Slang and uncoventional english part 97 pdf

tin termites noun rust UK, 1972 tints noun 1 sunglasses US, 1972. 2 tinted car windows US, 1980 tiny noun 1 a child AUSTRALIA, 1961 . 2 a very young member of a youth gang US, 1981 tiny gangster noun a young member of a youth gang US, 1989 tiny mind noun < out of your tiny mind; out of your tiny you arecrazy,foolish,mad UK, 1970 Tiny Tim noun a five-pound note; the sum of £5. Rhyming slang for FLIM, formed on a character in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, 1843 UK, 1992 Tio T aco noun a Mexican-American who curries favour with the dominant white culture. Literally ‘Uncle Taco’, referring to a Mexican dish made with a fried corn tortilla US, 1969 tip noun 1 a point of view, an aspect or perspective; a concentration upon an aspect UK, 1994. 2 special information conveyed by an expert or insider; a piece of professional advice; private knowledge, especially in connection with investment or gambling UK, 1845. 3 that which is ‘tipped’ to win; the probable winner in a race UK, 1873. 4 a dirty or chaotically untidy place. Especially applied, apparently, to teenagers’ bedrooms; from a community site where rubbish is tipped UK, 1983. 5 a small group with specific economic functions, such as a drug-selling enterprise US, 1995. 6 agangUS, 1990. 7 a rubber thong sandal CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985. 8 a crowd gathered in front of a carnival game or show US, 1968. 9 a steady, repeating player in a carnival midway game US, 1985 tip verb 1 to convey expert, inside or specialist information, especially about a profitable investment or a probable winner UK, 1883. 2 to give a gratuity UK, 1706. 3 to behave foolishly. Gulf war usage US, 1991. 4 to reckon that something will occur AUSTRALIA, 1955 . 5 to perform oral sex. A shortening of TIP THE VELVET (to kiss with the tongue) UK, 2002. 6 to become aware of a swindle US, 1963. < tip it in trucking, to drive fast US, 1946. < tip someone the wink to warn someone; to privately signal to someone UK, 1676. < tip the br andy to lick, suck and tongue another’s anus. A combination of TIP (to perform oral sex) and BRANDY AND RUM (the buttocks) UK, 2002. < tip the bucket on someone to denigrate or criticise someone AUSTRALIA, 1986. < tip the gas in drag racing, to fill the petrol tank US, 1968. < tip the ivy to lick, suck and tongue another’s anus UK, 2002. < tip the load to go to confession AUSTRALIA, 1989. < tip the velvet 1 to kiss with the tongue, especially to ‘tongue a woman’. Based on obsolete ‘velvet’ (the tongue) UK, 1699. 2 to perform oral sex UK, 2002. 3 in homosexual sex, to lick, suck and tongue another’s anus UK, 1997 tip-fiddle noun a military deployment list. Back-formation from TPFDL (time-phased forces deployment list) US, 2003 tip-off noun a warning; an item of private information. A variation of TIP UK, 1901 tip off verb to give information to someone, especially about an impending crime US, 1891 tipper noun a dump truck US, 1971 tippety-run noun a form of cricket played by children in which the person batting has to run every time the ball is hit. Also with great variation as ‘tip-and-go’, ‘tip-and-run’, ‘tippety’, ‘tippety-cricket’, ‘tippety-runs’, ‘tippy-cricket’, ‘tippy-go’, ‘tippy-go-run’, ‘tippy-runs’, ‘tipsy and tipsy-runs’ – and that’s ignoring vast spelling variation AUSTRALIA, 1983 tipple noun 1 alcohol; especially a drink of regular choice. From the conventional verb UK, 1581. 2 by extension, a recreational drug of choice UK, 2000 tippy-toe verb to walk on tiptoe. Childish variation of conventional ‘tiptoe’ UK, 1901 tips noun in betting, odds of 11–10 UK, 1991 tip-slinger noun a person who offers racecourse tips AUSTRALIA, 1915 tipster noun in horse racing, someone who gives his opinions on various horses and their chances in a race US, 1951 tip-toe verb in motor racing, to manoeuvre carefully through or past an obstruction or dangerous condition US, 1980 tip-top adjective excellent UK, 1755 tip up verb to join a gang, especially a prison gang US, 2000 tip-up town noun a collection of ice fishing shanties on a lake’s frozen surface. The ‘tip-up’ is the small fishing pole used for ice fishing. Michigan Upper Pensinula usage US, 2003 tire noun an apron worn by a young girl to keep her dress clean. This very old word – Shakespeare often used it – is still in use in Nova Scotia CANADA, 1988 tire billy noun a short stick with a weighted head used by truck drivers to test the air pressure of their tyres US, 1971 tired adjective boring UK, 1987 tired and emotional adjective drunk. A barbed journalistic euphemism thought to have been coined, or noted in political use and gleefully adopted, by satirical magazine Private Eye UK, 1981 tire-kicker; tyre-kicker noun in the used car business, a customer who studiously inspects the cars for sale, seemingly at the expense of ever getting around to buying a car. Reported by sales assistants in a UK electrical goods retail chain in August 2002 as meaning ‘a customer who spends a long time looking and fails to make a purchase’ US, 1997 tish note noun in circus and carnival usage, counterfeit money, especially when used to pay a prostitute US, 1981 tissue noun 1 crack cocaine. The variant ‘tisher’ is also used UK, 1998. 2 (especially in Tasmania) a cigarette paper AUSTRALIA, 1966 tissue odds; tissue noun a betting forecast used by bookmakers. From the flimsy paper originally used for this purpose UK, 1942 tiswas; tizwas; tizz-wozz noun a state of excitement or confusion. Originally Royal Air Force use; possibly a blend of ‘it is/it was’ as a variation of ‘not know if you are coming or going’ or a variation of TIZZ (an emotional state). From 1974–82 Tiswas was a popular Saturday morning television programme that demonstrated the qualities of excitement and confusion UK, 1960 tit noun 1 the female breast US, 1928. 2 any finger-touch button such as on an electric bell; thus any button-like or knobby protruberance that vaguely resembles a nipple. Originally military UK, 1943. 3 a police officer’s helmet. From the shape UK, 2002. 4 a fool. Often as ‘look a right tit’ or ‘an absolute tit’, and the amusing popular favourite ‘feel a right tit’ UK, 1947. 