Slang and uncoventional english part 2 doc

... PREFACE Eric Partridge made a deep and enduring contribution to the study and understanding of slang. In the eight editions of The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English published between 1937 and ... compilation and analysis of a rur al New Zealand English lexicon from the years 18 42 20 02. She was contributing editor for the New Zealand Oxford Dictionary and is c...

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... let someone off lightly. Predominantly black usage UK, 20 02 all piss and wind adjective prone to boasting NEW ZEALAND, 20 02 all pissed-up and nothi ng to show adjective used of someone who has ... given to a department of the Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party respon- sible for agitation and propaganda on behalf of communist ideals; aconflationofagitatsiya and prop...

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... UK, 20 05 Barry White; Barry noun 1 excrement; hence rubbish. Contemporary rhyming slang for SHITE, based on the name of soul singer Barry White, 1944 20 03 UK, 20 02. 2 a fright. Popney rhyming slang, ... 1996. 2 a variety of MDMA, the rec- reational drug best known as ecstasy, identified by the embossed motif UK, 20 02. 3 heroin UK, 20 02 bar up verb 1 to get an erection AUSTRAL...

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... ‘understand’ US, 1991 bicarb noun bicarbonate of soda US, 1 922 bice; byce noun two, especially 2. From French bis (twice) UK, 1937 bice and a roht; bice and a half noun in betting, odds of 5 2. The ... variations of BEVVY UK, 20 02. 2 a public house. An affected variation of BEVVY CASEY UK , 20 02 Beverley Pills noun the prescription drug Vicodin™ when taken recreationally US, 20...

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... 1991 boat and oar noun a whore. Rhyming slang UK, 20 03 boat girl noun a prostitute plying her trade on the docks NEW ZEALAND , 1978 boatie noun the operator of a small motorboat NEW ZEALAND, 19 72 boat ... high quality drugs US, 19 92 bones noun 1 dice. The term has journeyed from colloquial to standard English and now to slang UK, 1400. 2 heroin US, 1984. 3 crack cocaine UK,...

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... SINGAPORE, 20 02 candle noun 1 a semi-solid stalactite of nasal mucus UK, 20 00. 2 an emergency flare US, 1971 candle money noun a pay-out on fire insurance. Police and underworld use; derives from a candle ... CANADA, 20 02 CanCult noun Canadian Culture. Subsidised by the government, and enjoying a measure of world recognition, this industry is the site of much infighting and je...

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... extensive survey of New Zealand prison slang, 1996 20 00 NEW ZEALAND, 20 00 chocolate chip cookies noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy, mixed with heroin or methadone UK, 20 02 chocolate chips ... person. Patronising and offensive UK, 20 02 137 chippy; chippie | chocolate button Chinese lacquered; Chinese adjective extremely tired. Rhyming slang for KNACKERED (ext...

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... nose. Rhyming slang for ‘smeller’ UK, 19 92 cinderella adjective 1 the colour yellow; in snooker, the yellow ball. Rhyming slang UK, 19 92. 2 cowardly. Rhyming slang for YELLOW UK, 20 02 Cinderella ... understand what is happening and what is being said US, 19 62 clock and house verb to see and remember suspects’ faces, and then follow them to their home. From CLOCK (to se...

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... decimalisation changed the face and value of sterling, a BOB was ‘a shilling’ (5p) UK, 1980. 2 a job. Rhyming slang UK, 19 92. 3 a lump of phlegm. Rhyming slang for GOB (to spit) UK, 19 92 coupon noun 1 the ... 1984 cough and a spit noun 1 a small part in a play or a film UK, 1984. 2 a short distance UK, 20 03 cough and choke verb to smoke. Also used as a noun to mean ‘a cig...

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... ZEALAND, 20 02. 4 inferior marijuana, especially from Mexico. From DITCHWEED UK, 1998 ditch verb 1 to reject, discard, abandon; to elude US, 1899. 2 to release (from prison). An abbreviation and ... people AUSTRALIA, 1869. 2 an Australian NEW ZEALAND, 20 02. < turn dingo on to betray someone AUSTRALIA, 1945 dingo verb 1 to behave in a treacherous or cowardly manner AUSTRALIA, 1935...

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