English slang vocabulary

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abdabs

Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs. [1940s]

absobloodylutely

Adv. Absolutely.

Abysinnia!

Exclam. A jocular and intentional mispronunciation of "I'll be seeing you!"

accidentally-on-purpose

Phrs. Seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm.

AC/DC

Adj. Bisexual.

ace (!)

Adj. Excellent, wonderful.
Exclam. Excellent!

acid

Noun. The drug LSD. Lysergic acid diethylamide. [Orig. U.S. 1960s]

acid house

Noun. The dance music scene that pre-empted 'rave' in Britain, and began the long association of 'house' music and 'ecstasy'.

ackers

Noun. Money. From the Egyptian akka.

action man

Noun. A man who participates in macho activities.

Adam and Eve

Verb. Believe. Cockney rhyming slang. E.g."I don't Adam and Eve it, it's not true!"

aerated

Adj. Over-excited. Becoming obsolete, although still heard used by older generations. Often mispronounced as aeriated.

afty

Noun. Afternoon. E.g."Are you going to watch the game this afty?" [North-west use]

agony aunt

Noun. A woman who provides answers to readers letters in a publication's agony column. {Informal}

aggro

Noun. Aggressive troublemaking, violence, aggression. Abb. of aggravation.

airhead

Noun. A stupid person. [Orig. U.S.]

airlocked

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. [N. Ireland use]

airy-fairy

Adj. Lacking in strength, insubstantial. {Informal}

air guitar

Noun. An imaginary guitar played by rock music fans whilst listening to their favourite tunes.

aks

Verb. To ask. E.g."I aksed him to move his car from the driveway." [dialect]

Alan Whickers

Noun. Knickers, underwear. Rhyming slang, often shortened to Alans.

alcopop

Noun. Sweet, ready-mixed fruit drinks containing alcohol. Cf. 'tart fuel'. {Informal}

aled (up)

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated by alcohol, usually beer (ale).

alkie

Noun. An alcoholic. Also spelt alky.

all mod cons

Noun. All the fixtures and fittings necessary and expected - an abb. of all modern conveniences. {Informal}

all mouth and (no) trousers

Phrs. Boastful and without just reason. E.g."You shouldn't pay any attention to him, he's all mouth and no trousers."

all-nighter

Noun. A club night or event that goes on all night.

all over the shop

Phrs. 1. In a mess, out of order, disorganized.
2. Everywhere. E.g."I've been all over the shop this morning and I can't find her anywhere."

allow (it)

Verb. Forget it, don't bother. [London use]

all time loser

Noun. A public house, a bar. Rhyming slang on 'boozer'. See 'boozer'.

all to cock

Phrs. Messed up, useless, wrong.

all to pot

Phrs. Wrong, messed up. E.g."Our whole holiday went all to pot when Dad got arrested for being drunk."

almond rocks

Noun. Socks. Cockney rhyming slang, often shortened to almonds.

alright!

Exclam. Hello. A greeting. No answer is expected to what is inherently a question. Northern dialect has created the phonetic corruption awreet.

amber nectar

Noun. Lager. [Orig. Aust.]

anchors

Noun. Brakes. E.g."I slammed the anchors on and hit my head on the steering wheel."

ane

Noun. Abb. of anus.

ankle-biters

Noun. Children, particularly crawling babies. [Orig. Aust.]

anorak

Noun. An often socially inept person, having an obsessive interest in a hobby or subject. Usually has little or no fashion sense, and errs towards eccentricity. Originates from the 'trainspotter' look, of wearing anoraks; spending so much time at the end of station platforms in all weathersnecessitates the wearing of such attire. Cf. 'trainspotter'. Derog.

antwacky

Adj. Old fashioned. Possibly from antique(y). E.g."Oh no way! I'm not wearing those shoes, they're so antwacky." [Merseyside/West Lancashire use]

any cop

Phrs. Of value, of any worth. E.g."Have you heard their new CD? I heard it was rubbish but do you think it's any cop?" See 'cop' (adj). Cf. 'no cop'.

any road

Adv. Anyway. Also spelt anyroad. [Northern use]

apeshit

See 'go apeshit'.

apeth

Noun. A pet name for a silly person. A shortening of daft apeth. Apeth, derived from haypneeworth (half a penny's worth) but pronounced ha'p'orth.

apples and pears

Noun. Stairs. Possibly the most commonly expressed piece of Cockney rhyming slang that is used as an example of such, or used in jocular mimicry. The term is infrequently heard used in genuine daily use.

April

Noun. Bottom, buttocks, 'arse'. Rhyming slang from April in Paris rhyming with arris - see 'arris'.

Archer

Noun. £2000. From the amount of money given by Jeffrey Archer to a prostitute (Monica Coughlan) to enable her to leave the country, and in order to buy her silence over services rendered. Jeffrey Archer, ex-member of Parliament and best selling author, served a prison sentence for perjury and perverting the course of justice.

argue the toss

Vrb phrs. To argue or dispute loudly and at length.

argy-bargy

Noun. Trouble, noisy quarrelling, arguing. {Informal}.

arris

Noun. Buttocks, 'arse'. Convoluted Cockney rhyming slang for 'arse'; Arris, an abbreviation of Aristotle, rhyming with bottle, and thereafter leading to bottle and glass rhyming with 'arse'. Also aris.

arrows

Noun. Darts, the equipment and the game itself.

arse

Noun. 1. The buttocks. The similar 'ass' isn't used as frequently, remaining more of an Americanism. S.e. from 1600s until mid 1800s.
2. An objectionable person.
3. A mistake, a poor job. E.g."He made such an arse of that plastering that we will need to redo it."
Exclam. Expressing anger or frustration.

arse about /around

Verb. To mess around, to waste time.

arse about face

Phrs. Back to front.

arse about tit

Phrs. Back to front.

arse-bandit

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.

arsed

Adj. Concerned, bothered. Usually heard in the negative sense of can't be arsed. E.g."I can't be arsed with work today, it's too damned hot."

arseface

Noun. 1. An ugly person.
2. A contemptible person.

arse-hole

Noun. 1. An idiot, contemptible person.
2. The anus.
* Also spelt arsehole.

arseholed

Adj. Very drunk.

arse-lick

Verb. To grovel, ingratiate oneself.

arse-licker

Noun. A sycophant.

arse-licking

Adj. Sycophantic behaviour.

arse load

Noun. In large quantities, a lot of, a great amount. E.g." She's given me arse loads of paperwork to complete before lunch."

arse over kettle

Phrs. Fall over. Also arse over tea kettle.

arse over tit

Phrs. Fall over, head over heels. E.g."She went arse over tit on the ice outside."

arse-on

Noun. A bad mood. E.g."Keep out of Andy's way, he's got a the arse-on."

arse-up

Noun. A shambles, a 'cock-up'.
Verb. To make a 'cock-up'. E.g."You wouldn't have arsed it up if you'd revised for your exam like everyone else."

arsewipe

Noun. 1. Toilet paper.
2. A contemptible person.

arsey

Adj. Moody.

article

Noun. An objectionable person. E.g."Come on, go and tidy your bedroom you lazy article."

arvo

Noun. Afternoon. See 'this arvo'. [Orig. Aust.]

as fuck

Phrs. An intensifier. E.g."It was rusty as fuck, so wasn't worth repairing."

as rare as hen's teeth

Phrs. Very rare, non existent. From hens not having teeth.

as rare as rocking horse shit

Phrs. Very rare, non existent.

as right as rain

Phrs. Satisfactory, comfortable, well.

ass

Noun. See 'arse'.

asshole

Noun. See 'arsehole'.

ass lick / ass licker / ass licking

Verb. See 'arse lick' and associated expressions.

asswipe

Noun. Meaning the same as 'arsewipe'. [Orig. U.S.]

as the actress said to the bishop

Phrs. A jocular catch phrase that draws attention to an otherwise innocent statement by imbuing sexual innuendo. Other variations include "as the mistress said to the gardener".

Auntie

Noun. Affectionate and dated pet name for the BBC (The British Broadcasting Corporation).

Aussie kiss

Noun. Cunnilingus, from the fact that it's the same a French Kiss, but given down under.

away and shite (!)

Vrb phrs. Go away! [North-east use]

'ave it

Verb. Go for it. See 'have it'

aviation blonde

Noun. A female with hair dyed blonde. From blonde hair, black box - black box being an aeroplane flight recorder and 'box' also being slang for vagina.

avvy

Noun. Afternoon. See 'this avvy'.

away with the mixer

Phrs. Not quite in touch with reality, in a dreamy state. [Merseyside use]

awesome!

Adj. Great! Excellent! [Orig. U.S.]

awlarse

Noun. A contemptible person. Also auldarse, allarse. Possibly from old arse. [Merseyside use]

awright (!)

Adj./Adv./Exclam. An alternative spelling and pronunciation of alright (all right).

axe

Noun. A guitar.

axe wound

Noun. Vagina. Cf. 'hairy axe wound'.

Ayrton

Noun. Ten pounds (monetary). Rhyming slang for tenner, on Ayrton Senna, the motor racing driver.

ay-up!

Exclam. A greeting, hello. [Midlands/North use. Dialect]

B

bab

Verb. To defecate. [Yorks/Hull/Notts use]
Noun. 1. Faeces. [Yorks/Hull/Notts use]
2. Term of affectionate address, such as dear or friend. [W. Midlands use]

baba *

Verb. To defecate. [Yorks/Hull/Notts use]
Noun. Faeces. [Yorks/Hull/Notts use]
* Also spelt babber.

babby

Noun. A baby, child. [northern dialect/Irish]

babe

Noun. Usually applied to a young attractive female but also said with reference to males. [Orig. U.S.]

babe magnet

Noun. An attractive or sexually desirable male. [Orig. U.S.]

baboon

Noun. An oaf, a fool.

baby gravy

Noun. Semen.

backdoor

Noun. A euphemism for the anus. [Orig. U.S.]

backhander

Noun. A bribe.

backie

Noun. A pillion ride on a bycycle.

back passage

Noun. The rectum. {Informal}

back scuttle

Noun. Anal intercourse.
Verb. To have anal intercourse.

backs to the wall

Phrs. A homophobic comment and warning to fellow heterosexuals that contact with a gay male is likely or happening. From the misconception that all gay males will endevour, or want to have anal intercourse with any male. Derog.

backy

Noun. Abb. of tobacco. Another variation is Backo.

bacon sarnie

Noun. Pakistani. Rhyming slang. See 'sarnie'.

bad

Adj. Good, excellent. [Orig. U.S.]

bad egg

Noun. A miscreant, a corrupt person, an untrustworthy person. Cf. 'good egg'.

badger

Verb. To bother incessantly. E.g."Stop badgering her, she's not interested in buying another pair of your cheap trainers."

bad hair day

Noun. 1. A day when one is unable to arrange one's hair into a satisfactory and pleasing style.
2. Used figuratively for a problematic and difficult day.

badly packed kebab

Noun. The female genitals. [1990s]

bad mouth

Verb. To insult or denigrate. [Orig. U.S.]

bad news

Noun. A troublesome person.

baffies

Noun. Slippers. [Scottish use]

bag

Noun. 1. An ugly woman. Cf. 'old bag'. Derog.
2. An objectionable and unpleasant person.
3. Meaning that which interests. E.g."What's your bag ? Mine is dance music." [Orig. U.S. 1960s]
4. The scrotum.
Suffix. A suffix that emphasises the essential undesirable nature of a person in perjorative nouns such as 'tossbag', 'shitbag', 'ratbag' etc.

bag (of sand)

Noun. £1000, a thousand pounds sterling. Rhyming slang on a 'grand'. Often shortened to bag.

baggin(g)

Noun. A snack or food taken between meals. Heard pronounced as baggin. [Lancs/Yorks use]

bag lady

Noun. A homeless woman who carries her worldly possessions in bags.

bag of bones

Noun. A very thin or emaciated person or animal.

bag off

Verb. To commune with someone sexually desirable, occasionally in so much as having sex. E.g."She bagged off with that"

bags

Verb. To claim as one's own due to being the first to make such a claim. E.g."Bags I go first." {Informal}
Noun. Trousers. {Informal}

bagsy

Verb. A variation on 'bags' (verb). Basically meaning bags I.

bahookie

Noun. The backside, 'arse'. [Glasgow use]

ball-ache

Noun. A troublesome and inconvenient task. Also ballache. E.g."I wish I hadn't sold the car, walking 5 miles to work is a real ball-ache."

ball and chain

Noun. A wife or girlfriend. Derog.

ball-bag

Noun. The scrotum.

ballocks (!)

Noun. 1. The testicles. A variation on 'bollocks'. S.E. from 1200s, slang from mid 1800s. Cf. 'bollocks'.
2. Rubbish, nonsense.
Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance, disbelief or disagreement.

balls (!)

Noun. 1. Testicles. Usually in plural.
2. Courage, in for example, "She hasn't got the balls to tell him the truth."
3. Rubbish, nonsense.
Exclam. Expressing annoyance.

ballsed-up

Adj. Ruined, in a mess.

balls (something) up

Verb. To make a mess of a situation.

balls to the wall

Phrs. Quickly.

balls-up

Noun. A mess up, a 'cock-up'. E.g."I've made a right balls-up of my exams."
Verb. To make a mess of a situation.

balm

Noun. A bread bun or roll. Cf. 'balmcake'.

balmy

Adj. Insane, crazy. A derivative of the earlier 'barmy.'

baloney

Noun. Nonsense. Also spelt boloney. [Orig. U.S.]

baltic

Adj. Very cold, with respect to the weather or air temperature. [Orig. U.S.]

bam

Noun. A foolish and objectionable person. Abbreviated form of 'bampot'. Derog. [Scottish use]

bamboozle

Verb. To confuse, to mystify.

bampot

Noun. A foolish and objectionable person. Cf. 'bam' and 'bamstick'. Derog. [Scottish use]

bamstick

Noun. A foolish and objectionable person. Cf. 'bam' and 'bampot'. Derog. [Scottish use]

banana

Noun. A penis.

bananas

Adj. Insane, mad, hysterical. [Orig. U.S.]

bang

Verb. 1. To copulate. A particularly aggressive term.
2. To put or place, the implication being with nonchalence. E.g."I'll bang those in an envelope and send them off first post in the morning."
Noun. An act of copulation.

banger

Noun. 1. A sausage. The English meal of sausages and mashed potato is traditionally called bangers and mash.
2. A delapidated car.
3. A small firework that is explosively loud but visually unstimulating.

banging

Adj. Exciting, energetic, wonderful, excellent. Usually pronounced bangin.

bang on

Adj./Adv. Exactly, correct. {Informal}.

bang on about (something)

Vrb phrs. To talk incessantly and uninterestingly, to nag. E.g."You're not going to change my mind by banging on about it!"

bang one out

Vrb phrs. To masturbate. E.g."I watched Miss World on TV and banged one out before my mum came home."

bang out of order

Phrs. Totally unacceptable.

bang to rights

Phrs. Caught red-handed. Police/criminal vernacular often heard used jocularly.

bang (someone) up

Verb. 1. To put (someone) in prison. {Informal}.
2. To make (someone) pregnant.

banjax

Verb. To ruin. [Mainly Irish use.]

banjaxed

Adj. 1. Ruined, defeated. Originally Anglo-Irish use, popularized by the UK radio/TV presenter Terry Wogan with his book of the same name.
2. Drunk, by extension of meaning 1.

banjo

Verb. To hit or punch. [Scottish use]

banjo'd

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated.

banjo string

Noun. The frenulum of the penis.

banko

Noun. Abb. of bank holiday, (a national holiday).

baps

Noun. Breasts.

barbie

Noun. Abb. of barbecue. [Orig. Aust.]

barbs

Noun. Abb. of barbituates.

Barclay's (Bank)

Noun. An act of masturbation. From the rhyming slang for 'wank'.

bare

Adj. A lot of, significant amount. E.g."It's just bare hype, the film's just famous faces and no plot." [London use]
Adv. Significantly. [London use]

barf

Verb. To vomit, probably onomatapoeic in origin. E.g."He's feeling woozy, I think he's gonna barf his dinner up." [1940/50s U.S.]

barking

Adj. Insane. Short for barking mad.

barmcake

Noun. 1. A lighthearted term for a fool or idiot.
2. A bread bun. Also barm cake. [North-west use]

barmpot

Noun. A silly person. A lighted-hearted expression.

barmy

Adj. Mad, crazy, insane. Cf. 'balmy'. [1600s]

barnet

Noun. Hair. From the Cockney rhyming slang barnet fair. [Mid 1800s]

barney

Noun. An argument. [Late 1800s] {Informal}

barney (rubble)

Adj. Trouble. Rhyming slang. [1960s]

barry

Adj. Good, nice. [Edinburgh use]

Barry White

Noun. 1. Rubbish, nonsense.
2. An act of defecation.
* Both uses are rhyming slang on 'shite' (shit). See 'shite'. Barry White, U.S. soul singer who came to the fore in the 1970s.

barse

Noun. The perineum. From the area between the balls and the arse.

bar steward

Noun. A pun on 'bastard'.

bash

Noun. 1. An event, a party. E.g."I'm having a bash at a club for my birthday."
2. An attempt. E.g."Try having a bash at the next question if you can't answer the first."

bash the bishop

Vrb phrs. To masturbate. Jocular male terminology. Derived from the similarity of the head of the penis with a bishop's mitre.

basket

Noun. A euphemism for 'bastard'.

basket case

Noun. A lunatic, an emotionally unstable person, a dysfunctional person. [Orig. U.S.]

bastard (!)

Noun. 1. A contemptible person. Derived from the original meaning, an illegitimate person, when to be born out of wedlock was viewed as objectionable.
2. A pitiable person. E.g."That poor bastard never stood a chance once the avalanche started."
Adj. Used as an negative intensifier. E.g."My bastard car wont start again!"
Exclam. Exclamation of anger.

bastarding

Adj. An intensifier. E.g."I'm sorry for being late, I missed the bastarding bus again!"

bat for both sides

Vrb phrs. To be bisexual.

bat for the other team

Vrb phrs. To be homosexual.

bat for the opposition

Vrb phrs. To be homosexual.

bathers

Noun. Swimming/bathing costume. [Orig. Aust./N.Z.] {Informal}

bat in the cave

Noun. Nasal mucus that is visible up a nostril.

bat on a sticky wicket

Vrb phrs. To put oneself in a difficult and unfavourable position.

battered

Adj. Very intoxicated by drink or drugs.

battery operated boyfriend

Noun. A vibrator, sex toy. Cf. 'bob'.

battle cruiser

Noun. A pub, bar. From rhyming slang for 'boozer'. See 'boozer' (noun 1).

batty

Adj. Crazy, eccentric.
Noun. Buttocks, bottom. [Orig. W.I.]

batty boy

Noun. A homosexual male. From batty meaning buttocks. Also battyboy, battyman. Derog. [Orig. West Indies]

batty bwoy

Noun. See 'batty boy'. Also batty-bway.

batty man

Noun. See 'batty boy'. Also battyman.

batty rider

Noun. Skimpy shorts that 'ride' up to expose the wearers bottom ('batty') cheeks, usually female attire. [West Indies/Black UK?]

baw-bag

Noun. 1. The scrotum. From 'ball-bag'. [Scottish use]
2. A contemptible person. [Scottish use]

bazzin'

Adj. Excellent. E.g."That was a bazzin cricket match." [Midlands/North use?]

beach-bum

Noun. A person devoted to spending as much time as available on the beach.

beakie

Noun. The dirt or bodily secretions that accumulate at the corner of the eyes or between the toes. [Scottish use.]

bean

Noun. An ecstasy pill.

beanfeast

Noun. A party, celebratory event. {Informal}

bean-flicker

Noun. A lesbian. The bean refers to the clitoris.

beano

Noun. A party. Abbreviated form of 'beanfeast'. {Informal}

bear

Noun. A gay term for a large hairy male.

beard

Noun. A woman who is seen to be romantically linked with a gay man, so protecting his true sexuality from public scrutiny - often associated with celebrities. [Orig U.S.]

bearded clam

Noun. The female genitals, inclusive of pubic hair.

beast with two backs

Noun. Sexual intercourse. The imaginatively named figure that represents a couple during sex. Jocular usage.

beat seven shades of shit out of someone

Vrb phrs. To thoroughly beat up. Also beat 7 kinds of shit out of someone.

beaver

Noun. The female genitals, implying the inclusion of pubic hair. [Orig. U.S.]
Verb To work hard. {Informal}

beaver cleaver

Noun. Penis. See 'beaver' (noun).

beaver leaver

Noun. A homosexual male. Due to not being interested in 'beaver'. See 'beaver' (noun).

beaver lever

Noun. Penis. See 'beaver' (noun).

beddable

Adj. Sexually desirable, from being good enough to take to bed.

Bedfordshire

Noun. Bed or bedtime. [1700s]

bedsit

Noun. Abb. of bed-sitter or bed-sitting room. A small apartment whereby the bedroom also serves as a sitting room (living room). {Informal}

(the) Beeb

Noun. The commonly used nickname for the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), the nationally owned television production and broadcasting company. {Informal}.

beef

Noun. 1. Muscly, strong looking males. {Informal}
2. A complaint. E.g."If you've got a beef about the decision, then fill in the appropriate forms."

beef bayonet

Noun. The penis.

beef curtains

Noun. The female genitals. [Orig. U.S.]

beef (something) up

Vrb phrs. To increase in size or volume; basically to make stronger.

beemer

Noun. A BMW automobile. Cf. 'bimmer'.

beer goggles

Noun. The imaginary spectacles/glasses (goggles) that one wears after an over-indulgence in alcohol (beer), and that make an otherwise unappealing person seem sexually desirable. E.g."I was obviously wearing beer goggles last night; when I awoke and saw who I'd brought home the previousnight I nearly threw up... she had 3 eyes, a beard and no nose."

beer tits

Noun. Fatty deposits on the breasts of a male, arising through excessive beer drinking. Cf. 'bitch tits'.

beer tokens

Noun. Money.

bee's knees

Noun. The best. This term originates from the prolific slang of the Flappers along with the similar 'cats whiskers'. Cf. 'dogs bollocks'. [Orig. U.S. 1920s]

bee stings

Noun. Small breasts. Derog.

beetle

Verb. To hurry about. E.g."I'm just spent 2 hours beetling around the shopping precinct looking for a gift for Mick." {Informal}

beggar

Noun. Euphemism for 'bugger'.

begging for it

Vrb phrs. A general comment on a person's supposed, if not actual, yearning for sexual intimacies. E.g."Cor, look at her! She's begging for it."

bejesus!

Exclam. An Anglo-Irish corruption of the exclamation by Jesus! Expressing surprise or annoyance.

bell

Verb. To telephone (someone). E.g."I'll bell you tonight with the news."

bell-end

Noun. 1. The head of the penis, being vaguely bell shaped. Also bellend.
2. A contemptible person, an idiot.

belly-ache

Noun. A complaint. {Informal}
Verb. To complain persistently.

belly timber

Noun. Food. [Early 1700s]

belly-up

Adj. 1. Dead.
2. Failed, bankrupt.

belt

Verb. To hit.
Noun. 1. A hit. E.g."If you don't shut up moaning I'll give you a belt 'round the head."
2. A drink, by extension of meaning 1. E.g."Have a belt of that brandy, it'll warm you up."

belter

Noun. An excellent thing or event. [Orig. Northern dialect]

belting

Adj. Outstanding, wonderful. {Informal}

belt up!

Verb. Be quiet! Shut up!

bender

Noun. 1. An excessive bout of drinking, but more recently also inclusive of a drug taking spree. [Orig. U.S.]
2. A homosexual. Possibly derived from gender bender, or from being the passive partner, bending over to receive sex, as opposed to being the thruster. Derog.

bend one's elbow

Vrb phrs. To have an alcoholic drink.

bend someone's ear

Vrb phrs. To talk incessantly and tediously.

bent

Adj. 1. Homosexual, as opposed to 'straight'. Derog. [Mid 1900s]
2. Criminal, corrupt. E.g."You can usually buy your freedom; the cops are bent and paid poorly." [Early 1900s]
3. Illegal, stolen. E.g."I'm not touching that video, it's bent." [Early 1900s]

bent as a bottle of chips

Phrs. 1. Homosexual.
2. Crooked, dishonest. See 'bottle of chips'.

bent as a nine bob note

Phrs. 1. Homosexual. See 'bent'.
2. Crooked, dishonest.
A catch-phrase whose original meaning was version 2, but with the onset of 'bent' referring to homosexually has come to be heard more with regard to version 1. In British currency, a bob was a slang expression for a shilling (five pence) but with decimalization in 1971 became obsolete.There was never any such thing as a nine bob note, hence the simile. Cf. 'queer as a nine bob note' and 'camp as a row of tents'.

berk

Noun. Idiot, objectionable person. Derived from the rhyming slang Berkshire Hunt or Berkeley Hunt, meaning 'cunt'. Normally Berkshire and Berkeley would be pronounced Barkshire and Barkeley. This expression is generally accepted as inoffensive despiteits source. Also spelled 'burk'.

(the) berries

Noun. The best. Also 'the berrys'. [Scottish use]

best of British!

Phrs. Good luck!

(the) best thing since sliced bread

Phrs. Absolutely the best thing ever.

better half

Noun. One's wife, husband or partner.

better than a kick in the teeth / balls

Phrs. Catch-phrase expressing that one should be happy with the situation, as it could be much worse.

better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick

Phrs. A catch-phrase that expresses that a situation could be much worse, hence one should be grateful. Also 'better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick'.

better than a slap in the face with a wet kipper / fish

Phrs. Expresses that a situation could be considerably worse, hence one should be grateful.

Betty Swollox

Noun. Perspiring, uncomfortable or itchy testicles. A spoonerism and literally sweaty bollocks. Also spelt Betty Swallocks and Betty Swollocks.

bevvied up

Adj. Drunk. Occasionally shortened to bevvied.

bevvy

Noun. A general term for an alcoholic drink. Taken from the word beverage. Cf. 'bevvied up'.

bezzy mates

Noun. Best friends. E.g."They've been bezzy mates since they were at nursery together."

bi

Noun. Abb. of bisexual.
Adj. Bisexual.

biatch

Noun. A contemptible person, usually woman. Alternative form of 'bitch'. [Orig. U.S. 1990s]

bible basher

Noun. A fanatical preacher of religion. Derog.

bible thumper

Noun. Meaning the same as 'bible basher'.

bicky

Noun. A biscuit.

biddy

Noun. A woman, usually referring to an elderly woman and often reinforced with the word old.
Adj. Small.

bif

Verb. To hit.

biffa

Noun. An ugly person, often assumed to be overweight, but also heard as fat biffa. Derog.

biffin's bridge

Noun. The perineum; the area between the anus and the vulva, or scrotum. Cf. 'biffon'

biffon

Noun. The perineum. The place where the man's testicles would hit (see biff) during vigorous sexual intercourse. Cf. 'biffin's bridge'.

biftah *

Noun. 1. A cigarette.
2. A marijuana or cannabis cigarette.
* Also bifta

big cheese

Noun. A very important person.

big deal!

Exclam. A sarcastic exclamation for not being very impressed.

(the) big E

Noun. Dismissal, rejection. From the metaphorical use of elbow (E), in rejecting someone. See 'give someone the elbow'.

big girl's blouse

Noun. A feeble and ineffectual person. Derog.

big it up

Verb. See 'big up'.

big style

Adj. Greatly. E.g."Yeah she's into him big-style."

big time

Noun. The upper levels of power, success. E.g."She's hit the big time with getting that fifty thousand pound contract." [U.S.]
Adv. Greatly, very much.

big up

Verb. To praise, to acclaim. Also to big oneself up or to big it up. [Orig W.I.]

big white telephone

Noun. The toilet (not the room). Usually combined with various terms to express the action of vomiting, i.e.'talking down the big white telephone' etc

bike

Noun. A promiscuous woman, often with respect to the immediate district or locality. Cf. 'town bike'. Derog.

bilge (water)

Noun. Nonsense, rubbish. E.g."You are talking absolute bilge!"

(the) Bill

Noun. The police. Cf. 'old bill'.

billy

Noun. Amphetamine Sulphate. Abb. of 'Billy Whizz', a cartoon character from the children's magazine Beano; Billy Whizz does everything with exceptional speed and energy. Cf. 'whizz'.

billy goat

Noun. A coat. Rhyming slang.

Billy no mates

Noun. A person who appears to have no friends. Derog.

bimble

Noun. An ambling walk. E.g."I'm just going for a bimble to the shops, back in 20 minutes."
Verb. To wander aimlessly, to amble.

bimbo

Noun. A young attractive empty headed woman. Derog.

bimmer

Noun. A BMW car. Cf. 'beemer'. [Orig. W.I. / Black]

bin

Verb. To throw away, to discard.

bin-bag

Verb. To terminate a relationship. From the returning of possessions in a big bag, a disposable bag made of black polythene. E.g."I didnt come home until the next morning, and with lipstick on my shirt collar, I was promptly bin-bagged." [Merseyside use]

binge

Noun. A spree, often involving food or alcohol.
Verb. To go on a spree.

bingo wings

Noun. Fatty, folds of flesh on the underarms of overweight women, who might commonly be seen at Bingo nights. [1990s]

bin lid

Noun. An adolescent. Rhyming slang for kid.

binnie

Noun. A refuse collector. A variation on 'binman'. Also binno.

binman

Noun. A refuse collector, a dustbin man.

bin off *

Verb. 1. To discard, throw away.
2. To terminate a relationship.
* Both are North-west England usage.

bins

Noun. Spectacles.

bint

Noun. A woman. From the Arabic 'bint' meaning girl or daughter. Derog.

bird

Noun. 1. A female. Use can be taken as offensive. E.g."Did you see that bird at the back of the bus!"
2. A girlfiend, when used in conjunction with a possessive pronoun, such as my bird.

birdbrained

Adj. Stupid, lacking commonsense. {Informal}

birmingham screwdriver

Noun. A hammer.

bit

Noun. A woman. Abb. of 'bit of fluff' or 'bit of skirt', generally a person viewed sexually. Derog.

bitch

Noun. 1. A contemptible woman. Used on the gay scene to describe an equally despised male.
2. A woman. Derog/Offens.
3. A girlfriend. Derog/Offens. [Mainly black use]
4. Something difficult or unpleasant. E.g."It's such a bitch, having nowhere warm and dry to sleep."
5. A complaint or disparaging tirade. E.g."Have you been having a bitch about me behind my back?"
Verb. To speak disparagingly, complain.

bitchin (!) *

Exclam. Excellent! Wonderful! Cool!
Adj. Excellent, cool. E.g."She was wearing a bitchin pair of shoes, but that hat was just awful."
* Also bitching.

bitch piss

Noun. Sweet, ready-mixed fruit and alcohol drink. Cf. 'alcopop' and 'tart fuel'.'

bitch tits

Noun. 1. Overly developed fatty deposits on the male breasts, the medical condition of gynecomastia. Term can be heard on the bodybuilding scene, the condition being one of the consequences of steroid abuse.
2. As the above, having fatty breast tissue, but due to excessive drinking of beer. Cf. 'beer tits'

bit of all right

Noun. Something excellent. Often heard used with reference to a sexually attractive person. E.g."She's a bit of alright! I'm going to ask her for a date."

bit of fluff

Noun. A sexual partner.

bit of rough

Noun. A sexual partner below one's normal standards or believed class.

bit of skirt

Noun. A woman or women. A male expression for females viewed sexually. Also abbreviated to 'skirt'. Derog.

bit of spare

Noun. A sexually available person.

bit of stuff

Noun. A sexually desirable person or persons.

bit on the side

Noun. 1. A sexual relationship extra to one's usual partner, an affair.
2. The other person in a sexual affair.

bits

Noun. A euphemism for the genitals, male or female.

bits and bats

Noun. Miscellaneous items. (North-East/ Tyneside use)

biz

Adj. Rubbish, nonsense. E.g."Don't go and see that new amateur play at the theatre, it was biz."
Noun. Abb. of business. See '(the) business'

bizzies

Noun. The police. Possibly derived from the expression busy body. [North-west use]

BJ

Noun. Oral sex. An abb. of 'blow job'.

blabbermouth

Noun. A person who reveals too much in conversation, a gossip.

black over Bill's mothers

Phrs. It looks as though it's going to rain. [E. Midlands use]

black as Newgate's knocker

Phrs. Very black.

bladdered

Adj. Drunk.

blag

Verb. To lie, or use clever talk with profit as an objective, to wheedle or persuade for gain. E.g."I blagged a lift to work with my sister but had to get the bus home."
Noun. 1. A con, a 'scam'.
2. A violent robbery or raid.

blag artist

Noun. A person with a reputation for using clever talk for self gain.

blagger

Noun. See 'blag artist'.

blank

Verb. To rudely ignore. E.g."Despite being introduced 5 minutes earlier, he just blanked me and continued talking.."

blaps

Noun. Diarrhoea, the illness.

blart

Verb. To cry. [Midlands use]

blast (!)

Noun. 1. An inhalation of a cigarette or 'joint'. E.g."Give us a blast on your cigarette, I've just run out."
2. An enjoyable experience. [U.S.] E.g."Wasn't the party last night a blast?"
3. A fast run in a vehicle. E.g."We're going for a blast up to the coast to get some fresh air."
Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance.

blatts

Noun. Diarrhoea, the illness. E.g."I daren't leave the house, I've got the blatts."

blaze

Verb. To set alight. Usually with respect to the lighting of cigarettes and 'joints'.

bleeder

Noun. An objectionable person.

bleeding

Adv. Used as an intensive. E.g."That bleeding idiot from next door is drunk again."

bleed like a stuck pig

Vrb phrs. To bleed profusely.

blighter

Noun. An insignificant or objectionable person. {Informal}. E.g."This blighter approaches me and asks for a cigarette; sure I say, and then he has the gall to put it in his pocket and says he'll smoke that later and then asks for another to have now."

Blighty

Noun. Affectionate name for England as one's home, often used jocularly. Orig. used by colonial Indian Army, from the Hindustani bilyati, meaning foreign. [Early 1900s]

Blimey!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise. An abbreviated form of blind me. Cf. 'cor blimey'.

Blimey O'Reilly!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

blimps

Noun. The red hot fragments of cannabis that occasionally fall from alight 'joints', causing burns to skin, clothing and furnishings.

blinder

Noun. An excellent achievement. E.g."Tim's played another blinder." {Informal}.

blinding

Adj. Excellent, wonderful. E.g."We had a blinding time last night."

bling bling

Noun. 1. Jewellery. From the sound of jewellery knocking against jewellery, as often seen worn by rappers. [Orig. Black US]
2. Obvious and appealing wealth, by extension of meaning 1.

blinking

Adj./Adv. Used as an intensifier, but a particularly mild expression. E.g."Your blinkin' washing machine has broken down again." or "It's blinkin' heavy, this washing machine".

blinkin' heck!

Exclam. An old fashioned inoffensive exclamation of surprise, often expressed without the 'h'. Also 'heck' can be replaced with 'hell'.

blithering

Adj. 1. An intensifier such as 'bloody'. E.g."How can I have toast when that blithering idiot has just eaten all the bread!"
2. Senseless and excessive talking. {Informal}.

blither on

Verb. To talk incessently and boringly. {Informal}. Blither is a varient spelling of the s.e.blather.

blitzed

Adj. Very intoxicated, drunk.

bloater

Noun. A fat and unnattractive person. Derog.

bloke

Noun. A man.

blood

Noun. A friendly term of address. Orig. Black use for addressing a fellow Black.

blood and sand!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or anger. A mild and antiquated curse.

bloody

Adj. Expressing annoyance as an intensifier. E.g."That bloody idiot needs a good thumping."
Adv. As an intensifier. E.g."I'll bloody thump that idiot."

bloody hell!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or frustration.

bloody-Nora!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or anger. Cf. 'flaming-Nora!' and 'ruddy-Nora!'

bloomer

Noun. A mistake. {Informal}.

blooming

Adj./Adv. An intensifier. E.g."It's blooming cold outside!"

blooter

Verb. To kick a ball forcefully, often implying without good control. [Scottish use]

blootered

Adj. Drunk. [Scottish use]

blotto

Adj. Very drunk. [Early 1900s]

blow

Noun. Cannabis or marijuana. It's interesting to note that in the U.S. it refers to cocaine. [1960s]

blow a fuse / gasket

Vrb phrs. To be very angry.

blow away

Verb. 1. To kill.
2. To amaze. Cf. 'blow one's mind.'

blowback

Noun. A method of sharing a 'joint' between two people, with one person blowing and the other inhaling.

blow chunks

Verb. To vomit.

blower

Noun. The telephone. From the 'speaking tube', down which one blew to attract a person's attention prior to having a conversation through it. {Informal}.

blow it!

Exclam. A dismissive exclamation of frustration and anger.

blow job

Noun. Fellatio or cunnilingus. [Orig. U.S.]

blow it!

Exclam. An exclamation of anger or frustration.

blow-off

Verb. To break wind, but not belching.

blow one's mind

Vrb phrs. To cause to be utterly confused or amazed, originally when on hallucinogens. E.g."That trip was too much, it just blew my mind." [1960s]

blow one's top

Vrb phrs. To explode with fury.

blow one's wad

Vrb phrs. To ejaculate semen.

blow out

Noun. An excessive spree of drinking, eating, spending or sex.
Verb. To cancel an arranged meeting with someone, or an planned event, unreasonably or without due notification. E.g."I'm going to blow out my brother's birthday party and go to that new club night instead."

blow the gaff

Vrb phrs. To reveal a plot or secret. {Informal}.

blow the whistle on

Vrb phrs. To inform on.

blub

Verb. To sob. Possibly onomatopoeic. [Mid 1800s]

blue arsed fly

Noun. See 'like a blue arsed fly'.

blue rinser

Noun. An elderly lady, a lady pensioner. From the habit of some of this particular age group having their hair died with a hint of blue.

blunt

Noun. A marijuana/cannabis cigarette. More specifically, especially in the U.S., a blunt is marijuana rolled in the outer leaves of a cigar.

blunted

Adj. Intoxicated by marijuana. From the term 'blunt', .

boaby

Noun. Penis. [Glasgow use]

boak

Verb. To vomit. [Mainly N. England/Scottish use]

boat

Noun. Face. From the rhyming slang boat race.

bob

Verb. To visit briefly. E.g."I'm just gonna bob down to the corner shop for some fags, do you want anything?"
Noun. 1. A shilling in pre-decimal currency which now amounts to 5 pence.
2. A sex toy, a vibrator. An abbreviation of battery operated boyfriend.

bobbins

Noun. Rubbish, nonsense, useless. Manchester rhyming slang for rotten, from bobbins of cotton. E.g."That meal was bobbins, next time we'll eat at home."

bobbinsed

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. [Manchester use]

Bobby

Noun. A policeman/woman. The name derives from the pet form of the Christian name of Sir Robert Peel, who established the present British police organisation. {Informal}

bobby-dazzler

Noun. A amazing thing or person. {Informal}

bobfoc

Acronym. A facially unattractive female, who possesses a sexually desirable body. From body off Baywatch, face off Crimewatch; both TV programmes.

Bob (Hope)

Noun. Marijuana or cannabis. Rhyming slang for 'dope' (noun 2).

bo-boes

Noun. Sleep. Generally a children's expression.

Bobs your uncle

Phrs. There you have it; a catch phrase expressing satisfactory completion. E.g."Make sure you have primed and undercoated the wood. Then apply the gloss paint and Bob's your uncle! The wood will stay protected and look good for another couple of years."

bod

Noun. A person. {Informal}

bodge

Verb. 1. To do a poor job or repair.
2. To cobble (something together). E.g."I bodged together that furniture out of driftwood and old egg boxes."
* Compare with 'botch'.

bodge job

Noun. A job done poorly, something cobbled together, a makeshift repair.
* Compare with 'botch job'.

bof

Noun. A contemptible, old person. Acronym of boring old fart.

boff

Verb. 1. To break wind, 'fart'.
2. To have sex (with).

boffin

Noun. 1. A person involved in scientific/technical research, usually associated with the wearing of white laboratory coats, glasses, and carrying a clipboard. Derog. {Informal}
2. An intellectual.

bog

Noun. A toilet. [1800s]

bog all

Noun. Nothing, or a total lack of. E.g."We've bog all chance of winning without our captain and best player."

bogart

Verb. To selfishly hold on to (something). Jocular usage, heard amongst smokers of cannabis/marijuana. E.g."Come on Tim, don't bogart that joint, we all want to get stoned sometime tonight."

bogey

Noun. A tiny ball of nasal mucus.

boggin

Adj. Unpleasant, vile, ugly. [Orig. Scottish]

bog off (!)

Verb. Go away.
Exclam. Go away! 'Fuck off!'

bog-roll

Noun. Toilet paper. See 'bog'.

bog-standard

Adj. Normal, average, usual. E.g."It was just a bog-standard Christmas, too much food, too much booze and not enough sleep."

bogtrotter

Noun. An Irish person. Derog/offens.

boiler

Noun. An unattractive woman. Often phrased as old boiler for added derogatory emphasis. Derog.

Bolivian marching powder

Noun. Cocaine. Humourous use.

bollix

Noun. Alternative spelling of 'bollocks'.

bollock

Verb. To reprimand. E.g."My dad bollocked me for stealing money from his wallet! I was only borrowing it."
Noun. A testicle.

bollockbag

Noun. The scrotum and testicles.

bollock-brain

Noun. Idiot, imbecile. Derog.

bollocking

Noun. A severe reprimand.

(the) bollocks

Noun. The best, a thing or situation of excellence. Abb of 'dog's bollocks'.

bollocks (!) *

Noun. 1. Testicles. S.e. until mid 1800s.
2. Rubbish, nonsense, drivel. E.g."That film was bollocks."
Exclam. An expression of anger, frustration, or defiance.
* Also written as bollox or bollix.

bollocksed

Adj. 1. Worn out, ruined, tired.
2. Very intoxicated.

...bollocks off

Phrs. Suffixal use expressing the extreme or excessive nature of an action. For example, "I ran my bollocks off but still came last."

bollock (something) up

Vrb phrs. To make a mistake, to mess something up.

bollocks to that!

Exclam. A defiant exclamation.

bollox

Noun. Alternative spelling of 'bollocks'.

bolshie

Adj. Angrily provocative. Originating from the socialist revolutionaries the Bolsheviks.

bomb

Noun. 1. Another name for burning cannabis fragments. See 'blimps' for a fuller explanation. Variations include bombies and bombers.
2. A small quantity of illicit drugs wrapped in a handrolling cigarette paper, forming a pill like ball. Made either for easier consumption at a later date or to avoid the bitter taste of the drugs when loose.
3. As, the bomb, meaning excellent, the best. [Orig. U.S.]
Verb. To travel or move quickly. E.g."Will you bomb round to the corner shop and get a pint of milk?" {Informal}

bombed out

Adj. Incapacitated by drink or drugs. Also shortened to 'bombed'.

bommie night

Noun. Bonfire night, see 'bonnie night'. Possibly spelt bombie night from the use of fireworks. [East Lancashire/Merseyside use]

bonce

Noun. The head.

bone

Verb. To have sexual intercourse.
Noun. The act of having sexual intercourse.

bonehead

Noun. 1. A stupid person.
2. A person with all their head hair shaved off.

boner

Noun. An erect penis.

bone up

Verb. To study hard. E.g."I've been boning up on my highway code - my driving exam is next week." [Orig. US]

bong

Noun. A water pipe used for smoking cannabis or marijuana.

bonk

Verb. To fornicate. An inoffensive expression, generally used more by adolescents.
Noun. A sexual act.

bonkers

Adj. 1. Crazy, insane. E.g."He must be bonkers! Imagine going out and getting drunk before meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time." [Early 1900s]
2. Eager for, crazy for.

bonnie

Noun. A bonfire.

bonnie night

Noun. Bonfire Night. An annual celebration of the foiling of an attempt to blow up The Houses of Parliament in 1605.

boob

Noun. 1. A mistake. Cf. 'booboo'.
2. A breast. See 'boobs'.

boobies

Noun. Breasts. Humorous usage.

boob job

Noun. Breast enhancement by plastic surgery.

booboo

Noun. A mistake. Cf. 'boob'. E.g."Oh no! I've just made a classic booboo".

boob tube

Noun. 1. The television. [Orig. U.S. 1950s]
2. A tight, strapless top worn by females that is a basic tube of material. {Informal}

boobs

Noun. Breasts. Can be used singularly, as boob. [Mid 1900s]

boogie

Noun. A dance, usually to pop music.
Verb. To dance.

boom!

Exclam. A form of verbal appreciation, sounding more like boo!. Also spelt booom! Originally from the Black UK garage scene? [1990s]

boonies

Noun. Rural areas, the countryside. Abb. of boondocks. [Orig. U.S.]

boot

Noun. 1. An unattractive person.
2. As the boot, meaning the 'sack', termination of employment. See 'give one the boot.'

booty

Noun. The buttocks. Mainly black use. [Orig. U.S./Black]

booty call

Noun. A call to arrange a sexual rendezvous. Mainly black use. [Orig. U.S./Black]

bootylicious *

Adj. 1. Of a woman, sexually attractive. [Orig. U.S./Black]
2. Having a sexually desirable bottom, usually full and well rounded. [Orig. U.S./Black]

booze

Noun. Alcoholic drink. {Informal}

booze cruise

Noun. A boat trip (usually just one day) to mainland Europe, in order to purchase the considerably cheaper alcohol (and cigarettes) than is available in Britain.

boozer

Noun. 1. A public house, a bar. {Informal}
2. A person who enjoys regularly drinking alcohol. {Informal}
3. An alcoholic. {Informal}

booze-up

Noun. A drinking spree.

boracic

Adj. Poor, having no money. Rhyming slang for 'skint', from boracic lint, an ointment, pronounced borrassic. Also heard as brassick. E.g."I can't come out for a drink, I'm boracic until I get paid next Friday."

bored out of one's skull

Phrs. Extremely bored.

bore rigid

Verb. To utterly bore. E.g."He bores me rigid with his tales of wealth, fame, and his sexual conquests."

bore shitless

Verb. Bore completely. E.g."I was bored shitless by her talking non-stop about her family."

bore stiff

Verb. Bore completely.

bore the pants off (someone)

Vrb phrs. To bore someone greatly. E.g."That 8 hour seminar on nuclear physics bored the pants off me." The suffixal ..the pants off is often used as an negative intensifier, e.g."He just mithered the pants off me all morning." Similar idiomatic intensifiers are '..the tits off'and '..the arse off'.

bore the tits off

Vrb phrs. Meaning the same as 'bore the pants off (someone)'.

bosh

Noun. Nonsense, rubbish.

boss

Adj. Excellent, good. [Orig. U.S.]

boss-eyed

Adj. Cross-eyed or having a squint. {Informal}

bossyboots

Noun. A person who bosses others around, a domineering person. {Informal}

bost

Adj. Broken. Probably from bust. [W. Midlands use]

bostin

Adj. Great, good, enjoyable. E.g."She had a bostin figure." [W. Midlands use]

botch job

Noun. 1. A makeshift construction or repair. Cf. 'bodge'.
2. A thing done badly. Cf. 'bodge'.

botch (up)

Verb. 1. To build or repair in a makeshift manner.
2. To do something badly.
Noun. 1. A makeshift construction or repair.
2. A thing done badly.
* All the meanings and uses of 'botch' are informal. Cf. 'bodge'.

bottle

Noun. Courage, confidence. E.g."Johnny's scared, he's lost his bottle."
Verb. To smash a bottle into a person's face, very often a beer bottle after a drinking spree.

bottle it

Verb. 1. To lose courage. Also bottle out. See 'bottle'.
2. Shut up! Usually imper.

bottle of chips

Phrs. An unlikely thing. Used in expressions to add emphasis, such as in 'bent as a bottle of chips', 'queer as a bottle of chips', 'mad as a bottle of chips' etc

bottler

Noun. A person who easily gives up, or loses the courage to complete a task. Derog.

bottom burp

Noun. Wind from the anus, a 'fart'. Also abbreviated to botty burp. [1980s]

bottomless pit

Noun. A person with an insatiable appetite for food.

botty

Noun. The buttocks. Also abbreviated to bot. Children's expression.

boulder houlder

Noun. A brassiere. Jocular male usage. Cf. 'over the shoulder boulder holder'. [1950s]

bouncer

Noun. A person employed to eject troublemakers from clubs or events. These days they prefer the title of security.

bournville boulevard

Noun. Anus. A British equivalent of the US slang hershey highway. Often heard in phrases such as "take a stroll/trip down bournville boulevard", meaning to engage in anal intercourse. Commonly mispelt as bourneville boulevard. [1990s]

bovver

Noun. Trouble. A corruption of bother, derived from cockney pronounciation.

bovverboots

Noun. Sturdy heavy boots.

bowfin

Adj. Disgusting, unpleasant. [Scottish use]

box

Noun. 1. Anus.
2. Vagina.

box clever

Verb. To act shrewdly or in a manner so as to outwit someone. {Informal}

boxed

Adj. Intoxicated by drugs. Cf. 'off one's box'.

boydem

Noun. A police officer. [Mainly black use]

boyf

Noun. Abb. of boyfriend.

boy racer

Noun. A young man who has a penchant for fast cars and reckless driving.

bozo

Noun. An objectionable person, an idiot. Derog.

bradd pitt

Noun. An act of defecation. Rhyming slang on 'shit'. [1990s]

brain

Verb. To hit on the head. E.g."If you don't tidy your room now, I'll brain you."

brained

Adj. Extreme drug intoxication, affecting the mental faculties.

bran new

Adj. Excellent, respectable. [Scottish/Glasgow use]

brass

Noun. 1. Money.
2. Prostitute. Short for brass nail, rhyming slang for tail, which is itself slang for, amongst other things, a woman and prostitute.

brassed off

Adj. Fed-up, annoyed. E.g."I'm brassed off all this bad weather."

brassick

Adj. See 'boracic'

brass monkey weather

Noun. Very cold weather. From the phrase, 'cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'. Also abbreviated to brass monkeys. Cf. 'brassy'.

brass-neck

Noun. Impudence, cheek, nerve. Also brass-necked (adj). [Orig. Northern dialect]

brassy

Adj. Very cold. From the phrase, 'cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'. Cf. 'brass monkey weather'

brast

Verb. To burst. [Lancs/Yorks use]

bray

Verb. To beat up, thrash. [North-east use]

bread

Noun. Money.

breakbeat

Noun. 1. A style of drum patterns originating from jazz.
2. A dance music genre epitomised by speedy 'samples' of breakbeats. Originally 'rave' specific but developed into 'jungle' and 'drum and bass.'

break one's balls

Vrb phrs. To work very hard. [Orig. U.S.]

bredrin

Noun. Friend, brother. From the archaic s.e. brethren. [Mainly Black use]

breeder

Noun. A heterosexual. From the fact that heterosexuals actively procreate, or breed. Derog. [Gay use] [Orig. U.S.]

brekky

Noun. Abb. of breakfast. Also the variant, brekkers.

brer

Noun. A term of address, for a friend. From brother. [Mainly Black use]

brew

Noun. 1. A cup of tea, or more generally a warm drink.
2. Alcoholic drink, usually beer or lager.

brewers droop

Noun. An inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection due to excessive consumption of alcohol.

brew-up

Verb. To make a cup or pot of tea. {Informal}

brick

Noun. A helpful and reliable person. {Informal}

brickie

Noun. Abb. of bricklayer.

brick-it

Verb. To be very scared, terrified. Cf. 'shit bricks'.

brief

Noun. A solicitor or barrister. {Informal}

brill

Adj. Excellent. An abbreviation of 'brilliant'. Also used as an exclamation. {Informal}

brilliant (!)

Adj./Exclam. Excellent, marvellous. {Informal}

bring off

Verb. To help achieve orgasm.

bristols

Noun. Breasts. From the rhyming slang Bristol City - titty. See 'tit'.

britneys

Noun. Beers. Rhyming slang on Britney Spears. Very popular and recent expression. [Late 1990s]

Britpop

Noun. Abb. of British Popular music. The sound epitomised by guitar based tunes of bands such as Oasis, Blur and Pulp. [Mid 1990s]

bro

Noun. Abb. of brother.

brolly

Noun. An umbrella. {Informal}

Brooky

Noun. An abbreviated name frequently used for the British TV soap opera 'Brookside'. Cf. 'Corry' and 'Stenders'.

brown bread

Adj. Dead. Cockney rhyming slang.

browned off

Adj. Upset, fed up.

browneye

Noun. The anus.

brown hatter

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.

brownie point

Noun. A hypothetical award for achievement, usually given as a backhanded compliment for sycophantic behaviour.

brown-nose

Verb. To overly praise or behave sycophantically, i.e. to 'arse-lick'. E.g."Tom's in the manager's office brown-nosing - hoping to get that promotion."

brown-noser

Noun. A sycophant.

browns

Noun. Cigarette(s). E.g."Will you pass me a browns, I'm gasping for a smoke." [London use]

brown trout

Noun. A lump of excrement.

Bruce Lees

Noun. Erect and prominent nipples. A play on words, from Bruce Lee (the actor famous for his Martial Arts skills/films) being a hard Nip (a tough and unyielding person from Japan, or rather oriental, being as Bruce Lee was American born and whose parents were from Hong Kong). See 'hard' and 'Nip'.

Brum

Noun. The City of Birmingham. From the word brummagem, a term from the 1700s meaning fake or cheaply made.

Brummie

Noun. A native of Birmingham. {Informal}

bruv

Noun. A term of address, usually for a friend. A corruption of brother. [Mainly South-east use]

bubbies

Noun. Female breasts.

bubble

Verb. To inform. From the rhyming slang bubble and squeak meaning speak. E.g."If you bubble me to the boss, I'll lose my job."
Noun. A person from Greece. From bubble and squeak, cockney rhyming slang on Greek.

bubble (bath)

Noun. A laugh. Rhyming slang. E.g."You're having a bubble James, if you think I'm going to give you twenty notes."

bubbled

Adj. Found out, discovered. E.g."I can't get any more of those cheap Reebok trainers, I was bubbled hiding ten pairs in my car so lost my job."

bubblehead

Noun. An empty headed and stupid person. [Orig. U.S.]

bucket down

Verb. To rain heavily. The past tense is bucketing down.

buck naked

Adj. Totally naked. Cf. 'butt naked'

buckshee

Adj. Free, without charge. [Informal]

buck up

Verb. To make happy or more cheerful.

bud

Noun. Marijuana, or occasionally cannabis. Specifically the part of the marijuana plant that is smoked.

budge up

Verb. To move, in order to make room for someone. E.g."Budge up and let Bob sit down."

buff

Adj. Good looking, attractive.

buftie

Noun. A homosexual male. Also bufty. [Scottish use]

bug

Verb. 1. To annoy, to bother.
2. To spy on via a concealed microphone.

bug-eyed

Adj. Having large bulbous eyes.

bugger (!)

Noun. 1. An objectionable person.
2. A person. Also used in a sense of pity, see 'sod'.
3. A situation or event that is difficult or distressing. E.g."It's a real bugger Pete catching the flu on his summer holidays."
Exclam. Expressing annoyance or frustration.
Verb. To ruin, damage, break. E.g."If I find out it was you that buggered my DVD player, then you can forget borrowing money from us to go on holiday."

bugger about / around

Verb. To mess around, waste time.

bugger-all

Noun. Absolutely nothing at all. E.g."There's bugger-all we can do about it now, the police are here and we're trapped."

buggeration!

Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance or surprise.

buggered

Adj. Worn out, broken, ruined.

bugger(ed) if...

Phrs. Beginning a phrase will mean 'there's no way', such as "bugger if I'm going to volunteer when it'll mean missing the party". It is an abbreviated form of 'I'll be buggered if...'.

bugger it!

Exclam. Exclamation of frustration.

buggerlugs

Noun. A term of address, usually affectionate use. [Late 1800s]

bugger me!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

bugger-off

Verb. Get lost, clear off. Usually said in annoyance and in the imper.

bugger that for a game of soldiers

Vrb phrs. A expression of resignation - i.e. there's no way that I'm doing that! Similar sentiments to the expression screw it. E.g."Bugger that for a game of soldiers, I dont care how safe you say it is, I'm not jumping out of a plane at 3,000 feet with or without a parachute." Cf. 'sod that for a game of soldiers'.

bugger-up

Verb. To mess up, to get wrong. E.g."It's no good, we may aswell go home, he's buggered up the evening by getting drunk."

buggery

Adj. Used as an intensifier in denials such as 'did I buggery!' or 'like buggery she did'.

bugger you

Verb. An exclamation of annoyance.

bugle

Noun. Cocaine.

builder's bum

Noun. Describing the top of the buttocks being in sight above the waistline of trousers when kneeling or bending. Stereotypical image of builders.

built like a brick shithouse

Phrs. Large, sturdy, strong. Often said of a person.

bulge

Noun. A euphemism for the male genitals usually from being apparent through clothing.

bull

Noun. Nonsense. A modification of 'bullshit'. [1600s]
Verb. To polish, clean. [Military use]

bull dyke

Noun. A masculine lesbian. Typifies the heterosexual necessity to impart male traits in a derogatory fashion, however the term is used and accepted within the scene.

bullshit

Noun. Nonsense, rubbish, egocentric boasting. Cf. 'bull'.
Verb. To lie, fib.

bullshitter

Noun. An egocentric boaster, a teller of untruths.

bum

Noun. 1. The buttocks or anus.
2. A objectionable person.
3. A beggar, homeless person. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]
Verb. 1. To beg. E.g."Can I bum a cigarette off you until I buy some later?"
2. To bugger, sodomize.

bum around

Verb. To mess about, to laze about.

bumbaclot

Noun. An idiot, an objectionable person. Also occasionally spelt bumbaclat or bumbaclut. [Orig. W.I.]

bum-bag

Noun. A small pouch worn around the waist or hips, held in place by a strap or belt, and used to hold valuables and money. The U.S. equivalent is a fanny pack.

bum bandit

Noun. A homosexual male. Cf 'arse bandit'. Derog.

bum-boy

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.

bum-chum

Noun. A person with an apparently overly close friendship with another person. Although the underlying implication is of homosexuality, the expression is mainly used by children, with little true awareness of the sexual slur they may be imbuing. Derog.

bum cleavage

Noun. The area between the buttocks.

bumfluff

Noun. Adolescent facial hair growth.

bum-freezer

Noun. A short jacket, that doesn't cover one's bottom (bum).

bummer

Noun. A bad time, a bad experience, a disappointment. [Orig. U.S.]

bumph

Noun. Papers or documents usually of little interest. Also spelt bumf. Short for bum fodder, meaning toilet paper. {Informal}.

bump into (someone)

Verb. To fortuitously meet with someone.

bump off

Verb. To murder.

bump start

Verb. To help motivate, assist in promoting action. E.g."I think we need to bump start the project with an ideas session."

bump tummies

Verb. To have sexual intercourse.

(the) bum's rush

Noun. Forced ejection or dismissal. [Orig. U.S.]

bum steer

Noun. An imparting of false information.

bumtag

Noun. A faecal deposit that has adhered to the anal hairs of a person or animal.

bumwad

Noun. Toilet paper.

bun

Noun. A smoke, particularly marijuana. From burn. [Orig W.I.]

bunce

Noun. Money.

bundle

Noun. A large quantity of money.

bung

Verb. To give or throw. E.g."Go on, bung her an extra tenner for trying."
Noun. A bribe.

bungalow

Noun. An idiot. From not having much up upstairs. Derog.

bun in the oven

See 'have a bun in the oven'.

bunk off

Verb. To shirk one's duties. A common adolescent's term for avoiding school lessons.

bunk up

Noun. Sexual intercourse. E.g."I thought if I brought her drinks all night I'd at least get a bunk up."

bunny boiler

Noun. An obsessive and psychotic woman. Taken from a scene in the film Fatal Attraction. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]

bunny hugger

Noun. An animal lover. Derog.

buppie

Noun. Bread and butter. Usually a children's expression.

burk

Noun. See 'berk'.

burn rubber

Verb. To depart quickly. Derived from burning tyre rubber from excessive acceleration with a motor vehicle.

burp the worm

Verb. To masturbate, of males.

Burton

Noun. See 'go for a burton'.

bush

Noun. 1. The female genitals, but alluding to the pubic hair.
2. Marijuana.

(the) business

Noun. 1. The best. E.g."That new Mini Cooper from BMW is the business."
2. Sexual intercourse. E.g."I was doing the business with her all night."

bust

Noun. A police raid on a person and/or property.
Verb. To raid as in a bust.

bustin

Adj. Eager. Probably a corruption of bursting. E.g."I'm bustin for a pint and a smoke."

bust one's guts

Vrb phrs. To work with great effort.

butch

Adj. 1. Tough looking, masculine.
2. A masculine lesbian.

butchers

Noun. A look. From the Cockney rhyming slang butcher's hook. E.g."Let's have a butchers at it before you put it back."

butt

Noun. The buttocks. S.e from 1400s until 1600s.

butters

Adj. 1. Ugly. [Orig. W.I.]
2. Rubbish, useless, of no value. [Orig. W.I.]

butt naked

Adj. Naked. Cf. 'buck naked'.

butt out

Verb. An impolite request to keep one's nose out of something. E.g."Butt out John, it's none of your business." [Orig. U.S.]

butt pirate

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]

butt plug

Noun. A plug, usually made of rubber, for insertion in the anus during sex.

butt ugly

Adj. Very ugly.

butty

Noun. A sandwich. The term originates in the North of England but has gained national use. Also spelt buttie. {Informal}

buzz

Noun. 1. A telephone call. E.g. "I'll give you a buzz with the details in the morning."
2. A thrill. E.g. "She gets a buzz from being provocative and causing arguments."

buzz along

Verb. A cheery request to hurry off.

buzz-cut

Noun. A short haircut using electric clippers.

buzzin'

Adj. Thrilled and full of energy, often as a result of partaking in illicit drugs.

buzz off (!)

Verb. To go away, to leave.
Exclam. Go away!

By gum!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or amazement. [Northern dialect]

By (h)eck !

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise. Dialectically the h is dropped. [Northern English use]

C

cabbage

Noun. 1. A person in a catatonic state or seemingly brain dead.
2. The female genitals.

cabbaged

Adj. Intoxicated to a state of uselessness. From being in a vegetative state.

cack

Noun. 1. Rubbish, nonsense.
2. Excrement.
* Cf. 'kak'.

cack-handed

Adj. Clumsy, without manual dexterity.

cackhander

Noun. A left handed person.

cack it / oneself

Verb. To be terrified.See 'cack'. E.g."I cacked myself when I looked over the edge of the cliff."

cacky

Adj. Dirty, rubbishy.

caff

Noun. A cafe.

cake-hole

Noun. The mouth. E.g."Shut your cake-hole and get on with your work." Cf. 'pie-hole'.

call (someone)

Verb. To insult (someone). [North-west use]

camel's hoof

Noun. An impression of the female genitals/vulva as seen through tightly worn clothing. Cf. 'camel toes'.

camel toes

Noun. An impression of the female genitals/vulva as seen through tightly worn clothing. Cf. 'camel's hoof'. [Orig U.S.]

camp

Adj. An effeminate style and mannerism affected mainly by 'gays', however anyone can 'camp it up.'

camp as a row of tents

Phrs. A catch phrase implying very 'camp' or gay.

camp it up

Verb. To overact in an affected manner. See 'camp'.

cancer stick

Noun. A cigarette. Cf. 'coffin nail'.

caned

Adj. Intoxicated.

caner

Noun. A person who indulges in excessive bouts of drug or alcohol use.

cane (it)

Verb. 1. To travel at great speed. E.g."I caned it down the motorway and got there in record time."
2. To overindulge in drugs or alcohol. E.g."I've been caning whizz (amphetamine sulphate) all weekend and had no sleep for 3 days."

cank

Verb. To talk, chat or gossip. [Midlands use/Dialect]

cans

Noun. Headphones.

cant

Verb. 1. To talk, to speak. [Midlands use/Dialect]
2. To tell tales, to lie. [Midlands use/Dialect]

can't be arsed

Phrs. Can't be bothered. See 'arsed'.

cardie

Noun. A cardigan. {Informal}

carpet muncher

Noun. 1. A lesbian.
2. A person who performs cunnilingus.

carpet munching

Verb. Performing cunnilingus.

carrot top

Noun. Nickname for a person with red/ginger hair.

carry out

Noun. Alcohol brought from a bar with the intention of taking it home or away. [Northern use?]

carry the can

Vrb phrs. To take responsibility for a mistake. E.g."I'm not carrying the can for your inability to control your kids." {Informal}

casey

Noun. A leather football.

cast nasturtiums

Verb. To sully a person's reputation. A pun on 'cast aspersions'.

catch flies

Vrb phrs. To look blankly with one's mouth open.

catch some z's

Noun. Get some sleep. Pronounced catch some zeds. Original U.S. version is pronounced catch some Zees.

catch you later!

Exclam. Goodbye!

cat's pyjamas

Noun. The best. Cf. 'cat's whiskers'.

cat's whiskers

Noun. The best, most sublime thing or person. Cf. 'dog's bollocks' and 'bee's knees'.

Cavalier

Noun. An uncircumcised penis and consequently a male with such. Cf. 'Roundhead'.

chalfonts

Noun. Haemorrhoids. Rhyming slang. From Chalfont St Giles (a town in Buckinghamshire), rhyming with piles.

chalk (farm)

Noun. Arm. Rhyming slang.

champion

Adj./Adv. Excellent. Also used as an exclamation. [Mainly Northern use] {Informal}

channel surfing

Noun. Switching from one television channel to another in search of an interesting programme. [Orig. U.S.]

chap

Noun. 1. A man. E.g."This chap came up to me and told me to shut my mouth." {Informal}
2. A form of address. Usually associated with the speech of the upper classes. E.g."I say old chap, fancy joining us for a gin and tonic?" {Informal}

chapel hat pegs

Noun. Erect and prominent female nipples.

char

Noun. Tea. From the Chinese cha.

charged

Adj. High on drugs. [Orig. U.S.]

charity-case

Noun. A person deemed rightly or wrongly to be in need of charity, whether poor or handicapped in some manner. Derog.

Charlie

Noun. 1. Cocaine. Probably the most commonly used slang term for cocaine.
2. A fool, an idiot.

charlies

Noun. Women's breasts.

charlie's dead!

Exclam. A euphemistic warning for your petticoat or slip is showing. An expression rapidly becoming obsolete with the changing of fashion away from wearing such items.

charver

Noun. 1. A boy, or adolescent male.
2. A close friend, a 'mate'. [Northern use?]
3. An unruly, young person, typically wearing casual, brand-name sportswear, such as Nike, Adidas and Reebok. Usually more associated with poorer, urban environments. Also 'charva'. Derog. [Mainly North-east use]

chase the dragon

Vrb phrs. To smoke heroin by burning the drug on foil and inhaling the smoke through a tube.

chat up

Verb. To talk with someone with an ulterior motive in mind, such as procuring physical intimacies or sex. {Informal}

chav

Noun. A person of working class origin, generally poorly educated, often very casually dressed in sportswear. Derog.

chavvy

Noun. A child. [Polari]

cheap as chips

Phrs. Extremely cheap. Chips, referring to French Fries, and from the period when they were considered an inexpensive meal.

chebs

Noun. Female breasts.

cheeky chappy

Noun. Affectionate name for an attractively impudent person or animal, one who may make one readily smile.

cheeky monkey

Noun. A light-hearted name for a verbally impertinent person.

cheerio!

Exclam. Goodbye! {Informal}

cheers!

Exclam. 1.Goodbye!, a parting salutation. {Informal}.
2. Thank you!, an expression of gratitude. This is the globally accepted and most understood of the uses of cheers. {Informal}

cheese

Noun. Smegma. Alluding to the look of this male bodily secretion and perhaps the smell.

cheesed off

Adj. Fed up, angry.

cheeselog

Noun. A woodlouse. [Berkshire use]

cheesy

Adj. Corny, cheap and hackneyed.

cheesy (quaver)

Noun. 1. A favour. E.g."Oh God! Do my a cheesey quaver, will you? Dont make me get up early tomorrow morning."
2. A raver, a person into the lifestyle and music of hardcore house and techno. [1990s]
* Both definitions from rhyming slang. Quavers, Cheese Flavour - a potato snack manufactured by Walkers Snack Foods Ltd.

chelp

Noun. Impudence, cheek, especially by a child to an adult. E.g." I want you on your best behaviour when the vicar calls; any of your chelp and you'll be grounded for the week." [Midlands/Northern use. Dialect]

chemicals

Noun. A euphemism for chemically manufactured illicit drugs, such as MDMA, Amphetamine Sulphate or LSD, as opposed to Cannabis etc.

cherry

Noun. Virginity as in to lose one's cherry. Previously applied to the hymen but now the term is used by both sexes. One is also able to lose one's anal cherry. Cf. 'pop someone's cherry'.

chevy (chase)

Noun. The face. Cockney rhyming slang. [Mid 1800s]

chew the fat

Vrb phrs. To chat. E.g."Yeah come round and join us, we're just chewing the fat over a glass or two of wine."

chib *

Noun. A knife or blade. From the Romany chiv, or chive, meaning knife
Verb. 1. To slash, stab or cut off.
2. To smash someone on the face with a bottle and slash with the broken shards.
* Also chiv.

chicken

Noun. 1. A young person. Very common on the gay scene for an attractive young male.
2. A game of courage in which competitors dare one another to complete a given task. Usually a game of adolescence.
Adj. Cowardly. {Informal}.

chick flick

Noun. A film (flick), often romantic and with a happy ending, and typically enjoyed by females (chick).

chicks with dicks

Noun. Transexuals.

chief

Noun. 1. A general term of address.
2. A contemptible person. E.g."I'm not sitting next him, he's a fuckin' chief and I'll likely punch him before the meeting's finished." [London use]

chieftain (tank)

Noun. An act of masturbation. Rhyming slang on 'wank'. [Mainly London use]

chill

Verb. To relax, take time out. Abb. of 'chill-out'. E.g."Hey calm down! You'll have a heart attack unless you learn to chill a little."
Noun. A time of relaxation. E.g."Are we having a chill tonight? Watch some TV, drink a little wine, and go out clubbing tomorrow night?"

chillax

Verb. To relax, to take time out. A combination of the words chill and relax.

chilled

Adj. Relaxed.

chill-out

Verb. To relax.
Noun. A time or place where people chill-out, often whilst on drugs or in a hot sweaty club.

chill pill

Noun. Something that reduces anxiety and stress, and promotes relaxation. Mainly used figuratively in phrases such "take a chill pill."

chin (someone)

Verb. To hit someone on the chin. E.g."I'm going to chin that idiot if he doesn't shut up."

china

Noun. A term of address, usually friendly. Derived from the cockney rhyming slang china plate, meaning mate. E.g."Alright china! How's it going then?"

ching

Noun. Cocaine.

chinglish

Noun. Pigeon English, a mixture of Chinese and English.

Chinky

Noun. 1. A Chinese person. Offens.
2. A Chinese restaurant or takeaway. Offens.
3. Chinese food, often a takeaway meal. Offens.
Adj. Chinese in nature. Offens.

chinless wonder

Noun. A person of the wealthy upper classes, who lacks depth of character and/or intelligence. Derog.

chin-wag

Noun. A conversation or chat.
Verb. To chat, talk.

chip

Verb. To leave, go. E.g."I've just had a call from Alex; he's waiting for us at the station - we'd better chip." [Orig. Black use]

chippy

Noun. 1. A chipshop. {Informal}
2. A carpenter. {Informal}

chocker

Noun. Chocolate. Also chocko or the more childlike term chockies.
Adj. Very crowded, busy. Also phrased as chocko. From the expression chock-a-block.

chocolate drop

Noun. A black person. Offens.

chocolate fireguard

Noun. A useless thing. Usually heard in phrases such as "as useless as a chocolate fireguard." Cf. 'chocolate teapot'

chocolate starfish

Noun. The anus.

chocolate teapot

Noun. A useless thing. Usually heard in phrases such as "as useful as a chocolate teapot." E.g. "A car without wheels is as useful as a chocolate teapot." Cf. 'chocolate fireguard'

choice

Adj. The best, excellent. E.g."Your new boyfriend is choice; we get on really well."

choke the chicken

Vrb Phrs. To masturbate. E.g."It's no wonder you're tired, spending every waking hour choking the chicken!"

chokey

Noun. Prison.

chong it

Verb. To smoke marijuana/cannabis constantly. Possibly from the series of movies featuring the characters Cheech and Chong, both heavy marijuana smokers. [North West use?]

choochie face

Noun. Affectionate term of address, often used with respect to children and babies.

chopper

Noun. The penis.

choppers

Noun. Teeth.

chops

Noun. The mouth.

chopsing

Verb. Chatting. E.g."We spent the night chopsing in the bar and didn't get to see the film." [Stoke use]

chopsy

Adj. Chatty. [Stoke use]

chord

Noun. A bad mood. E.g."Sarah's in a right chord after smudging her lipstick just before the photograph was taken." [Widnes/Merseyside use]

chordy

Adj. Moody. See 'chord'. [Widnes/Merseyside use]

chore

Verb. To steal. From the Romany cor, to steal. E.g."You can't go choring senior citizen's pension books, it's unethical, even for a thief."

chow

Noun. Food.
Verb. 1. To eat.
2. To reprimand, tell off. [Hull/Yorkshire use]

Chrimble

Noun. Christmas. Cf. 'Crimbo'.

chrome dome

Noun. 1. A bald head.
2. A man with a bald head. Derog.

chubby chaser

Noun. A person who finds fat people attractive. More commonly used on the Gay scene.

chubbychops

Noun. Jocular and affectionate term of address for a podgy person.

chuck

Noun. An term of endearment. E.g."Come on chuck, let's go out."
Verb. 1. To vomit.
2. To terminate a relationship. E.g."I'm going to chuck her at the weekend, she's really annoying me with her moaning."

chucking out time

Phrs. The time when public houses close and ask its customers to leave.

chuck it down

Vrb phrs. To rain, often heavily. E.g."I think we should stay in and order a takeaway, it's chucking it down."

chuck one's guts up

Vrb phrs. To vomit.

chuck one's muck

Vrb phrs. To ejaculate semen. E.g."He chucked his muck and stained the sofa."

chuck up

Verb. To vomit. E.g."I can't come to work, I've been chucking up all night."

chuddy

Noun. Chewing-gum.

chuff

Noun. 1. Rubbish, nonsense. E.g."That film was a load of chuff."
2. The anus. [Aust.]
3. The vagina.
4. A passing of wind from the anus, a 'fart'.
Also used as a euphemism for 'fuck' in expressions such as the denial - "Did I chuff!"

chuffed

Adj. Pleased, delighted. Compare with 'dischuffed' and 'chuffed to buggery'. E.g."I'm well chuffed at the result." [1950s]

chuffed as nuts

Adj. Extremely pleased.

chuffed to buggery / fuck

Adj. Very pleased. E.g."She's chuffed to buggery that they are marrying before the baby is born."

chuffer

Noun. 1. A contemptible person.
2. An annoying, difficult or disappointing occurrence. E.g."It's a right chuffer, breaking my leg just before the football season starts."
Chuffer is a euphemism for 'fucker'.

chuffing

Adj. A euphemism for 'fucking'. E.g."That chuffing idiot has scratched my fave record."

chuffin 'ell!

Exclam. Euphemism for 'fuckin hell'.

chugger

Noun. A person paid to collect for charity by signing up people to make regular donations, often by direct debit. Working on busy shopping streets chuggers are often young people and will usually be seen carrying clipboards. The term is a cross between charity and mugger. [2002]

chuggy

Noun. Chewing gum. [Scottish use]

chump

Noun. 1. A fool, a disliked person. {Informal}. Derog.
2. The head.

chunder *

Noun. Vomit.
Verb. To vomit.
* [Orig. Aust.]

chunner

Verb. To mutter, grumble, talk incessantly.

chunter

Verb. Meaning the same as 'chunner'. {Informal}.

chutney ferret

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.

ciggy

Noun. A cigarette. Also shortened to cig. {Informal}.

clagnuts

Noun. Faecal remnants adhering to the anal hairs or fur.

clanger

Noun. A mistake or blunder. Cf. 'drop a clanger'.

clap

Noun. Gonorrhoea. [1500s.]

clap eyes on

Phrs. To notice.

clapped out

Adj. Worn out, usually applied to machinery. E.g."That car's just a clapped out heap of junk."

Claire Rayners

Noun. Trainers (the footwear). Rhyming slang. [1990s]

claret

Noun. Blood. From its colour.

clarty

Adj. 1. Sticky, gooey, messy.
2. Dirty. [Scottish use]

class

Noun. Of distinction, high quality, excellent. E.g."We went to the boxing last night - it was class fight that went the full distance."

clayhead

Noun. A person from Stoke on Trent. Stoke, in the Midlands of England, is commonly called the Potteries.

clean

Adj. Having no drugs, weapons or illicit goods on one's person. E.g."You can't arrest me officer, I'm clean!"

clemmed

Adj. Hungry. Also spelt 'klempt'. [Wigan use. Dialect]

clever-clogs

Noun. A person who is or claims to be clever or have greater knowledge. Also clever-dick. {Informal}.

climb the walls

Vrb phrs. To reach a state of severe agitation through stress or worry. E.g."He's been climbing the walls waiting for his exam results."

clingin

Adj. Unpleasant, disgusting. [Scottish use]

cling-ons

Noun. Excrement that adheres to anal hairs, or fur on animals.

clink

Noun. Prison. It is derived either from the name of Clink Street, London, on which a prison was situated, or from the sound of doors locking.

clinkers

Noun. Excrement that adheres to anal hairs, or fur, on an animal.

clippie

Noun. A bus conductor. The employee, extra to the driver, who checks and supplies tickets whilst on the bus. From their clipping of tickets. {Informal}.

clit

Noun. Abb. of clitoris.

clobber

Noun. Clothes and personal belongings. {Informal}
Verb. To hit.

clock

Verb. 1. To notice. E.g."Once I clocked him looking suspicious, he left the shop without stealing anything."
2. To hit or punch. E.g."I'm going to end up clocking that idiot if he doesn't shut his big mouth!"
Noun. The face.

clodhopper

Noun. A large heavy shoe. {Informal} [1830s]

clone

Noun. A distinct type of 'gay' image, being stereotypically masculine and epitomized by short hair, bristle moustaches, jeans or leathers. A good example being the 1970s 'gay' icons, The Village People.

closet

Noun. The condition where one's homosexuality is concealed. 'Coming out of the closet' implying living true to one's sexuality.

clot

Noun. An idiot, fool. Derog. {Informal}

cloth-ears

Noun. Someone who has poor hearing or doesn't pay attention to imparted information. From the {Informal}uial adjective cloth-eared - deaf.

clout

Noun. Vagina.

clown's pocket

Noun. A large or spacious vagina.

cludgie

Noun. A lavatory. Also shortened to cludge.

clue up

Verb. To inform.

clued up

Adj. Knowledgeable, informed. E.g."He's well clued up about the local music scene."

clunge

Noun. The anus.

cobblers (!)

Exclam. An exclamation of disagreement. Derived from the noun.
Noun. Rubbish, nonsense. From the rhyming slang cobblers awls, meaning 'balls'.

cob

Verb. To throw. [Northern use]
Noun. A bread bun or loaf. {Informal}

cob on

Noun. A temper. E.g."She had a right cob-on when I told her I'd spent all our holiday money."

cock

Noun. 1. The penis. [1400s]
2. A term of address, usually affectionate. E.g."Right cock, that'll be 46 pence please. Would you like it in a bag?"
3. Rubbish, nonsense.

cock a snook/snoot

Vrb phrs. To openly show contempt or disrespect. From the action of placing one's hand infront of the face with thumb touching the nose and fingers spread and extended, used to express contempt. {Informal}

cocksucker

Noun. A contemptible person.

cockteaser

Noun. A person who sexually teases males.

cock-up

Noun. A mess, a shambles.
Verb. To make a mistake, to ruin. E.g."I've cocked up again and my wife's left with the kids."

cod

Verb. To hoax, to joke. E.g."Stop codding me and tell me the truth."

codger

Noun. An elderly male. Usually prefixed with 'old'. {Informal}

codhead

Noun. A person from Fleetwood. A traditional fishing port in the county of Lancashire.

cods

Noun. Testicles.

codswallop

Noun. Nonsense.

coffin dodger

Noun. An elderly person. Derog.

coffin nail

Noun. A cigarette.

coggy

Noun. See 'croggy'. [NE Midlands/Northern use]

coin it (in)

Verb. To make large amounts of money, to profit. E.g."He's coining it now he's opened a shop on the high street."

coke

Noun. Cocaine.

coked up

Adj. To be intoxicated with cocaine.

colder than a witch's tit

Phrs. Very cold, when applied to the weather, or air temperature.

coldfish

Noun. A person who is unemotional or insensitive.

(the) cold shoulder

Noun. The act of deliberately ignoring. Derived from the s.e. verb - to cold shoulder. E.g."She smiled straight at me but I gave her the cold shoulder."

cold turkey

Noun. Withdrawal from addictive drugs and the consequential pains and discomfort, including goosepimples, hence the name.

collywobbles

Noun. A feeling of nervousness or pain in the stomach. {Informal}.

come

Verb. To orgasm. The common slang convention of mispelling words also gives us the variation 'cum'.
Noun. Sexually ejaculated fluid, usually applied to semen and regularly spelt 'cum'.

come a cropper

Vrb phrs. 1. To fall heavily.
2. To fail.

comedown

Noun. The depression and tiredness after the cessation of a bout of drug taking.

come it

Verb. To act in an impudent manner. E.g."Don't come it with me! I said you can't have any more money."

come on

Noun. An enticement, often potentiating a relationship.
Verb. To begin menstruating. A commonly used euphemism.

come onto

Verb. To 'chat up'.

come out

Verb. To openly reveal one's homosexuality. Cf. 'out' and 'closet'.

commando

Noun. Without underwear. See 'go commando'.

Commie

Noun. Abbreviation of Communist. Usually derog.

common

Noun. Abb. of common sense.

common as muck

Adj. Very common, usually applied to an unsophisticated and uncultured person. Derog. {Informal}

common or garden

Phrs. Ordinary, plain. {Informal}.

complete and utter

Adj. Total. Usually prefixing derogatory terms such as 'bastard' or 'twat'.

con artist

Noun. A confidence trickster.

conflab

Noun. A chat, conversation. Also the variation confab. From confabulation. E.g."Before we set off, let's have a conflab about which route we should take." [Informal]

conk

Noun. The nose. {Informal}

conkers

Noun. Testicles. A Conker (British) is the hard shiny nut of the horse chestnut tree.

conk out

Verb. 1. To breakdown, often of machinery. E.g."I may be late, my car's conked out so I'm getting the bus to work."
2. To become unconscious.

cooking with gas

Vrb phrs. To succeed, to proceed well. E.g."After a beer, the work went well. We were cooking with gas."

cool (!)

Adj. 1. Excellent, great. [Orig. U.S.]
2. OK. [Orig. U.S.]

coon

Noun. A black person. Derog/Offens.

cop

Verb. 1. To commune with someone sexually desirable, occasionally in so much as having sex. An abbreviation of 'cop off.'
2. To take. E.g."Cop hold of this hammer whilst I get the spanner." Also Cop this! - a facetious remark said immediately prior to an aggressive act.
3. A policeman/woman. Abb. of 'copper'. [Mid 1800s/Orig. U.S.]
Adj. Value, worth. Heard in expressions such as 'no cop' or 'any cop'.

cop a feel

Vrb phrs. Get a feel of something, often applied to a grope of a sexual nature. E.g."Is it any wonder that she reported him for sexual harrassment, he always copped a feel of her bottom whenever she walked past his desk."

cop a plea

Vrb phrs. Plead guilty to a reduced charge.

cop-it

Vrb phrs. To get into trouble.

cop off

Verb. To commune with someone sexually desirable, occasionally in so much as having sex. E.g."I copped off with a gorgeous girl last night." [Orig. North England]

cop-out

Noun. An excuse, an avoidance of guilt. [Orig. U.S.]
Verb. To withdraw from participation. E.g."Rumour has it that Johnny's copped-out."

copper

Noun. A policeman/woman. [Orig. U.S. Mid 1800s]

cop-shop

Noun. A Police Station.

cop some zeds

Phrs. To sleep.

cor blimey!

Exclam. This mild exclamation of surprise is a corruption of the oath god blind me.

corker

Noun. An excellent thing or person.

corking

Adj. Excellent, splendid.

corn beef legs

Noun. Legs with mottled, blotchy skin, reminiscent of the meat, corn beef.

corned beef

Adj. Deaf. Rhyming slang for deef, a Scottish pronunciation of deaf. [Glasgow use]

corporation pop

Noun. Water. Dated expression. See 'pop'. [Northern use]

Corry

Noun. Abb of Coronation Street, the British 'soap'. See 'Brooky' and 'Stenders'.

cosh

Noun. A heavy stick or bar used as a weapon. {Informal}
Verb. To hit over the head with a cosh (see noun). {Informal}

cost a bomb

Verb phrs. To be very expensive.

cotch

Verb. To relax. [London use/ Orig W.I.]

cottage

Verb. The act of soliciting illicit and anonymous sex in a public place by male homosexuals. The 'cottage' will often be a public lavatory; taking its name from when such UK conveniences looked cottage like.

cotton on

Verb. To become aware, to notice. E.g."I cottoned on to the scam (trick) when I saw him wink at that woman." {Informal}

couch commando

Noun. The person at home who has control of the TV remote controller. Also couch commander. [Orig. U.S.]

couch potato

Noun. A lazy person who idles away time, usually watching the television. [Orig. U.S.]

cough (up)

Verb. To hand over something, or reveal some information, often reluctantly. E.g. "I've already coughed up a month's wages, and can't afford any more."

couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

Phrs. Totally incompetent.

couldn't stop a pig in an alleyway

Phrs. Having bow legs. Occasionally heard as couldn't stop a pig in a ginnel, - a Midlands/Northern variation whereby ginnel is dialect for alleyway.

council gritter

Noun. Anus. From the rhyming slang on 'shitter'. See 'shitter'.

coupon

Noun. The face. [Scottish/Irish use]

cow

Noun. A contemptible woman, a 'bitch'. Derogatory, but often used less aggressively, as an affectionate aside, as in 'silly cow', see also 'moo'.

cowboy

Noun. A person who is unscrupulous and unqualified in business. Often with regard to 'cowboy' builders.

cowboy outfit

Noun. A group of people, unscrupulous and unqualified in business, working under the guise of a respectable business.

cowing

Adj. Euph. for 'fucking', when used as an intensifier. E.g."That cowing bastard from the sales team got the promotion to manager."

cow juice

Noun. Milk.

cozzie

Noun. A swimming costume.

crabby

Adj. Moody or short tempered.

crabs

Noun. Pubic lice.

crack

Noun. 1. Freebased cocaine. The name derives from the sound made during its manufacture. [Orig. U.S.]
2. The vagina.
3. Between the buttocks.
4. As the crack, the situation, news, gossip. E.g."So what's the crack with this argument that you and Sonya have been having?" [Orig. Irish]
5. Pleasure, fun. From the Irish craic. E.g."Last night was a crack, especially with Mandy doing that drunken striptease." See 'good crack'. [Orig. Irish]
6. Women, viewed as sexual objects. Offens.

cracker

Noun. 1. A thing that is excellent. E.g."That West End show was a cracker." {Informal}
2. An attractive person, particularly a woman. {Informal}

crackers

Adj. Crazy.

crackhead

Noun. An addict of 'crack' (freebased cocaine).

cracking

Adj. Brilliant, wonderful. E.g."They gave a cracking performance last night."
Adv. An intensifier such as extremely, outstandingly. E.g."We had a cracking good time last night."

cracking (the) flags

Phrs. 1. Very hot weather.
2. Raining heavily.

crackling

Noun. A sexually desirable woman or women. Offens.

(the) crack of sparrow's fart

Noun. Dawn, or specifically the crack of dawn. E.g."I was out of bed at the crack of sparrow's fart this morning."

crack on

Verb. To progress, to go quickly. E.g."We'll crack on with the meeting after lunch."

crack one off

Verb. To masturbate, with reference to the male. E.g."As soon as he has a spare 2 minutes, he's off to the toilet and cracking one off."

crack on to

Vrb Phrs. To come onto somebody, to make sexual advances. E.g."She was cracking on to me all night, and every other bloke at the club."

crackpot

Noun. An insane or eccentric person.
Adj. Mad, eccentric, unworkable. E.g."I'm not going along with Suzanne's crackpot ideas."

crack up

Verb. 1. To breakdown with laughter.
2. To mentally breakdown. {Informal}

cradle snatcher

Noun. A person who dates or marries someone considerably younger than themselves. Derog.

crafty butcher

Noun. A homosexual male. From delivering meat via the 'backdoor'.

crank up

Verb. 1. To increase, often with reference to the volume of music.
2. To inject drugs. E.g."He cranked up some more smack (heroin) and passed out on the floor."

crap (!)

Noun. 1. Nonsense, rubbish, something useless or not good.
2. An act of defecation.
3. Faeces.
Exclam. An exclamation of disbelief, annoyance.
Verb. To defecate. Defecate is infact a euphemism meaning to purify or cleanse. E.g."He crapped behind a tree and wiped his arse (anus) with a huge leaf."
Adj. Rubbishy, of no worth.

crapper

Noun. A toilet.

crappy

Adj. Rubbishy, useless, of poor quality.

crash

Verb. 1. To share, loan or borrow. E.g."That's the third cigarette you've crashed off me in the last hour!"
2. To temporarily stay over or sleep at a place other than at one's own usual abode. E.g."Can I crash at yours tonight? It'll cost too much for a taxi home."
Noun. The situation of crashing (See 'crash' verb). E.g."Come on, get your cigarettes out, it's your crash."

crash out

Verb. To pass out due to intoxication or tiredness.

crate

Noun. A delapidated vehicle. Derog.

crater face

Noun. A face with pock marked skin or the person with such a face.

craven

Adj. Greedy. [Orig W.I./Black use]

crawl

Verb. To be obsequious. {Informal}.

cream

Verb. 1. To ejaculate. To cream oneself implies great sexual excitement, but often used figuratively.
2. To succeed. E.g."I thought I'd creamed my exams but I failed all but one."

cream crackered

Adj. Tired out, exhausted. Rhyming slang on 'knackered'.

cream one's jeans / pants / knickers

Vrb phrs. To be very excited, so much so that one figuratively ejaculates. Not always necessarily sexual excitement. E.g."God, she's gorgeous. I think I've just creamed my pants."

creampie

Noun. The view of recently deposited semen oozing from a vagina or anus. An expression originating in the porn industry. [Orig U.S.]

crease

Noun. The anus.

crease up

Verb. To laugh heartily. E.g."I creased up when he spilled coffee on his suit, the next day he gave me the sack."

create

Verb. To make a fuss, to complain. E.g."If she's going to create all night, then I'm going home to get some peace and quiet." {Informal}

cred

Adj. That which is acceptably fashionable, abb. of credible. See 'street cred.'

creep

Noun. A contemptible person, in particular, one who is fawning.
Verb. To act obsequiously. {Informal}

creepy-crawly

Noun. An insect, or spider, usually viewed distastefully. E.g."Don't go in the cellar, it's damp and full of creepy-crawlies." {Informal}

crib

Verb. 1. To copy, usually in an underhand or unfair manner. {Informal}
2. To complain, grumble. Uncommon usage.

crikey!

Exclam. Used to express surprise or astonishment.

Crimbo

Noun. Christmas. Also spelt Chrimbo. Cf. 'Chrimble'. {Informal} [1980s]

crimp off a length

Vrb phrs. To defecate.

crimp one off

Vrb phrs. To defecate.

cringeworthy

Adj. Likely to promote embarrassment or apprehension.

crinkly

Noun. A geriatric person. From the appearence of their aging skin. Derog.

croak

Verb. 1. To die.
2. To kill. E.g."I'm going to croak that idiot if he doesn't shut up soon."

crock of shit

Noun. Rubbish, a worthless item, of poor quality. E.g."Why not buy a new car? Yours is ancient, it's a crock of shit."

croggy

Noun. A pillion ride on a single seat bicycle. Cf. 'backie' and 'coggy''. [NE Midlands/Northern use]

crown

Verb. To hit on the head. E.g."Can you see a lump on my head? I've just crowned myself getting up."

crozzle

Verb. To dry out and become crispy due to burning or heat. E.g."I've thrown out last night's pizza, it was all crozzled." [Yorkshire use]

crucial

Adj. Great, excellent, essential. E.g."That tune is crucial man."

cruckle

Verb. To twist one's ankle, to fall over on one's ankle. [Rochdale use/Dialect?]

crud (!)

Noun. Rubbish, something useless.
Exclam. An exclamation of disagreement.

cruddy

Adj. Useless, unpleasant, cheap and nasty.

cruise

Verb. To search for a sexual encounter. Originates from when U.S. teenagers would 'cruise' around in cars looking to pick up some company. The expression is mainly used on the 'gay' scene. [Orig. U.S. 1950s]

cruising for a bruising

Vrb phrs. Acting in a manner that will get one into trouble, or a fight. [Orig. U.S.]

crumbs !

Exclam. A mild exclamation of surprise or amazement.

crumpet

Noun. Sexually desirable person. E.g."The club was bursting its walls with crumpet." {Informal}.

crustie

Noun. A person whose looks share that of the 'hippie' travellers of the 1990s and being stereotypically scruffy, with long dredded hair, wearing boots and black clothes; generally having the appearance of being homeless. Usually derog.

cry on (about something)

Vrb phrs. To complain (about something). E.g."She wont stop crying on about my bad language, but she swears more than anyone I know."

culchie

Noun. A rural dweller, a bumpkin, a yokel. Mainly derog. [Irish use]

culture vulture

Noun. A person keen to acquire culture. {Informal}

cum

Noun/Verb. See 'come'.

cunning stunt

Noun. A spoonerism on stunning cunt, and adopted by users for its comic ambiguity and numerous meanings, ranging from an impressive female to an objectionable person.

cunny

Noun. The female genitals. Derived from 'cunt'.

cunt (!)

Noun. 1. The female genitals.*
2. Women from a sexual viewpoint. Offensive.
3. A despicable person. Derog. and coarse, and with its associated meanings is consequently particularly offensive.
4. A very familiar term of address. E.g."Hello you old cunt, how are you? You're looking well."
Exclam. An exclamation of anger, surprise, frustration, disappointment.

* Undoubtedly the most offensive and taboo of all vulgarisms, and particularly so to women, however its use is becoming more frequent. Consequently it is gradually losing its offensiveness and perhaps will in due course become as accepted as 'fuck' in its use. The word goes back to Middle English, cunte, and before then it can only be speculated upon, however some believe its origins lie with the Latin, cuneus, meaning wedge.

cunted

Adj. Very intoxicated by drink or drugs.

cunt-face

Noun. A contemptible person. Also cuntface.

cunt-faced

Adj. Very intoxicated.

cunting

Adj. An intensifier. E.g."If this cunting weather doesn't improve within the next 24 hours we'll have to cancel the whole trip."

cuntox

Noun. A contemptible person.

cunty

Noun. A contemptible person.

cuntybaws *

Noun. 1. An objectionable person. [Scottish use]
2. Occasionally used as a term of address. [Scottish use]
* From cuntyballs.

cuppa

Noun. A cup of tea or lately also referring to coffee. The term is a contraction of cup of. {Informal}

curl one off / down

Verb. To defecate.

currant bun

Noun. 1. The sun. Cockney rhyming slang.
2. The Sun newspaper. A tabloid newspaper that adopted the rhyming slang expression for its own use.
3. Son. Rhyming slang.

curry-mile

Noun. The name given to an area in Manchester called Rusholme, which has a high density of asian restaurants and food takeaways positioned along its main street.

curry queen

Noun. A gay male who is attracted to asian homosexuals. Cf. 'dinge queen' and 'scat queen'. Offens.

curtains

Noun. The end. E.g."If he doesn't make this jump, it's curtains for the whole team."

cushy

Adj. Of an easy nature. Originates from the Hindustani khush meaning pleasant. {Informal}

cushy number

Noun. A situation that is easy and without stress.

cushty

Adj. Excellent, fine, OK. Also spelt cushdy, and kushty.

custard chucker

Noun. The penis. Often prefixed with blue veined, or purple headed.

cut

Noun. A canal. [Midlands/North use]

cut the crap!

Exclam. Stop talking nonsense!

C-word

Noun. A coy euphemism for 'cunt'. Cf. 'f-word'.

cyberpunk

Noun. A nonconformist advocate of modern technology, especially such a user of the Internet.

cyberspace

Noun. The imaginary place that exists between computers and their users, particularly on the Internet and in virtual reality. The term was coined by the author William Gibson in the book Neuromancer.

D

dab hand

Noun. A person highly skilled at a given task. E.g."He's a dab hand at programming and web design."

da bomb

Noun. The best. [Orig. U.S./Black 1990s]

dabs

Noun. Fingerprints. Generally police and criminal vernacular.

dab on

Noun. A sweat on. See 'have a dab on'.

daft

Noun. Silly, foolish. {Informal}.

daft as a brush

Phrs. Very silly.

daftie

Noun. A fool, an idiot.

dago

Noun. A foreigner, usually applied to Italians, Spanish and Portugese. Derog and offensive.

daisies

Noun. Boots. Rhyming slang on daisy roots.

daisy chain

Noun. A sexual act involving 3 or more people, during which each person simultaneously has sex with the person beside them in the group, thus forming a chain.

damage

Noun. The cost, expense. E.g."What's the damage for the meal, without the drinks?"

dancers

Noun. Stairs. [Manchester use]

dangleberries

Noun. Faecal remnants adherring to anal hairs.

dangly-bits

Noun. The male genitals.

dannies

Noun. Hands. [South Yorkshire use]

Danny (La Rue)

Noun. A clue, an idea. Rhyming slang. The name of a female impersonator, Danny La Rue, real name Daniel Patrick Carroll.

daps

Noun. Plimsolls, trainers (footwear). [Welsh use]

dark

Adj. Excellent. [Orig. U.S. 1990s]

David Gower

Noun. A shower. Rhyming slang. [1980s]

Deacon

Noun. An imbecile, idiot. Derived from the name Joey Deacon, see 'Joey'. Derog.

dead

Adv. Very, extremely. E.g."Our holiday was dead good."

dead cert

Noun. A sure thing. E.g."It's a dead cert that the favourite will win."

dead from the neck up

Phrs. Unintelligent, stupid.

dead heat in a Zeppelin race

Noun. Describing very large breasts on a woman. E.g."Wow! Look at her, looks like a dead heat in a Zeppelin race."

Dear John

Noun. A letter, usually from a female, terminating a relationship.

de-bag

Verb. To remove a persons trousers, usually without their consent. Usually adolescents behaviour. See 'bags' (noun).

deck

Verb. To physically knock down, onto the deck.

Dee Dah

Noun. A person from Sheffield. Derogatory term, taken from the way they speak in Sheffield. [Yorks/Derbyshire use]

deek

Noun. A look, a glance. E.g."Give me a deek at your magazine." [Yorkshire use/ North-east use?]

deep sea diver

Noun. A five pound monetary note (£5). Rhyming slang for fiver.

deep shit

Noun. Serious trouble.

deep throat

Noun. Fellatio involving the envelopment of the penis using the depth of the throat.
Verb. To fellate as in the manner of the noun.

deffo

Adj. An abb. of definitely. [Mainly Liverpool use.]

def (someone) out

Verb. To ignore (someone). Possibly originally deaf out, so therefore to ignore by not listening. E.g."I hate the way that she always defs me out when I say something." [Midlands use]

dekko

Noun. A look or glance. From the Hindustani, dekho. [1890s]

Delhi belly

Noun. A severe stomach upset. A common occurrence for Western travellers visiting countries of the East, such as India, hence the expression.

demic

Noun. 1. A thing that is worn out or broken.
2. A derogatory term for a person who is constantly sick, a hypochondriac, someone in obviously less than perfect health.

desmond

Noun. 1. A jacket. Rhyming slang on Desmond Hackett, the renowned Daily Express sports reporter.
2. A university degree, grade 2.2. Abbreviation of Reverend Desmond Tutu, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

devil dodger

Noun. A member of the church, or a strong believer in religion. [More commonly Navy use]

dhoby

Verb. To wash, clean. Originally to do laundry, and from Hindu 'dhob' - washing. [Services slang, mainly Navy use]

dial

Noun. A person's face.

diamond

Noun. Wonderful, excellent. The term originates in London.

diamond geezer

Noun. A really wonderful man, helpful and reliable; a gem of a man. A commonly heard extension to 'diamond'. [Mainly London use]

Dibble

Noun. A policeman/woman. The name taken from the U.S. cartoon Top Cat, where the local policeman is called Officer Dibble. [N.W. England use.]

dibs

Noun. A claim. E.g."I put dibs on tasting it first."
Verb. To put a personal claim on something. E.g."I made the cocktail so I dibs first taste."

dicey

Adj. Risky.

dick

Noun. 1. The penis.
2. A contemptible person.

dick around / about

Verb. Mess around, idle away time. E.g."Tim's been dicking around in the back yard with that bloody football again."

dickhead

Noun. A stupid person, a contemptible person.

dicksplash

Noun. A contemptible person. Cf. 'dicksplat'.

dicksplat

Noun. A despicable person. Cf. 'dicksplash'.

dickwad

Noun. A contemptible person, idiot. [Orig. U.S.]

dicky

Adj. Unsound, likely to fail, unhealthy. Also spelt dickey and dickie. E.g."You can't seriously expect me to lift that box when you know I've got a dicky heart."

dicky-bird

Noun. Rhyming slang for word. Usually heard in a negative sense. E.g."We've not heard a dicky-bird from Andy since he moved."

diddicoy

Noun. A gypsy. Also spelt diddicoi and didicoi. Orig. Romany/dialect.

diddies

Noun. Women's breasts. [Scottish use]

diddle

Verb. 1. To have sex with, and often used with reference to masturbation of the female genitals.
2. To swindle. {Informal}.

diddly

Noun. Nothing. E.g."There's diddly wrong with it." [Orig. U.S.]

diddly diddly music

Noun. Onomatopoeic name for Irish folk music.

diddly-squat

Noun. Nothing, zero. E.g."I've earnt diddly squat this month." [Orig. U.S.]

diddy

Adj. Small.

diddyride

Noun. A masturbatory act involving the rubbing of the penis between a woman's breasts. Cf. Sausage sandwich (2). [N.Irish use]

diesel (dyke)

Noun. A butch lesbian. A little less derogatory than 'bull-dyke'.

dig (the grave)

Noun. A shave. Rhyming slang. E.g."Can you give me 10 minutes, I need to have a dig and clean my teeth."

dildo

Noun. 1. A substitute penis used for sex. [Orig. U.S.]
2. An objectionable or imbecilic person.

dilly-dally

Verb. To dawdle, linger, loiter. {Informal}

dimbo

Noun. An imbecile, idiot.

dimp

Noun. The filter remnants of a smoked cigarette.

din-dins

Noun. Dinner. Originally a children's expression.

ding-a-ling

Noun. Penis. Also dingaling. [Orig Black/US]

ding-dong

Noun. An argument, commotion, fight. {Informal}

dinge queen

Noun. A gay male attracted to black homosexuals. Essentially offensive term due to the use of 'dinge', meaning black. Cf. 'curry queen', 'scat queen'.

dingleberries

Noun. Faecal remnants attached to one's anal hairs. Cf. 'dangleberries'

dinky

Adj. Small, cute, neat. {Informal}

dinlo

Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. [Portsmouth use?]

dip one's wick

Vrb phrs. To have sex. Male usage.

dippy

Adj. Silly, empty-headed.

dipshit

Noun. A despicable person. Derog. [Orig. U.S]

dipso

Noun. A drunk, an alcoholic. Abb. of dipsomaniac. Derog. [1940s] {Informal}

dipstick

Noun. A fool. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]

dirtbag

Noun. A worthless, contemptible person.

dirtbox

Noun. The anus.

dirty

Adv. A general intensifier. E.g."There was a dirty great big spot on the end of his nose."

dirty-mac

Noun. A worn or decrepid long raincoat or mackintosh, the sort stereotypically worn by men with a prediliction for exposing their genitals in public.

dirty pillows

Noun. Women's breasts.

dirty stop-out

Noun. A person who has stayed out enjoying themselves beyond the expected time of return. Jocular usage.

dirty weekend

Noun. A liberating weekend away from home for the indulgence in intimacies, either sexual or otherwise, with one's lover. {Informal}

dischuffed

Adj. Displeased. Cf. 'chuffed'.

disco biscuit

Noun. An ecstasy (MDMA) pill. Within the UK club scene it was originally a specific type of ecstasy pill, however, in the U.S. in the 1970s disco biscuits were qualudes. [Early 1990s]

dish

Noun. 1. A sexually attractive person.
2. The buttocks. Gay use.
3. The face.
Verb. To smash, to break. E.g."Someone has dished all my car windows." [Merseyside use]

dish the dirt

Vrb phrs. To reveal the truth or gossip.

dish out

Verb. To hand out, distribute.

dishy

Adj. Sexually attractive. {Informal}

diss

Verb. To disrespect, ridicule, insult. E.g."No he can't come with us - he dissed me and my family." [Orig. Black English/U.S.]

div

Noun. An idiot, a pitiable person, a contemptible person. Cf. 'divvy'.

dive

Noun. A squalid place.

divvy

Noun. Idiot. Derog.

divvy up

Verb. To share out, distribute. {Informal}

dizzy queen

Noun. A giddy and flamboyant gay male.

do

Noun. A party or event. {Informal}
Verb. 1. To physically assault, to beat up. E.g."I'll do him if he calls me an idiot again."
2. To have sex. E.g."I reckon I'll do her if I can get her drunk enough."

do a bunk

Vrb phrs. To leave hurriedly, escape. E.g."He did a bunk, out of the bedroom window, when his parents came home unexpectedly."

do a runner

Vrb phrs. Meaning the same as 'do a bunk', but often implying a departure without paying for a received service.

dob

Verb. To inform on, betray. [Orig. Aust.]

dobber

Noun. 1. A penis.
2. An idiot, a contemptible person.
3. Something very large. E.g."I've never seen a pizza so big, it was a real dobber, and we could only eat half of it between six of us." [Northern use]

dobbing

Adj. A general intensifier. E.g."This dobbing great idiot spilt my drink and didn't apologise, so I hit him."

docking

Adv. Extremely. E.g. "It was a docking big car the size of a bus."

docky

Noun. A snack. [Norfolk/Cambridgeshire/Lincs use]

docky time

Noun. Mid morning break. See 'docky'. [Norfolk/Cambridgeshire/Lincs use]

doddle

Noun. An easy task. {Informal}

dodgy

Adj. Risky, suspicious, dubious. {Informal}

dog

Noun. 1. A sexually unattractive person. Derog.
2. A foot, usually in plural as dogs and often heard used in the expression my dogs are barking. See 'dogs are barking'.
Verb. To play truant. Also doggin' it. [Scottish use]

dog and bone

Noun. Telephone. Cockney rhyming slang.

dog-breath

Noun. 1. A person with halitosis, bad smelling breath.
2. A contemptible person.

dog-end

Noun. A cigarette end, the remnants of a cigarette after smoking.

doggie fashion

Adj. An act of sex in the manner of dogs, that is, with both partners facing the same direction and on one's knees.

(one's) dogs are barking

Phrs. (One's) feet are tired and aching. E.g."Do you mind if I sit down, my dogs are barking!"

dogsbody

Noun. A person who does the menial and boring tasks. {Informal}

dog's bollocks

Noun. The best. E.g."This song is the dog's bollocks." Cf. 'cat's whiskers', 'bee's knees' and 'mutt's nuts'.

dog's breakfast

Noun. A mess. E.g."I've made a bit of a dog's breakfast of that essay, and will probably have to rewrite it." Cf. 'dog's dinner'

dog's dinner

Noun. 1. A mess. Cf. 'dog's breakfast'.
2. See 'done up like a dog's dinner'.

dog's egg

Noun. A lump of dog faeces.

do in

Verb. To beat up, to kill.

doings

Noun. Non-specific items, things one may have temporarily forgotten the name for. E.g."Tony, will you move all your, err... doings from the kitchen table?"

dole

Noun. Social security benefits. {Informal}.

doll

Noun. 1. A young and especially attractive woman.
2. Sweetheart. An expression of endearment, e.g. "Come on doll, it isn't that bad."

doll up

Verb. To smarten up, make attractive.

dollybird

Noun. An attractive woman. Use is generally jocular and historical. [1960s]

done in

Adj. Tired out. {Informal}.

done up like a dog's dinner

Phrs. Smartly or extravantly dressed. Usually disparaging use. {Informal}

done up like a kipper

Phrs. 1. Caught in the act, caught red-handed.
2. Put in a position of no hope.

dong

Noun. A penis.

donger

Noun. A penis.

donkey

Noun. 1. A male who is genitally well endowed, as in hung like a donkey. Also phrased as donkey-dick.
2. Something that doesn't come up to expectations. E.g."I think we've been sold a donkey."

donkey's years

Noun. A long time. {Informal}

donut

See 'doughnut'.

doobie

Noun. A marijuana cigarette. [Orig. U.S. 1960s]

doobrie

Noun. Something whose name isn't known or has been forgotten.

doo doo

Noun. Children's expression for faeces.

doofah

Noun. Meaning the same as 'doobrie'. Also doofer.

doolally

Adj. Mad, crazy, insane. A shortening of doolally tap, a madness that afflicted British soldiers in Deolali, India. There's speculation as to whether the soldiers went mad whilst stationed there, awaiting the troop ship home, or that they were sent to the sanatorium there after going mad. Cf 'tapped'. [Late 1800s]

do one

Verb. To go away. E.g."Listen, I'm going to do one and let you finish your work. I'll call you later."

do one's fruit

Vrb phrs. To be extremely annoyed. E.g."Sharon's going to do her fruit when she finds David's stuck his bloody nose into her business again."

do one's head in

Vrb phrs. To mentally disturb. E.g."Will you stop going on and on, you're doing my head in."

do one's nut

Vrb phrs. To be very angry, to throw a tantrum.

doormat

Noun. A person who is easily exploited, someone who is walked on and readily used by others.

dope

Noun. 1. A stupid person. Derived from dopey. (s.e.)
2. General term for a narcotic drug.
Adj. Excellent, great. [Orig. U.S./Black]

dopehead

Noun. An idiot.

dork

Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. [Orig. U.S.]

dose

Noun. Euphemism for a venereal infection.

dosh

Noun. Money.

do (someone)

Vrb phrs. Have sexual intercourse with someone. E.g."Yeah, Johnny's doing that blonde who works in the tax office."

doss

Verb. To sleep rough. {Informal}
Noun. An easy task. E.g."That maths exam was a doss." {Informal}

dossdown

Verb. To sleep rough. {Informal}

dosser

Noun. 1. A person who sleeps rough, a homeless person. Derog.
2. A person who lives by exerting the least amount of personal effort. Derog.

do the business

Vrb phrs. Do what is necessary to achieve the required result. E.g."If you don't do the business, we are going to fail." {Informal}

do the dirty on (someone)

Vrb phrs. To betray, to cheat on (someone).

dotty

Adj. Eccentric or slightly mad. E.g."My dotty Auntie Ethel is visiting this weekend." {Informal}.

double bagger

Noun. An ugly woman. So called because two bags would be needed to avoid having to see her during sex, one to cover her head, and one to cover ones own should her bag accidentally come off or rip.

double-bubble

Noun. Double time. Overtime worked at a twice the usual rate of pay.

double Dutch

Adj. Nonsense or incomprehensible talk. {Informal}.

dough

Noun. Money.

doughnut

Noun. 1. An idiot, a contemptible person.
2. A skilled manoeuvre in a motorized vehicle, whereby it is repeatedly spun on the spot through 360°, resulting in the tyres overheating and consequently leaving burnt rubber on the tarmac - in the shape of a doughnut.

dout

Noun. A cigarette butt. [Scottish use, Glasgow?]

downer

Noun. 1. A tranquillizer.
2. Something that mentally depresses. E.g."It put me on a right downer, crashing the car, especially now when I have no money."

down in the dumps

Phrs. Miserable, depressed. E.g."I'm not coming out tonight, I'm feeling a little down in the dumps."

down the pan

Phrs. Wasted, lost, ruined. E.g."Oh well, that's another £1000 down the pan."

down under

Noun. Australia. {Informal}

dozy

Adj. Dimwitted, stupid, slow. {Informal}

drag

Noun. 1. Dressing in the opposite sexes clothes.
2. A draw on a cigarette.

drag queen

Noun. A male homosexual who dresses in women's clothes and affecting extreme effeminate mannerisms.

drain the main vein

Vrb phrs. Of males, to urinate.

drama queen

Noun. Someone who makes an excessive fuss over a situation. Of the many queen names from the gay scene, this is regularly used by heterosexuals of heterosexuals.

draw

Noun. Cannabis or marijuana. Also phrased as a draw. E.g."Ere mate, have you got a draw? I need something to help me sleep."

drawk

Verb. To soak. [Yorks/N.E dialect and use]

(the) dreaded lurgy

Noun. Any unspecified or indeterminate desease. Jocular use.

dreamboat

Noun. A sexually attractive male or female.

dreckly

Adv. Immediately, straight away, although despite its meaning can also imply 'soon' or 'when ready'. From directly. [South-west use]

dressed (up) to the nines

Phrs. Dressed very well and fashionably.

drink from the furry cup

Vrb phrs. To perform cunnilingus. See 'furry cup'.

drinky-poo

Noun. A drink. Mock juvenile expression.

drip

Noun. A feeble and boring person. Derog.

dripping with

Phrs. Having an excessive amount of, usually in the context of wealth, such as jewellery or money.

drippy

Adj. Ineffectual, overly sentimental.

drive-by

Noun. The shooting of guns at a particular target from inside a car. Common with street gangs in U.S. and now occurring in Britain.

drive the porcelain bus

Vrb phrs. To vomit. [Orig. U.S.]

drop

Verb. To take drugs orally. The term drop acid being common.

drop a bollock

Vrb phrs. To make a mistake.

drop a clanger

Vrb phrs. To make an obvious mistake.

drop anchor in poo-bay

Vrb phrs. To have anal intercourse. [1990s]

drop dead!

Verb. An exclamation of annoyance directed at a person. [Orig. U.S.]

dropdead gorgeous

Adj. Stunningly attractive.

drop (someone) in it

Vrb phrs. To land (someone) in trouble, to incriminate. A euphemism for dropping someone in the shit.

drop one's guts

Vrb phrs. To break wind. Occasionally shortened to just 'drop one'. E.g. "Jesus! What a stink, have you just dropped one?"

drop the kids off at the pool

Vrb phrs. Euphemism for defecation.

druggie

Noun. A drug addict, or more recently used with reference to anyone who uses drugs in excess; very much a subjective statement. Also spelt druggy. Derog.
Adj. Having a quality associated with that of recreational drugs and consequently the drug scene itself.

drum

Noun. A house, home.

drum and bass

Noun. Genre of dance music, like 'jungle', but more minimal.

drunk as a skunk

Phrs. Very intoxicated with alcohol.

dry slap

Noun. A punch. Expression supposedly invented by actor Mike Read, for the Frank Butcher character he played in a TV soap, Eastenders. E.g."You'd better show him some respect before he gives you a dry slap." [1990s?]

dub

Noun. Originally a style of 'chilled', deeper reggae music from W.Indies with added segments not dissimilar to samples.

dubby

Adj. Affecting the style of 'dub', but remaining within its original genre. E.g."That new dance tune I brought is very dubby."

duck

Noun. A term of address.

duckarse

Verb. To wet the end of a cigarette, or joint, with saliva, thus making it difficult or unpleasant to smoke. [Northern use]

duckin' and diving

Phrs. A non-committal catch-phrase reply to the questioning of one's recent activities, usually asked at a reunion. Occasionally expression is completed with finishing phrase, fuckin' and skiving.

duds

Noun. Clothes.

duff

Adj. Rubbishy, useless.

duffer

Noun. An inefficient or stupid person. E.g. "What! You went out with that old duffer ?" Derived from 'duff'. Derog.

duff up

Verb. To beat up.

dugs

Noun. Female breasts.

duke

Noun. A homosexual. Rhyming slang on Duke of Kent - 'bent'.

dull as dishwater

Phrs. Very unexciting, exceedingly plain, boring. E.g."I'm not wasting my time watching another hour of this film, it's dull as dishwater." Cf. 'dull as dishwater'.

dull as ditchwater

Phrs. Very boring, unexciting. Cf. 'dull as dishwater'.

dumb ass

Noun. An idiot. [Orig. U.S.]
Adj. Idiotic, stupid.

dumbnuts

Noun. An idiot.

dumbo

Noun. A stupid, slow-witted person. Derog.

dump

Noun. 1. An act of defecation.
2. A squalid place. {Informal}
Verb. 1. To defecate.
2. To finish a relationship with someone.

dump all over (someone)

Vrb phrs. To mistreat, criticize someone. [Orig. U.S.]

dune coon

Noun. An Arab, or often more generally of/from the Middle East. Derog./Offens.

dunky

Noun. A condom. [South Wales use]

dust bunnies

Noun. Clumps of dust,usuallyfound on the floor on the periphery of a room.

dutch oven

Noun. The act of breaking wind in bed and holding one's partners head beneath the covers.

dweeb

Noun. An imbecile. [Orig. U.S.]

dwile

Noun. A dish cloth, a rag. Also, dwile flonking, a pub game played at village fetes, involving a beer soaked rag;

dyke

Noun. A lesbian. Previously used as a derogatory expression but now used and accepted within the lesbian and gay scene. Compare with 'bull dyke' and 'diesel dyke'.

E

E

Noun. Abb. of ecstasy, see below.

eager-beaver

Noun. An enthusiastic person.

earache

Noun. Incessant complaining or talking.

ear bash

Verb. To talk unceasingly.

ear bashing

Noun. A severe reprimand. E.g."She gave me a real ear bashing for embarrassing her in front of her friends."

earful

Noun. Enough of hearing something or someone. E.g."I've had an earful of you, moaning on about how poor you are when I know you've got money saved in the bank."

(it's) early days

Phrs. Too soon to know whether a situation is correct or how things will turn out. E.g."It's early days. We can't possibly know if the war in Iraq will change the country for the better." [Informal]

early doors

Adj. Early, premature.

earner

Noun. A profitable job or enterprise.

Eartha (Kitt)

Noun. 1. An act of defecation.
2. Faeces.
* Both rhyming slang on 'shit'.

earwig

Verb. To listen into a conversation not meant for one's ears. E.g."If you heard things said about you that you didn't like, then you shouldn't earwig into conversations."

eating irons

Noun. Cutlery.

easy

Adj. Sexually consenting with little encouragement.

easy-peasy

Adj. Very easy. Usually a children's expression.

easy touch

Noun. A person easily exploited financially.

eat

Verb. A euphemism for fellatio or cunnilingus.

eat out

Vrb phrs. To perform cunnilingus.

eat shit!

Verb. Expression of extreme annoyance. A dismissive and abusive term as in 'get to fuck' or 'piss off'. [Orig. U.S.]

ecky

Noun. The drug MDMA, Ecstasy.

ecky thump !

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or shock. Often used in mock Lancashian dialect.

eco warrior

Noun. An ecological activist.

ecstasy

Noun. The drug Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA. Popular in Britain from the late 1980s and was essential in the early development of the British 'House' and 'Techno' music scene.

eddress

Noun. The e-mail equivalent of an address. [1996?]

E'd up

Adj. Intoxicated by MDMA.

eejit

Noun. An idiot. Originally Anglo-Irish pronunciation of idiot.

eff all

Noun. A euphemism for 'fuck all'. See 'fuck all'.

effing

Adj./Adv. A euphemism for 'fucking'.

effing and blinding

Noun. Using obscenities such as expletives, usually in annoyance. See 'effing'. E.g."I've never seen him so angry, effing and blinding despite being a vicar."

effing and jeffing

Noun. Meaning the same as 'effing and blinding'.

eff off

Exclam. Go away. Euphemism for 'fuck off!' See 'fuck off'.

egg (and spoon)

Noun. A black person. Cockney rhyming slang on 'coon'. Offens.

egg banjo

Noun. A fried egg sandwich. (Orig. military use?)

egg chasers

Noun. Rugby players. From the egg shaped ball. Derog.

egghead

Noun. 1. An intelligent person, an intellectual person. {Informal}
2. A person who is bald.

egg on one's chin

See 'have egg on one's chin'

eggy

Adj. Slightly annoyed, irritated.

eh up!

Exclam. Hello. An informal greeting similar to 'hi' or 'alright.' Cf. 'ayup'.

elbow grease

Noun. Manual hard work. E.g."We'll never get this finished unless you put some elbow grease into that job!"

elephants

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated with alcohol. Rhyming slang on elephant's trunk.

elevenses

Noun. A mid to late morning drink, approximately taken at 11 o'clock. {Informal}

emmas

Noun. Haemorrhoids. From the rhyming slang on Emma Freud, broadcaster, writer, and daughter of Sir Clement Freud.

emmet

Noun. A tourist. Derogatory term meaning ant. Cornish use, expressing their annoyance and frustration at the numerous visitors to the county, especially during the summer months when their presence is seen as a hinderence to the locals.

endz

Noun. Area, place. E.g."What endz you from?" [London/Black use]

eppy

Noun. Short for epileptic fit, however used to mean a furious uncontrollable outrage in the expressions 'throw an eppy' or 'have an eppy'. Also spelt eppie.

Essex girl

Noun. Stereotypically describing a female from the county of Essex, or a female of the style of an 'Essex girl'. Characteristics may include being working class, sexually promiscuous, fashion conscious, heavily drinking, confident and of low morals. Derog.

evils

Noun. A hateful look. Popularized by the character named Vicky Pollard in the British comedy TV series Little Britain. E.g."Stop givin' me the evils." [2003]

expat

Noun. An expatriate. {Informal}

extract the Michael

Vrb phrs. To tease or ridicule. A play on words, derived from 'take the mickey'. E.g."If he doesn't stop extracting the Michael I'll report him to the manager."

extract the urine

Vrb phrs. Meaning the same as 'extract the Michael', it is a pun on 'take the piss'.

eyeful

Noun. A good long look. E.g."Get an eyeful of that idiot on the dancefloor." {Informal}

eyes like a shithouse rat

Phrs. Describing a person with very sharp, observant eyesight.

eyes like piss holes in the snow

Phrs. 1. Tired, deep sunken eyes.
2. Small eyes.

Eyetie

Noun. An Italian. Offens.

F

5 - 0

Noun. See 'five O'.

face-ache

Noun. Mildly offensive name given for a miserable looking person.

face-fungus

Noun. Facial hair, such as moustache or beard.

face like a bag of spanners

Phrs. 1. Craggy faced.
2. Ugly.

face like a bulldog chewing a wasp

Phrs. Very unnattractive. Also less commonly heard, face like a bulldog chewing a thistle. E.g."I don't think I'll ask her out, she's not my type and she's got a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp."

face like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle

Phrs. Very unnattractive. Cf. 'face like a bulldog chewing a wasp'.

face like a dropped pie

Phrs. 1. Very unnattractive.
2. Miserable looking.

face like a slapped arse

Phrs. A miserable or sad face. Also heard used with smacked instead of slapped.

face like a wet weekend

Phrs. A miserable, sad appearence. E.g."What's up with you? You've got a face like a wet weekend."

face like the back end of a bus

Phrs. Ugly.

facial

Noun. The ejaculation of semen on a sexual partner's face. Term originated within porn industry.

fadge

Noun. The vagina. Possibly a corruption of vadge, an abb. form of vagina.

faff

Verb. To fuss. E.g."Let me finish doing this will you, and stop faffing." {Informal}
Noun. A fuss, bother. {Informal}.

fag

Noun. 1. A cigarette.
2. A homosexual male. Its use isn't prevalent in Britain. Abb. of 'faggot'. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]
3. A chore. E.g."It was a fag having to drive all the way back home at night."

fagged (out)

Adj. Exhausted, tired.

faggerette

Noun. A cigarette. Adolescent usage. [1990s]

faggot

Noun. 1. A homosexual male. Derog.
2. On the gay scene meaning a 'camp' effeminate male homosexual. Derog.

fag-end

Noun. A cigarette butt.

fag-hag

Noun. A woman who prefers the company of 'gay' men over that of heterosexuals. Fag-hags have also been known to desire sexual relations with gay men.

fair cop

Noun. 1. A legitimate arrest. Often tongue in cheek use in expressions such as "it's a fair cop, guv". [Orig. Underworld. Late 1800s]
2. A situation or event that is seen as deserved or justified.

fair dos

Exclam. An exclamation that a thing is reasonable or accepted. An extension of a fair do. {Informal}

fairy

Noun. 1. An effeminate person. Derog.
2. A homosexual. Derog.

fairy snuff !

Exclam. That's reasonable! A pun on fair enough. Cf 'furry muff' and ''hairy muff'.

f-all

Noun. A euphemism for 'fuck all'.

fall off the back of a lorry

Vrb phrs. A reference to goods that have been stolen. Used ironically to avoid revealing the real origins of the property. E.g."Being as they fell off a back of a lorry I'm selling them at half the price they are in the shops."

family jewels

Noun. A jocular euphemism for the male genitals, emphasising their personal importance. Not heard very often and occasionally shortened to 'jewels'.

fancy (!)

Verb. To like, to desire. E.g."I fancy that new receptionist who's started in accounts." {Informal}
Exclam. Said in mild surprise, often as fancy that!

fancy man / woman

Noun. Disparaging term for a male or female lover.

fancy the arse off (someone)

Vrb phrs. To sexually desire (someone).

fancy the pants off (someone)

Vrb phrs. To sexually desire (someone).

fanny

Noun. 1. The female genitals. Its use may cause confusion in the U.S. where it means buttocks.
2. A female viewed as a sexual object.

fanny about / around

Verb. To mess around, or waste time.

Fanny Adams

Noun. Nothing at all. Usually heard preceded by sweet. Also acts as a euphemism for 'fuck all'. E.g."What've you been up to Tim ?", "Sweet fanny adams since I lost my job." Cf. 'sweet F.A.'

fanny batter

Noun. Vaginal secretions.

fannybaws

Noun. An idiot, fool. [Glasgow use?]

fanny fart

Noun. A noise created by the genitals during sexual intercourse with the intake and expulsion of air. See 'fart'.

fanny flaps

Noun. The female genitals, particularly the labia.

fanny magnet

Noun. A thing that is believed to attract females. E.g."He wants a Ferrari, cos he reckons it's a sure fanny magnet." See 'fanny'.

fanzine

Noun. A cheaply produced specialist magazine. A combinaton of the words fanatic and magazine.

farmer giles /farmers

Noun. Haemorrhoids. Rhyming slang on piles. E.g."Doctor, have you any soothing ointment for my farmers." [Orig. Aust.]

far-out

Adj. Splendid, an exclamation of approval. Jazz origins. [Orig. U.S.]

fart

Verb. To break wind from the anus. Originally s.e. from 1250s, but deemed slang from 1800s. Cf. 'fanny fart'.
Noun. 1. The gas expelled due to anal flatulence.
2. An unpleasant and objectionable person. Cf. 'old fart'.

fart about / around

Verb. To mess around, to waste time.

fart arse about

Verb phrs. To mess around, to waste time. E.g."Stop fart arsing about and get on with your work."

fart in a spacesuit

Phrs. Used in expressions to add emphasis. Heard in phrases such as, as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit or as much use as a fart in a spacesuit.

fartleberry

Noun. Excrement that adheres to anal hairs or fur. E.g."You're not bringing that dog back in the house until you've cleaned him up, he's covered in fartleberries." [Late 1800s]

farty

Adj. Insignificant. E.g."I'm not going back to that restaurant, they serve farty sized portions and I always leave still feeling hungry."

fat chance (!)

Noun. No likelihood of something happening. E.g."There's fat chance of getting me to do a parachute jump!"
Exclam. No chance! E.g."Persuade him to do a parachute jump? Fat chance! You'll never get him to do it."

fat-head

Noun. An idiot, imbecile. Derog. {Informal}

fat-slags

Noun. Uncouth fat women who are and look promiscuous. An expression derived from a comic cartoon of the same name in the adult and blatantly sexist comic 'Viz'. The popularity of the comic rose to phenomenal heights, hence the use of the term. [1990s]

fatso

Noun. A name for someone who is overweight or obese. Derog.

feck (!)

Exclam. An exclamation of anger or frustration, and in the UK, occasionally used as a euphemism for 'fuck!'. Accepted as a mild oath, equivalent to damn!. The term was popularized in the UK by the character Father Jack in the British TV sit-com Father Ted. Although a common part of the vernacular of Eire the unfortunate death of Dermot Morgan in the lead role has prevented a new series and added to the demise in popularity of the expression in mainland Britain.
Verb. To take or steal. [Irish use]

fecker

Noun. 1. A contemptible person. [Irish use]
2. A person or thing. Used loosely when perhaps the person/thing is unknown to the user, and occasionally affectionate use. E.g."The poor fecker had to stay in with his wife whilst all his friends got drunk." [Irish use]

feds

Noun. The police. From federal police. [Orig. U.S.]

feel up

Verb. To sexually grope, or molest.

felch

Verb. To lick or suck one's recently deposited semen from the rectum, or more recently the term has applied to such actions involving the vagina. [1960s]

felcher

Noun. A person who 'felches'.

fence

Noun. A person who receives and sells stolen goods.

fess up

Verb. To admit, to confess. Abb. of confess.

fest

Noun. Festival. This abbreviated form is used less to mean a celebratory event, but more an eventful over-indulgence in expressions such as drug fest or beer fest.

F.H.B.

Abb. Family Hold Back. A coded message for family members to delay helping themselves until guests have an adequate amount of that which is on offer, usually because of shortages.

fiddle

Verb. To cheat.
Noun. A fraud or cheat. {Informal}.

fillem

Noun. A film. This north-eastern pronunciation of film is used elsewhere in a light-hearted manner. E.g."Do you fancy going to see a fillem tonight?"

fill-in

Verb. To severely beat up (someone).

fill your boots (!)

Exclam. Help yourself! Enjoy yourself!
Vrb phrs. Be very scared.

filth

Noun. The police. E.g."The filth are out in force tonight, so watch your behaviour and no drunkeness." [1950s]

filthy

Adj. Extremely (wealthy). E.g."She's filthy rich." {Informal}

fin

Noun. A £5 note.

finger

Verb. 1. To sexually molest the genitals, usually a females.
2. To inform.
Noun. 1. A measure of alcohol, usually spirits. Based on the breadth of a finger. {Informal}.
2. The gesture of pointing one's middle finger upwards as an insult. Derog. E.g."I didn't bother to say a word, instead I just gave him the finger and walked away."

finger-fuck

Verb. To sexually stimulate with the fingers, either the vagina or anus.

finger pie

Noun. The act of manually stimulating of the female genitals.

first base

Noun. Initial success at achieving some form of sexual activity, usually kissing and caressing above the waist. Second base is usually similar to first, perhaps with touching of the breasts. Third base is usually touching of the genitals. Home is actual sex in some form, to 'score'. Although primarily a U.S. set of expressions and despite their origins with baseball they occasionally appear in the vernacular of U.K. adolescents.

firtle

Verb. To appear busy but without actually achieving anything, to tinker, to do a task which is seen as a waste of time. E.g."He's been firtling in the shed all morning." [Northern use?]
Noun. The act of firtling. E.g."I was having a firtle in the wardrobe and found the flares I used to wear in the 70s." [Northern use?]

fish

Noun. Women. Extremely derogatory expression for females, usually heard used by homosexual mysogynists. Alludes to an unsavoury vaginal smell. Possibly the most offensive expression for women?

fist-fuck

Verb. To insert the fist or hand up the rectum or vagina for sexual pleasure.
Noun. The act of a 'fist-fuck' (verb). Cf. 'fisting'.

fisticuffs

Noun. A brawl, a fist fight.

fisting

Noun. The act of inserting one's fist, or hand, up the rectum or vagina, for the purposes of sexual pleasure. Cf. 'fist-fuck'.

fit

Adj. 1. Attractive, often sexually so. Said of a person or of their body. E.g."See that guy at the bar? He's fit. I think I'll ask if he wants a dance."
2. Ready, prepared. E.g."Are you fit? The taxi will be here in five minutes."

fit as a butcher's dog

Phrs. Very healthy and strong. [Orig. Lancs]

fitba

Noun. Football. Scottish pronunciation. [Scottish use]

fit to burst

Phrs. Full, sated, replete.

fit up

Verb. To incriminate by employing false evidence. E.g."I was fitted up for that bank robbery in the high street."

five finger discount

Noun. The act of shoplifting, or occasionally stealing, and the proceeds. [Orig. Aust./NZ?]

five knuckle shuffle

Noun. An act of masturbation.

five O

Noun. The police. Taken from the title of the U.S. TV series, Hawaii Five O.

fiver

Noun. A five-pound monetary note. {Informal}

fix

Noun. A dose of narcotics to which one is addicted. However it is now also used with reference to any necessary habit. E.g."Let's call in this cafe and get a fix of caffeine."

fizzog

Noun. The face. From physiognomy. Cf. 'phissog'.

flabberghast

Verb. To confound, astonish, amaze. {Informal}

flabberghasted

Adj. Amazed, astonished. {Informal}

flake out

Verb. To collapse from exhaustion. {Informal}

flame

Verb. To verbally attack someone via an e-mail.

flaming

Adj./Adv. An intensifier such as and euphemistic for 'fucking'.
Noun. A verbal attack sent via e-mail.

flaming Nora!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or annoyance. Cf. 'ruddy-Nora'.

flange

Noun. The vagina.

flannel

Noun. Nonsense. E.g."Oh shut up! You're talking utter flannel."
Verb. To flatter.

flaps (!)

Noun. Female genitals. Cf. 'piss-flaps'.
Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance.

flash

Adj. Showy, ostentatious. [Informal]

flasher

Noun. A person who indecently exposes themselves in public.

flash git /get

Noun. An objectionably ostentatious person. Derog.

flash Harry

Noun. A showy and over confident young man. Dated expression.

flash the ash

Vrb phrs. To offer a cigarette.

flash the V's

Vrb phrs. An action of contempt, an insulting gesture. Involves raising the hand and making a V-sign with the index and forefinger, with the back of the hand facing away from the giver.

flat as a witches tit

Phrs. 1. Very flat, deflated. E.g."Have you got a football we can use? Mine's as flat as a witch's tit."
2. Unexciting, unstimulating. E.g."The atmosphere at the gig was as flat as a witch's tit."

flea-bag

Noun. Someone who is a host to fleas, or more commonly an unwashed person (derog.), particularly applied to cats and dogs.

flicks

Noun. 1. The cinema. E.g."Let's go to the flicks and watch that new British blockbuster."
2. Films, movies, videos.

flick the bean

Verb. Of females, to masturbate. The bean referring to the clitoris.

flid

Noun. An idiotic or objectionable person. An adolescents expression derived from flidomide, a mispronunciation of thalidomide, a drug which caused deformaties in new born babies.

flimp

Noun. A taxi driver's term for an unbooked customer or fare. Also flimping, the act of picking up such a fare. E.g."I picked up a great £80 flimp to East Midlands airport, and they tipped me £10 aswell." [South Wales/Leicestershire/Midlands use]
Verb. To pick-up an unbooked fare. See noun, above. E.g."I flimped a couple of gorgeous girls on the High Street."

flip (!)

Exclam. An expression of annoyance. A very mild euphemism for 'fuck'.
Verb. To become mentally unstable, or excited.

flip one's lid

Vrb phrs. To lose self control, become angry.

flipping

Adj. A euphemism for 'fucking' as an intensifier. E.g."That flipping idiot just ignored me, like I wasn't there."

flit

Verb. To secretly move house or leave home in an attempt to escape a person and/or a situation. . E.g."We can't afford to pay the Landlord the £500 we owe him so we're flitting tonight." [Mainly N. England/Scottish use]
Noun. An act of flitting, see verb. {Informal}

floater

Noun. A lump of faeces that wont initially flush remains floating in the toilet bowl.

float one's boat

Vrb phrs. To excite, to interest. E.g."I don't know what floats your boat, but I find naked nuns wrestling in a pool of custard very exciting."

flob

Noun. Spit, phlegm.
Verb. To spit.

flog

Verb. 1. To sell.
2. To do with great effort. E.g."I flogged it all night to get my work done."

floozie

Noun. A girlfriend or boyfriend. Orig. expression referred to a girlfriend. {Informal}.

flop

Verb. To fail.
Noun. A failure.

fluff

Verb. To make a mistake during a particular endevour, such as during a performance of a play. E.g."I've just fluffed my lines."

fluffer

Noun. A person employed during the making of a porn movie, to keep the male lead sexually aroused and ready for action in-between film scenes or shots.

flummox

Verb. To confuse, confound, bewilder. {Informal}.

flutter

Noun. A small bet. E.g."I'm having a flutter on the horses this afternoon."

flying fuck

Noun. Used in a phrase such as "I couldn't give a flying fuck", as a general negative statement of nonchalance.

fly low

Verb. To have one's trouser zip/fly undone. E.g."It was so embarrassing, walking into a full conference hall, flying low."

fnarrr fnarrr

Exclam. A verbalised laugh. Another Vizism from the comic, taken from a character called Finbar Saunders whose obsessive and smutty concern with double entendres leads him to express this exclamation.

f-off !

Exclam. Euphemism for 'fuck off!'

folding

Noun. Money, in particular higher denomination notes. See also 'holding the folding'.

follically challenged

Adj. Balding.

foodie

Noun. 1. A person with a particular interest in food and things culinary.
2. Of, or concerning food.
* Also foody.

fool around

Verb. To act promiscuously.

footy

Noun. The game of football, or a football itself.

for crying out loud!

Exclam. An exclamation of anger or frustration. {Informal}

foreigner

Noun. A job or work done as extra to one's usual employment and without the permission of one's employer. {Informal}

for fucksake!

Exclam. An exclamation of anger.

form

Noun. 1. A bench. An expression from the north-west/north of England, becoming less frequently used.
2. A criminal record. {Informal}

for Pete's sake!

Exclam. An exclamation of anger, or frustration.

forty winks

Noun. A short sleep, a cat-nap. {Informal}

founder

Verb. To freeze, to become chilled. [Irish use]

four by two

Noun. A Jewish person. Cockney rhyming slang on Jew. Can be offens. [1930s]

four-eyes

Noun. A wearer of spectacles. Derog.

four letter words

Noun. All encompassing euphemism for expletives, such as 'fuck' and 'cunt' etc.

foxtrot oscar

Verb. Euphemism for 'fuck off'. A pun using the phonetic alphabet, therefore Foxtrot referring to the letter F, and Oscar to O, and consequently these letters as an abbreviation for 'fuck off'.

freak-out

Verb. To become agitated with strong emotion, to traumatize. Previously when having a 'bad trip' on hallucinogens.

freak someone out

Verb. To traumatize someone.

freebie

Noun. Something given free, a free sample. Originally for the purposes of commerce and publicity, for example, a pre-recorded tape given away with an edition of a music magazine. [Orig. U.S.] {Informal}

freeload

Verb. To take or receive offered services and pleasures without reciprocation.

freeloader

Noun. A person who 'freeloads'.

freeze one's bollocks off

Vrb phrs. To be physically very cold, when applied to a person. E.g."I'm not freezing my bollocks off watching you play football on Sunday when I can be down the pub, warm, dry and drunk."

French letter

Noun. A condom. Dated expression and rarely heard. {Informal}

fresher

Noun. A first year undergraduate. {Informal}

friar tuck

Noun. 1. Sexual intercourse. Rhyming slang on 'fuck'.
2. Fuck. As a general replacement for the word 'fuck' as an expletive in phrases such as, "I don't give friar tuck!". Rhyming slang on 'fuck'.

friend of Dorothy

Noun. A euphemism on the gay scene for a homosexual. Alluding to the gay icon Judy Garland, in the film The Wizard of Oz. [Orig. U.S.]

frig (!)

Verb. To masturbate. [Late 1600s]
Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance.

frigging

Adj./Adv. Euphemism for 'fucking', used as a general intensifier. E.g."There's no frigging way that I'm lending you any money."

frit

Adj. Frightened. E.g."He was too frit too complain." [Dialect?]

Frog

Noun. A French person. The term is derived from the late 1800s when the French were known as frog eaters. Derog./Offens.

frog and toad

Noun. Road. Cockney rhyming slang.

front bottom

Noun. The female genitals. A euphemism used mainly by females. [1980s]

front wheel skid

Noun. A jew. Cockney rhyming slang. Derog./Offens.

fruit

Noun. A male homosexual. Only mildly offensive these days. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]

fruitcake

Noun. A crazy or eccentric person. Derog.

fubar

Phrs. An acronym meaning  fucked up beyond all recognition.

fubared

Phrs. Tired, exhausted, ruined, intoxicated, drunk. From the acronym 'fubar'. Also fubarred.

fuck (!)

Verb. 1. To copulate. [1500s]
2. To tire out, to break, to ruin. E.g."You'll fuck it if you don't take more care."
Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance, frustration or surprise.
Generally used as an intensive to a phrase, such as "What the fuck do you think you're doing?"
Noun. 1. A sexual partner. E.g. "He's a good fuck."
2. A despicable person. Derog.
3. An act of copulation.

fuckable

Adj. Sexually desirable.

fuck about / around

Verb. To mess around or idle away time. The about may be substituted by around.

fuck a duck !

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

fuck-all

Noun. Nothing. E.g."I had fuck-all to do, so I watched that new BBC sitcom instead."

fuck-all squared

Noun. Absolutely nothing. [Northern Ireland use]

fuck-book

Noun. A pornographic magazine or book.

fuck buddy

Noun. A friend with whom one has sex, but without any of the expected or associated obligations such as sexual commitment. [Orig. U.S.]

fucked off

Adj. Utterly dejected, miserable or annoyed.

fucked up

Adj. 1. Ruined, broken.
2. Distressed, mentally disturbed.

fucker

Noun. 1. A contemptible person.
2. A person or thing. Used loosely when perhaps the person/thing is unknown to the user, and occasionally affectionate use.
3. An annoying or disappointing occurrence. E.g."Crashing my car was a real fucker."

fuck-face

Noun. A despicable or contemptible person.

fucking

Adj./Adv. A general intensifier. E.g."That fucking idiot deserves what he got!"
Noun. An act of sexual intercourse.

fucking hell!

Exclam. An exclamation similar to 'fuck!' (exclam). Most likely to be heard as fuckin'ell.

fuck it !

Exclam. A general dismissive exclamation.

fuck me (!)

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or amazement.
Adj. Inviting sexual attention; usually said of clothes and occasionally eyes. E.g."She looked across the room at me with those fuck me eyes, how could I resist!"

fucknugget

Noun. An idiot, contemptible person. Also fuck-nugget. [Orig. U.S.]

fucknut

Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person.

fuck off (!)

Verb. 1. To go away, to leave. E.g."Bob felt sick and fucked off home after the show, but we went on to a strip club."
2. To disregard, to discard, to end. E.g."I'm definitely fucking off my job next week, 6 months travelling in Asia beckons."
3. To anger or annoy. E.g."He's really fucking me off with his moaning."
Exclam. Used either aggressively, in a sense of go away, or with a lighthearted slant such as don't be stupid.
Adj. Powerful, imposing. E.g."This big fuck off bloke came up and punched me, just for talking to his girlfriend!"

fuckpig

Noun. An contemptible person. [Orig. U.S.]

fucksocks !

Exclam. Expressing surprise or anger.

fuck someone's brains out

Vrb phrs. To copulate vigorously and with enthusiasm. E.g."She was hot! I fucked her brains out for 3 hours."

fuck the arse off (someone)

Vrb phrs. Essentially meaning the same as 'fuck one's brains out'. Not necessarily intimating anal intercourse. The elements ..the arse off are often added to verbs as a general intensifier, such as bore the arse off. Similarly also see 'bore the pants off'.

fuck this for a game of soldiers!

Exclam. See sod this for a game of soldiers.

fuck this for a lark!

Exclam. See sod this for a lark.

fuck up

Verb. To mess up, or 'to have fucked up' meaning to have messed things up severely. 'To be fucked up' would announce one's poor state of mental or physical health.
Noun. A shambles. E.g."My wedding day was a total fuck up, right from when I was found groping one of the bridesmaids."

fuckwit

Noun. An idiot.

fuck you!

Verb. An aggressive exclamation of anger and defiance.

fud

Noun. The female genitals. [Scottish use]

fudge nudger

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.

fudge packer

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.

fugly

Adj. Very ugly. A combination of the words fucking ugly. [Orig. U.S.]

(the) full monty

Noun. The complete amount. The Monty is also spelt with a capital M. E.g."No we didn't do the full monty but I think next time I can persuade her." See associated article the full monty.

full of shit

Phrs. Mistaken, wrong, speaking nonsense. E.g."I'm not listening to you anymore, you're full of shit."

full whack

Phrs. The maximum price or rate. Cf 'top whack'. {Informal}

fun-bags

Noun. Women's breasts.

fundy

Noun. A fundamentalist, a devout religious follower. Also spelt fundi, and fundie.

funk

Noun. A type of music that is 'funky'.

funky

Adj. 1. Of music, earthy, bluesy and very rhythmic.
2. Exuberantly fashionable.

funny business

Noun. Misbehaviour or deception.

funny-farm

Noun. A mental institution.

fur-burger

Noun. The female genitals with particular allusion to pubic hair.

fur coat and no knickers

Phrs. Of a woman, all appearance and nothing beneath, no substance. Derog.

fur pie

Noun. The female genitals, inclusive of pubic hair.

furry cup

Noun. The vagina.

furry muff !

Exclam. That's reasonable! A pun on fair enough. Cf. 'fairy snuff'.

(the) fuzz

Noun. The police, as an organisation. [Orig. U.S. 1930s]

f-word

Noun. A euphemism for 'fuck'. Cf. 'c-word'.

G

g

Noun. 1. A gram.
2. A thousand, from 'grand' (noun).

gab

Verb. To chatter, talk. {Informal}

gabba

Noun. A variety of fast Dutch 'ravey' techno.

gabby

Adj. Talkative. {Informal}

gadge

Noun. A male, often with respect to older men. Variations include gadgy and gadgie. (Mainly Scottish/ Northern use)

gaff

Noun. 1. Place of residence or work. E.g."My gaff is just around the corner." [1930s]
2. Place. E.g."It was all over the gaff but at least I had a week to clean it up."

gaffer

Noun. The boss.

gaga

Adj. Insane, just a little crazy.

gagging (for something)

Phrs. To have an extreme desire for something. E.g."I'm gagging for a night of vigorous, sweaty, dancing."

gagging for it

Phrs. Eager for sex.

gak

Noun. Cocaine. [Mainly London use]

galloping knob-rot

Noun. Severe, uncontrolled venereal disease. Cf. 'knob-rot'.

galoot

Noun. An ungainly and often unrefined person. Usually affectionate usage.

gammy

Adj. Injured, painful or septic. Usually applied to a body-part. E.g."My leg's gone gammy since that fall last week."

gan

Verb. Go. E.g."Are you gannin' down the pub tonight?" [N.E./Cumbria use. Dialect]

gander

Noun. A look. E.g."Will you have a gander at my job application letter, and check it for spelling mistakes?"

Gandhi's revenge

Noun. A stomach upset, and subsequent diarrhoea.

gang-bang

Noun. Copulation with an individual by a group.

ganja

Noun. Marijuana. [Orig. W.I.]

gannet

Noun. A greedy person.

gansie

Noun. A pullover, jumper, woollen sweater, cardigan. A corruption of Guernsey. Also spelt gansy.

garage

Noun. Dance music not greatly dissimilar to 'house' but with a natural vocalist and more soulful. It is far less repetitive than 'house'. See also 'speed garage'. [Orig. U.S.]

garm

Noun. Clothes. Abb. of garments. [Mainly black use?]

gary

Noun. A tablet, usually the drug MDMA. A shortening of the rhyming slang Gary Ablet; the name of a professional English footballer. [Orig. Liverpool]

garyboy

Noun. A male who drives a sporty car. The vehicle is usually noticeable by its sporty appearance and souped up engine. Cf. with 'boy-racer'. [E.Anglia/Norfolk/Essex/Suffolk use]

Gary Glitter

Noun. The anus. Rhyming slang for 'shitter'.

gas

Verb. To chat, talk incessantly.

gash

Noun. 1. The vagina.
2. Women viewed as sexual objects. Offens/derog.
3. Nonsense. E.g."Don't talk gash, it's all lies."
4. Rubbish, useless things.
5. Something going spare, extra, in excess of requirements. E.g. "If that's all gash, then I'll have a second helping, I'm starving."

gasper

Noun. A cigarette. [Early 1900s]

gasping

Verb. To be desperate for something. E.g."I'm gasping for a good night out, and a drunken few hours dancing in a club surrounded by gorgeous females."

gatted

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated.

gawp

Verb. To stare obtrusively. {Informal}.

gay

Noun. A homosexual male and occasionally used for such females. The word, once derogatory, has been reclaimed by the 'gay' community and is an accepted term for homosexuals. However the term is still heard used in a perjorative sense. 'Gay' is now considered standard English.
Adj. 1. Homosexual in nature.
2. General disparaging term.

gayarse

Noun. 1. A homosexual male. Derog.
2. A contemptible person.

gay as a goose

Phrase. Very evidently homosexual.

gay-boy

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.

Gaychester

Noun. Nickname for Manchester with its ever-growing and popular gay scene. Along with 'Gunchester' and 'Madchester', these puns tend to be journalistic pseudonyms.

gaydar

Noun. The ability, intuitive or otherwise, of a person to know when another person is also homosexual. A play on the words gay and radar.

gaylord

Noun. A homosexual male.

gayrage

Noun. Derogatory term for the UK garage music scene; a play on the words garage and gay.

gazunder

Noun. A chamber pot. Named so because it goes under the bed. Somewhat archaic due to homes having internal toilets.

gazungas

Noun. Female breasts.

GBH of the ear'ole

Phrs. Excessive noise, often used with reference to incessant complaints or talk. GBH, an abbreviation of the legal term, grevious bodily harm.

gear

Noun. Illicit drugs. E.g."Andy said he'd bring over some gear for the party, that's if he hasn't already taken it all."

gee

Noun. Vagina.

gee-gees

Noun. Horses. Usually children and gambler's use. {Informal}

geek

Noun. An intelligent but socially inept person. Derog.

geezer

Noun. 1. General term for a man, however the word can imply more specific qualities, see version 2.
2. A confident man with masculine qualities, very much 'laddish' in nature and respected.
* Also occasionally spelt geeza.

geezerbird

Noun. 1. An androgynous looking woman.
2. A tomboy.
3. A woman who enjoys typically male pastimes.

gen

Noun. Information. E.g."What's the gen on the economic situation in Brazil." {Informal}

gen (someone) up

Verb. To give (someone) all the information required. {Informal}

gen up on (something)

Verb phrs. To find out about (something). E.g."I've been genning up on tropical fish." {Informal}

Geordie

Noun. A person from Tyneside or Newcastle, and consequently the dialect of such a person.

German helmet

Noun. The head of the penis, from its physical shape being vaguely similar to that of the soldier's headwear.

get

Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. Cf. 'git'.

get a build on

Vrb phrs. To roll a 'joint', a marijuana/cannabis cigarette.

get a life!

Exclam. An instructional and admonishing statement to sort oneself out. [Orig. U.S.]

get a load of (something)

Vrb phrs. A see or notice something. E.g."Did you get a load of the arse on her, she's a beauty."

get away!

Exclam. No kidding! Said to express disbelief. {Informal}

get away with murder

Vrb phrs. To escape punishment or to go unharmed after a risky feat or misdemenour.

get cracking

Verb. Hurry up, get on with one's task.

get hitched

Verb. To get married.

get into someone's pants

Vrb phrs. To achieve sexual intimacies. E.g."Don't trust him, he's only being nice to get into your pants."

get it up

Verb. To achieve a penile erection.

get jiggy

Vrb phrs. 1. To be cool and with what's happening that's respected. Apparently originates with Will Smith, U.S. rapper and movie star, and came to prominence with his song Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It. [Orig. U.S. 1990s]
2. To be active, often in a sexual sense. An extended meaning from version 1, above, possibly a misinterpretation of how the original expression was used.

get knotted!

Verb. An exclamation of anger expressed at someone.

get nowhere fast

Vrb phrs. To not progress at all, despite one's efforts.

get off at Edgehill

Vrb phrs. To perform coitus interruptus. A catholic Liverpudlian expression derived from the symbolic use of the railway station before the Mersey tunnel and the last stop. Also heard phrased as jump off at Edgehill. Other UK cities also have their own variations, such as get off at Paisley, used in Glasgow; get off at Gateshead, used in Newcastle-upon-Tyne; get off at Haymarket, used in Edinburgh.

get off on

Verb. To enjoy greatly, to be thrilled, often sexually. E.g."She looked so horny; I really got off on that skin tight rubber dress."

get off with (someone)

Verb. To achieve an intimate or sexual communing with (someone). E.g."I presume you got off with that bloke last night, being as you didn't come home?"

get one's act together

Vrb phrs. To hurry up, to get oneself together.

get one's arse in gear

Vrb phrs. See 'get one's act together'.

get one's end away

Vrb phrs. Have sexual intercourse. Male expression of obvious derivation.

get one's goat

Vrb phrs. To annoy someone.

get one's knickers in a twist

Vrb phrs. To become upset or bothered. Often used in the negative sense of don't get one's knickers in a twist. {Informal}

get one's kit off

Vrb phrs. To take one's clothes off, usually heard as a sexually motivated request and has nothing to do with sportswear. E.g."Cor, I wouldn't mind getting her kit off...."

get one's leg over

Vrb phrs. Have sexual intercourse.

get one's mad up

Vrb phrs. To annoy. E.g."The way he kept ignoring me really got my mad up." [Manchester/ NW England use]

get one's rocks off

Vrb phrs. 1. To have sexual intercourse.
2. To thoroughly enjoy.

get one's shit together

Vrb phrs. See 'get one's act together'.

get on one's tits

Vrb phrs. To annoy, to get on one's nerves. The 'tits' in the phrase are metaphorical hence the idiom is used by both sexes. E.g."Angie's new boyfriend really gets on my tit's."

get on one's wick

Vrb phrs. To annoy.

get stuck in

Verb. Get involved in, apply oneself.

get stuffed!

Verb. An angry rebuke.

get the horn

Vrb phrs. To be sexually aroused.

get the nod

Vrb phrs. To get approval or permission. E.g."I've been given the nod by the wife, so will you buy me a ticket for the match on Saturday."

get to fuck!

Exclam. An exclamation of dismissive defiance or annoyance.

get up one's nose

Vrb phrs. To irritate someone. E.g."He gets right up my nose with his constant complaining."

ghetto blaster

Noun. A large portable stereo radio/CD/cassette player.

ghoster

Noun. A late night work shift, done immediately after a day shift. E.g."Sorry we can't come out tonight, Bob's too tired; we're saving up for a new car so he's just done a ghoster at work."

Gianluca (Vialli)

Noun. Cocaine. Rhyming slang on Vialli, for 'charlie'. Gianluca, a successful Italian football player, arrived in UK in the mid 1990s to play for, and subsequently manage Chelsea FC.. Departed in the year 2000, eventually going on to manage Watford FC. See 'charlie'. [1990s]

giddy aunt

Noun. See the exclamation 'oh my giddy aunt!'

giddy kipper

Noun. An overexcitable person.

gift of the gab

Noun. The ability to talk incessantly, persuasively, to have the knack of conversation.

giggle

Noun. A good time, a lark.

Gilbert

Noun. A small ball of nasal mucus.

gimboid

Noun. An idiot, a fool.

gimmer

Noun. An elderly person. Originally the term only applied to women. Derog.

gimp

Noun. 1. A contemptible person, a fool.
2. A sex slave, particularly one dressed in black leather apparel of a sexual nature, or similar style.

ginger

Noun. 1. Homosexual. Rhyming slang, from Ginger beer - 'queer'.
2. A ginger or red haired person. Pronounced with hard g's as in goggles.
3. Carbonated drink, such as cola. [Scottish use]

ginger knob /minge

Noun. A person with ginger hair. Male being ginger knob (also ginger nob), and female, ginger minge. Derog.

ginnell

Noun. An alleyway, a passage at the rear of houses. Also spelt ginnel. [N. England use/ Dialect]

ginormous

Adj.. Huge. A combination of the words gigantic and enormous.

gip

Verb. To vomit.

gippo

Noun. A gypsy. Also 'gypo'. Usually derog.

gippy

Adj. Sickly. Commonly heard in the phrase gippy tummy - an upset stomach. Also spelt gyppy.

gipsy's (kiss)

Noun. See 'gypsy's'.

giraffe

Noun. A laugh. Rhyming slang. E.g."You're having a giraffe if you think I'm babysitting your little brother mate!"

girlie mag

Noun. A pornographic magazine.

gism

Noun. Semen. Less usual spelling of 'jism'.

git

Noun. An idiot or contemptible person. Although more commonly used, it is derived from 'get'.

gitty

Noun. An alleyway. Cf. 'jitty. [Midlands use]

give a monkey

Vrb phrs. To care, to be concerned with. Usually heard in the negative sense in not give a monkey, to not care.

give head

Verb. To perform fellatio or cunnilingus.

give him /her one

Verb. To have sex (with someone). Usually a boastful phrase, e.g."I'd love to give her one.", or "Give her one for me."

give it a whirl

Vrb phrs. To attempt something. E.g."Go on, give it whirl, it can't do any harm." {Informal}

give it laldy

Vrb phrs. To be enthusiastic, to put in some effort. (Scottish use)

give it some rice

Vrb phrs. Put some effort in.

give it some welly

Vrb phrs. Put some force into it. See also 'welly'.

give it the/some biftas

Vrb phrs. To try hard, to put effort into a given task. [Merseyside use]

give it up

Verb. To applaud, show one's appreciation. E.g."Give it up for this week's guest celebrity..." [Orig. U.S.]

give out

Verb. To complain. [Anglo-Irish use]

give over !

Exclam. Stop it ! [Mainly Northern use]

give someone a bell

Vrb phrs. To telephone someone. [Orig. U.S. 1950s]

give someone the big E

Vrb phrs. To reject someone, to dismiss someone, from 'give someone the elbow' (E). {Informal}

give someone the boot

Vrb phrs. To dismiss someone from employment or a relationship.

give someone the elbow

Vrb phrs. To reject someone. Also shortened to 'give someone the big E'. {Informal}

give someone their P45

Vrb phrs. To terminate a relationship. A P45 is the official form given to someone on their dismissal or departure from employment and explains tax details that are needed by a future employer.

give someone the Spanish archer

Vrb phrs. To dismiss, to sack. A pun on the 'Spanish archer' being called El Bow, thus 'give someone the elbow' (dismiss someone). E.g."I found out she was having it away with the milkman, so I gave her the old spanish archer."

give someone what for

Vrb phrs. A severe reprimand. E.g."I'll give you what for if you don't shut your mouth."

give something/it a bash

Vrb phrs. To attempt or try something. E.g."Why don't you give it a bash, and if you find you can't do it or dont like it, we'll give you your money back."

(the) glad-eye

Noun. A look of desire cast at another person. E.g."I think you've got an admirer, that man at the back keeps giving you the glad-eye." {Informal}

glad-rags

Noun. One's finest and dressiest clothes.

glaikit

Adj. Stupid, idiotic, usually describing a look on someone's face. [Scottish use]

glass

Verb. To break and smash a drinking glass into someones face.

glass back

Noun. A fragile back or spinal area, prone to injury.

glassback

Noun. A person with a consistently bad back. See 'glass back'.

glesga kiss

Noun. A headbutt. [Glasgow use]

gloopy

Adj. Viscous, sticky, usually applied to liquids. {Informal}

glop

Noun. 1. Thick viscous substance.
2. Unappetizing sloppy food.

Gloria Gaynors

Noun. Trainers, sports footwear. Rhyming slang.

glory hole

Noun. A small hole in the dividing wall between two toilet cubicles; used for voyeurism and sexual encounters by homosexual males.

glug

Noun. A drink of something, particularly a large mouthful.

gnat's piss

Noun. A particularly weak and tasteless drink. Derog.

gnat's whisker

Noun. Very close, a small amount. E.g."I missed the target by a gnat's whisker."

go a bundle on

Vrb phrs. Like, favour. Usually heard in a negative sense. E.g."I don't go a bundle on lettuce, I'll just have a cheese and tomato sandwich."

go ape/apeshit

Vrb phrs. Become angry, furious.

go arse over tit

Vrb phrs. To fall, to trip up.

gob

Noun. 1. The mouth. [1500s]
2. Phlegm that has been spat out.
Verb. To spit.

go ballistic

Verb. To explode with fury.

gobbin

Noun. An idiot. Derog.

gobble

Verb. To give oral sex.

gobbledygook

Noun. Unintelligible jargon, nonsense. {Informal}

gobby

Adj. Mouthy, offensively outspoken.

gob iron

Noun. A mouth organ, harmonica. See 'gob' (noun 1).

gob off

Verb. To talk in a opinionated and loud manner.

gobshite

Noun. A person who talks nonsense or boasts to inflate their ego, a contemptible person.

gobsmacked

Adj. Amazed, astounded. Originally Northern dialect but common throughout Britain from the 1980s.

gobstruck

Adj. Amazed, shocked. Less common than 'gobsmacked'.

go commando

Verb phrs. Not wearing underwear.

God-awful

Adj. Particularly unpleasant, horrible.

God botherer

Noun. A fanatical preacher of religion, an evangelist. Also Godbotherer.

go down a bomb

Vrb phrs. To be very successful and popular. E.g."The band's new single has gone down a bomb in the clubs". {Informal}

go down a treat

Vrb phrs. To be welcomed and enjoyed. E.g."That cup of coffee went down a treat."

go down on

Verb. To perform oral sex.

God squad

Noun. Organised religion, and its devotees, particularly evangelical Christians.

go for a Burton

Verb phrs. To break or become inoperative. Originally meaning dead or lost in action, from the RAF during the Second World War. The etymology is unproven although there are various speculations, including a connection with an advertising poster campaign for a beer of the period, namely Burtons. Most likely to be heard in the past sense, as 'gone for a burton'. E.g."I'm afraid we can't watch the football match tonight, my TV's gone for a burton." [1940s]

go fuck yourself!

Exclam. An exclamation of anger at someone, such as 'get lost!' The demand isn't meant literally.

gogglebox

Noun. Television. [1950s] {Informal}

goit

Noun. An idiot, foolish person.

golden shower

Noun. An act of urinating on another for sexual pleasure. Cf. 'watersports'.

go like the clappers

Vrb phrs. To go speedily.

go mental

Vrb phrs. To lose one's temper, go mad with rage. E.g."She went mental when she saw the stain on her beige carpet." [Scottish/Northern use]

gonk

Noun. An idiot. Derog.

good call!

Exclam. Good thinking! Good decision! [Orig. U.S.]

good crack

Noun. An enjoyable situation. From the Irish craic, see 'crack'. E.g."Tim's party last week was a good crack."

good egg

Noun. A liked and favoured person. Cf. 'bad egg'.

goody-two-shoes

Noun. A virtuous person. Childish expression. Derog.

go off on one

Vrb phrs. To lose control. Often heard with regard to a person verbally rambling on. E.g."He had 5 grams of amphetamine and then went off on one for the next 8 hours."

goofy

Noun. A name given to a person with large protruding teeth. Derog.

goolies

Noun. The testicles. Originates from the Indian army during the 1800s and the Hindi goli, meaning a pellet or ball.

goon

Noun. A fool or objectionable person. Generally lighthearted use.

gooner

Noun. An Arsenal Football Club supporter.

goose

Verb. To poke, pinch or feel a person's bottom, usually without their consent. [Orig. U.S./Canada 1880s]

gooseberry

Noun. A person who is an unwanted extra, usually to a courting couple. From the informal expression playing gooseberry. E.g."If you two are going to spend the night kissing and cuddling on the sofa making me feel like a gooseberry, then I'm off out to the pub."

goosegogs

Noun. Gooseberries (the fruit). Not heard frequently due to gooseberries having lost popularity. {Informal}.

goosey

Noun. A look. Abbreviated form of the title of the nursery rhyme Goosey Goosey Gander, making use of the word 'gander', being slang for a look. See 'gander'. E.g."Let's have a goosey at the timetable and work out which is the best train to get to London."

go pear shaped

Vrb phrs. Go wrong. E.g."Everything went pear shaped for United after Beckham got sent off the pitch."

go postal

Vrb phrs. To go crazy, go insane. Coined after numerous incidents involving U.S. postal workers, who deranged, went on a homicidal spree before killing themselves. E.g."He went postal when that idiot smashed his car." [Orig. U.S. 1990s]

goppin'

Adj. Disgusting, ugly. Actually a shortening of gopping. [North-west use?]

gor blimey!

Exclam. An oath. A corruption of God blind me!. Cf. 'cor blimey!'

Gordon Bennett!

Exclam. An exclamation of anger or surprise. Has as much emphasis as most expletives despite its inoffensive nature. See associated article Gordon Bennett for etymology.

gorm

Noun. An idiot, an imbecile. Abbreviation derived from the adjective gormless. Usually jocular usage, albeit derog.

gormless

Adj. Lacking sense, foolish. {Informal}

go spare

Verb. Become very angry. E.g."She'll go spare when she finds her best vase broken." {Informal}

goss

Noun. Abbreviation of gossip.

go straight

Verb. To renounce a life of crime.

goth

Noun. 1. A youth culture phenomenon, derivative of 'punk', characterized by black clothes, long spikey or straggly hair and dour outlook. Also descriptive of their joyless style of music. The word derives from Gothic.
2. A person who adopts the characteristics of the youth culture described in version 1.

gothy

Adj. In the manner or style of a 'goth'.

go tits-up

Verb. 1. To go wrong, to fail. E.g."Nick's devious plan went tits up when his colleagues discovered the facts."
2. To fall over. E.g."I went tits up on that ice on the path."

go to pot

Vrb phrs. To deteriorate.

go to the dogs

Vrb phrs. To rot, deteriorate, worsen.

go to the foot of our stairs !

Exclam. A exclamation of surprise.

governor

Noun. 1. One's employer.
2. A term of address, sir. Often seen spelt guv'ner. Cf. 'guv.' {Informal}

gowk

Verb. To stare obtrusively. [Dialect?]
Noun. A fool, idiot.

gozz

Verb. To spit.
Noun. Phlegm.

gradeley

Adj. Good, excellent. Old fashioned Northern use. E.g."That cup of tea was gradely." [Dialect?]

graft

Verb. To work hard.
Noun. Hard work.

grafter

Noun. 1. A hard worker.
2. A criminal or drug dealer. An expression used by such members of this fraternity. E.g."It's alright, you can trust him, he's a grafter."

grand

Adj. Excellent, lovely. {Informal}.
Noun. A thousand pounds sterling. Orig. U.S. term for one thousand dollars.

granny

Verb. To defeat or be defeated comprehensively. E.g."I grannied my brother in the first round of the competition, but lost in the semi-final."

grapes

Noun. Haemorrhoids, piles.

grass

Noun. 1. An informer. Possibly from the rhyming slang grass in the park - 'nark', meaning informer. E.g."Don't tell John about this, he's a grass and I don't want to get into trouble."
2. Marijuana.
Verb. To inform (on), betray.

grasshopper

Noun. A policeman. From the rhyming slang on 'copper'.

graveyard shift

Noun. Late night work.

greasy spoon

Noun. An inexpensive and poor quality cafe. [Orig. U.S. Early 1900s]

greb

Noun. 1. A dirty, unsavoury or contemptible person.
2. Phlegm, often consisting of nasal mucus.
3. A young person who likes a particular type of music, such as Nu Metal, punk, or rock, and dresses in the associated way, such as black. From 'grebo'.

grebo

Noun. 1. A lout. Derog.
2. A leather jacketed, long-haired lout, and follower of rock music. Dated. Derog. [1970s]
3. A person or follower of one of the rock music genres, such as 'goth' or 'metal' (heavy, death, nu- etc), and who wears the associated fashions. Derived from noun 2, and generally derog.
* Also spelt greebo.

grebby

Adj. Dirty, unsavoury.

greenie

Noun. Nasal mucus, or phlegm.

green welly brigade

Noun. Member's of the upper middle-class who participate in countryside pursuits such as riding, fox hunting and shooting. They may be distinguished by their wax jackets and green wellingtons. Often a depreciatory name.

greet

Verb. To cry, sob. E.g."We didn't get any sleep last night with the bairn (baby) greetin' until dawn." [Scottish use]

gregory

Noun. 1. Neck.*
2. Cheque.*
* Both uses, rhyming slang on Gregory Peck, the actor.

gricer

Noun. A railway, or train, enthusiast. Also grice (verb) and gricing (noun).

gridlock

Noun. A total blockage, usually refers to a traffic jam. [Orig. U.S.]

grief

Noun. Trouble, hassle. E.g."Listen, it's over! I've said sorry, so please stop giving me grief!"

grind

Noun. A act of sexual intercourse.
Verb. To have sexual intercourse.

grockle

Noun. A holidaymaker, tourist. Derog.

grogan

Noun. A lump of faeces.

groovy

Adj. Excellent, wonderful. Originates in 1930s jazz speak. [Orig. U.S.]

grope

Verb. To feel a person in a sexual manner. E.g."I don't care if he is my boss, I'm not being groped like that no matter how drunk I am!"

grot

Noun. 1. Dirt, rubbish. E.g."Shall we clear out all the grot in the attic and convert it into a spare bedroom."
2. A contemptible person.
3. Sweets, confectionary. [Runcorn use]

grotbag

Noun. 1. A dirty or sleazy person. Derog.
2. A contemptible person.

grot mag

Noun. A pornographic magazine. Occasionally abbreviated to grot.

grotty

Adj. Unpleasant, disgusting, shabby, of poor quality. From grotesque. [1960s]

groupie

Noun. A person who fanatically follows a rock/pop band, or celebrity, around.

growler

Noun. Vagina. From the rhyming slang growl and grunt meaning cunt.

grub

Noun. Food. Originates from the Dutch, grubbelen. {Informal}

grumble (and grunt)

Noun. 1. Vagina. From the rhyming slang, meaning 'cunt'. See 'cunt'.
2. A contemptible person.

grundies

Noun. Underwear, usually applied to male underpants. Rhyming slang for undies.

grunge

Noun. A type of punk/metal/thrash crossover music with its encumberment of scruffy fashions. [Orig. U.S.]

grungey

Adj. 1. Scruffy, smelly, grimy.
2. Of or in the manner of 'grunge'.

grunt

Noun. Power, when applied to machines. E.g."How much grunt has that new Porsche got?"

gubbins

Noun. Paraphernalia, miscellaneous items. E.g."The inside of the television was full of gubbins, so I left the expert to fix it." {Informal}.

guff

Verb. To break wind, to 'fart'.
Noun. 1. Nonsense. E.g."What absolute nonsense, you're talking guff !" [1800s]
2. A 'fart'.

gumf

Noun. Nonsense, rubbish. Perhaps a combination of 'guff' and 'bumf'.

gumby

Noun. A bumpkin, a yokel, a 'hick'. Derog.

Gunchester

Noun. The sardonic nickname given to Manchester during the early 1990s after a series of shootings involving several local gangs. Cf. 'Madchester' and 'Gaychester'.

gunge

Noun. Thick sticky liquid. {Informal}

gungy

Adj. Viscous, sticky. {Informal}

gunk

Noun. Thick gooey liquid. [1900s]

gurn

Verb. To make involuntary and unusual facial expressions from imbibing excessive quantities of drugs such as amphetamine or MDMA; it is often apparent at raves or techno/house clubs. Originally gurning was a ruralised competitive freakshow at which toothless old men pulled ugly faces.

gurner

Noun. A person who gurns, see above.

gurt

Adj./Adv. 1. Very, extremely, as used for emphasis.*
2. Large.*
* Both senses, also spelt girt. [Bristol use/ Dialect]

gut-rot

Noun. Stomach ache. {Informal}

gutted

Adj. Very disappointed.

gutties

Noun. Rubber soled sports shoes, trainers. (Glasgow use)

guv

Noun. A term of address for a man. Derived from 'governor'.

guzzle-guts

Noun. A person who drinks greedily.

gym queen

Noun. A muscly homosexual male, who obviously works out in a gym.

gyp

Noun. Hassle, bother. E.g."My leg's been giving me gyp since I got kicked during the game." {Informal}

gypo

Noun. A gypsy. Also 'gippo'. Usually derog.

gypsy's (kiss)

Noun. An act of urination. From the rhyming slang gypsy's kiss, meaning 'piss'. Also gipsy's. E.g."Hold on a minute, I need a gypsy."

H

hack (it)

Verb. To manage, cope. E.g."I'm giving up my job next week, I can't hack the stress."

hacked off

Adj. Annoyed, depressed.

hacky

Adj. Dirty, scummy. [N.E./Tyneside use]

ha ha!

Exclam. A sarcastic verbally represented laugh exclaimed at a persons attempt at wit.

hair of the dog

Noun. An alcoholic chaser which will help relieve the symptoms of a hangover, usually needed on the morning after a drinking binge. {Informal}

hair pie

Noun. 1. The vagina. [Orig. U.S.] *
2. Cunnilingus. [Orig. U.S.] *
* Also hairy pie

hairy

Adj. Frightening, alarming.

hairy-arsed

Adj. Rough, primitive, unrefined, coarse. E.g."I can't imagine going out for a night at the opera with that hairy-arsed idiot."

hairy axe wound

Noun. Vagina. Cf. 'axe wound'.

hairy muff!

Exclam. O.K., that's reasonable! A pun on fair enough. Cf 'furry muff', 'fairy snuff'.

half-arsed

Adj. Unenthusiastic, feeble, incomplete.

half-cut

Adj. Tipsy, drunk but not incapacitated. [1860s]

half-inch

Verb. To steal. Rhyming slang for 'pinch'. E.g."Yeah, I didn't have enough money so I half-inched it from my mum's purse." [1920s]

half-pissed

Adj. Drunk, but not incapacitated by alcohol.

half soaked

Adj. Slow witted or slow in movement, laid back. [South Wales/W. Midlands use]

hames

Noun. A mess, a shambles. E.g."She made a complete hames of that meal, by overcooking the beef and making lumpy gravy." [Irish use]

ham-fisted

Adj. Clumsy.

hammer

Verb. To take or do something to excess. E.g."I'm going to hammer the booze tonight."

hammered

Adj. 1. Totally intoxicated. [Orig. U.S.]
2. Exhausted, used to excess.

hammy

Adj. Over-theatrical. Usually applied to an actor. {Informal}

Hampsteads

Noun. Teeth. From the Cockney rhyming slang Hampstead Heath, a suburb of London. Usually heard pronounced 'ampsteads. [Mainly London use]

Hampton (wick)

Noun. Penis. Rhyming slang on 'prick'. See 'prick'.

Hamsterdam

Noun. An intentionally jocular mispronunciation of Amsterdam.

handbag

Noun. Style of 'house' music which has a more poppy and accessible quality, often 'crowd-pleasing'. [1990s]

handbags

Noun. A harmless altercation. Abb. of handbags at dawn, which in itself is a pun on pistols at dawn, a reference to duelling. E.g."When they discover we've spent the holiday money it's going to be handbags."

hand-job

Noun. An act of masturbation. The expression usually represents the activity given by another person. E.g."She wouldn't go all the way so she gave me a quick hand-job instead."

handle

Noun. A name, a nickname, a pseudonym, an alias. {Informal}.

hand-me-downs

Noun. Items, usually clothes, passed on to younger members of a family when they are outgrown.

hand-shandy

Noun. An act of masturbation.

hang about!

Exclam. Wait a moment! Hold on!

hang a left / right

Vrb phrs. Turn left / right.

hangin'

Adj. Unattractive, nasty, unsavoury. Usually pronounced 'angin'. [N.W. England use]

hang out

Verb. To reside, to loiter, to pass the time.

hangout

Noun. A place for passing time.

hang tough

Verb. To act tough and arrogant.

hang-up

Noun. An emotional problem, a psychological disturbance. E.g."He needs counselling to sort out his hang-ups."

Hank Marvin

Adj. Starving. From the Cockney rhyming slang as starvin'.

hanky-panky

Noun. Sexual misbehaviour. [1900s]

happen

Adv. Perhaps, maybe. E.g."Happen it's going to rain this afternoon." [Northern use. Dialect]

happy as Larry

Phrs. Very happy.

happy as pig in shit

Phrs. Very contented. A catchphrase.

happy bunny

Noun. A contented person. Usually heard used in a negative context when referring to depressed or miserable person. E.g."He's not a happy bunny, since losing his job."

happy clappy brigade

Noun. Collectively those with a very strong religious faith, who might be seen as been particularly public in their unity and preaching, such as a sect.

happy hardcore

Noun. A type of uplifting 'hardcore' (noun 2.) containing zany 'samples'. [1990s]

happy sack

Noun. The scrotum/testicles.

hard

Adj. Tough and unyielding, when applied to a person.

hard as fuck

Phrs. 1. Exceptionally tough and unyielding. More emphatic than 'hard', see above.
2. Very difficult. E.g."That English exam paper was hard as fuck."

hard as nails

Noun. See 'hard as fuck'.

hard-ass

Noun. A particularly aggressive person.

hardbag

Noun. In a further attempt to categorize 'house' music, this name was applied to 'handbag' tunes which had the hard quality of European 'hardhouse'. [1990s]

hard cheese!

Exclam. Hard luck! Often said cynically or sarcastically.

hardcore

Noun. 1. Explicit pornography.
2. A fast 'techno'/'rave' hybrid music, usually not having the subtleties of 'house' music.
3. A variety of 'punk' rock, characterized by its extremes.
Adj. Something that is of an extreme, committed nature, such as any of the above descriptions for the noun. An obsessive follower of a band, for example, may be called a hardcore fan.

hardhead

Noun. An obstinate person.

hardhouse

Noun. A heavier variety of 'house' music which errs towards 'techno' in its intensity and speed. [1990s]

hard-lines!

Exclam. Bad luck! See 'hard cheese!'.

hard-nut

Noun. An aggressive and tough person.

hard-on

Noun. An erect penis.

hard-shit!

Adj. Bad luck, how unfortunate. Expressed with irony or sarcasm.

hardstuff

Noun. General name for strong alcoholic drink such as spirits (whiskey, vodka, brandy etc).

harry hoofter

Noun. A homosexual male. Rhyming slang on 'poofter'. See 'poofter'. [Glasgow use?]

harry (monk)

Noun. Semen. Rhyming slang on 'spunk'.

hash

Noun. Abb. of hashish, the drug. {Informal}

hashcake

Noun. Cake made with the added ingredients of cannabis or marijuana.

hash-head

Noun. A person who frequently or habitually uses hashish or marijuana.

hate someone's guts

Vrb phrs. To utterly detest someone, to hate the very essence of someone. {Informal}

have

Verb. 1. To have sexual intercourse with. E.g."Did you have him last night or not ?"
2. To get the better of. E.g."I'll have him for doing that to your sister", or "Your new car has had a respray, it's all rusted underneath; I reckon you've been had."

have a bat in the cave

Vrb phrs. To have visible nasal mucus visible up a nostril. Used euphemistically.

have a bog on

Vrb phrs. To be in a bad mood. [E. Midlands use?]

have a bun in the oven

Vrb phrs. To be pregnant. E.g. "Her mother's got another bun in the oven; she's six months gone and with 7 kids already."

have a dab at something

Vrb phrs. To attempt something. E.g."I had a dab at the army when I was young, but hated the discipline." [Mainly North-west use]

have a dab on

Vrb phrs. To be hot and perspiring, consequently needing to mop or dab at the excessive sweat.

have a face like...

Vrb phrs. There a numerous pejorative expressions beginning with 'have a face like.., see 'face like a...'

have an eppy

Vrb phrs. Have a fit of fury. See 'eppy'.

have a face on

Vrb phrs. To appear miserable, or annoyed. E.g."I didn't speak to Wendy all morning, she had a face on and I didn't want to be shouted out."

have a pop at (someone)

Vrb phrs. To verbally or physically attack (someone). Cf 'take a pop at (someone)'.

have arms

Vrb phrs. To fight. E.g."John's still outside, having arms with that scary looking doorman who refused him entry." [London use]

have a screw loose

Vrb phrs. To be a little insane.

have a slate loose

Vrb phrs. To be a little insane.

have a tortoise

Vrb phrs. See 'have a turtle's head'.

have a turtle's head

Vrb phrs. Have an urgent need to defecate. E.g."Hurry up! Let me in the toilet, I've got a turtle's head!"

have a weed on

Vrb phrs. Be annoyed, angry. [Merseyside use]

have a whack at

Vrb phrs. To attempt. E.g."I had a whack at plumbing in the new kitchen sink but I didn't have the tools so paid a professional to finish the job."

have egg on one's chin

Vrb phrs. To have one's trouser flies open. Often used to warn another of this potentially embarrassing situation.

have it

Verb. Go for it, in the sense of not holding back. E.g."We were having it last night, it was fantastic, but I can't remember a bloody thing after 3am."

have it away

Verb. To have sexual intercourse.

have it away (on one's toes)

Verb. To escape, to run away.

have it large

Verb. Total enthusiasm and committment to enjoyment and hedonism. E.g."We were having it large last night in town, like nobody's business."

have it off

Verb. To have sexual intercourse.

have one off the wrist

Vrb phrs. To masturbate. E.g."You wont believe who I caught last night having one off the wrist, whilst watching a porn video."

have one's guts for garters

Vrb phrs. A threat said as a reprimand, usually to a youngster or child. E.g."If you don't tidy your room now I'll have your guts for garters."

have the painters in

Vrb phrs. To be menstruating; a euphemism.

having a laugh (!)

Phrs./Exclam. A phrase expressed to denote incredulity at a person's statement or behaviour. Often heard pronounced in mock Cockney as 'aving a larff. E.g."You're having a laugh! There's no way I'm loaning you money with your reputation with not paying debts."

head

Noun. Oral sex. E.g."She gives good head."

head-banger

Noun. A fan of rock music, usually wearing jeans and leathers. From their habit of shaking their heads violently whilst dancing.

headcase

Noun. A lunatic, a mentally unstable person.

headfuck

Noun. Something or someone that is mentally disturbing. E.g."I'm not inviting my sister's boyfriend, he's a headfuck and he'd ruin the party."

head-honcho

Noun. Boss. The word honcho derives from the Japanese han'cho meaning group leader.

headlamps

Noun. Women's breasts.

head-the-ball

Noun. A lunatic, an idiot. [Irish/Scottish use]

headtrip

Noun. A pleasant exploration of a thought, a self-indulgent fantasy. [Orig. U.S.]

heap

Noun. A thing that is old and delapidated. Often a vehicle.

heavy

Adj. 1. OK! Cool! That's very agreeable. [Mainly London use]
2. Excellent! [Mainly London use]

heavy metal

Noun. Generally, highly amplified rock music and its associated long hair and fashions.

heavy mob

Noun. A group of muscular or tough people gathered together to utilize their collective strengths.

heebie-jeebies

Noun. An uneasy or very nervous feeling.

heifer *

Noun. 1. A woman. Derog.
2. A fat woman. Derog.
* From the s.e., a young cow who hasn't had a calf.

hellhole

Noun. A thoroughly unpleasant place.

hells bells!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

helmet

Noun. The head of the penis, being similar in shape.

hen

Noun. A form of address or a term of endearment such as sweetheart. [Mainly Scottish use]

hen-pecked

Adj. Under the control of a domineering female. A derogatory comment usually said of a husband.

Henry

Noun. Drug parlance for an eighth of an ounce of cannabis/marijuana. An abbreviation of Henry VIII (Henry the Eighth), a British monarch of the 1600s.

Herbert

Noun. An dull objectionable person. E.g."He's a real herbert, he watches the news and weather on TV all day."

here's looking at you!

Exclam. A drinking toast.

here's mud in your eye!

Exclam. A toast expressed before a drink. {Informal}.

hick

Noun. A rustic, rural dweller. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]

hickey

Noun. A love bite. Also hickie. [Orig. U.S.]

high

Noun. A pleasantly intoxicated state. Usually these days with regard to drug taking. {Informal}.

high as a kite

Phrs. Very intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.

hinny

Noun. An affectionate form of address. 'Geordie' pronunciation of honey. [Newcastle use]

hip-hop

Noun. Dance music genre with rapping, originating from black American street culture.

hippyish

Adj. Of or like a hippy. E.g."I don't like all those beads, they're a bit hippyish."

hippy

Noun. A person who adopts the characteristic style of 1960s look with long hair, worn jeans, etc., whose rejection of conventional values is often embellished with drug taking. Often derogatory use.
Adj. See 'hippyish'.

his nibs

Noun. A jocular and mocking title given to a self-important person. {Informal}.

hissy fit

Noun. A tantrum. E.g."She had a hissy fit when I told her I'd spent all my wages on lap dancers."

hit

Noun. 1. An injection of a drug.
2. A murder or violent crime. [Orig. U.S.]
Verb. To murder or rob. [Orig. U.S.]

hit for six

Vrb phrs. To deal a severe blow, to vanquish, to affect someone severely. From the game of cricket and imagery associated with it. {Informal}

hit list

Noun. A list of prospective victims.

hit the hay

Vrb phrs. Go to bed. [1900s]

hit the road

Vrb phrs. Depart.

hit the sack

Vrb phrs. Go to bed. [U.S.]

ho

Noun. 1. A whore, a prostitute. [Orig U.S./ Black.]
2. A contemptible woman. Used by extension of version 1., that prostitution is generally thought of as disreputable.

hock

Verb. To pawn. {Informal}.

hog

Noun. A powerful high handlebarred motorbike. Usually ridden by 'bikers' and 'hells-angels'.

holding the folding

Vrb phrs. Having adequate cash on one's person. The folding refers to monetary notes.

hole

Noun. A despicable or undesirable place. E.g."You're welcome to come over to mine, but it's a bit of a hole."

hole in the wall

Noun. A bank's externally accessible cash dispenser.

hols

Noun. Abb. of holidays.

honeypot

Noun. The vagina.

honk

Noun. A bad smell. E.g."It honks like shit in here, can I open a window?"

honk up

Verb. An onomatopoeia for to vomit. Occasionally shortened to honk.

honky

Noun. A white person. Generally obsolete in use, but when heard, usually jocular. Can be derog/offens [Orig US/Black]

hooey (!)

Noun. Nonsense.
Exclam. Nonsense!

hoof

Verb. To kick.

hoo-ha

Noun. A commotion, trouble, a row. E.g."There was a right hoo-ha at work yesterday when the boss was caught kissing the office cleaner."

hoolivan

Noun. A police vehicle, a van, with protective windscreen grills for use during riots and civil disobedience, against hooligans.

Hooray (Henry)

Noun. A young male of the upper classes. Often abbreviated to Hooray. E.g."I'm not going in that bar again, it was full of Hoorays drinking champagne and talking about how rich they are." Derog.

hooter

Noun. 1. A nose.
2. A woman's breast. Usually in the plural. E.g."Cor! Look at the hooters on her."

Horlicks

Noun. A mess. Generally dated and not far from obsolete.

horn

Noun. 1. A penile erection.
2. Sexual interest or excitement. E.g."She was so sexy, I had the horn for her all day."

horny

Adj. 1. A feeling of sexual excitement. The expression originates from the similarity between the erect penis and a horn, however it is now firmly unisexual in usage.
2. Sexually desirable. E.g."Don't you think she looks so horny in that dress?"

hospital pass

Noun. A pass in the game of football (soccer), to a team mate whose close proximity to a member of the opposition is likely to lead to that player receiving an imediate hard tackle and subsequent injuries.

hot air

Noun. Empty talk, nonsense.

hot knives

Noun. A method of smoking cannabis without the aid of tobacco. A small piece of cannabis is pressed and burnt between two 'hot knives' and the resulting smoke, after being caught in a recepticle, inhaled.

hot rocks

Noun. The red hot pieces of burning cannabis that occasionally fall from a 'joint' during its smoking.

(the) hots

Noun. A sexual desire.

hottie

Noun. 1. A hot waterbottle. {Informal}
2. A sexually attractive person. [Orig. U.S. 1990s]

hot to trot

Phrs. 1. Eager for sexual intercourse.
2. Keen to move on, to leave.

hot-wire

Verb. To start up an engine without the aid of keys.

house

Noun. A contemporary dance music epitomised by its 4/4 beat and use of 'samples'. Vocals and melodies tend not follow the verse / chorus tradition, as they are just 'samples' which need to be fitted into the 4 bar repetitive base structure. It is a descendant of disco music born in North America. Sub-genres of house include tribal, deep, Italian etc.

hovis

Adj. Dead. A progression from the rhyming slang ' brown bread', meaning dead; Hovis is a manufacturer of bread, particularly renowned for its production of brown bread. E.g."He's hovis when I catch him."

how are you diddling?

Phrs. A greeting, such as How do you do?

howay

Phrs. Let's go, or come on. [North East use]

how goes (it)?

Phrs. A greeting.

how's it hanging?

Exclam. How are you? Believed to be specifically a male greeting.

how's tricks?

Exclam. How are you? A greeting not necessarily requiring a direct answer.

how's your father

Noun. Sexual intercourse. E.g."They are in the front room having a bit of how's your father."

hoy

Verb. To throw. [Cumbria/Northumbria/Tyneside use]

hubbly (bubbly)

Noun. A waterpipe used for smoking cannabis or marijuana.

huff

Noun. A bad mood.

huggins

Adj. Many, a large amount. E.g."I got huggins of presents for my birthday." [Yorkshire use]

hum

Verb. To smell unpleasant. E.g."Don't eat that cheese, it's starting to hum." {Informal}

humongous

Adj. Very large, enormous. [Orig. U.S.]

hump

Verb. 1. To copulate. The word implies a certain insensitive awkwardness, see verb 2.
2. To shift something awkwardly. E.g."We need to hump that big wardrobe up to the attic before the new lodger arrives."
Noun. 1. Sexual intercourse.
2. A bad mood. Always preceded by the. E.g."She's got the hump after being told she looks fat."

humpty

Adj. Annoyed, irritated. [Mainly Scottish use?]

hun

Noun. A protestant and more commonly a supporter of Rangers FC, as opposed to Celtic FC who have a Catholic fan base. [Glasgow use]

hung like a horse / donkey

Phrs. Having a large penis.

hunk

Noun. A sexually attractive and masculine male. {Informal}

hunky

Adj. Having the qualities of a 'hunk'. {Informal}

hunky-dory

Adj. O.K., fine, erring on the side of wonderful.

hurl

Verb. To vomit. Onomatopoeic as much as very descriptive of the uncontrollable force of vomiting.

hutch up

Verb. To move up, or along, thus creating space. E.g."Michael! Will you hutch up and let me sit down?"

hyped up

Verb. Over-excited, manic.

hyper

Adj. Over-excited, nervous, agitated.

I

ice

Noun. Diamonds or more generally jewellery. [Orig. U.S.]

ick

Noun. A distasteful substance. Probably derived from the adjective icky.

ickle

Adj. Small, little. A mock juvenile shortening of the word 'lickle'. Cf. 'lickle'.

icky

Adj. Gooey or sticky, usually denoting unpleasantly so. {Informal}

iffy

Adj. Unsound, incorrect, improbable, suspicious.

ignorant

Adj. Not polite, disrespectful, rude. {Informal}

I'll be buggered!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

I'll be buggered if...

Exclam. There's no way. E.g."I'll be buggered if I'm going to help him after what he said about my sister."

in a bit!

Exclam. Goodbye! See you later!

in bits

Adj. Mentally confused. E.g."It's no wonder he's in bits, he's had two tabs of acid, four grams of coke and smoked an ounce of draw."

in bulk

Phrs. Laughing. E.g."Sarah was in bulk all the way through the film." [Merseyside use]

in cahoots with

Phrs. In league with, colluding.

in deep shit

Phrs. In big trouble.

indie

Noun. A type of guitar orientated music derived from 'punk'. Indie has generated its own fashions as with most youth music. Originally an abb. of independent, being a record label not affiliated to a major label such as Sony or EMI.

indie-kid

Noun. A person who is keen on 'Indie' music and wears its fashions.

(the) information superhighway

Noun. The rather impassioned and premature title given to the World Wide Web. This expression has already lost popularity and rarely used within the Internet community. [Late 1980s]

innie

Noun. A navel or belly button that doesn't protrude, as is the case with the majority. Cf. 'outtie'.

innit!

Exclam. A questioning statement. E.g."That's got to be the best goal ever, innit!"

inside

Adj. In prison. E.g."I'm a bit out of touch, having being inside for the last two years"

inside job

Noun. A crime committed against an organisation or property, by a affiliated person. {Informal}.

in shtook

Adj. In trouble. Has various spellings such as in shtuk/stook/schtuk/schtook which has been suggested comes from Yiddish.

in the altogether

Phrs. Naked.

in the buff

Phrs. Naked.

in the club

Phrs. Pregnant. A contraction of in the pudding club.

in the doghouse

Phrs. Out of favour. Said of a person. E.g."My dad's in the doghouse after getting drunk last night."

in the nuddy

Phrs. Naked.

into

Prep. Interest, like what's your bag ?. E.g."What are you into?"

iron

Noun. A homosexual. Rhyming slang on iron hoof meaning 'poof'

I should cocoa!

Exclam. I should say so! A London expression used with irony and often jocularly by those from outside the city. The cocoa or coco is rhyming slang for say so.

item

Noun. A couple in a steady relationship.

J

j

Noun. A marijuana/cannabis cigarette. Abb. of 'joint'. [Orig. U.S.]

jack

Verb. To steal, often in relation to mugging. From hijack.

jack and danny

Noun. Vagina. Rhyming slang on 'fanny', slang for vagina. E.g."What, with her short skirt, and no knickers, I had great view of her jack and danny." See 'fanny'.

jack and jill

Noun. A pill. Cockney rhyming slang. [Mainly London use]

jackbit

Noun. Food, or more specifically a packed lunch. [Lancs use]

jack it in (!)

Exclam. Stop it! See 'jack (something) in'.

Jack (Jones)

Noun. Alone. Rhyming slang. Usually used in the expression on your jack, or on my jack. See 'on ones jack'.

jack off

Verb. To masturbate. Applied to males.

jacksie

Noun. Buttocks, or anus.

jack in

Verb. Stop doing (something). E.g."I'm going to jack in my college course after the vacation, it's too much like hard work."

Jackson Pollocks *

Noun. 1. Testicles.
2. Nonsense, rubbish.
* Rhyming slang on 'bollocks'.

Jack-the-lad

Noun. A male who is quick witted, a rogue who looks out for themselves.

jack-up

Verb. To inject with drugs.

jacobs

Noun. Testicles. Rhyming slang on Jacob's Cream Crackers meaning 'knackers'. Cream Crackers being a dry savoury biscuit usually served with cheese and Jacobs being the manufacturer. See 'cream crackered'.

jaffa

Noun. An infertile male. From jaffa oranges being seedless. This term either gained prominence from or was invented for the British TV sitcom Only Fools and Horses in the 1990s. Derog.

jag

Noun. An injection. [Glasgow use]
Verb. To prick. [Glasgow use]

jailbait

Noun. An attractive female or male who, viewed sexually, is younger than the legal age of sexual consent. Also jail bait. E.g."I'll warn you now, dont get involved with Mike's sister, she's jailbait."

jake/jakey

Noun. 1. A drunk, a meths drinker. Derog. [Scottish/Glaswegian use?]
2. A down and out, a homeless person. Derog. [Scottish/Glaswegian use?]

jam jar

Noun. A car. Rhyming slang.

jammy

Adj. Fortunate, lucky. {Informal}

jam packed

Adj. Full to capacity. {Informal}

jam rag

Noun. A sanitory towel, a tampon.

jam roll *

Noun. 1. An idiot.
2. Anus.
* Rhyming slang on 'arsehole'.

jam sandwich

Noun. A police car, specifically the white ones with a bright red band running horizontally along the sides.

jangle

Verb. To gossip. E.g."Are you two going to sit there jangling all night, or help me cook the meal?" (Liverpool use)

Janner

Noun. A person from Plymouth.

Jap's eye

Noun. The urethal opening on the head of the penis. Offens.

jar

Noun. A glass of beer or lager, usually a pint.

jarred off

Adj. Upset, fed-up. [E. Anglia use.]

J. Arthur

Noun. An act of masturbation. Rhyming slang on J. Arthur Rank, with 'wank'. See 'wank'.

jasper

Noun. A wasp.

jazz mag

Noun. A pornographic magazine.

Jeez!

Exclam. A profane exclamation of surprise, frustration. A shortening of Jesus.

jellies

Noun. Cheap rubber/plastic sandals mainly worn by children. Their transparent and brightly coloured appearence resembles jelly, hence their name.

jelly

Noun. Temazepam (a tranquillizer). Usually in the plural. E.g."I'll need some jellies if I'm going to get some sleep tonight."

jellyfish

Noun. A weak and ineffectual person. Derog.

jerk

Noun. Idiot. [Orig U.S.]

jerk-off

Verb. To masturbate. E.g."He's in his room, jerking off to that new adult film he brought."
Noun. An idiot, a despicable person. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]

Jerry

Noun. 1. A German, or from Germany, often in a military context. [1914-18]
2. A chamber pot. Dated. {Informal}

jessie

Noun. A feeble, easily scared person, a softy. Derog.

Jesus!

Exclam. A profane exclamation of surprise, anger, frustration.

Jesus boots

Noun. Sandals.

Jesus creepers

Noun. Sandals.

Jesus freak

Noun. A strong believer in Christianity. Derog.

Jesus H Christ!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise, annoyance.

Jesus suffering fuck!

Exclam. Expressing surprise, or anger.

Jesus wept!

Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance or surprise.

jet

Verb. To move quickly or depart hurriedly. E.g."I'm just gonna jet into town to collect my holiday money."

jewels

Noun. Male genitals. Cf. 'family jewels'.

jiffy

Noun. A moment, a short time. E.g. "Wait there a second, I'll be back in a jiffy." {Informal}

jigger

Noun. An alleyway, back passage. [Liverpool use]

jiggered

Adj. 1. Confounded. Heard in the rather archaic exclamation, I'll be jiggered! {Informal}
2. Worn out, exhausted.

jiggery pokery

Noun. Deception, trickery, dishonest behaviour. {Informal}

jiggy

Adj. Cool and in touch with what's happening and respected. Apparently originates with Will Smith, U.S. rapper and movie star, and came to prominence with his song Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It. [Orig. U.S. 1990s]
Noun. Sex. [Orig. U.S. 1990s]

jimjams

Noun. Pyjamas.

jimmy riddle

Noun. An act of urination. The rhyming slang for 'piddle'. Often used singularly as jimmy, or riddle. See 'piddle'.

jism

Noun. Semen. Also 'gism'. [1800s]

jitters

Noun. Severe nervousness. {Informal}

jitty

Noun. An alleyway or passageway between buildings. Also gitty. [Midlands use]

jizz

Noun. Sperm. Abb. of jism.

Joanna

Noun. Piano. Cockney rhyming slang.

job

Verb. To hit, punch, physically attack. E.g."Stop shouting at me, or I'll job you!" [Nottinghamshire use]

jobby

Noun. 1. A lump of excrement.
2. An act of defecation. E.g."Give me 5 minutes, I've just got to have a jobby."

jobby jabber

Noun. Homosexual male. See 'jobby'. Derog. [Mainly Scottish use]

job's a good'un!

Exclam. Expressing a thing or situation is good.

jobsworth

Noun. A person who is very pedantic at work and strictly adheres to the rules; so called because of their oft used exclamation, "I can't let you do that, it's more than my job's worth." Derog.

Jock

Noun. A Scottish person. Can be offensive.

jockey's whips

Noun. Chips, French fries. Rhyming slang from the North-west.

Jodrell

Noun. An act of masturbation. From the rhyming slang Jodrell Bank - 'wank'. Jodrell Bank, a large radiotelescope in Cheshire, North-west England. See 'wank'.

Joe Baxi

Noun. Rhyming slang for taxi.

Joe Bloggs

Noun. A fictitious name for the average or unknown person. {Informal}

Joey

Noun. 1. A friend or acquaintence who is regarded a fool or weakling, and often has to bear the brunt of jokes. Believed to be derived from the rhyming slang Joe Hunt, meaning 'cunt'.
2. An imbecile. Derived from the name Joey Deacon, a physically handicapped (cerebral palsy) guest on a British children's TV programme called Blue Peter in the 1970s; consequently his name was cruelly adopted by children as an insult. Derog.

John

Noun. 1. General term of address for a male. [London use]
2. A client. Prostitute's parlance.

johnny

Noun. A condom. Derives from the term French Letter via the archaic slang Frenchie and consequently Johnny Frenchman.

John Thomas

Noun. The penis. A well established but aging euphemism.

joint

Noun. A cannabis or marijuana cigarette.

jollies

Noun. 1. Pleasure, thrills. E.g."He always gets his jollies from hurting others."
2. Holidays, vacation. E.g."Are you going to mainland Europe again for your jollies?"

jolly

Noun. A day trip, particularly one taken for pleasure and arranged from ones place of work. E.g."Work was great last week, we went on a jolly to London and got the boss drunk."

josh

Verb. To jest and joke with someone. E.g."Dad! Stop joshing me. She's not my girlfreind, just a mate."

joskin

Noun. A rural dweller, a country bumpkin. [Yorkshire use]

joyride

Noun. A ride in a stolen vehicle. {Informal}
Verb. To go on a joyride.

jubblies

Noun. Women's breasts.

Judy

Noun. A woman, or girlfriend. [Liverpool use]

Judyscuffer

Noun. A police woman. See 'judy' and 'scuffer'. [Liverpool use]

jug handles

Noun. Ears, usually implying large or excessively protruding.

jugs

Noun. Breasts.

jumbly

Noun. 1. A jumble sale.
2. The unwanted goods and possessions which are sold at a jumble sale.

jumped up

Adj. Arrogant. {Informal}.

jungle

Noun. A dance music based around speedy 'breakbeats', 'dubby' bass and 'samples'. It originates from rave and hardcore dance music.

jungle bunny

Noun. A black person. Derog./Offens.

junglist

Noun. A person interested and committed to 'jungle' music.

junkie

Noun. 1. A heroin addict. Also spelt junky.
2. Now more frequently used for anyone with an addiction.

K

K

Noun. 1. A thousand, a kilogram, a kilobyte.
2. Ketamine. An animal anaesthetic taken illicitly for its unusual semi-hallucinogenic qualities.

kabish?

Verb. Understand? Also spelt kapeesh, capeesh. An anglicization of the Italian capisci? [orig. U.S.]

kak

Noun. 1. Rubbish, nonsense.
2. Excrement.
* Cf. 'cack'.

karzy

Noun. A lavatory. The word lavatory is in itself, a euphemism for a place to wash. Also spelt khazi or kharzie.

kaylied

Adj. Very drunk. Also spelt kalied.

kecks

Noun. Trousers.

keen as mustard

Phrs. Very enthusiastic, eager.

keep it zipped

Vrb phrs. Don't talk, stay quiet. [Orig. U.S.]

keep one's pecker up

Vrb phrs. Remain cheerful. {Informal}

keep tabs on

Vrb phrs. To keep informed about.

keep your hair on!

Exclam. Calm down! or remain calm! {Informal}

ken

Verb. To know. [Scottish use]

kerb crawler

Noun. A person who drives slowly to view street prostitutes, with the intention of procuring their services. {Informal}

ker-ching!

Exclam. The sound of a cash till ringing, expressed to signify monetary profit.

kerfuffle

Noun. A commotion or fuss. {Informal}

kermit

Noun. The toilet. Rhyming slang, from Kermit the Frog, meaning 'bog'. See 'bog'.

ket

Noun. Sweets, confectionary, candy. [North-east use]

kettle

Noun. A watch or wrist watch. Possibly from rhyming slang kettle and hob, meaning fob. [Mainly London use]

kev

Noun. A young person who typically wears branded sportswear, baseball caps, trainers or Rockport boots, etc. [Midlands/North use]

kev car

Noun. A modified car, including such things as alloy wheels, spoilers, loud sound systems etc.

kevved up

Adj. Typically with reference to a car, mechanically and performance enhanced, restyled to look extra sporty.

kewl *

Adj. 1. Excellent, wonderful.
2. OK.
* An alternative spelling of 'cool' that's becoming more evident on the WWW.

khyber (pass)

Noun. Buttocks, anus. Cockney rhyming slang on 'arse'.

kibosh

Noun. To end, to terminate, to finish off. E.g."We were kiboshed as soon as we set off." See 'put the kibosh on'.

kick (something)

Verb. To give up (something), usually referring to the giving up of addictive drugs.

kick in

Verb. To begin. E.g."The drugs kicked in just as I was talking to my boss. I made a quick exit."

kickin'

Adj. Full of life and energy. E.g. " The club was kickin last night."

kick in the arse/ass/balls/bollocks

Noun. Bad luck, an unfortunate setback. E.g."He had his passport and money stolen when he was at the market, which was a kick in the bollocks, especially as I had to then pay for everything for the rest of the holiday."

kick it

Verb. To die. A shortening of kick the bucket.

kick off

Verb. 1. To start trouble. E.g. "If we don't keep the noise down he's going to kick-off again and call the police."
2. To begin. {Informal}

kick some arse/ass

Vrb phrs. 1. To beat up someone.
2. To put all one's effort into winning. E.g."OK lads, let's get out on the pitch and kick some ass."

kick someone/something into touch

Vrb phrs. To reject, discard or finish with someone/something. From the game of Rugby, whereby a ball kicked into touch is out of play. E.g."I'm going to kick it into touch after today, and start again tomorrow morning."

kick the bucket

Verb. To die.

kick the stuffing out of (someone)

Vrb phrs. To beat up severely. E.g."Next time I see him I'm gonna kick the stuffing out of him."

kidder

Noun. A term of address, generally affectionate use, towards someone younger. [Mainly Liverpool use]

kiddie fiddler

Noun. A paedophile. Derog.

kiddo

Noun. A form of address, for a younger person than oneself. Often used affectionately.

kidology

Noun. The persistent and intentional deception and teasing of someone for pleasure. {Informal}

kike

Noun. A Jew. Derog/Offens.

Kinnell!

Exclam. Exclamation of anger or surprise. A contraction of 'fucking hell'.

kip

Noun. 1. Sleep.
2. The face. A shortening of 'kipper'. [Liverpool/North-west use.]
Verb. To sleep.

kipper

Noun. The face. E.g."Did you see the miserable kipper on that idiot stood at the back?" [Liverpool/North-west use.]

kiss arse/ass

Vrb phrs. To act obsequiously.

kisser

Noun. Mouth. Origins in boxing.

kit

Noun. Clothes. See 'get one's kit off'.

kit and caboodle

Noun. See 'whole kit and caboodle'.

kitchen (sink)

Noun. A chinese person. From rhyming slang on 'chink'. See 'chink'. Offens.

kite

Verb. To fraudulently use dud or stolen cheques. E.g."I got some fantastic sportswear this morning, kiting in the precinct."
Noun. A person who passes dud or stolen cheques.

kit kat shuffle

Noun. Female masturbation.

klempt

Adj. Hungry. Also 'clemmed'. [Wigan use. Dialect]

klepto

Noun. Abb. of kleptomaniac. Derog.

klingon

Noun. Faecal remnants that have adhered to anal hairs. Unusual and less common spelling of 'clingon'.

knacked

Adj. Means the same as 'knackered'.

knacker

Verb. To wear out, to exhaust, to ruin. E.g."Keep hitting it with that hammer and you'll knacker it." [1800s]

knackered

Adj. 1. Tired, worn out, exhausted. E.g."I missed my bus, I've just walked home, I'm knackered, so I'm going to bed. OK?"
2. Broken. E.g."Can we come around to watch TV at yours tonight, our is knackered."
3. Thwarted, prevented from succeeding at a task. E.g."We were knackered after our goalkeeper left, mid season. The replacement let in an average of 6 goals each match and we got relegated to a lower division."
* Also occasionally spelt nackered.

knackering

Adj. Tiring, exhausting. E.g."Climbing to the top of the Mount Everest was the most knackering thing I have ever done."

knackers (!)

Noun. The testicles.
Exclam. An exclamation of disagreement or annoyance.

kneecap

Verb. To cripple someone by shooting or hitting their kneecaps as a means of punishment.

knee high to a grasshopper

Phrs. Of a person, short in height.

knees-up

Noun. A lively party. {Informal}. E.g."There's going to be a knees-up at Jenny's tonight, it's her birthday."

knee trembler

Noun. Sexual intercourse whilst standing. Usually hurried sex in an attempt to grab the moment.

knicker

Noun. One pound sterling. Cf. 'nicker'. E.g."The yacht cost us half a million knicker just as a deposit."

knickers!

Exclam. A exclamation of defiance or anger. From being British term for female underwear, panties.

knob

Noun. 1. The penis.
2. An idiot, an objectionable person.
Verb. To have sex (with). E.g."I knobbed her when we were younger, years before she was famous."
Also spelt 'nob'.

knobber

Noun. A contemptible person, an idiot. Also nobber.

knobbing

Noun. Sexual intercourse. Also 'nobbing'.

knob cheese (!) *

Noun. Smegma. Cf. 'cheese'.
Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance.
* Also spelt nob cheese.

knob-end

Noun. 1. The head of a penis.
2. The very end of something. E.g."Ok, I'll eat the knob-end of the bread."

knob-head

Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. Also nobhead.

knob jockey *

Noun. 1. A homosexual male. Derog. Cf. 'sausage jockey'
2. General term of abuse.
* Also 'nob jockey'

knob off!

