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  2. List of British regional nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Chicken-runners, Free-Range-Chickens Heswall Hezzies Hereford Ciderheads Hertford Her-farts [48] Heywood Monkeys [49] Higham Ferrers Ferrets High Wycombe Chairboys (from the football club, and the town's former industry), Willyous (Wycombe as an acronym: "Will You Come Over, My Bed's Empty") Highlands and Islands (of Scotland)

  3. Glossary of names for the British - Wikipedia

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    In time, the term lost its naval connotation and was used to refer to British people in general and, in the 1880s, British immigrants in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. [9] Although the term may have been used earlier in the US Navy as slang for a British sailor or a British warship, such a usage was not documented until 1918. [9]

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

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    1. a slot in a wall or door through which incoming post [DM] is delivered (US: mail slot, mailbox) 2. (less common) a box in the street for receiving outgoing letters and other mail (more usually called a postbox or pillar box) (US: mailbox) See also Letterbox (US & UK): a film display format taking its name from the shape of a letter-box slot

  5. British slang - Wikipedia

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    Free from obligation or danger. [168] off one's nut Crazy or foolish. [107] old bill, the old bill A policeman or the police collectively. [241] one and you're anyone's, two and you're everyone's A term referring to service men returning from duty, and not being used to alcohol.

  6. New York City Slang - AOL

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    Getty Images New York City: The City that Never Sleeps. From the top of the Empire State Building, to the man selling hotdogs on Broadway, New Yorkers are in a class by themselves when it comes to ...

  7. Taffy was a Welshman - Wikipedia

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    The term "Taffy" may be a merging of the common Welsh name "Dafydd" (Welsh pronunciation:) and the Welsh river "Taff" on which Cardiff is built, and seems to have been in use by the mid-eighteenth century. [3] The rhyme may be related to one published in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, printed in London around 1744, which had the lyrics:

  8. Cwtch - Wikipedia

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    Cwtch (Welsh pronunciation:) is a Welsh-language and Welsh-English dialect word meaning a cuddle or embrace, with a sense of offering warmth and safety. Often considered untranslatable, the word originated as a colloquialism in South Wales, but is today seen as uniquely representative of Wales, Welsh national identity, and Welsh culture.

  9. New homes should be for Welsh speakers - council - AOL

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    An application would see 18 affordable homes built in the Welsh-speaking village of Botwnnog. ... Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail.