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The spelling nudges toward English 'lewd', a faint extra colouring typical of Burgess.

The use of borrowed funds, margin, or options to amplify exposure — multiplying both potential profits and the risk of a blown account.

To make sure all participants have the same baseline information or expectations before proceeding.

An escalation of 'paper hands' for someone who sells at the slightest drop; lettuce is even flimsier than paper.

Money, especially paper cash, named for the green color of US bills.

let's blow this popsicle stand

A casual, jaunty way to say it's time to go.

Used sarcastically when someone is confidently doing something terrible — letting them fail spectacularly.

To acknowledge or greet someone you know when you cross paths — a nod, a wave, a quick alright. Failing to let on is a social crime up North: 'she walked right past and didn't even let on'. Massive shade.

Can be sarcastic when someone is clearly not cooking, i.e. failing.

leopards eating faces party

A tag slapped on stories where someone is shocked — shocked! — that the thing they cheered for is now happening to them. The joke writes itself: you voted for the Leopards Eating Faces Party, you don't get to complain when leopards eat your face.

Someone who talks too much or can't keep a secret; a blabbermouth. Literally 'long tongue'.

Very attractive. Fit. Said about a person — usually a woman in road usage — who turns heads. Stronger than 'nice-looking', shorter than the speech you'd otherwise need.

Cockney rhyming slang meaning easy; the source of 'easy peasy lemon squeezy'.

lemon pepper wet

Wings dusted in lemon pepper, then dipped in or tossed with hot wing sauce so the seasoning goes wet instead of dry. An Atlanta-specific order — most associated with American Deli and J.R. Crickets. Donald Glover put it in front of the world via 'Atlanta' S1E2, but locals were ordering it for years.

A foolish or gullible person ('standing there like a lemon'); 'lemon squeezy' rhymes with 'easy'.

A mild Welsh insult for a daft or dopey person.

A common phrase meaning 'let us go', used to signal it's time to leave or get moving. Also 'leh we'.

So drunk as to be unable to stand or walk properly.

Genuine or legitimate; also an intensifier meaning 'truly'.

To release, or figuratively to abandon restraint and party hard. 'Leggo' soca = high-energy jump-up music.

Running away, whether from staff, a fight, or in an escape attempt.

To run off, bolt, escape on foot. Older British slang that drill rappers kept alive — usually deployed when feds, opps, or trouble shows up and the only sensible play is your trainers.

A leg-rope or leash connecting the surfer's ankle to the tail of the board.

Legendary is a rank you earn, not a vibe — it comes after years (often around a decade) of consistently winning trophies and building a reputation on the floor. Once you're Legendary, the room knows your name before you walk. It's the tier just below Icon, and it's the proof you've put in the work category after category, ball after ball.