So, hoping you too are surviving the dust on your road to victory, here is today's proverb read out loud: 355. Palma non sine pulvere. The number here is the number for this proverb in Latin Via Proverbs: 4000 Proverbs, Mottoes and Sayings for Students of Latin. If you are reading this via RSS: The Flash audio content is not syndicated via RSS; please visit the Latin Audio Proverbs blog to listen to the audio.
Cockney rhyming slang is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. Many of its expressions have passed into common language, and the creation of new ones is no longer restricted to Cockneys.
fool or idiot--someone behaving in that fashion. Correction: The literal meaning of 'putz' is slang for male genitalia.The English equivalent is d*ck. Though it's origin â¦ al meaning was equivalent to calling someone a penis, which in the old country was a great insulting expletive.t is slang for fool or idiot. In vulgar slang it means Penis. The word itself is Yiddish. So really, its like calling someone a really small penis. Haha!