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  2. British slang - Wikipedia

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    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

  3. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United ...

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    (slang) idiot; a general term of abuse, from Red Dwarf. snog (slang) a 'French kiss' or to kiss with tongues (US [DM]: deep kiss, not necessarily with tongues). Originally intransitive (i.e. one snogged with someone); now apparently (e.g. in the Harry Potter books) transitive. [citation needed] soap dodger one who is thought to lack personal ...

  4. Bovver boot - Wikipedia

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    The use of the boots in an attack was referenced in the song Down in the Tube Station at Midnight (1978) by The Jam. The Nipple Erectors released a song titled "Venus in Bovver Boots". [8] in (1977). A pair of Bovver boots were worn in the early 1980s British TV series The Young Ones, by the punk character Vyvyan Basterd. [10]

  5. Brogan (shoes) - Wikipedia

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    Brogan-like shoes, called "brogues" (from Old Irish "bróc" meaning "shoe"), were made and worn in Ireland and Scotland as early as the 16th century, and the shoe type probably originated in Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were used by the Scots and the Irish as work boots to wear in the wet, boggy Scottish and Irish countryside. [ 3 ]

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

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    British slang for penis. In 2011, Harry returned from an expedition to the North Pole to attend his brother’s wedding and was alarmed to discover that his todger was frostbitten — an ...

  7. Bog (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Bogs (name), includes a list of people and fictional characters with the given name and surname; British English colloquialism for toilet. Tree bog, a type of pit latrine; Australian slang for various types of putty used as a filling material in construction, vehicle body repair, etc.

  8. 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 [293] 2. English or British ship [294] line 1. Untruth or exaggeration, often told to seek or maintain approval from others e.g. "to feed one a line" [295] 2. Insincere flattery [291] lip 1.

  9. Category:British slang - Wikipedia

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