C-note noun 1 a one hundred dollar note US, 1930. 2 a prison sentence of 100 years US, 1990 C-note charlie noun in a casino, a gambler who insists on betting with hundred-dollar notes, not betting chips US, 1949 CNS-QNS (in doctors’ shorthand) unintelligent. An initialism of ‘central nervous system – quantity not sufficient’; medical slang UK, 2003 coachman’s knob noun an erection of the penis caused by the vibrations whilst travelling on public transport UK, 2003 coal noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1993. < burn coal; deal in coal (of a white person) to have sex with a black person US, 1922 coal and coke; coals and coke adjective penniless. Rhyming slang for BROKE UK, 1937 coal candy noun hard black licorice US, 1997 coal cracker noun a resident of the anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania US, 1997 coalface noun < at the coalface used to signify the place where actual work is done (as opposed to management or adminis- tration). A figurative use of the mining reality UK, 1995 coal hole noun 1 a coal mine, especially a closed mine US, 1997. 2 the anus UK, 2003 coalie noun a wharf labourer who loads and unloads coal AUSTRALIA, 1882 coalman’s sack adjective very dirty. Rhyming slang for ‘black’ UK, 1992 coalminer’s breakfast noun a shot of whisky served in a glass of beer US, 1990 coal oil noun kerosene US, 1980 Coaly noun the devil US, 1950 Coast noun < the Coast 1 the west coast of the US US, 1930. 2 the northwest coast of Tasmania AUSTRALIA, 1987 coast verb 1 to idle; to relax US, 1981. 2 to relax and experience the effects of a drug US, 1969 coaster noun someone who lives near the beach; a surfer US, 1982 Coastie; Coasty noun a member of the US Coast Guard; a Coast Guard ship US, 1970 coasting adjective drug-intoxicated to a pleasant degree US, 1936 coast-to-coast noun a powerful amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant. Purportedly strong enough to keep a truck driver awake long enough to drive the 3000 miles from coast to coast US, 1969 coat noun < on the coat ostracised. Tugging on the lapel of the coat was used as a signal to be silent by criminals AUSTRALIA, 1940 coat verb 1 to belittle someone, to defeat someone with words. From the sense ‘to reprimand someone’ UK, 1997. 2 to reprimand someone, especially of a warder reprimanding a prisoner UK, 1996. 3 to ostracise someone AUSTRALIA, 1973. 4 in tournament pool, to obscure the view of the tournament judge when making a shot, thus jeopardising the point US, 1972 coat and badge noun < on the coat and badge scrounging; on the cadge. Rhyming slang, from the verb COAT AND BADGE (to cadge) UK, 1960 coat and badge verb to cadge something. Rhyming slang, formed on Doggett’s Coat and Badge Race, the oldest annual sporting event in Britain, a boat race from London Bridge to Chelsea, first contested by Thames watermen in 1715 and continuing still UK, 1936 coathanger noun 1 in rugby, a straight-arm, neck-high tackle NEW ZEALAND , 1998. 2 a horizontal branch that needs to be removed from trees destined for timber NEW ZEALAND, 1988 coathanger nickname the Sydney Harbour Bridge AUSTRALIA, 1943 coat of varnish noun a reprimand; a prison sentence. An elabor- ation of COAT (to reprimand) UK, 1956 coat puller noun someone who tips in return for a favour and in the hope of future favours AUSTRALIA, 1989 coaxer noun in horse racing, a battery-powered device used illegally by a jockey to shock a horse during a race US, 1951 cob noun 1 a mate, a friend. Shortening of COBBER AUSTRALIA, 1960. 2 the penis, literally and in the figurative sense of a disagreeable man US, 1954. 3 the testicle UK: NORTHERN IRELAND, 1968. 4 prison food, originally and especially bread. From a ‘cob loaf’ UK, 1996. 5 brown skin BARBADOS, 1998. < have a cob on; get a cob on to be annoyed, moody or angry; to become annoyed, moody or angry. First recorded as Merchant Navy slang, then Royal Navy before more general usage; possibly northern dialect in origin UK, 1937. < off the cob overly sentimental. A play on words to achieve ‘corny’ US, 1935 cobalt bomb noun a nuclear device to enable the use of cobalt in medicine CANADA, 1953 Cobar shower noun 1 a dust storm. Cobar is an inland town in New South Wales. Other locations similarly used by nature, weather and irony: Bourke, Bogan, Bedourie, Darling, Wilcannia and Wimmera AUSTRALIA, 1945. 2 a flower. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1945 cobb noun lung phlegm US, 2003 cobber noun a mate, friend, companion. Perhaps originally the agent noun of the Suffolk dialect cob (to take a liking to a person). The Yiddish chaber (comrade) seems a less likely source. Formerly extremely common but now more well known than actually used AUSTRALIA, 1893 cobber dobber noun a person who informs on a friend, workmate or the like. As appealing as this rhyming couplet seems it never attained great popularity AUSTRALIA, 1966 cobber up verb to become friends with someone AUSTRALIA, 1918 cobbing noun a beating. Listed as ‘obsolete’ and ‘of nautical origin’ by the Oxford English Dictionary, this term is still in use in the Canadian Maritime Provinces UK, 1769 cobbler noun a forger of official documents US, 1982 cobblers noun nonsense. From the earlier sense (testicles) UK, 1955. < load of cobblers; load of old cobblers nonsense; lies. An elaboration, but not necessarily an intensification, of COBBLERS (nonsense) UK, 1968 cobbler’s awls; cobbler’s stalls; cobblers noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for BALLS (the testicles) UK, 1936 cobblers to you! used for expressing rejection of someone. Originally, a euphemistic application of testicles in a form in which BALLS! and BOLLOCKS! also serve. Now so inoffensive that it has been co-opted by shoe-repairers UK, 1974 cobitis noun a dislike of prison food. A combination of COB (prison food) and the suffix -ITIS (used to create imaginary medical con- ditions) UK, 1950 COBOL Charlie noun in computing, a COBOL programmer who can use the language but does not fully understand how it works US, 1990 coby noun morphine US, 1992 coca; coka noun cocaine US, 1986 cocaine-voucher noun a currency note. A contemporary variation on BEER VOUCHERS UK, 2002 cochornis noun marijuana US, 1980 cock noun 1 the penis. Probably from ‘cock’ (a male bird) UK, 1450. 2 the vagina US, 1867. 