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à

[æ]

• preposition | alternate spelling: a
  A placeholder for any preposition. Used when an alternative suitable preposition cannot be thought of, either because such a preposition does not exist or because of a lapse in recollection. Also used in place of longer prepositions to save time.
  "she was arrested à charges of drug trafficking"

19th century; from French à, meaning "to".

afront

[æˈfrʌnt]
[æˈfrɒnt]

• preposition | alternate spelling: affront
  In front of.
  "I am afront the cinema"

"a-" + "front".

avy

[ˈeɪvi]

• noun
  Airforce.
  "The Insulamian Avy participated in the war in Vietnam."

Adopted at the foundation of the Insulamian Avy in 1925 following a suggestion from the Royal Insulamian English Language Society; from "aviation" and Latin avis meaning "bird", suffixed with the "-y" endings of "army" and "navy".

cam

[kæm]

• noun |  CASUAL 
  Close friend. This term is often used as a form of address.
  "Cam, you're not going to believe this..."

1970s; from French camarade, cognate to English "comrade".

connard

[ˈkɒnɑːrt]
[ˈkɒnɑːd]

• noun |  VULGAR   SLANG   DEROGATORY 
  A derogatory term for a person; asshole, motherfuсker.
  "Bloody connards took my vizzy!"

17th century; from French connard of the same meaning.

conny

[ˈkɒni]

• noun |  SLANG   DEROGATORY 
  A member of the Conservative Party, or more generally the Right Coalition.
  "He talks the doctrine of People's but deep down he's a Conny."

• noun |  SLANG 
  Diminutive of "connard", considered less vulgar.
  "She's a bit of a conny"

Early 19th century abbreviation of "connart", used mockingly as an abbreviation for "Conservative" in the mid-20th century.

crie

[kriː]

• exclamation
  An informal greeting used mostly in rural Insulamia. Similar to "hello" or "good day".
  "Crie, lad, how go you?"

18th century bastardisation of "good day"; good day → k'die → crie. May also be related to French crie, meaning "shout".

fromby

[ˈfrɒmbi]
[ˈfruːmbi]

• noun
  Raspberry.
  "the frombies from the markets are delicious and cheap"

From French framboise, with the same meaning.

nog

[nɒɡ]

• noun |  SLANG   CASUAL 
  Euphemism for pornography. Sometimes referred to as 'the nog'.
  "You's watching the nog again?"

From "pornography". Originates c. 2014 in Northport youth slang.

parole

[pəˈrəʊl]

• noun
  The vocabulary of a person or a text.
  "the parole of the poem is very sombre"

17th century; from French parole, meaning "words" or "speech".

pomple

[ˈpɒmplə]

• noun
  Grapefruit.
  "This pomple tastes deliciously sweet!"

From French pamplemousse, with the same meaning.

travail

[/trəˈveɪ/]

• noun | alternate spelling: travye
  Workplace or job.
  "I have a conference with the travail on Monday"

From French travail, with the same meaning.

vizzy

[ˈvezi]
[ˈveʒi]

• noun | alternate spelling: visy |  CASUAL 
  Television; similar to "telly".
  "Turn on the vizzy."

From "television".

voch

[vɒʃ]
[vɒtʃ]
[vətʃ]

• determiner
  "Your" for plural; belonging to a group.
  "I applaud voch commitments to the company"

From French votre, with the same meaning.

vou

[vjuː]
[vuː]

• pronoun
  "You" in plural.
  "What think vou?"

From French vous, with the same meaning.

Insulamian spelling

British spelling

Insulamian pronunciation (if different)

andor

and/or

napron

apron

[ˈnaprɒn]