5 asmallraised bump on a computer keyboard key, most commonly the f and j keys, to provide orientation for the user’s fingers US, 1991. < atit full of Wild Tu rkey used for describing an alcoholic’s fondest sexual fantasy US, 1994. < get tit to succeed in the goal of touching or fondling a girl’s breasts US, 1974. < on the tit enjoying charity, or quasi-charity, in the form of undemanding work US, 1957 tit adjective undemanding, easy US, 1990 tit about verb to waste time; to play about; to be engaged in trivial activity UK, 1999 tit and clit chain noun a decorative chain that connects a woman’s pierced nipples and clitoris US, 1996 titanic noun someone who performs oral sex on first acquaintance. A jokey reference to ‘going down’ (performing oral sex) first time out; the RMS Titanic famously sunk on her maiden voyage UK, 2002 titbag noun 1 a brassiere US, 1994. 2 a fool. An elaboration of TIT (a fool) UK, 2001 titch nickname applied to a person of small stature or a little child. Derives, via the earlier spelling ‘tich’, from music hall entertainer Little Tich (diminutive comedian Harry Relph, 1868–1928), who took as his stage name the nickname he was given as a child from his resemblance to Arthur Orton, the man who claimed to be the missing heir to an English baronetcy, Richard Tichborne UK, 1934 titchy adjective small, of small stature, insignificant. From TITCH UK, 1950 tit-clamp noun a device, designed to cause discomfort or pain for sexual stimulation, that is attached to a breast or nipple UK, 1995 tit-for-tat noun 1 a reaction equal and opposite to the action UK, 1556. 2 a hat. Rhyming slang. Can be shortend to ‘titfer’, ‘titfa’ or ‘tit-for’ UK, 1930. 3 a trade union traitor. Rhyming slang for RAT AUSTRALIA, 2002 tit-fuck noun an act of rubbing the penis in the compressed cleavage between a woman’s breasts US, 1972 tin termites | tit-fuck 654 tit-fuck verb to rub the penis in the compressed cleavage between a woman’s breasts US, 1986 tit-hammock noun a brassiere UK, 1961 tithead noun an idiot. Elaboration of TIT (an idiot) on the pattern of DICKHEAD (an idiot) UK, 1999 titi noun the female breast TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 tit joint noun a bar or club featuring bare-breasted women servers US, 1984 tit-kisser noun a man sexually obsessed with women US, 1977 tit lift noun a procedure in cosmetic surgery to enhance the female breast UK, 1992 tit mag noun a magazine that features pictures of half-naked or naked women in erotic poses UK, 1976 tit magazine noun a magazine featuring photographs of naked women US, 1972 tit-man; tits-man noun a male with a (declared) primary interest in a woman’s breasts as a point of attraction US, 1974 tito noun a rand (unit of currency). Teen slang, after South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni SOUTH AFRICA, 2003 tit off verb to annoy or to aggravate someone UK, 1997 tit ring noun a ring that passes through a pierced nipple US, 1984 tit run noun a walk through a crowd in search of attractive female breasts US, 1995 tits noun 1 when preceded by a characteristic or adjective, a person (of either gender) of the type defined by that characteristic or adjective UK, 1997. 2 heroin. Probably from TITS (exceptionally good) UK, 2002. < get on someone’s tits to annoy or irritate someone. Used by either gender UK, 1945. < off your tits drunk or drug- intoxicated UK, 2000. < the ti ts the best; absolute perfection,mid-C20 tits adjective exceptionally good US, 1966 tits! used for expressing excitement US, 1992 tits and ass; tits and arse adjective said of a film, television programme, or magazine featuring nudity US, 1965 tits out adverb in an uncompromising fashion, determinedly. Office jargon with a non-gender specific application UK, 2005 tits up adjective dead; out of operation. A coarser BELLY-UP, of military (possibly Royal Air Force) origin UK, 1981 tittie twister noun a pinch and twist of the breast, especially the nipple US, 1997 tit tip noun a female nipple US, 1982 tittle-tattle verb to inform on someone. A nuance of the conven- tional sense (to chat, to gossip), perhaps influenced by ‘tell-tale’ UK, 2003 titty; tittie noun the female breast IRELAND, 1922 titty bar; tittie bar noun a bar featuring bare-breasted female servers and/or dancers US, 1991 titty-deep adjective used of a fox hole shallow US, 1990 titty-fuck noun an act of rubbing the penis in the compressed cleavage between a woman’s breasts. Elaboration of TIT-FUCK US, 1988 titty-fuck verb to rub the penis in the compressed cleavage between a woman’s breasts US, 1998 titty hard-ons noun erect nipples AUSTRALIA, 1996 titty pink adjective a bright pink shade of lipstick. Thought to resemble the colour of a nipple US, 1982 tittytainment noun television programming that exploits sex. Used in the German media US, 1998 tit-wank noun an act of sexual gratification in which the penis is rubbed between a female partner’s breasts UK, 2002 tit willow noun a pillow. Rhyming slang; playing on the pillowing effect of a TIT (the female breast) UK, 1932 tizz verb to frizz something up AUSTRALIA, 1967 tizz; tiz; tizzy noun a state of panic or confused excitement US, 1935 tizzic noun a lingering, throaty cough BARBADOS, 1998 tizz up verb to dress up AUSTRALIA, 1977 tizzy adjective ostentatiously dressed AUSTRALIA, 1953 tizzy up verb to smarten or spruce something up AUSTRALIA, 1960 TJ nickname Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. On the California-Mexico border, just south of San Diego, California US, 1981 T-J on es noun amotherUS, 1988 tjorrie noun 8see: CHORRIE TL noun a sycophant. From the Yiddish tuchus leker (ass licker) US, 1972 TL C noun tender, loving care US, 1973 TM noun 1 a commerically rolled cigarette. A shortened form of TAILOR- MADE US, 1976. 2 transcendental meditation US, 1979 TMB doctors’ shorthand applied to an elderly patient. An initialism of ‘too many birthdays’ UK, 2002 TMI used for expressing the sentiment that a conversation has become too personal, that the speaker is imparting too much information US, 1997 TMT used to designate the person who will feature in your immedi- ate masturbatory fantasies UK, 2002 TNT noun 1 heroin. A play on DYNAMITE (a powerful drug) UK, 1977. 2 amyl or butyl nitrite UK, 1998. 3 a variety of MDMA, the rec- reational drug best known as ecstasy. A pun on TNT (the explosive trinitrotulene), suggesting that the ecstasy experience is explosive UK, 1999. 