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bullshit

Language; Slang

To try to impress, persuade, bamboozle or deceive with empty, boastful or portentous talk. Whereas the noun form is sometimes shortened to the less offensive bull, the verb form, ...

bum

Language; Slang

1. (British) the bottom, backside, buttocks. From the Middle English period to the end of the 18th century it was possible to use this word in English without offending respectable persons. ...

bum

Language; Slang

1. to cadge or scrounge. From the noun form bum meaning a down-and-out or beggar. This use of the word is predomi- nantly British. Can I bum a cigarette from you, man? 2a. (British) to ...

acid trip

Language; Slang

A period under the influence of the drug LSD or acid (which produces an altered state of awareness and, sometimes, hallucinations). The experience lasts 4–6 hours at an average dose.

ackers

Language; Slang

(British) Money. The word, which has been in armed-forces and working-class use since the 1920s, was revived, in common with synonyms such as pelf, rhino, etc., for jocular use since the ...

acre

Language; Slang

1. The buttock(s). In this sense the word is common in Australia, normally in the singular form. 2. The testicle(s). Usually in the plural, this sense of the word is typically used by ...

action man

Language; Slang

(British) A devotee of military exercises or strenu- ous physical activities, or someone who makes a show of (relentless) energy. The term is applied derisively, originally by members of the ...