(British, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
(British, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
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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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📊 M5.2 · 134 km WNW of Panguna 17m ago 104km deep Small quakes like this happen thousands of times a year. Track them all: https://earthquakemap.live/earthquakes/papua-new-guinea?ref=bsky #Earthquake #Quake #USGS #…
“If you buy a guinea pig from a pound shop, who owes who a shilling?”
“New earthquake reported: M 5.2 - 134 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea - 2026-05-06T09:59:41.040Z”
“📊 M5.2 · 134 km WNW of Panguna 17m ago 104km deep Small quakes like this happen thousands of times a year. Track them all: https://earthquakemap.live/earthquakes/papua-new-guinea?ref=bsky #Earthquake #Quake #USGS #M5+ #PapuaNewGuinea”
“Janet today 💛 #Guinea #Pig #Piggy #GuineaPig #Photo #Photos”
“Chrissy today 💙 #Guinea #Pig #Guineapig #Piggy #Photo”
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(US, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of Italian descent.
“#ThisWasNews two weeks ago: Pope’s visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip. See what else was news. Reply to comment publicly or say 'remind me in 30 days'”
“Please sign the petition against logging in Papua New Guinea! www.stopfca.org/en/petition/”
“Helmeted guinea fowls at sunrise. Look at those eyelashes! Weltevrede Guest Farm, Namibia, April 2026. #Birds #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Birding #Fowls #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography”
“Surely there's no difference these days? Especially now Online has been around so long. (I have greeted someone for the first time in person with enquiries as to the health of their guinea pig, which never used to be a conference ice breaker for me.)”
“Drayton McLane, Jr. (American baseball executive), net worth $4.10 billion COULD BUY Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼, nominal GDP $1.63 billion”
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