Judy adjective locked in on a target US, 1990 jug noun 1 a jail or prison US, 1816. 2 abankUS, 1848. 3 a glass of beer. No longer common. Only used colloquially and not when ordering beer at a hotel where a ‘jug’ is precisely that, a jug of beer that you take back to a table and fill glasses from AUSTRALIA, 1960. 4 a large table jug for beer AUSTRALIA, 1990. 5 a glass ampoule holding liquid drugs US, 1971. 6 a small container of amphetamine or meth- amphetamine in liquid form US, 1980. 7 a cylinder in an aeroplane engine US, 1963. 8 acarburettorUS, 1942. 9 in electric line work, a horizontal post insulator US, 1980 jug verb 1 to arrest or imprison US, 1841. 2 to attack someone with a jug of boiling water, especially sugared water UK, 1996. 3 to have sex with US, 1965. 4 to stab US, 1970 8see: JUKE jug and pail noun a prison or jail. A rhyming slang elaboration of JUG (a prison) UK, 1992 juge verb 1 to have sex US, 1967. 2 to stab US, 2000 jugged adjective 1 drunk. Noted as being used by office- and shop- girls US, 1923. 2 imprisoned UK, 1996 jugging noun in prison, an attack with a jug of boiling sugared water UK, 2000 juggins noun a dolt UK, 1882 juggle verb 1 to sell (drugs) US, 1969. 2 to engage in criminal business activities UK, 1994 juggler noun 1 a retail-level drug dealer US, 1969. 2 a member of a train crew who loads and unloads freight at stops on a run US, 1946 jughandle noun in caving and pot-holing, a handle-shaped outcrop of rock used as an anchor-point UK, 2004 jughandles; juglugs noun prominent ears UK, 1969 jug heavy noun a criminal who specialises in robbing bank vaults and safes US, 1949 jughustler noun 1 in oil drilling, a cable-car crew member with a geophone CANADA, 1958. 2 in oil drilling, the most inexperienced member of a seismic crew. The recording devices carried by the crew resembled and were called ‘jugs’ US, 1954 jug it! save your prattle for someone who cares! US, 1951 jugs; milk jugs noun the female breasts. A reference to the source of mother’s milk; widely known and used US, 1957 jug up verb to eat US, 1992 juice noun 1 alcohol US, 1932. 2 methadone, used to break an opiate addiction. In many US clinics, the methadone given to recovering heroin addicts is mixed in orange juice so that it cannot be injected US, 1981. 3 a powdered narcotic dissolved for injection US, 1962. 4 crack cocaine mixed with marijuana US, 1993. 5 anabolic ster- oids US, 1992. 6 blood. Among others, professional wrestling usage US, 1938. 7 in drag racing and hot rodding, any special blend of racing fuel US, 1968. 8 petrol, diesel UK, 1909. 9 nitroglycerin, used by thieves to blow open vaults or safes US, 1924. 10 energy UK, 2004. 11 sex BAHAMAS, 1982. 12 pleasure, satisfaction UK, 1999. 13 power, influence, sway US, 1957. 14 a bribe UK, 1698. 15 interest paid to an loan shark US, 1935. 16 in sports betting, the bookmaker’s commission US, 1975. 17 in pool, spin imparted to the cue ball to affect the course of the object ball or the course of the cue ball after it strikes the object ball US, 1993. 18 surging surf with big waves US, 1981. 19 in a deck of playing cards, a two. An intentional corruption of DEUCE US, 1951. < get some juice on to achieve a drug intoxication US, 1980 juice verb 1 to drink, especially to the point of intoxication US, 1893. 2 to energise US, 1977. 3 to bleed. Professional wrestling usage US, 1992. 4 to bribe; to pay for influence US, 1953. 5 to obtain something through the influence of another US, 1980. 6 to have sex BAHAMAS, 1982 8see: JUICE UP. < juice the G-spot to engage in oral sex on a woman US, 2001 juice bar noun a clinic where recovering heroin addicts are administered methadone. Playful, alluding to JUICE (methadone) US, 1989 juice box noun the vagina CANADA, 2002 juice brakes noun in hot rodding and drag racing, hydraulic brakes US, 1968 juiced; juiced up adjective 1 drunk US, 1941. 2 energised US, 1978. 3 caffeinated. Borrowing from the language of car fuel for appli- cation to the world of coffee drinks and, to a lesser extent, soft drinks US, 1996 juiced in adjective enjoying powerful political connections US, 1995 juice freak noun an alcoholic US, 1971 juice hand noun an electrician, especially in the theatre US, 1952 juicehead noun an alcoholic US, 1954 juice jockey noun the driver of a petrol-fuelled truck US, 1971 juice joint noun 1 an establishment where alcohol is served illegally US, 1932. 2 a cigarette made with a mixture of marijuana and crack cocaine UK, 1998. 3 a crooked gambling operation US, 1950 juice man noun 1 a usurer, loan-shark, illegal lender US, 1961. 2 an AM radio disc jockey who broadcasts on a powerful, all-night station heard by truckers US, 1976. 3 an electrician US, 1923 juice money noun a bribe US, 1981 juicepot noun a carburettor US, 1971 juicer noun 1 a person who abuses alcohol US, 1960. 2 an electrician, especially in the television and film industries US, 1928. 3 in television and film-making, a lamp operator US, 1990. 4 apersuasive and resourceful woman sent out to acquire crack cocaine for others US, 1992. 5 a collector of repayments for a loan shark UK, 1996. 6 in hot rodding, hydraulic brakes US, 1954 juice racket noun usury, loan-sharking, illegal lending US, 1988 juices noun in poker, a pair of twos. Probably a corruption of DEUCE(S) US, 1951 juice up; juice verb 1 to make exciting or powerful US, 1964. 2 to drink to intoxication US, 1971 juicy adjective 1 scandalous, sensational, especially in a sexual way UK, 1883. 2 (used of a woman) sexually aroused US, 1970. 3 said of a traffic accident involving serious injuries US, 1962. 4 a low-skill poker game or poker play US, 1982. 