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Do you know what Mockney is?

Mockney (a portmanteau of "mock" and "Cockney") is an affected accent and form of speech in imitation of Cockney or working class London speech, or a person with such an accent. A stereotypical Mockney speaker comes from an upper-middle class background.

Demitasse

A demitasse (/ˈdɛmɨtæs/; French: "half cup") is a small cup used to serve Turkish coffee or espresso. In some languages it is called fincan, fildžan, filxhan or φλιτζάνι (flidzáni). In Spanish, it is called a pocillo.

It typically has about 60–90 ml (2–3 fl oz) capacity — half the size of a full coffee cup (a tasse à café is about 120 ml (4 fl oz)). Typically they are made of ceramic, pottery or porcelain and accompanied by matching saucers, but some coffeehouses and china companies also produce brightly decorated varieties.^[1][2] Another type of demitasse has aglass cup set into a metal frame.

                

Wispy clouds

wisp

noun [C] UK   /wɪsp/ US  

wisp of cloud/smoke/steam› a small, thin line of cloud/smoke/steam:A blue wisp of cigarette smoke curled in the air.wisp of hair, grass, etc.› a thin, delicate piece of hair, grass, etc.:A few wisps of hay still clung to her skirt.soft wisps of baby hair

Word of the Day - HOODY

hoodie

noun [C] UK ( also hoody)   /ˈhʊd.i/ informal 

 a sweatshirt (= cotton clothing for the upper body) that has ahood to cover the head

› UK a person who wears a hoodie

Business Phrasal Verbs

ATTENTION - FALSE FRIENDS!

after a fashion - NE ZNAČI "PO MODI"› mainly UK If you can do something after a fashion, you can do it, but not well:I can cook, after a fashion.

at the end of the day - NE ZNAČI "NA KRAJU DANA"

› something that you say before you give the most important fact of a situation:

Of course I'll listen to what she has to say but at the end of the day, it's my decision.
bring home the bacon - NE ZNAČI "DONETI KUĆI SLANINU"

informal

› to earn money for a family to live on:I can't sit around all day - someone's got to bring home the bacon.

old-timer - NE ZNAČI "OLDTAJMER"

noun [C] UK   /ˌəʊldˈtaɪ.mər/ US    /ˈoʊldˌtaɪ.mɚ/ informal

›  AN old man, or someone who has been or worked in a place for along time

TYPO

typo

noun [C]     /ˈtaɪ.pəʊ/   /-poʊ/ informal

› a small mistake in a text made when it was typed or printed

(Definition of typo noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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CALF

calf

noun [C] (ANIMAL)    /kɑːf/   /kæf/ (plural calves)

B1 a young cow, or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants and whales→ See also calvein calf› If a cow is in calf, it is pregnant.

(Definition of calf noun (ANIMAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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home from home

UK (US home away from home)

Definition

a place where you feel as comfortable as you do in your own home

The hotel was a real home from home.

(Definition of home from home from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

 

feature-length

/ˈfiː.tʃə.leŋk θ//-tʃɚ-/ adj [before noun]

Definition

describes a film or television play that is 90 or more minutes long

 

(Definition of feature-length adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

 

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sachet

/ˈsæʃeɪ/ 

Definition

a small closed container made of paper or plastic, containing a small amount of something, usually enough for only one occasion

a free sachet of shampoo

(Definition of sachet noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

 

moonshine

noun (ALCOHOL) 

/ˈmuːn.ʃaɪn/ [U]

Definition

mainly US alcoholic drink made illegally

(Definition of moonshine noun (ALCOHOL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)