Slang and uncoventional english part 101 pps

viper noun 1 a marijuana dealer US, 1958. 2 a marijuana user. A term of the 1930s with some lingering use until the 1960s US, 1938 viper’s weed; viper’s drag noun marijuana; a marijuana cigarette US, 1938 VIP massage noun a sexual service offered in some massage parlours, in which a hand-massage includes masturbation of the client UK, 2003 VIP services noun sexual intercourse, as distinct from masturbation, when advertised as a service offered by a prostitute UK, 2003 viral marketing noun word-of-mouth as a deliberate marketing tactic US, 2000 virgin noun 1 a person who has not contracted a sexually transmitted infection US, 1947. 2 a letter which has not been postmarked US, 1977 virgin adjective used of a green on a par-3 hole, untouched by any ball of a foursome US, 2000 virgin bride; virgin noun a ride, especially in the sense an act of sexual intercourse. Rhyming slang, now rare AUSTRALIA, 1902 virgin ears noun used, usually in the first person, for a claim of innocence in matters sexual US, 1970 Virgin for short – but not for long applied to girls named Virginia. Part-catchphrase, part-nickname; often irresistible, always hilarious UK, 1984 virginia noun the vagina BAHAMAS, 1982 Virginia vitamin noun any central nervous system stimulant US, 1977 virginity curtain noun a canvas screen secured to the underside of a warship’s accommodation to preserve the modesty of those who go up and down the gangway from those who look up. Similar in purpose and design to a CUNT SCREEN UK, 1969 Virgin Mary noun a non-alcoholic version of the Bloody Mary, made with tomato juice, horseradish, Worcestershire and/or Tabasco sauce, celery, salt and black pepper; unadulterated tomato juice. A tasty pun, using ‘virgin’ as ‘non-alcoholic’ US, 1993 virgin pie noun cherry pie US, 1952 virgin principle noun the belief among gamblers that a beginner will have good luck US, 1993 virgin state noun the period when a person has started using an addictive drug but is not yet fully addicted US, 1970 virtual Friday noun the last day in a working week shortened by a holiday at the end of the week US, 1991 virus noun 1 HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus US, 1992. 2 in computing, a program that duplicates itself maliciously when it finds a host, often with a mechanism that enables it then to spread to new hosts US, 1990 visit verb < to visit Aunt Lillian to experience the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1968 visitations noun < the visitations the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1999 visit from the cardinal noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle. Playing on the colour of a cardinal’s robes US, 2000 visit from the French lady noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle. Euphemism, credited to Stella Tilyard, Aristocrats, 1994 US, 1994 visiting card noun an act of defecation at the scene of the crime by the criminal US, 1945 visitor noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1949 visuals noun hallucinations experienced under the influence of psychoactive mushrooms or peyote US, 1992 vitamin A noun LSD. From the common term ACID US, 1997 vitamin B noun beer US, 1990 vitamin C noun cocaine US, 1984 vitamin D noun dextromethorphan (DXM), an active ingredient in non-prescription cold and cough medication, often abused for non-medicinal purposes US, 2003 vitamin DB noun Dominion Breweries draught bitter NEW ZEALAND, 1998 vitamin E noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. An elaboration of E UK, 1998 vitamin H noun haloperidol, a potent tranquillizer US, 1989 vitamin K; vit K noun ketamine hydrochloride, an anaesthetic used as a hallucinogen US, 1989 vitamin M noun Motrin™ US, 1994 vitamin N noun nicotine; a cigarette US, 2004 vitamin P noun 1 sex. ‘P’ is for PUSSY US, 1989. 2 the game of poker US, 1996 vitamin Q noun the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaalude™ US, 1982 vitamins noun 1 drugs in tablet or capsule form UK, 1996. 2 any central nervous system stimulant US, 1977 vitamin T noun marijuana US, 1997 vitamin V noun valium US, 1994 vittles noun food. An American corruption of the C14 ‘victual’ US, 1946 vizzo noun in prison, a visit UK, 1996 VJ; veejay noun a video jockey, a television presenter of music videos; a visual artist who mixes lights and images in a club environment. Initialism, on the model of DJ US, 1982 VO noun a beautiful woman. An abbreviation of ‘visual orgasm’ US, 1997 voce; votch; voche noun the voice, especially a singing voice; a singer. Theatrical, polari; from Italian voce UK, 1989 vod noun vodka US, 1986 vodders noun vodka UK, 2002 voddie; voddy noun vodka UK, 1988 vodka acid noun LSD UK, 2003 vogue noun 1 a posture that implies, or is part of, a fashion-style US, 2003. 2 a cigarette. Polari UK, 1992. 3 a wheel rim US, 2001 vogue verb 1 to engage in a style competition that values posturing US, 1995. 2 to light a cigarette. From VOGUE (a cigarette) UK, 1993 voice verb to telephone US, 1991 vol noun in prison, a volunteer UK, 1996 volcano noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle CANADA, 2001 Volks noun a Volkswagen car US, 1964 Volksie noun a Volkswagen car, especially the ‘Beetle’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1962 volley noun an abusive verbal attack UK, 1996 volley verb to hit someone. Tennis jargon, ‘volley’ (to strike a ball before it bounces) adopted for a less sporting use UK, 1999 volley dolly noun a woman attracted to male volleyball players US, 1990 volley off verb to engage in an abusive verbal attack UK, 2001 vom verb to vomit CANADA, 1993 vomatose adjective extremely disgusting US, 1983 vomit comet noun 1 any late-night public transport used by drunken passengers. From the probable outcome of movement and alcohol UK, 2003. 