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British Slang Flashcards

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being a loud mouth or offensive, loudly opinionated, prickish

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gobby

“Bill Maher can be kind of gobby.”

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a rear end

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arse

“Chris Brown is a total arse.”

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testicles or something useless or of poor quality, nonsense

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bollocks

“Ben Affleck as the new Batman is a load of bollocks.”

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exhausted, worn out

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knackered

“I was knackered after a weekend at Coachella.”

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upset or offended, irked

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miffed

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to fall head over heels

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fall arse over tit

“I’ll never forget when Jennifer Lawrence fell arse over tit at the Oscars.”

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an upset stomach or feeling of acute nervousness, butterflies in the stomach

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collywobbles

How To Use It: “Before I met Harry Styles I got a serious case of the collywobbles.”

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to be wealthy

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minted

How to use it: “Bieber can buy whatever car he wants. He’s minted.”

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tobacco

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Baccy

shortened word for “tobacco;” also, “wacky backy” means marijuana.

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term children might use to describe feces; also, an erection

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biggie

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various things

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Bits ‘n Bobs

“My mother has a lot of Bits ‘n Bobs around the house.”

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There you go! You’ve got it!

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Bob’s your uncle!

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to have a chat with someone, brief conversation.

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chin wag

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a piece of snot or booger

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crusty dragon

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to be dressed nicely or look dapper

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dog’s dinner

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16
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vagina

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fanny

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amazed or awed by something, stunned/utterly blown away.

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gobsmacked

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completely clueless, like Alicia Silverstone in the 90s film

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gormless

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19
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To discuss private matters in public

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air one’s dirty linen/laundry

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20
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An argument or confrontation

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argy-bargy

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Girl, woman

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bird

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22
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Policeman (2)

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blue, bobby

After Robert Peel (Home Secretary in 1828

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23
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without money (2)

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stoney broke, stoney

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Bare skin, naked (2)

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buff, starkers

1. Bare skin, naked as in ‘in the buff’.[66] 2. Having a lean, muscular physique (usually referring to a young man

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The head or the nose. To strike the head or nose

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conk

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26
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The face. 2. To spot, notice. 3. To hit as in “*** round the earhole”

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clock

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27
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fat

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tubby

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28
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Statement of incredulity, like “you’ve got to be kidding”, and such.

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“Are you having a laugh?”: “You think I’ll hire your brother after he gets out of prison for armed robbery? Are you having a laugh?”

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29
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Aggressive/in someone’s face.

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Aggro

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30
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An ambling walk

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Bimble

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31
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toilet paper

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bog roll

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32
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To sit with one’s mouth hanging open

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catch flies

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33
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A mistake, to make a mistake (2)

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clanger, to drop a clanger

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34
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To laugh heartily (so one’s face creases up)

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creased up

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35
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Suspicious, dubious

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dodgy

“I ate a dodgy curry last night and now my stomach’s off.”

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36
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The person who takes care of most tasks, especially menial ones

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dogsbody

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37
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Exceedingly, horribly boring or plain

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dull as dishwater

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38
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A severe reprimand

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ear-bashing

“He got a right ear-bashing after crashing his dad’s car into that buffalo.”

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39
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Injured, lame, or painful

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gammy

“My gran’s had a gammy leg ever since she fell off a horse.”

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40
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An overly excitable person

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giddy kipper

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41
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A red-haired person

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ginger

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42
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Unpleasant/disgusting (2)

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grotty, manky

“The chicken you left on the counter for a week has gone manky.”

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43
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devastated

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Gutted: “She was gutted after her boyfriend left her for her nephew.”

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44
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A meal that consists mostly of alcohol, rather than food

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liquid lunch

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45
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Lost one’s mind/gone senile

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Lost the plot: “My great-uncle thinks he’s an admiral with the United Federation of Planets, but of course, he lost the plot years ago.”

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46
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The flu, or other illness that makes you feel horrible

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lurgy

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47
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cat

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moggy

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48
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slightly hungry

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peckish

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49
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petulant and sullen

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peevish

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50
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pathetic person

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sad arse

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51
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a restless, fidgety person

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shufflebutt

52
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creepy, sleazy

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smarmy

53
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to make out/fool around

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snog

54
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defeated/thwarted

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snookered

55
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“I give up.”

