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stay wokeFirst used by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in a 1938 interview afterword of his song Scottsboro Boys-named for nine Black teenagers and young men falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Lead Belly knew the Scottsboro boys, and urged Black listeners and Black persons traveling through that area in Alabama to "Stay Woke" (be vigilant, cautious, and alert) in the spoken afterword to the song. Lead Belly's direct relative, Global Activist and Equality Advocate Greshun De Bouse began the #STAYWOKELEADBELLY movement to acknowledge the phrase's origin, and redefine its present-day meaning as a more generalized, all-inclusive phrase admonishing all to be cognizant of past, present, and future world occurrences.Rate it:

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sweet young thingAn attractive young woman.Rate it:

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sweet young thingA sweet young woman.Rate it:

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the good die youngWell-regarded people who are morally upright, kind, and beneficent tend to die at a younger age than do most people.Rate it:

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the night is youngIt's not very late and there's plenty of time.Rate it:

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too young, too simple, sometimes naiveFoolish or imprudent, caused by a lack of social experiences.Rate it:

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toy boyA young male lover of an older woman or man.Rate it:

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ugly ducklingA young person who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful as they mature.Rate it:

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watch your mouthWatch what you say; usually said in response to someone cursing; "young man" or "young woman" is often added to the end of the phraseRate it:

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Wet Behind the EarsYoung, not experienced, immatureRate it:

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while we're youngsoon, without much delayRate it:

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whipper snappera young person who is being unruly or who causes trouble. Usually said by an older person when they are frustrated with an unruly child or younger person; typically preceded by the word "young" or "little"Rate it:

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wise head on young shouldersAlternative form of old head on young shouldersRate it:

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working girlA young woman who works.Rate it:

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you can't put a wise head on young shouldersAlternative form of you can't put an old head on young shoulders.Rate it:

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you can't put an old head on young shouldersYoung people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.Rate it:

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you got it, tootsToots is a playful slang term for a woman. An example of toots is what a man might call his wife to get her attention. ... (slang, sometimes derogatory) Babe, sweetie: a term used when addressing a young woman, especially one perceived as being sexually available. You got it is a phrase used to answer in agreement with someone's question or statement. It may be used as an alternative for "Will do," "For sure," or "Agreed." The slang term may be used by people of all ages as a way to quickly assure someone that what he will do or he agrees with what the person just said.Rate it:

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young at heartInclined to act in a way or enjoy things that one would expect from someone younger, especially children, teenagers or young adults.Rate it:

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young fogeyYoung and over-conservative person.Rate it:

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young ladyA term of endearment or address for a girl.Rate it:

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young ladyUsed other than as an idiom: young lady.Rate it:

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young manA male lover; a sweetheart.Rate it:

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young manUsed other than as an idiom: young man.Rate it:

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young manA term of endearment or address for a boy.Rate it:

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young TurkA young person who agitates for political or other reform; a young person with a rebellious disposition.Rate it:

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young TurkFrom the mid-19th to the mid-20th century, a member of a movement that campaigned for reform of the Ottoman Empire.Rate it:

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youth is wasted on the youngThe young fail to appreciate what they experience.Rate it:

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בן פורת יוסףnickname of praise for a young maleRate it:

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上有老下有小to have both one's aging parents and one's young children to take care of; to be a member of the sandwich generationRate it:

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花有重開日，人無再少年A flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again.Rate it:

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