British Slang

DOUBLE-BARRELED /ˈdouble-barreled/

The practice of upper-class people having more than one last name joined together with a hyphen.

/ˈdɒs haʊs/

Flophouse.

/dɒs/

To be lazy and not do much.

/ˌdɒŋkiz ˈjɪəz/

Something that happened a long time ago.

/ˈdɒŋki wɜːk/

The boring or laborious part of a job; drudgery.

/dəʊl/

The various forms of welfare are lumped under this term. To be on the Dole is to live off the…

DOGSBODY /ˈdogsbody/

A lowly servant or functionary

/ˌdɒɡz ˈbrekfəst/

A complete mess.

DOGGING /ˈdoggiŋ/

The act of having sex in public parks while people watch.

DOG-END /ˈdog-end/

A cigarette butt.