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Lush

/lสŒสƒ/
Noun
South Wales slang meaning nice, great.
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Lurgy

/หˆlษœหษกi/
Noun
British slang for an unspecified illness, popularized by BBC radio comedy 'The Goon Show' (1950s) with 'the dreaded lurgy'.
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Ltd

/หˆlษชmษชtษชd/
Noun
British abbreviation for Limited (company).
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Lovely

หˆlสŒvli
Adjective
While old, its use as all-purpose positive adjective and standalone exclamation became distinctively British in the 20th century.
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Lost the plot

/หŒlษ’st รฐษ™ หˆplษ’t/
Phrase
British expression meaning gone crazy or lost control.
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Loch

/lษ’x/
Noun
Scottish term for lake or sea inlet.
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Loaf of bread

/หŒlษ™สŠf ษ™v หˆbred/
Phrase
Cockney rhyming slang for 'head'.
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Loaded

/หˆlษ™สŠdษชd/
Noun
British (and American) slang meaning very wealthy.
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Liner

/หˆlaษชnษ™/
Noun
British term for large passenger ship.
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Life

/laษชf/
Noun
While international, British 'life sentence' system (parole possible) differs from American life sentences.
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