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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Slang

A comprehensive glossary of over 15,000 English language slang and dialect terms from around the world, including: American slang, Australian slang, British slang, Canadian slang, South African slang, Cockney rhyming slang, Irish slang, Scottish slang, Jamaican slang, theatre slang, bingo slang, and Dorset slang.

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110 PERCENT
110 percent is American sports slang for the extra effort often required to win a difficult contest.

180OUT
180out is American military slang for false.

247
247 is slang for all the time. It is short for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

404
404 is American slang for clueless or naive.

411
411 is American slang for information.

56
56 is American police slang for time off from work.

714S
714s is slang for methaqualone.

911
911 is American slang for an emergency.

98
98 is American slang for a 98 model Oldsmobile motor car.

A BIT OF A BUMBLE
A bit of a bumble is Dorset slang for confusion.

A BIT OF CRUMPET
A bit of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman.

A BIT OF HOW'S YOUR FATHER


A bit of how's your father is British slang for sexual mischief.

A BUGGER'S MUDDLE
A bugger's muddle is British slang for a mess.

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A BUTTON SHORT
A button short is slang for intellectually deficient.

A CARSE
A carse is Dorset slang for of course.

A COLD DAY IN HELL


A cold day in hell is slang for never.

A GRAPE ON THE BUSINESS


A grape on the business is Australian slang for a person whose presence spoils things for others.

A LA
A la is British slang for pretentious.

A PIECE OF CRUMPET
A piece of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman.

A PIECE OF GOODS
A piece of goods is slang for a person, especially a woman.

A ROD IN PICKLE
A rod in pickle is Australian slang for a race horse being secretly prepared for a win and betting coup.

A ROLL JACK RICE COULDN'T JUMP OVER


A roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over is Australian slang for a large sum of money.

A SKULL
A skull is slang for per person.

A SODA
A soda is Australian slang for something easily done; a pushover.

A SQUEEZE
A squeeze is American slang for orange juice.

A TO Z
A to Z is British rhyming slang for a shed.

A TOUCH OF THE TARBRUSH


A touch of the tarbrush is derogatory British slang for having a skin colour which suggests black or coloured ancestry.

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A'PORTH
A'Porth (from ha'porth) is British slang for an unimportant or silly person.

ACOATHED
Acoathed is Dorset slang for rotten, diseased.

AHEAD
Ahead is BlackAmerican slang for a heavy user of amphetamines.

AOKAY
Aokay is slang for superb.

ASTOGGED
Astogged is Dorset slang for having one's feet stuck in the mud.

ASTOODED
Astooded is Dorset slang for sunk in the ground, stuck in the mud.

AZEW
Azew is Dorset slang for no longer yielding milk.

A.C.A.B.
A.C.A.B. is British slang for 'All Coppers Are Bastards'.

A.D.
A.D. is slang for drug addict.

A.K.A.
A.K.A. (also known as) is slang for alias.

AAP
Aap is South african slang for a cannabis cigarette.

AARDVARK
Aardvark is British slang for hard work, unpleasant tasks.

AB
Ab is bodybuilding slang for an abdominal muscle.

ABB
Abb is surfing slang for an abnormal person.

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ABBESS
Abbess was 16th to 19th century slang for the mistress of a brothel.

ABDOMINABLE VOORHEAVES
Abdominable voorheaves is American slang for to vomit.

ABDUL
Abdul is derogatory slang for a Turk or Arab. Abdul is Australian slang for an immigrant.

ABE
Abe is British slang for a Jew.

ABEL AND CAIN


Abel and Cain is British rhyming slang for rain.

ABERDEENS
Aberdeens is British rhyming slang for baked beans.

ABERGAVENY
Abergavenny is London cockney rhyming slang for penny.

ABFAB
Abfab is Australian slang for firstrate, very attractive, wonderful.

ABIGAIL
Abigail was 18th and 19th century slang for a lady's maid. Abigail is slang for an ageing, conservative male homosexual.

ABO
Abo is derogatory Australian slang for an aboriginal.

ABOUT DONE
About done is British slang for finished. About done is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.

ABOUT RIGHT
About right is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.

ABRAHAM
Abraham is British rhyming slang for sham.

ABRAHAM'S WILLING
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ABROAD
Abroad is British slang for out conducting criminal activities.

ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE


Absent without leave is slang for escaped from prison.

ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY
Absofuckinglutely is BlackAmerican slang for without doubt.

ABSORB
Absorb is slang for to drink. Absorb is slang for to eat.

ABSOTIVELY
Absotively is American slang for absolutely, positively.

ABYSSINIA
Abyssinia is British slang for goodbye (I'll be seeing you).

ABYSSINIAN POLO
Abyssinian polo is American slang for the game of craps.

AC
AC is BlackAmerican slang for the Acura Legend automobile.

AC/DC
AC/DC is slang for bisexual.

ACAPULCO
Acapulco is slang for cannabis.

ACAPULCO GOLD
Acapulco Gold is slang for a particular breed of cannabis from around Acapulco in Mexico. The leaves are golden in colour and supposedly of high quality.

ACCA
Acca is Australian slang for academic

ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS


Accelerated death benefits is insurance industry slang for a policyholder's option to use cash benefits from life insurance to finance medical care during serious illness.

ACCIDENT
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ACE
Ace is slang for excellent. Ace is slang for cannabis. Ace is British slang for the anus. Ace is American slang for to achieve the top grade in an examination etc.

ACE HURLER
Ace hurler is American slang for a baseball team's best pitcher.

ACE IN THE HOLE


Ace in the hole is American slang for a final surprise which will likely guarantee success.

ACE OF SPADES
Ace of spades is British slang for the female pubic area. Ace of spades is British slang for completely black. Ace of spades is British rhyming slang for AIDs.

ACE OF TRUMPS
Ace of trumps is British slang for a firstclass person.

ACE OUT
Ace out is American slang for to achieve the top grade in an examination, etc.

ACEDEUCE
Acedeuce is BlackAmerican slang for three. Acedeuce is American and Jamaican slang for a best friend.

ACEYDEUCY
Aceydeucy is American slang for uncertain quality, both good and bad.

ACHE AND PAIN


Ache and pain is British rhyming slang for rain.

ACID
Acid is slang for the drug LSD. (Lysergic acid diethyl amide). Acid is slang for the drug MDMA Acid is West Indian slang for rum. Acid is Jamaican slang for a special unit of the Jamaican police force.

ACID CASUALTY
Acid casualty is slang for someone supposedly suffering from impaired faculties as a result of taking LSD (acid).

ACID DROPS
Acid drops is British slang for caustic comments, putdowns.

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ACID FLASH
Acid flash is slang for a sudden recurrence of an LSD related experience.

ACID HEAD
Acid head is slang for a person who uses LSD (acid).

ACID HOUSE
Acid house is slang for a particular youth culture involving synthetic electronic dancemusic known as house and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs such as ecstasy and LSD (acid).

ACID ROCK
Acid rock is slang for a type of guitarbased electric rock music of the late 1960s and early 1970s supposedly influenced by LSD (acid).

ACID TRIP
Acid trip is slang for a period under the influence of the drug LSD (acid).

ACKER
Acker (shortened from Acker Bilk) is British rhyming slang for milk. Acker is Dorset slang for a friend.

ACKER BILK
Acker Bilk is British rhyming slang for milk.

ACKERS
Ackers is British military slang for coins, notes, money and especially piastres.

ACORN
Acorn is British slang for the head of an erect penis. Acorn was old slang for the head.

ACORN IN A BIRD'S NEST


Acorn in a bird's nest is British slang for the male genitalia.

ACORNS
Acorns is British slang for the testicles.

ACRE
Acre is slang for buttock. Acre is slang for testicle.

ACROBAT
Acrobat is Jamaican slang for a fool.

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ACROSS THE BOARD


Across the board is slang for allinclusive.

ACROSS THE RIVER


Across the river is American military slang for the government (the White House and Congress).

ACT
Act is Australian slang for pretending to be something you are not. Act is Australian slang for a fit of temper; a tantrum.

ACT DUMB
Act dumb is slang for to feign ignorance.

ACT THE JINNIT


Act the jinnit is Irish slang for to behave foolishly, irrationally.

ACT THE LINNET


Act the linnet is Irish slang for to flirt.

ACT THE MAGGOT


Act the maggot is Irish slang for to play the fool, to clown around.

ACT THE MOHAWK


Act the mohawk is Irish slang for to misbehave.

ACTCOM
Actcom is American slang for a television action comedy, where every episode is based on a disruption of the status quo, followed by humorous efforts to bring the situation back to normal.

ACTION
Action is slang for recreational activities such as gambling, prostitution and drugs.

ACTION MAN
Action man is British slang for a devotee of military physical exercise. An excessively macho man.

ACTOR
Actor is slang for someone accomplished at playing a role, or bluffing.

ACTUAL
Actual is British slang for cash.

ADAM
Adam is slang for the drug ecstasy (MDA or methyl diamphetamine).

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ADAM AND EVE


Adam and Eve is London Cockney rhyming slang for believe. Adam and Eve is American slang for two poached or fried eggs. Adam and Eve is slang for sexual intercourse.

ADAM AND EVE BALL


Adam and Eve ball is slang for an early dancing party to which the guests are invited until 12 midnight only.

ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT


Adam and Eve on a raft is American slang for two poached eggs on toast.

ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT AND WRECK 'EM


Adam and Eve on a raft and wreck 'em is American slang for scrambled eggs on toast.

ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS


Adam and Eve's togs is British slang for naked.

ADAM ANTS
Adam Ants is British rhyming slang for pants.

ADAM FAITH
Adam Faith is British rhyming slang for a safe.

ADAM'S ALE
Adam's ale is slang for water.

ADAMITICAL
Adamitical is slang for naked.

ADAMS
Adams (shortened from Adam Ants) is British rhyming slang for pants.

ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE


Add fuel to the fire is slang for make a bad or intense situation worse.

ADD INSULT TO INJURY


Add insult to injury is slang for aggravate an already difficult situation, further upset someone.

ADDICTION MEDICINE
Addiction medicine is American slang for psychiatric treatment used to treat people who suffer from an addiction.

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ADDLED

Addled is British slang for muddled, confused due to the effects of alcohol. Intoxicated.

ADOLPH
Adolph is British slang for a vibrator.

ADONIS
Adonis is slang for an attractive man.

ADRIAN
Adrian (shortened from Adrian Quist) is Australian rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).

ADRIAN QUIST
Adrian Quist is Australian rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
Advance directive is medical slang for a patient's written instructions as to what course of treatment should be followed in the event he or she becomes incapable of communicating.

AERATED
Aerated is old nineteenth century slang for angry, agitated.

AERIAL
Aerial is Bristol slang for area, region, district.

AERIAL PINGPONG
Aerial pingpong is Australian slang for Australian Rules Football.

AEROPLANE BLOND
Aeroplane blond is slang for a woman who has dyed her hair blonde.

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AEROPLANE SKIRT
Aeroplane skirt is slang for a skirt with a very long slit up it.

AF
Af is South African slang for a black African.

AFFAIR
Affair is political slang for a reception held for the purposes of fundraising and/or honouring the achievements of an individual.

AFGHANI INDICA
Afghani Indica is slang for cannabis.

AFICIONADO
Aficionado is slang for devotee.

AFRAID OF ONE'S SHADOW


Afraid of one's shadow is slang for being easily frightened.

AFRICA SPEAKS
Africa speaks is Australian and New Zealand slang for strong liquor imported from South Africa.

AFRICAN
African is slang for cannabis. African is Australian slang for a tailormade cigarette.

AFRICAN LAGER
African lager is British slang for the beer Guinness.

AFRICAN QUEEN
African queen is British slang for a Black homosexual. African queen is British slang for a White homosexual who prefers Black partners.

AFRICAN TIME
African time is South African slang for unpunctuality.

AFRICAN WOODBINE
African woodbine is British slang for a cigarette containing cannabis.

AFRICKY
Africky is slang for African.

AFRIKS
Afriks is South African slang for Afrikaans language lessons. 11

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AFRO
Afro is slang for a type of hairstyle consisting of a mass of tight curls allowed to grow out forming a bush around the head. Afro is slang for a black person.

AFRO SAXON
Afro Saxon is derogatory slang for a Black person whose lifestyle, opinions and attitudes are those of the White society.

AFROED
Afroed is slang for having an afro hairstyle.

AFTER
After is Australian slang for afternoon.

AFTER DAVY
After Davy is slang for affidavit.

AFTER EIGHT MINT


After eight mint is British rhyming slang for penniless (skint).

AFTER HAIR
After hair is slang for to be pursuing a woman for sex.

AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART


After one's own heart is slang for of similar interests or sensibilities.

AFTERBIRTH
Afterbirth is slang for rhubarb. Afterbirth is American slang for excessive paperwork.

AFTERBOOMER
Afterboomer is newspaper slang for a person born between 1965 and 1974 after the babyboom of 1946 to 1964.

AFTERGLOW
Afterglow is British slang for the winding down period after love making.

AFTERNOON DELIGHT
Afternoon delight is British slang for sex in the afternoon.

AFTERS
Afters is British slang for an afterhours drinking session.

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AG
Ag is British slang for aggravation.

AGAINST THE CLOCK

Against the clock is British slang for short of time, in a hurry.

AGAINST THE WIND


Against the wind is British slang for a struggle, a difficult task.

AGATE
Agate is slang for a marble.

AGATES
Agates is slang for testicles.

AGGIE
Aggie is British slang for a marble.

AGGIE EYES
Aggie eyes is British slang for someone who hasn't had enough sleep.

AGGRAVATION
Aggravation is British slang for serious trouble. Aggravation is British rhyming slang for station.

AGGRO
Aggro is British (Cockney) and Australian slang for aggravation, aggressive troublemaking. Aggro is American slang for wonderful, excellent.

AGGY
Aggy is Dorset slang for edgy, with sharplooking corners. Aggy is Dorset slang for to collect birds' eggs.

AGINNER
Aginner is British slang for a dissenter. Aginner is Irish slang for someone who automatically takes the opposite stance.

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AGONY
Agony is Jamaican slang for sexual pleasure.

AGTEROS
Agteros is South African slang for a dawdler, a plodder, a slow walker.

AGUA DE CHANGO
Agua de chango is slang for liquid heroin administered nasally.

AH SEH ONE
Ah seh one is Jamaican slang for something important, outstanding, meaningful.

AHAHS
Ahahs is British slang for defecation.

AHEAD OF THE GAME


Ahead of the game is slang for being in an advantageous position.

AIAI
Aiai is South African slang for methylated spirits or surgical spirit drunk by alcoholics.

AIKONA
Aikona is South African slang for never. Absolutely not. A very definite no.

AIM ARCHIE AT THE ARMITAGE


Aim Archie at the Armitage is Australian slang for to urinate.

AIMED
Aimed is American slang for identified, singled out, victimised.

AIN'T IT A TREAT
Ain't it a treat was old British rhyming slang for street.

AIN'T SHE SWEET


Ain't she sweet is British rhyming slang for seat.

AIN'T TODAY STORY


Ain't today story is Jamaican slang for a woman who looks younger than she really is.

AIR DIRTY LAUNDRY


Air dirty laundry is American slang for to let others know of one's private conflicts or problems.

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AIR HOSE
Air hose is American slang for shoes worn without socks.

AIR OFF ONESELF


Air off oneself is Jamaican slang for to show off, to display one's superior status at someone else's expense.

AIR OUT ONE'S MOUTH ON


Air out one's mouth on is Jamaican slang for to speak aggressively or abusively.

AIR THE DICED CARROTS


Air the diced carrots is American slang for to vomit.

AIRDANCE
Airdance was British slang for execution by hanging.

AIRBALL
Airball is American slang for a slow, dim, eccentric or unpleasant person.

AIRBRAINED
Airbrained is American slang for silly, frivolous.

AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Aircraft carrier is basketball slang for a player whose driving force can carry the team to victory.

AIRHEAD
Airhead is slang for a stupid or simpleminded person.

AIRMOUSE
Airmouse is Dorset slang for a bat.

AIRS AND GRACES


Airs and graces is London cockney rhyming slang for faces (people). Airs and graces was London cockney rhyming slang for braces Airs and graces was London cockney rhyming slang for races.

AIRSICK PIGEON
Airsick pigeon is British slang for useless.

AISH
Aish is Dorset slang for an ash tree.

AITCH DROPPER
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AJAX
Ajax is British rhyming slang for car tax.

AL CAPONE
Al Capone is British and Australian rhyming slang for telephone.

ALA
Ala (shortened from Alabaster) is British rhyming slang for plaster.

ALABAMA
Alabama is British rhyming slang for hammer.

ALABASTER
Alabaster is British rhyming slang for plaster.

ALADDIN'S CAVE
Aladdin's cave is British slang for a stash of stolen goods.

ALAN BORDER
Alan Border is British rhyming slang for order.

ALAN LADD
Alan Ladd is British rhyming slang for unfashionable (sad).

ALAN MINTER
Alan Minter is British rhyming slang for splinter.

ALAN WHICKER
Alan Whicker is British rhyming slang for one pound (nicker).

ALAN WHICKERS
Alan Whickers is British Cockney rhyming slang for knickers.

ALAN'S PSYCHEDELIC BREAKFAST


Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast is American slang for to vomit.

ALANS
Alans (shortened from Alan Whickers) is British rhyming slang for knickers.

ALASS'N
Alass'n is Dorset slang for unless.

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ALBATROSS
Albatross is slang for an encumbrance; something that causes anxiety. Albatross is medical slang for a patient who never seems to get better, or who is regularly ill with a new ailment, and who sticks with one physician for seemingly endless treatment.

ALBERT
Albert (shortened from Albert hall) is British rhyming slang for wall.

ALBERT HALL
Albert hall is British rhyming slang for wall.

ALCO
Alco is Australian slang for Alcoholic

ALDERMAN'S NAIL
Alderman's nail is London cockney rhyming slang for tail.

ALDERSHOT LADIES
Aldershot ladies is British bingo slang for the number 44.

ALDERSHOT WHORE
Aldershot whore is British rhyming slang for four.

ALDGATE EAST
Aldgate East is London Cockney rhyming slang for a priest.

ALDGATE PUMP
Aldgate pump is London Cockney rhyming slang for annoyed, displeased (to have the hump).

ALEC
Alec is slang for a swindler's victim. Alec is Australian slang for a stupid person.

ALED
Aled is British slang for drunk.

ALF
Alf is Australian slang for an uncultivated Australian.

ALF GARNET
Alf Garnet is London Cockney rhyming slang for hair (Barnet).

ALFALFA
Alfalfa is American slang for money. Alfalfa is American slang for tobacco. 17

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ALFIE BASS
Alfie Bass is London Cockney rhyming slang for gas.

ALFRED
Alfred (shortened from Alfred the Great) is London Cockney rhyming slang for weight.

ALFRED THE GREAT


Alfred the Great is London Cockney rhyming slang for weight.

ALGERNON
Algernon is British slang for a young, upperclass man.

ALI BABA
Ali Baba is British slang for an alibi.

ALI G
Ali G is British rhyming slang for to urinate (pee).

ALI OOP
Ali Oop is British rhyming slang for excrement (poop).

ALIAS
Alias is Jamaican slang for dangerous, violent.

ALIAS MAN
Alias man is Jamaican slang for a cheat, a hypocrite.

ALICE
Alice is Australian slang for Alice Springs.

ALIGHT
Alight is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

ALIVE
Alive is British slang for having money.

ALIVE OR DEAD
Alive or dead was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for the head.

ALKIE
Alkie is slang for an alcoholic.

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ALKY
Alky (alkie) is slang for a heavy drinker or alcoholic.

ALL AFLOAT
All afloat was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a coat.

ALL ARMS AND LEGS


All arms and legs is slang for weak beer.

ALL BEER AND SKITTLES


All beer and skittles is British slang for an easy life.

ALL BEHIND
All behind is British rhyming slang for blind.

ALL BEHIND LIKE THE COW'S TAIL


All behind like the cow's tail is Irish slang for late.

ALL BETS ARE OFF


All bets are off is slang for the situation is entirely different than it was.

ALL BUCKUP GOES


All buckup goes is Jamaican slang for to abandon all ethical standards.

ALL COME ON TOP


All come on top is British slang for a disaster, when everything goes wrong.

ALL COMPLAIN
All complain is British rhyming slang for rain.

ALL DAY AND NIGHT


All day and night is slang for a life prison sentence.

ALL DAYER
All dayer is British slang for an allday drinking session.

ALL EARS
All ears is slang for attentive or listening.

ALL FORLORN
All forlorn is British rhyming slang for an erection of the penis (horn).

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ALL FRUITS RIPE


All fruits ripe is Jamaican slang for everything is okay.

ALL HANDS
All hands is nautical slang for a ship's full crew.

ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS


All mouth and trousers is British slang for blustering, boastful, showing off without having the qualities to justify it.

ALL NIGHT RAVE


All night rave is British rhyming slang for shave.

ALL OF A DOODAH
All of a doodah is slang for in a state of excitement.

ALL OF ONE'S DOGS AREN'T BARKING


All of one's dogs aren't barking is American slang for not in one's right mind; scatterbrained.

ALL ON TOP
All on top is British slang for superficial.

ALL OVER THE BALLPARK


All over the ballpark is American slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.

ALL OVER THE LOT


All over the lot is American slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.

ALL OVER THE SHOP


All over the shop is British slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.

ALL OVER THE SHOW


All over the show is British slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.

ALL PISS AND WIND


All piss and wind is slang for full of bluster and noise, but without substance.

ALL QUIET
All quiet (shortened from all quiet on the Western front) is British rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (cunt).

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT


All quiet on the Western front is British rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (cunt).

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ALL RIGHT
All right is American slang for acceptable or reliable.

ALL ROUNDER
All rounder is British slang for a bisexual.

ALL SAME
All same is Jamaican slang for makes no difference, all alike.

ALL SERENE
All serene is slang for all's well.

ALL SIR GARNET


All Sir Garnet was old slang for highly satisfactory, alright.

ALL SNOT AND TEARS


All snot and tears is British slang for mournful, remorseful.

ALL STATIONS
All stations is Australian slang for an Alsatian dog.

ALL SYSTEMS GO
All systems go is slang for everything is functional and ready.

ALL THE RAGE


All the rage is slang describing something which is in the most current fashion.

ALL THE WAY


All the way is British slang for full sexual intercourse. All the way is American slang for a snack or meal supplied with all available extras, such as mustard, relish, onions etc.

ALL TITS AND TEETH


All tits and teeth is derogatory British slang for a woman who gets on by using her physical attributes rather than her brain. An attractive but stupid woman.

ALL WET
All wet is slang for mistaken.

ALLFIRED
Allfired is American slang for excessive; extreme.

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ALLER
Aller is Dorset slang for an alder.

ALLEY
Alley is slang for a pale or white marble.

ALLEY APPLE
Alley apple is American slang for a lump of horse manure.

ALLEY CAT
Alley cat is slang for someone who prowls the streets at night looking for sexual partners.

ALLEY OOP
Alley oop is basketball slang for a pass that is lobbed far through the air and tipped in by a player waiting near the basket.

ALLEZ OOP
Allez oop is British rhyming slang for excrement (poop).

ALLIED IRISH
Allied Irish (Shortened from Alled Irish Bank) is Irish rhyming slang for masturbation (wank).

ALLIED IRISH BANK


Allied Irish Bank is Irish rhyming slang for masturbation (wank).

ALLIGATOR
Alligator is British slang for later. Alligator is BlackAmerican slang for a term used to refer to white jazz musicians, jive people. Alligator is business slang for an investment property that does not bring in enough income to cover expenses, a condition that devours the property's capital.

ALLIGATOR SPREAD
Alligator Spread is Wall Street slang for a deal where the commissions are equal to, or larger than, the profit.

ALMIGHTY
Almighty was nineteenth century slang for very great; exceedingly.

ALMOND ROCK
Almond rock is Cockney rhyming slang for penis (cock).

ALMOND ROCKS
Almond rocks is London cockney rhyming slang for socks.

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ALONG FOR THE RIDE


Along for the ride is slang for being unofficially associated with.

ALPHABET BOYS
Alphabet boys is British slang for the sanctioning bodies of boxing.

ALPHONSE
Alphonse is London cockney rhyming slang for a pimp (ponce). Alphonse is London cockney rhyming slang for a scrounger (ponce).

ALQUITRAN
Alquitranis slang for heroin.

ALQUITRANAT
Alquitranat is slang for heroin.

ALSO RAN
Also ran is horseracing slang for a horse that doesn't finish anywhere near the winners in a race.

ALT
Alt is Australian slang for a follower of an alternative lifestyle.

ALTERNATIVE DENTATION
Alternative dentation is slang for dentures, false teeth.

ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Alternative rock is slang for a type of rock music at the cutting edge of trends, often blending techno, heavy metal, and mainstream pop music with avantgarde styles.

ALVIN
Alvin is American slang for an unsophisticated ruraldwelling person.

AMATEUR NIGHT
Amateur night is American slang for a special occasion celebrated traditionally by drinking liquor. Amateur night is American slang for an exhibition of more than usual ineptitude.

AMBASSADOR
Ambassador is American slang for the penis.

AMBASSADOR OF MOROCCO
Ambassador of Morocco is slang for a shoemaker.

AMBER FLUID
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AMBER NECTAR
Amber nectar is Australian slang for beer.

AMBIDEXTER
Ambidexter was 17th century British slang for a corrupt lawyer, one who takes fees from both the plaintiff and defendant.

AMBIDEXTROUS
Ambidextrous is slang for bisexual.

AMBO
Ambo is Australian slang for an ambulance or ambulance officer.

AMBULANCE CHASER
Ambulance Chaser is American slang for a lawyer who seeks to encourage and profit from the lawsuits of accident victims.

AMENPREACHER
Amenpreacher is Jamaican slang for a carrion crow.

AMERICAN LAD
American lad is Irish slang for fatty bacon imported from the USA.

AMIDSHIPS
Amidships is slang for the tummy area.

AMMIT
Ammit is Dorset slang for hasn't it.

AMMO
Ammo is Australian slang for ammunition.

AMOEBAE
Amoebae is slang for phencyclidine.

AMOS AND ANDY


Amos and Andy is British rhyming slang for brandy. Amos and Andy is British rhyming slang for shandy.

AMP
Amp is slang for a marijuana joint dipped in formaldehyde and smoked.

AMP JOINT
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AMP OFF
Amp off is UNIX slang to run in background, from the UNIX shell `& operator.

AMPED UP
Amped up is slang for very excited.

AMPSTER
Ampster is Australian slang for a showman's or trickster's accomplice who starts buying the tickets, goods etc.

AMSCRAY
Amscray is slang for go away.

AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam is London Cockney rhyming slang for jam.

AMY
Amy is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

AMYL
Amyl is slang for amyl nitrate.

ANABOLICS
Anabolics is slang for any anabolic steroid.

ANABOLS
Anabols is slang for any anabolic steroid.

ANARCHISTS
Anarchists is Australian slang for nonsafety matches.

ANBY
Anby is Dorset slang for byandby.

ANCHOR
Anchor is slang for a juror who has been bribed to influence other jurors to vote for an acquittal. Anchor is slang for a stay of execution. Anchor was old slang for a pickaxe. Anchor is American naval slang for the lowestranking class member at the United States Naval Academy. Anchor is American business slang for the main component of a shopping mall or complex.

ANCHORS
Anchors is British slang for brakes.

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ANCHORS AWAY
Anchors away is British rhyming slang for homosexual (gay).

ANDRAMARTINS
Andramartins is Irish slang for foolish behaviour, horsing around.

ANDREW
Andrew (shortened from Andrew Millar and from Andrew Miller) was nautical slang for a ship, especially a warship. The expression was used between the 16th and 19th centuries. In the early 20th century the expression came to mean the Royal Navy.

ANDREW MILLAR
Andrew Millar was nautical slang for a ship, especially a warship. The expression was used between the 16th and 19th centuries. In the early 20th century the expression came to mean the Royal Navy.

ANDREW MILLER
Andrew Miller was nautical slang for a ship, especially a warship. The expression was used between the 16th and 19th centuries. In the early 20th century the expression came to mean the Royal Navy.

ANDY CAIN
Andy Cain was 19th century London cockney rhyming slang for rain.

ANDY CAPP
Andy Capp is rhyming slang for defecation (crap). Andy Capp is rhyming slang for rubbish (crap). Andy Capp is rhyming slang for borrow (tap).

ANDY MAGUIRE
Andy Maguire is Australian rhyming slang for fire.

ANDY MCNISH
Andy McNish is British rhyming slang for fish.

ANDY PANDY
Andy Pandy is British rhyming slang for brandy. Andy Pandy is British rhyming slang for shandy.

ANGEL
Angel is theatre slang for a primary financial backer. Angel is slang for a passive male homosexual.

ANGEL CRYSTAL
Angel Crystal is slang for phencyclidine.

ANGEL DUST
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ANGEL HAIR
Angel Hair is slang for phencyclidine.

ANGEL LUST
Angel lust is nursing slang for a male corpse with an erection.

ANGEL'S KISS
Angel's kiss is Australian rhyming slang for an act of urination (a piss).

ANGELA
Angela is slang for a passive male homosexual.

ANGLE OF DANGLE
Angle of dangle is British slang for the degree of erection depending upon how sexually stimulated a man is by a woman.

ANGLO
Anglo is slang for a person of anglosaxon ethnic origin.

ANGORA
Angora is Australian slang for an idiot; fool.

ANGRY FRUIT SALAD


Angry fruit salad is computer slang for a bad visualinterface design that uses too many colours.

ANIMAL
Animal is slang for a crude, brutish person. Animal is slang for an ugly woman.

ANIMAL COMPANION
Animal companion is slang for a pet.

ANIMAL HOUSE
Animal house is American slang for a dwelling, especially a college fraternity house.

ANIMAL NIGHT
Animal night is Australian slang for a planned bout of bad or excessive behaviour.

ANIMALIST
Animalist is slang for an animal rights campaigner or supporter.

ANKLE
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ANKLE SLAPPER
Ankle slapper is surfing slang for a small wave.

ANKLEBITER
Anklebiter is Australian slang for a child.

ANKLEBITERS
AnkleBiters is Australian slang for children, particularly crawling babies.

ANNA MARIA
Anna Maria is London cockney rhyming slang for fire.

ANNA MAY
Anna May (shortened from Anna May Wong) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad odour (pong).

ANNA MAY WONG


Anna May Wong is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad odour (pong).

ANNANAB
Annanab is back slang for a banana.

ANNIE
Annie is slang for a lorry. Annie is numismatic slang for the American Numismatic Exchange.

ANNIE LOUISE
Annie Louise is Australian rhyming slang for cheese.

ANNIE NORATTLE
Annie norattle is Northern Irish slang for someone who waits until a conversation is over before putting their point of view.

ANNIHILATED
Annihilated is slang for very drunk.

ANORAK
Anorak is slang for a socially inept person with little fashion sense.

ANT'S BOLLOCK ON A BEACH


Ant's bollock on a beach is slang for something virtually impossible to find.

ANT'S PANTS
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ANTE UP
Ante up is slang for to pay one's contribution.

ANTENNA SHOP
Antenna shop is slang for a shop that displays prototype products in order to test consumer reaction.

ANTHEA TURNER
Anthea Turner is British rhyming slang for a job (earner).

ANTIFREEZE
Antifreeze is slang for a strong drink. Antifreeze is slang for heroin.

ANTICIPOINTMENT
Anticipointment is entertainment industry slang for the disappointment that follows hype when the programme falls short of expectations.

ANTIDOTE
Antidote is computing slang for a program used to protect a computer from computer viruses.

ANTSY
Antsy is slang for nervous, jumpy, agitated.

ANY TOM, DICK, OR HARRY


Any Tom, Dick or Harry is slang for any person at all.

ANYWHEN
Anywhen is Dorset slang for at any time.

ANYWHERE
Anywhere is BlackAmerican slang for to possess drugs

APE
Ape is slang for a primitive, crude, brutish person. Ape is American slang for crazy.

APE SHIT
Ape shit is slang for out of control, berserk.

APEHANGERS
Apehangers is slang for extrahigh bicycle or motorbike handlebars.

APENNY DIP
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APIECE
Apiece is Dorset slang for for each.

APOLLO PLAY
Apollo Play is BlackAmerican slang for the planet earth

APPARATCHIK
Apparatchik is slang for a flunky bureaucrat.

APPLAUSE
Applause is slang for venereal disease.

APPLE
Apple is slang for the head.

APPLE AND PIP


Apple and pip is British rhyming back slang for to urinate (sip).

APPLE CIDER

Apple cider is British rhyming slang for spider.

APPLE CORE
Apple core is British rhyming slang for twenty pounds (a score).

APPLE FRITTER
Apple fritter is London cockney rhyming slang for bitter (beer).

APPLE OF ONE'S EYE


Apple of one's eye is slang for beloved, sweetheart.

APPLE PIE
Apple pie is rhyming slang for sky.

APPLE PIE ORDER


Apple pie order is American slang for neat and tidy.

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APPLE PIPS
Apple pips is British rhyming slang for lips.

APPLE POLISH
Apple polish is American slang for flattery.

APPLE SAUCE
Apple sauce is British rhyming slang for a horse, particularly a last finishing race horse that 'ran like a pig'.. Apple sauce is American and Canadian slang for nonsense; rubbish.

APPLE SHINER
Apple shiner is British slang for someone obsequious.

APPLE TART
Apple tart is British rhyming slang for to break wind from the anus (fart).

APPLEPOLISHER
Applepolisher is American slang for a flatterer.

APPLEJACK
Applejack is British rhyming slang for crack cocaine.

APPLES
Apples is slang for breasts. Apples is slang for testicles. Apples is Australian slang for fine, perfect, okay.

APPLES AND ORANGES


Apples and oranges is American slang for completely different things.

APPLES AND PEARS


Apples and pears is London cockney rhyming slang for stairs.

APPLES AND RICE


Apples and rice is British rhyming slang for nice.

APPLETON TALKING
Appleton talking is Jamaican slang for someone who is drunk and talking nonsense or aggressively.

APPLY LAWYER FOOT


Apply lawyer foot is Jamaican slang to run away.

APPLYING A BANDAID
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APPOINTMENT TELEVISION
Appointment television is television industry slang for the viewing habits of people who plan in advance to watch only certain television programmes.

APRICOT AND PEACH


Apricot and peach is British rhyming slang for beach.

APRIL FOOL
April fool is London Cockney rhyming slang for a stool.

APRIL FOOLS
April fools is London cockney rhyming slang for stools. April fools is London cockney rhyming slang for tools. April fools is London cockney rhyming slang for pools.

APRIL IN PARIS
April in Paris is British rhyming slang for the backside, buttocks (aris).

APRIL SHOWERS
April showers is London cockney rhyming slang for flowers.

APRON
Apron is American slang for a bartender.

ARAB
Arab is slang for a wild or shiftless person. Arab is slang for a foreigner. Arab was 19th century British slang for a street urchin.

ARBUCKLE
Arbuckle is British slang for a fat person.

ARC
Arc is television industry slang for a television series format that allows for the development of characters and storylines over the course of several episodes.

ARCHBISHOP LAUD
Archbishop Laud is British rhyming slang for a fraud.

ARCHER
Archer is British slang for 2000 (The amount paid to the prostitute Monica Coughlan by Jeffrey Archer the author and Conservative politician).

ARCHET
Archet is Dorset slang for orchard.

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ARCHIE
Archie was British Great War slang for antiaircraft fire.

ARCTIC EXPLORER
Arctic explorer is British slang for a cocaine user.

ARDLE
Ardle is Dorset slang for a muddle, a tangle.

ARE YOUR BOOTS LACED?


Are your boots laced is BlackAmerican slang for an inquiry as to whether or not one understands the matter in question.

ARGIE
Argie is British slang for an Argentinean.

ARGUMENT ENDER
Argument ender is British slang for a fist.

ARGYBARGY
Argybargy is British slang for pushing and shoving.

ARIES
Aries is slang for heroin.

ARISTOTLE
Aristotle is London cockney rhyming slang for bottle.

ARLUS
Arlus is Dorset slang for always.

ARM
Arm is British slang for power, influence.

ARM AND LEG


Arm and leg is British rhyming slang for egg.

ARMCHAIR
Armchair is Bristol slang for how much, what do they cost.

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Armchair quarterback is American slang for a sports fan who thinks he or she could have made better decisions affecting the outcome of a game.

ARMOUR
Armour is American slang for weapons.

ARMPIT
Armpit is slang for a very unpleasant place.

ARMSTRONG
Armstrong is BlackAmerican slang for a very high note

ARMY
Army is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

ARMY AND NAVY


Army and navy is London cockney rhyming slang for gravy.

ARMY ROCKS
Army rocks is British rhyming slang for socks.

ARMY TANK
Army tank is British rhyming slang for an American (yank).

ARNIES
Arnies is slang for any anabolic steroid.

ARNOLD
Arnold is Jamaican slang for pork.

ARNOLD PALMERS
Arnold Palmers is British rhyming slang for farmers.

ARNOLD SCHWARTZENEGGER
Arnold Schwartzenegger is British rhyming slang for beggar.

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ARNOLDS
Arnolds is slang for any anabolic steroid.

AROUND THE WAY


Around the way is Jamaican slang for the neighbourhood.

ARREST
Arrest is American slang for to accuse someone of dressing out of style.

ARRIVERDERCI
Arriverderci (shortened from Arriverderci Roma) is British rhyming slang for coma.

ARRIVERDERCI ROMA
Arriverderci Roma is British rhyming slang for coma.

ARROWS
Arrows is British slang for the game of darts and the implements used for playing it.

ARSE
Arse is British slang for the buttocks or anus. Arse is Australian slang for effrontery; cheek. Arse is a Jamaican slang intensifier.

ARSE ABOUT
Arse about is slang for fool about, behave in an irresponsible or silly manner.

ARSE ABOUT FACE


Arse about face is slang for back to front, disorganised.

ARSE BANDIT
Arse bandit is slang for a homosexual.

ARSE MUSIC
Arse music is British slang for to emit wind from the anus.

ARSE OVER TIT


Arse Over Tit is slang for to go head over heels or fall.

ARSE SCRATCHER
Arse scratcher is British slang for an idler.

ARSE UP
Arse up is British slang for to bungle, to make a mess of.

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ARSE WIPE
Arse wipe is British slang for toilet paper. Arse wipe is British slang for an obnoxious, contemptible person.

ARSE WIPER
Arse Wiper is British slang for an obsequious person.

ARSE WIPING
Arse wiping is British slang for obsequious behaviour; toadying.

ARSEEND
Arseend is slang for the end, back or bottom of something.

ARSELICKING
ArseLicking is slang for sycophantic behaviour.

ARSEPISS
Arsepiss is slang for watery diarrhoea.

ARSEHOLE
Arsehole is British slang for the anus.

ARSENAL
Arsenal is slang for the male genitals.

ARSYVERSY
Arsyversy is slang for backwards or upside down.

ARTFUL DODGER
Artful Dodger is London cockney rhyming slang for lodger.

ARTFUL FOX
Artful fox is theatrical rhyming slang for a theatre box.

ARTHRITIC HANDSHAKE MOB


Arthritic handshake mob is slang for the freemasons.

ARTHUR
Arthur is British slang for a half pint.

ARTHUR ASHE
Arthur Ashe is London Cockney rhyming slang for cash.

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ARTHUR BLISS
Arthur Bliss is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate (piss).

ARTHUR SCARGILL
Arthur Scargill is London Cockney rhyming slang for beer (gargle).

ARTICAL
Artical is Jamaican slang for genuine, bona fide, sincere, respected.

ARTICHOCKE
Artichoke is London Cockney rhyming slang for to smoke.

ARTICHOKE RIPE
Artichoke ripe is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pipe used for smoking.

ARTILLERY
Artillery is slang for weaponry.

ARTIST
Artist is slang for a person devoted to or proficient in something. (E.g.: piss artist, con artist etc)

ARTSY FARTSY
Artsy fartsy is American slang for someone pretentiously artistic.

ARTY ROLLER
Arty roller is Australian rhyming slang for collar.

ARVIE
Arvie is South African slang for afternoon.

ARVO
Arvo is Australian slang for the afternoon. Arvo is Australian slang for afternoon tea.

AS
AS is slang for methaqualone.

AS THE CROW FLIES


As the crow flies is slang for in a straight line measured between two points.

ASCOT HEATH
Ascot Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth.

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ASCOT RACES
Ascot races is London Cockney rhyming slang for braces.

ASH AND OAK


Ash and oak is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigarette (smoke).

ASH COOKIE
Ash cookie is South African slang for an untrustworthy, no good person.

ASH TRAY ON A MOTORBIKE


Ash tray on a motorbike is slang for useless.

ASHCANDLES
Ashcandles is Dorset slang for the seeds of the ash tree.

ASHES
Ashes is slang for cannabis.

ASK
Ask is numismatic slang for the wholesale selling price as established by market makers, and listed in the weekly Coin Dealer Newsletter.

ASK FOR A PIECE OF WIFE


Ask for a piece of wife is Jamaican slang for to ask a woman for sexual intercourse.

ASS
Ass is Dorset slang for have you? Ass is American slang for the buttocks or anus.

ASS BOY
Ass boy is derogatory slang for a homosexual.

ASS OVER TINCUPS


Ass over tincups is American slang for head over heels.

ASS PEDDLER
Ass peddler is BlackAmerican slang for one who sells him or herself sexually.

ASSKICKER
Asskicker is American slang for an aggressive person or disciplinarian.

ASSKISSER
Asskisser is American slang for a sycophant.

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ASSWIPE
Asswipe is American slang for toilet paper. Asswipe is American slang for a contemptible person.

ASSFUCK
Assfuck is American slang for a stupid person.

ASSN
Assn is Dorset slang for haven't you?

ASTON VILLA
Aston Villa is London Cockney rhyming slang for pillow. Aston Villa is London Cockney rhyming slang for pillar.

ASTROTURF
Astroturf is British slang for a police informer (supergrass).

AT IT
At it is British slang for having sex. At it is British slang for committing a crime, engaged in a confidence trick.

AT THE POST
At the post is slang for ready and waiting.

AT THE WASH
At the wash is slang for stealing from jackets in public washrooms or changing rooms.

ATETHEBOLTS
Atethebolts is Northern Irish slang for someone who is a glutton for work.

ATHIRT
Athirt is Dorset slang for across.

ATOMIC
Atomic is Unix slang for a set of operations that execute all at once and cannot be interrupted.

ATTABOY
Attaboy is a slang expression of approval or exhortation.

ATTER
Atter is Dorset slang for after.

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ATTITUDE
Attitude is American slang for bad attitude, antisocial behaviour, sullen hostility.

ATTRIT
Attrit is American slang for to wear down or dispose of gradually.

AUNT
Aunt is slang for the lavatory.

AUNT ANNIE
Aunt Annie is London Cockney rhyming slang for the vagina (fanny).

AUNT EMMA
Aunt Emma is slang for morphine.

AUNT FANNY
Aunt Fanny is a British slang phrase of disbelief.

AUNT HAZEL
Aunt Hazel is British slang for heroin.

AUNT JEMIMA
Aunt Jemima is American slang for a black woman who accepts and ignores racism. A female version of Uncle Tom.

AUNT JOANNA
Aunt Joanna is London Cockney rhyming slang for piano (pronounced 'piana' in Cockney dialect).

AUNT LIL
Aunt Lil is London Cockney rhyming slang for pill.

AUNT LILY
Aunt Lily is London Cockney rhyming slang for silly.

AUNT MARIA
Aunt Maria is old London Cockney rhyming slang for fire.

AUNT MARY
Aunt Mary is slang for cannabis.

AUNT NELL
Aunt Nell is London Cockney rhyming slang for smell. Aunt Nell is London Cockney rhyming slang for hair gel.

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AUNT NELLY
Aunt Nelly is British and Australian rhyming slang for belly.

AUNT'S SISTERS
Aunt's sisters is London Cockney rhyming slang for ancestors.

AUNTIE
Auntie is British slang for the British Broadcasting Corporation. Auntie is British slang for the lavatory. Auntie is Australian slang for The Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Auntie is slang for a middleaged or elderly male homosexual.

AUNTIE ELLA
Auntie Ella is London cockney rhyming slang for umbrella.

AUNTIE ENA
Auntie Ena is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cleaner.

AUNTIE MEG
Auntie Meg is Australian rhyming slang for a keg.

AUNTIE NELLIE
Auntie Nellie is London cockney rhyming slang for belly.

AUNTIE RUTH
Auntie Ruth is London Cockney rhyming slang for tooth.

AUNTIE'S RUIN
Auntie's ruin is British slang for gin.

AUSSIE
Aussie is slang for Australian or an Australian.

AUSSIE SALUTE
Aussie salute is Australian slang for using the hand to wave away annoying flies.

AUTOGRAPH
Autograph is slang for a signature.

AUTUMN LEAF
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AVO
Avo is South African slang for avocado pear.

AVORE
Avore is Dorset slang for before.

AVRIGHTED
Avrighted is Dorset slang for frightened.

AWAY
Away is slang for a period in prison.

AWAY AND CLAW MOULD ON YOURSELF


Away and claw mould on yourself is Northern Irish slang for go away.

AWAY FOR SLATES


Away for slates is Irish slang for on the way to success.

AWAY ON A HACK
Away on a hack is Irish slang for lucky, successful.

AWAY THE TRIP


Away the trip is Scottish slang for pregnant.

AWAY TO THE HILLS


Away to the hills is Irish slang for crazy, mentally unbalanced.

AWAY WITH THE BAND


Away with the band is Northern Irish slang for intoxicated, drunk.

AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES


Away with the fairies is Irish slang for crazy, insane.

AWAYDAY
Awayday is British slang for a dose of LSD or other hallucinogenic drug.

AWESOME
Awesome is slang for wonderful, excellent, very impressive.

AWFUL WEDDED
Awful wedded is British slang for a spouse.

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AWKWARD SQUAD
Awkward squad is British slang for people who are inexperienced, clumsy or insubordinate.

AWOL
AWOL is slang for not present when needed, inexplicably absent.

AX
Ax is Dorset slang for to ask.

AXE
Axe is slang for any musical instrument, especially a guitar or horn.

AXEMAN
Axeman is slang for a man who plays a musical instrument, especially a guitar.

AXLE GREASE
Axle grease is British slang for a bribe. Axle grease is American slang for butter. Axle grease is BlackAmerican slang for a stiff pomade for the hair.

AYA
Aya was an American slang expression of amazement from 1987 and 1988.

AYLESBURY DUCK
Aylesbury duck is London Cockney rhyming slang for fuck.

AYRTON
Ayrton (shortened from Ayrton Senna) is British slang for ten pounds, a ten pound note.

AYRTON SENNA
Ayrton Senna is London Cockney rhyming slang for ten pounds (tenner).

AZTEC TWOSTEP
Aztec twostep is slang for diarrhoea, particularly if suffered abroad.

B
B is British slang for bastard.

B AND D
B and D is British slang for bondage and discipline, sadomasochistic sex.

B AND S BALL
B and S ball is Australian slang for a dance held for bachelors and spinsters

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B AND T
B and T is British slang for bum and tit, a sexual experience.

B
B is a slang prefix for second rate.

B40
B40 is slang for a cigar laced with marijuana and dipped in malt liquor.

B52
B52 is American slang for a lady's beehive hairstyle.

BBOY
Bboy is slang for a male fan of rap music.

BGIRL
Bgirl is American slang for a prostitute who frequents bars. Bgirl is slang for a female fan of rap music.

BWAY
Bway was 19th century slang for Broadway.

B.A.
B.A. (Badass) is American slang for a violent, antisocial or troublesome person.

B.F.
B.F. was British slang for bloody fool.

B.M.O.C.
B.M.O.C. (big man on campus) is American student slang for an influential fellow student.

B.O.F.
B.O.F. (boring old fart) is British slang for an old, hasbeen person.

B.V.D.S
B.V.D.s is American slang for men's underwear.

BAA
Baa is Dorset slang for bad.

BAA LAMB
Baa lamb is London Cockney rhyming slang for tram. Baa lamb is British slang for a naughty child.

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BAALEBOS
Baalebos is Yiddish slang for an officious person.

BAB
Bab is British slang for kebab.

BABBLER

Babbler is Australian slang for a cook or chef.

BABBLING BROOK
Babbling brook is London Cockney rhyming slang for cook. Babbling brook is London Cockney rhyming slang for crook.

BABE
Babe is slang for a girl or young woman.

BABE LAIR
Babe lair is American slang for a swanky home that is helpful in attracting women for sexual encounters.

BABE MAGNET
Babe magnet is slang for an item or person that attracts members of the opposite sex

BABELICIOUS
Babelicious is American slang for extremely sexy and attractive.

BABY
Baby is slang for a young woman or sweetheart. It is often used as a term of address expressing affection.

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BABY BELLS
Baby Bells is American slang for the regional telephone companies created by the breakup of American Telephone and Telegraph.

BABY BLUES
Baby blues is slang for eyes.

BABY BOOMER
Baby boomer is slang for a person born between 1946 and 1964.

BABY CATCHER
Baby catcher is American slang for an obstetrician.

BABY CHUTE
Baby chute is slang for the vagina.

BABY GRAVY
Baby gravy is slang for semen.

BABY M LAWS
Baby M laws is American slang for legislation regarding surrogate motherhood.

BABY MAKER
Baby maker is slang for the penis.

BABY POP
Baby pop is American slang for a young man.

BABY'S EYES
Baby's eyes is London Cockney rhyming slang for eyes.

BABY'S PAP
Baby's pap is London Cockney rhyming slang for cap.

BABY'S PRAM
Baby's pram is London Cockney rhyming slang for jam.

BABYSITTING
Babysitting is slang for accompanying someone while they take illegal drugs, in order to instruct or reassure them.

BABYCISE CLASS
Babycise class is American slang for a parent and baby exercise class.

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BABYLON
Babylon is British slang for a racist, white society. Babylon is Jamaican slang for someone who oppresses. Babylon is black slang for a policeman.

BACARDI AND COKE


Bacardi and coke is London Cockney rhyming slang for man (bloke).

BACARDI BREEZER
Bacardi breezer is London Cockney rhyming slang for man (geezer).

BACCA BOX
Bacca box is slang for the mouth.

BACCY
Baccy is British slang for tobacco.

BACK
Back is American slang for on the side.

BACK ALONG
Back along is Dorset slang for some time ago.

BACK BLOCKS
Back blocks is Australian slang for the outer suburbs, beyond the city.

BACK DOOR
Back door is slang for the anus.

BACK DOOR MAN


Back door man is slang for a woman's secret lover, an adulterer.

BACK DOOR TROTS


Back door trots is slang for diarrhoea.

BACK DOUBLE
Back double is slang for a back street.

BACK END
Back end is slang for the buttocks.

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BACK EYE
Back eye is slang for the anus.

BACK GARDEN
Back garden is slang for the anus.

BACK IN THE BOX


Back in the box is American slang for back in business following a drug arrest.

BACK OF BOURKE
Back of Bourke is Australian slang for anywhere far away.

BACK OFF AND LET THE BREEZE BLOW OVER ME


Back off and let the breeze blow over me is Jamaican slang for leave me alone, go away.

BACK PORCH
Back porch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a torch.

BACK SLANG
Back slang is a type of slang in which the word or words are the reverse of their correct form, for example boy becomes the back slang word yob.

BACK STREET BUTCHER


Back street butcher is slang for an abortionist, particularly an illegal one.

BACK TO SQUARE ONE


Back to square one is slang for at the beginning of the process again.

BACK WAY
Back way is slang for anal sex.

BACK WHEELS
Back wheels is slang for the testicles.

BACKPEDAL
Backpedal is slang for to reverse one's position just when reactions appear unfavourable.

BACKWHEEL SKID
Backwheel skid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew (yid).

BACKDOOR
Backdoor is slang for to commit adultery with. Backdoor is slang for to act covertly or deviously. To deceive or betray.

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BACKDOOR MAN
Backdoor man is blackAmerican slang for a married woman's lover.

BACKDOOR WORK
Backdoor work is slang for anal sex.

BACKER
Backer is slang for an investor.

BACKFIRE
Backfire is slang for to break wind from the anus.

BACKGROUNDER
Backgrounder is political slang for a conversation between a government official and a reporter that takes place only on the condition that the official is not quoted directly or named in the report.

BACKHACK
Backhack is Dorset slang for to break up clods of earth with a mallet.

BACKHANDER
Backhander is slang for a bribe. Backhander is slang for a blow with a hand.

BACKHOUSE
Backhouse is Dorset slang for an outhouse.

BACKSEAT DRIVER
Backseat driver is slang for a passenger in a car who offers the driver unwanted advice on how to drive. Backseat driver is London Cockney rhyming slang for skiver.

BACKWARDS
Backwards is slang for Phenobarbital.

BACKWARDS BUNGEE
Backwards bungee is American slang for to vomit

BACON
Bacon is slang for money.

BACON AND EGGS


Bacon and eggs is London Cockney rhyming slang for legs.

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BACON LARDON
Bacon lardon is London Cockney rhyming slang for an erection (hard on).

BACON RIND
Bacon rind is London Cockney rhyming slang for blind.

BAD
Bad is Jamaican slang for good; excellent.

BAD BLOOD
Bad blood is slang for a longstanding resentment.

BAD BOY
Bad boy is Jamaican slang for an aggressive or violent person.

BAD COUGH
Bad cough is American slang for to vomit

BAD EGG
Bad egg is slang for a troublemaker, a despicable person.

BAD HEJAB
Bad hejab is slang for improper Islamic dress.

BAD NEWS
Bad news is slang for someone or something regarded as undesirable.

BADMOUTH
Badmouth is slang for to speak unfavourably about; insult.

BADASS
Badass is BlackAmerican slang for an aggressive, antisocial or worthless person.

BADENPOWELL
BadenPowell is London Cockney rhyming slang for trowel.

BADERBUS
Baderbus is slang for a wheelchair.

BADERED
Badered is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

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BADGE
Badge is American slang for a police officer.

BADGER
Badger is slang for a prostitute's accomplice who goes through her client's pockets while she keeps him occupied.

BADGER CRIB
Badger crib is slang for a cheap brothel where clients are routinely robbed.

BADGER GAME
Badger game is slang for a deception whereby a woman lures a male victim into a compromising position whereupon they are caught by her accomplice who pretends to be the husband. The couple then blackmail or demand money from the victim.

BADLANDS
Badlands is slang for a slum or dangerous part of a town or city.

BADLY PACKED KEBAB


Badly packed kebab is slang for the vagina.

BADNESS
Badness is Jamaican slang for delinquent behaviour, unruliness.

BAG
Bag is slang for an unpleasant lady. Bag is slang for special interest, current preoccupation. Bag is slang for arrest or catch. Bag is American slang for a package or measure of drug. Bag is American slang for conceal. Bag is American slang for quit, discontinue. Bag is Australian slang for criticise.

BAG AND BAGGAGE


Bag and baggage is American slang for everything one owns.

BAG BITER
Bag biter is American slang for a trouble maker.

BAG FILLER
Bag filler is slang for a woman who leads a man on, but stops short of having sex with him.

BAG JOB
Bag job is slang for a theft or burglary.

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BAG LADY
Bag lady is slang for a female vagrant, especially one who carries junk in bags.

BAG MAN
Bag man is American slang for a person who collects or distributes money for racketeers. Bag man is slang for a male vagrant, especially one who carries junk in bags.

BAG OF BONES
Bag of bones is slang for a thin person.

BAG OF COKE
Bag of coke is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (poke). Bag of coke is Australian rhyming slang for a man (bloke).

BAG OF FLOUR
Bag of flour is rhyming slang for shower.

BAG OF FRUIT
Bag of fruit is London Cockney rhyming slang for suit.

BAG OF MYSTERY
Bag of mystery is slang for a sausage.

BAG OF NAILS
Bag of nails is slang for disarray.

BAG OF SAND
Bag of sand is London Cockney rhyming slang for one thousand pounds (grand).

BAG OF SHELLS
Bag of shells is Australian slang for a trifle, an unimportant object.

BAG OF TRIPE
Bag of tripe is slang for an unpleasant person.

BAG OFF
Bag off is slang for to pair off.

BAG ON
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BAG SOME RAYS


Bag some rays is American slang for to sunbathe.

BAG SOMEONE'S ASS


Bag someone's ass is American slang for to leave, go away.

BAG UP
Bag up is American slang for to divide marijuana into small amounts and packets.

BAGELBENDER
Bagelbender is derogatory slang for a Jew.

BAGGAGE
Baggage is slang for a promiscuous woman. Baggage is slang for a hangeron, especially one who is a liability.

BAGGED
Bagged is slang for to be arrested.

BAGGER
Bagger is slang for a robber who violently steals rings from their owners fingers.

BAGGIES
Baggies is slang for wide shorts as worn by surfers.

BAGGING
Bagging is British slang for a packed lunch. Bagging is Australian slang for criticism.

BAGGY GREEN
Baggy green is Australian slang for a cricket player in the Australian national team.

BAGPIPE
Bagpipe is slang for a boring or monotonous speaker. Bagpipe is slang for the sexual practise of using the armpit to stimulate the genitals. Bagpipe is BlackAmerican slang for vacuum cleaner.

BAGS
Bags is British children's slang for an indication of the desire to do, be, or have something. Bags is slang for trousers. Bags is American slang for breasts.

BAGSY
Bagsy is British children's slang for an indication of the desire to do, be, or have something.

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BAIDIE
Baidie is British slang for badtempered, aggressive.

BAIL
Bail is American and Australian slang for depart or leave.

BAIL ON SOMEONE
Bail on someone is American slang for to burden or trouble someone.

BAIL OUT
Bail out is slang for to leave quickly.

BAIL UP
Bail up is Australian slang for to rob or hold up; delay.

BAIT
Bait is slang for an attractive potential sexual partner.

BAKE IT
Bake it is slang for to resist the urge to defecate.

BAKED BEAN
Baked bean is London Cockney rhyming slang for queen.

BAKED BEANS
Baked beans is London Cockney rhyming slang for jeans.

BAKED POTATO

Baked potato is London Cockney rhyming slang for waiter.

BAKER'S DOZEN
Baker's dozen is London Cockney rhyming slang for cousin.

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BAKINGSPITTLE
Bakingspittle is northern English slang for the tongue.

BAKKIE
Bakkie is South African slang for a pickup or light truck.

BAKSHEESH
Baksheesh is slang for a bribe, tip or payment.

BALACLAVA
Balaclava is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (charver).

BALAHU
Balahu is Jamaican slang for a boisterous, noisy person.

BALD
Bald is American slang for terrible.

BALD HEAD
Bald head is snooker slang for red.

BALD TYRE BANDIT


Bald tyre bandit is slang for a traffic policeman.

BALDHEAD
Baldhead is Jamaican slang for a Rastafarian who doesn't have dreadlocks and a beard. Baldhead is Jamaican slang for a White person. Baldhead was 19th century slang for an old man.

BALE OF STRAW
Bale of Straw is American tramp slang for a blonde woman

BALES
Bales is slang for cannabis.

BALI BELLY
Bali belly is Australian slang for diarrhoea.

BALL
Ball is American slang for to copulate with. Ball is American slang for to behave in a boisterous and uninhibited fashion. Ball is slang for to take cocaine or other drugs through the mucous membranes of the sex organs.

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BALL AND CHAIN


Ball and chain is slang for a spouse, usually a wife. Ball and chain is London Cockney rhyming slang for strain.

BALL AND RAT


Ball and rat is old London Cockney rhyming slang for hat.

BALL OF CHALK
Ball of chalk is London Cockney rhyming slang for walk.

BALL OF FAT
Ball of fat is London Cockney rhyming slang for cat.

BALL OF LEAD
Ball of lead is London Cockney rhyming slang for head.

BALL SLAP
Ball slap is slang for sexual intercourse.

BALL TEARER
Ball tearer is Australian slang for something exceptional in its class, for good or bad qualities.

BALLLESS WONDER
Ballless wonder is slang for a weak, cowardly man.

BALLAST
Ballast is slang for food, a heavy meal.

BALLBAG
Ballbag is slang for the scrotum.

BALLBREAKER
Ballbreaker is slang for a heavy load. Ballbreaker is slang for a woman whose character and behaviour may be regarded as threatening a man's sense of power. Ballbreaker is slang for an overpowering employer or manager.

BALLING
Balling is American slang for having sexual relations.

BALLING THE JACK


Balling the Jack is BlackAmerican slang for a dance accompanied by lusty handclapping; to work swiftly

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BALLISTIC

Ballistic is British slang for furious, very angry.

BALLOCKS
Ballocks was, until the mid18th century, slang for the testicles; nonsense.

BALLOON
Balloon is slang for safe sex. Balloon is slang for to try a new idea. Balloon is American gambling slang for one hundred dollars. Balloon is American slang for a bed roll. Balloon is drugs slang for to package narcotics for distribution and sale.

BALLOON CAR
Balloon car is London Cockney rhyming slang for saloon bar.

BALLOON JUICE
Balloon Juice is American tramp slang for idle talk

BALLOON ROOM
Balloon room is BlackAmerican slang for the place where marijuana is smoked

BALLOON SOUP
Balloon soup was early 20th century American slang for nonsense, empty talk.

BALLOONS
Balloons is slang for large breasts.

BALLOW
Ballow is American slang for to lay claim to.

BALLROOM WITHOUT A PARACHUTE


Ballroom without a parachute is BlackAmerican slang for a marijuana den where no marijuana is available.

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BALLSACHE
Ballsache is British slang for something or someone tedious or trying.

BALLSOUT
Ballsout is slang for fullscale, allout.

BALLSUP
Ballsup is slang for something botched or muddled. In a mess.

BALLSITCH
Ballsitch is slang for a bad tempered person.

BALLSY
Ballsy is slang for courageous, spirited, determined.

BALLUP
Ballup is American slang for something botched or muddled.

BALLY
Bally is British slang for very.

BALMY BREEZE
Balmy breeze is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheese.

BALONEY
Baloney is slang for nonsense.

BALONIE
Balonie is Polari slang for rubbish, nonsense.

BALSAM
Balsam is old slang for money.

BALT
Balt is derogatory Australian slang for an immigrant to Australia from the Baltic countries.

BAM
Bam is slang for to cheat or to wheedle.

BAMA
Bama is American slang for Alabama. Bama is Black American slang for the south.

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BAMBA
Bamba is slang for cannabis.

BAMBER
Bamber is American slang for secondrate marijuana.

BAMBOO
Bamboo is Jamaican slang for the penis.

BAMBOOING
Bambooing is slang for a whipping, a caning.

BAMBS
Bambs is slang for Phenobarbital.

BAMBU
Bambu is slang for a joint in rolling paper made of hemp.

BAMMY
Bammy is Jamaican slang for marijuana.

BAMPOT
Bampot is derogatory Scottish slang for an idiot or imbecile.

BANANA
Banana is slang for a foolish person. Banana is slang for a homosexual. Banana is BlackAmerican slang for an attractive light skinned BlackAmerican female. Banana was Australian slang for a one pound note. Banana is Jamaican slang for the penis.

BANANA BENDER
Banana bender is Australian slang for an inhabitant of Queensland.

BANANA BOAT
Banana boat is slang for a ship or boat transporting immigrants from the Caribbean.

BANANA BOY
Banana boy is slang for an inmate of a Dr Baranardo's home.

BANANA FRITTER
Banana Fritter is London Cockney rhyming slang for lavatory (shitter).

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BANANA SPLIT
Banana split is London Cockney rhyming slang for to defecate (shit).

BANANA SPLITS
Banana splits is London Cockney rhyming slang for diarrhoea (shits).

BANANA TRUCK
Banana truck is American slang for a crazy person.

BANANABENDER
Bananabender is Australian slang for a person from Queensland State.

BANANAS
Bananas is slang for crazy, berserk.

BAND
Band is Australian slang for a prostitute.

BAND IN THE BOX


Band in the box is London Cockney rhyming slang for pox.

BAND OF HOPE
Band of hope is London Cockney rhyming slang for soap.

BAND RAT
Band rat is slang for a girl who follows around and has sex with members of a pop group.

BANDALU BUSINESS
Bandalu business is Jamaican slang for a con, a swindle.

BANDIT
Bandit is British slang for a homosexual.

BANDIT COUNTRY
Bandit country is slang for a place frequented by homosexuals.

BANDIT TERRITORY
Bandit territory is slang for a place frequented by homosexuals.

BANDULU
Bandulu is Jamaican slang for a confidence artist, a trickster.

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BANDY
Bandy is British slang for bowlegged as a result of sex. Bandy is Dorset slang for a long, heavy stick with a bent end used to beat dung into the fields.

BANG
Bang is slang for cannabis. Bang is slang for sexual intercourse. Bang is Australian slang for a brothel. Bang is slang for an exciting experience.

BANG AND BIFF


Bang and biff is London Cockney rhyming slang for Syphilis (syph).

BANG ON
Bang on is British slang for to nag, talk incessantly and boringly.

BANG ON THE DRUM


Bang on the drum is bingo slang for the number seventyone.

BANG ONE'S BISHOP


Bang one's Bishop is slang for masturbate.

BANG TO RIGHTS
Bang to rights is British slang for without hope of escape, undeniable.

BANG UP
Bang up is slang for to imprison. Bang up is prison slang for to lock up a prisoner in his cell, especially for the night. Bang up is slang for inject oneself with hard drugs.

BANGED OUT
Banged out is slang for full, packed with people.

BANGED TO RIGHTS
Banged to rights is slang for caught in the act.

BANGEDUP
Bangedup is British slang for imprisoned.

BANGER
Banger is British slang for a sausage. Banger is British slang for an old or decrepit vehicle. Banger is drugs slang for a hypodermic syringe. Banger was mid20th century slang for a kiss. Banger is Australian slang for a morning coat.

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BANGERS AND MASH


Bangers and mash is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate (slash).

BANGLES
Bangles is slang for breasts. Bangles is slang for testicles.

BANJAXED
Banjaxed is Irish slang for defeated, overcome or overwhelmed.

BANJO
Banjo is slang for a guitar. Banjo is Scottish slang for to hit someone as hard as you can. Banjo is Australian and New Zealand slang for a longhandled shovel with a wide blade.

BANJO'D
Banjo'd is British slang for very drunk. Banjo'd is British military slang for defeated, beaten.

BANK
Bank is slang for the vagina. Bank is BlackAmerican slang for toilet

BANKER
Banker is gambling slang for a certainty, a likely result.

BANKROLL
Bankroll is slang for to provide the capital for; finance.

BANTER PLAY BUILT ON A COKE FRAME


Banter play built on a coke frame is BlackAmerican slang for an attractive young woman.

BAPPER
Bapper was old Scottish slang for a baker.

BAPPO
Bappo is Australian slang for a Baptist.

BAPS
Baps is Irish slang for female breasts.

BAPSOUSE
Bapsouse is American slang for to baptise.

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BAPTISE
Baptise is British slang for to water down spirits in a pub prior to selling them.

BAR
Bar was old English slang for a sovereign and now slang for a pound.

BAR BORE
Bar bore is British slang for a regular pub customer who has his own seat, and often his tankard behind the bar.

BAR OF SOAP
Bar of soap is London Cockney rhyming slang for drugs (dope). Bar of soap is London Cockney rhyming slang for the Pope. Bar of soap is London Cockney rhyming slang for rope. Bar of soap is London Cockney rhyming slang for an idiot (dope).

BAR STEWARD
Bar steward is British slang for bastard.

BAR STOOL PREACHER


Bar stool preacher is British slang for a pub regular who thinks he knows everything and offers advice on everything.

BARFLY
Barfly is slang for someone who frequents cheap and seedy bars.

BARA
Bara is South African slang for Baragwanath Hospital.

BARB
Barb is slang for Phenobarbital. Barb is slang for barbiturate.

BARBECUE
Barbecue is slang for an attractive female as an object for oral sex.

BARBECUE GRIDDLE
Barbecue griddle is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate (piddle).

BARBED WIRE
Barbed wire is Australian slang for the beer XXXX.

BARBER
Barber is American tramp slang for to talk

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BARBIE
Barbie (shortened from barbecue griddle) is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate. Barbie is Australian slang for a barbecue.

BARBIE DOLL
Barbie Doll is a derogatory slang term for a woman with artificially dyed blonde and permed hair. Barbie Doll is London Cockney rhyming slang for a gangster's girlfriend (moll).

BARBIES
Barbies is slang for Phenobarbital.

BARBS
Barbs is slang for Phenobarbital.

BARCLAY'S BANK
Barclay's bank is London Cockney rhyming slang for to masturbate (wank).

BARDPARKER
BardParker is medical slang for a scalpel blade.

BAREBACK
Bareback is slang for sexual intercourse without the use of a condom.

BAREBUM
Barebum is Australian slang for a short jacket, especially a short dinnerjacket worn by waiters.

BARF
Barf is slang for to vomit.

BARF BAG
Barf bag is American slang for a disgusting or unpleasant person. Barf bag is American slang for an airsickness bag.

BARF CITY
Barf city is American slang for a disgusting or revolting place.

BARF SOMEONE OUT


Barf someone out is American slang for disgust or nauseate.

BARGAIN
Bargain is an Australian slang exclamation showing approval.

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BARGE AND TUG


Barge and tug is London Cockney rhyming slang for mug.

BARGEN
Bargen is Dorset slang for a small farm or homestead.

BARGES
Barges is slang for massive shoes.

BARK
Bark is British slang for a miserable, old, man. Bark is British slang for an Irish person Bark is Bilingsgate slang for a crab. Bark is BlackAmerican slang for human skin. Bark is Australian slang for to vomit.

BARK AND GROWL


Bark and growl is London Cockney rhyming slang for a trowel.

BARK AT ANTS
Bark at ants is American slang for to vomit.

BARKER
Barker is slang for a sausage. Barker is old London slang for a pistol. Barker was old slang for a thug. Barker was old slang for a shop tout who stood outside a shop and tried to entice passersby in. Barker was old American slang for a tout who stood outside a saloon and tried to entice passersby in. Barker was old American slang for an auctioneer.

BARKER'S
Barker's is London Cockney rhyming slang for naked (starkers).

BARKER'S EGG
Barker's egg is Australian slang for dog excrement.

BARKERS
Barkers is BlackAmerican slang for shoes.

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Barking is slang for crazy.

BARKING DOGS
Barking dogs is slang for aching, sore or tired feet.

BARKING IRONS
Barking irons is slang for a pair of pistols.

BARKING SPIDER
Barking spider is slang for the anus.

BARM POT
Barm pot is British slang for crazy, silly, eccentric.

BARMY
Barmy is slang for insane.

BARMY ARMY
Barmy army is British slang for a wild or enthusiastic group of people particularly the fans who follow the English national cricket team.

BARNABY RUDGE

Barnaby Rudge is London Cockney rhyming slang for judge.

BARNACLE BILLS
Barnacle Bills is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (pills).

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BARNES WALLIS
Barnes Wallis is British slang for a splashing piece of excrement.

BARNET
Barnet (from Barnet fair) is London Cockney rhyming slang for hair.

BARNET FAIR
Barnet fair is London Cockney rhyming slang for hair.

BARNEY
Barney is British and Australian slang for an argument; fight. Barney is Irish slang for one's head, mind.

BARNEY MOKE
Barney Moke is London Cockney rhyming slang for a wallet (poke).

BARNEY RUBBLE
Barney Rubble is London Cockney rhyming slang for trouble.

BARON
Baron is British slang for a prisoner enjoying power and influence over his fellow inmates.

BARRA
Barra is Australian slang for barramundi fish.

BARRACK
Barrack is Australian slang for cheer loudly.

BARRAKIN
Barrakin was old slang for gibberish.

BARREL
Barrel is British slang for a fat or rotund person. Barrel is American slang for to go very fast.

BARREL FEVER
Barrel Fever is British slang for a hangover.

BARREL OF FAT
Barrel of fat is Australian rhyming slang for a hat.

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Barrel of treacle was old slang for love, visible affection.

BARREN JOEY
Barren joey is Australian slang for a prostitute.

BARRES
Barres was old slang for gambling debts.

BARRIKIN
Barrikin is British slang for unintelligible language, slang, jargon.

BARRO
Barro is Australian slang for embarrassing.

BARRY MCGUIGAN
Barry McGuigan is London Cockney rhyming slang for large, big (a big 'un).

BARRY WHITE
Barry White is London Cockney rhyming slang for rubbish, poor quality (shite).

BARSE
Barse is British slang for the perineum.

BARSY
Barsy is British slang for mad, a lunatic.

BART
Bart is Australian slang for a girl or young woman, particularly an immoral one.

BARTON
Barton is Dorset slang for an enclosed yard for cows.

BASE
Base is American slang for to disagree. Base is slang for crack cocaine.

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BASE ON
Base on is American slang for to criticise.

BASEHEAD
Basehead is American slang for a drug user who smokes crack cocaine.

BASH STREET KID


Bash Street Kid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew (Yid).

BASH UP
Bash up is British slang for to thrash; beat violently.

BASHER
Basher is British slang for a thug, a bully. Basher is British slang for a shelter or shack built from rubbish and lived in by a vagrant.

BASHMENT
Bashment is Jamaican slang for a dance, stage show.

BASHY
Bashy is Jamaican slang for attractive, nice, pleasant.

BASIC BROWN
Basic brown is American political slang for a person who has little or no interest in, or commitment to, environmental issues.

BASIL
Basil shortened from Basil Fawlty is London Cockney rhyming slang for fourty pounds.

BASIL BRUSH
Bail Brush is London Cockney rhyming slang for thr fungal infection thrush.

BASIL FAWLTY
Basil Fawlty is London Cockney rhyming slang for balti.

BASIN
Basin is British slang for something that needs no container, such as advice.

BASIN CUT
Basin Cut is British slang for a short back and sides haircut achieved by plaing a basin over the head and cutting around it.

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BASKET
Basket is British slang for a bastard. Basket is British slang for a male homosexual. Basket is BlackAmerican slang for the penis and groin.

BASKET CASE
Basket case is British slang for some one crazy or insane. Basket case is American and Canadian slang for a person who has had both arms and both legs amputated, or someone who is completely incapacitated or a person who is suffering from extreme nervous strain; a nervous wreck.

BASSING
Bassing is slang for getting loud.

BASTE
Baste is Black American slang for to attack or ridicule someone behind their back.

BASTE THE TUNA


Baste the tuna is slang for to masturbate (said of a woman).

BASTER
Baster is American and Australian slang for a house thief.

BAT
Bat is British slang for a prostitute. Bat is American and Canadian slang for a drinking spree; binge.

BAT ALONG
Bat along is American and Canadian slang for to discuss an idea, proposition, etc. informally.

BAT AN EYE
Bat an eye is slang for to show feeling, to respond.

BAT AND BALL


Bat and Ball is London Cockney rhyming slang for a market stall. Bat and Ball is London Cockney rhyming slang for wall.

BAT AND BOWL


Bat and Bowl is British slang for to be bisexual.

BAT AND WICKET


Bat and wicket is London Cockney rhyming slang for ticket.

BAT FOR THE OTHER SIDE


Bat For The Other Side is British slang for to be homosexual.

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BATCH
Batch is Dorset slang for a small rising in the ground.

BATE
Bate is British slang for a bad temper or rage.

BATEY
Batey is British slang for badtempered.

BATH BUN
Bath bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for son. Bath bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for sun.

BATHDODGER
Bathdodger is British slang for an unwashed or habitually dirty person.

BATHERS
Bathers is Australian slang for a swimming costume.

BATHTUB
Bathtub is skiing slang for the dent left in the snow by someone falling on their buttocks.

BATS
Bats (shortened from bats in the belfy) is slang for mad; demented.

BATS IN THE BELFRY


Bats in the belfry is slang for mad; demented.

BATT
Batt is drugs slang for an intravenous needle. Batt is Polari slang for a shoe.

BATTALION
Battalion is old British slang for a gang of thieves.

BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES


Batten down the hatches is slang for to secure everything for a terrible storm.

BATTER
Batter is British slang for semen.

BATTERY ACID
Battery Acid is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

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BATTING A THOUSAND
Batting a thousand is American slang for to be succeeding in an extraordinary way.

BATTLE AXE
Battle axe is slang for a feisty, aggressive woman.

BATTLE BOWLER
Battle bowler is British slang for a sldier's helmet.

BATTLE THE SUBS


Battle the subs is Australian slang for sell goods doortodoor in the suburbs.

BATTLECRUISER
Battlecruiser is London Cockney rhyming slang for boozer (pub).

BATTLEROYAL
Battleroyal was old slang for a serious argument or quarrel.

BATTLER
Battler is Australian slang for someone poor.

BATTLESHIP
Battleship is London Cockney rhyming slang for the lip. Battleship is London Cockney rhyming slang for backchat, insolence (lip).

BATTS
Batts is slang for Shoes.

BATTY
Batty is slang for insane, crazy; odd, eccentric. Batty is Jamaican slang for the buttocks. Batty was old slang for wages.

BATTY BOY
See "BottyBoy"

BAUB
Baub is Dorset slang for bulb.

BAUBLES
Baubles is slang for the testicles.

BAVEN
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BAYONET
Bayonet is slang for the penis.

BAZAAR
Bazaar is London Cockney rhyming slang for bar.

BAZOO
Bazoo is American slang for the mouth.

BAZOOKA
Bazooka is London Cockney rhyming slang for snooker. Bazooka is slang for the penis.

BAZOOKAS
Bazookas is slang for women's breasts.

BAZULCO
Bazulco is slang for cocaine.

BAZUMAS
Bazumas is slang for breasts.

BE A SKINNER
Be a skinner is New Zealand slang for be out of money; broke; be used up.

BE ALL
Be all is American slang for to say.

BE ALL DOMINO
Be all domino is slang for the end; finished.

BE ALL OVER
Be all over is slang for to be enthusiastic. To do something earnestly. Be all over is slang for to be very affectionate.

BE DIRTY ON
Be dirty on is Australian slang for to be offended by or hostile towards.

BE HOT FOR
Be hot for is old slang for to have a sexual desire for someone, to lust after someone.

BE LUCKY
Be lucky is London slang for goodbye, farewell.

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BE MISSING
Be missing is American slang for go away.

BE MY GEORGIE BEST
Be my Georgie Best is a slang expression of encouragement.

BE MY GUEST
Be my guest is a slang expression of encouragement.

BEACHED WHALE
Beached whale is nursing slang for an obese patient who is unable to do much for him or herself but lie there with flailing arms and legs.

BEACON
Beacon is British slang for a red nose.

BEADLE
Beadle is docker slang for a dock policeman. Beadle was old slang for someone wearing a long blue overcoat.

BEADLES
Beadles was 19th century American slang for the inhabitants of the state of Virginia.

BEAGLE
Beagle is British slang for a heavy smoker.

BEAK
Beak is English slang for a magistrate or judge. Beak is slang for a person's nose, especially one that is large, pointed, or hooked.

BEAK OFF
Beak off is Irish slang for to play truant.

BEAKER
Beaker is slang for a fowl, a chicken.

BEAKERHAULER
Beakerhauler is slang for a poultry thief who sells stolen poultry doortodoor.

BEALLADONA
Bealladona is slang for the drug phencyclidine.

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BEAMER
Beamer is American slang for a BMW car.

BEAN
Bean is slang for the head. Bean is British slang for a coin. Bean was old British slang for a pound sterling. Bean was old British slang for a guinea. Bean is BlackAmerican slang for the sun.

BEAN COUNTER
Bean counter is Australian slang for an accountant.

BEAN'T
Bean't is Dorset slang for it isn't.

BEANBAG
Beanbag is British slang for an unpleasant person.

BEANER

Beaner is American slang for an Hispanic American or Mexican.

BEANIE
Beanie is Australian slang for a woollen hat.

BEANO
Beano is British slang for a celebration, party, or other enjoyable time.

BEANPOLE
Beanpole is slang for a tall thin person.

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BEANS
Beans is American slang for dollars (money). Beans is slang for the drug Phenobarbital.

BEAR
Bear is slang for an irritable person. Bear is slang for a large, hairy, muscular homosexual. Bear is American slang for a police officer.

BEAR TRAP
Bear trap is American slang for a difficult situation.

BEAR'S PAW
Bear's paw is London Cockney rhyming slang for a saw.

BEARLEADER
Bearleader is slang for an expert who teaches by example.

BEARTRACKER
Beartracker is slang for a detective.

BEARD
Beard is slang for a woman's pubic area. Beard is slang for a male escort posing as a boyfriend, lover or husband, often in the case of a lesbian's 'official' partner. Beard is BlackAmerican slang for intellectual or farout person.

BEARD SPLITTER
Beard splitter is British slang for a man who has had sex with many women. Beard splitter is British slang for the penis.

BEARDED CLAM
Bearded clam is British slang for the vagina.

BEARDED OYSTER
Bearded oyster is British slang for the vagina.

BEARDED WHELK
Bearded whelk is British slang for the vagina.

BEARDIE
Beardie is British slang for a bearded beatnik.

BEAS
Beas is Dorset slang for a cow's udder.

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BEAST
Beast is British slang for a sex criminal, a child molestor. Beast is British slang for an ugly woman. Beast is American slang for a girl or woman. Beast is American prison slang for a sex offender. Beast is BlackAmerican slang for the white people.

BEASTIE
Beastie is American slang for disgusting, coarse. Beastie is American slang for impressive, powerful, enormous.

BEASTMASTER
Beastmaster is British slang for an ugly woman's husband.

BEAT
Beat is slang for to puzzle or baffle. Beat is American and Canadian slang for to cheat or defraud.

BEAT FOR THE YOLK


Beat for the yolk is BlackAmerican slang for to be short of cash.

BEAT OFF
Beat off is slang for masturbate.

BEAT ONE'S MEAT


Beat one's meat is British slang for masturbate.

BEAT ONES CHOPS


Beat ones chops is BlackAmerican slang for to talk.

BEAT ONES SKIN


Beat ones skin is BlackAmerican slang for to clap.

BEAT SOMEONE'S BRAINS OUT


Beat someone's brains out is slang for to kill by knocking severely about the head.

BEAT THE RAP


Beat the rap is American slang for escape punishment, especially a prison sentence.

BEAT THE ROCKS


Beat the rocks is BlackAmerican slang for walk on the sidewalk (pavement).

BEAT TO THE SOCKS


Beat to the socks is BlackAmerican slang for weariness.

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BEATBOX
Beat box is slang for a drum machine. Beatbox is slang for a large portable radio, casette player or CD player.

BEATER
Beater is BlackAmerican slang for money.

BEATTIE AND BABS


Beattie and Babs is London Cockney rhyming slang for crablice (crabs).

BEAUT
Beaut is Australian and New Zealand slang for excellent, outstanding, distinctive.

BEAUTY
Beauty is an Australian and New Zealand slang expression of agreement or approval.

BEAVER
Beaver is slang for the female genitals. Beaver is slang for a woman seen solely as a sex object. Beaver is slang for a long or luxuriant beard.

BEAVER CLEAVER
Beaver cleaver is British slang for the penis.

BEAVER SHOT
Beaver shot is slang for a closeup photograph of a woman's genitals.

BEBOP
Bebop is slang for a style of jazz music featuring nonsense lyrics.

BEBOP GLASSES
Bebop glasses is BlackAmerican slang for fashionable sunglasses.

BECHER'S BROOK
Becher's brook is London Cockney rhyming slang for look.

BECKER
Becker is British slang for a quick act of sexual intercourse.

BED'N
Bed'n is Dorset slang for 'kept on', continued.

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BEDFORDSHIRE
Bedfordshire is British slang for bed or bedtime.

BEDWORTHY
Bedworthy is British slang for a sexually attractive woman.

BEE
Bee is BlackAmerican slang for an idea.

BEE STINGS
Bee stings is slang for very small breasts.

BEE'S KNEES
Bee's knees is slang for excellent, the best.

BEESTINGS
Beestings is slang for small female breasts.

BEECHAM'S PILL
Beecham's pill is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bill. Beecham's pill is London Cockney rhyming slang for a photograph (still).

BEECHAMS
Beechams is British slang for the testicles.

BEEF
Beef is slang for a complaint or to complain. Beef is slang for an argument. Beef is slang for sexual intercourse.

BEEF AND MUTTON


Beef and mutton is London Cockney rhyming slang for a glutton.

BEEF BAYONET
Beef bayonet is slang for the penis.

BEEF BRAIN
Beef brain is British slang for a slow witted person.

BEEF BUGLE
Beef bugle is Australian slang for the penis.

BEEF CURTAINS
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BEEF HEAD
Beef head is British slang for a slow witted person.

BEEF HEART
Beef hart is London Cockney rhyming slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart).

BEEF SOMEONE
Beef someone is slang for to have sex with.

BEEF UP
Beef up is British slang for intensify.

BEEFCAKE
Beefcake is slang for men displayed for their muscular bodies, especially in photographs.

BEEFER
Beefer is British slang for a male homosexual.

BEEFY
Beefy is slang for muscular, strong. Beefy is slang for someone with body odour.

BEEHIVE
Beehive is London Cockney rhyming slang for drive. Beehive is London Cockney rhyming slang for five.

BEEMAL
Beemal is British slang for lamb.

BEEMOB
Beemob is British slang for a bomb.

BEEMOC
Beemoc is British slang for a comb.

BEEN ROUND THE BLOCK


Been round the block is British slang for experienced, sexually experienced.

BEEN'S
Been's is Dorset slang for because.

BEER BARREL
Beer barrel is British slang for the stomach.

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BEER EATER
Beer eater is British slang for someone who loves beer.

BEER GUT
Beer gut is British slang for a large stomach.

BEER ME UP SCOTTY
Beer me up Scotty is British slang for a request for a beer.

BEER SCOOTER
Beer scooter is slang for getting home after a night out drinking heavily and not remembering how one got home.

BEER SHOP
Beer shop is slang for a pub.

BEER TRAP
Beer trap is British slang for the mouth.

BEERTOKENS
Beertokens is British slang for one pound coins, money.

BEERUP
Beerup is Australian slang for a drinking bout.

BEERVOUCHERS
Beervouchers is British slang for one pound coins, money.

BEERED UP
Beered up is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

BEERSUCKER
Beersucker is slang for the mouth. Beersucker is slang for a heavy drinker.

BEERY
Beery is British slang for tipsy.

BEERY NOSE
Beery nose is British slang for a drunk.

BEES AND HONEY


Bees and honey is London Cockney rhyming slang for money.

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BEES BOLLOCKS
Bees bollocks is British slang for the business, the most excellent, the best.

BEES KNEES
Bees knees is British slang for the business, the most excellent, the best.

BEES WINGERS
Bees wingers is London Cockney rhyming slang for fingers.

BEESWAX
Beeswax is London Cockney rhyming slang for tax.

BEETLE
Beetle is British slang for to hurry.

BEETLE BRAIN
Beetle brain is slang for a slow witted person, an idiot.

BEETLE OFF
Beetle off is slang for to depart, often in a hurry.

BEETLE'S BLOOD
Beetle's blood is British slang for stout beer.

BEETLECRUSHERS
Beetlecrushers is British slang for heavy work boots.

BEETLESTICKER
Beetlesticker is slang for an entomologist.

BEETLEHEAD
Beetlehead is Dorset slang for a tadpole.

BEETLES AND ANTS


Beetles and ants is London Cockney rhyming slang for underpants.

BEETROOT MUG
Beetroot mug is slang for a red face.

BEEVO
Beevo is American slang for beer.

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BEEVOS
Beevos is American slang for beer.

BEEZA
Beeza is slang for a BSA motorcycle.

BEEZE
Beeze is slang for penis.

BEEZER
Beezer is British slang for a person or chap Beezer is British slang for the nose Beezer is British slang for excellent, very attractive. Beezer is Scottish slang for an extreme example of its kind. Beezer is slang for a BSA motorcycle.

BEEZONKER
Beezonker is slang for the nose.

BEF
Bef is West Indian slang for stupid, useless.

BEFOK
Befok is South African slang for an unhappy, crazy or exhausted person. Befok is South African slang for a ruined spoiled, broken or dysfunctional object.

BEFORE ABE
Before Abe is Black American slang for the slave era (pre 1st of January 1863).

BEFORE ABE JIVE


Before Abe jive is Black American slang for hard, thankless work.

BEFORE DAY CREEP


Before day creep is Black American slang for a surreptitious latenight or early morning visit to one's lover.

BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON


Before one can say Jack Robinson is slang for very quickly, instantly.

BEG YOUR PARDON


Beg your pardon is London Cockney rhyming slang for garden.

BEGGAR
Beggar is British slang for a person.

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BEGGAR BOY'S
Beggar boy's (shortened from beggar boy's arse) is London Cockney rhyming slang for money (brass).

BEGGAR BOY'S ARSE


Beggar boy's arse is London Cockney rhyming slang for money (brass).

BEGGAR BOY'S ASS


Beggar boy's ass is London Cockney rhyming slang for the beer Bass.

BEGGAR MAKER
Beggar maker is British slang for a publican, bookmaker.

BEGGAR MY NEIGHBOUR
Beggar my neighbour is London Cockney rhyming slang for on the labour (unemployed).

BEGGAR'S LAGGING
Beggar's lagging is British slang for three weeks in prison.

BEIGEL
Beigel is slang for a losing horse.

BEIGEL BASHER
Beigel basher is British slang for a Jew.

BELCH
Belch was old slang for secondrate beer. Belch is American slang for a noisy complaint.

BELCH CHASERS
Belch chasers is American slang for to vomit.

BELCH WATER
Belch water is American slang for soda water.

BELCHER
Belcher is slang for a spotted handkerchief. Belcher was 19th century English slang for a thick finger ring. Belcher is slang for a dedicated beer drinker. Belcher is American slang for a complainer, a winger. Belcher is American slang for an informant.

BELFA
Belfa was early 18th century slang for a prostitute.

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BELFRY
Belfry is British slang for the head.

BELL
Bell is British slang for a telephone call.

BELL END
Bell end is British slang for the head of the penis.

BELL RINGERS
Bell ringers is London Cockney rhyming slang for fingers.

BELL ROPE
Bell rope was British slang for a hairstyle fashionable in the 19th century in which the hair was worn twisted into two ropes worn one each side of the face. Bell rope is British slang for a long penis. Bell rope is American slang for the penis.

BELL SHINER
Bell shiner is slang for homosexual anal intercourse.

BELL THE CAT


To bell the cat was old English slang for to undertake something dangerous.

BELLPLOW
Bellplow is Dorset slang for a horsedrawn waggon fitted with bells.

BELLRINGER
Bellringer is American slang for a great success.

BELLRINGERS
Bellringers is rhyming slang for fingers.

BELLED UP
Belled up is slang for protected by a burglar alarm.

BELLMAN
Bellman is slang for a burglar who is expert at dealing with alarms.

BELLOWER
Bellower was old slang for a town crier.

BELLOWS
Bellows is British slang for the lungs.

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BELLOWS TO MEND
Bellows to mend was old slang for to be out of breath.

BELLOWSED
Bellowsed was old slang for to be transported as a convict.

BELLOWSER
Bellowser was 19th century British slang for a punch in the stomach. Bellowser was 19th century Australian slang for a sentence of lifetime transportation.

BELLS
Bells is British slang for Annabel's nightclub.

BELLS AND WHISTLES


Bells and whistles is slang for embellishments, gimmicks.

BELLSWAGGER
Bellswagger was old English slang for a noisy braggart, a bully. Bellswagger was 18th century English slang for a womaniser or pimp.

BELLY
Belly is Dorset slang for a bundle of thatch.

BELLY FIDDLER
Belly fiddler is BlackAmerican slang for guitar.

BELLYSLOP
Bellyslop is slang for the withdrawl method of contraception.

BELLYACHE
Bellyache is slang for to complain repeatedly.

BELLYFLOP
Bellyflop is slang for a dive landing stomachfirst on the water. Bellyflop is slang for a total failure.

BELLYFUL
Bellyful is slang for more than one can tolerate.

BELOW THE BELT


Below the belt is slang for underhand, spiteful.

BELSEN VICTIM
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BELT
Belt is slang for to give a sharp blow; punch. Belt is slang for to hurry.

BELT AND BRACES


Belt and braces is London Cockney rhyming slang for races.

BELT AND BRACES MAN


Belt and braces man is slang for an overly cautious person.

BELT LOOSENER
Belt loosener is slang for a large meal.

BELT STRAINER
Belt strainer is slang for a large meal.

BELT UP
Belt up is slang for to stop talking.

BELTER
Belter is slang for a rousing or spirited popular song that is sung loudly and enthusiastically.

BELYANDO SPEW
Belyando spew is Australian slang for sickness.

BELYANDO SPRUCE
Belyando spruce is Australian slang for marijuana.

BEMBE
Bembe is West Indian slang for a bully.

BEMUSED
Bemused is slang for intoxicated, drunk.

BEN
Ben was 18th century slang for a simpleton. Ben was 19th century slang for a coat. Ben was 19th century slang for a lie.

BEN COVE
Ben Cove was 17th and 18th century slang for a friend, a good fellow.

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BEN HUR
Ben Hur is London Cockney rhyming slang for a term of imprisonment (stir).

BEN'UM
Ben'um is Dorset slang for aren't they?

BENBOUSE
Benbouse was 16th century slang for the best beer.

BENCHLEGGED
Benchlegged is American slang for bowlegged.

BENCHMAN
Benchman is American slang for a judge.

BENCHPOINTS
Benchpoints is slang for physical advantages.

BENCHWARMER
Benchwarmer is American slang for an idle or ineffectual person. Benchwarmer is American slang for a substitute in a sports team. Benchwarmer is American slang for a tramp, vagrant.

BENCHER
Bencher is American slang for an idle or ineffectual person.

BEND DOWN
Bend down is slang for to allow to happen.

BEND ONE'S EAR


Bend one's ear is British slang for to mag, or talk incessantly. Bend one's ear is BlackAmerican slang for to tell someone something.

BEND OVER
Bend over is slang for submit to or invite buggery. Bend over is slang for submit to or yield to abuse or attack.

BEND THE ELBOW


Bend the elbow is slang for drink alcohol.

BENDED
Bended (shortened from bended knees) is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheese.

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BENDED KNEES
Bended knees is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheese.

BENDER
Bender is slang for a bout of heavy drinking and drunkenness. Bender is British slang for a homosexual man. Bender is British criminal slang for a suspended prison sentence. Bender is BlackAmerican slang for human arm. Bender was old English slang for a sixpence.

BENGHAZI
Benghazi is London Cockney rhyming slang for the lavatory (karzy).

BENNETS
Bennets is Dorset slang for grass seedheads.

BENNIE
Bennie is slang for a tablet of Benzedrine (amphetamine sulphate).

BENNY
Benny is slang for an amphetamine tablet, especially Benzedrine. Benny is British slang for a simpleton. Benny is British slang for good. Benny is British slang for a Jew. Benny is American slang for a man's overcoat.

BENNY HILL
Benny Hill is London Cockney rhyming slang for a drill. Benny Hill is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cash register (till).

BENT
Bent is slang for dishonest; corrupt. Bent is slang for stolen (as applied to goods). Bent is slang for counterfeit. Bent is slang for crazy; mad. Bent is slang for sexually deviant, especially homosexual.

BENTY
Benty is British slang for twenty.

BERESK
Beresk is slang for berserk, out of control.

BERK
Berk (shortened from Berkeley hunt) is rhyming slang for a despicable person (cunt). Berk is slang for a fool.

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BERKELEY HUNT
Berkeley Hunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for a despicable, obnoxious person (cunt).

BERKO
Berko is Australian slang for go berserk, mad, crazy.

BERKSHIRE HUNT
Berkshire Hunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for a despicable, obnoxious person (cunt).

BERLEY
Berley is Australian slang for rubbish; nonsense.

BERMUDA
Bermuda was 19th century British slang for a criminal or debtor safe haven.

BERNHARD LANGER
Bernhard Langer is London Cockney rhyming slang for a sausage (banger).

BERNI
Berni is slang for cocaine.

BERNI FLINT
Berni Flint is London Cockney rhyming slang for without money, penniless (skint).

BERNICE
Bernice is American slang for cocaine.

BERNIE
Bernie (shortened from Bernie Ecclestone) is British slang for one million pounds sterling. Bernie is American slang for cocaine.

BERNIE'S FLAKES
Bernie's flakes is American slang for cocaine.

BERNIE'S GOLD DUST


Bernie's gold dust is American slang for cocaine.

BERRIES
Berries is British slang for the testicles. Berries is Black American slang for a woman's nipples. Berries is Black American slang for wine. Berries was early 20th century American slang for money.

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BERRY
Berry is slang for someone who practises kinky sex. Berry is slang for someone who cannot get a sex partner. Berry is British slang for an easy victim for a confidence trickster. Berry is American slang for an easy opponent. Berry is American slang for a testicle. Berry is American slang for a mall packet of drugs. Berry is American slang for a person. Berry was 1930's British slang for a one pound note. Berry was early 20th century American slang for one dollar.

BERTIE
Bertie (shortened from Bertie Woofter) is British rhyming slang for a male homosexual (poofter).

BERTIE SMALLS
Bertie Smalls is British slang for an informer.

BERTISS
Bertiss is Jamaican slang for the buttocks.

BERYL REID
Beryl Reid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lead (dog's leash).

BERZONKERS
Berzonkers is British slang for a an intense, mad, rage.

BESSIE BRADDOCK
Bessie Braddock is London Cockney rhyming slang for the fish haddock.

BESSIE BUNTER
Bessie Bunter is British slang for an overweight, fat, girl or woman.

BEST BIB AND TUCKER


Best bib and tucker is British slang for one's finest clothes.

BET YOUR BOLLOCKS


Bet your bollocks is British slang for a certainty.

BET YOUR BOOTS


Bet your boots is British slang for a certainty.

BETTER TO BE BLOWN UP THAN SHOWN UP


Better to be blown up than shown up is British slang for better to be brave and fail, than to be cowardly. Death before dishonour.

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BETTY
Betty is British slang for a girl, especially one who doesn't participate in sports. Betty (shortened from Betty Boop) is London Cockney rhyming slang for soup.

BETTY BOOP
Betty Boop is London Cockney rhyming slang for soup.

BETTY GRABLE
Betty Grable is London Cockney rhyming slang for table.

BETTY SWOLLOCKS
Betty Swollocks is British slang for hot, sweaty, testicles (sweaty bollocks).

BETWATTLED

Betwattled was late 18th century Dorset British slang for confused, bewildered.

BETWEEN THE HORNS


Between the horns is American slang for in the centre of the forehead.

BETWEEN THE JIGS AND THE REELS


Between the jigs and the reels is Irish slang for between one thing and another.

BETWEEN THE SHEETS


Between the sheets is British slang for in bed.

BETWEEN THE STICKS


Between the sticks is bingo slang for the number eightysix.

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BETWEEN THE TWO WS


Between the two Ws was 19th century slang for infected with venereal disease.

BEV
Bev is salng for an alcoholic beverage.

BEVERAGE
Beverage was 19th century British slang for money for alcoholic drink.

BEVVIED
Bevvied is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

BEVVY
Bevvy is British slang for an alcoholic drink.

BEVVY SHOP
Bevvy shop is British slang for a pub.

BEVVYUP
Bevvyup is British slang for a bout of heavy drinking.

BEVVYPINT
Bevvypint is British slang for a pint of beer.

BEX
Bex is Jamaican Rastafarian slang for angry.

BEXANDEBS
Bexandebs was 19th century London slang for a young Jewish woman.

BEXLEY HEATH
Bexley Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth.

BEYOND THE BEYONDS


Beyond the beynds is Irish slang for excessive, unreasonable.

BEYOND THE RABBITPROOF FENCE


Beyond the rabbitproof fence is Australian slang for the wild countryside.

BHANG
Bhang is slang for cannabis.

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BHLUUUUGH
Bhluuuugh is American slang for to vomit

BI
Bi is slang for bisexual.

BIBLEBASHER
Biblebasher is slang for an enthusiastic or aggressive exponent of the Bible.

BIBLEPOUNDER
Biblepounder is slang for an enthusiastic or aggressive exponent of the Bible.

BIBLEPUNCHER.
Biblepuncher is slang for an enthusiastic or aggressive exponent of the Bible.

BIBLETHUMPER
Biblethumper is slang for an enthusiastic or aggressive exponent of the Bible.

BIBLEBACK
Bubleback is British slang for a pious person who frowns on ordinary people.

BICCY
Biccy is slang for a biscuit.

BICE
Bice is British slang for a two year prison sentence.

BICE OF TENNERS
Bice of tenners is British slang for twenty pounds sterling.

BICKETY
Bickety is Dorset slang for arrogant, conceited.

BICYCLE
Bicycle is British slang for a promiscuous woman.

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Bicycle lamp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tramp.

BIDDIE
Biddie is BlackAmerican slang for an attractive little girl or small old woman

BIDDIES
Biddies is American tramp slang for eggs.

BIDDY
Biddy is slang for a woman, especially a middleaged or elderly woman. Biddy is slang for wine, especially red wine.

BIDE
Bide is Dorset slang for to remain, live.

BIDE QUIET
Bide quiet is Dorset slang for be still and listen.

BIFF
Biff is slang for a blow with the hand. Biff is Irish school slang for a blow to the palm of the hand with a strap or cane as a punishment.

BIFFIN
Biffin is British slang for the perineum.

BIFFO
Biffo is Australian slang for a fight.

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BIG A
Big A is British and American slang for AIDS.

BIG ALLEY
Big alley is American Tramp slang for a main street.

BIG AND BULKY


Big and bulky is Australian rhyming slang for a horsedrawn carriage (sulky).

BIG B
Big B is American slang for Baltimore, Maryland.

BIG BAG
Big bag is American slang for heroin.

BIG BAMBOO
Big bamboo is Jamaican slang for the penis.

BIG BASS
Big bass (shortened from big bass drum) is London Cockney rhyming slang for the buttocks (bum).

BIG BASS DRUM


Big bass drum is London Cockney rhyming slang for the buttocks (bum).

BIG BEN
Big Ben is London Cockney rhyming slang for ten pounds sterling. Big Ben was old London Cockney rhyming slang for ten shillings.

BIG BICKIES
Big bickies is Australian slang for a large sum of money.

BIG BLINK
Big blink is British slang for death.

BIG BLOKE
Big bloke is London Cockney rhyming slang for cocaine (coke). Big bloke was old Australian slang for one's superior, a boss.

BIG BLOW
Big blow is slang for a hurricane.

BIG BLUE
Big blue is slang for IBM.

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BIG BOPPER
Big bopper is London Cockney rhyming slang for a policeman (copper).

BIG BROWN EYES


Big brown eyes is slang for breasts.

BIG BUCKS
Big bucks is slang for a large amount of money.

BIG C
Big C is slang for cocaine. Big C is slang for cancer. Big C is British slang for a police caution.

BIG CHEESE
Big cheese is slang for an important person.

BIG CHILL
Big chill is slang for drath.

BIG D
Big D is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride.

BIG DIPPER
Big dipper is London Cockney rhyming slang for the slipper, within the context of corporal punishment.

BIG E
Big E is slang for being sacked, not being wanted anymore.

BIG EARS
Big Ears is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheers. Big Ears (shortened from Big Ears and Noddy) is London Cockney rhyming slang for body, within the context of an attractive torso.

BIG EARS AND NODDY


Big Ears and Noddy is London Cockney rhyming slang for body, within the context of an attractive torso.

BIG ENCHILADA
Big enchilada is American slang for an important or selfimportant person.

BIG EYE
Big eye is slang for a stare.

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BIG FIGURE
Big figure is slang for a large, musuclar person.

BIG GATES
Big gates is slang for prison.

BIG GIRL'S BLOUSE


Big girl's blouse is British slang for a weak, ineffectual or pathetic man.

BIG GREEN
Big Green is American slang for Dartmouth College, USA.

BIG H
Big H is slang for heroin. Big H is British prostitute slang for a heart attack.

BIG HOUSE
Big house is slang for a prison. Big house was old slang for a workhouse.

BIG I AM

Big I am is British slang for a self important person, an egoist.

BIG JOB
Big job is slang for a murder, an assassination, a contract killing.

BIG JOBS
Big jobs is British slang for excrement.

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BIG JUMP
Big jump is American slang for death.

BIG MAC
Big Mac is London Cockney rhyming slang for dismissal from employment (sack). Big Mac is London Cockney rhyming slang for bed (sack).

BIG MOVER
Big mover is Australian slang for someone successful, particularly a man regularly successful with women.

BIG NOISE
Big noise is slang for an important person.

BIG O
Big O is slang for an orgasm. Big O is slang for opium.

BIG ONE
Big one is British slang for one hundred pounds sterling. Big one was old British slang for ten pounds sterling.

BIG POTATO
Big potato is slang for an important person.

BIG RED
Big Red is American slang for Cornell University, USA.

BIG RED SWITCH


In computing, big red switch is slang for the power switch.

BIG SLEEP
Big sleep is slang for death.

BIG SMOKE
Big smoke is Australian slang for the city.

BIG STICKS
Big sticks is Australian slang for Australian rules football goal posts.

BIG TIME
Big time is British slang for very.

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BIG WHEEL
Big wheel is slang for an important person.

BIG WIG
Big wig is slang for an important person.

BIGABLE
Bigable is Jamaican slang for massive, frighteningly big.

BIGANDPLENTY
Bigandplenty is Grenadine slang for a fat, clumsy, useless person or thing.

BIGANDSOSO
Bigandsoso is Grenadine slang for a fat, clumsy, useless person or thing.

BIGBELLY
Bigbelly is Jamaican slang for greedy.

BIGNOTE
Bignote is Australian slang for to boast or praise.

BIGNOTER
Bignoter is Australian slang for a boastful person.

BIGGER STATE THAN CHINA


Bigger state than China is British slang for utter chaos and confusion.

BIGGER STATE THAN TEXAS


Bigger state than Texas is British slang for utter chaos and confusion.

BIGGER THOMAS
Bigger Thomas is BlackAmerican slang for a bad nigger.

BIGHEAD
Bighead is slang for an egoist.

BIGITTY
Bigitty is Dorset slang for arrogant, conceited.

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Bigmouth is slang for a noisy, indiscreet, or boastful person.

BIGNOTE
Bignote is Australian slang for an arrogant person.

BIJOU
Bijou is Polari slang for small.

BIKE
Bike is British slang for a promiscuous woman. Bike is boxing slang for a boxer going backwards around the ring.

BIKER
Biker is slang for a motorcycle rider.

BIKIE
Bikie is Australian and New Zealand slang for a motorcycle rider or a member of a motorcycle gang.

BIKKIE
Bikkie is Australian slang for biscuit.

BILGE
Bilge is slang for rubbish, nonsense.

BILGEWATER
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BILINGUAL
Bilingual is slang for a lying and boastful person.

BILK
Bilk is slang for to cheat someone, especially by withholding due payment.

BILL
Bill is slang for the nose Bill is British slang for the police.

BILL AND BEN


Bill and Ben is London Cockney rhyming slang for pen.

BILL O'GORMAN
Bill O'Gorman is London Cockney rhyming slang for foreman.

BILL SHOP
Bill shop is British slang for a police station.

BILL STICKERS
Bill stickers is London Cockney rhyming slang for knickers.

BILLONABIKE
Billonabike is British slang for a motorcycle policeman, a traffic policeman.

BILLABONG
Billabong is Australian slang for waterhole.

BILLET
Billet is British slang for to jeer, to heckle.

BILLIES
Billies is American slang for money, dollar bills.

BILLY
Billy is slang for a policeman. Billy is slang for the drug amphetamine. Billy (shortened from Billy Liar) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tyre. Billy is Australian slang for a tin used to boil water to make tea in the bush.

BILLY BUNTER
Billy Bunter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a customer (punter). Billy Bunter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a train that shunts (shunter). Billy Bunter is British slang for a fat man or boy.

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BILLY BUTTON
Billy Button is ols British slang for a tailor.

BILLY COTTON
Billy Cotton is London Cockney rhyming slang for rotten.

BILLY GOAT
Billy Goat is London Cockney rhyming slang for coat.

BILLY LIAR
Billy Liar is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tyre.

BILLY MAN
Billy man is slang for a policeman.

BILLY MUGGINS
Billy Muggins is Australian slang for a fool, an idiot, a dupe.

BILLY NO MATES
Billy no mates is British slang for a despicable, friendless person.

BILLY SMART
Billy Smart is London Cockney rhyming slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart).

BILLY THE KID


Billy the kid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew (yid).

BILLY TWO SHEDS


Billy two sheds is British slang for someone who has to go one better than everybody else.

BILLY WHIZZ
Billy Whizz is London Cockney rhyming slang for a quiz, a pub trivia quiz.

BILLY WRIGHT
Billy Wright is London Cockney rhyming slang for tight in the context of illfitting clothes.

BILLYO
BillyO is British slang for very, extremely, a great amount.

BILTONG CURTAIN
Biltong curtain was preindependence South African slang for the national border.

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BIMBETTE
Bimbette is slang for a silly, emptyheaded young girl.

BIMBO
Bimbo is slang for an attractive but silly, emptyheaded young woman. Bimbo was 1950s British slang for the bottom, backside.

BIN
Bin is British slang for to throw away, reject. Bin is British slang for the pocket. Bin is British slang for an asylum. Bin is British slang for a police cell.

BIN LADEN
Bin Laden is British slang for someone who wears a turban.

BIND
Bind is slang for something annoying; to complain.

BINDLE
Bindle is American slang for a small packet of drug powder; heroin. Bindle is American tramp slang for a tramp's bundle.

BINDLESTIFF
Bindlestiff is American slang for a migrant vagrant.

BINGHI
Binghi is derogatory Australian slang for an Aborigine.

BINGLE

Bingle is Australian slang for a car accident.

BINGO
Bingo is British customs officers' slang for an arrest or a successful search. Bingo was 17th century British slang for alcoholic spirits, particularly brandy.

BINNIE HALE
Binnie Hale is London Cockney rhyming slang for a confidence trickster's story (tale).

BINS
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BINT
Bint is derogatory Cockney slang for a girl or woman.

BIRCH BROOM
Birch broom is London Cockney rhyming slang for a room.

BIRCH BROOM IN A FIT


Birch broom in a fit is British slang for wild, unruly hair.

BIRCHINGTON HUNT
Birchington hunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for cunt.

BIRD
Bird is British slang for a woman. Bird (shortened from bird lime) is slang for a prison term (do time).

BIRD BANDIT
Bird bandit is British slang for a man who steals another man's woman.

BIRD DROPPINGS
Bird droppings is British slang for something derisory or pitiful.

BIRD LIME
Bird lime is London Cockney rhyming slang for time.

BIRD'S NEST
Bird's nest is London Cockney rhyming slang for an annoying child (pest). Bird's nest is London Cockney rhyming slang for the chest, especially a hairy chest. Bird's nest is British slang for a tangle of wire, string, hair or the like.

BIRDBATTEN
Birdbatten is Dorset slang for to catch birds with nets.

BIRDKIPPY
Birdkippy is Dorset slang for to keep birds away from corn.

BIRDBATH
Birdbath is British slang for a silly person.

BIRDBRAIN
Birdbrain is slang for a silly, inane or frivolous person.

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BIRDCAGE
Birdcage is London Cockney rhyming slang for a stage.

BIRDING
Birding is British slang for chasing women.

BIRDLIME
Birdlime is London Cockney rhyming slang for time.

BIRDS AND BEES


Birds and bees is London Cockney rhyming slang for the knees.

BIRDWOOD
Birdwood is BlackAmerican slang for marijuana.

BIRF
Birf is British slang for birthday.

BIRTHDAY SUIT
Birthday suit is British slang for naked. Birthday suit was 17th century British slang for a very expensive suit of clothes.

BIS
Bis is American slang for a handgun, a pistol.

BISCUIT
Biscuit is slang for a gramophone record. Biscuit is slang for a young woman. Biscuit is BlackAmerican slang for human skull or bed pillow. Biscuit was old slang for the face. Biscuit was 19th century American slang for a watch.

BISCUITS AND CHEESE


Biscuits and cheese is London Cockney rhyming slang for knees.

BISH
Bish is British slang for a mistake.

BISHBASHBOSH
Bishbashbosh is British slang for quickly, efficiently, in quick succession.

BISSEN
Bissen is Dorset slang for be not.

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BIST
Bist is Dorset slang for you be.

BIT
Bit is slang for activity or subject. Bit is British slang for a one pound coin. Bit is British slang for the perineum. Bit is American slang for disappointed or resentful.

BIT AND PIECE


Bit and piece is London Cockney rhyming slang for niece.

BIT OF A BROTHEL
Bit of a brothel is Australian slang for a mess.

BIT OF BLACK
Bit of black is British slang for black women seen as sex objects.

BIT OF BRUSH
Bit of brush is British slang for a woman when viewed as a sex object, or potential sexual partner.

BIT OF CRACKLING
Bit of crackling is British slang for an attractive woman.

BIT OF CRUMPET
Bit of crumpet is British slang for a woman when viewed as a sex object, or potential sexual partner.

BIT OF FISH
Bit of fish is British slang for the vagina.

BIT OF FLUFF
Bit of Fluff is slang for a woman, especially a girl friend.

BIT OF ROUGH
Bit of rough is slang for a male sexual partner whose lack of sophistication or toughness makes them sexually attractive.

BIT OF SKIRT
Bit of skirt is slang for a girl or woman.

BIT OF SLAP AND TICKLE


Bit of slap and tickle is British slang for sexual activities.

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BIT OF SPARE
Bit of spare is British slang for a married person's additional lover.

BIT OF STUFF
Bit of crackling is British slang for one's partner (boyfriend or girlfriend), a potential sexual partner.

BIT OF THE OTHER


Bit of the other is British slang for sexual activity.

BIT OF TIT
Bit of tit is British slang for a woman when viewed asa sex object, a potential sexual partner.

BIT ON THE SIDE


Bit on the side is British slang for an extramarital relationship.

BIT PREVIOUS
Bit previous is British slang for too early, premature.

BIT SPIT
Bit spit is American slang for to vomit.

BITCH
Bitch is derogatory slang for a spiteful or unpleasant woman. Bitch is slang for an annoying or gruelling task. Bitch is slang for something impressive, admirable. Bitch is slang for a girlfriend.

BITCHIN'
Bitchin' is American slang for excellent, first class.

BITCHING
Bitching is slang for talking unpleasantly about someone, complaining. Bitching is British slang for seeking sex with a prostitute.

BITCHY
Bitchy is slang for sarcastic, spiteful, unpleasant.

BITE
Bite is slang for to be taken in by something. Bite is slang for to copy or plagarise. Bite is slang for an instance of coercion, taking money by force.

BITE THE BULLET


Bite the bulletis British slang for to suffer without complaint.

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BITE THE DUST


Bite the dust is slang for to die.

BITER
Biter is British slang for a bloodsucker, a beggar, a scrounger, an extortionist.

BITES AND SCRATCHES


Bites and scratches is London Cockney rhyming slang for matches (used to ignite cigarettes).

BITHYWINE
Bithywine is Dorset slang for bindweed.

BITIES
Bities is Australian slang for biting insects.

BITING
Biting is slang for selling a graffiti artist's pen name to another person.

BITS AND BOBS


Bits and bobs is British slang for possessions, things.

BITSA
Bitsa is British slang for a mongrel dog.

BITSER
Bitser is Australian slang for mongrel.

BITTER OATH
Bitter oath is British slang for a definite oath.

BITTERZWEET
Bitterzweet is Dorset slang for a cider apple.

BIVVY
Bivvy is British slang for a small tent or shelter.

BIZ
Biz is slang for show business. Biz is slang for a sphere of activity.

BIZZIES
Bizzies is British slang for the police.

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BIZZO
Bizzo is British and Australian slang for business, the business, what needs to be done.

BJ
Bj is British slang for fellatio (Blow job).

BLAB
Blab is slang for to talk about someone, to tell tales, to inform on.

BLABBER
Blabber is Australian slang for a television remote control.

BLABBERMOUTH
Blabbermouth is slang for someone who talks too much, revealing secrets.

BLACK
Black is slang for hashish from the Indian subcontinent. Black is slang for a blackmailer. Black is slang for the black market.

BLACK ACE
Black ace is slang for a woman's pubic area.

BLACK AND BLUE


Black and blue is London Cockney rhyming slang for a snooker or pool cue.

BLACK AND DECKER


Black and decker is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (pecker).

BLACK AND TAN


Black and tan is British slang for a capsule of the amphetamine DurophetM. Black and tan is British slang for a drink consisting of stout or porter mixed with bitter or light ale.

BLACK AND WHITE


Black and white is London Cockney rhyming slang for night. Black and white is London Cockney rhyming slang for stingy, mean (tight).

BLACK BAG JOB


Black bag job is American slang for a breakin or other covert operation conducted by a government agency.

BLACK BESS
Black Bess is London Cockney rhyming slang for yes.

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BLACK BOMBERS
Black bombers is British slang for capsules of the amphetamine Durophet.

BLACK BOX
Black box is British slang for a woman wearing a burka.

BLACK EYE
Black eye is London Cockney rhyming slang for pie.

BLACK FOOD
Black food is slang for the beer Guinness.

BLACK GUNION
Black gunion is BlackAmerican slang for a strong, gummy grade of marijuana.

BLACK JOB
Black job is slang for a funeral.

BLACK MARIA
Black maria is slang for a prison van or police car. Black Maria is London Cockney rhyming slang for fire.

BLACK MONEY BOX


Black money box is slang for a London taxi.

BLACK PEARL
Black pearl is slang for heroin.

BLACK PENCIL
Black pencil is slang for a black man's penis.

BLACK PETER
Black Peter is Australian slang for a solitary confinement cell.

BLACK PILLAR BOX


Black pillar box is British slang for a Muslim woman wearing a burka.

BLACK RAT
Black rat is British slang for a London taxi. Black rat is British slang for a uniformed police officer.

BLACK ROCK DAY


Black Rock day is British slang for a very bad day when nothing goes right.

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BLACK STUFF
Black stuff is slang for opium. Black stuff is British slang for tarmacadam.

BLACK STUMP
Black stump is Australian slang for a long way away or the horizon.

BLACK TAR
Black Tar is American slang for heroin.

BLACK VELVET
Black velvet is British slang for a mixture of Guinness and champagne (less properly Guiness and cider). Black velvet is Australian slang for an Aboriginal female sexual partner.

BLACK WIDOW
Black widow is slang for a woman who has had many husbands.

BLACKBOB
Blackbob is Dorset slang for a cockroach.

BLACKADDER
Blackadder is London Cockney rhyming slang for a ladder.

BLACKBIRD AND THRUSH


Blackbird and thrush is London Cockney rhyming slang for a shoe brush.

BLACKHEAD
Blackhead is British slang for an immigrant from Eastern Europe or Arabia.

BLACKHEATH
Blackheath is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth.

BLACKPOOL ROCK
Blackpool rock is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (cock).

BLACKWALL TUNNEL
Blackwall tunnel is London Cockney rhyming slang for a ship's chimney (funnel).

BLADDER OF FAT
Bladder of fat was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a hat.

BLADDER OF LARD
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BLADDERED
Bladdered is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

BLADE
Blade is slang for a knife, especially one carried for fighting. Blade is British slang for a quickwitted man.

BLAG
Blag is slang for a robbery, especially a robbery with violence. Blag is slang for bluff or mislead. Blag is slang for to seduce a girl. Blag is Polari slang for pick up.

BLAGGER
Blagger is British slang for a major thief.

BLAH
Blah is slang for worthless talk.

BLANCA
Blanca is slang for cocaine.

BLANCH
Blanch is American slang for to vomit

BLANCO
Blanco is slang for heroin. Blanco is Black British slang for a white person.

BLANK
Blank is British slang for snub, refuse to speak to someone. Blank is British slang for a defeat or rejection. Blank is Black British slang for a white person. Blank is American slang for extremely lowgrade.

BLANKER
Blanker is Dorset slang for a spark, a cinder.

BLANKET
Blanket is slang for a bed. Blanket is British slang for an excessively thick skin on custard. Blanket was old British slang for a cigarette paper. Blanket was old slang for an overcoat.

BLANKET FEVER
Blanket fever is British slang for an excessive desire to laze in bed.

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BLANKET TREATMENT
Blanket treatment is British slang for to be beaten up by prison officers.

BLANKS
Blanks is slang for sterile semen.

BLAST
Blast is slang for a party or celebration. Blast is slang for an enjoyable or exhilarating experience. Blast is slang for to smoke marijuana.

BLAST FROM THE PAST


Blast from the past is British slang for an old record played on the radio. Blast from the past is British slang for something nostalgic.

BLASTED
Blasted is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated. Blasted is British slang for heavily criticised.

BLATHERSKITE
Blatherskite is slang for a boastful person. Blatherskite is slang for a villainous or disreputable person.

BLAYDON RACES
Blaydon races is NorthEast British rhyming slang for braces.

BLAZER
Blazer is numismatic slang for an uncirculated or Proof coin having aboveaverage lustre and visual appeal.

BLAZES
Blazes is slang for hell.

BLEAT
Bleat is British slang for to complain. Bleat is criminal slang for to inform to the police.

BLEEDER
Bleeder is British slang for a despicable person.

BLEEDING
Bleeding is British slang for very.

BLERT
Blert is British slang for a worthless, despicable, umpleasant person or thug.

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BLETHER
Blether is Scottish slang for to talk for a long time.

BLIGHTED
Blighted is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

BLIGHTY
Blighty is British slang for Britain.

BLIKKEYS
Blikkeys is American slang for soap flakes masquerading as crack cocaine.

BLIM
Blim is British slang for a very small portion of a drug.

BLIMP
Blimp is British slang for a pompous, oldfashioned, ineffectual person. Blimp is slang for a fat person. Blimp is slang for a look.

BLIMP OUT
Blimp out is American slang for to overeat, to collapse through overeating.

BLIND
Blind is British slang for something designed to hide the truth, a coverup. Blind is gambling slang for to gamble without looking at one's cards. Blind is slang for very drunk, intoxicated. Blind is slang for nighttime. Blind is bingo slang for a round number ending in zero, such as 10, 20 and 30. Blind is BlackAmerican slang for to be uncircumcised

BLIND EYE
Blind eye is British slang for the anus.

BLIND FART
Blind fart is British slang for an odorous emission of wind from the anus.

BLINDER
Blinder is British slang for a impressive or exciting action, thing, or person. Blinder is British slang for an act of masturbation.

BLINDING
Blinding is British slang for marvellous, great, very good.

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BLINDO
Blindo is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

BLINGBLING
Blingbling is slang for gaudy, showy personal adornments or posessions designed for showing off.

BLINK
Blink is old British slang for an alcoholic drink.

BLINKER

Blinker is British slang for a punch in the eye.

BLINKERS
Blinkers is British slang for the eyes.

BLINKY
Blinky is derogatory British slang for a oneeyed person. Blinky is American tramp slang for one with poor eyesight.

BLIP
Blip is BlackAmerican slang for anything strange

BLISSEDOUT
Blissedout is slang for ecstatic, euphoric.

BLISTER
Blister is British slang for a painful punishment. Blister is British slang for an unpleasant person. Blister is New Zealand slang for a rebuke. Blister is British, Australian and New Zealand slang for a summons to court.

BLITZ
Blitz is British slang for to break into a building in order to rob it.

BLITZ OUT
Blitz out is British prison slang for to escape from confinement.

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BLITZED
Blitzed is slang for very drunk, intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.

BLIVET
Blivet is computer slang for an intractable problem or a crucial piece of hardware that cant be fixed.

BLIZZARD
Blizzard is slang for cocaine.

BLOAT
Bloat is contemptuous slang for a worthless, dissipated person.

BLOATER
Bloater is old British slang for a fat person. Bloater is British slang for something large and swollen.

BLOB
Blob is British slang for a corpse, especially a road accident victim. Blob is British slang for an ulcer. Blob is British slang for a breast, testicle. Blob is cricket slang for a score of nought.

BLOB WAGON
Blob wagon is British slang for ambulance.

BLOCK
Block is British slang for the head. Block is British slang for the part of the prison that houses the punishment cells. Block was old British slang for a watch.

BLOCK AND TACKLE


Block and tackle is London Cockney rhyming slang for handcuffs (shackles). Block and tackle was old London Cockney rhyming slang for fetters (shackles). Block and tackle was old Cockney slang for a watch and chain.

BLOCK IN
Block in was British slang for to have sex with.

BLOCK IT
Block it is British slang for to take illicit drugs.

BLOCK OF ICE
Block of ice is London Cockney rhyming slang for dice. Block of ice is London Cockney rhyming slang for to cheat, swindle (shice).

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BLOCKED
Blocked is slang for drunk, intoxicated by alcohol or drugs..

BLOCKHEAD
Blockhead is British slang for a stupid person.

BLOKE
Bloke is British slang for a man, boyfriend.

BLOKEBIRD
Blokebird is British slang for a masculine woman.

BLOKESS
Blokess is British slang for a woman who behaves in a masculine manner.

BLOKEY
Blokey is Australian slang for a male domain; maleorientated.

BLOKISH
Blokish is British slang for rowdy female behaviour attempting to immitate rowdy masculine behaviour.

BLOOD
Blood was late 19th century slang for a violent action magazine. Blood was 1930s and 1940s American slang for tomato ketchup. Blood was mid 20th century Black American slang for red wine. Blood was 19th century slang for a wallflower. Blood was 19th century slang for to deprive of money. Blood is Black American slang for a fellow black person. Blood is Australian slang for to cause to bleed. Blood is American slang for friend.

BLOOD ALLEY
Blood alley is American slang for a place where a fourlane highway narrows to two lanes.

BLOOD AND SAND


Blood and sand is slang for menstruation.

BLOOD BALL
Blood ball was 19th century slang for an annual butcher's ball.

BLOOD BLISTER
Blood blister is Australian rhyming slang for sister.

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BLOOD BUCKET
Blood bucket is American slang for a notoriously rough and rowdy bar.

BLOOD CLAAT
Blood claat (blood cloth) is Jamaican slang for a sanitary towel. Blood claat (blood cloth) is Jamaican slang for a despicable, worthless, unpleasant person.

BLOOD CLOTH
Blood cloth is slang for a sanitary towel.

BLOOD DONOR
Blood donor is British slang for someone who performs fellatio.

BLOOD MEDICINE
Blood medicine is American slang for alcohol.

BLOOD OR BEER
Blood or beer was a 19th century slang street challenge.

BLOOD RED
Blood red is London Cockney rhyming slang for fellatio (head).

BLOOD SPORTS
Blood sports is slang for performing cunnilingus on a menstruating woman.

BLOOD WAGON
Blood wagon is slang for an ambulance.

BLOODRED FANCY
Bloodred fancy is slang for a bright red handkerchief.

BLOODWORM
Bloodworm was 19th century slang for black pudding.

BLOODHOUND
Bloodhound is slang for a policeman.

BLOODHOUSE
Bloodhouse is Australian slang for a public house with an unsavoury reputation.

BLOODY
Bloody is British slang for very.

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BLOODY BACK
Bloody back was 18th century American slang for an English soldier (a redcoat).

BLOODY FLAG IS OUT


Bloody flag is out was old slang for intoxicated, drunk.

BLOODY JEMMY
Bloody Jemmy was 19th century slang for an uncooked sheep's head.

BLOODY MARY
Bloody Mary is American slang for a menstruating woman.

BLOODY MONDAY
Blooday Monday was old slang for the last day of the school term.

BLOOMER
Bloomer is British slang for a mistake.

BLOOPER
Blooper is American slang for a mistake.

BLOOTERED
Blootered is Scottish slang for drunk, intoxicated.

BLOOTH
Blooth is Dorset slang for blossom.

BLOT
Blot is Australian slang for the anus.

BLOTTO
Blotto is slang for being intoxicated or drunk.

BLOW
Blow is slang for a strong wind. Blow is slang for an unofficial work break. Blow is slang for cannabis. Blow is slang for to spend money freely. Blow is slang for tobacco. Blow is slang for cocaine. Blow is slang for to fellate. Blow is slang for leave, go. Blow is slang for to lose. Blow is American slang for to vomit. Blow is American slang for masturbate. Blow is American slang for inhale a drug. Blow is American slang for to reach orgasm. Blow is jazz slang for to play in a jam session. 120

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BLOW A FUSE
Blow a fuse is slang for to lose one's temper.

BLOW A GASKET
Blow a gasket is slang for to burst out in anger.

BLOW A GUT
Blow a gut is BlackAmerican slang for explode with laughter

BLOW AWAY
Blow away is slang for to kill someone by shooting them; to defeat decisively.

BLOW BEETS
Blow beets is American slang for to vomit

BLOW BILE
Blow bile is American slang for to vomit

BLOW BOTH BARRELS


Blow both barrels is British slang for to ejaculate.

BLOW BREAKFAST
Blow breakfast is American slang for to vomit

BLOW BUBBLES
Blow bubbles is British slang for to inform.

BLOW CHANGE
Blow change is BlackAmerican slang for to think, talk, write, or play music along the lines of revolutionary principles.

BLOW CHOW
Blow chow is American slang for to vomit

BLOW CHOWDER
Blow chowder is American slang for to vomit

BLOW CHUNKS
Blow chunks is American slang for to vomit

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BLOW COOKIES
Blow cookies is American slang for to vomit

BLOW DINDIN
Blow dindin is American slang for to vomit

BLOW DOUGHNUTS
Blow doughnuts is American slang for to vomit

BLOW FIRE
Blow fire is Black American slang for to do something well.

BLOW FOAM
Blow foam is American slang for to vomit

BLOW GAGE
Blow gage is BlackAmerican slang for smoke pot

BLOW GROCERIES
Blow groceries is American slang for to vomit

BLOW IT IN
Blow it in is British slang for to abandon a project, to stop a project, to have a break.

BLOW JOB
Blow job is slang for fellatio.

BLOW LUNCH
Blow lunch is American slang for to vomit

BLOW OFF
Blow off is British slang for to emit wind noisily from the anus.

BLOW ONE'S BEANS


Blow one's beans is British slang for to ejaculate, to reach orgasm.

BLOW ONE'S BULKHEADS


Blow one's bulkheads is British slang for to ejaculate.

BLOW ONE'S CORK


Blow one's cork is British slang for to lose one's temper.

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BLOW ONE'S MIND


Blow one's mind is slang for experience a sudden euphoria or disorientation.

BLOW ONE'S RADIATOR CAP


Blow one's radiator cap is British slang for to lose one's temper.

BLOW ONE'S TOP


Blow one's top is British slang for to lose one's remper.

BLOW ONE'S TUBES


Blow one's tubes is British slang for to ejaculate.

BLOW ONES SOUL


Blow ones soul is BlackAmerican slang for to do creative work with passion and honesty

BLOW OUT
Blow out is slang for cancel, fail. Blow out is slang for reject someone. Blow out is slang for to cancel. Blow out is slang for to overeat.

BLOW OUT THE AFTERGLOW


Blow out the afterglow is BlackAmerican slang for to turn off the lights

BLOW SOMEONE'S MIND


Blow someone's mind is slang for give someone a hallucinogenic drug. Blow someone's mind is slang for astound or overwhelm someone.

BLOW STREET
Blow street is British slang for the anus.

BLOW STREET RUNNER


Blow street runner is British slang for a wet emission of wind from the anus.

BLOW THE GAFF


Blow the gaff is slang for to divulge a secret.

BLOW YOUR EATS


Blow your eats is American slang for to vomit

BLOW YOUR MIND


Blow your mind is slang for to have a psychedelic experience. Blow your mind is slang for to be astounded or surprised.

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BLOWOUT
Blowout is slang for an occasion of over indulgence.

BLOWER
Blower is slang for a braggart, or loud talker. Blower is British slang for a telephone. Blower is nursing slang for a mechanical respirator.

BLOWHARD
Blowhard is British slang for a boaster.

BLOWHOLE
Blowhole is slang for the anus. Blowhole is slang for the mouth. Blowhole is Australian slang for a talkative person.

BLOWIES
Blowies is Australian slang for blowflies.

BLOWN AWAY
Blown away is slang for killed. Blown away is slang for surprised, overwhelmed.

BLOWN OUT
Blown out is slang for rejected. Blown out is American slang for tired, exhausted. Blown out is American slang for ruined, failed.

BLOWSE
Blowse was old slang for a prostitute. Blowse was old slang for a slovenly, untidy woman.

BLOWSEDUP

Blowsedup is British slang for under the influence of glue.

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BLOWSER
Blowser is British slang for a glue sniffer. Blowser is slang for a slovenly, untidy woman.

BLOWSING
Blowsing is British slang for gluesniffing.

BLUB
Blub is British slang for to cry, weep.

BLUBBER
Blubber is British slang for fat, a fat person.

BLUBBER BAGS
Blubber bags is British slang for large female breasts.

BLUBBER HEAD
Blubber head is British slang for a fool.

BLUDGE
Bludge is Australian slang for not doing anything or begging.

BLUDGER
Bludger is Australian slang for a scrounger.

BLUE
Blue is slang for Phenobarbital. Blue is slang for a policeman. Blue is Australian slang for a fight or argument.

BLUE AND GREY


Blue and grey is London Cockney rhyming slang for day.

BLUE ANGEL
Blue angel is American slang for a capsule or pill of the barbiturate Amytal.

BLUE BALLS
Blue balls is slang for extreme male sexual frustration.

BLUE BAR
Blue bar is Jamaican slang for a bar/brothel where strippers/prostitutes perform erotic dances and customers frequently get involved masturbating the performers and hire prostitutes for sex.

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BLUE BIRDS
Blue Birds is slang for Phenobarbital.

BLUE BROADWAY
Blue Broadway is BlackAmerican slang for heaven

BLUE CHEER
Blue cheer is American slang for acid (LSD).

BLUE FILM TO A MAN WITH NO ARMS


Blue film to a man with no arms is British slang for anything useless.

BLUE FOOT
Blue foot is British slang for a prostitute.

BLUE FUNK
Blue funk is slang for a state of great terror or loss of nerve.

BLUE LADY
Blue lady is American slang for a form of synthetic heroin.

BLUE MOON
Blue moon is London Cockney rhyming slang for spoon.

BLUE OCEAN
Blue ocean is South African slang for methylated spirits.

BLUE PETER
Blue Peter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a heater.

BLUE PIGEON
Blue pigeon was slang for a thief who specialises in stealing the lead from roofs. Blue pigeon was slang for small cutoffs of lead which were taken away from a job and sold as a perk by plumbers.

BLUE PIGEON FLYER


Blue pigeon flyer was slang for a thief who stole the lead from the roofs of buildings while posing as a glazier, plumber or similar.

BLUE PIPE
Blue pipe is slang for a vein.

BLUE PLUM
Blue plum was slang for a bullet.

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BLUE RIBBONER
Blue ribboner was 19th century slang for a teetotaller.

BLUE ROOM
Blue room is American slang for a punishment cell.

BLUE RUIN
Blue ruin is British slang for cheap gin.

BLUE SLOP
Blue slop is Dorset slang for a thin overall jacket.

BLUE VEIN
Blue vein is British slang for an erect penis.

BLUE VEINER
Blue veiner is British slang for an erect penis.

BLUE VELVET
Blue velvet is American slang for a mixture of the drugs paregoric and pribenzamine used as in injection.

BLUEBERRY HILL
Blueberry hill is London Cockney rhyming slang for the police (Bill).

BLUEBOTTLE
Bluebottle is British slang for a policeman.

BLUENOSE
Bluenose is American slang for a puritanical or prudish person. Bluenose is American slang for someone who considers them self superior. Bluenose is American slang for a sycophant.

BLUES
Blues is slang for valium. Blues is slang for depression, feeling sad.

BLUES AND TWOS


Blues and twos is British slang for the flashing lights and siren of an emergency vehicle.

BLUEY
Bluey is British slang for a five pound note. Bluey is British slang for a pornographic film. Bluey is Australian slang for a redheaded man.

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BLUNT
Blunt is slang for cannabis.

BO
Bo is slang for cannabis.

BO PEEP
Bo Peep is London Cockney rhyming slang for sleep.

BOPEEP
Bopeep is London Cockney rhyming slang for sleep.

BOAK
Boak is Scottish slang for to vomit.

BOARD AND EASEL


Board and easel is London Cockney rhyming slang for diesel.

BOARD AND PLANK


Board and plank is London Cockney rhyming slang for an American (yank).

BOARDS
Boards is British slang for playing cards.

BOAT
Boat is slang for phencyclidine. Boat is British slang for big shoes or boots.

BOAT AND OAR


Boat and oar is London Cockney rhyming slang for a whore.

BOAT PERSON
Boat person is British slang for an illegal immigrant.

BOAT RACE
Boat race is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

BOATHOOK
Boathook is London Cockney rhyming slang for a book.

BOB
Bob was English slang for a shilling.

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BOB AND DICK


Bob and Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for sick.

BOB AND HIT


Bob and hit is London Cockney rhyming slang for to defecate, faeces (shit).

BOB AND WEAVE


Bob and weave is London Cockney rhyming slang for to leave. Bob and weave is British slang for to avoid authority or responsibility by keeping moving.

BOB HOPE
Bob Hope is British rhyming slang for dope (cannabis). Bob Hope is London Cockney rhyming slang for soap.

BOB HOWLER
Bob Howler is British Midlands slang for a moth.

BOB MARLEY
Bob Marley is London Cockney rhyming slang for cocaine (charlie).

BOB SQUASH
Bob squash is London Cockney rhyming slang for wash.

BOB'S YOUR UNCLE


Bob's your uncle is slang for everything is, or will, turn out all right.

BOB, HARRY AND DICK


Bob, Harry and Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for sick.

BOBBING AND WEAVING


Bobbing and weaving is London Cockney rhyming slang for breathing. Bobbing and weaving is British slang for getting along, getting by.

BOBBING FOR APPLES


Bobbing for apples is nursing slang for unblocking a badly constipated patient with one's finger.

BOBBINS
Bobbins is northern British slang for rubbish, nonsense, anything useless.

BOBBY
Bobby is British slang for a policeman. Bobby (shortened from Bobby Moore) is British slang for twenty pounds sterling (score).

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BOBBY MOORE
Bobby Moore is British rhyming slang for a door. Bobby Moore is British rhyming slang for twenty pounds sterling (score).

BOBBY SOXER
Bobby soxer was mid 20th century American slang for a teenage girl.

BOBBYDAZZLER
Bobbydazzler is British slang for something or someone impressive.

BOBO
Bobo is slang for cannabis.

BOCHE
Boche is British slang for a German. Boche is French slang for a rascal.

BOCK
Bock is British slang for a jinx.

BOD
Bod is slang for body. Bod is British slang for a tedious, intrusive or irritating person.

BODACIOUS
Bodacious is slang for fearsome, enormous, impressive, feisty.

BODES DODGY
Bodes dodgy is British slang for bad omens.

BODGE
Bodge is British slang for to do a slapdash job.

BODGEUP
Bodgeup is British slang for a makeshift repair. Bodgeup is British slang for a mess or disaster.

BODGIE
Bodgie is Australian slang for a male member of a particular youth cult.

BODGY
Bodgy is British slang for inferior, malfunctioning, dysfunctional.

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BODY
Body is slang for a person, especially a suspect, victim or person arrested by the police. Body is Dorset slang for a woman.

BODYSHOP
Bodyshop is slang for an employment agency.

BOFF
Boff is slang for to hit or punch. Boff is slang for to have sexual intercourse with. Boff is British slang for the buttocks. Boff is American slang for a successful joke. Boff is American slang for a hearty laugh.

BOFFO

Boffo is slang for very good; highly successful.

BOFFOLA
Boffola is American slang for a very funny joke.

BOG
Bog is British slang for a lavatory. Bog is British slang for to cheat at cards. Bog is British slang for a mess or disaster. Bog is Australian slang for the act or an instance of defecating.

BOG BLOCKER
Bog blocker is British slang for something disgusting, repugnant, something that makes you feel sick.

BOG EYED
Bog eyed is British slang for eyes that appear puffy from lack of sleep.

BOG OFF
Bog off is British slang for go away!

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BOG UP
Bog up is British slang for make a mess, spoil.

BOGBRUSH
Bogbrush is a slang name for someone with spiky hair.

BOGROLL
Bogroll is British slang for toilet paper. Bogroll is British slang for paperwork.

BOGSTANDARD
Bogstandard is British slang for normal, unremarkable, unexceptional.

BOGTROTTER
Bogtrotter is derogatory slang for an Irish person.

BOGAN
Bogan is Australian slang for a stupid and feeble person.

BOGART
Bogart is slang for to monopolise a cigarette.

BOGEY
Bogey is slang for mucous discharged from the nose Bogey is British slang for a jinx. Bogey is British slang for a detective; policeman. Bogey is slang for an enemy aircraft.

BOGEY TEAM
Bogey team is British sports slang for a team which usually manages to win despite an apparent weakness.

BOGGER
Bogger is British slang for a peeping Tom.

BOGON
Bogon is American computer slang for an individual who is considered fake and says false things.

BOGOSITY
Bogosity is American computer slang for the extent to which something is considered phoney, or bogus.

BOGUE
Bogue is American slang for a period of drug withdrawal. Bogue is American slang for a cigarette.

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BOGULATE
Bogulate is surfer slang for surfing without skill.

BOGUS
Bogus is American slang for fake; no good.

BOGUS BEEF
Bogus beef is BlackAmerican slang for groundless complaint or chatter

BOHO
Boho is slang for a scruffy, irresponsible person.

BOHUNK
Bohunk is American and Canadian derogatory slang for a labourer from east or central Europe.

BOILED BEEF AND CARROT


Boiled beef and carrot is London Cockney rhyming slang for blood (claret).

BOILED SWEET
Boiled sweet is London Cockney rhyming slang for seat.

BOILER
Boiler is British slang for a woman.

BOILER ROOM
Boiler room is American slang for a room in which crooked salespeople use the telephone to sell securities (or other products, services, or commodities) that are hugely overpriced or over represented in value or potential for profit.

BOILERMAKER
Boilermaker is British slang for a beer drink consisting half of draught mild and half of bottled brown ale. Boilermaker is American slang for a drink of whisky followed by a beer chaser.

BOILERPLATE
Boilerplate is American slang for plain, ordinary.

BOINK
Boink is American slang for to have sex with.

BOKE
Boke is American slang for to vomit.

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BOKO
Boko is British slang for the nose.

BOLD
Bold is British slang for flamboyant, daring, fashionable.

BOLIC
Bolic is slang for any anabolic steroid.

BOLINS
Bolins is slang for any anabolic steroid.

BOLIVIAN
Bolivian is slang for cocaine.

BOLL WEEVILS
Boll Weevils is American political slang for conservative Southern Democrats.

BOLLITICS
Bollitics is British slang for political correctness carried to absurdity.

BOLLIXED
Bollixed is slang for ruined, messed up.

BOLLO
Bollo is British slang for bollocks.

BOLLOCK
Bollock is slang for a dance. Bollock is slang for severely chastise.

BOLLOCK BRAIN
Bollock brain is British slang for a fool.

BOLLOCK BUSTER
Bollock buster is British slang for a heavy weight to carry

BOLLOCK CHOPS
Bollock chops is derogatory British slang for someone with a fat face.

BOLLOCKHEAD
Bollockhead is British slang for a shaved head.

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BOLLOCKNAKED
Bollocknaked is slang for completely nude.

BOLLOCKACHE
Bollockache is British slang for a disagreeable situation.

BOLLOCKBAG
Bollockbag is British slang for the scrotum.

BOLLOCKING
Bollocking is slang for a severe tellingoff; dressingdown.

BOLLOCKS
Bollocks is slang for the testicles. Bollocks is slang for nonsense. Bollocks is a British slang argumentative retort.

BOLLOCKS IN BRACKETS
Bollocks in brackets is British slang for a bowlegged man.

BOLLOCKSUP
Bollocksup is British slang for a mistake.

BOLLOCKSED
Bollocksed is British slang for broken, trouble, disfunctional.

BOLLOCKY
Bollocky is a British slang term of abuse for a person. Bollocky is Australian slang for completely nude.

BOLO
Bolo is American police slang for be on the lookout for.

BOLT
Bolt is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug). Bolt is slang for to leave hurriedly, especially to leave a restaurant or shop without paying. Bolt is Dorset slang for to run to seed.

BOLT THE DOOR


Bolt the door is London Cockney rhyming slang for a whore.

BOLTEDUP
Boltedup is British slang for falsely accused of a crime or convicted for a crime you didn't commit.

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BOMB
Bomb is British slang for a large sum of money. Bomb is British slang for a major storm at sea. Bomb is British slang for to jump into water making a splash. Bomb is British slang for to travel at high speed. Bomb is Australian and New Zealand slang for an old or dilapidated motorcar. Bomb is American slang for to cover a wall with graffiti. Bomb is American football slang for a very long pass. Bomb is American computer slang for to fail miserably. Bomb is street slang for best.

BOMB THROWER
Bomb thrower is political slang for an individual unwilling to compromise on an issue, or who disturbs the lawmaking process with unrelenting vocal opposition; the political equivalent of a spoilsport.

BOMBADIER

Bombadier is British slang for a potato.

BOMBAY ROLL
Bombay roll is British slang for stimulation of the penis by rubbing it between a woman's breasts.

BOMBED
Bombed is slang for under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

BOMBER
Bomber is slang for an illicit drug in pill form. Bomber is slang for a large cannabis cigarette. Bomber is slang for a graffiti artist. Bomber is BlackAmerican slang for a thick reefer. Bomber is naval slang for a Polaris submarine.

BOMBHEAD
Bombhead is British slang for someone with a large head.

BOMBIDO
Bombido is slang for heroin.

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BOMBITA
Bombita is American slang for a does of amphetamine sulphate.

BOMP ON
Bomp was British docker slang for registering at the Dock Labour Board office.

BONA
Bona is British slang for excellent, fine. Bona is Polari slang for good.

BONA NOCHI
Bona nochi is Polari slang for good night.

BONCE
Bonce is British slang for the head.

BONCE PONCE
Bonce ponce is British slang for a parasite that lives in the hair.

BONE
Bone is slang for to steal or to take possession of. Bone is slang for a die. Bone is slang for a domino. Bone is slang for work hard; a studious student. Bone is slang for a fool, an idiot. Bone is slang for an erect penis. Bone is slang for a thin man. Bone is slang for a mixedrace person, particularly an AngloIrishBlack person. Bone is slang for something irritating or annoying. Bone is slang for arrest, capture, seize. Bone is slang for to interrogate. Bone is slang for to betray, to inform on. Bone is slang for to beg for. Bone is slang for to nag or pester. Bone is slang for to look for and find something. Bone is slang for to victimise, to treat unfairly. Bone is slang for to have sexual intercourse. Bone is slang for good. Bone is Australian slang for to jinx, to bring bad luck to. Bone is American slang for a gambling chip. Bone is American slang for one dollar. Bone is American slang for a bribe. Bone is American slang for a cannabis cigarette. Bone is American slang for to drive fast. Bone is Black American slang for a woman. Bone is Black American slang for a cigarette of crack cocaine and tobacco mixed. Bone is Black American slang for a fiftydollar piece of crack cocaine. Bone is Black American slang for completely, thoroughly.

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Bone box is slang for the mouth. Bone box is British slang for a coffin. Bone box is American slang for a hearse. 137

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BONE FACTORY
Bone factory is slang for hospital.

BONE OFF
Bone off is British slang for masturbate.

BONE ORCHARD
Bone orchard is American tramp slang for graveyard

BONE SHAKER
Bone shaker is British slang for a bumpy form of conveyance.

BONEACHE
Boneache is British slang for aches and pains. Boneache was 17th century slang for venereal disease.

BONEBASTER
Bonebaster was 17th century slang for a cudgel.

BONEHEAD
Bonehead is slang for a stupid or obstinate person.

BONER
Boner is slang for a blunder, mistake. Boner is slang for an erection.

BONES
Bones is slang for dice. Bones is slang for a ship's surgeon.

BONESHAKER
Boneshaker is slang for a decrepit or rickety vehicle.

BONEYARD
Boneyard is slang for a cemetery.

BONG
Bong is slang for a type of waterpipe with a carburetion hole used for smoking cannabis. Bong is slang for to smoke cannabis with a waterpipe.

BONGO'D
Bongo'd is British slang for intoxicated by an illicit drug.

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BONITA
Bonita is slang for heroin.

BONK
Bonk is British slang for to have sex. Bonk is British slang for the penis.

BONKERS
Bonkers is British slang for mad; crazy.

BONNIE AND CLYDE


Bonnie and Clyde is London Cockney rhyming slang for imitation goods (snide).

BONNIE DUNDEE
Bonnie Dundee is London Cockney rhyming slang for a flea.

BONUS
Bonus is British slang for a bribe.

BONZER
Bonzer is Australian and New Zealand slang for excellent; very good.

BOO
Boo is BlackAmerican slang for a derivative of jabooby, marijuana, so called because it sometimes induces anxiety or fear.

BOO AND HISS


Boo and hiss is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate (piss).

BOO BOO BAMA


Boo Boo Bama is slang for cannabis.

BOO KOOS
Boo koos is BlackAmerican slang for a large quantity of anything

BOOBOO
Booboo is slang for a mistake, error.

BOOB
Boob is slang for a female breast. Boob is British slang for a mistake or error.

BOOB TUBE
Boob tube is slang for a closefitting strapless top, worn by women. Boob tube is Australian slang for a strapless, boneless, shapeless brassiere made of a stretch fabric. 139

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BOOBS
Boobs is slang for breasts.

BOOBY
Booby is slang for a foolish or ignorant person.

BOOBY HATCH
Booby hatch is American slang for a mental hospital.

BOODLE
Boodle is slang for money or valuables, especially when stolen, counterfeit, or used as a bribe.

BOOFHEAD
Boofhead is Australian slang for a stupid person; a person or animal with a large head.

BOOGER
Booger is American slang for nasal mucus.

BOOGIE
Boogie is slang for to dance to pop music. Boogie is nursing slang for a tumour.

BOOGIE BOX
Boogie box is slang for a portable cassette player, or stereo.

BOOLHIPPER
Boolhipper is BlackAmerican slang for black leather coat

BOOLIE
Boolie is British slang for an enema.

BOOM
Boom is American slang for a car music system. Boom is slang for a party.

BOOM AND MIZEN


Boom and mizen is London Cockney rhyming slang for prison.

BOOMER
Boomer is Australian slang for a very large kangaroo.

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BOONDOCKS
Boondocks is American slang for a rural community, somewhere out of the way.

BOONG
Boong is derogatory Australian slang for a coloured person.

BOOPSY

Boopsy is Jamaican slang for a man who provides for a woman and receives nothing in return.

BOOST
Boost is American slang for to steal.

BOOSTER
Booster is American slang for a shoplifter.

BOOT
Boot is BlackAmerican slang for to explain. Boot is American slang for a navy or marine recruit, especially one in training. Boot is American slang for to vomit.

BOOT CAMP
Boot camp is American slang for to vomit. Boot camp is American slang for a basic training camp for new recruits to the US Navy or Marine Corps.

BOOT TREES
Boot trees is British slang for the feet.

BOOTSNITCH
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BOOTED
Booted is American slang for expelled.

BOOTED ON
Booted on is BlackAmerican slang for to be hip

BOOTFACE
Bootface is British slang for a miserable face.

BOOTIE
Bootie is British slang for a Royal Marine.

BOOTLACE
Bootlace is London Cockney rhyming slang for a suitcase.

BOOTLE OF BOOZE
Bottle of booze is London Cockney rhyming slang for news. Bottle of booze is London Cockney rhyming slang for betting odds of 2/1 (twos).

BOOTLICKER
Bootlicker is slang for a toady, an obsequious person.

BOOTNOSE
Bootnose is slang for some one with a broken or mishapen nose.

BOOTS
Boots is British slang for tyres.

BOOTSIE AND SNUDGE


Bootsie and Snudge was 1960's London Cockney rhyming slang for a judge.

BOOTY
Booty is American slang for a woman viewed as a sex object. Booty is American slang for the vagina. Booty is American slang for the buttocks. Booty is Jamaican slang for weak, inferior, secondrate. Booty is Jamaican slang for gullible. Booty was 17th century slang for to cheat.

BOOTYBANDIT
Bootybandit is American slang for a sodomist. Bootybandit is American slang for a male homosexual.

BOOTYLICIOUS
Bootylicious is American slang for sexually attractive.

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BOOZE
Booze is slang for alcohol. Booze is slang for to drink alcohol.

BOOZEUP
Boozeup is slang for a drinking bout or party.

BOOZED
Boozed is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

BOOZER
Boozer is British slang for a public house or bar. Boozer is British slang for a drunkard, an alcoholic.

BOP
Bop is slang for to dance. Bop is slang for a dance. Bop is slang for move in a fast, but relaxed manner. Bop is slang for hit, punch. Bop is slang for a fast form of jazz.

BOPPER
Bopper is American slang for a musician, dancer or devotee of bop.

BOPPERS
Boppers is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

BORACIC LINT
Boracic lint is London Cockney rhyming slang for skint (broke, without money).

BORAK
Borak is Australian and New Zealand slang for rubbish; nonsense.

BORDEAUX
Bordeaux is nursing slang for blood in the urine.

BORED OUT OF ONE'S SKULL


Bored out of one's skull is slang for extremely bored.

BORN AGAIN VIRGIN


Born again virgin is British slang for someone who hasn't had sex for a long time.

BORON
Boron is British slang for a bore who knows everything about nothing.

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BORROW AND BEG


Borrow and beg is London Cockney rhyming slang for an egg.

BORSTAL
Borstal is old English slang for a steep and narrow path up a hill in which one could hide.

BOSS
Boss is slang for excellent; fine.

BOSSEYED
Bosseyed is British slang for awry.

BOT
Bot is Australian slang for irritate. Bot is British slang for bottom.

BOTANY BAY
Botany Bay is London Cockney rhyming slang for bed (hay). Botany Bay is London Cockney rhyming slang for to run away, abscond,

BOTHER
Bother is British slang for trouble, violence, aggression.

BOTHERATION
Botheration is slang for a minor annoyance or irritation.

BOTHERMENTS
Botherments is British slang for problems, ailments.

BOTTLE
Bottle is slang for to injure by thrusting a broken bottle into a person. Bottle is British slang for courage or nerve. Bottle is British slang for money collected by street entertainers or buskers. Bottle is busker slang for to collect money from the bystanders. Bottle is betting slang for odds of 2/1.

BOTTLE AND GLASS


Bottle and glass is London Cockney rhyming slang for the buttocks (arse).

BOTTLE AND STOPPER


Bottle and stopper is London Cockney rhyming slang for a police officer (copper).

BOTTLE BLONDE
Bottle blonde is slang for someone with dyed blonde hair.

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BOTTLE OF BEER
Bottle of beer is London Cockney rhyming slang for ear.

BOTTLE OF DRINK
Bottle of drink is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad smell (stink).

BOTTLE OF FIZZ
Bottle of fizz is London Cockney rhyming slang for to pick someone's pocket (whizz).

BOTTLE OF KOLA
Bottle of kola is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bowler hat.

BOTTLE OF MILK
Bottle of milk is British slang for a very whitelooking person, someone with no sun tan.

BOTTLE OF POP
Bottle of pop is London Cockney rhyming slang for an Italian (wop).

BOTTLE OF SAUCE
Bottle of sauce is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cart horse.

BOTTLE OF SCENT
Bottle of scent is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (bent).

BOTTLE OF SCOTCH
Bottle of scotch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a watch.

BOTTLE OF SPRUCE
Bottle of spruce is London Cockney rhyming slang for two pounds sterling (deuce). Bottle of spruce is London Cockney rhyming slang for a deuce. Bottle of spruce is London Cockney rhyming slang for betting odds of 2/1. Bottle of spruce was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a tuppence.

BOTTLE OF WATER
Bottle of water is London Cockney rhyming slang for daughter. Bottle of water is London Cockney rhyming slang for a quarter of an once of drugs.

BOTTLE OF WINE
Bottle of wine is London Cockney rhyming slang for a court fine.

BOTTLE OPENER
Bottle opener is British slang for a laxative.

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BOTTLE OUT
Bottle out is British slang for to lose one's nerve.

BOTTLE RETURN
Bottle return is nursing slang for removing a bottle stuck by vacuum suction in the anal canal, usually of a gay man.

BOTTLE TOP
Bottle top is London Cockney rhyming slang for a police officer (cop). Bottle top is is London Cockney rhyming slang for to catch or take hold of (cop).

BOTTLE UP AND GO
Bottle up and go is BlackAmerican slang for to leave.

BOTTLED
Bottled is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

BOTTLED PROMISE
Bottled promise is British slang for a promise given under the influence of drink, and likely to be broken when sober.

BOTTLES OF BOOZE
Bottles of booze is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoes.

BOTTOM BURP
Bottom burp is British slang for to expel wind from the anus.

BOTTOM OF A BIRDCAGE
Bottom of a birdcage is British slang for very dry.

BOTTY BOY
Botty Boy (pronounced batty boy) is Jamaican slang for a homosexual.

BOULDER BONCE
Boulder bonce is British slang for a bald headed person.

BOUNCE
Bounce is slang for resilience. Bounce is slang for to cheat or to con. Bounce is computer slang for an undeliverable email being returned to the sender. Bounce is British slang for to force a person to leave a place or job; throw out; eject. Bounce is banking slang for to send a cheque back unredeemed because of a lack of funds in the drawer's account.

BOUNCEUP
Bounceup was British slang in the 1960s for a fight or brawl.

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BOUNCED
Bounced is slang for to be dismissed from employment, rejected, expelled.

BOUNCER
Bouncer is slang for a man employed at a club, pub, disco, etc., to throw out drunks or troublemakers and stop those considered undesirable from entering. Bouncer is banking slang for a dishonoured cheque.

BOUNCERS
Bouncers is slang for large female breasts.

BOUNCYBOUNCY
Bouncybouncy is slang for sex.

BOUNDER
Bounder is old British slang for a morally reprehensible person; a cad.

BOUNDING
Bounding was old British slang for behaving with unacceptable effrontery or showiness.

BOUNTY BAR
Bounty bar is slang for a black person who behaves like and collaborates with white society.

BOVVER
Bovver is British slang for rowdiness, especially that caused by gangs of teenage youths.

BOVVER BOOTS
Bovver boots is British slang for heavy boots worn by some teenage youths in Britain, and used in gang fights.

BOVVERBOY
Bovverboy is slang for a youth, particularly a skinhead, who enjoys fighting, conflict, and is always provoking trouble.

BOW AND ARROW


Bow and arrow is London Cockney rhyming slang for a barrow. Bow and arrow is London Cockney rhyming slang for sparrow.

BOW AND QUIVER


Bow and quiver is London Cockney rhyming slang for liver, liverish, irritable.

BOW DOWN BEFORE THE PORCELAIN GOD


Bow down before the porcelain god is American slang for to vomit.

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BOW LOCKS
Bow locks is British slang for nonsense, rubbish.

BOWWOW
Bowwow is slang for an unattractive woman. Bowwow is slang for a dog. Bowwow is slang for anything inferior, unappealing.

BOWL
Bowl is British slang for walk, gait.

BOWL A WIDE
Bowl a wide is British slang for to make a mistake.

BOWLER HAT
Bowler Hat is London Cockney rhyming slang for a rat.

BOWSER
Bowser is British slang for an unattractive woman.

BOX
Box is slang for the anus. Box is slang for the male genitals. Box is slang for a coffin. Box is slang for a safe. Box is slang for a guitar. Box is American slang for a portable cassette/radio player. Box is Australian slang for the female genitals.

BOX OF BIRDS
Box of birds is British slang for a state of elation, happiness.

BOX OF TOYS
Box of toys is London Cockney rhyming slang for noise.

BOX OF TRICKS
Box of tricks is London Cockney rhyming slang for the cinema (flicks).

BOX THE FOX


Box the fox is Irish slang for to rob an orchard.

BOXED
Boxed is BlackAmerican slang for overcome by narcotics or liquor

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BOY AND GIR;


Boy and girl is London Cockney rhyming slang for a key (twirl).

