How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
The Lustful Turk — or Lascivious Scenes from a Harum is a Pre Victorian British erotic epistolary novel first published anonymously in 1828. However, this was not widely known or circulated until the 1893 edition was printed.It consists largely of a series of… … Wikipedia
Sign of the Cross — For other uses, see Sign of the Cross (disambiguation). The Sign of the Cross (Latin: Signum Crucis), or crossing oneself, is a ritual hand motion made by members of many branches of Christianity, often accompanied by spoken or mental recitation… … Wikipedia
Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… … Catholic encyclopedia
List of car crash songs — The car crash song emerged as a popular pop and rock music teenage tragedy song during the 1950s and 1960s at a time when the number of people being killed in vehicle collisions was rising fast in many countries. In the UK the number of… … Wikipedia
Types of gestures — Gestures are a form of body language or non verbal communication.Although some gestures, such as the ubiquitous act of pointing, differ little from one place to another, most gestures do not have invariable or universal meanings, having specific… … Wikipedia
Kiss — A romantic kiss This article is about the physically affectionate act. For other uses, see Kiss (disambiguation). For the municipality in Germany, see K … Wikipedia
kiss — I. v. a. 1. Salute, greet with a kiss. 2. Caress with the lips, press one s lips upon. II. n. 1. Salute. 2. Caress (with the lips) … New dictionary of synonyms
José Antonio Primo de Rivera — For other people called Jose Rivera, see Jose Rivera (disambiguation). This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Primo de Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Sáenz de Heredia. José Antonio Primo de… … Wikipedia
theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… … Universalium
Shayari — In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises couplet, or Sher. The plural for Sher is Ashaar . The form ghazal is a collection of mulitiple ashaar each of which should convey a complete thought without any reference to… … Wikipedia
