ginky adjective out of style US, 1969 gin mill noun a bar. The term has shed most of its unsavoury connotations of the past and is now generally jocular US, 1866 ginned adjective drunk US, 1900 ginny barn noun a prison for females or a section of a prison reserved for females US, 1967 ginola adjective supremely attractive. A tribute to the good-looking French footballer David Ginola (b.1967); recorded in use in contemporary gay society UK, 2003 ginormous adjective very large. Pronounced ‘jye-normous’ UK, 1962 gin’s piss noun poor quality or weak beer. From ‘gin’ meaning ‘a female Australian Aboriginal’; from the extinct Australian Aboriginal language Dharug (Sydney region) AUSTRALIA, 1972 ginzo noun an Italian-American or Italian. Offensive. Probably a derivative of GUINEA US, 1931 Giorgio Armani; giorgio noun a sandwich. Rhyming slang for ‘sarnie’, formed from the name of the Italian fashion designer (b.1934) UK, 1998 gip-gip noun used for mocking another’s laughter TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1997 gipsy’s ginger noun human excrement found out of doors. From a characteristic colour of excrement combined with a denigratory stereotype of gipsy life UK, 1984 gipsy’s kiss; gipsey’s noun an act of urination. Rhyming slang for PISS UK, 1979 gipsy’s warning; gipsy’s noun 1 a sinister warning, a final warning, a warning of immediate reprisal. Negative stereotyping UK, 1918. 2 morning. Rhyming slang UK, 1960 giraffe noun a half ounce, especially of drugs. Rhyming slang UK, 2003 girdle noun 1 a waistband. Recorded in use in contemporary gay society UK, 2003. 2 an over-the-shoulder car seat belt US, 1962. 3 in motor racing, the main support for the engine US, 1993 girl noun 1 cocaine US, 1953. 2 crack cocaine UK, 2003. 3 heroin US, 1981. 4 a lesbian. A term used by lesbians US, 1995. 5 a homosexual male, especially an effeminate one US, 1912. 6 (especially in sporting contexts) an effeminate male AUSTRALIA, 1986. 7 in a deck of playing cards, a queen US, 1967 girl and boy noun a toy. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 girl-deb noun a girl who spends time with a boy’s youth gang, whether or not she is a gang member’s girlfriend US, 1967 girlf noun a girlfriend UK, 2003 Girl Friday noun a young woman who is very useful to have about the place as an assistant. From Defoe’s tale of Robinson Crusoe and his Man Friday US, 1940 girlfriend noun 1 a male homosexual’s lover or friend US, 1965. 2 used as an affectionate term of address for a friend or acquaintance US, 1997. 3 cocaine. An elaboration of GIRL (cocaine) US, 1979 girl-girl noun a scene in a pornographic film, or an entire pornographic film, involving two women US, 2000 girl-girl adjective in pornography, involving two women US, 1973 girlie noun a young woman. Patronising and derisive UK, 1860 girlie adjective mildly pornographic, featuring naked women but not sexual activity. Mainly in use from the mid-1950s US, 1921 girlie bar noun a drinking place at which ‘hostesses’ are available US, 1971 girlie film noun a film featuring naked women but no sexual activity US, 1973 girlie magazine noun a commercial publication that features many pictures of naked women. The sex industry sells ‘girlies’ not ‘women’ CANADA, 1920 girls noun a woman’s breasts. From the television situation comedy Anything but Love (1989–92), in which the character played by Jamie Lee Curtis proudly nicknamed her breasts ‘the girls’ US, 2001 girls and boys noun noise. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 girl’s blouse noun an effeminate male AUSTRALIA, 1996 girls in blue noun female police officers AUSTRALIA, 1998 girls’ school noun a reformatory for female juvenile offenders US, 1982 girl’s week noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 2001 girl thing noun 1 a problem or subject best understood by females US, 1992. 2 the various hygiene steps taken by a female pornography performer before a sex scene. Also called ‘girl stuff’ US, 1995 girly-girl noun 1 a stereotypically feminine female US, 1991. 2 afemale friend US, 1997. 3 a tampon US, 1999 giro noun 1 a fraud perpetrated on the social security system whereby a Giro cheque benefits payment is signed and cashed by someone other than, but with the connivance of, the intended payee who then reports the cheque as lost and waits for a dupli- cate payment UK, 1996. 2 a social security/benefits cheque. An abbreviation of ‘Giro cheque’ UK, 1981 GI’s; GI shits noun diarrhoea US, 1944 GI shower noun a military hazing or punishment in which a group of soldiers forcibly clean a dirty peer with wire brushes US, 1956 gism pot noun the vagina UK, 2001 git; get noun an objectionable individual; an idiot. ‘Get’ was conven- tional English from the C14 to C18, meaning ‘a child’, ‘one of his get’ (one of his begetting); hence a useful synonym for BASTARD. Usuage is now mainly in northwest England. ‘Git’ is a mispronunciation UK, 1940 gitbox noun a guitar US, 1937 gite noun a bed and breakfast. In Quebec, even anglophones know and use ‘gite’, but it is often accompanied by ‘bed and breakfast’ so tourists from the US are not confused: Le Gite Park Ave., Bed and Breakfast. Au Gite Olympique is located on a major street in Montreal CANADA, 2002 git-faced adjective having an objectionable countenance UK, 2000 git-fiddle noun a guitar. A decidedly rural term US, 1935 Gitmo nickname the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba US, 1959 G-Ivan noun a Russian enlisted soldier US, 1946 give noun inside information UK, 1980 give verb 1 to tell a secret. Mainly imperative UK, 1956. 2 to consent to have sex US, 1935. 3 to have sex with a woman UK, 1970. < give a fuck to care, to be concerned. Often in the negative US, 2001. < give good X; give great X to be notable for the noun that follows. On the original model of GIVE HEAD (to perform oral sex) US, 1971. < give her tarpaper to work very hard. Used in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula US, 2003. < give it 1 to behave in the manner of whatever noun or adjective follows UK, 1999. 