5 (of a wave) powerful, with a large fringing crest US, 1977 juicy fruit noun an act of sexual intercourse. Rhyming slang for ROOT. From the name of a flavour of chewing gum AUSTRALIA, 1950 juicy G noun salacious gossip US, 1989 juicy Lucy noun the vagina. is an adjective with suggestive and sex- ual uses; Lucy is a convenient rhyming name. It may also be worth noting that Juicy Lucy was a moderately successful UK blues band in the late 1960s and early 70s. A controversial, and hence memorable illustration on their 1969 eponymous debut album depicted a plump, naked lady disported in ‘juicy fruit’ – grapes, etc. Also a slang term for ‘sexual intercourse’ UK, 2001 juju; ju-ju noun a marijuana cigarette. Clipped and reduplicated from ‘marijuana’ US, 1940 jujubes; joobs; jubes noun the female breasts; the male pectorals UK, 1980 juke noun ajukeboxUS, 1941. < up your juke under the front of your clothing (as a place of concealment or protection) UK: SCOTLAND , 1985 juke; jug verb 1 to dance in a boisterous fashion. It is theorised that the word, today only recognised in the formation JUKE BOX, was derived from the African Wolof, Banut or Bambara languages. The term spread through southern blacks from the Gullah, and then into wider slang usage, although with a distincly southern flavour US, 1933. 2 to fool, to trick US, 1873. 3 to hit US, 1872. 4 to avoid a blow. Circus and carnival usage UK, 1513 jukebox noun an coin-operated recorded-music player US, 1939 juke house noun a brothel US, 1987 juke joint noun a bar or club with a jukebox; usually rowdy and teeming with sin US, 1937 jukey noun ajukeboxUK: SCOTLAND, 1996 Julian Clary adjective vulgar, flashy, ostentatious; impudent; conceited. Rhyming slang for LAIRY UK, 1998 Judy | Julian Clary 374 Julian Clary; clary noun a male homosexual. Rhyming slang for FAIRY, formed from the name of an ostentatiously gay comedian (b.1959) UK, 1998 Julius Caesar noun 1 a wedge-shaped cheesecutter flat cap. Rhyming slang for ‘cheeser’ UK, 1992. 2 a freezer. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 jumble noun a white person. Derived from the pronunciation of ‘John Bull’ (a symbol of Britain) by Nigerian immigrants in London UK, 1957 jumblie; jumbly noun a jumble sale UK, 1977 jumbo noun 1 an elephant. From the name of a famous elephant sold to circus impressario P. T. Barnum by London Zoo in 1882. The elephant died in collision with a train in Ontario in 1885 UK, 1882 . 2 a jumbo-jet UK, 1984. 3 a large vial of crack cocaine US, 1986. 4 a quart bottle of beer. Heard in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula US, 2003 . 5 a uniformed police constable, especially a clumsy or stupid police constable. A derogatory term employed by detectives UK, 1970. 6 the buttocks NEW ZEALAND, 1998 jumbo-size adjective very large; or, in the language of advertising, slightly larger than normal UK, 1967 Jumbo’s trunk adjective drunk. Rhyming slang. Jumbo was a famous elephant in 1880s London. His name became an eponym for elephants and an adjective for great size. He inspired this variation on ‘elephant’s trunk’ (drunk) UK, 1923 jumbuck noun a sheep. The origin of this word has long been conjectured. ‘Jumbuck’ arose in Australian Aboriginal pidgin, which also had ‘jump up’ (to appear, to come, to be reincarnated), which may be related, though it is difficult to see how exactly. In 1896 a Mr Meston surmised the hardly credible theory that it was from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘the white mist preceding a shower, to which a flock of sheep bore a strong resemblance’. ‘Jumbuck’ is now all but forgotten except that it occurs in the lyrics of the national song ‘Waltzing Matilda’ AUSTRALIA, 1824 jump noun 1 an act of sexual intercourse US, 1931. 2 a thrill UK, 2001. 3 a party, especially a party with music US, 1954. 4 the start US, 1848. 5 the beginning of a horse race AUSTRALIA, 1988. 6 in prison, an unexpected attack UK, 1978. 7 in the entertainment industry, a move in between engagements, especially by rail US, 1916. 8 the bar in a public house or other licensed premises. Following the notion that you have to jump to get attention; alternatively, it’s what you have to jump over to get a free beer AUSTRALIA, 1978. < get the jump on; have the jump on to get, or have, an advantage over someone US, 1912 jump verb 1 to have sex US, 1999. 2 to be lively, wild, full of activity US, 1938. 3 to attack physically, especially by surprise or all of a sudden UK, 1789. 4 (of a horse) to begin a race AUSTRALIA, 1984. 5 to board a moving train in order to catch a free ride US, 1885. 6 to escape, to abscond. Originally, ‘to jump ship’ UK, 1865. 7 to travel from an engagement in one town to the next town where an engagement is scheduled US, 1975. 8 to steal a car by creating a short circuit with the ignition system wires to start the engine US, 1969. 9 to use specially designed equipment to cause a car to bounce up and down US, 1992. 10 in drag racing, to cross the starting line too soon US, 1970. < jump a rattler to board a train illegally AUSTRALIA, 1905. < jump bail to deliberately fail to appear in court after bail has been posted, especially by moving away in order to avoid recog- nition or the court’s jurisdiction. From JUMP (to escape) US, 1865. < jump out of your skin to be greatly startled UK, 1937. < jump salty to become angry US, 1969. < jump someone’s bones to have sex US, 1965. < jump sore to anger US, 1960. < jump stink to become angry US, 1946. < jump the broomstick to enter into a common-law marriage. Probably a figurative use of a traditional custom, hence, also, the many variations: ‘to jump (over) the besom’, ‘broom’, ‘bucket’, ‘ditch’, ‘doorstep’, etc. Brewer in his Phrase and Fable suggests that ‘broomstick’ is an eleboration of ‘brom’ (the bit of a bridle) and is thus symbolic of skipping over the restraint of marriage UK, 1898. < jump the green to start quickly just after, or before, a traffic light turns green CANADA, 1992. < jump the gun to act prematurely. From athletics US, 1942. < jump the shark of a television programme, to pass a peak of popularity; may also be applied to other entertainments, entertainers or fashions. Coined after a 1977 episode of long- running US television comedy Happy Days in which a central character in need of fresh impetus took to water-skis and attempted to leap over a shark US, 1998. < jump through hoops to be seen to do everything that is required and more UK, 1917. < jump to it to make an energetic start or respond energetically to the bidding to do so. Often used as an imperative UK, 1929. < jump wires to steal a car and start the engine by creating a short circuit with the ignition system wires US, 1969. < jump yellow to act in a cowardly manner US, 1974 jump-a-dick noun a cricket CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985 jump back verb 1 to initiate a fight US, 1975. 