4 fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic analgesic that is used as a recreational drug , 2004 TNX used as Internet discussion group shorthand to mean ‘thanks’ US, 1997 to preposition at. In conventional use from C10 to mid-C19; now in regional and dialect use in the UK, and colloquial use in the US UK, 1985 toad noun 1 an unattractive, older male homosexual US, 1985. 2 a very sick, derelict hospital patient. An initialism for a ‘trashy old alcoholic derelict’ US, 1977. 3 a black prisoner US, 1989. 4 a used car that is in very poor condition US, 1980 TOAD used for describing what happens when a surfer catches a big wave and almost immediately falls from his board. An abbreviation of ‘take off and die’ US, 1988 toadie noun the vagina US, 1998 toadskins noun money. A play on FROGSKIN CANADA, 1912 toad-stabber; toad-sticker noun a knife US, 1945 to and fro noun snow. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 to-and-fro’ing; to’ing-and-fro’ing noun a constant moving about UK, 1961 to and from noun an English person. Rhyming slang for POM AUSTRALIA , 1946 toast noun 1 something that is completely broken or inoperable US, 1991. 2 a forest that has been burnt by a forest fire US, 1991. 3 a narrative poem US, 1976. 4 an amusing story told as part of a rap performance. Adopted from a West Indian DJ’s ‘toast’ (to perform a lyric) US, 2000 toast verb to heat a powdered drug such as heroin for injection CANADA, 1966 toast adjective dead US, 1983 toasted adjective 1 drunk US, 1980. 2 emotionally unstable ANT ARCTICA, 1997 toasted bread adjective dead. A variation of the familiar rhyming slang ‘brown bread’; UK, 1998 toast rack noun a very thin cow NEW ZEALAND, 2002 tobacco juice; tobacco stain noun faecal stains in the underwear or on a toilet bowl US, 1966 tobaccy noun tobacco US, 1935 Tobago love noun a relationship in which there is little or no display of affection TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1993 Tobago sugar noun wood waste left by termites TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 655 tit-fuck | Tobago sugar tober noun a field or other site recognised as the temporary home and responsibility of a circus, fair or market. Shelta UK, 1890 Tobermory noun a story. Rhyming slang, from the main village on the Isle of Mull, Scotland UK, 2001 tober omee noun a toll collector, a rent collector; a landlord UK, 1934 tober showman noun a travelling musician UK, 2002 Tobler one; tobler noun alone; on my own. Rhyming slang, formed from a branded chocolate confection. Often as ‘on my tobler’ IRELAND, 2003 to buggery adverb used to intensify an adjective. In phrases like ‘blown to buggery’ UK, 2002 toby noun the road, the highway. From Shelta tobar or tober UK, 1958 toby jug noun the ear. Rhyming slang for, LUG. UK, 1992 tochis; tuckus; tochas noun the buttocks. Yiddish US, 1934 tochis-over-teakettle adverb head-over-heels US, 1991 tockley noun the penis AUSTRALIA, 1992 to coin a phrase used as an ironic acknowledgement or apology for an immediately preceding or ensuing triteness US, 1951 toddie noun a potato UK, 1984 toddle verb to go; to leave UK, 1812 toddy noun an alcoholic beverage made with the alcohol of choice, hot water and sugar UK, 1991 todge omee-palone noun the passive partner in homosexual anal sex UK, 2002 todger noun the penis. From the obsolete verb ‘todge’ (to smash to a pulp), the penis seen as a smashing tool UK, 2001 todger dodger noun a lesbian. Literally ‘someone who avoids a TODGER’ (the penis) UK, 2002 to-do noun a social function or party. Extending the more general sense of ‘to-do’ (a fuss) creates this slightly critical variation of DO (a party) UK, 2001 To d Sloan; tod noun alone. Rhyming slang for ‘alone’ although usage suggests a rhyme on ‘own’: ‘on your tod’ (on your own). Tod Sloan (1874–1933) was a US jockey who raced in the UK, under royal colours, from 1896. In 1901 he was banned by the English Jockey Club; by 1906 he was ruled off the turf everywhere. Coined originally for his fame, continued ironically with his infamy when he was truly ‘on his tod’. Still used though the man is forgotten UK, 1934 toe noun < on the toe nervous, anxious AUSTRALIA, 1989 toe-ender noun a kick UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 toefoot noun a numbing of the feet in cold water, creating the sen- sation of having no toes, only a foot. Surfing usage US, 2004 toe-jam noun the amalgam of dirt and sweat that gathers between the toes of unwashed feet US, 1999 toe nails in the radiator; toes on the radiator; toe nails on the front bumper; toes on the bumper adjective describing a vehicle being driven at top speed, or the driver of that vehicle. Citizens’ band radio slang; the image of a driver’s foot pressing the accelerator pedal through the floor US, 1976 toe-popper noun a small antipersonnel mine powerful enough to blow off a hand or foot US, 1990 toe-rag noun 1 a person who is disliked, usually with good reason. Ultimately from the rags worn on a tramp’s feet, hence a beggar, and hence this term of contempt which is the only sense that survives UK, 1875. 2 a slut. Rhyming slang for SLAG UK, 1992 toes noun < on your toes on the run UK, 1996 toes over adjective said when a surfer has any number of toes extended over the front end of the surfboard US, 1964 toes-up adjective sleeping. Prison usage NEW ZEALAND, 1997 toe ticket noun the name tag affixed to the toe of a corpse in a morgue US, 1962 toe-to-toe noun afightUK, 2000 toe toucher noun a male homosexual, especially the passive partner in anal sex UK, 1983 toe up adjective drunk. A corruption of ‘torn up’ US, 2001 toey adjective 1 fast, fleet-footed AUSTRALIA, 1971. 2 restless; uneasy. From an earlier sense of ‘a racehorse keen to run’ (1930) AUSTRALIA, 1959. 3 anxious for sex NEW Z EALAND, 1995 toff noun 1 a person who is, or appears to be, of a superior social status or well-to-do. From ‘tuft’ which, in 1670, was a gold tassel worn by titled undergraduates at Oxford and Cambridge, and, by 1755, was university slang for a person of rank and title and hence down the social scale to ‘swell’ and ‘nob’. In 1865 there was a music hall song entitled ‘The Shoreditch Toff’ by Arthur Lloyd UK, 1851 . 2 a completely reliable and dependable person AUSTRALIA, 1989 toffee noun 1 nonsense or flattery UK, 1967. 