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Gaelic League poster from 1913 contrasting a proud, independent Éire with a craven, dependent West Britain. West Brit, an abbreviation of West Briton, is a derogatory term for an Irish person who is perceived as Anglophilic in matters of culture or politics. [1] [2] West Britain is a description of Ireland emphasising it as subject to British ...
In Hungary the English are called angol or in plural angolok. England is called Anglia. British people in general are called brit or in plural britek but the term is less widespread and very uncommon. Great Britain is called Nagy-Britannia but the United Kingdom is called Egyesült Királyság.
Plastic Scousers or Plazzies (a person who falsely claims to be from Liverpool), [58] Woolybacks or Wools (a person from the surrounding areas of Liverpool, especially St Helens, Warrington, Widnes, or the Wirral) [59] [60] Llanelli Turks [61] London Cockneys (Traditionally those born within the sound of the bells of St Mary le Bow, Cheapside) Looe
soft bread roll or a sandwich made from it (this itself is a regional usage in the UK rather than a universal one); in plural, breasts (vulgar slang e.g. "get your baps out, love"); a person's head (Northern Ireland). [21] barmaid *, barman a woman or man who serves drinks in a bar.
A country demonym denotes the people or the inhabitants of or from there; for example, "Germans" are people of or from Germany. Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the final s or, in the case of -ese endings, are the same as the plural forms. The ending -men has feminine equivalent -women (e.g. Irishman, Scotswoman).
Around here cheap is a goal, cheapskate a compliment. This is not true in every circumstance, and we all have slightly different barometers for cheap, spanning the range from frugal to worthless.
A male person. Short for body. [54] bodge (also botch) To make a mess of or to fix poorly. [54] bog Toilet [55] bog off Go away (originally RAF slang) [56] bog roll Toilet paper. [56] Bogtrotter Derogatory term for an Irishman, particularly an Irish peasant. [55] bollocking A severe telling off. [57] bollocks (or ballocks) Vulgar term used for ...
Image credits: DollimusMaximus #10. There was a reddit thread about retail work awhile back where someone recounted a customer verbally abusing them. Another customer nearby chimed in