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< drop your lunchto fartAUSTRALIA , 1985 drop-deadadverbextremelyAUSTRALIA , 1997 drop dead!used as a contemptuous expression of dismissal; go away!UK , 1934 drop-downnounin horse racing

dressy casualadjectiveof style or fashion, informal yet smart and/or

expensiveUS , 1999

dribnounan unskilled poker playerUS , 1967

dribblenounsmall, weak wavesUS , 1991

dribbleverb1to cause a car to bounce up and down by use of

hydraulic lifts To ‘dribble’ a basketball is to bounce it, hence the

transference hereUS , 1980.2to meander, to walkUS , 1960

dribs and drabsnounpubic lice Rhyming slang forCRABS UK , 1992

driftverbto leaveUS , 1853

drillverb1to have sex from a male perspective From the imagery

of a long hard tool opening a holeUK , 2000.2to inject (a drug)US ,

1970.3to shoot (with a bullet); to kill by shootingUK , 1720.4to

interrogateUS , 1995.5to kick, throw or bowl a ball, directly and

forcefully; to score a goal with a forceful kickAUSTRALIA , 1998.6in

pool, to make a shot in an emphatic and convincing mannerUS ,

1993.7to walk, to moveUS , 1953 < drill for vegemiteto have

anal sex From Vegemite™, a popular type of black and salty

spread made from yeast extractAUSTRALIA , 1985

drill downverbto examine or investigate something in depth; to

narrow the focus of an investigation and its results A figurative

sense of the conventional useUK , 2001

drillernouna poker player who bets very aggressivelyUS , 1988

drinknoun1a bribeUK , 1977.2a profitUK , 1997.3a large body of

water, especially an oceanUS , 1832 < in the drinkin pool, said of

a cue ball that falls into a pocketUS , 1990

drinkverb< drink eight centsto drink to excessTRINIDAD AND

TOBAGO , 2003 < drink from the furry cupto perform oral sex on

a woman Probably coined by comedian Sacha Baron-Cohen

(b.1970); his influence on late C20 UK slang is profoundUK , 2001.

< drink porridgeto serve a prison sentence A figurative use of

‘drink’ combined withPORRIDGE(imprisonment)UK , 2000 < drink

the Kool-Aidto be persuaded, to follow blindly From the

‘Jonestown massacre’, 1978, a mass murder and suicide

administered through the agency of cyanide in branded soft drink

Kool-Aid™US , 1987 < drink with the fliesto drink alone when

at a public hotel or barAUSTRALIA , 1911 < you would drink it

through a shitey clootapplied to anyone who appears to be so

thirsty, or desperate, that no obstacle will hinder the taking of a

drink Glasgow slang formed on ‘shitey’ (faeces-covered) and

Scottish dialect cloot (a hoof ) or, more likely, clout (a rag) UK:

SCOTLAND , 1996

drinkeenounany alcoholic drink A jocular mock pidginUS , 1969

drinkernouna public house; an after-hours drinking club (generally

unlicensed)UK , 2001

drinkeramanouna party organised around the consumption of

alcoholUS , 1968

drinker’s hournoun3amUS , 1984

drinking voucher; green drinking vouchernouna currency note,

especially a £1 note JocularUK , 1982

drinky; drinkiesnouna drinking session, a drinks party From the

nursery usageUK , 1983

drinkypoo; drinki-poonounany alcoholic drink Baby talk, thought

to give alcohol an innocent demeanourUS , 1983

dripnouna person lacking in social skills, fashion sense or both; a

simpleton, a foolUS , 1932 < the dripthe payment of money

owed in instalment paymentsAUSTRALIA , 1989

dripverbto complainUK , 1987

drip and suckverbto intubate a hospital patient with intravenous

and nasogastric tubesUS , 1994

drip dropnounthe bleed period of the menstrual cycleUS , 2000

drip dry; dripverbto cry Rhyming slangUK , 1992

drippernoun1an old prostitute One who is ‘no longer controller of

her emissions’UK , 1970.2an eye dropper, used in an improvised

method of drug injectionUS , 1953

drippingadjectivecowardly, ineffectual An upper-class exaggeration

ofWET(ineffectual) from conventional ‘dripping wet’ (soaked)UK ,

dripping toastnouna host Rhyming slangUK , 1998

drippyadjectivemawkish, overly sentimental, insipidUS , 1947

drippy dicknounan unspecified sexually transmitted diseaseUS , 1990

drippy faucetnounthe penis of a man with a sexually transmitted infection that produces a puss dischargeUS , 1981

dripsynoungonorrheaUS , 1981

driveverb1to walkUS , 1956.2to lift weightsUS , 2000.3to borrow (a radio) FromCAR(a radio)US , 2002 < drive a deskto do office-work; to operate a sound-desk Usually with a derogatory or a disappointed tone AfterFLY A DESK UK , 1999 < drive the busto vomitUS , 2001 < drive the porcelain busto kneel down and vomit into a toilet bowl The image of the bowl’s rim being held like a steering wheelUK , 1998 < drive them hometo snore From C18 ‘drive pigs to market’, and its later variant ‘drive the pigs home’UK , 1997 < drive wooden staketo irrevocably and permanently end (a project, a business, an idea)US , 1974

drive-bynoun1a drive-by shooting, where shots are fired from a moving carUS , 1992.2a silent, smelly fartUS , 2001

drive-byverbto shoot someone, or into a crowd, from a moving car

US , 1992

drive callnounin a telephone swindle, a high-pressure, follow-up call

to the victimUS , 1985

drive darkverbto drive without headlights at nightUS , 1992

drivernoun1an amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulantUS , 1990.2a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasyUK , 2003.3a pilotUK , 1942.4in poker, a player whose aggressive betting is dominating the gameUS , 1996.5the leader of a prison clique Back formation fromCAR(a clique)US , 1989

drive-timenounthe hours of the morning and afternoon weekday commute, prime time on radioUS , 1982

drive-upnouna fresh arrival at prisonUS , 1990

drivewaynouna scenic road, often in a city, landscaped and planted

CANADA , 1958

drizzlesnoundiarrhoeaUS , 1943

drizzling shitsnoundysenteryUS , 1980

dronounmarijuana grown hydroponicallyUS , 2002

droge; drojenoun 8see:DRAGE

droglenouna dress Gay slangUK , 2002

droidnouna low-level employee who is blindly loyal to his employer

US , 1980

dromenounin circus and carnival usage, a motordromeUS , 1981

dronenoun1a sluggard, a tedious personUK , 1529.2in hospital usage, a medical studentUS , 1994

drone cagenouna private railway carriageUS , 1946

dronedadjectivesimultaneously intoxicated on alcohol and marijuana A blend of ‘drunk’ and ‘stoned’US , 1997

dronernouna boring, spiritless person; an objectionable personUS , 1943

drongonoun1a fool; a hopeless individual Originally Royal Australian Air Force slang for ‘a recruit’ Said in an early RAAF source to be named after the ‘(spangled) drongo’ (a large clumsy flying bird), but drongos are not particularly large (smaller than a pigeon), and while they are somewhat aerobatic and erractic flyers they are certainly not clumsy Otherwise it has been suggested that it is an allusion to a racehorse named Drongo which gained notoriety for never winning a race and was used as a character in

satirical political cartoons in the Melbourne Herald in the 1920s,

which may be true despite the gap of 20 yearsAUSTRALIA , 1941.2a new recruit to the Royal Australian Air ForceAUSTRALIA , 1941

drongoadjectivefoolishAUSTRALIA , 1945

dronkadjectivedrunk From AfrikaansSOUTH AFRICA , 1983

dronkienoun a drunkard From Afrikaans dronk (drunk) SOUTH AFRICA ,

droobnouna hopeless individual A connection with US ‘droop’ (an

obnoxious person) is highly suspect as there is nothing to suggest

that this uncommon Americanism was ever known in Australia

AUSTRALIA , 1933

droognoun1a ruffian; a henchman Derives from the sense as

‘friend’ in the novel and play A Clockwork Orange by Anthony

Burgess (1917–93) and the subsequent film by Stanley Kubrick

(1928–99); combined to some degree withDRONE(a tedious

person)AUSTRALIA , 1967.2a good friendUS , 1971

droogsnoundrugs An affected mispronunciationUK , 2001

droolnounnonsense; drivel Punning on conventional ‘drivel’ and

‘dribble’US , 1900

drooling the drool of regret into the pillow of remorseused

as a humorous comment on a person who has not performed up

to their expectation Coined and popularised by ESPN’s Keith

OlbermanUS , 1997

droolin’ with schoolin’adjectivesaid of an overly diligent student

Teen slang, now thought to be obsoleteUS , 1944

drool valuenounsexual attractivenessAUSTRALIA , 1996

droopnouna socially inept personUS , 1932

droop-snootnicknamethe supersonic airliner Concorde After the

fact that the plane’s nose could be lowered Borrowed from an

earlier (1945) description of any aircraft with a downward-pointing

noseUK , 1984

droopyadjectivedispirited, dejected, sulkyUS , 1955

droopy-drawersnoun1a person, especially a child, with trousers

that are too large on a comic scaleUS , 1931.2a slovenly or

incompetent person JocularUK , 1939

drooth; drouthnouna great thirst; a thirsty person; a drunk From a

dialect variation of ‘drought’UK: SCOTLAND , 1911

dropnoun1in espionage or a criminal enterprise, a place where

goods, documents or money is left to be picked up later by a

confederateUS , 1922.2a place where stolen goods or other criminal

material may be temporarily storedUS , 1922.3a bribeUK , 1931.4in

horse racing, a cash-handling error that favours the racetrackUS ,

1982.5the place where players who are invited to an illegal dice

game are told where the game will be heldUS , 1964.6the ingestion

of a drugUS , 1975.7LSD From the verb sense (to consume drugs),

especially as ‘drop acid’UK , 1998.8an attractive woman Mimicking

the language of wine connoisseursAUSTRALIA , 1957.9the act of

execution by hanging Derives from: ‘the new drop; a contrivance

for executing felons at Newgate, by means of a platform, which

drops from under them’ The condemned prisoner would then

‘drop’ to the end of a rope Also recorded as ‘the last drop’UK , 1958.

10an orphanUS , 1970.11in a casino, the amount of money taken

in from betting customersUS , 1935 < get the drop on

someone; have the drop on someoneto get, or have, an

advantage over someone Originally, and still, ‘to be quicker

drawing a gun than your opponent’US , 1867

dropverb1to swallow, to ingest (a drug) A favourite word of the

LSD culture, but popular for other drugs of abuse before and

since; if used without a direct object, almost certainly referring to

LSDUS , 1961.2to kill, especially by shooting In various uses and

combinations ‘drop’ means ‘to die’ or ‘to finish’ This variant is

pro-activeUK , 1726.3to bribeUK , 1956.4to release a music recording

UK , 1991.5to lose (especially money) An example of C19 flash

slang that has survivedUK , 1676.6to cash a forged chequeUK , 1956.

7to give moneyUK , 1974.8to break off a romantic relationship with

someoneAUSTRALIA , 1962.9to perform oral sex on a womanUS , 1997.

10to fartAUSTRALIA , 1987.11to knock down with a punchAUSTRALIA ,

1954.12in pool, to hit (a ball) into a pocketUS , 1993.13to cause a

car to suddenly drop almost to the ground by use of hydraulic lifts

US , 1980.14to include a tune in a sequence of recorded dance

musicUK , 2002 < drop a bangerto blunder; to make a mistake,

especially one of some consequence FromBANGERS(the testicles);

a variation ofDROP A BOLLOCK UK , 1961 < drop a bollock; drop a

ballockto make a mistake, especially one of some consequence

Derives fromDROP A BRICK(to make a mistake) combined with

BOLLOCKS(the testicles)UK , 1942 < drop a bomb; drop one1to

fartUK , 1998.2to defecateUS , 2001 < drop a bombshellto reveal

a great and shocking surprise < drop a brickto make a

faux pas UK , 1923 < drop a bundleto give birthNEW ZEALAND , 1948.

< drop a clangerto make a mistake, especially in a social context A variation ofDROP A BOLLOCK, based onCLANGERS(the testicles)UK , 1942 < drop a deuceto defecate From the children’s toilet vocabulary:NUMBER TWO(defecation)US , 2003.

< drop a dimeto make a telephone call, especially to the police

to inform on someone From the days when the price of a call from a pay phone was a dimeUS , 1966 < drop a goolieto make

a mistake A figurative use ofGOOLIES(the testicles); a direct equiv-alent toDROP A BOLLOCK UK , 1961 < drop a jewel; drop jewelsto create rap music or lyricsUS , 1991 < drop a lugto confront someone about their conduct; to insultUS , 1973 < drop a name

to inform on a criminal or suspectUS , 1990 < drop a nickelto become involved in somethingUS , 1953 < drop a sprogto give birth Combines ‘drop’ (to give birth, usually of an animal) with

SPROG(a baby)UK , 1987 < drop an oar in the waterto make a mistake From rhyming slang,OARS AND ROWLOCKSforBOLLOCKS; this is an elaboration and variation ofDROP A BOLLOCK UK , 1998.