2 (a stick of) gelignite. From its appearance UK, 1964. < not for toffee of a person’s ability to do something, not at all, by no means, not in any circumstances UK, 1914 toffee-nose noun a snob; a supercilious individual. A play on TOFF (a well-to-do person) as the sort of person who would look down their nose at a lesser individual UK, 1964 toffee-nosed adjective supercilious, snobbish UK, 1925 toffee wrapper; toffee noun the head. Rhyming slang for NAPPER UK , 1998 toff omee noun a wealthy older male homosexual lover; a homosex- ual sugar daddy. After the obsolete sense as ‘a very well-to-do gentleman’ UK, 2002 tog noun a men’s suit CANADA, 1965 tog verb to dress. Conventional English reincarnated as slang in black vernacular US, 1946 together adjective having your life, career or emotions under control; self-assured US, 1969. < get it together to take control of your per- sonal condition; to get your mind and emotions under control; to become organised US, 1975 togged out adjective dressed UK, 1793 togged up adjective dressed up, usually for a special occasion. From TOGS (clothes) UK, 1793 toggle jockey noun in the US Air Force, a co-pilot US, 1946 togs noun 1 clothing. Conventional English starting in the late C18, resurrected as slang in the C20 UK, 1779. 2 especially on the eastern mainland, a swimming costume AUSTRALIA, 1918 toilet noun 1 an inferior venue UK, 2002. 2 in the used car business, a used car with serious hygiene issues US, 1992. 3 a person as a sex object US, 1980. 4 fat buttocks BAHAMAS, 1982. 5 a casino. An insider term US, 1980. < in the toilet 1 lost, wasted US, 1987. 2 in serious trouble US, 2001 toilet-bowl adjective having an inferior location or very low status US, 1995 toilet-bowl woman noun a prostitute who operates on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles. Another name for a ‘comfort lady’ US, 2000 toilet mouth noun a person who employs a vocabulary that is con- sidered foul or obscene US, 1976 toilet queen noun a homosexual male who loiters around public toilets in search of sex-partners US, 1967 toilet r oll; toilet noun unemployment benefit. Rhyming slang for THE DOLE UK, 1992 toilet seat noun in electric line work, an insulator retainer US, 1980 toilet-seat flying noun short run commercial flying, with lots of stops CANADA, 1996 toilet services noun in a prostitute’s advertising, the act of urination, or defecation, by one person on another for fetishistic gratification UK, 2003 toilet snipe noun a thief who robs homosexuals at public toilets, often after posing as a homosexual himself UK, 1983 toilet talk noun speech that is considered obscenely offensive US, 1971 tober | toilet talk 656 Toiling Tillie noun used as a personification of the stereotypical female office worker US, 1955 to’ing-and-fro’ing noun 8see: TO-AND-FRO’ING toke noun 1 an inhalation of marijuana smoke US, 1962. 2 marijuana UK, 2001. 3 a dose of a drug US, 1994. 4 cocaine UK, 2003. 5 in casino gambling, a gratuity either in the form of betting chips or in the form of a bet made in the name of the dealer. An abbreviation of ‘token of gratitude’ US, 1981 toke verb 1 to inhale smoke from a tobacco cigarette, a marijuana cigarette, a crack cocaine pipe or other drug US, 1952. 2 to sniff up and inhale cocaine UK, 2001. 3 to tip someone. Almost exclusively casino usage US, 1983 toke pipe noun a short-stemmed pipe used for smoking marijuana US, 1982 toker noun 1 a marijuana smoker US, 1973. 2 in a casino, a tipper. Because tips in casinos are most often in the form of gambling tokens or ‘tokes’ US, 1974 toke up verb to smoke marijuana US, 1959 to kill for adjective extremely desirable UK, 2001 Tokyo toughies noun inexpensive tennis shoes US, 1991 tol’able used as a response to the query of how you are. A youth- slurred ‘tolerable’ US, 1981 toley; toly noun excrement, especially a turd. From Scottish dialect toalie or tolie (a small cake) UK: SCOTLAND, 1967 toller noun a carved wooden duck decoy CANADA, 1946 tolley noun toluene, a paint solvent inhaled by the truly desperate abuser US, 1997 tolly mug noun a tooth mug or glass UK, 1947 tom noun 1 a prostitute. Thus a police unit that targets prostitution may be dubbed ‘tom squad’ or ‘tom patrol’ UK, 1948. 2 a resident of Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, the power elite of Canada CANADA, 1979. 3 in a casino, a poor tipper US, 1993. 4 money SOUTH AFRICA, 1975. 5 a British private soldier. A shortening of TOMMY UK, 1995 Tom noun a black person who curries favour with white people by obsequious and servile behaviour. A shortened form of UNCLE TOM US , 1959 tom verb to work as a prostitute. From TOM (a prostitute) UK, 1964 8see: TOMORROW Tom verb to curry favour by acting obsequiously and in a servile manner US, 1967 Tom adjective shoddy, inferior US, 1989 Tom and Dick; Tom, Harry and Dick; Harry, Tom and Dick; Tom Harry adjective sick. Rhyming slang UK, 1954 tomato noun an attractive woman, especially a young one US, 1929 tomato can noun a mediocre boxer US, 1955 tomato puree; tomato noun a jury. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 tomato sauce noun a racehorse. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tombowler; tombola noun a large marble; a highly prized marble AUSTRALIA, 1977 Tombs nickname the Manhattan Detention Complex or city jail. Named when built in the mid-C19 because it was modelled on an Egyptian-style mausoleum. The present facility bears no resemblance to the original structure but still carries the sobriquet US, 1840 tombstone disposition noun a surly, graceless, fearless character US, 1970 tom cat noun 1 a sewing machine needle converted to use for injecting drugs US, 1949. 2 a mat. Rhyming slang UK, 1961 tom-cat; tomcat verb to pursue women for the purpose of fleeting sexual encounters US, 1927 Tom Cruise noun alcohol. Rhyming slang for BOOZE,formedonthe name of the US film actor (b.1962) UK, 1998 Tom, Dick and Harrilal noun used as the Trinidadian version of the common man Tom, Dick and Harry TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1990 Tom, Dick and Harry noun any man – by random example. From C16, obsolete variations abound, not the least of which is Shakespeare’s ‘Tom, Dick and Francis’; ‘Tom Dick and Harry’ is not recorded until 1865 UK, 1865 Tom Dooleys noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for GOOLIES (the testicles), formed from a folk song character who, fittingly, was hung UK, 1992 Tom Finney adjective skinny. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of Preston and England footballer, Tom Finney (b.1922) UK, 1998 tomfoolery; tom noun jewellery. Rhyming slang. The abbreviated form is first recorded in 1955 UK, 1931 tomming noun prostitution UK, 2002 Tom Mix; tom noun an injection of a drug. Rhyming slang for FIX, formed on the name of US film actor Tom Mix, 1880–1940 UK, 1978 tommy noun the penis BAHAMAS, 1982 Tommy noun a British private soldier. The name Tommy Atkins was used as a specimen signature on official forms UK, 1884 Tommy Dodd noun 1 God. Rhyming slang UK, 1960. 2 a gun. Rhyming slang for ROD US, 1944 Tommy Dodd adjective odd. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 Tommy Dodds noun betting odds. Rhyming slang, extended from TOMMY DODD (odd) used from the mid-C19 in relation to coin tossing UK, 1960 Tommy Farr noun a (drinks) bar. Rhyming slang formed on the name of the Welsh champion boxer, 1914–86 UK, 1992 Tommy Guns noun diarrhoea. Rhyming slang for THE RUNS UK, 1998 Tommy Rollocks; rollocks; rollicks noun the testicles; nonsense, especially as an exclamation. Rhyming slang for BOLLOCKS UK, 1961 tommyrot noun nonsense UK, 1884 tommy squeaker noun afartUK, 2003 Tommy Trinder noun a window. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the popular Cockney comedian, 1909–89 UK, 1998 Tommy Tripe; tommy verb to look at someone or something. Rhyming slang for PIPE UK, 1992 Tommy Trotter noun a lump of nasal mucus. Glasgow rhyming slang for SNOTTER UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 Tommy Tucker noun 1 the penis, especially when erect. Possibly rhyming slang for ‘fucker’ UK, 1966. 2 a spirited person. Rhyming slang for FUCKER, formed from a nursery rhyme character. Normally said without malice UK, 1998. 3 a gullible individual. Rhyming slang for SUCKER UK, 1998 tomo noun a subterranean stream. From the Maori term for ‘cave’ NEW ZEALAND, 1972 tomorrow noun < like there was no tomorrow; as if there was no tomorr ow with desperate vigour, urgently UK, 1980 tomorrow; tom verb to borrow. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tomorrow next day noun among Nova Scotians of German descent, the indefinite future CANADA, 1999 toms noun a fit of annoyance. Short for TOM TITS AUSTRALIA, 1960 Tom Sawyer noun a lawyer. Rhyming slang, formed from Mark Twain’s eponymous hero UK, 1961 Tom Tank noun an act of male masturbation. Rhyming slang for WANK (an act of masturbation) UK, 2003 Tom Terrific nickname Tom Seaver (b.1944), a pitcher who almost single-handedly carried the New York Mets from last place in 1967 to the World Series champions in 1969. From a television cartoon show popular in the late 1950s and early 60s US, 1969 Tom Thumb noun rum. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1905 tom tit; tom noun an act of defecation. Rhyming slang for SHIT UK, 1943 tom tits; toms noun 1 diarrhoea. Rhyming slang for THE SHITS AUSTRALIA , 1943. 2 a fit of annoyance. Rhyming slang for SHITS AUSTRALIA , 1944 657 Toiling Tillie | tom tits; toms Tom Tug noun a bug. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 ton noun 1 a large amount. Often in the plural UK, 1770. 2 in any miscellaneous context, one hundred UK, 1962. 3 one hundred miles per hour UK, 1954. 4 one hundred pounds sterling UK, 1946. 5 one hundred Australian dollars AUSTRALIA, 1989 ton verb < ton it to drive at 100 miles per hour UK, 2000 tone noun rude or disparaging talk TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1957 tone on tone noun a car with the same colour interior and exterior US, 1997 toney adjective 8see: TONY tongs noun heroin. Possibly in reference to the Chinese ‘tongs’ (criminal organisations) responsible in part for the import and dis- tribution of the drug UK, 2002 tongue noun 1 the clitoris TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. 2 an attorney US, 1962. < get tongue in the categorisation of sexual activity by teenage boys, to kiss with tongue contact US, 1986 tongue job noun oral sex on a woman UK, 1984 tongue-pash verb to kiss with open mouths AUSTRALIA, 2000 tongue-trooper noun a Quebec inspector of signs, commissioned to enforce Bill 101, the language law making French primary in the province. Mordecai Richler is widely credited with having invented this popular nickname for the ‘language police’ in his controversial New Yorker essay ‘Oh Canada! Oh Quebec!’ (1992) CANADA, 2000 tongue wash noun oral sex, especially on a woman US, 1981 tonguey; tonguie noun atongue-kissAU STRALIA, 1995 tonk noun 1 a homosexual male. From ‘tonka bean’, rhyming slang for QUEEN NEW ZEALAND, 1946. 2 the penis AUSTRALIA, 1972 tonk verb 1 to have sex. Euphemistic for FUCK UK, 1974. 2 in sport, to defeat someone resoundingly. Noted as ‘imitative of a powerful blow having reached its target’ by Susie Dent, The Language Report, 2003 UK, 1997 tonking noun a humiliating beating. From TONK UK, 1999 tonking adjective used as an intensifier UK, 1974 tonky noun the genitals, male or female BAHAMAS, 1982 tonky adjective fashionable. A possible blend of French ton (style) and SWANKY (showy) NEW ZEALAND, 1998 Tonky; tonkie noun a member of the Batonka tribe; an unsophisticated person or thing; someone who has ‘gone native’. Derogatory ZIMBABWE, 2000 tonsil hockey noun passionate kissing US, 1986 tonsil juice noun saliva US, 1946 tonsil paint noun whisky US, 1977 tonsil test noun a film or theatre audition UK, 1952 tonsil-tickling noun intensive kissing. Slang for those who don’t let it get too serious UK, 1990s tonto adjective crazy, silly, foolish, eccentric. From Spanish tonto (stupid) US, 1973 ton-up noun a speed of 100 miles per hour, especially with reference to motorcycles UK, 1961 ton-up boy noun a motorcyclist who has driven at 100 miles per hour; generically, a member of a motorcycle gang. From TON (100) UK, 1983 tony; toney adjective up-market, sophisticated, stylish; snobbish, swanky. Conventionally meaning ‘style’. Also used in Australia and New Zealand since 1900 US, 2001 Tony Benn noun ten. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of popular socialist politician Tony Benn (b.1925) UK, 1998 Tony Benner noun ten pounds. Rhyming slang for TENNER, extended on the name of Tony Benn (b.1925), a popular socialist politician UK, 1998 Tony Blair; tony noun hair. Rhyming slang, based on prime minister Tony Blair (b.1953), probably inspired by the new hairstyle he adopted (with widespread media attention) in 1996 UK, 1998 Tony Blairs noun flared trousers. Rhyming slang for ‘flares’ UK, 1998 Tony Hatch noun a match. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the British tunesmith (b.1939) UK, 1998 tony’s noun dice that have been marked to have two identical faces US, 1950 toodlembuck; toodle-em-buck; doodle-em-buck noun any of various gambling games played by children utilising a spinning device with the names of horses in a race written on it. From a ‘toodle/doodle’ frequentative formation expressive of spinning, ‘em’ (them) and ‘buck’ (a gambling marker) AUSTRALIA, 1924 toodle-oo goodbye. Cute. In the US, quite affected in a British sort of way UK, 1907 toodle-pip; tootle-pip goodbye. Very dated; contemporary usage is generally ironic, denoting a certain type of foolish upper-class speaker UK, 1907 toodles goodbye. Affected; an American corruption of TOODLE-OO, perceived in the US as quaintly and quintessentially British. A signature line of the Francine ‘Gidget’ Lawrence character played by Sally Fields on Gidget (ABC, 1965–66). Repeated with referential humour US, 1966 toody-hoo used as a greeting US, 1983 too fool adjective lacking common sense CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985 tooie; tuie; tooey; toolie; toole noun a capsule of amobarbital sodium and secobarbital sodium (trade name Tuinal™), a combi- nation of central nervous system depressants US, 1966 tool noun 1 the penis. Conventional English at first – found in Shakespeare’s Henry VIII – and then rediscovered in the C20 as handy slang UK, 1553. 2 an objectionable idiot, a fool UK, 2001. 3 a diligent student US, 1965. 4 a weapon, generally a gun or a knife UK, 1942. 5 a skilled pickpocket US, 1950. 6 in pool, a player’s cue stick US, 1993. 7 a surfboard US, 1987 tool verb 1 to drive, to go, to travel, usually in a carefree manner. Originally of horse-drawn transports, applied in the C20 to motor vehicles, boats and aircraft US, 1948. 2 to wander aimlessly; to do nothing in particular. The variant ‘tool around’ is also used US, 1932. 3 to have sex US, 1993. 4 to slash a person with a razor UK, 1959. 5 to work hard US, 1997 toolbox noun 1 the male genitals US, 1964. 2 the vagina US, 1967 tool check noun an inspection by a military doctor or medic of male recruits for signs of sexually transmitted disease US, 1967 tooled up adjective 1 in possession of a weapon. From TOOL (a gun or knife); popularised in such 1970s television crime dramas as The Sweeney UK, 1959. 2 carrying cocaine. A self-important adoption of an earlier gangster cliché UK, 2001. 3 in possession of house- breaking implements UK, 1959 tooler noun a show-off US, 1965 tooley bird noun in oil drilling, a loud squeak caused by poorly lubricated equipment US, 1954 toolie noun 1 in oil drilling, a driller’s helper US, 1954. 2 a man who, in a quest for sex, joins a group of young people during the Schoolies Week holiday AUSTRALIA, 2003 toolies noun a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks. From TOOL (the penis) AUSTRALIA, 2003 8see: TULES toolio noun a social outcast US, 1997 tools noun 1 the syringe and other equipment used to prepare and inject drugs US, 1966. 2 the jewellery, cars, clothing and material flourishes that support a pimp’s image US, 1972. 3 aracecourse bookmaker’s equipment UK, 2001 tools of the trade noun any objects used in sado-masochistic activities, especially when advertised by a prostitute UK, 2003 tool up verb (of a man) to ready yourself for sexual intercourse, by erecting the penis UK, 1984 too much adjective great, wonderful, excellent US, 1969 too much! used as a humorous commentary, suggesting that someone has gone too far US, 1963 too much perspective; too much fucking perspective used for expressing the sentiment that too much information is being shared. Tom Tug | too much perspective; too much fucking perspective 658 A catchphrase from Spinal Tap,used with humour and referentially US, 1984 toonie noun a two-dollar coin. An alternative to ‘doubloonie’, both nicknames derived from the LOONY CANADA, 1987 toonkins noun used as an endearing term of address to a child BARBADOS, 1965 too right yes indeed!, absolutely! AUSTRALIA, 1919 tooroo goodbye. Variant of ‘too-ra-loo’ AUSTRALIA, 1927 too serious adjective very good US, 1980 toot noun 1 a dose of a drug, especially cocaine to be snorted US, 1971 . 2 an inhalation of marijuana smoke UK, 2004. 3 cocaine; heroin UK, 1977. 4 butyl nitrite US, 1984. 5 a drinking spree US, 1891. 6 the toilet. Rhymes with ‘foot’. Perhaps a euphemistic alteration of ‘toilet’. The suggestion in the Australian National Dictionary that it derives from British dialect tut (a small seat or hassock), recorded in C19, fails to impress as it doesn’t take into account the fact that the dialect word was pronounced to rhyme with ‘putt’ AUSTRALIA, 1965. 7 a prostitute US, 2001 8see: WHISTLE AND TOOT toot verb 1 to inhale a powdered drug, such as cocaine US, 1975. 2 to inhale crack cocaine vapours UK, 1996. 3 to fart US, 1978 toot; tute nickname in Canadian military aviation, the Tutor one- engine jet trainer CANADA, 1995 tooter noun a (improvised) tube for inhaling cocaine into the nose US, 1981 toothbrush day noun after a guilty verdict, the day when sentencing is announced US, 1985 toothing noun anonymous casual sexual activity with any partner arranged over Bluetooth™ radio technology enabled mobile phones UK, 2004 toothless gibbon noun the vagina. A visual pun, evocative of, if not inspired by, The Goodies ‘Funky Gibbon’, 1970 UK, 1999 toothpick noun 1 a thinly rolled marijuana cigarette. Collected during an extensive survey of New Zealand prison slang, 1996–2000 NEW ZEALAND, 2000. 2 a long, thin, old-fashioned surfboard AUSTRALIA, 1985. 3 a railway tie US, 1977. 4 a pool cue stick that is lighter than average US, 1990. 5 a sharp knife US, 1945 tooth-to-tail ratio noun the ratio of combat troops (tooth) to rear- echelon support personnel (tail) US, 1991 tootie adjective homosexual US, 1999 tooting adverb completely, absolutely. Usually further intensified with a preceding adverb US, 1932 Tooting Bec noun 1 food; a little to eat. Rhyming slang for PECK formed from an area of south London UK, 1937. 