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Brothel creepers

Language; Slang

(British) Shoes with thick crepe soles, fashionable among teddy boys and others in the 1950s ('brothel stompers' is an American version). Brothel creepers has some- times also ...

Omnishambles

Language; Slang

Omnishambles is a neulogism that was first coined in 2009 by the writers of BBC political satire The Thick of It and has since entered public use. It is an amalgamation of the Latin prefix omni-, ...

Eurogeddon

Language; Slang

Eurogeddon is a neuologism employed by mainstream media to describe the threatened financial collapse in the eurozone. It is an amalgamation of the words Europe and armageddon.

Mummy porn

Language; Slang

Mummy porn is a neulogism coined to describe a new genre of erotic fiction inspired by the bestselling novel series Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L.James.

Pleb

Language; Slang

Pleb is an old word that has been given new life as a derogatory and insulting term for the poor or lower classes.

Hinglish

Language; Slang

Hinglish is an amalgamation of 'Hindi' and 'English' which has for some time been used to describe the hybrid language used by many Indians. It is a fusion of South Asian languages peppered with ...