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  2. Houseboy - Wikipedia

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    A houseboy (alternatively spelled as houseboi) is a term which refers to a typically male domestic worker or personal assistant who performs cleaning and other forms of personal chores. The term has a record of being used in the British Empire, military slang, and the male LGBT community.

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

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    A British Crown dependency off the coast of France. Also, a kind of buttonless, pullover shirt. An athlete's uniform shirt, also called a kit in British English. A colloquial term for the state of New Jersey Jesse (often as Big Jesse, derogatory insult for a man) Non-macho, effeminate, sometimes gay. A male name (uncommon in the UK).

  4. Charwoman - Wikipedia

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    A char or chare was a term (of work) in the sixteenth century, [4] which gave rise to the word being used as a prefix to denote people working in domestic service. The usage of "charwoman" was common in the mid-19th century, often appearing as an occupation in the UK census of 1841.

  5. British slang - Wikipedia

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    English-speaking nations of the former British Empire may also use this slang, but also incorporate their own slang words to reflect their different cultures. 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.

  6. British Dating Slang You Need to Know, in Case You Get ... - AOL

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    Just when you figured out "soonicorn" and started "dawn dating," perhaps it's time to understand what all those Brits mean with terms like "peng," "punching" and "cracking on." (You know, in case ...

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

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    (slang, derogatory) foolish person, used esp. in northern England but also common elsewhere. Derived from the Northern English term pillicock, a dialect term for penis, although the connection is rarely made in general use. pinch * to steal. pisshead (vulgar) someone who regularly gets heavily drunk (cf. BrE meaning of pissed).

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

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    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 ...

  9. Chore - Wikipedia

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    Chore may refer to one of the following: House work; Bads in economics Chore division; Housekeeping; Handyman work (odd jobs) Biochore, parts of the biosphere with similar environmental conditions; Chore (band), a Canadian rock band; Édgar Mejía (El Chore, born 1988), Mexican footballer