midnight shopper noun a burglar US, 1976 midnight supply man noun a person who traffics in stolen equipment US, 1954 midnight toker noun a person who smokes marijuana before retiring to bed US, 1973 midrats noun a meal served between midnight and 1am. An abbreviation of ‘midnight rations’ US, 1973 midway bonus noun in circus and carnival usage, an extravagant, empty promise US, 1981 MIG alley noun during the Korean war, airspace controlled by North Korea and its allies US, 1951 mighty adjective excellent NEW ZEALAND, 1984 mighty adverb very, greatly. Often ironic UK, 1715 Mighty Joe Young noun a central nervous system depressant UK, 1998 mighty mezz noun a generous marijuana cigarette, or simply marijuana US, 1946 mighty mite noun 1 a marijuana variety with large buds CANADA, 2002. 2 an airblower used by the military in Vietnam to blow smoke or tear gas into enemy tunnels. Also spelt ‘mity-mite’ US, 1967 mighty Quinn noun LSD US, 1975 mike noun 1 a microgram (1/1,000,000th of a gram). The unit of measure for LSD doses, even in the non-metric US US, 1967. 2 a microdot (of LSD) , 1998. 3 a microphone US, 1927. 4 a minute. From the military phonetic alphabet – ‘mike’ for ‘m’, and ‘m’ for ‘minute’ US, 1986. 5 a person who secretly finances a licensed bookmaker AUSTRALIA, 1989 mike; mike up verb to equip with a microphone UK, 1984 Mike Bliss; Micky Bliss noun the act of urination; urine. Rhyming slang for PISS, which leads to TAKE THE MICKY, TAKE THE MICHAEL and variants such as TAKE THE PISS (to jeer) UK, 1961 mike boat noun a military landing craft US, 1977 mike check noun oral sex on a male US, 1992 mike fright noun an overwhelming fear that confronts an actor when facing a microphone US, 1952 Mike Hunt a fictitious name, used as a prank for waiting lists. The announcement ‘table for Mike Hunt’ sounds very much like ‘table for my cunt’, thus a source of amusement US, 1994 mike juliet noun marijuana. Vietnam war usage. The military phonetic alphabet for MJ (marijuana) US, 1977 Mike Malone noun a telephone. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 mike-mike noun a millimeter, or a weapon with a calibre measured in millimeters. From the military phonetic alphabet for ‘mm’ US, 1967 mik-e-nik noun a car or truck mechanic US, 1976 mileage noun 1 any extra use or advantage that may be derived from a situation US, 1955. 2 a record of previous convictions UK, 1996 Mile End noun a friend. Rhyming slang, formed from an area of east London UK, 1992 Mile High Club noun a collective noun for people who claim to have had sex on an airborne plane. Interestingly, the equivalent ‘club’ on a train is not measured in height but distance travelled: ‘the nine mile club’ US, 1972 miles noun < make some miles to drive (a truck) US, 1971 miles adverb much UK, 1885 milf; MILF noun a sexually appealing mother US, 1999 milk verb 1 to exploit, to cheat UK, 1536. 2 to masturbate UK, 1616. 3 in card games, to draw the top and bottom cards (off a new pack) before the first shuffle US, 1845. < get off and milk i t! used for heckling a bicyclist. Mainly schoolchildren use UK, 1975. < milk a rush while injecting a drug, to draw blood into the syringe and slowly release the drug into the vein, controlling the immediate effect of the drug US, 1986. < milk it to squeeze the shaft of the penis towards the head of the penis US, 1978. < milk the anaconda (of a male) to masturbate US, 1985. < milk the bushes to move a boat by pulling on shore bushes CANADA, 1940. < milk the lizard (of a male) to masturbate; to cause sexual ejaculation UK, 1997. < milk the one-eyed aphid of a male, to masturbate UK, 2003 milk? used as a tease of someone whose demeanour is just a bit catty US, 1994 milk-ball noun any alcoholic beverage served with milk US, 1983 milk bar noun the female breasts. Probably dating from the 1950s when conventional milk bars had their peak of popularity UK, 1984 milkbar cowboy noun a motorcyclist given to frequenting milk bars. A term from the 1950s and 60s NEW ZEALAND, 1988 milk-drop noun an auction fraud in which the auctioneer inflates the price of an item by accepting non-existent bids before selling the item to the victim of the fraud UK, 2003 milker noun in poker, a player who bets only on a very good hand or with very good odds US, 1988 milkie; milky noun a milkman UK, 1886 milking stool noun in electric line work, a yoke used for supporting hot line tension tools US, 1980 milkman’s horse adjective cross, angry. Rhyming slang (the Cockney accent should be obvious) UK, 1961 milko noun a milk vendor AUSTRALIA, 1907 milk rope noun a pearl necklace US, 1956 milk route noun an easy, lucrative sales route US, 1930. < do the milk route as a prostitute, to visit late-night venues in search of customers US, 1987 milk run noun 1 a routine trip, especially one that calls at several places. Originally military. Also called a ‘milk round’ UK, 1942. 2 a simple, undemanding, undangerous military task US, 1943. 3 the first run of a ski-lift on a given morning, or the first run down the mountain of the day US, 1963 milkshake noun 1 a solution of baking powder administered to a racehorse to improve its performance NEW ZEALAND, 1990. 2 semen that is sucked and swallowed from a rectum US, 1987. 3 oral sex performed on a male NEW ZEALAND, 1998 milkshake verb to administer a milkshake to a horse NEW ZEALAND, 1992 milksop noun a cowardly or effeminate man UK, 1382 milksucker noun a young child US, 1975 milk-train noun a train with an early morning schedule US, 1853 Milky Way noun a homosexual. Rhyming slang for GAY, created from a galaxy far far away, or, more likely, from a popular chocolate confection with the well-remembered slogan: ‘the sweet you can eat between meals without spoiling your appetite’ UK, 1998 mill noun 1 millimetre, especially as a measure of a gun’s calibre, or a width of still- and cine-camera film US, 1960. 2 one thousand dollars US, 1961. 3 a million, especially and usually a million dollars or pounds. Sometimes simply ‘mile’ US, 1942. 4 in hot rodding and drag racing, an engine US, 1918 Millennium Dome noun 1 a comb. Rhyming slang, formed from the famous folly while it was no more than a building site UK, 1998. 