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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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aestivoautumnalAFAafternoon teaAga sagaagony auntagree
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ahintAIAair hostair hostessaircraft registration numberairnaketheralarm callAlcanalchochodenalcopopˈæl.kəʊ.pɒp
alickadooall ends upall fingers and thumbsall foundall fur coat and no knickersall hands to the pumpall mouth and trousersall over bar the shoutingall standingall the way to Egery and backall-day breakfastall-figure numberall-ports warningall-round educationall-through schoolalleygatingallotmentəˈlɔt.mɛnt
allotmenteerallotmenteeringAlly Pallyalmond rocksalmonerˈal.mə.nə/<q:contemporary>
Alpenˈælp.ən
alphabetisedalrightɔːlˈɹaɪt
Alsatianælˈseɪʃən
alternative provisionamberˈæm.bəː
amber gambleramber lightambulanceˈæm.bjə.ləns
amenshAmerican footballAmerican muffinAmerican pondweedAmerican Waramperyanauntersand no mistakeand that's flatannetannexureəˈnɛkʃə
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