Slang to English letter E

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Early Doors

Alternatives 		Early, or premature (Everybody)
'He got sent off the pitch early doors.'
Earwig

Alternatives 		To overhear, or listen in (Yorkshire)
Easy Peasy
 Very easy. (Everybody)
Ecaf
 Face (Polari)
Eejit
 Idiot (Everybody)
'Yer flamin' Eejit!'
Eek
 Face (Polari)
Egg
 Person (Everybody)
'He's a good Egg'
Egghead
 One who is especially clever or academic (Everybody)
'There's a chap in my class who's a complete egghead.'
Eh Up Duck
 Hello, how are you? (Midlands)
Elbow Grease
 Large amount of effort (Everybody)
'Polishing that floor took a lot of elbow grease.'
Electric Soup
 Whiskey (Scotland)
Emmet
 Tourist (Cornwall)
'The town was overrun with Emmets today.'
Endz
 Estate, neighbourhood, local area (Street slang)
'Why you down my endz bruv?'
Eppy
 A temper tantrum, explosion of anger (Everybody)
'Don't have an Eppy!'
Esong
 Nose (Polari)
Essex Girl
 A lower-class girl or woman (Everybody)
Evils
 A bad/evil/threatening stare; disapproving look (Street slang)
'You giving me Evils?'
Ey Up
 Look out (Yorkshire)

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