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

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    unwell, not in good health (except with "to be" in UK English) [63] (slang) disgusting (corruption of sickening) (slang) cool, good, interesting (to be sick [somewhere]) nauseous (out sick) not at work because of illness sickie a day taken as sick leave, esp. when not actually ill a mentally ill or perverted person (also: sicko) sideboard

  3. Knacker - Wikipedia

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    "Knackered" meaning tired, exhausted or broken in British and Irish slang is commonly used in Australia, Ireland, Newfoundland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. [ citation needed ] The term "knacker drinking" refers to the practice of consuming alcohol in the open, e.g. in a field or a park, or by a roadside or canal; the drink is typically ...

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    attractive woman (slang) anything good ("the new product is a cracker") (slang) thin, hard, unsweetened biscuit (formerly chiefly US, now common everywhere) a person who commits illegal acts by exploiting security flaws in a computer system an unsophisticated, typically rural white person (also white cracker; derogatory slang, southeastern US)

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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.

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

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    (slang) exhausted, broken; the term may derive from either of two meanings of the noun knacker (see knacker's yard and knackers below), thus to slaughter or castrate [105] knacker's yard premises where superannuated livestock are sent for rendering, etc. by a knacker. Sometimes refers to the same for vehicles, a scrapyard (US: junkyard) knackers

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