Eric Partridge made a deep and enduring contribution to the study and understanding of slang. In the eight editions of The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English published between 1937 and 1984, Partridge recorded and defined the slang and unconventional English of Great Britain, and to a
freeside adjective outside prison US , 1960 freestyle noun heterosexual intercourse UK , 2000 freestyle verb to improvise and perform a rap lyric, often a capella US , 1995 freeware noun computer software provided free of charge US , 1983 freeway noun in a prison dormitory, the aisle through the centre of the room. Alluding to the constant foot traffic US , 1996 freeway surfer noun a person who embraces the mannerisms of surfing, owns the equipment needed to surf, but who chooses to watch from the safety of the car US , 1987 free, white and 21 adjective possessing free will and able to exercise self-determination US , 1949 free world noun life outside prison US , 1960 free-world adjective civilian; from outside prison US , 1967 free-world gal noun a male prisoner who practised homosexuality before entering prison US , 1972 free-world punk noun a male prisoner who engaged in homosexual sex before prison US , 1972 freeze noun 1 cocaine. From the numbing, cooling effect US , 1984 . 2 a small amount of cocaine placed on the tongue US , 1989 . 3 a rejection of affection. Colder than the proverbial ‘cold shoulder’ US , 1942 freeze verb 1 to stop moving completely UK , 1848 . 2 in draw poker, to decline the opportunity to discard and draw any new cards US , 1971 . < freeze your nose to use cocaine. From the drug’s numbing effect on mucuous membranes US , 1972 . < freeze your nuts to be extremely cold UK , 2001 freeze-out noun a poker game in which all participants must play until they lose all their money or win all the other players’ money US , 1975 freezer noun in poker, an early call made even as other players continue to raise their bets US , 1967 . < the freezer Antarctica ANTARCTICA , 1993 freeze up verb to become paralyzed with fear. An occupational hazard of those who work high above the ground US , 1989 freight noun the cost of something, especially a bribe US , 1950 . < pull freight on the railways, to quit a job US , 1977 freight train noun a wave breaking powerfully in perfect formation US , 1987 French noun 1 oral sex, especially on a man US , 1916 . 2 an open- mouthed, French kiss US , 1978 . 3 profanity US , 1865 . < excuse my French!; pardon my French! employed as an apology for a use of spoken language which may cause offence. Often used in a cursory manner or with insincerity. The original intention, presumably, was to allow the apologee the pretence not to have understood a ‘foreign’ word; now the apology is a cliché which merely acknowledges an inappropriate use of robust unconventional English UK , 1936 French verb 1 to perform oral sex. The term derives from the widely held belief that the practice is very common in France US , 1923 . 2 to French kiss; to kiss with open lips and exploratory tongues US , 1955 . 3 in drag racing and hot rodding, to fit the bonnet (hood) over the headlights to create the apperance of recessed headlights US , 1968 French blue noun a manufactured combination of tranquillizer (methaqualone) and stimulant (amphetamine) taken recreationally UK , 1964 French bull-hook noun a deceptive explanation BAHAMAS , 1982 French date noun oral sex performed on a man by a prositute US , 1972 French deck noun a deck of cards decorated with art ranging from naughty and nude to pornographic US , 1963 French dip noun precoital vaginal secretions US , 1987 French dressing noun semen. An allusion to FRENCH (oral sex) US , 1987 French Embassy noun a premises of the Young Men’s Christian Association. An allusion to the association between the YMCA and homosexual men who enjoy FRENCH (oral sex) US , 1963 French fits noun tremens. Possibly combines a conventional fit of the SHAKES with an allusion to the stereotypical French character- istic of shrugging US , 1940 French fries noun 1 3 inch sticks of crack cocaine with ridged edges US , 1993 . 2 the thighs. Rhyming slang UK , 2002 French harp noun a harmonica US , 1983 Frenchie noun a light-skinned person; an unlikeable person SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS , 1998 8see also: FRENCHY French inhale verb to draw cigarette smoke into the mouth and then allow it to drift out and upwards for inhalation through the nose. The French credit is presumably to signal how sophisticated such technique is thought to be US , 1957 French joint noun an over-sized, conical marijuana cigarette US , 1997 French kiss noun 1 a kiss with the mouths open and tongues adventuring. With variant ‘Frenchie’ US , 1949 . 2 an act of urination; urination. Rhyming slang for PISS UK , 1992 French kiss verb to kiss with the mouth open and the tongue active US , 1918 French lay noun oral sex US , 1972 French leave noun a departure without intimation; flight UK , 1771 French lessons noun oral sex US , 1970 French letter noun a condom. In the mid-C20 so common in use as to be almost conventional; however usage inevitably diminished with the advent of the contraceptive pill. In post-AIDS society ‘French letter’ is now just one among hundreds of newer slang terms for the condom. Unusual variations are ‘American’, ‘Italian’ or ‘Spanish’ letters. The French repaid the compliment with capote anglaise (a condom), literally an English hooded cape, which abbreviates as capote; interestingly, when ‘French letter’ is abbreviated the nationality remains and it becomes a FRENCHY or a FRENCHIE UK , 1856 French loaf noun four. Rhyming slang, on back slang ‘rofe’ ( RUOF ) UK , 1974 Frenchman’s acre noun an arpent or since the 1970s, a hectare, French measures of land CANADA , 1992 French massage noun oral sex AUSTRALIA , 1985 French postcard noun a photographic postcard depicting anything ranging from simple female nudity to full-blown sexual activity US , 1926 French safe noun acondom US , 1870 French screwdriver noun a hammer US , 1987 French tickler noun a condom with external protrusions marketed as giving pleasure to the wearer’s partner US , 1916 French trick noun oral sex performed by a prostitute US , 1972 French wank noun an act of sexual gratification in which the penis is rubbed between a female partner’s breasts UK , 1997 Frenchy; Frenchie noun 1 a French or French Canadian person, often as a nickname UK , 1883 . 2 a fundamentally honest gambler who will cheat occasionally if the right opportunity arises US , 1961 . 3 a condom. A familiar shortening of FRENCH LETTER UK , 1998 . 4 an act of oral-genital sex US , 1957 Frenchy; Frenchie adjective French UK , 1883 freq; freak noun a radio frequency US , 1969 frequency noun a level of understanding US , 1959 frequently outwitted by inanimate objects adjective extremely incompetent. US naval aviator usage US , 1986 fresca noun an affectionate pat on the head. From the film Caddy Shack US , 1984 fresh verb to flatter US , 1989 fresh adjective 1 good, sharp, stylish. Possibly shortened from ‘We’re fresh out the pack / so you gotta stay back, / we got one Puerto Rican / and the rest are black’, an early 1980s signature routine by 269 freeside | fresh Grand Wizard Theodore and the Fantastic 5 MCs US , 1984 . 2 impudent. Possibly from German frech (impudent) US , 1845 . 3 bad smelling BARBADOS , 1965 fresh and sweet adjective very recently released from jail US , 1982 freshener noun any alcoholic drink US , 1969 freshen up verb to clean, to smarten, to revive. An example of a conventional term, ‘freshen’, being made colloquial by the addition of an unnecessary adverb UK , 1937 fresher noun a university freshman UK , 1882 fresh-fucked adjective energised and happy, whether the result of recent sex or not US , 1994 freshie noun a freshwater crocodile AUSTRALIA , 1964 freshies noun 1 in snowboarding, the first tracks in virgin snow US , 1995 . 2 fresh fruit and vegetables ANTARCTICA , 1990 fresh meat noun 1 a person, especially a virgin, seen merely as a object for sexual conquest UK , 1896 . 2 a newly arrived soldier. Also referred to as ‘new meat’ US , 1908 fresh money noun in horse racing, the cash actually brought to the track and bet on a given day US , 1947 fresh-water American; fresh-water Yankee noun a person who has never been to the US but speaks with an American accent and embraces other American mannerisms TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1961 fress verb 1 to eat greedily or to excess. From the German for ‘devour’ US , 1968 . 2 to engage as the active partner in oral sex. From the sense ‘to eat greedily’ US , 1998 fret adjective enthusiastic; excellent IRELAND , 1999 Freud squad noun psychiatrists. UK Doctors’ slang, punning on ‘fraud squad’ UK , 2003 Friar Tuck; friar; friar’s used for all noun, verb and expletive senses of ‘fuck’. Rhyming slang, often in phrases like ‘not give a friar’s’, from the name of one of Robin Hood’s band of merry men. Friar Tuck is also the source of a popular Spoonerism UK , 1956 Friar Tucked adjective thwarted. Rhyming slang for FUCKED UK , 1996 frick and frack noun the testicles US , 1980 fricko noun a chicken stew CANADA , 1951 friction noun a match TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1953 Friday car; Friday afternoon car noun a car that is constantly going wrong. Hence anything that is imperfect may be prefixed by ‘Friday’ or ‘Friday afternoon’. From the notion that car-factory workers may skimp on the last shift of the week UK , 1979 fridge noun 1 arefrigerator US , 1926 . 2 (usually of a woman) a person who is sexually unresponsive. A play on ‘frigid’ US , 1996 fried adjective 1 drunk or drug-intoxicated US , 1923 . 2 mentally exhausted US , 1980 . 3 in computing, not working because of a complete hardware failure US , 1981 . 4 sunburnt US , 1989 fried, dried, and swept aside adjective said of bleached hair that suggests straw US , 1997 fried, dyed, combed (swooped) to the side adjective used as a description of a black person’s hair that has been chemically straightened US , 1980 fried egg noun the insignia of the US Military Academy US , 1908 fried eggs noun small female breasts UK , 1997 friend noun in poker, any card that improves a hand US , 1988 . < have a friend visiting to experience the bleed period of the menstrual cycle UK , 1889 friend verb 1 to engage in sexual foreplay. Reported in Toronto as a term used by Trinidadian teens CANADA , 1993 . 2 to have sex; to take part in a romantic relationship TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1971 friendly adjective used as a coded euphemism for ‘passive’ in sadomasochistic sex US , 1987 Friendly City nickname Port Elizabeth, South Africa SOUTH AFRICA , 1951 friend of Dorothy noun a homosexual. Thought to be from the Judy Garland character in The Wizard of Oz; Garland is a gay icon AUSTRALIA , 1988 friend of Pedro noun someone in possession of cocaine. PEDRO (cocaine) has lots of friends UK , 1999 friends verb to court. Used only in the present participle BARBADOS , 1965 fries noun pieces of crack cocaine. Shortened from FRENCH FRIES US , 1994 frig noun < give a frig; care a frig to care, to be concerned – usually in a negative context UK , 1955 frig verb 1 to masturbate UK , 1598 . 2 to digitally stimulate/explore the vagina as a part of sexual foreplay. A nuance of the sense to ‘masturbate’ UK , 2003 . 3 to dawdle or waste time US , 1975 frig used now as a euphemism for ‘fuck’ in all its senses UK , 1879 frig about verb to waste time doing little or nothing UK , 1933 frigger noun used as a euphemism for ‘fucker’ IRELAND , 1996 frigging adjective 1 damned AUSTRALIA , 1948 . 2 used as a euphemism for ‘fucking’, usually as an intensifier. With variant ‘fricking’ UK , 1893 frigging adverb damned well AUSTRALIA , 1948 -frigging- infix damned AUSTRALIA , 1983 frigging hell! used for registering surprise, anger, amazement. Euphemism for FUCKING HELL ! UK , 1982 frigging in the rigging wasting time idling when on duty. From a bawdy ballad AUSTRALIA , 1962 fright noun an ugly person UK , 1832 . < he (she) wouldn’t give you a fright on a dark night said of a person with a reputation for meanness. Glasgow use UK , 1988 frightener noun a scare UK , 1965 . < put the frighteners on to scare someone UK , 1958 frightful adjective used as a general-purpose intensifier UK , 1752 frightfully adverb very, extremely UK , 1809 frigidaire noun a sexually frigid woman. An allusion to the refriger- ator brand US , 1949 frig off verb to go away, to leave. Often in the imperative US , 1961 frig up verb to botch, to ruin US , 1933 frillies noun women’s underclothing, especially insubstantial ‘feminine’ garments UK , 1937 fringe noun thin strips of material attached to the G-string worn by a striptease dancer US , 1981 fringe verb to get something from somebody else by imposing on their hospitality or generosity US , 1947 fringes noun the eyes US , 1947 fringie noun a person on the fringes of a gang, not a hardcore member US , 1966 frios noun marijuana mixed with phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust UK , 1998 frip adjective lousy. Youth usage US , 1949 frisbee noun 1 a biscuit from an army c-ration US , 1991 . 2 an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigations US , 1993 ’Frisco nickname San Francisco, California. Never used by San Franciscans, and a sure sign of a tourist US , 1849 Frisco speedball; Frisco special; San Francisco bomb noun a combination of cocaine, heroin and LSD. Up, down and out – all at once; a combination of a SPEEDBALL (cocaine and heroin) with the drug that made FRISCO (San Francisco) psychedelic US , 1969 frisk verb 1 to search the person for illicit goods UK , 1789 . 2 to laugh UK , 1996 frisker noun a pickpocket UK , 1802 frisky noun cocaine US , 1986 frisky powder noun cocaine US , 1955 frit noun in Quebec, a French fried potato CANADA , 1986 Frito noun a woman who is sexually expert. A pun on the Frito Lay company name – a ‘good lay’ US , 1967 fritterware noun computer software that is seductive to users, consumes time, and adds little to functionality US , 1991 fresh and sweet | fritterware 270 fritz noun < on the fritz broken US , 1902 Fritz noun a German UK , 1915 fritz verb to break US , 1918 friznaughti adjective drug-intoxicated US , 1995 frizzle adjective very cold NORFOLK ISLAND , 1992 ’fro noun a bushy Afro hair style US , 1970 frob noun any small object US , 1991 frob verb to manipulate dials or settings US , 1983 frobnicate verb to manipulate dials or settings US , 1983 frobnitz noun any device the name of which is unknown, escapes the speaker’s mind, or is not relevant US , 1991 frock noun women’s clothing; a theatrical costume UK , 2002 frock verb to decorate as a military officer. From the C19 sense of ‘investing with priestly office’ US , 1986 frock and frill noun a chill, a cold. Rhyming slang UK , 1992 frock billong lallies noun trousers. A combination of Tok Pisin, a Melanesian pidgin, billong (belong) and polari FROCK (clothing) and LALLY (the leg) UK , 2002 froffy adjective poor and shabby looking BARBADOS , 1998 frog noun 1 a social outcast US , 1968 . 2 a promiscuous girl US , 1995 . 3 a French Canadian CANADA , 1966 8see: FROGEATER . 4 acondom. Probably as a play on FRENCH LETTER or FRENCHY (a condom) AUSTRALIA , 1952 . 5 the French language UK , 1955 . 6 one dollar US , 1962 Frog noun a person from France. Like all the ‘frog’ terms for the French, it refers to the eating of frogs UK , 1778 frog verb to fail (a test or exam) US , 1968 Frog adjective French. Said with unkind intensions US , 1910 frog! used for expressing disgust US , 1991 frog and toad; frog noun the road. Rhyming slang UK , 1859 frog-choker noun a heavy rain CANADA , 2002 frogeater noun a French person; a French-Canadian. This term, highly derogatory along with ‘Frog’, has passed out of use, and in any case could be more aptly applied to the Acadians of Louisiana, who are fond of frog-legs from the bayous US , 1812 frogeyed sprite noun an Austin-Healy Sprite UK , 1992 Froggie; Froggy noun 1 France UK , 1999 . 2 a person from France US , 1870s froggy adjective 1 aggressive US , 1939 . 2 used to describe a dry mouth after smoking marijuana. Probably from the phrase ‘frog in the throat’ (hoarse) UK , 2002 Froggy; Froggie adjective French UK , 1872 frog hair noun a very short distance US , 1958 frog-march; frog’s march verb to push someone forward holding them by their collar and the seat of their trousers UK , 1884 frog salad noun in carnival usage, any performance that features scantily clad women US , 1981 frog show noun a dance performance that features scantily clad women US , 1973 frogskin noun 1 money; paper money; a one-dollar note US , 1902 . 2 a condom NEW ZEALAND , 1998 frogskins noun a wetsuit and other cold-water garments US , 1991 frog-spawn noun tapioca pudding. One of the joys of a public school education UK , 1949 frogsticker noun a knife US , 1972 frog-strangler noun a torrential downpour US , 1942 frog-walk verb to forcefully carry somebody face-down US , 1960 frolic noun a New Brunswick work bee and party CANADA , 1964 from arsehole to breakfast time all the time, all the way UK , 1984 from away adjective from any place other than the area of the eastern Canadian coast speaker’s own local region or town. Exactly opposite of ‘from around here’, this term is flexible in application and odd in that the object of the preposition is a word not ordinarily used in the noun position CANADA , 1985 from here to there without a pair in poker, used for describing a hand of sequenced cards. Conventionally known as a ‘straight’ US , 1951 frompy adjective unattractive US , 1948 from way downtown – bang used as a humorous comment on a witty remark, a correct answer, or other verbal victory. Coined by ESPN’s Keith Olberman to describe three-point shots in basketball US , 1997 frone noun an ugly woman US , 1947 frone adjective terrible UK , 1945 front noun 1 a person’s public appearance; stylish clothing US , 1899 . 2 the genitals; sex BAHAMAS , 1982 . 