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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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egg and spoon raceegg flipEireanekker
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eldningelectorɪˈlɛktə
electoral registerelectric fireelementary schoolelephantˈɛl.ɪ.fənt
eleven pluselevenpenceelevensieself-cupelf-shotelfin safetyɛlˈfɪn ˌseɪf.ti
Elsanelsenelsinˈɛlzɪn
embuggeranceemergency physicianemmaˈɛmə
emparishenamellingend of terraceengagedɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd
English as apple pieEnglish partridgeEnglishmanˈɪŋ.lɪʃ.mən
enlevéenter the listsenterolithˈɛntəɹəˌlɪθ
eosinophilousequalledequerryɪˈkwɛ.ɹi
escambioescutcheon of pretenceesnecyEssex girlEssex manEve's puddingevening teaever-presenteweryˈjʊəɹi
ex-directoryExchequerexcise glassexeatexemptɪɡˈzɛmpt
exhibitionɛksɪˈbɪʃən
exhibitionerexigenterexotic cherootexpeditateɛksˈpɛdɪteɪt
expeditationexpiryɪkˈspaɪ.əɹ.i
expiry dateexpresswayeksˈpɹɛs.weɪ
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