Slang and uncoventional english part 74 pdf

Piccadilly; picca adjective silly. Rhyming slang, based on the famous central London location UK, 1992 Piccadilly Percy noun mercy. Rhyming slang UK, 1979 piccalilli noun the penis. Rhyming slang for WILLY,formedona popular pickle UK, 1998 piccaninny noun 1 an Australian Aboriginal child. Considered offensive AUSTRALIA, 1817. 2 a small black child; children; occasionally any black person. From Spanish pequeño (small) or Portuguese pequeno (small). Originally applied in the West Indies and US without being considered racist; now highly offensive and derogatory or, in a black-on-black context, judgemental and nega- tive. Also variants ‘piccanin’, ‘picaninny’, ‘pickaninny’ and ‘pickney’ UK, 1785 piccaninny daylight; piccaninny dawn noun the beginning of dawn; first light AUSTRALIA, 1866 piccie; piccy noun a picture AUSTRALIA, 1967 piccolo noun 1 the penis, especially as the object of oral sex US, 1967. 2 a record player US, 1953 piccolo and flute; piccolo noun a suit (of clothes). Rhyming slang; a variation of WHISTLE AND FLUTE UK, 1960 Piccy noun Piccadilly, London UK, 1962 piche noun the vagina US, 1998 pick noun 1 a pickpocket US, 1949. 2 an oversized comb, used for bushy hair US, 2000. 3 a needle and syringe NEW ZEALAND, 1995. < on the pick drinking (alcohol). Based on PICK AND CHOOSE,thisisthe rhyming slang equivalent of ON THE BOOZE UK, 1992 pick verb 1 to challenge someone to a fight AUSTRALIA, 1953. 2 to tease or kid someone US, 2003. < pick fruit to find and select a homo- sexual partner US, 1950. < pick lint to focus on petty imperfections in a play or performance US, 1973. < pick the cherry to drive through a red traffic light US, 1997. < pick up your marbles and go home to quit an effort, especially to do so with a lack of good sportsmanship US, 1991. < pick your arse to waste your time UK, 1995. < pick your brains to seek and obtain information from someone with specialist knowledge UK, 1838 pick and choose; pick noun alcohol, drink. Rhyming slang for BOOZE UK, 1960 pick and pay noun in a casino, a method of paying off bets in blackjack, in which the dealer evaluates each player’s hand and pays or collects that player’s bet, and then moves to the next player US, 1980 pick-ed wiss noun urination after a period of discomfort. An intentional spoonerism of ‘a wicked piss’ US, 1968 pick ’em noun in sports betting, a game in which neither team is favoured and the bettor must pick the winner US, 1991 pickem up truck noun a pickup truck. Jocular US, 1976 picker noun 1 afingerUS, 1945. 2 a pickpocket US, 1950 Pickettywitch noun a ditch. Rhyming slang, jocularly contrived from the name of a UK pop group of the late 1960s and early 70s UK, 2004 pickle noun 1 a predicament; a sorry plight; an unpleasant difficulty UK, 1562. 2 a torpedo US, 1948 . 3 a handgun US, 1950. 4 in horse racing, a regular but uninformed bettor AUSTRALIA, 1989. 5 in lobstering, the brine that accumulates in a bait box produced by decomposing bait fish and the salt used to preserve the bait fish US, 1978. < off your pickle drunk UK, 2002 pickle verb to embalm a corpse US, 1949 pickled adjective drunk UK, 1633 pickled onion noun a bunion. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 pickled pork noun chalk. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 pickled punks noun in a carnival, a side-show display of jars, each with a foetus preserved in formaldehyde US, 1960 pickle fork noun in electric line work, an insulated line tool formally known as a prong tie stick US, 1980 pickle me tit! used for expressing surprise NEW ZEALAND, 1964 pickle party noun male masturbation US, 2001 pickle, pull and climb verb to drop a load of bombs and then climb to evade groundfire US, 1991 picklepuss noun an overtly and infectiously unhappy person. In the same vein as SOURPUSS, with ‘pickle’ conveying the sour quality US, 1963 pickle-stabbers noun shoes or boots with sharply pointed toes CANADA, 2001 pickle tickle noun an act of sexual intercourse US, 2001 pick-me-up noun 1 an alcoholic drink US, 1982. 2 a dose of a central nervous system stimulant US, 1984 pick mooch noun in sports betting, a bettor who will not pay for handicapping information, but instead bets as those who have paid for the information bet US, 1997 pick off verb in poker, to catch a player bluffing US, 1979 pick on verb to tease or victimise someone UK, 1937 pick the bones out of that! 1 used as a challenge to unravel, or retort to, or refute, an argument UK, 1961. 2 a catchphrase that accompanies expectoration UK, 1984 pickup noun 1 a short-term sexual partner US, 1871. 2 a police order to detain and bring a person to the station for questioning US, 1977. 3 in the entertainment industry, a commitment to finance pro- duction of a set number of episodes of a television programme US, 1993 pick up verb 1 to meet someone and form a casual liaison in which at least one of the pair has sexual ambitions involving the other UK, 1698. 2 to pay a bill, especially when the accounting is for more than one person; to meet the expense of financing or sponsoring something US, 1945. 3 to smoke marijuana US, 1952. < pick up on to comprehend something US, 1959 pickup girl noun a street prostitute AUSTRALIA, 1956 pickup man noun in an illegal lottery, a person who takes bets from players to a central location and pays off winning bets US, 1963 picky adjective used of hair, tightly curled and short BAHAMAS, 1982 picky-head noun a black person with short hair BARBADOS, 1965 picky-puck noun a one-cylinder, two-stroke engine; a boat powered by such an engine CANADA, 1986 picnic noun 1 oral sex, especially on a man US, 1964. 2 extended foreplay and/or sexual intercourse US, 1993. 3 sex involving many people and many acts; an orgy US, 1964. 4 a difficult situation NEW ZEALAND , 1998. 5 something difficult, unpleasant, messy, confusing, etc. An ironic use AUSTRALIA, 1896. < no picnic a difficult situation or circumstance UK, 1888 picnic verb (used of fishing boats) to congregate in one area where fish are plentiful BARBADOS, 1965 pic pac noun in the film industry, a contract to make a set number of films. An abbreviation of ‘picture package’ US, 1990 picture noun a beautiful person or thing. Often in the phrase ‘pretty as a picture’ UK, 1815. < get the picture to understand a situation UK, 1938. < in the picture aware of what is going on UK, 1900 picture card; picture noun in a deck of playing cards, any jack, queen or king US, 1961 picture gallery noun in circus and carnival usage, a heavily tattooed person US, 1960 picture of the queen noun a sterling currency note. Basically a copy of US ‘picture of Abe’ (a $5 note), except that the queen’s face appears on all denominations issued in England and Wales UK, 2002 pictures noun money US, 1972 . < take pictures to use radar to measure a vehicle’s speed US, 1976 picture-taker noun a police officer using radar US, 1976 picturize verb 1 to explain something; to put someone in the picture. Royal Navy slang UK, 1987. 2 to film something INDIA , 1979 piddle noun urine; an act of urination UK, 1901 piddle verb 1 to urinate UK, 1796. 2 to rain UK, 1887. 3 to steal something US, 1952. 4 in bar dice games, to roll the dice to determine who will go first in the game US, 1971. 5 in tiddlywinks, 493 Piccadilly; picca | piddle to make a minute change in a pile US, 1977. 6 to build something with matchsticks US, 1989 piddle about verb to busy yourself doing nothing NEW ZEALAND, 1984 piddle around verb to loaf or fool around UK, 1545 piddler noun in prison, a prisoner assigned to work in a craft shop US, 1990 piddling adjective small; trivial, insignificant UK: SCOTLAND, 1559 pie noun 1 the vulva US, 1981. 2 a woman as a sexual object US, 1975. 3 a person who is overweight. Probably from the chant ‘who ate all the pies?’ UK, 2003. 4 a pizza. An abbreviation of the rarely used, full ‘pizza pie’ US, 1997 pie and chips used by women as a generic instance of the differ- ence between the sexes, especially with an ironic regard to equal opportunities UK, 1996 pie and liquor; pie and licker noun a vicar. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 pie and mash noun 1 an act of urination. Rhyming slang for SLASH UK , 1974. 2 radio interference. Rhyming slang for citizens’ band radio jargon ‘hash’ (channel interference) UK, 1981. 3 cash. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 pie and mash adjective showy. Rhyming slang for FLASH UK, 2002 pie and one noun a son; the sun. Rhyming slang UK, 1961 pie book noun a railwayman’s meal ticket US, 1977 pie car noun in the circus, a dining car on the circus train US, 1980 pie card noun a meal ticket; a means of surviving; a union card US, 1909 pie cart noun a catering truck NEW ZEALAND, 1959 piece noun 1 a woman as a sexual object; sex US, 1942. 2 an ounce of drugs US, 1936 . 3 cocaine UK, 2003 . 4 crack cocaine UK, 2003. 5 a handgun. Conventional English from C16 until the late C19, then dormant, then slang, chiefly used in the US US, 1930. 6 a snack US, 1970. 7 a slice of bread, especially bread and spread; a sandwich. Originally just ‘a slice of bread’. Also seen in English dialect use from Northumbria to Cornwall UK: SCOTLAND, 1787. 8 (especially with children) a sandwich. Used in the south and west of mainland Australia AUSTRALIA, 2003. 9 a well executed work of graffiti art. An abbreviation of ‘masterpiece’ US, 2001. 10 a domicile, be it a room, apartment or house US, 2001 piece book noun a graffiti artist’s notebook containing ideas, outlines, sketches and plans for future graffiti pieces US, 1990 piece man noun an armed bodyguard; a hired killer US, 1974 piece of ass noun a woman as a sexual object; sexual intercourse US, 1930 piece of brass noun a prostitute. Elaboration of BRASS NAIL; BRASS (a prostitute), playing on ‘piece of arse’ (an attractive woman) UK, 2001 piece of cake noun anything that is considered to be easily achieved or acquired. Originally Royal Air Force usage US, 1936 piece of change noun a sum of money US, 1946 piece of cunt noun sex with a woman; a woman as a sexual object US, 1947 piece of duff noun a young male homosexual prostitute, a rent boy. On the model of PIECE OF ASS (a woman as a sex object); from DUFF (the buttocks), probably informed by DUFF (inferior), and possibly by a rhyme of PUFF (a homosexual male) UK, 1996 piece off verb to divide an ounce of drugs. From PIECE (an ounce) US, 1984 piece of leg noun sex US, 1977 piece of meat noun a woman as a sexual object; sex US, 1965 piece of piss noun anything that can be achieved easily. This alliterative variation on PIECE OF CAKE was originally Royal Air Force slang UK, 1949 piece of pistachio noun anything that can be achieved easily. Euphemistic elaboration of PIECE OF PISS UK, 2002 piece of shit noun something disgusting or of very poor quality; a person who is greatly disliked US, 1986 piece of skin; piece of flesh noun an attractive woman UK, 1956 piece of steel noun in prison, a homemade knife UK, 1996 piece of trade noun a male who self-identifies as a heterosexual but will let homosexual men perform oral sex on him US, 1965 piece of wet shit noun something disgusting or of very poor qual- ity; a person who is greatly disliked. A slight intensification of PIECE OF SHIT US , 1979 piece of work noun 1 a contemptible person UK, 1928. 2 a killing US, 2001 piece-o-idiot noun acompletefoolBARBADOS, 1998 pieces of eight; pieces noun weight. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 piecey noun a slice of bread with a topping. Used especially in Victoria AUSTRALIA, 2003 pie-chopper noun the mouth US, 1953 piecrust noun a thin layer of hard snow over soft snow ANTARCTICA, 1911 piedras noun crack cocaine. From the Spanish for ‘hailstones’, thus the image of small white rocks UK, 1998 pie-eater noun a person of no consequence. Calling to mind an image of someone whose principal fare is the meat pie, in other words, a person with a mundane and narrow view of the world judging by their culinary habits. It is claimed that the word was coined during World War 2, and referred then specifically to conscripted criminals who deserted and thence scrounged free pies from the army buffet in Hyde Park, Sydney. There may be some truth in this, but there is an example of ‘pie-biter’ dating to 1911, and so perhaps ‘pie-eater’ may also predate the war AUSTRALIA, 1944 pie-eating adjective inconsequential AUSTRALIA, 1944 pie-eyed adjective extremely drunk US, 1904 pie factory noun a mental institution US, 1967 pie hole noun the mouth US, 1994 pie horse noun a racehorse that has performed very poorly. So named because of the horse’s figurative future as the makings of a meat pie AUSTRALIA, 1989 pie in the sky noun unattainable dreams. Often, ‘there’ll be pie in the sky when you die’ denoting an