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2. List of British regional nicknames - Wikipedia

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   Paddies, Huns (sectarian offensive term for pro-British Unionists), Taigs (sectarian offensive term for pro-Irish Nationalists) North Shields Cods Heeds, Fish Nabbers [citation needed] North Wales Gogs [68] Northwich Salt Boys (from Northwich Victoria F.C.) Norwich Nodgies, Canaries, Budgies (the football club colours are green and yellow ...

3. British slang - Wikipedia

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   In 1889 two multi-volumed slang dictionaries went on sale: A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon and Cant by Albert Barrere and Charles Leland, and Slang and its Analogues by John Farmer and W. E. Henley; the latter being published in seven volumes. It was later abridged to a single volume and released in 1905 as A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial ...

4. 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]

5. 192 Scottish boy names to consider for your little laddie ...

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   Scottish boy names: Find Scottish baby names for boys that are cool, classic, different, cute and strong. Get Scottish baby name ideas here. 192 Scottish boy names to consider for your little ...

6. Sweet Sixteen (2002 film) - Wikipedia

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   Sweet Sixteen is a 2002 coming-of-age crime drama film directed by Ken Loach.Set in Scotland, the film tells the story of Liam, a teenage boy from a troubled background who dreams of starting afresh with his mother as soon as she has completed her prison term.

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

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   The term wide boy is also often used in the same sense spliff * (slang) a hand-rolled cigarette containing a mixture of marijuana and tobacco, also joint. (Also used in US; joint, j, or blunt more widely used.) spotted dick an English steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit (usually currants), commonly served with custard. squaddie

8. Erica Durance Heads to Scotland for Hallmark's 'A Scottish ...

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   A Scottish Love Scheme premieres Saturday, Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. ET on Hallmark Channel. Relatd: Get an Exclusive First Look at Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' Ms. Christmas Comes to Town starring Erica ...

9. Bonnie - Wikipedia

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   Bonnie is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean or Bonnie Dundee about John Graham, 7th Laird of Claverhouse. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (handsome, pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good).