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gams Woman's legs [149] gander 1. Dressing up; Getting ready and duding up [149] 2. Look, close scrutiny, glance e.g. Take a gander at those gams [185] 3. Criminal lookout [185] gandy dancer. Main article: Gandy dancer. A member of a crew responsible for attaching rails to ties, often called a section hand or track laborer [186] gashouse rough [19]
British slang term that originally meant eccentric, neurotic or slightly mentally ill; generally considered offensive to mentally ill people [68] [69] Senile [10] Slow [70] Sluggish [63] Sociopath [60] Spastic/Spaz: Especially in the UK and Ireland. Previously referred to muscle spasticity or a person with cerebral palsy, which may involve ...
A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with negative connotations; Category:Sex- and gender-related slurs
Why Do People Say 'Break a Leg'? Like many things, it all comes back to superstition. On the night of a big show, actors believe that wishing someone "good luck" is actually bad luck. So, they ...
Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.
soft bread roll or a sandwich made from it (this itself is a regional usage in the UK rather than a universal one); in plural, breasts (vulgar slang e.g. "get your baps out, love"); a person's head (Northern Ireland). [21] barmaid *, barman a woman or man who serves drinks in a bar.
The term has been around since 2012 with the "bae caught me slippin'" meme, which were selfie photos posted online as if they were taken by another person while the subject was asleep. Prostock ...
The following is a list of phrases from sports that have become idioms (slang or otherwise) in English. They have evolved usages and meanings independent of sports and are often used by those with little knowledge of these games. The sport from which each phrase originates has been included immediately after the phrase.