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(slang) idiot; a general term of abuse, from Red Dwarf. snog (slang) a 'French kiss' or to kiss with tongues (US [DM]: deep kiss, not necessarily with tongues). Originally intransitive (i.e. one snogged with someone); now apparently (e.g. in the Harry Potter books) transitive. [citation needed] soap dodger one who is thought to lack personal ...
The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary – an online dictionary of British slang, viewable alphabetically or by category. English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom Roger's Profanisaurus An online version of the list of vulgar definitions which occasionally appears in Viz magazine
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When speaking with a British person, you don't want to be described as "dim," "a mug," or "a few sandwiches short of a picnic." 60 British phrases that will confuse anybody who didn't grow up in ...
Biro. A term for a common ballpoint pen, similar to a Bic. Harry recalls receiving a Biro — wrapped, for some reason, in a tiny rubber fish — as a present one Christmas from Princess Margaret ...
Kieran Culkin has charmed audiences once again while discussing his love affair with British slang.During a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show, the New York native embraced the quirks of ...
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
Drawing, for example "He be a-drawen a picture." A-feard: Afraid (Dorset motto, "Who's a-feard?") Agean: Against, for example "'e be runnin' agean thac strong wind." Aggy: The act of collecting eggs [1] Aïght Eight Ailen: illness, ailing (verb or noun) [1] Air vlees Flies that seldom land for hovering in the air Aish or Aishy Ash tree Aish-a ...