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proper English

The language which should be used in any instance where English is being used. This means no sticky caps, no netspeak, no leet speak, no 12yr old Aol girl speak.
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains.
by Ashley December 22, 2004
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Assumption English School

Known for having the reputation of a gangster school, it has come a long way. Don’t get me wrong, wannabe cool kids still exist and can be found shouting for attention in the canteen.
Basketball is Assumptions’ pride and glory.
Assumption English upholds very “reasonable” rules such as banning all sweaters and jackets in the school premise.
AssumptionKnights can mostly be found lurking around Hillion after school or smoking behind the bus stop.
WAH! Look at those kids smoking in uniform, they must be from Assumption English School.
by assumptionknightinahoodie August 22, 2021
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Oxford English Dictionary

A lexicographic wonder comprising 20 volumes of mostly abstruse words, from the graveyard of the English language, in which old gentleman of Anglo-Saxon origin refer to as a conversation piece when drinking their tea with their cronies and chaps; sometimes it is actually referred to promote dry erudite works of literature.
"Jeeves" could you bring me volume 14 from the Oxford English Dictionary?" "There is a word from Shakespeare, of which I am not quite sure."
by Luddz January 31, 2015
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full english brexit

The total and utter voiding of one's bowels typically occurring the morning after consuming a Full English Breakfast.
Tristan: I'll never understand why late 19th century colonialists short on toilet paper campaigning through the stifling Zululand summer heat would have though mixing bacon, eggs and baked beans could possibly have been a good idea.
Chris: Clearly they'd never experienced a Full English Brexit.
brexit full english breakfast
by Trizzle My Nizzle June 24, 2016
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the english have landed

Definitely one of the strangest French idiom out there. It translates as “The English have landed” (from a boat). So, what is the relation between the English and menstruating? Well, this expression dates back to Napoleon and the British army, then called the redcoats. Go figure!
Guy 1: Dude, don’t fuck with her today.

Guy 2: “Why?”
Guy 1: “Because mans she’s pissy. “The English have landed.”
by Ccs46 October 6, 2017
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jake english

person A: omg i cant believe jake english just had hardcore sex with my father
person B: his ass is just so fat nobody can resist him
by crabify October 2, 2021
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estuary english

An accent which is not considered RP or Cockney.
It is somewhat in between the two and features bits of both accents in some way or another.
Cockney & Estuary: 'will' is pronounced 'wiw'
RP & Estuary: 'hate' is pronounced with the 'h' and the 't'.
Estuary English: 'Hallway' is pronounced 'Haaw-way'
by MartM May 28, 2007
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