2 to relent, to ease off US, 1986 jump ball noun in pool, a ball that leaves the surface of the table US, 1850 jump collar noun an arrest made for show, which will not produce a conviction US, 1953 jump CP noun a hastily created, very temporary command post US, 1991 jump down verb to attack physically US, 2001. < jump down your throat to flare up in anger and snap in criticism of, and at, you UK, 1806 jumped-up adjective conceited, arrogant. Similar imagery to GET ABOVE YOURSELF UK , 1870 jumper noun 1 a person who threatens to or has jumped to his death, either from heights or in front of a train US, 1964. 2 asmall amount of stimulating liquor CANADA, 1988 jumper church noun any fundamental Christian church BAHAMAS, 1982 jumper lead; jumper wire noun a wire designed for starting a car engine while bypassing the key and ignition system UK, 1977 jumpers noun 1 a hat. Rhyming slang from ‘jumpers flat’ (a type of horse race) AUSTRALIA, 1989. 2 sports shoes US, 1972 jumper steak noun venison or rabbit meat CANADA, 1987 jumpies noun sexual intercourse. An elaboration of JUMP UK, 1984 jump-in noun a timed beating used as an initiation into a youth gang US, 1987 jump in verb to initiate (someone) into a youth gang through a timed group beating US, 1990 jumping adjective used as an intensifier in mild oaths US, 1815 jumping jack noun a black person; a black snooker ball. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 jumping junky noun aparatrooperUS, 1991 jump joint noun a brothel US, 1939 jump juice noun anabolic steroids US, 1997 jump off verb 1 to happen; to begin US, 1946. 2 to assault US, 1975 jump-out squad noun a unit of police officers in a cruising, unmarked police-vehicle, detailed to jump out of their car and apprehend drug-dealers US, 1980 jumpover noun a shop robbery IRELAND, 1996 jump-start verb to light a fresh cigarette with the ember of one being finished US, 1984 jump-steady noun 1 strong, illegally manufactured whisky US, 1923. 2 a drink of gin US, 1950 jump street noun the inception; the very beginning US, 1972 jump-up noun 1 theft from lorries. The criminal jumps up onto the back of the vehicle; usually used with ‘the’ UK, 1956. 2 a steep section of road, as when going up an escarpment AUSTRALIA, 1847 jump-up artist; jump-up merchant; jump-up man noun a criminal who steals from the back of goods-vehicles UK, 1951 jump upon; jump on verb to severely criticise or punish UK, 1868 jump wire noun a wire designed for starting a car engine while bypassing the key and ignition system US, 1970s junco noun heroin. A variation of JUNK (heroin) UK, 2002 Juneau sneakers noun slip-on rubber boots US, 1982 375 Julian Clary; clary | Juneau sneakers Junebug noun used as a nickname for a male named after his father US, 1970 jungle noun 1 a dangerous, rough part of town, especially one where black people live US, 1926. 2 an outdoor area favoured by homosex- uals for sexual encounters US, 1963. 3 the female pubic hair; hence the vagina US, 2001. 4 a tramp encampment US, 1908. 5 a prison’s recreation yard US, 1983. 6 an extremely fast (130–160 beats per minute) form of popular dance music genre that developed in London in 1990–91 UK, 1990 jungle bunny noun 1 a black person. Highly offensive US, 1959. 2 an Asian person UK, 1984 jungle-bunny outfit noun Royal Air Force-issue camouflaged battledress. A casually and institutionally racist term used by Royal Air Force officer cadets UK, 1981 junglee noun a wild, unsophisticated, uncivilised person FIJI, 1995 jungle eater noun a Caterpillar D&E bulldozer modified for military land-clearing work US, 1991 jungle fever noun used of white people, a strong attraction towards black people. The prominent title of a Spike Lee film (1991) US, 1990 jungle fuck noun energetic, even athletic sex US, 1994 jungle-happy adjective deranged from prolonged combat in the jungle US, 1944 Jungle Jim noun a Roman Catholic. Rhyming slang for TIM (a Roman Catholic) UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 Jungle Jim verb to swim. Rhyming slang, in contemporaneous use with the television series Jungle Jim, 1955–56 UK, 1956 jungle job noun sex outdoors US, 1966 jungle juice noun 1 alcoholic drink AUSTRALIA, 1942. 2 any improvised alcoholic beverage US, 1947. 3 illicit alcoholic liquor brewed by soldiers in the tropics. Used by World War 2 military AUSTRALIA, 1942. 4 in prison, serious talk about serious situations US, 1990 jungle light noun in the pornography industry, a light used to illuminate the genitals of the performers US, 1995 jungle meat noun in homosexual usage, a black man US, 1981 jungle mouth noun very bad breath US, 1975 jungle pussy noun a black woman’s vagina; hence black women objectified sexually US, 1974 jungle rot noun any skin rash suffered in tropical and jungle environ- ments US, 1945 jungle rules noun a code of competition or combat in which all is fair US, 1986 jungle telegraph noun the informal and haphazard but effective communication by which rumour spreads UK, 1966 jungle up verb in oil drilling, to sleep outside US, 1954 junglist noun a purveyor or follower of jungle music, a music genre of the 1990s favoured at raves UK, 1996 junior noun in television and film-making, a 1000-watt or 2000-watt light US, 1990 junior jumper noun a juvenile male who commits a rape US, 1992 junior wolf noun a younger brother. Teen slang CANADA, 1946 junk noun 1 heroin; morphine; cocaine US, 1918. 2 any illegal drug US, 1967. 3 a drug addict AUSTRALIA, 1975. 4 the genitals US, 1997. 5 graffiti US, 1997. 6 in theatre usage, a monologue US, 1981 junk verb to throw away, to discard, to treat as rubbish UK, 1916 junk bonds noun in poker, a hand that appears attractive but is in fact a poor hand US, 1996 junked; junked up adjective under the influence of heroin US, 1930 junker noun 1 an old and broken-down vehicle US, 1948. 2 a heroin addict US, 1922. 3 in competitive surfing, an extremely low score US, 1991 junk food noun food with a high calorific and low nutritional content US, 1971 junk hawk noun a heroin addict whose life is completely controlled by the addiction US, 1972 junkhead noun a heroin addict US, 1963 junk hog noun an opium addict US, 1950 junkie noun 1 a drug addict, specifically one addicted to heroin. A user of JUNK (drugs, opiates, heroin) US, 1922. 