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  2. British slang - Wikipedia

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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.

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    a Scottish private soldier (slang) (UK: squaddie) slang term for an athlete slang term for the undergarment called an athletic supporter or jockstrap: joint piece of meat for carving * (slang) hand-rolled cigarette containing cannabis and tobacco connection between two objects or bones

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    in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, halfway between UK & US; an English-speaking accent with features of both British and American speakers region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina [ 4 ] (exact definition of Mid-Atlantic States may vary)

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

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    (This is however incorrect for several physical and linguistic reasons.) The phrase is a 20th-century variant of earlier expressions referring to other body parts, especially the nose and tail, indicating that the brass monkey took the form of a real monkey. brekkie, brekky (slang) synonym of breakfast breve

  6. Todger, Tiggy, Biro and Spike: A glossary of Harry's ... - AOL

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    He also describes a "blooding" ceremony, in which Tiggy "tenderly" smeared his cheeks, nose and forehead in rabbit blood after he made his first kill. As you do. ... British slang for penis. In ...

  7. Kieran Culkin Shares List About British People And Their ...

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    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 ...

  8. List of gestures - Wikipedia

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    Sronogam involves the same procedure with the ridge of the nose. Placing the finger straight across the shinbone or nose for the fourth aicme mimics the later, manuscript form of the letters. Another alphabet, basogam ('palm-ogham') is mentioned which seems to involve striking the hand in various ways against wood. Probably the angle of the ...

  9. Category:British slang - Wikipedia

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