An obsolete variant of the letter s "ſ" that is often confused with an f (it also resembles ∫, a calculus symbol); It fell out of favour in the early 19th-Century for this very reason, as printers found that it was more practical to use a variant of s that would not be confused with f.
The long s still survives in German as the letter ß, which is a ligature of the letters ſ and s combined into ſs (ß). It can also be found in the Jägermeiſter (Jägermeister) logo.
The long s still survives in German as the letter ß, which is a ligature of the letters ſ and s combined into ſs (ß). It can also be found in the Jägermeiſter (Jägermeister) logo.
"Hey, why does this word say 'ſuſpicious' in this old book? Shouldn't that be an s; I don't remember suspicious being spelt with f."
"That's just one of the ways that they wrote s back then; it's called the Long S."
"That's just one of the ways that they wrote s back then; it's called the Long S."
by Flaminghorse July 30, 2018
Get the The Long Smug. This is a phrase used to tell someone to send pictures of longs. (Longs may be interpreted as genitalia from of both genders)
by Longbillsmith January 27, 2020
Get the Send Longsmug. Literally means "dragon king" (龙王) in Chinese, but in English it sounds like something else entirely.
by Blargargh July 8, 2017
Get the Long Wangmug. an area where a person has much experience or a skill where one has much talent. Long suit probably comes from card games such as "hearts", where the player has to follow the trump and has either many such cards in his/her hand, a long suit, or not.
He managed to thank the master of ceremonies, but sat down quickly. Public speaking isn't really his long suit.
by hammer hands March 26, 2006
Get the long suitmug. by Kpaine September 23, 2016
Get the long bonemug. Wei Long is a weak entity within our Universe and made his debut in Comic Gays #617 and has no powers at all
by RoblotXRB October 18, 2018
Get the Wei Longmug. Expression referring to something that is going to take a long period of time.
You can also say: "in the long term" or "for/in the short/medium/long term".
You can also say: "in the long term" or "for/in the short/medium/long term".
* Learning English is an investment for the long term.
* You have to pay your bills in the short term.
* You have to pay your bills in the short term.
by Mr:- January 12, 2011
Get the for the long termmug.