(UK) A council estate characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation, often associated with high crime rates.
(UK) A council estate characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation, often associated with high crime rates.
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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) A housing estate consisting, entirely or principally, of council housing.
A British and Irish term describing someone who lives in a council house — a publicly owned, government-subsidised property rented to lower-income residents. While simply a factual descriptor, 'council-housed' carries significant class connotations in UK culture and is sometimes used pejoratively in phrases like 'council-house mentality.' The term intersects with debates about social housing, class mobility, and the stigma attached to state assistance, making it loaded in certain contexts while being entirely neutral in others.
(archaic) Status, rank.
(South Africa) An unofficial urban settlement composed of shacks.