Slang and uncoventional english part 71 pdf

omee-palone; omee-paloney; ome-palone; homee-palone; omi-palome; omie-palome noun a homosexual man. Polari; a combination of OMEE (a man) and POLONE; PAL ONE (a woman) UK, 1966 omega noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. Possibly a play on ‘the end’ or, perhaps, an elaboration of OM UK, 1996 omen noun low grade phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1993 omo; OMO adjective used for signalling that a woman’s husband is not at home: old man out. OMO™ is an established branded soap powder UK, 1995 omygod noun a Plymouth Omega US, 1992 on adjective 1 in the bleed period of the menstrual cycle. Euphemistic abbreviation of, or an alternative to, ON THE RAG or ‘on (your) period’ UK, 1971. 2 ready and willing UK, 1888. 3 willing to take part AUSTRALIA, 1880. 4 willing to take part in an amorous liaison AUSTRALIA, 1907. 5 dating AUSTRALIA, 1945. 6 (of a fight or dispute) begun in earnest AUSTRALIA, 1945. 7 persistently asking AU STRALIA, 1969. 8 of a criminal enterprise, under way UK, 1969. 9 possible, feasible, worthy of an attempt. Originally recorded in use among billiard and snooker players UK, 1935. 10 having secured a bet AUSTRALIA, 1903. 11 protected from policy action by bribes US, 1973. 12 of a food dish, on the menu UK, 1949. 13 drug-intoxicated US, 1946. < not on not going to happen; forbidden AUSTRALIA, 1972 on preposition 1 (used of a drug) under the influence of US, 1925. 2 so as to affect or disadvantage IRELAND, 1880. 3 to the detriment of, or the disadvantage of, or the ruin of, etc UK, 2000. 4 at or in (a place) AUSTRALIA, 1853. 5 to be paid for by US, 1871. < be on about to talk in such a manner that the speaker is not entirely understood or listened to by the auditor. As in, ‘What’s he on about now?’ UK, 1984. < be on at to nag, to constantly reprove UK, 1974. < go on about; be on about to grumble; to complain, especially loudly; to talk on a subject for far too long UK, 1863 on and off noun a cough. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 on bob adjective happy. Variation of BOB (pleasant) UK, 2001 once a week noun 1 a magistrate. Rhyming slang for BEAK UK, 1960. 2 impudence. Rhyming slang for CHEEK UK, 1925 once in a blue moon very rarely UK, 1959 once-over noun a brief look that assesses something or someone US, 1913 oncer noun 1 something or someone unique AUSTRALIA, 1966. 2 a person who has sex only once with any given partner US, 1959. 3 a one-pound note UK, 1931. 4 an impudent person. Derives from rhyming slang ONCE A WEEK for CHEEK UK, 1992 one noun 1 an eccentric, amusing or outrageous person UK, 1880. 2 a devotee, or an adherent, or a champion, of something UK, 1888. 3 a grudge; a score; a blow; a kiss; a drink; an act of sexual intercourse; any non-specified noun. By ellipsis of the specific noun UK, 1830. 4 a lie; a joke or an anecdote UK, 1813. 5 an act of urination. An abbreviation of NUMBER ONE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1987. < do one for me; have one for me a jocular catchphrase addressed to someone on the way to the lavatory UK, 1984. < in one in bar dice games, to make a hand in one roll of the dice US, 1971. < on one in a state of intoxication as a result of use of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 1999 one adjective used as an emphatic indefinite article UK, 1828 one goodbye. An abbreviation of ONE LOVE. US, 2002 one and a half noun a prison sentence of eighteen months UK, 1961 one and eight noun a plate (in all uses, conventional or slang). Rhyming slang UK, 1992 one and half noun a scarf. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 one and one noun 1 an inhalation of cocaine using both nostrils UK, 2003 . 2 a dose of heroin accompanied by a dose of cocaine US, 1997. 3 a bag of deep-fried cod and chips IRELAND, 1963 one and t’other noun 1 a brother. Rhyming slang UK, 1981. 2 a mother. Rhyming slang UK, 1932 one-armed bandit noun 1 a slot machine gambling device US, 1938. 2 a petrol pump. From a vague similarity in appearance to a fruit machine UK, 1981. 3 that part of an automatic warning system mounted in a diesel locomotive’s cab UK, 1970 one away! used by prison officers to raise the alarm when a prisoner escapes UK, 1950 one day for thief, one day for police used for expressing the conviction that wrongdoers will eventually be caught TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1990 one day job noun a car that can be disassembled and sold in one day after being stolen US, 1992 One Day of the Year noun Anzac Day AUSTRALIA, 1962 one day, one day, congotay one day there will be justice TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 2003 one-digit midget noun during the Vietnam war, a soldier with less than 10 days to serve before his date of expected return from overseas US, 1984 one ’em verb in the gambling game two-up, to throw a head and a tail AUSTRALIA, 1966 one-eye noun 1 the penis. A variation of the ‘one-eyed bestiary’ US, 1961. 2 in a deck of playing cards, a face card drawn in profile, the jack of hearts, the jack of spades or the king of diamonds US, 1967. 