Mrs More; the Mrs noun a floor, the floor. Rhyming slang, from the music hall song ‘Don’t Have Any More, Mrs More’ UK, 1992 Mrs Palm and her five lovely daughters; Mrs Palmer and her five daughters noun the hand (seen in the context of male masturbation) AUSTRALIA, 1955 Mrs Ples nickname the skull of an Australopithecine man-ape found at Sterkfontein in 1947. Indicating the (possibly wrong) gender and his/her generic name Plesianthropus SOUTH AFRICA, 1959 MSM noun homosexual males. Initialism formed from ‘men who have sex with men’ UK, 1998 MTF noun a very tactile admirer of young ladies. Initialism, ‘must touch flesh’. Upper-class society usage UK, 1982 MtoFadverb Monday to Friday UK, 1996 mu noun 1 marijuana US, 1936. 2 used for expressing the sentiment that ‘your question cannot be answered because it depends on incorrect assumptions’. A Japanese word borrowed by computer enthusiasts US, 1991 much adverb used for ironic emphasis US, 1988. < not much of a of limited quality, quantity or degree UK, 1889. < not up to much inferior UK, 1864 much more adjective very good US, 1994 mucho adjective much, a lot of. A direct borrowing from Spanish US, 1942 mucho adverb very. Directly from Spanish US, 1973 much of a muchness noun very similar, of much the same degree, size, value, etc UK, 1728 muck noun 1 semen UK, 1997. 2 any unpleasant, vile or disgusting thing to eat or drink UK, 1882. 3 bad weather UK, 1855. 4 stage makeup US, 1926. 5 in poker, the pile of discarded cards US, 1990. < as muck very, exceedingly. Especially used in the phrase ‘common as muck’ UK, 1782. < make a muck of to ruin UK, 1906 muck verb 1 in poker, to fold, to discard your hand UK, 2003. 2 in a casino, to spread playing cards on the table and move them randomly as part of the shuffling process US, 2003 muck about verb 1 to fool around; to trifle with AUSTRALIA, 1946. 2 to mess someone about AU STRALIA, 1965. 3 to behave amorously towards AUSTRALIA, 1959 muck-a-muck; muckety-muck noun an important and prominent person US, 1856 muck around; muck about verb to fool around UK, 1856 mucked up adjective in disarray; confused; spoiled. A euphemism for FUCKED UP US, 1951 mucker noun 1 a friend. From MUCK IN (to share the circumstances of basic living) UK, 1947. 2 a person who uses sleight-of-hand to cheat at cards US, 1996 mucker-upper noun a bungler UK, 1942 muck in verb to share, on an informal basis, food, accommodation and other facilities, or work. Of military origin UK, 1919 mucking noun used as a euphemism for ‘fucking’. A literary euphemism from the days when it was not permissable to reproduce the word ‘fuck’ in print. Not used in real language AUSTRALIA, 1962 mucking; muckin’ adverb used as an intensifier. A euphemistic disguise for FUCKING UK, 1887 muck out verb to kill US, 1984 muck sack noun a lazy person US, 1959 mucksavage noun a country person IRELAND, 1998 muck stick noun a shovel US, 1908 muck truck noun in prison, a food trolley UK, 1996 muck-up noun a confusion, a muddle, a botch UK, 1939 muck up verb to botch, to ruin, to interfere UK, 1886 muck-up day noun the last day of high school where leaving students play pranks, etc AUSTRALIA, 1994 mucky adjective 1 contemptible, sordid. An old English regional term that survives in the colloquial vocabulary UK, 1683. 2 pornographic, especially when mildly so; lewd. From the previous sense as ‘sordid’ UK, 1972 mucky pup noun a dirty or untidy child. A term of disapproval UK, 1984 mud noun 1 excrement AUSTRALIA, 1993. 2 unprocessed opium; opium; heroin US, 1915. 3 coffee US, 1875. 4 chemical fire retardant dropped from the air US, 2000. 5 in circus and carnival usage, any cheap merchandise used as a prize US, 1981. 6 on the Internet, a multi-user dungeon, a text-based, networked, mutliparticipant virtual reality system US, 1995. 7 a billiard ball US, 1993. < up to mud no good AUSTRALIA, 1931 mud verb (used of a racehorse) to run well on muddy track con- ditions US, 1978 mud baby noun faeces US, 2003 mud ball noun a doughnut or other pastry eaten with coffee. Harkened to MUD (coffee) US, 1976 mud butt noun diarrhoea US, 2004 muddafukka noun a motherfucker (in all senses) US, 1995 mudder noun any athlete who performs well in rainy conditions; a racehorse that performs well on wet or muddy track conditions US, 1942 muddie noun the mud crab Scylla serrata AUSTRALIA, 1953 muddlefugging adverb used as a euphemism for the intensifier ‘motherfucking’ US, 1961 muddy feet noun said of someone who needs to urinate US, 1963 muddy fuck noun anal sex that brings forth faeces or faecal stains on the penis US, 1979 muddy trench noun the French. Rhyming slang, possibly based on ‘bloody French’ UK, 1992 muddy water noun coffee. Elaboration of MUD (coffee) playing on Muddy Waters, the stage-name of bluesman McKinley Morganfield (1915–83) UK, 1981 Muddy York nickname York, a suburb of Toronto CANADA, 2002 mud flaps noun the condition that exists when a tight-fitting pair of trousers, shorts, bathing suit or other garment forms a wedge between a woman’s labia, accentuating their shape US, 2003 mudge noun a hat. From a particular type of hat worn by C19 women UK, 2002 mudguard noun a person whose outward geniality masks a vicious nature. Both are shiny on the outside and filthy underneath AUSTRALIA, 1989 mudhead noun a fanatic enthusiast for multi-user dungeon computer play US, 1991 mud hog noun football played in rainy, muddy conditions TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1992 mud hook noun 1 an anchor. Nautical use US, 1827. 