Does anyone know of any websites that list where many slang phrases are derived from? Such as: He went postal!
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Go to netscrap.com.  There's a lot of hilarious stuff there.  Also, engrish.com is very funny.
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They do have a website...you could go to free translation dot com, ask the question and then copy and paste it into an email to them directly through the email.\n\nWOW...I JUST FOUND THEM ON THAT WEBSITE!! It's on a hand written note!! It's www dot jollys...click on jollys, upper LEFT hand corner, then go to lyrics!\nhttp://www.jollys.ch/
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http://www.lyricsondemand.com/
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http://www.lyrics.com
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http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/\nwww.urbandictionary.com
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Phrases Thesaurus\nA generator of headlines and copy for journalists. Enter a word and the database is searched to provide a list of phrases related to that word.\nhttp://www.phrasefinder.co.uk/ \n\n \nOrigin of Phrases\nCategorized etymologies of phrases.\nhttp://members.aol.com/MorelandC/Phrases.htm \n\n \nFunny Phrases\nLarge collection of hilarious funny phrases, comebacks, putdowns, insults and more...\nhttp://www.humorsphere.com/insults/funny_phrase.htm \n\n \nClichéSite.com - The largest collection of clichés or cliches,...\nClichés, sayings or phrases listed with definitions and explanations. Clichés are organized by subject and alphabetically and you can use the...\nhttp://www.clichesite.com/index.asp \n\n \nRoget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases\nRoget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases...\nhttp://www.notredame.ac.jp/POETS/Roget/ \n\n \nThesaurus.com\nFree online Roget's Thesaurus of the English Language.\nhttp://www.thesaurus.com/ \n\n \nCliche Finder\nA searchable database of overused expressions, with a fun feature creating a random list.\nhttp://www.westegg.com/cliche/ \n\n \nWord Spy\nPermalink | Comments (0) Welcome to Word Spy! This Web site is devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases.\nhttp://www.wordspy.com/ \n\n \nWhat is a phrase?\nDiscussion. Allowance may be made on a theory-specific basis for single-word, minimal instances of phrases. Example:\nhttp://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAPhrase.htm \n\n \nLong Bets [ Welcome ]\nDiscussion and wagers on important future events.\nhttp://www.longbets.org/ \n\n \nResult Page:    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      Next
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http://www.mopo.ca/web-jargon-slang.html
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you can go to gotlaughs.com,madblast.com,and funnies.com
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By far the most shocking one that I'd discovered was "feisty," which literally means "like a farting dog."  It comes from an abbreviation of the phrase "fisting hound" or "fisting dog," and "fist" was in this case a reference to breaking wind.  (Though "fist" was used in the phrase as a general pejorative, like if you tripped over the "fucking chair.")
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yeah...\n\nwww.dictionary.com
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_slang
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http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/59100.html
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http://www.pcphrases.com/
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Slang terms are:\ndough, bread, coin,
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http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/student/idioms/idiomsmain.html