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Hacker (4,243 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

access data which would otherwise be inaccessible to them. In a positive connotation, though, hacking can also be utilized by legitimate figures in legal
Definition of anarchism and libertarianism (3,658 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
anarchists use "libertarian socialist" to avoid anarchism's negative connotations and emphasize its connections with socialism. Anarchism retains a historical
Émigré (768 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
émigré (French: [emigʁe]) is a person who has emigrated, often with a connotation of political or social exile or self-exile. The word is the past participle
Circling In (384 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
2:38 "I Don't Know" - 2:38 "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) - 2:58 "Blues Connotation" - 7:17 "Duet for Bass and Piano No.1" (Chick Corea, Dave Holland) -
Radical politics (890 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
coinage to comprehend the entire political spectrum, though retaining the connotation of "change at the root". The Oxford English Dictionary traces usage of
Taqiyah (cap) (2,068 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
although the Kufi typically has more of an African connotation while the taqiyah has a more universal connotation. Aside from being an adornment, the taqiyah
Randori (482 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
technique to a random ( 乱 ran) succession of uke attacks. The actual connotation of randori depends on the martial art it is used in. In judo, jujutsu
Commercialism (182 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
advancements in technology. Commercialism can also be used in a negative connotation to refer to the possibility within open-market capitalism to exploit
Boedromia (251 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the only classical writer to refer to the festival, it had a military connotation, and thanks the god for his assistance to the Athenians during wars.
Ponos (698 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of Erebus and Night (Erebo et Nocte). Although Ponos has a negative connotation in Hesiod, in a poem of Lucian (2nd century AD), he is seen as having
Irrationality (380 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
talking, or acting without rationality. Irrationality often has a negative connotation, as thinking and actions that are less useful or more illogical than
Chutzpah (1,397 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"audacity". Thus, the original Yiddish word has a strongly negative connotation, but the form which entered English as a Yiddishism in American English
Jamaican Maroon religion (633 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
dance is still practiced today but not always with the full religious connotation as in the past. What can be deduced today about the religion's origins
Yeshivish (944 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
may also refer to non-Hasidic Haredi Jews. Sometimes it has an extra connotation of non-Hasidic Haredi Jews educated in yeshiva and whose education made
Barbara Dex Award (1,130 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the You're a Vision Award, which was intended to carry a more positive connotation. The Barbara Dex Award created by Edwin van Thillo and Rob Paardekam
Pointillism (1,199 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
works of these artists, but is now used without its earlier pejorative connotation. The movement Seurat began with this technique is known as Neo-impressionism
Special situation (337 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
course of a business, materially impacting the company's value. The connotation of the event may be both positive (for example, merger or acquisition)
Sexual slang (1,044 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
scatolinguistics). References to the anal tract are often given a sexual connotation in the context of anal sex (in particular, in a context of male homosexuality)
Foodie (1,050 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
roughly the same thing, i.e. a person who enjoys food for pleasure; the connotation of "foodie" differs slightly—a sort of everyday person with a love for
Apatheia (733 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
from that of the modern English apathy, which has a distinctly negative connotation that includes feelings of inertness, indifference, and impassiveness
Taqlid (812 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
general conformity to the teaching of a mujtahid, and there is no negative connotation. The discrepancy corresponds to differing views on the Shia Imamate and
Yamato Province (545 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
written with one different character (大倭), but due to its offensive connotation, for about ten years after 737, this was revised to use more desirable
White propaganda (280 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"propaganda" does not have a negative connotation. For example, the Russian word, propaganda (пропаганда) has a neutral connotation in some cases, similar to the
Tribalism (2,326 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
recently settled agricultural societies or civilizations. With a negative connotation and in a political context, tribalism can also mean discriminatory behavior
Legislative council (524 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
an MLC. In the United States, a legislative council has a different connotation, and means a council within a legislature which supervises nonpartisan
Shocker (gesture) (239 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
The Shocker is a hand gesture with a sexual connotation. The index, middle, and little fingers are extended, while the ring finger is curled or bent down
Junta (governing body) (374 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
"junto", derived from the Spanish "junta", was used without authoritarian connotation, first attested from 1641; the Whig Junto was a political faction in
Latins (Middle Ages) (276 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
especially after the East-West schism in 1054. It did not share this negative connotation in the West, where many self-identified with the term, such as Petrarch
The Man (853 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
including members of the government. Though typically used as a derogatory connotation, the phrase may also be used as a term of respect or praise. The phrase
Firaesi (356 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
would be a descriptive epithet of the *teuta-, "tribe, people". This connotation is probably not devoid of a military sense, as the root went into Hittite
Roto (567 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the start of the 20th century, it was applied with a negative classist connotation to poor city-dwellers. It is also used contemptuously in other Spanish-speaking
Wigger (736 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and white culture (when used as a synonym of white trash). The wannabe connotation may be used pejoratively.[citation needed] Bakari Kitwana, "a culture
Shtick (329 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
silliness. Because of its roots in show business, shtick has taken on the connotation of a contrived and often-used act. For this reason, journalists and commentators
Putler (1,565 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"Putler broken!") by people opposed to Putin, the term has a negative connotation. Look up Putler in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. According to Russian
Maqsurah (772 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to which the ruler belonged. There also may have been some spiritual connotation similar to the chancel screen in Christian churches. They were often
Job (professional wrestling) (2,200 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
carpenter. In the post-kayfabe era the term has taken on a negative connotation, leading to the use of the neutral term enhancement talent. A job presented
Kayanian dynasty (654 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
which later acquired a poetic aspect in Indic and warrior and royal connotation in Iranian. The word is also etymologically related to the Avestan notion
Panache (534 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pronunciation: [panaʃ]) is a word of French origin that carries the connotation of flamboyant manner and reckless courage, derived from the helmet-plume
Yau gok (311 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(角) reflects the crescent shape of the pastries; they differ from the connotation of steamed or pan-fried Chinese dumplings, normally associated with the
Economic materialism (1,671 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
person's personality or a society tends to have a negative or critical connotation. Also called acquisitiveness, it is often associated with a value system
Chopsocky (1,728 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
negative connotation. Variety magazine, the originator of the term, defined "chopsocky" simply as a martial arts film with no negative connotations. Hong
Janger dance (311 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
region of Java. The term roughly translates to '"infatuation," with a connotation of someone who is madly in love" :97 Janger is a social dance created
Catch-22 (logic) (2,296 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
for a loan is to prove to the bank that you do not need a loan). One connotation of the term is that the creators of the "catch-22" situation have created
Becky (slang) (1,331 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
often associated with the slang term "basic", which has many similar connotations. In 2019, dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster wrote that "Becky" was
D-Day (military term) (753 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
various meanings in the past, while more recently it has obtained the connotation of "Day" itself, thereby creating the phrase "Day-Day", or "Day of Days"
Ethnocentrism (4,149 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
necessarily involve a negative view of the others' race or indicate a negative connotation. The opposite of ethnocentrism is cultural relativism, a guiding philosophy
Old Stock Canadians (1,867 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pure laine, often translated as "dyed in the wool", but with the same connotation as old stock. Elaine Elke defines old stock Canadians as, "white, Christian
Bollock dagger (333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
which could also be seen as kidney-shaped, in order to avoid any sexual connotation. The hilt was often constructed of box root (dudgeon) in the 16th and
Mare Nostrum (999 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
nationalists and classical fascists, who attempted to revive the term with the connotation of Italy (and the Italian Empire shortly thereafter) being Rome's successor
Fop (1,459 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
specifically concerned with fashion. The pejorative term today carries the connotation of a person, usually male, who is overly concerned with trivial matters
New Russians (1,085 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Initially a neutral designation, the term soon took on a negative and ironic connotation. It is used to describe people who became wealthy very quickly (often
Shoe fetishism (939 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Almost any type of shoe can be fetishized, depending on the sexual connotation associated with the wearer, for example an entire area of gay subculture
Internal improvements (1,742 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
canals, harbors and navigation improvements. This older term carries the connotation of a political movement that called for the exercise of public spirit
Kalos inscription (691 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
version was kalē (καλή). The kalos inscriptions typically had an erotic connotation. The kalos inscription is typically found on vessels used for a symposium
Photo op (279 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
photo opportunity in the Oval Office." The term has acquired a negative connotation, referring to a carefully planned pseudo-event, often masqueraded as
Teleoperation (815 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
refer to a whole range of existence or interaction that include a remote connotation. The 19th century saw many inventors working on remotely operated weapons
Belgian Division 2 (892 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Division until the 2019–20 before it was renamed due to the negative connotation of the word amateur. The division consists of three separate leagues
Belgian Division 1 (708 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
known as the Belgian First Amateur Division, but due to the negative connotation of the word amateur the league was renamed to Belgian National Division
Baladi (1,052 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
town', 'local', 'rural', comparable to English folk, with a lower-class connotation) can refer to an Egyptian musical style, the folk style of Egyptian bellydance
Beur (631 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