2 either by speech or action, to make your attitude to someone or something obvious UK, 1996. < give it all that to brag, to show off UK, 1977. < give it away to engage in sex without pay; to engage in sex promiscuously US, 1945. < give it some to put a great deal of effort into something. Possibly abbreviated from ‘give it some wellie’ UK, 2001. < give it the nifty fifty (used of a male) to masturbate US, 1983. < give it the off to go, to leave UK, 1997. < give it to to copulate with US, 1992. < give it up to applaud. Often as an imperative to an audience US, 1990. < give Jack his jacket to give credit where credit is due BARBADOS, 1975. < give laugh for pea soup to bring gossip or interesting news when you visit, hoping for a meal in exchange JAMAICA, 1977. < give leather to thrust forcefully while having sex TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < give me a break; gimme a break used as an expression of dismay at that which has just been said. Ubiquitous in the 1990s US, 1993. < give skin to slap hands in greeting US, 1964. < give someone hell to deal with someone in a harsh or severe manner UK, 1851. < give someone one to have sex with someone UK, 1974. < give someone the reds to anger. Teen slang US, 1951. < give someone their hat to release from prison US, 1976. < give the office to signal or give information UK, 1804. < give the skins to have sex with someone US, 1990. < give two fucks to care, to be concerned. An elaboration of GIVE A FUCK,and usually in the negative US, 1974. < give up as a bad job to abandon something that has no prospect of success UK, 1862. < give what for to beat, to thrash, to scold. Derives, apparently, from an exchange in which a person threatened with punishment ginky | give 290 asked ‘What for?’ and received the formulaic answer ‘I’ll give you what for’ UK, 1873. < give wings to inject someone else with heroin or to teach them to inject themselves US, 1968. < give your right ball/testicle for to give everything for AUSTRALIA, 1988 give-and-get noun a bet. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 give-and-take noun a cake. Rhyming slang. UK, 1960 give-a-shit lobe noun the frontal lobe of the brain. If shot in the frontal lobe, the patient rarely cares about anything US, 1990 give-away noun a revelation or betrayal, either deliberate or inadvertent US, 1882 give away verb to cease doing something; to give up AUSTRALIA, 1944 give over! stop it! UK, 1984 giz noun the vagina US, 1975 giz! give me; give us. A slurring of ‘give us’, where ‘us’ is often used for ‘me’ UK, 1999 gizmo verb to outfit with a device US, 1977 gizmo; gismo noun a gadget, device or contraption, the exact name of which is forgotten by, or unimportant to, the speaker US, 1942 gizz verb to gaze UK, 1975 gizza; gissa used for making a demand. Phonetic compound of ‘give us [me] a’. ‘Gizza job’ became a catchphrase in the mass- unemployment circumstances of the early 1980s UK, 1982 gizzard noun 250 or 300 dollars. An allusion to a ‘monkey’ ($500), with the gizzard being the guts of the monkey AUSTRALIA, 1989 gizzit noun a looted item. Short for ‘give us it’; used by the military in the 1982 Falklands war UK, 1982 gizzuts noun guts, courage US, 1993 GJ noun grand jury US, 1997 G-joint noun 1 a federal penitentiary US, 1992. 2 a crooked carnival game. ‘G’ is for ‘gaffed’ (rigged) US, 1946 GLA noun a car theft; grand larceny automobile US, 1973 glacines noun heroin. Possibly a misspelling of ‘glassine’, a material used to make bags in which the drug may be supplied UK, 1998 glacio noun a glaciologist UK, 1985 glad noun a gladiolus; a cut gladiolus flower AUSTRALIA, 1968 glad bag noun 1 a body bag, used to cover corpses. Coined in Vietnam; still in use in the Gulf war and after US, 1983. 2 acondom UK, 1998 gladdy; gladdie noun a gladiolus; a cut gladiolus flower AUSTRALIA, 1947 glad eye noun a come-hither look US, 1903 glad hand noun 1 a welcome, rousing if not always sincere US, 1873. 2 on the railways, the metal air hose coupling between carriages. The interlocking connectors vaguely resemble hands clasped in a handshake US, 1975 glad-hand verb to greet with profuse, if insincere, enthusiasm. Often found in the context of politicians US, 1895 glad-handing adjective insincere and false US, 1992 gladiator school noun a violent prison US, 1981 glad lad noun an attractive male US, 1945 glad-on noun an erection. A happy variation of HARD-ON (an erection) UK, 2001 glad plaid noun a bright plaid pattern. Mexican-American youth (Pachuco) usage in the American southwest US, 1947 glad rag noun a piece of cloth saturated with glue or an industrial solvent, used for recreational inhaling US, 1971 glad rags noun your best clothes US, 1899 glad stuff noun any hard drug; cocaine, heroin, morphine, opium US, 1953 glad we could get together used as a humorous farewell. A catchphrase television sign-off by John Cameron Swayze on NBC in the 1950s. Repeated with referential humour US, 1949 glaiket adjective foolish; having a foolish appearance. From an earlier sense as ‘inattentive to duty’ UK, 1985 glam noun glamour US, 1937 glam adjective 1 glamorous UK, 1964. 2 flamboyant, especially in dress and appearance US, 1993 glam; glam up verb to dress more smartly UK, 1937 glamazon noun a beautiful, well-muscled woman. A compound of ‘glamour’ and ‘Amazon’ , 2001 glammed-up adjective dressed or presented in a glamorous manner UK, 1924 glamottle noun a 13 ounce bottle of Budweiser™ beer. Budweiser advertised that it was a ‘glass that holds more than a bottle’, which is corrupted here US, 1948 glamour noun a sexually attractive female AUSTRALIA, 1983 glamour boy noun aUSAirForceflierUS, 1946 Glamour-don’t noun a huge fashion mistake. From a fashion ‘do’s and don’ts’ column in Glamour Magazine CANADA, 1993 glamour groovie noun a fashion-conscious person US, 1947 glamour-puss noun a sexually attractive person, especially one who has enhanced a natural beauty with artificial glamour US, 1941 G-land noun Grajagan, Indonesia. A surfing destination US, 1991 glare glasses; glares noun sunglasses INDIA , 1979 glark verb to decipher a meaning from context US, 1991 Glasgow grin; Glesga grin noun a slash or slash-scar on the face UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 Glasgow kiss; Glesga kiss noun a head butt to your opponent’s face UK, 1988 Glasgow nod; Glesga nod noun a head butt to your opponent’s face UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 Glasgow Ranger; glasgow noun a stranger. Rhyming slang, formed from Glasgow Rangers football club; recorded as an underworld term UK, 1992 glass noun 1 amphetamine powder; methamphetamine powder UK, 1998. 