RiBer Plate is the sarcastic way that many soccer fans of Argentina write River Plate´s name, shortly after this team lost its place in the A-league in June 2011. Now, River Plate will be playing in the B-league for the first time in its 110 years.
"RiBer Plate will play the new derby against Boca Unidos de Corrientes (instead of its classic rival, Boca Juniors)".
by Pirata cordobes July 26, 2011
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Dave and his wife just became Mormons, guess they better get started on the Jello Plan. They might even want to move to the Jello Belt.
by TwoLeftShoes September 6, 2011
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1. Someone who is of amusement and satisfaction to another, be it sexual or purely innocent, when they are beckoned (doesn't matter what age).
2. An object that is given to a child to distract them for a few moments so parents can do what they have to do
2. An object that is given to a child to distract them for a few moments so parents can do what they have to do
1. "Lana decided to call her plaything up for some fun. She only calls him when she needs him"
2. "Sue had a lot of work to do, so she gave George a toy train as his plaything to occupy him for a while."
2. "Sue had a lot of work to do, so she gave George a toy train as his plaything to occupy him for a while."
by Clauds July 3, 2007
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Play hooky, 'be absent from school without an excuse', is an Americanism first recorded around 1848. Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms gives this slightly later example: "He moped to school gloomy and sad, and took his flogging, along with Joe Harper, for playing hookey the day before." (Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer) And here's another example showing the extended use of the term: "I played hookey from the Appropriations Committee this morning." (Harry Truman, Dear Bess)
Play hooky is probably derived from the Dutch term hoekje (spelen) 'hide-and-seek'. The Dutch word hoek means 'corner'-- the boys in 17th-century New Amsterdam played this game around the corners of the street. Hide-and-seek was a different game back then--the players had to search for a hidden object. Although play hooky originally referred to the game of hide-and-seek, it also had other meanings in the 17th and 18th centuries. It wasn't until the 19th century that schoolchildren began using play hooky to mean 'skip school.'
It's also been suggested that play hooky comes from the verb hook, euphemistically meaning 'to steal', or from the phrase hook it, meaning 'to escape, run away, make off'. These derivations are unlikely-- the Random House Dictionary of American Slang points out that the term hook it was not used in the United States until after 1848.
Play hooky was originally slang, but now, of course, it's standard English. But you're right in noting that the term isn't used very much anymore.
Play hooky, 'be absent from school without an excuse', is an Americanism first recorded around 1848. Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms gives this slightly later example: "He moped to school gloomy and sad, and took his flogging, along with Joe Harper, for playing hookey the day before." (Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer) And here's another example showing the extended use of the term: "I played hookey from the Appropriations Committee this morning." (Harry Truman, Dear Bess)
Play hooky is probably derived from the Dutch term hoekje (spelen) 'hide-and-seek'. The Dutch word hoek means 'corner'-- the boys in 17th-century New Amsterdam played this game around the corners of the street. Hide-and-seek was a different game back then--the players had to search for a hidden object. Although play hooky originally referred to the game of hide-and-seek, it also had other meanings in the 17th and 18th centuries. It wasn't until the 19th century that schoolchildren began using play hooky to mean 'skip school.'
It's also been suggested that play hooky comes from the verb hook, euphemistically meaning 'to steal', or from the phrase hook it, meaning 'to escape, run away, make off'. These derivations are unlikely-- the Random House Dictionary of American Slang points out that the term hook it was not used in the United States until after 1848.
Play hooky was originally slang, but now, of course, it's standard English. But you're right in noting that the term isn't used very much anymore.
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Get the Platinum Jet mug.Short for playboy. "Playbes" can be used to describe anything or anyone in any form. The Purpose of the word Playbes is to confuse others as to the subject of you conversation, or when you just want to be an idiot.
"check out those playbes accross the street"
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"Did you pick up the playbes from johnny's house?
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"hey, your playbes are showing."
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"Did you pick up the playbes from johnny's house?
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"hey, your playbes are showing."
by Father Time June 18, 2006
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A: "Man Kelly's really pushing me to ask her out, but I want to hook up with Heather and Ashley first"
B: Sounds like you got a bad case of the players syndrome.
B: Sounds like you got a bad case of the players syndrome.
by C_Dizzle October 19, 2006
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