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"Aa" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English potx
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"Bb" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot
... combination of cocaine and heroin. In memory of the SPEEDBALL mix that killed film actor John Belushi, 1949–82 US, 1998 Belyando spruce; Belyando sprue noun marijuana from the Belyando area of Queensland ... resident of a remote area, especially the area beyond the river gorges in Canterbury and Otago, New Zealand NEW ZEALAND, 1910 backblocks noun remote and sparsely populated land beyond the outskirts of ... for registering approval of the achievements of a daring, risk-taking rider UK, 2004 Beefa nickname the Balearic island of Ibiza UK, 2002 beef and shrapnel noun in the Vietnam war, a meal of beef and potatoes...
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"Cc" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pdf
... was often sold in Cambridge coffee houses US, 1967 coffee -and noun a light meal US, 1901 coffee -and adjective small-time, insignificant US, 1937 coffee -and- cakes noun a small salary US, 1925 coffee ... early to mid-1970s between Britain and Iceland, especially between the British and Icelandic fishing fleets and fishermen, over the fishing rights off Iceland. A journalists’ term that allowed ... by Partridge and Beale in the appendix to the 8th edition of the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English and called ‘Oxford -er(s)’ UK, 1955 champion noun a completely inept and unlucky...
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"Dd" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot
... stewed dried apricots NEW ZEALAND, 1992 dead man’s hand noun in poker, a hand with a pair of aces and a pair of eights. Although it is the modern belief that this was the hand held by Wild Bill Hickok ... 1956 Duchess of Fife noun a wife. Rhyming slang; often suggested as the origin of DUTCH (a wife) and/ or DUCHESS UK, 1961 Duchess of Teck; duchess noun a cheque. Rhyming slang, formed from the title of ... follower of Grateful Dead, a band strongly associ- ated with psychedelic drugs, seen by many to epitomise the hippie ideal. Grateful Dead’s choice of name was the result of browsing a dictionary; ...
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"Ee" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ppsx
... betting, odds of 11–1. A shortening and slovening of ‘eleven’ UK, 1991 elef a vier noun in betting, odds of 11–4. A phonetic slurring of ELEF (11) and ‘four’ UK, 1991 elegant adjective 1 (used of a homosexual ... easy. Variation of EASY AS PIE AUSTRALIA, 1984 easy as damn it adjective very easy. Recorded by Partridge in the 1st edition of his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English and still familiar. ... autographing copies of her latest book in Sydney and a woman handed her a copy and asked in her best Australian accent ‘How much is it?’. Monica Dickens took the book and wrote: ‘To Emma Chisit’ and signed...
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"Ff" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English docx
... adjective amusing, inviting of laughter, as opposed to ‘funny’ in the sense of peculiar. From the oft-cited contrast of FUNNY PECULIAR and ‘funny ha-ha’ by British novelist and dramatist Ian Hay UK, ... for the support of the revolutionary overthrow of the English government in Ireland UK, 2000 fen-phen noun a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine, used as a diet drug and/ or central nervous ... 1929 five and dime noun in poker, a hand with a five and a ten and three other unpaired cards in between US, 1968 five and two noun used as a formula for the services of a prostitute –herfeeandtheroomfee US,...
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"Gg" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English docx
... grandpa noun a grandfather; also used as an affectionate form of address to an old man. Abbreviation of ‘grandpapa’ UK, 1848 grandpappy noun grandfather US, 1952 grandpa’s dozen noun ... resemble hands clasped in a handshake US, 1975 glad-hand verb to greet with profuse, if insincere, enthusiasm. Often found in the context of politicians US, 1895 glad-handing adjective insincere and ... smell UK: SCOTLAND , 1988 gink verb to give off an unpleasant smell UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 289 GIGO | gink Gg G noun 1 one thousand dollars; one thousand pounds; one thousand. From GRAND US, 1928....
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"Hh" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot
... masturbation UK, 1997 hand shoe noun a glove US, 1977 hands off cocks – feet in socks!; hands off your cocks and pull up your socks!; hands off cocks – on with s ocks!; hands off cocks, on socks! used ... ‘hand-to-hand combat’ AUSTRALIA, 1998 hand tools noun lockpicks, screwdrivers and other tools used by burglars US, 1982 hand to rouf noun in betting, odds of 5–4. A combination of HAND (five) and ... 1976 handsome! excellent, first-rate; used for registering approval UK, 1997 hand thing noun the act of masturbating a man. A variation of HAND-JOB US, 2001 hand-to-gland combat noun an act of masturbation,...
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"Ii" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English docx
... name of the island off the north west of England UK, 1992 Isle of Wight noun a light. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 Isle of Wight adjective 1 right; both as an expression of approval and indicative of ... AFRICA, 1970 Island noun < the Island the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England; in particular the prisons: HMP Camp Hill, HMP Albany or HMP Parkhurst UK, 1956 Isle of Man noun a pan. ... substitute for the official ‘R and R’ (rest and recreation). An abbreviation of ‘intercourse and intoxication’, the main activities during rest and recreation US, 1960 I believe you but thousands wouldn’t...
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"Kk" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pps
... New Zealander. Named after the national bird of New Zealand. The kiwi is a flightless bird native to New Zealand NEW ZEALAND , 1918 Kiwi adjective of or relating to New Zealand or New Zealanders AUSTRALIA, ... rhyming slang, perhaps from the name of a gang in the Govan area of Glasgow UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 kelper nickname a native of the Falkland Islands FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) , 1900 kelsey hair noun ... nickname the New Zealand women’s international Rugby League team. From the logo of New Zealand Rugby League: a pictogram of a kiwi and a fern NEW ZEALAND, 1998 Kiwi green noun a variety of marijuana...
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