home twenty noun a person’s home town. From citizens’ band radio code in which ‘20’ means ‘location’ US, 1976 homework noun foreplay US, 1993 . < bit of homework; piece of homework a person objectified sexually UK, 1945 homewrecker noun a person whose affair with a married person leads to divorce, especially when there are children involved US, 1968 homey; homie noun a male from your neighbourhood; a close male friend; a fellow youth gang member US, 1944 homey, don’t play dat! don’t say that! A catchphrase from the television programme In Living Color US, 1990 homicide noun heroin or cocaine mixed with prescription drugs, such as scopolamine or strychnine UK, 1998 homie noun a homosexual US, 1990 8 homing pigeon noun the US armed forces insignia designating honourable discharge US, 1946 homintern noun an aggressive, loyal homosexual subculture. A term coined by W.H. Auden, punning on the Marxist ‘comintern’ or Communist International US, 1968 homme noun a homosexual male. A pun on French homme (a man) and the first syllable of homosexual UK, 2005 homo noun 1 a homosexual, especially a male homosexual US, 1922. 2 used as an insulting term of address to someone who is not homosexual US, 1993 homogrips noun sideburns NEW ZEALAND, 1998 homo-hater noun a person with a pathological dislike for homosex- uals US, 1979 homo heaven noun 1 a public area where homosexuals congregate in hopes of quick sex US, 1965. 2 the upper balcony in a theatre patronised by homosexual men US, 1966 homosexual adapter noun a computer cable with either two male or two female connectors US, 1991 hon noun used as a term of endearment. A shortened ‘honey’. Fiercely claimed by Baltimore, Maryland, as a Baltimore-coinage US, 1906 hon bun noun used as a term of endearment. A shortened ‘honey bunny’ US, 1940s honcho noun a boss, a big-shot. From the Japanese term for ‘a group or squad leader’ US, 1945 Honda rice noun IR8, a high-yielding variety of rice introduced in Vietnam in the 1960s, doubling rice production yields US, 1985 hondo noun 1 an attractive, popular male US, 1986. 2 a zealous enthusiast US, 1968 honest noun cherry syrup added to a soda fountain drink. From the American legend of George Washington’s honesty when asked as a child if he cut down a cherry tree US, 1946 honest adjective (used of a drug) relatively pure and undiluted US, 1970 honest! I am speaking the truth!; I do mean it! A shortening of ‘honestly’ UK, 1937 Honest Abe noun General Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr (1914–1974). Abrams succeeded General Westmoreland as US commander in Vietnam, where he championed the Vietnamisation of the war US, 1991 honest brakeman adjective a person who engages in petty theft at work but not grand theft. From the faint praise – ‘he worked for the railroad for thirty years and never stole a boxcar’ CANADA, 2002 honest injun’ used as a pledge of complete honesty US, 1851 honest John noun 1 a decent, upstanding, law-abiding citizen US, 1884. 2 in a shoplifting operation, an honest-looking confederate who distracts the store personnel US, 1974 honest kine? is that right? Hawaiian youth usage US, 1981 honestly! used as an expression of disgust, exasperation, unpleasant surprise, etc UK, 1966 honest reader noun a playing card with an unintentional imperfection that enables an observant player to identify it in another player’s hand US, 1988 honest squeeze noun a cherry squeeze soda fountain drink. An allusion to the George Washington myth involving the cutting down of a cherry tree US, 1952 honest-to-God; honest-to-goodness adjective true, genuine, thorough, honest; truly, genuinely, thoroughly, honestly US, 1913 honey noun 1 a sexually attractive young woman. Sometimes spelled ‘hunny’ US, 1930. 2 a female surfer or a male surfer’s girlfriend US, 1986 . 3 a sexually desirable person UK: SCOTL AND, 1985. 4 an ‘effeminate’ lesbian US, 1978. 5 used as a term of affectionate address UK, 1350. 6 anything considered pleasing, attractive, effective, etc US, 1888 8see: POT OF HONEY honey bear noun a policewoman. Extended from BEAR (police) US, 1976 honey blunt noun marijuana rolled in the outer leaves of a cigar which are then sealed with honey US, 2003 honey box noun the vagina US, 1969 honey bucket noun 1 a portable toilet US, 1976. 2 a chamberpot US, 1931. 3 a truck used to empty septic tanks US, 1971 honey cart noun a vehicle hauling human excrement; a portable toilet US, 1929 honey dip noun an attractive woman, especially one with a light brown skin colour US, 1993 honey dipper noun the driver of a truck that drains septic tanks US, 1961 honey dipping noun vaginal secretions US, 1949 honey-fuck verb 1 to have sex in a slow, affectionate manner US, 1964. 2 to have sex with a Lolita-aged nymphet US, 1967 honey, I’m home! used for humorously announcing an entrance. From the Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66), a centrepiece in the golden age of the situation comedy on US television US, 1988 honeyman noun a procurer of prostitutes; a man who makes his living off the earnings of prositutes US, 1982 honeymoon noun 1 sex. Used by prostitutes in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war US, 1976. 2 the early period in a drug addiction US, 1952. 3 the first few hands played by a new player in a poker game US, 1996 honey oil noun the recreational drug ketamine US, 1994 honey perrs noun stairs. Glasgow rhyming slang, formed on a street- vendors cry for ‘sweet pears’ UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 honeypot noun 1 the vagina. Recorded as rhyming slang for TWAT (the vagina) It certainly rhymes, but must surely be influenced – if not inspired – by senses that are conventional, figurative and slang. Found once in the UK in 1719, and then in general slang usage with ‘candy’ US, 1958. 2 in male homosexual usage, the anus and rectum US, 1981. 3 a chamber pot US, 1954. 4 in Maine, a muddy hole in the road US, 1975 honey shot noun a gratuitous television view of a pretty girl or woman, usually a spectator at a sporting event US, 1968 honeytrap noun the seduction by a sexually attractive person of a politican or other prominent figure into dishonest or indiscreet behaviour. Used in conversation since the early 1990s NEW ZEALAND, 2002 honey wagon noun 1 a vehicle hauling human excrement; a portable toilet US, 1923. 2 a truck hauling beer US, 1976. 3 acatering truck US, 1992 Hongcouver nickname the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada CANADA, 2002 Hong K ong verb to be odoriferous. Rhyming slang for PONG UK, 1992 Hong K ong adjective wrong. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 hong-yen noun heroin, originally in pill form US, 1949 honk noun pleasure; enjoyment US, 1964 honk verb 1 to moan, to complain. A military usage UK, 1995. 2 to vomit UK, 1967. 3 to fart. Also used as a noun. From the noise of geese – low-flying geese may be offered as an excuse – or ‘honk’ (to smell), 1998. 4 to smell badly AUSTRALIA, 1977. 5 to inhale drugs, originally through the nose US, 1968. 6 when flying an aeroplane or 339 home twenty | honk helicopter, to pull, to jerk, to yank US, 1946. 7 in drag racing, to defeat US, 1993. < honk your horn to grab a man’s penis US, 1970. < honk your lot to vomit. An elaboration of HONK UK, 1974 honked adjective drunk. Of military origin UK, 1959 honked off adjective angry US, 1958 honker noun 1 the penis US, 1968. 2 the nose US, 1942. 3 expectorated sputum US, 1981. 4 a goose US, 1841. 5 a large and powerful wave US, 1991. 6 in drag racing, a fast stock car US, 1968 honkers noun drunk. Perhaps deriving from HONK (to vomit) as a side-effect of drunkenness. Used in the military for ‘very drunk’ UK, 1958 Honkers nickname Hong Kong. Military, especially used by officers UK, 1984 honking adjective 1 very smelly; of inferior quality UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 2 very large US, 1995 honk on verb in the usage of youthful model road racers (slot car racers), to race fast US, 1997 Honky noun a person from Hong Kong AUSTRALIA, 2003 honky; honkie; honkey noun a white person. Usually not said with kindness, especially when used to describe a member of the white ruling class US, 1946 honky nut noun in Western Australia, a large gumnut (the hard, dried, inedible fruit of a eucalyptus tree) AUSTRALIA, 1996 honky-tonk noun a saloon, dance-hall or gambling-house. Also used as an adjective US, 1894 honourable member for Fuckinghamshire noun the penis. Jocular UK, 2003 hoo-ah! used for expressing enthusiastic approval US, 1991 hoobly goobly noun nonsense US, 1956 hooch; hootch noun 1 alcohol US, 1915. 2 a peasant hut; a small, improvised shelter. Korean and then Vietnam war usage US, 1952. 3 marijuana. Sometimes variant ‘hoochie’ US, 1972 hooch dog noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1986 hooched-up adjective drunk. From HOOCH (an alcoholic drink; also, in the UK, a brand name alcoholic drink popular with young drinkers) US, 1922 hooch girl noun a young Vietnamese woman who worked as a maid or did laundry for US troops US, 1981 hooch-head noun a drunkard US, 1946 hoochie noun in British Columbia fishing, a soft plastic lure with tentacles CANADA, 1989 8see: HOOTCHIE hoochy koochy noun a sexually suggestive dance US, 1895 hood noun 1 a neighbourhood, especially in an urban ghetto US, 1967. 2 a rough street youth; a criminal. A shortened ‘hoodlum’ US, 1880. 3 the penis. West Indian and UK black usage. Collected from a UK prisoner in May 2002 JAMAICA, 1995. 4 the chest US, 1989. 5 heroin UK, 2003. 6 a 12 ounce bottle of beer US, 1967. < under the hood literally, flying by instrumentation; figuratively, operating without knowing exactly what is going on US, 1956 hoodie noun a sweatshirt or jacket with a hood US, 1993 hoodish adjective tough, criminal US, 1967 hood lifter noun a motor mechanic US, 1971 hoodlum noun a ruffian, a gangster, especially if dangerous. Probably from a printing error on a reversal of Muldoon (a known gangster’s name), thus ‘noodlum’, hence ‘hoodlum’; of other folk- etymologies only a gang-cry of ‘huddle ‘em!’ is moderately convincing US, 1871 hoodoo noun an outcropping of rock in desolate western Canadian land US, 1879 hoodrat noun 1 a tough youth who prowls the streets of his inner- city neighbourhood, in search of trouble and fun US, 1997. 2 apro- miscuous girl US, 1997 hooer; hoor noun a whore. Representing a spelling pronunciation of ‘whore’. This came to be a general term of abuse and was applied not only to women, but also to men AUSTRALIA, 1952 hooer lure noun aftershave lotion. Given the crudeness of typical hockey player talk, the word ‘hooer’ may refer to any woman, not just a prostitute CANADA, 1991 hooey noun 1 nonsense US, 1912. 2 a rope wrapped around three feet of an animal, secured with a half hitch CANADA, 1987 hoof noun 1 a foot or shoe UK, 1598. 2 a sea turtle’s flipper CAYMAN ISLANDS , 1985. < on the hoof 1 working as a prostitute on the streets US, 1977. 2 on the spot, spontaneously. From the literal sense of the term, applied to cattle or swine, meaning ‘alive’ US, 1992. < the hoof dismissal from employment; expulsion UK, 1973 hoof verb 1 to dance US, 1916. 2 to walk UK, 1641 hoof and toof noun foot and mouth disease. Farmers’ use UK, 2001 hoofer noun a professional dancer, especially a tap dancer US, 1916 hoofprint noun footprints that could be identified as or surmised to be made by Viet Cong or North Vietnamese soldiers US, 1989 hoof up verb to sniff up, to inhale through the nose, to snort. Possibly from a mispronunciation of HOOVER UK, 2002 hoo-ha noun a fuss or commotion; nonsense UK, 1931 hoo-haw noun a fight, a dispute CA NADA, 1959 hoo-ing and ha-ing noun a commotion, the making of a fuss. From the noun HOO-HA UK, 2000 hook noun 1 in a pickpocket team, the confederate who actually makes the theft UK, 1863. 2 a thief. Originally applied specifically to a pickpocket UK, 1863. 3 a shoplifter UK, 1961. 4 a finger, the hand. Usually used in the plural UK, 1829. 5 a key or lockpick US, 1970. 6 in the used car business, a person who reverses the mileometer (odometer) to reduce the mileage shown US, 1992. 7 a person who strives to be that which he is not US, 1989. 8 a prostitute. A shortened HOOKER US, 1918. 9 a contact in the police department with influence US, 1973. 10 a superior with influence and the ability to protect. New York police slang US, 1997. 11 a telephone or telephone call US, 1975. 12 a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Vietnam war usage US, 1968. 13 a railway demolition crane US, 1946. 