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  2. British slang - Wikipedia

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    British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.

  3. Matinée - Wikipedia

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    Matinee, an American period film by Joe Dante; Matinee, an Indian film by Aneesh Upasana "The Dark of the Matinée", also known as "Matinée", a song by Franz Ferdinand; Matinée (disco), South American alcohol-free discothèque for teenagers; Matinee, a machinima production software tool

  4. The Dark of the Matinée - Wikipedia

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    "The Dark of the Matinée" (known as "Matinée" on single versions) is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the third single from their eponymous debut studio album on 19 April 2004. The song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. In Australia, the song was ranked number 50 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of ...

  5. Client (prostitution) - Wikipedia

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    Clients of prostitutes or sex workers are sometimes known as johns [citation needed] or tricks in North America and punters in Britain and Ireland.In common parlance among sex workers as well as with others, the act of negotiating and then engaging with a client is referred to as turning a trick.

  6. Glossary of dance moves - Wikipedia

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    It exists in almost every dance. Walks approximately correspond normal walking steps, taking into the account the basic technique of the dance in question. (For example, in Latin-dance walks the toe hits the floor first, rather than the heel.) In dance descriptions the term walk is usually applied when two or more steps are taken in the same ...

  7. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United ...

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    (derogatory) scumbag, idiot, annoying person (originally meaning illegitimate; from archaic form "get", bastard, which is still used to mean "git" in Northern dialects and is used as such in The Beatles' song "I'm So Tired") giro (slang), social security benefit payment (US: welfare), is derived from the largely obsolete Girobank payment system ...

  8. Wot Cher! Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road - Wikipedia

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    A London alley contemporary with the song - Boundary Street 1890. The song is full of working class cockney rhyming slang and idiomatic phrasing.. The song tells the story of Bill and his wife who, with a lodger, live down an alleyway off the street (which were usually passages lined with crowded tenements), near the Old Kent Road, one of the poorest districts in London.

  9. Dance move - Wikipedia

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    Dance moves or dance steps (more complex dance moves are called dance patterns, [1] [2] dance figures, dance movements, or dance variations) are usually isolated, defined, and organized so that beginning dancers can learn and use them independently of each other. However, more complex movements are influenced by musicality and lyrical relevance ...