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to go to the lavatory; hence, excrement. E.g. There's a lump of
bird's doings on the windowsill.
doll noun A young woman, esp. an attractive one. E.g. You
don't have to do it, doll.
dolly-bird noun Brit An attractive and stylish young
woman. Also dolly. E.g. You'll have to take... that dolly-bird you
hide in Romford with you.
lard-ass noun mainly. (Someone with) large buttocks; a fat
person. Also lard-assed, adjective. All they do is eat and sit on
their lard asses around the guns.
larn verb trans. To teach (someone) better behaviour; used
as a threat of punishment. E.g. That'll larn you, you so-and-sos.
[From earlier sense, to teach, from dialect form of learn verb]
lash noun An attempt; esp. in phr. to have a lash, to have a
go. E.g. If things get any tougher, I guess I'll have a lash at it.
[From earlier sense, sudden blow.]
laugh verb to be laughing to be in a fortunate or successful
position. E.g. So long as you're a jump ahead you're laughing.
laugher noun US 1. baseball, an easily won game,
walkover. 2. Something amusing or ridiculous. E.g. The voice
belongs to... the engineer-producer for this laugher of a recording
session.
launder verb trans. 1 To change (illegally) in order to
render acceptable or legitimate. Unskrupulous dealers ...
'launder' the mileage of cars. 2. To transfer (funds), esp. to a
foreign bank account, in order to conceal a dubious or illegal
origin. E.g. Kerr concedes U.S. criminals 'launder' money in
Ontario.
lav noun Brit. Abbreviation for 'lavatory'. E.g. Gilbert
Leacock went out to the lav.... I heard the chain being pulled.
law noun orig. US The police; also, a policeman, sheriff, or
other representative of the law. E.g. We were in the third precinct
about three hours and then the laws put us in the wagon and took us to
Parish Prison.