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bringdown

Language; Slang

1. A disappointment, a depressing experience. A black American and beatnik term popular among hippies in Britain. The word implies high expectations unfulfilled, or ...

broad

Language; Slang

A woman. A disparaging term in that it is exclusively used by men and implies a lack of respect for the woman in question. The origin of the word is not documented but is probably from ...

broccoli

Language; Slang

1. Money 2. Marihuana Both usages, inspired by the colour of the vegetable, are popular in the argot of hip hop aficionados and on campus.

brok

Language; Slang

(British) Broken, damaged, in disarray. This alter- ation of ‘broke(n)’ probably originated in black dialect. It was a vogue term among teenage gangs (bruck[ers] is an alternative form). The ...

brothel creepers

Language; Slang

(British) Shoes with thick crepe soles, fashionable among teddy boys and others in the 1950s (‘brothel stompers’ is an American version). Brothel creepers has some- times also ...

brother

Language; Slang

1. A friend, often shortened to bro’ in rap and hip hop parlance 2. (British) a lesbian. Although a fairly predictable coinage, it may in fact be an ironic male response to the feminist use ...

brown envelope

Language; Slang

(British) A full confession. The term, used by criminals and police officers in the 1990s, derives from the phrase ‘to give (someone) a/the brown envelope’ and typically ...