illusory happy ever after; taken from a parody of the hymn ‘In the Sweet Bye and Bye’: ‘You will eat, bye and bye, / In that glorious land in the sky; / Work and pray, live on hay, / You’ll get pie in the sky when you die’ by radical labour activist Joe Hill (aka Joel Haggstrom and Joseph Hillstrom), ‘The Preacher and the Slave’, ?1911. Joe Hill was executed in Utah in 1915 US, 2000 pierced up adjective used of someone who is ornamented with body piercings UK, 1996 piercing noun graffiti US, 1997 piercing adjective overbearing US, 1960 pier rat noun a surfer with no regard for surf etiquette US, 1977 pier six brawl noun an all-out brawl US, 1929 pies noun the eyes US, 1945 pie taster noun a person who enjoys performing oral sex on women US, 1981 pie wagon noun a police transport truck or van US, 1904 piff verb to throw something. Chiefly used in Victoria; onomatopoeic of something whizzing through the air AUSTRALIA, 1999 piffle noun nonsense. From the verb (to talk or act in a feeble manner) UK, 1890 pig noun 1 a police officer; in the plural it may mean a number of police personnel or the police in general UK, 1811. 2 a male chauvinist US, 1992. 3 a person who has a large or indiscriminate appetite. A shortened form of ‘greedy pig’ UK, 1546 . 4 achorus dancer US, 1948. 5 a promiscuous woman US, 1955. 6 an unattractive female UK: SCOTLAND, 1988. 7 a prostitute CANADA, 1960. 8 an inferior or bad example of anything. From an earlier sense as ‘an unpleasant person’ UK, 1925. 9 a ‘Humber’ one-ton 4x4 armoured personnel carrier. Nicknamed by troops serving in Northern Ireland during piddle about | pig 494 the 1970s; taken out of service in the early 1990s UK, 1974. 10 an M- 60 machine gun. Each squad in Vietnam was assigned an M-60, the army’s general-purpose machine gun which entered the service in the 1950s. It was designed to be lightweight (23 pounds) and easy to carry. It produced a low ‘grunting’ sound and thus the porcine allusions US, 1974. 11 in circus usage, an elephant, male or female UK, 1934. 12 in a split-pot game of poker, a player who declares both high and low US, 1988 8see: PIG IN THE MIDDLE. < in pig pregnant UK, 1945. < kill your pig to spoil your chances of doing something UK: NORTHERN IRELAND, 1996 pig board noun a surfboard with a narrow, tapered point and a broad tail US, 1963 pig book noun a student directory with photographs of each student US, 1969 pig-dog noun a bull terrier AUSTRALIA, 1982 pig down verb to alter a car’s body or frame US, 1947 pigeon noun 1 a gullible victim of a swindle UK, 1593. 2 ayoung woman, especially an attractive one UK, 1586. 3 a new participant in a twelve-step recovery programme such as Alcoholics Anonymous US, 1998. 4 an informer. A shortened form of STOOL PIGEON US, 1849. 5 in horse racing, a losing ticket that someone tries to cash in for winnings US, 1947. 6 in shuffleboard, a disc straddling the 7/10 off line US, 1967. 7 a urinary bottle used in hospital IRELAND, 1999 pigeon verb to betray someone; to inform on someone US, 1959 pigeon drop noun a swindle in which two confederates pretend to find a wallet and convince a third person to share in the proceeds of the find US, 1940 pigfoot noun marijuana US, 1960 pigfucker noun a despicable person US, 1994 piggie bank noun the stockings worn by an overweight woman US, 1981 piggies noun < make piggies to have sex US, 1969 pigging adjective used as an all-purpose intensifier, generally to nega- tive effect; euphemistic for ‘fucking’, ‘sodding’, etc UK, 1974 piggle noun the penis. Children’s vocabulary TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1980 piggy noun the toe. Childish, from the nursery rhyme ‘This little piggy went to market, / This little piggy stayed at home’ UK, 1984 piggyback verb 1 in casino blackjack, to place a bet in another player’s square US, 1996. 2 to transport loaded tractor trailers on railway flat wagons US, 1971 piggyback adjective used of a vehicle, stacked on top of another vehicle for transport US, 1936 piggybacking noun the reclamation of an abandoned building, floor by floor US, 1989 piggy bank noun 1 savings. After the traditional money box UK, 1984. 2 a toll booth on a turnpike road US, 1976. 3 an act of masturbation. Rhyming slang for WANK. Also shortened form ‘piggy’ UK, 1992 piggy in the middle; pig in the middle noun a person caught in the middle of a dispute. From the traditional children’s game UK, 1962 piggy parts noun ham US, 1996 pig-ignorant adjective very ignorant UK, 1972 pig in knickers noun a very unattractive female. An elaboration of PIG UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 pig in shit noun < happy as a pig in shit; like a pig in shit very happy UK, 1944 pig in the middle; pig noun urine; an act of urination. Rhyming slang for PIDDLE or WIDDLE UK, 1992 pig in the wall noun an error in bricklaying in which opposite ends of a new wall meet at different heights UK, 1978 pig iron noun 1 in horse racing, any illegal drug given to a racehorse AUSTRALIA, 1989. 2 a carnival ride; the metal assembly of a carnival ride US, 1960 Pig Iron Express noun the steel-hauling division of Pacific Intermountain Express company US, 1971 pig iron monkey noun in oil drilling, a derrick construction worker US, 1954 pig killer noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1981 pig-out noun a session of gorging on food US, 1978 pig out verb to eat a lot quickly and messily US, 1978 pig party noun serial consensual sex between one person and mul- tiple partners UK, 1988 pigpen noun 1 a police headquarters US, 1993. 2 an illegal gambling operation US, 1982. 3 in nine wicket croquet, the crossed centre wickets US, 1977 pig pile noun an orgy with homosexual men US, 1972 pig-root verb (of a horse) to prop with the front legs and kick up the back legs AUSTRALIA, 1900 pigs noun < pigs to to hell with AUSTRALIA, 1906 pigs! used for registering derision or contempt. An abbreviation of PIG’S ARSE! AUSTRALIA, 1933 pig’s arse! nonsense! Although the earliest record of this exclamation is from 1951, the existence of euphemistic forms such as ‘pig’s ear’ (dating to 1919) show that it was clearly in use much earlier AUSTRALIA, 1951 pigs’ ballroom noun a bar or club where unattractive females congregate UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 pig’s bum nonsense AUSTRALIA, 1998 pig scabs noun pork scratchings, a packaged snack sold in bars UK, 2003 pig’s ear noun beer. Rhyming slang. Sometimes shortened to ‘pigs’ in UK usage AUSTRALIA, 1924. < make a pig’s ear; make a pig’s to bungle; to blunder; to make a mess of something UK, 1954 pig shit run noun a supply transport flight in the early years of US involvement in the Vietnam war, including transport of live farm animals that left reminders of their presence in the planes US, 1990 pig-sick adjective irritated; annoyed and disgusted UK, 1961 pigskin noun a saddle AUSTRALIA, 1989 pig’s Latin noun any coded language used by prison guards US, 1984 pig’s lattie noun a sty. Polari; a play on LATTIE (a house) giving ‘pig’s house’ UK, 2002 pig slices noun ham US, 1996 pig station noun in prison, a guard control room US, 1984 pig-sticker noun 1 a knife, especially a large knife UK, 1890. 