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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    Word British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings oblique (n.) slash symbol a muscle neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb onesie (n.) Onesie (jumpsuit): One-piece garment worn by older children and adults as loungewear.

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    Word British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings daddy longlegs, daddy-long-legs crane fly: daddy long-legs spider: Opiliones: dead (of a cup, glass, bottle or cigarette) empty, finished with very, extremely ("dead good", "dead heavy", "dead rich") deceased

  4. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Main article: Glossary of names for the British. 1. Englishman, Briton, or person of British descent; an English or British immigrant [291] 2. English or British ship [292] line 1. Untruth or exaggeration, often told to seek or maintain approval from others e.g. "to feed one a line" [293] 2. Insincere flattery [289] lip 1.

  5. Todger, Tiggy, Biro and Spike: A glossary of Harry's ... - AOL

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    You may think this is another word for “todger,” but it’s actually what Harry calls his older brother. (Hey, at least it's better than Badger.) (Hey, at least it's better than Badger.)

  6. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g., pants, crib) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in British and American English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different ...

  7. Lists of pejorative terms for people - Wikipedia

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    Lists of pejorative terms for people include: List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with ...

  8. Git (slang) - Wikipedia

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    Git / ɡ ɪ t / is a term of insult denoting an unpleasant, silly, incompetent, annoying, senile, elderly or childish person. [1] As a mild [2] oath it is roughly on a par with prat and marginally less pejorative than berk.

  9. British slang - Wikipedia

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    American's guide to the British language : really, they talk like this every day. Green, Jonathon (2008). Chambers Slang Dictionary. James, Ewart (1999). Contemporary British slang : an up-to-date guide to the slang of modern British English. Parody, A. (Antal) (2007). Eats, shites & leaves : crap English and how to use it. Dorset Press.

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