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buffage

Language; Slang

(American) An attractive person or persons. A vogue term of 1993 using the -age suffix, as in grindage, tuneage, etc., with the vogue term buff, especially in the appreciative description ...

buffalo bill

Language; Slang

(British) A till or cash box. An item of market traders’ rhyming slang recorded in the mid1990s. A synonym from the same environment is Benny Hill. Just hand it over and I’ll bung it in the old ...

buffaloed

Language; Slang

(American) 1. Bullied, cowed, overwhelmed or bamboozled 2. Knocked flat or knocked out Both senses of the word evoke the crushing force of a stampede.

brownie

Language; Slang

(British) A Scotch, drink of whisky. A word used by middle-class and usually middle-aged drinkers.

brownie points

Language; Slang

Credit for good deeds, an imaginary award for virtuous actions. An American colloquialism which has caught on in Britain since the late 1970s.

brown-nose

Language; Slang

To flatter, behave sycophantically (towards), or a flatterer or sycophant. A vulgarism common in all English-speaking countries at least since World War II. ‘Brown-noser’ is an alternative ...

brown trousers

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(British) (A situation that is) very frightening. A light-hearted reference to the terrified person losing control of their bowel movements. Now mainly middle class in usage, the term ...