(rail, UK, dated, in the plural) A parcels train, normally carrying nothing but parcels.
He and other co-conspirators engaged in a drug trafficking operation that included shipping parcels of fentanyl pills from Arizona to the Youngstown area.
A nice post day full of distraction from Mr Wheatley and @getcampbell.bsky.social I rather suspect Laurence in a previous life worked in a high end gentlemen’s clothing store as his parcels are always so tightly wrapp…
(rail, UK, dated, in the plural) A parcels train, normally carrying nothing but parcels.
Parcels means: A parcels train, normally carrying nothing but parcels.. 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.
parcels means: A parcels train, normally carrying nothing but parcels.. Register: dated, informal. 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.
Parcels means: A parcels train, normally carrying nothing but parcels.. 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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The McMansions here are nuts. I’ve never seen so many of them just popping up on tiny little parcels, squeezed in between houses from the 1980’s. It’s wild.
“He and other co-conspirators engaged in a drug trafficking operation that included shipping parcels of fentanyl pills from Arizona to the Youngstown area.”
“A nice post day full of distraction from Mr Wheatley and @getcampbell.bsky.social I rather suspect Laurence in a previous life worked in a high end gentlemen’s clothing store as his parcels are always so tightly wrapped in black tissue paper . Anyway lots to pour over in both.”
“The McMansions here are nuts. I’ve never seen so many of them just popping up on tiny little parcels, squeezed in between houses from the 1980’s. It’s wild.”
“They are prioritising parcels as there's more money in them.”
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(British, historical, railways) Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile.