dictionary of slang and unconventional english pps

Vietnam war useUS, 1991 beehive roundnounan artillery shell that scatters small nails withfins instead of shrapnel, first used in Vietnam in 1964US, 1991 beeitchnounused as a synonym of

basnoun a bastard, generally in its slang sense Pronounced, and

occasionally written ‘bahss’ or ‘bass’ in accordance with the full

pronuncation of ‘bastard’UK, 1977

Basconouna person of Basque extractionCANADA, 1963

basenoun1freebase cocaine; basic cocaine from which the

hydro-chloride has been removedUS, 1982.2an amphetamine, 2001

baseverb1to smoke freebase cocaineUS, 1987.2to argueUS, 1990.

3to verbally attack someone using sarcasm to convey an accurate

if cruel appraisal of them An abbreviation of ‘debase’ US, 1997

baseballnoun1homosexual activity Back formation from the use

ofPITCHandCATCHas terms meaning ‘to have the active and

passive roles in homosexual sex’US, 1989.2a defensive

fragmentation hand grenade that explodes on impact, used in

Vietnam Shaped and sized like a baseballUS, 1991.3in horse

racing, a bet on one horse in one race and all horses in another

US, 1976.4crack cocaineUK, 1998

Baseball Annienouna woman who makes herself available sexually

to professional baseball playersUS, 1949

baseball batnounthe penisAUSTRALIA, 1999

baseball bumnounin craps, the number nineUS, 1949

baseballernouna drug user who smokes freebase cocaineUS, 1992

baseball whiskersnouna sparsely bearded faceUS, 1952

base bludgernouna member of the services who is stationed at

the base DerogatoryAUSTRALIA, 1948

base camp commando; base camp desk jockeynounsomebody

with bellicose opinions about the way the war should be

conducted but no intention of leaving their post away from

combat to do it Vietnam war usageUS, 1986

base craziesnounobsessive searching behaviour experienced by

crack cocaine usersUS, 1989

base crazynouna drug user who searches on hands and knees for

cocaine or crack cocaineUK, 2002

base dealernouna card cheat who deals from the bottom of a

deckUS, 1993

based outadjectiveused of a crack or freebase addict who is unable

to control usageUK, 2002

base gallerynouna room or building where freebase cocaine users

pay to enter and then buy and smoke freebase cocaine

An extension of ‘shooting gallery’US, 1992

base headnouna regular smoker of freebase cocaineUS, 1986

base housenouna house or apartment where freebase cocaine is

sold A term and concept that all but vanished with the advent of

crack cocaine in the mid-1980sUS, 1992

basemannouna drug user who smokes freebase cocaineUS, 1992

basementnounchannel one on a citizens’ band radioUS, 1976.< in

the basementin stud poker, dealt facing downUS, 1988

base outverbto idleBELIZE, 1996

basernouna user of freebase cocaineUS, 1989

bases loadednounin craps, bets placed on every possible

combi-nationUS, 1974

base wallahnouna member of the services who is stationed at the

base DerogatoryAUSTRALIA, 1919

base wallopernouna military officer serving at a rear echelon base

NEW ZEALAND, 2002

bashnoun1an attempt, try, goUK, 1939.2a partyUK, 1901.3a drag

racing eventUS, 1960s to 70s.4a long cycle ride, especially if fast and

arduous ‘The Brighton Bash’ is from London to Brighton and

backUK, 1961.5a route march, as in ‘5-mile-bash’, etc Military

usageUK, 1984.6an act of sexual intercourseUK, 1979.7a person

judged on their sexual performanceAUSTRALIA, 1967.8marijuana

A possible pun onBANG(marijuana) or misspelling ofBUSH

(marijuana)US, 1971.9a dent put into a felt hat to make it look

better, especially an Australian Army slouch hatAUSTRALIA, 1954.

< on the bashto be working as a prostituteUK, 1936

bashverb1to criticise someone or something Often combined as a

suffix with the object of criticismUK, 1963.2to hit someoneUK, 1790.

3while surfing, to slam into a waveUS, 1991.4to work as aprostituteUK, 1961.5to eat with great fervourUS, 1945.6to indulge

in heavy drinkingAUSTRALIA, 1947.< bash earsto talk on thetelephone Teen slangUS, 1951.< bash one out(of a male) tomasturbateUK, 2002.< bash someone’s earto talk to someone

at lengthAUSTRALIA, 1965.< bash the bishop(of a male) tomasturbate Based on a perceived resemblance between the erectpenis and a conventional chess piece or, possibly, the helmet and

an episcopal mitre; bishops may also be ‘banged’, ‘battered’,

‘beaten’, ‘buffed’, ‘captured’, ‘flipped’, ‘flogged’ and ‘murdered’;notwithstanding, the bishop has also inspired punning variants:

‘cardinals’, ‘obsolete jesuits’, ‘pope’, ‘priests’ and ‘one-eyed monk’

UK, 1961.< bash the bottleto drink alcohol to excessAUSTRALIA,

1971.< bash the spineto sleepAUSTRALIA, 1945.< bash wheels

in the usage of youthful model road racers (slot car racers), to race

US, 1997

basha; bashernouna makeshift temporary shelter OriginallyAssamese for a ‘bamboo hut’; acquired by the military and now inuse among the UK homelessUK, 1961

bash artistnouna person prone to fightingNEW ZEALAND, 1998

bash downverbto record a song in one takeUK, 1983

bashedadjectivedrunkUS, 1982

bashernoun1in trainspotting, an enthusiast who will travel for asfar as is possible in the train behind a specific locomotiveUK, 2003.

2a prize-fighter; a thugUK, 1937.3a physical training instructor.MilitaryUK, 1943.4a fast, reckless skierUS, 1963.5in the televisionand film industries, a simple 500 watt flood lightUS, 1960

bashienounan impromptu partyGRENADA, 1996

bashingnoun1heavy losses Usually as ‘get a bashing’ or ‘take abashing’UK, 1948.2a beating-up; a beatingUK, 1958

-bashingsuffixvigorous compulsory activity Military, in combinationwith an appropriate noun:SPUD-BASHING(potato peeling) and

SQUARE-BASHING(military parade-drill)UK, 1943

bash it up you!go away! stop bothering me!AUSTRALIA, 1953

bashmentnouna dance party; a form of reggae musicBARBADOS, 1996

bash upverb1to thrash someone, to beat someone upUK, 1954.2toconstruct something with haste and a lack of careNEW ZEALAND, 1999

bashyadjectiveexcellent, best Urban youth slangUK, 2005

basie; baseynoun1a person living on a military baseUS, 1993.2anAntarctica expeditioner A South African contribution to South PoleslangANTARCTICA, 1964

Basil Boli; Basilnounexcrement; an act of excretion Modernrhyming slang forTOLEY(a turd), based on French footballer BasilBoli who played for Glasgow Rangers and was not highly regarded

by the fansUK: SCOTLAND, 2002

Basil Brushnoun1marijuana From the herb ‘basil’, thus punning

onWEED(marijuana), elaborated as the name of a elevisionpuppet; at times shortened to a simple ‘basil’UK, 1996.2the vaginal

infection Candida albicans, commonly called thrush.

Contemporary rhyming slang, based on a puppet fox with adistinctive laugh (Boom! Boom!), popular on children’s television

in the 1960s and 70sUK, 2002

Basil Fawltynouna balti (a type of curried dish) Rhyming slangUK, 2003

basinfulnounas much as you can tolerateUK, 1935

basing gallerynouna room, apartment or house where cocaine issmoked in freebase formUS, 1995

basin of gravy; basinnouna baby Imperfectly formed rhymingslangUK, 1961

baskervillesnouna police-informer or someone who has assistedthe police in some other way in the making of an arrest A play on

DOG, referring to The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan

Doyle, 1902AUSTRALIA, 1973

basketnoun1a despicable person; used as a euphemism for ‘bastard’

UK, 1936.2the male genitals as seen through tight trousersUS, 1941.3awoman’s labiaUS, 1949.4an elderly woman Disrespectful; possiblyderiving from a play onOLD BAG UK , 1984.5in roulette, a bet on zero,double zero and two Sometimes expanded to ‘basket bet’US, 1983

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basket!used for expressing great frustrationSINGAPORE, 2002

basketballnoun1in Vietnam, an aircraft mission to illuminate the

terrain belowUS, 1991.2a 250 mg capsule of Placidyl™ (ethchlor

-vynol), a hypnotic drugUS, 1992

basket casenoun1a person who is emotionally debilitatedUS, 1952.

