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alien boy
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Thanks Tere-arg, it�s very interesting & useful.
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19 Dec 2008
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wolfy
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I saw that the other day, is it any good? �An honest question as I�m at work and unfortunately it�s blocked :( |
19 Dec 2008
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Tere-arg
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It works like Wikipedia so you have to be cautious and always check if in doubt.
It has been useful for me as I am in touch with native speakers and more than once have to look up some word.
For instance, I did not know that Crimbo is the slang for Christmas.
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19 Dec 2008
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Vickiii
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I�m a native speaker and also did not know that! What country is it from Tere?
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20 Dec 2008
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alien boy
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Crimbo? Would it be �Chrimbo�? I say this because �crim� is usually short for �a criminal�.
One word of warning about the urban dictionary - the words are from contributors, so you will often find words here that are in very limited use or may be used only be a particular group (& I suspect teen or early twenties age group).
The veracity of the entries cannot be attested to!
Just check out the entry for �Bryce� - the only one that is known internationally (and I won�t admit to No 2... it would be too much self promotion) is No 3 because it is a particular design software.
I use this site to show students how people change their everyday language to suit their social environment rather than as a universal slang translator. I�m fairly conversant with a lot of different English dialect slangs due to having a very international family & lots of non Australian friends too.
Cheers,
B-)
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20 Dec 2008
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alien boy
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One other thought...
I know �bimbo� - a stereotypical �dumb blonde�
himbo - the male version of a bimbo
Would this make a �crimbo� a very stupid crook?
or a �Chrimbo� a very stupid Christmas present?
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20 Dec 2008
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kaz76
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We use crimbo in the UK and it is is spelt crimbo rather than chrimbo. |
21 Dec 2008
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alien boy
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Thanks kaz! Is it from a particular area - London, Bristol, wherever ???? ?
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21 Dec 2008
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Zora
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Also just look up any given city and you�ll find definitions - good and bad - about places. It�s really a weird thing... I use it to look up street slang since every so often you come across a new "word" and I say "word" lightly cause some of the stuff is just a real head shaker... like I looked up "chimbo" instead of "crimbo" (by accident) and I almost choked at the definition! 
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23 Dec 2008
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oye oye oye, let up on the dumb blonde bit please. Bimbo can include brunettes as well thank you very much! 
- we blondes like to protect our reputation - no matter how tarnished it may be. We do not like to be thrown in with a bunch of brunettes, no matter how blonde they are trying to act.....