BOY IN THE BOAT


Boy in the boat is slang for the clitoris. Boy in the boat was 19th century slang for the navel.

BOY RACER
Boy racer is British slang for an irresponsible young, male, car driver who drives fast and dangerously trying to impress.

BOY SCOUT
Boy scout is London Cockney rhyming slang for turn to pay for a round of drinks (shout).

BOY SCOUT WITH AGOROPHOBIA


Boy scout with agorophibia is British slang for something useless.

BOY SCOUTS
Boy scouts is London Cockney rhyming slang for Brussels sprouts.

BOYS IN BLUE
Boys in blue is London Cockney rhyming slang for a state of agitation (stew).

BOYSIE
Boysie is British slang term of address for a man. Boysie is slang for a kiss on the cheek.

BOYSTOWN
Boystown is slang for the male homosexual scene.

BOZO
Bozo is slang for heroin. Bozo is American slang for a fool.

BRACE
Brace is American slang for accost.

BRACE OF HORNED CORNS


Brace of horned corns is BlackAmerican slang for aching feet

BRACELETS
Bracelets is slang for handcuffs.

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BRACES AND BITS


Braces and bits is London Cockney rhyming slang for breasts (tits).

BRACK
Brack is American slang for to vomit

BRACKERS
Brackers is British slang for without money, penniless.

BRACKET
Bracket is British slang for the nose and mouth.

BRAD PITT
Brad Pitt is London Cockney rhyming slang for to defecate (shit).

BRADBURY
Bradbury was Dorset slang for a one pound note.

BRADFORD CITY
Bradford city is London Cockney rhyming slang for a female breats (titty).

BRADFORDS
Bradfords (shortened from Bradford city) is London Cockney rhyming slang for female breasts.

BRADS
Brads was 19th century British slang for money.

BRADY
Brady is Black American slang for a young, suburban, white, middleclass person.

BRAHMA
Brahma is British slang for an attractive girl or girlfriend. Brahma is British slang for money, wealth. Brahma is British slang for good.

BRAHMS AND LISZT


Brahms and Liszt is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk (pissed).

BRAIN
Brian is slang for to hit hard on the head.

BRAIN DAMAGE
Brain damage is British slang for a violent lunatic.

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BRAIN FAILURE
Brain failure is British slang for forgetfullness, mental deficiency.

BRAIN TABLET
Brain tablet was 1930's American slang for a cigarette.

BRAINBOX
Brainbox is slang for the skull. Brainbox is slang for a clever person.

BRAINS
Brains is British criminal slang for the CID. Brains is British slang for an idiot.

BRAINSTEM
Brainstem is American slang for an eccentric person.

BRAINSTORM
Brainstorm is slang for sudden inspiration, a sudden idea.

BRAINWAVE
Brainwave is slang for sudden inspiration, a sudden idea.

BRANDS HATCH
Brands Hatch is London Cockney rhyming slang for scratch.

BRANDY AND FASHODA


Brandy and Fashoda was late 19th century British slang for brandy and soda.

BRASS
Brass (shortened from brass nail) is slang for a prostitute. Brass is British slang for money. Brass is British slang for penniless.

BRASS BAND
Brass band is London Cockney rhyming slang for hand.

BRASS HAT
Brass hat is British slang for a senior officer in the armed forces or police.

BRASS MONKEYS
Brass monkeys is slang for very cold weather.

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BRASS NAIL
Brass nail is rhyming slang for a tail. Brass nail is rhyming slang for a prostitute.

BRASS NECK
Brass neck is British slang for intensely cheeky.

BRASS TACKS
Brass tacks is London Cockney rhyming slang for facts.

BRASSED OFF
Brassed off is British slang for fed up; disgruntled.

BRASSICK
Brassick is British slang for penniless.

BRASSWORK
Brasswork is British slang for a promiscuous woman.

BRASSY
Brassy is British slang for an ostentatious, loud woman.

BRAT
Brat is British slang for a badly behaved child.

BRATTERY
Brattery is British slang for a nursery, a creche, a school.

BRAVE AND BOLD

Brave and bold is London Cockney rhyming slang for cold, freezing.

BRAVEHEART
Braveheart is British slang for a Scotsman.

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BRAWL
Brawl is American and Canadian slang for an uproarious party.

BREA
Brea is slang for heroin.

BREAD
Bread is slang for money. Bread was 17th century British slang for employment.

BREAD AND BUTTER


Bread and butter is London Cockney rhyming slang for gutter. Bread and butter is London Cockney rhyming slang for nutter. Bread and butter is London Cockney rhyming slang for putter. Bread and butter is London Cockney rhyming slang for shutter. Bread and butter is London Cockney rhyming slang for stutter.

BREAD AND CHEESE


Bread and cheese is London Cockney rhyming slang for sneeze.

BREAD AND HONEY


Bread and honey is London Cockney rhyming slang for money.

BREAD AND JAM


Bread and jam is London Cockney rhyming slang for pram. Bread and jam was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a tram.

BREAD AND LARD


Bread and lard is London Cockney rhyming slang for hard.

BREAD AND SCRAPE


Bread and scarpe is British slang for a piece of bread with a thin scraping of butter.

BREAD HOOKS
Bread hooks is slang for the hands or fingers.

BREAD KNIFE
Bread knife is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.

BREADBASKET
Breadbasket is slang for the stomach.

BREADCRUMBS
Breadcumbs is London Cockney rhyming slang for the gums.

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BREADHEAD
Breadhead is slang for a person motivated by money.

BREADSPREAD
Breadspread is British slang for any kind of fat that can be spread on bread, such as butter or margarine.

BREAK ONE'S DUCK


Break one's duck is British slang for to lose one's virginity (said of a man).

BREAK SHINS
Break shins is old slang for borrow money.

BREAK UP
Break up is slang for to be, or cause to be, overcome with laughter.

BREAKING LUCK
Breaking luck is BlackAmerican slang for the first trick of the evening for a prostitute

BREAKNECK SPEED
Breakneck speed is British slang for very fast.

BREATH
Breath is American slang for onions.

BREEZE UP
Breeze up is BlackAmerican slang for the utmost

BREKKERS
Brekkers is British slang for breakfast.

BREKKY
Brekky is British slang for breakfast.

BREMBLE
Bremble is Dorset slang for bramble.

BRENDA FRICKERS
Brenda Frickers is British rhyming slang for knickers.

BREW
Brew is British slang for tea. Brew is American slang for beer.

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BREWER'S BUNG
Brewer's bung is London Cockney rhyming slang for the tongue.

BREWER'S DROOP
Brewer's droop is slang for temporary impotence caused by excessive alcohol consumption.

BREWSKI
Brewski is American slang for beer.

BRIAN
Brian is British slang for a boaring, vacuous person.

BRIAN O'LINN
Brian O'Linn is London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.

BRICK
Brick is slang for a good fellow or a merry person. Brick is British slang for to castrate.

BRICK IN ONE'S HAT


To have a brick in one's hat is slang for to be drunk.

BRICK IT
Brick it is British slang for a smash and grab robbery. Brick it is British slang for be scared.

BRICKED
Bricked is British slang for castrated.

BRICKING IT
Bricking it is British slang for be scared.

BRICKS AND MORTAR


Bricks and mortar is London Cockney rhyming slang for daughter.

BRIDE AND GROOM


Bride and groom is London Cockney rhyming slang for broom. Bride and groom is London Cockney rhyming slang for a room.

BRIDGE
Bridge is American slang for a quantity of four.

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BRIDGET JONESES
Bridget Joneses is British slang for large women's knickers.

BRIDGETS
Bridgets is British slang for large women's knickers.

BRIEF
Brief is British slang for a lawyer, especially a barrister. Brief is British slang for a passport. Brief is British slang for a pawnbroker's ticket. Brief is British slang for a driving licence. Brief is British slang for a membership card. Brief is British slang for a cheque. Brief is British police slang for a search warrant.

BRIG
Brig is British slang for a prison.

BRIG'S REST
Brig's rest is London Cockney rhyming slang for vest.

BRIGHT AND BREEZY


Bright and breezy is London Cockney rhyming slang for easy.

BRIGHT AND FRISKY


Bright and frisky is London Cockney rhyming slang for whisky.

BRIGHTON
Brighton (shortened from bright and frisky) is London Cockney rhyming slang for whisky.

BRIGHTON LINE
Brighton line is bingo slang for the number fiftynine. Brighton line is bingo slang for the number nine.

BRIGHTON PIER
Brighton pier is London Cockney rhyming slang for queer. Brighton pier is London Cockney rhyming slang for disappear.

BRIGHTON ROCK
Brighton rock is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (cock). Brighton rock is London Cockney rhyming slang for the dock of a court.

BRILL
Brill is British slang for wonderful, exciting, brilliant.

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BRING DOWN
Bring down is slang for to cause to be elated and then suddenly depressed, as from using drugs.

BRING IT UP FOR A VOTE


Bring it up for a vote is American slang for to vomit.

BRINGDOWN
Bringdown is British slang for a disappointment.

BRINNY
Brinny is Australian slang for a stone, especially when thrown.

BRINY
Briny is slang for the sea.

BRISTLES
Bristles is British slang for a moustache.

BRISTOL CITIES
Bristol cities is London Cockney rhyming slang for titties (breasts).

BRISTOLS
Bristols (from Bristol Cities) is slang for women's breasts.

BRIT
Brit is slang for a British person.

BRITISH RAIL
British Rail is London Cockney rhyming slang for stale.

BRITNEY SPEARS
Britney Spears is rhyming slang for beers.

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Brixton briefcase is British slang for a portable radio/cassette player.

BRIXTON RIOT
Brixton riot is London Cockney rhyming slang for diet.

BRO
Bro is American slang for brother.

BROAD
Broad is slang for a girl, woman or prostitute.

BROADS
Broads is British slang for playing cards. Broads is British slang for credit cards.

BROCCOLO
Broccolo is Dorset slang for cauliflower.

BROJA
Broja is slang for heroin.

BROKEN HEART
Broken heart is London Cockney rhyming slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart).

BROKEN WRISTED
Broken wristed is British slang for a male homosexual.

BROMIDE
Bromide is slang for a person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of thought and conversation.

BROMIDIOM
Bromidiom is slang for a conventional comment or saying, such as those characteristic of bromides.

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BROMLEYBYBOW
BromleybyBow is London Cockney rhyming slang for money (dough). BromleybyBow is London Cockney rhyming slang for toe.

BRONCO LAYNE
Bronco Layne is London Cockney rhyming slang for pain.

BRONK
Bronk is British slang for an erection of the penis.

BRONX CHEER
Bronx cheer is American slang for a noise imitating anal wind, made with the lips and tongue.

BRONZE
Bronze is British slang for nonsilver coins.

BRONZE EYE
Bronze eye is British slang for the anus.

BRONZE FIGURE
Bronze figure is London Cockney rhyming slang for kipper.

BROOKLYN MATING CALL


Brooklyn mating call is American slang for to vomit.

BROOM
Broom is BlackAmerican slang for to walk or run

BROOM OFF
Broom off is British slang for to get rid of something.

BROOM TO THE SLAMMER THAT FRONTS THE DRAPE CRIB


Broom to the slammer that fronts the drape crib is BlackAmerican slang for to go to the clothes closet (wardrobe).

BROOMBROOM
Broombroom is slang for a car.

BROOMHED
Broomhead is slang for a stupid person.

BROTHEL CREEPERS
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BROTHEL STOMPERS
Brothel Stompers is American slang for shoes with thick crepe soles.

BROTHER AND SISTER


Brother and sister is London Cockney rhyming slang for a blister.

BROTHER BUNG
Brother bung is London Cockney rhyming slang for the tongue.

BROTHER OF THE BADGE


Brother of the badge is London slang for a London taxi driver.

BROWN
Brown is British slang for nonsilver coins. Brown is British slang for the anus. Brown is British slang for excrement. Brown is slang for heroin.

BROWN AND MILD

Brown and mild is London Cockney rhyming slang for wild, very angry.

BROWN BESS
Brown Bess is London Cockney rhyming slang for yes.

BROWN BOTTLE
Brown Bottle is slang for beer.

BROWN BREAD
Brown bread is London Cockney rhyming slang for dead.

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BROWN EYE
Brown eye is slang for the anus.

BROWN FOOD
Brown food is British slang for bitter, beer, ale.

BROWN HAT
Brown hat is London Cockney rhyming slang for cat.

BROWN HATTER
Brown hatter is derogatory slang for a male homosexual.

BROWN JOE
Brown Joe is London Cockney rhyming slang for no.

BROWN PAPER
Brown paper is London Cockney rhyming slang for caper.

BROWN STUFF
Brown stuff is British slang for excrement.

BROWN SUGAR
Brown sugar is slang for an attractive Black woman. Brown Sugar is slang for heroin.

BROWN TONGUE
Brown tongue is British slang for to toady, be obsequitious.

BROWN TROUSERS
Brown trousers is British slang for very frightening.

BROWN WINDSOR
Bown Windsor is British slang for the anus.

BROWN WINK
Brown wink is British slang for a male homosexual.

BROWNNOSE
Brownnose is slang for to be abjectly subservient to; curry favour with. An abjectly subservient person; a sycophant.

BROWNED OFF
Browned off is British slang for bored, disgusted, or angry.

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BROWNIE
Brownie is British slang for a drink of whiskey. Brownie is British slang for a male homosexual.

BROWNIE POINTS
Brownie points is slang for credit for good deeds.

BROWNIEHOUND
Browniehound is slang for a male homosexual.

BRUCE FOSYTHE
Bruce Forsythe is London Cockney rhyming slang for knife.

BRUCE LEE'S
Bruce Lee's is slang for erect nipples.

BRUM
Brum is British slang for Birmingham.

BRUMMAGEM
Brummagem is British slang for Birmingham. Brummagem is slang for counterfeit or gaudy but worthless or a sham.

BRUMMAGEM SCREWDRIVER
Brummagem screwdriver is British slang for a hammer.

BRUMMIE
Brummie is British slang for a person from Birmingham. Brummie is British slang for the dialect spoken in Birmingham.

BRUNO
Bruno is American slang for Brown University.

BRUSH
Brush is Australian slang for a woman. Brush is British slang for pubic hair. Brush is British slang for sexual activity.

BRUSH OFF
Brush off is slang for to dismiss and ignore a person, especially curtly.

BRUSHET
Brushet is Dorset slang for brushwood, scrub.

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BRUSSELS SPROUT
Brussels sprout is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tout.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Brussels sprouts is London Cockney rhyming slang for scouts.

BRYAN FERRY
Bryan ferry is London Cockney rhyming slang for sherry.

BRYANT AND MAY


Bryant and May is British slang for light ale.

BRYANT AND MAYS


Bryant and Mays is London Cockney rhyming slang for stays (corsets).

BUB
Bub is Australian and New Zealand slang for a baby.

BUBBIES
Bubbies is slang for breasts.

BUBBLE
Bubble is British slang for a bogus company. Bubble is British slang for for to con, to swindle. Bubble is British slang for a simpleton. Bubble is British slang for to inform.

BUBBLE AND BLISTER


Bubble and blister is London Cockney rhyming slang for sister.

BUBBLE AND SQUEAK


Bubble and squeak is London Cockney rhyming slang for beak (a magistrate). Bubble and squeak is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Greek. Bubble and squeak is London Cockney rhyming slang for speak. Bubble and squeak is London Cockney rhyming slang for weak. Bubble and squeak is London Cockney rhyming slang for a week. Bubble and squeak is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate (leak).

BUBBLE BATH
Bubble bath is London Cockney rhyming slang for laugh, joke.

BUBBLE DANCING
Bubble dancing is BlackAmerican slang for washing dishes.

BUBBLE GUM
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BUBBLE UP
Bubble up is British slang for to inform.

BUBBLEBRAIN
Bubblebrain is British slang for a simpleton.

BUBBLED
Bubbled is British slang for informed upon.

BUBBLED UP
Bubbled up is British slang for informed upon.

BUBBLEGUM
Bubblegum is slang for crassly commercial pop music aimed at the very young.

BUBBLES
Bubbles is British slang for female breasts.

BUBBLY
Bubbly is slang for fizzy sparkling wine and Champagne.

BUBS
Bubs was old slang for breasts.

BUCCANEER
Buccaneer is London Cockney rhyming slang for homosexual (queer).

BUCK
Buck is American derogatory slang for a young male Indian or Negro. Buck is American, Canadian and Australian slang for a dollar. Buck is British slang for sexual intercourse. Buck is slang for a young male member of a street gang.

BUCK AND DOE


Buck and doe is London Cockney rhyming slang for snow.

BUCK HOUSE
Buck house is British slang for Buckingham Palace.

BUCKET
Bucket is slang for to move quickly. Bucket is British slang for a ship or boat. Bucket is British slang for an old car. Bucket is British slang for raining heavily. Bucket is British slang for a lavatory. Bucket is BlackAmerican slang for a car. 164

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BUCKET AFLOAT
Bucket afloat is old London Cockney rhyming slang for a coat.

BUCKET AND PAIL


Bucket and pail is London Cockney rhyming slang for jail.

BUCKET AND SPADE


Bucket and spade is London Cockney rhyming slang for a maid barmaid or spinster.

BUCKET AND WELL


Bucket and well is old London Cockney rhyming slang for hell.

BUCKET OF COLD MUD


Bucket of cold mud is American slang for chocolate ice cream.

BUCKET OF HAIL
Bucket of hail is American slang for a glass of ice.

BUCKET OF SAND
Bucket of sand is London Cockney rhyming slang for one thousand pounds sterling (grand).

BUCKET SHOP
Bucket shop is American slang for an office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc. Bucket shop is English slang for a place where cheap airline seats are sold.

BUCKETING
Bucketing is Australian slang for to criticize severely.

BUCKLE MY SHOE
Buckle my shoe is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew. Buckle my show is bingo slang for two.

BUCKLEY'S CHANCE
Buckley's chance is Australian and New Zealand slang for no chance at all.

BUCKS HUSSAR
Bucks hussar was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a cigar.

BUCKSHEE
Buckshee is British slang for without charge; free.

BUDDHA
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BUDDHA STICKS
Buddha sticks is slang for cannabis.

BUDDY
Buddy is American slang for a male friend.

BUDDY HOLLY
Buddy Holly is London Cockney rhyming slang for volley. Buddy Holly is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pickled cucumber (wally), a fool (wally).

BUDGIE
Budgie is British slang for a talkative person.

BUFF
Buff is slang for an enthusiast, expert or aficionado. Buff is slang for muscular, healthy, attractive. Buff is slang for naked. Buff is slang for to swear, to testify. Buff is drugs slang for money. Buff is Irish slang for a selfimportant person. Buff was old slang for a man, a person.

BUFFALOED
Buffaloed is American slang for bullied, cowed, overwhelmed. Buffaloed is American slang for knocked out.

BUFFOON
Buffoon is British slang for a stupid person.

BUG
Bug is slang for an insect. Bug is slang for a covert listening device. Bug is slang for a virus or infection. Bug is American slang for to irritate or annoy. Bug is computer slang for an unwanted and unintended property of a program or piece of hardware, especially one that causes it to malfunction.

BUG AND FLEA


Bug and flea is London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.

BUG HOUSE
Bug house is American slang for a mental hospital.

BUG OUT
Bug out is slang for to depart hurriedly; run away; retreat.

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BUG PATH
Bug path is British slang for a parting of the hair.

BUG RAKE
Bug rake is British slang for a comb.

BUG RUN
Bug run is British slang for a parting of the hair.

BUG WALK
Bug walk is British slang for a parting of the hair.

BUGALUG
Bugalug is Dorset slang for a scarecrow. Bugalug is Dorset slang for a very untidy looking person.

BUGFUCKER
Bugfucker is American slang for a man with a very small penis.

BUGSMASHER
Bugsmasher is American slang for a light aircraft, often used derisively by jet pilots.

BUGGED
Bugged is slang for angry, irritated. Bugged is slang for suffering from abscesses.

BUGGER
Bugger is slang for a person or thing considered to be contemptible, unpleasant, or difficult. Bugger is a humorous or affectionate slang term for a man or child. Bugger is slang for to ruin, complicate, or frustrate.

BUGGER ABOUT
Bugger about is British slang for to fool about and waste time; to create difficulties or complications for a person.

BUGGER ALL
Bugger all is slang for nothing.

BUGGER OFF
Bugger off is British slang for go away.

BUGGERATION
Buggeration is British slang for ruin, confusion.

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BUGGERED
Buggered is slang for tired, ruined, useless, broken.

BUGGERLUGS
Buggerlugs is a British slang term of address.

BUGGERY GRIPS
Buggery grips is British slang for sideburns.

BUGGINS' TURN
Buggins' turn is British slang for an automatic privilege that comes in turn to the members of a group.

BUGGY
Buggy is American slang for insane.

BUGHOUSE
Bughouse is British slang for a rundown building. Bughouse is American slang for a mental hospital or asylum.

BUGLE
Bugle is slang for the nose.

BUGLEDUSTER
Bugleduster is slang for a handkerchief.

BUGLIX
Buglix is computer slang for DECs ULTRIX operating system in its earlier severely buggy versions. It is still used to describe ULTRIX, but without venom.

BUGS BUNNY
Bugs bunny is British rhyming slang for money.

BUGS IN THE RUG


Bugs in the rug is nursing slang for pubic lice.

BUGSY
Bugsy is British slang for a mad person.

BUICK
Buick is British and American slang for to vomit.

BUILD A SCONCE
Build a sconce is slang for run up a score.

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BUILT
Built is slang for physically welldeveloped.

BUILT FOR COMFORT


Built for comfort is British slang for a fat person.

BUILT LIKE A BRICK SHITHOUSE


Built like a brick shithouse is slang for strongly or solidly built.

BULL
Bull is an American and Australian slang term for a uniformed policeman. Bull is British slang (shortened from bullshit) for exaggerated or foolish talk; nonsense.. Bull was old British slang for five shillings.

BULL AND BUSH


Bull and bush is London Cockney rhyming slang for being discharged from employment (push).

BULL AND COW


Bull and cow is London Cockney rhyming slang for an argument (row).

BULL ARTIST
Bull artist is slang for someone who speaks nonsense while trying to impress.

BULL DUST
Bull dust is Australian slang for nonsense.

BULL FIDDLE
Bull fiddle is slang for a double bass.

BULL IN THE RING


Bull in the ring is nursing slang for a blockage in the large intestine.

BULL MERCHANT
Bull merchant is slang for someone who speaks nonsense while trying to impress.

BULL SESSION
Bull session is slang for a period of earnest, but shallow conversation.

BULL'S EYE
Bull's eye is slang for fifty pounds.

BULLDOZE
Bulldoze is slang for to force something to happen through wit or intimidation.

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BULLDOZER
Bulldozer is London Cockney rhyming slang for a vain exhibitionist (poser).

BULLDYKE
Bullldyke is slang for a masculine, dominant or aggressive lesbian.

BULLET
Bullet is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug). Bullet is British slang for a playing card with one pip. Bullet is British slang for dismissal, sometimes without notice.

BULLETS
Bullets is British slang for hard peas.

BULLOCK'S BLOOD
Bullock's bloodis British slang for a cocktail of beer and rum.

BULLOCK'S HEART
Bullock's heart is old London Cockney rhyming slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart).

BULLOCK'S HORN
Bullock's horn is old London Cockney rhyming slang for to pawn.

BULLOCK'S LIVER
Bullock's liver was old London Cockney rhyming slang for river.

BULLS
Bulls is slang for any anabolic steroid.

BULLS WOOL
Bulls wool is BlackAmerican slang for stolen clothes.

BULLSEYE
Bullseye is British slang for fifty pounds sterling.

BULLSHINE
Bullshine is British military slang for an unnecessary regimental routine.

BULLSHIT
Bullshit is British slang for exaggerated or foolish talk; nonsense.

BULLY BEEF
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BULLYWAYO
Bullywayo is British slang for a bully.

BULRUSH
Bulrush is London Cockney rhyming slang for a paintbrush.

BUM
Bum is British slang for the buttocks. Bum is British slang for to cadge or scrounge. Bum is American slang for something worthless, inferior or bad.

BUM BAG
Bum bag is British slang for a bag or improvised sporran, worn around the lower waist.

BUM BANDIT
Bum bandit is British slang for a male homosexual.

BUM BOY
Bum boy is British slang for a male homosexual.

BUM BUDDY
Bum buddy is British slang for a male homosexual.

BUM CHUM
Bum chum is a British slang term for a male homosexual partner.

BUM FODDER
Bum fodder is British slang for lavatory paper. Bum fodder is British slang for newspaper.

BUM FREEZER
Bum Freezer is British slang for an Eton jacket, and any of various similar styles of short jacket worn by men.

BUM FUCKER
Bum fucker is British slang for a male homosexual.

BUM GRAVY
Bum gravy is slang for diarrhoea.

BUM LICKER
Bum licker is British slang for a sycophant.

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BUM RAP
Bum rap is American slang for a trumpedup or false charge. An unjust punishment.

BUM STEER
Bum steer is American slang for false or misleading information or advice.

BUM SUCKER
Bum sucker is British slang for a sycophant.

BUM TAGS
Bum tags is British slang for dried excrement stuck to the area around the anus.

BUM UP
Bum up is British slang for to praise, speak highly of.

BUM'S RUSH
Bum's rush is slang for a forcible ejection, as from a gathering; rapid dismissal, as of an idea.

BUMBERSHOOT
Bumbershoot is British slang for an umbrella.

BUMBLEBEE
Bumblebee is London Cockney rhyming slang for knee.

BUMBLEBEES
Bumblebees is London Cockney rhyming slang for knees.

BUMBOY
Bumboy is British slang for a homosexual. Bumboy is British slang for a sycophant.

BUMF
Bumf is slang for toilet paper. Bumf is British slang for information on paper.

BUMFACE
Bumface is a British slang term of abuse.

BUMFEST
Bumfest is British slang for a large gathering of male homosexuals.

BUMFLUFF
Bumfluff is British slang for light facial hair on a pubescent boy.

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BUMMED OUT
Bummed out is American slang for disappointed, dejected.

BUMMER
Bummer is American slang for an idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support. A dissipated sponger. Bummer is slang for bad luck, an unfortunate experience.

BUMP
Bump is slang for remove someone surreptitiously from a waiting list. Bump is slang for ketamine.

BUMP OFF
Bump off is slang for to murder or kill.

BUMP START
Bump start is British slang for a sudden rousing to action.

BUMP TUMMIES
Bump tummies is slang for to have sex.

BUMPERS
Bumpers is slang for breasts. Bumpers is slang for tennis shoes.

BUMPH
Bumph is slang for toilet paper. Bumph is British slang for information on paper.

BUMPS
Bumps is slang for breasts.

BUMSUCKING
Bumsucking is British slang for obsequious behaviour; toadying.

BUMSWIZZLED
Bumswizzled is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

BUMWAD
Bumwad is slang for toilet paper.

BUN FIGHT
Bun fight is British slang for a tea party; an official function.

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BUN IN THE OVEN


Bun in the oven is British slang for pregnant.

BUNCE
Bunce is British slang for money or profit, perks, bonuses.

BUNCH
Bunch is slang for the male genitals.

BUNCH OF FIVES
Bunch of fives is slang for a fist.

BUNCO
Bunco is American slang for a swindle or fraud.

BUNDLE
Bundle is slang for a large quantity of money or other desirable thing. Bundle is British slang for a fight. Bundle is slang for the male genitals. Bundle is American slang for an attractive woman.

BUNDU
Bundu is South African and Zimbabwean slang for a largely uninhabited wild region far from towns.

BUNG
Bung is a British slang term for a bribe given to police. Bung is British slang for to throw, to hand over. Bung is Australian and New Zealand slang for dead, destroyed or useless.

BUNG IN THE BOTTLE


Bung in the bottle is British slang for constipation.

BUNG IT IN
Bung it in is London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.

BUNGALOW
Bungalow is British slang for a well endowered, but stupid, man.

BUNGALOW BILL
Bungalow Bill is British slang for a stupid man.

BUNGEE JUMPER
Bungee jumper is nursing slang for a patient who pulls on his catheter tube.

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BUNGER
Bunger is Australian slang for a firework.

BUNGHOLE
Bunghole is slang for the anus. Bunghole is slang for to sodomize.

BUNGIE
Bungie is British slang for a rubber eraser. Bungie was old British slang for cheese.

BUNGY
Bungy is British slang for a rubber eraser. Bungy was old British slang for cheese.

BUNK
Bunk is British slang for to abscond. Bunk is British slang for nonsense, rubbish. Bunk is American slang for unfashionable. Bunk is American slang for to cheat.

BUNK IN
Bunk in is British slang for to enter illicitly.

BUNK OFF
Bunk off is British slang for to play truant, to be absent.

BUNKUP
Bunkup is British slang for the act of sexual intercourse.

BUNKIES
Bunkies is British slang for sexual intercourse.

BUNNY
Bunny is British slang for incessant talking or chatter. Bunny is Australian slang for a mug; dupe.

BUNNY BOILER
Bunny boiler is slang for an unhinged and overly possessive woman.

BUNS
Buns is British slang for food. Buns is American slang for the buttocks. Bus is Australian slang for sanitary towels or tampons.

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BUNSEN BURNER
Bunsen burner is London Cockney rhyming slang for earner. Bunsen burner is cricket rhyming slang for a turner.

BUP
Bup is British slang for a slice of bread and butter. Bup is British slang for money.

BUPPY
Buppy is slang for a member of the black middleclass.

BURDETTCOUTTS
BurdettCoutts was old London Cockney rhyming slang for boots.

BURG
Burg is American slang for a town or place.

BURGLAR ALARM
Burglar alarm is London Cockney rhyming slang for arm.

BURGOO
Burgoo was 17th century naval slang for a thick porridge.

BURIED
Buried is British slang for imprisoned.

BURK
Burk is British slang for a fool.

BURKE AND HARE


Burke and Hare is London Cockney rhyming slang for a chair.

BURL
Burl is Australian slang for a try, an attempt.

BURLEYCUE.
Burleycue is American slang for burlesque theatre.

BURLINGTON BERTIE
Burlington Bertie is bingo slang for thirty. Burlington Bertie is betting slang for odds of 100/30.

BURLINGTON HUNT
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BURLY
Burly is American slang for something difficult.

BURN
Burn is British prison slang for tobacco or a cigarette. Burn is British slang for to kill by shooting. Burn is British slang for a swindle in which inferior drugs are sold as first class. Burn is American slang for to electrocute or to be electrocuted.

BURN AND SMOULDER


Burn and smoulder is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoulder.

BURN OFF
Burn off is British slang for to overtake, outstrip and humiliate another driver.

BURN OIL
Burn oil is British slang for to drive an old car.

BURN RUBBER
Burn rubber is slang for to drive very fast.

BURN SMOKE
Burn smoke is Amerian slang for to go very fast.

BURN SOMEONE'S GOAT


Burn someone's goat is American slang for to annoy or infuriate someone.

BURN THE BRITISH


Burn the British is American slang for a toasted muffin.

BURNARTIST
Burnartist is British slang for a swindler, a cheat, particularly one who sells inferior drugs as first class ones.

BURNTOAST
Burntoast is British slang for a useless cook.

BURNUP
Burnup is slang for a period of fast driving, to drive fast.

BURNED
Burned is British slang for having been cheated in a sale of drugs.

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BURNER
Burner is British slang for venereal disease.

BURNOUT
Burnout is slang for mental or physical exhaustion.

BURNS AND SMOULDERS


Burns and smoulders is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoulders.

BURNT
Burmnt is old British slang for infected with venereal disease. Burnt is American slang for terrible, hopeless. Burnt is American slang for disappointed. Burnt is American slang for emotionally drained. Burnt is American slang for exhausted.

BURNT CINDER
Burnt cinder is London Cockney rhyming slang for winder (window).

BURNT OFFERING
Burnt offering is British slang for overcoked food.

BURTONONTRENT
BurtononTrent is London Cockney rhyming slang for rent. BurtononTrent is London Cockney rhyming slang for went.

BURY
Bury is slang for to win by a wide margin. Bury is soccer slang for to score a goal.

BURY THE HATCHET


Bury the hatchet is medical slang for to sew up a patient with a surgical instrument mistakenly left inside.

BUS AND TRAM


Bus and tram is London Cockney rhyming slang for jam.

BUSH
Bush is slang for provincial or primitive, rural. Bush is slang for pubic hair. Bush is slang for cannabis.

BUSH LAWYER
Bush lawyer is Australian slang for someone who claims to lay down the law, but has no real authority.

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BUSH PAROLE
Bush parole is American prison slang for an escape.

BUSH PATROL
Bush patrol is American slang for sexual foreplay. Bush patrol is American slang for sexual intercourse.

BUSHBASHING
Bushbashing is Australian and New Zealand slang for the process of forcing a path through the bush.

BUSHED
Bushed is slang for exhausted.

BUSHEL AND PECK


Bushel and peck is London Cockney rhyming slang for neck.

BUSHEL OF COKE
Bushel of coke is London Cockney rhyming slang for a man (bloke).

BUSHER
Busher is American slang for an amateur, an unsophisticated person.

BUSHEY PARK
Bushey park is London Cockney rhyming slang for lark (a joke).

BUSHFIRE
Bushfire is London Cockney rhyming slang for tire.

BUSHFIRED
Bushfired is London Cockney rhyming slang for tired.

BUSHIE
Bushie is Australian slang for a rural or barbaric person, a yokel. Bushie is Jamaican slang for illicitly distilled rum.

BUSHWHACKER
Bushwhacker is Australian slang for an unsophisticated person; boor.

BUSHY PARK
Bushy Park is London Cockney rhyming slang for lark.

BUSINESS
Business is slang for prostitution. Business is slang for a hypodermic syringe. Business is slang for defecation. 179

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BUSINESS GIRL
Business girl is British slang for a prostitute.

BUSK IT
Busk it is British slang for to improvise.

BUST
Bust is slang for an arrest, particularly for possession of drugs. Bust is slang for an escape from prison. Bust is British slang for to burgle. Bust is American army slang for demotion. Bust is Australian slang for a breakin or burglary.

BUST ONE'S BUNS


Bust one's buns is American slang for to exhaust oneself by working.

BUST ONE'S CONK


Bust one's conk is BlackAmerican slang for to work hard.

BUSTEL PUNCHING
Bustle punching is British slang for frottage.

BUSTER
Buster is slang for a person or thing that destroys something. Buster is slang for a man or boy. Buster is British slang for a bet of four or more accumulators. Buster is American and Canadian slang for a person who breaks horses.

BUSTERS
Busters is slang for Phenobarbital.

BUSTING
Busting is Midlands slang for good, excellent, approval.

BUTCH
Butch is slang for markedly or aggressively masculine. Butch is slang for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine. Butch is slang for a strong rugged man.

BUTCH UP
Butch up is slang for to become more assertive, tougher, more masculine.

BUTCHER'S
Butcher's (from Butcher's hook) is British slang for look.

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BUTCHER'S HOOK
Butcher's hook is London Cockney rhyming slang for look.

BUTT
Butt is slang for the backside, buttocks. Butt is American slang for a cigarette.

BUTT OUT
Butt out is American slang for stop interfering, keep out, leave.

BUTTER CHURN
Butter churn is British theatre rhyming slang for a theatrical act (turn).

BUTTERBALL
Butterball is American slang for a fat person.

BUTTERBOY
Butterboy is British slang for a novice.

BUTTERCUP
Buttercup is British slang for an effeminate male homosexual.

BUTTERCUP AND DAISY


Buttercup and Daisy is London Cockney rhyming slang for crazy.

BUTTERED BREAD
Buttered bread is London Cockney rhyming slang for dead.

BUTTERED BUN
Buttered bun is bingo slang for one. Buttered bun is old slang for a woman who has sex with a succession of men at a time.

BUTTERED SCONE
Buttered scone is bingo slang for one.

BUTTERFLY
Butterfly is London Cockney rhyming slang for a neck tie or bow tie.

BUTTFUCK
Buttfuck is American slang for to sodomize.

BUTTHEAD
Butthead is slang for a stupid person.

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BUTTIE
Buttie is British slang for a sandwich.

BUTTINSKI
Buttinski is British slang for someone who habitually interrupts.

BUTTINSKY
Buttinsky is American slang for an interfering person, some one who butts in.

BUTTNAKED
Buttnaked is slang for phencyclidine.

BUTTON
Button is slang for the clitoris. Button is slang for the chin. Button is slang for a section of the peyote cactus, ingested for its hallucinogenic effect.

BUTTON IT
Button it is slang for shut up, or keep quiet.

BUTTON ONE'S LIP


Button one's lip is slang for be quiet, shut up.

BUTTONED UP
Buttoned up is slang for taciturn; silent and somewhat tense.

BUTTONHOLE
Buttonhole was old British slang for the vagina.

BUTTONS AND BOWS


Buttons and bows is London Cockney rhyming slang for toes.

BUTTY
Butty is British slang for a sandwich. Butty is Welsh slong for a close friend.

BUVARE
Buvare is Polari slang for a drink.

BUY
Buy is slang for to accept as true, practical, etc.

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BUY IT
Buy it is slang for die or meet with a disaster.

BUY MY BUICK
Buy my buick is American slang for to vomit.

BUY THE FARM


Buy the farm is American slang for to die.

BUY THE RABBIT


Buy the rabbit is slang for to fare badly or come off worse.

BUYER
Buyer is British slang for a receiver of stolen goods.

BUZZ
Buzz is slang for a rumour. Buzz is slang for cannabis. Buzz is slang for a pleasant sensation, as from a drug such as cannabis. Buzz is slang for a sense of excitement; kick.

BUZZ OFF
Buzz off is British slang for go away.

BUZZ WAGON
Buzz wagon was early 20th century slang for an automobile.

BUZZCRUSHER
Buzzcrusher is American slang for someone who ruins a party, a killjoy.

BUZZARD
Buzzard is slang for a cantankerous old person.

BUZZCOCKS
Buzzcocks is British slang for bollocks.

BUZZER
Buzzer is British slang for a pickpocket.

BUZZING
Buzzing is British slang for high on drugs or alcohol.

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BUZZY HOUSE
Buzzy house was early 20th century American slang for a lunatic asylum.

BWOTH
Bwoth is Dorset slang for both.

BWOY
Bwoy is Dorset slang for a boy, a son.

BY
By is slang for in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned.

BY A JUGFUL
By a jugful is American slang for by a long way or by many degrees.

BY A LONG CHALK
By a long chalk is slang for by a long way or by many degrees.

BY A LONG SHOT
By a long shot is American slang for by a good distance, by a considerable amount.

BY A LONG SIGHT
By a long sight is American slang for by a long way, by a good deal.

BY A STREET
By a street is slang for by a long way.

BY CHALKS
By chalks is Australian slang for by a long way.

BY PASS
By pass is London Cockney rhyming slang for the buttocks (arse).

BY THE CRINGE
By the cringe is a British slang exclamation.

BY THE NECK
By the neck is Scottish and Irish slang for a bottle of beer served unpoured.

BY'NBY
Byb'nby is British slang for later on.

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BYBLOW
Byblow was old slang for a bastard.

BYCHOP
Bychop was old slang for a bastard.

BYEBYES
Byebyes is slang for sleep, unconsciousness.

C
C is slang for cocaine.

C AND A
C and A is British slang for a bisexual man. C and A is London Cockney rhyming slang for homosexial (gay).

CNOTE
Cnote is slang for one hundred pounds, one hundred dollars.

CACA
Caca is British slang for excrement.

CAB RANK
Cab rank is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bank.

CAB YAB
Cab yab is British slang for money, bank notes. Cab yab is is British slang for a braindead person.

CABALLO
Caballo is slang for heroin.

CABBAGE
Cabbage is slang for a braindamaged or inert person. Cabbage is British slang for money. Cabbage is British slang for snippets of cloth appropriated by a tailor from a customer's material. Cabbage is nursing slang for a coronary artery bypass graft (a coronary bypass).

CABBAGE HEAD
Cabbage head is slang for a simpleton, a fool, an idiot.

CABBAGED
Cabbaged is British slang for to be in a drunken stupor.

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CABELLO
Cabello is slang for cocaine.

CABIN CRUISER
Cabin cruiser is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pub (boozer).

CABMAN'S RESTS
Cabman's rests was old London Cockney rhyming slang for women's breasts.

CABOOSE
Caboose is British slang for a prison.

CACA
Caca is British slang for excrement. Caca is slang for heroin.

CACABACCA
Caccabacca is slang for marijuana.

CACATORIUM
Cacatorium was old British slang for a lavatory.

CACK
Cack is slang for defecate. Cack is BlackAmerican slang for to go to sleep.

CACKCATCHERS
Cackcatchers is Australian slang for trousers.

CACKHANDED
Cackhanded is British slang for clumsy, inept.

CACKLE
Cackle is Polari slang for talk, gossip.

CACKPIPE
Cackpipe is British slang for the anus.

CAD
Cad is British slang for a unprincipled, contemptible man.

CADBURY ALLEY
Cadbury alley is British slang for the anus.

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CADBURY CHANNEL
Cadbury channel is British slang for the anus.

CADBURY'S
Cadbury's (shortened from Cadbury's snack) is London Cockney rhyming slang for back.

CADBURY'S SNACK
Cadbury's snack is London Cockney rhyming slang for back.

CADDLE
Caddle is Dorset slang for confusion, a muddle.

CADDY
Caddy is slang for Cadillac.

CADY
Cady is slang for a hat.

CAFETERIA
Cafeteria (help your self) is British cricket slang for an easy to hit ball. Cafeteria is British homosexual slang for a place to go for oral sex.

CAFF
Caff is British slang for cafe.

CAG MAG
Cag mag is Dorset slang for an annoying person.

CAGE
Cage is British slang for a prison cell.

CAHOOT
Cahoot is slang for a partnership.

CAIN AND ABEL


Cain and Abel is London Cockney rhyming slang for table.

CAINE
Caine is slang for cocaine.

CAKEHOLE
Cakehole is British slang for mouth.

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CAKERY
Cakery is British slang for a bakery.

CALABOOSE
Calaboose is slang for a prison.

CALAMITY JANE
Calamity Jane is London Cockney rhyming slang for a train.

CALBO
Calbo is slang for heroin.

CALCUTTA
Calcutta is London Cockney rhyming slang for butter.

CALENDAR
Calendar is British slang for a year in prison.

CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
California special is American numismatic slang for an artificially enhanced coin.

CALL
Call is Australian slang for to vomit.

CALL A COPPER!
Call a copper! is a British slang cry of alarm.

CALL BUICKS
Call buicks is American slang for to vomit

CALL DINOSAURS
Call dinosaurs is American slang for to vomit

CALL EARL
Call Earl is American slang for to vomit.

CALL FOR HUEY


Call for huey is American slang for to vomit

CALL OFF ALL BETS


Call off all bets is BlackAmerican slang for to die

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CALL RALPH ON THE BIG WHITE TELEPHONE


Call Ralph on the big white telephone is American slang for to vomit

CALL THE SHOTS


Call the shots is slang for to have control over an organisation, course of action, etc.

CALL TO THE SEALS


Call to the seals is American slang for to vomit

CALL UNCLE RALPH


Call uncle Ralph is American slang for to vomit

CALLBOY
Callboy is slang for a male prostitute.

CALLGIRL
Callgirl is slang for a prostitute.

CALLARD AND BOWSERS


Callard and Bowsers is London Cockney rhyming slang for trousers.

CALLARDS
Callards (shortened from Callard and Bowsers) is London Cockney rhyming slang for trousers.

CALVIN KLEIN
Calvin Klein is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fine. Calvin Klein is London Cockney rhyming slang for a wine.

CAMBER SANDS
Camber Sands is London Cockney rhyming slang for hands.

CAMDEN
Camden (shortened from Camden Lock) is London Cockney rhyming slang for shock.

CAMDEN LOCK
Camden Lock is London Cockney rhyming slang for shock.

CAMDEN TOWN
Camden Town is London Cockney rhyming slang for a copper coin (brown).

CAMEL'S HUMP
Camel's hump is London Cockney rhyming slang for to defecate (dump).

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CAMERER CUSS
Camerer Cuss is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bus.

CAMEROON
Cameroon is derogatory London Cockney rhyming slang for a black person (coon).

CAMILLA PARKERBOWLES
Camilla ParkerBowles is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Rolls Royce car (Rolls).

CAMISTER
Camister was old British slang for a priest, a vicar.

CAMP
Camp is a slang expression for homosexual, effeminate or an affectedly theatrical manner.

CAN
Can is slang for a lavatory. Can is slang for a prison or police cell. Can is slang for a beer. Can is British slang for a pocket. Can is naval slang for a depth charge. Can is American slang for the backside. Can is American slang for a safe or strongbox. Can is American slang for dismiss from employment. Can is American slang for suppress or conceal something. Can is American slang for to jail someone.

CAN IT
Can it is British slang for be quiet, shut up, stop talking.

CAN OF COKE
Can O coke is London Cockney rhyming slang for a joke.

CAN OF OIL
Can of oil is London Cockney rhyming slang for a boil.

CAN OF WORMS
Can of worms is slang for an extremely complicated and distasteful state of affairs.

CAN'T TAKE A TRICK


Can't take a trick is Australian slang for to be consistently unsuccessful or unlucky.

CANAL BOAT
Canal boat is London Cockney rhyming slang for tote.

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CANARY
Canary is slang for an informer. Canary is theatre rhyming slang for a homosexual (fairy).

CANARY WHARF
Canary Wharf is London Cockney rhyming slang for a dwarf.

CANCER BED
Cancer bed is British slang for a sun bed.

CANCER STICK
Cancer stick is slang for a cigarette.

CANDLE
Candle (shortened from candle sconce) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pimp.

CANDLE BASHER
Candle basher is British slang for a spinster.

CANDLE SCONCE
Candle sconce is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pimp (ponce).

CANDLE WAX
Candle wax is London Cockney rhyming slang for tax, particularly betting tax.

CANDLES
Candles is British slang for secretions from the nose running towards the mouth.

CANDY
Candy is slang for heroin. Candy is slang for cocaine. Candy is slang for a dose of LSD taken on a sugar cube. Candy is American slang for a type of dark heroin from Mexico.

CANDY BLUNT
Candy blunt is slang for a joint soaked in codeine.

CANDYASS
Candyass is American slang for a weak and effete person.

CANDYFLOSS
Candyfloss is London Cockney rhyming slang for toss.

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CANDYMAN
Candyman is slang for a drug dealer.

CANE
Cane is British slang for assault, beat up. Cane is British slang for to severely criticise. Cane is British slang for the penis. Cane is British slang for to steal.

CANED
Caned is slang for intoxicated, drunk. Caned is slang for high on drugs.

CANER
Caner was old British slang for a school teacher.

CANISTER
Canister is slang for the head.

CANNED
Canned is slang for intoxicated, drunk. Canned is slang for arrested.

CANNY
Canny is British slang for sharpwitted, attractive.

CANOE
Canoe is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoe.

CANOES
Canoes is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoes.

CANOODLE
Canoodle is slang for to kiss and cuddle; pet; fondle.

CANS
Cans is slang for headphones.

CANTALOUPES
Cantaloupes is American slang for the breasts.

CANTEEN MEDAL
Canteen medal is British slang for a food stain on one's clothes.

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CANUCK
Canuck is slang for a Canadian.

CANUK
Canuk was a nineteenth and early twentieth century American slang expression for a Canadian.

CANVAS
Canvas is British slang for the skin.

CAP
Cap is slang for a capsule of an illegal drug. Cap is slang for oral sex. Cap is American slang for to insult, humiliate.

CAPE HORN
Cape Horn is London Cockney rhyming slang for a corn.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE


Cape of Good Hope is London Cockney rhyming slang for soap.

CAPEESH
Capeesh is slang for understand.

CAPER
Caper is slang for an activity. Caper is American and Canadian slang for a crime, especially an organized robbery.

CAPITAL CITY
Capital City is London Cockney rhyming slang for a woman's breast (titty).

CAPON
Capon is slang for a young homosexual man. Capon is slang for a false trail, a false clue, a red herring. Capon is slang for a bloater. Capon was old slang for a eunuch.

CAPPER
Capper is American slang for a bybidder; a decoy for gamblers.

CAPTAIN BLIGH
Captain Bligh is London Cockney rhyming slang for pie.

CAPTAIN COOK
Captain Cook is London Cockney rhyming slang for book. Captain Cook is London Cockney rhyming slang for look.

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CAPTAIN GRIMES
Captain Grimes is British rhyming slang for the Times newspaper.

CAPTAIN KANGAROO
Captain kangaroo is medical slang for the head of a paediatrics department.

CAPTAIN KETTLE
Captain Kettle is London Cockney rhyming slang for to settle, to end an argument.

CAPTAIN KIRK
Captain Kirk is London Cockney rhyming slang for Turk. Captain Kirk is London Cockney rhyming slang for work.

CAPTAIN MORGAN
Captain Morgan is theatre rhyming slang for organ.

CAPTAIN SCOTT
Captain Scott is London Cockney rhyming slang for hot.

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE
Captain Sensible is British slang for a responsible, sober man.

CAPTAIN'S LOG
Captain's log is London Cockney rhyming slang for lavatory (bog).

CAPTURE
Capture is British slang for to seduce, to succeed in a sexual conquest.

CAR
Car is Dorset slang for to carry.

CAR SURFING
Car surfing is American slang for riding on the roof of a moving car.

CARPARK
Carpark is London Cockney rhyming slang for an informer (nark).

CARBOLIC NAKED
Carbolic naked is British slang for naked, nude.

CARBUNCLE
Carbuncle is London Cockney rhyming slang for uncle.

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CARCASS TRADE
Carcass trade is British slang for the practice of reconstructing dilapidated pieces of old furniture with new veneer to pass them off as antiques.

CARDBOARD BOX
Cardboard box is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox).

CARDIE
Cardie is British slang for a cardigan.

CARELESS TALK
Careless talk is London Cockney rhyming slang for chalk.

CARGA
Carga is slang for heroin.

CARJUN
Carjun is Dorset slang for an accordian.

CARK
Cark is Australian slang for to break down; die.

CARKED
Carked is slang for a ruined situation; an exhausted person.

CARL EARL
Carl Earl is American slang for to vomit

CARL ROSA
Carl Rosa is London Cockney rhyming slang for a poser.

CARLO GATTI
Carlo Gatti is London Cockney rhyming slang for mad, eccentric (batty).

CARN
Carn is British slang for money, cash.

CARNEY
See "Carny"

CARNIE
See "Carny"

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CARNY
Carmy is British slang for hypocritical. Carny (carney or carnie) is American and Canadian slang for short for carnival; a person who works in a carnival.

CAROL SINGER
Carol singer is London Cockney rhyming slang for a ringer, something that isn't what it appears or claims to be.

CAROON
Caroon is British slang for twentyfive pence. Caroon was is British slang for a crown (five shillings).

CARPET
Carpet is betting slang for odds of 3/1. Carpet is slang for the female pubic area.

CARPET BAG
Carpet bag is London Cockney rhyming slang for threemonth prison sentence (drag).

CARROT
Carrot is British slang for a large cannabis cigarette.

CARROT CRUNCHER
Carrot cruncher is British slang for a country dweller.

CARROTNOB
Carrotnob was old British slang for a person with red hair.

CARROTTOP
Carrottop is slang for a person with red hair.

CARRY
Carry is slang for to have drugs on one's person.

CARRYOUT
Carryout is British slang for beer or other alcoholic drink bought from a pub at closing time for consumption off the premises.

CARRYING
Carrying is slang for in possession of firearms or illicit drugs. Carrying is British slang for having plenty of money on the person.

CARSE
Carse is Dorset slang for course.

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CARTWHEEL
Cartwheel is American slang for a large coin, especially the silver dollar.

CARVE
Carve is British slang for attack with a knife, cut or stab with a knife.

CARVE UP
Carve up is British slang for to deliberately ruin someone's chances. Carve up is British slang for to cut in front of another driver.

CARVEUP
Carveup is British slang for the distribution of something, such as of booty. Carveup is British slang for a swindle or conspiracy that ruins one's chances.

CARVER
Carveris British slang for a knife when used as a weapon.

CARVING KNIFE
Carving knife is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.

CARZEY
Carzey is Cockney slang for a lavatory; toilet.

CAS
Cas is American slang for relaxed, nonchalant. Cas is American slang for good, acceptable.

CASABLANCA
Casablanc is London Cockney rhyming slang for wanker.

CASCADE
Cascade is slang for to vomit.

CASE
Case is slang for a mad person. Case is slang for to inspect carefully (especially a place to be robbed). Case is British slang for the last one. Case was old slang for a brothel.

CASED UP
Cased up is British slang for to be dressed. Cassed up was old slang living together.

CASER
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CASH AND CARRIED


Cash and carried is London Cockney rhyming slang for married.

CASH AND CARRY


Cash and carry is London Cockney rhyming slang for marry.

CASH IN
Cash in is slang for to die.

CASO
Caso is British slang for mad, unpredictable.

CASSAVA
Cassava is American slang for the female genitals. Cassava is American slang for a woman, especially an available one.

CASTLE RAG
Castle rag is London Cockney rhyming slang for flag.

CASTOR
Castor (shortened from castor oil) is London Cockney rhyming slang for royal. Castor is Australian slang for good; fine.

CASTOR AND POLLUX


Castor and Pollux is London Cockney rhyming slang for the testicles (bollocks).

CASTOR OIL
Castor oil is London Cockney rhyming slang for royal.

CASTOR OILS
Castor oils is London Cockney rhyming slang for royals the royal family.

CASTORS
Castors (shortened from castor oils) is London Cockney rhyming slang for royals the royal family.

CASUAL
Casual was British slang for a social subgroup of the 1980s identified by wearing expensive designer clothes, being materialistic, and taking part in football hooliganism and shop lifting.

CAT
Cat is British slang for bad, awful. Cat is British slang for a spiteful woman. Cat is British slang for a prostitute. Cat is British slang for the vagina. Cat is musician slang for a man.

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CAT AND DOG


Cat and dog is London Cockney rhyming slang for a catalogue. Cat and dog is London Cockney rhyming slang for lavatory (bog).

CAT AND KITTY


Cat and kitty is London Cockney rhyming slang for a woman's breast (titty).

CAT AND MOUSE


Cat and mouse is London Cockney rhyming slang for house.

CAT LICK
Cat lick is British slang for Catholic.

CAT VALIUM
Cat Valium is slang for ketamine.

CAT'S BREAKFAST
Cat's breakfast is British slang for a mess, something done badly.

CAT'S FACE
Cat's face is London Cockney rhyming slang for an ace playing card.

CAT'S LICK
Cat's lick is British slang for a brief wash.

CAT'S MILK
Cat's milk is London Cockney rhyming slang for silk.

CAT'S PYJAMAS
Cat's pyjamas is slang for a person or thing that is excellent or superior.

CAT'S WHISKERS
Cat's whiskers is slang for a person or thing that is excellent or superior.

CATCH A COLD
Catch a cold is slang for to make a loss; lose one's investment.

CATCH IT ON THE REBOUND


Catch it on the rebound is American slang for to vomit,

CATCH ON
Catch on is slang for understand.

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CATCH SOME RAYS


Catch some rays is slang for to sunbathe.

CATCH SOME Z'S


Catch some z's is American slang for sleep.

CATCHED
Catched is Dorset slang for caught.

CATEUDYL
Cateudyl is slang for methaqualone.

CATHOUSE
Cathouse is slang for a brothel.

CATS
Cats is slang for to vomit.

CATS AND DOGS


Cats and dogs is British slang for heavy rain.

CATTING
Catting is slang for to search for available sexual partners.

CATTLE
Cattle is British slang for prostitutes.

CATTLE MARKET
Cattle market is British slang for a place where women congregate. Cattle market was old British slang for a brothel.

CATTLE TRAIN
Cattle train is BlackAmerican slang for a Cadillac.

CATTLE TRUCKED
Cattle trucked is London Cockney rhyming slang for exhausted, beaten (fucked).

CATTLED
Cattled (shortened from cattle trucked) is London Cockney rhyming slang for exhausted, beaten (fucked).

CATTY
Catty is slang for a catapult.

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CAUGHT SHORT
Caught short is British slang for a sudden urge to go to the toilet.

CAVALIER
Cavalier is British slang for an uncircumcised male.

CAVE IN
Cave in is slang for to submit or to yield.

CAVY
Cavy is British slang for beware.

CECIL
Cecil is British slang for 1000 pounds sterling. Cecil is slang for cocaine.

CECIL GEES
Cecil Gees is London Cockney rhyming slang for knees.

CEILING INSPECTOR
Ceiling inspector is slang for a willing female sexual partner.

CELESTIAL DISCHARGE
Celestial discharge is nursing slang for death.

CELESTIAL TRANSFER
Celestial transfer is nursing slang for death.

CELLAR FLAP
Cellar flap is London Cockney rhyming slang for tap.

CEMENTHEAD
Cementhead is American slang for a stupid person.

CENTRE FORWARD
Centre forward is British slang for a nine playing card.

CENTRE HALF
Centre half is British slang for a five playing card. Centre half is London Cockney rhyming slang for scarf.

CENTURY
Century is slang for one hundred pounds sterling or dollars.

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CEREB
Cereb is American slang for someone who studies hard.

CESS
Cess is Irish slang for luck.

CESSY
Cessy is British slang for foul, repugnant.

CEST
Cest is slang for cannabis.

CFB
CFB (clear as a fucking bell) is slang for understood perfectly.

CHAIN AND CRANK


Chain and crank is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bank.

CHAIN AND LOCKET


Chain and locket is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pocket.

CHAIN GANG
Chain gang is British slang for married men.

CHALFONTS
Chalfonts (shortened from Chalfonts St Giles) is British rhyming slang for piles (haemorrhoids).

CHALFRONT ST GILES
Chalfront St Giles is London Cockney rhyming slang for piles.

CHALICE
Chalice is slang for a large cupshaped container used for smoking marijuana.

CHALK FARM
Chalk Farm is London Cockney rhyming slang for arm. Chalk Farm is London Cockney rhyming slang for harm.

CHALKY WHITE
Chalky white is London Cockney rhyming slang for light ale.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Chamber of commerce is BlackAmerican slang for toilet

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CHAMMER
Chammer is Dorset slang for a bedroom.

CHAMPAGNE GLASS
Champagne glass is London Cockney rhyming slang for a prostitute (brass).

CHAMPERS
Champers is slang for champagne.

CHAMPION
Champion is northeast England slang for brilliant.

CHANCER
Chancer is slang for an unscrupulous or dishonest opportunist who is prepared to try any dubious scheme for making money or furthering his own ends.

CHANCRE MECHANIC
Chancre mechanic is naval slang for a ship's doctor.

CHANDELIER
Chandelier is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (queer).

CHANDU
Chandu is American slang for to vomit

CHANGE
Change is slang for desirable or useful information.

CHANNEL FLEET
Channel fleet was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a street.

CHANNEL PORT
Channel port is London Cockney rhyming slang for a 'short', a measure of spirits.

CHANNEL PORTS
Channel ports is London Cockney rhyming slang for short trousers (shorts).

CHAPOPOTE
Chapopote is slang for heroin.

CHAR
Char is British slang for a cup of tea.

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CHARA
Chara is British slang for a motor coach.

CHARAS
Charas is slang for hashish.

CHARGE
Charge is slang for a thrill. Charge is British slang for marijuana, hashish. Charge is American slang for a heroin injection.

CHARING CROSS
Charing Cross is London Cockney rhyming slang for a horse.

CHARITYBANG
Charitybang is slang for a woman who gives sexual favours for free or out of pity.

CHARITYMOLL
Charitymoll is Australian slang for a woman who gives sexual favours for free or out of pity.

CHARLES
Charles is British slang for cocaine.

CHARLES ATLAS
Charles Atlas is derogatory British slang for a puny man.

CHARLES DANCE
Charles Dance is London Cockney rhyming slang for chance.

CHARLES JAMES FOX


Charles James Fox is London Cockney rhyming slang for a thetrical box.

CHARLEY
Charley is old British slang for a night watchman.

CHARLICK
Charlick is Dorset slang for charlock.

CHARLIE
Charlie is slang for cocaine. Charlie (shortened from Charlie Hunt) is British slang for a foolish person (cunt). Charlie is British slang for cheap and nasty, flashy, in bad taste. Charlie (shortened from Charlie Wheeler) is Australian rhyming slang for a Sheila (girl). Charlie is Australian slang for a female prostitute. Charlie is American and Australian slang for a member of the Vietcong or the Vietcong collectively.

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CHARLIE BRADY
Charlie Brady was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a hat (cady).

CHARLIE BROWN
Charlie Brown is London Cockney rhyming slang for a clown.

CHARLIE CHAN
Charlie Chan is London Cockney rhyming slang for a can.

CHARLIE CLORE
Charlie Clore is London Cockney rhyming slang for the floor. Charlie Clore is London Cockney rhyming slang for twenty pounds sterling (a score).

CHARLIE COOKE
Charlie Cooke is London Cockney rhyming slang for look.

CHARLIE DICKEN
Charlie Dicken is London Cockney rhyming slang for a chicken.

CHARLIE DILKE
Charlie Dilke was old London Cockney rhyming slang for milk.

CHARLIE DRAKE
Charlie Drake is London Cockney rhyming slang for brake. Charlie Drake is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tea break.

CHARLIE FREER
Charlie Freer was old London Cockney rhyming slang for beer.

CHARLIE FRISKY
Charlie Frisky is London Cockney rhyming slang for whisky.

CHARLIE HOWARD
Charlie Howard is London Cockney rhyming slang for coward.

CHARLIE HUNT
Charlie Hunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for a foolish, stupid, obnoxious person (cunt).

CHARLIE MASON
Charlie Mason is London Cockney rhyming slang for basin.

CHARLIE NEBS
Charlie Nebs is BlackAmerican slang for policeman

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CHARLIE POPE
Charlie Pope is London Cockney rhyming slang for soap.

CHARLIE PRESCOTT
Charlie Prescott is London Cockney rhyming slang for a waistcoat.

CHARLIE RANDY
Charlie Randy was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for brandy.

CHARLIE RONCE
Charlie Ronce is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pimp (ponce).

CHARLIE SMIRKE
Charlie Smirke is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool (berk).

CHARLIE WIGGINS
Charlie Wiggins is theatrical rhyming slang for lodgings (diggins).

CHARLIE'S DEAD
Charlie's dead is British slang for your underwear or petticoat is showing.

CHARLIES
Charlies is slang for breasts.

CHARLTON AND GREENWICH


Charlton And Greenwich is London Cockney rhyming slang for spinach.

CHARMING WIFE
Charming wife is London Cockney rhyming slang for a knife.

CHARPER
Charper is Polari slang for to search.

CHARRA
Charra is British slang for a coach.

CHARVER
Charver was mid20th century British slang for sexual intercourse.

CHARVERED
Charvered is British slang for exhausted.

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CHAS AND DAVE


Chas and Dave is London Cockney rhyming slang for shave.

CHASE
Chase is British slang for to continue gambling after a losing streak.

CHASE ONE'S TAIL


Chase one's tail is British slang for to be very busy.

CHASE THE DOG END


Chase the dog end is British slang for to urinate.

CHASE THE DRAGON


Chase the dragon is slang for taking heroin or opium by smoking it.

CHASING THE DRAGON


Chasing the dragon is slang for smoking heroin or opium.

CHASING THE TIGER


Chasing the tiger is slang for to smoke heroin.

CHASSIS
Chassis is slang for the body of a person, especially a woman.

CHATARRA
Chatarra is slang for heroin.

CHATEAU'D
Chateau'dis British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

CHATHAM AND DOVER


Chatham and Dover is London Cockney rhyming slang for over, finished.

CHATTER BROTH
Chatter broth was 18 the century British slang for the beverage tea.

CHATTERMAG
Chattermag is Dorset slang for a magpie. Chattermag is Dorset slang for a talkative woman.

CHAUNTER
Chaunter is slang for a street seller of newspapers.

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CHAVVY
Chavvy is London Cockney slang for a child.

CHAVVY LAVVY
Chavvy lavvy is London Cockney slang for a child's potty.

CHAW
Chaw is slang for to steal.

CHAWRY GOODS
Chawry goods is British slang for stolen property.

CHEAPO
Cheapo is British slang for cheap, basic.

CHEAT THE WORMS


Cheat the worms is British slang for to recover from a bad accident or serious illness.

CHEATERS
Cheaters is American slang for glasses and sunglasses.

CHECK
Check is an American slang interjection for yes.

CHECK IT OUT
Check it out is American slang for to pay attention.

CHECK ONE'S OIL


Check one's oil is British slang for to masturbate.

CHECK OUT
Check out is slang for to die.

CHECK THE WAR


Check the war is BlackAmerican slang for command to stop arguing.

CHECK YOUR NERVES


Check your nerves is BlackAmerican slang for command to keep cool

CHEEK
Cheek is slang for cool confidence; assurance; impudence.

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CHEEKTOWAGA SCREAM
Cheektowaga scream is American slang for to vomit

CHEERFUL EARFUL
Cheerful earful is British slang for bad news.

CHEERFUL GIVER
Cheerful giver is London Cockney rhyming slang for liver.

CHEESE
Cheese is slang for detest. Cheese is British slang for smegma. Cheese is prison slang for to act in a grovelling manner. Cheese is slang for a Dutch person. Cheese is Australian slang for a wife.

CHEESE AND CRACKERS


Cheese and crackers is London Cockney rhyming slang for the testicles (knackers).

CHEESE AND KISSES


Cheese and kisses is rhyming slang for wife (misses).

CHEESE EFFECT
Cheese effect is British slang for a false smile.

CHEESE GRATER
Cheese grater is London Cockney rhyming slang for a waiter.

CHEESE IT
Cheese it is American slang for beware, hide, run away.

CHEESECUTTER
Cheesecutter is slang for an aquiline nose. Cheesecutter is slang for a large square peak on a cap. Cheesecutter is slang for a flat cloth cap.

CHEESECUTTERS
Cheesecutters is slang for bandy legs.

CHEESEBALL
Cheeseball is American slang for an unsavoury or contemptible person.

CHEESEBOX
Cheesebox is American slang for a dilapidated vehicle.

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CHEESECAKE
Cheesecake is slang for women displayed for their sex appeal, as in photographs in magazines, newspapers, or films. Cheesecake is slang for pinup pictures.

CHEESECAKER
Cheesecaker is slang for a photographer who specialises in pinup photography.

CHEESECUTTER
Cheesecutter is British slang for a flat cap.

CHEESED OFF
Cheesed off is British slang for bored, disgusted, or angry.

CHEESY
Cheesy is slang for unpleasant, unsavoury, squalid, disreputable. Cheesy is slang for banal, oversimple, cliched. Cheesy (shortened from cheesy quaver) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a favour.

CHEESY QUAVER
Cheesy quaver is London Cockney rhyming slang for a favour.

CHELSEA BUN
Chelsea bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for son. Chelsea bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for the sun.

CHELSEA POTTER
Chelsea Potter is London Cockney rhyming slang for squatter.

CHELSEA SMILE
Chelsea smile is slang for a scar running from the mouth to the ear.

CHELTENHAM BOLD
Cheltenham bold is London Cockney rhyming slang for cold.

CHERIE BLAIR
Cherie Blair is London Cockney rhyming slang for fare.

CHERNOBYL PACKET
Chernobyl packet is computer slang for a network packet that induces network meltdown (the result of a broadcast storm), in memory of the April 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl in Ukraine.

CHERRIES
Cherries is American slang for the flashing lights on a police car.

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CHERRY
Cherry is slang for virginity or the hymen as its symbol. Cherry is slang for new, fresh and attractive. Cherry is slang for an apprentice. Cherry (shortened from cherry hog) is rhyming slang for dog. Cherry is slang for the glowing end of a cigarette.

CHERRY HOG
Cherry hog is London Cockney rhyming slang for dog.

CHERRY METH
Cherry meth is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

CHERRY PICKER
Cherry picker is old London Cockney rhyming slang for one pound (nicker).

CHERRY RED
Cherry red is London Cockney rhyming slang for the head.

CHERRY RIPE
Cherry ripe is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pipe used to smoke tobacco. Cherry ripe is London Cockney rhyming slang for nonsense (tripe).

CHESTNUT
Chestnut is slang for an old joke or story.

CHESTY
Chesty is slang for having large breasts.

CHEVY
Chevy is slang for a Chevrolet car.

CHEVY CHASE
Chevy Chase is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

CHEW SOMEONE OUT


Chew someone out is American slang for to chastise, tell off.

CHEW THE FAT


Chew the fat is London Cockney rhyming slang for chat. Chew the fat is slang for to argue over a point; talk idly; gossip.

CHEW UP
Chew up is slang for to cause a person to be nervous or worried.

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CHEWERS
Chewers is BlackAmerican slang for teeth

CHIACK
Chiack is slang for tease, taunt.

CHICHI

Chichi is slang for excessively cute, pretentious or twee.

CHIC
Chic is slang for good form or style.

CHICANO
Chicano is slang for a Mexican American.

CHICK
Chick is slang for a girl or young woman, especially an attractive one. Chick is American slang for a passive homosexual partner.

CHICKEN
Chicken is slang for a coward. Chicken is slang for a young inexperienced person.

CHICKEN AND RICE


Chicken and rice is London Cockney rhyming slang for nice.

CHICKEN FEED
Chicken feed is slang for a trifling amount of money.

CHICKEN HEART
Chicken heart is London Cockney rhyming slang for wind emitted from the anus (fart).

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CHICKEN NECK
Chicken neck is rhyming slang for a cheque.

CHICKEN PERCH
Chicken perch is London Cockney rhyming slang for church.

CHICKEN RANCH
Chicken ranch is American slang for a rural brothel.

CHICKEN RUN
Chicken run is American slang for a teenage game in which drivers aim their cars at each other to see which will swerve first.

CHICKEN SOUP
Chicken soup is British slang for acceptable, fine, okay.

CHICKENHAWK
Chickenhawk is slang for a homosexual man who preys on younger men. Chickenhawk is slang for a heterosexual seducer or exploiter of underage girls.

CHICKENSHIT
Chickenshit is slang for cowardly or afraid.

CHICKIE
Chickie is American slang for a young girl. Chickie is American slang for a young partner or victim of a dominant male homosexual, particularly in prison.

CHICLE
Chicle is slang for heroin.

CHILDREN
Children is British slang for a housebreaker's tools.

CHILL
Chill (shortened from chill out) is slang for relax. Chill is British slang for to kill.

CHILL OUT
Chill out is slang for relax.

CHILLIN'
Chillin' is American slang for relaxing.

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CHILLUM
Chillum is slang for a pot containing marijuana or hashish for smoking.

CHILVER
Chilver is Dorset slang for a ewe lamb.

CHIMER
Chimer is BlackAmerican slang for a timepiece, clock. Chimer is BlackAmerican slang for the human heart.

CHIMLEY
Chimley is Dorset slang for a chimney.

CHIMNEY
Chimney is British slang for a heavy smoker. Chimney is BlackAmerican slang for the human head.

CHIMNEY AND SOOT


Chimney and soot is London Cockney rhyming slang for a foot.

CHIN
Chin is British slang for to hit someone hard.

CHINPROP
Chinprop is slang for a brooch.

CHINSPLITTER
Chinsplitter is American slang for a narrow goatee beard.

CHINA
China is British rhyming slang for a friend (shortened from china plate, meaning mate).

CHINA BROWN
China brown is slang for a particular type of far eastern heroin.

CHINA PLATE
China plate is Cockney rhyming slang for mate.

CHINA POT
China pot is British slang for great riches.

CHINA WHITE
China White is slang for a particularly pure and often lethal variety of heroin.

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CHINESE
Chinese is British slang for something difficult to understand.

CHINESE ROCKS
Chinese rocks is slang for various varieties of fareastern crystalline heroin.

CHING
Ching is British slang for a five pound note.

CHINK
Chink is slang for a Chinese person. Chink is slang for money, change.

CHINK JOINT
Chink joint is derogatory slang for a cheap Chinese restaurant.

CHINKER
Chinker is slang for five.

CHINKERS
Chinkers is slang for coins.

CHINKIEJOG
Chinkiejog is Australian slang for a slow and steady jog.

CHINKS
Chinks is derogatory American slang for Chinese food.

CHINKY
Chinky is British slang for a Chinese restaurant or takeaway. Chinky is British slang for a Chinese meal. Chinky is British slang for a Chinese person.

CHINLESS WONDER
Chinless wonder is British slang for an effete or gormless person.

CHINNY
Chinny is boxing slang for an easily knoked down opponent. Chinny is American slang for talkative.

CHINSPLASHER
Chinsplasher is slang for masturbation by way of a woman's cleavage.

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CHINSTRAP
Chinstrap is slang for the backside, buttocks. Chinstrap is Northern Irish slang for a tide mark around the neck.

CHINTZ
Chintz is slang for a bedbug.

CHINTZY
Chintzy is American slang for mean, grasping, miserly. Chintzy is American slang for secondrate.

CHINWAG
Chinwag is British slang for talk, to chat.

CHIP
Chip was old British slang for a shilling. Chip is slang for a child. Chip is slang for to barrack. Chip is Black American slang for a stolen mobile phone used to make illegal free phone calls.

CHIP IN
To chip in is slang for to contribute, as to a fund or to share in the risks or expenses of.

CHIP TOGETHER
Chip together is American slang for to contribute, to cooperate.

CHIPHEAD
Chiphead is British slang for a technical boffin.

CHIPPENS
Chippens is Irish slang for money.

CHIPPER
Chipper is slang for lively, cheerful. Chipper is American slang for an occasional user of illicit drugs.

CHIPPERY
Chippery was early 20th century slang for an argument.

CHIPPING
Chipping is Australian slang for being cheeky, impudent. Chipping is American slang for the occasional use of illicit drugs.

CHIPPLE
Chipple is Dorset slang for a spring onion.

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CHIPPY
Chippy is slang for aggressive and hypersensitive. Chippy is British and New Zealand slang for a carpenter. Chippy is British slang for a fish and chip shop. Chippy is American and Australian slang for a prostitute or promiscuous woman.

CHIPS
Chips is slang for a carpenter. Chips is British slang for money.

CHIPS AND PEAS


Chips and peas is London Cockney rhyming slang for knees.

CHIPSY
Chipsy is American slang for someone arrogant and superficial.

CHIRA
Chira is slang for marijuana.

CHIRKY
Chirky is American slang for cheerful.

CHIRPY

Chirpy is slang for cheerful, happy.

CHIRRUP AND TITTER


Chirrup and titter was old London Cockney rhyming slang for bitter (beer).

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CHISEL
Chisel is slang for to cut close, as in a bargain or to cheat.

CHISELLER
Chiseller is slang for a cheat. Chiseller is Dublin slang for a child.

CHISELLY
Chiselly is Dorset slang for tough, chewy.

CHIV
Chiv is slang for a knife.

CHIVMAN
Chivman is slang for someone expert at handling a knife.

CHIVA
Chiva is slang for heroin.

CHIVEY
Chivey is slang for to tease. Chivey is slang for noisy. Chivey is slang for to chase about.

CHIVVER
Chivver is slang for someone expert at handling a knife.

CHIVY
Chivy is English slang for to goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch.

CHOAD
Choad is American slang for the penis.

CHOADSMOKER
Choadsmoker is American slang for a fellator or fellatrix.

CHOAN
Choan is American slang for sexual intercourse.

CHOCICE
Choc ice is London Cockney rhyming slang for dice. Chocice is Black American slang for a Black person whose lifestyle, opinions and attitudes are those of the White society.

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CHOCAHOLIC
Chocaholic is slang for someone with an inordinate fondness for chocolate.

CHOCHA
Chocha is American slang for the vagina. Chocha is American slang for sexual intercourse.

CHOCKVULL
Chockvull is Dorset slang for full.

CHOCKER
Chocker is British slang for irritated; fed up; full.

CHOCKO
Chocko is derogatory British slang for a black person.

CHOCKY JOCKEY
Chocky Jokey is British slang for a male homosexual.

CHOCLATE CLAIR
Chocolate clair is London Cockney rhyming slang for prayer.

CHOCO
Choco was Australian slang during the Second World War for a member of the citizen army; militiaman, or a conscript.

CHOCOLATE
Chocolate is British slang for excrement.

CHOCOLATE BANDIT
Chocolate Bandit is British slang for a male homosexual.

CHOCOLATE BISCUIT
Chocolate biscuit is London Cockney rhyming slang for risk it.

CHOCOLATE BOX
Chocolate box is British slang for the anus.

CHOCOLATE DROP
Chocolate drop is slang for a black person.

CHOCOLATE EYE
Chocolate eye is British slang for the anus.

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CHOCOLATE FIREGUARD
Chocolate fireguard is British slang for useless.

CHOCOLATE FROG
Chocolate frog is Australian rhyming slang for wog (a foreigner or immigrant). Chocolate frog is Australian rhyming slang for dog (an informer).

CHOCOLATE FUDGE
Chocolate fudge is London Cockney rhyming slang for a judge.

CHOCOLATE HIGHWAY
Chocolate highway is British slang for the anus.

CHOCOLATE STARFISH
Chocolate starfish is British slang for the anus.

CHOCOLATE TEAPOT
Chocolate teapot is British slang for useless.

CHOICE
Choice is British slang for something bad.

CHOIRBOY
Choirboy is America slang for an innocent, naive young man. Choirboy is American slang for a new recruit to the police. Choirboy is American slang for someone feigning innocence.

CHOKE
Choke is slang for to die.

CHOKE A DARKIE
Choke a darkie is Australian slang for to defecate.

CHOKE THE CHICKEN


Choke the chicken is slang for to masturbate.

CHOKED
Choked is British slang for to be upset, disappointed.

CHOKER
Choker is BlackAmerican slang for a neck tie. Choker is slang for a stiff, wide cravat.

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CHOKEY
Chokey is British slang for prison.

CHOLLY
Cholly is slang for cocaine. Cholly is Black American slang for a one dollar bill.

CHOMBY
Chomby is derogatory British slang for a black person.

CHOMP
Chomp is slang for eat or bite.

CHOMPERS
Chompers is slang for teeth.

CHOMPING GEAR
Chomping gear is British slang for the teeth.

CHONKEYS
Chonkeys was 19th century slang for a type of meat pasty sold by street peddlers.

CHOOCHOO
Choochoo is slang for a train.

CHOOF OFF
Choof off is Australian slang for to go away; make off.

CHOOK
Chook is Australian slang for a chicken.

CHOOM
Choom is Australian slang for an Englishman.

CHOOPS
Choops was 19th century AngloIndian slang for be quiet!

CHOOSE OFF
Choose off is Black American slang for to challenge to a fight.

CHOOSER
Chooser is slang for a plagiarist.

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CHOP
Chop is slang for a customised, cutdown motorcycle. Chop is British slang for to give up doing something. Chop is Australian and New Zealand slang for share.

CHOP SHOP
Chop shop is American slang for a workshop that customises motor vehicles.

CHOP STICKS
Chop sticks is London Cockney rhyming slang for six.

CHOPPED HOG
Chopped hog is slang for a customised motorcycle.

CHOPPER
Chopper is slang for a helicopter. Chopper is slang for the penis. Chopper is slang for a customised motorcycle with high ape hanger handlebars and lengthened front forks. Chopper is American slang for a submachinegun.

CHOPPERS
Choppers is slang for teeth, especially false ones.

CHOPS
Chops is British slang for the jaws, lips and mouth. Chops is British slang for fingerprints. Chops is musical slang for embouchure. Chops is jazz slang for skill.

CHOPSY
Chopsy is British slang for argumentative.

CHOW
Chow is slang for food. Chow is derogatory slang for a Chinese person.

CHOW DOWN
Chow down is American slang for to eat a sit down meal.

CHOZZER
Chozzer is British slang for a police officer.

CHRISSIE
Chrissie is slang for Christmas.

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CHRISTEN
Christen is slang for to use for the first time.

CHRISTINA
Christina is slang for amphetamine.

CHRISTMAS CARD
Christmas card is rhyming slang for a train guard.

CHRISTMAS CHEER
Christmas cheer is London Cockney rhyming slang for beer.

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
Christmas crackers is London Cockney rhyming slang for the testicles (knackers).

CHRISTMAS DINNER
Christmas dinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for winner.

CHRISTMAS EVE
Christmas eve is London Cockney rhyming slang for believe.

CHRISTMAS LOG
Christmas log is London Cockney rhyming slang for dog.

CHRISTMAS SHOP
Christmas shop is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (strop).

CHRISTMAS TREES
Christmas Trees is slang for phenobarbital.

CHRISTMASCRACKERED
Christmascrackered is British rhyming slang for tired, exhausted (knackered).

CHRISTOPHER LEE
Christopher Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (pee).

CHROMEDOME
Chromedome is slang for a bald person.

CHROMO
Chromo is Australian slang for a prostitute.

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CHRONIC
Chronic is slang for cannabis.

CHUBB
Chubb is British prison slang for to lock.

CHUBBETTE
Chubbette is slang for a wellbuilt young woman.

CHUBBY CHOPS
Chubby chops is British slang for a fatfaced person.

CHUBBYCHASER
Chubbychaser is slang for someone sexually attracted to fat people.

CHUCK
Chuck is slang for chicken. Chuck is a slang term of endearment. Chuck is slang for to vomit.

CHUCK A CHEESY
Chuck a cheesy is Australian slang for to grin.

CHUCK A PIZZA
Chuck a pizza is American slang for to vomit

CHUCK UP
Chuck up is slang for to vomit. Chuck up is slang for to smell, to suffer from body odour.

CHUCK YOU FARLEY


Chuck you Farley is an American slang exclamation of defiance or contempt.

CHUCKAWAY CHARLIE
Chuckaway Charlie is British slang for someone careful with his money.

CHUCKINGOUT TIME
Chuckingout time is British slang for closing time at a pub.

CHUCKLEHEAD
Chucklehead is American slang for a foolish, silly or eccentric person.

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CHUFF
Chuff is British slang for to pleasure or delight. Chuff is British slang for the backside. Chuff is British slang for to emit wind from the anus.

CHUFF ADDER
Chuff adder is British slang for a male homosexual.

CHUFFED
Chuffed is British slang for delighted, pleased.

CHUFFER
Chuffer is British slang for a train.

CHUFFING
Chuffing is British slang for very.

CHUG
Chug is British slang for to drink.

CHUM
Chum is British slang for a friend. Chum is American slang for to vomit.

CHUMMY
Chummy is a British slang term of address for a suspect.

CHUMP
Chump is British slang for the head. Chump is British slang for an idiot, a fool.

CHUNDER
Chunder is American and Australian slang for to vomit.

CHUNDER CIRCUIT
Chunder circuit is Australian slang for a pub crawl.

CHUNDEROUS
Chunderous is Australian slang for nauseating.

CHUNDERSPEW
Chunderspew is American slang for to vomit

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CHUNK OF BEEF
Chunk of beef is London Cockney rhyming slang for someone in charge (chief).

CHUNK OF WOOD
Chunk of wood was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for good.

CHUNKY
Chunky is a British slang term of approval or endorsement.

CHUNNEL
Chunnel is British slang for the Channel Tunnel.

CHUNTER
Chunter is British slang for nag or complain.

CHURCH KEY
Church Key is slang for a bottle opener.

CHURCHER
Churcher was old British slang for a threepenny piece.

CHURCHWARDEN
Churchwarden is slang for a clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube.

CHURCHYARD COUGH
Churhyard cough is British slang for a severe cough.

CHURRY
Churry is Dorset slang for cherry.

CHUTE
Chute is British slang for the rectum.

CHUTIST
Chutist is British slang for a male homosexual.

CHUTZPAH
Chutzpah is slang for daring effrontery or impressive cheek.

CIG
Cig is slang for a cigarette.

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CIGARETTE
Cigarette (shortened from cigarette holder) is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoulder.

CIGARETTE HOLDER
Cigarette holder is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoulder.

CIGAROID
Cigaroid is slang for phencyclidine.

CIGGIE
Ciggie is slang for a cigarette.

CILLA BLACK
Cilla Black is London Cockney rhyming slang for the back.

CINCH
Cinch is slang for an easy task.

CINCIES
Cincies is American numismatic slang for 1936 Cincinnati commemorative half dollars.

CINDERELLA
Cinderella is London Cockney rhyming slang for the nose (smeller). Cinderella is London Cockney rhyming slang for the colour yellow.

CIRCLE
Circle is old British slang for the vagina.

CIRCLING THE DRAIN


Circling the drain is medical slang for close to death, but lingering.

CIRCUS
Circus is slang for a sex show.

CIRCUS LOVE
Circus Love is BlackAmerican slang for an orgy

CISCO KID
Cisco kid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew (Yid).

CITIZEN
Citizen is BlackAmerican slang for a square or white person

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CITREXAL
Citrexal is slang for methaqualone.

CITY BANKER
City banker is London Cockney rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (wanker).

CITY TOTE
City tote is London Cockney rhyming slang for coat.

CIVILIAN
Civilian is British criminal slang for someone who is neither criminal nor policeman.

CIVVIES
Civvies is slang for civilian clothes.

CIVVY
Civvy is slang for civilian.

CIVVY STREET
Civvy street is slang for civilian life.

CJ
CJ is slang for phencyclidine.

CLACK
Clack is British slang for chatter or talk incessantly.

CLACKBOX
Clackbox is slang for the mouth.

CLACKERS
Clackers is British slang for false teeth.

CLAG
Clag is British slang for bad weather.

CLAIM
Claim is British slang for to grab hold of someone. Claim is British slang for to arrest.

CLAIMO
Claimo is British slang for a fortuitous accident where no one is hurt but the insurance claim is paid.

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CLAIRE RAYNERS
Claire Rayners is London Cockney rhyming slang for the footwear trainers.

CLAM
Clam is slang for the mouth. Clam is American slang for a dollar.

CLAM SMACKER
Clam smacker is American slang for a lesbian.

CLAM UP
Clam up is slang for to keep quiet, to refuse to talk.

CLAMBRAIN
Clambrain is American slang for a foolish or stupid person.

CLAMS
Clams is American slang for the hands.

CLAMSHELL
Clamshell is American slang for a one dollar bill. Clamshell is American slang for the mouth.

CLAMSHELLS
Clamshells is American slang for the lips.

CLANG
Clang is British slang for to commit a gaffe, make a mistake.

CLANGER
Clanger is British slang for a glaring mistake.

CLAP
Slap is slang for gonorrhoea, and venereal disease in general.

CLAP EYES ON
Clap eyes on is slang for to observe, to see.

CLAP TRAP
Clap trap is British slang for a promiscuous woman's vagina.

CLAPPED
Clapped is slang for infected with venereal disease.

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CLAPPED OUT
Clapped out is slang for worn out, exhausted.

CLAPPED UP
Clapped Up is slang for infected with venereal disease.

CLAPPER
Clapper is slang for the tongue.

CLAPPERS
Clappers is British slang for the testicles.

CLAPSED
Clapsed is Dorset slang for clasped.

CLAPSTER
Clapster is British slang for a promiscuous man.

CLARET
Claret is British slang for blood.

CLARET AND BLUES


Claret and blues is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoes.

CLARK GABLE
Clark Gable is London Cockney rhyming slang for table.

CLARK KENT
Clark Kent is London Cockney rhyming slang for corrupt (bent).

CLART
Clart is British slang for trouble, a mess.

CLASS ACT
Class act is American slang for impressive.

CLASSY
Classy is slang for elegant, stylish.

CLASSY CHASSIS
Classy Chassis is BlackAmerican slang for an attractive woman's body.

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CLATTALE
Clattale is British slang for a telltale.

CLAVY
Clavy is Dorset slang for a mantleshelf.

CLAW HAMMER COAT


Claw hammer coat is slang for a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern.

CLAY PIGEON
Clay pigeon is American slang for a person in a defenceless position; a sitting duck.

CLAY PIGEONS
Clay pigeons is British motorcycle courier slang for pedestrians.

CLEAN
Clean is slang for innocent; not carrying weapons; not carrying drugs.

CLEAN HOUSE
Clean house is American slang for to vomit

CLEAN UP THE KITCHEN


Clean up the kitchen is American slang for the dish 'hash'.

CLEANED OUT
Cleaned out is British slang for made penniless.

CLEANSKIN
Cleanskin is Australian slang for a person without a criminal record.

CLEAR
Clear is Dorset slang for very.

CLEAR AS MUD
Clear as mud is British slang for unclear, incomprehensible.

CLEAR OUT
Clear out is slang for to leave someone with no money. Clear out is slang for to exhaust stocks, goods, etc. completely.

CLEETY
Cleety is Irish slang for awkward.

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CLEMENT FREUDS
Clement Freuds is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids.

CLEMMED
Clemmed is British slang for very hungry.

CLEVER DICK
Clever Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for brick.

CLEVER MIKE
Clever Mike is London Cockney rhyming slang for bike.

CLEVERCLOGS
Cleverclogs is British slang for a knowall.

CLICK
Click is slang for to be a great success. Click is slang for to have a naturally smooth relationship. Click is British slang for a robbery. Click is British slang for to obtain some money. Click is American slang for a clique. Click is American military slang for kilometre.

CLICKER
Clicker is slang for marijuana dipped in formaldehyde and smoked.

CLICKETTY CLICKERS
Clicketty clickers is London Cockney rhyming slang for knickers.

CLICKETY CLICK
Clickety click is London Cockney rhyming slang for sixtysix. Clickety click is bingo slang for the number sixtysix.

CLIFFDWELLER
Cliffdweller is American slang for someone who lives in a highrise block of flats.

CLIFFHANGER
Cliffhanger is slang for a television program with an unresolved and suspenseful ending.

CLIMAX
Climax is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

CLIMB THE RIGGING


Climb the rigging is slang for to lose one's temper.

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CLIMB THE TREE


Climb the tree is slang for masturbate.

CLIMB THE WALL


Climb the wall is slang for to have an overly emotional reaction.

CLINCH
Clinch is slang for a lovers' embrace.

CLINK
Clink is slang for prison. Clink is slang for metal money.

CLINKER
Clinker is Dorset slang for an icicle. Clinker is American and Canadian slang for a mistake or fault, especially a wrong note played in music.

CLIP
Clip is slang for to defraud or swindle, especially by overcharging. Clip is British slang for to hit someone with a glancing blow. Clip is British slang for to kill. Clip is American slang for speed. Clip is American slang for each.

CLIP ARTIST
Clip artist is American slang for a fraudster, cardsharp or confidence trickster.

CLIP JOINT
Clip joint is slang for a club or bar which employs hostesses who encourage clients to buy them hugely over priced drinks. Clip joint is slang for a business where customers are regularly overcharged or cheated.

CLIP ONE'S WINGS


Clip one's wings is slang for to restrict one's behaviour.

CLIP SIDE OF BIG MOIST


Clip side of big moist is BlackAmerican slang for on the other side of the ocean

CLIPDICK
Clipdick is derogatory British slang for a Jew.

CLIPPER
Clipper is slang for a tout who charges tourists for providing them with the phone number or address of publicly advertising prostitutes.

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CLIPPIE
Clippie was British slang for a bus conductor.

CLIPPING
Clipping is slang for the cheat when a prostitute takes a client's money, but does not supply sex.

CLIQUM
Cliqum is slang for phencyclidine.

CLIT
Clit is slang for the clitoris.

CLITHOPPER
Clithopper is slang for a promiscuous lesbian.

CLITTY
Clitty is slang for the clitoris.

CLOAKANDDAGGER
Cloakanddagger is slang for relating to espionage.

CLOAKROOM
Cloakroom is American slang for a large anteroom off each of the main chambers in Congress where legislators and staffers conduct informal meetings.

CLOBBER
Clobber is slang for to beat or batter. Clobber is British slang for personal belongings, such as clothes and accessories. Clobber is Polari slang for clothes.

CLOBBEREDUP
Clobberedup is British slang for dressed up. Clobberedup is British slang for burdened.

CLOCK
Clock is slang for to strike, especially on the head or face. Clock is slang for to notice or see. Clock is slang for to watch, observe. Clock is British slang for the face.

CLOCKING
Clocking is American slang for selling crack cocaine.

CLODHOPPER
Clodhopper is slang for a clumsy or boorish person. Clodhopper is British rhyming slang for a policeman (copper). 234

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CLOG
Clog is soccer slang for to foul an opponent. Clog is British slang for to kick. Clog is British slang for a Dutch person. Clog is British slang for virility.

CLOGGER
Clogger is British slang for someone who kicks people, or a soccer player who repeatedly fouls.

CLONE
Clone is slang for a gay man of stereotypical appearance. Clone is slang for a fashion follower. Clone is slang for an imitator. Clone is slang for to copy.

CLONEZONE
Clonezone is slang for a place where male homosexuals congregate.

CLOSE DOORS
Close doors is slang for in secret. Close doors is American slang for to go out of business.

CLOSE RANKS
Close ranks is slang for to temporarily set aside differences and join together for a common purpose.

CLOSE THE BOOK


Close the book is slang for to bring to a conclusion.

CLOSET CASE
Closet case is slang for a homosexual who conceals their homosexuality.

CLOT
Clot is British slang for a fool, a stupid person.

CLOTE
Clote is Dorset slang for the ywllow waterlily.

CLOTHES PEG
Clothes peg is London Cockney rhyming slang for egg. Clothes peg is London Cockney rhyming slang for leg.

CLOTHESLINE
Clothesline is sport slang for a blow involving a straight arm to the opponent's neck.

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CLOTHESLINER
Clothesliner is British slang for a petty thief.

CLOUD
Cloud is American realestate slang for preventing a sale or transfer of deeds until an unpaid debt is settled on the property.

CLOUD SEVEN
Cloud seven is London Cockney rhyming slang for heaven.

CLOUT
Clout is British slang for the vagina. Clout is British slang for to hit.

CLOVEN HOOF
Cloven hoof is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (poof).

CLOWN
Clown is slang for a stupid, foolish, annoying person.

CLOY
Cloy is British slang for a pickpocket. Cloy is British slang for to steal from a pocket.

CLUB FED
Club fed is American slang for prison.

CLUCKY
Clucky is Australian slang for pregnant.

CLUDGIE
Cludgie is north British slang for a toilet.

CLUELESS
Clueless is American slang for unaware; naive; lacking knowledge; stupid.

CLUM
Clum is British slang for an awkward person.

CLUMP
Clump is slang for to punch someone.

CLUNK
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CLUTCHFIST
Clutchfist is British slang for a miser.

CLUTEY
Clutey is Irish slang for awkward.

CLY
Cly was old slang for money. Cly was old slang for a pocket. Cly was 16th century slang for to take. Cly was 17th century slang for to steal.

CLYFAKER
Clyfaker was 19th century slang for a pickpocket.

CLYDE
Clyde is BlackAmerican slang for a square.

CLYDESDALE
Clydesdale is American slang for an attractive man.

CLYSTERPIPE
Clysterpipe was 17th and 18th century slang for a doctor, a pharmacy.

COACHWHEEL
Coachwheel was slang for a fiveshilling coin. Coachwheel was 19th century American slang for a silver dollar.

COACHEE
Coachee was slang for a coachman.

COACHMAN ON THE BOX


Coachman on the box is British rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox).

COACHMANS
Coachmans (shortened from Coachman on the box) is British rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox).

COAL AND COKE


Coal and coke is London Cockney rhyming slang for penniless (broke).

COAL HEAVER
Coal heaver was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a penny (Stever).

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COAL SACK
Coal sack is British slang for a culdesac.

COALBOXED
Coalboxed is British slang for ruined.

COALMAN'S SACK
Coalman's sack is London Cockney rhyming slang for dirty (black).

COASTING
Coasting is American slang for being under the influence of illicit drugs, in a euphoric state.

COAT

Coat is British slang for to tell off, to scold.

COAT AND BADGE


Coat and badge is London Cockney rhyming slang for cadge.

COAT HANGER
Coat hanger is London Cockney rhyming slang for an old car (banger). Coat hanger is London Cockney rhyming slang for a sausage (banger). Coat hanger is London Cockney rhyming slang for clanger.

COB
Cob is British slang for a bad mood.

COB OF COAL
Cob of coal is London Cockney rhyming slang for unemployment benefit (dole).

COBBER
Cobber is old Australian slang for a friend.

COBBLER
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COBBLER'S AWLS
Cobbler's awls is London Cockney rhyming slang for balls (testicles), nonsense.

COBBLER'S STALLS
Cobbler's stalls is London Cockney rhyming slang for balls (testicles), nonsense.

COBBLERS
Cobblers (shortened from Cobblers awl's) is British slang for nonsense.

COCA
Coca is slang for cocaine.

COCK
Cock is slang for the penis. Cock is British slang for a friend. Cock is British slang for nonsense.

COCK A DEAF ONE


Cock a deaf one is British slang for to pretend not to hear.

COCK ALLEY
Cock alley is British slang for the vagina.

COCK AND HEN


Cock and hen is London Cockney rhyming slang for pen. Cock and hen is London Cockney rhyming slang for ten (especially ten pounds sterling).

COCK LINNET
Cock linnet is London Cockney rhyming slang for minute.

COCK SPARROW
Cock sparrow is London Cockney rhyming slang for a dart (arrow). Cock sparrow is London Cockney rhyming slang for barrow. Cock sparrow is British slang for a friend.

COCKROCK
Cockrock is slang for bombastic, macho, heavy rock music.

COCKSHY
Cockshy is British slang for a man who is shy to undress in front of others.

COCKTEASE
Cocktease is slang for a sexually alluring woman, especially one who flirts but doesn't copulate.

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COCKTEASER
Cockteaser is slang for a sexually alluring woman, especially one who flirts but doesn't copulate.

COCKUP
Cockup is British slang for something badly done; to botch.

COCKALEEKIE
Cockaleekie is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheeky.

COCKED HAT
Cocked hat is London Cockney rhyming slang for an informer, an untrustworthy person (rat).

COCKER
Cocker is a British slang form of affectionate address for a male friend.

COCKEREL AND HEN


Cockerel and hen is London Cockney rhyming slang for ten.

COCKEYE BOB
Cockeye Bob is Australian slang for a sudden storm or cyclone.

COCKLE
Cockle is betting slang for odds of 10/1. Cockle (shortened from cockerel and hen) is London Cockney rhyming slang for ten, ten pounds sterling, a ten year prison sentence, ten years of marriage.

COCKLE TO A PENNY BUN


Cockle to a penny bun is British slang for racing odds of 10 to 1.

COCKNEY SLANG
London Cockney slang is mainly comprised of: 1) Words from Romany, such as 'chavvy' a child, and 'mush' a friend. 2) Words from Yiddish such as 'gazump'. 3) Minced oaths and euphemisms, such as 'Blimey' from God blind me. 4) Armed forces slang picked up in Asia and consisting of Arabic and Hindu words such as 'bint' which is Arabic for a girl. 5) Abbreviations sometimes with 'o' appended, such as 'aggro' aggravation. 6) Back slang, such as 'yob' a boy. 7) Run together phrases such as 'wotcha' originally the greeting 'watch cheer!'. The origins of Cockney rhyming slang are unknown, the general rumour is of a thieves' code, but no evidence exists of such a code and it is more likely to find its origins in early 20th century word play so popular in London during the 1930s.

COCKROACH
Cockroach is London Cockney rhyming slang for coach.

COCKSUCKER
Cocksucker is slang for a despicable, contemptible person. Cocksucker is slang for a prostitute.

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COCKTAIL
Cocktail is slang for a mixture of illicit drugs. Cocktail is English slang for a mean, halfhearted fellow; a coward.

COCKY
Cocky is slang for pert. Cocky is British slang for swaggering, impudent, arrogant. Cocky is Australian slang for a cockatoo. Cocky is Australian slang for a small farmer.

COCKY'S JOY
Cocky's joy is Australian slang for golden syrup.

COCO
Coco is derogatory British slang for a black or coloured person.

COCOA
Cocoa is London Cockney rhyming slang for say so. Cocoa is derogatory British slang for a black person.

COCONUT
Coconut is British slang for a nonwhite person who collaborates with the white establishment. Coconut is slang for the head. Coconut is American slang for one dollar.

COCOONING
Cocooning is American slang for staying at home with the family rather than socialising.

COD
Cod is British and Irish slang for to make fun of; tease. Cod is British slang for mock or sham, fake.

COD'S ROE
Cod's roe is London Cockney rhyming slang for money (dough). Cod's roe is London Cockney rhyming slang for snow.

CODE BROWN
Code brown is nursing slang for when a patient severely defecates in the bed.

CODE YELLOW
Code yellow is nursing slang for when the catheter breaks and the patient is covered in urine.

CODS
Cods is British slang for testicles.

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CODSWALLOP
Codswallop is British slang for nonsense, worthless rubbish.

COFFEE
Coffee is slang for brown heroin.

COFFEE AND COCOA


Coffee and cocoa is London Cockney rhyming slang for say so, think so.

COFFEE AND TEA


Coffee and tea is London Cockney rhyming slang for sea.

COFFEE STALLS
Coffee stalls is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (balls).

COFFEEBAR COWBOYS
Coffeebar cowboys was British slang of the 1950s and 1960s for young men who frequented coffeebars and cafes.

COFFIN DODGER
Coffin dodger is derogatory British slang for an old person.

COFFIN NAIL
Coffin nail is slang for a cigarette.

COG
Cog is slang for to cheat, especially in a dice game by using a loaded die. Cog is British slang for a gear.

COIT
Coit is Australian slang for the buttocks.

COJONES
Cojones is slang for courage. Cojones is slang for the testicles.

COKE
Coke is slang for cocaine. Coke is British slang for phlegm.

COKEHEAD
Cokehead is American slang for an habitual user of cocaine.

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COKIE
Cokie is American slang for an habitual user of cocaine.

COKIES
Cokies is British slang for oldfashioned, baggy trousers.

COLD
Cold is slang for untraceable.

COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE THE BALLS OFF A BRASS MONKEY


Cold Enough To Freeze The Balls Off A Brass Monkey is slang for very cold weather.

COLD FISH
Cold fish is British slang for an unemotional, uncaring person.

COLD MEAT PARTY


Cold meat party is BlackAmerican slang for a funeral

COLD POTATO
Cold potato is London Cockney rhyming slang for waitor.

COLD TURKEY
Cold turkey is slang for the method of curing drug addiction by the abrupt withdrawal of all doses.

COLDIE
Coldie is Australian slang for a cold bottle or can of beer.

COLDSTREAM GUARDS
Coldstream Guards is London Cockney rhyming slang for playing cards.

COLLAR
Collar is slang for hard work. Collar is slang for arrest. Collar is British slang for the head on a pint of beer.

COLLAR A BROOM
Collar a broom is BlackAmerican slang for to leave.

COLLAR A DUSTER UP THE LADDER


Collar a duster up the ladder is BlackAmerican slang for to climb stairs.

COLLAR A HOT
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COLLAR AND CUFF


Collar and cuff is old London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual man (puff).

COLLAR AND TIE


Collar and tie is London Cockney rhyming slang for lie, tell an untruth. Collar and tie is London Cockney rhyming slang for spy.

COLLAR THE JIVE


Collar the jive is BlackAmerican slang for to grasp what is happening.

COLLARED
Collared is British slang for arrested.

COLLECT
Collect is slang for to receive large sums of money, as from an investment.

COLLEEN BAWN
Colleen Bawn is London Cockney rhyming slang for an erection of the penis (horn).

COLLEGE
College is old British slang for prison.

COLLINS STREET FARMER


Collins street farmer is Australian slang for a businessman who invests in farms, land, etc.

COLLY
Colly (shortened from Colleen Bawn) is London Cockney rhyming slang for an erection of the penis (horn).

COLLYWOBBLES
Collywobbles is slang for an upset stomach; a feeling of nervousness.

COLNEY HATCH
Colney Hatch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a match.

COLOMBIAN
Colombian is slang for cocaine.

COLONEL BLIMP
Colonel Blimp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a shrimp.

COLONEL GADAFFI
Colonel Gadaffi is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Welshman (Taffy).

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COLONEL PRESCOTT
Colonel Prescott is London Cockney rhyming slang for a waistcoat.

COLONIC
Colonic is British slang for a drink of cocacola and tonic.

COLOURING THE PATIO


Colouring the patio is American slang for to vomit.

COMB AND BRUSH


Comb and brush is London Cockney rhyming slang for an alcoholic drink, an alcoholic (lush).

COMBO
Combo is Australian slang for a white man who lives with an Aboriginal woman.

COMBOL
Combol is slang for cocaine.

COME
Come is slang for to ejaculate or for semen.

COME A CLOVER
Come a clover is London Cockney rhyming slang for tumble over.

COME A CROPPER

Come a cropper is British slang for to suffer a misfortune, to fall, to have an accident.

COME A GUTSER
Come a gutser is Australian and New Zealand slang for to fall heavily to the ground. Come a gutser is Australian and New Zealand slang for to fail through error or misfortune. 245

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COME A STUMER
Come a stumer is Australian slang for to crash financially.

COME A TUMBLE
Come a tumble is London Cockney rhyming slang for to find out, discover (rumble).

COME ACROSS
Come across is slang for to hand over or contribute money, information etc. Come across is slang for to consent to have sex.

COME AND GO
Come and go is London Cockney rhyming slang for snow.

COME AT
Come at is Australian slang for to agree to do. Come at is Australian slang for presume; impose. Come at is Australian slang for to stomach; tolerate.

COME HARD
Come hard is British slang for to act aggressively or threateningly.

COME IT
Come it is slang for pretend; act a part; exaggerate.

COME IT HARD
Come it hard is British slang for to act aggressively or threateningly.

COME OFF
Come off is slang for to have an orgasm.

COME ON
Come on is slang for to start to menstruate.

COME ON LIKE GANG BUSTERS


Come on like gang busters is BlackAmerican slang for to do something very fast

COME ONE'S GUTS


Come one's guts is British slang for to confess.

COME OUT
Come out is slang for to reveal oneself as a homosexual.

COME THE ACID


Come the acid is slang for be unpleasant or offensive, speak in a caustic manner.

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COME THE RAW PRAWN


Come the raw prawn is Australian slang for to try to take advantage of, or deceive someone.

COMEON
Comeon is slang for an approach or enticement.

COMEBACK
Comeback is British slang for a repercussion.

COMEDOWN
Comedown is slang for a depressed or unexcited state. Comedown is slang for depression and exhaustion following a bout of drug use.

COMIC CUTS
Comic cuts is London Cockney rhyming slang for the testicles (nuts).

COMIC SINGERS
Comic singers was old London Cockney rhyming slang for fingers.

COMICAL FARCE
Comical farce is London Cockney rhyming slang for glass.

COMMO
Commo is British and Australian slang for communist.

COMMODE HUGGING
Commode hugging is American slang for to vomit

COMPLETELY CUTE
Completely cute is American slang for attractive, handsome, sexy.

COMPO
Compo is Australian slang for unemployment compensation.

CON
Con is slang for convict. Con is slang for to swindle, to defraud, to obtain money by false pretences.

CON AND COL


Con and Col is London Cockney rhyming slang for unemployment benefit (dole).

CONCHARGE
Concharge is British slang for congestion charge.

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CONAN DOYLE
Conan Doyle is London Cockney rhyming slang for boil.

CONCERTINAS
Concertinas is British slang for trousers which are too long for the wearer.

CONCH
Conch is American slang for a hard working student.

CONDO
Condo is American slang for condominium.

CONEHEAD
Conehead is American slang for a strange and foolish person.

CONER
Coner is slang for a pickpocket who makes contact by dropping an icecream at his victim's feet.

CONGER EEL
Conger eel is London Cockney rhyming slang for inform (squeal).

CONK
Conk is English and Australian slang for to hit. Conk is British and New Zealand slang for the nose. Conk is BlackAmerican slang for pomade for the hair; the human head.

CONK OUT
Conk out is British slang for a mechanical breakdown. Conk out is British slang for to lose conciousness, to die, to fall asleep.

CONKBUSTER
Conkbuster is BlackAmerican slang for anything mentally difficult.

CONKER
Conker is British slang for the nut of the horse chestnut tree.

CONKERS
Conkers is British slang for the testicles.

CONNAUGHT RANGER
Connaught Ranger is London Cockney rhyming slang for a stranger.

CONNECT
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CONNECTION
Connection is slang for a supplier of illegal drugs, such as heroin. Connection is slang for a relationship between a criminal and a corrupt official.

CONNIPTION

Conniption is American and Canadian slang for a fit of rage or tantrums.

CONSHIE
Conshie is slang for a conscientious objector.

CONSTANT SCREECHER
Constant screecher is London Cockney rhyming slang for a teacher.

CONSTIPATED
Constipated is British slang for blocked, especially when speaking of a road.

CONSTIPATION
Constipation is London Cockney rhyming slang for a train station.

CONTRACT
Contract is slang for a criminal agreement to kill a particular person in return for an agreed sum of money.

CONVO
Convo is Australian slang for a conversation.

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COOYON
Cooyon is BlackAmerican slang for anyone who is crazy

COOEY
Cooey is British slang for a pigeon.

COOK
Cook is slang for to happen. Cook is slang for to prepare drugs by heating.

COOK UP
Cook up is slang for to prepare a drug for use by heating, as by dissolving heroin in a spoon.

COOK WITH GAS


Cook with gas is BlackAmerican slang for to be informed about the popular fad

COOKED
Cooked is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

COOKIE
Cookie is BlackAmerican slang for the female genitalia.

COOKIEPUSHER
Cookiepusher is American slang for an effete or sycophantic man.

COOKING
Cooking is British slang for beer. Cooking is American slang for going well, succeeding.

COOL
Cool is American slang for calm; fine, acceptable; Neat; exciting; interesting; very good.

COOL HAND LUKE


Cool hand Luke is London Cockney rhyming slang for serendipity (fluke).

COOL IT
Cool it is slang for relax.

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Cool papa is BlackAmerican slang for a nonchalant male

COOLER
Cooler is slang for prison.

COOLIE
Coolie is deroagtory slang for a Chinese or oriental person.

COOMBE
Coombe is Dorset slang for a small valley.

COON
Coon is derogatory slang for a Negro.

COON'S AGE
Coon's age is American slang for a long period of time.

COONDIE
Coondie is Australian slang for a small stone suitable for use as a missile.

COONIE
Coonie is Australian slang for a small stone suitable for use as a missile.

COOT
Coot is British slang for a fool, particularly an old fool.

COOTIE
Cootie is American and Australian slang for the body louse. Cootie is American slang for an imaginary germ or bug. Cootie is American slang for something repellent but contagious that can be caught from someone one doesn't like. Cootie is American slang for a piece of nasal mucus.

COOTY
Cooty is American slang for an infestation of body louse.

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COOZE
Cooze is American slang for a woman. Cooze is American slang for the female sex organs.

COP
Cop is slang for a policeman. Cop is slang for worth; value. Cop is slang for an arrest. Cop is slang for to contract or catch something. Cop is slang for to take a bribe. Cop is slang for to buy illicit drugs.

COP A BROOM
Cop a broom is BlackAmerican slang for to leave hurriedly.

COP A DRILL
Cop a drill is BlackAmerican slang for to leave walking.

COP A FEEL
Cop a feel is American slang for to grope someone sexually.

COP A FLOWER POT


Cop a flower pot is British slang for to be severely reprimanded.

COP A PLEA
Cop a plea is American slang for to plead guilty to a lesser offence than the one charged (plea bargain).

COP A SQUAT
Cop a squat is BlackAmerican slang for to sit down.

COP OFF
Cop off is British slang for to find a sexual partner.

COP OUT
Cop out is slang for to fail to assume responsibility or to commit oneself.

COP SHOP
Cop shop is slang for a police station.

COP SOME ZS
Cop some Zs is American slang for to sleep.

COP THE BREWERY


Cop the brewery was 19th century slang for to get intoxicated, drunk.

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COP THE CURRANT


Cop the currant is slang for to surpass. Cop the currant is slang for highly unlikely, improbable.

COPACETIC
Copacetic is American and Canadian slang for very good; excellent; completely satisfactory.

COPIOUSLY COUGH ONES COOKIES


Copiously cough ones cookies is American slang for to vomit

COPPER
Copper is slang for a policeman.

COPPERNOB
Coppernob was old British slang for a person with red hair.

COPSHOP
Copshop is British slang for a police station.

CORE
Core is computer slang for main storage or RAM. It Dates from the days of ferritecore memory and is now archaic as techspeak in most places outside IBM, but is also still used in the UNIX community and by oldtime hackers or those who would sound like them.

CORGIS
Corgis is British slang for a couple of ghastly individuals.

CORK IT
Cork it is British slang for keep quiet.

CORK UP
Cork up is British slang for keep quiet.

CORKED
Corked is British slang for drunk, intoxicated. Corked is British slang for constipated.

CORKER
Corker is slang for something or somebody striking or outstanding.

CORKING
Corking is slang for excellent.

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CORKSCREW
Corkscrew is British slang for bent. Corkscrew is British slang for a laxative. Corkscrew is boxing slang for a blow that ends with a twist of the fist, especially one intended to cut the opponent.

CORN
Corn is slang for money. Corn is British slang for an idea, song, etc., regarded as banal or sentimental.

CORN FLAKE
Corn flake is London Cockney rhyming slang for fake.

CORN JUICE
Corn juice is American slang for whisky.

CORN ON THE COB


Corn on the cob is British rhyming slang for job. Corn on the cob is Black American slang for sexual intercourse in which the partners are partially dressed.

CORN SQUEEZINGS
Corn squeezings is American slang for illegally distilled whisky.

CORN UP
Corn up is American slang for to get drunk, intoxicated.

CORNED BEEF
Corned beef is London Cockney rhyming slang for chief. Corned beef is London Cockney rhyming slang for a petty thief.

CORNED BEEF CITY


Corned beef city is British slang for a large council housing estate, especially Dagenham.

CORNED BEEF LEGS


Corned beef legs is British slang for red, bloychy legs.

CORNERBOY
Cornerboy is British slang for an idle youth.

CORNFLAKE
Cornflake is American slang for an eccentric, crazy or silly person.

CORNHOLE
Cornhole is American slang for the anus. Cornhole is American slang for anal intercourse. 254

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CORNHUSKER
Cornhusker is American slang for a farmer.

CORNICHON
Cornichon was 19th century slang for a poor shot.

CORNISH DUCK
Cornish duck is British slang for a pilchard.

CORNISH PASTIE
Cornish pastie is London Cockney rhyming slang for attractive (tasty).

CORNISH PASTIES
Cornish pasties is British slang for a particular style of men's shoe with a moulded sole considered unfashionable.

CORNPONE
Cornpone is Black American slang for a rustic, particularly a Southern rustic.

CORNPOPPER
Cornpopper is American slang for a large truck. Cornpopper is American slang for a cheap and noisy car.

CORNS AND BUNIONS


Corns and bunions is rhyming slang for onions.

CORNSTALK
Cornstalk is Australian slang for a native Australian. Cornstalk is Australian slang for a tall thin man.

CORNY
Corny is slang for trite or banal Corny is slang for sentimental or mawkish.

CORPORAL
Corporal is British slang for two pounds sterling.

CORPORAL KLINGER
Corporal Klinger is London Cockney rhyming slang for an unregistered player (ringer).

CORPORATION COCKTAIL
Corporation cocktail was 1950s and 1960s British slang for milk with coal gas bubbled through it.

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CORPORATION POP
Corporation pop was 1950s British slang for water.

CORPSE
Corpse is British slang for to kill. Corpse is theatre slang for to laugh or cause to laugh involuntarily or inopportunely while on stage.

CORPSEREVIVER
Corpsereviver is American slang for a stimulant alcoholic drink taken for a hangover.

CORRINE
Corrine is slang for cocaine.

CORY
Cory is British slang for penis.

COSH BOY
Cosh boy is British slang for a young male thug.

COSMIC
Cosmic is British slang for marvellous, fantastic, outofthisworld.

COSTARD
Costard is old slang for the head.

COSY
Cosy is British slang for sex.

COTCASE
Cotcase is slang for an invalid.

COTICS
Cotics is slang for heroin.

COTTAGE
Cottage is slang for a public lavatory.

COTTAGING
Cottaging is British slang for visiting or waiting around public toilets in the hope of making sexual contacts.

COTTON
Cotton is BlackAmerican slang for the hair of a woman's pudendum.

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COTTON ON
Cotton on is slang for to understand.

COTTON PICKER
Cotton picker is American slang for an unpleasant person. Cotton picker is derogatory American slang for a Black person.

COTTON WOOL
Cotton wool is London Cockney rhyming slang for hunting for sexual quarry (pull).

COTTONTAIL
Cottontail is American slang for an attractive woman.

COTTONTOP
Cottontop was old American slang for a promiscuous woman who kept up a respectable appearance.

COUCH CASE
Couch case is slang for an eccentric or mad person.

COUCH HOCKEY
Couch hockey is slang for sexual intercourse on a couch.

COUCH POTATO

Couch potato is slang for a lazy person whose recreation consists chiefly of watching television and videos.

COUCH SLOUCH
Couch slouch is British slang for a lazy person.

COUGH
Cough is British slang for to confess to a crime, to reluctantly give up information.

COUGH AND CHOKE


Cough and choke is London Cockney rhyming slang for smoke.

COUGH AND SNEEZE


Cough and sneeze is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheese.

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COUGH AND SPLUTTER


Cough and splutter is London Cockney rhyming slang for butter.

COUGH DROP
Cough drop is slang for poison. Cough drop is slang for something disagreeable. Cough drop is South African slang for an attractive woman.

COUGH UP YOUR VITTLES


Cough up your vittles is slang for to vomit.

COUGHING CHUNKS CURL AND HURL


Coughing chunks curl and hurl is American slang for to vomit

COULDA
Coulda is slang for could have.

COULDN'T GIVE A CANDY


Couldn't give a candy is British slang for don't care.

COUNCIL GRITTER
Council gritter is rhyming Slang for the anus (shitter).

COUNCIL HOUSES
Council houses is London Cockney rhyming slang for trousers.

COUNTERJUMPER
Counterjumper is contemptuous slang for a salesman in a shop.

COUNTRY
Country is Jamaican slang for Montego Bay.

COUNTRY COUSIN
Country cousin is London Cockney rhyming slang for dozen.

COUNTRY PANCAKE
Country pancake is British slang for a cowpat.

COUPLE OF BOB
Couple of bob is London Cockney rhyming slang for plegm (gob). Couple of bob is London Cockney rhyming slang for job. Couple of bob is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cloth used to clean a scoreboard (swab).

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COUPON
Coupon is Scottish slang for the face.

COUSIN
Cousin is Gay slang for an older man's younger lover. Cousin is American slang for a mosquito. Cousin was 16th century British slang for a confidence trickster's victim. Cousin was 17th century British slang for a prostitute.

COUSIN ELLA
Cousin Ella is London Cockney rhyming slang for umbrella.

COUSIN SIS
Cousin Sis is London Cockney rhyming slang for drinking (piss).

COUSINS
Cousins is British slang for Americans.

COUSSEN
Coussen is Dorset slang for couldn't you?

COUTER
Couter was old British slang for one pound sterling.

COVE
Cove is old slang for a man or boy. Cove is British slang for oldfashioned.

COVENT GARDEN
Covent Garden was old British rhyming slang for a farthing. Covent Garden is London Cockney rhyming slang for pardon.

COVER WITH THE MOON


Cover with the moon is American tramp slang for to sleep in the open

COVERED WAGON
Covered wagon is London Cockney rhyming slang for a disagreeable woman (dragon).

COW
Cow is British slang for an unpleasant lady. Cow is American slang for a hamburger. Cow is Australian slang for a difficult task. Cow is Australian and New Zealand slang for something objectionable.

COW AND CALF

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COW AND GATE


Cow and gate is London Cockney rhyming slang for late.

COW COCKY
Cow cocky is Australian slang for a smallscale cattle farmer.

COW COLLEGE
Cow college is American slang for a college in an obscure town or remote place.

COW JUICE
Cow juice is British slang for milk.

COW PIE
Cow pie is British slang for a cowpat.

COW'S CALF
Cow's calf is London Cockney rhyming slang for half, especially 50 pence or a sixmonth prison sentence.

COW'S LICK
Cow's lick is London Cockney rhyming slang for prison (nick).

COW'S LICKER
Cow's licker is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pound (nicker).

COWHORNS
Cowhorns is British slang for high, curved handlebars on a bicycle or motorbike.

COWBOY
Cowboy is slang for a reckless or irresponsible young person. Cowboy is British slang for a bad workman.

COWBOY JOB
Cowboy job is espionage slang for an unauthorised scheme. Cowboy job is British slang for badly done or skimped workmanship.

COWBOY OUTFIT
Cowboy outfit is British slang for a firm or organisation that specialises in shoddy workmanship or dubious business practices.

COWDENBEATH
Cowdenbeath is Scottish rhyming slang for teeth.

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COWING
Cowing (shortened from cow and calf) is slang for laughing.

COWS AND KISSES


Cows and kisses was old British rhyming slang for a wife (missus).

COYOTE
Coyote is American slang for someone who preys on illegal immigrants coming to the USA from Mexico, mainly an unscrupulous agent.

COZZER
Cozzer is British slang for a police officer.

CRAB
Crab is British slang for a disagreeable person. Crab is British slang for someone who persistently borrows money. Crab is British slang for a sideway skid of a vehicle.

CRABS
Crabs is slang for pubic lice.

CRACK
Crack is slang for a joke. Crack is slang for a processed form of cocaine hydrochloride used as a stimulant. Crack is slang for to share. Crack is slang for split. Crack is British slang for firstrate. Crack is British slang for the anus. Crack is British slang for to break into. Crack is Irish slang for a good time. Crack is old British slang for the vagina. Crack was 17th century British slang for a prostitute.

CRACK A BROWN
Crack a brown is Australian slang for emit wind from the anus.

CRACK A CRIB
To crack a crib is slang for to commit burglary.

CRACK A FAT
Crack a fat is Australian slang for to have an erect penis.

CRACK A STIFFIE
Crack a stiffie is British slang for to have an erect penis.

CRACK HEAD
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CRACK HOUSE
Crack house is slang for a place where the drug crack cocaine is prepared, sold or consumed.

CRACK IT
Crack it is British slang for to succeed, to solve a problem.

CRACK ON
Crack on is British slang for to talk incessantly, to boast.

CRACK UP
Crack up is slang for to be, or cause to be, overcome with laughter.

CRACK WISE
Crack wise is slang for to make witty or cheeky remarks. Crack wise is BlackAmerican slang for an obvious square who uses a profusion of hip terms in an effort to be accepted on the scene.

CRACKAJACK
Crackajack is slang for an individual of marked ability or excellence, especially in some sport.

CRACKER
Cracker is British slang for a thing or person of notable qualities or abilities. Cracker was American slang for a cowboy.

CRACKERS
Crackers is British slang for insane.

CRACKING
Cracking is British slang for extremely good.

CRACKLE
Crackle is British slang for money.

CRACKLING
Crackling is British slang for an attractive woman.

CRACKPOT
Crackpot is British slang for mad, insane, crazy.

CRACKS
Cracks is old British slang for nuts.

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Cracksman is slang for a burglar and especially a safebreaker.

CRADLE SNATCHER
Cradle snatcher is British slang for someone with an amorous attachment to a much younger partner.

CRAMP
Cramp is Black American slang for an unpleasant, unpopular woman. Cramp is American slang for to annoy. Cramp is American slang for to execute, to kill.

CRANBERRY EYE
Cranberry eye is American slang for a bloodshot eye.

CRANK
Crank is slang for the penis. Crank is slang for amphetamine. Crank is slang for heroin.

CRANK THE CHICKEN SWITCH


Crank the chicken switch is American military slang for to eject from an aircraft or space craft.

CRANK UP
Crank up is slang for to inject a narcotic drug.

CRANNICK
Crannick is Dorset slang for a root of furze or gorse.

CRAP
Crap is slang for excrement. Crap is slang for to defecate. Crap is slang for heroin. Crap is slang for nonsense; rubbish.

CRAP OUT
Crap out is American slang for to make a losing throw in craps. Crap out is American slang for to fail; withdraw. 263

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CRAPRACK
Craprack is British slang for a car park.

CRAPHOUSE
Craphouse is slang for a toilet.

CRAPOLA
Crapola is American slang for misleading or worthless information, contemptible behaviour.

CRAPOLOGY
Crapology is British slang for nonsense talk.

CRAPPER
Crapper is slang for toilet. Crapper is slang for the anus.

CRAPPO
Crappo is British slang for cheap, worthless, poor quality.

CRAPPY
Crappy is slang for worthless, rubbish, of low quality.

CRASH
Crash is computer slang for a sudden, usually drastic failure. Crash (shortened from crash out) is slang for to spend the night at a place.

CRASH CART
Crash cart is nursing slang for a wheeled unit with a defibrillator for cardiac arrest, medications, and other lifesustaining items for use in emergency resuscitation.

CRASH OUT
Crash out is slang for to sleep; pass out; to spend the night at a place.

CRASH PAD
Crash pad is slang for a place to sleep or live temporarily.

CRASHHOT
Crashhot is Australian slang for excellent, firstrate.

CRASHER
Crasher is British slang for a bore.

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CRASHING
Crashing is slang for excellent, firstrate.

CRASHPAD
Crashpad is slang for a temporary place to sleep.

CRATE
Crate is slang for an old car, aeroplane, etc.

CRATEHEAD
Cratehead is slang for a fool, an idiot.

CRAWLARSE
Crawlarse is slang for a servile flatterer.

CRAWLER
Crawler is slang for a servile flatterer.

CRAZY
Crazy is slang for very good or excellent.

CRAZY RIM
Crazy rim is BlackAmerican slang for a handsome hat

CREAKER
Creaker is BlackAmerican slang for an old person

CREAM
Cream is slang for to ejaculate. Cream is slang for to comprehensively defeat. Cream is slang for to severely beat. Cream is slang for to steal from an employer.

CREAM CRACKERS
Cream crackers is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (knackers).

CREAM PUFF
Cream puff is London Cockney rhyming slang for a state of annoyance (huff). Cream puff is British slang for an effeminate man.

CREAMCRACKERED
Creamcrackered is British rhyming slang for exhausted, wornout (knackered).

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CREASE UP
Crease up is slang for to be or cause to be greatly amused.

CREATE
Create is British slang for to make a fuss or uproar.

CREATUREFEATURES
Creaturefeatures is a form of mild abuse.

CREATURES
Creatures is British prison slang for prison warders.

CRED
Cred is British slang for street credibility.

CREEP
Creep is slang for a person considered to be obnoxious or servile.

CREEPEN JUNNY
Creepen junny is Dorset slang for a woodlouse.

CREEPER
Creeper is British slang for a thief who specialises in robbing hotels or brothels. Creeper is British slang for a softsoled shoe. Creeper is British slang for a slow acting drug.

CREEPERS
Creepers is slang for body lice.

CREEPING JESUS
Creeping Jesus is derogatory slang for an obsequious or servile person. Creeping Jesus is slang for a hypocritically religious person.

CREEPS
Creeps is slang for repugnance, fear, unease.

CREEPSHOW
Creepshow is slang for frightening, grotesque, unpleasant.

CREMATED
Cremated is British slang for ruined, destroyed, defeated.

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CREW
Crew is British slang for a street gang. Crew is American slang for a group of young people.

CRIBBAGE PEG
Cribbage peg is London Cockney rhyming slang for leg.

CRIDDLE
Criddle is Dorset slang for to curdle.

CRIM
Crim is Australian and New Zealand slang for a criminal. Crim is British slang for Christmas.

CRIMBO
Crimbo is slang for Christmas.

CRIMEA
Crimea is London Cockney rhyming slang for beer.

CRINGE
Cringe is British slang for Christ. Cringe is British slang for embarrass.

CRINGEMAKING
Cringemaking is British slang for sickening, embarrassing.

CRINKLE
Crinkle was 1950s British slang for banknotes, money.

CRINKLY
Crinkly is British slang for an old person.

CRIPPLE AND CRUTCH


Cripple and crutch is London Cockney rhyming slang for to borrow money (touch).

CRIPPLEWARE
Crippleware is computing slang for software that has some important functionality deliberately removed, so as to entice potential users to pay for a working version.

CRISPY
Crispy is American slang for suffering from a hangover.

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CRISPY CRITTER
Crispy critter is American nursing slang for a badly burned patient.

CROAK
Croak is slang for to die; to kill.

CROAKER
Croaker is British slang for a doctor who prescribes for addicts.

CROCK
Crock is British slang for a person or thing, such as a car, that is old or decrepit. Crock is British slang for to become or cause to become weak or disabled. Crock is American slang for nonsense, something worthless. Crock is American medical slang for a hypochondriac.

CROCKED
Crocked is British slang for injured. Crocked is American and Canadian slang for drunk.

CROCODILE
Crocodile is London Cockney rhyming slang for smile. Crocodile is CB slang for someone with a powerful transceiver, who talks but can't hear others.

CROCODILE DUNDEE
Crocodile Dundee is London Cockney rhyming slang for flea.

CROCUS
Crocus is slang for a bad doctor.

CRONK
Cronk is British slang for a decrepit old car.

CROOK
Crook is Australian and New Zealand slang for feeling ill; unpleasant; bad; of poor quality.

CROOP
Croop is Dorset slang for bent low down.

CROPE
Crope is Dorset slang for crept.

CROPPER
Cropper is slang for a fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse.

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CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH


Crosby, Stills and Nash is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (slash).

CROUTON
Crouton is London Cockney rhyming slang for an erection (root on).

CROW
Crow is slang for a lookout. Crow is British and Australian slang for an old or ugly woman.

CROWD
Crowd is American slang for a quantity of two.

CROWDED SPACE
Crowded space is London Cockney rhyming slang for a suitcase.

CROWN
Crown is slang for to hit over the head.

CROWN AND ANCHOR


Crown and anchor is London Cockney rhyming slang for an unpleasant person (wanker).

CROWN JEWELS
Crown jewels is London Cockney rhyming slang for tools. Crown jewels is British slang for the male genitalia.

CRUCIAL
Crucial is Jamaican slang for very good.

CRUCIFY
Crucify is slang for to defeat, ridicule, etc., totally.

CRUD
Crud is slang for a sticky substance, especially when dirty and encrusted. Crud is slang for an undesirable residue from a process, especially one inside a nuclear reactor. Crud is slang for something or someone that is worthless, disgusting, or contemptible. Crud is slang for a disease; rot.

CRUDDY
Cruddy is slang for unpleasant, inferior, worthless.

CRUISE
Cruise is British slang for looking for a pickup, looking for casual sex.

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CRUMB
Crumb is slang for a contemptible person. Crumb is American slang for to ruin, to mess up.

CRUMBLE
Crumble is British slang for old or senile people.

CRUMBLE RUMBLE
Crumble rumble is British slang for an altercation between elderly people.

CRUMBLY
Crumbly is British slang for an old person.

CRUMMY
Crummy is slang for of little value; inferior; contemptible. Crummy is British slang for unwell or depressed.

CRUMPET
Crumpet is British slang for a woman, women.

CRUMPET MAN
Crupmet man is British slang for a womaniser.

CRUNCHIE
Crunchie is derogatory South African slang for an Afrikaner. Crunchie is American slang for a lesbian.

CRUSHER
Crusher is British slang for a boring or tedious person. Crusher was old British slang for a policeman.

CRUST
Crust is slang for impertinence. Crust is British slang for head. Crust is British slang for money, a wage.

CRUST OF BREAD
Crust of bread is London Cockney rhyming slang for head.

CRUSTY
Crusty is British slang for a very dirty person.

CRUT
Crut is slang for dirt.

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CRUTCH
Crutch is British slang for the genitals. Crutch is British slang for a pair of matchsticks or a split match used to hold the end of a cannabis cigarette. Crutch is Australian and New Zealand slang for to clip wool from the hindquarters of a sheep.

CRUTCH CHEESE
Crutch cheese is British slang for secretions collected in an unwashed vagina.

CRY BEEF
Cry beef is British slang for to shout an alarm at a crime scene.

CRY HUGHIE
Cry Hughie is slang for to vomit.

CRY RALPH
Cry Ralph is slang for to vomit.

CRY RUTH
Cry Ruth is slang for to vomit.

CRYPPIE
Cryppie is slang for cannabis.

CRYPTONITE
Cryptonite is slang for cannabis.

CRYSTAL
Crystal is slang for cocaine.

CRYSTAL T
Crystal T is slang for phencyclidine.

CRYSTAL TAC
Crystal TAC is slang for phencyclidine.

CUBE
Cube is slang for a very conforming person.

CUBEHEAD
Cubehead is American slang for a user of LSD.

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CUCKOO'S NEST
Cuckoo's nest is British slang for a mental institution.

CUDDLE AND KISS


Cuddle and kiss is London Cockney rhyming slang for miss (a girl). Cuddle and kiss is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (piss).

CUDDLED AND KISSED


Cuddled and kissed is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).

CUE
Cue is Dorset slang for an ox shoe.

CUE BALL
Cue ball is Black British slang for a white person.

CUFF
Cuff is American slang for to put someone in handcuffs. Cuff is slang for a Black person.

CUFF LINK
Cuff link is Australian rhyming slang for a drink.

CUFFY
Cuffy is slang for a Black person.

CUJO
Cujo is American slang for a person whose love for risktaking endangers other people.

CULLY
Cully is slang for friend.

CULVER
Culver is Dorset slang for a dove.

CUMULOT
Cumulot is British slang for to ejaculate.

CUNDY
Cundy is Australian slang for a small stone suitable for use as a missile.

CUNNING STUNT
Cunning stunt is British rhyming slang for an idiot (cunt).

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CUNNY
Cunny is British slang for the vagina.

CUNNY WARREN
Cunny warren was 18th century British slang for a brothel.

CUNT
Cunt is slang for the vagina. Cunt is slang for a woman. Cunt is slang for a despicable, mean or obnoxious person. Cunt is slang for a stupid person, an idiot.

CUNT TEASER
Cunt teaser is British slang for a sexually alluring man, especially one who flirts but doesn't copulate.

CUNTHOOKS
Cunthooks is slang for fingers.

CUNTITCH
Cuntitch is British slang for a woman's strong desire for sex. Cuntitch is British slang for vaginal thrush.

CUNTSHOP
Cuntshop is British slang for a brothel.

CUNTSTRUCK
Cuntstruck is slang for domineered over, or ruled by a woman, henpecked. Cuntstruck is British slang for obsessed with sex.

CUNTED
Cunted is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

CUNTHEAD
Cunthead is British slang for a very stpid person.

CUNTSTABLE
Cuntstable is deogatory British slang for a police officer.

CUP OF TEA
Cup of tea is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (pee). Cup of tea is London Cockney rhyming slang for see.

CUPCAKE
Cupcake is American slang for a cute or attractive woman. Cupcake is American slang for an eccentric person.

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CUPID STUNT
Cupid stunt is British slang for a stupid person (stupid cunt).

CUPIDS ITCH
Cupids itch is American tramp slang for any venereal disease

CUPPA
Cuppa is slang for cup of.

CURA
Cura is slang for heroin.

CURLEYWIG
Curleywig is Dorset slang for an earwig.

CURRANT BREAD
Currant bread is London Cockney rhyming slang for dead.

CURRANT BUN
Currant bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for son. Currant bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for nun. Currant bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for run. Currant bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for sun.

CURRANT CAKES
Currant cakes is London Cockney rhyming slang for delirium tremens (shakes).

CURRANT CAKIE
Currant cakie is London Cockney rhyming slang for shaky.

CURRANTS AND PLUMS


Currants and plums is London Cockney rhyming slang for gums.

CURRENCY
Currency is old Australian slang for nativeborn Australians, as distinct from British immigrants.

CURRY AND RICE


Curry and rice is London Cockney rhyming slang for price.

CURRY MUNCHER
Curry muncher is British slang for an Indian Asian.

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CURTAINS
Curtains is slang for the end of something.

CUSHDY
Cushdy is British slang for fine, wonderful.

CUSHTI
Cushti is British slang for fine, wonderful.

CUSHTI MANTI
Cushti manti is British slang for excellent.

CUSHTI RYE
Cushti rye is British slang for top man.

CUSHY
Cushy is Cockney slang for easy, soft, comfortable.

CUSTARD
Custard is British slang for semen.

CUSTARD AND JELLY


Custard and jelly is London Cockney rhyming slang for telly (television).

CUSTARD CREAM
Custard cream is London Cockney rhyming slang for dream.

CUT
Cut is slang for to dilute or adulterate. Cut is music slang for a record, album track or musical extract. Cut is British slang for drunk, intoxicated with liquor.

CUT A CHUCKLE
Cut a chuckle is British slang for to laugh.

CUT A MELON
Cut a melon is American and Canadian slang for to declare an abnormally high dividend to shareholders.

CUT A PERSON SOME SLACK


Cut a person some slack is American slang for show a person understanding, give them a chance.

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CUT AND CARRIED


Cut and carried is London Cockney rhyming slang for married.

CUT AND PASTE


Cut and paste is American medical slang for to surgically open a patient, find that there is no hope for treatment, and sew them up without delay.

CUT AND SCRATCH


Cut and scratch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a match.

CUT IT
Cut it is slang for to succeed.

CUT LUNCH
Cut lunch is Australian slang for sandwiches.

CUT OF ONE'S JIB


Cut of one's jib is British slang for character, personality.

CUT SOME CHEESE


Cut some cheese is British slang for to emit foul smelling wind from the anus.

CUT SOME SLACK


Cut some slack is British slang for to give leeway, to relieve the pressure.

CUT STICK
To cut stick is slang for to make off clandestinely or precipitately.

CUT THE MUSTARD


Cut the mustard is American slang for to come up to expectations.

CUT YOURSELF A BIG SLICE OF CAKE


Cut yourself a big slice of cake is British slang for to boast, to talk highly of oneself.

CUTDOWNS
Cutdowns is slang for short trousers made by cutting the legs off longer trousers.

CUTOFFS
Cutoffs is slang for short trousers made by cutting the legs off blue jeans.

CUTPURSE
Cutpurse was old slang for a pickpocket who specialised in cutting the strings tieing a purse to a belt.

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CUTAWAYS
Cutaways is slang for short trousers made by cutting the legs off blue jeans.

CUTESY
Cutesy is slang for sickenly sweet.

CUTIE
Cutie is slang for a person regarded as appealing or attractive, especially a girl or woman.

CUTOUT
Cutout is Australian slang for the end of shearing.

CUTS AND SCRATCHES


Cuts and Scratches is London Cockney rhyming slang for matches.

CUTTER
Cutter is British slang for a knife.

CUTTY
Cutty is Dorset slang for a wren.

CUTTY SARK
Cutty sark is London Cockney rhyming slang for a police informer (nark).

CYCLINE
Cycline is slang for phencyclidine.

CYCLONA
Cyclona is slang for phencyclidine.

CYCLONE
Cyclone is slang for phencyclidine.

CYRIL LORD
Cyril Lord is London Cockney rhyming slang for bald.

D
D is slang for illicit drugs. D was Australian 19th century slang for a detective.

D AND D
D and d is slang for drunk and disorderly.

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D FOR DUNCE
D for dunce is London Cockney rhyming slang for money (bunce).

D'OYLY CARTE
D'Oyly Carte is London Cockney rhyming slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart).

D.A.

D.A. is British slang for a style of hairstyle in which the hair is scraped back and greased into a curl on the nape of the neck. D.A. is British slang for drug addict.

D.K.
D.K. is American slang for to snub someone, to feign ignorance.

D.M.'S
D.M.'s is British slang for Doctor Marten's footwear.

D.O.A.
D.O.A. is slang for unconscious, inert.

D.O.M.
D.O.M. (dirty old man) is British slang for a lecherous man.

DA
Da is Dorset slang for to.

DAB
Dab is British slang for fingerprint. Dab is British slang for bad.

DAB ON
Dab on is British slang for to sign on at the unemployment benefit office.

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DABS
Dabs is British slang for fingerprints.

DACHA
Dacha is Polari slang for the number ten.

DACHSHUND
Dachshund is British slang for a large piece ofexcrement.

DAD AND MUM


Dad and mum is London Cockney rhyming slang for rum.

DAD'S ARMY
Dad's Army was Second World War British slang for the Home Guard. Dad's Army is London Cockney rhyming slang for mad, eccentric (barmy).

DADDIO
Daddio is slang for a man.

DADDLER
Daddler is British slang for a small coin. Daddler was old British slang for a silver three penny piece.

DADDY
Daddy (shortened from dada and mum) is London Cockney rhyming slang for rum. Daddy is British slang for the best, the most superior, the largest. Daddy is British slang for a dominant inmate among prisoners. Daddy is British slang for a dominant or older male homosexual.

DAFFADOWN DILLY
Daffadown dilly is London Cockney rhyming slang for silly.

DAFFODIL
Daffodil is British slang for a nave and innocent young man.

DAFFY
Daffy is British slang for a large sum of money. Daffy is British slang for mad, eccentric, crazy.

DAFIDOWNDILLY
Dafidowndilly is Dorset slang for a daffodil.

DAFT
Daft is British slang for frivolous; giddy; insane.

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DAFT AND BARMY


Daft and barmy is London Cockney rhyming slang for army.

DAG
Dag is Australian slang for dried sheep dung. Dag is Australian slang for a stupid or unpleasant person.

DAGENHAM GIRL PIPER


Dagenham girl piper is London Cockney rhyming slang for windscreen wiper.

DAGGA
Dagga is South African slang for cannabis, marijuana.

DAGGY
Daggy is Australian slang for stupid, unpleasant.

DAGO
Dago is derogatory slang for a person of Hispanic origins.

DAILY BREAD
Daily bread is London Cockney rhyming slang for the head of a family.

DAILY DOUBLE
Daily double was old British rhyming slang for trouble, bother.

DAILY EXPRESS
Daily Express is London Cockney rhyming slang for to dress, a dress.

DAILY MAIL
Daily Mail is London Cockney rhyming slang for tale. Daily Mail is London Cockney rhyming slang for ale. Daily Mail is London Cockney rhyming slang for bail. Daily Mail is London Cockney rhyming slang for nail. Daily Mail is London Cockney rhyming slang for the backside, buttocks (tail). Daily Mail is British slang for the sex.

DAINTIES
Dainties is American and Australian slang for women's knickers.

DAIRY BOX
Dairy Box is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox).

DAIRYLEA
Dairylea is British slang for smegma.

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DAISY
Daisy is slang for an excellent person or thing. Daisy is slang for a male homosexual or effeminate man.

DAISY BEAT
Daisy beat is London Cockney rhyming slang for to cheat, swindle.

DAISY BEATERS
Daisy beaters is slang for the feet.

DAISY CHAIN
Daisy chain is slang for a group of people taking part in serial sexual activity.

DAISY CUTTER
Daisy cutter is cricket slang for a ball bowled in such a way that it stays close to the ground.

DAISY DORMER
Daisy dormer was old British slang for a bed warmer.

DAISY ROOTS
Daisy roots is London Cockney rhyming slang for boots.

DAKS
Daks is slang for trousers.

DAMABLANCA
Damablanca is slang for cocaine.

DAMAGE
Damage is slang for expense, cost, charge.

DAME
Dame is slang for a woman.

DAMN ALL
Damn all is slang for absolutely nothing.

DAMN AND BLAST


Damn and blast is British racing slang for last.

DAMON HILL
Damon Hill is British slang for an amphetamine pill.

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DAMP
Damp is British slang for ineffectual, feeble. Damp is British slang for a drink. Damp is British slang for the vagina. Damp is British slang for sexually aroused (applied to a woman).

DAMPER
Damper is BlackAmerican slang for a savings bank

DAN DARES
Dan Dares is London Cockney rhyming slang for flairs.

DAN LENO
Dan Leno is London Cockney rhyming slang for a boozy trip to the seaside (beano).

DANCE
Dance is old British slang for a flight of stairs. Dance is British slang for to steal from the upper floors of a building. Dance is British slang for to hang.

DANCER CASES
Dancer cases is British slang for footwear.

DANDRUFF ON WHEELS
Dandruff on wheels is nursing slang for scabies or any other personal protein that moves and can be shared.

DANG
Dang is American slang for the penis. Dang is American slang for a woman.

DANGLER
Dangler is slang for the penis. Dangler is Australian slang for a male sexual exhibitionist (flasher). Dangler is British slang for a trailer attached to a truck or tractor. Dangler is American slang for a trapeze artist.

DANGLERS
Danglers is slang for the testicles.

DANK
Dank is slang for cannabis.

DANNY LA RUE
Danny La Rue is London Cockney rhyming slang for the colour blue. Danny La Rue is London Cockney rhyming slang for clue.

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DAP
Dap is BlackAmerican slang for dapper

DAPPER DAN
Dapper Dan is British slang for a welldressed man.

DAPS
Daps is British slang for tennis shoes, plimsolls. Daps is Dorset slang for a likeness, resemblance.

DARBIES
Darbies is British slang for handcuffs. Darbies is British slang for hands. Darbies is British slang for fingerprints. Darbies was old slang for fetters, shackles.

DARBY AND JOAN


Darby and Joan is London Cockney rhyming slang for moan. Darby and Joan is London Cockney rhyming slang for alone. Darby and Joan is London Cockney rhyming slang for a phone.

DARBY BANDS
Darby bands is London Cockney rhyming slang for hands.

DARBY KELY
Darby Kelly is London Cockney rhyming slang for belly.

DARK MEAT
Dark meat is slang for a black or coloured sexual partner.

DARKERS
Darkers is slang for sunglasses.

DARKIE
Darkie is slang for a black or coloured person.

DARKMANS
Darkmans is British slang for nighttime.

DARKS
Darks is British slang for night.

DARKY COX
Darky Cox is theatre rhyming slang for a box.

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DARLING BUDS OF MAY


Darling buds of may is London Cockney rhyming slang for homosexual (gay).

DARLING DAUGHTER
Darling daughter is London Cockney rhyming slang for water.

DARLING WIFE
Darling wife is London Cockney rhyming slang for knife.

DARREN GOUGH
Darren Gough is London Cockney rhyming slang for cough.

DASH
Dash is slang for money, a bribe or tip.

DASHER
Dasher was 18th and 19th century slang for an ostentatious prostitute. Dasher was 18th and 19th century slang for a promiscuous woman. Dasher was 19th century slang for a smart young person who attended lots of parties. Dasher is West Indian slang for a well dressed man. Dasher is West Indian slang for a womaniser.

DATE
Date is Australian slang for the anus. Date was British mid20th century slang for a stupid, silly or weak person.

DATE AND PLUM


Date and plum is London Cockney rhyming slang for the backside (bum).

DATE MATE
Date mate is American slang for friend of the same sex who accompanies one on a double date. Date mate is Australian slang for a male homosexual partner.

DATE RAPE DRUG


Date Rape Drug is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

DATE ROLL
Date roll is Australian slang for a toilet roll.

DAVID
David is British slang for semen.

DAVID BECKHAM
David Beckham is London Cockney rhyming slang for a necktie (Peckham).

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DAVID BOWIE
David Bowie is London Cockney rhyming slang for windy (blowie).

DAVY CROCKETT
Day Crockett is London Cockney rhyming slang for pocket.

DAVY JONES' LOCKER


Davy Jones' locker is nautical slang for lost at sea. Davy Jones' locker is London Cockney rhyming slang for an unwanted caller (knocker).

DAVY LARGE
Davy Large is British rhyming slang for a barge.

DAWK
Dawk is Dorset slang for to push.

DAY AND NIGHT


Day and night is London Cockney rhyming slang for light.

DAY'S A DAWNING
Day's a dawning is London Cockney rhyming slang for morning.

DAYGLO
Dayglo is slang for gaudy.

DAYLIGHTING
Daylighting is slang for working on a second job during daylight hours.

DAZZLER
Dazzler is British slang for the sun.

DE FACTO
De facto is Australian slang for a liveinlover.

DEBAG
Debag is British slang for to forcibly remove someone's trousers.

DEDYKE
Dedyke is slang for remove or conceal evidence of lesbianism.

DEFROSTED
Defrosted is American slang for heated, agitated.

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DEAD AND ALIVE


Dead and alive is British slang for a misreable person.

DEAD AND ALIVE HOLE


Dead and alive hole is British slang for a miserable, depressing place.

DEAD BANG
Dead bang is American slang for caught redhanded.

DEAD BODY
Dead body is British slang for a boring person who doesn't like to socialise.

DEAD DUCK
Dead duck is slang for a person or thing doomed to death, failure, etc., especially because of a mistake or misjudgement.

DEAD EYE
Dead eye is British slang for the anus.

DEAD EYE DICK


Dead eye Dick is British slang for a male homosexual.

DEAD FROM THE NECK UP


Dead from the neck up is British slang for stupid.

DEAD LOSS
Dead loss is London Cockney rhyming slang for boss.

DEAD MEAT
Dead meat is slang for a person who is dead, about to die or inevitably doomed.

DEAD PRESIDENT
Dead president is BlackAmerican slang for paper money

DEAD RABBIT
Dead rabbit is British slang for an impotent penis.

DEAD SOLDIER
Dead soldier is slang for an empty bottle of alcohol. Dead soldier is American slang for leftovers.

DEAD TO RIGHTS
Dead to rights is American slang for certainly.

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DEAD WEIGHT
Dead weight is British slang for a member of a team or workforce who is not needed, or is useless.

DEADASS
Deadass is American slang for a very boring, feeble or stupid person.

DEADBEAT
Deadbeat is slang for a poor or homeless person. Deadbeat is slang for a poor scrounger. Deadbeat is slang for a worthless or stupid person.

DEADHEAD
Deadhead is slang for a very stupid, lifeless, boring person. Deadhead is slang for a fan of the rock group 'The Grateful Dead'. Deadhead is American slang for to drive a vehicle empty or without passengers.

DEADLEG
Deadleg is British slang for a feeble, lazy or disappointing person.

DEADLEGS
Deadlegs is British military slang for a cripple or someone who refuses to get out of bed.

DEADSHIT
Deadshit is Australian slang for a contemptible person.

DEAF AND DUMB


Deaf and dumb is London Cockney rhyming slang for the buttocks (bum). Deaf and dumb is London Cockney rhyming slang for a plum.

DEAL
Deal is slang for to sell any illegal drug. Deal is British slang for a portion of drugs.

DEALER
Dealer is slang for a person who sells illegal drugs.

DEANER
Deaner is British slang for a five penny piece. Deaner was British slang for a shilling.

DEARIE ME
Dearie me is bingo slang for three.

DEATH SEAT
Death seat is American and Australian slang for the seat beside the driver of a vehicle.

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DEATH WARMED UP
Death warmed up is British slang for very ill, very tired.

DEB
Deb is slang for a debutante. Deb is American slang for a girl member of a gang.

DEB'S DELIGHT
Deb's delight is British slang for an eligible, but simple, young man.

DECK
Deck is slang for to knock someone to the ground. Deck is slang for a package of illicit drugs. Deck is slang for a skateboard. Deck is slang for a surfboard.

DECK CARGO
Deck cargo is British slang for women's breasts.

DECK IT
Deck it is British slang for to make a car travel at top speed.

DECK UP
Deck up is slang for prepare for injection or inject with a drug, usually heroin.

DECKO
Decko is British slang for to have a look.

DECORATE PAVEMENT
Decorate pavement is American slang for to vomit

DEECE
Deece is BlackAmerican slang for a dime

DEEDLE
Deedle is British slang for a dunce, a foolish person, a simpleton.

DEEFER
Deefer (shortened from D for dunce) is London Cockney rhyming slang for money.

DEELAB
Deelab is British slang for bald.

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DEELYBOPPER
Deelybopper is slang for a set of imitation antennae worn on the head.

DEENAH
Deenah is British slang for assistance, a hand.

DEEP SEA DIVER


Deep sea diver is British rhyming slang for a five pound note (fiver).

DEEP SEA FISHERMAN


Deep see fisherman is British slang for a confidence trickster operating on board an ocean liner.

DEEP SHIT
Deep shit is British slang for serious trouble.

DEEP SIX
Deep six is British slang for a grave.

DEEP THROAT
Deep throat is slang for deep fellatio. Deep throat is slang for an informant.

DEEPSIX
DeepSix is British slang for to bury someone. Deepsix is American slang for to dispose of something, such as documents completely; destroy.

DEERACKS
Deeracks is British slang for playing cards.

DEERAY
Deeray is British slang for a yard, three feet.

DEERIB
Deerib is British slang for a woman.

DEERUT
Deerut is British slang for excrement.

DEF
Def is hiphop slang for very good, excellent.

DEFROSTED
Defrosted is British slang for angry.

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DEKKO
Dekko is British slang for a look, or glance. The term derives from the Hindi word for look!, dekho! And entered service around the 19th century.

DELANTZ
Delantz is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride.

DELATESTRYL
Delatestryl is slang for any anabolic steroid.

DELATS
Delats is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride.

DELAUD
Delaud is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride.

DELHI BELLY
Delhi belly is slang for diarrhoea.

DELI
Deli is slang for a delicatessen.

DELIDA
Delida is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride.

DELIVER STREET PIZZA


Deliver street pizza is American slang for to vomit.

DELO
Delo is British slang for old.

DELO LIB
Delo lib is British slang for the police.

DELO NAM
Delo nam is British slang for a husband, old man.

DELO NAMMOW
Delo nammow is British slang for wife.

DELOES
Deloes is British slang for old people.

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DELOG
Delog is British slang for gold.

DEMENTOID
Dementoid is American slang for crazy, demented.

DEMO
Demo is slang for demonstration.

DEMOLISH
Demolish is slang for crack cocaine.

DEMON
Demon is BlackAmerican slang for a dime. Demon is Australian slang for a detective.

DENIS
Denis is old British slang for the police.

DENIS LAW
Denis Law is London Cockney rhyming slang for a saw.

DENIS WISE
Denis Wise is London Cockney rhyming slang for a rise.

DEPTESTOSTERONE
Deptestosterone is slang for any anabolic steroid.

DEPTH CHARGE
Depth charge is British slang for a pint of beer with a small glass of spirit dropped in it and drunk in one go.

DERBY
Derby is BlackAmerican slang for oral sex.

DERBY BRIGHTS
Derby brights is London Cockney rhyming slang for lights.

DERBY KELY
Derby Kelly is London Cockney rhyming slang for belly.

DERI
Deri is British slang for a derelict building used by tramps.

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DERO
Dero is Australian slang for a tramp or derelict.

DERRO
Derro is British slang for an unfortunate, inferior or unpleasant person..

DERRY
Derry is slang for a derelict house, especially one used by tramps, drug addicts, etc.

DERRY AND TOMS


Derry and Toms was British Second World War rhyming slang for bombs.

DERRYDOWN DERRY
DerrydownDerry is British theatre rhyming slang for sherry.

DES O'CONNOR
Des O'Connor is London Cockney rhyming slang for dead (gonner). Des O'Conner is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fallen horse (gonner).

DES RES
Des res is British slang for desirable residence.

DESDY
Desdy is British slang for a persistent moaner.

DESHY
Deshy is London slang for an immigrant from Bangladesh.

DESIGNER DRUG
Designer drug is slang for an illicit drug produced artificially by chemists, rather than occurring in nature.

DESK PIANO
Desk piano is BlackAmerican slang for typewriter

DESMOND
Desmond is British slang for a lower second university degree, a 2/2.

DESMOND HACKETT
Desmond Hackett is London Cockney rhyming slang for a jacket.

DESPERATE DAN
Desperate Dan is London Cockney rhyming slang for a sun tan.

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DESTROYED
Destroyed is slang for intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.

DETHRONED
Dethroned is British slang for a homosexual man evicted from a public toilet in which he was seeking sex.

DETOX
Detox is slang for a course of withdrawal from drugs or alcohol.

DEUCE
Deuce is slang for two dollars, two pounds. Deuce was old British slang for two pence.

DEUCE AND ACE


Deuce and ace is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

DEUCE ODIMS AND DARKS ON THE CUTBACK


Deuce odims and darks on the cutback is BlackAmerican slang for fortyeight hours ago.

DEUCE OF BENDERS
Deuce of benders is BlackAmerican slang for knees.

DEUCE OF HAIRCUTS
Deuce of haircuts is BlackAmerican slang for two weeks.

DEUCE OF NODS ON THE BACKBEAT


Deuce of nods on the backbeat is BlackAmerican slang for two nights ago.

DEUCE OF PEEKERS
Deuce of peekers is BlackAmerican slang for two eyes.

DEUCE OF TICKS
Deuce of ticks is BlackAmerican slang for two minutes.

DEVIL SCREECHER
Devil screecher is Dorset slang for a swift.

DEVIL'S BUCKIE
Devil's buckie is slang for a perverse, refractory youngster.

DEWBERRY
Dewberry is Dorset slang for a large blackberry.

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DEWBIT
Dewbit is Dorset slang for an early morning light snack served while the dew is still wet.

DEWDROP
Dewdrop is British slang for a drop of nasal fluid hanging from the nose.

DEWEY
Dewey is British slang for the number two.

DEX
Dex is slang for Dexedrine.

DEXIE
Dexie is slang for Dexedrine.

DEXO
Dexo is slang for Dexedrine.

DEXY
Dexy is slang for Dexedrine.

DHOBYING
Dhobying is British slang for washing clothes.

DIAGONAL STREET
Diagonal Street is South African slang for the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

DIAL
Dial is British slang for the face.

DIAMBISTA
Diambista is slang for cannabis.

DIAMOND
Diamond is British slang for firstrate, superb, admirable.

DIAMONDCRACKING
Diamondcracking is Australian slang for breaking rocks as part of a prison sentence.

DIANA DORS
Diana Dors is London Cockney rhyming slang for ladie's underwear (draws).

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DIAPER
Diaper was 1930s and 1940s slang for clothes. Diaper is Black American slang for a sanitary towel.

DIAPER THE BABY


Diaper the baby is Black American slang for to put on a sanitary towel.

DIB
Dib is slang for a contribution, portion or amount of money. Dib is British slang for a partlysmoked cigarette, extinguished and saved for later.

DIBBLE
Dibble is slang for a policeman.

DIBS
Dibs was 19th century slang for money.

DICEY
Dicey is British slang for risky.

DICK
Dick is slang for a detective. Dick is slang for penis. Dick is slang for a fool. Dick is slang for nothing. Dick is slang for to have sex with. Dick is British slang for to look at. Dick is slang for to mess around with.

DICK 'N' ARRY


Dick 'n' Arry is British slang for a dictionary.

DICK AROUND
Dick around is slang for to mess around with.

DICK DUNN
Dick Dunn is London Cockney rhyming slang for sun.

DICK EMERY
Dick Emery is London Cockney rhyming slang for memory.

DICK OUT
Dick out is American slang for to persevere.

DICK TURPIN

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DICK UP
Dick up is slang for to make a mess of.

DICK VAN DYKE


Dick van Dyke is London Cockney rhyming slang for bike.

DICKBRAINED
Dickbrained is slang for stupid.

DICKEY
Dickey is slang for a hat.

DICKHEAD
Dickhead is slang for a stupid person.

DICKLESS TRACY
Dickless Tracy is Australian slang for a policewoman.

DICKORY DOCK
Dickory dock is London Cockney rhyming slang for clock. Dickory dock is London Cockney rhyming slang for penis (cock).

DICKY
Dicky is British slang for shaky, insecure, faulty. Dicky is British slang for a detachable shirt front. Dicky is British slang for an old shirt. Dicky is British slang for a clipon bowtie. Dicky is British slang for the penis. Dicky is British slang for unwell.

DICKY BIRD
Dicky bird is London Cockney rhyming slang for word.

DICKY DIDDLE
Dicky diddle is British slang for urination (piddle).

DICKY DIRT
Dicky dirt is London Cockney rhyming slang for shirt.

DICKY UP
Dicky up is British slang for to get dressed up in one's best clothes.

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DICKYBOW
Dickybow is British slang for a bowtie.

DIDDICOI
Diddicoi is British slang for a gypsy.

DIDDIES
Diddies is British slang for sexual intercourse. Diddies is Dorset slang for gypsies. Diddies was old British slang for the penis.

