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  2. British slang - Wikipedia

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    The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary – an online dictionary of British slang, viewable alphabetically or by category. English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom Roger's Profanisaurus An online version of the list of vulgar definitions which occasionally appears in Viz magazine

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

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    (slang) idiot; a general term of abuse, from Red Dwarf. snog (slang) a 'French kiss' or to kiss with tongues (US [DM]: deep kiss, not necessarily with tongues). Originally intransitive (i.e. one snogged with someone); now apparently (e.g. in the Harry Potter books) transitive. [citation needed] soap dodger one who is thought to lack personal ...

  4. Doughnut - Wikipedia

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    Doughnuts in a display case at a coffee shop. A doughnut (sometimes spelt donut in American English; both / ˈ d oʊ n ə t /) is a type of pastry made from leavened fried dough. [1] [2]: 275 It is popular in many countries and is prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty vendors.

  5. Gammon (insult) - Wikipedia

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    The term refers to the colour of a white person's flushed face, which purportedly resembles the type of pork of the same name. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is characterised in this context by the Oxford English Dictionary as occurring "in various parasynthetic adjectives referring to particularly reddish or florid complexions". [ 3 ]

  6. Jelly Roll shares the meaning behind his name in Dunkin’ ad ...

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    Jelly Roll talks about where his name came from and love of doughnuts in a new Dunkin' ad to celebrate National Doughnut Day.

  7. Glossary of names for the British - Wikipedia

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    In Hindi, Hindustani and Urdu the term Angrez is used to refer to the British. This word has its origin in Portuguese Inglês, meaning 'Englishman'. [45] [46] A derivative is the term Angrezan or Angrezni, meaning an Englishwoman. [46] Among the Europeans, the Portuguese were the first to arrive in India. The influx of the Portuguese led to ...

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

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    A term for a common ballpoint pen, similar to a Bic. Harry recalls receiving a Biro — wrapped, for some reason, in a tiny rubber fish — as a present one Christmas from Princess Margaret, a.k.a ...

  9. List of doughnut varieties - Wikipedia

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    The terms below constitute either names for different doughnut types created using local recipes, or for the local language translation of the term for an imported doughnut product. Argentina – Sopaipilla , also called tortas fritas (fried pastries) or Kreppel , is a fried pastry or quick bread that was introduced by German immigrants, and is ...