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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    (to be sick) to vomit (off sick) not at work because of illness (n.) vomit ("a puddle of sick") unwell, not in good health (except with "to be" in UK English) [63] (slang) disgusting (corruption of sickening) (slang) cool, good, interesting (to be sick [somewhere]) nauseous (out sick) not at work because of illness sickie

  3. British slang - Wikipedia

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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.

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

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    (informal) a look, reconnoître "I'll take a dekko at it later." – British military slang derived from the Hindustani dekh/dekho meaning "to see". Also less commonly decco, deccie, deek, deeks. dene wooded valley or seaside dune (mainly S W England) doddle something accomplished easily – "It's a doddle", meaning "it's easy".

  5. 60 British phrases that will confuse anybody who didn't grow ...

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    When speaking with a British person, you don't want to be described as "dim," "a mug," or "a few sandwiches short of a picnic."

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    a Scottish private soldier (slang) (UK: squaddie) slang term for an athlete slang term for the undergarment called an athletic supporter or jockstrap: joint piece of meat for carving * (slang) hand-rolled cigarette containing cannabis and tobacco connection between two objects or bones

  7. Kieran Culkin Shares List About British People And Their ...

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    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 ...

  8. Glossary of Dorset dialect words - Wikipedia

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    Vomit Vorehearing Premonition, forewarning Vore-right Going forward without regard to consequences or seemliness Voretold Foretold Vorewarn Forewarned Voul Foul Vower, vowr, vow'r Four Vuzzen Fir trees W Wagwanton Quaking grass Want Mole Want-heave Mole hill Want-heave slave A mole Ware: Pond [17] Waxen crundels Swollen tonsils Weave

  9. 100 Totally Weird Words (Like 'Argle-Bargle') That'll Expand ...

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    Related: These 75 British Slang Words From Across the Pond Are Bloody Brilliant. 72. Ratoon: a small shoot growing from the root of a plant. 73. Sabbulonarium: gravel pit. 74. Saccadic: jerky ...