2 a telephone. Rhyming slang (that barely rhymes) UK, 2002 millennium domes noun female breasts that are enhanced to misleading dimensions. After the UK’s much-criticised celebration of 2000 years: the Millennium Dome UK, 2002 Miller time noun hours spent drinking beer after work or play. An advertising slogan by the Miller Brewing Company, expanded to non-product-specific ironic usage US, 1981 milling noun the action of fighting a companion, no holds barred, as a test of your ability. Military UK, 1810 million noun a certainty, a safe bet. Probably from gambling odds of 1,000,000–1. Examples: (of a plan) ‘It’s a million’; (for promotion) ‘You’re a million’ UK, 1970. < gone a million utterly undone; defeated; unable to recover AUSTRALIA, 1913 million dollar wound noun during war, a wound that was serious enough to get a soldier sent home but not so serious as to affect the rest of their life US, 1947 midnight shopper | million dollar wound 430 millioni noun millions. An unnecessary elaboration phonetically simi- lar to Italian milione (million) UK, 2001 Milli Vanilli noun the penis. Rhyming slang for WILLY,formedfroma controversial US music duo of the late 1980s and early 90s UK, 2003 Millwall brick noun a weapon made from a tightly rolled newspaper. Named after, or by association with, Millwall Football Club and the awesome reputation of its ‘fans’ UK, 1999 Millwall Reserves; millwalls noun nerves. Rhyming slang, formed from a London football team UK, 1998 Milton Keynes; miltons noun 1 beans, especially baked beans when served on toast. Rhyming slang, based on the Buckinghamshire town UK, 1998. 2 homosexuals. Rhyming slang for QUEEN(S), based on the Buckinghamshire town UK, 1998. 3 jeans, denims. Rhyming slang, based on the Buckinghamshire town UK, 2002 mimeo noun a mimeograph machine; a document produced by mimeograph US, 1970 Mimeo Minnie noun the stereotypical female office worker US, 1953 mimi noun an act of urination. From the Maori NEW ZEALAND, 1983 Mimi noun the vagina. A given name punning the centrality of the vagina to the user’s perception of herself – ‘me me’ US, 1998 mimic-man noun a Trinidadian who has adopted European or American mannerisms and style TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1971 mimi hill noun a stop during a road trip to use the toilet. From the Maori for ‘urinating’ NEW ZEALAND, 1998 mince noun 1 rubbish, nonsense UK: SCOTLAND, 1911. 2 anything unpleasant UK: SCO TLAND, 1985. 3 used in similes for listlessness or unintelligence UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 4 Guinness™ stout UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 mince adjective used of an unpleasant thing, especially when in the wrong place UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 minced adjective drunk UK, 2002 mincemeat noun < make mincemeat of to defeat absolutely UK, 1876 mince pies; minces noun the eyes. Rhyming slang UK, 1857 minch noun in circus and carnival usage, an unengaged, low- spending customer US, 1928 mincy adjective stupid, silly UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 mind noun < give someone a piece of your mind to reprimand, to censure UK, 1861. < the mind b oggles! a catchphrase used as an ironic comment on any marked absurdity. Widely popularised in the Daily Mirror cartoon strip The Perishers, by Maurice Dodd, from the 1950s in print and the late 70s as an animation UK, 1984 mind verb 1 to work as a bodyguard, especially for a criminal; to look after a criminal activity UK, 1924 . 2 to bribe regularly UK, 1970. < don’t mind me!; don’t mind me, I only live here!; don’t mind me, I only work here! used by someone who feels disregarded as an ironic suggestion that whatever is happening, and that has caused such feelings of alienation, should continue (and continue to disregard the speaker) UK, 1937. < never mind!; never you mind! mind your own business!, don’t let it trouble you! UK, 1814 mind! pay attention!, note what I say!, used to add emphatic force to a statement UK, 1779 mindbender noun 1 anything that challenges your knowledge or assumptions UK, 1963. 2 a hallucinogenic drug US, 1971 mindblower noun 1 an event, experience or situation that completley surprises or shocks US, 1968. 2 a hallucinogenic drug US, 1973 mind-blowing adjective 1 of drugs, especially hallucinogenic UK, 1967. 2 amazing, almost unbelievable. Hyperbole UK, 1967 mind-boggling adjective astounding UK, 1964 mind detergent noun LSD; any psycho-active drug, legal or otherwise. Coined during the Cold War, this term is suggestive of brainwashing UK, 2003 minder noun a criminal’s bodyguard or enforcer. Made very familiar to the UK public with the television series Minder, 1979–94 UK, 1924 mindfuck noun 1 anything that causes an internal paradigm shift US, 1971 . 2 the mental aspects of sex US, 1970 mindfuck verb to baffle; to manipulate psychologically US, 1967 mind-fucking adjective having the quality to confuse, puzzle or astound. Conventional use of ‘mind’ plus FUCK (to confound) US, 1971 mindle noun a stupid girl. Possibly derived as a shortening of ‘mindless’. Recorded in contemporary gay use UK, 2003 mindless adjective (used of waves) immense and powerful US, 1987 mind your back!; mind your backs! get out of the way!; also used to ‘warn’ of the presence of a male homosexual UK, 1983 mine noun your job US, 1954. < down the mine lost AUSTRALIA, 1969 mine adjective a ‘minus’ attached to a grade US, 1968 mine! used for acknowledging in shorthand form responsibility for a problem US, 1989 minehost; mine host; mine-host noun a tavern keeper, a pub landlord UK, 1904 miner noun < the miner’s silicosis US, 1951 miner’s con noun silicosis. An abbreviation of ‘consumption’ US, 1951 ming noun an unpleasant smell UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 ming verb to stink UK: SCOTLAND, 1986 minge noun 1 the vagina. From the Latin mingere (to urinate) and the mistaken belief that urine passes through the vagina UK, 1903. 