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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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Barclaysmanbare
beər
bargoosebarkledˈbɑːk(ə)ld
barmcakebarmskinbarnightˈbɑː(ɹ)naɪt
barristerˈbæɹ.ɪst.ə(ɹ)
barrow-wayBartbɑɹt
barthbɑː(ɹ)θ
bash togetherbastard toadflaxbastardingbastillebæˈstiːl
Bath bunbathebeɪð
bathing boxbathing costumebattelsbattle busbattle-twigbatwomanbay yarnbaymanbayonettedbayonettingBBC Englishbe a onebe ages withbe motherbe not to knowbe taken badbeach hutbeacon schoolbeanfeastbeanfeasterbeclartbed blockerbed-and-breakfast dealbedaffbedevillingBedfordshireˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)
bedirtenbedrelbedsitˈbɛdˌsɪt
bee mothbeef tomatoBeefeaterbeenshipbeer and skittlesbeer snakebeer-offBeetlebeetle-crusherbeetrootˈbi.t͡ʃɹyʔ
befangledbegaumbegeckbeggarˈbɛɡɚ
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