Gulf war usageUS , 1991 Beachnoun< the BeachMiami Beach, FloridaUS , 1993 beachverb1to kick a ball very highBARBADOS , 1965.2in trucking, to bring a truck to a stop in a parking placeUS
Trang 1bati-mannouna homosexualJAMAICA , 1955
Batmannoun1a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known
as ecstasy, identified by the embossed Batman motifUK , 2002.2a
variety of LSD identified by the printed bat-logoUK , 1996.3cocaine
UK , 2002.4heroinUK , 2002
bat outverbon the railways, to switch cars quickly and expertlyUS ,
1977
bat padnounin cricket, a fielder positioned close to the facing bat
AUSTRALIA , 1989
batphonenouna police radio; the police personal radio system
Inspired by comic book crimefighter Batman’s utility beltUK , 1977
batsnouna deck-landing officer on an aircraft-carrier From the
signalling ‘bats’ the officer carriesUK , 1962.< have bats in the
belfryto be mad or eccentricUK , 1911
batsadjectivecrazy; very eccentric; mad, to any degree From the
phraseHAVE BATS IN THE BELFRY UK , 1911
batshnounin caving and pot-holing, bat excreta A shortening of
‘bat shit’UK , 2004
batshitadjectivecrazy, out of control, angryUS , 1970
battenverb(of a man) to live off the earnings of a prostitute In the
structure ‘batten on someone’AUSTRALIA , 1964
batternouna board used to cover a window before a hurricane or
stormBAHAMAS , 1982.< on the batter1engaging in a
self-indulgent variety of drinks, drugs and other recreational excesses
UK , 1839.2on the run from the policeUK , 1984.3to be working as a
prostitute Variation ofON THE BAT UK , 1890
batterverbto beg on the streetUS , 1950
batteredadjectivedrunk From an earlier sense as ‘debauched’UK ,
2002
batterynouna concealed device for giving an electric shock to a
horse in a raceAUSTRALIA , 1936.< get your battery chargedto
have sexUS , 1935
batteryverb to knock; to hit; to knock down From Italian battere UK ,
2002
battery acidnoun1coffee Originally military usageUS , 1941.
2grapefruit juice or sour lemonadeUS , 1945.3LSD An elaboration
ofACID(LSD)UK , 1998
battery girlnouna prostitute who is subject to a controlling supply
of drugs, etc, and consequently is managed and kept in a similar
way to a battery henUK , 1968
batting and bowlingnounbisexual sexual activityUK , 1984
battlenoun1in a betting operation, the eternal plus-and-minus
relationship between bettors and the betting operationAUSTRALIA ,
1989.2an unattractive womanUS , 1948.< on the battleworking
as a prostituteAUSTRALIA , 1944
battleverb1to breakdance competitively with the object of
demonstrating the most individual style Conventional ‘battle’ (a
violent struggle) adopted for this non-violent clashUS , 1999.2to
compete in a public demonstration of DJ skills or to establish a
sound-system’s superiority; to compete in rap performance; to
compete in graffiti skillsUS , 2000.3to attack someone verballyUS ,
1998.4to struggle for a living; to work hard despite troubles and
exhibit courage in doing soAUSTRALIA , 1895.5to have sex; to
impreg-nate someoneNEW ZEALAND , 1998.6to work as a prostituteAUSTRALIA ,
1898.7to attempt to make a living at the racecourse, either by
running or gambling on horsesAUSTRALIA , 1895.< battle the iron
menin horse racing, to bet using pari-mutuel machinesUS , 1951
battleaxe; battleaxnounan old or elderly woman who is variously
characterised as resentful, vociferous, thoroughly unpleasant,
usually arrogant and no beautyUS , 1896
battle cruiser; battlenoun1a public house Rhyming slang for
BOOZER, sometimes expanded to ‘battle and cruiser’UK , 1960.2an
aggressive, ‘mannish’ lesbianUS , 1982.3a formidable older woman
As withBATTLESHIPthis seems to play onOLD BAT, but possibly with
a rhyming slang influence: ‘battle-cruiser’ fromBRUISER(a rugged
physical specimen)UK , 1984
Battle of Hastingsadjectivehistory, in the past The one historical
battle of the bulgenounan effort to lose weightUS , 1956
battlernoun1a person who struggles to make a living; a person who ‘battles’AUSTRALIA , 1896.2a gambler who tries to make a living
by gambling; a habitual punter who is always struggling; also, a struggling horse owner-trainerAUSTRALIA , 1895.3a prostitute, especially a self-managed prostituteAUSTRALIA , 1898.4in horse racing, someone who is just barely making a living from the sport
or from betting on the sportAUSTRALIA , 1989
battle scarnouna bruise on the skin caused by sucking Hawaiian youth usageUS , 1982
battleshipnoun1a powerful and domineering woman An extension ofOLD BAT, playing on the physical similarities between
an ironclad and a formidable womanUS , 1931.2a railway coal tenderUS , 1946
battle wagonnoun1a battleship Royal Navy origins, then Royal Air ForceUK , 1943.2an expensive car Army usageUK , 1943
battle weaponnouna specially produced vinyl recording of hip-hop samples, used to ‘scratch’ (manipulate the sounds into an overall soundscape) and to ‘battle’ (compete with other another DJ) DJ and hip-hop useUS , 2002
battlingadjectivestruggling to eke out a living; going through hard timesAUSTRALIA , 1895
battynoun1homosexuality Reduced fromBATTY BOY(a homosex-ual); ultimately ‘batty’ (a bottom) is West Indian, hence UK black
UK , 2000.2the buttocks Also variant ‘bati’JAMAICA , 1935
battyadjectiveeccentric, odd, insaneUS , 1903
batty boy; batty bwai; batty bwoynouna homosexual CombinesBATTY(the buttocks) with ‘a youth’; from West Indies into wider UK usage popularised in the 1990s by comedian Ali G (Sacha Baron-Cohen)UK , 1992
battyfangverbto hit, beat, bite or maul someone From earlier con-ventional ‘batterfang’ (to batter)UK , 1909
batty holenoun1the anusBAHAMAS , 1982.2a despised person By extension fromBATTY HOLE(the anus)UK , 2006
batty mannouna male homosexualANTIGUA AND BARBUDA , 1977
batty rider(s)nouna very short and skimpy skirt or fashion shorts worn to expose as much as they conceal FromBATTY(the buttocks)JAMAICA , 1994
batty washnounthe act of licking an anus with the tongue West Indies originsUK , 2000
batwanknounnonsenseUK , 1997
batwingsnounin the language of parachuting, surfaces applied to the arms and body to slow the rate of descentUS , 1978
bawnouna ball A Glasgow word, spelt as the local pronunciationUK: SCOTLAND , 1996
bawbagnouna despicable man A Glasgow variation ofBALLBAG(the scrotum), by analogy withSCROAT(a despicable man)UK: SCOTLAND , 2002
bawdy basketnouna woman with a sexually transmitted infection
US , 1973
baw hairnouna pubic hair used as the narrowest possible measure-ment Derives fromBAWS(the testicles)UK: SCOTLAND , 1988
bawlverbto speak with enthusiasm, especially if complaining
GRENADA , 1977
bawl out; ball outverbto reprimand someoneUS , 1899
bawsnounthe testicles Glasgow slang, extended fromBAW(a ball)
UK: SCOTLAND , 1988
baynoun< over the baydrunkUS , 1787.< the bayLong Bay Gaol, SydneyAUSTRALIA , 1942
bay and a graynounin poker, a bet involving a red chip (the bay) and a white chip (the gray)US , 1951
bayonetnouna hypodermic needleUS , 1986.< take the bayonet courseto participate in bismuth subcarbonate and
neoarsphenamine therapy for syphilisUS , 1981
bayonet drill sexual intercourse
Trang 2Bay Statenounany standard medical syringe Drug addict usageUS ,
1973
Bay Street barbernouna greedy investment broker who skims
large amounts off every transaction as a management feeCANADA ,
2002
Bay Street boysnounthe class of politically powerful white Nassau
merchantsBAHAMAS , 1982
bay windownouna protruding stomachUS , 1889
baywopnounan outport Newfoundlander ‘Wop’ in this use is a
Newfoundland pronunciation of ‘wasp’CANADA , 1979
bazillionnouna mythical very large numberUS , 2001
bazongas; bazoongas; bazonkasnounthe female breasts
Probably a variation ofBAZOOKAS US , 1972
bazoonoun1the mouthUS , 1877.2an old car, usually treasured
regardless of its condition French-Canadian, adapted by
English-speakersCANADA , 1992
bazookanoun1the penis The penis as a weapon imagery, here
based on the ‘bazooker’ anti-tank rocket launcher; sometimes
embellished to ‘bazooka shooter’US , 1984.2a high-powered carUS ,
1959.3an extra-large, potent marijuana cigarette laced with
cocaine Either from the similarity in physical shape and figurative
power to the type of artillery shell used by a bazooka anti-tank
weapon, or form (Colombian Spanish) bazuco, a cocaine derivative
made from coca pasteUS , 1984.4cocaine; crack cocaine The
metaphor of a portable rocket-launcher, possibly a variation of
BASUCO UK , 2003.5in television and film making, a light support
used on a catwalkUS , 1990
bazooka’dadjectivedrunkUK: SCOTLAND , 1988
bazookasnounthe female breasts Perhaps from the shape of the
shell fired by a bazooka anti-tank weapon, probably influenced by
conventional ‘bosom’UK , 1963
bazoomas; bazoombasnounthe female breasts An elaboration of
BAZOOMSthat echoes the shape ofBAZOOKAS UK , 1984
bazoomsnounthe female breasts Originally a corruption of ‘bosom’
with the same sense, then evolved to mean ‘breasts’US , 1936
bazootiesnounthe female breastsUS , 1997
bazoo wagonnouna brakevan (caboose)US , 1977
bazucanounthe residue of smoked freebase cocaine, itself mixed
with tobacco and smokedUS , 1984
bazulconouncocaineUK , 2002
bazznounpubic hairIRELAND , 1999
bazzanouna stereotypically uncultured and uneducated urban
youth An informal variant of the name BarryUK , 2005
Bazza; Bazzernounused as a common nickname for people
named BarryAUSTRALIA , 1971
BazzalandnicknameAustralia A tribute to the cultural influence of
Barry (Bazza) McKenzie, a cartoon character created by Barry
Humphries (b.1934)AUSTRALIA , 1973
bazzernoun1an exciting event or situationUK , 1983.2a haircut
IRELAND , 1983
bazz-offnouna respite from doing somethingIRELAND , 1960
BBnoun1in baseball, a fastball A pitch thrown so fast that it seems
as small as a BB pellet to the batterUS , 1970.2any smart person,
especially a professor An abbreviation of ‘big brains’ US , 1947.3a
male homosexual An abbreviation ofBUM BOY UK, 1961
BBadjectivein sports betting, said of consecutive wagers An
initialising of ‘back-to-back’ US , 1973
BBAnoun a woman with large buttocks An abbreviation of ‘broads
with big asses’ US , 1968
BBCnoun British born Chinese UK , 1998
BBFNused as shorthand in Internet discussion groups and text
messages to mean ‘bye-bye for now’ US , 2002
BBLused in computer message shorthand to mean ‘be back later’
B boardnounan electronic newsgroup A contraction of ‘bulletin board’US , 1991
B bombnounan amphetamine inhaler Withdrawn from the market
by Smith Kline & French in 1949 after widespread abuse A wad of Benzedrine-soaked cotton found in an asthma inhaler would be removed, immersed in a drink until drug and drink form a single intoxicating solution, reputedly 100 times stronger than a single Benzedrine tabletUS , 1969
B-boynoun1a breakdancer; later, anyone involved in hip-hop cultureUS , 1981.2a streetwise young black man By extension from the previous senseUS , 1981.3a buddy, a brother; used as a form of
address The initialism ‘b’ muddled with ‘B-boy’ (a young streetwise black male)US , 1992
BBWnoun a fat woman An abbreviation of ‘big, beautiful woman’; a
fetish with a large male followingUS , 1988
BCnoun contraception; birth control US , 1985
B catnounan ostentatiously homosexual male prisoner From the official categorisation by California prison authoritiesUS , 1989
BC budnounhigh grade marijuana from British ColumbiaCANADA , 2003
BCDnounmilitary eyeglasses Because they are so unattractive, they
are deemed ‘birth control devices’ Also variant BCG (birth control goggles) US , 1991
BC Kushnouna local variety of marijuana in British Columbia
CANADA , 2002
BC Loungenouna Burger Chef fast-food franchise restaurantUS , 1979
you’US , 1991
BDnouna syringe An allusion to Becton-Dickison, a medical supplies manufacturerUS , 1982
BDFnouna big, strong, dumb brute New York police slang; an
abbreviation of ‘big dumb fuck’ US , 1997
B dognounused as a term of address between members of the Bloods gangUS , 1998
BDSM; SMnoun bondage, domination, sadism and masochism or sado-masochism, unified as a sexual subculture US , 1969
beverbare Generally dialect but recorded here as an urban black useUK , 2003.< be in itto take part in somethingAUSTRALIA , 1928.