2 the modified KC-135A reduced-gravity aircraft. The aircraft flies parabolas in order to investigate the effects of zero gravity; passengers are often sick to their stomachs US, 1999 vomiting viper noun the penis UK, 1984 vonce noun 1 marijuana US, 1960. 2 the butt of a marijuana cigarette US, 1965 vonka noun the nose UK, 2002 Von Trapp noun excrement; nonsense, rubbish. Rhyming slang for CRAP, formed from the family whose story is told in The Sound of Music UK, 2003 vote verb to propose something that you want UK, 1814 voyou noun in Quebec, a hoodlum, or more specifically a striker who commits vandalism against the company. The French word viper | voyou 682 here used in English carries the sense of ‘outside the law’ CANADA, 2002 VP noun a sex offender. An initialism of ‘vulnerable prisoner’ UK, 1996 VPL a visible panty line, the most heinous of fashion crimes. Popularised by Paul Simon in Woody Allen’s Annie Hall US, 1967 VRB noun vodka and Red Bull™. Initialism for a popular cocktail (Red Bull is a brand name ‘energy’ drink) UK, 2001 vroom verb to leave noisily US, 1967 vrot adjective rotten; hence, drunk. From Afrikaans SOUTH AFRICA, 1910 VS noun an injection of drugs into a vein. Initialism of a ‘vein SHOT’ US, 1938 V-sign noun a gesture that is used to insult or otherwise cause offence, especially when made in conjunction with threatening or abusive language, e.g. ‘fuck off!’ or ‘up yours!’ with which the sign may be considered synonymous. The forefinger and the middle finger are extended to form a V shape, the palm turned in towards the gesturer; as an obscene gesture it is confined almost entirely to the UK. There is a legend that French archers, when captured by the British at the Battle of Agincourt (1415), had their middle and forefingers – those necessary to draw the bowstring – chopped off. The Welsh bowmen are said to have waggled their two fingers, taunting the French. The earliest written description of a v-sign as both threat and insult is French: ‘[Pangurge] stretched out the forefinger, and middle finger or medical of his right hand, holding them asunder as much as he could, and thrusting them towards Thaumast’ (François Rabelais, 1532). Further derivations abound: 1) Farmer and Henley’s Slang and its Analogues (1890) suggests a representation of cuckold’s horns, however this is traditionally made with the first and fourth fingers. 2) Symbolic of the phallus; the raised middle finger ( FLIP THE BIRD) has been known since Roman times and, it is suggested, the v-sign enlarges the penis or doubles the quotient; or disguises the single finger insult. 3) The fingers represent themselves inserted in the vagina – though why this should be insulting is not explained. 4) Symbolic of female legs or labia spread wide; or represents the tri- angular shape of female pubic hair. 5) A corrupted victory sign – however the Churchillian symbol is first recorded in 1941, contrived by a Belgian Lawyer named Victor De Lavelaye. Probably more than one of the above, except 5, is the truth UK, 1948 Vspotnoun a five-dollar note US, 1949 Vulcan nerve pinch noun when operating a computer, the keyed- combination of the characters Ctrl-Alt-Delete used to restart the machine. A figurative application of a fictional technique used in the television science fiction series, Star Trek US, 2004 vulture noun in trucking, a police plane used for spotting speeders US, 1971 VW noun a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy, identified by VW embossed on the tablet UK, 2002 683 VP | VW Ww w noun a toilet. An abbreviation of the common WC NEW ZEALAND, 1916 W noun 1 apolicewarrant for search or arrest UK, 1956. 2 in sports, a win US, 1970 wac; wack noun 1 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1981. 2 marijuana mixed with phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust UK, 1998 wack adjective inferior, unacceptable, very bad US, 1984 wacked adjective 1 excited US, 1959. 2 beyond repair. Extends WACK (inferior) UK, 1997 wacked out adjective crazy, eccentric, mad US, 1968 wacked up adjective crazy, odd, irrational US, 1947 wackelass noun a cat that is a troublesome, clumsy creature CANADA, 1999 wacker; wack; whacker noun used as a term of address to a man. Liverpudlian UK, 1768 wacker adjective worse. From WACK (bad) US, 1999 wackie; wacky noun a stereotypical member of the working-class; a conformist. Teen slang UK, 1982 wack job; whack job noun a person who is mentally ill US, 1979 wacko; whacko adjective a person who is crazy, eccentric or mentally imbalanced US, 1977 wackoid adjective odd, eccentric UK, 1999 wacktic adjective very bad UK, 1983 wacky adjective odd, eccentric, crazy US, 1935 wacky baccy; wacky backy noun marijuana. From WACKY as ‘eccentric’. Many variants exist, including ‘whacky baccy/backy’, ‘whackatabachy’, ‘wacky tobaccy/tobacky’ and ‘whacky weed’ US, 1975 wacky for khaki adjective infatuated with men in military uniform US, 1967 wac-wac noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1995 wad noun 1 the semen ejaculated at orgasm. From ‘wad’ (a large quantity) US, 1969. 2 expectorated sputum US, 1989. 3 a rag saturated with glue or any volatile solvent that is inhaled for the intoxicating effect US, 1970. 4 a sandwich; a bun; a cake UK, 1919. 