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Notes/bibliography
1 Slang Today and Yesterday, 1 933 : George Routledge &
Sons, London
2 Slang Today and Yesterday, 1 933 , quoting Greenough
and Kittredge, Words and their Ways in English
Speech, ... and dignified writing and
in professional speaking, a vivid and extensive slang is
perhaps preferable to a jejune and meagre vocabulary
of stand...
Slang and uncoventional english part 13 pps
... between one person and multiple partners,
consensual or not, heterosexual or homosexual
NEW ZEALAND, 1998
block-rockin’ adjective expressive of greatness with regard to hip-hop
and club culture. ... arespiratorUS, 1994.
4 in a jazz band, a soloist US, 1960. 5 a handkerchief US, 1960. 6 a
marijuana smoker
US, 1949. 7 a party US, 2001. 8 a pistol US, 1976. 9 in
hot rodding and drag racing...
Slang and uncoventional english part 15 pps
... BOSSY-BOOTS, ‘lazy-boots’, SLY-BOOTS and ‘smooth-boots’ UK,
159 9
boots and all adverb enthusiastically, in a totally committed way
AUSTRALIA, 1953
boots and socks noun syphilis; hence any sexually ... to study US, 1968. 2 to realise; to see and understand UK,
1970. 3 to assume something UK, 1999. 4 to depart, usually hurriedly
US, 1974. < book a party of two to arrange for oral s...
Slang and uncoventional english part 21 ppsx
... who carefully hone their
craft US, 1945
cat and class noun cataloguing and classification. Librarians’ use UK,
1984
cat and mouse noun a house. Rhyming slang UK, 1857
catapult noun in the language ... TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
1956. < catch no ball to fail to understand SINGAPORE, 2002.
< catch on the flipper; catch on the (old) flip-flop to make
contact on your return. Citizens’ b...
Slang and uncoventional english part 37 pps
... of a band TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
1990. 3 the mid-boat rowers in an eight-person racing shell US, 1949
England noun < go to England to have a baby in secret TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO
, 1960
English ... known as ‘ex’s’, ‘exs’
and ‘x’s’ UK, 1864. 2 six; in betting, odds of 6–1. Backslang. Also
variant ‘exis’ UK, 1951
exes and a half noun in betting, odds of 13–2. In bookmaker slang
EXES i...
Slang and uncoventional english part 41 ppsx
... (a
horse)
US, 1882
fork and knife noun 1 life. Rhyming slang, generally used in the
phrases ‘not on your fork and knife’ and ‘never in your fork and
knife’
UK, 1934. 2 a wife. Rhyming slang UK, 1937
forked ... on NEW ZEALAND, 1905. 2 to slaughter a horse
for fox food
CANADA, 1980
fox and badger noun the penis. Rhyming slang for TAD GER UK, 2003
fo x and hound noun a round of...
Slang and uncoventional english part 48 pps
... NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 2 expert AUSTRALIA, 1916
gun and bomb noun a condom. Rhyming slang; the plural is ‘guns
and bombs’
UK, 2003
gun and rifle club noun an inner-city hospital’s casualty
department
US, ... noun 8see: HALF-JACK
hale and hearty adjective a party. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
Hale and Pace; hale noun the face. Rhyming slang, from comedy
double act Gareth Hale and Norman...
Slang and uncoventional english part 62 pps
... heroin and cocaine UK, 2002
love and kisses noun a wife. Rhyming slang for MISSUS UK, 1992
love and marriage noun a carriage. Rhyming slang, possibly
acquired from the 1955 song ‘Love and Marriage’, ... lyrics by Sammy
Cahn: ‘Love and marriage, love and marriage / Go together like a
horse and carriage’
UK, 1992
love an romancin noun dancing. Glasgow rhyming slang UK:
SCOTLA...
Slang and uncoventional english part 65 pps
... person. Rhyming
slang for SNIDE, informed by rhyming slang JEKYLL AND HYDE (two-
faced) and the character of Mr Hyde in Robert Louis Stevenson’s
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde UK, ... equally to actual dirt and notional obscenity UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1911
mockitness noun dirtiness. From MOCKIT (very dirty) UK: SCO TLAND, 1988
mockney noun an ersatz London accent and vocabul...
Slang and uncoventional english part 72 pps
... party animal noun a person dedicated to making merry and having
a good time. A creature born of the 1990s
US, 1997
party central noun an apartment or house where parties are
frequently ... have a ‘party hat on’
US,
1976. 2 acondomUS, 1989
party hearty verb to party in a diligent fashion US, 1979
party lights noun the coloured, flashing lights on top of a police car
US, 1992
party ... Origin...
Slang and uncoventional english part 75 ppsx
... young
woman. Rhyming slang for
BINT. Also based on the branded mint
sweet UK, 2003. 3 a traffic roundabout. Citizens’ band radio slang,
from the similarity of shape with Polo™ branded peppermints ... < play it cool to
remain calm and composed
UK, 1942. < play mums and dads;
play dads and mums
to have sex. An adult version of a
children’s game. ‘Play fathers and mothers’ is a...
Slang and uncoventional english part 79 ppsx
... of conventional English
US,
1968
R and R noun 1 rest and rehabilitation; rest and recovery; rest and
recreation; rest and recuperation; rape and restitution; rape and
ruin; rape and run. Despite ... noun 1 a party; a bottle party; a party open to the public, often
announced and sited clandestinely, featuring drugs, music and
sensory overload. Variant of ‘rave up’. First...
Slang and uncoventional english part 80 pps
... woman; a sweetheart.
Rhyming slang for
BIRD UK, 1950. 2 a bird. Rhyming slang; originally
recorded in Songs and Slang of the British Soldier, John Brophy
and Eric Partridge, 1930. In theatrical ... DICK
AUSTRALIA
, 1967
Richard and Judy adjective moody. Rhyming slang, formed from
husband and wife television presenters Richard Madeley and Judy
Finnegan UK, 2004
re-up | Richard...
Slang and uncoventional english part 82 ppsx
... West Indian and UK black patois
JAMAICA, 1967
rudeness noun sex TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1973
rude parts noun the most obvious erogenous zones: male and
female genitals and posteriors, and female ... 1 982
ruck verb 1 to fight, especially as part of a gang UK, 1999. 2 to
masturbate. Prison slang UK, 1974
ruck and row; ruck noun a cow, especially in the sense a
contemptible woman....
Slang and uncoventional english part 86 pps
... US, 1976
shovel and broom; shovel noun a room. Rhyming slang UK, 1960
shovel and pick; shovel noun a prison. Rhyming slang for NICK UK,
2000
shovel and tank noun a bank. Rhyming slang UK, 1961
shovelhead ... have an erection US, 1975
show and shine verb in car customising, to prepare a car and then
exhibit it in a car show US, 1993
show -and- tell noun a public display and e...