Mr Freeze

In Britain from the name of the British freeze pop brand Mr Freeze, created in 1966 and since produced by a series of British and Irish companieshttps://www.talkingretail.com/products-news/chilled/mr-freeze-reports-good-march-sales-18-05-2012/ (currently Calypso Soft Drinks Ltd)https://www.talkingretail.com/products-news/frozen/mr-freeze-unveils-limited-edition-bulk-box-15-05-2014/. In Canada from the Canadian Mr Freeze brand that was acquired by their local rival Kisko in 2005https://kiskofreezies.com/pages/about-us#:~:text=Kisko%20freezies%20initially%20founded%20in,Kingston%2C%20Jamaica%20by%20the%20Josephs%20family.

Brand names also came up with many naming the treat based on the product sold in their region. US users claimed that the sweet treat aught(sic.) to be referred to as an Otter Pop, a popular brand across the pond. Meanwhile UK users were more in favour of the Mr Freeze, found in many a corner shop while Welsh customers said the correct name was in fact a Tip Top.

2018 June 25, Martha Cliff, “Ice pops... or freezies? Debate over the CORRECT name for classic summer treat goes ciral on Twitter - so what do YOU call them?”, in MailOnline, archived from the original on 2021-10-09:

(UK, Ireland, Canada) A frozen snack consisting of flavored ice or juice in a tube; a freeze pop, irrespective of brand.


cozzie livs

Equally wild is the sticky toffee pudding, the only dessert on the menu and rolling in at the low, low price of £3. At the risk of going all Old Man Yells At Cloud, you can’t get anything for £3 in these days of the cozzy livs.

2023 May, Peter Simpson, “Skua, Edinburgh”, in The Skinny, number 208, page 61:

(slang, chiefly UK, Australia) Cost of living crisis.


reset the dial

en-verb

reset the dial (third-person singular simple present resets the dial, present participle resetting the dial, simple past and past participle reset the dial)

resets the dial (present singular third-person)
resetting the dial (participle present)
reset the dial (participle past)
reset the dial (past)

While contemporary designers give us trends, Quant reset the dial on the way we get dressed. Under her influence, women rejected their parents’ vision of beauty and embraced their own.

2021 October 28, Karen Dacre, “Miniskirt mayhem! Nine ways Mary Quant revolutionised women’s clothes – and lives”, in The Guardian:

He said: “I’ve been incredibly lucky to play a part in major new media innovations, from the birth of Sun Online to most recently Times Radio, which has reset the dial on what quality news radio can achieve, and I’m pleased to be still playing a part on the station.

2022 January 10, Laura Webster, “More journalists join Piers Morgan at Rupert Murdoch's TalkTV channel”, in The National:

With the NHS struggling to clear huge surgical and screening backlogs and facing continued pressure from Covid-related staff absences, it’s a tough time for it to take on another major challenge. But ministers have promised to “reset the dial” on gender inequalities in healthcare, with the publication of the first ever government-led women’s health strategy.

2022 July 20, Hannah Devlin, “Are there enough concrete commitments in the women’s health strategy to truly ‘reset the dial’?”, in The Guardian:

Viewers have since been questioning whether Love Island producers – wary of replicating the toxic masculinity of earlier seasons – have in fact reset the dial too far, with many fans branding the women’s behaviour “toxic femininity”.

2023 March 12, Eloise Hendy, “Is there really such a thing as ‘toxic femininity’?”, in The Independent:

(idiomatic, chiefly UK, often followed by on) To change something radically; to reform or revolutionize something.


ready for the off

From the notion that horses, greyhounds and racegoers that are ready for the off (beginning) of a race are ready for the action that subsequently follows.

Tullamore ready for the off(title)

2010 July 27, Caitriona Murphy, “Tullamore ready for the off”, in independent.ie, archived from the original on 2023-04-24:

Bradford West byelection almost ready for the off(title)

2012 March 12, Martin Wainwright, “Bradford West byelection almost ready for the off”, in TheGuardian, archived from the original on 2015-10-12:

"My thoughts exactly I said, so I am going to get ready for the off", now getting ready for the off meant taking off your pads and your whites (trousers) removing your jockstrap and box, pitting your trousers back on, packing your bag, and you were ready to go.

2013 June 25, Basil Jay, Sliding Down the Bannisters of Life, page 67:

Both aircraft began to lean forward against the brakes, like greyhounds ready for the 'off'.

2017, Richard Pike, Phantom Boys Volume 2:

(UK, Ireland) Ready for action; set to go; good to go.


ansaphone

When I get home there are two ansaphone messages, one from Laura’s friend Liz and one from Laura.

1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 60:

(British, New Zealand, colloquial) Alternative form of answerphone


clippingly

en-adv

clippingly (comparative more clippingly, superlative most clippingly)

more clippingly (comparative)
most clippingly (superlative)

Things were going on clippingly.

1863, William Wotherspoon Ireland, Randolph Methyl: A Story of Anglo-Indian Life, volume 2, page 72:

(UK, slang, obsolete) Excellently; very well.


bill up

en-verb

bill up (third-person singular simple present bills up, present participle billing up, simple past and past participle billed up)

bills up (present singular third-person)
billing up (participle present)
billed up (participle past)
billed up (past)

Fam, I don't blaze / But I can bill up, so if I get bored / I might mm, bill it / At studio, I'm like mm, kill it

2015, Jme (lyrics and music), “Pulse 8” (track 1), in Integrity>, performed by Jme:

You see skengs ain't cheap and the corn ain't free / But I'll smoke it for free, bill it up, go to sleep

2015, Reekz MB, LD, Dimzy (lyrics and music), “Trapping’s Alive” (track 15), in In Skengs We Trust, performed by 67:

(transitive, intransitive, UK, slang) To roll up a marijuana cigarette.


detective inspector

en-noun

detective inspector (plural detective inspectors)

(UK, law enforcement) A police rank used in Commonwealth countries.


equality money

(UK, property law) Money paid as part of an exchange of real estate to compensate for any difference in value.


cheesy chips

(cooking, British, Ireland, Commonwealth) Alternative form of cheese fries


marriage value

(UK, property law) The difference in value between a leasehold interest in land and the hypothetical value of its reversionary interest were the leasehold to be determined, which typically increases as the leasehold draws towards its end; frequently considered the market value chargeable to the tenant for a long extension of the leasehold, or for the purchase of the reversionary interest.


bash together

en-verb

bash together (third-person singular simple present bashes together, present participle bashing together, simple past and past participle bashed together)

bashes together (present singular third-person)
bashing together (participle present)
bashed together (participle past)
bashed together (past)

(UK, informal) To roughly assemble; to put together.


busk it

busk it (third-person singular simple present busks it, present participle busking it, simple past and past participle busked it)

busks it (present singular third-person)
busking it (participle present)
busked it (participle past)
busked it (past)


bumload

From bum + load, from bum (“the buttocks”); compare assload, arseload, buttload, shitload.

[…] a brilliantly terrible FMV action game where you play as an unnamed marine who's been sent to an uncharted tropical island to kill a bumload of undead creeps and take out the doctor who's planning to use them to take over the world.

2021, Chris Scullion, The Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Encyclopedia, page 230:

(UK, slang, mildly vulgar) A large amount.


drum horse

The soul of the Regiment lives in the Drum-Horse who carries the silver kettle-drums. He is nearly always a big piebald Waler. That is a point of honour; and a Regiment will spend anything you please on a piebald.

1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Rout of the White Hussars”, in Plain Tales from the Hills:

“Alexander,” The Life Guards' drum horse, kindly lent for the occasion, carried the 5th Lancer's silver kettle-drums draped with the 16th Lancer's drum banners.

1963, Cyril Nelson Barclay, History of the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers, 1925-1961, page 194:

As they drew closer, I recognized the horse— it was none other than Clarence, the regimental drum horse of the mounted band of the Life Guards, who on parade bears a vast, heavy silver kettle drum on either side just ahead of the saddle.

2009, Michael Korda, Horse People: Scenes from the Riding Life:

A drum horse called Apollo would not behave, skittering sideways determinedly.

6 May 2023, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian:

(UK) A horse that carries a rider and two silver kettle drums in certain ceremonies of state.


Silicon Roundabout

Before long, Silicon Roundabout had indeed been adopted by estate agents, local councillors and even No 10. Silicon Roundabout became the cornerstone of the government's new Tech City strategy, whose idea was to nurture our little homegrown tech district to see if it couldn't be fanned into full flame.

2014 March 10, Cory Doctorow, “The slow death of Silicon Roundabout”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Silicon Roundabout started as a very British joke. When the now-defunct travel social networking company Dopplr moved from above a pub in Hoxton to 100 City Road beside Old Street Roundabout in March 2008, they found not only more space but a burgeoning social scene.

2020, Chris McMillan, “Producing Cool”, in The London Dream: Migration and the Mythology of the City, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN:

Less than a year earlier, Tech Hub, London’s first tech-focused co-working space, had also closed down, citing falling demand and rising rents. Insiders say London’s tech sector is now as strong as it has ever been, but is the closure of these spaces evidence that Cameron’s Silicon Roundabout vision failed, or that it succeeded?

2021 September 16, Oscar Williams, “The last days of Silicon Roundabout”, in The New Statesman:

(UK, humorous) East London Tech City, a technology cluster in Shoreditch, East London.


alternative provision

(UK, education) The arranging of full-time education for a pupil who has been excluded from their school.


MGN

(UK, journalism, historical) Initialism of Mirror Group Newspapers.

(UK, railways, historical) Initialism of Midland and Great Northern.


scoff down

scoff down (third-person singular simple present scoffs down, present participle scoffing down, simple past and past participle scoffed down)

scoffs down (present singular third-person)
scoffing down (participle present)
scoffed down (participle past)
scoffed down (past)


batfolder

(obsolete, dialect, British) One who catches birds at night.


drink out

drink out (third-person singular simple present drinks out, present participle drinking out, simple past drank out, past participle drunk out)

drinks out (present singular third-person)
drinking out (participle present)
drank out (past)
drunk out (participle past)

Lift your glass and drink it out!

Yes, ... then, drink out drink out the glass!

1890, Carl Millöcker, Der Arme Jonathan: Operette in drei Akten, page 8:

that was very odd ! that so much punch could be drank out already!

1807, Oliver Goldsmith, The Poems and Essays of Oliver Goldsmith, page 23:

(obsolete, British, transitive) To finish a beverage; to empty a cup by drinking the contents.


PIF

public information film
w:public information film

public service announcement
public service announcement

(UK, historical) Initialism of public information film, a type of public service announcement.


return the favour

return the favour (third-person singular simple present returns the favour, present participle returning the favour, simple past and past participle returned the favour)

returns the favour (present singular third-person)
returning the favour (participle present)
returned the favour (participle past)
returned the favour (past)

return the favor
return the favor#English

(UK) Alternative spelling of return the favor


Gunchester

″You hear people firing off guns all the time,″ she said. ″That’s why they call it Gunchester. I just thought some poor bugger’s got it again, and went on sudsing my hair.″

1993 November 15, Shawn Pogatchnik, “‘Gunchester’: A Dead Son and Shooting in the Street With AM-Guns Invade Britain, Bjt”, in Associated Press:

The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has said that the city has finally shrugged off its notorious Gunchester image thanks to their intensive efforts to combat gangs.