5 arollof money; a great deal of money US, 1951 wad verb (of a male) to reach orgasm. After WAD (semen) UK, 2003 wad cutter noun a flat-nosed bullet US, 1962 wadded adjective well-off, rich. From WAD (a great deal of money) UK, 2002 waddy noun a club; a hefty piece of wood suitable for a club. From the name of an Australian Aboriginal weapon in the extinct language Dharug, Sydney region AUSTRALIA, 1809 waders noun shoes US, 1945 wadge noun 8see: WODGE wafer noun 1 a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. If dance is seen as a new religion, then MDMA is as important a part of the ritual as the wafer is in conventional church rites UK, 2003. 2 a cigarette paper UK, 1996 waffle noun 1 nonsense; incessant or unfocused talk UK, 1900. 2 in trucking, a non-skid tyre US, 1971 Waffle noun a movement in Canada’s New Democratic Party to change somewhat its left-wing policies CANADA, 2001 waffle verb 1 to vacillate; to take both sides of an issue UK, 1803. 2 to talk nonsense; to talk incessantly or in an unfocused way UK, 1937 waffy adjective comfortable. Hip-hop, urban slang. A compound of ‘warm’ and ‘fluffy’ noted in connection with a legal dispute over rap lyrics by BBC News, 6th June 2003 US, 2003 wag noun a social outcast, especially a non-surfer US, 1991 WAG noun 1 the female partner of a footballer, especially an England team player. WAGs, the acronym for wives and girlfriends, was applied to the players’ partners during the 2006 World Cup. The collective usage was soon individualised UK, 2006. 2 Welsh Assembly Government. Initialism UK: WALES, 1999 wag verb to play truant UK, 1848. < wag wienie; wag your wienie to commit indecent exposure of the male masturbatory variety US, 1984 wage slave noun anyone reliant on the income generated by regular employment UK, 1964 waggle verb in pool, to make practice shots before actually hitting the cue ball US, 1993 wagon noun 1 a woman, especially a pushy one, or one capable of invective IRELAND, 2003. 2 abstention from drug use. Extending the previous sense UK, 1997. 3 an old, worn-out, beat-up car US, 1959. < on the wagon abstaining from drinking alcohol US, 1906 wagon burner noun a native American Indian. Offensive US, 1995 wagon-chasing adjective used of a lawyer, unscrupulous, inclined to solicit business from those in trouble with the law US, 1953 wagons ho! used as a humorous signal that a venture is about to begin. From cowboy films US, 1994 wagon-spotter noun a trainspotter who specialises in ‘collecting’ freight wagons UK, 2003 wagwon? ‘what’s going on?’. Either directly from, or in imitation of, West Indian speech UK, 2003 wahey! used for registering a feeling of exuberance UK, 2003 wahini noun a female surfer. From the Hawaiian US, 1963 wail verb 1 in jazz, to perform with great feeling US, 1955. 2 in pinball, to score a large number of points in a short period of time US, 1977. < wail down the place to dance with enthusiasm that borders on vulgarity TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1990 wailer noun in drag racing, a very fast car US, 1970 wailing adjective exciting US, 1965 Waiouru blonde noun a Maori woman. Waiouru is a remote North Island military base NEW ZEALAND, 1997 waist noun < make waist to make pelvic thrusts and gyrations during sex TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 wait-a-minute vine; wait-a-minute bush noun a heavy, thorny vine found in the jungles of Vietnam. When it snagged you, you had to wait a minute to disentangle yourself US, 1976 wait and linger noun the finger. Rhyming slang, applied only in an anatomical sense UK, 1992 waiter’s delight noun in poker, a hand consisting of three threes and a pair. A ‘three’ is a TREY, the hand is conventionally known as a ‘full house’, hence ‘treys full’, the waiter pun US, 1988 waiting room noun in surfing, the area beyond the breakers where surfers wait to catch waves ISRAEL, 1977 wait up! ‘wait for me!’ US, 1944 wake; wake up verb to become aware of something AUSTRALIA, 1910 ’wake; wake up ’ verb < wake your ideas up to concentrate; to use your wits. Often as an imperative UK, 1961. < wouldn’t wake if to be generally unaware of what’s what AUSTRALIA, 1961 wake and bake; wake-n-bake verb to smoke marijuana as one of the first acts of the day US, 1997 waker-upper noun a heroin addict’s first injection of the morning US, 1982 wake-up noun 1 the day’s first dose of a drug taken by an addict US, 1954. 2 any amphetamine or central nervous system stimulant US, 1972 . 3 a short time remaining on a jail sentence or term of military service, especially the last morning US, 1950 wake up verb 1 to make someone aware; to inform someone AUSTRALIA, 1859. 2 to become aware that you are being swindled US, 1969. 3 in horse racing, to stimulate a horse illegally by electric shock or drugs US, 1947 wake-up adjective used of an addictive substance taken upon waking up US, 1981 wake-up pill noun an amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant US, 1979 wake you verb to make you aware of something US, 1953 wakey-wakey noun a wake-up call. Adapted from the exclamation, ‘wakey, wakey!’ UK, 2001 wakey, wakey! ‘wake up!’. Probably of military origin; widespread once adopted as the catchphrase of bandleader Billy Cotton (1899–1969) in his 1949–68 BBC radio Sunday lunchtime variety programme, The Billy Cotton Bandshow UK, 1959 wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey! used for calling someone from sleep to breakfast. Used with great comic effect by Quentin Tara ntino in Kill Bill Volume 2 (2004) as Bill’s brother Budd awakens The Bride to bury her alive US, 2000 wakey, wakey, hands off snakie! used for humorously waking up a male AUSTRALIA, 1985 Waldorf-Astoria noun an especially spartan solitary confinement cell US, 1976 walk noun 1 a release from jail US, 1965. 