2 heroin UK, 2003. 3 a hypodermic syringe US, 1942. 4 a shop window US, 1973. 5 a five ounce glass of beer AUSTRALIA, 1972. 6 a smooth water surface US, 1979. 7 a diamond US, 1918. 8 in drag racing and hot rodding, fibreglass, used to reduce weight US, 1968 8see: GLASS OF WATER glass verb 1 to attack someone’s face using a glass or bottle as a weapon UK, 1936. 2 in hot rodding, to repair a car body with lead compound, or fibreglass US, 1960 glassbottle noun pieces of broken glass set into the top of a wall TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1920 glass ceiling noun a notional barrier to personal advancement, especially in the employment prospects of a woman, a disabled person or anyone from an ethnic minority. ‘You can’t see it but you know it’s there’ – or ‘the sky’s the limit’ US, 1984 glass chandelier noun homosexual; a homosexual. Rhyming slang for QUEER UK, 2003 glass cheque noun a bottle with a deposit on it UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 glass chin noun a window built in the area immediately below and slightly behind the nose of a bomber US, 1988 glass dick noun a pipe used to smoke crack cocaine US, 1995 glass diet noun an addiction to crack cocaine US, 1997 glass gun noun a hypodermic syringe and needle US, 1949 glass house noun 1 a guard room, detention barracks or military prison. From the glass-roofed North Camp military prison in Aldershot UK, 1931. 2 in prison, a detention cell or cells UK, 1996. 3 in surfing, a smooth ride inside the hollow of a wave US, 1987 Glass House nickname the Parker Center police headquarters in Los Angeles US, 1963 glassie noun a clear glass marble AUSTRALIA, 1934 glass itch noun irritation of the skin by fibreglass dust. Surfing usage US, 1978 291 give-and-get | glass itch glass jaw noun a weak jaw in the context of boxing or fighting US, 1955 glass of beer noun the ear. Rhyming slang UK, 1961 glass of plonk noun the nose. Rhyming slang for CONK UK, 1992 glass of water; glass noun a quarter of an ounce (seven grams) of cocaine. Rhyming slang for QUARTER UK, 2002 glass pack noun in hot rodding, a muffler that has been stuffed with fibreglass, increasing the roar of the engine US, 1960 glass work noun in poker, the use of a small mirror or other refective surface to cheat US, 1968 glassy adjective (used of an ocean condition) smooth, not choppy US, 1963 Glasto noun the Glastonbury Festival; to a lesser extent, the town of Glastonbury. The festival began in 1970 when it was known as The Glastonbury Fayre. The earliest references to the event as ‘Glasto’ seem to be late 1990s UK, 2003 glaze verb to daydream NEW ZEALAND, 1998 glazed adjective drunk US, 1972 glazey doughnut noun the residue of vaginal secretions ringing a cunnilinguist’s mouth UK, 2002 gleam verb < gleam the tube (of a female) to masturbate US, 2001 gleamer noun any reflective surface used by the dealer for cheating in a card game US, 1969 gleaming adjective excellent US, 1997 gleek noun in poker, three of a kind US, 1967 gleesome threesome noun group sex with three participants AUSTRALIA, 1971 Glen Hoddle; Glen noun an objective achieved with ease; in sport, and easy win or simple victory. Rhyming slang for ‘doddle’, based on the name of footballer and former England coach Glen Hoddle UK, 2002 glide time noun a flexible work schedule NEW ZEALAND, 1977 glim noun 1 a light UK, 1676. 2 the eye UK, 1789. 3 a railway lantern US, 1946 glim verb to see US, 1912 glimmer noun 1 a light UK, 1566. 2 any reflective surface used by a dealer to cheat in a game of cards US, 1962 Glimmer Man nickname a man appointed by the Gas Company during World War 2 to inspect homes for any contravention of the rationing of gas IRELAND, 1968 glimmers noun the eyes or eyeglasses UK, 1814 glimmer twins nickname Mick Jagger and Keith Richard of The Rolling Stones. A self-given nickname, apparently – according to Keith Richard – in response to the question ‘Who ARE you? What’s it all about? Come on, give us a clue. Just give us a glimmer’ UK, 1968 glimp verb to peer, to peep. Military; an abbreviation of ‘glimpse’ (to see briefly) UK, 1987 gliss around verb to make small talk US, 1947 glitch noun a malfunction. From the Yiddish for ‘slip’ US, 1962 glitching noun a temporary or intermittent loss of control (of a radio-controlled aircraft) when interference from another signal occurs UK, 1979 glitter noun salt US, 1981 glitter fairy noun a style-conscious, effeminate homosexual man. Usually derogatory US, 1978 glittergal noun in circus and carnival usage, a female performer US, 1960 glitter gulch noun downtown Las Vegas, Nevada US, 1953 glitz noun superficial glamour, especially as applied in show-business US, 1977 glitzy adjective ostentatious, gaudy, especially with a sense of tawdry show-business glamour; often applied to something that glitters US, 1966 GLM noun (in doctors’ shorthand) good looking mum. Medical slang UK, 2003 glo noun crack cocaine US, 1994 glob noun expectorated sputum US, 1989 globber noun an expectoration US, 1988 globes noun thefemalebreastsUS, 1889 globetrotter noun a heroin addict who contacts many heroin dealers in search of the best heroin US, 1970 globule noun acontemptiblepersonUK, 1988 glom verb 1 to steal, to snatch, to grab. Scots dialect glam, glaum, (to clutch or grasp) US, 1897. 2 to attach to, to seize upon, to grab hold of for oneself US, 1972. 3 to eat hastily US, 1990 gloom note noun in college, a notification of academic deficiency US, 1968 glop verb 1 to drink noisily; to drink quickly; to slurp. Derives from ‘glop’ (a viscous liquid), or from a mispronunciation of ‘gulp’ UK, 1987. 2 to pour or apply with gusto US, 1992 glophead noun a habitual drunk. Combines GLOP (to drink) with -HEAD (a user) UK, 1987 glopper noun someone who is unfashionably dressed. Used among foot-propelled scooter-riders UK, 2000 Gloria Gaynors noun trainers. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of soul singer Gloria Gaynor (b.1949). UK, 1998 Gloria Soames noun glorious homes AUSTRALIA, 1965 glory noun on the railways, an accidental death US, 1946. < get the glory while in prison, to become religious – a state of being that may well outlast the prison sentence UK, 1950 glory be noun tea (the beverage or the meal). Rhyming slang UK, 1998 glory be! used as an expression of delight or astonishment. Shortened from ‘Glory be to God!’ but often having to do without God in spirit as well as word UK, 1893 glory card noun a licence from the Federal Communications Commission to operate a citizens’ band radio US, 1976 glory fit noun an exhibition of religious emotional frenzy CANADA, 1946 glory hole noun 1 a hole between private video booths in a pornography arcade or between stalls in a public toilets, designed for anonymous sex between men US, 1949. 2 any unpleasant place or situation NEW ZEALAND, 1951. 3 any room or cupboard where oddments are stored UK, 1984. 4 the officer’s sleeping quarters on a navy ship US, 1889. 5 a clear spot in an otherwise cloudy sky through which a fighter aircraft can reach its target US, 1991 glory hour noun the hour between noon and 1 pm on Sundays, the only hour of the day when drinking is permitted in pubs FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) , 1982 glory seeds noun seeds of the morning glory plant, eaten for their psychoactive properties US, 1992 glory wagon noun a brakevan (caboose) US, 1977 gloss noun a shine US, 1969 glossy noun 1 a photograph US, 1931. 2 a ‘glossy’ magazine US, 1945 glove noun a condom. Leading to the safe-sex slogan ‘No glove, no love’ US, 1958 glove verb to examine a prisoner’s rectum for contraband US, 1972 gloves noun < the gloves are off; take the gloves off used for expressing a commitment to action without compromise, com- passion or hesitation UK, 2001 glovework noun in cricket, a wicketkeeper’s skill or performance UK, 1996 glow noun a pleasant, warming sense of intoxication US, 1942 glub noun a slob or lazy person NEW ZEALAND, 2002 glub out verb to idle; to relax completely NEW ZEALAND, 2002 glue noun 1 semen UK, 1998. 2 the residue produced during heroin manufacture US, 1992. 3 in computing, any interface protocol US, 1991. 4 a police detective US, 1950. < do glue to sniff glue for the psychoactive effect UK, 1996 glass jaw | glue 292 glued adjective drunk US, 1957 glued up adjective intoxicated as a result of solvent abuse, especially glue-sniffing UK, 2001 glue gun noun a weapon which fires a hardening resin to paralyse the human target UK, 2001 gluehead noun a person who inhales glue or any volatile solvent for the intoxicating effect US, 1970 gluepot noun 1 the vagina. Rhyming slang for TWAT,combined, perhaps, with allusive imagery UK, 1992. 2 a racehorse that performs very, very poorly US, 1924. 3 in cricket, a wicket with a ‘sticky’ surface (caused by the sun drying wet turf) UK, 1985 gluer noun a person who sniffs model glue for the psychoactive effect US, 1982 gluey noun a person who inhales glue or any volatile solvent for the intoxicating effect US, 1967 glug noun a swallow, a mouthful, a swig of a drink. Echoic US, 1971 glutes; gloots noun the gluteus maximus muscles (the three large muscles in the buttocks) US, 1984 g-ma noun grandmother US, 1997 GMFU; GMBU noun a situation of organisational choas. Initialism of ‘grand military fuck up’ or ‘grand military balls up’; probably since World War 2 UK, 1982 GMOF noun a grossly obese hospital patient. A ‘great mass of flesh’ US, 1989 GMT noun time to clean out the refrigerator. Back-formation from the Greenwich standard, abbreviating here ‘green meat time’ CANADA, 2002 gnarlatious adjective extremely impressive US, 1991 gnarly adjective 1 treacherous, challenging. Originally surfer slang applied to waves and surf conditions, and then broadened to an all-purpose adjective US, 1977. 2 bad, disgusting US, 1978. 3 excellent. An absolute reversal of the original sense, used amongst foot- propelled scooter-riders US, 1982 gnashers noun the teeth NEW ZEALAND, 1984 gnat bites noun small female breasts UK, 1980 gnat-brain noun an idiot UK, 2002 gnat’s noun something very small. A reduction of, or a suggestion of, many terms including: ‘gnat’s arse, ‘gnat’s chuff’ and ‘gnat’s whiskers’; in such uses as ‘within a gnat’s’ and ‘tight as a gnat’s arse’, etc UK, 2001 gnat’s blood noun tea purchased from a railway canteen or refreshment bar UK, 1970 gnat’s eyelash noun a very small distance. The variant bodyparts are seemingly infinite, with ‘eyelash’ as the earliest recorded US, 1937 gnat’s piss noun a weak beverage such as tea or beer UK, 1984 gnawing noun kissing NEW ZEALAND, 1998 gnawing-the-nana noun oral sex on a man AUSTRALIA, 1971 gnome noun a socially inept outcast US, 1959 G-note noun a $1000 note US, 1930 go noun 1 a turn at something; an attempt UK, 1825. 2 an opportunity AUSTRALIA, 1965. 3 a fair chance. Commonly used in the phrase ‘give someone a go’ AUSTRALIA, 1937. 4 an attack AUSTRALIA, 1965. 5 alook AUSTRALIA, 1930. 6 a preference AUSTRALIA, 1977. 7 approval, agreement US, 1878. 8 high-spirits, vigour, energy, as a human characteristic. Originally, and still, applied to horses UK, 1825. 9 used of a busy period or energetic activity UK, 1965. 10 a fight, especially a prize- fight; an argument US, 1890. 11 an event AUSTRALIA, 1979. 12 adrag race event US, 1954. 13 amphetamines. From the ‘get up and go’ nature of the drug’s effects UK, 2003. 14 MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 2003. 15 a goanna. ‘Goanna’ is the Gyuana Indian name for ‘lizard’, attached here to the monitor lizard AUSTRALIA, 1904. < from the word go from the very start. Derived from the starting of a race US, 1838. < have a go at to criticise. From the sense ‘to attack’ UK, 1977. < make a go of it to make a success of something US, 1877 go verb 1 when reporting a conversation, to say. A thoroughly annoying quotative device found as early as 1942, favoured by teenagers in the 1970s and 80s US, 1942. 