3 a car with only one headlight working US, 1962 one-eyed adjective used in combination with a variety of suitably shaped or characterised nouns to depict the penis UK, 1775 one-eyed jack noun a car with only one headlight working US, 1998 one-eyed monster noun the penis. Neither Cyclops nor the character from the film Monsters Inc US, 1972 one-eyed snake noun the penis. A short ‘one-eyed trouser snake’ US, 2001 one-eyed tr ouser snake noun the penis AUSTRALIA, 1971 one foot in the grave adjective old, perhaps very old. Used as the title of a popular BBC situation comedy about an ageing (but not elderly) couple, written by David Renwick and broadcast from 1990–2000 UK, 1632 one for his nob noun a shilling. Rhyming slang for BOB that fell into disuse following decimalisation in 1971 UK, 1961 one for R on noun an extra cigarette taken when one is offered. Typically the person cadging cigarettes says they’ll take one ‘and one for Ron’, when the person giving the cigarettes asks ‘Who is Ron?’ the answer given is ‘one for later on’ AUSTRALIA, 1966 one for the boy noun in horse racing, a bet placed on a horse by the owner and given to the jockey before the race US, 1951 one for the road noun a final drink before leaving a bar US, 1943 one goer noun a race in which only one horse is being run to win AUSTRALIA, 1966 one-hand magazine; one-handed magazine; one-handed literature noun a pornographic magazine. The image of one hand free UK, 1978 one hitter noun a device designed for holding a single inhalation worth of marijuana US, 2003 one hitter quitter; one hitta quitta noun a powerful variety of marijuana. It takes just one HIT (an inhalation) to get an intoxicating effect UK, 1995 one-hit wonder noun a recording artist or group with a single hit song US, 1994 one-holed flute noun the penis. Variation of FLUTE (the penis) UK, 1984 one-horse adjective of little consequence, unimportant, inferior, small US, 1853 one hundred noun a marijuana cigarette dipped in an opium sol- ution US, 1991 One Hung Low nickname used as a name for a Chinaman. Intended to be humorous, as in the imagined book title ‘The Ruptured Chinaman’ by One Hung Low UK, 1984 omee-palone; omee-paloney; ome-palone; homee-palone; omi-palome; omie-palome | One Hung Low 472 one love used as a farewell US, 2002 one lunger noun a single cylinder motorcycle. Motorcyclists’ slang, noted by Partridge, 1979 US, 1908 one man noun first degree manslaughter US, 1982 one-nighter noun a sexual relationship lasting a single night US, 1969 one-night stand noun a sexual relationship lasting a single night UK, 1937 one-off noun a unique person, object or event. From manufacturing jargon UK, 2000 one off the wrist; quick one off the wrist noun (of a male) an act of masturbation. The adjective ‘quick’ (or occasional variations) does not denote an especially speedy endeavour, its purpose is to elaborate the basic term UK, 1973 one of the original twelve noun an extremely high-ranking officer. US naval aviator usage US, 1986 one of these fine days at a vague point in the future. Minor vari- ations abound: ’some fine day’, ‘one of these fine mornings’, etc UK, 1846 one of those; one of them noun a homosexual UK, 1933 one of those days noun a day when everything seems to go wrong, or is more hectic than usual UK, 1936 one of us noun a male homosexual. Especially in the phrase, ‘he’s one of us’ UK, 1961 one on! used as a shouted warning that a train is approaching UK, 1970 one-one noun in horse racing or harness racing, the position one off the rail and one behind the challenger. A favoured position, close enough to challenge the lead and benefiting from the wind broken by the challenger US, 1997 one-on-one house noun a place where cocaine and heroin can be bought UK, 1998 one-o-one adjective basic. Alluding to basic college courses such as ‘English 101’ US, 1993 one out by oneself; on one’s own; alone AUSTRALIA, 1950 one over the eight adjective drunk; the final drink that makes you drunk UK, 1925 one over the pocket noun a woman who is easily available for sex. Adopted from snooker terminology UK, 2002 one pen used by small children to ask foreign tourists for money. A request, sometimes a demand. Derives, perhaps, from a 1961 visit to India by US Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson who handed out ballpoint pens marked with his name INDIA, 2003 one-percenter; two-percenter noun used as a self-identification by members of outlaw motorcyle clubs. When the president of the American Motorcyle Association proclaimed that 99% (or later 98%) of motorcylists are ‘decent, hardworking, law-abiding citizens’, outlaw bikers did the maths and proclaimed themselves the remainder US, 1966 one-piece overcoat noun acondomUK, 1984 one-pipper; one pip noun a second lieutenant. Army, from the sleeve or shoulder insignia UK, 1915 one-plus-one sale noun heroin and cocaine sold together UK, 2002 one-pub adjective (of a town) small enough to have only one public hotel; inconsequential AUSTRALIA, 1901 oner noun a one-pound note UK, 1889 ones noun 1 the first landing or floor level in a prison UK, 1996. 2 in the gambling game two-up, a throw of a head and a tail AUSTRALIA, 1911 . < all the ones eleven. In Bingo, House or Housey-Housey calling, the formula ‘all the’ announces a double number UK, 1943. < on the ones and twos in prison, used of a sex offender, convicted paedophile, etc. A variation of NUMBERED OFF; ON THE NUMBERS UK , 1996 ones and twos noun shoes US, 1928 one-shot wonder noun a man who is unable to achieve a second erection within a short time after orgasm UK, 1997 one-side verb to hit without warning FIJI, 1995 one singer, one song; wan singer, wan song used as a call for order when many people are contributing to a debate at the same time. Originally shouted at people who, uninvited, join in a singer’s song, and, inevitably, fail to add a pleasing harmony. Popularised by Glaswegian actor, comedian and folk-singer, Billy Connolly (b.1942) UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 one-skin joint noun a marijuana cigarette made with just one ciga- rette paper UK, 2003 one-skinner noun a marijuana cigarette made with just one ciga- rette paper UK, 1999 one-spot noun a prison sentence of one year US, 1949 one star artist noun a second lieutenant. Military, from the sleeve or shoulder insignia. In World War 1 one star – ‘one stunt’ was an army catchphrase that reflected the frequency with which second lieutenants got killed in their first battle NEW Z EALAND, 1984 onesy noun an act of urination AUSTRALIA, 1995 one-time noun the police US, 1990 one toke no joke powerful marijuana. Rhyming elaboration on TOKE (to smoke marijuana) UK, 2000 one-toke weed noun marijuana of such potency that only a few inhalations induce intoxication US, 1982 one to one noun in betting odds, evens UK, 1991 one-track mind noun an overwhelming interest in a single topic, especially sex. Especially familiar, to some, in the catchphrase ‘you’ve got a one-track mind’, and various elaborations along the lines of ‘and it’s a dirt-track’ UK, 1984 one way noun LSD. Possibly plays on the type of ticket you would purchase for a conventional ‘trip’; TRIP (a hallucinatory drug experi- ence) US, 1970 one-way adjective heterosexual US, 1964 one-way taxi noun a hearse UK, 1981 one-wire noun an electrician. US Navy usage US, 1998 one-woman show noun (of a female) an act of masturbation. Figurative sense of a theatrical presentation that itself is often critically described as ‘intellectual masturbation’ US, 2001 one word from you and he does as he likes he ignores your commands. With various pronominal variations. Especially popular amongst parents and pet-owners UK, 1977 oney noun one UK, 2002 on for young and old adjective having begun in earnest AUSTRALIA, 1951 onion noun 1 one hundred dollars US, 1988. 2 crack cocaine UK, 2003. 3 a native Bermudian BERMUDA, 1985. 4 a Ford Orion car. Motor trade slang UK, 2004. 5 an absolutely unskilled skateboarder. Teen slang; because ‘it makes you cry to watch’ UK, 1978 onion ballad noun a painfully sad song. An allusion to the relation- ship between onions and tears US, 1981 onion church noun the Greek Orthodox church. From the dome on many Greek Orthodox churches US, 1997 onion hotel noun a boarding house used by oil field workers US, 1954 onion peeler noun a switchblade knife US, 1973 onions noun < get up your onions to irritate, to anger. A variation of GET UP YOUR NOSE UK, 1988. < pain in the onions an irritation; an annoying person UK, 1988 on it adjective prepared and ready US, 2000 onk noun the nose UK, 2002 onkaparinga; onka noun a finger. Rhyming slang, from Onkaparinga, a steeplechase track in Australia AUSTRALIA, 1967 onkus adjective no good. Origin unknown AUSTRALIA, 1918 onliest adjective only US, 1907 only adverb very. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982 473 one love | only only suckers beef used as a catchphrase in Chicago to affirm a guiding principle of that city, that losers should not complain US, 1982 on my honour as a Rocket Ranger used as a humorous oath or pledge. On the US children’s television programme Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers (CBS, 1953–54), the children in the television audience were asked to pledge on their honour, among other things, ‘to chart my course according to the Constitution of the United States of America’. Used in following years with irony by those who had been children during the dark years of the early 1950s US, 1954 on my skin used as a profound oath of honour by white prisoners US, 1989 OnO used as an Internet shorthand farewell to mean ‘over and out’ US, 1997 on offer adjective available UK, 2000 on point adjective alert, ready for anything. Military; the man ‘on point’ leads a patrol UK, 2001 on the floor, hit the door 8see: DIE ON THE FL OOR, SEVEN AT THE DOOR on the hob noun the penis. Rhyming slang for KNOB UK, 2003 on the in in prison UK, 2000 on the strength! seriously! US, 1989 on time adjective excellent US, 1992 on top adjective 1 about to happen UK, 1978. 2 wrong; destroyed or defeated UK, 1999 on top! used as a warning that a prison officer is close. From the sense ‘something is about to happen’ UK, 1996 onya used as praise for a job well done AUSTRALIA, 1948 on your bike! go away! UK, 1967 o-o noun a quick inspection, a once-over US, 1913 oo-ah verb (used of a woman) to sit or lie with legs spread immodestly NORFOLK ISLAND, 1992 oodles noun a large number; a large amount US, 1867 oo-er!; ooo-er! used for expressing surprise, disgust or embarrassment UK, 1912 oo-er missus! used for stressing a sexual innuendo, or as a catchphrase-response to such a double-entendre. A narrowing of the senses used for OO-ER! UK, 2001 ooga-booga-land noun a non-specific African location. A racist notion based on the presumed phonetics of African tribal chants, probably filtered through a Hollywood reality UK, 1998 oogley adjective good, excellent. Teen slang US, 1955 ooh and aah verb to express admiration US, 1957 ooh la la noun a brassiere. Rhyming slang for ‘bra’ UK, 1998 ooh-la-la used as an expression of admiration US, 1957 oojah; oojar; oojamaflip; oojah-ma-flip noun a gadget; a non- specific thing. Etymology is unknown, however it has been theorised that it may come from Hindustani, or derive as a corruption of the nautical term ‘hook-me-dinghy’; earlier vari- ations include ‘ooja-ka-piv’ and ‘ooja-cum-pivvy’ UK, 1917 Ookpik noun a doll that looks like an owl CANADA, 1964 oolies noun marijuana UK, 2003 ooloo noun a knife used by Eskimo women CANADA, 1966 oomph noun the quality of sexual attraction; hence enthusiasm, vigour, energy. Echoic, from the mating bellow (perhaps of a bull) US, 1937 oonock noun an Eskimo implement for harpooning seals CANADA, 1941 oop north adjective in the North of England. A parodic use of a non- specific northern accent UK, 2002 oop-pa-a-da used as a greeting by bebop musicians and followers. A highly stylised greeting, widely publicised in the early years of bop jazz, used sparingly US, 1949 oops! used in response to an accident or mistake, suggesting an acknowledgement of fault US, 1989 ooroo goodbye. Variant of HOOROO AUSTRALIA, 1967 ooze verb to move, especially slowly, carefully, without enthusiasm US, 1929 op noun 1 a surgical operation UK, 1925. 2 an operator US, 1930. 3 a private detective; a private op erator US, 1947. 4 a military operation UK, 1996 op verb to operate; to do; to set up US, 1953 OP adjective other people’s US, 1972 OPB noun used as an initialism for other people’s brand, a mythical and humorous brand of cigarettes US, 1970 ope noun opium; heroin. An abbreviation of ‘opium’ UK, 1929 open noun in computing, a left parenthesis – the ( US, 1991 open verb 1 used of a film actor who is a big enough box office attraction that success of a film project is almost guaranteed, to start and carry such a film production US, 2003. 2 to turn on CANADA, 2002. < open the kimono of a business, to reveal company accounts, to publish business information. Business slang UK, 1998. < open the lunchbox to fart US, 1997 open adjective 1 excited; drunk or drug-intoxicated; infatuated. From HAVE YOUR NOSE OPEN US, 1995. 2 in organised crime, safe for anyone without fear of violence US, 1963 open at both ends adjective in poker, four cards in sequence that could form a five-card straight with a draw at either end of the sequence US, 1988 open door noun in surfing, a wave that breaks such that the surfer can ride away from the peak onto the shoulder US, 1963 openers noun < for openers to begin with; for starters AUSTRALIA, 1969 open go noun a total lack of restriction AUSTRALIA, 1940 open heifer noun a woman looking for a mate CA NADA, 1987 open-kimono adjective characterised by complete honesty and full disclosure. Sometimes formulated as OPEN THE KIMONO or a vari- ation thereon. Ronin International, a computer consulting firm, promises ‘open-kimono’ in its published mission statement, explaining that the term ‘stems from feudal Japanese times where the term signified that the party will hide nothing within his clothing (the kimono was the dominant clothing of that era) that could conceivably be used as a weapon’ US, 1974 open-mike adjective said of a club where anybody may perform briefly and without payment US, 1999 open room noun an establishment where it is possible to bet on sporting events and listen to or watch the event as it takes place US, 1978 open season noun said when there are a lot of police monitoring vehicle speeds on a stretch of road US, 1976 open shadow noun in a surveillance operation, a follower who lets himself be spotted US, 1958 open slather noun unrestrained freedom. From British dialect slather (to spill, to squander) AUSTRALIA, 1919 open work noun safecracking US, 1949 opera noun a travelling show US, 1980 Operation Big Switch noun the final exchange of prisoners of war in Korea in 1953 US, 1964 Operation Killer noun a main US offensive in the Korean war, 20th February–6th March 1951 US, 1968 Operation Little Switch noun a preliminary exchange of prisoners of war in Korea in 1953 US, 1964 Operation Yo-Yo noun the battle for Wosan, North Korea, in October 1950. So named by the US Marines who arrived at Wosan too late to take part in the capture because they had sailed back and forth around Wosan as the harbour was cleared of mines US, 1964 only suckers beef | Operation Yo-Yo 474 operator noun 1 someone who is popular, crafty and perhaps manipulative US, 1944. 2 a drug dealer US, 1952 opie switch noun in car repair, an oil pressure switch US, 1992 OPM noun other people’s money US, 1901 oppo noun a friend, a pal. Short for ‘opposite number’ UK, 1939 opposite adjective obscene, especially of language SOUTH AFRICA, 1946 op shop noun a charity store. From ‘opportunity shop’ AUSTRALIA, 1976 optic noun 1 an eye UK, 1600. 2 a look. Short for OPTIC NERVE AUSTRALIA, 1974 optical illusions noun LSD. From the effect of the drug UK, 1998 optic nerve noun a look. Rhyming slang for PERV AUSTRALIA, 1977 orace noun an offensive, despicable person; a clumsy person; a socially awkward person. Recorded in contemporary gay use UK, 2003 oral noun oral sex. A 2002 Incident Report from the Sausalito (California) Police Department describes the activities at a local massage parlour as follows: ‘Only a few girls will do full service (sexual intercourse) and oral (oral copulation) massages’ US, 2002 orale hello. Border Spanish used in English conversation by Mexican-Americans US, 1950 orange noun a tablet of dextroamphetamine sulphate (trade name Dexedrine™), a central nervous system stimulant US, 1967 orange barr el noun a type of LSD UK, 2003 orange bud noun marijuana. From the colour UK, 2001 Orange Crush noun in Canadian prisons, a special squad used to restore calm after a disturbance CANADA, 2002 orange cube noun a dose of LSD given on a sugar cube US, 1975 orange haze noun a type of LSD UK, 2003 orange line noun heroin UK, 2002 orange magic noun a type of LSD UK, 1996 orange micro noun a type of LSD UK, 2003 orange peel noun a highly visible orange jacket worn by railway workers UK, 1970 orange-peel verb (used of freshly applied paint) to wrinkle or form small ridges US, 1998 orange pip; orange noun a Japanese person. Rhyming slang for NIP UK , 1979 orange squash; orange noun money. Rhyming slang for DOSH UK, 1998 orange sunshine noun a type of LSD US, 1988 orange wedge noun a type of LSD UK, 2003 orbit verb to engage in oral sex US, 1985 orbital noun 1 a person who lives permanently in the vicinity of one travellers’ settlement. Used by late 1980s – early 90s counterculture travellers UK, 1999. 2 a breast. Recorded in contemporary gay usage UK, 2003 orchestra stalls; orchestras; o rchestrals; orks noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for BALLS, based on the front seating in a theatre auditorium. Probably late C19 or early C20 but not recorded until 1960 UK, 1979 orchid noun a beautiful woman US, 1948 order; orderly verb 1 to go, to leave UK, 1997. 2 to orgasm. From an earlier sense as ‘leave’, thus ‘to come’ (to orgasm) UK, 2002 orderly daughters noun the police UK, 2002 order of the boot noun dismissal from work; the sack UK, 1917 ordinary adjective 1 not very good; below standard AUSTRALIA, 1992. 2 used by bookmakers for describing a losing day AUSTRALIA, 1989 Oregon boots noun leg irons US, 1949 or else used for indicating consequences that will be unwelcome UK, 1833 Oreo noun a black person whose values are seen as white values. Borrowed from a trade name of a chocolate biscuit with a white filling. Never used kindly US, 1968 orft adverb off. A deliberately illiterate pronunciation for jocular effect; especially familiar in ‘orft we jolly well go’, a catchphrase of broadcaster Jimmy Young (b.1923) UK, 1980 organ noun 1 a car radio. From the language of used car sales US, 1978 . 2 the penis. Euphemistic UK, 1903 organ-arse noun a person who deliberately farts in company AUSTRALIA, 1998 organ donor noun a motorcyclist who is not wearing a crash helmet US, 1994 organ grinder noun a criminal’s bodyguard or enforcer. Rhyming slang for MINDER UK, 1992 organized chicken shit noun Officer Candidate School. From the initials US, 1992 orgasm! used for registering any transitory pleasure UK, 2001 orgasmic adjective great, excellent. Hyperbole, probably US, 1999 orge verb to indulge in an excess of ‘sinful’ pleasures, especially of food, drugs, shopping or sex. Based on ‘orgy’, informed by ‘gorge’ UK, 1999 orgy room noun a room designated for group sex US, 1969 Oriental dancer noun in circus and carnival usage, a sexually explicit female dancer US, 1981 Orient Express noun 1 any route used to smuggle opiates from Southeast Asia to Europe, especially via Amsterdam. An allusion to the famed Paris-to-Istanbul train US, 1982. 2 the #7 subway line to Flushing, Queens, New York. An allusion to the large number of Asian-Americans who commute on this line US, 1997 orifice noun 1 an office. Jocular UK, 1984. 2 a (police) officer. Jocular; certainly since the late 1990s UK, 1996 original noun 1 an unconventional or eccentric person UK, 1824. 2 a male prisoner who selects and maintains a primary sexual partner in jail US, 1972 original gangster noun a member of the founding generation of a youth gang; somebody who is so committed to a gang that he remains a gang member at all costs US, 1995 originals noun the clothes worn by a member of Hell’s Angels when he is initiated into the gang, and worn thereafter in perpetuity US, 1966 or, in English used as a humorous bridge between a butchered attempt at verbalisation and an attempt to correct. Coined as a self-parody by ESPN’s Keith Olberman US, 1997 O-ring noun a novice surfer; a dolt US, 1992 orinoco; orinoko noun 1 cocoa. Rhyming slang. Also shortened to ‘ori’ UK, 1992. 2 a poker. Rhyming slang. Also variant ‘orinoker’ UK, 1992 or is he?; or am I?; or are you? a catchphrase added to a statement for rhetorical effect UK, 1984 o’river goodbye. An intentional mispronunciation of the French US, 1991 ornament noun on the railways, a stationmaster US, 1977 ornery adjective ill-humoured and uncooperative US, 1816 orphan noun 1 in craps, a bet on the table that a gambler has forgotten belongs to him US, 1981. 2 a computer that has been phased out due to technological advances US, 1986 orphan Annie; orphan noun the vagina. Rhyming slang for FANNY, formed from the character Little Orphan Annie, introduced to the US in comic strip form in 1924, but best known to British audiences from Annie the stage-musical, 1977, and film, 1982 UK, 1998 or something used as a final tag, a vague et cetera UK, 1961 ort noun the anus. Origin unknown AUSTRALIA, 1952 orthopod noun an orthopaedist UK, 1960 or what!? used as an all-purpose, sentence-ending intensifier TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1983 or whatever used as a non-specific alternative to a previously stated noun UK, 1967 475 operator | or whatever or what -have-you used as a non-specific continuation of a list or suggestion of further details UK, 1948 Osama yo mama used as a general-purpose insult. Teen slang; combines ‘yo mama!’ (a general-purpose insult) with the name of Osama bin Laden, presumed to be ultimately responsible for the atrocities of 11th September 2001 US, 2002 Oscar noun 1 a male homosexual. Surely a reference to Oscar Wilde US, 1967. 2 an offensive, unlikeable person US, 1905. 3 a prejudiced, narrow-minded person US, 1973. 4 a handgun US, 1949 Oscar Asche; Oscar Ash; oscar noun cash; money. Rhyming slang, formed on the name of Australian actor, producer and director, Oscar Asche (1871–1936) AUSTRALIA, 1905 Oscar Slater adverb later. Glasgow rhyming slang, formed from a man who, in 1909, was wrongly convicted of murder in a famous and scandalous travesty of justice; Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, took an interest and caused uproar by publishing The Case of Oscar Slater in defence of the man UK: SCOTLAND , 1985 O-sign noun the open mouth of a very sick hospital patient. Medical wit; an especially humorous image when the ‘O-sign’ becomes the Q-SIGN (as above but with the tongue hanging out) US, 1980 Ossie Potter noun water. Rhyming slang, from the name of a prominent Australian racehorse owner of the 1950s AUSTRALIA, 1989 ossifer; occifer noun a police officer. An intentional metathesis, spoken in imitation of the slurred speech of intoxication US, 1819 ossified adjective very drunk US, 1901 OT and E adjective over-tired and emotional. Upper-class society usage to describe children who are behaving unsociably. To be TIRED AND EMOTIONAL (drunk) is usually a condition for older family members UK, 1982 other noun sexual intercourse, especially heterosexual but also homosexual. Mainly used as a BIT OF THE OTHER.Partridge,inthe 1st edition of his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 1937, suggests that the unqualified term indicates ‘homosexuality as a criminal offence’ and that the other alternative is ‘prostitution’ UK, 1937 other half noun a significant other, husband or wife UK, 1976 other lot noun the police UK, 2001 Other People noun among criminals, the police UK, 2000 others noun homosexuals FIJI, 1996 other side noun homosexuality. Usually in a phrase such as ‘gone over to the other side’. Collected in 1960 BARBADOS, 1960 other thing noun < do the other thing! used as an expression of contemptuous dismissal: do as you please! UK, 1848. < the other thing 1 the penis. Euphemistic UK, 1923. 2 sexual intercourse. Euphemistic UK, 1846 OTL adjective distracted, foolish, stupid. An abbreviation of OUT TO LUNCH US , 1968 OTOH used as Internet shorthand to mean ‘on the other hand’ US, 1995 OTR adjective literally, experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle; figuratively, complaining. An initialism of ON THE RAG US, 1968 OTT adjective to excess; beyond the boundaries of conventional expectations; exaggerated. Ultimately from World War 1 troops leaving the trenches to attack the enemy; ‘going over the top’ UK, 1999 otto; otter; otta adjective eight; eight (pre-decimal) pence. Polari, from Italian octo via parleyaree UK, 1893 ouch noun an injury US, 1962 ouch! how unfortunate! US, 1997 ouchy adjective (used of a racehorse) sore US, 1976 oudish adjective used for expressing approval UK, 2003 ought hole noun in trucking, the shifting position for the lowest gear US, 1971 oughties noun the first decade of the 21st century UK, 2003 ouija board noun in horse racing, the official odds board at the racetrack US, 1951 oul fella noun afatherIRELAND, 1989 oul one; auld wan; old dear noun amotherIRELAND, 1989 ounce man noun a drug dealer at the wholesale level, buying and selling in ounces US, 1966 ounce of baccy; ouncer noun a Pakistani. Rhyming slang for PAKI, formed from a measurement of tobacco UK, 1992 our concrete brethren noun members of the US Air Force. US Army usage US, 1998 our friend with the talking br ooch noun a uniformed police officer. A reference to the police radio worn on the uniform’s breast UK, 1992 out noun an excuse, an alibi, a means of avoiding responsibility or difficulty US, 1910. < on the out used of a prisoner when not imprisoned UK, 1984 out verb 1 to disclose another person’s homosexuality. Usually done to a public figure, and most commonly to one who is publicly anti-homosexual, such as J. Edgar Hoover or the cadre of gay men who surrounded Lt Col. Oliver North in the Reagan White House US, 1990. 2 to suspend or ban a player or competitor AUSTRALIA, 1962. < out someone’s light to kill someone TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1987 out adjective 1 publicly and openly homosexual. An abbreviation of the full ‘out of the CLOSET’ UK, 1979. 2 unfashionable; no longer fashionable UK, 1966. 3 no longer imprisoned UK, 1974. 4 experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 2000 out used in farewell US, 1993 outa here; outta here adjective about to leave US, 1980 out-and-out adjective complete, absolute, thorough-going UK, 1813 out-and-outer noun a thorough-going person or thing; an absolute lie UK, 1812 outback noun the remote regions of Australia AUSTRALIA, 1893. < go outback to go to the toilet for the purpose of defecation AUSTRALIA, 1979 outback adjective situated in a remote country area AUSTRALIA, 1893 out-country noun during the Vietnam war, used for reference to any other country in Southeast Asia US, 1991 outdoors adverb < all outdoors a great amount US, 1830 outer noun < on the outer excluded from the mainstream; out of favour; ostracised AUSTRALIA, 1902 outerlimits noun a combination of crack cocaine and LSD UK, 1998 outers noun an excuse, an alibi; a means of escape, or of avoiding responsibility UK, 1977 outers adjective drug-intoxicated. From a number of phrases that commence ‘out of’ UK, 2000 outfit noun 1 a criminal organisation US, 1933. 2 a still used in the illegal production of alcohol US, 1974. 3 heroin UK, 2003. 4 the needle and syringe used to inject a drug US, 1951. 