3 the beginning. Especially in the phrase ‘from the front’ US , 1959 . < at the front used of a drug that is taken before another UK , 1978 . < more front than Selfridges/Harrods/Buckingham Palace/Albert Hall/Brighton/Brighton beach/Woolworths/Myers audaciousness; impudence. Puns ‘front’ (cheek) with the exceptional frontage of Selfridges, a very large department store in Oxford Street; Harrods is another impressive London shop; Buckingham Palace is the Queen’s official London residence; the Albert Hall is a major concert venue; and Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast – ‘front’ in this instance abbreviated from ‘seafront’. In Australia, Myers is a large department store in Melbourne UK , 1958 . < out front owing someone who has extended goods to you for payment later US , 1989 . < the front the main road or street within the area of a Teddy Boy gang’s influ- ence UK , 1959 . < up front in advance US , 1970 Front nickname < the Front 1 Piccadilly, as an area of homosexual commerce and prostitution UK , 1964 . 2 Oxford Street, London UK , 1977 front verb 1 in jazz or popular music, to be a band leader, or lead singer of a band US , 1936 . 2 to lie; to project a false image of yourself US , 1993 . 3 to show up; to make an appearance AUSTRALIA , 1968 . 4 to confront someone AUSTRALIA , 1945 . 5 to appear before a court AUSTRALIA , 1941 . 6 to provide something of value to someone with the expectation of being paid later US , 1989 . 7 to back down from a physical confrontation US , 1987 . 8 to pretend, to fake US , 1993 . < front an air biscuit to pretend innocence of generating a guilty fart UK , 2002 . < front it to face up to a difficult problem or situation; hence, to leave a Vulnerable Prisoners’ Unit and return to the main prison UK , 1996 front and back noun a sack, the sack. Rhyming slang UK , 2003 front bottom noun the vulva and vagina UK , 2003 front botty; front bum noun the vagina AUSTRALIA , 1988 front bumpers noun the female breasts. An elaboration of BUMPER UK , 1973 front door noun 1 the vagina. As opposed to the BACK DOOR (the rectum) UK , 1890 . 2 the leading vehicle in a convoy of citizens’ band radio users US , 1975 front doormat noun a woman’s pubic hair UK , 1980 fronter noun 1 an inexperienced swindler working on a scam by telephone who makes the initial call to potential victims US , 1988 . 2 a person who appears to be something he is not and who does not deliver on promised action US , 1997 front line noun an urban area where a mainly black community may come into conflict with an adjacent white community or with the laws of white society. West Indian and UK black usage UK , 1978 front-liner noun apersoninayouthgangwhoiscapableofmurder US , 1995 frontload verb to drink at home before going out for a night of drinking on the town US , 1999 front-loading noun a technique for observing the dealer’s down card in casino blackjack as the dealer tips the card up to slide it under his up card US , 1991 271 fritz | front-loading front man noun someone who is employed to cover for a criminal operation by posing as the legitimate owner/leader or by acting as spokesperson US , 1934 front money noun 1 money paid in advance for the purchase of drugs US , 1978 . 2 money needed to start a venture US , 1925 front off verb 1 to place yourself in a highly visible position US , 1960 . 2 to sell drugs on credit US , 1995 front porch noun in poker, the earliest position in a hand US , 1996 front-running noun support given to a person or team only when they are doing well US , 1970 fronts noun legitimate, square, unaltered dice US , 1950 8see: GOLD FRONTS front street noun < on front street in the open; in public US , 1992 . < put on front street to inform on, to betray US , 1995 front up verb to appear in front of; to confront; AUSTRALIA , 1945 front wedgy noun the condition that exists when a tight-fitting pair of trousers, shorts, bathing suit, or other garment forms a wedge between a woman’s labia, accentuating their shape. The WEDGY brought around to the front of the body US , 2003 front wheel skid; four wheel skid; four-wheeler noun a Jewish person. Rhyming slang for YID . Intentionally offensive UK , 1943 front yard noun in trucking, the road ahead of you US , 1977 frosh noun a freshman (first-year student), either in high school or college US , 1915 frost verb to anger. Often in combination with a body part US , 1895 . < frost someone’s balls to anger someone US , 1994 frost boil noun the irregular road surface caused by frost heave CANADA , 1995 frosted adjective 1 angry US , 1956 . 2 bejewelled, well-ornamented UK , 2005 frosted face noun the photographic depiction of a woman’s face covered with semen. American heterosexual pornography has long shown a fascination for ejaculations on a woman’s face. In the late 1990s, this fascination expanded to embrace the depiction of mul- tiple ejaculations on a woman’s face. Any Internet search engine will uncover dozens of sites boasting ‘frosted faces’, a term that puns on the branded cereal ‘Frosted Flakes’ while inviting a visual comparison with the cereal’s sugar glaze US , 2001 frost freak noun a person who inhales freon, a refrigerant, for its intoxicating effect US , 1970 frosty noun a cold beer US , 1961 frosty adjective cool, calm, collected US , 1970 frot verb to rub against another person for sexual stimulation, usually surreptitiously UK , 1973 froth noun in horse racing, a double. Rhyming slang from ‘froth and bubble’ to ‘double’ AUSTRALIA , 1989 froth verb to engage in an abusive verbal attack UK , 2001 froth and bubble noun trouble. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA , 1955 frothing adjective (used of a party) populated by many girls US , 1988 froudacity noun lying about something you know nothing about. A blending of ‘audacity’ and ‘fraudulence’ TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1967 frou-frou adjective fussy, overly fancy US , 1951 frown noun lemon syrup or fresh lemon added to a coca-cola US , 1946 frowney; frowney face noun the emoticon depicting a frown – :( US , 1991 froyo noun frozen yogurt US , 1998 froze adjective 1 cocaine-intoxicated. Evocative of the C18 meaning of the word as ‘drunk’ US , 1974 . 2 frozen UK , 1590 frozen adjective 1 excellent. Teen slang US , 1954 . 2 dull, lacking action NEW ZEALAND , 1998 . 3 in pool, directly touching (a ball or the rail of the table) US , 1984 frozen chosen noun the people who work in Antarctica US , 1997 frozen Chosin nickname the Chanjin Reservoir, identified on Japanese maps as the Chosin Reservoir, scene of heroic military action by the US Marine Corps in the winter of 1950–51 US , 1952 frozen custard noun the vagina of a frigid woman US , 1977 frozen fireworks noun jewellery US , 1979 frozen mitt noun 1 a rejection; a brush off. A variant of ‘cold shoulder’ UK , 1915 . 