Etymologies
- Shortened from Bristol City, the name of an English football team, for, titty. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“On September 21st 2007, anonymous wrote: he might get a few interviews, but besides that he’ll keep his psychotic ass in bristol, tn. 97% of the people who watch him HATE chris cunningham. chris, its 14: 59. times almost up gurl”
“PEBBLE: Village groups call bristol bay vote irresponsible.”
“The original art is India ink on 11″x17″ Strathmore archival acid-free bristol paper.”
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“Besides when you had people chanting drill baby drill at your trailor trash campaign rallies i thought you were talking about what every high school boy in wasilla does to bristol on friday nights.”
“Come to bristoljobs. co.uk to find bristol jobs and the rest of England.”
“I caught lots of 25 '' char and a 3.5 pound grayling. bristol bay is better, 4 pound grayling and tons of char 10+ pounds. my biggest is about 17 pounds, 33 '' by 23 '”
“Signage (bristol board, signs, permanent marker, heavy duty tape)”
“SIGNAGE: I hit the dollar store, buy the brightest colors of bristol board I can find, a permanent black marker, heavy-duty tape and some GARAGE SALE signs, and get to work.”
“January 27th, 2010 at 11: 54 am bristol palins baby says:”
“January 27th, 2010 at 11: 47 am bristol palins baby says:”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bristol’.
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English Counties, Districts, Boroughs
northumberland, tyne and wear, newcastle upon tyne, gateshead, north tyneside, south tyneside, sunderland, cumbria, carlisle, allerdale, eden, copeland and 348 more...
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If-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-...
Words that have been used as baby names, including virtue names, nature names, place names, etc.
The title is an actual name given to a Puritan boy in the 17th century.faith, hope, grace, charity, chastity, prudence, patience, temperance, river, phoenix, stone, violet and 455 more...
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Counties in Virginia
There are only 95 counties, but this list also includes independent cities. Some have the same name (e.g. Bedford), so tags on each word say whether a Virginia county, Virginia city, or both.
lee, scott, wise, dickenson, buchanan, russell, washington, tazewell, smyth, bland, wythe, grayson and 118 more...
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Squopping Your Wink: A Glossary of Ti...
Well, really more like words having to do with tiddlywinks, than a glossary.
"The Lexicon of Tiddlywinks, compiled by Rick Tucker, documents the words of winkdom from 1955 to the prese...squop, tiddlywink, 30-second rule, approach shot, wink, mat, target pile, blitz, bomb, pot, battle area, boondock and 128 more...
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"A List of His MAJESTY's Ships and Ve...
Boston: Re-Printed and Sold at J. Draper's Printing-Office in Newbury-Street. (Price Sixteen Pence single.)
See the companion list, A LIST of the Men of War the French have left," 174...apollo, deptford, portsmouth, princess royal, scarborough, sutherland, william and mary, mary, fubbs, dublin, charlotte, catherine and 302 more...
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ringman's Words
squidger, squop, nurdle, bristol, boondock, gromp, crud, doubleton, simpleton, bridge, bucket, lunch and 1 more...
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Hockey Mom
Sarah Palin's kids.
Tweets
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bilby In this citation, a reference to the type of paper:
"The two mothers-in-law sat in May’s drawing-room on the afternoon of the great day, Mrs. Archer writing out the menus on Tiffany’s thickest gilt-edged bristol, while Mrs. Welland superintended the placing of the palms and standard lamps."
- Edith Wharton, 'The Age of Innocence'. Sep 20, 2009
chained_bear In tiddlywinks, "a gromp shot in which the face of the squidger is held perpendicular to the wink being played, and roughly parallel to the intended direction of the shot." (Originated at the University of Bristol.) Aug 27, 2008