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boxed-up

Language; Slang

1. (British) comfortable, content. This vogue term of the early 1990s probably derives from the notion of a homeless person comfortably accommodated in a squat or a basher, etc., ...

boxhead

Language; Slang

(Australian) A stupid person. The term was one of many insults employed by the former Australian prime minister, Paul Keating, in outbursts in Parliament during the 1990s.

boy

Language; Slang

Heroin. Although this coded use of the standard word became common in the 1990s, it originated in US street slang of the 1920s. Its ultimate derivation is obscure, but may possibly ...

boy racer

Language; Slang

(British) An irresponsible young car owner. A term of contempt applied to youths who characteristically decorate or customise cars and drive dangerously.

bozo

Language; Slang

A buffoon, a clumsy or foolish person. A mild term of contempt which can sometimes sound almost affectionate. It has been widely applied to the former US president Ronald Reagan. ...