2 during the Vietnam war, a 30-day patrol in which contact with the enemy is expected US, 1991 walk verb 1 to win something easily UK, 1903. 2 to escape unpunished US, 1979. 3 to quit a job or commitment US, 1999. 4 (of objects) to disappear, presumed borrowed or stolen UK, 1898. 5 to move a boat sideways US, 1989. 6 (used of a military aviator) to suit up for battle. From the vocabulary of fighter pilots US, 2001. < walk a cat back to trace a missile back to its launch site. Gulf war usage US, 1991. < walk back the cat to reconstruct events in order to understand what went wrong US, 1997. < walk in tall corn to make a great deal of money US, 1997. < walk out on to abandon someone or something. Of theatrical origin UK, 1937 . < walk the dog 1 while surfing, to move frontwards and backwards on the surfboard to affect its speed US, 1987. 2 on the railways, to operate a freight train at such a high speed that the wagons sway US, 1977. < walk the nose while surfing, to advance to the front of the board US, 1962. < walk the plank to move forward on a surfboard, increasing the speed of the ride AUSTRALIA, 1963. < walk the twelve steps to go to court CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985. < walk the walk of the trollop to convey sexuality while walking. Another catchphrase from the ‘Wayne’s World’ sketch on Saturday Night Live US, 1991. < walk the walk; walk the walk and talk the talk to be (or behave as if) totally familiar with, and a part of, a given circumstance UK, 2004. < walk the yard to methodically walk in a prison open space US, 1981. < walk with your Lucy to inject a drug US, 1981. < walk your dog to use the toilet US, 1968 walkabout; walk-about noun a journey on foot taken by an Aboriginal, especially when withdrawing from white society for a period AUSTRALIA, 1910. < go walkabout 1 (of an aboriginal) to go on a walkabout AUSTRALIA, 1927. 2 (ofaperson)togooffsomewhere else AUSTRALIA, 1969. 3 (of an important person) to make an informal tour on foot. Variants include ‘do a walkabout’ UK, 1984 walkaway noun 1 a type of theft in which the thief walks away with a suitcase in a public place, leaving behind his suitcase as an alibi if apprehended US, 1954. 2 the final step in a confidence swindle, in which the swindlers walk away with the victim’s money US, 1981 walk-back noun an apartment in the rear of a building US, 1970 walkboards noun a platform outside a carnival show or attraction US, 1966 walk-buddy noun in prison, a close friend and steady companion US, 1976 walker noun 1 a prisoner who constantly paces in his cell US, 1984. 2 a striptease dancer who disrobes while walking US, 1981. 3 in dominoes, the highest piece of its suit that is not a double and has been played US, 1964 walkers noun the legs US, 1992 walkie noun a close and dependable friend. A term that suggests ‘talkie’, which in turn suggests friendship US, 1991 walkies noun a walk with a small child or a dog. A childish or jocular term addressed to, and understood by, that child or dog US, 1923 walkie-talkie noun 1 an able-bodied person (from the perspective of a disabled person) UK, 2003. 2 a portable two-way radio US, 1939. 3 a prisoner who associates with guards US, 1992 walk-in noun a thief who steals from unlocked hotel rooms US, 1954 walking adjective used of an order for food at a restaurant, to be taken from the restaurant US, 1952 walking crab noun in electric line work, a lever lift US, 1980 walking disaster area noun an especially inept or accident-prone person UK, 1984 walking man’s special noun in the used car business, a run-down car that is not much to look at but still runs, in a fashion US, 1993 walking money noun in gambling, a small amount of money given by the house or other players to someone who has just lost all of his money US, 1961 walking tree noun in a criminal enterprise, a watchman or lookout US, 1956 walking writer noun in an illegal numbers gambling lottery, a person who collects and records bets US, 1949 walk in the park noun an easy thing to do UK, 1998 walk in the sun noun a combat march without a significant chance of engaging the enemy US, 1991 walk of fame noun the walk home or to work after spending the night with a beautiful and popular woman US, 2001 walk of shame noun the walk home or to work after spending the night with a date, still wearing yesterday’s clothes US, 2002 walk -on noun in sports, an athlete who gets chosen for a team having appeared at practice unsolicited and unexpected US, 1978 walkover noun in horse racing, a race in which all but one of the entries are withdrawn. The lone horse starting the race can win the purse simply by walking the distance of the race US, 1965 walk -up noun a brothel US, 1950 wall noun < behind the wall imprisoned US, 1989. < go over the wall to escape from prison US, 1934. < go to the wall to lose money in stock investments US, 1988. < off the wall in auction fraud, where non-existent bids are said to come from UK, 2003. < the wall a maximum security prison US, 2002. < up the wall crazy; crazed by circumstances; angry UK, 1951 wall verb to lean against the wall at a party or other social gathering US, 1997 wallaby noun < on the wallaby wandering around. Originally ‘Tramping the outback in search of work (as though following the track made by wallabies)’, G.A. Wilkes, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, 1978 AUSTRALIA, 1861 Wallace and Gromit; wallace verb to vomit. Rhyming slang, based on Oscar-winning (1990) animated characters UK, 1998 Wallace Beery; wallace noun in a betting shop, a dispute over the sum due. Rhyming slang for ‘query’, formed from the name of the US film actor (1885–1949) UK, 1998 wallah; walla noun 1 a man identified by relation to the activity, occupation or philosophy to which it is properly affixed. Adopted directly by Anglo-Indians, hence military, from Hindu wálá (‘a person connected in some way with the thing expressed in the first word’, George Clifford Whitworth, An Anglo-Indian Dictionary, 1885) INDIA, 1785. 