2any dysfunctional organisation or entityUK, 1973

basket daysnoundays of good weatherUS, 1965

basketful of meatnouna large penis FromBASKET US , 1941

basket headnouna Vietnamese peasant Alluding to the straw hats

worn by manyUS, 1991

basket of snakesnounin a car, an exhaust system with individual

headers that intertwineUS, 1965

basketsnounthe female breastsUS, 1968

basket shoppingnounthe practice of observing the crotch of a

clothed male to gauge the size of his penis Also known as ‘basket

watching’US, 1964

basketweavenicknameHighway 401 (the Trans-Canada) across

TorontoCANADA, 2002

basket weavernoun1a homosexual male who wears tight trousers,

thus displaying the countour of his genitalsUS, 1960s.2an advocate

of simple values and an unsophisticated lifestyle Derogatory

AUSTRALIA, 2003

basking sharknouna Citroen DS or Citroen ID car Car dealers’

slang; from the shape and appearanceUK, 1981

Basra bellynoundiarrhoea experienced by travellers in the Middle

EastUS, 1976

bassnoun1one fifth of a gallon of alcoholUS, 1975.2a defiant, tough

person An abbreviation ofBAD ASS US , 2002

bassackwardsadjectivein the wrong order An intentionally jumbled

ASS BACKWARDS US quotation expert Fred Shapiro recently found

the term used by Abraham Lincoln in 1865, a substantial

antedatingUS, 1865

bastardnoun1a despised or disrespected person; a derogatory

insult or challenging form of address to someone considered

objectionable Originally, ‘a person born out of wedlock’, the value

of the insult has survived since C16 and ignored the current social

acceptance of illegitimate statusUK, 1598.2a fellow, a man With

reduction, from partial to almost full, of the negative senseUS, 1861.

3used as a term of endearment Affectionate usage with no

pejorative connotation; whilst by no means exclusive to Australia

in this sense, it is almost the defining Australian cliché; on a par

with ‘G’day’ Recorded in New Zealand: ‘You are a right bastard,

aren’t you?’AUSTRALIA, 1882.4a thing, especially one causing

problems or distressAUSTRALIA, 1915.< as a bastardused to

intensify a personal quality or conditionUK, 2002.< happy as a

bastard on Father’s Dayextremely unhappy The idea is that a

bastard does not knows their father and so cannot celebrate on

Father’s DayAUSTRALIA, 1962.< like a bastardused to intensify a

personal quality or conditionAUSTRALIA, 1962.< lonely as a

bastard on father’s dayextremely lonelyAUSTRALIA, 1981

bastardadjectivebad, unpleasant; used as an intensifierUK, 1982

-bastard-infixused as an intensifierUK, 2000

bastard ambernouna colour of lighting gel for the theatreCANADA,

2001

bastard from the bushnouna person from the country who

comes to the city and behaves in an unmannerly way From a

bawdy ballad so titled, based on the poem ‘The Captain of the

Push’ (1892) by Henry LawsonAUSTRALIA, 1962

bastardisationnoundebasing and cruel initiation rights; hazing

AUSTRALIA, 1964

bastardiseverbto create a single motor vehicle from two others,

especially with criminal intentUK, 1996

bastardrynoundespicable behaviour; cruel punishmentAUSTRALIA,

bastedadjectivedrunkUS, 1928

Bastillenoun1the local police stationAUSTRALIA, 1965.2HMPStrangeways during the prison riot of April 1990 Earlier, general-ised sense as ‘a prison’ has given way to this specific, oftennostalgic useUK, 1996

basuco; bazukonouncoca paste, the basic ingredient in themanufacturing process of cocaine; hence, cocaineUS, 1984

batnoun1a foolish or eccentric personUS, 1894.2an ugly womanUS,

1972.3an extended period of drunkennessCANADA, 1977.4a drinkingbingeUS, 1846.5a fat marijuana cigarette Pun on ‘baseball bat’ as

