TOT used for suggesting that it is time to tell the complete truth. From the Yiddish for ‘buttocks on the table’ US, 1989 total verb to wreck something beyond repair. Originally and chiefly applied to a car US, 1954 total adjective utter; out-and-out; complete; used as an all-purpose intensifier US, 1999 total bang up noun in prison, a regime under which inmates are locked in their cells for 24 hours a day UK, 1996 total blank noun in circus and carnival usage, a dull town where business is poor US, 1981 totalled; totalled out adj ective drunk US, 1966 totally adverb completely. Very close to standard English, but with the right attitude quite slangy US, 1982 totally! used as an enthusiastic expression of agreement US, 1982 total out adjective to an extreme; to excess. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982 total wreck noun a cheque. Rhyming slang UK, 1996 tote noun in horse racing, a pari-mutuel betting machine. An abbreviation of ‘totalisator’ AUSTRALIA, 1890 tote verb to carry a pistol US, 1998 tote! used for expressing assent. An abbreviation of TOT ALL Y! US, 2000 to the bad of time, late UK, 2000 to the good adverb of time, early UK, 2000 to the nth degree adjective to an extent beyond any reasonable measurement. Uses ’n’ (a mathematical symbol for an indefinite number) to create a quasi-scientific sounding approximation UK, 2001 to the rack! used by pool players for expressing dismay and utter defeat. The player has no choice in this situation but to return his cue to the rack US, 1993 tothersider noun in Western Australia, a person from an eastern state AUSTRALIA, 1872 toto noun the penis TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1987 toto-ed adjective in a state of drug-induced exhilaration. Inspired by The Wizard of Oz, 1939, in which Judy Garland (1922–69) as Dorothy, says to her dog: ‘Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore’ UK, 2001 totonol noun frequent, regular sex as a cure for a woman’s ailments TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 tottie; totty; tot noun a person who is not white, especially a ‘coloured’ person; originally and particularly, one of the Khoikhoi race. Derivies from Hottentot; now considered derogatory and offensive SOUTH AFRICA, 1832 8see: TAT ER tottita noun the vagina US, 1998 tot-tots noun the female breasts TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1974 totty; tottie; tott noun a sexually available or desirable young woman or women UK, 1890 totty adjective attractive, desirable UK, 2002 tot up verb to amount to; to add up; to calculate. Ultimately from ‘total’. An older variant, ‘tot together’, is still familiar UK, 2004 touch noun 1 a sum of money obtained at one time, especially by cadging or theft US, 1846. 2 a satisfying result. Derives from the ‘something-for-nothing’ senses UK, 2000. 3 in pool, finesse US, 1895. 4 a resemblance or evocative quality. When combined with a pluralised proper noun, it is used to suggest characteristics associ- ated with that noun, as ‘a touch of the Prince Edwards’, ‘a touch of the Bob Dylans’ or ‘a touch of the Hollywoods’ UK, 1388. < put the touch on someone to attempt to extract money from someone with glib or coercive talk US, 1956 touch verb 1 to borrow from someone US, 1955 . 2 to subject someone to extortion or bribery UK, 1654. 3 to finance someone UK, 1999. 4 to have sex with someone IRELAND, 1984. < I wouldn’t touch it with yours used by one male to another as an expression of distaste or contempt for a female. Here ‘it’ is ‘a woman’ and ‘yours’ is ‘a penis’ UK, 1984. < not touch it with a bargepole used as an indication of extreme distaste or contempt. In many minor vari- ations UK, 1984. < touch home to communicate a feeling; to make sense US, 1959. < touching cloth; touching cotton having an urgent need to defecate UK, 2002 touch and go adjective of uncertain outcome, unsure UK, 1815 touch and tap noun a cap (hat). Rhyming slang UK, 1992 touched; touched in the head adjective mentally impaired; insane UK, 1893 touched by the moon adjective (slightly) insane. An elaboration of TOUCHED (insane), in the form of rhyming slang on LOON (a madman) UK, 1992 touche eclat verb to conceal something. From French, where, if the construction were used, it would mean (very loosely) ‘a brilliant or acclaimed touch’. A contemporary gay usage UK, 2003 touchhead noun a convert to the musical cult of the Grateful Dead after the 1987 release of the song ‘Touch of Grey’. A play on the common DEADHEAD (a Grateful Dead follower) US, 1995 touching adjective used of playing cards adjacent in rank US, 1996 touch man noun a criminal who specialises in breaking into safes by manipulating the combinations until they open US, 1970 touch off verb to light a fire, especially if arson US, 1979 touch’ole noun acow’sanusCANADA, 1992 touch-on noun an erection UK, 2001 touchous adjective irritable, easily upset TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1956 touch the dog’s arse noun car theft. Prison slang for the initialism TDA (taking and driving away) UK: ENGLAND, 1998 touch up verb 1 to caress and fondle someone in a sexual manner UK, 1903. 2 to steal something US, 1997 touch wood used superstitiously as a precaution against bad luck, spoken to accompany the action of touching wood (often humorously tapping your own wooden head); or to replace the need for the action; or by rote, without superstition, as a general way of saying ‘with luck’. After a Christian belief in the benefit of touching the cross, hence the proverbial ‘Touch wood, it’s sure to come good’ UK, 1908 touchy-feely adjective overly sensitive, caring or emotional. Originating in psycho-therapy, now generally used dismissively to describe every state between tactile and lecherous US, 1968 touch you! used for conveying surprise and admiration US, 1997 tough verb to inject a drug into a vein on the underside of the tongue. It is not particularly difficult to guess why this practice is so named US, 1986. < tough it out; tough to bear hardship; to determinedly face up to a difficulty, 2000 tough! ‘hard luck!’; unfair UK, 1929 tough; tuff adjective good, admirable US, 1937 tough biccies! used for expressing a profound lack of sympathy for a bad turn of events N EW ZEALAND, 1977 tough cheeko used for expressing a lack of sympathy US, 1969 tough darts too bad US, 1968 tougher noun in poker, an increased bet US, 1951 tough guys noun in craps, the proposition bets (bets that a number will be rolled in a pair) US, 1983 toughie; toughy noun a tough person or situation US, 1929 toughies noun in craps, the proposition bets (bets that a number will be rolled in a pair) US, 1983 tough love noun a mixture of compassion and strictness designed to affect change in destructive behaviour US, 1981 tough nut; tough nut to crack; hard nut; hard nut to crack noun someone who is difficult to deal with, especially one with a tendency to violence US, 1999 tough shit who cares?, so what? An unsympathetic variation of ‘tough luck’: ‘tough’ (unfortunate, unpleasant) and SHIT (an abstract form) for ‘luck’ US, 1934 tough shitski used as a humorous embellishment of tough shit, or too bad. A mock Slav or Russian suffix US, 1961 661 TOT | tough shitski tough titty; tough titties; tough tit used for conveying a lack of sympathy with a difficult turn of events US, 1934 toup noun a man’s hairpiece US, 1985 tour ball noun in pinball, a ball that stays in play for a relatively long period without scoring many points US, 1977 tour crud noun in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead, a bacterial or viral infection that quickly spreads among those following the band on tour US, 1994 tourist noun 1 in relation to a specified subject area, a person who takes a temporary interest UK, 2002. 2 a summer worker in Antarctica ANTAR CTICA, 1966 Tourist Annie noun the stereotypical female tourist in Port of Spain, dressed in what she perceives as traditional island clothing TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1971 tourist disc noun in shuffleboard, a shot that passes through without hitting a target disc or discs US, 1967 tourist trap noun a place that attracts and makes unreasonable profits from tourists UK, 1939 touristy adjective full of tourists; designed or developed to appeal to tourists; characteristic of tourists. Often with derogatory connotations UK, 1906 tourniquet noun an engagement or wedding ring US, 1961 tour rat noun in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead, a fan who follows the band on tour at all costs US, 1994 tout noun 1 an informer, especially one who works for the IRA UK: NORTHERN IRELAND , 1979. 2 in horse racing, someone who sells gener- ally worthless advice with the promise of inside information bound to help bettors win UK, 1865. 3 a horse racing enthusiast who closely watches workouts and is generally disliked by those on the inside of the sport AUSTRALIA, 1989. 4 in a confidence swindle or sales scheme, an agent who for a commission locates potential victims US, 1988. 5 in a whe-whe lottery game, a person who records and collects bets, takes the bets to the banker and pays off winners TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1996 tow verb < I’ll tow that one alongside for a bit before I bring it aboard among Nova Scotia fishermen, used for expressing doubt about the truth or reliability of an idea or project CANADA, 1992 towel noun < chuck in the towel; throw in the towel; toss in the towel to admit or concede defeat. From boxing UK, 1915 towelhead; towel-head noun an Arab; also a Sikh or other turban- wearer. An offensive or derogatory term; from the traditional headwear of the various races and creeds US, 1979 towel up verb to beat someone up AUSTRALIA, 1919 tower bird noun in oil drilling, a worker on a derrick US, 1954 Tower Bridge, tower noun a refrigerator. Rhyming slang for ‘fridge’ UK, 1992 Tower Hill verb to kill. Rhyming slang, formed on an area of London UK, 1998 towie noun a tow-truck driver AUS TRALIA, 1975 town noun 1 London. Used by Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde and present-day commuters UK, 1837. 2 city. A coy term that harkens back US, 1999. < go to town to make the utmost effort; to tackle something with zest and vigour UK, 1933. < go to town on to attack excessively either verbally or physically IRELAND, 1992 . < in town in horse racing, on major metropolitan tracks. The opposite of the ‘bushes’ AUSTRALIA, 1989. < out of town in jail or prison US, 1982 town bike noun a promiscuous female. Everybody has, it seems, ‘taken a ride’ AUSTRALIA, 1945 town clown noun in carnival usage, a local police officer US, 1989 town crier noun a liar. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 town dollars noun in horse racing, money bet at a betting operation away from the track US, 1951 towner noun a local resident. Circus and carnival usage US, 1980 town hall drapes noun the foreskin of an uncircumcised penis UK, 2002 townie noun 1 a townsperson, contrasted with a visiting student or summer visitor US, 1852. 2 any member of a subcultural urban adolescent grouping that seems to be defined by a hip-hop dress and jewellery sense UK, 2004 town punch noun an extremely promiscious girl or woman US, 1975 towns noun the testicles. Rhyming slang on ‘town hall’ for BALL(S); appears to originate in Liverpool UK, 2001 towns and cities noun the female breasts. Rhyming slang for TITTIE(S), recorded as obsolete by Julian Franklyn, A Dictionary of Rhyming Slang, 1960, but noted as a variant of BRISTOL CITY by Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit, 1992 UK, 1960 toxic adjective 1 of a situation, unhealthy, poisonous. Figurative appli- cation of the conventional sense UK, 1998. 2 amazing, powerful US, 1987 Toxic Hell noun a Taco Bell™ restaurant (a Mexican fast-food chain in the US) US, 1993 toy noun 1 a can in which opium is stored, whether the can is tin, tinned iron or another metal; a small amount of opium US, 1934. 2 any object that is used for sexual stimulation during masturbation, foreplay, sexual intercourse or fetish-play US, 1977. 3 a desk with an attached bookcase UK, 1947. 4 a computer system US, 1991. 5 an inexperienced or incompetent graffiti artist US, 1990. 6 in drag racing, a dragster (a car designed specifically and exclusively for drag racing) US, 1965 8see: TAW toy boy noun a younger male lover UK, 1981 toy dolls noun the testicles. A vaguely assonant euphemism UK: SCOTLAND , 1988 Toyko Rose; tokyo noun the nose. Rhyming slang, formed from the name given by the US administration and soldiers in World War 2 to the many female voices that broadcast Japanese propaganda, but especially associated with Iva Ikuko Toguri (b.1916), a Japanese- American, who actually broadcast under the name Orphan Ann. UK, 1992 toy otter noun in car repair, a Toyota car US, 1992 toys noun heroin UK, 2003 TP noun 1 a scene in a pornographic film or a photograph depicting a woman having simultaneous oral, vaginal and anal sex. An abbreviation of ‘triple penetration’ US, 2000. 