3 used as a male-to-male term of address. Decidedly casual UK, 1837. 4 a man who buys more than his share of drinks in a public house or club so as to have company pleasing to him UK, 1977. 5 rubbish, nonsense. From ‘poppycock’ (nonsense) or ‘cock and bull story’ (a fictitious narrative) UK, 1937. 6 a man who fights without restraint US, 1964. < cocks on the block used in various phrases and injunctions to define a display of courage or determination. A macho piece of office jargon that is not gender-specific in use UK, 2005. < get cock to have sex US, 1972 . < give six inches of hot cock from a male perspective, to have sex. The measurement is flexible UK, 1974 cock verb 1 to have sex US, 1973. 2 to prepare an aircraft for take-off US, 1986. 3 to trick someone; to outsmart someone GUYANA, 1975. < cock a deaf ’un to pretend not to hear someone; or C-note | cock 150 deliberately not listen to, or ignore someone. A variant, possibly a mishearing, of COP A DEAF ’UN UK, 1973. < cock ten to sit with your legs crossed as others work GUYANA, 1996 cock! used as an expression of displeasure CANADA, 1993 cockadau verb to kill someone. On loan from Vietnamese US, 1987 cock-a-doodle-don’t noun a condom. Contrived play on COCK (the penis) and the feathered variety’s crow; possibly informed by DOODLE (the penis) and, less likely, ‘doodle’ (to make a fool of) UK, 1998 cockaleekie adjective impudent, cheeky. Rhyming slang, formed on a type of soup UK, 1998 cockalize; kokalize verb to thrash someone US, 1947 cock-almighty noun the best. Obsolete euphemism of ‘cock’ for ‘God’, hence ‘God almighty’, with reference to more modern nuances of CO CK (chief, man, etc.) UK, 1999 cockamamie; cockamamy adjective implausible, not credible. Neither Yiddish nor Hebrew, but born of Jewish immigrants in the US US, 1941 cock and bull story noun a fanciful, exaggerated or outright untrue story US, 1795 cockapoo noun a crossbreed of cocker spaniel and poodle US, 2001 cockatoo noun 1 a person acting as lookout, especially for an illegal activity. Flocks of feeding cockatoos often have one or more birds posted up high as sentries to warn of approaching danger AUSTRALIA, 1827. 2 a small-scale farmer AUSTRALIA, 1845 cockatoo verb to act as a lookout AUSTRALIA, 1954 cockatoo farmer noun a small-scale farmer AUSTRALIA, 1849 cockatooing noun the act or job of being a lookout AUSTRALIA, 1945 Cockbang noun Bangkok, Thailand. Offensive to Thai people. A near- Spoonerism that aptly describes Bangkok’s reputation and role as a sex destination US, 1991 cock bite noun an unpleasant person US, 1971 cockblock verb to interfere with someone’s intentions to have sex US, 1971 cock book noun a sexually explicit book US, 1968 cock cap noun acondom.CombinesCOCK (the penis) with protective wear UK, 1998 cock cheese noun smegma UK, 1961 cock chokers noun a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks AUSTRALIA, 2003 cock Corpsman noun a military doctor or medic who inspects male recruits for signs of sexually transmitted disease US, 1964 cock custard noun semen UK, 2001 cock-diesel adjective muscular US, 1988 cockeater noun a person who enjoys performing oral sex on men US, 1967 cocked adjective drunk US, 1737 cocked hat noun an informer; an untrustworthy person. Rhyming slang for RAT UK, 1992 cocker noun 1 the penis US, 1967. 2 a man. From the Yiddish kakker; used with a lack of kindness US, 1946. 3 used as a male-to-male form of address UK, 1888. 4 acockroachAUSTRALIA, 1953 cockernee noun a Cockney; a Londoner. A jocular attempt at Cockney pronunciation; a Cockney is anyone born within the sound of Bow Bells, although world usage has moved the bound- aries to include all of a vaguely defined London UK, 1999 cockers-p noun a cocktail party UK, 1983 cockerwitter noun a person from the Woods Harbor and Shag Harbor areas of Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. The name is derived from Cockerwit Passage, the narrow strip of navigable water between Woods Harbour and Soloman, Vigneau, and St John Islands CANADA, 1979 cock eye noun a wink TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 cock-eye Bob; cock-eyed Bob; cocky Bob noun a sudden squall or thunderstorm in northwest Australia. Occasionally shortened to ‘cock-eye’ AUSTRALIA, 1894 cock-eyed adjective 1 squint-eyed UK, 1821. 2 drunk. First recorded by Benjamin Franklin US, 1737. 3 absurd, ridiculous, topsy-turvy UK, 1896 cock-eyes noun in craps, a three US, 1968 cockfest noun a party with many more males than females in attendance US, 2001 cock-happy adjective over-confident UK, 1959 cock hound noun a man obsessed with sex US, 1947 cockie noun the penis. An elaboration of COCK UK, 2001 8see: COCKY cockiness noun a personal quality of smug over-confidence UK, 1864 cocking stocking noun acondomUK, 1998 cock it on; cock on verb to exaggerate; to overcharge someone. The supplement to the 5th edition of Partridge’s Dictionary of Slangand Unconventional English records this term as occuring since about 1910 and in virtual disuse by 1960 UK, 1961 cock it up verb 1 to make a complete mess of something UK, 1979. 2 (of a woman) to offer yourself sexually AUSTRALIA, 1961 cock jacket noun a reputation for sexual prowess US, 1984 cock-jockey noun a man who thinks that sex is more important than anything else and that his contribution is paramount UK, 2002 cock jocks noun a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks AUSTRALIA, 2003 cock-knocker noun a despised person US, 1959 cockle and hen noun ten shillings; ten pounds; in betting, odds of 10–1; in prison, a ten year sentence; in Bingo (also House and Tombola), the number ten. Rhyming slang; usually as ‘cockle’, which is a slovening of ‘cockerel’. Other variants include ‘cockle’, ‘cock and hen’, ‘cocks and ‘en’ and ‘cockun’ UK, 1960 cockleburr noun any central nervous system stimulant US, 1976 cockle to a penny noun in gambling, odds of 10–1. Rhyming slang, combining COCKLE AND HEN (ten) and PENNY BUN (one); mainly in racecourse use UK, 1984 cock linnet noun a minute. Rhyming slang, formed on the singing bird that is a familiar symbol of Cockney mythology UK, 1909 cock, lock and rock verb to prepare for and go into armed conflict. A variation of ‘lock and load’ UK, 2001 cock loft noun the observation tower of a brakevan (caboose) US, 1946 cockmaster noun a male proud of his sexual prowess US, 1951 cockmeat noun the penis, specifically or as a generality US, 1995 cock movie noun a pornographic film US, 1967 cock off! go away! UK, 2003 cock of the walk noun an important man in any given circumstance. A fighting cock allows no other into its enclosure or ‘walk’ UK, 1855 cockpit noun 1 the vagina UK, 1891. 2 the clitoris US, 1982 cockpit queen noun a flight attendant who is more interested in the men flying the plane than doing her job with the passengers US, 2002 cockrag noun a loincloth AUSTRALIA, 1964 cock ring noun a device worn on the penis to enhance sexual per- formance US, 1977 cockroach noun 1 a white person TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. 2 a motor coach. Rhyming slang UK, 1960. 3 a racing greyhound that never wins AUSTRALIA, 1989 cockroach verb to steal something. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1981 cockroach bite noun any lip sore TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1996 cockroach killers noun pointed shoes or boots US, 1970 cock robin noun the penis UK, 1977 cock rock noun aggressively macho heavy rock music performed with pelvic-thrusting posturing. Combines COCK (the penis) and ‘rock’ US, 1992 151 cock! | cock rock cock rocker noun a performer of cock rock UK, 2000 cock rot noun an unspecified sexually transmitted disease US, 1990 cocksman noun 1 a man who prides himself on his sexual prowess US, 1896. 2 a male prostitute US, 1970 cocksmith noun a sexually expert man US, 1959 cock-sparrow adjective mad. Rhyming slang for YARRA (mad, stupid) AUSTRALIA, 1973 cockstand; stand noun an erection UK, 1866 cocksuck noun an act of oral sex on a man US, 1940 cocksuck verb to perform oral sex on a man US, 1977 cocksucker noun 1 used as a generalised term of abuse for a despicable person US, 1918. 2 a person who performs oral sex on a man, especially a male homosexual. The most well-known use of the term in the US is in a statement attributed to former President Richard Nixon, who upon learning of the death of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover on 2nd May 1972, is reported to have said ‘Jesus Christ! That old cocksucker!’. Nixon was reflecting the widespread belief that Hoover was homosexual UK, 1891. 3 aperson who performs oral sex on a woman US, 1942. 4 during the Vietnam war, a leech. Especially the huge, reddish-black, slimy leeches of the Mekong Delta US, 1991. < third assistant cocksucker at a Mongolian clusterfuck a lowly assistant US, 1977 cocksucker red adjective a bright red shade of lipstick. Not a brand name. Garish and conveying a low-life, whorish image US, 1982 cocksucker’s teeth noun used as the epitome of uselessness US, 1972 cocksucking noun oral sex performed on a man UK, 1895 cocksucking adjective despicable, loathsome US, 1902 cocktail noun 1 a marijuana cigarette, partially smoked and inserted into a regular cigarette US, 1966. 2 cocaine UK, 2003. 3 any mixture of drugs CANADA, 2002 cocktail verb to insert a partially smoked marijuana cigarette into a tobacco cigarette US, 1960 cocktailery noun a cocktail lounge US, 1981 cocktail hour noun the time when all patients in a hospital ward are given medication US, 1946 cocktail party noun the use of Molotov cocktails US, 1979 cock tax noun spousal support; alimony AUSTRALIA, 1964 cocktease noun acockteaserUS, 1981 cocktease verb to tempt a man with the suggestion of sex UK, 1957 cockteaser noun a sexually attractive woman who flaunts her sexu- ality UK, 1891 cock-up noun an error, a mistake. A number of etymologies have been suggested, among them: bookkeeping amendments written at a tilt, and the ‘cock’ (spigot) of ale-barrels; while it is possible that the origins lurk in such innocence it is certain that modern usage is influenced by ‘fuck-up’, ‘balls-up’, etc., which presumes ‘cock’ is a ‘penis’ UK, 1948. < couldn’t organise a cock-up in a brothel used of an inefficient person. A later variation of COULDN’T ORGANISE A FUCK IN A BROTHEL with a neat pun on COCK-UP (an error) and COCK (the penis) UK, 2001 cock up verb to make a mess of something; to make a mistake. Military in origin UK, 1974 cockwood noun firewood stolen from work. Coalminers’ use UK, 1984 cocky adjective over-confident; smug; arrogant. From the strutting nature of the rooster UK, 1768 cocky; cockie noun 1 acockroachAUSTRALIA, 1984. 2 acockatoo. Occasionally used loosely of other parrots. Frequently as a name for a pet cockatoo AUSTRALIA, 1834. 3 a sheep which has lost some of its wool AUSTRALIA, 1959. 4 a small-scale farmer. Often preceded by the crop or livestock farmed, such as COW COCKY and SPUD COCKY AUSTRALIA , 1871. 5 used as a term of endearment; hence as a more general form of address UK, 1687. < like cocky on the biscuit tin left out; on the outside looking in. Referring to Arnott’s™ biscuits which have since at least 1910 had a logo of a parrot eating a biscuit adorning their biscuit tins AUSTRALIA, 1970. < like the bottom of a cocky’s cage (of the mouth or tongue) in a disgusting state from being hungover AUSTRALIA, 1986 cocky dickie noun an over-confident individual UK, 2003 cocky’s crow noun dawn. Extended from a conventional ‘cock’s crow’, playing on COCKY (a small-scale farmer) AUSTRALIA, 1945 cocky’s joy noun 1 golden syrup or treacle AUSTRALIA, 1902. 2 rum AUSTRALIA, 1953 cocky’s string noun fencing wire, especially number eight fencing wire. From COCKY (a small-scale farmer) NEW ZEALAND, 1998 co-co noun cocaine US, 1997 cocoa noun semen. In the phrase ‘come your cocoa’ UK, 1984. < come cocoa to make a complete confession of guilt UK, 1977 cocoa puff noun a combination of marijuana and cocaine UK, 2003 cocoa puff verb to smoke cocaine mixed with marijuana. Punning on a branded breakfast cereal UK, 1998 cocobay on top of yaws noun more trouble than you can handle GUYANA, 1996 cocolo noun the penis TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 coconut noun 1 a Mexican-American who rejects his heritage and seeks to blend in with the white majority. Like a coconut, brown on the outside but white on the inside US, 1974. 2 a black or Indian person who is considered to have exchanged heritage and community values for acceptance by white society. A coconut is brown on the outside, white on the inside UK, 1981. 