Slang and uncoventional english part 44 doc

gatter noun a drink; alcohol, especially beer. English gypsy use UK, 1841 gattered adjective drunk. Possibly a variation of GUTTERED UK, 2003 gauching adjective used to describe the glazed-eyed, open-mouthed state of an intoxicated drug taker UK, 1996 gauge noun a shotgun US, 1993 gavel and wig; gavel verb to probe your eye or your anus in order to relieve an irritation. Rhyming slang for TWIG UK, 1992 gavvers noun the police. English gypsy and underworld use UK, 2000 gawd; gaw; gor noun god. Phonetic spelling of Cockney pronunciation, subsequently treated as almost euphemistic UK, 1877 gawd love-a-duck!; cor love-a-duck! used as a mild expression of shock or surprise. A variation of LORD LOVE-A-DUCK! UK, 1948 gawjo noun 8see: GORGER gawk noun in circus and carnival usage, a local who loiters as the show is assembled or taken down US, 1981 gay noun a homosexual US, 1953 gay adjective 1 homosexual US, 1933. 2 catering to or patronised by homosexuals US, 1954. 3 bad, stupid, out of style. General pejorative in juvenile use; a reversal of the politically correct norm much as ‘good’ is BAD and WICKED is ‘good’ US, 1978 gay 90s noun US Treasury 3.5% bonds issued in 1958, due to return in 1990 US, 1960 gay and frisky noun whisky. Rhyming slang UK, 1919 gay and hearty noun a party. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1969 gay as a French horn adjective undoubtedly homosexual UK, 2001 gay-ass adjective extremely out of fashion CANADA, 2002 gay bar noun a bar catering to a homosexual clientele US, 1953 gay bashing noun violent beatings targeted on homosexuals US, 1997 gay boy noun a homosexual male, especially one who is flamboyant and young US, 1945 gaycat verb to have a good, carefree time US, 1924 gay chicken noun a young homosexual male US, 1959 gaydar; gadar noun the perceived or real ability of one homosexual to sense intuitively that another person is homosexual US, 1982 gayer noun a homosexual. An elaboration of GAY UK, 2003 gay for pay adjective said of a heterosexual man who portrays a homosexual man in a film or other theatrical performance US, 1997 gay ghetto noun a section of a city largely inhabited by openly homosexual men. Probably coined by Martin Levine, who wrote ‘Gay Ghetto’, published in Journal of Homosexuality,Volume4 (1979). Examples include Greenwich Village and Chelsea in New York, the North Side in Chicago and the Castro in San Francisco. Unlike all other ghettos, they are affluent US, 1971 gay gordon noun a traffic warden. Rhyming slang, probably formed from the Gay Gordons, a traditional Scottish dance UK, 1992 gaylord noun a homosexual man. An elaboration of GAY via a somewhat obscure male forename; introduced to the UK, and possibly coined by, comedian Sacha Baron-Cohen (b.1970) UK, 2001 gayly adverb in a manner that is recognised as obviously homosexual UK, 2002 gay-marry verb to commit to a lifelong relationship with someone ofthesamesex US, 1999 gaymo noun used as an insult by very young children UK, 2004 gayola; gay-ola noun extortion of homosexuals by the police US, 1960 gay plague noun AIDS. This term, with overtones of pious hate and biblical retribution, spread the misconception that the AIDS epidemic was exclusively reserved for ‘ungodly’ homosexuals US, 1982 gay radar noun the ability to recognise a homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1994 gay-tastic adjective especially wonderful or fabulous in a way that appeals to homosexuals US, 2004 gay ’til graduation adjective temporarily or situationally homosexual or bisexual US, 1996 Gaza II noun Concordia University, Montreal, formed of Sir George and Loyola Universities in 1974 CANADA, 2002 gazebbies noun the female breasts. Vietnam war usage US, 1965 gazelle noun < in a gazelle feeling good. Obsolete teen slang CANADA, 1946 gazillion noun a very large, if indefinite, number US, 1995 gazongas noun the female breasts US, 1978 gazook noun 1 a loud lout US, 1901. 2 aboyUS, 1949 gazookus noun in carnival usage, a genuine article US, 1924 gazoony noun 1 a fellow, especially a low-life US, 1914. 2 a manual labourer in a carnival US, 1966. 3 the passive participant in anal sex US, 1918 gazoozie verb to swindle US, 1992 gazump verb 1 to raise the selling-price of a property after agreeing the terms of sale; hence to outbid an agreed sale. A specialisation of the sense ‘to swindle’ UK, 1971. 2 to swindle UK, 1928 gazumping noun the act of raising the selling-price of a property after agreeing the terms of sale; hence, outbidding an agreed sale. From the verb GAZUMP UK, 1971 gazunder noun a chamberpot AUSTRALIA, 1981 gazunder verb of a house-owner or a swindler, to reduce the selling price of a property, especially shortly before exchange of contracts, with a threat that the sale must go through on the new terms. A play on GAZUMP UK, 1988 GB noun 1 sex between one person and multiple, sequential partners. An abbreviation of GANG BANG US, 1972. 2 any barbiturate or central nervous system depressant. An abbreviation of GOOFBALL US , 1966. 3 goodbye US, 1945 GBH noun 1 the criminal charges of grievous bodily harm and malicious wounding; the act of causing serious injury. Initialism UK, 1949. 2 the recreational drug GHB. A jumbling of the letters in GHB gives an abbreviation for GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM UK, 1996 GBH of the brain noun the activity of studying. From GBH (physical assault and damage) UK, 1996 GBH of the eardrums noun loud music. From GBH (physical assault and damage) UK, 1996 GBH of the earhole; GBH of the ear noun a verbal assault. Extended from the criminal offence of GBH (grievous bodily harm). Usually jocular UK, 1984 Gbitnoun a prison sentence to a federal penitentiary US, 1950 g’bye goodbye UK, 1925 G-car noun a federal law enforcement agency car US, 1981 GCM! used as an expression of frustration or wonder. An initialism of ‘God, Christ, Moses’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1984 g’day; gooday; gidday hello! An extremely common, and now iconic, Australian greeting AUSTRALIA, 1928 GDI noun a college student who is not a fraternity or sorority member, a god-damn independent US, 1966 G-dog noun a good friend US, 1998 GE noun the electric chair. Homage to General Electric US, 1990 gear noun 1 marijuana; heroin; drugs in general US, 1954. 