• MAN AND WIFE a knife ...1910s rhyming sl. 
• MARQUIS OF MARROWBONES a lackey, a servant ...L16 sl. 
• MOLE (usually derogatory) a woman ...1965 Aust. sl. 
• MURPHY, THE a confidence trick whereby valuables lodged for
  safekeeping are stolen or substituted by worthless goods ...Amer. sl. 
• NEITHER HILT NOR HAIR absolutely nothing ...1844 Eng. dial. 
• NOB IN THE FUR TRADE a judge ...M19 sl. 
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM A BROOMSTICK to be ignorant or illiterate
  ...1856 Amer. dial. 
• OBFUSTICATED bewildered, confused, excited ...1834 US sl. 
• OCTANE verve, zest ...1994 Amer. sl. 
• OFF-TIME unsatisfactory, unacceptable ...1938 US jazz usage 
‹ OLD FARTNOSE a contemptible person ...1981 Amer. sl. 
• OOFAY (derogatory) a Black person who acts like a Caucasian
  ...E20 US Black usage 
• PACKING having a large penis ...1990s US Black sl. 
• PAJAMA WAGON in trucking: a truck can with a factory-manufactured
  sleeping compartment ...1971 US sl. 
• PICK UP to steal; to rob ...1770 sl. 
• POOP-CATCHERS trousers tied at the ankles, as worn by country farm-
  workers ...Aust. sl. 
• PRIAPIZE to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl. 
• PUKEY revolting, repulsive, disgusting ...M19 colloq. 
• PUMPKIN the human head ...Bk1974 Amer. sl. 
• PUT THE BLACK ON to blackmail ...1924 sl. 
• RABBIT ON to chatter; to grumble; to mumble; to complain ...1941 sl. 
• RAG BABY a poor, ill-clothed woman, who is nonetheless attractive
  ...20C US Black sl. 
• RAG-STABBER a tailor ...c1870 sl. 
• RAMMER to exaggerate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• RANNACK to be noisy and rough; to romp about wildly
​  ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 

• FLOG ONE'S DONKEY to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FOOL-TRAP a harlot ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FUGITIVE FROM A DAISY CHAIN GANG a homosexual male
  ...20C US jocular 
• GARGLE to drink alcohol ...20C US sl. 
• GIVE A TUMBLE to have sexual intercourse ...1954 sl. 
• GOOK WAGON an inferior car over-decorated with chrome and
  accessories ...1950s US sl. 
• GRUB to kiss; to neck and pet; to 'make out' ...1966 Amer. student sl. 
• HAGGLY rough, unevenly cut ...Bk1905 Scot. 
• HALF-RINSED partially intoxicated with alcohol ...E20 sl. 
• HARP an Irish person ...1904 US sl. 
• HIDE AND HUE skin and complexion; the visible outer part of the
  body...obs. 
• HOT AND COLD heroin and cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl. 
• IDIOGLOTTIC using words of one's own invention ...1888 
• ILL-FACED having an unpleasing face or aspect; ugly ...1590 
• JACKER a male who masturbates frequently ...20C sl. 
• JIB to depart, to be off ...Bk1896 sl. 
• JOLLY the head ...L18 sl. 
• KIKE to walk ...1979 US sl. 
• LABOURSOME requiring labour; accompanied by labour
  ...1577-87 rare or Eng. dial. 
• LAY OUT to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl. 
• LOVE GLOVE a vagina ...1980s US sl. 
• MACK neat, tidy ...1825 obs. 
• MAGGOT MEAT an exposed or buried corpse
  ...1975 Amer. sl., esp. military usage 
• MAIL a rumour; a report; a racing tip; information on crime
  ...1960s Aust. sl. 
• MAKINGS anything of importance or consequence ...1895 Eng. dial. 
​

• BELLY WASHER a soft drink ...1909 Amer. dial. 
• BENSELL a heavy blow; a violent or sudden movement; violence of storm,
  etc. ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BIG CHEW OF TOBACCO, A an overbearing, disliked person
  ...20C Amer. sl. 
• BIT OF JAM a woman considered a sexual object; an attractive woman
  ...L19 sl. 
• BLAZER an error or lie ...1906 Amer. dial. 
• BONT gaudy, lurid; colourful ...1970s S. Afr. 
• BULL-WEEK the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in
  shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload ...M19 sl. 
• CABBAGED mentally and physically exhausted; brain-dead from overwork
  ...1992 UK sl. 
• CADAVERABLE mortal ...1651 obs. rare 
• CAKE SHOP a brothel ...1950s Aust. sl. 
• CAPER-JUICE whisky ...1888 Amer. sl. 
• CHEW A LONE DRINK to drink alone ...20C Amer. sl. 
• CHUGA-CHUGA a series of copulations performed by a number of males
  and one female ...M20 US sl. 
• CODGE-JOB a second-rate piece of work ...19C US sl. 
• CRACK INTO REPUTE to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl. 
• CUTTING A VIRGINNY FENCE drunk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• DAMISHELL a young unmarried woman; a term of reproach for a woman
  of bad character or disposition ...1867 Scot. 
• DAP the rebound, hop, turn of a ball, stone, etc. on the ground or water
  ...1825 Eng. dial. 
• DIBBLE the penis ...19C Brit. sl. 
• DITHERED mildly drunk, tipsy ...1920s Aust. sl. 
• DROPPED OFF THE HOOKS dead ...1873 Amer. sl. 
• DUMPLING-SHOP the breasts ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FACTY full of facts ...1883 
• FANNY QUACK a gynaecologist ...1999 UK sl. 
• FLAMING HELL! used for expressing surprise, anger, amazement, etc.
  ...1984 UK euphemism 

• SMACKEROO a coin or note of money; a dollar; a pound
  ...E20 sl., orig. N. Amer. 
• STIFF a dull and generally unpleasant person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• STUMP-OF-THE-GUTTER a short, squat, dumpy person ...1764 sl. 
• TAIT OFF to dress up smartly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• TANRACKET a racket, noise, confusion; a noisy crowd
  ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• THREE BLUE BEANS IN ONE BLUE BLADDER futile, pointless (if noisy)
  talk ...L16 sl. 
• TIGHT to attract, to entice, to allure ...c1000 obs. 
• TRIM (mainly derogatory) a woman, often with an implication of
  promiscuity ...1955 US sl. 
• UNK-PAY a chump or a dupe ...E20 US Pig Latin for 'punk' 
• WAGON WHEEL a cartwheel, handspring or somersault
  ...1926 Amer. dial. 
• WHITE-SHOE (derogatory) effeminate ...1957 sl., chiefly US 
• ABERGAVENNY a penny ...Brit. rhyming sl. 
• ABRAM-MAN one of a set of vagabonds who wandered about the country
  soon after the dissolution of the religious houses; the provision of the poor
  in those places being cut off, and no other substituted ...1561 
• ACCUBATION the posture of reclining, esp. at table ...M17 obs. 
• ACTIVE CITIZEN a louse ...E19 Brit. & US sl. 
• AIRYATED over-excited, angry ...1920s sl. 
• ALPENGLOW the rosy light of the setting of rising of the sun seen on high
  mountains ...1871 
• ANCHOR STRAWBERRY a prune ...1960 US nautical sl. 
• ARKYMALARKEY nonsense ...1930s US sl. 
• ASS-POOTS beans ...1968 Amer. sl. 
• BABY-TROUGH a children's cradle or playpen ...1953 Amer. dial. 
• BAG a sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute ...1893 Amer. sl. 
• BANG THE BOX to play dance music on a piano ...20C Amer. sl. 
• BAX! dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children ...1982 Amer. dial. 
• BEDRITE to soil with excrement; to dirty ...Bk1911 Scot. 
​

• OFF LIKE A BRIDE'S NIGHTIE off or away with the utmost speed
  ...Aust. sl. 
• OLD LAG an ex-convict or habitual convict ...1812 sl. 
• P.A.B.A.C.A.B. an exhortation to smoke cannabis (Pack A Bowl And Catch
  a Buzz ...1980s US drugs sl. 
• PADDLE FACE (racist) a person of South-East Asian extraction ...Aust. sl. 
• PAPA a Lincoln automobile ...1930s US criminals' sl. 
• PINKY (derogatory) someone who holds left-of-centre or mildly Communist
  views ...1973 sl. 
• PRIVATEER an independent prostitute ...19C euphemism 
• PUKKA of a building: solidly built ...L18 
• PUMP-OUT to urinate...Brit. sl. 
• PUT THE DAISY-QUILT OVER SOME ONE to bury, to put into a grave
  ...1848 Ireland 
• RABBIT SUCKER a rich young man who is gulled into running up large
  bills by confidence tricksters who later dun him for their debts
  ...L16 UK criminals' sl. 
• RAG BAG a person who can be easily persuaded to give up sex or money
  ...1990s sl. 
• RAG-SHOP a bank ...1860 sl. 
• RAMMER the arm ...L18 UK criminals' sl. 
• RANKY DANK an unsophisticated, unworldly person
  ...1960s US Black sl. 
• RAUNCHY ill, unwell ...1970s US campus sl. 
• RING to substitute fraudulently ...1812 sl. 
• SAINT VALENTIDE St. Valentine's day, or the time of year when this falls
  ...1596 obs. 
• SETTING UP a wake for the dead ...1880s US Black sl. 
• SHOVE IN YOUR OAR to interfere in someone else's business
  ...1730 UK sl. 
• SICK AS A PARROT extremely depressed, usually mental rather than
  physically distressed ...1970s sl. 
• SIECLE a century ...c1532 obs. 
• SILENT POLICEMAN a raise concrete mound or other construction in the
  centre of a road to control traffic flow and speed ...1965 NZ sl. 
• SIMILITUDINIZE to make comparisons ...1837 
• SIR WALTER SCOTT a pot of beer ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. 
​

• HAGWIFE a midwife ...1883 Scot. 
• HALF-SOAKED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1895 Eng. dial. 
• HAT a sexually loose woman ...E19 Brit. & US sl. 
• HIDELING a person or thing in the habit of hiding ...L19 chiefly Eng. dial. 
• HOT COCK nonsense ...M20 Aust. sl. 
• IDIOT OIL alcohol ...1980s sl. 
• ILL-HEARTED having an ill heart, ill-disposed, malicious ...a1617  
• JACK-KNIFE FACE a thin, pointed face ...M19 US sl. 
• JIBS the tongue ...Bk1896 cant 
• JOLLY ROUSERS trousers ...1920s rhyming sl. 
• KILEERY a giddy, hysterical person ...Ireland 
• LABOURER OF NATURE the penis ...17C sl. 
• LICKIN' GOOD extremely good, very good ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• MACE to fail to pay one's debts ...E19 sl. 
• MADDOCK an earthworm ...c1400 obs. 
• MAHAHA nonsense ...1929-30 Amer. sl. 
• MAKE ONE'S FEET THEIR FRIEND to go off quickly; to run away
  ...1896 Scot. 
• MALICEFUL sickly; in bad health ...Bk1905 Scot. 
• MCGOO sex appeal ...1935 Amer. sl. 
• MONDO great in size, amount, prominence, or degree; big, huge; hence,
  extraordinary ...1968 Amer. sl. 
• NANCIFIED homosexual ...1937 sl. 
• NETHER-END the female pudendum ...1749 sl. 
• NOBBY stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital
  ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• OAK a rich man; a man of substance ...17C sl. 
• OBSERVATE to observe ...1652 obs. rare 
​

• BIFFY a toilet ...1950 Amer. sl.
• BISMAROON a bullfrog ...1950 Amer. dial. 
• BLAST THE LUCK! damn! ...1943 Amer. dial. 
• BONER a blunder ...1912 US sl. 
• BUFFALO to bluff; to intimidate; to frighten ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.  
• CABBAGE OUT to relax ...2003 NZ sl. 
• CACUMINATE to make sharp; to form into a sharp top like a pyramid
  ...1656 obs. rare 
• CAKE a lady's man ...1920s Amer. sl. 
• CARRY THE MAIL to move quickly ...1946 US sl. 
• CHICKO a child ...1950s sl. 
• CLEAR LIGHT the drug LSD ...M20 US drugs sl. 
• CONNIPTION FIT a violent tantrum; hysterics ...1833 Amer. sl. 
• CREAM PUFF an effeminate male homosexual ...Brit. sl. 
• DAG a drizzling rain ...1808 Eng. dial. 
• DANDER a leisurely stroll ...2002 Ireland sl. 
• DASH MY BUTTONS! an imprecation ...1839 Eng. dial. 
• DILBERRY faecal matter caught in the pubic or anal hair
  ...19C Brit. & US sl. 
• DOG DRIVER (insulting or contemptuous) a police officer ...1977 UK sl. 
• DUCK'S GUTS something superlative ...1979 Aust. sl. 
• FABBO fabulous, wonderful ...1960s sl. 
• FAIR AWAY of the weather: to become clearer ...1836 Amer. dial. 
• FAST-BURNER an energetic, ambitious person ...1986 Amer. military sl. 
• FLASH-HOUSE a brothel; a haunt of loose women ...1830 sl. 
• FLUSH intoxicated with alcohol ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FRENCHIE a condom ...1953 sl. 
• FUNNY AS A BIT OF STRING highly amusing ...1930s NZ sl. 
• GAY-BIT a prostitute ...19C Brit. & US sl. 
• GO THE WHOLE FIGURE to risk or do everything possible
  ...1833 Amer. sl. 
• GRAYBACKS body lice ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
​

• SPOONS WITH infatuated ...c1859 sl. 
• STRUNT liquor ...1787 Scot. 
• SURE-SHOOTIN' certainly ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• TAN THE LAND to walk quickly; to cover the land with shoe-leather
  ...1895 Eng. dial. 
• TEAR SOMEONE OFF A STRIP to reprimand ...1940 sl., orig. R.A.F. 
• TIFFED tricked out, adorned .,.1303 obs. 
• TORCH UP to incite, to urge ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• UNCLAD naked ...E15 
• VALIANCE a valiant act or deed; a feat of valour or bravery
  ...1470-85 now arch. 
• WILDING (n.) rampaging by a gang of youths through a public place,
  attacking or mugging people along the way ...1989 US sl. 
• ABLOCATE to let out to hire ...1612 obs. 
• ACCOUPLE to join one thing to another ...L15 obs. 
• ACTION homosexuality ...1990s Aust. prison sl. 
• AIRMAIL garbage thrown out of a window ...Amer. sl. 
• ALL-TIMER an outstanding example ...1973 Amer. sl. 
• ANALPHABET one who is totally illiterate or unable to read ...1881 
• ARE YOU WRITING A BOOK? reply for someone over-inquisitive
  ...Bk1944 service sl. 
• ASSHOLE FOR A HOBBY-HORSE a non-existent item; used to put off a
  child when bothersome or inquisitive, as when they ask 'What are you
  making?" ...1966 Amer. dial. 
• BABY WOMAN a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• BADINAGE to banter playfully ...E19 
• BAND a woman ...1934 Amer. Black usage 
• BATTLE CRUISER an aggressive, mannish lesbian ...1982 US sl. 
• BEDDY greedy; covetous of trifles; conceited; self-sufficient
  ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BELLY TICKLER an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally
  occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made. esp. to divert runoff, or
  to slow automobile traffic ...1950 Amer. dial. 
• BENNY a sloppy soldier ...Bk1944 service sl. 

• OKEY good, satisfactory 
• OTHER THING, THE sexual activity ...1846 euphemism 
• PACK-SACK CITIZEN a short-term resident of any place, living, as it were,
   out of a packsack (backpack or rucksack) ...1966 Can. sl. 
• PALATIC drunk ...Brit. sl. 
• PIECE OF CRACKLING a woman viewed as a sex object ...1947 Brit. sl. 
• POOSHY a coward ...1960s Ulster sl. 
• PUG to stash secretly ...Brit. sl. 
• PULLER one who smokes marijuana cigarettes ...Bk1974 Amer. sl. 
• PUT ON to annoy; to irritate ...1960s sl. 
• QUOBMIRE a quagmire ...1597 obs. exc. dial. 
• RADS the police ...2000 UK sl. 
• RAGGEDY-PANTS a disreputable, seedy, run-down person ...1930s sl. 
• RAM offensive in smell or taste; rancid, strong-flavoured ...1863 Eng. dial. 
• RANDY-DANDY violent and vulgar quarrelsome woman
  ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• RARE DEED great, fine, or extraordinary doings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• RIDE THE LIGHTNING to be executed in the electric chair ...1935 US sl. 
• ROZ a police officer ...1971 sl. 
• SCREWMATICKS rheumatism ...1895 sl. 
• SHIT COMES IN PILES problems always come at the same time, rather
  than one by one ...1990s US Black sl. 
• SIBBED akin ...1674 Eng. dial. 
• SIDEREAL star-like; lustrous; bright ...1634 rare 
• ​SIGNORIZE IT to play the master ...1611 obs. rare 
• SILVER marijuana ...2000 UK sl. 
• SINCE THE LORD HAD THE MEASLES for a very long time ...c1945 NZ 
• SLOPERGLOBTIOUS fine, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 

• HALF BENT OUT OF SHAPE partly drunk ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• HARD HIT an act of defecation ...1978 UK rhyming sl. for 'shit' 
• HAYMAKER a heavy blow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• HOMEWORK a person considered as an object of sexual desire or
  availability, generally a woman ...1945 sl. 
• ICEBERG a cold, unemotional person ...1840 
• IGNIVOMOUS vomiting fire ...1603 081 
• IRISH CHERRY a carrot ...1930s US sl. 
• JELLY a sexually attractive woman ...1889 sl. 
• JO-FIRED hell-fired, damned ...M18 euphemism 
• KEGGING excellent; worthy of admiration ...1990s US campus sl. 
• KNIGHT OF THE NAPKIN a waiter ...Bk1902 sl. 
• LAID-OUT marijuana intoxicated ...M20 US drugs sl. 
• M AND M a 9mm pistol ...1999 US sl. 
• MACKEREL-SMACKER a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US 
• MAGIAN magical ...1818 poetic rare 
• MAIN the high sea, the open ocean ...1579, now poetic 
• MALAHACK to cut or carve badly ...a1825 Eng. dial. 
• MANCHESTER CITIES the female breasts
  ...1950s Aust. & UK rhyming sl. for titties 
• MODOCK a pilot given to boasting about flying experiences; one who talks
  about aviation but never flies ...1933 Amer. aviation sl. 
• MUCK TRUCK in prison: a food trolley ...1996 UK sl. 
• NECKTIE-SOCIABLE a hanging done by a Vigilance Committee
  ...1877 sl. 
• NIZY foolish, dull ...L17 sl. 
• NURSERY RHYME crime ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. 
• OBROGATE to check or interrupt one in his tale ...1656 obs. 
• ​OFAGINZY a White person ...1946 US Black sl. 

