United Kingdom
Browse all slang from United Kingdom
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Chinless Wonder
/ˌtʃɪnləs ˈwʌndə/
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 /ˈkrɪsməs ˈkrækə/
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 /ˈtʃɒklət bɒks/
Adjective
Excessively decorative and sentimental, like the old pictures on boxes of candy. Usually used to describe a quaint village.
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Chinese Whispers
chine-EEZ WISP-urz /tʃaɪˈniːz ˈwɪspəz/
Noun
What Americans would call Chinese Telephone.
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Child-minder
CHILDE-mine-dur /ˈtʃaɪldˌmaɪndə/
Noun
A babysitter, someone who looks after children.
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