BELLY-PAUNCH a glutton ...M16
BIBLIOPHILY love of books ...L19 BINNY the belly ...1908 Amer. dial., nursery usage BLACKBOARD ERASER a schoolchild who makes a special effort to get in good with the teacher in hopes of getting a better grade ...1967 Amer. dial. BODGE UP to ruin; to wreck ...Aust. sl. BOYS' TOWN the junior officers' quarters on shipboard ...1979-88 Amer. sl. BY THE MACK! an exclamatory form of asseveration ...c1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial. CACHINNATOR a loud or immoderate laugher ...18?? CADILLAC in the language of the homeless: a shopping cart ...1997 US sl. CALEFACTORY warming; serving to heat ...1530 CHARLIE BROWN! an exclamation indicating surprise ...20C Amer. sl. CHOC liquor; alcohol ...E20 US sl. COBBER a friend ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl. CRACK IT FOR A QUID to work as a prostitute ...1960s Aust. sl. CUT THE CACKLE AND GET TO THE HORSES to come to the point, usually used as an imperative ...L19 sl. DAMACKIE a girl, a young woman ...Bk1900 Scot. DANIC Danish ...1613 obs. DEMON a police officer ...1889 Aust. sl. DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSSROADS illegal activity, esp. if concealed ...1938 US sl. DOUBLE DOME an intellectual, a scholar, esp. one who seems to hold eccentric or impractical opinions ...1930s sl. FABULOUS DROP an attractive young woman ...1940s Aust. sl. FARTHOLE a contemptible person ; an obnoxious or foolish person ...1970 Amer. sl. FLASH THE FLAG to sport an apron ...Bk1893 sl. FLUMMYDIDDLE nonsense ...19C US sl. FREAK-OUT a complete panic and loss of control ...1970 US sl.
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