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Bachelorette

Language; Slang

(British) A single woman. A humorous categorisation used by students since 2000.

Baggy

Language; Slang

(British) 1. (a devotee of) the Manchester music scene of the early 1990s. The so-called 'baggy scene' probably took its name from the very loose clothing affected by devotees of rave, ...

Beatniks

Language; Slang

It was derived from black American jazz terminology, where it meant a 'category' or 'style'. By the early 1980s the term had become distinctly dated. 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag.' (Song ...

Bagel

Language; Slang

(British) An attractive male. A term, possibly from Jewish usage, employed by young women since 2000, it was recorded inKent in 2003, defined as denoting 'fit men'. Compare baigel.

Bagel-bender

Language; Slang

A Jew. A derogatory nickname, used principally in the USA, based on the name of the baked bread rings that are a Jewish culinary delicacy. Compare spaghetti-eater; taco-bender.

Baffed

Language; Slang

(British) Baffled, confused, incapable. This abbreviation of baffled has been a vogue word among teenagers and some young adults in the London area since the mid-1990s.

Bagger

Language; Slang

( American) An ugly, repellent person. The term is a shortening of double-bagger and, like that phrase, was in use among adolescent and pubescent speakers in the 1990s.