with the word bus (Blimbus) for the shortest British coach bodies of the 1960s to 1980s. blimey or sometimes 'cor blimey' (archaic). An abbreviation of 'God blind me' used as an interjection to express shock or surprise. Sometimes used to comic effect, in a deliberate reference to it being archaic usage. Blighty (or Old Blighty) Britain, home. Used especially by British troops serving abroad or expatriates. A relic of British India, probably from the Hindi billayati, meaning a foreign land. bloke any man or sometimes a man in authority such as the boss. blooming, blummin' euphemism for bloody. Used as an intensifier e.g. 'blooming marvelous'. blow off To fart. blue 1. Policeman. 2. a Tory. bobby Policeman. After Robert Peel (Home Secretary in 1828). bod A male person. Short for body. bodge (also botch) To make a mess of or to fix poorly. bog Toilet bog off Go away (originally RAF slang) bog roll Toilet paper. Bogtrotter Derogatory term for an Irishman, particularly an Irish peasant. bollocking A severe telling off. bollocks (or ballocks) Vulgar term used for testicles. Used to describe something as useless, nonsense or having poor quality, as in "That's a load of bollocks". Is often said as a cry of frustration or annoyance. Also see "dog's bollocks". bomb A large sum of money as in 'to make a bomb'. Also 'to go like a bomb' meaning to travel at high speed. bonce Head, crown of the head. Also a large playing marble. booze As a noun, an alcoholic drink; as a verb, to drink alcohol, particularly to excess. boozer 1. a pub or bar. 2. Someone who drinks alcohol to excess. Bo-Peep Sleep (rhyming slang). boracic/brassic without money. From rhyming slang boracic lint = skint (skinned). bottle 1. nerve, courage. 2. Money collected by buskers or street vendors. 3. As a verb, to attack someone with a broken bottle. bounce 1. To con someone into believing or doing something. 2. To forcibly eject someone. 3. Swagger, impudence or cockiness. 4. Of a cheque, to be refused by the bank due to lack of funds. bouncer Someone employed to eject troublemakers or drunks. bovver boy A youth who deliberately causes or seeks out trouble (bother). bovver boots Heavy boots, sometimes with a steel toecap, worn by bovver boys and used for kicking in fights. brass 1. Money. 2. Cheek, nerve. 3. a prostitute. Bristols The female breasts