DIDDLE
Diddle is British slang for to cheat, to swindle. Diddle is British slang for to masturbate.

DIDDLEY DIDDLEY BAND


Diddley diddley band is British slang for an Irish folk group.

DIDDLO
Diddlo is British slang for crazy, silly.

DIDDLY SQUAT
Diddly squat is American slang for nothing at all.

DIDDLYDUM
Diddlydum is British slang for perfect, fine.

DIDDY
Diddy is British slang for a fool. Diddy is British slang for small, cute and appealing.

DIDDY RIDE
Diddy ride is British slang for to mastrubate between a woman's breasts.

DIDLE
Diddle is British slang for to cheat. Diddle is slang for to have sex. Diddle is slang for to stimulate sexually with the fingers.

DIDN'T OUGHT
Didn't ought is London Cockney rhyming slang for the drink port.

DIDN'T OUGHTA
Didn't oughta is London Cockney rhyming slang for water.

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DIE
Die is British slang for fo fail.

DIESEL BOOTS
Diesel boots is British slang for cheap everyday footwear.

DIESEL DYKE
Diesel dyke is slang for an aggressive or masculine lesbian.

DIESEL FITTER
Diesel fitter is London Cockney rhyming slang for beer (bitter).

DIG
Dig is slang for to understand, appreciate, enjoy. Dig is American slang for to work hard, especially for an examination.

DIG IN THE GRAVE


Dig in the grave is London Cockney rhyming slang for shave.

DIG IT
Dig it is American slang for Do you understand? A command to understand or pay attention.

DIG MY GRAVE
Dign my grace is London Cockney rhyming slang for shave.

DIG OUT
Dig out is British slang for to criticise, to abuse.

DIG THE DIP


Dig the dip is BlackAmerican slang for take a bath

DIGGER
Digger is slang for an Australian or New Zealander, especially a soldier.

DIGITATE
Digitate is slang for female masturbation.

DIGS
Digs is British slang for temporary accomodation, lodgings.

DILAUDID
Dilaudid is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride.

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DILBERT
Dilbert is British slang for a foolish person.

DILDO
Dildo is slang for an artificial penis. Dildo is slang for an offensively stupid person.

DILL
Dill is British, Australian and New Zealand slang for a fool; an idiot.

DILLIES
Dillies is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride.

DILLY
Dilly is American and Canadian slang for a person or thing that is remarkable. Dilly is British slang for the penis.

DIM BULB
Dim bulb is American slang for a stupid person.

DIMBO
Dimbo is slang for a stupid person.

DIME BAG
Dime bag is American slang for a package of drugs worth ten dollars.

DIME DROPPER
Dime dropper is American slang for an informer.

DIME SOMEONE
Dime someone is American slang for to inform on someone.

DIMMO
Dimmo is British slang for a stupid person.

DIMP
Dimp is British slang for a cigarette end which can be retrieved, particularly from the street, and relit.

DIMS AND BRIGHTS


Dims and brights is BlackAmerican slang for days and nights

DIMWIT
Dimwit is British slang for a stupid person.

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DINDINS
Dindins is slang for dinner, a meal or food.

DINAH
Dinah is British criminal slang for nitroglycerine. Dinah is British slang for a male homosexual.

DINARLY
Dinarly is Polari slang for money.

DING
Ding is slang for to hit. Ding is slang for to single out for an onerous duty or a reprimand. Ding is derogatory Australian slang for an Italian or Greek immigrant. Ding is Australian slang for a party.

DING DONG
Ding dong is London Cockney rhyming slang for song. Ding dong is British slang for an argument,.a fight.

DING DONG BELL


Ding dong bell is London Cockney rhyming slang for hell.

DING DONGS
Ding dongs is British slang for bellbottomed trousers.

DINGALING
Dingaling is slang for an eccentric or crazy person. Dingaling is slang for the penis.

DINGBAT
Dingbat is American slang for an unnamed object. Dingbat is slang for a crazy or stupid person.

DINGDONG
Dingdong is slang for a noisy fight or shouting match. Dingdong is slang for a rowdy party. Dingdong is slang for the penis.

DINGE
Dinge is derogatory American slang for a Negro.

DINGLEBERRY
Dingleberry is slang for a piece of excrement stuck to the hair around the anus. Dingleberry is slang for an eccentric or crazy person.

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DINGLEY DELL
Dingley Dell is London Cockney rhyming slang for a telephone call (bell).

DINGO
Dingo is Australian slang for a cheat; a coward.

DINGO'S BREAKFAST
Dingo's breakfast is Australian slang for to urinate and look around.

DINGUS
Dingus is slang for a obscure or unnamed object. A thing.

DINING AT THE Y
Dining at the Y is slang for engaging in oral sex, particularly cunnilingus.

DINK
Dink is slang for a silly person, a fool. Dink is slang for a member of a wealthy, but childless couple (double income, no kids). Dink is British slang for to hit someone with a weapon. Dink is Australian and New Zealand slang for to carry a second person on a horse, bicycle, etc. Dink is Australian and New Zealand slang for two people to travel together on a horse, bicycle, etc.

DINKLE
Dinkle is British slang for the penis.

DINKUM
Dinkum is Australian slang for genuine or honest.

DINKY

Dinky is British slang for a car. Dinky is slang for a member of a wealthy, but childless couple (double income, no kids yet).

DINKY DOO
Dinky doo is London Cockney rhyming slang for twentytwo.

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DINKY DOOS
Dinky doos is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoes.

DINKYDI
Dinkydi is Australian slang for the real thing. Dinkydi is British slang for fine, perfect.

DINNYHAZER
Dinnyhazer is British slang for a knockout punch.

DIP
Dip is slang for a pickpocket. Dip is slang for a fool. Dip is slang for sexual intercourse. Dip is BlackAmerican slang for a hat.

DIP AND DRIVE


Dip and drive is British slang for to drive.

DIP ONE'S WICK


Dip one's wick is slang for to have sex.

DIP YOUR BREAD IN


Dip your bread in is British slang for to try, to attempt something.

DIPPER
Dipper is slang for phencyclidine. Dipper is slang for a pickpocket.

DIPPING
Dipping is slang for picking pockets

DIPPY
Dippy is slang for odd, eccentric or crazy.

DIPSHIT
Dipshit is slang for a fool.

DIPSO
Dipso is slang for an alcoholic or drunkard.

DIPSTICK
Dipstick is British and American slang for a stupid person.

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DIPSY
Dipsy is American slang for an alcoholic or drunkard. Dipsy is American slang for a foolish person.

DIPSYDOO
Dipsydoo is American slang for a fraud or deceit.

DIRT
Dirt is slang for heroin. Dirt is slang for money. Dirt is slang for excrement.

DIRT BOX
Dirt box is slang for the anus.

DIRT ROAD
Dirt road is British slang for the anus.

DIRTBAG
Dirtbag is American slang for a promiscuous woman. Dirtbag is American slang for an obnoxious person.

DIRTY
Dirty is slang for possessing or containing illegal drugs. Dirty is slang for untrustworthy. Dirty is British slang for sexually adventurous.

DIRTY AND RUDE


Dirty and rude is London Cockney rhyming slang for nude, naked.

DIRTY BIRD
Dirty bird is BlackAmerican slang for Old Crow Whisky

DIRTY DAUGHTER
Dirty daughter is London Cockney rhyming slang for water.

DIRTY DEN
Dirty Den is London Cockney rhyming slang for pen.

DIRTY DICK
Dirty Dick is British slang for a dirty person. Dirty Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for a police station (nick).

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DIRTY FACES
Dirty faces is London Cockney rhyming slang for laces.

DIRTY GERTIE
Dirty Gertie is bingo slang for the number thirty.

DIRTY LEPER
Dirty Leper is London Cockney rhyming slang for pepper.

DIRTY MAC BRIGADE


The dirty mac brigade is British slang for lascivious men who delight in pornography and strip clubs.

DIRTY MONEY
Dirty money is British slang for the proceeds of a crime.

DIRTY OLD JEW


Dirty old Jew was old Bingo slang for the number two.

DIRTY ROTTER
Dirty rotter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a squatter.

DIRTY TYKE
Dirty tyke is London Cockney rhyming slang for bike.

DIRTY WATER
Dirty water is British slang for brown ale.

DIRTYBONES
Dirtybones is British slang for a very dirty person.

DIS
Dis is Jamaican slang for to disrespect.

DISCHARGED DOWNSTAIRS
Discharged downstairs is nursing slang for when a deceased patient is transferred to the hospital's morgue.

DISCO BISCUITS
Disco Biscuits is slang for methaqualone.

DISCOMBOBULATED
Discombobulated is slang for confused or distracted.

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DISCORAMA
Discorama is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

DISCUSS UGANDA
Discuss Uganda is British slang for to have sex.

DISGORGE
Disgorge is American slang for to vomit

DISGUSTO
Disgusto is slang for a repellent person or thing.

DISH
Dish is slang for an attractive man or woman. Dish is slang for to defeat, destroy or ruin. Dish is American slang for gossip. Dish is Polari slang for arse.

DISH OF THE DAY


Dish of the day is British slang for homosexual (gay).

DISH THE DIRT


Dish the dirt is American slang for to spread scandalous or malicious gossip.

DISHY
Dishy is slang for very attractive.

DISMAL DESMOND
Dismal Desmond is British slang for a miserable person.

DISNEYLAND
Disneyland is slang for a fantasy world, a state of delusion.

DISOBEY THE POPE


Disobey the Pope is British slang for to masturbate.

DISS
Diss is slang for to scorn, to snub, to belittle, disrespect. Diss is Dorset slang for did you?

DISS'N
Diss'n is Dorset slang for didn't you?

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DITCH
Ditch is slang for cannabis. Ditch is slang for abandon or discard; crash.

DITCH WEED
Ditch weed is slang for marijuana of inferior quality, marijuana growing naturally in the wild.

DITCHWEED
Ditchweed is slang for cannabis.

DITSY
Ditsy is slang for silly, eccentric, twee.

DITZ
Ditz is slang for a silly, eccentric or frivolous person.

DIV
Div is British slang for a stupid or foolish person. Div is British slang for to swindle.

DIVE
Dive is slang for an unpleasant place or a place of low resort; a disreputable bar or nightclub; a dingy hotel; a joint. Dive is slang for cunnilingus. Dive is soccer slang for a feigned foul.

DIVEBOMBING
Divebombing is British slang for attacking something with spray painted graffiti. Divebombing is British slang for picking up cigarette ends from the street for relighting and smoking.

DIVER
Diver is old slang for a pickpocket.

DIVING
Diving is American slang for picking pockets.

DIVING SUIT
Diving suit is British slang for a condom.

DIVOT
Divot is British slang for a toupee.

DIVULGE DINNER
Divulge dinner is American slang for to vomit.

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DIVVY
Divvy is British slang for odd, stupid, deviant, weak or pathetic.

DIVVY UP
Divvy up is British slang for to divide and share out.

DIXIE LID
Dixie lid is British slang for a child. Dixie lid is British slang for a Jew.

DIY
DIY is British slang for a Jew.

DIY JOB
DIY job is British slang for masturbation.

DMT
DMT is slang for the synthetic hallucinogenic drug dimethyl triptamine.

DO
Do is slang for a cheat or swindle. Do is slang for a robbery. Do is slang for excrement. Do is British slang for assault.

DO A BERTIE
Do a Bertie is British slang for to turn Queen's evidence, to inform on one's accomplices.

DO A BUNK
Do a Bunk is British slang for a hurried departure, usually under suspicious circumstances.

DO A GLENN MILLER
Do A Glenn Miller is British criminal slang for disappear without a trace.

DO A JOB ON SOMEONE
Do a job on someone is slang for to deceive, to thoroughly overwhelm or devastate someone.

DO A MELBA
Do a melba is Australian slang for to make repeated farewell appearances.

DO A NUMBER
Do a number is American slang for to manipulate or trick.

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DO A RUNNER
Do a runner is British slang for to escape, runaway or disappear.

DO A SKIPPER
Do a skipper is slang for sleep rough.

DO A TRAIN
Do a train is British slang for to have serial sexual intercourse.

DO AS YOU LIKE
Do as you like is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bicycle (bike).

DO FOR
Do for is British slang for to severely beat up. Do for is British slang for to murder.

DO IN
Do in is slang for to murder. Do in is slang for to exhaust.

DO IT
Do it is slang for to have sex.

DO ME A FAVOUR
Do me a favour is London Cockney rhyming slang for neighbour.

DO ME GOOD
Do me good is London Cockney rhyming slang for wood Do me good is London Cockney rhyming slang for Woodbine cigarettes (wood).

DO MY DAGS
Do my dags is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigarettes (fags).

DO ONE
Do one is British slang for an order to go away.

DO ONE'S CRUST
Do one's crust is British slang for to lose one's temper, become very angry.

DO ONE'S HEAD IN
Do one's head in is British slang for to drive insane, annoy.

DO ONE'S NUT
Do one's nut is British slang for to lose one's temper, become very angry.

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DO ONE'S SCONE
Do one's scone is Australian and New Zealand slang for lose one's temper.

DO OVER
Do over is British, Australian and New Zealand slang for to beat up; thrash.

DO SOME METALWORK
Do some metalwork is British slang for to leave quickly.

DO SOMEONE DIRT
Do someone dirt is slang for to do something vicious to someone.

DO THE ARM AEROBICS


Do the arm aerobics is slang for to masturbate.

DO THE BATCHELOR'S SHUFFLE


Do the batchelor's shuffle is slang for to masturbate.

DO THE BIRD CIRCUIT


Do the bird circuit is American homosexual slang for visiting a succession of bars seeking out the most attractive men.

DO THE BOOK
Do the book to is American slang for to serve a life sentence.

DO THE BOOK AND COVER


Do the book and cover is American slang for to be imprisoned for the rest of one's life.

DO THE BROWNEYE EXPRESS


Do the browneye express is American slang for to sodomise.

DO THE BUSINESS
Do the business is slang for to have sexual intercourse. Do the business is slang for to settle a matter conclusively.

DO THE CIVIL
Do the civil was 19th and early 20th century slang for to act in a civilised manner, to do the 'right' thing.

DO THE DANCE
Do the dance is American slang for to be hanged.

DO THE DEADLY DEED


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DO THE DECENT THING


Do the decent thing is slang for to act in a manner considered appropriate or suitable.

DO THE DEED
Do the deed is American slang for to have sexual intercourse.

DO THE DINGO
Do the dingo is slang for to have sexual intercourse.

DO THE DIRTIES
Do the dirties is American slang for to have unprotected sexual intercourse.

DO THE DIRTY
Do the dirty is slang for to do something unpleasant to someone.

DO THE DO
Do the do is Black American slang for to have sexual intercourse.

DO THE DOUBLE ACT


Do the double act was early 20th century slang for to get married.

DO THE DOWNY
Do the downy is slang for to lie in bed.

DO THE DUTCH
Do the Dutch is Canadian slang for commit suicide.

DO THE FISH
Do the fish is slang for to suffer blackouts, seizures, convulsions or other side effects following inhaling nitrous oxide.

DO THE FULL SESH


Do the full sesh is American slang for to take to the limit, to indulge in completely.

DO THE GENTLEMAN
Do the gentleman is slang for to urinate.

DO THE GRACEFUL
Do the graceful is slang for to charm, to fascinate.

DO THE GRAND
Do the grand is slang for make a great display, to behave ostentatiously.

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DO THE HAN SOLO


Do the Han Solo is slang for to masturbate.

DO THE HAND JIVE


Do the hand jive is slang for to masturbate.

DO THE HANDSOME
Do the handsome is slang for to behave in a decent, appropriate, honourable manner.

DO THE HEAVY
Do the heavy is slang for to swagger, to show off.

DO THE PACIFIC SLOPE


Do the Pacific slope is New Zealand slang for to flee the country when accused of a crime.

DO THE WORK ON SOMEONE


Do the work on someone is British slang for to fix, defeat, kill or incapacitate someone.

DO TIME
Do time is slang for to serve a prison sentence.

DO UNDER
Do under is Black American slang for to defeat, to ruin, to kill.

DO UP
Do up is slang for assault. Do up is slang for inject or inhale a drug.

DO WELL
Do well is slang for to treat, to entertain. Do well is West Indian slang for to be selfish.

DO WHAT?
Do what? is slang for pardon, what did you say?

DO WHICH?
Do which? is slang for pardon, what did you say?

DO YOUR BLOCK
Do your block is Australian and New Zealand slang for to become angry.

DO YOUR NUT
Do your nut is slang for to get angry.

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DODAD
Dodad is British slang for something one can not remember the name of.

DOHICKEY
Dohickey is American slang for an unspecified thing. Dohickey is American slang for a spot or pimple. Dohickey is American slang for the penis.

DOREMI
Doremi is slang for money.

DOA
DOA is slang for phencyclidine.

DOB
Dob is Australian slang for to inform against or report, especially to the police.

DOB IN
Dob in is Australian and New Zealand slang for to inform against or report, especially to the police. Dob in is Australian and New Zealand slang for to contribute to a fund for a specific purpose.

DOBBER
Dobber (shortened from dobberin) is Australian slang for an informant or traitor.

DOBBERIN
Dobberin is Australian slang for an informant or traitor.

DOBIE
Dobie is slang for cannabis.

DOCK ASTHMA
Dock asthma is British slang for gasps of feigned surprise and disbelief.

DOCKER
Docker is British slang for a partly smoked cigarette extinguished for later relighting.

DOCKER'S HOOK
Docker's hook is London Cockney rhyming slang for look.

DOCTOR
Doctor is slang for to tamper with and arrange for one's own purposes; to falsify; to adulterate.

DOCTOR AND NURSE


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DOCTOR COTTON
Doctor Cotton is London Cockney rhyming slang for rotten.

DOCTOR CRIPPEN
Doctor Crippen is London Cockney rhyming slang for dripping.

DOCTOR DOLITTLE
Doctor Dolittle is British slang for a man often seen in the company of ugly women (animals).

DOCTOR FEELGOOD
Doctor Feelgood is British and American slang for a doctor who regularly prescribes pleasurable drugs.

DOCTOR JEKYLL
Doctor Jekyll is London Cockney rhyming slang for the anus (freckle).

DOCTOR LEGG
Doctor Legg is London Cockney rhyming slang for egg.

DOCTOR WHO
Doctor Who is British rhyming slang for two.

DOCTOR'S ORDERS
Doctor's order is bingo slang for the number nine.

DOCTORS AND NURSES


Doctors and nurses is slang for sex games.

DODDLE
Doddle is British slang for something very easy to accomplish.

DODGEMENTS
Dodgements is British slang for doubtful, suspect.

DODGEWORK
Dodgework is British slang for a lazy layabout.

DODGY
Dodgy is British slang for doubtful, suspect. Dodgy is British slang for stolen, illegal.

DODGY JOB
Dodgy job is British slang for a criminal case or arrest which is difficult to prove.

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DODO
Dodo is sang for a foolish person, an idiot. Dodo is slang for a conservative person behind the times.

DOG
Dog is slang for a promiscuous woman. Dog is slang for something in a poor condition, worthless, of poor quality. Dog is slang for a sausage. Dog is slang for a wig. Dog is British slang for a share that performs badly on the stock exchange. Dog is British slang for to follow. Dog is derogatory Australian slang for a police informer. Dog is American slang for to abandon, reject or get rid of.

DOG AND BONE


Dog and bone is London Cockney rhyming slang for telephone.

DOG AND BONED


Dog and boned is London Cockney rhyming slang for stoned.

DOG AND CAT


Dog and cat is London Cockney rhyming slang for a mat.

DOG AND DUCK


Dog and duck is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fight (ruck).

DOG AND PUP


Dog and pup is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cup.

DOG BREATH
Dog breath is British slang for bad breath.

DOG BURGER
Dog Burger is British slang for a cheap hamburger.

DOG COLLAR
Dog collar is British slang for an oversized head on a pint of Guinness.

DOG END
Dog end is British slang for a cigarette butt.

DOG EYE
Dog eye is British slang for a lookout for a threecard trick team.

DOG IT
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DOG OUT
Dog out is American slang for to dress smartly.

DOG SOMEONE AROUND


Dog someone around is American slang for to pester. Dog someone around is American slang for to behave badly, cruelly, unfaithfully.

DOG TAG
Dog tag is American slang for a military personalidentification disc.

DOG TRICK
Dog trick is British slang for an act of treachery.

DOG'S BOLLOCKS
Dog's bollocks is slang for a person or thing that is excellent or superior.

DOG'S BREAKFAST
Dog's breakfast is slang for a mess, a confused mixture.

DOG'S BREATH
Dog's breath is slang for a contemptible person.

DOG'S COCK
Dog's cock is slang for an exclamation mark.

DOG'S DINNER
Dog's dinner is slang for an extravagant display. Dog's dinner is slang for a mess, a confused mixture.

DOG'S MEAT
Dog's meat is London Cockney rhyming slang for feet.

DOG'S TOOTH
Dog's tooth is London Cockney rhyming slang for truth.

DOG'S WIFE
Dog's wife is British slang for an unpleasant woman, a bitch.

DOGANDBONED
Dogandboned is British rhyming slang for intoxicated on drugs (stoned).

DOGASS
Dogass is American slang for bad, worthless, inferior.

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DOGBOTHERER
Dogbotherer is a British slang expression of abuse.

DOGEND
Dogend is British slang for a cigarette end.

DOGFACE
Dogface is American slang for a common soldier.

DOGFOOD
Dogfood is American slang for a form of dark, highly refined heroin.

DOGFUCKING
Dogfucking is slang for ventrodorsal sexual intercourse (from behind).

DOGGEDUP
Doggedup is slang for dressed smartly.

DOGGETT
Doggett (from Doggett's coat and badge) is Cockney rhyming slang for to cadge.

DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE


Doggett's coat and badge is Cockney rhyming slang for to cadge.

DOGGIEDO
Doggiedo is slang for dog excrement. Doggiedo is slang for something worthless or repellent.

DOGGIEFASHION
Doggiefashion is slang for ventrodorsal sexual intercourse (from behind).

DOGGIESTYLE
Doggiestyle is slang for ventrodorsal sexual intercourse (from behind).

DOGGO
Doggo is British slang for intoxicated by marijuana. Doggo is American slang for worthless, inferior or bad.

DOGGYBAG
Doggybag is slang for a bag supplied by a restaurant for customers to use to take away uneaten food.

DOGS
Dogs is slang for the feet.

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DOGSBODY
Dogsbody is old nautical slang for a dish of peas boiled in a cloth. Dogsbody is old nautical slang for a dish of seabiscuits soaked to a pulp in water and sugar. Dogsbody is old nautical slang for a junior officer. Dogsbody is old nautical slang for a person given menial tasks.

DOING A HUNDRED
Doing a hundred is BlackAmerican slang for very fine shape

DOINGS
Doings is slang for a thing or things that are needed. Doings is slang for excrement. Doings is American and Australian slang for ingredients of a dish.

DOINK
Doink is British slang for a stupid person.

DOLE BLUDGER
Dole bludger is derogatory Australian slang for a person who draws unemployment benefit without making any attempt to find work.

DOLEY
Doley is Australian slang for someone who claims unemployment benefit.

DOLL
Doll is slang for a pretty girl or woman of little intelligence: it is sometimes also used as a term of address. Doll is British slang for an amphetamine pill. Doll was old slang for a prostitute.

DOLL CITY
Doll city is American slang for a beautiful person. Doll city is American slang for a pleasant situation or idea.

DOLL UP
Doll up is slang for to adorn or dress oneself or another, especially a child, in a stylish or showy manner.

DOLLAR
Dollar is British slang for 25 pence. Dollar is obsolete slang for a fiveshilling piece (a crown).

DOLLFACE
Dollface is American slang for an attractive or cute person.

DOLLIES
Dollies is American slang for the synthetic heroin substitute dolophine (methadone).

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DOLLOP
Dollop is British slang for a piece of excrement.

DOLLS
Dolls is American slang for amphetamine pills.

DOLLY
Dolly (shortened from dolly bird) is slang for an attractive and fashionable girl, especially one who is considered to be unintelligent. Dolly is Polari slang for pleasant.

DOLLY BAG
Dolly bag is British slang for a secret pocket used by dockers to smuggle goods.

DOLLY BIRD

Dolly bird is slang for an attractive and fashionable girl, especially one who is considered to be unintelligent.

DOLLY COTTON
Dolly cotton is London Cockney rhyming slang for rotten.

DOLLY DIMPLE
Dolly Dimple is British slang for a fat person.

DOLLY MIXTURES
Dolly mixtures is London Cockney rhyming slang for the cinema (the pictures).

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DOLLY SHOP
Dolly shop is British slang for an unlicensed pawnbrokers.

DOLLY VARDEN
Dolly Varden is London Cockney rhyming slang for garden. Dolly Varden is London Cockney rhyming slang for Covent Garden.

DOMAN
Doman is Dorset slang for a woman.

DOME
Dome is slang for the head.

DOMESTIC
Domestic is slang for cannabis.

DOMINO
Domino is slang for the teeth. Domino is slang for the keys of a piano.

DOMKOP
Domkop is South African slang for an idiot; thickhead.

DON
Don is British slang for a Spaniard. Don is North American slang for a highranking member of the Mafia.

DON JUAN
Don Juan is slang for cannabis.

DON REVIE
Don revie is London Cockney rhyming slang for a drink (bevvy).

DON'T BE RUDE
Don't be rude is London Cockney rhyming slang for food.

DON'T GIVE A FLYING DUCK


Don't give a flying duck is British slang for not caring.

DON'T GIVE A FLYING FUCK


Don't give a flying fuck is British slang for not caring.

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DON'T MAKE A FUSS


Don't make a fuss is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bus.

DONA
Dona is slang for a woman or girlfriend.

DONAH
Donah is slang for a girl.

DONALD DUCK
Donald duck is rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (fuck). Donald duck is London Cockney rhyming slang for luck.

DONALD PEERS
Donald Peers is London Cockney rhyming slang for ears.

DONALD TRUMP
Donald Trump is rhyming Slang for to defecate (dump).

DONE
Done is numismatic slang for cleaned, doctored, repaired.

DONE FOR
Done for is British slang for broken, ruined, doomed.

DONE LIKE A KIPPER


Done like a kipper is British slang for conned or framed.

DONER KEBAB
Doner kebab is London Cockney rhyming slang for stab.

DONERED
Donered (shortened from doner kebab) is London Cockney rhyming slang for stabbed.

DONG
Dong is slang for the penis. Dong is slang for to hit.

DONK
Donk is Australian slang for a car engine. Donk is Australian slang for a foolish person.

DONKEY
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DONKEY DEEP
Donkey deep is New Zealand slang for much involved.

DONKEY'S BREAKFAST
Donkey's breakfast is slang for a straw mattress.

DONKEY'S YEARS
Donkey's years is British slang for a very long time.

DONKEYLICK
Donkeylick is Australian slang for to defeat decisively.

DONNYBROOK
Donnybrook is slang for a brawl.

DONORCYCLE
Donorcycle is American nursing slang for a motorcycle.

DOOWOP
Doowop is slang for a style of usually harmonious music involving groups of singers.

DOOB
Doob is slang for cannabis. Doob is slang for the penis. Doob is British slang for an amphetamine pill.

DOOBRY
Doobry is British slang for an unspecified thing. Doobry is British slang for an amphetamine pill.

DOOBS
Doobs was 1960s British slang for capsules of the drug amphetamine sulphate.

DOOBY
Dooby is Australian slang for shabby, dull, unglamorous.

DOODAD
Doodad is slang for an unspecified thing.

DOODAH
Doodah is slang for the penis. Doodah is slang for an unspecified thing.

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DOODLE
Doodle is slang for the penis. Doodle is slang for nonsense.

DOODLYSQUAT
Doodlysquat is slang for nothing at all.

DOODY
Doody is American slang for excrement.

DOOFAH
See "Doofer"

DOOFER
Doofer or doofah is slang for an unspecified object or thing. Doofer is slang for a partlysmoke cigarette.

DOOG
Doog is slang for good.

DOOGA DOOGA
Dooga dooga is Jamaican children's slang for sexual intercourse.

DOOJIE
Doojie is American slang for heroin.

DOOK
Dook is slang for a hand, fist.

DOOLALLY
Doolally (originally doolally tap) is slang for out of one's mind; crazy. It originates from 19th century British military slang referring to the town of Deolali near Bombay.

DOOLAN
Doolan is New Zealand slang for a Roman Catholic, especially an Irish one. Doolan is Australian slang for a policeman.

DOOMBRAIN
Doombrain is slang for a stupid person.

DOON
Doon is slang for a novice or incompetent.

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DOOR TO DOOR
Door to door is bingo rhyming slang for four.

DOORKNOB
Doorknob is London Cockney rhyming slang for job. Doorknob was London Cockney rhyming slang for a shilling (bob).

DOORSTEP
Doorstep is slang for a thick slice of bread. Doorstep is slang for wait around a private house or accost someone at home.

DOORSTEP BABY
Doorstep baby is slang for a foundling, an illegitimate or unwanted baby.

DOOS'T
Doos't is Dorset slang for do you.

DOOZE
Dooze is American slang for some which is easy to accomplish. Dooze is American slang for to flatter, to bamboozle.

DOOZER
Doozer is American slang for someone or something remarkable or impressive.

DOOZY
Doozy is slang for excellent, stunning.

DOPE
Dope is slang for a stupid person. Dope is slang for information. Dope is slang for opium originally, and now any narcotic drug. Dope is slang for a preparation, mixture or medicinal drug. Dope is slang for to administer with drugs, usually stupefying drugs. Dope is slang for misleading talk. Dope is American slang for a carbonated softdrink. Dope is American slang for under the influence of drugs or drink.

DOPE OUT
Dope out is American slang for to devise, solve, or contrive.

DOPE SHEET
Dope sheet is horse racing slang for a publication giving information on horses running in races.

DOPEBOOK
Dopebook is racetrack slang for a chart of race horses previous performances.

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DOPEFIEND
Dopefiend is slang for a drug addict.

DOPERING
Dopering is slang for a group of people involved in supplying and using illicit drugs.

DOPERUNNER
Doperunner is slang for a person who smuggles or traffics illicit drugs.

DOPEDUP
Dopedup is slang for intoxicated by drugs.

DOPEHEAD
Dopehed is slang for a drug addict.

DOPER
Doper is slang for a user of drugs.

DOPESTER
Dopester is American and Canadian slang for a person who makes predictions, especially in sport or politics.

DOPEY
Dopey is slang for sluggish or dull as though under the influence of a narcotic. Dopey is slang for foolish, silly.

DOPPELGANGER
Doppelganger is London Cockney rhyming slang for a susage (banger).

DORADILLA
Doradilla is slang for cannabis.

DORIS DAY
Doris Day is London Cockney rhyming slang for homosexual (gay). Doris Day is London Cockney rhyming slang for way.

DORK
Dork is slang for a stupid or incompetent person. Dork is American slang for the penis.

DORKY
Dorky is slang for dull, silly, gauche.

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DOROTHY SQUIRES
Dorothy Squires is London Cockney rhyming slang for tyres.

DOSE
Dose is slang for a venereal infection, especially gonorrhoea.

DOSED UP
Dosed Up is slang for infected with venereal disease. Dosed Up is slang for drugged illicitly.

DOSH
Dosh is British and Australian slang for money.

DOSS
Doss is slang for a place to sleep in such as a bed and also to sleep. Doss is British slang for an unpleasant person.

DOSS AROUND
Doss around is British slang for to do nothing in particular.

DOSS DOWN
Doss down is British slang for to lie down to sleep.

DOSS MONEY
Doss money is British slang for the money required for a night's lodging.

DOSSBAG
Dossbag is British slang for a sleeping bag. Dossbag is British slang for a lazy or slovenly person.

DOSSER
Dosser is slang for a vagrant. Dosser is British slang for person who sleeps in dosshouses. Dosser was 17th century British slang for a large basket.

DOSSHOUSE
Dosshouse is British slang for a cheap lodging house, especially one used by tramps.

DOSSY
Dossy is slang for stupid, simple.

DOT
Dot is slang for to hit, punch.

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DOT AND CARRIED


Dot and carried is London Cockney rhyming slang for married.

DOT AND CARRY ONE


Dot and carry one is British slang for to limp.

DOT AND DASH


Dot and dash is London Cockney rhyming slang for cash. Dot and cash is British slang for a moustache.

DOT COTTON
Dot Cotton is London Cockney rhyming slang for rotten.

DOT ON THE CARD


Dot on the card is British slang for a certainty.

DOTHEAD
Dothead is slang for an Asian Indian woman.

DOTS AND CAREFULS


Dots and carefuls is British racing slang for to be warned.

DOTTY
Dotty is slang for feebleminded; slightly crazy.

DOTTY ABOUT
Dotty about is slang for extremely fond of.

DOUBLE
Double is British slang for very, extremely.

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Double arsed is British slang for having large, fat, buttocks.

DOUBLE BANKER
Double banker is British slang for a sporting contest where points are gained by the winner and lost by the loser.

DOUBLE BEANSHOOT
Double beanshoot is British slang for to ejaculate twice without withdrawing.

DOUBLE BUBBLE
Double bubble is British slang for twice the normal rate of pay.

DOUBLE CARPET
Double carpet is betting slang for odds of 33/1.

DOUBLE DREADS
Double dreads is slang for a mixture of the drugs amphetamine and LSD.

DOUBLE DUTCH
Double Dutch is British slang for unintelligible.

DOUBLE EVENT
Double event is slang for having both syphilis and gonorrhoea. Double event is slang for an act of sex with a virgin that leaves her pregnant. Double event is Scottish slang for an order of a glass of whisky alongside a pint of beer.

DOUBLE EYED
Double eyed is British slang for untrustworthy.

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DOUBLE FAIR
Double fair is slang for extremely satisfactory.

DOUBLE FIN
Double fin is British slang for a ten pound note. Double fin is British slang for two five pound notes. Double fin is American slang for a ten dollar note.

DOUBLE FLUSHER
Double flusher is British slang for a large piece of excrement.

DOUBLE GUTS
Double guts is slang for a very fat person. Double guts is American slang for a large belly.

DOUBLE HANDFUL
Double handful is British slang for ten pounds sterling.

DOUBLE HEADER
Double header is British slang for simultaneous fellatio and cunnilingus.

DOUBLE RESULT
Double result is British football hooligan slang for a victory against both the opposing team on the pitch and the team's supporters.

DOUBLE ROCK
Double rock is slang for crack cocaine diluted with procaine.

DOUBLE TOP
Double top is British slang for fourty pounds sterling.

DOUBLE WHAMMY
Double whammy is British slang for two blows delivered in quick succession.

DOUBLE YOLKER
Double yolker is London Cockney rhyming slang for an unfunny comedian (joker).

DOUBLEBAGGER
Doublebagger is American slang for a hideous or repellent person.

DOUBLEBLUE
Doubleblue is former British slang for a specific type of amphetamine sulphate table containing amphetamine and barbiturate.

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DOUBLEDUGGED
Doubledugged is slang for having large breasts.

DOUBLEFISTED
Doublefisted is American slang for strong, tough, oversized.

DOUBLEGAITED
Doublegaited was mid 20th century American slang for bisexual.

DOUBLER
Doubler is slang for an extremely severe blow. Doubler is New Zealand slang for a double measure of spirits. Doubler is Australian slang for a lift on a bicycle.

DOUBLET AND HOSE


Doublet and hose is British theatre slang for the nose.

DOUBLOON
Doubloon is slang for money.

DOUCHEBAG
Douchebag is American slang for a contemptible person.

DOUGH
Dough is slang for money.

DOUGHBOY
Doughboy is British slang for a blow or heavy punch. Doughboy is British slang for an American soldier. Doughboy is American slang for an Army private.

DOUGHNUT
Doughnut is British slang for a fool. Doughnut is slang for a roundabout. Doughnut is slang for a tyre.

DOUGHY
Doughy is slang for a baker. Doughy is slang for stupid. Doughy is Australian slang for the buttocks.

DOUGHY OVER
Doughy over is Australian slang for in love with.

DOUGLAS

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DOUSE
Douse is slang for to put out; to extinguish.

DOUT
Dout is British slang for a cigarette end.

DOVETART
Dovetart is slang for pigeon pie.

DOVER
Dover is Australian slang for a claspknife.

DOVER BOAT
Dover boat is London Cockney rhyming slang for coat.

DOVER HARBOUR
Dover harbour is London Cockney rhyming slang for barber.

DOVER'S POWDER
Dover's powder is slang for the drug opium.

DOVEY
Dovey was 19th century slang for attractive, delightful, sweet.

DOWDY
Dowdy is slang for to pretend to be insane for the purposes of a practical joke.

DOWLAS
Dowlas was 18th and 19th century slang for a linendraper.

DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN


Down among the dead men is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

DOWN SIX
Down six is Black American slang for properly, correctly.

DOWN THE BLOCK


Down the block is British prison slang for solitary confinement.

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DOWN THE CARSEY


Down the carsey is British slang for lost, wasted.

DOWN THE CHUTE


Down the chute is slang for ruined, abandoned, beyond hope.

DOWN THE DRAIN


Down the drain is British slang for lost, wasted.

DOWN THE DRAINS


Down the drains is London Cockney rhyming slang for brains.

DOWN THE FLUSH


Down the flush is slang for ruined, abandoned, beyond hope.

DOWN THE PAN


Down the pan is British slang for lost, wasted.

DOWN THE PLUGHOLE


Down the plughole is British slang for lost, wasted.

DOWN THE RIVER


Down the river is British slang for betrayed. Down the river is British slang for in prison.

DOWN THE ROAD


Down the road is British slang for in prison.

DOWN THE TUBES


Down the tubes is slang for ruined, abandoned, beyond hope.

DOWN TO LARKIN
Down to Larkin is British slang for free, without charge.

DOWN WITH THE DUST


Down with the dust is slang for to deposit the cash; pay down the money.

DOWNANDDIRTY
Downanddirty is American slang for deceitful, corrupt, savage. Downanddirty is American slang for basic, primitive.

DOWNER
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DOWNERS
Downers is slang for barbiturates, tranquillizers, or narcotics (such as valium).

DOWNHILL
Downhill is British slang for the second half of a prson sentence.

DOWNHOME
Downhome is American slang for unsophisticated; homely.

DOWNING STREET
Downing Street is Bingo slang for the number ten.

DOWNS
Downs is slang for secobarbital.

DOWNSTAIRS
Downstairs is slang for the genital region. Downstairs is British slang for hell.

DOWNY
Downy is slang for cunning; wary.

DOXY
Doxy is old slang for a prostitute or mistress.

DOZY
Dozy is British slang for slowwitted, foolish.

DR. FEELGOOD
Dr. Feelgood is slang for heroin.

DRABBIE
Drabbie is British slang for a puritanical person.

DRACK
Drack is Australian slang for unattractive, especially applied to a woman. Drack is Australian slang for rubbish.

DRACKS
Dracks is British slang for playing cards.

DRACULA
Dracula is British slang for an ugly woman.

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DRAF
Draf is slang for cannabis.

DRAG
Drag is slang for to draw on a cigarette or pipe. Drag is slang for women's clothes worn by a man. Drag is slang for a car Drag is London Cockney slang for a threemonth prison sentence.. Drag is Polari slang for clothes. Drag was old London Cockney slang for street.

DRAG ASS
Drag ass is American slang for to move slowly, unwillingly or lazily.

DRAG DYKE
Drag dyke is British slang for a masculine lesbian who likes to dress in men's clothes.

DRAG KING
Drag king is British slang for a masculine lesbian who likes to dress in men's clothes.

DRAG QUEEN
Drag queen is slang for a male homosexual who wears women's clothes.

DRAGASS
Dragass is American slang for boring, tedious, onerous.

DRAGGEDUP
Draggedup is slang for a man when dressed as a woman. Draggedup is slang for dressed in flamboyant clothes.

DRAGGIN' WAGON
Draggin' wagon is American slang for a lowtruck. Draggin' wagon is American slang for a car or van used to impress or seduce the opposite sex.

DRAGGING
Dragging is British slang for stealing from cars. Dragging was old British slang for stealing from horsedrawn carts.

DRAGGY
Draggy is slang for slow or boring.

DRAGON
Dragon is British slang for an ugly woman. Dragon is British slang for a domineering woman. Dragon was old British slang for an ageing prostitute.

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DRAGSTER
Dragster is slang for a customised car used for drag racing.

DRAGSTRIP
Dragstip is slang for a stretch of road used for drag racing.

DRAIN CHARLES DICKENS


Drain Charles Dickens is slang for to masturbate.

DRAIN OFF
Drain off is slang for to urinate.

DRAIN THE DRAGON


Drain the dragon is slang for to urinate.

DRAIN THE LIZARD


Drain the lizard is slang for to urinate.

DRAIN THE MAIN


Drain the main is American slang for to vomit.

DRAIN THE RADIATOR


Drain the radiator is slang for to urinate.

DRAIN THE SNAKE


Drain the snake is slang for to urinate.

DRAIN THE TANK


Drain the tank is slang for to urinate.

DRAINPIPES
Drainpipes is slang for tight trousers with straight, narrow legs.

DRAMA QUEEN
Drama queen is slang for a selfdramatizing or hysterical person.

DRAPE
Drape is slang for clothes. Drape is British slang for a wide shouldered, long and loose, unwaisted jacket.

DRASH
Drash is Dorset slang for to thrash.

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DRASHEL
Drashel is Dorset slang for a flail. Drashel is Dorset slang for a threshold.

DRATSAB
Dratsab is slang for an unpleasant person.

DRAW
Draw is British slang for tobacco. Draw is British slang for marijuana. Draw is British slang for a winning bet. Draw is British slang for a twoone honours degree (two won).

DRAW SOME MUD


Draw some mud is British slang for to emit wind from the anus along with some excrement at the same time.

DRAW THE CROW


Draw the crow is Australian slang for to come off worst, to get the worst part of a share.

DREAD
Dread is Jamaican slang for a Rastafarian.

DREADLOCKS
Dreadlocks is slang for hair in long, tight ringlets, as worn by Rastafarians.

DREADNOUGHT
Dreadnought is slang for a heavyweight boxer.

DREAM
Dream is slang for cocaine. Dream was slang for opium.

DREAM BOX
Dream box is BlackAmerican slang for human head

DREAMBOAT
Dreamboat is old slang for an exceptionally attractive person or thing, especially a person of the opposite sex.

DRECK
Dreck is slang for rubbish; a worthless thing.

DREDGEL
Dredgel is Dorset slang for a flail.

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DREGS
Dregs is British slang for a despicable person.

DRIB
Drib is British slang for a woman.

DRIBBLE
Dribble is BlackAmerican slang for to stutter.

DRIBBLE PHLEM
Dribble phlem is American slang for to vomit.

DRIBBLER
Dribbler is British slang for an incontinent man.

DRIBS AND DRABS


Dribs and drabs is London Cockney rhyming slang for crab lice (crabs).

DRIED BARKERS
Dried barkers is BlackAmerican slang for furs.

DRIFF
Driff is slang for to leave, escape, go away.

DRILL
Drill is British slang for to sleep. Drill is slang for to shoot with a gun. Drill is slang for to have sex. Drill is slang for the penis.

DRILL FOR MARMITE


Drill for marmite is British slang for to have anal sex.

DRILLING
Drilling is BlackAmerican slang for walking.

DRILLING FOR VEGEMITE


Drilling for vegemite is Australian slang for male homosexual anal intercourse.

DRINK
Drink is British slang for a small bribe, tip. Drink is BlackAmerican slang for a large body of water.

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DRINKLINK
Drinklink is slang for an ATM machine.

DRINKER
Drinker is British slang for a pub or club, particularly one that opens out of hours.

DRINKING VOUCHERS
Drinking vouchers is British slang for money, coins, banknotes.

DRIP
Drip is slang for an insipid, unassertive or boring person. Drip is British slang for to have gonorrhoea.

DRIP DRY
Drip dry is London Cockney rhyming slang for to cry.

DRIPPING
Dripping is British slang for weak, irresolute, pathetic.

DRIPPING AND TOAST


Dripping and toast is London Cockney rhyming slang for a publican (host).

DRIPPING FOR IT LIKE A BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER


Dripping for it like a butcher's daughter is slang for sexually active, nymphomaniac.

DRITH
Drith is Dorset slang for a drought.

DRIVE THE PORCELAIN BUS


Drive the porcelain bus is American slang for to vomit.

DROID
Droid is American slang for a stupid, slowwitted or unimaginative person.

DROME
Drome is slang for aerodrome.

DRONE
Drone is slang for a dull, lifeless person.

DRONG
Drong is Dorset slang for a narrow alleyway.

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DRONGO
Drongo is Australian and New Zealand slang for a slowwitted person.

DRONGWAY
Drongway is Dorset slang for a narrow path between hedges.

DROOB
Droob is Australian slang for a pathetic person.

DROOLY
Drooly is slang for very attractive, appealing or appetising.

DROP
Drop is slang for an illicit or covert delivery. Drop is slang for a place where illicit or covert deliveries take place. Drop is slang for take an illicit drug orally. Drop is slang for to knock a person down. Drop is slang for to give birth. Drop is American slang for to give or tell. Drop is Australian cricket slang for a fall of the wicket.

DROP A BOLLOCK
Drop a bollock is British slang for to make a mistake.

DROP A BOMB
Drop a bomb is British slang for to emit wind from the anus.

DROP A BRICK
Drop a brick is British slang for to make a mistake.

DROP A BUNDLE
Drop a bundle is slang for to lose a large amount of money.

DROP A CLANGER
Drop a clanger is British slang for to make a mistake, particulary a faux pas.

DROP A PUP
Drop a pup is Australian slang for to give birth.

DROP ANCHOR IN BUM BAY


Drop anchor in bum bay is British slang for yo have anal intercourse.

DROP KNOWLEDGE
Drop knowledge is American slang for to share information or experience; to pass the bone.

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DROP OF NONSENSE
Dop of nonsense is British slang for strong drink.

DROP OFF THE PERCH


Drop off the perch is slang for to die.

DROP OFF THE TWIG


Drop off the twig is slang for to die.

DROP ONE
Drop one is slang for to emit wind from the anus.

DROP ONE OUT


Drop one out is British slang for to exclude someone.

DROP ONE'S BUNDLE


Drop one's bundle is Australian and New Zealand slang for to panic or give up hope.

DROP ONE'S DAKS


Drop one's daks is Australian slang for to take off one's trousers.

DROP ONE'S GUTS


Drop one's guts is slang for to emit wind from the anus.

DROP ONE'S LUNCH


Drop one's lunch is slang for to emit wind from the anus.

DROP OUT
Drop out is slang for to withdraw from conventional society, to opt out.

DROP THE LASHES ON


Drop the lashes on is Jamaican slang for to beat severely. Drop the lashes on is Jamaican slang for to make a surprising and shocking decision.

DROP TROU
Drop trou is American slang for to take down one's trousers.

DROPKICK
Dropkick is Australian slang for a worthless or miserable person.

DROPOUT
Dropout is slang for someone who has opted out of society.

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DROPDEAD
Dropdead is slang for stunning, extreme, sensational.

DROPPED ON
Dropped on is slang for punished, reprimanded.

DROPPER
Dropper is British slang for a criminal who passes counterfeit money.

DROPPIES
Droppies is British slang for selfemployed people.

DROPSY
Dropsy is slang for a tip or bribe.

DRUGFAG
Drugfag is British slang for a cannabis cigarette.

DRUGGY
Druggy is slang for a user of illicit drugs.

DRUGHEAD
Drughead is American slang for a user of illicit drugs.

DRUGSTORE COWBOY
Drugstore cowboy is American slang for a local male showoff.

DRUKKIE
Drukkie is South African slang for a hug, an affectionate squeeze.

DRUM
Drum is British slang for a house or home. Drum is old British slang for a road or street. Drum is Australian slang for a piece of information or a tip. Drum is Australian slang for a brothel.

DRUM AND BASS


Drum and bass is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

DRUM AND FIFE


Drum and fife is British military rhyming slang for a knife. Drum and fife is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.

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DRUMMER
Drummer is slang for a doortodoor salesperson. Drummer is slang for a housebreaker, a burglar. Drummer is slang for a vagrant. Drummer is Australian and New Zealand slang for the slowest shearer in a team.

DRUMMING
Drumming is British slang for selling doortodoor. Drumming is British slang for housebreaking, burglary.

DRUMMOND
Drummond (shortened from Drum and fife) is British rhyming slang for a knife.

DRUMMOND AND ROCE


Drummond and roce is British slang for knife and fork.

DRUMSTICKS
Drumsticks is slang for legs.

DRUNG
Drung is Dorset slang for a narrow path between hedges.

DRUNK AS A DUCK
Drunk as a duck is British slang for mildly intoxicated. Drunk.

DRUNK AS AN EMPEROR
Drunk as an emperor is British slang for very intoxicated, very drunk.

DRURY LANE AGUE


Drury Lane ague was 18th and 19th century slang for venereal disease.

DRY BOKE
Dry boke is American slang for to vomit

DRY GIN
Dry gin is Jamaican slang for marijuana.

DRY LONG SO
Dry long so is BlackAmerican slang for dullness or fate

DRY ROOT
Dry root is Australian slang for a sexual activity in which two consenting partners stimulate each other in simulated intercourse while the genitals are covered.

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DRYFUCK
Dryfuck is slang for a sexual activity in which two consenting partners stimulate each other in simulated intercourse while the genitals are covered.

DRYHUMP
Dryhump is slang for a sexual activity in which two consenting partners stimulate each other in simulated intercourse while the genitals are covered.

DS
Ds is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride.

DTS
DTs is British slang for delirium tremens.

DUANE EDDYS
Duane Eddys is London Cockney rhyming slang for cash, money (readies).

DUB
Dub is old British slang for a key. Dub is slang for a style of reggaemusic in which already recorded instrumental tracks are electronically altered and overlaid. Dub is American slang for a cigarette. Dub is American and Australian slang for a fool or incompetent.

DUBBED UP
Dubbed up is British slang for incarcerated, locked up.

DUBBER
Dubber is British slang for a thief specialising in picking locks. Dubber is American slang for a cigarette.

DUBBO
Dubbo is Australian slang for stupid, a fool.

DUBLIN TRICK
Dublin Trick is London Cockney rhyming slang for a brick.

DUCHESS
Duchess (shortened from Duchess of Fife) is British slang for a woman, usually one's wife.

DUCHESS OF FIFE
Duchess of Fife is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.

DUCHESS OF TECK
Duchess of Teck was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a cheque.

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DUCHESS OF YORK
Duchess of York is London Cockney rhyming slang for pork.

DUCK
Duck is slang for a score of zero. Duck is British (Doncaster) slang for a friend (often used as a greeting, 'alright duck?').

DUCK AND DIVE


Duck and dive is London Cockney rhyming slang for skive. Duck and dive is London Cockney rhyming slang for survive.

DUCK EGG
Duck egg is slang for a score of zero.

DUCK SHOOT
Duck shoot is American slang for a very easy task.

DUCK SOUP
Duck soup is American slang for something that is easy to do.

DUCK'S ARSE
Duck's arse is British slang for a miser. Duck's arse is London Cockney rhyming slang for an informer (grass).

DUCK'S BREAKFAST
Duck's breakfast is slang for a drink of water.

DUCKBURG
Duckburg is American slang for a rural, provincial town.

DUCKE OF TECK
Duke of Tech is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cheque.

DUCKISH
Duckish is Dorset slang for twilight.

DUCKS
Ducks is BlackAmerican slang for tickets to a social event.

DUCKY
Ducky is slang for cute, delightful. Ducky is British slang for a homosexual male.

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DUDE
Dude is American slang for a person, especially a male.

DUDLEY MOORE
Dudley Moore is London Cockney rhyming slang for sore.

DUDS
Duds is slang for clothes, general effects.

DUFF
Duff is slang for backside, the buttocks. Duff is slang for useless, inferior. Duff is Australian slang for to change the appearance of or give a false appearance to old or stolen goods; fake.

DUFF UP
Duff up is slang for to beat or thrash a person severely.

DUFFER
Duffer was old slang for a peddler or hawker, especially one of cheap, flashy articles, such as sham jewellery; and hence, a sham or cheat. Duffer is slang for a stupid, awkward, inefficient person. Duffer is Australian slang for an unproductive mine.

DUFFLUF
Duffluf is British slang for a fool, an idiot.

DUFUS
Dufus is American slang for an eccentric person. Dufus is American slang for a foolish or gauche person. Dufus is American slang for a gadget, an intriguing object.

DUGOUT
Dugout is slang for a retired officer, former civil servant, etc., recalled to employment.

DUGS
Dugs is slang for breasts.

DUKE IT
Duke it is slang for a fight, brawl.

DUKE IT UP
Duke it up is slang for a fight, brawl.

DUKE OF ARGYLL
Duke of Argyll is London Cockney rhyming slang for a file.

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DUKE OF ARGYLLS
Duke of Argylls is London Cockney rhyming slang for piles.

DUKE OF FIFE
Duke of Fife is London Cockney rhyming slang for knife.

DUKE OF KENT
Duke of Kent is London Cockney rhyming slang for bent. Duke of Kent is London Cockney rhyming slang for rent.

DUKE OF YORK
Duke of York is London Cockney rhyming slang for chalk. Duke of York is London Cockney rhyming slang for cork. Duke of York is London Cockney rhyming slang for fork. Duke of York is London Cockney rhyming slang for pork. Duke of York is London Cockney rhyming slang for talk. Duke of York is London Cockney rhyming slang for walk.

DUKE ON IT
Duke on it is slang for to shake hands.

DUKES
Dukes is slang for the fists.

DULL AND DOWDY


Dull and dowdy is London Cockney rhyming slang for cloudy.

DULLSVILLE
Dullsville is slang for a thing, place, or activity that is boring or dull. Dullsville is slang for the state of being bored.

DUMDUM
Dumdum is slang for a stupid person.

DUMB
Dumb is slang for stupid, ignorant.

DUMB CLUCK
Dumb cluck is slang for a stupid or gormless person.

DUMBHEAD
Dumbhead is slang for a stupid person.

DUMBASS
Dumbass is American slang for a stupid person.

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DUMBBELL
Dumbbell is American and Canadian slang for a fool.

DUMBLEDORE
Dumbledore is Dorset slang for a bumblebee.

DUMBO
Dumbo is slang for a stupid person.

DUMMY
Dummy is slang for a stupid person; a fool. Dummy is slang for fake, misleading, untrue. Dummy is slang for the penis. Dummy was old slang for a wallet.

DUMMY UP
Dummy up is slang for to keep silent, refuse to speak.

DUMP
Dump is slang for a dirty, messy, dilapidated place. Dump is slang for defecate. Dump is slang for excrement.

DUMP ON
Dump on is slang for criticise, chastise, blame or denigrate. Dump on is British slang for to abuse.

DUMPER
Dumper is British slang for a lavatory. Dumper is British slang for the anus. Dumper is British slang for someone who gets sexual gratification from excrement.

DUMPER TRUCK
Dumper truck is London Cockney rhyming slang for fuck.

DUMPLING
Dumpling is British slang for a fool.

DUMPLINGS
Dumplings is British slang for breasts.

DUMPS
Dumps is British slang for money returned to a losing player in a friendly game of cards.

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DUNCH
Dunch is Dorset slang for stupid.

DUNGPUNCHER
Dungpuncher is slang for a male homosexual.

DUNGSPURRING
Dungspurring is Dorset slang for manure spreading.

DUNKIE
Dunkie is British slang for a girl. Dunkie was old British slang for a condom.

DUNKING
Dunking is British slang for sex.

DUNKIRK
Dunkirk is London Cockney rhyming slang for work.

DUNLOP TYRE
Dunlop tyre is London Cockney rhyming slang for liar.

DUNNEE
Dunnee is Australian slang for a toilet.

DUNNO

Dunno is slang for I do not know.

DUNOP
Dunop is British slang for a pound sterling.

DUPPY
Duppy is Jamaican slang for a ghost.

DURBAN POISON
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DUREX
Durex is British slang for a condom.

DURRY
Durry is Australian slang for a cigarette.

DUST
Dust is English slang for to run away very fast. Dust is British building slang for cement. Dust is slang for phencyclidine. Dust is American slang for to kill.

DUST BUNNY
Dust bunny is American slang for a ball of fluff in an undusted part of the house.

DUST KITTY
Dust kitty is American slang for a ball of fluff in an undusted part of the house. Dust kitty is American slang for the navel.

DUST ONE'S JACKET


To dust one's jacket is slang for to give one a flogging.

DUSTBIN
Dustbin is BlackAmerican slang for grave

DUSTUP

Dustup is British slang for a fight.

DUSTBIN
Dustbin is British slang for someone or something that will eat anything at anytime.

DUSTBIN LID
Dustbin lid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a child (kid).

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DUSTBIN LIDS
Dustbin lids is London Cockney rhyming slang for kids.

DUSTED PARSLEY
Dusted Parsley is slang for phencyclidine.

DUSTERS
Dusters is British slang for the testicle.

DUSTIN HOFFMANS
Dustin Hoffmans is London Cockney rhyming slang for Rothmans (cigarettes).

DUSTPAN AND BRUSH


Dustpan and brush is London Cockney rhyming slang for the fungal infection thrush.

DUSTY
Dusty is British slang for an old person. Dusty is British slang for a dustman.

DUSTY BUTT
Dusty butt is BlackAmerican slang for short person whose rear end almost touches the ground

DUTCH
Dutch (shortened from Duchess of Fife) is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife. Dutch (shortened from Dutch Plate) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a friend (mate).

DUTCH BEER
Dutch beer is British slang for dull, insipid, flat beer.

DUTCH CONCERT
A Dutch concert is slang for a socalled concert in which all the singers sing at the same time different songs.

DUTCH COURAGE
Dutch courage is slang for the courage of partial intoxication.

DUTCH PEG
Dutch peg is London Cockney rhyming slang for leg.

DUTCH PLATE
Dutch plate is London Cockney rhyming slang for friend (mate).

DUTCH POT
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DUTCHIE
Dutchie (shortened from Dutch Pot) is Jamaican slang for a Dutch oven (a large, heavy, cast iron twohandled saucepan with a close fitting lid used for cooking meat and soup).

DVID GOWER
David Gower is London Cockney rhyming slang for shower.

DWEEB
Dweeb is slang for a foolish, gormless, unpopular person.

DWELL UP
Dwell up is British slang for to stop, to wait.

DYCUE
Dycue is British slang for one pound sterling.

DYKE
Dyke is slang for a lesbian. Dyke is British slang for a lavatory pan.

DYKIE
Dykie is slang for like a lesbian. Dykie is slang for masculine in appearance or behaviour (applied to a woman).

DYNA
Dyna (shortened from Dynamite) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fight.

DYNAMITE
Dynamite is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fight. Dynamite is British slang for sensational news. Dynamite is American slang for high quality. Dynamite is British and American slang for powerful heroin.

DYNO
Dyno is slang for heroin.

DYNOSUPREME
Dynosupreme is American slang for excellent, perfect, outstanding.

E
E is slang for the drug ecstasy (MDA or methyl diamphetamine).

EACER
Eacer is Dorset slang for an acre.

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EACH WAY
Each way is British and Australian slang for bisexual.

EACOR
Eacor is Dorset slang for an acorn.

EAGLEHAWK
Eaglehawk is Australian slang for to pluck wool from a sheep's dead body.

EAR SEX
Ear sex is British slang for indecent telephone talk.

EAR'OLE
Ear'ole is British slang for a dull, gormless person. Ear'ole is British slang for to detain someone in conversation. Ear'ole is British slang for to scrounge. Ear'ole is British slang for to nag or talk incessantly. Ear'ole is British slang for to listen or eavesdrop.

EARBANGER
Earbanger is slang for someone who talks incessantly.

EARBASHER
Earbasher is slang for someone who talks incessantly.

EARBENDER
Earbender is slang for someone who talks incessantly.

EARWIGGING
Earwigging is British slang for incessant chatter, complaining or nagging.

EARACHE
Earache is British slang for incessant chatter, complaining or nagging.

EARBASH
Earbash is slang for talk incessantly.

EARL
Earl is American slang for to vomit

EARL'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR


Earl's knocking at the door is American slang for to vomit.

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EARLIES
Earlies (shortened from early doors) is London Cockney rhyming slang for underpants, knickers.

EARLS COURT
Earls Court is London Cockney rhyming slang for salt.

EARLY BEAM
Early beam is BlackAmerican slang for in the morning

EARLY BIRD
Early bird is London Cockney rhyming slang for advice, talk (word).

EARLY BLACK
Early black is BlackAmerican slang for in the evening

EARLY BRIGHT
Early bright is BlackAmerican slang for dawn

EARLY DOOR
Early door is London Cockney rhyming slang for whore.

EARLY DOORS
Early doors is London Cockney rhyming slang for underpants, knickers (draws).

EARLY HOURS
Early hours is London Cockney rhyming slang for flowers.

EARLY MORN
Early morn is British rhyming slang for an erection (horn).

EARN A CRUST
Earn a crust is British, Australian and New Zealand slang for to earn a living.

EARNER
Earner is British slang for a scheme or situation which brings financial advantage.

EARS
Ears is BlackAmerican slang for to listen.

EARTH PADS
Earth pads is BlackAmerican slang for shoes.

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EARTHA KITT
Eartha Kitt is London Cockney rhyming slang for to defecate (shit).

EARTHA KITTS
Eartha Kitts is London Cockney rhyming slang for diarrhoea (shits).

EARWIG
Earwig is British slang for to eavesdrop. Earwig is British slang for an eavesdropper. Earwig is London Cockney rhyming slang for understand (twig).

EARWIGGING
Earwigging is British slang for a severe reprimand. A telling off.

EASING
Easing is British slang for relaxing.

EAST AND SOUTH


East and south is London Cockney rhyming slang for mouth.

EAST AND WEST


East and west is London Cockney rhyming slang for chest. East and west is London Cockney rhyming slang for breast. East and west is London Cockney rhyming slang for vest.

EAST INDIA DOCKS


East India Docks was London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox). East India Docks was London Cockney rhyming slang for socks.

EASTER BUNNY
Easter bunny is London Cockney rhyming slang for money.

EASTER EGG
Easter egg is London Cockney rhyming slang for leg. Easter egg is American slang for a child born nine months after a summer romance.

EASY
Easy is slang for sexually available. Easy is British slang for a gullible person. Easy is a British slang expression of derision, triumph or joy.

EASY LAY
Easy lay is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

EASY MEAT

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EASY RIDER
Easy rider is slang for a motorcyclist. Easy rider is slang for a person who seems to succeed without effort. Easy rider is slang for a promiscuous woman. Easy rider is London Cockney rhyming slang for cider.

EASYPEASY
Easypeasy is British slang for very easy.

EAT
Eat is slang for to perform cunnilingus or fellatio.

EAT CROW
Eat crow is British slang for accept insult without complaining.

EAT DIRT
Eat dirt is slang for accept insult without complaining.

EAT MY SHORTS
Eat my shorts is an American slang exclamation of defiance or contempt.

EAT OUT
Eat out is slang for to perform cunnilingus.

EAT PUSSY
Eat Pussy is slang for to perform cunnilingus.

EAT SHIT
Eat shit is British slang for accept insult without complaining.

EATING IN
Eating in is nursing slang for having intravenous feeding.

EAU DE COLOGNE
Eau De Cologne is British racing rhyming slang for telephone. Eau De Cologne is theatre rhyming slang for a woman (polone).

ECKIES
Eckies is British slang for expenses.

ECLIPSE
Eclipse is British slang for a very stupid person.

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ECNOP
Ecnop is British slang for a scrounger (ponce).

ECO FREAK
Eco freak is derogatory British slang for an environmentalist.

ECO WARRIOR
Eco warrior is British slang for a fanatical environmentalist.

ECOFREAK
Ecofreak is slang for someone concerned with ecology and the environment.

ECONUT
Econut is slang for someone concerned with ecology and the environment.

ECSTACY
Ecstacy is slang for 3,4methylenedioxymethamphetamine: a powerful drug that acts as a stimulant and can produce hallucinations.

ECSTASY
Ecstasy is slang for the drug MDA or methyl diamphetamine.

ECU
ECU is American nursing slang for Eternal Care Unit, heaven.

EDGAR ALLAN POE


Edgar Allan Poe is British racing rhyming slang for money (dough).

EDGAR BRITT
Edgar Britt is London Cockney rhyming slang for to defecate (shit).

EDGE CITY
Edge city is slang for a dreaded, frightening or exciting sensation or situation.

EDINBURGH FRINGE
Edinburgh Fringe is London Cockney rhyming slang for the vagina (minge).

EDMUNDO ROS
Edmundo Ros is London Cockney rhyming slang for boss.

EDNA MAY
Edna May is London Cockney rhyming slang for way.

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EDWARD HEATH
Edward Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for beef. Edward Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth. Edward Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for thief.

EDWARDIAN
Edwardian is British slang for a 'teddy boy'.

EDWIN DROOD
Edwin Drood is London Cockney rhyming slang for food.

EE
Ee is Dorset slang for you.

EEFIL
Eefil is British slang for life.

EEFINK
Eefink is British slang for a knife.

EEFOC
Eefoc is British slang for coffee.

EEJIT
Eejit is British slang for an idiot.

EEK
Eek is British slang for face. Eek is British slang for facepaint, makeup.

EEKIBE
Eekibe is British slang for a bicycle.

EELIM
Eelim is British slang for a mile.

EELS AND LIQUOR


Eels and liquor is London Cockney rhyming slang for one pound sterling (nicker).

EEMAG
Eemag is British slang for a game.

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EFF
Eff is a slang euphemism for 'fuck'.

EFF AND BLIND


Eff and blind is slang for to use obscene language.

EFFUSING THE NIGHTS EXCESS


Effusing the nights excess is American slang for to vomit.

EGABAC
Egabac is British slang for cabbage.

EGANARO
Eganaro is British slang for orange.

EGG
Egg is slang for to throw raw eggs at something or someone.

EGG AND HAM


Egg and ham is British rhyming slang for exam.

EGG AND SPOON


Egg and spoon is derogatory British rhyming slang for a black person (coon).

EGG ON
Egg on is slang for to encourage.

EGGBEATER
Eggbeater is slang for an old or primitive motor or motorised vehicle.

EGGHEAD
Egghead is slang for an intellectual, scientist, or studious student.

EGGY
Eggy is British slang for annoyed, irritated.

EGO MASSAGE
Ego massage is slang for flattering reassurance.

EGO PRICING
Ego pricing is estate agent slang for placing too high a price on a property based on ones own inflated assumption of its value.

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EGOTRIP
Egotrip is slang for an exhibition of selfaggrandisement.

EGON RONAY
Egon Ronay is London Cockney rhyming slang for to defecate (pony).

EGYPTIAN HALL
Egyprian hall is London Cockney rhyming slang for a dance (ball).

EGYPTIAN PT
Egyptian PT is British slang for sleeping.

EIFFEL TOWER
Eiffel Tower is London Cockney rhyming slang for shower.

EIGHT BALL
Eight ball is British slang for a black person. Eight ball is BlackAmerican slang for a square.

EIGHTEEN CARAT
Eighteen carat is British slang for first class.

EIGHTEEN PENCE
Eighteen pence is London Cockney rhyming slang for sense.

EIGHTYEIGHT
Eightyeight is BlackAmerican slang for a piano.

EINSTEIN'S HOMEWORK
Einstein's homework is British slang for Nike clothing.

EISENHOWER
Eisenhower is London Cockney rhyming slang for shower.

EJECTA
Ejecta is American military slang for missile debris.

EL PRIMO
El primo is American slang for the best, top quality.

EL ROPO
El ropo is American slang for a cigar or cannabis cigarette, especially a large one.

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ELBAT
Elbat is British slang for a table.

ELBOW
Elbow is British slang for to dismiss someone, to dispose of or reject something. Elbow is British slang for a pickpocket's distracting accomplice.

ELBOW BENDER
Elbow bender is British slang for an habitual drinker of alcoholic drinks.

ELBOW IN
Elbow in is slang for to force oneself into a situation where one is not invited.

ELBOW ROOM
Elbow room is slang for space to manoeuvre.

ELDERBERRY
Elderberry is British slang for an ageing homosexual.

ELDERS
Elders is Australian slang for breasts.

ELECTRIC SOUP
Electric soup is slang for alcoholic drink.

ELECTRONIC CADAVER
Electronic cadaver is medical slang for a computer simulation of a cadaver used for practising dissection

ELEM
Elem is Dorset slang for elm.

ELEPHANT AND CASTLE


Elephant and Castle is London Cockney rhyming slang for the anus (arsehole). Elephant and Castle is London Cockney rhyming slang for a parcel.

ELEPHANT TRANQUILIZER
Elephant Tranquilizer is slang for phencyclidine.

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Elephant's trunk is London Cockney rhyming slang for intoxicated. drunk.

ELEVATOR MUSIC
Elevator music is American slang for background music.

ELEVATOR SURFING
Elevator surfing is American slang for the sport of jumping from the top of one elevator shaft to another.

ELIMINATE
Eliminate is slang for to murder in a coldblooded manner.

ELIZABETH REGINA
Elizabeth Regina is London Cockney rhyming slang for the vagina.

ELKY CLARK
Elky Clark is London Cockney rhyming slang for a starting point or meeting place (mark).

ELLA
Ella is British slang for ale, beer.

ELLEN TERRY
Ellen Terry is London Cockney rhyming slang for a chamber pot (jerry).

ELOESRA
Eloesra is British slang for the anus.

ELOPPA
Eloppa is British slang for an apple.

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ELRIG
Elrig is British slang for a girl.

ELSIE TANNER
Elsie Tanner is London Cockney rhyming slang for a spanner.

ELT
Elt is Dorset slang for a young sow which has not yet farrowed.

ELTOB
Eltob is British slang for a bottle.

ELTON
Elton (shortened from Elton John) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a swindle (con).

ELTON JOHN
Elton John is London Cockney rhyming slang for a swindle (con).

ELTROT
Eltrot is Dorset slang for cow parsley. E;trot is Dorset slang for hogweed.

EMBALMED
Embalmed is slang for intoxicated, drunk.

EMBROCATION
Embrocation is British slang for alcoholic drink.

EMLUP
Emlup is British slang for a plum.

EMMA FREUDS
Emma Freuds is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids.

EMMAS
Emmas (shortened from Emma Freuds) is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids.

EMMERDALE FARM
Emmerdale Farm is London Cockney rhyming slang for arm.

EMMET
Emmet is British slang (particularly used in Cornwall and Dorset) for a tourist, an unwelcome stranger. Emmet is Dorset slang for an ant.

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EMMET BUT
Emmet but is Dorset slang for an ant hill.

EMOC
Emoc is British slang for to ejaculate.

EMPTY CALORIES
Empty calories is American slang for food usually high in calories but with negligible nutritional value.

EMPTYNESTERS
Emptynesters is American real estate (estate agency) slang for people whose housing requirements have changed because their children have grown and left home.

EMULSION
Emulsion is British slang for semen.

ENAMEL
Enamel is BlackAmerican slang for human skin

END
End is British slang for the penis. End is music slang for the absolute best. End is slang for a share in the proceeds of a robbery.

ENDLESS SLEEP
Endless sleep is British slang for death.

ENDSVILLE
Endsville is American slang for the ultimate, the best, or the worst.

ENEMY
Enemy is British slang for the wife.

ENFORCER
Enforcer is British slang for a sledgehammer, a battering ram.

ENGELBERT HUMERDINCK
Engelbert Humerdinck is London Cockney rhyming slang for a drink.

ENGINEER'S SPANNER
Engineer's spanner was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a sixpence (tanner).

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ENGINEERS AND STOKERS


Engineers and stokers is London Cockney rhyming slang for bailiffs (brokers).

ENGLAND'S LAST HOPE


England's last hope is British slang for an unheroic person.

ENGLISH CHANNEL
English Channel is London Cockney rhyming slang for panel.

ENGLISH JOINT
English joint is American slang for a marijuana cigarette containing tobacco as well.

ENGLISH SPLIFF
English spliff is American slang for a marijuana cigarette containing tobacco as well.

ENIN
Enin is betting slang for odds of 9/1.

ENO
Eno is British slang for one.

ENOCH POWELL
Enoch Powell is London Cockney rhyming slang for towel. Enoch Powell is London Cockney rhyming slang for a trowel.

ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM
Environmental racism is slang for the exposure of minorities or Third World citizens to environmentally dangerous elements.

ENZEDDER
Enzedder was British Great War slang for a New Zealander.

EPSOM RACES
Epsom races is London Cockney rhyming slang for braces. Epsom races is London Cockney rhyming slang for a group of friends (faces).

EPSOM SALTS
Epsom salts is slang for the drug ecstasy (MDA or methyl diamphetamine).

EQUALISER
Equaliser is British and American slang for a handgun.

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EQUIPMENT
Equipment is slang for the male sex organs. Equipment is slang for a woman's breasts.

ERASE
Erase is British slang for to murder.

ERBERT
Erbert is British slang for a foolish person, a cheeky unwashed child.

ERIC
Eric is British slang for an erection. Eric is British slang for a foolish, gauche or unpopular male. Eric is British slang for a German.

ERK
Erk is British slang for an aircraftman or naval rating. Erk is British slang for an inferior or tedious person.

ERNIE MARSH
Ernie Marsh is London Cockney rhyming slang for grass.

EROS AND CUPID


Eros and Cupid is London Cockney rhyming slang for stupid.

ERROL FLYNN
Errol Flynn is London Cockney rhyming slang for bin. Errol Flynn is London Cockney rhyming slang for chin.

ERROL FLYNNS
Errol Flynns is British racing rhyming slang for binoculars (bins). Errol Flynns is British racing rhyming slang for spectacles (bins).

ERSATZ
Ersatz is American slang for imitation.

ESKIMO NELL
Eskimo Nell is London Cockney rhyming slang for a telephone call (bell).

ESNORTIAR
Esnortiar is slang for cocaine.

ESTUFFA
Estuffa is slang for heroin.

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ETHNIC
Ethnic is Australian slang for an immigrant.

ETHNO
Ethno is Australian slang for an immigrant.

EUCHRE
Euchre is slang for to defeat or foil thoroughly in any scheme.

EUPHEMISM
Euphemism is British slang for the toilet.

EUROTRASH
Eurotrash is slang for the European 'jetset' and their hangerson.

EVE
Eve is slang for the stimulant drug MDEA.

EVE WITH A LID ON


Eve with a lid on is American slang for apple pie.

EVEN UP THE SCORE


Even up the score is American slang for to make the advantages equal.

EVENSTEVENS
EvenStevens is slang for fair shares, a fair deal, an equable arrangement.

EVENING BREEZE
Evening breeze is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheese.

EVENING NEWS
Evening news is London Cockney rhyming slang for bruise.

EVENT
Event is American military slang for a nuclear incident.

EVERTON TOFFEE
Everton toffe is London Cockney rhyming slang for coffee.

EVERY TUB ON ITS OWN BLACK BOTTOM


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EVET
Evet is Dorset slang for a newt.

EVIL
Evil is American slang for impressive, admirable.

EXCESS BAGGAGE
Excess baggage is slang for someone or something unnecessary, an encumbrance.

EXCHANGE AND MART


Exchange and Mart is London Cockney rhyming slang for a prostitute (tart).

EXCHANGE SPIT
Exchange spit is British slang for to kiss.

EXCREMENTAL
Excremental is British slang for rubbish.

EXE
Exe is Dorset slang for an axle.

EXECS
Execs is slang for executives.

EXECUTION DAY
Execution day is British slang for washing day.

EXERCISE THE FERRET


Exercise the ferret is Australian slang for to have sex.

EXES
Exes is British slang for expenses.

EXOTICS
Exotics is American slang for custommade or foreign cars.

EXPENSE
Expense is BlackAmerican slang for a new born baby

EXPENSIVE CARE
Expensive care is medical slang for intensive care.

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EXTRA
Extra is British slang for excellent.

EXTRACT THE MICHAEL


Extract the Michael is British slang for to mock.

EXTRACT THE URINE


Extract the urine is British slang for to mock.

EYE
Eye is British slang for the anus.

EYE IN THE SKY


Eye in the sky is British slang for a surveillance helicopter or aircraft.

EYE OF A NEEDLE JOB


Eye of a needle job is British slang for diarrhoea.

EYEOPENER
Eyeopener is slang for the first drink of the day, or first shot of a drug of the day.

EYEPOPPER
Eyepopper is American slang for something sensational.

EYETROUBLE
Eyetrouble is New Zealand slang for staring.

EYEBALL
Eyeball is slang for look at, stare or inspect. Eyeball is police slang for a surveillance operation. Eyeball is police slang for a sighting. Eyeball is Jamaican slang for the favourite child in a household.

EYEBALLER
Eyeballer is American slang for someone who thinks they know everything, and delights in telling other people what to do and how to do it.

EYEBALLS IN THE SKY


Eyeballs in the sky is London Cockney rhyming slang for spy.

EYEFUCK
Eyefuck is slang for to stare or look lasciviously at someone.

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EYELASH
Eyelash is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate (slash).

EYES
Eyes is slang for nipples. Eyes is slang for breasts. Eyes is British slang for spectacles. Eyes is British slang for a guide dog. Eyes is American prison slang for mirrors held through the bars of one's cell so as to observe the outside world.

EYES A WINKING
Eyes a winking is British slang for very easy, simple.

EYES FRONT
Eyes front is London Cockney rhyming slang for a despicable person (cunt).

EYES LIKE PISSHOLES IN THE SNOW


Eyes like pissholes in the snow is military slang for deeply sunken, bloodshot eyes.

EYES OF BLUE
Eyes of blue is London Cockney rhyming slang for true.

EYETIE
Eyetie is British offensive slang for an Italian.

EYETO
Eyeto is Australian slang for an Italian.

EYEWASH
Eyewash is slang for nonsense, rubbish. Eyewash is slang for cheap liquor.

EYEWATER
Eyewater was 19th century slang for gin. Eyewater is American slang for illicitly distilled whisky.

FA
F A (fuck all) is slang for nothing.

FAB
Fab is slang for brilliant, wonderful.

FACE
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FACE FURNITURE
Face furniture is British slang for spectacles.

FACE THE MUSIC


Face the music is a slang expression meaning to take the consequences for ones actions.

FACEACHE
FaceAche is a mildly offensive slang name for a miserable looking person.

FACED
Faced is American slang for drunk. Faced is American slang for humiliated, snubbed.

FACTORY
Factory is British slang for a police station. Factory is British slang for a place where drugs are made.

FACTOTUM
Factotum is British slang for a promiscuous woman's vagina.

FADDLE
Faddle is Dorset slang for a bundle, a load.

FADE
Fade is American slang for to leave a place, to go away. Fade is American slang for to meet or cover a bet.

FADED
Faded is BlackAmerican slang for a black that fades into a white way of life

FAFF
Faff is slang for to fuss, to behave in a confused or disorganised manner.

FAFF ABOUT
Faff about is slang for to behave in a confused or disorganised manner.

FAG
Fag is British slang for a cigarette, and American slang for a homosexual (see fagot), giving rise to much confusion amongst English tourists asking have you got a fag mate?

FAG PACKET
Fag packet is London Cockney rhyming slang for jacket. Fag packet is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tennis racket. 369

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FAG TAG
Fag tag is American slang for the outside loop at the back of a standard American buttondown Oxford shirt.

FAGASH LIL
Fagash Lil is British slang for a woman who smokes heavily.

FAGEND
Fagend is a slang expression for a cigarette butt.

FAGHAG
Faghag is slang for a woman who likes and prefers the company of Gay men (fags) over heterosexuals.

FAGHOLE
Faghole is British slang for mouth.

FAGGOT
Faggot is a slang term for a homosexual man. Faggot is English slang for an old shrivelled woman.

FAGGOT TUNNEL
Faggot tunnel is British slang for the mouth.

FAGGOTY
Faggoty is American slang for homosexual, effeminate.

FAGGY
Faggy is American slang for homosexual, effeminate, camp.

FAINTING FITS
Fainting fits is London Cockney rhyming slang for breasts (tits).

FAIR DINKUM
Fair dinkum is Australian slang for just, honest, equable, worthy or approval.

FAIR ENOUGH
Fair enough is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (puff).

FAIR GO
Fair go is an Australian slang interjection demanding fair or reasonable behaviour.

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FAIR GOES
Fair goes is an Australian slang interjection demanding fair or reasonable behaviour.

FAIR SHAKE
Fair shake is American slang for a fair deal.

FAIRY
Fairy is a derogatory slang expression for an effeminate man or homosexual. Fairy is British slang for a garishly dressed prostitute. Fairy was 19th century British slang for a drunken woman.

FAIRY STORY
Fairy story is British rhyming slang for Tory. Fairy story is British slang for an unbelievable tale or excuse.

FAIRY TALE
Fairy tale is British slang for an unbelievable tale or excuse.

FAKE THC
Fake THC is slang for phencyclidine.

FAKE X
Fake X is slang for phencyclidine.

FALL
Fall is Dorset slang fror autumn.

FALL GUY
Fall guy is American slang for a dupe, victim, scapegoat.

FALL OUT
Fall out is slang for to fail, blunder, slip up.

FALSE ALARM
False alarm is London Cockney rhyming slang for arm.

FALSIES
Falsies is British slang for fake breasts or a padded bra worn to make the breasts appear larger.

FAMBLE
Famble is slang for a hand.

FAMILY
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FAMILY JEWELS
Family jewels is slang for the male genitals, the testicles.

FAMILY TREE
Family tree is British slang for lavatory.

FAN
Fan is slang for an aircraft propeller. Fan is American slang for backside. Fan was 19th century British slang for the vagina.

FANCY DAN
Fancy Dan is British slang for someone who looks the part, but fails to deliver.

FANCY MAN
Fancy man is slang for a woman's lover.

FANCY PIECE
Fancy piece is British slang for a mistress. Fancy piece is old British slang for a prostitute.

FANCY WOMAN
Fancy woman is British slang for a mistress.

FANGOGGLING
Fangoggling is British slang for covertly looking at naked women.

FANLIGHT
Fanlight is British slang for the vagina.

FANNY
Fanny is British slang for the vagina. Fanny is American slang for the buttocks.

FANNY ABOUT
Fanny about is slang for to mess around or waste time.

FANNY ADAMS
Fanny Adams is slang for nothing at all. Fanny Adams is slang for a pitiful small amount. Fanny Adams was 19th century British naval slang for tinned or cooked meat.

FANNY BLAIR
Fanny Blair is London Cockney rhyming slang for hair.

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FANNY CRADDOCK
Fanny Craddock is London Cockney rhyming slang for haddock.

FANNY FLANGE
Fanny Flange is British slang for the clitoris.

FANNY HILL
Fanny Hill is London Cockney rhyming slang for pill.

FANNY ITCH
Fanny itch is British slang for vaginal thrush.

FANNY MAGNET
Fanny magnet is slang for a thing that is believed to attract females.

FANNY MERCHANT
Fanny merchant is British slang for someone indecisive, effeminate.

FANNY RAG
Fanny rag is British slang for a sanitary towel.

FANNY RAT
Fanny rat is British slang for a womaniser or seducer.

FANTABULOSA
Fantabulosa is Polari slang for excellent.

FANTASY
Fantasy is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

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Fantod is slang for a state of worry or excitement.

FANZINE
Fanzine is slang for a cheaply produced specialist magazine.

FAR AND NEAR


Far and near is London Cockney rhyming slang for beer.

FAROUT
Farout is slang for splendid, an exclamation of approval; bizarre or avantgarde.

FARAWAY PLACE
Faraway place is London Cockney rhyming slang for a suitcase.

FARDEL
Fardel is Dorset slang for a bundle, load.

FAREDODGER
Faredodger is British slang for someone who rides public transport without paying the fare.

FARLEY
Farley is American slang for a man, a boy, a homosexual man.

FARMER GILES
Farmer Giles is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids (piles).

FARMER'S DAUGHTER
Farmer's daughter is drug slang for a quarter of an ounce.

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FARMERS
Farmers (shortened from farmer Giles is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids (piles).

FART
Fart is slang for to break wind from the anus. Fart is slang for a contemptible person.

FARTABOUT
Fartabout is slang for to mess around, waste time. Also followed by around.

FARTARSE
Fartarse is British slang for to waste time.

FARTSACK
Fartsack is slang for a bed, a sleeping bag.

FASHION VICTIM
Fashion victim is British slang for someone who is a slave to the latest fads and fashions.

FAST
Fast is slang for the drug amphetamine sulphate. Fast is Jamaican slang for inquistive, nosey.

FAST ONE
Fast one is American slang for Ritalin, a type of amphetamine.

FAST TALK
Fast talk is slang for fervent, deceptive patter.

FAT AND WIDE


Fat and wide is London Cockney rhyming slang for bride.

FAT CAT
Fat cat is slang for a privileged, wealthy, cosseted person.

FAT CITY
Fat city is BlackAmerican slang for a fine state of affairs.

FAT FARM
Fat farm is slang for a health farm or slimming centre.

FAT GUTS
Fat guts is London Cockney rhyming slang for nuts, particularly peanuts.

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FAT LIP
Fat lip is BlackAmerican slang for obnoxious talk

FATSLAGS
Fatslags is slang for fat women who are, and look promiscuous.

FATBOY SLIM
Fatboy Slim is London Cockney rhyming slang for a gymnasium (gym).

FATHEAD
Fathead is British slang for a fool, an idiot.

FATHER O'FLYNN
Father O'Flynn is London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.

FATHER TED
Father Ted is British rhyming slang for dead.

FATSO
Fatso is slang for a fat person. The term is used as an insulting or disparaging term of address.

FAVE
Fave is slang for favourite.

FAW
Faw is British slang for a gypsy.

FAWNEY
Fawney is British slang for a ring.

FEARGAL SHARKEY
Feargal Sharkey is London Cockney rhyming slang for a black person (darkie).

FEATHER AND FLIP


Feather and flip is London Cockney rhyming slang for sleep (kip).

FEATHERS
Feathers is British slang for pubic hair.

FEATURE WITH
Feature with is old slang for to have sexual intercourse with. Feature with is Australian slang for to have sexual intercourse with.

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FEATURES
Features is British slang for the face.

FECAL BURP
Fecal burp is American slang for to vomit.

FED
Fed is American slang for the FBI.

FEEB
Feeb is British slang for beef. Feeb is American slang for a feebleminded person.

FEED THE FISH


Feed the fish is American slang for to vomit.

FEED THE FISHES


Feed the fishes is British slang for to drown. Feed the fishes is British slang for to be seasick.

FEED THE FLIES


Feed the flies is British slang for to defecate.

FEED THE HOUSEPLANTS


Feed the houseplants is American slang for to vomit.

FEED THE PUSSY


Feed the pussy is British slang for to engage in sexual intercourse.

FEED THE WORMS


Feed the worms is British slang for to die and be buried.

FEED YOUR YOUNG


Feed your young is American slang for to vomit.

FEEL
Feel is slang for to pass one's hands over the sexual organs of someone.

FEEL A DRAFT
Feel a draft is BlackAmerican slang for to sense racism.

FEEL FINE
Feel fine is British slang for nine pounds sterling.

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FEEL LIKE SHIT


Feel like shit is British slang for to feel unwell, hungover.

FEEL ONE'S OATS


To feel one's oats is slang for to be conceited or selfimportant.

FEEL SOMEONE'S COLLAR


Feel someone's collar is slang for arrest or take into custody.

FEELERS
Feelers is BlackAmerican slang for fingers.

FEET AND YARDS


Feet and yards is London Cockney rhyming slang for playing cards.

FEISTY
Feisty is slang for spirited, tough and assertive, quarrelsome.

FEMME
Femme is slang for a lesbian. Femme is slang for an effeminate or passive male homosexual.

FENCE
Fence is slang for a receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received. Fence is American military slang for a national border.

FENCERBENDER
Fencerbender is American slang for someone who poses as a roadaccident victim or stages an accident in order to claim compensation. Fencerbender is American slang for a mild traffic accident.

FENCING
Fencing is slang for the business of buying and selling stolen property.

FENDERBENDER
Fenderbender is American slang for a pedestrian who stages traffic accidents in order to claim damages.

FERRET
Ferret is slang for the penis. Ferret was British army slang for a POW guard who searched for escape attempts. Ferret was old slang for to cheat, swindle.

FERRY DUST
Ferry Dust is slang for heroin.

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FERTILIZE THE SIDEWALK


Fertilize the sidewalk is American slang for to vomit.

FESS UP
Fess up is American slang for confess, own up.

FETCH UP
Fetch up is slang for to vomit.

FEW TICKERS
Few tickers is BlackAmerican slang for a few minutes.

FEWS AND TWOS


Fews and twos is BlackAmerican slang for a small sum of money.

FEYGELE
Feygele is Jewish slang for a male homosexual.

FIDDLE
Fiddle is slang for to cheat.

FIDDLE FACE
Fiddle face is slang for a miserablefaced person.

FIDDLE STICK
Fiddle stick is slang for the penis.

FIDDLECASES
Fiddlecases is BlackAmerican slang for shoes.

FIDDLEDEDEE
Fiddlededee is British slang for to urinate (pee).

FIDDLERS THREE
Fiddlers Three is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate (pee).

FIDGET
Fidget is British slang for a secret.

FIELD OF WHEAT
Field of wheat is London Cockney rhyming slang for street.

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FIFE AND DRUM


Fife and drum is London Cockney rhyming slang for bum.

FIFTEEN TWO
Fifteen two is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew.

FIFTH WHEEL
Fifth wheel is slang for a superfluous or intrusive extra person.

FIFTY WINKS
Fifty winks is British slang for death.

FIFTYLEVEN
Fiftyleven is BlackAmerican slang for an uncountable quantity

FIG
Fig is slang for to administer stimulating drugs to a horse.

FIGHTING FIFTH
Fighting fifth is British military slang for syphilis.

FIGURE OF EIGHT
Figure of eight is London Cockney rhyming slang for oral sex (plate).

FILBERT
Filbert was old British slang for the head.

FILE
File is slang for a shrewd or artful person. File is slang for a pickpocket. File is slang for to pick a pocket.

FILFTH
Filfth is British slang for the police.

FILFTHY
Filfthy is British slang for extremely wealthy.

FILFTHY BEAST
Filfy beast is London Cockney rhyming slang for a priest.

FILL IN
Fill in is slang for to attack and injure severely.

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FILL UP THE TORY SWIMMING POOL


Fill up the Tory swimming pool is American slang for to vomit.

FILLET OF COD
Fillet of cod is British rhyming slang for an offensive person (sod).

FILLET OF PLAICE
Fillet of plaice is London Cockney rhyming slang for the face.

FILLET OF VEAL
Fillet of veal is London Cockney rhyming slang for prison (steel).

FILLETED
Filleted is British slang for very disappointed.

FILTH
Filth is slang for the police.

FILTHY
Filthy is British slang for extremely wealthy.

FIN
Fin is slang for a hand. Fin is British slang for a five pound note. Fin is American slang for a fivedollar bill. Fin was old slang for an arm.

FINAGLING
Finagling is slang for a devious manoeuvre or manipulation.

FINANCIAL
Financial is Australian slang for welloff, solvent.

FIND
Find is British slang for to steal.

FINE AND DANDY


Fine and dandy is London Cockney rhyming slang for brandy.

FINESSE SOMEONE
Finesse someone is American slang for outmanoeuvre someone, cheat someone.

FINEST
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FINGER
Finger is slang for inform on someone. Finger is slang for sexually stimulate with the fingers.

FINGER AND THUMB


Finger and thumb is London Cockney rhyming slang for a friend (chum). Finger and thumb is London Cockney rhyming slang for a drum. Finger and thumb is London Cockney rhyming slang for mum. Finger and thumb is London Cockney rhyming slang for rum.

FINGER PIE
Finger pie is British slang for manual stimulation of the vagina.

FINGERFUCK
Fingerfuck is slang for sexually stimulating with the fingers.

FINGERED
Fingered is numismatic slang for a coin that has had its shiny high points dulled by dabbing one's thumb on it in order to make it receive a higher grade from a grading service.

FINGERS
Fingers is British slang for a pickpocket.

FINK
Fink is American and Canadian slang for a strikebreaker; blackleg. Fink is American and Canadian slang for an informer, such as one working for the police; spy. Fink is American and Canadian slang for an unpleasant, disappointing, or contemptible person.

FINK OUT
Fink out is American slang for to fail to carry something out or through; give up.

FINKO
Finko is British slang for the number five.

FINSBURY PARK
Finsbury park is London Cockney rhyming slang for arc light.

FINSKI
Finski is American slang for a five dollar bill.

FIR
Fir is slang for cannabis.

FIRE ALARMS
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FIRE THE ACID


Fire the acid is West Indian slang for to drink rum.

FIREBALL
Fireball is slang for an energetic person.

FIRED UP
Fired up is British slang for very drunk. Fired up is British slang for very angry.

FIREDUP
Firedup is slang for angry, furious. Firedup is slang for sexually aroused. Firedup is slang for stimulated by illegal drugs. Firedup is slang for enthusiastic, excited.

FIREMAN'S HOSE
Fireman's hose is Cockney rhyming slang for nose.

FIREPROOF
Fireproof is British slang for someone who is safe from blame and trouble.

FIRESHIP
Fireship was 17th century British slang for a prostitute with venereal disease.

FIRKIN'
Firkin' is slang for very, extremely.

FIRM
Firm is British slang for a crime organisation or gang.

FIRMING
Firming is British slang for a beating administered by a crime gang.

FIRST AID
First aid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a knife (blade).

FIRST AID KITS


First aid kits is London Cockney rhyming slang for breasts (tits).

FIRST BASE
First base is American slang for kissing, necking.

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FIRST LOT
First lot is British slang for the Great War.

FIRST OF MAY
First of May is London Cockney rhyming slang for say.

FISH
Fish is British slang for the vagina. Fish is British slang for a heavy drinker. Fish is British slang for a conman's victim. Fish is BlackAmerican slang for a woman.

FISH AND CHIP


Fish and chip is London Cockney rhyming slang for a gratuity or piece of information (tip).

FISH AND CHIPS


Fish and chips is London Cockney rhyming slang for lips.

FISH AND SHRIMP


Fish and shrimp is American rhyming slang for pimp.

FISH AND TANK


Fish and tank is British criminal slang for a bank.

FISH BREAKFAST
Fish breakfast is British slang for cunnilingus.

FISH DINNER
Fish dinner is British slang for cunnilingus.

FISH FINGERS
Fish finger is British slang for fingers after they have been used for vaginal stimulation.

FISH SUPPER
Fish supper is British slang for cunnilingus.

FISHERMAN
Fisherman is British slang for a confidence trickster.

FISHERMAN'S DAUGHTER
Fisherman's daughter is London Cockney rhyming slang for water.

FISHERMANS
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FISHING
Fishing is slang for an attempt to gather information while pretending to be doing something else. Fishing is British slang for sexual intercourse.

FISHING EXPEDITION
Fishing expedition is slang for an attempt to gather information while pretending to be doing something else.

FISHING FLEET
Fishing fleet is slang for a group of women arriving en masse in search of partners.

FISHTANK
Fishtank is slang for a cell or reception area for holding prisoners temporarily.

FISHY
Fishy is British slang for suspicious, dubious.

FIST MAGNET
Fist magnet is British slang for an unpleasant person.

FISTICUFFS
Fisticuffs is slang for a fight.

FISTING
Fisting is slang for thrusting the whole hand up a sexual partner's vagina or anus.

FIT
Fit is British slang for physically attractive.

FIT TO BE TIED
Fit to be tied is slang for very angry or upset.

FIT UP
Fit up is British slang for to incriminate someone on a false charge; frame.

FIVE ACRE FARMS


Five acre farms was old British rhyming slang for arms.

FIVE BELLIES
Five bellies is British slang for an obese person.

FIVE FINGER SHUFFLE


Five finger shuffle is British slang for masturbation.

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FIVE FURLONG JOB


Five furlong job is British slang for someone unable to last very long at something.

FIVE PINTER
Five pinter is British slang for an ugly woman.

FIVE STAR NAP


Five star nap was British Second World War slang for a Japanese person (Jap).

FIVE TO FOUR
Five to four is London Cockney rhyming slang for sure.

FIVE TO TWO
Five to two is racing rhyming slang for a Jew.

FIVE TO TWOS
Five to twos was old London Cockney rhyming slang for shoes.

FIVEBOB DEAL
Fivebob deal is British slang for a small quantity of hashish or marijuana.

FIVEFINGER DISCOUNT
Fivefinger discount is American slang for stolen.

FIVEMINUTE MOVER
Fiveminute mover is American slang for a very enthusiastic, energetic sexual partner.

FIVER
Fiver is British slang for a five pound note, five pounds sterling.

FIX
Fix is slang for to take revenge on; get even with, especially by killing. Fix is slang for to inject a drug. Fix is slang for a crooked contest.

FIXED BAYONET
Fixed bayonet is British slang for an erect penis.

FIXER
Fixer is slang for a person who makes arrangements, especially by underhand or illegal means.

FIZZER
Fizzer is Australian slang for a person or thing that disappoints, fails to succeed, etc.

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FIZZHOUSE
Fizzhouse is British slang for a pub that doesn't sell real ale.

FLAG
Flag was old British slang for a fourpenny piece.

FLAG UNFURLED
Flag unfurled is British slang for the world.

FLAGGED
Flagged is American slang for reprimanded, identified.

FLAK
Flak is slang for criticism, antagonism, aggression.

FLAKE
Flake is American slang for an eccentric or crazy person. Flake is Australian slang for shark meat. Flake is American slang for cocaine. Flake is American slang for an arrest made merely to meet a quota, or satisfy public opinion.

FLAKE OF CORN
Flake of corn is London Cockney rhyming slang for erection (horn).

FLAKE OUT
Flake out is slang for to collapse from exhaustion. Flake out is American slang for to leave a place. Flake out is American slang for to act eccentrically.

FLAKED OUT
Flaked out is slang for exhausted, collapsed.

FLAKO
Flako is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

FLAKY
Flaky is American slang for eccentric; crazy. Flaky is computer slang for unreliable.

FLAM
Flam is British slang for a lie.

FLAMER
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FLAMING
Flaming is slang for sending rude or offensive messages by computer.

FLAN
Flan is British slang for to assault someone with a custard pie.

FLANAGAN AND ALLEN


Flanagan and Allen is London Cockney rhyming slang for gallon.

FLANGE TROUBLE
Flange trouble is British slang for a problem with the urinary tract.

FLANKER
Flanker is British slang for a confidence trick.

FLANNEL
Flannel is slang for nonsense.

FLAP
Flap is British slang for a length of hair combed over to the side. Flap is British slang for too much talk.

FLAP ONE'S LIPS


Flap one's lips is American slang for to speak.

FLAPDOODLE
Flapdoodle is slang for foolish talk; nonsense.

FLAPHEAD
Flaphead is British slang for a man who combs his hair over to hide his baldness.

FLAPPER
Flapper was old British slang for an arm.

FLAPPING TRACK
Flapping track is British slang for an unlicensed greyhound track.

FLAPS
Flaps is slang for the labia. Flaps is slang for ears

FLAPSHOT
Flapshot is slang for an explicit pornographic photograph of the vagina with the labia pulled aside.

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FLARGE
Flarge is British slang for camouflage.

FLASH
Flash is slang for a glimpse of something. Flash is slang for the sensation felt immediately after injecting a narcotic. Flash is slang for ostentatious. Flash is British slang for to expose oneself indecently.

FLASH HARRY
Flash Harry is British slang for a showoff.

FLASH OF LIGHT
Flash of light is London Cockney rhyming slang for someone who dresses gaudily (a sight).

FLASH ON
Flash on is slang for to be inspired by something.

FLASH THE ASH


Flash the ash (shortened from flash the ash and oak) is British slang for offer a cigarette.

FLASH YOUR DOVER


Flash your dover is Australian slang for use a claspknife to cut up food.

FLASHER

Flasher is British slang for a person who indecently exposes himself.

FLAT
Flat is British slang for penniless. Flat is British slang for a credit card. 389

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FLATBACKER
Flatbacker is British slang for a prostitute.

FLATFOOT
Flatfoot is derogatory slang for a policeman.

FLATS
Flats is British slang for playing cards.

FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH


Flavour of the month is slang for the current favourite or fashionable person or thing.

FLAXIE
Flaxie is New Zealand sang for a flaxcutter.

FLAYBOTTOMIST
Flaybottomist was 18th century British slang for a school teacher.

FLEA AND LOUSE


Flea and louse is London Cockney rhyming slang for house.

FLEA BAG
Flea bag is London Cockney rhyming slang for an old horse (nag).

FLEA BITE
Flea bite is British slang for a small, irritating person.

FLEA RAKER
Flea raker is British slang for a combe.

FLEA'S FOOTPATH
Flea's footpath is British slang for a parting in the hair.

FLEABAG
Fleabag is slang for someone who is a host to fleas, or more commonly an unwashed person. Fleabag is military slang for a sleeping bag or bed.

FLEAPIT
Fleapit is slang for a cheap, dirty cinema.

FLEAS AND ITCHERS


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FLEAS AND LICE


Fleas and lice is London Cockney rhyming slang for ice.

FLEECE
Fleece is slang for to strip of money slowly, as though fleecing a sheep. Fleece is British slang for pubic hair. Fleece is British slang for a woman.

FLEXIBLE
Flexible is British slang for bisexual.

FLEXIBLE FRIEND
Flexible friend is British slang for a credit card.

FLICK
Flick is slang for a cinema film.

FLICK ONE'S WICK


Flick one's wick is New Zealand slang for to hurry up.

FLICKER
Flicker is British slang for thick nasal nucous.

FLICKING
Flicking is British slang for very. Its an intensifying adjective.

FLICKS
Flicks is slang for the cinema.

FLICKS 'N' CHIPS


Flicks 'n' chips is British slang for a night out.

FLID
Flid is British slang for a thalidomide victim.

FLIM
Flim is British slang for a fivepound note. Flim is Jamaican slang for film, movie. Flim was 1940s slang for a fiveyear prison sentence. Flim was 1910s and 1920s slang for a swindle, a fraud, a confidence trick.

FLIMFLAM
Flimflam is slang for a deceit or confidence trick involving a tall story.

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FLIMP
Flimp is British slang for to steal.

FLIMSY
Flimsy is slang for banknote. Flimsy is British slang for a counterfeit banknote.

FLING
Fling is British slang for a bribe or illicit payment. Fling is British slang for an affair.

FLING FLOOR PIE


Fling floor pie is American slang for to vomit.

FLIP
Flip is slang for an expression of annoyance. A mild euphemism for fuck. Flip is slang for to fly into a rage or an emotional outburst. Flip is British slang for flippant.

FLIP ONES LID


Flip ones lid is slang for losing ones sanity or self control.

FLIPPER
Flipper is nautical slang for a hand.

FLIPPERS
Flippers is BlackAmerican slang for ears

FLIPPING
Flipping is a British slang intensifier.

FLIT
Flit is American slang for a male homosexual.

FLITTERMOUSE
Flittermouse is Dorset slang for a bat.

FLOATER
Floater is slang for a drowned corpse. Floater is slang for floating faeces. Floater is Australian slang for a meat pie floating in soup.

FLOATERS
Floaters is slang for spots before the eyes. Floaters is slang for foreign bodies in a glass of beer.

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FLOATING
Floating is slang for intoxicated.

FLOB
Flob is British slang for to spit.

FLOG
Flog is slang for to masturbate. Flog is English and New Zealand slang for sell.

FLOG THE BISHOP


Flog the bishop is slang for masturbate.

FLOG THE DOLPHIN


Flog the dolphin is slang for masturbate.

FLOG THE LIZARD


Flog the lizard is slang for masturbate.

FLOG THE LOG


Flog the log is slang for masturbate.

FLONG
Flong is journalist slang for material that is not urgently topical.

FLOORED
Floored is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

FLOOZIE
Floozie is slang for a girlfriend or boyfriend.

FLOOZY
Floozy is slang for a disreputable woman.

FLOP
Flop is slang for faeces. Flop is American and Canadian slang for a place to sleep.

FLOPHOUSE
Flophouse is American slang for a cheap lodging house, especially one used by tramps.

FLORENCE AND DOUGAL


Florence and Dougal is London Cockney rhyming slang for the nose (bugle).

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FLORIN
Florin is British slang for defecation.

FLOSSY
Flossy is American and Canadian slang for showy. The term is especially applied to dress.

FLOUNDER AND DAB


Flounder and dab is London Cockney rhyming slang for a taxi (cab).

FLOUR GRADER
Flour grader is British slang for a pastyfaced person.

FLOUR MIXER
Flour mixer is British Jewish rhyming slang for a girl of a different religion (shixa).

FLOWER POT
Flower pot is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cot. Flower pot is London Cockney rhyming slang for hot.

FLOWERS
Flowers is slang for cannabis.

FLOWERS AND FROLICS


Flowers and frolics is Irish rhyming slang for testicles (bollocks). Flowers and frolics is Irish rhyming slang for nonsense (bollocks).

FLOWERY DELL
Flowery dell is London Cockney rhyming slang for cell.

FLUE
Flue is British slang for the vagina.

FLUFF
Fluff is slang for to make a mistake during a particular endeavour, such as during a performance of a play. Fluff is British slang for women. Fluff was 19th century British slang for female pubic hair.

FLUFFING
Fluffing is a British slang intensifier.

FLUKE
Fluke is slang for a lucky success.

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FLUNKEY AND LACKEY


Flunkey and lackey is derogatory London Cockney rhyming slang for a Pakistani (Paki).

FLUSH
Flush is British slang for a public toilet.

FLUSHER
Flusher is British slang for a lavatory attendant.

FLY
Fly is slang for knowing, fully understanding another's meaning. Fly is British slang for a policeman.

FLY A KITE
Fly a kite is slang for to issue a worthless cheque.

FLY BY NIGHT
Fly by night is British slang for an untrustworthy person. Fly by night is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk (tight).

FLY BY NIGHTS
Fly by nights is London Cockney rhyming slang for tights.

FLY FOOD
Fly food is British slang for dog's faceces.

FLY MY KITE
Fly my kite was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a light, a source of ignition, a match.

FLY TIPPER
Fly tipper is London Cockney rhyming slang for a child (nipper).

FLYPITCHING
Flypitching is British slang for selling goods at an unauthorised place.

FLYPOSTING
Flyposting is British slang for putting up posters or advertisments on unauthorised places.

FLYTIPPING
Flytipping is British slang for dumping rubbish at unauthorised places.

FLYBOW
Flybow is British slang for a despicable person.

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FLYER
Flyer is British slang for a suicide who jumps from a tall building. Flyer is racing slang for a quick start.

FLYER WITH THE ROOF SLIGHTLY HIGHER


Flyer with the roof slightly higher is BlackAmerican slang for a modified version of a ten gallon hat.

FLYING
Flying is British slang for to be high on alcohol or drugs. Flying is British slang for to be on a winning streak.

FLYING DUCK
Flying duck is British rhyming slang for fuck.

FLYING TRAPEZE
Flying trapeze is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheese.

FNK
FNK (fucking new kid) is American military slang for someone on their first operational posting.

FODDER
Fodder is British slang for food.

FOG AND MIST


Fog and mist is London Cockney rhyming slang for very drunk (pissed).

FOGHORN
Foghorn is British slang for someone who talks loudly.

FOLD ONES EARS


Fold ones ears is BlackAmerican slang for to advise.

FOLDEROL
Folderol is slang for fuss, complications.

FOLDING STUFF
Folding stuff is slang for money.

FOO FOO
Foo Foo is slang for cocaine.

FOOD AND DRINK


Food and drink is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad smell (stink).

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FOOD ESCAPE!
Food Escape! is American slang for to vomit

FOODIE
Foodie is slang for a gourmet consumer or cooking enthusiast.

FOOL AROUND
Fool around is slang for to have sex, particularly adulterous sex.

FOOLFOOL
Foolfool is Jamaican slang for dim witted, uneducated, stupid.

FOOP
Foop is British slang for a homosexual.

FOOTBALL KITS
Football kits is London Cockney rhyming slang for breasts (tits).

FOOTBALLS
Footballs (shortened from fotball kits) is London Cockney rhyming slang for breasts (tits).

FOOTLING
Footling is slang for trivial, insignificant, minimal.

FOOTY
Footy is slang for football. Footy is Dorset slang for small, insignificant.

FOOZLING
Foozling is slang for clumsy or bungled. Foozling is slang for trivial.

FOR REAL
For real is slang for not as a test or trial; in earnest.

FOR STARTERS
For starters is slang for in the first place.

FORBY
Forby is London Cockney rhyming slang for Jew.

FOREIGN
Foreign is British slang for outside of one's jurisdiction.

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Foreign language is London Cockney rhyming slang for sandwich.

FORGET ME DRUG
Forget me drug is slang for valium.

FORGET PILL
Forget pill is slang for valium.

FORK
Fork is British slang for a pickpocket.

FORK AND KNIFE


Fork and knife is London Cockney rhyming slang for life. Fork and knife was old London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.

FORK OUT
To fork out is slang for to pay money, usually with reluctance.

FORKS
Forks is slang for fingers

FORM
Form is British slang for a criminal record. Form is British slang for luck.

FORNICATING
Fornicating is a British slang intensifier.

FORREST GUMP
Forrest Gump is British rhyming slang for defecating (dump).

FORSYTE SAGA
Forsyte Saga is London Cockney rhyming slang for lager.

FORTNUM AND MASON


Fortnum and Mason is London Cockney rhyming slang for basin. Fortnum and Mason is London Cockney rhyming slang for a basin haircut.

FORTY FOUR
Forty four is London Cockney rhyming slang for whore.

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FORTY WINKS
Forty winks is slang for sleep.

FOULARSE
Foularse is British slang for someone who emits wind from the anus loudly or with a bad smell.

FOUR BY TWO
Four by two is London Cockney rhyming slang for Jew.

FOUR FLUSH
Four flush is American and Canadian slang for bluff.

FOUR FLUSHER
Four flusher is American and Canadian slang for a person who bluffs or attempts to deceive.

FOUR POSTER
Four poster is London Cockney rhyming slang for toaster.

FOURLETTER MAN
Fourletter man is slang for a contemptible or unpleasant man.

FOURONTHEFLOOR
Fouronthefloor is slang for flat out, extremely, excessively.

FOURPENNY
Fourpenny is British slang for a blow, especially with the fist.

FOURPENNY ALL OFF


Fourpenny all off is British slang for a short haircut.

FOURPENNY BIT
Fourpenny bit is London Cockney rhyming slang for hit.

FOURPENNY ONE
Fourpenny one is British slang for a blow, a hit.

FOURTH OF JULY
Fourth of July is American and London Cockney rhyming slang for a tie.

FOX
Fox is slang for a sexually attractive woman.

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FOX AND BADGER


Fox and badger is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (tadger).

FOX AND HOUND


Fox and hound is London Cockney rhyming slang for a round of drinks.

FOXTROT OSCAR
Foxtrot Oscar is British slang for go away (fuck off).

FOXY
Foxy is slang for sexy; sexually attractive.

FRACTURED
Fractured is British slang for without money, poor.

FRAG
Frag is American military slang for to kill or wound a fellow soldier or superior officer deliberately with an explosive device.

FRAGGING
Fragging is American army slang for killing a fellow soldier.

FRAIL
Frail is American slang for a woman.

FRAIL EEL
Frail eel is BlackAmerican slang for a good looking woman

FRAME
Frame is slang for falsely accusing someone of a crime or having someone convicted for a crime they didn't commit. Frame is British and BlackAmerican slang for the body Frame is BlackAmerican slang for a suit of clothes.

FRAMEUP
Frameup is slang for a conspiracy to incriminate someone on a false charge. Frameup is slang for a plot to bring about a dishonest result, as in a contest.

FRANCE AND SPAIN


France and Spain is London Cockney rhyming slang for rain.

FRANCIS DRAKES
Francis Drakes is London Cockney rhyming slang for brakes.

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FRANGER
Franger is Australian slang for a condom.

FRANK BOUGH
Frank Bough is London Cockney rhyming slang for off.

FRANK SKINNER
Frank Skinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for dinner.

FRANK ZAPPA
Frank Zappa is London Cockney rhyming slang for lavatory (crapper).

FRANKIE DURR
Frankie Durr is London Cockney rhyming slang for prison (stir).

FRANKIE FRASER
Frankie Fraser is London Cockney rhyming slang for razor.

FRANKIE HOWERD
Frankie Howerd is London Cockney rhyming slang for coward.

FRANKIE LAINE
Frankie Laine is London Cockney rhyming slang for a toilet chain.

FRANKIE VAUGHAN
Frankie Vaughan is London Cockney rhyming slang for prawn.

FRANTIC
Frantic is BlackAmerican slang for anything exciting

FRAT
Frat is slang for fraternise. Frat is British slang for to break wind from the anus.

FRAZER NASH
Frazer Nash is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate (slash).

FREAK
Freak is slang for an enthusiast. The term is usually used as a suffix, such as Jesusfreak. Freak is slang for to become hysterical. Freak is slang for a hippy.

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Freakout is slang for to become agitated with strong emotion.

FREAKING
Freaking is a slang intensifier.

FREAKY
Freaky is slang for strange; unconventional; bizarre.

FRECKLE
Freckle is Australian slang for the anus.

FRED ASTAIRE
Fred Astaire is London Cockney rhyming slang for hair.

FRED ASTAIRES
Fred Astaires is London Cockney rhyming slang for stairs.

FRED BERK
Fred Nerk is slang for a fool or a poor victim.

FRED KARNO'S ARMY


Fred Karno's Army is British slang for an incompetent group of people.

FRED PERRY
Fred Perry is London Cockney rhyming slang for a chamberpot (jerry).

FRED'S
Fred's is British slang for Fortnum and Mason's in London.

FREE THE SLAVES


Free the slaves is British slang for to achieve orgasm by masturbation.

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FREEBASE
Freebase is slang for to refine cocaine for smoking.

FREEBIE
Freebie is slang for something given free.

FREELOADER
Freeloader is slang for a person who habitually depends on the charity of others for food, shelter, etc.

FREEMANS
Freemans is British slang for something obtained for nothing.

FREIGHTED UP
Freighted up is British slang for financially secure.

FRENCH
French is slang for fellatio, or oral sex in general.

FRENCH BLUE
French blue is British slang for the amphetamine drinamyl.

FRENCH KISS
French kiss is slang for an openmouthed kiss with tongue contact.

FRENCH LESSONS
French lessons is slang for fellatio. The term is used as discrete advertising by British prostitutes who offer 'French Lessons'.

FRENCH LETTER
French letter is slang for a condom.

FRENCH LOAF
French loaf is racing slang for four (rofe).

FRENCH PRESIDENT
French president is London taxi driver slang for having the meter running.

FRENCH SCREWDRIVER
French screwdriver is British slang for a hammer.

FRENCH TICKLER
French tickler is British slang for a ribbed condom or other sex aid which fits around the penis and increases clitoral stimulation during intercourse.

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FRENCHIE
Frenchie is slang for a condom.

FRENCHING UNIT
Frenching unit is American slang for the mouth or tongue.

FREQUENT FLYER
Frequent flyer is nursing slang for a patient who has stayed in the hospital many times.

FRESH
Fresh is British slang for an unpleasant smell. Fresh is American slang for excellent. Fresh is Jamaican slang for tastless, bland.

FRESH FISH
Fresh fish is British slang for a newcomer. Fresh fish is British slang for a new and inexperienced prostitute.

FRESH MEAT
Fresh meat is British slang for a new and inexperienced prostitute.

FRESH WATER TROUT


Fresh water trout is BlackAmerican slang for goodlooking women

FRESHER
Fresher is slang for a first year undergraduate.

FRIAR TUCK
Friar Tuck is British rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (fuck). Friar Tuck is London Cockney rhyming slang for luck.

FRIDGE FREEZER
Fridge freezer is London Cockney rhyming slang for a man or boy (geezer).

FRIED
Fried is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

FRIED BREAD
Fried bread is London Cockney rhyming slang for dead

FRIED EGG
Fried egg is Australian and British slang for leg.

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FRIG
Frig is slang for masturbate. Frif is slang for sexual intercourse.

FRIGGING
Frigging is a slang euphemism for fucking.

FRIGHTENER
Frightener is British slang for a person sent to intimidate someone.

FRIGHTENERS
Frighteners is British slang for threats of violence.

FRILL
Frill is American slang for a girl or woman.

FRIOS
Frios is slang for marijuana laced with PCP.

FRIT
Frit is British slang for scared, afraid.

FRITZ
Fritz is British slang for a German.

FROCK AND FRILL


Frock and frill was old London Cockney rhyming slang for chill.

FROG
Frog is British derogatory slang for a French person. Frog is British slang for a wallet. Frog is Australian slang for a condom.

FROG AND FEATHER


Frog and feather is London Cockney rhyming slang for a wallet (leather).

FROG AND TOAD


Frog and toad is London Cockney rhyming slang for road.

FROG IN THE THROAT


Frog in the throat was British Great War rhyming slang for a boat.

FROG SPAWN
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FROGGIE
Froggie is British derogatory slang for a French person.

FROGSPAWN
Frogspawn is British slang for semolina or tapioca pudding.

FROLIC PAD
Frolic Pad is BlackAmerican slang for a nightclub or dance hall

FROM HERE TO BLOOMS


From here to blooms is British racing slang for a long distance.

FROM OUT FRONT


From out front is BlackAmerican slang for from the beginning

FROM SOUP TO AFTERS


From soup to afters is British slang for from start to finish.

FROM SOUP TO CHEESEBOARD


From soup to cheeseboard is British racing slang for from start to finish.

FROM TRAP TO LINE


From trap to line is British dog racing slang for from beginning to end.

FRONT
Front is British slang for cheek, effrontery. Front is British slang for the legitimate face hiding a dishonest business. Front is British slang for to confront.

FRONT BOTTOM
Front bottom is slang for the female genitals.

FRONT DOOR
Front door is British slang for the vagina.

FRONT ENTRANCE
Front entrance is British slang for the vagina.

FRONT IT
Front it is British slang for to face up to someone or something.

FRONT OFF
Front off is British slang for to face up to someone or something.

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FRONT OUT
Front out is British slang for to face up to someone or something.

FRONT PARLOUR
Front parlour is British slang for the vagina.

FRONT ROOM
Front room is British slang for the vagina.

FRONT WHEEL SKID


Front wheel skid is London Cockney rhyming slang for Yid (Jew).

FROST
Frost is slang for to snub or ignore; a snub or to be snubbed Frost is slang for to anger or irritate. Frost is slang for a failure.

FROST FACE
Frost face was 17th century British slang for a face pitted with smallpox.

FROSTY
Frosty is drugs slang for a cocaine dealer.

FRUIT
Fruit is old British slang for a fellow, used as a term of address. Fruit is American and Canadian slang for a homosexual. Fruit is British slang for a person considered to be eccentric or insane.

FRUIT AND NUT


Fruit and nut is London Cockney rhyming slang for cut.

FRUIT BAT
Fruit bat is British slang for a woman who prefers the company of homosexual men.

FRUITFLY
Fruitfly is American slang for a male homosexual. Fruitfly is American slang for a woman who frequents male homosexuals.

FRUITCAKE
Fruitcake is slang for a mad or eccentric person. Fruitcake is American slang for a male homosexual.

FRUITING
Fruiting is BlackAmerican slang for being promiscuous

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FRUITY
Fruity is British slang for sexually suggestive. Fruity is American slang for eccentric or insane.

FRY
Fry is BlackAmerican slang for to straighten nappy hair. Fry is American slang for to kill or be killed by electrocution, especially in the electric chair.

FRY DADDY
Fry daddy is slang for crack and marijuana.

FRYING PAN
Frying pan is slang for a banjo. Frying pan is London Cockney rhyming slang for an admirer (fan). Frying pan is London Cockney rhyming slang for hand. Frying pan is London Cockney rhyming slang for a man.

FUBAR
Fubar is an American slang acronym for Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition. Fubar is American slang for to vomit.

FUCK
Fuck is properly slang for sexual intercourse, but also used to describe sex in general.

FUCK ABOUT
Fuck about is slang for to play the fool, be irresponsible.

FUCK ALL
Fuck all is slang for nothing.

FUCK AROUND
Fuck around is slang for to play the fool, be irresponsible.

FUCK OFF
Fuck off is slang for go away, get lost.

FUCK PIG
Fuck pig is slang for a worthless, contemptible person.

FUCK SOMEONE OVER


Fuck someone over is slang for to humiliate, distress, or destroy someone.

FUCK TRUCK
Fuck truck is slang for a vehicle used for dating or seduction.

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FUCK UP
Fuck up is slang for to mess up, or to have fucked up meaning to have messed things up severely.

FUCK YOU CHARLEY


Fuck you Charley is an American slang exclamation of defiance or contempt.

FUCKADUCK
Fuckaduck is a slang expression of disbelief.

FUCKABLE
Fuckable is slang for a sexually attractive person considered a desirable sexual partner.

FUCKED
Fucked is slang for broken; seriously damaged; seriously injured; in a difficult situation.

FUCKEDUP
Fuckedup is slang for in a mess, destroyed, traumatised, confused.

FUCKER
Fucker is slang for a person.

FUCKHEAD
Fuckhead is slang for a stupid or unpleasant person.

FUCKING
Fucking is slang for expressing annoyance.

FUCKPIG
Fuckpig is British slang for a contemptible person.

FUCKWIT
Fuckwit is slang for an idiot.

FUCKWITTED
Fuckwitted is Australian slang for stupid, dimwitted.

FUDDLE
Fuddle was originally a late 17th century slang expression for intoxicating drink, by the middle of the 18th century it was slang for intoxication or drunkenness and by the 19th century a confused or muddled state.

FUDDYDUDDY
Fuddyduddy is slang for an old fashioned (not trendy) person.

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FUDGE
Fudge is a British slang expression of annoyance. Fudge is British slang for excrement.

FUDGEPACKER
Fudgepacker is British slang for a homosexual.

FUG
Fug is slang for a thick, smelly atmosphere such as that found in a poorly ventilated room.

FUGLE
Fugle is slang for to cheat or trick.

FULHAM
Fulham is old slang for a loaded die.

FULL
Full is American and Australian slang for drunk.

FULL AS A BOOT
Full As A Boot is Australian slang for drunk.

FULL MONTY
Full monty is slang for the complete amount.

FULL MOON
Full moon is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lunatic (loon).

FULL OF BEANS
Full of beans is slang for lively.

FULL OF SHIT
Full of shit is slang for being mistaken.

FULLY
Fully is slang for to commit a person for trial.

FULLY RIGGED
Fully rigged is British slang for dressed up.

FUMBLE
Fumble is slang for to have impotent or ineffective sex.

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FUN AND FROLICS


Fun and frolics is Irish rhyming slang for the testicles (bollocks).

FUNBUNDLE
Funbundle is slang for a woman or girl.

FUNBAG
Funbag is slang for a sexually attractive woman. Funbag is American slang for a prostitute.

FUNBAGS
Funbags is British and Australian slang for breasts.

FUNGUS
Fungus is slang for facial hair, a beard.

FUNK
Funk is slang for a state of panic or terror. Funk is slang for a coward. Funk is American slang for a strong foul odour.

FUNKSTER
Funkster is American slang for a performer or fan of funky music.

FUNKY
Funky is American slang for foul smelling. Funky is slang for music with a downtoearth and uncomplicated sound. Funky is slang for fashionable or trendy. Funky is slang for nervous or timid.

FUNNEL
Funnel is British slang for the anus.

FUNNY
Funny is British slang for peculiar, unusual, weird.

FUNNY BONES
Funny bones is British slang for a naturally amusing person.

FUNNY FACE
Funny face is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lace.

FUNNY FAG
Funny fag is British slang for a marijuhana cigarette.

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FUNNY FARM
Funny farm is slang for mental hospital.

FUNNY FEELING
Funny feeling is London Cockney rhyming slang for ceiling.

FUNNY MONEY
Funny money is slang for counterfeit money. Funny money is slang for worthless denominations. Funny money is slang for foreign currency. Funny money is slang for excessive or unearned wealth.

FUR
Fur is British slang for female pubic hair.

FUR PIE
Fur pie is slang for the vagina.

FURDOUGHNUT
Furdoughnut is slang for the vagina.

FURBURGER
Furburger is slang for the vagina.

FURPHY
Furphy is Australian slang for a rumour or fictitious story.

FURPIECE
Furpiece is British slang for the vagina. Furpiece is British slang for a woman.

FURRBALL
Furrball is American military slang for a dog fight with multiple fighters from each side.

FURRA
Furra is slang for heroin.

FURRY CUP
Furry cup is British slang for the vagina.

FURRY MONKEY
Furry monkey is slang for the vagina.

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FUSBY
Fusby is derogatory slang for a fat woman.

FUSILIER
Fusilier is old British military rhyming slang for beer.

FUSILIERS
Fusiliers is old British military rhyming slang for ears.

FUSSOCK
Fussock is slang for a fat and unwieldy woman.

FUTZ
Futz is American slang for the vagina. Futz is American slang for an unpleasant man or boy. Futz is North American slang for waste time, loaf or mess around with.

FUZZ
Fuzz is British slang for female pubic hair. Fuzz is British slang for wispy male facial hair. Fuzz is American slang for the police.

FUZZYWUZZY
Fuzzywuzzy is slang for a Black fuzzyhaired native of any of various countries. FuzzyWuzzy is slang for a Sudanese soldier. Fuzzywuzzy is Australian slang for a native of New Guinea.

G
G is American slang for a person; often used to replace someone's name. A friend or acquaintance. G is slang for grand (a thousand). G is slang for a gram, often of cocaine.

GMAN
GMan is American slang for an FBI agent.

GRIFFICK
Griffick is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

G.M.
G.M. is roleplaying game slang for game master, the person in a roleplaying game who is responsible for coordinating the story, defining the game world for the players, and acting as an overall supervisor.

G.M.F.U.
G.M.F.U. (Grand Military Fuck Up) is British slang for a complete disaster.

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G.Q.
G.Q. is American slang for well dressed, fashionable.

G.T.P.
G.T.P. (Good To Police) is British police slang for places and people where the police can expect a warm welcome.

GAAN VREK
Gaan vrek is South African slang for drop dead!

GAB
Gab is slang for talking.

GABBY
Gabby is slang for talkative.

GABBY HAYES
Gabby Hayes is slang for a talkative person.

GABFEST
Gabfest is American slang for a gathering for talk, a prolonged conversation.

GABLE
Gable is British slang for the head.

GACK
Gack is American slang for to vomit

GADGIE
Gadgie is British slang for an old, infirm or senile person.

GAFF
Gaff is slang for a place of residence. Gaff is slang for to cheat; hoax. Gaff is slang for foolish talk; nonsense. Gaff was 18th and 19th century slang for a fair, fairground or place of cheap entertainment.

GAFFER
Gaffer is slang for a boss. Gaffer is slang for an old man. Gaffer is slang for the chief electrician on a film set.

GAFIATE
Gafiate is American slang for to relax on holiday.

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GAG
Gag was 18th century slang for a hoax. Gag is American slang for to vomit.

GAG ME WITH A SPOON


Gag me with a spoon is American slang for an exclamation of exaggerated astonishment or thrilled disgust.

GAG RULE
Gag rule is American political slang for an enforced restriction of debate or discussion of an issue within government.

GAGA
Gaga is slang for senile, crazy or besotted.

GAGE
Gage is slang for marijuana, the term originated in the 17th century from the term for a pipe. During the Middle Ages Gage was slang for a quart pot.

GAGGA
Gagga is British slang for a wig.

GAGGER
Gagger is American slang for a disgusting person or situation.

GAGGING
Gagging is British slang for thirsty.

GAGGING FOR IT
Gagging for it is slang for eager for sex or more generally applied to an extreme desire for something.

GAGGLE
Gaggle is slang for a group of aircraft.

GAL
Gal is American slang for a girl.

GALAH
Galah is Australian slang for a fool or simpleton.

GALI
Gali is British slang for a Bengali.

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GALL
Gall is slang for impudence; brazen assurance.

GALLEY YARN
Galley yarn is nautical slang for a rumour.

GALLIED
Gallied is Dorset slang for frightened.

GALLOUS
Gallous was slang for extremely great, fine or handsome.

GALLUP
Gallup is slang for heroin.

GALLYBAGGER
Gallybagger is Dorset slang for a scarecrow.

GALOOT
Galoot is slang for a clumsy or uncouth person.

GALVO
Galvo is Australian slang for galvanized iron.

GAM
Gam is slang for leg. Gam is British slang for oral sex, originally just fellatio but more recently also cunnilingus. Gam is BlackAmerican slang for to brag or show off. Gam is Australian slang for a sanitary towel or tampon.

GAM CASES
Gam cases is British slang for trousers. Gam cases is British slang for tights, stockings.

GAMAROOSH
Gamaroosh is slang for oral sex.

GAMBLE AND PROCTER


Gamble and Procter is London Cockney rhyming slang for doctor.

GAME
Game (from on the game) is British slang for working as a prostitute.

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GAME BIRD
Game bird is British slang for a promiscuous woman.

GAME OF NAP
Game of nap is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cap. Gfame of nap is London Cockney rhyming slang for defecation (crap).

GAMER
Gamer is slang for a person avidly involved in roleplaying games.

GAMMA 10
Gamma 10 is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

GAMMON
Gammon is British slang for a deception.

GAMMON RASHER
Gamon rasher is London Cockney rhyming slang for smasher)

GAMMY
Gammy is slang for injured, painful, lame or septic. Usually applied to a bodypart, and especially the leg.

GAMP
Gamp is British slang for an umbrella.

GAMS
Gams is British slang for legs. Gams is American tramp slang for a girls legs.

GANDER
Gander is slang for an inquisitive look.

GANDHI'S REVENGE
Gandhi's revenge is British slang for diarrhoea.

GANDY DANCER
Gandy dancer is slang for a railway track maintenance worker.

GANEF
Ganef is British slang for a thief. Ganef is American slang for an unscrupulous opportunist who stoops to sharp practice.

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GANG
Gang is BlackAmerican slang for a large amount of anything

GANGSHAGS
Gangshags is BlackAmerican slang for lively parties.

GANGBANG
Gangbang is slang for an instance of sexual intercourse between one woman and several men one after the other, especially against her will.

GANGBANGER
Gangbanger is American slang for a loyal and committed member of a street gang.

GANGBUSTERS
Gangbusters is American slang for something excellent, or impressive.

GANGIE
Gangie is Australian slang for an instance of sexual intercourse between one woman and several men one after the other, especially against her will.

GANGSTA
Gangsta is American slang for a member of a street gang.

GANGSTER
Gangster is Jamaican slang for a criminal, usually an armed robber.

GANJA
Ganja is slang for cannabis.

GANK
Gank is American slang for to flirt.

GANNET

Gannet is slang for a gluttonous or greedy person.

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GANNY
Ganny is British slang for Afghani cannabis.

GAP
Gap is British slang for the mouth.

GARAGE
Garage is slang for dance music not dissimilar to house but with a natural vocalist and a touch of soul.

GARBAGE
Garbage is computer slang for the unnecessary data that tends to accumulate over time in a computer system. Garbage is restaurant slang for usable leftovers.

GARBAGE DOWN
Garbage down is American slang for to devour hungrily and sloppily.

GARBAGE FEES
Garbage fees is American real estate slang for expensive fees charged by lenders at the closing of the sale of a property.

GARBAGE TIME
Garbage time is American slang for time left to play in a game when the outcome of the game is indisputably clear.

GARBO
Garbo is Australian slang for a dustman.

GARBONZAS
Garbonzas is American slang for breasts.

GARDEN GATE
Garden gate is London Cockney rhyming slang for magistrate. Garden gate is London Cockney rhyming slang for eight. Garden gate is London Cockney rhyming slang for friend (mate). Garden gate is merchant navy slang for the first officer (mate).

GARDEN GATES
Garden gates was old British slang for rates.

GARDEN GNOME
Garden gnome is London Cockney rhyming slang for comb.

GARDEN HOP
Garden hop was old London Cockney rhyming slang for to inform upon (shop).

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GARDEN HOSE
Garden hose is London Cockney rhyming slang for nose.

GARDEN PATH
Garden path is London Cockney rhyming slang for bath.

GARDEN PLANT
Garden plant is London Cockney rhyming slang for aunt.

GARDEN SHED
Garden shed is London Cockney rhyming slang for red.

GARETH HUNT
Gareth Hunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for a despicable person (cunt).

GARGLE
Gargle is British and Irish slang for an alcoholic drink.

GARGLED
Gargled is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

GARIBALDI BISCUIT
Garibaldi biscuit is London Cockney rhyming slang for risk it.

GARMENTO
Garmento is American slang for a person who works in the fashion industry.

GARN
Garn is a London Cockney slang expression of dismissal, defiance or irritation.

GARNISH
Garnish is slang for to extort money from.

GARP
Garp is slang for a book which becomes an author's first bestseller.

GARRET
Garret is British slang for the head.

GARRETTY
Garretty is British slang for crazy, mad, very angry.

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GARY ABLETT
Gary Ablett is London Cockney rhyming slang for tablet.

GARY GLITTER
Gary Glitter is London Cockney rhyming slang for bitter. Garyt Glitter is London Cockney rhyming slang for lavatory (shitter).

GARY LINEKER
Gary Lineker is London Cockney rhyming slang for vinegar.

GAS
Gas is slang for a delightful or successful person or thing. Gas is slang for idle conversation.

GAS GUZZLER
Gas guzzler is slang for an uneconomical car.

GAS METER THIEF


Gas meter thief is British slang for a smalltime criminal.

GASBAG
Gasbag is British slang for a talkative person.

GASH
Gash is slang for surplus to requirements; unnecessary, extra, or spare. Gash is slang for cannabis. Gash is slang for a girl or woman. Gash is slang for a female's genitals.

GASOLINE
Gasoline is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

GASP AND GRUNT


Gasp and grunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for a despicable person (cunt).

GASPER
Gasper is slang for a cigarette. Gasper is British slang for a cheap cigarette.

GASSED
Gassed is slang for drunk.

GASSER
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GASSING
Gassing is slang for boasting; insincere or empty talk. Gassing is British slang for pretending to be from a utility company in order to gain entry and rob a house.

GAT
Gat is slang for a pistol or revolver.

GATE
Gate is a slang suffix for a scandal. Gate is slang for the mouth. Gate is BlackAmerican slang for a jazz musician or other hip person.

GATE ARREST
Gate arrest is British slang for arresting a prisoner as he leaves prison for another offence.

GATE FEVER
Gate fever is British slang for nervousness felt by prisoners towards the end of their sentence.

GATE OF LIFE
Gate of life was old British slang for the vagina.

GATEMOUTH
Gatemouth is BlackAmerican slang for gossiper

GATES OF ROME
Gates of Rome is London Cockney rhyming slang for home.

GATO
Gato is slang for heroin.

GATTER
Gatter was 19th century British slang for beer.

GAUGE
Gauge was old slang for an alcoholic drink. Gauge was old slang for a pipe or pipeful of tobacco.

GAVAS
Gavas is British criminal slang for the police.

GAVEL AND WIG


Gavel and wig is London Cockney rhyming slang for to scratch one's anus (twig).

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GAVELTOGAVEL
Gaveltogavel is American slang for a period from the opening to the adjournment of a session of Congress.

GAWL
Gawl is Dorset slang for a bare patch in a field of corn.

GAWP
Gawp is British slang for to stare stupidly; gape.

GAY
Gay is slang for a homosexual male. Gay is Dorset slang for fresh. Gay was 18th and 19th century British slang for sexually active or immoral.

GAY AND FRISKY


Gay and frisky is London Cockney rhyming slang for whisky.

GAY AND HEARTY


Gay and hearty is London Cockney rhyming slang for party.

GAY GORDON
Gay Gordon is London Cockney rhyming slang for traffic warden.

GAYLORD
Gaylord is British slang for an effete or homosexual male.

GAZER
Gazer is BlackAmerican slang for a window

GAZUMP
Gazump is British slang for to cheat in a house purchase by raising the selling price at the last moment after an agreement has been reached, but before contracts have been formalized.

GAZUNDA
Gazunda is slang for a chamber pot.

GAZUNDER
Gazunder is American slang for to bargain down the price on a property after a deal has been struck.

GAZUNGAS
Gazungas is slang for breasts.

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GBH
GBH is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

GDS
GDS is slang for phenobarbital.

GEAR
Gear is slang for drugs. Gear is slang for clothes, accessories. Gear is slang for top quality merchandise. Gear is British slang for excellent, first rate. Gear is slang for stolen property.

GEARBOX
Gearbox is British slang for the female genitals.

GEARHEAD
Gearhead is computer slang for a computer programmer.

GEARSTICK
Gearstick is British slang for the penis.

GEE
Gee is British slang for a stooge who encourages the audience by rushing to buy from a streetseller.

GEE UP
Gee up is British slang for a practical joke. Gee up is British slang for to encourage.

GEE VET!
Gee vet! is South African slang for hurry up!

GEEGEE
Geegee is British slang for a horse.

GEEK
Geek is slang for a freak, an insane or disgusting person.

GEEK OUT
Geek out is American slang for to behave eccentrically. Geek out is American slang for to search frantically for drug remnants.

GEEK ROCK
Geek rock is American slang for crack cocaine.

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GEESE
Geese is British slang for a Portugese person.

GEETS
Geets is BlackAmerican slang for power or money or both

GEEWILLIES
Geewillies is slang for nervousness, tension.

GEEZE BAG
Geeze bag is derogatory American slang for an old person.

GEEZER
Geezer is slang for a man. Geezer is slang for a confidence trickster's victim. Geezer is slang for an injection of a narcotic drug. Geezer is American slang for a heroin addict. Geezer is Irish slang for a cat. Geezer was early 20th century American slang for a drink of whisky or strong liquor.

GEEZERBIRD
Geezerbird is British slang for a masculine lesbian. Geezerbird is British slang for a masculine woman.

GEL
Gel is British public school slang for a girl. Gel is British slang for leg. Gel is surfing slang for to calm down.

GELT
Gelt is slang for cash or funds; money.

GEM
Gem is slang for something or someone special. Gem was 18th century slang for a ring, particularly a gold ring.

GEMORS
Gemors is South African slang for confusion, a mess.

GEN
Gen is slang for information, facts. Gen was old slang for a shilling.

GENDARMES
Gendarmes is British slang for the police.

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GENDER FUCK
Gender fuck is gay slang for an open transvestite.

GENDER ILLUSIONIST
Gender illusionist is slang for a transvestite.

GENDERBENDER
Genderbender is slang for a transvestite, a transsexual.

GENERAL
General was old slang for a general servant. General is American slang for the penis. General is Jamaican slang for a smart, clever, man. General is South African slang for a prison gang leader.

GENERAL BOOTH
General Booth is rhyming slang for tooth.

GENERAL ELECTION
General election is rhyming slang for an erection.

GENERAL SMUTS
General Smuts is rhyming slang for the testicles (nuts).

GENERALISE
Generalise was old slang for a shilling.

GENERATING PLACE
Generating place is slang for the vagina.

GENERATION X
Generation X is slang for people born after 1965, who have proven to be an indefinable block in many socioeconomic analysis.

GENERIC
Generic is American slang for a Black person.

GENEROUSLY CUT
Generously cut is slang for loose and nonbinding, applied to clothing made for large people.

GENIAL
genial is British slang for good.

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GENTLEMAN ACTOR
Gentleman actor is British theatre slang for a bland but handsome actor or actress.

GENTLEMAN OF THE PAD


Gentleman of the pad was old British slang for a highwayman. Gentleman of the pad was old British slang for a streetrobber.

GENTLEMAN OF THE ROAD


Gentleman of the road is British and New Zealand slang for a tramp or vagrant. Gentleman of the road was 18th and 19th century British slang for a highwayman.

GEOFF HURST
Geoff Hurst is London Cockney rhyming slang for first. Geoff Hurst is London Cockney rhyming slang for thirst.

GEOFFREY CHAUCER
Geoffrey Chaucer is London Cockney rhyming slang for saucer.

GEORDIE
Geordie is British slang for someone from Newcastle or Tyneside in northeast England.

GEORGE
George is American slang for excellent, firstrate, fine. George is slang for heroin.

GEORGE AND RINGO


George and Ringo is London Cockney rhyming slang for bingo.

GEORGE AND ZIPPY


George and Zippy is London Cockney rhyming slang for cold (nippy).

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW


George Bernard Shaw is London Cockney rhyming slang for door.

GEORGE BLAKE
George Blake is London Cockney rhyming slang for snake.

GEORGE MELLY
George Melly is London Cockney rhyming slang for belly.

GEORGE MICHAEL
George Michael is London Cockney rhyming slang for cycle.

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GEORGE RAFT
George Raft is British rhyming slang for a draught of air. George Raft is London Cockney rhyming slang for a banker's draft. George Raft is London Cockney rhyming slang for hard work (graft).

GEORGE ROBEY
George Robey is London Cockney rhyming slang for road (toby). George Robey is London Cockney rhyming slang for Toby.

GEORGE THE THIRD


George the third is London Cockney rhyming slang for excrement (turd).

GEORGIA CREDIT CARD


Georgia credit card is American slang for a siphon used to steal fuel from another car's tank.

GEORGIA HOME BOY


Georgia home boy is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

GEORGIE BEST
Georgie Best is London Cockney rhyming slang for guest. Georgie Best is London Cockney rhyming slang for pest.

GERM
Germ is British slang for an irritating, unpleasant or contemptible person.

GERMAINE GREER
Germaine Greer is London Cockney rhyming slang for beer.

GERMAN BANDS
German bands is London Cockney rhyming slang for hands.

GERMAN FLUTES
German flutes is London Cockney rhyming slang for boots.

GERMANS
Germans (shortened from German Bands) is London Cockney rhyming slang for hands.

GERONIMOS
Geronimos is slang for barbiturates.

GERRY
Gerry is British slang for an old person.

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GERRY COTTLE
Gerry Cottle is London Cockney rhyming slang for bottle.

GERT AND DAISY


Gert and Daisy is London Cockney rhyming slang for lazy.

GERTCHA
Gertcha is a London Cockney slang exclamation of disbelief.

GERTIE GITANA
Gertie Gitana is London Cockney rhyming slang for banana.

GESEECH
Geseech was old British slang for an ungly face.

GET
Get is slang for start, commence. Get is northern British slang for bastard. Get was 18th and 19th century British and American century slang for an illegitimate person (a bastard). Get was 18th and 19th century British slang for an unpleasant or stupid person.

GET A BODY
Get a body is American slang for to kill someone.

GET A CLUE
Get a clue is slang for to become aware.

GET A CREEP ON
Get a creep on is British slang for to go faster.

GET A FIX ON
Get a fix on is slang for to make a reasoned judgement about something.

GET A FOOT IN THE DOOR


Get a foot in the door is slang for to get an initial opportunity.

GET A HUSTLE ON
Get a hustle on is British slang for to hurry up, to make haste.

GET A JOB
Get a job is American slang for to do something useful.

GET A LIFE
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GET A LOAD OF
Get a load of is slang for to look at.

GET A MOVE ON
Get a move on is slang for to hurry, to speed up.

GET A RAT
Get a rat is Australian and New Zealand slang eccentric or insane.

GET A RIFT ON
Get a rift on is British slang for to hurry up, to make haste.

GET A RUSH
Get a rush is American slang for to become excited or intoxicated.

GET A RUSH ON
Get a rush on is British slang for to hurry up, to make haste.

GET A WIGGLE ON
Get a wiggle on is slang for hurry up.

GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYS


Get a word in edgeways is slang for to find a chance to speak when someone else is speaking excessively.

GET ALL BENT OUT OF SHAPE


Get all bent out of shape is American slang for to become angry.

GET ALL THAT OUT OF YOUR MOUTH


Get all that out of your mouth is slang for stop lying.

GET AT
Get at is British slang for to bribe or threaten in order to secure a result.

GET AWAY WITH MURDER


Get away with murder is slang for to not be punished for doing something wrong or illegal.

GET AXED
Get axed is surfing slang for to be thrown by a wave.

GET BACK ON ONE'S FEET


Get back on one's feet is slang for to return to normal after a period of illness or serious problems.

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GET BACK TO ONE'S ROOTS


Get back to one's roots is slang for to return to, or rediscover one's racial, ancestral or emotional heritage.

GET BEHIND
Get behind is slang for approve of, support, empathise with.

GET BENCHED
Get benched is American slang for to be removed from play during a team game.

GET BIFFED
Get biffed is surfing slang for to be tossed around by a wave.

GET BIG AIR


Get big air is surfing slang for to be thrown high into the air by a wave, but not off the board.

GET BUSY
Get busy is criminal slang for rob someone.

GET CANNED
Get canned is American slang for to be dismissed from one's employment.

GET CATCH
Get catch is West Indian slang for to become pregnant.

GET CHINESE
Get Chinese is American slang for to get very intoxicated on drugs.

GET COLD FEET


Get cold feet is slang for to lose one's nerve at the last moment.

GET CRACKING
Get cracking is slang for to hurry.

GET CREAMED
Get creamed is surfing slang for to be treated roughly by a wave while surfing.

GET DOWN
Get down is American slang for to let oneself go, begin something in earnest.

GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS


Get down to brass tacks is slang for to focus on essentials.

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GET GO
Get go is BlackAmerican slang for the beginning

GET HITCHED
Get hitched is slang for to get married.

GET HORIZONTAL
Get horizontal is American slang for to lie down.

GET HOT AND GET LUCKY


Get hot and get lucky is an American slang expression for no, a firm refusal.

GET IN ON THE ACT


Get in on the act is slang for to become a participant, particularly for profit.

GET IN THE GAME


Get in the game is British slang for to become aware of a situation.

GET INTO BED


Get into bed is slang for to agree to liase closely with or merge with.

GET IT ON
Get it on is slang for to have sexual intercourse and achieve mutual sexual gratification.

GET IT THROUGH ONE'S HEAD


Get it through one's head is slang for to understand.

GET IT TOGETHER
Get it together is slang for to get organised.

GET IT UP
Get it up is slang for to achieve an erection.

GET KNOTTED
Get knotted is slang for go away.

GET LAID
Get laid is slang for to have sex.

GET LOOSE
Get loose is slang for to relax. Get loose is slang for to throw some punches. Get loose is slang for to dance, to have fun.

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GET LUCKY
Get lucky is slang for to meet someone for a romantic or sexual encounter. To successfully seduce someone.

GET LUNCHED
Get lunched is surfing slang for to be treated roughly by a wave while surfing.

GET MODED
Get moded is American slang for to be humiliated.

GET NAKED
Get naked is American slang for to have fun.

GET NO CHANGE OUT OF


Get no change out of is slang for to not be successful in attempts to exploit or extract information from someone.

GET OFF
Get off is slang for stop bothering.

GET OFF EASY


Get off easy is slang for to escape with little consequence.

GET OFF ON
Get off on is slang for to enjoy greatly, to be thrilled.

GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT


Get off on the wrong foot is slang for to establish a relationship with a bad start.

GET OFF ONE'S BACK


Get off one's back is slang for stop nagging someone.

GET OFF THE GROUND


Get off the ground is slang for make a successful start.

GET OFF WITH


Get off with is slang for to establish an amorous or sexual relationship with.

GET OFF WITH YOUR BAD SELF


Get off with your bad self is American slang for be pleased with oneself.

GET ON ONE'S TITS


Get on one's tits is British slang for to irritate or annoy.

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GET ON ONE'S WICK


Get on one's wick is British slang for to irritate or annoy.

GET ON SOMEONE'S CASE


Get on someone's case is American slang for to harass, badger or interfere.

GET ON SOMEONE'S GOAT


Get on someone's goat is slang for to cause annoyance to someone.

GET ON THE BALL


Get on the ball is slang for to try harder.

GET ON THE STICK


Get on the stick is slang for to start working hard.

GET ONE'S ACT TOGETHER


Get one's act together is slang for to get organised, arrange one's affairs, start to perform efficiently or effectively.

GET ONE'S ARSE IN GEAR


Get one's arse in gear is slang for to get organised and get going.

GET ONE'S END AWAY


Get one's end away is British slang for to have sexual intercourse.

GET ONE'S FEET WET


Get one's feet wet is slang for to do something for the first time.

GET ONE'S HEAD TOGETHER


Get one's head together is slang for to get organised, arrange one's affairs, start to perform efficiently or effectively.

GET ONE'S JOLLIES


Get one's jollies is slang for to derive enjoyment.

GET ONE'S KNICKERS IN A TWIST


Get one's knickers in a twist is British slang for to get agitated, flustered or overexcited.

GET ONE'S LEG OVER


Get one's leg over is British slang for to have sexual intercourse.

GET ONE'S OATS


Get one's oats is slang for to have sexual intercourse.

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GET ONE'S REAR IN GEAR


Get one's rear in gear is slang for to hurry.

GET ONE'S ROCKS OFF


Get one's rocks off is slang for to achieve sexual satisfaction.

GET ONES RUG BEAT


Get ones rug beat is BlackAmerican slang for to get a haircut

GET OUT OF HERE


Get out of here is American slang for you're lying.

GET OUT OF MY FACE


Get out of my face is slang for go away.

GET OUT OF ONE'S HAIR


Get out of one's hair is slang for to relieve one of a nuisance.

GET OUTTA HERE


Get outta here is American slang for you must be kidding! Stop lying.

GET PAID
Get paid is slang for a successful robbery.

GET POUNDED
Get pounded is surfing slang for to be tossed around by a wave.

GET PREVIOUS
Get previous is BlackAmerican slang for to act in a very forward manner

GET PROSECUTED
Get prosecuted is surfing slang for to be treated roughly by a wave.

GET RATS
Get rats is Australian and New Zealand slang eccentric or insane.

GET REAL
Get real is a slang expression for be serious! Be realistic!

GET SACKED
Get sacked is slang for to be dismissed from employment.

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GET SHOT OF
Get shot of is slang for to get rid of.

GET SMALL
Get small is American slang for to disappear, to hide.

GET SOME KICK


Get some kick is BlackAmerican slang for to obtain money

GET SOMEONE UP
Get someone up is British slang for to bribe or pay off someone. Get someone up is British slang for to entrap or manoeuvre someone.

GET SOMEONE'S GOAT


Get someone's goat is slang for to irritate someone.

GET STIFFED
Get stiffed is restaurant slang for not to be tipped. Get stiffed is slang for to be conned, overcharged.

GET STUFFED
Get stuffed is slang for go away.

GET THE AXE


Get the axe is slang for to be dismissed from employment.

GET THE BALL ROLLING


Get the ball rolling is slang for to begin.

GET THE GLORY


Get the glory is British slang for to become religious.

GET THE GOODS ON


Get the goods on is American slang for find proof of guilt, be aware of someone's guilt.

GET THE HOOK


Get the hook is entertainment industry slang for to remove a performer from stage when they are performing badly.

GET THE HORN


Get the horn is slang for achieve an erection.

GET THE HUMP


Get the hump is British slang for to become bad tempered, offended. 436

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GET THE LEAD OUT


Get the lead out is American slang for to hurry.

GET THE MESSAGE


Get the message is slang for to understand fully.

GET THE NEEDLE


Get the needle is British slang for to become bad tempered, irritated, bitter or vindictive.

GET THE PICTURE


Get the picture is slang for to understand fully.

GET THE RAP


Get the rap is slang for suffer a rebuke; be blamed.

GET THE RUN


Get the run is Australian slang for be dismissed from one's employment.

GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD


Get the show on the road is slang for to begin.

GET THROUGH
Get through is American slang for to obtain drugs.

GET THROUGH TO
Get through to is slang for to make someone understand.

GET TO FIRST BASE


Get to first base is American slang for to succeed at the first stage of something.

GET TO THE BOTTOM


Get to the bottom of is slang for to determine the real cause, determine the full facts about a situation.

GET TO THE HEART


Get to the heart of is slang for to determine the most important element.

GET UNDER SOMEONE'S SKIN


Get under someone's skin is slang for to upset someone.

GET UP ONE'S NOSE


Get up one's nose is British slang for to irritate, annoy.

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GET WHAT'S COMING


Get what's coming is slang for to receive what one deserves, good or bad, but usually a retribution.

GET WIND OF
Get wind of is slang for to hear about.

GET WITH IT
Get with it is slang for to respond to new ideas, styles, etc.

GET WITH THE PROGRAM


Get with the program is American slang for to make oneself aware.

GETTING ANY?
Getting any? is a slang greeting referring to sex.

GHB
GHB is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

GHERKIN
Gherkin is British slang for a fool, an idiot.

GHETTO BOX
Ghetto box is slang for a large portable stereo radiocassette player.

GHETTOBLASTER

Ghettoblaster is slang for a large portable stereo radiocassette player.

GHOST
Ghost is slang for someone who rarely makes an appearance. Ghost is derogatory slang for a white person. Ghost ius slang for to move silently. Ghost is British slang for a Muslim woman dressed in a white burka. 438

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GHOST OF A CHANCE
Ghost of a chance is slang for unlikely, little chance.

GHOST SPEECH
Ghost speech is American slang for a legislator's speech that is not actually delivered, but inserted in the Congressional Record as if it had been.

GI US
Gi us is Dorset slang for give me.

GIANFRANCO ZOLA
Gianfranco Zola is London Cockney rhyming slang for cola.

GIANLUCA VIALLI
Gianluca Vialli is London Cockney rhyming slang for cocaine (Charlie).

GIB
Gib is slang for trouble, or problems.

GIBLETS
Giblets is British slang for the guts, innards.

GIFT OF THE GAB


Gift of the gab is slang for having the knack of conversation.

GIFTED
Gifted is slang for in possession of special talent.

GIG
Gig is slang for a performance by an entertainer, usually by a musician.

GIG ON
Gig on is Black American slang for to make a fool of, to deceive.

GIGLAMPS
Giglamps is British slang for spectacles.

GIGGLE AND TITTER


Giggle and titter is London Cockney rhyming slang for ale (bitter).

GIGGLE FACTORY
Giggle faactory is slang for a mental hospital.

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GIGGLE FARM
Giggle farm is slang for a mental hospital.

GIGGLE HOUSE
Giggle house is Australian slang for a mental hospital.

GIGGLE JUICE
Giggle juice is British slang for an alcoholic drink.

GIGGLE STICK
Giggle stick is slang for a cannabis cigarette.

GIGGLE WATER
Giggle water is slang for an alcoholic drink.

GIGO
Gigo is computer slang for garbage in, garbage out.

GILBEY'S GIN
Gilbey's gin is London Cockney rhyming slang for chin.

GILCUP
Gilcup is Dorset slang for buttercup.

GILLIE POTTER
Gillie Potter is London Cockney rhyming slang for foot (trotter).

GILLIGAN
Gilligan is surfing slang for an idiot.

GIMME
Gimme is slang for give me.

GIMMEL
Gimmel is betting slang for odds of 3/1.

GIMMER
Gimmer is slang for an elderly person.

GIMP
Gimp is slang for a crippled or lame person. Gimp is slang for an awkward, clumsy or ineffectual person.

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GIMPY
Gimpy is British slang for a cripple.

GIMS
Gims is BlackAmerican slang for the eyes

GIN
Gin is BlackAmerican slang for a street fight. Gin is derogatory Australian slang for an Aboriginal woman.

GIN AND FUCKIT


Gin and fuckiy is British slang for a woman whose sexual favours can be bought for the price of a drink.

GIN GAN
Gin gan is British slang for an Indian, a Bengali.

GIN GANS
Gin gans is British slang for the testicles.

GIN JOCKEY
Gin jockey is Australian slang for a white man who consorts with aboriginal women.

GIN LANE
Gin lane is British slang for the throat.

GINCH
Ginch is slang for excellence, elegance, style.

GINCHY
Ginchy is slang for excellent, skilful, smart, or elegant.

GINGER
Ginger is slang for a homosexual.

GINGER ALE
Ginger ale is American rhyming slang for gaol

GINGER BEER
Ginger beer is London Cockney rhyming slang for engineer. Ginger beer is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (queer).

GINGER POP
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GINK
Gink is British slang for a man or boy, especially one considered to be odd. Gink is American slang for an idiot.

GINORMOUS
Ginormous is slang for huge, vast.

GINTY
Ginty is British slang for an Irish person.

GINZY TRADING
Ginzy trading is Wall Street slang for the unethical practice of quoting different prices to customers on the same buy and sell order.

GIORGIO ARMANI
Giorgio Armani is British rhyming slang for a sandwich (sarnie).

GIP
Gip is slang for vomit.

GIPPY
Gippy is slang for nausea.

GIRAFFE
Giraffe is British rhyming slang for laugh.

GIRL
Girl is slang for cocaine. Girl is British slang for a weak or effeminate man.

GIRL AND BOY


Girl and boy is London Cockney rhyming slang for saveloy. Girl and boy is London Cockney rhyming slang for a toy.

GIRLCOTT
Girlcott is slang for boycott.

GIRLIE
Girlie is British slang for a weak or effeminate person.

GIRLIEGIRLIE
Girliegirlie is Jamaican slang for flirtatious (applied to a man).

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GIRLIEBOY
Girlieboy is British slang for an effeminate young male homosexual.

GIRLS AND BOYS


Girls and boys is London Cockney rhyming slang for noise.

GIRLY
Girly is slang for weak, unassertive, feminine.

GIRT
Girt is old Dorset slang for great, big.

GISMO
Gismo is British slang for something technical one desn't know the name for. Gismo is American and Canadian slang for a device; gadget.

GIT
Git is British slang for an illegitimate person (a bastard). Git is British slang for an unpleasant or stupid person.

GIVE A DOG A BONE


Give a dog a bone is British slang for to have sexual intercourse with an ugly woman.

GIVE A HAND
Give a hand is slang for assist.

GIVE A PERSON RATS


Give a person rats is slang for berate or rebuke.

GIVE A SAMPLE
Give a sample is British slang for to urinate.

GIVE AN ORAL SACRIFICE AT THE ALTAR OF THE PORCELAIN GOD


Give an oral sacrifice at the altar of the porcelain god is American slang for to vomit

GIVE AND GET


Give and get is London Cockney rhyming slang for bet.

GIVE AND TAKE


Give and take is London Cockney rhyming slang for cake.

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GIVE CUTS
Give cuts is American slang for to allow someone to go in front of you in a queue.

GIVE FIVE
Give five is American slang for to greet someone by hand.

GIVE GROUND
Give ground is American slang for to retreat.

GIVE HEAD
Give head is slang for perform fellatio.

GIVE IT A SHOT
Give it a shot is slang for attempt it.

GIVE IT LARGE
Give it large is British slang for to verbally intimidate. Give it large is British slang for to boast.

GIVE IT SOME
Give it some is slang for putting some effort into something.

GIVE IT SOME BOOT


Give it some boot is British slang for to accelerate.

GIVE IT SOME COG


Give it some cog is British slang for to accelerate.

GIVE IT SOME STICK


Give it some stick is British slang for to apply some force or pressure.

GIVE IT SOME WELLY


Give it some welly is British slang for to accelerate.

GIVE IT THE GUN


Give it the gun is slang for to increase speed, effort, etc., to a considerable or maximum degree.

GIVE ONE
Give one is British slang for to have se with.

GIVE ONE A TASTE OF PLUM


Give one a taste of plum was slang for to wound or kill with a bullet, or gunfire.

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GIVE ONE'S EYETOOTH FOR


Give one's eyetooth for is slang for to be willing to give anything to have something.

GIVE ONE'S HAND ONE


Give one's hand one is British slang for to masturbate.

GIVE ONE'S RIGHT ARM


Give one's right arm is slang for to give something of great value.

GIVE SKIN
Give skin is American slang for to slap hands with someone, as a form of greeting or celebration.

GIVE SOME SKIN


Give some skin is American slang for to slap hands with someone, as a form of greeting or celebration.

GIVE SOMEONE A PIECE OF ONE'S MIND


Give someone a piece of one's mind is slang for to chastise someone, to tell someone what one really thinks.

GIVE SOMEONE A SERVE


Give someone a serve is Australian slang for criticise or reprimand someone sharply.

