Trainspotting Glossary

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Trainspotting Glossary

mediocrity

to be indifferent

spawned

to generate large amounts

delude

to deceive

long-winded

tedious and long

Underpinning

a set of ideas to justify something

impending

imminent

colonising

to populate another country with own cultures and beliefs

effete

over-refined, artificial

servile

subservient

wretched

miserable

pishing

to attract small birds

crave

to long for

perversely

corrupt

sentiments

a viewpoint

junkie

a drug addict.

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