salvation army adjective mad; eccentric. Rhyming slang for BARMY UK , 1992 Salvo noun a Salvation Army officer AUSTRALIA, 1891 Salvosh noun the Salvation Army UK, 2003 sam noun 1 a federal narcotics agent. An abbreviation of Uncle Sam, the personification of the US federal government US, 1971. 2 a southern Appalachian migrant US, 1981 Sam and Dave noun a grave. Rhyming slang, formed from US soul singers Sam Moore and Dave Prater who first came to prominence in the mid-1960s UK, 2004 Samantha Janus noun the anus. Rhyming slang based on the name of model and actress Samantha Janus (b.1975) UK, 2002 sambie noun a sandwich AUSTRALIA, 1976 sambo noun 1 a black person. Originally neutral, gradually accepted as taboo and derogatory; popular etymology holds that ‘sambo’ derives from ‘sandboy’ as in ‘happy as a sandboy’; however Spanish or African origins account for the use from about 1704 as a proper name, slipping into a generic sense later in the C18 US, 1957. 2 a sandwich AUSTRALIA, 1984 Sam, Cow and the Duppy noun a random selection of the populace. The functional equivalent of ‘Tom, Dick and Harry’ BARBADOS, 1965 same bat time, same bat channel used as a humorous farewell. A catchphrase television sign-off on Batman (ABC, 1966–68). Repeated with referential humour US, 1966 same-day service noun in computing, a lengthy response time US, 1991 same difference; same diff noun the same thing, no difference UK, 1999 same mud, same blood used for explaining the absence of racism in combat troops US, 1981 same odds noun an equal effect; no difference worth consideration. From horse racing betting jargon UK, 2001 same-old noun an unchanged condition. An abbreviation of SAME OLD SAME OLD UK , 2000 same old same old; same-o same-o noun more of the same US, 1972 same old six and seven used for expressing a certain lack of progress in life. A borrowing from the game of craps – having established six as the point (the easiest point to make), the shooter rolls a seven, thus losing US, 1959 same shit, differ ent day used as a stock answer when asked how things are going US, 1992 samey adjective monotonous; no different UK, 1929 samey-same; same same adjective the same. Korean and Vietnam war usage US, 1956 Sam Hill noun used as a very quaint euphemism for ‘hell’ US, 1839 Sami adjective Samoan NEW ZEALAND, 1998 sammo noun a sandwich AUSTRALIA, 1972 sammy noun an Indian man. An offensive word used as a term of address and reference SOUTH AFRICA, 1906 Sammy nickname Saddam Hussein. Used by US soldiers during the 1991 war against Iraq US, 1993 Sammy Hall noun a testicle. Rhyming slang for BALL(S), apparently formed on a character in a bawdy song UK, 1992 Sammy Lee noun urine; an act of urination. Rhyming slang for PEE or WEE, formed on Liverpool and England footballer (b.1959) UK, 1998 Samoan family car noun a used police car bought at auction. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982 Sam Sled noun in drag racing, a driver who consistently underperforms US, 1965 Samuel Pepys; samuels noun a sensation of dread or unease. Rhyming slang for THE CREEPS, formed from the name of the diarist, 1633–1703 UK, 1998 Samurai noun a Japanese man who is abundantly masculine, virile, brave and demeaning towards women. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982 San Antone! used as a mild oath US, 1951 sana wanga; sana banga verb to have sex. Probably an embellishment of WANG (the penis) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1935 San Bernaghetto nickname San Bernadino, California. Collected in San Bernadino, August 2004. Numerous Internet usages, but none in print US, 2004 sanction noun in organised crime, punishment by death US, 1997 sand noun 1 courage US, 1962. 2 cocaine US, 2002 sand verb to mark the edges of playing cards with sandpaper or another abrasive for the purpose of cheating US, 1979 sandbag noun a sanitary towel or tampon US, 2001 sandbag verb 1 to lull someone into a false sense of security, and then suddenly attack them. Originally a term from poker, used to describe a betting strategy, and then expanded to broader use US, 1940 . 2 in poker, to decline to raise a bet while holding a good hand in the hope of driving up the bet later in the play US, 1947 sandbagger noun 1 a person who lulls an opponent into security, and then suddenly attacks US, 1940. 2 in the sport of clayshooting, a competitor ‘who by devious methods shoots in a lower class than his true form warrants’ UK, 1983 sandbox noun 1 a toilet; a lavatory. A reference to a cat’s toilet habits, intended as cute US, 1968. 2 in computing, the research and development department. A recognition of the playing nature of research US, 1991 Sand Box Expr ess noun military transport to Saudi Arabia or Kuwait during the first Gulf war US, 1991 sandburner noun a Jeep UK, 1981 sand flea noun someone who associates with surfers at the beach but rarely if ever enters the water US, 1985 sandgroper noun a person from the state of Western Australia. Western Australia has vast tracts of desert AUSTRALIA, 1896 sandhog noun a tunnel construction worker; any underground worker US, 1903 S and J noun a beating by a police officer. An abbreviation of ‘sentence and judgment’ US, 2001 S and M nickname Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, California US, 1987 S and M; s-m; S & M noun 1 sado-masochism US, 1964. 2 in a sado- masochistic relationship, slave and master (or mistress). A con- fusion of meaning with ‘sado-masochism’ though not of context US, 1977. 3 sausage and mushrooms US, 1996 sand nigger noun an Arab; an Indian or Pakistani person. Highly offensive US, 1984 Sandoz; Sandoz’s noun LSD. Named after Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, the original Swiss manufacturer of the drug US, 1967 sandpaper noun playing cards that have been altered for cheating by a minute sanding of the edges US, 1962 sandpaper verb < sandpaper the anchor to perform a job that need not and, in fact, cannot be performed US, 1975 sandwich noun 1 sex involving more than two people, the specific nature of which varies with use, usually sex between one woman and two men, one penetrating her vagina and one penetrating her anus. A term given a lot of attention in 2000 when actress Cybill Shepherd dedicated a chapter of her autobiography to a description of her having taken the part of the filling in a ‘Cybill Sandwich’ with two stuntmen US, 1971. 