A strip of skin at on either side of a fingernail people pick at. Hangnails are extremly painful, and very addicting. It's a habbit for some to pick at hangnails until the strip of skin has come off, and start a new one after they're finished bleeding.
During dinner Margo's thumb started bleeding all over the place because she just kept picking at her hangnail.
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When a persons neck does not break when hung, instead the muscles in the neck and back are torn. This causes the victim to spasm in agony while suffocating to death...giving the impression of dancing a crude and horrifying jigg
18th century London: One John Leech accused of murder, sentenced to hang. He prayed for a clean break but found himself dancing the Hangmans jig.
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1. Anything that is difficult to achieve, and may be put off while simpler alternatives are still available.
2. Matters that take more effort and require more time and are usually most rewarding on a macro level.
3. A person whose association or cooperation with another is of vital importance; supporter.
- slang
Acclaim and Support. “Babe, you’re so magnetic! Very High Hanging Fruit!”.
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Low-hanging fruit: quick, easy matters that require little time and usually have a short-term “feel good” effect but yield little in the way of long-term benefit; focussing on granularity.
1. Anything that is difficult to achieve, and may be put off while simpler alternatives are still available.
2. Matters that take more effort and require more time and are usually most rewarding on a macro level.
3. A person whose association or cooperation with another is of vital importance; supporter.
- slang
Acclaim and Support. “Babe, you’re so magnetic! Very High Hanging Fruit!”.
- antonyms
Low-hanging fruit: quick, easy matters that require little time and usually have a short-term “feel good” effect but yield little in the way of long-term benefit; focussing on granularity.
High Hanging Fruit in foreign policy circles:
A representative responsible for the protection of the interests and nationals of a foreign state, and the promotion of information and friendly relations with a third party. Foreign ministers, excellencies, ambassadors and diplomats.
A representative responsible for the protection of the interests and nationals of a foreign state, and the promotion of information and friendly relations with a third party. Foreign ministers, excellencies, ambassadors and diplomats.
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Get the I'm Hanging In There mug.Any aircraft that regularly resides in a hangar as a result of an accident, a maintenance issue, or both. Sometimes the said aircraft is cannibalized for parts for other aircraft.
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