POSH UP to smarten up, to make posh ...1919 sl.
PUGGY WORK hard physical labour ...1988 Scot. sl. PULLY-BONE a wishbone ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. PUT ONE'S BEST SIDE TOWARDS LONDON to make the best of things ...L19 sl. QUIM a woman viewed as a sex object ...1935 sl. RADIO ONES diarrhoea ...1992 UK rhyming slang for 'the runs' RAGGEDY ANN an untidy, unkempt woman ...1980s US Black sl. RALPH the common raven ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. RAT-FACE a sly, underhanded person ...20C Amer. sl. RIG to play the wanton ...Bk1903 sl. RUDDY SAUSAGE the penis ...Urquhart usage SCRUB THE SLATE CLEAN to cancel or ignore the past and start again ...L19 US sl. SHITCAN a near derelict but just drivable secondhand car, or motorcycle, one step from the junkyard ...1970s US sl. SKOOKUM strong, big ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. SPAGHETTI (derogatory) an Italian ...1931 sl. STRETCHER-FENCER a vendor of braces ...Bk1904 sl. SUBLIMATED puffed up, haughty ...1634 obs. TAKE THE ACID OFF to speak honestly, without sarcasm ...1910s Aust. sl. TAPER-TAIL topsy-turvy ...1793 Scot. obs. TINMAN a very rich man; a millionaire ...L19 sporting sl. TUMBLE to have sex ...1602 sl. UNSEX to castrate ...US medical usage WANK-BAG a general term of abuse ...1990s sl. YAP a low person unworthy of his position ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. ABERDONIAN a native of Aberdeen ...a1670
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