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to expel (UK: give someone the boot *)("I have been given the Order of the Boot", Winston Churchill) to vomit (slang) to shoot up (with intravenous drugs) (ex: to boot cocaine or heroin; slang) booty treasure or the proceeds of looting (African American Vernacular English, but widely appropriated elsewhere), esp. female buttocks as in "Shake ...
In time, the term lost its naval connotation and was used to refer to British people in general and, in the 1880s, British immigrants in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. [9] Although the term may have been used earlier in the US Navy as slang for a British sailor or a British warship, such a usage was not documented until 1918. [9]
used in the name of some other savoury dishes (e.g. black pudding, pease pudding) a creamy dessert (UK: blancmange) term of affection pull to persuade someone to be one's date or sex partner (slang) (on the pull) seeking a date or sex partner (slang) to move something towards oneself an injury to a muscle, tendon, or ligament, e.g.
a money order designed to be sent through the post, issued by the UK Post Office (US: money order, or postal money order if the context is ambiguous) postbox, post box box in the street for receiving outgoing mail (US: mailbox; drop box); see also letter box, pillar box postcode alphanumeric code used to identify an address, part of a UK-wide ...
A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English. Geris, Jan (2003). American's guide to the British language : really, they talk like this every day. Green, Jonathon (2008). Chambers Slang Dictionary. James, Ewart (1999). Contemporary British slang : an up-to-date guide to the slang of modern British English. Parody, A. (Antal) (2007).
The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5. Robinson, Mairi (1985). Concise Scots Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd. ISBN 1-902930-00-2; Ronowicz, Eddie; Yallop, Colin (2006). English: One Language, Different Cultures. Continuum International Publishing Group.
Pages in category "British slang" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
List of British banknotes and coins; List of British bingo nicknames; C. List of CB slang; E. ... List of slang names for cannabis; P. List of police-related slang terms;