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a form of address for either a person or item, either jocular ("he's a generous bugger", "I finally found the little bugger!") or less so ("he's a mean bugger") (slang) term of endearment, often used for children (slang) a bug (insect) buggy 2-wheeled horse-drawn lightweight carriage baby transport vehicle also called (UK) pushchair (US: stroller)
Pasties (singular pasty or pastie) [1] are patches that cover a person's nipples and areolae, typically self-adhesive or affixed with adhesive. They are usually worn in pairs. They are usually worn in pairs.
Despite the modern pasty's strong association with Cornwall, its origins are unclear. The English word "pasty" derives from Medieval French (O.Fr. paste from V.Lat pasta [5]) for a pie, filled with venison, salmon or other meat, vegetables or cheese, baked without a dish. [6] Pasties have been mentioned in cookbooks throughout the ages.
The chant has been adopted by the fans of English rugby union premiership side Wasps changing "Oggy" to "Allez" and "Oi" to "Wasps" and the Exeter Chiefs. replacing the word Oi with the word Chiefs. The chant was also popular in Calgary , Alberta, Canada, where a variation had fans of the Calgary Flames shout "Iggy, Iggy, Iggy, Oi Oi Oi" when ...
A slang dictionary is a reference book containing an alphabetical list of slang, which is vernacular vocabulary not generally acceptable in formal usage, usually including information given for each word, including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.
A pasty is a British baked pastry. Pasty or Pastie may also refer to: Pastie, a large, round patéd pie eaten in Northern Ireland; Pasties, adhesive coverings applied to cover a person's nipples; Pasty (horse), a racehorse; Pasty Harris (born 1944), English cricketer (from Cornwall) a pale and unhealthy appearance; pallor; an implementation of ...
(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 ...
This is a select list of Cornish dialect words in English—while some of these terms are obsolete others remain in use. [1] [2] Many Cornish dialect words have their origins in the Cornish language and others belong to the West Saxon group of dialects which includes West Country English: consequently words listed may not be exclusive to Cornwall.