A modern American female given name, typically a blend of Ruth and Lynn.
A modern American female given name, typically a blend of Ruth and Lynn. Like many compound given names of this type, it emerged in the 20th century as parents combined familiar names to create something distinctive. As a proper noun it carries little standalone slang weight and is highly specific in usage.
Ruthlyn was the only person at the reunion who still went by a double-barreled name.
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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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An Australian and New Zealand informal expression used to emphasise that what someone is saying is genuinely true — equivalent to 'I mean it' or 'no lie.' The rhyming name 'Ruth' functions like a rhyming tag to add emphasis and a slight folksy flavour. Part of a broader Antipodean tradition of such emphatic rhyming tags.
(AU, NZ, informal) What I am telling you is true.
(US) derived from Earl.
A coarse woman.
(US) A modern female given name.
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