2 in the dice game crown and anchor, an anchor. From the non-symbolic pre- vious sense UK, 1961. 3 a finger. Usually in the plural CANADA, 1968 mud hop noun a clerk in a railway yard US, 1929 mudkicker noun a prostitute, especially of the street-walking variety US, 1932 mudlark noun a racehorse that performs well on muddy track con- ditions US, 1909 mud mark noun in horse racing, an indiciation in a past perform- ance report that a horse runs well in muddy track conditions US, 1965 mud-moving noun close-in air support for a ground operation in the Canadian Air Force CANADA, 1995 mud puppy noun a very ugly girl US, 1983 mud-stick artist noun a member of a railway track crew US, 1977 mud turtle noun a black prisoner US, 1976 mud wallow noun a coffee house. Citizens’ band slang, elaborating on MUD (coffee) UK, 1959 Mrs More; the Mrs | mud wallow 444 muff noun the vulva; a woman as a sex object UK, 1699. < buff the muff to manually stimulate a woman’s genitals US, 1999 muff verb to bungle UK, 1827 muff-dive verb to perform oral sex on a woman US, 1948 muff-diver noun a person who performs oral sex on a woman US, 1930 muff-diving noun oral sex performed on a woman US, 1974 muffin noun a woman objectified sexually. Probably a disguised MUFF (the vagina) US, 1870 Muffin the Mule; muffin noun a fool. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of a television puppet who was famous in the 1950s UK, 1998 muff job noun oral sex on a woman US, 1990 muffler burn noun a bruise on the skin caused by sucking. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982 muff mag noun a magazine featuring photographs of naked women, focusing on their pubic hair and vulvas US, 1972 muff merchant noun a procurer of prostitutes; a man who makes his living off the earnings of prositutes US, 1987 muff muncher noun a person who performs oral sex on women; a lesbian AUSTRALIA, 1972 muff-noshing noun oral sex on a woman US, 1980 muffydile; muffydite noun a person or animal with female and male characteristics. A corruption of ‘hermaphrodite’ TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1986 mufti squad noun individually anonymous, uniformed enforcers for the police or prison authorities. Prison usage UK, 2000 mu-fucka; muhfucka noun a motherfucker. Alternative spelling UK, 2002 mug noun 1 a man, a bloke US, 1859. 2 a gullible fool, an easy dupe. A ‘mug’ is a vessel into which you can pour anything UK, 1857 . 3 the face, especially an ugly one UK, 1821 . 4 the mouth AUSTRALIA, 1902 . 5 a member of a criminal gang by virtue of brawn not brains US, 1890. 6 a client of a prostitute AUSTRALIA, C. 1906 mug verb 1 to rob with violence or the threat of violence UK, 1864. 2 to stare at US, 2001. 3 to grimace theatrically, especially while posing for a photograph UK, 1762. 4 to kiss US, 1947. 5 to photograph a prisoner during the after-arrest process US, 1899. < mug someone off to show someone as a fool; to play someone for a fool; to consider someone foolish. From MUG (a fool) UK, 1997 mug adjective foolish. Especially in the terms MUG COPPER and MUG PUNTER AUSTRALIA , 1954 mug about verb to kiss and fondle someone AUSTRALIA, 1945 mug book noun a collection of photographs of criminals consulted by the police US, 1902 mug chop noun a sale of a faulty second-hand car made by a dealer posing as a customer UK, 1968 mug cop noun a police officer, viewed as inherently stupid AUSTRALIA, 1971 mug copper noun a police officer, viewed as inherently stupid AUSTRALIA, 1945 mug down verb to kiss. From MUG (theface)onthemodelofCHOW DOWN (to set to eating) US, 1995 mug gallery noun in a carnival, a concession where people pay to have their picture taken US, 1960 mugger noun a criminal who commits street robbery with violence (or the threat of violence) US, 1863 muggie noun marijuana. A variation of MUGGLES (marijuana), 2003 mugging noun a street robbery from a person, especially robbery with violence or the threat of violence US, 1943 muggins noun a fool, an idiot, often with an implication that the fool is a victim (and a fool to be so), a gullible fool US, 1855 muggle noun 1 a marijuana cigarette US, 1933. 2 a person with little or no understanding of computers. The opposite of a WIZARD; derived from the Harry Potter novels of JK Rowling UK, 1999 mugglehead noun a marijuana user US, 1926 muggles noun marijuana US, 1928 muggy adjective foolish, in the manner of a mug (a fool, a dupe) UK, 1997 muggy-cunt noun afoolUK, 2000 mug joint noun in circus and carnival usage, a concession where customers are photographed US, 1931 mug lair noun a showy but foolish person AUSTRALIA, 1944 mug money noun in horse racing, money bet by uninformed bettors AUSTRALIA, 1989 mug punter noun a gambler, viewed as inherently stupid AUSTRALIA, 1943 mug’s game noun a thankless activity UK, 1910 mug shot noun 1 a police photograph of a (convicted) criminal. Combines MUG (the face) and ‘shot’ (a photograph) US, 1950. 2 a photographic portrait UK, 1978 mugsnapper noun in circus and carnival usage, a travelling photographer US, 1981 mugsnatcher noun a photographer who operates in the street, at a fairground or at the seaside UK, 1979 mug’s ticker noun a counterfeit Swiss watch UK, 1977 mug-up noun a coffee break or snack, at work or home US, 1958 mug up verb 1 to flirt, to kiss US, 1947 . 2 to study hard. Also ‘mug up on’ UK, 1848 muhfuh; muhfuhkuh noun motherfuck; motherfucker US, 1969 mujer noun cocaine. Spanish for ‘woman’ US, 1994 mukluk telegraph noun a radio show that makes announcements delivering messages to people in rural Alaska who have no telephone or mail service. The ‘mukluk’ is ‘an insulated boot designed for arctic wear’ US, 1945 mukums noun the female pubic mound TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 mula noun marijuana US, 1946 mulady noun a ghost, a devil. English gypsy use from Romany mûlo (dead, ghost) UK, 2000 mulberry bush noun < go round the mulberry bush to waste time in a misdirected effort. From a children’s singing game a perfect example of using up energy in pointless activity UK, 1962 mule noun 1 a person who physically smuggles drugs or other contraband US, 1922. 2 a Vietnamese who carried supplies for the Viet Cong or the North Vietnamese Army US, 1990. 3 in motor racing, a car used for tests and practice US, 1993. 4 a small, motorised platform used for transporting supplies or personnel US, 1903. 5 a railway brakeman US, 1929. 6 an infertile woman TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1986. 7 marijuana that has been soaked in whisky US, 1955 mule nose noun the condition that exists when a tight-fitting pair of trousers, shorts, bathing suit or other garment forms a wedge between a woman’s labia, accentuating their shape US, 2004 mulenyam; moulonjohn noun a black person. From the Italian, referring to an eggplant US, 1967 mule’s ear noun a hidden mechanism used to control the spin of a roulette wheel US, 1982 mule teeth noun in craps, a roll of twelve US, 1999 mule train noun in humorous smuggler usage, a car US, 1956 mulga noun uninhabited or sparsely populated remote regions of Australia. From mulga (a type of native acacia), from the Australian Aboriginal language Yuwaalaraay AUSTRALIA, 1898 mulga wire noun an information network utilising word of mouth AUSTRALIA, 1899 mull noun marijuana prepared for smoking AUSTRALIA, 1988 mull verb to break up marijuana buds in preparation for smoking AUSTRALIA, 2004 mullah noun an Irish person who is not from Dublin IRELAND, 1996 8see: MOOLA 445 muff | mullah mull bowl noun a bowl used to mull marijuana AUS TRALIA, 1995 muller noun 1 a murderer UK, 1979. 2 an ugly or unattractive person. Teen slang UK, 2003 muller verb to roundly beat the opposition in a physical fight. German tailor Franz Müller (executed 1864) was the first person to commit a murder on a British train; his name survives here as a synonym for ‘murder’ but is used only as an exaggeration UK, 1997 mullered adjective 1 drunk or drug-intoxicated UK, 2000. 2 dead UK, 2000 mullering noun abeatingUK, 1997 mullet noun 1 a hairstyle: the hair is worn short at the front and long at the back. Fashionable in the 1980s and much derided by the fashion-conscious generations that followed US, 1997. 2 a gullible person US, 1955. 3 a socially inept outcast US, 1959 mullethead noun afool,astupidpersonUS, 1857 mull head noun a habitual smoker of marijuana AUSTRALIA, 1996 mulligan noun a prison guard. Used with derision by prisoners US, 1939 mulligan stew; mulligan noun a stew made without a recipe, relying on ingredients that are left over from previous meals US, 1904 mulligatawny noun desiring sex. Rhyming slang for HORNY UK, 1998 mullion noun an ugly person US, 1959 mullock noun mining refuse. From British dialect AUSTRALIA, 1855 mullock heap noun a mound of mullock AUSTRALIA, 1859 mull up verb to prepare marijuana for smoking. Refers to cutting it up and, usually, mixing it in tobacco AUSTRALIA, 1987 mullygrub verb to sulk. A venerable noun (meaning ‘depressed spirits’), now surviving in verb form US, 1984 multi noun a multiple bet covering seven selections to ‘120 win stakes or 240 each-way stakes’. Also known as a ‘Super Heinz’ UK, 2001 multi; multie; multi; multy adverb very. Polari UK, 1887 multi; multie; multy; multa adjective poor, bad. Polari; a weakening of MULTI KATIVA (very bad). Also used as an expletive and intensifying adjective UK, 1887 multi-coloured yawn noun an act of vomiting; vomit AUSTRALIA, 1977 multi kativa; multee kertever; multicattivo adjective very bad. Polari; from Italian molto cattivo (very bad) UK, 1859 multiples noun sex involving multiple people; an orgy US, 1968 multo adjective many UK, 2003 mum noun 1 a wife or a woman in a long-term relationship UK, 1977. 2 a woman objectified as unattractive. A logical extension of the belief that you would not fancy your mother. Current in the City of London during the 1990s UK, 1998 mum adjective quiet, silent UK, 1950 mum and dad noun a cricket pad. Rhyming slang, usually in the plural, with both elements pluralised UK, 2003 mum and dad adjective mad. Rhyming slang UK, 1976 mumblage noun stuff US, 1981 mumble used as a verbal placeholder when an answer is either too difficult or unknown US, 1983 mumbler noun a woman wearing a tight-fitting pair of trousers, shorts, bathing suit or other garment that forms a wedge between her labia, accentuating their shape; the trousers in question. Derives from the humorous logic that you can see the lips moving but can’t make out what is being said UK, 2002 mumbo jumbo noun 1 meaningless jargon UK, 1896. 