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Pensioner: [36] An older person living on an old-age pension; sometimes used as an insult to refer to aging people draining the welfare system. Peter Pan : A term describing a grown adult, typically a man, who behaves like a child or teenager and refuses, either actively or passively, to act their true age.
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.
It was reportedly British military slang in the 1950s. [12] Terry Pratchett used the word in this sense when he referred to his Alzheimer's disease, which had prevented him from attending conventions, as "the Embuggerance". [14]
5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
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The song "Randy Scouse Git" was the first song written by Dolenz to be commercially released, and it became a number 2 hit in the UK where it was retitled "Alternate Title" after the record company (RCA) complained that the original title (which is not heard in the song itself) was actually somewhat "taboo to the British audience".
Kieran Culkin has charmed audiences once again while discussing his love affair with British slang.During a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show, the New York native embraced the quirks of ...