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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 ... Someone who complains a lot (an old nark). [228] 3 ...

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    lot (a lot) a great deal a number of things (or, informal, people) taken collectively fate, fortune a prize in a lottery (the lot) the whole thing a measured plot of land; a portion of land set for a particular purpose ("a building lot"), e.g. for parking ("parking lot") or selling ("used car lot") automotive vehicles. But also a "vacant lot"

  4. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    to hit someone or something hard ("say that again and I'll twat you!" (pronounced /ˈtwæt/) vulva (vulgar) (pronounced /ˈtwɒt/) A vulgar or derogatory term for a woman. [87] twister something that twists; see also Twister (game) a tornado: tyke someone from Yorkshire (informal, sometimes disparaging)

  5. British Dating Slang You Need to Know, in Case You Get ... - AOL

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    For premium support please call: 800-290 ... 17 contemporary slang terms from Flirtini, an international dating app. Note: Flirtini originates in England ,but is used by people in Europe and ...

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

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    a telephone call for which the recipient pays (US and UK also: collect call); also v. to reverse charge, to reverse the charges*, etc. to make such a call (dated in US, used in the 1934 American film It Happened One Night – US usually: to call collect) rota a roll call or roster of names, or round or rotation of duties (the) rozzers

  7. Glossary of names for the British - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Oi (interjection) - Wikipedia

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    Oi / ɔɪ / is an interjection used in various varieties of the English language, particularly Australian English, British English, Indian English, Irish English, New Zealand English, and South African English, as well as non-English languages such as Chinese, Tagalog, Tamil, Hindi/Urdu, Italian, Japanese, and Portuguese to get the attention of another person or to express surprise or disapproval.

  9. Category:British slang - Wikipedia

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