Results for “bousing ken”

So good it's almost offensive — a top-tier compliment for a flawless look or performance.

Scots for 'know' — also tacked onto the end of a sentence the way Americans say 'you know'.

Mature content — open to view.

To drink, in the old cant — and 'bousing ken' was the boozing-house where rogues drank.

Broken, ruined, or knackered — works for machines and humans alike.

Completely exhausted — or, of an object, worn out and broken.

Cockney back-slang for 'police' — 'police' spoken roughly backwards so the law wouldn't twig.

Handled, taken care of — 'don't worry, it's all sorted.'

To throw a big chunk of money into a coin or token fast, with little or no research.

Courage or nerve — "having bottle" means being brave; "losing your bottle" means chickening out.

Jokey 'language' spoken by someone who yaps nonstop — fluent in talking endlessly about nothing.

Completely wrong or mistaken, the 1920s way to say you've got it backwards.

To weaken something in a game update — the dev's way of toning down an overpowered pick.

Shocked, rattled, or badly shaken — caught off guard emotionally.