< drop beadsto unintentionally disclose your homosexualityUS ,

1970 < drop bottomto set the bass levels on a car stereo system

at a high levelUS , 2003 < drop footto dance without restraint

JAMAICA , 1996 < drop off the twigto dieAUSTRALIA , 1974 < drop scienceto explain, to educate, to make senseUS , 1992 < drop some ironto spend moneyUS , 1987 < drop someone in itto get someone blamed and into trouble EuphemisticDROP IN THE

SHIT UK , 1991 < drop the bucket on someoneto expose someone’s misdeeds; to get someone into trouble The ‘bucket’ is

a full sanitary bin, in other words, to ‘put someone in the shit’

AUSTRALIA , 1950 < drop the hammer1at the start of a drag race,

to release (engage) the clutch in a sudden and forceful moveUS ,

1965.2to accelerateUS , 1976 < drop the hookto arrestUS , 1953.

< drop the kids offto defecateUS , 2003 < drop the kids off

at the poolto defecateUK , 2002 < drop themof a woman, to readily remove her knickers as a practical necessity for sexual activity, and thus said to be symbolic of a woman’s sexual avail-abilityUK , 1984 < drop trouas a prank, to lower your trousers, bend over and expose your buttocks to the worldUS , 1966 < drop your bundleto lose one’s composure; to go to piecesAUSTRALIA ,

1847 < drop your candyto make a serious mistakeUS , 1908.

< drop your gutsto fartAUSTRALIA , 1978 < drop your handbag

to fart A variation onDROP YOUR GUTS Royal Navy slangUK , 1989.

< drop your lunchto fartAUSTRALIA , 1985

drop-deadadverbextremelyAUSTRALIA , 1997

drop dead!used as a contemptuous expression of dismissal; go away!UK , 1934

drop-downnounin horse racing, a horse that has been moved down a class or down in claiming priceUS , 1990

drop edge of yondernouna near-death conditionUS , 1939

drop gunnouna gun that is not registered and not capable of being traced, and thus placed by the police in the vicinity of someone whom they have shot to justify the shootingUS , 1987

drop-innoun1in computing, characters added as a result of a voltage irregularity or system malfunctionUS , 1991.2a temporary visitorAUSTRALIA , 1982

drop inverbin surfing, to start a ride on a wave already occupied by another surfer or other surfersAUSTRALIA , 1985

drop it!stop!, especially as an injunction to stop talking or fooling

UK , 1847

drop-kicknoun1the vagina Formed as an extension of rhyming slang, ‘punt’ forCUNT AUSTRALIA , 1983.2by extension from the pre-vious sense, a fool, especially an annoying or contemptible fool

AUSTRALIA , 1986.3by extension, something that is frustrating or annoyingAUSTRALIA , 1992

dropliftingnounan act of secretly placing your own CDs in the display racks of a music retailerUK , 2003

drop offverbto go to sleepUK , 1820

drop-outnouna person who has withdrawn from formal education

or mainstream society Usage is conventional but the company that the word keeps gives it the aura of unconventionalityUK , 1930

drop outverbto withdraw from school, college, university or mainstream society

droppernoun1a gambler who can be counted on to lose a lot of

moneyUS , 1963.2a criminal who cashes a forged chequeUK , 1956.

3a paid killerUS , 1962

dropperverbto inject a drug intravenouslyUK , 1998

droppingnounthe criminal act of passing forged chequesUK , 1956

dropping!in foot-propelled scootering, a warning shout used when

a jump has gone wrongUK , 2000

drop-shortnounan artillery soldierAUSTRALIA , 1954

dropsticknounpickpocketing West Indian slangUK , 1977

dropsynouna cash bribe, or other money the taxman doesn’t know

about The money is ‘dropped’ in the pocket or handUK , 1930

drop-the-hankynouna pickpocketing scheme in which the victim

is distracted when an attractive woman member of the

pickpocketing team drops a handkerchief or other small object

which the victim stoops to recoverUS , 1954

drop-topnouna car with a convertible roofUS , 1973

drop your cocks and pull up your socks!used for awakening a

sleeping man or men A variation ofHANDS OFF COCKS – FEET IN

SOCKS!Originally used by drill instructors to military recruitsUS , 1962

droveadjectivevery angryUS , 1992

Drover’s Guidenounan imaginary publication that is cited as a

source of rumoursAUSTRALIA , 1959

drownverb1in oil drilling, to contaminate a well with flooding salt

waterUS , 1954.2to lose heavily gamblingUS , 1974

drowningnounthe criminal act of gaining entry to a property with

the intent to commit theft by claiming to work for a water

supplierUK , 1998

drown-proofingnounin navy training, an exercise involving

extended periods of treading water, especially while restrained to

some degreeUS , 1987

drowsy highnouna central nervous system despressant From the

effects of intoxicationUK , 1998

druck steamingadjectivedrunk What a druck is or why it should be

steamed is a mystery that defeats sober logicUK , 2002

’druffnoundandruffUK , 1996

drug; drugg; druggedadjectivedispleased, annoyedUS , 1946

drug-fucknouna drug-addict, a junkieUK , 2002

drug-fuckedadjectiveincapacitated from taking drugsAUSTRALIA , 1991

druggedadjectivepatently stupidUS , 1991

druggie; druggynouna drug user, abuser or addictUS , 1966

druggonouna drug user or addictAUSTRALIA , 1989

drugheadnouna drug addict; a serious abuser of narcoticsUS , 1968

drug monkeynouna heavy user of drugsUK , 2003

drugolanoun1a bribe in the form of drugs given to encourage play

of a particular record on the radioUS , 1973.2bribes paid to police

by drug dealersUS , 1997

drugstore cowboynouna young man who loiters in or around a

drugstore for the purpose of meeting womenUS , 1923

drugstore dicenouninexpensive shop-bought dice, not milled to

casino-level tolerancesUS , 1962

drugstore handicapnounin horse racing, a race in which drugs

have been given to enhance performanceUS , 1948

drugstore racenounin horse racing, a race in which a number of

the horses involved have been drugged for enhanced or

diminished performanceUS , 1960

drug upadjectivedragged up (poorly brought up) Deliberately

illiterate to mimic its contextUK , 1984

druidnoun1the promoter of a drag racing eventUS , 1965.2a priest

IRELAND , 1958

druid dustnouna narcotic herb that, when smoked as a marijuana

substitute, produces a gentle euphoria Druidism is an ancient

religion associated with Wales and Stonehenge in the county of

Wiltshire; the latter especially is particularly popular with people

who are probably marijuana smokers

drukverbto stabSOUTH AFRICA , 1972

drumnoun1a place of business or residence, a house, a home, a flat, etcUK , 1846.2by extension from the previous sense, a brothel

AUSTRALIA , 1879.3by extension, a cellUK , 1909.4a safeUS , 1912.

5reliable information; inside informationAUSTRALIA , 1915.6in horse racing, reliable inside informationAUSTRALIA , 1989.7the face Rhyming slang, from ‘drum ’n’ bass’ (an electronic music genre)

UK , 2001 < run a drum(of a racehorse) to run a winning race, as tipped or expected Used in negative contextsAUSTRALIA , 1933

drumverb1to steal from unoccupied premises Probably from an earlier sense (not recorded until 1933) ‘to reconnoitre for the

purposes of theft by knocking – drumming – on the door of a

targeted premises’UK , 1925.2to inform someone about something

AUSTRALIA , 1919.3to drive a vehicle at speedUK , 1981

drum and fife; drummondnoun1a wife Rhyming slangUK , 2003.

2a knife Rhyming slangUK , 1960

drummed out of the Gestapo for crueltyadjectiveunduly authoritarian, especially when applied to a senior police officerUK , 1999

drummernoun1a housebreaker, especially one who steals from unoccupied premises; a confidence trickster who poses as a door-to-door salesman or similarUK , 1856.2a poker player who plays only with good hands or good odds favouring his hand A play on the operative adjective ofTIGHTused to describe such a playerUS ,

1988.3a railway yard conductorUS , 1946

drummienouna drum-majoretteSOUTH AFRICA , 1972

drummingnoundaylight-theft from empty premises FromDRUM(to steal from empty premises)UK , 1956

drumsticknouna leg, especially a shapely female legUK , 1770

d-runkadjectivedrunkUS , 2001

drunkalognounin twelve-step recovery programmes such as Alcoholics Anonymous, a long story recounted at a programme meeting, dwelling on the addiction and its manifestations rather than recoveryUS , 1998

drunkardnouna passenger train running late on a Saturday night

US , 1977

drunk as a cuntadjectivevery drunk Presumed to date from a late C19 variation of the traditional folk song ‘Seven Drunken Nights’:

‘Oh, you’re drunk, you’re drunk, you stupid old cunt / You’re drunk

as a cunt can be’UK , 1984

drunk as a lordadjectivebeing in a state of drunkenness One of the more notable similes for ‘drunk’UK , 1796

drunk as a skunkadjectivevery drunk Derives not from the charac-teristics of a skunk but, most likely, simply from the rhyme; or possibly as a slurring ofDRUNK AS A CUNT Widely knownUK , 2002

drunk as a thousand dollarsadjectivevery drunkCANADA , 1989

drunk as Chloeadjectivevery drunk The identity of the apparently besozzled Chloe is a mysteryAUSTRALIA , 1892

drunk as Cooter Brownadjectivevery drunkUS , 1953

drunkathonnouna session of excessive drinkingUK , 2003

drunk bumpsnounsmall bumps delineating lanes on motorways and roads So named because of their role in alerting drunk drivers that they are straying out of their laneUS , 1992

drunkenadjective(used of a wink in tiddlywinks) behaving unpredictablyUS , 1977

drunken forestnounin the permafrost area of northern Canada, trees tilted in many directions by natural forces and not held by their shallow root systemsCANADA , 1957

drunkienounan alcoholicUK , 1861

drunkometernounany device used to measure a motorist’s blood alcohol contentUS , 1962

drunk tanknouna jail cell where drunk prisoners are detainedUS , 1947

drunk wagonnouna police van used for rounding up public drunks

US , 1970

druthers

drynoun1an instance of an actor forgetting the linesUK , 1945.2a

politician who espouses economic caution, especially a

Conservative under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher Coined as

an antonym forWET(a middle-of-the-road politician)UK , 1983 < on

the dryin a state of refraining from drinking any alcoholUS , 1957.

< the Drythe dry season in Australia’s tropical northAUSTRALIA ,

1908

dryverbof an actor, to forget your lines during a performanceUK , 1934

dryadjective1of a heavy drinker or alcoholic, doing without alcohol,

not drinking, nor under the influence of alcoholUK , 2002.2without

moneyUS , 1942

dryadverbin a simulated mannerUS , 1975

dry as a dead dingo’s dongeradjectiveextremely dry; extremely

thirsty; parched That is, as dry ‘as the penis of a dead dingo’ (a

native dog living in arid regions)AUSTRALIA , 1971

dry as a kookburra’s kyberadjectiveextremely dry, parched

AUSTRALIA , 1971

dry as a Pommy’s toweladjectiveextremely dry; extremely thirsty;

parched From the notion that English people do not wash, a

stereotype long held in AustraliaAUSTRALIA , 1987

dry as a whore’s cunt on Sunday morningadjectiveextremely

dry, especially of exploratory oil drillingsUS , 1985

dry ballsnounan ache in the testicles from sexual activity not

resulting in ejaculationBAHAMAS , 1982

dry bathnounin prison, a strip searchUK , 1933

dry cleanverbto wash your body with just a face clothTRINIDAD AND

TOBAGO , 2003

dry clean Methodistnouna Christian belonging to a church that

does not practise full-immersion baptismUS , 1970

dry drunknouna person who behaves like an alcoholic even though

they are abstaining from drinking A term used in twelve-step

recovery programmes such as Alcoholics AnonymousUS , 1998

dry Dutch couragenoundrugsUS , 1987

dry-eyeadjectiveconcealing any emotional reactionBAHAMAS , 1982

dry-fire; dry-snapverbto practise shooting a pistol without live

ammunitionUS , 1957

dryfootnounin a Nova Scotia fishing village, a person who never

goes fishingCANADA , 1985

dry fucknounsex simulated while clothedUS , 1938

dry-fuckverb1to stimulate or pantomime sexual intercourse while

clothedUS , 1935.2to penetrate a vagina or rectum without benefit

of lubricantUS , 1979

dry goodsnounclothingUS , 1851

drygulchverbto ambushUS , 1930

drygulchernounan outlaw who would hide in small canyons and

ambush travellersUS , 1930

dryhandedadjectiveinordinately proud, snobbishUS , 1947

dry heavesnounnon-productive vomiting or retchingUS , 1991

dry highnounmarijuanaUS , 1977

dry holenouna military operation based on poor intelligence and

producing no resultsUS , 1990

dry hootnouna marijuana cigarette rolled tight and not lit but

sniffedCANADA , 2002

dry-humpverbto simulate sexual intercourse while clothedUS , 1964

dry laynounsexual intercourse simulated through clothingUS , 1951

dry outverb1to undergo a course of treatment designed to break

dependence on alcoholUS , 1908.2to detoxify from heroin addiction

US , 1966

dry rootnoun1an act of simulated sexual intercourse while clothed

AUSTRALIA , 1979.2sex without the benefit of lubricationNEW ZEALAND ,

1998

dry-rootverbto simulate sexual intercourse while clothedAUSTRALIA ,

2000

dry rub

dry runnoun1a trip to court in which nothing happensUS , 1997.2a false alarmUS , 1959

