• ACTOR'S REACH a seemingly sincere effort to pay for your meal when
eating in a group at a restaurant, masking a secret hope that someone else will pay ...1999 US sl. • AJAX an outhouse; a lavatory ...L16 sl. • ALRIGHTNIK a person who has succeeded in material terms ...1968 US sl. • ANCHOR-CLANKER something amusing ...1973 Amer. sl. • ARM CANDY a pretty woman whose role is merely to adorn the arm of her male companion ...1990s sl. • ASSY-FUSSY backside foremost; in reverse position, inside out ...1967 Amer. dial. • BACHELORETTE an apartment suitable for a bachelor girl • BAG ONE'S FACE to cover one's head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat ...1984 Amer. sl. • BANQUETTE a raised sidewalk or footpath ...1841 Amer. dial. • BAZOO the buttocks ...1969 Amer. dial. • BEEF-HEAD a Texan ...1872 Amer. dial. • BELLY-COASTER a sliding down a hill on a sled when lying on the belly ...1965 Amer. dial. • BESLABBER to eat slovenly; to besmear in eating or drinking ...Bk1911 Scot. • BIG JUMP, THE death ...1942 Amer. sl. • BITCH WOOL soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1967 Amer. dial. • BLICKEY a short coat or jacket ...1895 Amer. dial. • BONZO eccentric, crazy ...1980s sl. • BUNGPEG the penis ...Urquhart usage • CABBIE to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven ...1974 UK Army use • CADDESS a female of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1870 nonce word • CAKED UP wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl. • CAPTAIN QUIZ a mocker ...Bk1891 sl. • CHEWALLOP a fall or a dive that makes a big splash or flopping noise ...20C Amer. sl. • CHUMP food ...L19 UK criminals' sl. • COGS the testicles ...L18 sl. • CRACK to surpass or exceed a limit, record, or benchmark number ...1953 Amer. sl.
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