jibs noun the teeth US, 1970 jiff y noun 1 a moment, a short space of time. Also shortened to ‘jiff’ UK, 1785. 2 in computing, a tick of the computer clock, usually one millisecond US, 1983 jiff y adjective instant US, 1949 jig noun 1 a black person. Offensive US, 1922. 2 sexual intercourse AUSTRALIA, 1988. 3 a deception; trickery; mischief US, 1777. 4 in Newfoundland, a thread from a garment used to predict a date with a person of the opposite sex CANADA, 1982 jig verb 1 to stab (someone) US, 1997. 2 to play truant from school AUSTRALIA, 1977 jigaboo noun a black person. Offensive US, 1926 jigaboo joy shop noun a car supply shop specialising in chrome and other tawdry car accessories US, 1950 jig act verb to act foolishly or disruptively IRELAND, 1997 jig-a-jig; jig-jig noun sexual intercourse US, 1896 jigger noun 1 a bank robber US, 1950. 2 a lookout during a crime US, 1925. 3 an illegally constructed radio receiver. Prison usage AUSTRALIA, 1944. 4 a concealed device for giving an electric shock to a horse in araceAUSTRALIA, 1953. 5 a woman who will dance with a man for a fee US, 1951. 6 a door. An early cant word that survives in English gypsy use UK, 1567. 7 a slow freight train US, 1927. 8 asmallrailway line hand-car or trolley used in line maintenance NEW ZEALAND, 1953 jigger verb 1 to adjust, especially of numbers or statistics US, 1997. 2 to serve as a lookout during a crime US, 1995. < I’ll be jiggered!; I’m jiggered! used for registering surprise UK, 1886 jiggered adjective 1 damned, in great trouble. Euphemistic replace- ment for BUGGERED UK, 1837. 2 useless, broken NEW ZEALAND, 2002 jiggered up; jiggered adjective exhausted. As ‘jiggered up’, a nautical coinage first recorded in 1867; possibly a fusing of ‘Jesus’ and ‘buggered’, intended as a euphemism for BUGGERED UP (exhausted) UK, 1999 jigger man noun a lookout during a crime US, 1924 jigger moll noun a female lookout for a criminal operation who can also serve as a diversion or distraction US, 1956 jiggers! used as a warning to confederates that a prison guard is approaching US, 1911 jiggin; jigging noun an organised dance. Glasgow slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 jigging veil noun in Newfoundland, a widow’s veil. As with JIG,these uses of the word seem to be akin to ‘jigging’ as a type of fishing CANADA, 1982 jiggle verb (of a woman) to walk so as to accentuate the movement of the breasts US, 1965 jiggle and jog noun a French person. Rhyming slang for FROG UK, 1979 jiggle bars noun the raised bars dividing motorway lanes US, 1962 jiggler noun 1 a skeleton key for a pin tumbler lock UK, 1977. 2 a wire used to manipulate a pay phone to make a call without charge US, 1997. 3 in electric line work, a secondary voltage tester with a glow light indicator US, 1980 jiggles and wires noun excitement US, 1984 jiggy adjective rich; hence fashionable, stylish; attractive US, 1995. < get jiggy; get jiggy with it 1 to dance, or feel the need to dance to the music US, 1997. 2 to have sex; to become sexually intimate US, 2003 jiggy swiggy noun the current drink of popular choice. JIGGY (fashionable), plus a play on SWIG (to drink) UK, 2000 jig lover noun a white person who, in the eyes of the racist using the term, treats black people as equals US, 1950 jig rig noun a car that has been given cheap, showy, useless modifi- cations with no effect on its performance. From a racist stereotype of black values US, 1986 jigs noun akeyUS, 1949 jigtown noun a neighbourhood populated largely by black people US, 1987 jig up verb to dance in an animated fashion BAHAMAS, 1982 jihad noun enforcement of school discipline. The Islamic term for ‘holy war’ adopted as teenspeak, post 11th September 2001 US, 2002 jildi! quick!, hurry! Military slang, from Hindustani jaldi INDIA, 1948 jill noun the female form of the jock strap, worn to protect the genitals. The term derives from the ‘Jack and Jill’ nursery rhyme, as the male version, the ‘jockstrap’, is also known as the ‘jackstrap’ CANADA, 1988 jilleroo noun a female hand working on a cattle or sheep station. Modelled on JACKEROO AUSTRALIA, 1943 jilleroo verb to work as a jilleroo AUSTRALIA, 1970 jillick verb to throw a stone across water, underhand, to see how many times it skips CANADA, 1937 jillion noun a large, imagined number US, 1939 jillo! quick!, hurry! Military slang, from Hindustani chalo. Influenced by JILDI! INDIA, 1984 jill off verb (of a woman) to masturbate. Derivative of the male JACK OFF , and used far less frequently US, 1989 jillpots noun < his jillpots; her jillpots that person, him, her. Circus, itinerant entertainers; probably an elaboration of JILLS UK, 1937 jills noun self, when combined with an appropriate pronoun – thus ‘I jills’ for me or myself, ‘her jills’ for her or herself, ‘his jills’ for him or himself, etc. Part of the Shelta vocabulary that is often used by sections of gypsy and Romany society as a means of discreet com- munication UK, 1906 Jim noun 1 the name given to a friend or offered as a gesture of friendliness. Black/jazz slang subverting the racism of JIM CROW US, 1899. 2 in film-making, an all-purpose forename that is prefixed to a worker’s informal job title UK, 1980. 3 an interested loiterer and observer in an area where sexual trade is conducted UK, 1977 Jim and Jack noun the back. Rhyming slang UK, 1967 Jimbroni noun in American casinos, a dealer with neither great skills nor great reactions to situations US, 1985 jim cap; jim hat noun acondomUS, 1990 Jim Cro w noun 1 racial segregation; a racially segregated facility US, 1921. 2 in British Columbia logging, a single log load; in Vancouver Island coal mining, a bar for bending track or changing an underground rail switch CANADA, 1989. 3 on the railways, a tool used to straighten rails US, 1952 Jim-Crow verb to segregate racially US, 1918 Jim Cro w adjective 1 racially segregated, reserved for black people US, 1842. 2 worthless CANADA, 1962 Jim Fish noun a black person. Offensive and derogatory SOUTH AFRICA, 1930 Jiminy Cricket! used as a mild expletive. Extended from obsolete ‘jiminy!’; ‘gemini!’, etc., which may derive from Jesu domine; modern use is probably intended to be a euphemism for JESUS CHRIST! US , 1848 jim-jams noun pyjamas AUSTRALIA, 1961 jimjams noun a heightened sense of anxiety US, 1896 Jim Johnson noun the equipment needed to inject heroin or another narcotic US, 1986 Jim Jones noun marijuana adulterated with cocaine and phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust. An eponym from the self-proclaimed messiah of the People’s Temple, James (Jim) Warren Jones, 1931–78, who promised followers utopia. In 1977 the sect established Jonestown, an agricultural commune in Guyana, South America. On the 18th November 1978, Jones commanded cultists to drink a punch adulterated with cyanide. The majority obeyed: the mass suicide (‘the Jonestown Massacre’) took 913 lives, including 276 children. This marijuana cocktail is a metaphor for a dream, represented here as marijuana, that is poisoned UK, 1998 367 jibs | Jim Jones jimmies noun 1 gym shoes NEW ZEALAND, 1995. 2 tiny pieces of candy sprinkled on ice-cream, biscuits or cake US, 1947 jimmy noun 1 the penis US, 1988. 2 acondomUS, 1990. 3 an injection of an illegal drug into the skin, not a vein US, 1952. 4 a short crowbar used by burglars UK, 1811. 5 a glass of beer. Homage to James Boag, a brewer AUSTRALIA, 1995. 6 a railway coal truck US, 1946 Jimmy noun 1 in Glasgow, used as a term of address to any male stranger UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 2 anything produced by the truck div- ision of General Motors US, 1953 jimmy verb 1 to pry open US, 1854. 2 to obtain free entry into a cinema, or a theatre, or an enclosure at a race meeting, by underhand means UK, 1977 jimmy bottle noun a gallon bottle TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 Jimmy Boyle; jimmy noun foil (used in the preparation of heroin). Rhyming slang, based on the name of Jimmy Boyle (b.1944), a convicted murderer turned sculptor and novelist UK, 1996 Jimmy Britt noun shit. Rhyming slang based on the name of a boxing champion who toured Australia during World War I AUSTRALIA, 1977 Jimmy Britts noun 1 diarrhoea. Always used with ‘the’; rhyming slang for THE SHITS, possibly based on the name of a US baseball player in the first decade of C20. Sometimes shortened to ‘jimmys’ AUSTRALIA, 1950. 2 a state of extreme annoyance. Rhyming slang for SHIT! AUSTRALIA, 1959 jimmy cap; jimmy hat noun a condom. Worn on a JIMMY (penis) US, 1988 Jimmy dog noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1986 Jimmy Hicks; Jimmy Hix noun 1 an injection of drugs. Rhyming slang for FIX, based on either an unknown Mr Hicks/Hix or guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942–70), another variation, along with ‘jimmy’ and ‘jimi’ UK, 1950. 2 in craps, a roll of six. From the rhyme US, 1919. 3 in a deck of playing cards, a six US, 1951 Jimmy Hill; jimmy noun 1 a bill. Rhyming slang, based on the name of former footballer now television sports presenter Jimmy Hill (b.1928) UK, 2002. 2 a pill. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of former footballer now television sports presenter Jimmy Hill (b.1928) UK, 1992 jimmy jacket noun acondomUS, 1997 jimmy jar noun a demijohn, or container of alcohol CANADA, 1977 Jimmy joint noun the penis US, 1976 Jimmy Logie noun a small lump of dried nasal mucus. Rhyming slang for ‘bogie’; formed from the name of an Arsenal footballer of the mid-1950s UK, 1992 Jimmy Mason noun a basin, generally in the sense ‘to have had a basinful’ (as much as you can tolerate)’. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 Jimmy Nail adjective stale. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the actor and singer (b.1954) UK, 1998 Jimmy Riddle; jimmy noun an act of urination; urine. Rhyming slang for PIDDLE UK, 1931 Jimmy Riddle; jimmy verb to urinate. Rhyming slang for PIDDLE UK, 1937 Jimmy Rollocks noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for BOLLOCKS UK, 1961 Jimmy Savile verb to travel UK, 1983 Jimmy the sleek noun a condom. A play on the nickname Jimmy the Greek (Demetrios Synodinos, later James George Snyder) (1919–96), a well-known gambler. The sleek finish is provided by latex which also takes the gamble out of the situation US, 1990s Jimmy Valentine noun a criminal who specialises in breaking into safes US, 1949 Jimmy White noun shite (in all senses). Rhyming slang, formed from UK snooker player Jimmy ‘Whirlwind’ White. (b.1962) UK, 2003 Jimmy Woodser noun a person drinking alone at a public bar; a drink taken alone. From Jimmy Wood, the name of the protagonist in the eponymous song by Australian poet Barcroft Boake (1892). The song originally appeared with a footnote explaining the term, perhaps indicating that it was otherwise unknown and therefore a coinage of Boake’s. Some believe that the name refers to a real person, but this has not been substantiated AUSTRALIA, 1973 Jimmy Young; jimmy noun 1 a tongue. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 2 a bribe. Rhyming slang for BUNG; formed from the name of a singer- turned-radio disc jockey (b.1923) UK, 1992 Jim Pike noun someone who is financing an illegal betting oper- ation. Rhyming slang for MIKE AUSTRALIA, 1989 Jimson noun used as a male-to-male term of address US, 1953 jing noun money. A shortened ‘jingle’ US, 1973 jing-bang noun an uneducated, dirty, noisy person JAMAICA, 1952 jing-jang noun the penis US, 1960 jingle noun a telephone call US, 1949 jingle verb to make a telephone call US, 1959 jingle bell crew noun a team of pickpockets US, 1982 jingles noun pocket change US, 1989 jingly-jangly adjective of music, characterised by the use of acoustic guitars, bright tonal quality and (generally) happy songs UK, 2004 jink verb 1 in aerial combat, to make sudden, evasive movements UK, 1917. 2 to swindle. Originally a term from a card game that evolved into wider usage NEW ZEALAND, 1998 jinker noun in Newfoundland, on a boat, a bringer of bad luck CANADA, 1964 jinkers noun harness racing AUSTRALIA, 1989 jinkies noun < the jinkies; the wee jinkies applied to anything that is considered excellent UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 jinky adjective unlucky. From ‘jinx’ US, 1969 jinx note noun a two-dollar note US, 1970 jipsy adjective anxious, energetic, flighty TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1984 jislaaik!; jis!; jiss! used as an exclamation of such negative feelings as anger, frustration, distress, regret, etc; and of positive feelings such as admiration, approval, wonder, etc. Possibly a euphemism for ‘Jesus!’ (by intention, not etymology) SOUTH AFRICA, 1960 jism trail noun semen on a partner’s body after ejaculation. A pun on the Chisholm Trail, the major route for cattle drives from Texas to Abilene US, 2003 jiss noun excitement, character IRELAND, 1992 jit noun 1 a nickel; five cents US, 1913. 2 semen US, 1974 jitney noun 1 a sexually available girl. Like the bus, anyone can get on if they have the fare BAHAMAS, 1982. 2 in poker, a $5 chip US, 1988 jits adjective excellent, nice SOUTH AFRICA, 2003 jitterbug noun a swing jazz enthusiast US, 1938 jitterbug verb 1 to fool around US, 1942. 2 to cause a car to bounce up and down suddenly through the use of hydraulic lifts operated by the driver US, 1980. 3 to fight, especially between gangs US, 1958 jitters noun uncontrolled shaking; extreme nervousness US, 1929 jittery adjective nervous, jumpy, on-edge UK, 1931 jive noun 1 swing jazz US, 1937. 2 a highly stylised vernacular that originated with black jazz musicians. Spoken by HEP CAT(S), incorporating a mix of new coinages or meanings with older adoptions; few original words remain in circulation US, 1928. 3 insincere talk; nonsense US, 1928. 4 marijuana or a marijuana ciga- rette US, 1963. 5 heroin or, less often, opium US, 1946 jive verb 1 to speak with a lack of sincerity US, 1928. 2 to dance US, 1938 jive adjective insincere, phony, pretentious US, 1946 jive-ass noun an insincere, unreliable person US, 1967 jive-ass; jive-arse adjective worthless, unreliable US, 1959 jive bomber noun a skilled dancer US, 1945 jive doo jee noun heroin UK, 1998 jiver noun an inveterate flatterer US, 1947 jive stick noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1945 jimmies | jive stick 368 jizz verb to ejaculate US, 1983 jizz; jizzum; jism; jiz; jizm; gism; gizzum noun semen. Links to an earlier use as ‘life-force, energy, spirit’; a meaning that, occasionally, may still be intended US, 1941 jizzbag noun an offensive and disgusting person. Literally, ‘a condom’ US, 1993 jizzer noun a scene in a pornographic film or photograph showing a man ejaculating US, 1995 jizz joint noun a sex club US, 2000 jizz-mopper noun an employee in a pornographic video arcade or sex show who cleans up after customers who have come have left US, 1994 jizz rag noun a rag used for wiping semen US, 1983 JJ Cale noun a jail. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the US musician (b.1938) UK, 2004 JK! just kidding! Used after saying something that sounds improbable US, 2002 JLD (in doctors’ shorthand) just like dad. Medical slang UK, 2002 J-load nickname a generously proportioned backside. After the widely appreciated hindquarters of film actress and singer Jennifer Lopez (b.1970), popularly known and marketed by the nickname ‘J Lo’. Recorded in use in contemporary gay society UK, 2003 JO noun 1 an act of male masturbation. An abbreviation of JERK-OFF US , 1972. 2 ajobUS, 1993 JO verb (used of a male) to masturbate. An abbreviation of the oh-so- common JERK OFF US, 1959 joan; jone verb to insult in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit US, 1939 Joanie adjective profoundly out of touch with current fashions and trends US, 1982 joanna; joana; joanner; johanna noun a piano. Rhyming slang UK, 1846 Joan of Arc noun 1 a lark, in phrases such as ‘fuck this for a lark’. Rhyming slang UK, 1998. 2 a park. Rhyming slang UK, 1998. 3 a shark. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1998 job noun 1 used as a substitute for a noun which is apparent from context, especially of cars. Sometimes embellished to ‘jobby’ US, 1896. 2 an inanimate or mechanical article, a thing UK, 1943. 3 a person. Usually prefixed with a noun or adjective characteristic US, 1927. 4 a criminal venture, usually a robbery UK, 1690. 5 a medical procedure. A variant of ‘job’ (a variety), usually combined with a body part: ‘nose’, ‘boob’, etc US, 1943. 6 an act of defecation US, 1975. 7 in professional wrestling, a planned, voluntary loss US, 1999. 8 the injection of a drug for non-medicinal purposes US, 1970. < do a job to defecate. Sometimes embellished to ‘jobbie’ AUS TRALIA, 1942. < just the job; the job exactly what is required UK, 1943. < on the job having sex, engaged in sexual intercourse UK, 1966. < the job the police (as a profession). Police slang UK, 1999 job verb 1 to rob, to steal, to cheat US, 1889. 2 to suffer a planned, voluntary loss in a professional wrestling match US, 1990. 3 to hit or strike; to punch AUSTRALIA, 1915. 4 to inject a drug US, 1967 jo bag noun acondomUK, 1961 job and finish noun a period of employment that is limited by the time it takes to do a specific task. Originally in Merchant Navy use UK, 1984 jobbed adjective incriminated by false evidence UK, 1996 jobber noun a professional wrestler who is regularly assigned to lose to advance the careers of others US, 1990 jobber to the stars noun a moderately talented professional wrestler who is assigned to lose to the most popular wrestlers US, 1996 jobbie noun 1 used as a substitute noun which is apparent from its context; an item. Extension of JOB US, 1960. 2 a transaction; a situ- ation; a piece of work; an event; a procedure; an occurrence. A variation of conventional and unconventional JOB US, 2001. 3 aturd. From Scottish dialect jobbie (a little job); compare with BIG JOBS (defecation). Widely popularised in the 1970s by comedian Billy Connolly UK, 2000. 4 aracehorseUS, 1974 Jobbie noun a Job Centre UK, 2001 jobbie-jabber noun a male homosexual. A reference to anal sex formed on JOBBIE (a turd) UK, 2003 jobo; joro noun a woman, mistress or prostitute. From the Japanese, used by US military in Korea US, 1947 job out verb to assign a wrestler to lose intentionally to advance the career of another US, 1990 jobroni; jobrone; gibroni noun a professional wrestler who is regularly assigned to lose. Embellishments of the standard JOBBER US, 1999 jobsworth noun anyone in a position of authority (no matter how petty) who reinforces the personal power of office by insistence on the finer details of whichever bureaucracy or rulebook is rep- resented, generally to veto or reject a course of action. From the expression, ‘It’s more than my job’s worth’ UK, 1970 jock noun 1 an athlete, especially a student athlete. Originally referred to a man’s genitals, leading to ‘jock strap’ as an athletic support, leading to a clipped ‘jock’ for the support, leading to application to the man wearing the support. Usually, but not always, suggestive of a certain mindlessness US, 1958. 