2 a woman with large breasts and large buttocks. A ‘total package’ US, 2000 TR-6 noun an amphetamine. Possibly from a Triumph TR-6, the legendary sports car manufactured from the late 1960s to the mid- 70s, used here as an allegory for SPEED (amphetamine) UK, 1998 trac noun an intractable prisoner AUSTRALIA, 1967 track noun 1 the street or area where prostitutes solicit customers US, 1969. 2 the open road as used by itinerant travellers. Commonly in the phrase ‘on the track’ AUSTRALIA, 1873. 3 the course of an event; the course of time AUSTRALIA, 1945. 4 an armoured personnel carrier, especially the M-113 US, 1971. 5 a warder who carries contraband for prisoners. An earlier variant ‘track-in’ has been recorded from 1939 AUSTRALIA, 1950. < the track the Savoy ballroom, New York. A major night spot on Lenox Avenue between 140th and 141st Streets in New York from 1927 until the 50s US, 1946 track verb to inject drugs UK, 1996 track-basher noun a specialist trainspotter who travels (and so ‘collects’) little-used sections of the rail network UK, 2003 tracked up adjective scarred from regular intravenous drug injection US, 1971 tracker noun in the television and film industries, a low-level development executive US, 1997 trackie; tracky noun a tracksuit. Also in the plural form ‘trackies’ AUSTRALIA, 1987 trackie-bottoms noun tracksuit trousers UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 trackie daks noun tracksuit trousers AUSTRALIA, 2000 track lawyer noun in horse racing, someone who constantly resorts to claims of technical rule violations, the pettier the better US, 1947 tough titty; tough titties; tough tit | track lawyer 662 track record noun the known facts about relevant history US, 1951 tracks noun bruises, punctures and sores visible on the skin of an intravenous drug user US, 1960. < across the tracks; wrong side of the tracks the socially inferior area of town. The railway often separated the better-off part of an American town from the poorer quarters. Duke Ellington’s ‘Across the Tracks Blues’ dates to 1943 US, 1943. < make tracks to leave US, 1945 traction noun in confidence games, an amount of money used to begin an increasingly larger series of swindles US, 1997 traddie noun a traditional jazz enthusiast UK, 1983 trade noun 1 a man, self-identified as heterosexual, who engages in active anal homosexual sex or passive oral homosexual sex but will not reciprocate US, 1927. 2 heterosexual or homosexual prostitution; customers of that prostitution, especially homosexual. Originally ‘the trade’ UK, 1680 trade verb < trade numbers to bid for a job based on an estimated cost US, 1989. < trade paint to be involved in a car accident with another car US, 1997 trade queen noun a homosexual man who prefers sex with a seemingly heterosexual man who consents to homosexual sex in the ‘male’ role, receiving orally or giving anally US, 1970 trade-rage noun an outburst of enraged hostility within a business environment UK, 2003 trades noun the trade journals of the US entertainment industry US, 1984 tradesman’s entrance; tradesman’s noun the anus, designated as an entry suitable for sex. In the grand houses of polite society the tradesman’s entrance is traditionally round the back UK, 2001 trade up verb to escape criminal prosecution or lessen the charges against you by providing the police with information about other criminals US, 1981 Tradies noun a tradesmen’s club AUSTRALIA, 1987 traditional discipline noun corporal punishment, especially when used in a prostitute’s advertising matter UK, 2003 trad jazz; trad noun traditional jazz UK, 1956 traf verb to fart. Back slang AUSTRALIA, 1998 Trafalgar Square; trafalgar noun a chair. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 tragic noun an inferior or pathetic person. From the adjective UK, 2005 tragic adjective inferior, pathetic, no good. Used, especially in a sporting context, as an opposite of MAGIC (excellent). ‘Liverpool are magic Everton are tragic’ is legendarily ascribed to footballer Emlyn Hughes (1947–2004) UK, 1984 tragic magic noun 1 heroin US, 1990. 2 crack cocaine dipped in phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust UK, 1998 trailer noun in a striptease performance, the preliminary march across the stage that precedes the removal of any piece of clothing US, 1981. < pull a trailer to possess large buttocks US, 1988 trailer verb to pull a dragster onto its carrying trailer after it has been eliminated from an event. A car that has lost is referred to as ‘being trailered’ US, 1970 trail hog noun a skier who is inconsiderate of other skiers, monopolising a narrow trail US, 1963 trail marker noun an unappetising piece of food, the identity of which is uncertain US, 1991 trail mix noun a recreational drug cocktail of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy, and Viagra™, a branded drug that enables a male erection US, 2003 trails noun 1 cocaine UK, 2003. 2 while under the influence of LSD or another hallucinogen, sequences of repeating after-images trailing a moving object US, 1999 train noun 1 cocaine US, 1993. 2 heroin UK, 2003. 3 in prison, drugs. To say ‘the train has arrived’ is to say that illegal drugs have arrived at the prison US, 1982. 4 a series of waves US, 1963. 5 multiple orgasms US, 1985. < pull a train; run a train to engage in serial sex with multiple partners, homosexual or heterosexual, usually consensual US, 1965 train verb < train Thomas at the Terracotta; train Terrence/Terenc e at the terracotta (of a male) to urinate AUSTRALIA, 1971 trainies noun trainers, sports shoes UK, 2001 training beer noun low alcohol beer CANADA, 1995 training wheels noun a learner’s driving permit US, 1976 train smash noun 1 fried or tinned tomatoes; tomato sauce. Military black humour; an especially unappetising example of visual imagery UK, 1941. 