A variation of the familiar rhyming slang ‘brown bread’;UK , 1998 toast racknouna very thin cowNEW ZEALAND , 2002 tobacco juice; tobacco stainnounfaecal stains in the underwear or on a t
Trang 1tin termitesnounrustUK , 1972
tintsnoun1sunglassesUS , 1972.2tinted car windowsUS , 1980
tinynoun1a childAUSTRALIA , 1961.2a very young member of a youth
gangUS , 1981
tiny gangsternouna young member of a youth gangUS , 1989
tiny mindnoun< out of your tiny mind; out of your tinyyou
are crazy, foolish, madUK , 1970
Tiny Timnouna five-pound note; the sum of £5 Rhyming slang for
FLIM,formed on a character in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,
1843UK , 1992
Tio Taconouna Mexican-American who curries favour with the
dominant white culture Literally ‘Uncle Taco’, referring to a
Mexican dish made with a fried corn tortillaUS , 1969
tipnoun1a point of view, an aspect or perspective; a concentration
upon an aspectUK , 1994.2special information conveyed by an
expert or insider; a piece of professional advice; private knowledge,
especially in connection with investment or gamblingUK , 1845.
3that which is ‘tipped’ to win; the probable winner in a raceUK ,
1873.4a dirty or chaotically untidy place Especially applied,
apparently, to teenagers’ bedrooms; from a community site where
rubbish is tippedUK , 1983.5a small group with specific economic
functions, such as a drug-selling enterpriseUS , 1995.6a gangUS , 1990.
7a rubber thong sandalCAYMAN ISLANDS , 1985.8a crowd gathered in
front of a carnival game or showUS , 1968.9a steady, repeating
player in a carnival midway gameUS , 1985
tipverb1to convey expert, inside or specialist information, especially
about a profitable investment or a probable winnerUK , 1883.2to
give a gratuityUK , 1706.3to behave foolishly Gulf war usageUS , 1991.
4to reckon that something will occurAUSTRALIA , 1955.5to perform
oral sex A shortening ofTIP THE VELVET(to kiss with the tongue)UK ,
2002.6to become aware of a swindleUS , 1963 < tip itin trucking,
to drive fastUS , 1946 < tip someone the winkto warn someone;
to privately signal to someoneUK , 1676 < tip the brandyto lick,
suck and tongue another’s anus A combination ofTIP(to perform
oral sex) andBRANDY AND RUM(the buttocks)UK , 2002 < tip the
bucket on someoneto denigrate or criticise someoneAUSTRALIA ,
1986 < tip the gasin drag racing, to fill the petrol tankUS , 1968.
< tip the ivyto lick, suck and tongue another’s anusUK , 2002.
< tip the loadto go to confessionAUSTRALIA , 1989 < tip the
velvet1to kiss with the tongue, especially to ‘tongue a woman’
Based on obsolete ‘velvet’ (the tongue)UK , 1699.2to perform oral
sexUK , 2002.3in homosexual sex, to lick, suck and tongue
another’s anusUK , 1997
tip-fiddlenouna military deployment list Back-formation from
TPFDL (time-phased forces deployment list)US , 2003
tip-offnouna warning; an item of private information A variation
ofTIP UK , 1901
tip offverbto give information to someone, especially about an
impending crimeUS , 1891
tippernouna dump truckUS , 1971
tippety-runnouna form of cricket played by children in which the
person batting has to run every time the ball is hit Also with great
variation as ‘tip-and-go’, ‘tip-and-run’, ‘tippety’, ‘tippety-cricket’,
‘tippety-runs’, ‘tippy-cricket’, ‘tippy-go’, ‘tippy-go-run’, ‘tippy-runs’,
‘tipsy and tipsy-runs’ – and that’s ignoring vast spelling variation
AUSTRALIA , 1983
tipplenoun1alcohol; especially a drink of regular choice From the
conventional verbUK , 1581.2by extension, a recreational drug of
choiceUK , 2000
tippy-toeverbto walk on tiptoe Childish variation of conventional
‘tiptoe’UK , 1901
tipsnounin betting, odds of 11–10UK , 1991
tip-slingernouna person who offers racecourse tipsAUSTRALIA , 1915
tipsternounin horse racing, someone who gives his opinions on
various horses and their chances in a raceUS , 1951
tip-toeverbin motor racing, to manoeuvre carefully through or past
an obstruction or dangerous conditionUS , 1980
tip-top
tip upverbto join a gang, especially a prison gangUS , 2000
tip-up townnouna collection of ice fishing shanties on a lake’s frozen surface The ‘tip-up’ is the small fishing pole used for ice fishing Michigan Upper Pensinula usageUS , 2003
tirenounan apron worn by a young girl to keep her dress clean This very old word – Shakespeare often used it – is still in use in Nova ScotiaCANADA , 1988
tire billynouna short stick with a weighted head used by truck drivers to test the air pressure of their tyresUS , 1971
tiredadjectiveboringUK , 1987
tired and emotionaladjectivedrunk A barbed journalistic euphemism thought to have been coined, or noted in political
use and gleefully adopted, by satirical magazine Private Eye UK , 1981
tire-kicker; tyre-kickernounin the used car business, a customer who studiously inspects the cars for sale, seemingly at the expense
of ever getting around to buying a car Reported by sales assistants
in a UK electrical goods retail chain in August 2002 as meaning ‘a customer who spends a long time looking and fails to make a purchase’US , 1997
tish notenounin circus and carnival usage, counterfeit money, especially when used to pay a prostituteUS , 1981
tissuenoun1crack cocaine The variant ‘tisher’ is also usedUK , 1998.
