Slang and uncoventional english part 106 potx
Slang and uncoventional english part 106 potx
... ‘a sex offender’, and animals are kept in a
zoo
UK, 1996. 2 a police station. Citizens’ band radio slang US, 1976.
3 in motor racing, the pit area where cars stop for fuelling and
repairs
US, 1980. ... characterised by fashion and as flashy and
vulgar
US, 1943
zoot up verb to dress in a zoot suit and accessories US, 1947
zooty adjective fashionable, stylish. Derived from, and an...
Slang and uncoventional english part 12 potx
... stimulant and a barbitu-
rate US, 1971. 4 a soda fountain drink made with chocolate syrup,
seltzer and vanilla ice-cream
US, 1947. 5 night. Rhyming slang, always
spoken in full
UK, 1937
black and white ... fib)
but may also derive from an English gang of blacking boys and
torch-carriers in London known for their scurrilous language. In
the form ‘blackguarding’, it is in use in part...
Slang and uncoventional english part 33 potx
... 1965
dog and bone; dog noun a telephone. Rhyming slang UK, 1961
dog and boned; doggo adjective drug-intoxicated. Rhyming slang
for
STONED UK, 1998
dog and cat noun a mat. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
dog and ... ‘mad’,
‘drunk’ and ‘broken’ UK, 2001
doolander noun a powerful blow UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
dooley noun 1 a privvy; an outdoor toilet US, 1968. 2 heroin US, 1994
doolie noun afoo...
Slang and uncoventional english part 38 potx
... pads that aggrandise the apparent size of a girl or
woman’s breasts US, 1943
falsitude noun a lie US, 2001
falsy noun a chipped marble TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
fam noun 1 the hand. English gypsy ... 1989
FAR noun a hard and fast rule US, 1991
far and near noun beer. Rhyming slang; glossed as C19, but
remains a familiar term, perhaps because of its neat reversal with
NEAR AND FAR (...
Slang and uncoventional english part 47 potx
... 1949
green and black noun a capsule of Librium, a central nervous
system depressant US, 1992
green and brussel; greens and brussels noun a muscle; muscles.
Rhyming slang
UK, 1992
green and friendly ... or cargo US, 1991
grumble and grunt; grumble noun the vagina; hence women
objectified sexually. Rhyming slang for
CUNT UK, 1938
grumble and mutter noun a bet. Rhyming slang fo...
Slang and uncoventional english part 54 potx
... race NEW ZEALAND, 1944
invitation noun a speeding ticket. A humorous euphemism US, 1976
invite noun an invitation. A verb-as-noun that began as standard
English and then evolved into slang UK, 1659
in ... 1970
Island noun < the Island the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of
England; in particular the prisons: HMP Camp Hill, HMP Albany or
HMP Parkhurst UK, 1956
Isle of Man noun a pa...
Slang and uncoventional english part 66 potx
... wheels and tyres
(large enough to drive over and crush a standard passenger car)
and an enhanced engine and transmission. Only in America US,
1984
Montana maiden noun a ewe. Sheep will be sheep and ... 1978
Moody and Sankey; moody noun deception, trickery. Rhyming
slang for
HANKY PANKY, formed on US evangelists Dwight Lyman
Moody and Ira D. Sankey, jointly known (and vilified...
Slang and uncoventional english part 67 potx
... after and by 1915 the pair were a national
phenomenon. Adopted into UK theatrical slang and consequently
reduced in pronunciation to ‘mutton’
UK, 1960
mutter and stutter noun butter. Rhyming slang ... the
guilty party (or parties) will not be named and, therefore, cannot
be punished. Originally used of, or by, army lower-ranks; now
general use
UK, 1923
nan; nana; nannie; nanny noun...
Slang and uncoventional english part 76 potx
... for grazing. Circus and
English gypsy use UK, 1933
poov; poove verb < poov the gry; poov the grey to graze a
horse, especially without permission from the land’s owner.
English gypsy use; a ... written by
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse for the comedy characters
Smashie and Nicey UK, 2003
pop top noun a truck carrying bottled soft drinks. Citizens’ band
radio slang, elaborated...
Slang and uncoventional english part 90 potx
... condition.
Glasgow rhyming slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
southpaw noun a left-handed person, especially a left-handed athlete
US, 1891
South Pole noun the anus. Rhyming slang for HOLE UK, 1992
souvenir ... dummy and crying AUSTRALIA, 1984
spit! be quiet! US, 1950
spit and drag; spit and a drag noun a cigarette; a cigarette being
smoked, especially when the act of smoking is clandestine....