2011 April 11, Helen Carter, “Farewell to Gunchester”, in The Guardian:

Throughout the 1970s and 80s, gang violence increased, which earned the area [Moss Side] the nickname of "gunchester".

2018 August 13, Imran Rahman-Jones, “Moss Side: A history of the Manchester neighbourhood”, in BBC:

Manchester earned its name Gunchester in the 1980s and 1990s but violence came to a head when Benji Stanley, 14, was shot dead at a takeaway.

2021 March 21, Emily Retter, “Inside 'Gunchester': The brutal blowtorch-armed gangs running riot in Manchester”, in Daily Star:

(UK, informal, derogatory) The English city of Manchester, particularly Moss Side, referring to the city's historical high gun crime rate.


beardie-weirdie

When he addressed Labour Students' 30th anniversary reception at this year's Brighton conference, he must have been surprised – and probably impressed – by the lack of beardie-weirdies.

2001 October 3, Matthew Tempest, “New Labour's power-dressed future”, in The Guardian:

(UK, informal) A man having a beard and long hair, stereotypically associated with being eccentric or intellectual or holding radical political views.


do bits

do bits (third-person singular simple present does bits, present participle doing bits, simple past did bits, past participle done bits)

does bits (present singular third-person)
doing bits (participle present)
did bits (past)
done bits (participle past)

And you and Clarko you did bits and I heard that this bird got nits.

2017 November 7, “Courtney Jade Reply (Freestyle)”performed by Soph Aspin:

“The accent really took over when I started watching the show,” she said. “It blew the accent the fuck up, and everyone was obsessed with their cute little sayings, like ‘doing bits.” (For the uninitiated, that means getting intimate but not having sex.)

2023 May 15, Alaina Demopoulos, “Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British accents?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(intransitive, slang, UK) To engage in nonpenetrative sexual activity.


American muffin

en-noun

American muffin (plural American muffins)

An American muffin is usually yeastless bread baked in a cupcake shape; although defined in some British dictionaries as a sweet.

1989, Ofelia García, Ricardo Otheguy, English across Cultures. Cultures across English: A Reader in Cross-cultural Communication, page 239:

The American muffin looks something like a large cupcake, but has a rounded top instead of a flat one and is never toasted.

2008, Charis Cotter, Terry Durack, 1001 Foods: The Greatest Gastronomic Sensations on Earth, page 825:

American muffins are chemically leavened, enriched, semi-sweet quickbreads baked in individual portions. Although American muffins can be split, warmed, toasted, and spread with dairy products or fruit preserves, they are generally consumed "as is" at room temperature for breakfast, brunch or light snacks.

2015, Darra Goldstein, editor, The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets, page 465:

Nineteenth-century editions of Cassel's Dictionary of Cookery, published in London, defined the "American muffin" as a "yeast-raised griddle bread."

2017, Stella Parks, Brave Tart: Iconic American Desserts:


Cecil house

Named after English journalist Cecil Chesterton (1879–1918).

named-after

Whately was an active supporter of the Cecil Houses in London, which provided overnight accommodation for homeless women, where they could obtain ‘a clean bed, with plenty of hot water for baths, tea and biscuits, for one shilling a night, with no questions asked’

2018, Keith Gildart, David Howell, editors, Dictionary of Labour Biography: Volume XIV, Springer, →ISBN, page 279:

(UK, historical) A shelter providing accommodation for homeless women.


IHAT

Iraq Historic Allegations Team
w:Iraq Historic Allegations Team

(UK, law enforcement) Initialism of Iraq Historic Allegations Team.


get the push

en-verb

get the push (third-person singular simple present gets the push, present participle getting the push, simple past and past participle got the push)

gets the push (present singular third-person)
getting the push (participle present)
got the push (participle past)
got the push (past)

(British, informal) To be fired from one's job.


SERPS

(UK, finance) Acronym of State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme.


naffing

Mike: Well that's naffing stupid!

[…] or Dragon is not only waffling a load of nonsensical gibberish that doesn't even hang together as a naffing sentence, but I'm also totally stone sodding deaf into the bargain!!

2008, Jay Holloway, The Prang Codex, page 132:


nadgered

en-adj

nadgered (comparative more nadgered, superlative most nadgered)

more nadgered (comparative)
most nadgered (superlative)

'Good day?' he says.
'Not bad,' I say. 'You?'
'I'm nadgered,' he says.

(UK, slang) Tired or exhausted; knackered.


nick-bent

More than once this caused all sorts of problems as the nick-bent women were picked up by the genuinely bent women, only to call the whole thing off when they got close to their release date.

(UK, slang) Engaging in homosexual relationships only while in prison and segregated from the opposite sex.


pranged out

pranged out (comparative more pranged out, superlative most pranged out)

more pranged out (comparative)
most pranged out (superlative)

(UK, slang) In a state of panic; suffering an anxiety attack.


RHI

(UK, historical) Initialism of renewable heat incentive (“a payment system for the generation of heat from renewable energy sources”).


BIS

Until recently, the BIS has not asked colleges to submit audited accounts and demonstrate a financially sustainable business plan. […] What is certain is that the size of the outlay caught BIS off guard and the impact has already been felt by students at established universities.

2014 May 21, Andrew McGettigan, Shiv Malik, John Domokos, “Private sector and students profit at the college they call 'the ATM'”, in The Guardian:

w:Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

(UK, government) Initialism of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


piss-takery

From piss-take + -ery, compare take the piss.

If they can’t make Shakespeare’s language their own, the passionate, tragic emotions on the page simply become the stuff of cliché – making ‘Wherefore art thou, Romeo?’ ripe for comedic piss-takery.

2013 October 10, Trevor Johnston, “Romeo and Juliet [film review]”, in Time Out:

(chiefly British, slang) The act of taking the piss.


away-day girl

From the name of cheap "away-day" tickets introduced by British Rail.

This provision has particular implications for prostitutes working in the Paddington area where most women are thought by the police to be 'away-day girls', who travel to London from the Midlands and Northern cities.

1987, The Police Journal - Volumes 60-61, page 215:

These women live in Wolverhampton, Southampton, or other major cities and go to London for the purpose of prostitution and return on the same or the next day. As our interviews with prostitutes show, the away-day girl is more appropriately part of the fictional presentation of street prostitution.

1993, Nanette J. Davis, Prostitution, page 121:

Unlike Matthews' (1990) opportunity-driven "away day girls" who desisted in the face of a crackdown in London, the subjects of this study were, as a group, highly motivated and unlikely to desist.

2001, Robert R. Weidner, I Won't Do Manhattan:

Even the away-day girls get netted eventually.

2002, Jack Curtis, Point of Impact, page 53:

Hovering around the soggy sandwiches on this crisp June morning were the Kylie Minogue Sound-Alike Competition runner-up; the usual, baffled assortment of writers on promotional tours accompanied by twenty-something 'away day' girls exclaiming with vivacious insincerity the importance of 'the Vegetarian Personality' or 'Versailles; the View From Sweden'; and the actress Petronella de Winter in a slashed pink vinyl dress ingeniously welded back together with a blow torch and bits of bicycle chain — all the better to show off her recent nipple realignment.

The 'exodus' of women from northern towns to London is a feature of women's magazine stories on prostitution and the reader may here make an association of 'Away Day girls'.

2018, Lorna Ryan, Reading the Prostitute:

(UK) A prostitute who travels to another city to pick up clients, returning home either the same or next day.


single justice procedure

en-noun

single justice procedure (plural single justice procedures)

(UK, law) The situation where a magistrate decides a minor criminal case (such as driving without insurance, or TV licence evasion) without taking it to court.


mad with it

en-adj

mad with it (comparative more mad with it, superlative most mad with it)

more mad with it (comparative)
most mad with it (superlative)

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'I like being with my pals and getting mad with it,' he shrugs. 'I grew up to hate the police.'

2011 September 24, Gavin Knight, “The woman taking the fight to Glasgow's gangs”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 2021-10-18:

In the most exaggerated Californian accent I could manage, I started to whisper esoteric Glasgow slang expressions, to create an image of Mo having fully immersed himself into his new city's culture. 'You guys getting mad wae it on Friday, or whit?'

2014, Kevin Bridges, We Need to Talk About ... Kevin Bridges, London: Michael Joseph Ltd, →ISBN, page 262:

He wouldn't tell anyone about what he heard over the arctic winds. They would think him crazy. If anyone told him the same thing he'd think they were crazy or at the very least, "mad wi' it" drunk!

2016, Joanne Sundell, Arctic Will, Waterville, M.E.: Five Star Publishing, →ISBN, page 48:

Hugh says he was "chucked" out of school aged 14 and then spent all of his time out with his "pals". "I was always getting mad with it," he says.

2017 August 4, Lucy Adams, “Police officer 'embedded' in prison”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 2022-04-12:

In the now viral Twitter post, Caitlin [Harvey] penned: 'A year ago I was mad with it on a night out and got chatting to the toilet attendant who told me she had recently moved here from Nigeria and had no friends.'

2019 July 30, Harriet Johnston, “Woman who struck up a friendship with a 'lonely' Nigerian toilet attendant on a drunken night out reveals they now go on walks together - and she's even met her new friend's son”, in Daily Mail, archived from the original on 2023-06-05:

(UK, chiefly Scotland, slang) Extremely drunk or intoxicated.


ungainness

(UK dialectal) The state or condition of being ungain; ungainliness, gracelessness.


skreak

en-verb

skreak (third-person singular simple present skreaks, present participle skreaking, simple past and past participle skreaked)

skreaks (present singular third-person)
skreaking (participle present)
skreaked (participle past)
skreaked (past)

(UK, regional, archaic) creak; shriek; squeak


Shottingham

(UK, informal, derogatory) The city of Nottingham, England in reference to its historical high gun crime rate.


clackerbag

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[>New research *seems* to indicate a danger in keeping a powerful radio transmitter so close to one's gonads...]
You could accidentally catch yer clackerbag under the morse key.

1999 May 18, Chris Lawrence, “Re: I'll be Bach”, in demon.local (Usenet):

When I was a kid, I somehow managed to knacker my (just dropping) bollocks up. I honestly can`t remember how, the trauma of knackering my clackerbag must have put it out of my mind, and its not the kind of question I can ask me mam when I nip around for a cuppa...

2004 September 7, Loz H, “Re: OT-Wounded animal”, in alt.sports.soccer.everton (Usenet):

I typed KP Nuts... next thing I see OFT walk in, touch up the barmaid and get a knee in the clackerbag.

2004 November 14, Græme, “Re: OT Fancy a drink?”, in uk.sport.football.clubs.rangers (Usenet):

Ross looked back and forth between the dog and the child, the latter still glistening with intent and the former continuing to fixate upon his nads[…]. Why didn’t the anorexic mongrel solve both problems by sidling over and licking the self-emoliating rug-rat’s mitts, thus taking the edge off its appetite and its eyes off his clackerbag?

2013, Christopher Brookmyre, Bedlam, London: Orbit Books, →ISBN, page 19:


SoA

The SoA wants Amazon to clearly label products as AI-generated and allow readers to filter out AI titles.