2 any religion or religious practice, especially one that has or appears to have its roots in Africa UK, 1956 mummerset noun actor’s all-purpose West Country dialect accent and speech. A punning blend of ‘mummer’ (an actor) and ‘Somerset’ UK, 1984 mummy; mum noun a mother, your mother. Affectionate diminutives of ‘mother’ UK, 1964 mummy bag noun a sleeping bag which can enclose the sleeper’s head US, 1956 mummy dust; whiffle dust noun an imaginary magic powder used by conjurors, manufacturers, marketing professionals and others to enhance their product or presentation AUSTRALIA, 2000 mump verb 1 to obtain cheap or free goods from tradesmen by virtue of being a police officer. Metropolitan Police slang; a vari- ation in sense of obsolete ‘mump’ (to get by begging) UK, 1970. 2 to take a bribe. A variation of the previous sense UK, 1996 mumper noun a tramp, a vagrant; a beggar. Current use as ‘a beggar or scrounger’ noted by David Powis, The Signs of Crime, 1977 UK, 1665 mums noun amotherUK, 1939 mumsie; mumsy noun amotherUK, 1876 mum’s the word used as an injunction to keep quiet. ‘Mum’ orig- inates in C16, from the onomatapoeic qualities of speech contained by compressed lips UK, 1704 mumsy adjective motherly UK, 1970 mun noun used as a general form of individual address to either gender; also used as a means of stressing what has been said. Originally used of a man. Later use is less discerning UK: WALES, 1985 munch noun food US, 1998. < put the munch to to kiss with passion if not aggression US, 1985 munch verb 1 to eat UK, 1923. 2 to kiss US, 1985. 3 to fall or be knocked from a surfboard US, 1977. 4 in computing, to explore flaws in a system’s security scheme US, 1991. < munch the trunch to perform oral sex on a man. Formed on an abbreviation of ‘truncheon’, as in LOVE TRUNCHEON UK, 2003 munched adjective angry US, 1993 munchie noun 1 food, especially a snack or light meal. Earliest reference is in 1917 as a brand name for a chocolate confection UK, 1959. 2 an injury sustained in a fall from a skateboard or bicycle US, 1987 munchies noun a sensation of hunger experienced when smoking marijuana US, 1959 munchkin noun 1 a child. In general usage. The Munchkins were diminutive characters created by Frank L. Baum for his book The Wizard of Oz, 1900. The film of the book, made in 1939, has proved to be an iconographic touchstone for gay culture ( FRIEND OF DOROTHY , etc.) US, 1971. 2 an acutely short person. From the race of small people in Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz US, 1975. 3 ayoung computer enthusiast. From diminutive characters in the Wizard of Oz US, 1991 munchy noun a shark AUSTRALIA, 1991 munchy adjective excellent, trendy, fashionable. School usage US, 1961 Muncie noun in hot rodding, a Chevrolet four-speed gearbox. Built at a Chevrolet plant in Muncie, Indiana US, 1965 mundane adjective unrelated to science fiction US, 1982 mundowie; mundowee noun the foot. From the extinct Australian Aboriginal language Dharug (Sydney region) AUSTRALIA, 1822 mung noun dirt of any kind US, 1948 mung verb 1 to beg. Used by tramps; from Romany mang (to beg) UK, 1811. 2 to sell lucky heather. English gypsy use; a variation of the previous sense UK, 2000 munga noun food. A shortening of MUNGAREE. Originally in military speech AU STRALIA, 1918 mungaree noun food. From Italian mangiare (to eat). Variants include ‘mungare’, ‘munjari’, ‘munjary’ and ‘menjarie’ UK, 1861 mungaree verb to eat; hence food. From Italian mangiare, via parleyaree and tramps’ slang, into polari. Variants include ‘mungarly’, ‘munja’, ‘munjarry’, ‘mangiare’, ‘manjaree’, ‘monjaree’, ‘giare’ and ‘jarry’ UK, 1992 munge noun darkness UK, 2002 munge; mung verb in computing, to destroy data, accidentally or maliciously US, 1983 mull bowl | munge; mung 446 mungers noun the female breasts, especially when of above average dimensions. Possibly derived from ‘humungous’ UK, 2003 mung-pusher noun a poker player who habitually plays hands that have no chance of winning US, 1966 mung rag noun a cloth used to wipe up spilled alcohol at a bar; a cloth used to wipe off the penis after masturbating US, 2003 mung up; mung verb to botch, to blunder, to ruin US, 1969 munjacake noun a bland, uninteresting person. Italian-Canadian coinage and usage CANADA, 1993 munjon noun an Aboriginal who has little or no contact with white people. From the Western Australian Aboriginal language Yindjibarndi AUSTRALIA, 1947 munt verb to be ugly UK, 2003 munt; muntu noun a black African. From Bantu muntu (a human being), made abusive and offensive during apartheid SOUTH AFRICA, 1948 munted adjective 1 drunk or drug-intoxicated UK, 2001. 2 having become sexually intimate with an unattractive, promiscuous drunk. Student use; explained as ‘to have pulled a MUNTER’ UK, 2002 munter; munta; munt noun 1 an unattractive person who adds to the personal allure with drunkenness and/or promiscuity, especially but not exclusively of young women. Student usage UK, 1998. 