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Breakfast

Language; Slang

1. (British ) ketamine. The drug is also nicknamed 'Special K' after a breakfast cereal, hence this play on words. '…you got any breakfast? …Man, you look like you already had ...

Bredren

Language; Slang

(British) A good friend, welcome stranger. A term from Caribbean speech, also heard in the UK since 2000, especially among younger speakers. Hidren and idren are alternative forms.

Bred

Language; Slang

(British) To behave in a sycophantic manner, curry favour, 'suck up'. A term in use among schoolchildren and students from around 2002. Stop bredding Mr Green.

Break

Language; Slang

(American) To leave, depart. A synonym for boot, jam, jet, bail, heard since 2000. It may be influenced by the phrase 'make a break for it' or possibly 'break for the border'.

Breed

Language; Slang

(American) To make (a woman) pregnant. An item of black speech probably originating in the Caribbean. It occurs in the cult novel Yardie (1993) by Victor Headley.

Breeze

Language; Slang

(American exclamation) An exhortation to relax, calm down. An expression used on campus in the USA since around 2000. No need to get so aerated – just breeze.