2 a stick with a nail or sharp metal point on one end used for picking up paper litter US, 1996 pig’s trotter noun a squatter (an unauthorised occupant). Rhyming slang UK, 1998 pigsty noun 1 a untidy or ill-kept place UK, 1820. 2 a police station US, 1976 pigtail noun 1 in trucking, an electrical cable that connects the electrical systems of the trailer and the tractor cab US, 1971. 2 in electric line work, an insulated line tool formally known as a spiral link stick US, 1980 pig water noun weak, low quality alcohol US, 1958 pike noun 1 a toll road, a toll motorway US, 1971. 2 arailwayUS, 1946. 3 a glance US, 1950 pike verb 1 in a card game, to peek at an opponent’s cards US, 1962. 2 (of a man) to tape the penis and testicles to the body as part of an effort to pass as a woman US, 1987 pike out verb to back out of a commitment NEW ZEALAND, 1984 piker noun 1 a rank amateur or beginner; a gambler who makes small, cautious bets US, 1872. 2 a person who opts out of an agreement or abandons someone; a weak, cowardly person. A term of high contempt in Australia AUSTRALIA, 1950 pikey noun a tramp; a gypsy; a traveller. Generally used of travellers by non-travellers. Ultimately from early C16 ‘pike’ (to depart). The 495 pig board | pikey actor Brad Pitt played a ‘pikey’ in the film Snatch, written and directed by Guy Ritchie, 2000 UK, 1847 pikkie noun 1 a photograph or film NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 2 asmall person, a child, a small child; a small thing. Directly from Afrikaans pikkie. Between children, usage may be contemptuous. Also shortened form ‘pik’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1948 pilchard noun afoolUK, 2001 pile noun 1 a great deal of money UK, 1741. 2 in poker, the amount of money (cash and/or chips) a player has in front of him available for betting US, 1979. < on the pile in prison US, 1970 pile verb (from the male point of view) to have sex US, 1968. < pile it on to exaggerate; to show-off. A variation of PILE ON THE AGONY [see: AGONY] US, 1876 pile driver noun 1 a sexual position in which the woman stands on her head and the man enters her directly and powerfully from above. A term (and practice) found more commonly in pornography than real life US, 1995. 2 the active participant in anal sex US, 1979. 3 a hole in a road, jarring to the driver when encountered US, 1962 pile in verb to enter en masse, especially a vehicle or a bar US, 1841 pile of rocks noun a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery US, 1957 pile-on noun an offensive, despicable person; a clumsy person; a socially awkward person. An image, perhaps, of this person as victim INDIA, 2002 piles noun crack cocaine UK, 1998 pileup; pile-up noun a crash involving multiple vehicles. Originally World War 1 Royal Air Force for ‘a plane crash’, from an earlier verb sense used by the navy. Widely used by mid-C20, this sense was virtually conventional by the mid-1970s UK, 2000 pilgrim noun 1 in northwestern Canada, a tourist or newcomer; also, a cow newly imported to the region CANADA, 1962. 2 a newcomer to agameofpokerUS, 1988 pill noun 1 any central nervous system stimulant US, 1966. 2 a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. A generic usage UK, 1996. 3 a pellet of opium US, 1946. 4 a cigarette UK, 1914. 5 a rugby ball NEW ZEALAND, 2002. 6 in pool, a small tally ball used as a scoring device US, 1993. 7 an unpleasant person UK, 1871. < the pill 1 the contraceptive pill. Not in practical currency until the early 1960s UK, 1957. 2 the weekly anti-malaria pill taken by US troops in Vietnam. Playing on the birth control pill, then very much in vogue back home US, 1991 pillar and post noun a ghost. Rhyming slang UK, 1960 pilled; pilled up adjective under the influence of central nervous system stimulants or depressants US, 1966 pillhead noun a habitual user of amphetamines, barbiturates, or MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy US, 1966 pillion pussy noun a woman attracted to motorcyclists. A ‘pillion’ (probably from the Scottish Gaelic or Irish Gaelic for ‘rug’) is a motorcycle saddle NEW ZEALAND, 1956 pillock noun a fool. From a variation of dialect pillicock or pillcock (the penis) UK, 1967 pillow noun 1 a weak, effeminate, gutless male AUSTRALIA, 1992. 2 a sealed polyethylene bag of drugs US, 1970. < an extr a pillow used as a coded references for a prostitute arranged by a hotel concierge UK, 2005 pillow-biter noun a homosexual male; specifically the passive partner in anal intercourse AUSTRALIA, 1981 pillow-biting adjective homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1985 pillowcase noun an empty-headed fool US, 1988 pillow pigeons noun bedbugs US, 1947 pillow talk noun intimate discussions in bed. Suggests secrets shared, not sexually oriented talk US, 1977 pill party noun execution in the gas chamber. Pills of cyanide dropped into a bucket of water produce the lethal gas, hence the blackly humorous term US, 1971 pill popper noun a habitual user of drugs in pill form US, 1979 pill-pusher noun 1 a doctor, especially a specialist in internal medi- cine UK, 1909. 2 a pharmacist US, 1980 pill-roller noun a doctor US, 1951 pills noun the testicles UK, 1937. < on pills dieting. Teen slang US, 1958 pilly noun an abuser of drugs in pill form US, 1970 pilot noun 1 a person who remains drug-free to guide another through an experience on a hallucinogenic drug US, 1966. 2 a driver of any heavy-load vehicle; a bus driver UK, 1936. 3 in horse racing, a jockey US, 1983. 