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noun

• a look. Origin: from Hindi, brought to southeast England by the British army returning from India. The word has been used outside its mother language for at least 50 years.

  Let's have a dekko.

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  • See more words with the same meaning: to look, see.

  Last edited on Apr 06 2013. Submitted by Mark Ostrowski from Mongolia on Jun 05 1997.

verb

• go away.

  Please... delete yourself.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to go, leave, exit.

  Last edited on Jul 19 2011. Submitted by Nicole from AR, USA on Jul 21 1998.

noun

• "delicatessen."

  Are there any good delis around here?

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  Last edited on Dec 21 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

• on one's period.

  I'm feeling delicate.

  • See more words with the same meaning: menstruation, menstrual period (related to).

  Last edited on Jun 01 2016. Submitted by Paula R. from Houston, TX, USA on Mar 09 2000.

noun

• a unit of promised work.

  Are you still on schedule regarding your deliverables?

  Last edited on Oct 14 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

• a generic disparaging term for any remote, unsophisticated, backwoods town or region. Generally used when a person is passing through a unknown town of that perceived quality. Origin: From the 1971 Burt Reynolds movie "Deliverance."

  This town has no mall?! Welcome to freakin' Deliveranceville!

  North of Portland, the state of Maine is pretty much Deliveranceville.

  You're moving to a small town in Alabama? That's practically Deliveranceville!

  • See more words with the same meaning: far away, rural area, boring place.

  Last edited on Jun 07 2013. Submitted by Thomas L. from Winthrop, MA, USA on Dec 08 1998.

• to attempt to take individual credit for a group gift. Origin: From the Seinfeld TV program.

  She insisted on carrying the gift to the party - she wanted to deliver the big salad.

  Last edited on Aug 22 2013. Submitted by Mark from Charlotte, N Carolina, USA on Aug 21 2003.