STICK US , 1975.6a shoe; a slipper Variant spellings are ‘batt’ and

‘bate’UK, 1992.7male mastubationAUSTRALIA, 1985.8in horse racing,the whip used by the jockeyUS, 1951.< at batsaid of anappearance before a judge, magistrate or parole boardUS, 1967.

< like a bat out of hellat great speedUS, 1909.< off the bat

immediately, swiftly From the speed that a ball moves whenstruck by a batUS, 1907.< off your own batwithout assistance,independently Usage inspired by cricketUK, 1845.< on the batto

be working as a prostitute Extended from an obsolete use of ‘bat’(a prostitute)UK, 1984

batverbto dance on a stage Also spelled ‘batt’ or ‘bate’UK, 2002.

< bat on a sticky wicket1to contend with great difficulties.From the game of cricket; the ball bounces unpredictably on apitch that is drying outUK, 1952.2to have sex with a woman whohas recently had sex with another man or other menAUSTRALIA,

1985.< bat the breezeto talk, chat or gossipUS, 1941

bat and ballsnounthe male genitals with the penis erectUK, 2003

bat and wicketnouna ticket Rhyming slang, sometimes shortened

to ‘bat’UK, 1931

bat awayverbin a carnival, to operate swindles aggressively andwithout fear of arrest A term borrowed from the game of baseball

US, 1985

bat-batnounthe buttocksANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, 1996

batchnounan ejaculation’s worth of semenUS, 1973

batch; bachverbto live as a bachelorUS, 1862

batchernounsomeone who lives alone From earlier ‘bach’, ‘batch’(to live alone); ultimately from ‘bachelor’AUSTRALIA, 1943

batch kicknounin the usage of pickpockets, the hip pocketUS, 1949

Bates; John Bates; Mr Batesnouna gullible victim of a swindle

US, 1908

bathnoun1a heavy loss in a business or betting propositionUS, 1936.

2in television and film making, any of the chemical mixturesused to develop filmUS, 1987.< be in anything except a bath

to not wash oneself very often; to have poor personal hygiene

AUSTRALIA, 1932

bath dodgernounan English person In Australian folklore theEnglish are noted as stinting on personal hygieneAUSTRALIA, 1987

bathersnouna swimming suitAUSTRALIA, 1930

bat housenoun1a brothel A combination ofCATHOUSE(a brothel)andON THE BAT(to be working as a prostitute)AUSTRALIA, 1941.2amental hospitalUS, 1962

bathroom locksnounlong, combed, styled, braided dreadlocks

JAMAICA, 1979

bathsnounTurkish baths where the main attraction is sex betweenhomosexual menUS, 1968

bathtubnoun1a sedan convertible with two cross seats

Conventionally known as a ‘touring car’US, 1954.2a motorcylesidecarUS, 1960

bathtub curvenounin computing, used as a description of anotional graph of the predicted failure rate of a piece of electronicequipment Evoking a cross-section of a bathtub as the graph –briefly high, long low, high again at the endUS, 1991

bathtub ginnounhomemade alcohol, perhaps approximating gin

US, 1974

bathtub speednounmethcathinoneUS, 1998

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bati-mannouna homosexualJAMAICA, 1955