2 to take on the mannerisms and customs of a place or group of people US, 1917. 3 to find acceptable, to wish for, to enjoy. Especially, and usually, when applied to food or drink UK, 1953. 4 to urinate; to defecate. Probably a shortening of ‘go to the toilet’, now a euphemism UK, 1926 . 5 to attack physically; to fight AUSTRALIA, 1924. 6 to race US, 1965. 7 to become (of a political constituency, as in ‘to go Tory’) US, 1937. 8 in a casino, to earn in tips US, 1980. 9 to weigh US, 1999. 10 of a telephone, to ring UK, 2000. < go all the way to have sexual intercourse US, 1924. < go Alzheimers to forget. Public awareness of Alzheimer’s confuses the disease with the premature senile dementia it causes UK, 2000. < go bent 1 to become dishonest. From BENT (crooked) UK, 2002. 2 (of a police witness) to retract a statement or renege on an undertaking. The implication is that the witness is behaving in a criminal manner, BENT UK, 1970. < go big, go fat to achieve substantial height or distance in snow- boarding US, 1995. < go both ways to be willing to play both the active and passive role in homosexual sex US, 1972. < go down the rabbit hole to use drugs. An allusion to Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland CANADA, 1993. < go for a burton 1 to to be killed in an air crash. Military slang of uncertain etymology UK, 1941. 2 to be destroyed or ruined, to be forgotten UK, 1957. < go great guns to do very well, to prosper UK, 1913. < go off like a two- bob rocket to lose your temper in a very unsubtle way UK: SCOTLAND , 1996. < go on to talk at length UK, 1822. < go over jackass hill to be a teenager CANADA, 1992. < go over the wall 1 to secretly depart from anywhere you are duty-bound to be. Applies to escape from prison and the wider world US, 1933. 2 to go to prison UK, 1917. < go some 1 to fight US, 1968. 2 to go well, to proceed with notable vigour US, 1911. < go south 1 to deteriorate; to break US, 2000. 2 in a gambling cheating scheme, to take dice or money off the gaming table US, 1997. < go through the card to cover everything that is available in a given circumstance. Originally a horse racing term UK, 1978. < go to bat to stand trial. A baseball metaphor US, 1965. < go to ground to go into hiding US, 1990. < go to higher game to launch a legitimate business after a period in an underworld enterprise US, 1972. < go to New Norfolk to be crazy. A reference to the asylum located in New Norfolk AUSTRALIA, 1988. < go to the wall to exert yourself at all costs without regard to the consequences US, 1976. < go up fool’s hill to be a teenager CANADA, 1999. < go upside someone’s head to hit someone on the head US, 1959. < go west to be spoiled or ruined; to die UK, 1925. < go west on someone to fail, to let someone down CANADA, 1999. < go with the flow to acquiesce US, 1977. < not go much on to not like much AUSTRALIA, 1932 go! used for expressing approval and encouraging further effort US, 1957 go-ahead adjective progressive; anxious to succeed US, 1840 go ahead, make my day used to summon defiance. From the film character Dirty Harry played by Clint Eastwood. US President Ronald Reagan used the line in a speech to the American Business Conference in March 1985: ‘I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers. Go ahead – make my day!’. He liked the line so much that he repeated it in a speech at his 83rd birthday in 1994 US, 1983 go-ahead man noun in horse racing, a person working with someone selling ‘inside’ information on the horses and races US, 1962 go-aheads noun thong sandals US, 1962 goalie noun 1 a goal-keeper. In football and ice hockey; first recorded in the modern spelling in 1957 – as ‘goalee’, known since 1921 UK, 1957. 2 the clitoris US, 1972 goanna noun a piano. Rhyming slang for ‘pianna’, a variant pronunciation AUSTRALIA, 1918 goat noun 1 a person responsible for a failure or loss, especially a player in an atheltic contest. A short form of ‘scapegoat’ US, 1894. 2 in horse racing, a poor-performing racehorse AUSTRALIA, 1941. 3 a fool. Often, and originally, in the phrase ‘act the goat’ UK, 1879. 4 in motor racing, a Dodge car US, 1965. 5 in hot rodding, an old car US, 1948. 6 an engine used in a railway yard US, 1946. 7 agoateeUS, 1956. 293 glued | goat < get someone’s goat to succeed in making someone lose their temper US, 1904 goat boater noun a surfer who uses a surfboard/canoe hybrid craft. Mainly derogatory UK: WALES, 2002 goat fuck noun a colossal, confused mess US, 1971 goat hair noun illegally manufactured alcoholic drink US, 1970 goat head noun in electric line work, an angle-iron punch US, 1980 goat heaven noun bliss BARBADOS, 1965 goat knee noun a callus, especially one on the head from carrying heavy loads BARBADOS, 1965 goat land noun in oil drilling, non-productive land US, 1954 goat locker noun in the US Navy, the kitchen and dining hall reserved for officers US, 1990 goat mouth; goat bite noun a curse; bad luck TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1827 goat pasture noun any worthless land sold as part of a confidence swindle US, 1985 goat rope noun a rumour. Gulf war usage US, 1991 goat screw noun a disorganised, confusing situation US, 1988 goat track noun a rough, winding hill road NEW ZEALAND, 2002 go away verb to be sent to jail or prison US, 1990 go-away gear noun a truck’s highest gear US, 1971 gob noun 1 the mouth. Originally Scots and northern English dialect UK, 1550. 2 a slimey lump or clot, especially of spittle. In convention- al use until early C19 UK, 1964 gob verb 1 to spit UK, 1872. 2 to eat UK, 1999 go back on verb to break a promise or a trust UK, 1859 gobble noun an act of oral sex UK, 1984 gobble verb 1 to perform oral sex on a man US, 1966. 2 to talk US, 1947. 