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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.
Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL), originally Scottish Language Dictionaries, is Scotland's lexicographical body for the Scots Language. DSL is responsible for the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue and the Scottish National Dictionary. The organisation was formed in 2002 and continues the work of several generations of Scottish ...
Sexual slang is a set of linguistic terms and phrases used to refer to sexual organs, processes, and activities; [1] they are generally considered colloquial rather than formal or medical, and some may be seen as impolite or improper. [2] Related to sexual slang is slang related to defecation and flatulence (toilet humor, scatolinguistics).
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Meaning magic, enchantment, spell. From English grammar and Scottish gramarye (occult learning or scholarship). gloaming Middle English (Scots) gloming, from Old English glomung "twilight", from OE glom golf glengarry (or Glengarry bonnet) A brimless Scottish cap with a crease running down the crown, often with ribbons at the back.
The term used to be an insult, but has recently become more widely used in contexts that “are neither derogatory or negative,” according to the Australian National Dictionary. The origins of ...
A wet lease means the cabin crew comes too; it its also known as ACMI, short for “aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance”. Dry leasing means you simply rent the plane (like car hire) and ...
(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 ...