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Thorne - Dictionary of Contemporary Slang 3e

Thorne - Dictionary of Contemporary Slang 3e

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... Archive of Slang and New Language. I have a very specialdebt of gratitude to Professor Connie C. Eble of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who generously made available thefruits of ... is oftenpart of offensive comparisons, as in ‘tosmell like an abo’s armpit/abo’s jock-strap’.absofuckinglutelyabsofuckinglutely, absobloodylutely adv,exclamationthese elaborations of ... of slang to getaccess to authentic samples of language – particularly spokenlanguage – in their authentic settings, since much slang is neverwritten down (calling into question the value of...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "The Derivation of a GrammaticaUy Indexed Lexicon from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" pptx

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... utility of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglgsA as a suitable source dictionary for the target lexicon. 1 Introduction Within the larger framework of the Alvey Programme of advanced ... arises of how to develop such a detailed and substantial word list. Our approach has been to make use of the machine-readable source of a published dictionary, namely the Longr~sn Dictionary of ... particular word. As an illnstm- tion of the process of transforming a dictionary entry into a lexical template we show below the mapping of the third verb sense of %elieve" below into a lex-...
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"Bb" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot

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... of chalk noun a walk. Rhyming slang, sometimes condensed toa simple ‘ball’ UK, 1936ball-off noun an act of male masturbation UK, 1961ball off verb (of a male) to masturbate UK, 1961ball of ... 13 the middle position of the back seat of a car US,bird of paradise | bitch 58bit of kit noun an item of equipment, especially mechanical orelectricalUK, 2000bit of mess noun a prostitute’s ... an act of urination. Rhyming slang forSLASH, formed from one of the great dishes of British cuisine UK,2003bang gotcher noun any film of the Western genre. From children’srecreation of the...
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"Cc" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pdf

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... 2 an act of poordriving in which one vehicle cuts in front of another UK, 1984. 3 adivision of loot, profits or the legacy of a will UK, 1935. 4 a swindleUK, 1937carve up verb 1 of a driver, ... imitation of asteam whistle US, 1898choof verb 1 (of a person) to go; to depart. As used of a steam trainin stories for childrenAUSTRALIA, 1947. 2 to smoke marijuanaAUSTRALIA, 2000choof off verb ... was often sold in Cambridge coffee houses US, 1967coffee-and noun a light meal US, 1901coffee-and adjective small-time, insignificant US, 1937coffee-and-cakes noun a small salary US, 1925coffee...
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"Dd" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot

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... 1956Duchess of Fife noun a wife. Rhyming slang; often suggested as theorigin of DUTCH (a wife) and/or DUCHESS UK, 1961Duchess of Teck; duchess noun a cheque. Rhyming slang, formedfrom the title of ... satisfyingembellishment of DICK (the penis). As a term of abuse this is oftenaccompanied by, or even replaced with, a mime of themasturbation of a flaccid penis, gesturally sited in the centre of the foreheadUS, ... of Teck (1867–1953), queen consort of George V,or from her mother, Princess Mary Adelaide, who was entitledDuchess of Teck from 1871. The husband, DUKE OF TECK, serves thesame purpose in slang...
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"Ee" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ppsx

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... of the line noun the absolute end, the finish of something US,1948end of the road noun the finish of something UK, 1954end of watch noun death US, 1983ends noun 1 money. An abbreviation of ... 1 any sexually transmitted infection.Rhyming slang for POX, formed from the name of one of thedocks of east LondonUK, 1992. 2 socks. Rhyming slang UK, 1998East Jesus; East Jesus Nowhere noun ... adjective very easy. Variation of EASY AS PIEAUSTRALIA, 1984easy as damn it adjective very easy. Recorded by Partridge in the 1stedition of his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English...
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"Ff" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English docx

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... procedure of turning backthe miles on the mileometer (odometer) US, 1997face like a bag of arses noun an ugly face. A variation of FACE LIKEA BAG OF SPANNERS UK, 2003face like a bag of spanners ... of lifeUK, 1854full of gob adjective talkative; too talkative UK, 2002full of run adjective (used of a racehorse) in good racing form US, 1951full of shit adjective (of a person) deliberately ... reverse side of a vinyl record. From the action of flipping the disc over US, 1949. 2 the opposite of something. Afigurative application of the earlier sense as ‘the reverse side of arecord’...
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"Gg" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English docx

