Forms of hypergamy have been practiced throughout history, including in India, imperial China, ancient Greece, the Ottoman Empire, feudal Europe, and the United States. Today most people marry their approximate social equals, and in much of the world hypergamy is in slow decline: for example, it is becoming less common for women to marry older men.
National Basketball Association (NBA) with 150+ answers. Dub is a shortened form of the letter W (dub-el-yoo) and the Warriors start with W. This is a very common thing for sports teams to do to make something sound more attractive.
This is a list of nicknames in the sport of basketball. Most are related to professional basketball, although a few notable nicknames from the U.S. college game are included. Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball in the late 1940s â Fabulous Five (Alex Groza, Ralph Beard, Wallace Jones, Cliff Barker and Ken Rollins). 2  University of Houston men's basketball from 1982 to 1984 â  Phi Slama Jama  (led by Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler).