• POPSKULL any form of strong drink ...1940s sl.
• PUFFER the human heart ...Bk1974 Amer. sl. • PULL THE PLUG in submarining: to dive ...1948 US sl. • PUT ON A BOSS to affect a squint in order to make oneself look more threatening ...L19 sl. • QUIM used collectively with reference to women, often with an implication of promiscuity ...1935 sl. • RACK-IN-SACK Arkansas ...1845 Amer. dial. • RAGBILD a ragged person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. • RAINBERELLA an umbrella ...1966 Amer. jocular • RAMMER the penis ...L17 sl. • RANNEL to talk in a rambling, gossiping way ...1896 Eng. dial. • RAWTID! an exclamation implying great anger, surprise, amazement, envy, etc. ...1940s sl. • RING-MAN the ring finger ...1544 sl. • SATIN gin ...M19 sl. • SHADOW (derogatory) a Black person ...1880s Amer. sl. • SHRINE OF LOVE the vagina ...19C literary euphemism • SICKER having sure mastery of an art ...c1470 obs. • SIGHS AND TEARS ears ...1930s US criminals' rhyming sl. • SILK-WORM a woman given to frequenting drapers' shops and examining goods without buying ...1712 obs. • SIMPER LIKE A POT THAT'S READY TO RUN OVER to smile; to look merry or cheerful ...1631 colloq. • SKANK a slovenly style of dress, possibly imitative of dishevelled heroin addicts ...1990s Amer. teen sl. • SKIDDOO to depart hastily ...1905 Amer. sl. • SLOPEY (derogatory or offensive) anyone from East Asia; later, a Vietnamese ...1948 US sl. • SNATCH-PEDDLER a prostitute, either male or female ...M20 US sl. • SNOWBALL a nickname for a Black person; usually for a Black person with white hair ...18C colloq. • STIR ONE'S STUMPS to bestir oneself, to increase one's speed ...1640 sl.
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