2 ajockeyUK, 1826. 3 a disc jockey US, 1947. 4 a navy fighter pilot US, 1959. 5 the penis; the male genitals UK, 1790. 6 an athletic support. An abbrevi- ation of ‘jock strap’ US, 1985. 7 a computer programmer who enu- merates all possible combinations to find the one that solves the problem US, 1983 Jock noun a Scot. Originally armed services’ use, then widespread; from the Scottish variant of proper name John UK, 1788 jock verb 1 to have sex UK, 1699. 2 to like; to find attractive US, 1986 Jock adjective Scottish. Of military origin UK, 1984 jock collar noun a rubber ring fitted around the base of the penis. Later and better known as a COCK RING US, 1969 jocked off verb of a professional jockey, to have been deprived of an agreed mount UK, 1964 jocker noun 1 an aggressive, predatory male homosexual US, 1893. 2 an older homosexual male living with and by virtue of the earnings of a younger companion. Originally tramp slang US, 1890s to 1970s jockette noun a female student athlete. Spoken for effect, rarely spontaneously US, 1980 jockey noun 1 a prostitute’s client UK, 1977. 2 arapistIRELAND, 1996. 3 a driver of any heavy-load vehicle UK, 1951 jockey verb to drive, to operate US, 1948 jockey slut noun a girl who trades her sexual availability to disc jockeys in exchange for hanger-on status. The dance music magazine Jockey Slut was first published in 1997 UK, 1997 jockey’s whip noun a bed; a sleep. Rhyming slang from KIP UK, 1960 jockey’s whips noun 1 chips. Rhyming slang UK, 1969. 2 LSD. Rhyming slang for TRIPS (LSD) UK, 2002 jock itch noun a sweat-induced rash in the crotch US, 1950 jock jacket noun acondomUK, 1998 Jock Mackay noun a pie, especially a ‘Scotch pie’. Glasgow rhyming slang, formed on an imagined or generic Scotsman, also heard of in the wistful expression ‘Och aye, Jock Mackay’ UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 jocko noun an athlete, a jock US, 1970 Jocko land noun Scotland. Extended from JOCK (a Scot) UK: ENGLAND, 1994 jocks noun male underwear IRELAND, 1996 jock-sniffer noun an obsequious sports fan who tries to associate with athletes US, 1971 jockstrap noun an athlete US, 1944 jock strapper noun an athlete US, 1970 Jodrell Bank; jodrell noun an act of masturbation. Rhyming slang for WANK formed on the observatory located in Cheshire UK, 1992 Jody noun 1 the anonymous seducer of a soldier’s girlfriend back home US, 1944. 2 a male civilian during wartime US, 1944. 3 a black seducer of white women US, 1967 369 jizz | Jody joe noun 1 coffee. Originally tramp slang US, 1930. 2 acondomNEW ZEALAND , 1976 Joe noun 1 a fool. Especially in constructions such as ‘make a joe of yourself’ NEW ZEALAND, 1965. 2 a new worker who cannot perform up to expected standards US, 1989. 3 a regular fellow US, 1911. 4 used to create an imaginary person, first name Joe, last name the quality or characteristic that is personified US, 1912. 5 a member of the Navajo Indian tribe. An abbreviation of Nava-Joe US, 1963. 6 a prison inmate who is easily imposed upon UK, 1978. 7 a police officer US, 1987. 8 Schlitz™ beer. From the full name, the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company US, 1979. < out the Joe completely drunk NEW ZEALAND , 1964 Joe Baksi; Joe Baxi noun a taxi. Rhyming slang, based on a US heavyweight boxer well known in the UK. In Glasgow use and also noted in UK prison use UK, 1988 Joe Balls noun used as a derogatory personification of the typical US soldier US, 1946 Joe Blake noun 1 a snake. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1905. 2 a gambling stake; a wooden stake. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 Joe Blakes noun the shaking symptoms of extreme alcoholism. Rhyming slang for the SHAKES AUSTRALIA, 1944 Joe Bloggs noun everyman; a notional average man UK, 1969 Joe Blow noun 1 an average, typical citizen US, 1924. 2 an excellent musician US, 1945 Joe Blow biography noun a glowing biographical story about a soldier in his hometown newspaper US, 1946 Joe Bucks noun any wealthy man BAHAMAS, 1982 Joe Chink noun a heroin addiction. A further personification of the older CHINAMAN (a heroin addiction) US, 1973 Joe College noun a stereotypical male college student US, 1932 Joe Cool noun used for expressing the ultimate in fashion and modernity US, 1971 Joe Daki noun a Pakistani. Rhyming slang for PAKI UK, 1998 Joe Doe; Joe Roe noun used as a name for a male blind date. Teen slang US, 1951 Joe Erk noun a fool. Rhyming slang for BERK – in turn, rhyming slang for CUNT (a fool) UK, 1998 Joe Gurr noun prison. Rhyming slang for STIR UK, 1938 Joe Hero noun a typical hero US, 1977 Joe Hook noun 1 a crook. Rhyming slang, probably influenced by HOOK (to steal) or HOOKY (stolen, counterfeit) UK, 1932. 2 a book. Rhyming slang UK, 1960 Joe Hunt; joey noun a foolish or unlikeable person. Rhyming slang for CUNT. The shortened form is probably influenced by JOEY (a clown) UK, 1960 Joe Loss noun something of little or no value. Rhyming slang for TOSS, formed from the name of the London-born bandleader, 1909–90 UK, 1992 Joe Loss verb to toss. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 Joe PakiPaki from Opunaki noun the notional, typical New Zealander NEW ZEALAND, 1984 Joe Patriot noun a prototypical patriot US, 1994 Joe-pot noun a coffee pot. Korean war usage US, 1979 Joe Public noun an average citizen; the regular man on the street. Originally theatrical of an audience member; gently derogatory US, 1942 Joe Punter noun an (imagined) average customer. A variation of JOE PUBLIC (the public). Combines JOE (a regular fellow) with PUNTER (a generic customer) UK, 2000 Joe Rook noun 1 a crook. Perhaps a variant of JOE HOOK, possibly influenced by ‘rook’ (to defraud); may also be an adaptation of JOE ROURKE (a pickpocket) UK, 1960. 2 a book, in particular the book made by an on-course bookmaker; hence, a bookmaker UK, 1961 Joe Rookie noun a bookmaker. Rhyming slang for ‘bookie’, from JOE ROOK (a bookmaker’s book) UK, 1998 Joe Rourke noun a pickpocket. Rhyming slang, formed on synonymous but obsolete ‘fork’ UK, 1938 joes noun a fit of irritation or depression AU S TRALIA, 1910 Joe Schmo; Joe Shmo noun an average, if dull and dim, person US, 1947 Joe Sixpack noun a stereotypical working-class male US, 1972 Joe Skinner; Jim Skinner; Jimmy Skinner noun a dinner. Rhyming slang UK, 1938 Joe Soap noun an easily put-upon employee, a fool. Rhyming slang for DOPE; originally military UK, 1943 Joe Strummer noun a disappointing or depressing event. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the celebrated rock musician, 1952–2002 UK, 1998 Joe the grinder noun used as a generic term for the man that a prisoner’s wife or girlfriend takes up with while the man is in prison US, 1964 Joe the toff adverb off, away. Glasgow rhyming slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 joey noun 1 a clown. An abbreviation of the name of legendary clown Joseph Grimaldi (1779–1837) UK, 1889. 2 an errand-runner in a drug-dealing operation. Probably from the previous sense as ‘clown’ UK, 1999. 3 ababyAUSTRALIA, 1968. 4 a youthful, attractive homosexual male prostitute AUSTRALIA, 1979. 5 a young kangaroo or wallaby still living in the pouch; the young of any marsupial. Origin unknown; the earliest example (1828) refers to a young possum. Later ‘joey’ was also applied to the young of various ani- mals, such as parrots, horses and cattle, but is now restricted as defined AUSTRALIA, 1839. 6 an Anglo-Australian person. Used as a, somewhat mild, derogatory term by Australians of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern background AUSTRALIA, 1987. 7 in prison, illicit goods, an illegal parcel UK, 1950. 8 acondomNEW ZEALAND, 1984. 9 the bleed period of the menstrual cycle UK, 1984 Joey noun someone of little importance. Rhyming slang for JOE HUNT (CUNT) informed by JOEY (a clown) UK, 1990 Joey Grey noun a rabbit stew. English gypsy use UK, 2000 Joeys; Johies nickname Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA, 1974 jog verb 1 to push with one foot while skateboarding US, 1984. 2 in Newfoundland, of a boat, to stop (heave to) into the wind, or sail slowly CANADA, 1960 jogger; jogar verb to entertain, to sing, to play. Polari, from Italian giocare (to play) UK, 2002 joggering omee noun an entertainer. A combination of JOGGER (to entertain) and OMEE (a man) UK, 2002 joggy noun a hacksaw US, 1949 joharito noun heroin UK, 2003 john noun 1 a prostitute’s client. From the sense as ‘generic man’, probably via the criminal use as ‘dupe’ or ‘victim’ US, 1906. 2 a police officer. An abbreviation of John Darm, an obsolete pun on French gendarme (a police officer) which appears in several vari- ations in the US from 1858, or an abbreviated form of the older John Hop, rhyming with COP. First recorded standing alone in Australia, 1898 AUSTRALIA, 1898. 3 in a deck of playing cards, a jack or knave US, 1967. 4 a toilet US, 1942. 5 a condom. A shortened form of JOHNNY used with over-familiar contempt by prostitutes UK, 1977 8see: JOHN THOMAS John noun a lieutenant US, 1937 John Audley; John Orderly abridge the performance!; quickly. Theatrical, from actor-manager John Richardson (d.1837) who would ask ‘Is John Audley here?’ to cue a speedy conclusion in readiness for his next audience; by legend this was a technique learnt from a John Audley or Orderly UK, 1864 John book noun a prostitute’s list of customers US, 1973 John Brown! used as a non-profane oath BAHAMAS, 1982 John Bull adjective full; drunk AUSTRALIA, 1971 John Bull; john noun 1 a tug, a pull. Rhyming slang UK, 1956. 2 an arrest. Rhyming slang for PULL UK, 1984. < on the John Bull; go joe | John Bull; john 370 on the John Bull engaged in a casual or recreational quest for a sexual partner. Rhyming slang for ‘on the pull’ UK, 1992 John Cleese noun cheese. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the comedy actor and writer (b.1939) who, as a member of Monty Python’s Flying Circus was, in 1972, partly responsible for the ‘Cheese Shop’ sketch UK, 1998 John D noun kerosene. An allusion to John D. Rockefeller and hence petroleum-based products US, 1975 John Dory noun the story AUSTRALIA, 1987 John Grieg noun the leg. Glasgow rhyming slang, formed from the name of the Glasgow Rangers footballer UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 John Hancock noun a person’s signature. From the attention-getting manner in which Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence US, 1887 John Henry noun 1 a person’s signature. A variant of the more common JOHN HANCOCK US, 1972. 2 the penis US, 1888 John Hop noun a police officer. Rhyming slang for COP AUSTRALIA, 1907 John Law noun the police US, 1906 Johnnie; Johnny noun a man UK, 1673 johnny noun 1 acondomUK, 1965. 2 a police officer US, 1997. 3 a toilet UK, 1850. 4 a prison guard US, 1950. 5 a loose-fitting, abbreviated hospital nightshirt with a slit down the back US, 1958. 6 an inexperi- enced firefighter US, 1954 johnnybait noun a sexually alluring young woman or young man UK, 1963 johnny ball noun in electric line work, a guy strain insulator US, 1980 johnny-be-good noun a police officer; the police. Plays on Chuck Berry’s 1958 rock ’n’ roll classic ‘Johnny B. Goode’, punning the inherent quality of goodness displayed by the police; possibly ironic. Black usage US, 2005 Johnny Black nickname Johnny Walker™ Black Label whisky US, 1990 Johnny Bliss noun an act of urination. Rhyming slang for PISS AUSTRALIA , 1969 Johnny Canuck noun a Canadian, especially a soldier CANADA, 1957 Johnny Cash noun an act of urination. Rhyming slang for SLASH, formed from the name of the US singer, 1932–2003 UK, 1992 Johnny-come-lately noun a new recruit; a newcomer; hence, someone inexperienced or unsophisticated US, 1839 Johnny Darky noun a black man. Offensive UK, 2000 Johnny Foreigner noun anyone who is not British UK, 1990 Johnny Giles noun haemorrhoids. Rhyming slang for ‘piles’; formed from the name of an Irish footballer (b.1940) UK, 1998 Johnny-go-fast noun amphetamines UK, 2003 Johnny Gyppo noun an Egyptian; Egypt personified UK, 1985 Johnny Ham noun a private investigator US, 1986 Johnny Horner noun a corner. Rhyming slang UK, 1909 Johnny Long Shoes noun the man who steals a prisoner’s girlfriend or wife after incarceration US, 1991 Johnny-no-stars noun a person of limited intelligence and/or ambition. From a system employed by fast-food giant McDonald’s™ that is designed to recognise a worker’s achievements and acquisition of skills; to have no stars is seen to be a badge of no intelligence UK, 2002 Johnny O’Brien noun in railroading, a