2 a useless person or object NEW ZEALAND, 1997 muppet noun 1 a person who is mentally or physically incapacitated or disabled, or considered ugly; someone who represents any per- mutation of such characteristics; hence, any fool. Created by Jim Henson (b.1936), The Muppet Show, a successful television programme of the 1970s and subsequently in films, introduced the gallery of grotesque puppets on which this allusion is founded UK, 1983. 2 a magistrate. Police slang UK, 2002 muppet house noun a prison psychiatric unit; a mental hospital. Extended from MUPPET (a person who is mentally incapacitated) UK, 1996 muppetshop noun a prison workshop. Extended from MUPPET (a person who is mentally incapacitated; a fool) for the mindless nature of the work UK, 1996 mural noun a person with many tattoos US, 1997 murder noun 1 something that is extremely good US, 1927. 2 an absol- ute nuisance; dreadful trouble UK, 1857 murder verb to consume voraciously IRELAND, 1991. < could murder to want, to be desirous of something UK, 1935 murdered adjective very drunk UK, 1983 murder house noun a school dental clinic NEW ZEALAND, 1984 murder one noun a mixture of heroin and cocaine US, 1994 murder weed; murder noun marijuana. Anti-marijuana propaganda adopted into regular slang usage US, 1935 murder-your-wif e brick noun in television and film making, an imitation brick. The imitation brick was first used in the 1965 comedy How to Murder Your Wife, starring Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi US, 1990 murk noun coffee US, 1949 murk verb to shoot with a gun US, 2003 murky adjective low-spirited, depressed US, 1997 murotogura noun heroin US, 2002 murphy noun 1 a potato. A belief that potatoes formed the basic diet in Ireland is reflected in this adoption of a common Irish surname UK, 1811 . 2 the condition that exists when someone pulls your trousers or underpants forcefully upwards, forming a wedge between the buttock cheeks. Most commonly known as a ‘wedgie’ US, 1990 Murphy; Murphy game noun a swindle involving a prostitute and her accomplice, usually entailing robbing the prostitute’s customer US, 1954 Murphy man noun the prostitute’s male accomplice in a Murphy swindle US, 1966 Murphy’s law noun a cynical ‘law’ of existence that decrees that ‘if something can go wrong it will – and even if it can’t, it still might’. Said to derive from a remark (or philosophy) of Captain E. Murphy at Edwards Air Force Base. The underlying maxim or ‘law’ is found as early as 1941, as ‘an old legend’ from Peru in 1952, and in 1957 it is offered as ‘an old theatrical saying’. At best, it seems to be the attribution of an old saying to a new, glamourous aviation context US, 1955 Murray noun in horse racing, to bet on credit. Rhyming slang from ‘Murray Cod’ (a delicious inland fish) to ON THE NOD (on credit) AUSTRALIA, 1989. < on the Murray cod (of a wager) agreed upon without money changing hands. Rhyming slang for ON THE NOD. Also in the short form ‘on the murray’ AUSTRALIA, 1967 Murray Walker; murray noun a talker. Rhyming slang, based on broadcaster (and, therefore, professional talker) Murray Walker (b.1923) UK, 2002 muscle noun 1 a person or persons using violence and intimidation, usually in the service of another US, 1942. 2 physical violence US, 1879. < on the muscle threatening, coercive US, 1859 muscle verb to inject a drug intramuscularly, as opposed to intravenously US, 1970 muscle boy noun a hired intimidator US, 1963 muscle car noun a passenger car with a powerful engine, a light chassis and two-door body US, 1969 muscle-dancing noun a sexually suggestive dance US, 1950 muscle-happy adjective said of a prisoner who concentrates on physical fitness in jail US, 1958 muscle in verb to intrude, by force or threat of force, on another’s activity or business; to intrude, by subterfuge, on another’s activity or business UK, 1929 muscleman noun an enforcer for a criminal enterprise US, 1929 muscle Mary noun a homosexual man who is a bodybuilder UK, 2002 muscles nickname used as a form of address for a strong or well- muscled man; also used, with heavy irony, of a weakling UK, 1984 muscle uncle noun a stereotypically masculine homosexual male. Readily available in specialist Internet sites US, 2005 musgro noun a police officer. English gypsy use from Romany mûskro (a policeman) UK, 2000 mush noun 1 the mouth or face. Sometimes seen as ‘moosh’ US, 1859. 2 a man; used as a greeting or as a dismissive term of address US, 1906. 3 money UK, 1962. 4 in circus and carnival usage, an umbrella UK, 1821. 5 a weak, slow wave US, 1977. 6 in the television and film industries, low-level sound used as background UK, 1960 mush verb 1 to kiss US, 1926. 2 (used of an aeroplane) to run out of airspeed US, 1935 mushburger noun in surfing, a weak, poorly formed wave US, 1988 musher noun 1 a man. An elaborataion of MUSH UK, 2002 . 2 a villain; someone who moves in criminal circles. Liverpool usage; possibly puns MUSH (the face) into FACE (a known criminal) UK, 2001 mushfake noun to manufacture in defiance of prison rules and prohibitions. A term originally applied to the makeshift repair of umbrellas US, 1952 mushie noun 1 amushroomAUSTRALIA, 1981. 