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Loupin

LOW-pin

Cry sore/infested with lice ("My heid is loupin.").

LO-bee

Hallway, lobby, passageway.

LIF-tit

To be arrested by the police.

LEK-ee

Electricity - often used in reference to bills (she didn't pay her lecky this month).

LANG

Surname.

/lʌʃ/

Noun

South Wales slang meaning nice, great.

/ˈlɜːɡi/

Noun

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

/ˈlɪmɪtɪd/

Noun

British abbreviation for Limited (company).

ˈlʌvli

Adjective

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

/ˌlɒst ðə ˈplɒt/

Phrase

British expression meaning gone crazy or lost control.