2 an intentionally unwelcoming reception. With ‘icy mitt’ as a variant UK , 1903 frug verb to dance. Originally a fashionable dance which was contrived and flourished briefly in the mid-1960s. Its re-emergence is as an ironic generic for all non-specific dancing UK , 1999 fruit noun 1 a homosexual, especially an obviously homosexual male person US , 1900 . 2 an eccentric or even mentally unstable person. A shortening of FRUITCAKE US , 1959 . < do your fruit to go mad; to lose your temper. Probably suggested by BANANAS (crazy, mad); UK , 1978 fruitbait noun a man who attracts the attention of other men US , 1973 fruit basket noun the male genitalia when offered to view from behind. Strong homosexual overtones: BASKET (the male genitals) combined with FRUIT (a homosexual) US , 2001 fruitbat noun acrazyperson AUSTRALIA , 1992 fruit boot noun 1 a style of shoe popular in the 1950s and 60s, ankle-high suede shoes with crepe rubber soles conventionally known as ‘desert boots’. English mods embraced desert boots made by Clarks, and their popularity spread to the US, where they were labelled ‘fruit boots’ because of their perceived popularity with perceived homosexuals US , 1964 . 2 an in-line skater. Derogatory UK , 2000 fruitcake noun 1 an eccentric or even mentally unstable person US , 1942 . 2 a blatantly homosexual man US , 1960 fruit cupper noun an amateur racing car driver, especially in sports car races US , 1993 fruiter noun a homosexual US , 1918 fruit fly noun a heterosexual woman who befriends homosexual men US , 1965 fruit fuzz noun a police officer assigned to an anti-homosexual vice operation US , 1979 fruit hustler noun a homosexual prostitute; a criminal who preys on homosexual victims US , 1959 fruiting noun promiscuous behaviour US , 1982 fruit jacket noun a prison record identifying a person as a homosex- ual US , 1986 fruitliner noun a White Freightliner truck US , 1971 fruit loop noun 1 an effeminate homosexual man. An elaboration of FRUIT , from the brand name of a popular breakfast cereal US , 1989 . 2 a psychiatric patient US , 1994 . 3 the cloth loop on the back of a man’s shirt US , 1966 fruit on the sideboard; fruit for the sideboard noun something easily obtained; unexpected financial gain. It is claimed this originated with the famous Sydney bookmaker Andy Kerr AUSTRALIA , 1953 fruit pinch noun an arrest of a homosexual man US , 1970 fruit ranch noun a mental hospital or a psychiatric ward US , 1985 fruit roll noun the violent robbing of a homosexual US , 1973 fruit salad noun 1 a display of military medals UK , 1943 . 2 a pooled mix of different types of pills contributed by several people and then consumed randomly US , 1969 . 3 a group of stroke patients who cannot care for themselves US , 1978 . 4 a person of mixed race FIJI , 1992 . < do the fruit salad to expose your genitals in public US , 1994 fruit show noun a display in which a prostitute will stimulate and masturbate herself utilising any of a variety of fruits or vegetables, especially when advertised as a service UK , 2003 fruit tank noun a jail cell reserved for homosexual prisoners US , 1981 front man | fruit tank 272 fruity adjective 1 of language or content, very rich or strong; sexually suggestive; amorous UK , 1900 . 2 obviously homosexual US , 1940 frumpy adjective poorly dressed, rumpled, messy US , 1947 frups noun afart TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1987 frupse noun nothing at all. Something that is ‘not worth a frupse’ is ‘worthless’ BARBADOS , 1965 fruta noun a homosexual. A literal application of Spanish to English slang US , 1997 fry noun 1 crack cocaine US , 1994 . 2 crack cocaine mixed with embalming fluid or LSD. Probably from ‘fry your brains’ but the presence of embalming fluid in this potentially lethal mixture suggests FRY (to execute by electrocution) US , 1998 . 3 marijuana mixed with embalming fluid or LSD UK , 2003 . 4 LSD US , 1992 . 5 acar accident in which an occupant or occupants of the car are burnt US , 1962 fry verb 1 to put to death by electrocution US , 1928 . 2 in computing, to fail completely US , 1983 . 3 to use and be under the influence of LSD US , 1993 . 4 of a drug, to destroy or impair the mind by extreme intoxication; of a drug-user, to experience the consequences of LSD US , 1996 . 5 to alter the mind irreparably US , 1972 . 6 to straighten your hair, chemically or with heat US , 1945 . 7 in motor racing, to overheat (an engine or component) US , 1993 fry daddy noun a marijuana and crack cocaine cigarette US , 1989 frying size noun said of children of elementary school age US , 1954 fry stick noun a marijuana cigarette laced with embalming fluid or phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust UK , 2003 fry-up noun a quickly cooked collation of any foodstuffs prepared by frying UK , 1967 FTA fuck the army. A popular sentiment shared by those both in and not in the army during the Vietnam war. Country Joe McDonald of ‘Look’s Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag’ fame, took an anti-war show named ‘FTA!’ on the road to GI coffee houses in 1971 US , 1968 FTW used as a defiant stance against everything – fuck the world US , 1972 FUBAR adjective 1 used as an expression of disgust because a situ- ation is fucked up beyond all recognition. Of the many military acronyms with a prominent ‘F’ coined during World War 2, one of the few to survive US , 1944 . 2 drunk. A sense created by using ‘fucked up’ to mean ‘drunk’, not ‘botched.’ US , 1985 fuck noun 1 the act of sex UK , 1675 . 2 a person objectified as a sex- partner UK , 1874 . 3 a despicable or hapless person UK , 1927 . 4 used as an intensifier. Often used with ‘the’, as in ‘Get the fuck out of here!’ US , 1934 . 5 an extreme example or degree UK , 1928 . 