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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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Auntie Beebautemautem cacklerautem coveautem goglerautem jetautocue
ˈɔː.təʊˌkjuː
autojumbleautotestaway-day girlaxiophyteaxle toothB&NESbeɪnz
baby milkBabygroback laneback of the netback to basicsbackchatˈbæk.t͡ʃæt
backing bandbackroom boybacksideˈbækˌsaɪd
backslangˈbækslæŋ
backswordbackward in coming forwardbackyard cricketˈbækjɑːd ˈkɹɪkɪt
bacon buttybaddersbadgemanbadmashbʌdˈmɑːʃ
bag and baggagebag snatcherbagiebagsmanbain'tbairnbeən
bairnishbaitbeɪt
bakenBaker daybalaclavaˌbæl.əˈklɑː.və
baldribball of chalkballs onbalti housebanana skinbang onbang on the moneybanger racebanger racingbangers and mashBanglatownbanjaxedˈbæn.dʒækst
banjoˈbæn.dʒəʊ
Bank of Mum and Dadbanker's rampbanksmanbanyanˈbæn.jæn
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