D Flashcards

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[Crane] fly

A

Daddy long legs

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Children that attend boarding schools as a normal school.

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Day boys & girls.

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Payment made out of your current account & the £ amount may change as needed.

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Direct debit.

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3
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411; directory assistance

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Directory enquiries.

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4
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Sexathon.

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Dirty weekend.

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5
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Bumper cars.

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Dodgem cars.

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Robotic bombs used during WWII, which flew into England.

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Doodlebug.

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7
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Slang term for money; ‘dough’.

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Dosh.

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8
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Checkers (game).

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Draughts.

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9
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Thumbtacks.

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Drawing pin.

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10
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Pacifier.

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Dummy.

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To serve up (a meal/dish).

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Dish up.

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12
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Shortened form of ‘donor kebab’.

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Doner “doh•ner”

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Shelf with a lower portion of a cabinet and upper portion as a shelf.

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Dresser hutch

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14
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Comforter/blanket.

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Duvet.

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15
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Tuxedo jacket

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Dinner Jacket (DJ)

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16
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[bath] robe.

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Dressing gown.

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17
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Overalls.

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Dungarees.

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18
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Defroster.

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Demister.

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19
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Detour.

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Diversion.

20
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Bus with an upper level.

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Double decker.

21
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No parking zone.

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Double yellow line.

22
Q

Drunk driving

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Drink-driving

23
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Equivalent to a DWI/DUI.

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Drunk in charge.

24
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Divided highway

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Dual carriageway (70mph unless indicated otherwise).

25
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Motoring offense that covers many minor issues.

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Due car and attention.

26
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Grunt.

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Dogs body.

27
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Prof. At Oxford and Cambridge uni.

A

Don

28
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Stupid

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Daft

29
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Expensive

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Dear

30
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To be conned

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Diddled

31
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Easy; a cinch.

A

Doddle

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Useless (person or object).

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Duff

33
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Hazard pay

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Danger money

34
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Unemployment benefits; welfare

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Dole

35
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Drab; frumpy

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Dowdy

36
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Dealer in drapery

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Draper

37
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Liquor cabinet

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Drinks cupboard

38
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Driver’s license

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Driving license

39
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Unused.

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Disused.

40
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Rhinestone.

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Diamanté.

41
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Shady.

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Dodgy.

42
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Mild insult that is equivalent to ‘dummy’.

A

Divvy

43
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Flophouse.

A

Dosshouse.

44
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Dish consisting of lamb’s kidneys cooked in a spiced sauce.

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Devilled Kidney

45
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To sleep in a rough accommodation or an improvised bed.

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Doss

46
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A slang term meaning: a sexually attractive man.

A

Dishy

47
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Trash can

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Dustbin