2(especially in Tasmania) a cigarette paperAUSTRALIA , 1966
tissue odds; tissuenouna betting forecast used by bookmakers From the flimsy paper originally used for this purposeUK , 1942
tiswas; tizwas; tizz-wozznouna state of excitement or confusion Originally Royal Air Force use; possibly a blend of ‘it is/it was’ as a variation of ‘not know if you are coming or going’ or a variation of
TIZZ(an emotional state) From 1974–82 Tiswas was a popular
Saturday morning television programme that demonstrated the qualities of excitement and confusionUK , 1960
titnoun1the female breastUS , 1928.2any finger-touch button such
as on an electric bell; thus any button-like or knobby protruberance that vaguely resembles a nipple Originally military
UK , 1943.3a police officer’s helmet From the shapeUK , 2002.4a fool Often as ‘look a right tit’ or ‘an absolute tit’, and the amusing popular favourite ‘feel a right tit’UK , 1947.5a small raised bump on a computer keyboard key, most commonly the f and j keys, to provide orientation for the user’s fingersUS , 1991 < a tit full of Wild Turkeyused for describing an alcoholic’s fondest sexual fantasyUS , 1994 < get titto succeed in the goal of touching or fondling a girl’s breastsUS , 1974 < on the titenjoying charity, or quasi-charity, in the form of undemanding workUS , 1957
titadjectiveundemanding, easyUS , 1990
tit aboutverbto waste time; to play about; to be engaged in trivial activityUK , 1999
tit and clit chainnouna decorative chain that connects a woman’s pierced nipples and clitorisUS , 1996
titanicnounsomeone who performs oral sex on first acquaintance
A jokey reference to ‘going down’ (performing oral sex) first time out; the RMS Titanic famously sunk on her maiden voyageUK , 2002
titbagnoun1a brassiereUS , 1994.2a fool An elaboration ofTIT(a fool)UK , 2001
titchnicknameapplied to a person of small stature or a little child Derives, via the earlier spelling ‘tich’, from music hall entertainer Little Tich (diminutive comedian Harry Relph, 1868–1928), who took as his stage name the nickname he was given as a child from his resemblance to Arthur Orton, the man who claimed to be the missing heir to an English baronetcy, Richard TichborneUK , 1934
titchyadjectivesmall, of small stature, insignificant FromTITCH UK , 1950
tit-clampnouna device, designed to cause discomfort or pain for sexual stimulation, that is attached to a breast or nippleUK , 1995
tit-for-tatnoun1a reaction equal and opposite to the actionUK , 1556.
2a hat Rhyming slang Can be shortend to ‘titfer’, ‘titfa’ or ‘tit-for’
UK , 1930.3a trade union traitor Rhyming slang forRAT AUSTRALIA , 2002
tit-fucknounan act of rubbing the penis in the compressed
Trang 2tit-fuckverbto rub the penis in the compressed cleavage between a
woman’s breastsUS , 1986
tit-hammocknouna brassiereUK , 1961
titheadnounan idiot Elaboration ofTIT(an idiot) on the pattern of
DICKHEAD(an idiot)UK , 1999
titinounthe female breastTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 2003
tit jointnouna bar or club featuring bare-breasted women servers
US , 1984
tit-kissernouna man sexually obsessed with womenUS , 1977
tit liftnouna procedure in cosmetic surgery to enhance the female
breastUK , 1992
tit magnouna magazine that features pictures of half-naked or
naked women in erotic posesUK , 1976
tit magazinenouna magazine featuring photographs of naked
womenUS , 1972
tit-man; tits-mannouna male with a (declared) primary interest in
a woman’s breasts as a point of attractionUS , 1974
titonouna rand (unit of currency) Teen slang, after South African
Reserve Bank Governor Tito MboweniSOUTH AFRICA , 2003
tit offverbto annoy or to aggravate someoneUK , 1997
tit ringnouna ring that passes through a pierced nippleUS , 1984
tit runnouna walk through a crowd in search of attractive female
breastsUS , 1995
titsnoun1when preceded by a characteristic or adjective, a person
(of either gender) of the type defined by that characteristic or
adjectiveUK , 1997.2heroin Probably fromTITS(exceptionally good)
UK , 2002 < get on someone’s titsto annoy or irritate someone
Used by either genderUK , 1945 < off your titsdrunk or
drug-intoxicatedUK , 2000 < the titsthe best; absolute perfection, mid-C20
titsadjectiveexceptionally goodUS , 1966
tits!used for expressing excitementUS , 1992
tits and ass; tits and arseadjectivesaid of a film, television
programme, or magazine featuring nudityUS , 1965
tits outadverbin an uncompromising fashion, determinedly Office
jargon with a non-gender specific applicationUK , 2005
tits upadjectivedead; out of operation A coarserBELLY-UP, of military
(possibly Royal Air Force) originUK , 1981
tittie twisternouna pinch and twist of the breast, especially the
nippleUS , 1997
tit tipnouna female nippleUS , 1982
tittle-tattleverbto inform on someone A nuance of the
conven-tional sense (to chat, to gossip), perhaps influenced by ‘tell-tale’UK ,
2003
titty; tittienounthe female breastIRELAND , 1922
titty bar; tittie barnouna bar featuring bare-breasted female
servers and/or dancersUS , 1991
titty-deepadjectiveused of a fox hole shallowUS , 1990
titty-fucknounan act of rubbing the penis in the compressed
cleavage between a woman’s breasts Elaboration ofTIT-FUCK US , 1988
titty-fuckverbto rub the penis in the compressed cleavage between
a woman’s breastsUS , 1998
titty hard-onsnounerect nipplesAUSTRALIA , 1996
titty pinkadjectivea bright pink shade of lipstick Thought to
resemble the colour of a nippleUS , 1982
tittytainmentnountelevision programming that exploits sex Used
in the German mediaUS , 1998
tit-wanknounan act of sexual gratification in which the penis is
rubbed between a female partner’s breastsUK , 2002
tit willownouna pillow Rhyming slang; playing on the pillowing
effect of aTIT(the female breast)UK , 1932
tizzverbto frizz something upAUSTRALIA , 1967
tizz; tiz; tizzynouna state of panic or confused excitementUS , 1935
tizzic
tizz upverbto dress upAUSTRALIA , 1977
tizzyadjectiveostentatiously dressedAUSTRALIA , 1953
tizzy upverbto smarten or spruce something upAUSTRALIA , 1960
TJnicknameTijuana, Baja California, Mexico On the California-Mexico border, just south of San Diego, CaliforniaUS , 1981
T-Jonesnouna motherUS , 1988
tjorrienoun 8see:CHORRIE
TLnoun a sycophant From the Yiddish tuchus leker (ass licker) US , 1972
TLCnountender, loving careUS , 1973
TMnoun1a commerically rolled cigarette A shortened form of
TAILOR-MADE US , 1976.2transcendental meditationUS , 1979
TMBdoctors’ shorthand applied to an elderly patient An initialism
of ‘too many birthdays’ UK , 2002
TMIused for expressing the sentiment that a conversation has
become too personal, that the speaker is imparting too much information US , 1997
TMTused to designate the person who will feature in your immedi-ate masturbatory fantasiesUK , 2002
TNTnoun1heroin A play onDYNAMITE(a powerful drug)UK , 1977.
