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PEELY-WALLY:-Pale, ill looking. "Are you Ok? You look peely-wally today."

POLIS:-Police. "Her husband is a polis man."

QUEER:-A 'queer difference' meaning a substantial difference. "Theres a queer difference between walking 10 miles and driving 10 miles in your car."

RAG:-To lose the rag would be to lose your temper.

RARE:-Pronounced RERR. This is used to mean excellent. "That was a rerr film."

SOOK:-A sook is someone who sucks up to another person.

STEAMIN:-Drunk. "Look, that man is steamin."

THINGMY:-Term used for a person or object whose name we forget. "It was thingmy who stole the car."

TOON:-Town. "I am going into the toon today to do some shopping."

TUBE:-A stupid person. "That boy is a tube."

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