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pussywhip verb (used of a woman) to dominate a man US, 1974 pussy-whipped adjective dominated by a woman US, 1956 pussy whisker noun a pubic hair US, 1986 pussy willow noun a pillow. Rhyming slang UK, 1968 pussy-wood noun stolen firewood. Coalminers’ use UK, 1984 put verb to dilute a drug US, 1992. < put a (number) on to dilute a drug by the identified numerical factor US, 1971. < put it about to be sexually promiscuous UK, 1975. < put it on to declare hostilities with another youth gang US, 1953. < put it to someone to have sex with someone UK, 2001. < put me in give me some drugs UK, 1985. < put next to to introduce one person to another or to acquaint one person with another US, 1906. < put on to fool someone, to tease someone, to deceive someone US, 1958. < put one on 1 to plan a crime UK, 1996. 2 to hit or punch someone UK, 1974. < put paid to to put a stop to something UK, 1919. < put yourself about 1 to get around and be seen. Originally police usage, now widespread probably as a result of television and film crime dramas UK, 1970. 2 to work as a prostitute. A variation of the previous sense UK, 1980 puta noun a sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute. From Spanish puta (a whore) US, 1964 put away verb 1 to eat or drink something especially in large quan- tities UK, 1878. 2 to put someone in jail UK, 1883. 3 to bribe a jockey to lose a race UK, 1978 put-down noun a verbal belittling or criticism UK, 1984 put down verb 1 to belittle someone; to treat someone with humiliating contempt US, 1958. 2 to euthanise an animal UK, 1899. 3 to implicate someone as guilty US, 1965 put it there used as a greeting, soliciting a handshake US, 1978 puto noun a male homosexual. Border Spanish used by English- speakers in the American southwest US, 1965 puto mark verb to cross something out. Puto is Spanish slang for ‘a male prostitute’ US, 2000 put-on adjective affected, insincere UK, 1621 put out verb 1 to consent to sex US, 1947. 2 to be deserving of some punishment IRELAND, 1997 put-put noun 8see: PHAT-PHAT putrid adjective excellent; brilliant AUSTRALIA, 1993 put some water on i t! used as a demand that a person using a communal toilet flush to rid the room of the smell of faeces US, 2001 putt verb to fart. Also used as noun; a childish variation of POOT, probably coined in the mid-1990s by Sylvia Branzei for Grossology US, 1996 putter noun in hot rodding, a car that has been customised for show rather than performance and is used for ‘putting around’ US, 1993 put the name in the hat verb to inform UK, 1996 putting green noun in pool, the largest regulation-size table US, 1990 putt-putt noun a boat or vehicle with a puny motor US, 1959 putty noun < up to putty no good AUSTRALIA, 1916 put up verb to serve time in prison US, 1976 put-up job noun a pre-arranged deception UK, 1838 put up or shut up! used as a challenge to take action to defend what you say, or be quiet US, 1878 put you up to verb to incite, induce or persuade you to do something UK, 1824 putz noun 1 the penis US, 1934. 2 by extension, an inept, contemptible person US, 1964 putz verb < putz around to idle; to do nothing; to waste time US, 1972 PW adjective dominated by a female. An abbreviation of PUSSY- WHIPPED US , 1966 p-whipped adjective dominated by a female. An abbreviated and euphemised PUSSY-WHIPPED US, 1999 pyjama cricket; pyjama game noun one-day cricket. So-called from the colourful uniforms worn by players instead of the usual cricket whites AUSTRALIA, 1982 pyjama-python noun the penis AUSTRALIA, 1971 pylons noun the legs US, 1947 PYO Pick-Your-Own, applied to soft fruits and farm vegetables. Usually seen in roadside advertising UK, 1982 pyro noun a pyromaniac; pyrotechnics UK, 1977 python noun the penis AUSTRALIA, 1971 Pythonesque adjective of an event, or series of events, more than bizarre but less than surreal. From the television comedy series Monty Python’s Flying Circus, BBC, 1969–74 UK, 1979 pussywhip | Pythonesque 522 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Qq Q noun 1 a homosexual. An abbreviation of QUEER US, 1968. 2 of drugs, generally marijuana, a quarter of an ounce UK, 1997. 3 the rec- reational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™ US, 1977. 4 in a deck of playing cards, a queen US, 1991. 5 barbecue US, 2001. 6 in American casinos, a $25 chip. An abbreviation of QUARTER US, 1983 Q nickname the San Quentin state prison in San Rafael, California US, 1951 Q and A a question and answer session US, 1997 qat noun 1 methcathinone US, 2003. 2 leaves of catha edulis, astimu- lant also called K, khat or kat, originating in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula, legally available in the UK and similar to amphetamine in effect when chewed. Also known as ‘qaadka’ UK, 1996 Q boat noun an unmarked police car with plain clothes officers. From the name given to disguised naval vessels in World War 1 UK, 1977 QE verb to turn Queen’s Evidence (to give evidence for the prosecution against your alleged accomplices) UK, 1996 Q-ship noun among hot rodders, a high-performing car that appears to be a conventional car. Taken from the early C20 meaning of an armed and camouflaged merchant ship used as a decoy US, 1965 Q-sign noun of a very sick hospital patient, the open mouth with the tongue hanging out. Medical wit; the ‘Q’ is an image of the mouth and tongue as described. The O-SIGN is not quite as serious UK, 2002 QT noun < on the QT quietly, in strict confidence UK, 1884 Qtipnoun in poker, a queen and a ten US, 1996 quack noun 1 a doctor of medicine. Following an earlier (mid-C17) sense as ‘a pretended doctor’, abbreviated from ‘quacksalver’ (one who sells his salves by noisy patter or ‘quacking’). The current sense, spread through military use, does not imply any lack of qualification or a degree of salesmanship AUSTRALIA, 1919. 2 a hospital patient who feigns symptoms in order to receive attention, prescription medication or both US, 1978. 3 in poker, a player who complains loudly when losing US, 1979. 4 the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™ US, 1985. 5 a firefighter. New York police slang US, 1997. 6 a novice surfer US, 1977 quacker noun a Kawasaki motorcycle UK, 1979 quackery noun forensic scientists; a forensic science department. Police use; always used with ‘the’. Probably a pun on QUACK (a doctor) UK, 1971 quackie noun a white person TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1971 quack-quack noun 1 a duck. An echoic term, used by, or to, infants UK, 1865. 2 a commotion TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1982 quad noun 1 a quadriplegic US, 1980. 2 in trucking, a quadriplex trans- mission that provides twenty forward gears and four reverse US, 1971. 3 the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™ US, 1980. 4 a carburettor with four barrels US, 1965. 5 a clumsy, inept fool. An evolved SQUARE CANADA, 1993 quad-fifty noun a quadruple mount .50 calibre machine gun, a devastating truck-drawn trailer-mounted weapon. Originated in World War 2 US, 1953 quadruplets noun in poker, four cards of the same rank US, 1979 quads noun 1 the quadriceps muscles US, 1984. 2 in poker, a hand with all four cards of the same rank US, 1996 quaff verb to drink alcohol UK, 1955 quail noun 1 a woman US, 1859. 2 a girl under the legal age of consent. A shortened form of SAN QUENTIN QUAIL US, 1976. 3 a twenty-five cent betting token used in of craps US, 1983 Quaker oat noun a coat. Rhyming slang, formed from Quaker Oats™, a brand of porridge UK, 1932 quality noun < the quality anyone who is not a member of the travelling community IRELAND, 1993 quango noun a government-financed, notionally independent body with a powerful interest in a given field of interest. An acronym for Quasi Non-Government(al) Organisation or Quasi-Autonomous National Government Organisation UK, 1973 quanker noun in Nova Scotia, a duck-calling device CANADA, 1945 quare adjective mediocre UK, 1983 quare hawk noun someone who is unconventional in some way IRELAND, 1989 quare one noun wife IRELAND, 1997 quar ice noun water that has oozed through the ground through snow and frozen on the surface CANADA, 1955 quarked out adjective under the influence of drugs US, 1999 quarm verb (used of a man) to behave in an exaggerated, effeminate manner BAHAMAS, 1982 quart noun 1 a twenty-five cent piece BARBADOS, 1965. 2 in poker, four cards of the same suit in sequence US, 1979 quarter noun 1 a quarter of an ounce of drugs, especially cocaine US, 1968. 2 a quarter of a kilo of drugs UK, 1996. 3 twenty-five dollars’ worth of drugs. Also called a ‘quarter bag’ US, 2001. 