3 an Australian Aboriginal who has adopted the values of white society AUSTRALIA, 1980 . 4 a Pacific Islander NEW ZEALAND, 1964. 5 a clod, a dolt US, 1965. 6 cocaine US, 1994 coconuts noun 1 cocaine US, 1952. 2 money US, 1981 coconut tackle noun in rugby, a head-high tackle NEW ZEALAND, 1998 coconut telegraph noun the informal way in which news travels in the Caribbean US, 1989 cocoon verb to stay at home enjoying sedentary activities US, 1987 coco rocks; cocoa rocks noun crack cocaine combined in its pro- duction with a chocolate-flavoured milk powder UK, 2003 Coco the Clown noun cocaine. A disguise for CO-CO;formedfrom the professional name (sometimes ‘CoCo’) of Latvian-born Nicolai Polakovs, 1900–74, who, for forty years from 1930, worked for Bertram Mills’ Circus and became the best-known clown in the UK; subsequently the name has become almost a generic for any clown UK, 2002 COD noun the product a male prostitute sells – cock on demand UK, 1987 cod verb to hoax someone, to fool someone UK, 1864 cod adjective 1 mock, parodic, ersatz. Originally theatrical; usually in combination with the term that is being qualified UK, 2000. 2 bad. Variants include ‘codalina’, ‘codette’ and ‘codettareenaronee’ UK, 1968 cod and hake; cod noun the penis. Rhyming slang for TROUSER SNAKE UK , 2003 coddy noun 8see: LUCODDY coddy; cody adjective bad, amateurish. An elaboration of COD UK, 1993 code brown noun used as a vaguely humorous notification that a hospital patient has defecated. An allusion to the colour code jargon heard in hospitals US, 1989 code R noun rape. Prison slang NEW ZEALAND, 1999 code red noun in the military, punishment meted out by a group to soldiers to a non-conforming peer US, 1992 code two noun an escape from prison CANADA, 1976 codfish flats noun a poor section of town US, 1969 codger noun a pleasantly eccentric old man. Often found as ‘old codger’ UK, 1756 codi noun a codeine tablet UK, 1968 codjocks noun a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks AUSTRALIA, 2003 cock rocker | codjocks 152 cod ogle noun a contact lens UK, 1992 codology noun nonsense IRELAND, 1997 cod-riah noun a wig UK, 1992 cods noun 1 the testicles UK, 1632. 2 courage, daring. Synonymous with BALLS US, 1972. 3 a mess, a state of confusion. Possibly rhyming slang for ‘cod and skate’, STATE UK, 1994 cod’s roe noun money. Rhyming slang for DOUGH UK, 1998 codswallop; cods noun nonsense UK, 1963 Cod War noun 1 the political friction in the early to mid-1970s between Britain and Iceland, especially between the British and Icelandic fishing fleets and fishermen, over the fishing rights off Iceland. A journalists’ term that allowed the consequent pun: ‘Cod peace’ UK, 1970s. 2 a female prisoner US, 1949 coeey noun a rat. English gypsy use UK, 2000 coey noun a thing; any object UK, 1979 C of E; church boys noun HM Customs & Excise. A play on the initial similarity to the Church of England UK, 2000 coffee noun LSD. A euphemism created in Boston, alluding to the fact that LSD was often sold in Cambridge coffee houses US, 1967 coffee-and noun a light meal US, 1901 coffee-and adjective small-time, insignificant US, 1937 coffee-and-cakes noun a small salary US, 1925 coffee and tea; coffee noun the sea. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 coffee grinder noun 1 in oil drilling, a worn-out rig US, 1954. 2 a sex- ual dancer who makes grinding motions with her pelvis US, 1960 coffeehouse verb in poker, to try to deceive your opponents by idle speech and deliberate mannerisms US, 1949 coffeemate noun any central nervous system stimulant. Punning on a non-dairy coffee cream-substitute US, 1976 coffee pot noun arestaurantUS, 1928 coffee shop noun a café-style business open for the smoking, or other consumption, of marijuana in its various forms. Originally in Amsterdam NETHERLANDS, 2003 coffee stalls noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for BALLS; not as popular as ORCHESTRA STALLS UK, 1961 coffin noun 1 a surfing manoeuvre in which the surfer lines prone on the board, his arms crossed over his chest AUSTRALIA, 1963. 2 in skateboarding, a manoeuvre in which the rider lies completely horizontally on the board, feet first US, 1964. 3 the canvas bag used to carry cricket equipment NEW ZEALAND, 1993. 4 a case housing weapons US, 1978. 5 a safe within a safe US, 1949. 6 in poker, the smallest possible raise in a game with a limited number of raises permitted US, 1967 coffin box noun in trucking, a sleeping compartment added onto a conventional cab US, 1971 coffin corner noun in battle, a vulnerable position US, 1995 coffin-dodger noun an old or elderly person, 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 a cigarette. From the link between smoking ciga- rettes and death. In the C19, it referred to ‘a cigar’ US, 1900 coffin spike noun a cigar US, 1973 coffin tank noun a motorcyle petrol tank shaped like a coffin US, 1970s cog verb to copy from another’s work TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 cogger noun aCatholicUK, 1966 Coggy adjective Catholic, especially Roman Catholic UK, 2002 cogs noun sunglasses US, 1945 cog-stripper noun in trucking, a driver who has problems shifting gears US, 1971 cohangas noun the testicles, literally and figuratively as a measure of courage. An intentional butchering of the Spanish cojones US, 1992 coin noun money UK, 1820 coin verb to earn an amount of money US, 1946 coin it; coin it in verb to make money, especially easily or quickly. From the earlier ‘coin money’ UK, 1984 coinkidink noun a coincidence. Multiple creative spellings are to be found US, 1979 coin-op noun a coin-operated pool table US, 1990 COIO noun a Canadian whose origins are in India CANADA, 2002 cojones noun the testicles; courage. From Spanish US, 1932 coke noun 1 cocaine US, 1903. 