5 a vehicle. Idaho usage US, 1997 out for the count adjective fast asleep. From boxing UK, 1984 out front adjective direct, honest US, 1968 outgribing noun a written contribution to a single-interest fan magazine US, 1982 outhole noun in pinball, the hole beneath the flippers through which a ball leaves play US, 1977 outhouse noun in poker, a full house (three of a kind and a pair) that is inferior to another full house hand US, 1996 outie noun an outward-turned navel US, 1966 outie adverb < be outie to leave US, 1995 outlaw noun 1 a prostitute working without the services of a pimp US, 1935. 2 a worker who has been identified as an activist troublemaker and thus blacklisted US, 1977. 3 a horse that cannot be tamed or is very difficult to handle AUSTRALIA, 1900 or what-have-you | outlaw 476 outlaw verb on the railways, to exceed the 16-hour maximum legal work limit US, 1968 outlaw adjective in roller derby, outside the official Roller Derby League US, 1999 outlet noun a bootlegger’s house CANADA, 1999 out like a light adjective suddenly and deeply unconscious UK, 1944 out of here used as a farewell US, 1991 out of it adjective 1 crazy, mentally ill US, 1979. 2 in an advanced a state of drug- or drink-intoxication US, 1963 out of order; bang out of order adjective used to describe behaviour that is unacceptable UK, 1979 out of sight; outasight adjective excellent, amazing. Nearly a hundred years old before being swept up as a core adjective of the 1960s hippie lexicon US, 1876 out of the money adjective in horse and dog racing, finished below third place US, 1988 out of this world adjective extraordinary US, 1928 out of town adjective used to describe behaviour that is unacceptable US, 1942 out of whack adjective out of tune, malfunctioning US, 1885 out-out verb to put out BARBADOS, 1965 outro noun the concluding section, especially of music or broadcast- programmes. The opposite of INTRO (introduction) UK, 1967 outrun verb < outrun the note (of a car) to last longer than it takes to pay off the loan incurred to buy it US, 1992 outs noun in poker, the playing of a weak hand in the hope of a drastic improvement in drawing US, 1979 outside noun 1 in Alaska, anywhere in the US other than Alaska US, 1900. 2 the world outside the armed forces US, 1898 outside adjective 1 out of the ordinary US, 1969. 2 (of a child) illegitimate TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1952. 3 (of a lover) adulterous TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1971. 4 in surfing, seaward of the swell US, 1963 outside adverb not in prison US, 1871. < get outside of to eat US, 1869 outside! used for calling to the attention of other surfers the presence of an approaching series of waves seaward US, 1964 8see: COME OUTSIDE! outside child noun an illegitimate child CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985 outside work noun any external alteration of dice for cheating US, 1963 outstanding adjective excellent. Conventional English converted to slang by attitude and a drawn-out pronunciation US, 1964 out there adjective 1 in a state of extreme marijuana-intoxication US, 1977. 2 in the alternative society; out of the mainstream US, 1975. 3 crazy, mentally ill UK, 1996 out ticket noun in horse racing, a winning bet not presented for payment on the day of the race US, 1982 out to lunch weird, being in a state that does not conform to peer- group expectations; distracted;crazy US, 1955 oven noun < in the oven pregnant. Especially in the phrase ‘bun in the oven’ UK, 1937 over adjective 1 popular with the audience. Professional wrestling usage US, 1999. 2 disgusted by; done with US, 1983 overamp verb to overdose on narcotics US, 1967 over-and-under noun 1 a capsule containing both a barbiturate and an amphetamine US, 1973. 2 an M-16 rifle with an M-79 grenade launcher tube under the rifle barrel US, 1972 overboard adjective drunk US, 1948. < go overboard 1 to be over- enthusiastic about something, to exaggerate US, 1931. 2 to refuse or fail to pay a gambling debt US, 1947 over-boogie verb to over-indulge in the pleasures of vice US, 1982 overbroke adjective used of betting with no profit margin for the bookmaker UK, 1991 overcoat noun 1 a coffin US, 1949. 2 in pool, a player who has mastered the foibles of a particular table US, 1990 overcoat maker noun an undertaker. Rhyming slang, with more than a passing reference to (wooden) OVERCOAT (a coffin) UK, 1992 overdue adjective used of a criminal who, not having been convicted of a crime, is statistically likely to, or should, be found guilty of something (if there is any justice). Police use UK, 1984 overfix verb to overdose using a drug US, 1972 overground noun a commercialised milieu for a previously underground culture UK, 2001 overjolt noun a drug overdose US, 1959 overjolt verb to suffer a drug overdose UK, 1983 overland route noun < to take the overland route in horse racing, to race on the outside portion of the track because a horse prefers passing around a pack to accelerating through it US, 1947 overlay noun in horse racing, a situation where a horse that should win a race is given higher odds than it should US, 1965 over-much adjective astonishing, difficult to believe US, 1968 over my dead body used as an expression of the strongest will to resist. Hyperbole UK, 1936 overparted adjective having been cast in a part that demands more of an actor than he or she is capable of UK, 2003 overripe fruit noun an older homosexual man UK, 1979 over-r ound adjective used of betting when the probable or actual profit margin is entirely in a bookmaker’s favour UK, 1991 overs noun 1 more money than you need UK, 2000. 