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Standards, however, are a type of flag used for personal identification and will only carry the coat of arms of its owner, such as the Royal Standard in the UK or the personal standard of any armiger. Hence, a standard is a type of flag but a flag isn't necessarily a standard.
Dec 17, 2011 · A simple way to understand it, is to compare the UK to the USA. The USA is a country made up of states. Each state, with a different name. People can be New Yorkers or Californians and they are Americans. However, not all Americans are New Yorkers or Californians. For the UK, replace the word states, with the words "home nations".
In the UK at least, bitch doesn't have that association - it means something along the lines of woman with an unkind, evil or spiteful personality. The words skank and ho are recognised - especially from rap music - but are definitely felt to be American imports. All of the others are fully accepted as native :)
Jun 15, 2022 · There was a flagpole surrounded by chrysanthemums , the American flag standing out straight in the stiff wind . Dream Country: A Novel - Luanne Rice · 2008. Meagan looked up at the Canadian maple leaf flag standing out in the ever-stiffening south wind, and then sighted down the road toward the bridge. Red Sky in the Morning - Bill Hamann · 2008
Feb 7, 2019 · Ah, So the meaning of flag (v) does NOT derive from a metaphor, like I thought, but comes direct from a word in a parent language. Thanks. After some more research, it also appears that flag (n) might come from flaquir too (in the sense of a flag being something that droops or hangs loose), or it could be a totally unrelated false cognate, from a proto-germanic root for flatness.
Sep 18, 2017 · Cashpoint - I don't recognise this term. On the UK television programme "Dragon's Den" they have a new dragon who is described as "The Cashpoint Queen" from her previous "cashpoint" business. Neither my wife (same age and location history as myself) or I was sure what it meant, but we decided it probably meant "cash machine".
The "Red Flag" is a traditional song of the Labour Movement. It contains the lines "Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer" A synonym for coward is chicken. A bunch of "sneering" cowards launch a coup. It is, therefore, a chicken coup.
Dec 1, 2015 · fag (n.1) Look up fag at Dictionary.com British slang for "cigarette" (originally, especially, the butt of a smoked cigarette), 1888, probably from fag "loose piece, last remnant of cloth" (late 14c., as in fag-end "extreme end, loose piece," 1610s), which perhaps is related to fag (v.), which could make it a variant of flag (v.).
Mar 25, 2021 · This phrase dates back to the 1700s. It has a nautical origin and refers to the color of the flag which every ship is required to fly at sea. Pirates used to deceive other ships by sailing under false flags so that they would not excite suspicion. The other ships, thinking that the pirates were friendly, sailed close to them and fell under ...
Mar 21, 2014 · The United States of America, Ltd. is a Limited Corp. incorporated in Scotland. The registration is held at White House #2 (sister White House) in Edinburgh. The country of origin for USA, ltd is U.K., which in my opinion confirms what I've suspected for a long time, we are still owned by Britain. (see original American flag "Grand Union Flag").
