SITUATION
ADJECTIVES
► SITUAL pert. to situation or position; positional → 1856
NOUNS
► BALLGAME a state of affairs, a situation → 1930s sl., orig. US
► DEAL the situation, the state of affairs → L19 sl., orig. US
► END place, position, situation → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HAMPDEN ROAR the state of affairs, the current situation → 1985 Sc. rhyming sl. for ‘the score’
► LAYOUT a situation, the facts → L19 sl.
► POPSICLE STAND wherever one is currently situated → 1970s US students’ sl.
► RAP a situation → 1930s sl.
► SCENE a situation; a happening → 1945 US sl.
► SCORE, THE the current situation, the state of affairs → 1938 US sl.
► SITUS situation, position → 1701
► WORKS, THE the situation → 1920 sl.
PHRASES
► OVER THE WALL past a bad situation and moving on → 1960s Amer. sl.
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