dry shitenouna boring individualIRELAND , 1995

dry snitchnouna person who unintentionally or indirectly but intentionally betrays or informs on anotherUS , 1989

dry-snitchverbto betray or inform on someone either unintentionally or indirectly but intentionallyUS , 1967

dry upnounto inject a drug intravenously Probably a variation of

DRAW UP UK , 2003

dry upverbto stop talking Often used as an imperativeUS , 1853

dry waternounin Nova Scotia, an area formerly covered by water but silted inCANADA , 1999

D/snounin Sado-masochistic sex, domination and submissionUS , 1995

D’snounDayton tire rimsUS , 1997

DTnoun1a police officer on a street crime beatUS , 1985.2heroinUK , 2003

DTKadjectivehandsome, dressed sharply An abbreviation of ‘down

to kill’, ‘down’ meaning ‘ready’ and ‘kill’ in the figurative senseUS , 1967

d to dadjectivedoor to doorUK , 1985

D townnickname1Dallas, TexasUS , 1998.2Denver, ColoradoUS , 1986

DTRnoun a conversation in which two people define their

relation-shipUS , 2002

DTsnoun1delirium tremens, the withdrawal symptoms of an alcohol

or drug addictionUS , 1857.2a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks Standing forDICK TOGS AUSTRALIA , 2003

dunounused as a term of address in male-to-male greetings An abbreviation of the already shortDUDE US , 2000

dualnouna person who is willing to play either the sadist or masochist role in a sadomasochism encounterUS , 1979

dual sack timenountime spent sleeping with someoneUS , 1946

Duane Eddysnouncash money Rhyming slang forREADIES, formed from the name of US guitarist Duane Eddy (b.1938)UK , 2004

dubnoun1the last part of a marijuana cigarette that is possible to smokeUS , 1989.2a cigarette, especially when used to extend a marijuana cigaretteUS , 1975.3a car wheel rim Usually in the plural

US , 2002.4the Western Hockey League in CanadaCANADA , 1991.5a twenty-dollar note An abbreviation ofDOUBLE SAWBUCK US , 1981.6an incompetent and inferior personUS , 1887

Dubnicknamesomeone from DublinIRELAND , 1996

dubverb1to have sex withUS , 1997.2to close, to lock up Prison use, from the obsolete sense (a key)UK , 1753.3to criticise, or otherwise dismiss, in speech Teen slangUK , 2003

dubbernouna cigaretteUS , 1975

dubbiesnounthe female breastsUS , 1966

dubbonouna fool From the country town Dubbo, seen as a place

of country bumpkinsAUSTRALIA , 1973

dub-dub-dubnounthe World Wide Web (www) A spoken shortening

UK , 2003

dub dub dubverbto contact or use the internet By ellipsis of each initial in the conventional abbreviation for World Wide WebUK , 2005

dubesnouna central nervous system stimulantUK , 1983

dubichnouna marijuana cigaretteUS , 1997

Dublinnounany neighourhood populated by large numbers of Irish immigrantsUS , 1963

dubsnountwenty dollars; something sold for twenty dollarsUS , 2001

DubyanicknameGeorge W Bush, 43rd President of the US A deliberately Texan pronunciation of ‘W’, necessarily included in his name during the presidential campaign of 1999 and 2000 to differentiate him from his father George Bush, 41st President of

ducatnounin prison, a written order given to a prisoner for an

appointmentUS , 1926

ducatsnounmoneyUS , 1866

duchessnoun1a wife An affectionate title, adopted from ‘the wife

of a duke’ (the highest hereditary rank of nobility), originally given

to costermongers’ wives, perhaps in relation to the coster-royalty of

Pearly Kings and Queens May be a shortened form ofDUCHESS OF

FIFE, or extended fromDUTCH(a spouse)UK , 1895.2a girlfriendUS ,

1945.3a female member of a youth gangUS , 1993.4a

comfortably-off or grandly well-appointed homosexual manUK , 2002

duchessverbto treat as a VIPAUSTRALIA , 1956

Duchess of Fifenouna wife Rhyming slang; often suggested as the

origin ofDUTCH(a wife) and/orDUCHESS UK , 1961

Duchess of Teck; duchessnouna cheque Rhyming slang, formed

from the title of Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria Mary

(‘Princess May’) of Teck (1867–1953), queen consort of George V,

or from her mother, Princess Mary Adelaide, who was entitled

Duchess of Teck from 1871 The husband,DUKE OF TECK, serves the

same purpose in slangUK , 1960

Duchess of Yorknounpork Rhyming slang, not recorded until after

Sarah (‘Fergie’) Ferguson (b.1959) became Duchess of York in 1986

UK , 1992

ducknoun1in cricket, a score of zero/nought A shortening of the

original term ‘duck’s egg’ which derived from the shape of 0

written in the scorebookUK , 1868.2an unrelentingly gullible and

trusting person; an odd person Prison usageUS , 1848.3in pool, a

shot that cannot be missed or a game that cannot be lostUS , 1990.

4an attractive target for a robberyUS , 1965.5a stolen car discovered

by police through serendipitous checking of number plates An

abbreviation ofSITTING DUCK US , 1970.6a portable urinal for male

hospital patientsUS , 1980.7a prison sentence of two years Probably

from the shape of 2US , 1990.8in a deck of playing cards, a twoUS ,

1988.9a surfer who lingers in the water, rarely catching a waveUS ,

1991.10an admission ticket for a paid event An abbreviation of

DUCAT US , 1945.11a firefighter New York police slangUS , 1997.

12inexpensive wine An abbreviation and then generic use of Cold

Duck, a sparkling red wine that was extremely popular in the

1960s and 70sUS , 1972.13used as a term of address, usually an

endearment Also used in the plural since 1936UK , 1590

duckverb1to avoidUS , 1864.2in pool, to miss a shot or lose a game

intentionally to mislead an opponent as to your true abilityUS , 1993.

