British slang is English language slang used in Great Britain. While some slang words and phrases are used throughout all of Britain (e.g. knackered, meaning "exhausted"), others are restricted to smaller regions. London has its own varieties of slang, one of the most well-known of which is Cockney rhyming slang.. Lexicographer Eric Partridge has published many works about British slang, most notably A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, currently revised and edited by Paul Beale.

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  • British slang is English language slang used in Great Britain. While some slang words and phrases are used throughout all of Britain (e.g. knackered, meaning "exhausted"), others are restricted to smaller regions. London has its own varieties of slang, one of the most well-known of which is Cockney rhyming slang.. Lexicographer Eric Partridge has published many works about British slang, most notably A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, currently revised and edited by Paul Beale.
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  • March 2009
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  • British slang is English language slang used in Great Britain. While some slang words and phrases are used throughout all of Britain (e.g. knackered, meaning "exhausted"), others are restricted to smaller regions. London has its own varieties of slang, one of the most well-known of which is Cockney rhyming slang.. Lexicographer Eric Partridge has published many works about British slang, most notably A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, currently revised and edited by Paul Beale.
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  • British slang
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