2 by extension, a person fiercely devoted to an activity US, 1962 junkmobile noun a dilapidated car US, 1991 junk mooch noun a heroin addict who trades information for heroin US, 1972 junk -on-the-bunk noun a military inspection of a soldier’s gear displayed on his bed US, 1978 junks noun expensive, brand name basketball trainers US, 1987 junk tank noun a jail cell reserved for drug addicts. A play on the earlier and more common DRUNK TANK US, 1966 junkyard dog noun 1 a ferocious, territorial person US, 1983. 2 a junkyard operator with connections to organised crime US, 2003 junt noun a large marijuana cigarette US, 1997 jurassic adjective very old US, 1997 jury-nobbling noun an act of corrupting, or otherwise tampering with, a jury or jury member. From ‘nobble’ (to corrupt a jury) UK, 2000 jury tax noun the perceived penalty of an increased sentence for an accused criminal who refuses a plea bargain, takes his case to jury trial, and loses US, 1997 jussus!; jussis!; jissus!; jisses! used for expressing anger, frustration, shock, surprise, etc. From the Afrikaans pronunciation of ‘Jesus’, as an oath or exclamation SOUTH AFRICA, 1942 just as I feared; just as noun a beard. Rhyming slang UK, 1960 just for today adverb used in twelve-step recovery programmes such as Alcoholics Anonymous to describe an addict’s commitment to refraining from his addiction US, 1998 justin noun a half-gallon container. Filled with beer, just in case you run out NEW ZEALAND, 1998 just-in-caser noun a getaway driver UK, 1996 just kidding! used for humorously acknowledging an error US, 2002 just now adverb any time soon, in a little while (at the appropriate time, eventually, or never, may be implied). Influenced by Afrikaans netnou. Universally used in South Africa SOUTH AFRICA, 1900 just off the banana boat adjective gullible, used of an innocent abroad. An allusion to the cultural innocence of a newly arrived immigrant UK, 1966 just one of those things a catchphrase philosophy to explain the inexplicable, the impossible or the inevitable. It was used by Cole Porter as the title for a popular song in 1935 US, 1947 just quietly adverb just between you and me AUSTRALIA, 1938 just the facts, m’am used for expressing a wish that the speaker confine their remarks to factual matters. A catchphrase from the 1960s US television series Dragnet US, 1985 jute noun a teasing NEW ZEALAND, 1998 juve noun a juvenile part or act. Theatrical UK, 1967 juvie; juvey noun a juvenile detention hall where young offenders are housed or juvenile court where they are tried US, 1965 Junebug | juvie; juvey 376 Kk K noun 1 one thousand dollars; one thousand pounds. Also spelt ‘kay’ US, 1965. 2 a kilometre UK, 1996. 3 a kilogram, especially of an illegal drug US, 1974. 4 the recreational drug ketamine. Ketamine hycrochloride is an anaesthetic used recreationally for its hallucinogenic properties US, 1996. 5 leaves of catha edulis, astimu- lant also called ‘qat’, originating in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula, legally available in the UK and similar to amphetamine in effect when chewed. Also known as ‘khat’ and ‘kat’ UK, 1996. 6 in a deck of cards, a king US, 1991. 7 a knighthood. Used by civil servants; suggestive of a casual familiarity with the honour UK, 1961. 8 oral sex on a woman performed according to the strictures of the ‘Kivin Method’ US, 2001 K2 noun 1 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1970. 2 a hybrid marijuana. Named after the second highest place on earth UK, 2003 KA noun a known associate of a criminal US, 1986 kaalgat adjective in the nude, naked. From Afrikaans kaal (bare) and gat (hole; anus) SOUTH AFRICA, 1978 kabak noun marijuana UK, 2003 kabayo noun heroin. A phonetic approximation of Spanish caballo (horse); HORSE (heroin) US, 1977 ka-ching used as a representation of the sound of a sale entered on acashregisterUS, 1995 kack noun faeces NEW ZEALAND, 1984 8see: CACK kacks noun 1 trousers. A variation of KECKS; sometimes spelt ‘cacks’. Noted in teenage use and still current in 2003 UK, 1983. 2 underpants, knickers. Sometimes spelt ‘kaks’ IRELAND, 1991. < relax the kacks take it easy IRELAND, 2003 kaff noun a marijuana cigarette UK, 2003 kaffall noun the face. Polari; probably an elaboration of ECAF US, 1993 kaffies noun trousers UK, 2002 kaffir noun 1 a black person, especially a black African. Offensive, contemptuous, often abusive; its use is actionable under South African law as a crimen injuria (a wilful injury to a person’s dignity caused by, for instance, the use of obscene language or racial insults). Also applied in an adjectival sense SOUTH AFRICA, 1607. 2 any person who does not accept Islam. From the Hindi for ‘infidel’ TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 Kafflik noun aCatholicUK: SCOTLAND, 1998 kag; kaggage noun useless or unwanted equipment. Royal Marine slang; combining ‘baggage’ and KACK UK, 1989 kahuna noun 1 a great or important person or thing. From a Hawaiian term for ‘priest, wise man’; in this sense often used with ‘big’ US, 1987. 2 in computing, an intelligent and wise practitioner US, 1991. 3 a type of marijuana UK, 2003 kai noun food; also, drink. ‘Kai’ is the term for ‘food’ in many Polynesian languages, but in Australia borrowed either from New Zealand English, where it is taken from Maori, or from various Melanesian pidgins AUSTRALIA, 1872 kaka hole noun 1 the anus TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2001. 