2amyl or butyl nitriteUK , 1998.3a variety of MDMA, the rec-reational drug best known as ecstasy A pun on TNT (the explosive trinitrotulene), suggesting that the ecstasy experience is explosive
UK , 1999.4fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic analgesic that is used as a recreational drug, 2004
TNXused as Internet discussion group shorthand to mean ‘thanks’
US , 1997
toprepositionat In conventional use from C10 to mid-C19; now in regional and dialect use in the UK, and colloquial use in the US
UK , 1985
toadnoun1an unattractive, older male homosexualUS , 1985.2a very
sick, derelict hospital patient An initialism for a ‘trashy old alcoholic derelict’ US , 1977.3a black prisonerUS , 1989.4a used car that is in very poor conditionUS , 1980
TOADused for describing what happens when a surfer catches a big wave and almost immediately falls from his board An abbreviation
of ‘take off and die’ US , 1988
toadienounthe vaginaUS , 1998
toadskinsnounmoney A play onFROGSKIN CANADA , 1912
toad-stabber; toad-stickernouna knifeUS , 1945
to and fronounsnow Rhyming slangUK , 1992
to-and-fro’ing; to’ing-and-fro’ingnouna constant moving about
UK , 1961
to and fromnounan English person Rhyming slang forPOM
AUSTRALIA , 1946
toastnoun1something that is completely broken or inoperableUS ,
1991.2a forest that has been burnt by a forest fireUS , 1991.3a narrative poemUS , 1976.4an amusing story told as part of a rap performance Adopted from a West Indian DJ’s ‘toast’ (to perform
a lyric)US , 2000
toastverbto heat a powdered drug such as heroin for injection
CANADA , 1966
toastadjectivedeadUS , 1983
toastedadjective1drunkUS , 1980.2emotionally unstableANTARCTICA , 1997
toasted breadadjectivedead A variation of the familiar rhyming slang ‘brown bread’;UK , 1998
toast racknouna very thin cowNEW ZEALAND , 2002
tobacco juice; tobacco stainnounfaecal stains in the underwear
or on a toilet bowlUS , 1966
tobaccynountobaccoUS , 1935
Tobago lovenouna relationship in which there is little or no display
of affectionTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1993
Tobago sugarnounwood waste left by termitesTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ,
Trang 3tobernouna field or other site recognised as the temporary home
and responsibility of a circus, fair or market SheltaUK , 1890
Tobermorynouna story Rhyming slang, from the main village on
the Isle of Mull, ScotlandUK , 2001
tober omeenouna toll collector, a rent collector; a landlordUK , 1934
tober showmannouna travelling musicianUK , 2002
Toblerone; toblernounalone; on my own Rhyming slang, formed
from a branded chocolate confection Often as ‘on my tobler’
IRELAND , 2003
to buggeryadverbused to intensify an adjective In phrases like
‘blown to buggery’UK , 2002
tobynoun the road, the highway From Shelta tobar or tober UK , 1958
toby jugnounthe ear Rhyming slang for,LUG UK , 1992
tochis; tuckus; tochasnounthe buttocks YiddishUS , 1934
tochis-over-teakettleadverbhead-over-heelsUS , 1991
tockleynounthe penisAUSTRALIA , 1992
to coin a phraseused as an ironic acknowledgement or apology
for an immediately preceding or ensuing tritenessUS , 1951
toddienouna potatoUK , 1984
toddleverbto go; to leaveUK , 1812
toddynounan alcoholic beverage made with the alcohol of choice,
hot water and sugarUK , 1991
todge omee-palonenounthe passive partner in homosexual anal
sexUK , 2002
todgernounthe penis From the obsolete verb ‘todge’ (to smash to
a pulp), the penis seen as a smashing toolUK , 2001
todger dodgernouna lesbian Literally ‘someone who avoids a
TODGER’ (the penis)UK , 2002
to-donouna social function or party Extending the more general
sense of ‘to-do’ (a fuss) creates this slightly critical variation ofDO
(a party)UK , 2001
Tod Sloan; todnounalone Rhyming slang for ‘alone’ although
usage suggests a rhyme on ‘own’: ‘on your tod’ (on your own)
Tod Sloan (1874–1933) was a US jockey who raced in the UK,
under royal colours, from 1896 In 1901 he was banned by the
English Jockey Club; by 1906 he was ruled off the turf everywhere
Coined originally for his fame, continued ironically with his infamy
when he was truly ‘on his tod’ Still used though the man is
forgottenUK , 1934
toenoun< on the toenervous, anxiousAUSTRALIA , 1989
toe-endernouna kickUK: SCOTLAND , 1985
toefootnouna numbing of the feet in cold water, creating the
sen-sation of having no toes, only a foot Surfing usageUS , 2004
toe-jamnounthe amalgam of dirt and sweat that gathers between
the toes of unwashed feetUS , 1999
toe nails in the radiator; toes on the radiator; toe nails on
the front bumper; toes on the bumperadjectivedescribing a
vehicle being driven at top speed, or the driver of that vehicle
Citizens’ band radio slang; the image of a driver’s foot pressing the
accelerator pedal through the floorUS , 1976
toe-poppernouna small antipersonnel mine powerful enough to
blow off a hand or footUS , 1990
toe-ragnoun1a person who is disliked, usually with good reason
Ultimately from the rags worn on a tramp’s feet, hence a beggar,
and hence this term of contempt which is the only sense that
survivesUK , 1875.2a slut Rhyming slang forSLAG UK , 1992
toesnoun< on your toeson the runUK , 1996
toes overadjectivesaid when a surfer has any number of toes
