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Useful vocabulary:

Wet lettuce

An emotionally weak person used in


Northern England to refer to a man who
behaves like a woman

To preen
Ninny

to clean, to groom, to smooth


Short for nincompoop, it was used often in
Victorian Europe and early North America.
A silly person, an idiot
British person, term comes from sailors
who came to the New World preventing
scurvy from sucking limes. Term
indigenous to North America
1. A small amount of something.
2. a person who does not use common
sense and usually gets made fun of
by others
A person who ALWAYS goes by the rules
in ANY situation
Someone who refuses to play by the rules.
A word used in place of any body part.
To stick sb. in a craw= to annoy sb.
A person whose teeth are not alligned with
each other.
Teeth
To cover
English name for meat, sausage or lamb
cutlets baked in dough
Touchy and irritable.
Excessively sentimental
Something that you say to describe a
situation in which there are as many
advantages as there are problems.
A verbal 'poke in the ribs'. An friendly
insult
Dandy
Kick out
A person who talks too much
Drink alcohol and enjoy oneself with others
in a noisy, lively way
Word to describe items of low value or use
To make a sound of disapproval

Limey

Smidge

Stickler
Maverick
Craw
Snaggle -toothed
Gnashers
To tar
Toad-in-the-hole
Chippy
Soppy
Swings and roundabouts
Jibe
Fop
Jab out
Windbag
Carouse
Tutt
To tut (word play)

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