2 the pubic hair. Extends from the previous sense to include the general pubic area. A natural redhead is known as a ‘ginger minge’ UK, 1903. 3 a contemptible person. Extending the sense as ‘vagina’, synonymous with CUNT UK, 2001 minge bag noun a contemptible woman. Combines MINGE with BAG (an unattractive woman) UK, 1982 minge-muncher noun a person who enjoys performing oral sex on women NEW ZEALAND, 1998 minger noun a person who smells bad; hence, an unattractive person of either sex. From Scottish MING (to stink). Pronounced with a hard ‘g’ UK, 2003 Minge Whinge nickname The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler. Actors’ slang for the widely popular theatre piece UK, 2003 ming-ho adjective drunk. Deriving, perhaps, from MING (to stink), thus playing on STINKING (very drunk) UK, 2002 minging adjective 1 unattractive, unpleasant; descriptive of anthing bad. Also shortened to ‘mingin’. From the verb MING (to stink), hence to look STINKING (disgusting) UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 2 drunk. Royal Navy slang; from MING (to stink) hence STINKING (drunk) UK, 1987 minglewood noun a hollowed cigar refilled with hashish and potent marijuana US, 2004 mingo noun an unpleasant person. Perhaps a combination of MING (to stink) and MINGE (the vagina), or perhaps an evolution of the older sense (1775) of the word as a ‘chamberpot’ UK, 2001 mingra noun a police officer UK, 1979 ming-ray noun a mischievous ‘game’ of spreading a school-fellow’s possessions over as wide an area as possible without being noticed by the victim UK, 2003 mingy adjective 1 mean, miserly. Probably a blend of ‘mangy’ (shabby) or ‘mean’, and ‘stingy’ (mean) UK, 1911. 3 in pool, a shot that cannot be missed or a game that cannot be lost US, 1990 mini noun a mini-skirt, a very short skirt UK, 1966 mini-bean noun an amphetamine capsule; a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 2003 mini-bennie noun an amphetamine or Benzedrine™ (amphetamine sulphate, a central nervous system stimulant) tablet or capsule US, 1977 mini L noun a Pontiac Grand Prix car. A car with a strong resemblance to the El Dorado US, 1970 431 millioni | mini L mini-me noun a smaller version of somebody. From a character introduced in 1997 in the Austin Powers films UK, 2003 Mini Moke noun a cigar, cigarette or pipe. Rhyming slang for SMOKE, formed on a type of small car UK, 1998 mini-moo noun the vagina. MOO (an unpleasant woman) playing on Mini-Me, the miniature alter-ego of the villainous Dr. Evil in the film Austin Powers, The Spy Who Shagged Me, 1999 UK, 2001 mini skirt noun a woman US, 1977 mini-tanker noun a small mobile beer tank hired for social gatherings NEW ZEALAND, 1977 MiniWac nickname Bill Bennett, premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 86 CANADA, 1989 mink noun 1 a female friend or lover US, 1899. 2 a female whose romantic interest in a man is overshadowed by her interest in his financial worth US, 1960 minky noun the vagina UK, 2001 Min Min light; Min Min; min min noun a will-o’-the-wisp. Probably from an Australian Aboriginal language AUSTRALIA, 1956 Minnesota mule noun a prostitute recently arrived in New York City from a small town or city US, 1987 Minnesota strip nickname an area in New York City frequented by prostitutes US, 1986 minnie noun a homosexual man. An example of CAMP trans-gender identification UK, 2002 Minnie noun in lowball or low poker, the lowest possible hand. A personification of ‘minimum’ US, 1967 minnie verb to mince UK, 2002 Minnie Mouse noun of a woman, the pubic hair. Named after a cartoon character UK, 2003 minnow noun a poker player who joins a no-stakes game without sufficient funds US, 1978 minny noun a minimum security jail or prison; the minimum security wing of a jail or prison US, 1976 minoo adjective a ‘minus’ attached to a grade US, 1968 minor-league adjective mediocre, less than impressive. From the minor leagues in US professional baseball US, 1949 minors noun < the minors in horse racing, the second and third place finishes AUSTRALIA, 1989 minors! that’s not a problem! Hawaiian youth usage US, 1981 mint noun 1 a great deal of money. From the coinage of coins UK, 1655. 2 money US, 1997. 3 a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 1996 mintage noun a mint-flavoured breath freshener or hard sweet US, 1993 minted adjective 1 very rich. A play on conventional ‘mint’ (the place where money is made) and being ‘made of money’ UK, 1999. 2 excellent UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 mintie noun a lesbian who plays the aggressive or dominant role US, 1972 mintox; mont adjective excellent. Noted as being in use since the 1970s UK, 2001 mint r ocks; mints; rocks noun socks. Rhyming slang; a latter day variation of ALMOND ROCKS reflecting the predominant flavour of modern seaside rock UK, 1996 mintweed; mint noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1981 minty adjective 1 less than good, filthy, bad UK, 2002. 2 fashionable, stylish CANADA, 2002. 3 homosexual, effeminate US, 1965. 4 excellent US, 1987 miracle noun in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead, an extra ticket for that night’s show US, 1994 miracle meat noun a penis that is almost as large flaccid as erect US, 1970 Miracle Mile nickname a stretch of Wilshire Boulevard, a main artery in Los Angeles, California. A nickname coined by an estate agent but then accepted in the vernacular US, 1987 Miracle of the Doughnuts noun an apparition of the image of Christ which occurred in September 1998 at a doughnut shop in Cape Breton CANADA, 2001 miracle rice noun IR8, a high-yielding variety of rice introduced in Vietnam in the 1960s, doubling rice production yields US, 1985 miraculous adjective extremely drunk UK: SCOTLAND, 1873 Miranda noun a warning read or recited to criminal suspects before an interrogation, informing them of their consitutional rights in the situation. From a 1966 decision of the US Supreme Court US, 1966 mirror noun a military sentry’s enemy counterpart US, 1992 mirror man; mi rror noun a person with decision-making authority who avoids making decisions. From the stock answer of ‘I’ll look into it’ AUSTRALIA, 1987 misbehave verb to shave. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 mischief noun < do you a mischief to cause you trouble or harm UK, 1385 mischievious adjective mischievous. A frequent solecism in both speech and writing UK, 1937 misdee noun a misdemeanour or minor crime US, 1992 miserable adjective miserly; stingy AUSTRALIA, 1903 misery noun low quality coffee US, 1949. < the misery the bleed period of the menstrual cycle. Euphemism US, 1999 misery fiddle noun (among Canadian loggers) a cross-cut saw CANADA, 1995 misery guts noun a habitually miserable or complaining person AUSTRALIA, 1981 misery lights noun the coloured lights on the top of a police car US, 1992 misery machine noun a motorcyle US, 1962 misery parade noun alcoholics pacing on the pavement waiting for an off-licence or bar to open in the morning US, 1998 misfeature noun incomputing,afeatureofaprogramthatwas carefully planned but that produces undesirable consequences in a given situation US, 1983 misfire noun an instance of sexual impotence or premature ejaculation US, 1981 mish noun the missionary position for sexual intercourse – man on top of prone woman US, 1995 mishegoss noun nonsense; craziness US, 1969 miss noun < give something a miss; give it a miss to avoid doing something UK, 1919 miss verb to inject a drug intravenously. Humorous use of an antonym, 1998. < miss a trick to fail to take advantage of a situ- ation UK, 1943. < miss out on to lose an opportunity, to fail to achieve something US, 1929. < miss the boat to lose an opportunity, to be late for something. Originally nautical UK, 1929. < miss the bus to lose an opportunity UK, 1915. < miss the pink and pot the brown to engage in heterosexual anal intercourse. A snooker metaphor playing on ‘pink’ (the open vagina) and ‘brown’ (the anus) UK, 1997 Miss Ann; Missy Ann noun the prototype of the white southern woman US, 1925 Miss Carrie noun a small supply of drugs carried on the person of a drug addict. Carried to get the addict through a short incarceration in the event of an arrest US, 1973 misses noun dice that have been weighted, either to throw a seven less (for the opening roll in craps) or more (for subsequent rolls) than normal US, 1962 Miss Green noun marijuana US, 1952 missing noun a report of a missing person US, 1985 mini-me | missing 432 missing link noun zinc. Rhyming slang, used by scrap-dealers in Glasgow UK: SCO TLAND, 1988 missing you alr eady used as a farewell. A popular catchphrase; alas the sincerity of the sentiment is often undermined by sarcasm UK, 2000 mission noun 1 a search to buy crack cocaine. Another Star Trek metaphor US, 1992 . 2 an assignment given to a youth gang member US, 1995 mission bum; mission stiff noun a tramp who frequents the dining rooms and sleeping quarters offered to the desitute by religious missions US, 1924 Mississippi flush noun in poker, any hand and a revolver US, 1999 Mississippi marbles noun dice US, 1920 Mississippi mudflap noun a hairstyle: the hair is worn short at the front and long at the back. Best known as a MULLET US, 2001 Mississippi saxophone noun a harmonica, a mouth organ US, 1996 Miss It noun used as a term of address to a person with excessive self esteem US, 1968 Miss Muggins noun a notional seller of out-of-fashion clothing BARBADOS, 1965 Missouri marbles noun dice US, 1962 Missouri pass noun in the US, pulling off a road onto the hard shoulder to pass a vehicle on the right US, 1999 Missouri stop noun a rolling stop at a traffic signal or stop sign US, 1999 Miss Palmer and her five daughters noun masturbation BAHAMAS, 1971 Miss Piggy noun 1 a fat, aggressive, loud homosexual man. An allusion to a main character on the Muppets children’s television programme US, 1980. 2 a cigarette. Rhyming slang for CIGGY UK, 1998 Miss Priss noun used as a friendly female-to-female term of address US, 1996 Miss Thing noun used as a term of address for someone (female or homosexual male) with excessive self-esteem US, 1957 missus noun 1 a wife. A phonetic rendering of ‘Mrs’; ultimately from ‘mistress’. Always modified as either ‘the missus’, or ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘his missus’ UK, 1833. 2 the ‘woman of the house’ on a country property. Counterpart of the masculine BOSS UK, 1836. 3 lady; madam. Used as a term of address to an unknown woman UK, 1861 mist noun 1 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1977. 2 the smoke produced when crack cocaine is smoked US, 1994 mista noun mister. A deliberate misspelling UK, 1997 mister noun 1 the male manager of a homosexual brothel US, 1966. 2 a steady boyfriend or common-law husband TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1945 Mister; Mr noun a stereotype of the adjective that follows US, 1940 Mister B; Mr B nickname Billy Eckstine (1914–93), jazz vocalist US, 1948 Mister B-52; Mr B-52 nickname Lt Colonel John Paul Vann (1934–72), killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam US, 1988 Mister Big; Mr Big noun the head of an organisation, especially a criminal enterprise US, 1940 Mister Bitchy; Mr Bitchy noun a Mitsubishi car US, 1992 Mister Brown; Mr Brown noun the passive male in homosexual anal sex US, 1950 Mister Busy; Mr Busy noun in prison, any officer with an antagon- istic attitude toward the prisoners UK, 1996 Mister C; Mr C nickname Perry Como (b.1912), US singer US, 1982 Mister Charles; Mr Charles noun a white man US, 1970 Mister Charlie; Mr Charlie noun used as a stereotypical represen- tation of white authority over black people. A piece of slang used as a gesture of resistance by US black people US, 1928 Mister Chatsby; Mr C hatsby noun a non-existent member of a circus administration used to fob off unwelcome visitors. Possibly an elaboration of CHAT (a thing) UK, 1953 Mister Clean; Mr Clean; Miss Clean noun a person in the public- eye who maintains an image that is beyond reproach US, 1974 Mister Dictionary has deserted us yet again used as a humorous comment on profanity US, 1994 Mister Fixit; Mr Fixit noun used as an informal title for someone who is able to ‘fix’ things, whether from a technical knowledge or political influence. ‘Mr’ may be replaced with another title as appropriate UK, 1984 Mister Floppy; Mr Floppy noun the penis that has become flaccid when an erection is to be preferred UK, 2003 Mister Foot; Mr Foot noun the penis. An imperial measure of bragging UK, 2001 Mister Geezer; Mr Geezer noun the penis. Both parts of this com- bination indicate ‘a man’ US, 2001 Mister Green; Mr Green noun money US, 1973 Mister Happy; Mr Happy noun 1 the penis. Adopted from the character created by UK cartoonist Roger Hargreaves (1935–88) for his Mr Men children’s books US, 1984. 