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Bluebottle

Language; Slang

(British) A police officer. A term popular in the 1950s and still heard. It has been used in Britain since the 16th century, well before policemen wore uniforms, and indeed existed in ...

Bob

Language; Slang

1. (Canadian) a fat or well-built woman. The term, which can be used pejoratively or with mild affection (usually condescending), is an abbreviation of 'big ol bitch'. 2. (British) the male ...

Bluey

Language; Slang

1. (British) a five-pound note or an amount of £5, from the turquoise colour of the banknote. A term used by young street- gang members in London since around 2000. 2. (Australian) a ...

Bobby

Language; Slang

(British) A policeman. A widely known nickname, usually applied to constables or uniformed officers. Rarely heard except in jest since the 1960s, the word derived from the Christian name of ...

Blunt

Language; Slang

A marihuana cigarette, joint. This term, fashionable in the USA and the UK since the early 1990s, originally referred to a cigar hollowed out and filled with a combination of cannabis and ...

Bobbins

Language; Slang

(British) Rubbish, worthless items. This usage arose in the north of England, referring originally to the waste bobbins in the wool mills, and is still heard in its generalised sense.

Blue foot

Language; Slang

(British) A prostitute. An ephemeral word of uncertain origin. (Recorded by Deputy Assistant Commissioner David Powis in his Field Manual for Police, 1977).