GIVE SOMEONE A WEDGIE


Give someone a wedgie is American slang for to pull someone's underwear up at the back so that it is uncomfortably wedged in between the buttocks.

GIVE SOMEONE CURRY


Give someone curry is Australian slang for to assault a person verbally or physically.

GIVE SOMEONE THE AIR


Give someone the air is American slang for reject or dismiss someone.

GIVE SOMEONE THE ARSE


Give someone the arse is Australian slang for to get rid of, jilt, dismiss someone.

GIVE SOMEONE THE COLD SHOULDER


Give someone the cold shoulder is slang for to behave in an intentionally unfriendly manner, to ignore someone.

GIVE THE AIR


Give the air is British slang for to get rid of, to dismiss.

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GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE


Give the devil his due is slang for be fair to someone.

GIVE THE DOG A BONE


Give the dog a bone is British rhyming slang for a telephone call. Give the dog a bone is British rhyming slang for sexual intercourse.

GIVE THE RINKYDINK


Give the rinkydink is American slang for to cheat or swindle a person.

GIVE THE SLIP


Give the slip is slang for to escape from.

GIVE THEM HEAPS


Give them heaps is Australian slang for to contend strenuously with an opposing sporting team.

GIVE UP THE DIGITS


Give up the digits is American slang for to give out one's telephone number.

GIVE UP THE GHOST


Give up the ghost is slang for to expire, breakdown, totally malfunction from age or use.

GIVE UP THE SHIP


Give up the ship is slang for surrender, give up.

GIVE WIFE
Give wife is Jamaican slang for a woman's adulterous affair.

GIVEN
Given is British slang for an unpleasant, despicable, stupid person.

GIVEN OUT WITH THE RATIONS


Given out with the rations is military slang applied to a medal given out automatically without regard to merit.

GLADHAND
Gladhand is American slang for to greet people superficially.

GLADYS KNIGHT
Gladys Knight is London Cockney rhyming slang for defecate (shite).

GLAM
Glam is slang for glamorous.

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GLAM ROCK
Glam rock is slang for a music genre of the early 1970's characterised by gawdy dress and makeup worn by the performers.

GLAR
Glar is British slang for paint.

GLARNEY
Glarney is British slang for a marble.

GLASGOW BOAT
Glasgow boat is British rhyming slang for a coat.

GLASGOW KISS
Glasgow kiss is British slang for a headbutt.

GLASGOW MAGISTRATE
Glasgow magistrate is Scottish slang for a herring.

GLASGOW RANGERS
Glasgow Rangers is London Cockney rhyming slang for strangers.

GLASS
Glass is slang for diamonds or gems. Glass is slang for heroin. Glass is British slang for to strike someone with a broken glass.

GLASS ARM
Glass arm is baseball slang for a pitcher's arm that is highly prone to injury or strain.

GLASS CASE
Glass case is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

GLASS JAW
Glass Jaw is American tramp slang for a coward. Glass Jaw is boxing slang for a boxer's tendency to succumb to a strong hit to the chin.

GLASS OF BEER
Glass of beer is London Cockney rhyming slang for ear.

GLASS OF LUNCH
Glass of lunch is British slang for lunch that consists of alcoholic drink only.

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GLASS OF PLONK
Glass of plonk is London Cockney rhyming slang for nose (conk).

GLASS SOMEONE
Glass someone is British slang for to hit or slash someone with a bottle or glass.

GLASSHOUSE
Glasshouse is British army slang for an army prison.

GLEAMER
Gleamer is British slang for excellent.

GLENN HODDLE
Glenn Hoddle is London Cockney rhyming slang for a simple taks (doddle).

GLENN ROEDER
Glenn Roeder is London Cockney rhyming slang for soda.

GLIM
Glim is slang for a light or candle.

GLIMMER
Glimmer is British slang for to resist the urge to defecate.

GLITCH
Glitch is slang for an unforeseen fault, error or malfunction.

GLITTERATI
Glitterati is British slang for fashionable celebrities.

GLITZ
Glitz is slang for ostentatious showiness; gaudiness or glitter.

GLITZY
Glitzy is slang for gaudy.

GLOB
Glob is UNIX slang for using wildcards in file names (e.g. using the term *.BAK is known as globbing).

GLOOPY
Gloopy is slang for sticky.

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GLOP
Glop is British slang for to drink alcohol. Glop is British slang for a thick, viscuous liquid. Glop is British slang for unappetising food.

GLORIA GAYNORS
Gloria Gaynors is London Cockney rhyming slang for sports shoes (trainers).

GLORIOUS SINNER
Glorious sinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for dinner.

GLORY BE
Glory be is London Cockney rhyming slang for the beverage tea.

GLUE FOOT
Glue foot is surfing slang for a surfer who is surefooted on the surfboard.

GLUE POT
Glue pot is London Cockney rhyming slang for the vagina (twat).

GLUEBAG
Gluebag is British slang for a mentally unstable person.

GLUG
Glug is slang for to take a drink of alcohol.

GLUTCH
Glutch is Dorset slang for to swallow greedily.

GNARLATIOUS
Gnarlatious is surfing slang for terrific.

GNARLY
Gnarly is American slang for excellent. Gnarly is American slang for awful.

GNASHER SNATCHER
Gnasher snatcher is British slang for a dentist.

GNASHERS
Gnashers is British slang for teeth.

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GNAT'S PISS
Gnat's piss is British slang for a weak or insipid drink.

GNAW THE 'NANA


Gnaw the 'nana is Australian slang for to perform fellatio.

GO
Go is slang for a circumstance or occurrence; an incident. Go is slang for a glass of spirits. Go is slang for to be sexually active.

GO A BUNDLE ON
Go a bundle on is British slang for to like very much.

GO ALL THE WAY


Go all the way is slang for to have full sexual intercourse.

GO APE
Go ape is American slang for become crazy, or very angry.

GO APESHIT
Go apeshit is slang for becoming very angry.

GO BALLISTIC
Go ballistic is slang for becoming frantic, busy or irate.

GO BELLY UP
Go belly up is slang for to die. Go belly up is slang for to fail, collapse, break down. Go belly up is slang for to give in, yield, submit.

GO BORNEO
Go Borneo is American slang for to get drunk. Go Borneo is American slang for to behave outrageously, go too far.

GO BUNG
Go bung is Australian and New Zealand slang for to fail, collapse or die.

GO BUSH
Go bush is Australian slang for to go native.

GO CROOK AT
Go crook at is Australian and New Zealand slang for to rebuke or upbraid.

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GO DIVINE BROWN
Go Divine Brown is London Cockney rhyming slang for fellatio (go down).

GO DOWN
Go down is slang for to go to prison, especially for a specified period. Go down is slang for fellatio. Go down is American slang for to happen.

GO DOWN ON
Go down on is slang for perform oral sex.

GO FIGURE
Go figure is a slang exclamation of puzzlement.

GO FOR A BURN
Go for a burn is Australian slang for to drive fast.

GO FOR A BURTON
Go for a burton is British slang for to be broken, useless, or lost; to die.

GO FOR BROKE
Go for broke is slang for to risk everything in a gambling or other venture.

GO FOR THE DOCTOR


Go for the doctor is Australian slang for to make a great effort or move very fast, especially in a horse race.

GO GREAT GUNS
Go great guns is slang for to act or function with great speed, intensity, etc.

GO INTO
Go into is British slang for to borrow from.

GO INTO ONE
Go into one is British slang for to lose one's temper.

GO IT
Go it is slang for to do something or move energetically.

GO OFF
Go off is slang for to have an orgasm. Go off is Australian slang for premises to be raided by the police. Go off is Australian slang for a racehorse to win a fixed race. Go off is Australian slang for to be stolen.

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GO REGULARS
Go regulars is criminal slang for share profits.

GO SCRATCH
Go scratch is a British slang exclamation of refusal.

GO SOUTH
Go south is slang for perform oral sex.

GO SPARE
Go spare is slang for become very angry.

GO SQUEEZE YOUR BALLS


Go squeeze your balls is British slang for go away!

GO STRAIGHT
Go straight is slang for renouncing a life of crime.

GO THE FULL DISTANCE


Go the full distance is slang for to be arrested, tried, convicted and sent to prison.

GO THE LIMIT
Go the limit is British slang for to have full sexual intercourse.

GO THROUGH
Go through is British slang for to have full sexual intercourse.

GO THROUGH THE CARD


Go through the card is British slang for to have full sexual intercourse in various positions.

GO TO EUROPE WITH RALPH AND EARL IN A BUICK


Go to Europe with Ralph and Earl in a buick is American slang for to vomit.

GO TO GROUND
Go to ground is nursing slang for to fall out of a bed or chair.

GO TO HELL IN A HANDCART
Go to hell in a handcart is British slang for to come to a bad end.

GO TO POT
Go to pot is slang for deteriorating.

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GO TO SEE EARL
Go to see Earl is American slang for to vomit.

GO UPSTAIRS
Go upstairs is British slang for to drink spirits in a pub.

GO WALKABOUT
Go walkabout is slang for to daydream, to lose concentration.

GO WALKABOUT IN THE BUSH DOWN UNDER


Go walkabout in the bush down under is British slang for to masturbate a woman.

GOAHEAD
Goahead is British slang for forward thinking, progressive.

GOALIE
Goalie is British slang for the ace in a deck of playing cards.

GOALKEEPER
Goalkeeper is British slang for the ace in a deck of playing cards.

GOAT
Goat is British slang for a miserable old man. Goat is British slang for a bad man.

GOAT HAIR
Goat hair is BlackAmerican slang for bootleg liquor

GOB
Gob is British slang for the mouth. Gob is British slang for to spit. Gob is British slang for a punch to the mouth.

GOB IRON
Gob iron is British slang for a mouth organ, harmonica.

GOB JOB
Gob job is British slang for oral sex.

GOBBLE
Gobble is slang for to perform oral sex. Gobble is BlackAmerican slang for to talk

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GOBBLEDYGOOK
Gobbledygook is slang for nonsense.

GOBBLER
Gobbler is British slang for someone who enjoys performing oral sex.

GOBBLER'S GULCH
Gobbler's gulch is British slang for a place where homosexuals meet for sex.

GOBSHITE
Gobshite is Northern British slang for a contemptible person. Gobshite is Irish slang for a stupid person.

GOBSLUTCH
Gobslutch is British slang for a slovenly, messy person.

GOBSMACKED
Gobsmacked is British slang for astounded; astonished.

GOBSMACKING
Gobsmacking is British slang for astonishing.

GOBSTOPPER
Gobstopper is British rhyming slang for the penis (chopper).

GOD ALMIGHTY
God Almighty is London Cockney rhyming slang for a nightie.

GOD ALMIGHTY'S COW


God almighty's cow is Dorset slang for a ladybird.

GOD DAMN
God damn is London Cockney rhyming slang for jam (a preserve).

GOD FORBID
God forbid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a child (kid). God forbid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a hat (lid). God forbid is London Cockney rhyming slang for one pound (a quid). God forbid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew (yid).

GOD FORBIDS
God forbids is London Cockney rhyming slang for kids.

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GOD IN HEAVEN
God in heaven is bingo slang for seven.

GOD LOVE HER


God love her is London Cockney rhyming slang for mother.

GOD SAVE THE QUEENS


God save the queens is London Cockney rhyming slang for vegetables (greens).

GOD SQUAD
God squad is British slang for a religious group.

GODBOTHERER
Godbotherer is British slang for an excessively pious person.

GODAWFUL
Godawful is slang for terrible, appalling.

GODDESS DIANA
Goddess Diana was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a sixpence (tanner).

GODFATHERS
Godfathers was 17th century British slang for jurymen.

GOER
Goer is slang for someone sexually active and enthusiastic. Goer is British slang for anything mechanically sound.

GOFER
Gofer is slang for an employee or assistant whose duties include menial tasks such as running errands.

GOG
Gog was 19th century Welsh slang for anxiety, desire, eagerness.

GOGGLE
Goggle is British slang for to stare.

GOGGLEBOX
Gogglebox is British slang for a television set.

GOGGLES
Goggles is slang for spectacles.

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GOGGY
Goggy is British slang for a misfit.

GOINGOVER
Goingover is British slang for a beating.

GOLD
Gold is slang for cannabis.

GOLD BRICK
Gold brick is American slang for an idler or shirker.

GOLD FISH
Gold fish is BlackAmerican slang for sliced peaches

GOLD RING
Gold ring is London Cockney rhyming slang for a king playing card.

GOLD WATCH
Gold watch is London Cockney rhyming slang for scotch whisky.

GOLDCARD
Goldcard is slang for assert oneself, behave ostentatiously.

GOLDARN
Goldarn is North American slang an exclamation of annoyance.

GOLDEN
Golden is American slang for excellent, in prime condition.

GOLDEN AGER
Golden ager is American slang for an elderly person.

GOLDEN ASS
Golden ass is American nursing slang for an affluent mother who treats the obstetrics nurses like servants.

GOLDEN COFFIN
Golden coffin is slang for a benefits package payable to an executive's heirs upon his or her death.

GOLDEN GATER
Golden gater is Hollywood slang for an awful, unredeemable script.

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GOLDEN GREASE
Golden grease is slang for a bribe or a fee.

GOLDEN HANDCUFFS
Golden handcuffs is slang for a compelling package of perks and benefits offered to executives to keep them locked into their jobs for a certain period of time.

GOLDEN HIND
Golden Hind is London Cockney rhyming slang for blind.

GOLDEN LEAF
Golden leaf is BlackAmerican slang for good marijuana

GOLDEN OLDIE
Golden oldie is British slang for anything old but classic.

GOLDEN PARACHUTE
Golden parachute is slang for a compensation package offered to executives to entice them to stay on, even though they fear the company will be taken over by an outside party.

GOLDEN SHOWER
Golden shower is slang for urinating on someone for sexual pleasure.

GOLDEN SYRUP
Golden syrup is British slang for an obvious wig.

GOLDENBALLS
Goldenballs is slang for the three gilt balls suspended as a sign in the front of a pawnbroker's place of business.

GOLDIE HAWN
Goldie Hawn is London Cockney rhyming slang for prawn.

GOLDILOCKS
Goldilocks is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox).

GOLF BALLS
Golf Balls is slang for phenobarbital.

GOLGOTHA
Golgotha is slang for the meeting place of the heads of universities, colleges or halls.

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GOLLIWOG
Golliwog is an offensive slang name for a black person. Golliwog is London Cockney rhyming slang for a dog. Golliwog is London Cockney rhyming slang for fog.

GOLLIWOGGY
Golliwoggy is London Cockney rhyming slang for foggy.

GOLLOPAGOOSE
Gollopagoose is British slang for a glutton.

GOLLUM
Gollum is slang for a wild, uncatchable throw in a game of Frisbee.

GOLLY
Golly is an offensive slang name for a black person. Golly is British slang for a lump of coughed up phlegm. Golly is Australian slang for spit.

GOLPE
Golpe is slang for heroin.

GOM
Gom is British slang for a gormless, soppylloking person.

GOMA
Goma is slang for heroin.

GOME
Gome is American slang for a tediously studious pupil or student.

GOMER
Gomer (Get Out Of My Emergency Room) is British medical slang for an annoying patient.

GONE
Gone is slang for in an exhilarated state, as through music or the use of drugs. Gone is slang for excellent, inspired.

GONE CAMPING
Gone camping is nursing slang for placed in an oxygen tent.

GONE COON
Gone Coon is American slang for a person or thing beyond hope or help.

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GONE FOR A BURTON


Gone for a Burton is slang for missing, broken. Gone for a Burton was British RAF slang for dead, shotdown.

GONE GOOSE
Gone Goose is American slang for a person or thing beyond hope or help.

GONE GOSLING
Gone Gosling is American slang for a person or thing beyond hope or help.

GONE NATIVE
Gone native is British police slang for a policeman turned criminal.

GONE TO BED
Gone to bed is London Cockney rhyming slang for dead.

GONE WEST
Gone west is British slang for passed. Gone west is British slang for failed. Gone west is British slang for dead.

GONEF
Gonef is British slang for a thief.

GONER
Goner is slang for a person or thing beyond help or recovery, especially a person who is dead or about to die.

GONEST
Gonest is BlackAmerican slang for the best

GONG
Gong is slang for cannabis. Gong is British slang for a medal, especially a military one. Gong is slang for the warning bell on a police car. Gong is American slang for a narcotic drug, especially opium.

GONGA
Gonga is British slang for the anus.

GONGAPOOCH
Gongapooch is Hindu slang for the bottom, anus.

GONGER
Gonger is American tramp slang for an opium pipe

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GONGOL
Gongol is British slang for an idiot.

GONGOOZLER
Gongoozler was originally slang for an idler who watched activity on a canal. The term is now applied to a person who stares at something unusual for prolonged periods of time.

GONIES
Gonies is British slang for the testicles.

GONK
Gonk is British slang for a stupid or grotesque person. Gonk is British slang for a prostitute's client. Gonk was British military slang during the 1950's for sleep.

GONNOF
Gonnof is British slang for a thief.

GONOPH
Gonoph is slang for a pickpocket; thief; swindler; rascal.

GONZO
Gonzo is slang for a fool. Gonzo is British slang for intoxicated, drunk. Gonzo is American slang for bizarre or crazy.

GONZO THE GREAT


Gonzo the great is London Cockney rhyming slang for in a bad way, in a state of panic, agitation or intoxication (state).

GOOGOO
Googoo is slang for an amorous or adoring look. Googoo is American slang for a person or group committed to political reform and good government.

GOOB
Goob is American slang for an unpopular, awkward person.

GOOBATRON
Goobatron is slang for a fool.

GOOBER
Goober is American slang for a spot or pimple. Goober is American slang for a fool. Goober is American slang for a globule of spit.

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GOOD
Good is slang for heroin.

GOOD 'UN
Good 'un is British slang for a trustworthy person.

GOOD AND BAD


Good and bad is London Cockney rhyming slang for father (dad).

GOOD ANSWER
Good answer is American slang for that's correct.

GOOD BUDDY
Good buddy is citizen band radio slang for a friend.

GOOD DEAL
Good deal is American slang for good, excellent, great.

GOOD EGG
Good egg is slang for a decent person.

GOOD GUY
Good guy is American slang for an honest, decent person.

GOOD HANDS
Good hands is slang for a natural ability to catch a ball.

GOOD HEJAB
Good hejab is slang for proper Islamic dress.

GOOD HORSE
Good Horse is slang for heroin.

GOOD NEWS
Good news is British slang for sexual intercourse.

GOOD OIL
Good oil is Australian slang for true or reliable facts, information, etc.

GOOD SHIP VENUS


Good ship venus is British rhyming slang for the penis.

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GOOD TIME CHARLIE


Good time Charlie is British slang for a promiscuous man.

GOOD TIME JANE


Good time Jane is British slang for a promiscuous woman.

GOOD TO GO
Good to go is American slang for going well.

GOODBREEDING
Goodbreeding is slang for having good manners.

GOODFELLOW
Goodfellow is slang for a genial, sociable, pleasant person.

GOODEFELLA
Goodfella is American slang for a member of an organised crime gang.

GOODIE AND BADDIE


Goodie and baddie is London Cockney rhyming slang for an Irishman (Paddy).

GOODNIGHT KISS
Goodnight kiss is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (piss).

GOODYGOODY
Goodygoody is slang for an offensively virtuous or diligent person.

GOODYTWOSHOES
Goodytwoshoes is slang for an offensively virtuous or diligent person.

GOOEY
Gooey is slang for sticky. Gooey is American slang for a girlfriend.

GOOEY NECTAR
Gooey nectar is American slang for an attractive girl.

GOOF
Goof is slang for a stupid blunder. Goof is slang for someone who makes stupid blunders. Goof is American slang for to spend time idly or irresponsibly.

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GOOF ON
Goof on is American slang for to laugh at. To make fun of.

GOOF UP

Goof up is American slang for to make a mistake or blunder.

GOOFOFF
Goofoff is American slang for a lazy or irresponsible person. Goofoff is American slang for an instance of shirking.

GOOFBALL
Goofballs is slang for valium or barbiturates. Goofball is American slang for a fool.

GOOFERS
Goofers is slang for valium.

GOOFY
Goofy is slang for stupid, fatuous, inane. Goofy is slang for having protuding teeth.

GOOFY FOOT
Goofy foot is surfing slang for someone who rides the surfboard with the right foot forward, instead of the left.

GOOG
Goog is Australian slang for an egg.

GOOGIE
Googie is Australian slang for an egg.

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GOOGS
Googs is American tramp slang for spectacles

GOOGY
Googy is British slang for an egg.

GOOGYEGG
Googyegg is Australian slang for an egg.

GOOK
Gook is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate. Gook is derogatory American slang for a person from a Far Eastern country.

GOOLIBOOS
Gooliboos is British slang for the testicles.

GOOLIES
Goolies is slang for the testicles. Goolies is Australian slang for stones or pebbles.

GOOMBAH
Goombah is American slang for a member of an organised crime gang.

GOON
Goon is slang for a foolish, clumsy or clownlike person. Goon is slang for a thug. Goon is slang for phencyclidine.

GOON SQUAD
Goon squad is slang for a group of thugs enlisted to intimidate someone.

GOONER
Gooner is Dorset slang for certainly. Gooner is British slang for an Arsenal football club supporter.

GOONY
Goony is American slang for a foolish person.

GOOP
Goop is slang for a fool. Goop is American and Canadian slang for a rude or illmannered person.

GOOPY
Goopy is slang for foolish, clumsy or unfortunate.

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GOOSE
Goose is slang for feeling, poking or pinching a persons bottom. Goose is slang for to condemn by hissing. Goose (shortened from goose and duck) is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse.

GOOSE AND DUCK


Goose and duck is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (fuck).

GOOSE EGG
Goose egg is slang for a score of zero.

GOOSE'S NECK
Goose's neck is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheque.

GOOSECAP
Goosecap was 19th century slang for a fool, a simpleton.

GOOSEBERRY BUSH
Gooseberry bush is British slang for female pubic hair.

GOOSEBERRY PUDDEN
Gooseberry pudden is London Cockney rhyming slang for woman.

GOOSEBERRY TART
Gooseberry tart is London Cockney rhyming slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart). Gooseberry tart is London Cockney rhyming slang for the heart.

GOOSEGOG
Goosegog is British slang for the fruit gooseberry.

GOOSY
Goosy is slang for nervous.

GORBALS KISS
Gorbals kiss is British slang for a headbutt.

GORDON
Gordon (shortened from Gordon and Gotch) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a watch.

GORDON AND GOTCH


Gordon and Gotch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a watch.

GORDON BENNETT

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Gordon Bennett is Cockney slang for an exclamation of anger or frustration. (The original Gordon Bennet was an early 20th century carracing promoter).

GORILLA
Gorilla is British slang for a hired enforcer, a thug. Gorilla is British slang for 1000 Gorilla is Hollywood slang for a hugely successful film.

GORILLA PILLS
Gorilla Pills is slang for phencyclidine.

GORILLA PIMP
Gorilla pimp is BlackAmerican slang for a stupid, crude, tactless hustler

GORILLAS IN THE MIST


Gorillas In The Mist is London Cockney rhyming slang for intoxicated, drunk (pissed).

GORK
Gork is American nursing slang for a patient who is comatose, perhaps braindead. Gork is American slang for to anaesthetise.

GOSPEL OAK
Gospel oak is old London Cockney rhyming slang for a joke.

GOSS
Goss is British slang for gossip, scandal, chatter.

GOT IT GOING ON
Got it going on is slang for looking nice, attractive, smart.

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GOT ONES BOOTS ON


Got ones boots on is BlackAmerican slang for to be wise, hip.

GOT OUT OF PAWN


Got out of pawn is London Cockney rhyming slang for born.

GOT TO HAND IT TO
Got to hand it to is slang for give credit to.

GOTH
Goth is British slang for a follower of doomladen, bombastic postpunk rock music, characterised by the wearing of black clothing, blackdyed hair, and the wearing of black nailvarnish and eyeliner.

GOUCH OUT
Gouch out is British slang for to fail to hit a vein when injecting a drug. Gouch out is British slang for to become semiconscious.

GOUGE
Gouge is American business slang for to intimidate, damage. Gouge is American slang for to overcharge.

GOUGER
Gouger is Irish slang for a thug or lout.

GOURD
Gourd is American slang for the head.

GOVERNOR
Governor is British slang for a boss, chief or leader.

GOY
Goy is Jewish slang for a nonJewish person.

GPPY TUMMY
Gippy tummy is slang for diarrhoea, especially as experienced by visitors to hot climates.

GRAB
Grab is British slang for overtime. Grab is British slang for a bag.

GRAB A GRANNY
Grab a granny is British slang for a young man to seduce an older woman.

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GRABBERS
Grabbers is slang for the hands.

GRAEME HICK
Graeme Hick is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (dick, prick).

GRAFT
Graft is slang for work. Graft is slang for a job. Graft is British slang for to work. Graft is British slang for to engage in clever, devious or dishonest moneymaking schemes. Graft is American slang for dishonesty, bribery.

GRAFTER
Grafter is British slang for a worker. Grafter is British slang for a dishonest street trader. Grafter is British slang for a petty criminal.

GRAHAM GOOCH
Graham Gooch was London Cockney rhyming slang for the alcopop drink 'Hooch'.

GRAND
Grand is slang for excellent, lovely. Grand is slang for a thousand pounds or dollars.

GRAND CENTRAL STATION


Grand Central Station is American slang for a very busy, crowded situation.

GRAND COOLIE DAM


Grand Coolie Dam was 1960's London Cockney rhyming slang for ham.

GRANDFATHER CLOCK
Grandfather clock is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (cock).

GRANDSTAND
Grandstand is American slang for to show off to an audience.

GRANITE BOULDERS
Granite boulders is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoulders.

GRANNIE GRUNT
Grannie grunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for a boring, sensible, old woman (cunt).

GRANNIE'S WRINKLE
Grannie's wrinkle is London Cockney rhyming slang for a winkle.

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GRANNY
Granny is British slang for a prissy old woman.

GRANNY ANNEX
Granny annex is slang for a renovation or addition to a residence, which is meant to house an elderly relative.

GRANNY DUMPING
Granny dumping is slang for the purposeful disassociation of a family from their elderly relative as a way to force the government to pay the expenses of caring for that relative.

GRANNY FLAT
Granny flat is slang for a renovation or addition to a residence, which is meant to house an elderly relative.

GRANNY LANE
Granny lane is British slang for the inside lane of a motorway.

GRANOLA
Granola is American slang for earthy and healthoriented.

GRAPECAT
Grapecat is BlackAmerican slang for one who drinks a great deal of wine.

GRAPEFRUITS
Grapefruits is British slang for breasts.

GRAPES
Grapes is slang for haemorrhoids.

GRAPES OF WRATH
Grapes of wrath is BlackAmerican slang for wine.

GRAPEVINE
Grapevine is London Cockney rhyming slang for a clothesline.

GRASP AT STRAWS
Grasp at straws is slang for to make futile efforts.

GRASS
Grass is slang for cannabis. Grass is British slang for an informer. Grass is British slang for to inform on someone. Grass is British slang for the hair.

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GRASS IN THE PARK


Grass in the park is London Cockney rhyming slang for an informer (nark).

GRASSHOPPER
Grasshopper is London Cockney rhyming slang for copper (policeman).

GRASSROOTS
Grassroots is slang for ordinary people.

GRAUNCH
Graunch is computer slang for a big mistake.

GRAVE BODILY HARM


Grave Bodily Harm is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

GRAVE DIGGER
Grave digger is London Cockney rhyming slang for a playing card of the suit of spades (nigger).

GRAVEL AND GRIT


Gravel and grit is London Cockney rhyming slang for defacation (shit).

GRAVEL TRAIN
Gravel train is American slang for a sugar bowl.

GRAVEYARD
Graveyard is British slang for the mouth.

GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Graveyard shift is British slang for night work.

GRAVY
Gravy is slang for money or gain acquired with little effort, especially above that needed for ordinary living. Gravy is British slang for semen. Gravy is BlackAmerican slang for money or the power it generates. Gravy is theatre slang for good comic lines; laughter easily obtained from an audience.

GRAVY TRAIN
Gravy train is slang for employment with excessively high compensation.

GRAZE
Graze is British slang for eating while standing up or working.

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GREASE
Grease is slang for a bribe or protection money. Grease is slang for butter. Grease is BlackAmerican slang for to eat. Grease is Wall Street slang for a huge commission on the sale of a stock that was acquired by the broker or firm at a very cheap price, then sold to a customer.

GREASE BURGER
Grease burger is British slang for a low quality hamburger.

GREASE MONKEY
Grease monkey is slang for a mechanic.

GREASE ONE'S PALM


Grease one's palm is slang for to bribe or tip.

GREASE ONES CHOPS


Grease ones chops is BlackAmerican slang for to eat

GREASE THE PALM


Grease the palm is slang for to bribe or tip.

GREASE THE TRACK


Grease the track is American tramp slang for to jump in font of a train

GREASE THE WHEEL


Grease the wheel was 19th century slang for sexual intercourse.

GREASEBALL
Greaseball is derogatory American slang for a foreigner, especially one of Mediterranean or Latin American appearance.

GREASETRAP
Greasetrap is American slang for a lunch counter.

GREASEUP
Greaseup is British slang for a meal of fried food, especially a cooked breakfast.

GREASER
Greaser is British slang for a mechanic, especially of motor vehicles. Greaser is British slang for a semiskilled engine attendant aboard a merchant ship. Greaser is British slang for a young longhaired motorcyclist, usually one of a gang. Greaser is British slang for an unpleasant person, especially one who ingratiates himself with superiors.

GREASIES

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GREASY
Greasy is Black American slang for something that is both appealing and appalling. Greasy is American slang for anything to do with the drugs trade.

GREASY BAG
Greasy bag is American slang for a bag in which heroin is transported or sold.

GREASY CHIN
Greasy chin is slang for dinner. Greasy chin was old slang for the treat given to parish officers in recompense for registering the birth of an illegitimate child.

GREASY SPOON
Greasy spoon is slang for a cheap cafe.

GREAT GUNS
Great guns is slang for extremely fast; vigorously.

GREAT UNWASHED
Great unwashed is British slang for the ordinary people.

GREBO
Grebo is British slang for an untidy young rockmusic enthusiast.

GREEDY GUTS
Greedy guts is slang for a glutton.

GREEK
Greek is slang for a swindler; a knave; a cheat. Greek is slang for anal intercourse. Greek is slang for someone who engages in anal intercourse. Greek is slang for unintelligible language. Greek is slang for an Irish immigrant. Greek is slang for a homosexual. Greek is homosexual slang for anal intercourse with a boy as a passive partner.

GREEK LOVE
Greek love is slang for homosexual anal intercourse with a boy as a passive partner.

GREEK SHOP
Greek shop is South African slang for a corner shop.

GREEK SIDE
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GREEKING
Greeking is slang for cheating at cards.

GREEN
Green is slang for an unsophisticated, nave person. Green is slang for cannabis. Green is slang for phencyclidine. Green is slang for ketamine. Green is slang for money. Green is slang for sexual intercourse. Green is slang for to swindle, to hoax. Green is American slang for a bottle of beer. Green is American slang for utterly.

GREEN AND BLACKS


Green ad blacks is slang for capsules of librium (a tranquilliser).

GREEN CRYSTAL JOB


Green crystal job is British slang for over the limit with drink for driving.

GREEN FINGERS
Green fingers is British slang for a natural talent for gardening.

GREEN GILBERT
Green Gilbert is British slang for a thick piece of nasal mucus.

GREEN LIGHT
Green light is slang for official approval.

GREEN MARKETING
Green marketing is slang for the efforts of corporations to convince the public that their products are environmentally friendly and that they are ecologically committed on a global scale.

GREEN MONSTER
Green monster is surfing slang for a huge wave.

GREEN PRODUCT
Green product is slang for an environmentally friendly product.

GREEN ROOM
Green room is entertainment slang for a place where performers or guests wait before going on stage. Green room is surfing slang for the tube of a wave, as seen from the inside.

GREEN SEAL
Green seal is American slang for a label on a product indicating that it is environmentally friendly.

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GREEN STUFF
Green stuff is slang for money.

GREEN THUMB
Green thumb is American slang for someone with a natural talent for gardening.

GREEN WELLY
Green welly is British slang for uppermiddle class.

GREEN WELLY BRIGADE


Green welly brigade is British derogatory slang for wealthy townspeople who visit the country at weekends.

GREENACRE
Greenacre is British slang for an accident.

GREENBACK
Greenback is American slang for notes from a dollar upwards.

GREENBACK GREEN
Greenback green is American slang for someone willing to spend money on environmental issues and environmentally sound products.

GREENER
Greener is British slang for a nave person.

GREENGAGE
Greengage is British theatre rhyming slang for the stage.

GREENGAGES
Greengages is London Cockney rhyming slang for wages.

GREENHORN
Greenhorn is American slang for an inexperienced and unsophisticated person.

GREENIE
Greenie was British slang for a pound note. Greenie is British slang for nasal mucus. Greenie is British slang for a nave person. Greenie is American slang for the beer Heineken. Greenie is American slang for an environmentalist.

GREENLOCK
Greenlock is American slang for traffic congestion surrounding national parks and forests during the high tourist season.

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GREENMAIL
Greenmail is slang for money paid by a company to thwart the efforts of those attempting a takeover.

GREENS
Greens (shortened from greengages) is London Cockney rhyming slang for wages. Greens is British slang for sexual fulfilment.

GREENS AND BRUSSELS


Greens and brussels is London Cockney rhyming slang for muscles.

GREENWASHING
Greenwashing is slang for a company's extensive public relations efforts to convince consumers or investors that it is environmentally friendly

GREENY
Greeny is slang for nasal mucous.

GREGORY PECK
Gregory Peck is Cockney rhyming slang for a cheque. Gregory Peck is Cockney rhyming slang for neck.

GREGORY PECKS
Gregory Pecks is Scouse rhyming slang for trousers (kecks)

GREM
Grem is Australian slang for a novice or incompetent surfer.

GREMLIN
Gremlin is slang for an unexplained flaw, malfunction or error. Gremlin is surfing slang for a novice surfer.

GREMMIE
Gremmie is Australian slang for a novice or incompetent surfer.

GREVILLE STARKEY
Greville Starkey is London Cockney rhyming slang for a black person (darkie).

GREVIOUS BODILY HARM


Grevious Bodily Harm is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

GREY
Grey is British slang for a conventional conformist. Grey is derogatory BlackAmerican slang for a white man.

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GREY AREA
Grey area is slang for a matter that is uncertain.

GREY GHOST
Grey ghost is American slang for a legislator's top aide.

GREY MARE
Grey mare is London Cockney rhyming slang for fare.

GREY MARKET
Grey market is slang for retail enterprise that is neither entirely legitimate nor illegal.

GREY MATTER
Grey matter is slang for the brain.

GREYMARE
Greymare is slang for a wife.

GREYBEARD
Greybeard is slang for an elderly man.

GREYGLE
Greygle is Dorset slang for a bluebell.

GREYHOUND
Greyhound is BlackAmerican slang for to run fast. Greyhound is British slang for a very short skirt.

GRIEF
Grief is slang for trouble, hassle.

GRIEFO
Griefo is slang for cannabis.

GRIEFY
Griefy is British slang for depressing, troublesome.

GRIFA
Grifa is slang for cannabis.

GRIFF
Griff is slang for information; news.

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GRIFTER
Grifter is American slang for an untrustworthy, suspect, or dishonest person.

GRILL
Grill is slang for to interrogate. Grill is American slang for the face.

GRIMSBY DOCKS
Grimsby docks is London Cockney rhyming slang for socks.

GRIND
Grind is British slang for sexual intercourse. Grind is American slang for a person, especially a student, who works excessively hard. Grind is surfing slang for to surf aggressively and well.

GRIND TO A HALT
Grind to a halt is slang for to come to a slow, complete stop.

GRINDAGE
Grindage is slang for food.

GRINDER
Grinder is slang for a sandwich served on an Italian roll. Grinder is British slang for a sportsman who wears down his opponents by relentless pressure. Grinder is nautical slang for a winch that controls the sails of a sailboat. Grinder is surfing slang for a large wave.

GRINDERS
Grinders is British slang for the teeth.

GRIP
Grip is slang for a film set technician. Grip is Dorset slang for to tie up in sheaves.

GRISTLE GRABBER
Gristle grabber is British slang for an untrustworthy, treacherous person.

GRIT
Grit is slang for courage, integrity and determination.

GRITCH
Gritch is slang for to complain.

GRIZZ
Grizz is British slang for a grey beard.

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GROAN AND GRUNT


Groan and grunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for a woman (cunt).

GROCER'S SHOP
Grocer's shop is London Cockney rhyming slang for an Italian (wop).

GROCKLE
Grockle is British slang for an unwelcome outsider, tourist, alien or visitor.

GRODY
Grody is American slang for cheap, unpleasant, of poor quality, shabby.

GROG
Grog is slang for alcoholic drink. Grog is slang for to drink an alcoholic drink.

GROGAN
Grogan is British slang for a thick head of hair.

GROGANS
Grogans is American slang for bushy sideburns.

GROID
Groid is derogatory slang for a black person.

GROIN
Groin is British slang for a diamond ring.

GROK
Grok is slang for to understand.

GROLLEY
Grolley is British slang for a look or glance.

GROMMET
Grommet is British slang for an unnameable object. Grommet is British slang for a woman viewed as a sex object. Grommet is British slang for sexual intercourse. Gromet is surfing slang for a novice surfer.

GRONK
Gronk is computer slang for to clear a jammed machine.

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GRONKED
Gronked is computer slang for dysfunctional.

GROOVE
Groove is slang for an enjoyable situation or experience. Groove is slang for to experience a sensation of wellbeing, to feel intune with one's surroundings. Groove is British slang for a facial scar.

GROOVER
Groover is slang for a fashionable person. Groover is slang for a tedious and studious person.

GROOVY
Groovy is slang for attractive, fashionable, or exciting. Groovy is American slang for tedious and dull.

GROPE
Grope is slang for to feel or fondle the body of someone for sexual gratification.

GROSS
Gross is British police slang for gross indecency. Gross is slang for disgusting, distasteful.

GROSS OUT
Gross out is American slang for to disgust or repel someone.

GROSS PLAYER
Gross player is Hollywood slang for a film star so successful that he or she commands a percentage of a film's gross income.

GROSSOUT
Grossout is American slang for a disgusting act or situation.

GROSVENOR SQUARES
Grosvenor Squares is British rhyming slang for flared trousers (flares).

GROT
Grot is British slang for rubbish; dirt.

GROTBAG
Grotbag is British slang for a slovenly, unpleasant person.

GROTTEN
Grotten is Dorset slang for a pasture for sheep.

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GROTTY
Grotty is British slang for unpleasant, nasty, or unattractive. Grotty is British slang for of poor quality or in bad condition; unsatisfactory or useless.

GROUCHO MARX
Groucho Marx is London Cockney rhyming slang for an electrician (sparks).

GROUND
The ground is British slang for the area under the jurisdiction of a particular police station.

GROUND APPLE
Ground apple is BlackAmerican slang for a brick or rock or stone

GROUND RATIONS
Ground rations is BlackAmerican slang for sexual intercourse

GROUND ZERO
Ground zero is military slang for the place at which a nuclear missile strikes.

GROUNDED
Grounded is slang for confined to home.

GROUPGROPE
Groupgrope is slang for a group sex session.

GROUPIE
Groupie is slang for an ardent fan of a celebrity, especially a pop star.

GROUSE
Grouse is Australian and New Zealand slang for excellent.

GROUT
Grout is Dorset slang for to dig a small ditch.

GROWL AND GRUNT


Growl and grunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for a woman (cunt).

GROWLER
Growler was British slang for a fourwheeled hansom cab. Growler is American slang for any container, such as a can, for draught beer.

GROWLING SPLASH MONKEY


Growling splash monkey is American slang for to vomit

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GROWZY
Growzy is computer slang for a slow and sluggish computer.

GROYNE
Groyne is British slang for a diamond ring.

GRUB
Grub is slang for food. Grub is American slang for scrounge.

GRUBBIN'
Grubbin' is American slang for delicious food.

GRUDGE MATCH
Grudge match is British slang for a contest in which there is genuine bad feeling between the opposing participants.

GRUESOME AND GORY


Gruesome and gory is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (cory).

GRUEY
Gruey is British slang for distasteful, unpleasant.

GRUMBLE AND GRUNT


Grumble and grunt is British rhyming slang for cunt, used as 'a bit of grumble' meaning an attractive woman.

GRUMBLE AND MUTTER


Grumble and mutter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bet (flutter).

GRUNGE
Grunge is slang for a type of punk/metal/thrash crossover music with its encumbrance of scruffy. fashions. Grunge is American slang for dirty, distasteful, sordid.

GRUNGEY
Grungey is slang for scruffy, smelly, grimy.

GRUNT
Grunt is British slang for to emit wind from the anus. Grunt is derogatory American slang for an infantry soldier or US marine, the term was especially used during the Vietnam War.

GRUNTER
Grunter is slang for a very primitive, slovenly or ignorant person. Grunter is British slang for a pig. 481

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GRUNTLED
Gruntled is slang for satisfied or gratified.

GRUNTS
Grunts is American slang for food.

GUARDIANISTA
Guardianista is British slang for a leftwing politician, teacher or official.

GUBBINS
Gubbins is British slang for paraphernalia of something.

GUCCI GULCH
Gucci gulch is American slang for the lobbying community in Washington, D.C.

GUCK
Guck is slang for a sticky substance.

GUDGEON
Gudgeon is slang for a person who is easy to trick or cheat. Gudgeon is Dorset slang for a shortforked stake used in hedging.

GUERRILA MARKETING
Guerilla marketing is slang for a marketing tactic that calls for people to distribute samples of a product in order to determine immediate consumer response.

GUFF
Guff is slang for to break wind, anally. Guff is slang for ridiculous or insolent talk. Guff is British slang for a messy, sticky substance.

GUFFIE
Guffie is British slang for to break wind from the anus.

GUILLEMOT
Guillemot is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool (twat).

GUINEA
Guinea is derogatory American slang for an Italian or a person of Italian descent.

GUINEA PIG
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GUIVER
Guiver is British slang for a welldressed, arrogant young man.

GUMBEATING
Gumbeating is BlackAmerican slang for talking.

GUMBALL
Gumball is American slang for a darkcoloured, highlyrefined form of heroin.

GUMBALLS
Gumballs is American slang for the flashing lights on the roof of a police car.

GUMBY

Gumby is slang for a gormless, clumsy, dull person.

GUMMY
Gummy is British slang for a toothless person.

GUMP
Gump is British slang for a fool.

GUMSHOE
Gumshoe is American and Canadian slang for a detective or one who moves about stealthily.

GUN
Gun is British slang for the penis. Gun is British slang for to accelerate a motor vehicle with force. Gun is British slang for a smoker's pipe. Gun is BlackAmerican slang for to look. Gun is American slang for an armed criminal; gunman. Gun is Australian and New Zealand slang for an expert.

GUN FOR
Gun for is American slang for try very hard to achieve.

GUN SHY
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GUNCHESTER
Gunchester is slang for the sardonic nickname given to Manchester during the early 1990s after a series of shootings involving several local gangs.

GUNFIRE
Gunfire is British slang for wind emitted from the anus.

GUNGHO
Gungho is slang for excessively eager, enthusiastic, assertive.

GUNGA DIN
Gunga Din is British rhyming slang for chin.

GUNGE
Gunge is British slang for a sticky substance.

GUNGEON
Gungeon is BlackAmerican slang for potent marijuana

GUNGUN
Gungun is slang for cannabis.

GUNK
Gunk is British school slang for a misfit. Gunk is slang for muck, goo, a sticky substance, rubbish, debris.

GUNNER SUGDENS
Gunner Sugdens is British slang for long, baggy, oldfashioned short trousers.

GUNPOWDER
Gunpowder is BlackAmerican slang for gin

GUNPOWEDER PLOT
Gunpowder plot is London Cockney rhyming slang for hot.

GUNS
Guns is American slang for muscles.

GUNSEL
Gunsel is Jewish slang for a gunman, a hired thug. Gunsel is American slang for a catamite. Gunsel is American slang for a stupid or inexperienced person, especially a youth. Gunsel is American slang for a criminal who carries a gun.

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GUNSHIP
Gunship is British slang for an unmarked police car.

GUNSLINGER
Gunslinger is slang for a gunfighter or gunman, especially in the Old West.

GUPPIE
Guppie is slang for a Gay Upwardly Mobile Professional.

GUPPY
Guppy is journalist slang for an environmental yuppie.

GUPTA
Gupta is British slang for an Indian, Pakistani.

GURGLE
Gurgle is British slang for an alcoholic drink.

GURGLER
Gurgler is British and Australian slang for a toilet.

GURK
Gurk is British slang for to belch. Gurk is Australian slang for to break wind from the anus.

GUT
Gut is slang for the belly; paunch.

GUT REACTION
Gut reaction is slang for instinct.

GUTROT
Gutrot is slang for cheap, lowquality alcoholic drink or food. Gutrot is slang for stomach ache.

GUTLESS
Gutless is derogatory British slang for cowardly, weak, feeble.

GUTSACHE
Gutsache is slang for a miserable, complaining person.

GUTSY
Gutsy is slang for gluttonous; greedy. Gutsy is British slang for full of courage, determination, or boldness, brave. 485

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GUTTED

Gutted is British slang for devastated, deeply disappointed, saddened, shocked.

GUTTER SNIPE
Gutter snipe is slang for a neglected boy running at large or a street Arab.

GUTTER WEAR
Gutter wear is American slang for hip, sloppy, tatty clothing.

GUTTY
Gutty is British slang for full of courage, determination, or boldness, brave.

GUV
Guv is a British respectful slang term of address for a man.

GUY
Guy is slang for a man or person.

GUY FAWKE
Guy Fawke is London Cockney rhyming slang for walk.

GUZUNDER
Guzunder is British slang for a chamber pot.

GUZUNTER
Guzunter is British betting rhyming slang for a customer (punter).

GUZZLE
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GUZZLED
Guzzled is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

GVVNOR
Guvnor is British slang for a boss, chief or leader.

GWEEB
Gweeb is American slang for a stupid, dull, person.

GWEEBO
Gweebo is American slang for a stupid, dull, person.

GWEEP
Gweep is computer slang for a computer user who only knows enough about computers to do their job, and no more.

GWOT
Gwot is American slang for a contemptible person.

GYM CANDY
Gym Candy is slang for any anabolic steroid.

GYM RAT
Gym rat is American slang for someone who spends too much time in a gym.

GYP
Gyp is slang for to swindle, cheat or defraud. Gyp is slang for a swindle. Gyp is British and New Zealand slang for severe pain; torture.

GYPPO
Gyppo is slang for a gypsy. Gyppo is slang for an Egyptian.

GYPPY TUMMY
Gyppy tummy is British slang for diarrhoea.

GYPSY
Gypsy is British theatre slang for a dancer or chorus girl. Gypsy (shortened from Gypsy kiss) is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (piss).

GYPSY KISS
Gyspy kiss is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (piss). 487

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GYPSY MOTH
Gypsy Moth is American slang for a liberal to moderate Republican politician.

GYPSY'S WARNING
Gypsy's warning is London Cockney rhyming slang for morning.

GYPSYS
Gypsys (shortened from Gypsy's warning) is London Cockney rhyming slang for morning.

GYVER
Gyver is British slang for a welldressed, arrogant young man.

H
H is slang for heroin.

H DROPPER
H dropper is British slang for a Cockney.

H.A.
H.A. is British slang for home address.

HA'PENNY
Ha'penny is old British slang for the vagina.

HA'PENNY DIP
Ha'penny dip is London Cockney rhyming slang for sleep (kip). Ha'penny dip is London Cockney rhyming slang for a ship.

HA'PENNY STAMP
Ha'penny stamp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tramp.

HA'PORTH
Ha'porth is British slang for an unimportant or silly person.

HAHA
Haha is slang for cannabis or other euphoric drugs.

HABIT
Habit is slang for an addiction.

HACHE
Hache is slang for heroin.

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HACK
Hack is slang for a journalist. Hack is slang for a cough. Hack is BlackAmerican slang for anger or annoyance; a white person; Hack is slang for cope with.

HACK INTO
Hack into is slang for penetrate a computer system.

HACK IT
Hack it is slang for succeed, manage in spite of adversity, put up with.

HACK OFF
Hack off is slang for to annoy, to irritate.

HACKED
Hacked is slang for annoyed, irritated, resentful.

HACKEDOFF
Hackedoff is slang for annoyed, irritated, resentful.

HACKER
Originally, a hacker was someone who made furniture with an axe. In computing slang, a hacker is a person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary. Also, one who programs enthusiastically (even obsessively) or who enjoys programming rather than just theorizing about programming.

HACKETTE
Hackette is British slang for a female journalist.

HACKLE
Hackle is Dorset slang for work.

HACKNEY MARSH
Hackney Marsh is old London Cockney rhyming slang for a drinking vessel, a glass.

HACKNEY MARSHES
Hackney Marshes is London Cockney rhyming slang for spectacles, binoculars (glasses).

HACKNEY WICK
Hackney Wick is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (prick).

HAD OVER
Had over is British slang for tricked, duped or deceived.

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HADDOCK
Haddock (shortened from haddock and cod) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a sod.

HADDOCK AND BLOATER


Haddock and bloater is old London Cockney rhyming slang for a car (motor).

HADDOCK AND COD


Haddock and cod is London Cockney rhyming slang for sod.

HAEMORRHAGE
Haemorrhage is American slang for tomato ketchup.

HAEMORRHOID HITMAN
Haemorrhoid hitman is British slang for a male homosexual.

HAGGIS

Haggis is British slang for a Scottish person.

HAGGISLAND
Haggisland is British slang for Scotland.

HAIL
Hail is American slang for ice.

HAIL AND RAIN


Hail and rain was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a train.

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HAIL MARY
Hail Mary is American football slang for a very long high pass into the end zone, made in the final seconds of a half or of a game.

HAIR OF THE DOG


Hair of the dog is slang for an alcoholic chaser which will help relieve the symptoms of a hangover, usually needed on the morning after a drinking binge.

HAIR PIE
Hair pie is slang for cunnilingus. Hair pie is slang for the female genitals.

HAIRUP
Hairup is British slang for a fight between women.

HAIRBALL
Hairball is American slang for an unpleasant, despicable person.

HAIRCUT
Haircut is British slang for a short prisn sentence. Haircut is BlackAmerican slang for to be robbed or cheated; to be abused in some way by a woman

HAIRCUT AND SHAVE


Haircut and shave is London Cockney rhyming slang for grave.

HAIRLESS
Hairless is British slang for very angry; raging.

HAIRPIN
Hairpin is British slang for a male homosexual.

HAIRY
Hairy is slang for difficult or problematic. Hairy is slang for scaring, dangerous, or exciting. Hairy is British slang for old.

HAIRY DOUGHNUT
Hairy doughnut is British slang for the vagina.

HAIRY FAIRY
Hairy fairy is British slang for a hairy male homosexual.

HAIRYARSED
Hairyarsed is British slang for wild, primitive, uncouth or rugged.

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HAIRYLEGS
Hairylegs is slang for an uncouth, primitive person, especially an unkempt or masculine female.

HALE AND HEARTY


Hale and hearty is London Cockney rhyming slang for a party.

HALE AND PACE


Hale and Pace is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

HALF
Half is British slang for half of a pound sterling, ten shillings, fifty pence.

HALF A CROWN
Half a crown was London Cockney rhyming slang for the colour brown.

HALF A DOLLAR
Half a dollar is London Cockney rhyming slang for a collar.

HALF A GROSS
Half a gross is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (dose).

HALF A NICKER
Half a nicker is London Cockney rhyming slang for vicar.

HALF A STRETCH
Half a stretch is criminal slang for six months imprisonment.

HALF A SURPRISE
Half a surprise is British slang for a black eye.

HALF AND HALFER


Half and halfer is British slang for a bisexual.

HALF INCH
Half inch is British rhyming slang for steal (pinch).

HALF IRON
Half iron is British slang for a bisexual man.

HALF OF MARGE
Half of marge is British criminal slang for a police sergeant(sarge).

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HALF OUNCE
Half ounce is London Cockney rhyming slang for slang for a beating (bounce). Half ounce is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheat (bounce).

HALF OUNCE OF BACCY


Half ounce of baccy is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Pakistani child (Paki).

HALF OUNCER
Half ouncer is London Cockney rhyming slang for a doorman (bouncer).

HALF PAST TWO


Half past two is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew.

HALF PINT
Half pint is slang for a child or short adult.

HALF STAMP
Half stamp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tramp.

HALF TRACK
Half Track is slang for phencyclidine.

HALFABAR
Halfabar was British slang for ten shillings. Halfabar is British slang for fifty pence.

HALFADOLLAR
Halfadollar is British slang for a halfcrown.

HALFASSED
Halfassed is American and Canadian slang for incompetent; inept. Halfassed is American and Canadian slang for lacking efficiency or organization.

HALFCUT
Halfcut is British slang for drunk, intoxicated with liquor.

HALFINCH
Halfinch is rhyming slang for pinch (to steal).

HALFMAST
Halfmast is British slang for a semierect penis.

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HALFSOAKED
Halfsoaked is northern British slang for foolish, daft.

HALFWAY HOUSE
Halfway house is British slang for a semierect penis.

HALFWAY THERE
Halfway there is bingo slang for the number fourtyfive.

HAM
Ham is slang for an amateur radio enthusiast. Ham is slang for an exaggerating, unconvincing, incompetent actor or actress.

HAM AND BEEF


Ham and beef was 19th century British prison rhyming slang for a chief warder (chief).

HAM AND EGGS


Ham and eggs is London Cockney rhyming slang for legs.

HAM FAT
Ham fat is BlackAmerican slang for a mediocre person or thing

HAM SHANK
Ham shank is British rhyming slang for wank. Ham shank is British rhyming slang for an American (Yank).

HAMFISTED
Hamfisted is slang for clumsy.

HAMBONE
Hambone is London Cockney rhyming slang for telephone.

HAMMER
Hamer is slang for to beat, punish, or chastise. Hammer is slang for the accelerator pedal of a vehicle. Hammer is British slang for a bodyguard. Hammer is British slang for to work hard on a laborious task. Hammer is British slang for inclination. Hammer is old slang for the penis. Hammer is BlackAmerican slang for beautiful woman

HAMMER AND DISCUS


Hammer and discus is London Cockney rhyming slang for facial hair (whiskers).

HAMMER AND NAIL


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HAMMER AND SAW


Hammer and saw is London Cockney rhyming slang for the police (law).

HAMMER AND TACK


Hammer and tack is British building rhyming slang for back.

HAMMERED
Hammered is British slang for totally drunk, intoxicated.

HAMMEROIDS
Hammeroids is British slang for supporters of the West Ham United football club.

HAMPDEN ROAR
Hampden roar is British rhyming slang for twenty pounds sterling (score).

HAMPSHIRE HOG
Hampshire hog is British slang for an inhabitant of the county of Hampshire. Hampshire hog is British slang for a dish of boiled bacon and vegetables.

HAMPSTEAD HEATH
Hampstead Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth.

HAMPSTEADS
Hampsteads (from Hamsptead Heath) is Cockney rhyming slang for teeth.

HAMPTON COURT
Hampton Court is London Cockney rhyming slang for salt.

HAMPTON WICK
Hampton Wick is London Cockney rhyming slang for prick (penis).

HAMS
Hams is BlackAmerican slang for human legs

HAN SOLO
Han Solo is British slang for to masturbate.

HANCOCKS
Hanccks is British slang for half an hour.

HAND
Hand is betting slang for odds of 5/1.

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HAND AND FIST


Hand and fist is London Cockney rhyming slang for very drunk, intoxicated (pissed).

HAND JIG
Hand jig is American prison slang for masturbation.

HAND JIVE
Hand jive is American slang for to dance with the hands, moving the hands in time to the music. Hand jive is American slang for to masturbate.

HAND JOB
Hand job is British slang for masturbation. Hand job is American slang for insincere flattery. Hand job is American slang for an unpleasant person.

HAND LIKE A FOOT


Hand like a foot was old 18th century slang for poor handwriting.

HAND SHANDY
Hand shandy is British slang for masturbation.

HANDJOB
Handjob is slang for masturbation (usually of a male by a female).

HANDMEDOWNS
Handmedowns is slang for secondhand clothes.

HANDBAG
Handbag is British slang for a male escort. Handbag is British slang for to frustrate, attack or obstruct. Handbag is British slang for money. Handbag is slang for style of house music which has a more poppy and accessible quality, often crowdpleasing.

HANDBAGS AT TWENTY PACES


Handbags at twenty paces is British slang for a halfhearted fight in which neither party wants to hurt the other.

HANDCUFFS
Handcuffs is BlackAmerican slang for an engagement ring or wedding ring

HANDFUL
Handful is British slang for the quantity five. Handful is British slang for a fiveyear prison sentence. Handful is British slang for five pounds sterling.

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HANDFUL OF SPRATS
Handful of sprats is British slang for vaginal stimulation.

HANDICAP
Handicap is British slang for venereal disease (clap).

HANDICAP CHASE
Handicap chase is British slang for face.

HANDKERCHIEFHEAD
Handkerchiefhead is Black American slang for a subservient, whitestereotyped Black woman. A female 'Uncle Tom'. Handkerchiefhead is American derogatory slang for an Arab.

HANDLE
Handle is slang for a person's name or title. Handle is slang for sexual intercourse. Handle is slang for to masturbate. Handle is American slang for the penis. Handle is American slang for to manhandle. Handle is Australian and New Zealand slang for a glass of beer. Handle was old slang for the nose.

HANDLES
Handles is American slang for excess fat rings around the stomach. Handles is American slang for female breasts.

HANDLEY PAGE
Handley Page Handley Page is British theater rhyming slang for stage.

HANDS AND FEET


Hands and feet is London Cockney rhyming slang for meat.

HANDSHAKE
Handshake is British slang for a tip or bribe.

HANDSOME
Handsome is British Cockney slang for excellent, impressive.

HANDSOME RANSOM
Handsome ransom is BlackAmerican slang for a large quantity of money.

HANDWRITING
Handwriting is British slang for size and appearance.

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HANDY
Handy is British slang for adept, devious, virile, brutal. Handy is British slang for useful, near, ready. Handy is British slang for good, useful, admirable.

HANDYMAN
Handyman is British slang for an impotent man or a man wh suffers from premature ejaculation.

HANG
Hang is BlackAmerican slang for a job, especially one taken or held grudgingly

HANG A LOUIE
Hang a Louie is American slang for take a left turn.

HANG A RALPH
Hang a Ralph is American slang for take a right turn.

HANG A YOOIE
Hang a yooie is British slang for make a Uturn when driving a car.

HANG FIVE
Hang five is slang for ride a surfboard at full speed with the toes of one foot hooked over the front.

HANG LOOSE
Hang loose is American slang for stay relaxed.

HANG ONE ON
Hang one on is slang for hit or punch.

HANG OUT
Hang out is slang for to relax. To gather; to be at or with. Hang out is slang for a place to meet or get together.

HANG TEN
Hang ten is slang for ride a surfboard at full speed with the toes of both feet hooked over the front.

HANG THE RAP ON


Hang the rap on is slang for charge a suspect with circumstantial evidence.

HANGUP
Hangup is slang for an emotional problem, a psychological disturbance.

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HANGEN
Hangen is Dorset slang for the sloping egde of a hill.

HANGIN
Hangin is slang for unattractive, nasty, unsavoury.

HANGINGS
Hangings is British slang for the male genitalia.

HANGNAIL
Hangnail is London Cockney rhyming slang for a slow, dawdling person (snail).

HANK MARVIN
Hank Marvin is London Cockney rhyming slang for starving.

HANKYPANKY
Hankypanky is slang for sex.

HANNIBAL LECER
Hannibal Lecter is London Cockney rhyming slang for ticket inspector.

HANPAT
Hanpat is Dorset slang for fit and ready.

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON


Hans Christian Anderson is British slang for a policeman who forges evidence to get a conviction. Hans Christian Anderson is British slang for a liar.

HANSEL AND GRETEL


Hansel and Gretel is London Cockney rhyming slang for kettle.

HANSOM CABS
Hansom cabs is London Cockney rhyming slang for crablice (crabs).

HAPAWALU
Hapawalu is numismatic slang for an 1883 Hawaiian pattern 12 inch coin.

HAPPENING
Happening is American slang for exciting, stimulating, up to date, fashionable. Happening is slang for a spontaneous artistic event, or an event at which participants adlib.

HAPPY BOLLOCKS
Happy bollocks is British slang for a miserable man.

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HAPPY DUST
Happy dust is slang for cocaine. Happy dust is slang for PCP. Happy dust is slang for amphetamine.

HAPPY FAG
Happy fag is British slang for a marijuana cigarette.

HAPPY FEET
Happy feet is nursing slang for having a grand mal epileptic seizure.

HAPPY HOURS
Happy hours is London Cockney rhyming slang for flowers.

HAPPY JUICE
Happy juice is British slang for alcoholic drink.

HAPPY PILL
Happy pill is British slang for a tranquilliser tablet.

HAPPY POWDER
Happy Powder is slang for cocaine.

HAPPY STICK
Happy stick is slang for a cannabis cigarette.

HAPPYPRATT
Happypratt is British slang for a miserable woman.

HAPS
Haps is BlackAmerican slang for happenings, refers to any significant incident

HARBOUR
Harbour is British slang for the vagina.

HARBOUR LIGHT
Harbour light is London Cockney rhyming slang for correct (right).

HARD
Hard is slang for heroin. Hard is British slang for tough; aggressive; uncaring. Hard is British slang for miserly.

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HARD BAKED
Hard baked is British slang for constipated.

HARD CASE
Hard case is British slang for a tough, uncompromising person.

HARD CHEESE
Hard cheese is slang for bad luck.

HARD DOG
Hard dog is American slang for a trained attack dog.

HARD HIT
Hard hit is London Cockney rhyming slang for to defecate (shit).

HARD LABOUR
Hard labour is London Cockney rhyming slang for neighbour.

HARD NUT
Hard nut is British slang for a tough, uncompromising person. Hard nut is Australian slang for a hard to break horse.

HARD SKULLFRY
Hard skullfry is BlackAmerican slang for a heavily greased and shiny conked hairdo

HARD SPIEL
Hard spiel is BlackAmerican slang for jive talk

HARD STUFF
Hard stuff is British slang for strong alcoholic liquor.

HARD UP
Hard up is slang for without money.

HARD WORD
Hard word is slang for rejection or condemnation.

HARDARSE
Hardarse is slang for a tough, unyielding, severe person.

HARDARSED
Hardarsed is slang for severe, aggressive, tough, uncompromising.

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HARDFACED
Hardfaced is British slang for brazen, shameless, unfeeling.

HARDHAT
Hardhat is American slang for a construction worker. Especially one with rightwing attitudes.

HARDON
Hardon is slang for an erect penis.

HARDBAG
Hardbag is slang for in an attempt to further categorize house music, this name was applied to handbag tunes which had the hard quality of European hardhouse.

HARDBODY
Hardbody is American slang for a young Californian male, especially one involved in bodybuilding.

HARDCORE
Hardcore is slang for thoroughly criminal, deviant or sexually debauched. Hardcore is slang for a style of fast, loud, aggressive music which developed from punk rock during the early 1980s.

HARDHOUSE
Hardhouse is slang for a heavier variety of house music which errs towards techno in its intensity and speed.

HARDLEG
Hardleg is BlackAmerican slang for any man or an ugly woman

HARDROCK
Hardrock is slang for a tough uncompromising man.

HARDWARE
Hardware is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

HARE AND HOUND


Hare and Hound is London Cockney rhyming slang for a round of drinks (round).

HARICOT
Haricot (shortened from haricot bean) is Australian rhyming slang for a homosexual (queen).

HARICOT BEAN
Haricot bean is theatre rhyming slang for an overt male homosexual (queen). Haricot bean is Australian slang for a male homosexual.

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HAROLD
Harold (shortened from Harold Macmillan) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a villian. Harold (shortened from Harold Pinter) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a splinter.

HAROLD LLOYD
Harold Lloyd is British slang for to slip a lock using a trip of celluloid or plastic.

HAROLD MACMILLAN
Harold Macmillan is London Cockney rhyming slang for a villian.

HAROLD PINTER
Harold Pinter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a computer printer. Harold Pinter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a splinter.

HAROLD WILSON
Harold Wilson is London Cockney rhyming slang for a large spanner (stillson).

HAROLDS
Harolds is Australian slang for trousers or underpants.

HARP
Harp is slang for a harmonica.

HARPIC
Harpic is British slang for crazy, deranged.

HARPOON
Harpoon is slang for a hypodermic syringe. Harpoon is slang for a harmonica. Harpoon is London Cockney rhyming slang for spoon.

HARRIS TWEED
Harris Tweed is London Cockney rhyming slang for a small, ineffectual man (weed).

HARRY
Harry is British slang for heroin.

HARRY BLUFF
Harry Bluff is London Cockney rhyming slang for snuff.

HARRY DASH
Harry Dash is London Cockney rhyming slang for lairy (flash).

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HARRY GROUT
Harry Grout is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cigarette (snout).

HARRY HUGGINS
Harry Huggins is London Cockney rhyming slang for muggins.

HARRY LAUDER
Harry Lauder is theatre rhyming slang for border. Harry Lauder is British military slang for soldiers of the Border Regiment. Harry Lauder is London Cockney rhyming slang for order Harry Lauder is London Cockney rhyming slang for a prison warder.

HARRY LIME
Harry Lime is London Cockney rhyming slang for time.

HARRY MONK
Harry Monk is London Cockney rhyming slang for semen (spunk).

HARRY NASH
Harry Nash is London Cockney rhyming slang for money (cash).

HARRY POTTER
Harry Potter is London Cockney rhyming slang for squatter.

HARRY RANDALL
Harry Randall is London Cockney rhyming slang for candle. Harry Randall is London Cockney rhyming slang for handle.

HARRY RONCE
Harry Ronce is London Cockney rhyming slang for someone who lives off immoral earnings (ponce).

HARRY TAGG
Harry Tagg is theatre rhyming slang for bag.

HARRY TAGGS
Harry Taggs is rhyming slang for trousers (bags)

HARRY TATE
Harry Tate is bingo slang for eight. Harry Tate is London Cockney rhyming slang for late. Harry Tate is London Cockney rhyming slang for plate. Harry Tate is London Cockney rhyming slang for a state of agitation or nervousness (state). Harry Tate is London Cockney rhyming slang for weight. Harry Tate is British merchant navy slang for mate.

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HARRY TATES
Harry Tates is London Cockney rhyming slang for Player's Weights cigarettes.

HARRY WRAGG
Harry Wragg is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigarette (fag).

HARRY, TOM AND DICK


Harry, Tom and Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for sick.

HARRYSTARKERS
HarryStarkers is British slang for naked.

HARVEST MOON
Harvest moon is London Cockney rhyming slang for a black person (coon).

HARVEY
Harvey is British slang for a V sign.

HARVEY NICHOL
Harvey Nichol is London Cockney rhyming slang for pickle (plight).

HARVEY NICHOLS
Harvey Nichols is London Cockney rhyming slang for pickles.

HARVEY SMITH
Harvey Smith is British slang for a V sign.

HAS BEENS
Has beens is London Cockney rhyming slang for green vegetables (greens).

HASBIAN
Hasbian is British slang for a former lesbian now practising heterosexual relations.

HASH
Hash is slang for the resin from marijuana plants pressed into cakes or slabs.

HASHBURY
Hashbury is American slang for the HaightAshbury district of San Francisco.

HASHISH
Hashish is slang for the resin from marijuana plants pressed into cakes or slabs.

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HASSEN
Hassen is Dorset slang for have you not?

HASSLE
Hassle is slang for to subject someone to bother, harrassment; intrusive complications.

HAT
Hat is BlackAmerican slang for any female

HAT AND COAT


Hat and coat is London Cockney rhyming slang for boat.

HAT AND FEATHER


Hat and feather is London Cockney rhyming slang for weather.

HAT AND SCARF


Hat and scarf is London Cockney rhyming slang for bath.

HAT HOLDER
Hat holder is British slang for the head.

HAT PEG
Hat peg is British slang for the head.

HAT RACK
Hat rack is British slang for the head.

HATCH
Hatch is British slang for drink, drain one's glass.

HATTIE JACQUES
Hattie Jacques is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunken trembles (shakes).

HAUCK
Hauck is Dorset slang for to cough.

HAUL ASS
Haul ass is American slang for get moving, get into action.

HAUL OFF
Haul off is American slang for launch an attack.

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HAVE
Have is slang for to put in an awkward position or to have the advantage of. Have is slang for sexual intercourse.

HAVE A DOWN ON
Have a down on is British slang for too dislike.

HAVE A LIVER
Have a liver is British slang for to be grumpy.

HAVE A POP AT
Have a pop at is British slang for to insult, to rile.

HAVE A SCENE
Have a scene is slang for to have a sexual relationship or affair with someone.

HAVE A SNOUT ON SOMEONE


Have a snout on someone is Australian slang for to have a grudge against someone.

HAVE A WORD WITH


Have a word with is British slang for beat up.

HAVE ALL YOUR BUTTONS


Have all your buttons is slang for bright, clever.

HAVE IT AWAY
Have it away is slang for to have sexual intercourse. Have it away is slang for to escape, to run away. Have it away is slang for to steal.

HAVE IT AWAY ON ONE'S TOES


Have it away on one's toes is British slang for escape, run away.

HAVE IT IN
Have it in is British slang for to have sexual intercourse.

HAVE IT OFF
Have it off is British slang for sexual intercourse. Have it off is British slang for to fight. Have it off is British slang for to be successful.

HAVE IT ON ONE'S TOES


Have it on one's toes is British slang for to escape, to run away.

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HAVE IT ON THE THUMB


Have it on the thumb is British slang for to hitchhike.

HAVE IT THROUGH THE SLIPS


Have it through the slips is British slang for to escape without being caught.

HAVE ONE'S ASS IN A SLING


Have one's ass in a sling is American slang for be in trouble.

HAVE OVER
Have over is British slang for to cheat, swindle.

HAVE SOME BOLLOCKS


Have some bollocks is British slang for to be brave, daring.

HAVE SOMEONE OVER


Have someone over is British slang for trick, deceive or dupe someone.

HAVE THE ARSEHOLE


Have the arsehole is British slang for to be fed up, or bored.

HAVE THE DECORATORS IN


Have the decorators in is slang for to menstruate.

HAVE THE GOODS ON


Have the goods on is slang for having information which enables one to have a hold on someone.

HAVE THE HOTS


Have the hots is slang for to have a sexual desire for someone, to lust after someone.

HAVE THE IKE


Have the ike is British slang for to be fed up, or bored.

HAVE THE PAINTERS IN


Have the painters in is slang for to menstruate.

HAWAII
Hawaii is British slang for fifty pounds sterling.

HAWAIIAN HOMEGROWN HAY


Hawaiian homegrown hay is slang for cannabis.

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HAWK
Hawk is American slang for to vomit. Hawk is British slang for spit.

HAWK THE FORK


Hawk the fork is Australian slang for work as a prostitute.

HAY
Hay is American slang for marijuana.

HAY BAG
Hay bag is British slang for a promiscuous woman.

HAYEATER
Hayeater is BlackAmerican slang for any white person.

HAYMAKER
Haymaker is boxing slang for a wild swinging punch.

HAYSTACK
Haystack is London Cockney rhyming slang for back.

HAZEL
Hazel is slang for heroin.

HAZING
Hazing is American slang for teasing or humiliation.

HESHE
Heshe was 19th century British slang for an effiminate male homosexual.

HEAD
Head is slang for a drug user. Head is slang for a toilet. Head is slang for fellatio. Head is slang for cunnilingus.

HEAD HONCHO
Head honcho is slang for the most important boss.

HEAD JOB
Head job is slang for fellatio. Head job is slang for a crazy person.

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HEAD RAKE
Head rake is British slang for a comb.

HEAD SERANG
Head serang is Australian slang for a person in authority; the boss.

HEAD TRIP
Head trip is slang for selfobsessive behaviour. Head trip is slang for delusion, incoherence, selfcontemplation, especially when drug induced.

HEADBANGER
Headbanger is slang for a fan of rock music, usually wearing jeans and leathers. From their habit of shaking their heads violently whilst dancing.

HEADHUNTING
Headhunting is American slang for the destruction or neutralization of political opponents.

HEADONAPOST
Headonapost is slang for Chlorpromazine hydrochloride.

HEADBANG
Headbang is slang for to nod one's head violently to the beat of loud rock music.

HEADCASE
Headcase is slang for a mad person.

HEADCHEESE
Headcheese is BlackAmerican slang for various cheap grades of pork meat

HEADLAMPS
Headlamps is slang for breasts. Headlamps is slang for nipples, especially when erect.

HEADLIGHTS
Headlights is British slang for female breasts.

HEADSHRINKER
Headshrinker is slang for a psychiatrist.

HEAP
Heap is British slang for an old and unreliable motor vehicle.

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HEART
Heart is American slang for a dexedrine pill.

HEARTON
Hearton is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

HEARTH RUG
Hearth rug is London Cockney rhyming slang for bug. Hearth rug is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool (mug).

HEARTS OF OAK
Hearts of oak is London Cockney rhyming slang for without money (broke).

HEAT
Heat is slang for aggravation. Heat is slang for criticism or abuse. Heat is American slang for the police.

HEATER
Heater is American slang for a pistol.

HEATSEEKER
Heatseeker is IBM slang for a customer who can be relied upon to always buy the latest version of an existing product.

HEAVE
Heave is American slang for to vomit.

HEAVEHO
Heaveho is slang for a rejection or dismissal.

HEAVEN
Heaven is slang for cocaine.

HEAVEN AND HELL


Heaven and hell is British military slang for a shell. Heaven and hell is London Cockney rhyming slang for a smell.

HEAVENLY
Heavenly is slang for valium.

HEAVENLY BLISS
Heavenly bliss is London Cockney rhyming slang for kiss.

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HEAVENS ABOVE
Heavens above is London Cockney rhyming slang for love.

HEAVES
Heaves is slang for an attack of vomiting.

HEAVY
Heavy is slang for unpleasant or tedious. Heavy is slang for someone employed for their intimidating physical presence. Heavy is slang for using, or prepared to use, violence or brutality.

HEAVY BEVVY
Heavy bevvy is British slang for strong beer. Heavy bevvy is British slang for a long drinking session.

HEAVY GEAR
Heavy gear is British slang for strong marijuana.

HEAVY METAL
Heavy metal is slang for generally, highly amplified rock music and its associated long hair and fashions.

HEAVY MOB
Heavy mob is British slang for a team of strongarm enforcers.

HEAVY WET
Heavy wet is BlackAmerican slang for rain storm

HEBE
Hebe is slang for a Jew.

HECCCCCHLUUUG
Heccccchluuug is American slang for to vomit

HEDGE AND DITCH


Hedge and ditch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a stallholder's location (pitch).

HEDGEHOG
Hedgehog is London Cockney rhyming slang for a foreigner (wog).

HEDGEHOPPER
Hedgehopper is British slang for a pilot or airforce recruit.

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HEEB
Heeb is slang for a Jew.

HEEBIE
Heebie is slang for a Jew.

HEEBIEJEEBIES
Heebiejeebies is slang for apprehension and nervousness, unpleasant imaginations or fantasies.

HEEL
Heel is American slang for a contemptible person.

HEESH
Heesh is American slang for hashish.

HEESHIE
Heeshie is British slang for an effiminate male homosexual. Heeshie is British slang for a transvestite.

HEIFER
Heifer is American and Australian slang for a young woman.

HEIGHT
Height is American slang for excellent, firstrate.

HEINIE
Heinie is American slang for the backside, buttocks.

HEIST
Heist is slang for a robbery.

HELL'S WAITING ROOM


Hell's waiting room is British slang for a diabolical, horrible place.

HELLA
Hella is an American slang prefix meaning very.

HELLACIOUS
Hellacious is American slang for appalling, awful, horrifying.

HELLERY
Hellery is Canadian slang for wild or mischievous behaviour.

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HELMET
Helmet is slang for the tip of the penis.

HELTER SKELTER
Helter skelter was Second World War London Cockney rhyming slang for an airraid shelter.

HEN
Hen is Scottish slang for a woman.

HEN NIGHT
Hen night is slang for a female social gathering, especially a prewedding celebration.

HEN PARTY
Hen party is slang for a female social gathering, especially a prewedding celebration.

HENLEY REGATTA
Henley regatta is London Cockney rhyming slang for idle talk (natter).

HENRIETTA
Henrietta is London Cockney rhyming slang for a letter.

HENRY
Henry is British slang for heroin. Henry is British slang for an eighth of an ounce of marijuana.

HENRY FONDA
Henry Fonda is London Cockney rhyming slang for Honda 90 cc motorbike.

HENRY HALLS
Henry Halls is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (balls).

HENRY MEVILLE
Henry Meville is London Cockney rhyming slang for Devil.

HENRY MOORE
Henry Moore is London Cockney rhyming slang for door.

HENRY NASH
Henry Nash was old London Cockney rhyming slang for money (cash).

HENRY THE THIRD


Henry the third is London Cockney rhyming slang for excrement (turd).

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HEP
Hep is American slang for in style. Knowledgeable.

HEP CAT
Hep cat is American slang for someone who's hip, aware, knowledgeable, in tune with the times.

HER
Her is slang for cocaine.

HER INDOORS
Her indoors is British slang for one's wife, or female partner.

HERA
Hera is slang for heroin.

HERB
Herb is slang for cannabis.

HERBA
Herba is slang for cannabis.

HERBIE RIDES
Herbie Rides is London Cockney rhyming slang for trousers (strides).

HERE AND THERE


Here and there is London Cockney rhyming slang for chair.

HERMAN FINK
Herman Fink is theatre rhyming slang for ink.

HEROINA
Heroina is slang for heroin.

HERRING
Herring (shortened from herring and kipper is London Cockney rhyming slang for stripper.

HERRING AND KIPPER


Herring and kipper is London Cockney rhyming slang for stripper.

HERRING BONE
Herring bone is London Cockney rhyming slang for telephone.

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HET
Het is slang for heterrosexual. Het is Dorset slang for to heat. Het is Dorset slang for hot.

HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE


Hey diddle diddle is Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (piddle). Hey diddle diddle is Cockney rhyming slang for fiddle. Hey diddle diddle is Cockney rhyming slang for a violin (fiddle). Hey diddle diddle is Cockney rhyming slang for middle.

HEY JUDE
Hey Jude is London Cockney rhyming slang for food.

HI JIMMY KNACKER
Hi Jimmy Knacker is London Cockney rhyming slang for tobacco.

HIBBERDEHOY
Hibberdehoy was old British slang for a young hooligan.

HICKEY
Hickey is American slang for a love bite.

HICKORY DICKORY DOCK


Hickory dickory dock is London Cockney rhyming slang for clock.

HICKSVILLE
Hicksville is American slang for a backward provincial place.

HIDE THE SAUSAGE


Hide the sausage is slang for sex.

HIDEANDSEEK
Hideandseek is Cockney rhyming slang for boutique. Hideandseek is Cockney rhyming slang for impudence (cheek). Hideandseek is Cockney rhyming slang for the cheek.

HIGH
High is slang for a pleasantly intoxicated state. Usually these days with regard to drug taking.

HIGH AS A KITE
High as a kite is London Cockney rhyming slang for intoxicated, drunk (tight).

HIGH BALL
High Ball is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

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HIGH FULHAM
High Fulham is slang for a die loaded to ensure a high throw.

HIGH NOON
High noon is London Cockney rhyming slang for spoon.

HIGH ROLLER
High roller is slang for a person who spends money extravagantly or gambles recklessly.

HIGH STEPPER
High stepper is British slang for a fashion concious person. High stepper is London Cockney rhyming slang for pepper.

HIGH YELLOW
High yellow is American slang for a lightskinned black woman.

HIGHFIVE
Highfive is slang for a gesture of greeting or congratulation in which two people slap raised right palms together.

HIGHHAT
Highhat is American slang for behave condescendingly.

HIGHMEN
Highmen is slang for weighted dice, so called on account of them being loaded to show high numbers.

HIGHLAND FLING
Highland fling is London Cockney rhyming slang for king. Highland fling is London Cockney rhyming slang for sing.

HIKE
Hike is slang for a departure or journey.

HILL AND DALE


Hill and dale is London Cockney rhyming slang for tale.

HILLMAN HUNTER
Hillman Hunter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a customer (punter).

HIMBO
Himbo is British slang for an older woman's younger boyfriend.

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HINGES
Hinges is BlackAmerican slang for ones elbow

HINKY
Hinky is American slang for suspicious, doubtful.

HIP
Hip is slang for in style. Hip is slang for knowledgeable.

HIPHOP
Hiphop is slang for dance music genre with rapping, originating from black American street culture.

HIPPED
Hipped is American and Canadian slang for very enthusiastic about.

HIPPY

Hippy is slang for 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, usually hallucinogens.

HIPPY GUMBO
Hippy gumbo is slang for the dirty, squalid or loutish aspects of hippy people.

HIPSTER
Hipster is slang for an enthusiast of modern jazz.

HIS NIBS
His nibs is a slang mock title used of someone in authority.

HISTORY
History is a slang prediction or threat of impending doom.

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HIT
Hit is slang for an injection of a drug. Hit is slang for to drink excessive alcohol. Hit is slang for assassinate or murder. Hit is slang for to solicit or borrow money from. Hit is slang for a visit to an Internet website. Hit is is British slang for a robbery. Hit is British slang for to adulterate or dilute drugs before selling them Hit is American slang for to serve a drink to.

HIT AND MISS


Hit and miss is London Cockney rhyming slang for kiss. Hit and miss is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (piss). Hit and miss is London Cockney rhyming slang for alcoholic drink (piss).

HIT AND MISSED


Hit and missed is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk (pissed).

HIT AND RUN


Hit and run is London Cockney rhyming slang for done. Hit and run is London Cockney rhyming slang for sun.

HIT IT
Hit it is musical slang for start playing.

HIT MAN
Hit man is slang for a hired assassin, especially one employed by gangsters.

HIT ON
Hit on is American slang for to attempt to seduce, accost sexually or romantically. Hit on is American slang for to aggress, bully or criticize. Hit on is American slang for to beg money.

HIT THE BRICKS


Hit the bricks is slang for to start or resume travelling.

HIT THE HAY


Hit the hay is slang for to go to bed.

HIT THE POST


Hit the post is British slang for to be unlucky.

HIT THE ROAD


Hit the road is slang for to start or resume travelling.

HIT THE SACK


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HIT UP
Hit up is slang for to inject oneself with drugs, particularly heroin.

HITCH
Hitch is slang for marry.

HITCHED
Hitched is slang for married.

HITS
Hits is numismatic slang for noticeable marks or nicks on a coin, particularly on the central effigy.

HITTER
Hitter is slang for an impressive performer, a successful person. Hitter is slang for an assassin.

HIVER
Hiver is British slang for someone supposedly infected with HIV.

HIZZULF
Hizzulf is Dorset slang for himself.

HO
Ho is Dorset slang for to care. Ho is American slang for a whore.

HOHUM
Hohum is slang for something dull or tedious.

HOBBLEDEHOY
Hobbledehoy is old British slang for a youth.

HOBO
Hobo is American slang for a tramp or vagrant.

HOBO COCKTAIL
Hobo cocktail is BlackAmerican slang for a glass of water.

HOBO JUNGLE
Hobo jungle is American slang for a shanty town.

HOBSON'S CHOICE
Hobson's choice is London Cockney rhyming slang for voice.

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HOBSONJOBSON
Hobsonjobson is the British slang linguistic process whereby foreign words or phrases are anglicized for use by English speakers; such as 'plonk' from the French vin blanc, and hocuspocus from the Latin hoc est corpus.

HOCK
Hock is slang for credit or debt. Hock is slang for to pawn something.

HOCK UP A FURBALL
Hock up a furball is American slang for to vomit

HOCKEY
Hockey is slang for spitting. Hockey is slang for a globule of spit. Hockey is slang for a disgusting substance, such as excrement. Hockey is American slang for rubbish, nonsense.

HOCKS
Hocks is BlackAmerican slang for the feet

HOCKSHOP
Hockshop is slang for a pawnbrokers.

HOD
Hod was British 1950s slang for a female sexual partner.

HOD OF MORTAR
Hod of mortar was old London Cockney rhyming slang for porter beer.

HOG
Hog is slang for a greedy person. Hog is slang for a motorcycle, particularly a Harley Davidson. Hog is slang for an unpleasant woman. Hog is slang for PCP. Hog was British slang for a shilling.

HOGTIED
Hogtied is American slang for incapacitated.

HOGWILD
Hogwild is slang for uncontrolled, unrestrained behaviour.

HOGWIMPERING
Hogwimpering is British slang for abject, helpless. Hogwimpering is British slang for very intoxicated.

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HOGGINS
Hoggins is British slang for sexual gratification.

HOGSNORTON
Hogsnorton is British slang for a glutton.

HOICK
Hoick is British slang for to spit.

HOIST
Hoist is slang for to steal, particularly by shoplifting or pickpocketing. Hoist is slang for a thief, particularly a shoplifter or pickpocket. Hoist was 18th century slang for a twoman robbery in which one man would stand upon the other in order to effect a highrise entry into a building. Hoist is American slang for to raise and down a drink, particularly beer.

HOISTER
Hoister is slang for a thief, particularly a shoplifter or pickpocket.

HOITYTOITY
Hoitytoity is slang for arrogant, condascendingly superior.

HOKEY
Hokey is slang for corny; sentimental. Hokey is American slang for contrived; phoney; counterfeit.

HOKEY COKEY
Hokey cokey is London Cockney rhyming slang for karaoke.

HOKUM
Hokum is slang for claptrap; bunk. Hokum is slang for obvious or hackneyed material of a sentimental nature in a play, film, etc.

HOLD
Hold is American slang for without.

HOLD ON THE SLACK


Hold on the slack was old slang for skulk, be lazy.

HOLD YOUR NOISE


Hold your noise is British slang for be quiet. Shutup.

HOLDING
Holding is British slang for to be in possession of money. Holding is BlackAmerican slang for possession of illegal drugs.

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HOLDING FOLDING
Holding folding is British slang for to be in possession of money.

HOLE
Hole is slang for the anus. Hole is slang for the vagina. Hole is slang for the mouth. Hole is slang for a oneperson cell, solitary confinement. Hole is slang for a difficult and embarrassing situation.

HOLE IN ONE
Hole in one is slang for a bullet wound through the mouth or rectum.

HOLE IN ONE'S OWN SHOE


Hole in one's own shoe is British slang for to be the cause of one's own misery.

HOLE IN THE GROUND


Hole in the ground is London Cockney rhyming slang for one pound sterling.

HOLE IN THE WALL


Hole in the wall is British slang for an ATM cash machine.

HOLED BELOW THE WATER LINE


Holed below the water line is British slang for impotent.

HOLLER
Holler is British slang for to give information to the police. Holler is British slang for to run.

HOLLER AND SHOUT


Holler and shout is London Cockney rhyming slang for a German (Kraut).

HOLLER BOYS HOLLER


Holler boys holler is London Cockney rhyming slang for a collar.

HOLS
Hols is British school slang for holidays.

HOLY FRIAR
Holy friar is London Cockney rhyming slang for liar.

HOLY GHOST
Holy ghost is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pub landlord (host). Holy ghost is London Cockney rhyming slang for post. Holy ghost is London Cockney rhyming slang for toast.

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HOLY JOE
Holy Joe is British slang for a religious man.

HOLY LAND
Holy Land is British slang for an area populated by Jews (originally Whitechapel in London).

HOLY NAIL
Holy nail is London Cockney rhyming slang for bail.

HOLY SMOKE
Holy smoke is London Cockney rhyming slang for coke.

HOLY WATER
Holy water is British slang for whisky and water. Holy water is London Cockney rhyming slang for daughter.

HOLYFIELD'S EAR
Holyfield's ear is London Cockney rhyming slang for year.

HOMBRE
Hombre is slang for heroin. Hombre is slang for man.

HOME ON THE RANGE


Home on the range is London Cockney rhyming slang for strange.

HOME RUN
Home run is American slang for full sexual intercourse.

HOMEALONG
Homealong is Dorset slang for homewards.

HOMEBOY
Homeboy was American slang for a close friend. Homeboy is American slang for a streetgang member.

HOMEGROWN
Homegrown is slang for cannabis.

HOMELY
Homely is British slang for plain.

HOMER
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HOMEWORK
Homework is British slang for an attractive woman.

HOMEYS
Homeys is slang for a home loving young professional.

HOMO
Homo is slang for a male homosexual.

HONCHO
Honcho is slang for a boss, an important person. Honcho is American military slang for the leader of a commando team.

HONEY
Honey is a British slang term of endearment. Honey is British slang for darling.

HONEY BLUNTS
Honey blunts is slang for marijuana cigars sealed with honey.

HONEY MONTH
Honey month was 17th century British slang for the first month of a marriage.

HONEY OIL
Honey Oil is slang for ketamine.

HONEYPOT
Honeypot is slang for the vagina.

HONG KONG
Hong Kong is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad smell (pong). Hong Kong is London Cockney rhyming slang for wrong.

HONK
Honk is slang for to vomit. Honk is slang for to smell very badly. Honk was British slang during the 1950's for to drink to excess.

HONK UP
Honk up is slang for to vomit. Occasionally shortened to honk.

HONKED
Honked is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

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HONKER
Honker is slang for a nose, especially a large nose.

HONKERS
Honkers is British slang for Hong Kong.

HONKIES
Honkies is American slang for the buttocks.

HONKING
Honking is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

HONKING DOWN
Honking down is British slang for raining hard.

HONKY
Honky is derogatory Black American slang for a white man.

HONKYTONK
Honkytonk is American and Canadian slang for a cheap disreputable nightclub, bar, etc.

HOOCH
Hooch is slang for liquor, particularly illicitly produced alcoholic liquor.

HOOD

Hood is American slang for a gangster.

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HOOEY
Hooey is slang for nonsense; rubbish.

HOOF
Hoof is slang for a foot.

HOOF IT
Hoof it is slang for to walk. Hoof it is slang for to leave, or walk away. Hoof it is slang for to dance.

HOOFER
Hoofer is slang for a dancer, particularly a chorusgirl or other professional dancer.

HOOFING
Hoofing is slang for dancing.

HOOHA
Hooha is British slang for a commotion.

HOOK
Hook is British slang for to steal. Hook is British slang for a pickpocket. Hook is British slang for a stmbling block, a catch to a deal.

HOOK IT
Hook it is British slang for to leave, run away.

HOOK UP
Hook up is British slang for to meet.

HOOKED
Hooked is slang for addicted.

HOOKER
Hooker is American and Canadian slang for a draught of alcoholic drink, especially of spirits. Hooker is American and Canadian slang for a prostitute.

HOOKIE
Hookie is old British slang for a Jew.

HOOKING
Hooking is American slang for working as a prostitute; soliciting for prostitution business.

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HOOKS
Hooks is slang for hands.

HOOKY
Hooky is slang for truancy. Hooky is British slang for stolen, of dubious provenance. Hooky is British slang for a Jew.

HOOKY STREET
Hooky street is British slang for a place where stolen goods are bought and sold.

HOOLIE
Hoolie is slang for a wild, noisy party or celebration.

HOOLIVAN
Hoolivan is slang for a police van with protective grills for use in riots against hooligans.

HOON
Hoon is Australian slang for a lout, hooligan or disreputable youth. Hoon was Australian slang for a pimp.

HOOP
Hoop is British slang for the anus.

HOOP OUT
Hoop Out is American slang for play basketball.

HOOPLA
Hoopla is American and Canadian slang for noise; bustle. Hoopla is American slang for nonsense.

HOORAY
Hooray is British slang for an offensive, rowdy uppermiddle class young man.

HOORAY HENRY
Hooray Henry is British slang for an offensive, rowdy uppermiddle class young man.

HOOSEGOW
Hoosegow is American slang for jail.

HOOT
Hoot is Australian and New Zealand slang for money.

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HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE
Hootchie cootchie is American slang for sexual caresses or erotic dancing.

HOOTER
Hooter is British slang for the nose. Hooter is American slang for a marijuana cigarette.

HOOTERS
Hooters is American slang for breasts.

HOOVER
Hoover is slang for an expensive car that attracts the girls. Hoover is slang for eat or drink very rapidly.

HOOVERIN
Hooverin is American slang for to vomit

HOOVERVILLE
Hooverville is American slang for a shanty town, or a place where the homeless go to sleep.

HOP
Hop is British slang for an illicit drug. Hop (shortened from John Hop) is Australian rhyming slang for cop, a policeman.

HOP A BABE
Hop a babe is American slang for to have sex with a woman.

HOP INTO
Hop into is Australian and New Zealand slang for to attack a person. Hop into is Australian and New Zealand slang for to start or set about a task.

HOP IT
Hop it is British slang for go away.

HOP IT AND SCRAM


Hop it and scram is London Cockney rhyming slang for ham.

HOP THE WAG


Hop the wag is British slang for to play truant from school.

HOPO'MYTHUMB
Hpo'mythumb was old English slang for a person of short stature, a dwarf.

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HOPHEAD
Hophead is British slang for a beer drinker. Hophead is American slang for a heroin or opium addict.

HOPPEDUP
Hoppedup is slang for under the influence of narcotics.

HOPPER
Hopper is American slang for a toilet bowl.

HOPPING HUT
Hopping hut is London Cockney rhyming slang for a promiscuous woman (slut).

HOPPING POT
Hopping pot is London Cockney rhyming slang for lot.

HOPPY
Hoppy is British slang for a lame person. Hoppy is British slang for a beer drinker.

HOPS
Hops is British slang for beer.

HOPSCOTCH
Hopscotch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a watch.

HORACE
Horace is British slang for the penis.

HORIZONTAL DANCING
Horizontal dancing is slang for sexual intercourse.

HORIZONTAL REFRESHMENT
Horizontal refreshment is slang for sexual intercourse.

HORIZONTAL RELAXATION
Horizontal relaxation is Australian and New Zealand slang for sexual intercourse.

HORIZONTAL RUMBLE
Horizontal rumble is American slang for sexual intercourse.

HORIZONTAL WORKER
Horizontal worker is American slang for a prostitute.

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HORIZONTALS
Horizontals is British slang for sexual intercourse. Horizontals was 1920's and 1930's American slang for sexual intercourse.

HORK
Hork is American slang for to steal. Hork is American slang for to spit. Hork is American slang for to vomit.

HORLICKS
Horlicks is British slang for a mess.

HORMONE
Hormone is American slang for a sexually aggressive person.

HORMONE FIX
Hormone fix is American slang for sexual activity.

HORMONES
Hormones is American slang for courage.

HORN
Horn is slang for the penis. Horn is slang for an erection of the penis. Horn is slang for sexual excitement or lust. Horn is slang for the nose. Horn is slang for a trumpet. Horn is slang for a pipe used to smoke crack cocaine. Horn is American slang for a drink. Horn is American slang for the telephone. Horn is American slang for to inhale a narcotic drug. Horn is Jamaican slang for extramarital sex, an affair.

HORN BAG
Horn bag is Australian slang for an attractive woman or girl.

HORN COLIC
Horn colic was old slang for an involuntary erection of the penis.

HORN IN
Horn in is American slang for to interrupt, intrude, interfere.

HORN MOVIE
Horn movie is slang for a pornographic film.

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HORNCHILD
Hornchild is Jamaican slang for the offspring of adulterous sexual intercourse.

HORNGROWER
Horngrower is slang for a married man.

HORNMAD
HornMad was slang for lecherous, very lustful. Hornmad was 18th and 19th century slang for extremely jealous, especially when one's wife has slept with another man.

HORNMERCHANT
Hornmerchant is slang for a married man.

HORNTHUMB
Hornthumb was 19th century English slang for a pickpocket, so named on account of the habit of cutpurses of wearing a thimble of horn on their thumb to avoid cutting themselves with their knife.

HORNBUG
Hornbug is American slang for someone obsessed with sex.

HORNDOG
Horndog is American slang for a sexually aggressive person. Horndog is American slang for to pursue for sex.

HORNEDUP
Hornedup is American slang for sexually excited.

HORNERMAN
Hornerman is Jamaican slang for a man with a reputation for sleeping with other men's wives.

HORNET
Hornet is slang for an illtempered, unpleasant person.

HORNETS
Hornets is American slang for bullets.

HORNETY
Hornety is slang for angry.

HORNIFICATION
Hornification is slang for an erection of the penis.

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HORNIFIED
Hornified was 18th and 19th century slang for to be cuckolded.

HORNIFY
Hornify is slang for to cuckold.

HORNING
Horning is slang for boasting, showing off. Horning is slang for heroin. Horning is slang for inhaling a narcotic drug.

HORNSWOGGLE
Hornswoggle is slang for to cheat or trick; bamboozle.

HORNY
Horny is slang for a feeling of sexual excitement, lustful.

HORRORBALL
Horrorball is slang for an unpleasant person.

HORRORS
Horrors is slang for a fit of depression or anxiety.

HORRORSHOW
Horrorshow is slang for something shocking or horrifying. Horrorshow is slang for something impressive or sensational.

HORS D'OEUVRES
Hors d'Oeuvres is British rhyming slang for nerves.

HORSE
Horse is slang for heroin.

HORSE AND CARRIAGE


Horse and carriage is London Cockney rhyming slang for garage.

HORSE AND CART


Horse and cart is London Cockney rhyming slang for fart. Horse and cart is London Cockney rhyming slang for heart. Horse and cart is London Cockney rhyming slang for start.

HORSE AND CARTS


Horse and carts is London Cockney rhyming slang for darts.

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HORSE AND TRAP


Horse and trap is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (clap). Horse and trap is London Cockney rhyming slang for crap.

HORSE AND TROUGH


Horse and trough is London Cockney rhyming slang for cough.

HORSE FEATHERS
Horse feathers is American slang for nonsense.

HORSE MARINE
Horse marine is nautical slang for an awkward, lubbery person. The term originates from the 19th century joke of mounted soldiers being completely out of place on ship. In fact, during towards the end of the 19th century marines were occasionally used on horseback.

HORSE PIDDLE
Horse piddle is British slang for a hospital.

HORSE TRANQUILIZER
Horse tranquilizer is slang for phencyclidine.

HORSE'S ASS
Horse's ass is American slang for a fool.

HORSE'S COLLAR
Horse's collar is British slang for a promiscuous woman's vagina.

HORSE'S HOOF
Horse's hoof is British and Australian rhyming slang for a male homosexual (poof).

HORSEBITE
Horsebite is slang for heroin.

HORSED
Horsed is slang for under the influence of heroin.

HORSESHIT
Horseshit is slang for rubbish; nonsense.

HORSEY SET
Horsey set is British slang for wealthy countryfolk.

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HOSEHEAD
Hosehead is American college slang for an idiot.

HOSER
Hoser is American slang for a fraud, a deceitful person, a cheat. Hoser is American and Canadian slang for a promiscuous man, a womaniser. Hoser is Canadian and American slang for an idiot.

HOSS
Hoss is Dorset slang for a horse.

HOSSTINGER
Hosstinger is Dorset slang for a dragonfly.

HOT
Hot is slang for impressive or good of its kind. Hot is slang for sexually attractive. Hot is jazz slang for arousing great excitement or enthusiasm by inspired improvisation, strong rhythms, etc. Hot is slang for stolen, smuggled, or otherwise illegally obtained. Hot is American military slang for under hostile fire.

HOT AND COLD


Hot and cold is London Cockney rhyming slang for gold.

HOT BEEF
Hot beef is London Cockney rhyming slang for thief.

HOT CACK
Hot cack is Australian slang for the latest news.

HOT CROSS BUN


Hot cross bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for gun. Hot cross bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for nun. Hot cross bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for run. Hot cross bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for son. Hot cross bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for sun.

HOT DINNER
Hot dinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for winner.

HOT KNIVES
Hot knives is slang for a method of smoking cannabis without the aid of tobacco. Burning the cannabis between two hot knives and drawing the smoke into a recepticle before inhaling.

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HOT POOP
Hot poop is slang for the latest news.

HOT POTATO
Hot potato is slang for a delicate or awkward matter. Hot potato is London Cockney rhyming slang for waiter.

HOT ROLLER
Hot roller is American slang for a stolen car.

HOT SEAT
Hot seat is American slang for the electric chair.

HOT SHIT
Hot shit is slang for something impressive, exciting, superlative.

HOT SQUAT
Hot squat is American tramp slang for the electric chair

HOT TAMALE
Hot tamale is American slang for a sexually arousing woman.

HOT TO TROT
Hot to trot is slang for eager and enthusiastic for sex.

HOT TODDY
Hot toddy is London Cockney rhyming slang for a sexual attractive body.

HOTDOG
Hotdog is American slang for to perform very well, to show off. Hotdog is American slang for something outstanding, spectacular, successful.

HOTWIRE
Hotwire is slang for to start the engine of a motor vehicle by bypassing the ignition switch.

HOTEL
Hotel is British slang for a police station.

HOTPOT
Hotpot is Australian slang for a heavily backed horse.

HOTS
Hots is slang for intense sexual desire; lust.

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HOTSHOT
Hotshot is American slang for to administer a lethal injection of a narcotic.

HOTSYTOTSY
Hotsytotsy is slang for splendid.

HOTTIE
Hottie is British and Australian slang for a hot water bottle.

HOTTING
Hotting is British slang for stealing cars for entertainment.

HOUDINI
Houdini is British slang for to escape, to disappear.

HOUND
Hound is British slang for a reprehensible person. Hound is British slang for a young male thug. Hound is American and Canadian slang for an enthusiast.

HOUNDS ON AN ISLAND
Hounds on an island is American slang for sausages on beans.

HOUNSLOW HEATH
Houslow Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth.

HOUSE
House is slang for 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 four bar repetitive base structure. American house is often distinct from British or Italian house.

HOUSE OF FRASER
House of Fraser is London Cockney rhyming slang for razor.

HOUSE OF LORDS
House of Lords is London Cockney rhyming slang for corduroytrousers (cords).

HOUSE OF WAX
House of wax is London Cockney rhyming slang for five pounds sterling (Jacks). House of wax is irish slang for a lavatory.

HOUSEMAID'S KNEE
Housemaid's knee is London Cockney rhyming slang for a key. Housemaid's knee is London Cockney rhyming slang for sea.

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HOUSEWIVE'S CHOICE
Housewive's choice is London Cockney rhyming slang for voice.

HOUSEYHOUSEY
Houseyhousey is London Cockney rhyming slang for feeling unwell, rundown (lousy).

HOVIS
Hovis is British slang for dead. Hovis is British slang for the head.

HOW D'YOU DO
How d'you do is British slang for a commotion or brawl. How d'you do is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoe. How d'you do is London Cockney rhyming slang for trouble, agitation (stew).

HOW DO
How do is Dorset slang for how do you do.

HOW'S TRICKS?
How's tricks is slang for how are you?.

HOW'S YOUR FATHER


How's your father is British slang for the penis. How's your father is British slang for sexual intercourse. How's your father is British slang for a bad state of affairs. How's your father is British slang for something nameless, or for which the name has been forgotten. How's your father is London Cockney rhyming slang for lather. How's your father is London Cockney rhyming slang for palaver.

HOWARD'S WAY
Howard's Way is London Cockney rhyming slang for homosexual (gay).

HOWL
Howl is slang for a person or thing that is very funny. Howl is slang for a prolonged outburst of laughter.

HRN
HRN is slang for heroin.

HROUN
Hroun is Dorset slang for round.

HUBBA
Hubba is American slang for crack cocaine.

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HUCKLE
Huckle is American slang for an effeminate homosexual.

HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Huckleberry Finn is Australian rhyming slang for gin.

HUCKMUCK
Huckmuck is Dorset slang for dirty, slovenly.

HUEY
Huey is slang for a helicopter. Huey is American slang for to vomit.

HUFF
Huff is slang for to sniff an illicit drug. Huff is British slang for to expel air from the anus.

HUFFY
Huffy is slang for irritable, indignant, angry.

HUG THE PORCELAIN WISHING WELL


Hug the porcelain wishing well is American slang for to vomit.

HUGH JAMPTON
Hugh Jamptonis British slang for a man with a large penis.

HUGH JOOTER
Hugh Jooteris British slang for a man with a large nose.

HUGHIE
Hughie is British slang for to vomit. Hughie is British slang for a piece of green phlegm.

HUGHIES
Hughies is British slang for green vegetables (greens).

HUGS AND KISSES


Hugs and kisses is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife (missus).

HUM
Hum is British and Irish slang for to smell unpleasant. Hum is Australian slang for to scrounge.

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HUMHOLE
Humhole is slang for the mouth.

HUMDINGER
Humdinger is American slang for an excellent person or thing.

HUMMER
Hummer is BlackAmerican slang for a small error; also getting something free

HUMONGOUS
Humongous is slang for exceptionally large; huge or enormous.

HUMP
Hump is slang for sexual intercourse. Hump is slang for to carry or heave.

HUMPEDUP
Humpedup is British slang for angry, irritated, annoyed.

HUMPTY
Humpty is British slang for annoyed, resentful. Humpty is British slang for sexually aroused.

HUMPTY DUMPTY
Humpty Dumpty is British slang for broken, ruined. Humpty Dumpty is British slang for a depressed person, a moaner.

HUMPY
Humpy is British slang for annoyed, resentful. Humpy is Australian slang for an aboriginal's shack.

HUN
Hun is British slang for darling. Hun is a British slang term of endearment.

HUNCHFRONT
Hunchfront is British slang for a woman with very large breasts.

HUNDRED TO EIGHT
Hundred to eight is British rhyming slang for plate.

HUNDRED TO THIRTY
Hundred to thirty is London Cockney rhyming slang for dirty.

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HUNG
Hung is slang for sexually endowed.

HUNG UP
Hung up is slang for impeded by some difficulty or delay. Hung up is slang for in a state of confusion; emotionally disturbed.

HUNG UP ON
Hung up on is slang for obsessively or exclusively interested in.

HUNGRY HORACE
Hungry Horace is British slang for someone who is always hungry.

HUNGRY TRACK
Hungry track is Australian slang for a section of road on which a vagrant finds it hard to find work or food.

HUNK
Hunk is slang for a sexually attractive man.

HUNKIE
Hunkie is American slang for a Hungarian.

HUNKYDORY
Hunkydory is slang for fine, in good order, perfect.

HUNTLEY
Huntley (shortened from Huntley and Palmer) is British rhyming slang for karma.

HUNTLEY AND PALMER


Huntley and Palmer is London Cockney rhyming slang for farmer. Huntley and Palmer is London Cockney rhyming slang for karma.

HUNTLEY AND PALMERS


Huntley and Palmers is London Cockney rhyming slang for piles (farmers).

HURL
Hurl is Australian and South African slang for to vomit.

HURRICANE DECK
Hurricane dexk is London Cockney rhyming slang for neck.

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HURRY UP VAN
Hurry up van was British 1950s slang for a police car.

HUSBAND AND WIFE


Husband and wife is London Cockney rhyming slang for knife.

HUSH PUPPIE
Hush puppie is London Cockney rhyming slang for a highearning, highprofile professional (yuppie).

HUSTLE
Hustle is slang for to earn or obtain something forcefully. Hustle is slang for to work as a prostitute. Hustle is BlackAmerican slang for to survive by any means possible. Hustle is American slang for to solicit business.

HUSTLE YOUR BUSTLE


Hustle your bustle is British slang for hurry up.

HUSTLER
Hustler is slang for a prostitute. Hustler is slang for someone who deliberately plays badly in order to secure an attractive wager on himself later. Hustler is slang for an intrusive, importunate or overassertive person.

HUZ
Huz is Dorset slang for a prostitute.

HUZBIRD
Huzbird is Dorset slang for an obnoxious person (literally 'child of a whore').

HYDE PARK
Hyde Park is theatre rhyming slang for mark. Hyde Park is London Cockney rhyming slang for an informer (nark).

HYDRAULICS
Hydraulics is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (bollocks).

HYMIE
Hymie is offensive slang for a Jew.

HYPE
Hype is slang for a hypodermic needle or injection. Hype is slang for to market or promote a product using exaggerated or intensive publicity. Hype is BlackAmerican slang for a deception.

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HYPED UP
Hyped up is slang for stimulated or excited by or as if by the effect of a stimulating drug.

HYPER
Hyper is slang for agitated; keyed up.

HYPO
Hypo is slang for a hypodermic syringe.

I AM BACK
I am back is British slang for crack cocaine.

I AND I
I and I is Jamaican Rastafarian slang for me.

I DESIRE
I desire is British slang for a fire.

I SHOULD COCOA
I should cocoa is slang for say so.

I SUPPOSE
I suppose is London Cockney rhyming slang for nose.

I'LL BE THERE
I'll be there is London Cockney rhyming slang for chair.

I'M AFLOAT
I'm afloat is London Cockney rhyming slang for boat. I'm afloat is London Cockney rhyming slang for an overcoat.

I'M SO FRISKY
I'm so frisky is London Cockney rhyming slang for whisky.

I'M WILLING
I'm willing was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a shilling.

IAN RUSH
Ian Rush is British slang for a paintbrush.

ICE
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ICE COLD
Ice cold is American and Australian slang for a beer.

ICE CREAM
Ice cream was British 1950's slang for a man. Ice cream is slang for a white man.

ICE CREAMER
Ice creamer is British slang for an Italian. Ice creamer is American slang for an occasional drug user.

ICE MAIDEN
Ice maiden is slang for a cold, aloof, frigid woman.

ICE MAN
Ice man is American slang for a jewel thief. Ice man is American slang for a professional killer.

ICECREAM
Icecream is slang for someone who talks tough but acts cowardly.

ICECREAM FREEZER
Icecream freezer is rhyming slang for a man (geezer).

ICECREAM HABIT
Icecream habit is slang for occasional drug use.

ICECREAMER
Icecreamer is British slang for an Italian.

ICEBERG
Iceberg is American slang for a person considered to have a cold or reserved manner.

ICEBOX
Icebox is slang for a solitary confinement cell.

ICED
Iced is BlackAmerican slang for imprisoned

ICKY
Icky is slang for distatestful, unpleasant. Icky is slang for sickly, sentimental, cloying.

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IDDY
Iddy is London slang for a Jew.

IDEAPOT
Ideapot is BlackAmerican slang for the mind

IDEAL HOME
Ideal home is slang for a comb.

IDEY
Idey is British slang for a fire.

IDIOT BOARD
Idiot board is a slang name for an autocue.

IDIOT BOX
Idiot box is slang for a television set.

IDIOT DANCING
Idiot dancing is British slang for a form of frenzied and abandoned dancing which takes place on the spot.

IDIOT PILLS
Idiot Pills is slang for phenobarbital.

IDIOT'S LANTERN
Idiot's lantern is slang for a television set.

IF SO BE
If so be is Dorset slang for if it is.

IFFY
Iffy is slang for questionable, dubious, doubtful, suspicious.

IGG
Igg is BlackAmerican slang for ignore

IKEY
Ikey is derogatory British slang for a Jew.

IKEY MO
Ikey Mo is derogatory British slang for a Jew.

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ILIE NASTASE
Ilie Nastase is London Cockney rhyming slang for lavatory (carsey).

ILL
Ill is slang for phencyclidine.

ILLIES
Illies is slang for tobacco and pot rolled together and dipped in PCP.

ILLIN'
Illin' is slang for sick, unhealthy. Illin' is slang for stupid, crazed, unbalanced. Illin' is slang for bad, not cool.

IMBO
Imbo is Australian slang for an imbecile.

IMMABBE
Immabbe is Dorset slang for maybe.

IMPENDING SOCIAL DISASTER


Impending social disater is American medical slang for a dark pattern in an abdominal xray indicating a major gas buildup.

IMPORT
Import is Canadian slang for a sportsman who is not native to the area where he plays.

IMPOT
Impot is British public school slang for an imposition a written task imposed as punishment for misbehaviour.

IMSHI
Imshi is slang for go away.

IN
In is slang for fashionable, modish.

IN A DEUCE
In a deuce is British slang for in a pair.

IN A PIG'S ARSE
In a pig's arse is a slang expression of violent enial, refusal, dismissal.

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IN A PIG'S EYE
In a pig's eye is a slang expression of violent enial, refusal, dismissal.

IN AND OUT
In and out is British slang for sexual intercourse. In and out is London Cockney rhyming slang for snout. In and out is London Cockney rhyming slang for spout. In and out is London Cockney rhyming slang for sprout. In and out is London Cockney rhyming slang for stout. In and out is London Cockney rhyming slang for tout.

IN BED WITH
In bed with is British slang for allied to, in partnership with.

IN BETWEEN
In between is Australian rhyming slang for a male homosexual (queen).

IN BITS
In bits is slang for mentally confused.

IN BOTHER
In bother is British slang for in trouble.

IN CAREY STREET
In Carey Street is British slang for bankrupt, in severe financial difficulties.

IN COLLAR
In collar is British slang for employed.

IN COOSE
In coose is Dorset slang for of course.

IN COSTUME
In costume is American police slang for in uniform.

IN DEEP SHIT
In deep shit is slang for in trouble.

IN DOCK
In dock is British slang for out of action, sick, incapacitated.

IN DUTCH
In Dutch is slang for in trouble.

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IN EFFECT
In effect is British slang for in action, at large, happening.

IN FRONT OF
In front of is BlackAmerican slang for to have control of a situation

IN HOCK
In hock is slang for pawned.

IN LIKE FLYNN
In like Flynn is British slang for to be in a favourable position.

IN LUMBER
In lumber is British slang for in trouble.

IN QUEER STREET
In Queer Street is British slang for in financial difficulties.

IN SCHTUK
In schtuk is British slang for in trouble.

IN SHIT STREET
In shit street is British slang for in trouble.

IN SHTOOK
In shtook is British slang for in trouble.

IN SHTUK
In shtuk is British slang for in trouble.

IN STOOK
In stook is British slang for in trouble.

IN SWELL STREET
In Swell Street is British slang for wealthy.

IN THE ALLEY
In the alley is American slang for serve as a side dish.

IN THE BAG
In the bag is American slang for intoxicated. In the bag is American slang for ruined. In the bag is American police slang for demoted.

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IN THE CHAIR
In the chair is British slang for the person whose turn it is to pay.

IN THE CLOSET
In the closet is British slang for hiding one's homosexuality.

IN THE CLUB
In the club is British slang for pregnant.

IN THE DOGHOUSE
In the doghouse is slang for being out of favour.

IN THE FLYNN
In the Flynn is slang for successful. In a comfortable or advantageous position.

IN THE FRAME
In the frame is slang for identified as a suspect in a crime, believed to be responsible for a crime.

IN THE GROOVE
In the groove is slang working well; in harmony with other people, aware of what is happening.

IN THE MOOD
In the mood is London Cockney rhyming slang for food.

IN THE NUDDIE
In the nuddie is British slang for naked.

IN THE NUDE
In the nude is London Cockney rhyming slang for food.

IN THE RATTLE
In the rattle is nautical slang for in trouble; on the commander's report of defaulters.

IN THE RAW
In the raw is British slang for naked.

IN THE SHIT
In the shit is slang for in trouble.

IN THE SOUP
In the soup is slang for in trouble.

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IN THE TRAP
In the trap is British slang for ready and waiting to go.

IN YOUR EYE
In your eye is a slang expression of violent enial, refusal, dismissal.

INANDOUT MAN
Inandout man is British slang for an opportunist thief.

INOUT
Inout is slang for sexual intercourse.

INDEX
Index is BlackAmerican slang for the human face

INDIA
India is British slang for marijuana, cannabis.

INDIAN CHARM
Indian charm is London Cockney rhyming slang for arm.

INDIAN HEMP
Indian hemp is slang for marijuana, cannabis, hashish.

INDICA
Indica is slang for cannabis.

INDIE
Indie is slang for a type of guitar orientated music derived from punk. Indie has generated its own fashions as with most youth music. Originally an abbreviation of Independent, it refers to being a record label not affiliated to a major label such as Sony or EMI.

INDIEKID
Indiekid is slang for a person who is keen on Indie music and wears its fashions.

INDIJAGGERS
Indijaggers is British slang for indigestion, a stomach upset.

INDO
Indo is slang for cannabis.

INDUCE ANTIPERISTALSIS
Induce antiperistalsis is American slang for to vomit

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INEXPRESSIBLES
Inexpresibles is old slang for breeches; trousers.

INK
Ink is BlackAmerican slang for cheap wine

INKED
Inked is slang for intoxicated.

INKSPOT
Inkspot is British slang for a black person.

INKWELL
Inkwell was 19th century British slang for the vagina.

INKY
Inky is slang for intoxicated.

INKY BLUE
Inky blue is London Cockney rhyming slang for flu.

INKY SMUDGE
Inky smudge is London Cockney rhyming slang for a judge.

INSECTS AND ANTS


Insects and ants is London Cockney rhyming slang for underpants.

INSIDE
Inside is slang for in or into prison.

INSIDE JOB
Inside job is slang for a crime committed against an organisation or property, by a person belonging to that place or organization.

INSIDE LEFT
Inside left is British slang for the ten in a deck of playing cards.

INSIDE RIGHT
Inside right is British slang for the eight in a deck of playing cards.

INSPECTOR OF MANHOLES
Inspector of manholes is British slang for a male homosexual.

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INSTANT CUSTARD
Instant custard is British slang for premature or very quick ejaculation.

INSTANT KARMA
Instant karma is slang for a hallucinogenic drug.

INSTANT ZEN
Instant zen was American 1960's slang for a hallucinogenic drug.

INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT
Intelligence department is British slang for the head.

INTENSE
Intense is American slang for good, positive.

INTERCOURSE
Intercourse is slang for sexual intercourse.

INTERCOURSED
Intercoursed is British slang for exhausted.

INTERFACING
Interfacing is slang for communicating, getting on well with.

INTERIOR DECORATING
Interior decorating is British slang for sexual intercourse.

INTO
Into is slang for interest, like whats your bag ?, what are you into ?

INVERSE GUT
Inverse gut is American slang for to vomit

INVOLUNTARY PERSONAL PROTEIN SPILL


Involuntary personal protein spill is American slang for to vomit

IRENE HANDL
Irene Handl is London Cockney rhyming slang for candle.

IRISH
Irish (from Irish jig) is Cockney rhyming slang for wig.

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IRISH APPLE
Irish apple is slang for a potato.

IRISH APRICOT
Irish apricot is slang for a potato.

IRISH CONFETTI
Irish confetti is slang for stones, rocks and other debris thrown during a riot or demonstration.

IRISH JIG
Irish jig is Cockney rhyming slang for wig. Irish jig is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigarette.

IRISH PLUM
Irish plum is slang for a potato.

IRISH ROSE
Irish rose is London Cockney rhyming slang for nose.

IRISH SCREWDRIVER
Irish screwdriver is British slang for a hammer.

IRISH STEW
Irish stew is London Cockney rhyming slang for blue. Irish stew is London Cockney rhyming slang for true.

IRISH WAY
Irish way is British slang for anal intercourse between a man and a woman.

IRON
Iron (from Shooting Iron) is slang for a pistol or revolver. Iron (from Iron Hoof) is rhyming slang for poof. Iron is British slang for money. Iron is British slang for a crowbar. Iron is American slang for a splintlike support for a malformed leg.

IRON DUKE
Iron duke is London Cockney rhyming slang for fluke.

IRON GIRDER
Iron girder is London Cockney rhyming slang for murder.

IRON HOOF
Iron Hoof is rhyming slang for poof.

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IRON HOOP
Iron hoop is London Cockney rhyming slang for soup.

IRON HORSE
Iron horse is London Cockney rhyming slang for course. Iron horse is London Cockney rhyming slang for toss.

IRON MAGNET
Iron magnet is British slang for a heterosexual man who attracts homosexuals.

IRON MIKE
Iron Mike is London Cockney rhyming slang for bike.

IRON TANK
Iron Tank is London Cockney rhyming slang for bank.

IRONS
Irons is British slang for cutlery.

IRVING
Irving is American slang for a boring person or nonentity.

ISAACS
Isaacs is London slang for a fat person.

ISABELLA
Isabella is London Cockney rhyming slang for umbrella.

ISADORA
Isadora is British slang for a long scarf.

ISLE OF MAN
Isle of Man is London Cockney rhyming slang for pan.

ISLE OF WIGHT
Isle of Wight is London Cockney rhyming slang for right. Isle of Wight is London Cockney rhyming slang for alright. Isle of Wight is London Cockney rhyming slang for light. Isle of Wight is London Cockney rhyming slang for tight.

ISSUM
Issum is Dorset slang for are they?

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ITCH AND SCRATCH


Itch and scratch is London Cockney rhyming slang for match.

ITCHY
Itchy is slang for restless, eager.

ITCHY PIGS
Itchy pigs is British slang for a dish of seasoned pork rind (pork scratchings).

ITEM
Item is slang for a current sexual relationship; item is slang for an actual or potential sexual partner.

IVAN
Ivan is slang for a Russian.

IVORIES
Ivories is slang for the teeth. Ivories is slang for the keys of a piano Ivories is slang for dice. Ivories is slang for billiard balls.

IVORY PEARL
Ivory pearl is London Cockney rhyming slang for girl.

IVORY SNATCHER
Ivory snatcher is British slang for a dentist.

IVORY THIEF
Ivory thief is British slang for a dentist.

IVY
Ivy is British slang for a stupid woman.

IXNAY
Ixnay is slang for no, not, none.

IXNAY OFAY
Ixnay ofay is American slang for no white people allowed.

J
J is slang for cannabis.

J ARTHUR
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J ARTHUR RANK
J Arthur Rank is British rhyming slang for masturbation (wank). J Arthur Rank) was 1940's British rhyming slang for a bank.

J CARROLL NAISH
J Carroll Naish is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate (slash).

J.T.
J.T. is British slang for the penis. J.T. is British slang for Jamaican patois.

JACK
Jack is slang for nothing. Jack is slang for a police officer. Jack is slang for an informer. Jack is vagrant slang for methylated spirits. Jack is drug slang for heroin. Jack is British slang for an erection. Jack is British slang for to ejaculate. Jack is American slang for money. Jack is Australian slang for tired or fed up.

JACK AND DANNY


Jack and Danny is London Cockney rhyming slang for the vagina (fanny).

JACK AND JILL


Jack and Jill is British slang for a male and female police officer working as a partnership. Jack and Jill is London Cockney rhyming slang for hill. Jack and Jill is London Cockney rhyming slang for bill. Jack and Jill is London Cockney rhyming slang for till. Jack and Jill is London Cockney rhyming slang for pill.

JACK AND JOAN


Jack and Joan is London Cockney rhyming slang for alone.

JACK AND VERA


Jack and Vera is London Cockney rhyming slang for the Daily Mirror newspaper.

JACK BENNY
Jack Benny is London Cockney rhyming slang for a penny.

JACK DEE
Jack Dee is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (pee).

JACK DOYLE
Jack Doyle is London Cockney rhyming slang for a boil.

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JACK FLASH
Jack Flash is London Cockney rhyming slang for crash. Jack Flash is London Cockney rhyming slang for smash. Jack Flash is London Cockney rhyming slang for hashish (hash).

JACK FROST
Jack Frost is London Cockney rhyming slang for lost.

JACK HORNER
Jack Horner is London Cockney rhyming slang for corner.

JACK IN
Jack in is slang for to abandon or leave an attempt or enterprise.

JACK IN A BOX
Jack in a box is slang for an unborn child, a foetus.

JACK JONES
Jack Jones is London Cockney rhyming slang for alone.

JACK KETCH
Jack Ketch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a prison sentence (stretch).

JACK MALONE
Jack Malone is London Cockney rhyming slang for alone.

JACK OF DIBS
Jack of dibs is British slang for a generous man.

JACK OF LEGS
Jack of legs is British slang for a tall, longlegged man.

JACK OF NO TRADES
Jack of no trades is British slang for a useless man.

JACK OF SPADES
Jack of spades is London Cockney rhyming slang for sunglasses (shades).

JACK OF TALL TALES


Jack of tall tales is British slang for a liar.

JACK OFF
Jack off is slang for to masturbate.

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JACK RANDALL
Jack Randall is London Cockney rhyming slang for a candle.

JACK SHIT
Jack shit is American slang for nothing.

JACK SPRAT
Jack Sprat is London Cockney rhyming slang for brat. Jack Sprat is London Cockney rhyming slang for fat.

JACK STRAW
Jack Straw is British slang for an insubstantial man.

JACK SURPASS
Jack Surpass is London Cockney rhyming slang for glass.

JACK TAR
Jack Tar is slang for a sailor. Jack Tar is London Cockney rhyming slang for bar.

JACK THE LAD


Jack the lad is British slang for a selfassured, cocky young man. Jack the lad is London Cockney rhyming slang for bad.

JACK THE RIPPER


Jack the Ripper is London Cockney rhyming slang for kipper. Jack the Ripper is London Cockney rhyming slang for slipper. Jack the Ripper is London Cockney rhyming slang for stripper.

JACK UP
Jack up is slang for to inject oneself with a drug, usually heroin. Jack up is British slang for to arrange or organise, especially at short notice.

JACKADANDY
JackaDandy is London Cockney rhyming slang for brandy.

JACKINTHEBOX
Jackinthebox is British slang for venereal disease (pox).

JACKTHELAD
Jackthelad is British slang for a young man who is regarded as a brash, loud showoff.

JACKANORY
Jackanory is British slang for a tale, a lie. Jackanory is British slang for a police informant.

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JACKDAW
Jackdaw is London Cockney rhyming slang for jaw.

JACKDAW AND ROOK


Jackdaw and rook is British theatre rhyming slang for a script (book).

JACKED OFF
Jacked off is slang for annoyed, angry.

JACKEDUP
Jackedup is slang for excited, agitated.

JACKET
Jacket is American slang for a personal file or dossier.

JACKET AND VEST


Jacket and vest is London Cockney rhyming slang for west.

JACKIE
Jackie is derogatory Australian slang for an Aborginal.

JACKIE DASH
Jackie Dash is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (slash).

JACKIE TRENT
Jackie Trent is London Cockney rhyming slang for corrupt (bent).

JACKING
Jacking is British slang for talking, gossip.

JACKS ALIVE
Jacks alive is London Cockney rhyming slang for five pounds sterling (five).

JACKSIE
Jacksie is British slang for the buttocks or anus.

JACKSON POLLOCKS
Jackson Pollocks is rhyming Slang for the testicles (bollocks).

JACOBS CRACKERS
Jacobs crackers is London Cockney rhyming slang for the testicles (knackers).

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JACQUES COUSTEAU
Jacques Cousteau is British slang for a dive.

JAFFA
Jaffa is British slang for a sterile man.

JAG
Jag is slang for intoxication from drugs or alcohol. Jag is slang for a bout of drinking or drug taking. Jag is slang for a period of uncontrolled activity.

JAGGED
Jagged is slang for intoxicated. Jagged is slang for high on drugs.

JAGGER'S LIPS
Jagger's lips is London Cockney rhyming slang for chips.

JAIL BIRD
Jail bird is slang for a prisoner; one who has been confined in prison.

JAILBAIT
Jailbait is slang for a potential or actual sexual partner younger than the legal age of consent.

JAKE
Jake is British slang for methylated spirits. Jake is Jamaican slang for a tourist. Jake is Australian and New Zealand slang for satisfactory; all right.

JAKES
Jakes is old slang for the lavatory.

JALOPY
Jalopy is slang for an old car.

JAM
Jam is slang for something desirable. Jam is British slang for good luck. Jam is British slang for menstrual blood. Jam is American slang for to leave; to go.

JAM DUFF
Jam duff is British slang for a male homosexual (puff).

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JAM PIE
Jam pie is London Cockney rhyming slang for eye.

JAM RAG
Jam rag is British slang for a sanitary towel.

JAM RAID
Jam raid is British slang for menstruation.

JAM ROLL
Jam roll is London Cockney rhyming slang for unemployment (dole). Jam roll is British prison rhyming slang for parole.

JAM SANDWICH
Jam sandwich is British slang for a police car.

JAM TART
Jam tart is London cockney rhyming slang for heart. Jam tart is London Cockney rhyming slang for to break wind from the anus (fart). Jam tart is London Cockney rhyming slang for sweatheart. Jam tart is Australian slang for a girl or woman. Jam tart is Australian slang for to break wind from the anus (fart).

JAMAICA RUM
Jamaica rum is London Cockney rhyming slang for thumb.

JAMBOREE BAGS
Jamboree bags is British slang for breasts.

JAMES
James is British rhyming slang for a firstclass honours degree (James the First).

JAMES GANG
James gang is British slang for a firm of incompetent or roguish builders.

JAMES HUNT
James Hunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for front. James Hunt is British slang for an unpleasant person (cunt).

JAMES RIDDLE
James Riddle is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (piddle).

JAMMED
Jammed is American slang for intoxicated.

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JAMMIES
Jammies is British slang for pyjamas.

JAMMY
Jammy is British slang for pleasant; desirable. Jammy is British slang for lucky.

JAMMY DODGER
Jammy dodger is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (roger).

JAMPON
Jampon is British slang for tampon.

JAMPOT
Jampot is British slang for the vagina.

JANE
Jane is slang for a girl or woman. Jane is slang for a women's toilet. Jane is slang for a female prostitute.

JANE DOE
Jane Doe is American slang for an anonymous or unnamed woman.

JANE Q
Jane Q is American slang for an average woman.

JANE RUSSELL
Jane Russel is London Cockney rhyming slang for mussel.

JANE SHORE
Jane Shore is London Cockney rhyming slang for a whore. Jane Shore was old London Cockney rhyming slang for floor.

JANET STREET PORTER


Janet Street Porter is British slang for a quarter of an ounce of a drug.

JANG
Jang is American slang for the penis.

JANGLE
Jangle is British slang for to gossip, chat. Jangle is British slang for a gossip, chat.

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JANGLED
Jangled is slang for disturbed, nervous.

JANKERS
Jankers is British slang for military punishment.

JANNY
Jabby is East London slang for a Punjabi.

JANOO
Janoo is Dorset slang for do you know?

JAP
JAP is American slang for a young Jewish girl. Jap is slang for a Japanese person or object.

JAP'S EYE
Jap's eye is British slang for the penile opening.

JAR
Jar is British slang for a pint of beer. Jar is British slang for fake jewellery.

JAR OF JAM
Jar of jam is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pram. Jar of jam is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tram.

JARMIES
Jarmies is British slang for pyjamas.

JARRED
Jarred is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

JARRED UP
Jarred up is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

JARVEY
Jarvey was old British slang for a hackney carriage or the driver of a hackney carriage.

JASPER
Jasper is British slang for a wasp. Jasper is BlackAmerican slang for lesbian

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JASPER CARROT
Jasper Carrot is London Cockney rhyming slang for a parrot.

JAVA
Java is American slang for coffee.

JAW
Jaw is slang for impudent or abusive talk. Jaw is British slang for incessant talking.

JAWDROPPER
Jawdropper is British slang for something shocking.

JAWING
Jawing is slang for scolding; clamorous or abusive talk.

JAY
Jay is slang for a cannabis cigarette. Jay is Dorset slang for joy. Jay is American slang for a victim or dupe.

JAY PURPLE
Jay Purple is slang for ketamine.

JAZZ
Jazz is slang for deceitful talk. Jazz is slang for tease or provoke. Jazz is slang for unspecified things. Jazz is slang for ornamentation, decoration, showiness. Jazz is American slang for sexual intercourse

JAZZ BAND
Jazz band is London Cockney rhyming slang for a hand.

JAZZ HOUSE
Jazz house is derogatory British slang for a lively pub with loud music.

JAZZ UP
Jazz up is slang for to decorate, ornament. Jazz up is slang for liven up, stimulate.

JAZZY
Jazzy is slang for showy, glittery.

JEAMES
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JEANCLAUDE VAN DAMME


JeanClaude Van Damme is London Cockney rhyming slang for ham.

JEE GEE
Jee gee is slang for heroin.

JEEBIES
Jeebies is American slang for unpleasant fanatsies, unpleasant imagainations, nameless terrors.

JEEBY
Jeeby is American slang for unpleasant fanatsies, unpleasant imagainations, nameless terrors.

JEEJEE
JeeJee is slang for heroin.

JEEK
Jeek is American slang for fashionable, smartly dressed, stylish.

JEEP
Jeep is slang for a vehicle. Jeep is slang for a paper collar used by a drug user to secure a needle to an eyedropper before injecting a heroin and water solution. Jeep is American slang for an inept or stupid person. Jeep is Black American slang for a drunkard. Jeep was mid20th century American slang for a cartoon character.

JEETER
Jeeter was mid20th century American slang for a rustic or peasant.

JEETLED
Jeetled is Northern Irish slang for exhausted.

JEEZ
Jeez is slang for a profane exclamation of surprise, frustration.

JEEZER
Jeezer is American slang for a man or fellow. Jeezer is American slang for something remarkable, fantastic.

JEEZLY
Jeezly is American slang for inferior.

JEFF
Jeff is derogatory BlackAmerican slang for a White rustic person, particularly a Southerner. Jeff is derogatory BlackAmerican slang for a White racist. Jeff is derogatory BlackAmerican slang for a dull, stupid person. Jeff is BlackAmerican slang for to talk with a view to deceiving, or seducing. Jeff is 565

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JEFF ARTIST
Jeff artist is American slang for a liar, a confidence trickster. Jeff artist is BlackAmerican slang for a Black person who behaves subserviently towards White people.

JEFF DAVIS
Jeff Davis is BlackAmerican slang for to talk with a view to deceiving, or seducing.

JEFFER
Jeffer is slang for a rustic, a peasant.

JEFFREY
Jeffrey is British slang for 2000 (the amount paid to the prostitute Monica Coughlan by Jeffrey Archer the author and Conservative politician).

JEJO
Jejo is slang for cocaine.

JEKYLL AND HYDES


Jekyll and Hydes is London Cockney rhyming slang for trousers (strides).

JEKYLLS
Jekylls is British slang for trousers.

JELLIED EEL
Jellied eel is London Cockney rhyming slang for wheel.

JELLIED EELS
Jellied eels is London Cockney rhyming slang for wheels, transport.

JELLIES
Jellies is slang for phenobarbital. Jellies is British slang for cheap sandals made of coloured transparent plastic.

JELLY
Jelly is British slang for semen. Jelly is British slang for gelignite. Jelly is BlackAmerican slang for without charge.

JELLY BEAN
Jelly bean is British slang for drugs.

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JELLY BOX
Jelly box is slang for the vagina.

JELLYBELLY
Jellybelly is slang for a fat person.

JELLYROLL
Jellyroll is BlackAmerican slang for ones lover; a term for the vagina

JELLYBEANS
Jellybeans is British slang for drugs, particularly amphetamine tablets.

JELLYBONE
Jellybone is British slang for telephone.

JEM MACE
Jem Mace is old British rhyming slang for the face.

JEMMINESS
Jemminess was 19th century British slang for spruceness.

JEMMY
Jemmy was old British slang for smart. Jemmy was old British slang for a baked sheep's head.

JENNY
Jenny is slang for a generator.

JENNY HILL
Jenny Hill is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pill.

JENNY LEE
Jenny Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for flea. Jenny Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for a key. Jenny Lee was old London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.

JENNY LIND
Jenny Lind is London Cockney rhyming slang for wind.

JENNY LINDER
Jenny Linder is London Cockney rhyming slang for window.

JENNY LINDY
Jenny Lindy is London Cockney rhyming slang for windy. 567

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JENNY RIDDLE
Jenny Riddle is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (piddle).

JENNY WREN
Jenny Wren is London Cockney rhyming slang for Ben Truman beer.

JERE
Jere is British slang for excrement. Jere is British slang for the anus. Jere is British slang for a male homosexual.

JEREMIAH
Jeremiah is London Cockney rhyming slang for fire.

JEREMY BEEDLE
Jeremy Beedle is London Cockney rhyming slang for aggravate, annoy (needle).

JERICHO
Jericho is London Cockney rhyming slang for a chamberpot (po).

JERK
Jerk is slang for a fool.

JERK SOMEONE AROUND


Jerk Someone Around is American slang for irritate, harass or subject someone to humiliation.

JERKOFF
Jerkoff is slang for masturbate.

JERKIN' THE GHERKIN


Jerkin' the gherkin is slang for male masturbation.

JERKOFF
Jerkoff is American slang for an obnocious male person.

JERKWAD
Jerkwad is abusive American slang for a masturbator.

JERKWATER
Jerkwater is American and Canadian slang for inferior and insignificant.

JERRY
Jerry is British slang for a German. Jerry (shortened from Jericho) is British slang for a chamber pot. Jerry (shortened from Jeremiah) is British slang for a fire. 568

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JERRY DIDDLE
Jerry Diddle is British slang for illegal business (fiddle). Jerry Diddle is American slang for a violin.

JERRY LEE
Jerry Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (pee).

JERRY O'GORMAN
Jerry O'Gormanis London Cockney rhyming slang for mormon.

JERRY QUARRY
Jerry Quarry is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lorry.

JERRY RIDDLE
Jerry Riddle was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (piddle).

JERRYCUMMUMBLE
Jerrycummumble is London Cockney rhyming slang for be discovered (rumbled). Jerrycummumble is London Cockney rhyming slang for tumble.

JERSEY SIDE OF SNATCH PLAY


Jersey side of snatch play is BlackAmerican slang for to be over forty.

JESSIE
Jessie is Scottish slang for an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man. Jessie is BlackAmerican slang for a redhead vixen.

JESUS BOOTS
Jesus Boots is British slang for thongtype sandals.

JESUS FREAK
Jesus Freak is slang for a bornagain Christian.

JET
Jet is slang for ketamine.

JET FUEL
Jet fuel is slang for phencyclidine.

JEW
Jew is British slang for a miser. Jew is British slang for to get the better of someone financially.

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JEW SOMEONE
Jew someone is slang for to outmanoeuvre someone in a financial deal.

JEW'S CANOE
Jew's canoe is British slang for a Jaguar or other large car.

JEW'S ROLLS ROYCE


Jew's Rolls Royce was mid20th century British slang for a Jaguar car.

JEWIE LOUIE
Jewie Louie is British slang for showy, flashy, ostentatious, in bad taste.

JEWISH
Jewish is British slang for mean, avaricious.

JEWISH LIGHTNING
Jewish lightning is American slang for arson.

JEWISH PENICILLIN
Jewish penicillin is British slang for chicken soup.

JEWISH PIANO
Jewish Piano is slang for a cash register.

JEWISH TANK
Jewish tank is British slang for a London taxi.

JEWISH TYPEWRITER
Jewish Typewriter is slang for a cash register.

JIB
Jib is BlackAmerican slang for bouth

JICK HEAD
Jick head is BlackAmerican slang for a drunk.

JIFFY
Jiffy is slang for a moment, a short time.

JIG
Jig is British slang for a lie, a ruse, a swindle. Jig is Australian slang for to play truant from school.

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JIG IT
Jig it is British slang for an easy win.

JIGAJIG
Jigajig is slang for sexual intercourse.

JIGGER
Jigger is slang for the penis. Jigger is derogatory British slang for a black person.

JIGGERED
Jiggered is British slang for exhausted. Jiggered is slang for astonished.

JIGGLE AND JOG


Jiggle and jog is London Cockney rhyming slang for a French person (frog).

JIGSAW PUZZLE
Jigsaw puzzle is London Cockney rhyming slang for muzzle.

JILL
Jill is British slang for a policewoman.

JILL OFF
Jill Off is slang for to masturbate (of a woman).

JILLION
Jillion is American slang for a very large number or amount.

JILLOCK
Jillock is British slang for a foolish person.

JIM
Jim is British slang for a man who derives sexual pleasure from browsing in sex shops.

JIM AND JACK


Jim and Jack is London Cockney rhyming slang for the back.

JIM BROWN
Jim Brown is London Cockney rhyming slang for the West End of London (town).

JIM MASON
Jim Mason is London Cockney rhyming slang for basin.

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JIM PRESCOTT
Jim Prescott was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a waistcoat.

JIM SKINNER
Jim Skinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for diner.

JIMDANDY
Jimdandy is American slang for excellent.

JIMBO
Jimbo is American slang for crack cocaine.

JIMJAMS
Jimjams is slang for pyjammas. Jimjams is slang for delirium tremens.

JIMMY
Jimmy (shortened from Jimmy Riddle) is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (piddle). Jimmy is British slang for an injection of a narcotic drug, especially heroin. Jimmy is a Scottish slang familiar form of address.

JIMMY BOYLE
Jimmy Boyle is London Cockney rhyming slang for kitchen foil.

JIMMY BRITS
Jimmy Brits is British and Australian rhyming slang for diarrhoea (the shits).

JIMMY FLOYD HASSELBANK


Jimmy Floyd Hasselbank is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (wank).

JIMMY GRANT
Jimmy Grant is London Cockney rhyming slang for an immigrant. Jimmy Grant was old London Cockney rhyming slang for an emigrant.

JIMMY HILL
Jimmy Hill is London Cockney rhyming slang for pill.

JIMMY HIX
Jimmy Hix is London Cockney rhyming slang for a drugs fix.

JIMMY LOGIE
Jimmy Logie is London Cockney rhyming slang for nasal reside (bogie).

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JIMMY NAIL
Jimmy Nail is London Cockney rhyming slang for sale. Jimmy Nail is London Cockney rhyming slang for stale.

JIMMY O'GOBLIN
Jimmy O'Goblin is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pound coin (soverign).

JIMMY RIDDLE
Jimmy Riddle is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (piddle).

JIMMY ROLLOCKS
Jimmy Rollocks is London Cockney rhyming slang for the testicles (bollocks).

JIMMY WHITE
Jimmy White is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cheque (kite).

JIMMY WILDE
Jimmy Wilde is London Cockney rhyming slang for mild.

JIMMY YOUNG
Jimmy Young is London Cockney rhyming slang for bung. Jimmy Young is London Cockney rhyming slang for tongue.

JINJANG
JinJang is slang for the penis. JinJang is slang for a woman's sex organs.

JINGLE
Jingle is British slang for money. Jingle is American slang for a telephone call.

JINGLE BELL
Jingle Bell is London Cockney rhyming slang for girl.

JINGLEJANGLE
JingleJangle is American slang for money.

JINGLED UP
Jingled up is Dorset slang for muddled.

JINX
Jinx is slang for a person, object, influence, or supernatural being which is supposed to bring bad luck or to cause things to go wrong.

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JISS
Jiss is slang for semen.

JISSOM
Jissom is slang for semen.

JISSUM
Jissum is slang for semen.

JITNEY
Jitney is slang for a nickel; five cents.

JITTERS
Jitters is slang for nerves.

JIVE
Jive is American slang for words; jokes; language. Jive is American slang for deliberately misleading or deceptive talk.

JIVE TALK
Jive talk is slang for a style of speech which was developed to accompany swing music during the 1930s and 1940s, and which uses black musician slang and a picturesque rhymthic phraseology.

JIVEASS
Jiveass is American slang for deceitful, pretentious, worthless.

JIZZ
Jizz is slang for semen.

JOAN OF ARC
Joan of Arc is London Cockney rhyming slang for lark. Joan of Arc is London Cockney rhyming slang for park. Joan of Arc is British and Australian rhyming slang for shark.

JOAN RIVERS
Joan Rivers is London Cockney rhyming slang for shivers.

JOANIE
Joanie is American slang for oldfashioned, outdated, boring.

JOANNA
Joanna (shortened from Aunt Joanna) is London Cockney rhyming slang for piano.

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JOB
Job is slang for a crime. Job is slang for a person, thing or action. Job is British slang for a punch.

JOB AND FINISH


Job and finish is British slang for work without scheduled hours in which the employee leaves when the job is finished.

JOB SOMEONE
Job someone is slang for to beat someone.

JOBBED
Jobbed is slang for to be convicted for a crime one didn't commit. Jobbed is British slang for punched. Jobbed is British slang for finished.

JOBBIE
Jobbie is British slang for to defecate. Jobbie is British slang for excrement.

JOBBY
Jobby is slang for a lump of excrement.

JOBSWORTH
Jobsworth is slang for a person who is very pedantic at work; named after the oft heard, I cant let you do that, its more than my jobs worth.

JOCK
Jock is slang for a Scottsman. Jock is slang for an unnamed male. Jock is slang for a jockey. Jock is American slang for an athlete, sportsman. Jock was 18th century slang for the genitals.

JOCKEY
Jockey is British slang for a prostitute's client. Jockey was 1950's British slang for a male. Jockey is British slang for a policeman. Jockey is British slang for a driver or pilot.

JOCKEY'S WHIP
Jockey's whip is London Cockney rhyming slang for sleep (kip).

JOCKEY'S WHIPS
Jockey's whips is London Cockney rhyming slang for chips.

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JOCKSTRAP
Jockstrap is British slang for a Scotsman.

JODRELL BANK
Jodrell Bank is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (wank).

JOE
Joe is slang for a victim or dupe. Joe is American and Canadian slang for a man or fellow. Joe is American slang for for coffee.

JOE BASKI
Joe Basksi is London Cockney rhyming slang for taxi.

JOE BLAKE
Joe Blake is London Cockney rhyming slang for steak. Joe Blake is London Cockney rhyming slang for stake. Joe Blake was London Cockney rhyming slang for cake. Joe Blake is Australian rhyming slang for a snake.

JOE BLAKES
Joe Blakes is London Cockney rhyming slang for shakes.

JOE BLOGGS
Joe Bloggs is British slang for an average or typical man.

JOE BLOW
Joe Blow is slang for an average, ordinary man.

JOE BROWN
Joe Brown is British rhyming slang for town.

JOE BUCK
Joe Buck is slang for fuck.

JOE COLE
Joe Cole is London Cockney rhyming slang for unemployment benefit (dole).

JOE DAKI
Joe Daki is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Pakistani (Paki).

JOE ERK
Joe Erk is London Cockney rhyming slang for berk.

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JOE GOSS
Joe Goss is London Cockney rhyming slang for boss.

JOE GURR
Joe Gurr is London Cockney rhyming slang for prison (stir).

JOE HOOK
Joe Hook is London Cockney rhyming slang for book. Joe Hook is London Cockney rhyming slang for crook.

JOE HUNT
Joe Hunt is British rhyming slang for a foolish, stupid, obnoxious person (cunt).

JOE LOSS
Joe Loss is London Cockney rhyming slang for toss.

JOE MACBRIDE
Joe Macbride is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (ride).

JOE PUBLIC
Joe Public is slang for the general public.

JOE RONCE
Joe Ronce is London Cockney rhyming slang for ponce.

JOE ROOK
Joe Rok is London Cockney rhyming slang for book. Joe Rook is London Cockney rhyming slang for crook.

JOE ROOKIE
Joe Rookie is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bookmaker (bookie).

JOE ROURKE
Joe Rourke is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pickpocket (fork).

JOE ROYLE
Joe Royle is London Cockney rhyming slang for boil.

JOE SAVAGE
Joe Savage is London Cockney rhyming slang for cabbage.

JOE SHMO
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JOE SIXPACK
Joe SixPack is American slang for an average or typical man.

JOE SKINNER
Joe Skinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for dinner.

JOE SOAP
Joe Soap is British slang for a person who is regarded as unintelligent and imposed upon as a stooge or scapegoat (dope). Joe Soap is New Zealand slang for an average or typical man.

JOE STRUMMER
Joe Strummer is London Cockney rhyming slang for an unlucky or unpleasant experience (bummer).

JOE TANK
Joe Tank is London Cockney rhyming slang for bank.

JOES
Joes is Australian slang for depression.

JOEY
Joey is British slang for a fool, dupe, victim. Joey is British prison slang for a package smuggled in or out of prison. Joey was old British slang for a clown. Joey was British slang for a threepenny coin. Joey is Australian slang for an effeminate man. Joey is Australian slang for a young kangaroo. Joey is Australian slang for a baby.

JOEY THE PLUM


Joey the plumis British slang for a fool, a dupe.

JOGUE
Jogue was old British criminal slang for a shilling.

JOHARITO
Joharito is slang for heroin.

JOHHNIE RAY
Johhnie Ray is London Cockney rhyming slang for day.

JOHN
John is slang for the lavatory. John is prostitute slang for a prostitute's client. John was 19th century slang for a sweetheart. John is British slang for a condom. John is a British slang form of address for a man.

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JOHN BULL
John Bull is London Cockney rhyming slang for full. John Bull is Cockney rhyming slang for an arrest (pull). John Bull is Australian slang for drunk.

JOHN CLEESE
John Cleese is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheese.

JOHN DILLON
John Dillon was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a shilling.

JOHN DOE
John Doe is American slang for an unnamed male. John Doe is American slang for one's signature.

JOHN HANCOCK
John Hancock is American slang for one's signature.

JOHN HOP
John Hop is British and Australian rhyming slang for cop, a policeman.

JOHN MAJOR
John Major is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pager.

JOHN O'GROAT
John O'Groat is London Cockney rhyming slang for a coat.

JOHN O'GROATS
John O'Groats is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual gratification (oats).

JOHN PEEL
John Peel is London Cockney rhyming slang for eel.

JOHN PRESCOTT
John Prescott is London Cockney rhyming slang for waistcoat.

JOHN Q CITIZEN
John Q Citizen is American slang for the average maninthestreet.

JOHN ROSCOE
John Roscoe is American slang for a pistol or revolver.

JOHN SELWYN GUMMER


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JOHN THOMAS
John Thomas is British slang for the penis.

JOHN WAYNE
John Wayne is London Cockney rhyming slang for a train.

JOHNJOHN
JohnJohn is a British derogatory form of address for an Asian man.

JOHNNIE HORNER
Johnnie Horner is London Cockney rhyming slang for corner.

JOHNNY
Johnny is British slang for a condom. Johnny is British slang for a jack in a deck of cards.

JOHNNY CASH
Johnny Cash is British slang for hashish. Johnny Cash is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate (slash).

JOHNNY COTTON
Johnny Cotton is London Cockney rhyming slang for rotten.

JOHNNY GILES
Johnny Giles is London Cockney rhyming slang for piles.

JOHNNY RANN
Johnny Rann is British slang for food (scran).

JOHNNY RAW
Johnny Raw is slang for a novice; new recruit.

JOHNNY REGGAE
Johnny Reggae is British slang for a young West Indian male.

JOHNNY ROLLOCKS
Johnny Rollocks is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (bollocks).

JOHNNY RONCE
Johnny Ronce was old London Cockney rhyming slang for ponce.

JOHNNY RUTTER
Johnny Rutter was old London Cockney rhyming slang for butter.

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JOHNNY SKINNER
Johnny Skinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for dinner.

JOHNNY VAUGHAN
Johnny Vaughan is London Cockney rhyming slang for pornography (porn).

JOHNNY WALKER
Johnny Walker is London Cockney rhyming slang for a talkative person (talker).

JOHNNYCOMELATELY
Johnnycomelately is slang for a brash newcomer, novice, or recruit.

JOHNNYNOSTARS
Johnnynostars is slang for a young man of low intelligence.

JOHNNYDOM
Johnnydom is British slang for a condom.

JOHNSON
Johnson is British slang for a prostitute's enforcer or pimp. Johnson is American slang for the penis. Johnson is American slang for the backside, buttocks.

JOINT
Joint is slang for a disreputable establishment, such as a bar or nightclub. Joint is slang for a cannabis cigarette.

JOINT OF BEEF
Joint of beef is London Cockney rhyming slang for boss (chief).

JOKER
Joker is derogatory slang for a person.

JOLLIES
Jollies is slang for pleasure, thrills.

JOLLOP
Jollop is slang for medicine. Jollop is slang for a large portion, lump or serving.

JOLLY
Jolly is British slang for the head. Jolly is British slang for a Royal Marine. Jolly is British slang for a cannabis cigarette.

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JOLLY ALONG
Jolly along is British slang for to encourage someone.

JOLLY D
Jolly d is a British slang expression of approbation.

JOLLY JOKER
Jolly joker is London Cockney rhyming slang for a poker.

JOLLY POPPER
Jolly popper is British slang for an occasional drug user.

JOLLY ROGER
Jolly Roger is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lodger.

JOLLYBEAN
Jollybean is British slang for a benzedrine tablet; amphetamine pill.

JOLLYUP
Jollyup is British slang for a drinking session or party.

JOLSON STORY
Jolson Story is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (cory).

JOLT
Jolt is slang for the sudden initial effect of an illicit drug. Jolt is slang for an injection of a narcotic. Jolt is slang for a drink of strong alcohol.

JONAH
Jonah is Australian rhyming slang for shark (Joan of Arc).

JONATHAN ROSS
Jonathan Ross is London Cockney rhyming slang for toss.

JONES
Jones is Black American slang for the penis. Jones is American slang for a drug habit.

JONNEEK
Jonneek is Dorset slang for honest, straightforward.

JOOK
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JOPETTYJOPETTY
Jopettyjopetty is Dorset slang for anxious, agitated.

JOSH
Josh is slang for to tease someone in a bantering way.

JOSSER
Josser is British slang for a simpleton; fool. Josser is British slang for a fellow; chap. Josser is Australian slang for a clergyman.

JOURNO
Journo is slang for a journalist.

JOY
Joy is slang for heroin.

JOY BANG
Joy Bang is American slang for to take a dose of a narcotic for occasional pleasure.

JOY JUICE
Joy juice is slang for an alcoholic drink. Joy juice is slang for semen.

JOY OF MY LIFE
Joy of my life is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.

JOY POP
Joy Pop is American slang for to take a dose of a narcotic for occasional pleasure.

JOY POPPER
Joy Popper is slang for an occasional drug user. Joy Popper is slang for a user of heroin &c. who injects into the flesh or intramuscularly rather than into a vein.

JOY SMOKE
Joy smoke is slang for marijuana; hashish.

JOYNSONHICKS
Joynsonhicks is British theatre slang for six.

JOYPOP
Joypop is slang for to take addictive drugs occasionally without becoming addicted.

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JOYSTICK
Joystick is slang for the penis. Joystick is slang for a cannabis cigarette.

JOZZER
Jozzer is British slang for the penis.

JUJUBES
Ju0jubes is slang for breasts.

JUBBIES
Jubbies is British slang for a woman's breasts.

JUBBLY
Jubbly is British slang for money, wealth.

JUBNUTS
Jubnuts is southern English slang for fragments of dung clinging to the rear of sheep &c.

JUDGE DREAD
Judge Dread is London Cockney rhyming slang for head.

JUDI DENCH
Judi Dench is London Cockney rhyming slang for stench.

JUDY
Judy is Northern British slang for a girl or woman. Judy is British slang for a prostitute.

JUDY AND PUNCH


Judy and Punch is British rhyming slang for lunch.

JUG
Jug is slang for a prison; a jail; a lockup. Jug is British slang for to imprison. Jug is British slang for to drink alcohol. Jug is British slang for a pint of beer.

JUG AND PAIL


Jug and pail is London Cockney rhyming slang for jail.

JUG HANDLES
Jug handles is British slang for large and prominent ears.

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JUG UP
Jug up is British slang for to imprison. Jug up is British slang for to frink alcohol.

JUGGED
Jugged is slang for imprisoned. Jugged is slang for intoxicated.

JUGGINS
Juggins is British slang for a silly person, a dupe.

JUGHEAD
Jughead is British slang for a fool.

JUGS
Jugs is British and Australian slang for breasts. Jugs is British slang for ears.

JUICE
Juice is slang for electrical power. Juice is American slang for alcoholic drink. Juice is American slang for gossip; interesting news. Juice is American slang for buyers commission payable at an auction.

JUICE BACK
Juice back is BlackAmerican slang for to drink liquor

JUICE JOINT
Juice joint is American slang for a bar.

JUICE UP
Juice up is American slang for to make lively.

JUICED
Juiced is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

JUICEDUP
Juicedup is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

JUICER
Juicer is American slang for an alcoholic.

JUICY
Juicy is slang for voluptuous or seductive.

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JUICY PITS
Juicy pits is British slang for sweaty armpits.

JUKE
Juke is American military slang for avoid enemy fire and flak.

JULIAN CLARY
Julian Clary is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (fairy). Julian Clary is London Cockney rhyming slang for lairy.

JULIAN DICKS
Julian Dicks is London Cockney rhyming slang for six.

JULIUS CAESAR
Julius Caesar is London Cockney rhyming slang for a flat cap (cheeser). Julius Caesar is London Cockney rhyming slang for freezer. Julius Caesar is London Cockney rhyming slang for a man (geezer).

JUMBLY
Jumbly is British slang for a jumble sale.

JUMBO
Jumbo is British slang for a fool, a large and slow, dimwitted person. Jumbo is British slang for the buttocks. Jumbo is American slang for crack cocaine.

JUMBO'S TRUNK
Jumbo's trunk is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated.

JUMP
Jump is slang for sexual intercourse.

JUMP BAIL
Jump bail is slang for to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds.

JUMP SALTY
Jump salty is American slang for to suddenly become angry.

JUMP SHOT
Jump Shot is American slang for to vomit.

JUMP SOMEONE'S BONES


Jump someone's bones is American slang for to have sexual intercourse with someone.

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JUMP START
Jump start is medical slang for to defibrillate, or restore normal contractions of the heart through the use of drugs or an electric shock.

JUMPUP
Jumpup is British slang for stealing from the back of a lorry.

JUMPER
Jumper is British slang for a thief who specialises in stealing from offices. Jumper is derogatory Irish slang for a person who changes religion; a convert.

JUMPING JACK
Jumping Jack is London Cockney rhyming slang for black.

JUNCO
Junco is slang for heroin.

JUNCTION
Junction is British slang for the area of London around Clapham Junction.

JUNGLE
Jungle is American slang for a gathering place for the unemployed.

JUNGLE BUNNY
Jungle bunny is derogatory slang for a black person.

JUNGLE JIM
Jungle Jim is London Cockney rhyming slang for swim.

JUNGLE JUICE
Jungle juice is slang for alcoholic liquor, especially homemade liquor.

JUNGLE MUSIC
Jungle music is derogatory British slang for popular music.

JUNGLY
Jungly is British slang for disorganised, messy, primitive, unsophisticated.

JUNK
Junk is slang for heroin.

JUNK FOOD
Junk food is British slang for unsophisticated food of a perceived low nutritional value.

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JUNK MAIL
Junk mail is British slang for unsolicited advertising sent by post.

JUNKER
Junker is American slang for a dilapidated car. Junker is American slang for a drug addict.

JUNKIE
Junkie is slang for a drug addict.

JUNKY
Junky is slang for a drug addict.

JUST AS
Just as (shortened from just as I feared) is London Cockney rhyming slang for beard.

JUST AS I FEARED
Just as I feared is London Cockney rhyming slang for beard.

JUVE
Juve is slang for a juvenile delinquent. Juve is slang for juvenile court or custody. Juve is showbusiness slang for a juvenile lead actor.

JUVIE
Juvie is slang for a juvenile delinquent. Juvie is slang for juvenile court or custody. Juvie is showbusiness slang for a juvenile lead actor.

K
K is slang for one thousand. K is slang for Ketamine. K is slang for a kilogram of any illicit drugs. K is slang for a homosexual. K is British slang for a knighthood.

K12
K12 is American teaching slang for a child's time at school.

KHOLE
Khole is slang for ketamine.

K.I.S.S.
K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid) is slang for avoid unnecessary complications.

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KACHING
Kaching is slang for an opportunity to make money.

KAALGAT
Kaalgat is South African slang for naked.

KAALVOET
Kaalvoet is South African slang for barefoot.

KAAPEE
KaaPee is south African slang for the Conservative party.

KAARTJIE
Kaartjie is South African slang for a very small quantity of cannabis.

KAASKOP
Kaaskop is South African slang for a Dutchman.

KABAKABA
Kabakaba is West Indian slang for a low class, worthless, rough person.

KABAC GENALS
Kabac genals is slang for backslang.

KACK
Kack is BlackAmerican slang for fellow or dude.