2 anything, especially anything illicit, intentionally undefined AUSTRALIA, 1975. 3 the equipment and paraphernalia associated with drug use, especially syringes, etc UK, 1996. 4 stolen goods UK, 1956. 5 stuff, things UK, 1415. 6 clothes AUSTRALIA, 1970. 7 (of a woman) the obvious physical attributes. Extended from the purely genital sense US, 1953. 8 a homosexual US, 1972. < get your arse into gear; get your ass into gear to stop idling, to apply yourself to an activity, to start doing something useful US, 1914 gear adjective very good, outstanding. Brought to the world by the Beatles, dropped from fashionable use in the mid-1960s; revived in the UK, later C20, and continues in ironic use UK, 1951. < ge ar f or something obsessed with, fanatical about something US, 1972 283 gatter | gear gear bonger; gear banger noun a poor driver, especially one who crashes the gears US, 1971 gear-box noun the vagina. A survival and technological updating of obsolete ‘gear ’(the vagina), used in East Anglia, notably Suffolk UK, 1972 gear down verb to dress up BARBADOS, 1965 geared adjective available for homosexual relations US, 1935 geared up adjective dressed up. Also used of motorcyclists in full protective wear UK, 1979 gear head noun in mountain biking, a bicycle mechanic US, 1992 gear jammer noun a truck driver who has a difficult time shifting gears, especially one who is constantly clashing the gears as he shifts US, 1929 gear-lever noun the penis. Historically ‘gear’ has meant both male and female genitals so the derivation here is ambiguous. Remembered by Beale as the term used by UK National Servicemen (National Service ran from 1946–60) UK, 1973 gears noun the testicles US, 1952 gedanken adjective in computing, impractical or poorly designed. From the German for ‘thought’ US, 1983 gedunk noun 1 ice-cream, sweets, potato crisps and other junk food; the ship store where junk food can be bought. A US Navy term US, 1927. 2 a place where sweets and snacks are sold US, 1956 gedunk truck noun a catering truck US, 1992 gee noun 1 a man, a fellow US, 1907. 2 opium; heroin. Possibly a respelling of the initial letter of a number of synonyms, or from Hindi ghee (butter), or playing on the sense as HORSE (heroin) US, 1938. 3 $1,000. From the first letter of GRAND ($1,000) US, 1936. 4 a piece of praise. Possibly from the verb sense ‘to encourage’ UK, 1998. 5 a market trader’s or circus entertainer’s assistant who is discreetly positioned in the crowd to incite responses UK, 1934. 6 a strong, respected, manipulative prisoner US, 1951. 7 any device used to secure a needle to an eye dropper as part of an improvised mechanism to inject drugs US, 1960. 8 the vagina. The term gives rise to the ‘gee bag’ condom, ‘missed by a gee hair’ (a near miss or accident) and the expression ‘do ya the gee’ said by a boy to a girl and meaning ‘do you have sex’ IRELAND, 1991. 9 a horse UK, 1879 gee verb 1 to encourage, to incite. From the commands to a horse: ‘gee up!’ UK, 1932. 2 to inform. From the initial letter of GRASS (to inform) UK, 1996 gee!; jee! an exclamation used for expressing surprise, astonishment or shock. Probably a euphemism for ‘Jesus!’; later use is often ironic US, 1895 geech noun money US, 1968 geechee noun an uneducated, rural black person, especially one who is not easily understood US, 1905 gee’d up adjective 1 drug-intoxicated. Originally of opium (GEE), gradually less discriminating US, 1936. 2 excited. Influenced by the meaning as ‘drug-intoxicated’ but actually from GEE (to encourage) UK, 1932. 3 dressed in clothing associated with youth gangs US, 1995 geedus noun in circus and carnival usage, money US, 1981 gee -eyed adjective completely drunk IRELAND, 2001 gee-gees noun 1 horse races. Singular ‘gee gee’ is a ‘(race)horse’ and ‘the gee gees’ means ‘horse racing’ UK, 1869. 2 veterinary drugs IRELAND, 1996 gee head noun a frequent Paregoric user US, 1970 geek noun 1 a carnival freak, usually an alcoholic or drug addict, who would sit and crawl in his own excrement and occasionally bite the heads off snakes and chickens. Perhaps from German gucken (to peep, to look) or synonymous German slang or dialect kefken US, 1928. 2 a student whose devotion to study excludes all other interests or society; someone who is considered too studious; someone obsessed with computers. Pejorative US, 1980. 3 an offensive, despicable person; a clumsy person; a socially awkward person UK, 1876. 4 a prostitute’s customer with fetishistic desires US, 1993 . 5 an awkward skateboarder or a pedestrian who gets in the way US, 1976. 6 crack cocaine mixed with marijuana UK, 1998. 7 a look; a peek AUSTRALIA, 1966 geek verb 1 to display severe anxiety when coming off cocaine intoxication US, 1993. 2 to act foolishly US, 1998. 3 to look, watch, peer AUSTRALIA, 1966 geek-a-mo noun a geek US, 1991 geeked adjective 1 in a psychotic state induced by continuous use of amphetamine or methamphetamine US, 1989. 2 sexually aroused while under the influence of a central nervous system stimulant US, 1989. 3 marijuana-intoxicated US, 2002. 4 jittery, childishly excited US, 1984 geeked out adjective unordinary; injured US, 2002 geeker noun 1 a user of crack cocaine US, 1990. 2 astarerAUSTRALIA, 1979 geekerati noun an elite grouping of people involved in information technology US, 2000 geeker rental noun a car stolen by a crack cocaine addict who then trades use of the car for drugs US, 2002 geeking adjective inept; unfashionable; awkward US, 1987 geekish adjective obsessed with computers; socially inept US, 1986 geek out verb to enter a highly technical mode which is too difficult to explain US, 1991 geek-o-zoid noun a student whose devotion to study excludes all other interests or society, hence an unpopular student; someone who is considered too studious; someone obsessed with computers. An elaboration of GEEK UK, 2002 geeksploitation noun an act, or general policy, of taking profitable advantage of the enthusiasm and willingness to work of young computer programmers; also used of entertainment designed to appeal to the technologically-obsessed. A combination of GEEK (a studious-type or IT obsessive) and ‘exploitation’ US, 1996 geekster noun a geek US, 1991 geeky adjective socially inept; overly involved with computers US, 1981 gees noun horse racing UK, 1959 geeser noun a small amount of an illegal drug US, 1952 geet noun a dollar US, 1947 geets noun money US, 1949 geetus noun money US, 1926 gee-up noun 1 an act or instance of stirring AUSTRALIA, 1995. 