FLEG

Etymology

Pronunciation respelling of the word "flag", as spoken through a thick Belfast accent. Popularised after the 2012 Belfast City Hall flag protests.

Noun

fleg (plural flegs)

(Northern Irish, jocular) flag, and by extension, the Union Flag.

Source: Wiktionary



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SUFFOCATION

(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”


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