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Use this tag for questions about the meaning and/or usage of a particular phrase, which a dictionary cannot answer.
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What does "Did you save room for dessert?" mean?
"Save" is being used to mean "put away for later". "Save" is often used this way when referring to money "Saving up to buy a car", or if someone wants you to share "save some for me".
"Room" is being …
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What does the phrase "pinging around" mean here?
"Ping" is a computer science term for sending an empty signal that is immediately sent back, usually to measure the quality of the connection. "Pinging" is the sending of such a signal.
A game creator …
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What does the phrase "dropped loot" mean here?
"Dropping" is a gamer euphemism for dying while carrying something. So "The monster dropped a bag of gold" means the monster died and the bag of gold is available to be taken.
In this case "loot" most …
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