2 in the television and film industries, indistinguishable background voices US, 1990 wallbanger noun a person whose impairment with central nervous system depressants has produced a marked lack of coordination US, 1977 685 waker-upper | wallbanger wallet noun 1 a person who finances a (criminal) project UK, 2003. 2 a generous person US, 1997 wallet lane noun the passing lane of a motorway. Trucker use, with a reference to a ‘wallet’ because of the likelihood of having to pay a ticket if caught using the passing lane US, 1977 walleyed adjective drunk US, 1992 wallflower week noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1954 wallie noun in skateboarding, any jumping manoeuvre performed from a wall. A combination of ‘wall’ and OLLY; OLLIE (a jumping manoeuvre) UK, 2004 8see: WALL Y wallies noun nothing, zero UK, 2000 wallin’ noun the act or habit of sitting or standing against a wall at a party. Teen slang UK, 2003 wall job noun sex with one of the participants standing against a wall US, 2001 wallop noun 1 a heavy blow UK, 1823. 2 an attempt, a go. A pun on BASH (a try) UK, 2001. 3 the strength to deliver a heavy blow. Boxing slang UK, 1914. 4 beer UK, 1933 wallop verb 1 to hit someone UK, 1825. 2 to get the better of someone. A figurative application of the previous sense UK, 1865. 3 to dance UK, 1992 walloped adjective drunk or drug-intoxicated UK, 2002 walloper noun 1 the penis UK: SCOTLAND, 2002. 2 a male who masturbates to excess NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 3 a police officer AUSTRALIA, 1945. 4 a dancer, especially a professional dancer. Theatrical slang UK, 1937 wallopies noun large female breasts US, 1975 walloping noun a beating, a thrashing; a win by a more than convincing margin UK, 1871 walloping adjective large, great UK, 1847 wallops noun choreography. From WALLOP (to dance) UK, 1992 wallpaper noun 1 a background pattern or photograph for a computer display screen US, 1991. 2 counterfeit money US, 1949. 3 a postcard acknowledging receipt of a citizens’ band or ham radio message US, 1976 wall-stretcher noun an imaginary tool for which a building trades apprentice may be sent to fetch UK, 1961 wall tick et noun in Keno, a big win. Casinos often post large winning tickets on the wall of the Keno lounge as an enticement to bettors US, 1987 wall time noun the time as shown on wall clocks, as contrasted with GMT or another common time used on computers ANTARCTICA, 1991 wall-to-wall adjective abundant; appearing everywhere. From wall-to- wall carpets that cover the entire floor UK, 1967 wall-to-waller noun a pornographic film shot in one day on a very low budget US, 2000 Wally < call it Wally to agree that a matter is settled GUYANA, 1962 wally; wallie; wolly noun 1 an unfashionable individual; someone who is innocent, or foolish; a fool. Possibly originates in the name Wally, however Scottish dialect wally-draigle (a feeble, ill-grown person) may well have had an influence UK, 1969. 2 in CID slang, a uniformed police officer, especially a constable; more generally, a trainee or an incompetent police officer. ‘Woolly’ is also recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary in 1965 UK, 1970 wallyo; wal-yo noun a young man, usually an Italian-American US, 1975 Wally Pipp noun any athlete who misses a game and is thereafter replaced by a better player. On 1st June, 1925, the New York Yankees first baseman Wally Pipp did not play because he was sick; his place was taken by Lou Gehrig, who played for the next 2130 games US, 1967 walnut storage disease noun any unspecified mental problem. A play on NUTTY (crazy) US, 1983 walnut whip; walnut noun 1 sleep. Rhyming slang for KIP,formed on a chocolate confection UK, 1998. 2 a vasectomy. Rhyming slang for THE SNIP UK, 2002 Walter Mitty noun 1 a person who poses as a heroic ex-soldier. From Walter Mitty, the title character of James Thurber’s short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939) and successful film of the same title starring Danny Kaye (1947) AUSTRALIA, 2002. 2 the female breast. Rhyming slang for TITTY. The short form ‘walter’ can also be used UK, 2003 Walts noun 14 Int (an undercover intelligence unit of the British Army). Abbreviated from Walter Mitty, the name of a character, created in 1941 by James Thurber, who has become a cultural reference for a person who leads a dual existence UK, 1995 waltz noun intense warfare, be it a fire fight or hand-to-hand combat US, 1991 waltz verb to move in a nonchalant manner US, 1887. < waltz matilda to travel as a swagman. From ‘Matilda’ (a swag) and ‘waltz’ (to lead in a waltz), here punning on the female name. Now of course obsolete, except in the well-known Australian song. Most singers are entirely unaware of the literal meaning of the phrase AUSTRALIA, 1893 waltz off verb to leave in a nonchalant or cavalier manner US, 1989 wamper noun a sandal made with pieces of tyre and tied with thatch string CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985 wampum noun money. An imitation of Native American Indian language US, 1950 wampy adjective crazy NEW ZEALAND, 1950 wand noun 1 the penis. The magic stick that you wave in your hand UK, 2001. 