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|Made with the shade ||n||Things are going well
 
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|Make a beeline || phr||To go by the most direct way; to proceed by the most direct method.
  
|Make a beeline || phr||To go by the most direct way; to proceed by the most direct method.
 
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|Make a go || phr. ||To suceed, win.
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|Make a go || phr. ||To succeed, make a go of it -to have or achieve a positive outcome.
 
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|Make a hit||phr||To be well received; to gain favour
  
|Make a hit||phr||To be well received; to gain favour
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|Me and you both||phr||I agree with you both
  
|Me and you both||phr||I agree with you both
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|Meat-monger ||n||A place or person (a type of butcher) where an animal is butchered, disassembled and sometimes packaged. 2. a pimp, procurer; a promiscuous man.
 
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|Meet up with||phr||To meet a person by chance
  
|Meet up with||phr||To meet a person by chance
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|Middlebrow ||n||An average person, neither highbrow or lowbrow.
  
|Middlebrow ||n||An average person, neither highbrow or lowbrow.
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|Milestone-monger ||n||A professional tramp, swagman.
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|Milk-beard ||n||A baby (whose chin is often covered by it's mother's milk).
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|Milk-shake duck ||n||A person or thing initially inspires delight on social media but is soon revealed to have a distasteful or repugnant past. 2. hero to villain; hero-to-villain.
 
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|Mill ||n ||A free-for-all fight; to gather about; to ramble. 2. "To be put through the mill" meaning the third degree. 3. Jail.
  
|Mill ||n ||A free-for-all fight; to gather about; to ramble. 2. "To be put through the mill" meaning the third degree. 3. Jail.
 
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|Mint leaves ||n ||Paper money.
  
|Mint leaves ||n ||Paper money.
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|Miswave ||n||To return a wave to someone you think is waving to you, but is actually waving to the person behind you, usually resulting in embarrassment and introversion.
 
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|Moonhead ||n ||Silly person, lunatic.
  
|Moonhead ||n ||Silly person, lunatic.
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|Morning wood ||n||Morning wood is one of several similar slang or colloquial terms referring to the phenomenon of nocturnal penile tumescence (erection) during and immediately following sleep.
 
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|Moss ||n ||Anything considered old fashioned.
  
|Moss ||n ||Anything considered old fashioned.
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|Moth-eaten||adj ||Antiquated; old fashioned
  
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|Mother's milk ||n||Propofol (Diprivan) slows the activity of one's brain and nervous system. It is milky in appearance and is used to help one's relax before and during general anesthesia for surgery or other medical procedures. Also known as "Sweet's Milk"
 
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|Mouldy||adj||Old fashioned; worthless
  
|Mouldy||adj||Old fashioned; worthless
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Revision as of 09:12, 28 December 2019

> Anglish "Slang" Wordbook

Anglish sp. English
Made with the shade n Things are going well
Make a beeline phr To go by the most direct way; to proceed by the most direct method.
Make a go phr. To succeed, make a go of it -to have or achieve a positive outcome.
Make a hit phr To be well received; to gain favour
Make good phr To succeed in a particular undertaking or in general.
Make no bones about phr To be frank and candid
Manywheres adv Many places
Maw n The mouth
Mealy-mouthed adj Insincere in speech; hypocritical; speaking honeyed words that are not truly meant
Me and you both phr I agree with you both
Meat-monger n A place or person (a type of butcher) where an animal is butchered, disassembled and sometimes packaged. 2. a pimp, procurer; a promiscuous man.
Meet up with phr To meet a person by chance
Melt n Loot that may be melted own, such as jewelry; precious metal in bulk
Merrymake vb To make merry
Middlebrow n An average person, neither highbrow or lowbrow.
Milestone-monger n A professional tramp, swagman.
Milk-beard n A baby (whose chin is often covered by it's mother's milk).
Milk-shake duck n A person or thing initially inspires delight on social media but is soon revealed to have a distasteful or repugnant past. 2. hero to villain; hero-to-villain.
Mill n A free-for-all fight; to gather about; to ramble. 2. "To be put through the mill" meaning the third degree. 3. Jail.
Mint leaves n Paper money.
Miswave n To return a wave to someone you think is waving to you, but is actually waving to the person behind you, usually resulting in embarrassment and introversion.
Moonhead n Silly person, lunatic.
Morning wood n Morning wood is one of several similar slang or colloquial terms referring to the phenomenon of nocturnal penile tumescence (erection) during and immediately following sleep.
Moss n Anything considered old fashioned.
Mossback n An old-fashione person, a conservative.
Moth-eaten adj Antiquated; old fashioned
Mother's milk n Propofol (Diprivan) slows the activity of one's brain and nervous system. It is milky in appearance and is used to help one's relax before and during general anesthesia for surgery or other medical procedures. Also known as "Sweet's Milk"
Mouldy adj Old fashioned; worthless
Mourner bench n A railing at a revival meeting where seekers after salvation kneel;
Mouthwork without headwork phr The repitition of trite and hackneyed expressions
Mouthy adj alkative, boastful
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