Tag: long in the tooth
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Hipster
Word of the Day: Hipster When you hear the word hipster, what comes to mind? Some older men use the term as an insult, as in, “Just another damn hipster!” However, thankfully, not all people think that way. Hipster, coined in the 1940s and popularized in the 2000s, is a young adult subculture interested in…
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Long in the tooth
English Idiom: Long in the tooth We’re all getting a little long in the tooth. This idiom means that someone is old or at least older than you are. As far as I can ascertain, the expression comes from the fact that as some animals, such as horses, age their gums recede, and this makes…
