What does food mean in London slang?

Nosh – is slang for food.
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What is food in slang?

“Grub” is a slang word for food. “I'm hungry.
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What does food mean in British?

British Dictionary definitions for food

food. / (fuːd) / noun. any substance containing nutrients, such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, that can be ingested by a living organism and metabolized into energy and body tissueRelated adjective: alimentary.
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What does food mean in top boy?

Food. Meaning: Urban slang for illegal narcotics like weed.
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What do British call fries?

In the UK we have a worryingly high number of words for different types of potato foods. We call French fries just fries, and thicker-cut fries that come from a chip shop are called chips.
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What do British call cucumbers?

an English cucumber is just the kind you'd buy normally in a British supermarket as 'a cucumber'. They differ from the ones usually sold in the US, which are shorter, thicker- and smoother-skinned, and have bigger seeds.
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What is a Roadman in slang?

UK slang. someone, usually a young man, who spends a lot of time on the streets and may use or sell drugs, or cause trouble: He thinks he's some kind of roadman. sports informal specialized.
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What does innit mean in British slang?

'Innit? ' is a contraction of the tag question 'Isn't it? ' and people use it to prompt a response from the listener. So if someone says 'Nice weather, innit? ', they are expecting you to agree and say 'Yes'.
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What do Roadmen call their friends?

'Mandem' is commonly used by males to describe their group of friends. Your crew is your mandem.
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Why is food called food?

First, food: As you might be able to guess from its long vowels and fuddy-duddy consonants (imagine Conan the Barbarian yelling it), it's a word we picked up from the Germanic side of the language tree, as a North Sea modification of an old Germanic verb, fodjan, that meant "to feed." Where "food" gets interesting, ...
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Is the word foods a word?

“Food” is an uncountable noun, but you can sometimes use “foods” when you're referring to specific kinds of food. Here are some examples where you can use “foods”. However, please bear in mind that even if you were to use “food” (without the “s”), the sentences would still be grammatically correct.
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What is grub slang?

noun. a dirty or gross person. He is such a grub! See more words with the same meaning: unattractive, ugly person (either gender).
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Why does grub mean food?

The same root that produced grava, turned up in Old English grybban "to dig", which ultimately became grub. Because pigs and other animals usually grub for food, the word grub also became cowboy slang meaning "food".
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Why do Brits say bruv?

'Bruv' – it's a shortened version of brother. Note the spelling B-R-U-V. Often, in informal writing such as song lyrics and text messages, the spelling of words is shortened. In this case, U-V replaces O-T-H.
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Do British say oi?

Oi /ɔɪ/ is an interjection used in various varieties of the English language, particularly British English, Australian English, New Zealand English, Irish English and South African English, as well as non-English languages like Hindi/Urdu, Portuguese and Japanese to get the attention of another person or to express ...
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What is a Peng boy?

Means 'fit' or 'hot' or 'good-looking'. Can also be used to describe something you like, like food, clothing,etc. Also used to describe high grade weed (cannabis), "That boy is well peng." "This pizza is so nice, it tastes peng." "Your t-shirt is peng" "That's some peng weed" Submitted By: hmpeng1 - 11/09/2012.
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What does Chav stand for?

In the 2010 book Stab Proof Scarecrows by Lance Manley, it was surmised that "chav" was an abbreviation for "council housed and violent". This is widely regarded as a backronym. This interpretation of the word was used in a 2012 public statement by rapper Plan B as he spoke out to oppose the use of the term.
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What do Brits call biscuits?

Scone (UK) / Biscuit (US)

American do have things called biscuits too, but they are something completely different. These are the crumbly cakes that British people call scones, which you eat with butter, jam, sometimes clotted cream and always a cup of tea.
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What do British call crackers?

In British English, crackers are sometimes called water biscuits, or savory biscuits.
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