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thong feminism noun contemporary forms of feminism CANADA, 2002 thook verb to spit UK, 2006 thooleramawn noun a contemptible, incompetent person IRELAND, 1989 Thora Hir d; Thora noun 1 a third-class university degree. Rhyming slang, based on British stage and screen actress Dame Thora Hird (1911–2003) UK, 1998. 2 a turd, hence an act of defecation. Rhyming slang, based on the name of British stage and screen actress Dame Thora Hird (1911–2003) UK, 2002 thorazine shuffle noun the slow, dragging walk of a patient being medicated with thorazine US, 1994 thorn noun 1 a nail. Used by workers in the building trade in Glasgow UK: SCOTLAND, 1988. 2 a knife US, 1993 thoroughbred noun a drug dealer who sells high quality, pure drugs US, 1970 those days noun the bleed period of a woman’s menstrual cycle US, 1954 thou noun 1 a thousand US, 1867. 2 a thousandth of an inch UK, 1902 though used, after a question or statement, as an intensifier; truly. A colloquial term UK, 1905 thousand miler noun a sateen shirt worn by railway workers US, 1946 thousand percent adverb completely. The most famous use of the term in the US came in 1972 when Democratic presidential nominee Senator George McGovern announced that he was ‘one thousand percent’ in support of his running mate, Thomas Eagleton, despite revelations that Eagleton had once received shock treatment; McGovern dropped Eagleton from the ticket several days after this endorsement US, 1963 thousand-yard stare; thousand-metre stare noun a lost, unfocused look, especially as the result of brutal combat US, 1986 thou shalt not be found out; thou shalt not get found out propounded as the Eleventh Commandment UK, 1974 thrap verb (of a male) to masturbate UK, 2001 thrash noun 1 a high-spirited party UK, 1967. 2 astyleofhardrock music that appeals to disaffected suburban adolescent boys – fast, relentlessly loud and heavy US, 1994 thrash verb 1 to surf aggressively and with skill US, 1988. 2 to skateboard aggressively and with skill US, 1989. 3 in drag racing, to work on a car hurriedly if not frantically in the hours just before a race US, 2003 thrashed adjective tired, worn-down, exhausted, especially as a result of excessive indulgence in hedonistic pleasures; dishevelled US, 1999 thrasher noun 1 a party where guests bring bottles of alcohol that are poured into a rubbish bin for all to share. Michigan Upper Peninsula practice and usage US, 2003. 2 a person who violently responds to the pricks of a tattoo needle US, 1997. 3 a skilled and fearless skateboarder US, 1984 threaders adjective fed-up; being ready to lose your temper. Royal Navy, especially marine, slang; an abbreviation of ‘threadbare’, suggesting patience worn thin UK, 1989 threads noun clothes US, 1926 three noun a three-dollar bag of heroin US, 1976. < or three either by exaggeration or understatement, used for emphasis of an amount UK, 1976 three; three up verb in prison, to share a cell with two other inmates UK, 1996 three and a half noun in Quebec, an apartment with a living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Similarly, in Quebec, a ‘two-and- a-half’ is an apartment with a living-dining room, bedroom and bathroom; a ‘four-and a half’ has two bedrooms; and so forth up to ‘seven-and-a-half’ CANADA, 2002 three and four noun a whore. Rhyming slang UK, 2003 three-bagger noun 1 an unattractive girl. From the tease that she is so ugly that you have to put two bags over her head and one over yours US, 1987. 2 a train pulled by three engines US, 1946 three-balls noun a Jewish person. An allusion to the historical signage outside a pawn shop US, 1980 three blind mice noun rice. Rhyming slang, formed from a nursery rhyme UK, 1992 three-bug noun in horse racing, an inexperienced jockey given a weight allowance of ten pounds US, 1990 three-cents people noun a poor family. When the colonial British Guyana dollar was based on the British pound sterling, ‘three cents’ was used to indicate cheapness. The term survives as a metaphorical relic GUYANA, 1998 three-D adjective said of a school that recruits basketball players but does not prepare them for life after college. It is said that the college that does not teach players to play defense, does not instill discipline, and in the end does not award diplomas to many of its student athletes US, 1983 three day chop noun a period of partial or absolute withdrawal from drugs or a drug-substitute UK, 1996 three days by canoe adjective a long distance US, 1993 three days’ delay noun in Quebec, three days’ notice CA NADA, 2002 three days older than dirt adjective very old indeed US, 1994 three-decker noun a three-storey house. Coined and primarily used by Irish immigrants and then Irish-Americans in Boston US, 1990 three deuces noun in hot rodding, three two-barrel carburettors US, 1992 three-dollar bill noun 1 used for comparisons of something that is rare or odd US, 1942. 2 a homosexual. From the expression ‘as strange as a three-dollar bill’ US, 1965 three drags and a spit noun a cigarette. Gay use; a deliberate reversal of rhyming slang SPIT AND DRAG (a cigarette) thereby avoiding the rhyme on FAG and its derogatory homosexual connotations UK, 2002 three Ds noun 8see: DERRY-DOWN-DERRY three’d up adjective in prison, used of three inmates sharing a single cell UK, 1974 three fates noun in poker, three queens US, 1988 three fifty-seven; three fifty-seven Magnum noun acentral nervous system stimulant, the exact nature of which is unknown, sold as amphetamine on the street US, 1993 three-fingered salute noun when operating a computer, the keyed- combination of the characters Ctrl-Alt-Delete used to restart the machine US, 2004 three-finger fuck around noun a disorganised activity with no apparent purpose US, 1991 three-for -two noun fifty percent interest US, 1967 three-hairs noun a Vietnamese woman. From the perception of the US soldier that the pubic hair of Vietnamese women is very sparse US, 1991 three H enema noun in hospital usage, an aggressive enema – high, hot and a hell of a lot US, 1980 three-holer nickname an aircraft with three engines, especially the Boeing 727 US, 1985 three hots and a cot noun room and board. From the sense of HOT as ‘a meal’ US, 1930 three-hundred club noun a notional association of those who experience a temperature swing of three hundred degrees farenheit, usually by rolling naked in the Antarctic night and then entering a sauna ANTARCTICA, 2003 three-legged beaver noun a homosexual man. Two legs and an erect penis make the three legs, feminised by BEAVER (a woman/vagina) UK, 1981 three-martini lunch noun a leisurely business lunch paid for from an expense account, often centred around alcohol US, 1972 three minutes noun a gang punishment in which the offending member must fight another gang member for three minutes US, 2001 three moon noun a three-month prison sentence. A multiple of MOON, included here for the singular nature of the plural UK, 1950 thong feminism | three moon 648 three on the tree noun a three speed manual transmission with the gear shift mounted on the steering column US, 1993 threepenny bits; thrupennies; threepennies; thrups noun 1 the female breasts. Rhyming slang for, ( TIT(S)) , based on a small coin (3d) that ceased to be legal tender with decimalisation in 1971; when this slang was coined, you got 80 threepenny bits to the pound UK, 1961. 2 an urgent need to defecate; diarrhoea. Rhyming slang for THE SHITS AUSTRALIA, 1971 three-phase set noun in electric line work, a set of three shovels: a cup-shaped spoon, a spade and a shovel US, 1980 three-point c and b noun a painful parachute landing. The three points were the head, heels and buttocks, while the ‘c and b’ was a ‘crash and burn’ US, 1991 three-rounder noun a petty criminal, a small operator. From the three-round bouts of junior and novice boxing UK, 1961 threes noun 1 the third landing or floor level in a prison UK, 1978. 2 in poker,threecardsofthesamerankinahand US, 1967. < all the threes thirty-three. In Bingo, House or Housey-Housey calling, the formula ‘all the’ announces a double number UK, 1943 three-sheet verb to wear theatrical makeup in public US, 1971 three sheets in the wind adjective very drunk UK, 1821 three-sixty noun a complete, 360-degree turn; in the UK, especially while joyriding US, 1927 three-skinner noun a marijuana- or hashish-filled cigarette fashioned out of three cigarette papers UK, 2003 threesome noun group sex with three participants US, 1972 three squares noun three square meals a day US, 1922 three-time loser noun a criminal who has been convicted of a third serious crime, probably guaranteeing life imprisonment US, 1966 three-toed sloth noun a slow-thinking, slow-talking, slow-acting hospital patient US, 1985 three-toke killer noun extremely potent marijuana. Derived from the perception that the marijuana will produce extreme intoxi- cation after only three inhalations US, 1993 three-tone noun of a car, badly repaired after an accident. A play on the advertising of ‘two-tone’ cars (cars painted in two colours) UK, 1981 three-two-hundred out, one-six-hundred in adjective completely confused. From the standard 6400-mil circular artillery chart US, 1968 three up and three down noun a master sergeant in the US Army. From the stripe configuration US, 1991 three up and two down noun a sergeant first-class or platoon sergeant in the US Army. From the stripe configuration US, 1991 three-way noun sex involving three people simultaneously US, 1985 three-way adjective (used of a woman) willing to engage in vaginal, anal and oral sex US, 1967 three-way freeway noun a woman who consents to vaginal, anal andoralsexUS, 2001 three wheel trike; three-wheeler noun a lesbian. Rhyming slang for DYKE UK, 2003 thrift verb to live a frugal, if attractive, lifestyle US, 1997 thrift shop noun any low-limit, low-ante poker game US, 1996 Thrilla in Manilla nickname the heavyweight boxing championship fight between Muhammed Ali and Joe Frazier on 1st October 1975 in Manilla, won by Ali when Frazier’s manager Eddie Futch threw in the towel before the 15th round US, 1998 thrilled adjective pleased, delighted UK, 1937 thrilled to bits adjective utterly delighted; very pleased UK, 1964 thriller noun a sensational (adventure) story told as a play, film or novel; such a form of entertainment. A narrow sense of the general meaning UK, 1889 thrill pill noun a central nervous system stimulant in tablet form. A reduplication that never really caught on; too true for a euphemism and too euphemistic for the street US, 1953 throat noun < have someone by the throat to have someone completely under control AUSTRALIA, 1947 thrombo noun a fit of rage. From ‘thrombosis’, suggesting a rush of blood to the head UK, 2002 throne noun 1 a toilet seat; a pedestal lavatory (as a place on which you sit) UK, 1922. 