Exclam. Go away! An exclamation of anger.

knob-rot

Noun. 1. A sexually transmitted disease, specifically one affecting males. Cf. 'galloping knob-rot'.
2. Nonsense. E.g."You've been talking utter knob-rot for the last 2 hours. This is what actually happened."

knob-shiner

Noun. A contemptible person.

knockers

Noun. Breasts. Possibly named due to the nature of their movements during activity.

knocking on (a bit)

Phrs. Aged, old, often implying passed its best.

knocking shop

Noun. A brothel.

knock it off (!)

Vrb phrs. Stop it. E.g."If you don't knock it off now I'll phone your father and he'll come and take you home."
Exclam. Stop it!

knock-off

Verb. 1. To have sex with (someone). E.g."She's just not my type, but I'd definitely knock off her sister."
2. To steal.
3. To stop work. E.g."We knocking off for lunch in 10 minutes, so finish what you're doing."
Noun. Stolen goods. E.g."I'm not having that DVD player in my house, it's knock-off and my father's a policeman."

knock one out

Verb. Usually of males, to masturbate. E.g."He knocked one out whilst watching old episodes of Baywatch."

knock out

Verb. To produce, supply or sell. E.g."He's been knocking out cheap sportswear on Stockport market."

knock (someone) back

Verb. To reject someone or their suggestions. E.g."I asked her for a dance, but she knocked me back and went off with my best friend."

knock (something) on the head (!)

Vrb phrs. To stop doing (something). E.g."All his shouting is really annoying me. If he doesn't knock it on the head soon, I'm going to thump him."

knock the spots off

Vrb phrs. To outdo. {Informal}

knock up

Verb. To make pregnant. E.g." I knocked her up and now her brother's after my hide."

know one's onions

Vrb phrs. Knowledgeable and competent in one's task. E.g."I'll say one thing for Craig, he knows his onions when it comes to repairing car engines."

knuckle sandwich

Noun. A punch in the mouth. An aging term that is still used in a light-hearted way.

kooky

Adj. Crazy, eccentric.

kosher

Adj. Correct, legitimate. {Informal} [Yiddish]

Kraut

Noun. A German. A shortening of sauerkraut. Offens.

kushty

Adj. Excellent, fine, OK. Also spelt cushty and kushti. A once predominantly working class term with origins either in the Middle East and/or Romany.

L

la

Noun. A form of address unique to Liverpool. Its prevalence is generally perpetuated by stereotypical 'scouse' impersonations by outsiders; younger generations from Merseyside tend not to utilize this expression. Pronounced lah.

labs

Noun. Abbrev. of labia.

lace into

Verb. To attack, either verbally or physically.

lacky-band

Noun. A corruption of the words elastic band.

lad

Noun. Penis. Affectionate use. E.g."I'm going to the clinic this afternoon, my lad's not been right after that shag with your sister."

laddette

Noun. A female equivalent of a male who might be considered 'laddish'. Such characteristics might be confident, brashness, loudness, sexism, enjoyment of drinking etc.

laddish

Adj. Of or like the characteristics of a young man or lad, often loud, macho, arrogant and sexist.

ladyboy

Noun. A male to female part transexual. [Orig. use from East Asia?]

Lady Godiva

Noun. A five pound note. Rhyming slang for fiver. [Mainly London use]

Lady Muck

Noun. The female equivalent of 'Lord Muck'.

lager boys

Noun. Young men who over-indulge in alcohol and consequently become loutish.

lagered (up)

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated through the use of lager.

lager lout

Noun. A young person whose anti-social behaviour is primarily instigated by the excessive drinking of alcohol. {Informal}

lagged /laggered

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated with alcohol. [London use]

laik

Verb. To play. E.g."Are your two brothers laiking out this afternoon, because I've got a new football for my birthday?" [Yorkshire use]

lairy

Adj. 1. Knowing, conceited.
2. Cheeky or brash.
* Also spelt leary.
3. Flashily dressed. [Orig. Aust.]

la-la-land

Noun. The hypothetical place where one is out of touch with reality, often after the excesses of alcohol or drugs. E.g."Don't bother calling Pete; ever since his drug binge last night he's in la-la-land". [Orig. U.S.]

lambchops

Noun. Sideburns. From their shape?

lamp

Verb. To hit, to clout. E.g."I can't believe she lamped him, just for coming home drunk."

langer

Noun. Penis. [Irish use]

langered

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated.

Lanky

Noun. 1. The county of Lancashire.
2. The dialect of the county of Lancashire.

lanky streak of piss

Noun. A tall, thin person. Derog. [Northern use]

lardarse

Noun. A fat person. Cf. 'tub of lard'. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]

large

Adj. Excellent. See 'have it large'.

large it

Verb. To be enthusiastic. See 'have it large'.

lark

Noun. An activity one considers a waste of time. E.g."I'm not at all comfortable with this abseiling lark; the climbing up is alright but coming down backwards, now that's stupid!" {Informal}

Larry Lightweight

Noun. 1. A person who is easily intoxicated by alcohol or drugs, having low tolerance to intoxicants. Derog.
2. A person, who against the desires of others, has no ability or wishes to maintain an activity and gives up prematurely. Derog.

lash

Verb. To discard, throwaway. E.g."I'm going to lash those old boots, they're letting in water." [Merseyside use?]

lashed (up)

Adj. Drunk.

Later(s) !

Exclam. Goodbye! Derived from see you later or catch you later. [1990s]

laughing boy

Noun. A sardonic nickname for a male who looks miserable. E.g."Cheer up laughing boy, it's not the end of the world."

laughing gear

Noun. The mouth.

lav

Noun. A toilet. Abb. of lavatory. Also lavvy.

lay

Verb. To have sex with someone.

lay one on (someone)

Verb. To hit (someone).

lazy lob

Noun. A semi-erect penis. Cf. 'lob on'.

lazz

Verb. To pass or throw. Cf. 'luzz'. [North-west/Merseyside use]

lead up the garden path

Vrb phrs. To mislead. {Informal}

leak

Noun. An act of urination. E.g. "Hold on a minute, I need to take a leak."

lean

Adj. Intoxicated with alcohol or drugs. [Mainly London use]

leathered

Adj. Drunk.

leathering

Noun. A beating. Originates from the use of a leather belt or thong to beat someone. Derived from the verb - to leather.

leave it out!

Exclam. Stop it! Stop doing that!

lech

Verb. To sexually lust. Also spelt letch. {Informal}
Noun. Someone who is lecherous and lustful. Derog.

lecky

Noun. Electricity. Also 'lecko'. E.g. "I'm afraid we can't invite you back, we've had the lecky cut off."

Lee Marvin

Adj. Starvin' (starving), hungry. Rhyming slang.

leftfield

Adj. Taking an unconventional view or stance. [Orig. U.S.]

left footer

Noun. A Catholic. Derog.

lefty

Noun. A socialist. Derog.

leg it

Verb. To run hurriedly.

legit

Adj. Abb. of legitimate.

legless

Adj. Very drunk. Obvious derivation from the consequences of excessive alcohol.

leg-over

Noun. Sexual intercourse, usually in phrase 'get one's leg over'. E.g."Did you get your leg-over with that girl last night?"

lemon squeezy

Adj. Easy, simple. Either from the rhyming slang or the juvenile rhyme - easy peasy, lemon squeezy.

length

Noun. Euphemism for the penis. See 'slip a length'.

Leo

Noun. An all day drinking spree. From the rhyming slang Leo Sayer - all dayer. Leo Sayer, a British pop music artist during the mid 1970s.

lesbo

Noun. A lesbian. Derog.

let off

Verb. To break wind, to 'fart'. Shortening of let off wind.

let one go

Verb. To break wind, to fart. E.g."That's disgusting! Who's just let one go?"

let (one) rip

Verb. To break wind, to fart.

lezzer

Noun. A lesbian. Derog.

lick (out)

Verb. To perform cunnilingus.

lickety-split

Adv. Fast, speedily. [Orig. U.S.]

lickle

Adj. Small. A lazy or childlike corruption of the word little.

lick up

Verb. To fawn, be obsequious as in 'arse licking'.

(the) life of Riley

Noun. The good life. E.g."Ever since they won the lottery and have stopping working they've been living the life of Riley."

ligger

Noun. A 'freeloader', a taker of things that are freely available, especially in the world of show business or music.

lights are on but no-ones home

Phrs. Of a person, that they are alive but not in touch with reality. A catch-phrase cast at a person who lacks commonsense or whose attention has wandered.

like a bastard

Phrs. In a hurried or agitated state. E.g."I raced around the shops like a bastard, looking for a birthday present."

like a blue arsed fly

Phrs. Hurriedly and frantically. E.g."God, I'm so knackered, I've been racing around all day like a blue-arsed fly."

like a dog with two dicks

Phrs. 1. Sexually promiscuous, with the implication that the person cannot control their sexual appetite, having animal urges. Applied to males. E.g."Did you see Tim oggling that woman's breasts? He was all over her like a dog with two dicks."
2. Sexually excitable or excited.
3. Over excited.

like a fart in a colander

Phrs. Useless. In expressions such as, about as much use as a fart in a colander.

like a rat up a drainpipe

Phrs. Very quickly.

like a spare prick at a wedding

Phrs. Totally useless, unwanted, and with a hint of embarrassment for being in that predicament. Often preceded with the words standing about. E.g."There I was, waiting for my date at the entrance of this packed restaurant on Valentines Day."

like flies on shit

Phrs. Used as emphasis to imply great numbers and enthusiasm, usually with depreciative undertones. E.g."She'd go into a bar and all the men would be all over her, like flies on shit."

like fuck (!)

Adj/adv. Intensely, greatly, very much, speedily. E.g."We went at the decorating like fuck, and finished the whole house in 2 days."
Exclam. An exclamation of denial. E.g."Like fuck! I'm not running naked through the town centre."

like it or lump it

Phrs. An ultimatum - either like it or put up with it, but whatever, there is no choice. See 'lump it'.

like nobody's business

Phrs. Totally, quickly, very well.

like shit off a shovel

Phrs. Very quickly.

Lilly

Noun. The police. From Polari slang Lilly Law.

lils

Noun. Breasts.

Limey

Noun. An English person. Derived from the habit, on long journeys, of supplying lime juice to English sailors as a preventative against scurvy. [Orig. Aust. 1880s.]

limp-wristed

Adj. Feeble, effeminate, usually applied to males, and often implying homosexuality. Derog.

line

Noun. A quantity of powdered drug, such as cocaine, that is chopped and presented as a line to be snorted.

Lionels

Noun. Flaired trousers/jeans. Rhyming slang on Lionel Blair's, meaning flairs. From the British dancer/entertainer, Lionel Blair. [1970s]

lip

Noun. Verbal impudence, cheek.

lippy

Adj. Impertinent, mouthy, cheeky. {Informal}.
Noun. Lipstick.

lips

Noun. The labias.

lipstick lesbian

Noun. A lesbian who prefers to wear make-up and look conventionally feminine, as opposed to 'bull-dyke' or 'diesel-dyke'.

liquid lunch

Noun. A lunch break comprising of alcohol instead of food.

little boy's/girl's room

Noun. Euphemisms for a lavatory.

little fella

Noun. Affectionate term for an ectasy pill. E.g."We cant have a good night tonight until we get some little fellas."

little man in a boat

Noun. A euphemism for the clitoris.

littles

Noun. Pills, or more commonly ectasy pills.

load

Noun. The quantity of semen that is usually ejaculated. E.g."She was so horny I shot my load just looking at her." See 'shoot one's load'.

loaded

Adj. 1. Drunk, or drugged up.
2. Wealthy.

load of crap

Noun. Utter nonsense, complete rubbish, worthless. The prefixal element load of is regularly placed before nouns as an intensifier in perjorative expressions such as a load of shit, a load of bollocks, a load of tosh. E.g."That film we went to see was a load of crap."

loaf

Noun. Head. Rhyming slang on loaf of bread. See 'use one's loaf'.

lob on

Noun. An erect penis.

lobster

Noun. A very sunburnt person. Derog.

(the) local

Noun. One's local drinking establishment, public house, bar. {Informal}

lock-in

Noun. The time after a public house has closed when a chosen few are offered the chance to buy more drinks. An illegal activity, hence the locking of doors.

log

Noun. A lump of excrement. From its vague similarity to a to a sawn tree trunk.

lolly

Noun. Money.

long-hair

Noun. A hippy. Derog.

long streak of piss

Noun. A tall thin person. Derog.

loo

Noun. A lavatory. {Informal}

lookah

Noun. Money. It is derived from lucre, a derogatory term for profit or gain. Also spelt luka.

look at someone gone out

Phrs. Expressed at a person who responds blankly at something. E.g."Look at you gone out! What's up? Haven't you understood a word I've been saying." [Midlands/South Yorkshire use?]

looker

Noun. An attractive person.

look like death warmed up

Vrb phrs. To look very pale and sickly.

look like something the cat brought in

Vrb phrs. To look scruffy, unkempt, or in a physical mess.

look like you've been dragged through a hedge backwards

Vrb phrs. To have very unkempt hair.

looksee

Noun. A look, an inspection. Also looksy. E.g."Have a looksy at this brochure and tell me which holiday appeals to you."

loon

Noun. An insane person. Abb. of lunatic. Derog.

loony

Noun. An insane person. From lunatic. Derog.
Adj. Crazy.

loony-bin

Noun. Mental institution, a lunatic asylum.

loopy

Adj. Mad, insane.

loppy

Adj. Dirty, filthy. [Yorks use]

Lord Muck

Noun. The depreciatory name for a pompous conceited man. The female equivalent being Lady Muck.

lose it

Verb. To become confused or out of control.

lose one's bottle

Vrb phrs. To lose courage. Cf. 'bottle' and 'bottle it'.

lose one's marbles

Vrb phrs. To go crazy, to lose control.

lose one's rag

Vrb phrs. To lose control in a fit of fury, to be very angry. E.g."You should keep out of Jill's way when she loses her rag; she's got a lethal right hook."

lose the plot

Vrb phrs. Be confused, to go off direction, whether with conversation or in one's activities.

lounge lizard

Noun. 1. An idle frequenter of fashionable bars. {Informal}
2. Someone who is very lazy and unenergetic.

louse

Verb. To finish a job or task. [Scottish use]

love

Noun. A term of endearment. {Informal}

love a duck!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

love custard

Noun. Semen.

loved up

Adj. 1. In love.
2. High on drugs and feeling intimate and empathetic, usually on MDMA.

love handles

Noun. An area and build up of fat on a person's waistline.

lovely-jubbly!

Exclam. Excellent! Great! A jocular expression recently popularized in the 1990s, by the cockney character Delboy in the British sit-com Only Fools and Horses. Originally from a 1950s advertisement for an ice lolly, by the name of Jubbly.

love spuds

Noun. Testicles.

low-life

Noun. Contemptible and despised person or persons, often with criminal leanings. E.g."I'm not going in that bar, it's full of low-life and I value my own life."

lug

Noun. Ear. {Informal}

lug-hole

Noun. The ear hole. Also lughole. See 'lug'.

luka

Noun. See 'lookah'.

lumber

Verb. To burden. E.g."What am I, a doctor? Don't lumber me with all your medical problems, go to the medical centre." {Informal}

lummox

Noun. A clumsy, stupid person. Often used affectionately.

lump it

Verb. To suffer or endure something. See 'like it or lump it'. E.g."You'll just have to lump it; being a parent isn't easy and you'll always have no time to yourself."

lunchbox

Noun. Male genitals.

lungs

Noun. Women's breasts.

lurgy

Noun. Any unspecified or indeterminate illness. Jocular use. Also lurgee. See 'dreaded lurgy'. {Informal}

lurve

Noun/Verb. Love. Humourous and intentional mispronunciation to suggest more passion and lust.

lush

Adj. Excellent, appealing, attractive.
Noun. A habitual, heavy drinker of alcohol. Derog.

lusty

Adj. Sexually excited. Derived from the s.e. lust and grammatically correct adjective lustful.

luvvie

Noun. 1. An actor or actress, especially one with a flamboyant and affected theatrical manner. Also luvvy. Often derog. {Informal}
2. A form of address. From lovey. {Informal}

luzz

Verb. To pass or throw. E.g."Will you luzz me that pen and paper, please?" Cf. 'lazz'. [S.E. England use]

lychees

Noun. Testicles.

M

Maccy D's

McDonalds, the fast food company. Also occasionally Macky D's. [Orig. U.S.]

Mackem

Noun. A person from Sunderland. As used by Geordies (those born in Newcastle Upon Tyne), from the vocal pronunciation of those from Sunderland. Also spelt Makem. Occasionally derog.

mad aleck

Noun. A person acting crazily and energetically. Usually heard applied to overenergetic children by parents or guardians. Also spelt mad alec and mad alick.

Madchester

Noun. The original alternative pseudonym for Manchester from the late 1980s, early 1990s, with the proliferation of the youth scene focused around the bands called Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses. Coined by two 'Geordies', Phil Shotton and Keith Jobling, resident in Manchester at the time. Cf. 'Gaychester' and 'Gunchester'.

made up

Adj. Happy, very satisfied. E.g."I'm made up about your good news."

mad for it

Phrs. Enthusiastic, eager. A nationally used term since the mid 1990s, originating from the Manchester district. E.g."He was mad for it... we couldn't get him to stop dancing."

mad hot

Adj. Extremely hot. [Manchester use]

mad keen

Adj. Very enthusiastic. [Manchester use]

mafted

Adj. Of a person, hot and bothered, oppressed by heat. Also mafting, pronounced maftin', relating to hot and humid weather. [N.E./Yorkshire use]

maftin

Adj. Hot and humid. E.g."Oh God! It's maftin. Can we go swimming today."

maggot

Noun. A despicable, devious or obsequious person.

magic (!)

Adj. Excellent. Often heard as an exclamation of satisfaction. {Informal}.

magic sponge

Noun. The curative sponge employed by sports physios during events. The sponge apparently dispels symptoms on its application to an injured bodypart, as if by magic! Its magical qualities brings into question whether the sports contestant was actually injured at all.

Mahatma (Ghandi)

Noun. 1. Shandy. Rhyming slang.
2. Brandy. Rhyming slang.

mahusive

Adj. Immense, sizable, great. Probably from massive.

make a (complete/total) bollocks of something

Vrb phrs. To make a mess of something, to make a mistake. E.g."I don't think the job's mine, I made a complete bollocks of my interview."

make a move on someone

Vrb phrs. To approach and chat to a person with the objective of establishing a physical and sexual relationship.

make a row

Vrb phrs. To make a loud noise. E.g."I've got such a headache, the kids have being making a row all afternoon." See 'row'. {Informal}

make it snappy(!)

Vrb phrs. Hurry up, do it quickly. E.g."Steve, the film starts in 5 minutes, so if you are going to wash your hair you better make it snappy."
Exclam. Hurry up!

make mincemeat of (someone)

Vrb phrs. To beat up thoroughly, to utterly defeat.

make tracks

Verb. To begin a journey. E.g."OK, it's 8.30 and we've got to get to London by midday, let's make tracks."

mam

Noun. Mother. A less common variation on mum. [Northern use.]

Manc

Noun. A person from Manchester, England. Abb. of Mancunian.

M and S

Noun. The nickname for Marks and Spencers. Cf. 'Marks and Sparks'.

man-fat

Noun. Semen.

man in a boat

Noun. Clitoris. Cf. 'little man in a boat'.

manky

Adj. Scruffy, dirty, distasteful, disgusting.

manmuck

Noun. Semen.

manor

Noun. The home district felt to belong to a person or gang.

man tits

Noun. Male breasts.

map of Tassie

Noun. The vagina, inclusive of pubic hair. From the similarity of the external female genitals to Tasmania. Popularized in the UK by the comic Viz. [Orig. Aust. 1990s]

mard

Noun. 1. A weak willed person, a softie. [Northern use]
2. A bad mood or temper. [Northern/Midlands use]

mardarse

Noun. A weak willed person, a softie. [Northern use]

mardy

Noun. Someone who is easily upset, scared, or moans incessantly. {Informal} [North and Midlands use]
Adj. In the manner of someone who is a 'mardy', see noun.

mare

Noun. 1. A woman. E.g."You silly mare! Why did you do that?" Derog.
2. A terrible situation. Abb. of nightmare. E.g."We had a mare of a journey and got stuck in the traffic jams on the M25."

Marks and Sparks

Noun. Marks and Spencers, the department store. Also shortened to just Marks. Cf. 'M and S'.

marmite miner

Noun. A homosexual male. Marmite is a yeast extract spread. Derog.

marmite motorway

Noun. The anus. The expression, the British equivalent of the U.S. slang hershey highway, can be heard expressed in phrases such as up the marmite motorway, meaning up the anus.

marra

Noun. A mate, friend, 'pal'. [Cumbrian/ North-east use]

Mars bar

Noun. A scar. Rhyming slang. E.g."He was a really sensitive lad, despite that Mars bar making him look mean."

mash

Verb. To brew a cup of tea. {Informal}

mashed

Verb. Utterly intoxicated by drink or drugs to the extent of being in a mess and unable to function normally.

massive

Noun. A group of people closely united by community and social interests and usually defined by geographical area, e.g. Moss Side Massive. [Orig W.I./U.K.?]

mate

Noun. 1. A friend. {Informal}
2. A form of address. {Informal}

mazed

Adj. Mad, insane. [Devon use/ Dialect?]

meat

Noun. Sexual organs.

meat and two veg

Noun. The male genitals.

meat-head

Noun. A term of abuse, with the implication that the recipient may have more brawn than brains. Derog.

meat market

Noun. A place or event where the objective of a sizeable number of those frequenting is to find sexual partners. Often used with regard to nightclubs.

meat wagon

Noun. 1. A police van.
2. An ambulance.

me duck

Noun. A form of address. Actually my duck. [Midlands use]

mee maw

Verb. To pull faces. From the exagerrated expressions made on the faces of conversing mill workers, in an attempt to make themselves understood over the din of machinery. [Lancashire use. 1900s?]

meff

Noun. A scruffy, unkempt person, and consequently an objectionable person. [Liverpool use]

mega

Adj. Fantastic, wonderful. [Orig. U.S. 1960s]

megabucks

Noun. A huge quantity of money. The term is used despite the expression 'bucks' (money) remaining firmly an Americanism. [U.S.]

melons

Noun. Breasts. The term usually refers to large breasts.

melvin

Noun. When ones trousers become caught up between ones buttocks.

member

Noun. The penis. Assumed to be from the latin membrum virile.

merchant (banker)

Noun. A contemptible person. Rhyming slang, meaning 'wanker'.

messages

Noun. Groceries, usually heard in 'do the messages' (buy the groceries). [Glasgow use]

mess around

Vrb phrs. A euphemism for noncommittal sexual relations.

Michael

Noun. See 'take the michael'.

Mick

Noun. An Irishman. From the popular Irish name, Michael. Generally offensive.

Mickey Mouse

Adj. 1. Stupid looking, comical. E.g."I'm not wearing that in public! It's a Mickey Mouse hat."
2. Second rate, of poor quality, cheaply made.
Noun. A person from Liverpool. Rhyming slang on 'scouse'. Also Mickey Mouser rhyming on 'scouser'. Cf. 'scouse' and 'scouser'.

middle for diddle!

Exclam. An announcement at the beginning of a game of darts to determine who should throw first, the deciding factor being the nearest to the bullseye.

middle leg

Noun. The penis.

miffed

Adj. Annoyed, peeved. From the informal/colloquial verb miff.

milf

Noun. A sexually desirable and mature woman. An acronym of Mom I'd Like to Fuck. If not invented for the film American Pie, then certainly popularized by it. [Orig. U.S. 1990s]

milkers

Noun. Women's breasts.

mince pies

Noun. Eyes. Rhyming slang. Cf. 'mincers'. [Mid 1900s]

mincer

Noun. A homosexual male. From the S.E. mince, an affected manner of walking.

mincers

Noun. Eyes. From the Cockney rhyming slang 'mince pies'.

mind-blowing

Adj. Totally astonishing or confusing. The term is derived from the drug culture of the 1960s.

mindfuck

Noun. A situation or person who gives one an mentally overwhelming and disorientating experience.
Verb. To mentally confuse and overwhelm.

mind like a sewer

Phrs. A vulgar and sexually obsessed mind. E.g."Just ignore him, he's got a mind like a sewer and always."

mind !

Exclam. Watch out! Excuse me! An abb. of 'mind out'. [North/Midlands use]

mind out (!)

Verb./Exclam. Watch out! Excuse me! E.g."Will you mind out, I nearly ran you over in my car." [North/Midlands use]

ming

Verb. To smell or look unpleasant. E.g."Yearghh, that's disgusting! It mings in here! Which one of you has farted?"

minge

Noun. The female genitals. Derived from dialect, which ultimately may have its roots in the Romany, minj. [1900s]

mingebag

Noun. 1. A despicable person. Derog.
2. A miser. Derog.

minger

Noun. A physically undesirable, smelly, or ugly person. Pronounced with a hard G. E.g."It wasn't 'til we woke, the next morning, that I realised quite what a minger she was. I left pretty damn sharpish before she asked for my phone number."

mingin(g)

Adj. Rubbishy, unpleasant, smelly, dirty, undesirable. Usually heard pronounced as mingin'. [Orig Scottish]

mingy

Adj. Miserly, stingy. E.g."Don't be so mingy, share the chocolate with your sister."

mint

Adj. Excellent, wonderful.

minted

Adj. 1. Wealthy. E.g."Just because he's minted doesn't mean he's upper-class."
2. Excellent. [Northern use?]

minty

Adj. Scruffy, dirty.

misery-guts

Noun. A killjoy. Derog.

(the) missus

Noun. The wife or girlfriend.

mitch

Verb. To play truant. Also mitch off. E.g."I'm not mitching off with my exams due next week." (Irish/ South West use?)

mither

Verb. To fuss, bother, pester. Also occasionally spelt moither. [North West/Midlands use]
Noun. A complaining or persistently bothering person.

mits

Noun. The hands. E.g."Get your mits off my sandwich you thieving swine."

m'laddo

Phrs. A condescending form of address to a young male. From my lad.

mo

Noun. Abb. of moment. E.g."Just a mo, wait there and I'll be with you in one minute."

moaning Minnie

Noun. A person who persistently grumbles. Derog.

mob-handed

Adv. In large numbers, en masse, with respect to people. E.g."We went down there mob-handed and made sure they understood that it wasnt worth starting a fight." {Informal}

moby

Noun. A mobile phone.

mod cons

Noun. Abb. of modern conveniences. Also all mod cons. E.g."The house was large and well kept, but it lacked mod cons such as a flushing toilet." {Informal}

mofo

Noun. A contemptible person. Abb. of 'motherfucker'. [Orig. U.S.]

moggie

Noun. 1. A cat. Also spelt moggy.
2. A mouse. [W. Lancs use]
3. A Morris Minor (car).

moneybags

Noun. Someone who freely displays their current wealthy status. {Informal}.

money for old rope

Phrs. Easily attained profit or reward. {Informal}

mong

Noun. Imbecile, idiot. Offensive expression alluding to someone with Down Syndrome, being Mongoloid.
Verb. To reach a drugged state where physical activity is minimal and mental faculties are incapacitated. Used frequently within the 'ecstasy' fuelled 'house' scene. Obvious relationship to the derogatory version of the noun 'mong'. [1990s]

mong-out

Verb. Meaning the same as 'mong' (verb). E.g."Those pills were very strong, we only had one each but all monged out."

moniker

Noun. A name. E.g."What's your moniker"

monkey

Noun. £500. Occasionally and confusingly also £50.

monkeyhanger

Noun. A person from Hartlepool, in the North East.

monkeytown

Noun. Nickname for the town of Heywood, Lancashire. Derog.

monk on

Noun. A bad mood, a temper. (Yorkshire/Nottinghamshire/NE Midlands use)

moo

Noun. An objectionable woman. Derogatory but also jocular. Essentially the same as 'cow' but using the children's onomatopaeic name for a cow. See 'silly moo.'

mooch

Noun. 1. To idle away time, to loaf around.
2. To amble along, to casually walk.

moody

Adj. Suspicious, not genuine. E.g."Don't buy any watches of that crook, they're well moody." [London use]

moo juice

Noun. Milk. From moo meaning cow.

moolah

Noun. Money. [Orig. U.S. 1940s]

moon

Verb. To reveal one's naked buttocks, usually as an insult or bawdy jest. Presumably from the similarly rounded and usually pale appearence of the bottom.

moonraker

Noun. A person from the town of Middleton, Manchester. Derog.

moose

Noun. A physically unattractive person. Used frequently from 1990s.

mopper-upper

Noun. A person or thing with the job or task of mopping up.

moreish

Adj. Appetizing and tasty when applied to foods, but generally inducing a desire for more. E.g."Hmmmm, this bakewell tart is very moreish."

moresome

Noun. Group sex, usually implying the number of participants being greater than 3 (threesome). [Orig. U.S.]

more something than soft mick

Phrs. Having excess of something. E.g."Ever since she won the lottery, Jayne's got more money than soft mick."

mornge

Noun. A whingey, feeble person. Derog. [Lancs/Yorks use]

morngy

Adj. Moany, whingey, feeble. Also morngie and mawngy. [Lancs/Yorks use]

morning after the night before

Noun. The state of being in a hangover after the previous night's over-indulgence in drink.

morning glory

Noun. A erection of the penis on awaking from a night's sleep.

morph

Verb. To change shape or form, from the word metamorphosis. Popularized with the proliferation of digital film effects in horror/sci-fi films of the early 1990s, films such as Terminator 2.

mortalled

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. [Scottish/Northern use?]

mosey

Noun. A look around. E.g."I'm just going to have a mosey around the shops."

moshpit

Noun. An area immediately infront of the stage at gigs where 'moshing' occurs. [Orig. U.S.]

moshing

Adj. A very physical style of dancing enjoyed by 'grunge' and 'thrash metal' devotees. Cf. 'slam dancing'. [U.S.]

mosquito bites

Noun. Small breasts. Derog.

motherfucker

Noun. A contemptible person. Occasionally shortened to mother. [Orig. U.S.]

motoring

Noun. Proceeding quickly. E.g."Now we have some up to date machinery we are motoring through the work schedule."

mott

Noun. Vagina.

mouse

Noun. A female's sanitary tampon. From the vague physical similarities, i.e. having a body, tail, and from being white.

mouth off

Verb. To talk loudly and without thought.

mozzy

Noun. Mosquito. Also mozzie.

muck about / around

Verb. 1. To mess around, or fool about. {Informal}
2. To idle away time.

muck (someone) about / around

Verb. To disrupt someone's plans by one's inconsiderate actions. {Informal}

mucker

Noun. Friend. E.g."Alright my old mucker." [1940s]

muck in

Verb. To join in and assist in an activity or task. {Informal}

muck (something) up

Verb. To ruin something, to mess up. E.g."You really mucked that up didn't you?"

muck-up

Noun. A bungled event. E.g." That social around at Bill's last week was a right muck-up."

mucky

Adj. Rude.

mucky pup

Noun. A dirty person, affectionate use and often applied to a child. E.g."Look at the state of your clothes, you mucky pup! You've been rolling around in the dirt with Billy again, haven't you?"

muff

Noun. The female genitals. The innuendo being inclusive of pubic hair. [1600s]
Verb. To spoil or fail. E.g."She muffed her chances of winning the race when she stumbled at the last hurdle."

muff-dive

Verb. To perform cunnilingus.

muff diver

Noun. 1. A person who indulges in cunnilingus
2. A lesbian.

muffin

Noun. An idiot, fool. E.g."She made me look like a right muffin telling her friends about my yellow polkadot underwear."

mug

Noun. 1. A stupid or gullible person.
2. The face. E.g."Get your ugly mug out of my house, now!"
3. The mouth.

muggins

Noun. A fool, someone easily outwitted, usually said with regard to oneself. E.g."That's right, leave it to muggins here, as usual I'll do the washing up." {Informal}

mugs away!

Exclam. Losers to start! An announcement to prompt the beginning of a new game in which the losers of the last are given the chance to start. Originally a phrase from the game of darts.

mug's game

Noun. A foolish activity. E.g."You won't get away with stealing cars for long, it's a mug's game." {Informal}

mug-shot

Noun. A photographic portrait. Often with regard to a police photo of a criminal or suspect.

mug up

Verb. To revise, learn. E.g."I've been staying in at the weekends, mugging up for my exams." {Informal} [Mid 1800s]

mullered

Adj. 1. Drunk, intoxicated by alcohol.
2. Physically beaten up.
3. Beaten, in competition. E.g."We got mullered in the football final."

mullet

Noun. A style of haircut, shorter at the top and considerably longer at the sides and back.

munch

Noun. Food, a snack. E.g."Can we stop at the next cafe and get a munch?" [South-east use]

munchies

Noun. 1. The urgent hunger experienced after having smoked cannabis or marijuana.
2. Food, usually for snacking.

munted

Adj. 1. Ruined.
2. Very drunk or intoxicated with drugs.

munter

Noun. An ugly person, usually applied to women. Also spelt munta.

muppet

Noun. An idiot, an objectionable person.

murder

Verb. Eager to consume. E.g."I'm so thirsty I could murder a cup of tea."

muscle

Noun. A collective term for sizeable and strong people, gathered to utilize their strengths.

muscle Mary

Noun. A muscular, homosexual male.

mush

Noun. 1. The mouth. E.g."Shut your mush you noisy git!"
2. A term of address, usually used to attract the attention of a stranger. Derived from the Romany for man.

mushies

Noun. Abb. of mushrooms.

muso

Noun. A musician or person particularly interested in music.

mutant

Noun. A foolish or objectionable person.

mutt 'n' jeff

Adj. Deaf. Cockney rhyming slang on the cartoon characters created by Bud Fischer and popular after the Second World War. Cf. 'mutton'.

mutton

Adj. Deaf. Abbreviated form of the rhyming slang 'mutt'n'jeff'.

mutton dagger

Noun. A penis.

mutton dressed as lamb

Noun. A woman who dresses in fashions usually associated with younger females. Derog.

mutt's nuts

Noun. The best, most excellent. Cf. 'dog's bollocks'.

my arse!

Exclam. An exclamation of denial or disagreement. Alternatively phrased as 'my ass!'. E.g."Poor my arse! He earns at least thirty thousand a year."

my left foot!

Exclam. A dismissive exclamation of denial or rejection.

N

nab

Verb. 1. To steal.
2. To arrest. E.g."Charlie's been nabbed with his hand in the till again."

nab off (with something)

Verb. To steal or take (something). E.g."I'm not inviting Kath round here again, she's nabbed off with my lighter."

nackered

Adj. See 'knackered'.

nadgers

Noun. Testicles.

nads

Noun. Testicles. Derived from gonads.

naff

Adj. 1. Rubbishy, useless, of poor quality. [1960s]
2. Unfashionable. [1960s]

naffed off

Adj. Annoyed, depressed.

naffing

Adv./Adj. Used as an intensive, such as 'fucking'. E.g."That naffing couple nextdoor were argueing again last night."

naff off (!)

Exclam. Get lost! Leave me alone! A euphemism for 'fuck off!'. [1950s]
Verb. Go away. E.g."Will you naff off and leave me to get on with my work." [1950s]

nail

Verb. 1. To have sexual intercourse with. E.g."Did you nail that girl you were all over in the club last night?"
2. To seduce.

nan

Noun. Grandmother. {Informal}

nana

Noun. 1. Abb. of banana.
2. A fool or idiot. Jocular usage.

nancy

Noun. 1. An effeminate male. Derog.
2. A homosexual. Derog.
Adj. Effeminate, weak.

nancy-boy

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.

nang

Adj. Excellent, great. [London use]

nark

Noun. 1. An informer, particularly a police informer. From the Romany nak, meaning nose, in the sense of sniffing out information.
2. A bad mood.

narked

Adj. Annoyed, ill tempered.

narky

Adj. Annoyed, moody.

(a) nasty piece of work

Noun. An unpleasant and devious person. Derog. E.g."Don't lend that Nick Cotton any money, he's a nasty piece of work, and you'll never get it back."

natty

Adj. Smartly and stylishly dressed.

naughty bits

Noun. A coy euphemism for the genitals.

nause

Noun. An annoying or irritating, person or thing.

nause (something) up

Verb. Mess up, ruin. E.g."The game was going well until Roger naused it up and gave them a penalty - we lost 2-1."

neat

Adj. A general term of approval, such as excellent, 'cool'. [Orig. U.S.]

neb

Noun. Nose. [Scottish/North-east use]

nebby

Adj. Nosey (or nosy). From 'neb'. [North-east/Scottish use?]

neck

Verb. 1. To kiss passionately. {Informal}.
2. To swallow (something), imbibe, drink. E.g."Oh Jesus! I'm well hungover; I necked nine pints last night."

ned

Noun. A person of low morality and intelligence, whose poverty often leads them into crime. Derog. [Orig. Scottish]

needle

Verb. To make jibes at, irritate. {Informal}.

needle dick

Noun. 1. A small penis.
2. A man with a small penis. Derog.

nellie

Noun. 1. An effeminate or homosexual male. Derog.
2. A feeble, soft person. Derog.
* Also spelt nelly.

Nelson (Mandela)

Noun. A drink of Stella, a lager produced by Stella Artois. Rhyming slang.

nerd

Noun. 1. An imbecile, contemptible person. Derog. [U.S. 1950s.]
2. An intelligent, obsessive and often socially inept person. The expression is often associated with technically minded computer users. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]

nerdy

Adj. In the manner of a 'nerd', see above.

nesh

Adj. 1. Over-sensitive to cold, when applied to a person. E.g."I suppose you want me to turn the fire on, being so nesh."
2. Cold, with respect to the weather. E.g."Put your coat on Billy, it's nesh outside."
3. Being easily scared, overly timid, feeble.

net-head

Noun. A person obsessed with using the internet. [Orig. U.S. 1990s]

nethers

Noun. A euphemism for the genitals. An abbreviation of nether regions - underworld. E.g."If I hadn't stepped back at the last moment he would have kicked me in the nethers."

nettie

Noun. A toilet. [Newcastle/North-East use]

Newtons

Noun. Teeth. Manchester rhyming slang derived from Newton Heath, a district in Manchester. Cf. 'Hampsteads'.

nice one!

Exclam. A general expression of approval.

nick

Verb. 1. To arrest. E.g."Right Mr Hall, please step out of the car, you're nicked for speeding."
2. To steal.
3. To take, have. E.g."Can I nick a cigarette until later? I'll buy a packet when I get my wages."
Noun. A police station.
Adj. Quality. Usually heard in the expressions, good nick or bad nick. E.g. "For that much money, you'd expect it to be in good nick."

nicker

Noun. One pound sterling. Also spelt 'knicker'. {Informal}

niff

Noun. A bad smell. {Informal}

nifty

Adj. 1. Stylish. E.g."The car's looking loads more nifty with that rear spoiler and go-faster stripe." {Informal}
2. Quick and agile. {Informal}.

nigga

Noun. A Black person. [Black use. Orig. U.S. 1980s]

niggly

Adj. Peevish, bad tempered.

ninny

Noun. A foolish person. {Informal}

nip

Verb. To go quickly, often with the implication of returning soon.
Noun. Abb. of nipple.

Nip

Noun. A person from Japan. Taken from Nipponese = Japanese. Offens.

nipper

Noun. A child or young adolescent. {Informal}

nish

Pron./Adv. Nothing.

nit

Noun. A stupid person. Derog.

nithered

Adj. Feeling very cold, frozen. [North-East and N. Yorkshire use.]

nix

Adj./Adv. No, not, none.

nob

Noun. 1. A penis.
2. An idiot, an objectionable person.
3. A person of wealth and high social standing, a member of the upper-classes.
Verb. To have sexual intercourse.
* Also, and more commonly spelt 'knob'.

nobbing

Noun. An act of sexual intercourse. Also 'knobbing'.

nobble

Verb. To tamper with, to damage. E.g."We were nobbled before the race began and came last."

nobhead

Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. Less common spelling of 'knobhead'.

nob jockey

Noun. A homosexual male. Also 'knob jockey'. Derog. Cf. 'sausage jockey'

no cop

Phrs. Not good, of no value. See 'cop' (adj). Cf. 'any cop'.

nodder

Noun. A condom. [North-West/Merseyside use]

nod off

Verb. To fall asleep.

noggin

Noun. The head. E.g." Use your noggin, and think next time."

no great shakes

Phrs. Not very good.

no joy !

Exclam. expressing failure, or dissatisfaction. E.g."So how was your driving exam?" "No joy!" {Informal}

no kidding ?/!

Exclam. 1. Is that the truth?
2. That's the absolute truth!

no mark

Noun. A nonentity, a person of no worth. [Liverpool use]

nonce

Noun. 1. A sexual deviant, having been convicted of a sex crime against children.
2. An objectionable or contemptible person, by extension of the definition in noun 1.

noodle

Noun. 1. The head. E.g."For God's sake, use your noodle next time."
2. An idiot or imbecile. Derog.

no oil painting

Phrs. Of a person, not attractive.

nookie

Noun. Sexual intercourse or it can simply be sexual activity in general. Considered fairly inoffensive. Also spelt nooky.

no probs!

Exclam. No problem! That was no trouble at all!

norks

Noun. Female breasts. (Orig. Aust?)

Norman (no mates)

Noun. A socially inept person, and consequently one without friends. Derog. Cf. 'Billy no mates'.

north

Noun. Mouth. Rhyming slang on North and South.

northern monkey

Noun. A person from the North. Vaguely, anywhere north of Birmingham. Derog.

nose-bag

Noun. Food or a meal. Derived from the method of feeding working horses via a bag of hay strung from its head and neck.

nose blow

Noun. A handerkerchief or tissue for the purposes of wiping one's nose.

nose candy

Noun. Cocaine. [Orig. U.S.]

nose-rag

Noun. A handerkerchief.

nose wipe

Noun. A handerkerchief or tissue for the purposes of wiping one's nose.

nosey parker

Noun. An overly inquisitive person. {Informal}.

nosh

Noun. Food. [Orig. German/Yiddish. 1900s]
Verb. 1. To eat.
2. To fellate. See 'nosh-off'.

noshery

Noun. An eating establishment, cafe, restaurant or snack bar.

no shit, Sherlock!

Exclam. Exclamation of surprise, usually ironic or sarcastic. [Orig. U.S.]

nosh off

Verb. To fellate. Derived from 'nosh' (verb) meaning to eat. E.g."She always noshed me off before I went to work; it helped me stick with that job for more than 5 years." [1990s]

nosh-up

Noun. A good meal or feast.

not a dicky bird

Phrs. Absolutely nothing.

not all there

Phrs. A euphemism for a little insane or eccentric. Derog.

not a sausage

Phrs. Absolutely nothing. Derived from the Cockney rhyming slang sausage and mash, meaning cash, thus originally 'not having a sausage' indicated having no money.

not backward at coming forward

Phrs. Coming straight to the point, brash.

not batting on a full wicket

Phrs. Eccentric, insane, odd.

not cricket

Phrs. Unacceptable or unfair behaviour. {Informal}

not give a flying fuck

Vrb phrs. To not care one little bit. E.g."I don't give a flying fuck if your mother says we should save our money, we're going on holiday and we're going to enjoy ourselves! We'll worry about the bills later."

not give a fuck

Vrb phrs. To not care at all, the absolute nonchalance. The 'fuck' can be replaced with any number of expletives, such as 'shit', or as below with 'monkey' or 'toss'.

not give a kipper's dick

Vrb phrs. To not be bothered, an expression of indifference. E.g."I couldn't give a kipper's dick who you marry, as long as I get an invite to the wedding." [Orig W. Midlands use?]

not give a monkey's

Vrb phrs. To not care at all, an expression of indifference. E.g."I don't give a monkeys if I lose my job, it's the most boring one I ever had."

not give a stuff

Vrb phrs. Not care one little bit, usually expressing complete indifference. E.g."I don't give a stuff if you come with us or not, I wont be talking to you!"

not give a toss

Vrb phrs. To not care at all.

not half!

Exclam. Certainly! absolutely! definitely!

not have the foggiest

Vrb phrs. To have no idea. A contraction of not have the foggiest notion. E.g."I haven't the foggiest idea where she's going drinking tonight, what am I, her social secretary?" {Informal}

nothing to write home about

Phrs. Unexciting, very average.

not know one's arse from one's elbow

Vrb phrs. To be ignorant, naive or plain stupid.

not much cop

Phrs. Not good, poor quality, worthless. E.g."We went to see that new Brad Pitt movie, but it wasn't much cop."

not one's cup of tea

Phrs. Not really to one's taste.

not on your Nellie!

Exclam. No way! Not on your life! A shortening of the rhyming slang not on your nellie duff, where nellie duff rhymes on puff which refers to life, hence not on your life. [1940s]

not the brightest crayon in the box

Phrs. Not clever, of low intelligence.

not worth a toss

Phrs. Absolutely worthless.

nous

Noun. Common-sense. E.g."If she had any nous, she wouldn't have stayed out until 5am getting drunk knowing she had a driving test at 10.30am." {Informal}

no way!

Exclam. 1. Absolutely not! A strong denial.
2. You must be joking!

no way José!

Exclam. 1. Exclamation of surprise.
2. Not a chance! Never!

nowt

Noun. Nothing. E.g."There's nowt wrong with it, it works fine, honest!" [Orig. Scottish/Northern dialect] {Informal}

now then!

Exclam. A form of greeting. [North-east/Cumbrian use]

nowty

Adj. Moody, angry.

nuclear sub

Noun. A pub (public house), a bar. Rhyming slang.

nuddy

Adj. Naked. See 'in the nuddy'.

nuff

Adv./Adj. Abb. and mispelling of enough. [Orig. Black W.I.]

nuff said

Phrs. There is no need to say anymore, it is understood. An abbreviated form of enough said.

nugget

Noun. 1. A one pound coin (one pound sterling).
2. An idiot, fool.

nuke

Verb. 1. To cook something on a very high heat and quickly.
2. To burn something during cooking.

number

Noun. A cannabis or marijuana cigarette. [Orig. U.S.]

number two(s)

Noun. A euphemism for an act of defecation.

numbnuts

Noun. An idiot. Derogatory but often jocular. [Orig. U.S.]

numero uno

Noun. 1. The best.
2. The top person, the most important person, the boss.

numpty

Noun. A fool, idiot. Also spelt numbty and numptie. [Orig. Scottish]

nut

Verb. To headbutt.
Noun. An insane or eccentric person. Derog.

nutcase

Noun. A lunatic, an eccentric.

nutjob

Noun. An idiot, crazy person.

nutmeg

Noun. A skilful move in football (soccer) where a player with the ball gets past an opponent by kicking it between their legs.
Verb. To complete the action of the noun, nutmeg, above.

nuts (!)

Noun. The testicles.
Adj. 1. Mad, insane.
2. Enthusiastic, obsessed. E.g."Buys her flowers every week, makes all her meals, he's nuts about her,."
Exclam. An exclamation of defiance or annoyance.

nutter

Noun. Lunatic, idiot.

nutty

Adj. Mad, eccentric or a little crazy.

O

oats

Noun. 1. Sperm, with regard to being seeds. Used in phrases such as sow one's oats, which essentially alludes to procreation but at its most basic to having to sexual intercourse.
2. Sex. The informal phrase get ones oats meaning to have sex. E.g."You look happy! Did you get your oats last night?"

odd-fish

Noun. An eccentric or unusual person.

odds

Noun. Loose change. Probably short for odds and sods. [Merseyside use]

odds and sods

Noun. Bits and pieces, miscellaneous items.

offer someone out

Vrb phrs. To challenge someone to a fight.

off it

Phrs. See 'off one's head'.

off one's box

Phrs. 1. Intoxicated. The off can be substituted with out of.
2. Out of one's mind, crazy.

off one's chump

Phrs. 1. Intoxicated
2. Out of one's mind. See 'chump'.

off one's face

Phrs. Very intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. The off can be substituted with out of.

off one's head

Phrs. 1. Insane, mad.
2. To be extremely intoxicated by drink or drugs.

off one's rocker

Phrs. Insane, crazy.

off one's tits

Phrs. Very drunk or intoxicated with drugs.

off one's tree

Phrs. See 'off one's head'. The off may be substituted with out of.

off one's trolley

Phrs. 1. Crazy, insane. Late 1800s. [Orig. U.S.]
2. Very intoxicated.

offy

Noun. An off licence. Also spelt offie.

oggin

Noun. 1. Sea. [Navy use]
2. Water. [Navy use]

Oh my giddy aunt!

Exclam. A mild exclamation of surprise.

...oholic

Suffix. A suffix added to emphasise the nature of a person with regard to one of their obsessive or compulsive qualities, taken from the commonly used alcoholic. Terms such as chocoholic and sexoholic are frequently heard. E.g."It's pointless calling for Jim before midday, he's a sleepoholic."

oik

Noun. An unsophisticated, uncultured and objectionable person. Derog.

oil painting

Noun. An attractive thing. Usually in the negative as 'no oil painting'. See 'no oil painting'.

oily

Noun. A cigarette. From the rhyming slang 'oily rag', meaning 'fag'.

oi oi savaloy !

Exclam. A greeting or attention seeking exclamation. Cockney? [London use?]

o.j.

Noun. Abb. of orange juice. [Orig. U.S.]

old bag

Noun. An disagreeable, elderly woman. Derog.

old banger

Noun. A delapidated old car.

old bean

Noun. A form of address. E.g."Hello old bean, how are you today?"

(the) old bill

Noun. The police. Often shortened to 'the bill'. [1950s]

old boiler

Noun. 1. An unnattractive woman. Derog.
2. Wife. Derog.

old boot

Noun. An objectionable, aging, unattractive woman. See 'boot'. Derog.

old chap

Noun. Affectionate term for one's penis. Cf 'old fellow', 'old man', 'lad'.

old cock

Noun. Affectionate term of address for a man. Also old cocker.

old fart

Noun. An elderly, old fashioned and tedious person. Derog. See 'fart'.

old fellow

Noun. Affectionate term for one's penis. Cf 'old chap', 'old man', 'lad'.

old fruit

Noun. A term of address.

old hat

Adj. Old fashioned.

old lady

Noun. Mother, girlfriend or wife.

old man

Noun. 1. Father, boyfriend or husband.
2. Affectionate term for one's penis. Cf 'old chap', 'old fellow', 'lad'.

Oliver (Twist)

Noun. Fist. Rhyming slang. E.g."Put up your Olivers and let's sort this once and for all."
Adj. Drunk. Rhyming slang for 'pissed'. See 'pissed'.

on

Adj. Euphemism for the menstrual cycle. E.g."No! I don't want sex tonight, I'm on. OK?"

on a mission

Phrs. Seeking a good time.

on a promise

Phrs. To have been promised sexual intercourse by someone, usually one's partner.

once-over

Noun. An inspection, a quick look over something or someone. E.g. "I was giving it the once over when the phone rang."

one-eyed trouser-snake

Noun. The penis. Often shortened to 'trouser snake'.

one for the road

Noun. A final alcoholic drink before setting off on one's journey.

one-night stand

Noun. A brief sexual fling.

one-off

Adj. Occurring only once. E.g."This is a one-off model, a concept car made by the same team who designed the Lotus Elite."
Noun. A singular occurrence of an activity, or production of a thing. E.g."This party is a one-off, as we can't afford to have another one this year."

one over the eight

Phrs. Drunk, intoxicated by alcohol. E.g."Can someone get a taxi for Alex, he's had one over the eight and needs to go home now."

one sandwich short of a picnic

Phrs. Eccentric, insane, odd. Also as two sandwiches short of a picnic.

