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British & Irish slang
UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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'ave it'ere'low
laʊ
11-plus examination2H40kfɔːtiː keɪ
a bita bob each waya fair bita fuck sighta littleA&Eeɪ (ə)n(d) ˈiː
aah, Bistoaback ofabbæb
abeəˈbi
abierəˈbɪɚ
abigeusablutionəˈbluː.ʃn̩
ablutionsabolitionˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən
aboonəˈbuːn
about-turnəˈbaʊt tɚn
above a bitabreadabsenteeˌæb.sn̩ˈti
absobloodylutelyabsolute droughtAcacia Avenueacademicalsˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩z
academizeacademy schoolACASaccess courseaccident and emergencyaccident blackspotaccommodationəˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən
accommodation on arrivalaccountancyəˈkaʊnt.ən.si
accumulationəˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən
ack emmaAct of Parliament clockaction stationsactive serviceactual bodily harmADAadjustable spanneradmagadmanuensisadmassadmin vortexAdministratoradmiral of the fleetAdmiral of the Redadmissionədˈmɪʃən
admittanceədˈmɪt.n̩s
adriftəˈdɹɪft
advowsonədˈvaʊ.z(ə)n
advowsonageaegrotatˈʌɪ.ɡɹəʊˌtæt
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