2 a hastily prepared savoury dish of tomatoes with onions, eggs, sausages, etc AUSTRALIA, 1960 trainspotter noun anyone with a pedantic interest in and an obsessive knowledge of a specific topic. Genuine trainspotters, of the variety that stand on railway platforms, are the stereotypical arch-hobbyists UK, 1995 train-surfing; urban surfing; roof-riding noun riding illegally on the roof of a train (or car, bus, etc) for the thrills. A ten-year craze from the early 1980s US, 1993 train wreck noun a horribly wounded soldier or casualty department patient. Used by medical corpsmen in Vietnam US, 1978 tram noun < wouldn’t know if a tram was up you to be docilely unaware AUSTRALIA, 1972 trammie noun a tram driver or conductor AUSTRALIA, 1919 tramp noun 1 a promiscuous man or woman US, 1922. 2 a worker who moves from job to job, city to city UK, 1808 Trance Canada nickname the Trans-Canada highway. This nickname is either a reference to ‘highway hypnosis’ (on boring sections like the 401 from Montreal to Toronto) or to the ‘spellbinding scenery’ on such parts as the Rocky Mountain crossing or the Maritime sections CANADA, 2001 tranced out; tranced adjective in a state of extreme distraction UK, 1997 trancey adjective of trance music UK, 1998 Trane nickname John Coltrane (1926–67). A jazz titan US, 1985 trank noun 1 any central nervous system depressant. Variant spelling include ‘trang’ and ‘tranx’ US, 1971. 2 a person who takes the excitement out of something; a killjoy. A figurative use of ‘a tranquillizer’ US, 1979 tranked adjective sedated; under the influence of tranquillizers US, 1991 trannie adjective transsexual US, 1999 trannie; tranny noun 1 a transvestite UK, 1984. 2 a transsexual US, 1997. 3 atransistorradioUK, 1969. 4 in a car or truck, a transmission US, 1993. 5 any surface used for skating or foot-propelled scootering that is not totally horizontal. From ‘transition’ UK, 2000 trans noun 1 acarUS, 1995. 2 transport BAHAMAS, 1982 transcend verb to smoke marijuana US, 1974 transformer noun 1 a transsexual US, 1991 . 2 a stuttering type of manipulation of a record to create a musical effect, 2002 transfusion noun a replenishment of cash AUSTRALIA, 1989. < get a transfusion to fill a vehicle with petrol or diesel US, 1976 transit noun < in transit experiencing the effects of LSD US, 1971 transvesty; transvestie noun a transvestite US, 1987 transy noun a transsexual US, 1987 trap noun 1 the mouth UK, 1776. 2 a police officer. Now only historical AUSTRALIA, 1812. 3 a prostitute’s earnings. A shortened form of TRAP MONEY US , 1973. 4 an electronic device that records the originating telephone number of all incoming calls. A term and practice made obsolete with the advent of the ‘caller ID’ feature on telephones in the late 1990s US, 1991. 5 a hiding place for illegal drugs US, 1967. 6 a residence US, 1957. 7 a timing light at the finish line of a drag race US, 1970. 8 in poker, a deceptive bet US, 1979 trap verb 1 to have success attracting members of the opposite sex. Royal Navy slang UK, 1989. 2 to install an electronic trap on a 663 track record | trap telephone line US, 1996. 3 to land safely and accurately on an aircraft carrier US, 1991 trap door noun 1 a scab under which a drug addict injects drugs US, 1992. 2 a computing function that is easily performed but difficult to perform in the inverse. Extremely useful in cryptography US, 1991 trapeze artist noun a person engaged in simultaneous anal and oral sex US, 1979 trap money noun 1 a prostitute’s gross earnings US, 1974. 2 money containing tear gas and/or dye kept in a bank to be given to bank robbers. An abbreviation of ‘booby-trap money’ US, 2004 trap off verb to deceive or manipulate someone US, 2002 trapper noun a person who can open envelopes and reseal them without a trace US, 1982 trappy adjective loud and boastful, possibly insulting. TRAP is ‘mouth’, therefore ‘trappy’ is MOUTHY UK, 1999 traps noun 1 drums and other items of percussion, collectively. Musicians’ slang US, 1903. 2 the trapezius muscles connecting the neck and shoulder US, 1984. 3 your usual haunts AUSTRALIA, 1933 trap smasher noun in lobstering, a severe storm US, 1978 trap two; trap number two noun the anus. From greyhound racing UK, 1998 trash noun 1 contemptible people; a contemptible person UK, 1604 . 2 military decorations, awards and patches US, 1990. 3 marijuana US, 2001. 4 heroin UK, 2003. 5 waves that collapse before they break, making poor surfing conditions US, 1977 trash verb 1 to destroy something UK, 1970. 2 to criticise or malign someone or something US, 1975. 3 to frighten someone. Market traders’ term; directly from Romany UK, 1979 trashed adjective very drunk or drug-intoxicated US, 1966 trash hand noun in poker, an unplayable hand US, 1992 trash hauler noun during the Vietnam war, a cargo transport pilot US, 1988 trashing noun looting from shops US, 1975 trash time noun a short jail sentence, especially one spent on a litter cleaning duty US, 1987 traumatic adj ective very exciting; excellent US, 1990 travel verb < travel on a tie pass to walk along a train track US, 1977 travel agent noun an LSD dealer. A euphemism based on a TRIP metaphor US, 1966 traveller noun alcohol taken in a car on the way to a party or concert US, 2004 traveller’s check noun in poker or other gambling, a betting token that rolls across the table or floor. From the insider slang term CHECK (a gambling token) US, 1996 traveller’s marrow noun an erection brought on while travelling, especially while sleeping UK, 1985 travelling agent noun in a whe-whe lottery game, a person who collects and records bets, brings the bets and money to the banker and pays off winners TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1996 tray noun a bunch of vials containing crack cocaine US, 1994 tray adjective three. A variation of TREY UK, 2002 treacle noun used as an endearment. Probably, simply, a simile for ‘sweet’; possibly, rhyming slang ‘treacle tart’, for ‘sweetheart’ UK, 2001 treacle verb to flatter someone; to behave in an obsequious manner UK, 1943 treacle tart; treacle noun a fart. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 tread noun a shoe UK, 1959 treaders noun shoes US, 1970 treadhead noun a member of a combat tank crew US, 1987 treadly noun a bicycle AUSTRALIA, 1990 treash; treas noun a term of affectionate address. A shortening of ‘treasure’ UK, 2002 treasure noun a highly valued person. Often applied to people who provide a service UK, 1810 treasure chest noun a brakevan (caboose) US, 1977 Treasure Coast noun that portion of Florida between Cape Kennedy and West Palm Beach. After the sunken treasure believed to lie off the coast US, 1965 treasure hunt noun 1 the search in a gambling establishment or cardroom for someone from whom to borrow money US, 1982. 