several anti-racist organizations because of the xenophobic and degrading connotation that this word has taken on over the decades (in particular because of
Gaijin (2,409 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
instead. Some feel the word has come to have a negative or pejorative connotation, while other observers maintain it is neutral. Gaikokujin (外国人, [ɡaikokɯꜜ(d)ʑiɴ];
Secretary (title) (1,213 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
participle (secretum) meaning "having been set apart", with the eventual connotation of something private or confidential, as with the English word secret
Cockle bread (725 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
17th century a practice known as "moulding" cockle-bread had a sexual connotation. Cockle bread is also mentioned in a 19th-century nursery rhyme. The
Soccer mom (1,659 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
presidential election and over time has come to take on an unfavorable connotation. The phrase "soccer mom" generally refers to a married, American, middle-class
Sonnet 131 (879 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of emotion; but it does so ambivalently, possibly implying the word's connotation of pain or distress, or even its alternate meaning that refers to venereal
Emere (191 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
travel between the spiritual and physical world at will. A negative connotation is associated with the word, as it implies that a family's child may
Portuguese language in Asia (1,130 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Larantuka, Indonesia and Daman and Diu, India, Portuguese has a religious connotation. According to the Damanese Portuguese-Indian Association, there are 10
Database schema (1,119 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
an Oracle Database system, the term "schema" has a slightly different connotation. The requirements listed below influence the detailed structure of schemas
New Songs from the Jade Terrace (893 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
euphemisms for parts of the body, it may even have some more esoteric connotation." New Songs from a Jade Terrace is an important collection of Chinese
Lackey (manservant) (155 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
the Oxford English Dictionary), is a uniformed manservant. The modern connotation of "servile follower" appeared later, in 1588 (OED). There are several
Jack Robinson (mythical person) (1,365 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
contrast, the phrase "(A)round Jack Robinson's barn" has the opposite connotation, implying slowness, as it is often used to refer to circumlocution, circumvention
Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball (1,579 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
name and associated mascot and logos in 2021, because of the "negative connotation and violence associated with the Crusader imagery", and because of its
Sooners (687 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the right to claim land. The designation "Sooner" had a very negative connotation. While "Boomers" were merely expressing "pioneer spirit" in their desire
Trasianka (2,460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
elements and structures are combined arbitrarily. Due to the negative connotation of the word trasianka it has been suggested that in the linguistic debate
Xin (heart-mind) (619 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
these reasons, it is also often translated as "heart-mind". It has a connotation of intention, yet can be used to refer to long-term goals. Xunzi, an
Belgian Division 3 (505 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
season on it was renamed to Belgian Division 3, due to the negative connotation of the word amateur. The division consists of four separate leagues with
Positronic brain (754 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
discovered particle, and so the buzz word "positronic" added a scientific connotation to the concept. Asimov's 1942 short story "Runaround" elaborates his
Upāsaka (2,405 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Buddhist order, and who undertake certain vows. In modern times they have a connotation of dedicated piety that is best suggested by terms such as "lay devotee"
Prospekt Mira (Koltsevaya line) (312 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
University which are located nearby, the theme of this station develops the connotation of the name in the overall colour tone. The arches are faced with flared
Jewish conservatism (247 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the term in general post-Bush Administration has taken on a negative connotation (Neocon or Neo-Con is usually derogatory) and will nowadays find few
Jitterbug (1,778 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
intended, like "jittering bugs", although it quickly lost its negative connotation as the more erratic version caught on. Both the Lindy Hop and the "jitterbug"
Self-love (2,061 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
throughout the 20th and 21st centuries self-love has adopted a more positive connotation through pride parades, Self-Respect Movement, self-love protests, the
Homogeneity (physics) (1,439 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
(light, microwave frequencies, etc.). Mathematically, homogeneity has the connotation of invariance, as all components of the equation have the same degree
Maglia nera (476 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to indicate the bottom club in a league, often giving it a negative connotation. In 2008 a similar "black number" was introduced, won by Markus Eichler
Emotive conjugation (620 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
emotive connotations of these words are different. Firm carries a positive connotation, obstinate carries a neutral (or slightly negative) connotation, and
Evangelical Working Group of the CDU/CSU (546 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
evangelical is not to be confused with a more conservative or radical connotation in the English language, but refers to the Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland
Salaryman (2,087 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the other hand, the word salaryman is sometimes used with derogatory connotation for his total dependence on his employer and lack of individuality. Other
Amphistomiasis (1,930 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the order Echinostomida. The term amphistomiasis is used for broader connotation implying the disease inflicted by members of Echinostomida including
Moreno Venezuelans (310 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
diminutive Morenito can be used to describe Blacks in a less racial connotation. Per an autosomal DNA genetic study conducted in 2008 by the University
Cherry picking (1,779 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
difficult to obtain (see low-hanging fruit). Cherry picking has a negative connotation as the practice neglects, overlooks or directly suppresses evidence that
Wulf (783 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
earlier by the Goths. By the tenth century, there was clearly no "pagan" connotation left with such names, and saints and bishops bore names such as Wulfstan
Groping (1,445 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
person commonly without their consent. The term generally has a negative connotation in many societies. Touching a consenting person's body during sexual
Corporate propaganda (1,383 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
public. Since propaganda had negative connotations already, he wanted it separated from its original connotation so that organizations could use targeted
Breeder (slang) (555 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
clear, with the idea of LGBT families beginning to "breed". The term's connotation is a point of contention within the LGBT community. The expansion of
-nik (646 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
English language coinage may occur, the "-nik"-word often bears an ironic connotation, as in the case of the terms coined for the failed rocket launch of the
Stage mother (860 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
mother of a child actor. The term stage mother sometimes has a negative connotation, suggesting that the individual is prone to obnoxiously demanding special
Judenfrei (1,088 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the term judenrein (literally "clean of Jews") has the even stronger connotation that any trace of Jewish blood had been removed as an alleged impurity
Hujjat al-Islam (802 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
issues in the Islamic community. The term "Hujjat al-Islam" has different connotation to Sunnis and Shias.[citation needed] The title Hujjat al-Islam has a
Poor White (2,782 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Poor White is a sociocultural classification used to describe economically disadvantaged Whites in the English-speaking world, especially White Americans
Propaganda Movement (666 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
movement were using "propaganda" in its Latin sense, not the pejorative connotation it has acquired in English. For instance, the Catholic institution called
Lies (evidence) (559 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
individuals who use them. Generally, the term "lie" carries a negative connotation and, depending on the context, a person who communicates a lie may be
Bluestocking (1,215 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
intellectual women and the French equivalent bas bleu had a similar connotation. The term later developed negative implications and is now often used
Shocker (142 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
professional wrestler Shocker (gesture), a hand gesture with a sexual connotation The Shocker (band), a musical group led by Jennifer Finch Wichita State
Ford Falcon (Argentina) (1,553 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
taxi cabs and white and blue police vehicles. They also had another connotation, with the dark green painted Falcons used by paramilitary government
Law of the sea (2,373 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
navigational rights, sea mineral claims, and coastal waters jurisdiction. The connotation of ocean law is somewhat broader, but the law of the sea (anchored in
Olethros (331 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
roughly in ancient Greek to "destruction", but often with a positive connotation, as in the destruction required for and preceding renewal. Olethros as
Yin yang fried rice (184 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sexually dimorphic in their appearance. The dish is named after this same connotation of a compatible "pair" of two dissimilar items: the béchamel and tomato
Caselex (514 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
important decisions (like those of competition authorities) with a European connotation to legal professions. It was a legaltech before the term even existed
Low-life (582 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
disapproval of antisocial or self-destructive behaviors, usually bearing a connotation of contempt and derision. This usage of the word dates to 1911. The long-term
Acquiescence bias (1,584 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
tendency to select a positive response option or indicate a positive connotation disproportionately more frequently. Respondents do so without considering
Townhouse (Great Britain) (1,942 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
of the term, to aggrandise modest dwellings and to avoid the negative connotation of cheap terraced housing built in the Victorian era to accommodate workers
Junk fax (1,168 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
use the terms broadcast fax or fax advertising to avoid the negative connotation of the term junk fax. Junk faxes are generally considered to be a nuisance
Paper railroad (255 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of 1857. Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, this specific connotation of the phrase "paper railroad" was consistent: a proposed, often speculative
Aryan race (6,748 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
scientific racism, spawning ideologies such as Nordicism and Aryanism. The connotation of the term Aryan was detached from its proper geographic and linguistic
Insolvency (2,748 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
term "cash-flow insolvent" carries a strong (but perhaps not absolute) connotation that the debtor is balance-sheet solvent, whereas the term "actually
Tabloid (newspaper format) (2,784 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
compressed tablets they marketed as "Tabloid" pills in the late 1880s. The connotation of tabloid was soon applied to other small compressed items. A 1902 item
The Defense of the Sampo (299 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
trying to reclaim it. The battle for the Sampo is also given a deeper connotation as a battle for the soul of Finland. When the painting was first exhibited
Insolvency (2,748 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
term "cash-flow insolvent" carries a strong (but perhaps not absolute) connotation that the debtor is balance-sheet solvent, whereas the term "actually
Z-RAM (359 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
adjacent to, or above the transistor as in conventional DRAMs), another connotation of the name "Z-RAM" is that it extends in the negative z-direction. Theoretically