2 surplus or undivided profits from a crime UK, 1977. 3 money a bookmaker has overpaid UK, 1991. 4 a wager at odds better than those prevailing elsewhere; any extravagence AUSTRALIA, 1989. 5 in a game of poker, the small amount of money left in the centre of the table after a pot is divided among two or more players, held over for the next hand US, 1988 over there noun in Europe. Originally used of the military during World War 1 AUSTRALIA, 1967 over the shoulder boulder holder noun a brassiere UK, 1998 ovies noun overtime pay UK, 2002 ow noun < on the ow not in prison. A shortening of ‘on the outside’ UK, 2002 OW noun a wife, a girlfriend. Citizens’ band radio slang, abbreviated from OLD WOMAN UK, 1981 owf; owff verb to steal UK, 2003 owie noun any minor injury. Children’s vocabulary US, 1988 o-without noun an act of oral sex performed without the protection of a condom, especially when advertised as a service offered by a prostitute. From O-LEVELS (oral sex) UK, 2003 owl noun 1 on the railways, anything related to the night, such as a late-night train US, 1946. 2 marijuana. A possible play on HOOTER (a large marijuana cigarette) UK, 2003 owlhead noun a revolver. Originally referred to a revolver manufactured by Iver Johnson Arms, featuring an owlhead logo; later applied to any revolver US, 1927 Owl Shit Junction noun any extremely remote town US, 1977 own verb to dominate; to command complete deference US, 1997 ownio adjective < on your ownio alone IRELAND, 1922 ownsome adjective < on your ownsome alone UK, 1939 own up verb to admit, to confess US, 1853 own-way adjective obstinate, mulish BARBADOS, 1965 Owsley; Owsley acid; owsley noun high quality LSD. From the name of legendary LSD manufacturer Augustus Owsley Stanley III. Other variations include: ‘Owsley blue dot’; ‘Owsley blues’; ‘Owsley power’; ‘Owsley purple’; PURPLE OWSLEY ‘pink Owsley’; ‘white Owsley’; ‘Owsley’s stuff’; ‘Owsleys’ US, 1967 owt noun something, anything. A dialect word from northern England for conventional ‘aught’; made popular by the televison 477 outlaw | owt programme Coronation Street, and in clichéd phrases such as ‘you don’t get owt for nowt’ UK, 1847 owzat?; zat? as an appeal to a cricket umpire, how’s that? UK, 1934 Oxford noun a dollar AUSTRALIA, 1990 Oxford bag noun a cigarette. Rhyming slang for FAG UK, 1998 Oxford scholar; Oxford; scholar noun 1 (of pre-decimalisation currency) five shillings; (post-1971) 25p. Rhyming slang for DOLLAR (five shillings). The Oxford English Dictionary notes reported usage in southwest England in the 1870s UK, 1938. 2 a dollar. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1937 Oxo cube noun the London Underground. Rhyming slang for THE TUBE based on the branded beef extract, manufactured in cube form since 1909 UK, 1960 oxy noun the synthetic opiate oxycodone used recreationally; a capsule of OxyContin™ US, 2000 oxy adjective having a second-hand or dated appearance. Derives from the appearance of goods sold in the charity shops of Oxfam UK, 2003 oxygen section noun seats in a stadium or coliseum that are high up and far from the action US, 1993 oy gevalt! used for expressing a lament, protest, dismay or delight. Yiddish from German US, 1968 oyster noun 1 the vagina. From an image of the labia, but note also the following sense as ‘the mouth’ UK, 1707. 2 the mouth, especially as an instrument of homosexual oral sex. Following from the previous sense UK, 2002. 3 a gob of thick phlegm. From the appearance. First recorded in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongu e , Francis Grose, 1785, with the further observation ‘spit by a consumptive man’ UK, 1785 oyster stew noun cocaine UK, 2002 oy vey! used for expressing surprise. Yiddish US, 1992 Oz nickname Australia. Although the pronunciation would always have had a final ‘z’ (the ‘s’ becomes voiced) it was first recorded as ‘Oss’ in 1908 (Australian National Dictionary), and not as ‘Oz’ until 1944, which spelling is partially influenced by the immensely popular 1939 film The W izard of Oz.Becamecommoninthe 1970s AUSTRALIA, 1908 Oz adjective Australian AUSTRALIA, 1974 OZ; oh-zee noun an ounce of marijuana or other drugs. Spelling out the standard abbreviation for ‘ounce’ US, 1933 ozone noun 1 the highest seats in a stadium or auditorium, farthest from the action US, 1980. 2 a state of drug or alcohol intoxication US, 1971 . 3 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1994. 4 marijuana UK, 2003 ozoner noun an outdoor cinema US, 1948 ozone ranger noun a person who appears to live in an inner-world, not necessarily as a result of drug or alcohol consumption US, 1978 ozone theatre noun an outdoor cinema US, 1957 Ozzie adjective Australian. Variant spelling, representing pronunciation, of AUSSIE AUSTRALIA, 1918 ozzy; ozzie noun 8see: HOZZY owzat?; zat? | ozzy; ozzie 478 . 2002 one and a half noun a prison sentence of eighteen months UK, 1961 one and eight noun a plate (in all uses, conventional or slang) . Rhyming slang UK, 1992 one and half noun a scarf. Rhyming slang. THE OTHER.Partridge,inthe 1st edition of his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 1937, suggests that the unqualified term indicates ‘homosexuality as a criminal offence’ and that the. child CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985 outside work noun any external alteration of dice for cheating US, 1963 outstanding adjective excellent. Conventional English converted to slang by attitude and a drawn-out