# British
Tagged British
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The British tag covers slang spoken in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland: inherited dialect terms (reet, knackered, chuffed), Multicultural London English (peng, bare, mandem), and the regional vocabularies that mark a speaker postcode within seconds. The tag overlaps with the British and Irish category but is broader, sweeping up terms that any UK speaker would recognise regardless of where in the country they were raised. Notable: innit, cheeky, bruv, gaff, proper. Strong UK Twitter and grime/drill lyric presence.
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doorsteppy
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slingshot
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helpsome
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chemist's
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kie
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half term
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SMP
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noncompounder
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Section 226
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shire
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Dutch barn
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gutted
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Grand Slam
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Picrous Day
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clarty
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seagulling
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life preserver
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snam
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roomset
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hotfoot
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cobstone
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semi
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cowie
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compounder
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hire purchase
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hillwalker
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homely
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borstal training
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grey belt
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slammer
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footfall
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sergeant major
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flu friend
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Hessian
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Smirnoff
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assistant
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smeddum
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Admiral of the Red
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Blair's babes
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sharpling
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patronage
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gawkhammer
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registration number
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scores
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icing sugar
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beer money
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hophead
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forktail
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playstow
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parcelling
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Georgia cracker
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joint-stock company
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Chancellor
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montem
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do the dirty on
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gangmaster
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give a light
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high road
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how's your father
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