4 a pimp BARBADOS, 1965 pilot error noun in computing, a user’s misconfiguration that produces errors that at first appear to be the fault of the program US, 1991 pim noun the clitoris TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 pimp noun 1 a man who, for a percentage of the income derived, arranges clients for a prostitute; a man who lives off the earnings of a prostitute UK, 1600. 2 a charming man who attracts women US, 1997. 3 in a deck of playing cards, a jack or knave US, 1988. 4 an informer to the police or other authorities AUSTRALIA, 1899. 5 cocaine US, 1994 pimp verb 1 to work as a pimp; to exert control over a prostitute US, 1972. 2 to take advantage of US, 1942. 3 to act in a stylised, fashionable way US, 1970. 4 to inform; to betray AUSTRALIA, 1938. 5 to win away the affection of another person’s date US, 1966. < pimp your pipe to loan or rent a pipe used for smoking crack cocaine US, 1994 pimp adjective excellent, fashionable, stylish US, 1970 pimp-ass adjective in the manner of a pimp US, 1995 pimp-crazy adjective psychologically controlled by a pimp US, 1972 pimp dust noun cocaine. Before the era of crack cocaine, cocaine was an expensive drug enjoyed only by the wealthy, notably by pimps US, 1980 pimped-up adjective flashy; of a car, laden with flashy accessories, usually not related to the car’s performance US, 1993 pimping adjective expensive, fashionable US, 2003 pimple noun a steep hill. Hauliers’ slang UK, 1951 pimple and blotch; pimple noun Scotch whisky. Rhyming Slang for ‘Scotch’ UK, 1960 pimple and wart noun port (wine). Rhyming slang, always used in full UK, 1961 pimplie; pimply noun a youth, especially a spotty-faced youth UK, 1980 pimpmobile; pimp-car noun a large, expensive and ostentatious car, whether or not it is actually owned by a pimp US, 1973 pimp playa noun a man who presents himself in the style and manner of a pimp but without, necessarily, trading as an agent for prostitution. Urban black slang UK, 2005 pimp post; pimp rest noun an armrest or console between the driver’s seat and the passenger seat of a car. Used for the GANGSTER LEAN US , 1980 pimp roll noun a highly stylised manner of walking, projecting an image of control and dispassion US, 1990 pimp’s arrest noun used to describe a pimp causing the arrest of a prostitute who has left his control US, 1972 pimp shoes; pimping shoes noun flashy, expensive shoes US, 1972 pimp slap verb to strike someone forcefully, usually with the back of the hand across the face US, 1997 pimp steak noun a frankfurter US, 1970 pimp stick noun a cigarette holder US, 1967 pimp sticks noun wire coathangers used by pimps to beat prostitutes US, 1972 pimp suit noun a showy, extravagant, tasteless suit US, 1980 pimpsy; pimps adjective too easy. Upper-class society use; possibly the result of silly word play (simple, simps, pimps, pimpsy) UK, 1982 pikkie | pimpsy; pimps 496 pimp title noun a pimp’s claim on the loyalty, services and earnings of a prostitute US, 1979 pimp up verb to add flashy touches to something; to dress something up US, 1993 pin noun 1 the leg or foot. Usually in the plural UK, 1530. 2 a hypodermic syringe and needle used for the injection of narcotics US, 1973. 3 a very thin marijuana cigarette US, 1967. 4 a person who serves as a lookout US, 1992 8see: PIN POSITION pin verb 1 to scrutinise someone or something to look at someone or something intently US, 1965. 2 to inject a drug UK, 2003 . 3 to tattoo something with improvised equipment US, 1972. 4 (from the male perspective) to have sex UK, 1961. < pin for home on the railways, to leave work and go home US, 1977. < pin on to fix the blame on someone UK, 1979. < pin one on to consume a drink AUSTRALIA, 1957 pin and needle noun a beetle. Rhyming slang. The plural is ‘pins and needles’ UK, 1992 pin artist noun an illegal abortionist US, 1962 pin-brain noun an idiot UK, 1998 pinch noun 1 an arrest US, 1900. 2 a technique used by a man to maintain an erection, compressing the base of his penis US, 1995 . 3 very potent heroin, bought and used in small amounts US, 1993 . 4 a small amount of marijuana UK, 1996. 5 a five-dollar note or five- dollar betting chip US, 1988. 6 a steep incline AUSTRALIA, 1846 pinch verb 1 to arrest someone UK, 1837. 2 to steal something UK, 1656. 3 in horse racing, to win. A jockey may; ‘pinch’ a race. A bookmaker might manage to ‘pinch a little.’ AUSTRALIA, 1989. < pinch a loaf to defecate US, 1994 pinch adjective substitute. Back-formation from ‘pinch-hit’ (in baseball, to bat as substitute) US, 2002 pinch and press verb to cheat at gambling, secretly taking back chips from your bet when dealt a bad hand and adding chips when dealt a good hand US, 1985 pinche adjective used as an intensifier, roughly the same as ‘fucking’. Border Spanish used in English conversation by Mexican- Americans US, 1974 pinchers noun shoes, especially tight shoes US, 1945 pinch hit noun a single inhalation of marijuana US, 1993 pinch pipe noun a small pipe designed to hold enough marijuana for a single inhalation. Small, easily hidden from parents and teachers, and economical US, 1993 pin dick noun a male with a small penis US, 2003 pin-drop silence noun absolute silence. Indian English, from the familiar phrase ‘so quiet you could hear a pin drop’ INDIA, 2001 pine noun marijuana UK, 2001 pineapple noun 1 a hand grenade, especially a MK-2 hand grenade or Type 59 grenade US, 1918. 2 a combination of cocaine and heroin US, 1973. 3 a male homosexual. Perhaps as a specialisation of FRUIT, possibly punning on anal sex as ‘taking the ROUGH END OF THE PINEAPPLE ’ UK, 1972. 4 a fifty dollar note. From its yellowish colour AUSTRALIA, 1992. 5 a chapel. Glasgow rhyming slang, with a stress on the second and third syllables UK: SCOTLAND, 1982. 6 in electric line work, a spool insulator US, 1980. 7 unemployment benefit UK, 1937 pineapple chunk; pineapple noun 1 a bunk bed; a bunk (an act of running away) UK, 1961. 2 semen. Rhyming slang for SPUNK UK, 2003 Pineapple Express noun a wind from the south, onshore in British Columbia, which is said to have the scent of Hawaiian pineapples and is warm, occasionally blowing in the winter. An explanation for the warmer climate on Canada’s west coast than inland CANADA, 2001 pineapple juice noun a rain storm in Hawaii US, 1991 pine box release; pine box parole noun death while in prison US, 1978 pine top noun strong, illegally manufactured whisky US, 1999 ping noun 1 an attempt; an effort; a shot AUSTRALIA, 1988. 