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The uppermost edge of a ramp, bowl, or obstacle where lip tricks and stalls are performed.

Flared trousers. 'Lionel Blairs' rhymes with 'flares', and is clipped to 'Lionels', dropping the rhyme.

Cockney rhyming slang meaning flares, i.e. flared trousers.

A linnet or wren; 'off like a linty' means to dash off quickly.

A pool of water, especially the deep one carved out at the base of a waterfall. Strongest in Scotland and Northumberland but bleeds into Welsh English too, via Welsh 'llyn'.

A meetup or gathering between people. 'A linkup' is the act of getting together with friends or a date.

In UK slang, 'a link' can specifically mean a romantic or casual hookup interest.

To meet up, connect or get in touch with someone; 'link up later'.

A Welsh phrase describing someone drifting or dawdling along without direction.

A precise position and crosshair placement you learn by heart so an ability lands exactly where you want it, often blind. Stand on the mark, aim at the reference, fire. Big in Valorant for molly and ult lineups onto the spike.

A fixed landmark on shore (a tree, building or headland) that surfers line up against to position themselves accurately in the takeoff zone.

The workhorse of any restaurant kitchen. Owns a single station — sauté, grill, fry, pasta — and is responsible for every plate that touches it during a shift. Below sous chef, above prep. The job Bourdain immortalised: hot, fast, physical, unforgiving.

A subset of group members grouped by what they bring to the table. Vocal line = the singers. Dance line = the dancers. Rap line = the rappers. Visual line = the faces. Plus age-based lines like hyung line (older members) and maknae line (younger). Fans use these constantly to talk about who's carrying what part of a comeback.

A gauge the whole party fills through combat. Once it's charged you spend it on a massive ability, big AoE damage, a clutch heal, or a full party revive.

The ongoing activity of gathering casually with friends to talk, drink and pass the time. A cornerstone of Trini and Bajan social life.

To participate in an informal gathering characterised by relaxed talking, eating, drinking and passing time. Used as both verb ('we liming') and noun ('a lime').

Radio brevity for 'Loud and Clear,' spelling L and C in the phonetic alphabet to confirm a transmission is received well.

The police, dressed up in a camp feminine alias. Polari loved to feminise authority into harmless-sounding women — Lily Law, Betty Bracelets (handcuffs), Jennifer Justice. Naming the thing that could arrest you for who you were, and naming it as a fussy lady, was both a warning system and a small act of defiance. You'd hiss 'Lily Law' to clear the room.

lills / luppers

Hands. Part of the head-to-toe Polari body lexicon. If you knew the words you could clock someone's mannerisms, jewellery or wandering grip without a single straight person at the bar catching on.

A casual farewell meaning 'see you later' or 'until a little later'.

Little or small; one of the most recognisable Patois pronunciations.

Spanglish verb meaning to 'like' something on social media.

A standalone reply expressing full enthusiastic agreement.

like white on rice

Sticking to something or someone extremely closely.