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Mug shot. A mug shot or mugshot (an informal term for police photograph or booking photograph) is a photographic portrait of a person from the shoulders up, typically taken after a person is placed under arrest. [ 1][ 2] The primary purpose of the mug shot is to allow law enforcement to have a photographic record of an arrested individual to ...
v. t. e. This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. In Commonwealth of Nations, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa, and Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings that have ...
British slang. British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.
"Chamber" is an older term for bedroom. The chamber pot is also known as a Jordan, [1] [2] a jerry, a guzunder, a po (possibly from French: pot de chambre), a potty pot, a potty, a thunder pot or a thunder mug. It was also known as a chamber utensil or bedroom ware.
Builder's tea refers to a strong cup of tea. Builder's tea, also known as a builder's brew or gaffer's tea, is a British English colloquial term for a strong cup of tea. [1] [2] It takes its name from the inexpensive tea commonly drunk by labourers taking a break. A builder's tea is typically brewed in a mug with the tea contained in a teabag ...
Muggle. In J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series, a Muggle ( / ˈmʌɡəl /) is a person who lacks any sort of magical ability and was not born in a magical family. Muggles can also be described as people who do not have any magical blood inside them. It differs from the term Squib, which refers to a person with one or more magical parents yet ...
The term "nonic" derives from "no nick". Jug glasses, or "dimple mugs", are shaped more like a large mug with a handle. They are moulded with a grid pattern of thickened glass on the outside, somewhat resembling the segmentation of a WWII-era hand grenade. The dimples prevent the glass slipping out of the fingers in a washing-up bowl, and the ...
A mug of tea. A mug is a type of cup typically used for drinking hot drinks such as; coffee, hot chocolate, or tea. Mugs usually have handles [ 1] and hold a larger amount of fluid than other types of cups. Typically, a mug holds approximately 240–350 ml (8–12 US fl oz; 8.3–12.5 imp fl oz) of liquid. [ 2]