query: What is the etymology of the word “basic” as used in current slang?
positive_passages.docid: 145009
positive_passages.text: Where did the slang word "basic" come from?
negative_passages.docid: 119236
negative_passages.text: Why is it "description" but "describe" (b and p)?
negative_passages.docid: 42067
negative_passages.text: A verb for transforming something into currency
negative_passages.docid: 24504
negative_passages.text: What is the meaning, history, and current popularity of "of a Monday" (or Tuesday, or Wednesday, etc.)?
negative_passages.docid: 27765
negative_passages.text: What is the origin of "dibs"?
negative_passages.docid: 34809
negative_passages.text: Debate, Bare Plurals, and Mass Nouns
negative_passages.docid: 98965
negative_passages.text: Origin/reason for the expression "on the bus" instead of "in the bus"
negative_passages.docid: 102675
negative_passages.text: Term for using "thingy-esque" phrases rather than a common word
negative_passages.docid: 82523
negative_passages.text: Where did the “&” character come from, and why is it here?
negative_passages.docid: 122523
negative_passages.text: What is the meaning, usage and formality of the greeting "What's up"?
negative_passages.docid: 93525
negative_passages.text: Why ; is called semicolon and what is its history?
negative_passages.docid: 31219
negative_passages.text: How bad is the use of "n***er" today?
negative_passages.docid: 119002
negative_passages.text: What does "formal" mean?
negative_passages.docid: 133211
negative_passages.text: A word that means outdated tradition
negative_passages.docid: 68957
negative_passages.text: What's the meaning of the term "gib"?
negative_passages.docid: 45822
negative_passages.text: Noun-adjective reversal - was it ever in use in plain speech?
negative_passages.docid: 143339
negative_passages.text: English dialect used in titles