(historical, Malaysia, euphemistic) the Malayan Emergency as experienced in Malaysia.
I was taking empties to Uckfield once and I saw a herd of deer coming across the fields...oh shit! Put the unit in emergency brake and it stopped just as they all shot across the track a few metres ahead of me.
do what i do and just emergency mute everything permanently it does wonders for your cortisol and blood pressure
(historical, Malaysia, euphemistic) the Malayan Emergency as experienced in Malaysia.
Indeed, Northern Ireland held a substantial U.S. military presence for much of the war; American soldiers were by no means uncommon on the streets of some Irish towns and cities during the Emergency.
“I was taking empties to Uckfield once and I saw a herd of deer coming across the fields...oh shit! Put the unit in emergency brake and it stopped just as they all shot across the track a few metres ahead of me.”
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(Ireland, historical) The official euphemism used by the Irish Government during the 1940s to refer to its neutral position during World War II.
(Malaysia, sarcastic, derogatory, slang, colloquial, political) Malaysia.
(Malaysia, Singapore, euphemistic) The word Keling.
(Canada, slang, medicine) The emergency department of a hospital.
An independent review of surgical operations carried out on children by Kuldeep Stohr at Addenbrooke’s Hospital is being extended to cover additional emergency procedures. healthcaretoday.com/article/adde... #Health…
“do what i do and just emergency mute everything permanently it does wonders for your cortisol and blood pressure”
“An independent review of surgical operations carried out on children by Kuldeep Stohr at Addenbrooke’s Hospital is being extended to cover additional emergency procedures. healthcaretoday.com/article/adde... #Healthcare #PublicHealth #Enquiry #PatientSafety”
“Broken device while out shopping? No problem. Gary's Tech Hub offers emergency express repairs — most devices fixed in under 1 hour while you shop at Killiney Shopping Centre. Walk-ins welcome!”
“I do, but at scale 80-90% of systems are replaced in an emergency so we have to play it where it lies. Also few Insulation contractors are truly good at air sealing. I just spent a decade trying to solve for both of those and I don’t see the path sadly.”
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(historical, Ireland) World War II as experienced in Ireland.
Indeed, Northern Ireland held a substantial U.S. military presence for much of the war; American soldiers were by no means uncommon on the streets of some Irish towns and cities during the Emergency.
Emergency means: World War II as experienced in Ireland.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Emergency means: World War II as experienced in Ireland.. Register: informal, Irish English. Often not understood outside its region; gloss the word on first use when writing for an international audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Do you know what actually delays ambulances, normal, accepted everyday driving. Driving also requires 1000s of ambulances per day to be called. If we care about emergency service response time we should only be talking about cycling as being helpful.”
“Ring ring Dispatcher: what's your emergency? Me: some lady told me there's people kicking off in the car park Dispatcher: in what way? Me: I don't know, she didn't want to get involved and thought telling me to do it would relieve her of her personal responsibility to society”
“Russian forces killed two Ukrainian rescuers and wounded dozens more in a deliberate repeated strike on emergency workers responding to an initial attack on a gas production facility in Poltava Oblast overnight, regional authorities and Ukraine’s Interior Ministry reported.”
“HRT is SLUT I LAGER?!? Like my arla yogurt? Is this a Hormuz thing or a "oh we sold all the emergency pandemic supplies off oopsie" or... 🫠🫂”
“🟡 AviationIncident | 8/10 🇶🇦 KC-135 squawks 7700 near Qatar A US Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft squawked emergency code 7700 while flying near Qatar #OSINT #USAF #AviationIncident”
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