in a policeman’s title US, 1970. 4 an interest, obsession, attraction US, 1841 . 5 a romantic affair US, 1974 . 6 an instinctive or irrational dislike of, or aversion to, someone or something UK, 1936. 7 heroin; a capsule of heroin US, 1958. 8 cocaine UK, 2002. < do your own thing; do your thing to behave according to your own self- centred philosophy, appetites and idiosyncracies. Originally a black coinage, adopted by the hippies in the 1960s US, 1967. < have a thing for; have a thing about to be attracted, perhaps obsessively so, to someone or something UK, 1936. < the Thing an M-50A1 Ontos antitank tracked vehicle, heavily armed US, 1990. < the thing the requisite, notable or special point UK, 1850 thingamajig; thingumajig; thingummyjig noun used as a psuedo- term for something the name of which is unknown, forgotten or not important UK, 1824 thingamerry; thingumbobsy noun an object the name of which escapes the speaker BARBADOS, 1965 thingie; thingy noun 1 a thing UK, 1933. 2 the penis UK, 1977 thingio noun used as a vague replacement for an unremembered or unnamed person, object or action. A variation of THINGIE (a replacement noun) UK, 2001 thingio verb used as a vague replacement for an unremembered or unnamed verb UK, 2002 thingo noun an unnamed, or temporarily unnameable, person or thing AUSTRALIA, 1966 things noun 1 possessions, personal effects carried with you at a given time UK, 1290. 2 garments, clothing UK, 1634. < do things to someone to excite someone, especially sexually; to arouse a passion, whether deep or momentary UK, 1951 things are crook in Tallarook things are very bad. Tallarook is a town in central Victoria AUSTRALIA, 1963 things-on-the-springs noun a military inspection of a soldier’s gear displayed on his bed US, 1991 thing-thing noun an object the name of which escapes or is unimportant to the speaker US, 1976 thingumabob; thingummybob noun used as a replacement for any noun that the user cannot or does not wish to specify UK, 1832 thingummy noun used as a replacement for any noun that the user cannot or does not wish to specify UK, 1796 thingummy-whatsit noun used as a euphemistic replacement for any noun that the user cannot or does not wish to specify UK, 2002 thingy noun in drag racing, a car that has been modified and enhanced for speed US, 1960 8see: THINGIE thin hairs noun < have someone by the thin hairs to hold someone at a disadvantage; to exercise complete control over someone US, 1946 think verb < think outside the box to reject standard assumptions and strive for a creative solution to a problem. From a brain-teaser puzzle which can be solved only if you reject the boundaries of a box. It vaulted into cliché use quickly, and provided the inspiration for author Jim Tompkins’ 2001 book Think Outside the Box: The Most Trite, Generic, Hokey, Overused, Cliched or Unmotivating Motivational Slogans US, 1999. < think your shit doesn’t stink to be very conceited UK, 1961. < you’re not paid to think a catchphrase admonition in response to any excuse that begins ‘but I thought ’. Originally a military truism UK, 1971 think again, dearie used for humorously expressing the negative US, 1987 think it ain’t? used for expressing affirmation US, 1992 thinko noun a momentary loss of memory or disruption in a thought process. A play on ‘typo’ US, 1991 think-piece noun a serious article of journalism UK, 1960 think tank noun a toilet. Punning on the term usually applied to non-governmental organisations that analyse policy US, 1997 thin man noun a person who does not exist who is placed on a payroll as a bookkeeping fiction US, 1973 thinny noun a very thin hand-rolled cigarette or joint UK, 2000 thin one noun a dime, or ten-cent piece US, 1962 thin on the ground adjective sparse, scarce. The natural opposite of THICK ON THE GROUND (abundant) UK, 1942 thin-out verb to depart UK, 1987 third base noun in casino blackjack, the seat immediately to the dealer’s right US, 1985 third degree noun an intense level of interrogation US, 1880 third hat noun an assistant drill instructor in the US Marine Corps. Generally the drill instructor who hands out physical discipline – Physical Incentive Training US, 2004 third leg noun the penis US, 1994 third rail noun 1 a bill, especially in a restaurant. A term of the 1940s music industry US, 1950. 2 an extremely controversial political issue. Like the third rail in an electric railway system, it is to be avoided US, 2000 . 3 inexpensive, potent alcohol US, 1962 third sex noun homosexuals as a group US, 1896 third-world botherer noun a person who acts upon the need to do good in less fortunate areas of the world UK, 2000 third world briefcase noun a large portable stereo system associ- ated, stereotypically, with black youth culture US, 1987 thirst monster noun a crack cocaine user US, 2002 thirsty adjective intensely craving crack cocaine US, 1992 thirteen noun 1 marijuana; a marijuana cigarette. Because ‘M’ is the 13th letter of the alphabet US, 1966. 2 in a deck of playing cards, any king US, 1996 8see: 13 thirteen nickname the Mexican Mafia prison gang US, 2000 thirteenth gear noun in trucking, neutral gear, used to coast down hills US, 1971 thirty days noun in poker, a hand with three tens US, 1963 thirty dirty miles noun in a game of poker, a hand with three tens US, 1963 thirty miles of railroad track noun in poker, a hand consisting of three tens US, 1988 thirtysomething adjective describing the age of the generation of baby boomers as they moved into their thirties. From the name of a television drama (1987–91) focusing on YUPPIE angst US, 1990 thirty-thirty noun a central nervous system stimulant other than amphetamine packaged to look like and sold as amphetamine US, 1993 thirty-weight noun strong coffee. Inviting a comparison with motor oil US, 1976 this and that noun a hat. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1937 this and that verb in cricket, to bat. Rhyming slang UK, 1961 thisavvy noun this afternoon. A Liverpool slurring UK, 2001 this is it used when something that has been talked about happens or is happening UK, 1942 this is me used in place of ‘hello’ when answering the telephone US, 1978 this time it’s personal used as a humorous assertion that an issue is being taken personally. A moderately popular catchphrase from Jaws: The Revenge (1987) US, 1999 this will separate the men from the boys; this will sort the men from the boys this task, event, crisis or activity will only be successfully managed by someone of sufficient experience or maturity. The original use, ‘this is where the men are separated from the boys’ or ‘this is where they separate the men from the boys’, is attributed to US film actress Mae West, in which case this dates to the late 1930s and is laden with sexual innuendo UK, 1974 T.H. Lowry noun a Maori. Prison rhyming slang, formed from a famed horse-breeder N EW ZEALAND, 1997 Thomas Cook noun a look. Rhyming slang, invented by the advertisers for travel company Thomas Cook in the slogan ‘Take a Thomas Cook at our Prices!’ and now in limited circulation. UK, 1998 Thomas More noun a whore. Rhyming slang, probably formed from the renaissance writer and Catholic martyr (1478–1535) UK, 2003 647 thingamajig; thingumajig; thingummyjig | Thomas More thong feminism noun contemporary forms of feminism CANADA, 2002 thook verb to spit UK, 2006 thooleramawn noun a contemptible, incompetent person IRELAND, 1989 Thora Hird; Thora noun 1 a third-class university degree. Rhyming slang, based on British stage and screen actress Dame Thora Hird (1911–2003) UK, 1998. 2 a turd, hence an act of defecation. Rhyming slang, based on the name of British stage and screen actress Dame Thora Hird (1911–2003) UK, 2002 thorazine shuffle noun the slow, dragging walk of a patient being medicated with thorazine US, 1994 thorn noun 1 a nail. Used by workers in the building trade in Glasgow UK: SCOTLAND, 1988. 2 a knife US, 1993 thoroughbred noun a drug dealer who sells high quality, pure drugs US, 1970 those days noun the bleed period of a woman’s menstrual cycle US, 1954 thou noun 1 a thousand US, 1867. 2 a thousandth of an inch UK, 1902 though used, after a question or statement, as an intensifier; truly. A colloquial term UK, 1905 thousand miler noun a sateen shirt worn by railway workers US, 1946 thousand percent adverb completely. The most famous use of the term in the US came in 1972 when Democratic presidential nominee Senator George McGovern announced that he was ‘one thousand percent’ in support of his running mate, Thomas Eagleton, despite revelations that Eagleton had once received shock treatment; McGovern dropped Eagleton from the ticket several days after this endorsement US, 1963 thousand-yard stare; thousand-metre stare noun a lost, unfocused look, especially as the result of brutal combat US, 1986 thou shalt not be found out; thou shalt not get found out propounded as the Eleventh Commandment UK, 1974 thrap verb (of a male) to masturbate UK, 2001 thrash noun 1 a high-spirited party UK, 1967. 2 astyleofhardrock music that appeals to disaffected suburban adolescent boys – fast, relentlessly loud and heavy US, 1994 thrash verb 1 to surf aggressively and with skill US, 1988. 2 to skateboard aggressively and with skill US, 1989. 3 in drag racing, to work on a car hurriedly if not frantically in the hours just before a race US, 2003 thrashed adjective tired, worn-down, exhausted, especially as a result of excessive indulgence in hedonistic pleasures; dishevelled US, 1999 thrasher noun 1 a party where guests bring bottles of alcohol that are poured into a rubbish bin for all to share. Michigan Upper Peninsula practice and usage US, 2003. 2 a person who violently responds to the pricks of a tattoo needle US, 1997. 3 a skilled and fearless skateboarder US, 1984 threaders adjective fed-up; being ready to lose your temper. Royal Navy, especially marine, slang; an abbreviation of ‘threadbare’, suggesting patience worn thin UK, 1989 threads noun clothes US, 1926 three noun a three-dollar bag of heroin US, 1976. < or three either by exaggeration or understatement, used for emphasis of an amount UK, 1976 three; three up verb in prison, to share a cell with two other inmates UK, 1996 three and a half noun in Quebec, an apartment with a living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Similarly, in Quebec, a ‘two-and- a-half’ is an apartment with a living-dining room, bedroom and bathroom; a ‘four-and a half’ has two bedrooms; and so forth up to ‘seven-and-a-half’ CANADA, 2002 three and four noun a whore. Rhyming slang UK, 2003 three-bagger noun 1 an unattractive girl. From the tease that she is so ugly that you have to put two bags over her head and one over yours US, 1987. 2 a train pulled by three engines US, 1946 three-balls noun a Jewish person. An allusion to the historical signage outside a pawn shop US, 1980 three blind mice noun rice. Rhyming slang, formed from a nursery rhyme UK, 1992 three-bug noun in horse racing, an inexperienced jockey given a weight allowance of ten pounds US, 1990 three-cents people noun a poor family. When the colonial British Guyana dollar was based on the British pound sterling, ‘three cents’ was used to indicate cheapness. The term survives as a metaphorical relic GUYANA, 1998 three-D adj ective said of a school that recruits basketball players but does not prepare them for life after college. It is said that the college that does not teach players to play defense, does not instill discipline, and in the end does not award diplomas to many of its student athletes US, 1983 three day chop noun a period of partial or absolute withdrawal from drugs or a drug-substitute UK, 1996 three days by canoe adjective a long distance US, 1993 three days’ delay noun in Quebec, three days’ notice CANADA, 2002 three days older than dirt adjective very old indeed US, 1994 three-decker noun a three-storey house. Coined and primarily used by Irish immigrants and then Irish-Americans in Boston US, 1990 three deuces noun in hot rodding, three two-barrel carburettors US, 1992 three-dollar bill noun 1 used for comparisons of something that is rare or odd US, 1942. 