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... context of boxing or fighting US,1955glass of beer noun the ear. Rhyming slang UK, 1961glass of plonk noun the nose. Rhyming slang for CONK UK, 1992glass of water; glass noun a quarter of an ... temper UK, 1997goofies noun 1 a swimming bath. Children’s slang SOUTH AFRICA, 1970.2 LSD US, 2001goof-off noun a lazy person US, 1945goof off verb to waste time, to idle US, 1943goof on verb to ... UK, 2004goofy adjective gawky, clumsy, foolish, eccentric US, 1919-goofy suffix mentally imbalanced as a result of the preceding activityUS, 1969goofy butt noun 8see: GOOF BUT Tgoofy foot...
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"Hh" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot

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... related to the term HORSE’S HOOF. Simes, in his Dictionary of Australian Underworld Slang (1993), suggests that ‘hock’ is ‘feeble’ and rhyming slang for ‘cock’. Neither of these isoverwhelmingly ... cliché of an aged ordisabled gun-fighter hanging up his guns. Of modern variations‘Hang up (one’s) tits’ is recorded of a retiring female impersonatorin 1984. In 2003 a brief search of contemporary ... imprecations, andquestions (often rhetorical) of impatience and irritationUK, 1596.2 crack cocaine UK, 2003. < for the hell of it; for the sheer hell of it; just for the hell of itsimply for the...
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"Ii" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English docx

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... of the island off the north west of England UK, 1992Isle of Wight noun a light. Rhyming slang UK, 1998Isle of Wight adjective 1 right; both as an expression of approval andindicative of direction. ... the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England; in particular the prisons: HMP Camp Hill, HMP Albany orHMP Parkhurst UK, 1956Isle of Man noun a pan. Rhyming slang, formed on the name of the ... of direction. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the island off the south coast of EnglandUK, 1960. 2 tight (in a state of drunkenness or mean with money). Rhyming slang UK, 1992I smell...
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"Kk" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pps

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... abbrevi-ation of ‘fuck off!’ UK, 1999koffiemoffie noun a non-white, non-black homosexual male; an airsteward on South African Airways. Elaborations of MOFFIE (a homo-sexual male), rhymed with ‘coffee’, ... UK, 2005kru noun a tightly knit group of close friends. A deliberate respelling of CREW UK, 2003krunk used in place of profanity. Coined by the writers of Late Nitewith Conan O’Brien in 1994 ... it off!; knock off! stop it!, shut up! UK, 1883knock, knock! 1 used as the verbal equivalent of an actual knockon the door when entering another’s room, office, etcUK, 1984. 2 ina game of...
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"Ll" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ppsx

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... businessUS, 1981lump of coke; lump noun a man. Rhyming slang for BLOKE UK, 1859lump of ice noun advice. Rhyming slang UK, 1909lump of lead noun the head. Rhyming slang, often used inconnection ... US,1971leg of beef noun a thief. Rhyming slang UK, 1992leg of lamb noun an impressive person. Jocular alteration of LEGENDAUSTRALIA, 1996leg of mutton; leg noun a button. Rhyming slang UK, ... use US, 1982light off verb to experience an orgasm US, 1971light of love; love noun a prison governor. Rhyming slang UK, 1996light of my life noun a wife. Rhyming slang, often with ironic orparodic...
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"Mm" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pptx

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... Rhyming slang for SPUNK, basedon the name of the author of Awful Disclosures, 1836, a popularerotic book of its timeUK, 2002maricon noun a homosexual man. Spanish slang on loan toAmerican slang ... 1992muddy water noun coffee. Elaboration of MUD (coffee) playing onMuddy Waters, the stage-name of bluesman McKinley Morganfield(1915–83)UK, 1981Muddy York nickname York, a suburb of Toronto CANADA, ... display of a person’s nakedbuttocks. From the verbMOON, 2000. 2 any blind, unthinking,unquestioning follower of a philosophy or person. An extension of the early 1970s labelling of followers of...
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"Nn" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English doc

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... adjective of hair, usually of the hair of a black person, naturallytightly curled, frizzy. Often derogatory US, 1885nappy dugout noun (of a black woman) the vagina. The imagery of ‘dugout’ is twofold: ... variation of OFF YOUR HEAD UK, 1873.< on the nut in horse racing, to have lost a large amount of money betting US, 1951. < out of your nut drunk or drug-intoxicated. A variation of OUT OF YOUR ... 1975. < off your nut 1 in a state of drunkenness or drug intoxication. Parallel to the sense as ‘mad’;possibly the original sense, a variation of OFF YOUR HEAD UK, 1860.2 in a state of madness....
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