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Names used for talking to a group of people

folks

noun

used for talking to a group of people

guys

noun

used for talking to a group of people

gentlemen

noun

used for speaking to men in a group or audience

gentlemen

noun

used for speaking about men in a group

people

noun

used when you are talking to the people in a room or group, especially when you want them to listen

ladies and gentlemen

used as a formal way of addressing an audience of men and women

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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glean

to learn small pieces of information by asking questions or watching or listening carefully

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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