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A stone or pebble, almost always implied to be one of throwing size. If a Geordie says 'lob us a clemmy', they want ammunition, not a paperweight.

Starved — proper hungry, not just peckish. Old word with roots in Middle English 'clemmen' (to pinch or squeeze, as the stomach does when empty). Shared with Lancashire and parts of the North, but very much alive in the Black Country.

To be starving hungry. Historic Lancashire and wider North West — if you're clemmed, you haven't eaten and you're suffering for it. Most often heard in the past participle.

cleared to engage

A command granting authorization to open fire on a specified target, consistent with the rules of engagement.

A brevity code by which a JTAC or forward air controller grants an aircraft clearance to release weapons during terminal attack control in close air support.

A defensive action where a player boots or heads the ball clear of the danger area.

To pull the bowl (or lift the carb) and inhale the entire volume of collected smoke from a bong so the chamber empties.

A bottle of wine sold without a brand label; also a person with no criminal record, or unbranded cattle.

A simple but immaculate outfit, usually neutral tones and clean lines, that looks effortless and high-quality.

Used adjectivally for anything immaculate, organized, and visually pristine.

A set of waves much bigger than the rest that breaks farther out and 'cleans up' the lineup, catching everyone inside.

When a goalkeeper or team gets through a game without letting in a single goal.

The makeup look itself: dewy base, cream blush, brushed brows, and a glossy nude lip.

A bulking approach that maximizes muscle gain using primarily whole, nutrient-dense foods to limit fat gain.

Of a single item, in pristine, fresh condition with no scuffs or wear.

Figuratively, a well-built and good-looking thing, sometimes an actual car.

Excellent, cool or great. Applied to people, places or things.

Dirty, muddy, smeared with sticky muck. Geordie's go-to word when 'dirty' doesn't do justice to the state of something — kids after the park, a van after a farm run, a kitchen floor after the dog.

Mud, dirt, sticky filth. Specifically the thick, clinging kind that ruins your boots after a Tyneside winter walk. Used as a plural noun — 'covered in clarts' — and the root of the adjective 'clarty'.

A word for dirt or gunk, used across Wales and the North of England for anything gooey and filthy.

An idiot — but a mild one. Black Country insult, said to have come out of Tipton, and used the way another region might say 'wally' or 'plonker'. Lands as exasperated rather than nasty; you'd call your mate a clarnet for locking his keys in the car, not for anything serious.

Used as a word for mock applause aimed at a fail or obvious statement.

Used affectionately or ironically toward a glitchy gadget or device.

Slang for dollars, drawing on the historical use of shells as currency.