< be onto watch something; to observe somethingAUSTRALIA , 1960
beachnounin prison, a shower roomUS , 1992.< on the beach1in
a fishing community, where people who do not fish are Though cynical, this division of maritime humans describes the division in most fishing villages in Nova Scotia: people are divided between those who go fishing and those who work at fish plants, are housewives or farmersCANADA , 1975.2out of workUS , 1899.< the beachSaudi Arabia Gulf war usageUS , 1991
Beachnoun< the BeachMiami Beach, FloridaUS , 1993
beachverb1to kick a ball very highBARBADOS , 1965.2in trucking, to bring a truck to a stop in a parking placeUS , 1971
beach-bashverbto lie on the sand, especially when exercised in romantic manoeuvres Jocular variation onSQUARE-BASHING
(military drill)AUSTRALIA , 1953
beach bombernouna bicycle modified for riding on the sandUS , 1991
beach boynoun1a young male who spends a great deal of time at the beachUS , 1965.2a handsome, young black man who takes white female tourists as loversBARBADOS , 1996
beach bumnounsomeone whose devotion to spending a lifetime at the beach has left them destitute and an outcastUS , 1965
beach bunnynouna young female who spends a great deal of time
at the beach, surfing or associating with surfersUS , 1963
beach chicknouna young woman living a Bohemian lifestyle near the beach in the 1950s Peter Tamony described the term as follows: ‘Originally applied to girls who lived at Stinson Beach [north of San Francisco] who were bisexual By those unfamiliar
Trang 3extended to any girl who associated with the so-called Beat
Generation inhabitants of North Beach in San Francisco’US , 1958
beached whalenounan obese hospital patientUS , 1994
beach headnouna person who spends a great deal of time at the
beachUS , 1991
beach pignouna police officer assigned to a beach patrolUS , 1991
beach ratnouna person who spends a great deal of time at the
beachUS , 1990
bead counternouna Roman Catholic; a worshipper in any religion
that uses strung beads (the rosary, ‘worry beads’, the Nenju, the
mala etc) within its practiceUK , 1809
bead jigglernouna Roman Catholic After rosary beadsUS , 1966
bead rattlernouna Roman Catholic After rosary beadsUK , 2000
beadynounthe eye From the conventional cliché, ‘beady eye’US ,
1978
beaglenoun1a sausageUS , 1927.2a racehorseUS , 1923
be a good bunnyused as a farewell A catchphrase television
sign-off on The Wendy Barrie Show (1949–1950), a celebrity-based
programme Repeated with referential humourUS , 1949
beaknoun1the noseUK , 1715.2cocaine From the previous sense; a
reference to the manner in which the drug is takenUK , 2001.3in
horse racing, a bet that a horse will win Extended from the sense
as a ‘nose’, suggesting that the horse will win by ‘a nose’US , 1951.
4a magistrate Widely used by those who have occasion to be ‘up
before the beak’UK , 1749.5a schoolteacher A dated usage that has
survived thanks to Billy Bunter and other schoolboy literatureUK ,
1888
beak babynouna cocaine-user, especially female An alliterative
extension ofBEAK(cocaine)UK , 2001
beakedadjectivecocaine-intoxicated FromBEAK(cocaine)UK , 2002
beakernouna scientist Presumably after the character Beaker on
the television programme The Muppets Dr Beaker was also the
name of a character in the cult-favourite show Supercar (1961–
1962), but the slang term was more likely derived from the later
popular children’s show.ANTARCTICA , 1990
beakerdomnounthe world of science and scientists Extends from
BEAKER(a scientist)ANTARCTICA , 1996
beak lunchnouncocaine used around the middle of the dayUK , 2002
beak upverbto use cocaine FromBEAK(the nose)US , 1991
be-all and end-allnounthe most important thingUK , 1854
beamnoun1the backside, rumpAUSTRALIA , 1945.2a good personUS ,
1945.3cocaineUK , 2003.< off the beamincorrectUS , 1945.< on
the beam1good; to the point; balancedUS , 1941.2intoxicated on
marijuana Later to take on a far greater place in the lexicon of
crack cocaineUS , 1970
’Beamnouna Sunbeam motorcycle (in production from 1912–57)
UK , 1979
beamverb1in computing, to transfer a file electronically From the
terminology of the original Star Trek television series US , 1991.
2(used of a female) to experience erect nipples Related to
describing such a female as having herHIGH BEAMSonUS , 2003
beamernoun1a smile From conventional ‘beam’ (to smile broadly)
UK , 2001.2a deep blushUK: SCOTLAND , 1985.3in cricket, a fast ball
that is bowled at the batsman’s headUK , 1961.4a crack cocaine
user FromBEAM UP(TO SCOTTY) (to smoke crack cocaine)US , 1992
beamers; beemersnouncrack cocaine AfterBEAMER(a crake
cocaine user)US , 1988
beam me up, Scottyused for a humorous suggestion that one
would be better off somewhere else due to the lack of intelligent
life here From the short-lived Star Trek television series
(1966–1969) which has enjoyed an eternal after-lifeUS , 1985
beamsnounthe eyesUK , 2002
beam up to Scotty; beam up; beamverbto smoke crack cocaine
and become cocaine-intoxicated From the pop phrase ‘Beam me
up, Scotty’ used repeatedly on the first generation of Star Trek
beamyadjectivewide Originally ‘broad in the beam’, then shortened and applied to a ship’s width, and then by extension to other objects and to people, especially those wide in the seatUS , 1961
beannoun1anything at all; very littleUS , 1833.2a dollarUS , 1902.3a coinUK , 1799.4in American casinos, a $1 betting chipUS , 1967.5a man, a fellow, especially as a form of address Often embellished
to ‘old bean’UK , 1917.6a Mexican, Mexican-American or Latin AmericanUS , 1949.7a capsule or tablet of Benzedrine™ (amphe-tamine sulphate), a central nervous system stimulantUS , 1967.8a capsule of a central nervous system depressantUK , 2003.9a capsule
of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasyUS , 2000.
