ABROADED living in exile somewhere other than the UK
...M19 UK society usage ACID-DROPPER one who uses LSD regularly and is frequently under its influence ...M20 US drugs sl. AEROPLANE a bow tie ...1930s Aust. sl. ALL ARMS AND LEGS weak beer, without body ...19C sl. AMEBIATE to get drunk ...1966 US sl. ANIMAL a policeman, before he became a 'pig' ...Brit. sl. ARSE OFF to depart ...19C sl. AUNT MARY an outdoor toilet; a privy ...1950 Amer. dial. BACKDOOR CHUTE a snub; a 'cold shoulder' ...1966 Amer. dial. BAITED FOR WIDOW spruced up; dressed to catch the attention of widows or other women ...1960 Amer. dial. BARF in computing: to fail to operate ...1983 US sl. BE UP CACK STREET to be in trouble ...20C Brit. sl. BEELZEBUB a child born out of wedlock ...1940 Amer. dial. BELLY-WOCKER a sliding down a hill on a sled, lying on the belly ...1965 Amer. dial. BIG AUGER an important person; a foreman ...1903 Amer. dial. BISCUIT-EATER a worthless dog; a dog of mixed and uncertain breed ...1970 Amer. dial. BLAST HIS HIDE! damn! ...1943 Amer. dial. BOLTSPRIT the nose ...1698-99 obs. nautical sl. BROAD-BRIM a Quaker ...colloq. CABALL a horse ...c1450 obs. CACKY human excrement ...L19 sl. CAGE GIRL a ticket seller in a theatre ...1952 US sl. CANDYKID a fine fellow; a showy, stylish person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. CHEWALLOPER a fall or a dive that makes a big splash or flopping noise ...20C Amer. sl. CHUMP DOWN to humiliate ...1970s US Black sl.
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