2 by extension, a despicable person TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2001 kakalaylay noun dancing with clear sexual overtones TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1998 kaka pipe noun a sewage discharge pipe ANTARCTICA, 2003 kaks noun Khaki trousers US, 1968 kalakit noun marijuana UK, 2003 kale noun money US, 1902 Kalgoorlie cooler noun a hessian-walled cabinet for keeping foodstuffs cool by evaporation. After the West Australian mining town Kalgoorlie AUSTRALIA, 1962 kali; kali weed noun marijuana from Jamaica. Rastafarians consider the smoking of ‘kali’ to be a religious act. This spirituality is apparent in a number of Hindi words adopted into their lexicon. Conventionally, Kali is the Hindu goddess of time, mother and creator of all things, the personification of cosmic force JAMAICA, 1982 kali mist noun a variety of marijuana UK, 2002 kali water noun champagne. From KA YLIED; KALIED (drunk) UK, 1981 kalsominer noun a person who claims mining experience and skills he does not have. The word is derived from ‘calcimine’, a kind of whitewash CANADA, 1964 kamikaze noun a fall from a surfboard while standing near the nose of the board AUSTRALIA, 1963 kamp adjective a homosexual male. Rare spelling variant of CAMP, based on the incorrect folk etymology that it is a C19 acronym for ‘known as male prostitute’ AUSTRALIA, 1974 kanga noun 1 a kangaroo. By shortening AUSTRALIA, 1917. 2 money. From rhyming slang ‘kanga(roo)’ for SCREW AUSTRALIA, 1953 kangaroo noun 1 a Jewish person. Rhyming slang, sometimes corrupted to ‘kanker’ or ‘canker’ UK, 1943. 2 crack cocaine US, 1994. 3 a tractor adapted for apple-picking CANADA, 1989. 4 a prison warder. Prisoners’ rhyming slang for SCREW (a prison warder), often reduced to ‘kanga’ UK, 1996 kangaroo verb to use a toilet, especially a public toilet, by squatting on the seat AUSTRALIA, 1942 kangaroo court noun a body that passes judgment without attention to due process US, 1853 kangarooer noun a hunter of kangaroos AUSTRALIA, 1836 kangar oo-hop verb (of a motor vehicle) to jerk about because the clutch is not released smoothly, an engine problem or the like AUSTRALIA, 1943 kangaroos noun < have kangaroos loose in the top paddock to be slightly crazy AUSTRALIA, 1908 Kangaroo’s Arse noun a notional brand name applied to poor qual- ity or cheap Australian wine UK, 2002 Kangaroo Valley nickname Earls Court, London. A favourite haunt of Australian tourists AUSTRALIA, 1965 kangkalang; kangkatang noun chaos; arguing TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1993 Kansas City roll noun a single large-denomination note wrapped around small-denomination notes, giving the impression of a great deal of money US, 1964 Kansas gr ass noun marijuana originating in Kansas US, 2003 Kansas yummy noun an attractive woman who is not easily seduced. A term that need not, and usually does not, apply to a woman actually from Kansas US, 1985 Kantwork noun a Kenworth truck. Said with irony of an extremely reliable and respected truck US, 1976 kanya noun marijuana US, 1995 kappa slapper noun a girl member of a sub-cultural urban adolescent grouping that dresses in Kappa™ clothing. Certainly in Cheshire, possibly more widespread. Formed from the Kappa brand name and SLAPPER (a sexually promiscuous woman) UK, 2003 kaput; caput adjective used up, useless, destroyed. From the German US, 1919 karachi noun a mixture of heroin, phenobarbital and the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™; heroin. Named after Karachi in Pakistan, the source of much heroin UK, 1998 kareem noun a car. While appearing to be an elaboration of ‘car’ this is rhyming slang, based on the name of legendary basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (b.1947) UK, 2002 Karen Carpenter Airlines nickname Quebecair, a charter airline with service from Canada to Europe which, allegedly, rarely had food on board. Karen Carpenter, of the music family, died at age 32 in 1983 of acute anorexia nervosa CANADA, 2002 karma noun fate, luck, destiny. A Buddhist concept adopted by hippies, vaguely understood, simplified and debased in all-purpose usage. ‘Good karma’ is recognition or portent of good luck, while ‘bad karma’ generally ascribes blame US, 1967 karzy noun a lavatory; also used in a figurative sense. From the Italian casa (a house) which is also its original use. Many slang words have alternate spellings but users of the karzy have more choices than most: ‘khazi’; ‘kharzi’; ‘kharzie’; ‘kazi’;‘ karsi’;‘ carsey’; ‘carsie’; ‘carzie’; ‘cawsey’; ‘cawsy’. The variations spelt with a ‘k’date from the mid-C20. Brendan Behan, Borstal Boy, 1958, uses ‘cawsy’ UK, 1961 kashittery noun (among Nova Scotians of German descent) a verbal fuss CANADA, 1999 Kashmir noun pungent and very powerful hashish originating in Kashmir, northern India UK, 1999 kate verb to act as a pimp US, 1976 kate; Kate noun 1 an attractive prostitute US, 1949. 2 used as a term of address among male homosexuals US, 1965. < the kate the army. Shortened form of obsolete rhyming slang ‘Kate Carney’ (or Karney), for ‘army’; Kate Carney was a popular music hall entertainer in the late C19 UK, 1964 Kate and Sidney noun steak and kidney, especially in a steak and kidney pudding or pie. Rhyming slang that appears to be a Spoonerism until you look again UK, 1998 Kate Bush noun marijuana. Named after British singer Kate Bush (b.1958), disguising KB (KIND BUD) and gently punning on BUSH UK, 1996 Kate Moss verb to masturbate. Rhyming slang for TOSS,formedfrom the name of the British model (b.1974) UK, 2003 Kathleen Mavourneen noun 1 a habitual criminal AUSTRALIA, 1917. 2 an indefinite jail sentence AUSTRALIA, 1910 Kathleen Mavourneen adjective lasting for an indefinite time. From the refrain of a popular song ‘It may be for years, it may be forever’ AUSTRALIA, 1903 katydid noun any Kenworth truck US, 1971 kaya noun marijuana; a marijuana cigarette JAMAICA, 1978 Kaybecker noun a French-speaking Canadian. An intentional ‘Quebec’ corruption US, 1975 kayfabe noun the protection of the inside secrets of professional wrestling US, 1993 kaylied; kalied adjective drunk UK, 1978 kayrop noun pork. Back slang UK, 1992 kazh; kasj; cazh adjective pleasant in a casual sort of way. A word deeply rooted in the Valley Girl ethic US, 1981 KB noun 1 a rejection, a setback. From KNOCKBACK UK, 1996. 