SLY DOG a sly person, esp. one who is discreet about mistakes or pleasures
STAND-UP an identification parade ...1935 US sl. STUFF AND NONSENSE! what rot! ...c1656 sl. SWAGDANGLE the penis ...Urquhart usage TANDIDDLED imposed upon; bewildered; cheated ...1876 Eng. dial. THREE BLIND MICE a sack of rice ...20C rhyming sl. TOP DOG the person in charge ...1900 sl. UGLIES, THE the state of being unattractive ...1950s sl. VAH! an exclamation of exultation, contempt, or disgust ...1382 obs. WHANK to be logged on to a computer for a long time ...1980s sl. ABERDEENS beans ...Brit. rhyming sl. ABROAD drunk ...M19 sl. ACID PAD a place to consume LSD in safety and seclusion ...M20 US drugs sl. ADVERTISING CLUB a men's washroom ...1950s US gay sl. ALL ABOUT alert, efficient ...1946 UK sl., chiefly Royal Navy usage AMBODEXTER a corrupt lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant ...17C sl. ANGLOPHOBIAC hating or fearing England ...1894 ASPHALT ARAB (derogatory or jocular) a citified person ...1950 Amer. dial. BABY BLUES postnatal depression ...colloq. BAD RAGS stylish clothes ...1968 Amer. dial. BALLOCKING a reprimand or instance of reprimanding ...1938 Brit. sl. BAT ONE'S EYES LIKE A FROG IN A HAILSTORM to blink often ...1965 Amer. dial. BEAT TO CHUCKS to surpass utterly ...Bk1911 Scot. BELLY-BARE (adv.) sliding face-down on a sled ...1940 Amer. dial. BETSY a shotgun or rifle ...1856 Amer. dial. BIG-BUGGISH important, self-important ...1843 Amer. dial. BIZ the syringe and other equipment used by intravenous drug users ...1949 US sl. BLINDFOLDER a deceiver, a fraud, a cheat ...1966 Amer. dial. BOOT (sometimes derogatory) a Black person ...1954 sl., chiefly Black BURNER a swindler ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. CABBALA an unwritten tradition ...1641 obs. CADBURY (derogatory) a person who gets drunk on very little alcohol ...1996 Aust. sl. CAKE BOY an attractive, usually younger homosexual male ..1970s US gay sl. CARRY THE WHEELS to accelerate so quickly that the vehicle's front wheels lift off the ground ...1968 US sl. CHICKENSHIT petty, insignificant ...1940s sl., orig. US CLAPPERS the testicles ...E20 Brit. sl. COOL ONE'S HAGGIS to beat one soundly ...1684 Eng. dial. CROAK a combination of crack cocaine and mephamphetamine ...1998 UK sl. DAGGLE to drizzle; to rain continuously; to pour in torrents ...1856 Scot. DANDIACAL of the nature of a dandy ...1831 DASH MY WIG! an imprecation ...1839 Eng. dial.
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