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Old english slang, referring to someone who has either just done somethingstupid, wrong, or done something to someone. Also spelt geezer, geezar. "he cheated on the table then nicked me beer, so I smacked the geeza in the side o' the gob!" 2 min 28/01/2018 英式英语 | 每天跟读1...
In this post, we cover the top 11 tips for how to speak with a British accent, the main linguistic features of the British accent, the types of British accents, British English slang and, of course, practice resources so you can perfect your very own British accent at home. Download: Th...
I saw this expression online when I was looking for British slang Harry might use in 1998, and I absolutely love it. Does it fit with Harry and the time period, though? For context, people crowded into a large stadium are pushing and shoving, craning forward for a better vew, and he ...
A month ago I had the pleasing experience of packing for Perth. In South African slang, ‘packing for Perth’ means immigrating to Australia. In the decade that followed thetransition to democracy, around800,000 mainly white South Africans left– some for New Zealand, Britain, and the United...
Jimmy- Actually short for Jimmy Riddle. i.e. I'm off for a Jimmy Riddle. This is Cockney rhyming slang for piddle! John Thomas- Yet another word for a blokes willy! I always felt a bit sorry for people who were actually called John Thomas. What were their parents thinking?
The word syllabub comes from the nameSille, an area in the Champagne region of France that made the eponymously named wine, and the wordbub, an Elizabethan slang word meaning a bubbling drink, henceSille bub– wine mixed with a frothy cream. In fact it was a case of the frothier the...
cheating sportsmen, parents aping the style and slang of teen-agers and a false chumminess from doctors and other professions point to a crisis in manners."Stress, moral erosion and the decline of family values are usually blamed for the growing inability of people to get along with one an...
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Slang/chat, popular culture Business, finance, etc. See other definitions of BG Other Resources: We have 61 other meanings of BG in our Acronym Attic Link/Page Citation Abbreviation Database Surfer « Previous Next » Boring Game Boston Globe (newspaper) Botanical Garden Bowling Green (Kentu...