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

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    a box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc. a military mess kit water bottle, typically used for military or camping purposes. candy (n.) (candy floss) heated sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick; something pleasing but having little worth (US: cotton candy for both senses)

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

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    (slang) synonym of breakfast breve (musical) a note of two bars' length (or a count of 8) in 4/4 time (US: double whole note) bristols (vulgar, rhyming slang) breasts; from football team Bristol City = titty brolly (informal) umbrella brown bread (rhyming slang) dead; "You're brown bread, mate!" browned off Fed up, annoyed or out of patience. bruv

  4. Tired after eating? Here’s why, and how to fix it - AOL

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    When it comes to why you feel overly tired after eating, a common cause is consuming meals that are heavy in terms of quantity or quality. ... USA TODAY Sports. Alex Rodriguez wins college student ...

  5. Food drunk - Wikipedia

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    The use of the word "drunk" to signify being overcome by substances other than alcohol is long-established, e.g. drunk with opium (1585), or with tobacco (1698). [2]In October 1905, Thomas Edison (then 58 years old) declared that "the country is food drunk.... the people eat too much and sleep too much, and don't work enough". [3]

  6. The Real Reason You Feel Tired After Eating—and How ... - AOL

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    Feeling tired after eating is common and many factors can cause that post-meal fatigue, from the types of foods you ate to underlying conditions. The Real Reason You Feel Tired After Eating—and ...

  7. British slang - Wikipedia

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    Drunk. [251] pie-eyed Drunk. [252] pig's ear 1. Beer (Cockney rhyming slang. [253] 2. Something that has been badly done or has been made a mess of. [253] pikey Pejorative term used, mainly in England to refer to travellers, gypsies or vagrants. [254] Sometimes also used to describe people of low social class or morals.

  8. Postprandial somnolence - Wikipedia

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    An oil painting of a young woman having a siesta, or an afternoon nap, which usually occurs after the mid-day meal.. Postprandial somnolence (colloquially known as food coma, after-dinner dip, or "the itis") is a normal state of drowsiness or lassitude following a meal.

  9. Tired and emotional - Wikipedia

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    The phrase "tired and emotional" is a chiefly British euphemism for alcohol intoxication. It was popularised by the British satirical magazine Private Eye in 1967 after being used in a spoof diplomatic memo to describe the state of Labour cabinet minister George Brown , [ 1 ] but is now used as a stock phrase .