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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
(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 ...
more than half of all votes, people, etc. (UK: absolute majority) make out to draw up, to seek to make it appear, to fabricate a story to see with difficulty; to understand the meaning of to kiss (see Making out) to succeed or profit ("She made out well on that deal.") * marinara sauce: sauce containing seafood, usu. in a tomato base
5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
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 ...
Just when you figured out "soonicorn" and started "dawn dating," perhaps it's time to understand what all those Brits mean with terms like "peng," "punching" and "cracking on." (You know, in case ...
Main article: Glossary of names for the British. 1. Englishman, Briton, or person of British descent; an English or British immigrant [289] 2. English or British ship [290] line 1. Untruth or exaggeration, often told to seek or maintain approval from others e.g. "to feed one a line" [291] 2. Insincere flattery [287] lip 1.
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...