| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Birds of a Feather | Birds of a Feather is the name of a successful situation comedy shown on BBC1 in the United Kingdom between 1989 and 1998. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Birds of a feather | Computing | Birds Of a Feather (BOF) (From the saying "Birds of a feather flock together") An informal discussion group, scheduled on a conference program or formed ad hoc, to consider a specific issue or subject. It is not clear where or when this term originated, but it is now associated with the USENIX conferences for Unix techies and was already established there by 1984. It was used earlier than that at DECUS conferences and is reported to have been common at SHARE meetings as far back as the early 1960s. (1994-10-11). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.. | |
| Birds of a feather | Slang in 1811 | BIRDS OF A FEATHER. Rogues of the same gang. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: BIRDS OF A FEATHER | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Birds of a Feather | 28 | Birds of a Feather | 28 | |
| Birds of a Feather (computing) | 6 | Birds of a Feather (alternative meanings) | 3 | |
| Birds of a Feather (film) | 4 | Birds of a Feather (computing) | 6 | |
| Birds of a Feather (song) | 4 | Birds of a Feather (film) | 4 | |
| Birds of a Feather (alternative meanings) | 3 | Birds of a Feather (song) | 4 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
