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Babe

Language; Slang

1. A sweetheart, lover. A usage imported from the USA into Britain via films, pop songs, etc. The word had begun to be used unself-consciously in Britain in the late 1970s, particularly in ...

Aztec two-step

Language; Slang

An attack of diarrhea, particularly one suffered while travelling abroad. The image is of the agitation caused by impending diarrhoea or, more specifically, the ...

Awol

Language; Slang

Missing, not present when needed. The expression has been extended, especially by British middle-class speakers, from its original meaning in army jargon of 'absent without leave' to ...

Axe

Language; Slang

A guitar. The word in this sense was enthusiastically adopted by white rock musicians in the late 1960s. Black blues and jazz musicians had originally applied it to any instrument ...

Babia-majora

Language; Slang

(American) An extremely attractive woman or women. A jocular item of ersatz slang invented for the cult US TV comedy sketches and movie Wayne's World, by alteration of the ...

Bab

Language; Slang

(British) A (doner or shish) kebab. An item of student slang in use in London and elsewhere since around 2000. We're going to pick up a bab and then back to watch the match.