meaning killed. The Random House Historical Dictionary of Slang provides a possible explanation for the use of eighty-six in restaurants.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing boiling water down on enemies attacking a castle.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

Education Report "In loco parentis" is a Latin term meaning "in the place of a parent."

VOA: special.2009.07.09

A listener from Venezuela sent us a question about the meaning of the expression mayday.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

And we answer a listener question about the meaning of the stars on America's flag.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

The meaning of buff that we do know about is one that describes a person.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

But a much older meaning of the word farm is linked to economics.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Is there meaning in the length of a finger?

VOA: special.2009.02.25

CARLOS AMAYA: "Coppi's is a very unique, sustainable restaurant. The theme of it is of course, northern Italian, but the difference in maintaining a sustainable restaurant, meaning we have to source American products."

VOA: special.2009.04.10

They all want to know about its unusual name. Okefenokee is a Miccosukee Indian word meaning land of trembling earth.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

Alexander chronicles those experiences in his book,"52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning and a Perfect Crust."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

"The Internet has a unique meaning for us." "It's the last line of defense for freedom of speech in the country.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

The group calls parts of Chicago, a "food desert", meaning healthy food is not available.

VOA: standard.2010.03.15

Fisher notes that not every stutterer in the Drayna study had the defective gene, meaning there must be a number of other genes tied to stuttering.

VOA: standard.2010.02.11