What does 'tontine' mean?
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It's a pact between a group of people that the last surviving member of the group will take possession of whatever it is they are fighting over.
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It is basically a slang word for ones posterity, or buttocks.  It was more commonly used in the 1930's in the black community.  Another similar word is DIASTICURIOUS!
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Hum Tum??\n\nI've never seen it, and only speak a little Hindi, so I haven't got a clue what it means. In the end I googled it : )\n\nActually, my wife's from Bombay (I'm a Gora english dude) and she's even guessing that it means something like "One difference may seem like a lot, but if you have enough its pretty cool".
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It's part of a song I think Tom T. Hall sang years ago.  It probably means what you think it means. Isn't this the ideal for a man?  For me, I prefer a slow horse, my slightly older man, iced tea and more money too! LOL  (I am a granny, ya know)
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He used it on me a few times, it's kinda sad in a silly way.\n\nhe means something like Big Toe Bug Squash or something. He wants to tell you that God should use his Big Toe and step on you till you died.\n\nthat's mainworry's sense of humor. i call it threatening people with murder. but that's just my weird view on things, because, as we all know, Mainworry is the only one who holds the Full Truth.
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It means "I am a jelly donut"\n\nFamous quote by JFK. \n\nThanks for asking. \n\nCheers!
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Pottawatomi means "people of the place of fire."  See the source.
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It is old English. check merriam-webster dictionary.com
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I actually have no idea! And I'm French. So I've checked in an encyclopedia, and it says that it's still open to debate.\n\nOne of the possible origins of the word would be "serpe volante", which in Latin means "serpent volant" (flying snake), or "sèrp-volante", which means the same in Occitan. It makes sense because the first kites represented snakes or dragons.\n\nIt could also come from "Ercum volanti", "Arcum valante" or "Cercum volante", which in Latin mean "Arc volant" (flying arch). So, what's the link with the deer? Well, the deer was (still is?) wearing a crown (not sure where they saw that)... I'm not sure I really understood what they meant. There was no pictures.
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I believe it's a drug reference...think of "Pass the Duchy".,,the rasta song from the '80's.
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It is a variation on Elizabeth.  It is French and means Consecrated to God.  In French, the suffix "ette" is a diminutive, meaning "small", such as cigarette is a small cigar.\n\nIt is not a French word that I am familiar with, other than as a name.
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It is a French word roughly translated as enjoyment.  Quite literally it means whatever 'gets you off'.  Transcendant Bliss.
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Well, as you can see below, it could mean a "Bold Rooster", or a "Bold Gaullian" (for lack of a better name for one from Gaul).  It depends on the context.  For instance, if it is from Caesar, it is most likely referring to the Gauls.  But if it is about agriculture, cooking, etc...you get my point.
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It means proud to be Latino, Tonto.\n\nSigned, Kimosabe.
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tec·ton·ic (tĕk-tŏn'ĭk) \nadj.\nGeology. Relating to, causing, or resulting from structural deformation of the earth's crust.\n\nRelating to construction or building.\nArchitectural.
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It's a bastardization (and yes, that's a real word) of the French farewell "à toute à l'heure" (meaning basically "see you soon") which is pronounced "a too ta leur".\n\nApparently it was popularized by British who had difficulty with the pronunciation of the French expression and shortened it to "Toodles," which was much easier for them to pronounce.
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I agree with the suggestion "quaere sapientiam" = seek wisdom\n\n"literate" is a variant spelling of "litterate" which can mean "elegantly", "literally", "cleverly" .\n "humaniores" is referring to those who are "more human", "more refined"\nso the phrase probably means "elegantly more refined"\n\nHowever you may have misquoted "Literae Humaniores" which refers to the study of Classics (also known as the Humanities), and may be translated as "more refined scholarship."