- lœmology
- lœmography, lœmology
see loim-.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lœmology
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bloody — adj British an intensifying adjective which is now considered fairly mild, but which was held to be taboo in many circles until the later 1960s. The standard folk ety mology is from the oath by our lady , but the word is more probably a simple… … Contemporary slang
hobson-jobson — n British the linguistic process whereby foreign words or phrases are anglicised for use by English speakers. The practice was particularly noticeable during the colonial era and World War I. Hobson Jobson is itself a rendering of the Muslim… … Contemporary slang
kife — (kaifa, khyfer, kifer, kyfer, kyf) n British a. a woman or women as a sexual partner or sex object b. sexual activity (invariably heterosexual) ► Bangkok was OK plenty of kifer. (Recorded, petroleum engineer, London, 1987) This word in its… … Contemporary slang
mampy — I. manpy adj 1. British ugly. This term, originating in black usage, was adopted as a vogue word by London schoolchildren from the 1990s, along with near synonyms mash up, bruck(ers) and uggers. Its precise ety mology is uncertain. 2. ruined,… … Contemporary slang
mockie — n American a Jew. A pejorative term of uncertain ety mology; it may be related to the British mockers, but this cannot be demon strated conclusively … Contemporary slang
naff — adj tasteless, inferior, shoddy and unappeal ing. Naff had existed in working class slang for at least 40 years by the time it became a vogue word in the later 1970s. It had been used in the jargon of prosti tutes to mean nothing or negligible.… … Contemporary slang
on the ear'ole — adj, adv British cadging, trying to borrow money. An old London working class expression which was still heard in the 1980s. For the ety mology see ear ole … Contemporary slang
on the earhole/ear'ole — adj, adv British cadging, trying to borrow money. An old London working class expression which was still heard in the 1980s. For the ety mology see ear ole … Contemporary slang
plook — n Scottish a spot or pimple on the skin, zit. The ety mology of the word is obscure … Contemporary slang
pluke — n Scottish a spot or pimple on the skin, zit. The ety mology of the word is obscure … Contemporary slang
