Slang

Slang

Culture specific, informal words and terms that are not considered standard in a language.

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Slang

To leave, go away, 'get lost'. The expression literally means to thrust into a garbage bag and throw away. 'She had no intention of having lunch with him and that was that … Why couldn't she simply ...

Ayrton (Senna)

Language; Slang

(British) A tenner, a £10 note. The rhyming slang term, borrowing the name of the late Brazilian Formula One racing driver, was still in use among London students in 2004. I've only got an Ayrton ...

Auntie Flo

Language; Slang

(British) Menstruation. The expression, playing on the word flow, typically appears in the form 'Aunt Flo is round today' or 'We're expecting Auntie Flo'.

Arthur Scargill

Language; Slang

(Irish) An alcoholic drink. The name of the militant leader of the UK miners' union in the 1980s was borrowed as a rhyme for gargle.

Bucket

Language; Slang

1. A pejorative or humorous term for a car or boat 2. (British) the mouth. In this sense the word is typically heard in working-class speech in such phrases as 'shut your bucket!' or ...

Bucket

Language; Slang

1a. To move quickly. Usually, but not always, in the phrase 'bucketing along'. This usage dates from the 19th century. 1b. To pour (with rain). Usually heard in the expression 'it's ...

Buck

Language; Slang

1. (American) a dollar. A buckhorn knife handle was used apparently as a counter in 19th-century card games and 'buck-skins' were earlier traded and used as a unit of exchange in North ...