2 a nappy. Glasgow rhyming slang UK: SCO TLAND, 1988 Mister Hawkins; Mr Hawkins noun a cold winter wind. An embellishment and personification of HAWK US, 1970 Mister Hyde; Mr Hyde noun an untrustworthy person. Rhyming slang for SNIDE, informed by rhyming slang JEKYLL AND HYDE (two- faced) and the character of Mr Hyde in Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde UK, 1992 Mister Jones; Mr Jones noun used as a personification of the dominant white culture US, 1971 Mister Lovely; Mr Lovely noun marijuana UK, 2003 Mister Man; Mr Man noun used as a disparaging term of address TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1904 Mister Matey; Mr Matey noun the penis. A pet name; possibly a reference to Matey™, a brand name bubble bath for children, marketed in a phallic-shaped character-bottle that is suited to playing games in the bath UK, 2001 Mister Miggles; Mr Miggles noun heroin NEW ZEALAND, 1997 Mister Money; Mr Money noun a Jewish person US, 1980 Mister Nasty; Mr Nasty noun the penis US, 2001 Mister Nice; Mr Nice noun one of the most powerful hybrid-strains of marijuana. Named in honour of Howard Marks, a campaigner for the legalisation of cannabis. ‘Mr Nice’ was one of forty-three aliases Marks used in his former career as marijuana smuggler and the one by which he is publicly recognised UK, 2002 Mister Period; Mr Period noun used of a personification of the fact that a woman has missed her normal menstrual period US, 1980 Mister Sin; Mr Sin noun a police officer assigned to the vice squad US, 1980 Mister Softy; Mr Softy noun a flaccid penis US, 1995 Mister Speaker; Mr Speaker noun a handgun US, 1945 Mister Television; Mr Television nickname Milton Berle, US comedian of vaudeville, radio and television fame (1908–2002). Berle was the first superstar of US television, hosting the very popular Tuesday night Texaco Star Theater. Berle personified the early days of television; when he died in March 2002, newspaper headlines across the US proclaimed that ‘Mr Television’ had died US, 1949 Mister TFX; Mr TFX nickname Albert W. Blackburn, a special assist- ant to Secretary of the Defense Robert McNamara in the early 1960s and an advocate of the controversial TFX (Tactical Fighter, Experimental) US, 1967 Mister Thirty; Mr Thirty noun a tiger. During the Vietnam war, tigers were occasionaly seen near the end of the lunar month when there was less light at night US, 1991 433 missing link | Mister Thirty; Mr Thirty Mister Truman’s War noun the Korean war. A Republican party coining US, 1964 Mister Twenty-six; Mr Twenty-six noun a hypodermic needle US, 1973 Mister Winky; Mr Winky noun the penis. Especially in the phrase ‘giving Mr Winky an oral report’ (oral sex) US, 2001 Mister Wood; Mr Wood noun a police truncheon. From the crime- fighting technology employed at the time UK, 1998 Mister Wood in the house; Mr Wood in the house used to describe a poorly attended circus performance. It is easier to see the wooden benches than the audience that should be sitting on them UK, 1953 Mister Zippo; Mr Zippo noun the operator of a flame thrower. Vietnam war slang based on the Zippo™ manufacturing company’s many cigarette lighters US, 1991 mistie; misty noun a tablet of morphine sulphate. Probably because the sensation described by users is ‘misty’ NEW ZEALAND, 2002 Mitcham Gypsy noun a person who wishes, or pretends, to be a gypsy. Mitcham in Surrey is a town where a number of travelling families have taken residence in houses UK, 2000 mites and lice noun in poker, a hand with a pair of threes and a pair of twos US, 1967 mitsubishi; mitsi noun a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. From the Mitsubishi car manufacturer’s logo embossed on the tablet UK, 2001 Mitsubishi Tu rbo noun a tablet of PMA, a synthetic hallucinogen, etched with the Japanese car manufacturer’s logo UK, 2001 mitt noun 1 the hand US, 1893. 2 inpokerorothercardgames,ahand of cards US, 1896 mitt verb to grab, to seize US, 1915 mitt camp noun a fortune-telling booth in a carnival US, 1980 mitten money noun extra money, either in the form of a tip or a bribe. From the practice of sea-going pilots charging an extra fee for winter work US, 1975 mitt man noun in gambling, a cheat who switches cards US, 1997 mitt reader noun in circus and carnival usage, a fortune teller who reads palms US, 1981 Mitzi noun a Mitsubishi car UK, 2002 mix noun kava, a tranquillity-inducing herbal beverage FIJI, 1995. < in the mix involved with youth gang activity US, 1995 mix verb to fight US, 1895. < mix it 1 to stir up trouble US, 1899. 2 to fight UK, 1900 . < mix your peanut butter to play the active role in anal sex US, 1971 mix and muddle noun a cuddle. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 mixed jive noun crack cocaine UK, 2003 mixed up adjective confused US, 1884 mixer noun 1 a troublemaker, a mischief-maker UK, 1938. 2 a woman who works in a bar, encouraging customers through flirtation to buy drinks, both for themselves and for her US, 1950 mix in verb to join a fight UK, 1912 mixing stick noun the gear shift of a truck US, 1961 mixmaster noun 1 a Cessna O-1 Super Skymaster aircraft, used in forward air control missions in Vietnam US, 1951. 2 acomplex motorway interchange US, 1976. 