2 heroin sandwiched between layers of cocaine UK, 1998. < a sandwich short of a picnic (basket) not completely sane. May be ‘a sandwich’, ‘one sandwich’, ‘two sandwiches’ or ‘a few sandwiches’ short of a picnic; all variations of the NOT ALL THERE theme. You may also be ‘a pork pie’ or ‘two apples’ short of a picnic UK, 1992 sandwich verb 1 to rob someone TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1990. 2 in poker, to surround a player with two confederates whose collusive salvation army | sandwich 556 betting tactics relieve the middle player of his bankroll and drive him from the game US, 1973 sandwich job noun condemnation surrounded on either side by faint praise US, 1981 Sandy nickname a Douglas A-1E Skyraider, especially effective in providing cover for combat rescue missions in Vietnam US, 1980 Sandy McNab; Sandy MacNab noun a taxi. Rhyming slang for ‘cab’ UK, 1960 Sandy McNabs; sandies noun pubic lice. Rhyming slang for CRABS UK , 1977 Sandy Powell noun a towel. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the popular northern comedian, 1900–82 UK, 1974 san fairy ann it doesn’t matter, it makes no difference; don’t worry. From French ça ne fait rien UK, 1927 San Fran nickname San Francisco, California US, 1957 San Francisco bomb noun 8see: FRISCO SPEEDBALL sanga-wanga noun sex TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1980 sanger noun a sandwich AUSTRALIA, 1943 sanitary noun a well-built, efficient car US, 1956 sanitary adjective used of a car, built well and without cosmetic frills. A wonderful example of standard English promoted into slang US, 1960 sanitary ride noun in a horse race, the tactic of riding away from the rail to avoid the mud flung by the pack of racehorses near the rail US, 1978 sannie noun a shoe sandal. From ‘sandshoe’ UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 8see: SARNIE sanny noun a sanitary towel; hence, a tampon UK, 1971 sano adjective used of surf conditions, excellent US, 1988 sano; sanno noun a person employed to empty toilet cans from unsewered households. From ‘sanitary’ AUSTRALIA, 1971 San Q nickname the San Quentin state prison, San Rafael, California US, 1993 San Quentin breakfast noun a male under the age of legal consent as an object of sexual desire US, 1976 San Quentin briefcase noun a large portable stereo system associ- ated, stereotypically, with black youth culture. San Quentin is the most famous of California’s state prisons US, 1990 San Quentin quail noun a girl under the age of legal consent. San Quentin is California’s largest state prison. In the 1940 film Go West, Groucho Marx played a character named S. Quentin Quale, an inside joke US, 1940 Santa Barbara noun in hold ’em poker, an ace and a king as the first two cards dealt a player US, 1981 Santa Claus rally noun an increase in stock prices between Christmas and the end of the year US, 1976 Santa Marta; Santa Maria noun potent marijuana with a reddish- gold colour, originally cultivated in northern Colombia US, 1979 san toy noun a gang member. Rhyming slang for ‘boy’, as in ‘the boys’ UK, 1932 sap noun 1 a gullible fool UK, 1815. 2 in borstal, a weak trainee who is ‘not very bright’. From the previous sense UK, 1978. 3 a short club; a police officer’s nightstick US, 1899 sapazzola noun semen US, 1985 saperoo noun acompletefoolUS, 1950 sap gloves noun gloves weighted for maximised damage when used to strike someone US, 1975 sapper noun 1 a Viet Cong or North Vietnamese commando. Members of the North Vietnamese Army’s combat engineers, and thus the name, derived from the longstanding UK sense of the word as ‘a soldier in the Engineer Corps, the Royal Sappers and Miners’. ‘Sappers inside the wire!’ was a warning call that US soldiers did not want to hear US, 1987. 2 during the Vietnam war, an Australian combat engineer, especially one who searched and destroyed enemy tunnels AUSTRALIA, 1990 sap weather noun the period in the spring when maple sap is running. This period is also known as ‘sugar weather’ CANADA, 1963 Saracen Pig, Spartan Dog! used as a humorous description of an argument. From Woody Allen’s 1996 film What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (followed by Take this! And this!), revived and popularised by ESPN’s Keith Olberman while broadcasting footage of ice hockey fights US, 1997 Sarah noun a single, rich and happy woman UK, 2002 sardine noun 1 a shark. Surfer humour US, 1965. 2 a despised person NEW ZEALAND, 1989 sarf London noun south London. A jocular attempt to say it correctly UK: WALES, 1999 sarge; sar’nt noun a sergeant, often as a form of addresss US, 1867 sarky adjective sarcastic UK, 1912 sarnie; sannie noun a sandwich. Reduced from an upper-crust pronunciation of ‘sandwich’. In Glasgow a ‘sannie’ is preferred UK, 1961 sars-fras noun a low grade marijuana cigarette US, 1948 sarvey; sarvie noun this afternoon. Only in the phrase ‘the sarvey’, by metanalysis from ‘this arvie’ AUSTRALIA, 2003 sarvo noun this afternoon. Only in the phrase ‘the sarvo’, by metanalysis of ‘this arvo’ AUSTRALIA, 1942 sash noun anything used to tie around your arm while injecting a drug US, 1972 sashay verb to walk in a casual, often provocative, manner. A corruption of the French chasse, (a gliding dance step) US, 1928 Saskatchewan grunt noun a dessert of berries and dough on top, as in Nova Scotia, but with saskatoon berries CANADA, 1987 sass noun disrespectful, flippant back talk. A corrupted pronunciation of the British SAUCE US, 1835 sass verb to talk back to someone; to speak to someone with disrespect US, 1856 sassafras noun marijuana. Adopting the innocent identity and coincidental uses of the sassafras tree (Sassafras albidum); a native of North America which is used as a source of natural medicine and tea US, 1944 sassy noun rude speech. Used in the phrase ‘give sassies’ BAHAMAS, 1982 sassy adjective spirited; impudent; used to describe someone who answers back US, 1833 satchel noun < in the satchel corrupted; bribed; beholden to someone else. A variation of the more common IN THE BAG US, 1955 satchel-swinger noun a bookmaker AUSTRALIA, 1965 sat-com noun satellite communications UK, 2001 satellite noun 1 a prisoner who remains on the fringes of a prison gang without actually joining it US, 1992. 