2 the vagina; a fool; a despicable person. Rhyming slang, CUNT. Can be shortened to ‘treasure’ UK, 1998 treatnoun < a treatbeautifully,enjoyably,extremelyUK, 1964. < do a treat; do someonea treat to suit someone admirablyUK, 1904. < do someone a treat; do someone up a treat to thrashsomeone. An elaboration of DO (to beat) or DO UP (to beat up), possibly a deliberate pun on ‘do someone a treat’ (to suit someone very well) UK, 1975 treat verb < treat a J to add another drug or drugs to a marijuana cigarette US, 1982 treat ’n’ street verb in a hospital’s casualty department, to tend to a patient’s needs and discharge him or her as swiftly as possible UK, 2002 treble chance noun a dance. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 tree; trees noun marijuana. An exaggerated BUSH US, 1995. < out of your tree drunk or drug-intoxicated IRELAND, 1991. < out of your tree; off your tree crazed; mentally deranged US, 1966. < out yer tree drunk UK, 2002 tree-eater noun a member of the US Special Service Forces. Because of the constant survival training the special forces undergo US, 1993 tree-fucker noun a stereotyped enviromentalist. A variant of TREE- HUGGER UK , 2000 tree-hugger noun an environmental activist US, 1977 tree-hugging adjective environmentally aware; active in environmen- tal protection US, 1999 tree-jumper noun a chronic sex offender US, 1992 trees noun broccoli US, 1966. < put in the trees to overcharge someone US, 1980 treetop level and all engines out adjective near death US, 1994 tree up verb when parachuting, to land and become entangled in a tree US, 1959 treeware noun books, magazines, newspapers, etc, as opposed to all alternate forms of providing such texts. Computer hacker slang, deriding the fact that paper is made from pulped wood US, 1997 Trekker noun a zealous fan of Star Trek. Preferred by the fans over the term ‘TREKKIE’ US, 1978 Trekkie noun a devoted fan of Star Trek, the original science fiction television programme (which started in 1966) and subsequent films and spin-offs US, 1978 trekky adjective in the style of Star Trek, the cult science-fiction television programme first seen in 1966 UK, 2001 trenches noun < in the trenches involved in the hard, dirty aspect of an enterprise US, 1970 trendy noun 1 a follower of fashion UK, 1968. 2 a youth defined by a skateboarders’ particular sense of fashion UK, 2002 trendy adjective fashionable UK, 1962 tres noun in betting, odds of 3–1. A variation of TREY UK, 1991 tres adverb very. Directly from the French UK, 2000 trev nickname a person whose prime characteristic is vanity; a person who wears nothing but designer-label clothes. Presumably derives from an unknown but especially well-groomed Trevor. Usually derogatory UK, 2003 trey noun 1 three UK, 1859. 2 a prison sentence of three years US, 1983. 3 a threepence. Shortening of TREY BIT AUSTRALIA, 1896. 4 three dollars’ worth of a drug US, 1966 trey bit noun a threepence AUSTRALIA, 1898 trap door | trey bit 664 trey eight noun a .38 calibre handgun US, 1992 treyer noun three years or three dollars US, 1950 trial-size adj ective used of a person, very short US, 1988 triantelope noun the Australian tarantula, any of various large spiders of the genus Isopoda. Seems to be a blend of ‘tarantula’ and ‘antelope’ AUSTRALIA, 1845 triantiwontigongolope; triantiwontigong noun amythicalinsect or monster; also, a name for something unknown. From a poem for children about a non-existent creature so named by C.J. Dennis in A Book for Kids, 1921 AUSTRALIA, 1965 Tribe nickname the Cleveland Indians professional baseball team. References to native American Indians in US professional sports teams (Indians, Braves, Redskins) persist in an era when many other stereotypes have withered US, 1950 tribe adjective contemptibly unfashionable. Collected on the 17th June 2005 from teenage girls (who described themselves as ‘townies’) in Swansea, south Wales: ‘You don’t want to go there – it’s tribe.’ UK: WALES, 2005 Tri-Chevy noun a Chevrolet car or truck manufactured in 1955, 1956 or 1957 US, 1993 trick noun 1 a prostitute’s customer US, 1925. 2 an act of sex between a prostitute and customer US, 1926. 3 a short-term homosexual sex- ual partner, not paying US, 1963 . 4 a casual sexual partner US, 1968. 5 a prostitute UK, 1999. 6 any dupe US, 1865. 7 a swindle. Far less common in this sense, but not unheard UK, 1865. 8 on the railways, a work shift US, 1946. < can’t take a trick to be consistently unsuccessful. From card games AUSTRALIA, 1944. < do the trick to achieve your object UK, 1812 trick verb 1 to engage in sex with a paying customer, usually in an expeditious fashion US, 1960. 2 to have sex with a short-term partner, without emotion or money passed US, 1968 trick adjective 1 excellent US, 1988. 2 in hot rodding and drag racing, abnormal, unusual US, 1968 trickact verb to play about mischievously IRELAND, 1992 trick baby noun the offspring of a prostitute and an unknown customer, often of mixed race US, 1969 trick bag noun 1 a bag used by a prostitute to carry tools of the trade. A search warrant issued by the Sausalito (California) Police Department in its investigation of a massage parlour/brothel defines a trick bag as ‘a large woman’s handbag, which will gener- ally enclose the following items which are used in the practice of prostitution: clothing, especially a change of undergarments such as panties, bras, camisoles and negligees, wet wipes, paper tissues, Vaseline and personal lubricants, bottles of mouth wash, rubbing alcohol, baby oil, various kinds and numbers of condoms, douches and other forms of feminine hygiene, and various cosmetics, small hand towels which are normally used in the practice of prostitution to wipe the ejaculatory excretions from the bodies of the prostitute and the customers[.]’ US, 2003. 