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2. LibriVox - Wikipedia

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   LibriVox is an invented word inspired by Latin words liber (book) in its genitive form libri and vox (voice), giving the meaning BookVoice (or voice of the book). The word was also coined because of other connotations: liber also means child and free, independent, unrestricted. As the LibriVox forum says: "We like to think LibriVox might be ...

3. British slang - Wikipedia

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   Not only is the slang used by British expats, but some of these terms are incorporated into other countries' everyday slang, such as in Australia, Canada and Ireland. [citation needed] British slang has been the subject of many books, including a seven volume dictionary published in 1889.

4. Scribd - Wikipedia

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   The reporting system was discontinued on February 6, 2018, in favor of a system of "constantly rotating catalogs of ebooks and audiobooks" that provided "an unlimited number of books and audiobooks, alongside unlimited access to news, magazines, documents, and sheet music" [25] for a monthly subscription fee of US$8.99. [26]

5. A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English - Wikipedia

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   The dictionary was updated in 2005 by Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor as The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, [3] [4] and again in 2007 as The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, [5] which has additional entries compared to the 2005 edition, but omits the extensive citations.

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

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   an act of leaping or omitting; see skip (radio), skip (in audio playback) one who disappears without paying their debts ("finding a good skip tracer is harder than finding your debtors") (UK: Gone Away) skive (v.) to avoid work or school (play truant) v. to cut or pare leather/rubber; n. an indentation made from skiving skivvy

7. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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   Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words popularized from Black Twitter that have helped shape the internet. ... when writer George W. Cable captured a slice of Creole New Orleans in his book ...

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

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   (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 ...

9. Category:British slang - Wikipedia

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