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  2. British slang - Wikipedia

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    British slang has been the subject of many books, including a seven volume dictionary published in 1889. ... insane. [32] barmy crazy or foolish. [33] barney

  3. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Mentalist (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    British derogatory slang used to call a person insane, referring to a diminished state of cognition; The Mentalist, an American television series starring Simon Baker; The Mentalists, an English drama by Richard Bean

  6. Kieran Culkin Shares List About British People And Their ...

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    Kieran Culkin has charmed audiences once again while discussing his love affair with British slang.During a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show, the New York native embraced the quirks of ...

  7. Mad as a hatter - Wikipedia

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    An adaptation of the Old English word atter meaning "poison", and closely related to the word adder for the venomous crossed viper. Lexicographers William and Mary Morris in Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins (1977) favour this derivation because "mad as a hatter" was known before hat making was a recognized trade. [ 1 ]

  8. What do teens mean when they say ‘sigma’? - AOL

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    "Sigma” is a slang word for “the best” or someone who is a humble alpha male. ... As reported by British GQ, ... “That looks insane,” said SpongeBob in the video.

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    Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-618-00275-7. Hargraves, Orin (2003). Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions: Making Sense of Transatlantic English. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515704-8.