2 a dilemma with no clear solution US, 1992 trick book noun a prostitute’s list of customers US, 1972 trick bunk noun in prison, a bed used for sexual encounters US, 1990 trick-cyclist noun a psychiatrist. Originally military UK, 1930 trick day noun an agreed time when homosexuals in long-term relationships may have sex outside the relationship US, 1964 trick dress; trick suit noun a dress that a prostitute can remove easily US, 1963 trick flick noun a pornographic film, usually homosexual US, 1970 trick house noun a house or apartment where prostitutes take their customers for sex US, 1972 Trickidadian noun a Trinidadian. A term that can be used with admiration or as disparagement TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1982 trick name noun a prostitute’s business alias US, 1991 trick off verb to perform oral sex on a man US, 1997 trick out verb to decorate something, or dress somebody, elaborately US, 1727 trick pad noun an apartment or room which a prostitute uses only for sex with customers US, 1970 trick pants noun pants that are easily removed, favoured by prostitutes US, 1967 trick rig noun a sexually attractive body US, 1997 trick room noun a room where a prostitute takes customers US, 1969 tricks noun < on the tricks working as a prostitute US, 1961 trick seat noun the passenger seat on a motorcyle US, 1984 trickster noun a prostitute US, 1976 trick towel noun a towel or wash rag used to clean up after sex US, 1970 Trick Wiley noun used as a generic term for any gullible victim of a swindle US, 1965 tricky adjective needing careful handling or cautious action; difficult; risky UK, 1887 tricky Dick noun the penis US, 1984 Tricky Dick; Tricky Dickie nickname Richard Nixon. President of the US from 1969 until 1974, not known for his honesty or fair play US, 1970 tricon noun in poker, a hand with three cards of the same rank US, 1967 trier noun a racehorse genuinely being run to win AUS TRALIA, 1915 trife adjective possessing low or no moral character US, 2002 trifecta noun in US horse racing, a bet on the first three in the correct order US, 1991 triff adjective great, marvellous, superlative. A shortening of TRIFFIC UK, 1982 triffic adjective great, marvellous, superlative – often used with heavy irony. A slovening of ‘terrific’ (genuinely great) UK, 1984 trigger noun 1 in a shooting, the shooter US, 1980 . 2 any prison guard carrying a gun US, 1992 trigger-happy adjective too eager to shoot a gun US, 1945 trigger time noun time spent in combat US, 1987 trike noun a three-wheeled motorcycle such as the Harley-Davidson Servi-Car. Biker (motorcyle) usage, referring to a child’s tricycle US, 2003 trilby hat; trilby noun a fool. Rhyming slang for PRAT UK, 1992 trill verb 1 to idle with friends, especially with drugs and/or alcohol enlightening the idling US, 2004 . 2 to stroll, to strut; to leave. Also ‘trilly’. The heroine of Du Maurier’s 1894 novel Tr i lby was noted for her beautiful feet; Trilbys came to mean ‘feet’, and then ‘to stroll’ US, 1945 triller noun an attractive young woman. West Indian patois variation of ‘thriller’, recorded by a Jamaican inmate in a UK prison, August 2002 JAMAICA, 2002 trim noun 1 the vagina; a woman as a sex object; sex with a woman US, 1949. 2 in the television and film industries, sections of scene cut by an editor US, 1990 trim verb 1 to cheat, defraud or swindle someone UK, 1600. 2 to have sex with a woman US, 1972 trimmer noun 1 an outstanding person or thing AUSTRALIA, 1878. 2 in cricket, ‘a fast ball of exceptional quality, especially one that narrowly misses the stumps’ UK, 1959 trims noun playing cards altered for cheating by slightly trimming off the edges of certain cards US, 1979 Trini adjective Trinidadian TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1973 Trini by boat noun a long-standing immigrant in Trinidad TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1987 Trinidad time; Trini time noun used for expressing an expected and accepted lack of punctuality TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1990 trinity noun a style of three-storey terraced house consisting of three rooms stacked vertically US, 1996 trio noun in poker, a hand with three cards of the same rank US, 1967 665 trey eight | trio trip noun 1 a hallucinatory drug experience. Uncertainty surrounds the first slang usage of the term. US slang lexicographer Peter Tamony argued in American Speech (Summer 1981) that the term was first used in a slang sense by Jack Gelber in The Connection,a 1957 play dealing with heroin addicts. Tamony privately conceded that the usage was not ‘a smoking gun’, and in retrospect it appears more figurative than slang. The Oxford English Dictionary points to Norman Mailer’s 1959 Advertisements for Myself,in which Mailer wrote of taking mescaline and of ‘a long and private trip’, but there is no evidence that Mailer’s use reflected a colloquial understanding and was not simply literary metaphor. Similarly, in a 1963 article about LSD in Playboy, Allan Harrington used the term ‘trip’, but again the context suggests metaphor, not slang. The slang sense of the word is indelibly associated with Ken Kesey and his LSD-taking Merry Pranksters. In 1964, Ken Kesey bought a soon-to-be-famous International Harvester school bus in the name of Intrepid Trips, Inc., suggesting an already current, if private, slang sense. In September 1999, Kesey wrote about his recollection of the first use of the term: ‘I think it came from our bus trip in 1964, when Cassady said “This trip is a trip”’ US, 1966. 2 any profound experience US, 1966 . 3 a state of mind. Used in an extremely vague and amorphous way, usually suggesting something profound US, 1966. 4 interest US, 1967. 5 a personal or sex- ual experience, especially if non-conventional US, 1971. 6 a dose of LSD, usually in the form of a blotting paper tab. Derived from the sense as ‘a hallucinogenic experience’ that follows ingestion UK, 2000. 7 a prison sentence US, 1952 trip verb 1 to experience a drug-induced hallucinogenic euphoria. Also ‘trip out’ US, 1966. 2 to engage in flights of fancy, especially while in prison US, 1967. 3 to get angry, to lose control because of anger US, 1990s. 4 to insult US, 1995 tripe noun 1 utter nonsense; anything worthless or of poor quality, rubbish. Derives from ‘tripe’ as a source of inferior food UK, 1676. 2 in the theatre, electrical lines dangling from overhead fixtures UK, 1952. 