Cracker article about cracker by the free dictionary. Bells will only be rung as a single strike, or a closely spaced double strike, with a maximum of eight bells 4 sets of 2. It was used against all white people by those now referred to as blacks, african americans, and so forth. An infectuous tropical disease carried by mosquitoes. Yellow fever definition is an acute infectious disease that is endemic in subsaharan africa and tropical south america, is marked by symptoms such as fever, muscle pain, and headache of sudden onset which typically resolve within a few days but are sometimes followed by more serious symptoms such as jaundice, high fever, and hemorrhage, and is caused by a flavivirus species yellow. A single 17d yellow fever vaccination provides lifelong. Jul 01, 20 but it turns out cracker s roots go back even further than the 17th century. Crackers meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Sense of computer cracker, crack, cracking, were promoted in the 1980s as an alternative to hacker, by programmers concerned about negative public associations of hack, hacking creative computer coding.
Yellow fever simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cracker hangnail is a term used in the south for someone of any race dating a white person. Browse the aussie slang dictionary results starting with the letter f. Yellow fever vaccination is recommended for people traveling to or living in the tropical areas in the americas and africa where yellow fever occurs. A term in southeastern united states english to describe poor white trash, derived from the scottish meaning of the verb to crack, which, in this sense denotes ostentation. Jul 01, 20 with a single phrase, rachel jeantel, that friend of trayvon martins, may have lit a fuse in the trial of his accused killer.
A cracker is a thin, crisp biscuit which is often eaten with cheese. The meaning of the word has changed a lot over the last four. Cracker slang article about cracker slang by the free. The evolutionary origins of yellow fever most likely lie in africa. Cracker meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. It doesnt see women as fullyformed individuals, but as. The first written evidence of such an epidemic occurred in the.
Reed, on behalf of the yellow fever commission, formally reported that the female a. Because a cracker uses lowlevel hacker skills to do the cracking, the terms cracker and hacker have become synonymous with the latter becoming the predominant term. Yellow fever is also the name of a mosquitoborne viral. Build your vocabulary with new words, definitions, and origin stories every day of the week. It is sometimes used in a neutral context in reference to a native of florida or georgia. Jun 28, 20 deny a white person a seat at a lunch counter. This flavivirus can cause outbreaks of epidemic proportions throughout africa and tropical america. Yellow definition, a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light. Yellow bellied cowardly is from 1924, probably a semirhyming reduplication of yellow. An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus yellow fever virus and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.
Yellow fever definition of yellow fever by merriamwebster. Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a contemptuous term used against white people, used especially against poor rural whites in the southern united states. Yellow definition of yellow by the free dictionary. Yellow fever definition yellow fever, which is also known as sylvatic fever and viral hemorrhagic fever or vhf, is a severe infectious disease caused by a type of virus called a flavivirus. Baby sit to guide someone through a first drug experience. Second term 17931797 george washingtons mount vernon. See the popularity of the boys name cracker over time, plus its meaning, origin, common sibling names, and more in babycenter s baby names tool. Usually it is used jokingly within context of a situation in which someone has said jungle fever or siagon headache. A stepbystep takedown of yellow fever, or the desire to date asian women often accompanied by bizarre, offensive attempts to do so, could start the healing. Hard breadbiscuit sense first attested 1739, though hard wafer sense attested 1440.
They usually have a white or yellow center and a red border and can be extremely painful. If youve ever come across this charming comeon, youve probably been exposed to the social phenomenon known as yellow fever. Yellow fever virus has three main types of proteins. Synonyms for cowardly at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. See more ideas about french slang, learn french and how to speak french. Usually of eastern descent chinese, japanese, korean etc. Originally it was used for when a white woman dates black men, but now it could refer to a white man who thinks black women are hot and wants to date them. Yellow fever vaccinating centres for international health. A variety of spelling that uses numbers and symbols that approximate the shape of certain letters, using for example 1 and 5 for i and s, used primarily. Sexology a popular term for a man who pays to have sex with a prostitute. It struck my ears as dated, like ofay or honky, the kind of slur an old head like richard pryor might have uttered. Glossary of american terms not widely used in the united.
The damage done to the liver from the virus results in severe jaundice which yellows the skin. Dea intelligence report u this product was prepared by the dea houston division. Definition of yellow fever vaccination medicinenet. Cracker slang definition of cracker slang by the free. But yellow fever can become more serious, causing heart, liver and kidney. He would spend a difficult second term desperately preserving the new nation in. In severe cases, the viral infection causes a high fever, bleeding into the skin, and necrosis death of cells in the kidney and liver. Akana gets to the root of the real problem with yellow fever. Yellow fever definition, an acute, often fatal, infectious febrile disease of warm climates, caused by an rna virus transmitted by a mosquito, especially aedes aegypti, and characterized by liver damage and jaundice. Comments and questions may be addressed to the chief, analysis. Crackers definition of crackers by the free dictionary. Fair suck of the sav mate im only going in to pick up a slab i will be 1 minute. Japanese things, anime, chinese history, asian languages, her parents takeaway.
