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babe

Language; Slang

1. A sweetheart, lover. A usage imported from the USA into Britain via films, pop songs, etc. The word had begun to be used unself-consciously in Britain in the late 1970s, particularly in ...

babe-magnet

Language; Slang

An attractive or supposedly irresistible male. A common characterisation from the 1990s. Fanny-magnet is a more vulgar British variant.

babia-majora

Language; Slang

(American) An extremely attractive woman or women. A jocular item of ersatz slang invented for the cult US TV comedy sketches and movie Wayne’s World, by alteration of the ...

baby blues

Language; Slang

The eyes. A humorous adult phrase from the clichéd, twee or amorous description, ‘baby-blue eyes.

babydyke

Language; Slang

(American) A teenage lesbian or girl of ‘lesbian appearance’. ‘This refers to the young generation of lesbians who are currently of high-school and college age; marked by their short ...

baby giraffe

Language; Slang

(British) Half a pint of beer. A piece of rhyming slang in vogue among pub habitués since 2000.

babylon

Language; Slang

(British) 1. racist white society, Britain. The term originates in the biblical imagery of the rastas, but has spread, largely via the medium of reggae music, to other black youth and ...