- colloquialisms
- col'lo·qui·al·ism || -lɪzəm n. expression used in familiar and informal conversation
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
colloquialisms
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'ave it — Verb. Go for it. See have it … English slang and colloquialisms
'eck as like — Exclam. Used as a denial in phrases such as did I eck as like! , will he eck as like! etc. Actually stands for heck as like.Midlands/Northern use … English slang and colloquialisms
...bollocks off — Phrs. Suffixal use expressing the extreme or excessive nature of an action. For example, I ran my bollocks off but still came last … English slang and colloquialisms
...oholic — Suffix. A suffix added to emphasise the nature of a person with regard to one of their obsessive or compulsive qualities, taken from the commonly used alcoholic. Terms such as chocoholic and sexoholic are frequently heard. E.g. It s pointless… … English slang and colloquialisms
...one's tits off — Phrs. An addition to certain verbs to add emphasis. E.g. I laughed my tits off when I saw his new haircut, it was ridiculous! … English slang and colloquialisms
...rules /rules OK — Phrs. Accompanying a name, signifies that they are the best. E.g. Frankie rules OK … English slang and colloquialisms
...tastic — Suffix. Added to words to imbue a sense of unexpected excellence. E.g. She took me back to her room and we had a sextastic night … English slang and colloquialisms
...ville — Suffix. Derived from the French ville meaning town and added to nouns and adjectives to intensify a certain quality, such as shitsville (a particularly awful situation), cheeseville (very trite). The origins of such combinations occurred during… … English slang and colloquialisms
24/7 — Noun. All the time. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week … English slang and colloquialisms
5 - 0 — Noun. See five O … English slang and colloquialisms
