burton
noun/ˈbɜːtn/
/ˈbɜːrtn/
Word OriginSecond World War (originally RAF slang): perhaps referring to Burton ale, from Burton-upon-Trent, UK.
Idioms Idioms
gone for a burton
- (old-fashioned, British English, informal) lost or destroyed
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