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I should cocoa!
dated No way; there's no chance; you must be joking; I think not. From rhyming slang of the sarcastic phrase "I should say so," meaning the same. Primarily heard in UK. Bob: "So, are you going to finally join us for some karaoke?" Janet: "I should cocoa!"
go co-op
Typically said of an apartment building that has become a cooperative (or "co-op")—a building in which residents do not own property but rather own shares in the corporation that owns the building. I can't believe that our building is going co-op—I might need to move.
co-opt someone into something
to convince someone of a differing view to adopt one's position or philosophy. They tried to co-opt the students into rioting. There is no point in trying to co-opt them into it. They are too clever.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Rati | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi |
Kakalina | | - | Hawaiian |
TÚ | | - | Vietnamese |
Arastoo | | - | Persian |
Serena | | sə-REEN-ə (English), se-RE-nah (Italian) | English, Italian, Late Roman |
Elmo | | EL-mo | English, German, Italian |