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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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cabbagedcabbing
ˈkæbɪŋ
caddowcadgyCaesariansiːˈzɛə.ɹi.ən
caffledcagmagcagoulekəˈɡuːl
cakes and aleˌkeɪks n̩ ˈeɪl
calipersˈkæl.ɪ.pəz
call the fire brigadecall timecalyculuskəˈlɪkjələs
Camberwell beautyCameronitecammockycamp bedcamp-ballCampbellˈkæmbəl
campervancan but hopecan't do right for doing wrongCanarieskəˈnɛəɹiːz
canary girlcandidatureˈkændɪdət͡ʃʊɚ
candroycandy flossˈkændi ˌflɒs
cannyˈkæn.i
canteen culturecaputkəˈpʊt
car bootcar breakercar hirecaravanercaravanistcaravannercard tartcardboard boxˈkɑːd.bɔːd bɒks
care in the communitycareers officercarerˈkɛəɹə
Carl SundayCarle SundayCarlin peaCarling Sundaycarnappercarollingcarriagewaycarrier bagcarry me outcarry the cancashpointcassabullyCast Iron Shorecasualizecasualty departmentcat-lickcateringˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ
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