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British slang has been the subject of many books, including a seven volume dictionary published in 1889. ... helmet The glans of the penis. [167] henry A henry is (or ...
The custodian helmet is a type of helmet worn predominantly by male police officers in the United Kingdom and within certain other places around the world. [1] First used by the Metropolitan Police in London in 1863, the BBC labelled the custodian helmet a "symbol of British law enforcement". [2]
A 1902 pattern Wolseley-style pith helmet used by British imperial forces. The Wolseley pattern helmet is a distinctive British design developed and popularised in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was the official designation for the universal sun helmet worn by the British Army from 1899 to 1948 and described in the 1900 Dress ...
In Portugal, the term bife (literally meaning 'steak', but sounding like "beef") is used as a slang term to refer to the English. [30] There is a feminine form, bifa, mainly used to refer to English female tourists in Portugal. [citation needed]
(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 ...
British slang for penis. In 2011, Harry returned from an expedition to the North Pole to attend his brother’s wedding and was alarmed to discover that his todger was frostbitten — an ...
Tommy Atkins (often just Tommy) is slang for a common soldier in the British Army. [1] It was well established during the nineteenth century, but is particularly associated with the First World War. [1] It can be used as a term of reference, or as a form of address.
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