< duck a datein circus and carnival usage, to fail to perform as

scheduledUS , 1981 < duck and diveto avoid or evade, especially

with regard to legality or responsibility; to dodge work, to shirk;

hence, to avoid regular employment but make a living

nevertheless Rhyming slang forSKIVE(to avoid or evade)UK , 1960.

< duck arsewhen smoking, to wet the cigarette end with saliva

Probably a back-formation fromDUCK’S ARSE, changing ‘duck’ from

‘a bird’ to a verbUK , 1968

duckbillnounan experimental 12-gauge shotgun tested by US Navy

SEALS in VietnamUS , 1991

duck bucketnounin poker, a poor hand that wins a pot, especially a

pair of twosUS , 1996

duck buttnoun1a short personUS , 1939.2a hair-style popular in the

early 1950s, in which the hair was tapered and curled on the nape

of the neck like the feathers of a duck’s tailUS , 1955

duck butternounsmegma or other secretions that collect on and

around the genitalsUS , 1933

duck daynounthe day when a member of the US armed forces is

honourably discharged An allusion to the US armed forces

insignia designating honourable discharge known as theRUPTURED

DUCK US , 1946

duck-diveverbin surfing, to push the nose of the surfboard down

under a breaking waveUS , 1988

duck eggnouna fool Possibly from the cricketing term which

derives fromDUCK(zero)UK , 2003

duck factorynounan area of marsh where ducks nestCANADA , 1964

duck-fucker a lazy person

duckhousenoun< one up against your duckhousesomething

to your detriment; one against youAUSTRALIA , 1933

duck out; duck out ofverbto avoid responsibility; to fail to attend

a meeting An elaboration ofDUCK(to avoid)UK , 1984

duck pluckernounused as a euphemism for ‘motherfucker’US , 1976

duck restnouna poor night’s sleepBARBADOS , 1965

ducksnounmoney An abbreviation ofDUCATS US , 1997

ducks and drakesnoun delirium tremens Rhyming slang forSHAKES

AUSTRALIA , 1967

ducks and geesenounthe policeAUSTRALIA , 1966

duck’s arse; duck’s assnoun1a hairstyle popular in the early 1950s, especially among Teddy Boys; the hair was tapered and curled on the nape of the neck like the feathers of a duck’s tail Also widely known by the initialsDA, and occasionally by the euphemistic ‘duck’s anatomy’UK , 1955.2a cigarette end that is over-moistened with a smoker’s salivaUK , 1993.3an informant Rhyming slang forGRASS(an informant), probably formed during the 1950s when the ‘duck’s arse’ hairstyle was in fashionUK , 1950s.

< tighter than a duck’s arsevery drunk or drug-intoxicated

An oddly mixed metaphorUK , 2002

duck’s disease; ducks’ disease; duck-diseasenounshortness of stature, especially applied to short legs A humorous reference to

an anatomical characteristic of ducksUK , 1925

duck’s gutsnoun1troubleBARBADOS , 1965.2something superlative

AUSTRALIA , 1979

duck shovingnounthe passing of a problem on to anotherNEW ZEALAND , 1984

duck’s nestnounin oil drilling, a brick-lined hole under a boiler that enhances combustionUS , 1954

duck soupnounan easy task; a cinchUS , 1902

duck suitnouna brown and tan camouflage suit, not dissimilar to the suit worn by a duck hunter, issued to US special forces in Vietnam The colours were not particularly suited for Vietnam and the suits were largely rejected by the troopsUS , 1953

duck tailnoun1a hair-style popular in the early 1950s in which a boy’s hair was tapered and curled on the nape of the neck like the feathers of a duck’s tailUS , 1943.2an unruly South African youth

SOUTH AFRICA , 1959

DuckynicknameLe Duc Tho (1911–1990), North Vietnamese poli-tician, who declined the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize which he won jointly with Dr Henry Kissinger of the USUS , 1991

duckyadjectiveattractive, goodUS , 1901

ducky; duckienounused as a term of address Originally in general use, especially by women; from mid-C20, usage by men is often affected, implying homosexualityUK , 1819

ductnouncocaine An abbreviation ofC-DUCT US , 1986

dudnouna worthless or unsuccessful person or thing, a failure Originally, ‘an unexploded bomb or shell’UK , 1915

dudverbto fool or deceive; to swindleAUSTRALIA , 1970

dudadjectiveworthless, useless, unsatisfactoryUK , 1903

dud bashnounan unsatisifying sexual partnerAUSTRALIA , 1967

duddernouna swindler; a con artistAUSTRALIA , 1988

dudenoun1a regular fellow In the US, the term had this vague sense in the hippie culture, and then a much more specific sense

in the 1970s and 80sUS , 1883.2used as a term of address, young male to young maleUS , 1945.3a railway conductorUS , 1946

DudenicknameLenny Dykstra (b 1963), a playing and hard-living center fielder and leadoff hitter in baseball (1985–1996)US , 1989

dudeadjectivewell-dressedBAHAMAS , 1982

dude upverbto dress upUS , 1899

Dudleynouna beginner gamblerUS , 2003

Dudley Do-Right; Dudley Dogoodernounthe epitome of a sincere, moral, upstanding citizen, despised by those who live on

the Mounties first aired in 1961 as a segment on the Rocky and

Friends Show US , 1990

Dudley Moore; dudleynouna sore, hence any kind of

uncomfortable skin condition Rhyming slang, formed from the

name of a British actor, comedian and jazz-musician, 1935–2002

UK , 1992

dudly; dudleyadjective(used of a boy) extremely boring Valley girl

slangUS , 1982

dud rootnounan unsatisifying sexual partnerAUSTRALIA , 1985

dudsnoun1clothingUK , 1307.2fake drugs FromDUD (a worthless

thing)UK , 1996

duenounthe residue left in a pipe after smoking crack cocaineUS ,

1989

dueadjectiveof a professional criminal, considered likely to be

arrested whether or not actually responsible for the crime in

questionUK , 1996

due-backnounsomething that is borrowed, such as a cigarette, with

an expectation of a ultimate return of the favourUS , 1951

Duesienouna Duesenberg carUS , 1965

duffnounthe buttocks, the rump Although first recorded in the UK,

modern usage began in the US in 1939UK , 1840 < up the duff

pregnant Perhaps from ‘duff’ (pudding)AUSTRALIA , 1941

duffverbto escapeUS , 1963

duffadjectiveno good, inferior, uselessUK , 1953

duffel dragnounthe final morning of a soldier’s service in Vietnam

US , 1991

duffernoun1a doltish old man In recent times, the term has come

to take on an emphasis on ageUK , 1730.2an incompetent, a

person of no ability Possibly from Scots doofart (a stupid person)

