British Slang - Lower Class and Underworld

...: Cheating at cards Broadsman: A card Sharper Bruiser: A Boxer (b) Buck Cabbie: A dishonest cab driver Bug hunting: Robbing, or cheating drunks. Esp. at night. Bull: Five shillings Buor: A woman Buttoner: A sharper's assistant who entices dupes. Buzzing: Stealing, esp. Picking Pockets. Candle to the devil, To hold a: To be evil Cant: A present; a free meal or quantity of some article. ...

... dolls in school uniform and a BMI of 37 AS SCHOOL MASCOTS; and an honour roll of students in talent competitions such as "most m$ms (sic) eaten in 1 minute" and the classic "fastest dhs buttoner" Just as an afterthought we decided to talk to some teachers - mr ng is vice-principal; shu and chong hint hint are HODs of something; tania chia has stopped teaching to be full-time school counsellor. ...