...one's tits off

Phrs. An addition to certain verbs to add emphasis. E.g."I laughed my tits off when I saw his new haircut."

on one

Phrs. Acting in a slightly crazed way. E.g."I'm going home. Andy's on one and he's annoying me."

on one's Jack

Phrs. Alone. Rhyming slang from Jack Jones. See 'Jack (Jones)'.

on one's tod

Phrs. Alone. Rhyming slang from Tod Sloan, the name of an American jockey.

on the batter

Phrs. Drinking alcohol, or having a drinking session. [Orig. Irish?]

on the blink

Phrs. Of machinery, or technology, not working efficiently or temporarily out of order.

on the blob

Phrs. Menstruating.

on the burroo

Phrs. Unemployed, or claiming unemployment benefit. [Scottish use]

on the cadge

Phrs. Begging. {Informal}

on the dole

Phrs. Receiving social security benefits. {Informal}

on the drip

Phrs. Paying by installments, on hire purchase. Cf. 'on the never never'.

on the fiddle

Phrs. In the process of cheating, or defrauding. See 'fiddle'.

on the game

Phrs. Working as a prostitute. [Mid 1900s]

on the hoy

Phrs. Out getting drunk with friends. [North-east use]

on the job

Phrs. Having sexual intercourse.

on the lash

Phrs. Out getting drunk. E.g."We're on the lash tonight lads, so bring plenty of cash."

on the never never

Phrs. Paying by installments, on hire purchase. Cf. 'on the drip'.

on the piss

Phrs. Making an event out of getting drunk. E.g."He's got a hangover after going out on the piss last night."

on the pull

Phrs. Seeking a partner for sexual intimacies. E.g." We're off on the pull tonight, so have a bath and wear your best suit."

on the Q.T.

Phrs. On the quiet, secretly.

on the rag

Phrs. Menstruating.

on the razz / razzle

Phrs. Indulging in alcohol, partying, generally having a good time. A shortening of on the razzle-dazzle. E.g."I'm buying a new shirt; we're off out on the razzle tonight."

on the rob

Phrs. The act of thieving. E.g."You don't want to employ him! He's just like his older brother, always on the rob."

on the scrounge

Phrs. Seeking to obtain something at the expense of or through the generosity of others. E.g."Keep out of the way of Steve, he's on the scrounge for some cash." {Informal}

on the tap

Phrs. Meaning the same as 'on the pull'. See also 'tap off'.

on the wagon

Phrs. Teetotal, abstaining from alcohol.

on your bike!

Exclam. Go away!

oojah

Noun. A 'what's its name ?', a thing whose name has been forgotten. Often extended with other humorous additions, e.g. "An oojah ma bob", or "An oojah ma thingy."

oose

Noun. Fluff. [Scottish use]

order of the boot

Noun. Dismissal. E.g."I can't afford to go out tonight, my boss gave me the order of the boot yesterday."

oscar

Adv. Later. Rhyming slang on Oscar Slater. [Glasgow use]

O.T.T.

Phrs. Abb. of Over The Top, meaning excessive, beyond that which is acceptable.

our kid

Noun. One's younger brother or sister. {Informal}

out

Adj. Openly living as a homosexual. See 'closet.'
Verb. To declare publicly the homosexuality of someone. Very popular direct-action of the 'Gay' community in the 1990s, in an attempt to bring a higher profile to homosexuality.

out of it

Phrs. Very intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.

out of one's head

Phrs. See 'off one's head'.

out of one's box /tree

Phrs. See 'off of one's box'.

out of order

Adj. Of a person or their behaviour, unfair, unacceptable, or wrong. E.g."Did you see that girl screaming at her mum in the church? She was well out of order."

out of puff

Phrs. Out of breath. {Informal}

out on one's arse

Phrs. Thrown out, discarded without further consideration. E.g."Any more noise during the ballet performance and you'll all be out on your arse."

out on the town

Phrs. An evening indulging in the nightlife of a town or city. {Informal}

outtie

Noun. A navel, belly button, that protrudes. Cf. 'innie'.

out to lunch

Phrs. A euphemism for insane, or crazy. {Informal}

over my dead body!

Exclam. There is no way that I will let that happen! An emphatic rejection.

over the shoulder boulder holder

Noun. A brassiere, bra. Jocular usage. Cf. 'boulder holder'.

over the top

Phrs. Extremely exaggerated, outrageous, beyond a joke. Cf. O.T.T. {Informal}

owt

Pron. Anything. E.g."Is there owt on TV worth watching?" [Northern dialect]

oxo (cube)

Noun. The London underground transport system. Rhyming slang on the underground's common name, the Tube. [London use]

oxygen thief

Noun. An elderly person. Derog.

P

packed out

Adj. Very crowded. E.g."The bar was so packed out, it took us 30 minutes to get served." {Informal}

packet

Noun. 1. The male genitals.
2. A sizeable amount of money. E.g."I earnt a packet working overtime last weekend."

pack up

Verb. To break down. Usually said of a machine, however may on occasion be applied to ones bodyparts, such as, "my back's packed up." {Informal}
Noun. A snack, a packed lunch. [Hull/E.Yorkshire use]

paddy

Noun. A rage, a tantrum or an upset. E.g "O.K., calm down, don't get in a paddy." {Informal}

Paddy

Noun. An Irish person. Derived from the popular and pet-form of the Irish name Padraig (Patrick). Often used offensively. {Informal}

paedo

Noun. Abb. of paedophile.

pagga

Noun. A fight. Also pagger. [Scottish/N.E. use]
Verb. To beat up, fight. [Scottish/N.E. use?]

pain in the arse

Noun. Something or someone who is troublesome or tedious.

pair

Noun. A euphemism for a woman's breasts.

paki

Noun. 1. A Pakistani, but also used as a general and particularly offensive term for any person/immigrant from the Indian sub-continent, such as Pakistan, India, Bengal, Sri Lanka etc. Offens.
2. A shop or delicatessen run by asians. Offens.

paki-bashing

Noun. Racially motivated violence against the Asian community. See 'paki'.

pal

Noun. 1. A friend. {Informal}.
2. A term of address, not always friendly despite its original meaning as noun 1.

palatic

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated with alcohol. Also spelt pallatic and parlatic. Possibly a corruption of 'paralytic'. [N. England/Ireland use]

palaver

Noun. A tedious fuss or discussion. E.g."What's all this palaver about you and my mum having an argument?" {Informal}

pally

Adj. Friendly. {Informal}.

pan

Noun. The toilet (the room and the bowl itself). E.g."I'll get her to ring you back, she's just in the pan."

panda (car)

Noun. A policecar. Taken from when policecars were black and white. {Informal}.

pan handle

Noun. An erect penis. From the resemblance between the two.

pan someone's head in

Vrb phrs. To thoroughly beat someone up. E.g. "I warned him he'd get his head panned in if he didn't stop messing with that nutter."

pansy

Noun. 1. An effeminate, feeble, weak-willed male.
2. A homosexual male. Derog.

pants (!)

Noun/Adj. Nonsense, rubbish, bad. From the standard British English of pants, meaning underwear; also a variation on 'knickers'. E.g."The first half was pants but I stayed until the end and it was actually a great film." [1990s]
Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance or frustration. From the noun, (above).

pap

Noun. 1. Nonsense, rubbish.
2. Faeces.
Verb. To defecate. E.g."He was so scared he papped his pants."

paps

Noun. Women's breasts.

papers

Noun. Cigarette papers.

para

Adj. Paranoid.

paraffin

Noun. A tramp, vagrant. Rhyming slang on paraffin lamp.

paralytic

Adj. Extremely drunk.

park one's arse

Vrb phrs. To sit down. E.g."Park your arse there a moment whilst I find my keys."

parky

Adj. Cold, with regard to the weather. {Informal}

parp

Noun. 1. To break wind, to fart.
2. Nonsense, rubbish.

party-pooper

Noun. Someone who is miserable and a spoilsport, consequently putting a damper on the pleasures of others. [Orig. U.S. 1950s]

pash

Noun. An infatuation.
Verb. Be sexually passionate, to kiss passionately. Abb. of passion. E.g."I found her having a pash in the back garden with the nextdoor neighbour."

passion killers

Noun. Very unattractive underwear and unlikely to encourage sexual advances; infact so unappealing they would halt any such advances.

paste

Verb. To beat up.

pasting

Noun. A beating. E.g. "He gave me a right pasting when he realised it was me that spread that rumour."

Paul Weller

Noun. Stella Artois, a popular brand of lager. Rhyming slang on Stella. Paul Weller, musician. [1990s]

pavement pizza

Noun. Vomit, when lying on the street.

P.C.

Adj. Abb. of politically correct. [1990s]

p.d.q./ PDQ

Adj. Very quickly, immediately. Abb of Pretty Damned Quick. E.g."You best tidy up that mess p.d.q. before your mother gets home." {Informal}

peahead

Noun. A person with a comparatively small head. Also pea head. Derog.

peanut smuggler

Noun. A woman with erect nipples, evident through her clothing. See 'peanut smuggling'.

peanut smuggling

Noun. Of a woman, having prominently erect nipples, visible through her clothing. Cf. 'smuggling peanuts'.

pearl harbour

Adj. Cold weather. A pun on 'there being a nasty nip in the air'... from nip(py) (cold) and nip (Japanese). E.g."Put on your scarf and hat, it's pearl harbour out there." [1990s]

pearl necklace

Noun. Ejaculated semen that has landed around the vicinity of the neck and upper chest, imitative of a pearl necklace.

pear-shaped

Adj. Out of shape, unorganised, wrong. Heard in the expression go pear-shaped. E.g."All our plans went pear-shaped after our funds were cut by the finance department."

peasouper

Noun. A very thick fog. {Informal}

pecker

Noun. The penis. [Orig. U.S.]

peckish

Adj. Hungry. E.g."What time is dinner? I'm feeling a little peckish." {Informal}

pee

Verb. To urinate. {Informal}.
Noun. 1. Urine.
2. An act of urination.

pee it down

Vrb phrs. To rain heavily.

peelie-wally

Adj. Pale looking, sickly. [Scottish use]

peeps

Noun. 1. Sleep.
2. People.

peg-it

Verb. 1. To run, usually implying a sense or urgency, such as hurriedly.
2. To die. [Northern/Scottish use]

pen and ink

Noun. A stink, a bad smell. Cockney rhyming slang.

pencil pusher

Noun. A person who works at a desk and whose job involves a large amount of paper-work or administration, such as a clerk. Derog.

(the) penny dropped

Noun. Used to signify that a person finally understands something. E.g."Thank God for that! The penny's finally dropped and we can all go home now." {Informal}

percy

Noun. A pet name for the penis.

perishing

Adj. 1. Used as an intensifier. E.g."That perishing dog was barking all night".
2. Very cold. {Informal}. E.g."You should put your hat and scarf on, it's perishing outside."

perve

Noun. Abb. of pervert.
Verb. To look lustfully or lecherously at someone or something. E.g."He shouldn't be allowed to work at the swimming pool, he's always perving over the ladies."

pervy

Adj. Perverted.

pet

Noun. A term of endearment. {Informal}

petal

Noun. An affectionate term of address.

Pete Tong

Adj. Wrong. Rhyming slang. Pete Tong is a well known and respected U.K. radio and club D.J.

phat

Adj. 1. Excellent, pleasing, desirable.
2. Fashionable.
3. Musically, describing a full, deep and bassy sound originating from hip hop. Similarly, describing the fashion quality of hip hop.

phiz

Noun. Face. From from physiognomy. Also spelt 'viz'. Cf. 'phizog'. {Informal}

phizog

Noun. Face. Derived from physiognomy. Includes a number of variations in spelling phizzog, vissog, fizzog, physog, and phyzog.

phwoah

Exclam. Used to express sexual desire at the sight of an attractive person. Imitative of the sound expressed in such a circumstance. Also spelt phwoar and phwoargh. [1990s]

pickled

Adj. Drunk.

piddle

Verb. To urinate. Cf. 'riddle' and 'widdle'. {Informal}
Noun. 1. Urine.
2. An act of urination.

piddle about

Verb. To mess around, waste time.

piddle it down

Verb. To rain.

piddling

Adj. Trivial, insignificant, small. E.g."I'm starving. You should have seen the piddling amount we had for dinner." {Informal}.

piddly

Adj. Small, trivial, insignificant.

piece

Noun. 1. A euphemism for a gun. [Orig. U.S. 1950s]
2. A female seen as a sexual object. A shortening of 'piece of skirt'. Offens.
3. A sandwich. [Scottish use]

piece of cake

Noun. Something very easy. E.g."I got full marks in that quiz. It was a piece of cake."

piece of piss

Noun. A thing that is very easy. E.g."If you think giving up smoking is a piece of piss, then you've never been a proper smoker." Cf. 'piss easy'.

piece of shit

Noun. A contemptible person.

piece of skirt

Noun. A female seen as a sexual object. Offens.

pie-eater

Noun. 1. A simpleton. Derog. [Orig. Aust.]
2. A person from Wigan and surrounding area.

pie-eyed

Adj. Drunk.

pie-hole

Noun. Mouth. Cf. 'cake-hole'.

piffle (!)

Noun. Nonsense, drivel. {Informal}
Exclam. Nonsense! {Informal}

piffling

Adj. Meaning the same as 'piddling'. {Informal}

piffy on a rock bun

Phrs. Heard in phrases expressing upset that one has been ignored or left out of an activity. Often heard shortened to "like piffy on a rock", and also just "like piffy". Etymology unknown. E.g."She forgot to tell me the meal had been cancelled, and left me standing in the rain like piffy."[North-west use]

pig

Noun. 1. A policeman/woman. Derog. [Early 1800s]
2. A glutton, a greedy person.
3. A slob, an unpleasantly dirty person.
4. A difficult or unpleasant situation or task. E.g."Cleaning all the windows is a pig of a job."

pigging

Adj./Adv. Used as an intensifier, similar to 'fucking' and 'pissing', but without being as offensive. E.g."I hate piggin' ignorant customers who treat you like scum."

pig-headed

Adj. Obstinate.

pig-it

Verb. To act in an uncouth manner, to live below one's normal standards, to 'slob'.

pig-ignorant

Adj. Very stupid, due to ignorance.

pig-out

Verb. To eat fully and enthusiastically.
Noun. A big meal.

pig's breakfast

Noun. A complete mess. Cf. 'dog's dinner'.

pig's ear

Noun. 1. Beer. Cockney rhyming slang.
2. A mess, a disaster. E.g."I made a pig's ear of that job interview when I farted at the outset and couldn't stop giggling." {Informal}

pigshit

Noun. Rubbish, nonsense. E.g."You're talking a load of pigshit!"

pikey

Noun. 1. A gypsy. [South-east England/Kent use. Dialect]
2. A vagabond, vagrant. Derog. [South-east England/Kent use. Dialect]

pilchard

Noun. An idiot.

pill it

Verb. To take ecstasy (MDMA). E.g."What else is there to at the weekend, apart from pilling it and get off your face."

pill-head

Noun. A frequent abuser/user of illicit drugs in pill form, such as 'ecstasy' tablets.

pillock

Noun. Idiot, fool. Originally a slang term for the penis but fairly inoffensive now its this meaning has been forgotten. Derog.

pillow-biter

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.

pin

Noun. A leg. Usually plural. E.g."That Brazilian model has got a fine pair of pins."

pinch

Verb. 1. To steal. E.g."Guess who's just lost his job for pinching from work again?"
2. To arrest. E.g."He got pinched when he was climbing out of the kitchen window with the stolen TV."

pinhead

Noun. A person or creature with an unusually small head.

pink pound

Noun. Disposable income that 'gays' ostensibly have through not having the financial expense of children.

pint-sized

Adj. Small and compact.

pipedown!

Exclam. Be quiet! Shut up! An exclamation. {Informal}.

pip-pip!

Exclam. Goodbye! A dated expression that is often only heard used jocularly when mocking the upper classes.

pipsqueek

Noun. A feeble, ineffectual person. Derog. {Informal}.

pish

Noun/Verb. 'Piss'. [Scottish use]

pished

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. See 'pissed'. [Scottish use]

piss (!)

Verb. To urinate.
Noun. 1. Urine.
2. A weak drink.
Exclam. An exclamation of anger, frustration.

piss around / about

Verb. 1. To mess about, to waste time.
2. To waste someone's time, to annoy someone.

piss all over (someone)

Vrb phrs. To thoroughly defeat someone. E.g."You should have seen Chelsea play on Saturday, they pissed all over West Ham Utd."

piss-arse

Adj. Insignificant, worthless.

piss-arse around / about

Verb. To mess about, to waste time, often to the annoyance of someone else.

piss-artist

Noun. 1. A habitual drunk. Derog.
2. A contemptible time waster.

piss away

Verb. To waste through carelessness or neglect, to squander. E.g."Take my advice son, dont piss away your marriage just for the sake of a bit of fun."

piss-ball around

Verb. To idle away time, to mess around. E.g."Isn't it about time you did some work, as you've been piss-balling around all morning."

piss-down

Verb. To rain.

piss easy

Adj. Very easy.

pissed

Adj. Drunk.

pissed as a coot /fart /newt

Phrs. Very drunk.

pissed off

Adj. Angry, upset or depressed.

pissed up

Adj. Very drunk.

pisser

Noun. 1. An upset. E.g."I can't believe what a pisser it was, losing my job just before Christmas."
2. Something very funny. Taken from 'piss oneself laughing'.

piss-flaps (!)

Noun. The female genitals, particularly the labia.
Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance.

piss-head

Noun. A drunkard, a habitual drinker.

pisshole

Noun. 1. A lavatory, a toilet.
2. An unpleasant, dirty place.

pissing

Adj./Adv. An intensifier, such as 'fucking'.

piss in the wind

Vrb phrs. To do something futile. E.g."You're pissing in the wind if you think Kristina's going to sleep with you."

piss it

Verb. To complete a task easily, to win effortlessly.

piss it down

Vrb phrs. To rain heavily.

piss it up (against) the wall

Vrb phrs. To waste money.

piss off

Verb. 1. To upset, annoy
2. Go away. Heard frequently as an exclamation as piss off!

piss oneself

Vrb phrs. 1. To laugh heartily. E.g."She pissed herself when I asked her out for a meal. Just because I'm 15 years younger than her."
2. To be terrified.

piss on (someone)

Vrb phrs. To thoroughly defeat, or trounce. E.g."City pissed on United yesterday in their cup match."

piss on someone's bonfire / chips

Vrb phrs. To spoil someone's enjoyment, to ruin a good situation. E.g."Don't piss on his chips just because he ruined your party last week; that was an accident and he's said sorry."

piss-poor

Adj. Terrible, of low quality.

piss-pot

Noun. The toilet or toilet bowl. Orig referring to a chamber pot.

piss-proud

Adj. Having a penile erection on awaking in the morning; a common symptom due to one's bladder being full.

piss-take

Noun. A joke, a tease. Derived from the phrase 'take the piss'.

piss-up

Noun. 1. A drunken spree.
2. A mess up, a bungled event.

piss wet

Adj. Very wet, soaked.

pissy

Adj. Weak, feeble, inferior. Often applied to drinks.

pissy-arsed

Adj. Insignificant, inferior.

pissy queen

Noun. A fastidious over fussy gay male. Cf. 'prissy queen'.

pit

Noun. Bed. E.g."Oh, so you've finally got up out of your pit then? "

pitch a tent

Vrb phrs. To have an erection whilst wearing clothing.

pits

Noun. The worst imaginable situation, place or event. [Orig. U.S.]

pit yakker

Noun. A coal miner. [North-east use]

pizzaface

Noun. A person with bad spots, acne, or a generally very bad complexion. Derog.

placky

Noun. Plastic.

plank

Noun. An idiot. Derog.

plant one on (someone)

Vrb phrs. To hit (someone).

plastered

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated.

plastic

Noun. Credit cards, cashpoint cards etc.
Adj. Synthetic, false.

plastic scouser

Noun. A person from outside of the City of Liverpool who acquires a strong Liverpudlian accent (scouse) in order to make others believe he/she is a true Liverpudlian. Derog.

plate

Verb. To give oral sex, but more commonly to fellate.

plates (of meat)

Noun. Feet. Cockney rhyming slang.

play around

Verb. To be sexually promiscuous.

play gooseberry

Vrb phrs. To be an unwanted, extra person, usually in the company of a courting couple. See 'gooseberry'.

play it cool

Vrb phrs. To act calmly, to control ones emotions.

play merry-hell

Vrb phrs. To be very angry. E.g."Your father will play merry-hell if he finds you've spent all your savings on a new CD player."

play silly beggars/buggers

Vrb phrs. To mess about, be uncooperative. E.g." For fucks sake Connie! Are you going to play silly buggers all day or get on with the job ?"

play the pink oboe

Vrb phrs. To perform fellatio.

play the skin flute

Vrb phrs. To perform fellatio.

play with oneself

Vrb phrs. To masturbate.

pleb

Noun. An inferior, insignificant or common person. Abb. of plebeian. Derog. {Informal}

plebby

Adj. Common, ordinary. Derog. {Informal}

plod

Noun. A policeman/woman. From a character in Noddy, a series of children's books written by Enid Blyton in the 1950s.

plod mag

Noun. A pornographic magazine. [Merseyside use]

plonk

Noun. Cheap or inferior wine. {Informal}

plonker

Noun. 1. A penis.
2. Fool, idiot, a despicable person.

plook

Noun. A spot, boil, 'zit'. Also spelt pluke. [Mainly Scottish use]

plop

Verb. To defecate. Children's onomatopoeic euphemism.
Noun. Faeces. Children's euphemism.

plug-ugly

Adj. Very ugly.

plums

Noun. Testicles.

plur

Acronym. A greeting or parting salutation, used on the underground rave scene. Peace Love Unity Respect.

pocket billiards

Noun. Of males, auto-eroticism via their trouser pockets. Usually an adolescent's term and preoccupation.

pocket rocket

Noun. Penis.

podge

Noun. An overweight or obese person. Derived from the s.e. podgy. Derog.

poet's day

Noun. Essentially refers to Friday, although the expression sums up the general feeling of working on a Friday and the desire to leave work and get on with one's real life. Poet's being an acronym of Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.

pogo

Noun. A style of dancing born of British punk rock in 1976/77, involves keeping a stiff body and legs whilst jumping vertically up and down.
Verb. To dance in the manner of the 'pogo'.

point Percy (at the porcelain)

Vrb phrs. Of males, to urinate.

poison

Noun. Alcohol. Usually heard in questions such as "What's your poison?", meaning "What would you like to drink?"

poison dwarf

Noun. An unpleasant, diminutive person.

poke

Verb. To have sex with. A male expression.
Noun. Speed or power, usually applied to vehicles. E.g."His new car has plenty of poke."

poloney

Noun. A girl, young woman. Also polone and polony. [Polari]

polaxed

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. [Irish use]

Pompey

Noun. The City of Portsmouth.

ponce

Noun. 1. A contemptible person.
2. An effeminate male. Derog.
3. An ostentatious male. Derog.
Verb. To beg or freeload. E.g."He's been poncing off shoppers up the high street, saying he's homeless."

ponce about /around

Verb. To waste time, to idle away hours.

ponced up

Adj. Dressed up, overdressed.

poncey *

Adj. 1. Effeminate, with an implication of homosexuality. Derog.
2. Snobby, ostentatious.
* Also spelt poncy.

the pond

Noun. The Atlantic Ocean. {Informal}

pong

Noun. An unpleasant smell. {Informal}
Verb. To stink. {Informal}

pony *

Noun. 1. £25 sterling.
2. Rubbish, nonsense. E.g."Our football team are a load of old pony."
3. An act of defecation. E.g."Can you wait for me? I need to have a pony."
* Versions 2 and 3 are from the rhyming slang pony and trap meaning 'crap'. See 'crap'.

poo (!) *

Noun. Excrement.
Verb. To defecate.
Exclam. An expression of distaste, frustration, annoyance.
* Also spelt pooh.

poo chute

Noun. The anus. Cf. 'poop chute'.

poof

Noun. See 'puff'.

poofter *

Noun. 1. A homosexual, usually male. Derog.
2. A soft, feeble person. Derog.
* Also spelt pooftah and generally heard pronounced as poofdah.

poo-head

Noun. An objectionable person. Usually affectionate use, from 'shit-head'. See 'poo'.

poop

Noun. Excrement.
Verb. To emit wind from the anus, to 'fart'.

poop chute

Noun. The anus. Occasionally mispelled as poop shute. Cf. 'poo chute'

pooter

Noun. Computer. Also poota. [Late 1990s]

pootle

Verb. To meander, or wander slowly. E.g."Let's go into town and pootle about the shops."

pop

Noun. 1. A carbonated drink, like cola. Originally from when such drinks utilized corks, thus they went pop on opening.
2. A physical or verbal attack. See 'have a pop at (someone)'.
Verb. 1. To place, put. E.g."Come in, please. Pop your bag down there and we'll have a nice cuppa before I show you to your room."
2. To go. E.g."I'm just popping down to the shops to get a pint of milk."

pop one's clogs

Vrb phrs. To die. E.g."I'm afraid old Fred has finally popped his clogs."

poppers

Noun. Amyl or butyl nitrate. A medicinal heart stimulant taken recreationally by smelling its vapours for its pleasurable 'rush' and also its orgasm enhancing qualities. Very common on the gay scene and in the drug stimulated club scene.

poppy

Noun. Money.

pop someone's cherry

Vrb phrs. To lose or take someone's sexual virginity. Orig. applied to deflowering (a woman).

porcelain god /altar

Noun. The toilet bowl. See 'pray to the porcelain god'.

pork

Verb. To have sexual intercourse.

pork dagger

Noun. The penis. Cf. 'pork sword'.

porker

Noun. A fat person.

porkies

Noun. Lies, from the rhyming slang pork-pies.

porking

Noun. An act of sexual intercourse.

pork-out

Verb. To eat in excess.

pork sword

Noun. The penis. Cf. 'pork dagger', 'mutton dagger'.

porridge

Noun. A period spent in prison. E.g."So what's happened in the outside world since I've been doing my porridge?"

porridge wog

Noun. A Scottish person. Offens.

posh

Noun. Cocaine. Named so, because this is the drug of choice for the wealthy, posh, members of society.
Adj. Of or belonging to the upper classes. {informal}

posse

Noun. A gang or group of close friends, usually young. From the s.e. expression for an armed band of men recruited to aid a sheriff in enforcing law. [Orig. U.S. Black/W.I.?]

postie

Noun. A postman/woman. {Informal} [1870s]

pot-head

Noun. An frequent user of marijuana or cannibis.

potless

Adj. Poor, having no ready cash.

pound

Verb. To have vigorous sex.

pour it on

Vrb phrs. To exaggerate. Also pour it on thick for added emphasis.

povvy

Adj. Poor, something of poor class or low quality. From poverty. Derog. [South use]

powder one's nose

Vrb phrs. 1. Euphemism for going to the toilet, usually women's use.
2. Euphemism for snorting cocaine.

powfagged

Adj. Exhausted. [Lancashire dialect and use]

poxy

Adj. 1. Rubbishy, crass, of poor quality.
2. A general negative intensifier. E.g."I'm not wasting my time and money by going to the poxy shops, just to keep her happy."
* Occasionally spelt poxey.

prang

Verb. To knock or damage, usually with reference to having crashed a vehicle. Originally an RAF term for a crash landing. E.g."My dad will kill me, I've just pranged his car on a lampost."
Adj. Paranoid. E.g."I dont know why she has pink hair, 'cos she gets so prang that people are staring at her." [London use]

prannet

Noun. An idiot, an imbecile, or objectionable person. Possibly derived from 'pranny'.

prannock

Noun. An idiot. A variation of 'prannet'.

pranny

Noun. An idiot, a fool. Originally a male term of contempt meaning the female genitals. [Late 1900s]

prat

Noun. A fool, idiot or objectionable person. Originally meaning the buttocks.

prat about / around

Verb. 1. To idle away time.
2. To act foolishly and annoyingly.

prawn

Noun. A small, feeble and generally objectionable person.

pray to the porcelain god

Vrb phrs. To vomit, in the toilet (the porcelain god). E.g."I'm not going in there, it stinks! Rob's been praying to the porcelain god." Cf. 'worship at the porcelain altar'

preggars

Adj. A corruption of the word pregnant.

pretty-boy

Noun. An attractive young man, pretty as opposed to handsome or manly. Occasionally derog. [Often Gay use]

previous

Noun. A criminal record. Usually police and criminal vernacular. E.g."Be careful if you decide to employ him, he has some previous."

prezzie

Noun. A present, a gift. Also pressie. {Informal}

prick

Noun. 1. The penis. [S.e. until 1700s]
2. An idiot, contemptible person.

prick-teaser

Noun. Someone who knowingly exploits the fact that they are sexually alluring.

Prince Albert

Noun. A pierced penis, for body adornment or sexual enhancement. Named after Queen Victoria's consort who allegedly had such a piercing.

prissy queen

Noun. A prim and snooty gay male. Can mean the same as 'pissy queen'. Cf. 'dizzy queen', 'scat queen', 'curry queen' etc.

private parts

Noun. The genitals. Often shortened to privates.

prize (something)

Noun. An absolute, utter (something). E.g."I haven't got time for him, he's a prize idiot."

pro

Noun. Abb. of prostitute.

prod / proddy

Noun. A protestant. Mainly used by Catholics. [Irish/Scottish use]

prole

Noun. Abb. of proletariat. {Informal}

pronto

Adv. Now or immediately. {Informal} [Orig. Spain]

proper

Adj. Used as an intensifier. E.g." I think the cat has crapped under the bed, as there's a proper stink in the bedroom." {Informal}

(a) proper do

Noun. A first class social event. E.g."It was a proper do with tuxedos and ballgowns."

prozzy

Noun. A corruption of the word prostitute.

pub crawl

Noun. A bout of drinking held by touring numerous pubs (public houses). {Informal}

pubes

Noun. Pubic hair.

pudding

Noun. 1. An uncomplimentary but jocular and affectionate name for someone who is plump. {Informal}
2. A term of endearment.

puddle

Noun. A mess, a confused state. E.g."Sorry, I've been in a bit of puddle since the party. I drank far too much."

puddled

Adj. 1. Confused. See 'puddle'.
2. Eccentric, insane.

puff

Noun. 1. A male homosexual. Also poof and pouf. Derog.
2. A feeble, despicable person.
3. Cannabis or marijuana. A term more common with adolescents.

puggled

Adj. Crazy, mad.

puke

Verb. To vomit. [1600s]
Noun. Vomit.

pukka

Adj. Excellent. Derived from the s.e., meaning genuine.

pull

Verb. 1. To seduce a desirable person, to sexually attract someone. Also commonly heard in the male expression pull a bird meaning to attract a female. E.g."I pulled this gorgeous student at the Union bar."
2. To arrest. E.g."Yeah, I was pulled climbing out of the rear window of the bank and carrying £40,000 in cash." {Informal}

pull a fast one

Vrb phrs. To deceive, to gain an unfair advantage. {Informal}

pull a job

Vrb phrs. To commit a robbery. E.g."I pulled a job at the local post office so I'm lying low for a few days."

pull a pig

Vrb phrs. To seduce an ugly person. Also a cruel game of the same name, played by friends on a night out, the object being to seduce the ugliest person.

pull someone's plonker

Vrb phrs. To tease someone, to pull someone's leg. E.g."It's true, he offered to pay me for a brand new car. I thought he was pulling my plonker". Cf. 'plonker'.

pull one's pud

Vrb phrs. Of males, to masturbate.

pull the other one

(it's got bells on)!

Exclam. You are joking aren't you? Used to express a suspicion that one is being tricked or teased. E.g."I drove round the corner and there was a pink elephant in the middle of the road." "Yeah sure, pull the other one!" {Informal}

pump

Verb. To break wind, to 'fart'. E.g."I'm not sitting next to Louise, she's always pumping and I can't concentrate on my work."

pumping

Adj. Lively, energetic, thrilling. E.g."What was that last tune the DJ played? It was pumpin'."

punaani

Noun. Female genitals. [Orig. Black/WI]

punch someone's lights out

Vrb phrs. To beat up someone.

punch up

Noun. A fist fight, a brawl. {Informal}

punk

Noun. 1. A raw minimal type of rock music born on the streets in 1976 and spawning 'thrash', 'indie', and 'grunge'. The associated fashions evolving into a stereotypical brightly coloured mohican haircut, scruffy black clothes, metal studs, belts and boots.
2. A person of either sex who wears the fashions of 'punk' and enjoys listening to 'punk' rock. Cf. 'punkette'.

punkette

Noun. A female 'punk' (noun 2).

punter

Noun. Generally a customer of any business. {Informal}

puppies

Noun. Female breasts.

puppy's privates

Noun. The best. Less offensive variation on the 'dog's bollocks'. Occasionally also puppies privates. See 'dog's bollocks'.

pure bead *

Adj. 1. Wealthy. E.g."With a car like that, he's got to be pure bead."
2. Expensive.
* A street term used mainly in Salford/Cheetham Hill in Manchester.

purler

Noun. 1. A forceful punch or hit.
2. Something that is excellent. E.g."It was worth paying twice the entry fee just to see that purler of a goal." [Orig. Aust.]

purple-headed warrier

Noun. Penis.

pushing up daisies

Phrs. Dead.

pussy

Noun. 1. The female genitals, alluding to the inclusion of the pubic hairs. [1600s]
2. Women/woman, viewed as sexual objects. Derog/Offens.
3. A cat. {Informal}
4. A feeble or weak willed person.
* The ambiguity of the word isn't lost on comedians.

pussy whipped

Adj. Of a man, henpecked, dominated by a woman. [Orig. U.S.]

put a sock in it

Vrb phrs. Quieten down, stop talking.

put it about

Vrb phrs. Have frequent sexual liasons with numerous partners.

put lead in one's pencil

Vrb phrs. To make virile or strong. E.g."Drink this lad, it'll put lead in your pencil."

put one on (someone)

Noun. See 'plant one on (someone)'.

put one's face on

Vrb phrs. To apply cosmetic make up. E.g."I can't put my face on until I've found my new lipstick."

put out

Verb. To readily agree to sex. [Orig. U.S.]

put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Exclam. A dismissive and angry exclamation.

put the kibosh on (something)

Vrb phrs. To put an end to (something). E.g."We all went home after their parents put the kibosh on the drinking."

put the mockers on (something)

Vrb phrs. 1. To put a stop to (something).
2. To bring bad luck to (something).

put the wood into the hole

Vrb phrs. Shut the door. A Northern phrase that dialectically is expressed as "put' wood in'thole". The expression is sometimes completed with either "...or were you born in a field?" and occasionally "...or were you born in a barn?"

Q

queen

Noun. A male homosexual, particularly one who is effeminate.

queer

Noun. A homosexual. Once, only derogative, but now the expression is being reclaimed by the gay community.
Adj. Homosexual in nature.

queer as a nine bob

note

Phrs. 1. Very odd, unusual.
2. Undoubtedly homosexual. Cf. 'bent as a nine bob note'.

queer bashing

Noun. Prejudicial aggression or intimidation toward homosexuals.

quickie

Noun. A brief sexual liason. E.g."I'm off home during for my lunch break for a quickie with the wife."

quid

Noun. One pound sterling.

quids-in

Noun. In profit. E.g."After the deduction of my expenses I was still quids-in."

quilt

Noun. A feeble or pathetic person. Derog. (Liverpool use)

quim

Noun. The vagina or more generally the female genitals. Possibly from the Celtic cwm, a valley.

R

rabbit

Verb. To talk, often unceasingly. Abb. rhyming slang, from Rabbit and Pork. E.g."Stop rabbitting and get on with your work." {Informal}

rad

Noun. Excellent, wonderful. Often an exclamation of approval. Possibly from radical.

radge

Adj. Insane, crazy. Also radgey, or radgie. [Scottish/Cumbria/North-east use]
Noun An unscrupulous, devious person. See Begbie, a fictional character in the book, and film, Trainspotting, written by Irvine Welsh. [Scottish use]

radgie gadgie

Noun. A crazy man. See 'gadge'.

radio rental(s)

Adj. Mental, crazy, mad. Rhyming slang.

rag

Verb. To tease, annoy, torment.

rag head

Noun. An arab, Sikh, or other race or religion that traditionally wears cloth headwear. Offens.

raging

Adj. Great, immense, extreme. A general intensifier. E.g."I had a raging headache last night".

rag it

Verb. Push to the limits. Usually applied to driving a vehicle. E.g."He always rags it when he's in a hire car."

rainbow kiss

Noun. Cunnilingus when performed on a menstruating woman.

rain stair rods

Vrb phrs. To rain very heavily.

ralph

Verb. To vomit.

rammed

Adj. Very crowded, busy. E.g."It was an awful night, the club was so rammed we couldn't find space to dance."

rammy

Adj. Vile, unsavoury, rotten.

ram-raid

Noun. The use of a vehicle to smash into a property so as to steal the goods, usually a shop.

rank

Adj. Disgusting, ugly. E.g."Have you seen Bill's new girlfriend? She's rank!"

rap

Noun. 1. A dance music style originating from black street culture and having lyrics spoken to a complimentary beat and music.
2. The blame. E.g. "I'll not take the rap for everybody."
Verb. To talk in the manner associated with 'rap' music.

rapper

Noun. Someone who 'raps' (verb).

rare

Adj. Good, excellent. E.g."We had a rare time at the party last night. The best for a long time."

rare as hen's teeth

Phrs. Very uncommon, non-existent.

rare as rocking horse shit

Phrs. Very uncommon, non-existent.

rasclat

Noun. A contemptible person. Meaning arse cloth. Also ras clat. [Orig W.I.. Mainly Black use]

raspberry

Noun. A flatulent imitative sound made with the lips and tongue, either expressing derision or used humourously for its rude associated qualities. From the rhyming slang raspberry tart meaning 'fart'. {Informal}

raspberry (ripple)

Noun. 1. A cripple. Rhyming slang. Derog.
2. A nipple. Rhyming slang.

rat-arsed

Adj. Very drunk.

ratbag

Noun. A contemptible or objectionable person, a devious schemer. [Orig. Aust./N.Z.]

rat-faced

Adj. Meaning the same as 'rat-arsed'.

ratfink

Noun. An objectionable person. [Orig. U.S.]

rat on

Verb. To inform on, betray.

rats with wings

Noun. Pigeons. From being considered vermin, like rats.

ratted

Adj. Drunk.

rattle

Noun. A bout of drug withdrawal symptoms. [Northern use?]

rattling

Adj. Suffering from the physical effects of drug withdrawal. Also 'on the rattle'. [Northern use?]

ratty

Adj. Irritable. {Informal}

rave

Noun. 1. A large dance music party. The term originated in the 1950s and since the late 1980s in Britain has become synonymous with the 'house' and 'techno' dance scene. These raves are often illegal gatherings with much drug taking, especially 'ecstasy.'
2. The style of music epitomised by 'rave' (noun 1) which encompasses 'house', 'techno' and other hybrids of these genres.
Verb. To party in the manner by which 'raves' became known.

raving

Adj. The act of going to a 'rave'.

raver

Noun. A person who frequents 'raves' (noun 1) or parties in the manner of a 'rave' (verb).

ravey

Adj. In the manner of a 'rave'.

razzle

Noun. A good time, a pleasurable spree. An abbreviation of razzle-dazzle. Cf. 'on the razz'.

readies

Noun. Money. Usually cash as opposed to cheques or credit cards.

recce

Noun. Abb. form of reconnaissance. {Informal}
Verb. Abb. form of reconnoitre. {Informal}

redneck

Noun. A bigoted narrow minded person. Originally an American term for a ruralised bigot.

reefer

Noun. A marijuana or cannabis cigarette. Dated and rarely used seriously.

reet

Adj. Alright, correct, OK. Basically a mispronounciation of right.

Reg (Varney)

Noun. Pakistani. Cockney rhyming slang. Reg Varney, actor and comedian, best known for his role as Stan Butler in the U.K. sitcom On The Buses between 1969-1973.

rellies

Noun. Relatives. E.g."I'm afraid we can't come over this evening, Laura's rellies are visiting."

rent-boy

Noun. A male prostitute. {Informal}

result!

Exclam. An exclamation expressing a successful outcome.

retard

Noun. A contemptible person. A term usually used by adolescents.

riah

Noun. Hair. Backslang originating from Polari, consequently heard mainly on the Gay scene.

rib

Verb. To tease, make fun of. {Informal}

rice queen

Noun. A gay male who prefers asian partners.

Richard

Noun. 1. A lump of faecal matter. Richard the Third, rhyming slang on 'turd'. See 'turd'.
2. Third. A third class university degree qualification.

riddle

Noun. An act of urination. A shortening of 'jimmy riddle', the rhyming slang for 'piddle'. Cf. 'widdle' and 'piddle'.

ride

Noun. 1. An act of sexual intercourse.
2. A woman/man viewed as a sexual partner. E.g."He's a good ride, even when he's drunk." [Orig. Irish]
Verb. To have sex.

right

Adj. Real. E.g."I made a right mess of that." {Informal}
Adv. Very. E.g."I'm right glad to hear that you two are friends again." {Informal}

right Charlie

Noun. An idiot. From the cockney rhyming slang Charlie Ronce meaning 'ponce'. E.g."You made me look a right Charlie when you told everyone about me getting so drunk last night."

(a) right one

Noun. A foolish or eccentric person. {Informal}

rim

Verb. To stimulate a persons anus with the tongue for sexual pleasure.

rim job

Noun. The act of using one's tongue to stimulate a persons anus, for sexual pleasure.

ring

Noun. The anus. Cf. 'ring-piece'.

ringer

Noun. 1. A second hand car made to appear in much better quality than it is.
2. A person with high skills brought into a sports team for a game or competition.

ring-piece

Noun. The anus. Cf. 'ring'.

ring-sting

Noun. Soreness of the anus, due to diarrhoea.

ring-stinger

Noun. A hot and spicy curry. One, that on digestion, may cause looseness of the bowels and diarrhoea. See 'ring'.

ringtum

Noun. The anus.

rinse

Verb. 1. To overdo, overplay. E.g."It may be a classic but that tune's been rinsed, play something new will you?" [Orig W.I./Black use]
2. As rinse it, to go for it, to enjoy, to party.
3. Of a D.J., to rinse or rinse out, may mean to play a good set. E.g."Magnus' set at the club was rinsed out last night" [Orig W.I./Black use]
* A term heard within the black originated music scene of the UK, such as 'jungle'; seems to have multiple but contradictory meanings and uses, many of which are not yet listed. (Apologies for the lack of clarity offered with this word and any definition errors; advice on use and meanings welcome Ed/Author)

rip-off

Verb. To con, to swindle. {Informal}
Noun. 1. A contrick, a act of deception. {Informal}
2. An illicit copy. E.g."Dont buy any computer software from that market stall, it's all ripped off."
3. An unreasonably priced commodity or service. From the feeling that one if being deceived. E.g."Those Versace jeans are a rip-off. You should try buying clothes from the market."

ripped

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. Cf. 'ripped to the tits'. [Orig. U.S.]

ripped to the tits

Adj. Very drunk. Cf. 'ripped'.

rip the piss

Vrb phrs. 1. To ridicule, to tease, to make fun off. Cf. 'take the piss'
2. To take unfair advantage of, to exploit.

rispeck

Verb./Exclam. To hold someone or something in high esteem. An alternative spelling of respect. Also respeck. [Orig W.I./UK Black]

rispeck due

Phrs. An expression that gives due notification of respect upon someone or something. Also respeck/respect due. [Orig W.I./UK Black]

roach

Noun. The filter of a cannabis/marijuana cigarette (a 'joint') made from waste cardboard; as opposed to in the U.S. where it refers plainly to a butt of a 'joint'.
Verb. To make a 'joint' filter. E.g."Own up, who's roached the cover of my new Iain Banks novel."

roaring

Adj. A general intensifier, extremely, very. Often heard in the phrase roaring drunk.

roasting

Noun. Sexual intercourse between at least two males and a female, although it could in theory involve all males, in what may have traditionally being called an orgy. Probably an abb. of spit roasting. See spit roast

rock

Noun. Freebased cocaine, 'crack'. From its physical appearence.

rocket science

Noun. Something difficult to understand. Usually heard in the opposite context of "it's not rocket science", meaning something is simple and easily understood, or "you don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand". E.g."Come on, hurry up! Changing a car tyre isn't rocket science."

rocking horse shit

Noun. A thing that is very uncommon or non-existent. Usually heard in the expression 'rare as rocking horse shit'.

rock'n'roll

Noun. Social security benefits, commonly called 'dole' in U.K.. Cockney rhyming slang, see 'dole'.

roger

Verb. To have sexual intercourse. Male usage. [Mid 1600s]

rogering

Noun. An act of sexual intercourse.

roister doister

Noun. 1. A cheery and boisterous person.
2. An affectionate term of address. Popularized by the UK sitcom Blackadder.

roll-up

Verb. To make a cigarette by hand.
Noun. A handrolled cigarette.

rollick

Verb. To reprimand, chastise. Often heard pronounced as rollock.

rollicking

Noun. A reprimand , a telling off. E.g."She gave him a good rollicking but he still carried on."
Adj./Adv. Extremely, used as an intensifier. E.g."We had a rollicking good time at the party."

rollie

Noun. A handrolled cigarette.

ronk

Noun. A bad smell. [Mainly Northern use]
Verb. To smell badly. E.g."Hold your nose when you go in the boy's bedroom, it ronks in there." [Mainly Northern use]

ronson

Noun. The anus. Rhyming slang on ronson lighter, meaning 'shiter'. See 'shiter'.

ropey *

Adj. 1. Suspicious, dubious. E.g."She seems like such a nice girl, but she has some really ropey looking boyfriends."
2. Of poor quality, mediocre. {Informal}
* Also ropy.

Rosie Lee

Noun. Tea (the drink). Cockney rhyming slang. Also spelt Rosy Lee.

rot

Noun. Nonsense. E.g."Don't talk rot! What you've just said is total nonsense."

rough

Noun. A person for a bit of easy sex but below one's usual standard.
Adj. Unpleasant, unsavoury. {Informal}

rough as a badger's arse /bum

Phrs. Very coarse, bristly. Also, when applied to a person, uncouth and objectionable. [Late 1800s]

rough-it

Verb. To live without all the usual pleasures and amenities.

Roundhead

Noun. A circumcised penis and consequently a male with such. Cf. 'Cavalier'.

round the houses

Noun. Trousers. Rhyming slang.

round the twist

Phrs. Insane, crazy. {Informal}

roving eyes

Noun. When said of a person, having a propensity for viewing others sexually when in a stable sexual relationship. E.g."I don't know how she puts up with him, he's got roving eyes."

row

Noun. 1. A noisy quarrel. {Informal}
2. A loud noise. {Informal}
Verb. To have a noisy quarrel. E.g."The neighbours have been rowing all night and I havent slept for the noise." {Informal}

rozzer

Noun. A policeman/woman. [1900s]

rub-a-dub

Noun. A public house. Rhyming slang, on pub.

rubber cheque

Noun. A monetary cheque (check) that isn't honoured by the writer's bank, consequently bouncing back to the issuer.

rubbered

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. [Irish use?]

rubberneck

Verb. To stare inquisitively, to gawp. Derived from the rarely used noun rubbernecker. {Informal} [Orig. U.S.. Late 1800s]

rub-off

Verb. To sexually excite by manual stimulation of the genitals.

rub-up

Verb. Meaning the same as 'rub-off'.

Ruby (Murray)

Noun. Curry. Cockney rhyming slang. Ruby Murray, Belfast born singer, popular in 1950s. E.g."I'm starving! Let's go for a Ruby."

ruck

Noun. The heaving energetic mass of dancing bodies synonymous with 'punk' and 'thrash metal' gigs.

ruck

Verb. 1. To dance in the manner of a 'ruck' (noun).
2. A fight or quarrel. (Informal)

rude boy

Noun. A young male, tough, style conscious and with plenty of attitude. [Orig. W.I.]

rude girl

Noun. Female version of 'rude boy'.

ruddy

Adj./Adv. An intensifier. Euphemism for 'bloody.' E.g."The ruddy car won't start again!"

ruddy-hell!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or frustration.

ruddy-Nora!

Exclam. An exclamation of anger or surprise. Cf. 'flaming-Nora!'

rude

Adj./Adv. Sexual. See 'rude bits'.

rude bits

Noun. A euphemism for genitals.

rug

Noun. A wig.

rug muncher

Noun. A lesbian. Derog.

rug rat

Noun. A young child. [Orig. U.S.]

...rules /rules OK

Phrs. Accompanying a name, signifies that they are the best. E.g."Frankie rules OK"

rum

Adj. Strange, odd, peculiar. E.g."That new kid's a bit rum, he's always talking to himself." {Informal}

rumble

Verb. To discover, to find out. E.g."She rumbled me when she overheard my conversation on the phone."

rum go

Noun. A surprising event. {Informal}

rumpy-pumpy

Noun. Sexual intercourse. Jocular use.

run of the mill

Phrs. Ordinary. E.g."That book you lent me was run of the mill but at least it kept me busy for the day."

runs

Noun. To have diarrhoea.

runt

Noun. A despicable person.

rush

Noun. 1. A surge of pleasurable feelings from taking drugs.
2. The surging onset of the effects of a drug, occasionally including queasiness.
Verb. To feel a 'rush' (noun).

rust-bucket

Noun. A dilapidated rusty old car, or vehicle.

rusty bullet hole

Noun. The anus.

S

sab

Noun. Abb. of saboteur. The 'sab'/'sabbing' terms gained prominence during the 1980s with the increased activity in animal rights and hunt saboteurs.
Verb. To sabotage.

sabbing

Noun. An act of sabotage. E.g."We're off sabbing the ICI animal labs in Cheshire tomorrow so bring your lawyers phone number."

sack

Noun. Bed. E.g."Let's hit the sack, I'm exhausted." See 'hit the sack'. [Orig. U.S.]

sack (something) off

Verb. To put an end to something.

sack-it

Verb. Stop it, put an end to something.

sad

Adj. 1. Unfortunate, pitiful or pathetic. E.g."Geoff's so sad, getting his tongue pierced just because it's fashionable."
2. Objectionable.

saddo

Noun. A pathetic or contemptible person.

sad sack

Noun. A miserable, pathetic person. Derog. [Orig U.S.]

safe!

Exclam. 1. An expression of agreement, OK! Agreed!
2. Thanks!
3. A form of greeting.

safe as houses

Phrs. Very safe, secure, something assured. {Informal}

saft

Adj. Stupid, soft. [West Midlands use]

salad dodger

Noun. A fat person. Derog.

salmon canyon

Noun. The vagina.

same to you with brass knobs on!

Exclam. A dismissive and contemptuous retort.

sample

Noun. A digitally copied segment of a tune, edited for use in one's own musical piece.
Verb. To copy in the above manner.

S. and M.

Noun. Sado-masochism. Abb. of sadism and masochism. The sexual pleasure derived from inflicting and receiving pain.

sand niggar

Noun. An Arab, or person from the Middle East. Derog/Offens.

sandwich

Noun. A sexual threesome.

Sapphic

Noun. Of or like a lesbian.

sanger

Noun. A sandwich. [Orig. Aust/Irish]

sarky

Adj. Abb. of sarcastic.

sarnie

Noun. A sandwich. {Informal}

sauce

Noun. Alcoholic drink. E.g."He's going to feel bad in the morning, after 12 hours on the sauce."

saucepan (lid)

Noun. 1. A child. Rhyming slang on kid.
2. A Jew. Rhyming slang on yid. Offens

sausage

Noun. A penis.

sausage fingers

Noun. Clumsy and imprecise fingers, usually applied to when mistyping on computer keyboards. E.g."Sorry about the spelling mistakes; I think I must have had sausage fingers that day."

sausage jockey

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog. [1990s]

sausage sandwich

Noun. 1. A sexual act involving one man and two women.
2. A masturbatory act involving the penis being sandwiched between a woman's breasts.

savvy

Verb. To know, or understand.

S.B.D.

Noun. A silent breaking of wind that is particularly foul smelling. Abb. of Silent But Deadly. [1960s]

S.B.V.

