... 1946. 5 awatch. In conventional use from 1559, in slang use since late C19;noted by the Oxford EnglishDictionary as obsolete ‘except inmodern slang UK, 1961. 6 the face UK, 1918. 7 a punch ... is discussed by Partridge and Bealein the appendix to the 8th edition of the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English and called ‘Oxford -er(s)’UK, 1955champion noun a completely inept ... 1975cherry red noun the head. Rhyming slang UK, 1998cherry ripe noun 1 a pipe. Rhyming slang, propbably influenced by‘cherry-wood pipe’ UK, 1857. 2 nonsense. Rhyming slang for TRIPE.Can be shortened...
... excellent, best. Urban youth slang UK, 2005basie; basey noun 1 a person living on a military base US, 1993. 2 anAntarctica expeditioner. A South African contribution to South Pole slang ANTARCTICA, 1964Basil ... Usually in the form‘to have a bang (at)’ UK, 1948. 10 an exclamation point (!). From the slang of printers to the slang of computer enthusiastsUS, 1931bang verb 1 to have sex UK, 1720. 2 to stimulate ... TheMaltese Bippy, and then abandoned on the junk heap of slang US,1967bird noun 1 a young woman; a sweetheart. First used in C14; notconsidered a slang term until C19 when it also meant ‘aprostitute’...
... BOY UK, 1979Dolly Cotton adjective rotten. Rhyming slang UK, 1931dolly dimple; dolly adjective simple. Glasgow rhyming slang. Current in English prisons February 2002 UK, 1988dolly flapper ... Rhyming slang forFUCK AUSTRALIA, 1983Donald Duck; donald noun 1 an act of sexual intercourse. Rhyming slang forFUCK AUSTRALIA, 1983. 2 by extension, a ‘fuck’ in all othersenses. Rhyming slang, ... noun a police detective, or, loosely, a police officer. Originallycriminal slang. The suggestion in the Oxford English Dictionary Supplement (1972) that it is somehow extracted from VanDiemen’s...
... damn it adjective very easy. Recorded by Partridge in the 1stedition of his Dictionary of Slang and UnconventionalEnglish andstill familiar. Other variations noted at that time include ‘easy ... theeuphemistic variation ‘easy as kiss my ear’, by Partridge in the 1stedition of his Dictionary of Slang and UnconventionalEnglish UK,1937easy as kiss my eye adjective very easy. Euphemistic variation ... body. Rhyming slang UK, 1923.4 a vest. Rhyming slang; in pickpocket usage US, 1949East Anus nickname the town of East Angus, Quebec CANADA, 1977Easter bunny noun money. Rhyming slang UK, 1998Easter...
... especially nine pounds (£9). Rhyming slang UK, 1992feeling noun marijuana UK, 2003feeling fine noun mutual, simultaneous oral sex between twopeople. Rhyming slang for 69 UK, 2003feel up verb ... AFRICA, 2004fireman’s noun horse races. Rhyming slang, from ‘fireman’s braces’AUSTRALIA, 1989fireman’s hose; fireman’s noun the nose. Rhyming slang UK, 1992fire on verb 1 to excite sexually ... Korean and Vietnam war usageUS, 1989foul adjective unpleasant, unfriendly. Conventional English rendered slang with attitudeUS, 1999foulball noun a despised person US, 1925fouler noun a very...
... cross bun noun 1 a gun. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 2 the sun.Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 3 son. Rhyming slang UK, 1931. 4 run, as in‘on the run’ from the police. Rhyming slang. Sometimes simply‘hot ... Rhyming slang UK, 1960halfpenny dip; ha’penny dip; ha’penny noun 1 a sleep. Rhyming slang forKIP UK, 1980. 2 a ship. Rhyming slang UK, 1961halfpenny stamp; ha’penny noun a tramp. Rhyming slang ... however, is unlikely to be rhyming slang as the earliest explicit reference to rhyming slang does notappear until about 300 years later in John Camden Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary, 1859UK, 1992hobby...
... most basic US, 1996. 2 the nose. Rhyming slang for ‘snout’ UK, 1960. 3 a tout; a ticket tout. Rhyming slang UK,1998. 4 a cigarette; tobacco. Rhyming slang for SNOUT UK, 1998in-and-out-man noun ... euphemism US, 1976invite noun an invitation. A verb-as-noun that began as standard English and then evolved into slang UK, 1659in with preposition in a friendly or social relationship with someoneUK, ... UK, 1956Isle of Man noun a pan. Rhyming slang, formed on the name ofthe island off the north west of England UK, 1992Isle of Wight noun a light. Rhyming slang UK, 1998Isle of Wight adjective...