2023 September 30, James Tapper, “Authors shocked to find AI ripoffs of their books being sold on Amazon”, in The Observer, →ISSN:

(UK) Initialism of Society of Authors, a United Kingdom trade union.


SIO

(UK, law enforcement) Initialism of senior investigating officer.


GIC

en-noun

GIC (countable and uncountable, plural GICs)

(UK) Initialism of gender identity clinic.


privilege day

(UK) A day of annual leave granted to civil servants, in addition to normal holidays.


jarmas

You've had too much to drink, get your jarmas on and get to bed!

2018, Kirsty-Louise Card, The Price of Fabulous, page 162:


aled up

en-adj

aled up (comparative more aled up, superlative most aled up)

more aled up (comparative)
most aled up (superlative)

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Not that John would have been the only one 'aled up' here – it was a Liverpool party after all, […]

2013, Mark Lewisohn, The Beatles - All These Years:


hog-whimpering

hog-whimpering (comparative more hog-whimpering, superlative most hog-whimpering)

more hog-whimpering (comparative)
most hog-whimpering (superlative)

(UK, slang) Extremely drunk, to the point of incoherence.


indijaggers

At all events, the point is that if you go on taking solid arsenic for a good long time — say a year or so — you establish a what-not, an immunity, and can take six or seven grains at a time without so much as a touch of indijaggers.

“It's veal, Mrs. Spurgeon,” Cary hastily assured her, “which, as I'm sure you must know, allows one to enjoy the taste and appearance of mutton, without risking the old indijaggers.”

(UK, slang, dated, humorous) Indigestion.


council housing estate

en-noun

council housing estate (plural council housing estates)


chemise lifter

Based on earlier shirt lifter, a chemise being a feminine style of shirt.

Maddy watched the chemise-lifter execute her caricatured saunter out of frame and back to her cell for the 8 a.m. lock-up.


bin juice

I almost gag as we pass a large plastic container stinking of stagnant bin juice and old cigarettes.

2000, Ray Banks, The Big Blind, Wildside Press, →ISBN, page 65:

As he moves to try and lift the lid, plastic sacks split underneath him, releasing further rancid stink and covering him in bin juice.

2011, Jonathan Trigell, Cham, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

'Would you rather eat toe jam or drink bin juice?' Aidan asked. 'Depends,' Jed said. 'Toe jam if it's only a day old, but bin juice if it's been sitting there a week.'

2020, Danielle Binks, The Year the Maps Changed, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

(British, Australia, informal) Fetid liquid that has accumulated in a rubbish bin.


manslag

But too many boys are little manslags / The manslags tryna get the dick in my pants

2017 January 4, “Mashup Remix”, performed by Soph Aspin:

(UK, slang, derogatory) a promiscuous man; a manslut


sub-post office

sub-post office (plural sub-post offices)

(UK) A post office run by a self-employed subpostmaster on behalf of the central post office.


happy days

Imagine having five servants upstairs. Oh happy days.

2016, Mattie Turnbull, Days of Apprehension and Adventure, page 106:

The current Secretary of State likes to see statistics. We have lots of statistics. Happy days!

2023 June 28, Anthony Smith talks to Paul Clifton, “The industry has to go back to basics”, in RAIL, number 986, page 40:

(British, Ireland) An exclamation which expresses satisfaction.


slotch

Uncertain. Perhaps related to slouch and slug, ultimately from or related to Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”).

(UK, dialectal) An idle, slouching fellow; a slovenly, slipshod person.

(UK, dialectal) A greedy or sloppy eater; a glutton.


slotch

en-verb

slotch (third-person singular simple present slotches, present participle slotching, simple past and past participle slotched)

slotches (present singular third-person)
slotching (participle present)
slotched (participle past)
slotched (past)

(UK, dialectal, intransitive) To go about in a lazy, slovenly manner; to slouch, walk heavily, or be slipshod.

My shoes are slotching because they're too big.

(UK, dialectal, of shoes) To slip or flop due to being too large.

(UK, dialectal) To eat or drink greedily with a loud noise; to glut; to lap up; to drink to excess; get drunk.


greenyard

Enclosed by a high wall, the site included a greenyard for holding stray cattle, later used as a stoneyard, and there was also a stone-faced brick watch-box.

2008, “Rosebery Avenue”, in Philip Temple, editor, Northern Clerkenwell and Pentonville (Survey of London; 47), New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 125:

An enclosure covered with turf or grass.

(UK) A pound used for the reception of stray animals.


blacky-white

The captain, his face the color of a ripe tomato, leaned over the rail screaming insults at white men who married blacky-whites, the dishonesty of foreigners, and his opinion of the whole proceedings in general.

2015, Daniel P. Mannix, Peter Ryhiner, The Wildest Game, page 243:

Chee-chees, blacky-whites, half castes, Anglo-Indians. Midnight's orphans. The Brits hated us for giving human form to their rapacious colonial lust.

2021, Robyn Andrews, Merin Simi Raj, Anglo-Indian Identity, page 401:

(UK, obsolete, informal, offensive, ethnic slur) A Eurasian (person of mixed European and Asian ancestry).


dicky up

dicky up (third-person singular simple present dickies up, present participle dickying up, simple past and past participle dickied up)

dickies up (present singular third-person)
dickying up (participle present)
dickied up (participle past)
dickied up (past)

The way they dicky up the corpse in the fancy funeral parlours today, with cosmetics and other tricks of the trade, and dressed in the best clothes, one would think they were trying to tell you what Our Lord said about the little daughter of Jairus, 'She is not dead but sleeping.'

1998, Criostoir O'Flynn, There Is an Isle: A Limerick Boyhood, Boulder, C.O.: Mercier Press; Irish American Book Company, →ISBN, page 206:

I go to Edges. Pick up a tin of white outdoor paint. Last one in the shop. 'First Holy Communions,' the man says, by way of explanation. 'People dickying up their properties.'

2014, Ciara Geraghty, Now That I've Found You, London: Hodder, →ISBN, page 131:

(UK, Ireland, slang) To adorn, dress up, spruce up.


dickied up

en-adj

dickied up (comparative more dickied up, superlative most dickied up)

more dickied up (comparative)
most dickied up (superlative)

Anyhow, there we are, all sitting like stuffed ducks in the front seat—Una and Agnes and Rose and Mother and me—you know—and mother dickied up in her good black shawl and everything— […]

1964, Brian Friel, Philadelphia, Here I Come! (play), New York, N.Y.: The Noonday Press, published 1965, page 59:

Four cars turned off the main street and parked in the square in the last few minutes. Faces of misery on the people in them. Maybe they've all a funeral to go to. They were all dickied up to the nines, but no colour nor smiles.

2015, Donal Ryan, A Slanting of the Sun: Stories, Hanover, N.H.: Steerforth Press, →ISBN, page 153:

We are probably more comfortable in a recession, when we have less money to worry about getting all dickied up like a dog's dinner. (A friend in New York calls my look "rumpled street urchin". It's true. I have lost many a battle with a bargain bin.)

2016 September 27, Quentin Fottrell, “Why you should never judge a man in an ill-fitting cardigan”, in The Irish Times, Dublin: Irish Times Trust, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-08:

(UK, Ireland, slang) Dressed up, decked out.


grocery shop

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that's me told

(British, informal) You sure told me! You sure showed me! (suggesting that the speaker is suitably chastened for their foolish error)


death by misadventure

en-noun

death by misadventure (countable and uncountable, plural deaths by misadventure)

(UK law) An accidental death not caused by any violation of law or criminal negligence, but by a risk taken voluntarily.

riskikäyttäytymisen aiheuttama tapaturmainen kuolema

śmierć na skutek nieszczęśliwego wypadku


Gatso

From the Gatso brand of speed cameras and red light cameras, widely used in the United Kingdom.


Gatso

en-verb

Gatso (third-person singular simple present Gatsos, present participle Gatsoing, simple past and past participle Gatsoed or Gatso'd)

Gatsos (present singular third-person)
Gatsoing (participle present)
Gatsoed (participle past)
Gatsoed (past)
Gatso'd (participle past)
Gatso'd (past)

Hmm, sounds like a plan we should recommend to the next idiots who come along moaning about how unfair it is they've been Gatso'ed, to go speeding back past the camera in the opposite direction.

2001 November 10, Lordy, “Re: Gatso Cameras”, in uk.rec.driving (Usenet):

(transitive, UK, informal) To fine (a driver) for exceeding the speed limit with the help of a speed camera.


deffos

A quick peep out of the window confirmed I was not in Clerkenwell. 'Dead sure about it. I can see the sea and everything. Deffos in Hawaii.'

2013, Lindsey Kelk, About a Girl, Rearsby, Leicester: W F Howes Ltd, →ISBN, page 124:

"Lay off, Jass. Can't we just forget it and have a good night?" Jass looked like she was going to protest but decided against it, and broke into a wide smile. "Deffos. Come on, more cocktails are needed!"

2014, Holly Bourne, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting, London: Usborne, →ISBN, page 214:

A fourth wrote: 'Loving 90s week on sewing bee tonight. Deffos my favourite decade. I was more grunge than Spice Girls.'

2023 July 6, Harriet Johnston, “Viewers of the Great British Sewing Bee left stunned as contestant makes a revelation about her age”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-08:


unshired

The young giant, Hugh Maguire, may have been to the Castle to complain of Miler’s hounds, for he had already written a complaint of such doings on the part of that mighty southern pluralist, who went about in armour like a man of war, and had his life-guard like the chief of an unshired country.

1897, Standish O’Grady, The Flight of the Eagle, pages 82–3:

Connacht, and Ulster apart from the two ancient counties, were still unshired, still outside the normal action of the Dublin administration.

1940, T. W. Moody, “The Irish Parliament under Elizabeth and James I: A General Survey”, in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 45, →JSTOR, page 44:

The last years of Rufus’s reign were critical in the assertion of Anglo-Norman, and specifically royal, control over the unshired area of what we know as England north of the Ribble in the west and the Tees in the east.

2000, R. R. Davies, The First English Empire: Power and Identities in the British Isles, 1093–1343, →ISBN, page 5:

(UK, Ireland) Not shired, not constituted into counties; (by extension) ungoverned.


mini skip

(UK) A small-sized waste container, which can be hired for waste disposal when a standard-size skip is too large.


longful

en-adj

longful (comparative more longful, superlative most longful)

more longful (comparative)
most longful (superlative)

a longful time

(UK, dialect, archaic) Long (in duration).


twopenny rope

(UK, slang, obsolete) A rope stretched out in a low doss-house in order to suspend a kind of hammock of sacking on which a person can sleep.


sporting door

(UK, slang, obsolete) The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution.


Slasher

(UK, military, historical, slang) A member of the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot.


stem ginger

(UK) A form of confectionery consisting of a ginger root cooked in sugar until soft.


wheeltapping

(UK, rail transport, historical) The work of a wheeltapper, tapping a train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.


delivery van

As the train approached Welshpool on the return journey, an unexpected incident was provided by a baker's delivery van, which had been drawn up across the track. Some skilful manoeuvring of the vehicle was necessary before the train could pass.

1949 November and December, “Note and News: By Special Train to Llanfair”, in Railway Magazine, page 410:

(British) An enclosed commercial vehicle used for deliveries to businesses and homes.


class A

Finally! If only you'd been supplying the people of Margate with arabica beans instead of dodgy class As.

