shaytan

In Islam, a devil. See Satan.

Shaytan is the Arabic form of Satan, which comes from the closely-related Hebrew for "accuser" or "adversary".

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cagada

Spanish for "shit", "dookie", "poop"; literally the past participle of cagar, "to shit, defecate".

¡Es la cagada! "It's the shit!"

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Fundamentalist

An adherent of a religion (especially Protestant Christianity but can also be Catholicism, Mormonism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism or other faith), characterized by a rigid orthodoxy, a belief in absolute inerrancy and infallibility of a religion's scripture, founder, or primitive organization, a reactionary stance in social and political matters as well as religious, and usually rejection of modern scholarship and scientific question of relgious myth and doctrine: also fundamentalism.

Fundamentalists dominate newer, smaller and more radical Christian denominations, especially Pentecostal and independent Baptist, but have had limited success in mainline Protestant bodies, except for the Southern Baptist Convention.

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brave

An old slang term for a Native American, now considered derogatory.

The controversy concerning the name of the baseball team, Atlanta Braves, is nither new to sports nor politics in sports.

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astaghfirullah

An Arabic expression of disapproval or shame, meaning "God forgive me".

They didn't put any lemon juice in the hummus. Astaghfirullah!

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Trig

Short for trigonometry. (How did it end up meaning "slow-minded"?)

I took trig in high school.

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nu-prog

New progressive rock (or art rock), a genre of artists and bands from the 1990s to present.

Tool, Radiohead, Coheed and Cambria, King's X, Dream Theater and Opeth are examples of nu-prog bands, in contrast to Rush, Yes, King Crimson, Supertramp and Pink Floyd, which are classic prog-rock.

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