4 a prison sentence of 25 years US, 1964. 5 a jail sentence of three months. Also referred to as ‘quarter bit’ and ‘quarter stretch’ UK, 1977. 6 in American casinos, a $25 chip US, 1980. 7 twenty-five pounds of weights used in lifting US, 1989. 8 a cigarette US, 1958 quarter bird noun one quarter pound of cocaine US, 1999 quarter-deck verb during US Marine Corps basic training, to administer physical discipline or Incentive Physical Training US, 2004 quarter house noun a place where mid-level heroin dealers do business US, 1978 quarter rock noun crack cocaine US, 1993 quart store noun a store that sells beer on the retail level US, 1997 quartz noun methamphetamine that is smoked UK, 1998 Quasar noun a woman. A strained allusion to a Quasar television advertising slogan – ‘works in a drawer’, and then punning on ‘drawers’ as an item of female underwear US, 1976 quashie noun a country-dweller; an unsophisticated peasant. Possibly from C18 Quashee, an African name, adopted by white people as a general name for any black person UK, 1997 Quasimodo noun soda water. Rhyming slang, formed from ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ UK, 1992 quat noun in betting, odds of 4–1 UK, 1991 quater noun twenty-five cents. A corruption of ‘quarter’ US, 1980 quater; quarter; quaterer adjective four. Polari, from Italian quattro UK, 1996 quaver verb 1 to dither, especially over whether or not to make a purchase UK, 1979. 2 to potter about; to tinker UK, 1979 quaverer noun a vacillating, or uncertain, customer. From QUAVER UK, 1979 quawk noun uncooked frozen meat or fish CANADA, 1947 quay; quas noun the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™ US, 1997 quean noun 1 an effeminate male homosexual; an ageing passive homosexual UK, 1935. 2 a lesbian. A term used by male homosex- uals UK, 1984 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com quean up verb in male homosexual society, to adopt girlish mannerisms and affectations; to use cosmetics and to primp. British gay slang UK, 1972 queased out adjective nauseated, sick US, 1993 Quebec wrench noun a beer bottle opener. The high consumption rate of beer in Quebec is the source of this oral slang item CANADA, 2001 queber noun a social outcast US, 1987 queeb noun a bisexual US, 1988 queef noun the passing of air from the vagina US, 2002 queef verb to expel air from the vagina, intentionally or not US, 2000 queen noun 1 an obviously homosexual male AUSTRALIA, 1924. 2 a mother. As the ruler of the house UK, 2002. 3 a popular girl US, 1959. 4 a girlfriend, mistress or prostitute US, 1968. 5 an enthusiast of the preceding thing or activity US, 1999 Queen noun < for the Queen used to describe extra days added as punishment to a sentence of imprisonment UK, 1996. < go Queen’s; turn Queen’s to turn Queen’s evidence, that is, to give evidence against co-defendants, usually to your own advantage UK, 1996. < the Queen the National Anthem. Before this we stood for ‘the King’ UK, 1952 Queen Anne is dead a catchphrase retort on old news. Later vari- ations – ‘Queen Elizabeth and my Lord Baldwin’ – have not survived UK, 1722 queen bee noun 1 the alpha male in a group of homosexuals. Punning on QUEAN. The Guild Dictionary of Homosexual Terms, 1965, offers this definition: ‘usually, but not always, an auntie with money, an entourage, and numbers (sex-partners). Frequently he is elderly and, most always, an agreeable person.’ US, 1965. 2 a hetero- sexual woman who seeks out the company of homosexual men US, 1957 Queen Charlotte tuxedo noun a heavy grey Stanfield’s undershirt CANADA, 1989 queenie noun a prostitute US, 1964 Queenie nickname Queensland, Australia AUSTRALIA, 1994 Queen Mary noun 1 a surfboard that is too big for the surfer using it. Named after the ocean liner, not a royal female US, 1964. 2 a large tank truck. An ocean liner reference US, 1954 Queen of Mean nickname Leona Helmsley (b.1920), American hotelier and prototype of greed during the Reagan era US, 1997 Queen of the Jukebox nickname Dinah Washington (1924–1963), a brilliant vocalist in the jazz, pop and R&B genres US, 1975 Queen of the South noun the mouth. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of a Scottish football club UK, 1992 Queen’s Cowboys nickname the Royal Canadian Mounted Police CANADA, 1989 queen’s gaff noun the anus. An allusion to WINDSOR CASTLE,aroyal GAFF (residence) in Berkshire which also serves as rhyming slang for ‘arsehole’ UK, 1992 Queenslander noun a type of weatherboard house raised on stilts AUSTRALIA, 1994 Queen’s Necklace nickname in Mumbai, the view after dark of the sparkling lights on Marine Drive (now Netaji Subhash Road) INDIA, 2002 Queens Park Ranger noun a stranger. Rhyming slang, formed from the full name of QPR, the London football club, Queens Park Rangers UK, 1961 queen’s row noun an area in a prison reserved for blatantly homo- sexual prisoners US, 1967 Queen Street bushie; Queen Str eet cowboy; Queen Street ringer noun in Queensland, a city person with pretences to country living, such as dressing like a cowboy or driving a 4WD AUSTRALIA, 2003 queen tank noun a jail holding cell reserved for flamboyantly effeminate homosexual men US, 1988 queeny adjective 1 blatantly homosexual US, 1979. 2 showy, melodramatic, affected US, 1997 queer noun 1 a homosexual man or a lesbian. Usually pejorative, but also a male homosexual term of self-reference within the gay underground and subculture US, 1914. 2 counterfeit money UK, 1812 queer verb to spoil something; to ruin something; to interfere with something UK, 1812. < queer a pitch to spoil a situation or a circumstance; to undermine someone’s efforts UK, 1875 queer adjective 1 homosexual. Derogatory from the outside, not from within US, 1914. 2 catering to or patronised by homosexuals US, 1957. 3 driven by deep and perverse sexual desires US, 1967. 4 not good; out of fashion. Like ‘gay’, ‘queer’ has been hijacked from its homosexual context US, 1997. 5 counterfeit US, 1951. < to be queer for to be fond of someone or something US, 1953 queer and nasty, try another service nickname the Australian airline QANTAS. Most airlines seem to be the subject of jocular puns. ‘Queers and Nancies Trading as Stewards’ had some circulation in the 1980s AUSTRALIA, 2002 queer as a clockwork orange adjective 1 obviously homosexual. Plays on QUEER (unusual/homosexual) UK, 1973. 2 unusual or suspicious. Predates the novel Clockwork Orange (1962) by Anthony Burgess UK, 1980 queer as a four-speed walking stick adjective unusual; ostentatiously homosexual. Popularised by raconteur ‘Blaster’ Bates (b.1922) UK, 1984 queer as a left-handed corkscrew adjective unusual; ostentatiously homosexual UK, 1970s queer as a nine-bob note adjective 1 ostentatiously homosexual. Plays on QUEER (unusual/homosexual) UK, 1984. 2 unusual or suspicious. The most ‘queer’ (unusual) thing about a nine BOB (shilling) note is that it has never existed; the phrase survived decimalisation in 1971, which ‘bob’ failed to do UK, 1984 queer as a nine-bob watch adjective suspicious. So cheap it must be suspect UK, 1984 queer as a three-dollar bill adjective ostentatiously homosexual US, 1966 queer as fuck adjective definitely homosexual; ostentatiously gay. QUEER (homosexual) plus ‘as fuck’ (an intensifier); punned in the popular television drama series about gay culture, Queer As Folk AUSTRALIA, 1997 queerbait; queer-bait noun a man who commands the attention of homosexual men, whether he is homosexual or not US, 1957 queer-bashing verb an attack (usually physical) of a homosexual because of his sexuality UK, 1970 queer beer noun weak, watery beer. More commonly reduplicated as ‘near beer’ US, 1976 queerie noun a homosexual NEW ZEALAND, 1998 queer jack noun counterfeit money US, 1949 queer-rolling noun the practice of attacking and robbing homosex- uals UK, 1977 queer’s lunch box noun the male crotch US, 1964 Queer Street noun < in Queer Street; on Queer Street experiencing difficulties, especially financial difficulties; in a vulner- able position UK, 1952 queeve verb to experience a loss of energy US, 1984 quegg noun a homosexual. Possibly a compound of QUEER (homose- xual or odd) and EGG (a person) UK, 2001 Quel Chagrin noun Queen’s Counsel. From the initials QC CANADA, 2002 query noun a test or examination US, 1976 ques noun the question mark (?) character on a computer keyboard US, 1991 queue noun < put on a queue (of a woman) to have sex with a line of partners, one after the other AUSTRALIA, 1970 quezzie noun a question UK, 2002 quiche-eater noun a sensitive male; an effeminate male US, 1984 quiche out verb to concede defeat in a cowardly manner; to behave in a weak or effeminate manner. Probably from the notion that ‘real men don’t eat quiche’ UK, 2006 quean up | quiche out 524 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com quick and dirty adjective constructed as quickly as possible US, 1991 Quickdraw McGraw noun the US Secret Service agent who is closest to the president. Quickdraw McGraw was a Hanna Barbera cartoon that first aired in 1959; ironically, the character Quickdraw McGraw was not a quick draw, but his name has survived, implying that which the character was not US, 1981 quick-go noun in a sport, a player who does not last very long on a team US, 1972 quickie noun 1 a sexual encounter that is carried out quickly US, 1950. 