2 in pool, a player’s cue stick US, 1993 wandering hands brigade noun a male’s hands exploring a female’s body NEW ZEALAND, 1984 wandwaver noun a male exhibitionist US, 1980 wang; whang noun the penis US, 1935 wangbar noun an electric guitar’s tremolo arm US, 1980 wanger noun 8see: WHANGER wangle noun a swindle; a convenient arrangement. The successful outcome of the verb WANGLE UK, 1915 wangle verb to arrange something to suit yourself; to contrive or obtain something with sly cunning; to manipulate something. Widely used, especially in the military, as ‘wangle a job’, ‘wangling leave (of absence)’, etc UK, 1888 wang-wang noun the penis US, 1980 wank noun 1 an act of masturbation; hence, an act of self- indulgence. An earlier spelling ‘whank’ has given way to ‘wank’ UK, 1948. 2 a waste of time UK, 1998. 3 a fool; a despicable person UK, 2002. 4 nonsense; rubbish. As in the expression ‘that’s a load of old wank’ and the exclamation (current in the armed services, especially army, 1960–70s) ‘wank! wank!’ (pronounced almost as if quacked) greeting any announcement or declaration considered to be rubbish UK, 1979 wank verb 1 to masturbate. The Scots dialect word whank (to beat) was the usual spelling until the 1970s. Also used with ‘off’ UK, 1950. 2 to party with zeal and a lack of inhibition CANADA, 1993 wank adjective of poor quality; pathetic; self-indulgent UK, 2002 wank about; wank around verb to waste time UK, 2001 wank-bank noun a personal collection of inspirational erotic images. Formed on WANK (an act of masturbation) UK, 2003 wanked-out adjective drained of life UK, 2000 wanker noun 1 a masturbator. The earlier spelling ‘whanker’ has given way to ‘wanker’ UK, 1978. 2 a despicable person; an all-purpose form of abuse. From the sense as ‘a masturbator’; some commentators suggest late C19 dialect wanker (a simpleton) UK, 1972 wankered adjective drunk or drug-intoxicated, 2001 wanker’s doom noun the mythological disease that is the inevitable result of excessive masturbation US, 1977 wanker tank noun a large 4WD vehicle that never gets used for off- road driving AUSTRALIA, 2003 wallet | wanker tank 686 wanking-spanner noun the hand. A masturbatory tool that loosens nuts UK, 1961 wank mag noun a pornographic magazine. Combines WANK (to masturbate) with MAG (a magazine) UK, 1998 wank-off adjective self-indulgent. A figurative application for ‘an act of masturbation’ UK, 2000 wank -pit; wanking-pit noun a man’s (unshared) bed. Military slang, formed on WANK (masturbation) UK, 1961 wank shaft noun 1 the vagina UK, 2001. 2 the penis; also used as a term of abuse. Formed on the word WANK (masturbation) UK, 2003 wank sock noun an item of (men’s) footwear used to contain the penis during masturbation UK, 2003 wanksta noun someone, especially a white person, who postures as a gangsta rapper. A derisory play on WANKER (a despised person) US, 2002 wank-stain noun a contemptible person UK, 1997 wank tanks noun the testicles. Celebrating the testicles as no more than a source of semen for masturbation UK, 2002 wank trade noun the pornography industry US, 1997 wankware noun software on compact disc intended for sexual stimulation CANADA, 1995 wanky adjective 1 of poor quality; pathetic. Original printer’s use cognisant with WONKY; survives into a modern use which presumes WANK as the inspiration UK, 1890. 2 pretentious AUSTRALIA, 1979 wannabe noun someone who wants to be and pretends to be that which he is not. Deemed potentially offensive by Multicultural Management Program Fellows, Dictionary of Cautionary Words and Phrases, 1989 US, 1980 wanna-bet shirt noun in a rowing competition, a team’s shirt which is the object of a wager between competing teams, where the winner claims the opposing team’s shirts which are worn as a badge of victory US, 2001 Wanno nickname Wandsworth Prison UK, 2004 wan singer, wan song 8see: ONE SINGER, ONE SONG want noun a notification that a person is wanted by the police US, 1958 want verb < want in to wish to enter; to desire to be a part of something. Originally a colloquial term in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the US UK, 1836. < want out to wish to exit; to desire a complete change of circumstances UK: SCOTLAND, 1870 wap noun 8see: WASP wappy adjective idealistic, sentimental. Perhaps as a blend of WET (weak, lacking in effectiveness) and SOPPY (foolishly sentimental, naive) UK, 1959 war noun < go to war to fight US, 2002 war and strife noun a wife. Rhyming slang; a less-used variation of TROUBLE AND STRIFE UK, 1931 warb noun a decrepit, unclean or otherwise disgusting person. Perhaps from ‘warble’ (a type of maggot) AUSTRALIA, 1933 warby adjective decrepit; unkempt; filthy; disgusting AUSTRALIA, 1923 warchalk verb to chalk icons on walls, etc, to indicate an area where a wireless Internet connection may be made for free. Derived as a back-formation from WARCHALKING UK, 2002 warchalker noun a computer user who chalks icons on walls, etc, to indicate to other computer users an area where a wireless Internet connection may be made for free UK, 2002 warchalking noun the practice of chalking icons on walls, etc, to indicate an area where a wireless Internet connection may be made for free. Coined in June 2002 by Matt Jones, a London- based ‘information architect’, as a play on ‘wardialing’ (a computer-directed assault by telephone). ‘Warchalking’ is based on the system of symbols used by UK tramps and beggars, first recorded in 1849, and developed by US hobos during the Depression. The three basic symbols are privacy] node) UK, 2002 warden noun 1 aparentUS, 1968. 