2 a homosexual. From the expression ‘as strange as a three-dollar bill’ US, 1965 three drags and a spit noun a cigarette. Gay use; a deliberate reversal of rhyming slang SPIT AND DRAG (a cigarette) thereby avoiding the rhyme on FAG and its derogatory homosexual connotations UK, 2002 three Ds noun 8see: DERRY-DOWN-DERRY three’d up adjective in prison, used of three inmates sharing a single cell UK, 1974 three fates noun in poker, three queens US, 1988 three fifty-seven; three fifty-seven Magnum noun acentral nervous system stimulant, the exact nature of which is unknown, sold as amphetamine on the street US, 1993 three-fingered salute noun when operating a computer, the keyed- combination of the characters Ctrl-Alt-Delete used to restart the machine US, 2004 three-finger fuck around noun a disorganised activity with no apparent purpose US, 1991 three-for -two noun fifty percent interest US, 1967 three-hairs noun a Vietnamese woman. From the perception of the US soldier that the pubic hair of Vietnamese women is very sparse US, 1991 three H enema noun in hospital usage, an aggressive enema – high, hot and a hell of a lot US, 1980 three-holer nickname an aircraft with three engines, especially the Boeing 727 US, 1985 three hots and a cot noun room and board. From the sense of HOT as ‘a meal’ US, 1930 three-hundred club noun a notional association of those who experience a temperature swing of three hundred degrees farenheit, usually by rolling naked in the Antarctic night and then entering a sauna ANTARCTICA, 2003 three-legged beaver noun a homosexual man. Two legs and an erect penis make the three legs, feminised by BEAVER (a woman/vagina) UK, 1981 three-martini lunch noun a leisurely business lunch paid for from an expense account, often centred around alcohol US, 1972 three minutes noun a gang punishment in which the offending member must fight another gang member for three minutes US, 2001 three moon noun a three-month prison sentence. A multiple of MOON, included here for the singular nature of the plural UK, 1950 thong feminism | three moon 648 three on the tree noun a three speed manual transmission with the gear shift mounted on the steering column US, 1993 threepenny bits; thrupennies; threepennies; thrups noun 1 the female breasts. Rhyming slang for, ( TIT(S)) , based on a small coin (3d) that ceased to be legal tender with decimalisation in 1971; when this slang was coined, you got 80 threepenny bits to the pound UK, 1961. 2 an urgent need to defecate; diarrhoea. Rhyming slang for THE SHITS AUSTRALIA, 1971 three-phase set noun in electric line work, a set of three shovels: a cup-shaped spoon, a spade and a shovel US, 1980 three-point c and b noun a painful parachute landing. The three points were the head, heels and buttocks, while the ‘c and b’ was a ‘crash and burn’ US, 1991 three-rounder noun a petty criminal, a small operator. From the three-round bouts of junior and novice boxing UK, 1961 threes noun 1 the third landing or floor level in a prison UK, 1978. 2 in poker,threecardsofthesamerankinahand US, 1967. < all the threes thirty-three. In Bingo, House or Housey-Housey calling, the formula ‘all the’ announces a double number UK, 1943 three-sheet verb to wear theatrical makeup in public US, 1971 three sheets in the wind adjective very drunk UK, 1821 three-sixty noun a complete, 360-degree turn; in the UK, especially while joyriding US, 1927 three-skinner noun a marijuana- or hashish-filled cigarette fashioned out of three cigarette papers UK, 2003 threesome noun group sex with three participants US, 1972 three squares noun three square meals a day US, 1922 three-time loser noun a criminal who has been convicted of a third serious crime, probably guaranteeing life imprisonment US, 1966 three-toed sloth noun a slow-thinking, slow-talking, slow-acting hospital patient US, 1985 three-toke killer noun extremely potent marijuana. Derived from the perception that the marijuana will produce extreme intoxi- cation after only three inhalations US, 1993 three-tone noun of a car, badly repaired after an accident. A play on the advertising of ‘two-tone’ cars (cars painted in two colours) UK, 1981 three-two-hundred out, one-six-hundred in adjective completely confused. From the standard 6400-mil circular artillery chart US, 1968 three up and three down noun a master sergeant in the US Army. From the stripe configuration US, 1991 three up and two down noun a sergeant first-class or platoon sergeant in the US Army. From the stripe configuration US, 1991 three-way noun sex involving three people simultaneously US, 1985 three-way adj ective (used of a woman) willing to engage in vaginal, anal and oral sex US, 1967 three-way freeway noun a woman who consents to vaginal, anal andoralsexUS, 2001 three wheel trike; three-wheeler noun a lesbian. Rhyming slang for DYKE UK, 2003 thrift verb to live a frugal, if attractive, lifestyle US, 1997 thrift shop noun any low-limit, low-ante poker game US, 1996 Thrilla in Manilla nickname the heavyweight boxing championship fight between Muhammed Ali and Joe Frazier on 1st October 1975 in Manilla, won by Ali when Frazier’s manager Eddie Futch threw in the towel before the 15th round US, 1998 thrilled adjective pleased, delighted UK, 1937 thrilled to bits adjective utterly delighted; very pleased UK, 1964 thriller noun a sensational (adventure) story told as a play, film or novel; such a form of entertainment. A narrow sense of the general meaning UK, 1889 thrill pill noun a central nervous system stimulant in tablet form. A reduplication that never really caught on; too true for a euphemism and too euphemistic for the street US, 1953 throat noun < have someone by the throat to have someone completely under control AUSTRALIA, 1947 thrombo noun a fit of rage. From ‘thrombosis’, suggesting a rush of blood to the head UK, 2002 throne noun 1 a toilet seat; a pedestal lavatory (as a place on which you sit) UK, 1922. 2 the most coveted position for a bookmaker at the track AUSTRALIA, 1989 throttle artist; throttle jerker; throttle puller noun a train engineer US, 1977 throttle jockey noun a combat jet pilot US, 1956 throttling pit noun a lavatory AUSTRALIA, 1971 through-the-card noun a wager that bets on all the races at a meeting. Commonly used when gambling on greyhound racing UK, 2001 through-ticket noun in pool, a player who continues to play and to lose money until he has lost his entire bankroll US, 1993 throw noun 1 the cost of an item or action, usually preceded by a specific amount. Probably from the old side shows of the fair US, 1898 . 2 an act of vomiting; vomit AUSTRALIA, 1967 throw verb 1 to disconcert, to confuse US, 1844. 2 to deliberately lose a contest US, 1868. 