2 an hallucinogenic mushroom, a magic mushroom UK, 1996 mushied-up adjective intoxicated by hallucinogenic mushrooms. From MUSHIE (a mushroom) UK, 1999 mushmellow noun the vagina. A clever play on ‘marshmallow’ (a pink flower and a sweet confection), combining ‘mush’ (anything soft and moist) and ‘mellow’ (relaxed, comfortable) US, 1998 mushmouthed adjective unable to speak clearly US, 1977 mushrat noun amuskratCANADA, 1954 mushroom noun 1 a person who is given no information. From the US witticism/poster and T-shirt slogan: ‘I feel like a mushroom: everyone keeps me in the dark and is always feeding me bullshit’ UK, 1979. 2 in firefighter usage, a fire that spreads out and 447 mungers | mushroom downward when reaching a ceiling US, 1954. 3 an innocent bystander killed in crossfire US, 1988 mushroom verb (of the felt tip on a pool cue stick) to compress and spread outward US, 1988 mushroom pills noun psilocybin or psilocin, in powder or capsule form. A strong psychedelic drug extracted from Psilocybe mexicana and Stropharia cubensis mushrooms. One capsule has an equival- ent effect to forty or more MAGIC MUSHROOM(S) UK, 1999 mushy noun a weak, slow wave US, 1964 mushy adjective sentimental, insipidly or gushingly romantic. A figurative application of the conventional sense US, 1848 musical vegetables noun baked beans UK, 1988 music stand noun in electric line work, a rack for holding insulated line tools US, 1980 Muskoka chair noun an outdoor wooden chair with wide flat armrests and a backrest in a fan shape. This is the Canadian name for what is known in the US as the ‘Adirondack chair’. The Muskoka Lakes region is north of Toronto CANADA, 2001 muskra noun a police officer. A corruption of Romany moskero; mooshkero (a constable) UK, 1979 muskrat noun a child US, 1976 muso noun a musician AUSTRALIA, 1967 mussie noun a tough woman UK, 1953 mustang noun an officer appointed from the enlisted ranks US, 1878 mustard noun AIDS [Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome], a disease that is transmitted by sexual contact. There are very few synonyms for AIDS despite the huge impact of the disease; the etymology here is uncertain US, 1996 mustard adjective excellent, best, skilled, keen. From the phrases ‘keen as mustard’ and ‘hot as mustard’ UK, 1925 mustard and cress; mustard noun a dress. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 mustard case noun a supreme show-off. The suggestion is of a HOT DOG , dosed with mustard US, 2001 mustard chucker noun a pickpocket who spills mustard on the victim as a diversion and excuse to approach US, 1989 mustard k een; mustard adjective very keen. From the proverbial phrase ‘keen as mustard’ UK, 1979 mustard pickle; mustard noun a cripple. Rhyming slang, imperfectly rhymed UK, 1998 mustard pot noun the vagina. Rhyming slang for TWOT (TWAT ) UK, 1896 mustard pot; mustard adjective hot UK, 1998 mustard shine noun the application of mustard to the shoes in the hope of throwing tracking dogs off the scent US, 1949 must be nice! used for expressing envy or congratulations US, 2002 mutant noun a social outcast US, 1984 mute noun 1 the vagina. Gay slang UK, 1972. 2 in horse racing, a pari- mutuel betting machine US, 1942 mutha noun anything or anyone. An abbreviation of MOTHERFUCKER US , 2000 muthafucka noun a motherfucker. Alternative spelling US, 1979 muthafucking adjective used as an all-purpose intensifier. Variant spelling of MOTHERFUCKING US, 2001 mutt noun 1 a dog, especially a mongrel. Affectionately disparaging US, 1900. 2 a despicable low-life US, 1899. 3 a thug, a criminal US, 1997. 4 the American shethbill, a small Antarctic bird ANTARCTICA, 2003 Mutt and Jeff noun a pair of men who are physically mismatched, especially in height. From the popular comic strip US, 1914 Mutt and Jeff; mutton adjective deaf. Rhyming slang from the US cartoon strip characters created by Bud Fisher (1855–1954). Mutt first appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1907, Jeff was drawn in shortly after and by 1915 the pair were a national phenomenon. Adopted into UK theatrical slangand consequently reduced in pronunciation to ‘mutton’ UK, 1960 mutter and stutter noun butter. Rhyming slang UK, 1960 mutton noun the penis AUSTRALIA, 1071 mutton flaps noun the labia majora NEW ZEALAND, 1998 muttonhead noun a railway dispatcher US, 1977 mutton-headed adjective stupid UK, 1768 mutton merchant noun a male sexual exhibitionist AUSTRALIA, 1971 mutton of the sea noun the hawskbill sea turtle BAHAMAS, 1982 mutt’s nuts noun anything considered to be the finest, the most excellent, the best. Variation of DOG’S BOLLOCKS; MUTT (a dog) and NUTS (the testicles) combine literally and figuratively to mean ‘outstanding’ UK, 2001 muvva noun used as an abbreviation of ‘motherfucker’. A slovening of ‘mother’ UK, 2001 muzzie adjective stupid. Probably from ‘muscle-headed’ UK, 2001 muzzle noun heroin US, 1959 muzzle guzzle noun a party organised around alcholic drink US, 1968 muzzler noun in circus and carnival usage, a person lacking morals US, 1981 muzzy noun a moustache UK, 2001 mwah! the vocal accompaniment to a kiss, especially an air-kiss UK, 1994 MX noun Mandrax™, a sedative drug UK, 1978 Myakka gold noun marijuana grown in Florida US, 2001 myall adjective (of an Australian Aboriginal) traditional; unaffected