2024 January 21, Jack Rooke, “Tennis Table Tennis”, in Jim Archer, director, Big Boys, season 2, episode 3, spoken by Danny (Jon Pointing):

(UK, slang) Any illicit drug (e.g. cocaine, heroin) categorised as “class A” under the United Kingdom's Misuse of Drugs Act (1971).


monster meeting

en-noun

monster meeting (plural monster meetings)

Monster meetings were held throughout the country, at which O’Connell addressed vast multitudes, stimulating exertion, inspiring enthusiasm, kindling hope.

1896, “The Repeal Movement”, in Richard Barry O’Brien, editor, Ireland, page 310:

The Monster meetings were signally characterised by an utter absence of both drink and disorder.

1921, Seumas MacManus, The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland, page 580:

They summoned for 10 April 1848 a monster meeting which should march from Kennington Common to the House of Commons and present a petition said to contain five million signatures.

1966, Owen Chadwick, The Victorian Church, volume 1, page 350:

(UK, Ireland, archaic or historical) A mass public demonstration, especially one of those held in Ireland in 1843–45 demanding the repeal of the union with Great Britain.


high juice

high juice (usually uncountable, plural high juices)

(UK, uncommon) Synonym of squash (“a soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water”).


KRs

(UK, military) Abbreviation of King's Regulations.


give your head a wobble

Give your head a wobble, Zoë, I told myself. You can't go around being broken-hearted because your heart isn't broken any more. That would be off-the-scale ridiculous.

(UK, colloquial) Think again; an admonition to somebody who is behaving badly or saying something unacceptable.


let's have it

(UK, colloquial) Tell what you have to say.

(UK, colloquial) An invitation to fight.


get in the sea

I pushed it away – I'd often muttered, 'Oh, get in the sea,' to myself in annoyance at him, but that was definitely not what I'd meant.

2023, Sophie Ranald, Not in a Million Years:

(UK, colloquial, dismissal) Used to tell somebody to go away or express contempt.


mock examination

mock examination (plural mock examinations)

(chiefly UK, education) An examination, where the marks may or may not count, which serves chiefly as practice for future exams or so that the teachers are able to set a grade before the end of the term.


bluft

en-verb

bluft (third-person singular simple present blufts, present participle blufting, simple past and past participle blufted)

blufts (present singular third-person)
blufting (participle present)
blufted (participle past)
blufted (past)

(UK, dialect, transitive, obsolete) To blindfold.


oftens

(UK, regional, archaic) Synonym of often


warm space

(UK) A place that members of the public can visit free of charge for warmth, companionship, and possibly food, established in response to the 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis.


offence to be taken into consideration

en-noun

offence to be taken into consideration (plural offences to be taken into consideration)

offences to be taken into consideration (plural)

From offence + to be + taken into consideration.

com

(UK, criminal law, law enforcement) An additional criminal offence which a defendant agrees to admit to following their conviction, which is formally taken into account when they are sentenced, but with a lesser weight than a full conviction.


OCG

(UK, law enforcement) Initialism of organised crime group.


AFO

(UK, law enforcement) Initialism of authorised firearms officer.


neither use nor ornament

en-adj

neither use nor ornament (not comparable)

Implying that the subject has neither practical nor aesthetic value.

Where is that lad? He's neither use nor ornament!

(UK, colloquial, euphemistic, chiefly of a person) Useless.


Normal Island

The phrase ‘normal island’ has lately become a staple of UK social media discourse; it marks a weary dissent from the sometimes comically jingoist and authoritarian tendencies that animate so much public debate in contemporary Britain.

[2021 November 25, Des Fitzgerald, “Normal Island: COVID-19, Border Control, and Viral Nationalism in UK Public Health Discourse”, in Sociological Research Online, volume 28, number 2, →DOI:

2021 December 8, Ruby Lott-Lavigna, “Normal Island: UK Loses It Over ‘Illegal’ Christmas Party at Boris Johnson’s House”, in Vice

“Just another normal day here on Normal Island,” people observe, nodding at the respectful closure of Legoland or the mournfully closed cycle racks in Norwich.

2022 September 15, Marc Burrows, “For those of us who are neither monarchists nor republicans, this is the strangest time”, in New Statesman:

As the publication explained, the £100million spent on the coronation could’ve paid for a £38,000 donation to every single food bank in the UK. / Another day on normal island.

2023 May 6, Dayna McAlpine, “Yup, A Gold Carriage In A Cost Of Living Crisis Is A Different Level Of Bad Taste”, in HuffPost UK:

(UK Internet slang, derogatory, ironic) Great Britain.


Gaychester

(UK, informal, historical) The gay (homosexual) subculture of Manchester, England, around the early 1990s.


clippy

2021, Roy "Chubby" Brown, George Proudman, Roy "Chubby" Brown - Chubby Laid Bare
[…] but someone must have recognised me 'cos the police came round, saying that I'd attacked the clippy on the bus.

(British, slang) Alternative form of clippie (“bus conductor”)


picky bits

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As your baby gets better at feeding himself, you can introduce a daily meal of “picky bits” – for example, mini sandwiches, pitta breads, or toast soldiers with cheese; veggie sticks with humus; chunks of cheese or finely grated cheese; […]

2012, DK, The Day-by-Day Baby Book (page 340)

It doesn't have to be a fancy three-course meal. Picky bits like tapas are just as good.

2018, Gemma Collins, The GC: How to Be a Diva:

She couldn't imagine Valentina rolling out the Tupperware in a heatwave, shaking out a blanket and declaring it an evening meal of picky bits.

(UK, colloquial) Miscellaneous snack foods served together.


picky tea

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My granda would make everything from scratch and it was a wonderful feast of a picky tea. His potatoes deep-fried in batter were amazing.

2017, Sarah Millican, How to be Champion:

I scoff these as a mid-afternoon snack, as part of a 'picky tea' or even just because. Cheese and onion is an iconic flavour combination across the world, mainly because of crisps, but they are just so good together!

2023, Jane Dunn, Jane’s Patisserie Everyday:

(UK, colloquial) A meal of miscellaneous snack foods served together.


throw an ant into a sty

en-verb

throw an ant into a sty (third-person singular simple present throws an ant into a sty, present participle throwing an ant into a sty, simple past threw an ant into a sty, past participle thrown an ant into a sty)

throws an ant into a sty (present singular third-person)
throwing an ant into a sty (participle present)
threw an ant into a sty (past)
thrown an ant into a sty (participle past)

(idiomatic, colloquial, UK) To cause confusion.


knob rot

galloping knob rot (humorous) ― a rapidly progressing or uncontrollable sexually transmitted disease

The Raff's getting like the boy scouts. The old regulars, they didn't think you were properly in until you'd gone down with galloping knob rot […]

1966, Gordon M. Williams, chapter 2, in The Camp, London: Mayflower, page 23:

You've been under attack for days, there's a soldier down, he's wounded, gangrene's setting in. "Who's used all the penicillin?" "Oh, Mark Paxton, sir. He's got knob rot off some tart."

2001 August 13, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, “New Girl” (22:51 from the start), in The Office, season 1, episode 5 (television production), spoken by Gareth Keenan (Mackenzie Crook), BBC:

Liam O'Grady removed (unconscious) from church for failing to forever hold his peace, and instead brandishing note from sexual health walk-in clinic declaring he is now knob-rot free and begging Thin Kylie to take him back […]

2014, Joanna Nadin, The Time of My Life (The Rachel Riley Diaries), Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 320:

sexually transmitted disease
sexually transmitted disease

(British, vulgar slang) A sexually transmitted disease (when contracted by a man).


double appointment

en-noun

double appointment (plural double appointments)

It would help if patients who know they have a difficult problem could book a double appointment, […]

1998 March 4, [anonymous], “In the surgery: cutting down on those waiting times”, in The Burton Mail, page 8:

“Because I have to get multiple prescriptions, it’s often a double appointment, which is $160,” [Kathy Barr] said. About $80 of that is refunded via Medicare.

2022 August 13, Clay Lucas, “Vulnerable patients asked to cough up as more GPs shun bulk billing”, in Brisbane Times, retrieved 2023-08-30:

general practitioner
general practitioner

(healthcare, British, Australia, New Zealand) An appointment with a GP (general practitioner) which is allocated twice much time as usual.


graps

en-verb

graps (third-person singular simple present grapses, present participle grapsing, simple past and past participle grapsed)

grapses (present singular third-person)
grapsing (participle present)
grapsed (participle past)
grapsed (past)

From Middle English grapsen, re-unmetathesised version of graspen (“to grasp”), from Old English *grǣpsian.
Compare to its equally unmetathesised cognates German Low German grapsen (“to grab; grasp”), German grapsen, Saterland Frisian Grapse (“double handful”).

cog

(chiefly African-American Vernacular and UK, dialectal) Alternative form of grasp.


cheers my dears

'Cheers, my dears,' chuckles Dottie, raising a glass and chinking it against ours.

2021, Erin Green, From Shetland, With Love:

(UK, informal) Alternative form of cheers (“toast to drinking”)


corey

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Borrowed from Angloromani kor, kori, korri, kuri (“penis”), from Romani kar (“penis”), from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀝 (*kāṭa, “stick, penis”).

She always gets the numbers right, she's got me into maths / I'd take away her pants and add my corey to her gash

2004, Kunt and the Gang (lyrics and music), “Carol Vorderman”, in I Have a Little Wank and I Have a Little Cry:

'Georgie knows what she's doin', Nan. She says she only lets Ryan touch her titties and she's not gonna touch his cory until he marries her.'

2011, Kimberley Chambers, The Victim, Random House, →ISBN, page 317:

"He’s a good looking chappy ain’t he?" said Fury, before asking Ngannou, "Have you got a big corey?" ¶ Corey of course is British slang for the male genitalia, which left the Cameroonian baffled.

2022 April 24, Michael Benson, “Tyson Fury does joint interview with Francis Ngannou after Dillian Whyte KO as pair tease hybrid fight and Fury baffles UFC heavyweight champion with question about the size of his manhood”, in Talksport:


short drop

Coordinate term: long drop

(UK, historical) A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the condemned stands on a raised support such as a stool or ladder, with the noose around the neck, and the support is then moved away.


baity

en-adj

baity (comparative more baity, superlative most baity)

more baity (comparative)
most baity (superlative)

“Oh, sir—uncle is such a batey old chap. It was a spree! I never saw him so mad!”

1907 August 17, The Rev. A. N. Malan, “The Mystery of Abbeyside School”, in The Boy's Own Paper, volume XXIX, number 1492, London: Religious Tract Society, page 4:

‘If Jimbug gets baity with me, like that time last week . . .’ Remembering the scene, Anthony frowned; the blood came up into his cheeks.

1936, Aldous Huxley, Eyeless in Gaza, London: Chatto & Windus, page 55:

Blackadder: Baldrick, where's the manuscript? / Baldrick: You mean the big papery thing tied up with string? / Blackadder: Yes, Baldrick, the manuscript belonging to Dr Johnson. / Baldrick: You mean the baity fellow in the black coat who just left?

