Word · British life & culture
price-swallowing
verb
/prys-swol-oh-ing/
Definition
The British stoicism required to tap your card on a reader for an extortionate London beverage without openly weeping.
In use
“He charged me £7.50 for a Camden Hells and I did some world-class price-swallowing.”
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Language
- Language form
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /prys-swol-oh-ing/
Classification
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- People & society
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