2 a spouse. Usually a spouse of the female persuasion as perceived by the spouse of the male persuasion US, 1976. 3 a school principal US, 1954. 4 a teacher. Teen slang US, 1951. 5 on the railways, the supervisor of a track crew US, 1977 war department noun someone’s wife or girlfriend US, 1984 war dialer noun a computer program that dials a given range of telephone connections in order to hack into computer or telecommunications systems US, 1989 warehoused adjective used of a prisoner who is neither educated nor trained during a period of imprisonment but simply contained UK, 1996 warez noun pirated computer software offered over the Internet. A deliberate respelling of ‘wares’ UK, 2003 warhead noun in cricket, a fast bowler UK, 1996 warlord noun a high-level member of a political organisation US, 1991 warm noun an act of warming; an act of becoming warm. Colloquial UK, 1768 warm adjective good UK, 1996 warm for someone’s form adjective sexually attracted to someone US, 1964 warm fuzzies noun the feeling when praised by a superior US, 1986 warm one noun a bullet US, 1998 warmup noun a loose-fitting, athletic warmup suit US, 1999 warm up verb to refill a cup of coffee US, 1996 warn’t verb was not; were not US, 1970 warp noun a bent card used by a card cheat to identify the value of the card US, 1996 war paint noun makeup, cosmetics. Originally theatrical US, 1869 warped adjective 1 perverted US, 1993. 2 drug-intoxicated US, 1979. 3 drunk UK, 2002 warp one noun a high speed. Figurative US naval aviator usage US, 1986 warp seven adverb very quickly US, 1992 warrior noun a fearless, violent member of a youth gang US, 1995 warrior bold noun acoldUK, 1961 wars noun < have been in the wars to show signs of injury. especially the trivial wounds that afflict children UK, 1850 warthog noun a US Air Force attack plane formally known as an A-10 Thunderbolt. Gulf war usage US, 1991 warts and all with all blemishes or imperfections unconcealed UK, 1930 war wagon noun a vehicle carrying weapons on a motorcyle gang outing when trouble is expected US, 1992 Warwick Farm; warwick noun the arm. Rhyming slang, after the name of a racecourse in Sydney AUSTRALIA, 1944 war zone noun an area in Washington D.C. infamous for drug sales and other crime US, 1984 wash noun 1 crack cocaine. A shortened form of ‘readywash’. To manufacture crack cocaine, hydrachloride is washed in a solution of baking soda and water UK, 1996. 2 the effect of a drug US, 1974. 3 a large number of things or people BARBADOS, 1965. < the wash theft of money in public lavatories while the owner is washing UK, 1977 wash verb 1 to kill US, 1941. 2 to purge or expunge something US, 1983. 3 to give money obtained illegally the appearance of legitimacy through accounting and banking schemes US, 1997. 4 to shuffle a deck of cards US, 1965. 5 to receive favourable consideration US, 1986. 6 to be credible UK, 1849. < not a child in the house washed nothing done, no progress made IRELAND, 1996. < wash mouth to criticise someone or something without concern for the consequences TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1986. < wash your face when selling a lot by auction, to break even UK, 2004. < wash your mouth out; wash out your mouth addressed to someone using 687 wanking-spanner | wash filthy language or dirty words. Often as an imperative, and occasionally elaborated with ‘soap’, or ‘soap and water’ UK, 1961 wash away verb to kill someone US, 1941 washboard noun in mountain biking, an area of hard, rippled earth US, 1996 washboard adjective of an abdomen, trim, muscular, defined. From the appearance – solid and rippled US, 1992 washdown noun beer. Especially in the context of drinking after a session of drinking the tranquillizing herbal beverage kava FIJI, 1991 washed-up adjective no longer successful, finished US, 1923 washer noun < put a washer on to urinate. A Lancashire term UK, 1967 washer-dryer noun a douche bag and towel US, 1980 wash-foot -and-come noun a noisy, rowdy party ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, 1998 washicongs noun trainers, sneakers TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1992 washing machine noun 1 in computing, an obsolete large hard disk found in a large floor cabinet US, 1991. 2 a wave as it breaks over and thrashes a surfer US, 1991 Washington noun a one-dollar note. From the portrait of George Washington on the note US, 1959 Washington Monument noun in poker, a hand with three fives. A rather esoteric allusion to the fact that the Washington Monument is 555 feet high US, 1988 washout noun 1 a failure (a thing or a person); a disappointment; a cancellation UK, 1902. 2 in motorcyle racing, the condition that occurs when the front wheel begins to slide in soft dirt; also used in mountain biking US, 1973 wash out verb 1 to fail and expel someone from a course or training US, 1970. 2 in motor racing, to suffer a loss or decrease in steering responsiveness US, 1980. 3 in mountain-biking, to lose front-wheel traction US, 1996. 4 to process cocaine into crack cocaine UK, 1996 wash-pot noun something or someone easily obtained TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1971 wash rock noun crack cocaine. Combines two separate terms for CRACK UK, 1997 wash-up noun a post-event analytical discussion. Originally Royal Navy, then the wider military, and from there into corporate and political jargon UK, 1965 wash up verb in heterosexual intercourse, to enter the vagina from behind UK, 2001 washwoman’s gig noun in an illegal numbers gambling lottery, a bet on 4, 11 and 44 US, 1949 washy adjective used of a racehorse sweating, especially with anxiety US, 1976 wasp; wap noun 1 a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant. The term is applied to whites without particular regard to the religious com- ponent US, 1957. 