10the headUS , 1905.11the hymenUS , 1950.12the penisUS , 1967.
13the clitorisUK , 2001
BeannicknameColeman Hawkins, jazz tenor saxophonist (1901–69)
A signature tune of the Coleman Hawkins Orchestra was his 1940 composition ‘Bouncing With Bean’US , 1940
beanverbto hit someone on the headUS , 1910
bean booknouna worker’s book of meal couponsUS , 1954
bean-chokernouna Mexican or Mexican-AmericanUS , 1980
bean chute; bean slotnounthe opening in a solid prison cell door through which food is passed to the prisoner withinUS , 1998
bean-counternounan accountantUS , 1975
bean-eaternoun1a Mexican, Mexican-American or Latin-American
US , 1919.2an ArgentinianUK , 1982
beaned upadjectiveunder the influence of Benzedrine™ (amphe-tamine sulphate), a central nervous system stimulantUS , 1971
beanernoun1a Mexican or Mexican-American Derogatory, from the association of beans with the Mexican dietUS , 1965.2in the universe created by the Firesign Theatre (and accepted by the late 1960s popular culture), one of the five lifestyles of man, character-ised by an obsession with colour televisions and rubbish piled up outside homes Described in Firesign Theater’s ‘Big Book of Plays’
US , 1996
beanerynouna low-cost, low-quality restaurantUS , 1887
bean feastnounany form of festive occasion or jollification Originally an annual feast given by employersUK , 1805
bean-flickernouna lesbian A reference to clitoral stimulationUK , 2002
bean headnounan amphetamine addictUS , 1992
bean house bullnoungossip or tall tales told at a truck stopUS , 1976
beanienoun1in Vietnam, a member of the US Special Forces A shortened form of ‘Green Beanies’, itself word play based on
‘Green Berets’US , 1991.2a police nightstickUS , 1952.3breaking and entering A pronunciation of the commonB AND E CANADA , 2000.
4an attractive girl Perhaps as an allusion to Beanie Babies™ dolls
UK , 2004
beanie lightnouna flashing, rotating light on an emergency vehicle
US , 1969
beaniesnountablets of any prescription drug taken recreationally, especially when the appearance resembles a kind of beanUK , 1999
beanies and weeniesnounc-rations of hot dogs with beans Vietnam war usageUS , 1990
bean juicenountomato sauce that canned baked beans are preserved in, and served withUK , 1999
beanmobilenouna car embellished with bright colours, chrome and other accessories associated with Mexican-American car enthusiastsUS , 1981
beanonoun1a Mexican, Mexican-American or Latin AmericanUS ,
1978.2a meal; a feastUK , 1914
bean oilnounin motor racing, Castrol R™ oil Castrol R™ is made from castor bean oilUS , 1992
bean patchnicknameduring the Korean war, an assembly area on the northern outskirts of Masan, a seaport about 40 miles west of PusanUS , 1982
beanpole a tall, thin person
Trang 4bean queennouna homosexual who prefers Latin Americans as
sex-ual partners but is not Latin American themselvesUS , 1988
bean ragnouna red flag raised on a ship during mealtimeUS , 1960
beansnoun1sexual satisfaction The metaphor is of a meal that
‘fills you up’UK , 1997.2a meal Coined in World War 2, still popular
in VietnamUS , 1942.3the lunch break during a working dayUS , 1946.
4crack cocaineUK , 2003.5horsepowerUS , 1965.6a small amount of
money; moneyUK , 1893
beans and baby dicksnounin the Vietnam war, beans and hot
dogsUS , 1991
beans and motherfuckersnounin the Vietnam war, lima beans
and ham, one of the least popular c-rationsUS , 1990
bean sheetnounon the railways, a time card or time sheetUS , 1977
bean-stealernounin the Royal Air Force, a married man who lives
in the messUK , 1984
bean storenouna roadside restaurant or motorway truck stop
restaurantUS , 1976
bean timenountime for a mealUS , 1984
Beantown; Bean TownnicknameBoston, Massachusetts Because
Boston is known for its baked beansUS , 1901
bean upverbto take amphetaminesUS , 1976
bean wagonnouna no-frills lunch counterUS , 1960
beanynouna green polyster baseball cap issued to US soldiers since
1962, known officially as the Army Utility CapUS , 1990
bearnoun1in the US, a motorway patrol officer or state trooper; a
police officer in the UK Shortened fromSMOKEY THE BEAR US , 1975.
2a hairy and stocky man, of a type beloved by some homosexuals
US , 1994.3a boisterous, rowdy or aggressive young man, especially
in the context of heavy drinkingUK: SCOTLAND , 1985.4a building-site
or oil-rig workerUK: SCOTLAND , 1996.5an unattractive womanUS , 1982.