KAFE
Kafe is British slang for a cafe.

KAFFIR
Kaffir is derogatory slang for a black person.

KAKER
Kaker is British slang for something unpleasant.

KALAKIT
Kalakit is slang for cannabis.

KALE
Kale is American slang for money.

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KALIED
Kalied is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

KAMIKAZE
Kamikaze is British slang for cold weather.

KANGA
Kanga is Australian slang for a pneumatic drill. Kanga is Australian rhyming slang for a prison warder (screw).

KANGAROO
Kangaro is London Cockney rhyming slang for a jew. Kangaroo is British and Australian rhyming slang for a prison warder (screw).

KANGAROO CARE
Kangaroo care is American slang for infants held and nurtured by their mothers or others in an effort to provide essential emotional bonding while undergoing medical procedures.

KANGAROO COURT
Kangaroo court is slang for a group of individuals who take it upon themselves to pass judgment and punishment on someone.

KANGAROO IT
Kangaroo It is Australian slang for to squat.

KANGAROO VALLEY
Kangaroo valley is British slang for Earl's Court.

KANGAROOS IN THE TOP PADDOCK


Kangaroos in the top paddock is Australian slang for crazy, eccentric, deranged.

KAPLONKER
Kaplonker is British slang for a crowbar.

KAPUT
Kaput is British slang for broken beyond repair.

KARACHI
Karachi is slang for heroin.

KARMA
Karma is slang for one's personal destiny or fate. Karma is slang for an aura, impression.

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KARZY
Karzy is slang for a lavatory.

KATE ADIE
Kate Adie is London Cockney rhyming slang for lady.

KATE AND SYDNEY


Kate and Sydney is London Cockney rhyming slang for steak and kidney.

KATE KARNEY
Kate Karney is London Cockney rhyming slang for army.

KATE MOSS
Kate Moss is London Cockney rhyming slang for toss.

KATHERINE DOCKS
Katherine docks is London Cockney rhyming slang for socks.

KAY
Kay is slang for ketamine.

KAYF
Kayf is British slang for a cafe.

KAYLIED
Kaylied is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

KAZOO
Kazoo is American slang for the buttocks.

KB
KB is British slang for a knock back.

KECKS
Kecks is British slang for trousers. Kecks is Dorset slang for a stem of hemlock.

KEEK
Keek is Scottish slang for excrement.

KEELHAULING
Keelhauling is West Indian slang for a flogging.

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KEEN
Keen is American and Canadian slang for very good.

KEEN AS MUSTARD
Keen as mustard is British slang for enthusiastic.

KEENO
Keeno is British slang for an enthusiast.

KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP


To keep a stiff upper lip is slang for to keep up one's courage.

KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE


Keep a straight face is slang for to restrain oneself from laughing.

KEEP AN EYE ON
Keep an eye on is slang for to observe, watch over.

KEEP CAVE
Keep cave is British school slang for keep watch, lookout.

KEEP COOL
Keep cool is slang for to keep one's composure, stay calm.

KEEP DOGEYE
Keep dogeye is British slang for to keep a look out.

KEEP ON KEEPING ON
Keep on keeping on is BlackAmerican slang for perseverance.

KEEP ON TRUCKING
Keep on trucking is slang for carry on.

KEEP ONE'S EAR TO THE GROUND


Keep one's ear to the ground is slang for to pay close attention to everything one hears.

KEEP ONE'S END UP


Keep one's end up is British slang for to do one's share of work or pay one's share.

KEEP ONE'S HAIR ON


Keep one's hair on is British slang for to stay in control.

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KEEP SHTOOM
Keep shtoom is slang for keep quiet; don't tell.

KEEP TABS ON
Keep tabs on is slang for to keep informed about.

KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES


Keep up with the Joneses is slang for to compete with one's peers in trends and fashion.

KEGGED
Kegged is slang for intoxicated.

KEGGER
Kegger is American slang for a beer party.

KEISTER
Keister is American slang for buttocks.

KEITH MOON
Keith Moon is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lunatic (loon).

KELLY'S EYE
Kelly's eye is bingo slang for the number one.

KELPER
Kelper is British slang for an inhabitant of the Falkland Islands.

KELT
Kelt is British slang for money.

KEMELS
Kemels is BlackAmerican slang for shoes.

KEN
Ken was British slang for a house which is a resort for thieves. Ken is American slang for a dull, conformist man.

KEN DODD
Ken Dodd is London Cockney rhyming slang for a roll of money (wad).

KEN DODDS
Ken Dodds is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (cods).

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KENNEL
Kennel is American slang for a poor quality house.

KENNETH BRANAGH
Kenneth Branagh is British slang for a computer scanner.

KENNINGTON LANE
Kennington lane is London Cockney rhyming slang for pain.

KENSINGTON GORE
Kensington gore is British theatre slang for artificial blood.

KENTISH TOWN
Kentish Town is London Cockney rhyming slang for brown.

KERB CRAWLER
Kerb crawler is slang for a person who drives slowly to view street prostitutes, with business in mind.

KERFLUMMOX
Kerflummox is slang for to confuse, bamboozle.

KERMIT
Kermit is British slang for a French person.

KERMIT THE FROG


Kermit the frogtoilet (bog). Kermit the frog is London Cockney rhyming slang for snog.

KERN
Kern is Dorset slang for a seed. Kern is Dorset slang for to seed.

KERRY PACKERED
Kerry Packeredis British slang for knackered.

KERRY PACKERS
Kerry Packers is London Cockney rhyming slang for the testicles (knackers).

KETTLE
Kettle is British slang for a watch.

KETTLE AND HOB


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KEVIN
Kevin is British slang for a common, vulgar, boorish young man without sophistication.

KEVINISH
Kevinish is British slang for common, uncouth; vacuous.

KEWPIE DOLL
Kewpie doll is slang for an excessively cute, over dressed or over madeup girl or woman. Kewpie doll is Australian rhyming slang for a prostitute (moll).

KEY
Key is slang for essential, emblematic, supreme. Key is American slang for a kilogram of an illicit drug. Key was old slang for the penis.

KEYED UP
Keyed up is slang for agitated, nervous.

KEYHOLDING A ROUND TRIPPER


Keyholding a round tripper is BlackAmerican slang for to be witness to an extraordinary event.

KEYHOLE
Keyhole is British slang for the vagina. Keyhole is British slang for to pick a lock. Keyhole is British slang for to busk at the front door of a pub or other building.

KEYHOLING
Keyholing is British slang for busking outside the front door of a building.

KEYSTONE COP
Keystone cop is London Cockney rhyming slang for a chop.

KHARZI
Kharzi is British slang for a toilet.

KHYBER PASS
Khyber Pass is London Cockney rhyming slang for arse. Kyber Pass is London Cockney rhyming slang for glass.

KIBBLE
Kibble is American slang for food, a meal.

KIBITZ
Kibitz is American slang for to give unwelcome advice.

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KIBITZER
Kibitzer is American slang for an onlooker or spectator, especially one who gives unwelcome advice.

KIBOSH
Kibosh is slang for nonsense. Kibosh is British slang for an eighteen month prison sentence. Kibosh is British slang for eighteen pence.

KICK
Kick is slang for to give up. Usually referring to the giving up of addictive drugs. Kick was old British slang for sixpence.

KICK AND PRANCE


Kick and prance is London Cockney rhyming slang for dance.

KICK AROUND
Kick around is slang for to discuss easily and informally. Kick around is slang for to go about without any plans.

KICK ASS
Kick ass is American slang for to punish or forcibly restore order. Kick ass is American slang for to make trouble, behave aggressively.

KICK BACK
Kick back is American slang for to relax. Kick back is American slang for a bribe.

KICK IN
Kick in is slang for to begin.

KICK IN THE BOLLOCKS


Kick in the bollocks is British slang for a shock.

KICK IT
Kick it is slang for to die.

KICK IT APART
Kick it apart is American tramp slang for to lay out the details

KICK OFF
Kick off is slang for to start trouble. Kick off is American slang for to die. Kick off is slang for to leave, go away.

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KICK OUT THE JAMS


Kick out the jams is American slang for to let go of all inhibitions.

KICK STOMP
Kick stomp is American slang for to dance.

KICK STONES
Kick stones is West Indian slang for to be unemployed.

KICK THE BUCKET


Kick the bucket is slang for to die.

KICK THE HABIT


Kick the habit is slang for to give up an addiction.

KICKASS
Kickass is American slang for aggressive, rousing, forceful, tough.

KICKED TO THE CURB


Kicked to the curb is American slang for totally rejected.

KICKER
Kicker is American and Canadian slang for a hidden and disadvantageous factor, such as a clause in a contract. Kicker is American slang for a clincher. Kicker is American slang for something exciting. Kicker is American slang for loan fees.

KICKERS
Kickers is slang for shoes, boots. Kickers was 19th century slang for the feet.

KICKIN
Kickin is slang for full of life and energy.

KICKING
Kicking is British slang for a physical assault, beating. Kicking is American slang for excellent.

KICKING IT
Kicking it is American slang for to be busy or doing something.

KICKS
Kicks is British slang for trousers. Kicks is BlackAmerican slang for shoes. Kicks is slang for thrills.

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KICKSIES
Kicksies is slang for trousers.

KICKSTART
Kickstart is slang for sudden action.

KICKSY
Kicksy is American slang for exciting, stimulating, spirited.

KICKY
Kicky is American slang for exciting, stimulating, spirited.

KID
Kid is slang for a child or young person.

KID CREOLE
Kid Creole is London Cockney rhyming slang for unemployment benefit (dole).

KID STUFF
Kid stuff is slang for child pornography. Kid stuff is slang for paedophilia.

KID'S STUFF
Kid's stuff is slang for something considered fit only for children.

KIDDLE
Kiddle is Dorset slang for a kettle.

KIDDO
Kiddo is slang for a younger person than oneself. Often used affectionately.

KIDDY
Kiddy is slang for to deceive; to outwit; to hoax. Kiddy is slang for a young fellow; formerly, a low thief.

KIDLET
Kidlet is British slang for a small child.

KIDNEY PUNCH
Kidney punch is London Cockney rhyming slang for lunch.

KIDOLOGY
Kidology is British slang for the art of lying.

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KIDS' STUFF
Kids' stuff is slang for something considered fit only for children. Kids' stuff is slang for something considered simple or easy.

KIDSTAKE
Kidstake is London Cockney rhyming slang for fake.

KIDVID
Kidvid is American slang for children's television or videogram programmes.

KIF
Kif is Moroccan slang for marijuana or hashish.

KIFE
Kife is British slang for a woman, in a sexual context. Kife is British slang for sex.

KIFER
Kifer is British slang for to have sex. Kifer is British slang for a woman seen as a sex object.

KIKE
Kike is derogatory American and Canadian slang for a Jew.

KIKI
Kiki is American slang for a bisexual. Kiki is American slang for a male homosexual.

KILBURN
Kilburn (shortened from Kilburn Priory) is London cockney rhyming slang for diary, especially a police diary.

KILBURN PRIORY
Kilburn Priory is London cockney rhyming slang for diary, especially a police diary.

KILKENNY
Kilkenny is London Cockney rhyming slang for penny.

KILKENNY CATS
Kilkenny cats is London Cockney rhyming slang for mad, insane (bats).

KILL
Kill is slang for to finish, complete.

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KILL IT
Kill it is surfing slang for to surf well.

KILL SHOT
Kill shot is American sports slang for a deliberately overly aggressive tackle which is meant to impair the future performance of the player who was tackled.

KILL THAT NOISE


Kill that noise is American slang for shut up, stop talking.

KILLER
Killer is slang for very difficult. Killer is slang for cannabis. Killer is American slang for very fashionable, trendy. Killer is slang for very difficult.

KILLER BEES
Killer bees is Wall Street slang for support personnel, such as attorneys or public relations professionals, used by a company to battle a takeover attempt.

KILLER CARDS
Killer cards is American slang for collector cards featuring the images, statistics, and grisly stories of murderers and serial killers.

KILLER WEED
Killer Weed is slang for phencyclidine.

KILLING FLOOR
Killing floor is American slang for a place where sexual intercourse takes place.

KILT
Kilt is British slang for a girl or woman. Kilt is British slang for sex.

KILTIE
Kiltie is British slang for a Scotsman. Kiltie was Great War British military slang for a Scottish soldier.

KINDA
Kinda is slang for kind of.

KINDY
Kindy is Australian slang for a kindergarten.

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KING CANUTE
King Canute is London Cockney rhyming slang for boot.

KING DEATH
King Death is London Cockney rhyming slang for breath.

KING DICK
King Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for brick. King Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for stupid (thick).

KING DICKIE
King Dickie is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bricklayer (brickie).

KING FAROUK
King Farouk is London Cockney rhyming slang for book.

KING HIT
King hit is Australian slang for a blow from behind, a stab in the back. King hit is Australian slang for a knockout blow.

KING LEAR
King Lear is London Cockney rhyming slang for ear. King Lear is British theatre rhyming slang for a male homosexual (queer).

KING'S HEAD
King's head is London Cockney rhyming slang for shed.

KING'S PROCTOR
King's proctor is London Cockney rhyming slang for doctor.

KINGDOM COME
Kingdom come is London Cockney rhyming slang for bum. Kingdom come is London Cockney rhyming slang for rum.

KINGS AND QUEENS


Kings and queens is London Cockney rhyming slang for beans.

KINIFEE
Kinifee is British slang for a knife.

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KINKY
Kinky is slang for given to unusual sexual practices, perverse.

KINKY BOOTS
Kinky boots is British slang for women's knee or thighlength leather boots.

KIP
Kip is slang for sleep. Kip is slang for a place to sleep.

KIP DOWN
Kip down is slang for to sleep.

KIPLING
Kipling is a British slang term of approval.

KIPPER
Kipper is British slang for the vagina. Kipper is British slang for a wide tie. Kipper is British slang for an unreliable person. Kipper is British slang for a coward. Kipper is derogatory Australian slang for Englishman.

KIPPER AND BLOATER


Kipper and bloater is London Cockney rhyming slang for a motor vehicle (motor). Kipper and bloater is London Cockney rhyming slang for a photograph.

KIPPER AND PLAICE


Kipper and plaice is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

KIPPER SEASON
Kipper season is British slang for a slack period of trade.

KIPPERED
Kippered is British slang for devastated, trounced.

KIRP
Kirp is British backslang for penis (prick).

KISS AND CUDDLE


Kiss and cuddle is London Cockney rhyming slang for a muddle.

KISS ASS
Kiss ass is slang for to act obsequiously.

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KISS ME HARDY
Kiss me Hardy is London Cockney rhyming slang for Bacardi.

KISS ME QUICK
Kiss me quick is London Cockney rhyming slang for an idiot (prick).

KISS OF DEATH
Kiss of death is slang for condeming to certain doom or failure.

KISS OF LIFE
Kiss of life is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.

KISS OFF
Kiss off is American and Candian slang for to ignore or dismiss rudely and abruptly.

KISS THE PORCELAIN GOD


Kiss the porcelain god is slang for to vomit.

KISS UP
Kiss up is American slang for to behave like a sycophant.

KISSASS
Kissass is American slang for a sycophant.

KISSER
Kisser is slang for the mouth.

KISSING TACKLE

Kissing tackle is British slang for the mouth, lips.

KISSING THE CAN


Kissing the can is American slang for to vomit

KIT
Kit is British slang for clothes.

KIT AND CABOODLE


Kit and caboodle is slang for everything, the complete amount.

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KITKAT
KitKat is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool (prat).

KITKAT SHUFFLE
Kitkat shuffle is British slang for female masturbation.

KITCHEN RANGE
Kitchen range is London Cockney rhyming slang for change.

KITCHEN SINK
Kitchen sink is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Chinese person (chink). Kitchen sink is London Cockney rhyming slang for stink.

KITE
Kite is slang for a worthless cheque Kite is British slang for an aeroplane. Kite is British slang for the stomach. Kite is British slang for an alcoholic or junkie. Kite was 19th century slang for a false or worthless document.

KITE FLYER
Kite flyer is slang for someone who issues worthless cheques.

KITE MAN
Kite man is slang for someone who issues worthless cheques.

KITING
Kiting is slang for passing dud cheques.

KIWI
Kiwi is slang for a New Zealander.

KIYER
Kiyer is Dorset slang for a gypsy.

KLEENEX
Kleenex is British slang for a stupid person.

KLEPTO
Klepto is slang for kleptomaniac.

KLINK
Klink is slang for gaol, prison.

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KLUDGE
Kludge is slang for a cumbersome, overcomplicated thing or situation.

KLUTZ
Klutz is American and Canadian slang for a clumsy or stupid person.

KLUTZY
Klutzy is American slang for foolish, clumsy.

KNACKER
Knacker is British slang for to tire or exhaust. Knacker is Irish slang for a despicable person.

KNACKERED
Knackered is British slang for worn out, exhausted.

KNACKERS
Knackers is British slang for the testicles.

KNAP
Knap is Dorset slang for a small hill.

KNAVE
Knave is British slang for an unwitting courier of explosives, a sacrificial bombcarrier.

KNEE BENDER
Knee bender is British slang for a religious person.

KNEEJERK
Kneejerk is slang for a reflex action.

KNEETREMBLER
Kneetrembler is British slang for sexual intercourse while standing up.

KNEEBANGERS
Kneebangers is surfing slang for the long, baggy shorts favoured by surfers.

KNEEL BEFORE THE PORCELAIN THRONE


Kneel before the porcelain throne is American slang for to vomit

KNEES UP
Knees Up is slang for a party or celebration.

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KNICKER LOOSENER
Knicker loosener is British slang for an aphrodisiac, an alcoholic drink.

KNICKERBANDIT
Knickerbandit is British slang for a fetishistic thief who steals women's underclothes from washing lines.

KNICKERWRECKER
Knickerwrecker is British slang for a sexually aggressive and successful male seducer.

KNICKERS
Knickers is a British slang exclamation of defiance or annoyance.

KNICKS
Knicks is British slang for knickers.

KNIFE AND FORK


Knife and fork is London Cockney rhyming slang for pork.

KNOB
Knob is British slang for the penis. Knob is British slang for to have sex.

KNOB CUSTARD
Knob custard is British slang for semen.

KNOB JOB
Knob job is slang for male masturbation.

KNOB POLISHER
Knob polisher is British slang for an unpleasant person (a wanker).

KNOBCHEESE
Knobcheese is British slang for smegma (a sebaceous secretion found under the foreskin).

KNOBEND
Knobend is British slang for a stupid, unpleasant person.

KNOBHEAD
Knobhead is slang for an idiot, imbecile.

KNOBTHROB
Knobthrob is British slang for lust, sexual desire.

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KNOBTWISTER
Knobtwister is Australian slang for a bookmaker.

KNOBBLY KNEES
Knobbly knees is London Cockney rhyming slang for keys.

KNOBROT
Knobrot is British slang for syphillis.

KNOBS
Knobs is BlackAmerican slang for knees. Knobs is American slang for breasts.

KNOCK
Knock is slang for to criticize. Knock is slang for sexual intercourse. Knock is British slang for to kill. Knock is British slang for a certainty. Knock is British slang for to fail to repay a debt. Knock is British slang for to impress.

KNOCK A NOD
Knock a nod is BlackAmerican slang for to go to sleep

KNOCK AT THE DOOR


Knock at the door is bingo slang for the number four.

KNOCK BACK
Knock back is slang for a refusal or rejection. Knock back is prison slang for failure to obtain parole.

KNOCK DOWN
Knock down is Australian slang for to spend a cheque Knock down is Australian slang for to drink.

KNOCK GALLEYWEST
Knock galleywest is American slang for knock into confusion, inaction, or unconsciousness.

KNOCK INTO A COCKED HAT


Knock into a cocked hat is slang for to outdo or defeat.

KNOCK IT OFF
Knock it off is slang for stop it.

KNOCK IT ON THE HEAD


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KNOCK OFF
Knock off is slang for to kill. Knock off is slang for to rob or steal. Knock off is slang for to have sexual intercourse with; to seduce. Knock off is slang for to stop working and leave. Knock off is slang for a police raid. Knock off is slang for a fake copy. Knock off is slang for to stop, to decist.

KNOCK ON THE DOOR


Knock on the door is bingo slang for the number four.

KNOCK ON WOOD
Knock on wood is slang for masturbate.

KNOCK ONE'S OWN THING


Knock one's own thing is Belize slang for masturbate.

KNOCK ONE'S WIG


Knock one's wig is Black American slang for to comb one's hair.

KNOCK OUT
Knock out is British slang for to sell or distribute.

KNOCK OVER
Knock over is slang for to rob.

KNOCK SOMEONE'S BLOCK OFF


Knock someone's block off is British slang for to hit someone hard.

KNOCK THE TAR OUT OF


Knock the tar out of is American slang for beat severely.

KNOCK THEM BANDY


Knock them bandy is British slang for to evoke a favourable response.

KNOCK THEM COLD


Knock them cold is British slang for to evoke a favourable response.

KNOCK THEM DEAD


Knock them dead is British slang for to evoke a favourable response.

KNOCK THEM STIFF


Knock them stiff is British slang for to evoke a favourable response.

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KNOCK UP
Knock up is slang for to make pregnant.

KNOCKABOUT
Knockabout is Australian slang for a tramp. Knockabout is West Indian slang for a cheap and poor quality prostitute.

KNOCKAROUND
Knockaround is Australian slang for a tramp.

KNOCKBACK
Knockback is British slang for a rejection.

KNOCKED OUT
Knocked out is slang for very impressed.

KNOCKED UP
Knocked up is American slang for pregnant. Knocked up is Australian slang for exhausted.

KNOCKER
Knocker is British slang for a debtor, someone who borrows money. Knocker is British slang for a doortodoor salesperson. Knocker is British slang for a doortodoor tout for an antique dealer, who tries to trick the gullible or identify targets for burglary. Knocker is British slang for a breast.

KNOCKER AND KNOB


Knocker and knob is London Cockney rhyming slang for job.

KNOCKERS
Knockers is slang for breasts.

KNOCKIE
Knockie is British slang for sex.

KNOCKIEKNOCKIE
Knockieknockie is British slang for sex.

KNOCKING HER DEAD ONE ON THE NOSE EACH AND EVERY DOUBLE TREY
Knocking her dead one on the nose each and every double trey is BlackAmerican slang for to get a paycheck every sixth day.

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KNOCKING SHOP
Knocking shop is British slang for a brothel.

KNOCKOUT
Knockout is slang for impressive, wonderful, firstrate.

KNOLLERS
Knollers is British slang for the testicles.

KNOLLY BIKE
Knolly bike is British slang for a lowcc motorbike used by wouldbe taxi drivers to learn the streets.

KNOTHEAD
Knothead is slang for a fool or dimwitted person.

KNOTHEAD IS BRITISH SLANG FOR A STUPID PERSON. KNOTTED


Knotted is slang for tied, referring to the score of a game.

KNOTTY ASH
Knotty ash is London Cockney rhyming slang for cash.

KNOW ONE'S ONIONS


Know one's onions is British slang for to be aware.

KNOW ONES ONIONS


Know ones onions is British slang for knowledgeable and to be competent in ones task.

KNOWLEGE BOX
Knowlege box is BlackAmerican slang for the head

KNUCKLE
Knuckle is slang for to hit, beat up. Knuckle is British slang for a fistfight.

KNUCKLE DUSTER
Knuckle duster is slang for a metal contrivance worn about the knuckles of the fist and used to add force to a blow and disfigurement to the victim of the blow.

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Knuckle sandwich is slang for a punch in the mouth or face.

KNUCKLEHEAD
Knucklehead is slang for an idiot.

KNUCKS
Knucks is slang for a knuckleduster.

KO
Ko is boxing slang for a knockout.

KODE
Kode is slang for the secret language of homosexual men used to communicate with one another.

KOHINOOR
KohInoor is British slang for a Jewish prostitute.

KOJAK
Kojak is British slang for a bald tyre.

KOOK
Kook is American slang for an eccentric or crazy person.

KOOKY
Kooky is slang for crazy, eccentric.

KOORIE
Koorie is derogatory New Zealand slang for a Maori. Koorie is New Zealand slang for an unpleasant or unpopular person. Koorie is derogatory Australian slang for an aborigine.

KOPASETIC
Kopasetic is BlackAmerican slang for excellent

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KOSHER
Kosher is slang for correct, legitimate.

KOTCHEL
Kotchel is British slang for a lot, a great quantity.

KRAUT

Kraut is derogatory slang for a German.

KRAUT ROCK
Kraut rock is slang for German rock music.

KREMLIN
Kremlin is British slang for New Scotland Yaed.

KRIPTONITE
Kriptonite is rhyming slang for web site.

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KRYSTAL
Krystal is slang for phencyclidine.

KUGEL
Kugel is South African slang for a daughter of wealthy parents whose interests lie in her wardrobe, appearance, boyfriend as a posession and spending money.

KUNGFU FIGHTER
Kungfu fighter is rhyming Slang for lighter.

KUNTA KINTE
Kunta Kinte is British slang for a black person.

KURI
Kuri is derogatory New Zealand slang for a Maori. Kuri is New Zealand slang for an unpleasant or unpopular person. Kuri is derogatory Australian slang for an aborigine.

KURVA
Kurva is British slang for a prostitute.

KUTU
Kutu is New Zealand slang for body louse.

KUWAITI TANKER
Kuwaiti tanker is British rhyming slang for an unpleasant person (wanker).

KVETCH
Kvetch is slang for to complain, whine. Kvetch is slang for a person who complains constantly, a whiner.

KYF
Kyf is British slang for a woman seen as a sex object.

KYLIE MINOGUE
Kylie Minogue is London Cockney rhyming slang for a rogue.

LA
La is Australian slang for a toilet.

LA BUENA
La Buena is slang for heroin.

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LADIDAH
Ladidah is London Cockney rhyming slang for car.

LALALAND
Lalaland is British slang for a state of drugged or intoxicated euphoria.

LABONZA
Labonza is Australian slang for a belly or paunch. Labonza is Australian slang for the buttocks.

LABOUR SKATE
Labour skate is American slang for a tradeunion official.

LACE
Lace is slang for spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. Lace is slang for a potent additive added to a drink or narcotic.

LACE CURTAIN
Lace curtain is slang for foreskin. Lace curtain is London Cockney rhyming slang for Burton beer. Lace curtain is British slang for beer.

LACE INTO
Lace into is slang for to attack, either verbally or physically.

LACE JOINT
Lace Joint is slang for a marijuana cigarette laced with crack; also called Geek or Gig Joint.

LACED MUTTON
Laced mutton is old slang for a prostitute.

LACED UP
Laced up is British slang for fully occupied, obligated, embroiled. Laced up is British slang for completed, accomplished. Laced up is British slang for repressed, inhibited.

LACKS
Lacks is British slang for lacrosse.

LACKYBAND
Lackyband is a slang corruption of the words elastic band.

LADDETTE
Laddette is British slang for a swaggering, drunken, uncouth young woman.

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LADDISH
Laddish is British slang for boisterous, uncouth, macho.

LADIES AND GENTS


Ladies and gents is London Cockney rhyming slang for common sense.

LADY
Lady is slang for cocaine.

LADY FROM BRISTOL


Lady from Bristol is London Cockney rhyming slang for pistol.

LADY GODIVA
Lady Godiva is London Cockney rhyming slang for a five pound note (fiver).

LADY JANE
Lady Jane is slang for vagina. Lady Jane is slang for marijuana.

LADY MUCK
Lady Muck is British slang for a woman who behaves highhandidly, a snobbish woman.

LADYBOY
Ladyboy is British slang for a male homosexual.

LAFF
Laff is slang for amusement.

LAG
Lag is slang for a convict. Lag was old British slang for to be transported for a crime, or for a convict transported for a crime. Lag was 17th century British slang for water. Lag is Australian slang for to inform on someone.

LAGER AND LIME


Lager and lime is London Cockney rhyming slang for time.

LAGER LOUT
Lager lout is British slang for a drunken, uncouth male.

LAGERED UP
Lagered Up is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

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LAGGED
Lagged is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

LAGGING
Lagging is British slang for a period of imprisonment.

LAHDIDAH
Lahdidah is London Cockney rhyming slang for car. Lahdidah is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigar. Lahdidah is London Cockney rhyming slang for star. Lahdidah is British slang for snobbish, snooty.

LAID BACK
Laid back is slang for relaxed, easygoing.

LAID OUT
Laid out is American slang for drunk, intoxicated, under the influence of drugs.

LAIR
Lair is Australian slang for a flashy man who shows off.

LAIRISING
Lairising is Australian slang for showing off, being flashy.

LAIRY
Lairy is British slang for loud, boistrous. Lairy is Australian slang for gaudy or flashy.

LAKES OF KILLARNEY
Lakes of Killarney is London Cockney rhyming slang for mad, insane (barmy). Lakes of Killarney is London Cockney rhyming slang for twofaced (carney).

LAKIE
Lakie (shortened from Lakes of Killarney) is London Cockney rhyming slang for mad, insane (barmy). Lakie (shortened from Lakes of Killarney) is London Cockney rhyming slang for twofaced (carney).

LAL BROUGH
Lal brough is London Cockney rhyming slang for snuff.

LALA
Lala is Australian slang for a toilet.

LALLIES
Lallies is British and Polari slang for legs.

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LALLY
Lally is British slang for snuff.

LAM
Lam is American and Canadian slang for a sudden flight or escape, especially to avoid arrest.

LAMB DOWN
Lamb down is Australian and New Zealand slang for to persuade someone to spend all their money on alcohol. Lamb down is Australian and New Zealand slang for to squander all one's money on alcoholic drink.

LAMBETH
Lambeth is British slang for to wash.

LAMBETH WALK
Lambeth walk is London Cockney rhyming slang for billiard chalk.

LAME
Lame is American slang for conventional or uninspiring.

LAME DUCK
Lame duck is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (fuck).

LAMEASS
Lameass is American slang for a feeble, disappointing person.

LAMEBRAIN
Lamebrain is slang for a dimwitted person.

LAMP
Lamp is slang for to look at. Lamp is British slang for to hit, assault, attack.

LAMP ALONG
Lamp along is Irish slang for to go along at a great pace.

LAMPS
Lamps is BlackAmerican slang for ones eyes.

LANCASHIRE LASS
Lancashire lass is northern English rhyming slang for glass.

LANCASHIRE LASSES
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LANCE
Lance is British slang for the penis. Lance is British slang for to have sexual intercourse. Lance is Dorset slang for sloping ground.

LANCEJACK
Lancejack is British military slang for a lance corporal.

LAND OF HOPE
Land of hope was old British rhyming slang for soap.

LAND OF THE RISING HAGIS


Land of the rising hagis is British slang for Scotland.

LAND ONE
Land one is British slang for to connect with a punch.

LANDOWNER
Landowner is British slang for a person. Landowner was Great War British military slang for a dead and buried soldier.

LAP LUNG BUTTER


Lap lung butter is American slang for to vomit

LARD
Lard is British slang for fat, a fat person.

LARDARSE
Lardarse is slang for a fat person.

LARDHEAD
Lardhead is slang for a dimwitted person.

LARDO
Lardo is slang for a fat person.

LARDY
Lardy is derogatory British slang for a fat person. Lardy is British slang for last.

LARGE
Large is slang for excellent. Large is British slang for one thousand.

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LARRIKIN
Larrikin is Australian and New Zealand slang for a hooligan.

LARRUP
Larrup is slang for to beat.

LAS
Las is South African slang for money; a loan or a contribution of money.

LASH
Lash is British slang for to urinate. Lash is West Indian slang for enthusiastic, energetic sexual intercourse. Lash is Australian slang for a rampage, a bout of wild behaviour. Lash is Australian slang for an attempt, to try.

LAST CARD IN THE PACK


Last card in the pack is London Cockney rhyming slang for back. Last card in the pack is London Cockney rhyming slang for sack. Last card in the pack is British theatre rhyming slang for snack.

LAST DEBT
Last debt is BlackAmerican slang for death.

LAST OUT
Last out is BlackAmerican slang for death.

LAST SHAKE OF THE BAG


Last shake of the bag is British slang for the youngest child in a family.

LATCHECO
Latcheco is British slang for a scavenger.

LATERAL COOKIE TOSS


Lateral cookie toss is American slang for to vomit.

LATHER
Lather is slang for semen.

LATTIE
Lattie is Polari slang for house.

LAUGH AND JOKE


Laugh and joke is London Cockney rhyming slang for smoke.

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LAUGH AND TITTER


Laugh and titter is London Cockney rhyming slang for bitter (beer).

LAUGH AT THE CARPET


Laugh at the carpet is American slang for to vomit.

LAUGH AT THE LAWN


Laugh at the lawn is American slang for to vomit.

LAUGH AT YOUR SHOES


Laugh at your shoes is American slang for to vomit.

LAUGH OUT OF THE OTHER CORNER OF THE MOUTH


Laugh out of the other corner of the Mouth is slang for to feel regret, vexation, or disappointment after hilarity or exaltation.

LAUGH OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUTH


Laugh out of the other side of the Mouth is slang for to feel regret, vexation, or disappointment after hilarity or exaltation.

LAUGHING BOY
Laughing boy is British slang for a morose, sullen or seriouslooking person. Laughing boy is British slang for someone who is offensively cheerful.

LAUGHING GAS
Laughing Gas is slang for nitrous oxide.

LAUGHING GEAR
Laughing gear is British slang for the mouth.

LAUGHING JUICE
Laughing juice is slang for alcoholic drink.

LAUGHING SOUP
Laughing soup is slang for alcoholic drink.

LAUGHING WATER
Laughing water is slang for alcoholic drink.

LAUNCH LUNCH
Launch lunch is American slang for to vomit.

LAUNDER
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LAUREL AND HARDY


Laurel and Hardy is London Cockney rhyming slang for bacardi.

LAV
Lav is slang for a toilet.

LAVA
Lava is British slang for semen.

LAVENDER
Lavender is slang for a homosexual man.

LAWFUL WEDDED
Lawful wedded is British slang for a spouse.

LAWN
Lawn is British slang for the hair.

LAY
Lay is slang for to have sex with someone. Lay is slang for a potential sexual partner. Lay is slang for a plan; a scheme.

LAY ACROSS THE DRINK


Lay across the drink is BlackAmerican slang for the continent of Europe

LAY AN EGG
Lay an egg is American and Canadian slang for to make a joke or give a performance, etc., that fails completely.

LAY BY
Lay by is Australian slang for to reserve an item in a shop by putting a deposit on it.

LAY DOWN
Lay down is slang for surrender, abase oneself.

LAY IRON
Lay iron is Black American slang for to tap dance.

LAY ME IN THE GUTTER


Lay me in the gutter was old London Cockney rhyming slang for butter.

LAY ONE ON SOMEONE


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LAY OUT
Lay out is British slang for to knock someone out in a fight.

LAY RUBBER
Lay rubber is American slang for to drive very fast.

LAY SOME PIPE


Lay some pipe is Australian slang for to have sex.

LAZYITIS
Lazyitis is British slang for bone idle.

LAZZY
Lazzy is British slang for elastic.

LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL


Lead in one's pencil is British slang for male virility.

LEAD POISONING
Lead poisoning is American slang for death or injury resulting from being shot with bullets.

LEAF
Leaf is slang for cannabis. Leaf was old British slang for a one pound note.

LEAK
Leak is slang for an act of urination.

LEAK AIR
Leak air is American slang for to talk nonsense.

LEAKY BLADDER
Leaky bladder is London Cockney rhyming slang for ladder.

LEAN AND FAT


Lean and fat was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for hat.

LEAN AND LINGER


Lean and linger is London Cockney rhyming slang for finger.

LEAN AND LURCH


Lean and lurch is London Cockney rhyming slang for church.

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LEAP
Leap is British slang for sexual intercourse.

LEAPER
Leaper is slang for a stimulant drug.

LEARY
Leary is Dorset slang for empty. Leary is Dorset slang for hungry. Leary is Dorset slang for tired.

LEATHER
Leather is British slang for a wallet. Leather is British slang for a purse. Leather is British slang for a middleaged male jetsetter, an ageing suntanned playboy.

LEATHER MERCHANT
Leather merchant is British slang for a pickpocket.

LEATHERBOY
Leatherboy is slang for a motobike enthusiast. Leatherboy is slang for a young male homosexual. Leatherboy is slang for a young male prostitute.

LEATHERING
Leathering is slang for a beating.

LEATHERNECK
Leatherneck is slang for a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.

LEAVE LUNCH
Leave lunch is American slang for to vomit

LECH
Lech is slang for to sexually lust after. Also spelt letch.

LECHY
Lechy is British slang for lecherous.

LECKY
Lecky is British slang for electricity. Lecky is Liverpudlian slang for electric.

LEE MARVIN
Lee Marvin is London Cockney rhyming slang for starving.

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LEE VAN CLEEF


Lee Van Cleef is London Cockney rhyming slang for beef.

LEECH OFF
Leech off is slang for to behave like a parasite.

LEERY
Leery is slang for wary, suspicious, shy, cautious. Leery is British slang for alert, clever. Leery is British slang for bad tempered. Leery is British slang for untrustworthy, devious, cunning.

LEFT AND RIGHT


Left and right is London Cockney rhyming slang for fight.

LEFT BACK
Left back is British slang for a playing card with three pips.

LEFT FOOTER
Left footer is British slang for a catholic.

LEFT HALF
Left half is British slang for a playing card with six pips.

LEFT HANDER
Left hander is British slang for a homosexual.

LEFT IN THE LURCH


Left in the lurch is London Cockney rhyming slang for church.

LEFTHANDED BATSMAN
Lefthanded batsman is British slang for a homosexual.

LEFTFIELD
Leftfield is slang for taking an unconventional view or stance.

LEG
Leg was old British slang for a disreputable sporting character.

LEG BAIL
Leg bail is slang for to escape from custody by running away.

LEG BEFORE WICKET


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LEG IT
Leg it is slang for to run hurriedly.

LEG OF BEEF
Leg of beef is London Cockney rhyming slang for thief.

LEG OF MUTTON
Leg of mutton is London Cockney rhyming slang for button.

LEG OF PORK
Leg of pork is London Cockney rhyming slang for chalk.

LEGBITER
Legbiter is slang for a small child.

LEGMAN
Legman is slang for a man whose favourite part of the female anatomy is the legs.

LEGOPENER
Legopener is slang for strong alcoholic drink, or an inncoent drink laced with alcohol.

LEGOVER
Legover is slang for to have sex.

LEGGNER
Leggner is British slang for a one year prison sentence.

LEGHOLDERS
Legholders is British slang for trousers.

LEGIT
Legit is slang for legitimate.

LEGLESS
Legless is slang for very drunk.

LEGOVER
Legover is British slang for sexual intercourse.

LEGS
Legs is British slang for eleven.

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LEGS ELEVEN
Legs eleven is bingo slang for the number eleven.

LEICESTER
Leicester (shortened from Leicester Square) is London Cockney rhyming slang for chair.

LEICESTER SQUARE
Leicester Square is London Cockney rhyming slang for chair.

LEISURE HOURS
Leisure hours is London Cockney rhyming slang for flowers.

LEKKER
Lekker is South African slang for pleasing, enjoyable, or likeable.

LEMON
Lemon is slang for person or thing considered to be useless or defective. Lemon is slang for a fool or an embarrassed person. Lemon (shortened from lemon and lime) is London Cockney rhyming slang for time. Lemon is Black American slang for the penis.

LEMON AND DASH


Lemon and dash is London Cockney rhyming slang for flash. Lemon and dash is London Cockney rhyming slang for slash. Lemon and dash is London Cockney rhyming slang for wash.

LEMON AND LIME


Lemon and lime is London Cockney rhyming slang for time.

LEMON CURD
Lemon curd is London Cockney rhyming slang for a woman (bird). Lemon curd is London Cockney rhyming slang for excrement (turd).

LEMON DROP
Lemon drop is London Cockney rhyming slang for a policeman (cop).

LEMON FLAVOUR
Lemon flavour is London Cockney rhyming slang for favour.

LEMON SQUASH
Lemon squash is London Cockney rhyming slang for wash.

LEMON SQUEEZER
Lemon squeezer is London Cockney rhyming slang for man (geezer).

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LEMON SQUEEZY
Lemon squeezy is London Cockney rhyming slang for easy.

LEMON TEA
Lemon tea is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (pee).

LEMONADE
Lemonade is London Cockney rhyming slang for spade.

LEMONS
Lemons is slang for the breasts.

LEMONY
Lemony is Australian slang for angry or irritable.

LEN HUTTON
Len Hutton is London Cockney rhyming slang for button.

LEND A HAND
Lend a hand is slang for assist.

LENGTH
Length is British slang for a sixmonth prison sentence. Length is British slang for the penis.

LENNY THE LION


Lenny the lion is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexiual (iron).

LENO
Leno is slang for cannabis.

LEO SAYER
Leo Sayer is rhyming slang for something that lasts all day.

LERGI
Lergi is British slang for an unspecified disease.

LES
Les is slang for lesbian.

LESBO
Lesbo is slang for lesbian.

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LESSIE
Lessie is slang for lesbian

LET IT ALL HANG OUT


Let it all hang out is slang for to behave without inhibition.

LET OFF
Let off is slang for to fart.

LET ONE DOWN FOR ONES CHIMER


Let one down for ones chimer is BlackAmerican slang for steal someones watch

LET RIP
Let rip is British slang for to emit wind frm the anus. Let rip is British slang for to emit a torrent of abuse (rip and tear). Let rip is British slang for to emit a torrent of aggression.

LETCH
Letch is British slang for a lecherous person. Letch is British slang for to stare lustfully at women.

LETHAL WEAPON
Lethal Weapon is slang for phencyclidine.

LETTUCE
Lettuce is slang for money.

LEVELS
Levels is betting slang for evens (1/1).

LEVER ARCH FILES


Lever arch files is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids (piles).

LEVY AND FRANK


Levy and Frank is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (wank).

LEW
Lew is Dorset slang for a shelter from the wind.

LEZ
Lez is slang for lesbian.

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LIBBER
Libber is slang for a feminist.

LIBKEN
Libken was old slang for a house or lodging.

LIBS
Libs is slang for librium capsules.

LICK
Lick is slang for to perform cunnilingus. Lick is slang for a short musical phrase, usually on one instrument. Lick is American slang for to smoke crack cocaine.

LICK UP
Lick up is slang for to be obsequious as in arse licking.

LICKS
Licks is slang for plangent sequences of musical notes played on an electric guitar.

LID
Lid is salng for a hat. Lid is slang for a crash helmet. Lid is British slang for ceiling. Lid is British slang for a wig. Lid is BlackAmerican slang for the sky. Lid is American slang for a measure of marijuana.

LIDDY
Liddy is American slang for crazy.

LIE DOWN
Lie down is slang for surrender, abase oneself.

LIE LOW
To lie low is slang for to remain in concealment or inactive.

LIFE AND DEATH


Life and death is London Cockney rhyming slang for breath.

LIFE AND SOUL


Life and soul is British slang for a jolly, funloving, extrovert person.

LIFE PEER
Life peer is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (queer).

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LIFEPRESERVER
Lifepreserver is American slang for a ring doughnut.

LIFER
Lifer is slang for a prisoner condemned to life imprisonment. Lifer is slang for a member of the armed services who has volunteered for long service.

LIFFEY WATER
Liffey water is British and Irish slang for the beer Guiness. Liffey water was old British and Irish rhyming slang for porter beer.

LIFT
Lift is slang for arrest or capture. Lift is slang for to steal.

LIFTIES
Lifties is American slang for heightenhancing soles worn inside shoes.

LIFTS
Lifts is American slang for heightenhancing soles worn inside shoes.

LIG
Lig is British theatre slang for to freeload, to enjoy oneself at someone else's expense. Lig is British theatre slang for an opportunity for freeloading.

LIGGER
Ligger is British theatre slang for a person who habitually takes advantage of what is freely available; a hangeron or freeloader, a gatecrasher.

LIGHT A SHUCK
Light a shuck is slang for leave in a hurry.

LIGHT AND BITTER


Light and bitter is London Cockney rhyming slang for the anus (shitter).

LIGHT AND DARK


Light and dark is London Cockney rhyming slang for park.

LIGHT ENDER
Light ender is British slang for a member of the idle rich.

LIGHT FINGERS
Light fingers is British slang for a thief, a shoplifter.

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LIGHT OF LOVE
Light of love is British prison slang for a prison governor.

LIGHT OF MY LIFE
Light of my life is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.

LIGHTEN UP
Lighten up is slang for to relax, to take things less seriously, calm down, cheer up.

LIGHTHOUSE
Lighthouse is British slang for a drinker's rednose.

LIGHTLY AND POLITELY


Lightly and politely is BlackAmerican slang for to effect smoothly, as though without effort.

LIGHTMANS
Lightmans was 19th century British slang for daytime.

LIGHTNING
Lightning is a British slang name for a slow person. Lightning is American slang for crack cocaine.

LIGHTS
Lights is British slang for the senses. Lights is British slang for matches.

LIKE
Like is American slang for completely, totally; an interjection used for emphasis.

LIKE A BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER


Like a butcher's daughter is slang for sexually active, nymphomanic.

LIKE CHEESE
Like cheese is BlackAmerican slang for any strong odor

LIKE JACK THE BEAR JUST AINT NOWHERE


Like Jack the Bear just aint nowhere is BlackAmerican slang for an expression of disappointment, worthlessness.

LIKE JAPAN
Like Japan is British slang for cold.

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LIKELY LOAD
Likely load is British slang for an alert, smart, cheeky youth.

LIKKI LIKKI
Likki likki is Jamaican slang for greedy, never satisfied.

LILAC
Lilac is slang for a male homosexual or effeminate man.

LILIAN GISH
Lilian Gish is London Cockney rhyming slang for fish.

LILLEY AND SKINNER


Lilley and Skinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for diner. Lilley and Skinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for beginner.

LILLIAN GISHED
Lillian Gished is Scottish rhyming slang fror drunk, intoxicated (pissed).

LILLY LAW
Lilly Law is Polaris slang for the police.

LILS
Lils is British slang for breasts.

LILY
Lily is slang for an effeminate man.

LILY SAVAGE
Lily Savage is London Cockney rhyming slang for cabbage.

LIMBER
Limber is Dorset slang for flaccid.

LIMBLESS
Limbless is Dorset slang for to bits.

LIME
Lime is caribbean slang for to sit or stand around on the pavement.

LIMEHOUSE CUT
Limehouse cut is London Cockney rhyming slang for a paunch (gut).

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LIMER
Limer is caribbean slang or a hangeron.

LIMEY
Limey is American and Canadian slang for a British person.

LIMMER
Limmer is Dorset slang for a painter. Limmer is Dorset slang for an artist.

LIMO
Limo is slang for a limousine, a luxury car.

LIMP WRISTED
Limp wristed is British slang for weak, effeminate, homosexual.

LIMPDICK
Limpdick is slang for a weak, innefectual, irresolute person.

LIMPWRISTED
Limpwristed is slang for a feeble, effeminate man.

LINCOLN'S INN
Lincoln's Inn is London Cockney rhyming slang for hand (fin). Lincoln's Inn is London Cockney rhyming slang for five pounds (finn). Lincoln's Inn was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.

LINE
Line is slang for cocaine. Line is slang for a portion of a powdered drug for snorting. Line is slang for something said for effect, especially to solicit for money, sex, etc.

LINEN DRAPER
Linen draper is London Cockney rhyming slang for paper (newspaper).

LINGAM
Lingam is slang for penis.

LINGO
Lingo is slang for language; speech; dialect.

LINTBRAIN
Lintbrain is American slang for stupid or foolish person.

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LINTHEAD
Linthead is American slang for stupid or foolish person.

LION'S LAIR
Lion's lair is London Cockney rhyming slang for chair.

LION'S ROAR
Lion's roar is London Cockney rhyming slang for snore.

LION'S SHARE
Lion's share is London Cockney rhyming slang for chair.

LIONEL
Lionel is British slang for the penis.

LIONEL BART
Lionel Bart is London Cockney rhyming slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart).

LIONEL BLAIRS
Lionel Blairs is British rhyming slang for flared trousers (flares).

LIP
Lip is slang for verbal impudence or backchat.

LIP SERVICE
Lip service is slang for fellatio.

LIPPY
Lippy is slang for impertinent, cheeky, insolent. Lippy is Dorset slang for wet, rainy.

LIPS
Lips is slang for the labias.

LIPSTICK
Lipstick is American slang for a feminine lesbian.

LIQUID E
Liquid E is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

LIQUID ECSTASY
Liquid ecstasy is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

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LIQUID G
Liquid G is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

LIQUID INCENSE
Liquid Incense is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

LIQUID LAUGH
Liquid laugh is American slang for to vomit.

LIQUID LUNCH

Liquid lunch is slang for a lunchtime session of alcoholic drinking.

LIQUID SCREAM
Liquid scream is American slang for to vomit.

LIQUID X
Liquid X is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

LIQUIDATE YOUR ASSETS


Liquidate your assets is American slang for to vomit.

LIQUOR UP
Liquor up is American and Canadian slang for to become or cause to become drunk.

LIQUORED UP
Liquored up was 19th century British slang for intoxicated, drunk. Liquored up is American slang for intoxicated, drunk.

LISTENERS
Listeners is British slang for the ears.

LISTING TO STARBOARD
Listing to starboard is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

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LIT
Lit is British slang for a pallet.

LIT UP
Lit up is slang for drunk. Lit up is slang for drugged, especially on heroin.

LITSOME
Litsome is Dorset slang for cheerful.

LITTER LOUT
Litter lout is slang for a person who tends to drop refuse in public places.

LITTERBUG
Litterbug is American and Canadian slang for a person who tends to drop refuse in public places.

LITTLE AND LARGE


Little and large is London Cockney rhyming slang for margarine (marge).

LITTLE BIG HORN


Little Big Horn is British motorcycle courier slang for Hyde Park Corner.

LITTLE BIT
Little bit is British slang for a niece.

LITTLE BO PEEP
Little Bo Peep is London Cockney rhyming slang for sleep.

LITTLE BOY BLUE


Little Boy Blue is London Cockney rhyming slang for a prison warder (screw).

LITTLE BOY'S ROOM


Little boy's room is slang for a gentleman's toilet.

LITTLE BROWN JUG


Little brown jug is London Cockney rhyming slang for a plug.

LITTLE D
Little D is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride.

LITTLE EVA
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LITTLE GIRL'S ROOM


Little girl's room is slang for a ladies' toilet.

LITTLE IKE
Little ike is British slang for a child.

LITTLE JOBS
Little jobs is British slang for urination.

LITTLE MAN
Little man is slang for the clitoris.

LITTLE MISS MUFFET


Little Miss Muffet is London Cockney rhyming slang for stuff it.

LITTLE MORE
Little more is Jamaican slang for goodbye.

LITTLE NELL
Little Nell is London Cockney rhyming slang for bell.

LITTLE PETER
Little Peter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a coin meter.

LITTLE PRINCESS
Little princess is American numismatic slang for an American 1841 $2.50 gold piece.

LITTLE RED RIDING HOODS


Little red Riding Hoods is British criminal slang for stolen goods.

LITTLE TITCH
Little Titch is London Cockney rhyming slang for itch.

LITTLEEASE
Littleease was old British slang for the pillory or stocks of a prison.

LITTLEWORTH
Littleworth is British slang for an unimportant, insignificant, unpleasant person.

LITTY
Litty is Dorset slang for light, cheerful.

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LIVE BLANKET
Live blanket is Jamaican slang for a sexual partner.

LIVE EEL
Live eel is London Cockney rhyming slang for field.

LIVEIN LOVER
Livein lover is slang for an unmarried cohabitee.

LIVELY
Lively is London Cockney slang for quickly.

LIVENER
Livener is British slang for an alcoholic drink.

LIVER ROUNDS
Liver rounds is medical slang for an outing to a pub or bar after a tough case or a good job, for the purpose of drinking, debriefing, and decompressing.

LIVERBIRD
Liverbird is British slang for a girl or young woman from Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL'S AT HOME
Liverpool's at home is British slang for the menstrual cycle.

LIZA MINNELLI
Liza Minnelli is London Cockney rhyming slang for television (telly).

LIZARDS
Lizards is slang for footwear made from dead reprile skin, such as snakeskin or crocodileskin.

LLOYDS LIST
Lloyds list is London rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).

LOAD
Load is slang for a full quantity of semen. Load is slang for a personal supply of an illict drug. Load is Australian slang for a venereal infection. Load is Australian slang for to plant drugs or stolen property on someone. To having someone convicted for a crime they didn't commit by manufacturing evidence.

LOAD OF HAY
Load of hay was old British rhyming slang for day.

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LOAD UP
Load up is American slang for to take illicit drugs.

LOADED
Loaded is slang for drunk, intoxicated. Loaded is slang for wealthy.

LOADIE
Loadie is American slang for a drunkard or habitual drug user.

LOADS
Loads is slang for secobarbital.

LOADSA
Loadsa is slang for loads of.

LOADSAMONEY
Loadsamoney is British slang for someone flaunting excessive wealth.

LOAF
Loaf is slang for life. Loaf (shortened from loaf of bread) is British rhyming slang for head. Loaf is British slang for an elderly person.

LOAF OF BREAD
Loaf of bread is London Cockney rhyming slang for head. Loaf of bread is London Cockney rhyming slang for dead.

LOB
Lob is British slang for to throw away, dispose of.

LOB ON
Lob on is slang for an erect penis.

LOBE
Lobe is British slang for a dull, conformist person.

LOBO
Lobo is BlackAmerican slang for an ugly girl.

LOBSTER
Lobster is slang for a person who is sunburnt. Lobster is a slang expression of contempt for a gullible, awkward, bungling, or undesirable person.

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LOBSTER AND CRAB


Lobster and crab is London Cockney rhyming slang for taxi (cab).

LOBSTERTAILS
Lobstertails is BlackAmerican slang for a case of crabs.

LOCK
Lock is British slang for the vagina. Lock is American slang for a certainty.

LOCKIN
Lockin is British slang for an afterhours drinking session at a public house.

LOCKER ROOM
Locker Room is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

LOCKEROOM
Lockeroom is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

LOCKJAWED
Lockjawed is British slang for intoxicated.

LOCO
Loco is slang for insane. Loco is American slang for a locomotive.

LOCO WEED
Loco Weed is American slang for cannabis.

LOCUS
Locus is British slang for to drug someone prior to robbing them.

LOCUST
Locust is British slang for someone who will eat anything.

LODGER
Lodger is British slang for a flea. Lodger is British slang for a head louse.

LOFT
Loft is British slang for the head.

LOG
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LOGROLLING
Logrolling is slang for unofficial, or dubious, collaboration undertaken for mutual benefit.

LOGHEAD
Loghead is British slang for a stupid person.

LOID
Loid (from Harold Lloyd) is British slang for to slip a lock using a trip of celluloid or plastic. Loid is slang for a strip of celluloid used by criminals to open spring locks.

LOIE
Loie is Dorset slang for lie.

LOLLAPALOOZA
lollapalooza is American slang for something excellent, spectacular, or wonderful.

LOLLIES
Lollies is Australian slang for sweets, confectionary.

LOLLIPOP
Lollipop is British slang for the penis. Lollipop is London Cockney rhyming slang for to inform on someone (shop). Lollipop is London Cockney rhyming slang for drop. Lollipop is London Cockney rhyming slang for the police (cop).

LOLLY
Lolly is British, Australian and New Zealand slang for money. Lolly is British slang for to inform on someone.

LOLY WATER
Lolly water is Australian slang for soft drink.

LOMBARD
Lombard is British slang for a wealthy but stupid or unpleasant person.

LONDON FOG
London fog was old London Cockney rhyming slang for dog.

LONDON TAXI
London taxi is London Cockney rhyming slang for the anus (jacksie).

LONDONDERRY
Londonderry was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for sherry.

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LONE RANGER
Lone Ranger is London Cockney rhyming slang for danger. Lone Ranger is London Cockney rhyming slang for a stranger, particularly one thought to be a plain clothed policeman.

LONELY ART
Lonely art is British slang for masturbation.

LONG ACRE
Long Acre is London Cockney rhyming slang for a baker.

LONG AND LINGER


Long and linger is American rhyming slang for a finger. Long and linger is American rhyming slang for inform on (finger).

LONG AND SHORT


Long and short is London Cockney rhyming slang for the drink port.

LONG DRINK OF WATER


Long drink of water is slang for an insipid, bland, ineffecrual person. Long drink of water is slang for a tall, thin person.

LONG FIRM
Long firm is British slang for a fraud; a dishonest business that buys goods on credit and sells them quickly before disappearing without paying the bills.

LONG GREEN
Long green is American slang for money.

LONG JOHN
Long John is British slang for silver coins.

LONG POCKETS
Long pockets is British slang for a miser.

LONG STREAK OF MISERY


Long streak of misery is British slang for a tall, thin person.

LONG STREAK OF PISS


Long streak of piss is slang for a tall thin person.

LONG TOM
Long Tom is military slang for a cannon.

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LONG UN
Long un is British slang for 1000 pounds sterling. Long un was old British slang for 100 pounds sterling.

LONGBEARD
Longbeard is slang for an old person.

LONSDALE BELT
Lonsdale belt is British criminal rhyming slang for money (gelt).

LOO
Loo is British slang for a lavatory.

LOOBELOO
Loobeloo is London Cockney rhyming slang for flu.

LOOK FOR O'ROURKE


Look for O'Rourke is American slang for to vomit

LOOK SICK
Look sick is slang for to be outclassed.

LOOKER
Looker is slang for an attractive person.

LOOKING GLASS
Looking glass was 17th century British slang for a chamber pot.

LOOKSY
Looksy is slang for an inspection, a gander.

LOOKZEE
Lookzee is Dorset slang for look and understand.

LOON
Loon is slang for a crazy, eccentric or insane person. Loon is slang for to behave in an uninhibited, lighthearted manner.

LOON ABOUT
Loon about is British slang for to behave in an uninhibited, lighthearted manner.

LOON OUT
Loon out is British slang for to behave in an uninhibited, lighthearted manner.

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LOON PANTS
Loon pants is British slang for a variety of flared cotton, canvas or velvet trousers.

LOONY
Loony is slang for an insane person.

LOONY BIN
Loony bin is British slang for a mental hospital.

LOONY TUNE
Loony tune is slang for a mad or eccentric person.

LOONY TUNES
Loony tunes is slang for a mad or eccentric person.

LOONYBIN
Loonybin is slang for mental institution.

LOOP THE LOOP


Loop the loop is London Cockney rhyming slang for soup.

LOOPLEGGED
Looplegged is British slang for intoxicated.

LOOPED
Looped is American slang for intoxicated.

LOOPY
Loopy is slang for mad, insane.

LOOSE
Loose is slang for relaxed, nonchalant. Loose is British slang for sexually promiscuous.

LOOSE CANNON
Loose cannon is American slang for a dangerously uncontrolled person.

LOOSE CHANGE
Loose change is medical slang for a nearly severed limb that will require amputation.

LOOSE JAW
Loose jaw is British slang for a gossip.

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LOOSE SCREW
Loose screw is British slang for a mad person.

LOOSENERS
Looseners is American slang for prunes.

LOOT
Loot is slang for money.

LOOTWORTHY
Lootworthy is British slang for a worthwhile investment.

LOP
Lop is Dorset slang for to lounge, to idle.

LOPCOCK
Lopcock is British slang for a circumcised penis.

LOPLOLLY
Loplolly is Dorset slang for a lazy person, an idler.

LOPPY
Loppy is Dorset slang for idle.

LORD AND MASTER


Lord and master is London Cockney rhyming slang for a sticking plaster.

LORD AND MASTERED


Lord and mastered is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (plastered).

LORD AND PEER


Lord and peer is London Cockney rhyming slang for ear.

LORD LOVAT
Lord Lovat is London Cockney rhyming slang for shove it.

LORD LOVELL
Lord Lovell is London Cockney rhyming slang for shovel.

LORD MAYOR
Lord Mayor is London Cockney rhyming slang for swear.

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LORD MUCK

Lord Muck is British slang for a man perceived to be behaving highhandedly, a snob.

LORD OF THE MANOR


Lord of the manor was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a six pence (tanner).

LORD OF THE PIES


Lord of the pies is British slang for a fat person. Lord Of The Rings Lord of the rings is British slang for a promiscuous male homosexual.

LORD SUTCH
Lord Sutch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a clutch. Lord Sutch is London Cockney rhyming slang for crotch.

LORD WIGG
Lord Wigg is London Cockney rhyming slang for pig.

LORDS
Lords is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride.

LORETTA YOUNG
Loretta Young is London Cockney rhyming slang for tongue.

LORNA DOONE
Lorna Doone is London Cockney rhyming slang for spoon.

LOSE FLOURESCENT CHRISTMAS CHEER


Lose flourescent christmas cheer is American slang for to vomit.

LOSE IT
Lose it is British slang for to lose control, become enraged.

LOSE ONE'S BOTTLE


Lose one's bottle is British slang for to lose one's nerve, to have one's courage desert one.

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LOSE ONE'S COOL


Lose one's cool is slang for to lose one's composure or temper.

LOSE ONE'S MARBLES


Lose one's marbles is slang for to become deranged, feebleminded or crazy.

LOSE ONE'S RAG


Lose one's rag is British slang for to lose one's temper, to lose control of oneself.

LOSE SOME CHOPPED CARROTS


Lose some chopped carrots is American slang for to vomit.

LOSE WEIGHT
Lose weight is American slang for to vomit.

LOSE YOUR LUNCH


Lose your lunch is American slang for to vomit.

LOST AND FOUND


Lost and found is London Cockney rhyming slang for one pound sterling.

LOT
Lot is old British slang for a car. Lot is British slang for semen.

LOTION
Lotion is British slang for alcoholic drink.

LOTSA
Lotsa is slang for lots of.

LOTTA
Lotta is slang for lot of.

LOU REED
Lou Reed is British slang for amphetamines (speed).

LOUD

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Loud is slang for ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; for example a loud style of dress; loud colours.

LOUD AND CLEAR


Loud and clear is London Cockney rhyming slang for expensive (dear).

LOUIE
Louie is British slang for a sixteenth of an ounce of marijuana. Louie is American slang for a lefthand turn.

LOUIS
Louis is British slang for a sixteenth of an ounce of marijuana. Louis is American slang for a lefthand turn.

LOUNGE LIZARD
Lounge lizard is slang for an idle frequenter of fashionable bars.

LOUSE
Louse is slang for to ruin or spoil.

LOUSE HOUSE
Louse house is British slang for a cheap hotel or lodgings.

LOUSE LADDER
Louse ladder was 17th century British slang for a dropped stitch in a stocking.

LOUSER
Louser is Irish slang for a mean nasty person.

LOUSY
Lousy is slang for provided with an excessive amount of something. Lousy is British slang for miserly.

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LOUSY BROWN
Lousy Brown is London Cockney rhyming slang for Rose & Crown (pub).

LOUSY LOU
Lousy Lou is London Cockney rhyming slang for flu.

LOUTHOUSE
Louthouse is British slang for a rough pub.

LOVE
Love is a slang term of endearment.

LOVE AND HATE


Love and hate is London Cockney rhyming slang for weight.

LOVE AND KISSES


Love and kisses is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife (missus).

LOVE AND MARRIAGE


Love and marriage is London Cockney rhyming slang for a carriage.

LOVE BLOBS
Love blobs is British slang for testicles.

LOVE BOAT
Love boat is slang for marijuana dipped in formaldehyde; PCP.

LOVE BUBBLES
Love bubbles is British slang for breasts.

LOVE BUMPS
Love bumps is British slang for breasts.

LOVE DRUG
Love Drug is slang for methaqualone.

LOVE HANDLES
Love handles is slang for folds of flesh at the waist or a paunch.

LOVE LUMPS
Love lumps is British slang for breasts.

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LOVE MUSCLE
Love muscle is slang for the penis.

LOVEIN
Lovein is slang for a gathering involving displays of mutual affection.

LOVEINAPUNT
Loveinapunt is British slang for week beer, watered down spirits.

LOVEJUICE
Lovejuice is British slang for semen.

LOVED UP

Loved up is slang for in love, infatuated.

LOVELIES
Lovelies is slang for marijuana laced with PCP.

LOVELY
Lovely is slang for phencyclidine.

LOVER'S TIFF
Lover's tiff is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (syph).

LOW
Low is Dorset slang for allow, admit, think.

LOW BUDGET
Low budget is British slang for sleazy, sordid, shabby, poor.

LOW FULHAM
Low Fulham is slang for a die loaded to ensure a low throw.

LOW LIGHT JOB


Low light job is British slang for a need to go to the toilet.

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LOW RENT
Low rent is American slang for shabby, sordid, inferior.

LOW RIDER
Low rider is American slang for a devotee of custom cars. Low rider is American slang for an unpleasant youth.

LOWHEEL
Lowheel is Australian slang for a prostitute.

LOWLIFE
Lowlife is slang for nasty, unsavoury, despised person or persons. Lowlife is slang for a member or members of the underworld.

LOWWHEEL
Lowwheel is Australian slang for a prostitute.

LOWIE
Lowie is Australian slang for a prostitute.

LUBBLY JUBBLY
Lubbly jubbly is a British slang expression of approval.

LUBE
Lube is slang for lubrication.

LUBRA
Lubra is Australian slang for an aborigine woman.

LUBRICATE
Lubricate is British slang for to drink.

LUBRICATED
Lubricated is slang for intoxicated.

LUCK OUT
Luck out is American slang for to be lucky. Luck out is American slang for to be unlucky.

LUCKY CHARM
Lucky charm is London Cockney rhyming slang for arm.

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LUCKY LEGS
Lucky legs is British slang for thin legs.

LUCOZADE
Lucozade is derogatory London Cockney rhyming slang for a black person (spade).

LUCY LASTIC
Lucy lastic is British slang for a promiscuous woman.

LUCY LOCKET
Lucy Locket is London Cockney rhyming slang for pocket.

LUDE
Lude is slang for the hypnotic sleeping drug Quaalude (methaqualone).

LUDINGOUT
Ludingout is slang for the hypnotic sleeping drug Quaalude (methaqualone).

LUDS
Luds is slang for methaqualone.

LUG
Lug is slang for a stupid or awkward man. Lug is Dorset slang for a pole.

LUGHOLE
Lughole is English slang for the ear.

LUGER LOUT
Luger lout is London Cockney rhyming slang for a German (kraut).

LUGGAGE
Luggage is British slang for the male genitals.

LULU
Lulu is slang for a person or thing considered to be outstanding in size, appearance, etc. Lulu is bingo slang for a mistaken claim.

LUMBER
Lumber is British slang for trouble, a burden. Lumber is British slang for a fight, a struggle. Lumber is American slang for a toothpick.

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LUMBERED
Lumbered is British slang for burdened with.

LUMBERJACK
Lumberjack is London Cockney rhyming slang for the back.

LUMMOCK
Lummock is slang for a large and clumsy, stupid person.

LUMMOX
Lummox is slang for a large and clumsy, stupid person.

LUMP
Lump is British slang for a large person.

LUMP IT
Lump it is slang for to patiently suffer or endure something.

LUMP OF COKE
Lump of coke is London Cockney rhyming slang for a man (bloke).

LUMP OF ICE
Lump of ice is London Cockney rhyming slang for advice.

LUMP OF LEAD
Lump of lead is London Cockney rhyming slang for head.

LUMP OF SCHOOL
Lump of school is London Cockney rhyming slang for fool.

LUMPADUMP
Lumpadump is British slang for excrement.

LUMPING
Lumping is British slang for large, heavy and ungainly.

LUMPS
Lumps is slang for breasts.

LUMPY GRAVY
Lumpy gravy is British military rhyming slang for the Royal Navy.

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LUNATIC SOUP
Lunatic soup is slang for alcoholic drink.

LUNCH
Lunch is American slang for to vomit

LUNCHBOX
Lunchbox is slang for the belly, abdomen. Lunchbox is slang for the male genitals.

LUNCHING AT THE LAZY Y


Lunching at the lazy Y is slang for engaging in oral sex, particularly cunnilingus.

LUNDY
Lundy is British slang for a collaborator, traitor.

LUNGS
Lungs is slang for breasts.

LUNK
Lunk is slang for a slowwitted person.

LUNKHEAD
Lunkhead is slang for a slowwitted person.

LURGHI
Lurghi is British slang for an unspecified, unknown illness.

LURK
Lurk is Australian and New Zealand slang for a scheme or stratagem for success.

LURKER
Lurker is British slang for a disreputable, suspicious, unpleasant person. Lurker is British slang for an unlicensed street trader. Lurker is Australian slang for a petty criminal, fraudster, cardsharp.

LUS
LUs is slang for methaqualone.

LUSH
Lush is slang for a heavy drinker, especially an alcoholic. Lush is slang for intoxicating liquor. Lush is British slang for very attractive, desirable.

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LUSH ROLLER
Lush roller is slang for a mugger who preys upon drunkards.

LUSHED
Lushed is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

LUSHER
Lusher is slang for a prostitute who targets drunks.

LUSTY
Lusty is slang for sexually excited.

LUVVIE
Luvvie is British slang for an actor or actress.

LYCRALOUT
Lycralout is derogatory British slang for an arrogant, roadhogging cyclist.

M
M is slang for morphine.

M & MS
M & Ms is slang for secobarbital.

MA BELL
Ma Bell is American slang for the Bell Telephone Corporation.

MAC
Mac is a North American slang term for a male stranger used as a familiar address. Mac is British slang for a mackintosh, raincoat.

MAC GIMP
Mac Gimp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pimp.

MACARONI
Macaroni is a derogatory slang expression for an Italian. Macaroni is London Cockney rhyming slang for pony (25 pounds). Macaroni is London Cockney rhyming slang for excrement (pony and trap).

MACAROON
Macaroon is derogatory London Cockney rhyming slang for a black person (coon).

MACE
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MACER
Macer is British slang for a swindler.

MACHINE GUN
Machine gun is slang for a hypodermic syringe.

MACHISMO
Machismo is slang for assertive maleness.

MACHO
Macho is slang for assertively male.

MACHO UP
Macho up is slang for to behave more assertively, courageously.

MACK
Mack is slang for a pimp.

MACKEREL
Mackerel is slang for a procurer; a pimp. Mackerel is British slang for a fool.

MACKEREL AND SPRAT


Mackerel and sprat is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool (prat).

MACONOCHIE
Maconochie is military slang for a tinned meat and vegetable stew, especially as supplied to soldiers on active service. Maconochie is military slang for the stomach.

MAD
Mad is slang for extremely.

MAD BEER
Mad beer is British slang for strong beer.

MAD DOG
Mad Dog is slang for phencyclidine.

MAD HATTER
Mad hatter is London Cockney rhyming slang for natter.

MAD MAN
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MAD MICK
Mad Mick is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pick axe.

MAD MONEY
Mad money is American slang for money put aside by a woman incase she is stood up or abandoned by her date. Mad oney is slang for money put aside for frivolous selfindulgence.

MADAM
Madam is slang for nonsense; humbug.

MADAME DE LUCE
Madame de Luce is London Cockney rhyming slang for a con artist (spruce).

MADAME TUSSAUD
Madame Tussaud is London Cockney rhyming slang for bald.

MADCHESTER
Madchester is slang for Manchester.

MADE MAN
Made man is slang for a member of the Mafia.

MADEIN
Madein is British slang for a 'twoone' honours degree.

MADZA
Madza is British slang for a half.

MAE WEST
Mae West is London Cockney rhyming slang for breast. Mae West is London Cockney rhyming slang for chest. Mae West (named after the large breasted actress of the same name) is slang for an inflatable life jacket, especially as issued to the U.S. armed forces for emergency use.

MAG
Mag is old British slang for a halfpenny.

MAGGIE
Maggie is slang for a magpie. Maggie is slang for margerine. Maggie is British slang for a pound coin.

MAGGIE MAY
Maggie May is London Cockney rhyming slang for homosexual (gay).

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MAGGIE THATCHER
Maggie Thatcher is London Cockney rhyming slang for a scratch card (scratcher).

MAGGOT
Maggot is slang for a despicable, dirty, insignificant person. Maggot is British criminal slang for money. Maggot is Dorset slang for a fancy, a whim.

MAGGOTY
Maggoty is slang for very drunk. Maggoty is Australian slang for annoyed, angry.

MAGGY
Maggy is Jamaican slang for a Magnum revolver.

MAGIC
Magic is British slang for excellent. Magic is American slang for the drug phencyclidine.

MAGIC DUST
Magic dust is American slang for the drug phencyclidine.

MAGIC MIST
Magic mist is American slang for the drug phencyclidine.

MAGIC MUSHROOMS
Magic mushrooms is slang for any hallucinogenic mushrooms.

MAGISTRATES COURT
Magistrates Court is London Cockney rhyming slang for a drink of spirits (short).

MAGNOLIOUS
Magnolious is slang for magnificent, splendid, large.

MAGOO
Magoo is British slang for a newborn baby.

MAGPIE
Magpie was 19th century British slang for a halfpenny. Magpie is British military slang for a shot from a rifle which strikes the outermost division but one of a target, and is signalled by a black and white flag.

MAGSMAN
Magsman is slang for a street swindler, a confidence man. Magsman is Australian slang for a storyteller. Magsman was old slang for a firstclass con artist. 658

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MAHATMA GANDHI
Mahatma Ghandi is London Cockney rhyming slang for brandy. Mahatma Ghandi is London Cockney rhyming slang for shandy.

MAID
Maid is Dorset slang for a girl. Maid is Dorset slang for a virgin. Maid is Dorset slang for a daughter.

MAIDEN'S WATER
Maiden's water is British slang for weak beer. Maiden's Water is British slang for lager.

MAIDSTONE JAILER
Maidstone jailer was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a tailor.

MAIN
Main is Dorset slang for great, mighty.

MAIN DRAG
Main drag is slang for the main or central street.

MAIN LINE
Main line is slang for to inject a drug into a vein. Main line is slang for a vein.

MAIN MAN
Main man is American slang for a boss or leader. Main man is American slang for a woman's partner, boyfriend, husband or protector. Main man is American slang for one's best friend.

MAIN SQUEEZE
Main squeeze is American slang for one's boyfriend, girlfriend or sweetheart. Main squeeze is American slang for the most important person, a boss or leader.

MAJOR LODER
Major Loder is British racing rhyming slang for soda water.

MAJOR STEVENS
Major Stevens is British racing rhyming slang for evens.

MAKE
Make is slang for to seduce. Make is British slang for sexual intercourse. Make is British slang for to steal. Make is British police slang for identify. Make is American slang for an identification or instance of recognition. Make is American slang for a check on identity. 659

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MAKE A CONNECTION
Make a connection is slang for to establish a source for buying illicit drugs, or to succeed in buying some drugs.

MAKE A MONKEY OF
Make a monkey of is slang for to make a fool of.

MAKE A MOVE
Make a move is British slang for to leave.

MAKE A MUCK OF
Make a muck of is British slang for to ruin or spoil.

MAKE A PIG'S EAR OF IT


Make a pig's ear of it is slang for a botched job.

MAKE A TRIBUTE TO DISNEY


Make a tribute to Disney is American slang for to vomit.

MAKE AN OFFERING TO THE PORCELAIN GOD


Make an offering to the porcelain god is American slang for to vomit.

MAKE BABIES
Make babies is slang for to have sex.

MAKE CHOWDER
Make chowder is American slang for to vomit.

MAKE FOOD OFFERINGS TO THE CHINA GODS


Make food offerings to the china gods is American slang for to vomit.

MAKE IT SNAPPY
Make it snappy is slang for be quick! Hurry up!

MAKE ONE
Make one is British slang for to accompany. Make one is British slang for to escape from prison.

MAKE ONESELF BUSY


Make oneself busy is British slang for to interfere.

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MAKE OUT
Make out is American slang for heavy petting or to have sex.

MAKE PAVEMENT ASTERISKS


Make pavement asterisks is American slang for to vomit.

MAKE THE FUR FLY


Make The Fur Fly is American slang for make a disturbance or stir up trouble.

MAKE THE SCENE


Make the scene is BlackAmerican slang for to go to where ones friends gather. Make the scene is slang for to arrive, be present at a place or to achieve a position.

MAKE THEM CRY


Make them cry is American slang for with onions.

MAKE TRACKS
Make tracks is British slang for to run away, to escape.

MAKE WITH
Make with is American slang for to proceed with the doing, showing, etc. of.

MAKEOUT ARTIST
Makeout artist is American slang for a seducer or stud.

MAKING THE RIFFLE


Making the riffle is American tramp slang for succeeding.

MAKINGS
Makings is slang for the tobacco and cigarette paper used for rolling a cigarette.

MALARKEY
Malarkey is slang for silliness or nonsense.

MALCOLM SCOTT
Malcolm Scott is British theatre rhyming slang for hot.

MALKY
Malky is Scottish slang for to hit hard.

MALL RAT
Mall rat is American slang for a teenager who spends their spare time in shopping malls meeting friends there.

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MALLIE
Mallie is American slang for a teenager who spends their spare time in shopping malls meeting friends there.

MALTESER
Malteser is British slang for a bald black man.

MAMA COCA
Mama Coca is slang for cocaine.

MAMMY RAMMER
Mammy rammer is slang for a despicable person.

MAMPI
Mampi is Jamaican slang for a big or fat woman.

MAMPUS
Mampus is Dorset slang for a crowd of people.

MAMZER
Mamzer is Yiddish slang for bastard.

MAN ALIVE
Man alive is bingo slang for the number five.

MAN AND WIFE


Man and wife is London Cockney rhyming slang for knife.

MAN AROMA
Man Aroma is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

MAN IN THE MOON


Man in the moon is London Cockney rhyming slang for a mad person (loon).

MAN O' WAR


Man o' war is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bore.

MAN ON THE MOON


Man on the moon is London Cockney rhyming slang for spoon.

MAN THE LIFEBOATS


Man the lifeboats is British slang for to make a quick escape.

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MAN TRAP
Man trap is London Cockney rhyming slang for excrement (crap).

MAN WHO RIDES THE SCREAMING GASSER


Man who rides the screaming gasser is BlackAmerican slang for a policeman in a patrol car.

MAN WITH HEADACHE STICK


Man with headache stick is BlackAmerican slang for a policeman.

MAN WITH THE BOOK OF MANY YEARS


Man with the book of many years is BlackAmerican slang for a judge in a courtroom.

MANCHESTER CITY
Manchester City is London Cockney rhyming slang for a female breast (titty).

MANDIES
Mandies is slang for methaqualone.

MANDRAKE
Mandrake is slang for methaqualone.

MANDRETS
Mandrets is slang for methaqualone.

MANDREX
Mandrex is slang for methaqualone.

MANDY
Mandy is slang for a tablet of methaqualone (Mandrax).

MANERS
Manners is Jamaican slang for situation, moral ambience.

MANFRED MANN
Manfred Mann is London Cockney rhyming slang for van.

MANGARIE
Mangarie is Polari slang for food.

MANGE
Mange is British slang for rotten, mouldy, bad.

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MANGLE AND WRING


Mangle and wring is London Cockney rhyming slang for sing.

MANGLE AND WRINGER


Mangle and wringer is London Cockney rhyming slang for finger. Mangle and wringer is London Cockney rhyming slang for singer.

MANGOES
Mangoes is American slang for the breasts.

MANHOLE
Manhole is British slang for the vagina.

MANHOLE COVER
Manhole cover is London Cockney rhyming slang for brother.

MANICURE
Manicure is American slang for remove the stalks and seeds from marijuana before selling it.

MANJ
Manj is British theatre slang for food.

MANK
Mank is slang for a person from Manchester, England.

MANKY
Manky is British slang for scruffy, dirty, distasteful or disgusting.

MANOR
Manor is slang for the home district felt to belong to a person or gang. Manor is slang for a police district.

MANTOVANI
Mantovani is London Cockney rhyming slang for women viewed as sex objects (fanny).

MANYANA
Manyana is British slang for tomorrow.

MAP
Map is slang for the face.

MAP OF FRANCE
Map of France is slang for a stain on a bed sheet. Map of France is slang for a patch of vomit. 664

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MAP OF IRELAND
Map of Ireland is slang for a stain on a bed sheet. Map of Ireland is slang for a patch of vomit.

MAP OF TASMANIA
Map of Tasmania is Australian slang for female pubic hair.

MARABUNTA
Marabunta is slang for an illtempered woman.

MARACAS
Maracas is slang for breasts. Maracas is British rhyming slang for testicles (knackers).

MARBLE
Marble is slang for the head.

MARBLE ARCH
Marble Arch is London Cockney rhyming slang for starch.

MARBLE HALLS
Marble Halls is London Cockney rhyming slang for the testicles (balls).

MARBLE ORCHARD
Marble orchard is slang for a graveyard.

MARBLE TOWN
Marble town is BlackAmerican slang for a cemetary.

MARBLE WOOD
Marble wood is joiner's slang for a form of variegated ebony resembling black and white marble, much sought after for use in marquetry.

MARBLES
Marbles is slang for testicles. Marbles is slang for commone sense, sanity. Marbles is slang for money, wealth.

MARBLES AND CONKERS


Marbles and conkers is London Cockney rhyming slang for mad, insane (bonkers).

MARCHING DUST
Marching Dust is slang for cocaine.

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MARCHING POWDER
Marching Powder is slang for cocaine.

MARDARSE
Mardarse is British slang for a weak person.

MARDIE
Mardie is British slang for a weak person.

MARDY
Mardy is slang for someone who is easily upset or scared.

MARE
Mare is British slang for a woman. Mare is British slang for a queen in a deck of cards.

MARGARET ROSE
Margaret Rose is London Cockney rhyming slang for nose.

MARGATE SANDS
Margate sands is London Cockney rhyming slang for hands.

MARI
Mari is slang for cannabis.

MARI LANZA
Mario Lanza is Australian rhyming slang for cancer.

MARIA MONK
Maria Monk is London Cockney rhyming slang for semen (spunk).

MARICON
Maricon is British slang for a male homosexual.

MARIE CORRELLI
Marie Correlli is London Cockney rhyming slang for telly (television).

MARIGOLD
Marigold is British slang for an effeminate male homosexual.

MARK
Mark is slang for a suitable victim, especially for swindling. (Known as the mark or a mark). Mark is slang for a meeting place.

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MARK SOMEONE'S CARD


Mark someone's card is British slang for to tip someone off, give someone a warning.

MARLO
Marlo is British slang for bad.

MARMALIZE
Marmalize is British slang for to destroy, utterly defeat, beatup.

MARMELISE
Marmelise is British slang for to destroy, utterly defeat, beatup.

MARMITE
Marmite is London Cockney rhyming slang for rubbish, nonsense (shite).

MARMITE DRILLER
Marmite driller is British slang for a male homosexual.

MAROON
Maroon is British slang for a fool.

MARPS
Marps is British slang for marbles.

MARQUIS OF GRANBY
Marquis of Granby is a British slang nickname for a bald man.

MARQUIS OF LORNE
Marquis of Lorne is London Cockney rhyming slang for an erection (horn).

MARRER
Marrer is Geordie slang for a friend, mate.

MARRERS
Marerrs is British slang for the knees.

MARROWBONES
Marrowbones is British slang for the knees.

MARS AND VENUS


Mars and Venus is London Cockney rhyming slang for penis.

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MARS BAR
Mars bar is British slang for the penis. Mars bar is British rhyming slang for a scar, particularly a facial scar caused by a blade.

MARSHMALLOW REDS
Marshmallow Reds is slang for secobarbital.

MARTEN
Marten is Dorset slang for a heifer that does not breed.

MARTIAN
In computing slang, a martian is a packet sent on a TCP/IP network with a source address of the test loopback interface [127.0.0.1].

MARTIN LUTHER KING


Martin Luther King is British newspaper distribution industry rhyming slang for string.

MARTINLEGRAND
MartinLeGrand is London Cockney rhyming slang for hand.

MARTY WILDE
Marty Wilde is London Cockney rhyming slang for the beer Mild.

MARVIE
Marvie is American slang for marvelous.

MARY
Mary is drug slang for morphine. Mary is Australian slang for an Aboriginal woman or girl.

MARY ANN
Mary Ann is British slang for a male homosexual, an effeminate man. Mary Ann is London Cockney rhyming slang for fan. Mary Ann is London Cockney rhyming slang for the vagina (fan). Mary ann is London Cockney rhyming slang for a hand.

MARY BLANE
Mary Blane is London Cockney rhyming slang for rain. Mary Blane was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for train.

MARY ELLENS
Mary Ellens is London Cockney rhyming slang for large breasts (melons).

MARY GREEN
Mary Green is London Cockney rhyming slang for a queen in a deck of cards.

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MARY HINGE
Mary Hinge is British slang for a hairy vagina.

MARY JANE
Mary Jane is slang for marijuana.

MARY JANE WARNER


Mary Jane Warner is slang for marijuana.

MARY ROSE
Mary Rose is London Cockney rhyming slang for nose.

MARY WARNER
Mary Warner is slang for marijuana.

MARYLOU
Marylou is London Cockney rhyming slang for glue.

MASH
Mash is British slang for to make tea.

MASHED POTATO
Mashed potato is London Cockney rhyming slang for waiter.

MASHER
Masher is slang for a charmer of women. Masher was 19th century British slang for a fashionable young person.

MASSIVE
Massive is British slang for a gang.

MASTER BATER
Master Bater is British slang for a bachelor.

MATABY
Mataby is British slang for a high quality herbal marijuana originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).

MATCH OF THE DAY


Match of the day is London Cockney rhyming slang for homosexual (gay).

MATE
Mate is British slang for a friend. The term is also a polite form of address to strangers.

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MATELOT
Matelot is slang for a sailor.

MATER
Mater is public school slang for mother.

MATEY
Matey is Jamaican slang for a man's second lover.

MATHESON LANG
Matheson Lang is London Cockney rhyming slang for slang.

MATINEE
Matinee is Australian slang for sexual intercourse in the daytime.

MATTRESSMUNCHER
Mattressmuncher is Australian slang for a passive male homosexual.

MAU MAU
Mau mau is East African slang for a Ugandan motorcycle policeman who directs traffic.

MAUMAU
Maumau is British slang for a black person. Maumau is American slang for to harass, bully, coerce. Maumau is American slang for a black activist. Maumau is American slang for a black streetgang member.

MAUD AND RUTH


Maud and Ruth is London Cockney rhyming slang for truth.

MAUIWOWIE
MauiWowie is slang for cannabis.

MAULERS
Maulers is British slang for the hands.

MAVEN
Maven is American slang for a nightclub host.

MAX
Max is slang for at most, to the maximum extent.

MAX FACTOR
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MAX MILLER
Max Miller is London Cockney rhyming slang for pillow.

MAX WALLS
Max Walls is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (balls).

MAXIBOLIN
Maxibolin is slang for any anabolic steroid.

MAXWELL HOUSE
Maxwell House is London Cockney rhyming slang for mouse.

MAYO
Mayo is slang for heroin.

MAZAWATTEE
Mazawattee is London Cockney rhyming slang for mad, insane (potty). Mazawattee is London Cockney rhyming slang for a potty.

MAZOOMA
Mazooma is slang for money.

MAZUMA
Mazuma is British and American slang for money.

MAZZARD
Mazzard was old British slang for the head.

MCALPINE'S FUSILIERS
McAlpine's fusiliers is British slang for building labourers.

MCGARRET
McGarret is British slang for fifty pounds sterling.

MCP
MCP is slang for a sexist man.

MDA
MDA is slang for the drug methyldiamphetamine.

ME 'N' YOU
Me 'n' you is British slang for a menu.

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ME AND YOU
Me and you is British slang for a menu. Me and you is British slang for sexual intercourse (screw). Me and you is British bingo rhyming slang for two.

ME ELBOW
Me elbow is an Irish slang exclamation of disbelief, dismissal.

MEAL TICKET
Meal ticket is slang for a person, situation, etc., providing a source of livelihood or income.

MEAN
Mean is slang for excellent, skilful, wonderful.

MEAN MACHINE
Mean machine is slang for an impressive, fast, powerful machine or vehicle.

MEAT
Meat is British slang for a person as a sex object. Meat is British slang for the penis.

MEAT AND TWO VEG


Meat and two veg is British slang for the male genitals. Meat and two veg is London Cockney rhyming slang for Reg.

MEAT EATER
Meat eater is British slang for a prostitute who carries out oral sex.

MEAT INJECTION
Meat injection is British slang for sexual intercourse.

MEAT MARKET
Meat market is slang for a place where people congregate searching for sexual partners.

MEAT PIE
Meat pie is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fly (both the insect and trouser fly).

MEAT PUPPET
Meat puppet is American slang for a prostitute.

MEAT RACK
Meat rack is slang for a place or occasion where available sexual partners are on display.

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MEAT WAGON
Meat wagon is slang for a police van. Meat wagon is slang for an ambulance. Meat wagon is slang for a hearse.

MEATBALL
Meatball is American and Canadian slang for a stupid or boring person.

MEATBALL SURGERY
Meatball surgery is American slang for clumsy or incompetent surgey, operations acrried out in difficult or primitive conditions.

MEATHEAD
Meathead is slang for a stupid person.

MEATHOOKS
Meathooks is slang for the hands.

MEATY
Meaty is British slang for big, powerful. Meaty is British slang for a sexually attractive woman.

MECHANIC
Mechanic is slang for a cardsharp. Mechanic is salng for a professional killer.

MECHANICAL DIGGER
Mechanical digger is derogatory London Cockney rhyming slang for a black person (nigger).

MEDICINE
Medicine is slang for intoxicating liquor.

MEDICINE MAN
Medicine man is slang for a useless doctor.

MEDIUM
Medium is Irish slang for the Irish language.

MEDZA
Medza is British slang for a half.

MEET
Meet is is British slang for a rendezvous.

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MEET HELL
Meet hell is Jamaican slang for to live in great poverty and hardship.

MEET MY FRIENDS RALPH AND EARL


Meet my friends Ralph and earl is American slang for to vomit.

MEG RYAN
Meg Ryan is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (iron).

MEGA
Mega is slang for fantastic, extremely good, great, or successful. Mega is slang for very, extremely.

MEGABUCK
Megabuck is American and Canadian slang for a million dollars.

MEGABUCKS
Megabucks is slang for an enormous amount of money.

MEGILLAH
Megillah is slang for anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out.

MEKMEK
Mekmek is Jamaican slang for quarrelsome. Mekmek is Jamaican slang for to hesitate, to be indecisive, to attempt something halfheartedly.

MELKPENS
Melkpens is South African slang for a young, naive , inexperienced person.

MELLOW
Mellow is slang for relaxed, unaggressive, free from tension and inhibition.

MELLOW OUT
Mellow out is slang for to relax, to become serene.

MELODY LINGERS
Melody Lingers is London Cockney rhyming slang for fingers.

MELONHEAD
Melonhead is British slang for a policeman.

MELONS
Melons is slang for the female breasts.

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MELTED OUT
Melted out is BlackAmerican slang for to be without money.

MELVIN
Melvin is American slang for a boring person.

MELVYNN BRAGG
Melvynn Bragg is British rhyming slang for cigarette (fag). Melvyn Bragg is British rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (shag). Melvyn Bragg is British rhyming slang for a contemptible person (slag).

MEMBER
Member is slang for the penis.

MEMORY BOX
Memory box is Australian slang for the mind.

MEMSAHIB
Memsahib is British slang for one's wife.

MEN OF HARLECH
Men of Harlech is London Cockney rhyming slang for garlic.

MENDIC
Mendic is Australian slang for ill, sick.

MENSCH
Mensch is slang for a reputable, admirable person.

MENTAL
Mental is British slang for insane, crazy.

MERCH
Merch is American slang for merchandise. Stolen goods.

MERCHANT BANKER
Merchant banker is British rhyming slang for a contemptible person (wanker).

MERKIN
Merkin is slang for the female genitals. Merkin is slang for an artificial vagina used as a sex aid.

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MERRIES
Merries is British slang for fairground rides.

MERRY AND BRIGHT


Merry and bright is London Cockney rhyming slang for an illumination, light. Merry and bright is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (tight).

MERRY GO ROUND
Merry go round is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pound sterling.

MERRY OLD SOUL


Merry old soul is London Cockney rhyming slang for coal. Merry old soul is London Cockney rhyming slang for hole.

MERSH
Mersh is slang for commercial.

MERYL STREEP
Meryl Streep is London Cockney rhyming slang for sleep.

MESHUGGENER
Meshuggener is slang for mad, crazy, insane.

MESSAROUND
Messaround is Jamaican slang for a cake made of flour that has to be stirred for a long time.

METAL
Metal is slang for money.

METALLICS
Metallics is British slang for coins.

METAQUANS
Metaquans is slang for methaqualone.

METH
Meth is slang for Methedrine (methamphetamine) a form of stimulant.

METHODY
Methody is Irish slang for a Methodist.

METHS
Meths is British slang for methylated spirits.

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METHY
Methy is British slang for an alcoholic that drinks methylated spirits.

METHYLTESTOSTERONE
Methyltestosterone is slang for any anabolic steroid.

METTLE
Mettle is British slang for semen.

MEXICAN
Mexican is slang for valium.

MEXICAN BREAKFAST
Mexican breakfast is slang for a cigarette and a glass of water.

MEXICAN MUD
Mexican mud is American slang for a highlyrefined, darkcoloured form of heroin imported from Mexico.

MEXICAN OATS
Mexican oats is American slang for nonsense.

MEXICAN PROMOTION
Mexican promotion is American slang for a better job but one that brings with it no increse in salary.

MEXICAN RAISE
Mexican raise is American slang for a better job but one that brings with it no increse in salary.

MEXICAN REDS
Mexican Reds is slang for secobarbital.

MEXICAN TWO STEP


Mexican two step is slang for diarrhea.

MEXICAN VALIUM
Mexican Valium is slang for valium.

MEXICAN WAVE
Mexican wave is London Cockney rhyming slang for shave.

MEZOOMAS
Mezoomas is slang for breasts.

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MI
Mi is Jamaican slang for I.

MI A NUH
Mi a nuh is Jamaican slang for I am not.

MIAMI VICE
Miami vice is London Cockney rhyming slang for ice.

MICHAEL
Michael is British slang for a drugged drink. Michael is British slang for a temporary lavatory.

MICHAEL CAINE
Michael Caine is London Cockney rhyming slang for pain.

MICHAEL HUNT
Michael Hunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for vagina (cunt).

MICHAEL MILES
Michael Miles is London Cockney rhyming slang for piles.

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
Michael Schumacher is London Cockney rhyming slang for tobacco.

MICHAEL WINNER
Michael Winner is British suburban rhyming slang for dinner.

MICK
Mick is slang for an Irish man or a Roman Catholic.

MICK JAGGER
Mick Jagger is Scottish rhyming slang for lager.

MICK O'DWYER
Mick O'Dwyer is London Cockney rhyming slang for fire.

MICKEY
Mickey is Australian slang for the female genitals.

MICKEY BLISS
Mickey Bliss is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (piss).

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MICKEY FINN
Mickey Finn is slang for a drink containing a drug to make the drinker unconscious, usually formed by the combination of chloral hydrate and alcohol.

MICKEY MOUSE
Mickey Mouse is British slang for an item that is inferior, pathetic, toylike. Mickey Mouse is London Cockney rhyming slang for house. Mickey Mouse is London Cockney rhyming slang for scouse.

MICKEY ROONEY
Mickey Rooney is London Cockney rhyming slang for insane (loony).

MICKEY ROURKE
Mickey Rourke is London Cockney rhyming slang for pork.

MICKIE MOST
Mickie Most is London Cockney rhyming slang for toast.

MICKY BLISSER
Micky Blisser is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (pisser).

MICKY DUFF
Micky Duff is London Cockney rhyming slang for cannabis (puff). Micky Duff is London Cockney rhyming slang for unwell (rough).

MICROCHIP
Microchip is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Japanese (Nip).

MICRODOT
Microdot is slang for a dose of the drug LSD sold as a blot on paper.

MID
Mid is Dorset slang for might.

MIDDEN
Midden is Dorset slang for a dungheap.

MIDDLE LEG
Middle leg is slang for the penis.

MIDDLE STIMP
Middle Stimp is British slang for the penis.

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MIDDY
Middy is Australian slang for a mediumsized beer glass. Middy is British slang for a toilet.

MIDLAND BANK
Midland Bank is British rhyming slang for masturbate (wank).

MIDLAND BANKER
Midland Banker is British rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (wanker).

MIFFED
Miffed is slang for annoyed.

MIGHTA
Mighta is slang for might have.

MIGHTY MOUTH
Mighty Mouth is British slang for someone who talks too much and spreads gossip or reveals secrets.

MIGHTY QUINN
Mighty Quinn is British slang for LSD.

MIKE
Mike is British slang for to idle; wait about.

MIKE AND IKE


Mike and Ike is American slang for salt and pepper.

MIKE DICKIN
Mike Dickin is London Cockney rhyming slang for chicken.

MIKE MALONE
Mike Malone is London Cockney rhyming slang for telephone.

MIKES
Mikes is American military slang for minutes.

MILE END
Mile End is London Cockney rhyming slang for friend.

MILK
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MILK JUG
Milk jug is London Cockney rhyming slang for an easily duped person (mug).

MILK OF AMNESIA
Milk of amnesia is slang for Propofol, a milky white drug used as a substitute for Sodium Pentathol to put patients to sleep.

MILK RUN
Milk run is slang for something very easy or safe. Milk run is British slang for a regular, scheduled journey or process.

MILKBAR COWBOY
Milkbar cowboy is Australian slang for a young male who showsoff hanging around cafes and street corners.

MILKER
Milker is British slang for the vagina.

MILKMAN'S HORSE
Milkman's horse is London Cockney rhyming slang for cross, angry.

MILKO
Milko is slang for a milkman.

MILKTOAST
Milktoast is American slang for a weak and meek man.

MILKY
Milky is British slang for weak, cowardly.

MILKY BAR
Milky bar is British slang for a very pale person.

MILKY WAY
Milky way is London Cockney rhyming slang for homosexual (gay).

MILL
Mill is slang for to fight, especially with the fists.

MILLARD
Millard is Dorset slang for a large, white moth.

MILLENIUM DOME
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MILLER
Miller is Dorset slang for a large, white moth.

MILLER'S DAUGHTER
Miller's daughter is London Cockney rhyming slang for water.

MILLIGNA
Milligna is British slang for a typing error.

MILLION
Million is British slang for a great person. Million is British slang for extremely unlikely.

MILLIONS ON
Millions on is British slang for a certainty.

MILLWALL RESERVES
Millwall reserves is London Cockney rhyming slang for nerves.

MILLWALLY
Millwally is derogatory slang for a Millwall FC supporter.

MILQUETOAST
Milquetoast is American slang for a weak and meek man.

MILTON KEYNES
Milton Keynes is London Cockney rhyming slang for beans. Milton Keynes is London Cockney rhyming slang for homosexual men (queens).

MIMI
Mimi is British slang for a selfish person.

MIN
Min is British slang for the vagina.

MINCE
Mince is Polari slang for walk effeminately.

MINCE PIES
Mince pies is London Cockney rhyming slang for eyes.

MINCER
Mincer is British slang for a male homosexual.

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MINCES
Minces is British slang for eyes.

MIND BENDING
Mind bending is British slang for fantastic, amazing, staggering.

MIND GAMES
Mind games is British slang for a battle of wills.

MIND'S EYE
Mind's eye is British slang for the anus.

MINDBLOWING
Mindblowing is slang for totally astonishing.

MINDER
Minder is slang for an aide to someone in public life, especially a politician or political candidate, who keeps control of press and public relations. Minder is slang for someone acting as a bodyguard, guard, or assistant, especially in the criminal underworld.

MINDFUCK
Mindfuck is slang for a disorientating experience. Mindfuck is slang for a sexual fantasy.

MINESWEEPING
Minesweeping is British slang for stealing drinks from the tables of bars or discotheques while the owners are away dancing.

MING
Ming is London criminal slang for the police. Ming is British slang for to smell bad.

MINGE
Minge is British slang for the vagina. Minge is British slang for women considered as sexual objects.

MINGER

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Minger is British slang for someone dirty and smelly.

MINGING
Minging is British slang for dirty, rubbish, unattractive, disgusting, worthless. Minging is British slang for smelly.

MINGY
Mingy is British slang for unpleasant, mean.

MINI MOKE
Mini moke is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cigarette (smoke).

MINI MOUSE
Mini mouse is a British slang name for a skinny legged woman waering a miniskirt.

MINK
Mink is American slang for a woman. Mink is American slang for the female genitalia.

MINNIE
Minnie is British slang for the vagina.

MINT LEAF
Mint leaf is slang for phencyclidine.

MINT SAUCE
Mint sauce is British slang for evading capture, on the run.

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MINTED
Minted is slang for wealthy, financially secure.

MINTIE
Mintie is Australian slang for to comfort.

MISBEHAVE
Misbehave is London Cockney rhyming slang for shave.

MISERYGUTS
Miseryguts is British slang for a depressive, morose or complaining person.

MISS A PENALTY
Miss a penalty is British slang for to make a glaringly obvious mistake.

MISS FITCH
Miss Fitch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a spiteful woman (bitch).

MISS PIGGY
Miss Piggy is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cigarette (ciggy).

MISSING SLATE
Missing slate is British slang for crazy, mad, insane, eccentric.

MISSIONARY
Missionary is British slang for a sole white person among a group of black people.

MISSUS
Missus is slang for wife or girlfriend.

MISTER NICEGUY
Mister niceguy is slang for a kind, pleasant person.

MITHER
Mither is British slang for to fuss and bother. To complain.

MITS
Mits is slang for the hands.

MITT
Mitt is slang for a hand. Mitt is slang for a boxing glove.

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MITTEN
Mitten is slang for a boxing glove.

MIX AND MUDDLE


Mix and muddle is London Cockney rhyming slang for cuddle.

MIXEN
Mixen is Dorset slang for a dungheap.

MIXER
Mixer is British slang for a troublemaker.

MIZZLE
Mizzle is slang for to go.

MIZZOG
Mizzog is British slang for a miserable person.

MJ
MJ is slang for cannabis.

MO
Mo is slang for moment. Mo is British slang for a police informant. Mo is American slang for homosexuallike behaviour.

MOANING MINNIE
Moaning minnie is slang for a person who persistently grumbles.

MOB
Mob is slang for a gang of criminals. Mob is British slang for to nag. Mob was 17th century British slang for the ordinary people. Mob was old English 17th century slang for a promiscuous woman or prostitute.

MOB SCENE
Mob scene is slang for an extremely crowded situation.

MOBILE
Mobile is British slang for a tea break. Mobile is American teenage, college and street slang for attractive.

MOBILE DUNGHEAP
Mobile dungheap is British slang for a dirty, smelly person.

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MOBSTER
Mobster is American slang for a gangster.

MOBY
Moby is British slang for a mobile phone. Moby is American slang for huge, enormous.

MOBY DICK
Moby Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for a police station (nick). Moby Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for prison (nick). Moby Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool, an idiot (prick). Moby Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for unwell (sick).

MOCKER
Mocker is Australian slang for clothing.

MOCKERS
Mockers is British slang for misfortune, a curse, frustration.

MOCKINGBIRD
Mockingbird was old British theatre rhyming slang for word.

MOCKLE
Mockle is derogatory American slang for a Jew.

MOCKNEY
Mockney is British slang for someone trying to sound like a cockney, and failing. A classic example of a mockney was Dick Van Dyke in the film 'Mary Poppins'.

MOD
Mod is British slang for a member of a 1960's youth culture characterised by an obsession with fashionable clothing, the riding of a motorscooter, and the listening and dancing to to ska music.

MODE
Mode is British slang for fashionable, pretentious.

MODS AND ROCKERS


Mods and Rockers is London Cockney rhyming slang for breasts (knockers).

MOER
Moer is a South African slang expression of fury or disgust. Moer is a South African abusive slang expresion of address.

MOFFRATITE
Moffratite is Dorset slang for a hermaphrodite.

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MOG
Mog is British slang for a cat.

MOGADORED
Mogadored is London Cockney rhyming slang for beaten by a problem (floored).

MOGGIE
Moggie is British slang for a cat.

MOGGY
Originally moggy (a derivation of Maggie) was slang for a girl or an untidy woman. Since the early 20th century it has been used as a slang expression for a cat.

MOJO
Mojo is slang for a magic charm. Mojo is slang for an unnamed object. Mojo is slang for cocaine.

MOKE
Moke is British slang for a donkey. Moke is Australian slang for an inferior type of horse.

MOLDY
Moldy is BlackAmerican slang for out of style

MOLDY FIG
Moldy fig is BlackAmerican slang for one who refects the new jazz

MOLE
Mole is slang for a prison inmate who secretly gathers information from the prison population and reports it to the warden; a spy.

MOLL
Moll is slang for the female accomplice of a gangster. Moll is slang for a prostitute.

MOLLBUZZER
Mollbuzzer is British slang for a pickpocket who targets women.

MOLLETS
Mollets is slang for phenobarbital.

MOLLY
Molly (shortened from Molly O'Morgan) is London Cockney rhyming slang for an organ.

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MOLLY MAGUIRED
Molly Maguired is London Cockney rhyming slang for tired.

MOLLY MALONE
Molly Malone is London Cockney rhyming slang for telephone.

MOLLY O'MORGAN
Molly O'Morgan is London Cockney rhyming slang for an organ.

MOMMA
Momma is slang for a female follower of the Hell's Angels.

MOMMET
Mommet is Dorset slang for a scarecrow.

MOMMY TRACK
Mommy track is American slang for the path a woman takes when she chooses to pursue motherhood and a career.

MOMSER
Momser is slang for a contemptible person. Momser is slang for a cheeky, enterprising person.

MONA LISA
Mona Lisa is London Cockney rhyming slang for freezer. Mona Lisa is London Cockney rhyming slang for pizza.

MONA LOTT
Mona Lott is British slang for an habitual complainer.

MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK


Monday morning quarterback is American slang for a sports fan who dispenses wisdom the day after a game.

MONDO
Mondo is slang for extremely; very.

MONEY
Money is American slang for one's best friend.

MONEY BOX
Money box is British prostitute slang for the vagina.

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MONEY IN THE BANK


Money in the bank is British slang for a financial certainty.

MONEY MAKER
Money maker is British prostitute slang for the vagina.

MONEY TO BURN
Money to burn is slang for more money than is necessary.

MONEYCUFFEE
MoneyCuffee is West Indian slang for a spendthrift.

MONG
Mong is British slang for an idiot.

MONGIE
Mongie is British slang for a stupid person.

MONGREL
Mongrel is Australian and New Zealand slang for an unpleasant or worthless person.

MONICA ROSE
Monica Rose is London Cockney rhyming slang for the nose.

MONIKER
Moniker is slang for a person's name or nickname; signature.

MONKEY
Monkey is British slang for 500 pounds. Monkey is British slang for a Japanese person. Monkey is British slang for a menial worker. Monkey is British slang for drug addiction. Monkey is British slang for devious. Monkey is British slang for suspicious, not right. Monkey is American slang for an additional lover. Monkey is American slang for a mortgage. Monkey is American and Canadian slang for $500. Monkey is Australian slang for a sheep.

MONKEY AROUND
Monkey around is slang for to behave foolishly or to fiddle with.

MONKEY BUSINESS
Monkey business is slang for behaviour that is unethical, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate.

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MONKEY DUST
Monkey Dust is slang for phencyclidine.

MONKEY JESUS
Monkey Jesus is West Indian slang for a very ugly person.

MONKEY PARADE
Monkey parade was British slang for a parade of courting and hopeful single teenagers.

MONKEY RUN
Monkey run was British slang for a parade of courting and hopeful single teenagers.

MONKEY SUIT
Monkey suit is slang for a uniform.

MONKEY WALK
Monkey walk was British slang for a parade of courting and hopeful single teenagers.

MONKEY'S
Monkey's is British slang for a damn.

MONKEY'S COUSIN
Mokey's cousin is British bingo rhyming slang for 12 (a dozen).

MONKEYS' TAILS
Monkeys' tails is London Cockney rhyming slang for nails

MONOLITHIC
Monolithic is British slang for intoxicated by drugs.

MONOPOLY MONEY
Monopoly money is British slang for a vast, unobtainable sum of money.

MONSTER
Monster is slang for cocaine.

MONSTER FODDER
Monster fodder is roleplaying slang for characters in a roleplaying game who are weak and used as bait or tests for hazardous maneuvers.

MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE
Montezuma's revenge is slang for diarrhoea.

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MONTEZUMAS
Montezumas is London Cockney rhyming slang for bloomers.

MONTGOMERY CLIFT
Montgomery Clift is London Cockney rhyming slang for lift.

MONTHLIES
Monthlies is slang for menstruation.

MONTHLY BILL
Monthly bill is American slang for a woman's menstrual period.

MOO
Moo is derogatory British slang for a woman, especially a stupid or unpleasant woman. Moo is BlackAmerican slang for money

MOO JUICE
Moo juice is American slang for milk.

MOOCH
Mooch is slang for to loiter or walk aimlessly. Mooch is slang for to behave in an apathetic way. Mooch is slang for to sneak or lurk; skulk. Mooch is American slang for one who borrows from others constantly.

MOODY
Moody is British slang for a sulk. Moody is British slang for a lie. Moody is British slang for illegal, counterfeit, of dubious value or quality.

MOODY AND SANKEY


Moody and Sankey is London Cockney rhyming slang for a deception (hankypanky).

MOODY SHREWDIE
Moody shrewdie is British slang for a clever ruse or pretence that achieves its objective.

MOOEY
Mooey is British slang for rotten. Mooey is British slang for the face. Mooey is British slang for the vagina.

MOOI
Mooi is South African slang for pleasing; nice.

MOOJIN
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MOOK
Mook is an American slang expression of abuse.

MOOLAH
Moolah is slang for money.

MOON
Moon is British slang for a month. Moon is British slang for the face. Moon is slang for to expose one's buttocks to passersby.

MOONER
Mooner is British slang for a mad person.

MOONHEAD
Moonhead is British slang for a bald headed person.

MOONIE
Moonie is slang for a person who follows the teachings of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon.

MOONLIGHT
Moonlight is slang for to work a second job.

MOONLIGHT FLITS
Moonlight flits is London Cockney rhyming slang for women's breasts (tits).

MOONROCK
Moonrock is slang for crack cocaine laced with heroin.

MOONSHINE
Moonshine is British slang for nonsense, rubbish.

MOONY
Moony is British slang for crazy or foolish.

MOOSE
Moose is slang for an unattractive person.

MOOT
Moot is Dorset slang for the stump of a tree.

MOOZO
Moozo is slang for a Muslim.

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MOP AND BUCKET


Mop and bucket is London Cockney rhyming slang for fuck it.

MOPTOP
Moptop is slang for someone with long, untidy hair.

MOPHO
Mopho is British slang for a mobile phone.

MOPOKE
Mopoke is Australian and New Zealand slang for a slow or lugubrious person.

MOPPED
Mopped is American slang for beaten up.

MORE OR LESS
More or less is London Cockney rhyming slang for a dress.

MORE THAN ELEVEN


More than eleven is bingo slang for the number thirtyseven.

MOREISH
Moreish is slang for requiring more indulgences.

MORECAMBE AND WISE


Morecambe and Wise is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pay rise.

MOREISH
Moreish is British slang for appetizing, tempting.

MORIARTY
Moriarty is British rhyming slang for a party.

MORK AND MINDY


Mork and Mindy is London Cockney rhyming slang for windy. Mork and Mindy is British slang for the Independent newspaper.

MORNING AFTER
Morning after is slang for the after effects following a period of revelrous behavior; in particular a long evening of drinking alcohol.

MORNING GLORY
Morning glory is British slang for a race horse that performs well in the prerace gallops but fails to perform in the race. Morning glory is British slang for sex before breakfast. Morning glory is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (cory). 694

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MORPH
Morph is slang for to change shape, from the word metamorphosis. Morph is slang for morphine.

MORRIS MINOR
Morris Minor is London Cockney rhyming slang for a blackeye (shiner).

MORTAL
Mortal is slang for long and tedious.

MORTAR AND TROWEL


Mortar and trowel was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a towel.

MOSH PIT
Mosh pit is American slang for an open area near a concert stage where people are deposited after being carried overhead from the back of a concert crowd to the front; once there, he or she slam dances for a little while and then slips back into the crowd.

MOSHING
Moshing is British slang for dancing in a packed scrimmage to heavy metal or other loud and fast music.

MOSS
Moss was 19th century British slang for female pubic hair. Moss is BlackAmerican slang for ones hair.

MOSSBACK
Mossback is American political slang for someone who is so conservative in opinion that they may be likened to a stone or an old tree covered with moss.

MOT
Mot is British slang for a prostitute. Mot is Dublin Irish slang for a girl or young woman, especially one's girlfriend. Mot was 18th century British slang for a woman.

MOTA
Mota is slang for cannabis.

MOTHER
Mother is American slang for a despicable person. Mother is American slang for a male homosexual.

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER


Mother and daughter is London Cockney rhyming slang for water.

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MOTHER BROWN
Mother Brown is London Cockney rhyming slang for London's West End (town).

MOTHER GOOSE
Mother goose is London Cockney rhyming slang for motor vehicle fuel (juice).

MOTHER HUBBARD
Mother Hubbard is London Cockney rhyming slang for cupboard. Mother Hubbard is British slang for a lie, an untruth, a fairy story.

MOTHER KELLY
Mother Kelly is London Cockney rhyming slang for jelly. Mother Kelly is London Cockney rhyming slang for television (telly).

MOTHER MACHREE
Mother Machree is London Cockney rhyming slang for the drink tea.

MOTHER OF ALL
Mother of all is American slang for biggest or best.

MOTHER OF MINE
Mother of mine is bingo slang for the number nine. Mother of mine is London Cockney rhyming slang for nine pounds sterling.

MOTHER OF PEARL
Mother of pearl is London Cockney rhyming slang for a wife (girl).

MOTHER'S HELPER
Mother's helper is slang for valium.

MOTHER'S MILK
Mother's milk was 1960's British slang for the beer Guinness.

MOTHER'S PRIDE
Mother's pride is London Cockney rhyming slang for bride.

MOTHER'S RUIN
Mother's ruin is London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.

MOTHERFUCKER
Motherfucker is American slang for a contemptible person.

MOTHERINLAW
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MOTHERFUCKER
Motherfucker is American slang for a person or thing, especially an exasperating or unpleasant one. It is often shortened to mother.

MOTION LOTION
Motion lotion is slang for vehicle fuel, petrol and diesel.

MOTOR
Motor is British slang for a car.

MOTOR BOAT
Motor boat is London Cockney rhyming slang for throat.

MOTORHEAD
Motorhead is slang for an fficionado of motorbikes or fast cars. Motorhead is slang for an amphetamine user.

MOTORING
Motoring is British slang for making good progress.

MOTORMOUTH
Motormouth is American slang for someone who talks excessively.

MOTT
Mott is British slang for the female sex organs.

MOTTING
Motting is British slang for pursuing women for sex.

MOTZER
Motzer is British slang for a Jew.

MOUEL
Mouel is Dorset slang for a field mouse.

MOULDIES
Mouldies is British slang for copper coins.

MOULDY
Mouldy is slang for boring; dull. Mouldy is British slang for miserly. Mouldy is British slang for old fashioned, out of date.

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MOULIN ROUGE
Moulin Rouge is British theatre rhyming slang for a comedian's stooge.

MOUNTAIN BIKE
Mountain bike is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lesbian (dyke).

MOUNTAIN PASSES
Mountain passes is London Cockney rhyming slang for spectacles (glasses).

MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE
Mountains of Mourne is London Cockney rhyming slang for an erection (horn).

MOUSE
Mouse is BlackAmerican slang for one's pocket. Mouse is slang for a darkcoloured swelling caused by a blow; a black eye.

MOUSE IN THE PANTRY


Mouse in the pantry is British criminal slang for a thief who takes more than his share of the loot.

MOUSE MILKING
Mouse milking is American slang for spending a large amount of effort for disproportionately small results.

MOUSE TRAP
Mouse trap is London Cockney rhyming slang for nap.

MOUTH ALMIGHTY
Mouth almighty is British slang for a loud person.

MOUTH BREATHER
Mouth breather is British slang for a stupid, morose person.

MOUTH HARP
Mouth harp is Black American slang for a harmonica.

MOUTH OFF
Mouth off is British slang for to talk excessively and out of turn. Mouth off is British slang for to brag.

MOUTHBREATHER
Mouthbreather is slang for a primitive, brutish person.

MOUTHFUL
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MOUTHPIECE
Mouthpiece is slang for a lawyer.

MOUTHY
Mouthy is British slang for talkative, boastful, impudent.

MOUTIMOUTI
MoutiMouti is Jamaican slang for a gossip. Someone who talks too much.

MOVER
Mover is slang for a sexually enthusiastic person. Mover is slang for someone or something dynamic, successful, extrovert or fast.

MOW THE LAWN


Mow the lawn is BlackAmerican slang for to comb the hair.

MOXIE
Moxie is American and Canadian slang for courage, nerve, or vigour.

MOZ
Moz is Australian slang for a hex.

MOZART
Mozart is Australian slang for intoxicated, drunk.

MOZART AND LISZT


Mozart and Liszt is London Cockney and Australian rhyming slang for intoxicated, drunk (pissed).

MOZZER
Mozzer is British slang for luck, good fortune.

MOZZLE
Mozzle is British slang for luck.

MOZZLE AND BROCHA


Mozzle and brocha is London Cockney rhyming slang for a door knocker.

MOZZY
Mozzy is British and Australian slang for mosquito.

MR ARNOLD
Mr Arnold is Jamaican slang for pork.

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MR BIG
Mr Big is slang for the head of an organisation, especially of a criminal organisation.

MR FUZZGUG
Mr Fuzzgug is Australian slang for everyman.

MR GUB
Mr Gub is Australian Aborigine slang for the White man.

MR HYDE
Mr Hyde is London Cockney rhyming slang for snide.

MR MAGOO
Mr Magoo is London Cockney rhyming slang for clue. Mr Magoo is British rhyming slang for defecate (poo).

MR MENTION
Mr Mention is Jamaican slang for a man popular with the women.

MR SAUSAGE
Mr sausage is slang for the penis.

MR WHIPPY
Mr whippy is slang for flagellation.

MRS CHANT
Mrs Chant is London Cockney rhyming slang for toilet (aunt).

MRS DOYLE
Mrs Doyle is London Cockney rhyming slang for boil.

MRS DUCKETT
Mrs Duckett is London Cockney rhyming slang for bucket.

MRS FUZZGUG
Mrs Fuzzgug is Australian slang for everywoman.

MRS MOPP
Mrs Mopp is British slang for a cleaner.

MRS MORE
Mrs More is London Cockney rhyming slang for floor.

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MTF
MTF (must touch flesh) is derogatory slang for a sexually overeager man.

MUCK
Muck is slang for filth or dirt; rubbish. Muck is British slang for semen. Muck is British building slang for mortar.

MUCK ABOUT
Muck about is slang for to mess around, or fool about.

MUCK IN
Muck in is British slang for to share something, such as duties, work, etc. with other people.

MUCK UP
Muck up is slang for ruin or spoil.

MUCKUP
Muckup is slang for a bungled event.

MUCKUP DAY
Muckup day is Australian slang for the last day of school before the annual examinations, marked by practical jokes and other student pranks.

MUCKAMUCK
Muckamuck is American slang for a selfimportant VIP.

MUCKER
Mucker is British slang for friend.

MUCKY
Mucky is slang for rude.

MUCKY PUP
Mucky Pup is slang for a dirty person, especially a dirty child. Mucky Pup is Australian slang for a promiscuous person.

MUD
Mud is slang for opium.

MUD IN YOUR EYE


Mud in your eye was old London Cockney rhyming slang for tie.

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MUD LARK
Mud lark is slang for a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud. Mud lark is slang for a street urchin. Mud lark is Australian slang for a racehorse that runs well on a wet or muddy course.

MUD MUROTUGORA
Mud Murotugora is slang for heroin.

MUDDY TRENCH
Muddy trench is London Cockney rhyming slang for French.

MUDSUCKER
Mudsucker is American slang for an unpleasant or despicable person.

MUFF
Muff is slang for the female sex organs, vagina, pubic hair.

MUFFDIVE
Muffdive is slang for to perform cunnilingus. A muffdiver being someone who indulges in cunnilingus.

MUFFIN
Muffin is slang for the female genitals.

MUFFIN BAKER
Muffin baker is London Cockney rhyming slang for constipation (quaker).

MUFFIN THE MULE


Muffin the mule is London Cockney rhyming slang for fool.

MUG
Mug is slang for a fool, often gullible, especially someone who is easily swindled. Mug is slang for the face or mouth.

MUG BOOK
Mug book is British slang for a police book containing pictures of known criminals.

MUG PUNTER
Mug punter is British slang for someone who bets stupidly.

MUG SHOT
Mug shot is British slang for a police photograph.

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MUG UP
Mug up is British slang for to study a subject hard, especially for an exam.

MUGSHOT
Mugshot is slang for a portrait photograph. Often with regard to a police photo of a criminal.

MUGGED BEHIND FIVE


Mugged behind five is BlackAmerican slang for speaking with the hand shielding the lips.

MUGGINS
Muggins is British slang for a fool, someone easily outwitted, often said with regard to oneself.

MUGGLES
Muggles is American slang for marijuana.

MUGGO
Muggo is British slang for a tea break.

MUGWUMP
Mugwump is American slang for an important, powerful person.

MUJER
Mujer is slang for cocaine.

MULDOON
Muldoon is British slang for a spotty or acned person.

MULE
Mule is slang for someone who carries illicit drugs through customs, a drug smuggler. Mule is derogatory Jamaican slang for a woman without children.

MULLED
Mulled is British slang for intoxicated.

MULLER
Muller is British slang for to beat severely. Muller is British slang for to defeat conclusively. Muller is British slang for to eat or drink greedily.

MULLIGAN STEW
Mulligan stew is British military slang for Irish Stew. Mulligan stew is London Cockney rhyming slang for two.

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MULLIGATAWNY
Mulligatawny is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexualy aroused (horny).

MULLIGRUBS
Mulligrubs is slang for a griping of the intestines; colic; and hence a sulk.

MULTICOLOURED YAWN
Multicoloured yawn is American slang for to vomit.

MULTIFACED
Multifaced is British slang for a very untrustworthy person.

MUM AND DAD


Mum and dad is London Cockney rhyming slang for very angry (mad).

MUMBLE AND MUTTER


Mumble and mutter is London Cockney rhyming slang for butter.

MUMBLEFUCKER
Mumblefucker is British slang for an irritatingly clumsy, inept or fastidious person.

MUMMERSET
Mummerset is British slang for the imitation of rustic west Country speech employed by actors.

MUMMYSUCK
Mummysuck is British slang for a weak, effeminate man, a mummy's boy.

MUMP
Mump is British slang for to beg.

MUMPHOLE
Mumphole is British slang for an unofficial place of refreshment for patrolling policemen.

MUMPER
Mumper is British slang for a beggar.

MUMPING
Mumping is British slang for begging.

MUMS AND DADS


Mums and dads is London Cockney rhyming slang for cricket pads.

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MUNCHIES
Munchies is American slang for food snacks.

MUNCHKIN
Munchkin is slang for a cute, small, child.

MUNG
Mung is slang for dirt, muck.

MUNGA
Munga is Australian and New Zealand slang for food.

MUNJAY
Munjay is West Indian slang for a large dumpling.

MUNNU

Munnu is West Indian slang for romance.

MUNT
Munt is derogatory South African slang for a black person.

MUNTA
Munta is British slang for an ugly person.

MUNTU
Muntu is derogatory South African slang for a black person.

MUPPET
Muppet is British slang for an officious person in uniform. Muppet is British slang for an idiot, a fool. Muppet is British slang for a retarded, incapacitated or grotesque person.

MURDERATE
Murderate is slang for murder, defeat.

MURDERATION
Murderation is West Indian slang for a severe beating.

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MURPHY
Murphy is British and American slang for potato.

MURRAY MINT
Murray mint is London Cockney rhyming slang for penniless (skint).

MUSCLE
Muscle is British slang for an enforcer or bodyguard. Muscle is BlackAmerican slang for bluff; false.

MUSCLE MARY
Muscle Mary is slang for a muscular male homosexual.

MUSCLE RELAXANTS
Muscle Relaxants is slang for valium.

MUSH
Mush is British slang for the mouth; face. Mush was old British slang for an umbrella.

MUSHE
Mushe is West Indian slang for a Syrian. Mushe is West Indian slang for a Chinese.

MUSHIES
Mushies is slang for mushrooms.

MUSHROOM
Mushroom is British slang for an unimportant worker who is not kept informed. Mushroom was old British slang for an umbrella.

MUSHY
Mushy is slang for sentimental, cloying.

MUSHY BRAINED
Mushy brained is British slang for senile.

MUSO
Muso is slang for a musician or person particularly interested in music.

MUSTARD
Mustard is slang for enthusiasm. Mustard is British slang for skilful. Mustard is British slang for sexualy attractive.

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MUSTARD AND CRESS


Mustard and cress is London Cockney rhyming slang for a dress.

MUSTARD PICKLE
Mustard pickle is London Cockney rhyming slang for cripple.

MUSTARD POT
Mustard pot is London Cockney rhyming slang for hot. Mustard pot is London Cockney rhyming slang for the vagina (twat).

MUSTARD POTS
Mustard pots is British slang for browncoloured boots.

MUSTEE
Mustee is Barbadian and Guyanan slang for a White and mulatto halfcast child.

MUTANT
Mutant is slang for a clumsy, foolish person.

MUTIE
Mutie is slang for a daring exponent, a devotee.

MUTT
Mutt is slang for an inept, ignorant, or stupid person. Mutt is a slang for a mongrel dog.

MUTT AND JEFF


Mutt and Jeff is London Cockney rhyming slang for deaf.

MUTT'S NUTS
Mutt's nuts is British slang for the best.

MUTTON
Mutton is Cockney rhyming slang for deaf (Mutt and Jeff).

MUTTON DAGGER
Mutton dagger is slang for the penis.

MUTTON DUMMIES
Mutton Dummies is Northern Irish slang for plimsoles, trainer shoes.

MUTTON PIE
Mutton pie is London Cockney rhyming slang for eye.

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MUTTONEYE
Muttoneye is British slang for a person with a squint.

MUTTONHEAD
Muttonhead is slang for a stupid or ignorant person; fool.

MUUNA
Muuna is Jamaican slang for the female genitals.

MWOORISH
Mwoorish is Dorset slang for very good, moreish.

MY FRIEND
My friend is Northern Irish slang for menstruation.

MY OLD DUTCH
My old Dutch is London Cockney slang for wife.

MY WORD
My word is London Cockney rhyming slang for excrement (turd).

MYRNA LOY
Myrna Loy is London Cockney rhyming slang for saveloy.

MYRTLE
Myrtle is Australian slang for sexual intercourse.

MYSTERY BAG
Mystery bag is British and Australian slang for a sausage.

MYSTERY BAGS
Mystery bags is British and Australian slang for sausages.

MYSTIC MEG
Mystic Meg is London Cockney rhyming slang for leg.

MYXO
Myxo is Australian slang for myxomatosis.

N'YAM
N'yam is Jamaican slang for eat.

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N'YAM AND RUN


N'yam and run is Jamaican slang for to accept hospitality and then leave quickly and disrespectfully (eat and run).

N.T.D.
N.T.D. (Not Top Drawer) is British snobbish slang for disapproval, low quality.

NAB
Nab is British slang for unemployment benefit. Nab is British slang for to arrest, to capture. Nab is BlackAmerican slang for a policeman.

NABBER
Nabber was 19th century British slang for a policeman.

NABE
Nabe is American slang for a neighbourhood. Nabe is American slang for a neighbour.

NADGERS
Nadgers is British slang for testicles.

NADS
Nads is American slang for testicles.

NAFF
Naff is British slang for rubbish, useless; inferior; in poor taste. Naff is Polari slang for dull; heterosexual.

NAFF OFF
Naff off is slang for go away.

NAFFEDOFF
Naffedoff is British slang for fed up.

NAFFING
Naffing is British slang for very.

NAG
Nag is slang for a horse.

NAG PIE
Nag pie is British slang for marriage.

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NAIL
Nail is slang for to identify, catch or punish someone. Nail is slang for a hypodermic needle, used for injecting drugs. Nail is British slang for a cigarette.

NAIL IN ONE'S OWN SHOE


Nail in one's own shoe is British slang for to be one's own worse enemy.

NAILED ON
Nailed on is British slang for a certainty.

NAILS AND TACKS


Nails and tacks is London Cockney rhyming slang for fax.

NAM
Nam is American slang for Vietnam.

NAMBY
Namby is British slang for a weak, cowardly person. Namby is British slang for a committed opponent of a controversial environmental policy.

NANA
Nana is slang for banana. Nana is British slang for a fool, an idiot. Nana is Australian slang for the head.

NANCY
Nancy is slang for an effeminate male, homosexual.

NANCY BOY
Nancy boy is slang for an effeminate male, homosexual.

NANCY LEE
Nancy Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for flea. Nancy Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.

NANNY
Nanny is Jamaican slang for money. Nanny is Jamaican slang for a 500 dollar bill.

NANNY GOAT
Nanny goat is London Cockney rhyming slang for boat. Nanny goat is London Cockney rhyming slang for tote. Nanny goat is London Cockney rhyming slang for coat. Nanny goat is London Cockney rhyming slang for throat.

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NANNY GOATING
Nanny goating is London Cockney rhyming slang for courting.

NANOO
Nanoo is slang for heroin.

NANTI
Nanti is Polari slang for nothing, none.

NANTS
Nants is Polari slang for nothing, none.

NANTUCKET
Nantucket was 1970's London Cockney rhyming slang for bucket.

NANTY
Nanty is British and Polari slang for no, none, nothing.

NAP AND DOUBLE


Nap and double is London Cockney rhyming slang for trouble.

NAPOO
Napoo is British slang for finished, no more.

NAPPER
Napper is British slang for the head.

NAPPER WRAPPER
Napper wrapper is British slang for a turban.

NAPPLES
Napples is Bristol slang for apples.

NAPPY HAIR
Nappy hair is slang for pubic hair.

NAPS
Naps is Dorset slang for leather knee protectors.

NAR
Nar is Dorset slang for never, no. Nar is Jamaican slang for never, no, not.

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NARC
Narc is American slang for a narcotics agent.

NARCO
Narco is American slang for a narcotics agent.

NARK
Nark is British, Australian and New Zealand slang for an informer or spy, especially one working for the police. Nark is British slang for a person who complains irritatingly. Nark is London Cockney slang for stop it. Nark is Australian and New Zealand slang for a spoilsport.

NARK IT
Nark it is British slang for stop it.

NARKED
Narked is slang for annoyed.

NARKING DUES
Narking dues is British slang for punishment meted out because of information given against one.

NARKS
Narks is British slang for the police.

NARKY
Narky is slang for annoyed, ill tempered.

NARN
Narn is Dorset slang for none.

NASEEM HAMED
Naseem Hamed is London Cockney rhyming slang for bald (spamhead).

NASHO
Nasho is Australian slang for compulsory military training; conscription.

NASTIES
Nasties is British slang for underwear, swimming trunks. Nasties is BlackAmerican slang for sexual desire.

NASTY
Nasty is slang for the sex organs. Nasty is slang for sex.

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NASTY PARTY
Nasty party is British slang for the Conservative party.

NAT KING COLE


Nat King Cole is London Cockney rhyming slang for unemployed (dole). Nat King Cole is London Cockney rhyming slang for a mole. Nat King Cole is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bread roll.

NATCH
Natch is British slang for 'Natural Dry Cider'. Natch is BlackAmerican slang for naturally.

NATHANIEL
Nathaniel is London Cockney rhyming slang for hell.

NATIONAL DEBT
National debt is London Cockney rhyming slang for bet.

NATIONAL FRONT
National Front is London Cockney rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (cunt).

NATIONAL HUNT
National hunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for boldness, cheek (front).

NATIVE
Native was old British slang for a black person.

NATTUM
Nattum is Australian slang for sex.

NATTY
Natty is slang for smartly and stylishly dressed.

NATURE'S QUAALUDE
Nature's quaalude is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

NAUGHTIES
Naughties is British slang for sexual intercourse.

NAUGHTON AND GOLD


Naughton and gold is London Cockney rhyming slang for the common cold.

NAUGHTY
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NAUGHTY BITS
Naughty bits is British slang for the genitals. Naughty bits is British slang for sexual scenes in a film or show.

NAUSE
Nause is British slang for a nauseatingly unpleasant person. Nause is British slang for a nuisance. Nause is British slang for to ruin, to break.

NAUTICAL MILES
Nautical miles is British rhyming slang for haemorrhoids (piles).

NAUTICALS
Nauticals is British rhyming slang for haemorrhoids (piles).

NAVASOTA
Navasota is London Cockney rhyming slang for motor.

NAVIGATOR
Navigator is London Cockney rhyming slang for potato.

NAVIGATOR SCOT
Navigator Scot is London Cockney rhyming slang for baked potato (potato hot).

NAVVY
Navvy is British slang for a manual labourer, an unskilled construction worker or road digger.

NAZI SPY
Nazi spy is London Cockney rhyming slang for pie.

NEANDERTHAL

Neanderthal is British slang for an uneducated thug.

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NEAR
Near is Dorset slang for miserly.

NEAR AND FAR


Near and far is London Cockney rhyming slang for bar. Near and far is London Cockney rhyming slang for car.

NEAR ENOUGH
Near enough is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (puff).

NEAT
Neat is slang for good; pleasing; admirable.

NEATOKEANO
Neatokeano is American slang for exceptionally good.

NEBBIES
Nebbies is slang for Phenobarbital.

NEBBISH
Nebbish is British slang for a fool, an ineffectual, clumsy or pathetic person.

NEBECH
Nebech is slang for a fool, an ineffectual, clumsy or pathetic person.

NEBESH
Nebesh is slang for a fool, an ineffectual, clumsy or pathetic person.

NECK
Neck is slang for impudence, daring. Neck is slang for to kiss passionately.

NECK BREAKER
Neck breaker is British slang for a full bladder.

NECKOIL
Neckoil is slang for alcoholic drink.

NECKTIEPARTY
Necktieparty is American slang for a hanging.

NED KELLY
Ned Kelly is Australian rhyming slang for belly. Ned Kelly is London Cockney rhyming slang for television (telly). 715

The Probert Encyclopaedia of Slang

NED SKINNER
Ned Skinner was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for dinner.

NEDDY
Neddy is British criminal slang for a cosh. Neddy is British slang for a horse.

NEEDLE
Needle is British slang for to make jibes at, irritate.

NEEDLE AND COTTON


Needle and cotton is London Cockney rhyming slang for rotten.

NEEDLE AND PIN


Needle and pin is London Cockney rhyming slang for gin. Needle and pin is London Cockney rhyming slang for thin.

NEEDLE AND THREAD


Needle and thread is London Cockney rhyming slang for bread.

NEEDLE MATCH
Needle match is British slang for a contest in which there is genuine bad feeling between the opposing participants.

NEEDLE PARK
Needle park is American slang for a public place where drug users frequent in order to inject.

NEEDLEDICK
Needledick is slang for someone with a small penis.

NEEDLES AND PINS


Needles and pins is London Cockney rhyming slang for twins.

NEGATIVE CHUG
Negative chug is American slang for to vomit.

NEITHER SHIT NOR SHINOLA


Neither shit nor Shinola is American slang for not one thing nor another.

NELL GWYN
Nell Gwyn is London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.

NELLIE
Nellie is British slang for an ineffectual, weak, effete person. Nellie (based on Nell Gwyn) is London Cockney rhyming slang for gin. 716

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NELLIE BLY
Nellie Bly is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fly.

NELLIE DEAN
Nellie Dean is London Cockney rhyming slang for the green snooker ball. Nellie Dean is London Cockney rhyming slang for a male homosexual (queen).

NELLIE DEANS
Nellie Deans is London Cockney rhyming slang for green vegetables (greens).

NELLIE DUFF
Nellie Duff is London Cockney rhyming slang for life (puff).

NELLY
Nelly is Australian slang for cheap wine.

NELSON EDDIES
Nelson Eddies is London Cockney rhyming slang for cash (readies).

NELSON EDDY
Nelson Eddy is London Cockney rhyming slang for ready.

NELSON MANDELA
Nelson Mandela is Cockney rhyming slang for 'Stella' (Stella Artois lager).

NELSON RIDDLE
Nelson Riddle is London Cockney rhyming slang for a swindle (fiddle). Nelson Riddle is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (piddle).

NEMBIES
Nembies is slang for Phenobarbital.

NERD
Nerd is slang for an imbecile; a stupid and feeble person.

NERD PACK
Nerd pack is American slang for a plastic liner for a breast pocket which stops pen ink from staining the material.

NERDY
Nerdy is slang for socially unacceptable behaviour.

NERF
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NERK
Nerk is slang for a fool or an unpleasant person.

NERTS
Nerts is American slang for testicles. Nerts is American slang for nothing. Nerts is American slang for nonsense.

NERVE
Nerve is slang for audacity; assurance. Nerve was 18th and 19th century slang for a dashing manabouttown.

NERVER
Nerver is slang for a bracing drink. Nerver is American slang for a gatecrasher.

NERVO AND KNOX


Nervo and Knox is London Cockney rhyming slang for pox. Nervo and Knox is London Cockney rhyming slang for television (box). Nervo and Knox is London Cockney rhyming slang for socks.

NERVOUS WRECK
Nervous wreck is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheque.

NESH
Nesh is Dorset slang for tender.

NESSELTRIPE
Nesseltripe is Dorset slang for the weakly one of a family of animals or children.

NET
Net is slang for the internet. Net is betting slang for odds of 10/1.

NETTER
Netter is British slang for a ten pound note,

NETTIE
Nettie is NorthEast British slang for a lavatory.

NEVER AGAIN
Never again is London Cockney rhyming slang for the beer Ben Truman.

NEVER FEAR
Never fear is London Cockney rhyming slang for beer.

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NEVERSWEAT
Neversweat is British slang for a lazy person.

NEVIS
Nevis is British slang for seven.

NEVS
Nevs is betting slang for odds of 7/1.

NEW DELHI
New Delhi is London Cockney rhyming slang for belly.

NEWGATE GAOL
Newgate gaol is London Cockney rhyming slang for tale.

NEWGATE'S KNOCKER
Newgate's knocker is British slang for something very black, dark.

NEWINGTON BUTTS
Newington Butts is London Cockney rhyming slang for guts.

NEWP
Newp is American numismatic slang for new purchase.

NEWS OF THE SCREWS


News of the Screws is British slang for the News of the World newspaper.

NEWS OF THE WORLD


News of the world is British slang for a gossip.

NEWTED
Newted is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

NEWTON AND RIDLEY


Newton and Ridley is London Cockney rhyming slang for tiddly (drunk).

NEWTON HEATH
Newton Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth.

NFG
NFG (No Fucking Good) is British slang for useless, of poor quality.

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NIAGARAS
Niagaras is rhyming slang for testicles (balls).

NIAGRA FALLS
Niagra Falls is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (balls). Niagra Falls is London Cockney rhyming slang for nonsense (balls). Niagra Falls is British theatre rhyming slang for stalls.

NIBBLE
Nibble is British slang for bar snacks.

NIBBLES
Nibbles is British suburban slang for party snacks.

NIBHEAD
Nibhead is British slang for a gormless or comical young person.

NICE ENOUGH
Nice enough is London Cockney rhyming slang for a male homosexual (puff).

NICE ONE, CYRIL


Nice one, Cyril is London Cockney rhyming slang for squirrel.

NICELY DONE
Nicely done is British slang for pleasantly drunk, intoxicated.

NICK
Nick is slang for to arrest. Nick is British slang for to steal. Nick is British slang for prison or a police station.

NICK COTTON
Nick Cotton is London Cockney rhyming slang for rotten.

NICK OFF
Nick off is British slang for to play truant.

NICKBENT
Nickbent is British slang for to be temporarily homosexual due to, and for the duration of imprisonment.

NICKEL BAG
Nickel bag is American slang for a portion of marijuana or another drug worth five dollars.

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NICKEL NOTE
Nickel note is BlackAmerican slang for a five dollar bill.

NICKELANDDIME
Nickelanddime is American rhyming slang for time. Nickelanddime is American slang for trifling, cheap.

NICKER
Nicker is British slang for a pound sterling (and formerly a sovereign also).

NICKER BITS
Nicker bits is London Cockney rhyming slang for diarrhoea (shits).

NICKLE AND DIME


Nickle and dime is American slang for trifling, cheap or petty.

NICKY BUTTS
Nicky Butts is London Cockney rhyming slang for nuts.

NIEBLA
Niebla is slang for phencyclidine.

NIFF
Niff is British slang for a bad smell.

NIFFY
Niffy is British slang for smelly, pungent, stinking.

NIFFYNAFFY FELLOW
Niffynaffy fellow was 17th century British slang for a trifler.

NIFTY
Nifty is slang for stylish. Nifty is British slang for a fiftypound note.

NIGNOG
Nignog is slang for a fool. Nignog is slang for a contrary, irritating person. Nignog is derogatory slang for a black person.

NIGEL
Nigel is British derogatory slang for an upperclass male.

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NIGEL BENN
Nigel Benn is London Cockney rhyming slang for pen.

NIGERIAN LAGER
Nigerian lager is British slang for Guinness stout.

NIGGER
Nigger is derogatory slang for a black person. Nigger is Jamaican slang for a contemptible person.

NIGHT AND DAY


Night and day is London Cockney rhyming slang for grey. Night and day was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a theatrical play.

NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO


Night boat to Cairo is London Cockney rhyming slang for a DSS cheque (Giro).

NIGRA
Nigra is derogatory American slang for a black person.

NIK NIK
Nik nik is slang for police. Nik nik is Moroccan slang for sexual intercourse.

NIKI LAUDER
Niki Lauder is London Cockney rhyming slang for cocaine (powder).

NIMBIES
Nimbies is slang for Phenobarbital.

NIMBY
Nimby (an acronym for Not In My Back Yard) is slang for an opponent of controversial legislation.

NINCUM NOODLE
Nincum noodle was early 19th century slang for a poverty stricken fool, idiot.

NINE
Nine is Australian slang for a 9gallon beer keg. Nine is American slang for a 9 mm calibre pistol.

NINE CORNS
Nine corns is British Lincolnshire slang for a pipeful of tobacco.

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NINE PENN'ORTH
Nine penn'orth was old British slang for a ninemonth prison sentence.

NINE SHILLINGS
Nine shillings was old slang for audacity, calm, nonchalance.

NINE WAYS FROM BREAKFAST


Nine ways from breakfast is slang for in all sorts of ways.

NINE WINKS
Nine winks is slang for a very short nap.

NINEACRE SMILE
Nineacre smile is Canadian slang for a broad smile.

NINEBOB NOTE
Ninebob note is British slang for a homosexual. Ninebob note is British slang for a sexual deviant. Ninebob note is British slang for something fake, counterfeit or crooked.

NINEDAY BLUES
Nineday blues is slang for gonorrhoea.

NINEDOLLAR BILL
Ninedollar bill is American slang for a homosexual.

NINEEIGHT
Nineeight is American slang for a 98 model Oldsmobile motor car.

NINEINCH KNOCKER
Nineinch knocker is slang for the penis.

NINEMILE NUTS
Ninemile nuts is slang for something to eat or drink that is considered sustaining.

NINETAIL BRUISER
Ninetail bruiser was old slang for a catofninetails whip.

NINETOFIVE
Ninetofive is slang for a regular, fulltime, ordinary employment.

NINETOFIVER
Ninetofiver is slang for an office worker.

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NINEPENCE
Ninepence was 19th century slang for the vagina.

NINEPENNYWORTH
Ninepennyworth was mid20th century slang for a ninemonth prison sentence.

NINEPINS
Ninepins was 19th century slang for the body.

NINER
Niner is slang for a convict serving a nineyear sentence. Niner is Australian slang for a woman in her ninth month of pregnancy.

NINETEEN CANTEEN
Nineteen canteen is South African slang for a very long time ago.

NINETEENER
Nineteener is Australian and New Zealand slang for an unpleasant, untrustworthy person.

NINETEENTH HOLE
Nineteenth hole is golfing slang for the bar in a golf clubhouse.

NINETY DAYS
Ninety days is American craps slang for the score of 9.

NINETY DOG
Ninety dog was Victorianera slang for a pug dog.

NINETYDAY WONDER
Ninetyday wonder is American slang for an inexperienced or temporary employee. Ninetyday wonder is American military slang for an inexperienced junior officer.

NINETYNINE
Ninetynine was mid 20th century Australian slang for anal intercourse.

NINETYSIX
Ninetysix was mid 20th century American gay slang for homosexual anal intercourse.

NINETYTHREE
Ninetythree was mid 20th century Australian slang for anal intercourse.

NINGNANG
Ningnang is Australian and New Zealand slang for a fool.

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NINGNONG
Ningnong is Australian and New Zealand slang for a fool.

NINNIES
Ninnies is slang for the female breasts.

NINNIFIED
Ninnified is slang for foolish.

NINNY
Ninny is slang for a fool, a simpleton. Ninny is American slang for a Black person.

NINNY BROTH
Ninny broth was old slang for coffee.

NINNY JUGS
Ninny jugs is American slang for the female breasts.

NIP
Nip is slang for to snatch. Nip is slang for steal. Nip is slang for a Japanese person.

NIPIN
Nipin is British slang for a caf, pub or coffee stall.

NIPPER
Nipper is slang for a child or young adolescent. Nipper is British slang for a persistent borrower.

NIPPERHOOD
Nipperhood is slang for childhood.

NIPS
Nips is slang for nipples.

NIRRUP
Nirrup is Dorset slang for a donkey.

NISH
Nish is British slang for free, without charge.

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NISHTA
Nishta is British slang for free, without charge.

NIT
Nit (a shortened form of nitwit) is British slang for a foolish and stupid person.

NIT NURSE
Nit Nurse was British slang for the school nurse who inspected children's heads for parasites.

NITCH
Nitch is Dorset slang for a bundle of sticks, hay, wood or straw.

NITERIE
Niterie is slang for a nightclub.

NITRATES
Nitrates is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

NITRO
Nitro is slang for nitroglycerin.

NITS AND LICE


Nits and lice is London Cockney rhyming slang for price.

NITSO
Nitso is British slang for nothing.

NITTO
Nitto is British slang for keep quiet, don't do it. Nitto is British slang for none.

NITTY
Nitty is British slang for silly, foolish.

NITTYGRITTY
Nittygritty is slang for essentials, small details.

NITWIT
Nitwit is British slang for a foolish and stupid person.

NIX
Nix is slang for not, or nothing.

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NIX OUT
Nix out is BlackAmerican slang for to throw away.

NIXIE
Nixie is slang for nothing.

NIXIES
Nixies is British slang for things that aren't charged for.

NIXON
Nixon is American slang for a spurious or fraudulent deal.

NO
No is Jamaican slang for do not.

NO COW
No cow is American slang for without milk.

NO DICE
No dice is American and Canadian slang for a refusal or rejection.

NO FT
No FT is British criminal slang for no comment.

NO GO
No go is slang for a failure; a fiasco.

NO SOAP
No soap is American and Canadian slang for not possible or successful.

NO SPRING CHICKEN
No spring chicken is slang for no longer young.

NO STRESS
No stress is American slang for don't worry.

NO WAY
No way is slang for a strong denial, such as that's impossible.

NOGOODNIK
Nogoodnik is British slang for an unreliable, despicable person.

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NONO
Nono is slang for something forbidden, impossible, inadvisable.

NOAH
Noah is Australian slang for a shark. Noah is London Cockney rhyming slang for park. Noah is London Cockney rhyming slang for nark.

NOAH'S ARK
Noah's ark is London Cockney rhyming slang for park. Noah's ark is London Cockney rhyming slang for nark. Noah's ark is London Cockney rhyming slang for dark. Noah's ark is London Cockney rhyming slang for lark.

NOB
Nob is slang for a person in a superior position in life; a nobleman. Nob is British slang for to copulate. Nob is British slang for the head. Nob is British slang for to strike upon the head.

NOBBER
Nobber is British slang for the number nine.

NOBBINS
Nobbins is British slang for money thrown into a boxing ring by the crowd in appreciation of a good contest.

NOBBLE
Nobble is slang for to cheat. Nobble is slang for to tamper with, damage. Nobble is slang for to disable a racehorse or greyhound.

NOBBY
Nobby is slang for stylish; modish; elegant; showy; aristocratic; fashionable.

NOBBY HALLS
Nobby Halls is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (balls).

NOBBY STILES
Nobby Stiles is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids (piles).

NOD
Nod is British slang for goahead, approval.

NOD OFF
Nod off is slang for to fall asleep.

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NOD OUT
Nod out is slang for to lapse into a stupor, especially on heroin.

NODAD
Nodad is British slang for diabolical clothing.

NODDLE
Noddle is slang for the head, intelligence, common sense.

NODDY
Noddy is British slang for a buffoon, a simpleton, someone clumsy or ungainly.

NODDY BIKE
Noddy bike is British slang for a Velocette motorbike.

NODDY HOLDER
Noddy Holder is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoulder.

NOGGERHEAD
Noggerhead is Dorset slang for a stupid person.

NOGGIN
Noggin is British slang for the head. Noggin is British slang for a drink. Noggin is British slang for a fool, an idiot.

NOGHEAD
Noghead is British slang for a fool.

NOISE
Noise is slang for heroin.

NOISE FUNNELS
Noise funnels is British slang for the ears.

NOISEOINTMENT
Noiseointment is British slang for an inquisitive person.

NOMMUS
Nommus was 19the century British criminal slang for someone.

NON COMPOS
Non compos is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

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NONSKID
Nonskid was 1940's London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew (Yid).

NONCE
Nonce is prison slang for a rapist or child molester; a sexual offender.

NONG
Nong is Australian slang for a stupid or incompetent person.

NOOHOW
Noohow is Dorset slang for in no way or shape.

NOOWHEN
Noowhen is Dorset slang for never.

NOODGE
Noodge is British slang for an irritating and pathetic person.

NOODLE
Noodle is slang for to improvise aimlessly on a musical instrument. Noodle is slang for the head.

NOODNIK
Noodnik is American slang for an irritating, boring or stupid person.

NOOGIE
Noogie is American slang for a kiss or hug. Noogie is American slang for petting.

NOOK AND CRANNY


Nook and cranny is London Cockney rhyming slang for the vagina (fanny).

NOOKIE
Nookie is British slang for sexual intercourse. Nookie is BlackAmerican slang for the vagina.

NOONER
Nooner is slang for a drink at lunchtime. Nooner is American slang for sex at midday.

NOOSE IS HANGING
Noose is hanging is BlackAmerican slang for state of readiness

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NOOV
Noov is British slang for nouveau riche.

NORA BATTY
Nora Batty is London Cockney rhyming slang for tatty.

NORK
Nork is Australian slang for a female breast.

NORKS
Norks is Australian slang for breasts.

NORM
Norm is derogatory British gay slang for a heterosexual.

NORMA SNOCKERS
Norma Snockers is British slang for a girl with large breasts.

NORMAN NORMAL
Norman Normal is British slang for a very conventional, conformist person.

NORMANDY BEACH
Normandy Beach is London Cockney rhyming slang for a speech.

NORMOUS NUTT
Normous Nutt is British slang for a knowall.

NORTH AND SOUTH


North and South is London Cockney rhyming slang for mouth.

NORTH POLE
North pole was old London Cockney rhyming slang for the anus (hole).

NORTHANTS
Northants is London Cockney rhyming slang for underpants.

NORVIE
Norvie is South British slang for someone from northern England.

NOSE
Nose is slang for cocaine. Nose is British slang for a spy. Nose is British slang for an eavesdropper. Nose was 19th century British slang for a detective. Nose was 18th century British slang for an informer. 731

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NOSE AND CHIN


Nose and chin was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for gin. Nose and chin was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for win.

NOSE CANDY
Nose Candy is slang for cocaine.

NOSE DROPS
Nose drops is slang for liquefied heroin.

NOSE HOSE
Nose hose is medical slang for a nasogastric tube, inserted through the nose into the stomach in order to drain it.

NOSE ITCH OF SUMMER


Nose itch of summer is British slang for hay fever.

NOSE JOB
Nose job is slang for a surgical remodelling of the nose for cosmetic reasons.

NOSE RAG
Nose rag is slang for a handkerchief.

NOSE WIDE OPEN


Nose wide open is BlackAmerican slang for to be in love.

NOSEBAG
Nosebag is slang for food or a meal.

NOSESHIT
Noseshit is British slang for nasal mucous and debris.

NOSEBLEED POSITION
Nosebleed position is British slang for an unusually high position, usually within a league.

NOSER MY KNACKER
Noser my knacker is London Cockney rhyming slang for tobacco. Noser my knacker (smell my testicles) was 19th century London Cockney slang for go away! Get lost!

NOSH
Nosh is British slang for food Nosh is British slang for to eat.

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NOSH SOMEONE OFF


Nosh someone off is British slang for have oral sex with someone.

NOSHUP
Noshup is slang for a good meal.

NOSHER
Nosher is British slang for a lover of food and eating. Nosher is British slang for someone skilled in oral sex. Nosher is a British slang term of address for a man.

NOSTRIL INTRUDER
Nostril intruder is British slang for an annoying person.

NOT A BEAN
Not a bean is slang for to be without money.

NOT ALL THERE


Not all there is British slang for a person who is a little insane, crazy or mad.

NOT GO NAP ON
Not go nap on is Australian slang for to hold in disfavour.

NOT KNOW SHIT FROM SHINOLA


Not know shit from Shinola is American slang for be ignorant or innocent.

NOT MANY BENNY


Not many Benny is British slang for a definite yes.

NOT ON
Not on is British slang for unacceptable.

NOT ON YOUR LIFE


Not on your life is slang for impossible.

NOT ON YOUR NELLIE


Not on your Nellie (shortened from not on your Nellie Duff) is London Cockney rhyming slang for absolutely not (not on your life).

NOT QUITE
Not quite is Australian slang for mentally deficient.

NOT RIGHT
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NOT THE FULL QUID


Not the full quid is Australian and New Zealand slang for mentally subnormal.

NOT TO RUN A DRUM


Not to run a drum is Australian slang for a racehorse to fail to perform as tipped.

NOT WORTH A CRUMPET


Not worth a crumpet is Australian slang for utterly worthless.

NOTE
Note is British slang for one pound sterling.

NOUGHTIES
Noughties is British slang for the years 2000 to 2009.

NOUS
Nous is slang for common sense; intelligence.

NOVICES CHASE
Novices chase is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

NOW OR NEVER
Now or never is London Cockney rhyming slang for clever.

NOWNOW GIRL
Nownow girl is Zimbabwean slang for a modern, fashionable young woman.

NOWHERE
Nowhere is slang for worthless, inferior, hopeless, uninteresting. Nowhere is BlackAmerican slang for a dull person.

NOWHERESVILLE
Nowheresville is slang for an uninteresting, unimportant place.

NOWT
Nowt is British slang for nothing.

NOWTY
Nowty is slang for moody, angry.

NOZZER
Nozzer is British slang for a new naval recruit.

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NUB
Nub is slang for the neck. Nub is slang for sexual intercourse. Nub was 17th and 18th century slang for the gallows.

NUBBINHEAD
Nubbinhead is Black American slang for a fool, a simpleton.

NUBBING
Nubbing is slang for sexual intercourse.

NUBBING COVE
Nubbing cove was slang for the hangman.

NUCLEAR
Nuclear is American slang for enraged, very angry.

NUCLEAR SUB
Nuclear sub is London Cockney rhyming slang for public house (pub).

NUDDY
Nuddy is British slang for naked.

NUDGE
Nudge is American slang for a nagging person, a nuisance. Nudge is slang for to have sexual intercourse.

NUDGER
Nudger is slang for the penis. Nudger is American slang for a male homosexual.

NUDNIK
Nudnik is slang for an irritating, boring or stupid person.

NUGGET
Nugget is British slang for a one pound coin.

NUKE
Nuke is slang for to attack or destroy with nuclear weapons.

NUKER
Nuker is slang for a microwave oven.

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NUKES
Nukes is slang for nuclear weapons.

NUMBNUTS
Numbnuts is slang for an idiot.

NUMBER
Number is slang for a cannabis or marijuana cigarette. Number is slang for an act of betrayal. Number is slang for a sexual partner. Number is slang for to identify or single out someone

NUMBER ONE
Number one is slang for urination.

NUMBER THIRTEEN
Number thirteen is American slang for marijuana.

NUMBER TWO
Number two is slang for defecation.

NUMBERCRUNCHER
Numbercruncher is slang for a calculator, a handler of complex numbers.

NUMBERCRUNCHING
Numbercrunching is slang for handling complex calculations.

NUMBERS
Numbers is slang for cannabis.

NUMBSKULL
Numbskull is slang for a fool.

NUMERO UNO
Numero uno is slang for someone or something superlative.

NUMPTY
Numpty is British slang for an idiot.

NUN'S HABIT
Nun's habit is London Cockney rhyming slang for talk (rabbit).

NUNCH
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NUNNIE
Nunnie is American slang for the buttocks.

NUPPENCE
Nuppenceis British slang for no money.

NUREMBERGS
Nurembergs (shortened from Nuremberg trials) is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids. (Piles).

NURSE
Nurse is slang for to cheat or swindle. Nurse is slang for a passenger vehicle to closely follow another so as to poach its passengers.

NURSERY RHYME
Nursery rhyme is London Cockney rhyming slang for crime.

NURSERY RHYMES
Nursery rhymes is London Cockney rhyming slang for the Times newspaper.

NURTLE
Nurtle is American slang for sexual intercourse.

NUT
Nut is slang for the head. Nut is slang for to head butt. Nut is slang for an eccentric person. Nut is slang for a devotee. Nut is slang for the tip of the penis. Nut is Australian slang for a hard to break horse.

NUT CRUSHER
Nut crusher is British slang for a domineering woman.

NUT HOUSE
Nut house is slang for a mental hospital.

NUT OUT
Nut out is slang for to go crazy, to lose control of oneself, to run amok.

NUT ROLL
Nut roll is BlackAmerican slang for someone who plays stupid.

NUT UP
Nut up is slang for to go crazy, to lose control of oneself, to run amok.

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NUTROCK
Nutrock is British slang for a bald person. Nutrock is British slang for a crazy person.

NUTSACK
Nutsack is slang for the scrotum.

NUTCASE
Nutcase is slang for an insane or very foolish person.

NUTCRACKERS
Nutcrackers is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (knackers).

NUTHOUSE
Nuthouse is slang for a mental hospital or asylum.

NUTMEG
Nutmeg is London Cockney rhyming slang for leg.

NUTNEY
Nutney is British slang for defecation. Nutney is British slang for excrement.

NUTS
Nuts is slang for the testicles. Nuts is slang for insane. Nuts is slang for women's breasts. Nuts is slang for extremely fond of or enthusiastic about.

NUTSHELL
Nutshell is slang for a crash helmet.

NUTTER
Nutter is British slang for a lunatic.

NUTTINESS
Nuttiness is slang for craziness, eccentricity.

NUTTY
Nutty is slang for insane. Nutty is Jamaican slang for smartly and stylishly dressed.

NYETSI
Nyetsi is American slang for useless, worthless, no good.

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NYMPH
Nymph was 17th century British slang for a prostitute.

NYMPHO
Nympho is slang for a promiscuous woman.

O
O is slang for opium. O is slang for oral sex.

O.D.
O.D. is slang for to overdose.

O.G.
O.G. is American slang for an older and respected gang member.

O.J.
O.j. is slang for orange juice.

O.P.
O.P. is British slang for an observation post.

O.P.P.
O.P.P. is slang for phencyclidine.

O.S.
O.S. is Australian slang for overseas.

O.T.T.
O.t.t. is slang for Over The Top, meaning excessive, outrageous, wild.

OAK
Oak is British slang for joke.

