Slang SurveyWhat new bit of language are you hearing at the moment? We want to hear words and phrases, with definitions and where it's being used. We're interested in marketing speak, stuff from kids in playgrounds etc.
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rob, Sun 1 Feb 2004, 14:00)
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Rinsingto take the piss - to be rinsed/ to have the piss take out of you.
oldie but goodie...'bung' or bungie' (meaning a rubber or eraser)...we used that when I was at a posh prep school e.g. 'pass the bungie' 'stop throwing your bungie, Smith Major!'....smith major would be the eldest smith child - still jump a mile if someone barks 'major' after my surname.
and another piece of playground yelling...'quiz!' meaning 'who wants this which I am holding?' to which you reply 'ego!' while waving your hands up in the air (trans. me! pick me! I want that digestive!) 'parently its latin...bloody public schools
(, Sun 1 Feb 2004, 14:40, Reply)
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