# British
Tagged British
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The British tag covers slang spoken in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland: inherited dialect terms (reet, knackered, chuffed), Multicultural London English (peng, bare, mandem), and the regional vocabularies that mark a speaker postcode within seconds. The tag overlaps with the British and Irish category but is broader, sweeping up terms that any UK speaker would recognise regardless of where in the country they were raised. Notable: innit, cheeky, bruv, gaff, proper. Strong UK Twitter and grime/drill lyric presence.
all-round education
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bumlord
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bedaff
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shortbread
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passman
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borough council
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banker's draft
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laugh like a drain
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saltbox
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dehire
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INSET day
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potter about
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making off without payment
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bufferdom
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Spursy
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nagnail
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beneshiply
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APT
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snod
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further education
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slotten
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gaff
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bergen
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cuckooing
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crime car
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chibby
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limey
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pollman
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ready salted
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verbal
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gurn
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clapperdudgeon
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OFEX
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betting shop
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sitting tenant
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Gunchester
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Janet and John
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sabbatical officer
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beer snake
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red lane
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disoblige
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fettle
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oont
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sodding
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carrier bag
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drabbet
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oast
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alpha paper
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piccage
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jaypie
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nosh off
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donair
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attern
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good as gold
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diptel
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canary girl
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bost
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brass neck
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phone box
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sprat
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