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Popular culture
The vernacular or people's culture that prevails in a modern society.
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Vulcan salute
Entertainment; Popular culture
The Vulcan salute is a hand gesture popularised by the movie and tv series Star Trek. It involves a raised hand, palm forward with the fingers parted between the middle and ring finger, and the thumb ...
Bob’s your uncle (and fanny’s your aunt)
Culture; Popular culture
This phrase means that something will be successful. It is the equivalent of ‘and there you go,’ or as the French say ‘et voilà!’. Adding the ‘and fanny’s your aunt’ makes you that much more ...
Nosy Parker
Culture; Popular culture
A "nosy parker", sometimes spelled 'nosey parker', is a person of an overly inquisitive or prying nature. The phrase 'nosy parker' dates from the end of the 19th century. The popular Victorian ...
Sweet Fanny Adams
Culture; Popular culture
Sweet Fanny Adams mean nothing, such as when being asked what you did for the day or what you’re currently doing. Usually a more pleasant way of saying "Leave it" or an alternative way of saying ...
Page Three Girls
Culture; Popular culture
The Page Three Girls is a key feature of the British tabloid newspaper the Sun. For 45 years, the newspaper has published large photographs of topless girls on its print edition's third page. The ...
La Llorona
Culture; Popular culture
Although several variations exist, the basic story tells of a beautiful woman by the name of Maria who drowns her children in order to be with the man that she loved. The man would not have her, ...
Banshee
Culture; Popular culture
In legend, a banshee is a fairy woman who begins to wail if someone is about to die. In Scottish Gaelic mythology, she is known as the bean sìth or bean nighe and is seen washing the bloodstained ...
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