1987 September 24, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, “Ink and Incapability” (11:46 from the start), in Mandie Fletcher, director, Blackadder the Third (television production), via BBC1:

I welcome the offer made by the noble and learned Lord to discuss and to negotiate. If only he had done that at the beginning of November when I talked to him about the number of days that we should sit; but the noble and learned Lord got batey with me when I suggested that we should negotiate.

2011 January 18, Lord Strathclyde (Leader of the House of Lords), “Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill”, in parliamentary debates (House of Lords), column 314:

(British, dated, slang) Angry, bad-tempered.


USOA

(UK, census) Initialism of upper super output area.


LSOA

(UK, census) Initialism of lower super output area.


output area

(UK) The smallest unit for which UK census data are published.

tilastoalue

smallest unit for which census data is published


MSOA

(UK, census) Initialism of middle super output area.


HMPS

(UK, law enforcement) Abbreviation of His/Her Majesty's Prison Service.


EUSS

European Union Settlement Scheme
w:European Union Settlement Scheme

(UK, immigration) Initialism of European Union Settlement Scheme.


how are you diddling

Popularised by comedian Ken Dodd (1927–2018).

Repeats many sentences and hundreds of words, including the following: […] “Hello, are you working? How are you diddling?”

1905 October 21, “King of wild beast merchants, Cross, Liverpool. Wonderful talking grey parrot”, in The Illustrated London News, volume 127, number 347, page 588:

Hello old 'un, how you diddling?

1983 December 25, John Sullivan, “Thicker than Water” (2:52 from the start), in Only Fools and Horses (television production), spoken by Reg Trotter (Peter Woodthorpe), via BBC1:

Yo yo yo. How are you diddling then? And wasn't Zoe fantastic this morning?

2019 January 14, Sara Cox, Sara Cox (radio broadcast), via BBC Radio 2:

(UK, colloquial, humorous, dated) How are you doing?


blackstuff

From black + stuff, popularized by the 1982 BBC television series Boys from the Blackstuff.

I continue my climb along the road that once was dirt and pebbles but now is freshly paved with blackstuff.

2013, Lisa Selvidge, Summer Times in the Algarve, page 130:


banjo string

My banjo string snapped the other day, there was blood everywhere!

1994 November 9, K.J. DREA, “Banjo string snapped!”, in alt.banjo (Usenet):

Tell someone you've cut your frenulum and the chances are you'll get a blank look. But if you mention - to a man at least - that you've snapped your banjo string, he'll wince in sympathy.

2002 February 28, Jonathan Cope, “Ouch!”, in The Guardian:

And also, can please nobody mention that I snapped a man's banjo string whilst making love to him on a table, which resulted in him being deported?

2016 March 28, Tony Roche, 13:20 from the start, in Fresh Meat, season 4, episode 6 (television production), spoken by Melissa "Oregon" Shawcross (Charlotte Ritchie), Channel 4:

(British, vulgar, slang) The frenulum of the penis.


woman and girl

I’ve lived here forty years, woman and girl.

(British) During one's womanhood and girlhood; since one's childhood; all one's life.


Lord High Chancellor

(politics, UK) The official title of the Lord Chancellor.


wog box

From the stereotypical association of such stereos with black and South Asian people.

‘I was spoken to by an officer ... in a totally racist way. When locking me in my cell she said to me “Don't turn up that ‘wog box’ too loud.” […]

1997, Biko Agozino, Black Women and the Criminal Justice System, Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, →ISBN, page 133:

Yeah, I don't normally go there. They've always got that wog box on.

2004 November 19, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, “Jeremy Makes It”, in Peep Show, season 2, episode 2 (television production), spoken by Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell), Channel 4:

Don't you think that wog-box of yours causes enough aggravation already?

2009, Michael Arditti, The Enemy of the Good, London: Arcadia Books, →ISBN, page 289:

(British, slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A large portable stereo system; a boom box.


LFS

en-noun

LFS (countable and uncountable, plural LFSs)

Labour Force Survey
w:Labour Force Survey

(UK, countable) Initialism of Labour Force Survey.


MACA

Military aid to the civil authorities
w:Military aid to the civil authorities

(UK) Acronym of Military aid to the civil authorities.


strat shag

From strat (“strategic”) + shag (“act of sex”).

com

(UK, slang, dated) An act of sex intended to advance one's own personal aims.


CDWM

There is something distinctly British about CDWM. There was a running joke that you could have predicted how Britain was going to vote in the EU referendum by watching old episodes of the show.

2020 May 27, Kieran Yates, “Fifteen years of TV dinners: why Come Dine With Me has endured”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(UK, television) Initialism of Come Dine with Me, a British reality show where participants have to score the experience of eating at each others' houses.


enforcement agent

en-noun

enforcement agent (plural enforcement agents)

The enforcement agents in Spice’s case are from a large corporation called CDER. A number of days after I write, a company director responds, pointing out that the necessary regulations have been observed. Looking over the letters, the debt-advice charity StepChange confirms they are right. Yet the regulations are almost nonexistent, making such minimal demands of bailiffs such as not knocking on your door in the middle of the night – or not entering a house if there’s only a child present.

2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian:


SLT

SLT (countable and uncountable, plural SLTs)

(UK, education) Initialism of senior leadership team.

(UK, healthcare) Initialism of speech and language therapy.

(UK, healthcare) Initialism of speech and language therapist.


Chich

a night out in Chich


mumble-bee

(UK, historical) A kind of small trawling vessel.


IISS

The documents also reveal that IISS and the Bahraini royals agreed to “take all necessary steps” to keep most of the donations secret. The Bahrain donations make up more than a quarter of IISS’s income.

2016 December 6, Rob Evans, “British thinktank received £25m from Bahraini royals, documents reveal”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

w:International Institute for Strategic Studies

international relations
international relations

(UK) Initialism of International Institute for Strategic Studies, a British think tank for international relations.


anaunters

From an + aunters or alteration of in aunters, likely influenced by Old English an (“on”).


mingebag

(UK, derogatory, slang, chiefly Scotland, Northern England) A jerk; a mean or obnoxious person; a miser.


Gar and Starter

(UK, slang, obsolete, historical) The Star and Garter Hotel, Richmond, London.


real jam

That's the real jam!

It's real jam, that little pictur his . I wouldn't mind springin' the price to a century. There! Shall I send my boy round to tell him so?

George Augustus Sala, The Story of Jack the Painter, in 1863, Tales and Essays (volume 3, page 10)

It was real jam to see little NORRIS, who was out for the first time, in a horrid state about his four greys.

(UK, slang) Anything exceptionally good.


pinner-up

(UK, slang, obsolete) A seller of old songs, pinned against a wall or framed canvas.


Parliamentary Secretary

Parliamentary Secretary (plural Parliamentary Secretaries)

Minister of the Crown
Minister of the Crown

(British) a Member of Parliament appointed, usually as a junior minister, to assist a Minister of the Crown with departmental responsibilities


DERA

w:Defence Evaluation and Research Agency

(UK, historical, 1995–2001) Initialism of Defence Evaluation and Research Agency.


cane it

en-verb

cane it (third-person singular simple present canes it, present participle caning it, simple past and past participle caned it)

canes it (present singular third-person)
caning it (participle present)
caned it (participle past)
caned it (past)


hoon it

hoon it (third-person singular simple present hoons it, present participle hooning it, simple past and past participle hooned it)

hoons it (present singular third-person)
hooning it (participle present)
hooned it (participle past)
hooned it (past)

(UK, slang) To drive very fast or recklessly.


DFID

w:Department For International Development

(UK) Initialism of Department For International Development.


Mid Beds

Labour seizes Tamworth and Mid-Beds from Conservatives in UK by-elections

(UK, informal) Mid Bedfordshire (an electoral district in Bedfordshire, England).


willy warmer

It was beautifully knitted, a long thin stocking with a little drawstring at the end. […] ‘It’s a Willy Warmer . . . for them long winter nights.’

1980, Brian Shakespeare, Fox: Part One, London: New English Library, page 25:

The kind of sex Ann Summers sells is of the nudge-nudge, wink-wink, oom-pah-pah variety – all Babylove Crotchless Briefs in pink and black lace, or the sheep willy-warmer that bleats hopefully.

2002 November 16, John Stoddart, “Business Before Pleasure”, in The Times, page 17:

My first spot in the show involved a monologue on the trials and tribulations of being the parent of a misunderstood flasher and I stood at the microphone, knitting a long woollen willy warmer as I spoke.

2008, Julie Walters, That's Another Story: The Autobiography, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, →ISBN, page 171:

(British, slang) A woollen novelty garment designed to cover the penis.


SIAC

w:Special Immigration Appeals Commission

(UK) Initialism of Special Immigration Appeals Commission.


back-class

back-class (third-person singular simple present back-classes, present participle back-classing, simple past and past participle back-classed)

back-classes (present singular third-person)
back-classing (participle present)
back-classed (participle past)
back-classed (past)

(UK, military) To retake a failed part of training.


mark someone's card

mark someone's card (third-person singular simple present marks someone's card, present participle marking someone's card, simple past and past participle marked someone's card)

marks someone's card (present singular third-person)
marking someone's card (participle present)
marked someone's card (participle past)
marked someone's card (past)

(UK, idiomatic) To forcefully correct someone's behaviour.


infanteering

(UK, Canada, military) The role of being an infantry soldier.


jump the dock

jump the dock (third-person singular simple present jumps the dock, present participle jumping the dock, simple past and past participle jumped the dock)

jumps the dock (present singular third-person)
jumping the dock (participle present)
jumped the dock (participle past)
jumped the dock (past)

From jump (“flee”) + the + dock (“place in the courtroom where the accused sits”).

com

(UK, slang) To escape from custody during a court sitting.


ask back

en-verb

ask back (third-person singular simple present asks back, present participle asking back, simple past and past participle asked back)

asks back (present singular third-person)
asking back (participle present)
asked back (participle past)
asked back (past)

Coordinate term: ask out

(transitive, chiefly UK) To offer someone to get back to one's house after a date.


dog egg

Probably popularised by the magazine Viz and its spin-off Roger's Profanisaurus books. Compare the Australian slang barker's egg, attested earlier.

For the first time a musical collector ‘dog’s egg’ created in the opulent Faberge tradition, capturing magnificently the magic of a fouled footpath.

1997 October–November, “The Legendary Faberge Musical Dog’s Egg”, in Viz, number 86, page 2:

Terry was essentially stripped of the armband for boinking Wayne Bridge’s ex, and having a family of roughnecks who were as attractive to tabloid front pages as a nice, fat dog-egg is to a swarm of bluebottles.

2011 March 15, Dan Jones, “Time to forgive and end all this moral hypocrisy”, in Evening Standard, page 59:

I had chosen to attend the British comedy awards which, once attended, could not be unattended, like the worm-ridden dog egg in the infant school playground which, once seen, cannot be unseen.