3 in drag racing, to achieve very high speeds US, 1965. < gobble the goop to perform oral sex on a man US, 1918 gobble alley noun the upper balcony in a cinema favoured by homosexuals US, 1966 gobble down verb in computing, to obtain US, 1983 gobbledygook noun dense, pompous, and unintelligible jargon US, 1944 gobble hole noun in pinball, a hole near the centre of the playing field which takes a ball from play while scoring a large number of points US, 1979 gobble off verb to perform oral sex on a man. A more complete elaboration of GOBBLE UK, 2003 gobbler noun a hospital patient with petty complaints US, 1980 gobbling irons noun a knife, fork and spoon. A trawlermen’s term UK, 1969 gobbling rods noun a knife, fork and spoon. Gulf war usage UK, 1991 gobbo adjective stupid UK, 2002 gobby noun a small lump of dried nasal mucus UK, 2000 gobby; gobbie adjective loquacious, too talkative; impudent UK, 1993 gobdaw noun 1 an ordinary fool IRELAND, 1989. 2 a dolt, a gullible person IRELAND, 2003 go between noun acowgateCANADA, 1987 gobgrabbing noun in prison, the practice of trying to grab and steal drugs concealed in someone’s gob (the mouth) UK, 1996 goblet of jam noun marijuana. From the direct translation from Arabic m’juni akbar (a hashish-based confection) US, 1969 gob off verb to talk loudly or too much UK, 1995 gobs noun 1 a great deal of. In the C16, a ‘gob’ or ‘gubbe’ referred specifically to a ‘great deal of money’ or a ‘large mouthful of fatty meat’. By World War 2, the term had acquired this broader meaning, as evidenced by the title of Johnny Viney’s 1943 wartime humorous novel Sailors are Gobs of Fun, Hattie US, 1839. 2 in a hospital, gynaecology. Rhymed on the model of OBS (obstetrics) UK, 2002 gobshite noun a fool; an unpleasant person. Combines GOB (the mouth) and SHITE (rubbish), hence ‘someone who talks rubbish’: the subsequent, more abusive sense depends on the phonetic ugliness of the word IRELAND, 1961 gobsmack noun a shock that renders you speechless. A back-form- ation from the verb UK, 2001 gobsmacked adjective being speechless or lost for words as the result of amazement or shock. Adopted from northern dialect; silence is the suggested result of a ‘smack’ (hit) in the GOB (mouth) UK, 1971 gobsmacking adjective shocking UK, 1996 gobsmackingly adverb surprisingly NEW ZEALAND, 2003 gobstopper noun 1 a large ball-shaped sweet that reveals layers of colour as sucking diminishes its size. Combines GOB (the mouth) with the effect of a large sweet UK, 1928. 2 the penis. Rhyming slang for CHOPPER rejoicing in puns of size and sweetness UK, 1992 gobstoppers noun the testicles. From GOBSTOPPER (a ball-shaped sweet) UK, 2002 gobstruck adjective very surprised. From GOB (the mouth) and ‘struck’ (hit) UK, 1988 go button noun a car’s accelerator US, 1993 go-by noun a passing by US, 1949 goby noun a middleman in a criminal enterprise. From ‘go-between’ UK, 1970 go-by-the-wall noun a cornerboy IRELAND, 1989 God Almighty noun a woman’s nightdress, a ‘nightie’. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 God-awful adjective terrible, dreadful. ‘God’ as the intensifier of all that is bad US, 1897 God bless you noun used as a mnemonic device in snooker for remembering the correct spotting of ball colours – green, brown, yellow US, 1993 God-botherer; God-pesterer noun an immoderately religious indi- vidual UK, 1937 God Calls Me God noun a GCMG (Grand Commander of St Michael and St George). A pun elaborated on the initials; used by civil servants demonstrating a jocular familiarity with the honour UK, 1961 God damn noun jam (the preserve). Rhyming slang UK, 1992 -goddamn- infix used as an intensifier US, 1968 godfather noun in horse racing, someone who provides financial assistance to a financially failing operation AUSTRALIA, 1989 God forbid; Gawd forbid; Gawd fer bid noun 1 a child. Rhyming slang for KID UK, 1909. 2 a Jewish person. Rhyming slang for YID UK, 1960 Godfrey noun used in oaths in place of ‘God’ US, 1959 God hates a coward in poker, used for luring a reluctant bettor to bet US, 1951 godhead adjective excellent at playing Internet games. Possibly an elaboration of ‘good’ UK, 2003 godiva noun 8see: LADY GODIVA God love her noun a mother. Rhyming slang UK, 1974 go down verb 1 to happen US, 1946. 2 to be arrested and/or imprisoned UK, 1906. 3 while working as a police officer in a patrol car, to park and sleep US, 1973 go-down man noun in an illegal betting operation, the employee designated to identify himself as the operator in the event of a police raid, accepting risk in place of the actual operator US, 1951 go down on; go down; go down south verb to perform oral sex US, 1914 go downtown verb to have sex. Coined for US television comedy Seinfeld, 1993–98 US, 2003 goat boater | go downtown 294 God save the Queens noun green vegetables, especially cabbage. Rhyming slang for ‘greens’ UK, 1992 God’s flesh noun 1 psilocybin, a hallucinogenic mushroom US, 1970. 2 LSD UK, 2003 God’s gift to women; God’s gift noun of a man, a great lover. A familiar idiom, also used in other contexts as ‘God’s gift to something or someone’; generally heavily ironic US, 1927 God’s honest truth noun the absolute truth UK, 1959 God shop noun achurchUS, 1965 God-size adjective very, very large US, 1968 God slot noun a regular position in a television or radio broadcast schedule given over to religious programmes UK, 1972 God’s medicine; God’s own medicine noun morphine; opium US, 1925 God squad noun 1 church authorities; evangelical enthusiasts US, 1965. 2 the US military Chaplains Corps US, 1965 God’s waiting room noun a nursing home; a rest home US, 1989 goer noun 1 a proposition that seems a likely success AUSTRALIA, 1974. 2 an enthusiastic participant in sexual activity UK, 1984. 3 in hot rodding, a fast car US, 1954. 4 a person with get-up-and-go AUSTRALIA, 1983. 5 a horse being honestly ridden to win AUSTRALIA, 1966 go-fast noun any amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant US, 1993 go-faster noun any amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant US, 1986 gofer verb to act as an assistant and errand-runner. From the noun UK, 2001 gofer; gopher; go-for noun 1 a low-level assistant who typically runs petty errands. He or she goes for this and goes for that US, 1930. 2 in the military, a special team assigned with the task of bypassing normal channels to acquire needed supplies US, 1990 goffer noun 1 a cold drink of mineral water or lemonade. Derives from drinks manufacturer Goffe & Sons Ltd AUSTRALIA, 1945. 2 a wave washing inboard UK, 1987. 3 a punch, a blow UK, 1886. 