Noun. Abb. of bed-sitter or bed-sitting room. A small apartment whereby the bedroom also serves as a sitting room (living room).

Noun. 1. The commonly used nickname for the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), the nationally owned television production and broadcasting company.
2. Nickname for the BBC Micro computer, an early form of home computer from the 1980s.

Noun. 1. Muscly, strong looking males.
2. A complaint, a grievance, problems (with something). E.g."If you've got a beef about the decision, then fill in the appropriate appeal forms." [Orig. U.S.]

Noun. 1. A woman, usually referring to an elderly woman and often reinforced with the word old. E.g."I suggest you don't go to the post office on a Thursday, that's when all the old biddies collect their pension money and the queues are terrible."
2. A head louse, and occ. any skin/hair parasite such as a flea. Usually in the plural, as biddies. E.g."First day at school and my youngest came home with a head full of biddies."
Adj. Small.

Verb. To hit. E.g."He biffed his head on the low ceiling."
Noun. The vagina.

Noun. An ugly person, often assumed to be overweight, but also heard as fat biffa. Derog.

Noun. The perineum; the area between the anus and the vulva, or scrotum. Cf. 'biffon'

Noun. The perineum. The place where the man's testicles would hit (see biff) during vigorous sexual intercourse. Cf. 'biffin's bridge'.

Noun. 1. A cigarette.
2. A marijuana or cannabis cigarette.
* Also bifta

Noun. A very important person.

Exclam. A sarcastic exclamation for not being very impressed.

Noun. Dismissal, rejection. From the metaphorical use of elbow (E), in rejecting someone. See 'give someone the elbow'.

big girl's blouse

Noun. A feeble and ineffectual person. Derog.

Verb. See 'big up'.

Adj. Greatly. E.g."Yeah she's into him big-style."

Noun. The upper levels of power, success. E.g."She's hit the big time with getting that fifty thousand pound contract." [Orig. U.S.]
Adv. Greatly, very much.

Verb. To praise, to acclaim. Also to big oneself up or to big it up. [Orig W.I.]

big white telephone

Noun. The toilet; not the room itself, but the toilet bowl. Usually combined with various terms to express the action of vomiting, i.e. talking down the big white telephone. or talking to God on the big white telephone etc.

Noun. A promiscuous woman, often with respect to the immediate district or locality. Derog. Cf. 'town bike'.

Noun. Nonsense, rubbish. E.g."You are talking absolute bilge!"

Noun. The police. Cf. 'old bill'.

Noun. Underwear. Rhyming slang on Bill Grundy's, meaning undies. Bill Grundy, a British TV presenter, infamous for his provoking punk band, the Sex Pistols, into swearing on live TV, on the Today programme in 1976. [North-west/Merseyside use]

Noun. Amphetamine Sulphate. Abb. of 'Billy Whizz', a cartoon character from the children's magazine Beano; Billy Whizz does everything with exceptional speed and energy. Cf. 'whizz'.

Noun. A coat. Rhyming slang.

Noun. A person who appears to have no friends. Derog.

Adv. A lot, greatly, quickly etc. E.g"She's been moaning like billy-o all morning, wanting me to hang out the washing, clean the car, do the hoovering, mow the lawn, I've had enough."

Noun. A shrivelled penis, from imbibing amphetamine sulphate or other drugs that cause such a physiological reaction. See 'willy' and 'billy'.

Noun. An ambling walk. E.g."I'm just going for a bimble to the shops, back in 20 minutes."
Verb. To wander aimlessly, to amble.

Noun. A young attractive, empty headed woman. Derog.

Noun. A BMW car. Cf. 'beemer'. [Orig. W.I. / Black]

Verb. To throw away, to discard.

Verb. To terminate a relationship. From the returning of possessions in a big bag. a disposable bag made of black polythene. E.g."I didnt come home until the next morning, and with lipstick on my shirt collar, I was promptly bin-bagged." [Merseyside use]

Noun. A spree, often involving food or alcohol.
Verb. To go on a spree.

Noun. Fatty, folds of flesh on the underarms of overweight women, who might commonly be seen at Bingo nights. [1990s]

Adj. Angrily provocative. Originating from the socialist revolutionaries the Bolsheviks.

Noun. 1. Another name for burning cannabis fragments. See 'blimps' for a fuller explanation. Variations include bombies and bombers.
2. A small quantity of illicit drugs wrapped in a handrolling cigarette paper, forming a pill like ball. Made either for easier consumption at a later date or to avoid the bitter taste of the drugs when loose.
3. As, the bomb, meaning excellent, the best. [Orig. U.S.]
Verb. To travel or move quickly. E.g."Will you bomb round to the corner shop and get a pint of milk?"