2 high quality marijuana US, 1997 KB verb to refuse; to reject. Abbreviated and adapted from KNOCK BACK (to reject) UK, 1998 k-bar noun a US Marine Corps survival knife US, 1979 K-boy noun in a deck of playing cards, a king US, 1943 KC; Kay Cee nickname Kansas City, Missouri US, 1895 K capsule noun a capsule containing a mixture of the recreational drug ketamine and MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. From K (ketamine) UK, 2002 keb noun a French-speaking Canadian CANADA, 2002 kebab noun the vagina UK, 2001 kecks; kegs noun trousers. A northern variation of obsolete ‘kicks’ (trousers), now well known. Also spelt as ‘keks’ and ‘kex’. In Glasgow, the meaning is specialised to ‘men’s underpants’ UK, 1900 ked noun in India, used generically for a gym shoe or a canvas shoe. From a branded range of shoes INDIA, 1979 kee noun a kilogram (especially of drugs). Alternative spelling for KEY UK , 1997 keebler noun a white person US, 1992 keech noun 1 excrement, shit. Also applied figuratively. Variants include ‘keegh’ and ‘keek’ UK: SCOTLAND, 1988. 2 a contemptible person. Extends from the previous sense UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 keech verb to defecate UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 keechy adjective soiled with excrement. From KEECH (excrement, faeces) UK: SCO TLAND, 1985 keek verb to peek. Dialect UK: SCOTLAND, 1911 keel over verb to collapse. From the conventional sense (to capsize) UK, 1897 keen adjective good, fashionable. Still heard, but by the late 1960s used almost exclusively with irony, especially when intensified with ‘peachy’ US, 1915 keener noun 1 a sycophant US, 2003. 2 a school pupil who is enthusiastic about school work. From conventional ‘keen’ (eager). Shortened to ‘keeno’ UK, 1984 keen on adjective enthusiastic about UK, 1889 keep verb to be in possession of drugs US, 1966. < keep Bachelor’s Hall (of a man) to live alone, even temporarily. In use in the US as well as Canada CANADA, 1999. < keep dog to act as lookout UK, 1995. < keep him honest in poker, to call a player who is suspected of bluffing US, 1963. < keep it dark to say nothing about something; to keep a secret. Used mainly as an imperative UK, 1857. < keep nix to keep lookout IRELAND, 1989. < keep on keeping on to persevere in the face of all discouragement or misfortune US, 1977. < keep something under your hat to maintain secrecy about something; especially used as an impera- tive for discretion UK, 1953. < keep tabs on someone; keep a tab on someone to keep an account of; to note someone’s movements or activity, to follow and record. The original use was of simple accounting: ‘to keep a (financial) table on’ US, 1889. < keep the peek to serve as a lookout during a criminal act US, 1976. < keep your cool to retain your self-possession US, 1975. < keep your head down to stay out of trouble. Military origins UK, 1996. < keep your mouth off something to stop talking about TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1971. < keep your nose clean to stay out of trouble, to behave yourself US, 1887. < keep yow to act as lookout while an illegal activity takes place AUSTRALIA, 1942 keeper noun 1 something or someone worth keeping US, 1984. 2 any weapon or instrument that can be used as a weapon US, 1992. 3 an arrest that results in criminal charges being filed US, 1987. 4 in common-law, a spouse TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1884. 5 the person running a two-up gambling game. Shortening of RING-KEEPER AUSTRALIA , 1941 keep in verb used in a range of expressions to suggest that someone has a satisfactory supply of income, for example ‘enough cash to keep him in petrol’ AUSTRALIA, 1936 keep it real! stay honest!, tell the difficult truth! US, 1997 keep-miss noun a kept mistress BARBADOS, 1965 keep on trucking! persevere!; continue US, 1972 keeps noun < for keeps permanently US, 1861 keep the greasy side down and the shiny side up used as an admonition to drive safely. Popularised during the citizens’ band radio craze of the later 1970s US, 1976 keep up your front to make your game! don’t give up! US, 1968 keep your hair on! don’t get upset! NEW ZEALAND, 1984 keep your shirt on! calm down!, relax!, compose yourself! UK, 1854 keg noun 1 a barrel of beer AUSTRALIA, 1895. 2 beer NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 3 25,000 capsules of an illegal drug such as amphetamine, or karachi | keg 378 more generally, a drum containing a very large amount of this or similar drugs US, 1970. 4 in television and film-making, a 750-watt spotlight that resembles a beer keg US, 1990 kegger noun a party with a generous supply of beer. From KEG (a beer barrel) US, 1966 kegging adjective good, fun US, 1991 keg-legs noun generously oversized thighs or calves. Anecdotal evidence of 1960s UK usage, often as an unkind name shouted at girls with ‘fat’ thighs US, 1999 kegler noun a bowler. From the German US, 1962 keg-on-legs noun a prodigious drinker of beer AUSTRALIA, 1996 keg party noun a party at which a keg of beer is supplied for the guests AUSTRALIA, 1950 keister; keester; keyster noun 1 the buttocks. From the German US, 1931. 2 a travelling bag or satchel US, 1881. 3 asafeUS, 1913. 4 a jail or prison US, 1949 keister bandit noun an aggressive male homosexual who takes the active role in anal sex US, 1950 keister stash noun a container of contraband hidden in the rectum US, 1967 keister stash verb to hide (contraband) in your rectum US, 1967 Keith Moon noun a crazy person. Rhyming slang for LOON formed from the name and nickname of rock musician ‘Moon the Loon’, 1946–78 UK, 1992 keki noun the vagina. From the Hindi TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 kelly noun 1 the stomach, the abdomen, the belly. Rhyming slang, abbreviated from DERBY KELLY UK, 1970. 2 ahatUS, 1908 kelly bow noun money. Glasgow 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 straight hair US, 1976 kelt; keltch noun a white person US, 1912 Kembla Grange; Kembla noun small change. Rhyming slang, after a racecourse just south of Sydney AUSTRALIA, 1955 kemp noun acustomisedcarUS, 1953 Ken Dodd noun a roll of banknotes. Rhyming slang for ‘wad’ formed from the name of the British comedian (b.1929) who fell foul of the taxman in 1989 UK, 1992 Ken Dodds; kenny’s noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for CODS formed from the name of British comedian Ken Dodd (b.1929) UK, 1992 kenna; kenner noun a house. A variation of ‘ken’ (a house). English gypsy use UK, 1923 kennec noun a non-gypsy or traveller. English gypsy use UK, 2000 kennel noun 1 a house US, 1947. 