Aneran (728 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Sasanian political thought as well, the term has also a markedly religious connotation. An anēr person is not merely non-Iranian, but specifically non-Zoroastrian;
Banlieue (2,046 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Beginning in the 1970s, the term banlieue has taken on a particular connotation, becoming a popular word for economically-deprived suburbs featuring
Broken English (568 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
refers to any non-standard form of English, it often carries a negative connotation, implying inferiority and incorrectness compared to "standard" English
Ministerialis (3,093 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"servant" or "agent", in a broad range of senses, rather than the modern connotation of a high-ranking politician or administrator. The origin of the ministerial
Nikolaos (430 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
People", a compound of νίκη nikē 'victory' and λαός laos 'people'. The connotation is "people's champion" or "conqueror of people". The English form is
Ser Benfiquista (286 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
It was censored by the Estado Novo in 1942 because of the political connotation of the word avante, which was considered an affront to the establishment
Archon (Gnosticism) (2,796 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
planets; they prevent souls from leaving the material realm. The political connotation of their name reflects rejection of the governmental system, as flawed
Junk science (3,168 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of weight in making a determination. It usually conveys a pejorative connotation that the research has been untowardly driven by political, ideological
Beati Paoli (1,024 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to Francis of Paola, or "Beato Paola". The Beati Paoli have the same connotation to many Sicilians as Robin Hood has to Northwestern Europeans. Today
Aspron (208 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
word asper originally meant "rough", but had gradually acquired the connotation of "fresh" or "freshly minted", i.e. not worn smooth by use, and, especially
List of waterways (531 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
bear load-carrying vessels, the correct term is "watercourse", with no connotation of use for transportation of cargo. To be of practical use, the list
Violone (2,700 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"Viennese violone"), or by using other terms that have a more precise connotation (such as "bass violin", "violoncello", or "bass viol"). The term violone
Social apartheid (1,154 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"apartheid", an Afrikaans word meaning "separation", gained its current connotation during the years of South Africa's Apartheid system of government-imposed
L'heure espagnole (1,705 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Hour", but the word "heure" also means "time" – "Spanish Time", with the connotation "How They Keep Time in Spain". The original play had first been performed
Roof and tunnel hacking (1,684 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
roof and utility tunnel spaces. The term carries a strong collegiate connotation, stemming from its use at MIT and at the U.S. Naval Academy,[citation
Geezer (199 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pejorative or humorous reference to a cranky old man, and may carry the connotation of eccentricity; see fuddy-duddy. Geezer may also refer to: Geezer Butler
Dandy (4,394 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
particularly English characteristic in 18th-century Britain; the sociologic connotation was that dandyism embodied a reactionary form of protest against social
Tyrant (4,469 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
came to power without constitutional right, yet the word had a neutral connotation during the Archaic and early Classical periods. However, Greek philosopher
Hoi polloi (2,750 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
strictest sense, "the people". In English, it has been given a negative connotation to signify the common people. Synonyms for hoi polloi include "the plebs"
Seneschal in Scandinavia (394 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Justiciar) is a Danish and Swedish supreme state official, with at least a connotation to administration of judiciary, who in medieval Scandinavia was often
Blaverism (2,427 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Catalan. The term "blaverism" originally had a negative connotation, often pejorative connotation, which is still kept among the social groups who consider
Drinking the Kool-Aid (2,270 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
perceived potential high rewards. The phrase typically carries a negative connotation. It can also be used ironically or humorously to refer to accepting an
Ministry of propaganda (495 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the end of World War II, after the term took on its present negative connotation. Instead of using the word "propaganda", governments today often use
Parī (2,523 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
already developed into morally complex beings with a generally positive connotation of immense beauty, and late in the tenth century, were integrated into
Prosody (music) (459 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
meter of the lyrics. Also, prosody can mean how the music supports the connotation, or emotive nature, of a song. Any musical work with a singer, regardless
Valparaiso Beacons (2,055 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
name and associated mascot and logos in 2021, because of the "negative connotation and violence associated with the Crusader imagery", specifically its
Gender of God (3,206 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
as an analogy to better relate to the concept of God, with no sexual connotation. In Christian traditions with the concept of the Trinity, Jesus, who
Politique (539 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
above religious differences. The term politique often had a pejorative connotation of moral or religious indifference, especially after 1576 in contrast
Yummy mummy (246 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
hair and nails are perfectly groomed". Yummy mummy has a similar slang connotation to MILF, but suggesting a younger subject. It was reported in 2008 that
Minka (2,513 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
artisans, and merchants (i.e., the three non-samurai castes). This connotation no longer exists in the modern Japanese language, and any traditional
Commodification (3,981 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
people or animals) into commodities, or objects for sale. It has a connotation of losing an inherent quality or social relationship when something is
Sheikh (1,686 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
[citation needed] In Lebanon, the title had the same princely and royal connotation as in the Arabian peninsula until the Ottoman invasion in 1516, since
Dhawq (1,266 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
significantly in the Qur’an as a metaphor. It is used in a very negative connotation as the damned are said to “taste” their punishment, dire future, or unhappiness
Spirit possession and exorcism in Islam (1,923 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
(2013): 291. GINGRICH, ANDRE. “SPIRITS OF THE BORDER: SOME REMARKS ON THE CONNOTATION OF JINN IN NORTH-WESTERN YEMEN.” Quaderni Di Studi Arabi 13 (1995): 199–212
1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering (329 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
became Route 31 after frequent theft of road signs due to the sexual connotation of the number. Concurrencies were highly discouraged; this included U
Darwin machine (365 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
uses rounds of variation, selection, and inheritance. In its original connotation, a Darwin machine is any process that bootstraps quality by using all
Hillcrest High School (Country Club Hills, Illinois) (1,229 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
and Bremen High School. The name "Hillcrest" aside from the obvious connotation of being "the highest point of a hill", is a portmanteau of the two towns
Shubi (comb) (1,344 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Shubi (Chinese: 梳篦), also called as zhi (Chinese: 栉), is a generic term used for Chinese combs in China, which includes thick-teeth comb shu (Chinese:
Bracketing (phenomenology) (882 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
analysis of experience. Suspending judgement involves stripping away every connotation and assumption made about an object. Its earliest conception can be traced
Fast as a Shark (364 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was a popular marching song during the Nazi era and still held that connotation for many listeners, a fact the band was unaware of at the time. "So out
Darwin machine (365 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
uses rounds of variation, selection, and inheritance. In its original connotation, a Darwin machine is any process that bootstraps quality by using all
ICon (481 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in 1997. It was published in 2005. The book's title is a pun with one connotation that of Jobs as an icon with attributes to be admired, while carrying
Mother's boy (1,713 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of this phrase is first attested in 1901. The term mama's boy has a connotation of effeminacy and weakness. The counter term, for women, would be a father
Afikoman (1,084 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"that which comes after" or "dessert"), a word originally having the connotation of "refreshments eaten after the meal", is now almost strictly associated
Gandingan (1,845 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the Maguindanao language using this instrument has given the gandingan connotation: the “talking gongs.” The instrument is usually described as four, large
Madras Music Academy (2,052 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Bharatnatyam in the 1930s when it faced near extinction due to a negative connotation caused by conservative societal standards. They also run a music school
Hajduk (2,206 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
As such, the term could also refer to any robber and carry a negative connotation. The etymology of the word hajduk is unclear. One theory is that hajduk
Comrade (6,363 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
overshadowed by the address of comrade due to the more revolutionary connotations. The term "citizen" did not seem sufficiently pro-revolutionary as many
Japanese aesthetics (2,253 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and practice in, the arts. Hence, aesthetic ideals have an ethical connotation and pervades much of the Japanese culture. Miyabi (雅) is one of the oldest
Dead metaphor (799 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
from the original, they can be understood without knowing their earlier connotation. Dead metaphors are generally the result of a semantic shift in the evolution
Inter mirifica (1,767 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
reference to media or mass media. It has the advantage, as a term, of wider connotation - all communication is social but not all communication is "mass". In
Yinzer (230 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
returned to the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The term has taken on a connotation to identify someone who is either a lifelong Pittsburgher, or says a
Vande Mataram (3,517 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
abstract reference to the "mother" and "motherland", without any religious connotation. However, later verses mention Hindu goddesses such as Durga. Unlike
Sacred groves of India (2,804 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
communally protected, and which usually have a significant religious connotation for the protecting community. Hunting and logging are usually strictly
Indecent assault (260 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the only distinction being that the act committed must have a sexual connotation. In India it is punishable under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code
Suicide terminology (2,432 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Historically, suicide terminology has been rife with issues of nomenclature, connotation, and outcomes, and terminology describing suicide has often been defined
Caetano e Chico: Juntos e Ao Vivo (193 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the ruling Brazilian military dictatorship. Because of the political connotation of the songs and the repressive nature of the regime at the time, audience
Single person (2,464 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Terms used to describe single men are seldom used, and carry positive connotations. Single men are often simply referred to as bachelors. The English language
Balabusta (561 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
becomes /ʊ/ in some regions. The term historically has the positive connotation of an extremely competent and self-assured homemaker, though for some
Lisova (Kyiv Metro) (432 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