by white society AUSTRALIA, 1971 myall; Myall noun an Aboriginal who has little or no contact with white people. From the extinct Australian Aboriginal language Dharug, Sydney region, mayal (stranger) AUSTRALIA, 1962 my arse!; my ass! used to register disbelief or contempt UK, 1933 my arsehole! used for registering disbelief or contempt. A variation of MY ARSE! UK, 1982 my Aunt F anny! used as a register for disbelief, sometimes exclamatory. A euphemism for the bolder MY ASS! UK, 1945 my bad! used for acknowledging responsibility for and apologising for a mistake US, 1989 my bloody oath! yes indeed! Intensified form of MY OATH! AUSTRALIA, 1952 my bust! used for accepting responsibility for a mistake or error US, 1985 my colonial oath noun my word. Formerly a common exclamation AUSTRALIA, 1962 my dog ate it used as a humorous explanation of why a person does not have something that they are supposed to have. From the clichéd student excuse for not having a homework assignment US, 1999 my face! used for expressing embarassment US, 2003 my foot! used for registering an emphatic rejection; used as a direct denial of a point just made. A polite variation of MY ARSE!,often used as a suffix to the repeated point of contention UK, 1999 my hen laid a haddock nickname the Welsh national anthem. A phonetic transliteration of the title and first-line of Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (The Land of my Fathers), first published in 1860. There are a number of humorous variations of the continuing lyric but the first line is a constant; dating from the 1990s. Credited to the poet Nigel Jenkins, it may have been inspired by English politicians inability to learn the Welsh words UK: WALES, 1994 my hole! used for registering disbelief or contempt UK, 2002 my oath! certainly!, yes indeed! AU STRALIA, 1869 MYOB used in colloquial speech as well as shorthand in Internet discussion groups and text message to mean ‘mind your own business’ US, 2002 Myrna Loy noun a saveloy. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the US film actress, 1905–93 UK, 1992 my sainted aunt! used as an exclamation of trivial delight or shock UK, 1921 mushroom | my sainted aunt! 448 mystery noun a young woman, especially when she is a new arrival in a town or city UK, 1937 mystery bag noun 1 a sausage. So called because the contents are unknown AUSTRALIA, 1982. 2 a meat pie AUSTRALIA, 2003 mystery meat noun cold cuts of suspicious heritage US, 1918 mystery punter noun a man who spends his time obsessively on the lookout for young women who are newly arrived in a town or city with an intention to live with, and take advantage of, them; such a man is said to be ‘mystery mad’ UK, 1977 Mystic Meg noun 1 a leg. Rhyming slang, formed from a television fortune teller who came to fame in the mid-1990s by association with the National Lottery UK, 1998. 2 the penis. Rhyming slang for THIRD LEG; a specialisation of the previous sense UK, 2003 mysto adjective mystical US, 1980 my wave! used by surfers to express ‘ownership’ of a wave and to warn other surfers to get out and stay out of the way US, 1991 my word noun a piece of excrement. Rhyming slang for TURD UK, 1992 my word! 1 used as an expression of surprise or despair UK, 1841. 2 yes indeed! Shortening of ‘upon my word!’ AUSTRALIA, 1857 myxo noun the viral disease myxomatosis introduced to control feral rabbits AUSTRALIA, 1953 449 mystery | myxo Nn ’n’ conjunction and. An abbreviation; notably (since 1955) in ROCK ’N’ ROLL US , 1858 NAAFI; Naafi noun a military organisation that operates shops and canteens for military personnel; any shop or canteen within that organisation. Acronym of Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes UK, 1921 naavo noun a secret hiding place IRELAND, 1999 nab noun the police; a police officer UK, 1813 nab verb 1 to catch, to arrest UK, 1686. 2 to snatch or steal something UK, 1665 nabber noun a police officer US, 1837 nabe noun 1 a neighbourhood cinema US, 1935. 2 a tavern US, 1950 naches; nakhes noun proud pleasure. Yiddish from the Hebrew for ‘contentment’ US, 1968 nack noun < in the nack naked UK, 2002 nada noun nothing; none. From the Spanish, used by English speakers who do not understand Spanish, often heard in the 1980s advertising phrase ‘Nothing – nada – zilch’. Recorded in UK gay currency US, 1914 nad alert; gonad alert noun used as a warning in a hospital that an x-ray is about to be taken US, 1994 nada to vada in the larder refering to a man’s genitals, less than averagely endowed. Polari; a clever combination of NADA (nothing) and VADA (to see) with a conventional location where meat is stored UK, 2002 nadger noun in horse racing, a horse’s nose or head AUSTRALIA, 1989 nadgers noun the testicles. Possibly deriving from ‘gonads’, and with a similarity to KNACKERS, ‘nadgers’ was an all-purpose nonsense word used by the radio comedy series The Goon Show during the 1950s UK, 1998 nads noun the testicles. From ‘gonads’ US, 1964 naff adjective vulgar, bad, unlovely, despicable; generally contemptible; when used in gay society it may mean heterosex- ual. Theatrical and CAMP origins but the actual derivation is disputed; possibly an acronym for ‘not available for fucking’, ‘not a fuck’ or ‘normal as