14 arazorUS, 1962. 15 the concave part of a wave US, 1963. 16 a chevron insignia US, 1947. 17 the grade ‘C’ US, 1968. 18 a feature in a computer or computer program designed to facilitate later changes or enhancements US, 1991. 19 in a confidence swindle, the stage in the swindle when the victim is fully committed to the scheme US, 1969. 20 in pointspreads established by bookmakers in sports betting, half a point US, 1991. 21 in a deck of playing cards, a jack or knave US, 1961. < off the hook 1 out of a difficult or embarrasing situ- ation UK, 1864. 2 amazing, excellent US, 1999. < on the hook 1 in debt US, 1957. 2 in love. Teen slang US, 1951. 3 being towed by a tow truck UK, 1951. 4 skipping school US, 1906 hook verb 1 to addict US, 1922. 2 to inject by hypodermic needle US, 1953. 3 to snare in a swindle UK, 1730. 4 to steal US, 1951. 5 to take, but not necessarily to steal UK, 1947. 6 to engage in prostitution US, 1959. 7 to ride a racehorse so that it will lose AUSTRALIA, 1982. 8 in trucking, to shift gears. Most often heard as ‘hook ‘er into high’ US, 1971. 9 to arrest US, 1928. < hook a barracuda to locate and show a gratuitous television view of a pretty girl or woman, usually a spectator at a sporting event US, 1986 hook and book verb to handcuff and arrest a criminal suspect US, 1994 hook and bullet crowd noun hunters and recreational fishermen, collectively as a lobbying force US, 1990 hooked adjective 1 addicted to drugs. Originally a transitive verb – the drug hooking the person – but that formation is long forgotten in the US US, 1922. 2 ‘addicted’ to anything non-addictive UK, 1984. 3 obsessed by an activity or a person. Figurative appli- cation of the sense ‘addicted to drugs’ UK, 1984. 4 taken care of US, 1989. 5 put together or arranged well US, 2002. 6 (of a shot in pool) obstructed US, 1979 hooker noun 1 a prostitute. Probably derives from the conventional sense of ‘hook’ (to lure); possibly reinforced by now obsolete slang: ‘hook’ (to rob); and with reference to Corlear’s Hook, popularly The Hook, an area of New York City known for prostitution US, 1845. 2 in a deck of playing cards, a queen. An evolved form of the more common WHORE US, 1967. 3 a towing truck US, 1978. 4 a shunter (a locomotive used for moving train carriages around a shunting honked | hooker 340 yard). Railwaymen’s term UK, 1970. 5 on a moped, a modified exhaust pipe BERMUDA, 1985. 6 the hand. A variant of the more common HOOK US, 1959. 7 a strong alcoholic drink UK, 1833. 8 a ciga- rette. Teen slang US, 1951 hooknose noun a Jewish person. Offensive, based on a stereotyped racial characteristic US, 1867 hook-off-the-nail noun clothing bought off the rack, ready to wear BAHAMAS, 1982 hooks noun in electric and telephone line work, climbing irons US, 1980 hook shop noun a brothel. From HOOKER (prostitute) US, 1889 hook up verb 1 to meet someone; to meet someone and have sex US, 1986. 2 to work in partnership US, 1996. 3 to arm yourself US, 1973. 4 in drag racing and motor racing, to achieve maximum traction US, 1980. 5 to provide US, 1993 hooky; hookey adjective criminal, stolen, counterfeit. Plays on BENT UK , 1984 hooky bob verb in icy winter conditions, to grab the bumper of a passing car and use your feet as skis as you are pulled along US, 1997 hooley noun an especially lively party IRELAND, 1877 hoolie noun a hooligan UK, 1996 hooligan noun in motor racing on a dirt track, a consolation race US, 1965 hooly-dooly; hooley-dooley wow! AUSTRALIA, 1965 hoon noun 1 a man who lives off the earnings of prostitutes; a pimp AUSTRALIA, 1949. 2 a loud ignorant lout; a hooligan. Origin unknown AUSTRALIA, 1938. 3 a person who drives recklessly AUSTRALIA, 1985. 4 a trip in a motor vehicle taken for the pleasure of, especially fast, driving AUSTRALIA, 1996 hoon verb to drive recklessly AUSTRALIA, 1992 hoonah light noun in the pornography industry, a light used to illuminate the genitals of the performers US, 1995 hoondom noun an assemblage of louts NEW ZEALAND, 1983 hoonered adjective drunk UK, 2003 hooning noun loutish behaviour NEW Z EALAND, 1986 hoonish adjective loutish NEW ZEALAND, 1970 hoonmobile noun a lout-driven car NEW ZEALAND, 1993 hoop noun 1 in criminal circles, a finger-ring. Conventional English for three centuries, and then ascended to criminal slang US, 1856. 2 the rectum as a place to hide prison contraband US, 1989. 3 a jockey AUSTRALIA, 1941 hoopdee noun a new, late-model car US, 1971 hooped adjective drunk NEW ZEALAND, 1998 hoopie noun a bicycling enthusiast who spends more time and effort buying equipment and clothing than actually bicycling US, 1997 hoopla noun a commotion. Originally, the cry associated with the fairground game of tossing hoops over blocks US, 1877 hoople noun a fool, a dolt US, 1928 hoople head noun an idiot US, 1985 hoop rod noun acar.FormedfromHOT ROD and HOOPTY US, 2001 hoops noun handcuffs US, 1949 hoop snake noun a mythical snake that holds its own tail and rolls. A tale told to impress and frighten gullible visitors. An early example of the story (though not the term itself) can be found in J.S. James, The Vagabond Papers, 1877 AUSTRALIA, 2003 hoopsy-coopsy adjective drunk NEW ZEALAND, 1962 hoopty noun a run-down, shoddy car US, 1970 hoor; hure noun a whore. Variant early spellings from C14 and C15, surviving in current Irish slang UK, 1987 hoo-raw noun a fight, a dispute CANADA, 1958 hooray noun good news UK, 1983 hooray goodbye AUSTRALIA, 1898 hooray Henry; hooray noun a male of the upper-classes who exhibits a superior or anti-social manner. Coined as ‘Hoorah Henry’ by Damon Runyon in the story Tight Shoes, 1936; mainly UK usage UK, 1959 hooride verb in a group, to berate and humiliate someone US, 1997 hooroo goodbye AUSTRALIA, 1906 hooroos noun phlegm NORFOLK ISLAND, 1992 hoor’s melt; whore’s melt; whoor’s melt noun acontemptible person. Combines HOOR (a prostitute, perhaps implying no more than a female) with ‘melt’ (spawn, offspring); alternatively ‘melt’ may derive from Old English milte (the spleen) or as a dialect word for ‘the tongue’ IRELAND, 1961 hoose noun in poker, a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank and a pair. Known conventionally as a ‘full house’ US, 1951 hoose verb to bowl with speed and force BARBADOS, 1965 hoosegow noun a jail or prison. A corruption of the Spanish juzgado (court or tribunal) US, 1908 hoot noun 1 a cause for laughter. A bit old-fashioned, often used in a sarcastic or condescending tone US, 1942. 2 an inhalation of marijuana CANADA, 2002. 3 a little bit. Generally used in phrases that have a negative intent, such as ‘not give a hoot’, ‘not care two hoots’, etc US, 1878. 4 money AUSTRALIA, 1881 Hoot noun a member of the Hutterian Brethren. The Hutterites are an Anabaptist group that believe in communal living; they are found in rural areas of the Canadian prairies and the American states of Montana, Washington, North Dakota and Minnesota US, 1997 hootched adjective drunk US, 1993 hootchie; hoochie; hootchy mama noun a young woman, especially when easily available for sex US, 1990 hootchie-coo noun sex US, 1990 hootchy-kootchy; hootchie-coochie noun a sexually attractive person US, 1969 hootenananny noun in oil drilling, any complicated piece of equipment that the speaker cannot identify by name US, 1928 hooter noun 1 the nose. In senses both actual and figurative; from the trumpeting noise emitted when blown UK, 1958. 2 cocaine. The drug is sniffed up the HOOTER (nose) US, 1979 . 3 a large marijuana cigarette US, 1986. 4 apartyUS, 1978. 5 a toilet NEW ZEALAND, 1968 hooters noun female breasts US, 1972 hootie mac noun marijuana US, 1996 hooting noun in surfing, shouts that compliment the quality of a wave or a ride on the wave US, 1988 hoover noun 1 any vacuum cleaner. A widely used generic, from Hoover, a manufacturer of brand name vacuum cleaners since 1908 UK, 1999. 2 the nose UK, 1983 hoover verb 1 to clean with a vacuum cleaner. A generic, almost the generic, from Hoover™ vacuum cleaners UK, 1939. 2 to suck out, to remove by suction AUSTRALIA, 1991. 3 to extract; to draw out US, 1985. 4 to inhale drugs. From the similarity to a ‘hoover’ (a vacuum cleaner) cleaning up dust US, 1982. 5 to eat or drink greedily. From the similarity to a ‘hoover’ (a vacuum cleaner)’s indiscriminate method of swallowing anything in its path US, 1986. 6 to perform oral sex on a man. From the supposed similarity to a ‘hoover’ (a vacuum cleaner)’s suction UK, 1992. 7 to perform an abortion. An allusion to the branded vacuum cleaner US, 2003 hoover d’amour noun an act of oral sex on a man. From the supposed similarity to a vacuum cleaner’s suction, lent romance by the French ‘of love’ UK, 1992 hoozy adjective absent-minded US, 2003 hop noun 1 a narcotic – opium, morphine or heroin US, 1886. 2 a dance, a party UK, 1731. 3 in handball, a ball which breaks to the left or right after rebounding off the front wall US, 1972. 4 in craps, a one-roll bet on the next roll US, 1987. < on the hop playing truant UK, 1998 341 hooknose | hop hop verb 1 to work as a car hop at a drive-in restaurant where customers are served in their cars US, 1972. 2 to go, to travel UK, 1923. 3 to flee or escape US, 1950. 4 in horse racing, to administer an illegal drug to a horse, either a stimulant or a depressant US, 1976. < hop ’n’ pop in the language of parachuting, to pull the ripcord within three seconds of clearing the aircraft US, 1978. < hop a hole (used of a ball in pinball) to fall into and then keep moving out of an ejecting hole because of high velocity US, 1977. < hop bells to work in a hotel as a bell hop US, 1942. < hop in for your chop to take your share AUSTRALIA, 1954. < hop into the horsecollar (from a male perspective) to have sex. From HORSECOLLAR (the vagina) AUSTRALIA, 1971. < hop it; ’oppit to depart, especially to depart quickly UK, 1910. < hop the train to ride the subway (underground) without paying the fare US, 1995 hop-and-dr op noun 1 a stylised walk TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1951. 2 a limp BARBADOS, 1965 hop and pop verb to wake up and spring into action US, 1998 hopdog noun an opium addict US, 1946 hope noun < not a hope in hell! not a chance!, not a hope! UK, 1923 hopeless adjective incompetent UK, 1922 hope-to-die noun your spouse or romantic partner US, 1971 hop gun noun a syringe used by intravenous drug users US, 1949 hophead noun 1 an opium addict, or, less precisely and more commonly, a user of marijuana or other drug US, 1901. 2 a heavy drinker AUSTRALIA, 1957. 3 in horse racing, a horse that only performs well when under the influence of a stimulant US, 1947 hop in verb to begin in earnest, especially the eating of a meal AUSTRALIA, 1939 hop into verb to attack a person, task, meal, etc, with vigour AUSTRALIA, 1945 hop it!; hoppit! go away! Used as an injunction, exclamation or both UK, 1914 hop it and scram; hop it noun ham. Rhyming slang. UK, 1992 hop off verb to launch an attack US, 1918 hop out verb to crash (an aeroplane) US, 1986 hop-pad noun an opium den US, 1946 hopped; hopped up adjective under the influence of drugs US, 1918 hopped up adjective (used of a car) modified to increase the engine performance US, 1941 hopper noun 1 a kangaroo or wallaby AUSTRALIA, 1879. 2 a car shock absorber US, 1970 hopper fill heist noun an attempt to defraud a casino by sitting at a slot machine with a winning combination showing that has paid off partially but requires additional coins to be added to complete the payoff US, 1999 hoppers noun trainers (sneakers) ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, 1998 hopping adjective extremely busy IRELAND, 2003 hopping John noun a stew made of boiled pig’s feet, black-eye peas and rice US, 1838 hopping mad adjective very angry US, 1675 hopping pot; hopping noun the lot. Rhyming slang UK, 1961 hoppo-bump verb to bump into another for fun. From the name of a child’s game in which players hop on one leg and bump into each other AUSTRALIA, 1998 hops noun beer US, 1902. < on the hops on a drinking binge AUSTRALIA, 1930 hopscotch noun a watch. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of a traditional children’s game UK, 1998 hopscotcher noun a carnival worker who moves from one carnival to another US, 1966 hop squad noun a narcotics squad within a police department US, 1958 hop stop noun in pinball, a brief release of an extended flipper to prevent a ball from rolling up off the end US, 1977 hoptoad verb on the railways, to derail US, 1946 hoptoads noun any dice altered for cheating US, 1950 hop up verb in hot rodding, to increase the power of an engine US, 1942 horizontal adjective asleep US, 1991. < get horizontal to sleep US, 1976 horizontal bop noun sexual intercourse US, 2001 horizontal exercise noun sexual intercourse US, 1918 horizontal folk-dancing noun sexual intercourse; lovemaking AUSTRALIA, 1992 horizontal gymnastics noun sexual intercourse UK, 2001 horizontal lubricant adjective any alcoholic drink or drinks, especially in the adjectival phrase ‘nicely irrigated with horizontal lubricant’ UK, 2002 horizontal manoeuvres noun sexual intercourse. Military origins UK, 1995 horizontal refreshment noun sexual intercourse UK, 1889 horizontal rumble noun sexual intercourse US, 2000 hork verb to spit; hence to vomit. Variation of conventional ‘hawk’ (to clear your throat) US, 2001 Horlicks noun a mess. Originally, upper-class society usage of a brand name; Horlicks™ is a malted food drink. Usage here is prob- ably inspired by the salacious possibilities of the separated syllables ‘whore licks’ and a vague assonance to ‘bollocks’ (to mess up) UK, 1982 horn noun 1 the penis; the erect penis; lust UK, 1594. 2 adultery TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1857. 3 the nose UK, 1823. 4 any implement used for snorting powdered narcotics US, 1977. 5 a pipe used to smoke crack cocaine US, 1994. 6 the telephone US, 1941. 7 a trumpet; hence any brass or wind instrument; occasionally a piano. Jazz slang UK, 1966. < around the horn 1 the oral stimulation of all parts of a partner’s body. In the UK, Round the Horne was an innuendo- driven radio comedy originally broadcast from 1965–69 US, 1976. 2 from one location to another, in quick succession US, 1942. 3 in craps, a single-roll bet on the 2, 3, 11 and 12 US, 1962. 4 in baseball, around the infield positions. After an out made at first base, if there are no runners on base the defensive team typically throws the ball ‘around the horn’ US, 1956. < put the horns on; put horns on 1 to cuckold. After the traditional sign of a cuckold UK, 1959. 2 (used of a superstitious gambler) to engage in a personal ritual designed to break a streak of bad luck US, 1949 horn verb 1 to inhale (a drug) through the nose US, 1967. 2 to commit adultery TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1973 hornbag noun a sexually attractive or highly sexed person AUSTRALIA, 1981 horndog noun a person who is obsessed with sex US, 1984 horner man; horner woman noun an adulterer TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1990 horn in verb to intrude upon, to interfere US, 1911 horning noun heroin UK, 1998 horn movie noun a pornographic film US, 1967 horn pill noun an (allegedly) aphrodisiac tablet for men. Claimed to give the HORN (an erection) UK, 1961 hornrim noun an intellectual US, 1974 horny adjective 1 desiring sex US, 1826. 2 of an erotic or pornographic image, sexually stimulating. From the HORN (the erect penis) that results UK, 1984. < sleep horny to go to bed naked (and be sensually aware of it) UK, 1968 horny man noun a federal law enforcement official. A euphemistic allusion to the devil by those engaged in the illegal production of alcohol US, 1974 horny-mone noun the substance that drives a cow to mate, to go into heat. A humorous corruption of ‘hormone’ CANADA, 1992 horny porny noun pornography US, 1981 horrendous adjective terrible. A blend of the conventional ‘horrible’ and ‘stupendous’ US, 1968 hop | horrendous 342 Horrids nickname Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, West London. Jocular usage, mainly by those who can’t afford to shop there; the word play is enhanced by class sensitivities as ‘horrid’ is considered part of a socially superior vocabulary UK, 1996 horrie noun a large and dangerous wave that breaks suddenly AUSTRALIA, 2003 horries noun 1 delirium tremens; the ill-effects of drinking or drug- taking. From ‘horror’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1959. 2 a phobia, a horror of something. From ‘horror’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1971 horror noun 1 a mischievous person, especially when addressed to a child UK, 1819. 2 an extremely unattractive woman who is seen as a sex object, especially one who is ravaged by age UK, 2002 horror adjective great, wonderful. A contraction of HORRORSHOW UK, 2001 horrors noun 1 sickness associated with withdrawal from alcohol or drug addiction. Noted specifically of withdrawal from amphet- amines or heroin US, 1839. 2 the bleed period of the menstrual cycle. Schoolgirl use UK, 1980. 3 acute psychosis caused by amphet- amines UK, 1978 horrorshow adjective great, wonderful. Ultimately from Russian khorosho (good); coined by Anthony Burgess (1917–93) for the novel A Clockwork Orange, 1962. Adopted in US teen slang in the 1990s UK, 1961 hors d’oeuvre noun drugs in capsule form US, 1980 horse noun 1 heroin US, 1950. 2 a casual girlfriend. Probably from a play on ‘whores’ UK, 1962. 3 a prostitute. An evolution of the ST ABLE as a group of prostitutes US, 1957. 4 a prostitute’s customer. Used by prostitutes SOUTH AFRICA, 1946. 5 a large man US, 1947. 6 an affectionate male term of address IRELAND, 2003. 7 in circus and carnival usage, one thousand dollars US, 1981. 8 a person who smuggles contraband into prison US, 1981. 9 in bar dice games, a turn of rolling the dice US, 1976. 10 a poker player with a reputation for stinginess US, 1988. 11 a Ford Mustang car US, 1976. 12 in television and film-making, a stand that holds film reels while the film is fed through a viewer US, 1990. 13 a knife or improvised sharp instrument US, 1973 horse verb 1 to thrash, to defeat absolutely UK: SCOTLAND, 2002. 2 to ruin, to destroy. Extended from the previous sense UK: SCOTLAND, 2002 horse and buggy; horse and wagon noun heroin and the equipment needed to prepare and inject it US, 1984 horse and carriage noun a garage. Rhyming slang (the rhyme is accurate when spoken in a London accent). UK, 1992 horse and cart; horse verb 1 to start UK, 1992. 2 to fart. Rhyming slang; reduced to its first element, usually in the past tense UK, 1992 horse and trap noun 1 an act of defecation. Rhyming slang for CRAP, ararerformofPONY AND TRAP UK, 1961. 2 gonorrhoea. Rhyming slang for CLAP UK, 1961 horse and trough noun a cough. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 horse around; horse about verb to fool around US, 1900 horse ass noun anything at all; nothing BAHAMAS, 1982 horse bite noun heroin. An elaboration of HORSE (heroin) UK, 2002 horse blanket noun a filming technique employed to soften faces US, 1997 horse box noun a control station in a Townsend Thorenson ferry/ship’s engine room that contains the engine controls, alarms, etc. Used by ferry crews UK, 1979 horsecock noun 1 a sausage US, 1942. 2 a wooden club US, 1970. 3 in oil drilling, a nipple used to connect hoses US, 1954 horsecollar noun 1 a rescue sling lowered from a hovering helicopter to the ground or sea below US, 1969. 2 the vagina, especially large or distended external female genitals. The shape provides a simile US, 1994. 3 in an athletic contest, a failure to score US, 1907. 4 in hot rodding, the grille from an Edsel automobile, popular for customising other cars US, 1965 horsed adjective heroin-intoxicated. From HORSE (heroin) UK, 1962 horse doofers; horses doovers noun hors d’oevres. Jocular mispronunciations UK, 1959 horsefeathers noun nonsense. A transparent euphemism for HORSESHIT US, 1927 horse feed noun in circus and carnival usage, poor business US, 1981 horsefuck verb to have sex from behind and with great vim US, 1973 horsehead noun 1 an amphetamine US, 1971. 2 a heroin user. A straightforward combination of HORSE (heroin) and -HEAD (a user) US, 1952 horse heart noun a tablet of Dexedrine™, a trade name for dextroamphetamine sulphate, a central nervous system stimulant US, 1977 horse hockey! used for expressing disapproval. A signature line of Colonel Sherman Potter on M*A*S*H (CBS, 1972–83). Repeated with referential humour US, 1964 horse-holder noun an assistant to a high-ranking military officer US, 1982 horse off verb to allow horses to graze in a field, thus ruining it for cows until the crop grows back CA NADA, 1987 horse piddle noun hospital. Word play masquerading as rhyming slang UK, 1992 horse pill noun the large, orange anti-malarial pill (chloroquine- primaquine) taken once a week by US troops in Vietnam US, 1990 horse piss noun cheap alcoholic drink, or a brand you don’t drink US, 1970 horse radish noun heroin US, 1997 horse room noun an illegal betting operation where bets can be placed and collected on horse races US, 1950 horse’s noun a male homosexual. Shortening of HORSE’S HOOF AUSTRALIA , 1960 horses noun dice that have been altered for cheating by omitting key losing combinations US, 1964 horse’s arse; horse’s ass noun a person who is not liked or trusted; an idiot; someone deserving of a generally abusive epithet UK, 1865 horseshit; horseshite noun nonsense US, 1923 horseshit verb to deceive, to tease. In the nature of BULLSHIT US, 1954 Horseshit Man noun Ho Chi Minh. A phonetic approximation used by troops in Vietnam US, 1991 horse’s hoof; horses noun a male homosexual. Rhyming slang for POOF AUSTRALIA, 1944 horsespot noun the vagina US, 1998 horse-to-horse adjective in a direct comparison or competition US, 1950 horticulturalist noun in pool, a player who wins money betting US, 1990 HO’s noun hangers-on attached to a rock band UK, 1985 hose noun the penis US, 1928 hose verb 1 to copulate, vaginally or anally US, 1935. 2 to shoot with an automatic weapon. Sometimes heard as the more elaborate ‘hosepipe’ UK, 1917. 3 to swindle; to cheat US, 1940. 4 to laugh vigorously SOUTH AFRICA, 2004. < hose yourself to get drunk AUSTRALIA, 1979 hosebag noun a prostitute or promiscuous woman. A conventional ‘bag’, punning on BAG (a promiscuous woman), is a container for a HOSE (penis) US, 1978 hosed adjective drunk US, 1987 hose down verb to rain heavily NEW ZEALAND, 1995 hose in verb to win handily NEW ZEALAND, 1998 hose job noun 1 oral sex on a man US, 1978. 2 a bad situation; a situ- ation in which you are cheated or swindled US, 1989 hose off verb to annoy or make angry NEW ZEALAND, 1959 hoser noun 1 an uncouth, dim person. Popularised by Bob and Doug McKenzie’s ‘Great White North’ television skit CANADA, 1981. 2 a male with sexual experience and expertise US, 1968 hosing verb to beat US, 1947 343 Horrids | hosing hospital noun 1 jail. An unabashed euphemism US, 1959. 2 in a smuggling operation, the place where the smuggled goods are picked up US, 1956 hospital hold noun an unsafe grip on a tool US, 1983 hospital pass noun 1 the responsibility for a controversial project or task. Such a responsibility will inevitably draw down painful and wounding criticism. Derives from an American football usage US, 2003 . 2 in team sports, a dangerously made pass which allows the opposition a good chance at defence. So called because of the risk of injury to the receiver AUSTRALIA, 1984 hoss noun 1 used as a term of address, man to man US, 1834. 2 heroin. In colloquial US speech, ‘hoss’ is a shortened form of HORSE (heroin) US, 1960 hossie noun a hospital AUSTRALIA, 1971 hostess noun a prostitute US, 1954 hostess with the mostest noun a good hostess. An apparently irresistible reduplication in the US, going ‘host with the most’ one better US, 1970 hostie noun an air hostess AUSTRALIA, 1960 hostile adverb < go hostile to lose your temper NEW ZEALAND, 1998 hostile! used for expressing strong approval US, 1995 hostilish adjective arrogant, haughty, condescending TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1960 hot noun a hot meal US, 1926 hot adjective 1 stolen US, 1924. 2 wanted by the police US, 1928. 3 suspect UK, 1996. 4 dangerous for criminal activity UK, 1618. 5 dangerous to other criminals because of co-operation with the police US, 2003. 6 under enemy fire. Although a critical term in the Vietnam war, it was coined not there, but in the US Civil War 100 years earlier US, 1864. 7 (used of a weapons system) activated, armed US, 1962. 8 poisoned UK, 2002. 9 good US, 1970. 10 excellent; used for describing music or musicians that create excitement US, 1866. 11 (used of jazz) traditional and spirited, as opposed to modern US, 1924. 12 popular US, 1961. 13 sexual, sensuous US, 1931. 14 (used of a striptease dance) very sexual US, 1977. 15 attractive, good-looking US, 1982. 16 angry UK, 1225. 17 brief, quick US, 1946. 18 in sports betting, generating heavy betting; favoured UK, 1882. 