6a cautious and conservative poker playerUS , 1988.7a difficult task
or situationUS , 1966
BearnicknameUS General H Norman Schwarzkopf (b.1934),
commander of the US forces during the Gulf warUS , 1991
bear cagenouna police station A logical extension ofBEAR(the
police)US , 1976
bear catnounon the railways, a demanding and disliked foreman
US , 1977
beardnoun1a person used to mask the identity of the actual
controlling agent; a person who escorts another to a social
function in order to mask the identity of one or the other’s lover
or sexual orientation Originally from gambling, referring to a front
for bettingUS , 1956.2in gambling, a person who bets for someone
else, especially for a cheatUS , 1962.3a broker who buys up stock
quietly and secretly for bidders in a corporate takeover who hope
to disguise their intentionsUS , 1988.4an intellectual or academic
Unkind if not derisiveUS , 1927.5a male member of an Orthodox
Jewish groupUS , 1967.6an ‘older’ surfer In the youth culture of
surfing, ‘old’ is a relative termUS , 1991
beardverbto serve as a beard for someoneUS , 1971
bearded clamnounthe vulva CombinesFISHwith visual imagery
US , 1965
bearded ladynounthe vulvaUS , 1967
beardie; beardynoun1an act of rubbing a stubbly face against a
smooth oneUK , 1985.2a bearded personUK , 1941
beardie-weirdienouna bearded person DisparagingUK: SCOTLAND ,
2001
beard jammernounthe manager of a brothelUS , 1962
beard mannouna RastafarianJAMAICA , 1952
beardsmannouna Rastafarian with shaved or trimmed hairJAMAICA ,
1985
beard-strokingnounserious consideration of something, deep
thoughtUK , 2003
beard-stroking intellectual or boring or both
bear greasenounin electric line work, any gel used as an electric contact aidUS , 1980
bearingsnounthe stomach Suggested derivations all seem based
on the body as a machine However, it is possible that this is from
a sense of disorientation after vomiting, thus confusing the losing
of the contents of your stomach with a loss of bearingsAUSTRALIA ,
1943.< too many bearings on ita situation too complicated to explain This phrase uses a nautical term for location-finding,
‘bearings’ (i.e from a compass), metaphoricallyCANADA , 1999
bearing upused in response to a personal enquiry such as ‘how are you?’ or ‘how’s things?’UK , 1984
bear insurancenouna gun, the bigger the better the insuranceUS , 1965
bear in the airnouna police helicopter This travelled from citizens’ band radio slang into a still-surviving, wider usageUS , 1976
bearishadjective(of a man) large and hairyAUSTRALIA , 1994
bear jointnounin a carnival, a game in which stuffed teddy bears are the prizeUS , 1960
bear meatnouna speeding vehicle without the benefit of citizens’ band radio communications Easy prey forBEAR(the police)US , 1976
bear pawnoun1round-footed snowshoes worn while doing chores
US , 1993.2the badge necessary to get into the inner area of the
2002 G8 summit meeting in AlbertaCANADA , 2002
bear pitnounan auditorium, or other arena, peopled with a rowdy, challenging, even confrontational audience From the late night audiences at the Edinburgh Festival’s Fringe ClubUK , 1996
bear’s pawnouna saw Rhyming slang Noted by Ray Puxley in
1992 as ‘a seldom heard term for a carpenter’s tool’UK , 1934
bear trapnoun1in the Canadian Navy, a helicopter haul-down and securing deviceCANADA , 1995.2the clutch on a Laverda motorcyle Named after the amount of effort required to pull the clutch lever
inUS , 1992.3in television and film making, a strong clamp used for attaching lights to riggingUS , 1987.4a police radar-trap for speeding motoristsUS , 1976
Bear Whiz Beernounan inferior beer A popular beverage in Firesign Theater skits; its motto is the stunning ‘It’s in the water! That’s why it’s yellow!’US , 1993
beastnoun1a very unattractive woman, especially if sexually proactiveUS , 1942.2a sexually available femaleUS , 1955.3in prison, a sex offender, a convicted paedophileUK , 1996.4anything excellent
UK , 1996.5the penisUK , 2001.6a white person; a white US soldier in Vietnam Used by US soldiers of colour in VietnamUS , 1991.
7heroin; heroin addictionUS , 1958.8LSDUS , 1967.9Milwaukee’s Best™, an inexpensive beer favoured by cash-strapped youth Appropriately, Milwaukee’s Best Light is simply ‘Beast Light’US , 1987.
10a large, fast carUS , 1951.11a car with a raised front endUS , 1980.
12an expensive and powerful citizens’ band radioUS , 1976.< as a beastused as an intensifierUS , 2003.< the beastthe police; any figure of authority or oppression West Indian, hence UK blackUK , 1993
beastverbto have anal sexUK , 1999.< get beasted into eat with great enthusiasmUK: SCOTLAND , 1985
beast aboutverbto treat someone with a harsh physicalityUK , 1995
beastbwai; beast boynounthe police; any figure of authority or oppression CombinesTHE BEAST(the police, etc.) withBWAI(boy, a youth in UK black/West Indian gang culture)UK , 1994
beastienoun1used as an endearing form of ‘beast’; also, in a jocular sense, of an insect Mainly ScottishUK , 1864.2an attractive woman Objectifying a woman as an animal, much the same as
‘filly’UK , 1984
beastingnounfrom a male perspective, an act of sexual intercourse Possibly inspired by theBEAST WITH TWO BACKS UK , 2003
beastlyadjective1bad (to whatever degree), unpleasant, horrid Usage considered to be dated, childish or upper-classUK , 1611.
2excellentUS , 1953.3excessiveUS , 2000
beastlyadverbbadly, unpleasantly, very, excessively Stereotypically upper-class usage
Trang 5beast with two backsnounvaginal, face-to-face sexual intercourse
between a heterosexual couple; sex between two people From
ShakespeareUK , 1604
beastynouna repulsive, disgusting personUS , 1985
beastyadjectiverepulsive, disgustingUS , 1982
beatnoun1a regular route or locale (of a prostitute or police officer)
UK , 1721.2a member of the 1950s youth countercultureUS , 1961.
3in horse racing, an unfortunate defeatUS , 1976.4a crime which
has not been solvedUS , 1992.5in television and film making, the
main storylineUS , 1990.6a carUS , 1947
beatverb1to cheat, to swindle, to stealUS , 1849.2to defy someone’s
understandingUK , 1882.< beat about the bush; beat around
the bush1(of a female) to masturbate Wordplay on ‘beat’ (used
in many terms of male masturbation) andBUSH(the pubic hair),
in some way reversing the familiar meaning of ‘beat around the
bush’ (to avoid coming to a point)UK , 1991.2to avoid coming to
the point of a discussion A term that has its origin in the hunting
of birdsUK , 1659.< beat feetto leaveUS , 1944.< beat hollowto
outdo someone utterly and completelyBARBADOS , 1996.< beat it
1to leave quicklyUS , 1878.2(of a male) to masturbateUS , 1995.
< beat off with a stickto get more than enough sexual offers
AUSTRALIA , 1999.< beat the bandto surpass everythingUS , 1897.
< beat the boardin poker, to hold the best hand showingUS ,
1963.< beat the bushes1in horse racing, to race a horse in
minor circuits, where the horse can be a big fish in a little pond
US , 1951.2to drive in the lead position of a group of trucks
travelling together on a motorwayUS , 1976.< beat the clock1to
finish a task before the prescribed time In the UK orginally
military, perhaps from an American parlour game From the late
1950s-60s, it was used as the title of a gameshow segment in the
television variety programme Sunday Night at the London
Palladium UK , 1961.2to return alive from an SAS missionUK , 1980.
< beat the cottonto soak and then pound used cottons, used
to strain drug doses, in an attempt to leach out enough heroin for
another doseUS , 1989.< beat the Dutchto astonish or frustrate
someoneUS , 1775.< beat the eightballto use heroinUS , 1971.
