soap dodger
(slang, Australian, ) An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
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(slang, Australian, ) An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent. Supposedly borne from the historical canard that the English only bathe once a year.
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(slang, humorous) A dirty person; one who does not bathe often.
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British slang for a gullible person who gets taken advantage of, used as a fall guy, or volunteered for unpleasant tasks without much say in the matter. A Joe Soap is the one who ends up washing the dishes at the party, takes the blame for someone else's mistake, or gets roped into the worst assignment because nobody thought to say no on his behalf. The name is general enough to apply to any hapless everyman stuck holding the bag.
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