2 an injection of a drug NEW ZEALAND, 1982. 3 the sound caused in a car engine by low quality fuel or bad timing US, 1992 ping verb 1 to recognise or identify someone or something. Royal Navy slang; probably echoic of a radar’s noise UK, 1987. 2 to hit something with a projectile AUSTRALIA, 1934. 3 of a racehorse, to jump well UK, 2003. 4 to penalise or fine someone for for breaking a rule or law AUSTRALIA, 1934. < ping the pill to remove a small amount of a drug from a capsule or packet for your later use US, 1970 pinger noun a chunk of gold that makes a noise as it hits the pan CANADA, 1958 pingers noun money, especially coins. Commonly used in New Zealand since the 1950s NEW ZEALAND, 2002 ping-in-wing; ping in the wing; ping-wing; ping shot verb to inject a drug into the arm. An elaboration of PIN (a syringe) combined with WING (the arm) US, 1949 ping-pong noun a small photographic portrait BARBADOS, 1965 pingpong verb (used of a doctor engaged in insurance fraud) to needlessly refer a patient to a number of specialists US, 1982 pinhead noun 1 a fool; an imbecile US, 1896. 2 a person whose interest in playing pinball approaches the level of obsession US, 1977. 3 an amphetamine user US, 1971 . 4 in the language of snowboarding, a skier US, 1990. 5 a railway brakeman US, 1946 pink noun 1 a white person US, 1945. 2 a liberal; a socialist; a communist sympathiser US, 1927. 3 the open vagina. Widely used in pornography, and beyond US, 1991. 4 proof of car ownership. A shortened form of PINK SLIP US, 1965. 5 a capsule of secobarbital sodium (trade name Seconal™), a central nervous system depress- ant US, 1967. 6 a casino gambling token worth $2.50 US, 1991. 7 in poker, a flush consisting of either hearts or diamonds US, 1963. 8 in horse racing, a track police officer. Derived from the Pinkerton Agency US, 1947 Pink noun a ‘detective’ from the Pinkerton Agency. Strikebreaking was among the several roles played by the Pinkerton Agency US, 1904 pink adjective 1 homosexual. Traditionally ‘pink for a girl, blue for a boy’. As an absolutely negative association the colour pink was used in Nazi Germany to label homosexuals for segregation, internment and extermination; in post-World-War-2 Britain, pink had connotations of effeminacy; in the 1970s politically active homosexuals adopted the colour-coded symbolism and pink slowly took on a generally positive tone both in the gay and wider community, especially as a marketing designation UK, 2003. 2 white; Caucasian US, 1945. < all pink in poker, a flush consisting of all hearts or all diamonds US, 1967 pink 125 noun a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. From the colour and the 125 mg dosage UK, 2002 pink-assed adjective somewhat angry US, 1962 pink blotters noun a type of LSD UK, 1998 Pink Cadillac noun a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. The colour of the tablet inspires the ultimate in rock ’n’ roll luxury transport UK, 1996 pink champagne noun 1 methamphetamine with a pinkish colour produced by the presence of the stimulant pemoline US, 1989. 2 a mix of cocaine and heroin UK, 1996 pinker noun in poker, a timid bettor US, 1967 pinkers noun a pink gin. Naval in origin UK, 1961 pink eye noun 1 cheap, low grade whisky CANADA, 1953. 2 special contact lenses worn by card cheats to see luminous markings on the back of cards US, 1988 Pink Floyd noun a potent type of LSD. Honouring the rock group Pink Floyd, from their early days in the late 1960s when they were considered avant garde and psychedelic UK, 1999 pink heart noun an amphetamine tablet US, 1997 pinkie noun 1 the little finger. Originally Scottish, mostly among children, but now widespread. Also variant ‘pinky’ UK, 1808. 2 a white person, especially a male. Recorded in use by black teenagers UK, 1967. 3 a pink-eyed albino. Also variant ‘pinky’ UK, 1962. 4 the vagina TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1986. 5 a bruised eye US, 1970. 6 in Vancouver, a warning ticket CANADA, 1962. 7 a racing greyhound that 497 pimp title | pinkie races best from the outside position AUSTRALIA, 1989. 8 in Newfoundland, cheap wine CANADA, 1958 . 9 an early model long- wheel base ‘110’ Land Rover. Used by the British military UK, 1995 8see: PINK SPEEDBALL pinkie cheater noun a latex finger glove used during digital examin- ations US, 1973 pinkie-load noun in caving and pot-holing, a piece of equipment so light that it can be picked up by a little finger; hence, a person in a group who is not carrying his or her fair share. From PINKIE (the little finger) UK, 2004 pinkie ring; pinky ring noun a ring worn on the little finger, especially an ostentatious ring worn by a criminal US, 1975 pinkies noun underwear US, 1954 pink lady noun a capsule of secobarbital sodium (trade name Seconal™), a central nervous system depressant US, 1968 pink lemonade noun cleaning fluid injected intravenously. An often lethal substitute for methedrine US, 1971 pink lint adjective having little or no money, penniless. Rhyming slang for SKINT UK, 1961 pink mafia noun any group of women banded together, especially lesbians US, 1997 pinko noun a liberal; a socialist; a communist. Originally applied to Communist party members, subsequently (in the late 1950s) to anyone who disagreed with the dominant culture and politics. Also used attributively US, 1936 pink oboe noun the penis. Coined by satirist Peter Cook (1937–95) for a sketch performed in Amnesty International’s The Secret Policeman’s Ball UK, 1979 pink palace noun 1 a homosexual venue. Combines PINK (homose- xual) with an alliterative location UK, 2000. 