Cantonese's "fuck you".
Flower is fa in Cantonese and bridge is qui pronounced like the letter q.
"flower bridge"
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A hothouse flower is flower that isn't hardy enough to grow under natural conditions. It has to be pampered and grown in a greenhouse or hothouse.
In regard to people it's used to describe someone who needs pampering or special conditions.
It doesn't exclusively mean high maintenance, but, needing special circumstances on some level to flourish, grow, be happy, or stable.
"She's the kinda girl you have to give space. A real hothouse flower. Turn the heat on her too much and she's outta there."
"He's kind of a hothouse plant. If he doesn't draw everyday he just wilts into depression."
(Nicholas Nickleby, 1838)"Mrs. Witterly is of a very excitable nature, very delicate, very fragile, a hothouse plant."
On an episode of "Frazier," Frazier was complaining about various things that bothered him. His father said, "Aren't you the little hothouse orchid."
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A reference to an covert monitoring van used by the FBI. Subtly labeled to appear as a florists delivery truck with the name of the company "Flowers By Irene" painted a word per line on the side of the truck to not so subtly form the acronym "FBI" when read vertically.
me: That truck labeled "Flowers By Irene" has been outside for weeks now?!
you: yeah, I would of thought they would have delivered everything by now.
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The Northern flower also known as Joseph Marshall, is the Cutest Flower and man to ever live
โDid you see the Northern Flower walking around?โ
โI did, he is so cuteโ
Flower child is like a modern hippie. They walk around school telling you to give peace a chance.
Man, look at Sarah's peace sign shirt, that girl is such a flower child
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In the 1910's - 1950's one female lover would exchange a violet flower to another female lover in order to represent their sexual preference as a lesbian.
"I presented a violet flower to my secret girlfriend in order to keep our relationship discreet."
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There are flowers that are edible and there are flowers that you would not want ingest, but because of their beauty, they feed the soul nonetheless. These flowers can also be human beings who make you smile at the sight of them, thus they have Flower Power. They are the inhabitants of Mother Earth who personifies the beauty of all that is good. Take notice, a person with Flower Power can be a healing source for your emotional well-being.
Some examples of people with Flower Power are Mother Teresa, Michael Jackson, Nelson Mandela and Lady Diana.
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