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Where does the word 'shirty' come from?
In origins, slang, shirty - asked by vultan - 2 answers - 3 years ago

American police TV dramas used to refer to "The Projects", which always seemed to be like the rough bits of a British Council estate. Was this a specific area of a specific city, or were there "projects" all over the place? Whose "project" was it and...
In Kojak, Hill St Blues, american slang - asked by Hiheels - 2 answers - 3 years ago

American crime novels are always saying things like "The perp sicced a private eye on me". I know that it means "to set someone on someone". But where does the word "sicc" come from?
In English, slang - asked by P-Kasso - 3 answers - 3 years ago

What on earth is a 'giffer'?
In words, giffer, slang - asked by vultan - 2 answers - 3 years ago

What is boom slang?
In boom, slang, definition - asked by xoloriib - 2 answers - 3 years ago

When people refer to someone as a 'Princess' when they are not of royal blood what does it mean?
In princess, slang, meaning - asked by xoloriib - 2 answers - 3 years ago

Cockney slang: A monkey, a pony. But how much is a rhino worth?
In rhino, slang, money - asked by P-Kasso - 2 answers - 3 years ago

How did 'john thomas' become a euphemism for one's old chap?
In body parts, slang, john thomas - asked by vultan - 1 answer - 4 years ago

In which dialect or slang do you say "I'm sure" as an interjection?
In english, slang, dialect - asked by Poindexter - 3 answers - 4 years ago

Why is this cute song thrush lumbered with such a putrid name in Latin? What exactly does Turdus Turdus mean? One Turdus would be bad enough, but why two?
In birds, slang, latin - asked by - 5 answers - 4 years ago

can anyone tell me what a snederic is
In scottish slang - asked by (Guest26757) - 1 answer - 4 years ago

did rhyming slang really originate in london?
In rhyming slang, origins, the art of conversation - asked by beeper_spryte - 2 answers - 4 years ago

Why are (or were) judges colloquially known as 'beaks'?
In slang, judge, beak - asked by vultan - 3 answers - 4 years ago

What slang or derogatory words do you know for the 'British' as a whole, or the 'English', from any and every language?
In slang - asked by - 4 answers - 4 years ago

is a pony £50?
In money, ryhming slang, del boy - asked by STOOPID - 2 answers - 4 years ago

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