2 a swindler’s confederate who leads others to spend their money AUSTRALIA, 1899 gee up verb 1 to motivate; to encourage AUSTRALIA, 1955. 2 to tease UK, 1983 gee whiz! used for registering shock, surprise, disappointment, or for emphasis. Elaboration of GEE! US, 1876 gee willikers! used as a mock oath. There are countless variants US, 1851 geez noun 1 a friend UK, 2003. 2 a look. A variant of GEEK AUSTRALIA, 1981 geeze; geaze verb to inject by hypodermic needle US, 1966 geeze; geaze; greaze noun heroin; an injection of heroin; narcotics US, 1967 geezer noun 1 a man. Possibly from Basque giza (a man), picked up by Wellington’s soldiers during the Peninsular War (1808–14); alternatively it may derive from C15 English dialect guiser (a mummer). Variant spellings include ‘geyser’ and the abbreviated ‘geez’ UK, 1885. 2 an old person, somewhat infirm. An objectionable reference to a senior citizen UK, 1885. 3 a fellow-prisoner UK, 1958. 4 a man who is easily duped UK, 1959. 5 a young manual worker who lives with his parents and spends his disposable income on leisure and pleasure. Created by a research company as a sociological label for commercial and marketing purposes; a specialised vari- ation UK, 2003. 6 an intravenous drug user. Sometimes spelled ‘geazer’ from the variant verb spelling geeze; geaze US, 1967. 7 a small amount of a drug US, 1971 geezerbird; geezerchick noun a young woman characterised by her behaviour and positive involvement in activites (drinking, swearing, sport, etc) stereotypically enjoyed by males. Combines GEEZER (a man) with a less-than-politically correct term for a ‘young woman’ UK, 2002 gear bonger; gear banger | geezerbir d; geezerchick 284 geezo noun 1 a hardened prison inmate US, 1951 . 2 an armed robbery US, 2001 geggie; gegg noun the mouth. Glaswegian use UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 gehuncle noun a cripple US, 1954 gel noun 1 a girl. With a hard ‘g’ UK, 1969. 2 dynamite used for opening a safe US, 1972. 3 a socially inept person US, 1991 gelly; jelly noun gelignite AUSTRALIA, 1941 gelt; geld noun money. Originally conventional English, then out of favour, then back as slang. German, Dutch and Yiddish claims on its origin UK, 1529 gen noun information. Originally military, possibly deriving from the phrase ‘for the general information of all ranks’ UK, 1940 gen; gen up verb to learn; to inform, to brief. After the noun UK, 1943 gendarme noun a police officer. Adopted directly from the French gendarme UK, 1906 gender bender noun a person with an ambiguous or androgynous sexual identity, or with asexual identity divergent from their bio- logical sex UK, 1980 gender mender noun a computer cable with either two male or two female connectors US, 1991 general noun a railway yardmaster US, 1946 General nickname < The General 1 Frank Sinatra, American singer (1915–1998) US, 1963. 2 Ireland’s most famous criminal, Martin Cahill IRELAND, 1995 General Booth noun a tooth. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of William Booth, 1829–1912, the founder of the Salvation Army UK, 1992 general election noun an erection. Rhyming slang, the source of many jokes about standing members, even if we only get one every four or five years UK, 1992 general mess of crap noun a truck manufactured by General Motors Corporation. A humorous back-formation from the initials GMC US, 1971 General Smuts; generals noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for NUTS, formed from the name of a South African statesman, 1870–1950 UK, 1992 General Westhisface nickname US Army General William Westmoreland. Not particularly kind US, 1977 Generation X; Gen X noun the marketing category that defines people born between the late 1950s and mid-70s. Originally the title of a sociological book by Charles Hamblett and Jane Deverson, 1965; moved beyond jargon when adopted as the name of a UK punk band in the mid-1970s; in 1991 Douglas Coupland employed it to describe a new generation; usage is now almost conventional. Generation Y does not appear to have caught on US, 1965 Generation Xer; Gen-Xer; Xer; X noun in marketing terms, someone born between the late 1950s and mid-70s, seen as well educated but without direction US, late 1970s Generation XL noun a (notional) sociological group of children, teenagers or young adults who are clinically obese. A play on GENERATION X and XL, the retail abbreviation for ‘extra large’ UK, 2003 generic adjective stupid, dull, boring US, 1988 geni-ass noun a smart and diligent student. A play on ‘genius’ US, 1968 genius noun 1 a person skilled at performing oral sex. A pun based on HEAD (oral sex) US, 2002. 2 in computing, an obvious or easily guessed password US, 1990 genny; jenny noun a generator UK, 1956 gent noun 1 a good man, an honourable man, a man who is admired. From ‘gentleman’ and charactertistics generously ascribed to the stereotype UK, 1987. 2 a man with pretentions to class or status. Used in a derisory context UK, 1605. 3 money. Survives as a variant of GELT (money) but, in fact, derives not from German gelt but French argent (silver; money); original use was especially of silver coins UK, 1859. 4 a maggot used as fishing bait AUSTRALIA, 1998 gentleman jockey noun in horse racing, an amateur jockey, especially in a steeplechase event US, 1947 gentleman of leisure noun a pimp US, 1973 gentleman’s call noun in pool, an understanding that a shot need not be called if it is obvious US, 1992 gentleman’s fever noun a sexually transmitted infection BAHAMAS, 1982 gentlemen’s relish noun sperm UK, 2002 gents noun a gentlemen’s public convenience US, 1960 Geoff Hurst; geoff noun 1 a first class honours degree. Rhyming slang, based on the name of Geoff Hurst (b.1941), the only footballer to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final UK, 1998. 2 a thirst UK, 1994. 3 urination. Rhyming slang for ‘burst’ UK, 2002 Geoffrey Chaucer noun a saucer. Rhyming slang formed on the name of the great English poet, who lived from about 1343 to 1400, and who, fittingly, used slang in his rhyme UK, 1992 geog; geoggers noun geography, especially as a subject of study UK, 1940 geologist noun a physician who considers his patients to be as intelligent as a rock US, 1978 George noun 1 a gambler who tips the dealer or places bets in the dealer’s name US, 1974. 