... meaning ‘fit to eat’ (ritually clean in keeping withreligious dietary laws). Brought into Englishslang originally in theEast End of London UK, 1896. 3 in homosexual usage, circumcisedUS, ... thrills.Police slang, formed on an otherwise obsolete use of ‘knot’ (the[head of the] penis)UK, 1968knotty adjective (of hair) in tight curls BAHAMAS, 1982Knotty Ash noun cash. Rhyming slang, from ... Bacardi™ (a branded white rum).Rhyming slang, formed from Lord Nelson’s legendary last wordsUK, 1992kiss me quick; kiss me noun the penis; a fool. Rhyming slang forPRICK, reflecting, to some...
... Rhyming slang UK, 1992leg of lamb noun an impressive person. Jocular alteration of LEGENDAUSTRALIA, 1996leg of mutton; leg noun a button. Rhyming slang UK, 1992leg of pork noun chalk. Rhyming slang ... cocaine. Rhyming slang for CHARLIE UK, 1996lemon curd noun 1 a young woman. Rhyming slang for BIRD.Sometimes abbreviated to ‘lemon’ UK, 1988. 2 a piece of excrement.Rhyming slang for TURD UK, ... 1996lemon squash noun a wash. Rhyming slang UK, 1992lemon-squeezer; lemon noun a fellow, a man. Rhyming slang forGEEZER UK, 1979lemon squeezy adjective easy. Rhyming slang, taken from an elabor-ation...
... motor-scooters. Abbreviatedfrom ‘modernist’. Wittily defined in the 6th edition of The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 1967, as ‘ateenager unable to afford a motorcycle, and doing his damnedestwith ... noun a beard. Glasgow rhyming slang (a good rhyme inthe local accent) UK: SCOTLAND, 1988merry old soul noun 1 a hole. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 2 the anus.Rhyming slang for ARSEHOLE; a specialism ... so onUS, 1928. 2 cocaine.Rhyming slang UK, 1996Marylou noun glue. Rhyming slang UK, 1992Mary Rose noun a nose, especially a notably large specimen.Rhyming slang, apparently formed from the...
... on-coursebookmaker was not in force until 1972UK, 1960. 2 a coat. Rhyming slang UK, 1971. 3 the throat. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 4 aboat.Rhyming slang UK, 1989. < get your nanny goat; get yournannyto ... 1955now adverb soon; in time; in a vaguely specified time. A stereotypicalexample of ‘Wenglish’ (a blending of English and Welsh typical ofthe valleys of southeast Wales) UK: WALES, 1985Now American ... stretch’UK, 1958neves and a half noun In bookmaker slang NEVES is 7–1, here theaddition of ‘a half’ increases the odds to 7½–1or 15–2. Inbookmaker slang NEVES is 7–1, here the addition of ‘a half’increases...
... 1961Pat and Mick adjective sick. Rhyming slang UK, 2003Pat and Mike noun a bicycle. Rhyming slang for ‘bike’ UK, 1931Pat Cash noun to urinate. Rhyming slang for SLASH,basedonthename of Australian ... 1984Pommified adjective having taken on an English character AUSTRALIA,1936Pommy; Pommie noun an English person, or more loosely, a personfrom Britain. Originally used of English immigrants to Australia, ... adjective silly. Rhyming slang, based on the famouscentral London locationUK, 1992Piccadilly Percy noun mercy. Rhyming slang UK, 1979piccalilli noun the penis. Rhyming slang for WILLY,formedonapopular...
... primp.British gay slang UK, 1972queased out adjective nauseated, sick US, 1993Quebec wrench noun a beer bottle opener. The high consumptionrate of beer in Quebec is the source of this oral slang itemCANADA,2001queber ... 1976. 3 a twenty-five centbetting token used in of craps US, 1983Quaker oat noun a coat. Rhyming slang, formed from QuakerOats™, a brand of porridgeUK, 1932quality noun < the quality anyone ... duck-calling device CANADA, 1945quare adjective mediocre UK, 1983quare hawk noun someone who is unconventional in some wayIRELAND, 1989quare one noun wife IRELAND, 1997quar ice noun water that...