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Johnson’s London Dictionary: Blog

BLOG (v.) Electronick diary unto which earnest fools do commit their innermost thoughts, safe in the knowledge that no man shall ever read them

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Johnson’s London Dictionary: London Weighting

LONDON WEIGHTING (n.) Not to be confused with travelling in the Metropolis by car, but additional payment to compensate for the higher cost of living.

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Johnson’s London Dictionary: London Stone

LONDON STONE (n.) A block of limestone that hath mythical status insofar that London’s prosperity depends on its safekeeping.

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Johnson’s London Dictionary: London Taxi

LONDON TAXI (n.) Cockney slang for ‘jacksie’ doth which in turn is slang for buttocks, an appropriate term one might say.

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Johnson’s London Dictionary: London Season

LONDON SEASON (n.) Summer parade where eligible girls are doth paraded for masculine inspection for matrimony.

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