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Crusty

/หˆkrสŒsti/
Noun
British slang for dirty, unkempt, or bad-tempered.
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Crown Prosecution Service

/หŒkraสŠn หŒprษ’sษชหˆkjuหสƒn หŒsษœหvษชs/
Noun
British state prosecution agency (CPS).
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Crown Court

/หˆkraสŠn kษ”หt/
Noun
British higher criminal court.
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Crikey Moses

/หŒkraษชki หˆmษ™สŠzษชz/
Phrase
British exclamation combining 'crikey' (Christ euphemism) with 'Moses' for emphasis.
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Cricket

/หˆkrษชkษชt/
Noun
See earlier entry.
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Cream tea

/หŒkriหm หˆtiห/
Noun
British afternoon tea service of scones, clotted cream, jam, and tea.
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Crap

/krรฆp/
Noun
British (and American) meaning poor quality or rubbish.
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Cracking

/หˆkrรฆkษชล‹/
Verb
British meaning excellent, very good.
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Court order

/หˆkษ”หt หŒษ”หdษ™/
Noun
While international, British specificity of court orders (restraining order, injunction types) shows legal precision.
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Court

/kษ”หt/
Verb
British (old-fashioned) verb meaning date romantically.
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