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1. glammed 2. the whole nine yards

Date: Apr 06 2000

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“You walk on at 6:30 in the morning in sweats and flip flops,
basically looking like a cute boy. And 45 minutes later, you
come back to shoot and you’re all glammed—you know,
breasts up to your chin and heels up to your knees, the
whole nine yards
.”

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

1. glammed: beautiful, dressed in nice clothes and
wearing makeup, like a movie star
2. the whole nine yards: everything, all that is possible The phrase comes from soldiers who fired machine guns in
the military. Bullets came in connected strips that were
nine yards (a yard is 3 feet) long. If they fired all of their
bullets at the enemy, they were giving the whole nine
*_yards
.
*_
_

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

1. glammed: use this word to describe someone who is
trying very hard to look beautiful 2. the whole nine yards: use this phrase to describe
something that is total and complete_*
*_

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

””Mariah is all glammed up tonight. She must”

“want to meet a new boy. Ever since she broke up with Tom”

“she’s been dressing in tight shirts and short skirts, *the”

“whole nine yards*.”“

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