(Canada, informal) Toronto.
The first man I spoke to was Whitechapel to the backbone, plainly to be spotted as such as if it had been tattooed on his forehead. Making myself at home with him, I desired to know what brought him so far from the "big smoke," and on bo…
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, informal) London.
(Canada, informal) Toronto.
An informal nickname used for both Toronto, Canada, and Chicago, Illinois. Toronto's use dates from the 19th century, when the city had a large pork-processing industry. Chicago's association is similar, tied to its massive Union Stock Yards meatpacking history. Both nicknames are mostly used today with affection or ironic civic pride.
(Ireland, informal) Dublin.
The first man I spoke to was Whitechapel to the backbone, plainly to be spotted as such as if it had been tattooed on his forehead. Making myself at home with him, I desired to know what brought him so far from the "big smoke," and on bo…
(UK, informal) London.
The first man I spoke to was Whitechapel to the backbone, plainly to be spotted as such as if it had been tattooed on his forehead. Making myself at home with him, I desired to know what brought him so far from the "big smoke," and on bo…