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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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bruck

Language; Slang

(British) Broken, destroyed. A dialect form of ‘broken’ in the speech of the southern USA and of the Caribbean, this term passed from black British usage into ...

bruck out

Language; Slang

To dance, especially frenetically. The phrase, heard since around 2000, originates in Jamaican usage and is a dialect pronunciation of ‘break out’, in the sense of ...

bruck up

Language; Slang

(British) To beat (someone) up. Originally from black speech, the phrase was adopted by younger speakers of other backgrounds from around 2000.

angel

Language; Slang

Cocaine. The term was recorded with this sense among clubbers in the UK in 2000.

asap

Language; Slang

Immediately, as soon as possible. The spoken form of the commonly used initials a.s.a.p. (sometimes also used in speech, pronounced letter by letter or as one word).

ass

Language; Slang

(American) 1. The backside, buttocks, anus. The American spelling of the British arse. 2. Sexual gratification. Usually used by men referring to women as ...