Informal. verb (used without object), ske·dad·dled, ske·dad·dling. to run away hurriedly; flee. When was skedaddle popular? 19th century US – dramatically appearing and gaining prominence in Civil War military contexts around 1861, and rapidly passing into more general use. What is the dictionary definition of skedaddle? intransitive verb. : toRead More →
Definition of catawampus (Entry 2 of 2) 1 dialectal : fierce, savage, destructive. 2 dialectal : askew, awry, cater-cornered. Where did Lollygagging originate from? “Lollygag,” also known historically as “lallygag,” comes into English in the mid-19th century meaning to dawdle. However, at that time, “lollygag” also meant to fool around.Read More →
You can get compasses that are ‘globally balanced’ to work everywhere – the Suunto M3 global is one. The thing to remember in terms of ‘outness’ is magnetic declination. That varies hugely according to where you are in the world, and getting that wrong can send you way off course.Read More →
In general, lowercase north, south, northeast, northern, etc., when they indicate compass direction. Capitalize these words when they designate regions. Should states be capitalized? Capitalizing the Word “States” If the writer is referring to the United States and calling it just the States, then states needs to be capitalized. IfRead More →
The soil and climate of the South was better suited for growing crops. … Cash crops required slave labor because they were produced in such high quantities that a plantation owner needed as many people as possible to pick as much of the crop as possible on a daily basis.Read More →
In general, lowercase north, south, northeast, northern, etc., when they indicate compass direction. Capitalize these words when they designate regions. Is Southern capitalized AP? In short, it says to capitalize northern, southern, eastern, western and related words when they refer to the PEOPLE in a region or what they DORead More →
Gulf Power was sold to Florida Power & Light’s parent company, NextEra Energy, in 2019 for $5.75 billion. For now, Gulf Power is operating under its name, but it is part of Florida Power & Light. Who owns Gulf Power now? Gulf Power Company is an energy provider and subsidiaryRead More →
Lakeside has an overall crime rate of 14 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Lakeside is 1 inRead More →
Piedmont is in Italy’s northwest and borders Switzerland and France. True to the meaning of its name (foot of the mountain), Piedmont is a land of mountains. It is surrounded on three sides by the Alps, with the highest peaks and largest glaciers in Italy. Is Turin and Torino theRead More →
it is an artistic choice. jasper canonically lost his accent a long time ago but he puts it on sporadically to confuse people because confusion is a relatively easy emotion for him to deal with. Did Ashley Greene and Jackson Rathbone dated? Are they officially dating? A friend of Ashley’sRead More →