2 an alcoholic drink taken hastily AUSTRALIA, 1969. 3 something that is accomplished quickly US, 1940. 4 an unexpected, quickly executed manoeuvre or piece of trickery US, 1950 quickie adjective carried out quickly US, 1940 quick-lunch noun a fast-food small restaurant CANADA, 1959 quickness noun < with a quickness as soon as possible US, 1997 quick one noun an unexpected act of betrayal US, 1950 quick one off the wrist noun 8see: ONE OFF THE WRIST quick pussy noun a secure NATO communications system CANADA, 1995 quick-smart adverb quickly AUSTRALIA, 1952 quick-starts noun running shoes US, 1990 quick thinking, Batman! used for a humorous, if sarcastic, response to another’s observation or conclusion. From the Batman comic and television series (1966–1968). The television series launched several catchphrases into the vocabulary to a far greater extent than the comic books had US, 1968 quick-turn burn noun the refuelling and reloading of an F-18 fighter jet in less than five minutes US, 1991 quid noun 1 a pound sterling; pounds sterling. Deriving perhaps from Latin quid (what?), later suggesting ‘the wherewithal’. Note too UK dialect quid (a wad of tobacco). The quid has survived decimalisation (1971) and several centuries of inflation; originally coined as ‘a guinea’ (1 pound, 1 shilling), in C 19 it became ‘a sovereign’ UK, 1688. 2 some money. Still in use despite the fact that pounds went out in 1966 when Australia changed over to decimal currency (dollars and cents) AUSTRALIA, 1976. 3 five dollars. If a pound is five dollars, so must be a quid US, 1988. < not the full quid without a full complement of intelligence AUSTRALIA, 1944 quid deal noun a drug sale involving one pound’s worth of drugs, usually marijuana UK, 1983 quids noun a large amount of money AUSTRALIA, 1930. < not for quids not for anything AUSTRALIA, 1941. < wouldn’t be dead for quids I am generally happy with my life and circumstances AUSTRALIA, 1986 quids in adjective prospering; at an advantage. Figurative use of actual profit measured by the QUID ( £1) UK, 1919 quietie noun a quiet drink AUSTRALIA, 1995 quiet-side adjective secret US, 1976 quiff noun 1 the vagina; a woman as sex object; a prostitute. Archaic in the US, but understood in context UK, 1923. 2 by extension, a male homosexual US, 1977 quill noun 1 anything used to snort powdered drugs; the drugs themselves US, 1935. 2 cocaine UK, 1998. 3 heroin UK, 1996 quill pig noun a porcupine. Michigan Upper Peninsula usage US, 2003 quilty adjective luxurious US, 1976 quim noun the vagina; used objectively as a collective noun for women, especially sexually available women UK, 1735 quimby noun a person completely lacking in social graces US, 1997 quimmo noun a fool; an unpleasant individual. Extending QUIM (the vagina) as a synonym for CUNT UK, 1999 quince noun an effeminate male; a homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1941. < get on your quince to annoy you AUSTRALIA, 1941 quinella noun in horse racing, a bet on the first two to finish in either order US, 1991 quinine noun inthegameofcraps,thenumbernineUS, 1950 quint noun in poker, five cards of the same suit in sequence US, 1979 quint major noun in poker, a sequence of five cards, same suit, ending with the face cards US, 1988 quitter noun a suicide US, 1982 quiver noun 1 a selection of surfboards used for different surf con- ditions US, 1977. 2 cocaine UK, 1999 quivver-giver noun an attractive person US, 1947 quiz noun a roadside sobriety test US, 1976 quiz r oom noun a room where the North Vietnamese interrogated US prisoners of war US, 1990 quizzy adjective nosey NEW ZEALAND, 1988 quoit noun theanus;thebacksideAUSTRALIA, 1919 quokka soccer noun on Rottnest Island, running around kicking quokkas as a type of entertainment. The ‘quokka’ is a small rare native marsupial, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern West Australia AUSTRALIA, 1999 quong noun the testicle. Usually in the plural UK, 2002 quorum noun in poker, the agreed-upon minimum number of players to continue a game US, 1979 quote verb in criminal circles, to vouch for someone UK, 2000 quo vadis noun unfashionable or unpopular music. Probably refers to the 1951 film Quo Vadis and the rock group Status Quo,formed in 1967 and, in 2003, still working, with the implication that both entertainments are dated UK, 2003 quozzie; quoz noun a disabled or deformed person. Derived from Quasimodo, ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ UK, 2000 525 quick and dirty | quozzie; quoz This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Rr RA noun < the RA the Irish Republican Army IRELAND, 2003 raas noun 1 an arse; hence your being JAMAICA, 1994. 2 a contemptible person. Probable origin in the phrase ‘your arse’, although some suggest Dutch raas (rage). The early, especially West Indian, sense was considered extremely offensive, however modern UK black usage is roughly equivalent to ARSE or ARSEHOLE. There is a, poss- ibly disingenuous, belief amongst some Jamaicans that Raas was a king of Africa JAMAICA, 2000. 3 nonsense. From West Indian. Black usage UK, 2000. < the raas used in order to intensify. Synonymous with ‘the hell’, ‘the fuck’, etc UK, 1994 raasclat noun used as an extreme derogative. Combines RAAS (arse) and ‘clat’ (West Indian pronunciation of ‘cloth’) to mean ‘a sanitary towel’ JAMAICA, 1978 raashole noun a contemptible person; used as a general term of abuse. A cross-cultural variation on ARSEHOLE, using West Indian and UK black RAAS (an arse) UK, 2000 rabbi noun a mentor or protector US, 1970 rabbit noun 1 a woman who has a large number of children. Collected at a UK prison, August 2002 JAMAICA, 2002. 2 a man who ejaculates with little stimulation US, 1987. 3 a white person US, 1991. 4 a nervous, timid, cautious person US, 1951. 5 a new member of a Rastafarian gang NEW ZEALAND, 1988. 6 a prisoner who is known for attempting to escape prison US, 1972. 7 a person who regularly borrows money from an illegal money lender and pays back promptly US, 1950. 8 on the railways, a side track on a downhill incline used to divert runaway trains and prevent crashes US, 1946. 9 a poor poker player US, 1967. < go like a rabbit to demonstrate eagerness during sex UK, 1972. < the rabbit died used for indicat- ing a state of pregnancy. From the (former) methodology used to test pregnancy that was introduced in 1949 UK, 1998. < the rabbit’s hopping experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle. A reversal of the phrase THE RABBIT DIED (pregnant) US, 2001 rabbit verb to run away UK, 1887 rabbit and pork; rabbit noun the act of talking; a conversation. Rhyming slang for ‘talk’ UK, 1980 rabbit and pork; rabbit verb to talk. Rhyming slang. ‘To rabbit on’ is ‘to talk at length’ UK, 1941 rabbit blood noun a seemingly unstoppable urge to try to escape from prison US, 1950 rabbit ears noun 1 a v-shaped aerial placed on top of a television set US, 1967. 2 in a casino Keno game, the two clear plastic tubes through which the number balls are blown US, 1993. 3 an athlete or official who is quick to take offence at teasing US, 1967 rabbiter’s breakfast noun a visit to the toilet and a cigarette NEW ZEALAND , 1975 rabbit fever noun the urge to try to escape from prison US, 1962 rabbit food; rabbit’s food noun any salad vegetable, especially lettuce. A generally dismissive term from the carnivorous lobby UK, 1936 rabbit hunt verb in poker, to look through undealt cards after a hand is completed to see what might have been US, 1967 rabbit hutch noun the crutch or crotch. Rhyming slang UK, 1980 rabbit-killer noun a short and vicious punch to the neck, generally with the open hand AUSTRALIA, 1941 rabbit -oh; rabbit -o noun a door-to-door seller of slaughtered rabbits. From the cry ‘rabbit oh!’, used by the vendor to attract attention AUSTRALIA, 1902 rabbit season noun spring, when prisoners are inclined to try to escape US, 1967 rabbit’s paw; rabbit verb to talk. Rhyming slang for JAW. The shortened form is identical in sense to the shortened form of RABBIT AND PORK UK, 1961 rabbit tracks noun in craps, a six rolled with a pair of threes US, 1985 rabbit turds noun Italian sausage. Limited usage, but graphic US, 1996 race noun 1 a single game in an illegal numbers lottery US, 1963. 