LocalMeanLondon

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Browse London meanings by topic

Move beyond alphabetical lookup and compare current usage, wider British English, and Cockney heritage.

01Current London usage

26 entries

02Wider British English

19 entries

03Reactions

8 entries

04Appearance

6 entries

05People

5 entries

06Relationships

5 entries

07Cockney heritage

4 entries

08Forms of address

4 entries

09Money

4 entries

10Rhyming slang

4 entries

11Approval

3 entries

12Everyday speech

3 entries

13Grammar tags

3 entries

14Greetings

3 entries

15Jamaican influence

3 entries

16Praise

3 entries

17Prices

3 entries

18Clothing

2 entries

19Condition

2 entries

20Groups

2 entries

21Intensity

2 entries

22Negative judgement

2 entries

23Place

2 entries

24Plans

2 entries

25Warnings

2 entries

26Boundaries

1 entries

27Cockney influence

1 entries

28Communication

1 entries

29Dating

1 entries

30Deception

1 entries

31Disrespect

1 entries

32Effort

1 entries

33Excitement

1 entries

34Farewells

1 entries

35Footwear

1 entries

36Happiness

1 entries

37Humour

1 entries

38Insults

1 entries

39Neighbourhoods

1 entries

40Organisation

1 entries

41Pronouns

1 entries

42Quantity

1 entries

43Questions

1 entries

44Reliability

1 entries

45Requests

1 entries

46Strength

1 entries

47Surprise

1 entries

48Teasing

1 entries

49Thanks

1 entries

50Tiredness

1 entries