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1. charver, n.2 View full entry 1997
...A young person of a type characterized by brash and loutish behaviour and the wearing of designer-style clothes (esp. sportswear); usually with connotations of a low social status. Cf. chav...
2. chav, n. View full entry 1998
...In the United Kingdom (originally the south of England): a young person of a type characterized by brash and loutish behaviour and the wearing of designer-style clothes (esp. sportswear); usually with connotations...
3. chavvy, n. View full entry 1886
...A baby, a child....
4. curry, n.2 View full entry 1598
...A preparation of meat, fish, fruit, or vegetables, cooked with a quantity of bruised spices and turmeric, and used as a relish or flavouring, esp. for dishes composed of or...
5. cushty, adj. (and adv.) View full entry 1929
...Good, wonderful; fine; brilliant. Freq. as a general term of approval or agreement. Also as ...
6. dungaree, n. View full entry 1696
...A kind of coarse inferior Indian calico....
7. minge, n. View full entry a1903
...The female genitals; pubic hair. Hence allusively: women, regarded collectively as objects of sexual gratification....
8. mooey, n. View full entry 1859
...A face; a mouth (see also quot. 1859)....
9. muller, v.4 View full entry 1990
...trans. To ruin, wreck, or destroy. Of a sports player, team, etc.: to comprehensively beat, outclass, or outplay....
10. mush, n.8 View full entry 1936
...A man, a fellow, a ‘bloke’. Freq. as a form of address....
11. pani, n. View full entry 1816
...Water. Also occas. (now rare): spec. rain....
12. pukka, adj. and n. View full entry 1619
...Esp. in South Asian contexts: (of a weight or measure) full, good; the largest possible; (in extended use) complete, in full measure. Now rare....
13. rooty, n. View full entry 1846
...Bread; (later more generally) food, rations....
14. wonga, n. View full entry 1984
...Money....
