To be liberal in common parlance today might be supposed to represent a dangerous threat to society. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
You have been misled by appearances or what in police parlance is called a clue. From Wordnik.com. [The Filigree Ball] Reference
The term the legacy of slavery, while in popular parlance, is rarely ever quantified. From Wordnik.com. [Is the Past Dead? : Law is Cool] Reference
The name which had been given by him to his house of rest was "The Dai butzu," or, in English parlance. From Wordnik.com. [Corea or Cho-sen The Land of the Morning Calm] Reference
The word "anti-war" in American parlance means somehow who is a pacifist, a peacenik, who is against war qua war. From Wordnik.com. [08/13/2006] Reference
If the wigs are not evidence that Ichihashi was a "sister-boy" (in Japanese parlance), then possession of them becomes a puzzle. From Wordnik.com. [News On Japan] Reference
The term day trader, in the current media parlance, is code for "hedge-fund manager without investors or a good college degree.". From Wordnik.com. [Lay Off the Day Traders, You Wretches and Snobs] Reference
"McCain's Mixed Signals on Foreign Policy" (Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times) In today's parlance, is McCain a "realist" or "neocon"?. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily 2008 - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com] Reference
In environmental parlance, that is known as an externalised cost. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
In the fantastic, ancient, popular parlance, which is vanishing day by day. From Wordnik.com. [Les Misérables] Reference
Mostly I want to know how much of his parlance is the same when you see him offline. From Wordnik.com. [The Snub Fantasy] Reference
576 “Níl” in popular parlance is the Nile in flood; although also used for the River as a proper name. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
In common parlance, that is generally interpreted as "cruel" or "punishments that are harsher than the crime.". From Wordnik.com. [China Barks Back] Reference
A bottle of "sperrits" for his stomach's sake, as well as a huge package of provisions, called in Southern parlance. From Wordnik.com. [Social relations in our Southern States,] Reference
Smörgåsbord, alongside ombudsman, seems to be one of the few Scandinavian words used regularly in English parlance. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
If someone won’t understand something in American parlance, I will try to use a bit of the British vocab I’ve picked up. From Wordnik.com. [Web Translations » Blog Archive » Howdy, y’all] Reference
So, Rule Maven says, Republicans will move "to waive the point of order or 'poo,' in Senate parlance, which is a 60-vote threshold.". From Wordnik.com. [Mitch McConnell's promise kept on ObamaCare] Reference
As they say in English parlance. From Wordnik.com. [Take a Seat: The Problem of Saddle Theft] Reference
More than 50 percent is, in political parlance, a win. From Wordnik.com. [Baghdad And Battling Pols] Reference
Or, in former Mayor Koch's parlance, "How're we doing?". From Wordnik.com. [The Capital And The Queen] Reference
There was, in airline parlance, a "light load" that morning. From Wordnik.com. [The Final Moments Of United Flight 93] Reference
In the parlance of the trade, many chains are simply over-stored. From Wordnik.com. [America the Over-Stored] Reference
Instead, in gamblers 'parlance, Republicans "doubled down" on Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [How To Beat 'Cut And Run'] Reference
In highway-commissioner parlance, the road was "decertified" in 1985. From Wordnik.com. ['The Highway That's The Best'] Reference
In the supercharged parlance of politics that means they're not a presidential ticket. From Wordnik.com. [With A Little Help From His Friends] Reference
(In industry parlance, that's called a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.). From Wordnik.com. [Sims Family Values] Reference
In fast-food parlance, Borucki is called a "heavy user," even though he is quite slender. From Wordnik.com. [Meet The 'Heavies'] Reference
But, in the old Washington parlance, he was left "twisting in the wind" by a fickle Clinton. From Wordnik.com. [Building The Cabinet] Reference
(In the more elevated parlance of diplomats, this is sometimes known as two-tracking the problem.). From Wordnik.com. [The Mythology of Munich] Reference
At that stage, in the parlance of those who parse such things professionally, it's "" pre-cool. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Blowing Smoke] Reference
In Hollywood parlance, Kerry is "opening wide" -- and none too soon in the eyes of many Democrats. From Wordnik.com. [KICKING INTO HIGH GEAR] Reference
According to Chartwells, 57 percent of kids have a meal in the "fourth meal period," industry parlance for 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. From Wordnik.com. [CAFETERIA CUISINE] Reference
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