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Slang from UK
butch
Strong, muscular, and typically masculine in appearance or behaviour (often for women).
🔥 90 upvotescadge
To ask for or obtain (something to which one is not strictly entitled) without paying for it.
donkey jacket
A thick, often waterproof jacket, typically worn by manual labourers.
nobble
To tamper with or injure (e.g., a racehorse); to prevent someone from winning.
scone
A type of baked good (pronounced to rhyme with "gone" or "cone" depending on region).
🔥 85 upvotesswings and roundabouts
Advantages and disadvantages that balance each other out.
touch wood
Said to ward off bad luck after making a boast or expressing satisfaction.