The name roughly translates as the forest station and also fits the connotation of the rich forests that adjoin Kyiv from the east, not far from the
Shinbutsu-shūgō (2,856 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
same, e.g. Ryōbu Shintō and Sannō Shintō. The term may have a negative connotation of bastardization and randomness. It is a yojijukugo phrase. There is
Streetwear (1,687 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
expanded to a world-famous website, hypebeast still had some negative connotation in the US: namely a lack of authenticity and an interest only in following
Barnabas (3,041 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
basis of the term "anepsios" used in Colossians 4, which carries the connotation of "cousin". Orthodox tradition holds that Aristobulus of Britannia,
Foreign agent (2,795 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
country. In contemporary English, the term has a generally pejorative connotation, reinforced by its use in the US laws aimed to curb the foreign influence
Garret (282 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The word entered Middle English through Old French with a military connotation of watchtower, garrison or billet – a place for guards or soldiers to
Freeter (1,911 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sick pay, bonus pay, paid leave). The meaning of the term switched connotations from positive to negative after the Japanese asset price bubble broke
Uschod (250 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
easternmost station of Minsk metro for more than 20 years, but also its connotation with the Vostok space programme that ultimately led to the first crewed
Missing link (human evolution) (1,269 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Instead, last common ancestor is preferred since this does not have the connotation of linear evolution, as evolution is a branching process. There is no
Totenkopf (3,366 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
particularly in Nazi Germany. The german word for skull without emotional connotation is Schädel. In early modern sea warfare to early modern sea piracy, buccaneers
West (803 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
regarded in connection with death, though not always with a negative connotation. Ancient Egyptians also believed that the Goddess Amunet was a personification
Níð (3,607 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
German Neid), 'hate', or 'malice'. A related term is ergi, carrying the connotation of 'unmanliness'. Ergi and argr or ragr can be regarded as specifying
Darwin Industry (955 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Darwin's life, work, and influence. The term "has a slightly derogatory connotation, as if the scale of the research has gotten out of control with people
Botnet (5,396 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and "network". The term is usually used with a negative or malicious connotation. A botnet is a logical collection of Internet-connected devices, such
Hospice (5,635 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
destitute people are cared for, and does not necessarily have a palliative connotation. The goal of hospice care is to prioritize comfort, quality of life and
Anarchy (3,777 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
defined in ancient Greece, it initially had both a positive and negative connotation, respectively referring to spontaneous order or chaos without rulers
Forum shopping (2,919 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
divorce settlements. The term "forum shopping" has taken on a negative connotation amongst some who view it as gamesmanship and manipulation that undermines
Rapa Nui tattooing (983 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Polynesian islands, Rapa Nui tattooing had a fundamentally spiritual connotation. (Rapa Nui, Easter Island.) In some cases the tattoos were considered
Pankow (787 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"Russian" to German ears may have played a role in this use as it carried a connotation of the East German government being a foreign, more specifically Russian/Soviet
Wa (name of Japan) (7,187 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
phonetic value of a Japonic ethnonym with a respectively differing semantic connotation. In the 8th century, the Japanese started using the character 和, wa,
Mind your Ps and Qs (788 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"the chronology of the senses would argue against this, and no such connotation is evident in the earliest quotations" and says that the origin of the
Cerebral angiography (3,053 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
In recent decades, cerebral angiography has so assumed a therapeutic connotation thanks to the elaboration of endovascular therapeutic techniques. Embolization
Bras d'honneur (677 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
In Brazil, the gesture is known as a "banana" and carries the same connotation as giving someone the middle finger. It can also be used to denote disrespectfully
Gentleman (4,480 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
baronet, a knight, and an esquire, in perpetual succession. As such, the connotation of the term gentleman captures the common denominator of gentility (and
Mongolian idiocy (885 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
stand-alone term "idiot" itself has a similar history of meaning and connotation change. While the term "idiot" is, in the present day, not used in a
Righteousness (3,145 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that implies that a person's actions are justified, and can have the connotation that the person has been "judged" as living a moral life, relative to
Gentleman (4,480 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
baronet, a knight, and an esquire, in perpetual succession. As such, the connotation of the term gentleman captures the common denominator of gentility (and
Gosains (1,586 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and Temples in regions like Braj where they possessed strong religious connotation. The ascetic Gosains were powerful nomadic and mercenary trading groups
Wa (name of Japan) (7,187 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
phonetic value of a Japonic ethnonym with a respectively differing semantic connotation. In the 8th century, the Japanese started using the character 和, wa,
Shina (word) (2,602 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
archaic name for China. Its use in Japanese originally had a neutral connotation, but the word came to be perceived as derogatory by Chinese people during
Lactivism (826 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Lactivism is a subject that has conjured both negative and positive connotation across the Western world since the term rose in popularity around 2015
Banderite (2,734 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
OUN-B members, the colloquial term Banderites quickly earned a negative connotation, particularly among Poles and Jews. By 1942, the expression was well-known
Iran (word) (2,734 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
(𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭭), initially meaning "of the Aryans" before acquiring a geographical connotation as a reference to the lands inhabited by the Aryans. In both the geographic
Enlightenment in Buddhism (4,497 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
19th-century translations of British philologist Max Müller. It has the Western connotation of general insight into transcendental truth or reality. The term is
List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names (1,202 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ethnic or religious group, but whose current meaning has lost that connotation and does not imply any actual ethnicity or religion. Several of these
Utah State Route 38 (609 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
69, but was renumbered in 1993 due to sign theft caused by the sexual connotation of the number. Starting in the north end of Brigham City at the east
Politics (8,269 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
or science of government", but the word often also carries a negative connotation. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches
Coleomegilla maculata (1,111 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the species has been used as a biological control agent. Based on name connotation and to avoid confusion with other species also called "spotted ladybeetle"
Waikikamukau (269 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
or to denote a non-specific but remote rural town. It has a similar connotation to the New Zealand slang Wop Wops and the Australian term Woop Woop and
Dunglish (1,651 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
economic prospects as "golden showers", unaware of the term's sexual connotation. Errors often occur because of the false friend or false cognate possibility:
Kinder, Küche, Kirche (1,414 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to describe a woman's role in society. It now has a mostly derogatory connotation, describing what is seen as an antiquated female role model in contemporary
Standard normal deviate (321 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
When the term "deviate" is used, rather than "variable", there is a connotation that the value concerned is treated as the no-longer-random outcome of
Cajun English (3,035 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Word or phrase Pronunciation Origin Source Word Definition and Connotation baw [bɒ] or sometimes [bɔ] English boy Similar in meaning to bloke in UK English
Poenitentiam agite (347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"resipiscite" – a translation that favors the connotation of changing one's internal state of mind, rather than the connotation of engaging in external penitential
Spanish unionism (475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
unionism into the Spanish context and its loaded usage with negative connotation relates to attempts to draw parallels with the Orange Order of the Unionist
Tapada Nacional de Mafra (251 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
hunting and other leisure pursuits, the Tapada de Mafra took on a noble connotation that has done much to aid its preservation and continuity. Its natural
Marsden Medal (887 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
service rendered to the cause or profession of science in the widest connotation of the phrase." It rivals the Rutherford Medal from the Royal Society
Vardøger (485 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
bears a subtle difference from a doppelgänger, with a less sinister connotation. It has been likened to being a phantom double, or form of bilocation
Names of Japan (4,547 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"submissive".: 4–6  Japanese scribes found fault with its offensive connotation, and officially changed the characters they used to spell the native
Völkisch movement (3,329 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
nationalism and – as a consequence of a growing exclusive and ethnic connotation – by antisemitism from the 1900s onward. Völkisch nationalists generally
Yugoslavs (3,989 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
has been used in two connotations: the first in a sense of common shared ethnic descent, i.e. panethnic or supraethnic connotation for ethnic South Slavs
Boyfriend (564 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
mistress. The term young man was at some periods used with a similar connotation. For example, in the 1945 film My Name Is Julia Ross the female protagonist
KMS (hypertext) (687 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
(text items prefaced by the "@" characters). Annotation items have the connotation of being peripheral or meta-level, relative to the rest of the contents
Chinese dama (7,699 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
first wife of a man who had multiple wives. The term had a positive connotation and was a term of endearment for modest housewives who may not have been
Teacher education (5,436 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
losing ground, at least in the U.S., to 'teacher education' (with its connotation of preparing staff for a professional role as a reflective practitioner)
Shia clergy (4,296 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ākhūnd, but because those terms have developed "a somewhat pejorative connotation" since at least the 1980s, the term rūḥānī has been "promoted" as an
Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester (552 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Latin feminine for "lord" or "dominus" and thus carrying a stronger connotation than "lady" in English which typically implied a style, not a title")
World community (914 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
international aggregate of nation states of widely varying types. In most connotations, the term is used to convey meanings attached to consensus or inclusion
Slur (113 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
separation Pejorative, a term expressing a negative or disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or a lack of respect toward someone Ethnic slur, a type
Sirrah (126 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and Titus Andronicus . It is related to "Sir", even though the social connotation of its use is opposed. Sirrah may also refer to: Sirrah (band), a Polish
