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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
Chestnut is a British slang term for an old joke, often as old chestnut. The term is also used for a piece of music in the repertoire that has grown stale or hackneyed with too much repetition. William Dimond, one of whose plays may originate the term "chestnut"
A music video for the song was released on 15 July 2019. The animated music video is in the style of a classic arcade video game where the player selects Joe Talbot to play against "Barry Biffa", which is British slang for a person obsessed with sports (a jock or bro in United States culture), fighting against each other.
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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 ...
Slang for fermata, which instructs the performer to hold a note or chord as long as they wish or following cues from a conductor bis (Fr., It.) Twice (i.e. repeat the relevant action or passage) bisbigliando Whispering (i.e. a special tremolo effect on the harp where a chord or note is rapidly repeated at a low volume) bocca chiusa
Polari Palare, Parlary, Palarie, Palari Region United Kingdom Native speakers None Language family English-based slang and other Indo-European influences Language codes ISO 639-3 pld Glottolog pola1249 This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA ...
Blighty is commonly used as a term of endearment by the expatriate British community or those on holiday to refer to home. In Hobson-Jobson, an 1886 historical dictionary of Anglo-Indian words, Henry Yule and Arthur Coke Burnell explained that the word came to be used in British India for several things the British had brought into the country, such as the tomato and soda water.