2 asmall-stakespoker tournament, the winning of which entitles the player to entry in a higher stakes tournament US, 1990 satin noun Italian Swiss Colony Silver Satin wine. An inexpensive wine US, 1980 satin and lace noun the face. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 satin and silk noun milk. Rhyming slang UK, 1985 Saturday night noun in dominoes, the double blank piece US, 1959 Saturday night special noun 1 an inexpensive handgun, usually small calibre US, 1968. 2 in computing, a program designed under intense time restraints US, 1991. 3 a hospital patient who regularly appears in the casualty department at weekends in search of food and a bed US, 1978 Saturday night syndrome noun 1 tachycardiac fibrillation US, 1992. 2 prolonged local pressure on a limb with resulting prolonged ischemia (inadequate blood supply). So named because of the ten- dency to drink to the point of extreme intoxication and then pass out with a limb dangling across the arm of a chair or the edge of abedUS, 2004. 3 the stress and fear suffered by preachers who wait until Saturday night to write their Sunday sermon US, 2000. 4 the tendency of a restaurant kitchen to fail to live up to its highest potential on the busiest night of the week, Saturday night US, 2001 557 sandwich job | Saturday night syndrome sauce noun 1 any and all alcohol US, 1940. 2 in drag racing, a fuel mixed from nitromethane and alcohol US, 1968. 3 impudence; impertinence UK, 1835. 4 spirit; courage. From the song ‘Baby’s Got Sauce’ by G. Love & Special Sauce US, 1997. < the sauce the best BAHAMAS, 1982 sauce verb to speak impudently or impertinently to someone UK, 1862 saucebox noun an impudent person UK, 1588 sauced adjective drunk US, 1985 saucepan lid; saucepan; lid noun 1 a pound. Rhyming slang for QUID UK, 1951. 2 a Jewish person. Rhyming slang for YID UK, 1960. 3 a child. Rhyming slang for KID UK, 1960 saucepot noun an impudent person. A variation of SAUCEBOX UK, 1998 saucer noun 1 a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. Perhaps there is an implied pun on flying saucers UK, 1996 . 2 a silver dollar coin US, 1959. 3 in pinball, a scoring hole with a bevelled lip US, 1977 saucer cap noun a US Army wool serge AG-44 service cap US, 1990 saucered and blowed adjective all ready to go; prepared for use in any way CANADA, 1987 saucy adjective 1 attractive; desired US, 2004. 2 very drunk US, 1997 Saudi cool adjective warm to hot. Gulf war usage US, 1991 sausage noun 1 the penis AUSTRALIA, 1944. 2 someone foolish or gullible; used as a gently reproving term of address. Affectionate, childish and jocular UK, 1982. 3 used, often while reproving or gently chiding a child or lover, as an affectionate form of address, usually qualified with an adjective UK, 1982. 4 marijuana US, 1968. 5 a marijuana cigarette UK, 1978. < hide the sausage; sink the sausage (of a male) to copulate AUSTRALIA, 1971. < not a sausage no money; hence nothing at all. From rhyming slang, on SAUSAGE AND MASH (cash) UK, 1938 sausage and mash noun 1 cash; money. Rhyming slang UK, 1976. 2 a collision. Rhyming slang for ‘crash’ or ‘smash’ UK, 1961 sausage board noun a surfboard that is rounded at both ends AUSTRALIA, 1963 sausage dog noun a dachshund UK, 1938 sausage fest; sausage party noun a party with far more boys than girls US, 2001 sausage grappler noun a male masturbator AUSTRALIA, 1971 sausage roll noun 1 unemployment benefit. Rhyming slang for THE DOLE UK , 1972. 2 a pole. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 3 a Pole. Rhyming slang UK, 1959. 4 the poll (the head), especially in reference to ‘Poll Tax’. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 sausage roll; sausage verb to have sex. Rhyming slang for POLE UK, 1992 sauskee noun in circus and carnival usage, fifteen dollars US, 1981 savage adjective good; excellent US, 1965 Savannah noun in craps, a seven US, 1983 save verb < save me please save for me US, 1968. < save right to the blossom in British Columbia logging, to fell a tall tree without breaking it CA NADA, 1989 saveloy noun a boy, also in the sense ‘one of the boys’ (a gang member). Often heard in the catchphrase greeting, challenge or terrace-chant: ‘oi oi saveloy!’ UK, 1961 saver noun 1 in a pool tournament, an agreement between two or more players to share their winnings US, 1993. 2 a hedging bet AUSTRALIA, 1891 savoury rissole noun a lavatory; an unpleasant or dirty place, or location. Rhyming slang for PISS-HOLE, formed on an English dish also known as a ‘faggot’ UK, 1992 savvy noun knowledge; intelligence; experience. From the Spanish saber (to know) US, 1825 savvy verb to understand. Horribly butchered Spanish saber (to know), used by a monoglot English speaker trying to make himself understood by a foreigner UK, 1785 -savvy suffix aware, intelligent, informed. From French savoir (to know). Used for forming adjectives, it follows the noun UK, 1905 saw verb < saw logs to snore. From cartoon illustrations comparing the sounds US, 1980. < saw wood in pool, to play with an awkward stroke US, 1990 sawbones noun a doctor, especially a surgeon UK, 1837 sawbuck noun 1 a ten-dollar note US, 1850. 2 a ten-year prison sentence US, 1950 sawdust noun 1 dynamite US, 1949. 