Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In British slang, "spooks" are spies; in the US "spook" is an offensive term for African Americans. TV series Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* The BBC considered "Ninja" inappropriate for children. However, the more recent Channel 5 (UK) version used the word Ninja. [3] Film One Wild Night: Career Opportunities* Film ...
Lists of pejorative terms for people include: List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with ...
British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Biro. 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 ...
In time, the term lost its naval connotation and was used to refer to British people in general and, in the 1880s, British immigrants in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. [9] Although the term may have been used earlier in the US Navy as slang for a British sailor or a British warship, such a usage was not documented until 1918. [9]
Scarper!") – possibly from Robert Peel, who also gave his name to two other slang terms for the police: peelers (archaic) and bobbies (becoming old-fashioned). rubbish * worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; metaphorically: bad human output, such as a weak argument or a poorly written novel (US: trash ...
Paddies, Huns (sectarian offensive term for pro-British Unionists), Taigs (sectarian offensive term for pro-Irish Nationalists) North Shields Cods Heeds, Fish Nabbers [citation needed] North Wales Gogs [68] Northwich Salt Boys (from Northwich Victoria F.C.) Norwich Nodgies, Canaries, Budgies (the football club colours are green and yellow ...