• BOMB-A-DEER bomber personnel ...Bk1944 service sl. 
• BUCK to struggle stubbornly against ...Bk1913-17 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE a person, a fellow, a chap ...M18 sl. 
• CACOPHONIC ill-sounding ...1847 
• CAITIFF captive ...1382 obs. 
• CARPET WALKER a drug addict ...1971 US sl. 
• CHICKEN-PERCH a church ...L19 rhyming sl. 
• CLAPPED infected with gonorrhea ...20C 
• COMPRESS to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl. 
• CRAPPERY a privy, outhouse, or restroom ...20C US sl. & colloq. 
• DAFFYDILLY a daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. 
• DANCE THE TYBURN JIG to be hanged ...1697 obs. 
• DARKLE to grow dark or dusk; to look dark ...1886 Scot. & Eng. dial. 
• DIDDLY-SHIT something very trivial ...M20 US sl. 
• DO THE NASTY to copulate ...1977 US Black sl. 
• EAT UP to defeat decisively ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• FACUNDIOUS of persons: gifted with fluent speech; eloquent, glib; of
  speech: copious, fluent ...1430 obs. 
• FLAMER a redhead ...E19 sl. 
• FLOG THE BISHOP to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FOOL-STICKER the penis ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FUG! fuck! ...M20 US sl. 
• GARDEN-HEDGE the female pubic hair ...19C Brit. sl. 
• GINGER-BEER a homosexual ...1959 rhyming sl. for 'queer' 
• GOOK a prostitute, esp. a low prostitute ...L19 Brit. & US sl. 
• HAG the paunch, the belly ...1790 Eng. dial. 

• SWELLDIFFEROUS swell, elegant, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• TANGLE-LEG(S) strong beer ...1880 Eng. dial. 
• TICE to entice; to induce or attract by the offer of pleasure or advantage
  ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial. 
• TOTHERSIDER a person from the eastern states of Australia
  ...c1872 Aust. sl. 
• UNCLE BERTIE angry, esp. if only temporarily; characteristically ill-
  tempered ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'shirty' 
• VALIANTISE a valiant act or deed ...1513 obs. rare 
• WINDOW-GIRL an inmate of a 'window tappery' (brothel); a prostitute
  ...20C US criminals' sl. 
• ABLE TO SET UP AN' EAT A FEW PORRIDGES convalescent, or in
  good health ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE a pimp working for high-class prostitutes
  ...1960s US sl. 
• ACTION a revolver ...1960s US sl. 
• AIRBRAINED stupid, stilly ...Amer. sl. 
• ALL-PRO of first quality; the best ...Amer. sl. 
• AMY-JOHN a lesbian, esp. one who plays the dominant role ...Amer. sl. 
• ARBOR VITAE the penis ...L18 sl. 
• ASS-BUSTER a dive in which the diver holds his nose, jumps, and hits the
  water arse-first ...1954 Amer. dial. 
• BABY BUTTON the navel ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• BADGER a chamber pot ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• BANANA PEDDLER (derogatory) an Italian ...1970 Amer. dial. 
• BATTLE CRUISER a formidable older woman ...1984 UK sl. 
• BEDBUG ALLEY a squalid and run-down building or area of a town; a part
  of a town where the poorer people live ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• BELLY PAD a pancake ...1958 Amer. dial. 
• BENIGHTED overtaken by darkness ...1805 Amer. dial. 
• BIFF to strike or hit ...1890 Amer. dial. 
• BISHOP a large condom ...L18 sl. 
• BLAST to scold, to slander, to attack verbally; to say uncomplimentary
  things about somebody ...1957 Amer. sl. 