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“Sod it.”

Used in a sentence: “I’ll never understand this math problem. Sod it, let’s go down to the pub.”

56
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overly dainty, delicate, cute, or quaint.

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Twee

“Her bunny-themed tea set is so utterly twee.”

57
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unstable

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Wonky

“The table leg’s a bit wonky; you might want to slide a book under it.”

58
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to suddenly fail when everybody expects them to succeed or simply crumble at the very last minute when they were almost winning

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do a Devon Loch

59
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to leave a place in a hurry in order to avoid paying for something (like in a restaurant) or flee a difficult situation to escape punishment

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do a runner

60
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a surplus of anything

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enough to cobble dogs with

61
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this is the British humorous way of saying you acquired something that was probably stolen, or you are trying to sell something that’s stolen or illegitimate.

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fall off the back of a lorry

62
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this disparaging phrase was originally used by the British upper-crust to refer to someone who is ill-bred, dangerous or untrustworthy (2)

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hairy at the heels, chav

“I can’t say I like Bob. I’ve once or twice had a row with him. He’s a bit hairy at the heels.”

63
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panties

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knickers

64
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pants

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trousers, Presently, britches reflects a common pronunciation often used in casual speech to mean trousers or pants in many English speaking parts of the world. Breeks is a Scots or northern English spelling and pronunciation.

65
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to become very upset about something, usually something that is not important

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knickers in a twist: “Now, before you get your knickers in a twist, let me explain the situation.”

66
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the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, used to refer to the US or the UK depending on the speaker’s location.

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across the pond

67
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talks or boasts a lot but doesn’t deliver (3)

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all mouth and trousers, all mouth and no trousers, all talk and no trousers

68
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what happens in a person’s home or private life is their business and should not be subject to outside interference

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an Englishman’s home is his castle

69
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you refuse to accept a decision and argue about it

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argue the toss

70
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used to highlight a sexual reference, deliberate or accidental

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as the actress said to the bishop

71
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you have spare time but don’t know what to do with it, bored

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at a loose end

72
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you are at the limit of your patience or endurance

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at the end of your tether

73
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you are at a disadvantage and forced to be defensive of your position

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on your back foot

74
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something that is an embarrassment or causes problems

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banana skin

75
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a person who gives opinions on things they are not qualified to speak about

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barrack-room lawyer

76
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someone who has been hurt or looks as if they have been in a struggle

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someone who has been in the wars

77
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life is not all about self-indulgence and pleasure

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life is not all beer and Skittles

78
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something that happens very quickly.

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something that happens “before you can say knife”

79
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someone who is very cautious and takes no risks

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someone who wears belts and braces

80
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suspenders

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braces

81
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instant replay

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action replay

82
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airplane

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aeroplane

83
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advice columnist

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agony aunt

84
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counterclockwise

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anticlockwise

85
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tractor-trailer

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articulated lorry

86
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uneven bars

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asymmetric bars

87
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eggplant

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aubergine

88
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cookie sheet

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baking tray

89
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legal holiday

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bank holiday

90
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beet(s)

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beetroot

91
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check

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bill

92
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sponge bath

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blanket bath

93
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(window) shade

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blind

94
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apartment building

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block of flats

95
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coveralls

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boiler suit

96
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tube top

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boob top

97
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tow truck

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breakdown van

98
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cinder block

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breeze block

99
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bridge loan

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bridging loan

100
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fanny pack

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bum back

101
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cotton candy

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candy floss

102
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parking lot

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car park

103
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emergency room

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casualty

104
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slingshot

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catapult

105
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median strip

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central reservation

106
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drugstore

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chemist

107
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french fries

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chips

108
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movie theater, the movies

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cinema

109
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plastic wrap

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cling film

110
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durable goods

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consumer durables

111
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cornstarch

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cornflour

112
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Romaine lettuce

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cos (lettuce)

113
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crib

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cot

114
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crib death

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cot death

115
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cotton swab

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cotton bud

116
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housing project

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council estate

117
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zucchini

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courgette

118
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face card

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court card

119
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guardrail

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crash barrier

120
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chips, potato chips

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crisps

121
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alligator clip

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crocodile clip

122
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bias-ply

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cross-ply

123
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quarter note

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crotchet (music)

124
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checking account

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current account

125
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hazard pay

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danger money

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