2 a single game of Keno US, 1973. < not in the race not having any chance of success AUSTRALIA, 1904. < the race the game of roller derby US, 1960s and 70s race verb < race for pink slips (pinks) in drag racing, to compete for the prize of ownership of the opponent’s car US, 2003. < race off to conduct a person away to some other place for the purpose of seduction AUSTRALIA, 1965 race bird noun an enthusiastic fan of horse racing US, 1971 race face noun in motor racing, the look of total concentration and focus seen on drivers just before a race begins US, 1993 racehorse noun 1 an accomplished, sought-after prostitute US, 1972. 2 a thinly rolled cigarette AUSTRALIA, 1944 racehorse Charlie; racehorse Charley noun heroin; cocaine. Perhaps from the long-ago brand name White Horse US, 1936 race record noun a recording by a black artist; rock ’n’ roll before whites discovered rock ’n’ roll US, 1927 racerhead noun in mountain biking, someone who competes in races. A mild put-down to describe riders so into competition that they have lost their perspective on the cosmic absurdity of mountain biking US, 1992 racers noun close-fitting nylon swimwear used for competitive swimming. So-called because they are used in competitive swimming AUSTRALIA, 2003 races noun < at the races unsuccessful, uncompetitive IRELAND, 2003 racetracker noun in horse racing, a person who makes their living in some capacity at racetracks US, 1951 racing stripe noun a faecal stain in the underpants US, 1991 racing tackle noun amphetamines or other central nervous system stimulants UK, 1983 rack noun 1 a woman’s breasts US, 1982. 2 a set of antlers US, 1945. 3 bed US, 1955. 4 a room or apartment US, 1993. 5 a maximum security prison cell US, 1982. 6 a hotel’s front desk US, 1954. 7 afoil- wrapped package of amphetamines US, 1997. 8 a packet of five bar- biturate capsules or other drugs, give or take several US, 1972. 9 a one-month supply of birth control pills US, 1980. 10 a six-pack (of beer) US, 1991. 11 a case (24 cans) of beer US, 2000. < hit the rack to go to bed; to go to sleep US, 1973. < on the rack available for prostitution US, 1977 rack verb 1 to go to sleep US, 1993. 2 to steal US, 1997. 3 to shoplift US, 2001. 4 to perform well US, 1955. 5 to load (a gun) US, 1997. 6 in the television and film industries, to adjust the camera lens in the middle of a shot to keep the subject in focus US, 1990. < rack the bars to open or close a prison cell door US, 1992 rack attack noun a nap; sleep US, 1975 racked adjective asleep US, 1075 racked up adjective upset US, 1970 racket noun 1 a criminal enterprise; a swindle or a means of deception. Any illicit or dubious enterprise may be termed a ‘racket’ by prefixing the area of criminal operation, hence ‘narcotics racket’, ‘loan-shark racket’, etc UK, 1894. 2 a job, trade or profession. A jocular reference: ‘What racket are you in?’ or ‘What’s your racket?’ UK, 1891. 3 a private, police-only party US, 1987. 4 any rigged carnival game or attraction US, 1960 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com racket boy noun a member of an organised criminal enterprise US, 1953 racket jacket noun the jacket of a zoot suit US, 1945 racketty coo noun a Jewish person. Rhyming slang for ‘Jew’ AUSTRALIA, 1971 rackety adjective noisy US, 1975 rackey noun a boy who affects a style of dressing reminiscent of a gangster. Teen slang US, 1955 rack face noun lines on your face left from a blanket, sheet or pillow US, 1996 rack monster noun a person who spends a great deal of time in bed US, 1976 rack off verb to go away. Commonly but not exclusively used in the imperative. A euphemistic alternative to PISS OFF and FUCK OFF. Origin unknown. The Oxford English Dictionary (supplement) suggests a connection with ‘rack’ meaning ‘of a horse, to move by alternately raising two legs on one side’, but this seems hardly creditable due to the rarity of that term in Australia AUSTRALIA, 1975 rack off hairy legs! go away! An intensive form of the usual RACK OFF with the rather feeble insult ‘hairy legs’ tacked on AUSTRALIA, 1988 rack out verb to go to sleep US, 1991 rack up verb 1 to accumulate things; to score points US, 1961. 2 in a casino or gambling establishment, to have your chips placed in a chip rack to be cashed in US, 1982. 3 to prepare lines of cocaine UK, 1997. 4 in prison, to return prisoners to their cells US, 1990 racy bopper noun a female fan of motor racing whose attraction to the sport is a function of her attraction to the race participants US, 1993 rad noun 1 a political radical UK, 1973. 2 a radiator UK, 1935. 3 a radio UK, 1996 rad adjective extreme; intense; exciting; good. An abbreviated ‘radical’ US, 1982 radar noun a petty thief. Someone who will ‘pick up anything’ AUSTRALIA, 1989 radar alley noun any stretch of a motorway heavily patrolled by radar; especially, Interstate 90 between Cleveland and the New York state line US, 1971 radar Charlie noun a poker player with a strong intuitive sense of other players’ hands US, 1988 RadCan noun Radio Canada, the francophone side of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The ‘Rad’ in RadCan suggests ‘radical’, a view held by Canadian federalists of Radio Canada (pronounced, even by anglophone speakers, in the French way, as ‘Raaahdio Canada’) CANADA, 2002 raddie noun 1 an Italian or Anglo-Italian living in London. From the raddled-seeming complexion of some Italians compared to that of a pale Londoner, possibly influenced by REDDY (an Italian). Originally used of Italian families in Clerkenwell UK, 1938. 2 a politi- cal radical UK, 1964 radge noun a psychotic; a madman UK, 1995 radge adjective 1 used in order to express approval UK, 2003. 2 mad; psychotic UK, 2003. 3 silly. Northen dialect radgy (mad) UK, 1961 radgepot noun a fool. Probably direct from Northern dialect radge (mad). Natural derivations are ‘radgy’ and ‘radgified’ UK, 1979 radiate verb < radiate a mortgage in Quebec, to cancel a mortgage CANADA, 2001 radiator whiskey noun strong, homemade whisky US, 1999 radic noun a police officer, especially armed police. Shortened from ‘eradicator’ UK, 1994 radical adjective extreme; outrageous; good. Originally surfer slang, then migrated into the argot of the San Fernando Valley and then into mainstream US youth slang US, 1967 radio noun a prisoner who talks loudly and without paying attention to who might be listening US, 1976 Radio Ones noun diarrhoea. Rhyming slang for THE RUNS,formedon (the verbal out-pourings of the DJs on) BBC Radio One UK, 1992 radio rental; radio rentals; rentals adjective wonderful, amazing; insane, crazy. Rhyming slang for MENTAL; based on Radio Rentals, a high street shop UK, 1973 radio that!; radio that shit! used in prison as a demand for quiet US, 1981 ’rado noun a Cadillac El Dorado car US, 1980 rad pad noun in skateboarding, a rubber wedge used as a shock pad that changes the angles at which the axle assembly is mounted US, 1976 rads noun the police UK, 2000 Rafferty’s rules; Rafferty rules noun an entire lack of rules altogether. From the Irish surname Rafferty, with the implication that the Irish were unruly. Connection with the Northumberland dialect word raffety ‘irregular; applied by sinkers to stratified deposits’, and the Lincolnshire term raffatory ‘refractory’ (see English Dialect Dictionary), amount to nothing more than hopeful guesswork AUSTRALIA, 1918 raffle ticket; raffle noun a mistake. Rhyming slang for RICKET UK, 1992 raft noun a large amount US, 1830 rag noun 1 a sanitary towel US, 1966. 2 the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1971. 3 a despicable person US, 1997. 4 a newspaper, especially a disreputable one UK, 1889. 5 a used car that is in very poor condition US, 1980. 6 a well-worn tyre US, 1961. 7 a banknote; paper money UK, 1817. 8 in pool, a cushion US, 1985. 9 in horse racing, an outsider (a horse considered unlikely to win a race) UK, 1991. 10 in poker, a useless card in the dealt hand or a drawn card that does not improve the hand US, 1978. 11 in a carnival midway game, a small prize in a plastic bag US, 1985. 12 a railway pointsman US, 1946. < get your rag out to lose your temper. A combination of LOSE YOUR RAG and the earlier ‘get your shirt out’ UK, 1956. < lose your rag to lose your temper UK, 1959. < on the rag; have the rag on 1 experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1974. 