extended over the front end of the surfboardUS , 1964
toes-upadjectivesleeping Prison usageNEW ZEALAND , 1997
toe ticketnounthe name tag affixed to the toe of a corpse in a
morgueUS , 1962
toe-to-toe a fight
toe touchernouna male homosexual, especially the passive partner
in anal sexUK , 1983
toe upadjectivedrunk A corruption of ‘torn up’US , 2001
toeyadjective1fast, fleet-footedAUSTRALIA , 1971.2restless; uneasy From an earlier sense of ‘a racehorse keen to run’ (1930)AUSTRALIA ,
1959.3anxious for sexNEW ZEALAND , 1995
toffnoun1a person who is, or appears to be, of a superior social status or well-to-do From ‘tuft’ which, in 1670, was a gold tassel worn by titled undergraduates at Oxford and Cambridge, and, by
1755, was university slang for a person of rank and title and hence down the social scale to ‘swell’ and ‘nob’ In 1865 there was a music hall song entitled ‘The Shoreditch Toff’ by Arthur LloydUK ,
1851.2a completely reliable and dependable personAUSTRALIA , 1989
toffeenoun1nonsense or flatteryUK , 1967.2(a stick of ) gelignite From its appearanceUK , 1964 < not for toffeeof a person’s ability to do something, not at all, by no means, not in any circumstancesUK , 1914
toffee-nosenouna snob; a supercilious individual A play onTOFF(a well-to-do person) as the sort of person who would look down their nose at a lesser individualUK , 1964
toffee-nosedadjectivesupercilious, snobbishUK , 1925
toffee wrapper; toffeenounthe head Rhyming slang forNAPPER
UK , 1998
toff omeenouna wealthy older male homosexual lover; a homosex-ual sugar daddy After the obsolete sense as ‘a very well-to-do gentleman’UK , 2002
tognouna men’s suitCANADA , 1965
togverbto dress Conventional English reincarnated as slang in black vernacularUS , 1946
togetheradjectivehaving your life, career or emotions under control; self-assuredUS , 1969 < get it togetherto take control of your per-sonal condition; to get your mind and emotions under control; to become organisedUS , 1975
togged outadjectivedressedUK , 1793
togged upadjectivedressed up, usually for a special occasion From
TOGS(clothes)UK , 1793
toggle jockeynounin the US Air Force, a co-pilotUS , 1946
togsnoun1clothing Conventional English starting in the late C18, resurrected as slang in the C20UK , 1779.2especially on the eastern mainland, a swimming costumeAUSTRALIA , 1918
toiletnoun1an inferior venueUK , 2002.2in the used car business, a used car with serious hygiene issuesUS , 1992.3a person as a sex objectUS , 1980.4fat buttocksBAHAMAS , 1982.5a casino An insider termUS , 1980 < in the toilet1lost, wastedUS , 1987.2in serious troubleUS , 2001
toilet-bowladjectivehaving an inferior location or very low statusUS , 1995
toilet-bowl womannouna prostitute who operates on Main Street
in downtown Los Angeles Another name for a ‘comfort lady’US , 2000
toilet mouthnouna person who employs a vocabulary that is con-sidered foul or obsceneUS , 1976
toilet queennouna homosexual male who loiters around public toilets in search of sex-partnersUS , 1967
toilet roll; toiletnoununemployment benefit Rhyming slang for
THE DOLE UK , 1992
toilet seatnounin electric line work, an insulator retainerUS , 1980
toilet-seat flyingnounshort run commercial flying, with lots of stopsCANADA , 1996
toilet servicesnounin a prostitute’s advertising, the act of urination, or defecation, by one person on another for fetishistic gratificationUK , 2003
toilet snipenouna thief who robs homosexuals at public toilets, often after posing as a homosexual himselfUK , 1983
toilet talk speech that is considered obscenely offensive
Trang 4Toiling Tillienounused as a personification of the stereotypical
female office workerUS , 1955
to’ing-and-fro’ingnoun 8see:TO-AND-FRO’ING
tokenoun1an inhalation of marijuana smokeUS , 1962.2marijuana
UK , 2001.3a dose of a drugUS , 1994.4cocaineUK , 2003.5in casino
gambling, a gratuity either in the form of betting chips or in the
form of a bet made in the name of the dealer An abbreviation of
‘token of gratitude’US , 1981
tokeverb1to inhale smoke from a tobacco cigarette, a marijuana
cigarette, a crack cocaine pipe or other drugUS , 1952.2to sniff up
and inhale cocaineUK , 2001.3to tip someone Almost exclusively
casino usageUS , 1983
toke pipenouna short-stemmed pipe used for smoking marijuana
US , 1982
tokernoun1a marijuana smokerUS , 1973.2in a casino, a tipper
Because tips in casinos are most often in the form of gambling
tokens or ‘tokes’US , 1974
toke upverbto smoke marijuanaUS , 1959
to kill foradjectiveextremely desirableUK , 2001
Tokyo toughiesnouninexpensive tennis shoesUS , 1991
tol’ableused as a response to the query of how you are A
youth-slurred ‘tolerable’US , 1981
toley; tolynounexcrement, especially a turd From Scottish dialect
toalie or tolie (a small cake) UK: SCOTLAND , 1967
tollernouna carved wooden duck decoyCANADA , 1946
tolleynountoluene, a paint solvent inhaled by the truly desperate
abuserUS , 1997
tolly mugnouna tooth mug or glassUK , 1947
tomnoun1a prostitute Thus a police unit that targets prostitution
may be dubbed ‘tom squad’ or ‘tom patrol’UK , 1948.2a resident of
Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, the power elite of CanadaCANADA ,
1979.3in a casino, a poor tipperUS , 1993.4moneySOUTH AFRICA , 1975.