2 dehydrated cabbage ANTARCTICA, 2003 sawdust joint noun an unassuming, barebones gambling operation US, 1963 sawdust machine; sawdust pump noun a hand drill US, 1980 sawdust nobility noun an owner of a lumber mill or large timber stand CANADA, 1956 sawed-off noun a shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches breech- to-muzzle or 26 inches overall US, 1982 sawn-off noun a shotgun with the barrels sawn off to a much shorter length to aid concealment of the weapon and enhance the lethal spread of the shot UK, 1959 saw-off noun an agreement to compromise with mutual benefits, especially political CANADA, 2002 sawski; sawsky noun a ten-dollar note. From SA WBuCK US, 1957 say noun a story. English gypsy use UK, 2000 say verb < say goodbye to die. Apposite imagery for this piece of unusually sentimental rhyming slang UK, 1992. < say Greg used for inviting a challenge TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < say your morning prayers to vomit in the morning, especially as a result of morning sickness TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1979 sayanora goodbye US, 1968 say dooey adjective eight. Polari; SAY (six) plus DOOEY (two) UK, 2002 saying hello to Mr Armitage adjective drunk, perhaps so drunk as to be sick. Derives either as a tribute to an unknown man or, perhaps, as a reference to lavatory manufacturer Armitage Shanks UK, 2002 say kids, what time is it? used as a humourous call to action. The signature opening of Howdy Doody Show (NBC, 1947–60). Repeated often with referential humour US, 1947 say now used as a greeting US, 1973 say oney noun seven. Polari; SAY (six) plus ONEY (one) UK, 2002 say-so noun 1 authority UK, 1637. 2 a person’s word of honour UK, 1637 say tray adjective nine. Polari; SAY (six) plus TRAY (three) UK, 2002 say what? 1 used as a request to repeat what has just been said. An Americanism UK, 1999. 2 used for expressing disbelief at what has just been said US, 1987 say what and so what? intended as a clever dismissal of what has just been said US, 1992 say when! used to ask when enough food has been served or drink been poured. By ellipsis UK, 1889 SBD adjective used of a fart, inaudible but smelly. An abbreviation of ‘silent but deadly’ CANADA, 2002 sca noun information; news; gossip IRELAND, 1997 scab noun 1 a strike-breaker. From earlier usage as ‘a generally contemptible person’ US, 1777. 2 a thief UK, 2003. 3 astingyperson;a miser AUSTRALIA, 1987. 4 a citizens’ band radio operator. A derisive term used by purist shortwave radio operators US, 1976. 5 in western Canada, a saddle CANADA, 1951 scab verb 1 to act as a strike-breaker US, 1806. 2 to search for a poss- ible sex-partner. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982. 3 to cadge something AUSTRALIA, 1986. 4 in pinball, to obtain a result through luck, not skill US, 1977 scabby adjective non-union AUSTRALIA, 1892. < I could eat a scabby dog used as a declaration of great hunger. In Glasgow use UK: SCOTLAND , 1996 scabby eye noun a pie. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 scabby-headed adjective < I could eat a scabby-headed wean used as a declaration of great hunger. In Glasgow use. ‘I could eat sauce | scabby-headed 558 a scabby-headed cat’ is the familiar variant in the English midlands UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 scab duty noun especially in Western Australia and New South Wales, the picking up of litter as a school punishment AUSTRALIA, 2001 scablifter noun a doctor UK, 1996 scad! used in expressing anger US, 2001 scadge noun a tramp UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 scads noun a large quantity of anything. From an earlier sense specific to money US, 1869 scaffle noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1994 scag; skag noun 1 heroin; cocaine US, 1967. 2 a cigarette US, 1945. 3 inferior alcohol US, 1947. 4 an unattractive girl or woman US, 1962 scaggy adjective addicted to heroin. Extended from SCAG (heroin) UK, 2002 scag-hag; skag-hag noun 1 a female heroin addict. Combines SCAG (heroin) with conventional ‘hag’ (a woman), on the model of FAG- HAG (a woman smoker) UK, 1999. 2 someone who enjoys the company of heroin-users. A gay coinage; combines SCA G (heroin) with conventional ‘hag’ (a woman), on the model of FAG-HAG (someone who enjoys the company of gays) UK, 1998. 3 a heterosex- ual woman who takes pleasure in the company of homosexual men US, 1970 scag-head; skag-head noun a heroin addict. A combination of SCAG (heroin or cocaine) and HEAD (a user) UK, 1999 scag jones; skag jones noun a heroin addiction US, 1982 scag nasty; skag nasty adjective repulsive in the extreme US, 1994 scald noun tea IRELAND, 1996 scale verb to ride a bus, train or tram without paying. Earlier, since 1904 (Australian National Dictionary) used intransitively to mean ‘to avoid paying’ AUSTRALIA, 1941 scaley noun a signaller in the British military UK, 1995 scalie noun a person employed on a vehicle weighbridge AUS TRALIA, 1976 Scallicon Valley nickname the Information Technology sector in Liverpool. A pun on SCALLY (a Liverpool rogue, hence a Liverpudlian) and California’s mythical Silicon Valley, in the world’s eyes the home of computer science UK, 2001 scally noun a rogue; a hooligan; a rough youth. A shortening of SCALLYWAG used in Liverpool slang UK, 1986 scally verb to behave in a lawless manner. From the noun sense UK, 2001 scallybip verb to burgle a house while the housewife is outside hanging washing on the line to dry US, 1972 scallywag; scallawag; skallywag noun a disreputable fellow US, 1849 scalp noun 1 the appearance of a pornography performer’s photo- graph on the video box. From the sense of a ‘scalp’ as a ‘trophy’ UK, 1995. 2 atoupeeUS, 1952 scalp verb 1 to buy tickets for an event and resell them, usually outside the event itself. Originally stock exchange slang, then passed into broader general usage US, 1886. 2 to beat up a rival gang member and steal his gang patch NEW ZEALAND, 1999 scalper; scalp noun a person who buys tickets for a sporting or entertainment event and resells them at a profit US, 1869 scaly noun an acting detective constable in a Metropolitan Police Crime Squad UK, 2002 scaly leg noun a common prostitute US, 1972 scam noun 1 a scheme by which a legitimate business is forced into bankruptcy and taken over by organised crime US, 1982. 2 a scheme to defraud people US, 1963. 3 a report; the latest information US, 1977 scam verb to cheat or defraud someone US, 1963 scammer noun a petty confidence trickster; a fraudster US, 1972 scammered adjective drunk UK, 2003 scamp noun arascalUK, 1808 scampi noun a very attractive man. Noted in connection with a legal dispute over rap lyrics by BBC News, 6th June 2003 UK, 1997 scan verb to examine someone or something US, 1988 scandal bag noun a plastic shopping bag JAMAICA, 2003 scandalous adjective 1 extremely competent US, 1992. 