4 a salute AUSTRALIA, 2003 go for verb 1 to attack with words (spoken or written) or with physi- cal force UK, 1880. 2 to pay for US, 1975 go for it! used as a general exhortation US, 1978 go forth and multiply! go away! Genesis 1:28 provides this archly euphemistic variation of ‘fuck off!’. US, 1985 go for the gusto! used as an exhortation to take risks and live life fully. From a slogan for Schlitz beer; often used ironically US, 1988 gog noun a person from North Wales. From Welsh gogledd (north) UK: WALES , 2002 go-getter noun a very active, enterprising person US, 1910 gogga noun 1 something frightening, monstrous or unwanted, especially in a political or business context. From the sense as ‘an insect’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1934. 2 any insect. A generic term, from Khoikhoi xo-xon via Afrikaans SOUTH AFRICA, 1905. 3 a germ, a disease SOUTH AFRICA, 1963 goggatjie; gogga noun used as a term of endearment. From Afrikaans for ‘little insect’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1972 goggle verb < goggle the horizon used by motorcylists to mean a number of things, most commonly to keep an eye out US, 2003 goggle box noun a television. Conventional ‘goggle’ (to stare) elabor- ates viewers’ response to the box (television) UK, 1959 goggler noun a male homosexual US, 1970 goggles noun spectacles. From the conventional sense (spectacles for eye-protection) UK, 1871 Gogland nickname North Wales. From Welsh gogledd (north) UK: WALES , 2002 go-go noun a discotheque; a venue for erotic-dance performance US, 1965 go-go adjective associated with a discotheque. A very big word for a very few years UK, 1964 go-go bird noun a CH-47 transport helicopter fitted with window- mounted machine guns and used as a gunship. Not a successful experiment US, 1991 go-go boy noun an attractive, usually homosexual, young man who is a paid dancer at a nightclub or bar US, 1971 go-go dancer noun a paid dancer at a nightclub US, 1967 go-go dancing noun dancing for pay at a nightclub in a cage or platform above the patrons US, 1993 go-go juice; go juice noun petrol; diesel US, 1976 8see: GO-JUICE go home used as a humorous farewell. A catchphrase television sign-off on The Tracey Ullman Show (Fox, 1987–90). Repeated with referential humour US, 1987 gohong noun during the Korean war, food or chow. From the Korean word for ‘rice’ applied by American soldiers to food in general US, 1951 goie noun a central nervous system stimulant such as Dexedrine™ or Benzedrine™ US, 1960 go-in noun afightAUSTRALIA, 1900 going! used for encouraging another’s action. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982 going home gear noun a truck’s highest gear US, 1971 going-over noun 1 a beating; a verbal assault US, 1942. 2 a detailed inspection, a search US, 1919 goings-on noun behaviour or proceedings. Usually with a pejorative implication UK, 1775 goitre noun a large quantity of banknotes, usually folded into a trouser pocket. From the unsightly bulge UK, 1977 go-juice noun alcohol (liquor) US, 1968 go jump in the creek go away!, be off with you! AUSTRALIA, 1947 GOK God only knows. An informal medical acronym UK, 2003 gold noun 1 money US, 1940. 2 used generically for jewellery, especially goods that are traded illicitly UK, 2000. 3 a type of bet in an illegal lottery US, 1957. 4 potent marijuana. Often combined with a place name for the formation of place plus colour US, 1968. 5 in drag racing and hot rodding, a trophy or prize US, 1968 golda noun a Jewish homosexual. Gay slang, formed on the name Golda and originating among Cape coloureds SOUTH AFRICA, 2000 Goldberg noun used as a stereotype of a Jewish merchant US, 1965 goldbrick noun a person who shuns work or duty US, 1918 goldbrick verb to avoid a work detail US, 1918 goldbricker noun a swindler US, 1902 goldbug noun a person who buys and hoards gold US, 1981 gold buttons noun a conductor on a train US, 1977 Gold Coast nickname 1 a high-rise, high-rent district on Lakeshore Drive bordering Lake Michigan in northern Chicago, Illinois US, 1950. 2 an area in Harlem, New York, where police bribes are common and lucrative US, 1972. 3 the Atlantic coast of South Florida US, 1983. 4 a stretch along the east coast of Queensland, Australia, noted for extraordinarily good surfing AUSTRALIA, 1991 gold-digger noun someone who pursues another romantically because of their wealth. Used to characterize women as predators of men US, 1916 gold-digging adjective engaged in the romantic pursuit of a wealthy lover US, 1994 gold dust noun 1 cocaine. Extends DUST (playing on the expense) US, 1962. 2 heroin UK, 1996 Gold Dust Twins nickname 1 Timothy Leary and Dick Alpert, LSD pioneers US, 1971. 2 Byron Nelson and Jug McSpaden, who dominated professional golf in the US during the 1940s US, 1998 golden noun marijuana. From the colour of the leaf UK, 2003 golden adjective successful, excellent, charmed US, 1958 golden arm noun in craps, a player with a long streak of good luck rolling the dice US, 1993 golden BB the bullet or anti-aircraft round that hits you US, 1969 295 God save the Queens | golden BB golden bollocks nickname a lucky man UK, 1984 golden boy noun 1 a favoured male AUSTRALIA, 1967. 2 in homosexual usage, a handsome young man at his sexual prime US, 1981 golden brown noun heroin. An elaboration of BROWN (heroin) UK, 1981 golden bullet noun the bullet or anti-aircraft round that hits your combat plane US, 1991 golden chair! used to reserve your seat as you briefly leave the room US, 1996 golden crescent noun an area in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan where heroin is produced US, 1992 golden doughnut noun the vagina AUSTRALIA, 1972 golden dragon noun LSD UK, 1998 golden flow noun the urine test given to US soldiers upon their return to the US from Vietnam US, 1971 golden ghetto verb a large, comfortable US Army divisional base camp in South Vietnam. A term used with derision by the marines US, 1990 golden girl noun 1 a favoured woman AUSTRALIA, 1992. 2 high quality cocaine US, 1980. 