brekko n.— «After this gruelling Nazi-like torture, came back, had brekko, then got on the bus and did another day’s work.» —“Counting Cars, Sheep And Bats” Derby Evening Telegraph (U.K.) Oct. 28, 2002. (source:...
riggwelted adj.— «I fled to Harry Ramsden’s for lunch, washed down with a bottle of the Black Sheep Brewery’s ale, Riggwelter. The label, decorated with an apparently dead ram, explained that “when a sheep is on its back and can’t...
al-tali n.— «Kidnap is now so common new words have been added to Iraqi thieves’ slang. A kidnap victim is called al-tali or the sheep.» —“Inventing Sovereignty” by Tom Engelhardt AlterNet June 23, 2004. (source:...