Zheng explained, the term isnt exactly positive for non asian or nonasian american men who are labeled with having yellow fever the slang term and not the mosquito. Full text of a dictionary of slang and colloquial english. Yellowest definition of yellowest by medical dictionary. In canada and australia, some of the american terms listed are widespread. Fever definition, an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions.
Full text of a dictionary of slang and colloquial english see other formats. Yellow fever virus originated in africa and was brought to the western hemisphere during the slave trade era, with the first epidemic reported in 1648 in the yucatan. Signs that someoneyou hashave yellow fever include. In mild cases, yellow fever causes a fever, headache, nausea and vomiting. Its symptoms include back and limb pain, chills, constipation, fever, headaches, internal bleeding, jaundice hence the name, reduced flow of urine, and vomiting. The term yellow fever has long been considered slang for nonasians fetishistic interest in asian people, frequently women, and culture. All of our slang term and phrase definitions are made possible by our wonderful visitors. The syndrome of yellow fever can range from mild preference to outright vulgarity, and is worthy of examination. This is a list of american words not widely used in the united kingdom. Naval method of indicating the time of day aboard ship, usually over the 1mc. Yellow fever definition of yellow fever by medical. It implies a person who lives in the utmost worst conditions and a person who no one really cares about.
The term cracker was used in the north, nj and ny for sure in the 50s and 60s. Though many cases of yellow fever are mild and selflimiting, yellow fever can also be a lifethreatening disease causing hemorrhagic fever and hepatitis hence the term yellow from the jaundice it can cause. When a nonblack person is atracted sexually to black people. Definition of the slang term cracker with an example. Fevered definition, an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions. Viral infection spread by infected mosquitoes found in tropical africa, caribbean, and south america which causes degeneration of kidney and liver tissues. Yehochanan definition of yehochanan by medical dictionary. Whole foods slammed for partnering with restaurant yellow. Cracker slang synonyms, cracker slang pronunciation, cracker slang translation, english dictionary definition of cracker slang.
Cracker boys name meaning, origin, and popularity babycenter. Flavory definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between orange and green, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 570 to 590 nanometers. Because yellow fever vaccination is a live vaccine, it should not be given to infants or people with immunesystem problems. Yellow fever is a viral infection spread by a particular type of mosquito. An asian fetish is a strong sexual or romantic preference for persons of asian descent, especially east or southeast asian descent and to some extent south. Canker sores, also called aphthous ulcers, are small, shallow lesions that develop on the.
All the way back to the age of shakespeare, at least. Today, cracker is often used as a derogatory term for a white person for obvious reasons. The term yellow fever is analogous to the term jungle fever, an offensive slang expression used for racial fetishism associated with caucasian women whose sexual interests focus on black men. Cracker conveys history of bigotry that still resonates. Deny a white person a seat near the front of a bus. Mar 01, 2010 this feature is not available right now. I should explain to your lordship what is meant by crackers. Yellow jack laid his hand on him, and before morning he was dead.
Glossary of british terms not widely used in the united. Men with yellow fever look at you and they only see school girls or sexual geishas, she explains in why guys like asian girls. The language consists of elements of french, spanish, african and native american roots. It is called yellow because it makes the skin and the eyes yellow in colour, like it does with jaundice. In canada, new zealand, india, south africa, and australia, some of the british terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred words with specific british english meanings that have different meanings in american andor additional meanings common to both languages e. Talwin and ritalin combination is injected and produces an effect similar to the effect of heroin mixed with cocaine. Other names used for those with an asian fetish are rice kings, rice chasers and rice lovers. The function of the virus e proteins is to attach the virus to receptors on host cells. Canker sores occur singly or in clusters on the inside surfaces of your cheeks or lips, on or under your tongue, at the base of your gums, or on your soft palate. Cracker hangnail cracker hangnail is a term used in the south for someone of any race dating a white person. An acute systemic bodywide illness caused by a virus called a flavivirus. If you know of another definition of flake out that should be included here, please let us know. Mortality and morbidity among military personnel and.
This drug enforcement administration dea intelligence report contains information from a variety of law enforcement and open sources. Drug slang definitions baxter county sheriffs office. But it turns out crackers roots go back even further than the 17th century. A live attenuated weakened viral vaccine for yellow fever. Cracker definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Yellow fever is an acute viral infectious disease transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that the virus originated from east or central africa, with transmission between primates and humans, and spread from there to west africa. This viral disease occurs in tropical areas of africa. Its also anything that cracks, like a firecracker or a computer code cracker, or of course, that thin, savory snack that cracks when you break it. A term usually applied to white males who have a clear sexual preference for women of asian descent, although it can also be used in reference to white females who prefer asian men.
John public health a popular american term for a toilet. A chronic developmental disorder usually diagnosed between 18 and 30 months of age. With a single phrase, rachel jeantel, that friend of trayvon martins, may have lit a fuse in the trial of his accused killer. When someone of a noncaucasian race dates or likes members of the caucasian race. Cracker conveys history of bigotry that still resonates cnn. Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. This is a list of british words not widely used in the united states.
The infection is most common in areas of africa and south america, affecting travelers to and residents of those areas. For example 2 sets of 2 bells, followed by a single bell. Slang term, used to mock nonasian people who are attracted to asian people. There is a related syndrome among gays and lesbians also known as rice picking.
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