2 in American casinos, a skilled and lucky gambler US, 1985. 3 used as a term of address for any Pullman porter US, 1939. 4 an act of defecation. A euphemism by personification, but why a George should be so honoured is not recorded UK, 1959. < call it George to agree that a matter is settled GUY ANA, 1962 George adjective excellent US, 1930 George and Ringo noun bingo. Rhyming slang, formed from the names of two of the Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and probably not heard since the Beatles broke up UK, 1992 George and Zippy adjective (of weather) cold, chilly. Rhyming slang for NIPPY, based on two of the puppet characters in long-running Thames television children’s programme Rainbow (from 1972) UK, 2002 George Bernard Shaw; George Bernar d noun a door. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the Irish playwright, 1856–1950 UK, 1992 George Blake noun a snake. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of a notorious British security and intelligence operative who spied for the KGB from 1944–61 UK, 1992 George Martin noun farting. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of orchestral arranger and producer Sir George Martin (b.1926) UK, 2003 George Melly noun the belly, a paunch. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the jazz singer and surrealist (1937–2007) whose shape echoes the sense UK, 1992 George Michael; George verb to cycle. Popney rhyming slang, based on popular singer George Michael (b.1963). Popney was orig- inally contrived for www.music365.co.uk, an Internet music site; this is one of several terms that caught on UK, 2001 George Raft noun 1 a draught. Rhyming slang, formed on the name of US film actor George Raft (1895–1980) UK, 1979. 2 hard work. Rhyming slang for GRAFT UK, 1992 George Smack; George noun heroin US, 1967 George Spelvin noun used in a theatre programme as a fictitious name for an actor US, 1908 George the Third noun 1 a bird. Rhyming slang, recorded as an alternative to RICHARD THE THIRD UK, 1961. 2 a lump of excrement. Rhyming slang for TURD UK, 1992 George W. noun a person with an inflated sense of self-worth. An unkind allusion to US President George W. Bush US, 2001 Georgia; Georgie verb to cheat, to swindle; (of a prostitute) to have sex with a customer without collecting the fee. Especially used in the context of prostitution US, 1960 Georgia buggy noun a wheelbarrow US, 1918 285 geezo | Georgia buggy Georgia ham noun a watermelon US, 1971 Georgia homeboy noun the recreational drug GHB. A disguise for the initials GHB US, 1993 Georgia night rider noun a trucker who drives at night in the hope of avoiding police US, 1976 Georgia overdrive noun coasting down a hill with the car or truck in neutral US, 1963 Georgia scuffle noun 1 a swindle which fails because the intended victim is not smart enough to be swindled US, 1992. 2 in carnival usage, rough handling of an extremely naive customer in a swindle US, 1950 Georgie Best noun 1 a pest, especially a drunken pest. Rhyming slang, reflecting footballer George Best’s fall from grace to alcoholism UK, 1992. 2 the female breast. Rhyming slang UK, 2003. < be my Georgie Best! do as you wish; you are welcome to have whatever has been asked for. Rhyming slang for ‘be my guest’, formed on the name of Irish footballer George Best (1946–2005) UK, 1977 ger verb get. A slovenly pronunciation that occurs when the following word commences with a vowel, in uses such as ‘ger along’ UK, 1895 gerbil around verb in car repair, to work at a somewhat frantic pace in an effort to hide the fact that the problem at hand, or car repair in general, is too difficult US, 1992 geriatrick noun an older homosexual man as a one-time sex-partner UK, 1979 germ noun 1 a German UK, 1915. 2 a despised person US, 1942 Germaine Greer noun a glass of beer. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of an Australian feminist and academic who has become a media personality (b.1939) AUSTRALIA, 1987 German noun (used by prisoners) a prison officer. A hangover from World War 2 when the Germans were the enemy UK, 1996 German band noun the hand. Rhyming slang UK, 1979 Germans noun drug dealers from the Dominican Republic as perceived by African-American drug dealers competing for the same market – the enemy US, 1992 germs noun gentlemen, as a form of address. A jocular slurring, especially in the pairing ‘Ladeez and Germs’ UK, 2001 Geronimo noun 1 an alcoholic drink mixed with a barbiturate. A dangerous cross reaction US, 1970. 2 a barbiturate US, 1990 gerook; gerooked adjective drug or alcohol-intoxicated. From Afrikaans for ‘cured/smoked’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1970 gerrick noun piece of rolled up silver foil used as a filter in marijuana pipes. The ‘gerrick’ is made by laying out a piece of foil (usually from a cigarette box), or thin cardboard (usually from the same box) into a square, rolling it up, bending it into a circle and wedging it into the bottom of a bottleneck pipe to keep the marijuana from falling out when the smoke is sucked in SOUTH AFRICA , 2003 gerry nickname an old person. An abbreviation of ‘geriatric’ NEW ZEALAND , 1998 gert adjective great. A C14 dialect word that is now widely familiar beyond its regional use as a result of media exposure UK, 1997 gertcha!; gercha!; gertcher! I don’t believe you!; used for registering disbelief. An alteration of ‘get away!’; immortalised in song by Chas and Dave, 1979 UK, 1937 Gertie Gitana; Gertie noun a banana. Rhyming slang, based on the name of music hall entertainer Gertie Gitana, 1888–1957; originating in the first decade of C20 with her name replacing the refrain ‘Have a banana’ in the song ‘Let’s All Go Down the Strand’. Still in use UK, 1961 gert stonkers noun large female breasts AUSTRALIA, 1988 Gestapo noun 1 the police. Originally used of the military police during World War 2 in a (presumably) jocular allusion to the German Secret Police of the Third Reich. Often used with ‘the’ UK, 1941. 2 uniformed personnel (such as bus inspectors) or others (such as teachers) who enjoy the little power of their authority UK, 1969. 