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(slang) a slow person (US: slowpoke) smalls underclothing, underwear, particularly underpants smart dress formal attire snigger * silly or unkind laughter at someone or something (usually snicker in U.S.) [154] smeghead (slang) idiot; a general term of abuse, from Red Dwarf. snog
The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary – an online dictionary of British slang, viewable alphabetically or by category. English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom Roger's Profanisaurus An online version of the list of vulgar definitions which occasionally appears in Viz magazine
Drawing, for example "He be a-drawen a picture." A-feard: Afraid (Dorset motto, "Who's a-feard?") Agean: Against, for example "'e be runnin' agean thac strong wind." Aggy: The act of collecting eggs [1] Aïght Eight Ailen: illness, ailing (verb or noun) [1] Air vlees Flies that seldom land for hovering in the air Aish or Aishy Ash tree Aish-a ...
Biro. A term for a common ballpoint pen, similar to a Bic. Harry recalls receiving a Biro — wrapped, for some reason, in a tiny rubber fish — as a present one Christmas from Princess Margaret ...
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 ...
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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]
The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5. Robinson, Mairi (1985). Concise Scots Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd. ISBN 1-902930-00-2; Ronowicz, Eddie; Yallop, Colin (2006). English: One Language, Different Cultures. Continuum International Publishing Group.