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A Dictionary of English Slang & Colloquialisms
Slang Articles
A few essays on various slang and word topics, incl. rhyming slang, the full monty, Gordon Bennett and nadsat. Read more...
Slang Links
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Introduction to Slang
A few words about slang, this website and what words are listed. Read more...
Abbreviations Used in the Dictionary
abb. - abbreviation
Adj. - adjective
Adv. - adverb
Aust. - Australia
Cf. - compare with
Conj. - conjunction
Derog. - derogatory
Exclam. - exclamation
imper. - imperative
Informal - not slang but informal speech (formerly called a colloquialism)
Int. - interjection
Lancs - The county of Lancashire
Leics - The county of Leicestershire
Lincs - The county of Lincolnshire
Notts - The county of Nottinghamshire
N.Z. - New Zealand
Offens. - offensive
Orig. - originating in
Occ. - occasionally
Phrs. - phrase
Poss. - possibly
Prep. - preposition
Pron. - pronoun
s.e. - standard English
U.S. - United States
Vrb phrs - phrase based on a verb
W.I. - West Indies
Yorks - The county of Yorkshire