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of poor quality (slang) (of a situation) bad, unfortunate (slang). Although refers to trousers in parts of Northern England. Outerwear from the waist to the ankles * (wear the pants in the family) be masculine, be the breadwinner, perform the husband's role (derog.) (spoken esp. of a wife, usage becoming obsolete) paraffin: kerosene
Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...
(slang) something that is unsatisfactory or in generally bad condition. prang (slang) to crash a motor vehicle with generally minor damage (US: fender bender) pram, perambulator wheeled conveyance for babies (US: baby-carriage) prat * (slang) an incompetent or ineffectual person, a fool, an idiot press-up
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 ...
A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English. Geris, Jan (2003). American's guide to the British language : really, they talk like this every day. Green, Jonathon (2008). Chambers Slang Dictionary. James, Ewart (1999). Contemporary British slang : an up-to-date guide to the slang of modern British English. Parody, A. (Antal) (2007).
committed; involved in something betrothed English of or pertaining to England the English language (adj.) the foot-pound-second system of units [citation needed] (UK: Imperial) English (n.) spin placed on a ball in cue sports (UK: side) engineer: a technician or a person who mends and operates machinery one employed to design, build or repair ...
British slang for penis. In 2011, Harry returned from an expedition to the North Pole to attend his brother’s wedding and was alarmed to discover that his todger was frostbitten — an ...
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