• SUBALTERNAL subordinate, inferior ...c1400 obs.
• TAKE A BRODIE to fail, to slip back into bad habits ...L19 sl. • TANKLEMENTS implements; litter; small ornaments; articles of finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. • TATIE the head, used as a term of contempt ...1878 Eng. dial. • THROW THE HOOKS to persuade victims with deception or flattery ...1887 Amer. criminals' sl. • TINNIE a can of beer ...1960s Aust. sl., orig. surfer • TRACKIE-BOTTOMS tracksuit trousers ...1996 Scot. sl. • UGLY STICK a notional stick with which a person has been beaten in order to make them ugly ...1969 US sl. • VAIL of a storm: to abate, to cease ...1606 obs. • VANTAGE an opportunity; a chance ...1592 obs. • VISIT ONE'S UNCLE to go to the privy ...L18 Brit. sl. • WHEELMAN the driver of a criminals' getaway vehicle ...1935 sl., orig. US • WOK JOCKEY a Chinese person ...Brit. sl. • WOULDN'T FEED IT TO A JAP ON ANZAC DAY (racist) of food: absolutely disgusting ...Aust. sl. • WRITING CROAKER a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user ...1930s drugs sl. • ABE'S CABE a $5 bill ...1930s Amer. sl. • ABROAD in error, confused ...19C sl. • ACE BOY one's best friend ...1950s US campus sl. • ADAM AND EVE to believe ...1910s rhyming sl. • A-HUNGERED hungry ...Bk1898 Eng. dial. • ALL ARMS AND LEGS weak beer ...Brit. sl. • ALPHONSE a homosexual ...2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'ponce' • ANCHORHEAD a sailor; used derisively ...1968 US military sl. • ARM PROPS crutches ...c1820 sl. • ASTOR'S PET PONY an overly dressed-up or made-up person ...1967 Amer. dial.
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