12.2. Explain the newspaper headline if you can.

‘SLEAZY SHEIKH’S BOOZE BINGE AND BIRD BENDER!’ Sleazy means ‘corrupt, dishonest and secretive behaviour.’ A sheikh is an Arab ruler or head of a tribe. If you went on a booze binge or a booze bender you would consume a very large excessive amount of alcohol in a very short space of time. A bird is a British slang word that means an attractive young woman.