UK , c.1730

Duff’s Ditchnounthe Red River floodway, built 1962–68 when Duff

Roblin was PremierCANADA , 1987

duff upverbto beat up, to assault someoneUK , 1961

duffynoun1a spasm feigned by a drug addict in the hope of

eliciting sympathy from a physicianUS , 1973.2a doltish old man A

variation ofDUFFER UK , 2002

duffy; duffieverbto leave quickly A simpler version ofTAKE IT ON

THE ARTHUR DUFFY US , 1945

duggyadjectivedressed in styleUS , 1993

dugongsthe female breastsUK , 1985

Dugout DougnicknameGeneral Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) of

the US ArmyUS , 1982

duhnounan offensive, despicable person; a clumsy person; a socially

awkward person From the expression of disgust at someone’s

stupiditySOUTH AFRICA , 1976

duh!used for expressing disgust at the stupidity of what has just

been said A single syllable with a great deal of attitudeUS , 1963

duh-brainnouna stupid person Extended from duhUK , 2006

duji; doogie; doojienounheroinUS , 1960

dukenoun1a regular fellow; a tough guyUS , 1939.2poor quality

tobacco issued by the State of California to prisoners Named after

former California Governor Deukmejian (1983–91)US , 1989.3in

card games, a hand (of cards)US , 1967

Dukenoun1a Ducati motorcycleUK , 1979.2a socially inept person

US , 1983

Dukenickname1Edwin Donald Snider (b.1926) Snider played center

field for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams of

the 1950s and was the most powerful hitter in the Dodgers’

line-up He was more formally known as the ‘Duke of Flatbush’US , 1969.

2the film actor John Wayne, 1907–79US , 2001

dukeverb1to fight with fistsUS , 1935.2to giveUS , 1973.3to allowUS ,

2001.4to fool; to deceiveUS , 1975.5to have sexUS , 1993.6to

short-change someone by palming a coin given as part of the short-change

US , 1981

duke breath bad breath

duked outadjectivedressed upUS , 1938

Duke of Argylenouna file (a tool) Rhyming slangUK , 1992

Duke of Argyles; the dukenounhaemorrhoids Rhyming slang for

‘piles’UK: SCOTLAND , 1988

Duke of Kentnounrent Rhyming slang, no earlier than C20UK , 1932

Duke of Kentadjectivebent (in all senses) Rhyming slangUK , 1992

Duke of Montrosenounthe nose Glasgow rhyming slangUK: SCOTLAND , 1988

Duke of Teck; dukenouna cheque Rhyming slangUK , 1960

Duke of Yorknoun1a cork Rhyming slangUK , 1931.2talk Rhyming slangUK , 1992.3a fork Rhyming slangUK , 1992

duke onverbto giveUS , 1967

dukernouna person inclined to fightUS , 1979

dukesnoun1the hands; fists The singular is ‘duke’, or variant

‘dook’, which is probably rhyming slang, formed onDUKE OF YORK

for ‘forks’ (the fingers)US , 1859.2cut-off blue jean shorts An abbreviation ofDAISY DUKES US , 1996

duke shotnounany method by which a carnival game operator allows a customer to win a rigged gameUS , 1985

duke’s mixturenoun1a person of mixed raceUS , 1961.2a random conglomerationUS , 1914

dukeynoun1a brown paper lunch bag Chicago slangUS , 1986.2in the circus, a lunch prepared for circus workers on long train journeys between townsUS , 1980.3in circus and carnival usage, a meal ticket or book of meal ticketsUS , 1981 8see:DOOKIE

dukey ropenouna gold chain necklaceUS , 1989

dukey runnounin the circus, a long train ride between showsUS , 1980

dukynounan operator of a DUKW bargeANTARCTICA , 1966

dull and dowdyadjectivecloudy Rhyming slang, that can refer to poorly conditioned beer as well as the weatherUK , 1992

dull as arseadjectivevery boring, extremely dullUK , 2002

dullsvillenounthe epitome of a boring existenceUS , 1960

Dullsville, Ohionounanywhere other than Las VegasUS , 1985

dumb as a mud fenceadjectivevery stupidUS , 2004

dumb assnoun1a stupid personUS , 1958.2stupidityUS , 1972 < eat

up with the dumb assvery stupidUS , 1984

dumb-ass; dumb-assedadjectivestupid, foolish From the noun senseUS , 1957

dumb as two short planksadjectiveused to describe someone who is very stupidCANADA , 1989

dumbbellnouna stupid personUS , 1918

dumb blondenouna stereotypical (perhaps mythical) blonde-haired, sexually attractive woman who is not especially intelligentUS , 1936

dumb bombnouna bomb that must be dropped accurately Back formation from ‘smart bomb’US , 1991

dumbbuttnouna doltUS , 1973

dumb cakenounin Newfoundland, a cake baked and eaten by unmarried women in silenceCANADA , 1998

dumb clucknouna foolAUSTRALIA , 1948

dumb crookernouna social misfitUS , 1963

Dumb Doranounan empty-headed womanUS , 1922

dumb downverbto simplify the content of something so that it can be understood by the general uneducated publicUS , 1933

dumb dustnouncocaine or heroinUS , 1986

dumbfuck; dumb-fucknouna despicable, stupid personUS , 1950

dumbjohnnouna person of no importance, especially a military cadetUS , 1951

dumbonouna dolt, a foolUS , 1932

Dumbonounduring the war in Vietnam, a C-123 US Air Force providerUS , 1989

dumbshit

dumbshitadjectivestupidUS , 1967

dumb socknouna doltUS , 1932

dumbwadnounan imbecileUS , 1978

dum-dumnoun1a soft-core bullet that expands upon impactUK ,

1897.2a simpletonUS , 1937.3Demerol™, a central nervous system

depressantUS , 1984

dummiesnoun1in horse racing, spurs approved for racingAUSTRALIA ,

1989.2imitation drugsUS , 1995

dummkopfnouna dolt; a fool German for ‘dumb-head’US , 1809

dummynoun1a fool; a mentally retarded personUK , 1796.2a mute

US , 1962.3a representative of a corrupt police officer in insurance

fraudUK , 1956.4a feigned injury or illnessUS , 1992.5a substance

other than narcotics sold as narcoticsUS , 1992.6a solitary

confine-ment cell in prisonNEW ZEALAND , 1998.7a train that transports

railway workersUS , 1946.8a wallet From an earlier use as ‘a

pocket-book’UK , 1958.9the penisUS , 1950 < beat your dummy(used of

a male) to masturbateUS , 1977 < on the dummyquietUS , 1971

dummyverbto pack marijuana into a rolled cigarette buttUS , 1965

dummy-chuckernouna swindler who pretends to be the victim of

accidentsUS , 1963

dummy dustnoun1phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as

PCP or angel dustUS , 1977.2cocaineUS , 1992

dummy floggernouna masturbatorUS , 1985

dummy oilnounDemerol™, a branded central nervous system

depressantUS , 1988

dummy sticknouna bamboo stick used to carry baskets on each

end, carried across the shouldersUS , 1965

dummy upverbto stop talking; to be quietUS , 1928

dumpnoun1the buttocksUS , 1973.2an act of defecationUS , 1942.3an

unpleasant place or locationUS , 1899.4in a smuggling operation,

the place where the goods to be smuggled are assembledUS , 1956.