3 heroin US, 1994 Golden Girls nickname the women’s track team from the Bahamas at the 2000 Olympics US, 2004 golden glow noun a luminous daub used by card cheats to mark cards US, 1988 golden leaf noun 1 marijuana of excellent quality. Possibly descriptive of the plant’s appearance, as well as the value placed upon it US, 1925. 2 a marijuana cigarette UK, 2003 golden mile noun the area west of McGill in central Montreal, characterized by large stone mansions CANADA, 2002 golden ointment noun a large win in betting; money AUSTRALIA, 1989 golden oldie noun 1 a song from the past that is still popular, especially a rock and roll song from the 1950s or 60s US, 1966. 2 by extension, anything that can be categorised in a nostalgic context. After the old songs a radio DJ announces US, 1980 golden shower noun a shared act of urine fetishism; the act of urination by one person on another for sexual gratification US, 1943. < couldn’t organise a urine sample in a golden shower used of an inefficient person or organisation. A later variation of ‘ PISS-UP IN A BREWERY’ and ‘ COCK-UP IN A BROTHEL’ UK, 2005 golden shower queen noun a male homosexual who derives sexual pleasure from being urinated on US, 1964 golden spike noun a hypodermic needle US, 1955 golden T nickname in New York, Fifth Avenue from 47th Street north to 57th Street, and 57th Street between Madison and Sixth Avenues US, 1989 golden time; golden hours noun in the entertainment industry, time worked at a premium overtime rate US, 1970 golden triangle noun an area in Burma, Laos and Thailand where heroin is produced US, 1992 goldfinger noun synthetic heroin US, 1992 goldfish noun a strain of marijuana, also known as ‘orange bud’ UK, 2001 goldfish verb to mouth words, to talk without being heard. Imitative of a goldfish US, 2002 goldfish bowl noun a jail’s interrogation room US, 1962 goldfishing noun the behaviour of visitors being shown around a prison. From the similarity to a naturally wide-eyed, open- mouthed goldfish UK, 1996 gold fronts; fronts noun ornamental dental work US, 1994 Goldie Hawn noun a prawn. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the US movie actress (b.1945) UK, 1998 Goldilocks noun a sexually transmitted infection. Rhyming slang for POX, caught from a fairytale heroine – ‘Who’s been sleeping in my bed?’ UK, 1998 gold mine noun an establishment that sells alcohol illegally, by the drink US, 1978 gold nuggets noun in dominoes, the 5–5 piece US, 1959 gold ring noun (of playing cards) a king. Rhyming slang, also used of monarchy UK, 1992 gold room noun a room in the Pentagon where the Joint Chiefs and Staff meet with the Operations Deputies US, 1986 gold rush noun 1 the frantic searching for jewellery or coins that follows a shift in the slope of a beach, exposing lost articles US, 1986 . 2 in hold ’em poker, a hand consisting of a four and a nine. An allusion to the California gold rush of 1849 US, 1996 gold seal noun good quality marijuana UK, 1996 gold star noun marijuana UK, 1998 gold-star lesbian noun a lesbian who has never had sex with a man and intends that she never will UK, 2004 Goldstein noun a Jewish person US, 1980 gold watch noun Scotch whisky. Rhyming slang, always given full measure UK, 1992 golfball noun 1 crack cocaine; a large piece of crack cocaine US, 1994. 2 any central nervous system depressant UK, 1998. 3 a changeable sphere with 88 different characters used on IBM Selectric typewriters US, 1991 golfballs noun 1 dice US, 1962. 2 LSD UK, 2003 golfballs and bullets noun a US Army c-rations meal of meatballs and beans US, 1991 Golf Course nickname Camp Radcliff, base camp for the Fourth Infantry Division near An Khe, South Vietnam. From its large helicopter airfield with low-cut grass US, 1966 goliath noun a multiple bet, gambling on eight horses, combining 247 bets in a specific pattern UK, 1991 gollies noun < the gollies dog racing. From rhyming slang; for GOLLIWOG (a dog) UK, 1992 golliwog noun 1 a dog, especially a greyhound. Rhyming slang, may be abbreviated to ‘gollie’ UK, 1992. 2 fog. Rhyming slang, often reduced to ‘golly’ UK, 1998 golliwoggy; golly adjective foggy UK, 1998 gollop verb to eat hurriedly and with great gusto. A variation of con- ventional ‘gulp’ UK, 1937 golly noun 1 a black person. A shortening of ‘golliwog’ UK, 1976. 2 any person of non-white ethnicity; a native of the Indian subcontinent; an Arab;. A play on WOG via ‘golliwog’ (a negroid doll) UK, 1967. 3 a gob of phlegm or mucus AUSTRALIA, 1938. 4 a half gallon jar of beer NEW ZEALAND, 1999 golly verb to expectorate AUSTRALIA, 1978 golly! used for registering surprise, shock, etc. Euphemistic variation on ‘God’, which evokes a childish innocence UK, 1775 gollyer noun a gob of spittle IRELAND, 1966 golly gee, Buffalo Bob used for expressing mock astonishment US, 1969 golpe noun heroin. From Spanish golpe (a blow, a shot) US, 1980 gom noun a foolish, awkward person; a simpleton; an idiot IRELAND, 1996 GOM noun morphine; opium. An initialism of GOD’S OWN MEDICINE UK , 1996 goma; guma noun heroin. Possibly an elaboration of GOM US, 1967 gomer noun 1 a US Marine, especially a clumsy trainee. Terminology used with affectionate derision by the US Army during the Vietnam war. From the television show Gomer Pyle, which is not a completely flattering image of the marines US, 1984. 2 arepulsive, non-compliant hospital patient. From the plea – ‘get out of my emergency room!’ US, 1993 go-minh money noun compensation payment to Vietnamese civilians by the US military for accidental losses resulting from military actions. From the Vietnamese for ‘extract yourself from a predicament’ US, 1990 golden bollocks | go-minh money 296 . resemble hands clasped in a handshake US, 1975 glad-hand verb to greet with profuse, if insincere, enthusiasm. Often found in the context of politicians US, 1895 glad-handing adjective insincere and. ball/testicle for to give everything for AUSTRALIA, 1988 give -and- get noun a bet. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 give -and- take noun a cake. Rhyming slang. UK, 1960 give-a-shit lobe noun the frontal lobe of. a bed and breakfast. In Quebec, even anglophones know and use ‘gite’, but it is often accompanied by ‘bed and breakfast’ so tourists from the US are not confused: Le Gite Park Ave., Bed and Breakfast.