2 figuratively, to be distracted and irritable US, 1963 rag verb to mock, bully, tease or ridicule someone UK, 1808 rag adjective unpleasant, bad NEW ZEALAND, 1998 ragamuffin noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle. A play on RAG (a sanitary towel) AUSTRALIA, 2001 rag and bone noun 1 a telephone. Rhyming slang UK, 1984. 2 a lavatory pedestal and receptacle, especially the lavatory seat. Rhyming slang for THRONE UK, 1992 rag and boner noun a telephone. Extended from rhyming slang RAG AND BONE (telephone) UK, 1984 raga-raga adjective of clothes, worn-out, ragged. A variation on con- ventional ‘ragged’ JAMAICA, 1943 ragbag noun 1 an odd assortment UK, 1999. 2 an untidily or shabbily dressed person UK, 1888. 3 in circus and carnival usage, a show that has fallen on hard times or is fundamentally dishonest US, 1981 rage noun a large wave US, 1991 rage verb 1 to enjoy a party with great enthusiasm US, 1992. 2 to dominate someone or something US, 1984 -rage suffix when combined with a subject noun, an outburst of enraged hostility within or occasioned by that subject area UK, 1998 rager noun 1 a skilled, aggressive surfer or skateboarder US, 1997. 2 a large party US, 1990 ragga; ragamuffin; raggamuffin noun a ruffian, usually of West Indian racial origin. Originally a West Indian and UK black term with an approving tone; probably derived from the conventional sense of a ‘raggedy’ (a disreputable person); ultimately from Ragamoffyn, a demon in the Middle English poem ‘Piers Plowman’ by William Langland (perhaps 1330–86). The derivation is likely to be influenced by Jamaican ‘raga-raga’ (ragged) and ‘ragamofi’ (ragged clothes) UK, 1996 raggagansta; raggagangsta noun a West Indian/UK black gangster. Compounds RAGGAMUFFIN (a ruffian) with GANGSTA (a gangster) UK, 1997 527 rack et boy | raggagansta; raggagangsta This is trial version www.adultpdf.com raggastani noun a member of a British Indian (Hindi) urban youth gang or subculture UK, 2006 ragged adjective 1 without money US, 1990. 2 tired; unwell AUSTRALIA, 1958 ragged edge noun in hot rodding, drag racing, and motor racing, the absolute limit of the car’s ability US, 1965 raggedy adjective ragged; rough; dishevelled US, 1890 raggedy jack noun in Newfoundland, a homemade pile rug CANADA, 1979 raggedy jacket noun in Newfoundland, a harp seal moulting from the white coat to the bedlamer stage CANADA, 1976 raggin’ adjective dressed in fashionable and expensive clothing US, 1987 raggy-arse adjective of poor quality UK, 2002 rag head noun 1 an Arab person, or a native of any race that wears a cloth-covering on the head; by extension a native of Muslim countries. Offensive US, 1921. 2 in circus and carnival usage, a gypsy US, 1981 raging adjective very good; very exciting US, 1995 Raging Bull nickname Jake LaMotta (b.1921), a middleweight boxer who fiercely made his presence felt in the ring in the 1940s and 50s US, 1980 rag ing queer noun a particularly ostentatious or importunate male homosexual. An intensification of QUEER (a male homosexual) UK, 1984 rag joint noun a carnival concession in a canvas booth US, 1985 ragman’s coat noun on a woman, an untrimmed and naturally abundant mass of pubic hair UK, 2002 rag order noun chaotic disorder, a mess. Military UK, 1983 rag store noun a big con swindle in which the lure is the promise of wealth from stocks traded based on allegedly inside information US, 1969 rag stuffer noun a parachute rigger US, 1991 ragtime noun the bleed period of a woman’s menstrual cycle. A play on ON THE RAG (menstruating), after the musical style US, 2001 ragtop noun a convertible car US, 1955 rag town noun a town built in prosperous times, bound to fall into poverty with the end of prosperous times US, 1954 ragweed noun 1 poor quality marijuana. After botanical genus Ambrosia the which grows wild across North America US, 1969. 2 poor quality heroin UK, 1998 rag week noun the week of the month when a woman has a menstrual bleed. Combines RAG (a sanitary towel), as in ‘on the rag’, with conventional ‘week’ to form a play on university rag week UK, 2001 rah!; rah rah! used as a cheer, a shouted expression of support or encouragement. A shortening of ‘hurrah!’ in college sports use. As ‘rah! rah! rah!’ it is the climax of a Maori war cry that has been adopted by New Zealand rugby teams US, 1870 rah-rah adjective characterised by excessive spirit and enthusiasm, usually associated with college or high school US, 1914 rahtid; raatid; rhaatid adjective used as an intensifier that implies anger or strong disapproval. Urban black usage UK, 1994 rail noun 1 a line of cocaine or other powdered drug, laid out for snorting US, 1984. 2 any railway employee US, 1946. < on the rail in American casinos, observing the gambling but not playing US, 1985 rail verb to arrest or detain someone US, 1995 railbird noun 1 in horse racing, an enthusiast who watches morning workouts, carefully clocking performances US, 1931. 2 in American casinos, a thief who steals chips from inattentive gamblers US, 1985. 3 in pool, a spectator US, 1993 raildog noun a backstage technician who works with set rigging on a catwalk US, 1991 railfield verb a thief who simply grabs shop merchandise and runs from the shop US, 1960 rail job; rail noun a drag racing car with a chassis made of rail-like metal bars; a drag racing car regardless of the chassis construction US, 1963 rail lugger noun in horse racing, a horse that prefers to run near or next to the inside rail US, 1947 rail on; rail verb to criticize or reprimand someone US, 1987 railrat noun in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead, a member of the audience who prefers to see the show from as close as possible to the band, right on the rail US, 1994 railroad verb to move your jaw from side to side obsessively and involuntarily after sustained amphetamine use US, 1989 railroad bible noun a deck of playing cards US, 1976 railroad dick noun a private guard employed by a railway company US, 1958 railroad flat noun an apartment consisting of connected long, narrow rooms US, 1956 railroad tracks noun the bars on a captain’s uniform signifying his office US, 1947 railroad weed noun marijuana, especially of inferior quality. From the weeds that flourish alongside railway lines, not necessarily WEED (marijuana) US, 1974 rails noun that part of a racecourse where the rails bookmakers are situated; hence, big-time bookmaking AUSTRALIA, 1981 rail sandwich noun a surfboard between your legs US, 1978 rails bookmaker; rails bookie noun one of the more prestigious bookmakers AUSTRALIA, 1950 railway station noun an ‘allocation’ prison from which prisoners are forwarded UK, 1999 ráiméis noun foolish, nonsensical, ill-founded talk IRELAND, 2001 rain verb < if it was raining I am extremely unlucky AUSTRALIA, 1965. < r ain pups and pussies to rain very hard US, 1990 rain and pour; rain verb to snore. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 rainbow noun 1 a capsule of amobarbital sodium and secobarbital sodium (trade name Tuinal™), a combination of central nervous system depressants US, 1966. 2 in casinos, a bet comprised of differ- ent colour and different value betting chips US, 1991. 3 in oil drilling, a very small showing of oil in a hole US, 1954. 4 a soldier who joins a fighting unit after conflict has ceased. Used in both World Wars; a rainbow comes after a storm AUSTRALIA, 1919. < go up the rainbow to experience sexual ecstasy UK, 1972 rainbow hand noun a poker hand with cards of all four suits US, 1950 rainbow jumper noun in basketball, a high, arcing jump shot US, 1974 rainbow party noun oral sex on one male by several females, all wearing different colours of lipstick US, 2003 rainbow roll noun a multi-coloured assortment of barbiturate capsules US, 1973 rainbows noun 1 LSD. Presumably from the pictures printed on the blotting paper dose UK, 1998. 2 the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™ UK, 1983 rain check noun 1 a request or promise to take up an invitation at a convenient time; a postponement of any arrangement. From the ticket given to a spectator at an outdoor event providing for a refund/admission at a later date, should the event be interrupted by rain US, 1930. 