Entries in the Category United Kingdom
Associated with or special to the United Kingdom or British, English, Irish, Welsh, or Scots people, places, or things. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
Associated with or special to the United Kingdom or British, English, Irish, Welsh, or Scots people, places, or things. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
Rafia n. a derogatory name for the Provisional Irish Republican Army, a paramilitary and political group seeking the reunification of Ireland. (posted Mar. 4, 2005) [full entry…]
redwash n. a series of repeated victories of the Ferrari Formula 1 car racing team, with driver Michael Schumacher, to the exclusion of almost all other teams. (posted Jul. 15, 2004) [full entry…]
roasting n. group sex involving one woman and more than one man. (posted Apr. 14, 2005) [full entry…]
sauce shelf n. a woman’s cleavage. (posted Feb. 21, 2006) [full entry…]
segotia n. good friend, mate, buddy, pal. (posted Jan. 10, 2005) [full entry…]
standfirst n. in British journalism, introductory or summary information above a newspaper article; a kicker (U.S.); a précis. (posted Oct. 15, 2004) [full entry…]
stiffs n.pl. in soccer, a reserve or second-string team or its players; a league, figurative or real, of such teams. (posted May. 17, 2005) [full entry…]
strawite n. See quot. (posted Apr. 28, 2004) [full entry…]
Taig n. In Northern Ireland, a Protestant epithet for a Roman Catholic. Formerly, any Irishman. (posted May. 6, 2004) [full entry…]
teeth arm n. a military’s fighting troops, such as infantry, cavalry, and armored divisions. (posted Dec. 23, 2004) [full entry…]
tinterweb n. the (web-based) Internet. (posted Dec. 7, 2006) [full entry…]
tombstoning n. 1. the use of the names and data of dead persons to commit fraud. 2. In the U.K., the pastime of leaping from heights into bodies of water. (posted Nov. 3, 2005) [full entry…]
totty shot n. a picture or brief broadcast of a (nude, semi-nude, or attractive) woman, used to appeal to male readers or viewers. (posted Jun. 14, 2004) [full entry…]
tumpsy n. a woman’s genitals. (posted Sep. 6, 2007) [full entry…]
tumshie n. a stupid or foolish person. (posted Nov. 3, 2004) [full entry…]
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