formal Archives - British Slang Dictionary

Her Majesty’s Pleasure

/hə ˌmædʒəstiz ˈpleʒə/

Phrase

To be in prison; serving time

/ˌmeɪd rɪˈdʌndənt/

Phrase

Fired or laid off from a job due to company downsizing

ZED /ˈzed/

Noun

The letter Z (pronounced differently than American "zee")

SEE ov EE /siː əv iː/

Abbreviation

Church of England

/ˌænti ˈklɒkwaɪz/

Adverb

Counter-clockwise; in the opposite direction to clock hands

/ˈfɔːtnaɪt/

Noun

A period of two weeks; fourteen days

buh-SPOHK /bɪˈspəʊk/

Adjective

Custom-made or tailor-made to individual specifications