2014 December 21, Stewart Lee, “I’ve had it with comedy awards – and so has my bounty hunter alter ego”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:


ibr

I’m not talkin about attackin threat lol the question was skillful and ibr, Marcelo skill wise, could do more

(Internet slang, text messaging, chiefly UK) Initialism of I'll be real.


spy cop

(UK, law enforcement, slang) An undercover police officer tasked with infiltrating a politically active group which is deemed to pose a risk of criminal activity, so as to allow the police to monitor the group's activities on an ongoing basis.


gypo

Talk to almost any European today—that is, an accepted European. “Those bloody gypos,” says an Englishman. “Filthy, lazy beggars and thieves,” says a Belgian. “Kidnappers,” says a Frenchman. Even according to some gypsiologists, the Roma are not essentially a nomadic or “wandering” people; […]

"[…] that you're closing down a logging operation, when you look out there in the woods and there's gypos running around like pissants on a honey tree, that there's no logging out there. Let's move these people. In fact, if these people have got to become gypsies of the industry and move around and log because you shut their jobs off and they've got to go to work for Brand X Logging, then at least let us contract and do it for a major employer where our seniority and our benefits are still intact."

1983, Proceedings of the Forty-First Annual Convention of the Western Council of Lumber, Production and Industrial Workers, page 75:

Sure enough the Scots and the gypsies had introduced each other and it looked like me and Paul had a riot on our hands. Johnny, the other lad, had to stay on the door, as is standard practice. There was a ruck of about twenty blokes punching and kicking seven bags of shit out of each other, so me and Paul got amongst it as best we could. I pulled the gypos back, sovereign rings and all, while Paul weighed into the kilt-wearing warriors.

2003, Julian Davies, Terry Currie, quoting Steve Wraith, Bouncers: Their Lives in Their Own Words, Milo Books, →ISBN:

Some people live in caravans all the time, I say to Ronnie. / Yeah, the gypos, he says. / When they knocked all the old houses down on Kates Hill the gypsies came and lived there. […] Some people doh think the same as us. Some people am different to us. Don’t worry about it. / Like the gypos? / Don’t you dare say gypos! I doh want to hear you saying that word! […] You can call them gypsies. I don’t want you repeating what you hear other people say. / She says this all the time. / Actually, I have heard my dad call them gypos when he was washing the car, talking to a neighbour of ours called Mick, but I think I’d better not mention it.

2012, Anthony Cartwright, How I Killed Margaret Thatcher, Tindal Street Press, →ISBN:

“[…]And any fucking gypo, foreigner, anyone, just kill them,” said the voice.

2023 November 26, Rory Carroll, Lisa O'Carroll, “‘Remember who we are’: riots, race, and the end of the ‘Irish welcome’”, in The Observer, →ISSN:

(UK, slang, offensive) Alternative spelling of gippo


pretty police

(UK, law enforcement, slang, historical) Male police officers disguised as gay men who instigated sexual encounters with gay men as an excuse to arrest them for soliciting sex, as a form of anti-gay discrimination.


coriander seed

(UK, Ireland) A dried fruit of the coriander plant, used as a spice.


silly sausage

(UK) Term of affection, used when someone has made a minor mistake.


dappy

en-adj

dappy (comparative dappier, superlative dappiest)

dappier (comparative)
dappiest (superlative)


productionalisation

(British) Alternative spelling of productionization


productionalise

en-verb

productionalise (third-person singular simple present productionalises, present participle productionalising, simple past and past participle productionalised)

productionalises (present singular third-person)
productionalising (participle present)
productionalised (participle past)
productionalised (past)

(British) Alternative spelling of productionize


flapjacky

en-adj

flapjacky (comparative more flapjacky, superlative most flapjacky)

more flapjacky (comparative)
most flapjacky (superlative)

The only downside was the lack of vegan puds, they did have an apricotty flapjacky thing but a 'real' cake would have ensured top marks!!

2003 April 22, artichoke, “review of guesthouses/restaurants in UK”, in alt.food.vegan (Usenet), archived from the original on 2023-11-12:

At least they gave us the choice of having sarnies that expired that day for half price, or fresher ones at full price. We each had a half price butty, a can of elderflower fizzy stuff and Pa had a flapjacky thing.

2004 September 8, Fenny, “I'd be dangerous if I had a brian^([sic])”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet), archived from the original on 2023-11-12:

There’s a limited selection of designer healthfood in a chiller cabinet, mainly pre-packaged salads (greek, niçoise, spinach) and sandwiches (tuna, mangetout, beansprouts and soy sauce on rather heavy rye bread), plus fruit and a few flapjacky cakes.

2005, Cheap Eats in London, London: Time Out Guides Ltd, →ISBN, page 33:

You know the one... one girl reckons that the biscuits she's advertising are made in a magic box. The other one says "It's called an oven!" / "Oats, Michelle! That's why they're so flapjacky and satisfyin'. Oats! Not magic!"

2006 July 24, Enzo Matrix, “Sarah's Mum”, in alt.funnytown (Usenet), archived from the original on 2023-11-12:

It's a woefully belated elevenses - tea and biscuits and a Falconful of Old Gowrie. […] It's very nice tobacco, though. All sweet, flapjacky goodness. I'm all the fonder of it because, yesterday, I tried some Grousemoor.

2007 March 6, Burbage, “Tuesday AM SMoke”, in alt.smokers.pipes (Usenet), archived from the original on 2023-11-12:

If I get my act together I'll do a few seedy nutty flapjacky traybakey type things to bring

2007 September 3, Josie Stewart, “food at Burnlaw”, in MADD (Google Groups), archived from the original on 2023-11-12:

I think it's the national dish of Australia - a type of biscuity/flapjacky thing with a topping

2007 November 23, murie...@yahoo.co.uk, “Australian dumplings”, in uk.food+drink.misc (Usenet), archived from the original on 2023-11-12:

I grabbed a handful of grapes and some flapjacky things with nuts and raisins, plus a couple of cans of Coke, and whizzed them up to my bedroom.

2009, Jean Ure, Boys Will Be Boys (Girlfriends), London: Orchard Books, Hachette Children’s Books, →ISBN, pages 23–24:

As much as I make, and honour, traditional crumbles, every now and then it’s nice to give people something unexpected – something that makes them sit up, ask questions and get excited about the fact that a delicious flapjacky base has found its way into their favourite dessert.

2011, Jamie Oliver, “[Puddings] Flapjack Crumble”, in Jamie’s Great Britain: Over 130 Reasons to Love Our Food, London: Michael Joseph, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 364:

Bake for 20 minutes or until the top is slightly browned at the edges – a good flapjacky smell will probably alert you to this moment.

2013, Jojo Tulloh, “[Baked] Honey Flapjacks”, in The Modern Peasant: Adventures in City Food, London: Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 63:

These little flapjacky morsels are great for a teatime treat.

2015, Louise Blair, “[tempting tray bakes and biscuits] apricot almond crunch biscuits”, in Great Gluten-Free Baking: Over 80 Delicious Cakes and Bakes, London: Hamlyn, →ISBN, page 88:

Admittedly, the flapjack at Ostborough Academy is legendary – gooey and floppy and at least fifty per cent golden syrup. My slice has already soaked through the paper plate, leaving a sticky residue on my fingers. / ‘Napkins in there,’ Tanvi says, nodding down at the breast pocket of her blazer. ‘Now, budge up.’ / With little choice in the matter, I scoot along the bench and give in to the flapjacky goodness.

2019, Lisa Williamson, “[Autumn] 10”, in Paper Avalanche, Oxford, Oxon: David Fickling Books, →ISBN:

These natural flapjacky snack bars should come with a warning – they're killer moreish.

2019 January 29, Kieran Alger, “7 best all-natural energy foods – from shakes to bars”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-02-15:

‘Go on then, love. Go and get me one of those flapjacky things.’

2020, Daisy Waugh, chapter 13, in In the Crypt with a Candlestick, London: Piatkus, Little, Brown Book Group, →ISBN:

fudgy flapjacky fudge […] I always buy one of those flapjacks with a layer of yoghurt on top. But even with the topping, they are just never sweet enough for me. I also love fudge but that can be toe-curlingly sweet. So, in my search for a middle ground, I decided to combine the two.

2020, Nadiya Hussain, Nadiya Bakes, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN:

Using golden syrup gives you a flapjacky flavour kiss and, if you want to go the extra mile, the hibiscus syrup adds a delicious curiosity into proceedings, especially when drizzled hot over good ice cream.

2021, Jamie Oliver, “Apple & Bramble Crumble Tart”, in Together: Memorable Meals Made Easy, London: Michael Joseph, Penguin Books, →ISBN:

(British) Resembling or characteristic of a flapjack (oat bar).


wolf's head

“Bonny times,” he said, “I have lived to see, when a lad of Earl Oslac’s blood is sent out of the land, a beggar and a wolf’s head, for playing a boy’s trick or two, and upsetting a shaveling priest.”.

1866, Charles Kingsley, Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 48:

(UK, obsolete, law) In mediaeval times, an outlaw; one who may be slain without judicial enquiry.


NIESR

w:National Institute of Economic and Social Research

(UK) Initialism of National Institute of Economic and Social Research.


seed-bird

So called because it may be seen at seedtime.


deleerit

deleerit (comparative more deleerit, superlative most deleerit)

more deleerit (comparative)
most deleerit (superlative)

(UK, regional, obsolete) Delirious, mad, out of one's senses


bulge the onion bag

en-verb

bulge the onion bag (third-person singular simple present bulges the onion bag, present participle bulging the onion bag, simple past and past participle bulged the onion bag)

bulges the onion bag (present singular third-person)
bulging the onion bag (participle present)
bulged the onion bag (participle past)
bulged the onion bag (past)

[…] such as Provan or McAvennie scoring at Hampden or Larsson bulging the onion bag twice in Seville.

2012, Paul Larkin, Poles 'N' Goals and Hesselink, page 139:

[…] bulged the onion bag for the Blades, and Downes and Prendergast replied for the Owls.


monergy

Get more for your monergy.

(British, historical) Money spent on energy resources, the subject of a 1986 British government campaign.


have form

have form (third-person singular simple present has form, present participle having form, simple past and past participle had form)

has form (present singular third-person)
having form (participle present)
had form (participle past)
had form (past)

(UK) To be familiar with something, particularly through one's experience.


Jenry

“I think all these Jenry fan edits and all that stuff is just fabulous, and I'm very grateful to have them supporting what is our first relationship.”

2023 December 27, Harry Rutter, Sarah Tulloch, quoting Jordan Sangha, “ITV Big Brother couple Jordan and Henry shiver when they recall infamous word from show”, in Mirror:

(UK, slang) Jordan Sangha and Henry Southan, contestants and romantic partners from the Big Brother reality show in 2023.


corrupt practice

en-noun

corrupt practice (plural corrupt practices)

(criminal law, UK, Commonwealth, Hong Kong) a group of serious electoral offences (as opposed to illegal practices), which generally includes bribery, treating and undue influence towards voters.


pass degree

Coordinate term: honours degree


Jade Goody effect

(UK, informal) The upsurge in women requesting cervical cancer screenings after the much-publicized death from that disease of English reality TV contestant Jade Goody (1981–2009).


hybrid cycle track

hybrid cycle track (plural hybrid cycle tracks)

(UK) A designated track for cyclists that runs alongside the footway and the carriageway and is intermediate in height between them.


PCLS

PCLS (countable and uncountable, plural PCLSs)

pension commencement lump sum
w:personal pension scheme

(UK, pensions) Initialism of pension commencement lump sum.


