The Japanese slang term "Unibare" is meant derisively, applied to someone caught, embarrassingly, clad in one of Uniqlo's ubiquitous core items.

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It was thought that the word Assarabia - a Korean slang term - might also raise pronunciation issues outside South Korea.

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The irony of course is at the heart of the red-eye, a slang term used to describe the fatigued eyes often plaguing overnight flyers.

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"It was a completely a burger crowd, " said Ms. Mansuri, using a slang term for the affluent, middle-class voters who tend to support PTI.

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The slang term for this is blank check.

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That term has become slang with many meanings.

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Latma is an Arabic term for "slap" that has been adopted in Israeli slang.

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Although Craig may not have actually used the term himself, "wide stance" was swiftly seized upon by comedians and slang dictionaries.

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Even so, six months after Wonga (Brit-slang for money) was launched in July 2008, it was already profitable and is now the biggest short-term lender in Britain.

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