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Hoochie, (HOO-chee) n., (adj., hoochie, hoochified). A young woman who dresses in tight clothing and wears large amounts of make-up. “She’s trying to really look like a hoochie.†As an adjective, can mean slutty, tacky. “That shirt is so hoochie.â€Â [Etym., First used in “Hoochie mama†from 2 Live Crew, hip hop] Many people feel that hoochie has transcended its negative connotation and that it is also racist to identify all women who dress a certain way as a hoochie in the negative sense as this applies to many Chicano/Latino and African American female styles. They also argue that hoochie can be a state of mind, a personal statement of working class identity, or a choice of friends.Â
Noun. A foolish person. Jocular usage but mildly derog.
Vrb phrs. To urinate. Male usage.
Noun. Breasts. Humorous usage.
Ghetto, (GET-o) adj., Broken down, cheap, worn out. “Your shoes are so ghetto.â€Â [Etym., from ghetto meaning African American community, considered to have less wealth; from ghetto meaning restricted Jewish districts of European cities, from Italian for the waterworks district of Venice which was a Jewish community in the middle ages.]  While ghetto is used widely by African American and other young people, it has a negative connotation as part of a culture of disrespect and contempt for African American working class people.
The penis. Usage is usually affectionate.
Noun. The penis. Generally humorous or affectionate usage.
Noun. An act of vomiting. Jocular usage. [Orig Aust. 1960s]
Noun. Women's breasts. Affectionate usage, often implying small breasts.
Adj. Good, excellent. Adolescent usage, mainly. [Tyneside use]
Verb. To have sexual intercourse. Male usage. [Mid 1600s]
Vrb phrs. To have sex. Male usage.
Noun. A cigarette. Adolescent usage. [1990s]
over the shoulder boulder holder
Noun. A brassiere, bra. Jocular usage. Cf. 'boulder holder'.
Noun. A penis. Usually affectionate usage. Cf. 'todger'. [1950s]
shake hands with the unemployed
Vrb phrs. To urinate, male usage.
Biotch (BEE-ach) n., derogatory word for woman or person, from “bitch,†female dog. “02, like what, biotch.â€Â  [Etym., Hip hop]  While biotch is widely used by males and females, this term, along with “bitch,†is a reflection of negative cultural values, contempt for women, and in some cases violence against women. It is found in much popular music.
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Want or lack of usage.
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The act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment; conduct with respect to a person or a thing; as, good usage; ill usage; hard usage.
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Full of sage; seasoned with sage.
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Ill treatment; ill usage; abuse.
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Custom; habit; use; usage.
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Custom; practice; usage.
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Customary use or employment, as of a word or phrase in a particular sense or signification.
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A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.
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Custom; habit; wont; use; usage.
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To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.
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Experience.
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Custom, habit; usage.
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Long-continued practice; customary mode of procedure; custom; habitual use; method.
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Use; usage; custom.
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Use; usage; employment.
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To deprive of wonted usage; to disaccustom.
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Manners; conduct; behavior.
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Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription.
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A wife; -- not now in approved usage.
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