5a British private soldier A shortening ofTOMMY UK , 1995
Tomnouna black person who curries favour with white people by
obsequious and servile behaviour A shortened form ofUNCLE TOM
US , 1959
tomverbto work as a prostitute FromTOM(a prostitute)UK , 1964
8see:TOMORROW
Tomverbto curry favour by acting obsequiously and in a servile
mannerUS , 1967
Tomadjectiveshoddy, inferiorUS , 1989
Tom and Dick; Tom, Harry and Dick; Harry, Tom and Dick;
Tom Harryadjectivesick Rhyming slangUK , 1954
tomatonounan attractive woman, especially a young oneUS , 1929
tomato cannouna mediocre boxerUS , 1955
tomato puree; tomatonouna jury Rhyming slangUK , 1998
tomato saucenouna racehorse Rhyming slangUK , 1992
tombowler; tombolanouna large marble; a highly prized marble
AUSTRALIA , 1977
Tombsnicknamethe Manhattan Detention Complex or city jail
Named when built in the mid-C19 because it was modelled on an
Egyptian-style mausoleum The present facility bears no
resemblance to the original structure but still carries the sobriquet
US , 1840
tombstone dispositionnouna surly, graceless, fearless characterUS ,
1970
tom catnoun1a sewing machine needle converted to use for
injecting drugsUS , 1949.2a mat Rhyming slangUK , 1961
tom-cat; tomcatverbto pursue women for the purpose of fleeting
sexual encountersUS , 1927
Tom Cruisenounalcohol Rhyming slang forBOOZE, formed on the
name of the US film actor (b.1962)UK , 1998
Tom, Dick and Harrilalnounused as the Trinidadian version of the
Tom, Dick and Harrynounany man – by random example From C16, obsolete variations abound, not the least of which is Shakespeare’s ‘Tom, Dick and Francis’; ‘Tom Dick and Harry’ is not recorded until 1865UK , 1865
Tom Dooleysnounthe testicles Rhyming slang forGOOLIES(the testicles), formed from a folk song character who, fittingly, was hungUK , 1992
Tom Finneyadjectiveskinny Rhyming slang, formed from the name
of Preston and England footballer, Tom Finney (b.1922)UK , 1998
tomfoolery; tomnounjewellery Rhyming slang The abbreviated form is first recorded in 1955UK , 1931
tommingnounprostitutionUK , 2002
Tom Mix; tomnounan injection of a drug Rhyming slang forFIX,
formed on the name of US film actor Tom Mix, 1880–1940UK , 1978
tommynounthe penisBAHAMAS , 1982
Tommynouna British private soldier The name Tommy Atkins was used as a specimen signature on official formsUK , 1884
Tommy Doddnoun1God Rhyming slangUK , 1960.2a gun Rhyming slang forROD US , 1944
Tommy Doddadjectiveodd Rhyming slangUK , 1992
Tommy Doddsnounbetting odds Rhyming slang, extended from
TOMMY DODD(odd) used from the mid-C19 in relation to coin tossingUK , 1960
Tommy Farrnouna (drinks) bar Rhyming slang formed on the name of the Welsh champion boxer, 1914–86UK , 1992
Tommy Gunsnoundiarrhoea Rhyming slang forTHE RUNS UK , 1998
Tommy Rollocks; rollocks; rollicksnounthe testicles; nonsense, especially as an exclamation Rhyming slang forBOLLOCKS UK , 1961
tommyrotnounnonsenseUK , 1884
tommy squeakernouna fartUK , 2003
Tommy Trindernouna window Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the popular Cockney comedian, 1909–89UK , 1998
Tommy Tripe; tommyverbto look at someone or something Rhyming slang forPIPE UK , 1992
Tommy Trotternouna lump of nasal mucus Glasgow rhyming slang forSNOTTER UK: SCOTLAND , 1988
Tommy Tuckernoun1the penis, especially when erect Possibly rhyming slang for ‘fucker’UK , 1966.2a spirited person Rhyming slang forFUCKER, formed from a nursery rhyme character.
Normally said without maliceUK , 1998.3a gullible individual Rhyming slang forSUCKER UK , 1998
tomonouna subterranean stream From the Maori term for ‘cave’
NEW ZEALAND , 1972
tomorrownoun< like there was no tomorrow; as if there was no tomorrowwith desperate vigour, urgentlyUK , 1980
tomorrow; tomverbto borrow Rhyming slangUK , 1992
tomorrow next daynounamong Nova Scotians of German descent, the indefinite futureCANADA , 1999
tomsnouna fit of annoyance Short forTOM TITS AUSTRALIA , 1960
Tom Sawyernouna lawyer Rhyming slang, formed from Mark Twain’s eponymous heroUK , 1961
Tom Tanknounan act of male masturbation Rhyming slang for
WANK(an act of masturbation)UK , 2003
Tom TerrificnicknameTom Seaver (b.1944), a pitcher who almost single-handedly carried the New York Mets from last place in 1967
to the World Series champions in 1969 From a television cartoon show popular in the late 1950s and early 60sUS , 1969
Tom Thumbnounrum Rhyming slangAUSTRALIA , 1905
tom tit; tomnounan act of defecation Rhyming slang forSHIT UK , 1943
tom tits; tomsnoun1diarrhoea Rhyming slang forTHE SHITS
AUSTRALIA , 1943.2a fit of annoyance Rhyming slang forSHITS
Trang 5Tom Tugnouna bug Rhyming slangUK , 1998
tonnoun1a large amount Often in the pluralUK , 1770.2in any
miscellaneous context, one hundredUK , 1962.3one hundred miles
per hourUK , 1954.4one hundred pounds sterlingUK , 1946.5one
hundred Australian dollarsAUSTRALIA , 1989
tonverb< ton itto drive at 100 miles per hourUK , 2000
tonenounrude or disparaging talkTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 1957
tone on tonenouna car with the same colour interior and exterior
US , 1997
toneyadjective 8see:TONY
tongsnounheroin Possibly in reference to the Chinese ‘tongs’
(criminal organisations) responsible in part for the import and
dis-tribution of the drugUK , 2002
tonguenoun1the clitorisTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO , 2003.2an attorneyUS ,
1962 < get tonguein the categorisation of sexual activity by
teenage boys, to kiss with tongue contactUS , 1986
tongue jobnounoral sex on a womanUK , 1984
tongue-pashverbto kiss with open mouthsAUSTRALIA , 2000
tongue-troopernouna Quebec inspector of signs, commissioned to
enforce Bill 101, the language law making French primary in the
province Mordecai Richler is widely credited with having invented
this popular nickname for the ‘language police’ in his controversial
New Yorker essay ‘Oh Canada! Oh Quebec!’ (1992)CANADA , 2000
tongue washnounoral sex, especially on a womanUS , 1981
tonguey; tonguienouna tongue-kissAUSTRALIA , 1995
tonknoun1a homosexual male From ‘tonka bean’, rhyming slang
forQUEEN NEW ZEALAND , 1946.2the penisAUSTRALIA , 1972
tonkverb1to have sex Euphemistic forFUCK UK , 1974.2in sport, to
defeat someone resoundingly Noted as ‘imitative of a powerful
blow having reached its target’ by Susie Dent, The Language
