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Reusable putty

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Blu-tack (Bostik°).

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Term for a Britain.

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Blighty

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Parenthesis

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Brackets

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Sausage

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Banger

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Similar to Hawaiian rolls (but larger).

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Bap

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Coaster

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Beer mat

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Beets

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Beetroots

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General term for all beverages (alcoholic and non).

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Bevvy

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Cookie

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Biscuit (biccie)

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Sausage made from pork and pig blood (similar to 순데).

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Black pudding

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A sweet opaque gelatinous dessert; commonly flavoured with almonds.

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Blancmange (blah•mahn•j)

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Sauce used mainly on breakfast dishes.

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Brown sauce

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Fried greens and potatoes.

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Bubble and squeak

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13
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Mimosa

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Buck’s fizz

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14
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Sandwich

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Butty

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Room with a bath tub.

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Bathroom

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16
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Wood trim

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Beading

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17
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Efficiency (living space).

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Bedsit

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18
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Trash bag

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Bin liner

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19
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Trash pickup day.

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Bin day

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20
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Garbage truck

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Bin lorry

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Garbage man

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Bin man

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22
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Umbrella

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Brolly

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23
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Single story house.

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Bungalow

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24
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Ski mask

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Balaclava

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25
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Coverall

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Boilersuit

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Tube top

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Boob tube

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27
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Metal object to straighten your teeth.

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Brace

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28
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Suspenders

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Braces

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29
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Fanny pack

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Bumbag

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Orange flashing globes at a zebra crossing.

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Belisha beacon

31
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Hood (of a car)

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Bonnet

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Trunk (of a car)

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Boot

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Bartender

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Barmaid / barman

34
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Guards of the Tower of London.

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Beefeaters

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Young lady; beau

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Bird

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an expert; a dweeb

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Boffin

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Cockney rhyming slang for breasts.

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Bristols

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People from Birmingham (and the accent+dialect)

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Brum (Brummy)

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Street entertainer

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Busker (to busk)

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Nasty or unpleasant.

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Beastly

41
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Custom made

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Bespoke

42
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Childish word for ‘poop’.

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Biggie

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Obvious

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Blatant

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Narrow-minded

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Blinkered

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To fart

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Blow off

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(1) dull; (2) candid

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Blunt

47
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Booger

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Bogey

48
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Slang term for having courage.

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Bottle

49
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To bunch up

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Budge up

50
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To stuff or be stuffed up.

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Bung

51
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Cookie sheet

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Baking tray

52
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Legal holiday

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Bank holiday

53
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Prime rate

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Base rate

54
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Paddle (for sports)

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Bat

55
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Sundry items; odds and ends

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Bits and bobs

56
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Sponge bath

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Blanket bath

57
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Apartment complex

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Block of flats.

58
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Completely ordinary; run of the mill.

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Bog standard

59
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Slang term for being lazy.

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Bone idle.

60
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Hope chest

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Bottoms drawer

61
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Tow truck

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Breakdown van

62
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Cylinder block

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Breeze block

63
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A savings and loans association.

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Building society.

64
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A bonus; profit.

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Bunce.

65
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Currency exchange.

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Bureau De Change.

66
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Financial aid; scholarship.

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Bursary.

67
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To call dibs.

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Bagsie

68
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Equivalent to ‘burglarize’

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Burgle

69
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Window shade

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Blind

70
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Slang terms for BBC.

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[the] Beeb

71
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The check at a restaurant.

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Bill

72
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To make or repair something badly or clumsily.

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Bodge/botch

73
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To “shoo” away.

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Bugger off

74
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Offensive slang for a gay.

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Bumchum

75
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Slang term for a local police officer.

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Bobby

76
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Bookie

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Bookmaker *

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