Adj. Incapacitated by drink or drugs. Also shortened to 'bombed'.

Noun. Bonfire night, see 'bonnie night'. Possibly spelt bombie night from the use of fireworks. [East Lancashire/Merseyside use]

Noun. A call to arrange a sexual rendezvous. Mainly black use. [Orig. U.S./Black]

Adj. 1. Of a woman, sexually attractive. [Orig. U.S./Black]
2. Having a sexually desirable bottom, usually full and well rounded. [Orig. U.S./Black]
* The expression, in this form, was popularize by Beyonce Knowles in the song of the same title she wrote for, and performed with, Destiny's Child. Its first appearence in the media was in the U.S. sitcom A Different World in 1993.

Noun. Alcoholic drink.

Noun. A boat trip (usually just one day) to mainland Europe, in order to purchase the considerably cheaper alcohol (and cigarettes) than is available in Britain.

Noun. 1. A public house, a bar.
2. A person who enjoys regularly drinking alcohol.
3. An alcoholic.

Noun. A drinking spree.

Adj. Poor, having no money. Rhyming slang for 'skint', from boracic lint. an ointment, pronounced borrassic. Also heard as brassick. E.g."I can't come out for a drink, I'm boracic until I get paid next Friday."

bored out of one's skull

Phrs. Extremely bored.

Adj. Having large bulbous eyes.

Noun. 1. An objectionable person.
2. A person. Also used in a sense of pity, see 'sod'.
3. A situation or event that is difficult or distressing. E.g."It's a real bugger Pete catching the flu on his summer holidays."
Exclam. Expressing annoyance or frustration.
Verb. To ruin, damage, break. E.g."If I find out it was you that buggered my DVD player, then you can forget borrowing money from us to go on holiday."

bugger about / around

Verb. To mess around, waste time.

Noun. Absolutely nothing at all. E.g."There's bugger-all we can do about it now, the police are here and we're trapped."

Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance or surprise.

Adj. Worn out, broken, ruined.

Noun. Sideburns, facial hair on the side of a man's face.

Phrs. Beginning a phrase will mean 'there's no way', such as "bugger if I'm going to volunteer when it'll mean missing the party". It is an abbreviated form of 'I'll be buggered if. '.

Exclam. Expressing surprise or anger. Also occasionally shortened to bugger hell! .

Exclam. Exclamation of frustration.

Noun. A term of address, usually affectionate use. [Late 1800s]

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

Verb. Get lost, clear off. Usually said in annoyance and in the imper.

bugger that for a game of soldiers

Vrb phrs. A expression of resignation - i.e. there's no way that I'm doing that. Similar sentiments to the expression screw it. E.g."Bugger that for a game of soldiers, I dont care how safe you say it is, I'm not jumping out of a plane at 3,000 feet with or without a parachute." Cf. 'sod that for a game of soldiers'.

Verb. To mess up, to get wrong. E.g."It's no good, we may aswell go home, he's buggered up the evening by getting drunk."

Adj. Used as an intensifier in denials such as 'did I buggery!' or 'like buggery she did'.

Verb. An exclamation of annoyance.

Noun. Money. Rhyming slang. [Orig. Aust.]

Noun. The top of the buttocks when seen above the waistline of trousers when a person is kneeling or bending. Alluding to builders and their propensity for revealing such.

built like a brick shithouse

Phrs. Large, sturdy, strong. Often said of a person.

Noun. A euphemism for the male genitals usually from being apparent through clothing.

Noun. Nonsense. A modification of 'bullshit'. [1600s]
Verb. To polish, clean. [Military use]

Noun. A masculine lesbian. Typifies the heterosexual necessity to impart male traits in a derogatory fashion, however the term is used and accepted within the scene.

Noun. Nonsense, rubbish, egocentric boasting. Cf. 'bull'.
Verb. To lie, fib.

Noun. An egocentric boaster, a teller of untruths.

Noun. 1. The buttocks or anus.
2. A objectionable person.
3. A beggar, homeless person. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]
Verb. 1. To beg. E.g."Can I bum a cigarette off you until I buy some later?"
2. To bugger, sodomize.
Adj. Great, excellent.

Verb. To mess about, to laze about.

Noun. An idiot, an objectionable person. Also occasionally spelt bumbaclat or bumbaclut. [Orig. W.I.]

Noun. A small pouch worn around the waist or hips, held in place by a strap or belt, and used to hold valuables and money. The U.S. equivalent is a fanny pack.

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog. Cf 'arse bandit'.