2 the most coveted position for a bookmaker at the track AUSTRALIA, 1989 throttle artist; throttle jerker; thr ottle puller noun a train engineer US, 1977 throttle jockey noun a combat jet pilot US, 1956 throttling pit noun a lavatory AUSTRALIA, 1971 through-the-card noun a wager that bets on all the races at a meeting. Commonly used when gambling on greyhound racing UK, 2001 through-ticket noun in pool, a player who continues to play and to lose money until he has lost his entire bankroll US, 1993 throw noun 1 the cost of an item or action, usually preceded by a specific amount. Probably from the old side shows of the fair US, 1898 . 2 an act of vomiting; vomit AUSTRALIA, 1967 throw verb 1 to disconcert, to confuse US, 1844 . 2 to deliberately lose a contest US, 1868. 3 to break an addiction US, 1952. < throw a fin; throw the fin while surfing, to reach the top of a wave and expose to the air the surfboard’s fin(s) US, 1987. < throw a fit to become very angry or agitated US, 1926. < throw a party to lose heavily when gambling US, 1982. < throw a shape to make an impression, 1999. < throw a shine to ignore someone. Usage by Mexican-American youth (Pachucos) in the southwestern US US, 1947. < throw a shoe to suffer a tyre blowout or flat tyre US, 1963. < throw blows to fight US, 1965. < throw flame in trucking, to show an actual flame or a red glow suggesting a flame on a smokestack US, 1971. < throw forty fits to become very angry or agitated. An occasional intensification of THROW A FIT UK, 1984. < throw gravel to accelerate briskly from a dirt road shoulder US, 1962. < throw hands to fight US, 2002. < throw it to someone from a male perspective, to have sex US, 1969. < throw off at to deride someone or something AUSTRALIA, 1812. < throw one from the male perspective, to have sex US, 1954. < throw shade to project a defiant attitude US, 1995. < throw shapes to box IRELAND, 1995 . < throw signs to flash hand signals, almost always gang- related US, 2001. < throw teddy out of the pram to throw a tantrum; to lose your temper. An allusion to childish behaviour UK, 1998. < throw the bald-headed champ to perform oral sex on a man US, 1972. < throw the book at someone to discipline or penalise someone severely. Making maximum use of the rulebook that inspires the punishment US, 1960. < throw the head to lose one’s temper IRELAND, 1995. < thr ow the knockwurst from the male perspective, to have sex US, 1973. < throw the latch in a hotel, to activate a mechnical device advising hotel employees to carefully watch activity in a particular room US, 1954. < throw the leg over to mount a racehorse AUSTRALIA, 1989. < throw the voice; throw your voice to vomit AUSTRALIA, 1962. < throw up your set to flash gang hand signals US, 1995. < throw waist to thrust with vigour during sex TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < throw your weight about; throw your weight ar ound to ‘show off’ in an unpleasant, domineering way; to bully people UK, 1917 throwaway noun an outer garment quickly discarded by a criminal after a crime to thwart easy identification US, 1987 throw away verb to abort a foetus TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1939 throwaway adjective used of a gun unregistered and not capable of being traced, and thus used to place in the vicinity of someone whom the police have shot to justify the shooting US, 1981 throwdown noun a large party US, 1996 throw down verb 1 to threaten someone with a weapon US, 1972. 2 to kill US, 1963. 3 in basketball, to forcefully drive the ball down through the basket US, 1997. 4 to dance. Sometimes embellished with ‘some happy feet’ as a direct object US, 1983 throw-down gun; throwdown noun a gun that is not registered and not capable of being traced, and thus placed by the police in the vicinity of someone whom they have shot to justify the shooting US, 1983 649 three on the tree | throw-down gun; throwdown throw off verb to perform at a skill level below your capability US, 1965 throw-out noun 1 the prize that a carnival game operator arranges for a player to win to entice more customers to play US, 1985. 2 a trinket thrown by a parader to spectators US, 1951 throw-up noun a large, simple piece of graffiti art US, 1994 throw up verb 1 to vomit. Abbreviated from the elaborately elegant ‘throw up your accounts’ (C18) UK, 1793. 2 to create large graffiti pieces (especially on trains, walls, etc) US, 1994 thrush noun 1 a female singer US, 1940. 2 an attractive young woman AUSTRALIA, 1960 thrust noun amyl, butyl or isobutyl nitrite. A definite suggestion of sexual vigour and therefore, probably, derives from brand marketing as a male sex-aid UK, 1996 thruster noun 1 an amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant US, 1969. 2 a modern surfboard with three fins AUSTRALIA, 1985 thrutch noun a difficult challenge ANTAR CTICA, 2003 thud nickname an F-105 Thunderchief aircraft. From the fact that many were shot down during the Vietnam war. A two-seated F-105 was known as a ‘double thud’ US, 1965 thug noun a youth gang member UK, 2003 thugged-out adjective in hip-hop culture, self-sufficient and danger- ous. From conventional ‘thug’ (a violent person) which has been adopted by some urban blacks as an honourable term and con- dition US, 2002 th-uh, th-uh, that’s all folks used as a humorous farewell. Used as the sign off on Looney Toon cartoons produced by Warner Brothers by a stuttering Porky the Pig. Repeated with referential humour US, 1955 thumb noun marijuana; a marijuana cigarette. Probably because you suck your thumb for comfort in much the same way as you suck on a cigarette US, 1960. < on the thumb hitchhiking UK, 2004. < with the thumb in betting, used for indicating that the current odds will not continue to be offered for long. From the TICK-TACK signal used by bookmakers UK, 1991 thumb verb to hitchhike US, 1932. < thumb your nose to treat someone or something contemptously US, 1973 thumb buster noun 1 a knob attached to a car or truck’s steering wheel to help the driver make turns quickly. When the steering wheel returns to its normal position, the knob can injure the hand of a driver who is not careful US, 1971. 2 a railway mechanic US, 1977 thumb-check noun a cursory examination of a long document or packet of documents. US naval aviator usage US, 1986 thumb job noun a hitchthiker; the act of hitchhiking. Citizens’ band radio slang US, 1976 thumb merchant noun a hitchhiker US, 1976 thumbs down noun a rejection or refusal. From the gesture famously used to signal ‘no mercy’ for gladiators in the arenas of ancient Rome and Hollywood UK, 1929 thumbsucker noun a long and complex piece of journalism; a writer of such articles US, 2003 thumbs up noun approval; positive news. After the gesture that spared the life of Roman gladiators UK, 1951 thump noun afightUS, 1971 thump verb to defeat someone soundly UK, 1594 thumper noun 1 a hand grenade launcher US, 1990. 2 a drummer US, 1981 . 3 a piece of rope used by dog handlers to discipline sled dogs ANTARCTICA, 1982. 4 in electric line work, an underground fault locator US, 1980 thumper bumper noun in pinball, a bumper that upon impact with a ball scores and then propels the ball back into play US, 1977 thump gun noun an M79 grenade launcher. Vietnam war usage US, 1982 thumping adjective unusually large or heavy; of an untruth, outrageous UK, 1576 thumping adverb used as an intensifier of adjectives of large size UK, 1961 thunder noun 1 male sexual prowess TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1989. 