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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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come to a sticky endcome upon the towncome-all-youcomforter
ˈkʌmfətə
command papercommencekəˈmɛns
commercial travellercommissionairekəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː
common landcommon of shackcommon roomcommon-and-gardencommon-or-gardencommonisationcommunal bincommunity collegecommunity resolutioncompany sergeant majorcompereˈkɒmpɛː(ɹ)
comprehensiveˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv
comprehensive schoolcomprehensivizecomprintcompulsory purchasecompulsory purchase orderconcessionkənˈsɛʃən
Conchconditional unconditionalconfectioner'sconflabˈkɒn.flæb
congestion chargecongestion chargingconservancykənˈsɜːvənsɪ
Consolidated Fund Actconstructive dismissalconstructive malicecontinental quiltcontrol ordercontroleecontrollingkənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ
conveniencekənˈviːnɪəns
convenorcool tankardcop itcop onkɒp ɒn
copper-bottomedcor blimeykɔːˈblaɪ.mi
cordialˈkɔː.di.əl
coriander seedcornbindcorned beefcorporation buscorporation popcorrupt practicecorsepresentcos lettucecossiecost basecostermongercostningRead more on this topic
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