OAK AND ASH


Oak and ash is British theatre rhyming slang for cash.

OARS AND ROLLOCKS


Oars and rollocks is London Cockney rhyming slang for nonsense (bollocks).

OATER
Oater is American slang for a western film.

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OATS
Oats is slang for sperm (with regard to being seeds). Oats is British slang for sexual gratification.

OATS AND BARLEY


Oats and barley is London Cockney rhyming slang for Charlie.

OATS AND CHAFF


Oats and chaff is London Cockney rhyming slang for path.

OATSY
Oatsy is slang for spirited, assertive, restive.

OBADIAH
Obadiah is British slang for a domestic fire.

OBBO
Obbo is British police slang for observation.

OCEAN LINER
Ocean liner was London Cockney rhyming slang for a blackeye (shiner).

OCEAN PEARL
Ocean pearl was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a girl.

OCEAN WAVE
Ocean wave is London Cockney rhyming slang for shave.

OCKER
Ocker is Australian slang for an uncultivated or boorish person.

OCKERINA
Ockerina is Australian slang for an uncultivated or boorish woman.

OCTOPUS
Octopus is British slang for a sexually importunate man.

ODAY
Oday is American slang for money.

ODD
Odd is slang for a policeman Odd was 19th century British slang for homosexual.

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ODDLOT
Oddlot is slang for a police car.

ODDBALL
Oddball is slang for an eccentric person, a nonconformist.

ODDBOD
Oddbod is British slang for a strange, eccentric person.

ODDS
Odds is British slang for to risk, to take a chance on.

ODDS AGAINST
Odds against is British slang for unlikely to happen.

ODDS AND SODS


Odds and sods is slang for bits and pieces.

ODDS IT
Odds it is British slang for to take a chance, to take a risk.

ODDS ON
Odds on is British slang for likely to happen.

OEDIPUS REX
Oedipus Rex is London Cockney rhyming slang for sex.

OFAY
Ofay is derogatory American slang for a white person.

OFF
Off is American slang for to kill.

OFF ONE'S BLOCK


Off one's block is slang for insane, mad.

OFF ONE'S BOX


Off one's box is slang for intoxicated.

OFF ONE'S CHUMP


Off one's chump is slang for insane, mad.

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OFF ONE'S CRUST


Off one's crust is slang for insane, mad.

OFF ONE'S FACE


Off one's face is Australian slang for intoxicated, under the influence of drugs.

OFF ONE'S HEAD


Off one's head is slang for insane, mad.

OFF ONE'S NUT


Off one's nut is slang for insane, mad.

OFF ONE'S ONION


Off one's onion is slang for insane, mad.

OFF ONE'S ROCKER


Off one's rocker is slang for insane, crazy.

OFF ONE'S SCONE


Off one's scone is Australian slang for angry or insane.

OFF ONE'S TROLLEY


Off one's trolley is British slang for insane, crazy.

OFF THE CHAIN


Off the chain is Australian slang for free, unrestrained, unrestricted.

OFF THE COB


Off the cob is BlackAmerican slang for out of style or backwards

OFF THE HOOK


Off the hook is slang for out of trouble, freed from a difficult situation. Off the hook is Australian slang for a married man out for the night with male friends. Off the hook is American slang for ill, in a bad temper, nervous. Off the hook is American slang for something so good it transcends description.

OFF THE HOOKS


Off the hooks was old slang for illtempered. Off the hooks was 19th century slang for at once, immediately. Off the hooks was 19th century slang for dead. Off the hooks was 18th century slang for crazy, eccentric. Off the hooks was 17th century slang for to be unrestrained, to behave to excess.

OFF THE HORN


Off the horn was 19th century slang for very tough and chewy.

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OFF THE NAIL


Off the nail was 19th century slang for slightly intoxicated, tipsy.

OFF THE RUNWAY


Off the runway is American slang for very thin.

OFF THE TOP


Off the top is slang for taken first.

OFF THE WALL


Off the wall is slang for eccentric, unusual.

OFFSIDE
Offside is British slang for unfair, improper behaviour.

OFFSIDER
Offsider is Australian slang for an assistant.

OFFTHEWALL
Offthewall is slang for new or unexpected in an unconventional or eccentric way.

OFFTIME JIVE
Offtime jive is BlackAmerican slang for a weak excuse.

OFFER A SACRIFICE TO RALPH, THE PORCELAIN GOD


Offer a sacrifice to Ralph, the porcelain god is American slang for to vomit.

OFFER OUT
Offer out is British slang for to challenge to a fight.

OFFICE
Office is British slang for to warn. Office is old British slang for a toilet.

OFFICE WALLAH
Office wallahis British slang for someone who works in an office.

OFFICE WORKER
Office worker is London Cockney rhyming slang for shirker.

OFFIE
Offie is British slang for an offlicence (liquor store).

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OFFY
Offy is slang for an off licence.

OGGIE
Oggie is British slang for a Cornish pasty.

OGGLE
Oggle is British slang for to eye lasciviously.

OGLE
Ogle is Polari slang for look, admire.

OH MY DEAR
Oh my dear was old London Cockney rhyming slang for beer.

OH MY GAWD
Oh my gaws was old London Cockney rhyming slang for bald.

OI JIMMY KNACKER
Oi Jimmy Knacker was London Cockney rhyming slang for tobacco.

OIK
Oik is derogatory British slang for a person regarded as inferior because of being ignorant, illeducated, or lowerclass.

OIL
Oil is British slang for alcoholic drink. Oil is BlackAmerican slang for a payoff to authorities; a bribe.

OIL LAMP
Oil lamp is London Cockney rhyming slang for tramp.

OIL LEAK
Oil leak is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Sikh.

OIL SLICK
Oil slick is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Spaniard (Spick).

OIL TANKER
Oil tanker is London Cockney rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (wanker).

OILED
Oiled is slang for intoxicated, drunk.

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OILY
Oily is British slang for a stupid, unsophisticated person.

OILY RAG
Oily rag is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigarette (fag). Oily rag is British slang for an inexperienced or incompetent motor mechanic.

OINK
Oink is slang for a person with one income and children. Oink is British slang for to eat greedily.

OINKER
Oinker is British slang for a policeman. Oinker is British slang for a greedy person. Oinker is American slang for a vulgar, obnoxious or greedy person.

OK
OK was slang and is now colloquial English for all right, correct.

OKAY
Okay was slang and is now colloquial English for all right, correct.

OKEY DOKE
Okey doke is London Cockney rhyming slang for cocaine (coke). Okey doke is London Cockney rhyming slang for cocacola (coke). Okey doke is London Cockney rhyming slang for the contents of a wallet (poke).

OKIE
Okie is American slang for an inhabitant of Oklahoma. Okie is American slang for an impoverished migrant farm worker, especially one who left Oklahoma during the Depression of the 1930s to work elsewhere in the USA.

OKIE CREDIT CARD


Okie credit card is American slang for a siphon used to steal fuel from another car's tank.

OLD AND BITTER


Old and bitter is British slang for a motherinlaw. Old and bitter is British slang for a miserable, old person.

OLD BAG
Old bag is slang for an elderly woman. Old bag is London Cockney rhyming slang for an old or infected prostitute (hag).

OLD BANGER
Old banger is slang for a dilapidated old car.

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OLD BILL
Old Bill is British slang for the police.

OLD BOILED EGG


Old boiled egg is British slang for the OBE.

OLD BOOT
Old boot is British slang for a woman, particularly an unattractive or ugly one.

OLD BUCK
Old buck is British slang for backchat, lairy talk.

OLD CHAP
Old chap is British slang for the penis.

OLD COOT
Old coot is British slang for a cantankerous old person.

OLD DART
Old dart is Australian slang for England.

OLD DUTCH
Old Dutch is London Cockney slang for wife.

OLD FELLOW
Old fellow is slang for the penis.

OLD FOGEY
Old fogey is London Cockney rhyming slang for nasal reside (bogey).

OLD FRYING
Old frying is British slang for a husband. Old frying is British slang for a father.

OLD GIT
Old git is British slang for a cantankerous old person.

OLD GOOSEBERRY
Old gooseberry is London slang for wife.

OLD HAT
Old hat is British slang for old fashioned. Old hat was 17th century British slang for the vagina.

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OLD HEAVE HO
Old heave ho is British slang for dismissal, rejection.

OLD IRON AND BRASS


Old iron and brass is London Cockney rhyming slang for grass. Old iron and brass is British military rhyming slang for a pass.

OLD JAMAICA RUM


Old Jamaica rum is British naval slang for sun.

OLD KING COLE


Old king Cole is London Cockney rhyming slang for unemployment benefit (dole).

OLD KIT BAG


Old kit bag is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigarette (fag).

OLD LADY
Old lady is slang for one's mother, wife, girlfriend.

OLD LAG
Old lag is British slang for an habitual criminal or former prison inmate.

OLD MAN
Old man is slang for one's father, husband, boyfriend. Old man is an amateur radio slang greeting for a man or male friend.

OLD MONEY
Old money is British slang for imperial measurement.

OLD NAG
Old nag was British military rhyming slang for cigarette (fag).

OLD NELLIE
Old Nellie (based on Nellie Dean) is British slang for an older male homosexual.

OLD OAK
Old oak is British rhyming slang for London (the Smoke).

OLD POT AND PAN


Old pot and pan is London Cockney rhyming slang for old man (husband).

OLD RAG
Old rag is London Cockney rhyming slang for flag.

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OLD SKOOL
Old skool is American slang for over five years old; not hip.

OLD SWEAT
Old sweat is British slang for an old soldier. Old sweat is British slang for someone experienced in his field.

OLD TROUT
Old trout is British slang for a middleaged or elderly woman.

OLD WHIP
Old whip is British naval slang for ship.

OLDIE
Oldie is slang for an old person or parent. Oldie is slang for a popular music record released more than a year ago.

OLIVER CROMWELL
Oliver Cromwell is London Cockney rhyming slang for understand (tumble).

OLIVER REED
Oliver Reed is British rhyming slang for amphetamine (speed). Oliver Reed is London Cockney rhyming slang for tobacco (weed). Oliver Reed is London Cockney rhyming slang for cannabis (weed).

OLIVER TWIST
Oliver Twist is London Cockney rhyming slang for fist. Oliver Twist is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed). Oliver Twist is London Cockney rhyming slang for wrist.

OLLERROD
Ollerrod is Dorset slang for cowslip.

OLLIE
Ollie is British slang for a marble.

OLLIE BEAK
Ollie Beak is London Cockney rhyming slang for Sikh.

OLLY
Olly is British slang for amphetamine.

OLOGY
Ology is British slang for a science degree.

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OMAR SHARIF
Omar Sharif is London Cockney rhyming slang for trouble, problems (grief).

OMEE
Omee is Polari slang for a man.

OMEE POLONY
Omee polony is Polaris slang for a homosexual man.

OMI
Omi is British and Polari slang for a man.

OMIPALONE
Omipalone is Polari slang for homosexual.

OMIPOLONE
Omipolone is British slang for a male homosexual.

OMIPOLONI
Omipoloni is British slang for a male homosexual.

ON
On is a slang euphemism for the menstrual cycle.

ON A FIZZER
On a fizzer is British military slang for in trouble, likely to face a disciplinary hearing.

ON A PENSION
On a pension is British criminal slang for a corrupt policeman.

ON A PROMISE
On a promise is British slang for due to receive something to one's benefit. On a promise is British slang for due to receive sex.

ON A RAFT
On a raft is American slang for on toast.

ON A ROLL
On a roll is slang for enjoying a series of successes or a run of good luck.

ON A SOLOMONS
On a Solomons is British slang for on to a good moneymaking scheme or racket.

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ON AND OFF
On and off is London Cockney rhyming slang for cough.

ON CANVAS
On canvas is British slang for in solitary confinement, in prison.

ON HOLIDAY
On holiday is British slang for temporarily in prison.

ON ONE
On one is British slang for under the influence of MDA or ecstasy. On one is British slang for in the know. On one is British slang for out thieving.

ON ONE'S ACE
On one's ace is British slang for alone.

ON ONE'S JACK JONES


On one's Jack Jones is British slang for on one's own.

ON ONE'S OWN HOOK


On one's own hook is slang for on one's own initiative.

ON ONE'S TOD
On one's tod is slang for being alone.

ON SOMEONE'S HAMMER
On someone's hammer is Australian and New Zealand slang for in hot pursuit of someone.

ON SPEC
On spec is British slang for at a risk.

ON THE ABRAHAM
On the Abraham is British slang for taking time off work pretending to be ill.

ON THE BLINK
On the blink is slang for something mechanical being temporarily out of order.

ON THE BLOB
On the blob is British slang for menstruation.

ON THE BREW
On the brew is Scottish slang for to be unemployed.

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ON THE BUM
On the bum is slang for leading the life of a tramp. On the bum is slang for engaged in begging. On the bum is slang for malfunctioning.

ON THE CARDS
On the cards is British slang for likely to happen.

ON THE CELLAR
On the cellar is British slang for scrounging, looking to borrow some money.

ON THE CLUB
On the club is British slang for away from work due to sickness, especially when receiving sickness benefit.

ON THE CROSS
On the cross is slang for dishonesty.

ON THE DRIP
On the drip is British slang for on hire purchase.

ON THE EARHOLE
On the earhole is British slang for engaged in cadging or borrowing money.

ON THE ELBOW
On the elbow is British slang for engaged in cadging or borrowing money.

ON THE FLOOR
On the Floor is London Cockney rhyming slang for poor.

ON THE FLY
On the fly is British slang for in a rush, having no time.

ON THE FRITZ
On the Fritz is American slang for malfunctioning, out of order.

ON THE GAME
On the game is slang for working as a prostitute.

ON THE HOOK
On the hook is slang for waiting. On the hook is slang for in a dangerous or difficult situation.

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ON THE HURRYUP
On the hurryup is British slang for at full speed.

ON THE JOB
On the job is British slang for engaged in sexual intercourse.

ON THE KNOCK
On The Knock is British slang for on credit or hire purchase. On The Knock is British slang for engaged in selling or canvassing door to door.

ON THE KNOCKER
On the knocker is British slang for going from door to door trying to sell something of dubious value or to persuade the gullible to sell antiques or other items for far less than their worth.

ON THE LAYBY
On the layby is Australian slang for on hire purchase.

ON THE MUD
On the mud is British slang for an almost empty beer glass.

ON THE NEEDLE
On the needle is slang for habitually injecting heroin or another narcotic.

ON THE NEST
On the nest is British slang for involved in sexual intercourse.

ON THE NEVERNEVER
On the nevernever is British slang for on hire purchase, on credit.

ON THE NOSE
On the nose is Australian slang for smelly, rank.

ON THE OTHER BUS


On the other bus is British slang for homosexual.

ON THE PISS
On the piss is slang for the situation or event of getting drunk.

ON THE PULL
On the pull is British slang for in the act of attempting to meet a sexual partner.

ON THE Q.T.
On the q.t. is slang for discreetly, secretly.

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ON THE RAG
On the rag is slang for menstruating.

ON THE RAGGED EDGE


On the ragged edge is American slang for on the extreme edge.

ON THE RAZZLE
On the razzle is slang for a spree or good time.

ON THE RORY
On the Rory is slang for poor, penniless.

ON THE SCHNOZZ
On the schnozz is American slang for precisely, exactly on time.

ON THE SQUARE
On the square is slang for being a Freemason.

ON THE STRAP
On the Strap is British slang for on credit or hirepurchase.

ON THE TAP
On the tap is slang for begging, asking for a loan.

ON THE THUMB
On the thumb is British slang for hitchhiking.

ON THE TURKEY
On the turkey is British criminal slang for being sought by the police and evading capture.

ON THE UPANDUP
On the upandup is slang for genuine, bona fide.

ON THE WAGON
On the wagon is British slang for being teetotal.

ON THE WALLABY
On the wallaby is Australian slang for wandering about looking for work.

ON THE WAY OUT


On the way out is British slang for dying.

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ON THE WONK
On the wonk is British slang for crooked.

ON TICK
On tick is British slang for on duty, present.

ON TILT
On tilt is American slang for unsteady, unbalanced.

ON TOP
On top is British slang for caught in the act.

ON VELVET
On velvet is slang for in a condition of ease, advantage, or wealth.

ON WHEELS
On wheels is American slang for takeaway (meal).

ON YOUR BIKE
On your bike is British slang for go away!

ON YOUR CYCLE
On your cycle is British slang for go away!

ONCE A WEEK
Once a week is London Cockney rhyming slang for a magistrate (beak). Once a week is London Cockney rhyming slang for impudence (cheek).

ONCE EVERY PANCAKE DAY


Once every pancake day is British slang for very rarely.

ONCE OVER
Once over is slang for inspect, look carefully.

ONCER
Oncer was British slang for a onepound note. Oncer is Australian slang for a person elected to Parliament who can only expect to serve one term.

ONE AND EIGHT


One and eight is London Cockney rhyming slang for plate.

ONE AND ELEVEN PENCE THREE FARDEN


One and eleven pence three farden was old London Cockney rhyming slang for I beg your pardon.

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ONE AND HALF


One and half is London Cockney rhyming slang for scarf.

ONE AND T'OTHER


One and t'other is London Cockney rhyming slang for brother. One and t'other is London Cockney rhyming slang for mother.

ONE AND TWO


One and two is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoe.

ONE EYED TROUSER SNAKE


One eyed trouser snake is slang for the penis.

ONE FOR HIS NOB


One for his nob is British slang for an extra payment, a tip. One for his nob was London Cockney rhyming slang for a shilling (bob).

ONE FOR THE TARMAC


One for the tarmac is British slang for one last drink. One For The Road One for the road is British slang for one last drink.

ONE IN THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE


One in the departure lounge is British slang for to need to defecate imminently.

ONE MORE TIME


One more time is bingo slang for the number seventynine.

ONE OFF THE WRIST


One off the wrist is British slang for masturbation.

ONE OVER THE EIGHT


One over the eight is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

ONE UNDER
One under is British slang for a suicide on a railway line.

ONE UP THE WHEEL


One up the wheel is British lorry driver slang for urination.

ONE WAY POCKETS


One way pockets is British slang for a miser.

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ONEER
Oneer is British slang for 100 pounds sterling.

ONEEYED TROUSER SNAKE


Oneeyed trouser snake is slang for the penis.

ONEHORSE
Onehorse is American slang for secondrate; inferior; small.

ONENIGHT STAND
Onenight stand is slang for a very brief sexual fling.

ONETOONE
Onetoone is slang for cocaine.

ONEUP
Oneup is slang for to outdo, to better or snub someone.

ONESER
Oneser is British slang for a onepound note or pound coin.

ONION
Onion is British slang for the head.

ONION ACT
Onion act is BlackAmerican slang for anything or situation considered extremely wrong

ONS
Ons is British soccer slang for a throwin.

OODLES
Oodles is slang for a large amount.

OOF
Oof is British slang for money.

OOH LA LA
Ooh la la was British rhyming slang for a bra.

OOJAMAFLIP
Oojamaflip is British slang for an unspecified or unnameable thing.

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OONE
Oone is Dorset slang for one.

OONO
Oono is British slang for one.

OP
Op is slang for a surgical operation.

OPEN A MOUTH
Open a mouth is British slang for to start an argument.

OPEN ONE'S LUNCH


Open one's lunch is Australian slang for to emit wind from the anus.

OPEN PACKY
Open packy is Jamaican slang for to reveal one's innermost thoughts.

OPEN SLATHER
Open slather is Australian and New Zealand slang for a situation in which there are no restrictions; freeforall.

OPEN THE DOOR


Open the door is bingo slang for the number four.

OPPO
Oppo is British slang for opposite number, partner. Oppo is British slang for a military operation.

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
Opportunity knocks is British rhyming slang for a fox.

ORANGE
Orange is British slang for a word with which no rhyming word can be found. Orange is slang for LSD.

ORANGE PIP
Orange pip is British rhyming slang for a Japanese (nip).

ORANGE SQUASH
Orange squash is British rhyming slang for money (dosh).

ORANGE SUNSHINE
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ORBITAL
Orbital is British slang for an acid house party.

ORCHESTRA STALLS
Orchestra Stalls is London Cockney rhyming slang for balls (testicles).

ORCHESTRAS
Orchestras is British slang for testicles.

ORCHESTRATION
Orchestration is BlackAmerican slang for an overcoat.

ORDER BUICKS OVER THE BIG WHITE PHONE


Order buicks over the big white phone is American slang for to vomit.

ORGAN
Organ is British slang for the penis.

ORGAN GRINDER
Oragan grinder is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bodyguard (minder).

ORGAN RECITAL
Organ recital is American slang for to vomit.

ORGANIC OUTPUT
Organic output is American slang for to vomit.

ORGANIC QUAALUDE
Organic quaalude is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

ORINOKO
Orinoko is London Cockney rhyming slang for cocoa. Orinoko is London Cockney rhyming slang for a poker.

ORNAMENTS
Ornaments is British slang for a man's genitalia.

ORPHAN ANNIE
Orphan Annie is London Cockney rhyming slang for vagina (fanny).

OSCAR
Oscar is British slang for unrestrained, out of control, wild. Oscar is American tramp slang for to walk away. Oscar is Australian slang for cash; money (shortened from Oscar Asche). 758

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OSCAR ASCHE
Oscar Asche is British and Australian rhyming slang for cash.

OSCAR WILDE
Oscar Wilde is London Cockney rhyming slang for rhyming slang for the beer mild.

OSSIFER
Osifer is slang for a policeman.

OSWALD
Oswald is British slang for an ounce.

OTCHO
Otcho is British slang for the number eight.

OTHER END
Other end is East London slang for London's West end.

OTHER MAN
Other man is BlackAmerican slang for the white man

OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN


Other side of the coin is slang for an opposing point of view.

OTHER WAY
Other way is British slang for stolen. Other way is British slang for anal sex. Other way is British slang for a homosexual.

OTIS REDDING
Otis Redding is London Cockney rhyming slang for wedding.

OTTER
Otter is Polari slang for the number eight.

OU
Ou is South African slang for a man.

OUDIDUDAT
Oudidudat is Jamaican slang for an Asian Indian.

OUCHHOUSE
Ouchhouse is British slang for a rough pub or club.

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OULAP
Oulap is South African slang for a penny.

OUMA
Ouma is South African slang for any elderly woman.

OUMAN
Ouman is South African slang for a veteran. Ouman is South African slang for an experienced soldier.

OUNCE OF BACCY
Ounce of baccy is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Pakistani (Paki).

OUPA
Oupa is South African slang for any elderly man.

OUPA JUICE
Oupa juice is South African slang for alcoholic drink. Liquor.

OUR FOOD AINT COOKED IN THE SAME POT


Our food aint cooked in the same pot is Jamaican slang for we are too different to get along. I'm better than you.

OUR FOOD DON'T COOK


Our food don't cook is Jamaican slang for we are too different to get along. I'm better than you

OUSSIE
Oussie is Northern Irish slang for overinquisitive.

OUT
Out is slang for to declare publicly the homosexuality of someone. Out is slang for living or behaving openly homosexual. Out is street slang for crazy.

OUT COLD
Out cold is slang for unconscious.

OUT IN THE COLD


Out in the cold is slang for not included.

OUT IN THE LEFT FIELD


Out in the left field is slang for completely wrong.

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OUT LIKE A LIGHT


Out like a light is slang for fall into a deep sleep quickly.

OUT OF HAND
Out of hand is slang for out of control.

OUT OF HERE
Out of here is slang for gone; go.

OUT OF IT
Out of it is slang for dazed, distracted, euphoric, semiconscious.

OUT OF ONE'S BOX


Out of one's box is slang for crazy. Out of one's box is slang for intoxicated by drugs or drink.

OUT OF ONE'S HEAD


Out of one's head is slang for crazy. Out of one's head is slang for intoxicated by drugs or drink.

OUT OF ONE'S LEAGUE


Out of one's league is slang for to be in a situation where one is surrounded by people who are more skilful, experienced and sophisticated than oneself.

OUT OF ONE'S PRAM


Out of one's pram is slang for crazy. Out of one's pram is British slang for very angry.

OUT OF ONE'S SKULL


Out of one's skull is slang for crazy. Out of one's skull is slang for intoxicated by drugs or drink.

OUT OF ONE'S TREE


Out of one's tree is slang for crazy. Out of one's tree is slang for intoxicated by drugs or drink.

OUT OF ORDER
Out of order is British slang for transgressing. Out of order is British slang for incapacitated, particularly by drink or drugs.

OUT OF SIGHT
Out of sight is slang for extreme or very unusual.

OUT OF THE BLUE


Out of the blue is slang for unexpectedly.

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OUT OF THE GAME


Out of the game is British slang for unconscious or totally incoherent on alcohol.

OUT OF THE LOOP


Out of the loop is American slang for being uninformed of inside goingson.

OUT OF THIN AIR


Out of thin air is slang for from nowhere, from nothing.

OUT OF WHACK
Out of whack is slang for dysfunctional.

OUT TO LUNCH
Out to lunch is slang for insane, crazy, deranged. Out to lunch is slang for unconscious, incapacitated by drink or drugs.

OUTANDOUTER
Outandouter is slang for a thorough or thoroughgoing person or thing. Outandouter is slang for a person or thing that is excellent of its kind. Outandouter is slang for an extremist.

OUTASIGHT
Outasight is slang for superb, excellent, sensational.

OUTERS
Outers is British slang for not wanted, barred.

OUTFRONT
Outfront is American slang for open, frank, honest, straightforward.

OUTIE
Outie is South African slang for a vagrant, a tramp.

OUTING
Outing is slang for declaring publicly the homosexuality of someone.

OUTJIE
Outjie is South African slang for a child, a small person.

OUTLAW
Outlaw is Jamaican slang for an errant person or criminal., a gang member. Outlaw is American slang for exceptional, outstanding. Outlaw is West Indian slang for wild, barbarous, crude.

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OUTSERT
Outsert is advertising slang for a selfcontained and detachable advertising supplement within a newspaper or magazine.

OUTSIDE
Outside is slang for not in prison.

OUTSIDE RIGHT
Outside right is British slang for the seven in a deck of cards.

OUTSIDER ART
Outsider art is slang for art produced by people not considered part of the mainstream.

OUTTAKE SHOW
Outtake show is American slang for a television program consisting of a series of homemade or professional video clips strung together around a common theme.

OVARY TICKLER
Ovary tickler is British slang for the penis.

OVER ONE'S HEAD


Over one's head is slang for beyond one's comprehension.

OVER THE EDGE


Over the edge is slang for hysterical; in an emotional crisis or panic. Over the edge is slang for to excess.

OVER THE HILL


Over the hill is military slang for absent without leave or deserting.

OVER THE MARK


Over the mark is Canadian slang for tipsy.

OVER THE STILE


Over the stile is London Cockney rhyming slang for trial.

OVER THE TOP


Over the top is British slang for extreme; outlandish, outrageous, bizarre.

OVERDO
Overdo is Jamaican slang for showing off.

OVERRIPE FRUIT
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OVERALL
Overall is British slang for a working man.

OVERCOAT
Overcoat is British slang for a condom.

OVERCOAT MAKER
Overcoat maker is London Cockney rhyming slang for undertaker.

OVERKILL
Overkill is slang for excessive.

OVERNIGHTS
Overnights is American slang for the ratings of a single night of television.

OVERSEEN
Overseen was 17th and 18th century slang for tipsy.

OVERSHOT
Overshot was 17th century slang for tipsy, drunk, intoxicated.

OVERSIGHT
Oversight is slang for a mistake.

OVERTAKEN
Overtaken was 18th and 19th century slang for drunk, intoxicated.

OWEN NARES
Owen Nares is London Cockney rhyming slang for chairs.

OWLGAL
Owlgal is Jamaican slang for a promiscuous woman.

OWN GOAL
Own goal is British slang for a suicide. Own goal is British slang for a selfinflicted mistake.

OWSLEY ACID
Owsley acid is slang for a highquality type of LSD.

OXFORD BAG
Oxford bag is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigarette (fag).

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OXFORD SCHOLAR
Oxford Scholar is London Cockney rhyming slang for collar. Oxford Scholar is London Cockney rhyming slang for dollar.

OXO CUBE
Oxo cube is London Cockney rhyming slang for the London Underground (tube).

OXYS
Oxys is slang for any anabolic steroid.

OYSTER
Oyster is slang for a globule of phlegm. Oyster is slang for a very taciturn person.

OYZENS
Oyzens is British slang for trousers.

OZ
Oz is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug). Oz is Australian slang for Australia.

OZONE
Ozone is slang for phencyclidine.

OZZIE AND HARRIET


Ozzie and Harriet is American slang for a stuffy, middleaged, middleclass, respectable, domestic couple.

PDOPE
Pdope is slang for 2030% pure heroin.

P.C.
P.C. is slang for politically correct.

P.C.P.
P.C.P. is slang for phencyclidine.

P.D.
P.D. is slang for an embarrassing situation.

P.D.A.
P.D.A. (public display of affection) is American slang for overt kissing, hugging etc.

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P.D.Q.
P.D.Q. is slang for pretty damn quick.

P.I.
P.I. is slang for private investigator.

P.J.S
P.J.s is American slang for pyjamas.

P.L.U.
P.L.U. is British slang for people like us.

P.M.S. MONSTER
P.M.S. monster is American teen slang for a menstruating woman.

P.N.G.
P.N.G. is British slang for to declare someone unwelcome (persona non grata).

P.O.
P.O. is British slang for go away! (piss off).

P.R.
P.R is derogatory American slang for a Puerto Rican.

P.T.
P.T. is British slang for a sexually alluring woman, especially one who flirts but doesn't copulate (prick teaser).

PAC
PAC is American slang for Political Action Committee, an organisation created to promote a specific political agenda through a combination of lobbying and fundraising.

PACIFIC SLOPE
Pacific slope is New Zealand slang for the countries of the Pacific rim.

PACK
Pack is slang for to be capable of inflicting a blow. Pack is Irish slang for friendly.

PACK A ROD
Pack a rod is American slang for to carry a gun.

PACK HEAT
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PACKET
Packet is slang for the male genitals. Packet is slang for a large sum of money. Packet is military slang for a bullet or missile. Packet is military slang for trouble. Packet was old slang for a false report.

PACKET FROM PARIS


Packet from Paris is Australian and New Zealand slang for a baby.

PAD
Pad is slang for a person's residence. Pad is slang for a bed or bedroom.

PAD OF GALLOPING SNAPSHOTS


Pad of galloping snapshots is BlackAmerican slang for a motion picture theatre (cinema).

PAD OF STIFFS
Pad of stiffs is BlackAmerican slang for a funeral parlour.

PAD OF STITCHES
Pad of stitches is BlackAmerican slang for a hospital.

PADDINGTON BEAR
Paddington bear is London Cockney rhyming slang for pear.

PADDLE
Paddle is slang for to hit, beat, thrash.

PADDLERS
Paddlers is British slang for the feet. Paddlers is British slang for children's beach shoes.

PADDLES
Paddles is BlackAmerican slang for the hands.

PADDY
Paddy is slang for a rage or an upset. Paddy is slang for an Irish person. Paddy is British criminal slang for a padlock.

PADDY AND MICK


Paddy and Mick is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pickaxe. Paddy and Mick is London Cockney rhyming slang for obtuse, stupid (thick).

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PADDY O'ROURKE
Paddy O'Rourke is London Cockney rhyming slang for talk.

PADDY RAMMER
Paddy Rammer is London Cockney rhyming slang for hammer.

PADDY'S EYEWATER
Paddy's eyewater is Irish slang for illicitly distilled whisky, poteen.

PADDYWAGGON
Paddywagon is slang for a secure police van.

PADLOCK
Padlock is British slang for the penis (cock).

PAFGHANI
Pafghani is British slang for black hashish.

PAG
Pag is Northern Irish slang for a useless person.

PAIL
Pail is BlackAmerican slang for the stomach.

PAIN
Pain is British slang for someone or something troublesome, a nuisance.

PAIN IN THE ARSE


Pain in the arse is slang for something or someone who is troublesome or tedious. Pain in the neck is a less vulgar version.

PAIN IN THE NECK


Pain in the neck is slang for something or someone who is troublesome or tedious. Pain in the neck is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cheque.

PAINFUL
Painful is American slang for bad.

PAINFUL EXPERIENCE
Painful experience is British slang for a pest, an annoying person.

PAINT
Paint is slang for to drink. Paint is Australian slang for cheap red wine. Paint is American gay slang for to defecate during anal intercourse. 768

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PAINT ONESELF INTO A CORNER


Paint oneself into a corner is American slang for to get oneself into a situation that is difficult to get out of.

PAINT THE BACK SEAT


Paint the back seat is American slang for to vomit.

PAINTED MISCHIEF
Painted mischief is slang for playing cards.

PAINTED PEEPER
Painted peeper was 19th century British slang for a black eye.

PAIPSEY
Paipsey is Jamaican slang for insipid, weak, unattractive.

PAIR OF NICKERS
Pair of nickers is British slang for two pounds sterling.

PAKI
Paki is derogatory British slang for an Indian Asian. Paki is British slang for an Asianoperated shop. Paki is British slang for low quality black hashish.

PAKI BASHING
Paki bashing is British slang for the attacking, intimidation and harassment of Indian Asians

PAL
Pal is slang for a friend.

PALADIC
Paladic is British slang for speech, talk.

PALATIC
Palatic is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

PALEFACE
Paleface is derogatory Black slang for a white person.

PALL MALL
Pall Mall was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a girl.

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PALM OFF
Palm Off is slang for to trick someone into taking something or believing something.

PALM OIL
Palm oil is British slang for a bribe.

PALMER
Palmer is Dorset slang for a caterpillar.

PALONE
Palone is Polari slang for a woman.

PALOOKA
Palooka is American slang for a stupid or clumsy boxer or other person.

PALOOKAVILLE
Palookaville is American slang for a rustic town. Palookaville is American slang for oblivion.

PAMPASS GRASS
Pampass grass is London Cockney rhyming slang for the anus (arse).

PAN
Pan is British slang for the face or head. Pan is American slang for to turn out.

PAN OUT
Pan out is slang for to turn out, result.

PANAMA
Panama is slang for cannabis.

PANATELLA
Panatella is BlackAmerican slang for the finest grade of marijuana

PANCAKE
Pancake is British slang for a flatchested girl.

PANGY
Pangy is British slang for five pounds sterling.

PANK
Pank is Dorset slang for to pant.

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PANORAMAS
Panoramas is London Cockney rhyming slang for pyjamas.

PANSY
Pansy is slang for effeminate, homosexual.

PANSY CORPS
Pansy corps is British slang for homosexual men.

PANTOMIME COW
Pantomime cow is London Cockney rhyming slang for a row.

PANTS
Pants is a 21st century British slang expression of defiance. Pants is BlackAmerican slang for any male person

PANTS AND VEST


Pants and vest was London Cockney rhyming slang for 'best bitter'.

PANTS DOWN
Pants down is slang for an embarrassing situation.

PANTS MAN

Pants man is Australian slang for a promiscuous male, a seducer or stud.

PANTYWAIST
Pantywaist is American slang for an effete person, a weakling.

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PAPA
Papa is slang for a masculine lesbian. Papa is slang for an older homosexual man. Papa is BlackAmerican slang for a male lover or husband.

PAPA OSCAR
Papa oscar is British slang for go away! (piss off).

PAPBROEK
Papbroek is South African slang for a coward, a weak and ineffectual man.

PAPER
Paper is theatre slang for a free ticket.

PAPER BAG
Paper bag is London Cockney rhyming slang for nag.

PAPER BAG JOB


Paper bag job is slang for an ugly person.

PAPER BLUNTS
Paper blunts is slang for marijuana within a paper casing.

PAPER DOLL
Paper doll is London Cockney rhyming slang for moll.

PAPER HAT
Paper hat is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool (prat)

PAPERHANGER
Paperhanger is American slang for a counterfeiter.

PARA
Para is slang for paratrooper. Para is British slang for paranoid.

PARACHUTE
Parachute is slang for a parasol. Parachute is slang for a mixture of crack cocaine and either heroin or phencyclidine.

PARACKI
Paracki is slang for the drug paraldehyde.

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PARADISE
Paradise is slang for the upper gallery of a theatre. Paradise is slang for cocaine.

PARAFFIN
Paraffin is London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.

PARAFFIN LAMP
Paraffin lamp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tramp.

PARAKEET
Parakeet is American slang for a Puerto Rican.

PARALLEL PARKING
Parallel parking is American slang for sexual intercourse.

PARALYSED
Paralysed is slang for extremely intoxicated, very drunk.

PARALYTIC
Paralytic is slang for extremely intoxicated, very drunk.

PARANADA
Paranada is British slang for something free of charge.

PARANGLES
Parangles is Jamaican slang for bustle and confusion.

PARAPHERNALIA
Paraphernalia is slang for the apparatus and equipment used for taking illicit drugs.

PARBREAKE
Parbreake is American slang for to vomit

PARCEL BOUNCER
Parcel bouncer is British slang for a postman.

PARCEL FROM PARIS


Parcel from Paris is Australian and New Zealand slang for a baby.

PARES400
Pares400 is slang for methaqualone.

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PARK A CUSTARD
Park a custard is slang for to vomit.

PARK A TIGER
Park a tiger is slang for to vomit

PARK ONE'S ARSE


Park one's arse is slang for sit down.

PARK ONE'S BUM


Park one's bum is slang for sit down.

PARK ONE'S CARCASS


Park one's carcass is slang for sit down.

PARK SPOILER
Park spoiler is British slang for a newage traveller or tinker.

PARKERBOWLES
ParkerBowles is London Cockney rhyming slang for a RollsRoyce car.

PARKIE
Parkie is British slang for a park keeper.

PARKING
Parking is American slang for kissing and cuddling in a car.

PARKY
Parky is British slang for cold.

PARLAMAREE
Parlamaree is British criminal rhyming slang for a streettrader's accomplice who encourages the crowd by pretending to be a customer (a gee).

PARLEY
Parley is American slang for to relax, to calm down.

PARLEYVOO
Parleyvoo is British slang for the French language.

PARNEY
Parney is British slang for water, particularly rain.

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PARO
Paro is British slang for paranoid.

PARRICK
Parrick is Dorset slang for a small, enclosed field.

PARRO
Parro is British slang for paranoid.

PARSLEY
Parsley is slang for cannabis.

PARTICK THISTLE
Partick Thistle is London Cockney rhyming slang for a whistle.

PARTY
Party is American slang for to enjoy oneself.

PARTY DOWN
Party down is American slang for to let oneself go, to enjoy oneself to the full.

PARTY FAVOURS
Party favours is American slang for drugs that turn up at social events.

PARTY ON
Party on is American slang for have a good time, hope you enjoy yourself.

PARTYPOOPER
Partypooper is slang for someone who is miserable and a killjoy.

PASH
Pash is slang for an infatuation.

PASS IN ONE'S ALLY


Pass in one's ally is Australian slang for to give in; die.

PASS MUSTER
Pass muster is American slang for to meet required standards, expectations, or approval.

PASS THE BONE


Pass the bone is American slang for to share your knowledge and experience; to drop knowledge.

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PASS THE BUCK


Pass the buck is slang for to divert responsibility or blame onto someone else.

PASSION FRUIT
Passion fruit was mid20th century British slang for the testicles.

PASSION KILLER
Passion killer is slang for clothing that discourages or inhibits sexual attraction.

PASSION PIT
Passion pit is American slang for a cinema, or other venue for seduction.

PASSION WAGON
Passion wagon is slang for a vehicle used for dating or seduction.

PASSON
Passon is Dorset slang for parson.

PASTE
Paste is slang for to beat up. Paste is American slang for semen.

PASTEBOARD
Pasteboard is slang for a card or ticket.

PASTING
Pasting is slang for a thrashing; heavy defeat.

PAT AND MICK


Pat and Mick was old London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (prick).

PAT AND MIKE


Pat and Mike is London Cockney rhyming slang for bicycle (bike).

PAT CASH
Pat cash is London Cockney rhyming Slang for to urinate (slash).

PAT DOWN
Pat down is slang for to frisk, search a person.

PAT MALONE
Pat Malone is Australian rhyming slang for alone. Pat Malone is Australian rhyming slang for personal name.

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PATCH
Patch is slang for one's territory or area of jurisdiction. Patch is British slang for a bald spot. Patch is American slang for the percentage of the proceeds of a crime that must be given to corrupt police officers for protection from arrest.

PATER
Pater is British public school slang for father.

PATHOGRAPHY
Pathography is slang for a popular type of biography which highlights a subject's failings, scandalous behaviour, brushes with the law, and other unsavoury features.

PATOOTIE
Patootie is American slang for the buttocks.

PATRICK SWAYZE
Patrick Swayze is London Cockney rhyming slang for crazy.

PATROL
Patrol is American slang for to wander aimlessly while deciding an evening's events or entertainment.

PATSY
Patsy is American and Canadian slang for a person who is easily cheated, victimised, etc.

PATSY CLINE
Patsy Cline is London Cockney rhyming slang for a line of cocaine.

PATTERCOVE
Pattercove is slang for a fake priest who specialises in performing illegal marriage ceremonies.

PATTIE
Pattie is British slang for a first class degree.

PATTY HEARST
Patty Hearst is British rhyming slang for a firstclass honours degree (first).

PAUL ANKA
Paul Anka is London Cockney rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (wanker).

PAUL MCKENNA
Paul McKenna is London Cockney rhyming slang for ten pounds sterling (tenner).

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PAUL WELLER
Paul Weller is London Cockney rhyming slang for the beer Stella Artois.

PAVAROTTI
Pavarotti is British slang for ten pounds sterling.

PAVEMENT PIZZA
Pavement pizza is American slang for a patch of vomit in the street.

PAW
Paw is slang for the hand. Paw is slang for to handle roughly.

PAW CASES
Paw cases is slang for gloves.

PAWNEE
Pawnee is British slang for a body of water, such as a lake or pond.

PAX
Pax is British school slang for a call signalling an end to hostilities or claiming immunity from the rules of a game: it is usually accompanied by a crossing of the fingers.

PAY ME RENT
Pay me rent is Australian rhyming slang for tent.

PAY THE FREIGHT


Pay the freight is slang for to take responsibility for an expense, pay the bill.

PAY THROUGH THE NOSE


Pay through the nose is slang for to pay an excessive amount for something.

PAYOFF
Payoff is slang for reward.

PAYDIRT
Paydirt is slang for profit, reward, success.

PAYOFF
Payoff is slang for the end result, the outcome. Payoff is slang for the profits of a crime. Payoff is slang for a final payment for services rendered. Payoff is slang for what one deserves. Payoff is American slang for a bribe. Payoff is Black American slang for a generous person.

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PAYOFF QUEEN
Payoff queen is Gay slang for a homosexual who prefers to pay for sex.

PAYOL
Payol is Trinidadian slang for a mixedrace person who retains traces of Spanish ancestry and culture. Payol is Grenadine slang for a Spanish speaking person, especially a Venezuelan.

PAYOLA
Payola is slang for the bribes paid to radio stations to guarantee air time for a record.

PAZZER
Pazzeris British slang for a parent.

PEA
Pea is Australian slang for ideal, the perfect choice, favourite. Pea is Australian slang for someone in a favourable position.

PEABRAIN
Peabrain is slang for someone who is stupid.

PEACE AND QUIET


Peace and quiet is London Cockney rhyming slang for diet.

PEACE PILL
Peace Pill is slang for phencyclidine.

PEACH
Peach is slang for to inform against an accomplice.

PEACHY
Peachy is American slang for wonderful, excellent.

PEACOCK
Peacock was old Australian slang for to acquire the best pieces of land in such a way that the surrounding land is useless to others.

PEANUT
Peanut is American and Canadian slang for a small or insignificant person.

PEANUT BUTTER
Peanut butter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a crazy person (nutter). Peanut butter is American slang for a powerful, darkcoloured form of heroin.

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PEANUTS
Peanuts is slang for a trifling amount of money.

PEAR AND QUINCE


Pear and quince is Australian rhyming slang for a prince.

PEARL HARBOUR
Pearl Harbour is slang for cold weather.

PEARLDIVER
Pearldiver is slang for a washerup.

PEARLIES
Pearlies is British slang for teeth.

PEARLS
Pearls is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

PEARLY GATE
Pearly gate is London Cockney rhyming slang for a dinner plate.

PEARLY GATES
Pearly gates is slang for teeth.

PEARLY KING
Pearly king is London Cockney rhyming slang for the anus (ring).

PEARLY WHITES
Pearly whites is British slang for teeth.

PEARS
Pears is Australian slang for breasts.

PEARSHAPED
Pearshaped is British slang for messed up, gone wrong.

PEAS IN THE POT


Peas in the pot is London Cockney rhyming slang for hot.

PEASE PUDDING HOT


Pease pudding hot is London cockney rhyming slang for nasal mucous (snot).

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PEASHOOTER
Peashooter is slang for a low power firearm. Peashooter is London Cockney rhyming slang for the nose (hooter).

PEASOUP
Peasoup is slang for a dense fog. Peasoup is American slang for a Frenchborn immigrant. Peasoup is American slang for a FrenchCanadian. Peasoup is American slang for the FrenchCanadian language.

PEASOUPER
Peasouper is slang for a dense fog. Peasouper is New Zealand slang for a teetotaller. Peasouper was 19th century Australian slang for a newly arrived British immigrant.

PEATREEK
Peatreek was old Scottish slang for illicitly distilled whisky.

PEB
Peb was early 20th century Australian slang for a young gangster.

PEBBLE
Pebble was old boxing slang for a difficult opponent. Pebble is Australian slang for someone difficult to deal with.

PEBBLE MILL
Pebble Mill is London Cockney rhyming slang for an illicit drug (pill).

PEBBLEBEACHED
Pebblebeached is slang for poor, destitute. Pebblebeached is slang for dazed, absentminded.

PEBBLES
Pebbles is slang for the testicles. Pebbles is slang for crack cocaine.

PEC
Pec is slang for pectoral muscle.

PECK
Peck is slang for food. Peck is slang for to eat. Peck is slang for money. Peck is slang for a perfunctory kiss. Peck is Black American slang for a White person.

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PECK ALLEY
Peck alley is slang for the throat.

PECK AND PERCH


Peck and perch is old slang for board and lodging.

PECK AND TIPPLE


Peck and tipple was 18th century slang for food and drink.

PECK'S BAD BOY


Peck's bad boy is American slang for a naughty child.

PECKAGE
Peckage was old slang for scraps of food.

PECKER
Pecker is British slang for spirits. Pecker is British slang for the nose. Pecker is American and Canadian slang for the penis.

PECKER CHEESE
Pecker cheese is American slang for a buildup of muck found under the foreskin.

PECKER SNOT
Pecker snot is American slang for semen.

PECKER TRACKS
Pecker tracks is American slang for semen stains.

PECKERHEAD
Peckerhead is American slang for a slowwitted, clumsy, stupid person.

PECKERWOOD
Peckerwood is Black American slang for a White person.

PECKHAM
Peckham (shortened from Peckham Rye) is London cockney rhyming slang for a tie.

PECKHAM RYE
Peckham Rye is London cockney rhyming slang for a tie.

PECKING AND NECKING


Pecking and Necking is Black American slang for foreplay; kissing and cuddling.

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PECKINGS
Peckings is Black American slang for food.

PECKISH
Peckish is slang for hungry.

PECKS
Pecks was mid20th century slang for food.

PECNOSTER
Pecnoster is slang for the penis.

PECS
Pecs is American slang for pectoral muscles.

PECULIAR
Peculiar was 17th century slang for a wife. Peculiar was 18th and 19th century slang for a mistress.

PED
Ped is American slang for a pedestrian.

PEDAL
Pedal is Australian slang for to send a message by radio.

PEDAL MUSIC
Pedal music is American slang for stamping feet.

PEDAL YOUR DOGS


Pedal your dogs is American slang for go away!

PEDALPUSHER
Pedalpusher is American slang for a cyclist.

PEDDLE OUT
Peddle out is American slang for to sell one's possessions.

PEDDLE PUSSY
Peddle pussy is slang for to work as a prostitute.

PEDESTALS
Pedestals is old slang for the feet.

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PEDIGREE CHUM
Pedigree Chum is British slang for an eligible bachelor. Pedigree Chum is British slang for semen.

PEDLAR'S PACK

Pedlar's pack is London Cockney rhyming slang for dismissal from employment (sack).

PEDO
Pedo is American slang for a waste of time.

PEDRO
Pedro is American slang for a Spanishspeaking person.

PEE
Pee is slang for to urinate.

PEESHOOTER
Peeshooter is British slang for the penis.

PEEING
Peeing is slang for urinating.

PEEL OFF
Peel off is slang for to undress.

PEEL OFF A MASS


Peel off a mass is Jamaican slang for to hand out money.

PEELER
Peeler is American slang for a striptease dancer. Peeler was old British slang for a policeman.

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PEEPER
Peeper is slang for eye.

PEEPS
Peeps is slang for sleep.

PEERPERS
Peepers is slang for eyes.

PEFF
Peff is Dorset slang for soft, rotten wood.

PEG IT
Peg it is slang for to die.

PEG OUT
Peg out is slang for to die.

PEGLEGGER
Peglegger is London Cockney rhyming slang for a beggar.

PEGGY SUE
Peggy Sue is London Cockney rhyming slang for clue.

PELF
Pelf is old British slang for money.

PELLETS
Pellets is American slang for the drug Ritalin.

PEN AND INK


Pen and ink is London Cockney rhyming slang for stink.

PEN AND INKER


Pen and inker is London Cockney rhyming slang for stinker.

PEN PUSHER
Pen pusher is slang for an office worker.

PENALTY KICK
Penalty kick is British slang for a certainty.

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PENCIL
Pencil is slang for the penis. Pencil was 17th century British slang for a small brush.

PENCIL GEEK
Pencil geek is American slang for a tediously studious person.

PENCILLER
Penciller was old British slang for a bookmaker's clerk.

PENGUIN SUIT
Penguin suit is slang for formal male evening wear.

PENHOLDER
Penholder is British theatre rhyming slang for shoulder.

PENN'ORTH OF BREAD
Penn'orth of bread is London Cockney rhyming slang for head.

PENN'ORTH OF CHALK
Penn'orth of chalk is London Cockney rhyming slang for walk.

PENNY BANGER
Penny banger is London Cockney rhyming slang for a faux pas (clanger).

PENNY BLACK
Penny black is London Cockney rhyming slang for the back.

PENNY BUN
Penny bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for one. Penny bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for sun. Penny bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for son.

PENNY FOR THE GUY


Penny for the guy is London Cockney rhyming slang for pie.

PENNY GAFF
Penny gaff was 19th century slang for a popular music hall or theatre.

PENNY LOCKET
Penny Locket is London Cockney rhyming slang for pocket.

PENNY STAMP
Penny stamp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tramp. 786

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PENNYAMILE
Pennyamile is London Cockney rhyming slang for smile.

PENNYAPOUND
Pennyapound is London Cockney rhyming slang for ground.

PENNYCOMEQUICK
Pennycomequick was London Cockney rhyming slang for a confidence trick.

PENNYBOY
Pennyboy is Irish slang for an employee whose duties include menial tasks, such as running errands.

PEP PILL
Pep pill is slang for a tablet of amphetamine.

PEPPERMINT FLAVOUR
Peppermint flavour is London Cockney rhyming slang for favour.

PEPPERMINT ROCKS
Peppermint rocks is London Cockney rhyming slang for socks.

PERAMBULATOR
Perambulator was 17th century British slang for a measuring wheel.

PERCH
Perch is British slang for a bed.

PERCHER
Percher is British slang for a gullible person.

PERCIA
Percia is slang for cocaine.

PERCY
Percy is slang for the penis. Percy (shortened from Percy Thrower) is London Cockney rhyming slang for telephone (blower).

PERCY THROWER
Percy Thrower is London Cockney rhyming slang for telephone (blower). Percy Thrower is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lawnmower.

PERICA
Perica is slang for heroin.

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PERICO
Perico is slang for heroin.

PERISHER
Perisher is slang for a badly behaved, annoying person.

PERK UP
Perk up is Australian slang for to vomit.

PERP
Perp is American slang for a criminal, a wrongdoer.

PERRY COMO
Perry Como is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (homo).

PERSONAL
Personal is British slang for a small quantity of cannabis or another drug.

PERSONALS
Personals is Australian slang for ladies underwear.

PERTY
Perty is Dorset slang for pretty.

PERUVIAN
Peruvian is slang for cocaine.

PERUVIAN FLAKE
Peruvian flake is American slang for high quality cocaine.

PERUVIAN MARCHING POWDER


Peruvian marching powder is slang for cocaine.

PERUVIAN POOF
Peruvian poof is British slang for a cowardly man.

PERV
Perv is Australian slang for an erotic glance or look.

PERVE
Perve is slang for pervert. Perve is English slang describing the voyeuristic watching of women by men in pubs and clubs.

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PERVY
Pervy is slang for perverted.

PET
Pet is a slang term of endearment, especially popular in the northwest.

PETE MURRAY
Pete Murray is London Cockney rhyming slang for curry.

PETE TONG
Pete Tong is London Cockney rhyming slang for wrong.

PETER
Peter is slang for a safe, till, or cash box. Peter is slang for a prison cell. Peter is slang for the witness box in a courtroom. Peter is American slang for the penis. Peter is slang for to become exhausted, to run out, to fail.

PETER COOK
Peter Cook was 1960's London Cockney rhyming slang for book.

PETER O'TOOLE
Peter O'Toole is London Cockney rhyming slang for a stool.

PETER PAN
Peter Pan is London Cockney rhyming slang for a van.

PETERMAN
Peterman is slang for a burglar skilled in safebreaking.

PETERS AND LEE


Peters and Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (pee). Peters and Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.

PETROL TANK
Petrol tank is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (wank).

PETROL TANKER
Petrl tanker is London Cockney rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (wanker).

PETTICOAT LANE
Petticoat Lane is London Cockney rhyming slang for pain.

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PEW
Pew is British slang for a chair.

PEWTER
Pewter is British slang for silver coinage. Pewter is British slang for a computer.

PEYTON PLACE
Peyton Place is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

PEZ
Pez is BlackAmerican slang for hair on the head or face

PG TIPS
PG Tips is London Cockney rhyming slang for large lips.

PHASE OUT
Phase out is American slang for to fall asleep, to become unaware.

PHAT
Phat is American slang for cool; very good. Phat is American slang for attractive (referring to a woman). Phat is American slang for someone who is respected, looked up to. Phat is Skateboarder slang for large; huge, big or high

PHEASANT PLUCKER
Pheasant plucker is British slang for an unpleasant person (fucker).

PHENNIES
Phennies is slang for Phenobarbital.

PHENOBARB
Phenobarb is slang for Phenobarbital.

PHENOM
Phenom is American slang for someone or something outstanding, phenomenal.

PHENOS
Phenos is slang for Phenobarbital.

PHIL MCBEE
Phil McBee was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a flea.

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PHIL THE FLUTER


Phil the fluter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a gun (shooter).

PHILHARMONIC
Philharmonic is London Cockney rhyming slang for tonic water.

PHILLY BLUNT
Philly Blunt is slang for a cigar with marijuana replacing tobacco.

PHIZ
Phiz is slang for the face.

PHIZOG
Phizog is slang for the face.

PHOTO FINISH
Photo finish is London Cockney rhyming slang for the beer Guinness.

PHUZA
Phuza is South African slang for alcoholic drink, liquor.

PHUZAFACE
Phuzaface is South African slang for an alcoholic.

PHYLLIS DIXIE
Phyllis Dixie is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (pixie).

PHYSIC
Physic is slang for to punish. Physic was old slang for sexual intercourse.

PHYSICAL JERK
Physical jerk is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool (berk).

PHYZOG
Phyzog is British slang for the face.

PIANO
Piano is British slang for faint, delicate, indisposed, not feeling well.

PICCADILLY
Piccadilly is London Cockney rhyming slang for chilly. Piccadilly is London Cockney rhyming slang for silly.

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PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Piccadilly Circus is British slang for a very busy, crowded situation.

PICCALILLI
Piccalli is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (willie).

PICCOLO AND FLUTE


Piccolo and flute is London Cockney rhyming slang for suit.

PICCOLOS AND FLUTES


Piccolos and flutes is rare London Cockney rhyming slang for boots.

PICH
Pich is back slang for a chip.

PICK
Pick is Dorset slang for a hayfork.

PICK AND CHOOSE


Pick and choose is London Cockney rhyming slang for booze.

PICK UP ONE'S DRUM


Pick up one's drum is British slang for to storm off in a temper.

PICK UP STICKS
Pick up sticks is bingo rhyming slang for six.

PICKUP
Pickup is slang for a free ride in a motor vehicle. Pickup is slang for a pickmeup.

PICKLE
Pickle is British slang for the penis.

PICKLE AND PORK


Pickle and pork is London Cockney rhyming slang for talk.

PICKLED
Pickled is slang for intoxicated, drunk.

PICKLED ONION
Pickled onion is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bunion.

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PICKLED PORK
Pickled pork was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for chalk.

PICKY
Picky is slang for choosy, particular, fastidious.

PICTURE FRAME
Picture frame is American tramp slang for the gallows

PICTURE IN THE ATTIC


Picture in the attic is British slang for a young person who tries to act much older than they are.

PIDDLE
Piddle is British slang for to urinate.

PIDDLE ABOUT
Piddle about is slang for to mess around, waste time.

PIDDLED
Piddled is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

PIDDLING
Piddling is slang for trivial, insignificant.

PIDDLING IT DOWN
Piddling it down is slang for raining.

PIE 'N' LIQUOR


Pie 'n' liquor is British London Cockney rhyming slang for vicar.

PIE AND MASH


Pie and mash is London Cockney rhyming slang for cash. Pie and mash is London Cockney rhyming slang for ostentatious (flash). Pie and mash is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (slash).

PIE AND ONE


Pie and one is London Cockney rhyming slang for a son. Pie and one is London Cockney rhyming slang for the sun.

PIE CAN
Pie can is northern British slang for a fool, a dope.

PIE IN THE SKY


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PIEEATER
Pieeater is Australian slang for a poor, unimpressive or unfortunate person.

PIEEYED
Pieeyed is slang for drunk, intoxicated, unable to see straight.

PIECE
Piece is slang for a girl or woman regarded as an object of sexual attraction. Piece is slang for a graffiti artist's picture or art. Piece is American slang for a gun.

PIECE OF PISS
Piece of piss is British slang for something very easy to accomplish.

PIECE OF PUDDING
Piece of pudding is British slang for something very easy to accomplish.

PIECE OF SHIT
Piece of shit is British slang for a contemptible person.

PIECES OF EIGHT
Pieces of eight is London Cockney rhyming slang for weight.

PIEDRA
Piedra is slang for heroin.

PIES
Pies is BlackAmerican slang for the eyes

PIFF
Piff is British slang for nonsense.

PIFFLE
Piffle is slang for nonsense, drivel.

PIFFY
Piffy is British slang for dubious, doubtful, suspect.

PIG
Pig is slang for a policeman/woman. Pig is slang for a girl. Pig is female slang for a sexist male. Pig is slang for a segment of orange. Pig is British slang for a slow racehorse. Pig is British slang for a slow greyhound. Pig is British slang for a vehicle that habitually breaksdown. 794

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PIG AND ROAST


Pig and roast was British army Second World War rhyming slang for toast.

PIG IN THE MIDDLE


Pig in the middle is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (piddle).

PIG IT
Pig it is British slang for to behave in a disgusting manner.

PIG LATIN
Pig latin is slang for coining slang terms by rearranging the syllables in a word.

PIG MEAT
Pig meat is BlackAmerican slang for an older woman

PIG OFF
Pig off is slang for go away.

PIG OUT
Pig out is British slang for to eat to excess.

PIG'S BREAKFAST
Pig's breakfast is British slang for a mess, an outrageous failure.

PIG'S EAR
Pig's ear is London Cockney rhyming slang for beer.

PIG'S FRY
Pig's fry is rare London Cockney rhyming slang for a tie.

PIG'S TROTTER
Pig's trotter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a squatter.

PIGHEADED
Pigheaded is slang for obstinate.

PIGOUT
Pigout is slang for to eat to excess.

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PIGEON
Pigeon is slang for an unsuspecting victim of sharpers.

PIGFUCKER
Pigfucker is slang for a disgusting, despicable, unpleasant person.

PIGGY BANK
Piggy bank is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (wank).

PIGLET
Piglet is British slang for a rude, obnoxious child. Piglet is Australian slang for an unattractive girl.

PIGMOBILE
Pigmobile is slang for a police car.

PIGSHIT
Pigshit is slang for rubbish.

PIGSKIN
Pigskin is slang for a saddle.

PIGSKIN BUS
Pigskin bus is Australian slang for the penis.

PIGSTICKER
Pigsticker is slang for a large sharp hunting knife.

PIGSTY
Pigsty is British slang for a police station.

PIGSWILL
Pigswill is British slang for nonsense talk.

PIKER
Piker is slang for a wild bullock. Piker is British slang for a gypsy or newage traveller. Piker is American, Australian and New Zealand slang for a lazy person; shirker. Piker is slang for a mean person. Piker is New Zealand slang for a useless person; failure.

PIKEY
Pikey is British slang for a gypsy. Pikey is British slang for a vagrant.

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PILE OF BRICKS
Pile of bricks is BlackAmerican slang for any building in a city

PILEDRIVER
Piledriver is British slang for a male homosexual.

PILGARLIC
Pilgarlic is British slang for a baldheaded man.

PILL
Pill is slang for to blackball. Pill is slang for a ball or disc. Pill was 19th century British slang for an unpleasant or boring person.

PILLHEAD
Pillhead is slang for an amphetamine user.

PILLPATE
Pillpate was old English slang for a friar.

PILLPOPPER
Pillpopper is slang for a user of pills.

PILLSHOOTER
Pillshooter is slang for a doctor.

PILLAR AND POST


Pillar and post is London Cockney rhyming slang for a ghost.

PILLARS
Pillars is BlackAmerican slang for human legs

PILLOCK
Pillock is British slang for idiot, fool. Pillock was old British slang for the penis.

PILLOCKS
Pillocks was 19th century slang for stupid talk; nonsense.

PILLOW
Pillow is British slang for to have sexual intercourse.

PILLOWBITER
Pillowbiter is British and Australian slang for a passive male homosexual. 797

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PILLS
Pills is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride. Pills is slang for testicles.

PIMP
Pimp is slang for cocaine. Pimp is Australian and New Zealand slang for a spy or informer.

PIMP STEAK
Pimp steak is BlackAmerican slang for a hot dog

PIMP STICK
Pimp stick is American tramp slang for a cigarette

PIMPLE
Pimple is British lorrydriver slang for a hill.

PIMPLE AND BLOTCH


Pimple and blotch is London Cockney rhyming slang for whisky (scotch).

PIMPLE AND WART


Pimple and wart is London Cockney rhyming slang for port. Pimple and wart was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a quart.

PIMPS
Pimps is British slang for something very easy.

PIMPSY
Pimpsy is British slang for easily accomplished.

PIN AND NEEDLE


Pin and needle was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a beetle.

PIN THE RAP ON


Pin the rap on is slang for charge a suspect with circumstantial evidence.

PINUP
Pinup is slang for a person whose photo has appeared in a magazine for their looks.

PINBALL WIZARD
Pinball wizard is British police slang for someone who claims to have seen and heard nothing.

PINCH
Pinch is slang for to steal. Pinch is slang for a police arrest. 798

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PINEAPPLE
Pineapple is slang for a hand grenade.

PINEAPPLE CHUNK
Pineapple chunk is British military rhyming slang for a bed (bunk). Pineapple chunk is British military rhyming slang for escape (bunk). Pineapple chunk is suburban British rhyming slang for drunk. Pineapple chunk is British rhyming slang for junk. Pineapple chunk is Scottish rhyming slang semen (spunk).

PINEAPPLE YOURSELF
Pineapple yourself is British slang for go away!

PING
Ping is British slang for to urinate.

PINGUS
Pingus is slang for valium.

PINHEAD
Pinhead is slang for a fool, an idiot. Pinhead is slang for a smallminded, petty person. Pinhead is slang for someone with a small head and a proportionately large body.

PINK
Pink is slang for homosexual. Pink is slang for a supporter of leftwing political ideas.

PINK LINT
Pink lint is rare London Cockney rhyming slang for penniless (skint).

PINK PANTHER COUNTRY


Pink panther country is British slang for Durham.

PINKIE
Pinkie is slang for a white person. Pinkie is slang for the little finger.

PINKO
Pinko is American slang for someone with liberal or leftwing political leanings.

PINKS
Pinks is slang for secobarbital.

PINKY AND PERKY


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PINNEDUP
Pinnedup is British slang for tense, frightened. Pinnedup is British slang for under the influence of heroin or other drugs which reduce the pupils of the eyes to pinpricks.

PINS
Pins is slang for the legs.

PIP
Pip is British slang for a bad temper or depression. Pip is British slang for to emit wind from the anus quietly, but audibly.

PIPE
Pipe is British slang for to look at, to watch. Pipe is British slang for a tunnel. Pipe is British slang for the penis. Pipe is British slang for to cry, to weep. Pipe is British slang for to talk. Pipe is drug slang for a vein. Pipe is American slang for something easy to do, especially a simple course in college.

PIPE AND DRUM


Pipe and drum is London Cockney rhyming slang for the buttocks or anus (bum).

PIPE ONE'S EYE


Pipe one's eye is slang for to weep.

PIPE YOUR EYE


Pipe your eye is British slang for cry.

PIPECLAY
Pipeclay was old slang for to clear off.

PIPER
Piper is British and American slang for a crack cocaine smoker. Piper is British slang for a workplace spy, a lookout.

PIPES
Pipes is British slang for the respiratory system.

PIPSQUEEK
Pipsqueek is slang for a feeble, ineffectual person.

PISS
Piss is slang for to urinate. Piss is slang for weak beer. Piss is slang for nonsense. Piss is British slang for to waste, to squander. 800

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PISS ABOUT
Piss about is slang for to behave in a casual or silly way.

PISS ARTIST
Piss artist is slang for a time waster. Piss artist is British slang for a regular drinker, a drunkard.

PISS FLAPS
Piss flaps is British slang for the labia.

PISS HOME
Piss home is British slang for to win a race easily.

PISS IN
Piss in is British slang for to win a race easily.

PISS IN THE SWIMMING POOL


Piss in the swimming pool is British slang for to spoil something.

PISS IN THE WIND


Piss in the wind is slang for to attempt to do something futile.

PISS IT
Piss it is British slang for to succeed without effort.

PISS OFF
Piss off is slang for go away.

PISS ONESELF
Piss oneself is British slang for to laugh uproariously.

PISS POT
Piss pot is slang for a chamberpot, potty

PISS PROUD
Piss proud is British slang for an erect penis due to a need to urinate.

PISS SOMEONE OFF


Piss someone off is slang for to irritate, anger or annoy someone.

PISSDOWN
Pissdown is slang for to rain. 801

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PISSELEGANT
Pisselegant is American slang for smart, refined, fashionable.

PISSFLAPS
Pissflaps is slang for the female genitals, particularly the labias.

PISSPOOR
Pisspoor is slang for terrible, of low quality.

PISSTAKE
Pisstake is British slang for an act of mockery, parody..

PISSTANKED
Pisstanked is British slang for a cigarette made damp by wet lips.

PISSUP
Pissup is slang for a drinking session.

PISSABED
Pissabed is Dorset slang for dandelion.

PISSANT
Pissant is American slang for trifling, paltry, insignificant.

PISSED
Pissed is British slang for intoxicated, drunk. Pissed is American slang for angry.

PISSED OFF
Pissed off is British slang for angry, upset or depressed.

PISSER
Pisser is slang for something annoying or disappointing. Pisser is slang for the toilet.

PISSHEAD
Pisshead is slang for a drunkard. Pisshead is American slang for an unpleasant person.

PISSHOLE
Pisshole is British slang for a public toilet.

PISSING
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PISSING DOWN
Pissing down is British slang for raining heavily.

PISSING IT DOWN
Pissing it Down is slang for raining.

PISSPOT
Pisspot is British slang for a chamber pot, or bucket used for urinating in. Pisspot is London Cockney rhyming slang for a drunkard (sot).

PISSY
Pissy is slang for weak, watery, as applied to drinks. Pissy is slang for insignificant, trivial, inferior. Pissy is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

PISTOL
Pistol is British slang for the penis. Pistol is American slang for an attractive, active, powerful, wonderful person.

PISTOLS
Pistols is BlackAmerican slang for zoot trousers.

PIT
Pit is slang for bed. Pit is slang for a dirty, sordid place.

PIT STOP
Pit stop is slang for a pause in a drinking bout to visit the toilet. Pit stop is slang for a pause in a journey for refreshments.

PITCH
Pitch is slang for a persuasive sales talk, especially one routinely repeated.

PITCH A BITCH
Pitch a bitch is BlackAmerican slang for to complain

PITCH AND TOSS


Pitch and toss is London Cockney rhyming slang for boss.

PITCH INTO
To pitch into is slang for to attack; to assault; to abuse.

PITS
Pits is British slang for the absolute worst.

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PITS
Pits is slang for phencyclidine.

PITT STREET FARMER


Pitt street farmer is Australian slang for a businessman who invests in farms, land, etc.

PIXIE
Pixie is British slang for a male homosexual.

PIXILATED
Pixilated is slang for drunk.

PIZZA
Pizza (shortened from Pizza Hut) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a promiscuous woman (slut).

PIZZA HUT
Pizza Hut is London Cockney rhyming slang for a promiscuous woman (slut).

PIZZAFACE
Pizzaface is slang for someone with bad spots, or acne.

PIZZLE
Pizzle is slang for the penis.

PLAIN
Plain is Dorset slang for homely, unaffected.

PLAIN AND GRAVY


Plain and gravy is London Cockney rhyming slang for the Royal Navy.

PLAIN AND JAM


Plain and jam is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tram.

PLANET OF THE APES


Planet of the apes is London Cockney rhyming slang for grapes.

PLANETS
Planets (shortened from planet of the apes) is British slang for grapes.

PLANK
Plank is British slang for a dullwitted person. A fool, and idiot. Plank is slang for a solidbodied electric guitar. Plank is American slang for to have sex with.

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PLANKHEAD
Plankhead is British slang for a stupid person.

PLANT
Plant is slang for a plan; an artifice; a swindle; a trick. Plant is slang for to deliver a blow. Plant is slang for an undercover policeman, or a spy.

PLANT BEETS
Plant beets is American slang for to vomit

PLANTED
Planted is British slang for buried.

PLANTING
Planting is British slang for a funeral.

PLASTER
Plaster is slang for to strike or defeat with great force. Plaster is military slang for to shell or bombard heavily.

PLASTER OF PARIS
Plaster of Paris is London Cockney rhyming slang for the backside (Aris).

PLASTERED
Plastered is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

PLASTIC
Plastic is slang for superficially attractive yet unoriginal or artificial. Plastic is slang for artificial, shallow, insincere. Plastic is slang for a credit card or bank card or store card.

PLAT
Plat is Australian slang for a stupid person.

PLATE
Plate (shortened from plate of ham) is slang for to perform fellatio.

PLATE OF BEEF
Plate of beef is criminal rhyming slang for a prison chief warder.

PLATE OF HAM
Plate of ham is London Cockney rhyming slang for fellatio (gam). Plate of ham was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a tram.

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PLATE OF MEAT
Plate of meat is London Cockney rhyming slang for street.

PLATECAPTAIN
Platecaptain is American slang for someone who works clearing tables in a restaurant or caf.

PLATEFACE
Plateface is Australian slang for an orientallooking person.

PLATERACK
Platerack was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a hack (horse).

PLATES AND DISHES


Plates and dishes is London Cockney rhyming slang for a wife (missus).

PLATES AND DISHES


Plates and dishes is London Cockney rhyming slang for wishes.

PLATES OF MEAT
Plates of meat is London Cockney rhyming slang for feet.

PLATING
Plating is slang for fellatio.

PLATTER
Platter is American and Canadian slang for a gramophone record.

PLATTERS
Platters is BlackAmerican slang for the feet.

PLATTERS OF MEAT
Platters of meat is London Cockney rhyming slang for feet.

PLAY AROUND
Play around is slang for to be sexually promiscuous.

PLAY DOCTORS AND NURSES


Play doctors and nurses is slang for to engage in sexual activity.

PLAY FOOTSIE
Play footsie is slang for to indulge in amorous or flirtatious caresses with the feet. Play footsie is slang for to flirt with.

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PLAY GOOSEBERRY
Play gooseberry is British slang for to be the unwanted third party present at a romantic assignation.

PLAY HARDBALL
Play hardball is American slang for to behave ina tough, unrelenting manner.

PLAY HOOKY
Play hooky is slang for truancy.

PLAY HOSPITALS
Play hospitals is slang for to engage in sexual activity.

PLAY IT COOL
Play it cool is slang for to act calmly.

PLAY SILLY BUGGERS


Play silly buggers is British slang for to act the fool, to mess around.

PLAY SOLITAIRE
Play solitaire is British slang for to masturbate.

PLAY SOLO
Play solo is British slang for to masturbate.

PLAY THE HOP


Play the hop is British slang for to truant from school.

PLAY THE WHALE


Play the whale is Australian slang for to vomit.

PLAY THE WHITE MAN


Play the white man is British slang for to be honourable, to be fair, to play by the rules.

PLAYERS
Players is British slang for terrorists. Players is British slang for speculators.

PLAYING THE DOZENS WITH ONE'S UNCLE'S COUSIN


Playing the dozens with one's uncle's cousin is BlackAmerican slang for having the wrong approach to everything.

PLEASURE AND PAIN


Pleasure and pain is London Cockney rhyming slang for rain.

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PLEAT
Pleat is slang for a facial scar.

PLEB
Pleb is slang for an inferior, insignificant or commom person.

PLEBBY
Plebby is slang for common, ordinary.

PLENTY
Plenty is BlackAmerican slang for good

PLIM
Plim is Dorset slang for to swell up, to expand, to rise.

PLINKPLONK
Plinkplonk is British rhyming slang for cheap wine (vin blanc).

PLOD
Plod is British slang for a uniformed policeman.

PLONK
Plonk (shortened from plinkplonk) is British slang for wine, especially cheap wine.

PLONKER
Plonker is British slang for the penis. Plonker is British slang for a fool, idiot.

PLONKO
Plonko is Australian slang for an alcoholic, especially one who drinks wine.

PLOP
Plop is slang for to defecate.

PLOTUP
Plotup is British slang for to park a vehicle.

PLOUGH
Plough is British slang for to fail an examination. Plough is old British slang for to have sexual intercourse.

PLOUGH THE DEEP


Plough the deep was old London Cockney rhyming slang for go to sleep.

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PLOUGHED
Ploughed is American slang for intoxicated, drunk.

PLUCK
Pluck is BlackAmerican slang for cheap wine Pluck is slang for to fleece or swindle.

PLUG
Plug is slang for a shot, blow, or punch. Plug is slang for to shoot with a gun. Plug is slang for to punch or strike. Plug is slang for a tampon. Plug is slang for to have sexual intercourse. Plug was old American slang for a high, tapering silk hat. Plug is American slang for a worthless horse.

PLUG THE MUG


Plug the mug is BlackAmerican slang for to stop talking.

PLUGUGLY
PlugUgly is American slang for a city tough; ruffian.

PLUGGED
Plugged is slang for shot with a gun.

PLUGGED IN
Plugged in is slang for ware of current trends and fashions.

PLUGGEDUP
Pluggedup is slang for menstruating.

PLUM
Plum is British slang for a fool.

PLUM DUFF
Plum duff is London Cockney rhyming slang for a male homosexual (puff).

PLUMBING
Plumbing is British slang for the urinary system.

PLUMPETTE
Plumpette is British slang for a fat young woman.

PLUMS
Plums is slang for the testicals.

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PLUNGE
Plunge is slang for to have sexual intercourse.

PLUNGER
Plunger is slang for the penis.

PLUNGEWORTHY
Plungeworthy is slang for an attractive woman.

PLUNK
Plunk is slang for a large sum of money.

PLY
Ply is Dorset slang for to bend.

PLYMOUTH ARGYLL
Plymouth Argyll is criminal slang for a file. Plymouth Argylls Plymouth Argylls is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids (piles).

PLYMOUTH CLOAK
Plymouth cloak was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a cudgel, a cosh (oak).

PO
Po was British slang for a chamberpot, potty, toilet.

POCK
Pock is slang for a policeman.

POCKET BILLIARDS
Pocket billiards is British slang for manipulating one's penis and testicles through the trouser pocket.

POCKET POOL
Pocket pool is American slang for manipulating one's penis and testicles through the trouser pocket.

POCKET ROCKETEER
Pocket rocketeer is slang for a man who habitually masturbates through his trouser pocket.

POD
Pod is American slang for marijuana.

PODGE
Podge is a slang name given to overweight or obese person.

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PODGER
Podger is British slang for the penis. Podger is British slang for sexual intercourse. Podger was old British slang for a cosh.

POET
Poet was early 20th century British slang for a man with long hair.

POGEY
Pogey is canadian slang for financial or other relief given to the unemployed by the government; dole.

POGO
Pogo is slang for a dance style created by British punks in 1976/77. Involves jumping up and down whilst remaining stiff bodied.

POGO STICK
Pogo stick is British rhyming slang for the penis (prick). Pogo stick is British rhyming slang for a fool, an obnoxious person (prick).

POINT PERCY AT THE PORCELAIN


Point Percy at the porcelain is slang for urinate.

POINTYHEAD
Pointyhead is American slang for an intellectual or a person of excessive refinement.

POISON
Poison is British slang for an unpleasant person.

POISON DART
Poison dart is British rhyming slang for wind emitted from the anus (fart).

POISON DWARF
Poison dwarf is British slang for an obnoxious small person.

POKE
Poke is slang for to have sex with. Poke is slang for a punch. Poke is slang for a paper bag. Poke is slang for a wallet.

POKEHOLE
Pokehole is slang for the vagina.

POKER
Poker is British slang for the penis.

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POKEY
Pokey is American slang for a prison or cell.

POKIES
Pokies is American and Canadian slang for jail.

POLACK
Polack is derogatory slang for a Pole or a person of Polish descent.

POLARI
Polari is a form of slang which was prevalent during the 1950s and 1960s among London's homosexual and theatre cultures. Polaris is formed from a mixture of other slangs, and languages including Romany, Italian, Yiddish and Naval slang.

POLE
Pole is slang for the penis.

POLEHOLE
Polehole is slang for the vagina.

POLER
Poler is Australian slang for an idler or sponger.

POLISH
Polish (shortened from polish and gloss) is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (toss).

POLISH AND GLOSS


Polish and gloss is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (toss).

POLISH OFF
To polish off is slang for to finish completely.

POLISHER
Polisher is slang for a obsequious flatterer.

POLITICAL ASYLUM
Political asylum is British slang for the House of Commons.

POLL
Poll is British slang for a talkative person. Poll was 19th century British slang for to snub.

POLL TOPPER
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POLLUTED
Polluted is American slang for intoxicated; drunk.

POLLY FLINDER
Polly Flinder is London Cockney rhyming slang for window. Polly Flinder is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cinder.

POLLY PARROT
Polly parrot is London Cockney rhyming slang for carrot.

POLLY WASH DISH


Polly wash dish is Dorset slang for a pied wagtail.

POLLY WOLLY DOODLES


Polly wolly doodles is London Cockney rhyming slang for noodles.

POLLYWOG
Pollywog is slang for a tadpole. Pollywog is slang for a novice or inexperienced sailor.

POLO MINT
Polo mint is London Cockney rhyming slang for penniless (skint).

POLONE
Polone is British slang for a woman.

POLONY
Polony is British slang for a girl.

POLTROON
Poltroon is British slang for a fool, an idiot.

POLVO
Polvo is slang for heroin.

POLVO BLANCO
Polvo Blanco is slang for cocaine.

POLVO DE ANGEL
Polvo de Angel is slang for phencyclidine.

POLVO DE ESTRELLA
Polvo de Estrella is slang for phencyclidine.

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POM
Pom is Australian and New Zealand slang for an Englishman.

POMGOLIA
Pomgolia is Australian and New Zealand slang for Britain.

POMMY
Pommy is Australian and New Zealand slang for an Englishman.

POMPEY WHORE
Pompey whore is bingo slang for the number four.

PONCE
Ponce is British slang for a pimp. Ponce is British slang for an ostentatious, effeminate male. Ponce is British slang for an idler. Ponce is British slang for to take advantage of, to borrow.

PONCE ABOUT
Ponce about is British slang for to behave in a showy and irresponsible manner.

PONCE AROUND
Ponce around is British slang for to behave in a showy and irresponsible manner.

PONCEDUP
Poncedup is British slang for smartly dressed.

PONCEY
Poncey is slang for effeminate.

PONG
Pong is British slang for an unpleasent smell. Pong is derogatory Australian slang for an oriental.

PONGO
Pongo is slang for a black person, a foreigner. Pongo is British slang for a smelly person. Pongo is British slang for a person with a large nose. Pongo is Australian and New Zealand slang for an English person. Pongo is military slang for a soldier or marine.

PONGOLIA
Pongolia is Australian and New Zealand slang for Britain.

PONIES
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PONTE
Ponte is Polari slang for one pound sterling.

PONTOON
Pontoon is British slang for a 21month prison sentence. Pontoon is British slang for twenty guineas (21 pounds sterling).

PONY
Pony is slang for a small glass of beer. Pony is British slang for twentyfive pounds sterling.

PONY AND TRAP


Pony and trap is London Cockney rhyming slang for to defecate (crap).

POO
Poo is British slang for excrement. Poo is British slang for shampoo. Poo is British slang for champagne.

POOCH
Pooch is slang for a dog. Pooch is British slang for an unattractive woman.

POODLE
Poodle is British slang for a slow, leisurely stroll or drive.

POODLEFAKER
Poodlefaker is slang for a young man or newly commissioned officer who makes a point of socialising with women; ladies' man.

POOF
Poof is British slang for a male homosexual.

POOFED UP
Poofed up is British slang for a man gaily or extravagantly dressed.

POOFHOUSE
Poofhouse is British slang for a pub frequented by homosexuals.

POOFISM
Poofism is British slang for homosexuality.

POOFIST
Poofist is British slang for a homophobe.

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POOFTER
Poofter is slang for a homosexual, usually male.

POOFY
Poofy is British slang for effeminate, homosexual applied to men

POOH
Pooh is slang for excrement.

POOMP
Poomp is British slang for wind emitted from the anus.

POON
Poon is Australian slang for a stupid or ineffectual person. Poon is American slang for the female genitals. Poon is American slang for women viewed as sex objects.

POON UP
Poon up is Australian slang for to dress flashily.

POONA
Poona was 19th century British slang for a sovereign, or one pound sterling.

POONCE
Poonce is Australian slang for a male homosexual. Poonce is Australian slang for a stupid person.

POONY
Poony is British slang for a fool, a dope, an idiot.

POOP
Poop is slang for to emit wind from the anus, to fart. Poop is slang for excrement. Poop is American and Canadian slang for information; the facts.

POOPED
Pooped is slang for exhausted.

POOPER
Pooper is slang for the anus.

POOR RELATION
Poor relation is London Cockney rhyming slang for railway station.

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POOSA
Poosa is South African slang for alcoholic drink, liquor.

POOT
Poot is slang for to emit wind from the anus.

POOTLE
Pootle is slang for to meander, or wander slowly.

POOVE
Poove was 1960's British slang for a male homosexual.

POP
Pop is slang for a carbonated drink, like cola. Pop is slang for take a drug in pill form or as an injection. Pop is slang for to punch, hit. Pop is slang for to give birth. Pop is slang for to have sex with. Pop is slang for to kill. Pop is British slang for to pawn. Pop is British slang for an unspecified distance. Pop is British slang for an orgasm. Pop is British slang for to insult, to scold. Pop is British haulage slang for diesel.

POP A GASTRIC ZIT


Pop a gastric zit is American slang for to vomit.

POP A VEIN
Pop a vein is American slang for to become apoplectic with anger.

POP A WINDOW
Pop a window is criminal slang for to break a window as part of a 'smash and grab' raid.

POP GOES THE WEASEL


Pop goes the weasel is British haulage rhyming slang for diesel.

POP IT
Pop it is slang for to die.

POP ONE'S ROCKS


Pop one's rocks is slang for to ejaculate, to achieve orgasm.

POP ONES CLOGS


Pop ones clogs is slang for to die.

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POPPOP
Poppop is British slang for a moped.

POPCORN
Popcorn is London Cockney rhyming slang for an erection (horn). Popcorn is London Cockney rhyming slang for pornography (porn).

POPE OF ROME
Pope of Rome is London Cockney rhyming slang for home.

POPEYE THE SAILOR


Popeye the sailor is London Cockney rhyming slang for tailor.

POPPER
Popper is slang for a small vial of amyl or butyl nitrate.

POPPERS
Poppers is slang for amyl or butyl nitrate.

POPPLE
Popple is Dorset slang for pebble.

POPPY
Poppy is slang for heroin. Poppy is British Cockney slang for money.

POPPYCOCK
Poppycock is British slang for nonsense, rubbish talk.

POPSHOP
Popshop is British slang for a pawnbroker's.

POPSY
Popsy is British slang for an attractive young woman.

PORCELAIN PROJECTILES
Porcelain projectiles is American slang for to vomit

PORK
Pork is American slang for to have sexual intercourse.

PORK AND BEANS


Pork and beans is British rhyming slang for Portugese.

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PORK CHOP
Pork chop is British rhyming slang for a policeman (cop).

PORK DAGGER
Pork dagger is slang for the penis.

PORK PIE
Pork pie is British London rhyming slang for a lie.

PORKER
Porker is slang for a fat person. Porker is slang for a policeman.

PORKIES
Porkies is slang for lies.

PORKY
Porky is British slang for a lie.

PORKY PIE
Porky pie is British London rhyming slang for a lie.

PORKY PIG
Porky Big is London Cockney rhyming slang for big. Porky pig is London Cockney rhyming slang for generous, kind (big).

PORRIDGE
Porridge is slang for a term in prison.

PORRIDGE WOG
Porridge wog is English slang for a Scottish person.

PORT AND BRANDY


Port and brandy is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexually aroused (randy).

PORT WINSTON
Port Winston was slang for the mulberry harbour at Arromanches in Normandy, France during the Second World War.

POSER
Poser is British slang for a showoff, a pseud.

POSH
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POSH AND BECKS


Posh and Becks is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (sex).

POSH SYDNEY
Posh Sydney is British slang for an upperclass boy.

POSSE
Posse is slang for close friends or a street gang. Posse is jamaican slang for a criminal gang or secret society.

POSSUM BELLY
Possum belly is American tramp slang for to ride on top of a passenger train

POSTAGE STAMP
Postage stamp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pub's bar (ramp).

POSTIE
Postie is slang for a postman.

POSTMAN'S KNOCK
Postman's knock is London Cockney rhyming slang for a clock.

POT
Pot is slang for a toilet. Pot is slang for cannabis.

POT AND PAN


Pot and pan is London Cockney rhyming slang for a man usually a husband or father

POT HOUSE
Pot house is rare British slang for a lunatic asylum.

POT OF GLUE
Pot of glue is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew. Pot of glue is London Cockney rhyming slang for a queue.

POT OF HONEY
Pot of honey is London Cockney rhyming slang for money.

POT OF JELLY
Pot of jelly is London Cockney rhyming slang for belly.

POTASH AND PERLMUTTER


Potash and perlmutter was early 20th century London Cockney rhyming slang for butter. 820

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POTATO MASHERS
Potato mashers is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth (gnashers).

POTATO PEELER
Potato peeler is Australian rhyming slang for a woman (Sheila).

POTATO PILLING
Potato pilling was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a shilling.

POTATO TRAP
Potato trap is old British slang for the mouth.

POTATOHEAD
Potatohead is slang for a person with coarse or indistinct features. Potatohead is slang for a stupid person.

POTATOES IN THE MOULD


Potatoes in the mould is London Cockney rhyming slang for cold.

POTCH
Potch is slang for inferior quality opal used in jewellery for mounting precious opals.

POTHEAD
Pothead is slang for a habitual user of cannabis.

POTLESS
Potless is slang for poor, having no ready cash, skint.

POTS AND DISHES


Pots and dishes is theatre rhyming slang for wishes.

POTTED
Potted is slang for under the influence of cannabis. Potted is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

POTTER
Potter is British Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew.

POTTY
Potty is British slang for eccentric, slightly mad, impractical.

POULTICE
Poultice is British slang for an obnoxious person. Poultice is Australian slang for a large sum of money, especially a debt. 821

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POUND
Pound is Australian slang for a solitaryconfinement cell or wing in a prison.

POUND NOTE
Pound note was old London Cockney rhyming slang for coat.

POUND NOTEISH
Pound noteish was British slang for pompous, snobbish.

POUND OF BUTTER
Pound of butter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a mad person (nutter).

POUND OF LEAD
Pound of lead is old London Cockney rhyming slang for the head.

POUND ONE'S MEAT


Pound one's meat is slang for masturbation applied to a man.

POUND ONE'S PORK


Pound one's pork is slang for masturbation applied to a man.

POUND ONE'S PUDDING


Pound one's pudding is slang for masturbation applied to a man.

POUND ONE'S WEENIE


Pound one's weenie is slang for masturbation applied to a man.

POUND THE EAR


Pound the ear is American tramp slang for to sleep

POUNDS AND PENCE


Pounds and pence is London Cockney rhyming slang for sense.

POUR IT ON
Pour it on is slang for to exaggerate a tale of woe. Also pour it on thick for more emphasis.

POUR ONES OVERINDULGENCE


Pour ones overindulgence is American slang for to vomit

POWDER
Powder is slang for cocaine.

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POWDER ONE'S NOSE


Powder one's nose is slang for to sniff cocaine or another powdered drug.

POWDER PUFF
Powder puff is British slang for an effeminate male. Powder puff is British slang for a weak or gentle hetrosexual man. Powder puff is British slang for a henpecked husband.

POWDERED CHALK
Powdered chalk is London Cockney rhyming slang for walk.

POWER
Power is slang for to travel with great speed or force.

POWER AND GLORY


Power and glory is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (cory).

POWER BARF
Power barf is American slang for to vomit

POWER BOOT
Power boot is American slang for to vomit

POX
Pox is slang for venereal disease.

POX OF
Pox of is British slang for fedup with.

POXY
Poxy is slang for having or having had syphilis. Poxy is British slang for rubbish, crass, inferior, worthless.

POZZY
Pozzy is British slang for jam.

PR
PR is slang for cannabis.

PRANG
Prang is British slang for to knock, damage or crash.

PRANNET
Prannet is British slang for a fool. 823

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PRANNOCK
Prannock is slang for fool, idiot.

PRANNY
Pranny is British slang for idiot. Pranny is British slang for the vagina.

PRAT
Prat is British slang for a foolish, idiotic person. Prat is British slang for the buttocks. Prat is British slang for the vagina.

PRAT ABOUT
Prat about is British slang for behave stupidly or irresponsibly.

PRATFALL
Pratfall is American and Canadian slang for a fall upon one's buttocks.

PRATTY
Pratty is British slang for unmanly, stupid.

PRAWN
Prawn is British slang for a fool, an idiot.

PRAWN CRACKERS
Prawn cracker is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (knackers).

PRAY AT THE PORCELAIN ALTAR


Pray at the porcelain altar is American slang for to vomit

PRAY TO THE PORCELAIN GODDESS


Pray to the porcelain goddess is American slang for to vomit

PRAY TO THE PORCELAIN GODS


Pray to the porcelain gods is American slang for to vomit

PRAYER
Prayer is slang for a chance or hope.

PRAYER BONES
Prayer bones is BlackAmerican slang for the knees

PRAYING AT THE PORCELAIN ALTAR


Praying at the porcelain altar is American slang for to vomit. 824

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PRAYING TO THE PORCELAIN PRINCESS


Praying to the porcelain princess is American slang for to vomit

PREEMIE
Preemie is slang for a premature infant.

PREGGARS
Preggars is a slang corruption of the word pregnant.

PREGGERS
Preggers is slang for pregnant.

PREPPIE
Preppie is American slang for a student or former student of a preparatory school. Preppie is American slang for a young upperclass person.

PRESCOTT
Prescott is British slang for a punch, particularly a lefthanded punch.

PRESS
Press is slang for cocaine.

PRESS AND SCRATCH


Press and scratch was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a match.

PRESS THE FLESH


Press the flesh is BlackAmerican slang for shake hands.

PRETENDICA
Pretendica is slang for cannabis.

PRETTY LIPS
Pretty lips is derogatory British slang for someone with full lips.

PRETTYBOY
Prettyboy is slang for an attractive young man.

PREVIOUS
Previous is British slang for a criminal record. Previous is British slang for premature, impetuous, presumptous.

PRICK
Prick is slang for the penis. Prick is slang for a fool. Prick is derogatory slang for a disliked man. 825

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PRICK TEASER
Prick teaser is slang for a sexually alluring woman, especially one who flirts but doesn't copulate.

PRICKLICK
Pricklick is British slang for fellatio.

PRIDE AND JOY


Pride and joy is London Cockney rhyming slang for a boy.

PRIG
Prig is old British slang for steal; thief.

PRILE
Prile is British slang for three of a kind in a game of cards.

PRIMO
Primo is slang for marijuana mixed with crack or embalming fluid.

PRINCE ALBERT
Prince Albert is slang for a pierced penis

PRINCESS DI
Princess Di is London Cockney rhyming slang for pie.

PRINGLE
Pringle is British slang for a 1970s and 1980s social subgroup of young, trendy people characterised by the wearing of designerlabel sports clothing.

PRIVATE PARTS
Private parts is slang for the genitals. Often shortened to privates.

PRIVATE RYAN
Private Ryan is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (iron).

PRIVATES
Privates is slang for genitals.

PRIVET
Privet is British slang for hair.

PRO
Pro is slang for a prostitute.

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PROD
Prod is British slang for a Protestant.

PRODDY
Proddy is British slang for a protestant.

PROG
Prog is British slang for to prowl about for or as if for food or plunder. Prog is British slang for food obtained by begging.

PROJECTILE STYLE
Projectile style is American slang for to vomit

PROLE
Prole is derogatory British slang for a proletarian.

PRONG
Prong is slang for penis.

PRONTO
Pronto is slang for now or immediately.

PROPS
Props is BlackAmerican slang for legs

PROT
Prot is Australian slang for a Protestant.

PROTEIN SPILL
Protein spill is American slang for to vomit

PROVIDE A SPECIMEN
Provide a specimen is British slang for to urinate.

PRUNE
Prune is British slang for a foolish person.

PRUNE AND PLUM


Prune and plum is London Cockney rhyming slang for the backside (bum).

PRUSSIAN GUARD
Prussian guard is British rhyming slang for a playing card or a bingo card.

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PS AND QS
Ps and qs is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoes.

PSEUD
Pseud is British slang for pretentious, pseudo.

PSYCH ONESELF UP
Psych oneself up is slang for to work oneself up into a state of preparedness or aggression.

PSYCH SOMEONE OUT


Psych someone out is slang for to unnerve someone.

PSYCHADELIC SPIT
Psychadelic spit is American slang for to vomit

PSYCHEDELIC
Psychedelic is slang for hallucinatory.

PSYCHO
Psycho is slang for psychopath.

PSYCHOPATHIC
Psychopathic is London Cockney rhyming slang for traffic

PUCK
Puck is Irish slang for a sharp blow. Puck is Irish slang for to strike hard; punch.

PUD
Pud is British slang for the penis.

PUDDING
Pudding is British slang for the penis. Pudding is British slang for filler in a car's bodywork. Pudding is British slang for a fool. Pudding is British slang for an unborn child. Pudding is British criminal slang for meat laced with a sleeping drug used to knock out a guard dog.

PUDDING AND BEEF


Pudding and beef is London Cockney rhyming slang for a chief prison officer (chief).

PUDDING CLUB
Pudding club is British slang for pregnancy.

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PUDDINGS AND PIES


Puddings and pies is London Cockney rhyming slang for eyes.

PUDDLE
Puddle is slang for to mess up, to confuse.

PUDDLED
Puddled is northern British slang for insane, crazy, mad.

PUDDLEJUMPER
Puddlejumper is derogatory British haulage slang for a small commercial vehicle.

PUFF
Puff is slang for breath. Puff is slang for a male homosexual. Puff is British slang for cannabis.

PUFF AND DART


Puff and dart is London Cockney rhyming slang for start.

PUFF AND DRAG


Puffa nd drag is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigarette (fag).

PUFFBUCKET
Puffbucket is American slang for a braggart.

PUFFED AIR
Puffed air is BlackAmerican slang for having no food.

PUFFER
Puffer is British slang for a smoker.

PUFFERS
Puffers is British slang for cigarettes.

PUFFY
Puffy is British slang for cannabis.

PUG
Pug is slang for a boxer. Pug is British slang for to secretly store.

PUGGLED
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PUGGY
Puggy is British slang for someone with an overly upturned nose..

PUGNOSE
Pugnose is British slang for a flattened nose.

PUKE
Puke is slang for to vomit.

PUKKA
Pukka is British slang for authentic, firstrate, genuine.

PUKY
Puky is slang for disgusting, sickening, awful.

PULL
Pull is British slang for to achieve a communing with a desirable person. Pull is British slang for to arrest. Pull is slang for to drink.

PULL A ROCK
Pull a rock is American slang for make a mistake (usually applied to baseball).

PULL A STROKE
Pull a stroke is British slang for to succeed in a clever manoeuvre or deception.

PULL AND PUSH


Pull and push is British slang for to masturbate.

PULL DOWN THE SHUTTER


Pull down the shutter was old London Cockney rhyming slang for butter.

PULL FINGER
Pull finger is New Zealand slang for to stop dawdling, get a move on, increase efficiency.

PULL IN
Pull in is slang for to arrest.

PULL OFF
Pull off is slang for masturbate.

PULL ONE'S FINGER OUT


Pull one's finger out is slang for to stop dawdling, get a move on, increase efficiency.

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PULL ONES PUD


Pull ones pud is slang for to masturbate.

PULL RANK
Pull rank is British rhyming slang for masturbate (wank).

PULL SOMEONE'S JACKET


Pull someone's jacket is American police slang for to arrest someone. Pull someone's jacket is American police slang for to withdraw someone's file or dossier to consult, amend or destroy it.

PULL THE PLUG


Pull the plug is slang for to commit suicide or die, or to terminate in general (such as a running computer process).

PULLTHROUGH
Pullthrough is British military slang for a tall, thin person.

PULLET
Pullet is British slang for a young male passive homosexual partner of an older man.

PULLEYS
Pulleys is BlackAmerican slang for suspenders

PULLING POWER
Pulling power is British slang for sexual attraction.

PUMP
Pump is British slang for the heart. Pump is British slang for the penis. Pump is British slang for to emit wind from the anus noisily. Punp is American slang for to have sex.

PUMP IRON
Pump iron is slang for to exercise with weights; do bodybuilding exercises.

PUMP SHIP
Pump ship is British military slang for to urinate.

PUMP THE STUMP


Pump the stump is BlackAmerican slang for to shake hands

PUMPOUT
Pumpout is British slang for to urinate.

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PUMPERS
Pumpers is slang for any anabolic steroid.

PUMPIN
Pumpin is slang for lively, energetic, thrilling.

PUMPKIN
Pumpkin is BlackAmerican slang for the moon, or the sun

PUMPS
Pumps is British slang for tennis shoes. Plimsolls.

PUNAANY
Punaany is Jamaican slang for the vagina. Punaany is Jamaican slang for sexual intercourse.

PUNCH AND JUDY


Punch and Judy is London Cockney rhyming slang for moody.

PUNCTURED
Punctured is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

PUNK
Punk is slang for a bumptious but insignificant, contemptible person. Punk is slang for an adherent of a youth subculture centered around 'punk rock' music.

PUNK AND GUT


Punk and gut is American tramp slang for bread and cheese

PUNK ROCKER
Punk Rocker is slang for heroin with cocaine, with crack, with Ecstasy (MDMA), or with LSD and marijuana.

PUNKETTE
Punkette is slang for a female punk rocker.

PUNTER
Punter is British slang for a customer of any business. Punter is British slang for a gambler, a speculator.

PURLER
Purler is Australian slang for something outstanding in its class.

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PURPLE HEARTS
Purple hearts is slang for amphetamine tablets.

PURPLE PATCH
Purple patch is slang for a period of success, good fortune, etc.

PURPLE RAIN
Purple rain is slang for phencyclidine.

PURSE
Purse is British slang for the vagina.

PURSER'S NAME
Purser's name is nautical slang for a false name.

PUSA
Pusa is South African slang for alcoholic drink, liquor.

PUSH
Push is slang for a crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang. Push is Australian slang for a street gang. Push is slang for to sell illegal drugs.

PUSH ABOUT
Push about is slang for to bully; keep telling a person what to do in a bossy manner.

PUSH IN THE TRUCK


Push in the truck is British haulage rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (fuck).

PUSHER
Pusher is slang for a supplier of illegal drugs.

PUSHING UP DAISIES
Pushing up daisies is slang for dead.

PUSS
Puss is slang for a girl or woman. Puss is British slang for the face. Puss is American slang for the face, mouth. Puss is Irish slang for a gloomy or sullen expression.

PUSSER
Pusser is American naval slang for according to navy regulations.

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PUSSY
Pussy is slang for vagina. Pussy is slang for women viewed as sex objects. Pussy is slang for a weak, harmless man. Pussy is slang for furs. Pussy is slang for a coquettish woman.

PUSSY MAGNET
Pussy Magnet is British slang for something which attracts women. Often used in context of a car.

PUSSY WILLOW
Pussy willow is London Cockney rhyming slang for pillow.

PUSSYWHIPPED
Pussywhipped is slang for domineered by a woman.

PUSSYCAT
Pussycat is British slang for harmless.

PUT A SOCK IN IT
Put a sock in it is British slang for be quiet.

PUT AND TAKE


Put and take is London Cockney rhyming slang for cake.

PUT IN THE BOOT


Put in the boot was British Great War slang for shoot.

PUT IT ABOUT
Put it about is British slang for promiscuous.

PUT ON
Put on is slang for a hoax or piece of mockery. Put on is slang for an affected manner or mode of behaviour.

PUT ON THE BLOCK


Put on the block is New Zealand slang for to gang rape.

PUT ONE ON A CROSSTOWN BUS


Put one on a crosstown bus is BlackAmerican slang for to deliberately confuse someone

PUT ONE ON SOMEONE


Put one on someone is slang for to hit or punch someone.

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PUT ONE'S HANDS UP


Put one's hands up is slang for surrender, confess, give in.

PUT ONE'S LEGS UNDER SOME ONE'S MAHOGANY


To put one's legs under some one's mahogany is slang for to dine with some one.

PUT ONE'S NOSE OUT OF JOINT


To put one's nose out of joint is slang for to humiliate one's pride.

PUT OUT THE LIGHTS AND CRY


Put out the lights and cry is American slang for liver and onions.

PUT SOMEONE AWAY


Put someone away is British slang for kill someone.

PUT SOMEONE DOWN


Put someone down is slang for to snub, belittle or humiliate someone.

PUT SOMEONE ONE


Put someone on is slang for to tease or mock.

PUT THE ACID IN


Put the acid in is British slang for to spread malicious gossip.

PUT THE ACID ON


Put the acid on is Australian and New Zealand slang for to extract a loan, favour, etc from.

PUT THE BITE ON


Put the bite on is slang for to pressurise someone, especially for repayment of a loan of money.

PUT THE BOOT IN


Put the boot in is slang for to kick a person, especially when he is already down. Put the boot in is slang for to harass someone or aggravate a problem. Put the boot in is slang for to finish off. something with unnecessary brutality.

PUT THE BOOTS TO


Put the boots to is American tramp slang for to have sexual intercourse

PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON


Put the frighteners on is British slang for menace, threaten or intimidate.

PUT THE ISSUE ON SOMEONE


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PUT THE KIBOSH ON


Put the kibosh on is slang for frustrate, ruin, prevent, jeopardise, or jinx.

PUT THE MOCKERS ON


Put the mockers on is British slang for frustrate or jeopardise, or jinx.

PUT THE NIPS IN


Put the nips in is Australian and New Zealand slang for to exert pressure on someone, especially in order to extort money.

PUT THE NUT ON


Put the nut on is British slang for to headbutt someone.

PUT THE TIN HAT ON


Put the tin hat on is British slang for to finish, to end, to put to a complete stop.

PUT THE WIND UP


Put the wind up is British slang for to scare.

PUT UP A BLACK
Put up a black is British slang for to make a mistake.

PUTON
Puton is slang for a deception, fraud, cheat.

PUTTO
Putto is Dorset slang for in difficulties.

PUTDOWN
Putdown is slang for a snub or humiliation.

PUTZ
Putz is British slang for the penis. Putz is American slang for a foolish, clumsy, or unlucky person.

PYRAMID
Pyramid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew (Yid).

QS
Qs is slang for methaqualone.

QUAALUDES
Quaaludes is slang for methaqualone.

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QUACK
Quack is slang for a doctor.

QUACKERS
Quackers is British slang for a duck or ducks

QUADS
Quads is slang for methaqualone.

QUAIL
Quail is slang for a girl or young woman.

QUAINT
Quaint is British slang for homosexual.

QUAKE ONES GIZZARD


Quake ones gizzard is American slang for to vomit

QUAKER
Quaker is British slang for hard excrement.

QUAKER OAT
Quaker oat is London Cockney rhyming slang for coat.

QUAL
Qual is slang for valium.

QUANDONG
Quandong is Australian slang for a woman.

QUARTER
Quarter is military slang for quartermaster.

QUARTER PAST TWO


Quarter past two is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew.

QUARTER TO TWO
Quarter to two is British rhyming slang for Jew.

QUAS
Quas is slang for methaqualone.

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QUASIMODO
Quasimodo is London Cockney rhyming slang for soda water.

QUATRA
Quatra is Polari slang for four.

QUAVER TUB
Quaver tub was 17th century British slang for a Quaker meeting house.

QUEAN
Quean was old British slang for a male homosexual.

QUEASE
Quease is American slang for to vomit

QUEEN
Queen is slang for an effeminate male homosexual.

QUEEN MUM
Queen mum is London Cockney rhyming slang for the backside (bum).

QUEEN OF SPADES
Queen of spades is British slang for a woman who has been widowed more than once.

QUEEN OF THE MAY


Queen of the may is London Cockney rhyming slang for homosexual(gay).

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH


Queen of the south is London Cockney rhyming slang for mouth.

QUEEN VIC
Queen Vic is London Cockney rhyming slang for ill (sick). Queen Vic is London Cockney rhyming slang for perverted (sick).

QUEENS PARK RANGER


Queens Park Ranger is London Cockney rhyming slang for a stranger.

QUEENSBURY RULES
Queensbury rules is London Cockney rhyming slang for the testicles (balls).

QUEER
Queer is slang for a homosexual.

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QUEER SCREEN
Queer screen is slang for a forged banknote.

QUEER STREET
Queer street is British slang for bankruptcy.

QUEERBASHER
Queerbasher is slang for a thug who preys on male homosexuals.

QUEERBASHING
Queerbashing is British slang for the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals.

QUEERROLLING
Queerrolling is British slang for robbing male homosexuals.

QUICHE OUT
Quiche out is British slang for to eat to excess or greedily.

QUICK SILVER
Quick Silver is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

QUICKIE
Quickie is slang for a hurried or shortlived sex act.

QUID
Quid is British slang for one pound sterling. Quid was old British slang for a sovereign. Quid was very old British slang for a guinea.

QUIDLET
Quidlet is British slang for a pound sterling.

QUIDLETS
Quidlets is British slang for money.

QUIDSIN
Quidsin is slang for in profit.

QUIFF
Quiff is slang for to emit wind from the anus noisily. Quiff is British slang for a pompadour hairstyle, a kisscurl or backcombed or wavy fringe. Quiff is British slang for a male homosexual. Quiff is British slang for the vagina. Quiff is British slang for sexual intercourse. Quiff is British and American slang for a prostitute. 839

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QUILL
Quill is American slang for a matchbook cover folded to hold cocaine, heroin, methedrine etc for sniffing.

QUIM
Quim is British slang for the female sex organs.

QUINCE
Quince is Australian slang for a male homosexual or effeminate male.

QUOD
Quod is British slang for prison.

QUOIT
Quoit is British and Australian slang for anus.

R&R
R & R is slang for rest and recuperation; rest and relaxation.

R AND R
R and R is slang for rape and robbery. R and R is slang for relaxation. R and R is slang for rock and roll.

R G KNOWLES
R G Knowles was British theatre rhyming slang for holes.

R2
R2 is slang for valium.

RAAS
Raas is a Jamaican slang for the backside. Raas is abusive Jamaican slang for go away!

RAASCLAAT
Raasclaat is Jamaican slang for a rag used to wipe the backside.

RABBI
Rabbi is American slang for a senior official who exerts influence or patronage on behalf of a person.

RABBIT
Rabbit (shortened from rabbit and pork) is Cockney rhyming slang for to talk, often unceasingly. Rabbit is derogatory slang for a person who is a novice or bad at a sport or game. Rabbit is Australian and nautical slang for a smuggled or stolen article. Rabbit is Australian and nautical slang for borrow, steal.

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RABBIT AND PORK


Rabbit and pork is London Cockney rhyming slang for talk.

RABBIT FOOD
Rabbit food is slang for fresh, uncooked fruit and vegetables.

RABBIT HUTCH
Rabbit hutch is London Cockney rhyming slang for the groin (crutch).

RABBIT'S PAW
Rabbit's paw is London Cockney rhyming slang for to scold (jaw).

RABBITO
Rabbito is Australian slang for an itinerant seller of rabbits for food.

RACE NORMING
Race norming is educational slang for the practice of adjusting the scores on standardized tests to reflect the relative rank of the person taking the test within the test score norms of his or her own race.

RACE OFF
Race off is Australian slang for hurry away. Race Off is Australian and American slang for to seduce.

RACK
Rack was formerly American slang (it's now conventional language) for a bed or bunk. Rack is slang for sleep.

RACK ATTACK
Rack attack is American slang for a bout of extreme laziness.

RACK MONSTER
Rack monster is slang for someone who sleeps a lot.

RACK OFF
Rack off is Australian slang for to go away, to leave.

RACK ONE'S BRAINS


Rack one's brains is slang for to search one's memory; think hard trying to remember.

RACK OUT
Rack out is American slang for to lie down, to sleep.

RACKEDOFF
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RACKEDUP

Rackedup is American slang for tense, nervous, worried.

RACKET
Racket is slang for a scheme, dodge, trick, or the like.

RACKETJACKET
Racketjacket is BlackAmerican slang for a zoot suit

RACKS OF MEATS
Racks of meats is London Cockney rhyming slang for breasts (tits).

RAD
Rad is American slang for fine, excellent, fashionable, very enjoyable.

RADDIE
Raddie is British slang for an Italian.

RADDLED
Raddled is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

RADICAL
Radical is slang for very good; excellent.

RADIO ONE'S
Radio one's is London Cockney rhyming slang for diarrhoea (runs).

RADIO RENTAL
Radio rental is Londonc Cockney rhyming slang for crazy, deranged, insane (mental).

RADISH
Radish is British slang for a fool, an idiot.

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RAF
RAF is British slang for an ugly woman (Rough As Fuck).

RAFFERTY
Rafferty is Australian and New Zealand slang for no rules at all.

RAFFLE TICKET
Raffle ticket is London Cockney rhyming slang for a mistake (ricket).

RAFT
Raft is American slang for a large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.

RAFTING ON THE RIO CACA


Rafting on the Rio Caca is American medical slang for massive diarrhoea.

RAG
Rag is slang for a newspaper. Rag is British naval slang for a sail, flag or ensign. Tag is British slang for the worst horse in a arace. Rag is British and American slang for a sanitary towel. Rag is American slang for to tease, put down, criticize. To nag or complain. Rag was slang for a banknote. Rag was slang for a small amount of money. Rag is slang for the curtain in a theatre.

RAG AND BONE


Rag and bone is London Cockney rhyming slang for lavatory (throne).

RAG IT
Rag it is slang for push to the limits. Usually applied to driving a vehicle. E.g.He always rags it when hes in a hire car.

RAG OUT
Rag out is American slang for to put on ones finest clothes; dress up.

RAG WEEK
Rag week is British slang for the menstrual period.

RAG, TAG AND BOBTAIL


Rag, tag and bobtail was 17th century British slang for the peasantry, the poor, riffraff.

RAGBAG
Ragbag is British slang for a scruffily dressed person.

RAGHEAD
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RAGTOP
Ragtop is slang for a convertible car.

RAGE
Rage is American slang for to have a good time. Rage is Australian slang for a wild party or celebration.

RAGGED OUT
Ragged out is American slang for smartly dressed. Ragged out is American slang for distasteful, unpleasant.

RAGGEDYARSED
Raggedyarsed is British slang for poor, needy.

RAGGEDYASS
Raggedyass is American slang for unkempt, uncouth, disorganised.

RAGGING
Ragging is slang for well dressed Ragging is American slang for complaining, harassing.

RAGING
Raging is British rhyming slang for a firstclass honours degree.

RAGMANS COAT
Ragmans coat is British slang for an untidy and very hairy vagina.

RAGS
Rags is slang for clothes.

RAGTIME
Ragtime is slang for disorderly; disreputable.

RAGWEED
Ragweed is slang for cannabis.

RAHRAH
Rahrah is Australian slang for a devotee of Rugby Union football. Rahrah is American slang for enthusiasm or excitement.

RAIDER
Raider is financial slang for an individual who rushes in and acquires other companies by buying large amounts of shares (stock).

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RAILINGS

Railings is British slang for the teeth.

RAILROAD
Railroad is American slang for to force something to happen through wit or intimidation. The British equivalent is bulldoze.

RAILROAD BULL
Railroad bull is American slang for a railway policeman.

RAILROAD FLAT
Railroad flat is American slang for a flat whose floor plan requires one to walk through one room to get to the other.

RAILWAY THINKING
Railway thinking is American slang for the belief that the events of history (on both a grand and on a personal scale) repeat themselves.

RAIN AND POUR


Rain and pour is London Cockney rhyming slang for snore.

RAINBOW
Rainbow is boxing slang for a discoloured bruise. Rainbow is drug slang for a multicoloured pill.

RAINBOW TROUT
Rainbow trout is London Cockney rhyming slang for a German (Kraut).

RAINBOWS
Rainbows is slang for phenobarbital or other multicoloured pills.

RAINCOAT
Raincoat is British slang for a condom.

RAINCOAT BRIGADE
Raincoat brigade is slang for habitual watchers of pornographic films.

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RAINMAKER
Rainmaker is American slang for a person thought to be a creative leader in developing business.

RAINY DAY WOMAN


Rainy day woman is American slang for cannabis.

RAISE EYEBROWS
Raise eyebrows is slang for to cause surprise or disapproval.

RAISE SAND
Raise sand is American slang for fight, a disturbance.

RAISE THE DEVIL


To raise the devil is slang for to cause a great disturbance; to make great trouble.

RAJPUTANA
Rajputana was old British slang for a banana.

RAKE
Rake is British slang for to search thoroughly. Rake is British slang for a comb.

RAKE DOWN
Rake down is American slang for to win at cards, or other games.

RAKE IT IN
Rake it in is slang for to earn a lot of money.

RAKE OVER THE COALS


Rake over the coals is slang for to criticise.

RAKEOFF
Rakeoff is slang for a share of profits, especially one that is illegal or given as a bribe.

RAKER
Raker is slang for a heavy bet on a horse. Raker is British slang for a comb.

RALEIGH BIKE
Raleigh bike is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lesbian (dyke).

RALLY
Rally is American slang for to behave outrageously.

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RALPH
Ralph is American slang for to vomit

RALPH LYNN
Ralph Lynn was early 20th century London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.

RAM
Ram is slang for a sexually active man. Ram is British slang for to have sexual intercourse. Ram is Australian slang for an accomplice in, or the act of assisting in, a petty crime.

RAMJAM FULL
Ramjam full is slang for crammed full.

RAMSAMMY
Ramsammy is slang for a family quarrel; a noisy gathering; a fight.

RAMBO
Rambo is British slang for a strong, powerful man. Rambo is British slang for a weak, puny man.

RAMBOLD
Rambold is slang for aggressive, excessively enthusiastic.

RAMBUNCTIOUS
Rambunctious is slang for lively, troublesome.

RAMMER
Rammer is British slang for the penis.

RAMMIES
Rammies is Australian and South African slang for trousers.

RAMP
Ramp is British slang for the bar in a public house. Ramp is British slang for to rob with violence. Ramp is British slang for a swindle, especially one involving exorbitant prices. Ramp is slang for forcing a bookmaker to pay a pretend bet. Ramp is Australian slang for a search of a prisoner or prison cell.

RAMP UP
Ramp up is British slang for to arrange, to organise.

RAMPACIOUS
Rampacious is slang for highspirited.

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RAMPAGE
Rampage is American slang for to search frantically.

RAMPEDUP
Rampedup is British slang for the price something is set at.

RAMPS
Ramps is British slang for a fake fight staged as a diversion for a confidence trick.

RAMPSMAN
Rampsman is slang for a person who commits robbery with violence.

RAMROD
Ramrod is slang for an erect penis.

RAMSGATE
Ramsgate (shortened from Ransgate Sands) is London Cockney rhyming slang for assistance (hand).

RAMSGATE SANDS
Ramsgate Sands is London Cockney rhyming slang for hands.

RANCHY
Ranchy is American slang for dirty, disgusting, indecent.

RANCID
Rancid is American slang for awful.

RANDOLPH SCOTT
Randolph Scott is London Cockney rhyming slang for a spot, pimple.

RANDOM
Random is American slang for out of the ordinary, eccentric. Random is American slang for ordinary. Random is American slang for a stranger.

RANDY
Randy is British slang for sexually aroused, lecherous. Randy is Dorset slang for a party.

RANGON
Rangoon is London Cockney rhyming slang for prune.

RANJITIKI
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RANK
Rank is black American slang for insult; put someone down. Rank is American slang for to back out of a commitment. Rank is American slang for disgusting.

RANKER
Ranker is American slang for a person who backs out of a commitment.

RANKING
Ranking is Jamaican slang for possessed of style; fashionable; exciting, powerful.

RANNYGAZOO
Rannygazoo is American slang for a prank; horseplay.

RANTALLION
Rantallion is British slang for a man with a very short penis.

RANTING
Ranting is British slang for a style of aggressive standup poetry recital.

RANTY TANTY
Ranty tanty is slang for a prostitute.

RAP
Rap is slang for a rebuke. Rap is slang for the theft of a purse. Rap is slang for a kind of music sometimes called hiphop characterized by lyrical talking. Rap is slang for to talk, especially volubly. Rap is slang for a rebuke or adverse criticism. Rap is slang for an identification from among a group of suspects. Rap is Irish slang for a halfpenny. Rap is Irish slang for money. Rap is Australian slang for congratulations. Rap is American slang for to talk. Rap is American slang for a criminal accusation. Rap is American slang for a prison sentence. Rap is Black American slang for an impromptu talk or discussion. Rap was 18th century slang for barter. Rap was 18th century Irish slang for a counterfeit halfpenny.

RAP CENTRE
Rap centre is American slang for a meetingplace for group discussions.

RAP GROUP
Rap group is American slang for a group that meets to dicuss problems, etc.

RAP SESSION
Rap session is American slang for a conversation, a discussion.

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RAP SHEET
Rap sheet is American slang for a police record.

RAPIDFIRE
Rapidfire is British slang for premature ejaculation.

RAPIDDO
Rapiddo is British slang for quickly.

RAPPER
Rapper is slang for someone who raps. Rapper is slang for a forcible oath or lie. Rapper is slang for a complainant; plaintiff; a prosecutor.

RAPT
Rapt is slang for delighted.

RAQUEL WELCH
Raquel Welch is London Cockney rhyming slang for belch.

RARE
Rare is British slang for good, yes, a slang term of agreement.

RARING TO GO
Raring to go is slang for eager, ready for action.

RASH
Rash is slang for wonderful.

RASHER AND BUBBLE


Rasher and bubble is London Cockney rhyming slang for double, usually a dartboard double.

RASPBERRY CHARLOTTE
Raspberry charlotte is British slang for to vomit.

RASPBERRY RIPPLE
Raspberry ripple is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cripple.

RASPBERRY TART
Raspberry tart is Cockney rhyming slang for the heart. Raspberry tart is Cockney rhyming slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart).

RASPER
Rasper is slang for a harsh or unpleasant person or thing. Rasper is slang for a remarkable or extraordinary thing. 850

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RASPING
Rasping is slang for a remarkable or extraordinary.

RASS
Rass is Black American slang for the buttocks; the anus. Rass is Black American slang for a contemptible person. Rass is Black American slang for anal sex.

RASTA
Rasta is slang for Rastafarian. Rasta is slang for cannabis.

RASTA BOX
Rasta box is slang for a large portable stereo radiocassette player.

RASTUS
Rastus is American derogatory slang for a typical black person.

RAT
Rat is slang for an informer; stool pigeon. Rat is American slang for a newly recruited cadet. Rat is American slang for to inform or testify against another person.

RAT AND MICE


Rat and mice is London Cockney rhyming slang for dice. Rat and mice is London Cockney rhyming slang for rice.

RAT AND MOUSE


Rat and mouse is London Cockney rhyming slang for house. Rat and mouse is London Cockney rhyming slang for louse.

RAT BOY
Rat boy is slang for a person in a drug community who has an ability to test the purity and potency of a drug, usually by testing the drug on themself.

RAT ON
Rat on is slang for to inform on or betray someone.

RAT OUT
Rat out is slang for to abandon, to betray.

RAT PACK
Rat pack is slang for a gang of disorderly young people.

RAT RACE
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RAT TRAP
Rat Trap is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Japanese person (Jap).

RATARSED
Ratarsed is slang for intoxicated, drunk.

RATBOY
Ratboy is American slang for a male killer of policemen.

RATFACED
Ratfaced is slang for intoxicated, drunk.

RATHOLE
Rathole is American slang for a hide or store, especially one for money.

RATRUN
Ratrun is Britisg slang for a side street used by fast commuter traffic.

RATSTINKER
Ratstinker is British slang for an obnoxious, despicable person.

RATSTINKING
Ratstinking is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

RATBAG
Ratbag is slang for someone who doesn't behave properly. Ratbag is slang for a despicable, obnoxious person.

RATBAGGERY
Ratbaggery is Australian slang for nonsense, eccentricity.

RATCATCHER'S DAUGHTER
Ratcatcher's daughter is London Cockney rhyming slang for drinking water.

RATE
Rate is slang for to think highly of. Rate is American slang for deserve.

RATEBUSTER
Ratebuster is American slang for a worker whose high productivity threatens or causes a reduction in rates.

RATFINK
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RATHE
Rathe is Dorset slang for soon, early.

RATHOLE
Rathole is slang for a disgusting, squalid place.

RATHOUSE
Rathouse is Australian and New Zealand slang for a mental hospital.

RATS
Rats is Australian slang for deranged; insane.

RATSHIT
Ratshit is Australian slang for worthless, inferior, utterly disappointing.

RATTED
Ratted is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

RATTER
Ratter is Australian slang for someone who steals opal from another person's mine.

RATTLE
Rattle is old slang for hurry; work energetically. Rattle is British slang for to have sex with someone.

RATTLE AND CLANK


Rattle and clank is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bank.

RATTLE AND HISS


Rattle and hiss is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (piss).

RATTLE AROUND
Rattle around is slang for something to be somewhere, though one is not sure quite where.

RATTLE SOMEONE'S CAGE


Rattle someone's cage is slang for to provoke, disturb, rouse.

RATTLEBRAIN
Rattlebrain is slang for a lightminded person, full of idle talk.

RATTLED
Rattled is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

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RATTLEHEAD
Rattlehead is British slang for a person listening to a personal stereo in a public place.

RATTLER
Rattler is slang for a train. Rattler is slang for a fast horse or a remarkably good specimen of something. Rattler is British slang for a womaniser, a seducer.

RATTLESNAKES
Rattlesnakes is London Cockney rhyming slang for delirium tremens (shakes).

RATTLETRAP
Rattletrap is slang for the mouth.

RATTY
Ratty is slang for irritable. Ratty is American slang for shabby; dilapidated.

RAUNCH
Raunch is slang for lack of polish or refinement; crudeness.

RAUNCHY
Rauncht is slang for lecherous, vulgar, or smutty; openly sexual; lusty; earthy. Raunchy is American slang for disgusting.

RAVE
Rave is slang for to enjoy oneself wildly or uninhibitedly. Rave is British slang for a fad or fashion. Rave is slang for a temporary passionate infatuation.

RAVEUP
raveup is British slang for a wild party.

RAVER
Raver is British slang for a person who leads a wild or uninhibited social life. An unrestrained hedonist. Raver is British slang for a male homosexual.

RAVERS
Ravers is slang for furious; angry.

RAVEY
Ravey is slang for in the manner of a rave.

RAVI SHANKAR
Ravi Shankar is London Cockney rhyming slang for an unpleasant person (wanker).

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RAVING
Raving is slang for the act of going to a rave.

RAW
Raw is surfing slang for very good, terrific.

RAW DEAL
Rw deal is slang for an unfair arrangement or conclusion.

RAW MEAT
Raw meat is slang for the sex organs. Raw meat is slang for sexual intercourse.

RAW PRAWN
Raw Prawn is Australian slang for a con or a lie.

RAW RECRUIT
Raw recruit is British slang for neat spirits.

RAWALPINDI
Rawalpindi is London Cockney rhyming slang for windy.

RAYGUN
Raygun is British slang for a handhelp speedmeasuring device.

RAYS
Rays is British slang for sunshine.

RAZOO
Razoo is American slang for ridicule; an expression of contempt or derision. Razoo is American slang for to ridicule, provoke or arouse. Razoo is Australian and New Zealand slang for an imaginary coin of very little or trivial value.

RAZOR BLADE
Razor blade is offensive London Cockney rhyming slang for a black person (spade).

RAZOR GANG
Razor gang is railway slang for a team of investigators seeking ways if increasing productivity.

RAZORBACK
Razorback is Australian and New Zealand slang for a lean and scraggy cow or bullock. Razorback is American slang for a circus hand. The term is especially applied to a circus hand who loads and unloads the wagons.

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RAZORBLADE
Razorblade is British rhyming slang for a Black person (spade).

RAZZ
Razz is American and Canadian slang for to make fun of; deride.

RAZZLE
Razzle is slang for a spree or good time.

RAZZLEDAZZLE
Razzledazzle is slang for a noisy or showy fuss or activity.

RAZZMATAZZ
Razzmatazz is London Cockney rhyming slang for jazz music.

RAZZO
Razzo is slang for the nose.

REENTRY
Reentry is slang for the return to normality after the effects of an LSD experience have worn off.

REUP
Reup is American slang for reenlist.

REACH
Reach is American slang for bribe.

REACH FOR THE SKY


Reach for the sky is slang for the instruction to raise one's hands. Reach for the sky is slang for to try to attain one's dream.

REACHER
Reacher was American gangster slang for a longrange gun, a rifle.

READ AND WRITE


Read and write is London Cockney rhyming slang for fight.

READ BETWEEN THE LINES


Read between the lines is slang for to understand someone's meaning by correctly imagining what was left unsaid.

READ MY LIPS
Read my lips is slang for listen carefully to what I am saying.

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READ ONE'S SHIRT


Read one's shirt is slang for to search one's clothes for lice.

READ THE RIOT ACT


Read the riot act is slang for chastise severely.

READ THE TOILET


Read the toilet is American slang for to vomit

READER
Reader is criminal slang for a pocketbook. Reader is slang for a marked playing card.

READIES
Readies is slang for money.

READY
Ready is slang for cash. Ready is British slang for to bribe. Ready is American music slang for excellent, fully competent.

READY ROCK
Ready rock is slang for heroin.

READY UP
Ready up is Australian slang for prepare or manipulate in an improper way.

READYUP
Readyup is Australian slang for a swindle, fake, a case of fraudulent manipulation.

READYWASH
Readywash is British slang for crack cocaine.

REAGAN DEMOCRAT
Reagan Democrat is American slang for a conservative Democrat voter.

REALITY CHECK
Reality check is American slang for an examination of one's thoughts to see if one is being realistic or wishful.

REALITY PROGRAMMING
Reality programming is American slang for television shows that feature real people in real situations.

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REAM
Ream is slang for genuine. Ream is British and American slang for anal intercourse. Ream is American slang for cheat; swindle. Ream is American slang for treat unfairly.

REAMER
Reamer is slang for someone who engages in anal intercourse.

REAR
Rear is slang for a public lavatory.

REAR ADMIRAL
Rear Admiral is British slang for a male homosexual. Rear admiral is American slang for proctologist.

REAR GUNNER
Rear gunner is British slang for a male homosexual.

REAR UP
Rear up is British slang for to lose one's temper.

REARENDER
Rearender is London Cockney rhyming slang for a male homosexual (bender). Rearender is American slang for an automobile accident in which the front of one vehicle strikes the rear of another.

REC
Rec is British slang for a local recreation ground.

RECCE
Recce is military slang for reconnaissance or reconnoitre.

RECCO
Recco is military slang for a reconnaissance. Recco is Australian slang for recognition.

RECESS
Recess is criminal slang for the room for slopping out in a prison.

RECKLESS EYEBALLING
Reckless eyeballing is BlackAmerican slang for looking with desire at forbidden persons

RECKON
Reckon is slang for to regard as good.

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RECKONING
Reckoning is Dorset slang for wages.

RECON
Recon is military slang for reconnaissance.

RECORD CHANGER
Record changer is American slang for an unskilled menial worker.

RECORD HOP
Record hop was old slang for a dance at which the music was provided by records.

RECYCLE YOUR LUNCH


Recycle your lunch is American slang for to vomit

RED
Red is slang for phenobarbital. Red is British slang for golden; made of gold.

RED & BLUES


Red & Blues is slang for secobarbital.

RED BIDDY
Red biddy is British slang for cheap red wine or methylated spirits.

RED BIRDS
Red Birds is slang for secobarbital.

RED BUD
Red Bud is slang for cannabis.

RED BULLETS
Red Bullets is slang for secobarbital.

RED CROSS
Red cross is American tramp slang for morphine

RED DEVIL
Red devil is London Cockney rhyming slang for a spirit level.

RED DEVILS
Red Devils is slang for secobarbital.

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RED DILLIES
Red Dillies is slang for secobarbital.

RED DOLLS
Red Dolls is slang for secobarbital.

RED EYE
Red eye is British slang for a sore anus. Red eye is British slang for a long, sleepless, overnight flight.

RED FLAG IS FLYING


Red flag is flying is British slang for menstruating.

RED FLANNEL
Red flannel is British slang for the tongue.

RED GRAVY
Red gravy is BlackAmerican slang for blood

RED HOTS
Red hots is London Cockney rhyming slang for diarrhoea (trots).

RED INK
Red ink is British slang for cheap and unpalatable red wine.

RED JELLEY BEANS


Red Jelley Beans is slang for secobarbital.

RED LEAD
Red Lead is American tramp slang for Ketchup

RED NED
Red ned is Australian slang for any cheap red wine.

RED PIPE
Red pipe is slang for an artery.

RED RAG
Red rag is slang for the tongue. Red rag is nautical slang for the red ensign.

RED RAW
Red raw is bingo slang for the number sixtyfour.

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RED RUM
Red rum is London Cockney rhyming slang for quiet, timid (dumb).

RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET


Red sails in the sunset is slang for menstruation.

RED SEA PEDESTRIAN


Red Sea pedestrian is slang for a Jew.

RED TAPER
Red taper is British slang for a bureaucrat.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE


Red. White and blue is London Cockney rhyming slang for flu. Red. White and blue is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoe.

REDEYE
Redeye is American slang for a coarse and fiery whisky. Redeye is American slang for tomato ketchup.

REDHOT
Redhot is Australian slang for extreme, unreasonable, or unfair.

REDHOT POKER
Redhot poker is American slang for a frankfurter or hot dog.

REDINKER
Redinker is British slang for a recorded arrest.

REDBREAST
Redbreast is slang for an officer or soldier wearing a red jacket or waistcoat.

REDDICK
reddick is Dorset slang for a robin.

REDDOCK
Reddock is Dorset slang for a robin.

REDEYE
Redeye is American slang for inferior whiskey. Redeye is slang for an aeroplane flight leaving late at night or arriving early in the morning. Redeye is Canadian slang for a drink incorporating beer and tomato juice.

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REDLINING
Redlining is American slang for an illegal lending policy that does not allow loans for property in certain areas. It is used to control the racial composition of neighbourhoods in the USA.

REDNECK
Redneck is American slang for a rustic bigot.

REDS
Reds is slang for menstruation. Reds is slang for secobarbital.

REDSHANK
Redshank is slang for a duck.

REDSHIRT
Redshirt is American slang for keeping a player from competing in a season so as to take advantage of their being able to compete in the following season. Redshirt is American slang for delaying a child's entry into nursery so that they have more time for physical and emotional development before entering school.

REEB
Reeb is British slang for beer.

REEF
Reef is criminal slang for picking a pocket; steal; obtain dishonestly. Reef is slang for a handrolled cannabis cigarette.

REEFER
Reefer is slang for a handrolled cannabis cigarette. Reefer is criminal slang for a pickpocket.

REEK
Reek is slang for stink.

REEKER
Reeker is American medical slang for a smelly patient.

REELINGS AND ROCKINGS


Reelings and rockings is London Cockney rhyming slang for stockings.

REELS OF COTTON
Reels of cotton is London Cockney rhyming slang for rotten.

REEN
Reen is British slang for a girlfriend.

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REEPO
Reepo is American slang for a repossesser of cars on which credit payments have lapsed.

REF
Ref is slang for referee.

REFFO
Reffo was Australian slang for a European refugee after the Second World War.

REFILL
Refill is British slang for a convict serving a life sentence.

REGAL
Regal is British slang for lager.

REGGIE AND RONNIE


Reggie and Ronnie is London Cockney rhyming slang for a condom (Johnny).

REGGIES
Reggies is British slang for aircraft spotters.

REGIMENTAL
Regimental is military slang for maintaining or observing strict discipline.

REGINALD DENNY
Reginald Denny was mid20th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a penny.

REGO
Rego is Australian slang for the registration of a motor vehicle.

REGULAR GUY
Regular guy is American slang for a likeable, unpretentious person.

REGULARS
Regulars is criminal slang for profits.

REGURGITATE
Regurgitate is American slang for to vomit

REJECT
Reject is British slang for useless, substandard, worthless.

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RELAXERS
Relaxers is slang for valium.

RELEASE A CHOCOLATE HOSTAGE


Release a chocolate hostage is slang for to defecate.

RELLO
Rello is Australian slang for a relative.

REMUSTER
Remuster is military slang for be assigned to other duties. Remuster is military slang for assemble again.

RENE
Rene is British slang for a young, female, workingclass Londoner. Rene is British slang for a girlfriend.

RENT BOY
Rent boy is slang for a male prostitute.

RENT PARTY
Rent party is BlackAmerican slang for a party given in ones home to make money to pay the rent.

RENTACOP
Rentacop is slang for a security guard.

RENTER
Renter is slang for a male prostitute.

RENTS
Rents is American slang for parents.

REP
Rep is school slang for repetition.

REPO MAN
Repo man is American slang for a repossesser of cars on which credit payments have lapsed.

REPPLE DEPPLE
Repple depple is American military slang for a replacement depot where soldiers stationed overseas gather before going home.

REPTILE
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REPTILES
Reptiles is slang for footwear made from dead reptile skin, such as snakeskin or crocodileskin.

RESPECT
Respect is a Jamaican slang term of respect and approval.

RESULT
Result is British slang for a favourable outcome.

RETARD
Retard is derogatory British slang for a stupid person. Retard is American slang for a person with learning difficulties (mentally handicapped).

RETCH
Retch is American slang for to vomit

RETIREMENT AGE
Retirement age is bingo slang for 65.

RETREAD
Retread is slang for a retired soldier recalled for temporary service. Retread is American slang for providing a retired person with new training for new employment.

RETTES
Rettes is American slang for cigarettes.

REUBEN
Reuben (from Reuben Sandwich) is American slang for a large sandwich served hot, made of rye bread and containing meat, cheese and sauerkraut.

REVENUER
Revenuer is American slang for a revenue officer or cutter.

REVEREND RONALD KNOX


Reverend Ronald Knox is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox).

REVERSE DIARRHOEA
Reverse diarrhoea is American slang for to vomit.

REVERSE DRINK
Reverse drink is American slang for to vomit.

REVERSE GEARS
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REVERSE GUT
Reverse gut is American slang for to vomit.

REVERSE PERISTALSIS
Reverse peristalsis is American slang for to vomit.

REVERSE WINSTON
Reverse Winston is British slang for a V sign.

REVIVER
Reviver is British slang for the first drink of the day.

REVUSICAL
Revusical is American slang for a light theatrical entertainment combining elements of a revue and a musical.

REVVED UP
Revved up is British slang for excited.

REYNOLDS
Reynolds is slang for valium.

RHINO
Rhino is British slang for money.

RHINOCERAL
Rhinoceral is slang for rich.

RHINOCERICAL
Rhinocerical is slang for rich.

RHUBARB
Rhubarb is slang for nonsense or worthless stuff. Rhubarb is British slang for meaningless babble, empty talk. Rhubarb is London Cockney rhyming slang for a loan (sub). Rhubarb is military slang for lowlevel flying for opportune strafing. Rhubarb is American and Canadian slang for a heated discussion or quarrel.

RHUBARB PILL
Rhubarb pill is London Cockney rhyming slang for hill. Rhubarb pill is London Cockney rhyming slang for bill, invoice.

RHUBARBS
Rhubarbs is London Cockney rhyming slang for subscriptions (subs).

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RHYME
Rhyme is Jamaican slang for to joke, to tell a funny story.

RHYME UP
Rhyme up is Black American slang for improvise. The term is generally used in blues music composition.

RHYMER
Rhymer is Jamaican slang for a comedian. Someone who tells jokes.

RHYTHM AND BLUES


Rhythm and blues is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoes.

RIAH
Riah is British and Polari slang for hair.

RIB
Rib is slang for to tease, make fun of. Rib is old slang for a wife or woman. Rib is old American slang for to discredit or intimidate someone.

RIBAND
Riband is old slang for a ribbon.

RIBBER
Ribber is old slang for a blow to the ribs.

RIBBON
Ribbon was 17th century slang for a bellpull. Ribbon is old slang for gin or other spirits.

RIBBON AND CURL


Ribbon and curl is London Cockney rhyming slang for girl.

RIBBONS
Ribbons is slang for reins.

RIBBY
Ribby is slang for dirty, shabby or seedy; rundown, unpleasant.

RIBROAST
Ribroast is slang for to beat soundly.

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RICE DON'T COOK IN THE SAME POT


Rice don't cook in the same pot is Jamaican slang for we are too different to get along. I'm better than you.

RICEBURNER
Riceburner is American slang for a Japanese motorcycle.

RICHARD
Richard is slang for a detective. Richard is British slang for the penis.

RICHARD AND JUDY


Richard and Judy is London Cockney rhyming slang for moody.

RICHARD BRIARS
Richard Briars is London Cockney rhyming slang for pliers.

RICHARD BURTON
Richard Burton is London Cockney rhyming slang for curtain.

RICHARD GERE
Richard Gere is London Cockney rhyming slang for homosexual (queer).

RICHARD THE THIRD


Richard the Third is London Cockney rhyming slang for a woman (bird) Richard the Third is London Cockney rhyming slang for excrement (turd). Richard the Third is London Cockney rhyming slang for word.

RICHARD TODD
Richard Todd is London Cockney rhyming slang for cod.

RICHIE
Richie is British slang for the penis. Richie or richy is derogatory American slang for wealthy young person.

RICHY
See "Richie"

RICK
Rick is slang for rickshaw. Rick is slang for fictious or spurious. Rick is slang for an error. Rick is British slang for a member of a phoney threecard trick team who is seen to 'win', thereby encouraging others to bet.

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RICKET
Ricket is slang for a blunder or mistake.

RICKYTICK
Rickytick is American slang for an even, repetitive or monotonous rhythm. The term is also used to describe trite, oldfashioned and unsophisticated music.

RIDDLE
Riddle is Dorset slang for a coarse sieve.

RIDDLEMEREE
RiddlemeRee is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (pee).

RIDE
Ride is slang for sexual intercourse. Ride is slang for to transfer from a local gaol to prison. Ride is American slang for a mode of transportation; car. To go, usually by car. Ride is jazz slang for an easy flowing or swinging rhythm. Ride was Scottish slang in the late 17th century for a particular gold coin issued by James VI.

RIDE SOMEONE'S ASS


Ride someone's ass is American slang for to nag, to harass.

RIDE THE DOLPHIN


Ride the dolphin is slang for masturbate.

RIDE THE GUN


Ride the gun is American slang for to ride in the front passenger seat of a car.

RIDE THE PORCELAIN BUS


Ride the porcelain bus is American slang for to suffer from diarrhoea.

RIDE THE PORCELAIN HONDA


Ride the porcelain Honda is American slang for to suffer from diarrhoea.

RIDE THE REGURGITRON


Ride the regurgitron is American slang for to vomit

RIDEMAN
Rideman is American slang for the operator of an amusement park ride. Rideman is jazz slang for a musician playing in an easily flowing or swinging rhythm.

RIDEOUT
Rideout is jazz slang for a final chorus.

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RIDGE
Ridge is slang for gold or a gold coin. Ridge is Australian slang for good, alright, genuine.

RIDGE RUNNER
Ridge runner is American slang for a southern mountain farmer.

RIDGYDIDGE
Ridgydidge is Australian slang for good, alright, genuine.

RIDING THE SQUIRREL TRAIN


Riding the squirrel train is American medical slang for a patient who has awakened in a confused state and is trying to get out of bed, pulling at his tubes, etc.

RIFF
Riff is slang for a short, repeated sequence of musical notes, usually played on a guitar.

RIFFRAFF
RiffRaff is London Cockney rhyming slang for a caf (caff). RiffRaff is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Welsh person (taff)

RIFFLE
Riffle is British slang for to manipulate the male sex organs so as to arouse them to a state of erection.

RIFLE
Rifle is British slang for the penis.

RIFLE RANGE
Rifle range is London Cockney rhyming slang for change (money).

RIG
Rig is slang for the penis. Rig is slang for a transceiver. Rig is American slang for a large van or bus. Rig is drug slang for the equipment needed to inject.

RIGHT
Right is criminal slang for reliable, trustworthy, friendly or sympathetic towards criminals.

RIGHT BACK
Right back is British slang for the number two in a deck of playing cards.

RIGHT HALF
Right half is British slang for a number four in a deck of playing cards.

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RIGHT ON
Right on is American slang expression of an enthusiastic agreement or approval.

RIGHTON
Righton is American slang for greatly approved of, up to date, or relevant.

RIGHTEOUS
Righteous is American slang for excellent; of good quality; of the preferred type.

RIGID
Rigid is slang for intoxicated, drunk.

RIM
Rim is slang for to lick, kiss, or suck the anus of one's sexual partner. Rim is slang for to sodomise. Rim is American slang for the edge of the semicircular desk around which newspaper subeditors work. Rim is American slang for cheat or swindle.

RINTINTINS
RinTinTins is London Cockney rhyming slang for legs (pins).

RIND
Rind is slang for impudence, effrontery. Rind is BlackAmerican slang for ones skin.

RING
Ring is slang for the anus. Ring is slang for change or substitute. The term is frequently applied to fraudulently changing the identity of something (usually a motor car). Ring was old slang for money obtained by begging or extortion.

RING IN
Ring in is Australian and New Zealand slang for fraudulently substituting something.

RING MASTER
Ring master is British slang for a male homosexual.

RING SNATCHER
Ring snatcher is British slang for someone who prefers anal intercourse.

RING SOMEONE'S BELL


Ring someone's bell is slang for to bring someone to sexual climax. Ring someone's bell is slang for to make someone aware of you.

RING THE SHED


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RINGPIECE
Ringpiece is slang for the anus.

RINGBURNER
Ringburner is British slang for a hot curry.

RINGER
Ringer is slang for a person or thing that is almost identical to another. Ringer is slang for a false number plate on a stolen motor vehicle. Ringer is slang for an unregistered player in a team who plays under the name of a legitimate team member. Ringer is slang for a secondhand car made to appear younger than it is. Ringer is slang for a stolen car whose appearance and number plates have been changed. Ringer is Australian slang for an expert.

RINGO STARR
Ringo Starr was 1960's British rhyming slang for a car.

RINGTAIL
Ringtail is American slang for a worthless or irritable person; a hobo.

RINKYDINK
Rinkydink is British slang for cute, neat, smart. Rinkydink is London Cockney rhyming slang for pink. Rinkydink is American slang for something shoddy, worn out, antiquated or worthless.

RINKYTINK
Rinkytink is American jazz slang for a piano on which simple repetitive tunes are played.

RIO
Rio is slang for a thousand.

RIO GRANDE
Rio Grande is slang for a thousand.

RIOT
Riot is slang for a person who occasions boisterous merriment.

RIP
Rip is slang for a mean, worthless thing or person, such as a scamp, a debauchee, a prostitute, or a wornout horse. Rip is American slang for a fine imposed on a policeman for for an infraction of regulations. Rip is slang for steal. Rip is Australian slang for to annoy intensely.

RIP AND TEAR


Rip and tear is London Cockney rhyming slang for swear.

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RIP OFF
Rip off is slang for to steal from or cheat someone. Rip off is slang for an article or articles stolen. Rip off is slang for a grossly overpriced article.

RIP THE PISS


Rip the piss is Glaswegian slang for to tease, to laugh at someone.

RIP VAN WINKLE


Rip Van Winkle is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (tinkle).

RIPOFF
Ripoff is British slang for a fraud, overpriced goods.

RIPOFF ARTIST
RipOff artist is slang for a fraudster, a thief.

RIPRAP
RipRap is London Cockney rhyming slang for to borrow (tap).

RIPE
Ripe is slang for fine, excellent. Ripe is slang for complete; thorough. Ripe is slang for excessive; exorbitant. Ripe is slang for slightly indecent; risque. Ripe is British slang for smelly, pungent.

RIPPED
Ripped is slang for under the influence of marijuana. Ripped is American slang for killed.

RIPPER
Ripper is slang for huge, extreme, startling, etc. Ripper is Australian slang for something of particular excellence, especially an attractive woman.

RIPPING
Ripping is British slang for excellent; splendid.

RIPPY
Rippy is British slang for excellent, thrilling.

RIPSNORTER
Ripsnorter is slang for a person or thing noted for intensity or excellence.

RIPSTITCH
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RISE
Rise is slang for an erection of the penis.

RISE AND SHINE


Rise and shine is London Cockney rhyming slang for wine.

RISING DAMP
Rising damp is London Cockney rhyming slang for cramp.

RIT
Rit is slang for the drug Ritalin.

RITZY
Ritzy is slang for luxurious or elegant.

RIVER LEA
River Lea is London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.

RIVER NILE
River Nile is London Cockney rhyming slang for smile.

RIVER OUSE
River Ouse is London Cockney rhyming slang for booze.

RIVER TYNE
River Tyne is London Cockney rhyming slang for wine.

RIVERINA
Riverina is London Cockney rhyming slang for five pence (deana). Riverina was London Cockney rhyming slang for a shilling (deana).

RIVETS
Rivets is slang for coins (money).

RIZZER
Rizzer is British slang for candidate with risible chances.

RMPTITUM
Rumptitum is British slang for the backside.

ROACH
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ROACH AND DACE


Roach and Dace is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

ROACHA
Roacha is slang for cannabis.

ROAD APPLES
Road apples is American slang for horse droppings.

ROAD BREW
Road brew is American slang for beer.

ROAD KID
Road kid is slang for a young tramp.

ROAD PIZZA
Road pizza is British and American slang for an animal run over and flattened.

ROAD SAUCE
Road sauce is American slang for beer.

ROAD'S UP
Road's up is British slang for when a woman is menstruating.

ROADIE
Roadie is slang for a rock group's assistant. Roadie is American slang for beer.

ROADSTER
Roadster is British slang for a hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country.

ROAR UP
Roar up is Australian slang for abuse or reprimand.

ROARER
Roarer is British slang for a flagrant male homosexual. Roarer is American slang for an extremely good thing.

ROARING
Roaring is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

ROARY
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ROAST
Roast is British soccer slang for to pass another player, avoiding a tackle, with ease.

ROAST BEEF
Roast beef is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth.

ROAST JOINT
Roast joint is London Cockney rhyming slang for pint.

ROAST PORK
Roast pork is London Cockney rhyming slang for fork. Roast pork is London Cockney rhyming slang for talk.

ROAST POTATO
Roast potato is London Cockney rhyming slang for waiter.

ROASTED DUCK
Roasted duck was 1930's London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (fuck).

ROB
Rob is slang for steal.

ROB ROY
Rob Roy was late 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a boy.

ROBE
Robe is Australian slang for a wardrobe.

ROBERT E LEE
Robert E Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for a key. Robert E Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for knee. Robert E Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (pee). Robert E Lee was London Cockney rhyming slang for a quay.

ROBERTA FLACK
Roberta Flack is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bed (sack). Robert Flack is London Cockney rhyming slang for dismissal (sack).

ROBERTSON HARE
Robertson Hare was London Cockney rhyming slang for a pear.

ROBIN COOKS
Robin Cooks is London Cockney rhyming slang for attractive (looks).

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ROBIN HOOD
Robin Hood is London Cockney rhyming slang for good, wellbehaved. Robin Hood is London Cockney rhyming slang for wood. Robin Hood was London Cockney rhyming slang for a Woodbine cigarette (wood).

ROBIN HOODS
Robin Hoods is London Cockney rhyming slang for goods. Robin Hoods is London Cockney rhyming slang for woods. Robin Hoods was London Cockney rhyming slang for Woodbine cigarettes (woods).

ROBIN REDBREAST
Robin redbreast was old slang for a Bow Street runner (an early London policeman).

ROBINSON AND CLEAVER


Robinson and Cleaver was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a fever.

ROBINSON CRUSOE
Robinson Crusoe is London Cockney rhyming slang for do so.

ROBITAL
Robital is slang for valium.

ROBY DOUGLAS
Roby Douglas is British slang for the anus.

ROCHAS DOS
Rochas Dos is slang for valium.

ROCHE
Roche is slang for valium.

ROCK
Rock is slang for a jewel, especially a diamond. Rock is American slang for a coin, usually a dollar. Rock is slang for a small piece of crack or crystallized cocaine. Rock is American slang for throw stones at.

ROCK 'N' ROLL


Rock 'n' roll is British slang for Moroccan hashish. Rock 'n' roll is British slang for unemployment benefit (dole). Rock 'n' roll is London Cockney rhyming slang for hole.

ROCK AND BOULDER


Rock and boulder is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoulder.

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ROCK CANDY
Rock candy is BlackAmerican slang for diamonds

ROCK CHOPPER
Rock chopper is Australian slang for a Roman Catholic.

ROCK HOUSE
Rock house is American slang for a premises where crack cocaine is processed or sold.

ROCK JOCK
Rock jock is slang for a mountain climber.

ROCK OF AGES
Rock of Ages is Cockney rhyming slang for wages.

ROCK PILE
Rock Pile is American slang for prison.

ROCK SCORPION
Rock scorpion is military slang for a civilian resident of Gibraltar.

ROCKHEAD
Rockhead is American slang for a stupid person.

ROCKHOG
Rockhog is slang for a labourer engaged in tunneling through rock.

ROCKER
Rocker is British slang for a member of a youth cult of the early 1960s characterised by the wearing of a leather jacket, enthusiasm for motorcycles and 1950s rock and roll music.

ROCKET
Rocket is British slang for a reprimand. Rocket is British slang for the penis.

ROCKET FUEL
Rocket fuel is slang for strong drink, particularly mixed spirits. Rocket Fuel is slang for phencyclidine.

ROCKET ROOM
Rocket room is medical slang for a nursing unit room where a high number of deaths occur.

ROCKET SOCKET
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ROCKETON
Rocketon is slang for an erect penis.

ROCKETS
Rockets is slang for breasts.

ROCKFIST
Rockfist is British slang for a miser.

ROCKFORD FILES
Rockford File is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids (piles).

ROCKING HORSE
Rocking horse is London Cockney rhyming slang for sauce.

ROCKING HORSE MANURE


Rocking horse manure is British slang for something very rare, nonexistant.

ROCKING HORSE SHIT


Rocking horse shit is British slang for something very rare, nonexistant.

ROCKS
Rocks is slang for the testicles. Rocks is American slang for money. Rocks is American slang for ice cubes.

ROCKWASH
Rockwash is British slang for crack cocaine.

ROCKY
Rocky is british slang for Moroccan hashish. Rocky is nautical slang for a member of the Royal Naval Reserve.

ROD
Rod is slang for the penis. Rod is American slang for a pistol.

ROD LAVER
Rod Laver is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bet made to safeguard another (saver).

ROD UP
Rod up is American slang for arm oneself with a gun or guns.

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RODWALLOPER
Rodwalloper is slang for a male masturbator.

RODDED UP
Rodded up is American slang for armed with a gun or guns.

RODDER
Rodder is American slang for a person who converts cars into hot rods.

RODMAN
Rodman is slang for a gunman.

RODNEY
Rodney is British slang for an upperclass male idiot.

RODS
Rods is British slang for the store Harrods.

ROE
Roe is British slang for semen.

ROGAN JOSH
Rogan josh is London Cockney rhyming slang for money (dosh).

ROGER
Roger is British slang for sexual intercourse. Roger was 16th century slang for a begging vagrant pretending to be a poor Oxford or Cambridge scholar. Roger is old slang for a goose. Roger is old slang for a man. Roger is a slang acknowledgement of assent or agreement.

ROGER HUNT
Roger Hunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for cunt.

ROGER MOORE
Roger Moore is London Cockney rhyming slang for snore.

ROGERING IRON
Rogering iron is British slang for the penis.

ROGUE AND VILLAIN


Rogue and villain was Cockney rhyming slang for shilling.

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ROLAND RAT
Roland Rat is London Cockney rhyming slang for an idot (prat).

ROLAND YOUNG
Roland Young is London Cockney rhyming slang for the tongue.

ROLL
Roll is slang for to have sex. Roll is slang for rob, especially applied where the victim is asleep or drunk or drugged. Roll is BlackAmerican slang for a wad of paper money;

ROLL A DRUM
Roll a drum is British slang for a police search.

ROLL ME IN THE DIRT


Roll me in the dirt was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a shirt.

ROLL ME IN THE GUTTER


Roll me in the gutter was Great War London Cockney rhyming slang for butter.

ROLLUP
Rollup is slang for to make a cigarette by hand; a handmade cigarette. Rollup is Australian slang for an assembly or meeting.

ROLLER
Roller is slang for a thief who robs people who are asleep, drunk or drugged. Roller is slang for tenacious nasal debris. Roller is British slang for a RollsRoyce car. Roller is American slang for a policeman.

ROLLICK
Rollick is slang for to chastise.

ROLLICKING
Rollicking is slang for a reprimand, a telling off.

ROLLING
Rolling is slang for very wealthy. Rolling is slang for swaying or staggering. Rolling is British slang for wealthy. Rolling is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

ROLLING BILLOW
Rolling billow is London Cockney rhyming slang for pillow.

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ROLLING STONE
Rolling stone is London Cockney rhyming slang for bone.

ROLLMOPS
Rollmops is London Cockney rhyming slang for the police (cops).

ROLLOCK
Rollock is British slang for a reprimand.

ROLLOCKS
Rollocks is slang for the testicles.

ROLLS ROYCE
Rolls Royce is London Cockney rhyming slang for voice.

ROLLY
Rolly is British slang for phlegm which is spat.

ROMGEM
Romgem was old slang for a diamond ring.

ROMAN CANDLE
Roman candle is British slang for a parachute jump in which the parachute fails to open. Roman Candle is British slang for a Roman Catholic. Roman Candle is London Cockney rhyming slang for sandal.

ROMAN COLLAR
Roman collar is British slang for an excessive head on a pint of Guiness.

ROMANTIC BALLAD
Romantic ballad is London Cockney rhyming slang for salad.

ROMPUMS
Rompums is slang for marijuana mixed with horse tranquilizers.

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Ronan Keating is London Cockney rhyming slang for a meeting.

RONK
Ronk is northern British slang for to stink. Ronk is northern British slang for a foul smell.

RONNIE BARKER
Ronnie Barker is London Cockney rhyming slang for a marker pen.

RONNIE BIGGS
Ronnie Biggs is London Cockney rhyming slang for lodgings (digs). Ronnie Biggs is British slang for abscond.

RONSON
Ronson was 1950's British slang for a pimp. Ronson was British Second World War slang for the early model Sherman tank.

RONSON LIGHTER
Ronson lighter is British slang for the anus (shiter).

ROO
Roo is slang for kangaroo.

ROOF
Roof is slang for a hat. Roof is British slang for the head.

ROOFERS
Roofers is slang for valium.

ROOFIES
Roofies is slang for valium.

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ROOFS
Roofs is slang for valium.

ROOINEK
Rooinek is South African slang for a British or English speaking South African.

ROOK
Rook is slang for a swindler or cheat, especially one who cheats at cards. Rook is slang for to overcharge, swindle, or cheat. Rook is slang for a crowbar.

ROOKERY
Rookery is slang for a row or disturbance.

ROOKERY NOOK
Rookery nook is London Cockney rhyming slang for a book.

ROOKIE
Rookie (rooky) is slang for a new recruit or novice in a profession.

ROOSTER
Rooster is slang for a male homosexual, particularly a predatory prison inmate homosexual. Rooster is British slang for a man. Rooster is American slang for an informer. Rooster is American slang for a conceited or lascivious person.

ROOT
Root is slang for cannabis. Root is slang for the penis. Root is slang for a forecful kick. Root is Australian and New Zealand slang for sexual intercourse. Root is Australian slang for a female sexual partner.

ROOT FOR
Root for is British slang for to support, to cheer for, to encourage.

ROOTFACED
Rootfaced is Asutralian slang for looking morose.

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Rooted is Australian slang for tired , defeated, broken, destroyed.

ROOTIN' TOOTIN'
Rootin' tootin' is American slang for lively, noisy, boisterous, riproaring.

ROOTS
Roots is Jamaican slang for authentic, culturally and ethnically sound.

ROOTY
Rooty is military slang for bread.

ROOTYTOOT
Rootytoot is slang for something noisy and lively, especially an early form of jazz.

ROPE
Rope is slang for valium. Rope is slang for marijuana. Rope is slang for tobacco. Rope is slang for deliberately losing a race by holding back. Rope is British slang for a large penis. Rope is American slang for to entice; to inveigle; to decoy. Rope is American slang for a cigar.

ROPEADOPE
Ropeadope is boxing slang for a tactic whereby a boxer rests against the ropes shielding himself with his arms and goading his opponent to throw tiring and ineffective punches at him.

ROPEYARN
Ropeyarn is nautical slang for a day or halfday designated a holiday.

ROPEABLE
Ropeable is Australian and New Zealand slang for a horse that is wild and intractable. Ropeable is Australian and New Zealand slang for angry.

ROPER
Roper is old slang for someone fit to be hanged.

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ROPEY
Ropey is slang for suspicious or of poor quality.

ROPHIES
Rophies is slang for valium.

ROPHYNOL
Rophynol is slang for valium.

ROPLES
Roples is slang for valium.

RORT
Rort is Australian slang for a swindle or small time confidencetrick. Rort is Australian slang for a wild party. Rort is slang for shout or complain loudly.

RORTER
Rorter is Australian slang for a swindler, a confidence trickster, a cheat.

RORTY
Rorty is slang for boisterous, rowdy, lively. Rorty is slang for coarse, earthy.

RORY
Rory is British slang for the floor. Rory is British slang for a door. Rory is British slang for very poor.