2 heroin UK, 2002. < do a thunder to defecate IRELAND, 1994 thunder verb to excel US, 1989 thunderbags noun underpants AUSTRALIA, 1971 thunderbirds noun the female breasts. From the mammaric and lexicographic symbolism of the science fiction Thunderbirds, especially Thunderbird 2, in cult television supermarionation puppet-series Thunderbirds by Gerry Anderson, from 1965, and relaunched in the 1990s UK, 2001 Thunderbirds are go used for denoting or announcing that something is proceeding. A catchphrase from Thunderbirds, a cult science fiction puppet series, first broadcast on television in 1965 UK, 2001 thunderbowl noun a lavatory UK, 1982 thunderbox noun a lavatory. Originally coined for a ‘portable commode’ UK, 1939 thunderbumper noun a cumulonimbus cloud CANADA, 1995 thunderdome noun a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. A reference to the film Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome, 1985 UK, 1999 thundering adjective forcible, violent; hence, as an intensifier: great, excessive UK, 1618 thundering adverb excessively UK, 1809 thunderingly adverb violently, forcibly, powerfully, energetically; greatly; excessively UK, 1680 Thunder Road noun Highway 13, north of Saigon, South Vietnam. So named because of the US Army’s frequent THUNDER RUNS on Highway 13 US, 1971 thunder run noun 1 during the Vietnam war, a tactic of having a small armoured convoy drive at high speeds shooting at both sides of the road to thwart ambushes by the Viet Cong; in Iraq in 2003, used by soldiers of a death or glory incursion into Baghdad. Possibly originating in the Korean war, 1950–53, where it was used figuratively for a final bar crawl before leaving a posting US, 1983. 2 in white-water rafting, the most treacherous rapids or the act of negotiating them US, 2003 thunder thighs noun large, heavy thighs, especially on a woman US, 1977 thunk noun in computing, code that supplies an address US, 1991 thunk verb used as an alternative past tense of ‘think’ in place of ‘thought’. Intentionally jocular or rural UK, 1876 TI nickname the federal correctional institution, Terminal Island, California US, 1981 tia noun marijuana. A Spanish aunt such as AUNT MARY (marijuana) UK, 2003 TIA used as Internet shorthand to mean ‘thanks in advance’ US, 1997 Tibb’s Day noun the day after Resurrection, Judgment Day etc, i.e. a day that will never come in this lifetime. C. L. Apperson, in English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, calls it ‘a day neither before nor after Christmas’. Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1870) points out that there never was such a saint as St Tibb, hence the use of the term as a synonym for ‘never’ CANADA, 1999 tic noun phencylidine US, 1977 TIC noun when a criminal is on trial, a crime which does not form a part of the case being heard but which the defendant may request to have taken into account during sentencing. A partial acronym of ‘taken into account’ UK, 1996 tical noun marijuana. A coinage claimed by rap artist Methodman; usage spread with his adoption of ‘tical’ as one of many drug- related aliases US, 1998 tick noun 1 a moment; a second, a minute UK, 1879. 2 credit, deferred payment. Generally in the phrase ‘on tick’ (on credit) UK, 1642. 3 in spread-betting, a tenth UK, 2001. 4 in basketball, a shot US, 1986. 5 in a hospital, an intern US, 1994 throw off | tick 650 tick verb < tick along nicely to make satisfactory progress Ireland IRELAND, 2003 tick adjective sexually attractive UK, 1950 ticked off adjective angry US, 1959 ticker noun 1 a clock, especially a pocket watch US, 1964. 2 the heart. Analogised to a clock ticking US, 1930. 3 courage AUSTRALIA, 1977 ticket noun 1 an ordinary person. Used generally in Glasgow and MOD culture UK, 1985. 2 an amusing or charming person IRELAND, 1992 . 3 a follower (not an originator) of Mod fashion UK, 1964. 4 a professional licence; a certificate of qualification. Originally military US, 1951. 5 a warrant or bill of detainer US, 2002. 6 an official misconduct report in prison US, 1976. 7 an order to be locked in solitary confinement US, 1965. 8 in prison, a contract for a killing or beating US, 1974. 9 in horse racing, a betting receipt US, 1951. 10 a playing card. As in the expression ‘I held some good tickets’ US, 1961. 11 LSD; a dose of LSD. Another LSD-as-travel metaphor US, 1969. < just the ticket; that’s the ticket exactly what is required UK, 1838 ticket agent noun an LSD dealer. Premised on a TRIP metaphor US, 1974 Ticket Bastard nickname the Ticketmaster ticket service US, 1994 ticket of leave man noun a parolee UK, 1998 ticket-punching noun in the military, nearly automatic promotion from rank to rank with short periods in combat to justify the pro- motion US, 1988 tickets noun the female breasts. A term from the coarse sector of the entertainment industry, recognising the selling power of sex US, 1977. < have tickets on yourself to be conceited AUSTRALIA, 1918 tickety-boo adjective fine, correct, in order, satisfactory. Originally military; a variation of ‘ticket’, as in JUST THE TICKET (correct), with Hindu tikai babu (it’s all right, sir’) UK, 1939 tick-hunter noun an ardent bird-watcher, usually one who is excit- able. From a bird-watcher’s habit of ticking-off observations in a note book UK, 1977 tick in cow’s arse noun something or someone who is very close to something or someone else TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1982 ticking-off noun a reprimand UK, 1984 tickle noun 1 a robbery or other profitable criminal enterprise. Probably derives from the image of a poacher ‘tickling a trout’, an activity for the ‘light-fingered’ UK, 1938. 2 in the sport of polo, a weak hit on the ball UK, 2003. 3 a pleasurable sensation caused by drug use UK, 2000. 4 a deep v-bottom on a boat; also, especially in Newfoundland, a narrow strait between mainland and an island CANADA, 1947 tickle verb 1 to prime an engine. To start the cold engine of a motorcycle, it is sometimes necessary to prime the carburettor, or ‘tickle the pot’ US, 2003. 2 to administer oral sex to a male pornographer performer before or between scenes to help him maintain an erection US, 2000. 3 to rob NEW ZEALAND, 1998. < tickle a bug in computing, to activate a normally inactive malfunction US, 1991. < tickle the peter to steal from a till or cashbox AUSTRALIA, 1941. < tickle the pickle from the male perspective, to have sex US, 1964 ticklebelly noun the queasy feeling experienced when a car crests a poorly graded hill too fast CANADA, 2002 tickled; tickled to death; tickled pink adjective very pleased UK, 1907 tickler noun 1 an office system that serves to remind of impending deadlines US, 1905. 2 anything worn on the penis that is designed to stimulate the vagina or the clitoris during sex UK, 1974 tickle your fancy noun a homosexual. Rhyming slang, NANCY (BOY), noted as a post-World War 2 term by Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit, 1992, who suggests a corruption of the children’s song ‘Billy Boy’ as a possible source UK, 1992 ticklish adjective difficult, awkward UK, 1591 tick off verb to reprimand someone UK, 1915 tick-tack; tic-tac noun 1 a system of hand signalling used by racecourse bookmakers UK, 1899. 2 a signal of any kind. From race track use UK, 1992 tick-tack; tic-tac verb to signal betting information by tick-tack AUSTRALIA, 1956 tick-tacker noun a person who signals betting information by tick- tack AUSTRALIA, 1897 tick-tacking noun an illegal system of sign language used between bookmakers and touts on a racecourse AUSTRALIA, 1899 tick-tack man noun a tick-tacker AUSTRALIA, 1939 tick-tick noun a bicycle with three gears TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 tick-tock noun a clock. A children’s colloquialism, from the conven- tional imitation of the ticking of a clock UK, 1984 tick-tock used to mark the passing of an instant. From the ticking of a clock UK, 1959 tick twenty noun ten o’clock US, 1946 ticky adjective old-fashioned, out-of-date US, 1960 tic-tac noun 1 a person who signals betting information by tick-tack UK, 1990. 2 a fact. Rhyming slang, from the race track signalling system UK, 1992. 3 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1994 tid-bit noun an appetising and toothsome woman US, 1973 tiddie; tiddy noun the female breast. A variation of TITTY UK, 2003 tiddle verb to urinate. A children’s colloquialism UK, 1961 tiddled off adjective annoyed, cross. After TIDDLE (to urinate), thus a variation of PISSED OFF UK, 1977 tiddler noun 1 any small fish. Originally applied to a stickleback UK, 1885. 2 anything small; a child, a small animal, a small drink, etc UK, 1927. 3 any small coin (of size rather than denomination) UK, 1966. 4 a player of tiddleywinks US, 1958 tiddler’s bait; tiddley bait; tiddley; Tilly Bates adjective late. Rhyming slang UK, 1960 tiddly; tiddley adjective mildly drunk UK, 1905 tiddlywink; tiddly-wink; tiddleywink; tiddly; tid noun 1 an alcoholic drink. Rhyming slang UK, 1859. 2 a Chinese person. Rhyming slang for CHINK (a Chinese person) UK, 1977 tidemark noun a dirty mark that is left by, and marks the extent of, a child’s neck-washing regime UK, 1961 tide’s in adjective experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1999 tide’s out adjective experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1999 tidy adjective 1 large, considerable. As in the song sung by Boy Scouts: ‘The great meat pie was a tidy size, / And it took a week to make it, / A day to carry it to the shop, / And just a week to bake it’ UK, 1838. 2 satisfactory; good; decent; correct. Widely exampled by John Edwards, Talk Tidy! (the title is defined in the book as ‘speak properly!’), 1985 UK, 1844. 3 sexually attractive; sexy UK, 2000 tidy! in South Wales, used as a positive affirmation UK: WALES, 1985 tidy; tidy up verb 1 to make something orderly, clean, etc UK, 1821. 2 to wash the vulva and vagina TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1978 tidy and neat; tidy verb to eat. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tidy away verb to clear up for tidiness’ sake UK, 1867 tidy whities noun white, boxer-style men’s underpants US, 1994 tie verb to inject with a drug UK, 2003. < tie on one to get very drunk US, 1996. < tie the knot to marry UK, 1605. < tie them down on the railways, to apply hand brakes US, 1946 tie a knot in it! addressed to someone (usually a male) who needs to urinate but is having to control the urge; also, said to someone who is whistling tunelessly UK, 2001 tie and tease noun sexual bondage alternating pleasurable stimu- lation and deliberate frustration, especially when advertised as a service offered by a prostitute UK, 2003 tie-eye noun a commotion or ruckus CANADA, 1999 tie off verb to restrict the flow of blood in a vein in preparation for an injection of narcotic drugs US, 1996 651 tick | tie off tie-tongued adjective suffering from a speaking disability such as a lisp BARBADOS, 1965 tie-up noun the rope or cord used to restrict the flow of blood in a vein in preparation for an injection of drugs UK, 1996 tie up verb to apply an improvised tourniquet, usually on the arm, preparatory to injecting a drug US, 1990 tiff noun a petty quarrel; a brief peevish disagreement UK, 1754 tiger noun 1 a person who is keen for or enthusiastic about something AUSTRALIA, 1896 . 2 a male homosexual UK, 1983. 3 a wife. A Cockney endearment UK, 1980. 4 an outstanding sportsman; a confi- dent climber; a formidable sporting opponent UK, 1929. < take a tiger for a walk (used of a food addict) to eat in moderation. A term in twelve-step recovery programmes such as Alcoholics Anonymous US, 1998 tiger cage noun an underground, high security jail cell US, 1992 tiger country noun 1 rough, uncultivated country or terrain AUSTRALIA, 1945. 2 any challenging situation. From World War 2, referring to territory patrolled by German Tiger tanks NEW ZEALAND, 1945 . 3 in hospital operating theatre usage, any part of the body where surgery is high risk US, 1994 tiger in the tank noun a linear amplifier for a citizens’ band radio. From the 1960’s Esso advertising slogan ‘Put a tiger in your tank’ US, 1976 tiger lady noun a female Vietnamese civilian building worker at a US facility during the war US, 1990 tiger piss noun Tiger Paw™ beer. A south Vietnamese speciality, made with formaldehyde US, 1991 tiger stripe noun a scar from intravenous drug injections US, 1958 tiger stripes noun camouflage worn in the jungle US, 1971 tiger suit noun jungle camouflage uniforms worn by soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army US, 1990 tiger sweat noun strong, illegally manufactured whisky CANADA, 1999 tiger tank noun a thing of little worth. Rhyming slang for, WANK (rubbish), usually phrased ‘not worth a tiger tank’; from the advertising slogan ‘put a tiger in your tank’ UK, 1980 Tiggerish; tiggerish adjective energetically enthusiastic and cheerful. From the character of Tigger, created by A.A. Milne, 1882–1956, especially as filtered through the Disney animations of Winnie the Pooh’s adventures UK, 2003 tight noun 1 a close friend BAHAMAS, 1982. 2 in poker, a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank and a pair. Known conventionally as a ‘full house’ CANADA, 1988. < in a tight in serious trouble US, 1984 tight adjective 1 tipsy; drunk US, 1830 . 2 lacking generosity, mean UK, 2000. 3 aggressive; cruel; unpleasant. From the previous sense as ‘mean’, punning on ‘mean’ as ‘cruel’ UK, 1999. 4 hard; severe; difficult UK, 1764. 5 of a slot machine, disadvantageous to the gambler in terms of the frequency of payouts US, 1984 . 6 used of a hard bargain US, 1828. 7 of money; hard to come by; in short- circulation UK, 1846. 8 used of a player in poker extremely conservative in play and betting US, 1990. 9 of a contest, close, evenly matched US, 1848. 10 friendly US, 1956. 11 good; fashionable; in style US, 1998 tight-arse noun a person who is mean with money UK, 1999 tight-arsed adjective 1 mean, close-fisted, ungenerous UK, 1966. 2 puritanical; very restrained; self-centred UK, 1990 tight as a crab’s arse adjective miserly UK, 1999 tight as a gnat’s twat adjective miserly UK, 2001 tight-ass noun a highly strung, nervous person US, 1971 tight-assed adjective highly strung, nervous US, 1970 tighten verb < tighten the wig to smoke marijuana US, 2001. < tighten up someone’s game to educate or coach someone US, 1972 tightener noun 1 any alcoholic drink US, 1969. 2 in horse racing, a race seen as preparation for the next race US, 1994 tighter than a camel’s arse in a sand storm adjective miserly. An elaboration of TIGHT (mean) UK, 1999 tighter than bark to a tree adjective miserly CANADA, 1992 tight fight with a short stick noun a difficult job with poor equipment to do it US, 1954 tight hole noun an oil well whose discovery and location have not been reported US, 1997 tight laces noun commerically manufactured cigarettes, especially with filters US, 1990 tight-roll noun a manufactured cigarette US, 1984 tightwad noun a miserly person US, 1906 tighty-whities noun form-fitting men’s jockey shorts US, 1985 tig ol’ bitties noun large breasts. An intentional Spoonerism of ‘big old titties’ US, 2001 tigre; tigre blanc o; tigre del norte noun heroin. Possibly ‘branded’ types of heroin, from Spanish for ‘tiger’, white ‘tiger’ and ‘northern tiger’ UK, 2003 Tijuana 12 noun a cigarette made with tobacco and marijuana US, 1982 Tijuana Bible noun a pornographic comic book US, 1979 Tijuana chrome noun silver spray paint. Tijuana is just across the border from California in the Mexican state of Baja California. Californian youth often took their customised cars to Tijuana, where much of the best and some of the shoddiest customising work was done US, 1993 T ijuana taxi noun a well marked police car US, 1976 tik noun a potential victim. West Indian and UK black UK, 1996 Tilbury Docks; the Tilburys noun any sexually transmitted infection. Rhyming slang for POX, formed on a part of the Port of London. An earlier, now obsolete sense for this rhyme was ‘socks’ UK, 1992 tiles noun dominoes US, 1959. < on the tiles partying NEW ZEALAND, 1984 till-tap verb to steal money from a cash till US, 1970 till tapper noun in a casino, a person who steals coins or tokens from a slot machine being played by someone else US, 1999 till tapping noun theft from a cash register when the cashier is distracted US, 1964 tilly noun (especially in Queensland and northern New South Wales) a utility truck AUSTRALIA, 1957 Tilly noun used as a personification of the police US, 1970 T illy Bates adjective 8see: TIDDLER’S BAIT tilly-tallied adjective drunk. Possibly from obsolete ‘tilly-vally’ (nonsense), which is what tends to be spoken when drunk UK, 1999 tilt noun 1 especially in the Maritime Provinces, a crude shelter, open on one side and with its back to the wind CANADA, 1958. 2 in pinball, a mechanism on the machine that ends a game when the player moves the machine too forcefully US, 1979. < on tilt used of a poker player’s playing, exceptionally poor US, 1979 Tim noun a Roman Catholic. Who the original Tim is or was is unknown UK: SCOTLAND, 2000 timber noun 1 a toothpick US, 1948 . 2 in horse racing, a hurdle in a steeplechase race US, 1976. 3 in poker, the cards that have been discarded US, 1951. 4 in the circus or carnival, a person playing a game or concession with the house’s money in an attempt to attract other patrons to play US, 1968 timber nigger noun a Native American Indian. Offensive. Used by sporting enthusiasts and those in the tourist industry to describe Native American Indians involved in the fishing/hunting rights debate US, 1993 timber rider noun in horse racing, a jockey in a steeplechase event US, 1976 timbit noun a rendezvous for coffee and snack proposed by one police officer to another. A doughnut hole from Tim Horton’s™; tie-tongued | timbit 652 refers to the dough that is punched out of a ring doughnut, fried, and sold as a ‘hole’ CANADA, 2000 time noun time in prison; a jail sentence UK, 1837. < (he) wouldn’t give you the time of day; too mean to give you the time of day applied to a notoriously mean person UK, 1984. < do time 1 to serve a prison sentence, especially in a manner that preserves the prisoner’s sanity UK, 1865. 2 to stay after school in detention US, 1954 . < for the time in poolroom betting, playing with the loser paying for the use of the table US, 1967. < have no time for someone to have no respect for someone AUSTRALIA, 1911. < in no time; in less than no time immediately UK, 1822. < make time; make time with someone to have sex with someone; to make sexual advances towards someone US, 1934 time-and-a-half noun in blackjack, the payout to a player of one and a half times their bet when the player is dealt a natural 21. A pun using a term usually applied to an overtime rate of pay US, 1977 time of the month noun the bleed period of a woman’s menstrual cycle. Barely euphemistic UK, 1931 time out! used for warning others of approaching police US, 2000 timer noun father. An abbreviation of ‘old-timer’ CANADA, 1993 time-stretcher noun a prisoner whose attitude and actions serve to make the time served by others seem longer than it is US, 2002 time through the gate noun the on-the-job experience of a prison officer UK, 1996 Timmy noun a Tristar aircraft. In Royal Air Force use UK, 2002 timothy noun a brothel. A shortening of ‘Timothy Titmouse’, rhyming slang for ‘house’ AUSTRALIA, 1950 timps noun timpani (kettle-drums); timpanists. An abbreviation of ‘timpani’ UK, 1934 Timshop noun a Roman Catholic chapel UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 tim tam noun a tampon. Abbreviation and reduplication AUSTRALIA, 2001 tin noun 1 apolicebadgeUS, 1958. 