What is a moon cricket?

moon cricket / mo͞onˈkrikit / noun. Derived from the antebellum colloquial slur for slaves who, weary and working through the night, maintained through chanting and song.
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Where is moon cricket from?

The exact origin of moon crickets is obscure. One theory suggests it begins with US slaves, who sang as a pastime—an act of community and resistance—at night after their labor. Crickets are known to chirp in the evening, when the moon is out.
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What does calling someone a cricket mean?

Crickets definition

(US slang, humorous or derisive) Absolute silence; no communication.
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What is a milk cricket?

Milking in cricket refers to scoring a steady stream of easy runs without or with the least risk of getting out during a cricket match. This is only possible if pitches executed by the bowler are poor. Poor gaps in the field can also create milking or milk the bowling during a cricket match.
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Are Sprickets spiders or crickets?

They're actually crickets but with a hunched back. They dwell in dark places and basements, and while it's bad enough that they look like spiders these lookalikes take full advantage of the similarity to hop like a demented spring when startled, scaring the bejeebus out of basement goers.
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I AM A STUPID MOON CRICKET AND DARKIE :(



What is a moon child?

(ˈmuːnˌtʃaild) nounWord forms: plural -children. a person born under the zodiacal sign of Cancer. [1965–70; moon + child; so called because of the astrological pairing of the moon with Cancer]
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Where did the term jungle bunny come from?

According to the OED, it was first quoted as offensive Australian slang in the Sunday Times in 1973, and it clearly slipped easily into British vocabularies. In the 1970s, one of the UK's top showjumpers, Lionel Dunning, even christened a new horse Jungle Bunny.
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What does Crikey mean in British?

crikey in American English

(ˈkraɪki ) interjection. British, Slang. used to express surprise, wonder, etc.
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What does bloody mean in England?

Bloody. Don't worry, it's not a violent word… it has nothing to do with “blood”.”Bloody” is a common word to give more emphasis to the sentence, mostly used as an exclamation of surprise. Something may be “bloody marvellous” or “bloody awful“. Having said that, British people do sometimes use it when expressing anger…
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What is a Crimey?

—used as a mild oath or to express surprise.
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What is the most Australian word?

The 25 most common Australian slang words
  • See ya this arvo - See you this afternoon.
  • Being dacked – When someone pulls your pants down.
  • Give a wedgie – When someone pulls your pants up your bum.
  • Dunny - toilet, bathroom – D'ya know where the dunny is, mate?
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What does yard ape mean?

The term "Yard Ape" is defined online as slang for an "unruly child" or as a derogatory term intended to describe Black people.
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What does Jungle Fever mean?

a person's preference for a sexual or romantic relationship that is interracial, especially the preference of a white person for a Black partner.
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What does the word contemptuously mean?

Definition of contemptuous

: manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt.
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How do I know if Im a MoonChild?

If your baby was born during the phase when the moon is growing to it's fullest, then they're a Waxing MoonChild. Waxing Moon Children are usually very constructive and productive. They are positive and are likely to have a very optimistic outlook on life.
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Why are cancers called MoonChild?

It turns out the Marc's star sign is the sign of the crab, Cancer. But for somewhat obvious reasons, he prefers to call himself a Moonchild, since the sign of Cancer is ruled by the beautiful Moon.
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What Moon girl means?

Moon Girl may refer to: Moon Girl (EC Comics), a superhero from the Golden Age of Comics; real name is Claire Lune. Moon Girl (Marvel Comics), a superhero from Marvel Comics and the partner of Devil Dinosaur; real name is Lunella "Nella" Lafayette.
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What does Snowbunny mean in slang?

snow bunny (plural snow bunnies) (Canada, US, slang) An inexperienced, usually female skier. (Canada, US, slang) A young, attractive, female skier; a sexually active young woman attracted to the promiscuous après-ski way of life.
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What is jungle rot?

Medical Definition of jungle rot

: any of various especially pyogenic skin infections contracted in tropical environments.
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Is jungle fever a disease?

(mă-lār'ē-ă), A disease caused by the presence of the sporozoan Plasmodium in human or other vertebrate erythrocytes, usually transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus Anopheles that previously sucked blood from a person with malaria.
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What is a Yard child?

Filters. (slang, derogatory) An unruly child. noun.
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What is the C word in Australia?

In Australia, "cunt" (pronounced "cunt", as in "bunt") has many connotations – most of which are actually positive. For example: If a friend of mine were to be exceptional at motorsports or a nice person in genera,l he would henceforth be referred to as a "sick-cunt".
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What do Aussies call their girlfriends?

Missus. A person's wife or girlfriend.
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What is a toilet called in Australia?

dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
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Who said Criminy?

In 1865 Clayton wrote in Cruel Fortune: "Criminy! — Raymond tight. I am astonished." That gives you some idea of the mildness of the oath by the middle of the 19th century! The situation was more serious in a 1700 quotation cited in Slang and its Analogues: "Murder'd my brother!
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