2 a prison cell UK, 1996 kenner noun a school pupil who is enthusiastic about school work. From conventional ‘keen’ (eager). Shortened to ‘keeno’ UK, 1984 Kennie noun any Kenworth truck US, 1971 Kennington Lane noun pain, a pain. Rhyming slang, formed from a street name in South London UK, 1961 Kenny Whopper noun in trucking, a Kenworth truck US, 1976 Kenosha Cadillac noun any car manufactured by American Motors. American Motors had its main factory in Kenosha, Wisconsin US, 1976 Kentish Town noun a halfpenny or penny. Rhyming slang for ‘brown’, from the copper colour of the coin UK, 1961 Kentucky blue noun marijuana grown in Kentucky, ‘the Bluegrass State’. A play on GRASS (marijuana) US, 1969 Kentucky chrome noun trim on a truck painted with aluminium US, 1971 Kentucky right turn noun a move to the left before making a righthand turn while driving US, 1999 Kentucky waterfall noun a hairstyle in which the hair is worn short at the front and long at the back. Best known as a MULLET US, 2001 Kentucky windage noun the adjustment of the aim of a rifle based on intuition US, 1945 Kepler Wessels noun the testicles AUSTRALIA, 1984 keptie noun a kept woman supported by a rich benefactor US, 1950 keptive noun a youthful, sexually inexperienced male who is supported by an older homosexual US, 1987 kept man noun a procurer of prostitutes; a man who makes his living off the earnings of prositutes US, 1987 kerb crawling noun soliciting for prostitution from a vehicle AUSTRALIA, 1989 kerb-crawling adjective working as a prostitute from a vehicle AUSTRALIA, 1972 kerchief code noun a designation of a homosexual man’s sexual preferences, signalled by the colour of the handkerchief and the pocket in which it is worn. For example, a black handkerchief worn on the left signifies that the wearer is into ‘Heavy S&M, Top’, while on the right it means ‘Heavy S&M, Bottom’ US, 1978 kerching! used in response to a profitable triumph. Echoic of a cash till. Popularised by BBC television children’s programme Kerching!, the story of a 14-year-old entrepreneur UK, 2002 kerdoing!; kerdoink!; gerdoying! used as a representation of a moment of violent impact; crash!; wallop! Echoic. Originally recorded in Royal Air Force use UK, 1945 kerist noun used for ‘Christ’ AUSTRALIA, 1971 Kermit the Frog noun a lavatory. Rhyming slang for BOG formed from the name of a television puppet character in The Muppet Show, from 1976 UK, 1992 kernel noun a swollen groin gland BARBADOS, 1965 kero noun kerosene AUSTRALIA, 1930 kerosene cowboy noun an air force jet pilot NEW ZEALAND, 1996 kerplop noun used for imitating the sound of something being dropped US, 1969 kerry-fisted adjective said of a left-handed person CANADA, 1992 K erry Packered adjective tired, exhausted. Rhyming slang for KNACKERED formed on the name of Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer (b. 1937) UK, 2003 Kerry Packers; kerry’s noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for KNACKERS, formed on the name of Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer (b.1937) UK, 1992 ket noun 1 the recreational drug ketamine AUSTRALIA, 1996. 2 akettle NEW ZEALAND, 1998 ketaine adjective used to describe someone or something in bad taste. This term, from Quebec French, is used by both anglophones and francophones CANADA, 1997 Ketama; Ketama crumble noun varieties of hashish from the Ketama region of Morocco UK, 2003 kettle noun 1 a fob watch; a wristwatch. Possibly rhyming slang, ‘kettle on the hob’ for ‘fob’; a red kettle is a gold watch, a white or tin kettle is silver UK, 1889. 2 a steam locomotive. From the image of steam rising US, 1934. 3 a boiler of a steam engine US, 1828. 4 in electric line work, an overhead transformer US, 1980 kettled adjective drug-intoxicated UK, 1992 kettle on the hob; kettle noun Bob (the diminutive form of Robert). Rhyming slang, originally for ‘bob’ (a shilling); recorded in use between 1946–52 UK, 1961 Kevin; Kev noun a working-class youth considered to be a vulgar or threatening presence. This derogatory usage by Kevin’s upper- and middle-class contemporaries derives from the commonness of the name. Originally restricted to Cornwall and London UK, 1998 Kevin Costner; kevin noun a male who pretends to date his female friend(s). Teen slang, after the 1992 film The Bodyguard which starred US actor Kevin Costner (b.1955) SOUTH AFRICA, 2003 379 kegger | Kevin Costner; kevin kewl adjective good, sophisticated, self-possessed. Variation of COOL. US , 1998 key noun 1 a kilogram. From the first syllable of ‘kilogram’; the one unit of the metric system that at least some Americans have grasped US, 1966. 2 the declaration, under the Habitual Criminals Act, that one is a habitual criminal; an indefinite sentence under this act. The joke being that one is given the key to let oneself in and out AUSTRALIA, 1944. 3 a prison officer. Often ‘keys’, even in the singular US, 1934 key adjective excellent, great US, 1980 keyed adjective 1 excited US, 1968. 2 drug-intoxicated. From an earlier sense as ‘drunk’ US, 1972 key happy adjective used of a prison officer who is keen to keep inmates locked in their cells UK, 1996 keyhole verb (used of a bullet) to enter a target sideways US, 1957 keyholing noun eavesdropping. From the notion of spying at a keyhole UK, 2001 key man noun a person declared a habitual criminal AUSTRALIA, 1944 key picker noun a thief who operates in hotels, stealing keys left at the front desk for safekeeping by guests before they are retrieved by a hotel clerk US, 1954 keystone noun in circus and carnival usage, a local prosecutor US, 1981 keys to St E’s noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust. A phencyclidine user in Washington might well find himself at St Elizabeth’s hospital for treatment US, 1984 key up verb 1 to unlock a door US, 1991. 2 to become drug-intoxicated US, 1964 K-factor noun (when on a skiing holiday) the presence and number of Germans. Upper-class society slang; euphemistic for KRAUT (a German) UK, 1982 KFC noun a male homosexual who is under the age of consent. An elaboration of CHICKEN, from the branding of Kentucky Fried Chicken™ fast-food outlets; recorded in use in contemporary gay society UK, 2003 KGB noun 1 a potent variety of marijuana. An abbreviation of KILLER GREEN BUD , playing on the familiar initialism of Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti, the Soviet Union’s Committee of State Security, 1954–91 US, 1997. 