2 a police officer US, 1950. 3 a gun US, 1986. 4 asafeUS, 1970. 5 one ounce of marijuana. Probably from a pipe tobacco tin as a measured container US, 1946. 6 beer in any quantity or container US, 1980. 7 in drag racing, a trophy, especially one awarded without a cash prize US, 1965. < does what it says on the tin; does exactly what it says on the tin used as an assurance that whatever is so described will be, or behave, as expected. From a catchphrase-slogan for Ronseal™ wood- treatments; first introduced in the early 1990s, the phrase is now part of the company’s registered trademarking, and widely applied in the sense recorded here UK, 2001 tin-arse; tin-bum noun a lucky person. Derives, perhaps, from a play on ‘copper-bottomed’ AUSTRALIA, 1953 tin arse; tin arsed adjective lucky AUSTRALIA, 1919 Tina Turner; tina noun 1 a profitable activity. Rhyming slang for, ‘earner’; formed from the popular US singer and actress (b.1938) UK, 2001. 2 Rhyming slang for GURNER (a person intoxicated by MDMA) UK tin bath; tin noun 1 a laugh. Rhyming slang UK, 2002. 2 a scarf. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tin can noun 1 a safe that is easily broken into by criminals US, 1949. 2 an older ship in disrepair US, 1970. 3 a citizens’ band radio set. From one of the most primitive technical means of communi- cation: two tin cans joined by a piece of string US, 1976 tinchy adjective petty; small BAHAMAS, 1982 Tin City noun a sheet metal barracks in Guam used to house Vietnamese refugees after the North Vietnamese conquest in 1975 US, 1990 tin collector noun a police officer or prosecutor involved in investi- gating police misconduct US, 2001 tincture noun 1 an alcoholic drink. Popularised, if not inspired by the ‘Dear Bill’ letters in Private Eye UK, 1980. 2 a light drug in liquid form. A jocular euphemism UK, 1968 tin dog noun a snowmobile NEW ZEALAND, 1969 tin ear noun tone deafness US, 1935 T in-Ear Alley noun the boxing world. A journalists’ pun on ‘Tin-Pan Alley’ (the world of music) UK, 1961 tin flute noun a suit. A variation of WHISTLE AND FLUTE in Glasgow rhyming slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 t’ing noun thing. West Indian and UK black pronunciation UK, 1994 ting noun money; a payment, especially in an illegal context TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1989 ting-a-ling noun 1 the penis BAHAMAS, 1982. 2 a ring (jewellery). Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 3 in playing cards, a king. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tin grin noun any person with orthodontia US, 1977 tings noun the testicles. West Indian pronunciation of ‘things’ UK, 2000 tingum noun a person or thing the name of which escapes the speaker BAHAMAS, 1995 tin hat noun 1 a fool, an idiot. Rhyming slang for PRAT UK, 1998. 2 on the railways, a company official US, 1977. < put the tin hat on it; put the tin hat on something to bring an unfortunate sequence to an unwelcome climax; to finish something off UK, 1919 tinhorn noun a cheap and offensive person US, 1887 tinhorn adjective shoddy; inconsequential; inferior US, 1886 tin Indian noun aPontiaccarUS, 1993 tinker noun 1 a member of the travelling community. Conventionally ‘an (itinerant) mender of pots, pans, kettles etc.’, but now more generally applied IRELAND, 1997. 2 a child, especially a mischievous child. 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; tinker’s damn; tinker’s toss noun something of no value UK, 1824 tinkle noun urine, the act of urination US, 1960. < give a tinkle to telephone someone. From the ringing bell of original telephones UK, 1938 tinkle verb to urinate. Children’s vocabulary, used coyly by adults US, 1960 tinklebox noun a piano US, 1946 tin lid noun 1 a Jewish person. Rhyming slang for YID UK, 1992. 2 a child. Rhyming slang for KID AUSTRALIA, 1905 tinned dog noun canned meat AUSTRALIA, 1895 tinnie; tinny noun a can of beer AUSTRALIA, 1964 tinny noun 1 an imprecise measure of marijuana wrapped in tinfoil, usually enough for about three cigarettes NEW ZEALAND, 1995 . 2 a small aluminium boat AUSTRALIA, 1979. 3 a station wagon with a steel body and no wood trim US, 1993 tinny adjective lucky AUSTRALIA, 1919 tinny house noun a place where marijuana tinnies are sold NEW ZEALAND , 1999 tin plate noun 1 a mate. Rhyming slang NEW ZEALAND, 1992. 2 in circus and carnival usage, a law enforcement official in a small town US, 1981 tin sandwich noun a harmonica; a mouth organ. Used as the title of an album of harmonica music by Tommy Basker, ‘The Tin Sandwich’, 1994 US, 1999 tinsel-teeth noun 1 any person with orthodontia US, 1979. 2 orthodontic braces US, 1971 Tinsel T own nickname Hollywood US, 1939 tins of beans; tins noun jeans (denim trousers). Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tin soldier noun a prostitute’s client who pays not for conventional sex, but to act as a prostitute’s ‘slave’. Noted as a ‘voyeur-type male, usually of middle- or upper-class background’ by David Powis, The Signs of Crime, 1977 UK, 1977 tin tack noun 1 dismissal from employment. Rhyming slang for SACK. Recorded in 1932 but believed to be late C19 UK, 1932. 2 afact. Rhyming slang based on BRASS TACKs, generally plural UK, 1999 tin tank noun a bank. Rhyming slang UK, 1932 653 time | tin tank tin termites noun rust UK, 1972 tints noun 1 sunglasses US, 1972. 2 tinted car windows US, 1980 tiny noun 1 a child AUSTRALIA, 1961. 2 a very young member of a youth gang US, 1981 tiny gangster noun a young member of a youth gang US, 1989 tiny mind noun < out of your tiny mind; out of your tiny you arecrazy,foolish,mad UK, 1970 Tiny Tim noun a five-pound note; the sum of £5. Rhyming slang for FLIM, formed on a character in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, 1843 UK, 1992 Tio T aco noun a Mexican-American who curries favour with the dominant white culture. Literally ‘Uncle Taco’, referring to a Mexican dish made with a fried corn tortilla US, 1969 tip noun 1 a point of view, an aspect or perspective; a concentration upon an aspect UK, 1994. 2 special information conveyed by an expert or insider; a piece of professional advice; private knowledge, especially in connection with investment or gambling UK, 1845. 3 that which is ‘tipped’ to win; the probable winner in a race UK, 1873. 4 a dirty or chaotically untidy place. Especially applied, apparently, to teenagers’ bedrooms; from a community site where rubbish is tipped UK, 1983. 5 a small group with specific economic functions, such as a drug-selling enterprise US, 1995. 6 agangUS, 1990. 7 a rubber thong sandal CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985. 8 a crowd gathered in front of a carnival game or show US, 1968. 9 a steady, repeating player in a carnival midway game US, 1985 tip verb 1 to convey expert, inside or specialist information, especially about a profitable investment or a probable winner UK, 1883. 2 to give a gratuity UK, 1706. 3 to behave foolishly. Gulf war usage US, 1991. 4 to reckon that something will occur AUSTRALIA, 1955. 5 to perform oral sex. A shortening of TIP THE VELVET (to kiss with the tongue) UK, 2002. 6 to become aware of a swindle US, 1963. < tip it in trucking, to drive fast US, 1946. < tip someone the wink to warn someone; to privately signal to someone UK, 1676. < tip the brandy to lick, suck and tongue another’s anus. A combination of TIP (to perform oral sex) and BRANDY AND RUM (the buttocks) UK, 2002. < tip the bucket on someone to denigrate or criticise someone AUSTRALIA, 1986. < tip the gas in drag racing, to fill the petrol tank US, 1968. < tip the ivy to lick, suck and tongue another’s anus UK, 2002. < tip the load to go to confession AUSTRALIA, 1989. < tip the velvet 1 to kiss with the tongue, especially to ‘tongue a woman’. Based on obsolete ‘velvet’ (the tongue) UK, 1699. 2 to perform oral sex UK, 2002. 3 in homosexual sex, to lick, suck and tongue another’s anus UK, 1997 tip-fiddle noun a military deployment list. Back-formation from TPFDL (time-phased forces deployment list) US, 2003 tip-off noun a warning; an item of private information. A variation of TIP UK, 1901 tip off verb to give information to someone, especially about an impending crime US, 1891 tipper noun a dump truck US, 1971 tippety-run noun a form of cricket played by children in which the person batting has to run every time the ball is hit. Also with great variation as ‘tip-and-go’, ‘tip-and-run’, ‘tippety’, ‘tippety-cricket’, ‘tippety-runs’, ‘tippy-cricket’, ‘tippy-go’, ‘tippy-go-run’, ‘tippy-runs’, ‘tipsy and tipsy-runs’ – and that’s ignoring vast spelling variation AUSTRALIA, 1983 tipple noun 1 alcohol; especially a drink of regular choice. From the conventional verb UK, 1581. 