Belled means either fitted with a physical bell (like a cow or a cat collar) or giving someone a missed call that rings once or twice as a signal. In modern…
PTO (Paid Time Off) is a workplace policy that combines vacation, sick leave, and personal days into a single bank of paid hours you can use for any reason. You earn…
GTS most commonly means “Go to sleep” in texting and social media chats, often used to end a late-night conversation or gently tell someone to rest. It can also mean “Good times” (for nostalgic posts)…
JFC stands for "Jesus F***ing Christ." It's an internet acronym people use to express strong shock, frustration, or disbelief in casual texts, chats and social media posts. You’re texting a friend…
Opel is a German surname with no dictionary definition it refers exclusively to the automobile manufacturer founded by Adam Opel in 1862. The name carries no translation in English, Urdu,…
A concubine is a woman in a recognized, long-term partnership with a man of higher social status but she has no legal rights as a wife. Unlike a mistress, her role is…
Imbue means to fill someone or something completely with a specific quality, emotion, or idea so thoroughly that the quality becomes part of that person or thing. You always imbue someone or something with a trait,…
A sabbatical is a job‑protected, extended leave from work lasting anywhere from one month to a full year that you take with your employer’s approval. Unlike a vacation or quitting,…
Attrition is the gradual reduction of a group's size or strength through natural departure, decay, or loss not through sudden events. Think of water slowly leaking from a barrel: the level…
Hearsay is an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of what it says. Courts usually ban it because the original speaker isn’t under oath and can’t be cross-examined. Your…