Iron Brigade (3,442 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
United States Army during the war. The nickname "Iron Brigade," with its connotation of fighting men with iron dispositions, was applied formally or informally
Katorga (1,011 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
penal labor or a harsh prison system, transcending its initial maritime connotation. This semantic shift underscores the extreme nature of the punishment
Quid pro quo (2,460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Charles: An History Disposed into Annalls, with a somewhat positive connotation. It refers to the covenant with Christ as something "that prove not a
Political Disorder (229 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Popular Party. He also became a member of entities with a political connotation such as the extreme right-wing organization Hazte Oír, the Francisco
Jock Tamson's bairns (501 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Thomson's children" but both Jock and Tamson in this context take on the connotation of Everyman. The Dictionary of the Scots Language gives the following
Behavioral addiction (7,113 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Addiction canonically refers to substance abuse; however, the term's connotation has been expanded to include behaviors that may lead to a reward (such
Oshō (1,068 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
transliteration) of the Sanskrit word acharya, an Indian word that has a higher connotation--a teacher of religion, or the truth itself. The standard English translation
Enduro (1,831 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to outside observers, because the connotation of having points during an event is negative, whereas the connotation of having points relative to a rider's
Handout (286 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
or medical care. However, some people[who?] feel it has a negative connotation, with the implication that a handout is unearned and undeserved.[citation
Wyrd (1,173 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
*weorþ, with the notion of 'origin' or 'worth' both in the sense of 'connotation, price, value' and 'affiliation, identity, esteem, honour and dignity'
Oshō (1,068 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
transliteration) of the Sanskrit word acharya, an Indian word that has a higher connotation--a teacher of religion, or the truth itself. The standard English translation
Dresiarz (652 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
related but not synonymous terms; see below. The term has a pejorative connotation in Polish mass media. Dorota Masłowska's novel White and Red is one of
Opsimath (257 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
clubs" has demonstrated that opsimathy has shed much of this negative connotation. Notable opsimaths include 19th-century army officer and orientalist
Sound bite (901 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
contrast, Peggy Noonan feels that sound bites have acquired a negative connotation but are not inherently negative, and that what we now think of as great
Evolution as fact and theory (5,257 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"it's only a theory"), but among scientists it has a much stronger connotation of "well-substantiated explanation". With this number of choices, people
Frangistan (465 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
used with lower frequency in Modern Persian, and without any negative connotation. In Hindi in present-day India, all Europeans in general are still referred
R-Ḥ-M (578 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
those He loves. While Rahman has a connotation around giving and providing without being asked, Rahim has a connotation around continuing to give when asked
Vanavasa (374 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(vana). While it can be undertaken voluntarily, it usually carries a connotation of forced exile as a punishment. It commonly figures as a harsh penalty
Partido de la Gente (212 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pueblo. Locally, the word pueblo may have a left-leaning or revolutionary connotation, as used by other political groups such as Partido por el Gobierno del
Basters (4,599 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the Basters reappropriated it as an ethnonym, in spite of the negative connotation. Their 7th Kaptein is Jacky Britz, elected in 2021; he has no official
Orfeo ed Euridice discography (1,426 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
are described in detail. The term "pasticcio" (which has no negative connotation in this context) has been used for recordings where the different versions
Isa (name) (2,533 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
gift”. It is derived from the root word “Esa” (إيس) which carries the connotation of salvation or gift from God. While its most common association is with
Cahiers Élisabéthains (200 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
journal notes that the term English Renaissance "is given its broadest connotation: subjects have ranged from Chaucer to Restoration drama and beyond. The
Estate (land) (1,072 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
g., tennis courts and swimming pools). This usage is the predominant connotation of "estate" in contemporary American English (when not preceded by the
Map coloring (531 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
or feel of the map. In many cultures, certain colors have connotations. These connotations lie under a field of study called color symbolism. For example
Hysteria (3,159 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of hysteria. They also said that hysteria had a historically negative connotation, however that should not prevent doctors from assessing symptoms of the
Natio Hungarica (322 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
juridico-political category in Kingdom of Hungary without any ethnic connotation. The medieval Natio Hungarica consisted only the members of the Hungarian
Politics of drug abuse (1,611 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
drug abuse, as used by the Committee, are general terms and carry no connotation of the degree of risk to public health or of the need for drug control
Gentry (7,125 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of high social class, especially in the past. Gentry, in its widest connotation, refers to people of good social position connected to landed estates
United States entity (198 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
geopolitics, international trade, and diplomatic relations. The primary connotation involves defense industry regulations. Defense articles and intellectual
Negro (3,851 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to be criticized as having been imposed by white people, and having connotations of racial subservience and Uncle Tomism. The term Black, in contrast
Vine's Expository Dictionary (359 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
same English word, Vine's distinguishes the shadings of meaning and connotation that may be lost in the English translation. For example, there are a
Liberalism in the United Kingdom (4,861 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
occasionally have the imported American meaning; however, the pejorative connotation is much weaker in the UK than in the US, and social liberals from both
Tlamemeh (551 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Today, in Mexican Spanish, the word tameme is usually a derogatory connotation of "subordinate" that denotes the discrimination from the Indian that
Everything (666 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
known physical phenomena. Initially, the term was used with an ironic connotation to refer to various overgeneralized theories. For example, a great-grandfather
Sensory tourism (1,863 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
engage seriously with disability issues,” which leads to a negative connotation with visited areas by those of whom choose to visit. World Health Organization
Antanagoge (153 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
refer to placing a positive outlook on a situation that has a negative connotation, such as in the following examples: Literary examples "When life gives
Al Hopkins (1,246 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
as "hillbilly music", though not without qualms about its pejorative connotation. Hopkins played piano, an unusual instrument for Appalachian music. The
Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places (1,939 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
episode that "par'Mach" is the Klingon word for "love", with an aggressive connotation. "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places" has been met with mixed
Degrowth (12,581 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Critiques of degrowth concern the ambiguity of the concept, negative connotation that the term "degrowth" imparts, the misapprehension that growth is
Social model of disability (5,202 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of life. The medical model of disability carries with it a negative connotation, with negative labels associated with disabled people. The social model
Prior Analytics (1,289 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
syllogism as used by Aristotle in general does not carry the same narrow connotation as it does at present; Aristotle defines this term in a way that would
Prima donna (589 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
association, the contemporary meaning of the word has taken on the negative connotation of a vain, undisciplined, egotistical, obnoxious, or temperamental person
Communist propaganda (3,270 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
interests of the communist movement. While it tends to carry a negative connotation in the Western world, the term propaganda broadly refers to any publication
As easy as pie (292 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
phrase is often interchanged with piece of cake, which shares the same connotation. The phrase was used in 1910 by Zane Grey in "The Young Forester" and
Cuffee (335 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Cuffee, Cuffey, or Coffey is a first name and surname recorded in African-American culture, believed to be derived from the Akan language name Kofi, meaning
Nomen gentilicium (757 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
this sense, the term "gentile name" is used today without any religious connotation, despite or perhaps because of the use of "Christian name" to refer to
Cupul (372 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
time, the Mayan voice ku-pul, means that throws the bouncing, giving a connotation referring to the Mayan ballplayers that existed in the region. After
Slow Man (opera) (948 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
leg and the blind Marijana. The meeting has not only a strong sexual connotation but themes as love, isolation, old age, and fear of demise are prevalent
Loschwitz Bridge (398 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
technological miracle at the time; it is also understood to carry the cynical connotation referencing the German idiom ein blaues Wunder erleben meaning "to experience
National symbols of Switzerland (364 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
emancipated its Franc from the French Role Model with explicit Alpine Connotation and Democratic Topics | moneymuseum.com". www.moneymuseum.com. Retrieved
Amir al-Mu'minin (1,971 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(r. 634–644) adopted the title. This was likely not for its military connotation, but rather deriving from a Quranic injunction to "Obey God and obey
Ame-no-Tajikarao (636 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Michizane, as the god Tenjin. The name Ame-no-tajikarao carries the connotation of a male god with extreme and surmounting physical brute strength. The
Iyaric (2,584 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
oppression. This is accomplished by avoiding sounds and words with negative connotations, such as "back", and changing them to positive ones. Iyaric sometimes
Grand Theft Auto clone (5,406 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
realistic behaviors. As usage of the term "clone" often has a negative connotation and can be seen as controversial, reviewers have come up with other names
Iyaric (2,584 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
oppression. This is accomplished by avoiding sounds and words with negative connotations, such as "back", and changing them to positive ones. Iyaric sometimes
Cuauhtlatoani (393 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
meaning approximately, "the one who speaks like eagle") carried the connotation of "military ruler" or "appointed administrator". During the rise of
Jump blues (1,128 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1980s by the Honeydrippers. The term "rock and roll" had a strong sexual connotation in jump blues and R&B, but by the time DJ Alan Freed referred to rock
Etymological fallacy (413 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
changes can include a narrowing or widening of scope or a change of connotation (amelioration or pejoration). In some cases, modern usage can shift to
Hooray Henry (2,081 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
