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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.

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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, ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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