3 to break an addiction US, 1952 . < throw a fin; throw the fin while surfing, to reach the top of a wave and expose to the air the surfboard’s fin(s) US, 1987. < throw a fit to become very angry or agitated US, 1926. < throw a party to lose heavily when gambling US, 1982. < throw a shape to make an impression, 1999. < throw a shine to ignore someone. Usage by Mexican-American youth (Pachucos) in the southwestern US US, 1947. < throw a shoe to suffer a tyre blowout or flat tyre US, 1963. < throw blows to fight US, 1965. < throw flame in trucking, to show an actual flame or a red glow suggesting a flame on a smokestack US, 1971. < throw forty fits to become very angry or agitated. An occasional intensification of THROW A FIT UK, 1984. < throw gravel to accelerate briskly from a dirt road shoulder US, 1962. < throw hands to fight US, 2002 . < throw it to someone from a male perspective, to have sex US, 1969. < throw off at to deride someone or something AUSTRALIA, 1812. < throw one from the male perspective, to have sex US, 1954 . < throw shade to project a defiant attitude US, 1995. < throw shapes to box IRELAND, 1995 . < throw signs to flash hand signals, almost always gang- related US, 2001. < throw teddy out of the pram to throw a tantrum; to lose your temper. An allusion to childish behaviour UK, 1998. < thr ow the bald-headed champ to perform oral sex on a man US, 1972 . < throw the book at someone to discipline or penalise someone severely. Making maximum use of the rulebook that inspires the punishment US, 1960. < throw the head to lose one’s temper IRELAND, 1995. < throw the knockwurst from the male perspective, to have sex US, 1973. < throw the latch in a hotel, to activate a mechnical device advising hotel employees to carefully watch activity in a particular room US, 1954. < throw the leg over to mount a racehorse AUSTRALIA, 1989. < throw the voice; throw your voice to vomit AUSTRALIA, 1962. < throw up your set to flash gang hand signals US, 1995. < throw waist to thrust with vigour during sex TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < throw your weight about; throw your weight around to ‘show off’ in an unpleasant, domineering way; to bully people UK, 1917 throwaway noun an outer garment quickly discarded by a criminal after a crime to thwart easy identification US, 1987 throw away verb to abort a foetus TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1939 throwaway adjective used of a gun unregistered and not capable of being traced, and thus used to place in the vicinity of someone whom the police have shot to justify the shooting US, 1981 throwdown noun a large party US, 1996 throw down verb 1 to threaten someone with a weapon US, 1972. 2 to kill US, 1963. 3 in basketball, to forcefully drive the ball down through the basket US, 1997. 4 to dance. Sometimes embellished with ‘some happy feet’ as a direct object US, 1983 throw-down gun; throwdown noun a gun that is not registered and not capable of being traced, and thus placed by the police in the vicinity of someone whom they have shot to justify the shooting US, 1983 649 three on the tree | thr ow-down gun; throwdown throw off verb to perform at a skill level below your capability US, 1965 throw-out noun 1 the prize that a carnival game operator arranges for a player to win to entice more customers to play US, 1985. 2 a trinket thrown by a parader to spectators US, 1951 throw-up noun a large, simple piece of graffiti art US, 1994 throw up verb 1 to vomit. Abbreviated from the elaborately elegant ‘throw up your accounts’ (C18) UK, 1793. 2 to create large graffiti pieces (especially on trains, walls, etc) US, 1994 thrush noun 1 a female singer US, 1940. 2 an attractive young woman AUSTRALIA, 1960 thrust noun amyl, butyl or isobutyl nitrite. A definite suggestion of sexual vigour and therefore, probably, derives from brand marketing as a male sex-aid UK, 1996 thruster noun 1 an amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant US, 1969. 2 a modern surfboard with three fins AUSTRALIA, 1985 thrutch noun a difficult challenge ANTARCTICA, 2003 thud nickname an F-105 Thunderchief aircraft. From the fact that many were shot down during the Vietnam war. A two-seated F-105 was known as a ‘double thud’ US, 1965 thug noun a youth gang member UK, 2003 thugged-out adjective in hip-hop culture, self-sufficient and danger- ous. From conventional ‘thug’ (a violent person) which has been adopted by some urban blacks as an honourable term and con- dition US, 2002 th-uh, th-uh, that’s all folks used as a humorous farewell. Used as the sign off on Looney Toon cartoons produced by Warner Brothers by a stuttering Porky the Pig. Repeated with referential humour US, 1955 thumb noun marijuana; a marijuana cigarette. Probably because you suck your thumb for comfort in much the same way as you suck on a cigarette US, 1960. < on the thumb hitchhiking UK, 2004 . < with the thumb in betting, used for indicating that the current odds will not continue to be offered for long. From the TICK-TACK signal used by bookmakers UK, 1991 thumb verb to hitchhike US, 1932. < thumb your nose to treat someone or something contemptously US, 1973 thumb buster noun 1 a knob attached to a car or truck’s steering wheel to help the driver make turns quickly. When the steering wheel returns to its normal position, the knob can injure the hand of a driver who is not careful US, 1971. 2 a railway mechanic US, 1977 thumb-check noun a cursory examination of a long document or packet of documents. US naval aviator usage US, 1986 thumb job noun a hitchthiker; the act of hitchhiking. Citizens’ band radio slang US, 1976 thumb merchant noun a hitchhiker US, 1976 thumbs down noun a rejection or refusal. From the gesture famously used to signal ‘no mercy’ for gladiators in the arenas of ancient Rome and Hollywood UK, 1929 thumbsucker noun a long and complex piece of journalism; a writer of such articles US, 2003 thumbs up noun approval; positive news. After the gesture that spared the life of Roman gladiators UK, 1951 thump noun afightUS, 1971 thump verb to defeat someone soundly UK, 1594 thumper noun 1 a hand grenade launcher US, 1990. 2 a drummer US, 1981 . 3 a piece of rope used by dog handlers to discipline sled dogs ANTARCTICA, 1982 . 4 in electric line work, an underground fault locator US, 1980 thumper bumper noun in pinball, a bumper that upon impact with a ball scores and then propels the ball back into play US, 1977 thump gun noun an M79 grenade launcher. Vietnam war usage US, 1982 thumping adjective unusually large or heavy; of an untruth, outrageous UK, 1576 thumping adverb used as an intensifier of adjectives of large size UK, 1961 thunder noun 1 male sexual prowess TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1989. 