< beat the favoritein horse racing, to place a small bet on a
horse with long odds to win rather than betting on the horse
favoured to winUS , 1951.< beat the gun(of an engaged couple)
to have sex, especially if the fiancée falls pregnant The sporting
imagery of being under starter’s ordersAUSTRALIA , 1984.< beat the
manto sleep Prison usage suggesting that in sleep one escapes
domination by prison authorities.US , 1990.< beat the priest
and take his gown; beat the priestto do that which you
should not do in an open, notorious and brazen fashionGRENADA ,
1978.< beat the pup(of a male) to masturbateUS , 1950.< beat
the rapto withstand harsh interrogationUK , 1996.< beat the
snot out ofto thrash someone soundly, to beat someone upUS ,
1989.< beat the starter(of an engaged couple) to have sex,
especially if the fiancée falls pregnant Sporting imagery, racing
ahead while still under starter’s ordersUK , 1984.< beat your
baloney(of a male) to masturbateUS , 1969.< beat your bishop
(of a male) to masturbateUS , 1916.< beat your chops; beat up
your chopsto talkUS , 1945.< beat your faceto perform
push-upsUS , 1998.< beat your gums; beat up your gumsto talk
without purpose or without effectUS , 1945.< beat your meat;
beat the meat(of a male) to masturbateUS , 1936.< beat
yourself upto be harshly self-critical, to struggle with your
conscienceUK , 2003.< can’t beat it in the Navyused for
expressing admiration of a boat-handling job Among Canadian
east coast fishermen, with the tradition of navy techniques very
strong, this term expresses high praiseCANADA , 1908
beatadjective1world-weary, spiritual, jaded, intellectualUS , 1947.
2utterly tiredUK , 1821
beat artistnouna swindlerUS , 1989
beat bagnouna bag of drugs that is heavily adulterated or is
completely counterfeitUS , 1993
beatdownnouna physical beating; hence figuratively, a defeatUS ,
1995
beaternoun1an older car, usually not in good condition, used for
day-to-day drivingUS , 1990.2a drumstickBAHAMAS , 1975
beat for
beat generationnounthe alienated class of young Americans who came of age in the mid-1940s and then embraced an alternative lifestyle and values in the 1950sUS , 1950
beatingnouna violent acheBARBADOS , 1965
beat lootnouna pittance; a small amount of moneyUS , 1973
beatniknouna follower of the beat generation (avant-garde
‘visionaries, rebels and hipsters’) derided and defined by stereotypical appearance (black beret for men, black tights for women) and lifestyle choices (Charlie Parker’s jazz, marijuana, per-formance poetry, etc) Coined in 1958 (the first popular, non-Russian use of the suffix-NIK) by San Francisco newspaper columnist Herb Caen, extended fromBEAT(a member of the 1950s youth counterculture), and a pun on theFAR OUTexample of
‘sputnik’ (a Russian satellite launched in 1959)US , 1958
beat offverb(of a male) to masturbateUS , 1962
beat outverbto strip someone of their membership in a youth gang, accomplished by a ritualistic beatingUS , 1995
beat padnounan establishment where poor quality marijuana is soldUS , 1960
Beatrix Potter; Beatrixnounan ugly woman Possibly rhyming slang forROTTERbased on the name of author and illustrator Beatrix Potter (1866–1943)UK , 2002
beat sheetnoun1in television and film making, a short summary
of a storyUS , 1990.2a pornographic magazineUS , 1997
Beattie and Babsnounpubic lice, crab-lice Rhyming slang for
CRABSbased on an early C20 music hall act who are, unfortunately, best remembered by this termUK , 1960
beat-upadjectiveshoddy, shabby, worn outUS , 1946
beaunounused as a term of address between young malesUS , 1954
beautnoun1a beauty, an impressive person or thingUS , 1895.2a potent amphetamine capsule An abbreviation ofBLACK BEAUTY US , 1992
beautadjectiveexcellent, terrific, wonderful, splendidAUSTRALIA , 1918
beautadverbexcellently, splendidlyAUSTRALIA , 1969
beaut!used for expressing strong admirationAUSTRALIA , 1953
beauteous maximusnounsomething that is excellent Mock Latin
US , 1993
beautifuladjectivein the counterculture of the 1960s and 70s, used
as an all-purpose adjective of approval A vague but central word of the hippie era, suggesting passivity, appreciation for nature, kindness, etcUS , 1961
beautiful!1used for expressing enthusiastic agreementUS , 1975.
2used, with heavy irony, as a register of disappointmentUK , 2005
beautiful and; lovely andadjectivesatisfactory; nice Always followed by another adjective for which this serves as an intensifier Examples: ‘I hit it beautiful and hard’; ‘The water was lovely and hot’UK , 1939
beautiful bouldersnouncrack cocaine, 2003
beautiful peoplenounthe cream of society’s crop; the wealthy, fashionable people of high society and the arts, especially those celebrated as trendsettersUS , 1964
beautifuls; boofulsnounbeautiful, as a form of address; the latter
is addressed to babies or those behaving so and thus characterised
as babiesUK , 1984
beautynoun1something excellent; a splendid example of somethingAUSTRALIA , 1852.2used as an affectionate form of address
UK: WALES , 2000.3an amphetamine A shortenedBLACK BEAUTY US , 1993
beautyadjectiveexcellentNEW ZEALAND , 1963
beauty!1used for registering great approval Also spelt ‘bewdy’ to represent Australian pronunciation.AUSTRALIA , 1952.2thank you!