2 crack cocaine. From the previous sense UK, 2000 coke bar; coke joint noun a bar, club or pub where cocaine or crack cocaine is used openly, 2002 coke biscuit noun a pill of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. Presumably marketed, illegally, under this name to tempt custom with a partial (in fact, non-existent) content of cocaine or, perhaps, Coca-Cola UK, 2002 Coke bomb noun a crude hand grenade fashioned by the Viet Cong, packed inside a drinks can US, 1990 cokebottle noun in computing, any character that is not found on a normal computer keyboard US, 1983 Coke bottle glasses noun spectacles with very thick lenses US, 1986 Coke bottles noun a person with poor eyesight and thick glasses US, 1997 coke bugs noun a cocaine-induced conviction that insects or snakes are crawling beneath the skin , 2002 coke burger a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. The name leads to unrealistic hopes that the tablet may contain a trace of cocaine UK, 2002 coked; coked out; coked up adjective cocaine-intoxicated US, 1924 cokehead noun a cocaine addict US, 1922 coke house noun a building or dwelling where cocaine is sold US, 1989 coke jumbie noun a cocaine user or addict TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1989 coke out verb to use cocaine to an excess US, 1995 coke, smoke, and a puke noun a fighter pilot’s breakfast US, 1986 coke whore noun a person who trades sex for cocaine US, 1992 Cokey Stokey nickname Stoke Newington in north London. A rhyme based on ‘Hokey Cokey’ (a dance), combining the first element of Stoke Newington and COKE (cocaine), from the reputation of the area as a centre for drugs and other criminal endeavours UK, 2002 cokie noun 1 a frequent user of cocaine US, 1916. 2 a junior member of a youth gang US, 1949 Cokomo Joe; Kokomo Joe; kokomo noun a cocaine user US, 1938 cola noun 1 cocaine. Playing off the popular soft drink US, 1992. 2 a marijuana bud or buds, especially the long top bud on a marijuana plant. From Spanish cola (a tail) UK, 2004 cold noun < too slow to catch a cold applied to someone or something that moves slowly, or someone whose thought processes are sluggish UK, 1917 cold adjective 1 heartless, cruel UK, 1849. 2 bad US, 1934. 3 absolute US, 1973. 4 not capable of being traced to an owner. Back-formed from HOT (stolen) US, 1992. 5 innocent of charges under which someone was convicted. Prison usage AUSTRALIA, 1944. 6 in gambling, unlucky US, 1997. 7 without preparation; in ignorance. Generally used quasi- adverbially US, 1896. 8 used as a substitute for ‘cool’ in any of its senses US, 1968. 9 (used of a take-off from an aircraft carrier) failed, resulting in a crash US, 1959 cold adverb suddenly, completely US, 1889 cold and hot noun cocaine and heroin combined for injection. Based on the initials US, 1986 cold and hungry noun in trucking, a C & H truck US, 1976 153 cod ogle | cold and hungry cold as a Bay Street banker’s heart adjective very ungenerous, or in metaphor, very cold. This expression is from the Canadian prairies, and refers both to its peoples’ resentment of Toronto bankers (Bay is the main banking street) and to the legendary cold winters of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta CANADA, 1987 cold as a nun’s cunt adjective extremely cold AUSTRALIA, 1955 cold as a nun’s nasty adjective extremely cold AUSTRALIA, 1971 cold biscuit noun 1 a female who does not respond to sexual overtures US, 1972. 2 a person lacking any apparent sex appeal. High school usage. US, 1961 cold-blooded adjective 1 competent; admirable. Also shortened to ‘cold’ US, 1992. 2 in horse racing, said of any horse that is not a thoroughbred US, 1960 cold blow noun air conditioning US, 1971 cold bluff noun in poker, a large bet on a poor hand designed to mislead other players US, 1980 cold-bust verb to catch someone in the act; to reveal your own guilt inadvertently US, 1986 cold-call verb to go into a pub hoping to make a sexual contact. Adopted from sales jargon UK, 2002 coldcock verb to hit someone without warning, especially with a blow to the head that knocks the person to the ground US, 1918 cold coffee noun beer US, 1976 cold comfort noun in necrophile usage, sexual activity with a corpse US, 1987 cold crotch noun the application of an ice pack on the scrotum of a man who has overdosed on heroin US, 1993 cold-cunt verb (used of a woman) to treat someone with hostility US, 1982 cold deck noun 1 in card games, a stacked deck of cards US, 1857. 2 logs swept into a stack to be moved after drying. British Columbia logging usage CANADA, 1952 cold dope noun in horse racing, information based on empirical evidence US, 1951 cold draw noun in curling, a rock curled into an open house or into the house without rubbing or knocking out another rock CANADA, 1964 colder than a witch’s tit adjective extremely cold; extremely unfriendly AUSTRALIA, 1978 cold feet noun fear or a reluctance to proceed US, 1896 cold finger work noun picking the pocket of a man preoccupied with sex US, 1948 cold fish noun 1 an unfriendly person US, 1924. 2 a standoffish, unwelcoming girl CANADA, 1977 cold-footer noun a cowardly soldier, or someone too cowardly to become a soldier. From having COLD FEET (fear) AUSTRALIA, 1916 cold hole noun during Vietnam, an enemy tunnel that has been verified as empty US, 1991 coldie noun a cold beer AUSTRALIA, 1953 cold in the dong noun gonorrhea US, 1981 cold like dog nose adjective very cold TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 cold meat party noun a funeral or wake US, 1908 cold one noun 1 a cold beer US, 1927. 2 an empty wallet, purse or safe US, 1962 cold pit noun in motor racing, a member of the pit crew who works behind the wall separating the pit from the race track US, 1993 cold-plate verb to attach a legitimate licence plate to a stolen vehicle that matches the description of the vehicle to which the licence plate belongs US, 1993 cold potato noun a waiter, especially a slow or inefficient one. Cockney and theatrical rhyming slang UK, 1960 cold prowl noun an assumed easy house to rob CANADA, 1976 cold-read verb (used of a fortune teller) to tell a fortune without background information on the customer, relying on observations and the customer’s answers for the predictions. A term borrowed from acting, where it means ‘to read a script out loud without having studied it’ US, 1989 cold shake noun a method of preparing pills for injection by crushing and then dissolving them in cold water instead of heating with a flame US, 1989 cold spot noun a glass of iced tea US, 1967 cold storage noun 1 a morgue US, 1949. 2 solitary confinement US, 1949 Coldstream Guards; coldstreams noun playing cards. Rhyming slang, formed on the name of the oldest serving regular regiment in the British Army UK, 1992 cold tea sign noun an irreverent indicator of a geriatric’s death in hospital. A blackly humorous medical symptom, glossed as ‘when positive, refers to the several cups of cold tea on the bedside cabinet besides a dead geriatric’ UK, 2002 cold turkey noun 1 an act of withdrawing from addictive drugs suddenly; the time period of that withdrawal US, 1925. 