2 heroin UK, 2002 . < do a thunder to defecate IRELAND, 1994 thunder verb to excel US, 1989 thunderbags noun underpants AUSTRALIA, 1971 thunderbirds noun the female breasts. From the mammaric and lexicographic symbolism of the science fiction Thunderbirds, especially Thunderbird 2, in cult television supermarionation puppet-series Thunderbirds by Gerry Anderson, from 1965, and relaunched in the 1990s UK, 2001 Thunderbirds are go used for denoting or announcing that something is proceeding. A catchphrase from Thunderbirds, a cult science fiction puppet series, first broadcast on television in 1965 UK, 2001 thunderbowl noun a lavatory UK, 1982 thunderbox noun a lavatory. Originally coined for a ‘portable commode’ UK, 1939 thunderbumper noun a cumulonimbus cloud CANADA, 1995 thunderdome noun a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. A reference to the film Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome, 1985 UK, 1999 thundering adjective forcible, violent; hence, as an intensifier: great, excessive UK, 1618 thundering adverb excessively UK, 1809 thunderingly adverb violently, forcibly, powerfully, energetically; greatly; excessively UK, 1680 Thunder Road noun Highway 13, north of Saigon, South Vietnam. So named because of the US Army’s frequent THUNDER RUNS on Highway 13 US, 1971 thunder run noun 1 during the Vietnam war, a tactic of having a small armoured convoy drive at high speeds shooting at both sides of the road to thwart ambushes by the Viet Cong; in Iraq in 2003, used by soldiers of a death or glory incursion into Baghdad. Possibly originating in the Korean war, 1950–53, where it was used figuratively for a final bar crawl before leaving a posting US, 1983. 2 in white-water rafting, the most treacherous rapids or the act of negotiating them US, 2003 thunder thighs noun large, heavy thighs, especially on a woman US, 1977 thunk noun in computing, code that supplies an address US, 1991 thunk verb used as an alternative past tense of ‘think’ in place of ‘thought’. Intentionally jocular or rural UK, 1876 TI nickname the federal correctional institution, Terminal Island, California US, 1981 tia noun marijuana. A Spanish aunt such as AUNT MARY (marijuana) UK, 2003 TIA used as Internet shorthand to mean ‘thanks in advance’ US, 1997 Tibb’s Day noun the day after Resurrection, Judgment Day etc, i.e. a day that will never come in this lifetime. C. L. Apperson, in English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, calls it ‘a day neither before nor after Christmas’. Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1870) points out that there never was such a saint as St Tibb, hence the use of the term as a synonym for ‘never’ CANADA, 1999 tic noun phencylidine US, 1977 TIC noun when a criminal is on trial, a crime which does not form a part of the case being heard but which the defendant may request to have taken into account during sentencing. A partial acronym of ‘taken into account’ UK, 1996 tical noun marijuana. A coinage claimed by rap artist Methodman; usage spread with his adoption of ‘tical’ as one of many drug- related aliases US, 1998 tick noun 1 a moment; a second, a minute UK, 1879. 2 credit, deferred payment. Generally in the phrase ‘on tick’ (on credit) UK, 1642. 3 in spread-betting, a tenth UK, 2001. 4 in basketball, a shot US, 1986. 5 in a hospital, an intern US, 1994 throw off | tick 650 tick verb < tick along nicely to make satisfactory progress Ireland IRELAND, 2003 tick adjective sexually attractive UK, 1950 ticked off adjective angry US, 1959 ticker noun 1 a clock, especially a pocket watch US, 1964. 2 the heart. Analogised to a clock ticking US, 1930. 3 courage AUSTRALIA, 1977 ticket noun 1 an ordinary person. Used generally in Glasgow and MOD culture UK, 1985. 2 an amusing or charming person IRELAND, 1992 . 3 a follower (not an originator) of Mod fashion UK, 1964. 4 a professional licence; a certificate of qualification. Originally military US, 1951. 5 a warrant or bill of detainer US, 2002 . 6 an official misconduct report in prison US, 1976. 7 an order to be locked in solitary confinement US, 1965. 8 in prison, a contract for a killing or beating US, 1974 . 9 in horse racing, a betting receipt US, 1951. 10 a playing card. As in the expression ‘I held some good tickets’ US, 1961. 11 LSD; a dose of LSD. Another LSD-as-travel metaphor US, 1969. < just the ticket; that’s the ticket exactly what is required UK, 1838 ticket agent noun an LSD dealer. Premised on a TRIP metaphor US, 1974 Ticket Bastard nickname the Ticketmaster ticket service US, 1994 ticket of leave man noun a parolee UK, 1998 ticket-punching noun in the military, nearly automatic promotion from rank to rank with short periods in combat to justify the pro- motion US, 1988 tickets noun the female breasts. A term from the coarse sector of the entertainment industry, recognising the selling power of sex US, 1977. < have tickets on yourself to be conceited AUSTRALIA, 1918 tickety-boo adjective fine, correct, in order, satisfactory. Originally military; a variation of ‘ticket’, as in JUST THE TICKET (correct), with Hindu tikai babu (it’s all right, sir’) UK, 1939 tick-hunter noun an ardent bird-watcher, usually one who is excit- able. From a bird-watcher’s habit of ticking-off observations in a note book UK, 1977 tick in co w’s arse noun something or someone who is very close to something or someone else TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1982 ticking-off noun a reprimand UK, 1984 tickle noun 1 a robbery or other profitable criminal enterprise. Probably derives from the image of a poacher ‘tickling a trout’, an activity for the ‘light-fingered’ UK, 1938. 2 in the sport of polo, a weak hit on the ball UK, 2003 . 3 a pleasurable sensation caused by drug use UK, 2000. 4 a deep v-bottom on a boat; also, especially in Newfoundland, a narrow strait between mainland and an island CANADA, 1947 tickle verb 1 to prime an engine. To start the cold engine of a motorcycle, it is sometimes necessary to prime the carburettor, or ‘tickle the pot’ US, 2003. 2 to administer oral sex to a male pornographer performer before or between scenes to help him maintain an erection US, 2000. 3 to rob NEW Z EALAND, 1998. < tickle a bug in computing, to activate a normally inactive malfunction US, 1991. < tickle the peter to steal from a till or cashbox AUSTRALIA, 1941. < tickle the pickle from the male perspective, to have sex US, 1964 ticklebelly noun the queasy feeling experienced when a car crests a poorly graded hill too fast CANADA, 2002 tickled; tickled to death; tickled pink adjective very pleased UK, 1907 tickler noun 1 an office system that serves to remind of impending deadlines US, 1905. 