Grounded in a belief in pachouli, sage, or karma and sometimes veggie burgers. How to use the dictionary on your kindle paperwhite dummies. Heres a list of opposite words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. In praise of urban dictionaries books the guardian. An open book definition is a person or thing that is easy to learn about and understand.
Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the cambridge dictionary editors. Post 1 or 2 of your favorite definitions, if the dictionary has a definition for that name. Whatever we might think of its vulgarity, urban dictionary is useful. An open book definition and meaning collins dictionary. Open book is the working identity of michele and rick gedney. Fularious street slang defined by aaron peckham, creator of, lives in san luis obispo, ca, book design diane marsh. Definition of be an open book in the idioms dictionary. Change your default dictionary to american english. Their music is an amalgam of folk inflected styles with tunes that concern themselves with love and loss, their music crosses into the urban landscape as easily as it inhabits and embraces its rural roots.
Open book definition of open book by the free dictionary. Im definitely gonna smash, that bitch is open like 7eleven. An open book definition of an open book by merriamwebster. Lucien having left, danglars took his place on the sofa, closed the open book, and placing himself in a dreadfully dictatorial attitude, he began playing with the dog.
Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Open book internet used in the phrase my life is an open book, in the 1990s i saw it online many times in personal profiles when a person was saying they are a student occupation. The dictionary does not define names of people, but there are sites that explain the origin and meanings of names. Since then, urban dictionary has been cited in court, in graduation speeches, and by countless news. Information and translations of open book in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Urban book source how is urban book source abbreviated. Read someone like a book phrase meaning, pronunciation and more by macmillan dictionary. Perform unlimited searches for free, forever define any word, whether its slang or not vote on definitions you like share on facebook, twitter, txt and email see the full text of any definition see todays urban word of the day shake for a random word on. Open book definition, someone or something easily understood or interpreted. Top synonyms for open book other words for open book are person without secrets, unpretentious person and opened book. A phrase from a indian guy on facebook who wants to try to hit it with a girl, but thanks to his small knowledge of english, it has improper grammar with some words misspelled. Open definition, not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate.
Open book article about open book by the free dictionary. Nov, 2019 while urban dictionarys speed may be useful in a legal setting, some lexicologists believe that depending on a crowdsourced dictionary is risky. Definition and synonyms of an open book from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. How linguists are using urban dictionary jstor daily. Open book definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Oct 01, 2005 bearing the slogan define your worldserves more than 1. With urban dictionary, peckham purports to record current street slang, selecting the funniest, wittiest, and truest entries from the website, promising the reader street cred. Urban dictionary is a dictionary site composed of usersubmitted definitions for slang terms used either online or in real life that are not defined in an actual dictionary. In this way, you can read a more detailed definition or navigate quickly to linked entries.
Founded in 1999 by college student aaron peckham as a parody of the dictionary, features definitions written by people from all over the world. Fularious street slang defined ebook written by urbandictionary. Urban dictionary is the online dictionary with definitions written by everyone. Open the default dictionary at the definition of the word. Language and slang are culturally defined and there are even racistprejudiced words in the dictionary. Any hope that in book form peckham would transcend the chaos and anarchy of the website is quickly dashed by the complete lack of editorial structure and.
Hey man that doesnt make any fucking sense, you know what i said makes perfect sense dude2. These legal contracts are anything but an open book. Pick 10 names of book characters if youre a writer pick 10 of your own if youre a reader, pick 10 book characters then open up urban dictionary and search each name. Open book meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Openbook examination definition is a written examination during which an examinee is permitted to consult references to answer questions calling for organization. Open book definition of open book by merriamwebster. In fact the new name for wasted had already been recorded three months earlier by urban dictionary. Fularious street slang defined kindle edition by, peckham, aaron, peckham, aaron.
Report errors, such as typos, formatting, or other problems directly to amazon. Being so wasted that all inhibitions are lowered to the point where a person says anything and everything that comes to their mind creating an effect known as an open book. Information and translations of an open book in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Fularious street slang defined by aaron peckham, creator of, lives in san luis obispo, ca, book design diane marsh, jan 1, 2005 5. Thousands of new words and definitions are added each day. Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples log in dictionary.
One who acts or purports to act honestly, with no secrets. Is a word misspelled or is incorrect punctuation used. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading urban dictionary. Definition of open book in the financial dictionary by free online english dictionary and encyclopedia. How to use the dictionary on your kindle paperwhite. A process by which a group or individual obtains a subjective assessment of the mental and emotional state of another person, place or thing. Nov 02, 2007 an open book account is a method used by companies to debit the account of a customer for a service or product and then bill the customer at a later date. Used instead of open book to indicate your life is open and available for others to peruse on the internet. A type of credit system is set up to receive merchandise with the promise to make payment. In urban dictionary, site founder aaron peckham culls his more than 170,000 definitions for the funniest, and most provocative phrases that define the modern slang scene. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the cambridge dictionary editors or of cambridge university press or its. Dictionary grammar blog school scrabble thesaurus translator quiz more resources more from collins. If someone is an open book, it is easy to know what they are thinking and feeling. In a lawsuit, this is likely referring to the reason for the lawsuit.
This book searches for the word in the current book, all text searches for the word on your kindle paperwhite, and kindle store finds all titles that have the word it doesnt search for every instance of the word in the kindle store. An open book definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Since then, urban dictionary has been cited in court, in graduation speeches, and by countless media outlets, including cnn and time magazine. An open book account is a method used by companies to debit the account of a customer for a service or product and then bill the customer at a later date. Then you find a defintion you like or think that it fits you, and post it here, either. The urban dictionary bookish name challenge og petyr.
Fularious street slang defined 2005 book urban dictionary. That the contractor used an open book account and it seeking payment of the billed activity. Freshest street slang defined volume 3, peckham, aaron on. This is the british english definition of an open book. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are. A set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers. This mostly has become a meme due to its hilarious misspelling and improper grammar. Urban dictionary, now in its 20th year, is a digital repository that contains. Anytime mr johnson wanted to open the books and initiate a. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read urban dictionary.
Open book definition is something that is widely or fully known. Read definition, to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of something written, printed, etc. This book was worth its price, but i think i will just find some slang words online instead. Open a book definition of open a book by the free dictionary. Unfollow urban dictionary book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Not anchored in or limited to science, psychology or sociology. Closed book meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Urban dictionary, now in its 20th year, is a digital repository that contains more than 8 million definitions and famously houses all manner of slang and cultural expressions. Ridonkulous street slang defined includes more than 2,000 of the latest contemporary slang entries. In partnership with the city of alexandria mayor justin wilson, and acps officials, the open book foundation will be donating 6,000 new books to selected title i elementary schools. Urban dictionary is not a vehicle for libel as it does not usually address a specific persons full name. A term used to describe the loosening of ones ego when tripping on lsd.
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