2 mean-spirited. The variant ‘scan’lous’ also exists US, 2001 scandalous! used for expressing disbelief or shock US, 1997 Scandi adjective Scandinavian UK, 1996 Scando-pop noun popular music originating in any Scandinavian country UK, 2003 scanger; skanger noun a rough, uncouth youth IRELAND, 2003 scanties noun skimpy knickers, hence, skimpy underwear (usually women’s) UK, 1937 scants noun skimpy underpants (usually women’s). A shortening of SCANTIES UK, 1968 Scarborough Fair; scarborough noun hair. Ephemeral rhyming slang, formed from the title of a 1966 recording by Simon and Garfunkel UK, 1998 scare verb < scar e the shit out of someone to terrify someone UK, 1961 Scare Air noun any of the many small airlines operating, on land, bush or water, in British Columbia CANADA, 1989 scare c ards noun in poker, the strongest cards in a player’s hand, exposed to other players accidentally on purpose US, 1996 scarecrow noun an empty police car parked at the side of a road to deter speeding US, 1976 scare-do noun an unflattering or unfashionable hairdo US, 1990 scaredy-cat noun a cowardly person. Childish UK, 1933 Scare Ontario noun Air Ontario CANADA, 1997 scarers noun < put the scarers on someone to frighten someone AUSTRALIA, 1985 scare up verb to find something by hunting it out; to discover something. From the hunting of game US, 1852 scarf noun food US, 1967 scarf verb 1 to eat, especially to eat greedily and hurriedly US, 1951. 2 to lick, suck, and tongue a woman’s vagina US, 1966. < scarf pussy to perform oral sex on a woman US, 1972 scarfer noun 1 the supporter of a football club. The supporter’s loyalty is advertised by the colours, pattern or insignia of a scarf UK, 1999. 2 in the usage of youthful model road racers (slot car racers), a fast car. From SCARF (to eat), suggesting that the car ‘is eating up’ the track US, 1997 scarfing noun self-asphyxiation as a masturbatory aid UK, 1994 scarf up verb to acquire. Extends from SCARF (to eat hungrily), poss- ibly playing on SCARE UP (to discover) US, 1973 scarlet collar adjective working in the sex industry. Using ‘scarlet woman’ with the model of ‘white collar’ and ‘blue collar’ workers US, 1985 scarlet sister noun a prostitute US, 1951 scarper verb 1 to depart, especially in a hurry. Ultimately Italian scappare (to run away) or, less likely, rhyming slang for Scapa Flow for (to go); via polari into more general usage. Variants include ‘scarpa’, ‘scaper’, ‘scarpy’ and ‘scapli’ UK, 1844. 2 to remove something; to dismiss someone. Circus; a variation of the previous sense UK, 1953 scary adjective good US, 1969 scat noun 1 excrement, especially as a sexual fetish. From Greek skat (dung) US, 1927. 2 sado-masochistic sex play involving defecation US, 1979. 3 heroin US, 1949. 4 low quality, low cost whisky US, 1950 scat verb to travel fast; to leave. Often used as an imperative US, 1954 scattered adjective drunk UK, 2002 scatty adjective crazy; slightly mad; feather-brained. From ‘scatter- brained’ UK, 1911 scatty-yatty noun an attractive girl. Teen slang, probably acquired from West Indian slang UK, 2003 559 scab duty | scatty-yatty scav verb to scavenge; to scrounge UK, 2001 scavenger noun in drag racing and hot rodding, a car that wins often, that ‘eats up’ its competition US, 1968 sceg noun a surfer. Variant of SKEG. AUSTRALIA, 1988 scene noun 1 a situation. A superfluous word to describe further a person, place, thing, or happening US, 1945. 2 a personal choice or taste; a favoured setting or milieu. Originally black usage, then via jazz into hippy circles US, 1966. 3 a sexual interlude US, 1971. < make the scene 1 to arrive and participate in a social gathering US, 1958. 2 to go where something of interest is happening US, 1950. 3 to have sex US, 1966 scenester noun a person who is part of contemporary fashionable society US, 2003 sceney adjective fashionable; part of the scene UK, 1968 scenic route noun in horse racing, running outside the pack on turns US, 1978 schainer yid; shayner Yid noun an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man. Yiddish for ‘beautiful Jew’, especially in the second spelling UK, 1968 scheitl; shietel; shyckle; shyker noun a wig. Polari; from Yiddish sheytl (a wig worn by Jewish women who have married in the Orthodox tradition) UK, 1992 scheme noun a housing estate UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 scheme-on noun a person’s regular opening line in a singles bar US, 1985 schemie noun someone who lives on a council estate. The element of Scotland’s social housing system that is popularly known as ‘the schemies’ UK: SCOTLAND, 2000 schimmel noun among Nova Scotians of German descent, a blond, colourless person CANADA, 1975 Schindler’s List; Schindler’s adjective drunk. Rhyming slang for PISSED, formed on the title of a 1993 Oscar-winning film by Steven Spielberg AUSTRALIA, 1994 schinwhars; chinois noun a Chinese person UK, 2002 schitz verb to behave in an abnormal fashion because of sustained methamphetamine use. From ‘schizophrenia’ US, 1993 schitz; schiz; schizo; skitz; skiz noun anyone who is considered to be mentally ill; generically, a mad person; specifically, a schizo- phrenic US, 1945 schizo; schitzi; schizy; schizzy adjective schizoid or schizophrenic; used derogatively of anyone whose behaviour is considered eccentric, illogical or mad. Schizophrenia is a severe mental dis- order mistakenly understood by readers of modern thrillers to be little more than a split-personality US, 1951 schizz noun a person suffering from schizophrenia US, 1973 schlanting noun cheating AUSTRALIA, 1982 schlump verb to move heavily US, 1978 schlumph verb to drink alcohol UK, 1996 schmende noun the vagina. Possibly (a woman’s) ‘end’ elaborated in cod-Yiddish US, 1998 schmick; smick adjective exquisite; immaculate AUSTRALIA, 1996 schmock; shmock noun heroin UK, 1978 schmoogie noun a friend US, 1993 Schneider verb 1 in gin, to win a game leaving an opponent scoreless. Also in the shortened form ‘Schneid’ US, 1965. 2 in gambling, to defeat someone completely US, 1997 schnoink noun a Jewish person. A deliberately offensive and insulting term used by non-Jews; it appears to be ‘oink’ (the cry of a pig) dressed up in mock-Yiddish UK, 1977 schonk verb to hit someone UK, 2002 school noun 1 in poker, a group of players who customarily play together UK, 1967. 