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Birmingham trap

British origin. A form of street fight-trap. One person will instigate a fight with another person or a small group, and run off to the nearest alley. The instigator will have numerous friends awaiting the lured person to enter the alley, proceeding to beat him up with ease due to outnumbering. Famously used by Pakistani and Somali youth gangs in Birmingham, UK
"Oi, mate - gizz me some of dat beer and I'm finna tell ya what happened the other day near the Manc pub"
"O ye, wat was date, mate?"
"Some waki pakis got their little bruva to lure a chav into their alley, and Birmingham trapped 'im innit"
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Provoking an innocent pedestrian by picking a fight, then running off to the nearest alley where all your friends are waiting, resulting in the pedestrian getting beat up
"Did you hear Johnny got birmingham trapped by the grannies at the fish and chips-vendor?"
birmingham trap by ssmithandwessy September 11, 2017

Birmingham trap

Where one provokes or lures another person into a dark alleyway, whereupon the provoked is beaten up by friends of the provoker.
Damn, Ollie got birmingham trapped by the local grannies last Thursday!
Birmingham trap by llemar123 October 19, 2017
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026
A hardo is a person who tries extremely hard at everything. Most times a hardo will try very hard at things that do not require excessive effort. For example, sports practices, gym class, etc.
Wow did you see Jack at practice today? What a hardo!
Hardo by Thuhkilluh September 4, 2014
Word of the Day on August 1, 2026