University Boat Race and Royal Ascot. Despite its generally negative connotation, several restaurants, clubs and boutiques have adopted the name in a
Josei manga (2,964 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
developed a negative connotation in the 1990s as it came to be associated with low-quality and pornographic manga, though this connotation waned by the 2000s
Oedipus Rex (7,023 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
legitimate claim to rule, but it did not necessarily have a negative connotation. Of Sophocles's three Theban plays that have survived, and that deal
Lexovii (690 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
('slope'), itself derived from an earlier *lexsouíiā. Given the semantic connotation of the name, Lexovii was probably an exonym, meaning that it was given
Noyan (438 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
who were also called Noyon. The term Noyon in this epoch acquired the connotation of nobleman, since Mongolia was mostly at peace. After 1921 the word
Saeculum (697 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
entered was called the saeculum novum, a term that received a metaphysical connotation in Christianity, referring to the worldly age (hence "secular"). Roman
Dark moon (387 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Amavasya and associated with Kali. Both of these goddesses have a dark connotation, hence the term dark moon. In Babylonian, Greek, and Indian culture,
Slog (281 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
clear the field.[citation needed] The word 'slog' carries a negative connotation, as it implies 'power hitting over grace and correct technique'.[citation
Gliosis (3,598 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
constituents of the glial scar. Gliosis has historically been given a negative connotation due to its appearance in many CNS diseases and the inhibition of axonal
PDTV (514 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
above. The "PD" in this case refers to "planet dust" with an additional connotation of Public Domain, even though the material offered is more often the
Cyphopod (119 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sclerotized, and usually hidden behind a small opening. Despite the connotation of the suffix -pod (generally referring to legs or feet), cyphopods are
Anti-national (India) (358 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
premiership of Narendra Modi, especially in media discourse. It is a connotation for anti-Indian sentiment in an Indian citizen, suggesting anti-government
Gamaliel III (448 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
explanation given by most of the Mishnah exegetes, who say that the connotation here is to a "worldly profession." Pirkei Avot 2:2 Pirkei Avot 2:2 Pirkei
Obscene gesture (1,536 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
While widespread use of the OK gesture has granted it an international connotation of assent, it also bears negative, vulgar, or offensive meanings in parts
Slut (2,515 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
womanizer, stud, and player. The adjective slutty carries a similar connotation, but can be applied both to people and to clothing and accessories, such
Alfonso A. Ossorio (1,220 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
called these assemblages congregations, with the term's obvious religious connotation. Ossorio was represented alongside Dubuffet and nearly 140 other artists
Lie (8,576 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
individuals who use them. Generally, the term "lie" carries a negative connotation, and depending on the context a person who communicates a lie may be
100th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution and Republic of China (1,766 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) respectively, but the connotation and significance of the celebrations varied between the two. On 10 October
Fi sabilillah (467 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the revenue of a palm grove of his to charitable use. Because of these connotations, the phrase is closely associated with the concept of zakah in fiqh (Islamic
Wastebasket diagnosis (1,317 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that the condition has not been properly classified. It can carry a connotation that the prognosis of individuals with the condition are more heterogeneous
El Clásico (8,599 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
mockery from both sides. The fixture carries a large-scale political connotation due to the Catalan independence movement, with the two clubs often identified
Da kine (838 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
body language. One definition (in mixed Pidgin) is: "Can have any kine connotation depends on how you say um and who you say um wit." "Da kine" may be related
Erik Patterson (564 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
with Kathleen Dennehy", Connotation Press, 2013-05-01. Joshua Fardon, "Erik Patterson interview with Connotation Press", Connotation Press, 2011-08-08. Amita
Patriotism (2,436 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
originally shared a similar meaning in the 19th century, but their use and connotation gradually grew apart. The Merriam-Webster defines patriotism as "love
Khmer grammar (1,233 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in three primary fashions, all of which convey a slightly different connotation or formality. The most common method of negation is a discontinuous construction
Kotobagari (491 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Sino-Japanese word Mōko (蒙古) meaning "Mongol" was recognized for its connotation of a "stupid, ignorant, or immature" person (compare the English term
Sam Pereira (343 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Review, Antioch Review, CutBank, Manoa, The Missouri Review, Poetry, Connotation Press and Blackbird. Pereira was a Language Arts Teacher at Los Banos
Aesthetic emotions (624 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that music could be enjoyed as pure sound and form, that it needed no connotation of extra-musical elements to warrant its existence. Art and emotion Aesthetic
Deep state (6,819 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
more widely used as a pejorative term with an overwhelmingly negative connotation, in the form of a conspiracy theory promoted by both the Donald Trump
Rape of males (6,949 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
abuse than females. Rape of males is still taboo, and has a negative connotation among heterosexual and homosexual men. Community and service providers
Satchan (337 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Diminutive forms such as these can—but do not always—carry a comical connotation, so "Satchan" isn't merely a name like "Jenny;" it can be more like "Jenny
VALO-CD (256 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Finnish word that means "light". Therefore the name of the project has a connotation of bringing enlightenment. The Finnish version of VALO-CD had the special
Sarkar (surname) (828 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Sarkars are Maulik Kayasthas and their Varna is Kshatriya. The Persian connotation of the word refers to 'chieftain', 'lord', or 'superintendent'. In modern
Supergroup (music) (1,052 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
writes that "Today, the term “supergroup” has something of a negative connotation. It usually signifies a short-term vanity project that attempts to profit
Gold ground (4,324 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and originally was used for details and had no particular religious connotation, but in Early Christian art it came to be regarded as very suitable for
Hospodar (1,535 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
as Lord for God. The etymology of the word can be traced back to the connotation of the Indo-European patron-client and guest-host relationship. Rich
Milonguero (895 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Until the beginning of the 1980s milonguero also had a strong negative connotation, signaling a womanizer who typically had no job. Such womanizers would
Amejo (529 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
means someone who has an affinity for America and that the derogatory connotation was a result of a misunderstanding of the Okinawan language. In her book
Kaidan (606 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
horror story, but it has an old-fashioned ring to it that carries the connotation of Edo period Japanese folktales. The term is no longer as widely used
Vivartavada (791 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
advocate Vivartavada and that his explanations are "remote from any connotation of illusion." According to these scholars, it was the 13th century scholar
Against the Sophists (1,267 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was a sophist, an identity which carried the same level of negative connotation as it does now. Many of the sophistic educators were characterized as
Reveries of the Solitary Walker (358 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
its mood." Before Rousseau's book the word "reverie" had a negative connotation: a 1771 dictionary defined the word as "ridiculous imagination" or "anxieties
Agdal (276 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
lands for government-owned horses. In general, the term "Agdal" has the connotation of something private or forbidden. Agdal is an urban community in Rabat
Dyavaprthivi (82 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The term occurs 65 times in the Rig Veda. This pair devata has several connotation and meaning in their splinted being such as Dyaus, the Sky Father, and
Despot (court title) (3,169 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
by "tyrant", an ancient Greek word that originally bore no negative connotation, and the Latin "dictator", a constitutionally sanctioned office of the
Mass concrete (271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
those days, the term was not officially defined and did not contain any connotation to large dimensions generating heat from hydration of cement, as these
Black Widow (Chechnya) (3,487 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
women being widows of men killed by the Russian forces in Chechnya (the connotation of black widow spider is intended). The Black Widows wear black dresses
Round collar robe (898 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
developing distinctive Chinese characteristics with time and lost its Hufu connotation. It eventually became fully integrated in the Hanfu system for the imperial
Gan Chinese (1,779 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of roughly equivalent meaning is ngo lat ň tsot dok, with the slight connotation of "I take you and hold" or "I get to you and hold." Object–den–subject–verb
Marinko Stevanović (199 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
poems have a humanistic and antiwar character, with an antipatriotic connotation. His poems have been translated into English, Dutch and German. He also
All-star (936 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
All-America squads, are recognitions of performance only, without the connotation of those selected ever being teammates in a game. The closest college
Skolt Sámi (5,359 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was coined by representatives of the majority culture and has negative connotation which can be compared to the term Lapp. Nevertheless, it is used in cultural
Cult of the Holy Spirit (3,812 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
religious practice, in sharp contrast to the term's modern, negative connotation. Devotion to the Holy Spirit is part of classical Catholic dogma and
Maruchan (366 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
shape of a ball or a happy child's face. In Japanese, roundness has a connotation of friendliness. The word chan is an honorific suffix, used affectionately
Urdoxa (174 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
paled in poststructuralist discourse, and usually carries a negative connotation insofar as it assumes a transcendental subjectivity which overly privileges
Despotism (1,123 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
state or government. In this sense, it is similar to the pejorative connotations that are associated with the terms tyrant and dictator. Despot has also
Rubble film (982 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to further develop. Originally, the name "Trümmerfilm" held negative connotation. These films were seen as a symbol of defeat and desolation. They symbolized
Gay (4,945 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
'unmanly', or 'lame'). The extent to which these usages still retain connotations of homosexuality has been debated and harshly criticized.[needs update]
Barrio (1,413 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
administrative divisions). The word does not have a special socioeconomic connotation unless it is used in contrast to the centro (city center or downtown)
Kayani (686 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
which later acquired a poetic aspect in Indic and warrior and royal connotation in Iranian. The word is also etymologically related to the Avestan notion
Vichy Pastilles (477 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Food Phobias, American author Alexander Theroux opines that due to its connotation to Vichy France, "many French citizens are still made uneasy" by hearing
