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Pongoes

British slang dating from the mid to late nineteenth century, meaning soldiers. Soldiers were not popular at this time as Kipling’s poem Tommy shows (Barrack Room Ballads 1892). The word itself stems from expressions used by comedians in theatres and music halls to get a cheap laugh. The two that are most commonly quoted are "where the army goes the pong goes", or “when the wind blows the pong goes”, pong meaning smell. This quickly became pongoes meaning soldiers plural and pongo meaning an individual. Another possible explanation is that the soldiers were being likened to a large, hairy, smelly ape called a pongo. The expression is still in use today although not common, confined mainly to those who saw service in World War II or Korea (very few now) or who did National Service in Britain while this was still compulsory.
Ambulance chasing lawyers, seeking compensation for terrorists, still see soldiers as pongoes.
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Francesca Pinto

Just because she is young doesn't stop her from being the best actress of all time. Her acting is so good Marilyn Monroe is hopping out of her grave to watch Extreme Cheapskates.
(It is used in a sentence kind of like “sliced bread”)
GIRLLL.... this new model Gigi is the best thing since Francesca Pinto, but not quite as la creme de la creme.
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Patricia Pinto

Just because she is young doesn't stop her from being the best actress of all time. Her acting is so good Marilyn Monroe is hopping out of her grave to watch Extreme Cheapskates.
(It is used in a sentence kind of like “sliced bread”)
GIRLLL.... this new model Gigi is the best thing since Patricia Pinto, but not quite as la creme de la creme.
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nicholas pinto

The kid who made $100k at just 13 off scooter wheel company lb scoots.
He is considered to be a really good designer of products. He was asked to be on shark tank.
(It is used in a sentence kind of like “sliced bread”)
Nicholas Pinto's status as a cool kid was confirmed when he made $100k at just 13.
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pintobean2003

The person stuck in Urban Dictionary who no one can actually help :/
Person one : I searched ‘ Help ‘ in the Urban Dictionary

Person Two : really ? What came up ? Lmao

Person one : Seems like a cry for help from a user called PintoBean2003 ..

Person two : Yeah we can’t help them .
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Monica Pinto

Just because she is young doesn't stop her from being the best actress of all time. Her acting is so good Marilyn Monroe is hopping out of her grave to watch Extreme Cheapskates.
(It is used in a sentence kind of like “sliced bread”)
GIRLLL.... this new model Gigi is the best thing since Monica Pinto, but not quite as la creme de la creme.
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Pinto and Rufus

Fable about two misfits that has evolved over approximately 400 years, featuring Pinto, the smart one, and Rufus, the dumb one. The plot is simply a mashup of Aristoxenus' "Damon and Pythias", numerous of Aesop's Fables, and various regional familiarities, to give each yarn a local flavor. It has been rumored that the 1994 movie "Dumb and Dumber" was loosely written as a Pinto and Rufus tale.
"When the cops separated us we had to get all Pinto and Rufus to get through it."

"We Pinto and Rufused that frat party"

"You two are 100% Pinto and Rufus."
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