9 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWOCCER»
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twoccer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Translation and Language
Such words tend to be known only to the criminals and the police. Some of them (
like twoccer) get taken up by the newspapers if there is a spate of such crimes,
and will then appear in the dictionary. Others may never 117 Sociolinguistics.
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Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
This Americanism ofthe mid19th century is now occasionally used even in
countries where 'two bits' does not signify25cents (a 'bit'isoneeighth of a dollar).
twoccer, twockernBritish a joyrider, carthief. This term of criminal slang comes
from the ...
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TWOC, for example, stands for “take without owner's consent,” but it has given
rise to twoccer—a person who takes things, especially cars, without the owner's
permission. Occasionally, an acronym becomes so acceptable that most people
do ...
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Danziger's Britain: a journey to the edge
John had moved into his own place last week and Louise wanted to take me
there to meet a twelve-year-old joyrider or twoccer (TWOC - Taking Without
Owner's Consent). I was surprised John had found a place to rent - in Leicester
the rents ...
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The Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 3rd edition
... twoccer, whizzer, yeggman 08 clyfaker, cutpurse, hijacker, huaquero, rapparee
, riverrat, swindler 09 areasneak, cracksman, embezzler, fraudster, pickpurse,
ramraider, sea.
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All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye
... hill and its forecourt in direct sight of Kaos Kottage. It was also a rather
conspicuous spot to be hanging around on foot, even if she didn't look a standard
photo-fit for the type of potential twoccer of whom most drivers were likely to be
wary.
Christopher Brookmyre,
2011
Graham Blears, grey, drawn and haunted, is led into the interview room by two
prison officers who don't give a toss whether he is a twoccer or a serial killer. One
of them takes a copy of The News from his back pocket, unaware that his con is ...
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TWOC: Taken Without Owner's Consent
Sickened by the death of his brother and the permanent scarring of his brother's girlfriend, fellow car-thief and joyrider Matt finds it difficult to come to terms with the reality of what has happened and knows he cannot move on until he ...