boxcar US, 1977 Johnny-on-the-spot noun a person who is available whenever needed US, 1896 Johnny Pissoff noun a very annoying person US, 1971 Johnny pump noun a fire hydrant US, 1955 Johnny Raper noun a newspaper. Rhyming slang based on the name of an Australian Rugby League football player AUSTRALIA, 1983 Johnny Reb noun any rural white male from the southern US US, 1884 Johnny Rollocks noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for BOLLOCKS;a member of the JIMMY ROLLOCKS and TOMMY R OLLOCKS family UK, 1984 Johnny Rotten nickname Sir William Wratten, commander of all Royal Air Force assets in the Gulf war UK, 1991 Johnny Skinner noun a dinner. Rhyming slang; a part of the JOE SKINNER family UK, 1960 Johnny Thunder noun the combination of an M-16 antipersonnel mine and a M-79 grenade launcher US, 1991 johnny-too-bad noun a hoodlum, a criminal. A reversal of JOHNNY- BE-GOOD (a police officer). Immortalised by the thus-titled song by the Slickers in the 1973 Jamaican film The Harder They Come.UK black usage JAMAICA, 1994 Johnny Tourist noun a holiday-maker. A personification of the average tourist UK, 1999 Johnny Vaughan noun pornography. Rhyming slang for PORN, based on television presenter Johnny Vaughan UK, 2002 Johnny Walker noun an overly talkative person; an informer. Rhyming slang, ‘talker’; possibly derived from the brand name whisky (from its tongue-loosening properties) or, perhaps, formed from the name of a BBC radio disc jockey, in tribute to his fluency UK, 1992 Johnny Walker nickname 1 Pope John XXIII. A pun on a whisky brand name; Pope John XXIII (born 1881, ascended 1958, died 1963) earned this nickname from his habit of sneaking out of the Vatican and walking the streets of Rome ITALY, 1972. 2 Lt General Walton H. Walker (1889–1950). Walker served with great distinction in World War I, World War 2, and Korea; he was killed in a car accident in Korea US, 1973 Johnny Woodser noun a person drinking alone in a pub NEW ZEALAND , 1941 John O’Groats noun sexual satisfaction. Rhyming slang for OATS,as in ‘get your oats’ UK, 1992 John P eel noun a jellied eel. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of a legendary huntsman (1776–1854) or BBC radio disc jockey (1993–2004) UK, 1992 John Prescott noun a waistcoat. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the Labour politician (b.1938), UK’s Deputy Prime Minister (1997–2007). The latest of many men, real or imagined, named Prescott who have lent a name to this rhyme UK, 1998 John Q. Law noun the personification of law enforcement US, 1994 John Selwyn Gummer noun a disappointing or depressing event. Rhyming slang for BUMMER, formed from the name of a Conservative politician and sometime government minister UK, 1998 johnsie noun the room, apartment or house where you live US, 2002 johnson noun 1 the penis. Despite an 1862 citation, the word was not widely used in this sense until the 1970s UK, 1862. 2 apoundof marijuana, especially a pound of marijuana cigarettes. A pound of marijuana cigarettes would be an ‘lb. of J’s’, hence the initials and the leap to President Lyndon ‘LBJ’ Baines Johnson US, 1976. 3 a marijuana cigarette UK, 2002. 4 crack cocaine UK, 1998. 5 coffee US, 1962 Johnson bar noun the emergency brake on a truck US, 1971 Johnson family noun 1 collectively, the underworld US, 1926. 2 a mythical family, all of whose members believe that everything is legitimate and righteous US, 1982 Johnson gr ass noun marijuana. Johnson grass is a ubquitous weed in the US, hence the pun US, 1971 John Thomas; john noun the penis UK, 1879 John Wayne noun 1 in the television and film industries, an exagger- ated punch US, 2003. 2 a bulldozer tank US, 1991. 3 a small, collapsible can opener for use in the field. Officially known as a P-38 US, 1973. 4 a train. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the US film actor, 1907–79 UK, 1998 John Wayne verb to act with reckless disregard for life and safety. One of several military slang terms based on John Wayne (1907–79), the US actor who portrayed a series of tough Western and army heroes US, 1973 John Wayne cookie noun a US Army c-ration biscuit or candy bar US, 1986 371 John Cleese | J ohn Wayne cookie John Wayne High School nickname the US Army’s Special Warfare Training School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina US, 1991 John Wayne’s hairy saddle bags noun the testicles hanging in the scrotum UK, 1997 John Woo noun excrement, faeces. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the Chinese film director (b.1946) UK, 2003 join verb < join the Air Force to die US, 1994. < join the birds to jump from a moving train before an unavoidable collision US, 1975 joined-up thinking noun coherent, considered and well-organised logic UK, 1989 join out verb to go to work for a circus US, 1895 joint noun 1 a marijuana cigarette For 50 years, the top of the slang pile, easily deposing its predecessors and fending off challengers US, 1942. 2 the equipment used to smoke opium US, 1946. 3 a syringe US, 1953. 4 a pistol US, 1949. 5 the penis US, 1931. 6 a place, anything from a country to a house AUSTRALIA, 1945. 7 a prison US, 1933. 8 an establishment that sells alcohol illegally; any disreputable establishment US, 1877. 9 an artistic creation (recording, film, etc), also a trainer as a fashion item, especially in black or hip-hop culture US, 1988. 10 a hip-hop recording that features more than one leading rapper. Clipped from ‘joint recording’ US, 2001. 11 in horse racing, a battery-powered device used illegally by a jockey to shock a horse during a race US, 1951 joint girl noun a prostitute working in one specific disreputable establishment US, 1972 joint of beef noun a boss. Rhyming slang for ‘chief’ UK, 1992 joints noun a pair of any popular brand of athletic shoes US, 1993 joint-wise adjective sophisticated and skilled at the ways and means of serving a prison sentence gracefully US, 1950 JOJ adjective just off the jet. Applied to a recent immigrant or, in the usage of Hawaiian youth, to a tourist recently arrived in Hawaii US, 1981 jojee noun heroin US, 1971 joke noun 1 a person who is not taken seriously AUSTRALIA, 1992. 