2 the reduction of a criminal penalty; parole, probation US, 1949 raincoat noun a condom. Figurative use of waterproof wear US, 1970 Raincoat Charlie noun a striptease audience member who masturbates beneath the safety of his raincoat US, 1981 raincoater noun a stereotypical perverted pornography fan US, 2000 raincoat job noun a sexual fetish involving urination on your partner US, 1993 rain dance noun in computing, an action that is expected to be taken but will likely produce no results US, 1974 raggastani | r ain dance 528 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com rained out adjective postponed. A term from sports, especially baseball, but applied more broadly to refer to, for example, a class on a given day that has been postponed US, 1995 raining and pouring; raining noun snoring. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 rainmaker noun a member of an enterprise whose job includes procuring clients or business by the use of charm US, 1985 rain room noun a shower room US, 1968 Rainy City nickname Manchester, UK UK, 1981 rainy day woman noun marijuana. This seems to have been inspired by the following lyric: ‘Everybody must get stoned’ by Bob Dylan, ‘Rainy Day Women #12 & 35’, 1966 US, 1982 raise noun 1 stake money; a monetary profit UK, 2000. 2 parents US, 1972. 3 the arm US, 1973 raise verb 1 (used of a male) to achieve an erection BAHAMAS, 1971. 2 to identify yourself to a fellow traveller US, 1957. 3 to bail someone out of jail US, 1973. < raise Cain to make a disturbance; to complain or quarrel noisily and angrily US, 1930. < raise hell to make a dis- turbance; to make a din; to cause trouble US, 1896. < r aise sand to argue loudly, creating a problem US, 1965 raiser noun 1 a lookout who warns confederates of approaching police US, 1992. 2 a criminal who specialises in forging increases in the amount payable to an otherwise legitimate cheque or security US, 1950 raise up verb 1 to make someone angry US, 2001. 2 to warn someone US, 1992. 3 to be released from prison US, 1990 raisinhead noun a black person. Offensive US, 1978 raisin jack noun a potent and vile alcoholic beverage brewed by letting raisins ferment, usually in prison US, 1986 raisin picker noun on the railways, a worker from Fresno, California. Fresno is regarded as the raisin capital of the US US, 1975 raisin snap noun alcohol made from fermented raisins US, 1988 raize verb to annoy or harass someone US, 1991 rajah noun an erection NEW ZEALAND, 1998 rajamuffin noun a member of a British Indian (Hindi) urban youth gang or subculture. A play on raggamuffin UK, 2006 Rajputana noun a banana. Rhyming slang, formed from a ship that berthed in London’s Royal Docks UK, 1998 rake noun 1 an amount of something; a large quantity IRELAND, 1995. 2 acombUS, 1960. 3 in pool, a device used to support the cue stick for a hard-to-reach shot US, 1990 rake verb to lower the front end of a car US, 1970. < rake a game to charge card players for the privilege of playing US, 1977. < rake the leaves to drive at the back of a group of trucks travelling on a motorway together, watching for police from the rear US, 1976 raked adjective drunk US, 1990 rakehell noun an utter scoundrel UK, 1554 rake-in noun the financial results of an enterprise US, 1947 rake in; rake verb to make money, especially in generous quantities or at an enviable speed UK, 1583 rake-off noun money obtained from a crime or as a bribe US, 1899 Rakkasans nickname the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. Distinguished airborne and air assault soldiers in World War 2, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf. From the Japanese for ‘parachute’, named during the first four years of occupation duty in Japan US, 1989 rakli noun a girl; a woman. Romany in current English gypsy use UK, 2000 Raleigh bike noun a lesbian. Rhyming slang for DYKE,formedona product of a well-known bicycle manufacturer UK, 1992 rally verb to go out drinking US, 1974 ralph noun 1 a right turn US, 1968. 2 vomit US, 1975 ralph verb to vomit US, 1966 Ralphed up adjective dressed in a smart casual style. From Ralph Lauren (b.1939), designer of the Polo™ range of casual clothing UK, 1997 ram noun amyl or butyl nitrite. Reflecting popular male gay use, possibly deriving from a brand name US, 1998 ram verb (from a male perspective) to have sex, perhaps violently. Mainly derived from ‘ram’ (a male sheep), but the thrusting action echoes ‘ram’ (to batter with a long pole) UK, 2001 -rama; -erama; -orama suffix used for conveying a superlative qual- ity or quantity. From Greek orama (a view) US, 1954 rama-lama noun rock ’n’ roll music. From the doo-wop song ‘Rama Lama Ding Dong’ recorded by the Edsels in 1959, and somehow thought to capture the joie de vivre of the music UK, 2001 Rambette noun a female Rambo – reckless, fearless, the warrior woman US, 1992 rambler noun a (portable) radio UK, 1996 rambling ROK’s noun ground troops of the Army of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) US, 1964 Rambo noun 1 a soldier with too much of a sense of drama and too little intelligence. After the 1982 film starring Sylvester Stallone as an invincible if mentally unstable Vietnam veteran US, 1989. 2 an intolerant prison officer who would rather punish inmates. From the 1982 film starring Sylvester Stallone as a military man who uses the most extreme measures to quell his opponents. In use in UK prisons in 2002 UK, 2002. 3 heroin UK, 1998 Rambo rag noun a handkerchief worn on the head. Worn by Stallone in the film US, 1991 ramjam adverb absolutely crammed UK, 1879 rammed adjective crammed, stuffed full UK, 1996 rammies noun trousers; pants. Rhyming slang. Shortening of ‘rammy rousers’, rhyming slang for ‘trousers’ AUSTRALIA, 1906 rammy noun a brawl; a noisy argument, a row; a bustling crowd UK: SCOTLAND , 1935 rammy verb to take part in crowd violence UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 ramp noun 1 a search of a prisoner or prison cell. Conducted to search for contraband, though often carried out with much destruction in order to harass the prisoner AUSTRALIA, 1919. 2 a public house bar counter; hence, a public house. From an earlier, more general, sense as a shop counter UK, 1935 ramp verb 1 to swindle, to con; to rob, to mug; to make trouble. Contemporary use is mainly West Indian and UK black UK, 1812. 2 to pretend. A variation of the sense ‘to swindle, to con’ UK, 2000. 3 to search a prisoner or a prison cell AUSTRALIA, 1919 ramped adjective drunk US, 1992 ram-raid verb to rob a premises using a vehicle as a battering ram and driving it through a window or a wall UK, 1987 ram-raid; ram-raiding noun a method of robbery that utilises a motor vehicle as a battering ram to gain entry, often using the vehicle to make off with stolen goods UK, 1991 ramraider noun 1 a criminal involved in ram-raiding UK, 1991. 2 a powerful amphetamine sulphate UK, 1990s ramrod noun the penis; the erect penis UK, 1902 Ramsgate Sand; Ramsgate noun the hand. Rhyming slang, formed on the Kent seaside resort UK, 1992 ram’s pasture noun in oil drilling, non-productive land US, 1954 ram tube noun in a drag racing car, an injector that forces air into a carburettor US, 1970 ranch noun 1 a house US, 1960. 2 any place where marijuana is sold US, 1945. 3 to a trucker, anywhere you spend the night US, 1976 ranch verb to idle; to spend time doing little US, 1991 Ranch Hand noun a C-123 aircraft equipped with tanks filled with defoliants used on the Vietnam jungle US, 1969 rancid adjective 1 in poor taste US, 1989. 2 excellent; brilliant AUSTRALIA, 1993 529 rained out | rancid This is trial version www.adultpdf.com randan noun a spree of wild, debauched, hedonistic behaviour, especially if heavy drinking is involved. Usually in the phrase ‘on the randan’ UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 Randolph Scott; Randolph noun a spot. Rhyming slang, based on the name of film actor Randolph Scott, 1903–87 UK, 1992 random adjective ordinary if unexpected. A major word of the 1990s US youth, just a tad to the slang side of conventional English US, 1968 R and R noun 1 rest and rehabilitation; rest and recovery; rest and recreation; rest and recuperation; rape and restitution; rape and ruin; rape and run. Despite disagreement on the ‘R’s’, the meaning is the same – a brief stint away from combat or regular duty US, 1953. 2 rock ’n’ roll UK, 1977. 3 rape and robbery. A cynical play on the US military ‘r and r’ (rest and recreation) UK, 1996 randy adjective 1 sexually aroused; feeling lecherous. From Scottish dialect randy UK, 1847. 