spondulicks [spon-doo-liks ]

noun:
1 (archaic) fractional currency
2 (slang) money, funds

Examples:

And, by hook or by crook they’ll find the spondulicks to pay the fees, convinced that the grind school will pave the way for the brat’s entry into Third Level. (OPINION: Great for some to be able to afford grind schools, The Southern Star, ( Read more... )

scarper [skahr-per]

verb:
1 (British ) run away, flee
2 to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills

Examples:

Amongst the smaller and fluffier of the corvid family, Siberian jays are quite fascinating birds. They mate for life and tend to live in small flocks of fewer than 10 members, with one dominant breeding ( Read more... )

chinwag [chin-wag]

noun:
(informal British) a chat, an idle or informal conversation, usually about everyday matters, a gossip
verb:
(informal British) have a chat

Examples:

She's great to have a chinwag with too on the route home when you feel relieved that your child/children made it to school with everything they need and their bottle didn' ( Read more... )

daffadowndilly, daffadowndilly [daf-uh-doun-dil-ee, daf-ee-doun-dil-ee]
noun(British informal) 1 daffodil; used at first in the generic sense, still a widespread popular name of the Yellow Daffodil; shrub: probably the Mezereon, which is still so called in Yorkshire 'from the slight similarity of the Greek name Daphne with Daffodil' (Britten and ( Read more... )

tickety-boo [tik-i-tee-boo]
adjective:
(informal, dated British )
1a In good order; fine
1a as it should be; correct; satisfactory

Examples:

"The check-in procedure was just tickety-boo, everybody just slid right through." (Busy travel day ahead at Pearson Airport in Toronto as March break begins, Management Today, 2019)

Crowley: Are you ( Read more... )

In'honour' of the head cold I've picked up...

grotty [grot-ee]
adjective:

Informal English

1 unwell

2 Unpleasant and of poor quality; wretchedly shabby

Examples:

Rooms cost half as much as in nearby hotels, the building has no disabled access and its grotty shopfronts stick out on an otherwise glamorous street. (Nehru’s London watering hole ( Read more... )

twee [twee]
adjective:
1. British: excessively or affectedly quaint, dainty, or cute

Examples:

Frankfurt was long pitched as a twee German city like Munich, complete with Christmas market and Ebbelwoi (the rather acidic local apple wine). (Frankfurt woos London bankers The Economist)

In a sense, all vintage toys are twee , but I have a personal ( Read more... )

vir·tue sig·nal·ing [ˈvər-chü ˈsig-nəliŋ]:
origin: (April 18, 2015) British; James Bartholomew, from an article in The Spectator.

phrase
med_cat's recent entry, led to discussing another modern term re: social trends ( Read more... )

christ·mas·tide [ˈkrɪsməsˌtaɪd]:
origin: (1620) English; Christmas + Tidings (as in "Good Tidings").

noun
DON'T THROW OUT THAT CHRISTMAS TREE JUST YET!!!

"The Christmas Season", which includes and extends beyond the actual holiday to just after New Years Day (often December 24 to January 6 - the baptism of Christ); the 12 days of Christmas ( Read more... )

mun·ter [ˈmʌntə]:
origin: German; munter= cheerful, jolly, ‎blithely.

noun
1. British slang; an unattractive person (most often used against women), although this particular insult implies a person whose specifically a mess due to an overuse of drugs and/or alcohol. Ex: A person whose make-up is sliding off their face, hair matted with sweat, ( Read more... )