3 the motorcycle officers of the Metropolitan police traffic div- ision. Police use (especially the Metropolitan Police Drugs Squad); probably inspired by the jackboots and black breeches uniform UK, 1999 get verb 1 to understand, to appreciate US, 1892. 2 to worry, to vex, to annoy US, 1867. 3 to enthral, to appeal to, to affect emotionally, to obsess UK, 1913. 4 to obtain sexual intercourse AUSTRALIA, 1970 . < get above yourself to become conceited, arrogant UK, 1923. < get amongst to perform some task or take part enthusiastically AUSTRALIA, 1970. < get any; get anything; get enough; get a little bit to have sex US, 1947. < get it 1 to be punished, especially physically UK, 1851. 2 to be killed US, 1964. 3 to become infected with a sexually transmitted infection UK, 1937. < getitin one to understand immediately UK, 1942. < get it on 1 to have sex US, 1970. 2 to fight US, 1959. 3 to join battle. US Marines usage in Vietnam US, 1991. < getitupto achieve an erection US, 1943. < get some 1 to have sex US, 1970. 2 to kill enemy soldiers US, 1976. < get well 2 to make money US, 1995. < get wet to kill someone using a knife or bayonet US, 1991. < get with to have sex with UK, 1987. < get with the progr am to start to behave in a responsible manner. A generally figurative application of the recovery programmes promoted by Alcoholics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, etc; usually as an injunction US, 1983. < get your end away to have sex UK, 1975. < get your leather to have sex CANADA, 1985. < get your own back to get revenge UK, 1910. < get your skates on to hurry up. Often as an imperative. Originally military UK, 1895. < get your skin to have sex CANADA, 1999. < get yours to get the punishment you deserve US, 1905. < have got something on someone to possess evidence against someone UK, 1928 get!; git! go!; go away! US, 1884 get a black dog up you! go to hell! AUSTRALIA, 1992 get across verb to make yourself (or your subject) understood US, 1913 get a dog up you! go to hell! AUSTRALIA, 1996 get a grip! control yourself! US, 1982 get a life! used to tease someone who is revealing a lack of grounding in reality or who is too obsessed with something US, 1989 get along! used for registering incredulity. Similar to the later ‘get away!’ UK, 1984 get along with you! go away! be quiet! UK, 1837 get a roll of stamps and mail it in used as a humorous comment on a lack of effort. Coined by ESPN’s Keith Olberman to describe ‘a lackluster effort on the part of a player or team’ US, 1997 get a room! used for discouraging public displays of affection US, 1999 get at verb 1 to attack verbally, to tease UK, 1891. 2 to mean, to imply a meaning US, 1899. < ge t at it to tease someone, to make a fool of someone UK, 1958 getaway noun the last morning of a military tour of duty US, 1968 get away!; gerraway! don’t talk nonsense!; don’t flatter! In 2002 a travel company used the slogan ‘Get away’ in a television advertising campaign, punning on the conventional sense (to escape, to go on holiday) with an exclamation of disbelief that such holidays could be so cheap UK, 1848 getaway day noun in horse racing, the last day of a racing meet US, 1962 get-back noun an act of revenge US, 1984 get bent! used as an exclamation of defiance, roughly along the lines of ‘go to hell!’ US, 1970 getcha vine noun a thorny vine found in the jungles of Vietnam US, 1990 get down verb 1 to depress UK, 1930. 2 in sports betting, to place a bet US, 1974. 3 to be a part of, or to relate to, as in ’get down with the kids’ UK, 1999. < get down to it to begin to work with serious application, sometimes used of sexual activity US, 1937 get-down time; git-down time noun the time of day or night when a prostitute starts working US, 1972 get-’em-off noun an exit ramp; a motorway exit US, 1976 Georgia ham | get-’em-off 286 get ’em off!; geremoff! used as a jocular imperative to strip US, 1995 geters noun money US, 1975 get-go; git-go; gitty up noun the very start US, 1966 get-hard adjective sexually arousing to men UK, 2000 get her! 8see: GET YOU! get-high noun crack cocaine US, 1990 get in; get-in verb of a staged entertainment, to bring in and set up staging and technical equipment. The reverse (to deconstruct and entirely remove staging equipment) is ‘get out’. Also used as nouns. UK, 1996 get-in Betty noun a crowbar used by burglars US, 1950 get into verb to come to know and like UK, 1968 get-it-on adjective vigorous, energetic in approach US, 1970 get knotted! used for expressing contempt. Usage was frozen in time and soon considered archaic. Later use is marked with irony UK, 1958 get lost! used as a contemptuous imperative of dismissal US, 1902 get off verb 1 to form an initial liaison with someone sexually attractive, especially with a view to greater intimacy UK, 1925. 2 to achieve sexual climax US, 1867. 3 to use a drug; to feel the effects of a drug US, 1952. 4 by extension, to take pleasure from something US, 1952 . 5 to crash while riding a motorcyle. Sarcastic and euphemistic biker (motorcyle) usage US, 2003 get off!; get off it! used as a register of impatience or incredulity UK, 1969 get-off house noun a place where you can both purchase and inject heroin US, 1990 get off on verb to greatly enjoy something. After GET OFF (to achieve sexual climax) UK, 1973 get off the stove, I’m ridin’ the range tonight! used for expressing enthusiasm about an upcoming date US, 1951 get on verb 1 of people, to agree, to co-exist. Often with a modifying adverb UK, 1816. 2 to become elderly UK, 1885. 3 to use drugs US, 1952. 4 to have US, 1990 get-out noun 1 an escape, an excuse, an evasion UK, 1899. 2 an extreme degree of something US, 1838 get out verb (used of a bettor) to recoup earlier losses US, 1951 get out of here! used for expressing disbelief at what has just been said US, 1994 get out of here, Mary! used for expressing doubt US, 1987 get out of it! used for expressing a lack of belief in what has just been said UK, 1984 get-over noun success through fraud US, 1997 get over verb to take advantage of someone, making yourself look good at their expense US, 1981. < cannot get over to be astounded UK, 1899. < get over on to seduce US, 1987 get over it! used as a suggestion that the hearer move on from the issue that is dominating the moment US, 1994 get over you! used in order to deflate a person’s excessive sense of importance US, 1997 get real verb to face the facts. Often as an imperative US, 1998 get real! used for expressing scorn at that which has just been said US, 1982 get round verb to circumvent US, 1849 get shagged! used as a general expression of disbelief or contempt UK, 1997 get stuffed! used as a general expression of disbelief or contempt UK, 1952 getting any? used as a male-to-male greeting. Instantly jocular due to the inquiry as to the other’s sex life US, 1958 getting on adjective (of time) late; growing late UK, 1882 get to verb to annoy someone US, 1961 get-up noun 1 an outfit or costume UK, 1847. 