2 a group of people engaged in a gambling game, especially two-up AUSTRALIA, 1812 schoolboy noun 1 cocaine; codeine; codeine cough syrup. An inference that these are beginners’ drugs US, 1969. 2 heroin UK, 2003 schoolboy draw noun in poker, a draw in a highly unlikely attempt to improve a hand US, 1988 schoolcraft noun crack cocaine UK, 1998 schoolie noun 1 a school student AUSTRALIA, 1994. 2 one of a group of a young persons holidaying having just finished high school AUSTRALIA, 1993. 3 a school teacher AUSTRALIA, 1889 Schoolies Week noun chiefly in New South Wales and Queensland, a week following final high school exams during which vast numbers of students descend upon certain tourist areas to celebrate AUSTRALIA, 1984 schoolmarm tree noun a piece of firewood where two trunks have grown together and crossed; also, the tree itself CANADA, 1942 schoolmate noun a fellow prisoner US, 1949 school of crime noun a prison US, 1982 school of hard knocks noun the difficult emotional and physical experiences of growing up, seen as enriching. The UNIVERSITY OF LIFE for the working-classes US, 1912 school solution noun a military tactic as taught in the classroom US, 1988 schooner noun a 15-fluid-ounce glass of beer. In South Australia the same name is used for a 10-ounce glass of beer AUSTRALIA, 1892 schtonker noun anything impressive in its field. Misspelling of STONKER falsely suggesting a Yiddish etymology UK, 2002 schuss noun a dim-witted person CANADA, 1999 schussley; schusslish adjective giddy, silly CANADA, 1999 schwag; shwag noun marijuana, especially low quality marijuana US, 1995 schwallied adjective drunk UK, 2003 schweenie noun the penis. A variation of WEENIE (the penis) using a Yiddish model of reduplication amended with ‘sch’ or ‘schm’ US, 1995 schweinhund noun a despicable person. From German schwein (pig) and hund (dog), as used in British propaganda and fiction as one of the few words employed by any Nazi guard to refer to a British prisoner, and hence into the British vocabulary of abuse UK, 1941 schwindely adjective among Nova Scotians of German descent, dizzy, unfocused CANADA, 1999 schwing! used as a vocalisation of the sound a penis makes getting suddenly erect at the passing of a beautiful woman. A gift to teen slang from Mike Myers and his ‘Wayne’s World’ sketches US, 1992 science fiction noun the US Army Special Forces. From the initials US, 1991 scissorbill noun 1 in any group setting, an outsider US, 1962. 2 a incompetent, stupid, or dull logger CANADA, 1989. 3 on the railways, a new and incompetent worker. Not praise US, 1977 scissor-fingers verb to shorten a performance. Often accompanied by finger gestures mimicking the use of scissors US, 1981 scissors noun marijuana US, 1977 scissor -sister noun a lesbian who engages in vagina-on-vagina sexual contact by spreading her legs as scissor-blades and so conjoining with another woman in a similar position. Adopted as a name by New York band Scissor Sisters who found international success in 2004 US, 2004 scluttery adjective overweight CANADA, 1999 scobie noun a young uncouth male IRELAND, 1997 scobo noun a black person US, 1947 scody adjective 1 excellent NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 2 disagreeable US, 1966 scoff noun 1 food; a meal SOUTH AFRICA, 1846. 2 in the Maritime Provinces, a feast CANADA, 2002 scoff verb to eat US, 1846 scoffins noun in circus and carnival usage, food. If SCOFF is ‘to eat’, it is only logical that ‘scoffins’ are ‘that which is eaten’ US, 1981 sconce noun the head UK, 1567 scone noun the head AUSTRALIA, 1945. < duck the scone to plead guilty. Formed on SCONE (the head); from bending the head in scav | scone 560 unspoken affirmative. A variation of BOW THE CRUMPET and NOD THE NUT AUSTRALIA , 1984. < off your scone mad. A variation of OFF YOUR HEAD AUSTRALIA , 1958. < suck your scone in! mind you own business!; stop talking nonsense! A variation of PULL YOUR HEAD IN! AUSTRALIA , 1984 scone verb to hit someone on the head AUSTRALIA, 1948 scone hot adverb vigorously AUSTRALIA, 1927 Sconnie nickname a resident of the state of Wisconsin US, 1997 scoob noun a beverage. Gulf war usage UK, 1991 scoobied adjective drunk UK, 2003 scooby adjective to treat a prisoner unfairly. From SCOOBY-DOO (a prison officer) UK, 1996 scooby-doo; scooby; scoob noun 1 a clue. Rhyming slang, based on a popular animated cartoon character produced by Hannah Barbera since 1969 UK: SCO TLAND, 1985. 2 a prison officer. Rhyming slang for SCREW (a prison officer); from the cartoon character UK, 1996 . 3 a look. Rhyming slang for ‘view’ UK, 2001. 4 a marijuana ciga- rette. Scooby Doo, a popular animated cartoon character produced by Hannah Barbera since 1969, disguises DOOBY US, 2000 scooby snack noun 1 marijuana US, 1997. 2 a drug that acts as a depressant or relaxant, usually Valium™ US, 1995 scooby snacks noun 1 any food that is hungered for while under the influence of marijuana. From the insatiable appetite of cartoon character Scooby Doo US, 1996. 2 MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 2003 scooch verb while sitting or lying down, to move your body by sliding US, 1985 scoof verb to steal something UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 scoop noun 1 the latest information or news US, 1874. 2 a drink IRELAND, 1991. 3 the convex curvature of the bottom of a surfboard US, 1965. 4 the recreational drug GHB US, 1993 scoop verb 1 to be the first to report a news story US, 1946. 2 (of a beer enthusiast) to drink any type of beer as a means of collecting and recording that particular brew UK, 2003. 3 to kiss someone US, 1997 . 4 to arrest someone US, 1977. 5 in high-low poker, to declare for both high and low US, 1979 scooping noun the practice of collecting and recording different types of beer by the simple expedient of drinking each one UK, 2003 scoot noun 1 a foot-propelled scooter UK, 2000. 2 a motorcycle. A shortened ‘scooter’ US, 1943. 3 a dollar US, 1981. 4 an obnoxious drunk NEW ZEALAND, 1998. < on the scoot on a drinking binge AUSTRALIA, 1916 scoot verb 1 to leave in a hurry US, 1882. 2 to slide UK, 1838 scooter noun marijuana US, 1997 scooter tracks noun faecal stains in underwear US, 1989 scooter trash noun a motorcyle gang member US, 1989 scoots noun 1 money US, 1997. 