2 in blackjack, a hand comprised of two face cards US, 1980. 3 in poker, two kings dealt consecutively US, 1988 cold turkey verb to withdraw from a habit or addiction suddenly and without any tapering off US, 1949 cold turkey adjective (used of an attempt to break a drug addiction) sudden and complete without narcotics or medication to ease the withdrawal symptoms US, 1953 cold turkey adverb (used of an attempt to break a drug addiction) suddenly and completely without narcotics or medication to ease the withdrawal symptoms US, 1922 cold weather indicators noun a woman’s nipples US, 2001 colgate noun any toothpaste TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 coli noun marijuana. A shortening, perhaps, of BROCCOLI (marijuana) or COLIFLOR TOSTAO (marijuana) US, 1978 colifor tostao noun marijuana. A ‘toasted cauliflower’ in unconventional Spanish US, 1973 colin noun an erection UK, 2002 coliseum curtains noun the foreskin UK, 2002 collabo noun an artistic collaboration. A hip-hop term UK, 2003 collar noun 1 an arrest US, 1871. 2 a police officer US, 1973. 3 hard, laborious work. English gypsy use; shortened from conventional ‘collar-work.’ UK, 2000. 4 an improvised seal between a dropper and needle used to inject drugs US, 1960. 5 the steering column of a car US, 2000. < finger a collar to make an arrest. Police slang; a vari- ation of ‘feel your collar’ UK, 1999. < have your collar felt; have your collar touched to be arrested or stopped by the police. The active verb COLLAR (to seize, to arrest) dates from the early C17. In those and other gentler times officers of the law would, reputedly, touch their suspect on the collar or shoulder to signify capture UK, 1949 collar verb 1 to grab someone by the collar, literally or figuratively; to arrest someone UK, 1613. 2 to appropriate something; to steal something UK, 1700. 3 to understand something, to grasp something US, 1938. 4 in horse racing, to run neck and neck US, 1951. 5 (from a male perspective) to have sex. A shortening of HOP INTO THE HORSECOLLAR AUSTRALIA , 1971. < collar a hot to eat a meal US, 1947. < collar the jive to understand what is being said US, 1947 collar and cuff noun a homosexual male. Rhyming slang for PUFF UK , 1934 collars and cuffs noun < matching collars and cuffs; collars and cuffs that match applied to a person, usually a woman, whose hair is neither bleached nor dyed. A jocular suggestion that the hair on the head is of the same natural shade as the pubic hair US, 1984 collars-for-dollars noun a situation in which an arresting officer trades the criminal’s release for a share of the proceeds of the crime US, 2001 collats noun money. Abbreviated and adapted into predominantly black usage from ‘collateral’ (a pledge of equal value) UK, 2000 collect noun a win at gambling AUSTRALIA, 1966 cold as a Bay Street banker’s heart | collect 154 collect verb 1 to call for a person and proceed with him or her UK, 1937 . 2 to win at gambling; to take your winnings AUSTRALIA, 1982 collect call noun a citizens’ band radio message for a specific named person US, 1976 collection box noun the vagina BAHAMAS, 1982 college noun jail UK, 1699 college classique noun in Quebec, a specialised, college-preparatory school. These Catholic schools, absorbed into the state system of junior colleges, are still known by their French name, even among anglophones CANADA, 1963 College Eye noun a Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star aircraft. Vietnam war usage US, 1991 college hill noun a well-off section of town US, 1970 College Joe noun a quintessential college student US, 1961 college try noun a sincere effort, despite the likelihood of failure. Especially common as ‘the old college try’ US, 1918 college widow noun a woman who lives in or near a college town and dates men from the college year after year US, 1900 collie noun marijuana. From KALI JAMAICA, 1970 Collie; Colly nickname Colchester; hence the Military Corrective Establishment at Colchester; detention therein. Military use UK, 1974 collie dug noun a man; implying that to some degree the person is a fool or a victim. Glasgow rhyming slang for MUG,formedfrom the local pronunciation of ‘collie dog’ UK: SCOTLAND, 2002 Collie Knox noun the pox. Rhyming slang, noted by Red Daniells, 1980 UK, 1980 collie man noun a marijuana dealer JAMAICA, 1977 colly noun 1 an erection. Derives from earlier rhyming slang, ‘colleen bawn’ for HORN; formed on the name of the heroine of The Lily of Killarney, an 1862 opera by Julius Benedict UK, 1960. 2 cauliflower. Also variant ‘cauli’ UK, 1961 collywobbles noun an unsettled condition of the stomach. Derives from the conventional senses of ‘colic’ and ‘wobble’ UK, 1823 Colney Hatch; colney noun a match. Rhyming slang, formed on the one time lunatic asylum in north London UK, 1960 Colombian noun extremely potent marijuana from Colombia US, 1971 Colombian gold noun marijuana from Colombia, yellow in colour US, 1976 Colombian marching powder noun cocaine US, 1992 Colombian necklace noun a form of execution intended to set an example in which the victim’s throat is slit. Probably formed after the more elaborate COLOMBIAN NECKTIE US, 1995 Colombian necktie noun a form of execution intended to set an example in which the victim’s throat is slit and the tongue pulled down through the gaping wound. From a well-dressed image in which the tongue replaces a tie. A COLOMBIAN NECKLACE is less elab- orate US, 1997 Colombian red noun marijuana from Colombia, reddish in colour US, 1976 Colonel Blimp noun 1 a shrimp (seafood). Rhyming slang, inspired by the following sense UK, 1992. 