• O-BE-JOYFUL alcoholic beverages, rum in particular ...E19 Brit. & US sl. 
• OCKERINA a female Australian who is boorish, loutish, unsophisticated
  ...1970s Aust. sl. 
• OFFICE PIANO a typewriter ...1940s US sl. 
• ON THE CREEP engaged in stealthy robbery ...1928 sl., orig. US 
• PACK OF POO TICKETS a lavatory roll ...1990s Aust. sl. 
• PADDY'S LANTERN the moon ...1933 NZ jocular 
• PASH SHOW a film that includes candid sex scenes ...1950s Aust. sl. 
• PLY THE ACID to exert pressure on a person for a loan, a favour, sexual
  compliance, etc. ...20C Aust. sl. 
• PUDDING AND BEEF deaf ...Scot. rhyming sl. 
• PULL DOWN to earn money ...c1920 sl. 
• PUNK bread ...c1880 Amer. sl. 
• QUADRENNIAL a period of four years ...a1646 obs. rare 
• RACK ATTACK a sudden onset of sleepiness ...1970s US campus sl. 
• RAG to dress (fashionably) ...1990s US Black sl. 
• RAIN PITCHFORKS AND SHOVELS to rain hard ...19C sl. 
• RAMPSING tall; awkward, ungainly ...1873 Eng. dial. 
• RANTER-GO-ROUND a merry-go-round ...1893 Eng. dial. 
• REAL JAM excellence; good luck; happiness ...1889 sl. 
• RISE AND SHINE wine ...1992 UK rhyming sl. 
• SCAB a rascal or scoundrel ...sl. 
• SHAKE to dance erotically ...1900s US Black sl. 
• SICKER free from danger or harm; secure, safe
  ...c897 Scot. & N. Eng. dial. 
• SLUSH counterfeit banknotes ...1924 sl. 
• STAND THE ACID to stand up under pressure, to maintain one's
  composure ...1900s US sl. 
• STUFF the penis ...M20 US sl. 
​

• GET ONE'S SHARE OF THE CAKE to succeed ...17C colloq. 
• GOOF-BUTT a marijuana cigarette ...M20 US drugs sl. 
• GUNZEL a young man; a naive young man ...1910 US sl. 
• HAIRY-HUBERT any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• HAMMOCK FOR TWO a brassiere ...20C US sl. 
• HAVE BEANS UP ONE'S NOSE to have ulterior motives or dishonest
  intentions ...1950 Amer. dial. 
• HONEY money ... Bk1903 sl. 
• ICE-HILL a floating iceberg ...1694 obs. 
• IGNORAMO an ignorant person ...1623 obs. 
• IRISH GRAPE a potato ...1940s US sl. 
• JEMIMA a chamber-pot ...Bk1896 sl. 
• JOHN (derogatory) a priest ...LME obs. 
• KEISTER the female genitals ...E20 US criminals' sl. 
• KNEE-TREMBLER an act of sexual intercourse between people standing
  up ...1896 sl. 
• LALLAPALOOSER something or someone pleasing, splendid, stylish, or
  fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• MA DEUCE a Browning M-2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun
  ...a1982 Amer. sl. 
• MACKEREL-SNATCHER a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US 
• MAGIC SHOW a religious service ...1978 US Marine Corps usage 
• MAIN MAN a man who is most admired ...1960s Amer. sl. 
• MALAPERT presumptuous, impudent, saucy ...c1420 obs. exc. arch. 
• MAN-CRAZED of a woman: love-smitten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• MONKEY DICKS link sausages ...1970s Amer. campus sl. 
• NASTY JAR a stinging retort ...Bk1902 sl. 
• NEWS OF THE DAY a public house ...L19 UK criminals' sl. 
• NOT ON YOUR AMBROTYPE! not at all! never! ...1895 Amer. sl. 

• BETTER SORT the upper classes ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BIG-BUTT an aristocrat ...1952 Amer. dial. 
• BLABBER (sometimes derogatory) the mouth ...1942 Amer. jocular 
• BLOCK a watch ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.  
• BOWSER a very ugly unattractive member of the opposite sex, esp. a
  young woman ...1978 Amer. sl. 
• BUTTERFLY an effeminate weakling ...L19 sl. 
• CABOOSE a slow-witted person ...1920s US sl. 
• CADGER a waiter who hangs about to wait for gratuities ...c1870 sl. 
• CALCUTTA butter ...1998 UK rhyming sl. 
• CHARLEY a stupid or blundering soldier ...c1945 Amer. sl. 
• CHOCHA the female genitals ...M20 US sl. 
• ​COFFIN TACK a cigarette ...Bk1913-17 Amer. sl. 
• CRACK UP to break open or into for the purpose of theft; to burglarize ...1725 Amer. sl., orig. criminals' 
• DADDOCKY inferior, weak; tasteless ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. 
• DAMMISH to bruise the surface of by a knock, as with an apple, etc.
  ...19C Scot. 
• DAPSTUCK prim, proper; dapper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. 
• DICK PARTITION a condom ...1998 UK sl. 
• DIVER the penis ...sl. 
• DRUM to ring or knock on the door of a house to see if it is unoccupied
  before attempting a robbery; to reconnoitre with a view to committing a
  robbery ...1933 Brit. sl. 
• FACILITE to facilitate ...1604 obs. rare 
• FIRELOCK the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FLESH-FLY a whoremonger; a pimp ...L18 Brit. sl. 
• FODDER toilet tissue ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FRIED mentally exhausted ...1980 US sl. 
• GAL-BOY a masculine woman ...20C sl. 

