.
During; in the course of.
superl.
Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion.
n.
One who gathered news for, and wrote, news-letters.
prep.
Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood.
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Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time; from; as, within a league of the town; within an hour of the appointed time.
v. t. & i.
To make new; to renew.
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Full of news; abounding in information as to current events.
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Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven.
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A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper.
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Fresh from the forge; bright; quite new; brand-new.
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Quite new; brand-new; fire-new.
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Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in the days of Herod.
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New; unprecedented; unparalleled.
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Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water.
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Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
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