Jun 2, 2012 · I often hear US citizens say something like this: <Some phrases>. Period. What does period mean when it appears in a sentence by itself in this type of situation?

Aug 11, 2013 · The origin of this expression is similar expressions where an implied (or explicit) ‘but’ comes after, with another phrase that softens or counteracts the first phrase. Such …

Hope it's not off-topic since well, texting language is still a language. It sometimes happens that during a conversation someone sends a text message that consists only of one dot – no …

What about "period"? Or did they somehow mutate off of the Telegram convention of using the word "stop" as proxy for the period? EDIT: I assume that these uses of "period" and "full stop" …

What does the word period mean in the following context? It does not seem to be a part of the sentence. — Could you please {do something}? — I don't want to do that, period.

Slang does not mean from a time period; it means a very informal expression often known only to a specific group of people. Slang terms often have short lifetimes and so can sometimes be …

Apr 22, 2017 · The Online Etymology Dictionary says the first recorded use of spell to mean an "indefinite period of time" is in 1706. Also, M-W does not list this usage of spell as a …

Jan 28, 2015 · This answer does not explain how this meaning works in the context of the sentence in the question.

Mar 21, 2024 · Light them up doesn't strictly mean shooting. In prison and street lingo it just means to promptly attack someone without suffering any substantial resistance on …

Nov 24, 2019 · 2 From context and without any source or reference, it seems to me the person in question uses "dot com" for "period". from MW - definition 5a (2) period - used interjectionally …