Abbreviations used in
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abbr. abbreviation |
ad. adoption |
adj. adjective |
cont. contraction |
der. derived from |
n noun |
phr. phrase |
v verb |
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Taffy
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General nickname for any Welshman. |
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Take a shufti |
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To have a look at. |
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Tankie |
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Member of a Royal Tank Regiment. |
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Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM).. |
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Taters |
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Very cold. |
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Tea leaf |
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Thief. |
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Teg |
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Common nickname for ‘Terry’. |
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The Big Smoke |
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The clap |
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V.D. |
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The penny drops |
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A statement of realization or understanding. |
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Thick |
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Of low mental capacity. |
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Three tonner |
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3-ton truck. |
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Ticket |
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Way of achieving some personal aspiration, e.g.
“working one’s ticket” –engineering an early discharge. |
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Ticking |
v sl. |
Complaining, whingeing argumentative, tetchy. |
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Tiddy ‘oggie |
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Cornish pasty available from NAAFI. |
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Tiffy |
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Artificer. |
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Tilly |
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Small utility vehicle. |
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Tin lid |
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Steel helmet. |
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(on your)
Tod |
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Alone, by yourself. |
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Tonsorium
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Barber’s shop. Term attributed to Gerry ‘Greg’
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Tough |
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‘Tough luck’ i.e. hard luck. |
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Twit |
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Idiot. |
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Two’s up |
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To do with borrowing as in “After you with
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