Report, 2003 UK , 1997
tonkingnouna humiliating beating FromTONK UK , 1999
tonkingadjectiveused as an intensifierUK , 1974
tonkynounthe genitals, male or femaleBAHAMAS , 1982
tonkyadjective fashionable A possible blend of French ton (style) and
SWANKY(showy)NEW ZEALAND , 1998
Tonky; tonkienoun a member of the Batonka tribe; an
unsophisticated person or thing; someone who has ‘gone native’
DerogatoryZIMBABWE , 2000
tonsil hockeynounpassionate kissingUS , 1986
tonsil juicenounsalivaUS , 1946
tonsil paintnounwhiskyUS , 1977
tonsil testnouna film or theatre auditionUK , 1952
tonsil-ticklingnounintensive kissing Slang for those who don’t let
it get too seriousUK , 1990s
tontoadjective crazy, silly, foolish, eccentric From Spanish tonto
(stupid)US , 1973
ton-upnouna speed of 100 miles per hour, especially with reference
to motorcyclesUK , 1961
ton-up boynouna motorcyclist who has driven at 100 miles per
hour; generically, a member of a motorcycle gang FromTON(100)
UK , 1983
tony; toneyadjectiveup-market, sophisticated, stylish; snobbish,
swanky Conventionally meaning ‘style’ Also used in Australia and
New Zealand since 1900US , 2001
Tony Bennnounten Rhyming slang, formed from the name of
popular socialist politician Tony Benn (b.1925)UK , 1998
Tony Bennernounten pounds Rhyming slang forTENNER, extended
on the name of Tony Benn (b.1925), a popular socialist politician
UK , 1998
Tony Blair; tonynounhair Rhyming slang, based on prime
minister Tony Blair (b.1953), probably inspired by the new hairstyle
he adopted (with widespread media attention) in 1996UK , 1998
Tony Blairs
Tony Hatchnouna match Rhyming slang, formed from the name
of the British tunesmith (b.1939)UK , 1998
tony’snoundice that have been marked to have two identical faces
US , 1950
toodlembuck; toodle-em-buck; doodle-em-bucknounany of various gambling games played by children utilising a spinning device with the names of horses in a race written on it From a
‘toodle/doodle’ frequentative formation expressive of spinning,
‘em’ (them) and ‘buck’ (a gambling marker)AUSTRALIA , 1924
toodle-oogoodbye Cute In the US, quite affected in a British sort
of wayUK , 1907
toodle-pip; tootle-pipgoodbye Very dated; contemporary usage is generally ironic, denoting a certain type of foolish upper-class speakerUK , 1907
toodlesgoodbye Affected; an American corruption ofTOODLE-OO,
perceived in the US as quaintly and quintessentially British A signature line of the Francine ‘Gidget’ Lawrence character played
by Sally Fields on Gidget (ABC, 1965–66) Repeated with referential
humourUS , 1966
toody-hooused as a greetingUS , 1983
too fooladjectivelacking common senseCAYMAN ISLANDS , 1985
tooie; tuie; tooey; toolie; toolenouna capsule of amobarbital sodium and secobarbital sodium (trade name Tuinal™), a combi-nation of central nervous system depressantsUS , 1966
toolnoun1the penis Conventional English at first – found in
Shakespeare’s Henry VIII – and then rediscovered in the C20 as
handy slangUK , 1553.2an objectionable idiot, a foolUK , 2001.3a diligent studentUS , 1965.4a weapon, generally a gun or a knifeUK ,
1942.5a skilled pickpocketUS , 1950.6in pool, a player’s cue stickUS ,
1993.7a surfboardUS , 1987
toolverb1to drive, to go, to travel, usually in a carefree manner Originally of horse-drawn transports, applied in the C20 to motor vehicles, boats and aircraftUS , 1948.2to wander aimlessly; to do nothing in particular The variant ‘tool around’ is also usedUS , 1932.
3to have sexUS , 1993.4to slash a person with a razorUK , 1959.5to work hardUS , 1997
toolboxnoun1the male genitalsUS , 1964.2the vaginaUS , 1967
tool checknounan inspection by a military doctor or medic of male recruits for signs of sexually transmitted diseaseUS , 1967
tooled upadjective1in possession of a weapon FromTOOL(a gun
or knife); popularised in such 1970s television crime dramas as
The Sweeney UK , 1959.2carrying cocaine A self-important adoption
of an earlier gangster clichéUK , 2001.3in possession of house-breaking implementsUK , 1959
toolernouna show-offUS , 1965
tooley birdnounin oil drilling, a loud squeak caused by poorly lubricated equipmentUS , 1954
toolienoun1in oil drilling, a driller’s helperUS , 1954.2a man who, in
a quest for sex, joins a group of young people during the Schoolies Week holidayAUSTRALIA , 2003
tooliesnouna pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks FromTOOL(the penis)AUSTRALIA , 2003 8see:
TULES
toolionouna social outcastUS , 1997
toolsnoun1the syringe and other equipment used to prepare and inject drugsUS , 1966.2the jewellery, cars, clothing and material flourishes that support a pimp’s imageUS , 1972.3a racecourse bookmaker’s equipmentUK , 2001
tools of the tradenounany objects used in sado-masochistic activities, especially when advertised by a prostituteUK , 2003
tool upverb(of a man) to ready yourself for sexual intercourse, by erecting the penisUK , 1984
too muchadjectivegreat, wonderful, excellentUS , 1969
too much!used as a humorous commentary, suggesting that someone has gone too farUS , 1963
too much perspective; too much fucking perspectiveused for
Trang 6A catchphrase from Spinal Tap, used with humour and referentially US ,
1984
toonienouna two-dollar coin An alternative to ‘doubloonie’, both
nicknames derived from theLOONY CANADA , 1987
toonkinsnounused as an endearing term of address to a child
BARBADOS , 1965
too rightyes indeed!, absolutely!AUSTRALIA , 1919
tooroogoodbye Variant of ‘too-ra-loo’AUSTRALIA , 1927
too seriousadjectivevery goodUS , 1980
tootnoun1a dose of a drug, especially cocaine to be snortedUS ,
1971.2an inhalation of marijuana smokeUK , 2004.3cocaine; heroin
UK , 1977.4butyl nitriteUS , 1984.5a drinking spreeUS , 1891.6the
toilet Rhymes with ‘foot’ Perhaps a euphemistic alteration of
‘toilet’ The suggestion in the Australian National Dictionary that it
derives from British dialect tut (a small seat or hassock), recorded
in C19, fails to impress as it doesn’t take into account the fact that
the dialect word was pronounced to rhyme with ‘putt’AUSTRALIA ,
1965.7a prostituteUS , 2001 8see:WHISTLE AND TOOT
tootverb1to inhale a powdered drug, such as cocaineUS , 1975.2to
inhale crack cocaine vapoursUK , 1996.3to fartUS , 1978
toot; tutenicknamein Canadian military aviation, the Tutor