2 manufactured evidence that is intended to incriminate UK, 1967. 3 a piece of criminal trickery, an elaborate deceit UK, 1970. 4 the last morning of a jail sentence or term of military service US, 1967 get up verb 1 to be released from prison US, 1967. 2 to succeed in painting your graffiti tag in a public place US, 1994. 3 to win; to succeed AUSTRALIA, 1904. 4 to cause a racehorse to win AUSTRALIA, 1969 get-up-and-go noun vigour, energy, drive. Earlier variations from which this derives are ‘get-up’ and ‘get-up-and-get’ US, 1907 get up off of verb to concede something of importance or value US, 1985 get with the words! verb explain yourself! US, 1965 get you!; get him!; get her! verb 1 (with an emphatic stress on the pronoun) used to deflate a conceited male ego or to imply an unmasculine oversensitivity or homosexuality UK, 1958. 2 used for expressing disbelief at what has just been said. Homosexual use US, 1949 get your arse to an anchor! verb sit down! Adapted from nautical (likely fisherman) usage, this phrase came ashore for general purposes CANADA, 1978 get your kit off! verb used as ribald encouragement to undress UK, 1985 GFE; girl friend experience noun a dinner date followed by sex as a service offered by a prostitute UK, 2005 G force! used as an expression of enthusiastic assent. From a Japanese comic strip US, 1987 GFY go fuck yourself. Used when discretion suggests avoiding the word ‘fuck’ US, 1987 GG noun in transsexual usage, a genuine or genetic girl US, 1987 GH noun General Hospital, a popular television daytime drama US, 1981 Ghan noun an Afghan. In outback Australia this referred to the numerous immigrants from Afghanistan and nearby regions who came to work in the desert regions as camel-drivers. Not used to refer to recent migrants from Afghanistan AUSTRALIA, 1911 ghana noun marijuana. Possibly a variant spelling of GANJA (Jamaican marijuana) although current usage doesn’t acknowledge this etymology nor specify an alternative, such as marijuana from Ghana UK, 1989 ghar noun the buttocks. From the Hindi for ‘donkey’ TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1976 GHB noun a pharmaceutical anaesthetic used as a recreational drug. Gamma hydroxybutyrate is a foul-tasting liquid, invented in the 1960s by Dr. Henri Laborit, who swore by its powers as an aphrodisiac. The drug has been marketed as an anaesthetic and a health supplement, but it is a heightened sense of touch, sustained erections and longer orgasms that make it popular with ‘up-for-it clubbers’ US, 1990 gheid noun a Paregoric user US, 1971 gherao verb in India and Pakistan, to surround someone and not allow him or her to go from an office, desk, etc, as a demon- stration against that person. From Hindi gherna (to surround, to beseige) INDIA, 1967 gherkin noun the penis, especially a small penis. A variation of ‘pickle’ (the penis), especially in the phrase JERK THE GHERKIN (to masturbate) US, 2002 ghetto noun the anus US, 1973 ghetto adjective inferior, shoddy, bad US, 1995 ghetto- prefix used to qualify an adjective as being in the style of black culture. Has positive connotations when used by the black community but can be patronising and derogatory US, 2001 ghetto bird noun a police helicopter, especially one flying at night with a bright spotlight US, 1993 ghetto blaster; ghetto box noun a large, portable radio and tape player; a portable music system. Can be considered offensive because it is culture-specific and stereotypical US, 1981 ghetto bootie noun large buttocks US, 2001 287 get ’em off!; geremoff! | ghetto bootie ghetto fabulous adjective ostentatious, exemplifying the style of the black hip-hop community US, 1996 ghetto lullaby noun inner-city nightime noises – sirens, gunfire, helicopters, etc US, 1993 ghetto rags noun clothing typical of the inner-city ghetto US, 1970 ghetto sled noun a large, luxury car US, 1997 ghetto star noun a youth gang leader US, 1993 ’Ghini noun a Lamborghini car. A hip-hop abbreviation and aspiration US, 1999 ghost noun 1 a faint, secondary duplicate video image in a television signal, caused by the mixing of the primary signal and a delayed version of the same signal US, 1942. 2 a blank stop on a casino slot machine US, 1993. 3 in poker, a player who frequently absents himself from the table US, 1996. 4 LSD. Usually used with ‘the’ US, 1967. < do a ghost to leave quickly US, 1995. < when the ghost walks in oil drilling, pay day US, 1954 ghost verb 1 to transfer a prisoner from one prison to another at night after the prison has been secured US, 1982. 2 to vanish US, 1969. 3 to relax, especially while evading duty. Military use US, 1982 ghost battalion noun during the Vietnam war, the First Battalion, Ninth Marines. So named because of the large number of casualties suffered at Con Thien and Khe Sanh US, 1991 ghostbust noun to search in an obsessive and compulsive way for small particles of crack cocaine US, 1992 ghosted adjective out of sight UK, 1994 ghost hand noun in poker, a hand or part of a hand that is dealt to the same player twice in a row US, 1988 ghost town noun < send to ghost town to transfer a prisoner without warning UK, 1996 ghost train noun < on the ghost train used of a prisoner who is being moved without warning from one prison to another overnight. From GHOST (to transfer overnight) UK, 1996 ghost-walking day noun in circus and carnival usage, payday US, 1981 ghoulie noun the vagina. Something frightening that lurks in the dark US, 1998 ghoulie adjective ghoulish US, 1993 GI noun 1 an enlisted soldier in the US Army US, 1939. 2 an American Indian who has abandoned his indigenous culture and language in favour of mainstream American culture; a government Indian US, 1963 GI verb 1 to clean thoroughly US, 1944. 