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Billy no-mates

Language; Slang

A friendless individual, misfit, outsider. A very widespread usage since the late 1990s. Norman no-mates is synonymous. See also "Billy-and-Dave": The phrase is formed from the witticism 'Billy ...

Behaving ostentatiously. An Americanism of the later 1990s heard occasionally in the UK since 2000. The usage originated in black speech of the 1940s and has been defined as '…carrying on in a flash ...

Breathing out of one’s arse

Language; Slang

Tired, exhausted. The phrase, evoking a desperate need for extra oxygen, is in army and Officer Training Corps usage. Synonyms: breathing out of one's hoop/ring.

Bum

Language; Slang

1. (British) the bottom, backside, buttocks. From the Middle English period to the end of the 18th century it was possible to use this word in English without offending respectable persons. ...

Bugger

Language; Slang

1. A sodomite. The Bogomil ('lovers of God') heretics sent emissaries from their base in Bulgaria in the 11th and 12th centuries to contact heretics in Western Europe. These travellers ...

Bullshit

Language; Slang

Nonsense or falsehood, especially when blatant or offensive; empty, insincere or bombastic speech or behaviour; tedious attention to detail. The term has become particularly ...

Built like a brick shithouse

Language; Slang

Heavily, strongly or solidly built. The term is used usually of people; when referring to men it is generally appreciative, when used of women it is more often disparaging. This is a very ...