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Polari Palare, Parlary, Palarie, Palari Region United Kingdom Native speakers None Language family English-based slang and other Indo-European influences Language codes ISO 639-3 pld Glottolog pola1249 This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA ...
False etymologies. One false etymology or backronym of wop is that it is an acronym for "without passport" or "without papers", implying that Italian immigrants entered the U.S. as undocumented or illegal immigrants. [9][10][11] The term has nothing to do with immigration documents, as these were not required by U.S. immigration officers until ...
Use in British English. "Wog", in its modern usage in the UK, is a derogatory and racially offensive slang word referring to a dark skinned person, including people from the Middle East, North Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and other parts of Asia such as the East Indies, but usually not those from the Mediterranean area or Southern Europe.
Slang for inhabitant of the United States of America. [230] Yankee, Yank Uncontracted, Yankee remains in use in the American South in reference to Northerners; contracted, Yank is employed internationally by speakers of British English in a neutral reference to all Americans (first recorded 1778). [231]
See media help. Geordie (/ ˈdʒɔːrdi / JOR-dee) is an English dialect spoken in the Tyneside area of North East England, [1][2][3][4][5] especially connected with Newcastle upon Tyne, [4][5][6] and sometimes known in linguistics as Tyneside English or Newcastle English. The Geordie dialect and identity are primarily associated with a working ...
British slang. British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.
In 2016, the Italian consulate in London estimated that 600,000 Italians were resident in the UK. [52] Instead, in the UK, there are around 500,000 British people of Italian ancestry. [5] An increase in the numbers of the Bangladeshi Italians in the UK have been witnessed since pre-Brexit. [38] [39] [40] [41]
Oi / ɔɪ / is an interjection used in various varieties of the English language, particularly Australian English, British English, Indian English, Irish English, New Zealand English, and South African English, as well as non-English languages such as Chinese, Tagalog, Tamil, Hindi/Urdu, Italian, Japanese, and Portuguese to get the attention of another person or to express surprise or disapproval.