3 a dance music disc jockey. With variant form ‘mixmeister’ US, 1995 mixo noun abartenderUS, 1950 mixologist noun abartenderUS, 1950 miz! that’s too bad! An abbreviation of ‘miserable’ US, 1997 mizzi noun a type of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 2000 mizzle verb to depart hurriedly UK, 1781 MJ; mj noun marijuana. From MARY JANE (marijuana) US, 1966 MLR noun in the Korean war, the main line of resistance or the front US, 1957 MMM noun an automated cash machine. An abbreviation of MAGIC MONEY MACHINE ; used widely in conversation in the 1990s NEW ZEALAND , 2002 ’mo noun a homosexual US, 1968 mo noun 1 a moment UK, 1896. 2 in a prison, a prisoner subject to mental observation US, 2000. 3 a moustache AUSTRALIA, 1894. 4 a month US, 1928. 5 a homosexual US, 1968 MO noun 1 a criminal’s method of operating. From the Latin modus operandi US, 1954. 2 marijuana. Also without the capitals US, 1977 mo’ adjective more US, 2002 moan noun a complaint or grievance, an instance of spoken complaining. Originally military, probably from the verb ‘moan’ (to grumble) UK, 1911 moaning Minnie noun a persistent grumbler. Formed on a girl’s name but applied to moaners of either gender UK, 1962 moan-o-drama noun a romance story in a girls’ magazine CANADA, 1997 mob noun 1 a group of friends US, 1939 . 2 a group of people sharing some connection AUSTRALIA, 1848. 3 a gang of criminals UK, 1791. 4 a military unit UK, 1894. 5 a group of surfers AUSTRALIA, 1964. 6 a group of Aboriginal Australians; in Aboriginal English, a tribe, language group or Aboriginal community AUSTRALIA, 1828. 7 in circus and carnival usage, the men employed by the show as a group US, 1981. 8 a group of animals; a flock or herd AUSTRALIA, 1828 Mob noun < the Mob organized crime; the Mafia US, 1969 mob verb 1 to idle, to relax with friends US, 1995. 2 to surround, yell at and assault US, 1998 MOB money over bitches US, 1998 mobbed up adjective associated with organized crime US, 1973 mobbie noun 1 a female willing to take any and all sexual partners AUSTRALIA, 1985. 2 a member of an organized crime organisation US, 1994 Mobe noun the Student Mobilization Committee Against the War in Vietnam (SMC), the most powerful and visible anti-war group in the US in the late 1960s and early 70s US, 1970 mob-handed adjective used to denote that the person specified is within a group or accompanied by a gang of people UK, 1934 mobie; moby noun a mobile phone UK, 1998 mobile noun a mobile phone UK, 2005 mobile adjective sexually attractive US, 1993 mobile parking lot noun a car transporter US, 1976 moblog; moblogging noun a diary or a miscellany of random obser- vations, text-messages and pictures collected on a mobile phone and posted on the Internet; the act of creating, keeping or updating such a record. From ‘mobile weblog’ (see BLOG) UK, 2002 moboton noun a splendid example of something BARBADOS, 1965 mobs noun a great number AUSTRALIA, 1927 Moby noun a completely depillated female pubis. Named for the totally bald-headed musician Moby (Richard Melville Hall, b.1965) US, 2003 moby adjective enormous. A term brought into the world of computer programming from the model railway club at MIT US, 1965 Moby Dick noun cocaine. Refers to the GREAT WHITE WHALE in Mo by Dick, the classic novel by Herman Melville (1819–91). Cocaine, thereby, is claimed to be great and white (and you can have ‘a whale of a time’?) UK, 2001. < on the Moby Dick; on the moby on sick leave. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 Moby Dick; moby adjective sick. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 moby grape noun an improvised mechanism for injecting drugs, consisting of a syringe with a rubber bulb from a child’s dummy attached to the end. The connection between this term and the late 1960s pyschedelic rock band by the same name seems obvious, yet eludes proof or explanation US, 1971 Mister Truman’s War | moby grape 434 moccasin telegraph noun passing information through rumour, gossip or the Internet. The original meaning referred to the use of Indian people as runners to carry messages; it has been adapted to the Internet world US, 1908 mocker noun clothing; attire. Origin unknown. ‘Thirty-five’ (author of a glossary of Australian prison slang) writing in 1950 gave the defi- nition ‘a coat’ AUSTRALIA, 1953 mockered up adjective dressed up AUSTRALIA, 1938 mockers noun < put the mockers on 1 to jinx AUSTRALIA, 1911. 2 to thwart, to frustrate someone’s plans. A variation of earlier ‘put the mock(s) on’, which had a sense akin to ‘put a jinx on someone’ AUSTRALIA, 1949 mock fighting noun simulated fighting US, 1978 mockit; mawkit adjective very dirty. Originally meant ‘maggoty’, now applied equally to actual dirt and notional obscenity UK: SCOTLAND , 1911 mockitness noun dirtiness. From MOCKIT (very dirty) UK: SCO TLAND, 1988 mockney noun an ersatz London accent and vocabulary; someone who affects such artificial speech and background in search of cool. A compound of ‘mock’ (false) and ‘Cockney’ (the accent and identity of anyone born ‘within the sound of Bow bells’ or, loosely, an East Ender) UK, 1989 mock out verb to imitate US, 1960 mockstick noun a person who is the subject of mockery BARBADOS, 1965 mocky; mockie noun a Jewish person US, 1893 mocumentary noun a film or television entertainment in the style of a documentary US, 1990 mod noun 1 a member of the 1960s youth cult that is characterised by its detailed dress sense and use of motor-scooters. Abbreviated from ‘modernist’. Wittily defined in the 6th edition of The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 1967, as ‘a teenager unable to afford a motorcycle, and doing his damnedest with a scooter’ and pedantically riposted by David Holloway, who writes in his review of the dictionary: ‘"Mods" ride scooters because the machines protect their clothes[.]’ ‘Mod’ survives in C21 as a convenient music genre, and as small living-history groups who dressup in period costumes, ride scooters and dance to music marketed as ‘Mod’ UK, 1960. 2 in computing, a modifi- cation US, 1991. 