2 a very conservative, reactionary man. Often shortened to ‘blimp’. From the cartoon character invented by British cartoonist David Low, 1891–1963, and brought to life by Welsh actor Roger Livesey, 1906–76, in the film The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, 1943 UK, 1934 Colonel Gadaffi; colonel noun a café. Rhyming slang, formed on the name of the Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi (b.1942) UK, 2002 Colonel Klink noun any high-ranking prison officer. A reference to Hogan’s Heroes, a popular television comedy of the late 1960s US, 2002 Colonel Prescott; colonel noun a waistcoat. Rhyming slang, thought to date from the 1930s UK, 1992 Colonel Sanders noun a mature male homosexual who is especially attracted to boys or young men. An allusion to the founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken™ franchise US, 1979 color noun 1 in roller derby, any type of theatrics that would make the skater stand out to fans US, 1999. 2 money US, 1950. 3 in a casino, any betting token worth more than one dollar US, 1977 color verb < color it dos make that a double US, 1997 colorado noun 1 cocaine, 2003. 2 a red barbiturate capsule, especially if branded Seconal™. From Spanish colorado (the colour red). Often abbreviated to ‘colie’ US, 1971 Colorado cocktail noun marijuana UK, 1998 Colorado Kool Aid noun Coors™ beer. Brewed in Colorado, and for several decades not marketed nationally US, 1972 colored people’s time noun used for denoting a lack of punctuality. One of the very few instances in which the former ameliorative ‘colored people’ is still used in the US US, 1967 color ed showers noun a sexual fetish involving urination on your partner US, 1993 color ed town noun a neighbourhood with a large population of black people US, 1964 color for color adverb in American casinos, the method of paying bets – one denomination at a time US, 1980 color me verb used ironically in conjunction with an adjective for describing a personal condition US, 1962 colors noun 1 insignia that indentify group membership, especially in motorcyle gangs US, 1966. 2 the coloured clothing worn as a signal of gang affiliation US, 1989 color-struck adjective overly conscious of skin colour US, 1965 color up verb in casino gambling, to trade chips of one denomination for chips of a higher denomination US, 1991 colour noun an Aboriginal Australian AUSTRALIA, 1995 colourful adjective (of language) robust and lively, some may say offensive UK, 1957 colour of his eyes noun the size of the penis. Rhyming slang for ‘size’ UK, 2002 Columbia clutch noun an overdrive gear US, 1960 Columbian noun marijuana. A misspelling of COLOMBIAN, also seen as ‘Columbian red’, ‘Columbian gold’, etc US, 1971 Columbus black noun marijuana claimed to originate in Columbus, Ohio US, 1982 Columbus Circles noun dark circles beneath an actor’s eyes US, 1952 com noun a safe or vault’s combination US, 1949 combat fishing noun sport fishing at a crowded fishing spot US, 1993 combat-happy adjective deranged by the horrors of combat US, 1962 combat jack noun an act of masturbation by a combat soldier to relieve the tension or boredom of combat US, 2003 combat professor noun in Vietnam, an American military advisor. Faint praise US, 1991 combats noun fashionable trousers with a military design. An abbreviation of ‘combat trousers’ , 2000 Combat Zone nickname an unsavoury area in downtown Boston, dominated by sex shops, bars and drug dealers US, 1971 comber noun a large wave that breaks on a reef or a beach US, 1977 combine harvester noun a class 9 goods locomotive UK, 1970 combo noun 1 a combination of anything physical or abstract US, 1921. 2 a white man who cohabits with an Aboriginal woman. A term of derision. From ‘combination’, as they combine black and white AUSTRALIA, 1896. 3 a small jazz band US, 1924. 4 in pool, a combination shot, or one in which the cue ball is shot into a numbered ball that then hits the object ball US, 1990. 5 a combination lock UK, 1996. < go combo of a white man, to live with an Aboriginal woman AUSTRALIA, 1896 combol noun cocaine UK, 2003 comb-over noun a male hairstyle in which a few long strands grown on one side of the head are contrived to cover a bald pate UK, 1980 combusse noun a married man’s lover. She ‘comes bust up the marriage’ TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 155 collect | combusse come verb 1 to experience an orgasm UK, 1600. 2 to yield to bribery or persuasion UK, 1970. 3 to behave in a specified way, as in ‘Don’t come the innocent with me’ UK, 1837. < come a cropper to fall heavily; to be the victim of an accident. From hunting jargon, ‘a cropper’ (a fall) UK, 1999. < come a tumble to detect something, to fathom something, to understand something. Rhyming slang for RUMBLE UK, 1992. < come big (of a bettor in horse racing) to bet more than usual on a race AUSTRALIA, 1989. < c ome down like trained pigs in horse racing, to finish a race exactly as predicted US, 1951. < come from to emanate from; to expose the philosoph- ical basis for a statement or action. Another vague term of the 1960s US, 1978. < come high or come low 1 no matter what TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < come home (of the effects of LSD) to dwindle, diminish and vanish US, 1997. < come home early in horse racing, to establish and hold an early lead to win a race US, 1951. < come hot in a confidence swindle, to complete the swindle which the victim immediately understands to have been a swindle US, 1985. < come like salt to be in great abundance TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < come over all peculiar to feel suddenly physically indisposed or emotionally upset. A later variant of COME OVER ALL QUEER, avoiding the ambiguous and politically incorrect QUEER (unwell/homosexual) UK, 2003. < come over all queer to feel suddenly physically indisposed or emotionally upset UK, 1937. < come over all unnecessary; go all unnecessary to become sexually excited UK, 1984. < come sick to experience the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1948. < come the acid; come the old acid; come the old acid drop to be heavily sarcastic or especially impudent. From ACID (sarcasm) UK, 1962. < come the bludge on to sponge upon someone. From BLUDGE (to cadge) AUSTRALIA, 1958. < come the cunt; come the old cunt to be particularly obstreperous or unpleasant. From CUNT (an unpleasant or despicable person) UK, 1984. < come the old soldier 1 to wheedle, to impose on someone. Of military origin UK, 1818. 2 to hector someone, to domineer someone, by virtue of supposed greater knowledge. Deriving from the likely behaviour of the longest-serving soldier in the barracks UK, 1984. < come the raw prawn 1 to try to deceive someone or impose upon them. A raw prawn is hard to swallow AUSTRALIA, 1942. 