2 anything worn on the penis that is designed to stimulate the vagina or the clitoris during sex UK, 1974 tickle your fancy noun a homosexual. Rhyming slang, NANCY (BOY), noted as a post-World War 2 term by Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit, 1992, who suggests a corruption of the children’s song ‘Billy Boy’ as a possible source UK, 1992 ticklish adjective difficult, awkward UK, 1591 tick off verb to reprimand someone UK, 1915 tick-tack; tic-tac noun 1 a system of hand signalling used by racecourse bookmakers UK, 1899. 2 a signal of any kind. From race track use UK, 1992 tick-tack; tic-tac verb to signal betting information by tick-tack AUSTRALIA, 1956 tick-tacker noun a person who signals betting information by tick- tack AUSTRALIA, 1897 tick-tacking noun an illegal system of sign language used between bookmakers and touts on a racecourse AUSTRALIA, 1899 tick-tack man noun a tick-tacker AUSTRALIA, 1939 tick-tick noun a bicycle with three gears TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 tick-tock noun a clock. A children’s colloquialism, from the conven- tional imitation of the ticking of a clock UK, 1984 tick-tock used to mark the passing of an instant. From the ticking of a clock UK, 1959 tick twenty noun ten o’clock US, 1946 ticky adjective old-fashioned, out-of-date US, 1960 tic-tac noun 1 a person who signals betting information by tick-tack UK, 1990. 2 a fact. Rhyming slang, from the race track signalling system UK, 1992. 3 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1994 tid-bit noun an appetising and toothsome woman US, 1973 tiddie; tiddy noun the female breast. A variation of TITTY UK, 2003 tiddle verb to urinate. A children’s colloquialism UK, 1961 tiddled off adjective annoyed, cross. After TIDDLE (to urinate), thus a variation of PISSED OFF UK, 1977 tiddler noun 1 any small fish. Originally applied to a stickleback UK, 1885. 2 anything small; a child, a small animal, a small drink, etc UK, 1927. 3 any small coin (of size rather than denomination) UK, 1966. 4 a player of tiddleywinks US, 1958 tiddler’s bait; tiddley bait; tiddley; Tilly Bates adjective late. Rhyming slang UK, 1960 tiddly; tiddley adjective mildly drunk UK, 1905 tiddlywink; tiddly-wink; tiddleywink; tiddly; tid noun 1 an alcoholic drink. Rhyming slang UK, 1859 . 2 a Chinese person. Rhyming slang for CHINK (a Chinese person) UK, 1977 tidemark noun a dirty mark that is left by, and marks the extent of, a child’s neck-washing regime UK, 1961 tide’s in adjective experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1999 tide’s out adjective experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1999 tidy adjective 1 large, considerable. As in the song sung by Boy Scouts: ‘The great meat pie was a tidy size, / And it took a week to make it, / A day to carry it to the shop, / And just a week to bake it’ UK, 1838 . 2 satisfactory; good; decent; correct. Widely exampled by John Edwards, Ta lk Ti dy! (the title is defined in the book as ‘speak properly!’), 1985 UK, 1844. 3 sexually attractive; sexy UK, 2000 tidy! in South Wales, used as a positive affirmation UK: WALES, 1985 tidy; tidy up verb 1 to make something orderly, clean, etc UK, 1821 . 2 to wash the vulva and vagina TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1978 tidy and neat; tidy verb to eat. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tidy away verb to clear up for tidiness’ sake UK, 1867 tidy whities noun white, boxer-style men’s underpants US, 1994 tie verb to inject with a drug UK, 2003. < tie on one to get very drunk US, 1996 . < tie the knot to marry UK, 1605. < tie them down on the railways, to apply hand brakes US, 1946 tie a knot in it! addressed to someone (usually a male) who needs to urinate but is having to control the urge; also, said to someone who is whistling tunelessly UK, 2001 tie and tease noun sexual bondage alternating pleasurable stimu- lation and deliberate frustration, especially when advertised as a service offered by a prostitute UK, 2003 tie-eye noun a commotion or ruckus CANADA, 1999 tie off verb to restrict the flow of blood in a vein in preparation for an injection of narcotic drugs US, 1996 651 tick | tie off tie-tongued adjective suffering from a speaking disability such as a lisp BARBADOS, 1965 tie-up noun the rope or cord used to restrict the flow of blood in a vein in preparation for an injection of drugs UK, 1996 tie up verb to apply an improvised tourniquet, usually on the arm, preparatory to injecting a drug US, 1990 tiff noun a petty quarrel; a brief peevish disagreement UK, 1754 tiger noun 1 a person who is keen for or enthusiastic about something AUSTRALIA, 1896 . 2 a male homosexual UK, 1983. 3 a wife. A Cockney endearment UK, 1980 . 4 an outstanding sportsman; a confi- dent climber; a formidable sporting opponent UK, 1929. < take a tiger for a walk (used of a food addict) to eat in moderation. A term in twelve-step recovery programmes such as Alcoholics Anonymous US, 1998 tiger cage noun an underground, high security jail cell US, 1992 tiger country noun 1 rough, uncultivated country or terrain AUSTRALIA, 1945. 2 any challenging situation. From World War 2, referring to territory patrolled by German Tiger tanks NEW Z EALAND, 1945 . 3 in hospital operating theatre usage, any part of the body where surgery is high risk US, 1994 tiger in the tank noun a linear amplifier for a citizens’ band radio. From the 1960’s Esso advertising slogan ‘Put a tiger in your tank’ US, 1976 tiger lady noun a female Vietnamese civilian building worker at a US facility during the war US, 1990 tiger piss noun Tiger Paw™ beer. A south Vietnamese speciality, made with formaldehyde US, 1991 tiger stripe noun a scar from intravenous drug injections US, 1958 tiger stripes noun camouflage worn in the jungle US, 1971 tiger suit noun jungle camouflage uniforms worn by soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army US, 1990 tiger sweat noun strong, illegally manufactured whisky CANADA, 1999 tiger tank noun a thing of little worth. Rhyming slang for, WANK (rubbish), usually phrased ‘not worth a tiger tank’; from the advertising slogan ‘put a tiger in your tank’ UK, 1980 Tiggerish; tiggerish adjective energetically enthusiastic and cheerful. From the character of Tigger, created by A.A. Milne, 1882–1956, especially as filtered through the Disney animations of Winnie the Pooh’s adventures UK, 2003 tight noun 1 a close friend BAHAMAS, 1982. 