(UK) A town built to address housing shortages after World War II.
I attended our local Selectboard meeting last night. Our new town treasurer was there and threw a fit about not being able to get into QuickBooks. He actually yelled and sounded like a child. He had no opposition, an…
Residents of Heyford Park, the fast-expanding village and potential new town on a former airbase, have called for “urgent intervention” against car transporters passing through the village centre. Land on the airbase…
(UK) A town built to address housing shortages after World War II.
New town means: A town built to address housing shortages after World War II.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
new town means: A town built to address housing shortages after World War II.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
New town means: A town built to address housing shortages after World War II.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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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 rainbow appears in Narita New Town. http://youtube.com/shorts/exaCDLGVZVs?feature=share https://hoofin.wordpress.com/2026/05/06/a-rainbow-appears-in-narita-new-town/
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“Campaign group slams government over lack of information on 'new town' Better Homes for Enfield suggests certain details might be being withheld because of the local election https://enfielddispatch.co.uk/campaign-group-slams-government-over-lack-of-information-on-new-town/”
“Aye, I said elsewhere it’s the same distance as Tynie to the Caledonian Hotel / New Town”
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A planned community or urban development area.
“I attended our local Selectboard meeting last night. Our new town treasurer was there and threw a fit about not being able to get into QuickBooks. He actually yelled and sounded like a child. He had no opposition, and I didn't vote for him.”
“Residents of Heyford Park, the fast-expanding village and potential new town on a former airbase, have called for “urgent intervention” against car transporters passing through the village centre. Land on the airbase is rented out for vehicle storage by owners Dorchester Living.”
“A rainbow appears in Narita New Town. http://youtube.com/shorts/exaCDLGVZVs?feature=share https://hoofin.wordpress.com/2026/05/06/a-rainbow-appears-in-narita-new-town/”
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