(redirected fromKeg Beer (UK Slang)) Thesaurus Encyclopedia keg (kĕg) n. 1. a.A small cask or barrel with a capacity of about 30 gallons (114 liters). b.Such a container and its contents. 2.A unit of weight used for nails, equal to 100 pounds (45.5 kilograms). ...
By 2022 the still had been pretty much run in and the kinks worked out, and they released their next rum, the mild mannered 41% “Hoolie” –it’s a slang term meaning a high wind or a blustery day, as in “It’s blowing a hoolie,” which is something of a backhanded homage to...
In the 1970s, fashion favoured stressless pronunciation and a language full of jargon, slang and “in” words, much of it quite incomprehensible to the outside world.What is considered modern and fashionable in Britain today is often not the kind of English taught in schools and colleges. 1....
A lot more respectful. There’s a certain respect that you get in the UK and all of Europe. People are coming to the show. They’re not going to the bar to have a beer and talk with their friends. In America a lot of the time those can get blurred. You’ll play at a venue a...
The single was released in the United States on City Slang and in Australia on Shagpile. The band played a number of gigs in America and ended their tour in Australia. During this brief excursion, the band was asked to open for Pearl Jam in Sydney. The Cosmic Psychos came by ...
As far as I can tell, it’s because Herbert is slang for someone dopey and dull. I’ve never heard anyone say, “He’s a real Herbert”–in fact, I’ve never heard Herbert used as slang for anything–but that’s the sentence that popped upwhen I consulted Dr. Google. ...
Language and Work: The Oxford English Dictionary is asking the public to tell them about professional jargon and work slang. You can submit your entrieshere. The articles about this that I’ve seen give several examples of the kind of words or phrases they’re looking for but the one gettin...
根据《Patridge新英语俚语词典》(The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English)的定义,pub crawl可用作名词或者是动词。作为名词使用时,pub crawl可理解为“一种逛遍多家合法经营场所的喝酒行为”。作为动词使用时则可理解为“跟随一个团体游走于多个酒精经营场所,并且在每个场所都喝一杯”。
Language and Work: The Oxford English Dictionary is asking the public to tell them about professional jargon and work slang. You can submit your entrieshere. The articles about this that I’ve seen give several examples of the kind of words or phrases they’re looking for but the one gettin...