3 a percent sign (%) on a computer keyboard US, 1991 modams noun marijuana US, 1977 mod con noun a modern convenience. From estate agent jargon UK, 1934 modder noun a modifier UK, 2003 moddy boy noun a young male who embraces the fashion and style of the mods UK, 1983 mode verb to show disrespect; to exploit US, 2001 model noun a prostitute UK, 1995 model C adjective applied to teenagers in South Africa who attend private schools or mixed-race public schools SOUTH AFRICA, 2003 model D noun a black student who attends, or attended, a government school in a township. Scamto youth street slang (South African townships) SOUTH AFRICA, 2005 modified adjective used of a car that has been in an accident UK, 1981 modplod noun a member of the military police. Combines the acronym MOD (the Ministry of Defence) with ‘plod’ (the police) UK, 1987 mods and rockers; mods noun the female breasts. Rhyming slang for KNOCKERS, formed from two youth gangs who battled their way into 1960s folklore UK, 1992 mod squad noun any group of black and white people. An allusion to a US television series (1968–73) that featured three hipper-than- hip juvenile delinquents turned police – Julie, Linc and Pete, one black, one white and one blonde US, 1971 modulate; modjitate verb to talk on a citizens’ band radio. Adopted from technical jargon US, 1975 moer as an expletive, used as an expression of rage or disgust; used as an obscene and abusive form of address; in intensifying phrases, ‘the moer’, ‘moer of a’, ‘moer and gone’, etc, a synonym of hell. From Afrikaans for ‘mother’ (of animals) or ‘womb’ SOUTH AFRICA , 1946 moer; moera verb to thrash, to beat-up. Not in polite use SOUTH AFRICA , 1960 mofa noun marijuana US, 2001 moff noun a hermaphroditic animal AUSTRALIA, 1953 moffie; mophy noun a homosexual male; a male transvestite. Deriving, probably, from ‘hermaphrodite’, but other etymological theories are interesting; mofrodite (a castrated Italian opera singer); Dutch mof (an article of clothing); English ‘mauve’ (as a variant of lavender, a colour associated with homosexuality). The word ‘moffie’ or ‘mophy’ first appears in South African sea slang in 1929 as ‘a delicate, well-groomed young man’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1929 moffiedom noun homosexual society. From MOFFIE (a homosexual) SOUTH AFRICA, 1977 mofo noun motherfucker US, 1965 mog noun a cat. A docking of MOGGY UK, 1927 mo-gas noun gasoline fuel used for ground vehicles. Vietnam war usage US, 1977 moggie noun Mogodon™, a brand name tranquillizer UK, 1998 moggy; moggie noun acatUK, 1911 mogue verb to deceive, to fool UK, 1854. < and no mogue? used to imply a slight incredulity, ‘That’s true?’. From ‘mogue’ (to deceive); since late C19 a tailors’ catchphrase that slipped into polari UK, 2002 mohasky noun marijuana. Variants include ‘mohaska’, ‘mohasty’ and ‘mohansky’ US, 1938 moired adjective drunk. Probably from conventional ‘moiréd’ (of materials such as silk, ‘watered’), thus ‘well watered’ UK, 2002 mojo noun 1 a spell, magic US, 1926. 2 sexuality, libido, sexual attraction. The song ‘Got My Mojo Working’ was sung on stage by Ann Cole in 1956 – the lyric continues: ‘but it just won’t work on you’. In 1971, The Doors released a song entitled ‘Mr Mojo Risin’; the title serves as an anagram for the singer Jim Morrison and as an advertisement for his dangerous sexuality. This meaning, how- ever, was not widely appreciated before the second Austin Powers film opened in 1999, but it caught on quickly thereafter US, 1999. 3 hard drugs, especially powdered drugs: cocaine, heroin, morphine. From the sense ‘a kind of magic’; first recorded in this sense as is ‘morphine’ US, 1935. 4 an early version of the fax machine. Very slow, very cumbersome, but for its day a great advance, almost ‘magical’, hence the term. Popularised by Hunter S. Thompson’s writings US, 1990 mojo juice noun liquid dolophine, a drug commonly known as methadone, used for the rehabilitation of heroin addicts US, 1987 moke noun 1 a fool. From the conventional sense (a donkey) UK, 1855. 2 a horse AUSTRALIA, 1863 moko longer than plantain used for signalling to a woman that her slip is showing TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 molasses noun used as a euphemism for ‘shit’ UK, 1994 mole noun 1 a promiscuous woman. Commonly used as a term of disparagement implying promiscuity. Merely a respelling of MOLL in the same sense, representing the usual Australian pronunciation AUSTRALIA, 1965. 2 in electric line work, a lineman or cable-splicer who works underground US, 1980 mole hole noun the underground barracks where air attack alert crews live US, 1963 moll noun 1 an unmarried female companion of a criminal UK, 1823. 2 a promiscuous woman. Commonly used as a term of contempt, especially amongst teenagers, implying promiscuity. Commonly pronounced to rhyme with ‘pole’ AUSTRALIA, 1972. 3 a prostitute. Now obsolete in Britain but survives in Australia UK, 1604. < like a moll at a christening uncomfortably out of place AUSTRALIA, 1945 moll buzz noun a female pickpocket US, 1949 435 moccasin telegraph | moll buzz moll-buzzer noun a thief who specialises in snatching handbags from women with children in prams or pushchairs US, 1859 molly noun 1 an effeminate male homosexual UK, 1709 . 2 any central nervous system stimulant US, 1979. 3 MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 2003 molly-booby noun afoolishpersonBARBADOS, 1965 mollycoddle noun an effeminate man, especially an effeminate homosexual man UK, 1833 molly-dooker noun a left-handed person AUSTRALIA, 1934 Molly Hogan noun in logging, a wire strand, cut from cable, used as a cotter pin CANADA, 1989 Molly Hogan deal noun a deal with a catch, something wrong CANADA, 1966 Molly Maguired adjective tired. Rhyming slang, formed, probably, from the title of the 1970 film The Molly Maguires rather than the C19 originals UK, 1998 Molly Malone; molly noun a telephone. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the tragic heroine of the traditional ballad, ‘Cockles and Mussels’ UK, 1971 Molly O’Morgan noun an organ (in any sense). Rhyming slang, orig- inally for ‘a barrel organ’ UK, 1961 molly the monk adjective drunk. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1966 molo adjective drunk. Origin unknown AUSTRALIA, 1906 Molsonland nickname Canada CANADA, 2002 Molson muscle noun the rounded belly of the habitual beer drinker. Molson is one of the two largest breweries in Canada CANADA, 2001 mom noun the ‘feminine’ or ‘passive’ member of a lesbian relation- ship US, 1957 mom-and-pop adjective small-time, small-scale. From the image of a small grocery store owned and operated by a husband and wife US, 1943 momgram noun the postcard that many US Marine recruits sent home upon arriving at basic training in Parris Island, South Carolina US, 1991 momma-hopper noun used as a euphemism for ‘motherfucker’ US, 1977 mommy-o noun used as a term of address for a woman. Far rarer than DADDY-O US, 1955 momo noun 1 a motor; a car. Childish, reduplication of first syllable UK, 1982. 2 an idiot US, 1960 momo boy noun a member of the Mongrel Mob gang NEW ZEALAND, 1977 moms noun amotherUS, 1965 momzer; momser noun a bastard; a brute; a detestable man. From the Hebrew for ‘bastard’ US, 1947 Mon nickname the Monongahela River US, 1982 Mona Lisa noun 1 a pizza. Rhyming slang, formed from the English name of the famous portrait by Leonardo da Vinci UK, 1998. 2 a freezer. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 monarch noun in a deck of playing cards, a king US, 1988 Monday morning quarterback noun 1 in American football, a fan who from the distance of the day after a game knows exactly what should have been done US, 1967. 2 a self-styled expert who from the safety of distance knows exactly what should have been done in a given situation in which he was not a participant US, 1950 Monday pill noun the large, orange anti-malarial pill (chloroquine- primaquine) taken once a week by US troops in Vietnam US, 1990 mondo adjective large US, 1982 mondo adverb very US, 1968 money noun 1 someone who is attractive, nice and generally a good catch. Popularised as a catchphrase by the film Swingers US, 1997. 2 a close friend or trusted colleague US, 1992. 3 in prison, anything of value in trade US, 1976 . < have money to burn to be rich, to have plenty to spend US, 1896. < in the money 1 wealthy, especially if exceptionally so; comfortably off UK, 1902. 2 in horse racing, finishing first, second or third in a race US, 1964. < it’s only money said to yourself or another, as encouragement to spend or consolation, when faced with an unwanted or unexpected expense UK, 1984. < money talks and bullshit walks used as a humorous suggestion that talk is cheap US, 1984. < money to stone dogs a lot of money. Pelting anything handy at foraging stray dogs is a common habit among the poor. JAMAICA, 2001. < put your money where your mouth is to back up your words with a wager or a payment US, 1942. < you pays your money and you takes your choice!; you p ays your money! only if you contribute to something in some manner are you entitled to hold an opinion or take advantage of that something. A catchphrase. Originally, and in its literal sense, a stallholder’s cry to customers, recorded in Punch in 1846. Familiarity has shortened the phrase without amending its sense UK, 2000 moneybags noun a wealthy individual IRELAND, 1818 money ball noun in pool, a shot that if made will win a wager US, 1990 money box noun 1 a Royal Mail train UK, 1970. 2 any money that remains after the necessities of life are paid for NEW ZEALAND, 1984 money for jam noun easily obtained or earned money AUSTRALIA, 1960 money for old rope noun money easily earned, hence anything gained by little or no effort UK, 1936 money fr om home noun any money won easily, betting US, 1951 money-getter noun the vagina US, 1973 money-grabber noun in motor racing, a driver who enters an event and competes only long enough to claim the fee for appearing and then quits the race US, 1993 money in the bank and cattle in the hills noun independently wealthy US, 1954 money machine noun a generous person US, 1997 moneymaker noun 1 the genitals; the buttocks UK, 1896. 2 a success US, 1899. 3 a low-priced, reliable truck US, 1971 money player noun an athlete who performs well in critical situ- ations US, 1922 moneypuker noun an automatic cash machine CANADA, 1993 money rider noun in horse racing, a winning jockey US, 1951 money row noun a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery US, 1957 money shot noun a scene in a pornographic film or photograph of a man ejaculating outside his partner. Perhaps because it is the one shot that justifies the cost of the scene US, 1977 money-spinner noun anything that makes easy profits UK, 1952 money talks those who have money have power US, 1905 Monfort lane noun the passing lane on a motorway US, 1977 mong noun 1 a fool; used as an all-purpose insult. Abbreviated from the offensive usage of ‘mongoloid’ (affected with Down’s syndrome) UK, 1996 . 2 a dog of mixed breed. Shortening of ‘mongrel’ AUSTRALIA, 1903 mong; mong out verb (of drugs) to intoxicate; to become intoxicated. Derives from the conventional sense of ‘mongol’ (a person affected by Down’s syndrome, also meaning ‘a stupid person’) UK, 1996 monged adjective 1 drunk UK, 2002. 2 being fatigued after drug use UK, 2002 monged-out; monged adjective intoxicated with MDMA, the rec- reational drug best known as ecstasy, or, occasionally, another drug. Derives from the conventional sense of ‘mongol’ (a person affected by Down’s syndrome, also meaning ‘a stupid person’) UK, 2000 mongee noun a good student who is socially inept. School usage US, 1961 mongie noun a member of the Mongrel Mob gang NEW ZEALAND, 1982 mongie adjective 1 dirty, fusty, evil smelling; nasty. Reported in use amongst Leicestershire children during the 1970s. Presumably moll-buzzer | mongie 436 . person. Rhyming slang for SNIDE, informed by rhyming slang JEKYLL AND HYDE (two- faced) and the character of Mr Hyde in Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde UK,. still- and cine-camera film US, 1960. 2 one thousand dollars US, 1961. 3 a million, especially and usually a million dollars or pounds. Sometimes simply ‘mile’ US, 1942. 4 in hot rodding and drag. mannerisms and style TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1971 mimi hill noun a stop during a road trip to use the toilet. From the Maori for ‘urinating’ NEW ZEALAND, 1998 mince noun 1 rubbish, nonsense UK: SCOTLAND,