Noun. See 'S.B.D.' Abb. of Silent But Violent.

scabby

Adj. Unpleasant, distasteful, rotten.

scaffy *

Noun. A refuse collector, street cleaner. [Scottish use]
Adj. Cheap, low value, undesirable. [Scottish use]
* Also, occasionally scaffie.

scag

Noun. Heroin, the opiate. Also spelt 'skag'.

scally *

Noun. 1. A miscreant, an irresponsible, self-assured lout, usually male. Abb. of scallywag. This derogatory term has been in prolific use from the early 1990s.
2. A person, usually young, who typically wears casual, brand-name sportswear, such as Nike, Addidas and Reebok etc., baseball caps, and boots, often Rockport. Usually associated with town/city dwellers.
* Scally was also a term for a Liverpudlian youth, used in and around Liverpool itself and was possibly the forerunner of the current expression, however the use of it in this form is now rare.

scam

Noun. A trick or con. [Orig. U.S./1900s]

scammels

Noun. Prominent and erect female nipples. An abbreviated form of scammel wheel nuts. Scammel, a manufacturer of heavy and industrial vehicles.

scanties

Noun. Female underwear. From their often exiguous nature.

scared shitless

Adj. Very frightened. See 'shitless'.

scare shitless

Verb. To terrify. See 'shitless'. E.g."I was scared shitless when he jumped out at me wearing a Freddy Kruegar mask."

scaredy-cat

Noun. A person who is frightened. Mainly adolescent use, often employed as a taunt. Derog.

scare the pants off (someone)

Vrb phrs. To terrify (someone). E.g."When I saw the muscles on him it scared pants off me."

scare the shit out of (someone)

Vrb phrs. To terrify (someone).

scarper

Verb. Go, often hurriedly, escape. Abb. rhyming slang from Scapa Flow. E.g."Scarper lads, the police are coming!"

scat queen

Noun. A gay male who indulges in sexual acts involving faeces. Scat is derived from scatology. Cf. also 'curry queen', 'pissy queen' and 'dinge queen'.

scatty

Adj. Absent-minded. Possibly from scatterbrained. {Informal}

scav

Noun. Abb of scavenger.
Verb. To scavenge.

schemie

Noun. A disparaging term for a person from a Scottish council estate, called a scheme. Derog. [Scottish use]

schizzo

Noun. Abb. of schizophrenic but more generally applied to a person showing mental problems and incapabilities. Pronounced skitzo. Derog.

schlep

Verb. To tiresomely lug around, to do lots of leg work. Also spelt 'shlepp'. The term gained popularity in Britain during the late 1980s. {Informal} [Yiddish]

schlong

Noun. Penis. Also spelt shlong. [Yiddish]

schmooze

Verb. To chat intimately and in a flattering manner.

schtum

Adj. Quiet, silent. Also spelt schtoom, stumm. E.g. "Keep schtum about it, we'll get into trouble if the boss finds out!" [Yiddish]

scive /scive off

Verb. To evade doing one's work or duties. Less common spelling of 'skive'.

scoff

Verb. To eat. {Informal}
Noun. Food. {Informal}

sconner

Noun. A person without pubic hair.

scooby

Noun. 1. A clue. Rhyming slang on 'scooby doo', the cartoon character. E.g."I haven't got a scooby why she went into a rage, I was only 1 hour late for dinner."
2. A Suburu car. Rhyming slang from 'scooby doo'.

scoops

Noun. Pints of beer, drinks. [Orig. Irish]

score

Verb. 1. To obtain illicit drugs. [Orig. U.S. 1930s]
2. To achieve a liason with a sexually desirable person.
Noun. 20 pounds sterling.

Scouse

Adj. Of, or, from Liverpool. Derived from the name of a local stew, an abb. of lobscouse.

Scouser

Noun. A person from Liverpool, a Liverpudlian.

scrambled

Adj. Confused. E.g."Strewth, my head's scrambled from all those drugs."
Also applies to one's hearing, E.g."What did he say ? My ears were on scramble."

scrag

Verb. To handle roughly.

scran

Noun. Food. [Late 1800s]

scrap

Noun. A fight or quarrel. {Informal}

scratter

Noun. 1. A slovenly dressed person, a dirty person, perhaps of low intelligence and having little culture. Derog.
2. A contemptible person.

scream blue murder

Vrb phrs. To make an outcry of anger or exasperation.

screaming abdabs

Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. E.g."He's got the screaming abdabs since failing his driving exam 6 times." Cf. 'abdabs' [1940s]

screw

Verb. To copulate. [1800s]
Noun. A prison officer.

screw around

Verb. 1. Be sexually promiscuous. [Orig. U.S.]
2. To idle away time.

screwed

Adj. In trouble, in a hopeless situation, messed up. E.g."We need to think how we can keep him quiet, cos if he goes to the police we're screwed."

screw loose

Noun. See 'have a screw loose'.

screw the arse off

Vrb phrs. 1. To copulate vigorously and with great enthusiasm. Cf. 'fuck the arse off.'
2. To drive a car or vehicle aggressively or hard. E.g."I screwed the arse off the hire care for 200 miles and got caught speeding 3 times."

screw up

Verb. To ruin, mess up. E.g."Don't screw up your life with jugs! No sorry, I meant drugs."
Noun. A failure, a 'cock-up'.

screw you!

Verb. A rebuke such as 'get lost' or 'fuck you'.

scrike

Verb. To cry. Also skrike. E.g."She scrikes that much she actually takes a box of tissues to the cinema." [Northern Dialect]

scrikey

Adj. Tearful. [Northern use]

scrote

Noun. 1. A contemptible person.
2. An abb. of scrotum.
3. A young criminal. Derog. [Police use]

scrotty

Adj. Unpleasant, dirty.

scrubber

Noun. A coarse and sexually amenable or promiscuous woman. Derog.

scrub round

Verb. To avoid or disregard (something). E.g."If you haven't got the time to complete the task, scrub round the latter part." {Informal}

scrub up well

Vrb phrs. To dress up smartly and clean, in comparison to normally. E.g."Dont worry about me showing you up, I scrub up well and won't be wearing my jeans."

scruff

Noun. An unkempt or dirty person. {Informal}

scruffs

Noun. Less important clothes in which one relaxes or completes tasks likely to dirty or ruin them. E.g."I can't come for a meal immediately, I'm still in my scruffs."

scrummy

Adj. Delicious, pleasant, occasionally sexually appealing. Derived from the informal scrumptious.

scrump

Verb. To steal fruit from a garden or orchard. {Informal}

scuffer

Noun. A policeman. [Liverpool use]

scum

Noun. A worthless person or group. Derog. {Informal}

scumbag

Noun. 1. A despicable or objectionable person. Derog.
2. A sleazy person. Derog.
* Orig. scumbag, meaning a condom, a contraceptive sheath..

scumbucket

Noun. Meaning the same as 'scumbag'.

scundered

Adj. To be embarrassed. E.g."I was totally scundered when my girlfriend caught me playing with myself." [Irish use]

scupper

Verb. To thwart, to prevent from succeeding. E.g."Don't scupper your chances of passing your driving test by having a beer first." {Informal}

scut

Noun. A sexually promiscuous woman. [Merseyside use?]

scutch

Verb. Sting or smart from a slap. [Runcorn/North-west use]

scuzzbucket

Noun. 1. A despicable or objectionable person. Derog.
2. A sleazy person. Derog.

scuzzy

Adj. Filthy, dirty, unkempt.

seconds out

Phrs. Usually stated by a third party, and jocularly announcing the imminent onset of trouble between to parties. From boxing.

see a man about a dog

Vrb phrs. An euphemism to avoid telling of your true destination, often in reply to an awkward question. Is commonly used as a euphemism for going to the toilet.

seeing to

Noun. 1. A sexual act. E.g."I wouldn't mind giving her a good seeing to."
2. A beating.

seen!

Exclam. OK! Understood! Right! [London use]

see you next Tuesday

Phrs. A veiled insult, working on the approximate creation of the acronym, CUNT. From See (C) you (U) next (N) Tuesday (T).

semi

Noun. A half erect penis; abb. of semi-erection. [1990s]

sen

Pron. Self. Usually in expressions such as yoursen, yourself. E.g."Did you carry that huge box all by yoursen?" [Yorks use/dialect]

septic

Noun. A person from the U.S.A.. From the rhyming slang septic tank - Yank.

set of wheels

Noun. A vehicle or a wheeled means of transport.

seven shades of shit

Noun. That which can be beaten out of someone - see 'beat seven shades of shit out of someone'.

sex on a stick

Noun. A sexually attractive, slim, woman.

sex on legs

Noun. A sexually desirable person, usually applied to women.

sex wee

Noun. Ejaculate.

shade

Adj. Unfair, questionable, disreputable, dubious. Probably from shady.

shaft

Verb. 1. To fornicate. Male terminology. [1940s]
2. To con, treat unfairly.
Noun. The penis.

shag

Verb. 1. To fornicate. Less coarse than 'fuck'. [1800s]
2. To wear out, to break. E.g."You'll shag it up if you keep hitting it with that hammer."
Noun. 1. An act of fornication.
2. A hassle. E.g."It's such a shag, having to get the early train; I'm not even usually awake at that time in the morning."
3. A friendly term of address. [Staffordshire use]

shagbag

Noun. A sexually amenable or available woman. Derog.

shaggability

Noun. A measure of a person's sexual desirability. Also shagability. E.g."He had a general air of shaggability about him. He was hot!"

shaggable

Adj. Sexually desirable. Also shagable.

shagged

Adj. Worn out, 'knackered'. Also followed by up or out.

shake a leg !

Exclam. Hurry up! Move! E.g."Come on you two, shake a leg! We've got to arrive at the station before 6pm."

shake hands with the unemployed

Vrb phrs. To urinate, male usage.

shambolic

Adj. In a mess, disorganised, mismanaged. {Informal}

shan

Adj. Unfair. [North-east use]

shant

Noun. A drink, usually alcohol.

Sharon and Tracy

Noun. A disparaging name for females considered to be working class, unintelligent and vulgarly dressed, generally below the social standards acceptable to the user of the phrase. Each name can be heard used individually to imply the same. Derog.

sharpish

Adj. Quickly. E.g."You had better hurry to shops pretty damned sharpish, before they close"

shat

Verb. To have defecated, the past tense of 'shit'. E.g."I shat my pants when I saw the size of him, he was very scary."

shattered

Adj. Worn out, exhausted. {Informal}

Shaz/Shazza

Noun. A form of the name Sharon, see 'Sharon and Tracy'. Can be derog.

shed

Noun. Something dilapidated. Cf. 'shed on wheels'.

shedded

Adj. Very intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.

shed load (of something)

Noun. A large quantity of (something). E.g."If you want tunes, go down Oldham Street, there's a shed load of record shops there."

shed on wheels

Noun. A dilapidated vehicle. Cf. 'shed'.

sheepshagger

Noun. A ruralised person. Derog.

sheet

Noun. Paper money, monetary notes. E.g."My new computer cost me 800 sheets."

shell out

Verb. To pay up, to hand over. {Informal}

sherbet

Noun. An alcoholic drink. Also sherbert. E.g."I think we should go down to the bar, get in some sherbets and then hit a nightclub."

sherbet (dab)

Noun. A taxi. Rhyming slang on cab. (1990s?)

sherman

Noun. An act of masturbation. Cockney rhyming slang. Sherman tank, rhyming with 'wank'. [1940s]

sheila

Noun. A woman. Stereotypical but jocular use when impersonating Australians and their vernacular. [Orig. Aust.]

shift

Verb. 1. To move quickly. E.g."You should have seen him shift when I told him they were giving away free beer downstairs." {Informal}
2. To consume large amounts of drink or food. {Informal}

shift oneself

Verb. A request to move oneself. Used in imper. E.g."Will you shift yourself so I can vacuum the lounge." {Informal}

shift one's arse

Vrb phrs. To move out of the way or to hurry up. E.g."Come on, shift your arse and help me tidy up, my parents will be here soon."

shirt

Noun. A male nightclubber whose ideal night out will be to drink excessively, make sexual advances towards women and complete the night with a drunken brawl. Invariably their attire includes a dressy shirt, often without a tie.

shirtlifter

Noun. A male homosexual. Derog.

shirty

Adj. Ill-tempered. E.g."Pete got all shirty with me when I didn't invite him for dinner." {Informal}

shit (!)

Noun. 1. Faeces.
2. An act of defecation.
3. A contemptible person.
4. Rubbish, nonsense, bad.
5. Cannabis or marijuana.
6. Miscellaneous items. E.g."Come on, get your shit together, the taxi's due in 5 minutes."
Verb. To defecate.
Exclam. An exclamation of frustration or anger.

shit-a-brick!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or annoyance.

shit-all

Adj. Nothing at all. Cf. 'fuck-all', 'sod-all'.

shitbag

Noun. A contemptible person.

shitbox

Noun. 1. The anus.
2. A contemptible thing, place or person.

shit bricks

Vrb phrs. To be very scared. Cf. 'shit one's pants' and 'brick it'.

shite

Noun / Verb. See 'shit'. [Orig. Northern use. 1800s]

shiter

Noun. The anus. A variation on 'shitter' (noun 1).

shitey

Adj. See 'shitty'.

shitehawk

Noun. A despicable person.

shit-face

Noun. A contemptible person.

shit-faced

Adj. 1 Drunk, intoxicated. [1940s]
2. Intoxicated with drugs.

shit for brains

Noun. A particularly stupid person, a contemptible person.

shit-head

Noun. An contemptible person.

shit hits the fan

Phrs. As 'when the shit hits the fan', it warns that severe consequences will be felt when the results of actions are discovered. Alternatively, in such phrases as "the shit will hit the fan when she discovers the truth". See 'when the shit hits the fan'.

shit-hot

Adj. Excellent, the best, extremely good.

shithouse

Noun. A messy or dirty domicile. Originally a shithouse was an externally accessed toilet, before the advent of an inside lavatory.

shitless

Adj. Very frightened. Usually preceded by the word bored or scared. See 'scared shitless' and 'bore shitless'.

shit load (of something)

Noun. Many, a large number of. Also shitload. E.g."It was a great New Year party - there was shitloads of free wine and some really lovely people."

shit on (someone)

Verb. To betray, to land someone in trouble. E.g."I know it was you who shitted on him, so don't pretend you're his best friend"

shit on a stick (!)

Exclam. Expression of surprise.
Noun. Something, or someone, important or exceptional. E.g."Go buy that new tune, it really is shit on a stick."

shit one's pants

Vrb phrs. Be terrified. Used metaphorically for when in extreme terror the bowels are uncontrollably voided.

shits

Noun. Diarrhoea. E.g."I can't come out tonight, I've got the shits."

shit-scared

Adj. Very frightened. Cf. 'shit bricks'.

shit-stabber

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.

shitstain

Noun. A contemptible person. Derog.

shit stirrer

Noun. An insidious gossip, a person whose malicious actions cause problems for others.

shitter

Noun. 1. The anus.
2. A toilet.
3. A contemptible person.

shit the bed !

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

shitting hell !

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise, annoyance or frustration. Almost invariably it'll be heard pronounced shittin'ell.

shitty

Adj. 1. Worthless, trashy.
2. Covered in faeces.
3. Dirty, filthy.

shlepp

Verb. See 'schlep'.

shock horror!

Exclam. That's not surprising. An ironic exclamation.

shoot!

Exclam. A euphemism for 'shit'. [Orig. U.S.]

shoot blanks

Verb. Of a man, to be sterile. Also phrased as fire blanks.

shoot off

Verb. To leave quickly, to hurriedly go. E.g."I'm just going to shoot off down to the post office before it closes."

shoot one's load

Vrb phrs. To ejaculate semen. [1800s]

shoot one's wad

Vrb phrs. To ejaculate semen. E.g."She was furious! I shot my wad and fell asleep on top of her."

shoot-up

Verb. To inject a drug.

shop

Verb. To tell or inform on. [1890s]

shopping

Noun. 1. A euphemism for illicit drugs as brought from a drug dealer.
2. Shoplifting. [Criminal use]

short and curlies

Noun. Basically the term refers to pubic hairs, however it is used figuratively in having got someone by the short and curlies - having complete power over someone. Orig military use. [1930s]

short-arse

Noun. A person who is small in stature. Derog.

shot

Adj. Worn out, exhausted. {Informal}.

shotgun

Verb. A way of smoking cannabis/marijuana between two people, with one person blowing and the other inhaling.

shout

Noun. A round of drinks. E.g."Go on, get to the bar you lazy sod, it's your shout."

shout-out

Noun. A mentioning of a person verbally or in writing, as a method of showing respect. Often heard used on the radio by DJ's replacing the previously popular request. [1990s]

shove it!

Exclam. A dismissive exclamation of anger.

shove it up your arse!

Exclam. An exclamation of contempt.

shove off (!)

Verb. Go away. Often heard as an imperative exclamation.

shower

Noun. A derogatory and all encompassing term for a motley group of people.

shower of shite/shit

Noun. Contemptible person, persons or thing. E.g."It has been said that this dictionary is a shower of shite."

shrapnel

Noun. Money in the form of loose change.

shreddies

Noun. Underwear.

shrimp

Verb. To lick, suck and kiss the toes for sexual gratification.
Noun. A small, thin, feeble and objectionable person. Cf. 'prawn'.

shrooms

Noun. Mushrooms, often with regard to 'magic mushrooms', the hallucinogenic psilocybin. Cf. 'mushies'.

shufflebutt

Noun. A fidgety, restless person.

shufty

Noun. A look, a glance. Also shufti. E.g."Have a shufty at the copyright laws before you use this dictionary on your own website." {Informal}

shushy

Adj. A 'camp', extravagant style. Many spelling alternatives including zhoosy, jujjy, zuzshy.

shut your face / gob / trap / cake-hole / pie-hole

Exclam. Shut your mouth! Shut up! E.g."If you don't shut your gob I'll shut it for you!"

sick!

Exclam. Excellent! Good!

sick as a parrot

Phrs. Depressed, upset, very disappointed.

sickie

Noun. A period away from work with illness, and usually without just medical cause. Cf. 'throw a sickie'. {Informal}. [Orig. Aust./N.Z.]

sicko

Noun. A disturbing and unsavoury person, a pervert. Derog.

sign one's pants

Vrb phrs. To be in need of defecation. E.g."Quick! Let me in the toilet will you! I've just signed my pants."

sike

Noun/Verb. Alternative spelling of psyche, as in psyche out. E.g."He was really siked out by my staring at him all night."

sile down

Verb. To rain heavily. From sile meaning sieve. E.g."You'll need an umbrella, it's siling down out there." [Yorks/Lincs use]

silent but deadly

Phrs. Describing the silent emmision of wind from the anus, a 'fart', that is particularly bad smelling. Cf. S.B.D. [1960s]

silent but violent

Phrs. The same as 'silent but deadly'.

silly bugger

Noun. An idiot, a fool. Cf. 'play silly beggars/buggers'.

silly moo

Noun. A idiotic or foolish woman. Often jocular use. Cf. 'cow'.

silly sausage

Noun. A foolish person. Jocular usage but mildly derog.

single fish

Noun. An act of urination. Rhyming slang on 'pish', meaning 'piss'. See 'pish'. [Scottish use]

siphon the python

Vrb phrs. Of males, to urinate. Also 'syphon the python'.

sissy

Noun. An effeminate, weak, or cowardly person. Derog. {Informal}

sitter

Noun. In sport, an easy catch or shot, that should result in points being scored. {Informal}

six-pack

Noun. Strong and evident abdominal muscles. [Orig. U.S.]

sixty-nine (69)

Noun. A couples simultaneous oral stimulation of each others genitals during sex. Being representative of the shape two bodies attain in such a position.

size queen

Noun. A gay male with a sexual preference for partners with large genitalia.

skag

Noun. Heroin. Also spelt 'scag'.

skank

Verb. To steal, thieve. E.g."Someone's skanked my cigarettes and it was nearly a full packet!"
Noun. Someone or something disgusting, or unpleasant. E.g."He's a bit of a skank, not washing for 5 days and then expecting Debbie to sleep with him."

skanky

Adj. Dirty, unnattractive, ugly, smelly.

skanky pants

Noun. Dirty, or disgusting, lingerie or underwear. Also occasionally skanky panties, but this is more U.S..

skedaddle

Verb. Move, go away. {Informal}

skeg

Noun. A look at. E.g."Give us a skeg at your paper, I need to check the racing results." (Hull/Yorkshire use)

skerret

Noun. A tiny amount. Such as in given in the reply to the question "Did you get anything ?" "No not a skerret." A derivative of the slang skerrick.

sket

Noun. A promiscuous woman. Derog. (South-east use)

skew-whiff

Adj. Out of alignment, incorrect. {Informal}

skidmark

Noun. A faecal smear or stain. Usually with regard to one's undergarments. [1900s]

skin

Noun. 1. A skinhead.
2. A sister. See 'skin and blister'
Verb. To roll up a cannabis/marijuana cigarette. Abb. of 'skin up'.

skin and blister

Noun. Sister. Cockney rhyming slang.

skin flute

Noun. The penis.

skinful

Noun. A sufficient quantity of alcohol to make one drunk. E.g."I'm not driving anywhere; I've had a skinful and the police are out in force." {Informal}

skins

Noun. Cigarette papers, but refers more to those used in a 'joint.'

skint

Adj. Having no money, poor.

skin up

Verb. To roll or build a cannabis/marijuana cigarette (a joint).

skirt

Noun. A woman or women. Cf. 'bit of skirt'. Derog.

skit

Verb. To make fun of, to tease. [Merseyside use]

(the) skitters

Noun. A bout of diarrhoea.

skive

Noun. An evasion of one's tasks, a period of shirking.
Verb. To evade doing one's work or duties, to truant.

skive off

Verb. Meaning the same as 'skive'.

skiver

Noun. A shirker, one who evades doing their work or duties.

skivvies

Noun. Underwear, particularly with reference to pants. [Orig. US]

skivvy

Noun. A servant for menial tasks. Derog. {Informal}.

skoosh

Noun. 1. A squirt of cream from an aerosol.
2. Something very easy. E.g."That exam was a skoosh!"
3. A carbonated drink.
* All uses are Scottish.

skrike

Verb. See 'scrike'.

skun

Verb. Past tense of 'skin' (verb), i.e. skinned. E.g."Rob skun up a joint last night that was 9 inches long!"

skunk

Noun. 1. A popular type of very strong marijuana, characterized by its pungent smell, hence its name.
2. A person from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and more particularly a supporter of Newcastle football club. From the team's colours, black and white stripes, and as a derogatory term due to the fact that skunks 'smell'. Derog. [Mainly Sunderland use]

skunkweed

Noun. A type of very strong marijuana. See 'skunk'.

sky (rocket)

Noun. Pocket. Rhyming slang.

skypilot

Noun. A priest, vicar or similar preacher of religion.

slag

Noun. 1. A prostitute or promiscuous woman. Also occasionally heard with reference to such men. Derog.
2. A contemptible person. Derog.
Verb To put down, verbally. Meaning the same as 'slag off'.

slag (someone) off

Verb. To verbally put down someone or something. E.g."If you are going to persistently slag off your friends you soon won't have any left to upset."

slam dancing

Adj. An aggressive and physical dance style adopted by 'thrash metal' fans. Cf. 'moshing'.

slap

Noun. Cosmetic make-up. Originally from theatrical usage. See 'slap-up' (verb).
Verb. To beat-up, hit, thump. E.g."I'm going to slap that bastard if he doesn't shut up."

slap and tickle

Noun. A lighthearted sexual liason. {Informal}.

slaphead

Noun. A balding person. Derog.

slapper

Noun. 1. A sexually promiscuous woman. Derog.
2. A contemptible woman.

slappy

Noun. A pie sandwich. Usually a meat pie on a bread bun. [Wigan use]

slap the monkey

Verb. To masturbate.

slap-up

Verb. To apply cosmetic make-up.
Adj. Extravagent and sumptuous. Usually applied to meals or dinner. E.g."It's my birthday so we're off out for a slap-up meal, and I'm paying!" {Informal}

slash

Verb. To urinate. Onomatopoeic.
Noun. An act of urination.

slaughtered

Verb. Very intoxicated by drink or drugs.

sleazebag

Noun. A despicable, sleazy, fawning person. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]

sleazeball

Noun. Meaning the same as 'sleazebag'. Derog.

sledge

Verb. To be incapacitated mentally, and consequently physically, from taking drugs. E.g."I just sat there sledging in the corner, unable to dance." [1990s]

slimeball

Noun. A repugnant person. Also shortened to slime. Derog.

sling one's hook

Vrb phrs. Go away. A demand or order to leave. E.g."You're not coming in here, sling your hook before I call for security."

slip (someone) a

length

Vrb phrs. Of males, to have sex.

slit

Noun. The vagina. [1600s]

slob

Noun. A uncouth, unsavoury and lazy person. Derog. {Informal}
Verb. To act in the manner of a slob. E.g."Are you going slob all day, or do something useful for a change."

slob about /around

Verb. See 'slob' (verb).

slobberchops

Noun. A name for a person with a particularly salivery mouth.

slob out

Verb. See 'slob' (verb).

slog one's guts out

Vrb phrs. To work very hard.

slo-mo

Adj. Slowly. Abb. of slow-motion.

sloppy seconds

Noun. A subsequent indulgence in an activity by a second person involving an exchange of bodily fluids. This may involve the sharing of drink, or more often it applies to a sexual nature. E.g."I'm not having sloppy seconds, I want to shag her first."

sloshed

Adj. Drunk. [1900s]

slot

Verb. Hurt, injure, stab, shoot. E.g."I slotted that bastard last year, and he spent 3 weeks in hospital." [Mainly Army use]

slum-it

Verb. To live without the usual pleasures.

slummock

Noun. A dirty, untidy or lazy person. {Informal}
Verb. To behave in a lazy and unkempt fashion. {Informal}

slummy

Noun. Loose change. [Liverpool use]

slutty

Adj. Sluttish.

smack

Noun. Heroin. Derived from the Yiddish schmeck. [Orig. U.S. Mid 1940s]

smacker

Noun. 1. A loud kiss. From the noise it might make.
2. One pound sterling, although usually in the plural. E.g."She still owes me 40 smackers from last week."
3. A strong physical blow. E.g."I caught him a right smacker on his jaw."

smackeroos

Noun. Meaning the same as 'smacker' (version 2), but with a more lighthearted slant. E.g."I can't wait to get my hands on all those lovely smackeroos when I collect my winnings."

smackhead

Noun. A heroin addict, junkie. Derog.

smackie

Noun. Heroin addict. From 'smack', meaning heroin. E.g."If I was you I wouldnt go in the park after dark, it's usually full of smackies." [Orig. Aust.?]

small potatoes

Noun. An insignificant amount, often with regard to money.

smarmy

Adj. Obsequious, condescendingly flattering. {Informal}

smart-arse

Noun. A person who smuggly displays their intelligence.

smarty-pants

Noun. A know-all. Also smartie-pants. {Informal}

smashed

Adj. Very intoxicated with drink or drugs.

smashing

Adj./Adv. Excellent, brilliant. {Informal}

smashingly

Adv. Very well, without any problems. E.g."Yes we had a great time, the holiday went smashingly."

smeg

Noun. Abb. of smegma.
Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance.

smeggy

Adj. Unsavoury, horrible. The word derives from smegma.

smeg-head

Noun. An imbecile, an objectionable person. Watch Red Dwarf, a British sit-com, for the humorous usage. Derog. [Liverpool]

smellies

Noun. Scented toiletries and perfumes.

smelly

Noun. A biker, usually unkempt, long haired, and a listener of rock music. Derog.

smelly-bridge

Noun. The perineum. From the area bridging one smelly place to another (the genitals to the anus).

smidge

Noun. A little, a small amount. An abbreviated form of 'smidgeon'.

smidgeon

Noun. A little, a small amount. {Informal}

smoggy

Noun. A person from Middlesbrough. From the area's heavy industry and resulting polution. Cf. 'smog-monster'. [Mainly North-east use]

smog-monster

Noun. A person from Middlesbrough. Term not used by the locals of Middlesbrough. Derog. Cf. 'smoggy'. [Mainly North-east use]

smoke

Noun. 1. A cigarette.
2. Also cannabis or marijuana. E.g."Have you got any smoke for tonight."
3. London. Always phrased as the smoke.

smoothie

Noun. A person who is over stylish and suave. {Informal}

smuggling peanuts

Phrs. Of a woman, having erect and prominant nipples apparent through her clothing. Cf. 'peanut smuggling'.

snaffle

Verb. To grab, seize or steal. {Informal}

SNAFU

Noun. A bad situation, a mistake, a foul-up. Acronym of situation normal all fucked up. [Orig. U.S. 1940s]

snail-mail

Noun. Post, surface mail. Jocular expression coined with the advent of the much speedier email.

snap

Noun. Food, especially a snack, occasionally a packed lunch. [Northern and Midlands use/dialect?]

snappin

Noun. Food. [Stoke-on-Trent use]

snatch

Noun. The female genitals.

snazzy

Adj. Smart or attractive in an ostentatious way.

snicket

Noun. An alleyway. [Mainly Northern use]

snided

Adj. Very crowded, busy. E.g."It was New Year's Eve, the club was snided, and John was queuing for the toilet once again. He wished he was at home in bed." [Northern use]

snifter

Noun. A small drink of alcohol, usually a shot of spirits.

snig

Noun. Nasal mucus. Often extended to sniggy.

snitch

Verb. To inform on somebody.
Noun. Someone who snitches. [1700s]

snitcher

Noun. An informer.

snockered

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated.

snog

Verb. To kiss lengthily, passionately or lustfully.
Noun. A lengthy and passionate kiss.

snog someone's face off

Vrb phrs. To kiss someone deeply and passionately.

snook-cocking

Adj. Showing contempt. From 'cock a snook'.

snookered

Adj. Defeated, thwarted.

snort

Verb. To inhale via the nose a small quantity of powdered drug, such as cocaine or amphetamne. [U.S.]

snot

Noun. Nasal mucus. [s.e. from 1400s, until 1800s]
Verb. To expel nasal mucus. E.g."He laughed so much that he snotted down his chin."

snot rag

Noun. A handkerchief.

snotter

Noun. 1. The nose.
2. Handerkerchief.

snotty

Adj. 1. Over proud and conceited.
2. Full of nasal mucus, as with having the ailment, a cold.

snotty nosed

Adj. See 'snotty' (adj.1).

snout

Noun. Tobacco, or a cigarette. E.g."Have you got a snout John? I'm gasping for a smoke."

snuff-it

Verb. To die.

snuff movie

Noun. A violent movie showing real murders or torture. Snuff meaning to murder or a murder.

snurge

Noun. A person who smells bicycle seats for sexual pleasure.

soak

Noun. A drunkard.

so-and-so

Noun. A contemptible person. Mildy offensive. {Informal}

soap-dodger

Noun. An unkempt, dirty person. Derog.

soapy tit wank

Noun. An act of masturbation between a woman's breasts with the use of some form of lubrication. Cf. 'tit wank'.

sobs

Noun. Money. A mispronunciation of 'sovs' (sovereign, meaning £1 sterling). E.g."How many sobs did that Armani suit cost?"

sod

Noun. 1. A contemptible or objectionable person.
2. A pitiable person. E.g."He's just had his car stolen and his wife has just run off with the milkman, the poor sod." This use is also be found with the expressions 'poor bastard' and 'poor bugger'.
* Abb. of the word sodomite.

sod about / around

Verb. To waste time.

sod-all

Noun. Nothing. E.g."I've done sod-all this vacation, but I still feel like I need a holiday."
Adj. No. E.g."I've done sod-all work this vacation."

sodding

Adv./Adj. Used as an intensifier. E.g."It's always that sodding idiot who wakes everyone up at a god awful hour."

sod it!

Exclam. A exclamation of contempt or frustration. E.g."Sod-it! I'm giving up."

sod off

Verb. Go away, leave. Usually used in the imperative. E.g."If he doesn't sod off in the next 2 minutes I'm going to hit him."

sod this for a game of soldiers !

Exclam. I give up! There's no way that I'm continuing with this. Or sod that for a game of soldiers. Cf. 'sod this for a lark'.

sod this for a lark !

Exclam. I give up! An intolerant, impatient exclamation. Cf. 'sod this for a game of soldiers'.

sod you !

Exclam. General exclamation of dismissal, rejection, hostility.

soft in the head

Phrs. Stupid, dimwitted.

soft-lad / lass

Noun. Affectionate expression for an inept or overly sentimental male/female.

softy

Noun. A weak, feeble or overly sentimental person. {Informal}

solid (!)

Adj. Excellent. Jazz origins. [Orig. U.S.]
Exclam. An approving exclamation.
Noun. Hashish.

sonny Jim

Noun. A condescending term of address, usually to males. Occasionally spelt sunny Jim.

soopy

Noun. A supermarket. Unknown spellings, perhaps also supie or supey.

soppy

Adj. Feeble, sickly sentimental. {Informal}.

sort

Noun. An attractive woman. [Mainly London/South-east use]

sorted (!)

Exclam. An approving exclamation, brilliant, excellent.
Adj. An all purpose expression of satisfaction, contentment. Commonly used to denote having the required or desired drugs. E.g."I've just been into town and got sorted for tonight's party."

sort (someone) out

Verb. To beat (someone) up.

sound

Adj. O.K., wonderful, similar to 'sorted.'

sound as a pound

Phrs. Wonderful, excellent, correct. [Merseyside/North-west use?]

sounds

Noun. Tunes or music. E.g."Have you brought any new sounds for tonight's party."

sovs

Noun. Money. Abb. of sovereign, £1 sterling.

sow one's oats

Vrb phrs. To have sexual intercourse, usually during a period of youthful sexual promiscuity.

soz

Adj. Sorry. Mainly adolescent use.

sozzled

Adj. Drunk, but not incapacitated. {Informal}

SP

Abb. Starting price. In expressions such a 'what's the Sp?' meaning what's happening?

spac

Noun. An imbecile, objectionable person. From spastic. Offens.

space cadet

Noun. An eccentric or crazy person, someone not thinking normally. Derived from 'spaced out'. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]

spacecake

Noun. Cake made with the added ingredients of cannabis or marijuana.

spaced out

Adj. A light-headed stupification resulting from the use of drugs.

spacey

Adj. Ambient, ethereal.

spackhead

Noun. An idiot, contemptible person. Derived from spac. Offens.

spacky

Adj. Idiotic, stupid. Also spaccy. From spac. Offens.

spadger

Noun. A sparrow. [dialect]

spaff

Noun. Semen.
Verb. To ejaculate, sexually. E.g."I just had to think about her naked and playing with herself and I spaffed."

spag

Noun. An imbecile, socially inept person. From spastic. Cf. 'spaz'.

spam fritter

Noun. The anus. Rhyming slang on 'shitter'. [1990s]

spam javelin

Noun. Penis. Spam is a meat product derived from pork.

spaniel's ears

Noun. Saggy, flat, droopy breasts. From their similarity.

Spanish archer

Noun. See 'give the spanish archer'.

spanking

Adj. 1. Excellent.
2. New. Short for brand spanking new.
Noun. A beating.

spank the monkey

Verb. To masturbate. A term for male masturbation.

spanner

Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person.

spare

Noun. A sexually available, unattached person. Cf. 'bit of spare'.

spare prick at a wedding

Noun. A useless or unwanted person. Usually heard in the expression 'like a spare prick at a wedding'.

spare-tyre

Noun. A roll of fat around one's midrift. [1920s] {Informal}

spark

Noun. An electrician.

spark out

Verb. To pass out, become unconscious.

spark up

Verb. To light a cigarette, and often with regards to a 'joint'.

sparrowfart

Noun. Dawn, morning break. Cf. 'crack of sparrow's fart'.

spatchcock

Verb. To add a phrase, clause or sentence in a context that is inappropriate. {Informal}

spawny

Adj. Lucky.

spaz

Noun. Imbecile, socially inept person, objectionable person. Also spas. Derived from spastic. Offens.

spaz chariot

Noun. 1. An invalid's car. See 'spaz'.
2. A wheelchair.

spazmo

Noun. Imbecile, objectionable person. Derived from spastic. Offens.

spazmobile

Noun. 1. A car for the disabled.
2. An objectionable, unstylish car.

spaz out

Verb. To have a tantrum, lose control, become extremely emotional. E.g."She totally spazzed out, smashed the TV, broke three windows and then locked herself in the bathroom until daybreak."

spazzy

Adj. Stupid,
2. Uncool, not fashionable.

spearchucker

Noun. A black person. Also spear-chucker. Derog/Offens

spec

Noun. A viewing point. Also speck. E.g."Let's go up to the top tier, its a good spec to see the match." [Merseyside use]

special K

Noun. The drug ketamine.

specky-four-eyes

Noun. A juvenile name for a person wearing spectacles. Derog.

speed

Noun. The drug amphetamine sulphate. [Orig. U.S. 1960s]

speed freak

Noun. 1. A compulsive user, or addict of amphetamines.
2. A person who loves driving fast.

speed garage

Noun. A genre of dance music which encompasses 'garage' styles with 'dubby' basslines and 'jungle' type 'samples'. Although in some ways existing for some time, it has only recently been given its contentious name by the music press. [1997]

speeding

Adj. Under the influence of amphetamine sulphate.

spell

Noun. A splinter. [Yorkshire use/dialect]

spend a penny

Vrb phrs. To urinate, to go to the lavatory. A euphemism derived from a fee charged in public toilets, albeit usually only in the women's; the saying is based on a pre-inflatatory figure. {Informal}.

spends

Noun. Money to spend on oneself, often with respect to children's pocket money.

spesh

Adj. Abbreviated form of special. E.g."Last night was really spesh!"

spew

Noun. Vomit.
Verb. To vomit.

spew one's guts up

Vrb phrs. To vomit.

spew-up

Verb. To vomit.

spic *

Noun. 1. A person from Puerto Rico, Mexico and Spain. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]
2. Of Spain and its languages. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]
* Also spelt spick.

spice

Noun. Confectionery. [Yorks/Notts use]

spider's legs

Noun. The pubic hairs which protrude from beneath one's underwear.

spiel

Noun. Persuasive speech, sales patter.

spiffing

Adj. Excellent, first rate. Somewhat archaic expression perpetuated by humourous use when mimicking upper class behaviour. E.g."We had an absolutely spiffing time, thanks mainly to Lord Ponsonby's generous gift of!"

spiggy

Noun. Chewing gum. Cf 'spoggy'. [East Lancs use]

spill one's guts

Vrb phrs. 1. To confess or reveal the truth.
2. To vomit. Probably a misuse of version 1 due to its similarity with 'spew one's guts up'.

spit

Noun. An exact double, an identical image. E.g."She was the spit of her when she was Jane's age, but now she's dyed her hair and wears glasses."

spit (out) one's dummy

Vrb phrs. To throw a tantrum. Like a child discarding its pacifier (a dummy) in a fit of anger. E.g."If you're gonna spit out your dummy over such a minor insult, then I think you need some anger management."

spit roast

Noun. Sexual intercourse between at least two males and a third party, the recipient (either male or female). The active males taking positions at either end of the recipient, in the manner of a spit roast. Also spit roasting.

spit tacks

Vrb Phrs. Be very angry. E.g."She was spitting tacks after I stained her best table cloth with ketchup."

spitting feathers

Adj. 1. Thirsty. E.g."Let's stop at the next cafe, I'm spitting feathers."
2. Frantic, fretful, agitated. E.g."She was spitting feathers after those kids smashed her front window."

splash one's boots

Vrb phrs. To urinate. Male usage.

splick

Noun. Distasteful or unpleasant viscous substances. [1980s]

spliff

Noun. A cannabis or marijuana cigarette. [Orig. W.I.]

split arse

Noun. A woman. Derog.

split beaver

Noun. An explicit pornographic pose fully revealing the female genitals. Cf. 'beaver'.

splosh

Noun. Tea (the drink). [Mainly London use]

spod

Noun. 1. A studious person. A 'swot'. Derog.
2. A contemptible person. Derived from definition1. Derog.

spogs

Noun. Confectionary, any kind of sweet. [Yorks use]

spoggy

Noun. Chewing gum. Cf 'spiggy'. [Humberside/Lincs use]

spondulicks

Noun. Money. Also spelt spondulics and spondulix. [1800s]

spoof

Noun. Semen.

spoon

Verb. 1. To nestle against one another in bed whilst both facing the same way. [Mid 1800s]
2. To miss hit a ball during a sporting activity. E.g."He only had the goalkeeper to beat and he spooned it!"
Noun. An idiot, a foolish person.

spot on

Adj./Adv. Correct, exactly right. {Informal}

spraff

Verb. To chat, talk. E.g."Don't just stand there spraffing, find some work to do."

spread it on thick

Vrb phrs. To exaggerate.

spreathed

Adj. Sore through exposure to cold weather, chapped. [South Wales use]

sprog

Noun. A child.

sprogged up

Adj. Pregnant. From 'sprog' meaning child.

spud

Noun. 1. Someone who is ugly.
2. An affectionate term of address for a friend. A play on the word bud, an abbreviated form of buddy.
3. A potato. {Informal}

spud ugly

Adj. Very ugly.

spuds

Noun. The hands. Children might be heard to say "Put your spuds in", when chanting a rhyme to decide who is it.

spuggly

Adj. Very ugly. A contraction of 'spud ugly'.

spunk

Noun. Semen.

spunk bucket

Noun. 1. A woman, possibly implying of easy morals. Derog.
2. Vagina, as viewed as a recepticle for semen.

spunk dustbin

Noun. Vagina. As viewed as a receptacle for semen.

spunk (up)

Verb. To ejaculate semen. E.g."He spunked up just as his dad came in the room."

squaddie

Noun. A soldier.

square

Noun. A person who is reactionary, old fashioned and set in their ways. Derog.
Adj. Old fashioned, conservative, conventional.

square-eyes

Noun. A humourous address for someone who watches too much television.

square-go

Noun. A fist fight, a punch up. [Scottish use]

square root of fuck-all

Phrs. Absolutely nothing. Cf. 'fuck-all squared'.

squat

Verb. 1. To defecate.
2. To urinate. Female expression.
Noun. The act of defecation. Also, of females, urination.

squeal

Verb. To inform (on). Often used in the simile, squeal like a pig.

squick

Noun. Something distasteful, vile, disgusting. See 'squick someone out'.

squick (someone) out

Vrb phrs. To disgust (someone). E.g."People picking their noses in public really squicks me out." [Orig. U.S.?]

squicky

Adj. Disgusting. [Orig. U.S.?]

squid

Noun. A jocular term for one pound sterling, derived from 'quid'.

squidgey

Adj. Feeling soft, squashy or soggy. E.g. "I think the ground's a little too squidgey for cricket today." {Informal}

squiffy

Adj. 1. A little drunk. {Informal}
2. Askew, off centre, awry. {Informal}

squillion

Noun. A very large indefinite amount.

squire

Noun. A term of address. {Informal}

squirt

Noun. A diminutive and insignificant person. Derog. {Informal}

squits

Noun. Diarrhoea. [1840s]

squity

Adj. Of or having the characteristics of diarrhoea. E.g."I not coming into work today, I have a squity bottom."

squiz

Noun. A look, a glance. E.g."Have a squiz at the photos and see if you can spot anyone you recognise."

stacked

Adj. Of a woman, well built or large breasted.

stage-diving

Noun. The act of climbing onto the stage during a gig, to then leap off and be caught by the audience. Originates from 1980s punk but proliferating during 'thrash' and 'grunge' era of the late 1980s and 1990s.

stalk

Noun. An erect penis.

stark bollock naked

Adj. Totally naked.

starkers

Noun. Naked. From Stark naked. Cf. 'stark bollock naked'.

starved

Adj. Of a person, very cold, freezing. [Yorks use]

stash

Noun. Illicit drugs.

steamboats

Adj. Drunk.

steaming

Adj. 1. Drunk. Abb. of steaming drunk.
2. Racing, moving quickly. E.g."We were steaming up the motorway."
3. Very angry.
Adj./Adv. An intensifier, such as 'blinking', 'bleeding'. E.g."That steaming idiot has spent all our holiday money on a new stereo."

stecky

Noun. A tantrum, an fit of anger. Also throw a stecky, to have a tantrum. [Lancs/Cumbria use]

stench-trench

Noun. Vagina.

Stenders

Noun. Abb. of Eastenders, the British TV soap. Cf. 'Brooky' and 'Corry'.

Steve McQueens

Noun. Jeans. Rhyming slang, often shortened to steves.

stewed

Adj. Drunk.

stick

Noun. 1. Hassle, excessive criticism, trouble. E.g."Keep giving him stick and he'll pack his bags and leave."
2. Effort. E.g."Go on, give it some stick."
Verb. Suffer, tolerate, abide. E.g."I can't stick that sarcastic humour of his." {Informal}

stick in the mud

Noun. A boring, unadventurous, old-fashioned person. Derog. {Informal}

stick one on someone

Vrb phrs. To hit or beat up someone. E.g."I'm going to stick one on him if he shows up tonight."

sticks

Noun. Rural, remote areas such as in the countryside. [Orig. U.S.]

sticky biscuit

Noun. A sex game whereby a biscuit (cookie) is placed centrally between a circle of masturbating males. The last male to ejaculate, over the biscuit, is obliged to eat it.

sticky-fingered

Adj. Liable to steal. Evokes interesting imagery of other people's belongings adherring to the culprit's fingers. Not dissimilar to the s.e. light-fingered.

sticky wicket

Noun. A difficult situation. Cf. 'Bat on a sticky wicket'.

stiff

Noun. 1. A dead body.
2. A boring conventional person. Derog.

stiffy

Noun. An erect penis. Crude but jocular. Also stiffie.

stinker

Noun. 1. A contemptible person.
2. An awkward, difficult task.

stinking

Adj. 1. Extremely objectionable. E.g."That stinking idiot deserves all he got."
2. Wealthy. A shortening of stinking rich. E.g."She can afford it, she's stinking."
3. Drunk.

stinks

Adj. Suspicious. E.g."Don't lie to me, your excuse stinks."

stitch up

Verb. To betray with false evidence. Also phrased to stitch someone up.
Noun. An act of betrayal with the use of falsified evidence.

stoater

Noun. Something impressive or excellent. [Scottish use]

stocious

Adj. Intoxicated. [Irish/Scottish use?]

stoked

Adj. Excited, pleased, thrilled. E.g."My dad was stoked when I passed my driving test."

Stoke on Trent

Noun. 1. A male homosexual.
2. Criminal.
Both meanings are rhyming slang for 'bent', Stoke on Trent being a city in the midlands of England.

stomp on

Verb. To physically assault (someone).

stomping

Adj. Lively, energetic. E.g."That last tune was stomping."

stone bonker

A sure thing, a certainty.

stoned

Adj. Intoxicated with drink or more frequently its contemporary usage refers to cannabis or marijuana intoxication. [Orig. U.S.]

stone me!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

stone the crows!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

stonker

Noun. 1. An erect penis, usually implying great size.
2. Something huge or impressive.

stonking

Adj. 1. Impressively large.
2. An intensifier, E.g."Yeah, we had a stonking good time."

stookie

Noun. A plaster cast on a broken limb. Also spelt stooky. [Scottish use]

stoppy back

Noun. An after hours drink at a public house (bar). [Macclesfield use]

storming

Adj. Marvellous, excellent. E.g."We had a storming night out at the club, the best ever."

stottie

Noun. A flat coarse bread, made from the scraps of dough leftover in baking. [Scotland/Tyneside/Northern use]

stove in

Verb. To smash up. E.g."When I see that idiot again I'm gonna stove his head in"

stowed out

Adj. Crowded, packed out, full to capacity. [Mainly Scottish use]

straight

Noun. 1. A heterosexual. [Orig. U.S.]
2. A conventional but boring person. Derog.
3. A manufactured cigarette, as opposed to a roll-up.
Adj. 1. Heterosexual, as opposed to homosexual, being 'bent'
2. Law abiding.

straight edge

Noun. A lifestyle choice based around the philosophy of abstention from things that are considered harmful, such as alcohol, drugs and sexual promiscuity. More common in the U.S. from where it originated.

straight-up

Adj. True.
Adv. Truthfully, honestly. E.g."Honestly, I didn't touch it Sarah, straight up."

strap-on

Noun. A substitute penis that can be worn by females to simulate male to female sexual intercourse.

strapped

Adj. 1. Lacking, short of. E.g."Can you give it some thought? I'm strapped for ideas." {Informal}.
2. Poor, short of money. E.g."I can't come out tonight, I'm strapped."

strap up

Verb. To make a cannabis/marijuana cigarette.

street

Noun. Having to do with the street life of a city at the most common accessible level, urban subculture.

The Street

Noun. Nickname and abbreviation for Coronation Street, a popular UK TV soap. Cf. 'Corry'.

street cred

Noun. Having fashionable awareness, acceptable on the 'street'.

stretch

Noun. A period spent in prison.

strewth!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise, annoyance or frustration. Derived from God's truth. Also spelt struth. {Informal}.

strides

Noun. Trousers

strike a light!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

strike me pink!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.

stringbean

Noun. A tall, thin person. {Informal}.

strobing

Adj. An effect similar to seeing a series of stills as when viewed under a stroboscope, but when under the influence of LSD or another hallucinogen.

strop

Noun. A bad mood, a fit of fury. E.g."I got in a strop after that bloke knocked over my pint of beer."

stroppy

Adj. Bad tempered. {Informal}

strum

Noun. An act of female masturbation.

strung out

Adj. Emotionally stressed, in mental turmoil.

strut ones stuff

Vrb phrs. To act proudly, confidently and without inhibitions; often heard in relation to dancing.

stuck-up

Adj. Conceited, snobbish. {Informal}

studmuffin

Noun. An attractive male. [Orig. U.S. 1990s]

stuff

Verb. 1. To copulate. Male usage. [Mid 1800s]
2. To defeat thoroughly in a game or competition. E.g."With our new signing from United we're going to stuff them good and proper."
3. Used to exclaim indifference or rejection of (something). E.g."Stuff the consequences! I'm going to get drunk."

stuff and nonsense

Noun. Worthless or foolish ideas, speech, or writing; nonsense. Often as an exclamation. E.g."Stuff and nonsense! You're talking rubbish."

stuffed

Adj. 1. Concerned, bothered. Usually phrased in the negative. E.g."I'm not stuffed with going out drinking tonight."
2. In a position of no hope.

stuffing

Noun. Sexual intercourse, from a male point of view. E.g."I gave her good stuffing then went back down to the party."

stuff it !

Exclam. An exclamation of anger, contempt or indifference.
Verb. Expressing contempt. E.g."I don't care, you can stuff it! I'm going home."

stuff one's face

Vrb phrs. To eat greedily or fully.

stump up

Verb. To pay up, to hand over what is owed.

stupid o'clock

Noun. At an unreasonable, early time.

suck

Verb. To be worthless, contemptible or disgusting. E.g."The storyline in that book is a little contrived and the characters suck."
Noun. Sweets, confectionary in general. A suck shop being a sweet shop. [W. Midlands use]

suck off

Verb. To give oral sex (to someone). E.g."I lay down on the sofa so she could suck me off."

sucker

Noun. A gullible person. Derog.

sucking diesel

Phrs. Doing very well, progressing well. [Orig. Irish?]

suck shit

Verb. To be worthless, contemptible. E.g."How can you wear beige? It totally sucks shit." [Orig U.S.]

suck up

Verb. To flatter, be obsequious.

sugar !

Exclam. A euphemism for 'shit!'.

suit

Noun. A white-collar worker, a business executive.

suited and booted

Adj. Very smartly dressed. From wearing a suit and equivalently formal footwear.

summat

Pron. Something. E.g."There's summat up with the engine. Everytime we accelerate the exhaust blows smoke." [Northern use/dialect]

sunshine

Noun. A form of address. E.g."Alright sunshine! Show us what you've got." {Informal}

sup

Verb. To drink. E.g."It's no wonder you've got a headache, you've been supping beer all day."

surf

Verb. To browse different Web sites using the links in a relaxed almost random manner. E.g."I've been surfing on the net all night and found an excellent new music page."

surf-bum

Noun. Someone whose life revolves around surfing and consequently spend their time on beaches.

suss

Verb. To work something out, to understand, to ascertain. Often followed by 'out'.
Adj. Abb. of suspicious. E.g."I don't like the looks of that bloke, he's suss."

sussed

Adj. Knowledgeable, well-informed, able to look after oneself.

swag

Noun. Money or items, as taken by a thief or burglar. {Informal}

swally

Noun. Alcoholic drink. [Scottish use]

swamp donkey

Noun. An ugly person. Derog.

swap spit

Verb. To kiss deeply.

sweat cobs

Verb. To perspire profusely, to sweat excessively. E.g."With the room temperature at 95 degrees, I was sweating cobs."

sweaty Betty

Noun. A jocular name and insult for a woman suffering excess perspiration and consequently from bad body odour. Derog.

sweaty sock

Noun. A Scot. From the rhyming slang sweaty sock - Jock. Offens.

swedge

Noun. A fight. [Scottish use]

sweet

Adj. Excellent, a general term of approval.

sweet as a nut

Phrs. O.K., great, fine, satisfactory.

sweet F.A.

