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Driving into a rival area looking for trouble — or, in production, the signature gliding 808 bass.

Cockney for neck — 'Gregory Peck' rhymes with neck, clipped to a 'Gregory'.

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Cockney for the Flying Squad — 'Sweeney Todd' rhymes with Squad, clipped to 'the Sweeney'.

Brilliant, class, or great — Irish for something seriously good.

London filler tagged onto the end of sentences for emphasis — 'still,' but stretched.

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

Something went wrong but you keep pushing forward without dwelling on it — no complaints, we move.

A friend or mate — UK road slang term of address.

Money — British slang for cash.

UK street slang for a disloyal, untrustworthy person, or a fake friend.

Anaesthetists

Cockney back-slang for 'woman' — said backwards so the subject didn't catch it.

A British police officer.

General surgeons

Joke term for the panic of having nothing good to wear despite a full wardrobe.

Cockney back-slang for 'girl' — 'girl' reversed and split to make it speakable.

A lot, loads, or very — an intensifier for quantity or degree.

Lyrics, especially clever or hard-hitting ones — 'he's got bars.'

Eyeball test for anaesthetic fitness — could you picture this patient browsing Woolworth's?

Scottish for going at something full-throttle, with everything you've got.

Cockney for wig — 'syrup of figs' rhymes with wig, clipped to a 'syrup'.

Cockney back-slang for 'tobacco' — 'tobacco' reversed for a quiet smoke or a quiet deal.

Patois pronunciation of 'tune' — a track, especially a banger.

Obvious, exposed, or easily noticed — something so visible it draws attention.

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A bit hungry — not starving, just fancying a snack.

Scottish for 'small' or 'little' — also used to soften a request or mean 'a bit'.

British slang meaning sexually attractive or good-looking, not physically in shape.

Cockney rhyming slang for believe — 'would you Adam and Eve it?'

A tune that's genuinely good — or a whole sound/aesthetic that's catching on.

Geordie/Scottish for nice, good, or — as an adverb — 'quite' / 'fairly'.

Cockney rhyming slang for a car — 'nice jam jar, mate'.

Leave it, forget it, or let it go — a plea to drop something.

Cockney for face — 'boat race' rhymes with face, clipped to your 'boat'.

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Scottish/northern for disgusting, gross, or ugly.

A British fish and chip shop — the home of the Friday night chippy tea.

Northern term for your younger sibling — usually a brother, sometimes any close family.