Slang and uncoventional english part 71 pdf
Slang and uncoventional english part 39
... give
five
to shake hands or to slap hands in a greeting
US
, 1935
.
< take
five
to take a short break
US
, 1929
five and dime
noun
in poker, a hand with a five and a ten and
three other unpaired ... intention is made obvious
UK
, 1998
fish and chip; fish
noun
1
the lip; lip (impudence). Rhyming slang
UK
, 1992
.
2
a gratuity. Rhyming slang for ‘tip’
UK
, 1992
fish and chips
n...
Slang and uncoventional english part 42
... excellent
IRELAND
, 1999
Freud squad
noun
psychiatrists. UK Doctors’ slang, punning on
‘fraud squad’
UK
, 2003
Friar Tuck; friar; friar’s
used for all noun, verb and expletive
senses of ‘fuck’. Rhyming slang, ... a double. Rhyming slang from ‘froth and
bubble’ to ‘double’
AUSTRALIA
, 1989
froth
verb
to engage in an abusive verbal attack
UK
, 2001
froth and bubble
noun
trouble. Rhymi...
Slang and uncoventional english part 11 pdf
... Orange and we’re true / Scotland is our country,
our colours white and blue, / We’re Protestants and proud of it ,
we’re known near and far, / Glasgow Billy Boys they call us.’
UK:
SCOTLAND
, ... major issue US,
1977
big full noun in poker, a hand consisting of three aces and two kings.
This hand represents the best possible variation of the hand
conventionally known as a ‘full hous...
Slang and uncoventional english part 30 pdf
... stewed dried apricots NEW ZEALAND, 1992
dead man’s hand noun in poker, a hand with a pair of aces and a
pair of eights. Although it is the modern belief that this was the
hand held by Wild Bill Hickok ... UK, 1922
damn and bastar dry! used as a mild oath. Modelled on conven-
tional ‘damn and blast’
UK, 2000
damn and blast noun the last position in a race. Rhyming slang UK,
1992
damn...
Slang and uncoventional english part 43 pdf
... dark-skinned native of a foreign
land. A soldier’s term, originally for a Sudanese warrior, widened to
include all of Africa and islands such as Fiji. Now offensive and
disdainful UK, 1892. 2 (during ... successive, serial copulation between a single
person and multiple partners US, 1927
gang-splash noun serial sex between one person and multiple
partners, heterosexual or homosexual,...
Slang and uncoventional english part 49 pdf
... time AUSTRALIA, 1998
handbrakie noun a handbrake turn AUSTRALIA, 1996
H and C noun a mixture of heroin and cocaine. A play on ‘hot and
cold’, shown on taps as H and C US, 1971
hand cannon noun a ... ‘hand-to-hand combat’ AUSTRALIA,
1998
hand tools noun lockpicks, screwdrivers and other tools used by
burglars US, 1982
hand to rouf noun in betting, odds of 5–4. A combination of HAND
(...
Slang and uncoventional english part 57 pdf
... a
train crew who loads and unloads freight at stops on a run
US, 1946
jughandle noun in caving and pot-holing, a handle-shaped outcrop
of rock used as an anchor-point UK, 2004
jughandles; juglugs noun ... rhyming slang ‘Kate Carney’ (or
Karney), for ‘army’; Kate Carney was a popular music hall
entertainer in the late C19 UK, 1964
Kate and Sidney noun steak and kidney, especially in...
Slang and uncoventional english part 59 pdf
... 1854
land icing noun manure. Variant ‘land dressing’ is a term for the
same thing CANADA, 1992
Landie noun a Land Rover vehicle AUSTRALIA, 1992
landing deck noun the top of the head US, 1947
landing ... phone or radio US, 1987
land of cakes noun (from the perspective of people on Nova Scotia
islands) the mainland CANADA, 1984
land of hope noun soap. Rhyming slang UK, 1961
land of the big PX...
Slang and uncoventional english part 64 pdf
... pigeon. Rhyming slang UK,
1992
merry noun marijuana. A play on the name Mary, featured in many
slang terms for ‘marijuana’
US, 1938
merry and bright noun light, a light. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
merry ... noun a beard. Glasgow rhyming slang (a good rhyme in
the local accent) UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
merry old soul noun 1 a hole. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 2 the anus.
Rhyming slang for ARSE...
Slang and uncoventional english part 71 pdf
... 2002
one and a half noun a prison sentence of eighteen months UK, 1961
one and eight noun a plate (in all uses, conventional or slang) .
Rhyming slang UK, 1992
one and half noun a scarf. Rhyming slang ... child CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985
outside work noun any external alteration of dice for cheating US,
1963
outstanding adjective excellent. Conventional English converted to
slang by...
Slang and uncoventional english part 74 pdf
... licker noun a vicar. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
pie and mash noun 1 an act of urination. Rhyming slang for SLASH
UK
, 1 974. 2 radio interference. Rhyming slang for citizens’ band
radio jargon ‘hash’ (channel ... interference)
UK, 1981. 3 cash. Rhyming
slang UK, 1992
pie and mash adjective showy. Rhyming slang for FLASH UK, 2002
pie and one noun a son; the sun. Rhyming slang UK,...
Slang and uncoventional english part 85 pdf
... and 70s only,
coming after the BODGIE and WIDGIE and preceding PUNK ROCK
AUSTRALIA
, 1965. 4 an uncircumcised penis US, 2002
sharpish adverb quickly UK, 1984
sharps noun a hypodermic needle and ... Rhyming slang UK, 1857
shipoopi noun a woman US, 1954
shippie noun a prostitute focused on visiting sailors as customers
NEW ZEALAND, 1999
ship’s anchor noun a contemptible person. Rhymi...
Slang and uncoventional english part 97 pdf
... by titled undergraduates at Oxford and Cambridge, and, by
1755, was university slang for a person of rank and title and hence
down the social scale to ‘swell’ and ‘nob’. In 1865 there was a
music ... acting obsequiously and in a servile
manner US, 1967
Tom adjective shoddy, inferior US, 1989
Tom and Dick; Tom, Harry and Dick; Harry, Tom and Dick;
Tom Harry
adjective sick. R...
Slang and uncoventional english part 102 pdf
... young. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
wellie verb 1 to smash something or defeat someone. Used by the
Royal Marines in the Falklands war, made familiar in the SAS
fictions of Chris Ryan and Andy McNab
UK, ... 1991 song ‘What Part of No’, written by Wayne Perry and Gerald
Smith – ‘I’ll be glad to explain it / If it’s too hard to comprehend /
So tell me what part of no / Don’t you understand?...
Slang and uncoventional english part 105 pdf
... (a wife) and XYM
(a husband) US, 1976
XYL noun a wife. A partial acronym: ‘ex-young lady’ US, 1976
XYM noun a husband. A partial acronym: ‘ex-young-man’ US, 1976
XYZ noun a citizens’ band radio ... used
in Hiberno -English
IRELAND, 1991
your one noun a specific female individual. An idiomatic phrase
used in Hiberno -English
IRELAND, 1995
yours and ours noun flowers. Rhyming slang; note...