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Can anyone tell me how 21d works? The solution is obvious from the definition but the parsing ??

21 parses as (1,1,1) [first letters] inside 3 [ US(?) slang term for "preference"]

Your probably right Geeker but, for some reason, I always associated it with hippies, as in "it's not my ??? man".

Thanks Geeker,
I'm much obliged.

... although now I think of it, I might be getting it mixed up with old Michael Winner dialogue, as in...

"Just hand over the goods mama, and everything will be real cool, ya dig"

As you can see Geeker, it was totally realistic giving his films a true air of authenticity 😂

Online etymology sources suggest the “personal preference / area of expertise” meaning is early 1960s African-American jazz vernacular.

I defer to the Godfather of Soul 😊

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE5D2hJhacU

although personally I use it more in the hippie sense Brendan mentioned.