Phrs. Nothing at all. Euphemism for sweet fuck-all. Cf. 'sweet fanny adams'.

sweet Fanny Adams

Phrs. Absolutely nothing. Euphemism for sweet fuck-all. Cf. 'fanny adams'.

sweet-pea

Noun. A term of affection.

swig

Verb. To drink greedily. {Informal}

swimbo

Acronym. One's wife or girlfriend. Standing for She Who Must Be Obeyed.

swing both ways

Vrb phrs. To be bisexual. [Orig. U.S.]

swinger

Noun. A person who indulges in partner swapping for sexual variety.

swing the lead

Vrb phrs. To waste time, to shirk one's duties. E.g."Come on Mark, stop swinging the lead, there's work to do."

swizz

Noun. A swindle. {Informal}

swot

Noun. A person who studies hard. {Informal}
Verb. To study hard. E.g."Timmy had been swotting for 3 months, but still failed his exams." {Informal}

swotty

Adj. Studious. {Informal}

swot up

Verb. To study hard. {Informal}

syphon the python

Vrb phrs. Of males, to urinate. Light-hearted expression, also spelt 'siphon the python'.

syrup

Noun. A wig. Abb. of the rhyming slang Syrup of Fig; making a comeback into everyday usage.

T

24/7

Noun. All the time. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

ta!

Exclam. Thank you! {Informal}

tab

Noun. 1. Abb. of tablet. Drug culture expression.
2. A cigarette.
3. Ear. See 'tab-hang'. [dialect]

tab-end

Noun. A cigarette butt.

tab-hang

Verb. To eavesdrop. Heard as tab'ang. E.g."Stop tabhanging, and get on with your homework." See 'tab'. [Northern use/dialect?]

table-ender

Noun. An act of copulation on or at a table.

tackle

Noun. The male genitals. Implying their usefulness as equipment to complete a task. Cf. 'wedding tackle.'

tacky

Adj. Of poor taste, lacking style. {Informal}

tactical chunder

Noun. A bout of vomiting, self-administered to enable one to drink more alcohol. A pun on the expression tactical blunder. See 'chunder'.

tadger

Noun. A penis. Usually affectionate usage. Cf. 'todger'. [1950s]

Taffy

Noun. A Welsh person. Usually offensive. Derived from the Welsh Dafydd, an equivalent name for David. Also abbreviated to Taff.

tag

Noun. A pseudonym or other identifying mark used as a signature by a graffitti artist.

tagnuts

Noun. Faecal remnants that adhere to anal hairs.

tailor-made

Noun. A factory produced cigarette, as opposed to a hand-rolled cigarette.

taint

Noun. The perineum. Something of a pun, because it aint the anus, and it aint the vagina or balls.

take a dive

Vrb phrs. To feign a foul or knockdown in sports.

take a hand to someone

Vrb phrs. To tease, ridicule. Also make a hand. [Irish use]

take a hike

Vrb phrs. To depart. Usually a demand by someone.

take a pop at (someone)

Vrb phrs. To verbally or physically attack (someone). Also phrased as 'have a pop at (someone)'.

take a running jump!

Exclam. A dismissive rebuff.

take it easy

Vrb phrs. 1. Goodbye, a parting salutation.
2. Relax, don't get stressed.

take it up the arse/ass

Vrb phrs. To be on the receiving end of anal sex. E.g."He took it up the arse and couldn't sit down for three days after."

take five

Verb. Have a brief rest or respite from one's current activities.

take the biscuit

Vrb phrs. To beat all competition, to take all the honours, usually said ironically or with surprise. {Informal}

take the Michael (out of someone)

Vrb phrs. To make fun, tease, satirize. From 'take the mickey'. E.g."I dont like John, he's always taking the Michael out of me."

take the mickey (out of someone)

Vrb phrs. To tease, to ridicule. Also shortened to take the mick. An abbreviated form of the Cockney rhyming slang take the mickey bliss, meaning 'take the piss'. E.g."Stop taking the mickey out of Billy, he's very sensitive and you're upsetting him." Cf. 'take the Michael' and 'extract the Michael'. [1930s]

take the piss

Vrb phrs. 1. To ridicule, to tease, to make fun off. Cf. 'extract the urine'.
2. To take advantage of, to exploit. E.g."Just because they like looking after their grand children, doesn't mean you can dump the kids on them every weekend whilst you go out clubbing. That's just taking the piss."

talent

Noun. An attractive person or persons.

talk out of one's arse

Vrb phrs. To talk nonsense.

talk the hind leg off a donkey

Vrb phrs. To talk incessantly. {Informal}

tally-ho!

Exclam. Goodbye, a cheerful parting salutation.

tallywhacker

Noun. Penis.

tandoori two-step

Noun. Having diarrhoea and an upset stomach.

tank

Verb. To travel rapidly, to charge at great speed. E.g."We tanked it up from London, just in time to watch the football match."

tanked up

Adj. Drunk and in a state rowdiness. [Early 1900s]

tap off

Verb. To seduce a sexually desirable person.

tapped

Adj. Insane or a mentally unstable. From doolally tap. Cf. 'doolally'.

ta-ra!

Exclam. Goodbye! Cf. 'ta-ta'. [Welsh/Midlands/Northern use, 1950s] {Informal}

tara-a-bit!

Exclam. Goodbye! Also t'ra a bit and other possible spelling variations. [Birmingham/West Midlands use]

tart

Noun. 1. A prostitute or promiscuous woman. The often unisexual nature of contemporary slang ensures the phrase is now applied to promiscuous males. Derog.
2. Derog. and offensive term for women. Derived from the Cockney rhyming slang jam tart meaning sweetheart.
3. An objectionable person; often used affectionately or playfully.

(the) Tartan Army

Noun. Collectively, the supporters of the Scottish national football team.

tart fuel

Noun. Sweet, ready-mixed fruit drinks containing alcohol. Commonly believed to be mainly consumed by women who would become morally loose after an excessive consumption, consequently becoming 'tarts'. Cf. 'alcopop' and 'bitch piss'.

tart up

Verb. To smarten up. {Informal}

tash

Noun. Abb. of moustache. {Informal}

...tastic

Suffix. Added to words to imbue a sense of unexpected excellence. E.g."She took me back to her room and we had a sextastic night."

tasty

Adj. Attractive.

tat

Noun. 1. Rubbish, junk. Abb. of tatty. E.g."You can't wear that old cardigan, it's tat." {Informal}
2. Abb. of tattoo.

ta-ta!

Exclam. Goodbye! Cf. 'ta-ra'. [Early 1900s] {Informal}

taters

Noun. Potatoes. A corruption of the word potatoes. {Informal}
Adj. Cold. From the Cockney rhyming slang taters in the mould (potatoes in the mould). E.g."It's a bit taters in hear. Shall I light the fire?"

tax

Verb. To rob a person in public by the use of, or threat of aggression, to extort, to mug. A euphemism attempting to obscure the aggressive nature of such an assault. Came to prominence during the early 1990s.

t'd off

Adj. Angry, annoyed.

tea-bagging

Noun. The oral manipulation and sucking of testicles during sex; a tea-bagger being a person who indulges in said activity.

tealeaf

Noun. Thief. Cockney rhyming slang.

tear-arse about / around

Verb. To hurry about, hinting at frantic haste. E.g."I've been tear-arsing about from one meeting to the next and without a break all day."

tear-jerker

Noun. A film or story likely to be over sentimental and promote tearful emotions. {Informal}

technicolour yawn

Noun. An act of vomiting. Jocular usage. [Orig Aust. 1960s]

techno

Noun. A type of electronically created dance music.

teenth

Noun. Drug parlance for a sixteenth of an ounce.

telephone numbers

Noun. Very large amounts, usually applied to money. E.g."So what price are you going to charge for the full service? Are you talking telephone numbers?"

tell someone where to get off

Vrb phrs. An angry rebuke at someone's interference. E.g."If she mentions my acne once more I'll tell her where to get off.'

telly

Noun. Television. {Informal}

ten-foot

Noun. A narrow alleyway behind a row of homes. From its width being 10 feet in diameter. [East Yorks/Hull use]

tenner

Noun. A ten-pound (sterling) monetary note. {Informal}

thang

Noun. Thing.

thanks a bunch!

Exclam. An ironic thank you very much.

thanks for nothing!

Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance at someone's unhelpfulness.

thatch

Noun. Pubic hair.

that's the stuff

Phrs. Said as an approval of a thing done or said. {Informal}

thick as a brick

Phrs. Very stupid.

thick as pigshit

Phrs. Very stupid.

thick as shit in the neck of a bottle

Phrs. Very stupid

thick as two short planks

Phrs. Very stupid.

thick ear

Noun. A slap around the head, often used as an idle threat. E.g. "If you don't come down here and do the washing up, I'll give you a thick ear." {Informal}

thicko

Noun. An stupid, unintelligent person. Derog.

thingy-ma-bob

Noun. A something whose name escapes one. Also a thing-ma-jig. Cf. 'oojah'. {Informal}

this arvo

Phrs. This afternoon. [Orig. Aust.]

this avvy

Phrs. This afternoon. E.g."I'm off up town this avvy. Do you fancy coming along?"

thrap

Verb. To masturbate
Noun. An act of masturbation. E.g."He's in his bedroom, having a good long thrap over a new porn mag."

thrash

Noun. A type of fast raw rock music derived from 'punk'.

thrash metal

Noun. Similar to 'thrash' but having a more 'heavy-metal' slant.

threads

Noun. Clothes.

threepenny bits

Noun. Women's breasts. Rhyming slang on 'tits'. Also thrupenny bits. Cf. 'thrups'

three sheets to the wind

Phrs. Drunk.

threesome

Noun. A sexual congress between three people, a menage a trois.

throne

Noun. The lavatory.

throw

Verb. 1. To vomit. A shortening of 'throw up'.
2. To intentionally or by one's own foolishness, lose a game. {Informal}

throw an eppy

Vrb phrs. Have a fit of anger. Derived from epilectic fit. See 'eppy'. E.g."After losing the final game of the season he threw an eppy and resigned from the team management."

throw a sickie

Vrb phrs. Falsely claim to be ill, usually to avoid work.

throw a whitey

Vrb phrs. To feel like vomiting, derived from the action of losing all the colour in one's face prior to being sick.

throw a wobbly

Vrb phrs. Become very angry. Also heard as throw a wobbler. E.g." He threw a wobbly when he found her having sex with the plumber on the kitchen floor."

throw up

Verb. To vomit. {Informal}

thrupenny bits

Noun. See 'threepenny bits'

thrups

Noun. Women's breasts. Shortening of thrupenny bits, rhyming slang on 'tits'. See 'threepenny bits'.

thrutch

Verb. To fidget, to be restless. E.g."I got no sleep at all with you thrutching about all night." [Northern use /Dialect?]

thunderthighs

Noun. 1. A person with fat or very bulky legs, usually applied to women.
2. Fat or large legs.

thunderbox

Noun. A toilet.

tick

Noun. Credit. Often heard in the phrase on tick. E.g."I can never save money, so always buy electrical goods on tick." {Informal}

tickled pink

Adj. Very pleased.

tick off

Verb. To reprimand, to tell off. E.g."If you keep ticking me off then I'll go home early and then you'll be sorry." {Informal}

ticked off

Adj. Angry, annoyed.

tickety-boo

Adj. Fine, all right, in order. E.g."Yes indeed, everything is just tickety-boo, I've never felt better."

ticking off

Noun. A reprimand. E.g."I got a right ticking off from the headmaster, and he's going to tell my mum aswell." See 'tick off' (verb)

tiddly

Adj. 1. A little drunk. {Informal}
2. Small. {Informal}

tidy

Adj. Good, satisfactory. Common use in Wales. E.g."It was a tidy party, but I've got a terrible hangover now."

tight

Adj. 1. To be frugal or not generous. {Informal}
2. Drunk. {Informal}

tight-arse

Noun. A mean, selfishly frugal person.

tight-arsed

Adj. Mean, stingy.

tight as a duck's arse

Phrs. Miserly, very mean. Cf. 'tight as a gnat's chuff'.

tight as a gnat's chuff

Phrs. Extremely frugal, very miserly. See 'chuff'.

tightwad

Noun. A miserly person, a mean person.

time

Noun. A prison sentence. Serving one's time, or doing time.

(the) time of the month

Noun. A euphemism for a woman's menstrual cycle.

tin bath

Noun. A laugh, often in the sense of ridiculing, hence often heard as "you're having a tin bath mate!", meaning "you're having me on and can't be serious". Cockney rhyming slang, from Cockney's pronunciation of bath as barf, so rhyming with laugh (pronounced larf). [London use]

tinkle

Noun. 1. An act of urination. Much accepted expression, less vulgar than 'widdle.' [Orig. U.S.]
2. A phone-call. E.g."I'll give you a tinkle at the weekend." {Informal}.

tinnie

Noun. A can of beer. [Orig. Aust.]

tip

Noun. 1. A style, manner. E.g."That tune was very much on an operatic tip."
2. An untidy place, a mess. E.g."Will you tidy your bedroom please, it's a right tip and there's dirty clothes still on the floor from two weeks ago."

tip it down

Verb. To rain heavily. E.g."It's been tipping it down for 40 days and nights."

tip off

Verb. To give information secretly.
Noun. An act of revealing secret information.

tit

Noun. 1. A woman's breast, usually applied in the plural, as tits.
2. An imbecile, an objectionable person.
3. A push-button. E.g."Come on, hurry! Push the tit, we're running out of time - fire evrything we've got at them!" [Orig. Military use]

tit about / around

Verb. To waste time, to mess about. E.g."Stop titting around and get on with your work."

tit boring

Adj. Very boring, tedious.

titch

Noun. A lighthearted nickname for a small person .

titchy

Adj. Tiny. {Informal}.

titfer

Noun. A hat. Cockney rhyming slang from tit for tat.

tit-head

Noun. An idiot, a despicable person.

tits-up

Adj. See 'go tits-up'.

tit wank

Noun. A form of masturbation whereby the penis is sandwiched and rubbed between a female's breasts (See 'tit'). Cf. 'soapy tit wank'.

tizzy

Noun. A confused, flustered state. E.g."She was all emotional and in a tizzy." {Informal}.

toast

Verb. To sing one's own lyrics over a vocaless backing track. From reggae and originating in the West Indies.

tod

Noun. See 'on one's tod'.

toddle off

Verb. To casually leave. {Informal}.

todger

Noun. A penis. A variation on 'tadger'.

todger dodger

Noun. A lesbian. From, avoiding (dodges) contact with the penis (todger). See 'todger'.

to do

Noun. A fuss, a fracas. {Informal}.

toe-jam

Noun. The dirt that collects between one's toes.

toe-job

Noun. An act of licking/sucking a person's toes, usually for sexual gratification.

toe-rag

Noun. A contemptible or worthless person. From the cloth that was worn around one's feet as a sock, usually by vagrants. [Mid 1800s]

toff

Noun. A member of the wealthy upper classes.

toffee-nosed

Adj. Snobbish. Derog.

togger

Noun. Football. Generally adolescent/juvenile use.

togs

Noun. Clothes. {Informal}

toilet

Noun. A place that is considered dirty, squalid or unkempt. E.g."Have you seen the state of Pete's kitchen? I'm not going to his for dinner, his place is a toilet."

toke

Verb. To smoke a 'joint'.
Noun. A drag on a cigarette.

toley

Noun. A lump of excrement. Also spelt toly and tolli. [Orig. Scottish]

tom

Noun. 1. A prostitute. A London term nationally known due to its use on police dramas such as The Bill.
2. Jewellery. From the rhyming slang, Tom Foolery.
Verb. To work as a prostitute.

Tom and Dick

Noun. Sick. Rhyming slang.

Tom, Dick and Harry

Noun. Anybody, any person regardless of specifics. E.g."Next time lock the door! Any Tom, Dick and Harry could have walked in here and stolen my money."

tommies

Noun. Tomatoes.

tomming

Noun. 1. Out seeking sex, being sexually promiscuous.
2. Working as a prostitute.

tommy

Noun. 1. Tomato. E.g."You know what this salad is lacking? Tommies! "
2. A British soldier, usually a private. {Informal}

tommy K

Noun. Tomato ketchup.

tommy-rot

Noun. Nonsense, rubbish. E.g."Don't believe a thing he says, he's talking absolute tommy-rot!"

tommy sauce

Noun. Tomato ketchup.

tommy (tank)

Noun. An act of masturbation. Rhyming slang on 'wank'.

tomtit

Noun. An act of defecation. From the rhyming slang for 'shit'.

ton

Noun. The figure of one hundred, usually applied to the speed of 100 mph or a sum of £100.

tongue

Verb. To perform cunnilingus.

tonk

Verb. 1. To hit or kick hard. E.g."He tonked the football into the opposition's half of the pitch."
2. To have sexual intercourse.
3. To travel with speed and power. E.g."I'm going to tonk it up the motorway tonight so that I can get to Newcastle before morning."
Adj. Big, large. [Mainly London use]

tonsil hockey

Noun. Passionate, deep kissing. Cf. 'tonsil tennis'.

tonsil tennis

Noun. Passionate, deep kissing. Cf. 'tonsil hockey'.

toodle-oo !

Exclam. Goodbye! {Informal}

tool

Noun. 1. A penis, implying its supposed usefulness. [1200s]
2. An idiot, a contemptible person.

tool-up

Verb. To arm oneself, usually with a gun.

tooled up

Adj. Armed, carrying weapons.

Toon Army

Noun. Collectively the supporters of Newcastle United Football Club. Toon meaning town in the Geordie dalect. See 'Geordie'.

too right!

Exclam. I agree! An exclamation of aggreement.

toot

Verb. Originally to snort drugs but now also smoking.
Noun. 1. A inhalation of an illicit powdered drug, such as cocaine, via the nose.
2. A smoke.

tootsies

Noun. Toes.

top

Verb. To kill. E.g."He took a full bottle of pain-killers and topped himself."
Adj. Excellent, 'sorted'. [Orig. Manchester use]

top banana

Noun. The leading person, the boss. [Orig. U.S.]

top bollocks

Noun. A woman's breasts.

top dog

Noun. The leader, boss.

top one

Adj. Excellent, expressing that something is the best.

topper

Noun. An exceptional thing or person. Dated expression.

top totty

Noun. Very attractive woman, or women.

top whack

Phrs. The maximum price or rate. Cf.'full whack'. {Informal}

torch

Verb. To set alight.

tortoise

Noun. See 'have a tortoise'.

tosh

Adj. Rubbish, nonsense. {Informal}.

toss

Noun. 1. Rubbish, nonsense. E.g."That play was toss, we should have gone to the cinema instead."
2. An act of masturbation.
Verb. To masturbate.

tossbag

Noun. A contemptible or worthless person.

tosser

Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. Also, occasionally spelt tossa.

tossing

Adj. An intensifier. E.g."I'm not doing the tossing washing up, it's your turn!"

toss off

Verb. To masturbate. Term applied to males. E.g."He's been tossing himself off for last 2 hours, whilst watching Miss World." [1700s]

toss-pot

Noun. Mildly offensive name for an idiot or contemptible person. Often heard used affectionately.

total

Verb. To wreck, usually with reference to a vehicle. E.g."That's the third car I've totalled this year, and I wasn't speeding this time." [Orig. U.S.]

to the max

Phrs. Totally, completely, to the limit.

totty

Noun. Sexually alluring female or females, also applied, these days, to males. Originally a term for a prostitute in late 1800s. E.g."There was plenty of totty at the party."

touching cloth

Phrs. Have an urgent need defecate.

touch up

Verb. To sexually molest, to grope. E.g."The priest has been touching up the choir boys again."

tough!

Adj. Short for tough luck!, a sarcastic and bitter exclamation.

tough cookie

Noun. A strong unyielding person.

tough guy

Noun. A particularly hard and unyielding male, scared of little and acting so.

tough nut

Noun. A difficult or obstinate person.

tough shit!

Exclam. Hard luck! Often expressed with irony. Cf. 'hard-shit'.

tough titty!

Exclam. Hard luck! Cf. 'tough shit'.

towel-head

Noun. An Arab, from the headwear worn by Arabs in the Middle East. Also towelhead. Offens and derog.

town bike

Noun. A promiscuous woman from the local district. Cf. 'bike'. Derog.

townie

Noun. A person, usually young, who typically wears casual, brand-name sportswear, such as Nike, Addidas and Reebok etc Usually associated with town/city dwellers. Also towny. Mainly derog.

toyboy

Noun. A woman's evidently younger male lover.

tracky

Noun. Tracksuit. E.g."Can I borrow your tracky bottoms? Mine are in the wash." {Informal}

Tracy

Noun. A disparaging name for a female considered to be working class, unintelligent, vulgarly dressed and generally below the social standards acceptable to the user of the phrase. Frequently heard used in conjunction with 'Sharon'. See 'Sharon and Tracy'. Derog.

trade

Noun. 1. A sexual partner or collective term for such. [Gay use]
2. A prostitutes term for their sexual partners as business.

tradesman's entrance

Noun. The anus, the back passage. Traditionally tradesman delivered their goods or services via the backdoor, not the main entrance as used by paying customers.

trainspotter

Noun. Generally a usually intelligent but particularly anally retentive person; the person may be obsessed with trivia or have a keen interest in collecting particular objects or data, such as trainspotting, stamp collecting etc. Originates from the much ridiculed hobby of rail enthusiasts, trainspotting, the viewing and taking note of trains from station platforms. The expression was popular on the club scene at which a trainspotter will be seen watching DJ's, spotting which tracks are played and gleaning knowledge on the music for future reference. Derog. Cf 'anorak' and 'nerd'.

tramlines

Noun. The scars created by the constant injection of illicit drugs.

trannie

Noun. 1. A cross-dresser, usually male wearing female attire, and adopting feminine characteristics. Abb. of transvestite. Cf. 'tv'.
2. A transexual.
3. A transistor radio. [1960s]

tranks

Noun. Tranquillizers.

trap off

Verb. To attain a liason with a sexually desirable person. Also just phrased as trap.

trap

Noun. The mouth. E.g."Shut your trap you noisy bugger."

trashed

Adj. 1. Worn-out.
2. Very intoxicated by drink or drugs and consequently worse for wear. [Orig. U.S.]

treacle

Noun. An affectionate term of address, more prevalent in London.

tree hugger

Noun. An environmentalist, a green activist.

tribal

Noun. A type of 'house' music which is very rhythmic and deep. [Orig. U.S.]

trick

Noun. 1. A prostitutes client.
2. A casual sexual encounter. [Mainly gay use]

trick cyclist

Noun. A pun on psychiatrist.

triffic !

Exclam. Excellent! A contraction of terrific.

triffid

Noun. Any large or sprawling plant, usually a house plant. From The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham.

trip

Noun. 1. The time spent under the influence of a hallucinatory drug such as LSD. {Informal}.
2. A 'tab' of LSD.
Verb. To hallucinate on LSD or other hallucinogen.

triphop

Noun. Variety of dance music that draws its influences from 'hip-hop' and 'house', but being deeper and a little more orientated towards listening.

trippy

Adj. Of or like the experiences and qualities felt under the influence of hallucinogens.

trog

Noun. An ugly, uncouth person. Derived from troglodyte.

troll

Noun. An ugly person, usually referring to a woman.

trolley dolly

Noun. An airline flight attendant, mainly applied to females. Mainly derog.

trolleyed

Adj. Very intoxicated by drink or drugs. An extension of 'off one's trolley'.

trolleys

Noun. Underwear, specifically knickers and underpants. [1950s]

tromp

Verb. To trudge, to walk. E.g."I'm worn out, having tromped around the shops for the last 6 hours."

trots

Noun. Having diarrhoea. The origins are quite apparent, the need to hurry to the toilet with sickness. Cf. `runs'.

trouble and strife

Noun. Wife. Cockney rhyming slang.

trough

Verb. To eat. The imagery is of eating like an animal.

trouser

Verb. To pocket. E.g."Chris trousered all his winnings and left the casino with no chance to win back their losses."

(the) trouser department

Noun. The male genitals.

trousered

Adj. Drunk, or very intoxicated.

trousers

Adj. Nonsense, rubbish.

trouser snake

Noun. Euphemism for the penis. A shortening of 'one-eyed trouser-snake'.

trout

Noun. An unattractive woman, often prefixed with old. Derog.

trump

Verb. To break wind from the anus, to 'fart'. E.g."There's a disgusting smell in here. Has someone trumped?"
Noun. 1. An act of breaking wind.
2. The resulting smell of having broke wind from the anus, a 'fart'.

trumpton

Noun. The fire brigade. After the children's UK television programme of the same name, circa 1960s. [Police use]

T.T.F.N.

Abb. Ta ta for now. Goodbye for now. See 'ta-ta'.

tubby

Noun. A fat person, often of short stature. Not necessarily derogatory.

tube

Noun. A contemptible or idiotic person. [Scottish use]

tub of lard

Noun. A fat person. Cf. 'lardarse'. Derog.

tuck

Noun. Food. {Informal}

tuck in

Verb. To eat, usually with enthusiasm. E.g."To start the day I love tucking into a full English breakfast." {Informal}

tuck shop

Noun. A confectioners, a sweet shop. Children's expression.

tug

Noun. An act of male masturbation.

tummy banana

Noun. A penis. Juvenile expression.

tumshie

Noun. A turnip. [Scottish use]

tup

Verb. To headbutt. E.g."He said my girlfriend looked like Quasimodo, so I tupped him." [Wigan use]

turd

Noun. 1. A lump of faeces. Derived from the Anglo-Saxon tord. [1000s]
2. A contemptible person. E.g."That new bloke in accounts is a right turd, fawning all over the receptionist."

turd burglar

Noun. A homosexual male. Derog./Offens.

turf

Noun. The area felt to belong to a person or gang.

turf out

Verb. To expel a thing or a person, to throw out. E.g."Haven't you turfed out that broken chair yet?" {Informal}

turkey

Noun. A stupid or idiotic person. [Orig. U.S. 1940s]

turnip

Noun. 1. An idiot.
2. The head.

turn-off

Verb. To disgust.
Noun. A thing that is disgusting.

turn-on

Verb. To excite, often sexually.
Noun. Something that excites.

turn over

Verb. To rob by ransacking a premises. E.g."The library got turned over at the weekend and three computers got stolen."

turtle's head

Noun. See 'have a turtle's head'.

tut

Noun. Rubbish, nonsense. E.g."Whatever he told you about me is just a load of tut." or "I think we need to clear up all this tut before your parents arrive."

TV

Noun. Abb. of transvestite. Cf. 'trannie'.

twag

Verb. To play traunt. E.g."No wonder he failed his exams, he's been twagging for most of the last year." [Hull/Lincolnshire use]

twannock

Noun. An idiot, an objectionable person. [Yorkshire use]

twat

Noun. 1. The female genitals. [1600s]
2. A contemptible person, an idiot.
Verb. To hit, to thump. E.g."I twatted him before he had chance to twat me."

twat face

Noun. A contemptible person.

twatfaced

Adj. Intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.

twatted

Adj. Very intoxicated due to alcohol or drugs.

twatting

Adj./Adv. A general intensifier. E.g."You wouldn't twatting believe the colour of her car, it's pink and it matches her hair."

twentyfour-seven

Noun. All the time. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

twerp

Noun. An imbecile, a fool. Fairly inoffensive term. Also twirp.

twig

Verb. To understand, to realise. E.g."Once I saw the look on her face I twigged it was a joke." {Informal}

twilight zone

Noun. The term phrased in recognition of a bizarre occurrence. Taken from the title of the U.S. television mystery sci-fi series of the same name. Often used in conjunction with a vocal rendition of the theme tune, to add emphasis.

twine on

Verb. To rant, talk incessantly. E.g."Stop twining on and get on with your job, we've a deadline to make."

twinkle

Noun. A term of endearment or form of address.

twirly

Noun. A senior citizen, or OAP (old age pensioner). Originally bus driver's slang, from supposed senior citizen's regular attempts at using their cheap off-peak journey passes before the permitted off-peak hour, and therefore being "too early" (a verbal corruption of). E.g."How can I keep the bus on schedule when at every bus stop I have to refuse all the twirlies." Also twearly, twearlies.

twisting

Noun. A telling off, a scolding, a reprimand.

twit

Noun. An idiot. Patronising and derogatory but often jocular.

twitchell

Noun. A narrow alleyway. [Nottinghamshire use]

twitcher

Noun. A bird watcher, an ornithologist.

two and eight

Noun. State, or condition. Cockney rhyming slang. E.g."He was in a right two and eight, having drunk 12 pints of lager in 3 hours."

two bob bit

Noun. An act of defecation. Rhyming slang on 'shit'. A two shilling piece in pre-decimal currency, see 'bob' (noun).

TWOC

Acronym. Taking WithOut Consent. Originally and usually applied to the stealing of vehicles. Originates from the proliferation of car theft in the UK during the 1990s.

two cans short of a picnic

Phrs. Of a person, eccentric, insane.

twocker

Noun. A person who steals vehicles. Also spelt twoc-er. See 'TWOC'.

two finger salute

Noun. The insulting hand gesture which involves raising the hand with two fingers extended vertically. See 'two fingers'.

two fingers

Noun. The insulting gesture of the V-sign using two fingers. Cf. 'finger' (noun 2).

twonk

Noun. A fool, idiot.

two sandwiches short of a picnic

Phrs. Eccentric, insane, odd. Also phrased as one sandwich short of a picnic.

two's up !

Exclam. Said to put claim on a share of something, often a drink or cigarette.

two-time

Verb. To be unfaithful to one's partner. E.g."He's been two-timing on his girlfriend for the last 6 months."

twunt

Noun. An idiot, a fool. A combination of the words 'twat' and 'cunt'. [1990s]

tyke

Noun. 1. A person from Yorkshire, England.
2. A mischevious person, used in good humour.

U

u-ee

Noun. A u-turn. A term used by drivers.

ugly as sin

Phrs. Very ugly.

umpteen

Adj. Many, a lot of. E.g."There was umpteen colours to choose from."

Uncle Dick

Adj. Sick, unwell. Rhyming slang.

Uncle Ned

Noun. 1. The head. Rhyming slang.
2. Bed. Rhyming slang.

undercrackers

Noun. Underpants.

underkecks

Noun. Underpants.

under the weather

Phrs. Out of sorts, not currently in good health. {Informal}

unhinged

Adj. Insane, mentally unstable and unpredictable.

uni

Noun. Abb. of university.

unmentionables

Noun. 1. A coy euphemism for undergarments. [1900s]
2. A coy euphemism for genitals.

unreal

Adj. Fantastic, excellent, wonderful. An expression of approval. [Orig. U.S.]

up

Adj. Intoxicated by drugs, high.

up and down like a whore's drawers

Phrs. Said of a person who is unsettled and is unable remain seated and still. Numerous variations exist, i.e. whore may be replaced by prostitute or tart, and drawers with knickers.

upchuck *

Noun. Vomit.
Verb. To vomit.
* From 'chuck up', meaning to vomit.

up for it

Phrs. Phrase encompassing the enthusiasm of a person for an event. Particularly evident within the British club scene in the 1990s with the crowd being 'up for it'.

uphill gardener

Noun. A homosexual male.

up on blocks

Phrs. Of a woman, menstruating and therefore unavailable for sex. From being out of service and unusable, like a vehicle in for repair.

upper

Noun. A stimulant drug, usually amphetamine sulphate.

up shit creek

Phrs. In serious trouble. An adaptation of the saying 'up the creek without a paddle', meaning the same.

up sticks

Verb. To move on, to settle or live elsewhere. {Informal}

up the duff

Phrs. Pregnant.

up the spout

Phrs. Pregnant.

up the suff

Phrs. 1. Down the drain. [W. Midlands use]
2. Wasted, broken. [W. Midlands use]

up the swanny

Phrs. In a hopeless situation. Meaning the same as 'up shit creek'.

up the wrong 'un

Phrs. Up the anus. From up the wrong one.

uptight

Adj. Frigid, conventional, stressed. [Orig. U.S.] {Informal}

up your bum!

Exclam. 1. An angry and dismissive exclamation.
2. Cheers!

up your clunges!

Exclam. A dismissive and angry exclamation. See 'clunge'.

up yours!

Exclam. Exclamation of anger or defiance, usually directed at someone.

use one's loaf

Vrb phrs. To think, to use one's ingenuity, to use one's head. Loaf (of bread) being rhyming slang for head.

use one's noggin

Vrb phrs. Meaning the same as 'use one's loaf'.

V

vadge

Noun. Vagina.

vagitarian

Noun. Lesbian. A pun on vegetarian.

vanilla

Adj. 1. Gay expression for conventional sex without any kinky extras such as bondage or sado-masochism. Usually used in a perjorative sense.
2. Orthodox, conventional.

varda

Verb. To look at. Mainly gay use and originating from Polari. Also varder, vardy, vada, and vardo.

veggie

Noun. Abb. of vegetarian. {Informal}

veg-out

Verb. To vegetate, chill-out.

Vera (Lynn) *

Noun. 1. Gin.
2. Chin.
3. A skin, a cigarette paper. E.g."Buy me some veras and 10 Marlboro Light when you pass the newsagents."
* All senses from cockney rhyming slang. Vera Lynn, popular British singer best remembered for her songs during WWII.

verbal diarrhoea

Noun. Incessant and aimless talk.

vertical bacon sandwich

Noun. The female genitals, particularly with respect to the visible labia.

vibe

Noun. The atmosphere or feelings in a situation. E.g."What was the vibe like at the match? Last time they met there was a riot."

vicky-verky

Adv. Vice versa. A humourous and deliberate mispronunciation.

village

Noun. Useless, of no value, poor quality, not up to one's expected standards.

...ville

Suffix. Derived from the French ville meaning town and added to nouns and adjectives to intensify a certain quality, such as shitsville (a particularly awful situation), cheeseville (very trite). The origins of such combinations occurred during the beatnik and hippy counterculture years of the late 1950s and 1960s in the U.S. E.g."It was a club full of gorgeous people, sheer sexville."

vinegar strokes

Noun. The last thrusts of sexual intercourse, just prior to reaching orgasm.

vino

Noun. Cheap inferior wine.

vinyl

Noun. Gramophone records, not CDs.

voddy

Noun. Vodka.

W

wack

Noun. A term of address. Cf. 'la'. [Liverpool use]

wacko

Adj. Crazy, insane. [Orig. U.S.]

wack-off

Verb. To masturbate, of males.

wacky

Adj. Crazy, zany.

wacky backy

Noun. A euphemism for marijuana or cannabis. The term is jocular and often used by older generations as an attempt to tune in and be accepted by a younger generation. See 'backy'.

wad

Noun. 1. A large amount of money.
2. Semen. Cf. 'shoot one's wad'.

wadded

Adj. Having large amounts of money, wealthy.

waffle

Verb. To talk aimlessly. {Informal}
Noun. Aimless talk, nonsense. {Informal}

wafty crank

Noun. An act of masturbation, perhaps implying one done at a particularly opportunist moment. A spoonerism on crafty wank. See 'wank'. E.g."I know she was sexy, but having a wafty crank under the table is disgusting."

wag it /off

Verb. To play truant. Mainly adolescent use.

wagwan !

Exclam. A form of greeting. A contraction of What go on? (What is happening?) Also war gwan, wa'gwan, wha'gwan. [WI/Black use]

wallies

Noun. False teeth. [Scottish use]

walking disaster

Noun. A person who is prone to having accidents or mishaps. Occasionally extended to walking disaster area.

wally

Noun. 1. An idiot or imbecile. Prolific use during the early 1980s. {Informal}
2. A pickled cucumber, a gherkin.

wannabe

Noun. A person who aspires to be someone else, usually a celebrity and consequently imitates their life or image.

wang

Verb. To throw.

wanger

Noun. A penis. Also spelt whanger.

wangle

Verb. To obtain by scheming. E.g."I even wangled myself a backstage pass and met Kylie after the show."

wank (!)

Verb. To masturbate. Also phrased as wank off.
Noun. 1. An act of masturbation.
2. Rubbish, useless, nonsense. E.g."I wish I hadn't brought that new CD, it's wank!"
Exclam. Exclamation of annoyance or expressing disbelief.

wank bank

Noun. Memory, with respect to sexually stimulating thoughts and recalled when masturbating. E.g."Did you see that girl dancing on the podium? I've put her in my wank bank."

wanker

Noun. 1. A masturbator.
2. A contemptible person.
3. An idiot, an incompetent person.

wankered

Adj. Very intoxicated.

wank mag

Noun. A pornographic magazine.

wankstain

Noun. A contemptible person.

wanky

Adj. Rubbish.

wap

Noun. A wasp. Also wappy.

war paint

Noun. Facial cosmetics, make-up. E.g."She's in the bathroom putting on her war paint for tonight's party."

wassock

Noun. An idiot, imbecile. Also 'wazzock'.

wass-up

Exclam. A form of greeting. [Orig. US]

waste

Verb. To kill, to thoroughly beat up. E.g."My mum will waste me for failing my exams for a third time."

wasted

Adj. Describing being thoroughly intoxicated to a point of uselessness.

waste of space

Noun. A useless and contemptible person. E.g."That lazy brother of yours is a total waste of space; can't he go out and get a job."

waste of sperm

Noun. A useless and contemptible person.

watersports

Noun. The act of urinating on another for the sexual pleasure of both parties involved.

waterworks

Noun. 1. The act of crying. E.g."As expected my mum turned on the old waterworks when she heard the bad news." {Informal}
2. The urinary system. {Informal}

way-out

Adj. Unusual, unconventional, avant garde.

wazoo

Noun. The bottom, the anus, the rear end. Also, occasionally spelt wazzoo. [Orig. U.S.]

wazz

Verb. 1. To urinate. Possibly onomatopoeic in origin.
2. To hurry. E.g."Will you wazz round to the chippy and get your dad's tea."
3. To pass or throw. E.g."Wazz that book over here will you?"
Noun. An act of urination.

wazzock

Noun. An idiot, imbecile. Also 'wassock'.

wean

Noun. A child or baby. From wee ane (wee one). Cf. 'wee un'. [Irish/Scottish use]

wear the trousers

Vrb phrs. To be the dominant and controlling partner in a relationship, usually said of a woman.

weasel

Noun. A despicable, usually sly and deceitful person.

weasel (and stoat)

Noun. Coat, or jacket. Cockney rhyming slang.

weasel-water

Noun. A drink that is weak and insipid, often used with reference to tea.

wedding tackle

Noun. A euphemism fo the male genitals.

wedge

Noun. Money, usually implying a large amount.

wedgie

Noun. An adolescents prank whereby a victim's underwear is pulled vigorously upwards between their buttocks, thus causing great discomfort to the wearer, but much hilarity for the prankster.

wee

Verb. To urinate. Generally inoffensive and mainly regarded as a children's expression. Also phrased as wee-wee.
Adj. Small, tiny. [Mainly Scottish use] {Informal}

weed

Noun. 1. Marijuana, but now applied to cannabis also. In the North-west of England weed is not always used in the plural, for example in the question "have you got a weed?"
2. A cigarette. [Manchester use?]

weepy

Noun. A film that is sentimental and emotional.

wee 'un

Noun. A child or baby. Cf. 'wean'. [Scottish/Irish use]

Wegie /Weegie

Noun. A Glaswegian, a person from Glasgow. [Scottish use, mainly Edinburgh.]

weigh into

Verb. 1. To tackle something forcefully and enthusiastically. {Informal}.
2. To attack verbally or physically.

well

Adv. A general intensifier, very, extremely, definitely. E.g."I'm well upset about United losing in the cup."

well gone

Adj. Very intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.

well hung

Adj. Having a large penis.

wellied

Adj. Drunk, intoxicated.

welly

Verb. To kick forcefully.
Noun. 1. A hard kick.
2. Acceleration. E.g."Quick! Turn left here and give it some welly."
3. A wellington boot. Also spelt wellie. {Informal}.

wellybobs

Noun. Wellington boots. Cf. 'welly-gogs'.

welly-gogs

Noun. Wellington boots. Cf. 'wellybobs'. [North/Midlands use]

welly-top

Noun. Descriptive of a large vagina. Supposedly having the roominess and appearance of the top of a wellington boot. E.g."Thomas was horrified to hear she had a vagina like a welly-top."

wet

Adj. Feeble, emotional, effeminate. Derog. {Informal}.

wet blanket

Noun. A miserable person unwilling to participate in an enjoyable event or moment. Derog.

wet nellie

Noun. A feebleminded person. Derog.

wet oneself

Verb. To laugh heartily, to find something particularly amuzing. A shortening of wet oneself laughing. E.g."I wet myself when I saw how ridiculous she looked in that hat." Cf. 'piss oneself laughing'.

wet the baby's head

Vrb phrs. To celebrate the birth of a baby with a drink of alcohol or more usually an excuse for a drinking spree. E.g."Congratulations Bill! How about we go out tonight to wet the baby's head?"

whack

Verb. 1. To promptly insert or place (something). E.g."Whack the contract in an envelope and send it off first post."
2. Hit or strike. {Informal}
Noun. 1. A hard blow. {Informal}
2. When in the expressions 'full whack' or 'top whack', meaning maximum price or rate. {Informal}

whacked

Adj. Tired, worn out. {Informal}

whacking

Adj. An intensifier such as 'steaming' or 'mad'. E.g."It was a whacking great spot the size of Mount Vesuvius."

wha'gwan

See 'wagwan!'

whatchamacallit

Noun. Something whose name escapes one.

what-for

Pron. See 'give someone what for'.

what's cooking?

Phrs. What's happening? Also used as a form of greeting.

what's he /she like?

Phrs. A rhetorical question in response to unusual or extreme behaviour.

what's-his-face

Noun. A reference to anyone whose name one has forgotten.

what's the crack?

Phrs. What's happening? What's the news? See 'crack' (noun 4).

what's the damage?

Phrs. What's the cost?

what's the score?

Phrs. Meaning the same as 'what's the crack?'.

what's the SP?

Phrs. What's the situation? From the horse racing and betting term, SP being an abbreviation of starting price.

What the dickens!

Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or annoyance. {Informal}.

wheels

Noun. A motor vehicle or bicycle.

wheels of steel

Noun. A DJ's record decks. [1990s.]

when the shit hits the fan

Phrs. When the truth is discovered the consequences will be felt. E.g."You're in big trouble when the shit hits the fan."

whiffy

Adj. Smelling unpleasant. {Informal}

whinge

Verb. To persistently complain, in an irritating manner. {Informal}
Noun. To act in the manner of the verb. {Informal}.

whinger

Noun. A person who complains incessently. See 'whinge'. {Informal}

whingey

Adj. In the manner of a 'whinger', see above. {Informal}

whip

Verb. To steal. E.g."I had my wallet whipped last night."

whipping

Noun. A thorough beating or defeat.

whip-round

Noun. Contributions collected from a group of people for a specific purpose. E.g."Let's have a whip-round for Cath and Rob, so at least they can have a good honeymoon." {Informal}

whirlies

Noun. Dizziness induced by excessive intoxication, usually alcoholic.

whistle (and flute)

Noun. A suit. Cockney rhyming slang.

white van man

Noun. An ill-mannered and aggressive driver of commercial delivery vehicles, such as white transits. [Mid 1990s]

whitey

Noun. A short period of feeling sick, or queasy; often a reaction to excessive consumption of alcohol or drugs. From the pallid skin of someone feeling sick. Cf. 'throw a whitey'. E.g."John's just had a whitey and had to go home early."

whizz

Noun. Amphetamine sulphate. Possibly derived from Billy Whizz, see 'billy'. [1960-70s]

(the) whole hog

Noun. The complete amount. {Informal}

(the) whole kit and caboodle

Noun. The complete amount.

whoop-di-do!

Exclam. An expression of joy, however is often used sarcastically. [Orig. U.S.]

whoopsie

Noun. Excrement, a deposit of faeces. A generally puerile expression.

whopper

Noun. 1. Something very large. E.g."He had a whopper of a spot on his nose."
2. A lie. Derived from the use of the adjective form in the phrase a whopping lie.

whopping

Adj. Very large.
Adv. An intensifier. E.g."She had a whopping great glob of cream, then proceeded to moan about being fat."

why aye!

Exclam. Of course! Yes! [North-east use]

wicked

Adj. 1. Fantastic, excellent. [Orig. U.S.]
2. Very, really. E.g."I got wicked drunk last night."

widdle

Verb. To urinate. Possibly a combination of the words 'wee' and 'piddle'. Cf. 'riddle' and 'piddle'.
Noun. 1. Urine. Less coarse and offensive than 'piss.'
2. An act of urination.

wide

Adj. Self-assured, clever, sharp.

wide-boy

Noun. A male characterized by his cocky charm, petty illicit dealings, and perceived stylish dress sense. Usually having a working class upbringing the 'wide boy' has replaced the now obsolete spiv. Also wideboy.

wide-o

Noun. An insensitive and objectionable person. [Scottish use]

wierdo /wierdy

Noun. A person perceived as objectionably unusual, an eccentric. Derog. {Informal}

wife-beater

Noun. Stella Artois lager.

wigga

Noun. A white person who so admires Black culture, lifestyle and fashions, that they adopt aspects of it for themselves. Also wigger. [Orig. U.S.]

wildies

Noun. Diarrhoea, a bout of diarrhoea. [Merseyside use]

William (Pitt)

Noun. 1. An act of defecation.
2. Excrement.
* Both uses are from rhyming slang for 'shit'. William Pitt (1759-1806), the youngest Prime Minister of England on record.

willies

Noun. Nerves, worries, frights. {Informal}

willy

Noun. The penis. Generally humorous or affectionate usage.

willy warmer

Noun. An jokey item of clothing intended to keep the penis warm.

willy-woofter

Noun. A homosexual male. Cf. 'woofter' and 'woolly-woofter'. Derog.

wimp

Noun. A feeble or ineffectual person. Derog. {Informal}

wimp out

Verb. To lose courage. E.g."If you wimp out now, you'll lose all the money you invested."

wimpy

Adj. Feeble, weak. Also applied to objects or places, e.g."The furnishings were a little wimpy for such bold decor."

windbag

Noun. Someone who talks incessantly. Derog.

window licker

Noun. A mentally handicapped person. Derog.

wind-up

Verb. 1. To infuriate. Pronounced as in wind up a clock.
2. To tell lies or joke at the expense of the recipient.
Noun. An act of lying or joking.

wind-up merchant

Noun. A person who 'winds-up' regularly.

windypops

Noun. Flatulence.

wing

Verb. 1. To throw away. E.g."Come on, it's old fashioned, why don't you wing it and buy a new one."
2. To improvise, take things as they happen.

winkle

Noun. Affectionate name for a penis.

winnets

Noun. Faecal remnants that adhere to the anal hairs.

wino

Noun. A habitual and often destitute drunkard. Derog. [1920s]

wiped out

Adj. Exhausted.

wired

Adj. Stressed, nervy or anxious. Often with respect to having imbibed stimulants, such as cocaine or amphetamine.

wise-up

Verb. To become aware. [Orig. U.S.]

witch

Noun. A despicable, nasty, or spiteful woman.

witter on

Verb. To talk incessantly and superficially. {Informal}

wizard !

Exclam. Excellent! Great! Dated expression.

wizard's sleeve

Noun. A large or spacious vagina.

wog

Noun. A black/asian person. Offens.

wolf

Verb. To eat greedily or quickly. E.g."It's no wonder you have indigestion, wolfing your food that fast!"

women's trouble

Noun. A euphemism for menstruation and its associated problems.

wonga

Noun. Money. [Orig. Romany]

wonky

Adj. Unstable or misalligned. E.g."Watchout for that rear wheel, it's wonky."

woodwork

Noun. The goalposts in football (soccer).

wood

Noun. An erect penis. Cf. 'woody'.

woody

Noun. An erect penis. Cf. 'wood'.

woofter

Noun. A homosexual, a variation on 'poofter'. Derog. Cf. 'woolly-woofter'.

Woolies

Noun. Woolworths, the store.

woolly

Noun. A woollen jumper or cardigan.

woollyback

Noun. 1. A person from the provinces of Liverpool, but not from the city itself. Consequently covering a broad ill-defined area including such places as Birkenhead and Widnes.
2. A yokel, bumpkin.

woolly-woofter

Noun. A homosexual. Derog. Cf. 'woofter' and 'willy woofter'.

wop

Noun. An Italian, or of Italy. Offens/Derog.

workie ticket

Noun. A trouble maker. [Tyneside use]

workman's bum

Noun. The area of the buttocks (bum) made visible when trousers slip down, usually when bending over or crouching. Often seen on workmen or builders. Cf. 'builders bum'.

work one's arse/ass/butt off

Vrb phrs. To work hard. E.g."She worked her butt off for 3 years and still failed her exams."

works

Noun. The equipment necessary for an addict to inject drugs.

(the) World Wide Wait

Noun. A jocular term for the World Wide Web, due to the often slow and faltering web site connections experienced by users.

worm out of

Verb. To evade or escape an unpleasant situation by undignified behaviour. E.g."She attempted to worm out of the arrangement by saying she had to wash her hair."

worship at the porcelain altar

Vrb phrs. To vomit, in the toilet bowl (the porcelain altar). Cf. 'pray to the porcelain god'

worth a squirt

Phrs. Worthy of having sexual intercourse with. A favourable announcement on the sexual qualities of a woman. [London use / late 1990s]

wotcha!

Exclam. A greeting. A shortening of what cheer! Also spelt wotcher. [Mainly London use]

wow

Verb. To impress or excite. E.g."I've made up my mind to wow her with a bunch of flowers and an expensive meal."

wrap

Noun. A tiny paper envelope for holding a quantity of illicit powdered drug.

wreck

Verb. To hurt. E.g."My arm's wrecking - I think I fell badly last night when we were drunk and dancing." [North-west use]

wrecked

Adj. Very intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.

wrinkly

Noun. An elderly person. Cf. 'crinkly'.

wrong'un *

Noun. 1. A bad person.
2. The anus, usually in the expression 'up the wrong'un'.
* From wrong one.

wupp

Verb. To thoroughly beat. E.g."I'm going to wupp his ass if he tries that again."

wuss

Noun. An inneffectual, feeble person. It has been suggested that this is a derivative of 'wimp' and 'pussy'. The term become very fashionable in Britain during the mid 1990s. [Orig. U.S.]

X

X-rated

Adj. Lewd, obscene, pornographic. Taken from the now obsolete film classification rating. {Informal}.

X-ray eyes

Noun. Having the apparent ability to see through things.

XTC

Noun. Abb. of ecstasy (the pronunciation of), the drug MDMA. See 'ecstasy'.

Y

yack (!)

Exclam. An exclamation of disgust. A variation on 'yuck!'.
Verb. To talk incessantly and boringly. Also spelt yak and often extended to yack on, meaning the same.

yack up

Verb. To vomit. E.g."That was the worst meal ever; I feel like yacking up."

yacky

Adj. Disgusting, vile.

yam

Noun. Home. Also 'yem'. [North-east/Cumbrian use. Dialect?]

yampy

Adj. Crazy, mad, insane. [Birmingham/ W. Midlands use]

yam yam

Noun. A person from the Black Country, an area of England encompassing Wolverhampton, Dudley, and Stourbridge. From the way in which people from this locality speak. Derog. [Birmingham use]

yank

Noun. An act of masturbation. Male usage. E.g."Oh God! I just walked in on Martin having a yank."
Verb. To masturbate. E.g."He looks like he's been up all night yanking."

yap

Verb. To talk incessantly. {Informal}

yard

Noun. One's home. [London use]

yardie

Noun. A member of a Jamaican criminal gang. Usually operating internationally and in the distribution of illicit drugs. [Jamaica]

yawn

Noun. Something that is very boring. E.g."That boyfriend of Amanda's obsessed with football, he's such a yawn." {Informal}.

y-bone steak

Noun. The female genitals.

yem

Noun. See 'yam'.

yikes!

Exclam. An expression of surprise or astonishment.

yo!

Exclam. A greeting or an attention seeking call. [Orig. U.S.]

yob

Noun. A lout or hooligan. Derived from the backslang of boy.

yobbo

Noun. Meaning the same as 'yob'.

yomp

Verb. To walk hard and with vigour. [1900s]

yonks

Noun. An age, a long time.

you're having a laugh (!)

Phrs./Exclam. See 'having a laugh'.

yoursen

Pron. Yourself. [Northern use/Dialect]

yuck (!)

Noun. A thing that is vile or distasteful. E.g."Don't eat that, it's yuck and tastes mouldy."
Exclam. Expressing extreme distaste.

yucky

Adj. Very unpleasant or distasteful.

Z

zapper

Noun. A TV remote control unit.

zilch

Noun. Nothing, zero. [Orig. U.S.]

zip it

Verb. Stop talking, shut up. Usually in the imperative. [Orig. U.S.]

zit

Noun. A spot, pimple or boil on the skin. [Orig. U.S.]

zonked

Adj. Worn out, tired. Also followed by out. E.g."Any chance we can have a rest? I can't go any further, I'm totally zonked."

zoot

Noun. A marijuana/cannabis cigarette, a 'joint'.

Z's

Noun. Sleep, a nap. Pronounced zeds. E.g."I think I'll get some z's before we leave."