2 by extension, a recreational drug of choice UK, 2000 tippy-toe verb to walk on tiptoe. Childish variation of conventional ‘tiptoe’ UK, 1901 tips noun in betting, odds of 11–10 UK, 1991 tip-slinger noun a person who offers racecourse tips AUSTRALIA, 1915 tipster noun in horse racing, someone who gives his opinions on various horses and their chances in a race US, 1951 tip-toe verb in motor racing, to manoeuvre carefully through or past an obstruction or dangerous condition US, 1980 tip-top adjective excellent UK, 1755 tip up verb to join a gang, especially a prison gang US, 2000 tip-up town noun a collection of ice fishing shanties on a lake’s frozen surface. The ‘tip-up’ is the small fishing pole used for ice fishing. Michigan Upper Pensinula usage US, 2003 tire noun an apron worn by a young girl to keep her dress clean. This very old word – Shakespeare often used it – is still in use in Nova Scotia CANADA, 1988 tire billy noun a short stick with a weighted head used by truck drivers to test the air pressure of their tyres US, 1971 tired adjective boring UK, 1987 tired and emotional adjective drunk. A barbed journalistic euphemism thought to have been coined, or noted in political use and gleefully adopted, by satirical magazine Private Eye UK, 1981 tire-kicker; tyre-kicker noun in the used car business, a customer who studiously inspects the cars for sale, seemingly at the expense of ever getting around to buying a car. Reported by sales assistants in a UK electrical goods retail chain in August 2002 as meaning ‘a customer who spends a long time looking and fails to make a purchase’ US, 1997 tish note noun in circus and carnival usage, counterfeit money, especially when used to pay a prostitute US, 1981 tissue noun 1 crack cocaine. The variant ‘tisher’ is also used UK, 1998. 2 (especially in Tasmania) a cigarette paper AUSTRALIA, 1966 tissue odds; tissue noun a betting forecast used by bookmakers. From the flimsy paper originally used for this purpose UK, 1942 tiswas; tizwas; tizz-wozz noun a state of excitement or confusion. Originally Royal Air Force use; possibly a blend of ‘it is/it was’ as a variation of ‘not know if you are coming or going’ or a variation of TIZZ (an emotional state). From 1974–82 Tiswas was a popular Saturday morning television programme that demonstrated the qualities of excitement and confusion UK, 1960 tit noun 1 the female breast US, 1928. 2 any finger-touch button such as on an electric bell; thus any button-like or knobby protruberance that vaguely resembles a nipple. Originally military UK, 1943. 3 a police officer’s helmet. From the shape UK, 2002. 4 a fool. Often as ‘look a right tit’ or ‘an absolute tit’, and the amusing popular favourite ‘feel a right tit’ UK, 1947. 5 asmallraised bump on a computer keyboard key, most commonly the f and j keys, to provide orientation for the user’s fingers US, 1991. < atit full of Wild Turkey used for describing an alcoholic’s fondest sexual fantasy US, 1994. < get tit to succeed in the goal of touching or fondling a girl’s breasts US, 1974. < on the tit enjoying charity, or quasi-charity, in the form of undemanding work US, 1957 tit adjective undemanding, easy US, 1990 tit about verb to waste time; to play about; to be engaged in trivial activity UK, 1999 tit and clit chain noun a decorative chain that connects a woman’s pierced nipples and clitoris US, 1996 titanic noun someone who performs oral sex on first acquaintance. A jokey reference to ‘going down’ (performing oral sex) first time out; the RMS Titanic famously sunk on her maiden voyage UK, 2002 titbag noun 1 a brassiere US, 1994. 2 a fool. An elaboration of TIT (a fool) UK, 2001 titch nickname applied to a person of small stature or a little child. Derives, via the earlier spelling ‘tich’, from music hall entertainer Little Tich (diminutive comedian Harry Relph, 1868–1928), who took as his stage name the nickname he was given as a child from his resemblance to Arthur Orton, the man who claimed to be the missing heir to an English baronetcy, Richard Tichborne UK, 1934 titchy adjective small, of small stature, insignificant. From TITCH UK, 1950 tit-clamp noun a device, designed to cause discomfort or pain for sexual stimulation, that is attached to a breast or nipple UK, 1995 tit-for-tat noun 1 a reaction equal and opposite to the action UK, 1556. 2 a hat. Rhyming slang. Can be shortend to ‘titfer’, ‘titfa’ or ‘tit-for’ UK, 1930. 3 a trade union traitor. Rhyming slang for RAT AUSTRALIA, 2002 tit-fuck noun an act of rubbing the penis in the compressed cleavage between a woman’s breasts US, 1972 tin termites | tit-fuck 654 tit-fuck verb to rub the penis in the compressed cleavage between a woman’s breasts US, 1986 tit-hammock noun a brassiere UK, 1961 tithead noun an idiot. Elaboration of TIT (an idiot) on the pattern of DICKHEAD (an idiot) UK, 1999 titi noun the female breast TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 tit joint noun a bar or club featuring bare-breasted women servers US, 1984 tit-kisser noun a man sexually obsessed with women US, 1977 tit lift noun a procedure in cosmetic surgery to enhance the female breast UK, 1992 tit mag noun a magazine that features pictures of half-naked or naked women in erotic poses UK, 1976 tit magazine noun a magazine featuring photographs of naked women US, 1972 tit-man; tits-man noun a male with a (declared) primary interest in a woman’s breasts as a point of attraction US, 1974 tito noun a rand (unit of currency). Teen slang, after South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni SOUTH AFRICA, 2003 tit off verb to annoy or to aggravate someone UK, 1997 tit ring noun a ring that passes through a pierced nipple US, 1984 tit run noun a walk through a crowd in search of attractive female breasts US, 1995 tits noun 1 when preceded by a characteristic or adjective, a person (of either gender) of the type defined by that characteristic or adjective UK, 1997. 2 heroin. Probably from TITS (exceptionally good) UK, 2002. < get on someone’s tits to annoy or irritate someone. Used by either gender UK, 1945. < off your tits drunk or drug- intoxicated UK, 2000. < the tits the best; absolute perfection,mid-C20 tits adjective exceptionally good US, 1966 tits! used for expressing excitement US, 1992 tits and ass; tits and arse adjective said of a film, television programme, or magazine featuring nudity US, 1965 tits out adverb in an uncompromising fashion, determinedly. Office jargon with a non-gender specific application UK, 2005 tits up adjective dead; out of operation. A coarser BELLY-UP, of military (possibly Royal Air Force) origin UK, 1981 tittie twister noun a pinch and twist of the breast, especially the nipple US, 1997 tit tip noun a female nipple US, 1982 tittle-tattle verb to inform on someone. A nuance of the conven- tional sense (to chat, to gossip), perhaps influenced by ‘tell-tale’ UK, 2003 titty; tittie noun the female breast IRELAND, 1922 titty bar; tittie bar noun a bar featuring bare-breasted female servers and/or dancers US, 1991 titty-deep adjective used of a fox hole shallow US, 1990 titty-fuck noun an act of rubbing the penis in the compressed cleavage between a woman’s breasts. Elaboration of TIT-FUCK US, 1988 titty-fuck verb to rub the penis in the compressed cleavage between a woman’s breasts US, 1998 titty hard-ons noun erect nipples AUSTRALIA, 1996 titty pink adjective a bright pink shade of lipstick. Thought to resemble the colour of a nipple US, 1982 tittytainment noun television programming that exploits sex. Used in the German media US, 1998 tit-wank noun an act of sexual gratification in which the penis is rubbed between a female partner’s breasts UK, 2002 tit willow noun a pillow. Rhyming slang; playing on the pillowing effect of a TIT (the female breast) UK, 1932 tizz verb to frizz something up AUSTRALIA, 1967 tizz; tiz; tizzy noun a state of panic or confused excitement US, 1935 tizzic noun a lingering, throaty cough BARBADOS, 1998 tizz up verb to dress up AUSTRALIA, 1977 tizzy adjective ostentatiously dressed AUSTRALIA, 1953 tizzy up verb to smarten or spruce something up AUSTRALIA, 1960 TJ nickname Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. On the California-Mexico border, just south of San Diego, California US, 1981 T-Jone s noun amotherUS, 1988 tjorrie noun 8see: CHORRIE TL noun a sycophant. From the Yiddish tuchus leker (ass licker) US, 1972 TL C noun tender, loving care US, 1973 TM noun 1 a commerically rolled cigarette. A shortened form of TAILOR- M ADE US, 1976. 2 transcendental meditation US, 1979 TMB doctors’ shorthand applied to an elderly patient. An initialism of ‘too many birthdays’ UK, 2002 TMI used for expressing the sentiment that a conversation has become too personal, that the speaker is imparting too much information US, 1997 TMT used to designate the person who will feature in your immedi- ate masturbatory fantasies UK, 2002 TNT noun 1 heroin. A play on DYNAMITE (a powerful drug) UK, 1977. 2 amyl or butyl nitrite UK, 1998. 3 a variety of MDMA, the rec- reational drug best known as ecstasy. A pun on TNT (the explosive trinitrotulene), suggesting that the ecstasy experience is explosive UK, 1999. 4 fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic analgesic that is used as a recreational drug , 2004 TNX used as Internet discussion group shorthand to mean ‘thanks’ US, 1997 to preposition at. In conventional use from C10 to mid-C19; now in regional and dialect use in the UK, and colloquial use in the US UK, 1985 toad noun 1 an unattractive, older male homosexual US, 1985. 2 a very sick, derelict hospital patient. An initialism for a ‘trashy old alcoholic derelict’ US, 1977. 3 a black prisoner US, 1989. 4 a used car that is in very poor condition US, 1980 TOAD used for describing what happens when a surfer catches a big wave and almost immediately falls from his board. An abbreviation of ‘take o ff and die’ US, 1988 toadie noun the vagina US, 1998 toadskins noun money. A play on FROGSKIN CANADA, 1912 toad-stabber; toad-sticker noun a knife US, 1945 to and fro noun snow. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 to-and-fro’ing; to’ing-and-fro’ing noun a constant moving about UK, 1961 to and from noun an English person. Rhyming slang for POM AUSTRALIA , 1946 toast noun 1 something that is completely broken or inoperable US, 1991. 2 a forest that has been burnt by a forest fire US, 1991. 