2 in poker, a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank and a pair. Known conventionally as a ‘full house’ CANADA, 1988. < in a tight in serious trouble US, 1984 tight adjective 1 tipsy; drunk US, 1830. 2 lacking generosity, mean UK, 2000. 3 aggressive; cruel; unpleasant. From the previous sense as ‘mean’, punning on ‘mean’ as ‘cruel’ UK, 1999. 4 hard; severe; difficult UK, 1764 . 5 of a slot machine, disadvantageous to the gambler in terms of the frequency of payouts US, 1984. 6 used of a hard bargain US, 1828. 7 of money; hard to come by; in short- circulation UK, 1846. 8 used of a player in poker extremely conservative in play and betting US, 1990 . 9 of a contest, close, evenly matched US, 1848. 10 friendly US, 1956. 11 good; fashionable; in style US, 1998 tight-arse noun a person who is mean with money UK, 1999 tight-arsed adjective 1 mean, close-fisted, ungenerous UK, 1966. 2 puritanical; very restrained; self-centred UK, 1990 tight as a crab’s arse adjective miserly UK, 1999 tight as a gnat’s twat adjective miserly UK, 2001 tight-ass noun a highly strung, nervous person US, 1971 tight-assed adjective highly strung, nervous US, 1970 tighten verb < tighten the wig to smoke marijuana US, 2001. < tighten up someone’s game to educate or coach someone US, 1972 tightener noun 1 any alcoholic drink US, 1969. 2 in horse racing, a race seen as preparation for the next race US, 1994 tighter than a camel’s arse in a sand storm adj ective miserly. An elaboration of TIGHT (mean) UK, 1999 tighter than bark to a tree adjective miserly CANADA, 1992 tight fight with a short stick noun a difficult job with poor equipment to do it US, 1954 tight hole noun an oil well whose discovery and location have not been reported US, 1997 tight laces noun commerically manufactured cigarettes, especially with filters US, 1990 tight-roll noun a manufactured cigarette US, 1984 tightwad noun a miserly person US, 1906 tighty-whities noun form-fitting men’s jockey shorts US, 1985 tig ol’ bitties noun large breasts. An intentional Spoonerism of ‘big old titties’ US, 2001 tigre; tigre blanco; tigre del norte noun heroin. Possibly ‘branded’ types of heroin, from Spanish for ‘tiger’, white ‘tiger’ and ‘northern tiger’ UK, 2003 Tijuana 12 noun a cigarette made with tobacco and marijuana US, 1982 Tijuana Bible noun a pornographic comic book US, 1979 Tijuana chrome noun silver spray paint. Tijuana is just across the border from California in the Mexican state of Baja California. Californian youth often took their customised cars to Tijuana, where much of the best and some of the shoddiest customising work was done US, 1993 T ijuana taxi noun a well marked police car US, 1976 tik noun a potential victim. West Indian and UK black UK, 1996 Tilbury Docks; the Tilburys noun any sexually transmitted infection. Rhyming slang for POX, formed on a part of the Port of London. An earlier, now obsolete sense for this rhyme was ‘socks’ UK, 1992 tiles noun dominoes US, 1959. < on the tiles partying NEW ZEALAND, 1984 till-tap verb to steal money from a cash till US, 1970 till tapper noun in a casino, a person who steals coins or tokens from a slot machine being played by someone else US, 1999 till tapping noun theft from a cash register when the cashier is distracted US, 1964 tilly noun (especially in Queensland and northern New South Wales) a utility truck AUSTRALIA, 1957 Tilly noun used as a personification of the police US, 1970 T illy Bates adjective 8see: TIDDLER’S BAIT tilly-tallied adjective drunk. Possibly from obsolete ‘tilly-vally’ (nonsense), which is what tends to be spoken when drunk UK, 1999 tilt noun 1 especially in the Maritime Provinces, a crude shelter, open on one side and with its back to the wind CANADA, 1958. 2 in pinball, a mechanism on the machine that ends a game when the player moves the machine too forcefully US, 1979. < on tilt used of a poker player’s playing, exceptionally poor US, 1979 Tim noun a Roman Catholic. Who the original Tim is or was is unknown UK: SCOTLAND, 2000 timber noun 1 a toothpick US, 1948. 2 in horse racing, a hurdle in a steeplechase race US, 1976. 3 in poker, the cards that have been discarded US, 1951. 4 in the circus or carnival, a person playing a game or concession with the house’s money in an attempt to attract other patrons to play US, 1968 timber nigger noun a Native American Indian. Offensive. Used by sporting enthusiasts and those in the tourist industry to describe Native American Indians involved in the fishing/hunting rights debate US, 1993 timber rider noun in horse racing, a jockey in a steeplechase event US, 1976 timbit noun a rendezvous for coffee and snack proposed by one police officer to another. A doughnut hole from Tim Horton’s™; tie-tongued | timbit 652 refers to the dough that is punched out of a ring doughnut, fried, and sold as a ‘hole’ CANADA, 2000 time noun time in prison; a jail sentence UK, 1837. < (he) wouldn’t give you the time of day; too mean to give you the time of day applied to a notoriously mean person UK, 1984. < do time 1 to serve a prison sentence, especially in a manner that preserves the prisoner’s sanity UK, 1865. 2 to stay after school in detention US, 1954 . < for the time in poolroom betting, playing with the loser paying for the use of the table US, 1967. < have no time for someone to have no respect for someone AUSTRALIA, 1911. < in no time; in less than no time immediately UK, 1822. < make time; mak e time with someone to have sex with someone; to make sexual advances towards someone US, 1934 time-and-a-half noun in blackjack, the payout to a player of one and a half times their bet when the player is dealt a natural 21. A pun using a term usually applied to an overtime rate of pay US, 1977 time of the month noun the bleed period of a woman’s menstrual cycle. Barely euphemistic UK, 1931 time out! used for warning others of approaching police US, 2000 timer noun father. An abbreviation of ‘old-timer’ CANADA, 1993 time-stretcher noun a prisoner whose attitude and actions serve to make the time served by others seem longer than it is US, 2002 time through the gate noun the on-the-job experience of a prison officer UK, 1996 Timmy noun a Tristar aircraft. In Royal Air Force use UK, 2002 timothy noun a brothel. A shortening of ‘Timothy Titmouse’, rhyming slang for ‘house’ AUSTRALIA, 1950 timps noun timpani (kettle-drums); timpanists. An abbreviation of ‘timpani’ UK, 1934 Timshop noun a Roman Catholic chapel UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 tim tam noun a tampon. Abbreviation and reduplication AUSTRALIA, 2001 tin noun 1 apolicebadgeUS, 1958. 