"Kk" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pps
"Kk" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pps
... money. Glasgow rhyming slang, perhaps from the
name of a gang in the Govan area of Glasgow
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
kelper nickname a native of the Falkland Islands FALKLAND ISLANDS
(MALVINAS)
, 1900
kelsey ... Horn of Africa and the
Arabian peninsula, legally available in the UK and similar to
amphetamine in effect when chewed. Also known as ‘khat’ and
‘kat’
UK, 1996. 6 in a...
"Ee" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ppsx
... US, 1951
English vice noun flagellation US, 1956
enin noun nine; in betting, odds of 9–1. Backslang UK, 1859
enin to rouf noun in betting, odds of 9–4. A combination of ENIN
(nine) and ROUF (four) ... 2003
elef noun eleven; in betting, odds of 11–1. A shortening and
slovening of ‘eleven’
UK, 1991
elef a vier noun in betting, odds of 11–4. A phonetic slurring of
ELE...
"Ll" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ppsx
... especially in the sense of
something pleasing or satisfying. Rhyming slang, from the
cricketing term (and its abbreviation)
UK, 1962
leg bus noun the adult leg when walking and carrying/dragging a
child ... on
the land
making a living by farming or other rural occupation
AUSTRALIA, 1902
land verb to succeed in getting UK, 1854
land icing noun manure. Variant ‘land dressing’ is a ter...
"Rr" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ppsx
... 1995
raining and pouring; raining noun snoring. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
rainmaker noun a member of an enterprise whose job includes
procuring clients or business by the use of charm
US, 1985
rain ... superlative. The cry of
approval offered up to a DJ who is rinsing tunes together (see
RINSE), adopted by clubbers into wider usage UK, 2000
Rin-Tin-Tin; rinty noun the leg. Rhyming sla...
"Tt" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ppsx
... trimming off
the edges of certain cards US, 1979
Trini adjective Trinidadian TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1973
Trini by boat noun a long-standing immigrant in Trinidad TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO
, 1987
Trinidad ... Remembered in use in New Zealand in 1904
and in Australia in 1910 NEW ZEALAND, 1996. 3 a piece of scrap from
wreckage CANADA, 1983
tinker’s cuss; t inker’s damn; tinker’s to...
"Yy" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pps
... The image is
drawn of panties going up and down, up and down UK, 1999
YP noun in prison, used insultingly of an inmate who is not behaving
in an adult manner. An initialism of ‘young prisoner’
UK, ... 1968
you and me noun 1 a flea. Rhyming slang. A C19 term recorded as
current
UK, 1998. 2 tea. Rhyming slang UK, 1925. 3 urine; urination.
Rhyming slang for
WEE or PEE UK, 19...
"Aa" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English potx
... mind,
impoverishing his vocabulary, or vitiating the taste
and the skill that he brings to the using of that
vocabulary. Except in formal and dignified writing and
in professional speaking, a vivid and extensive ... general and Australian slang in par-
ticular. He was assistant editor of The Macquarie Dictionary
of New Words and general editor of The Macquarie Bo...
"Bb" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot
... answering back in an insolent manner AUSTRALIA, 1969
backwashing noun after injecting a drug, the drawing of blood back
into the syringe, with the intention of collecting any drug residue,
and reinjecting ... cocaine) UK, 1998. 3 a
losing bet. Glasgow slang
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
bingey; bingy; binghi; binjey noun the stomach, the belly. Of
Aboriginal origin
AUSTRALIA, 1926
Bill Daley...
"Cc" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pdf
... especially if infirm. UK
medical slang UK, 1998
coffin hoist noun in electric line work, any type of chain hoist US,
1980
coffin lid noun a child. Rhyming slang for KID UK, 2000
coffin nail noun ... Partridge and Beale
in the appendix to the 8th edition of the Dictionary of Slang and
Unconventional English and called ‘Oxford -er(s)’
UK, 1955
champion noun a complet...