2 a kiss. Rhyming slang for ‘peck’ UK, 1992 tootle; tootle around; tootle along; tootle off verb to go; to wander; to travel UK, 1959 too true used as a stressed affirmative UK, 1969 toots noun used as an affectionate term of address, usually to a girl or woman US, 1936 tootsie noun 1 a woman, a girlfriend; often used as a form of address, either humourous or affectionate US, 1895. 2 a child’s foot; a woman’s foot. A baby-talk coinage; playful or affectionate usage US, 1999. 3 a capsule of secobarbital sodium and amobarbital sodium (trade name Tuinal™), a combination of central nervous system depressants. Also variant ‘tootie’ US, 1977 tootsie roll noun distilled and concentrated heroin US, 1987 tootsie trade noun a sexual coupling of two effeminate homosexual men UK, 2002 toov noun cigarettes, tobacco. English gypsy use UK, 2000 too wet to plow adjective experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1999 top noun 1 the dominant partner in a homosexual or sado- masochistic relationship US, 1961. 2 a maximum prison sentence US, 1968. 3 a first sergeant. Variants include ‘topper’ and ‘tap kick’ US, 1991. < be on top to be discovered in a criminal enterprise; to be arrested. Presumably from the exposed and conspicuous position that is normally meant by ‘on top’ UK, 1970. < over the top said of a score in pinball when the score exceeds the capacity of the scoring device and thus returns to zero US, 1977. < the top 1 the beginning of something, often in the phrase ‘from the top’ UK, 1976 . 2 the northern parts of Australia AUSTRALIA, 1951 top verb 1 to execute someone especially by hanging or beheading; hence, to kill someone UK, 1718. 2 to take the dominant, controlling role in a sado-masochistic relationship US, 1997. < top from the bottom; top from below (of a sexual submissive in a sado- masochistic relationship), to take, or attempt to take, the domi- nant, controlling role UK, 1996. < top the hills and pop the pills used as a stock description of a trucker’s work US, 1976. < top yourself to commit suicide. A specific variant of TOP (to kill deliberately) UK, 1718 top adjective great; excellent US, 1935 top banana noun the headliner in a vaudeville show; by figurative extension, the leading figure in any enterprise US, 1953 top bitch noun in a group of prostitutes working for a pimp, the latest addition to the group US, 1967 top bollocks; top ballocks noun the female breasts UK, 1961 top brass; brass noun high-ranking police officers. Adopted from military usage, preceded by ‘big brass’ and ‘high brass’ UK, 1949 top dog noun 1 a very important person UK, 1900. 2 in poker, the highest pair in a hand US, 1996 top dog adjective of a person, important UK, 1998 top dollar noun a high price or the best price; or rate of pay US, 1994 top dollar adjective first-rate, genuine UK, 2001 top-drawer adjective well-bred, high-class, the best UK, 1920 top dresser drawer noun the uppermost berth in a brakevan (caboose) US, 1946 toped verb drunk. From the conventional, if rarely used, verb ‘tope’ UK, 2003 Top End; top end noun the northern parts of the Northern Territory AUSTRALIA, 1933 Top Ender noun a person from the Top End AUSTRALIA, 1941 top-flight adjective first rate US, 1939 top gun noun 1 crack cocaine US, 1994. 2 one hundred pounds. Rhy ming slang for TON, formed from the title of a 1986 film UK, 1998 top hat noun 1 the vagina. Rhyming slang for PRAT UK, 1998. 2 afool. Rhyming slang for PRAT UK, 1998. 3 in the television and film industries, a device used to enable shooting very low angles UK, 1960 top hats noun erect nipples US, 1997 top-hole adjective excellent. Arch and dated but still used without irony UK, 1908 topless noun in the used car business, a convertible US, 1992 top mag noun a fast-talking criminal. Possibly an elaboration on earlier sense of ‘mag’ (a chatterer) AUSTRALIA, 1975 top man noun in a homosexual couple, the partner who plays the active role during sex US, 1941 top notch noun a gang member with high standing within the gang JAMAICA, 1989 top-notch adjective of the best quality. Figurative use of a ‘top notch’ representing the highest point achievable UK, 1984 top-notcher noun an outstanding person AUSTRALIA, 1947 topo noun crack cocaine UK, 2003 top-off noun a police informer AUSTRALIA, 1940 top-off merchant noun a police informer AUSTRALIA, 1944 top of the head noun in betting, odds of 9–4. From the TICK-TACK signal used by bookmakers UK, 1991 top of the pops noun the police. Rhyming slang for COPS,formed on the title of UK television’s longest-running popular music show (BBC television, 1964–2006) UK, 2005 top of the shop adjective excellent. An elaboration of TOP (excellent) UK, 1999 659 toonie | top of the shop top of the world noun a feeling of elation, good health or prosperity US, 1920 top one noun the best of times UK, 1999 topper noun 1 a remark or action that serves as the coup de grace of a conversation or series of events US, 1939. 2 a criminal who rep- resents the interests of a cheque forger UK, 1956. 3 in circus and carnival usage, a featured act US, 1981 topping adjective excellent UK, 1822 topping shed noun in prison, a place of execution UK, 1950 tops noun dice that have been marked to have two identical faces US, 1962 tops adjective topmost in quality, the best US, 1935 tops adverb at the most US, 1987 tops and bottoms noun 1 in poker, a hand consisting of a pair of aces (the highest card) and a pair of twos (the lowest card) US, 1951. 2 a roll of trimmed paper ‘topped’ and ‘bottomed’ with a genuine banknote to give the impression of a weighty roll of money UK, 1959 . 3 a combination of Taluin™, a painkiller, and the antihistamine Pyribenzamine™, abused for non-medicinal purposes US, 1989 top-shelf adjective excellent or the best US, 1892 top stick noun the best regular player in a pool hall US, 1990 topsy noun a chamber pot BARBADOS, 1965 topsy-turvy adjective 1 disordered, in a chaotic state, very untidy UK, 1528. 