6 something of no value UK , 1790 . < and fuck and so on, etc UK , 2002 . < as fuck an intensifier, used in combination with an adjective. Other examples include: ‘heavy as fuck’, ‘daft as fuck’, ‘queer as fuck’, etc UK , 1999 . < couldn’t organise a fuck in a brothel used of an inefficient person UK , 1961 . < for fuck’s sake!; fuck sake! used as a register of exasperation or impatience US , 1961 . < for the love of fuck used as an expression of exasperation or entreaty UK , 2005 . < like fuck like hell; very much UK , 1995 . < running fuck at a rolling doughnut an extremely difficult manoeuvre or operation UK , 1979 fuck verb 1 to have sex UK , 1500 . 2 to damage beyond repair UK , 1775 . 3 used as an intense verb of abuse, as in ‘fuck the police’ UK , 1915 . 4 to confound AUSTRALIA , 1998 . < be fucked in the car to have had something done to you that you did not deserve CANADA , 1969 . < fuck a duck to shirk, to avoid work. Vietnam war usage. US , 1933 . < fuck a duck! used for registering surprise UK , 1940s . < fuck anything that moves applied to a person’s rampant sexuality. The variations of this catchphrase are manifold, all formed on ‘fuck anything’ – with ‘a hole’, ‘a crack’, ‘a cock’, ‘a dick’, ‘a vagina’, ‘hair on it’, ‘breasts’, ‘tits’, ‘a heart beat’, ‘a pulse’ etc; that moves; on ‘two legs’. UK , 1977 . < fuck in the ass to victimise; to force into submission. Figurative US , 1995 . < fuck the arse off to have exceptionally vigorous sex. Applied to conven- tional sexual intercourse; despite the use of ‘arse’, anal sex is neither included or precluded. Usage is generally something of a boast UK , 2000 . < fuck the dog to idle instead of working US , 1935 . < fuck the fucking fuckers used for expressing contempt and defiance of and towards just about everyone US , 1980 . < fuck them if they can’t take a joke during the Vietnam war, used as a cynically humorous retort when things went wrong. Multiple variants US , 1980 . < fuck up the arse to betray. Combines FUCK (to damage) with ‘up the arse’, which makes it personal UK , 2001 . < fuck you very much! used as a humorous expression of defiance US , 1980 . < fuck your fist to masturbate US , 1966 . < who do you have to fuck? used as an impatient enquiry: who do I have to persuade?, who is responsible for something? how can I do or get something? Probably hyperbolic US , 1968 fuck adjective < a fuck sight a lot UK , 2001 fuck! used as a simple exclamation UK , 1929 . < do you fuck!; will you fuck! used as a strong and disapproving denial: no you did not, no you will not UK , 1961 . < is it fuck! used as an emphatic negative UK , 1984 . < will I fuck! used as an expression of strong disagreement. Often applied in the third person: ‘will he fuck!’, ‘will they fuck!’ UK , 1961 fuck prefix used to create a non-specific type within a recognisable series, e.g. ‘fuckism’, fuckology. Dismissive UK , 1991 fuckable adjective sexually appealing UK , 1891 fuck about; fuck around verb to play the fool, to waste time; to make a mess of; to inconvenience UK , 1922 fuck-a-doodle-doo! used as an ironic exclamation of delight UK , 1994 fuckaholic noun a person obsessed with sex US , 1981 fuck all; fuckall noun nothing, nothing at all UK , 1918 fuck almighty! used in despair when others may call upon God. Euphemistic use of FUCK for what might otherwise border on blasphemy UK , 2001 fuck and blind verb to swear. A frank variation of EFF AND BLIND UK , 1974 fuck-around noun 1 a promiscuous person FIJI , 1992 . 2 a young street ruffian FIJI , 1984 fuck-arse around verb to play the fool, to waste time; to make a mess of; to inconvenience UK , 2000 fuckass noun a despicable person UK , 1960 fuckass adjective despicable US , 1961 fuckathon noun an extended bout of sex US , 1968 fuckbag noun a despicable person US , 1989 fuck book noun a sexually explicit book, usually heavily illustrated US , 1944 fuckboy noun a young man as the object of homosexual desire US , 1971 fuckbrain noun an idiot. A variation of the equally derisive FUCKWIT UK , 1997 fuck buddy noun a friend who is also a sex companion US , 1972 fucked adjective 1 ruined, spoiled, potentially doomed UK , 1955 . 2 extremely weary, exhausted UK , 1984 . 3 drunk or drug-intoxicated US , 1965 . 4 insane, crazy, senseless US , 1970 fucked if I can it is very unlikely that I will be able to do something UK , 2000 fucked off adjective 1 fed up, disgruntled, annoyed, angry US , 1945 . 2 having been told to fuck off or to have been on the receiving end of a similar injunction or intimation UK , 1998 fucked up adjective 1 drunk or drug-intoxicated US , 1944 . 2 mentally unstable; depressed; anguished; UK , 1939 . 3 despicable US , 1945 . 4 ruined, spoiled, broken US , 1965 fucked-upness noun a depressed or ruined condition UK , 2003 fucken adjective used as a general intensifier. A variant spelling of FUCKING UK , 2001 fucker noun 1 a man, a spirited person. Often used affectionately or derisively; not generally a term of abuse unless combined with an appropriate adjective e.g. ‘dirty’, ‘miserable’, etc UK , 1893 . 2 a contemptible person UK , 1890 . 3 a nuisance, an awkward thing US , 1945 273 fruity | fucker fuckery noun 1 oppression; the inherent corruption of a dominant society US , 1978 . 2 things, concepts US , 2002 . < like fuckery vigorously UK , 2000 fuckface noun an offensive or despicable person US , 1945 fuckfaced adjective despicable, ugly US , 1940 fuck-features noun acontemptibleperson AUSTRALIA , 1972 fuck film; fuck flick noun a pornographic film US , 1970 fuckhead noun used as an all-purpose insulting term of address or descriptive noun for a despicable, stupid person US , 1966 fuckhole noun the vagina UK , 1893 fucking noun sexual intercourse. Well known but, aside from macho bragging and fantasising, kept safely between the sheets in a book or a bedroom; however in 1996, advertising the title of Mark Ravenhill’s successful play, Shopping and Fucking, challenged and, perhaps, changed some media taboos UK , 1568 fucking adjective + adverb used as an attention-getting intensifier US , 1857 -fucking- infix used as an intensifier. One of the very few infix intensifiers used in the US or UK US , 1921 fucking A! used as an expression of surprise, approval or dismay US , 1947 fucking Ada! used for registering annoyance, frustration, etc UK , 1962 fucking arseholes! used as an exclamation of surprise, anger, amazement. A standard intensification of ARSEHOLES !; often lazily or deliberately reduced to ’KIN’ ARSE’OLES UK , 1984 fucking hell! used as an exclamation of surprise, anger, amazement. An intensification of HELL . Often lazily or deliberately reduced to ’KIN’ ‘ELL or run together as a single word UK , 1974 fucking machine noun a lustful lover AUSTRALIA , 1971 fucking new guy noun a recent arrival to combat. A key term and key concept in Vietnam US , 1977 fucking well adverb used for emphasis UK , 1922 fuck-in-law noun someone who has had sex with someone you have had sex with. Leading to a punning exploration of the ‘sex degrees of separation’ between people US , 1995 fuck it! used as a general declaration of rejection or dimissal; may also imply resignation to a situation UK , 1937 Fuck KKKanada! verb in Quebec, used for denigrating the Canadian confederacy CANADA , 2002 fuck knows noun an uncertain measure of time. Clipped from ‘fuck knows how long’ UK , 1997 fuck knuckle noun an annoying or despicable person; an idiot; a jerk AUSTRALIA , 1981 fuck load noun a considerable quantity US , 1988 fuck machine noun a very active sexual partner US , 1992 fuck-me adjective extremely sexually suggestive US , 1974 fuck me! used for registering disbelief, despair, surprise, satisfaction. Often used in a wry or semi-humorous manner; since the 1950s usage is likely to provoke the rejoinders ‘not now’ or ‘later’ or ‘no thanks’, etc. Also used in many combinations and elaborations, all with same sense. Often ironic UK , 1929 fuck me blue! used as an elaborate variant of ‘fuck me!’ US , 1988 fuck me harder! used as an elaborate and graphic expression of frustration US , 1991 fuck-me’s noun very tight, form-fitting trousers on a man US , 1972 fuck movie noun apornographicfilm US , 1967 fuck no used as an emphatic negative , 1979 fucknut noun a contemptible person US , 1988 fucko noun used as a jocular if derisive term of address US , 1973 fuck of a noun a considerable or notable quantity or example of something US , 1928 fuck-off noun 1 a person who shirks their responsibility and duty US , 1947 . 2 a truant UK , 2000 fuck off verb 1 to leave, especially to leave immediately; also used as a threatening injection to inspire an immediate departure; ‘fuck off!’ UK , 1929 . 2 used for dismissing a foolish statement UK , 1974 . 3 to treat someone as unworthy of respect or notice US , 1962 . 4 to postpone, to cancel UK , 2002 fuck-off adjective 1 obvious, unmissable UK , 1999 . 2 describes an attitude of not caring for the opinions of others UK , 1999 . 3 incompetent US , 1953 fuck off and die! go away – and don’t come back! An emphatic variation of FUCK OFF . Abbreviated for text messaging as FOAD UK , 2000 fuckola used as an embellished ‘fuck’ in any of its senses US , 1998 fuck over verb to treat another person with contempt or cruelty in any way; to mistreat, to hurt emotionally or physically, to betray, to victimise, to cheat US , 1961 fuck pad noun a room, apartment or house maintained for the purpose of sexual liaisons US , 1975 fuckpole noun the penis US , 1966 fuckries noun trouble; wrongs. West Indian and UK black patois UK , 1994 fucks! used as an expression of anger, frustration or resignation. An elaboration of FUCK ! UK: WALES , 2001 fucksome adjective sexually desirable UK , 1937 fuck spider! used for expressing extreme frustration SINGAPORE , 2002 fuck stick noun 1 the penis. Used by Saigon prostitutes during the Vietnam war, adopted by US soldiers US , 1976 . 2 a despicable person US , 1958 fuck-struck noun infatuated or obsessed with someone because of their ability in sex US , 1966 fuck that for a lark!; fuck this for a lark! no chance!; used as an emphatic dismissal of any activity or notion that you have no wish to subscribe to UK , 1984 fuck the bourgeoisie used as a slogan by the hippie counterculture. The first time many young people heard of the bourgeoisie UK , 1970 fuck this for a game of soldiers!; fuck that for a game of soldiers! used as an emphatic dismissal of any activity or notion that you have no wish to subscribe to. A military variation of earlier ‘fuck that for a game of skittles’; in turn an elaboration of ‘fuck that’ UK , 1979 fuck truck noun any car, truck or van used for sexual encounters AUSTRALIA , 1974 fuck-up noun a chronic, bungling, dismal failure (person or thing) US , 1944 fuck up verb 1 to spoil, to destroy UK , 1916 . 2 to make a mistake US , 1945 . 3 to fail dismally US , 1970 . 4 to cause drink or drug intoxication, especially if extreme UK , 1970 fuckwad noun 1 the semen ejaculated at orgasm UK , 2000 . 2 a contemptible fool; a despicable person; used as a general purpose pejorative. The negative suffix ‘-wad’ intensified US , 1974 fuckwit noun an annoying or despicable person; a fool; an idiot. A blend of FUCK and NITWIT of HALF-WIT AUSTRALIA , 1968 fuckwit adjective stupid UK , 2003 fuck with verb 1 to meddle with; to interfere with; to play around with UK , 1999 . 2 to impress US , 2001 fuck-wittage noun a state of stupidity UK , mid-1990s fuckwitted adjective idiotic AUSTRALIA , 1971 fucky adjective 1 trendy, sexy, stylish UK , 2003 . 2 lustfully erotic AUSTRALIA , 1989 . 3 used as an intensifier, replacing ‘fucking’ UK , 2000 fucky-fucky noun sex. Vietnam war usage US , 1961 fucky-fucky sauce noun semen US , 1972 fuck you! used contemptuously as an expression of disdain, dismissal or disbelief UK , 2001 fuck you and the horse you rode in on! used as an emphatic and insulting rejection US , 1971 fuckery | fuck you and the horse you rode in on! 274 fuck-you lizard noun a Vietnamese Tokay Gecko lizard. US soldiers in Vietnam thought that the gecko’s call sounded as if the gecko was saying ‘fuck you’. In polite company, the lizard was called an ‘insulting lizard’ US , 1970 fuck-your-buddy week noun a notional designation of the present week, explaining rude behaviour by your superiors US , 1960 fuck yourself!; go and fuck yourself! used as an expression of dismissal UK , 1879 fuck you sideways! used contemptuously as an expression of disdain or dismissal. An intensification of FUCK YOU! UK , 2001 fucky-sucky noun a combination of oral and vaginal sex US , 1974 fucky-sucky verb to engage in oral and then vaginal sex US , 1996 FUD noun uncertainty and doubt US , 1997 