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Aws

Language; Slang

(American) An abbreviated form of the fashionable slang sense of awesome, popular with college students, particularly females, since the 1990s.

Babber

Language; Slang

(British) a. a baby or infant b. a friend, companion, 'mate' The term was in use in 2003 and 2004, especially in the Bristol area and South Wales.

Bang

Language; Slang

1. to have sex (with). The association with striking (as in the origin of the word 'fuck' itself) is said to suggest the masculine role in sex, but in practise the unaffectionate term can also ...

Bandit

Language; Slang

(Caribbean) To steal or borrow without permission. The term was recorded in Trinidad and Tobago in 2003. Synonyms are raf and sprang.

Banana

Language; Slang

1. A foolish person. This childish term of mild abuse is now obsolescent in Britain, but predictably is still heard in post-colo- nial English in the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, the ...

Bandit

Language; Slang

(British) 1. A homosexual. A dismissive or derisory term used by avowedly heterosexual males and deriving from longer expressions such as trouser bandit, arse bandit, chocolate bandit, etc. 2. ...

Bam-stick

Language; Slang

(British) A foolish or crazy person. The phrase is derived from bammy (the dialect version of 'barmy'), and is used particularly in the north of England and lowland Scotland. The 'stick' ...