2 an operation that offers the possibility of improper gain AUSTRALIA, 1989 joke and farce noun the posterior, the buttocks, the anus. Rhyming slang for ARSE UK, 2003 joke box noun a good teller of jokes BAHAMAS, 1982 joker noun a person; a bloke or fellow AUSTRALIA, 1810 joker poker noun any game of poker played with 53 cards, including the joker US, 1988 jokers’ jailhouse noun a lunatic asylum US, 1971 jol; joll; jall; jawl; joil; jola; jorl verb 1 to go somewhere (especially in search of entertainment); to depart SOUTH AFRICA, 1946. 2 to flirt; to have a love-affair SOUTH AFRICA, 1969. 3 to make merry, to party. From Afrikaans SOUTH AFRICA, 1970 jol; joll; jorl; jaul noun a good time; a party, a dance, or similar social occasion. The variations ‘jorl’ and ‘jaul’ are representative of the word’s pronunciation SOUTH AFRICA, 1957 Joliet Josie noun a sexually attractive girl under the legal age of consent. Joliet is the site of the major prison in Illinois US, 1950 joller; jawler noun a person who frequents (unsavoury) places of entertainment; a hedonist, a party-goer, etc. ‘Jawler’ is spelt as ‘joller’ is pronounced SOUTH AFRICA, 1963 jollier noun a good time, a party. An elaboration of ‘jolly’ UK, 2002 jollies noun 1 pleasure US, 1956. 2 thrills AU S TRALIA, 1982. 3 the female breasts UK, 2002 jollo noun a party or celebration. From ‘jolly’, or perhaps, ‘jollification’ AUSTRALIA, 1907 jollop noun 1 a strong liquor, especially whisky. From an earlier medi- cal sense AUSTRALIA, 1942. 2 liquid drugs, usually methadone or morphine. An extension of the original sense as ‘a medicine’ UK, 2001 . 3 a large meal of leftovers CANADA, 1988 jollup noun semen UK, 2002 jolly noun 1 a good time; an pleasant excursion; a party. An abbrevi- ation of ‘jollification’ UK, 1905. 2 a Royal Marine. The Royal Marines are known as ‘the Jollies’ UK, 1825. 3 in horse race betting, the favourite UK, 1991 jolly verb to treat a person with such positive cheeriness that a state of a good humour is encouraged or maintained UK, 1865 jolly adjective drunk. Originally euphemistic, then colloquial UK, 1652 jolly adverb very, exceedingly UK, 1838 jolly bean noun an amphetamine tablet US, 1969 jolly for polly adjective eager for money UK, 1987 jolly green noun marijuana. A suggestion that GREEN (marijuana/GRASS) might make you JOLLY (drunk), especially if taken in giant portions implied by the brand name character the Jolly Green Giant UK, 1998 Jolly Green Giant noun any of several large military helicopters, especially the CH-3C helicopter, used during the Vietnam war for counterinsurgency airlifts US, 1965 jolly hockey sticks adjective redolent of the atmosphere or culture of a girls’ public school; also used of a feminine ‘country’ accent. Used parodically. Coined for the BBC radio comedy of the early 1950s Educating Archie, by comedy actress Beryl Reid, 1918–96 UK, 1999 jolly joker noun a poker. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 jolly juice noun alcoholic drink UK, 2001 jolly pop; jolly popper noun an occasional, non-addicted user of heroin US, 2002 jolly well adverb used as an intensifier UK, 1898 jolt noun 1 a shock US, 1966. 2 a strong and bracing alcoholic drink US, 1904. 3 an injection or dose of a drug US, 1907. 4 a prison sentence US, 1912 jolt verb 1 to shock US, 1961. 2 to inject a drug US, 1953 Jolting Joe noun Joe DiMaggio. An extraordinarily gifted player for the New York Yankees baseball team from 1936 to 1951 US, 1965 Jo Maxi noun a taxi. Also abbreviated to ‘Jo’ IRELAND, 2003 Jonah noun a superstitious gambler; a gambler perceived by other gamblers to bring bad luck US, 1849 Jonah verb in craps, to try to influence the roll of the dice with body movements, hand gestures or incantations US, 1974 Jonathan Ross; jonathan noun something of little or no value. Rhyming slang for TOSS used in the sense ‘not give a toss’ formed from the name of a television and radio presenter, chat-show host and film critic (b.1960) UK, 1998 jone verb to put a spell on someone CANADA, 1982 8see: JOAN jones noun 1 an addiction US, 1962. 2 an intense craving or yearning US, 1970. 3 heroin US, 1970. 4 the penis US, 1966 jones verb to crave US, 1974 Joneses noun the notional family next door who are the basis for your aspirations for social equality UK, 1932 jones man noun a heroin dealer US, 1972 jong noun 1 a black person, especially a black man. An offensive term, from older senses as ‘a black male servant or slave’ derived from Afrikaans jongen (a boy) SOUTH AFRICA, 1908. 2 used as a friendly, informal term of address, regardless of gender; a boyfriend SOUTH AFRICA, 1911 jong! used as an expression of anger, frustration, surprise, pleasure, etc SOUTH AFRICA, 1956 jonnic; jonnick; jonic; jonick adjective 1 true. From British dialect AUSTRALIA, 1874. 2 genuine AUS TRALIA, 1960 joog noun 1 in Newfoundland, especially of alcohol, a small amount, adropCANADA, 1968. 2 the jugular vein. Also spelt ‘jug’ US, 1994 joog verb 1 to have sex. Sometimes spelt ‘jewg’ JAMAICA, 1942. 2 in Newfoundland, to drain or drink completely CANADA, 1968. 3 to tease US, 2002 jook noun sexual intercourse TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1993 John Wayne High School | jook 372 jook verb 1 to poke with a sharp object BARBADOS, 1965. 2 to stab TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1827 jooks noun trousers UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 josh verb to mock, to tease; to banter US, 1852 joshed up adjective stylishly dressed and well-presented. From ‘zhoosh’ (clothes) UK, 2002 josh it verb to die UK, 1999 joskin noun a country bumpkin UK, 1811 josser noun an outsider. Polari UK, 1933 jostle verb to engage in petty swindles US, 1953 jostler noun the member of a pickpocket crew whose clumsy bumping into the victim distracts him while a confederate picks the pocket US, 1929 jotters noun < get your jotters; be given your jotters to be dismissed from employment. Glasgow slang UK, 1985 joual noun the working-class dialect of Frenglish, a mixture of languages, used in Quebec. This term, used by English Quebec speakers rather than ‘Frenglish’, may derive from a corruption of cheval French for ‘horse’, i.e. ‘French spoken on horseback’. Famed and favourite playwright Michel Tremblay wrote all his early plays in ‘joual’ and refused to allow them to be translated until the separatist party won power in 1976 CANADA, 2001 jouk verb to play truant; to dodge, duck, avoid, hide CANADA, 1988 jounts noun clothing US, 1987 journo noun a journalist AUSTRALIA, 1965 journo adjective being of journalists or journalism AUSTRALIA, 1999 joust noun a physical encounter with sexual overtones. From the conventional sense as ‘combat on horseback’ with, perhaps, the phallic suggestion of thrusting lances UK, 2001 jowlster noun a useless troublesome male individual IRELAND, 1984 joxy noun the vagina US, 1967 joy noun 1 luck, satisfation; especially in the question ‘any joy?’ and the negative response or interrogative ‘no joy’. Originally Royal Air Force usage UK, 1945. 