Treatise (1,123 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"to handle," "to manage," or "to deal with". The Latin roots suggest a connotation of engaging with or discussing a subject in depth, which aligns with
Yob (slang) (349 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
thus derived from the word boy. It only began to acquire a derogatory connotation in the 1930s. Popular Redlands, California landmark The Tartan created
NIMBY (12,831 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
as well as support for strict land use regulations. It carries the connotation that such residents are only opposing the development because it is close
Béké (431 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
complément du nom -péyi (signifiant local) en construction directe sans connotation économique, par opposition au Béké (où le sème de "riche" est dominant)
List of stage mothers (362 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
financial remuneration on the child's behalf. There is sometimes a negative connotation associated with the term, sometimes implying a mother who exerts unreasonable
Vagrancy (biology) (812 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
from its species' usual range (especially north of its range) with the connotation of being a temporary population. In the context of lichens, a vagrant
Strinesdale Reservoir (222 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Strinesdale derives its name from the Old English "strine" meaning boundary in connotation to the old Lancashire–Yorkshire boundary that ran through the middle
I'm alright, Jack (441 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
would take minimal to no effort on their part. It carries a negative connotation, and is rarely used to describe the person saying it. The phrase is believed
Tigurini (859 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Lake Leman. The names of the Tigurini and the Helvetii had retained a connotation of a "barbarian" threat from the north for the Romans, employed by Julius
What's Come Inside of You (127 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
focuses on sexual themes, with most of the songs either having a sexual connotation or pornography samples embedded within the music. "Rinky Dink" – 2:14
Oenomel (210 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
spices (such as costus) or by mixing honey with must. Oenomel has the connotation of being a blend of strength and sweetness, which can mean something
Jasc Software (377 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Later when the company took off, he realized that was not the best connotation for a company to have so he publicly "changed" the acronym to "Jets and
2021–22 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team (272 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
name and associated mascot and logos in 2021 because of the "negative connotation and violence associated with the Crusader imagery," and because of its
Bejean (618 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Japanese word "bijin" (美人) which has the same meaning with an additional connotation of "hot girl." Bejean and Video Boy had both been published by Eichi
Lagom (984 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
suggest some degree of abstinence, scarcity, or failure, lagom carries the connotation of appropriateness, although not necessarily perfection. The archetypical
Monday (1,807 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
used, a tradition of numbering the days of the week to avoid the pagan connotation of the planetary or deities’ names, and to keep with the biblical name
Valorisation (2,259 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
process or activity) so that it makes money, or generates value, with the connotation that the thing validates itself and proves its worth when it results
Vascoda (625 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
associated with the medieval explorer Vasco da Gama, as this implies the connotation of navigating the sea of information. Initially, though, “vascoda“ is
Linguistic marketplace (526 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that are either positive or negative. Much of these values is based on connotation for the linguistic variety. The highest market values are assigned to
Aguaruna language (3,514 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
progress, Spanish is gradually added. There is a positive outlook and connotation in regard to bilingualism. 50 to 75% of the Aguaruna population are literate
Puits d'amour (382 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
covered with caramel. Puits d'amour is a French expression carrying erotic connotations; it literally translates to 'well of love'. The first mention of the
Nibelungentreue (757 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
association with fascism and militarism, the term has a derogatory or ironic connotation; it describes any excessive or blind loyalty which in the speaker's opinion
Lake of fire (2,323 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
stone" and a later connotation of a person, especially a slave, "severely tested by torture" to reveal truth. It can also have a connotation of restraint.
Northern Dynasties tombs of Ci County (471 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Northern Dynasties tombs of Ci County, Handan, Hebei, China consist of the tombs of members of the royalty and nobility of the Eastern Wei and Northern
Bleacher (675 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
locations and/or have lower ticket prices, giving the term "bleachers" a connotation of lower-class seating. The popularity of American football has made
Ubuntu (11,166 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
named after the Nguni philosophy of ubuntu, "humanity to others", with a connotation of "I am what I am because of who we all are". Since the release of the
Philosophy of conspiracy theories (1,607 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
where other explanations are more probable. The term has a negative connotation, implying that the appeal to a conspiracy is based on prejudice or insufficient
Yuval (given name) (370 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
While the name has Biblical origins, it does not have a strong religious connotation. Yuval Avidor (born 1986), Israeli football player Yuval Aviv (born 1947)
Mendoza Line (698 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
league. The term is also used outside of baseball to convey a similar connotation of unacceptably subpar performance: "The U.S. 10-year note yield declined
Na stráž (297 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
organization "Ľudová stráž", which was rejected due to its far right connotation. In January 2020, Kotleba Party candidate Anton Grňo was fined 5,000
Simon Thassi (859 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Mattathias and thus a member of the Hasmonean family. The name "Thassi" has a connotation of "the Wise", a title which can also mean "the Director", "the Guide"
Jakun people (5,420 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Orang Asli. In standard Malay, the name "jakun" carries a derogatory connotation meaning "slave" or unsophisticated person. Jakuns are mostly located
La India Canela (254 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
mulatto in the Dominican Republic and canela carries the additional connotation of sweetness and spiciness. Recognizing her talent, her father took her
Yuval (given name) (370 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
While the name has Biblical origins, it does not have a strong religious connotation. Yuval Avidor (born 1986), Israeli football player Yuval Aviv (born 1947)
Artist (991 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
literally defined means "skill method" or "technique", also conveys a connotation of beauty. During the Middle Ages the word artist already existed in
Lust (4,799 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
have a clear sexual connotation. For example, from the American Standard Version the same word is used outside of any sexual connotation: Matthew 13:17: For
Wellblechpalast (230 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
by a journalist during the early 1990s, originally had a pejorative connotation that characterised both the destitute nature of the building and the
2020–21 Valparaiso University women's basketball team (103 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
mascot and all logos associated with the term because of the "negative connotation and violence associated with the Crusader imagery", and because some
Passion and Purity (281 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
his supporters prefer to dating. Harris has argued that courtship's connotation is more in keeping with the kind of romantic programme espoused by both
Dirham (1,075 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of Maimonides' commentary of the Mishnah, has in all places the same connotation as dirham. Currently the valid national currencies with the name dirham
Play (Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin album) (172 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Leaves" (Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma) – 11:41 "Blues Connotation" (Ornette Coleman) – 7:13 "'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Cootie
Potboiler (428 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
playwright or novelist's creation is deemed a potboiler, this has a negative connotation that suggests that it is a mediocre or inferior work. In 1854 Putnam's
Pamphlet (880 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
who speaks of "panfletos exiguos" {'little pamphlets'}. Its modern connotations of a tract concerning a contemporary issue was a product of the heated
Spanish names of the Basque Country (3,976 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
been almost identical, with hardly noticeable difference in content and connotation, or they could have varied enormously, also when consciously used one
Language change (2,761 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pejoration, in which a term's connotation goes from positive to negative amelioration, in which a term's connotations goes from negative to (more) positive
Jíbaro (Puerto Rico) (3,479 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Since at least the 1920s the term "jíbaro" has had a more positive connotation in Puerto Rican culture, being now associated with a proud cultural heritage
You're a Vision Award (417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
created by The House of Eurovision in 1997. This was due to the negative connotation of the award because of its origins of deciding "the worst dressed look"
Sonnet 128 (2,378 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Shakespeare plays off the phrase, "jacks that nimble leap" giving it a sexual connotation. In the virginal a jack was the, "upright piece of wood fixed to the
Carpe diem (1,211 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
memento mori (remember that you are mortal) which carries some of the same connotation as carpe diem. For Horace, mindfulness of our own mortality is key in
Sex segregation (7,325 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
simply refer to the physical and spatial separation by sex without any connotation of illegal discrimination. In other circumstances, sex segregation can
Amanuensis (1,199 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
German and Dutch. In current times, in both Dutch and German its negative connotation of an unscrupulous, low person acting as criminal assistant prevails
Tallava (685 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
In the minds of many, its Ashkali origins imbue it with a lower-class connotation, and it is often disparaged. However, tallava is extremely popular and
Nip (488 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was changed from NIPS to NeurIPS in large part due to its perceived connotation with the slur. Jap Savill, Richard (4 October 2006). "Vicar says sorry
When It Changed (591 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
equates the word people to men, implying the implicit sexist and masculine connotation behind the non-native's words, contrasting with Whileaway's current opinion
Vetula (93 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vetula means "old woman" in Latin connotation being more like witch than other and may refer to: Vetula, a 7th-century
Hu Zhiying (4,221 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hu Zhiying (Chinese: 胡志穎; pinyin: Hú zhìyǐng; born November 12, 1959) is a contemporary Chinese avant-garde artist and art educator. He works within the
Aligarh Movement (3,056 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
new political identity: Being a Muslim came to have a political connotation-a connotation that was to lead this Indian Muslim community inexorably toward
Man-Mauji (185 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
by Kishore Kumar was a super-hit number and is still sung with comic connotation. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0234195/fullcredits Man-Mauji at IMDb v t
The Most Excellent (910 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"The Most Excellent". The style "His Excellency", which has a higher connotation than "The Most Excellent", is instead reserved for the children of an
I. A. Richards (2,880 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