3 a tripod. Used by travelling salesmen and itinerant swindlers to support a suitcase full of merchandise US, 1981 trip grass noun marijuana enhanced with amphetamine US, 1982 triple noun sex involving three people US, 1988 triple crown noun oral, vaginal and anal sex in the same session US, 2004 triple C’s noun dextromethorphan (DXM), an active ingredient in non-prescription cold and cough medication, often abused for non-medicinal purposes US, 2003 triple jet ace noun a fighter pilot who shoots down three aircraft in a single day US, 1964 triple m noun mutual manual masturbation US, 1985 triple-nickels noun the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, US Army. The US Army’s first all-black parachute infantry test platoon, company and battalion US, 1991 triplets noun in poker, three of a kind US, 1963 triple W noun a woman as the provider of good sex. The W’s are ‘warm’, ‘wet’ and ‘womb’ US, 1970 triple X noun 1 a tablet of MDBA that also contains the analogues MDA and MDEA UK, 1996. 2 someone who abstains from sex, alcohol and drugs. Reminiscent of the slang term for a decaffeinated espresso drink made with non-fat milk – why bother? US, 1996 trip out verb 1 to undergo an hallucinogenic experience as a result of drug-intoxication US, 1967. 2 to upset someone; to confuse someone; to disturb someone US, 1960s. 3 to amaze someone; to enlighten someone US, 1968. 4 to become involved in something in a focused and intense manner US, 1966 tripped out adjective hallucinogen-intoxicated US, 1973 tripper noun 1 a person using LSD or another hallucinogenic drug US, 1999. 2 LSD. From TRIP (a period of LSD intoxication) UK, 1998. 3 a train passenger US, 1977 tripple-dipper noun a veteran of World War 2, Korea and Vietnam US, 1966 trippy adj ective 1 hallucinatory UK, 2001. 2 of psychedelic design. From TRIP (an LSD experience) and the psychedelic imagery inspired by such drug usage US, 1993. 3 excellent US, 1988. 4 extremely committed to the hippie life, especially the drug aspects of it US, 1968 trips noun 1 LSD US, 1969 . 2 in poker, a hand with three cards of the same rank. An abbreviation of ‘triplets’ US, 1997. 3 dice with intentionally rounded edges used for cheating US, 1974 trisaurus noun a Boeing 727 aircraft. From its three jet engines; the plane was produced from the late 1960s to 1984 UK, 1994 trisexual; trysexual adjective willing to try anything sexually; open to any sexual experience. Borrowing from ‘bisexual’, punning ‘tri’ with ‘try’ US, 1988 triss noun a male homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1953 trissy adj ective homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1982 triumphant adjective excellent US, 1991 trivet noun in poker, a three-dollar bet US, 1996 trivial adjective in computing, too simple to bother explaining US, 1997 trixie noun a multiple bet, gambling on three horses in four combined bets UK, 1991 trizz noun a prostitute’s customer US, 1973 trog noun 1 a stuffy, old-fashioned person. From ‘troglodyte’ (an ancient cave-dweller) UK, 1965. 2 a slow, careful, trundling driver. Probably extends from the previous sense UK, 1972. 3 a visiting surfer AUSTRALIA, 1977 trog verb to walk; to depart; to drive without urgency. Military UK, 1995 troglodyte noun a computer enthusiast who has abandoned all contact with life outside his computer US, 1991 trog off verb to go, especially if it means making an effort UK, 2004 trog up verb to dress and equip yourself for caving and pot-holing. Probably derives from ‘troglodyte’ UK, 2004 trojan noun a condom, Trojan™ brand or otherwise US, 1997 Trojan noun an AT-28 aircraft, used as a ground-attack aircraft and then a fighter bomber in the Vietnam war US, 1985 Trojan horse noun 1 in computing, an intentionally destructive program disguised and sent in benevolent form US, 1991 . 2 in poker, an unexpectedly strong hand held by another player whose betting has successfully masked its strength US, 1996 troll noun 1 a resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Because they live below the Mackinac Bridge that connects the peninsulas. Upper Peninsula usage US, 2003. 2 a message posted on an Internet discussion group with the hope of attracting vitriolic response US, 1997 troll verb (of a homosexual man) to walk the streets in search of sex- ual adventure; (of a homosexual man) to walk, to wander. Familiarity of usage has resulted in the original, conventional sense being re-derived, here from the specifically sexual sense UK, 1967 trolley noun a line used by prisoners to exchange notes US, 1950. < off your trolley 1 mentally disordered; crazed. A ‘trolley’ is an electric powered tram that runs on rails, hence ‘to be off your trolley’ is to not follow an ordered course UK, 1896. 2 drunk UK, 2000 trolley and tram; trolley noun ham. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 trolley and truck noun an act of sexual intercouse. Rhyming slang for FUCK UK, 1992 trolleyed; trollied adjective drunk or drug-intoxicated. Derives from ‘OFF YOUR TROLLET’. UK, 1996 trolley jockey noun a tram operator US, 1954 trolley man noun a man engaged in the racing of horses and ponies in trotting matches UK, 2000 trolley off verb to go away; to leave UK, 1974 trollies; trolleys; trollys noun underpants; trousers. Originally dialect, adopted by the Royal Navy and from there into more general use; it is interesting to note that polari speakers claim the word for gay society, probably from its relationship with TROLL (to walk with the purpose of attracting sexual interest) UK, 2002 trip | trollies; trolleys; trollys 666 trombone noun 1 a telephone. Rhyming slang; generally used as ‘the old trombone’ UK, 1961. 2 in the television and film industries, a hanger that can be extended from a wall to support lighting US, 1977 trombone verb 1 in the sport of clayshooting, to slide the hand back along the barrel of the gun whilst swinging upwards to aim and fire. Imitative of the sliding-action when involved in playing a trombone UK, 1983. 2 to lick the anus of a male partner while caressing his erect penis. The actions involved mimic the playing of a trombone UK, 2001 tromp and stomp noun a marching drill US, 1957 troop noun 1 a single soldier; used as a term of address to a soldier US, 1986. 2 crack cocaine UK, 1998 trooper noun a person who is the ultimately stalwart good sport US, 1951 troopie-groupie noun 1 a girl who freely offers her sexual availability to soldiers. Military UK, 2001. 2 a war correspondent, or like-minded civilian, who is enthusiastically supportive of the military. From GROUPIE (a follower) UK, 1982 troops noun collectively, the mechanics in a car repair shop US, 1992 trophy adjective used of a wife or girlfriend, young and beautiful to an extent that would not be expected with the man US, 1998 trophy fuck verb to have sex with a famous person because of that person’s celebrity , 2001 tropical adjective 1 extremely eccentric or mildly insane US, 1946 . 