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Uxbridge English Dictionary

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LSWR Cavalier

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Motard is French for a crazy motorcyclist who tries to go too fast
A Cyclard is someone who tries to cycle too fast

BoJo is the Right Honourable Member for Uxbridge and Tropic of Ruislip
 

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Serial killer - fatal overdose of Rice Krispies.
 
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Aorta - the vessel through which courses the life-blood of public opinion - e.g. Aorta make the trains run on time, Aorta do something about crime etc.

Temps, Corpse, Harps - ten, fifteen and thirty minutes past the hour, respectively - e.g. temps one, corpse three, harps four etc.

(from "Let Stalk Strine" by Afferbeck Lauder aka Alastair Morrison)
 
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Parkhaus, from German, means multi-storey car park
Not the only word borrowed from German that is shorter than the English equivalent:
Handy: mobile telephone
 

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Exaggerate - A tasty alternative to Eggs Benedict
 

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Taxi - Like a tax.

Tarmac - Saying thank you to a raincoat.
 

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