AUSTRALIA , 1968
beauty boltnounin the used car business, a new and shiny bolt intended to give the impression of a complete engine rebuildUS ,
Trang 6beauty farmnouna resort with a focus on improving appearances
US , 1972
beauty parlornouna brothelUS , 1949
beavernoun1a woman’s pubic region; a woman as a sex object;
sex with a woman Although recorded at least as early as 1927,
‘beaver’ did not come into its own until the mid-1960s, with an
explosion of films featuring full frontal female nudity but no sexual
activity and titles punning on ‘beaver’ – Bald Beaver, Beaver Works
in the Bush Country, Hair Raising Beaver, Fine Feathered Beavers,
Leave it to Beavers, and so on As published sexual material got
more graphic, so did the association of the term Despite the
highly sexual origin of the term, it was used by truck drivers with a
slightly naughty innocence to refer to womenUS , 1927.2a
pornographic filmUS , 1969.3a beardUS , 1871.4a top hatBARBADOS ,
1965.5a white police helmetBARBADOS , 1982.6a police officerUS , 1961
beaver awayverbto work industriously From the characteristic
behaviour of the beaverUK , 1946
beaver baitnounmoneyUS , 1976
beaver bearnouna policewoman CombinesBEAVER(a woman) with
BEAR(the police)US , 1976
beaver biscuits!used for expressing disapproval A signature line of
Colonel Sherman Potter on M*A*S*H (CBS, 1972–83) Repeated
with referential humourUS , 1972
beaver cleavernouna womaniser; the penis It opens or splits the
BEAVER(a woman or the vagina)UK , 1981
beaver creeknoun< have a bite at beaver creekto perform
oral sex on a womanUS , 2001
beaver-eaternouna person who performs oral sex on a woman In
a brilliant sexually charged pun, Vladamir Nabokov in Lolita wrote
of ‘the Palace Sentries, or Scarlet Guards, or Beaver Eaters, or
whatever they are called’, creating misdirected confusion with
‘Beef Eaters’ but leaving no doubt as to the sexual nature of his
malapropismUS , 1955
beaver fevernounan obsession with women and sexUS , 1997
beaver filmnouna mildly pornographic film, featuring full frontal
nudityUS , 1969
beaver flicknouna pornographic filmUS , 1970
beaver leavernouna male homosexual Rhymed onBEAVER(the
vagina) to suggest no interest in the female sexUS , 2003
beaver loopnouna repeating video featuring female frontal nudity
US , 1971
beaver magazinenouna magazine featuring photographs of nude
women, focused on their genitals, usually not engaged in sexUS ,
1967
beaver movienouna film featuring female frontal nudityUS , 1971
beaver patrolnoungirl-watchingUS , 1967
beaver picturenouna film, the main attraction of which is a
number of shots of women’s genitals; a photograph of a woman’s
genitalsUS , 1969
beaver pienounthe female genitals, especially as the object of
sucking and lickingUK , 1983
beaver-shootingnouna concerted voyeuristic effort to find women
whose genitals or pubic hair can be seenUS , 1970
beaver shotnouna photograph or filming of a woman’s genitals In
the early 1960s LA-based band The Periscopes recorded a
rock’n’roll tune called ‘Beaver Shot’ which was banned from the
radio after two playsUS , 1970
beaver tailnoun1a quick-baked or quick-fried sweet breadCANADA ,
1998.2a design configuration on a shotgunUS , 1981
beaver-with-sticknounfull frontal male nudityUS , 1977
be-backnounin the used car business, a potential customer who
has visited the car lot, inspected the cars for sale, left, and then
returned to negotiateUS , 1959
bebenouncrack cocaineUS , 1994
bebop
be careful, Matt!used as a humorous caution A signature line of Miss Kitty Russell (portrayed by Amanda Blake) to Marshall Matt
Dillon on the television Western Gunsmoke (CBS, 1955–75).
Repeated with referential humourUS , 1955
Becks and Poshnounfood Rhyming slang forNOSH, formed from the nicknames of footballer David Beckham and his wife, singer Victoria BeckhamUK , 2003
beckynounin electric line work, a cable slingUS , 1980
be coolused as a farewellUS , 1984
bednounthe playing surface of a pool tableUS , 1990.< get into bed within business or politics, to merge with, to become a partner of, to start a venture withUK , 1977.< put to bedto complete a piece of work Office jargon that now infects every workplace; an extension of the figurative sense used by printersUK , 2005
bedverbto have sex with someoneUK , 1548
bed and breakfastnouna very short prison sentenceUK , 1996
bedbaitnouna sexually alluring young woman or young manUK , 1963
bed blockernouna patient who has an extended stay in hospital
CANADA , 1986
bedbugnoun1a Pullman porterUS , 1940.2a person who is somewhere between amusingly eccentric and alarmingly disturbed
US , 1832.3a Volkswagen camper vanUK , 1981
bedbug haulernouna removal van driverUS , 1971
bedbug row; bedbug alleynouna poor, crime-ridden area in a city
US , 1969
bed-check Charlienouna pilot flying night air raids against US troops Korean war usageUS , 1964
beddenverb< bedden your headto become drunk or drug-intoxicatedTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1979
beddie-weddienounbed Children’s vocabulary borrowed by adults
US , 1945
beddynoun1in circus and carnival usage, the place where a person spends the winter or off-seasonUS , 1981.2a promiscuous girlUS , 1989
beddy-bye; beddy byes; beddie-byesnounsleep or bed A nursery term, used for effect elsewhereUK , 1906
bed flutenounthe penisAUSTRALIA , 1992
Bedfordshirenouna bed; bed A humorous extension from the name of an English countyUK , 1665
bed-hopverbto habitually have casual sexUS , 1974
bed-hoppernouna person who lives a sexually promiscuous life
AUSTRALIA , 1972
bed housenoun1a brothelUS , 1973.2a brakevan (caboose)US , 1977
bedlamernounin Newfoundland, a young seal; also a young boy The term comes either from the noise they make, or, according to
some sources, the French bête de la mer (beast of the sea) CANADA , 1959
Bedouin Bobnounany Saudi; any desert nomad Gulf war usageUS , 1991
Bedourie showernouna dust storm Bedourie is an inland town in Queensland The name Bedourie is taken from an Aborigine word for ‘dust storm’ Other locations similarly used by nature, weather and irony: Bourke, Bogan, Cobar, Darling, Wilcannia and Wimmera
AUSTRALIA , 1945
bedpan commandonouna medic in the Medical Corps in Vietnam
US , 1991
Bedrocknouna common name for US armed forces camps during the Persian Gulf war An allusion to the prehistoric town on the
cartoon television series The Flinstones (ABC, 1960–66), home to
quarry worker Fred Flintstone and his wife WilmaUS , 1990
bed rockverbin low riding, to rock the bed of a truck from side to side using hydraulic pumpsUS , 1992
bedroomnounany place where homosexual men can have sexUK ,
Trang 7bedroom eyesnouna sensual face and eyes that convey desireUS ,
1947
