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There are a number of different varieties of British slang, arguably the best known of which is rhyming slang. Chiefly associated with cockney speech spoken in the East End of London, words are replaced with a phrase which rhymes. For example: plates of meat for "feet", or twist and twirl for "girl".
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Gen Z has come up with yet another pop culture phrase to baffle anyone born before the year 2000. On the Feb. 2 edition of Hoda & Jenna, the hosting duo puzzled over a popular Gen Z slang term ...
T.K. Maxx. A discount store where Harry, when he was a bachelor with little interest in fashion, preferred to shop for casual wear. (It is part of the same company as T.J. Maxx, but goes by a ...
In time, the term lost its naval connotation and was used to refer to British people in general and, in the 1880s, British immigrants in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. [9] Although the term may have been used earlier in the US Navy as slang for a British sailor or a British warship, such a usage was not documented until 1918. [9]
"Manny" - slang for Manchester used by non Mancunians. [ 135 ] "Manchesterford" – portmanteau of Manchester and Salford , began as a fictional setting for Victoria Wood 's 1980s series of sketches on BBC TV, Acorn Antiques , [ 136 ] but gained colloquial popularity, especially on the gay scene and was immortalized in iron and song lyrics ...
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