2 marijuana US, 1980. 3 heroin UK, 2002 Joy noun < the Joy Mountjoy Prison in Dublin IRELAND, 1959 joy!; r apture! used for expressing pleasure in what has just been said. Somewhat sarcastic or, at least, melodramatic US, 1986 joy bang; joy noun an injection of a narcotic, especially heroin, without succumbing to the drug’s addictive nature US, 1953 joy booter noun an infrequent smoker US, 1996 joybox noun a piano US, 1942 joyboy noun a young male homosexual, especially a young male homosexual prostitute UK, 1961 joy flakes noun a powdered drug, especially cocaine or heroin US, 1942 joy girl noun 1 a prostitute US, 1931. 2 in a deck of playing cards, any queen US, 1973 joy jelly noun in electric line work, a silicone compound used on underground cable terminators US, 1980 joy juice noun 1 semen US, 1969. 2 any alcoholic beverage, especially whisky US, 1907. 3 a powerful hallucinogenic drink made from seeds of the datura plant TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1991. 4 a central nervous system despressant US, 1954. 5 chloral hydrate, used to render someone unconscious US, 1971 joy knob noun an attachment to a car steering wheel that facilitates steering with one hand, leaving the other hand free US, 1974 Joynson-hicks noun six. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of Sir William Joynson-Hicks, 1865–1932, who is best remembered as the Conservative Home Secretary at the time of the general strike of 1926 UK, 1960 joy of my life noun a wife. Rhyming slang, often ironic UK, 1936 joy plant noun opium; heroin UK, 1998 joy pop noun an injection of a drug into the skin, not a vein US, 1922 joy-pop verb 1 to inject a drug under the skin, not into a vein US, 1936 . 2 to fly a helicopter at a low elevation and high speed US, 1991 joy popper noun an intravenous drug user US, 1936 joy powder noun any powdered drug, especially cocaine, heroin or morphine US, 1922 joy-ride noun an impulsive excursion in a car that is, from the point of view of the riders, borrowed, but from the point of view of the law, stolen US, 1915 joyride verb to steal a car for a joy-ride US, 1949 joy-rider noun 1 a person who takes pleasure in driving another’s vehicle without permission. Extended from JOY-RIDE US, 2000. 2 an infrequent user of an addictive drug US, 1950 joyriding noun the criminal act of taking another’s car for the thrilling pleasure of driving it US, 1910 joy smoke noun marijuana. ‘Joy hemp’, ‘joy root’ and ‘joy weed’ are also recorded in the 1940s; only ‘joy’ and ‘joy smoke’ seem to have survived US, 1938 joystick noun 1 the penis. Probably derived from mechanical imagery, but there is a suggestion that this may be rhyming slang for PRICK US, 1916. 2 a marijuana cigarette US, 1962. 3 the pole used to carry a pair of balanced objects on your shoulders US, 1968 joy water noun vaginal lubricant produced as a result of sexual arousal US, 1973 JP nickname Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts US, 1997 JPT noun used for denoting a lack of punctuality. An abbreviation of JEWISH PEOPLE’S TIME US, 1967 J. Random noun used as a humorous first initial and middle name of a mythical person US, 1983 J-smoke noun a marijuana cigarette; marijuana US, 1969 JT noun the penis. An abbreviation of JOHN THOMAS (the penis) UK, 1923 J-town noun a neighboorhood populated by a large number of Japanese-Americans. An abbreviation of ‘Japan Town’ US, 1973 Juana noun marijuana. A personified abbreviation US, 1989 Juan Doe noun an unidentified Hispanic male US, 1993 Juanita noun marijuana. Another of the seemingly endless ‘MARY JANE ’ offspring US, 1969 Juan Valdez noun marijuana. Juan is probably taken from ‘marijuana’, but other than its obvious Spanish roots the etymology of Juan Valdez is uncertain US, 1984 jubilee noun the buttocks US, 1967 juck; juk; juckie noun a dog; hence, used disparagingly of a man. Directly from Romany jook (a dog). In English gypsy use UK, 1979 Judas goat noun an animal trained to lead other animals into slaughter US, 1941 Judas hole; Judas eye; Judas window; Judas noun asmallpeep- hole in a door through which one can see who is outside the door without been seen from outside US, 1865 Judas priest! used as an expression of surprise or outrage. Multiple embellishments US, 1914 judder noun in motor racing, a shuddering effect felt during braking because of tyre imbalance US, 1980 judder bars noun haemorrhoids NEW Z EALAND, 1998 Judge noun a 1968–73 Pontiac GTO US, 1992 Judge Dread; Judge Dredd noun the head. Rhyming slang, formed from the title of a series of graphic comic-strip adventures and a 1995 film, or, less likely, a reggae entertainer UK, 1998 Judge Duffy; Judge Dean noun in poker, three tens. The suggestion is that the mythical Judge Duffy, Judge Dean, or whoever, commonly handed out sentences of thirty days US, 1963 Judy noun 1 a woman, a girl. Possibly adopted from traditional Punch and Judy puppet shows, or simply from the proper name. Earlier variations of the definition specified that she looked ridiculous (giving credence to Punch’s wife) or that she was promiscuous UK, 1812. 2 the meal fed to a prisoner in solitary confinement US, 1992 373 jook | Judy . early cant word that survives in English gypsy use UK, 1567 . 7 a slow freight train US, 1927. 8 asmallrailway line hand-car or trolley used in line maintenance NEW ZEALAND, 1953 jigger verb 1 to adjust,. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 Jimmy Nail adjective stale. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the actor and singer (b.1954) UK, 1998 Jimmy Riddle; jimmy noun an act of urination; urine. Rhyming slang. Rhyming slang UK, 1 956. 2 an arrest. Rhyming slang for PULL UK, 1984. < on the John Bull; go joe | John Bull; john 370 on the John Bull engaged in a casual or recreational quest for a sexual partner.