fuck’; or a play on the military acronym NAAFI (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes) as ‘no ambition and fuck-all interest’; otherwise it may originate as back slang for FANNY (the vagina or the buttocks), a shortening of ‘nawfuckingood’ or in the French phrase rien à faire (nothing to do) UK, 1965 naff used as a euphemism for ‘fuck’ (in all senses except sexual intercourse/to have sex) UK, 1977 naffette; naffeen adjective vulgar, bad, despicable, unlovely. Polari; CAMP variations of NAFF UK, 1992 naffing adjective used as a euphemism for ‘fucking’. Extended from NAFF UK, 1959 naff it up verb to spoil something UK, 1981 naff off verb to go away. From NAFF; made very familiar in the UK during the 1970s by the prison-set television situation comedy, Porridge, written by Clement and La Frenais. Perhaps the social highpoint of this word’s history was during the 1982 Badminton Horse Trials when Princess Anne (now Princess Royal) asked the press, ‘Why don’t you just naff off?’ UK, 1982 nagware noun free computer software that frequently asks the user to send a voluntary payment for further use US, 1995 nah emphatically no. A variation of pronunciation US, 1971 nail noun 1 a hypodermic needle US, 1936. 2 a marijuana cigarette. Possibly another ‘nail in your coffin’ US, 1978 . < on the nail (of a payment) promptly UK, 1600 nail verb 1 to apprehend; to arrest UK, 1732. 2 to kill UK, 1824. 3 to have sex US, 1957. 4 to get right, to master US, 1989. 5 (of a wave) to knock a surfer from the surfboard. Always in the passive voice US, 1977. < nail someone’s bollocks to the door to physically beat up, to figuratively neuter and mentally defeat UK, 1998. < nail the core in the language of hang gliding, to find the centre of a thermal and ride it up US, 1992 nailed adjective deranged US, 1836 nail-em-and-jail-em noun a police officer US, 1980 nailer noun a police officer US, 1973 nail nicker noun in gambling, a cheat who marks cards by nicking them with his fingernails US, 1997 nails noun a disappointment; a failure. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1981 naked adjective (used of a truck) driving without a trailer US, 1976 Naked Fanny nickname Nakhon Phanon, Thailand. Vietnam war humour US, 1967 Nam nickname Vietnam. Often used with ‘the’. Originally military, then widespread, and now slightly arch US, 1962 namby-pamby noun an effeminate male US, 1968 name noun 1 an important or famous person US, 1975. 2 a known criminal UK, 1984. 3 a popular, high-profile professional wrestler US, 1995. < have your name on it to be meant for you. Originally military, applied to a bullet (or similar) that was destined to hit a particular person; later use is far more general, being used, for instance, when a house-hunter finds the perfect property or, more trivially, of a drink UK, 1917. < no names – no pack drill the guilty party (or parties) will not be named and, therefore, cannot be punished. Originally used of, or by, army lower-ranks; now general use UK, 1923 nan; nana; nannie; nanny noun a grandmother, especially as a form of address UK, 1940 nana noun 1 a banana US, 1929. 2 the head NEW ZEALAND, 1998. < do your nana to lose control; to get angry AUSTRALIA, 1968. < off your nana crazy, insane AUSTRALIA, 1966 nance noun an effeminate male or homosexual. Disparaging US, 1910 nance verb to behave in an exaggeratedly feminine fashion US, 1968 nancy adjective effeminate; homosexual UK, 1937 nancy boy noun an effeminate or homosexual man; the former may be construed to be the latter UK, 1904 Nancy Lee noun tea. Rhyming slang UK, 1960 nancy story noun an elaborate fabrication. From a traditional Caribbean folktale about Anancy TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1858 nan flap noun a pendulous spread of flabby upper arm that is characteristic of some older women UK, 2004 nang adjective excellent. Used by urban black youths UK, 2004 nanna adjective awful UK, 2002 nannie; nanny noun a black woman, also as a term of address. Offensive and demeaning SOUTH AFRICA, 1956 8see: NAN nanny noun a prostitute who will, by arrangement, dress and treat a client as an infant UK, 2003 nanny goat; nanny noun 1 the Horserace Totaliser Board. Rhyming slang. The Tote was created by Act of Parliament in 1928 as ‘an independent body with a monopoly of horse-race pool betting’; the legislation to allow the Tote to operate as an on-course bookmaker was not in force until 1972 UK, 1960. 2 a coat. Rhyming slang UK, 1971. 3 the throat. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 4 aboat. Rhyming slang UK, 1989. < get your nanny goat; get your nanny to annoy you. A variation of GET YOUR GOAT US, 1909 . after and by 1915 the pair were a national phenomenon. Adopted into UK theatrical slang and consequently reduced in pronunciation to ‘mutton’ UK, 1960 mutter and stutter noun butter. Rhyming slang. 1906 muck verb 1 in poker, to fold, to discard your hand UK, 2003. 2 in a casino, to spread playing cards on the table and move them randomly as part of the shuffling process US, 2003 muck about. quiet, silent UK, 1950 mum and dad noun a cricket pad. Rhyming slang, usually in the plural, with both elements pluralised UK, 2003 mum and dad adjective mad. Rhyming slang UK, 1976 mumblage noun