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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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bandit
Language; Slang

(Caribbean) To steal or borrow without permission. The term was recorded in Trinidad and Tobago in 2003. Synonyms are raf and sprang.

bang
Language; Slang

1. to have sex (with). The association with striking (as in the origin of the word ‘fuck’ itself) is said to suggest the masculine role in sex, but in practice the ...

bang
Language; Slang

1a. A sexual act. An unaffectionate term used more often by men. In this sense the word does not seem to be older than the 20th century. a quick bang 1b. a person rated as a ...

banged-up
Language; Slang

Imprisoned, shut away. From the second sense of the verb to bang up. ‘A banged-up man’s no good to me. I want to enjoy life, not spend it in prison waiting rooms.’ ...

banger
Language; Slang

1. A sausage. The word has been com- mon in this sense since the 1940s. It derives of course from the explosion of the skin during frying. 2. An old and/or decrepit ...

bag one’s face
Language; Slang

(American) To hide one’s face or oneself. Invariably used as an imperative, as in ‘Go bag your face!’. This expression was popular among Valley Girls and other middle- class ...

bag someone’s ass
Language; Slang

To leave, go away, ‘get lost’. The expression literally means to thrust into a garbage bag and throw away. ‘She had no intention of having lunch with him and that was that … Why ...

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