19 (used of a set in the television and film industries) fully prepared for filming US, 1977. 20 drunk BERMUDA, 1985. < hot as Mapp’s mill-yard very hot BARBADOS, 1965 hot air noun spoken nonsense, inconsequential speech, meaningless words US, 1873 hot and bothered adjective sexually aroused UK, 1821 hot and cold noun 1 heroin and cocaine combined for injection. Based on the initials US, 1970. 2 gold. Rhyming slang, often reduced to its first element UK, 1961 hot and heavy adjective passionate US, 1971 hot and stuck adjective said of a player who is losing badly in a game of poker US, 1982 hot-arsed adjective feeling an urgent sexual desire, lustful UK, 1683 hot ass noun a tin kettle with a large bottom CANADA, 1973 hot bed noun a motel room rented without following proper regis- tration procedures and rented more than once a day; a room in a cheap boarding house US, 1940 hot box noun 1 a sexually excited vagina; a sexually excited female US, 1964. 2 a prison cell used for solitary confinement US, 1983. 3 a small room or enclosed space where marijuana is being smoked US, 2001 hot boy noun a thief known to the authorities BAHAMAS, 1982 hot-bunk verb to sleep in turns or rotation on a bunk or in a sleeping bag US, 1945 hot buns noun a male homosexual US, 1990 hot cakes noun 1 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1994. 2 crack cocaine. An elaboration of CAKES UK, 1998 hot chair noun the electric chair; death by electrocution in an electric chair US, 1926 hot cheque noun a forged cheque or one intentionally drawn with insufficient funds to cover payment US, 1972 hot chrome noun a car that appeals to girls US, 1954 hot cross bun noun 1 a gun. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 2 the sun. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 3 son. Rhyming slang UK, 1931. 4 run, as in ‘on the run’ from the police. Rhyming slang. Sometimes simply ‘hot cross’ UK, 1960 hot damn!; hot dang!; hot diggity damn!; hot damn and double damn! used for registering pleasure, astonishment; occasionally anger US, 1933 hot damn, Vietnam! used for expressing surprise, shock or dismay. ‘Vietnam’ is lengthened to three syllables US, 1972 hot deck noun logs piled up for immediate loading. British Columbia logging usage CANADA, 1952 8see: COLD DECK hot diggety!; hot diggety dog!; hot diggety doggity! used for registering pleasure or astonishment. Compounding, and linking HOT DAMN! and HOT DOG! US, 1923 hot dinner noun 1 used as a measure when claiming greater experi- ence of an activity than either that of someone else or a notional average UK, 1959. 2 a winner. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 hot dog noun 1 a frankfurter or other spiced sausage served in a bread-roll. The term arose at Yale University in 1894 and was quickly embraced by students at other colleges. Past suggestions that the term arose at New York’s Polo Grounds have been disproved by US slang lexicographers Barry Popik and Gerald Cohen US, 1894. 2 a skilled and cocky person defined as much by their cockiness as their skill US, 1894. 3 a police officer US, 2001. 4 a pornographic book or magazine US, 1974 hot dog verb to perform in a flashy manner that displays your skill. Surfing slang in wider usage US, 1961 hot-dog adjective given to showing off US, 1923 hot dog! used for registering delight, pleasure or approval US, 1906 hotdog book noun a book used for stimulating sexual interest while masturbating US, 1967 hot dogger noun an expert surfer US, 1963 hot dope noun heroin. A combination of HOT (excellent) and DOPE (drugs) UK, 1998 hot dose noun a fatal injection of a narcotic that has been adulterated with a poison US, 1995 hotel noun a jail US, 1845 hotel barber noun a thief who steals from hotel rooms AUSTRALIA, 1895 hotel parental noun your parents’ house. Many parents complain that their house is treated as a hotel; this youth coinage confirms parental suspicions UK, 1999 hotels noun in bar dice games, a roll from the cup in which some dice are stacked on top of others, invalidating the roll US, 1976 hot fish yoghurt noun semen UK, 2001 hotfoot noun a prank in which a matchbook is lit and inserted in to an unsuspecting victim’s shoe US, 1934 hotfoot verb to move quickly US, 1896 hot footer noun somebody who is in a perpetual hurry US, 1946 hot fudgey noun a savoury piece of gossip US, 1994 hot-fuel verb to fuel an aircraft while the engine is running US, 1990 hot funky noun a sexually attractive, sexually available woman US, 1993 hot hay noun marijuana US, 1952 hot-hot adjective very hot, very spicy. Intensification by reduplication INDIA, 1979 hothouse noun the vagina US, 2001 hot karl; hot carl noun an act of defecating on a sexual partner; an act of defecating on a person who is asleep; an act of hitting someone with a sock full of human excrement. In Chicago, the comedy troupe Hot Karl have been in existence since 1999; a humorous reference to scatalogical practice is inferred but not con- firmed. The earliest unequivocal usage is on the Internet in 2002. In 2004 a white rapper called Hot Karl is noted; also tee-shirts with hospital | hot karl; hot carl 344 the image of a pile of steaming faeces and the slogan ‘hot carl’ US, 2002 Hotlanta nickname Atlanta, Georgia US, 1976 hot-lap verb in motor racing, to drive around the track fast before a race or qualifying run starts, testing the car’s performance US, 1973 hot lead noun bullets US, 1949 hot-lot verb to move quickly; to hurry US, 1972 hot mix noun in trucking, hot asphalt being transported to a construction site US, 1971 hot mouth noun a tendency to speak without editing TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1988 hotness noun something good or desirable US, 2002. < the hotness an excellent example of something US, 2003 hot-nose verb in aerial combat, to approach from behind and below, rising up in front of and ahead of the target plane US, 1990 hotnot noun a black person. Offensive, insulting; from Hottentot (an indigenous people of South Africa) SOUTH AFRICA, 1846 hot nuts noun intense male sexual desire US, 1935 hot pants noun 1 sexual desire US, 1929. 