one-engine jet trainerCANADA , 1995
tooternouna (improvised) tube for inhaling cocaine into the nose
US , 1981
toothbrush daynounafter a guilty verdict, the day when sentencing
is announcedUS , 1985
toothingnounanonymous casual sexual activity with any partner
arranged over Bluetooth™ radio technology enabled mobile
phonesUK , 2004
toothless gibbonnounthe vagina A visual pun, evocative of, if not
inspired by, The Goodies ‘Funky Gibbon’, 1970UK , 1999
toothpicknoun1a thinly rolled marijuana cigarette Collected
during an extensive survey of New Zealand prison slang,
1996–2000NEW ZEALAND , 2000.2a long, thin, old-fashioned
surfboardAUSTRALIA , 1985.3a railway tieUS , 1977.4a pool cue stick
that is lighter than averageUS , 1990.5a sharp knifeUS , 1945
tooth-to-tail rationounthe ratio of combat troops (tooth) to
rear-echelon support personnel (tail)US , 1991
tootieadjectivehomosexualUS , 1999
tootingadverbcompletely, absolutely Usually further intensified with
a preceding adverbUS , 1932
Tooting Becnoun1food; a little to eat Rhyming slang forPECK
formed from an area of south LondonUK , 1937.2a kiss Rhyming
slang for ‘peck’UK , 1992
tootle; tootle around; tootle along; tootle offverbto go; to
wander; to travelUK , 1959
too trueused as a stressed affirmativeUK , 1969
tootsnounused as an affectionate term of address, usually to a girl
or womanUS , 1936
tootsienoun1a woman, a girlfriend; often used as a form of
address, either humourous or affectionateUS , 1895.2a child’s foot;
a woman’s foot A baby-talk coinage; playful or affectionate usage
US , 1999.3a capsule of secobarbital sodium and amobarbital
sodium (trade name Tuinal™), a combination of central nervous
system depressants Also variant ‘tootie’US , 1977
tootsie rollnoundistilled and concentrated heroinUS , 1987
tootsie tradenouna sexual coupling of two effeminate homosexual
menUK , 2002
toovnouncigarettes, tobacco English gypsy useUK , 2000
too wet to plowadjectiveexperiencing the bleed period of the
menstrual cycleUS , 1999
topnoun1the dominant partner in a homosexual or
sado-masochistic relationshipUS , 1961.2a maximum prison sentenceUS ,
1968.3a first sergeant Variants include ‘topper’ and ‘tap kick’US ,
1991 < be on topto be discovered in a criminal enterprise; to be
that is normally meant by ‘on top’UK , 1970 < over the topsaid
of a score in pinball when the score exceeds the capacity of the scoring device and thus returns to zeroUS , 1977 < the top1the beginning of something, often in the phrase ‘from the top’UK ,
1976.2the northern parts of AustraliaAUSTRALIA , 1951
topverb1to execute someone especially by hanging or beheading; hence, to kill someoneUK , 1718.2to take the dominant, controlling role in a sado-masochistic relationshipUS , 1997 < top from the bottom; top from below(of a sexual submissive in a sado-masochistic relationship), to take, or attempt to take, the domi-nant, controlling roleUK , 1996 < top the hills and pop the pills
used as a stock description of a trucker’s workUS , 1976 < top yourselfto commit suicide A specific variant ofTOP(to kill deliberately)UK , 1718
topadjectivegreat; excellentUS , 1935
top banananounthe headliner in a vaudeville show; by figurative extension, the leading figure in any enterpriseUS , 1953
top bitchnounin a group of prostitutes working for a pimp, the latest addition to the groupUS , 1967
top bollocks; top ballocksnounthe female breastsUK , 1961
top brass; brassnounhigh-ranking police officers Adopted from military usage, preceded by ‘big brass’ and ‘high brass’UK , 1949
top dognoun1a very important personUK , 1900.2in poker, the highest pair in a handUS , 1996
top dogadjectiveof a person, importantUK , 1998
top dollarnouna high price or the best price; or rate of payUS , 1994
top dollaradjectivefirst-rate, genuineUK , 2001
top-draweradjectivewell-bred, high-class, the bestUK , 1920
top dresser drawernounthe uppermost berth in a brakevan (caboose)US , 1946
topedverbdrunk From the conventional, if rarely used, verb ‘tope’
UK , 2003
Top End; top endnounthe northern parts of the Northern Territory
AUSTRALIA , 1933
Top Endernouna person from the Top EndAUSTRALIA , 1941
top-flightadjectivefirst rateUS , 1939
top gunnoun1crack cocaineUS , 1994.2one hundred pounds Rhy ming slang forTON, formed from the title of a 1986 filmUK , 1998
top hatnoun1the vagina Rhyming slang forPRAT UK , 1998.2a fool Rhyming slang forPRAT UK , 1998.3in the television and film industries, a device used to enable shooting very low anglesUK , 1960
top hatsnounerect nipplesUS , 1997
top-holeadjectiveexcellent Arch and dated but still used without ironyUK , 1908
toplessnounin the used car business, a convertibleUS , 1992
top magnouna fast-talking criminal Possibly an elaboration on earlier sense of ‘mag’ (a chatterer)AUSTRALIA , 1975
top mannounin a homosexual couple, the partner who plays the active role during sexUS , 1941
top notchnouna gang member with high standing within the gang
JAMAICA , 1989
top-notchadjectiveof the best quality Figurative use of a ‘top notch’ representing the highest point achievableUK , 1984
top-notchernounan outstanding personAUSTRALIA , 1947
toponouncrack cocaineUK , 2003
top-offnouna police informerAUSTRALIA , 1940
top-off merchantnouna police informerAUSTRALIA , 1944
top of the headnounin betting, odds of 9–4 From theTICK-TACK
signal used by bookmakersUK , 1991
top of the popsnounthe police Rhyming slang forCOPS, formed
on the title of UK television’s longest-running popular music show (BBC television, 1964–2006)UK , 2005
top of the shopadjectiveexcellent An elaboration ofTOP(excellent)
Trang 7top of the worldnouna feeling of elation, good health or
prosperityUS , 1920
top onenounthe best of timesUK , 1999
toppernoun1a remark or action that serves as the coup de grace of
a conversation or series of eventsUS , 1939.2a criminal who
rep-resents the interests of a cheque forgerUK , 1956.3in circus and
carnival usage, a featured actUS , 1981
toppingadjectiveexcellentUK , 1822
topping shednounin prison, a place of executionUK , 1950
topsnoundice that have been marked to have two identical facesUS ,
1962
topsadjectivetopmost in quality, the bestUS , 1935
topsadverbat the mostUS , 1987
tops and bottomsnoun1in poker, a hand consisting of a pair of
aces (the highest card) and a pair of twos (the lowest card)US , 1951.