2 a police officer US, 1950. 3 a gun US, 1986. 4 asafeUS, 1970. 5 one ounce of marijuana. Probably from a pipe tobacco tin as a measured container US, 1946. 6 beer in any quantity or container US, 1980. 7 in drag racing, a trophy, especially one awarded without a cash prize US, 1965. < does what it says on the tin; does exactly what it says on the tin used as an assurance that whatever is so described will be, or behave, as expected. From a catchphrase-slogan for Ronseal™ wood- treatments; first introduced in the early 1990s, the phrase is now part of the company’s registered trademarking, and widely applied in the sense recorded here UK, 2001 tin-arse; tin-bum noun a lucky person. Derives, perhaps, from a play on ‘copper-bottomed’ AUSTRALIA, 1953 tin arse; tin arsed adjective lucky AUSTRALIA, 1919 Tina Turner; tina noun 1 a profitable activity. Rhyming slang for, ‘earner’; formed from the popular US singer and actress (b.1938) UK, 2001. 2 Rhyming slang for GURNER (a person intoxicated by MDMA) UK tin bath; tin noun 1 a laugh. Rhyming slang UK, 2002. 2 a scarf. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tin can noun 1 a safe that is easily broken into by criminals US, 1949. 2 an older ship in disrepair US, 1970. 3 a citizens’ band radio set. From one of the most primitive technical means of communi- cation: two tin cans joined by a piece of string US, 1976 tinchy adjective petty; small BAHAMAS, 1982 Tin City noun a sheet metal barracks in Guam used to house Vietnamese refugees after the North Vietnamese conquest in 1975 US, 1990 tin collector noun a police officer or prosecutor involved in investi- gating police misconduct US, 2001 tincture noun 1 an alcoholic drink. Popularised, if not inspired by the ‘Dear Bill’ letters in Private Eye UK, 1980. 2 a light drug in liquid form. A jocular euphemism UK, 1968 tin dog noun a snowmobile NEW ZEALAND, 1969 tin ear noun tone deafness US, 1935 T in-Ear Alley noun the boxing world. A journalists’ pun on ‘Tin-Pan Alley’ (the world of music) UK, 1961 tin flute noun a suit. A variation of WHISTLE AND FLUTE in Glasgow rhyming slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 t’ing noun thing. West Indian and UK black pronunciation UK, 1994 ting noun money; a payment, especially in an illegal context TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1989 ting-a-ling noun 1 the penis BAHAMAS, 1982. 2 a ring (jewellery). Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 3 in playing cards, a king. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tin grin noun any person with orthodontia US, 1977 tings noun the testicles. West Indian pronunciation of ‘things’ UK, 2000 tingum noun a person or thing the name of which escapes the speaker BAHAMAS, 1995 tin hat noun 1 a fool, an idiot. Rhyming slang for PRAT UK, 1998 . 2 on the railways, a company official US, 1977. < put the tin hat on it; put the tin hat on something to bring an unfortunate sequence to an unwelcome climax; to finish something off UK, 1919 tinhorn noun a cheap and offensive person US, 1887 tinhorn adjective shoddy; inconsequential; inferior US, 1886 tin Indian noun aPontiaccarUS, 1993 tinker noun 1 a member of the travelling community. Conventionally ‘an (itinerant) mender of pots, pans, kettles etc.’, but now more generally applied IRELAND, 1997. 2 a child, especially a mischievous child. Remembered in use in New Zealand in 1904 and in Australia in 1910 NEW ZEALAND, 1996. 3 a piece of scrap from wreckage CANADA, 1983 tinker’s cuss; tinker’s damn; tinker’s toss noun something of no value UK, 1824 tinkle noun urine, the act of urination US, 1960. < give a tinkle to telephone someone. From the ringing bell of original telephones UK, 1938 tinkle verb to urinate. Children’s vocabulary, used coyly by adults US, 1960 tinklebox noun a piano US, 1946 tin lid noun 1 a Jewish person. Rhyming slang for YID UK, 1992. 2 a child. Rhyming slang for KID AUSTRALIA, 1905 tinned dog noun canned meat AUSTRALIA, 1895 tinnie; tinny noun a can of beer AUSTRALIA, 1964 tinny noun 1 an imprecise measure of marijuana wrapped in tinfoil, usually enough for about three cigarettes NEW ZEALAND, 1995. 2 a small aluminium boat AUSTRALIA, 1979. 3 a station wagon with a steel body and no wood trim US, 1993 tinny adjective lucky AUSTRALIA, 1919 tinny house noun a place where marijuana tinnies are sold NEW ZEALAND , 1999 tin plate noun 1 a mate. Rhyming slang NEW ZEALAND, 1992. 2 in circus and carnival usage, a law enforcement official in a small town US, 1981 tin sandwich noun a harmonica; a mouth organ. Used as the title of an album of harmonica music by Tommy Basker, ‘The Tin Sandwich’, 1994 US, 1999 tinsel-teeth noun 1 any person with orthodontia US, 1979. 2 orthodontic braces US, 1971 Tinsel T own nickname Hollywood US, 1939 tins of beans; tins noun jeans (denim trousers). Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tin soldier noun a prostitute’s client who pays not for conventional sex, but to act as a prostitute’s ‘slave’. Noted as a ‘voyeur-type male, usually of middle- or upper-class background’ by David Powis, The Signs of Crime, 1977 UK, 1977 tin tack noun 1 dismissal from employment. Rhyming slang for SACK. Recorded in 1932 but believed to be late C19 UK, 1932. 2 afact. Rhyming slang based on BRASS TACKs, generally plural UK, 1999 tin tank noun a bank. Rhyming slang UK, 1932 653 time | tin tank . two other inmates UK, 1 996 three and a half noun in Quebec, an apartment with a living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Similarly, in Quebec, a ‘two -and- a-half’ is an apartment with a living-dining. living-dining room, bedroom and bathroom; a ‘four -and a half’ has two bedrooms; and so forth up to ‘seven -and- a-half’ CANADA, 2002 three and four noun a whore. Rhyming slang UK, 2003 three-bagger. noun in poker, a hand with three tens US, 1963 thirty dirty miles noun in a game of poker, a hand with three tens US, 1963 thirty miles of railroad track noun in poker, a hand consisting of three