General British

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Taking the piss

/หŒteษชkษชล‹ รฐษ™ หˆpษชs/
Verb
British vulgar slang meaning to mock, ridicule, or take liberties.
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Takeaway

/หˆteษชkษ™weษช/
Noun
British term for food bought to take away (American: take-out).
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Take the piss

/หŒteษชk รฐษ™ หˆpษชs/
Noun
British mock harshly. British ridicule terminology vulgar. 'Taking the piss' British making fun cruelly. Working-class British aggressive teasing. Ruder than…
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Tails

/teษชlz/
Noun
British (and international) term for tailcoat formal wear.
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TV licence

/หŒtiห viห หˆlaษชsns/
Noun
British legal requirement to own TV/watch BBC.
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Swish

/swษชสƒ/
Noun
British meaning smart, fashionable.
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Sweetheart

/หˆswiหthษ‘หt/
Noun
International term of endearment, but British working-class usage ('me sweetheart') shows particular affectionate patterns.
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Swan

/swษ’n/
Noun
While international, British swans owned by Crown (historically).
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Swag

/swรฆษก/
Noun
British slang for stolen goods.
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Sunny spells

/หŒsสŒni หˆspelz/
Noun
British meteorological term for intermittent sunshine.
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