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Noun Phrase

You may be familiar with nouns. A noun is a name of a person, place, thing, event or idea.

A noun phrase consists of a determiner and a noun or nouns after it.

Determiners include articles like a, an and the; or possessives like my, your, and their.

Words that describe the noun are also part of the noun phrase

Example

(My sister) likes kittens more than puppies.

(The big brown Labrador) caught my attention
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This phrase

Is the phrase
This phrase is a phrase.
by thecharacterwannie January 15, 2023
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white people phrases

White people phrases are phrases used by white people, typically ones trying to sound cool or “dangerous.” They typically use words like champ, white chocolate, buddy, pal, or Oh brother!
Gavin was insulted in the burger king bathroom, and he said,” listen here buddy! You’re barking up the wrong tree!” The stranger responded,” stop saying white people phrases!”

Em dropped her vegan cereal, causing her to scream, ”UH OHHHHH SPAGHETTIO!”
by True author June 6, 2023
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three-phrase current

Sinewave-formed electricity dat successively produces a different "word sound" --- i.e., "hum", "buzz", "drone", "whine", etc. --- a third of da time.
Usually da power-lines are fairly quiet in dry weather, but rain or drizzle often really brings out da "three-phrase current" status of said slim silvery wires!
by QuacksO August 22, 2022
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Phrase abuser

A person who frequently uses phrases and quotes to emphysize a point but usually gets them wrong.
Bob: I went to pick up some milk yesterday at the market and while I was down there I remembered to get some batteries for my new super awesome robot dog
Ted: Ahh, two birds one cone
Bob: You gaddem phrase abuser
by Peter Bob May 1, 2009
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phrase-high

To gain incredible and unexplainable joy when hearing or saying a certain phrase.
These clooooooooooothes, these clooooothes!Making me phrase-high.
by pinkninja68 December 9, 2008
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Coined the phrase

So that's not "inventing"
Hym "He coined the phrase and the I invented the model of it that works now in real time."
by Hym Iam October 31, 2025
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