2 diarrhoea US, 1975 scope verb to see or to look at someone or something US, 1974. < scope on to look at or examine someone or something US, 1990 scope; scoper; scopey noun an inept, clumsy or stupid individual. A rebranding of ‘spastic’ in line with the Spastic Society’s 1994 name-change; the change to Scope was intended to avoid the ‘most common use of the word "spastic" [which] has insidiously assumed misrepresentation that intends the word as an insult’ UK, 2002 scope out verb to investigate something; to examine something; to check something out US, 1973 scoper; scope jockey noun a pathologist US, 1994 scope, scam and scheme used as a formula for seduction US, 1990 scope worker noun in circus and carnival usage, an astrologer. An abbreviation of ‘horoscope worker’ US, 1981 scorch noun a car’s performance potential US, 1959 scorch verb to stare at someone or something US, 1991. < scorch the iron to operate a train at a high rate of speed US, 1977 scorcher noun 1 a very hot day UK, 1874. 2 in ball games, an extremely hard shot UK, 1977 scorching adjective extremely hot UK, 1940 score noun 1 a robbery; the proceeds of a robbery US, 1949. 2 a one- time payment from a criminal to the police to avoid prosecution US, 1972. 3 a sale, especially of drugs or something else illegal US, 1914 . 4 a prostitute’s customer US, 1963. 5 a sexual conquest US, 1970. 6 twenty pounds, twenty dollars UK, 1929. 7 in betting, odds of 20–1 UK, 1991. < keep score to perform the paperwork required of a police team US, 1970. < the score the state of affairs, the current situation. Often in the verb phrase ‘know the score’ US, 1938 score verb 1 to obtain something, especially drugs and especially dishonestly US, 1914. 2 to make a sexual conquest AUSTRALIA, 1907. 3 (of a police officer) to extract a one-time bribe from a criminal to avoid prosecution US, 1972. 4 (of a horse or rider) to win a race AUSTRALIA, 1969. < score on to get the best of someone verbally US, 1963 score! 1 used as a humorous acknowledgement of a correct answer US, 1994. 2 used for expressing joy US, 2002 scorebag noun twenty pounds’ worth of a drug UK, 1996 scorpion noun 1 a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 1996. 2 cocaine UK, 1998. 3 in dominoes, the 4–4 piece US, 1959 scotch noun an improvised place to sleep BARBADOS, 1996 Scotch noun in betting odds, even UK, 1991 scotch call; scotch ring; scotchie noun a telephone call that is unanswered by pre-arrangement and which acts as a signal or message without entailing the cost of a telephone call SOUTH AFRICA, 2002 scotch egg; scotch noun the leg. Rhyming slang; usually plural UK, 1962 Scotchman noun a Scotsman. In conventional use until during C19 and, whilst not strictly incorrect, had been superseded by ‘Scotsman’ on both sides of the border UK, 1998 Scotchman’s shout noun a date where each person pays their own way NEW ZEALAND, 1942 scotch mist noun < turn scotch mist to vanish; to fade away UK, 1994 Scotch mist adjective drunk. Rhyming slang for PISSED (drunk), playing on the nebulous sense of Scotch mist and a taste of Scotch (whisky) UK, 1984 Scotch screw noun a nocturnal emission of semen US, 1987 Scotch twist noun in handball, a serve that strikes the front wall very near to a corner US, 1972 Scotland the brave; scotland verb to shave. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 Scotland the brave; scotland noun a wave. Glasgow rhyming slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 Scotsman’s grandstand noun a vantage point overlooking a sportsground, permitting viewing with little or no payment. NEW ZEALAND , 1993 scott; scot noun heroin. Probably a variation of SCAT (heroin) US, 1971 Scottish adjective sexually uninhibited. The etymology is a mystery CANADA, 2000 Scotto- prefix Scottish UK, 2000 Scotty noun crack cocaine; the intoxication produced by crack cocaine. Taken from the catchphrase ‘Beam me up, Scotty’, first heard in cult science-fiction television series ‘Star Trek’ (1966–69) US, 1989 scouse noun a meat and vegetable stew. An abbreviation of ‘lobscouse’ (a favourite dish of sailors since the C17) UK, 1840 Scouser; Scouse; sc ouse noun a person from Liverpool UK, 1959 scout noun familiar term of address for a male IRELAND, 1996 scout around; scout about verb to search and explore a place or area UK, 1886 scout’s honour noun used as a mocking pledge or oath to tell the truth. A reference to the Boy Scouts of America and their pledge to be truthful US, 1984 561 scone | scout’s honour scow noun in trucking, an especially large truck US, 1946 scrabble noun crack cocaine. Probably derives from scrabbling on the floor for fragments of the drug. UK, 2003 scradge noun food. A British contribution to the slang of the South Pole ANTARCTICA, 2003 scrag verb 1 to manhandle someone roughly UK, 1835. 2 to murder someone US, 1930 scraggy adjective shabby US, 1946 scraggy Lou noun influenza. Rhyming slang for FLU UK, 1992 scram noun a black person US, 1940 scram verb to leave quickly. Probably a reduction of ‘scramble’, poss- ibly from German schrammen (to run away) US, 1928 scram bag noun in circus and carnival usage, a suitcase that is always packed in the event that a hasty departure has become the prudent course of action US, 1981 scramble noun 1 adulterated heroin US, 1984. 2 crack cocaine. From the effect on the user US, 1994. 3 in motorcyle racing, a race in difficult terrain US, 1965. < the scramble the chaotic movement of pedestrians as soon as traffic lights permit AUSTRALIA, 1984 scramble verb 1 to live hand-to-mouth by a variety of hustles US, 1989. 2 to sell drugs US, 1990 scrambled egg; scrambled eggs noun the gold braid insignia on an officer’s cap or uniform UK, 1943 scrambled eggs noun mental confusion or mental illness US, 1984. < have scrambled eggs to be drunk. Rhyming slang for, ’scrambled’ (out of control) legs UK, 1992 scrambled eggs cap; ham and eggs cap noun a Captain or First Officer’s cap, with gold ‘scrambled eggs’ applique US, 1982 scrambler noun a street-level drug seller US, 1990 scram heat noun the urge to attempt escape from prison US, 1962 scram switch noun in computing, an off switch for use in an emergency US, 1991 scran noun 1 food; a meal. Originally naval slang UK, 1916. 