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British (?) expressions

Hello there,
Could anybody help me with the below (supposingly) British expressions?
1. CLUBBING HOLIDAYS
2. WIGGA
3. FLEXI LIVING
4. DOWNSHIFTERS
5. EC0-WARRIORS
6. YUMMY MUMMY

Regards
Walsky
  

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Walsky put finger to keyboard in this fashion: [nq:1]Hello there, Could anybody help me with the below (supposingly) British expressions? 1. CLUBBING HOLIDAYS[/nq] Probably a reference to the 18-30 type holiday, which is intended for young adults and concentrates on sea, sun, *** and lots of alcohol.

  • Walsky put finger to keyboard in this fashion: [nq:1]Hello there, Could anybody help me with the below (supposingly) British expressions?
  • 1.
  • CLUBBING HOLIDAYS[/nq] Probably a reference to the 18-30 type holiday, which is intended for young adults and concentrates on sea, sun, *** and lots of alcohol.
  • And going to clubs.
  • [nq:1]2.
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Walsky put finger to keyboard in this fashion:
[nq:1]Hello there, Could anybody help me with the below (supposingly) British expressions? 1. CLUBBING HOLIDAYS[/nq]
Probably a reference to the 18-30 type holiday, which is intended for young adults and concentrates on sea, sun, *** and lots of alcohol. And going to clubs.
[nq:1]2. WIGGA[/nq]
No idea. Sounds Australian.
[nq:1]3. F
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[nq:1]Walsky put finger to keyboard in this fashion:[/nq]
[nq:2]Hello there, Could anybody help me with the below (supposingly) British expressions? 1. CLUBBING HOLIDAYS[/nq]
[nq:1]Probably a reference to the 18-30 type holiday, which is intended for young adults and concentrates on sea, sun, *** and lots of alcohol. And going to clubs.[/nq]
And another possibility, I'm afraid, is:
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[nq:1]Hello there,[/nq]
Hello!
[nq:1]Could anybody help me with the below (supposingly) British expressions?[/nq]
Replace "the below" with "the following", and replace "supposingly" with "supposedly".
[nq:1]1. CLUBBING HOLIDAYS[/nq]
It's quite common for people from the age of 18 (or even younger) up to their mid-20s to go on holiday together in groups. The idea is to have a go
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[nq:1]Hello there, Could anybody help me with the below (supposingly) British expressions? 1. CLUBBING HOLIDAYS 2. WIGGA 3. FLEXI LIVING 4. DOWNSHIFTERS 5. EC0-WARRIORS 6. YUMMY MUMMY Regards Walsky[/nq]
Yummy Mummy sounds like the American term MILF.
A MILF is a mother I'd like to ***.
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[nq:2]2. WIGGA[/nq]
[nq:1]No idea. Where did you see (or hear) this?[/nq]
I know this term as "wigger." "Wigga" would seem to be a logical variation based upon "***," a common way of representing the non-rhotic black American pronunciation of the word "***." It would equally make sense as a pronunciation spelling for the British non-rhotic pronunciation of "wigger," and I found the followi
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[nq:2]No idea. Where did you see (or hear) this?[/nq]
[nq:1]I know this term as "wigger." "Wigga" would seem to be a logical variation based upon "***," a common way ... admires Black culture, lifestyle and fashions, that they adopt aspects of it for themselves. Also wigger. (Orig. U.S.)"[/nq]
It appears to be known in Australia, too; it's in Macquarie (marked "Chiefly US"). I've never hea
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[nq:1]No doubt "white ***" has been used in all the pondian varieties.[/nq]
First used by Brooklyn writer Norman Mailer, perhaps? In a 'Fifties essay on white juvenile delinquents IIRC.

I'm comparatively normal for a guy raised in Brooklyn. - Alvy Singer
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[nq:2]No doubt "white ***" has been used in all the pondian varieties.[/nq]
[nq:1]First used by Brooklyn writer Norman Mailer, perhaps? In a 'Fifties essay on white juvenile delinquents IIRC.[/nq]
I originally knew it as an insult directed at a white person whose only offence was being acquainted with a black person.

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Thank you all for your cooperation and help.

Regards
Walsky
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[nq:2]First used by Brooklyn writer Norman Mailer, perhaps? In a 'Fifties essay on white juvenile delinquents IIRC.[/nq]
[nq:1]I originally knew it as an insult directed at a white person whose only offence was being acquainted with a black person.[/nq]
The Welch, as a race (which of course they are not) are not as black as they used to be because of that roving Saxon eye. But I do not thi

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