Dictionary of Unconventional English 15 doc

... tour of the Naval Academy US, 1963 can of coke noun a joke. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 can off verb to fall off NEW ZEALAND, 1984 can of gas noun a small butane torch used in the preparation of crack ... 2 an act of poor driving in which one vehicle cuts in front of another UK, 1984. 3 a division of loot, profits or the legacy of a will UK, 1935. 4 a swindle UK, 1937 carve up verb...

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... 1944 goof butt; goof-butt; goofy butt noun a marijuana cigarette. A combination of GOOF (a marijuana smoker) and BUTT (a cigarette) US, 1938 goodie and baddie; goodie | goof butt; goof-butt; goofy ... elaboration of GEEK UK, 2002 geeksploitation noun an act, or general policy, of taking profitable advantage of the enthusiasm and willingness to work of young computer programmers; als...

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... quarter of an ounce of drugs, especially cocaine US, 1968. 2 a quarter of a kilo of drugs UK, 1996. 3 twenty-five dollars’ worth of drugs. Also called a ‘quarter bag’ US, 2001. 4 a prison sentence of ... and conceited fashion US, 1997 profiles noun in a deck of playing cards, the king of diamonds, jack of spades and jack of hearts, all one-eyed and drawn in profile US, 196...

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... deck of an aircraft carrier UK, 1998 . < on the roof paid for by the management of the establishment. A vari- ation of ON THE HOUSE UK, 2002 roof verb to break into a building through the roof ... 1971 sack of sauce noun a used condom US, 1997 sack of shit noun used abusively of an unpleasant person. A con- ventional ‘sack’ full of SHIT (excrement); probably a revision of S...

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... makes no difference to you. Variations have included: ‘no skin off your ear’, ‘off your ass’, ‘off your bugle’, ‘off you’ and ‘off Jeff’ (thus, any person’s name) UK, 1926 skin verb 1 to inject ... instance of sexual intercourse. An abbreviation of SHOT OF COCK US, 1968. 6 an ejaculation US, 2001. 7 an injection of drugs UK, 1929. 8 cocaine UK, 2003. 9 Coca-Cola™ US, 1946. 10 a single...

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... caffeine-free. Borrowing from the language of car fuel for application to the world of coffee drinks and, to a lesser extent, soft drinks US, 1996 unload verb 1 (of a male) to ejaculate. Originally ... severe; difficult UK, 1764. 5 of a slot machine, disadvantageous to the gambler in terms of the frequency of payouts US, 1984 . 6 used of a hard bargain US, 1828. 7 of money; har...

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... clenched US, 1992 woofer noun an unattractive woman or man. A variation of DOG UK, 1995 woofter noun a homosexual man. A variation of POOFTER (a male homosexual) UK, 1977 woofterish adjective ... < come out of the woodwork; crawl out of the woodwork; creep out of the woodwork (of someone or something unpleasant) to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge. Usage is often with...

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... the cost of substi- tutions is less than that of insertions and deletion- s. Here, we assume that the cost of substitutions is based on the similarity of the two words. Then with the help of different ... the similarity of syn- onym to extend the FST model so that it can handle more situations. The extension of the FST model is mainly reflect- ed in calculation of the edit dist...

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... 215 O’Connell, Daniel 215 O’Connor, Feargus Edward 217 Official Secrets Act 218 Oil crisis 218 Contents Acknowledgments ix List of entries x Dictionary of ... publication of a series of memoirs until his death on 15 February 1928. For most of his political life Asquith gave an impression of effortless mastery that ultimately served him...

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