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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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the Asian invasion
Language; Slang
(British) A group, clique or gang of young (South) Asians. The phrase has been used e.g. as an ethnic or social categorisation by university students since 2000. The innitcrowd is ...
Auntie Flo
Language; Slang
(British) Menstruation. The expression, playing on the word flow, typically appears in the form ‘Aunt Flo is round today’ or ‘We’re expecting Auntie Flo’.
aye-aye shepherd’s pie
Language; Slang
(British exclamation) These joky expressions of agreement or compliance originated among primary and junior schoolchildren, but during the early 1990s were adopted as catch- ...
Ayrton (Senna)
Language; Slang
(British) A tenner, a £10 note. The rhyming slang term, borrowing the name of the late Brazilian Formula One racing driver, was still in use among London students in 2004. I’ve ...
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