2 to behave in a recalcitrant manner. Heard among Irish labourers UK, 1979. < come the tin man to bluff; to make yourself a nuisance UK, 1962. < come the tin soldier; come the old tin soldier to be impertinent or obstructive. An elaboration and slight shift in sense from COME THE OLD SOLDIER UK, 1977. < come to grief 1 to get into serious trouble; to fail UK, 1850. 2 to take a tumble; to have a fall. Usually found in sporting contexts UK, 1854. < come your lot to experience an orgasm. An elaboration of COME UK, 1964. < come your mutton (of a male) to masturbate UK, 1961. < come your turkey (of a male) to masturbate UK, 1961 come; cum noun 1 semen US, 1923. 2 an orgasm. From the verb sense (to experience an orgasm) US, 1967 8see: COME AND GO come across verb 1 (generally of a woman) to take part in sexual intercourse AUSTRALIA, 1967. 2 to have sex as the result of persuasive insistence US, 1921. 3 to agree to become an informer US, 1973. 4 to give the appearance of having a specified characteristic UK, 2002 come again? please repeat or restate what you just said US, 1970 come-along; cum-along noun a wire grip used for holding wire or conductor under strain US, 1944 come and go; come noun snow. Rhyming slang, extending from the verb form ‘coming and going’ (snowing) UK, 1992 comeback noun 1 a return to a formerly successful status US, 1908. 2 a repercussion; repercussions UK, 1894. 3 revenge US, 1964. 4 areturn call on a citizens’ band radio US, 1976. 5 a boomerang AUSTRALIA, 1878. 6 an adulterant used to dilute crack cocaine. A chemical that when baked looks, smells, and tastes like CRACK US, 1989 come back verb 1 to reply US, 1896. 2 to reply to a citizens’ band radio broadcast US, 1976. 3 to retract something, to take something back, especially to apologetically cancel a previous remark AUSTRALIA, 1957 comeback kid noun a thief who breaks into a hotel room where he has previously stayed, using a key he failed to return US, 1954 come-back money noun in horse racing, money from off-track betting operations that is wired to a race track just before a race US, 1951 come chugger noun a person who performs oral sex on men US, 1999 come clean verb to tell the truth, to confess US, 1919 come day, go day; come day, go day, God send Sunday adjective laid back, unruffled US, 1918 comedown noun 1 a person, thing or event that dampens your spirits or depresses you US, 1952. 2 a period during which the diminishing sensations of a drug are felt UK, 1984 come down verb 1 to experience the easing of drug intoxication US, 1959 . 2 to arrive in prison US, 1972. 3 (of a river) to flood; to be inundated. Many Australian rivers are mostly dry for a large part of the year and then fill, often quite suddenly, during the wet season AUSTRALIA, 1868 come down! in the sport of archery, used as an imperative to instruct a pupil to refrain from completing a shot UK, 1988 come dumpster; cum dumpster noun a promiscuous female US, 2001 come freak; cum freak noun a person who is obsessed with sex US, 1966 come-fuck-me adjective sexually alluring. An embellished FUCK-ME US, 1986 come gum; cum gum noun chewing gum with a liquid centre US, 1985 come-here noun a person originally from outside a community US, 1985 come-hither look noun a flirtatious and inviting glance UK, 1961 come-in noun in a circus, the hour period before the performance, during which patrons are allowed to enter the big top US, 1980 come in, Berlin used as a humorous request that someone joins a conversation. Often said with a melodramatic flourish, mimicking a military communication US, 1978 come in if you’re pretty used in response to a knock on a dressing room door. Theatrical camp; certainly in use since the mid-1980s UK, 1985 come in spinner! 1 in the gambling game two-up, used as a call signalling that all bets are laid and it is time to spin the coins AUSTRALIA, 1943. 2 begin!, commence! AUSTRALIA, 1957 come it verb 1 to behave impudently UK: SCOTLAND, 1934. 2 to wheedle, to impose on someone. Of military origins; a variation of COME THE OLD SOLDIER UK , 1925 come-off noun an event or result US, 1887 come off verb 1 to happen, especially to happen successfully UK, 1864. 2 to orgasm. A variation of COME UK, 1937. 3 to give the appearance of whatever characteristic is specified US, 2003 come off it! don’t exaggerate!; don’t keep trying to fool me! Elaborated from the earlier US usage: ‘come off!’ and phrases like ‘come off your perch!’ and ‘come off the ‘grass!’ UK, 1912 come-on noun 1 a challenge to fight, often unspoken UK, 1971. 2 an invitation, especially unspoken and especially sexual US, 1942. 3 an inducement UK, 2001 come on verb 1 to demonstrate sexual interest US, 1959. 2 to commence the bleed period of the menstrual cycle. Euphemistic UK, 1984. 3 (of drugs) to start having an effect US, 1946. 4 to give the appearance of whatever characteristic is specified. Originally used in jazz circles but exampled here as a song title and lyric by melodic heavy metal band Pretty Maids UK, 1942 come on snake, let’s rattle! let’s dance! Teen slang US, 1958 come on worm, let’s wiggle let’s dance US, 1954 come out verb 1 to declare your homosexuality openly or publicly US, 1941. 2 to declare or admit to a personal fact UK, 2000. 3 to leave college or high school amateur athletics and sign a contract to play professionally US, 1990. 4 to leave the bush to return to an urban or settled area CANADA, 1951. < come out of the closet to declare your homosexuality openly or publicly US, 1971 come outside!; outside! used as a challenge to fight. A shortening of any number of variations on ‘Come outside and fight!’ UK, 1984 comer noun a promising prospect US, 1879 come | comer 156 . 1972 coat and badge noun < on the coat and badge scrounging; on the cadge. Rhyming slang, from the verb COAT AND BADGE (to cadge) UK, 1960 coat and badge verb to cadge something. Rhyming slang, . early to mid-1970s between Britain and Iceland, especially between the British and Icelandic fishing fleets and fishermen, over the fishing rights off Iceland. A journalists’ term that allowed. 1967 coffee -and noun a light meal US, 1901 coffee -and adjective small-time, insignificant US, 1937 coffee -and- cakes noun a small salary US, 1 925 coffee and tea; coffee noun the sea. Rhyming slang UK,