Batmannoun1a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known

as ecstasy, identified by the embossed Batman motifUK, 2002.2a

variety of LSD identified by the printed bat-logoUK, 1996.3cocaine

UK, 2002.4heroinUK, 2002

bat outverbon the railways, to switch cars quickly and expertlyUS,

1977

bat padnounin cricket, a fielder positioned close to the facing bat

AUSTRALIA, 1989

batphonenouna police radio; the police personal radio system

Inspired by comic book crimefighter Batman’s utility beltUK, 1977

batsnouna deck-landing officer on an aircraft-carrier From the

signalling ‘bats’ the officer carriesUK, 1962.< have bats in the

belfryto be mad or eccentricUK, 1911

batsadjectivecrazy; very eccentric; mad, to any degree From the

phraseHAVE BATS IN THE BELFRY UK , 1911

batshnounin caving and pot-holing, bat excreta A shortening of

‘bat shit’UK, 2004

batshitadjectivecrazy, out of control, angryUS, 1970

battenverb(of a man) to live off the earnings of a prostitute In the

structure ‘batten on someone’AUSTRALIA, 1964

batternouna board used to cover a window before a hurricane or

stormBAHAMAS, 1982.< on the batter1engaging in a

self-indulgent variety of drinks, drugs and other recreational excesses

UK, 1839.2on the run from the policeUK, 1984.3to be working as a

prostitute Variation ofON THE BAT UK , 1890

batterverbto beg on the streetUS, 1950

batteredadjectivedrunk From an earlier sense as ‘debauched’UK,

2002

batterynouna concealed device for giving an electric shock to a

horse in a raceAUSTRALIA, 1936.< get your battery chargedto

have sexUS, 1935

batteryverb to knock; to hit; to knock down From Italian battere UK,

2002

battery acidnoun1coffee Originally military usageUS, 1941.

2grapefruit juice or sour lemonadeUS, 1945.3LSD An elaboration

ofACID(LSD)UK, 1998

battery girlnouna prostitute who is subject to a controlling supply

of drugs, etc, and consequently is managed and kept in a similar

way to a battery henUK, 1968

batting and bowlingnounbisexual sexual activityUK, 1984

battlenoun1in a betting operation, the eternal plus-and-minus

relationship between bettors and the betting operationAUSTRALIA,

1989.2an unattractive womanUS, 1948.< on the battleworking

as a prostituteAUSTRALIA, 1944

battleverb1to breakdance competitively with the object of

demonstrating the most individual style Conventional ‘battle’ (a

violent struggle) adopted for this non-violent clashUS, 1999.2to

compete in a public demonstration of DJ skills or to establish a

sound-system’s superiority; to compete in rap performance; to

compete in graffiti skillsUS, 2000.3to attack someone verballyUS,

1998.4to struggle for a living; to work hard despite troubles and

exhibit courage in doing soAUSTRALIA, 1895.5to have sex; to

impreg-nate someoneNEW ZEALAND, 1998.6to work as a prostituteAUSTRALIA,

1898.7to attempt to make a living at the racecourse, either by

running or gambling on horsesAUSTRALIA, 1895.< battle the iron

menin horse racing, to bet using pari-mutuel machinesUS, 1951

battleaxe; battleaxnounan old or elderly woman who is variously

characterised as resentful, vociferous, thoroughly unpleasant,

usually arrogant and no beautyUS, 1896

battle cruiser; battlenoun1a public house Rhyming slang for

BOOZER, sometimes expanded to ‘battle and cruiser’UK, 1960.2an

aggressive, ‘mannish’ lesbianUS, 1982.3a formidable older woman

As withBATTLESHIPthis seems to play onOLD BAT, but possibly with

a rhyming slang influence: ‘battle-cruiser’ fromBRUISER(a rugged

physical specimen)UK, 1984

Battle of Hastingsadjectivehistory, in the past The one historical

date that most of the UK remembersUK, 2002

battle of the bulgenounan effort to lose weightUS, 1956

battlernoun1a person who struggles to make a living; a personwho ‘battles’AUSTRALIA, 1896.2a gambler who tries to make a living

by gambling; a habitual punter who is always struggling; also, astruggling horse owner-trainerAUSTRALIA, 1895.3a prostitute,especially a self-managed prostituteAUSTRALIA, 1898.4in horseracing, someone who is just barely making a living from the sport