2 a white Appalachian southern Protestant US, 1981. 3 a traffic warden. From the yellow band on the uniform hat and sleeves (no doubt influenced by a characteristic intent to ‘sting’ a harmless motorist) UK, 1966 waspishness noun the state of being distinctly white, Anglo-Saxon and Protestant US, 1957 WASS verb 8see: WAZ wassock; wazzock; wazzuck noun a fool; an annoying or stupid individual UK, 1983 wassup?; whas up?; wassuuup? used as a greeting. A slurred ‘what’s up?’ with dozens of variant spellings. Wildly popular pop speak in the US (and, to a degree, UK) in 2000 in response to a series of television advertisements for Budweiser™ beer US, 1990 wassy adjective ostentatious, especially in a sexually provocative way TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1987 waste verb 1 to kill someone US, 1964. 2 to smoke marijuana US, 1967. 3 (used of a jockey in horse racing) to lose weight AUSTRALIA, 1989. < waste babies (of a male) to masturbate US, 2001. < waste groceries to vomit US, 1987 wastebasket noun in pool, a pocket that seems receptive to balls dropping US, 1993 waste-case noun a drunkard US, 1987 wasted adjective 1 drunk or drug-intoxicated US, 1964. 2 absolutely exhausted. From earlier uses as ‘intoxicated’ UK, 1995 Waste Island nickname the West Island of Montreal. Likely nicknamed with this derogatory term by teenagers, the West Island area of the city is heavily residential and suburban, meaning that under-age citizens have to be transported around by their parents or use the bus, and by contrast with central Montreal, it is boring CANADA, 2002 waster noun a lazy, unambitious person IRELAND, 1991 waste-time adjective dull, boring, uninteresting. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1972 wastoid noun a worthless, dim-witted person; a person whose drug or alcohol use is ruining their life US, 1985 wastry noun rubbish (trash) JAMAICA, 2003 watch verb < watch your lip; watch your mouth; watch your trap to talk politely; to mind your manners; to not speak out of turn. Often exclamatory UK, 1997. < watch your step to be careful; to be cautious in a current or planned activity. Often as a warning UK, 1959 Watcha 8see: WOTCHER watch and chain; watch noun the brain. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 watchie noun a watchman UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 watch it verb used as a (sometimes threatening) warning to be careful. Always imperative, often exclamatory UK, 1916 watch queen noun 1 a homosexual man who derives sexual pleasure from watching other men having sex US, 1970. 2 a lookout during anonymous homosexual sex in public places US, 1975 watch this spac e used as an announcement that further developments may be expected. Originally, and still, used of space in a newspaper, etc UK, 1917 watch works noun the brain. Teen slang, reported by a Toronto newspaper in 1946, although reportedly ‘obsolescent or obsolete’ by 1959 CANADA, 1946 water noun 1 methamphetamine or another central nervous system stimulant US, 1989. 2 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1989. 3 semen TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1983 8see: WA TERCRESS, WATER HEN. < go in the water to lose an athletic contest or other competition intentionally US, 1955. < go to water to be overcome with fear; to fail to maintain a resolve AUSTRALIA, 1950. < in the water; out in the water in debt US, 1992. < over the water Northern Ireland. A British armed services’ view of the world UK, 1995 water verb < water her garden (of a man) to have sex with a woman JAMAICA, 1998. < water the garden to change the bottles of intravenous fluid that feed a neurologically depressed hospital patient US, 1978. < water the horses to urinate AUSTRALIA, 1971. < water the vegetables to administer intravenous fluids to a hospital’s neurologically depressed patients US, 1985 water black noun mascara. Because water is needed for application UK, 1952 waterbomber noun an aircraft for fighting fires. Most of the world’s waterbombers are made by Canadair in Montreal, and are known in Europe as ‘le Canadair’ and ‘le pelican’ CANADA, 1965 8 FIREBOMBER water box noun in drag racing, the area where cars heat and clean their tyres before a race US, 1997 waterboy noun a truck with a water tank used to spray water or other liquids on the ground US, 1971 water burner noun a cook. The form ‘water scorcher’ has been recorded as early as 1916 AUSTRALIA, 1982 waterc ooler moment noun a televisual moment that is expected to get people talking the next day. The discussions about such a moment are envisaged to happen when office workers meet at a watercooler US, 2003 wash away | watercooler moment 688 . NEW ZEALAND, 1950 wand noun 1 the penis. The magic stick that you wave in your hand UK, 2001. 2 in pool, a player’s cue stick US, 1993 wandering hands brigade noun a male’s hands exploring a female’s. be a part of something. Originally a colloquial term in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the US UK, 1836. < want out to wish to exit; to desire a complete change of circumstances UK: SCOTLAND,. UK, 1967 washer-dryer noun a douche bag and towel US, 1980 wash-foot -and- come noun a noisy, rowdy party ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, 1998 washicongs noun trainers, sneakers TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1992 washing machine