3 a narrative poem US, 1976. 4 an amusing story told as part of a rap performance. Adopted from a West Indian DJ’s ‘toast’ (to perform a lyric) US, 2000 toast verb to heat a powdered drug such as heroin for injection CANADA, 1966 toast adjective dead US, 1983 toasted adjective 1 drunk US, 1980. 2 emotionally unstable ANTARCTICA, 1997 toasted bread adjective dead. A variation of the familiar rhyming slang ‘brown bread’; UK, 1998 toast rack noun a very thin cow NEW ZEALAND, 2002 tobacco juice; tobacco stain noun faecal stains in the underwear or on a toilet bowl US, 1966 tobaccy noun tobacco US, 1935 Tobago love noun a relationship in which there is little or no display of affection TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1993 Tobago sugar noun wood waste left by termites TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 655 tit-fuck | Tobago sugar tober noun a field or other site recognised as the temporary home and responsibility of a circus, fair or market. Shelta UK, 1890 Tobermory noun a story. Rhyming slang, from the main village on the Isle of Mull, Scotland UK, 2001 tober omee noun a toll collector, a rent collector; a landlord UK, 1934 tober showman noun a travelling musician UK, 2002 Toblerone; tobler noun alone; on my own. Rhyming slang, formed from a branded chocolate confection. Often as ‘on my tobler’ IRELAND, 2003 to buggery adverb used to intensify an adjective. In phrases like ‘blown to buggery’ UK, 2002 toby noun the road, the highway. From Shelta tobar or tober UK, 1958 toby jug noun the ear. Rhyming slang for, LUG. UK, 1992 tochis; tuckus; tochas noun the buttocks. Yiddish US, 1934 tochis-over-teakettle adverb head-over-heels US, 1991 tockley noun the penis AUSTRALIA, 1992 to coin a phr ase used as an ironic acknowledgement or apology for an immediately preceding or ensuing triteness US, 1951 toddie noun a potato UK, 1984 toddle verb to go; to leave UK, 1812 toddy noun an alcoholic beverage made with the alcohol of choice, hot water and sugar UK, 1991 todge omee-palone noun the passive partner in homosexual anal sex UK, 2002 todger noun the penis. From the obsolete verb ‘todge’ (to smash to a pulp), the penis seen as a smashing tool UK, 2001 todger dodger noun a lesbian. Literally ‘someone who avoids a TODGER’ (the penis) UK, 2002 to-do noun a social function or party. Extending the more general sense of ‘to-do’ (a fuss) creates this slightly critical variation of DO (a party) UK, 2001 Tod Sloan; tod noun alone. Rhyming slang for ‘alone’ although usage suggests a rhyme on ‘own’: ‘on your tod’ (on your own). Tod Sloan (1874–1933) was a US jockey who raced in the UK, under royal colours, from 1896. In 1901 he was banned by the English Jockey Club; by 1906 he was ruled off the turf everywhere. Coined originally for his fame, continued ironically with his infamy when he was truly ‘on his tod’. Still used though the man is forgotten UK, 1934 toe noun < on the toe nervous, anxious AUSTRALIA, 1989 toe-ender noun a kick UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 toefoot noun a numbing of the feet in cold water, creating the sen- sation of having no toes, only a foot. Surfing usage US, 2004 toe-jam noun the amalgam of dirt and sweat that gathers between the toes of unwashed feet US, 1999 toe nails in the radiator; toes on the radiator; toe nails on the front bumper; toes on the bumper adjective describing a vehicle being driven at top speed, or the driver of that vehicle. Citizens’ band radio slang; the image of a driver’s foot pressing the accelerator pedal through the floor US, 1976 toe-popper noun a small antipersonnel mine powerful enough to blow off a hand or foot US, 1990 toe-rag noun 1 a person who is disliked, usually with good reason. Ultimately from the rags worn on a tramp’s feet, hence a beggar, and hence this term of contempt which is the only sense that survives UK, 1875. 2 a slut. Rhyming slang for SLAG UK, 1992 toes noun < on your toes on the run UK, 1996 toes over adjective said when a surfer has any number of toes extended over the front end of the surfboard US, 1964 toes-up adjective sleeping. Prison usage NEW ZEALAND, 1997 toe ticket noun the name tag affixed to the toe of a corpse in a morgue US, 1962 toe-to-toe noun afightUK, 2000 toe toucher noun a male homosexual, especially the passive partner in anal sex UK, 1983 toe up adjective drunk. A corruption of ‘torn up’ US, 2001 toey adjective 1 fast, fleet-footed AUSTRALIA, 1971 . 2 restless; uneasy. From an earlier sense of ‘a racehorse keen to run’ (1930) AUSTRALIA, 1959. 3 anxious for sex NEW ZEALAND, 1995 toff noun 1 a person who is, or appears to be, of a superior social status or well-to-do. From ‘tuft’ which, in 1670, was a gold tassel worn 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 hall song entitled ‘The Shoreditch Toff’ by Arthur Lloyd UK, 1851 . 2 a completely reliable and dependable person AUSTRALIA, 1989 toffee noun 1 nonsense or flattery UK, 1967. 2 (a stick of) gelignite. From its appearance UK, 1964. < not for toffee of a person’s ability to do something, not at all, by no means, not in any circumstances UK, 1914 toffee-nose noun a snob; a supercilious individual. A play on TOFF (a well-to-do person) as the sort of person who would look down their nose at a lesser individual UK, 1964 toffee-nosed adjective supercilious, snobbish UK, 1925 toffee wrapper; toffee noun the head. Rhyming slang for NAPPER UK , 1998 toff omee noun a wealthy older male homosexual lover; a homosex- ual sugar daddy. After the obsolete sense as ‘a very well-to-do gentleman’ UK, 2002 tog noun a men’s suit CANADA, 1965 tog verb to dress. Conventional English reincarnated as slang in black vernacular US, 1946 together adjective having your life, career or emotions under control; self-assured US, 1969. < get it together to take control of your per- sonal condition; to get your mind and emotions under control; to become organised US, 1975 togged out adjective dressed UK, 1793 togged up adjective dressed up, usually for a special occasion. From TOGS (clothes) UK, 1793 toggle jockey noun in the US Air Force, a co-pilot US, 1946 togs noun 1 clothing. Conventional English starting in the late C18, resurrected as slang in the C20 UK, 1779. 2 especially on the eastern mainland, a swimming costume AUSTRALIA, 1918 toilet noun 1 an inferior venue UK, 2002. 2 in the used car business, a used car with serious hygiene issues US, 1992. 3 a person as a sex object US, 1980. 4 fat buttocks BAHAMAS, 1982. 5 a casino. An insider term US, 1980. < in the toilet 1 lost, wasted US, 1987. 2 in serious trouble US, 2001 toilet-bowl adjective having an inferior location or very low status US, 1995 toilet-bowl woman noun a prostitute who operates on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles. Another name for a ‘comfort lady’ US, 2000 toilet mouth noun a person who employs a vocabulary that is con- sidered foul or obscene US, 1976 toilet queen noun a homosexual male who loiters around public toilets in search of sex-partners US, 1967 toilet roll; toilet noun unemployment benefit. Rhyming slang for THE DOLE UK, 1992 toilet seat noun in electric line work, an insulator retainer US, 1980 toilet-seat flying noun short run commercial flying, with lots of stops CANADA, 1996 toilet services noun in a prostitute’s advertising, the act of urination, or defecation, by one person on another for fetishistic gratification UK, 2003 toilet snipe noun a thief who robs homosexuals at public toilets, often after posing as a homosexual himself UK, 1983 toilet talk noun speech that is considered obscenely offensive US, 1971 tober | toilet talk 656 Toiling Tillie noun used as a personification of the stereotypical female office worker US, 1955 to’ing-and-fro’ing noun 8see: TO-AND-FRO’ING toke noun 1 an inhalation of marijuana smoke US, 1962. 2 marijuana UK, 2001. 3 a dose of a drug US, 1994. 4 cocaine UK, 2003. 5 in casino gambling, a gratuity either in the form of betting chips or in the form of a bet made in the name of the dealer. An abbreviation of ‘token of gratitude’ US, 1981 toke verb 1 to inhale smoke from a tobacco cigarette, a marijuana cigarette, a crack cocaine pipe or other drug US, 1952. 2 to sniff up and inhale cocaine UK, 2001. 3 to tip someone. Almost exclusively casino usage US, 1983 toke pipe noun a short-stemmed pipe used for smoking marijuana US, 1982 toker noun 1 a marijuana smoker US, 1973. 2 in a casino, a tipper. Because tips in casinos are most often in the form of gambling tokens or ‘tokes’ US, 1974 toke up verb to smoke marijuana US, 1959 to kill for adjective extremely desirable UK, 2001 Tokyo toughies noun inexpensive tennis shoes US, 1991 tol’able used as a response to the query of how you are. A youth- slurred ‘tolerable’ US, 1981 toley; toly noun excrement, especially a turd. From Scottish dialect toalie or tolie (a small cake) UK: SCOTLAND, 1967 toller noun a carved wooden duck decoy CANADA, 1946 tolley noun toluene, a paint solvent inhaled by the truly desperate abuser US, 1997 tolly mug noun a tooth mug or glass UK, 1947 tom noun 1 a prostitute. Thus a police unit that targets prostitution may be dubbed ‘tom squad’ or ‘tom patrol’ UK, 1948. 2 a resident of Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, the power elite of Canada CANADA, 1979. 3 in a casino, a poor tipper US, 1993. 4 money SOUTH AFRICA, 1975. 