2 of goods, stolen. Synonym of HOT AUSTRALIA, 1950 tropical fish; tropie noun an act of urination. Rhyming slang for PISH (a Scottish variation of PISS) UK, 2002 Tropic Lightning nickname the 25th Infantry Division, US Army US, 1979 troppo adjective 1 insane, mad, crazy. Of military origins; an abbrevi- ation of ‘tropical’ or ‘tropics’ as a reference to mental or nervous instability caused by war service in the tropics AUSTRALIA, 1941. 2 sunburnt, suffering from too much exposure to the sun and wind AUSTRALIA, 1991. 3 especially in Queensland, of a building designed for tropical weather AUSTRALIA, 2003 trot noun 1 a period of time considered in terms of how you fared during it AUS TRALIA, 1911. 2 a line-by-line translation of a work in a foreign language US, 1891. < on the trot 1 in succession UK, 1956. 2 engaged in evading discovery or capture by the police UK, 2000 Trot noun a Tro tskyist; thus Trotskyite; hence used of or applied to anyone or anything associated with political views from the extreme left UK, 1962 trots noun 1 diarrhoea. Used with ‘the’ US, 1904. 2 a horse race meeting for trotting and pacing; such meetings collectively AUSTRALIA, 1890 trotter noun 1 a deserter from the military; an escaped prisoner; anyone on the run from the police. Originally military UK, 1950. 2 pork US, 1976 trotters noun the feet UK, 1775 trou noun trousers; pants US, 1968 trouble noun a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery US, 1957 trouble and fuss noun bus. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 trouble and strife; trouble noun 1 a wife. Rhyming slang UK, 1908. 2 life. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 troubled adjective drunk UK, 2002 trough noun 1 a place where you (regularly) eat or drink UK, 2001. 2 a bar, especially at a horse racetrack AUSTRALIA, 1989 trough verb to eat. Armed services’ slang; adapted from conventional ‘trough’ (a receptacle for feeding domestic animals) UK, 1987 trouncer noun an attractive girl UK: NORTHERN IRELAND, 1996 troused adjective drunk US, 1997 trouser noun a man or men objectified sexually. Probably derived in response to SKIRT (a woman, women) UK, 1995 trouser verb to pocket something; to earn money. Extended from a ‘trouser pocket’ UK, 1892 trouser cough noun afartUK, 1978 trousered adjective drunk UK, 2002 trousers noun < with your trousers down being taken by surprise; in a state of unreadiness. Generally prefaced with the verb ‘catch/caught’ UK, 1966 trousers and skirts adjective bisexual UK, 1981 trouser snake noun the penis US, 1976 trouser trout noun the penis UK, 1998 trout noun an unattractive (older or old) woman UK, 1897 8see: THAMES TROUT. < all about trout alert, watchful UK, 1962 trout pout noun unnaturally inflated lips as a result of collagen implants. An unfortunate similarity to the freshwater fish UK, 2003 truck verb to stroll; to stride US, 1938 truck driver noun 1 an aggressive, ‘mannish’ lesbian US, 1967 . 2 in prison, a prisoner or guard who delivers messages US, 1976. 3 an amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant US, 1967 trucker’s powder noun amphetamine. A variation on TRUCK DRIVER (amphetamines), this plays on SPEED and the need to stay awake UK, 2001 truckie noun a truck driver AUS TRALIA, 1919 truck stop Annie noun a prostitute working at a truck stop US, 1977 truck stop cowboy noun a person who looks the part of a trucker, plays the part of a trucker, but is not a trucker US, 1976 Trudeau acre noun a hectare. As the Canadian French measure of land is in the hectare (a metric unit equivalent to 2.471 acres), and the English is in the acre unit, 1970s anti-Trudeau feeling took parodic form here as much as in opposition to the Prime Minister’s promotion of bilingualism and biculturalism nationwide CANADA, 1987 true adverb especially in Aboriginal English, is it true?, really? AUSTRALIA, 1959 true bull; true bool noun a tested and proven leader. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982 true love noun a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery US, 1957 True North noun Canada. ‘The True North, strong and free’ is a line from the Canadian national anthem. In its patriotic connotation, this expression suggests pride and strength, but it may also suggest the extreme cold, snow and ice which Canadians endure CANADA, 2001 true’s God! used for affirming the truth of what has been said FIJI, 1976 true that!; true dat! used for expressing strong agreement US, 1998 true-true adjective authentic BAHAMAS, 1982 true virgins make dull company the air navigation system: True heading plus/minus Variation gives you Magnetic heading plus/minus Deviation gives you Compass heading. The reverse mnemonic is ‘Can Dead Men Vote Twice?’ CANADA, 1995 truggy noun an off-road vehicle that combines features of a truck and a tubular buggy. Collected by John Thompson of Hendersonville, North Carolina, 2004 US, 2004 Trujillo’s revenge noun diarrhoea. Homage to Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo US, 1982 trull noun a prostitute, a concubine, a loose-moralled woman. A gen- erally obsolete conventional English term UK, 1519 Truman’s folly noun the Korean war. Another Republican party coining US, 1968 trummus noun the buttocks, the posterior UK, 2002 trump noun a fart. From the sound of a trumpet UK, 1903 trump verb to fart. From C15; from the sound of a trumpet UK, 1425 trumpet noun 1 a telephone UK, 1977. 2 a stethoscope TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1987. 3 a fart. Juvenile use, extending the more familiar 667 trombone | trumpet . upset TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1956 touch the dog’s arse noun car theft. Prison slang for the initialism TDA (taking and driving away) UK: ENGLAND, 1 998 touch up verb 1 to caress and fondle someone. game lottery US, 1957 trouble and fuss noun bus. Rhyming slang UK, 1992 trouble and strife; trouble noun 1 a wife. Rhyming slang UK, 1908. 2 life. Rhyming slang UK, 1 998 troubled adjective drunk. Trinidadian TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1973 Trini by boat noun a long-standing immigrant in Trinidad TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1987 Trinidad time; Trini time noun used for expressing an expected and accepted lack