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London slang has many varieties, the best known of which is rhyming slang. [2] English-speaking nations of the former British Empire may also use this slang, but also incorporate their own slang words to reflect their different cultures. Not only is the slang used by British expats, but some of these terms are incorporated into other countries ...
Slang used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z; generally those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s in the Western world) differs from slang of earlier generations; [1] [2] ease of communication via Internet social media has facilitated its rapid proliferation, creating "an unprecedented variety of linguistic variation". [2] [3] [4]
Dots (acronym, from the song Dirty Old Town by The Pogues) Salisbury Sallies (see Sally Salisbury) Sandown Rundowners, Sad Downers (pejorative) Sandwich Sarnies Scarborough Scarbs, Algerinos, Bottom-enders (for those born or raised in the old town) Scotland Scotties, Jocks [81] Macs, Sweaties (offensive; from rhyming slang "Sweaty Sock" for ...
T.K. Maxx. A discount store where Harry, when he was a bachelor with little interest in fashion, preferred to shop for casual wear. (It is part of the same company as T.J. Maxx, but goes by a ...
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]
The topic came up on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna Dec. 13 as the co-hosts were discussing different slang words that their children's generation tend to use these days.
(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 ...