5 a British private soldier. A shortening of TOMMY UK, 1995 Tom noun a black person who curries favour with white people by obsequious and servile behaviour. A shortened form of UNCLE TOM US , 1959 tom verb to work as a prostitute. From TOM (a prostitute) UK, 1964 8see: TOMORROW Tom verb to curry favour by 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. Rhyming slang UK, 1954 tomato noun an attractive woman, especially a young one US, 1929 tomato can noun a mediocre boxer US, 1955 tomato puree; tomato noun a jury. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 tomato sauce noun a racehorse. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tombowler; tombola noun a large marble; a highly prized marble AUSTRALIA, 1977 Tombs nickname the Manhattan Detention Complex or city jail. Named when built in the mid-C19 because it was modelled on an Egyptian-style mausoleum. The present facility bears no resemblance to the original structure but still carries the sobriquet US, 1840 tombstone disposition noun a surly, graceless, fearless character US, 1970 tom cat noun 1 a sewing machine needle converted to use for injecting drugs US, 1949. 2 a mat. Rhyming slang UK, 1961 tom-cat; tomcat verb to pursue women for the purpose of fleeting sexual encounters US, 1927 Tom Crui se noun alcohol. Rhyming slang for BOOZE,formedonthe name of the US film actor (b.1962) UK, 1998 Tom, Dick and Harrilal noun used as the Trinidadian version of the common man Tom, Dick and Harry TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1990 Tom, Dick and Harry noun any man – by random example. From C16, obsolete variations abound, not the least of which is Shakespeare’s ‘Tom, Dick and Francis’; ‘Tom Dick and Harry’ is not recorded until 1865 UK, 1865 Tom Dooleys noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for GOOLIES (the testicles), formed from a folk song character who, fittingly, was hung UK, 1992 Tom Finney adjective skinny. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of Preston and England footballer, Tom Finney (b.1922) UK, 1998 tomfoolery; tom noun jewellery. Rhyming slang. The abbreviated form is first recorded in 1955 UK, 1931 tomming noun prostitution UK, 2002 Tom Mix; tom noun an injection of a drug. Rhyming slang for FIX, formed on the name of US film actor Tom Mix, 1880–1940 UK, 1978 tommy noun the penis BAHAMAS, 1982 Tommy noun a British private soldier. The name Tommy Atkins was used as a specimen signature on official forms UK, 1884 Tommy Dodd noun 1 God. Rhyming slang UK, 1960. 2 a gun. Rhyming slang for ROD US, 1944 Tommy Dodd adjective odd. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 Tommy Dodds noun betting odds. Rhyming slang, extended from TOMMY DODD (odd) used from the mid-C19 in relation to coin tossing UK, 1960 Tommy Far r noun a (drinks) bar. Rhyming slang formed on the name of the Welsh champion boxer, 1914–86 UK, 1992 Tommy Guns noun diarrhoea. Rhyming slang for THE RUNS UK, 1998 Tommy Rollocks; rollocks; rollicks noun the testicles; nonsense, especially as an exclamation. Rhyming slang for BOLLOCKS UK, 1961 tommyrot noun nonsense UK, 1884 tommy squeaker noun afartUK, 2003 Tommy Trinder noun a window. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the popular Cockney comedian, 1909–89 UK, 1998 Tommy Tripe; tommy verb to look at someone or something. Rhyming slang for PIPE UK, 1992 Tommy Trotter noun a lump of nasal mucus. Glasgow rhyming slang for SNOTTER UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 Tommy Tuc ker noun 1 the penis, especially when erect. Possibly rhyming slang for ‘fucker’ UK, 1966. 2 a spirited person. Rhyming slang for FUCKER, formed from a nursery rhyme character. Normally said without malice UK, 1998. 3 a gullible individual. Rhyming slang for SUCKER UK, 1998 tomo noun a subterranean stream. From the Maori term for ‘cave’ NEW ZEALAND, 1972 tomorrow noun < like there was no tomorrow; as if there was no tomorrow with desperate vigour, urgently UK, 1980 tomorrow; tom verb to borrow. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tomorrow next day noun among Nova Scotians of German descent, the indefinite future CANADA, 1999 toms noun a fit of annoyance. Short for TOM TITS AUSTRALIA, 1960 Tom Sawyer noun a lawyer. Rhyming slang, formed from Mark Twain’s eponymous hero UK, 1961 Tom Tank noun an act of male masturbation. Rhyming slang for WANK (an act of masturbation) UK, 2003 Tom Terrific nickname Tom Seaver (b.1944), a pitcher who almost single-handedly carried the New York Mets from last place in 1967 to the World Series champions in 1969. From a television cartoon show popular in the late 1950s and early 60s US, 1969 Tom Thumb noun rum. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1905 tom tit; tom noun an act of defecation. Rhyming slang for SHIT UK, 1943 tom tits; toms noun 1 diarrhoea. Rhyming slang for THE SHITS AUSTRALIA , 1943. 2 a fit of annoyance. Rhyming slang for SHITS AUSTRALIA , 1944 657 Toiling Tillie | tom tits; toms [...]... shop adjective excellent An elaboration of TOP (excellent) UK, 1999 top of the world | tot top of the world noun a feeling of elation, good health or prosperity US, 1920 top one noun the best of times UK, 1999 topper noun 1 a remark or action that serves as the coup de grace of a conversation or series of events US, 1939 2 a criminal who represents the interests of a cheque forger UK, 1956 3 in circus... of the clichés UNIVERSITY OF LIFE and SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS UK, 1984 university of life noun experience, especially when valued against a university education UK, 1959 unk-unk noun an unknown that is unknown or not even suspected Aerospace usage US, 1974 unleaded adjective caffeine-free Borrowing from the language of car fuel for application to the world of coffee drinks and, to a lesser extent, soft... resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan Because they live below the Mackinac Bridge that connects the peninsulas Upper Peninsula usage US, 2003 2 a message posted on an Internet discussion group with the hope of attracting vitriolic response US, 1997 troll verb (of a homosexual man) to walk the streets in search of sexual adventure; (of a homosexual man) to walk, to wander Familiarity of usage... remote rural area An extension of the name of a type of cattail that grows in the very rural San Joaquin Valley of California US, 1974 tulip noun someone whose looks or behaviour mark them as abnormal IRELAND, 1991 tulips noun a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 2001 tum noun the stomach A shortening of TUMMY UK, 1869 tumble noun 1 an act of sexual intercourse; an invitation... of ‘parental units’ US, 1987 University of a Billion Chinks nickname the University of British Columbia, in racist reference to the large student population of immigrants from South Asia CANADA, 2001 University of Freebies noun the University of Florida Back-formation from the initials FU, playing on the role of athletics at the university US, 2004 university of hard knocks noun experience, especially... cocaine UK, 2003 top-off noun a police informer AUSTRALIA, 1940 top-off merchant noun a police informer AUSTRALIA, 1944 top of the head noun in betting, odds of 9–4 From the TICK-TACK signal used by bookmakers UK, 1991 top of the pops noun the police Rhyming slang for COPS, formed on the title of UK television’s longest-running popular music show (BBC television, 1964–2006) UK, 2005 top of the shop adjective... practice of prostitution: clothing, especially a change of undergarments such as panties, bras, camisoles and negligees, wet wipes, paper tissues, Vaseline and personal lubricants, bottles of mouth wash, rubbing alcohol, baby oil, various kinds and numbers of condoms, douches and other forms of feminine hygiene, and various cosmetics, small hand towels which are normally used in the practice of prostitution... doctor or medic of male recruits for signs of sexually transmitted disease US, 1967 tooled up adjective 1 in possession of a weapon From TOOL (a gun or knife); popularised in such 1970s television crime dramas as The Sweeney UK, 1959 2 carrying cocaine A self-important adoption of an earlier gangster cliché UK, 2001 3 in possession of housebreaking implements UK, 1959 tooler noun a show-off US, 1965 tooley... famous person because of that person’s celebrity, 2001 tropical adjective 1 extremely eccentric or mildly insane US, 1946 goods, stolen Synonym of HOT AUSTRALIA, 1950 2 of tropical fish; tropie noun an act of urination Rhyming slang for PISH (a Scottish variation of PISS) UK, 2002 Tropic Lightning nickname the 25th Infantry Division, US Army US, 1979 troppo adjective 1 insane, mad, crazy Of military origins;... exaggerated BUSH US, 1995 < out of your tree drunk or drug-intoxicated IRELAND, 1991 < out of your tree; off your tree crazed; mentally deranged US, 1966 < out yer tree drunk UK, 2002 tree-eater noun a member of the US Special Service Forces Because of the constant survival training the special forces undergo US, 1993 tree-fucker noun a stereotyped enviromentalist A variant of TREEHUGGER UK, 2000 tree-hugger . 5 of a slot machine, disadvantageous to the gambler in terms of the frequency of payouts US, 1984 . 6 used of a hard bargain US, 182 8. 7 of money; hard to come by; in short- circulation UK, 184 6 verb 1 (of a male) to masturbate. Often used with ‘off’ UK, 187 9. 2 to get the better of someone; to overcome someone or something AUSTRALIA, 1949 . 3 to search a room, apartment, house, office. the skin of an intravenous drug user US, 1960. < across the tr acks; wrong side of the tracks the socially inferior area of town. The railway often separated the better-off part of an American