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Meaning of curlies | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Locks of curly hair.
    plural, plural-only
  2. Pubic hair
    plural, plural-only, slang, specifically
  3. Curly brackets.
    informal, plural, plural-only
  4. Curly quotes.
    informal, plural, plural-only

Examples

“When the condom gets caught on your curlies while you're trying to roll it off.”
“Some keywords, such as {abstract}, show up in curly brackets. It's never really clear what should technically be in guillemets and what should be in curlies.”
“Doing it manually can be a real drag and messy, but you can use a short macro to change all curlies to straights throughout an entire document.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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