2 an informer. Back slang from NARC (an undercover narcotic officer) UK, 1996 scranker noun in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead, a follower of the band who has lost all touch with reality US, 1994 scrap noun 1 afightUK, 1887. 2 a problem; a complaint. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982. 3 change from a one-pound note or coin UK, 1983 scrap verb to fight US, 1997 scrape noun 1 a risky situation UK, 1709. 2 a shave. Semi-conventional usage UK, 1859. 3 a gynaecological dilation and curettage (D&C) of the uterus UK, 1994. 4 an abortion UK, 1968 scrape verb < scrape the bottom of the barrel; scrape the barrel to employ, but not through choice, someone or something of inferior standard US, 1942. < scrape the mug to shave US, 1962. < scrape the paint in horse racing, to race very close to the inside rail AUSTRALIA, 1989 scrape job noun an abortion, especially an illegal one US, 1972 scrap iron noun 1 a potent and dangerous alcoholic concoction made from wood alcohol, mothballs and chlorine US, 1992. 2 in prison, weights for body building US, 1981 scrap metal; scrap noun a kettle. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 scrapper noun afighterUS, 1978 scrap track noun on the railways, a hospital US, 1977 scratch noun 1 money US, 1914. 2 unemployment benefit IRELAND, 2000. 3 a masturbatory manipulation of the clitoris UK, 1979. 4 a sound or rhythmic effect created by the manipulation of a vinyl recording US, 1995. 5 a drug addict US, 2001. 6 rubber marks left on a surface when a car speeds away US, 1966. 7 an attestation by a superior that a police officer was on his beat at a given time US, 1973 scratch verb 1 to manipulate a vinyl record to create sounds and rhythms. Scratching, as a technique, was invented in the late 1970s by 13-year-old Theodore Livingstone (later Grand Wizard Theodore) and widely recognised by the mainstream in 1983 with the release of ‘Rockit’ by Herbie Hancock which featured Grandmixer DST scratching US, 1995. 2 to sign-on for unemployment benefit UK, 2000. 3 to forge US, 1962. 4 to erase something; to withdraw something from a competition UK, 1685. 5 to whip someone; to mark someone with a whip UK, 1956. 6 to paddle a surfboard energetically US, 1963. < scratch gravel to leave quickly, especially in a car US, 1968. < scratch head to have sex. From the sense of HEAD as ‘penis’ TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < scratch your monkey (used of a drug addict) to satisfy your drug habit with an injection or other ingestion of the drug US, 1992 scratcher noun 1 a person who scratches their stylised signature into a window on the underground US, 1997. 2 a tattoo artist, especially an unlicensed amateur US, 1997. 3 aforgerUS, 1962. 4 a prison warder who is expert in searching a cell UK, 1980. 5 a rough bed or sleeping bag NEW ZEALAND, 1964 scratch house noun an inexpensive boarding house or brothel US, 1962 scratching noun the searching of prison premises UK, 1978 scratch man noun aforgerUS, 1962 scratch off verb to leave, especially in a hurry US, 1956 scratch pad noun very inexpensive lodging US, 1946 scratch sheet noun a leaflet or pamphlet offering ‘inside’ tips on horse betting US, 1972 scraven adjective gluttonous; greedy GUYANA, 2003 scrawbee-looby noun a badly scored goal, a fluke, or one that barely got past the goalkeeper IRELAND, 2000 scream noun 1 an extremely ridiculous or funny person or thing. Originally used in theatre slang, now simply melodramatic US, 1888. 2 an appeal against criminal conviction. Prison slang UK, 1990s. 3 a police search UK, 1956 scream verb 1 to complain US, 1984. 2 to inform the police or prison authorities UK, 1903. < scream like Tarzan; scream like ten Tarzans to shout loudly TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1989 screamer noun 1 a blatant and conspicuous homosexual US, 1997. 2 a hysterical hospital patient US, 1978. 3 an arrest warrant US, 1990. 4 a police siren US, 1992. 5 in drag racing and hot rodding, a very fast car US, 1958. 6 a hamburger with hot sauce and onions US, 1997. 7 in typography, an exclamation mark (!) UK, 1933 screamer and creamer noun a woman who is vocal during sex US, 1977 screamers noun pieces of metal scrap packed with an artillery shell, which makes a screaming sound as the shell moves through the air US, 1990 screaming adjective 1 striking; conspicuous; obvious. Used as an intensifier since the mid-C19, but in a slangy homosexual sense much more recently US, 1848. 2 excellent; the best US, 1989 screaming area noun in a hospital, the medical screening area US, 1978 screaming chickens noun the 101st Airborne Division, US Army. Like the PUKING BUZZARDS, a play on the official ‘screaming eagles’ US, 1991 screaming Jimmy noun a large General Motors Corporation diesel truck. A reference to the high-pitched noise of the GMC engine US, 1962 Screaming Lord Sutch noun the crutch or crotch. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of rock musician and politician, founder of the Monster Raving Loony Party, David Edward Sutch, 3rd Earl of Harrow, 1940–99. In the 1960s he changed his name by deed poll to Screaming Lord Sutch UK, 1992 screaming meemies noun hysteria; excessive fear noisily expressed US, 1927 screaming shits noun 1 a non-existent disease. It is commonly found in expressions such as, ‘I’d rather die with the screaming shits’ US, 1947. 2 diarrhoea. used with ‘the’ US, 1971 screaming sixties noun the latitudes of 60 to 69 degrees south ANTARCTICA, 1976 screamy adjective melodramatic; exhibitionist; extremely extroverted. Homosexual usage US, 1979 scow | screamy 562 . US, 1972 Scotland the brave; scotland verb to shave. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 Scotland the brave; scotland noun a wave. Glasgow rhyming slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 Scotsman’s grandstand noun a vantage. 1980 Sandy McNab; Sandy MacNab noun a taxi. Rhyming slang for ‘cab’ UK, 1960 Sandy McNabs; sandies noun pubic lice. Rhyming slang for CRABS UK , 1977 Sandy Powell noun a towel. Rhyming slang, . hence nothing at all. From rhyming slang, on SAUSAGE AND MASH (cash) UK, 1938 sausage and mash noun 1 cash; money. Rhyming slang UK, 1976. 2 a collision. Rhyming slang for ‘crash’ or ‘smash’ UK,