2 to strip US, 1968 Gianluca Vialli; gianluca noun cocaine. Rhyming slang for CHARLIE (cocaine); based on the name of Gianluca Vialli (b.1964), a famous Italian football player and manager UK, 1998 gib noun a man’s buttocks US, 1986 GIB noun the back seat member of the crew on a fighter aircraft. An initialism for ‘guy in back’ US, 1967 Gib nickname Gibraltar UK, 1822 GIB adjective skilled in sex. An initialism for ‘good in bed’ US, 1977 gibber noun a small stone used for throwing. From the extinct Australian Aboriginal language Dharug (Sydney region). Originally, since 1833, referring to ‘large boulders’, it has undergone a reduction in size over the decades. As a technical term of geol- ogists it refers to smallish stones of dark reddish chaceldony that litter the surface of large areas of the arid inland. Colloquially it is used of any rock, stone or pebble suitable for throwing AUSTRALIA, 1902 gibbled adjective (of a machine) broken down CANADA, 1989 gibbs noun the lips US, 1990 gib-gib noun used for mocking another’s laughter. From an advertisement for Gibbons Chicken Ration TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1994 giblet noun a stupid, foolish or inept person. Playing on a turkey image US, 1984 giblets noun 1 the female gentalia UK, 2003. 2 showy chrome accessories on a motorcyle. Biker (motorcycle) usage US, 2003 Gibson girl noun an emergency radio used when a military aircraft is shot down over a body of water US, 1943 gick noun excrement IRELAND, 1993 gick verb to defecate IRELAND, 1996 giddy noun a tourist, especially on a package holiday. Used by holiday reps UK, 1997 giddyap; giddyup noun the beginning; the inception US, 1974 giddy as a kipper adjective dizzy. A ‘giddy kipper’, although not in this sense, has been a feature of English slang since the late C19 UK, 1999 giddy goat noun in horse racing, the totalisator. Rhyming slang from ‘tote’ AUSTRALIA, 1989 gif noun an aircraft pilot. From the initials of ‘guys inthefront seat’ US, 1945 giffed adjective drunk UK, 2003 giffer noun a pickpocket US, 1949 gift noun in a sex club, used as a coded euphemism for payment for special services US, 1997. < the gift the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 2001. < the gift that keeps giving a sexually transmitted disease US, 1986 gifted adjective experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 2001 gift of the sun; gift of the sun god noun cocaine UK, 1998 gig noun 1 a musical performance or concert. Originally musicians’ slang for an engagement at a single venue US, 1926. 2 ajobUS, 1908. 3 apartyUS, 1954. 4 a prison or jail sentence US, 1977. 5 apolice informer. A clipping of FIZGIG AUSTRALIA, 1953. 6 a busybody AUSTRALIA, 1944. 7 a person who stands out because they look foolish; a fool AUSTRALIA, 1943. 8 the vagina US, 1967. 9 alook;apeekAUSTRALIA, 1924 . 10 a demerit or other indication of failure US, 1968. 11 in an illegal number gambling lottery, a bet that a specific three-digit number will be drawn US, 1846. 12 in harness racing, a sulky US, 1997 gig verb 1 to work; to have a job US, 1939. 2 of a musician or group of musicians, to play an engagement or a series of engagements UK, 1939. 3 to go out to bars, clubs and/or parties US, 2000. 4 to look or stare; to take a peek AUSTRALIA, 1959 . 5 to tease AUSTRALIA, 1969. 6 in carnival usage, to win all of a player’s money in a single trans- action US, 1985 gigging noun teasing AUSTRALIA, 1966 giggle and titter; giggle noun bitter (beer) UK, 1992 giggle band noun the decorative hemmed edge at the top of a stocking. Get beyond that and you’re laughing UK, 2001 giggle bin noun an institution for containment and care of the mentally disturbed UK, 1964 giggle factory noun an insane asylum AUSTRALIA, 1968 giggle house noun an insane asylum AUSTRALIA, 1919 giggle juice noun alcohol US, 1939 giggler noun a scene in a pornographic film involving sex with two women. From the GIRL-GIRL designation US, 1987 giggles; good giggles noun marijuana US, 1986 giggle smoke noun marijuana; a marijuana cigarette US, 1952 gigglesoup noun any alcoholic beverage US, 1972 giggle water noun alcohol, especially champagne US, 1926 giggle weed noun marijuana. From the definite effect WEED has on your sense of humour US, 1937 giggling academy noun a mental hospital US, 1949 giggly adjective very good. Probably from the euphoric reaction to marijuana. West Indian and UK black use UK, 2002 giggy; gigi noun the anus and rectum US, 1953 GI gin noun cough syrup US, 1964 gig-lamps; gigs noun spectacles, eye-glasses. From the lights placed to each side of a ‘gig’ (a light carriage); ‘headlights’ (glasses), a later coinage, reflects similar inspiration UK, 1853 ghetto fabulous | gig-lamps; gigs 288 GIGO in computing, used as a reminder that output is only as good as input – (garbage in, garbage out) US, 1964 gig shot noun in carnival usage, the method used by an operator to win all of a player’s money in a single transaction US, 1985 gig wagon noun transportation used by a rock band during a concert tour UK, 1985 GI Joe noun a quintessential American soldier. A term fuelled by a cartoon in the 1940s, a Robert Mitchum movie in 1945 and a line of toys starting in 1964 US, 1935 gildy adjective fancy, ornate UK, 2002 gilf noun a sexually appealing mature woman. A variation of MILF (a sexually appealing mother) and DILF (a sexually appealing father); an acronym of ‘grandma I’d like to fuck’ US, 2003 gil-gil noun used for mocking another’s laughter TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1993 gilhooley noun in motor racing on an oval track, a spin US, 1965 gill; gills noun in circus and carnival usage, a customer, especially a gullible one US, 1981 Gillie Potters noun 1 pig’s trotters. Rhyming slang; formed from the name of British comedian, an early star of BBC radio, Gillie Potter, 1887–1975 UK, 1980. 2 the feet. Rhyming slang for TROTTERS UK, 1980 gillie suit noun camouflaged uniforms used by the US Army Special Forces. Gulf war usage US, 1992 Gilligan noun a hapless, socially inept person. From the Gilligan’s Island television programme, in which Gilligan was a hapless, socially inept person US, 1991 Gilligan hitch noun any and every method to bind with a chain or tie with a rope US, 1919 gillion noun ten to the ninth power; untold millions US, 1991 gilly noun 1 a member of an audience, especially a woman. Theatrical and circus usage UK, 1933. 