Special Air Service

(British, Australia, New Zealand, military) An elite unit of the British army. Similar units operate in the Australian and New Zealand armies.


on the spin

(British, informal) Successively, one after the other.


Monster Mansion

So called because of the large number of high-profile, high-risk inmates.


flog-bottomist

(UK, school slang, obsolete) A teacher or tutor with a propensity for caning students.


tosspottery

(UK, Ireland, slang) Behavior characteristic of a tosspot.


slidebar

The slidebars are of the three-bar type with underhung crosshead.

1951 March, “British Railways Standard "Britannia" Class 4-6-2 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 186:

mechanical engineering
mechanical engineering

(mechanical engineering, UK) A crosshead guide.


tossery

(UK, Ireland, slang, rare) The obnoxious behavior of a tosser.


grey fox

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-grey fox.wav

UK and Commonwealth standard spelling of gray fox.


ionising radiation

ionising radiation (countable and uncountable, plural ionising radiations)

ionizing radiation
ionizing radiation#English

(British) Alternative spelling of ionizing radiation


yedder

[…] you shall set your stakes at the brim of the water, each a yard apart, and so yedder them with your yedders, and so stake them with your strut stowers, that they may stand three tides without removing by the force thereof.

1855, Francis Kildale Robinson, A Glossary of Yorkshire Words and Phrases: Collected in Whitby and the Neighbourhood. With Examples of Their Colloquial Use, and Allusions to Local Customs and Trditions, page 129:

they whack wi' their yedders

Hence the request that they should repair to the wood on Ascension Eve to prepare their stakes, their stowers, and their yedders, and bring them on their backs to the place fixed upon for their planting by "nine in the morning." Of course, Ascension Day is determined by Easter, which is regulated by the moon, and the moon regulates the tides[…]

1897, Horne's Guide to Whitby, Profusely Illustrated: Giving a Detailed Description of Places of Interest, Streets, Roads and Footpaths in and Around Whitby, page 28:

"But 'e's biddable as a yedder, an' never [has] a fixed idea of 'is own. I dun't rightly think 'e's ever called owt else.” She realised my confusion. “A yedder's weaved through a stake to make a fence or bind an 'edge, you see. It bends this way an' that[…]"

2016 November 1, Allison Littlewood, The Hidden People, Jo Fletcher Books, →ISBN:

(UK dialectal) Alternative form of edder (“flexible wood used in binding hedge stakes”)


yedder

en-verb

yedder (third-person singular simple present yedders, present participle yeddering, simple past and past participle yeddered)

yedders (present singular third-person)
yeddering (participle present)
yeddered (participle past)
yeddered (past)

(UK dialectal) Alternative form of edder


Flying Banana

From flying (“capable of speed”) + banana (in reference to its yellow colour).

com

(UK, rail transport, humorous) The New Measurement Train; the high-speed track testing train used on the British railway network.


cloth nappy

Golden Babe Disposable Napkins—unlike the old cloth nappies—are are specially shaped to give the baby freedom to kick and stretch.

1962, Nursing Mirror and Midwives Journal, volume 114, IPC Specialist and Professional Press, page XVIII:

Sterilizing powder for soaking nannies; and about two dozen cloth nappy liners or several packets of disposable liners (to throw away after bowel movements or wash when wet only).

1986, Carol Howland, The First-time Parent's Survival Guide, Thorsons Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 82:

Fitted cloth nappies resemble disposable nappies in shape and are designed with extra thickness at the position of urination.

2007, Penny Tassoni, Kate Beith, Kath Bulman, Harriet Eldridge, CACHE Level 3 in Child Care and Education Student Book, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 207:

(UK, Commonwealth) Synonym of cloth diaper.


pocket nappy

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pocket nappy.wav

I tried out lots of types and my hands-down favourite is fuzzi bunz. It's a stuffable pocket nappy and it comes out of the washing machine practically dry, needs a couple of hours on a clothes horse, then it's good to go.

2005 June 26, Mogget, “Nappies”, in misc.kids.pregnancy (Usenet):

'Here we have a pocket nappy with bamboo boosters. And this one here is an all-in-one' - she took stock of my and Joe's dismayed faces - 'yes, I think the all-in-one would be the simplest for you two.'

2023 June 14, Kat Ailes, The Expectant Detectives: The Hilarious Cosy Crime Mystery where Pregnant Women Turn Detective, Bonnier Publishing Fiction, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

Pocket nappies are made up of a waterproof outer shell and a soft inner lining, with an open pocket in the front or back, into which you stuff absorbent inserts, which sit between the outer shell and the inner lining.

2023 June 27, Zoe Pickburn, “Best reusable and eco-friendly nappies that are better for the planet”, in Evening Standard:

(UK, Commonwealth) Synonym of pocket diaper.


all-in-one nappy

en-noun

all-in-one nappy (plural all-in-one nappies)

We have sufficient Cosifit supplies for Katherine for the next two months, but I thought I would write to you now to ask for a more suitable all-in-one nappy for her in future.

1994, Pat Fitton, Listen to Me: Communicating the Needs of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities, J[essica] Kingsley Pub[lishers], →ISBN, page 20:

[a listing of supplies] A plastic or rubber wrap, or overpants unless you choose an all-in-one nappy

2011, Ann Peters, Babycare: Everything You Need to Know, Dorling Kindersley Limited, →ISBN, page 18:

all-in-one diaper
all-in-one diaper#English

(UK, Commonwealth) Synonym of all-in-one diaper.


hybrid nappy

There are also many firms now specializing in laundering cloth nappies. Or you can get the best of both worlds, perhaps, with a hybrid nappy - a cloth cover which uses a flushable lining.

2013 April 25, Ali Monaghan, “Nappy Dilemmas”, in Happy, Healthy Pregnancy, Quercus, →ISBN, page 1 [of chapter]:

Starting out, the company first developed a hybrid nappy, which was part reusable and part compostable, providing more flexibility than traditional cloth nappies. While this has been successful, there was always a sense of limitation being seen as a premium product, which is both more expensive than disposable nappies and also not quite as convenient.

2023 March 20, Allen Alexander, Fiona Charnley, Stefano Pascucci, editors, Handbook of the Circular Economy: Transitions and Transformation, De Gruyter, →ISBN, gDiapers, page 1 [of section]:

(UK, Commonwealth) Synonym of hybrid diaper.


nappy insert

Development work is in progress on carpets, upholstery fabrics, candlewick, simulated fur and pile fabrics, nappies and nappy inserts and protective clothing and overalls.

1963 October 31, “New man-made fibre for blankets”, in The Guardian, page 13:

The disposable nappy pads referred to by Roz are sometimes known as nappy inserts, and they're mainly sold to increase the absorbency of nappies for overnight wear.

1998, Heather Welford, NCT Book of Potty Training: Simple Steps to Make Life Easier, Thorsons, →ISBN, page 45:

Fuzzibuns […] Nappies made from custom-milled microfleece with a pocket to hold the nappy insert and a waterproof outer layer. £££

2007 April 14, Wiz Wharton, How to Have a Baby on EBay: Your One-Stop Shopping Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond, Harriman House Publishing, →ISBN, page 154:

(UK, Commonwealth) Synonym of diaper insert.


all-in-two nappy

all-in-two nappy (plural all-in-two nappies)

Brand new to Kingdom of Fluff: Tickle Tots! We are delighted to be stocking a selection of prints in the Tickle Tots 2's (onesize all-in-two nappy), plus matching wet bags too!

Cheeky monkey 🐵😍 Edi in the new All-in-two nappy from babybeehinds 💖 My nappies in the new solid range are dried and ready for use so I can’t wait to see Edi in them! 👀

My 4 month old is struggling with nappy rash, so we are considering moving across to cloth nappies. I think I would prefer the All-in-Two nappies, where you have the waterproof outer shell and inserts attached by poppers.

2023 May 27, u/IAmPeachy_Gurl, “Reusable nappies”, in r/beyondthebump, Reddit:

all-in-two diaper
all-in-two diaper#English

(UK, Commonwealth) Synonym of all-in-two diaper.


nappy bag

"If either of them dames had a bag like that I'd have remembered. Couldn't forget it. Reminds me of a nappy bag." "It's too bad, Miss Martelli," murmured Bony.

1950, Arthur William Upfield, The Bachelors of Broken Hill, The Crime Club, page 73:

Fold up the collapsible wheels and put them in the boot, and stash the bags - my handbag, the nappy bag (with a drink of fruit juice just in case), and the shopping basket - into the car.

1986, Carol Howland, The First-time Parent's Survival Guide, Thorsons, →ISBN, page 102:

[a bulleted list] A nappy bag (small plastic bag) to put the soiled nappy in (for the rubbish bin if disposable or, if it's a cloth nappy and you're out and about, for storing the nappy until you can take it home and put it in the laundry tub, ready for cleaning - by you)

2023, Justin Coulson, Being a Great Dad for Dummies, Wiley, →ISBN, page 122:

(UK, Commonwealth) Synonym of diaper bag.


nappy wrap

I am in New Zealand, and there seems to be very little in the way of nappy wraps available. I have got used to using a really simple fleece wrap with velcro, but the leg gussets are made with a waterproof polyester that doesn't seem to stand up to the rigours of urine!

2003 August 2, Cathy, “ot - nappy/diaper fabric”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding, Google Groups:

So try to secure his nappy so it can't be loosened or removed. This may require using nappy pins to fasten terry nappies (rather than using a nappy wrap with Velcro closings), pinning the nappy to your toddler's vest with nappy pins, or using snug, pull-on plastic pants over the nappy (which might increase the risk of nappy rash, so make sure you change nappies frequently).

2009, Heidi Murkoff, “What You May Be Wondering About”, in What to Expect: The Toddler Years, 2 edition, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

Changing a non-disposable fabric nappy. Follow the instructions as above, plus: […] Make sure the nappy is folded correctly before you begin. (If you're using a waterproof nappy wrap, insert the nappy into it first.)

2018, David Care, The Irish Dad's Survival Guide to Pregnancy [& Beyond], The O'Brien Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

(UK, Commonwealth) Synonym of plastic pants.


nappy cover

Baby undergarment that has received a South African patent soon to be exploited in the U.S. and elsewhere, said the staff member of a Pretoria crèche. "No other nappy cover keeps a wet baby warm and comfortable and free from diaper rashes".

1966, New England Shepherd, volume 11, A. A. Lund Associates, page 4:

One of the hassles with a newborn is their constant need for nappies in huge quantities. We used toweling nappies on Jane with a plastic nappy cover. These were available in the U.K. as were the disposable type. However, our funds were limited and we didn't think it would be such a hardship, at the time, to wash a few nappies. Little did we know.

1990, Michael L. Frankel, Gently with the Tides: The Best of Living Aboard, Center for Marine Conservation, →ISBN, page 150:

Except that naturally, in this pop icon reimagining, the mother wears a handful of vintage rings and mandala tattoos with her designer nursing bra, while the baby matches in a logoed nappy cover.

2023 August 9, Caroline Leaper, “How Rihanna made it sexy (not frumpy) to dress like a mum”, in The Daily Telegraph:


chibby

(UK, colloquial, rare) A chestnut (nut of the chestnut tree).


thruff

Reflecting a dialectal pronunciation where the sound of (/x/) in English thurgh altered to /f/, as in standard English rough, tough, etc.