2 the prison at Hobart AUSTRALIA, 1995 Pink Panther noun a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy, identified by the colour and embossed Pink Panther motif UK, 2002 pink pants noun rubbish. An elaboration of ‘pants’ (rubbish) UK, 2004 pink piccolo noun the penis UK, 2001 pink puffer noun a patient suffering from emphysema US, 1973 pink-ribbon case noun a criminal case that has been thoroughly and professionally investigated by the police. It is said that the police hand the prosecutor a case like this with a pink ribbon tied around it US, 1962 pink robots noun a type of LSD US, 1998 pink slip noun the proof of car ownership US, 1963 pink snapper noun the vagina. Combines PINK (the open vagina) with ‘snapper’ (various fish are so-called), thus FISH (the vagina); ‘snapper’ also suggests the image of a mouth that closes US, 2001 pink speedball; pinkie noun a mixture of pharmaceutical cocaine and Dipipanone, an opiate marketed under the brand name Diconal™ UK, 2001 pink tea noun an effeminate male homosexual US, 1957 pink-top noun a small vial of heroin sealed with a pink plastic cap. The pink plastic cap denotes a variation in purity and price US, 2002 pink torpedo noun the penis, especially when erect. Aggressive imagery US, 1984 Pinkville noun an area in the province of Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Either named because of the area’s appearance on maps or because of the strong presence of communist forces in the area US, 1970 pink wedge noun a type of LSD US, 1970 pink witch noun a type of LSD US, 1970 pinky verb in dice games with no bank, to roll the dice to see who will play first US, 1950 Pinky and Perky; pinky noun turkey (meat). Rhyming slang, formed on the puppets of twin pigs who, from 1957, became children’s televison stars and recording artists UK, 1992 pinky’s out of jail! your slip is showing! US, 1955 pin-money noun spending money. Originally a C16 practice of a husband allotting to his wife a certain amount each year for per- sonal expenses UK, 1697 pinned adjective 1 (used of eyes) constricted after opiate use US, 1966. 2 addicted to drugs. From PIN (a hypodermic syringe) US, 1997 pinned up adjective drug-intoxicated. From PINNED (the condition of the pupils when intoxicated) UK, 1996 pinny noun a pinafore US, 1851 pinny adjective very small BARBADOS, 1965 pin position; pin noun the front position in an authorised taxi rank UK, 1977 pin shot noun an improvised injection of a drug in which the skin is pricked and an injection made directly into the wound US, 1949 pinster noun abowlerUS, 1953 pint noun a short person US, 1997 pinta noun 1 a pint of milk. From the advertising slogan, ‘Drinka pinta milka day’ UK, 1958. 2 a prison. Spanish slang used by English- speaking Mexican-Americans US, 2000 pint pot noun a pint glass, usually for draught beer UK, 1999 pint-size; pint-sized adjective used of a person’s stature, small UK, 1938 pin-up noun a photograph or printed reproduction of a sexually attractive person; the person who is the subject of, or has the characteristics required for, such a picture. Originally, from the fact that such images were pinned up on walls US, 1941 PIO’s noun in the language of hang gliding, over-control by the flier. An abbreviation of ‘pilot-induced oscillations’ US, 2004 pip noun 1 the best, the finest. From ‘pippin’ (the best) US, 1897. 2 a star worn by military officers as an indication of rank UK, 1917. 3 an unidentified spot on a radar screen US, 1947. 4 a woman’s menstrual period US, 2001. 5 in the whe-whe lottery game, a bet that is close to the winning number TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < give someone the pip to annoy someone UK, 1896 pip verb to defeat someone by a narrow margin. Sometimes elaborated to ‘pip at the post’ UK, 1939 pipe noun 1 the penis US, 1962. 2 any large vein, well suited for drug injection US, 1952. 3 any wind or reed instrument US, 1964 . 4 an exhaust pipe US, 1952. 5 a telephone UK, 1951. 6 the firing chamber of a handgun US, 1987. 7 an electric outlet BARBADOS, 1965. 8 a sufficient measure of marijuana for smoking in a pipe. Recorded as Afrikaans pyp in 1967 SOUTH AFRICA, 1970. 9 a measurement of time: the distance that could be travelled between rest periods at which a pipe could be smoked CANADA, 1957 . 10 the vertical bar (|) on a computer keyboard US, 1991. 11 an academically unchallenging course US, 1968. < do the pipe to smoke crack cocaine US, 1996. < on the pipe 1 addicted to crack cocaine US, 1991. 2 used of a conversation between two jail cells conducted through plumbing emptied of water US, 1992. < put that in your pipe and smoke it!; stick that in your pipe and smoke it! accept the situation, or what you have been told, whether you wish to or not UK, 1824. < take the pipe to commit suicide US, 1982. < The Pipe General Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) of the US Army. From his love of a corncob pipe US, 1982. < the pipe the Greenwich tunnel (under the River Thames) UK, 2001 pipe verb 1 to smoke crack cocaine in a pipe UK, 2000 . 2 to look at someone or something UK, 1874. 3 to fabricate a story US, 1976 pipe and drum; pipe noun the anus. Rhyming slang for BUM, especially in the retort ‘up your pipe!’ UK, 1961 pipe course noun an easy course in college. From the older, largely forgotten sense of ‘pipe’ as ‘easy to accomplish’ US, 1927 piped adjective drunk or drug-intoxicated US, 1949 pipe down verb to be quieter; to shut up. Often exclamatory. From the nautical sense (to dismiss by sounding the pipe) UK, 1965 pipehead noun a crack cocaine addict US, 1992 pipe job noun 1 oral sex performed on man US, 1973. 2 an elaborate, fanciful fabricated story US, 1968 pinkie cheater | pipe job 498 pipeline noun 1 a citizens’ band radio channel which is popular US, 1976 . 2 in the era of analogue phone exchanges, a telephone number with a recorded message which several people could call at the same time, circumvent the recorded message, and speak to each other US, 1997. 3 the rapidly spreading curl of a breaking wave US, 1965 pipeliner noun in the era of analogue phone exchanges, a person who called a number with a recording, where it was possible to communicate with others calling at the same time US, 1997 pipe-opener noun in horse racing, a short, intense workout several days before a race US, 1976 piper noun a crack cocaine addict TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1993 pipes noun 1 the vocal chords US, 1969. 2 the upper arm muscles US, 1997 pipesmoker noun a homosexual male. An allusion to oral sex US, 1997 pipe up verb 1 to commence speaking, especially in a situation which may require a degree of boldness on the speaker’s part UK, 1889. 