2 a man, especially a gullible rustic. Market traders and English gypsy use, from the previous sense as ‘a member of a circus audience’ US, 1882 gilly-galloo noun in circus and carnival usage, an outsider US, 1981 gils! used for expressing pleasant surprise US, 2002 gilt noun money. Derives from German gelt (gold) and conventional ‘gilt’ (silverplate) UK, 1708 GI marbles noun dice. Because of the love for dice games displayed by American soldiers, especially during World War 2 US, 1950 Gimli glider noun a Boeing 737 which ran out of petrol and glided to a safe landing in Gimli, Manitoba; later, any car that has run out of petrol. The incident happened because of a confusion between metric and English ways of measuring petrol during the fill-up. One of the pilots had been a glider pilot CANADA, 2000 gimme noun 1 a request or demand for money. From ‘give me’ UK, 2001. 2 an easy victory or accomplishment US, 1986. 3 a pistol US, 1994. 4 in pool, a shot that cannot be missed or a game that cannot be lost US, 1990 gimme verb used for ‘give me’. A lazy phonetic abbreviation US, 1883 gimme five noun a mutual hand-slapping used as greeting or to sig- nify mutual respect. From the phrase ‘give me your hand’; ‘gimme’ (give me) ‘five’ (fingers, hence hand) UK, 1999 gimmel noun in betting, odds of 3–1. Probably coined by a Jewish bookmaker with a sense of humour, from gimel (the Hebrew letter which, in Judaic teaching, symbolises a rich man running after a poor man) which, in turn, derives from Hebrew gemul (the giving of reward and punishment) UK, 1991 gimmes noun a selfishly acquisitive characteristic US, 1918 gimmick noun 1 a gadget, an ingenious device or contrivance such as may be used in crime and magic to deceive or distract, or commercially, especially in the entertainment industry, to attract publicity and attention. ‘You Gotta Get a Gimmick’, Stephen Sondheim, 1959, is a song performed by striptease artistes demonstrating their ingenious methods of standing out from the crowd US, 1926. 2 characteristics such as costume, haircut or entrance music that collectively make a professional wrestler stand out as a unique marketable commodity US, 1993. 3 the actual device used to rig a carnival game US, 1968. 4 in poker, a special set of rules for a game US, 1988 gimmick verb to rig for a result US, 1922 gimmicks noun the equipment needed to inject drugs US, 1967 gimmie noun marijuana and crack cocaine mixed together for smoking in a cigarette US, 1994 gimp noun 1 a limp; a cripple US, 1925. 2 an incompetent or weak person US, 1924. 3 a sexual submissive who seeks satisfaction in dehumanising, full fetish clothing and crippling bondage. A specialisation of the previous senses made very familiar by Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction, 1993 – the film featured a masked-creature (taking his pleasure at the hands of a dominatrix) known only as ‘the gimp’ US, 1993 gimper; gimpster noun a cripple US, 1974 gimp out verb to panic in the face of great challenge US, 1988 gimpy noun a (long-haired) member of the counterculture, a hippy UK, 1998 gimpy adjective 1 crippled; handicapped US, 1929 . 2 inferior US, 1970 gims noun the eyes US, 1945 gin noun 1 a black prostitute US, 1962. 2 an Aboriginal female AUSTRALIA, 1985. 3 cocaine US, 1971. 4 a street fight between youth gangs US, 1993 gin verb 1 (used of a woman) to have sex US, 1976. 2 to fight US, 1972 gin and Jaguar bird noun a wealthy, usually married, woman from the upper-class districts surrounding London, especially Surrey, regarded as a worthwhile target for sexual adventuring. A BIRD (a woman) who lives in the ‘gin and Jaguar belt’ UK, 1977 ginch noun 1 the vagina US, 2003. 2 a woman; a woman as a sex object US, 1936 ginchy adjective 1 fashionable, attractive, pleasing US, 1959. 2 sharp- witted, clever, shrewd. A variation of the sense as ‘attractive’ UK, 1988 giner noun the vagina US, 2004 gin flat noun an apartment where alcohol is served illegally to a paying not-so public US, 1951 ging noun a handheld catapult; a slingshot AUSTRALIA, 1903 ginger noun 1 a sandy- or red-haired person; often as a nickname. Originally (1785) used of a cock with reddish plumage UK, 1885. 2 the backside. From GINGER ALE AUSTRALIA, 1967. 3 a prostitute who steals from her clients. Also ‘ginger girl’, ‘gingerer’ AUSTRALIA, 1953. < on the ginger (of prostitutes) working at gingering their clients AUSTRALIA, 1979 ginger ale; ginger noun 1 jail. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 2 bail. Rhyming slang NEW ZEALAND, 1963. 3 the backside. Rhyming slang for TAIL AUSTRALIA, 1967 ginger beer; ginger noun 1 a homosexual man. Rhyming slang for QUEER UK, 1959. 2 a member of the Royal Australian Engineers. Rhyming slang for ‘engineer’ AUSTRALIA, 1941 ginger beer; ginger adjective homosexual. Rhyming slang for QUEER UK , 1960 gingering verb (of a prostitute or accomplice) stealing from a client’s clothing AUSTRALIA, 1944 ginger minger; ginger minge; ginge minge noun a person who has (it is presumed) naturally ginger pubic hair UK, 1993 ginger pop noun 1 a police officer. Rhyming slang for COP UK, 1992. 2 ginger beer UK, 1827 gingersnaps noun < (have had) too many gingersnaps last night to have had too much alcohol to drink CA NADA, 1998 ginger-top noun a redhead. From GINGER UK, 1998 ginhead noun a habitual drinker of gin US, 1927 gin jockey noun a white man who cohabits with an Aboriginal woman AUSTRALIA, 1955 gink noun 1 a naive rustic; a dolt US, 1906. 2 alook;apeek.Perhapsa nasalised variant of GEEK AUSTRALIA, 1945. 3 an unpleasant smell UK: SCOTLAND , 1988 gink verb to give off an unpleasant smell UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 289 GIGO | gink . is BAD and WICKED is ‘good’ US, 1978 gay 90s noun US Treasury 3.5% bonds issued in 1958, due to return in 1990 US, 1960 gay and frisky noun whisky. Rhyming slang UK, 1919 gay and hearty noun a party 1930 George and Ringo noun bingo. Rhyming slang, formed from the names of two of the Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and probably not heard since the Beatles broke up UK, 1992 George and Zippy. jail. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 2 bail. Rhyming slang NEW ZEALAND, 1963. 3 the backside. Rhyming slang for TAIL AUSTRALIA, 1967 ginger beer; ginger noun 1 a homosexual man. Rhyming slang for QUEER