RORY O'MORE
Rory O'More is London Cockney rhyming slang for floor. Rory O'More is London Cockney rhyming slang for door. Rory O'More is London Cockney rhyming slang for poor. Rory O'More is London Cockney rhyming slang for whorer.

ROSCOE
Roscoe is American slang for a pistol or revolver.

ROSE
Rose is British slang for a virginal vagina.

ROSEANNE BARR
Roseanne Barr is London Cockney rhyming slang for bra.

ROSEBUD

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ROSES RED
Roses red is London Cockney rhyming slang for bed.

ROSEY
Rosey is slang for tea.

ROSIE
Rosie is British slang for tea.

ROSIE LEE
Rosie Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.

ROSIE LOADER
Rosie Loader is London Cockney rhyming slang for soda.

ROSIE O'GRADY
Rosie O'Grady is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lady.

ROSIN
Rosin is slang for an alcoholic drink.

ROSINBACK
Rosinback is slang for a horse used by a bareback rider or acrobat.

ROSINER
Rosiner is Australian slang for a strong alcoholic drink.

ROSY
Rosy (shortened from Rosy Lee) is London Cockney rhyming slang for tea. Rosy is slang fro drunk; tipsy.

ROT
Rot is slang for nonsense. Rot is Dorset slang for a rat. Rot was Victorian slang for ridicule.

ROTGUT
Rotgut is slang for a bad spirituous liquor, especially when adulterated so as to be very deleterious.

ROTPOT
Rotpot is British slang for a rascal.

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ROTTEN
Rotten is slang for extremely. Rotten is British and Australian slang for intoxicated; drunk.

ROTTEN ROW
Rotten row is London Cockney rhyming slang for bow. Rotten row is London Cockney rhyming slang for blow.

ROTTER
Rotter is British slang for a worthless, unpleasant, or despicable person

ROTTLETRAPS
Rottletraps is Dorset slang for household goods.

ROTWELSCH
Rotwelsch is a form of slang spoken by criminals in Germany and Austria.

ROUF
Rouf is criminal slang for four. Rous is betting slang for odds of 4/1.

ROUGH AS BAGS
Rough as bags is Australian and New Zealand slang for coarse, uncouth.

ROUGH AS GUTS
Rough as guts is Australian and New Zealand slang for coarse, uncouth.

ROUGH AS SACKS
Rough as sacks is Australian and New Zealand slang for coarse, uncouth.

ROUGH HOUSE
Rough House is slang for rough, disorderly, or noisy behaviour.

ROUGH MUSIC
Rough music was old slang for a noisy uproar intended to display public outrage or discontent at the behaviour of other people.

ROUGH SCUFF
Rough scuff is American slang for a rough or disreputable person.

ROUGH SPIN
Rough spin is Australian slang for bad luck.

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ROUGH TRADE
Rough Trade is British slang for a prostitute's violent or sadistic customer. Rough trade is homosexual slang for a tough or violent sexual partner, especially a lorry driver, construction worker, or docker, casually picked up.

ROUGHANDTUMBLE
Roughandtumble was originaly boxing slang for a haphazard or random instance of fighting.

ROUGHIT
Roughit is slang for to live without all the usual pleasures and amenities.

ROUGHUP
Roughup is slang for an informal trial or contest. Roughup is slang for a fight or brawl.

ROUGHIE
Roughie is Australian slang for something unfair, especially a trick. Roughie is Australian hores racing slang for an outsider that wins.

ROUGHNECK
Roughneck is slang for a rough or violent person; thug. Roughneck is slang for a worker in an oildrilling operation.

ROUND HEELS
Round heels is American slang for sexually promiscuous.

ROUND OF APPLAUSE
Round of applause is British slang for venereal disease.

ROUND ON
Round on is slang for inform on.

ROUND THE BEND


Round the bend is British slang for insane, crazy, eccentric.

ROUND THE HOUSES


Round the houses is slang for all over the body. Round the houses is British slang for a long and futile mission. Round the houses is London Cockney rhyming slang for trousers.

ROUND THE TWIST


Round the twist is British slang for insane, crazy, eccentric.

ROUND THE WORLD


Round the world is British prostitute slang for oral stimulation of the whole body.

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ROUND TRIP MEAL TICKET


Round trip meal ticket is American slang for to vomit

ROUNDER
Rounder is American slang for an habitual criminal or drunkard. Rounder is American slang for a transient railway worker.

ROUNDEYE
Roundeye is slang for a white person. Roundeye is British and American slang for the anus.

ROUNDHEAD
Roundhead is British slang for a circumcised male. Roundhead is derogatory American slang for an immigrant from northern Europe, particularly a Swede.

ROUNDHOUSE
Roundhouse is boxing slang for a swinging punch or style of punching.

ROUST
Roust is American slang for harassement or beating up, particulary by the police during a police raid.

ROW
Row is slang for attack or assail.

ROW IN
Row in is slang for conspire with.

ROW OUT
Row out is British slang for exclude someone.

ROWSHAY
Rowshay is slang for valium.

ROWDYDOW
Rowdydow is slang for boisterous noise or uproar.

ROWDYDOWDY
Rowdydowdy is slang for characterised by boisterous noise.

ROWTON HOUSES
Rowton houses is London Cockney rhyming slang for trousers.

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ROY
Roy is Australian slang for a trendy Australian male.

ROY CASTLE
Roy Castle is London Cockney rhyming slang for arsehole.

ROY HUDD
Roy Hudd is London Cockney rhyming slang for potato (spud). Roy Hudd is London Cockney rhyming slang for blood.

ROY ROGERS
Roy Rogers is London Cockney rhyming slang for inderior tradesmen (bodgers).

ROYAL
Royal is slang for a member of a royal family. Royal is Jamaican slang for a nonWest Indian black person. Royal is west Indian slang for a mixed BlackChinese person. Royal is BlackAmerican slang for a West Indian. Royal is Trinidadian slang for the buttocks. Royal is American slang for very.

ROYAL ALBERTS
Royal Alberts is Australian slang for strips of cloth used as sock replacements. Royal Alberts is Australian slang for rough laceup boots.

ROYAL BLUES
Royal Blues is slang for LSD.

ROYAL BOB
Royal Bob is slang for gin.

ROYAL BOOZER
Royal boozer is slang for a heavy drinker.

ROYAL DOCKS
Royal docks is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox).

ROYAL FUCKING
Royal fucking is American slang for harsh, or very bad treatment.

ROYAL MAIL
Royal mail is London Cockney rhyming slang for bail.

ROYAL NAVY
Royal navy is London Cockney rhyming slang for gravy.

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ROYAL POVERTY
Royal poverty is slang for gin.

ROYAL REPOSE
Royal repose is slang for the Queen's Bench prison.

ROYAL SALUTE
Royal salute is bingo slang for the number 21.

ROYALIE
Royalie is Australian slang for an effeminate young man, a male homosexual.

ROZZER
Rozzer is slang for a policeman/woman.

RUB
Rub is slang for to masturbate. Rub is nautical slang for a loan.

RUB DOWN
Rub down is British criminal slang for a police search.

RUB OFF
Rub off is slang for female masturbation.

RUB OUT
Rub out is slang for to murder. Ruck Ruck is prison slang for a fight.

RUB UP
Rub up is slang for masturbate.

RUBADUBDUB
RubaDubDub is London Cockney rhyming slang for pub. RubaDubDub is London Cockney rhyming slang for club. RubaDubDub is London Cockney rhyming slang for a loan or advance of money (sub).

RUBOFF
Ruboff is slang for masturbate.

RUBBEDY
Rubbedy is Australian slang for a pub.

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RUBBER
Rubber is slang for a condom. Rubber is slang for a car tyre.

RUBBER AROUND
Rubber around is American slang for turn the head to look at something.

RUBBER BOOT
Rubber boot is British slang for a condom.

RUBBER CHEQUE
Rubber cheque is slang for a cheque that bounces.

RUBBER DUCK
Rubber duck is British slang for fuck.

RUBBER GLOVE
Rubber glove is British slang for love.

RUBBER JOHNNY
Rubber Johnny is British slang for a condom.

RUBBERCHICKEN CIRCUIT
Rubberchicken circuit is American slang for an afterdinner speaking circuit.

RUBBERHEEL
Rubberheel is slang for someone who investigates members of his own organisation.

RUBBERNECK
Rubberneck is slang for to stare inquisitively.

RUBBISH
Rubbish is slang for to deride, condemn, Rubbish is Australian and New Zealand slang for disparage; criticise severely.

RUBBISHING
Rubbishing is slang for a through denigration.

RUBBITY
Rubbity is Australian slang for a pub.

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Rubblehead is American slang for an idiot.

RUBBY
Rubby is Canadian slang for rubbing alcohol, especially when mixed with cheap wine for drinking.

RUBE
Rube is derogatory American and Canadian slang for an unsophisticated countryman.

RUBIES
Rubies is BlackAmerican slang for ones lips

RUBIK'S CUBES
Rubik's cubes is London Cockney rhyming slang for pubic hair (pubes).

RUBY
Ruby is slang for blood. Ruby is British slang for curry.

RUBY MURRAY
Ruby Murray is British rhyming slang for curry.

RUBY RED
Ruby red is London Cockney rhyming slang for head.

RUBY ROSE
Ruby rose is London Cockney rhyming slang for nose.

RUBYDAZZLER
Rubydazzler is Australian and New Zealand slang for something of exceptional quality.

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RUCK
Ruck is slang for inform; give information about a crime or criminal. Ruck is slang for rebuke, reprimand. Ruck is British slang for a brawl.

RUCK AND ROW


Ruck and row is London Cockney rhyming slang for an unpleasant woman (cow).

RUCK ON
Ruck on is slang for reject or disown a person.

RUCKING
Rucking is British slang for a brawl.

RUCTIONS
Ructions is British slang for serious consequences. Ructions is Dorset slang for trouble, rioting.

RUDDOCK
Ruddock is slang for gold, a gold coin or money.

RUDDY
Ruddy is a British slang expression of annoyance, a euphemism for bloody.

RUDDYHELL
Ruddyhell is slang for an expression of surprise or frustration.

RUDE BITS
Rude bits is British slang for breasts and genitals.

RUDE BOY
Rude boy is Jamaican slang for a male gang member, a streetwise young man.

RUDIE
Rudie is slang for sex. Rudie is Jamaican slang for a rude boy.

RUDOLPH
Rudolph is British slang for a red nose.

RUDOLPH HESS
Rudolph Hess is London Cockney rhyming slang for a mess.

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RUFF
Ruff is BlackAmerican slang for a quarter.

RUFFIES
Ruffies is slang for valium.

RUFFLE
Ruffle is slang for valium.

RUFFLES
Ruffles is slang for handcuffs.

RUG
Rug is slang for a wig. Rug is gambling slang for safe, secure.

RUG RAT
Rug rat is slang for a child.

RUGCUTTER
Rugcutter is BlackAmerican slang for one who dances a lot.

RUGGER BALL
Rugger ball is British slang for nothing.

RUGGER BUGGER
Rugger bugger is British slang for a sportsman.

RUIN
Ruin is slang for gin, especially poor quality gin.

RUIN AND SPOIL


Ruin and spoil is London Cockney rhyming slang for oil.

RUINED
Ruined is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.

RUM
Rum is old slang for good, fine, excellent. Rum is British slang for strange, odd, peculiar. Rum was 18th century slang for a poor country clergyman in Ireland.

RUMBUM
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RUMHOUND
Rumhound is American slang for a habitual heavy drinker.

RUMJAR
Rumjar was slang for a particular type of German trench mortar bomb.

RUMBLE
Rumble is slang for put out unceremoniously, handle roughly. Rumble is slang for understand; recognise or discover a person's wrong doing. Rumble is slang for a fight. Rumble is American slang for to be involved in a gang fight. Rumble is criminal slang for an interruption in the course of a crime; an alarm; a tipoff.

RUMDUM
Rumdum is American slang for stupefied through drink; unconcious; stupid. Rumdum is American slang for a habitual drunk; a stupid person.

RUMMISH
Rummish is slang for odd or strange.

RUMMY
Rummy is slang for strange, odd, peculiar. Rummy is American slang for a habitual heavy drinker. Rummy is American slang for a stupid or gullible person.

RUMP
Rump is British slang for to copulate.

RUMPO
Rumpo is British slang for sexual intercourse.

RUMPOT
Rumpot is American slang for a habitual heavy drinker.

RUMPYPUMPY
Rumpypumpy is slang for a sexual liason.

RUN
Run is slang for an initial euphoric sensation following taking a narcotic. Run is military slang for bring a charge against.

RUN INTO THE GROUND


To run into the ground is American slang for to carry to an absurd extreme or to overdo.

RUN OF THE GREEN


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RUN OF THE MILL


Run of the mill is slang for ordinary.

RUN OFF AT THE MOUTH


Run off at the mouth is American slang for to talk excessively.

RUN SOME OFF


Run some off is British slang for to urinate.

RUN, TRIP AND FALL


Run, trip and fall is slang for valium.

RUNDOWN
Rundown is American horseracing slang for a list of entries and betting odds.

RUNIN
Runin is criminal slang for a place to store stolen goods.

RUNOFF
Runoff is slang for urination.

RUNOUT
Runout is slang for escape. Runout is slang for a mock auction.

RUNAROUND
Runaround is slang for an evasion, obstruction or confusing response.

RUNNER
Runner is slang for a detective. Runner is slang for a freelance antique dealer. Runner is British slang for an escape. Runner is nautical slang for a sailor employed for a single short voyage. Runnis is American slang for the leader of a street gang.

RUNNER AND RIDER


Runner and rider is London Cockney rhyming slang for cider.

RUNNING DOG
Running dog is slang for a servile political follower.

RUNS
Runs is slang for to have diarrhoea.

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RUNT
Runt is slang for a despicable person.

RUPERT
Rupert is British slang for an upperclass male.

RUPERT BEARS
Rupert bears is London Cockney rhyming slang for shares.

RUPTURED DUCK
Ruptured duck is American military slang for a damaged aircraft. Ruptured duck is American military slang for the discharge badge given to exservicemen.

RUSH
Rush is slang for a surge of pleasurable feelings from taking drugs. Rush is slang for to cheat, especially by grossly overcharging.

RUSSEL CROWE
Russel Crowe is London Cockney rhyming slang for money (dough).

RUSSEL HARTY
Russel Harty is London Cockney rhyming slang for a party.

RUSSIAN DUCK
Russian duck is London Cockney rhyming slang for fuck. Russian duck was 20th century London Cockney rhyming slang for dirt, grime (muck).

RUSSIANTURK
RussianTurk was 19th century British slang for work.

RUSSIANS ARE COMING


Russians are coming is British slang for premenstrual tension.

RUSSKIE
Russkie is slang for a Russian.

RUSSKY
Russky is slang for Russian.

RUST
Rust is British slang for bronze coinage.

RUSTBUCKET
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RUSTLE
Rustle is slang for to stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about.

RUSTY DUSTY
Rusty dusty is BlackAmerican slang for the buttocks

RUUD GULLIT
Ruud Gullit is London Cockney rhyming slang for dismissal (bullet).

RUX
Rux is nautical slang for a disturbance or uproar.

RYAN GIGGS
Ryan Giggs is London Cockney rhyming slang for lodgings (digs).

RYAN'S DAUGHTER
Ryan's daughter is London Cockney rhyming slang for water.

RYEBUCK
Ryebuck is Australian slang for well, good, excellent, genuine.

S AND M
S and M is slang for sadomasochism.

S.A.
S.A. is American slang for sex appeal.

S.P.
S.P. (starting price) is British slang for the odds on a horse; essential information, the known form.

S.T.P.
S.T.P. is slang for a particular hallucinogenic drug similar to, but more powerful than LSD.

SAB
Sab is British slang for sabotage.

SABBING
Sabbing is British slang for sabotage.

SABU
Sabu is British slang for an Indian person.

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SAC
Sac is slang for a saccharine tablet. Sac is chess slang for sacrifice.

SACCHARINO
Saccharino is British slang for a pseud.

SACK
Sack is slang for bed. Sack is slang for being fired from a job (getting the sack). Sack is criminal's slang for a coat pocket.

SACK ARTIST
Sack artist is slang for a womanizer, seducer.

SACK OUT
Sack out is American slang for go to bed and sleep.

SACK RACE
Sack race is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

SACK TIME
Sack time is slang for bed time. Sack time is American slang for the time spent in bed.

SACKIT
Sackit is slang for stop it, put an end to something.

SACKS OF RICE
Sacks of rice was old London Cockney rhyming slang for mice.

SAD
Sad is slang for pathetic, lonely, boring. Sad was old slang for bad, naughty, or troublesome.

SAD AND SORRY


Sad and sorry is London Cockney rhyming slang for lorry.

SAD SACK
Sad sack is American slang for a characteristically depressed or confused person.

SADDAM HUSSEIN
Saddam Hussein is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pain.

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SADDLE TRAMP
Saddle tramp is American slang for an itinerant cowboy.

SADDLEBAGS
Saddlebags is slang for labia majora. Saddlebags is slang for a very large scotum.

SADDLING PADDOCK
Saddling paddock is Australian slang for a place where sexual contacts are easily made, or where prostitutes await customers.

SADDO
Sado is slang for a lonely, unfashionable, boring person.

SADIE AND MASIE


Sadie and Masie is slang for sadomasochism.

SADITTY
Saditty is Black American slang for affecting an air of superiority.

SADONASO
Sadomaso is American slang for sadomasochist.

SAFE
Safe is British slang for good, fine. Safe is American and Canadian slang for a condom.

SAFE AND SOUND


Safe and sound is London Cockney rhyming slang for ground.

SAFETY
Safety is BlackAmerican slang for ones bed.

SAFFY EYES
Saffy eyes is slang for puffy, baggy sleepy eyes.

SAG WAGON
Sag wagon is slang for a van which follows a bicycle race and picks up exhausted riders.

SAILOR'S FAREWELL
Sailor's farewell is nautical slang for an abusive farewell.

SAILOR'S PLEASURE
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SAILORS
Sailors (shortened from sailors at sea) is London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.

SAILORS AT SEA
Sailors at sea is London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.

SAILS
Sails is nautical slang for a ship's sailmaker. Sails is BlackAmerican slang for the ears.

SAINT AND SINNER


Saint and sinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for dinner.

SAINT MORITZ
Saint Moritz is London Cockney rhyming slang for diarrhoea (shits).

SAL
Sal is theatre slang for salary.

SALAD
Salad is British slang for a member or supporter of the Social and Liberal Democratic party (SLD). Salad is slang for money.

SALAD BASKET
Salad basket is slang for a police van.

SALAD DODGER
Salad dodger is slang for an overweight person.

SALAMI
Salami is American slang for penis. Salami is American slang for a foolish person.

SALFORD DOCKS
Salford Docks is London Cockney rhyming slang for rocks.

SALFORD DOCKS
Salford docks is British nautical rhyming slang for rocks.

SALISBURY CRAG
Salisbury Crag is British rhyming slang for heroin (skag).

SALLY GUNNELL
Sally Gunnell is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tunnel, particularly London's Blackwall Tunnel. 903

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SALLYANN
SallyAnn is slang for the Salvation Army.

SALMON AND SHRIMP


Salmon and shrimp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pimp.

SALMON AND TROUT


Salmon and trout is London Cockney rhyming slang for stout (beer). Salmon and trout is London Cockney rhyming slang for snout. Salmon and trout is London Cockney rhyming slang for gout. Salmon and trout is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tout.

SALOME
Salome is British slang for a slow, unhurried, dawdling person.

SALT
Salt (usually old salt) is slang for a sailor. Salt is slang for expensive. Salt is British slang for a girl. Salt is British slang for dandruff. Salt is American slang for heroin. Salt is commercial slang for fraudulently increasing the apparent value of an invoice etc.

SALT BEEF
Salt beef is London Cockney rhyming slang for a thief.

SALT CELLARS
Salt cellars is British slang for the cavity above a woman's collar bone.

SALT HORSE
Salt horse is slang for salted beef.

SALT JUNK
Salt junk is slang for hard salt beef used at sea. Salt junk is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated.

SALT WATER
Salt water is British slang for tears, upset.

SALTASH LUCK
Saltash luck is nautical slang for a thankless or fritless task that involves getting soaked to the skin.

SALTED
Salted is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

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SALTEE
Saltee is old Polari slang for a penny.

SALTY
Salty is American slang for a tough and aggressive sailor. Salty is American slang for a seagoing ship.

SALTY WATER
Salty water is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

SALVADORE DALI
Salvadore Dali is London Cockney rhyming slang for cocaine (Charlie).

SALVATION
Salvation is London Cockney rhyming slang for a station.

SALVATION ARMY
Salvation Army is London Cockney rhyming slang for mad, cray, eccentric (barmy).

SALVE
Salve is slang for flattery, ingratiation.

SALVO
Salvo is Australian slang for a member of the Salvation Army.

SAM CORY
Sam Cory is London Cockney rhyming slang for a story.

SAM HILL
Sam Hill is an American slang euphemism for hell.

SAM SLICK
Sam Slick is American slang for a resourceful trickster.

SAMANTHA EGGAR
Samantha Eggar is London Cockney rhyming slang for a beggar.

SAMANTHA JANUS
Samantha Janus is London Cockney rhyming slang for the anus.

SAMBO
Sambo is derogatory slang for a black person.

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SAMMIE
Sammie is Autralian and New Zealand slang for sandwich.

SAMMO
Sammo is Autralian and New Zealand slang for sandwich.

SAMMY
Sammy is British slang for a sandwiche. Sammy is old slang for a ninny or simpleton.

SAMMY HALLS
Sammy Halls is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (balls).

SAMMY LEE
Sammy Lee is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (pee).

SAMMY WIDGE
Sammy Widge is British slang for a sandwich.

SAMPLE
Sample is British slang for urine.

SAMUEL PEPYS
Samuel Pepys is London Cockney rhyming slang for a feeling of unease (creeps).

SAN FAIRY ANN


San Fairy Ann is a British Great War slang exclamation of indifference or a resigned acceptance of a state of affairs.

SAN TOY
San Toy is London Cockney rhyming slang for a boy.

SANCHO
Sancho is British slang for a male homosexual.

SANCTIFICATION
Sanctification is slang for blackmail, usually applied to the blackmailing of a diplomat for the extortion of political favours.

SANCTIFY
Sanctify is slang for blackmailing a diplomat for the extortion of political favours.

SANCTION
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SAND
Sand is slang for sugar. Sand is American slang for courage, determination.

SAND AND CANVAS


Sand and canvas is nautical slang for clean thoroughly.

SANDHILLER
Sandhiler is slang for a poor White living in the sandy hills of Georgia and South Carolina.

SANDBAG
Sandbag is slang for deliberately underperform in a race or competition in order to gain an unfair advantage. Sandbag is American slang for to attack unexpectedly. Sandbag is American slang for to out manoeuvre. Sandbag is American slang for to drive at high speed.

SANDRAS
Sandras is British slang for the testicles.

SANDWICH
Sandwich is British slang for group sex involving three people.

SANDY
Sandy (shortened from Sandy McNab) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a taxi (cab).

SANDY MCNAB
Sandy McNab is London Cockney rhyming slang for a taxi (cab). is London Cockney rhyming slang for a body louse (crab).

SANDY POWELL
Sandy Powell is London Cockney rhyming slang for a towel. Sandy Powell is London Cockney rhyming slang for a trowel.

SANGER
Sanger is British slang for a sandwich.

SANKEY
Sankey was mid20th century West Indian slang for a hymn.

SANTA CLAUS
Santa Claus is London Cockney rhyming slang for hands (paws).

SANTA'S GROTTO
Santa's grotto is London Cockney rhyming slang for very drunk, intoxicated (blotto).

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SAP
Sap is slang for a simpleton. Sap is slang for a person who studies hard. Sap is American slang for a club of bludgeon. Sap is American slang for hit with a club. Sap is Eton slang for study, bookwork.

SAPHEAD
Saphead is slang for a simpleton.

SAPPING
Sapping is slang for studying hard.

SAPPY
Sappy is slang for silly or fatuous.

SARAH GAMP
Sarah Gamp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lamp.

SARNIE
Sarnie is northen British slang for sandwich.

SASHAY
Sashay is slang for to walk proudly.

SASS
Sass is American slang for to speak or behave insolently towards someone. Sass is American slang for impudence, insolance.

SATCHELMOUTH
Satchelmouth was early 20th century Black American slang for a person with a large mouth.

SATIN
Satin is slang for gin.

SATIN AND LACE


Satin and lace is London Cockney rhyming slang for face.

SATIN AND SILK


Satin and silk is London Cockney rhyming slang for milk.

SAUCE
Sauce is slang for impudence. Sauce is slang for alcohol. Sauce is slang for a narcotic drug. Sauce is British slang for to have sex. 908

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SAUCED
Sauced is slang for intoxicated, drunk.

SAUCEPAN LID
Saucepan lid is Cockney rhyming slang for one pound (quid). Saucepan lid is Cockney rhyming slang for a child (kid). Saucepan lid is Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew (Yid).

SAUERKRAUT
Sauerkraut is derogatory American slang for a German.

SAUSAGE
Sausage is slang for the penis. Sausage was old slang for a type of German trench mortar bomb. Sausage was old slang for a German.

SAUSAGE AND MASH


Sausage and mash is London Cockney rhyming slang for cash. Sausage and mash is London Cockney rhyming slang for a crash.

SAUSAGE GRAPPLER
Sausage grappler is Australian slang for a male masturbator.

SAUSAGE ROLL
Sausage roll is London Cockney rhyming slang for unemployment (dole). Sausage roll is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pole. Sausage roll is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Polish person (Pole). Sausage roll is London Cockney rhyming slang for poll. Sausage roll is London Cockney rhyming slang for the head (poll).

SAUSAGE SANDWICH
Sausage sandwich is slang for a sexual act involving one man and two women. Sausage sandwich is British slang for masturbation of the penis between a woman's breasts.

SAUSIE
Sausie is New Zealand slang for sausage.

SAV
Sav is Australian slang for saveloy.

SAVER
Saver is racing slang for a hedging bet.

SAVOURY RISSOLE
Savoury rissole is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lavatory (piss hole). Savoury rissole is London Cockney rhyming slang for a dirty, unpleasant place (piss hole). 909

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SAVVY
Savvy is slang for to know, or understand.

SAW GOURDS
Saw gourds is American slang for snore loudly.

SAW WOOD
Saw wood is American slang for attend to one's one affairs.

SAWHANDLE
Sawhandle is old slang for a pistol with a grip like the handle of a saw.

SAWBONES
Sawbones is old slang for a surgeon or doctor.

SAWBUCK
Sawbuck is American and Canadian slang for a tendollar bill.

SAWNEY
Sawney is British slang for silly, daft, foolish.

SAX

Sax is slang for saxophone. Sax was early 20th century Australian slang for sixpence.

SAXA
Saxa is Australian slang for saxophone.

SAY
Say is Polaris slang for six.

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SAY GOODBYE
Say goodbye is London Cockney rhyming slang for die.

SAY GOODBYE TO
Say goodbye to is British slang for to accept as lost.

SAY GOODNIGHT TO
Say goodnight to is British slang for to accept as lost.

SCAB
Scab is slang for a person who breaks a work strike, a blackleg.

SCABBARD
Scabbard is British slang for the vagina.

SCABBERY
Scabbery is Australian slang for strikebreaking, betraying one's fellow workers.

SCABBY EYE
Scabby eye is London Cockney rhyming slang for pie.

SCADS
Scads is American slang for a great deal, a large quantity, especially of money.

SCAFFOLDING
Scaffolding is British slang for orthodontic braces.

SCAG
See "Skag"

SCAG JONES
Scag Jones is American slang for an addiction to heroin.

SCAG NOD
Scag nod is American slang for a state of drowsiness caused by taking heroin.

SCALD
Scald is slang for being infected with venereal disease. Scald was old slang for to infect with venereal disease. Scald is Irish slang for the beverage tea. Scald is Irish slang for to reprimand, to scold.

SCALDED
Scalded is slang for to be suffering from venereal disease. 911

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SCALDER
Scalder is slang for a veneareal disease.

SCALDY
Scaldy is Irish slang for a bald person.

SCALE
Scale is Scottish and American slang for a coin; money. Scale is Australian and New Zealand slang for swindle, cheat, steal. Scale is Australian and New Zealand slang for ride on public transport without paying.

SCALER
Scaler is Australian and New Zealand slang for a swindler or cheat. The term is especially applied to someone who rides public transport without paying the fare (in Britain a faredodger).

SCALLY
Scally is slang for a miscreant person. Scally is British slang for a young man. Scally is British slang for a delinquent. Scally is British slang for a male inhabitant of Liverpool. Scally is Scouse slang for a tearaway.

SCALLYWAG
Scallywag is slang for a rascal, goodfornothing person. Scallywag is American slang for an illconditioned cow.

SCALP
Scalp is slang for to sell tickets for more than their face value. Scalp is rare British slang for a wig.

SCALPER
Scalper is American slang for a tickettout.

SCALPING
Scalping is slang for profiteering, particularly by reselling tickets at an inflated price. Scalping is British slang for a very short haircut.

SCALY
Scaly was old slang for a poor shabby, despicable, person.

SCAM
Scam is slang for a trick or con.

SCAMMERED
Scammered is old slang for drunk, intoxicated.

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SCAMP
Scamp is slang for to perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially.

SCANDIHOOVIAN
Scandihoovian is American slang for a Scandinavian.

SCANDY
Scandy is New Zealand slang for a Scandinavian.

SCANMAG
Scanmag is old slang for a scandal or gossip magazine.

SCAPA
Scapa (shortened from Scapa Flow) is London Cockney rhyming slang for go, make a quick exit.

SCAPA FLOW
Scapa flow is London Cockney rhyming slang for go, make a quick exit.

SCAPEGALLOWS
Scapegallows is old English slang for one who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes.

SCARBOROUGH FAIR
Scarborough Fair is London Cockney rhyming slang for hair.

SCARE PARTY
Scare party was mid 20th century Black American slang for a halloween party.

SCARECROW
Scarecrow was Second World War military slang for a manoeuvre or weapon of a purely deterrent effect.

SCARED FARTLESS
Scared fartless is Canadian slang for extremely frightened. Terrified.

SCAREDYCAT
Scaredycat is slang for someone who is, or appears to be frightened.

SCAREHEAD
Scarehead is slang for a sensational newspaper headline.

SCARF
Scarf is American slang for food. Scarf is American slang for eat greedily.

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SCARPER
Scarper is slang for to go in haste. Scarper is Polari slang for to run off.

SCAT
Scat is American slang for whiskey. Scat is slang for heroin.

SCATTER GUN
Scatter gun is British slang for the anus.

SCATTERS
Scatters is British slang for diarrhoea.

SCATTY
Scatty is American slang for bad tempered.

SCAVENGER PIT
Scavenger pit is Dorset slang for a rubbish dump.

SCAVVY
Scavvy is British buildingsite slang for a scaffolder.

SCENE
Scene is slang for a fashionable activity or pursuit. Scene is slang for a state of affairs, a situation.

SCENECHASER
Scenechaser is British slang for someone who assiduously cultivates different groups of people in order to realise excitement.

SCHINDLER'S LIST
Schindler's list is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).

SCHITZY
Schitzy is slang for schizophrenic or exhibiting the effects of hallucinogenic drugs.

SCHIZ
Schiz is slang for schizophrenic.

SCHIZO
Schizo is slang for schizophrenic but more generally applied to a person showing mental problems and incapabilities.

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SCHIZZEDOUT
Schizzedout is American slang for deranged. Schizzedout is American slang for intoxicated, drunk.

SCHIZZO
Schizzo is slang for schizophrenic but more generally applied to a person showing mental problems and incapabilities.

SCHLEMIEL
Schlemiel is American slang for a clumsy or unlucky person.

SCHLEMIELS ON WHEELS
Schlemiels On wheels is British slang for bad or reckless motorists.

SCHLEP
Schlep is slang for to tiresomely lug around, to do lots of leg work. Schlep is British taxi slang for a long distance.

SCHLOCK
Schlock is American slang for goods or produce of cheap or inferior quality; trash.

SCHLONG
Schlong is American slang for the penis. Schlong is American slang for a contemptible person.

SCHLUB
Schlub is American slang for a lazy person, a slob.

SCHLUCK
Schluck is American slang for a clumsy person.

SCHLUMP
Schlump is American slang for a slowwitted or slovenly person.

SCHMALTZ
Schmaltz is slang for sugary and corny sentiments.

SCHMALTZY
Schmaltzy is slang for sugary and corny sentiments.

SCHMECK
Schmeck is American slang for a sniff, a taste. Schmeck is American slang for heroin.

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SCHMECKER
Schmecker is American slang for a heroin addict.

SCHMEET
Schmeet is American slang for heroin.

SCHMEGEGGE
Schmegegge is American slang for a contemptible person; an idiot. Schmegegge is American slang for nonsense.

SCHMENDRIK
Schmendrik is American slang for a contemptible, foolish or immature person.

SCHMO
Schmo is American slang for a dull, stupid, or boring person.

SCHMOCK
Schmock is American slang for a stupid or contemptible person; oaf.

SCHMOOZE
Schmooze is American slang for to chat or gossip.

SCHMUCK
Schmuck is American slang for a stupid or contemptible person; oaf.

SCHMUTTER
Schmutter is slang for clothing.

SCHMUTZ
Schmutz is American slang for dirt, filth, rubbish.

SCHNOCKERED
Schnockered is slang for intoxicated, drunk.

SCHNOOK
Schnook is American slang for a stupid or gullible person.

SCHNORRER
Schnorrer is American slang for a person who lives off the charity of others; professional beggar.

SCHNOZZ
Schnozz is American slang for the nose.

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SCHNOZZLE
Schnozzle is American slang for the nose.

SCHOOL
School is slang for a group of drinkers who regularly congregate for drinking bouts. School is slang for gamble in a school of gamblers. School is British slang for a borstal. School is American slang for to teach a lesson to. To win or do something decisively better than someone else. School was old slang for a gang of thieves or beggars working together.

SCHOOLMARM
Schoolmarm is American slang for a tree which has forked to form two trunks.

SCHOOLIE
Schoolie is Australian slang for a schoolteacher.

SCHOONER ON THE ROCKS


Schooner on the rocks is nautical slang for joint of meat roasted and surrounded by potatoes or batter.

SCHTUM
Schtum is slang for quiet, silent.

SCHVARTZER
Schvartzer is slang for a black person.

SCHWARTZE
Schwartze is derogatory slang for a black person.

SCISSORS
Scissors is a slang expression of disgust or impatience.

SCLERRY
Sclerry is British slang for an alcoholic.

SCOB
Scob was old school slang for a large wooden storage box that also served as a desk.

SCOFF
Scoff is British slang for to eat. Scoff is British slang for food.

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SCONCE
Sconce was Oxford university slang for a fine imposed for a breach of university discipline. It is now a challenge to an undergraduate to drink a tankard of beer in one draught as a penalty for a minor misdemeanour such as a breach of etiquette. Sconce is slang for the head, the skull and also, brains, sense and discretion.

SCONE
Scone is Australian and New Zealand slang for the head.

SCONNER
Sconner is British slang for someone devoid of pubic hair.

SCOOBY DOO
Scooby Doo is British prison slang for a prison warder (screw). Scooby Doo is British rhyming slang for clue.

SCOOP
Scoop is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate. Scoop is slang for a large quick gain, as of money. Scoop is American slang for defeat; get the btter of.

SCOOT
Scoot is slang for to walk fast or to go quickly or to run hastily away.

SCOOTER
Scooter is slang for a small car; a singledecker bus.

SCOOTS
Scoots is American slang for dollars.

SCOPE
Scope (shortened from periscope) is British slang for the penis.

SCOPE OUT
Scope out is American slang for investigate or assess.

SCOPER
Scoper is British slang for someone with cerebral palsy.

SCORCH
Scorch is British slang for to drive or ride very fast. Scorch is British slang for to deliberately set fire to something.

SCORCHING
Scorching is British slang for arson.

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SCORE
Score is slang for to buy some illicit drugs. Score is slang for to have casual sex with someone. Score is slang for twenty pounds, twenty dollars. Score is British slang for a success. Score is prostitute slang for to obtain a client.

SCORP
Scorp is military slang for a scorpion.

SCORPION
Scorpion is military slang for a civilian resident of Gibraltar.

SCOTCH
Scotch is betting slang for evens (1/1).

SCOTCH COFFEE
Scotch coffee is slang for hot water flavoured with burnt biscuit.

SCOTCH EGG
Scotch egg is British rhyming slang for leg.

SCOTCH MIST
Scotch mist is British slang for a mirage, something insubstantial or nonexistent. Scotch mist is British slang for pouring rain. Scotch mist is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).

SCOTCH PEGS
Scotch pegs is London Cockney rhyming slang for legs.

SCOTLAND
Scotland (shortened from Scotland the brave) is London Cockney rhyming slang for shave.

SCOTLAND THE BRAVE


Scotland the brave is London Cockney rhyming slang for shave.

SCOTSMAN
Scotsman is British slang for nine pounds sterling.

SCOUR
Scour was slang for to wear fetters or sit in the stocks. Scour was slang for cruising the streets at night causing minor damage and harrassing travellers and watchmen.

SCOURING POWDER
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SCOUSE
Scouse is British slang for Liverpool, its inhabitants or dialect. Scouse is British slang for secondrate, inferior, no good.

SCOUSER
Scouser is British slang for a Liverpudlian.

SCOUT
Scout is slang for a pocket watch.

SCOW
Scow is Scottish slang for an ugly or ungainly woman.

SCOWBANKER
Scowbanker is slang for a loafer; an unscrupulous trader, someone engaging in unfair business practices.

SCRAG
Scrag is slang for execute by hanging or strangulation. Scrag is slang for to seize someone roughly by the neck. Scrag is British slang for to torment, tease, attack. Scrag is British slang for the neck. Scrag is American slang for murder or kill. Scrag is rugby football slang for a rough tackle.

SCRAGGER
Scragger was British slang for a hangman.

SCRAGGY LOU
Scraggy Lou is London Cockney rhyming slang for the flu.

SCRAM
Scram is slang for go away quickly. Scram is nuclear physics slang for an emergency and hurried shutdown of a reactor.

SCRAMBLE
Scramble is military slang for effect a rapid takeoff in an emergency.

SCRAMBLED
Scrambled is slang for confused.

SCRAMBLED EGGS
Scrambled eggs is slang for the gold embroidery on the peak of a highranking military officer's cap. Scrambled eggs is London Cockney rhyming slang for legs.

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SCRAMMED
.Scrammed is Dorset slang for twisted, screwedup.

SCRAN
Scran is British slang for food. Scran is nautical slang for food scraps.

SCRANCH
Scranch is slang for to grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound.

SCRAP
Scrap is British slang for loose change. Scrap is American slang for an alcoholic drink of poor quality.

SCRAP IRON
Scrap iron is British slang for small value loose change.

SCRAP METAL
Scrap metal is London Cockney rhyming slang for kettle.

SCRAPE
Scrape is British slang for a shave. Scrape is British slang for butter.

SCRAPE THE MUG


Scrape the mug is American tramp slang for to shave

SCRAPER
Scraper is British slang for a barber. Scraper was old slang for a cocked hat.

SCRATCH
Scratch is slang for money, especially paper money. Scratch is slang for something that happens by chance. Scratch is American slang for forge banknotes.

SCRATCH AND SNIFF


Scratch and sniff is nursing slang for a gynecological examination.

SCRATCH HOUSE
Scratch house is slang for a cheap hotel.

SCRATCHER
Scratcher is Irish slang for a scratchcard. Scratcher is American slang for a forger.

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SCRATCHY
Scratchy is slang for irritable or badtempered and oversensitive.

SCREAM
Scream is slang for an appeal against a conviction. Scream is slang for to inform on an accomplice in crime. Scream is slang for an urgent message. Scream is American slang for ice cream.

SCREAM COOKIES
Scream cookies is American slang for to vomit

SCREAMER
Screamer is slang for something remarkable. Screamer is slang for a very amusing thing or person. Screamer is slang for an informer or complainer. Screamer is slang for a flagrant homosexual. Screamer is printer's slang for an exclamation mark. Screamer is jazz slang for a passage featuring loud high notes played on a wind instrument.

SCREAMING
Screaming is slang for very amusing or hysterically funny.

SCREAMING HABDABS
Screaming habdabs is British slang for a state of mental agitation bordering on hysteria.

SCREECH
Screech is Canadian slang for a dark rum Screech is slang for whisky. Screech is slang for any strong cheap alcoholic drink of poor quality.

SCREEN
Screen is slang for banknote.

SCREEVE
Screeve is slang for a begging letter. Screeve is slang for to write. Screeve is slang for a forged document. Screeve is slang for to draw on a pavement with coloured chalks.

SCREEVER
Screever is slang for a forger. Screever is slang for a pavement artist.

SCREW
Screw is slang for to fornicate. Screw is slang for to take advantage of, defraud, cheat, or treat unfairly. Screw is slang for a small packet of tobacco. Screw is slang for a key, especially a skeleton key. 922

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SCREW AROUND
Screw around is slang for to behave clumsily, irresponsibly. Screw around is slang for be sexually promiscuous.

SCREW LOOSE
To have a screw loose is slang for to be a little insane or mad.

SCREW SOMEONE AROUND


Screw someone around is slang for to cause inconvenience to someone, particularly by being indecisive.

SCREW THE POOCH


Screw the pooch is American slang for to waste time.

SCREW UP
Screw up is slang for to ruin, mess up. Screw up is slang for to traumatise.

SCREW YOU
Screw you is slang for a rebuke such as get lost or fuck you.

SCREWBALL
Screwball is slang for an odd or eccentric person. Screwball is jazz slang for a fast improvisation or unrestrained swing.

SCREWDRIVER
Screwdriver is British slang for a prison governor. Screwdriver is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lazy person (skiver).

SCREWED
Screwed is British slang for drunk. Screwed is slang for ruined.

SCREWS
Screws is Dorset slang for rheumatism.

SCREWSMAN
Screwsman is slang for a burgler; housebreaker; safecracker.

SCREWY
Screwy is slang for slightly intoxicated; tipsy. Screwy is slang for a mean, parsimonious person. Screwy is slang for unhealthy (refering to a horse). Screwy is slang for winding (refering to a track or road). 923

The Probert Encyclopaedia of Slang Screwy is slang for mad, eccentric, absurd.

SCRIBBINS
Scribbins is British slang for something, an item that can not be named.

SCRIBBLER
Scribbler is British slang for a writer.

SCRIBE
Scribe is BlackAmerican slang for a letter

SCRIKE
Scrike is northern British slang for to cry.

SCRIKEY
Scrikey is slang for tearful.

SCRIMSHANK
Scrimshank is British military slang for to shirk duty, work.

SCRIP
Scrip is slang for a prescription. Scrip is American slang for paper fractional currency.

SCRIPT
Script is theatre slang for an author's written copy of a work. Script is American slang for a prescription, especially one for narcotic drugs.

SCROACHY
Scroachy is British slang for mouldy, covered in fungus.

SCROTE
Scrote is British slang for an unpleasant person.

SCROUGE
Scrouge is slang for to crowd or to squeeze.

SCRUB
Scrub is slang for a cancellation or abandonment, especially of a flying mission. Scrub is horse racing slang for to urge a horse forwards by moving the arms and whip rhythmically forwards and backwards alongside its neck. Scrub is military slang for severely reprimand; punish. Scrub was old slang for a shabby, seedy person.

SCRUBBER

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SCRUFFBAG
Scruffbag is British slang for an untidy, unkempt person.

SCRUFFS
Scruffs is British slang for dirty, unkempt clothes.

SCRUMMY
Scrummy is slang for delicious, pleasent.

SCRUMPTIOUS
Scrumptious is slang for nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine.

SCRUNGY
Scrungy is slang for dirty, grimy, sleezy, shabby, unpleasant.

SCUBA
Scuba was British slang for a supporter of the Social and Liberal Democrat party.

SCUBA DIVER
Scuba diver is London Cockney rhyming slang for a five pound note. (Fiver).

SCUD
Scud is Dorset slang for a rain storm.

SCUDDICK
Scuddick is slang for a small coin of very little value; something very samll.

SCUDDY
Scuddy is British slang for bad, unpleasant.

SCUFFER
Scuffer is northern British slang for a policeman.

SCUFFLE
Scuffle is American slang for obtain money with difficulty.

SCUFFLE THROUGH
Scuffle through is American slang for make a living with difficulty and by degrading means.

SCUG
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SCULLY AND MULDER


Scully and Mulder is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoulder.

SCUM
Scum is slang for a worthless person or group. Scum is American slang for semen.

SCUMSUCKER
Scumsucker is American slang for a contemptible, degenerate person.

SCUMSUCKING
Scumsucking is American slang for disgusting, contemptible.

SCUMBAG
Scumbag is slang for a despicable person or one who is sleazy.

SCUMWAD
Scumwad is American slang for a despicable person or one who is sleazy.

SCUNGE
Scunge is Australian and New Zealand slang for to borrow. Scunge is Australian and New Zealand slang for a dirty or worthless person. Scunge is Australian and New Zealand slang for a person who borrows, especially habitually.

SCUNGY
Scungy is Australian slang for dirty, messy, unkempt, sodid.

SCUNNER
Scunner is British slang for a despicable, traitorous, devious person.

SCUPPER
Scupper is slang for to overwhelm, ruin, or disable. Scupper is slang for a prostitute. Scupper is military slang for kill in an ambush.

SCURF
Scurf is slang for an employee accepting less than the usual rate of pay or an employer paying less than the usual rate.

SCUSI
Scusi is slang for excuse me.

SCUT
Scut is slang for an objectionable person.

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SCUTTLEBUTT
Scuttlebutt is American slang for rumour or gossip.

SCUZZ
Scuzz is slang for a disgusting, objectionable person.

SCUZZED OUT
Scuzzed out is slang for disgusted.

SCUZZY
Scuzzy is slang for filthy, dirty.

SEA BAG
Sea bag is slang for a heavy artillery shell.

SEA DOG
Sea dog is slang for a sailor.

SEA DUST
Sea dust is American slang for salt.

SEAGULL
Seagull is New Zealand slang for a casual, nonunion, dock labourer.

SEAMSQUIRREL
Seamsquirrel is American military slang for a louse.

SEAN CONNERY
Sean Connery is London Cockney rhyming slang for a coronary, heart attack.

SEBASTIAN COE
Sebastian Coe is London Cockney rhyming slang for toe.

SEBASTIAN COES
Sebastian Coes is London Cockney rhyming slang for a quick exit (toes).

SECCY
Seccy is slang for secobarbital.

SECKO
Secko is Australian slang for a sexual pervert or sex offender.

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SECONAL
Seconal is slang for secobarbital.

SECOND BANANA
Second banana is slang for a performer in vaudeville, etc., who plays a role subordinate to another; any person in a or secondary position to another.

SECOND STOREY WORK


Second storey work is American slang for gaining illegal entry into a private home.

SECRETARY BIRD

Secretary bird is slang for a young woman employed as a secretary.

SECTION EIGHT
Section eight is American military slang for a discharge from the army under section eight of army regulations, on the gounds on insanity or the inability to adjust to army life.

SEE
See is slang for read music.

SEE ALRIGHT
See alright is British slang for to care of financially. To look after.

SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY


See you next Tuesday is a British slang euphemism for 'cunt'.

SEEDS
Seeds is slang for cannabis.

SEEDY
Seedy is slang for old and worn out; exhausted; spiritless; and also, poor and miserable looking; shabbily clothed; shabby looking. 928

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SEEINGTO
seeingto is British slang for a beating, an assault. Seeingto is British slang for sexual inetrcourse.

SEEK AND SEARCH


Seek and search is London Cockney rhyming slang for a church.

SEEM AN I
Seem an I is Dorset slang for it seems to me, in my opinion.

SEG
Seg is American slang for segregation.

SEGGY
Seggy is slang for secobarbital.

SELDOM SEEN
Seldom seen is London Cockney rhyming slang for the Queen.

SELINA SCOTT
Selina Scott is London Cockney rhyming slang for a spot, pimple.

SELL
Sell is slang for a hoax or cheat.

SELL A BUICK
Sell a buick is American slang for to vomit

SELL A DUMMY
Sell a dummy is British slang for to trick, to deceive, to lie to.

SELL A PUP
Sell a pup is British slang for to con, to swindle.

SELL CARS
Sell cars is American slang for to vomit.

SELLER
Seller is British slang for a shop.

SEMI
Semi is American slang for a large truck or lorry (an articulated lorry).

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SEMOLIA
Semolia is BlackAmerican slang for a fool

SEMOLINA
Semolina is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cleaner.

SEND
Send is slang for to arouse emotionally.

SEND THE TROOPS IN


Send the troops in is British slang for to ejaculate inside a woman.

SEND UP
Send up is slang for to send to prison.

SENDER
Sender is American slang for a person who arouses others emotionally.

SENEGAMBIAN
Senegambian is derogatory American slang for a Black person.

SENSATION
Sensation was old slang for a taste or small quantity of liquor.

SENT DOWN
Sent down is British slang for sentenced to imprisonment.

SENT UP
Sent up is American slang for imprisoned.

SENTIMENTAL SONG
Sentimental song is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad smell (pong).

SEPPO
Seppo is British London taxidriver slang for an American.

SEPTEMBER MORN
September morn is London Cockney rhyming slang for an erection (horn).

SEPTIC
Septic is slang for nasty, rotten. Septic (shortened from Septic Tank) is British and Australian rhyming slang for American. (Yank). *Sequilo Sequilo is slang for methaqualone.

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SEPTIC TANK
Septic tank is London Cockney rhyming slang for an American (Yank).

SERGEANT
Sergeant is British slang for three pounds sterling.

SERGEANTMAJOR'S COFFEE
Sergeantmajor's coffee is American military slang for coffee with milk.

SERGEANTMAJOR'S TEA
Sergeantmajor's tea is military slang for strong sweet tea. Sergeantmajor's tea is American military slang for tea with rum.

SERNYL
Sernyl is slang for phencyclidine.

SERPICO 21
Serpico 21 is slang for cocaine.

SERVICE
Service is slang for sexual intercourse.

SESH
Sesh is British slang for a drinking session or bout.

SET
Set is slang for mark as prey for robbing or apprehending. Set is American slang for a gang.

SET UP
Set up is slang for an event the result of which is prearranged.

SETDOWN
Setdown is American slang for a sitdown meal.

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Setto is slang for an argument or fight.

SETTER
Setter is British slang for the number seven. Setter was old slang for a person employed to spy on intended victims; a police spy or informer.

SETTLE
Settle is British slang for to work out a bet. Settle is American slang for sentence someone to a prison term.

SEVEN AND SIX


Seven and six is London Cockney rhyming slang for in difficulty (a fix).

SEVEN DIALS
Seven dials is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids (piles).

SEVEN OUT
Seven out is American slang for make a losing throw of seven in the game of craps.

SEVERE
Severe is slang for impressive or excellent.

SEW
Sew is BlackAmerican slang for to perform autoerotism

SEW UP
Sew up is old slang for exhaust; tire out; confound, outwit, cheat, swindle.

SEX
Sex is slang for sexual intercourse.

SEX BOMB
Sex bomb is slang for a very attractive, desireable person.

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SEX ON A RIVERBANK
Sex on a riverbank is British slang for weak beer (a pun on fucking near water).

SEX ON A STICK
Sex on a stick is British slang for an attractive, but very thin woman.

SEX UP
Sex up is slang for increase the sexual content of something; arouse.

SEXATIONAL
Sexational is slang for sexually sensational.

SEXCAPADE
Sexcapade is slang for sexual escapade.

SEXERCISE
Sexercise is slang for sexual activity perceived as exercise. Sexercise is slang for exercise designed to increase sexual attractiveness or performance.

SEXING
Sexing is British slang for having sex.

SEXPERT
Sexpert is slang for sexual expert.

SEXPOT
Sexpot is slang for a person, especially a young woman, considered as being sexually very attractive.

SEXTON BLAKE
Sexton Blake is London Cockney rhyming slang for cake. Sexton Blake is London Cockney rhyming slang for a forgery (fake).

SEXY
Sexy is slang for attractive or enticing.

SHAB
Shab was old slang for a contemptible or worthless person. Shab was old slang for get rid of.

SHABRAG
Shabrag is slang for scruffy, shabby, dilapidated.

SHABANGING
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SHABAROON
Shabaroon is slang for an unkempt, disreputable person.

SHABBA RANK
Shabba Rank is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbation (wank).

SHABBEROON
Shabberoon is British slang for a tramp.

SHABU
Shabu is slang for phencyclidine.

SHACK
Shack is slang for a tramp. Shack is slang for a small house or shop. Shack is American slang for the brakeman or guard on a train.

SHACKUP
Shackup is slang for to live with outside of marriage, to cohabit.

SHACKERETTE
Shackerette is Australian slang for a female livein lover.

SHACKLES
Shackles is American tramp slang for soup, broth or stew.

SHADE
Shade is American slang for a receiver of stolen goods.

SHADES
Shades is slang for sunglasses.

SHADY
Shady is slang for dubious or corrupt.

SHAFT
Shaft is slang for trick or cheat. Shaft is slang for unfair or harsh treatment. Shaft is slang for sexual intercourse. Shaft is slang for the penis. Shaft is slang for a sexual partner.

SHAFTED
Shafted is slang for tricked or cheated.

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SHAFTING
Shafting is slang for harsh, ruinous, unfair treatment.

SHAFTS
Shafts is BlackAmerican slang for ones legs

SHAG
Shag is slang for sexual intercourse. Shag is Australian slang for abandoned and alone. Shag was American slang for a boyfriend, girlfriend or escort.

SHAG ONE'S HAND


Shag one's hand is British slang for masturbate.

SHAGBAG
Shagbag is military slang for a prostitute.

SHAGGED

Shagged is slang for worn out, tired, exhausted.

SHAGGER
Shagger is slang for a person who copulates.

SHAGGERS BACK
Shaggers back is British slang for back ache caused by too much sex.

SHAGGING WAGON
Shagging wagon is British and Australian slang for a vehicle used for dating or seduction.

SHAGNASTY
Shagnasty is British slang for an unpleasant man.

SHAGROON
Shagroon was New Zealand slang for an early settler in Canterbury from a place other than Britain, especially Australia.

SHAKE
Shake is British slang for to alert, rouse. Shake is British slang for masturbate. Shake is Australian slang for to steal. 935

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SHAKE AND SHIVER


Shake and shiver is theatre rhyming slang for a river.

SHAKE DANCER
Shake dancer is American slang for a femal dancer who shakes her breasts to music.

SHAKE DOWN
Shake down is American slang for to extort money from, especially by blackmail or threats of violence. Shake down is American slang for to search thoroughly.

SHAKE HANDS WITH THE UNEMPLOYED


Shake hands with the unemployed is slang for urinate. The term is used by men.

SHAKE YOUR SHAMBLES


Shake your shambles was 17th century slang for go away.

SHAM
Sham is slang for champagne.

SHAMEDUP
Shamedup is British slang for humiliated.

SHAMPOO
Shampoo is slang for champagne.

SHAMPOO THE RUG


Shampoo the rug is British slang for to ejaculate over a woman's pubic hair.

SHAMPSTEADS
Shampsteads is British slang for false teeth.

SHAMUS
Shamus is American slang for a police or private detective.

SHANGHAI
Shanghai is slang for to intoxicate and ship a person, such as a sailor, while in this condition. Shanghai is slang for to force or trick someone into doing something, going somewhere, etc. Shanghai is Australian and New Zealand slang for to shoot with a catapult.

SHANK
Shank is British and American slang for a homemade knife. Shank is British slang for to stab. 936

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SHANT
Shant is slang for a quart mug, or other mug and its contents, usually alcoholic drink.

SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT


Shape up or ship out is slang for achieve an acceptable standard of performance or leave.

SHAPES
Shapes is American slang for dice which have been bevelled to make them fall with particular faces showing.

SHAQFU
ShaqFu is American slang for to vomit

SHARD
Shard is Dorset slang for earthenware.

SHARK
Shark is nautical slang for a customs officer. Shark is American slang for a very capable and intelligent student. Shark was 18th century slang for a pickpocket.

SHARKS
Sharks was old nautical slang for the pressgang.

SHARON
Sharon is British slang for an uncultured, working class girl.

SHARON STONE
Sharon Stone is London Cockney rhyming slang for telephone.

SHARP
Sharp is slang for an expert. Sharp is slang for excellent, smart, neatly fashionable, wellequipped. Sharp is British slang for to cheat, swindle, con. Sharp is American slang for a secondhand car in excellent condition.

SHARP AND BLUNT


Sharp and blunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for the vagina (cunt).

SHARPER'S TOOL
Sharper's tool is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool.

SHARPIES
Sharpies was Australian slang for a 1950s teen movement characterised by shorthair and aggression.

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SHASSEN
Shassen is Dorset slang for shall not.

SHAT
Shat is slang for to have defecated.

SHATTEN
Shatten is Dorset slang for should not.

SHAUN SPADAH
Shaun Spadah was 1920's London Cockney rhyming slang for a car.

SHAVE
Shave is American military slang for an unauthenticated report. Shave is American slang for an excessive premium on a bill of exchange. Shave was old slang for steal.

SHAVEN HAVEN
Shaven haven is British slang for a hairless pubic region of a woman.

SHAVER
Shaver is British slang for a man.

SHAVING CREAM
Shaving cream is British slang for excrement.

SHAWL
Shawl is Irish slang for a prostitute.

SHE
She is slang for cocaine. She is Jamaican slang for her.

SHEMALE
Shemale is slang for a transvestite Shemale is slang for a passive homosexual.

SHEMAN
Sheman is British slang for a transvestite. Sheman is British slang for a butch woman. Sheman is British slang for an effeminate man.

SHEOAK
Sheoak is Australian slang for Australian brewed beer.

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SHEOAK NET
Sheoak net is Australian slang for a safety net fitted to a ship's gangway to prevent drunken sailors falling into the water.

SHEBANG
Shebang is slang for a situation, matter, or affair.

SHED
Shed is British slang for a promiscuous woman.

SHEEN
Sheen is slang for bad money. Sheen is American slang for a car (automobile).

SHEENY
Sheeny is derogatory slang for a Jew.

SHEEPDIP
Sheepdip is slang for low quality alcoholic drink.

SHEEPSHAGGER
Sheepshagger is British slang for a countryman. Sheepshagger is British slang for a Welshman.

SHEEPSKIN
Sheepskin is American slang for parchment diploma received on passing a degree.

SHEET
Sheet is British slang for a one pund note. Sheet is slang for an American dollar bill.

SHEETS
Sheets is slang for phencyclidine.

SHEILA
Sheila is Australian slang for a woman.

SHEKELS
Shekels is slang for money.

SHELF
Shelf is British slang for the top of a fat woman's backside. Shelf is Australian slang for to inform upon; a police informer.

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SHELL
Shell is American slang for a dollar. Shell is American slang for a beer, a beercan.

SHELL MEX
Shell Mex is London Cockney rhyming slang for sex.

SHELLLIKE
Shelllike is British slang for the ear.

SHELLAC
Shellac is slang for to beat, defeat completely.

SHELLACK
Shallack is British slang for to defeat comprehensively.

SHELLACKED
Shellacked is American slang for intoxicated.

SHELLACKING
Shellacking is American slang for a complete defeat; a sound beating.

SHELLBACK
Shellback is slang for a sailor who has crossed the equator, an experienced sailor.

SHEMOZZLE
Shemozzle is slang for a muddle, complicated situation; a quarrel, brawl or melee.

SHENANIGANS
Shenanigans is slang for unruly behaviour, nonsense.

SHEPHERD
Shepherd is Australian slang for follow a person with the aim of cheating them.

SHEPHERD'S BUSH
Shepherd's Bush is London Cockney rhyming slang for the face (moosh). Shepherd's Bush is London Cockney rhyming slang for push.

SHEPHERD'S PIE
Shepherd's pie is London Cockney rhyming slang for the sky.

SHEPHERD'S PLAID
Shepherd's plaid is London Cockney rhyming slang for bad.

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SHERBERT
Sherbert is British slang for an alcoholic drink, particularly beer. Sherbert is Australian slang for beer.

SHERBERT DAB
Sherbert dab is London Cockney rhyming slang for a taxi (cab).

SHERBERT DIP
Sherbert dip is London Cockney rhyming slang for a gratuity (tip).

SHERM
Sherm is slang for tobacco and pot rolled together and dipped in PCP.

SHERMAN
Sherman (shortened from Sherman tank) is British rhyming slang for mastrubate.

SHERMAN TANK
Sherman tank is British rhyming slang for mastrubate (wank). Sherman tank is London Cockney rhyming slang for an American (yank).

SHERMANS
Shermans is slang for phencyclidine.

SHERRY
Sherry is slang for run away.

SHICE
Shice is British slang for to cheat, to swindle. Shice is old slang for counterfeit money; nothing, something worthless.

SHICER
Shicer is old slang for a worthless or contemptible person or thing; a swindler or cheat.

SHICKER
Shicker is Australian and New Zealand slang for alcoholic drink; liquor. Shicker is Australian and New Zealand slang for intoxicated.

SHICKERED
Shickered is Australian and New Zealand slang for drunk; intoxicated.

SHICKERY
Shickery was old slang for shabby, rickety. Shickery was old slang for drunk.

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SHICKSA
Shicksa is British slang for a nonJewish girl.

SHICKSTER
Shickster was old slang for a promiscuous woman.

SHIFT
Shift is slang for to move quickly.

SHIKSE
Shikse is American Jewish slang for a nonjewish female.

SHILL
Shill is slang for a house player in a casino. Shill is slang for a confidence trickster's assistant, especially a person who poses as an ordinary customer, gambler, etc., in order to entice others to participate. Shill is American slang for a police truncheon.

SHILLING TABERNACLE
Shilling tabernacle was slang for a Baptist or Methodist teameeting where refreshments were available for a shilling.

SHILLINGS AND PENCE


Shillings and pence is old London Cockney rhyming slang for common sense.

SHILLYSHALLY
Shillyshally is slang for vacillation. Shillyshally is slang for an indecisive person.

SHIM
Shim is slang for a strip of celluloid used by criminals to open spring locks. Shim is slang for a transvestite. Shim is slang for an effeminate or passive homosexual.

SHIM SHANKING
Shim shanking is Dorset slang for being careless.

SHIMSHAM
Shimsham is American slang for nervousness.

SHIMMY
Shimmy is slang for a woman's petticoat. Shimmy is slang for a man's shirt. Shimmy is slang for the game chemin de fer.

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SHIN
Shin is American slang for to run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily. Shin is American prison slang for a contraband weapon, a gun or knife.

SHINPLASTER
Shinplaster is American and Australian slang for a bank note, especially one of low denomination. Shinplaster was Canadian slang for a twentyfive cent note.

SHINDIG
Shindig is slang for a party.

SHINDY
Shindy is slang for an uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.

SHINE
Shine is British slang for money. Shine is derogatory American slang for a Black person.

SHINEDON
Shinedon is American slang for ignored, disregarded.

SHINER
Shiner is slang for a black eye. Shiner is slang for a bright piece of money. Shiner is slang for a jewel. Shiner is slang for a windowcleaner. Shiner was old slang for a mirror used in cheating at cards.

SHINGLES WITH A SHIMMY


Shingles with a shimy is American slang for toast and jam.

SHINNER
Shinner is American slang for a person who borrows money.

SHINY AND BRIGHT


Shiny and bright is London Cockney rhyming slang for alright.

SHINY BUM BRIGADE


Shiny bum brigade is British slang for office workers.

SHIP IN FULL SAIL


Ship in full sail was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a pint of ale.

SHIP OUT
Ship Out is slang for depart.

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SHIP OVER
Ship over is American military slang for reenlist, volunteer for a tour of duty.

SHIP UNDER SAIL


Ship under sail was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a tale as told by a con man.

SHIRALEE
Shiralee is Australian slang for tramp's bundle of personal belongings.

SHIRLEY BASSEY
Shirley Bassey is London Cockney rhyming slang for chassis.

SHIRT AND COLLAR


Shirt and collar was old London Cockney rhyming slang for two shillings and six pence (a dollar).

SHIRTLIFTER
Shirtlifter is derogatory slang for a male homosexual.

SHIRTY
Shirty is slang for getting angry or upset.

SHIT
Shit is slang for faeces. Shit is slang for nonsense. Shit is slang for a contemptible, obnoxious or worthless person. Shit is slang for defacation. Shit is slang for awful, inferior, worthless.

SHIT A BRICK
Shit a brick is slang for be scared.

SHIT AND DERISION


Shit and derision is British slang for confusion, mess, a terrible state of affairs.

SHIT BRICKS
Shit bricks is slang for to be very scared.

SHIT CREEK
Shit creek was 19th century naval slang for a stagnant or dangerous backwater or river.

SHIT DISTURBER
Shit disturber is slang for a malicious gossip. Shit disturber is Canadian slang for a trouble maker, a kill joy.

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SHIT HEAD
Shit head is slang for an annoying or troublesome person.

SHIT HOLE
Shit Hole is slang for a dirty and unpleasant place.

SHIT ON
Shit on is slang for humiliate, reprimand, cheat, deceive, cause trouble for.

SHIT ON A SHINGLE
Shit On A Shingle is American military slang for creamed chipped beef on toast.

SHIT ON ONE'S OWN DOORSTEP


Shit on one's own doorstep is British slang for to do something damaging which will ruin one's own environment.

SHIT ONES PANTS


Shit ones pants is slang for be terrified.

SHIT OR GET OFF THE POT


Shit or get off the pot is slang for make a decision or take action one way or another, or else give someone else the opportunity to do so.

SHIT OUT
Shit out is slang for to act in a cowardly manner.

SHIT SACK
Shit sack is slang for a nappy.

SHIT SCARED
Shit scared is slang for terrified.

SHIT SHOVER
Shit shover is British slang for a male homosexual.

SHIT STABBER
Shit stabber is British slang for a male homosexual.

SHIT STIRRER
Shit stirrer is slang for a malicious gossip.

SHIT YOURSELF
Shit yourself is slang for be scared.

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SHITASS
Shitass is Canadian slang for very unpleasant, worthless, contemptible.

SHITBAG
Shitbag is British slang for an obnoxious or despicable person.

SHITCHUTE
Shitchute is slang for the anus.

SHITFACED
Shitfaced is slang for drunk.

SHITFORBRAINS
Shitforbrains is slang for a particularly stupid person.

SHITHOLE
Shithole is slang for a lavatory. Shithole is slang for a dirty, unpleasant place.

SHITHOT
Shithot is slang for first rate, excellent. Shithot is slang for enthusiastic, very keen.

SHITKICKER
Shitkicker is slang for a menial worker.

SHITKICKING
Shitkicking is slang for wild, primitive, earthy.

SHITLIST
Shitlist is American slang for a black list.

SHITSCARED
Shitscared is slang for very frightened.

SHITBAG
Shitbag is British slang for an unpleasant person.

SHITCAN
Shitcan is Australian slang for to denigrate. Shitcan is American slang for to reject, to throw away.

SHITFACED
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SHITHEAD
Shithead is British slang for an habitual marijuana smoker.

SHITHEEL
Shitheel is American slang for an unpleasant or obnoxious person.

SHITHOUSE
Shithouse is slang for a messy or dirty domicile. Shithouse is slang for toilet. Shithouse is Australian slang for terrible, inferior, worthless.

SHITLESS
Shitless is slang for extremely scared.

SHITS
Shits is slang for diarrhoea.

SHITSTAIN
Shitstain is slang for a contemptible person.

SHITSTINKING
Shitstinking is slang for a horrible place.

SHITTER
Shitter is slang for lavatory, toilet. Shitter is slang for the anus.

SHITTY
Shitty is slang for disgusting, contemptible, awful. Shitty is slang for soiled with faeces.

SHITTYHELMET
Shittyhelmet is British slang for a male homosexual.

SHIV
Shiv is slang for a knife.

SHIVER AND SHAKE


Shiver and shake is London Cockney rhyming slang for cake.

SHLEP
Shlep is slang for to drag, pull, or carry. Shlep is slang for to drag oneself, to move or travel with difficulty. Shlep is slang for a long, tedious or tiring journey. Shlep is American slang for a tedious, feeble or irritating person.

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SHLEPPER
Shlepper is slang for a clumsy, inept, irritating person. Shlepper is slang for a sluttish, slovenly, immoral person. Shlepper is American slang for a scrounger.

SHLEPPY
Shleppy is American slang for irritating, tedious and awkward.

SHLOCK
Shlock is slang for shoddy, inferior.

SHLOCKMEISTER
Shlockmeister is American slang for someone who sells shoddy goods. Shlockmeister is American slang for a television quiz master.

SHLUB
Shlub is American slang for a worthless person, an oaf.

SHMARMY
Shmarmy is British slang for smarmy, offensive, ingrtiating, smug.

SHMEG
Shmeg is British slang for an idiot.

SHMEGEGGE
Shmegegge is American slang for a contemptible, stupid, person.

SHMO
Shmo is slang for a foolish person.

SHMOOZE
Shmooze is American slang for to chat or gossip at length.

SHNICKEL
Shnickel is slang for the penis.

SHNIDE
Shnide is British slang for snide, sneering.

SHNORRER
Shnorrer is slang for a scrounger.

SHODDY DROPPER
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SHOE
Shoe is American slang for excellent, admirable, fashionable.

SHOES AND SOCKS


Shoes and socks is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox).

SHOEY
Shoey is military slang for a shoeingsmith in a cavalry regiment.

SHOFUL
Shoful is old slang for counterfeit money. Shoful is old slang for a hansom cab.

SHONICKER
Shonicker is derogatory American slang for a Jew.

SHONK
Shonk is british slang for the nose. Shonk is derogatory slang for a Jew.

SHONKY
Shonky is slang for Jewish. Shonky is Australian slang for unreliable, dishonest. Shonky is Australian slang for someone engaged in irregular or illegal business activities.

SHOOFLY
ShooFly is American slang for a policeman, usually in plain clothes, detailed to watch and report on other policemen.

SHOOIN
Shooin is American slang for a certainty. Shooin is American slang for allowing a racehorse to win easily.

SHOOL
Shool is slang for beg.

SHOOMERS
Shoomers is British slang for patrons of acid house music clubs.

SHOOT
Shoot is slang for discard, get rid of. Shoot is slang for ejaculate. Shoot is slang for inject a drug. Shoot is slang for heroin. Shoot is slang for leave hurriedly. Shoot is American slang for anger, annoyance.

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SHOOT A CAT
Shoot a cat is British slang for to vomit.

SHOOT ONE'S BOLT


Shoot one's bolt is slang for ejaculate.

SHOOT ONE'S LOAD


Shoot one's load is slang for ejaculate.

SHOOT ONE'S MOUTH OFF


Shoot one's mouth off is slang for to talk indiscreetly; to boast or exaggerate.

SHOOT ONE'S WAD


Shoot one's wad is slang for ejaculate.

SHOOT ONES LOAD


Shoot ones load is slang for to ejaculate semen.

SHOOT THE BREEZE


Shoot the breeze is American and Canadian slang for to pass time talking lightly.

SHOOT THE BULL


Shoot the bull is American and Canadian slang for to pass time talking lightly. Shoot the bull is American and Canadian slang for To boast or exaggerate.

SHOOT THE SHIT


Shoot the shit is American slang for to talk, to gossip.

SHOOT THROUGH
Shoot Through is Australian slang for to leave or disappear.

SHOOT UP
Shoot up is slang for to inject someone, especially oneself with a drug, especially heroin.

SHOOTUP
Shootup is slang for to inject a drug.

SHOOTER
Shooter is British slang for a gun. Shooter is American slang for a measure of spirits intended to be drunk in one swallow.

SHOOTING GALLERY
Shooting gallery is British slang for a place where drug users gather to inject themselves. Shooting gallery is American slang for a house where heroin addicts inject themselves. 950

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SHOOTING GRAVY
Shooting gravy is BlackAmerican slang for when an addict reinjects his own cooked blood

SHOOTING IRON,
Shooting iron is American slang for a firearm.

SHOOTING STICK
Shooting stick is British slang for the penis.

SHOP
Shop is slang for dismiss someone from employment. Shop is British slang for to tell or inform on someone. Shop was old 17th and 18th century slang for prison. Shop is theatre slang for employment.

SHOPKEEPER
Shopkeeper was old slang for an article that remained unsold in a shop for a long time.

SHOPPER
Shopper is slang for an informer.

SHOPPING
Shopping is slang for illicit drugs brought from a dealer.

SHOPPY
Shoppy is slang for a shop assistant.

SHORT
Short is British slang for a measure of a spirit or liquer. Short was old British slang for a measure of gin.

SHORT AND CURLIES


Short and curlies is British slang for pubic hair.

SHORT ARM
Short arm is slang for the penis.

SHORT ARMS
Short arms is British slang for a miser.

SHORT DOG
Short dog is American slang for a bottle of cheap wine or spirits.

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SHORT EYES
Short eyes is American prison slang for a child molester.

SHORT HAIRS
Short hairs is slang for pubic hair.

SHORT OF A SHEET
Short of a sheet is British slang for a simpleton, a crazy person.

SHORT OUT
Short out is American slang for to lose one's temper.

SHORTARM INSPECTION
Shortarm inspection is military slang for an inspection of the penis for venereal disease.

SHORTARSE
Shortarse is slang for a short person.

SHORTCHANGE
Shortchange is slang for to cheat or swindle.

SHORTEYES
Shorteyes is American prison slang for a child molester.

SHORTHOUSE
Shorthouse is British slang for a short person.

SHORTSTUFF
Shortstuff is American slang for a small person, a child.

SHORTARSE
Shortarse is slang for a small person.

SHORTHOUSE
Shorthouse is British slang for a short person.

SHOT
Shot is slang for worn out, exhausted. Shot is slang for intoxicated, drunk. Shot is slang for an injection.

SHOT DOWN
Shot down is British slang for infected with venereal disease.

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SHOT STOPPER
Shot stopper is British slang for a condom.

SHOTGUN
Shotgun is slang for drinking the entire contents of a can of beer in one go, through a hole punched in the bottom. Shotgun is slang for blowing the smoke from a cannabis cigarette into another person's mouth.

SHOULDER
Shoulder was old slang for a coach driver picking up passengers without consulting the proprietor. Shoulder is old slang for embezzle another person's money.

SHOUSE
Shouse is Australian slang for a toilet.

SHOUT
Shout is British slang for a round of drinks. Shout is British slang for an emergency request for help. Shout is American slang for speak to the point. Shout is Australian slang for to vomit. Shout is Australian slang for to buy someone something, to treat someone.

SHOUT AND HOLLER


Shout and holler was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a collar.

SHOUT AT YOUR SHOES


Shout at your shoes is American slang for to vomit

SHOUT EUROPE AT THE SINK


Shout Europe at the sink is American slang for to vomit

SHOUTING TO HUEY AND RALPH


Shouting to Huey and Ralph is American slang for to vomit

SHOVE IT
Shove it is American slang for desist from a course of action.

SHOVE OFF
Shove off is slang for go away.

SHOVE SHIT UPHILL


Shove shit uphill is slang for sodomise.

SHOVEL
Shovel is tramp slang for a spoon.

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SHOVEL AND BROOM


Shovel and broom is British and American rhyming slang for room.

SHOVEL AND PICK


Shovel and pick is London Cockney rhyming slang for an Irish person (Mick). Shovel and pick is London Cockney rhyming slang for prison (nick).

SHOVEL AND SPADE


Shovel and spade is London Cockney rhyming slang for a knife or razor (blade).

SHOVELLER
Shoveller is British slang for a building site labourer.

SHOVELS
Shovels is slang for the spades suit in a deck of cards.

SHOVELS AND SPADES


Shovels and spades is London Cockney rhyming slang for AIDS.

SHOVER
Shover is old slang for someone who passes counterfeit money.

SHOW
Show is British slang for an accidental display of a woman's underwear or naked body. Show is military slang for a raid, battle, or war.

SHOW ONE'S STUDS


Show one's studs is slang for to be ruthless, brutal.

SHOW OUT
Show out is British slang for a woman's signal of interest in a man.

SHOWOFF
Showoff is slang for to act pretentiously, to overly display ones knowledge.

SHOWUP
Showup is American slang for a police identity parade.

SHOWBOAT
Showboat is British slang for to be ostentatious.

SHOWCROP
Showcrop is Dorset slang for a shew.

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SHOWER
Shower is derogatory British slang for a person or group, especially a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc.

SHOWER BATH
Shower bath is London Cockney rhyming slang for ten shillings or 50 pence (a half).

SHPEW
Shpew is American slang for to vomit

SHRAPNEL
Shrapnel is slang for small change.

SHRED
Shred is slang for a tailor. Shred is slang for defeat overwhelmingly.

SHREDDIES
Shreddies is British slang for revolting, tatty, shredded underwear.

SHREWDHEAD
Shrewdhead is Australian and New Zealand slang for a shrewd or cunning person.

SHREWDIE
Shrewdie is Australian and New Zealand slang for a shrewd or cunning person.

SHRIMP
Shrimp is slang for to lick, suck and kiss the toes for sexual gratification.

SHRIMPER
Shrimper is American slang for a footfetishist.

SHRIMPING
Shrimping is American slang for toe sucking.

SHRINK
Shrink (shortened from headshrinker) is slang for a psychiatrist.

SHRINKER
Shrinker is slang for a psychiatrist.

SHRUBBERY
Shrubbery is British slang for pubic hair.

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SHTICK
Shtick is slang for a comedian's routine; act; piece. Shtick is slang for a person's characteristic behaviour. Shtick is slang for a gimmick, trick, ruse.

SHTOOK
Shtook is slang for trouble.

SHTOOM
Shtoom is slang for silent; dumb.

SHTUM
Shtum is slang for silent, unspeaking.

SHTUP
Shtup is slang for push. Shtup is slang for have sexual intercourse.

SHUCK
Shuck is slang for deceive or fool someone.

SHUDDER
Shudder is British slang for sex.

SHUFFLEBUTT
Shufflebutt is slang for a fidgety, restless person.

SHUFTY
Shufty (from the Arabic for look) is British slang for to have a look.

SHUNT
Shunt is motor racing slang for a crash.

SHUSH BAG
Shush bag is Polari slang for a holdall.

SHUSHY
Shushy is slang for a camp, extravagant style.

SHUT EYE
Shut eye is British slang for constipation.

SHUT IT
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SHUT YOUR FACE


Shut your face is slang for an abrupt request to stop talking; be silent.

SHUTEYE
Shuteye is slang for sleep.

SHUTTERBUG
Shutterbug is slang for an enthusiastic photographer.

SHUVVER
Shuvver is British slang for a chauffeur.

SHY
Shy is slang for lacking, such as the team is shy two players. Shy is slang for dubious or suspect.

SHYLOCK
Shylock is slang for a moneylender. Shylock is slang for a Jew.

SHYPOO
Shypoo is Australian slang for a public house selling inferior liquor.

SHYSTER
Shyster is British slang for an undesirable, contemptuous, unpleasant person. Shyster is American slang for a trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way.

SICE
Sice was old slang for a sixpence.

SICK
Sick is American slang for craving or withdrawing from an addictive drug.

SICK SQUID
Sick squid is British slang for six pounds sterling (six quid).

SICKENER
Sickener is slang for a dissappointment.

SICKIE
Sickie is slang for a day off work sick.

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SICKLE
Sickle is British slang for a cycle.

SICKO
Sicko is slang for a disturbing and unsavoury person. A pervert.

SIDE
Side is British slang for insolence, arrogance, or pretentiousness. Side is slang for a recording.

SIDEARMS
Sidearms is American slang for salt and pepper.

SIDEWHEELER
Sidewheeler is American slang for a lefthanded person.

SIDEBOARD
Sideboard is old slang for a standup collar.

SIDEKICK
Sidekick is criminal slang for a sidepocket.

SIDEWAYS
Sideways is Black American slang for goodbye.

SIDEWINDER
Sidewinder is slang for a heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary. Sidewinder is amateur radio slang for a SSB station.

SIDLEY
Sidley is British slang for elegantly stealthy, furtive.

SIEVEHEAD
Sievehead is British slang for a forgetful person.

SIGGING
Sigging is Black American slang for comepting in rounds of ritualised mocking.

SIGHT
Sight is slang for a good deal, a large amount. Sight is slang for something shocking. Sight is Australian slang for to tolerate. Sight is Australian slang for to observe.

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SIGMUND FREUDS
Sigmund Freuds is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids.

SIGNIFIER
Signifier is American slang for a person who boasts or makes insulting remarks in competitve exaggeration.

SIGNIFY
Signify is American slang for boast or make insulting remarks in competitve exaggeration.

SIGOURNEY WEAVE
Sigourney Weaver is London Cockney rhyming slang for the pubic region of a woman (beaver).

SILAS HOCKINGS
Silas Hockings was old British theatre rhyming slang for stockings.

SILENT COP
Silent cop is Australian slang for a small concrete marker set in the middle of a road or crossroads to direct the flow of traffic.

SILENT HORROR
Silent horror is British slang for a quiet but pungent emission of wind from the anus.

SILENT NIGHT
Silent night is London Cockney rhyming slang for light ale.

SILENT TERROR
Silent terror is British slang for a quiet but pungent emission of wind from the anus.

SILICON CHIP
Silicon chip is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Japanese person (nip).

SILK
Silk is American airforce slang for a parachute.

SILLIKIN
Sillikin is old slang for a simpleton, a naive or silly person.

SILLY HOUSE
Silly house is slang for mental hospital.

SILLY MONEY
Silly money is British slang for a ridiculous price.

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SILLY MOO
Silly moo is slang for a idiotic or foolish woman.

SILO
Silo is British slang for an asylum seeker.

SILO BUSTER
Silo buster is slang for a missile which can destroy an enemy missile in its silo.

SILVER AND GOLD


Silver and gold is London Cockney rhyming slang for old.

SILVER BAR
Silver bar is American military slang for a Lieutenant or Marine 1st Lieutenant.

SILVER SPOON
Silver spoon is London Cockney rhyming slang for the moon.

SILVERTAIL
Silvertail is Australian and New Zealand slang for a socially prominent person.

SILVERY MOON
Silvery moon is abusive London Cockney rhyming slang for a black person (coon).

SIM
Sim was old slang for an evengelical christian (Simeonite).

SIMOLEON
Simoleon is slang for a dollar.

SIMOLEONS
Simoleons is American slang for money.

SIMP
Simp is British and American slang for a simpleton.

SIMPATICO
Simpatico is slang for agreeable, pleasant, friendly.

SIMPLE SIMON
Simple Simon is London Cockney rhyming slang for diamond.

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SIN BIN
Sin bin is slang for a school where pupils excluded from other schools are sent. Sin bin is Australian slang for a car or van used primarily for sex. Sin bin is sport slang for an area off the field of play where a player who has committed a foul can be sent to sit for a specified period.

SIN BOSUN
Sin bosun is nautical slang for a ship's captain.

SINSHIFTER
Sinshifter is slang for a clergyman.

SINBAD THE SAILOR


Inbad the sailor is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tailor.

SINEX
Sinex is British slang for an annoying person.

SING
Sing is American slang for to confess or act as an informer.

SING LUNCH
Sing lunch is American slang for to vomit

SING PSYCHEDELIC PRAISES TO THE DEPTHS OF THE CHINA BOWL


Sing psychedelic praises to the depths of the china bowl is American slang for to vomit

SING TO THE SINK


Sing to the sink is American slang for to vomit

SINGER
Singer is slang for an informer.

SINGLEO
Singleo is American slang for alone, without an accomplice.

SINGLETON
Singleton is British slang for a single person.

SINK
Sink is slang for to drink down. Sink is slang for to conceal and appropriate.

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SINKER
Sinker is American slang for a dollar. Sinker is old slang for a doughnut.

SINSEMILLA
Sinsemilla is slang for cannabis.

SIP
Sip is backslang for to urinate (piss).

SIPHON
Siphon is slang for to urinate.

SIPPERS
Sippers is nautical slang for a sip of rum from someone else's tot as a reward or in celebration.

SIR ALEC
Sir Alec is British slang for a pinto of Guinness.

SIR ANTHONY BLUNT


Sir Anthony Blunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (cunt).

SIR LANCELOT
Sir Lancelot is British slang for a promiscuous man.

SIR PAUL
Sir Paul is British slang for a condom.

SIR WALTER SCOTT


Sir Walter Scott is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pint glass (pot).

SISSY
Sissy is slang for an effeminate, weak, or cowardly person.

SISTER
Sister is slang for a male fellow homosexual.

SIT BESIDE 'ER


Sit beside 'er is London Cockney rhyming slang for a spider.

SIT DOWN
Sit down is slang for to submit, to give in, to suffer in silence.

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SITDOWN
Sitdown is slang for to defecate. Sitdown is American slang for a free sitdown meal.

SITDOWN JOB
Sitdown job is British slang for defecation.

SITE
Site is American nautical slang for a job or situation.

SITTER
Sitter is American slang for a person employed to sit in a bard and induce people to buy drinks. Sitter is slang for a sittingroom.

SITUATIONER
Situationer is journalist slang for a an article constituting a general report on some situation.

SIWASH
Siwash is derogatory slang for a North American Indian.

SIX
Six is BlackAmerican slang for grave.

SIX AND EIGHT


Six and eight is London Cockney rhyming slang for a state of agitation or nervousness (state). Six and eight is London Cockney rhyming slang for honest (straight).

SIX BY SIX
Six by six is slang for a six wheel truck with sixwheel drive.

SIX MONTHS HARD


Six months hard was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a bingo card.

SIX PACK
Six pack is slang for a flat, muscular stomach.

SIX TO FOUR
Six to four is London Cockney rhyming slang for a whore.

SIXPACK
Sixpack is slang for strong and evident abdominal muscles.

SIXER
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SIXPENN'ORTH
Sixpenn'orth is old British slang for a sixmonth prison sentence.

SIXTYEIGHT
Sixtyeight is British slang for fellatio.

SIXTYNINE
Sixtynine is slang for simultaneous, mutual oral sex.

SIZE QUEEN
Size queen is slang for a male homosexual who favours sexual partners based upon the size of their genitals.

SIZZLE
Sizzle is BlackAmerican slang for to be dangerously subject to arrest, usually for the possession of illegal drugs

SKAG
Skag (scag) is slang for a cigarette or cigarette stub. Skag (scag) is slang for the narcotic drug heroin.

SKANK
Skank is slang for an ugly, dirty person.

SKANKING
Skanking is slang for a swinging and jerking style of dancing characteristic of reggae and 'twotone' music. Skanking is Jamaican slang for bahving disreputably.

SKANKY
Skanky is slang for dirty, unwashed, unattractive.

SKAT
Skat was 1980's slang for fashionable.

SKATE
Skate is American slang for a person; fellow. Skate is American slang for avoid work or duty, shirk. Skate is American slang for a wornout, decripit horse.

SKEDADDLE
Skedaddle is slang for move, go away or flee as if in a panic.

SKEETER
Skeeter is British slang for a mosquito.

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SKEEZICKS
Skeezicks is American slang for a rascal; rogue.

SKEIN OF THREAD
Skein of thread was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for bed.

SKELDER
Skelder was old slang for beg a living claiming to be a wounded exserviceman. Skelder was old slang for to cheat, swindle or defraud a person.

SKELL
Skell is American slang for a homeless person, particularly a homeless New Yorker living in the subway system.

SKERRET
Skerret is slang for a tiny amount.

SKETCH
Sketch is slang for a small quantity; a drop.

SKETCHLEY'S AERIAL
Sketchley's aerial is British slang for a makeshift aerial made from a wire coathanger.

SKEW
Skew is old slang for a cup or wooden dish.

SKEWWHIFF
Skewwhiff is British slang for crooked, not straight, not perpendicular.

SKIBBY
Skibby was American army slang for a female prostitute.

SKID
Skid is slang for to leave, to go away. Skid is British slang for to make do with little money. Skid is slang for heroin.

SKID ARTIST
Skid artist is British slang for an expert getaway driver.

SKID ROW
Skid row is slang for a dilapidated section of a city inhabited by vagrants, etc.

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SKIDLID
Skidlid is slang for a crash helmet.

SKIDMARK
Skidmark is slang for a faecal smear or stain.

SKIDOO
Skidoo is American slang for depart hurriedly.

SKIDS
Skids is Australian slang for fate, hard luck.

SKIFFLE
Skiffle is BlackAmerican slang for a party given in ones home to make money to pay the rent.

SKILL
Skill is a British slang expression of admiration, appreciation, approval.

SKILLIGALEE
Skilligalee is nautical slang for an inspid drink; tea, coffee.

SKILLY
Skilly (shorterned from skilligalee) is nautical slang for an inspid drink; tea, coffee.

SKIM
Skim is American slang for conceal or divert part of one's income to avoid paying tax.

SKIMMING
Skimming is slang for taking money illegally. Skimming is British slang for illegally taking credit card details by passing the card through a reader.

SKIN
Skin is slang for a skinhead. Skin is slang for a cigarette paper used for rolling a cannabis cigarette. Skin is slang for to strip of money or property; to cheat. (See also fleece). Skin is slang for a purse or wallet. Skin is slang for to rob, defraud. Skin is slang for beat or overcome completely. Skin is slang for a condom. Skin is American slang for a dollar.

SKIN AND BLISTER


Skin and blister is London Cockney rhyming slang for sister.

SKIN AND GRIEF


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SKIN CHIMNEY
Skin chimney is slang for the vagina.

SKIN FLICK
Skin flick is slang for a film containing much nudity and explicit sex for sensational purposes.

SKIN GAME
Skin game is slang for a swindling trick.

SKIN OUT
Skin out is American slang for abscond.

SKIN UP
Skin up is slang for to roll a joint.

SKINPOP
Skinpop is slang for the subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of a narcotic.

SKINFUL
Skinful is slang for a sufficient quantity of alcohol to make one drunk.

SKINHEAD
Skinhead is slang for a bald person. Skinhead is slang for a member of a workingclass youth culture characterised by short cropped hair, the wearing of American shirts, jeans and typically leather boots.

SKINK
Skink is derogatory Black British slang for a white person.

SKINNED RABBIT
Skinned rabbit is British slang for a flacid penis.

SKINNER
Skinner is Australian slang for a racing result very profitable to bookmakers.

SKINNY
Skinny is American slang for information.

SKINNY AS A BROOM
Skinny as a broom is London Cockney rhyming slang for bridegroom.

SKINNYDIP
Skinnydip is slang for to swim naked.

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SKINPOP
Skinpop is slang for to inject a drug into the flesh rather than a vein.

SKINS
Skins is slang for drums. Skins is slang for tyres. Skins is slang for skinheads.

SKINT
Skint is slang for having no money, poor.

SKINTITIS
Skintitis is British slang for being without money, poor.

SKIP
Skip is slang for an escape. Skip is slang for an escapee. Skip is British slang for a boss. Skip is British slang for a place to sleep. Skip is British slang for an old, dilapidated or cheap vehicle.

SKIP AND JUMP


Skip and jump is London Cockney rhyming slang for the heart (pump).

SKIP BAIL
Skip bail is slang for jump bail.

SKIP IT
Skip it is slang for abandon a project. Skip it is slang for abscond, disappear.

SKIP KENNEL
Skip kennel is slang for a lackey; a footboy.

SKIPTRACER
Skiptracer is American slang for a bounty hunter.

SKIPPER
Skipper is slang for a place for sleeping rough. Skipper is slang for a person who sleeps rough, a vagrant. Skipper is British slang for a captain. Skipper is military slang for a commander in the army or airforce. Skipper is American slang for a police captain or sergeant.

SKIPPERING
Skippering is British slang for sleeping rough, to be homeless.

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SKIPPY
Skippy is American slang for a male homosexual. Skippy was American army slang for a female prostitute.

SKIRT
Skirt is slang for a woman or women.

SKIT
Skit is British slang for to tease.

SKITE
Skite is Australian slang for boasting.

SKIVE
Skive is slang for to evade doing ones task or duty.

SKIVER
Skiver is slang for a person who persistently avoids work or responsibility. An idler.

SKIVVIES
Skivvies is slang for underwear.

SKIVVY
Skivvy is slang for a servant for menial tasks. Skivvy is American slang for a man's Tshirt or vest.

SKOOKUM HOUSE
Skookum house is American slang for jail.

SKOSH
Skosh is American slang for a small amount, a little.

SKRIM SHANKING
Skrim shanking is Dorset slang for being careless.

SKULL
Skull is slang for a chief or an expert. Skull is American slang for the head. Skull is American slang for to strike a person on the head. Skull is American slang for fellatio. Skull is Australian slang for to drink alcohol.

SKULL ORCHARD
Skull orchard is slang for a cemetery.

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SKULLDRAG
Skulldrag is BlackAmerican slang for any performance or task that taxes the mind heavily

SKULLED
Skulled is slang for intoxicated, drunk, ynder the influence of drugs.

SKUNK
Skunk is slang for potent marijuana. Skunk is slang for a worthless or contemptible person or thing. Skunk is American and Canadian slang for to defeat overwhelmingly in a game. Skunk is American military slang for an unidentified surface craft.

SKUNK WEED
Skunk weed is slang for cannabis.

SKUNKY
Skunky is slang for smelling bad.

SKY
Sky is slang for raise a price by bidding high. Sky is slang for position high up. Sky is slang for to throw or toss something into the air. Sky is BlackAmerican slang for refers to the blue uniform of a lawenforcement agent.

SKY DIVER
Sky diver is London Cockney rhyming slang for five pounds sterling (fiver). Sky diver is British slang for a pickpocket.

SKY PILOT
Sky pilot is slang for a priest. Sky pilot is slang for a person licensed as a pilot.

SKY ROCKET
Sky rocket is London Cockney rhyming slang for pocket. Sky rocket is American slang for an enthusiastic cheer.

SKY THE WIPE


Sky the wipe is Australian slang for throw in the sponge, give up, admit defeat.

SKYBLUE
Skyblue is nautical slang for barley broth. Skyblue is slang for gin.

SKYER
Skyer is British slang for a pickpocket.

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SKYLARK
Skylark is London Cockney rhyming slang for a park.

SKYMAN
Skyman is slang for an aeronaut. Skyman is British slang for a pickpocket.

SKYSCRAPER
Skyscraper is slang for ball hit high in the air. Skyscraper is London Cockney rhyming slang for paper.

SLAB
Slab is BlackAmerican slang for bread

SLACK
Slack is slang for a prostitute. Slack is slang for to urinate. Slack is Jamaican slang for immoral.

SLACK TWISTED
Slack twisted is Dorset slang for untidy. Slack twisted is Dorset slang for careless.

SLACKJAW
Slackjaw is slang for a talkative person.

SLAG
Slag is British slang for a prostitute or promiscuous woman. Slag is British slang for a despicable man. Slag is British slang for a petty criminal. Slag is British slang for to insult, criticise, denigrate. Slag is Australian slang for to spit.

SLAG DOWN
Slag down is prison slang for to give a verbal lashing to.

SLAG OFF
Slag off is British slang for to denigrate, criticise, insult.

SLAGOFF
Slagoff is slang for to verbally put down someone or something.

SLAGGER
Slagger is British slang for a critic, a reviewer.

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SLAGGING
Slagging is British slang for criticism, denigration, abuse.

SLAGGY
Slaggy is British slang for criminal, reprehensible.

SLAISTER
Slaister is British slang for a messy eater, a dribbler, a dirty, slovenly person.

SLAM
Slam is slang for harsh criticism or abuse. Slam is American slang for an insult.

SLAM BARF
Slam barf is American slang for to vomit

SLAM DANCING
Slam dancing is slang for a form of danicing in which the devotees hurl themselves at eah other, at walls and at the stage.

SLAMMED
Slammed is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

SLAMMER
Slammer is slang for prison.

SLANG
The definition of slang varies from source to source, however the generally accepted definition among the public is of language which is very informal (that is more so than colloquial language which is simply informal) or much below the standard level of education. Hence the dividing line between slang and colloquialisms is very fine, and moving. Many terms start as slang, and become adopted as standard language. Similarly, the precise meanings of slang terms varies through the ages. Because the term slang also encompasses vocabulary not in general use, many dialectal words may also be considered slang.

SLANGS
Slangs was old slang for fetters, legirons.

SLANGWHANG
Slanwhang is American slang for use abusive or violent language.

SLANT
Slant is slang for an oriental person. Slant is slang for an occassion, chance or opportunity for a journey.

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SLANTEYES
Slanteyes is derogatory American slang for an oriental person.

SLAP
Slap is slang for a meal, feast. Slap is theatre slang for face makeup. Slap is Jamaican slang for sexual intercourse.

SLAPANDTICKLE
Slapandtickle is British slang for petting, kissing and caressing. Slapandtickle is London Cockney rhyming slang for pickle.

SLAPHEAD
Slaphead is slang for a balding person.

SLAPPER
Slapper is British slang for a sexually easy woman, or tart; a prstitute, slut.

SLAPSIE MAXIE
Slapsie Maxier is London Cockney rhyming slang for a taxi.

SLASH
Slash is British slang for to urinate.

SLASHER
Slasher is slang for a violent man, particularly one who uses a knife.

SLASHER MOVIE
Slasher movie is slang for a type of film in which victims, usually women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc.

SLATE
Slate is slang for beat or thrash severely. Slate is slang for criticise severely.

SLATHER
Slather is American slang for thrash, defeat thoroughly; castigate.

SLATING
Slating is slang for a severe punishment or beating. Slating is slang for a severe reprimand or crtiticism.

SLATS
Slats is slang for the ribs; buttocks. Slats is Australian slang for the vulval labia.

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SLAUGHTER
Slaughter is British slang for too large, the term is applied to clothes. Slaughter is British slang for to consume a whole bottle of spirit in one session. Slaughter is British slang for to win conclusively.

SLAUGHTERED
Slaughtered is slang for very intoxicated by drink or drugs.

SLAUGHTERHOUSE
Slaughterhouse is slang for a cheap brothel.

SLAUGHTMOBILE
Slaughtmodile is slang for a motor vehicle driben by a joyrider, a drunk or other bad driver.

SLAVE MARKET
Slave market is slang for an employment exchange.

SLAY
Slay is slang for to impress.

SLAY ONE
Slay One is BlackAmerican slang for a request to be told stunning news

SLEAZE
Sleaze is slang for shabbiness, sordiness, immorality. Sleaze is slang for move in a sleazy fashion.

SLEAZEBAG
Sleazebag is slang for a despicable, sleazy fawning person.

SLEAZEBALL
Sleazeball is slang for a despicable, sleazy fawning person.

SLEAZEBUCKET
Sleazebucket is slang for a despicable, sleazy fawning person.

SLEAZO
Sleazo is American slang for something sleazy, especially pornographic.

SLEAZY
Sleazy is slang for sodid, squalid, shabby, dispreputable.

SLEDGE
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SLEDGEHAMMER
Sledgehamer is British slang for lacking subtlety, lacking tact.

SLEDGING
Sledging is sporting slang for heaping insults on an opponent so as to break their concentration.

SLEEP
Sleep is slang for a short prison term.

SLEEPER
Sleeper is slang for a sleepingpill. Sleeper is betting slang for a winning bet that remains unclaimed for a long time.

SLEEPERS
Sleepers is slang for phenobarbital.

SLEEPING POLICEMAN
Sleeping policeman is British slang for a speedbump across a road designed to slow down traffic.

SLEEPY PILLS
Sleepy Pills is slang for phenobarbital.

SLEIGHRIDE
Sleighride is American slang for an implausible story, hoax or deception Sleighride is American slang for a narcotic drug, particularly cocaine. Sleighride is American slang for the feeling of euphoria following the taking of a narcotic drug, particularly cocaine.

SLEWFOOT
Slewfoot is American slang for someone clumsy.

SLEWED
Slewed is slang for somewhat drunk, intoxicated.

SLICE OF HAM
Slice of ham is London Cockney rhyming slang for fellatio (gam).

SLICE OF TOAST
Slice of toast is London Cockney rhyming slang for ghost.

SLICEANDDICE
Sliceanddice is American slang for a violent horror movie in which victims are cut up (a slasher movie).

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SLICEING ONE'S CHOPS


Sliceing one's chops is BlackAmerican slang for talking.

SLICKSTER
Slickster is American slang for a swindler.

SLIDE AND SLUTHER


Slide and sluther is London Cockney rhyming slang for brother.

SLIDE ONES JIB


Slide ones jib is BlackAmerican slang for to talk

SLIDES
Slides is BlackAmerican slang for shoes

SLIM JIM
Slim Jim is slang for a bootlace tie of the type worn by cowboys.

SLIME
Slime is slang for an obnoxious person. Slime is Australian slang for to ejaculate.

SLIMEBAG
Slimebag is slang for a repugnant person.

SLIMEBALL
Slimeball is slang for a repugnant person.

SLIMEBUCKET
Slimebucket is slang for a repugnant person.

SLING YOUR HOOK


Sling your hook is British slang for go away.

SLINGER
Slinger is British slang for a workman who ties a rope around a load so that it can be picked up by a crane.

SLINGERS
Slingers is slang for bread soaked in tea.

SLIP A LENGTH
Slip a length is slang for to fornicate.

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SLIP INTO
Slip into is slang for assail with blows, attack.

SLIP IT TO SOMEONE
Slip it to someone is British slang for have sex with someone.

SLIP ONE OVER ON


Slip one over on is slang for to hoodwink or trick.

SLIPPERY SID
Slippery Sid is British slang for a Jew (Yid).

SLIT
Slit is slang for the vagina. Slit is slang for a female.

SLITHER AND DODGE


Slither and dodge is London Cockney rhyming slang for a branch of a union or the Freemasons (lodge).

SLITTY EYE
Slitty eye is offensive British slang for an oriental person.

SLOMO
Slomo is slang for slowly.

SLOANE RANGER
Sloane ranger is British slang for a subcategory of British youth comprising young, uppermiddle or upper class people, educated at public school, and affecting certain modes of behaviour.

SLOB
Slob is slang for a uncouth, unsavoury or fat person.

SLOBBERCHOPS
Slobberchops is slang for a person with a salivery mouth.

SLOG ONE'S GUTS OUT


Slog one's guts out is British slang for work very hard.

SLOGGER
Slogger is criminal slang for a weapon comprising a heavy weight attached to a strap or thong.

SLOMVOSH
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SLOOP OF WAR
Sloop of war is London Cockney rhyming slang for a whore.

SLOP
Slop is slang for police.

SLOPE
Slope is slang for to depart; to disappear suddenly. Slope is derogatory slang for an oriental, especially a Vietnamese.

SLOPE OFF
Slope off is slang for to leave, to depart surreptitiously.

SLOPEHEAD
Slopehead is derogatory slang for an oriental, especially a Vietnamese.

SLOPEY
Slopey is derogatory American slang for an oriental, especially a Chinese.

SLOPPINGUP
Sloppingup is American slang for a drinking bout.

SLOPPY JOE
Sloppy Joe is slang for a large, baggy, jumper.

SLOPS
Slops is American and Australian slang for beer. Slops is slang for police.

SLOSH
Slosh is British slang for a heavy blow. Slosh is British slang for to hit. Slosh was 1950's British slang for beer. Slosh is American slang for move around aimlessly, loaf about. Slosh was 19th century British slang for alcoholic drink.

SLOSH AND MUD


Slosh and mud is London Cockney rhyming slang for a collar stud.

SLOSHED
Sloshed is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

SLOSHER
Slosher is British slang for a losing bet.

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SLOT
Slot is slang for a slotmachine. Slot is slang for the vulva. Slot is American slang for the middle of the semicircular desk around which newspaper subeditors work. Slot is gay slang for the anus. Slot is Australian slang for a prison cell. Slot is military slang for kill or injure someone by shooting them.

SLOUGH
Slough is slang for imprison.

SLOWMO
Slowmo is British slang for a slow, idling person.

SLUDGEGULPER
Sludgegulper is British slang for a glutton.

SLUG
Slug is British slang for an obnoxious person. Slug is late 19th century slang for a dollar and also for a counterfeit coin. Slug is Australian slang for charge excessively.

SLUG AND SNAIL


Slug and snail is London Cockney rhyming slang for a finger or toe nail.

SLUGFEST
Slugfest is American slang for a hard hitting boxing match or baseball game.

SLUGNUTTY
Slugnutty is American slang for punchdrunk.

SLUGFEST
Slugfest is British slang for a lengthy boxing match.

SLUGGERS
Sluggers is American slang for side whiskers worn from the chin to the ear.

SLUICE ONE'S GOB


Sluice one's gob is slang for drink heartily.

SLUICE THE THROAT


Sluice the throat is British slang for to drink.

SLUM
Slum was old slang for a room. Slum is American criminals' slang for cheap or immitation jewellery. 979

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SLUM BURNER
Slum burner is slang for an army cook.

SLUM GUN
Slum gun is slang for a field kitchen.

SLUMGULLION
Slumgullion is American and Canadian slang for an inexpensive stew.

SLUMMOCK
Slummock is British slang for a lazy, untidy person.

SLUSH
Slush is slang for food of a watery consistency. Slush is slang for counterfeit paper money. Slush was nautical slang for the oils and fats obtained from boiling meat.

SLUSH AND SLURRY


Slush and slurry is London Cockney rhyming slang for curry.

SLUSH FUND
Slush fund was nautical slang for a fund of money raised from the sale of slush and used to buy luxuries for the crew.

SLUSH PUMP
Slush pump is American slang for a trombone.

SLUSHY
Slushy is Australian slang for an unskilled kitchen assistant.

SLUTTY
Slutty is slang for sluttish.

SLY
Sly is Australian and New Zealand slang for illicit.

SMACK
Smack is slang for heroin. Smack is British slang for to eat noisily.

SMACK IN THE EYE


Smack in the eye is London Cockney rhyming slang for pie.

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SMACK OFF
Smack off is British slang for to masturbate.

SMACKEDOUT
Smackedout is slang for addicted to heroin. Smackedout is slang for under the influence of heroin.

SMACKER
Smacker is slang for a loud kiss. Smacker is slang for a pound note or dollar bill.

SMACKEROO
Smackeroo is slang for a pound note or dollar bill.

SMACKERS
Smackers is slang for money.

SMACKHEAD
Smackhead is slang for a heroin addict, junkie.

SMALL POTATOES
Small potatoes is slang for an insignificant amount, often with regard to money.

SMALLTIME
Smalltime is slang for insignificant, worthless. Smalltime is slang for the lower ranks of a profession.

SMARM
Smarm is Dorset slang for to dirty, to soil.

SMARMITE
Smarmite is British slang for a smarmy, ingratiating person.

SMARMY

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Smarmy is slang for obsequious, condescendingly flattering.

SMART MONEY
Smart money is British slang for financial acumen. Smart money was 17th century British slang for a serviceman's disability pension.

SMARTARSE
Smartarse is slang for a person who smuggly displays their intelligence.

SMARTASS
Smartass is slang for a person who smuggly displays their intelligence.

SMARTMOUTH
Smartmouth is American slang for to cheek, to speak disrespectfully of someone.

SMARTS
Smarts is British and American slang for knowhow, intelligence, or wits.

SMASH
Smash is American slang for an alcoholic drink, particularly wine. Smash is American slang for a wild or rowdy party. Smash is criminals' slang for a counterfeit coin. Smash is criminals' slang for loose change, coins. Smash is criminals' slang for pass counterfeit money.

SMASH AND GRAB


Smash and grab is London Cockney rhyming slang for a taxi cab.

SMASH MOUTH
Smash mouth is American slang for to kiss.

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SMASHED
Smashed is slang for drunk, intoxicated. Smashed is slang for under the influence of drugs.

SMASHER
Smasher is slang for something very large or extraordinary. Smasher is criminals' slang for someone who passes counterfeit money.

SMASHEROO
Smasheroo is American slang for a smash hit.

SMASHING
Smashing is slang for excellent, brilliant.

SMEAR
Smear is American slang for to defeat completely. Smear is slang for kill or destroy by bombing.

SMEAR AND SMUDGE


Smear and smudge is London Cockney rhyming slang for a judge.

SMEARS
Smears is British slang for a window cleaner.

SMEECH
Smeech is Dorset slang for dust.

SMEESH
Smeesh was 19th century slang for a loose fitting dress.

SMEG
Smeg is British slang for a foolish or dirty person. An idiot.

SMEGHEAD
Smeghead is slang for an imbecile, an unliked person.

SMEGGY
Smeggy is slang for unsavoury, horrible.

SMELLER
Smeller is slang for the nose. Smeller is slang for a blow to the nose. Smeller is slang for something exceptionally violent or severe.

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SMELLY BREATH
Smelly breath is London Cockney rhyming slang for a chef.

SMICKS
Snicks is slang for a share.

SMIDGE
Smidge is slang for a little, a small amount.

SMIDGEN
Smidgen is slang for a little, a small amount.

SMIDGIN
Smidgin is slang for a little, a small amount.

SMILE
Smile is American slang for have a drink.

SMILE AND SMIRK


Smile and smirk is London Cockney rhyming slang for work.

SMILE AND TITTER


Smile and titter is London Cockney rhyming slang for bitter (beer). Smile and titter was London Cockney rhyming slang for a mixture of mild and bitter.

SMOKE
Smoke is slang for a cigarette. Smoke is slang for to use marijuana for smoking. Smoke is slang for to move, drive, ride, etc., very fast. Smoke is derogatory American slang for a Black person. Smoke is American slang for to kill. Smoke is Australian slang for depart, slope off.

SMOKE HADDOCK
Smoked Haddock is British racing rhyming slang for a paddock.

SMOKEHO
SmokeHo is Australian slang for a work break.

SMOKEO
Smokeo is Australian slang for a work break.

SMOKER
Smoker is British slang for a dilapidated old car.

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SMOKEY
Smokey is American slang for a police officer.

SMOKEY BEAR
Smokey Bear is American slang for a type of widebrimmed hat. Smokey Bear is American and Australian slang for police.

SMOKEYS
Smokeys is American and Australian slang for police.

SMOKIES
Smokies is American and Australian slang for police.

SMOKO
Smoko is Australian slang for a work break.

SMOOTHIE
Smoothie is slang for a person who is over stylish and suave.

SMOTHER
Smother is British slang for an overcoat.

SMOTHER GAME
Smother game is British slang for picking pockets with the aid of a concealing overcoat.

SMOUCH
Smouch is slang for a Jew. Smouch was old slang for dried tree leaves used to adulterate tea. Smouch is American slang for acquire dishonestly; pilfer.

SMOUSE
Smouse was old slang for a Jew.

SMOUT
Smout was old slang for do causal work in a printing house where one was not regularly employed.

SMOWY
Snowy is old slang for linen.

SMUDGE
Smudge is slang for a photograph taken by a street or press photographer.

SMUDGER
Smudger is British London slang for a friend. Smudger is British slang for a photographer. 985

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SMUG
Smug was old university slang for a hardworking student. Smug is slang for steal. Smug is slang for to arrest.

SMUGGED
Smugged is slang for arrested, caught by the police.

SMUSH
Smush is slang for the mouth.

SNACK
Snack is Australian slang for something easy to accomplish.

SNACK ATTACK
Snack attack is slang for a bout of compulsive eating. Hunger.

SNAFFLE
Snaffle is slang for to grab, seize or steal. Snaffle is slang for arrest.

SNAFU
Snafu is slang for an impossible situation, a mess of incompetence. Snafu (Situation Normal, All Fuck Up) is military slang for confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state.

SNAG
Snag is Dorset slang for sloe. Snag is Australian slang for sausages.

SNAGGER
Snagger is Australian slang for a slow or inexpert sheepshearer.

SNAGS
Snags is Australian slang for sausages.

SNAIL
Snail is slang for a slow driver.

SNAILMAIL
Snailmail is slang for post, mail.

SNAKE CHARMER
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SNAKE EYES
Snake eyes is American slang for tapioca. Snake eyes is American slang for a throw of two ones with a pair of dice. Snake eyes is American slang for bad luck.

SNAKE IN THE GRASS


Snake in the grass is British slang for an informer, a telltale. Snake in the grass is London Cockney rhyming slang for a glass.

SNAKE JUICE
Snake juice is Australian slang for any strong alcoholic drink, especially when homemade.

SNAKE'S HISS
Snake's hiss is London Cockney rhyming slang for utination (piss).

SNAKEBITTEN
Snakebitten is American slang for unlucky, doomed to misfortune.

SNAKES
Snakes is Australian slang for urine, to urinate. Snakes is Australian slang for a toilet.

SNAKY
Snaky is Australian and New Zealand slang for angry, irritable.

SNAP
Snap is British slang for a snack. Snap is British slang for a packed lunch. Snap is British slang for a glass ampoule of amyl nitrate Snap is American slang for an easy task or soft option.

SNAPPER
Snapper is slang for a ticket inspector. Snapper is slang for a photographer. Snapper is slang for a young man. Snapper was old slang for an accomplice.

SNAPPERS
Snappers is slang for false teeth. Snappers is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

SNAPPY
Snappy is slang for stylish, neat.

SNAPS
Snaps is slang for handcuffs.

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SNARF
Snarf is American slang for eat or drink quickly or greedily.

SNARLER
Snarler is Australian slang for a discharge.

SNART
Snart is British slang for to snigger or snort with derision. Snart is British slang for to sniff or inhale. Snart is British slang for to sneeze.

SNATCH
Snatch is slang for robbery. Snatch is slang for an act of kidnapping. Snatch is slang for vagina. Snatch is slang for women. Snatch is slang for a hasty copulation.

SNATCH 22
Snatch 22 is British slang for an ugly woman.

SNATCH IT
Snatch it is Australian slang for resign, taking the wages due.

SNATCH ONE'S TIME


Snatch one's time is Australian slang for resign, taking the wages due.

SNAVEL
Snavel is slang for steal, take.

SNAZZ
Snazz is slang for elegance, showiness.

SNAZZEDUP
Snazzedup is slang for smart, elegant, dressedup, embelished.

SNAZZY
Snazzy is slang for smart or attractive in an ostentatious way.

SNEAK
Sneak is slang for an informer, someone who tells tales.

SNEAKSMAN
Sneaksman is slang for a petty thief.

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SNEAKY PETE
Sneaky Pete is American slang for very cheap, low quality alcoholic drink, especially dregs of wine.

SNEEZE
Sneeze is slang for cocaine. Sneeze is slang for pepper. Sneeze was old slang for snuff.

SNEEZE CHEEZE
Sneeze cheeze is American slang for to vomit

SNEEZE CHUNKS
Sneeze chunks is American slang for to vomit

SNEEZER
Sneezer is slang for a snuff box. Sneezer is slang for the nose. Sneezer is slang for a handkerchief. Sneezer is slang for a strong drink. Sneezer is slang for something exceptionally good, strong or violent.

SNIB
Snib is slang for a petty thief.

SNIDE
Snide is slang for sham jewellery. Snide is British slang for illegal, counterfeit, dishonest. Snide is British slang for a person who isn't what they seem. Snide is British slang for a nasty remark. Snide is Australian slang for a stolen pearl.

SNIFF
Sniff is slang for cocaine. Sniff is slang for an inhaled drug. Sniff is slang for glue or other chemical used for sniffing.

SNIFF A POWDER
Sniff a powder is BlackAmerican slang for to run away and leave

SNIFFER
Sniffer is slang for the nose. Sniffer is slang for someone who inhales drugs.

SNIFFER AND SNORTER


Sniffer and snorter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a reporter.

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SNIFTER
Snifter is slang for a small amount of alcoholic drink. Snifter is American slang for cocaine addict. Snifter is American slang for a portable radio directionfinder. Snifter is American slang for a small quantity of cociane sniffed through the nose.

SNIFTY
Snifty is American slang for haughty, disdainful.

SNIG
Snig is slang for nasal mucus. Often extended to sniggy.

SNIP
Snip is slang for something easily achievable. Snip is slang for a bargain. Snip is slang for a tailor. Snip is slang for handcuffs. Snip is slang for a small, insignificant, irritating person.

SNIPCOCK
Snipcock is British slang for a male Jew.

SNIPE
Snipe is American slang for a cigarette or cigar butt. Snipe is American slang for gold prospecting.

SNIPER
Sniper is Australian slang for a nonunion worker.

SNIPES
Snipes is slang for scissors.

SNIPPY
Snippy is slang for irritatingly critical.

SNIPS
Snips is British slang for scissors.

SNIT
Snit is slang for a small, obnoxious person. Snit is slang for a small, insignificant person. Snit is American slang for a state of agitation, rage or a sulk.

SNITCH
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SNOB
Snob was Cambridge University slang for someone not a member of the university.

SNOCKERED
Snockered is American slang for drunk; intoxicated. Snockered is American slang for completed, solved, finished.

SNODGER
Snodger is Australian and New Zealand slang for something excellent; firstrate.

SNOG
Snog is slang for to kiss lengthily, passionately or lustfully.

SNOG AND FUCK


Snog and fuck is City of London slang for the Dog and Duck pub.

SNOLLYGOSTER
Snollygoster is American slang for a shrewd and unprincipled person. The term is especially applied to politicians.

SNOODLING
Snoodling is Dorset slang for drizzling, finely raining

SNOOKER
Snooker is British slang for to put someone in an awkward position or situation. Snooker was old slang for a newly joined cadet at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

SNOOKERED
Snookered is slang for defeated, thwarted.

SNOOP AND PRY


Snoop and pry is London Cockney rhyming slang for cry.

SNOOT
Snoot is slang for the nose. Snoot is slang for a snobby person.

SNOOTY
Snooty is slang for conceited, snobby.

SNOOZE
Snooze is slang for something tedious or boring. Snooze is slang for a bed.

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SNOOZER
Snoozer is slang for a thief who steals from the building in which they are staying. Snoozer is slang for a man. Snoozer is slang for a bed.

SNOOZING AND SNORING


Snoozing and snoring is London Cockney rhyming slang for boring.

SNORE
Snore is slang for something boring or tedious. Snore is slang for sleep. Snore is slang for a bed.

SNOREPIG
Snorepig is British slang for a heavy snorer.

SNOREGASM
Snoregasm is British slang for a wet dream.

SNORER
Snorer is slang for a person who snores.

SNORK
Snork is Australian and New Zealand slang for a baby. Snork is Australian slang for a sausage.

SNORKER
Snorker is Australian slang for a sausage. Snorker is Australian slang for the penis.

SNORKY
Snorky is slang for elegant, welldressed.

SNORT
Snort is slang for cocaine. Snort is slang for an instance of sniffing a drug. Snort is slang for the snorkel on a submarine. Snort is slang for an alcoholic drink. Snort is slang for a single does of an inhaled drug.

SNORTER
Snorter is slang for the nose. Snorter is British slang for something outstandingly impressive or difficult. Snorter is British slang for something or someone ridiculous.

SNOT
Snot is slang for nasal mucus. Snot is slang for the residue left after smoking amphetamine. 992

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SNOT GROVELLER
Snot groveller is slang for a toady.

SNOT RAG
Snot rag is slang for a handkerchief.

SNOTNOSED
Snotnosed is slang for childish, conceited or contemptible.

SNOTNOSE
Snotnose is slang for a childish, conceited or contemptible person.

SNOTRAG
Snotrag is British slang for a handkerchief.

SNOTTY
Snotty is slang for over proud and conceited. Snotty is slang for contemptible; nasty. Snotty is slang for suffering from catarrh.

SNOUT
Snout is slang for a paid police informer. Snout is slang for the nose. Snout is slang for to inform. Snout is British slang for a cigarette or tobacco.

SNOUTFACE
Snoutface is slang for a contemptible person.

SNOUTCAST
Snoutcast is slang for a smoker.

SNOUTER
Snouter is slang for a tobacconist.

SNOW
Snow is slang for cocaine. Snow is British slang for silver coins. Snow is Black slang for a white person. Snow is American and Canadian slang for to deceive or overwhelm with elaborate often insincere talk.

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SNOW AND ICE


Snow and ice is London Cockney rhyming slang for price.

SNOW BALL
Snow ball is slang for a mixture of heroin and cocaine.

SNOW CONE
Snow Cone is slang for cocaine.

SNOW JOB
Snow job is British slang for a lie, an excuse. Snow job is American slang for deceipt, browbeating, manipulation.

SNOW OUT
Snow out is slang for to lose one's conciousness or bearings.

SNOW SEALS
Snow Seals is slang for cocaine.

SNOW WHITE
Snow White is slang for cocaine.

SNOW WHITES
Snow Whites is London Cockney rhyming slang for tights.

SNOWBLIND
Snowblind is slang for addicted to cocaine.

SNOWBALL
Snowball is slang for a Black person. Snowball is slang for to con, to trick, to deceive.

SNOWBALL'S CHANCE IN HELL


Snowball's chance in hell is British slang for no chance at all, impossible.

SNOWBIRD
Snowbird is slang for a cocaine user. Snowbird is British slang for a female cocaine dealer.

SNOWBIRD
Snowbird is American slang for a person addicted to cocaine, or sometimes heroin.

SNOWDROP
Snowdrop is slang for to steal clothes from clothes lines. Snowdrop is slang for a military policeman. 994

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SNOWDROPPER
Snowdropper is British slang for someone who steals clothes from washing lines.

SNOWED
Snowed is slang for under the influence of cocaine.

SNOWFLAKE
Snowflake is slang for crack cocaine.

SNOWMAN
Snowman is American slang for someone who deceives others with words, a con man.

SNOZZ
Snozz is slang for a large nose.

SNOZZLE
Snozzle is slang for the nose.

SNUB
Snub is American slang for a snubnosed revolver.

SNUBBY
Snubby is American slang for a snubnosed revolver.

SNUBS
Snubs is a slang expression of indifference or contempt.

SNUFF
Snuff is slang for to die. Snuff is slang for to kill. Snuff is slang for to sniff cocaine. Snuff is slang for cocaine.

SNUFF DIPPING
Snuff dipping is slang for chewing tobacco.

SNUFF IT
Snuff it is British slang for to die.

SNUFF MOVIE
Snuff movie is slang for a violent movie showing real murders.

SNUFF OUT
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SNUFFIT
Snuffit is slang for to die.

SNUFFBOX
Snuffbox was old slang for the nose.

SNUFFER
Snuffer is slang for the nostrils.

SNUFFY
Snuffy is slang for someone who gets sexually aroused by smelling underwear. Snuffy is old slang for tispy, drunk.

SNUFTY
Snufty is British slang for someone who receives sexual pleasure from sniffing clothes, seats etc.

SNUGGLE
Snuggle is slang for a bed.

SNURGE
Snurge is slang for an obnoxious person; a telltale.

SO
So is old slang for a homosexual.

SO WHAT
So what is slang for an exclamation of indifference.

SO'JER
So'jer is Dorset slang for soldier.

SO'S
So's is Dorset slang for souls (people). So's is Dorset slang for so as.

SO'ST
So'st is Dorset slang for so as to.

SOANDSO
Soandso is slang for a contemptible person.

SOAK
Soak is American and Canadian slang for to overcharge. Soak is British slang for to pawn. Soak is slang for a person who drinks to excess. 996

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SOAKED
Soaked is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

SOAKER
Soaker is slang for a hard drinker.

SOAP
Soap is slang for soapopera. Soap is slang for to flatter; to wheedle. Soap is American and Canadian slang for money, especially for bribery.

SOAP AND FLANNEL


Soap and flannel is London Cockney rhyming slang for panel.

SOAP AND LATHER


Soap and lather is London Cockney rhyming slang for father.

SOAP AND WATER


Soap and water is London Cockney rhyming slang for daughter.

SOAP DODGER
Soap dodger is slang for a dirty person who refuses to wash.

SOAPDODGER
Soapdodger is British slang for a dirty, smelly, unkempt person.

SOAPY
Soapy is slang for flattering or persuasive. Soapy is slang for someone who refuses to wash.

SOAPY BUBBLE
Soapy bubble is London Cockney rhyming slang for trouble.

SOB
SOB is a slang abbreviation for son of a bitch. Sob is British slang for one pound sterling.

SOCK
Sock is school slang for food, especially cakes and sweets.

SOCKPUPPET
Sockpuppet is American slang for a stupid person, especially an unoriginal one who copies other people's ideas.

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SOCKDOLAGER
See 'Sockdologer'

SOCKDOLOGER
Sockdologer is American and Canadian slang for a decisive blow or remark. Sockdologer is American and Canadian slang for an outstanding person or thing.

SOCKED IN
Socked in is American and Canadian slang describing an airport closed by adverse weather conditions.

SOCKET
Socket is slang for the vagina.

SOCKET MONEY
Socket money is slang for money paid for sex.

SOCKING
Socking is slang for exceedingly; very.

SOCKO
Socko is slang for stunningly effective or successful.

SOD
Sod is British slang for a despicable person. Sod is British slang for am awkward task.

SOD OFF
Sod off is British slang for go away.

SODALL
Sodall is British slang for nothing.

SODA
Soda is American slang for cocaine.

SODDEN
Sodden is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

SODDING
Sodding is British slang for very.

SODOM AND GOMMORAH


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SOFA LOAFER
Sofa loafer is British slang for an idler.

SOFT
Soft is slang for banknotes.

SOFT BOY
Soft boy is Jamaican slang for a male homosexual or effeminate man.

SOFT IN THE HEAD


Soft in the head is slang for stupid, dimwitted.

SOFT SAWDER
Soft sawder is slang for seductive praise; flattery; blarney.

SOFTBALLS
Softballs is slang for phenobarbital.

SOFTSHOE
Softshoe is slang for to move surreptitiously, cautiously and quietly.

SOFTY
Softy is slang for a weak, feeble or over sentimental person.

SOGGIES
Soggies is British slang for breakfast cereal.

SOGGY
Soggy is a slang name for an inept, feeble person.

SOILED DOVE
Soiled dove is slang for a prostitute.

SOLAR SEX PANEL


Solar sex panel is British slang for a man's bald head.

SOLD ON
Sold on is slang for uncritically attached to or enthusiastic about.

SOLDIER
Soldier is old slang for to malinger or shirk.

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SOLDIER ANTS
Soldier ants is London Cockney rhyming slang for underpants.

SOLDIER BOLD
Soldier bold is London Cockney rhyming slang for the common cold.

SOLID
Solid is slang for excellent, admirable, impressive. Solid is British slang for hashish.

SOLID SENDER
Solid sender is American slang for an exciting musician.

SOLLICKER
Sollicker is Australian slang for something very large.

SOLO SEX PANEL


Solo sex panel is British slang for the hand.

SOMATOMAX
Somatomax is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

SOME PIG
Some pig is BlackAmerican slang for talk

SOMERSET MAUGHAM
Somerset Maugham is London Cockney rhyming slang for warm.

SOMETHING ELSE
Something else is slang for something or someone outstanding, excellent, exceptional.

SOMETIMEY
Sometimey is American slang for variable, unstable.

SON OF A BITCH
Son of a bitch is British and American slang for a worthless or contemptible person.

SON OF A GUN
Son of a gun is American and Canadian slang for a rogue or rascal.

SONG AND DANCE


Song and dance is British slang for a spectacle, exhibition. Song and dance is London Cockney rhyming slang for chance. Song and dance is London Cockney rhyming slang for a male homosexual (nance). 1000

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SONG OF THE THRUSH


Song of the thrush is London Cockney rhyming slang for brush.

SOOGEE
Soogee is nautical slang for to clean with soogeemoogee.

SOOGEEMOOGEE
Soogeemoogee is nautical slang for a cleaning fluid made with caustic soda used for cleaning woodwork and paintwork.

SOOK
Sook is Australian slang for an overemotional person, a crybaby.

SOOKY
Sooky is Australian slang for sulky, sullen. Sooky is Australian slang for sentimental.

SOONER
Sooner is American slang for someone who acts prematurely. Sooner is Australian slang for an idler or shirker. Sooner is Australian slang for an ineffective or obstructive person or thing.

SOOTY
Sooty is derogatory British slang for a Black person.

SOOTY AND SWEEP


Sooty and sweep is London Cockney rhyming slang for sleep.

SOPERS
Sopers is slang for methaqualone.

SOPES
Sopes is slang for methaqualone.

SOPPY
Soppy is slang for feeble, sickly sentimental.

SORE
Sore is American slang for angry, upset.

SOREFOOT
Sorefoot is British slang for an Asian man.

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SOREHEAD
Sorehead is slang for one who is disgruntled by a failure in politics, or the like.

SORROWFUL TALE
Sorrowful tale is London Cockney rhyming slang for gaol.

SORRY AND SAD


Sorry and sad is London Cockney rhyming slang for bad. Sorry and sad is London Cockney rhyming slang for dad.

SORT
Sort is British slang for an attractive woman. Sort is Australian slang for a girl or woman.

SORT OUT
Sort out is British slang for beat up. Sort out is British slang for to resolve, to take care of.

SORTED
Sorted is slang for an expression of excellence such as brilliant.

SOSSIE
Sossie is New Zealand slang for sausage.

SOUL COUGHING
Soul coughing is American slang for to vomit.

SOUL FOOD
Soul food is Black American slang for traditional Southern states food.

SOUL KISS
Soul kiss was mid 20th century American slang for a deep kiss.

SOULIE
Soulie is slang for a fan of soul music.

SOUND
Sound is slang for O.K., wonderful. Sound is slang for music, especially rock, jazz, or pop.

SOUND ON
Sound on is American slang for taunt, criticise.

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SOUNDING
Sounding is BlackAmerican slang for flirting

SOUNDO
Soundo is slang for sound asleep.

SOUNDS
Sounds was mid20th century slang for tunes or music.

SOUP
Soup is slang for nitroglycerin.

SOUP AND GRAVY


Soup and gravy is London Cockney rhyming slang for navy.

SOUP MAN
Soup man is slang for a safebreaker.

SOUP STRAINER
Soup strainer is slang for a bushy moustache.

SOUP UP
Soup up is slang for to modify so as to enhance performance.

SOUPED UP
Souped up is slang for having had its performance enhanced. Often applied to vehicles.

SOUPY
Soupy is American military slang for a meal or summons to a meal.

SOUSE
Souse is slang for a habitual drunkard.

SOUSED
Soused is slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

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South of France is London Cockney rhyming slang for dance.

SOUTH POLE
South pole is London Cockney rhyming slang for the anus (hole).

SOUTHEND PIER
Southend pier is London Cockney rhyming slang for ear.

SOUTHEND PIERS
Southend piers is London Cockney rhyming slang for ears.

SOUTHENDONSEA
Southendonsea is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (pee).

SOUTHPAW
Southpaw is slang for a left handed person. It is heard regularly with regard to boxers.

SOUVENIR
Souvenir is slang for to steal, pilfer. Souvenir is British slang for venereal disease caught on holiday. Souvenir was American military slang during the Great War for a bullet or a shell.

SOV
Sov is British slang for one pound sterling.

SOW
Sow is British slang for an unpleasant woman.

SOW ONE'S WILD OATS


Sow one's wild oats is slang for to indulge in adventure or promiscuity.

SOW'SBABY
Sow'sbaby is slang for a young pig.

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SOWBELLY
Sowbelly is American slang for salted side of pork.

SOZZLE
Sozzle is slang for imbibe an intoxicating drink.

SOZZLED
Sozzled is slang for drunk, but not incapacitated.

SPACE
Space is American slang for to daydream.

SPACE CADET
Space cadet is slang for a person who is or appears to be habitually intoxicated through taking drugs.

SPACE OUT
Space uut is slang for hallucinate, experience a state of drug induced euphoria.

SPACECAKE
Spacecake is slang for a cake made with marijuana.

SPACED OUT
Spaced out is slang for to be experiencing a state of drug induced euphoria; out of touch with reality.

SPACEROCK
SpaceRock is slang for phencyclidine.

SPACEY
Spacey is slang for ambient, ethereal. Spacey is slang for vague and dreamy, as if under the influence of drugs.

SPACK
Spack is an Australian slang term of disapproval or doubt.

SPACKER
Spacker is slang for someone or something useless.

SPACY
Spacy is slang for disorganised; out of touch with reality.

SPADE
Spade is derogatory slang for a Black person, usually a man.

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SPADGER
Spadger is Dorset slang for a sparrow.

SPAG
Spag is British slang for spaghetti. Spag is derogatory Australian slang for an Italian.

SPAG BOL
Spag bol is British slang for spaghetti bolognaise.

SPAGHETTI
Spaghetti is derogatory slang for an Italian.

SPAGHETTI BENDER
Spaghetti bender is derogatory slang for an Italian.

SPAGHETTIEATER
Spaghettieater is slang for an Italian.

SPAM
Spam is computer slang for a message posted without variation a number of times; an electronic mail shot.

SPAM CAN
Spam can was a slang for a type of streamlined locomotive previously used by British Rail.

SPAM FRITTER
Spam fritter is British rhyming Slang for the anus (shitter).

SPAM MEDAL
Spam medal is military slang for a medal awarded to all members of a force.

SPAMHEAD
Spamhead is British slang for a bald man.

SPANISH
Spanish is British slang for liquorice.

SPANISH ARCHER
Spanish archer is British slang for a rejection or dismissal.

SPANISH GUITAR
Spanish guitar is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigar.

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SPANISH MAIN
Spanish main is London Cockney rhyming slang for a drain.

SPANISH ONION
Spanish onion is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bunion. Spanish Waiter Spanish waiter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a potato.

SPANK THE MONKEY


Spank the monkey is slang for to masturbate.

SPANK THE PLANK


Spank the plank is slang for to play the guitar.

SPANKER
Spanker was old 17th century slang for a gold coin.

SPANKERS
Spankers was old 17th century slang for money.

SPANKING
Spanking is British slang for a severe beating.

SPANNER
Spanner is British slang for an attractive woman.

SPARE
Spare is British slang for an unattached woman. Spare is British slang for out of control, furious.

SPARE RIB
Spare rib is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lie (fib).

SPARETYRE
Sparetyre is slang for a roll of fat around ones midrift.

SPARK
Spark is slang for an electrician. Spark is British slang for to knockout.

SPARK OUT
Spark out is British slang for to pass out, become unconcsious.

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SPARK UP
Spark up is slang for lighting a cigarette.

SPARKLE
Sparkle is slang for gems.

SPARKLER
Sparkler is British slang for a lie.

SPARKLERS
Sparklers was old slang for bright or shiny eyes. Sparklers is slang for jewels, gems.

SPARKO
Sparko is British slang for asleep, unconcious.

SPARKS
Sparks is slang for an electrician or radiooperator. Sparrow's fart is slang for daybreak, very early in the morning.

SPARROW BRAIN
Sparrow brain is British slang for an idiot.

SPARROWFART
Sparrowfart is slang for dawn, early morning.

SPARROWHAWKING
Sparrowhawking is British slang for preying on young people for sex.

SPASM BAND
Spasm band is BlackAmerican slang for musicians who get together with homemade instruments and form a group.

SPASTIC
Spastic is derogatory slang for a clumsy, incapable, or incompetent person.

SPAT
Spat was 1950's British slang for a filtertipped cigarette.

SPAZ
Spaz is derogatory slang for a clumsy, incapable, or incompetent person.

SPAZZ OUT
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SPAZZMOBILE
Spazzmobile is British slang for an invalid car. Spazzmobile is British slang for an old, decrepit car.

SPEAK
Speak (shortened from speakeasy) was American slang for an illegal drinking establishment during prohibition.

SPEAKEASY
Speakeasy was American slang for an illegal drinking establishment during prohibition.

SPEAR
Spear is Australian slang for dismiss from employment. Spear is American slang for beg.

SPEAR THE BEARDED CLAM


Spear the bearded clam is Australian slang for to have sex with a woman.

SPEARCHUCKER
Spearchucker is derogatory slang for a black person. Spearchucker is slang for a savage, wild person. Spearchucker is slang for a javelin thrower.

SPEC
Spec is American slang for an elaborate show; a spectacle.

SPECHIE
Spechie is Jamaican slang for a revolver, a .38 Special.

SPECIAL
Special is Australian slang for a convict given special treatment on account of his education, social class, etc.

SPECIAL K
Special K is slang for ketamine.

SPECIAL LA COKE
Special la Coke is slang for ketamine.

SPECKS
Specks is slang for rotten or bruised fruit.

SPECKY
Specky is British slang for a person who wears spectacles.

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SPECS
Specs is slang for spectacles.

SPEE
Spee is British slang for a friend, comrade.

SPEED
Speed is slang for the drug amphetamine sulphate.

SPEED LIMIT
Speed limit is bingo slang for the number thirty.

SPEEDBALL
Speedball is slang for a mixture of heroin with amphetamine or cocaine.

SPEEDFREAK
Speedfreak is slang for an amphetamine addict.

SPEEDING
Speeding is slang for being under the influence of amphetamine.

SPEEDRAP
Speedrap is slang for talking fast and excessively while under the influence of amphetamine.

SPEELER
Speeler is Australian slang for a swift horse.

SPELL
Spell is old slang for a theatre.

SPELLKEN
Spellken is slang for a theater.

SPELUNKER
Spelunker is American slang for someone who explores caves.

SPEND
Spend was old slang for have an ejaculation; semen.

SPEND A PENNY
Spend a penny is British slang for to urinate.

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SPENDING
Spending is British slang for money.

SPENG
Speng is Jamaican slang for a gun.

SPENT
Spent is derogatory Jamaican slang for a wornout, used, woman.

SPEW
Spew is slang for to confess. Spew is slang for to vomit. Spew is American slang for to ejaculate. Spew is Black American slang for to argue violently.

SPEW CHUNKS
Spew chunks is American slang for to vomit

SPEW SNACKS
Spew snacks is American slang for to vomit

SPEW SPUDS
Spew spuds is American slang for to vomit

SPEW THE WILD OATS


Spew the wild oats is American slang for to vomit

SPIC
Spic (also spelt spick and spik) is derogatory American slang for a person from a Spanishspeaking country in South or Central America or a Spanishspeaking community in the USA.

SPICK IS SLANG FOR AN HISPANIC PERSON.


Spick is British slang for a Spaniard.

SPICKETTY
Spicketty is Dorset slang for speckled.

SPIDER
Spider is Australian slang for a mixed alcoholic drink, usually lemonade and brandy.

SPIEL
Spiel is slang for a persuasive speech, sales patter.

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SPIELER
Spieler is slang for a gambling club, or gambling game. Spieler is British slang for a confidence trickster, a swindler. Spieler is Australian and New Zealand slang for a card sharp; a gambler; a swindler.

SPIFFED
Spiffed is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

SPIFFING
Spiffing is old British slang for excellent; splendid.

SPIFFLICATE
Spifflicate is British slang for to beatup, to thoroughly defeat.

SPIFFLICATED
Spifflicated is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

SPIFFS
Spiffs is slang for a money bonus given to an employee for selling old or unwanted stock.

SPIFFY
Spiffy is slang for smart; stylish, dapper.

SPIFLICATE
Spiflicate is British school slang for to destroy; annihilate.

SPIGGOTY
Spiggoty is derogatory American slang for a person from a Spanishspeaking country in South or Central America or a Spanishspeaking community in the USA.

SPIKE
Spike is slang for a casual ward of a hostel or formerly workhouse, offering temporary accommodation to the homeless. Spike is slang for a quantity of alcohol added to a drink. Spike is slang for a High Church Anglican; an AngloCatholic. Spike is slang for a hypodermic syringe.

SPIKE UP
Spike up is slang for to inject oneself.

SPIKEBOZZLE
Spikebozzle is old military slang for render ineffective; sabotage, destroy.

SPIKY
Spiky is slang for ritualistic.

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SPILL
Spill is slang for a small tip of money. Spill is slang for to confess, to own up. Spill is slang for to reveal a secret.

SPILL ONE'S GUTS


Spill one's guts is slang for divulge as much as one can; confess completely.

SPILL THE BEANS


Spill the beans is slang for to reveal a secret.

SPILL THE GROCERIES


Spill the groceries is American slang for to vomit

SPILLING
Spilling is BlackAmerican slang for talking

SPIN
Spin is slang for fail an examination. Spin is British slang for a police search. Spin is Australian and New Zealand slang for an experience or piece of luck. Spin was old Australian slang for a fivepound note.

SPIN SOMEONE'S DRUM


Spin someone's drum is British slang for to make an official search of someone's house.

SPINACH
Spinach is British slang for banknotes.

SPINEBASHER
Spinebasher is Australian slang for an idler, loafer.

SPINIKEN
Spiniken was old slang for a workhouse.

SPINNING AT THE TRACK ON FOOLS DIM


Spinning at the track on fools dim is BlackAmerican slang for to go dancing with a girl

SPIRY
Spiry is slang for highly distinguished.

SPIT
Spit is American slang for rubbish, nonsense. Spit is American slang for nothing.

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SPIT AND DRAG


Spit and drag is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cigarette (fag).

SPIT AND SAWDUST


Spit and sawdust is British slang for a basic and unpretentious bar, a public bar.

SPIT CHEESE
Spit cheese is American slang for to vomit

SPIT CHIPS
Spit chips is Australian slang for to be very angry.

SPIT ROAST
Spit roast is slang for a woman who while performing fellatio is being simultaneously penetrated from the rear.

SPIT TACKS
Spit tacks is Australian slang for to be very angry.

SPITSPOT
Spitspot is slang for fine, excellent.

SPITBALL
Spitball is American slang for a halfhearted accusation, a spiteful but feeble attack.

SPITCHERED
Spitchered is slang for ruined, made inoperative.

SPITFIRE
Spitfire is British slang for a cigarette lighter.

SPITHEAD PHEASANT
Spithead pheasant is nautical slang for a bloater; a kipper.

SPITTING FEATHERS
Spitting feathers is slang for very thirsty.

SPIV
Spiv is British slang for a man or boy who makes a living by underhand dealings or swindling; black marketeer.

SPLASH
Splash is slang for water. Splash is slang for to swim, to paddle. Splash is slang for a bath, a shower. 1014

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SPLASH OF RED
Splash of red is American slang for tomato soup.

SPLASH PAPER
Splash paper is slang for toilet paper put into a lavatory to prevent splashing.

SPLASH THE BOOTS


Splash the boots is slang for to urinate.

SPLATTER MOVIE
Splatter movie is slang for a type of film depicting lots of graphical and bloody murders.

SPLAY
Splay is American slang for marijuana.

SPLIB
Splib is Black American slang for a Black person.

SPLICE
Splice is British slang for to have sex with. Splice is slang for to unite in marriage.

SPLICED
Spliced is slang for married.

SPLIFF
Spliff is Caribbean slang for a cannabis or marijuana cigarette.

SPLIT
Split is slang for to divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach. Split is slang for depart; leave. Split is slang for the vagina. Split is slang for to share. Split is British slang for a detective.

SPLIT PEA
Split pea was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.

SPLIT PEA SPEW


Split pea spew is American slang for to vomit

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SPLITARSE
Splitarse is old military slang for a reckless airman.

SPLITTER
Splitter is old hunting slang for a firstrate hunt.

SPLOSH
Splosh is slang for money. Splosh is slang for the drink tea. Splosh is British slang for a woman, women. Splosh is British slang for sexual intercourse.

SPLURGE
Splurge is American slang for a blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display.

SPOD
Spod is British slang for a clumsy, socially inept person.

SPOFFISH
Spoffish is old slang for fussy, officious.

SPOIL
Spoil is slang for inflict serious bodily injury on.

SPON
Spon is British slang for money. Spon is British slang for a fool.

SPONDULICKS
Spondulicks is slang for money.

SPONDULIES
Spondulies is British slang for money.

SPONGE
Sponge is slang for a heavy drinker. Sponge is slang for a tough boxer, one who can take a lot of punishment.

SPONK
Sponk is British slang for infatuated.

SPOOF
Spoof is computer hacking slang for forge.

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SPOOFED
Spoofed is computer hacking slang for forged, fake.

SPOOK
Spook is slang for an undercover agent, spy. Spook is slang for a Black person. Spook is slang for become alarmed, take fright.

SPOOKED
Spooked is slang for frightened, nervy.

SPOOKY
Spooky is American slang for pertaining to spies.

SPOON
Spoon is slang for a measure of heroin. Spoon is oldfashioned slang for to kiss and cuddle.

SPOONY
Spoony is old slang for foolishly or stupidly amorous.

SPORES
Spores is slang for phencyclidine.

SPORRAN
Sporran is British slang for pubic hair.

SPORT
Sport is slang for close a door so as to indicate that one is busy.

SPORTING LIFE
Sporting life is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.

SPOT
Spot is slang for mark or note as a criminal or suspect. Spot is American slang for to lend money to someone, to pay for someone.

SPOTTED DICK
Spotted dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for sick.

SPOTTERS
Spotters is BlackAmerican slang for ones eyes

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SPOTTY DOG
Spotty dog is London Cockney rhyming slang for a foreigner (wog).

SPOUT OFF
Spout off is British slang for to talk pompously.

SPRAG
Sprag is Australian slang for confront or accost aggressively.

SPRASI ANNA
Sprasi Anna was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a sixpence (tanner).

SPRAT
Sprat was old slang for a sixpence.

SPRAUNCY
Sprauncy is slang for smart, showy or spruce.

SPRAY THE OVARIES


Spray the ovaries is slang for to ejaculate inside a woman during unprotected sex.

SPRAZER
Sprazer was old slang for a sixpence.

SPREAD
Spread is old slang for butter. Spread is old slang for a shawl.

SPRING
Spring is slang for an escape or rescue from custody or prison. Spring was old slang for offer a higher price.

SPRING FOR
Spring for is American and Australian slang for pay for a treat.

SPRINGER
Springer is slang for a navy physicaltraining instructor. Springer is slang for a racehorse on which the betting odds suddenly shorten.

SPRINKLE
Sprinkle is British slang for to urinate.

SPRITSAILYARD
Spritsailyard is slang for disable a shark or similar by thrusting a spar or piece of wood through the snout or gills. 1018

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SPROG
Sprog is British slang for a child. Sprog is British RAF slang for a recruit.

SPROG BOG
Sprog bog is British slang for a potty.

SPROGGED UP
Sprogged up is British slang for pregnant.

SPROOT
Sproot is slang for a pusfilled spot.

SPROUT
Sprout is slang for a small child. Sprout is American slang for to vomit

SPRUCE
Spruce is slang for lie, deceive, malinger. Spruce is slang for a cheap imitation, a fake.

SPRUCER
Sprucer is slang for a person who tells tall stories; a trickster.

SPRUIK
Spruik is Australian slang for to speak in public. The term is used especially of a showman or salesman.

SPRUNG
Sprung is slang for tipsy, drunk.

SPUD
Spud is slang for someone who is ugly. Spud is British slang for a potato. Spud is British slang for a hole in the heel of a sock. Spud is Dorset slang for a small spade.

SPUD BARBER
Spud barber is slang for someone who peels potatoes.

SPUD ISLAND
Spud Island is slang for Prince Edward Island.

SPUDBASHING
Spudbashing is British military slang for the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment.

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SPUDS
Spuds is slang for potatoes.

SPUNK
Spunk is slang for spirit, courage. Spunk is slang for semen.

SPUNK BUCKET
Spunk bucket is British slang for a promiscuous woman.

SPUNK RAT
Spunk rat is Australian slang for an attractive young person.

SPUNK STAIN
Spunk stain is British slang for an obnoxious person.

SPUNK STAINED
Spunk stained is British slang for an adulterous woman who has been discovered.

SPUNK UP
Spunk up is slang for to ejaculate semen.

SPUNKER
Spunker is British slang for a promiscuous woman.

SPUNKY
Spunky is slang for spirited.

SPURT
Spurt is slang for a small amount or quantity.

SPUTNIK
Sputnik is British slang for a potent form of hashish.

SQUAD CAR
Squad car is police slang for below.

SQUAD HALT
Squad halt is British military rhyming slang for salt.

SQUADDIE
Squaddie is British slang for a soldier.

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SQUADROL
Squadrol is American slang for a small police van.

SQUANDERLUST
Squanderlust is American slang for a strong desire to waste money or assets.

SQUARE

Square is slang for nothip; boring; oldfashioned. Square is slang for a conventional, oldfashioned person.

SQUARE OFF
Square off is Australian slang for placate, apologise.

SQUARE PUSHING
Square pushing is Dorset slang for courting.

SQUARE RIGGER
Square rigger is derogatory British rhyming slang for a black person (nigger).

SQUAREBASHING
Squarebashing is British military slang for the drill on a barrack square.

SQUAREHEAD
Squarehead is slang for a German. Squarehead is slang for a boring, unfashionable person.

SQUASHED
Squashed is American slang for intoxicated, drunk.

SQUAT
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SQUATTER
Squatter is BlackAmerican slang for a chair

SQUAW
Squaw is slang for woman or wife.

SQUAWK
Squawk is slang for a radio message. Squawk is American slang for inform. Squawk is American slang for complain, protest. Squawk is American slang for an identification signal transmitted by an aircraft.

SQUEAK
Squeak is slang for a criminal who informs on others. Squeak is slang for confess; turn informer. Squeak is slang for information. Squeak is British slang for a young, nave teenager. Squeak is British racing slang for a chance.

SQUEAKER
Squeaker is slang for an informer.

SQUEAL
Squeal is slang for to inform, to grass.

SQUEALER
Squealer is slang for an informer.

SQUEAMISH
Squeamish is Dorset slang for sickly, nauseous.

SQUEEGEE BAND
Squeegee band is nautical slang for an improvised musical band.

SQUEEZE
Squeeze is slang for the neck. Squeeze is slang for silk, and especially a silk tie. Squeeze is slang for a plan. Squeeze is slang for an impression of an object made for criminal purposes. Squeeze is British slang for money. Squeeze is American slang for a girlfriend.

SQUEEZE THE LEMON


Squeeze the lemon is slang for to urinate. Said of a man.

SQUEEZEBOX
Squeezebox is nautical slang for a harmonium. Squeezebox is slang for an accordion, or a concertina. 1022

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SQUEEZER
Squeezer is slang for a pimple. Squeezer is slang for the hangman's rope.

SQUELCH
Squelch is slang for a decisive argument; a crushing retort.

SQUIB
Squib is Australian and New Zealand slang for a coward.

SQUID
Squid is British slang for one pound sterling. Squid is American slang for a studious pupil.

SQUIDGE
Squidge is American slang for someone given the worrying or troublesome duties of another person.

SQUIDGEY
Squidgey is slang for feeling soft, squashy or soggy.

SQUIFF
Squiff is Australian slang for a drunkard. Squiff is Australian slang for a drinking bout.

SQUIFFED
Squiffed is British slang for slightly drunk, a little intoxicated.

SQUIFFER
Squiffer is slang for a concertina; organbellows, an organ.

SQUIFFY
Squiffy is slang for a little drunk, slightly intoxicated.

SQUIFFY DOO
Squiffy doo is British slang for dubious, doubtful, suspect.

SQUIGGLE
Squiggle is British slang for a signature.

SQUILLION
Squillion is British slang for an enormous quantity.

SQUINCH
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SQUIRISH
Squirish was old slang for foolish.

SQUIRLY
Squirly is American slang for restless.

SQUIRREL
Squirrel is slang for marijuana and PCP.

SQUIRREL FOOD
Squirrelfood is slang for crazy, mad, eccentric.

SQUIRT
Squirt is slang for a diminutive person. Squirt is slang for to urinate. Squirt is slang for to ejaculate.

SQUIRTER
Squirter is slang for a revolver.

SQUISH
Squish was old slang for marmalade.

SQUIT
Squit is British slang for an insignificant person. Squit is British slang for nonsense; rubbish.

SQUITS
Squits is British slang for the runs, having diarrhoea.

SQUITTERS
Squitters is Dorset slang for diarrhoea.

SQUIZ
Squiz is Australian and New Zealand slang for a look or glance, especially an inquisitive one.

SQUIZZED
Squizzed is American slang for drunk or tipsy.

SQUOT
Squot is Dorset slang for flattened, squashed.

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ST CLEMENT
St Clement is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lemon.

ST GEORGE
St George is British slang for a man who likes the company of ugly women.

ST LOUIS BLUES
St Louis Blues is rhyming slang for shoes.

ST MARTINSLEGRAND
St MartinsleGrand is London Cockney rhyming slang for hand.

STAB
Stab is printers' slang for establishment.

STABMAN
Stabman is printers' slang for a printer on weekly wages rather than piecerate.

STACK
Stack is slang for excellent, fantastic. Stack is slang for inferior, negative. Stack is slang for a vertical overhead exhaust pipe on a truck or similar vehicle.

STACKED
Stacked is slang for having large breasts.

STACKERS
Stackers is slang for any anabolic steroid.

STAFF OF LIFE
Staff of life is Dorset slang for the penis.

STAG
Stag is slang for an informer. Stag is slang for comprised of, or just for men. Stag is slang for to watch or observe. Stag is American slang for to attend a social gathering without a female partner.

STAG DANCE
Stag dance is American slang for a dance by men only.

STAG PARTY
Stag party is American slang for a party consisting of men only.

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STAGE FREIGHT
Stage freight is British theatre slang for light ale.

STAGEDOOR JOHNNY
Stagedoor Johnny is American slang for a man who hangs around stage doors seeking the company of actresses.

STAGGER
Stagger is slang for an attempt or try. Stagger is slang for a rough preliminary rehearsal of a play.

STAGGER LEE
Stagger Lee is BlackAmerican slang for angry black man

STAGGERJUICE
Staggerjuice is Australian slang for strong alcoholic drink.

STAINS
Stains is British slang for unfashionable, tedious, studious people. Stains is British slang for a socially inept man.

STAIR DANCING
Stair dancing is British slang for stealing from office blocks.

STAIR JUMPING
Stair jumping is British slang for stealing from office blocks.

STAKE
Stake is American slang for a saved sum of money; a store of provisions.

STAKEOUT
Stakeout is slang for a police surveillance of an area, house, or criminal suspect.

STAKEY
Stakey is Canadian slang for well provided with money.

STALIN ORGAN
Stalin organ was military slang for a Soviet multibarrelled rocket launcher used during the Second World War.

STALK
Stalk is slang for the penis, especially an erect penis. Stalk is slang for effrontery.

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STALK FEVER
Stalk fever is Australian slang for lust.

STALKON
Stalkon is slang for an erection of the penis.

STALL
Stall is slang for an accomplice used to create a diversion by a thief, especially by a pickpocket.

STALLION
Stallion is slang for a sexually active man.

STAMINA
Stamina is Jamaican slang for sexual endurance.

STAMMER AND STUTTER


Stammer and stutter is London Cockney rhyming slang for butter.

STAMP
Stamp is British slang for the size and build of a person. A person's appearance.

STAMP AND GO
Stamp and go is naval slang for the performance of an order to sailors to carry out certain duties. Stamp and go is West Indian slang for a codfish fritter.

STAMPERS
Stampers was slang for shoes or feet.

STAMPS
Stamps is slang for legs.

STAN AND OLLIE


Stan and Ollie is London Cockney rhyming slang for an umbrella (brolly).

STAND
Stand was old slang for an erection of the penis.

STAND AT EASE
Stand at ease is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheese.

STAND FROM UNDER


Stand from under is London Cockney rhyming slang for thunder.

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STAND IN
Stand in is British slang for the cost.

STAND ON
Stand on is British slang for to trust.

STAND ON ME
Stand on me is slang for believe me, trust me, rely on me.

STAND ONE'S CORNER


Stand one's corner is British slang for to pay one's fair share.

STAND SAM
Stand Sam is old slang for pay expenses, such as at a meal.

STAND STILL FOR


Stand still for is British slang for to tolerate, to suffer, to accept.

STAND THE BROADS


Stand the broads is British slang for to be duped, hoodwinked.

STAND THE THREECARD TRICK


Stand the threecard trick is British slang for to be gullible, to be easily conned.

STAND TO ATTENTION
Stand to attention is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pension.

STANDOFF
Standoff is slang for a postponement of payment due.

STANDON
Standon is slang for an erection of the penis.

STANDOVER
Standover is Australian slang for bullying, threatening.

STANDOVER MAN
Standover man is Australian slang for someone who extorts by threats, a protection racketeer.

STANDUP
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STANDERS
Standers is slang for the legs.

STANLEY KNIFE
Stanley knife is London Cockney rhyming slang for a wife.

STAR
Star is slang for cocaine. Star is prison slang for a convict serving his first prison sentence. Star is Jamaican slang for mister, a term of respect like the English 'sir'.

STAR'S NAP
Star's nap is London Cockney rhyming slang for to borrow (tap).

STARFUCKER
Starfucker is slang for an ardent fan of a celebrity, especially a pop star.

STARCH
Starch is American boxing slang for knockout or floor.

STARDUST
Stardust is slang for cocaine.

STARECAT
Starecat is slang for someone who stares inquisitively.

STARGAZER
Stargazer is American slang for a horse that holds its head well up when trotting.

STARK NAKED
Stark naked was old slang for undiluted liquor.

STARKERS
Starkers is British slang for naked.

STARKO
Starko is slang for naked.

STARRY NIGHT
Starry night is London Cockney rhyming slang for nonsense, rubbish (shite).

STARSKY AND HUTCH


Starsky and Hutch is London Cockney rhyming slang for the crotch (crutch).

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START
Start is old slang for a prison.

STARVE THE CROWS


Starve the crows is Australian slang for an expression of surprise, impatience, etc.

STARVER
Starver is Australian slang for a saveloy.

STASH
Stash is slang for to hide. Stash is slang for illicit drugs.

STATE
State is British slang for a mess, a disaster. State is British slang for an ugly or weird looking person. State was British 1960's Mod slang for a pseudoMod, someone who tried to look like a Mod but failed.

STATIC
Static is slang for aggravation, interference, hassle, confusion, criticism.

STEAK AND BUBBLE


Steak and bubble is London Cockney rhyming slang for trouble.

STEAK AND KIDNEY


Steak and kidney is London Cockney rhyming slang for Sidney.

STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE


Steak and kidney pie is London Cockney rhyming slang for eye.

STEAL
Steal is slang for a bargain. Steal is slang for something easily accomplished.

STEALER
Stealer is slang for a finger.

STEALERS
Stealers is BlackAmerican slang for the fingers

STEAM
Steam is Australian slang for cheap wine.

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STEAM IN
Steam in is slang for aggressively join in, rush in to join. Especially when joining a fight.

STEAM PACKET
Steam packet is London Cockney rhyming slang for a jacket.

STEAM TUG
Steam Tug is rhyming slang for mug. Steam tug is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bug.

STEAM TUGS
Steam tugs is London Cockney rhyming slang for drugs.

STEAM UP
Steam up is slang for to excite or make angry.

STEAMBOATS
Steamboats is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

STEAMED
Steamed is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

STEAMED UP
Steamed up is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

STEAMER
Steamer is slang for a homosexual man, especially one who seeks passive partners; slang for a wetsuit. Steamer is British slang for a racehorse whose odds are drastically cut. Steamer is Australian slang for a clash of sporting teams characterised by rough play.

STEAMERS
Steamers is British slang for gangs of muggers who operate in force.

STEAMIE
Steamie is British slang for a laundrette.

STEAMING
Steaming is slang for extremely drunk, intoxicated. Steaming is British slang for mugging as a gang in force. Steaming is British slang for furious, very angry. Steaming is British slang for very, extremely.

STEAMROLLER
Steamroller is slang for an unsubtle, undiplomatic person. Steamroller is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bowler hat. 1031

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STEAMY
Steamy is slang for lurid, sexually explicit.

STEEN
Steen is American slang for a large number of.

STEENTH
Steenth was American slang for sixteenth. Steenth is American slang for the latest in a long series.

STEEP
Steep is slang for Excessive.

STEERER
Steerer is American slang for a person who entices people to a meeting with a swindler or racketeer.

STEFFI GRAF
Steffi Graf is London Cockney rhyming slang for bath. Steffi Graf is London Cockney rhyming slang for laugh.

STELLENBOSCH
Stellenbosch is South African slang for transfer a person, especially a military person, to a post of minimal responsibility in response to incompetence or a lack of success.

STEM
Stem is American slang for a main street or a street frequented by beggars and tramps. Stem is American slang for to beg on the street. Stem is American slang for a pipe used for smoking opium or crack.

