Slang to English letter L
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Lady-Cow
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Ladybird |
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Lally
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Leg |
'What a pair of Lallies on the Omi Polone!' |
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Lardy
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Fat |
'That lardy-arsed boy down the road' |
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Laters
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Goodbye |
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Latty
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Flat or bedsit |
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Lav
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Lavatory |
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Lavvy
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Lavatory |
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Left-Hooker
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Left-handed person |
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Leg It
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To run away, especially from a crime or misdemeanour |
'John went in the shop and nicked some sweets, but they saw him do it so we had to leg it' |
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Leg Over
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Sex; |
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Legit
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Legitimate; |
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Legless
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To be very drunk. |
'We got completely legless last night - what a great night!' |
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Lill
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Hand |
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Lilly Law
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Police |
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Lily Paps
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The breasts or nipples |
'Lovely Lils' |
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LOL
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Laugh out loud |
'Look at that geek, Lol' |
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Loo
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Washroom |
'Jonny's gone to the loo for a moment. Can I help you with anything?' |
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Loser
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Person who is socially inept, inadequate; |
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Lost the Plot
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Lost focus, gone awry |
'David Cameron has totally lost the plot on the economy.' |
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Lovely Jubbly
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Great; wonderful |
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Lug
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Ear |
'Use your lugs mate, I can't keep shouting at you' |
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Lump It
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Put up with something that is unpleasant. |
'Don't like my cooking? Well you can like it or lump it!' |
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Lunch Box
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Male genitalia |
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Lupper
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Finger |
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Lurgy
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Mild disease such a cold/cough, chest infection, stomach upset |
'Don't go near him, he's got the dreaded lurgy' |
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Lush
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Lovely, beautiful, pretty |
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