Slang

Slang

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

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Slang

1. A uniformed policeman. A 200-year- old term still heard in North America and Australia, but never in Britain. 2. A shorter and more acceptable version of bullshit. In armed-service usage it par- ...

Bullshit

Language; Slang

To try to impress, persuade, bamboozle or deceive with empty, boastful or portentous talk. Whereas the noun form is sometimes shortened to the less offensive bull, the verb form, ...

Bug

Language; Slang

1. An insect 2. A covert listening device 3. A virus or infection 4. A fault or flaw in a machine or system 5. An enthusiast, devotee. A racier synonym of buff. The word 'bug' originates in the ...

Bull session

Language; Slang

A period of earnest or bombastic but shallow conversation; talking bull. The expression usually refers to energetic group discussions between friends (usually males).

Bull and cow

Language; Slang

(British) Aa noisy argument, a fight or brawl. Still thriving London rhyming slang for row. There was a right bull and cow in the pub last night.

Alley

Language; Slang

(British) A marble (as used in children's games). Like "aggie", the word is approximately a hundred years old and refers to a pale or white marble. Although rarely heard today, these terms ...

Alleycat

Language; Slang

To prowl the streets, particularly late at night 'There's Arthur Smith alleycatting around, trying to pick up chicks.' (Kit Hollerbach, The 39,000 Steps, Channel 4 documentary on the Edinburgh ...