or from betting on the sportAUSTRALIA, 1989

battle scarnouna bruise on the skin caused by sucking Hawaiianyouth usageUS, 1982

battleshipnoun1a powerful and domineering woman Anextension ofOLD BAT, playing on the physical similarities between

an ironclad and a formidable womanUS, 1931.2a railway coaltenderUS, 1946

battle wagonnoun1a battleship Royal Navy origins, then Royal AirForceUK, 1943.2an expensive car Army usageUK, 1943

battle weaponnouna specially produced vinyl recording of hip-hopsamples, used to ‘scratch’ (manipulate the sounds into an overallsoundscape) and to ‘battle’ (compete with other another DJ) DJand hip-hop useUS, 2002

battlingadjectivestruggling to eke out a living; going through hardtimesAUSTRALIA, 1895

battynoun1homosexuality Reduced fromBATTY BOY(a ual); ultimately ‘batty’ (a bottom) is West Indian, hence UK black

homosex-UK, 2000.2the buttocks Also variant ‘bati’JAMAICA, 1935

battyadjectiveeccentric, odd, insaneUS, 1903

batty boy; batty bwai; batty bwoynouna homosexual.CombinesBATTY(the buttocks) with ‘a youth’; from West Indiesinto wider UK usage popularised in the 1990s by comedian Ali G(Sacha Baron-Cohen)UK, 1992

battyfangverbto hit, beat, bite or maul someone From earlier ventional ‘batterfang’ (to batter)UK, 1909

con-batty holenoun1the anusBAHAMAS, 1982.2a despised person Byextension fromBATTY HOLE(the anus)UK, 2006

batty mannouna male homosexualANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, 1977

batty rider(s)nouna very short and skimpy skirt or fashion shortsworn to expose as much as they conceal FromBATTY(thebuttocks)JAMAICA, 1994

batty washnounthe act of licking an anus with the tongue WestIndies originsUK, 2000

batwanknounnonsenseUK, 1997

batwingsnounin the language of parachuting, surfaces applied tothe arms and body to slow the rate of descentUS, 1978

bawnouna ball A Glasgow word, spelt as the local pronunciationUK: SCOTLAND, 1996

bawbagnouna despicable man A Glasgow variation ofBALLBAG(thescrotum), by analogy withSCROAT(a despicable man)UK: SCOTLAND, 2002

bawdy basketnouna woman with a sexually transmitted infection

bawl out; ball outverbto reprimand someoneUS, 1899

bawsnounthe testicles Glasgow slang, extended fromBAW(a ball)

bayonetnouna hypodermic needleUS, 1986.< take the bayonet

courseto participate in bismuth subcarbonate andneoarsphenamine therapy for syphilisUS, 1981

bayonet drillnounsexual intercourseUS, 1964

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Bay Statenounany standard medical syringe Drug addict usageUS,

