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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.
short for public house (US: bar) publican the landlord of a public house. pud (informal) short for "pudding", which may mean dessert or occasionally a savoury item such as Yorkshire pudding or black pudding; a fool (informal term usually used good-naturedly between family members). pulling his pud, means male masturbation by a "pudknocker". pukka
As well as being the loudest crier (recording a cry of 112.8 decibels), [33] he also set the record for vocal endurance, issuing a one-hundred word proclamation every 15 minutes for a period of 48 hours. [34] Daniel Richer dit La Flêche, who is a member of the First Nations Abenaki tribe, is a full-time bilingual town crier. [28]
Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
Main article: Glossary of names for the British. 1. Englishman, Briton, or person of British descent; an English or British immigrant [292] 2. English or British ship [293] line 1. Untruth or exaggeration, often told to seek or maintain approval from others e.g. "to feed one a line" [294] 2. Insincere flattery [290] lip 1.
As "Karens" continue to go viral for their over-the-top behavior, Yahoo Life speaks with experts in psychology, sociology and race to understand what's behind the archetype.
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.
A person who is said to have a stiff upper lip displays fortitude and stoicism in the face of adversity, or exercises great self-restraint in the expression of emotion. [1] [2] The phrase is most commonly heard as part of the idiom "keep a stiff upper lip", and has traditionally been used to describe an attribute of British people in remaining resolute and unemotional when faced with adversity ...