5a ticket returned unsold to a theatre by a ticket agencyUS , 1981.

6a large, unprocessed amount of informationUS , 1991.7a hospital

patient who is transferred from one hospital or nursing home to

anotherUS , 1983.8a mortuary Gallows humour from the Vietnam

warUS , 1991.9a fall from a surfboard, usually caused by a wave’s

impactUS , 1964 < take a dump1to defecateUS , 1942.2to lose a

game intentionally, especially for the purpose of taking advantage

of spectator bettingUS , 1955

dumpverb1to beat; to killUS , 1960.2to assaultUS , 1951.3to break off

a romantic relationship with someoneAUSTRALIA , 1967.4to derive

sexual pleasure from sadistic actsUS , 1957.5in bowling, to release

the ball with the fingers and thumb at the same timeUS , 1969.6to

fall from a surfboard; to be battered by a wave while bodysurfing

AUSTRALIA , 1967.7in motorcyling, to fall to the ground with the

motorcyleUS , 1973.8in hot rodding and drag racing, to damage a

component partially or completelyUS , 1965.9to lose a game

intentionally, especially for the purpose of taking advantage of

spectator bettingUS , 1951.10in horse racing, to bet a large amount

on a horse just before a raceUS , 1951.11to lose a large sum of

money gambling in a short periodUS , 1980.12to vomit after

injecting heroin or a synthetic opiateUS , 1968.13to complete an

illegal drug sale by delivering the drugUS , 1995 < dump it outto

defecateUS , 1990 < dump the clutchin drag racing, to engage

the clutch in a quick and forceful mannerUS , 1970 < dump your

loadto ejaculateNEW ZEALAND , 1998

dumpernoun1a toiletUK , 2003.2an athlete who dumps a game,

intentionally losingUS , 1951.3a person who takes sexual pleasure

from sadistic actsUS , 1957.4an uninspiring, boring experienceUK ,

1983.5a large and dangerous wave that breaks suddenlyAUSTRALIA ,

1920

dumpi; dumpynounthe smallest size (340ml) bottle of beer From

the squat shapeSOUTH AFRICA , 1966

dumpingnouna beating in the context of sadistic sexUS , 1957

dumping tablenouna blackjack table in a casino where players

have been consistently winningUS , 1991

dumpling a fool, a dunce

dump offverb(used of a casino dealer) to overpay a bet made by a confederateUS , 1985

dump outverb(of a casino employee) to lose intentionally as part of

a scheme with a gambler or gamblersUS , 1977

dumpsnounthe female breastsUS , 2001 < down in the dumps

depressed, melancholyUK , 1714 < the dumpsmelancholy Often

in phrases ‘in the dumps’ and ‘down in the dumps’UK , 1714

dump strokenounin pool, the minuscule adjustment to a shot that

a player makes when intentionally missing a shotUS , 1990

dump trucknoun1a court-appointed public defenderUS , 1984.2a car filled with lesbiansUS , 1970.3a prisoner who does not hold up his end of a shared task or relationshipUS , 1989

dumptynouna latrineAUSTRALIA , 1945

dumpyadjective(used of waves) weak, erraticUS , 1988

dunnouna male friendUS , 2002

dunceyadjectivestupidTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1962

duncy; dunceyadjectivefoolish, stupidBARBADOS , 1965

dundusnounan albino West Indian and UK black patoisUK , 1994

dune coonnounan Arab Very offensiveUS , 1984

dunernouna person who enjoys driving dune buggies in the desert

US , 1974

dungareesnounbattle fatigues Marine Corps usage in World War 2 and KoreaUS , 1979

dung beetlenounused by bookmakers for describing a person who thrives on blather or bullshitAUSTRALIA , 1989

dungenouna dentIRELAND , 1997

dungeonnouna nightclub catering to sado-masochistic fetishistsUS , 1996

dunger; dunganounthe penisNEW ZEALAND , 1998

dungoutnounan utter failureNEW ZEALAND , 1995

dungpunchernounthe male playing the active role in anal sex

AUSTRALIA , 1985

dung-scuffernouna cowboy A euphemism forSHITKICKER US , 1974

dunkverbto humiliate in any contextUS , 1999

dunkanouna large posteriorUS , 2002

Dunkirknounwork Rhyming slangUK , 1992

dunky; dunkeynouna condomUK , 1997

Dunlop tyre; dunlopnouna liar Rhyming slangUK , 1992

dunniesnouna toilet blockAUSTRALIA , 1933

dunnit?doesn’t it? A phonetic slurringUK , 1984

dunno; dunna; dunnawdon’t know; I don’t know A phonetic slurringUK , 1842

dunnynoun1a toilet A shortening of dunniken, from British dialect

and cant Thought to be a compound of ‘danna’ (excrement) and

‘ken’ (house) Before the age of septic tanks and flush toilets the

‘dunny’ was a wooden outhouse standing far back from a dwelling The spelling ‘dunnee’ seems only to have been favoured

by Barry Humphries in his Bazza MacKenzie comic strip AUSTRALIA ,

1933.2the vaginaBAHAMAS , 1982.3moneyJAMAICA , 2000

dunny budgienouna blowflyAUSTRALIA , 2003

dunny cannouna sanitary binAUSTRALIA , 1962

dunny cartnouna vehicle for collecting sanitary binsAUSTRALIA , 1963

dunny divernouna plumberNEW ZEALAND , 2002

dunny documentsnountoilet paperAUSTRALIA , 1996

dunny man; dunnymannouna man employed to empty sanitary binsAUSTRALIA , 1962

dunny papernountoilet paperAUSTRALIA , 1987

dunsnounmoneyJAMAICA , 1982

dupenouna duplicateUS , 1891

dupeverbto duplicateUS , 1912

duper