British Slang
1,155 words in this category
Chinless Wonder
/หtสษชnlษs หwสndษ/
Adjective
A person of upper class extraction who's clueless or lacks depth of character.
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Christmas Cracker
KRIS-mus KRAK-ur /หkrษชsmษs หkrรฆkษ/
Noun
A Christmas tradition in England. It's a tube, nicely wrapped with a small explosive inside so when you open it…
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Chocolate box
CHOK-lit BOKS /หtสษklษt bษks/
Adjective
Excessively decorative and sentimental, like the old pictures on boxes of candy. Usually used to describe a quaint village.
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Chock-a-block
/หtสษk ษ หblษk/
Adjective
Closely packed together i.e. a busy schedule.
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Chinese Whispers
chine-EEZ WISP-urz /tสaษชหniหz หwษชspษz/
Noun
What Americans would call Chinese Telephone.
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