2 the police UK, 1982. 3 the security office of a prison US, 1991 Kgravenoun a state of extreme intoxication with the recreational drug ketamine US, 2002 khaki noun a uniformed police officer US, 1986 khaki down verb to dress like other members of a youth gang, including khaki trousers US, 1985 khaki wacky adjective attracted to men in military uniform US, 1944 khat noun amphetamine; methcathinone; MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. From the common name for the African plant that contains the stimulant cathinone as its main active ingredient US, 2003 khayf noun a marijuana cigarette UK, 2003 khazi noun a toilet UK, 1983 khazi verb to be very nervous, scared or afraid. From KHAZI (a toilet) hence ‘to shit yourself’ – based on the bowel-churning properties of fear UK, 2001 Khe Sanh shuffle noun a method of walking honed by combat, always on the lookout for enemy fire. Referring to the US air base in Vietnam during the war US, 1989 khola noun a potent variety of marijuana NETHERLANDS, 1990s K-hole noun a state of intense confusion induced by use of the rec- reational drug ketamine US, 1993 Khyber-diver noun a homosexual male AUSTRALIA, 1992 Khyber Pass; Khyber noun the buttocks, the posterior, the anus. Rhyming slang for ARSE based on the geographical feature that links Afghanistan and Pakistan UK, 1943 ki noun 1 a kilogram US, 1966. 2 in prison, cocoa or chocolate UK, 1950 kibbles and bits noun small pieces of crack cocaine. A reference to a popular dog food product, suggesting that the pieces of crack cocainebearsomeresemblancetotheproduct US, 1993 kibitz verb to comment while others play a game. From Yiddish (ult- imately German) kiebitzen (to look on at cards) US, 1927 kibitzer noun a watcher rather than a participant, especially one who offers unsolicited advice. From Yiddish kibitser. The Kibitzer, a play by Jo Swerling (1929), made both the title and Edward G. Robinson, its star, famous in the US US, 1922 kibosh; kybosh noun 1 an end, a finish. Almost always heard in the contextof‘putthekiboshon’or‘to’ UK, 1836. 2 (of pre- decimalisation currency) one shilling and sixpence UK, 1845 kibosh; kybosh verb to put an end to UK, 1884 kick noun 1 pleasure, fun US, 1928. 2 a fad, a temporary preference or interest US, 1946. 3 the sudden onset of the effects of a drug US, 1912. 4 a trouser pocket US, 1846. 5 (of pre-decimalisation currency) sixpence, 6d. Rhyming slang that would be more convincing if the ‘kick’ was plural; usually as ‘and a kick’ in denominations such as ‘two and a kick’ (two shillings and sixpence) UK, 1700. 6 money US, 1947 . 7 a bribe US, 1953. 8 anything that is shared with another US, 1995 . 9 the start of a horse race AUSTRALIA, 1988. < hit the kick to pay AUSTRALIA, 1972 kick verb 1 to stop using; to break an addiction US, 1927. 2 to defer the gratification of a drug injection by slowly injecting the drug while drawing blood from the vein to mix with the drug in the syringe US, 1952. 3 to complain US, 1857. 4 to release from police custody US, 1994. 5 (of a jockey) to urge a horse on in a race AUSTRALIA, 1982. 6 (of a horse) to speed up in a race AUSTRALIA, 1980. 7 in surfing, to force the nose of the surfboard up out of the water US, 1973. 8 in trucking, to shift gears US, 1971. 9 in gambling, to raise a bet US, 1963. < kick ass to be especially energetic and exciting; to succeed by your vigorous efforts. ‘Kick arse’ and ‘Kick butt’ are common vari- ations US, 1979. 2 to use force, to beat up US, 1962. < kick ass and take names to overwhelm someone or something in a methodical and determined fashion US, 1962. < kick brass to complain strongly TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1986. < kick for the other team to be homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1987. < kick it; kick to idle, to relax US, 1983. < kick mud to work as a prostitute US, 1963. < kick out the jams to remove all obstacles, to fight for freedom US, 1968. < kick sawdust in circus and carnival usage, to follow or join a show US, 1981. < kick someone’s teeth so far down their throat to beat someone up AUSTRALIA, 1972. < kick something into the long grass to postpone something UK, 2003. < kick something into touch to finish an activity, to stop doing something or stop something happening. A sporting allusion UK, 2000. < kick ten bells out of; kick ten bells of shit out of to physically beat someone very severely. A variation of KNOCK SEVEN BELLS OUT OF UK , 1996. < kick the bucket to die UK, 1785. < kick the gong to fool around US, 1945. < kick the tin to contribute money AUSTRALIA, 1965. < kick to the curb to break off a relation- ship US, 1991. < kick up bobsy-die to make a fuss NEW ZEALAND, 1960. < kick upstairs to promote to a higher-sounding but less- important position UK, 1887. < kick with the left foot to be a Catholic UK, 1984. < kick your own arse to berate yourself. A Glasgow variation of the more familiar ‘kick yourself’ UK: SCOTLAND, 1988. < kick yourself to blame yourself, especially to berate yourself UK, 2003 kick adjective 1 excellent US, 1972. 2 out of style US, 1999 kick about verb to be around AUSTRALIA, 1933 kick along verb to serve out a prison sentence without letting it get you down AUSTRALIA, 1950 kick around verb 1 to discuss something US, 1939. 2 to idle; to pass time doing nothing US, 1993 kick-ass adjective 1 fantastic, excellent, thrilling US, 1980. 2 vigorous, powerful, aggressive, assertive US, 1970 kickback noun 1 a commission on a more or less shady deal US, 1930. 2 the resumption of drug use after a prolonged period of non-use US, 1971 kick back verb to relax US, 1972 kewl | kick back 380 . a train crew who loads and unloads freight at stops on a run US, 1946 jughandle noun in caving and pot-holing, a handle-shaped outcrop of rock used as an anchor-point UK, 2004 jughandles; juglugs noun. 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 straight hair US, 1976 kelt;. rhyming slang ‘Kate Carney’ (or Karney), for ‘army’; Kate Carney was a popular music hall entertainer in the late C19 UK, 1964 Kate and Sidney noun steak and kidney, especially in a steak and kidney