2 to smoke crack cocaine US, 1992 pipickhead noun a stupid person. The word is a combination of the Yiddish pipick (navel/bellybutton) and the English word CANADA, 2002 pip jockey noun a radar operator US, 1947 pipped adjective drunk US, 1982 pipper noun in Canadian military aviation, an aiming device on a fighter’s gunsight CANADA, 1995 pippie noun the penis BAHAMAS, 1982 pips noun thefemalebreastsUS, 1981 pipsqueak; pip-squeak noun an insignificant person UK, 1910 piranha noun a poker player who bets aggressively on any hand with any chance of winning US, 1988 pirate noun an unlicensed taxi driver UK, 1977 pirate’s dream noun a flat-chested woman. From the association of pirates enjoying sex with captive teenage boys, or perhaps from the punning association of a girl with ‘a sunken chest and a box full of treasure’ US, 1972 pish noun rubbish, nonsense UK, 1988 pish verb used as an alternative spelling for ‘piss’ (to urinate); hence, to rain heavily UK, 1997 pished adjective drunk. A variation of PISSED (drunk) UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 pisher noun a person of no consequence. Yiddish from German, literally ‘a bed-wetter’ US, 1968 piso adjective someone who is miserly with money. Military usage; derives from Indian currency: a pais or pice is one quarter of an anna which, in turn, is one sixteenth of a rupee UK, 1987 piss noun 1 alcohol, especially beer AUSTRALIA, 1945. 2 the act of urination; urine. The verb produced the noun. Late Middle English then standard English, until it was deemed vulgar during C19. The sound of the word echoes the sound of urination UK, 1958. < on the piss on a drinking binge AUSTRALIA, 1965. < take the piss out of to satirise someone or something; to make a joke of someone or something; to send up someone or something AUSTRALIA, 1976. < the piss the hell AUSTRALIA, 1976 piss verb 1 to urinate. Derives from Old French pisser and has been perfectly good English since C13, but from mid-C18 it has been considered a vulgarism UK, 1290. 2 to rain heavily IRELAND, 1991. 3 to accomplish a task easily UK, 1983. 4 to whinge US, 1995. < I wouldn’t piss in your ear if your brain was on fire Icould not care less about you AUSTRALIA, 1985. < I wouldn’t piss on you if you were on fire used for expressing the utmost personal contempt UK, 1994. < piss in someone’s pocket to ingratiate yourself with someone; to flatter someone AUSTRALIA, 1944. < piss in the wind to engage in a hapless, futile activity US, 1974. < piss into someone’s tent to impinge upon another’s interests UK, 2002 . < piss it in to win easily AUSTRALIA, 1996. < piss money against the wall; piss it up the wall to squander or waste money, especially on drinking UK, 1785. < piss on 1 to despise or feel contempt for someone or something UK, 2000. 2 to drink heavily; to continue a drinking binge AUSTRALIA, 1998. < piss your trousers; piss your pants to soil your clothing by accidental urination UK, 1966. < piss yourself to laugh uproariously. Abbreviated from ‘piss yourself laughing’, from the notion that loss of physical control is a consequence of overwhelming laughter UK, 1951 piss- prefix extremely AUSTRALIA, 1963 piss about verb to play the fool, to waste time; to make a mess of something; to inconvenience someone UK, 1961 piss and moan verb to complain loud and long US, 1971 piss and punk noun bread and water US, 1970 piss and vinegar noun energy, enthusiam, vigour US, 1942 pissant noun asmallpersonUS, 1946 pissant adjective insignificant, small-time US, 1981 pissaphone noun a funnel-shaped urinal used by the military AUSTRALIA, 1943 piss around verb to play the fool, to waste time; to make a mess of something; to inconvenience someone UK, 1998 piss-arse about verb to play the fool, to waste time; to make a mess of something; to inconvenience someone UK, 1948 piss artist noun a heavy drinker AUSTRALIA, 1968 piss-ass adjective despicable, unworthy, inconsequential US, 1974 piss away verb 1 to waste or to squander something US, 1948. 2 to move away, especially at speed UK, 1978 piss-can noun a local police station or jail US, 1950 piss-cutter noun 1 a clever, resourceful and tough person US, 1941. 2 a person who disparages a friend BAHAMAS, 1982. 3 in oil drilling, the third man on a cable tool rig US, 1954 piss down verb to rain heavily UK, 1950 piss easy adjective very easy NEW ZEALAND, 1988 pissed adjective 1 drunk UK, 1929. 2 angry, annoyed. An abbreviation of PISSED OFF US, 1971 pissed as a bastard adjective very drunk UK, 2003 pissed as a cunt adjective extremely drunk UK, 1961 pissed as a fart; pissed as a brewer’s fart adjective very drunk UK, 1998 pissed as a newt adjective very drunk AUSTRALIA, 1977 pissed as an owl adjective very drunk AUSTRALIA, 1986 pissed as a parrot adjective extremely drunk AUSTRALIA, 1977 pissed as a rat adjective very drunk UK, 1980 pissed as arseholes adjective extremely drunk UK, 1984 pissed as a twat adjective very drunk UK, 2003 pissed off adjective fed up; disgruntled; annoyed; angry US, 1946 pissed out of your mind; pissed out of your skull adjective very drunk AUSTRALIA, 1969 pissed up adjective in a drunken condition. A variation of PISSED UK, 1999 piss-elegant adjective conceited, haughty US, 1957 pisser noun 1 a urinal UK, 1961. 2 the penis; the vagina UK, 1901. 3 a criminal who urinates in their clothing when caught by authorities AUSTRALIA, 2001. 4 an extraordinary person or thing US, 1943. 5 an annoyance. Literally something that will PISS OFF (annoy) US, 1943. 6 during the Vietnam war, an observer of enemy supply trails US, 1991. 7 solitary confinement in prison US, 1990. 8 a pub NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 9 an electric pylon. Perhaps from as sense as ‘the penis’ after its phallic shape UK, 1977. 10 a type of cicada which releases a liquid when held AUSTRALIA, 1980. < pull your pisser to befool, or mislead, or tease someone. A variation of PULL YOUR LEG UK, 1969 piss-fart around verb to waste time AUSTRALIA, 1988 piss fat noun an erection caused by a full bladder AUSTRALIA, 1984 piss flaps noun the vaginal lips. Roger’s Profanisaurus, 1997, also offers its use as an exclamation of disappointment: ‘Oh piss-flaps! I never win the Lottery!’ AUSTRALIA, 1985 499 pipeline | piss flaps . licker noun a vicar. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 pie and mash noun 1 an act of urination. Rhyming slang for SLASH UK , 1 974. 2 radio interference. Rhyming slang for citizens’ band radio jargon ‘hash’ (channel. NEW ZEALAND, 1964 pickle party noun male masturbation US, 2001 pickle, pull and climb verb to drop a load of bombs and then climb to evade groundfire US, 1991 picklepuss noun an overtly and infectiously. interference) UK, 1981. 3 cash. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 pie and mash adjective showy. Rhyming slang for FLASH UK, 2002 pie and one noun a son; the sun. Rhyming slang UK, 1961 pie book noun a railwayman’s