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What is meant by 'pummel'?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

'Pummel' means to 'strike hard' or 'strike repeatedly'.

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What is the meaning of 'rat run'?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

The word Rat Run is refers to a small road that is used in avoiding traffic jam in main roads or a small street that connects to larger roads used to get quickly on places.

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What is being referred to by a 'social justice warrior'?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

A 'social justice warrior' or "SJW" is someone who aggressively promotes socially progressive views. The term is used to imply a slightly derogatory description of someone who is overly enthusiastic about expressing and fighting social issues.

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'That's a spanking car.' What does 'spanking' in the sentence mean?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

The word 'spanking' here is used as an expression to mean that something is 'new' or a compliment. Telling someone "that's a spanking car" might mean "that's a new car" or "that's a beautiful car".

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What is a 'pegged CPU'?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

PEGGED CPU - when a computer's CPU is fully utilized for a duration (at least several seconds).

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Is 'fresher' a standard English word?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

"Fresher" is an accepted British word for people in the first year of university. It is also a comparative form of 'fresh'.

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What is the implied meaning of 'private eye'? What is the etymology of the term?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

A 'private eye' refers to a private investigator. The term came from an American investigating agency where their motto was 'We never sleep'. So their agency was informally called 'The Eye'.

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What is the meaning and the origin of 'subsume'?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

The origin of the word 'subsume' came from the 16th century. It is the combination of 'sub-' and 'sumere' which means 'to take'. The contemporary usage came to be 'subsume' which means 'to join, or add to'.

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What is the concept associated with the term 'microtarget'?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

The term 'microtarget' refers to the act of gathering large amounts of digital online data. Microtargeting is used to analyze people's digital footprints to learn their preferences.

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What does 'mentionitis' mean?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

"Mentionitis" is a seemingly uncontrollable urge to mention a person in any conversation or dialogue. It plays with the suffix '-itis' which denotes a disease. Therefore, when it is connected to the word 'mention', it implies that someone's uncontrollable urge to mention someone is a disease.

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