2 upside down; in reverse order UK, 1530 top totty noun an especially desirable or sexually available woman or women UK, 2001 top ’uns noun a woman’s breasts UK, 1958 top whack; top wack noun the most expensive price. Derives from WHACK (a share of money) UK, 1974 top willow! in cricket, used for registering enthusiastic approval of a batman’s performance. A cricket bat is traditionally made of willow. Displayed on a placard at the England v West Indies 2nd Test, Edgbaston, 31st July 2004 UK, 2004 toque; tuque noun a knitted cap made from wool CANADA, 1871 torch noun 1 an arsonist US, 1938. 2 an act of arson US, 1981. 3 a ciga- rette lighter US, 1972. 4 a handgun US, 1962. 5 marijuana; a marijuana cigarette. A conical shape holding fire at the flared end US, 1977. 6 a love song or ballad US, 1948 torch verb to light a fire, especially an arson fire US, 1931 torched adjective drunk US, 1990 torch job noun an enema containing a heat-inducing agent such as Vicks Vaporub™, Ben-Gay™, Heet™, or Tabasco™ sauce US, 1972 torch up noun to smoke marijuana; to light up a joint US, 1955 tore down adjective very disoriented, usually because of drug intoxi- cation UK, 1983 toreeon noun a variety of marijuana UK, 1980 tore up adjective distressed US, 1960 tornado bait noun a mobile home or trailer, especially in a tornado zone US, 1992 torn up adjective hurt; upset US, 1968 Toronto the Good nickname the city of Toronto, considered with reference to its longtime (into the 1980s) strict rectitude in law and custom. Also nicknamed Hogtown, Toronto continues to carry both terms though money and a cosmopolitan and international flavour have replaced slaughterhouses and the former moral stiffness CANADA, 2001 torpecker noun a torpedo US, 1948 torpedo noun 1 a hired gunman or killer US, 1929. 2 the penis US, 2003. 3 a marijuana cigarette SOUTH AFRICA, 1946. 4 a marijuana and crack cocaine cigarette US, 1994. 5 in trucking, a large, bullet-shaped light on a cab US, 1971 torpedo juice noun any improvised liquor on board a submarine US, 1948 torpedos noun beans US, 1977 torqued adjective angered, annoyed US, 1968 tortoise head noun the erect penis UK, 2001 torture chamber noun a jail or prison where illegal drugs are not available US, 1982 Torvill and Dean noun a homosexual. Rhyming slang for QUEEN, formed from ice-dancing champions and Olympic gold medal winners 1984, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean UK, 2003 Toryglental adjective insane, crazy. Glasgow rhyming slang for ‘mental’, contrived on the Toryglen area of Glasgow UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 tosh noun 1 nonsense. A compound of synonyms ‘bosh’ and ‘trash’ UK, 1892. 2 used as a form of male address. Possibly Scottish in origin. In 1990, car manufacturer Toshiba created a new slogan ‘Ullo Tosh! Gotta Toshiba?’ based on the song ‘Ullo John! Gotta New Motor?’, Alexei Sayle, 1983 UK, 1954. 3 a bath. School slang UK, 1881 tosheroon; tusheroon; ’roon noun in pre-decimalisation currency, a half-crown coin; two shillings and sixpence UK, 1859 toshing verb painting and decorating UK, 1998 tosh up verb to make something look as good as new. Car dealers’ term UK, 1983 toss noun 1 nonsense, especially if self-indulgent UK, 1990. 2 something of little or no value UK, 1994. 3 an act of masturbation UK, 1785. 4 a search of a person or place US, 1973. 5 an armed robbery US, 1950. < not give a toss; not care a toss to not care one way or another; to reject. Two suggested etymologies prevail, either ‘to not care enough to toss a coin’ or ‘to toss (masturbate) yourself’; on balance, probably ‘to toss a coin’ as it takes a deal less effort and therefore the rejection is greater UK, 2001 toss verb 1 (of a male) to masturbate. Often used with ‘off’ UK, 1879. 2 to get the better of someone; to overcome someone or something AUSTRALIA, 1949. 3 to search a room, apartment, house, office or person without regard to the condition in which the premises or person are left US, 1939. 4 to rob a place US, 1950. 5 to gulp a drink down, 1992. < toss a gri nd to eat US, 1992. < toss chow to eat quickly and voraciously US, 1993. < toss it in stop doing something AUSTRALIA, 1954. < toss it to someone to have sex with a woman US, 1964. < toss salad to engage in oral stimu- lation of the anus US, 2001. < toss the boards to play three card molly, a street swindle in which the object is to identify a given card among three cards that are quickly moved around US, 1972. < toss the tiger to vomit. A visual allusion to multi-coloured vomit NEW ZEALAND, 1960. < toss your cookies to vomit. Children’s vocabulary US, 1941. < toss your lollies to vomit NEW ZEALAND, 1998 tossbag noun a contemptible individual UK, 1977 tossed salad noun any of several sexual practices involving oral-anal stimulation US, 1997 tosser noun 1 someone who is considered worthless or despicable. A synonym of WANKER UK, 1977. 2 nothing at all; something of very little value. From the meaning as ‘a penny’ (a coin of little value) UK: SCOTLAND, 1988. 3 a penny. From the low value coin used in games of pitch-and-toss. Still current in Northen Ireland UK, 1934 tossily adverb self-indulgently, hence pretentiously. From TOSS (to masturbate) UK, 2000 tossle; tossel noun the penis. Variant of ‘tassle’ (something that dangles) AUSTRALIA, 1945 tosspot noun a fool; a generally abusive term for a person; in Australia, used as an affectionate form of address. Derives orig- inally (C16) from the conventional sense as ‘drunkard’. The more abusive sense combines ‘fool’ and TOSSER, a synonym for WANKER (a despicable person) UK, 1983 toss-up noun 1 an even chance; anything dependant on chance. From the tossing of a coin UK, 1809. 2 a person who will trade sex for crack cocaine US, 1989. 3 a promiscuous female US, 1995 toss-ups noun crack cocaine. From ‘toss-up’ (a person who trades sex for crack) UK, 2003 tossy adjective pathetic UK, 2001 tot verb to collect rubbish UK, 1884 top of the world | tot 660 . by titled undergraduates at Oxford and Cambridge, and, by 1755, was university slang for a person of rank and title and hence down the social scale to ‘swell’ and ‘nob’. In 1865 there was a music. US, 1972 TL C noun tender, loving care US, 1973 TM noun 1 a commerically rolled cigarette. A shortened form of TAILOR- MADE US, 1976 . 2 transcendental meditation US, 1979 TMB doctors’ shorthand. fro noun snow. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 to -and- fro’ing; to’ing -and- fro’ing noun a constant moving about UK, 1961 to and from noun an English person. Rhyming slang for POM AUSTRALIA , 1946 toast noun