Eric B and Rakim
n.— «One of the more bizarre terms has to be Eric B and Rakim, which means a “zero balance fee note.” The phrase ironically comes from the rappers” hip-hop classic Paid in Full.» —“Revealed: how to chat up a senior clerk” by Nina Goswami TheLawyer.com July 13, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What’s up with ketchup? The shifting history and spelling of the name of this condiment. For centuries, ketchup was a fishy sauce originating in Asia—the tomatoes came only later! Plus, a new book shows what’s lost when a language dies: when there...
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