• SKEEZICKS a mean, contemptible fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• SOUVENIR to take something as a 'souvenir'; to pilfer, to steal
  ...1919 euphemism, orig. services' sl. 
• STRETCH ONE'S LEGS ACCORDING TO THE COVERLET to adapt
  oneself to circumstances ...Bk1904 sl. 
• SUBLIMITY a high or dignified status ...1643 obs. 
• TAKE THE MANTLE AND RING to vow perpetual widow hood
  ...Bk1903 sl. 
• TART a young homosexual companion of an older man; a male prostitute
  ...1935 sl. 
• TITTER a young woman or girl ...1812 sl. 
• TWIST (often derogatory) a young woman
  ...1926 rhyming sl. for 'twist-and-twirl = girl', chiefly US 
• UPRIGHT WINK the female genitals ...L19 Brit. euphemism 
• WELL-HOLED pert. to a woman with satisfying sexual qualities ...sl. 
• ABC'S underwear ...1949 US sl. 
• ABRAHAM'S BOSOM the Biblical 'heaven'  
• ACEY-DEUCEY satisfactory; mediocre; so-so ...Amer. sl. 
• ADS-BOBBERS! an oath  
• ALKIED intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl. 
• AMBIDEXTROUS bisexual ...20C sl. 
• ANGLOPHOBIAN hating or fearing England ...1896 
• ARSE ABOUT to fool about, to waste time ...20C sl. 
• AUNT JENNY'S an outdoor toilet; a privy ...1966 Amer. dial. 
• BACKEN to retard or delay ...1942 Amer. dial. 
• BAKING BREAD in jump rope: a player runs in with a stone in his hand,
  and while jumping places it on the ground, straightens up, picks up the
  stone again, and runs out ...1888 Amer. dial. 
• BARKING WOLF a coyote ...1867 Amer. dial. obs. 
• BEAMY broad, wide, usually of a person; having a big backside
  ...1974 Amer. dial. 
• BEGECK to deceive; to jilt; to disappoint ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BELLY-PIECE a prostitute, a mistress ...17C sl.

