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A British Crown dependency off the coast of France. Also, a kind of buttonless, pullover shirt. An athlete's uniform shirt, also called a kit in British English. A colloquial term for the state of New Jersey Jesse (often as Big Jesse, derogatory insult for a man) Non-macho, effeminate, sometimes gay. A male name (uncommon in the UK).
In the British television series Misfits, the character of Kelly Bailey is presented as a stereotypical chav. [34] Lauren Socha, the actress who portrays Kelly, has described the character as being "a bit chavvy". [35] The Times has referred to the character as "[a] chavvish girl", [36] and the character has been said to possess a "chav accent ...
The British equivalent is the rocker. Arthur Fonzarelli, Danny Zuko, Bowzer, Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker: Grotesque: A deformed or disabled person whose appearance scares strangers or inspires pity, and who may be mistreated. The grotesque is a tragic figure. Quasimodo (Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame) Grizabella; Frankenstein's monster
This glossary of names for the British include nicknames and terms, including affectionate ones, neutral ones, and derogatory ones to describe British people, Irish People and more specifically English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish people. Many of these terms may vary between offensive, derogatory, neutral and affectionate depending on a ...
The girl group scored a top 10 album last month, but say UK R&B groups "can feel under-appreciated". ... Girl group Flo: 'British R&B acts struggle to be heard' Mark Savage - Music Correspondent.
Scotland only; [61] England and Wales equivalent is perverting the course of justice (similar concept in US: obstruction of justice) dekko (informal) a look, reconnoître "I'll take a dekko at it later." – British military slang derived from the Hindustani dekh/dekho meaning "to see". Also less commonly decco, deccie, deek, deeks. dene
When Velu Nachiyar finds the place where the British stock their ammunition, she builds the first human bomb. A faithful follower, Kuyili douses herself in oil, lights herself and walks into the storehouse. Rani Velu Nachiyar formed a woman's army named "udaiyaal" in honour of her adopted daughter – Udaiyaal, who died detonating a British ...
Rosa Parks. Susan B. Anthony. Helen Keller. These are a few of the women whose names spark instant recognition of their contributions to American history.