"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...

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... 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...

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... 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...

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... 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...

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... 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...

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... 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...

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... 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...

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... ‘diner -in and ‘dining in UK, 1950 ding noun 1 the penis US, 1965. 2 the buttocks. A shortening of DINGER AUSTRALIA , 1957. 3 a party, especiallly a wild party. A shortening of WINGDING AUSTRALIA, ... 1974 drowning noun the criminal act of gaining entry to a property with the intent to commit theft by claiming to work for a water supplier UK, 1998 drown-proofing noun in navy traini...

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... verb 1 in pinball, to put a coin into the machine US, 1977. 2 when gambling on a slot-machine, fruit machine or one-armed bandit, to put a coin or coins into the machine’s slot US, 1996. 3 in a ... masturbator US, 1962 fist-fucking; fisting noun 1 the practice of inserting the hand (and part of the arm) into a partner’s anus (or vagina) for the sexual pleasure of all involved. Pred...

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