• MAMMER to confuse, to perplex ...1825 Eng. dial. 
• MILEAGE wrinkles ...1960s Amer. sl. 
• MUSH-FACE a fool; a sentimental idiot ...1920s sl. 
• NERO zero ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• NODDIE a simpleton ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• OBSERVATRIX a female observer ...1653 obs. rare 
• O.G. a woman, a mother (Old Girl) ...1878 US jocular 
• OFF LIKE A BUCKET OF PRAWNS IN THE MIDDAY SUN extremely
  rotten; stinking ...Aust. sl. 
• OLD LADY WHITE any powdered narcotic ...E20 US criminals' sl. 
• OVER THE BAY intoxicated ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• PAD an Irishman ...L18 sl. 
• PALSIE a friend ...1930 sl., orig. US 
• PIG'S EAR! an exclamation ...20C sl. 
• POSH money ... Bk1903 sl. 
• PUGNACIOUS inclined to quarrel or fight; readily quarrelsome; belligerent
  ...1635 
• PULPIT the female genitals ...17C obs. sl. 
• PUT ONE'S BALLS ON THE LINE to put oneself into a position of
  responsibility; to take risks; to face punishment ...1980s US sl. 
• RAAS a derogatory description of a person; an idiot
  ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl. 
• RAFFERTY'S RULES no rules whatsoever, anything goes
  ...1918 Aust. & NZ sl. 
• RAGGETY run-down, second-rate, dilapidated ...1930s US Black sl. 
• RAM to stuff with food ...1791 Scot. 
• RANDY-ROW a noisy merrymaking; a disturbance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• RARE PIECE OF WORK, A a disturbance, a quarrel ...1893 Eng. dial. 
• RIDDLEMEREE rigmarole ...c1772 sl. 
• ROWTY quarrelsome ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• SCREW AROUND to behave promiscuously ...1939 sl., orig. US 
• SHIT BULLETS to be terrified ...1940s US sl. 
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• DOMMERNECKER a coward ...20C W. Indies 
• FABRICATOR one who frames a false statement or forges a document; a
  forger ...1795 
• FART OFF! get lost! ...1971 Amer. sl. 
• FLASH THE BLUNT to show money ...1823 sl. 
• FLUMP to move determinedly ...M19 sl. 
• FREE RIDE a prostitute ...20C US sl. 
• FUNK UP to make a smell; to 'stink out' ...1960s US Black sl. 
• GAUCHO to moon; to expose the buttocks, usually in the window of a car,
  as an insult to someone ...M20 US sl. 
• GO IN THE BAG of a competitor in a sporting event: to lose deliberately
  ...1942 Amer. sl. 
• GRAB ROOM a women's restroom ...M20 US sl. 
• HAGGIS-BAG a windbag; a contemptuous term for anything ...1844 Scot. 
• HALF-MARROW a spouse; a husband or wife ...1790 Scot. & Eng. dial. 
• HARE IT to move or run with great speed ...E20 
• HELTER-SKELTER a bus shelter ...1950s rhyming sl. 
• HOT SEAT, THE the electric chair ...1925 sl. 
• IDLE BELLIES indolent sluggards or gluttons ...a1300 obs. 
• IN A STATE OF NATURE of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• JAG a drunkard ...L18 sl. 
• JIGGAMBOBS the testicles ...1785 sl. 
• JONNOP a police officer ...1938 Aust. sl. 
• KILLING fascinating, very interesting, wonderful ...M19 sl., orig. US 
• LACE CURTAINS whiskers, esp. false whiskers used in the theatre
  ...20C US sl. 
• LIKE FIVE HUNDRED very fast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• MAD-BRAINED hot-headed, uncontrolled ...1577 
• MAKE-ADO an uproar, disturbance; a fuss, a bother ...1874 Eng. dial. 
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• ASTHMA DOG a chihuahua ...1953 Amer. dial. 
• BACHELORIZE to live as a bachelor ...M19 
• BAG OF FLOUR a bathroom shower ...1980 UK rhyming sl. 
• BANGER a violent kiss ...1898 sl. 
• BAWLING-HOUND a hunting dog; one which bays when trailing coons,
  possums or foxes ...1929 Amer. dial. 
• BEDS the game of hopscotch ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BELLY-BUMBO a sliding down a hill on a sled, when lying on the belly
  ...1877 Amer. dial. 
• BENSOME quarrelsome ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BIG DOME an intellectual, a scholar, esp. one who seems to hold
  eccentric or impractical opinions ...1930s sl. 
• BIT OF LUMBER a woman viewed as a sex object ...1966 Scot. usage 
• BLAZE-FACE a horse which has a white mark on its face
  ...1937 Amer. dial. 
• BONO JOHNNY a Englishman ...L19 sl. 
• BUG-HOUSE an insane asylum ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• CABBAGE to plagiarize ...L19 sl. 
• CAD a familiar friend ...1839 
• CAKE a foolish or stupid fellow ...1785 Eng. dial. & sl. 
• CARRY THE MAIL to buy drinks ...1966 Aust. sl. 
• CHICKIE-RUN a teenage virility ritual involving the driving of two cars at
  high speed towards each other, or towards a dangerous obstacle; the first
  one to turn aside or brake is the loser or 'chicken' ...1970s S. Afr. 
• CLAWED-OFF infected with venereal disease ...L17 cant 
• COOLIE the anus ...1970s US sl. 
• CRUET the head ...1941 Aust. sl. 
• DAIROUS bold, daring ...1790 Eng. dial. obs. 
• DANE SKIN a freckled skin ...1887 Eng. dial. 
• DEAD-ASS BROKE utterly broke ...1971 Amer. sl. 
• DINNYHAYZER a heavy punch; a knockout blow ...1907 Aust. sl. 
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• RAGG-ASSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl. 
• RALPH LYNN gin ...1920s rhyming sl. 
• RAN-DAN to upbraid severely ...1777 Eng. dial. 
• RAP AT A VENTURE to speak without consideration ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• RETOUR to return to or to a place ...LME arch. 
• ROARING GAME, THE curling ...Bk1903 Scot. 
• SCAPA FLOW to go, to make a hasty exit ...1910s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'go' 
• SHANK in golf: to strike the ball with the heel of the club ...E20 
• SIDEBOARDS side-whiskers ...Bk1891 sl. 
• SMOKY BEAR a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to
  the state police ...1974 US sl. 
• STEW-BUM a tramp who is habitually drunk ...1902 US sl. 
• STUMP the penis ...Bk1904 sl. 
• SWISHY homosexual; effeminate ...1941 US sl. 
• TANG-RANG a noise; an uproar, esp. used of the noise formerly made
  when bees were swarming ...1840 Eng. dial. 
• TICKLE THE FANCY to excite amusement in ...a1774 
• TOWNS AND CITIES breasts ...20C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'titties' 
• UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT completely and dramatically ignorant
  about a particular subject ...1988 US sl. 
• VETERANIZE to get out of the Army; to enjoy veteran status outside the
  Army ...US Civil War usage 
• WOPSE to maul, to handle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• ABOLETE obsolete, out of use ...c1515 obs. rare 
• ACE OF TRUMPS a first-class person ...Brit. sl. 
• ADAM-AND-EVE IT to copulate ...L19 Brit. sl. 
• ALCOHOLIZED saturated with alcohol; drunk ...E20 US sl. 
• ALTERATE to alter ...LME obs. 
• ANDY CAPP defecation ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'crap' 
• ARMBREAKER energetic masturbation ...1990s sl.