Browsing page 6 of words meaning British, UK slang (list of) (193 words total)

noun

• a look. Origin: from Hindi, brought to southeast England by the British army returning from India. The word has been used outside its mother language for at least 50 years.

  Let's have a dekko.

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  Last edited on Apr 06 2013. Submitted by Mark Ostrowski from Mongolia on Jun 05 1997.

noun

• the geriatric ward. Used by doctors in the UK.

  Citation: "Doctor slang is a dying art", BBC News, 18 August 2003

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  Last edited on Aug 06 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 23 2010.

noun

• a person's face. Old UK slang. Origin: the "face" of a watch.

  I didn't like the look on his dial, so I popped a cap in his ass.

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  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Dean M. from Durban, South Africa on Oct 22 2007.

verb

• to perform varicose vein surgery. Used by doctors in the UK.

  Citation: "Doctor slang is a dying art", BBC News, 18 August 2003

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  Last edited on Mar 23 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 23 2010.

noun

• a lump of (usually dried) feces stuck in the hair / wool / fur / etc. near the anus of an animal, including a human.

  That sheep has a massive dingleberry.

  Ew! I just extracted a dingleberry from my ass crack.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  
                                                                                                                               
  
  Citation from "Self Image / Winging It / Art", Creature Comforts America (TV), Season 1 Episode 2 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Charlie from Plymouth, Plymouth, UK on Jun 17 1999.

• a silly or unpleasant person; "twit". British slang.

  He's a right dingleberry.

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  Last edited on Feb 18 2011. Submitted by Charlie from Plymouth, Plymouth, UK on Jun 17 1999.

• toilet paper caught in the hair on one's buttocks after wiping. Sometimes shortened to "dingle."

  Last edited on Feb 18 2011. Submitted by Katie S. from VA, USA on Jan 15 2003.

• a clumsy or unintelligent person.

  Last edited on Feb 18 2011. Submitted by Rob S. from Huntsville, AL, USA on Mar 30 2005.

noun

• cool, new or special.

  Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Peter B. from Yonkers, NY 10701, USA on Dec 19 2008.

• Milder version of 'Dogs Bollocks' British term.
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  Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 23 2009.

noun

• something that's easy. See also dossy. British.

  The exam was a doss.

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  Last edited on Jun 04 2010. Submitted by Kozloff from New York, NY, USA on Jun 28 1997.

verb

• to lie around; do nothing. Origin: British.
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  • See more words with the same meaning: to waste time.

  Last edited on Jun 17 2003. Submitted by Dylan H. from Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK on Jun 17 2003.