STEMS
Stems is BlackAmerican slang for the legs

STENCHTRENCH
Stenchtrench is British slang for the anus.

STENCHFOOT
Stenchfoot is British slang for foot odour.

STEP ON
Step on is drug slang for to adulterate.

STEP UP
Step up is Jamaican slang for to increase one's status.

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STEPOFF
Stepoff is BlackAmerican slang for a street curb

STEPHEN FRY
Stephen Fry is London Cockney rhyming slang for pie.

STEPHENSON'S ROCKET
Stephenson's rocket is London Cockney rhyming slang for pocket.

STEPPER
Stepper was slang for a treadmill.

STERKS
Sterks is Australian slang for a fit of depression, irritation or annoyance.

STERRIKA

Sterrika is British slang for a thug, a violent man.

STEVE MCQUEEN'S
Steve McQueen's is Cockney rhyming Slang for jeans.

STEVEN
Steven is old slang for money.

STEVIE WONDER
Stevie Wonder is London Cockney rhyming slang for thunder.

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STEW
Stew is British slang for alcoholic drink.

STEWBUM
Stewbum is American slang for an habitually drunk tramp.

STEWART GRANGER
Stewart Granger is London Cockney rhyming slang for danger.

STEWED
Stewed is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

STEWED PRUNE
Stewed prune is London Cockney rhyming slang for a tune.

STEWIE
Stewie is BlackAmerican slang for a drunk

STICK
Stick is slang for hassle, excessive criticism, trouble. Stick is slang for a cannabis cigarette. Stick is slang for a police truncheon. Stick is slang for a very serious, dull, repressed person. Stick is slang for a pickpocket's associate, decoy. Stick is slang for the penis. Stick is slang for a snooker cue. Stick is slang for to stab.

STICK IN THE MUD


Stick in the mud is slang for a boring, unadventurous, oldfashioned person.

STICK OF CHALK
Stick of chalk is London Cockney rhyming slang for walk.

STICK OF ROCK
Stick of rock is London Cockney rhyming slang for the penis (cock).

STICK ONE ON
Stick one on is British slang for to punch.

STICKUP
Stickup is slang for a robbery at gunpoint.

STICKIE
Stickie is slang for a member of Sinn Fein.

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STICKS
Sticks is slang for rural, remote areas such as in the countryside. Sticks is slang for the legs. Sticks is slang for a drummer. Sticks is slang for goal posts. Sticks is slang for cricket stumps.

STICKS AND STONES


Sticks and stones is London Cockney rhyming slang for bones.

STICKSING
Sticksing is British slang for pick pocketing.

STICKY
Sticky is slang for awkward, unpleasant. Sticky is slang for a glue sniffer. Sticky is British slang for a liqueur. Sticky is Irish slang for associated or connected with the official IRA

STICKY BEAK
Sticky beak is Australian slang for an interfering, inquisitive person.

STICKY BUN
Sticky bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for a son.

STICKY DOG
Sticky dog is cricket slang for a sticky wicket.

STICKY FINGER
Sticky finger is slang for manual stimulation of the vagina.

STICKY TOFFEE
Sticky toffee is rhyming slang for coffee.

STICKYBEAK
Stickybeak is Australian slang for to interfere in other people's affairs.

STICKYFINGERED
Stickyfingered is slang for liable to steal.

STICKYNOSE
Stickynose is slang for a glue sniffer.

STIFF
Stiff is slang for a dead body. Stiff is slang for to kill. 1035

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STIFFENER
Stiffener is slang for a reviving or fortifying alcoholic rink.

STIFFIE
Stiffie is British slang for an erect penis. Stiffie is British slang for an invitation card. Stiffie is South African slang for a 3.5 inch floppy diskette.

STIFFING THE STROLL


Stiffing the stroll is BlackAmerican slang for act of standing on the corner

STIFFY
Stiffy is slang for an erect penis.

STILL
Still is slang for a stillborn child; a stillbirth.

STILL SHITTING YELLOW


Still shitting yellow is British slang for very young, still a baby.

STILTS
Stilts is British slang for long legs. Stilts is BlackAmerican slang for the legs.

STIM
Stim is slang for a stimulating drink or drug.

STING
Sting is slang for a hoax; a trumpedup or fake story. Sting is American slang for a confidence trick, a fraud, an act of extortion. Sting is American slang for a scheme to entrap criminals.

STINGING NETTLE
Stinging nettle is British rhyming slang for a kettle.

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STINGO
Stingo is old slang for strong ale or beer.

STINK
Stink is slang for a fuss, a palaver. Stink is slang for a bad performance by an individual.

STINKFINGER
Stinkfinger is slang for the middle finger.

STINKWEED
Stinkweed is slang for marijuana.

STINKARD
Stinkard is nautical slang for a petrel, a fulmar.

STINKER
Stinker is slang for a contemptible person. Stinker is slang for a poor performance by a sportsman. Stinker is slang for a difficult task.

STINKIBUS
Stinkibus is slang for bad liquor, adulterated spirits.

STINKING
Stinking is slang for extremely objectionable. Stinking is British slang for very rich. Stinking is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

STINKING RICH
Stinking rich is British slang for very rich, very wealthy.

STINKO
Stinko is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

STINKPOT
Stinkpot is slang for a person or thing that stinks. Stinkpot is slang for a person considered to be unpleasant.

STINKS
Stinks is slang for suspicious.

STINKY FINGER
Stinky finger is slang for the manual manipulation of a woman's genitals.

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STINKY PINKY
Stinky pinky is slang for the manual manipulation of a woman's genitals.

STINKYFINGER
Stinkyfinger is slang for the middle finger.

STIPE
Stipe is slang for a stipendiary magistrate. Stipe is slang for a stipendiary racing steward.

STIR
Stir is slang for prison.

STIRCRAZY
Stircrazy is slang for mentally disturbed as a result of being in prison or otherwise confined.

STIRLING MOSS
Stirling Moss is London Cockney rhyming slang for toss.

STIRRER
Stirrer is British slang for a troublemaker, a malicious gossip.

STIRRUP
Stirrup was old slang for flog with a stirrupleather or with a shoemaker's stirrup.

STITCH
Stitch is American slang for something funny.

STITCH UP
Stitch up is slang for cause someone to be convicted, especially by informing on them. Stitch up is slang for secure a deal to one's advantage. Stitch up is slang for a swindle, con or unpleasant situation.

STIVER
In early 20th century English slang, a stiver was any coin of little value.

STOCIOUS
Stocious is slang for intoxicated, drunk.

STOCKING FILLERS
Stocking fillers is slang for female legs.

STOCKS AND SHARES


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STODGE
Stodge is slang for food.

STOGIE
Stogie is American slang for a cigar.

STOINKER
Stoinker is British slang for a fat, smelly person.

STOKE ON TRENT
Stoke on Trent is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (bent). Stoke on Trent is London Cockney rhyming slang for stolen (bent).

STOKE ON'E BOILER


Stoke one's boiler is British slang for masturbate.

STOKE ON'E FURNACE


Stoke one's furnace is British slang for masturbate.

STOKED
Stoked is slang for excited, pleased or hooked on.

STOKERS
Stokers is nautical slang for cinders which escape through the funnel of a steam engine.

STOLYPIN'S NECKTIE
Stolypin's necktie was old slang for the hangman's noose.

STOMACH OVERFLOW ERROR


Stomach overflow error is American slang for to vomit.

STOMP
Stomp is slang for to physically assault someone, to beat up.

STOMP ON
Stomp on is slang for to physically assault someone.

STOMPER
Stomper is slang for a plank or board used by crop circle hoaxers for flattening crops.

STOMPERS
Stompers is American slang for thicksoled shoes. Stompers is American slang for heavy boots. Stompers is BlackAmerican slang for ones shoes or feet. 1039

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STOMPIE
Stompie is South African slang for a partially smoked cigarette put out for relighting later. Stompie is South African slang for a worthless remnant.

STOMPING
Stomping is slang for lively, energetic.

STONE
Stone is slang for cannabis.

STONE BONKER
Stone bonker is British slang for a certainty.

STONE END
Stone end is Australian slang for an intolerable situation or place.

STONE FINISH
Stone finish is Australian slang for an intolerable situation or place.

STONE GINGER
Stone ginger is British slang for a certainty.

STONE JUG
Stone jug is London Cockney rhyming slang for a dupe (mug).

STONEBROKE
Stonebroke is American and Canadian slang for completely without money; penniless.

STONED
Stoned is slang for under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

STONEFACED
Stonefaced is British slang for never showing emotion.

STONES
Stones is slang for the testicles.

STONEWALL BONKER
Stonewall bonker is British slang for a certainty.

STONK
Stonk is military slang for a concentrated artillery bombardment.

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STONKER
Stonker is slang for an erect penis, usually implying sizeable. Stonker is British slang for something big, stunning, devastating, powerful.

STONKERED
Stonkered is slang for completely exhausted or beaten; whacked. Stonkered is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

STONKERS
Stonkers is British slang for breasts.

STONKING
Stonking is slang for impressively large; extremely. Stonking is slang for excellent.

STONY
Stony is British and Australian slang for completely without money; penniless.

STONYBROKE
Stonybroke is British slang for completely without money; penniless.

STOODED
Stooded is Dorset slang for stuck.

STOOGE
Stooge is slang for someone who is taken advantage of by another. Stooge is RAF slang for to fly or move about aimlessly. Stooge is British slang for an innocent standin at an identity parade.

STOOK
Stook was old slang for a pocket handkerchief.

STOOL PIGEON
Stool pigeon is American slang for a person acting as a decoy.

STOOLIE
Stoolie is American slang for a police informer.

STOOLING
Stooling is BlackAmerican slang for informing on someone

STOOP
Stoop was slang for the pillory.

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STOP AND GO
Stop and go is London Cockney rhyming slang for a toe.

STOP AND RUN


Stop and run is bingo slang for the number eightyone.

STOP AND START


Stop and start is London Cockney rhyming slang for the heart.

STOP ONE
Stope one is Australian slang for take a drink.

STOP THIEF
Stop thief is London Cockney rhyming slang for beef.

STOP TICKING
Stop ticking is British slang for to die.

STOPTHECLOCK
Stoptheclock is Northern Irish slang for a pessimist.

STOPPED
Stopped is slang for Phenobarbital.

STOPPER
Stopper is slang for a hard piece of excrement that causes constipation.

STOPPERS
Stoppers is slang for Phenobarbital.

STOPPO
Stoppo is slang for a break from work; a rest. Stoppo is criminal's slang for a rapid escape in order to avoid detection.

STORES
Stores is aeronautical slang for the guns, bombs and similar carried on an aircraft.

STORK
Stork is American slang for make pregnant.

STORMER
Stormer is slang for something very big or excellent.

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STORMING
Storming is slang for marvellous, brilliant.

STORY
Story is British slang for a lie. Story is British slang for information.

STOSHIOUS
Stoshious is British slang for drunk, intoxicated. Stoshious is British slang for discreet, silent.

STOT
Stot is Scottish slang for to stagger drunkenly

STOTIOUS
Stotious is Scottish slang for drunk, intoxicated.

STOTTER
Stotter is slang for a very attractive girl.

STOUSH
Stoush is Australian and New Zealand slang for to hit or punch; a fight.

STOVEUP
Stoveup is American slang for exhausted, run down.

STOW
Stow is British slang for cease from, to stop.

STRADADICTOMY
Strapadictomy is British slang for lesbianism.

STRADIVARIUS
Stradivarius is British slang for a dishonest way of making money. A fiddle.

STRAFE
Strafe is slang for to punish harshly.

STRAIGHT
Straight is slang for a heterosexual. Straight is slang for unmixed or undiluted. Straight is slang for conventional in views, customs, appearance, etc. Straight is slang for not using narcotics; not addicted. Straight is slang for honest, trustworthy.

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STRAIGHT AND NARROW


Straight and narrow is London Cockney rhyming slang for a wheelbarrow.

STRAIGHT ARROW
Straight arrow is American slang for honest, trustworthy, straightforward.

STRAIGHTSHOOTER
Straightshooter is American slang for honest, trustworthy, straightforward.

STRAIGHTUP
Straightup is slang for true.

STRAIGHTEN
Straighten is slang for repay money to someone. Straighten is slang for to bribe.

STRAIGHTEN OUT
Straighten out is slang for bribe, corrupt. Straighten out is slang for to put right.

STRAIGHTENEDOUT
Straightenedout is slang for bribed, or otherwise corrupted.

STRAIGHTENER
Straightener is slang for a fight that will put an end to a longrunning argument or feud.

STRAIN OFF
Strain off is slang for to urinate.

STRAIN THE GREENS


Strain the greens is British slang for to urinate.

STRAIN THE POTATOES


Strain the potatoes is Australian slang for to urinate.

STRAMASH
Stramash is British slang for a fight, an altercation.

STRAMMEL
Strammel is slang for straw. Strammel is slang for hair.

STRANGELY WEIRD
Strangely weird is London Cockney rhyming slang for a beard. 1044

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STRANGLE A DARKIE
Strangle a darkie is Australian slang for to defecate.

STRANGLER
Strangler is British slang for an enviably lucky person. Strangler is British slang for a necktie,

STRAP
Strap is British slang for credit. Strap is Irish slang for a shameless or promiscuous woman.

STRAPOIL
Strapoil is slang for a beating.

STRAPON
Strapon is slang for a strapon dildo.

STRAPPED
Strapped is slang for lacking, short of.

STRAPPED FOR CASH


Strapped for cash is British slang for short of money.

STRAPPER
Strapper is slang for an apprentice, a learner or a junior.

STRAW BASHER
Straw basher is slang for a straw hat, a boater.

STRAW YARD
Straw yard was old slang for a night shelter for the homeless.

STRAWBERRIES
Strawberries is slang for secobarbital.

STRAWBERRY
Strawberry is American slang for a prostitute who sells sex for drugs.

STRAWBERRY RIPPLE
Strawberry ripple is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cripple.

STRAWBERRY TART
Strawberry tart is London Cockney rhyming slang for the heart.

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STREAK
Streak is slang for a rapid move, a journey made at a fast rate. Streak is slang for to run naked in public. Streak is British slang for a very tall, thin person.

STREAKER
Streaker is slang for someone who runs naked in public.

STREET
Street is racing slang for a long winning margin. Street is American slang for having fashionable awareness, acceptable on the street.

STREET CRED
Street cred is slang for having fashionable awareness, acceptable on the street.

STREETSMART
Streetsmart is American slang for familiar with fashionable street culture. Streetsmart is American slang for cunning in the ways of urban life.

STREETCAR
Streetcar is military slang for a shell.

STREETMAN
Streetman is American slang for a petty criminal who operates on the streets, especially a pickpocket or drug dealer.

STREETWISE
Streetwise is slang for familiar with fashionable street culture. Streetwise is slang for cunning in the ways of urban life.

STREEVUS MONE ON THE REEVUS CONE


Streevus mone on the reevus cone is BlackAmerican slang for a jitterbug expression that has no meaning.

STRETCH
Stretch is slang for to hang or be hanged by the neck. Stretch is slang for a year of imprisonment. Stretch is slang for a year. Stretch is American slang for a tall, thin person.

STRETCHED
Stretched is slang for hanged.

STRETCHER
Stretcher is Australian and New Zealand slang for a camp bed. Stretcher is slang for an exaggeration or lie.

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STREWTH
Strewth is slang for an exclamation of surprise, frustration.

STRIDERS
Striders is BlackAmerican slang for trousers

STRIDES
Strides is slang for trousers.

STRIKE
Strike is slang for steal goods, rob a person. Strike is slang for make a sudden demand for repayment of a loan. Strike is British slang for one pound sterling. Strike is British slang for a match. Strike is American slang for induce a person to pay money through threats or blackmail.

STRIKE ME DEAD
Strike me dead is London Cockney rhyming slang for bread.

STRIKER
Striker is British slang for a match.

STRINE
Strine is slang for Australian speech.

STRING
String is slang for a fishingline. String is American slang for a type of confidence trick. String is American slang for deceive.

STRING BEANS
String beans is London Cockney rhyming slang for jeans.

STRING VEST
String vest is London Cockney rhyming slang for a nuisance (pest).

STRINGBEAN
Stringbean is slang for a tall, thin person.

STRINGS
Strings is American slang for a group of prostitutes working for the same person.

STRIP
Strip is slang for unpack or unload.

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STRIPE
Stripe is slang for a scar. Stripe is British slang for one pound sterling. Stripe is British slang for a police car.

STRIPE UP
Stripe up is British slang for to con, to cheat, to swindle.

STRIPED
Striped is British slang for cheated, conned, swindled, shortchanged.

STRIPER
Striper is military slang for an officer who has a stripe or stripes on his uniform, especially in the navy.

STRIPES
Stripes is American slang for a striped prison uniform.

STRIPPERS
Strippers is slang for high cards cut slightly wedgeshaped for the purpose of cheating.

STRIPY
Stripy is nautical slang for a longservice able seaman with good conduct stripes.

STROKE
Stroke is slang for masturbate. Stroke is slang for a liberty, an underhand trick. Stroke is American slang for pornographic; masturbatory.

STROKE BOOK
Stroke book is slang for a pornographic publication.

STROLL ON
Stroll on is a British slang expression of disbelief. Stroll on is a British slang expression of respect and admiration.

STROLLER
Stroller is South African slang for a homeless street beggar.

STRONG
Strong is Australian slang for truth, the facts.

STRONG IT
Strong it is British slang for to behave aggressively. Strong it is British slang for to take a liberty. Strong it is British slang for to lie extravagantly. To exaggerate. 1048

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STRONG JOINT
Strong joint is American slang for a corrupt gambling house or game.

STRONZER
Stronzer is slang for an unpleasant person.

STROP
Strop is British slang for to masturbate. Strop is British slang for a bad mood, a sulk.

STROP THE MULLIGAN


Strop the mulligan is Australian slang for to masturbate.

STROPPY
Stroppy is British slang for aggressive, uncooperative, irritable.

STRUCK
Struck is slang for to borrow money of or to make a demand upon.

STRUGGLE AND STRAIN


Struggle and strain is London Cockney rhyming slang for train.

STRUGGLE AND STRAINERS


Struggle and strainers is London Cockney rhyming slang for trainers.

STRUGGLE AND STRIFE


Struggle and strife is London Cockney rhyming slang for life. Struggle and strife is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.

STRUGGLE BUGGY
Struggle buggy is BlackAmerican slang for an old rundown car

STRUGGLEFORLIFER
Struggleforlifer is slang for someone who has to struggle to live.

STRUM
Strum is slang for female masturbation.

STRUNG OUT
Strung out is slang for emotionally stressed, in mental turmoil. Strung out is slang for addicted to a drug. Strung out is slang for suffering or distressed because of the lack of a drug.

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STUBBLEJUMPER
Stubblejumper is Canadian slang for a prairie grain farmer.

STUBBY
Stubby is Australian slang for a small bottle of beer.

STUCK ON
Stuck on is slang for keen on or infatuated with.

STUCKUP
Stuckup is slang for conceited, snobbish.

STUD
Stud is slang for a sexually promiscuous man. Especially one who is good at sex. Stud is Dorset slang for ponderous, pensive, still and thoughtful.

STUDENT
Student is American slang for an inexperienced taker of drugs, especially one who takes small or occasional doses.

STUDSLEY
Studsley is American slang for a smart dressed, sophisticated, elegant man.

STUFF
Stuff is slang for to copulate. Stuff is slang for a drug, especially cannabis. Stuff is slang for to dismiss, to throw away, to destroy, to abandon. Stuff is British slang for to get the better of someone. Stuff is British slang for to thwart someone.

STUFF ONE'S CRAW


Stuff one's craw is Jamaican slang for to overeat.

STUFFIT
Stuffit is slang for an exclamation of rejection or contempt.

STUFFED
Stuffed is British slang for ruined, abandoned, broken. Stuffed is British slang for sated.

STUFFER
Stuffer is customs slang for a drug smuggler who conceals drugs in a bodily passage.

STUK
Stuk is South African slang for a promiscuous woman.

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STUKACH
Stukach is Russian slang for an informer, a stoolpigeon.

STUKKIE
Stukkie is South African slang for a woman viewed as a sex object. Stukkie is South African slang for a girlfriend.

STUMBLE
Stumble is British slang for to emit foul smelling wind from the anus.

STUMBLEBUM
Stumblebum is American slang for a vagrant, a tramp.

STUMBLERS
Stumblers is slang for Phenobarbital.

STUMER
Stumer is slang for a forgery or cheat. Stumer is British slang for something worthless. Stumer is British slang for a mistake.

STUMP
Stump was old slang for money. Stump was old slang for go away. Stump is slang for penniless.

STUMP IT
Stump it is slang for to run away; to escape.

STUMPS
Stumps is slang for the legs.

STUMPY
Stumpy was old slang for money.

STUNG
Stung is slang for to be overcharged. Stung is slang for to lend someone money and not get it back. Stung is Australian slang for drunk; intoxicated.

STUNNED
Stunned is Australian and New Zealand slang for drunk.

STUNT
Stunt is military slang for an attack or advance.

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STUPE
Stupe is American slang for a stupid person; clot.

STUPEFI
Stupefi is slang for valium.

STUTTER AND STAMMER


Stutter and stammer is London Cockney rhyming slang for a hammer.

SUBCHEESE
Subcheese is military slang for everything.

SUBBIE
Subbie is slang for a subcontractor.

SUBBY
Subby is British slang for a subcontractor.

SUBJECT
Subject is book trade slang for liable to discount.

SUBMARINE
Submarine is American slang for sabotage.

SUBMARINES
Submarines is American tramp slang for doughnuts

SUBSTANCE
Substance is British slang for cannabis, hashish, marijuana.

SUBWAY ALUMNI
Subway alumni is American slang for citydwelling supporters of a college football team, who are not graduates of the college.

SUCK
Suck is slang for fellatio. Suck is criminal slang for a breastpocket. Suck is slang for a sycophant. Suck was old slang for a deception. Suck is American slang for repellent, inferior, worthless. Suck is Canadian slang for a worthless or contemptible person.

SUCK FACE
Suck face is American slang for to kiss.

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SUCK IN
Suck in is slang for to deceive or defraud.

SUCK OFF
Suck off is slang for to give oral sex to someone.

SUCK UP
Suck up is slang for to flatter, be obsequious.

SUCKHOLE
Suckhole is Australian slang for a sycophant. Suckhole is Australian slang for a contemptible person.

SUCKER
Sucker is slang for a gullible person. Sucker is British slang for a boiled sweet.

SUCKER LIST
Sucker list is criminal slang for a mailing list containing the names and addresses of victims who have been successfully conned by a mailing fraud, such as a competition scam.

SUCKERPUNCH
Suckerpunch is American slang for to attack from behind.

SUCKY
Sucky is American slang for unpleasant, disagreeable, contemptible.

SUCTION
Suction was old slang for drinking alcoholic liquor.

SUDDEN
Sudden is Australian slang for fast, efficient. Sudden was old Australian slang for brutal, ruthless.

SUDDEN DEATH
Sudden death is American slang for a potent alcoholic drink.

SUDS
Suds is American and Canadian slang for beer or the bubbles floating on it.

SUDSER
Sudser is American slang for a soapopera.

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SUEDEHEAD
Suedhead was British slang for a member of a 1970s youth culture in which the members wore their hair slightly longer than the skinheads.

SUET
Suet is British slang for human fat.

SUEY POW
Suey pow is American slang for a cloth used to clean an opium bowl.

SUFF
Suff was 19th century New Zealand slang for sufficient.

SUFFER
Suffer is an Australian slang expression of contempt, defiance, challenge.

SUFFOLK BANG
Suffolk bang is nautical slang for an inferior hardcheese.

SUGAR
Sugar is slang for heroin. Sugar is slang for morphine. Sugar is salng for cocaine. Sugar is slang for money. Sugar is slang for nice. Sugar is BlackAmerican slang for a kiss Sugar was 1960's slang for LSD.

SUGAR AND HONEY


Sugar and honey is London Cockney rhyming slang for money.

SUGAR AND SPICE


Sugar and spice is London Cockney rhyming slang for ice. Sugar and spice is London Cockney rhyming slang for nice.

SUGAR CANDY
Sugar candy is London Cockney rhyming slang for brandy. Sugar candy is London Cockney rhyming slang for handy.

SUGAR DADDY
Sugar daddy is slang for a wealthy, older, male lover.

SUGAR STICK
Sugar stick is rhyming slang for the penis (prick).

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SUGAR UP
Sugar up is British slang for to bribe.

SUICIDE BLOND
Suicide blond is slang for a woman with hair dyed blond.

SUIT

Suit is slang for a whitecollar worker, business executive.

SUITABLE CASE
Suitable case is British slang for eccentric, mad, insane.

SUITED AND BOOTED


Suited and booted is British slang for dressed smartly.

SULPHITE
Sulphite is slang for a person who is spontaneous and original in his habits of thought and conversation.

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SUMBITCH
Sumbitch is American slang for son of a bitch.

SUMO
Sumo is British slang for a fat man.

SUMOS
Sumos is British slang for large female nipples.

SUNBEAM
Sunbeam is Australian slang for a piece of crockery or cutlery laid for a meal but remaining unused.

SUNDAY BEST
Sunday best is London Cockney rhyming slang for a vest.

SUNDAY MORN
Sunday morn is London Cockney rhyming slang for an erection (horn).

SUNDAY MORNING NIGHTMARE


Sunday morning nightmare is slang for the after effects following a period of revelrous behaviour; in particular a long evening of drinking alcohol.

SUNDAY PUNCH

Sunday punch is American slang for a knockout punch or blow.

SUNDOWNER
Sundowner is British slang for an early evening drink. Sundowner is Australian and New Zealand slang for a tramp, especially one who seeks food and lodging at sundown when it is too late to work. Sundowner is New Zealand slang for a lazy sheepdog.

SUNFISH
Sunfish is American slang for the bucking of a horse in which each shoulder is lowered in turn.

SUNNIES
Sunnies is Australian slang for breasts.

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SUNNY SOUTH
Sunny south is London Cockney rhyming slang for mouth.

SUNSHINE
Sunshine is a British slang form of address. Sunshine is slang for a type of LSD.

SUP
Sup is slang for to drink.

SUPE
Supe is slang for a supernumery. Supe is slang for superintendent.

SUPER
Super is criminal slang for a watch. Super is school slang for remove a pupil from a class or school on account of their age.

SUPER ACID
Super Acid is slang for ketamine.

SUPER C
Super C is slang for ketamine.

SUPER GRASS
Super Grass is slang for phencyclidine.

SUPER JOINT
Super joint is slang for phencyclidine.

SUPER WEED
Super Weed is slang for phencyclidine.

SUPERBITCH
Superbitch is slang for an extremely unpleasant or malicious woman.

SUPERCHARGE
Supercharge is slang for crack cocaine.

SUPERGRASS
Supergrass is British slang for very strong marijuana. Supergrass is British slang for an informer.

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SURF
Surf is slang for to leisurely browse web sites.

SURFBUM
Surfbum is slang for a surfing enthusiast who frequents beaches suitable for surfing.

SURFBOARD
Surfboard is slang for a flatchested girl. Surfboard is slang for a promiscuous girl.

SURFIE
Surfie is Australian and New Zealand slang for a young man whose main interest is in surfing, especially when considered as a cult figure.

SURGICAL TRUSS
Surgical truss is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bus.

SURPLUS
Surplus is American military slang for dispose of as surplus to requirements.

SURREY DOCKS
Surrey docks is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox).

SUS
Sus is British slang for suspicion; a suspect.

SUS LAWS
Sus laws was British slang for the law that authorized the arrest and punishment of suspected persons frequenting, or loitering in, public places with criminal intent. In England, the sus law formed part of the Vagrancy Act of 1824 which was repealed in 1981.

SUSHI BAR
Sushi bar is British slang for the vagina.

SUSIE ANNA
Susie Anna was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a sixpence (tanner).

SUSPENDED
Suspended is slang for a suspended sentence.

SUSS
Suss is slang for to work something out, to understand, to discover, to deduce. Suss is slang for knowledge, understanding.

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SUSS OUT
Suss out is British slang for to work out. Suss out is British slang for investigate.

SUSSED
Sussed is slang for knowledgeable, wellinformed. Sussed is British slang for found out, discovered.

SUSSO
Susso is Australian slang for money paid by the government to an unemployed person.

SUSSY
Sussy is slang for suspicious or suspected.

SUZI
Suzi is British slang for the number four.

SUZIE COBOL
Suzie COBOL is computer slang for a coder straight out of training school who knows everything except the value of comments in plain English.

SUZIE WONG
Suzie Wong is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad smell (pong). Suzie Wong is London Cockney rhyming slang for a song.

SWAB
Swab is slang for an uncouth or worthless fellow.

SWABBER
Swabber is slang for an uncouth fellow.

SWACKED
Swacked is slang for in a state of intoxication, stupor, or euphoria induced by drugs or alcohol.

SWADDLER
Swaddler is derogatory Irish slang for a Protestant.

SWADDLING
Swaddling is derogatory slang for Methodism. Swaddling is derogatory slang for a Protestant.

SWADDY
Swaddy is British slang for a private soldier.

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SWAG
Swag is slang for property obtained by theft or other illicit means. Swag is slang for goods; valuables.

SWALLOW
Swallow was slang for a female KGB agent who seduced men for purposes of espionage. Swallow is British slang for an alcoholic drink. Swallow is British slang for taking an illicit pill. Swallow is British slang for to accept a story without question. Swallow is British slang for to back down from an argument.

SWALLOW AND SIGH


Swallow and sigh is London Cockney rhyming slang for a collar and tie.

SWALLOW BOBBY
Swallow Bobby is Australian slang for make a false customs declaration or affidavit.

SWALLOW THE ANCHOR


Swallow the anchor is old British slang for to surrender oneself to the police.

SWAMP
Swamp is British slang for the vagina. Swamp is Australian slang for work as a cattledriver's assistant.

SWAMP DONKEY
Swamp donkey is slang for an unattractive woman.

SWAMPER
Swamper is Australian slang for a person who obtains a lift.

SWAN
Swan is slang for an aimless journey conducted for reconnaissance or pleasure. Swan is American slang for declare, swear, be bound. Swan is derogatory slang for go with a superior air.

SWAN LAKE
Swan lake is London Cockney rhyming slang for cake.

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Swankpot is slang for an ostentatious or boastful person.

SWANKY
Swanky is slang for swaggering, pretentious, boastful when applied to a person or imposing, stylish or posh when applied to a building etc.

SWANNEE RIVER
Swannee river is London Cockney rhyming slang for liver.

SWAP
Swap is slang for be dismissed from employment. Swap is slang for change one's clothes.

SWAP OFF
Swap off is slang for cheat, or take in.

SWAP SPIT
Swap spit is American slang for kiss, particularly deep kissing.

SWAPPER
Swapper is slang for something very big, especially a lie.

SWASH
Swash is slang for worthless stuff, nonsense.

SWATCH
Swatch is Scottish slang for a look.

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SWATCHEL
Swatchel is slang for Punch in a PunchandJudy show.

SWAVE
Swave is slang for suave, polite, charming.

SWEAR AND CUSS


Swear and cuss is London Cockney rhyming slang for bus.

SWEAT
Sweat is British slang for trouble, problem, hassle, worry. Sweat is British slang for a soldier, especially one who is old and experienced. Sweat is American slang for pressurise someone.

SWEAT EQUITY
Sweat equity is American slang for an interest in a property earned by a tenant in return for helping with its upkeep or renovation.

SWEAT ON
Sweat on is British slang for to wait anxiously.

SWEATBOX
Sweatbox is slang for a small, narrow prison cell.

SWEATHOG
Sweathog is American slang for an ugly person. Sweathog is American slang for a difficult student singled out for special instruction.

SWEATY SOCK
Sweaty sock is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Scot (Jock).

SWEDEBASHER
Swedebasher is slang for a farm worker or rustic.

SWEENEY
Sweeney is British slang for a barber. Sweeney is British slang for officious security guards.

SWEENEY TODD
Sweeney Todd is London Cockney rhyming slang for the flying squad.

SWEEP
Sweep is slang for to remove listening devices from a place.

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SWEEP ONE'S CHIMNEY


Sweep one's chimney is British slang for to masturbate.

SWEET
Sweet is slang for excellent. Sweet is British slang for sugar. Sweet is Australian slang for satisfactory or in order; all right.

SWEET F A
Sweet F A (sweet fuck all) is slang for nothing. Sweet F A is slang for a pitifully small amount.

SWEET LUCY
Sweet Lucy is American slang for wine, particularly cheap, sweet wine.

SWEET PEA
Sweet pea was old London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.

SWEET SMURF
Sweet Smurf is slang for a cigar dipped in embalming fluid.

SWEETPEA
Sweetpea is a slang term of affection.

SWEETTALK
Sweettalk is slang for to flatter with gain as an objective.

SWEETENER
Sweetener is slang for a bribe.

SWEETIE
Sweetie is derogatory British slang for an effeminate male homosexual.

SWELL
Swell is slang for excellent; firstclass. Swell is British slang for a welloff single woman.

SWELLHEAD
Swellhead is slang for a selfimportant, conceited person.

SWIFT
Swift is British slang for to give false evidence. Swift is British slang for to plant false evidence, to fabricate. Said of the police.

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SWIFTIE
Swiftie is slang for a trick, ruse, or deception.

SWIFTLY FLOW
Swiftly flow is Australian rhyming slang for go.

SWIG
Swig is slang for to drink greedily.

SWILL
Swill is British slang for beer.

SWILLAGE
Swillage is British slang for beer.

SWILLED
Swilled is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

SWINDLE SHEET
Swindle sheet is slang for expense account.

SWING
Swing is slang for to be hanged. Swing is slang for to be lively and modern. Swing is slang for be promiscuous, engage in group sex or swapping casual sexual partners.

SWING BOTH WAYS


Swing both ways is slang for to enjoy sexual partners of both sexes (be bisexual).

SWING THE LEAD


Swing the lead is slang for to waste time, to shirk ones duties.

SWINGE
Swinge was old slang for drink up.

SWINGER
Swinger is slang for a person regarded as being modern and lively. Swinger is slang for a promiscuous person who regularly swops sexual partners with other likeminded people.

SWINGERS
Swingers is slang for the testicles.

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SWINGLE
Swingle is American slang for a lively single person, especially one who goes out seeking a sexual partner.

SWINGSTER
Swingster is slang for a musician who plays jazz with swing.

SWIPE
Swipe is slang for to steal. Swipe is American slang for a groom or stable boy.

SWIPES
Swipes is British slang for beer, especially when poor or weak.

SWIPEY
Swipey was old slang for drunk or tipsy.

SWISH
Swish is American slang for an effeminate male homosexual.

SWISHER
Swisher is slang for a cigar with marijuana replacing tobacco.

SWISHY
Swishy is slang for effeminate.

SWISS ARMY KNIFE


Swiss army knife is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.

SWITCH OFF
Switch off is British slang for to ignore.

SWITCH ON
Switch on is slang for to take or become intoxicated by drugs. Switch on is slang for to introduce someone to drugs. Switch on is slang for to arouse emotionally or sexually.

SWITCHHITTER
Switchhitter is American and Canadian slang for a bisexual person.

SWITCHEDON
Switchedon is slang for excited, under the influence of drugs. Switchedon is British slang for fashionable. Switchedon is British slang for alert, bright.

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SWITCHEROO
Switcheroo is American slang for a surprising or unexpected change or variation.

SWIVEL EYED
Swivel eyed is British slang for untrustworthy. Machiavellian.

SWIZZ
Swizz is slang for a swindle.

SWIZZLE
Swizzle is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

SWOON
Swoon is British slang for to fake being knockedout, to take a dive.

SWOOP
Swoop is BlackAmerican slang for to leave quickly

SWORD
Sword is British slang for the penis.

SWORDSMAN
Swordsman is British slang for a sexually active man. Swordsman is British slang for a receiver of stolen property.

SWOT
Swot is slang for work or study at school. Swot is slang for a person who studies hard. Swot is slang for study a subject hard or hurriedly.

SWY
Swy is Australian slang for two, especially formerly a twoshilling piece, a two year prison sentence. Swy is Australian slang for the game of twoup.

SYLVESTER STALLONE
Sylvester Stallone is London Cockney rhyming slang for alone.

SYNOGOGIAN
Synogogian is slang for a Jew.

SYNTHETIC COCAINE
Synthetic cocaine is slang for phencyclidine.

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SYPH
Syph is slang for syphilis.

SYRUP
Syrup is British rhyming slang for a wig.

SYRUP OF FIGS
Syrup of figs is British rhyming slang for a wig.

SYSOP
Sysop is slang for a computer system operator.

SYSTEM D
System D is slang for a bluff, an unscrupulous way of keeping or getting out of trouble.

T
T is slang for marijuana.

T AND A
T and A (tit and ass) is American slang for scantily clad or naked women.

T AND E
T and E (tired and emotional) is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.

T REX
T Rex is British slang for sex.

T'WADDEN
T'wadden is Dorset slang for it was not.

T.B.A.
T.B.A. is American slang for to be avoided.

T.H.
T.H. is betting slang for odds of 8/1.

T.L.U.
T.L.U. (tight little unit) is surfer slang for an attractive, compact girl.

T.N.T.
T.N.T. is slang for heroin.

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T.S.
T.S. is American military slang for tough shit; tough situation; tough stuff; typescript.

TATA KISS
Tata kiss is London Cockney rhyming slang for teasing (taking the piss).

TATAS
Tatas is British slang for a walk.

TAB
Tab is slang for tablet. Tab is slang for an ear. Tab is slang for a cigarette. Tab is slang for an elderly woman. Tab is Australian slang for a young woman or girl. Tab is theatre slang for a tableau curtain or one of its suspending loops. Tab is military slang for march over difficult terrain with heavy equipment.

TAB ACTION
Tab action is BlackAmerican slang for to borrow

TAB SHOW
Tab show is American slang for a short version of a musical, especially one performed by a travelling company.

TABEND
Tabend is slang for a cigarette butt.

TABBY
Tabby is slang for a young woman or girl, especially an attractive one.

TABLEENDER
Tableender is slang for an act of copulation on or at a table.

TABLETS
Tablets is British slang for the testicles.

TABNAB
Tabnab is nautical slang for a savoury snack, a bun or pastry.

TABS
Tabs is British slang for the testicles. Tabs is BlackAmerican slang for ones ears

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TACHE
Tache is British slang for a moustache.

TACK
Tack is slang for squalor, shabbiness, seediness. Tack is slang for cheap, inferior, in bad taste. Tack is slang for join a couple in marriage.

TACK ATTACK
Tack attack is British slang for a bout of bad taste.

TACKER
Tacker is British slang for a child.

TACKINES
Tackiness is slang for bad taste, vulgarity.

TACKLE
Tackle is British slang for a watch chain. Tackle is British slang for the male genitals.

TACKY
Tacky is slang for of poor taste, lacking style.

TACOBENDER

Tacobender is derogatory American slang for a Mexican, a Hispanic person.

TAD
Tad is slang for a little, a small amount.

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TADGER
Tadger is slang for the penis.

TAFF
Taff is British slang for a Welshman.

TAFFETY
Taffety is Dorset slang for choosy.

TAFFIA
Taffia is British slang for a group of Welshmen.

TAFFY
Taffy is British slang for a Welshman Taffy is slang for flattery or soft phrases.

TAG
Tag is slang for a person following another as a detective or spy. Tag is slang for a graffiti artist's signature or identifying mark. Tag is boxing slang for strike an opponent.

TAGGED THE PLAY WITH THE SLAMMER ISSUE


Tagged the play with the slammer issue is BlackAmerican slang for the act of putting a troublesome person in jail

TAGGER
Tagger is slang for a graffiti artist.

TAIG
Taig is British slang for a Roman Catholic.

TAIL
Tail is slang for a woman. Tail is slang for the female genitals. Tail is slang for a male sexual partner.

TAILORMADE
Tailormade is slang for a cigarette made in a factory rather than rolled by hand.

TAILPIPE
Tailpipe is American slang for the anus.

TAIWAN
Taiwan is British slang for a 2:1 university degree.

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TAKE
Take is slang for to cheat, deceive, or victimise. Take is slang for an inhalation from a cannabis cigarette or pipe.

TAKE A BATH
Take a bath is slang for to suffer a financial loss, to suffer a commercial setback.

TAKE A CHILL PILL


Take a chill pill is slang for relax.

TAKE A DIVE
Take a dive is slang for to feign a foul or knockdown in sports.

TAKE A HORN
Take a horn is Jamaican slang for to accept that one's partner is having or had an affair, without complaint.

TAKE A POP AT
Take a pop at is slang for to attack, to hit, to lash out at.

TAKE A POWDER
Take a powder is American and Canadian slang for to run away or disappear.

TAKE A RAINCHECK
Take a raincheck is slang for to postpone.

TAKE DOWN
Take down is American slang for to kill.

TAKE FIVE
Take Five is slang for have a brief rest or respite from ones task.

TAKE IT EASY
Take it easy is slang for a parting salutation to not let life get one down.

TAKE NAMES
Take names is American slang for to take control, to chastise.

TAKE ONE'S LUMPS


Take one's lumps is American slang for to suffer misfortune.

TAKE OUT
Take out is slang for to kill or destroy.

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TAKE SIGHTS
Take sights is criminal slang for observe, watch closely.

TAKE THE ARTHUR


Take the Arthur is British slang for to mock, to verbally assault.

TAKE THE BISCUIT


Take the biscuit is slang for to be regarded (by the speaker) as the most surprising thing that could have occurred.

TAKE THE HUFF


Take the huff is British slang for to take offence, to lose one's temper.

TAKE THE MICHAEL


Take the Michael is British slang for to mock.

TAKE THE MICK


Take the Mick is British slang for to mock.

TAKE THE MICKEY


Take the Mickey is British slang for to mock.

TAKE THE MICKEY BLISS


Take the Mickey Bliss is London Cockney rhyming slang for to mock (take the piss).

TAKE THE PISS


Take the piss is slang for to ridicule, cruelly joke with; to mock.

TAKE THE SHAME


Take the shame is slang for to accept the blame for something, often publicly.

TALENT
Talent is British slang for an attractive person.

TALK TO GOD ON THE BIG WHITE TELEPHONE


Talk to god on the big white telephone is American slang for to vomit

TALK TO HUEY DOWN THE BIG WHITE TELEPHONE.


Talk to Huey down the big white telephone is American slang for to vomit

TALK TO JOHN ON THE PORCELAIN TELEPHONE


Talk to john on the porcelain telephone is American slang for to vomit

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TALK TO RALPH ON THE BIG WHITE TELEPHONE


Talk to Ralph on the big white telephone is American slang for to vomit

TALK TO RALPH ON THE CAMODEAPHONE


Talk to Ralph on the camodeaphone is American slang for to vomit

TALK TO THE CARPET


Talk to the carpet is American slang for to vomit

TALK TO YOUR SHOES


Talk to your shoes is American slang for to vomit

TALK TURKEY
Talk turkey is slang for to perform oral sex.

TALL POPPIES
Tall poppies is Australian slang for prominent people.

TALLET
Tallet is Dorset slang for a hay loft over a stable.

TAM RAG
Tam rag is British slang for a sanitary towel, tampon.

TAMP UP
Tamp up is American tramp slang for to assault or beat

TAMPI
Tampi is slang for cannabis.

TAN
Tan is slang for to beat or flog.

TANK
Tank is slang for to defeat heavily. Tank is British slang for a police car. Tank is American slang for a firearm. Tank is American slang for a jail cell.

TANK FILLER
Tank filler is British slang for a woman who leads a man on sexually, but doesn't go through with sexual intercourse.

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TANK UP
Tank up is slang for to imbibe a large quantity of alcoholic drink.

TANKED
Tanked is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

TANKED UP
Tanked up is slang for drunk and in a state rowdiness.

TANKER
Tanker is British slang for a heavy drinker.

TANKY
Tanky is nautical slang for a petty officer in charge of a ship's freshwater tanks and other stores. Tanky was slang for a member of the British Communist Party who supported military intervention by the Soviet Union to preserve Communist regimes.

TANNED

Tanned is slang for beaten, thrashed.

TANNER
Tanner was old British slang for a sixpence.

TAP

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TAP CITY

Tap city is American slang for penniless

TAPDANCE
Tapdance is slang for a clever evasion, a devious manoeuvre.

TAPDANCER
Tapdancer is slang for someone who avoids danger by clever, devious, dishonest actions and luck.

TAPOUT
Tapout is British slang for an ATM, a cash machine.

TAPE
Tape is British slang for to size up a situation or person. Tape is American tramp slang for the tongue. Tape is British military slang for a stripe. Tape was old slang for gin.

TAPIOCA
Tapioca is slang for temporarily penniless. Tapioca is London Cockney rhyming slang for a joker in a deck of cards.

TAPPED
Tapped is slang for insane or a mentally unstable.

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TAPPEDOUT
Tappedout is American slang for penniless. Tappedout is American slang for exhausted, wornout, tired.

TAR
Tar is American slang for heroin.

TAR AND FEATHER


Tar and feather is London Cockney rhyming slang for a leather jacket.

TARANTULAJUICE
Tarantulajuice is American slang for inferior whiskey.

TARD
Tard is American slang for a stupid person.

TARDLE
Tardle is Dorset slang for tangle, entanglement.

TARMAC
Tarmac is slang for to make quick visits flying from one airport to airport in quick succession.

TARNAL
Tarnal is American slang expression of annoyance for damned, infernal.

TARNATION
Tarnation is American slang for damned, damnable, infernal.

TART
Tart is slang for a prostitute, or promiscuous woman. Tart was an old slang term of endearment for a girl or woman. Tart is Australian and New Zealand slang for a wife or girlfriend.

TART ABOUT
tart about is British slang for to behave flamboyantly. Tart about is British slang for to behave in an irresolute and disorganised manner.

TART FUEL
Tart fuel is British slang for the bottled alcopop's regularly drank by young women.

TART UP
Tart up is slang for to smarten up.

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TARTAN BANNER
Tartan banner was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a sixpence (tanner).

TARTAR
Tartar was old slang for a strolling vagabond, a thief or beggar.

TASH
Tash is British slang for a moustache.

TASSEL
Tassel is slang for the penis.

TASSIE
Tassie is Australian slang for Tasmania or a Tasmanian.

TASSLE
Tassle is slang for the penis.

TASTE
Taste is American slang for an alcoholic drink.

TASTE DINNER
Taste dinner is American slang for to vomit

TASTY
Tasty is British slang for attractive, desirable. Tasty is British slang for aggressive, competent in combat. Tasty is British slang for an alcoholic drink.

TAT
Tat is slang for rubbish. Tat is old slang for collecting old rags for profit.

TATAH
Tatah was 19th century British slang for a hat.

TATE AND LYLE


Tate and Lyle is London Cockney rhyming slang for audacity (style).

TATER
Tater is British slang for an idiot.

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TATERS
Taters is slang for potatoes. Taters (shortened from potatoes in the mould) is London Cockney rhyming slang for cold.

TATERS IN THE MOULD


Taters in the mould is London Cockney rhyming slang for cold.

TATIES
Taties is British slang for potatoes.

TATS
Tats is slang for loaded dice. Tats is Australian slang for teeth, especially false teeth.

TATTER
Tatter is slang for a refuse gatherer.

TATTIETRAP
Tattietrap was old slang for the mouth.

TATTLER
Tattler is slang for a watch, and especially a striking watch. Tattler is BlackAmerican slang for an alarm clock.

TAVISH
Tavish is British slang for a Scot.

TAX
Tax is slang for to steal a portion of someone's money from them.

TAXI
Taxi is American slang for a prison sentence of between five and fifteen years.

TAXI RANK
Taxi rank is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bank. Taxi rank is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (wank).

TAXICABS
Taxicabs is London Cockney rhyming slang for body lice (crabs).

TAYTERS
Tayters is British slang for potatoes. Tayters is British slang for very cold or freezing weather.

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TD OFF
Td off is slang for angry, annoyed, pissed of.

TEA
Tea is old American and Canadian slang for marijuana. Tea is old slang for alcoholic liquor.

TEA AND COCOA


Tea and cocoa is London Cockney rhyming slang for say so.

TEA AND TOAST


Tea and toast is London Cockney rhyming slang for mail (post).

TEA CADDY
Tea caddy is London Cockney rhyming slang for an Irishman (paddy).

TEA FOR TWO


Tea for two is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew.

TEA FOR TWO AND A BLOATER


Tea for two and a bloater was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a motor vehicle (motor).

TEA GROUT
Tea grout is London Cockney rhyming slang for a boy scout.

TEA LEAF
Tea leaf is London Cockney rhyming slang for a thief.

TEA POT LID


Tea pot lid is London Cockney rhyming slang for Yid/Quid/kid.

TEA STRAINERS
Tea strainers is London Cockney rhyming slang for old and tatty, holed, sports shoes (trainers).

TEA TOWEL HOLDER


Tea towel holder is British slang for the anus.

TEABAG
Teabag is London Cockney rhyming slang for an unplesant person (slag).

TEABOARDY
Teaboardy is slang for superficially pleasant and slickly painted.

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TEACH
Teach is slang for a teacher.

TEAED
Teaed is American slang for in a state of euphoria induced by alcohol or marijuana.

TEAEDUP
Teaedup is American slang for in a state of euphoria induced by alcohol or marijuana.

TEAFER
Teafer (shortened from tea for two) is British slang for a Jew.

TEAGUE
Teague is British slang for a Roman Catholic.

TEAHEAD
Teahead is slang for a habitual user of cannabis.

TEAM
Team is criminal slang for a gang.

TEAPOT
Teapot is British slang for an excessive drinker of tea.

TEAPOT LID
Tewapot lid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a child (kid). Teapot lid is London Cockney rhyming slang for one pound sterling (quid). Teapot lid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew (Yid).

TEAR
Tear is American and Australian slang for a spree or prolonged drinking bout. Tear is American sport slang for a successful run, a winning streak.

TEAR IT UP
Tear it up is American slang for approach something with abandon. Tear it up is Jazz slang for play unrestrainedly and with verve.

TEAR OFF A BIT


Tear off a bit is Australian slang for copulate with a woman.

TEAR OFF A PIECE


Tear off a piece is Australian slang for have sex.

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TEAR ONE OFF


Tear one off is slang for to seduce, to have sex.

TEARARSE
Teararse is slang for a very busy person.

TEARUP
Tearup is slang for a spell of wild destructive behaviour. Tearup is Jazz slang for an unrestrained, rousing performance.

TEARAWAY
Tearaway is slang for a wild, reckless, youth. Tearaway was old slang for a mugger.

TEARING
Tearing is old slang for impressive, splendid, grand.

TEARS
Tears is BlackAmerican slang for pearls

TEASE
Tease is slang for a sexually provocative person who entices but doesn't satisfy. Tease was 19th century slang for flog.

TECATA
Tecata is slang for heroin.

TECHNICOLOR YAWN
Technicolor yawn is Australian slang for to vomit

TECHNICOLOR YODEL
Technicolor yodel is American slang for to vomit

TECHNICOLOUR BURP
Technicolour burp is American slang for vomit.

TED FRAZER
Ted Frazer is London Cockney rhyming slang for a razor.

TED HEATH
Ted Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for beef. Ted Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth. Ted Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for a thief.

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TEDDY BEAR
Teddy bear is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pear.

TEDDY BOY

Teddy boy is British slang for a member of a 1950s youth cult characterised by the wearing of a long drape cost, drainpipe trousers and thick crepesoled shoes and a liking for jitterbug and later rock 'n' roll music.

TEE OFF ON
Tee off on is boxing slang for to land a lot of accurate punches without reply.

TEENTH
Teenth is drug slang for a sixteenth of an ounce.

TEENYBOPPER
Teenybopper is slang for a young teenager, usually a girl, who avidly follows fashions in clothes and pop music.

TEFLON
Teflon is association football slang for a poor goalkeeper.

TEFLON BRAINED
Teflon brained is slang for forgetful.

TELETUBBY
Teletubby is British rhyming slang for a husband (hubby).

TELL
Tell is American slang for a hint or clue.

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TELL THE TALE


Tell the tale is slang for deceive or trick with a plausible story. A hoax.

TELLYBELLY
Tellybelly is British slang for a large, fat gut.

TEN
Ten is American slang for a superb specimen. Ten is Jamaican slang for an attractive woman (ten out of ten).

TEN COMMANDMENTS
Ten commandments is British slang for a wife's fingers.

TEN TO TWO
Ten to two is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew.

TEN TO TWOS
Ten to twos is British slang for sticking out feet.

TENDENCIES
Tendencies is British slang for homosexual tendencies.

TENDERFOOT
Tenderfoot is American slang for a delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and rudeness of pioneer life.

TENNIS RACKET
Tennis racket is London Cockney rhyming slang for a jacket.

TENT PEG
Tent peg is London Cockney rhyming slang for an egg.

TERENCE STAMP
Terence Stamp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pub counter (ramp).

TERRIBLE TURK
Terrible Turk is London Cockney rhyming slang for work.

TERRY WAITE
Terry Waite is London Cockney rhyming slang for late.

TEVISS
Teviss was old British slang for a shilling.

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TEX RITTER
Tex Ritter is London Cockney rhyming slang for British beer (bitter). Tex Ritter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lavatory (shitter).

TEXAS LEG SPREADER


Texas Leg Spreader is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.

TEXAS TEA
Texas Tea is slang for cannabis.

THAI STICKS
Thai Sticks is slang for bundles of marijuana soaked in hashish oil: marijuana buds bound on short sections of bamboo.

THAISTICKSWISHER
ThaistickSwisher is slang for cannabis.

THAT AND THIS


That and this is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (piss).

THAT'S TORN IT
That's torn it is British slang expressing that an unexpected event or circumstance has upset one's plans.

THATCH
Thatch is British slang for pubic hair.

THATCHER
Thatcher was English slang for a pound coin.

THE ALLOVERS
The allovers was nineteenth century American slang for a feeling of nervousness or revulsion.

THE ALUM
The alum is American slang for the ideal, exactly what one desires.

THE BAKED BEAN


The baked bean is British rhyming slang for the Queen.

THE BEAST
The Beast is slang for heroin.

THE BIG A
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THE BIG APPLE


The Big Apple is American slang for New York City.

THE BIG HOUSE


The big house is American slang for prison.

THE BIG SMOKE


The big smoke is slang for London. The big smoke is slang for a large town or city.

THE BIG SPIT


The big spit is slang for to vomit.

THE BILL
The Bill is British slang for the police.

THE BIN
The bin is British slang for mental hospital or an asylum.

THE BLACK ROLLS ROYCE


The Black Rolls Royce is British slang for death.

THE BLOCK
The block is British slang for solitary confinement.

THE BLOWER
The blower is British slang for telephone.

THE BOLLOCKS
The bollocks is British slang for the absolute best.

THE BOONDOCKS
The Boondocks is American slang for a wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country; a remote rural or provincial area.

THE BOOT
The boot is slang for dismissal from employment; the sack.

THE BOUNCE
The bounce is slang for rejection, to be dismissed from employment. The bounce is slang for fate.

THE BOX
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THE BURBS
The burbs is American slang for suburbs.

THE BUSINESS
The business is British slang for excellent, firstrate, the very best. The business is British slang for sexual intercourse.

THE CAN
The can is slang for the toilet.

THE CATBIRD SEAT


The catbird seat is American slang for an advantageous or privileged position.

THE CHAIR
The chair is American slang for the electric chair.

THE CHILLED ARTICLE


The chilled article is Australian slang for a cold beer.

THE CHOP
The chop is slang for dismissal from employment.

THE CLAP
The clap is slang for gonorrhoea.

THE COMPANY
The company is slang for the CIA.

THE D.T.S
The D.T.s is slang for delirium tremens; trembling as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.

THE DADDY
The daddy is American, Canadian and Australian slang for the supreme or finest example.

THE DEEP FRY


The deep fry is nursing slang for cobalt therapy.

THE DRAIN
The drain is British slang for the Waterloo and City line on the London underground.

THE DRINK
The drink is British slang for the sea. The drink was London docker slang for the river Thames.

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THE DRIP
The drip is British slang for hire purchase, paying by instalments.

THE FILFTH
The filfth is slang for the police.

THE FIRM
The firm is British slang for a criminal gang, a group of organised football hooligans.

THE FRONT
The front is British slang for an important street, area or demarcation line.

THE GAS WORKS


The Gas Works is London slang for the Houses Of Parliament (so named because of the amount of 'gassing' empty talk that is conducted there).

THE GATE
The Gate is British slang for the Notting Hill Gate district of London.

THE GERBIL
The gerbil is British teachers' slang for the Thatcher government's Education Reform bill of 1988.

THE GOD SQUAD


The god squad is slang for evangelical people.

THE GOODS
The goods is slang for first rate merchandise. The goods is slang for incriminating evidence.

THE GREATEST
The greatest is slang for an exceptional person.

THE GROVE
The grove is slang for the area of Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill in London.

THE HAWK
The hawk was British slang during the mid1960s for LSD.

THE HEADS
The heads is slang for a toilet.

THE HEAT
The heat is American slang for the police.

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THE HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE


The hey diddle diddle is Cockney rhyming slang for the middle.

THE HORN
The horn is slang for the penis. The horn is slang for an erection. The horn is slang for a telephone.

THE HORNIES
The hornies is slang for sexual desire, lust.

THE HORRORS
The horrors is slang for a fit of terror. The horrors is slang for menstruation.

THE HUMP
The hump is slang for annoyed, resentful, depressed. The hump is American slang for a Camel brand cigarette.

THE JERSEY YODEL


The Jersey yodel is American slang for to vomit.

THE JIMMIES
The Jimmies is Australian slang for nervousness. The Jimmies is Australian slang for diarrhoea.

THE JOE BLAKES


The Joe Blakes is Australian slang for the DT's.

THE JOINT
The joint is American slang for prison.

THE JUNCTION
The Junction is British slang for the area of London around Clapham Junction.

THE KNOCK
The knock is British slang for stolen goods. The knock is British slang for credit, hire purchase. The knock is British slang for the arrival of the police.

THE KNOWLEDGE
The knowledge is British slang for the London taxi drivers' exam which proves close familiarity with London's streets.

THE KREMLIN
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THE LABOUR
The labour was old British slang for the labour exchange, unemployment.

THE LANDSCAPE
The landscape is British slang for the scene, the environment surrounding the location of a crime or stakeout.

THE LEAST
The least is American slang for something very bad, disappointing or of the worse quality.

THE LUMP
The lump is British slang for the casual work system in the building trade.

THE MAGIC WORD


The magic word is Australian slang for fuck. The magic word is British slang for please.

THE MAN
The man is Black American slang for the police, the government, the white establishment or a person in authority. The man is slang for a sports champion, pop singer or other person who is the top practioner of their craft. The man is slang for a supplier of illicit drugs.

THE MAN UPSTAIRS


The man upstairs is slang for God.

THE MARZIPAN SET


The marzipan set is British slang for very rich, but not aristocratic, people.

THE MET
The Met is British slang for the London Metropolitan Police force.

THE MILK ROUND


The milk round is British slang for the annual tour of universities and higher education establishments by prospective employers.

THE MOB
The mob is American slang for organised crime; a gangster syndicate.

THE MOST
The most is slang for wonderful.

THE MUNCHIES
The munchies is slang for hunger, especially when brought on by smoking cannabis.

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THE MURPHY
The murphy is American slang for a confidence trick in which valuables lodged for safe keeping are stolen or swapped for worthless goods.

THE NADGERS
The nadgers is British slang for a state of nervous agitation, irritation, distress.

THE NAME'S HUNT NOT CUNT


The name's Hunt not cunt is British slang for no, a refusal, a term of rejection for a stupid suggestion.

THE NEEDLE
The needle is British slang for irritation, resentment, provocation.

THE NICK
The nick is British slang for a police station or prison.

THE NIGHT'S A PUP


The night's a pup is Australian slang for it's early yet.

THE NOD
The nod is slang for assent, agreement.

THE NUTS
The nuts is British slang for the best.

THE OFFICE
The office is slang for a hint or signal.

THE OLD BOY


The old boy is slang for the Devil.

THE ORDER OF THE BOOT


The order of the boot is British slang for dismissal, rejection, refusal.

THE OTHER
The other is slang for sexual intercourse or activity.

THE PACKET
The packet is slang for everything.

THE PEOPLE
The people is American slang for one's peer group.

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THE PIPE
The pipe was British slang for the London underground railway system.

THE PITS
The pits is slang for the worst possible person, place, or thing.

THE PLOD
The plod is British slang for uniformed police.

THE POCKS
The pocks is slang for the police.

THE POUND
The pound is Australian slang for a solitaryconfinement cell or wing in a prison.

THE POX
The pox is slang for venereal disease.

THE REAL MCCOY


The real McCoy is slang for the genuine person or thing.

THE REAL THING


The real thing is slang for the genuine article.

THE REDEYE
The redeye is slang for an earlymorning or overnight flight.

THE RHUBARBS
The rgubarbs is American slang for the suburbs.

THE RIGHT STUFF


The right stuff is American slang for sterling qualities.

THE ROCK 'N' ROLL


The rock 'n' roll is British rhyming slang for Social security payments (the dole).

THE ROUGH END OF THE PINEAPPLE


The Rough end of the pineapple is Australian slang for a disadvantagous position.

THE ROYAL ORDER


The royal order is Australian slang for dismissal from one's job.

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THE RUNS
The runs is British slang for diarrhoea.

THE SHAKES
The shakes is slang for delirium tremens.

THE SHINY
The shiny is slang for money.

THE SHITS
The shits is slang for diarrhoea.

THE SHITTER
The shitter is slang for a toilet.

THE SHOVE
The shove is slang for dismissal from employment.

THE SHUFFLE
The Shuffle is slang for Chlorpromazine hydrochloride.

THE SKITTERS
The skitters is Scottish slang for diarrhoea.

THE SLAMMER
The slammer is slang for prison.

THE SMOKE
The smoke is slang for London. The smoke is slang for a large town or city.

THE SMOTHER GAME


The smother game is British slang for pickpocketing.

THE SNIP
The snip is British slang for a vasectomy.

THE SOCHE
The soche is British slang for the Department of Social Security (DSS).

THE SPANISH ARCHER


The Spanish archer is British slang for a rejection.

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THE STEEL
The steel was 19th century British slang for prison.

THE STICKS
The sticks is slang for the countryside.

THE STRENGTH
The streng this British slang for the facts, truth, information.

THE STRONGBOX
The strongbox is British slang for a solitary confinement prison cell.

THE SWEENEY
The Sweeney is British rhyming slang for the Flying Squad.

THE SYPH
The syph is slang for syphilis.

THE THIRD DEGREE


The third degree is slang for close questioning, interrogation.

THE THREE R'S


The three R's was old slang for basic education 'reading', 'riting' (writing), and 'rithmetic' (arithmetic).

THE THREEPENNY BITS


The threepenny bits is Australian rhyming slang for diarrhoea (the shits).

THE TIME OF DAY


The time of day is slang for to pay attention to. It is usually used in the negative, as 'won't give him the time of day'.

THE TOMTITS
The Tomtits is Australian slang for diarrhoea. The Tomtits is Australian slang for a felling of intense dislike, discomfort.

THE TOMS
The Toms is Australian slang for diarrhoea. The Toms is Australian slang for a felling of intense dislike, discomfort.

THE TOPS
The tops is British slang for a person or thing of top quality.

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THE TRAYS
The trays is Australian slang for diarrhoea.

THE TREATMENT
The treatment is slang for the usual manner of dealing with a particular type of person.

THE WET
The wet is Australian slang for the rainy season.

THE WET SEASON


The wet season is Australian slang for a woman's menstrual period.

THE WHIRLING PITS


The whirling pits is British slang for giddiness, nausea.

THE WHOLE BOILING


The whole boiling is slang for the whole lot.

THE WIDOW
The widow is British slang for Veuve Clicquot champagne.

THE WORKS
The works is slang for full or extreme treatment, often a very severe beating.

THE WORST
The worst is slang for something contemptible, miserable, inferior, awful.

THE Y
The Y is American slang for the YMCA.. The Y is American slang for the male homoseual community.

THE YARD
The yard is British slang for Scotland Yard.

THESHORTANDCURLIES
Theshortandcurlies is British slang for pubic hair.

THELMA RITTER
Thelma Ritter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lavatory (shitter). Thelma Ritter is London Cockney rhyming slang for the anus (shitter).

THELONIUS MONK
Thelonius Monk is London Cockney rhyming slang for semen (spunk).

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THERE YOU ARE


There you are was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a pub bar. There you are is London Cockney rhyming slang for tea (char).

THEYDON BOIS
Theydon Bois is London Cockney rhyming slang for noise.

THIC
Thic is Dorset slang for that.

THIC THERE
Thic there is Dorset slang for that.

THICK AND THIN


Thick and thin is London Cockney rhyming slang for chin. Thick and thin is London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.

THICK AS PIGSHIT
Thick as pigshit is slang for very stupid.

THICK EAR
Thick ear is slang for a slap around the head, often used as an idle threat.

THICKIE
Thickie is British slang for a slowwitted, stupid, unintelligent person.

THICKO
Thicko is British slang for a slowwitted, stupid, unintelligent person.

THIMBLE AND THUMB


Thimble and thumb is London Cockney rhyming slang for rum.

THING
Thing is slang for activity.

THINGYMABOB
Thingymabob is slang for something whose name escapes one.

THINKER
Thinker is British slang for the brain.

THIRD LEG
Third leg is slang for the penis.

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THIRTEEN AND A BAKERS


Thirteen and a bakers is British slang for no difference, the same.

THIS AND THAT


This and that is London Cockney rhyming slang for bat. This and that is London Cockney rhyming slang for hat.

THOMAS COOK
Thomas Cook is London Cockney rhyming slang for look.

THOMAS TILLING
Thomas Tilling was London Cockney rhyming slang for a shilling.

THORA HIRD
Thora Hird is British rhyming slang for a bird. Thora Hird is British rhyming slang for excrement (turd).

THORAZINE SHUFFLE
Thorazine shuffle is American medical slang for a shambling step often seen in psychiatric patients sedated with thorazine, an antipsychotic drug.

THOUSAND PITIES
Thousand pities is London Cockney rhyming slang for breasts (titties).

THOUSE
Thouse is Dorset slang for without. Thouse is Dorset slang for unless.

THRASH

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THREADS
Threads is slang for clothes.

THREE AND ME
Three and me is bingo slang for the number twentythree.

THREE BLIND MICE


Three blind mice is London Cockney rhyming slang for rice.

THREE PARTS GONE


Three parts gone is British slang for drunk, intocixated.

THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND


Three sheets to the wind is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

THREEWHEEL TRIKE
Threewheel trike is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lesbian (dyke).

THREEPENNY BITS
Threepenny bits is London Cockney rhyming slang for diarrhoea. Threepenny bits is London Cockney rhyming slang for breats (tits).

THRILL
Thrill is slang for an orgasm.

THROAT
Throat is American slang for a studious person.

THRONE
Throne is slang for a toilet pedestal.

THRONE ROOM
Throne room is slang for a toilet.

THROTTLE A DARKIE
Throttle a darkie is Australian slang for to defecate.

THROTTLE ONE
Throttle one is Australian slang for to defecate.

THROTTLE PIT
Throttle pit is Australian slang for a toilet.

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THROW
Throw is slang for to vomit.

THROW A MENTAL
Throw a mental is American slang for lose one's composure, lose one's temper.

THROW A SICKIE
Throw a sickie is slang for falsely claim to be ill.

THROW A WOBBLY
Throw a wobbly is slang for become very angry.

THROW DINNER
Throw dinner is American slang for to vomit.

THROW ONE'S VOICE


Throw one's voice is Australian slang for to vomit.

THROW OUT
Throw out is slang for to become angry.

THROW UP
Throw up is slang for to vomit.

THRUST
Thrust is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

THUMBSUCKER
Thumbsucker is British slang for a baby, an immature weakling.

THUMPUP
Thumpup is British slang for a beating, an assault.

THUMPING
Thumping is slang for huge or excessive. Thumping is British slang for a beating, an assault.

THUNDERBAGS
Thunderbags is Australian slang for men's underpants.

THUNDERBOWL
Thunderbowl is British slang for a toilet.

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THUNDERCHUNDER RAINBOW PARFAIT


Thunderchunder rainbow parfait is American slang for to vomit.

THUNDERTHIGHS
Thunderthighs is slang for a heavilybuilt woman.

THUNDERTHIGHS
Thunderthighs is British slang for someone with fat legs.

THUNDERBOX
Thunderbox is slang for a portable boxlike lavatory seat that can be placed over a hole in the ground. Thunderbox is slang for a portable lavatory. Thunderbox is British slang for a toilet.

THUNDERING
Thundering is slang for very great.

TICTAC
Tictac is British slang for a signal or sign. Tictac is London Cockney rhyming slang for fact.

TICK
Tick is British slang for a smaller, insignificant and irritating pupil. Tick is BlackAmerican slang for a minute

TICK OFF
Tick off is slang for to reprimand.

TICKED OFF
Ticked off is slang for angry, annoyed.

TICKER
Ticker is slang for the heart. Ticker is slang for a watch.

TICKET
Ticket is British slang for the correct thing to do. Ticket was British slang for a wouldbe 'mod'.

TICKETYBOO
Ticketyboo is slang for fine, all right, in order.

TICKLE
Tickle is British slang for a hint. Tickle is British slang for a minor success. Tickle is British slang for a slight expression of interest. 1099

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TICKLE THE IVORIES


Tickle the ivories is slang for to play the piano.

TICKLE THE OVARIES


Tockle the ovaries is British slang for to have sexual intercourse.

TICKLE THE PICKLE


Tickle the pickel is slang for to masturbate.

TICKLE YOUR FANCY


Tickle your fancy is London Cockney rhyming slang for a male homosexual (nancy).

TICKLED PINK
Tickled pink is slang for very pleased.

TICKYTACKY
Tickytacky is American slang for shoddy, inferior.

TIDDEN
Tidden is Dorset slang for it is not.

TIDDIES
Tiddies is Dorset slang for potatoes.

TIDDLE
Tiddle is British slang for to urinate.

TIDDLED
Tiddled is slang for a little drunk, intoxicated.

TIDDLER
Tiddler is British slang for something very small. Tiddler was British slang for the decimal halfpenny coin.

TIDDLER'S BAIT
Tiddler's bait is London Cockney rhyming slang for late.

TIDDLY
Tiddly is slang for a little drunk, intoxicated. Tiddly is slang for a drink. Tiddly is British slang for a Chinese person

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TIDDLY WINK
Tiddly wink is London Cockney rhyming slang for drink. Tiddly wink is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Chinese person (chink).

TIDDLYDUM
Tiddlydum is British slang for tedious, dull, boring.

TIDDLYWINK
Tiddlywink is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Chinese person (chink). Tiddlywink is London Cockney rhyming slang for drink.

TIDDY
Tiddy is British slang for small.

TIDDY OGGIE
Tiddy oggie is British slang for a Cornish pastie.

TIDDYVATE
Tiddyvate is Dorset slang for to decorate oneself.

TIDE'S OUT
Tide's out is British slang for an emptied glass of beer. Tide's out is Southern British slang for a glass of beer with excessive head.

TIDY
Tidy (shortened from tidy and neat) is London Cockney rhyming slang for eat.

TIDY AND NEAT


Tidy and neat is London Cockney rhyming slang for eat.

TIE OFF
Tie off is slang for to apply a tourniquet to a limb so as to expose a vein for injecting a narcotic into.

TIE ONE ON
Tie one on is slang for to get drunk, intoxicated.

TIE THE NOOSE


Tie the noose is British slang for to get maried.

TIE THE RAP ON


Tie the rap on is slang for charge a suspect with circumstantial evidence.

TIGER
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TIGER TANK
Tiger tank is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (wank).

TIGER'S MILK
Tiger's milk is slang for very strong alcoholic drink.

TIGER'S SWEAT
Tiger's sweat is slang for very strong alcoholic drink.

TIGHT
Tight is slang for to be frugal or not generous. Tight is slang for drunk. Tight is American slang for friendly, close.

TIGHTARSE
Tightarse is slang for a mean, selfishly frugal person.

TIGHTARSED
Tightarsed is slang for mean, stingy.

TIGHTEN ONE'S FACE


Tighten one's face is American slang for shut up, keep quiet.

TIGHTLIP
Tightlip is British slang for someone who can be trusted with a secret.

TIGHTWAD
Tightwad is American and Canadian slang for a stingy person; miser.

TIGRE
Tigre is slang for heroin.

TIGRE DE BLANCO
Tigre de Blanco is slang for heroin.

TIGRE DE NORTE
Tigre de Norte is slang for heroin.

TIJUANA BIBLE
Tijuana bible is American slang for a pornographic magazine or book.

TIJUANA CREDIT CARD


Tijuana credit card is American slang for a siphon used to steal fuel from another car's tank.

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TILBURY DOCKS
Tilbury Docks is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox). Tilbury Docks is British slang for socks.

TILE
Tile is old British slang for a hat.

TILT
Tilt is British slang for an erection.

TIM
Tim is British slang for the telephone speaking clock.

TIMBER
Timber was old British slang for a pub bar.

TIME
Time is slang for a prison sentence.

TIMEBOMB
Timebomb is slang for an illicit drug taken orally, wrapped in paper or pastry so that it is absorbed later.

TIN
Tin is slang for money.

TIN BATH
Tin bath is London Cockney rhyming slang for a scarf.

TIN CUPPING
Tin cupping is British slang for begging.

TIN HAT
Tin hat is British slang for terminate, finish, stop. Tin hat is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool (prat).

TIN LID
Tin lid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew (Yid).

TIN PAN ALLEY


Tin pan alley is slang for an area in a city where the popularmusic industry is based.

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TIN TACK
Tin tack is British rhyming slang for fact. Tin tack is British rhyming slang for dismissal from employment (sack).

TIN TANK
Tin tank is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bank.

TINARSE
Tinarse is slang for lucky.

TINCUPPING
Tincupping is slang for begging for money.

TINA TURNER
Tina Turner is London Cockney rhyming slang for a learner driver.

TINCTURE
Tincture is British slang for an alcoholic drink.

TINFISH
Tinfish is slang for a torpedo.

TINGALING
Tingaling is London Cockney rhyming slang for a king in a deck of playing cards. Tingaling is London Cockney rhyming slang for a ring.

TINHORN
Tinhorn is American slang for a cheap pretentious person, especially a gambler with extravagant claims.

TINIES
Tinies is British slang for pieces of excrement caught on anal hairs.

TINKER
Tinker is a British slang term of endearment. Tinker is British slang for the penis.

TINKERBELL
Tinkerbell is British slang for an effeminate man.

TINKLE
Tinkle is slang for to urinate. Tinkle is slang for a telephone call. Tinkle is slang for money.

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TINKLE THE IVORIES


Tinkle the ivories is slang for play the piano.

TINKLER
Tinkler is British slang for the penis.

TINNED DOG
Tinned dog is slang for tinned meat.

TINNIE
Tinnie is Australian slang for a can of beer.

TINNY
Tinny is Australian slang for a can of beer.

TINS OF BEANS
Tins of beans is London Cockney rhyming slang for jeans.

TINSEL TOWN
Tinsel town is slang for Hollywood, USA.

TINY
Tiny is British slang for a small child.

TINY TIM
Tiny Tim is London Cockney rhyming slang for five pounds sterling (flim).

TINY TTERS
Tiny taters is British slang for a trifling amount.

TIO TACO
Tio Taco is American slang for a Hispanic American who collaborates with the establishment.

TIP
Tip is British slang for a dirty, messy, squalid place.

TIP OFF
Tip off is slang for to give information secretly.

TIP OUT
Tip out is BlackAmerican slang for to have sex with someone other than ones spouse.

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TIP THE WINK


Tip the wink is slang for to give a hint or suggestion.

TIPS
Tips is betting slang for odds of 11/10.

TIRED
Tired is American slang for old, repeated, overused. Definitely not hip!

TISKET
Tisket is British slang for a bastard.

TISSEN
Tissen is Dorset slang for it is not.

TISWAS
Tiswas is British slang for a state of confusion.

TIT
Tit is slang for a woman's breast. Tit is slang for a despicable, stupid, or unpleasant person. Tit is slang for a button, knob, nipple. Tit is slang for women.

TIT ABOUT
Tit about is British slang for to behave in a disorganised and ineffectual manner.

TIT AROUND
Tit around is British slang for to behave in a disorganised and ineffectual manner.

TIT FOR TAT


Tit for tat is London Cockney rhyming slang for a hat. Tit for tat is London Cockney rhyming slang for chat.

TIT WANK
Tit wank is British slang for stimulation of the penis by rubbing it between a woman's breasts.

TIT WILLOW
Tit willow is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pillow.

TITBAG
Titbag is slang for a brassiere.

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TITMAN
Titman is slang for a man whose preferred part of the female anatomy is the breast.

TITCHY
Titchy is British slang for tiny.

TITFER
Titfer is British slang for a hat.

TITHEAD
Tithead is British slang for a policeman. Tithead is British slang for an idiot, a fool.

TITTIE
Tittie is slang for breast.

TITTY
Titty is slang for breast.

TIZZY
Tizzy is slang for a confused, flustered state.

TO AND FRO
To and fro is London Cockney rhyming slang for snow.

TO AND FROM
To and from is Australian rhyming slang for an Englishman (pom).

TO BE IN THE STRAW,
To be in the straw is slang for to be brought to bed.

TO DIE
To die is American slang for excellent, wonderful.

TO PUT THE KIBOSH ON


To put the kibosh on is slang for to terminate, to destroy or to ruin.

TO SUFFER A RECOVERY
To suffer a recovery is Australian slang for to have a hangover.

TO THE MAX
To the max is slang for totally, to the limit.

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TOAD
Toad is slang for a liar.

TOADSKINS
Toadskins is American tramp slang for paper money

TOADSUCKER
Toadsucker is an American slang term of abuse.

TOASTED
Toasted is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

TOASTED BREAD
Toasted bread is London Cockney rhyming slang for dead.

TOASTING
Toasting is slang for the chanting of a rhythmic narrative over a background of reggae music.

TOBGUE SUSHI
Tongue sushi is slang for an openmouthed kiss with tongue contact.

TOBLER
Tobler (shortened from toblerone) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a telephone.

TOBLERONE
Toblerone is London Cockney rhyming slang for a telephone.

TOBY
Toby is British slang for a police division.

TOBY JUG
Toby jug is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool (mug).

TOBY JUGS
Toby jugs is London Cockney rhyming slang for ears (lugs).

TOD SLOANE
Tod Sloane is London Cockney rhyming slang for alone.

TODDLE OFF
Toddle off is slang for to casually leave.

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TODGER
Todger is British slang for the penis.

TODGER DODGER
Todger dodger is British slang for a lesbian.

TOE
Toe is Australian slang for speed (velocity).

TOE RAG
Toe rag is London Cockney rhyming slang for promiscuous woman (slag).

TOEJAM
Toejam is slang for the dirt found between the toes.

TOENAIL
Toenail is printers' slang for a parenthesis.

TOERAG
Toerag is British slang for a contemptible or despicable person.

TOEY
Toey is Australian slang for nervous or anxious.

TOFF
Toff is British slang for a rich, welldressed, or upperclass person, especially a man.

TOFFEE
Toffee is British slang for nonsense, empty talk, flattery.

TOFFEE WRAPPER
Toffee wrapper is London Cockney rhyming slang for the head (napper).

TOFFEENOSED
Toffeenosed is slang for snobby.

TOG
Tog is BlackAmerican slang for to dress fashionably

TOGETHER
Together is slang for selfpossessed, competent, and wellorganized; mentally and emotionally stable.

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TOGGED TO THE BRICKS


Togged to the bricks is BlackAmerican slang for dressed extremely well

TOGS
Togs is slang for clothes. Togs is Australian slang for clothes, but more usually a swimming costume.

TOILET
Toilet is slang for disgusting, squalid, vulgar.

TOILET BOWL LOVE


Toilet bowl love is American slang for to vomit

TOILET ROLL
Toilet roll is London Cockney rhyming slang for unemployment benefit (dole).

TOILETTALK
Toilettalk is slang for obsecen conversation.

TOKE
Toke is slang for food. Toke is slang for to smoke a joint, cigarette, pipe etc. Toke was old British prison slang for a lump of bread.

TOKYO ROSE
Tokyo Rose is London Cockney rhyming slang for nose.

TOLE
Tole was mid20th century slang for a street fight or brawl.

TOM
Tom is slang for a prostitute. Tom (shortened from tomfoolery) is slang for jewellery. Tom (shortened from tomtit) is slang for defacation. Tom (shortened from Tom Mix) is slang for an injection of a narcotic.

TOM AND DICK

Tom and Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for sick.

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TOM AND JERRY


Tom and Jerry is London Cockney rhyming slang for happily drunk (merry).

TOM CAT
Tom cat is London Cockney rhyming slang for a doormat.

TOM CRUISE
Tom Cruise is London Cockney rhyming slang for drink (booze).

TOM DOOLIES
Tom Doolies is London Cockney rhyming slang for the testicles (goolies).

TOM FINNEY
Tom Finney is London Cockney rhyming slang for skinny.

TOM HANKS
Tom Hanks is British slang for thanks.

TOM HARRY
Tom Harry is British slang for sick.

TOM HOUSE
Tom house is British slang for a pub where prostitutes meet clients.

TOM MIX
Tom Mix is British rhyming slang for fix (inject a narcotic drug). Tom Mix is British slang for a predicament or difficult situation. Tom Mix is bingo slang for the number six. Tom Mix is British racing slang for odds of 6/1.

TOM NODDY
Tom Noddy is American slang for a body.

TOM PATROL
Tom patrol is British slang for the vice squad.

TOM PEPPER
Tom Pepper is British slang for an habitual liar.

TOM SAWYER
Tom Sawyer is British slang for a lawyer.

TOM SQUAD
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TOM THACKER
Tom Thacker is London Cockney rhyming slang for tobacco.

TOM THUMB
Tom Thumb is London Cockney rhyming slang for rum. Tom Thumb is London Cockney rhyming slang for the bottom (bum).

TOM TUG
Tom Tug is London Cockney rhyming slang for a parasite (bug). Tom Tug is London Cockney rhyming slang for a gullible person (mug).

TOM, HARRY AND DICK


Tom, Harry and Dick is British slang for sick.

TOMFOLLERY
Tomfoolery is London Cockney rhyming slang for jewellery.

TOMTIT
Tomtit is rhyming slang for to defacate (shit).

TOMAHAWK
Tomahawk is Australian slang for to shear a sheep roughly or so as to cut the skin.

TOMATO
Tomato is American and Canadian slang for a girl or woman.

TOMATO CAN STIFF


Tomato can stiff is American tramp slang for one of the lowest bum

TOMATO PUREE
Tomato puree is London Cockney rhyming slang for jury.

TOMATO SAUCE
Tomato sauce is London Cockney rhyming slang for a horse.

TOMBSTONES
Tombstones is slang for teeth.

TOMCAT
Tomcat is americal slang for prowl looking for sexual activity.

TOMFOOLERY
Tomfoolery is rhyming slang for jewellery.

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TOMMIES
Tommies is slang for tomatoes.

TOMMY
Tommy is an affectionate slang term for the British private soldier. It derives from Tommy Atkins, which was a name heading a specimen form sent out from the War Office. Tommy is old British slang for bread.

TOMMY ATKINS
See "Tommy"

TOMMY COOKER
Tommy cooker was German Second World War slang for the early model Sherman tank.

TOMMY COOPER
Tommy Cooper is London Cockney rhyming slang for super.

TOMMY DODD
Tommy DoddGod. Tommy Dodd is London Cockney rhyming slang for odd, peculiar.

TOMMY FARR
Tommy Farr is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pub counter (bar).

TOMMY FULFIGER
Tommy Fulfiger is British slang for fat, obese.

TOMMY GUNS
Tommy Guns is London Cockney rhyming slang for diarrhoea (runs).

TOMMY O'RANN
Tommy O'Rann is British rhyming slang for food (scran).

TOMMY RABBIT
Tommy rabbit is British slang for a pomegranate.

TOMMY ROLLER
Tommy Roller was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a collar.

TOMMY ROLLOCKS
Tommy Rollocks is London Cockney rhyming slang for bollocks.

TOMMY STEELES
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TOMMY TRINDER
Tommy Trinder is London Cockney rhyming slang for window.

TOMMY TRIPE
Tommy Tripe is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pipe. Tommy Tripe is London Cockney rhyming slang for to observe (pipe).

TOMMY TUCKER
Tommy Tucker is London Cockney rhyming slang for a gullible person (sucker).

TOMMY TUPPER
Tommy Tupper is London Cockney rhyming slang for supper.

TOMMYGUN
Tommygun is slang for a hypodermic syringe.

TOMMYROT
Tommyrot is British slang for nonsense.

TOMORROW IS LONDON COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG FOR BORROW. TON


Ton is British slang for a score or achievement of a hundred, especially a hundred miles per hour. Ton is British slang for one hundred pounds sterling.

TONUP
Tonup is British slang for 100 mph.

TONUP KID
Tonup kid is British slang for a teenage or young motorcyclist.

TONGS
Tongs is slang for heroin.

TONGUE AND GROOVER


Tongue and groover is British slang for a toady, a sycophant.

TONGUE BATH
Tongue bath is British slang for an allover licking.

TONGUE JOB
Tongue job is slang for oral sex.

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TONGUE SUSHI
Tongue sushi is American slang for a deep kiss.

TONGUE WRESTLE
Tongue wrestle is slang for passionate kissing.

TONGUEBATH
Tonguebath is slang for a deep kiss. Tonguebath is slang for cunnilingus.

TONGUEJOB
Tonguejob is slang for a deep kiss. Tonguejob is slang for cunnilingus.

TONK
Tonk is slang for to kick something hard. Tonk is British slang for sexual intercourse. Tonk is Australian slang for a fool. Tonk is Australian slang for an effete or effeminate man.

TONKA TOY
Tonka toy is London Cockney rhyming slang for a thug, a streetwise young man (boy).

TONKING
Tonking is British slang for sexual intercourse.

TONY BENN
Tony Benn is London Cockney rhyming slang for ten.

TONY BLAIR
Tony Blair is British rhyming slang for hair.

TONY COTTEE
Tony Cottee is London Cockney rhyming slang for potty.

TONY HATCH
Tony Hatch is London Cockney rhyming slang for a match.

TOO MUCH
Too much is slang for excellent, exceptional, outstanding.

TOOHIEHALL
Toohiehall is slang for phenobarbital.

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TOOIES
Tooies is slang for phenobarbital.

TOOKUS
Tookus is British slang for the backside, the buttocks.

TOOL
Tool is slang for the penis. Tool is slang for a fool. Tool is slang for a gun, weapon. Tool is slang for to drive. Tool is British slang for to attack with a razor.

TOOL ALONG
Tool along is slang for to move casually.

TOOL AROUND
Tool around is slang for to idle, loaf.

TOOL CHEST
Tool chest is slang for the vagina.

TOOL UP
Tool up is British slang for to arm oneself.

TOOLUP
Toolup is slang for to arm oneself, usually with a gun.

TOOLBOX
Toolbox is slang for the vagina.

TOOLKIT
Toolkit is slang for the male genitalia.

TOOLS
Tools is slang for cutlery. Tools is slang for equipment used for injecting drugs.

TOOP
Toop is British slang for a wig, a hairpiece.

TOOT
Toot is slang for a drinking spree. Toot is slang for to snort drugs. Toot is slang for an inhaleable drug, especially cocaine. Toot is British slang for shoddy, inferior secondhand goods. 1116

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TOOTH BOOTH
Tooth booth is BlackAmerican slang for a dentists office

TOOTHPICK
Toothpick is slang for a bowie knife.

TOOTIN'
Tootin' is American slang for absolutely.

TOOTING BEC
Tooting Bec is London Cockney rhyming slang for food (peck). Tooting Bec is London Cockney rhyming slang for a kiss (peck).

TOOTING STOMPS
Tooting stomps is BlackAmerican slang for lowquarter shoes

TOOTSIE ROLL
Tootsie roll is American slang for a form of dark coloured heroin from Mexico.

TOOTSIES
Tootsies is slang for toes.

TOP
Top is slang for to kill.

TOP BANANA
Top banana is slang for the leading person, the boss.

TOP BOLLOCKS
Top bollocks is slang for breasts.

TOP DOG
Top dog is slang for the leader, boss.

TOP FLAT
Top flat is British slang for the head.

TOP FLOOR
Top floor is British slang for the head.

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TOP GUN
Top gun is British slang for 100 pounds sterling (ton).

TOP HAT
Top hat is London Cockney rhyming slang for an idiot (prat). Top hat is London Cockney rhyming slang for a rat.

TOP JOB
Top job is criminal slang for a murder.

TOP JOHNNY
Top Johnny is British slang for the best performer.

TOP JOINT
Top joint is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pint.

TOP JOLLY
Top jolly is British slang for the boss, the leader of a gang.

TOP MAN
Top man is British slang for a vulgar, an unfashionable man. Top man is British slang for primary man.

TOP OF THE FORM


Top of the form is London Cockney rhyming slang for warm.

TOP OF THE SHOP


Top of the shop is bingo slang for the number ninety.

TOP ONE
Top one is slang for excellent, expressing that something is the best.

TOP STOREY
Top storey is British slang for the head.

TOP WEIGHT
Top weight is British prison slang for the maximum sentence allowed by law.

TOP WHACK
Top whack is British slang for at the most, the highest possible amount.

TOPPER
Topper is slang for some thing that excels, surpasses, or is extraordinary of its kind. Topper is British slang for a conceited, arrogant person. A windbag. 1118

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TOPPING
Topping is slang for fine or gallant.

TOPPO
Toppo is British slang for first rate, excellent, the best.

TORCH
Torch is slang for to set alight, to commit arson. Torch is slang for an arsonist.

TORCH JOB
Torch job is slang for an instance of arson.

TORPEDO
Torpedo is British slang for a violent thug or paid murderer. Torpedo is American slang for a hired gunman.

TORRIDIDDLE
Torrididdle is Dorset slang for bewildered, almost mad.

TOSH
Tosh is slang for rubbish, nonsense. Tosh is British slang for small change. Tosh is British decorating slang for to paint. Tosh is a British slang term of address.

TOSHER
Tosher was British 19th century slang for a city slumdweller who survived by searching the sewers for valuables and small coins.

TOSHEROON
Tosheroon was old British slang for a halfacrown

TOSS
Toss is slang for rubbish, worthless, useless. Toss is slang for to deliberately lose a match or game. Toss is slang for to search a premises. Toss is British slang for to masturbate. Toss is Australian slang for to defeat.

TOSS IN ONE'S ALLY


Toss in one's ally is Australian slang for to give in; die.

TOSS OFF
Toss off is slang for to masturbate.

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TOSS YOUR COOKIES


Toss your cookies is American slang for to vomit

TOSS YOUR TACOS


Toss your tacos is American slang for to vomit

TOSSPOT
Tosspot is slang for a drunkard. Tosspot is slang for a foolish, weak, unpleasant person.

TOSSED
Tossed is American slang for searched, ransacked.

TOSSER
Tosser is British slang for an idiot, imbecile, a worthless person.

TOSSING COOKIES
Tossing Cookies is American slang for to vomit.

TOSSLE
Tossle is British slang for the penis.

TOTAL
Total is slang for to kill or destroy, to completely wreck.

TOTAL WRECK
Total wreck is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cheque.

TOTALLY
Totally is American slang for very; very much.

TOTSIE
Totsie is British slang for a girl.

TOTTER
Totter is British slang for a rag and bone man.

TOTTIE
Tottie is British slang for sexually alluring people, potential sexual partners.

TOTTIES
Totties is Dorset slang for the feet.

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TOTTY
Totty is British slang for sexually alluring people, potential sexual partners.

TOUCH
Touch is slang for to induce to give or lend; to borrow from or to steal from. Touch is British slang for good fortune.

TOUCH AND TAP


Touch and tap is London Cockney rhyming slang for to borrow (cap).

TOUCH ME ON THE KNOB


Touch me on the knob was old British slang for a shilling (bob).

TOUCH OF THE OTHER


Touch of the other is British slang for an unspecified illness.

TOUCH OF THE TARBRUSH


Touch of the tarbrush is derogatory British slang for having a skin colour which suggests black or coloured ancestry.

TOUCH UP
Touch up is slang for to sexually molest.

TOUCHED BY THE MOON


Touched by the moon is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lunatic (loon).

TOUGH
Tough is slang for stand firm, hold out against. Tough is British slang for a thug.

TOUGH BOUNCE
Tough bounce is slang for misfortune.

TOUGH COOKIE
Tough cookie is slang for a strong unyielding person.

TOUGH GUY
Tough guy is slang for a particularly tough male.

TOUGH NUT
Tough nut is slang for a difficult or obstinate person.

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TOUGH TITTY
Tough titty is slang for hard luck.

TOUGHIE
Toughie is British slang for a thug.

TOURISTAS
Touristas is American slang for diarrhoea.

TOUT
Tout is Northern Irish slang for an informer.

TOWEL
Towel is Australian slang for to assault or beat a person.

TOWEL HEAD

Towel head is slang for an Arab.

TOWER
Tower (shortened from Tower Bridge) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fridge.

TOWER BRIDGE
Tower Bridge is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fridge.

TOWER HILL
Tower Hill is London Cockney rhyming slang for to kill.

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TOWER OF PISA
Tower of Pisa is BlackAmerican slang for leaning

TOWN
Town is Jamaican slang for Kingston.

TOWN BIKE
Town bike is slang for a promiscuous local woman.

TOWN CRIER
Town crier is London Cockney rhyming slang for a liar.

TOWN HALLS
Town halls is London Cockney rhyming slang for testicles (balls).

TOWNS AND CITIES


Towns and cities is London Cockney rhyming slang for breasts (titties).

TOY
Toy is British slang for imitation, false. Toy was 19th century British slang for a watch.

TOYBOY

Toyboy is slang for an older woman's young male lover.

TRACKS
Tracks is slang for needle marks or injecting scars on the limbs of a drug addict.

TRAD
Trad is slang for traditional jazz.

TRADE
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TRADESMAN'S ENTRANCE
Tradesman's entrance is British slang for the anus.

TRAF
Traf is British slang for to expel wind from the anus.

TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Trafalgar Square is London Cockney rhyming slang for a chair.

TRAFF
Traff is British slang for wind emitted from the anus (fart).

TRAIL BOSS
Trail boss is British slang for the leader of a team of incompetent or crooked builders (cowboys).

TRAILS
Trails is slang for cocaine.

TRAIN
Train is slang for serial sexual intercourse.

TRAIN SURFING
Train surfing is slang for joyriding on the top or outside of a train.

TRAIN WRECK
Train wreck is medical slang for a patient who is badly injured or has a lot of medical problems.

TRAINSPOTTER
Trainspotter is slang for a socially inept person.

TRAMP
Tramp is slang for a prostitute or promiscuous girl or woman.

TRAMP'S NECK
Tramp's neck is British slang for very thirsty.

TRANK
Trank is drug users slang for slang for tranquillisers.

TRANKS
Tranks is slang for tranquillizers.

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TRANNIE
Trannie is British slang for a transistor radio.

TRANNY
Tranny is British slang for a transistor radio. Tranny is British gay slang for a transvestite. Tranny is British slang for a Ford Transit van.

TRANQS
Tranqs is slang for tranquillizers.

TRAP
Trap is slang for the mouth.

TRAPPY
Trappy is British slang for someone who talks too much, a gossip, a boaster.

TRAPS
Traps is slang for drums, a drum kit.

TRASH
Trash is slang for to attack or destroy someone or something wilfully or maliciously. Trash is slang for to criticise severely.

TRASHED
Trashed is slang for wornout or drunk, intoxicated. Trashed is drug slang for high on drugs.

TRASHED OUT
Trashed out is American slang for exhausted.

TRAVEL AGENT
Travel agent is drug slang for a dealer of LSD.

TRAY
Tray is Polari slang for the number three.

TRAYBITS
Traybits is Australian slang for diarrhoea.

TREACH
Treach is hiphop slang for good, excellent.

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TREACLE TART
Treacle tart is London Cockney rhyming slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart).

TREASURE
Treasure (shortened from treasure hunt) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a despicable person (cunt).

TREASURE HUNT
Treasure hunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for the vagina (cunt). Treasure hunt is London Cockney rhyming slang for a despicable person (cunt).

TREBLE CHANCE
Treble chance is London Cockney rhyming slang for a dance.

TREESUIT
Treesuit is BlackAmerican slang for coffin

TREES
Trees is slang for cannabis.

TRENDOID
Trendoid is slang for a selfconcious, fashionable person.

TREY
Trey is Polari slang for the number three.

TREY OF SOUS AND A DOUBLE RUFF


Trey of sous and a double ruff is BlackAmerican slang for forty cents

TREZZ
Trezz is British slang for the number three.

TRICH
Trich is slang for trichomoniasis.

TRICK
Trick is slang for trichomoniasis. Trick is slang for a prostitute's client. Trick is slang for fancy, attractive, sophisticated. Trick is American slang for to sell sexual favours.

TRICK CYCLIST
Trick cyclist is slang for a psychiatrist.

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TRICKERATION
Trickeration is BlackAmerican slang for to show off

TRIFF
Triff is British slang for terrific, wonderful, exciting.

TRIG
Trig is Dorset slang for to prop up. Trig is Dorset slang for to lever.

TRIG ONES WIG


Trig ones wig is BlackAmerican slang for to think fast

TRIGGER
Trigger is British slang for a slowwitted, stupid person.

TRILBY
Trilby is slang for feet. Trilby is British slang for a fool.

TRILBY HAT
Trilby hat is London Cockney rhyming slang for a fool (prat).

TRIM
Trim is slang for to cheat, to swindle.

TRIMMED
Trimmed is slang for cheated, swindled.

TRIMMER
Trimmer is British slang for a hypocrite, someone who changes their behaviour to suit their surroundings.

TRIP
Trip is slang for the time spent under the influence of a hallucinatory drug such as LSD. Trip is slang for a tablet or dose of LSD. Trip is slang for a state of mind.

TRIPEHOUND
Tripehound is British slang for an unpleasant, obnoxious person.

TRIPPEDOUT
Trippedout is slang for under the influence of LSD.

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TRIPPY
Trippy is slang for exhibiting the effects of psychedelic drugs. Trog Trog is British slang for to walk energetically, to trek. Trog is British slang for a slowwitted, simple person.

TROJAN
Trojan is American slang for a condom.

TROLL
Troll is slang for an ugly person, usually referring to a woman. Troll is gay slang for to stroll around looking for sexual partners; to cruise.

TROLLEY
Trolley (shortened from trolley and tram) is London Cockney rhyming slang for ham.

TROLLEY AND TRAM


Trolley and tram is London Cockney rhyming slang for ham.

TROLLEY AND TRUCK


Trolley and truck is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (fuck).

TROLLEY DOLLY
Trolley dolly is British slang for an air hostess, air steward.

TROLLEYS
Trolleys is northern British slang for underwear, specifically knickers and underpants.

TROLLEYWAGS
Trolleywags was 19th century British slang for bags.

TROLLING
Trolling is Polari slang for walking. Trolling is Usenet slang for deliberately starting arguments.

TROMBONE
Trombone is British slang for telephone.

TROMBONES
Trombones is bingo slang for the number seventysix.

TRONK
Tronk is British slang for a foolish, clumsy, contemptible person.

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TROOPS
Troops is British slang for personnel. Troops is British slang for semen.

TROPICAL FISH
Tropical fish is Scottish rhyming slang for to urinate (piss).

TROPPO
Troppo is Australian slang for mentally affected by a tropical climate.

TROT
Trot is British slang for a Trotskyite. Trot is American slang for a student's crib.

TROTS
Trots is slang for having diarrhoea.

TROTTERCASES
Trottercases is British slang for shoes, footwear.

TROTTERS
Trotters is slang for feet.

TROUBLE AND FUSS


Trouble and fuss is London Cockney rhyming slang for bus.

TROUBLE AND STRIFE


Trouble and strife is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife. Trouble and strife is London Cockney rhyming slang for life.

TROUBLES AND CARES


Troubles and cares is London Cockney rhyming slang for stairs.

TROUGH
Trough is British slang for to eat.

TROUSER
Trouser is British slang for to pocket. Trouser is British slang for men seen as sex objects.

TROUSER BANDIT
Trouser bandit is British slang for a male homosexual. Trouser Chuff Trouser chuff is British slang for to emit wind from the anus.

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TROUSER SNAKE
Trouser snake is slang for the penis. Trouser snake is slang for a disreputable, reprehensible person.

TROUSER TRUMPET
Trouser trumpet is British slang for the penis.

TROUT
Trout is slang for an unattractive woman.

TRUB
Trub is British slang for trouble.

TRUCKING
Trucking is slang for a form or exaggerated gait with the body leaning back, and taking large strides. Trucking is slang for persevering.

TRUG
Trug is slang for a dirty, scruffy person.

TRUGGY
Truggy is slang for dirty, scruffy, unkempt.

TRUMP
Trump is slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart). Trump is slang for a good fellow; an excellent person.

TRUMP THE HUMP


Trump the hump is BlackAmerican slang for climb the hill

TRUMPET
Trumpet is British slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart). Trumpet is old British slang for telephone.

TRUNCHEON FODDER
Truncheon fodder is British slang for an unruly mob.

TRUNCHEON MEAT
Truncheon meat is British slang for a victim of police brutality.

TRUNK AND TREE


Trunk and tree is London Cockney rhyming slang for knee.

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TRUNKER
Trunker is British slang for a loory driver.

TRY ON
Try on is slang for attempt.

TS
Ts is slang for secobarbital.

TUANOLS
Tuanols is slang for phenobarbital.

TUB
Tub is slang for a boat. Tub is slang for a fat person.

TUB OF LARD
Tub of lard is British slang for a fat person.

TUBBY
Tubby is a slang nickname given to a fat person, often of short stature.

TUBE
Tube is slang for television. Tube is slang for a coward. Tube is British slang for a person. Tube is Scottish slang for a fool. Tube is Australian slang for a bottle or can of beer.

TUBE STEAK
Tube steak is American slang for the penis.

TUBULAR
Tubular is slang for excellent, quality, impressive.

TUCK
Tuck is slang for food.

TUCK IN
Tuck in is slang for to eat, usually with enthusiasm.

TUCK IN WITH
Tuck in with is British slang for to sleep with, to have an affair with.

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TUCK UP
Tuck up is slang for to swindle, to cheat, to shortchange.

TUCKED UP
Tucked up is British slang for incarcerated, locked up.

TUCKED UP AND SNUGGLED


Tucked up and snuggled is slang for in bed.

TUCKER
Tucker is Australian slang for food.

TUCKERED
Tuckered is slang for exhausted.

TUCKERED OUT
Tuckered out is slang for exhausted.

TUDE
Tude is American slang for having a surly, defiant, negative disposition.

TUEHALL
Tuehall is slang for phenobarbital.

TUFT
Tuft is British slang for a titled OxBridge undergraduate.

TUFT HUNTER
Tuft hunter is British slang for a sycophant.

TUG
Tug is slang for an act of masturbation. Tug is British slang for an arrest or detention of a suspect. Tug is British slang for to stop someone, to call over.

TUG O' WAR


Tug o' war is London Cockney rhyming slang for a promiscuous woman or a prostitute (whore).

TULIP
Tulip is slang for a male homosexual.

TUMBLE
Tumble is slang for sexual intercourse. Tumble is slang for an arrest, capture or detention. Tumble is British slang for an attempt. 1132

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TUMBLE TO
Tumble to is slang for understand, become aware.

TUMMY BANANA
Tummy banana is slang for the penis.

TUN
Tun is Dorset slang for a chimney.

TUNA
Tuna is American slang for a girl, woman. Tuna is American slang for sexual activity. Tuna is American slang for the female sex organs. Tuna is American slang for marijuana.

TUNE IN
Tune in is slang for to make or become more aware, knowledgeable, etc. about something.

TUP
Tup is British slang for to have sexual intercourse.

TURD
Turd is slang for a lump of faeces. Turd is slang for an unpleasant or contemptible person or thing.

TURD BURGLAR
Turd burglar is British slang for a male homosexual.

TURF
Turf is slang for the area felt to belong to a person or gang.

TURF OUT
Turf out is slang for to expel something or someone.

TURISTAS
Turistas is American slang for diarrhoea.

TURKEY
Turkey is American slang for a stupid or idiotic person. Turkey is American slang for a dramatic production that fails; flop.

TURKEYNECK
Turkeyneck is American slang for the penis.

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TURKISH BATH
Turkish bath is Cockney rhyming slang for laugh.

TURMIT
Turmit is Dorset slang for turnip.

TURN A TRICK
Turn a trick is prostitute slang for to service a customer.

TURN OUT
Turn out is BlackAmerican slang for to initiate a beginner to the scene

TURN OVER
Turn over is slang for to rob. Turn over is British slang for to raid or search a premises.

TURN SOMEONE OVER


Turn someone over is British slang for to cheat, to rob someone. Turn someone over is British slang for to attack, to beat someone.

TURN TURK
Turn Turk is old English slang for to convert to Islam.

TURNOFF
Turnoff is slang for to disgust.

TURNON
Turnon is slang for to excite, often sexually.

TURNEDON
Turnedon is slang for aware, fashionable. Turnedon is slang for sexually aroused. Turnedon is slang for stimulated, fascinated.

TURPS
Turps is Australian and New Zealand slang for alcoholic drink, especially beer.

TUSH
Tush is American slang for the backside, buttocks.

TUSHIE
Tushie is American slang for the backside, buttocks.

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TUSHROON
Tushroon is BlackAmerican slang for money

TUTTIFRUTTI
Tuttifrutti is slang for an effeminate, frivolous or ridiculous man.

TUTTY
Tutty is Dorset slang for a nosegay of wild flowers.

TUX
Tux is American slang for a tuxedo (dinner jacket).

TV
Tv is slang for transvestite. TV is British slang for television.

TWANG
Twang is slang for masturbate.

TWAT
Twat is British slang for the vagina. Twat is British slang for a foolish or despicable person.

TWEAK
Tweak is motor racing slang for to tune a car or engine for peak performance. Tweak is American slang for to suffer physical symptoms of drug withdrawal. Tweak is slang for to finetune.

TWEAK OF THE THUMB


Tweak of the thumb is bingo slang for the number fiftyone.

TWEAKER
Tweaker is slang for an engineer's small screwdriver, used for fine adjustments.

TWENTYFIVE
Twentyfive is American slang for LSD.

TWERP
Twerp is slang for an imbecile, an insignificant, obnoxious person.

TWIG
Twig is British slang for to understand.

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TWIGS
Twigs is slang for cannabis. Twigs was 1950s British slang for matches.

TWILLIE
Twillie is British slang for a foolish, clumsy or stupid person.

TWIMP
Twimp is American slang for a foolish or insignificant person.

TWINE ON
Twine on is slang for to rant, talk incessantly.

TWINKIE
Twinkie is American slang for a male homosexual. Twinkie is American slang for a cute, attractive person.

TWINKLE
Twinkle is a slang term of endearment.

TWIST
Twist is American slang for a girl.

TWIST AND TWIRL


Twist and Twirl is rhyming slang for girl.

TWISTICAL
Twistical is American slang for crooked; tortuous; hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest.

TWIT
Twit is British slang for an idiot, foolish, or absurd person. Twit is Dorset slang for to tease, to taunt.

TWITCHER
Twitcher is British slang for a bird watcher, especially an overenthusiastic one.

TWITE
Twite is Dorset slang for to tease, to taunt.

TWO AND EIGHT


Two and eight is London Cockney rhyming slang for state (tension).

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TWO EYED STEAK


Twoeyed steak is an old early 20th century slang expression for a cooked herring.

TWO FAT LADIES


Two fat ladies is bingo slang for the number eightyeight.

TWO FINGERS
Two fingers is slang for the English insulting gesture of the Vsign using two fingers (which originates from the bowmen at Agincourt, taunting the French with their bowstring fingers).

TWOBIT
Twobit is American and Canadian slang for worth next to nothing; cheap.

TWOPOT SCREAMER
Twopot screamer is Australian slang for a person easily influenced by alcohol.

TWOTIME
Twotime is slang for to be unfaithful to ones partner.

TWOC
Twoc is slang for taking Without Consent. The term is applied to stealing vehicles.

TYKE
Tyke is slang for a person from Yorkshire, England. Tyke is Australian slang for a Roman Catholic.

UIE
Uie is slang for a Uturn.

U.S.
U.S. is British slang for useless, broken.

U.VS
U.Vs is American slang for sunshine, ultraviolet rays.

UMBRELLA
Umbrella is British slang for the penis.

UMPTEEN
Umpteen is slang for many, a lot of.

UNEAT
Uneat is American slang for to vomit

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UNCLE
Uncle is British slang for a pawnbroker. Uncle (shortened from Uncle Dick) is London Cockney rhyming slang for sick. Uncle is an American slang cry of surrender, to admit defeat. Uncle is American slang for the law enforcement agencies.

UNCLE BERT
Uncle Bert is London Cockney rhyming slang for shirt.

UNCLE BILL
Uncle Bill is British slang for police.

UNCLE BOB
Uncle Bob is British slang for police.

UNCLE DICK
Uncle Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for sick.

UNCLE FRED
Uncle Fred is London Cockney rhyming slang for bread.

UNCLE MAC
Uncle Mac is British rhyming slang for heroin (smack).

UNCLE NED
Uncle Ned is London Cockney rhyming slang for bed. Uncle Ned is London Cockney rhyming slang for head. Uncle Ned is London Cockney rhyming slang for dead.

UNCLE SAM
Uncle Sam is slang for the USA.

UNCLE TOM

Uncle Tom is slang for a black person who collaborates with an oppressive white community. A black person who forgets their roots and tries to be white.

UNCOOL
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UNDER
Under is British slang for sexual activity.

UNDER HEAVY MANNERS


Under heavy manners is Jamaican slang for oppressed.

UNDER THE TABLE


Under the table is slang for drunk.

UNDER THE WEATHER


Under the weather is slang for out of sorts, not currently in good health.

UNDERARM
Underarm is British slang for underhand, suspicious. Underarm is British slang for illegal, illicit.

UNDERCHUNDERS
Underchunders is Australian slang for underpants.

UNDERDAKS
Underdaks is Australian slang for men's underpants.

UNDERGROUND
Underground is slang for belonging to an 'alternative' society, counterculture, resistance group, or criminal organisation.

UNDERKECKS
Underkecks is British slang for underpants.

UNDERPINNING
Underpinning is American slang for the legs.

UNDERSCRUB
Underscrub was 19th century slang for an under grown or insignificant person.

UNDERWHELMED
Underwhelmed is slang for disappointed, unimpressed.

UNDUB
Undub was 18th century slang for to unlock, unfasten or open a door etc.

UNGLUED
Unglued is slang for upset, helpless, out of control, unbalanced, in a state of nervous crisis.

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UNHEALTHY
Unhealthy is slang for dangerous to life.

UNHINGED
Unhinged is slang for insane, mentally unstable and unpredictable.

UNHIP
Unhip is slang for unaware, unfashionable.

UNIT
Unit is slang for the genitals. Unit is slang for a sexual partner or potential sexual partner.

UNLOAD
Unload is slang for defecate. Unload is slang for to emit wind from the anus.

UNMENTIONABLES
Unmentionables is slang for underwear. Unmentionables is slang for genitals.

UNREAL
Unreal is slang for fantastic. Unreal is slang for outrageous, unreasonable.

UNSTRUNG
Unstrung is slang for upset, helpless, out of control, unbalanced, in a state of nervous crisis.

UNSTUCK
Unstuck is slang for upset, helpless, out of control, unbalanced, in a state of nervous crisis.

UNTHINKABLES
Unthinkables is British slang for underwear. Unthinkables is slang for genitals.

UNTIED
Untied is slang for upset, helpless, out of control, unbalanced, in a state of nervous crisis.

UNTOGETHER
Untogether is slang for incompetent or badly organized; mentally or emotionally unstable.

UNTOQUE
Untoque is slang for cannabis.

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UNWRAPPED
Unwrapped is slang for upset, helpless, out of control, unbalanced, in a state of nervous crisis.

UP
Up is slang for affected by narcotics. Up is American theatre slang for having forgotten one's lines.

UP AGAINST THE WALL


Up against the wall is an American slang expression of rage, defiance, menace.

UP EACH OTHER
Up each other is Australian slang for engaged in mutual flattery.

UP ON BLOCKS
Up on blocks is slang for menstruating.

UP ONESELF
Up oneself is Australian slang for smug, selfsatisfied.

UP SHIT CREEK
Up shit creek is slang for in serious trouble.

UP THE CREEK
Up the creek is slang for in trouble.

UP THE DUFF
Up the duff is slang for pregnant.

UP THE POKE
Up the poke is British slang for pregnant.

UP THE POLE
Up the pole is British slang for pregnant.

UP THE SPOUT

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UP THE STICK
Up the stick is British slang for pregnant.

UP THE WALL
Up the wall is slang for to become, or cause to become, crazy or furious.

UP TIGHT
Up tight is slang for frigid, conventional, stressed.

UP TO SNUFF
Up to snuff is slang for not likely to be imposed upon; knowing; acute.

UP YOURS
Up yours is slang for an exclamation of anger, defiance.

UPCHUCK
Upchuck is American slang for to vomit

UPFRONT
Upfront is slang for assertive, straightforward, trustworthy.

UPPER
Upper is slang for a stimulant drug, usually amphetamine sulphate.

UPPERS
Uppers is slang for stimulant drugs.

UPRIVER
Upriver is slang for in prison.

UPSTAIRS
Upstairs is slang for in the head. Upstairs is slang for the breast area. Upstairs is slang for heaven.

UPSTATE
Upstate is American slang for in prison.

UPTIGHT
Uptight is slang for tense, repressed, humourless. Uptight is American slang for satisfactory.

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UPZIDES WITH
Upzides with is Dorset slang for retribution, getting even with.

URBAN SURFING
Urban surfing is slang for riding on the outside of a moving vehicle.

URGER
Urger is Australian slang for a person who is unwilling to take risks, speculate, etc., on his own account, especially one who encourages others to do so.

USE ONE'S LOAF


Use one's loaf is slang for to think, use ones ingenuity.

USER
User is slang for an habitual drug user.

USING
Using is slang for addicted to heroin, or another hard drug.

USING MONKEY WATER


Using monkey water is slang for Shabanging.

UTE
Ute is American slang for a utility vehicle, a light truck, a van.

V
V is British slang for very. V is American tramp slang for five dollars

V AND T
V and T is British slang for vodka and tonic.

V8
V8 is BlackAmerican slang for an unfriendly female

V.A.T.
V.A.T. is British slang for vodka and tonic.

V.C.
V.C. is American slang for Viet Cong, a north Vietnamese combatant.

VAC
Vac is British slang for a university or other higher education holiday.

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VACUUM CLEANER
Vacuum cleaner is BlackAmerican slang for ones lungs

VADA
Vada is Polari slang for see, look at.

VAG
Vag is American slang for a vagrant.

VAL
Val (Valley girl) is American slang for a member of a 1980s youth culture based on the children of affluent parents characterised by their recreational shopping and hedonism.

VALIUM
Valium is slang for valium.

VALLTO
Vallto is Dorset slang for to set to, to commence, to start.

VALLEY GIRL
Valley girl is American slang for a member of a 1980s youth culture based on the children of affluent parents characterised by their recreational shopping and hedonism. Valley girl is slang for valium.

VALO
Valo is slang for valium.

VALS
Vals is slang for valium.

VALSPEAK
Valspeak is American slang for the jargon of Valley girls, as spoken in California in the early 1980s.

VALUMS
Valums is slang for valium.

VAMOOSE
See "Vamose"

VAMOS
See "Vamose"

VAMOSE
Vamose (also vamos and vamoose) is slang for to depart quickly; to depart from.

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VAMP
Vamp is slang for a seductress.

VAMP UP
Vamp up is British slang for to intensify, to make more effective. Vamp up is British slang for to improvise.

VANILLA
Vanilla is homosexual slang for nonpenetrative and conventional sex.

VARDER
Varder is British slang for to see, to look at.

VARDY
Vardy is British slang for to see, to look at.

VEARIES
Vearies is Dorset slang for fairies. Vearies is Dorset slang for weasels.

VECTORSPEW
Vectorspew is American slang for to vomit

VEEP
Veep is slang for a very important person.

VEGOUT

Vegout is slang for to vegetate, chillout, idle, loaf, relax.

VEGGIE
Veggie is slang for vegetarian.

VELCRO
Velcro is slang for a lesbian.

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VELCROHEAD
Velcrohead is slang for a Negro.

VELVET
Velvet is slang for gambling or speculative winnings. Velvet is slang for a gain, especially when unexpectedly high.

VENTILATE
Ventilate is slang for to shoot someone full of holes.

VENTILATE SOMEONE'S SHORTS


Ventilate someone's shorts is American slang for to give someone a severe tellingoff.

VERA LYNN
Vera Lynn is London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.

VERBAL
Verbal is slang for a criminal's admission of guilt on arrest. Verbal is slang for backchat, aggressive, or scathing talk.

VERBAL DIARRHOEA
Verbal diarrhoea is slang for incessant and aimless talk.

VERBOTEN
Verboten is slang for forbidden.

VET
Vet is American slang for a veteran soldier.

VETTE
Vette is American slang for a Chevrolet Corvette sports car.

VEX
Vex is Jamaican slang for to angry, to annoy.

VEXMONEY
Vexmoney is Trinidadian slang for money carried by a woman to a date so that she can pay for her own transport home if she has to.

VEXED
Vexed is Jamaican slang for angry, annoyed.

VIBE
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VIBE ON
Vibe on is American slang for to be sympathetic toward, understanding.

VIBES
Vibes is slang for feelings, atmosphere, mood.

VIBRATIONS
Vibrations is slang for instinctive feelings supposedly influencing human communication.

VIC
Vic is BlackAmerican slang for a victim

VICIOUS
Vicious is slang for impressive, powerful, exciting.

VIDRIO
Vidrio is slang for heroin.

VILLAIN
Villain is slang for a criminal.

VILLE
Ville is BlackAmerican slang for popular suffix often attached to any word as an intensifier

VIM
Vim is slang for exuberant vigour and energy.

VINE
Vine is BlackAmerican slang for a suit of clothing

VINO
Vino is slang for cheap inferior wine.

VINYL
Vinyl is slang for gramophone records.

VIPER
Viper is BlackAmerican slang for drug dealer

VITAMIN A
Vitamin A is slang for LSD. Vitamin A is slang for the drug ecstasy.

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VITAMIN C
Vitamin C is slang for cocaine.

VITAMIN E
Vitamin E is slang for the drug ecstasy.

VITAMIN P
Vitmin P is American nursing slang for a small dose of the diuretic Lasix given to stimulate urination in postoperative patients.

VITAMIN T
Vitamin T is slang for marijuana.

VITAMIN V
Vitamin V is medical slang for valium or other tranquilliser.

VITAMIN X
Vitamin X is slang for the drug ecstasy.

VITAMINS
Vitamins is slang for capsules or tablets of illicit drugs.

VLAM
Vlam is South African slang for methylated spirits.

VLUMMOX
Vlummox is Dorset slang for flummox, confusion.

VOCE
Voce is Polari slang for the voice.

VODDY
Voddy is British slang for vodka.

VOETSEK
Voetsek is South African slang for go away!

VOGUE
Vogue is Polari slang for cigarette.

VOLK
Volk is Dorset slang for people, folk.

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VOM
Vom is slang for vomit.

VOOMPSE
Voompse is Jamaican slang for to pay attention to.

VOTCH
Votch is Polari slang for the voice.

VREK
Vrek is South African slang for to die.

VUZZ
Vuzz is Dorset slang for furze, gorse, whin.

WACK
Wack is slang for a cigar dipped in embalming fluid.

WACKOFF
Wackoff is slang for to masturbate.

WACKED
Wacked is slang for tired, worn out.

WACKO
Wacko is slang for crazy, insane.

WACKY
Wacky is slang for crazed, insane, eccentric.

WACKY BACKY
Wacky backy is slang for marijuana or cannabis.

WAD
Wad is slang for a large quantity, especially of money. Wad is slang for the male genitals. Wad is British military slang for a bun.

WADDEN
Wadden is Dorset slang for was not.

WADERS
Waders is BlackAmerican slang for boots

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WAFFLE
Waffle is slang for to talk aimlessly.

WAG
Wag is Australian slang for to play truant.

WAG OFF
Wag off is slang for to play truant.

WAGIT
Wagit is British slang for to play truant.

WALDO
Waldo is American slang for a fool.

WALK
Walk is slang for to go free. Walk is slang for to escape, to disappear.

WALKING PAPERS
Walking papers is slang for notice of dismissal.

WALKINGSTICK
Walkingstick was a late 19th century satirical slang expression for a candidate to the House of Commons nominated by a political association and subject to them in Parliament.

WALLACE AND GROMIT


Wallace and Gromit is Cockney rhyming slang for vomit.

WALLAH
Wallah is British slang for a person.

WALLOP
Wallop is slang for strong alcoholic drink. Wallop is British slang for beer.

WALLOPER
Walloper is Australian slang for a policeman.

WALLY
Wally is British slang for an idiot or imbecile. Wally is British slang for a pickled gherkin.

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WALLYBASHER
Wallybasher is British slang for a person employed by a rock group to protect them from intrusive fans.

WALLYHUMPER
Wallyhumper is British slang for someone employed to move equipment around.

WAMBLE
Wamble is Dorset slang for wander.

WAMBLECROPPED
Wamblecropped is slang for sick in the stomach and also, crestfallen and dejected.

WAMMERS
Wammers is British slang for breasts.

WANG
Wang is slang for the penis.

WANGLE
Wangle is slang for to obtain by scheming.

WANK
Wank is British slang for to masturbate.

WANK MAG
Wank mag is slang for a pornographic magazine.

WANK OFF
Wank off is British slang for masturbate.

WANK STAIN
Wank stain is British slang for a tedious, obnoxious person.

WANKER
Wanker is British slang for a masturbator. Wanker is British slang for a contemptible person.

WANKERED
Wankered is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.

WANKY
Wanky is slang for rubbish.

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WANNABE
Wannabe is slang for an aspirant or imitator.

WANT
Want is Dorset slang for a mole.

WARPAINT
Warpaint is slang for makeup (cosmetics).

WARB
Warb is Australian slang for a dirty or insignificant person.

WARBY
Warby is Australian slang for someone or something filthy, inferior, defective.

WARE
Ware is Dorset slang for crockery.

WAREHOUSE
Warehouse is British slang for to hold or attend an acid house party.

WAREHOUSING
Warehousing is British slang for the practice of arranging acid house parties.

WARM FUZZIES
Warm fuzzies is American slang for affection, comfort, friendliness, compliments.

WART
Wart is slang for an irritating, bumptious or unpleasant person.

WARTS
Warts is American slang for olives.

WASH
Wash is slang for the chemical purifying of cocaine to produce other drugs, such as crack.

WASP
WASP is slang for white AngloSaxon protestant.

WASTE
Waste is slang for to kill, to thoroughly beat up.

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WASTE GOOD BEER


Waste good beer is American slang for to vomit

WASTED
Wasted is slang for exhausted. Wasted is slang for drunk. Wasted is slang for showing signs of habitual drug abuse.

WATER
Water is slang for methamphetamine; PCP; a mixture of marijuana and other substances within a cigar.

WATER SPORTS
Water sports is slang for urination as a sex game.

WATERING HOLE
Watering hole is slang for a pub.

WATERWORKS
Waterworks is BlackAmerican slang for tears

WAVE
Wave is slang for phencyclidine.

WAX
Wax is hiphop slang for a vinyl record.

WAXY
Waxy is British slang for badtempered or irritable; angry.

WAY
Way is American slang for very; too much. A positive affirmation to the statement 'no way.'

WAYOUT
Wayout is slang for unusual, unconventional, avant garde.

WAZZ
Wazz is slang for to urinate.

WAZZOCK
Wazzock is slang for an imbecile.

WEAPON
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WEAR
Wear is British slang for to accept.

WEAR A SMILE
Wear a smile is BlackAmerican slang for to be naked

WEASEL
Weasel (shortened from weasel and stoat) is London Cockney rhyming slang for coat. Weasel is slang for a sly, devious, vicious person. Weasel is British slang for to behave in a devious, sly or underhand manner. Weasel is British slang for to carry luggage in order to extract a tip.

WEASEL AND STOAT


Weasel and stoat is London Cockney rhyming slang for coat.

WEASEL WORDS
Weasel words is slang for insincere.

WEATHER
Weather is aircrew slang for bad weather or turbulence.

WEB
Web is slang for the world wide web.

WEDDING TACKLE
Wedding tackle is British slang for the male genitals.

WEDGE
Wedge is slang for money, wealth. Wedge was 18th century slang for silver.

WEDGED
Wedged is British slang for wealthy.

WEE
Wee is slang for to urinate.

WEEWEE
weewee is slang for to urinate; urine.

WEED
Weed is slang for a cigarette, tobacco. Weed is slang for cannabis. Weed is British slang for a weak and ineffective person. Weed is British slang for to steal, embezzle.

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WEEDHEAD
Weedhead is slang for a marijuana smoker.

WEEDY
Weedy is British slang for weak and ineffective.

WEENIE
Weenie is American slang for a frankfurtertype of sausage. Weenie is American slang for the penis. Weenie is American slang for an ineffectual or tedious person.

WEENIEWAGGER
Weeniewagger is American slang for a male masturbator. Weeniewagger is American slang for a male sexual exhibitionist.

WEENSY
Weensy is slang for tiny, miniscule.

WEEPIE
Weepie is slang for a sentimental film.

WEEPING WILLOW
Weeping Willow is London Cockney rhyming slang for pillow.

WEEPY
Weepy is slang for a film that is sentimentally emotional.

WEIGHT
Weight is British slang for a pound of a drug, especially cannabis. Weight is American slang for narcotics.

WEIGHT TRAINERS
Weight Trainers is slang for any anabolic steroid.

WEIRD OUT
Weird out is American slang for to behave in an eccentric manner, to undergo a disturbing change of mood.

WEIRDIE
Weirdie is slang for a nonconformist.

WEIRDO
Weirdo is slang for a nonconformist.

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WEISENHEIMER
Weisenheimer is American slang for an obnoxious person who knows everything.

WELCH
Welch is slang for to fail to repay a debt or obligation.

WELCHER
Welcher is slang for someone who fails to repay debts or obligations.

WELL
Well is British slang for very.

WELL HUNG
Well Hung is slang for having a large penis.

WELL STACKED
Wellstacked is British slang for a woman of voluptuous proportions.

WELLOILED
Welloiled is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

WELLIE
Wellie is British slang for to dismiss. Wellie is British slang for to defeat, to bully, to attack.

WELLIEWANGING
Welliewanging is British slang for a sport in which the contestants try to throw a Wellington boot the furthest distance.

WELLY
Welly is British slang for brute force. Welly is British slang for to kick forcefully.

WELSH
Welsh is slang for to cheat by avoiding payment of bets or to dishonourably avoid the fulfilment of a pecuniary obligation.

WELSHNUT
Welshnut is Dorset slang for a walnut.

WENCH
Wench is slang for a girl, a woman.

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WENDY
Wendy is British slang for a week, feeble, ineffective and contemptible person.

WENWIES
Wenwies is slang for tedious people who always talk about themselves.

WERDEN
Werden is Dorset slang for were not.

WET
Wet is slang for feeble, emotional, effeminate. Wet is slang for drunk, intoxicated. Wet is British slang for a liberalminded Tory. Wt is British slang for sexually aroused.

WET GOODS
Wet goods is slang for intoxicating liquors.

WET SCENE
Wet scene is American slang for a gory killing.

WET WEEKEND
Wet weekend is British slang for a miserable, morose, depressing person.

WETBACK
Wetback is American slang for an illegal immigrant from Latin America.

WHACK
Whack is slang for phencyclidine. Whack is slang for heroin. Whack is British slang for a portion, share or allowance. Whack is American slang for a contract killing. Whack is American slang for to kill. Whack is American slang for an eccentric person.

WHACK OFF
Whack off is slang for to masturbate.

WHACKED
Whacked is British slang for exhausted.

WHACKER
Whacker is slang for an eccentric person.

WHACKO

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WHACKTABACKY
Whacktabacky is slang for cannabis.

WHACKY
Whacky is slang for crazed, insane, eccentric.

WHACKYWEED
Whackyweed is slang for cannabis.

WHAMBAMTHANKYOUMA'AM
Whambamthankyouma'am is slang for a cursory sexual act.

WHAMMERS
Whammers is British slang for breasts.

WHAMMY
Whammy is American slang for a supernatural power, a spirit, a curse.

WHANG
Whang is slang for the penis.

WHANGER
Whanger is slang for the penis.

WHAT IS UP?
What is up is slang for what is going on?

WHAT'S UP
What's up is American slang for what's new or happening?

WHATFOR
Whatfor is slang for a severe reprimand.

WHATCHAMACALLIT
Whatchamacallit is slang for something whose name escapes one.

WHATS YOUR SONG KING KONG


Whats your song King Kong is BlackAmerican slang for how do you feel?

WHATSIT
Whatsit is slang for an unnamed thing. 1158

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WHEAT
Wheat is slang for cannabis.

WHEELIE
Wheelie is slang for driving a vehicle with it's front wheel or wheels off the ground.

WHEELMAN
Wheelman is slang for a getaway driver.

WHEELS
Wheels is slang for a motor vehicle or bicycle.

WHEELSMAN
Wheelsman is slang for a getaway driver.

WHEEZE
Wheeze is British slang for a trick, idea, or plan.

WHERE'S IT AT
Where's it at is slang for the real place of action.

WHIFF
Whiff is slang for to sniff cocaine. Whiff is British slang for to have an unpleasant smell; stink.

WHIFFY
Whiffy is British slang for unpleasantly smelly.

WHINGE
Whinge is slang for to complain.

WHIP SOME SKULL


Whip some skull is American slang for to perform fellatio.

WHIPLASH HUSTLER
Whiplash hustler is American slang for a pedestrian who stages traffic accidents in order to claim damages.

WHIPPERSNAPPER
Whippersnapper is Australian slang for a lawn trimmer.

WHIPPETS
Whippets is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).

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WHIPSTITCH
Whipstitch is American slang for an instant; moment.

WHIRLYBIRD
Whirlybird is slang for a helicopter.

WHISTE AND FLUTE


Whistle and flute is London Cockney rhyming slang for suit.

WHISTLE
Whistle (shortened from whistle and flute) is London Cockney rhyming slang for suit.

WHISTLE BAIT
Whistle bait is slang for an attractive girl or woman.

WHITE
White is slang for heroin.

WHITE BREAD
White bread is American slang for someone virtuous and dull.

WHITE CROSS
White cross is American tramp slang for cocaine

WHITE ELEPHANT
White elephant is slang for something requiring much care and expense and yielding little profit, hence any burdensome possession.

WHITE LADY
White Lady is slang for cocaine. White lady is slang for heroin.

WHITE LIGHTNING
White lightning is slang for strong, illicitly distilled grain alcohol. White lightning was 1960s and 1970s slang for white tables of LSD.

WHITE LILIES
White lilies is BlackAmerican slang for bed sheets

WHITE SATIN
White satin is slang for gin.

WHITE SPACE
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WHITE TELEPHONE
White telephone is slang for a toilet bowl.

WHITE TRASH
White trash is slang for poor white people living in the southern USA. White trash is slang for decadent rich white people.

WHITEKNUCKLE
Whiteknuckle is slang for terrifying.

WHITENER
Whitener is British slang for cocaine.

WHITEY
Whitey is American slang for a white person.

WHIZZ
Whizz is slang for amphetamines.

WHOLE HOG
Whole hog is slang for the complete amount.

WHOOPSIE
Whoopsie is slang for excrement, a deposit of faeces.

WHOOPSY
Whoopsy is slang for excrement, a deposit of faeces.

WHOP
Whop is slang for to hit. Whop is slang for to defeat.

WHOPPER
Whopper is slang for something very large.

WHOPPING
Whopping is slang for very large.

WHORE
Whore is slang for a prostitute. Whore was 11th century British slang for an adulteress.

WHOREHOUSE
Whorehouse is slang for a brothel. 1161

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WHORESUCKER
Whoresucker is American slang for a contemptible person.

WI'
Wi' is Dorset slang for with.

WICK
Wick is British slang for the penis.

WICKED
Wicked is slang for fantastic, excellent, very good.

WIDDLE
Widdle is slang for to urinate.

WIDE
Wide is British slang for unscrupulous and astute.

WIDEON
Wideon is slang for an erect penis.

WIDGET
Widget is slang for a device, a small contraption, an unnamed product.

WIDGIE
Widgie is Australian slang for a female larrikin or budgie.

WIDOW
Widow (shortened from widow Twankey) is London Cockney rhyming slang for an American (Yankee).

WIDOW TWANKEY
Widow Twankey is London Cockney rhyming slang for an American (Yankee).

WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND


Widows' and orphans' fund is American slang for money given as a bribe.

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Wig is slang for to censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.

WIG OUT
Wig out is slang for to go crazy, to lose selfcontrol.

WIGGER
Wigger is British slang for a white man who is trying to act like a black man. The term is especially applied to a white rapper.

WIGGING
Wigging is British slang for a rebuke or reprimand.

WIGGY
Wiggy is slang for crazy, eccentric, irresponsible. Wiggy is BlackAmerican slang for pleasing

WILD
Wild is slang for exciting, impressive, excellent.

WILD OATS
Wild oats is slang for the indiscretions of youth, especially dissoluteness before settling down.

WILDING
Wilding is slang for running amok.

WILF
Wilf is British slang for a fool.

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WILLIAM
William is British slang for the police.

WILLIE
Willie is British slang for the penis.

WILLIEWELLIE
Williewellie is British slang for a condom.

WILLIES
Willies is slang for nervousness, jitters, or fright.

WILLY
Willy is slang for the penis.

WILTSHIRE
Wiltshire is British slang for impotence.

WIMP
Wimp is slang for a feeble or ineffectual person.

WIMP OUT
Wimp out is slang for to fail to do or complete something through fear or a lack of conviction.

WIMPBOD
Wimpbod is British slang for a tedious, unfashionable person.

WIMPISH
Wimpish is slang for feeble, weak.

WIMPO
Wimpo is slang for feeble, weak.

WIMPY
Wimpy is slang for feeble, weak.

WIND AND KITE


Wind and kite is Cockney rhyming slang for web site.

WINDBONKER
Windbonker is British surfing slang for a wind surfer.

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WINDUP
Windup is slang for to infuriate or tease.

WINDUP MERCHANT
Windup Merchant is slang for a person who windsup (teases) other people regularly.

WINDWANKER
Windwanker is British surfing slang for a wind surfer.

WINDBAG
Windbag is slang for a person who talks incessantly.

WINDER
Winder is slang for a blow taking away the breath.

WINDJAMMER
Windjammer is slang for a performer on a wind instrument.

WINDOW
Window is slang for an opportunity. Window is slang for a period available for meetings, appointments, or other tasks.

WINDY
Windy is slang for afraid, nervous or frightened.

WING
Wing is slang for to throw away.

WING IT
Wing it is slang for to improvise, ad lib. Wing it is slang for to eave, go away.

WINGWONG
Wingwong is British slang for an object whose name is unknown or forgotten.

WINGDING
Wingding is slang for a lively party or festival.

WINGE
Winge is slang for to complain.

WINGS
Wings is slang for heroin.

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WINK
Wink is Dorset slang for to wind. Wink is Dorset slang for to winch. Wink is Dorset slang for a motor vehicle starter handle.

WINKER
Winker is slang for an eye, eyelash or eyelid.

WINKIE
Winkie is British slang for the penis.

WINKLE
Winkle is British slang for the penis.

WINKLEPICKERS
Winklepickers is British slang for shoes with pointed toes.

WINKY
Winky is British slang for the penis.

WINO
Wino is slang for a habitual and often destitute drunkard.

WIPE
Wipe is slang for to kill, to destroy. Wipe is Australian slang for to snub, to ignore. Wipe is old (Victorian) English slang for a handkerchief.

WIPE ONE'S NOSE OF


To wipe one's nose of is slang for to deprive of or to rob.

WIPE OUT
Wipe out is surfing slang for to be capsized by a wave. Wipe out is slang for to fail.

WIPEOUT
Wipeout is slang for a failure.

WIPED OUT
Wiped out is slang for exhausted. Wiped out is slang for intoxicated. Wiped out is slang for devastated, ruined, defeated.

WIRED
Wired is slang for stressed up, nervy or anxious. Wired is American slang for wellconnected. 1166

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WIRER
Wirer is slang for a pickpocket.

WISE
Wise is slang for being informed, in the know, possessing inside information.

WISEUP
Wiseup is slang for to become aware.

WISEACRE
Wiseacre is American slang for an insolent, smug person.

WISEASS
Wiseass is American slang for an insolent, smug person.

WISH BOOK
Wish book is American slang for a mailorder catalogue.

WITCH
Witch is slang for a despicable, nasty, or spiteful woman.

WITCHDOCTOR
Witchdoctor is slang for a psychiatrist.

WITCHY
Witchy is slang for mysterious, uncanny.

WITHIT
Withit is slang for fashionable.

WITHYWIND
Withywind is Dorset slang for bindweed.

WITTER
Witter is British slang for to talk tediously, to fuss.

WIZZ
Wizz is slang for amphetamines.

WIZZARD'S SLEEVE
Wizzards sleeve is British slang for a large, cavernous vagina.

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WMBA
Wamba is British slang for money.

WOB
Wob is British slang for a piece, a lump.

WOBBLEFATS
Wobblefats is American slang for an obese person.

WOBBLER
Wobbler is British slang for erratic, neurotic or extreme behaviour.

WOBBLY
Wobbly is British slang for erratic, neurotic or extreme behaviour.

WODGE
Wodge is British slang for a lump, a slice.

WOG
Wog is slang for a Black person. Wog is Australian slang for to spit or for an illness such as the flu.

WOG GUT
Wog Gut Wog gut is British slang for diarrhoea.

WOLF
Wolf is slang for a predatory male. Wolf is American slang for to vomit.

WOLLIE
Wollie is slang for rocks of crack rolled into marijuana cigarette.

WOMBLE
Womble is British slang for a foolish, clumsy or unfortunate person.

WONK
Wonk is American slang for a studious student.

WONKY
Wonky is slang for unstable or misaligned. Wonky is American slang for overlystudious.

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WONT
Wont is Dorset slang for a mole.

WOOD
Wood is slang for cannabis.

WOODBINE
Woodbine is Australian slang for an Englishman.

WOODEN
Wooden is Australian slang for to fell or kill a person or animal.

WOODENTOP
Woodentop is British slang for a uniformed policeman.

WOODIE
Woodie is American slang for an estate car, a station wagon. Woodie is American slang for a vehicle used by a surfer to transport people and boards to the beach.

WOOF
Woof is British slang for a male homosexual. Woof is American slang for to vomit.

WOOFTER
Woofter is British slang for a male homosexual.

WOOLAH
Woolah is slang for a hollowed out cigar refilled with marijuana and crack.

WOOLIE
Woolie is slang for a blunt with marijuana and crack.

WOOLIES
Woolies is British slang for the chain store Woolworth's.

WOOLLOOMOOLOO YANK
Woolloomooloo yank is Australian slang for an Australian who imitates American manners or speech.

WOOLLY
Woolly is American and Australian slang for sheep.

WOOLY BLUNTS
Wooly blunts is slang for marijuana and crack or PCP.

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WOOP WOOP
Woop Woop is Australian slang for any backward or remote town or district.

WOOZY
Woozy is slang for dizzy.

WOP
Wop is derogatory slang for an Italian.

WOPS
Wops is Dorset slang for a wasp.

WOPSY
Wopsy is Dorset slang for a wasp.

WORD UP
Word up is American slang for to speak out, to tell the truth, to say something meaningful.

WORDLE
Wordle is Dorset slang for the world.

WORK
Work is slang for to cheat or swindle. Work is Jamaican slang for sexual intercourse.

WORK OUT
Work out is American slang for to be tough, intimidating.

WORK OVER
Work over is slang for to assault or thrash.

WORK THE ORACLE


Work the oracle is British police slang for to invent an oral statement of guilt.

WORKING GIRL
Working Girl is slang for a prostitute.

WORKING THE LEMON


Working the lemon is British slang for stealing from coats left in public washrooms.

WORKS
Works is slang for an addicts equipment necessary for injecting drugs.

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WORM
Worm is BlackAmerican slang for to study. Worm is slang for a policeman.

WORMEATER
Wormeater is slang for a person who drills holes in fake antique furniture to simulate worm holes.

WORSE
Worse is Bristol slang for 'where have you'. Worse is Bristol slang for 'where has it'.

WORSE BIN?
Worse bin? Is Bristol slang for 'where have you been?'

WORSHIP AT THE PORCELAIN ALTAR


Worship at the porcelain altar is American slang for to vomit.

WORSHIP RALPH AT THE GREAT PORCELAIN THRONE


Worship Ralph at the great porcelain throne is American slang for to vomit.

WORSHIP THE PORCELAIN GOD


Worship the porcelain god is American slang for to vomit.

WOTCHER
Wotcher is slang for hello.

WOTSIT
Wotsit is slang for an unnamed thing.

WOW
Wow is slang for to impress or excite.

WOWSER
Wowser is Australian and New Zealand slang for a fanatically puritanical person. A teetotaller.

WRAP
Wrap is slang for a portion of crack cocaine.

WRAP UP
Wrap up is slang for stop talking.

WREATH
Wreath is American slang for cabbage.

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WRECK THEM
Wreck them is American slang for scramble the eggs.

WRECKED

Wrecked is slang for very intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.

WRETCH
Wretch is American slang for to vomit.

WRINKLY
Wrinkly is slang for an elderly person.

WRITE ONE'S NAME ON THE LAWN


Write one's name on the lawn is slang for to urinate outdoors.

WRITER
Writer is slang for a doctor who is prepared to write prescriptions for restricted drugs in exchange for money or favours.

WRONG 'UN
Wrong 'un is British slang for a criminal, a bad person. Wrong 'un is British slang for something to be avoided.

WRONGO
Wrongo is American slang for a criminal.

WULL
Wull is Dorset slang for will.

WUPP
Wupp is slang for to thoroughly beat.

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WUSS
Wuss is slang for a weak and feeble person. Wuss is Welsh slang for a friend. Wuss is Dorset slang for worse.

WUST
Wust is Dorset slang for would you.

WUT
Wut is Dorset slang for will you.

WYATT EARP
Wyatt Earp is Cockney rhyming Slang for burp.

WYNONA RYDER
Wyona Ryder is Cockney rhyming Slang for cider.

X
X is slang for a kiss. X is slang for the drug ecstasy.

X'S
X's is betting slang for odds of 6/1.

XAMOUNT
Xamount is Jamaican slang for an unspecified amount.

XOUT
XOut is slang for kill or eliminate.

XRATED
Xrated is slang for a very salacious taboo or something very daring or pornographic.

XD OUT
Xd out is BlackAmerican slang for something formerly important that is no longer significant

XTC
Xtc is slang for the drug ecstasy.

Y
Y is American slang for the YMCA. Y is American slang for the male homosexual community.

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YACK
Yack is slang for an exclamation of disgust. Yack is slang for incessant talk, idle chatter. Yack is slang for a laugh or joke.

YACKA
Yacka is Australian slang for work.

YACKER
Yacker is Australian slang for work.

YACKERS
Yackers is British slang for money.

YACKETYYAK
Yaketyyak is slang for noisy, stupid and incessant talking.

YACKY
Yacky is slang for disgusting, vile.

YAH
Yah is British slang for a former public school student.

YAHOO
Yahoo is slang for a lout, an oaf.

YAK
Yak is slang for noisy, stupid and incessant talking. Yak is slang for a laugh or joke. Yak is American slang for to vomit

YAKKA
Yakka is Australian slang for work.

YAKKER
Yakker is Australian slang for hard work.

YAM
Yam is BlackAmerican slang for to eat.

YAMMER
Yammer is slang for to complain, to wail. Yammer is slang for to talk insistently.

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YANG
Yang is American slang for the penis.

YANK
Yank is slang for an act of masturbation. Yank is British slang for an American.

YANK OFF
Yank off is slang for to masturbate.

YANK SOMEONE'S CHAIN


Yank someone's chain is American slang for to mislead, to deceive, to irritate.

YANK SOMEONE'S CRANK


Yank someone's crank is American slang for to mock, to mislead, to irritate.

YANKING
Yanking is British slang for consorting with Americans.

YAP
Yap is slang for to talk incessantly. Yap is slang for talk, chatter. Yap is slang for the mouth. Yap is American slang for a country person.

YARD
Yard is slang for the penis. Yard is American slang for one thousand. Yard is American slang for one hundred dollars. Yard is Jamaican slang for Jamaica.

YARD ON
Yard on is Black American slang for to be unfaithful.

YARDBIRD
Yardbird is American slang for a military recruit. Yardbird is American slang for someone assigned menial outdoor duties. Yardbird is American slang for a convict. Yardbirdis American slang for a vagrant who frequents railway yards.

YARDIE
See "Yardy"

YARDMAN
Yardman is Jamaican slang for a Jamaican.

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YARDY
Yardy (yardie) is a Jamaican slang expression for someone (Jamaican or foreign) who knows their way around the island, and especially the ghetto.

YARK
Yark is American slang for to vomit.

YARRA
Yarra is Australian slang for crazy, mad, insane.

YATTER
Yatter is slang for to talk incessantly, to talk inanely.

YAWN
Yawn is slang for something boring, dull, uninspiring.

YAWNSVILLE
Yawnsville is slang for something or someone boring.

YEAHMAN
Yeahman is Jamaican slang for yes.

YEAR
Year is American slang for one dollar.

YEASTING
Yeasting is BlackAmerican slang for to exaggerate.

YEECH
Yeech is American slang for to vomit.

YEGG
Yegg is American slang for a burglar or safebreaker.

YEH
Yeh is slang for cannabis.

YELL
Yell is British slang for a good joke, a source of hilarity. Yell is British slang for a riotous party. Yell is slang for an instance of vomiting.

YELL AT THE GROUND


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YELL FOR HUGHIE


Yell for Hughie is American slang for to vomit.

YELLOW
Yellow is slang for cowardly. Yellow is slang for oriental women viewed purely as sex partners. Yellow is American slang for LSD.

YELLOW BOY
Yellow boy is slang for a gold coin.

YELLOW EYE
Yellow eye is BlackAmerican slang for an egg.

YELLOW JACKETS
Yellow Jackets is slang for phenobarbital. Yellow Jackets is slang for secobarbital. Yellowjackets is American slang for Nembutal or other barbiturate pills.

YELLOW SATIN
Yellow satin is slang for oriental women viewed purely as sex partners.

YELLOW SILK
Yellow silk is slang for oriental women viewed purely as sex partners.

YELLOW VELVET
Yellow velvet is slang for oriental women viewed purely as sex partners.

YELLOWBELLY
Yellowbelly is slang for a coward.

YELLOWS
Yellows is slang for valium. Yellows is American slang for Nembutal or other barbiturate pills.

YEN SHEE
Yen shee is slang for opium.

YEN SLEEP
Yen sleep is slang for a trance brought on by smoking opium.

YENTA
Yenta is slang for a shrewish woman, a gossip, a crone.

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YENTI
Yenti is slang for a shrewish woman, a gossip, a crone.

YER
Yer is Dorset slang for ear. Yer is Dorset slang for here. Yer is Dorset slang for to hear.

YERBA
Yerba is slang for cannabis.

YERHIA
Yerhia is slang for cannabis.

YESCA
Yesca is slang for cannabis.

YETI
Yeti is British slang for a primitive, repellent or stupid person.

YEWS
Yews is Polari slang for eyes.

YID
Yid is slang for a Jew. Yid is British slang for a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur football club.

YIKE
Yike is Australian slang for a brawl or violent quarrel.

YIKES
Yikes is slang for an expression of surprise or astonishment.

YINGYANG
YingYang is American slang for the anus. YingYang is American slang for the sex organs.

YINYANG
Yinyang is American slang for the anus. Yinyang is American slang for the sex organs.

YIPPY
Yippy is slang for a member of the Youth International Party.

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YO
Yo is slang for a greeting or an attention grabbing call.

YOYO
Yoyo is slang for a stupid and easily manipulated person.

YOB
Yob (yobbo) is slang for a lout or hooligan.

YOBBO
See "Yob"

YODEL
Yodel is American slang for to vomit.

YODEL IN THE CANYON


Yodel in the canyon is American slang for to perform cunnilingus.

YODEL IN THE VALLEY


Yodel in the valley is British and Australian slang for to perform cunnilingus.

YOK
Yok is slang for a laugh, a joke.

YOMP
Yomp is slang for to walk hard and with vigour. Yomp is military slang for march over difficult terrain with heavy equipment.

YONI
Yoni is slang for the vagina.

YONKS
Yonks is British slang for an age, a long time.

YONNIE
Yonnie is Australian slang for a stone.

YORK
York is American slang for to vomit.

YORKSHIRE
Yorkshire is British slang for avarice.

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YOU AND ME
You and me is London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.

YOUKNOWWHAT
Youknowwhat is slang for sexual activity.

YOUNG FOGEY
Young fogey is British slang for a well mannered, unfashionable, young person.

YOUNGBLOOD
Youngblood is American slang for a Black youth.

YOUR FUNERAL
Your funeral is slang for an unpleasant concern for which one must accept the consequences.

YOUT' MAN
Yout' man is Jamaican slang for a youth.

YOUTH
Youth is Jamaican slang for a hero, young people in general.

YOYO
Yoyo is slang for a silly, eccentric, frivolous person.

YUCK
Yuck is slang for horrible, vile, distasteful.

YUCKY
Yucky is slang for horrid, nasty.

YUKE
Yuke is American slang for to vomit.

YUMYUM
Yumyum is American slang for sugar.

YUMMY
Yummy is slang for delicious.

YUPIFY
Yuppify is slang for to renovate and improve with a view to attracting professional people.

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YUPPIE
Yuppie is slang for a young, snobby, wealthy, professional.

Z CAR
Z Car is Australian slang for an official limousine.

Z'D OUT
Z'd out is American slang for unable to wake up, sleepy.

Z'S
Z's is American slang for sleep.

ZBIRD
Zbird is American slang for a failure, someone who never achieves anything.

ZA
Za is American slang for pizza.

ZAC
Zac was Australian and New Zealand slang for a sixpence. Zac is Australian and New Zealand slang for a very small amount of money. Zac is Australian and New Zealand slang for a sixmonth prison sentence.

ZACATECAS PURPLE
Zacatecas purple is slang for a variety of Mexican marijuana.

ZACHARY SCOTTS
Zachary Scotts was 1940s and 1950s rhyming slang for diarrhoea (trots).

ZAD
Zad was 18th century slang for something or someone crooked.

ZAK
Zak is South African slang for money.

ZAMBI
Zambi is slang for marijuana.

ZAMBUCK
Zambuck was early and mid20th century Australian slang for a St John's Ambulance man.

ZAMIE
Zamie is Jamaican slang for a lesbian.

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ZAMIETESS
Zamietess is Jamaican slang for a tough, brawling woman.

ZANAX
Zanax is slang for valium.

ZANE GREY
Zane Grey is Australian rhyming slang for wages (pay).

ZANI
Zani is slang for cannabis.

ZANZY
Zanzy is BlackAmerican slang for excellent. Zanzy is BlackAmerican slang for attractive.

ZAP
Zap is slang for to move quickly, to attack, kill, or destroy with a sudden bombardment. Zap is slang for energy, enthusiasm.

ZAPPED
Zapped is slang for killed, destroyed, demolished.

ZAPPER
Zapper is slang for a remote control.

ZAPPY
Zappy is slang for full of energy.

ZAR
Zar was early 20th century Black American slang for somewhere unpleasant.

ZARNDRER
Zarndrer is slang for a long, single curl of hair brought from the back over the left shoulder and allowed to fall over the left breast.

ZARP
Zarp is South African slang for a policeman.

ZASU PITTS
Zasu Pitts was mid20th century rhyming slang for diarrhoea (shits).

ZAY
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ZAZZ
Zazz is American slang for glamorous, fashionable. Zazz is American slang for to decorate, to make stylish.

ZAZZLE
Zazzle is BlackAmerican slang for sexual desire.

ZAZZY
Zazzy is American slang for colourful, vivid; stylish, striking. Zazzy is BlackAmerican slang for sensuous, erotic.

ZEB
Zeb was 19th century slang for best.

ZEBRA
Zebra was 19th century slang for a convict's striped uniform; a convict wearing such a uniform.

ZED

Zed is American slang for to fall asleep, to sleep.

ZED ABOUT
Zed about is British slang for to wander about in a zigzag manner.

ZEDLAND
Zedland was old slang for the West Country (the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset).

ZEE
Zee is American slang for a Japanese sports car.

ZELDA
Zelda is American slang for a dull, uninteresting girl. Zelda is South African slang for a pure blooded Zulu. 1183

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ZELDA GOOCH
Zelda Gooch is homosexual slang for someone unfashionable.

ZEN
Zen is slang for LSD.

ZENNIT
Zennit is Dorset slang for seven nights, a week.

ZEP
Zep is slang for a Zeppelin airship.

ZEPPELIN
Zeppelin is slang for a large cannabis cigarette. Zeppelin is slang for a large penis.

ZEPPELINS IN A FOG
Zeppelins in a fog is American slang for sausages in mashed potato.

ZERKED
Zerked is slang for intoxicated by drugs.

ZERKING
Zerking is American slang for odd, eccentric, bizarre.

ZERO
Zero is slang for an insignificant person.

ZERO MINUS
Zero minus is American slang for unacceptable, impossible.

ZERO OUT
Zero out is American slang for to run out of money.

ZEROCOOL
Zerocool is American slang for extremely, impressive, admirable.

ZETZ
Zetz is American slang for a punch, a blow.

ZHLUBBY
Zhlubby is American slang for coarse, boorish.

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ZHOOSH
Zhoosh is Polari slang for to fix, to tidy.

ZIB
Zib was mid20th century American slang for someone eccentric.

ZID
Zid is Dorset slang for seen, saw, observed.

ZIFF
Ziff is slang for a young thief. Ziff is Australian and New Zealand slang for a beard.

ZIG
Zig is American slang for a Black person.

ZIGZIG
Zigzig is slang for sexual intercourse.

ZIGABOO
Zigaboo is American slang for a Black person.

ZIGGERBOO
Ziggerboo is BlackAmerican slang for a crazy person.

ZIGZAG
Zigzag is slang for marijuana. Zigzag is American military slang for drunk.

ZIGZAGGED
Zigzagged is slang for drunk, intoxicated, under the influence of drugs.

ZILCH
Zilch is slang for nothing, zero. Zilch is slang for a nonentity. Zilch is American slang for to defeat. Zilch is American slang for to fail. Zilch is American slang for an easy victim. Zilch is American slang for a spot, a pimple.

ZILLION
Zillion is slang for a very large number.

ZILLIONAIRE
Zillionaire is slang for a very wealthy person.

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ZIMZIM
Zimzim is South African slang for a member of a politically orientated Black youth gang.

ZIMMER
Zimmer is American slang for a girl.

ZING
Zing is American slang for a sudden attack, retort. Zing is American slang for energy, enthusiasm. Zing is American slang for a highpitched noise.

ZING UP
Zing up is slang for to enliven.

ZINGER
Zinger is American slang for something outstandingly good. Zinger is American slang for a wisecrack; punchline. Zinger is American slang for a surprise question; an unexpected turn of events.

ZINGY
Zingy is slang for energetic, enthusiastic.

ZIP
Zip is derogatory slang for an Asian person. Zip is slang for nothing. Zip is slang for cocaine. Zip is American slang for an ounce of a drug.

ZIP COON
Zip coon is BlackAmerican slang for a subservient Black person.

ZIP GUN
Zip gun is slang for a homemade gun capable of firing single shots.

ZIP IT
Zip it is slang for shut up, keep quiet.

ZIP ONE'S LIP


Zip one's lip is slang for to shut up, to keep quiet.

ZIPPER CLUB
Zipper club is American homosexual slang for a venue that plays host to repeated oral sex.

ZIPPER DINNER
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ZIPPER SEX
Zipper sex is American homosexual slang for quick, spontaneous fellatio in which the trousers are simply undone.

ZIPPERHEAD
Zipperhead is derogatory slang for an Asian person.

ZIPPERSNIFFER
Zippersniffer is slang for a male homosexual. Zippersniffer is slang for a predatory female.

ZIPPO
Zippo is slang for nothing. Zippo was American Second World War slang for the early model Sherman tank.

ZIT
Zit is slang for a spot, pimple or boil on the skin (acne).

ZIT DOCTOR
Zit doctor is American slang for a dermatologist.

ZITSFLEISCH
Zitsfleisch is American slang for patience.

ZIZZ
Zizz is slang for a short sleep or nap. Zizz is American slang for gaiety, liveliness.

ZIZZY
Zizzy is American slang for a nap, a snooze.

ZNEES
Znees was old slang for frost.

ZOD
Zod is American slang for a fool, a dullard.

ZOFTIG
Zoftig is American slang for pleasing, luxuriant, voluptuous.

ZOID
Zoid is slang for a clumsy, foolish person.

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ZOLA BUDD
Zola Budd is South African slang for a taxi. Zola Budd is South African slang for a slow armoured police vehicle.

ZOMBIE
Zombie is slang for a dull, vacuous person. Zombie is slang for a UFO.

ZOMBIE JUICE
Zombie Juice is slang for Chlorpromazine hydrochloride.

ZOMBOID
Zomboid is slang for stupid, dull, inert. Zomboid is slang for drunk, intoxicated.

ZONE OUT
Zone out is slang for to lose consciousness due to drugs.

ZONED
Zoned is slang for semiconscious due to drugs.

ZONKED
Zonked is slang for worn out, tired, or heavily intoxicated.

ZONKY
Zonky is slang for odd; weird.

ZOO
Zoo is Dorset slang for so.

ZOO DADDY
Zoo daddy is American slang for a divorced father who rarely sees his children.

ZOOB
Zoob is slang for the penis.

ZOOBRICK
Zoobrick is slang for the penis.

ZOOEY
Zooey is American slang for unpleasant, barbaric. Zooey is American slang for hectic, chaotic.

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ZOOK
Zook is American tramp slang for a wornout prostitute.

ZOOM
Zoom is slang for amphetamines. Zoom is slang for cocaine. Zoom is BlackAmerican slang for to obtain something without paying for it; to sneak in.

ZOOMIE
Zoomie is American military slang for a pilot.

ZOOT
Zoot is BlackAmerican slang for a fashionable and flashy style in clothing.

ZOOT SUIT
Zoot suit is British slang for a zipped forensicevidence bag.

ZOOTY
Zooty is American slang for strikingly fashionable.

ZOQUETE
Zoquete is slang for heroin.

ZORBA
Zorba is slang for to urinate. Zorba is Australian slang for a Greek.

ZORBA THE GREEK


Zorba the Greek is rhyming slang for to urinate (leak).

ZOWIE
Zowie is slang for energy, force.

ZS
Zs (pronounced zeds) is slang for sleep, a nap.

ZSA ZSA GABOR


Zsa Zsa Gabor is London Cockney rhyming slang for a whore.

ZUCCHINI
Zucchini is American slang for the penis.

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ZULL
Zull is Dorset slang for a plough.

ZULU
Zulu is derogatory slang for a black person. Zulu is astronautical slang for Greenwich Mean Time.

ZUMMIT
Zummit is Dorset slang for something.

ZUMMUT
Zummut is Dorset slang for something.

ZUP?
Zup? Is American teen slang for how are you?

ZURUCKER
Zurucker is Australian slang for a policeman.

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