could be precise in communicating meanings, by way of denotation and connotation. To establish critical precision, Richards examined the psychological
Jungle (1,597 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
It has been suggested that an Anglo-Indian interpretation led to its connotation as a dense "tangled thicket". The term is prevalent in many languages
Panties (1,003 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
because they were the standard underpants in previous decades and have a connotation of being worn by older women. Control briefs are designed to offer support
Swashbuckler film (1,491 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
clamour.[citation needed] Novels, and then Hollywood, altered the word's connotation to make the swashbuckler the hero of the plotline. Jeffrey Richards[who
Belgian football league system (488 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
on: the third, fourth and fifth level were renamed due to the negative connotation of the word Amateur. The First Amateur Division, Second Amateur Division
Live in Concert 2010 (422 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
finale of their 2010 reunion tour. Performing at this venue has a special connotation to the band members, who grew up nearby and saw concerts of their musical
Almogavars (6,842 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Greece. Devastation caused by Almogavars troops has created a negative connotation in some places. In the Greek regions of Attica and Boeotia, a popular
Hori (slur) (2,918 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
racial-ethnic identity or descent, has a pejorative and derogatory connotation. This connotation originated in colonial-era attitudes and racialised policies
Glossary of French words and expressions in English (15,303 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
either become very old-fashioned or have acquired different meanings and connotations in the original language, to the extent that a native French speaker
Sonnet 2 (730 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
are also carved into a field when a farmer plows, and the agricultural connotation is touched on two lines later with the image of worthless weeds. Livery
Playwright (2,499 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
early 19th century. The term "playwright" later again lost this negative connotation. The earliest playwrights in Western literature with surviving works
Southern Gothic (1,905 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
work was filled with "aimless violence" and "fantastic nightmares". The connotation was at first so negative that Eudora Welty said: "They better not call
Guren (308 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"crimson-colored lotus" commonly encountered in the West when used in an artistic connotation. In Japan, Guren (紅蓮) is "crimson-colored (紅) lotus flower (蓮の花)". It
Yane Sandanski (4,852 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
collaborator with the Turks. On the contrary, in North Macedonia, the positive connotation of him, created in the times of Communist Yugoslavia is still alive,
Southern Gothic (1,905 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
work was filled with "aimless violence" and "fantastic nightmares". The connotation was at first so negative that Eudora Welty said: "They better not call
Orange Revolution (7,616 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ended. In the following years, the Orange Revolution had a negative connotation among pro-government circles in Belarus and Russia. In the 2010 presidential
Condescension (300 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
inferior. By the nineteenth century, the word had developed a negative connotation, as evidenced by Charles Dickens in Dombey and Son, where a character
Hen (pronoun) (2,147 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
has been claimed that the word has lost some of its feminist-activist connotation in Sweden as it is used in the media, court rulings and books.[better source needed]
Mestizos in Mexico (5,591 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
from the popular Mexican vocabulary long ago, since it had a pejorative connotation. Some modern academics have challenged the mestizo concept on the grounds
Gentoo (term) (681 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
native inhabitants of India before the word Hindu, with its religious connotation, was used to distinguish a group from Muslims and members of other religious
Vatër (1,569 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
dead. After death, the souls of the ancestors (hije) assume a divine connotation and remain in contact with the family protecting the domestic hearth
Squatting (Australian history) (2,818 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
in the early years of British settlement of Australia had a similar connotation, referring primarily to a person who had occupied pastoral land not granted
Palamedes (mythology) (1,097 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Palamedes, based on the Greek myth. The play had a clear topical political connotation: the unjust killing of Palamedes stands for the execution of the statesman
Silver Bells (677 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
a song called 'Tinkle Bell'? Don't you know that word has a bathroom connotation?' So I went back to Ray the next day and told him we had to throw the
Lego Baby (432 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fragile babies born before 36 weeks gestation. As a result of the negative connotation surrounding the term, Lego rebranded Primo as Lego Baby in 2000. New
Money shot (930 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the image that makes the money (and thus, finally, to its pornographic connotation). In its broader cinematographic sense, a money shot (also called a money-making
Dulcie (763 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Latin dulcis in combination with bellus, or beautiful, and also had the connotation of sweetheart. Dulce is a Spanish form of the name that is often used
Barchetta (818 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
feminine form of -etto, confers the sense of something small or tiny with a connotation of endearment or affection towards the object. The plural form of barchetta
Galácticos (6,884 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
on-pitch achievements. The term itself carries both positive and negative connotations. Initially, it was used to emphasise the greatness of the superstar players
Portuguese profanity (356 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
folk etymology relates it to a ship's crow's nest, and the negative connotation from the expression "vai para o caralho", meaning "go to the crow's nest"
Night Prowler (song) (315 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
AC/DC, the band claimed that while the song had taken on a murderous connotation by Ramírez, it is actually about a boy sneaking into his girlfriend's
Native American name controversy (6,460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Typically, each name has a particular audience and political or cultural connotation, and regional usage varies. In Canada, the term "First Nations" is generally
Patois (767 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Switzerland, however, the term patois no longer holds any offensive connotation, and has become a celebrated and distinguished variant of the numerous
KWYE (990 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
September 1992, the call letters were changed to KSXY. Despite the obvious connotation of "Sexy" implied by that call sign, station management initially insisted
The Song of Singing (208 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
CD bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 7. "Blues Connotation" Ornette Coleman 7:23 8. "Ballad II" (not included on the 1987 CD reissue)   6:36 9.
Star and crescent (7,704 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
connects the star and crescent symbol with the concept of Islam. The connotation is widely believed to have come from the flag of the Ottoman Empire,
Great American Desert (1,457 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
lands were not good for agriculture, thus the term desert also had the connotation of "unfit for farming." The High Plains region is mostly semi-arid grassland
Town and gown (5,122 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
with a significant public school. The metaphor is historical in its connotation but continues to be used in the literature on urban higher education
Latins (1,145 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in a theological context. Nonetheless, it did not share this negative connotation in the West, where many self-identified with the term, such as Petrarch
Minjung (3,225 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
is not an adequate translation, and "the people" carries a communist connotation that makes its use dangerous in anti-communist South Korea. Nonetheless
Bosniak nationalism (1,090 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
identity initially emerged in medieval Bosnia and lacked any religious connotation. The situation remained largely unchanged throughout the Ottoman period
Dominatrix (4,860 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
dominant in their private relationships, and has taken on more and more the connotation of "professional". Nathalie Lugand in her 2023 book "A Psychodynamic
Katutura (587 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
launched. Amutenya argued that the name of the Katutura township has a bad connotation and reflects poorly towards a now free and independent Namibia. The name
Glossary of BitTorrent terms (1,861 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
data they have downloaded. Final share ratios over 1.0 carry a positive connotation in the BitTorrent community, because they indicate that the user has
Lolita fashion (4,350 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pedophilia and underage sexuality, "Lolita" soon developed a negative connotation referring to a girl inappropriately sexualized at a very young age and
Womanist Party of India (99 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
'womanist' as they consider the word 'feminist' to carry an upper-class connotation in India. "India's first all-woman party is here". Rediff. Mumbai. 1
Nathan ben Abraham I (14,254 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
where they explained the meaning of sippūq (Heb. ספוק) as having the connotation of adā, in the Arabic tongue, [meaning], he that grafts a tree upon a
Dux (1,329 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
official rank. By the mid-3rd century AD, it had acquired a more precise connotation defining the commander of an expeditionary force, usually made up of
Chipilo Venetian dialect (1,835 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
made precisely by opposing graphic functionality against the graphic connotation that MacKay used for years in his publications. In the graphic functionality
Chairo (slang) (900 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
indeed evolved over time and carries a specific cultural and political connotation in Mexico. Originally, it was used in the 1980s and 1990s to describe
Trope (cinema) (476 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
is an element of film semiotics and connects between denotation and connotation. Films reproduce tropes of other arts and also make tropes of their own
Bari Sangat Bihar (133 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
association. In Hindu or Sanatan vocabulary, the word has a special connotation. It stands for the body of men and women who meet religiously, especially
Dude (1,628 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
however, they were short lived due to dude also gaining a neutral gender connotation and some linguists see the female versions as more artificial slang.
Social justice warrior (1,040 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
term was adopted by what would become the alt-right, and the negative connotations gained increased usage which would eventually overshadow its origins
That Mysterious Rag (683 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
at the beginning of the verse, has no specific ethnic (or any other) connotation. "That Mysterious Rag" is the first instance of a change that Berlin
Mockado (433 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
carpeting or Moccadoes and in France moucades or moquets." Moquette has the connotation of a woolen mixture commonly used for carpeting and upholstery. Jenkins
Banchō (position) (434 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
personalities, and who stood against tough elements, and in turn, the negative connotation of the word diminished. It also became a scornful term for people who
Sleeper effect (3,093 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that is accompanied by a discounting cue, typically being some negative connotation or lack of credibility in the message, while a positive message may evoke
Greater India (14,669 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Greater India, also known as the Indian cultural sphere, or the Indic world, is an area composed of several countries and regions in South Asia, East Asia
Jefferson Seminary (285 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and to arrange for its board of trustees and faculty. "No religious connotation was implied by the term seminary." The process of establishing the school