What is a pally in British slang?

Britannica Dictionary definition of PALLY. not used before a noun [more pally; most pally] chiefly British, informal. : very friendly. He got very pally [=chummy] with the manager. We've been pally for years.
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What does Pally mean in British slang?

Definitions of pally. adjective. (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals. synonyms: chummy, matey, palsy-walsy.
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What does Pang mean in British slang?

British English: pang NOUN /pæŋ/ A pang is a sudden strong feeling or emotion, for example of sadness or pain. For a moment she felt a pang of guilt about the way she was treating him.
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What does it mean to be pally with someone?

If you are pally with someone, you are friendly with them. [informal] The two are said to have become quite pally. Synonyms: friendly, intimate, close, familiar More Synonyms of pally.
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What does get pally mean?

Informal. pallier, palliest. friendly; comradely. old friends being pally at a class reunion.
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What does paladin mean in Britain?

The knights templar

Indeed, over the centuries, the term 'paladin' has found its way into dictionaries as a noun used to describe generally a determined advocate and defender of a particular cause.
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What does Geddon mean in British slang?

You can either use it as a way of greeting a mate, to describe something amazing or as a way of saying 'goodbye' at the end of a conversation. “The surf was pumping at Crantock today.” “Ah yeah, geddon!”
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What does pally up mean?

(intr, adverb; often foll by with) informal. to become friends (with)
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What is zinging with someone?

: an enjoyably exciting or stimulating quality : zest.
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What is a dally?

Dally means “to waste time.” When you dally, you will cause a delay because of your dawdling. You have probably heard the expression "to dilly-dally" — which means “to dawdle.” Well, if you take the dilly out of dilly-dally to get just dally — you still have pretty much the same meaning.
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What is a cutty in British slang?

an immoral girl or woman (in Scotland used as a general term of abuse for a woman) a short thickset girl.
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What is a belland in British slang?

British Slang: Vulgar. the glans penis. a stupid, ridiculous, or annoying person, especially a man. What kind of bellend pretends to crash a party when in fact he bought a ticket?
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What does pukka mean in British slang?

If you describe something or someone as pukka, you mean that they are real or genuine, and of good quality. [British, old-fashioned] ...a pukka English gentleman. Synonyms: proper, formal, smart, conventional More Synonyms of pukka. More Synonyms of pukka.
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What is a builder's bum in British slang?

The terms plumber butt or plumber's crack (Canadian, Australian, and American English) and builder's bum (British English) refer to the exposure of the buttock cleavage. The expression "builder's bum" was first recorded in 1988.
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What does lizzy mean in UK slang?

'Lizzy' and 'liz' both come from the term 'light'. ' Lizzy' can also refer to money shortening Queen Elizabeth's. name to Lizzy as her face is on banknotes.
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What is a rozzer in cockney slang?

noun. roz·​zer ˈrä-zər. British slang. : police officer.
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What is a caboose slang?

A slang for Buttocks, due to a caboose being the "rear end" of a train.
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What does rag mean in slang?

If your clothes are torn and dirty, they're also rags, and from the sense of "worthless scrap," trashy or low quality newspapers have also long been called rags. A rag is also a somewhat annoying joke, and to rag someone is to annoy or harass them.
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What does glossy mean in slang?

: attractive in an artificially opulent, sophisticated, or smoothly captivating manner : slick. lots of glossy and phony chatter.
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What is pally slang for?

Britannica Dictionary definition of PALLY. not used before a noun [more pally; most pally] chiefly British, informal. : very friendly. He got very pally [=chummy] with the manager.
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What does "bruck up" mean?

Adams's nickname, Bruk Up, means “broken” in Jamaican patois, and the style he created became known by that name, too.
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What does Russell up mean?

If you rustle something up, you provide or obtain it quickly, with very little planning. [informal] He managed to rustle up a couple of blankets. [ VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] He has had no trouble rustling up 35 friends and colleagues to invite to his wedding. [
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What is noddy in UK slang?

noddy in British English

2. a foolish person. Word origin. C16: perhaps noun use of obsolete noddy foolish, drowsy, perhaps from nod (vb); the bird is so called because it allows itself to be caught by hand.
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What is a bolux in British slang?

1. chiefly British, usually vulgar : testicles. 2. chiefly British, usually vulgar : nonsense.
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What is a silly Billy in British slang?

'Silly Billy' is a common nickname for someone who behaves foolishly, and is particularly appropriate if their name happens to be William. The nickname appears to originate in the 18th century, but I have found three different royal Williams who earned it: Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester.
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