2 homosexual, perhaps seen as a threatening or predatory characteristic. Public schools use, probably deriving from the more general sense as ‘lecherous or sexually aroused’ when applied in a single-sex environment UK, 1968 randy Andy nickname Prince Andrew; any man named Andrew UK, 1984 randy comedown noun a desire for sex as the effects of drug use wear off UK, 2002 rane noun cocaine; heroin UK, 2003 rang noun a person who is acting very oddly. An abbreviation of ‘orangutan’ US, 1966 rangdoodles noun in poker, a temporary increase in the betting limit after a player has won a hand with an agreed-upon, rare and excellent hand US, 1967 Ranger’s Bible noun the US Army Ranger handbook, a supplemen- tal training document for long-range reconnaissance patrols US, 1990 rangood noun wild marijuana. Probably a playful misspelling of RANGOON UK, 2003 rangoon noun wild marijuana US, 1968 Rangoon noun a prune. Rhyming slang, formed from the Burmese capital UK, 1992 rank verb 1 to disparage; to insult, especially in a formulaic or ritual manner US, 1945. 2 to bungle or ruin something US, 1950 rank adjective unpleasant; stupid; bad-smelling. In the world of bad-is- good alienated youth, ‘rank’ can be good or bad US, 1955 ranking adjective 1 excellent; admirable. Also shortened to ‘ranks’ UK, 1985. 2 average, mediocre JAMAICA, 2000 rank out verb to offend or disgust someone by doing something rank US, 1997 ran-tan noun < on the ran-tan on a drinking spree IRELAND, 1977 rap noun 1 a criminal charge US, 1903. 2 blame or responsibility US, 1927. 3 a prison sentence US, 1927. 4 a clever line of improvised chat, speech or conversation. Black coinage, adopted and popularised by hippies US, 1967. 5 a popular music genre in which a rhythmic lyric is spoken over a musical background US, 2002. 6 a meandering, unstructured group discussion US, 1967. 7 the way in which a person expresses himself or herself US, 1975. 8 a very small amount US, 1973. < ride the rap to serve a prison sentence without losing control, hope or sanity US, 1991 rap verb 1 to talk without an agenda, aimlessly but honestly. Found before the 1960s, but truly a word of the 60s US, 1929. 2 to criticise someone US, 1957. 3 to accuse someone falsely or to seek a more serious sentence for someone than their crime deserves US, 1965. 4 to perform semi-spoken lyrics over a musical background US, 1979 raparazzi noun an elite grouping within hip-hop culture. Extends RAP (the pre-eminent hip-hop music style) on the model of PAPARAZZI (photographers who prey on celebrities); the suggestion of preying remains UK, 2002 rape verb in computing, to destroy a program or data without hope of recovering it US, 1991 rape tools noun the penis and testicles US, 1962 rapid adjective excellent IRELAND, 2003 rapo; rape-o noun arapistUS, 1972 rap parlor noun a brothel in disguise as a massage parlour in disguise as a business where you pay to talk to women. For those entrepreneurs who do not have what it takes to obtain a massage licence US, 1982 rap partner noun in a criminal enterprise, a person who will accept responsibility for a venture gone poorly and serve a jail sentence US, 1977 rapper noun 1 a performer of rap lyrics US, 1979. 2 the mouth; the voice US, 1969. 3 the chief witness for the prosecution in a criminal trial US, 1962 rappie noun a partner in crime US, 1981 rap session noun a group discussion, unstructured and uninhibited US, 1969 rap sheet noun a record of a person’s past arrests and convictions US, 1960 rapt adjective delighted. Variant of WRAPPED AUSTRALIA, 1963 raptor noun a rap performer who is also an actor US, 1998 Raquel Welch noun a belch. Rhyming slang formed from the name of the film actress (b.1940) UK, 1992 Raquel Welch verb to belch. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the US actress (b.1940) UK, 1971 rare adjective 1 excellent; very enjoyable UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 2 of someone, unusual, eccentric. Sometimes ‘wild rare’ is also used IRELAND, 1992 rare as rocking horse shit adjective extremely rare or scarce AUSTRALIA, 1944 rare groove noun a fashionable style of dance music and its presen- tation. Coined by pirate radio presenter Norman Jay UK, 1999 raring to go adjective eagerly impatient to get started US, 1935 rark-up noun an argument or rebuke NEW ZEALAND, 1995 rark up verb to rebuke or annoy someone NEW ZEALAND, 1997 ras! used for expressing surprise US, 2004 rash noun < be all over someone like a rash 1 to smother someone with affection, kisses, etc AUSTRALIA, 1965. 2 to be easily outdoing an opponent AUSTRALIA, 1961 rashie noun an upper garment worn by surfers. Originally worn under a wetsuit in order to prevent WETTIE RASH AUSTRALIA, 1996 raspberry noun 1 a disapproving fart-like noise. From out-of-date rhyming slang, ‘raspberry tart’ for FART UK, 1890. 2 a light grazing of the skin. Skateboarders’ slang; from the appearance UK, 1998. 3 a sore or abcess on an intravenous drug user from repeated injections in the same spot US, 1973. 4 a male who trades sex for drugs US, 1995 raspberryland nickname Tasmania. From the crop. Hence, a Tasmanian is called a ‘raspberrylander’ AUSTRALIA, 1966 raspberry ripple; raspberry noun a disabled individual. Rhyming slang for ‘cripple’ UK, 1977 raspy adjective 1 excellent US, 1982. 2 bad, unpleasant US, 1977 rass noun the buttocks; hence, used as a term of abuse. From ARSE JAMAICA , 1790 rasta box noun a large portable stereo system associated, stereotypically, with black youth culture US, 1988 Rastafarian noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. Specifically used of any tablet of MDMA stamped with a stylised image of a dreadlocked head UK, 2004 rasta weed noun marijuana. Marijuana is famously central to Rastafarian ritual US, 2001 Rastus noun used as a derogatory personification of a black male US, 1949 rat noun 1 a person who informs on or otherwise betrays compatriots UK, 1902. 2 a despicable person UK, 1594. 3 an enthusiast of the preceding activity or thing US, 1864. 4 a railway detective US, 1977. 5 a prostitute BARBADOS, 1965. < like a rat up a drainpipe; likearatupadrain very swiftly. Often used with ‘up that/her’, randan | rat 530 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com in which case it is usually of a woman objectified in a sexual context AUSTRALIA, 1971. < like a rat up a rhododendron very swiftly. A jocular variation of LIKE A RAT UP A DRAIN AUSTRALIA, 1971. < like a rat up a rope/shoreline with great speed AUSTRALIA, 1945 . < not give a rat’s ass; not give a rat’s arse to not care at all US, 1971. < rat’s died up your arse used of an especially noxious fart UK, 2001 rat verb 1 to inform. Perhaps from an earlier political sense of changing political parties US, 1934. 2 to rob or loot a person or place AUSTRALIA, 1898 rat adjective disloyal, untrustworthy; US, 1955 rat and mouse noun 1 a house. Rhyming slang; first recorded in Songs and Slang of the British Soldier: 1914–1918, John Brophy and Eric Partridge, 3rd edition, 1931. Recorded in the US in 1943 UK, 1931. 2 an informer. Rhyming slang for LOUSE (a despicable person) UK, 1961 rat-arsed; ratarsed adjective drunk UK, 1982 ratatouille noun a nightclub that caters to a mix of gay and straight customers. A culinary allusion UK, 2003 ratbag noun a contemptible person. A ‘ratbag’ can be merely a person with odd notions, an eccentric, or someone whose ideas or behaviour verge on the insane AUSTRALIA, 1890 ratbaggery noun behaviour which is eccentric, despicable or otherwise contemptible AUSTRALIA, 1943 rat belt noun in computing, a self-locking cable tie US, 1991 rat bite noun a skin bruise caused by sucking. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982 ratboy noun 1 among a group of drug users, a person who will sample any drug before the group uses it. An allusion to the rat as the subject of laboratory experiments US, 1987. 2 a member of a subcultural urban adolescent grouping defined by a hip-hop dress and jewellery sense UK, 2000 rat caper noun a minor crime CANADA, 1976 ratchet noun any weapon US, 2003 ratchet jaw noun a person who talks too much and says too little US, 1965 ratchet-mouth verb to talk incessantly US, 1981 rat-cunning noun craftiness AUSTRALIA, 1979 rat cunning adjective crafty AUSTRALIA, 1970 rat-drawn adjective used of shoes, pointed US, 1976 rat-eyed adjective drunk UK, 1998 ratfink; rat fink noun 1 a despised person. Combines RAT (someone unpleasant) and FINK (someone despised, an informer) US, 1964. 2 an informer. Combines RA T (an informer) and FINK (an informer) US, 1965 rat fuck noun 1 a chaotic military disaster US, 1930. 2 a despicable person US, 1922. 3 a damn US, 1971. 4 a prank US, 1965 Rat Fuck noun the Reaction Forces of the South Vietnamese Army US, 1990 ratfuck verb to pull a prank US, 1965 ratfuck operation noun any operation characterised by poor planning, confusion or chaos. Frequently used in the Vietnam war US, 1990 rat head noun a person, especially a woman, who conveys a complete lack of taste and finesse US, 2004 rat hole noun 1 a small, messy, cluttered place UK, 1812. 