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‘English Sl.’ at BBC.co.uk 🌐 Chelsea smile – The scar you get when you have been cut ear to ear is known as a Chelsea smile. Comes from the criminal underworld of the 60s, the Kray era.at Chelsea smile, n.
‘English Sl.’ at BBC.co.uk 🌐 Chelsea smile – The scar you get when you have been cut ear to ear is known as a Chelsea smile. Comes from the criminal underworld of the 60s, the Kray era. BBC News 12 Apr. 🌐 Tapioca pudding – widely known as frog’s eggs by many school pupils – may after all be good for you.at frog’s eggs (n.) under frog, n.1
‘Drugs: an overview’ on BBC News 14 Sept. 🌐 New drugs are always emerging on the UK scene. One of the latest is shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride, also known as ‘poor man’s cocaine’ and ‘Ice’.at poor man’s cocaine (n.) under poor man’s..., adj.
BBC.co.uk 26 Jan. 🌐 The dunny itself seems always to have been with us, in one form or another, and be it a longdrop, flaming fury or even a septic system, it’s likely it will be with us for years to come due to its sheer usefulness.at flaming fury (n.) under flaming, adj.1
BBC.co.uk 7 Jul. 🌐 Meanwhile, under the headline ‘Blair o’ the dog’, the Daily Star urges: ‘Don’t be too hard on Euan. Didn’t YOU ever get mullahed when you were a kid?’.at mullered, adj.
BBC.co.uk 25 Oct. 🌐 Mayor Giuliani expressed his gratitude to Mr Gates for keeping his faith in New York at a time when many of its financial-services firms are cutting tail and leaving town.at cut tail (v.) under tail, n.
‘Messing about on the river’ BBC Sport 🌐 Well blow me if the jug-lugs Kiwi with the military stride hasn’t come up trumps down under.at down under, n.
‘Lemmy: White Line Fever’ on BBC.co.uk Nov. 🌐 But really the clue is in the title ‘White Line Fever’ – it’s a blurry, drug induced trip that moves along a pace of a Wurzel riff, but is never really that engaging a read.at white line fever (n.) under white, adj.
‘Kissing – So Bros’ Guide’ on BBC.co.uk 🌐 Firstly, be sure you’ve picked the right time, place, girl, etc. All sorted? Game on!at game on, phr.
‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the North East’ BBC.co.uk 🌐 On the corner / Mr. Patel sells / samosas on Sundays / wine in plastic, / Woodbines in fives.at Mr Patel (n.) under Mr, n.
BBC News 6 Mar. 🌐 You couldn’t put a fag paper between Jack McConnell and David McLetchie.at fag-paper (n.) under fag, n.3
BBC News ‘Report on Teenage Slang’ 11 Mar. [radio] John’s chick is proper buff [...] John’s girlfriend is really pretty.at buff, adj.2
BBC News ‘Report on Teenage Slang’ 11 Mar. [radio] She was proper vexed and dust out [...] She got really angry and stormed off.at dust, v.2
BBC News ‘Report on Teenage Slang’ 11 Mar. [radio] He wanted to jam with his bred’rins [...] He wanted to hang out with his friends.at jam, v.3
BBC News ‘Report on Teenage Slang’ 11 Mar. [radio] It was bare jokes [...] It was very funny.at jokes, adj.
BBC News ‘Report on Teenage Slang’ 11 Mar. [radio] owned = beaten up, made a fool of.at own, v.
BBC News ‘Report on Teenage Slang’ 11 Mar. [radio] John’s chick is proper buff [...] John’s girlfriend is really pretty.at proper, adv.
BBC News ‘Report on Teenage Slang’ 11 Mar. [radio] sick = very good.at sick, adj.1
BBC News ‘Report on Teenage Slang’ 11 Mar. [radio] She switched on her man the other day [...] She got mad with him the other day.at switch (on) (v.) under switch, v.1
BBC News ‘Report on Teenage Slang’ 11 Mar. [radio] wasteman = idiot, fool.at wasteman, n.
on BBC World News 10 June 🌐 I think there is a difference between conservationism and [...] being a bunny-hugger.at bunny hugger (n.) under bunny, n.1
BBC World News 🌐 [Interviewee from Georgia] We might not be the smartest crackers out there but we ain’t the dumbest.at cracker, n.3
BBC News Mag. 20 July 🌐 Dare I even mention the fanny pack?at fanny pack (n.) under fanny, n.1
BBC News Mag. 20 July 🌐 Lets do a ‘heads up on this issue.at heads up, n.
interview with female space voyager on BBC World Service 20 Feb. [radio] Holy moly! we’re goin’ to space!at holy moly! (excl.) under holy...!, excl.
BBC World Service Sports Hour 13 Feb. [radio] He’s working his socks off there.at — one’s socks off (v.) under sock, n.1
interview on BBC World Service 10 Sept. [radio program] I was damn happy.at damn, adv.
interview on BBC World Service 10 Sept. [radio program] She was just out tricking.at trick, v.
interview on BBC World Service 10 Sept. [radio program] I broke my first world record on how long I could roll a wheelie, you know, a wheelchair.at wheelie, n.2
BBC News Mag. 2 Feb. 🌐 Going out with South Africa’s flashy young ‘boasters’ [...] In township slang, these children are known as izikhotane (the boasters). In recent years, they have become a huge social phenomenon as they gather in their hundreds – even thousands – at parks dressed in their expensive outfits.at boaster, n.
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