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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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bubble
Language; Slang

(British) A Greek. Rhyming slang from ‘bubble and squeak’, an inexpensive dish of fried leftover mashed potatoes and greens. The term probably dates ...

buck
Language; Slang

1. (American) a dollar. A buckhorn knife handle was used apparently as a counter in 19th-century card games and ‘buck-skins’ were earlier traded and used as a unit of ...

bucket
Language; Slang

1. A pejorative or humorous term for a car or boat 2. (British) the mouth. In this sense the word is typically heard in working-class speech in such phrases as ‘shut ...

bucket
Language; Slang

1a. To move quickly. Usually, but not always, in the phrase ‘bucketing along’. This usage dates from the 19th century. 1b. To pour (with rain). Usually heard in ...

bucket shop
Language; Slang

An establishment selling cheap and/or low quality items in large quantities. The phrase has become a standard British colloquialism for a cut-price travel agency. The ...

buckshee
Language; Slang

Free, without charge. Like baksheesh, meaning a bribe or tip, this word derives from the Persian bakshish, denoting something given or a gift, and dates from ...

buck-wild
Language; Slang

(American) Uncontrolled, uncontrollable, running amok. The term uses the intensifying combining form ‘buck-’ which probably originated in the speech of the southern ...

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