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"Bb" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot
... combination of cocaine and heroin. In memory of theSPEEDBALL mix that killed film actor John Belushi, 1949–82 US,1998Belyando spruce; Belyando sprue noun marijuana from theBelyando area of Queensland ... resident of a remote area, especially the areabeyond the river gorges in Canterbury and Otago, New ZealandNEW ZEALAND, 1910backblocks noun remote and sparsely populated land beyond theoutskirts of ... forregistering approval of the achievements of a daring, risk-takingrider UK, 2004Beefa nickname the Balearic island of Ibiza UK, 2002beef 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, 1967coffee -and noun a light meal US, 1901coffee -and adjective small-time, insignificant US, 1937coffee -and- cakes noun a small salary US, 1925coffee ... early to mid-1970sbetween Britain and Iceland, especially between the British and Icelandic fishing fleets and fishermen, over the fishing rights offIceland. A journalists’ term that allowed ... by Partridge and Bealein the appendix to the 8th edition of the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English and called ‘Oxford -er(s)’UK, 1955champion noun a completely inept and unlucky...
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"Dd" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot
... stewed dried apricots NEW ZEALAND, 1992dead man’s hand noun in poker, a hand with a pair of aces and apair of eights. Although it is the modern belief that this was thehand held by Wild Bill Hickok ... 1956Duchess of Fife noun a wife. Rhyming slang; often suggested as theorigin of DUTCH (a wife) and/ or DUCHESS UK, 1961Duchess of Teck; duchess noun a cheque. Rhyming slang, formedfrom the title of ... follower of Grateful Dead, a band strongly associ-ated with psychedelic drugs, seen by many to epitomise thehippie 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, 1991elef a vier noun in betting, odds of 11–4. A phonetic slurring of ELEF (11) and ‘four’ UK, 1991elegant adjective 1 (used of a homosexual ... easy. Variation of EASY AS PIEAUSTRALIA, 1984easy as damn it adjective very easy. Recorded by Partridge in the 1stedition of his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English and still familiar. ... autographing copies of her latest bookin Sydney and a woman handed her a copy and asked in her bestAustralian accent ‘How much is it?’. Monica Dickens took thebook 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, asopposed to ‘funny’ in the sense of peculiar. From the oft-citedcontrast 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, 2000fen-phen noun a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine,used as a diet drug and/ or central nervous ... 1929five and dime noun in poker, a hand with a five and a ten and three other unpaired cards in betweenUS, 1968five and two noun used as a formula for the services of a prostitute–herfeeandtheroomfeeUS,...
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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, 1848grandpappy noun grandfather US, 1952grandpa’s dozen noun ... resemble hands clasped in ahandshake US, 1975glad-hand verb to greet with profuse, if insincere, enthusiasm. Oftenfound in the context of politicians US, 1895glad-handing adjective insincere and ... smell UK:SCOTLAND, 1988gink verb to give off an unpleasant smell UK: SCOTLAND, 1988289 GIGO | ginkGgG noun 1 one thousand dollars; one thousand pounds; one thousand.FromGRAND US, 1928....
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"Hh" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot
... masturbationUK, 1997hand shoe noun a glove US, 1977hands 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,1998hand tools noun lockpicks, screwdrivers and other tools used byburglars US, 1982hand to rouf noun in betting, odds of 5–4. A combination of HAND(five) and ... 1976handsome! excellent, first-rate; used for registering approval UK, 1997hand thing noun the act of masturbating a man. A variation of HAND-JOB US, 2001hand-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, 1992Isle of Wight noun a light. Rhyming slang UK, 1998Isle of Wight adjective 1 right; both as an expression of approval and indicative of ... AFRICA, 1970Island noun < the Island the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England; in particular the prisons: HMP Camp Hill, HMP Albany orHMP Parkhurst UK, 1956Isle of Man noun a pan. ... substitute for theofficial ‘R and R’ (rest and recreation). An abbreviation of ‘intercourse and intoxication’, the main activities during rest and recreationUS, 1960I 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 NewZealand. The kiwi is a flightless bird native to New ZealandNEWZEALAND, 1918Kiwi adjective of or relating to New Zealand or New ZealandersAUSTRALIA, ... rhyming slang, perhaps from thename of a gang in the Govan area of GlasgowUK: SCOTLAND, 1985kelper nickname a native of the Falkland Islands FALKLAND ISLANDS(MALVINAS), 1900kelsey hair noun ... nickname the New Zealand women’s international RugbyLeague team. From the logo of New Zealand Rugby League: apictogram of a kiwi and a fern NEW ZEALAND, 1998Kiwi green noun a variety of marijuana...
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"Ll" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ppsx
... or radio US, 1987land of cakes noun (from the perspective of people on Nova Scotiaislands) the mainland CANADA, 1984land of hope noun soap. Rhyming slang UK, 1961land of the big PX noun the ... 1854land icing noun manure. Variant ‘land dressing’ is a term for thesame thing CANADA, 1992Landie noun a Land Rover vehicle AUSTRALIA, 1992landing deck noun the top of the head US, 1947landing ... deck of playing cards, the two of spades US,1988little cat noun in poker, a hand comprised of five cards betweenthree and eight and no pairs among themUS, 1963little D noun a tablet of hydromorphone...
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"Mm" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pptx
... loss of manhood,‘paralysis, and softening of the brain’. These claims were revisedwith the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Itssphere of influence was largely in New England US, ... characterisedby its detailed dress sense and use of motor-scooters. Abbreviatedfrom ‘modernist’. Wittily defined in the 6th edition of The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 1967, as ‘ateenager ... affects such artificial speech and background in search of cool. A compound of ‘mock’ (false) and ‘Cockney’ (the accent and identity of anyone born ‘within the sound of Bow bells’ or, loosely,an...
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