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"British Slang Words and Phrases That Will Confuse Anybody Who Did Not Grow Up In The UK"
Just read this article - and it confused me. Not because I didn't know them ... but because I didn't realise they were Britishisms. I thought these were words and phrases that everyone everywhere knew.
Example: the bee's knees - doesn't everyone know what that means?!
https://www.businessinsider.com/british-phrases-slang-confusing-2021-6#UK
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