(chiefly, British) A brief unpleasant period; a bad yet quick experience.
(chiefly, British) A brief unpleasant period; a bad yet quick experience.
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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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A brief, unspecified amount of time.
A Scottish expression for a time of trial, hardship, or difficulty — a moment that tests someone's character or endurance. Used in solemn or reflective registers, often with biblical or Presbyterian overtones. Suggests a defining moment rather than everyday trouble.
(UK, meiotic) Terrible.
A season, moment, or time.
(AU, colloquial) A situation of acute embarrassment or failure.