2 a railway tunnel US, 1975 rat-hole verb to stash something away, usually secretively US, 1948 rat house noun an insane asylum AUSTRALIA, 1900 rat jacket noun a reputation for being an informer US, 1973 rat-legged adjective drunk. A variation of RA T-ARSED UK, 2002 rat motor noun in hot rodding, a Chevrolet engine, usually 396 cubic inches or larger US, 2001 rat-on noun an erection NEW ZEALAND, 1995 rat out verb to inform on someone US, 1990 rat pack noun 1 in competition surfing, competitors vying for the lead US, 1988. 2 a group of young gang members US, 1951. 3 aration of food issued to South African soldiers; a package of food SOUTH AFRICA , 1984 rat-pack verb to surround and attack someone US, 1971 rat race noun 1 any hectic and non-productive situation, activity or lifestyle US, 1947. 2 the face. Rhyming slang UK, 2003 rat row noun an area in a jail or prison reserved for police informers who would not be safe in the general population of the facility US, 1982 rat run noun a narrow way between buildings; a back alley; a side road, especially if used in a short-cut; a route through back streets that is used by motorists avoiding heavy traffic UK, 1977 rats noun combat rations US, 1976 rats! used as an expression of annoyance or dismissal US, 1886 rats and mice; rats noun 1 dice. Rhyming slang UK, 1932. 2 rice. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 rat’s coffin noun a meat pie AUSTRALIA, 2003 ratshit noun a despicable person or thing US, 1994. < go to ratshit to go very wrong UK, 1995 ratshit adjective no good; dreadful AUSTRALIA, 1970 ratted adjective drunk UK, 2002 ratter noun 1 a police informer; a traitor to a cause or enterprise US, 1975. 2 a thief, especially one who steals opal from another’s mine AUSTRALIA, 1932 rattle noun dice US, 1983. < give a rattle to have sexual intercourse with a female IRELAND, 2001 rattle verb to agitate or to unnerve someone US, 1887. < rattle beads to complain US, 1970. < rattle your cage to annoy or to aggravate you; to arouse your indignation UK, 1990. < rattle your dags to hurry NEW ZEALAND, 1968 rattle and clank; rattle noun a bank. Rhyming slang UK, 1962 rattle and hiss; rattle noun an act of urination; urine. Rhyming slang for PISS UK, 1998 rattler noun 1 a train UK, 1871. 2 Boston’s underground system, the Massachusetts Transit Authority US, 1997 rattler-jumping adjective travelling by illegally catching trains AUSTRALIA, 1969 rattlesnake noun < like a rattlesnake of a woman, describes vigorous participation in sexual intercourse UK, 2000 rattlesnakes; rattles noun delirium tremens. Rhyming slang for SHAKES UK, 1992 rattling adjective in an energetic state, possibly as a result of drug abuse UK, 2000 rattling adverb used as an intensifier, especially when describing adventure fiction UK, 1829 rattling-cove noun a taxi. Derived from late C17-C18 usage (a coachman) UK, 2002 rat trap noun 1 a dilapidated, shoddy building UK, 1838. 2 a fox hole that accommodated two or three Viet Cong who hid and slept there during the day US, 1990. 3 a Japanese person. Rhyming slang for JAP, a pejorative term dating from World War 2 and lingering among veterans of that conflict (especially prisoners of war). Also shortened to ‘rat’ UK, 1992 rat turds noun an Oak Leaf Cluster, a military decoration indicating that the soldier has received another decoration more than once US, 1990 ratty adjective 1 wretched, miserable, mean; stained, tattered US, 1867. 2 angry, irritated UK, 1909. 3 foolish, odd, eccentric NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 4 crazy AUSTRALIA, 1895 raunch noun in the usage of youthful model road racers (slot car racers), a slow car US, 1997 rau n chy adjective 1 sexually provocative, risqué; used as a euphemism for pornographic US, 1967. 2 inept, poorly done; 531 rat | raunchy This is trial version www.adultpdf.com [...]... description of her having taken the part of the filling in a ‘Cybill Sandwich’ with two stuntmen US, 1971 2 heroin sandwiched between layers of cocaine UK, 1998 < a sandwich short of a picnic (basket) not completely sane May be ‘a sandwich’, ‘one sandwich’, ‘two sandwiches’ or ‘a few sandwiches’ short of a picnic; all variations of the NOT ALL THERE theme You may also be ‘a pork pie’ or ‘two apples’ short of. .. A confusion of meaning with ‘sado-masochism’ though not of context US, 1977 3 sausage and mushrooms US, 1996 sand nigger noun an Arab; an Indian or Pakistani person Highly offensive US, 1984 Sandoz; Sandoz’s noun LSD Named after Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, the original Swiss manufacturer of the drug US, 1967 sandpaper noun playing cards that have been altered for cheating by a minute sanding of the edges... British youth fashion and music genre identified as an exaggeration of hillbilly country and western style An ellision of ROCK ’N’ ROLL and ‘hillbilly’ US, 1993 rock and boulder noun the shoulder Rhyming slang UK, 1931 rock and roll noun used of an automatic or semi-automatic weapon, full automatic fire US, 1979 rock and roll; rock ’n’ roll verb to begin and perform the task at hand US, 1990 rock ape... US, 1997 sand noun 1 courage US, 1962 2 cocaine US, 2002 sand verb to mark the edges of playing cards with sandpaper or another abrasive for the purpose of cheating US, 1979 sandbag noun a sanitary towel or tampon US, 2001 sandbag verb 1 to lull someone into a false sense of security, and then suddenly attack them Originally a term from poker, used to describe a betting strategy, and then expanded to... a sweetheart Rhyming slang for BIRD UK, 1950 2 a bird Rhyming slang; originally recorded in Songs and Slang of the British Soldier, John Brophy and Eric Partridge, 1930 In theatrical use as THE BIRD (a farting noise masquerading as criticism) UK, 1979 3 a piece of excrement Rhyming slang for TURD UK, 1961 Richard Todd noun a portion of fried cod Rhyming slang formed on the name of the British actor... consumption of alcohol US, 1976 rum boy noun a drunk BAHAMAS, 1982 rum, bum and bacca; rum, bum and baccy noun the mythic three graces of a sailor’s life A (presumed) later variation of ‘beer, bum and bacca’ Rum, Bum and Concertina, a pun on ‘wine, women and song’, is the title of the second part of George Melly’s autobiography published in 1977 In 1992, the Pogues, reflecting an earlier view of naval... Vietnamese war US, 1990 5 Riker’s Island jail, New York US, 1975 6 the island of Newfoundland This term, almost universal in use in This is trial version www.adultpdf.com robber talk noun threatening talk TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1985 rock | rocks of hell 544 both Newfoundland and the rest of Canada, derives from the stony soil of the island CANADA, 2001 rock verb 1 to have sex US, 1922 2 to excel US, 1996... variation of BOB’S YOUR UNCLE UK, 1999 Robin Hood noun wood; a wood; a Woodbine™ cigarette Rhyming slang, formed on the name of the legendary hero of Sherwood Forest UK, 1992 Robin Hood adjective good Rhyming slang, formed on the name of the legendary hero of Sherwood Forest UK, 1932 Robin Hoods noun merchandise, goods Rhyming slang UK, 1992 robin run noun in Canadian maple sugaring, the first flow of the... sanga-wanga noun sex TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1980 sanger noun a sandwich AUSTRALIA, 1943 sanitary noun a well-built, efficient car US, 1956 sanitary adjective used of a car, built well and without cosmetic frills A wonderful example of standard English promoted into slang US, 1960 sanitary ride noun in a horse race, the tactic of riding away from the rail to avoid the mud flung by the pack of racehorses near the... motor vehicle enthusiast AUSTRALIA, 1987 revolt of the admirals noun a highly public clash between the US Navy and the US Air Force in 1949 over basing of the country’s strategic airpower US, 1949 rev up and fuck off go away and don’t annoy me; don’t annoy me IRELAND, 1991 rewind noun in trucking, a return trip US, 1977 rex noun a (small) quantity of money IRELAND, 1989 Rexall ranger noun someone who wears . of conventional English US, 1968 R and R noun 1 rest and rehabilitation; rest and recovery; rest and recreation; rest and recuperation; rape and restitution; rape and ruin; rape and run. Despite. Rhyming slang, based on the name of film actor Randolph Scott, 1903–87 UK, 1992 random adjective ordinary if unexpected. A major word of the 1990s US youth, just a tad to the slang side of conventional. single-sex environment UK, 1968 randy Andy nickname Prince Andrew; any man named Andrew UK, 1984 randy comedown noun a desire for sex as the effects of drug use wear off UK, 2002 rane noun cocaine;