fuddle-duddle! used as a euphemism for ‘fuck off’. Said by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the House of Commons 16th February 1971 CANADA , 1979 fuddy noun an old-fashioned person. An abbreviation of FUDDY-DUDDY US , 1958 fuddy-dud noun an old-fashioned, inhibited, conventional person US , 1904 fuddy-duddy noun a fussy, old-fashioned, narrow-minded person US , 1904 fuddy-duddy adjective fussy, old-fashioned, narrow-minded US , 1907 fudge verb to cheat US , 1958 fudge used as a euphemism for ‘fuck’. Based on the opening sound (as is ‘sugar’ for SHIT ) UK , 1766 fudge factor noun an allowance made for possible error in estimating the time, material, or money needed for a job US , 1962 fudge nudger noun someone who engages in anal sex, especially a male homosexual UK , 2003 fudgepacker noun a gay man. Someone who packs ‘fudge’ (excrement), thus a graphic description of a participant in anal intercourse US , 1985 fudger noun a planespotter who claims greater success than is true UK , 2003 fuel noun 1 cocaine US , 1984 . 2 marijuana US , 1993 . 3 marijuana adulterated with psychoactive chemicals US , 1992 fueled adjective very drunk US , 1997 fueler noun a drag racing car that does not use petrol as fuel US , 1970 fuel-tank justice noun a fistfight to settle a dispute at work. This type of conflict resolution often took place behind a fuel tank, near the work location but out of sight, usually after work US , 2001 fuel up verb to eat quickly US , 1991 fuete noun a hypodermic needle. From Cuban Spanish fuete (a whip) US , 1973 FUFA an army deserter during the Vietnam war – fed up with the fucking army US , 1990 fufnick noun in the car sales business, a car part or mechanism that has been altered in appearance but not in substance US , 1953 fufu noun 1 an eccentric person; a crazy person CAYMAN ISLANDS , 1985 . 2 a homosexual US , 1993 fug used as a euphemism for ‘fuck’ in all its variant uses and deriva- tives US , 1958 Fugawi noun a mythical tribe or people, so named because after years of wandering they asked, ‘Where the fuck are we?’. Military origins US , 1989 fugazi adjective crazy. Coined during the Vietnam war US , 1980 fugazzi adjective wrong. A disguising of FUCK and, possibly, ARSE UK , 2002 fugging adverb used as a euphemism for the intensifier ‘fucking’ US , 1983 fugly noun an extremely ugly person AUSTRALIA , 1970 fugly adjective very ugly. A blending of FUCKING (or ‘funky’) and ‘ugly’ US , 1984 full adjective 1 drunk US , 1844 . 2 heavily drugged. A shortening of ‘full of drugs’ UK , 1978 . 3 pregnant TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1976 full as a bull’s bum adjective extremely full AUSTRALIA , 1971 full as a fairy’s phone book adjective extremely full; very drunk. Alluding to the allegedly inherent fickle nature of homosexual males AUSTRALIA , 1978 full as a family jerry adjective completely full AUSTRALIA , 1982 full as a family po adjective extremely full; very drunk AUSTRALIA , 1982 full as a goog adjective extremely full; very drunk AUSTRALIA , 1941 full as a pommie complaint box adjective extremely full; very drunk AUSTRALIA , 1985 full as a state school adjective extremely full; very drunk AUSTRALIA , 1945 full as a teddy bear adjective very drunk CANADA , 1998 full as a tick adjective extremely full; very drunk AUSTRALIA , 1892 full-auto adjective (used of a firearm) fully automatic US , 1992 full belt adverb at top speed AUSTRALIA , 1901 full bottle noun full speed or maximum volume. A Londoners’ term UK , 1977 full bull noun a colonel in the US Army US , 1962 full chart noun a sale with maximised profit realised from financing the sale US , 1980 full dress adjective of a motorcyle, fully equipped and accessorised US , 1973 full dresser noun a factory stock Harley Davidson Electra-Glide motorcyle with every possible accessory. Biker (motorcyle) usage US , 2000 full eek noun a face that is fully made-up UK , 2002 full French noun oral sex performed on a man until he ejaculates US , 1973 full Greek noun in pinball, a shot up and then back down a lane with a scoring device, scoring twice US , 1977 full guns adverb to the maximum US , 1947 full hand noun the state of being infected with multiple sexually transmitted diseases US , 1964 full harva noun anal intercourse UK , 2002 full hit noun everything UK , 2001 full house noun 1 a combination of several non-existent diseases US , 1947 . 2 infection with both gonorrhea and syphilis US , 1981 . 3 astate in which a person is infested with more than one form of parasite, such as head and body lice UK , 1977 . 4 in drag racing and hot rodding, a highly modified engine US , 1948 full house and no flush noun the situation in which all available latrines are occupied US , 1947 full house mouse noun in hot rodding, a small car with a fully modified engine US , 1965 full monty; full monte; monte noun everything required within a given context. Usage widely popularised by the success of the film The Full Monty, 1997. Three plausible etymologies are well- rehearsed: from the nickname ‘Monty’, given to Field Marshal Montgomery, 1st Viscount of Alamein (1887–1976); the card game called Spanish Monte or Monte Bank; an abbreviation of Montague Burton, a high street menswear and tailoring company, retailers of a complete suit of clothing UK , 1985 full moon noun 1 a woman’s menstrual period US , 1954 . 2 buttocks of the large variety US , 1997 . 3 a large slice of peyote cactus US , 1970 Full Nanaimo noun a garish dress outfit simulating official naval attire CANADA , 1989 full of beans adjective vigorous, energetic, in high spirits, full of life UK , 1854 full of gob adjective talkative; too talkative UK , 2002 full of run adjective (used of a racehorse) in good racing form US , 1951 full of shit adjective (of a person) deliberately or congenitally stupid, misleading or misinformed US , 1954 275 fuck-you lizard | full of shit . Prisoners’ Unit and return to the main prison UK , 1996 front and back noun a sack, the sack. Rhyming slang UK , 2003 front bottom noun the vulva and vagina. got one Puerto Rican / and the rest are black’, an early 1980s signature routine by 269 freeside | fresh Grand Wizard Theodore and the Fantastic 5 MCs