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Get the Londonbed mug.A word used to describe the attitude of Londoners who seem incapable of realising that places other than London even exist. It describes the attitude that London is the centre of the universe and that anywhere else in the country or even the rest of the world is unimportant and not worthy of their attention. In short it describes people whose heads are so far up their own arseholes that if their eyes aren't brown then they ought to be.
by Croatalin January 26, 2014
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Londoncentric means centred on London (the one in the United Kingdom not Kentucky USA). Only achieving wider use during January 2014, it describes the apparent belief, of pundits and prognosticators on the politcal and economic situation in Britain, that what is happening in London applies to the country as a whole.
In an interview on Channel 4 News, Chuka Umunna, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, used the word Londoncentric when replying to a question concerning the British Government's economic figures.
by Croatalin January 25, 2014
Get the londoncentric mug.It’s use has become quite common now in the United Kingdom and has two possible meanings:
1 It can mean centred on London and the belief that what is happening there is a true reflection of what is happening in the country as a whole. This belief is a mainstay of pundits, prognosticators and think tanks, which probably explains why they so often get things so wrong it would be laughable if it wasn’t so damned annoying.
2 It is also used to describe the attitude of Londoners, not just those born there, but transplants from elsewhere who seem incapable of understanding that London is not the centre of the universe. This self-centred, egotistical arrogance has led to the belief that anywhere else in the country or even the world is not worthy of their attention. In short it describes people whose heads are so far up their own arseholes that if their eyes aren't brown then they ought to be.
1 It can mean centred on London and the belief that what is happening there is a true reflection of what is happening in the country as a whole. This belief is a mainstay of pundits, prognosticators and think tanks, which probably explains why they so often get things so wrong it would be laughable if it wasn’t so damned annoying.
2 It is also used to describe the attitude of Londoners, not just those born there, but transplants from elsewhere who seem incapable of understanding that London is not the centre of the universe. This self-centred, egotistical arrogance has led to the belief that anywhere else in the country or even the world is not worthy of their attention. In short it describes people whose heads are so far up their own arseholes that if their eyes aren't brown then they ought to be.
1 In an interview on Channel 4 News, January 2014 Chuka Umunna, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, used the word Londoncentric when replying to a question concerning the British Government's economic figures.
2 Since he was moved to HQ, Malcolm has become really londoncentric.
2 Since he was moved to HQ, Malcolm has become really londoncentric.
by AKACroatalin February 13, 2019
Get the Londoncentric mug.Someone who was born and raised in the English capital city that is London. More than not, often associated with people hailing from more central and well known areas such as Wesminster, it does often include people from the West, East, North and South suburbs though.
If you are a cockney, you are a Londoner, but if you are a Londoner, you do not have to be a cockney.
If you are a cockney, you are a Londoner, but if you are a Londoner, you do not have to be a cockney.
Person 1: "Are you a Londoner?"
Person 2: "I live in Ealing, so yeah I am. Are you?"
Person 1: "I live on the outskirts, techinally in Hertfordshire but I would say I'm a Londoner."
Person 2: "No. No you're not."
Person 2: "I live in Ealing, so yeah I am. Are you?"
Person 1: "I live on the outskirts, techinally in Hertfordshire but I would say I'm a Londoner."
Person 2: "No. No you're not."
by a m y // May 11, 2006
Get the Londoner mug.Someone who hails from London. Not to be confused with a cockney; to be a cockney you have to come from East London. Believe it or not, there is also a West,North & South London.
"You from Essex mate? You sound like like it"
"Nah. I'm a Londoner. Move to Hertfordshire when I was 13 though"
"Nah. I'm a Londoner. Move to Hertfordshire when I was 13 though"
by dr_newstead December 2, 2004
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