BedsnounBedfordshire A spoken form of the conventional written
abbreviation, considered colloquial when used in speech as a
genuine equivalent of the original nameUK , 1937
bed-sit junglenounan urban area where a bed-sitter is usually
avail-able as rented accommodation; the generality of life in rented
bed-sit accommodationUK , 2001
bed-sitter; bedsitnouna single-room combining bedroom and
living accommodation; a bed-sitting roomUK , 1927
bed-sitter-landnounan urban area where a bed-sitter is commonly
available as rented accommodation; the generality of life in rented
bedsit accommodationUK , 1968
Bed-Stuynicknamethe Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood of New
York City The area is the epitome of urban American povertyUS ,
1997
bedworthyadjectivesexually desirableUK , 1936
beenoun1a drug addiction Also known as ‘a bee that stings’US ,
1960.2a barbiturate or other central nervous system depressant,
especially Nembutal A Nembutal capsule is commonly known as
aYELLOW JACKET, hence the ‘bee’US , 1963.3in a deck of playing
cards, a joker, especially when the deck is made by the playing
card manufacturer BeeUS , 1988.< get a bee up your arse; have
a bee up your arseto be in a restless or anxious condition; to
be obsessed by a notion A variation on ‘a bee in the bonnet’UK ,
1990s.< put the bee onto swindle someoneUS , 1949
beeverbto begUS , 1962
beeadjectivebloody (an intensifier) A rendering of the initial letter
for euphemism’s sakeUK , 1926
be easy!relax!US , 2003
Beebnicknamethe BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)UK , 1967
bee-beenouncrack cocaineUS , 1993
bee-boppernouna person who is trying too hard to be something
that they are not – fashionable, trendy, up-to-dateUS , 1987
beechverbduring the period 1963–65, to permanently close down
a section of railway or a railway station After Richard Beeching,
1913–85, chairman of the British Rail Board 1963–65, at the end
of which time he was made a Life Peer, author of the ‘Beeching
Report’ that prescribed a substantial contraction of the UK’s rail
networksUK , 1964
beechamsnoun< the beechamsthe police Rhyming slang, from
Beecham’s Pill™, a branded medication toTHE BILL(the police)UK ,
1992
Beecham’s pillnoun1a fool, an idiot Rhyming slang forDILL(a
fool) From the proprietary name of a laxative formerly popular as
a cure-allAUSTRALIA , 1950.2a photographic still Rhyming slangUK ,
1971.3a theatrical bill; an advertising poster Rhyming slangUK , 1992
Beecham’s pillsnounthe testicles An extension ofPILLSwith a
commercial formulaUK , 1980
bee cockynouna bee farmer; an apiaristAUSTRALIA , 1956
beedi; beadi; bidi; birinouna small, high nicotine-content,
ciga-rette made of tobacco dust poured into a small tube of rolled leaf
tied with a cotton thread, often flavoured with strawberry, vanilla,
mint, chocolate, mango, pineapple, grape, licorice, cherry, etc The
word is of Hindi origins Popular brands are Mangalore, Kailas, Shiv
Sagar and IrieUK , 2003
beedlernouna hard-driving work foreman or supervisorUS , 1946
beefnoun1a complaint, an argument, a fightUS , 1899.2conflict,
feuding A wider use of the previous senseUS , 2002.3an arrest or
criminal chargeUS , 1928.4in prison, a written reprimandUS , 1967.
5the vagina; an attractive and sexual womanBARBADOS , 1982.6the
penisUS , 2001.7in homosexual society, a masculine man or a
member of the armed forces whatever his gender-preferenceUS ,
1972.8in the navy, a male homosexualUK , 1962.9a dramatic and
unintended ending of a surf rideUS , 1991.10a backwards fall off a
skateboardUS , 1997.< put some beef into itto try hard, to work
beefverb1to complain From an earlier sense: to shoutUS , 1866.2to have sexUS , 1975.3in prison, to issue a disciplinary reprimandUS , 1967
beefadjective1aggressive, violent, hostileUS , 2002.2homosexual Navy usageUK , 1962
beef!in the youth trend for ‘souped-up’ motor-scootering, used for registering approval of the achievements of a daring, risk-taking riderUK , 2004
Beefanicknamethe Balearic island of IbizaUK , 2002
beef and shrapnelnounin the Vietnam war, a meal of beef and potatoesUS , 1991
beef-a-roninouna muscular, handsome male Punning with the name of a food product and the many meat images involved in sexual slangUS , 1985
beef bayonetnounthe penisAUSTRALIA , 1971
beef buglenounthe penis, especially as an object of oral sex
AUSTRALIA , 1971
beefcakenoun1artistic or photographic depictions of nude or partially nude muscular men The gender equivalent ofCHEESECAKE
US , 1949.2a muscular manUS , 1949
beef curtainsnounthe labiaUS , 1998
beefernoun1a constant and tiresome complainerUS , 1950.2a male homosexual Royal Navy useUK , 1982
beef-heart; beefverbto fart Also used as a noun Rhyming slang; perhaps related to obsolete non-rhyming sense: a ‘bean’UK , 1960
beef injection; hot beef injectionnounsexual intercourseUS , 1968
beef itverbin motorcyle racing, to fall to the ground and suffer a severe scrapeUS , 1992
beef of the seanounthe loggerhead turtleBARBADOS , 1982
beef squadnouna group of thugs hired by management to help break a strikeUS , 1956
beefsteak eyenouna black eye From the folk remedy of covering the blackened eye with a raw steakUS , 1950
beef torpedonounthe penisUK , 1983
beef trustnoun1in sports, a group of large athletesUS , 1928.2a chorus of large women who entertain menUS , 1931
beef upverbto enhance someone or something, to strengthen someone or somethingUS , 1944
beefyadjective(used of a shot in croquet) long and hardUS , 1977
beehivenoun1a five pound note Rhyming slang, playing onBEES AND HONEY(money)UK , 1962.2in trucking, any large truck stop offering a full range of servicesUS , 1976.3an office in a railway yard
US , 1946
Beehivenoun< the BeehiveNew Zealand’s Parliament buildings Designed by Sir Basil Spence, the building’s domes are evocative
of a beehiveNEW ZEALAND , 1981
beehive burnernouna combustion chamber to burn waste wood from sawmillsCANADA , 1989
beehive itverbto leave hurriedly Vietnam war useUS , 1991
beehive roundnounan artillery shell that scatters small nails with fins instead of shrapnel, first used in Vietnam in 1964US , 1991
beeitchnounused as a synonym of ‘bitch’, especially as a term for a womanUS , 1993
beekienounduring a labour dispute or organising drive, a company spyUS , 1949
beelnouna carVIRGIN ISLANDS US , 1996
Beemer; Beamer; Beamienouna BMW carUS , 1982
Bee MorenicknameBaltimore, MarylandUS , 1989
beenverb< been aroundsexually experiencedUS , 1979.< been theresaid of a person with whom the speaker has had sexFIJI ,
1996.< been there, doing thatexperiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle The ‘been there’ part offers consolation to those who recently were on it or had cramps previously, while the