Nobbut a bit on it's left, an' I meän'd to 'a stubb'd it at fall,
 Done it ta-year I meän'd, an' runn'd plow thruff it an' all, […]

1864, Alfred Tennyson, “Northern Farmer”, in Enoch Arden, &c., London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 133:

[…] voices o' deed folks, an' hands wi'outen airms, that came i' tha darklins, moanin' an' cryin an' beckonin' all night thruff; […]

1891 June, “Legends of the Cars”, in Folk-lore: A Quarterly Review, volume II, number II, London: David Nutt, page 150:

He pointed to a stone at our feet which had been laid down as a slab, on which the seat was rested, close to the edge of the cliff. "Read the lies on that thruff-stean," he said.

1897, Bram Stoker, “Mina Murray’s Journal”, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC, chapter VI, pages 73–74:

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(UK, dialectal, dated) Pronunciation spelling of through.


double shuffle

(UK, slang, obsolete) A noisy shuffling dance, once common among costermongers.


cellar flap

So called because it might be danced on the cellar flap of a public house by somebody with no money, who could not enter.

(UK, slang, obsolete) Synonym of double shuffle


night hunter

(UK, regional) Synonym of poacher (“one who trespasses to take game illegally”)


padding-ken

(obsolete, UK, slang) A lodging house for tramps.


gooser

From goose + -er. Compare cook someone's goose.

(UK, slang, obsolete) A decisive blow; a finisher or settler.


tip the double

(UK, slang, obsolete) To bolt; to run away without paying.


grey belt

By analogy with green belt, in reference to such land generally being greyfield or brownfield land (as opposed to countryside).

(UK, chiefly attributive) Land designated as part of the green belt (which protects against development), despite being of low environmental, aesthetic and recreational value.


jackey

Mrs. Jenkins and Sukey […] were anxious to have a privy conference over a glass of jackey, about the singular absence of Ezekiel.

1811, William Mudford, The Life and Adventures of Paul Plaintive, Esq., page 31:

[A] glass of Jackey restored him to his senses.


flask wagon

The main line fleet consists of 40 FNA-D flask wagons, 27 PFA two-axle container flats, six huge KXA-C eight-axle 'Flatrol' wagons designed to carry 110-tonne international flasks to and from Barrow Docks, and two 150-tonne-capacity French-built KUA wagons with distinctive silver sliding hoods for MoD traffic, also carried on four bogies to spread the weight.

2023 December 27, Ben Jones, “Inside Sellafield... by rail”, in RAIL, number 999, page 21:

(rail transport, British) A special open wagon for the transport of nuclear flasks.


'ooman

"He seems to set a deal of store by her, though. There's some young 'ooman at home, where she lives, I'd take my dying dick."

1875, Mrs. George Croft Huddleston, Bluebell:


washable nappy

washable nappy (plural washable nappies)

Due to cloth nappies being reusable after washing; hence, being washable, which disposable nappies are not.

Terry towelling squares. These are still the most popular washable nappies in Britain and have a lot to be said for them.

1975, David Harvey, The Baby Book, Marshall Cavendish, →ISBN, page 101:

Wherever possible, use mild soaps and laundry detergent – the detergent is significant if you are using washable nappies.

2020, Yehudi Gordon, Birth And Beyond, Ebury Publishing, →ISBN, page 532:

(UK, Commonwealth) Synonym of cloth nappy.


on the stocks

(British, idiomatic) in progress, underway


scaghead

The Breeding Ground website message board has been a-buzz with accusations, counter-accusations & general slanging after the previous live encounter. Hooper are scagheads & Pocket Venus are crap tradesmen. For the internet lurker its been an entertaining read & great publicity for the bands.

2002 May 11, “FUDGED NOVELLO NUTONIC – Breeding Ground, Rhyl”, in link2wales and Liverpool – Crud Gig Review – Crud Fanzines PLC present …:

she is young and i'm sure when she was at school there was a lot of education on drugs (my daughters been having it in yr 7!!) They use scare mongering tactics of showing young pretty girls turning into toothless scagheads!

2008 January 26, sammyg, “Amy Winehouse - Loser or Legend??”, in BritishExpats.com, archived from the original on 2024-01-07:

Newspaper readers will weep over the death of a pop idol through drugs; a politician will be praised for his ‘brave struggle’ against alcohol. In popular culture – films, books and television – we have come to expect our flawed heroes often to have an addiction problem as one of their flaws, a lonewolf cop bucking the rules and knocking back malt whisky while meditating on a case, a singer in rehab, a public figure making public penance.
Less favourably are seen the ‘scagheads’, the ‘junkies’, the street addicts, the working class addicts. Although victims all their lives of unequal and unjust social conditions, turning to drugs or drink or gambling to escape if only for a moment, it is they who are most harshly blamed and despised for their lack of responsibility – while those with a lifetime of advantages are treated with adulation and sympathy.

2017 October 16, Zero52, “Addiction and Personal Responsibility”, in The Machine Zone [“two volunteers, both with experience of extreme addiction”]:

Imagine having London dungeons but, Manchester edition! Scagheads popping out on you in the dark, the lot!

2023 January 17, A-undecisiveOpinion, “Seems legit”, in r/manchester:

It's to stop skagheads and prostitution. As well as cutting cost on paying for maintenance and cleaning

2024 June 1, AdministrativeShip2, “Local councils remove public toilets so they can fine drunk people for public urination and make money”, in r/LowStakesConspiracies:


communal bin

(UK) A dumpster shared by the residents of a flatblock or similar.


pension book

(UK) A small book of vouchers supplied by the government to pensioners in order to issue weekly payments.


book trough

(UK, archaic) A long, narrow, wooden container or receptacle for holding books.


bread and honey

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bread and honey.wav


bread unit

(UK, historical) A standard unit of quantity equivalent to seven ounces of bread, used in rationing.


cocket-bread

(UK, obsolete) A type of bread in England, resembling hard sea biscuit.


moulding of cockle bread

(UK, slang, historical, dated) A dance that involved revealing the buttocks and simulating sexual activity.


advice of delivery

advice of delivery (plural advices of delivery)

delivery receipt
delivery receipt#English


a yard of pump water

a yard of pump water (plural yards of pump water)

A stream of water falling approximately three feet from a water pump into a bucket is both straight and thin.

as/so thin as a yard of pump water; as skinny as a yard of pump-water; as straight as a yard of pump-water; like a yard of pump water

For quotations using this term, see Citations:a yard of pump water.

(US, UK, dialectal) Something which is very straight and very thin.


above grass

From above + grass, in reference to grass only growing on the surface.

(UK, mining, obsolete) Above ground; on the surface.


cat's love

From its effect on cats, similar to catnip.

Along the river Neb, at Ballig, the common valerian (Valeriana officinalis) is blooming thickly; tall, slender, pale pink, beautifully scented, moving in the wind. Also called ‘all-heal’, ‘cut-finger’ and ‘cat's love’.

[1986, Richard Adams, A Nature Diary, Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 82:


distribution park

distribution park (plural distribution parks)

This is a result of a switch from High Street to online retailing, requiring consumer goods to be delivered to the door from large-scale distribution parks that have sufficient traffic to justify a rail terminal.

2024 January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 69:

(UK) A commercial site which receives manufactured goods and distributes them to various purchasers.


cliff railway

A branch of rail transport that seems to been rather neglected by historians is that concerned with cliff railways, of which a fair number exist in Great Britain. This is probably because these lines are overshadowed by the more spectacular funicular railways in Switzerland and other mountainous regions; perhaps, too, because of the general habit of referring to them as "cliff lifts," which tends to associate them with the vertical indoor type.

1951 August, P. W. Gentry, “Cliff Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 514:

(transport, rail transport, UK) Synonym of cliff lift (Sense 1).


Cheesemongers

So called after a relaxation of the social qualifications for recruitment, which meant that tradesmen (as opposed to gentlemen) could sign up.

(UK, slang, obsolete) The Life Guards (British army regiment).


with a hook

[…] nor did the cruel sarcasm of "Oh, yes, with a hook!" — which some courtier would throw in — divert her at all from her humble purpose.

1864, Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, John Leech, The Comic History of England (page 255)

Mr. Bartley thinks himself a capital speech-maker. — (Yes — with a hook.)

1838, Actors by Daylight, volume 1, page 176:

(UK, slang, obsolete) Appended to a statement to indicate that one does not believe it.


Swell Street

But the life that I love is in Swell-street to shine, / With a Mounseer-fak'd calp, and my strummel all fine, […]

1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, volume 2, page 140:

"My beauty, it's no fault of yourn ^([sic]) that you're fit to mate with a lord; but it ain't in me to eat of his bread, and live respectable to order, in Swell Street."

1888, Henry King, Savage London, page 349:

[…] the never-failing curling lotion, invented and manufactured by Fop and Co., of Swell-street, London.

Henry Pitman, The Popular Lecturer [afterw.] Pitman's Popular Lecturer (page 140)

(UK, slang, obsolete) The West End of London.


chief super

chief superintendent
w:chief superintendent

(UK, law enforcement, colloquial) Clipping of chief superintendent.


Ch Supt

The inquest into how 96 Liverpool supporters died at that 1989 match was told that in Ch Supt Brian Mole's F division, four officers had to resign and seven were disciplined after the prank, which occured^([sic]) in October 1988, came to light.

2014 July 7, David Conn, “Hillsborough inquest hears of police commander's transfer before match”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(UK, law enforcement) Abbreviation of chief superintendent.


candy-arse

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, sometimes vulgar, often humorous, somewhat endearing, slang) Alternative spelling of candy-ass


docky time

(slang, UK, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk) A midmorning break.


cockshut time

(UK, dated) Evening twilight; nightfall.


chucking-out time

(UK, slang) The time of closing at a public house.


husbands' boat

So called because many passengers were married men travelling to join their families for the holidays.

(UK, historical, archaic, slang) The Saturday-afternoon packet boat from London to Margate during the summer season.


cat in the pan

When George in pudding-time came o'er, / And moderate men looked big, sir, / I turned a cat-in-the-pan once more, / And so became a Whig, sir; […]

1927, Songs of the Immortals, volume 1, page 33:

A falsehood that is spread and attributed to another person.


foot-scamp

"They" were the nickers and running rumblers and cock-a-brasses and blue-pigeon-flyers and foot-scamps and sharps and flash boys of London.

1951, Odell Shepard, Willard Shepard, Jenkins Ear, page 428:

(UK, slang, obsolete) A common thief who escapes on foot.


half-arse

en-adj

half-arse (comparative more half-arse, superlative most half-arse)

more half-arse (comparative)
most half-arse (superlative)

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, sometimes considered, vulgar) Alternative spelling of half-ass


chatsome

chatsome (comparative more chatsome, superlative most chatsome)

more chatsome (comparative)
most chatsome (superlative)


in there like swimwear

(UK, slang) A sure thing or that a goal is guaranteed in a sports match.


chemist's shop

In British, Australian, and New Zealand English chemist is a synonym for pharmacist.

(British, Australia, New Zealand) Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone general store.


lighting-up time

en-noun

lighting-up time (countable and uncountable, plural lighting-up times)

(UK, law, automotive) A time period during which all motor vehicles on unlit public roads must have their headlights switched on.