2 tight, skimpy shorts as a (surprisingly enduring) fashion item. Deriving, no doubt, from the sexual sense UK, 1970 hot peas noun the knees. Glasgow rhyming slang UK, 1988 hot peckers noun hot peppers. Limited usage, but clever US, 1996 hot pee; hot piss noun a pressing desire to urinate TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1990 hot-pillow adjective said of a hotel or motel that rents rooms for sex- ual liaisons for cash, without registering the guests using the room US, 1954 hot pit noun in motor racing, the area where a pit crew works on a car during a race US, 2001 hot plate noun the electric chair; execution by electrocution US, 1949 hot-plate hamster noun a prison officer who eats food intended for prisoners UK, 1996 hot poop noun the latest information. Combines HOT (quick) and POOP (news) UK, 1996 hot pot noun 1 in poker, a large amount of money bet on a hand US, 1988. 2 in horse racing, a favourite AUSTRALIA, 1904 hot potato noun a waiter, especially an efficient one. Cockney rhyming slang, pronounced ‘pertatah’ (‘waitah’) UK, 1960 hot potato verb to prioritise or juggle priorities NEW ZEALAND, 2001 hot ringer noun a burglar alarm that advises police that an armed robbery is in progress US, 2001 hot r ock noun a person who through dress or manner strives to be noticed US, 1945 hot rod noun a car modified for speed and, sometimes, flashy looks US, 1945 hot rod verb to masturbate US, 1971 hot ro ller noun a stolen car that is being driven US, 1970 hots noun 1 sexual desire, intense interest US, 1947. 2 electric hair curlers US, 1975 hot seat noun 1 the position of responsibility, especially if the situ- ation attracts critical attention UK, 1942. 2 the electric chair; death by electrocution in the electric chair US, 1925 hot seat game noun a swindle in which all the players in a game except the victim are confederates US, 1989 hot sheet noun a list of cars reported as stolen US, 1926 hot-sheet adjective said of a motel or hotel that rents rooms for sex- ual liaisons for cash, without registering the guests using the room US, 1977 hot shit noun an exceptionally good person or thing US, 1960 hot-shit adjective exciting; fashionable US, 1962 hotshot noun 1 an adulterated dose of a drug that is designed to be fatal when injected US, 1936. 2 a gun shot fired after an emergency call to police US, 1994. 3 an electric cattle prod US, 2003. 4 execution by electrocution in the electric chair US, 1951. 5 a flashy, successful person whose self-esteem is perhaps excessive US, 1927 hot spike noun a dose of a drug that has been adulterated and produces serious injury or death when injected US, 1974 hot spot noun in oil drilling, an area that has indications of a pro- ductive field US, 1997 hot squat noun the electric chair; execution by electrocution US, 1928 hot stepper noun a fugitive from justice JAMAICA, 1982 hotstick noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1957 hot stove adjective said of a discussion of sports between periods in games CANADA, 1962 hot stuff noun 1 promotional literature produced as part of a telephone sales swindle US, 1988. 2 illegal whisky US, 1840. 3 coffee US, 1977 . 4 napalm US, 1990 hotsy-totsy adjective fancy US, 1926 hotsy-totsy; hotsy noun an attractive young woman US, 1928 hottentots noun the buttocks US, 1974 hotter noun a thrill-seeking criminal who drives stolen high-perform- ance cars UK, 1991 hotter than Dutch love adjective very hot US, 1950 hot ticket noun something that is extremely popular and in demand US, 1978 hottie noun 1 a celebrity NEW ZEALAND, 2002. 2 an attractive, sexually appealing young person US, 1991. 3 a great wave or surfer US, 1991. 4 a black person, especially of the Khoikhoi race. May be insulting or affectionate; from Hottentot (an indigenous people of South Africa) SOUTH AFRICA, 1970 hotting noun the thrill-seeking activity of stealing and driving stolen high-performance cars UK, 1998 hot toddy noun the body. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 hot tot noun a very attractive young woman. A comination of HOT (sexually attractive) and a variation of TOTTY (a sexually attractive woman) UK, 1999 hot to trot adjective ready and eager for sexual activity. Extended from HOT (sexually eager, passionate) US, 1951 hotty; hottie noun a hot water bottle UK, 1947 hot up verb 1 to become increasingly lively or exciting UK, 1923. 2 to identify, or point the finger of suspicion at someone to the police UK, 1996. 3 to increase the power, speed and performance (of a car) UK, 1928 hot walker noun in horse racing, a groom who walks a horse after a race, letting it cool down US, 1976 hot water noun a state of trouble, a difficult situation UK, 1537 hot wire noun a linear amplifier for a citizens’ band radio US, 1976 hot-wire verb to bypass a car’s ignition system and start the car by cutting and connecting wires under the dashboard US, 1954 hot with two t’s adjective extremely sexy US, 2000 hot ziggedy!; hot ziggetty!; hot ziggity!; hot ziggety damn! used for registering pleasure or astonishment; occasionally anger. A variation of HOT DIGGETY! US, 1995 hou-bro noun a fellow fraternity member. An abbreviation of ‘house brother’ US, 1977 hound noun 1 a person who is obsessed with the preceding combin- ing noun. Not, as the definition might suggest, a grammarian US, 1911 . 2 an unattractive woman. A variation of DOG UK, 1988. 3 a Greyhound bus US, 1959 hound dog noun an air-to-ground missile US, 1991 hound-dog verb to track down, to follow, to find US, 1998 house noun 1 a prisoner’s cell or the area immediately surrounding the prisoner’s bed in a dormitory-style room US, 1970. 2 apolice station US, 1909. 3 in poker, a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank and a pair. An abbreviation of the conventional ‘full house’ US, 1990 8see: HOUSE MUSIC. < go under the house to 345 Hotlanta | house . are conventional, figurative and slang. Found once in the UK in 1719, and then in general slang usage with ‘candy’ US, 1958. 2 in male homosexual usage, the anus and rectum US, 1981. 3 a chamber. absolutely UK: SCOTLAND, 2002. 2 to ruin, to destroy. Extended from the previous sense UK: SCOTLAND, 2002 horse and buggy; horse and wagon noun heroin and the equipment needed to prepare and inject it US,. 1992 horse and trap noun 1 an act of defecation. Rhyming slang for CRAP, ararerformofPONY AND TRAP UK, 1961. 2 gonorrhoea. Rhyming slang for CLAP UK, 1961 horse and trough noun a cough. Rhyming slang