2a roll of trimmed paper ‘topped’ and ‘bottomed’ with a genuine
banknote to give the impression of a weighty roll of moneyUK ,
1959.3a combination of Taluin™, a painkiller, and the
antihistamine Pyribenzamine™, abused for non-medicinal
purposesUS , 1989
top-shelfadjectiveexcellent or the bestUS , 1892
top sticknounthe best regular player in a pool hallUS , 1990
topsynouna chamber potBARBADOS , 1965
topsy-turvyadjective1disordered, in a chaotic state, very untidyUK ,
1528.2upside down; in reverse orderUK , 1530
top tottynounan especially desirable or sexually available woman or
womenUK , 2001
top ’unsnouna woman’s breastsUK , 1958
top whack; top wacknounthe most expensive price Derives from
WHACK(a share of money)UK , 1974
top willow!in cricket, used for registering enthusiastic approval of a
batman’s performance A cricket bat is traditionally made of
willow Displayed on a placard at the England v West Indies 2nd
Test, Edgbaston, 31st July 2004UK , 2004
toque; tuquenouna knitted cap made from woolCANADA , 1871
torchnoun1an arsonistUS , 1938.2an act of arsonUS , 1981.3a
ciga-rette lighterUS , 1972.4a handgunUS , 1962.5marijuana; a marijuana
cigarette A conical shape holding fire at the flared endUS , 1977.6a
love song or balladUS , 1948
torchverbto light a fire, especially an arson fireUS , 1931
torchedadjectivedrunkUS , 1990
torch jobnounan enema containing a heat-inducing agent such as
Vicks Vaporub™, Ben-Gay™, Heet™, or Tabasco™ sauceUS , 1972
torch upnounto smoke marijuana; to light up a jointUS , 1955
tore downadjectivevery disoriented, usually because of drug
intoxi-cationUK , 1983
toreeonnouna variety of marijuanaUK , 1980
tore upadjectivedistressedUS , 1960
tornado baitnouna mobile home or trailer, especially in a tornado
zoneUS , 1992
torn upadjectivehurt; upsetUS , 1968
Toronto the Goodnicknamethe city of Toronto, considered with
reference to its longtime (into the 1980s) strict rectitude in law
and custom Also nicknamed Hogtown, Toronto continues to carry
both terms though money and a cosmopolitan and international
flavour have replaced slaughterhouses and the former moral
stiffnessCANADA , 2001
torpeckernouna torpedoUS , 1948
torpedonoun1a hired gunman or killerUS , 1929.2the penisUS , 2003.
3a marijuana cigaretteSOUTH AFRICA , 1946.4a marijuana and crack
cocaine cigaretteUS , 1994.5in trucking, a large, bullet-shaped light
on a cabUS , 1971
torpedo juicenounany improvised liquor on board a submarineUS ,
1948
torpedos
torquedadjectiveangered, annoyedUS , 1968
tortoise headnounthe erect penisUK , 2001
torture chambernouna jail or prison where illegal drugs are not availableUS , 1982
Torvill and Deannouna homosexual Rhyming slang forQUEEN,
formed from ice-dancing champions and Olympic gold medal winners 1984, Jayne Torvill and Christopher DeanUK , 2003
Toryglentaladjectiveinsane, crazy Glasgow rhyming slang for
‘mental’, contrived on the Toryglen area of GlasgowUK: SCOTLAND , 1988
toshnoun1nonsense A compound of synonyms ‘bosh’ and ‘trash’
UK , 1892.2used as a form of male address Possibly Scottish in origin In 1990, car manufacturer Toshiba created a new slogan
‘Ullo Tosh! Gotta Toshiba?’ based on the song ‘Ullo John! Gotta New Motor?’, Alexei Sayle, 1983UK , 1954.3a bath School slangUK , 1881
tosheroon; tusheroon; ’roonnounin pre-decimalisation currency,
a half-crown coin; two shillings and sixpenceUK , 1859
toshingverbpainting and decoratingUK , 1998
tosh upverbto make something look as good as new Car dealers’ termUK , 1983
tossnoun1nonsense, especially if self-indulgentUK , 1990.2something
of little or no valueUK , 1994.3an act of masturbationUK , 1785.4a search of a person or placeUS , 1973.5an armed robberyUS , 1950.
< not give a toss; not care a tossto not care one way or another; to reject Two suggested etymologies prevail, either ‘to not care enough to toss a coin’ or ‘to toss (masturbate) yourself’;
on balance, probably ‘to toss a coin’ as it takes a deal less effort and therefore the rejection is greaterUK , 2001
tossverb1(of a male) to masturbate Often used with ‘off’UK , 1879.
2to get the better of someone; to overcome someone or somethingAUSTRALIA , 1949.3to search a room, apartment, house, office or person without regard to the condition in which the premises or person are leftUS , 1939.4to rob a placeUS , 1950.5to gulp a drink down, 1992 < toss a grindto eatUS , 1992 < toss chowto eat quickly and voraciouslyUS , 1993 < toss it instop doing somethingAUSTRALIA , 1954 < toss it to someoneto have sex with a womanUS , 1964 < toss saladto engage in oral stimu-lation of the anusUS , 2001 < toss the boardsto play three card molly, a street swindle in which the object is to identify a given card among three cards that are quickly moved aroundUS , 1972.
< toss the tigerto vomit A visual allusion to multi-coloured vomitNEW ZEALAND , 1960 < toss your cookiesto vomit Children’s vocabularyUS , 1941 < toss your lolliesto vomitNEW ZEALAND , 1998
tossbagnouna contemptible individualUK , 1977
tossed saladnounany of several sexual practices involving oral-anal stimulationUS , 1997
tossernoun1someone who is considered worthless or despicable A synonym ofWANKER UK , 1977.2nothing at all; something of very little value From the meaning as ‘a penny’ (a coin of little value)
UK: SCOTLAND , 1988.3a penny From the low value coin used in games of pitch-and-toss Still current in Northen IrelandUK , 1934
tossilyadverbself-indulgently, hence pretentiously FromTOSS(to masturbate)UK , 2000
tossle; tosselnounthe penis Variant of ‘tassle’ (something that dangles)AUSTRALIA , 1945
tosspotnouna fool; a generally abusive term for a person; in Australia, used as an affectionate form of address Derives orig-inally (C16) from the conventional sense as ‘drunkard’ The more abusive sense combines ‘fool’ andTOSSER, a synonym for WANKER
(a despicable person)UK , 1983
toss-upnoun1an even chance; anything dependant on chance From the tossing of a coinUK , 1809.2a person who will trade sex for crack cocaineUS , 1989.3a promiscuous femaleUS , 1995
toss-upsnouncrack cocaine From ‘toss-up’ (a person who trades sex for crack)UK , 2003
tossyadjectivepatheticUK , 2001
tot to collect rubbish