1973

Bay Street barbernouna greedy investment broker who skims

large amounts off every transaction as a management feeCANADA,

2002

Bay Street boysnounthe class of politically powerful white Nassau

merchantsBAHAMAS, 1982

bay windownouna protruding stomachUS, 1889

baywopnounan outport Newfoundlander ‘Wop’ in this use is a

Newfoundland pronunciation of ‘wasp’CANADA, 1979

bazillionnouna mythical very large numberUS, 2001

bazongas; bazoongas; bazonkasnounthe female breasts

Probably a variation ofBAZOOKAS US , 1972

bazoonoun1the mouthUS, 1877.2an old car, usually treasured

regardless of its condition French-Canadian, adapted by

English-speakersCANADA, 1992

bazookanoun1the penis The penis as a weapon imagery, here

based on the ‘bazooker’ anti-tank rocket launcher; sometimes

embellished to ‘bazooka shooter’US, 1984.2a high-powered carUS,

1959.3an extra-large, potent marijuana cigarette laced with

cocaine Either from the similarity in physical shape and figurative

power to the type of artillery shell used by a bazooka anti-tank

weapon, or form (Colombian Spanish) bazuco, a cocaine derivative

made from coca pasteUS, 1984.4cocaine; crack cocaine The

metaphor of a portable rocket-launcher, possibly a variation of

BASUCO UK , 2003.5in television and film making, a light support

used on a catwalkUS, 1990

bazooka’dadjectivedrunkUK: SCOTLAND, 1988

bazookasnounthe female breasts Perhaps from the shape of the

shell fired by a bazooka anti-tank weapon, probably influenced by

conventional ‘bosom’UK, 1963

bazoomas; bazoombasnounthe female breasts An elaboration of

BAZOOMSthat echoes the shape ofBAZOOKAS UK , 1984

bazoomsnounthe female breasts Originally a corruption of ‘bosom’

with the same sense, then evolved to mean ‘breasts’US, 1936

bazootiesnounthe female breastsUS, 1997

bazoo wagonnouna brakevan (caboose)US, 1977

bazucanounthe residue of smoked freebase cocaine, itself mixed

with tobacco and smokedUS, 1984

bazulconouncocaineUK, 2002

bazznounpubic hairIRELAND, 1999

bazzanouna stereotypically uncultured and uneducated urban

youth An informal variant of the name BarryUK, 2005

Bazza; Bazzernounused as a common nickname for people

named BarryAUSTRALIA, 1971

BazzalandnicknameAustralia A tribute to the cultural influence of

Barry (Bazza) McKenzie, a cartoon character created by Barry

Humphries (b.1934)AUSTRALIA, 1973

bazzernoun1an exciting event or situationUK, 1983.2a haircut

IRELAND, 1983

bazz-offnouna respite from doing somethingIRELAND, 1960

BBnoun1in baseball, a fastball A pitch thrown so fast that it seems

as small as a BB pellet to the batterUS, 1970.2any smart person,

especially a professor An abbreviation of ‘big brains’ US, 1947.3a

male homosexual An abbreviation ofBUM BOY UK , 1961

BBadjectivein sports betting, said of consecutive wagers An

initialising of ‘back-to-back’ US, 1973

BBAnoun a woman with large buttocks An abbreviation of ‘broads

with big asses’ US, 1968

BBCnoun British born Chinese UK, 1998

BBFNused as shorthand in Internet discussion groups and text

messages to mean ‘bye-bye for now’ US, 2002

BBLused in computer message shorthand to mean ‘be back later’

US, 1991

B boardnounan electronic newsgroup A contraction of ‘bulletinboard’US, 1991

B bombnounan amphetamine inhaler Withdrawn from the market

by Smith Kline & French in 1949 after widespread abuse A wad ofBenzedrine-soaked cotton found in an asthma inhaler would beremoved, immersed in a drink until drug and drink form a singleintoxicating solution, reputedly 100 times stronger than a singleBenzedrine tabletUS, 1969

B-boynoun1a breakdancer; later, anyone involved in hip-hopcultureUS, 1981.2a streetwise young black man By extension fromthe previous senseUS, 1981.3a buddy, a brother; used as a form of

address The initialism ‘b’ muddled with ‘B-boy’ (a youngstreetwise black male)US, 1992

BBWnoun a fat woman An abbreviation of ‘big, beautiful woman’; a

fetish with a large male followingUS, 1988

BCnoun contraception; birth control US, 1985

B catnounan ostentatiously homosexual male prisoner From theofficial categorisation by California prison authoritiesUS, 1989

BC budnounhigh grade marijuana from British ColumbiaCANADA, 2003

BCDnounmilitary eyeglasses Because they are so unattractive, they

are deemed ‘birth control devices’ Also variant BCG (birth control goggles) US, 1991

BC Kushnouna local variety of marijuana in British Columbia

CANADA, 2002

BC Loungenouna Burger Chef fast-food franchise restaurantUS, 1979

BCNUused in computer message shorthand to mean ‘be seeingyou’US, 1991

BDnouna syringe An allusion to Becton-Dickison, a medicalsupplies manufacturerUS, 1982

BDFnouna big, strong, dumb brute New York police slang; an

abbreviation of ‘big dumb fuck’ US, 1997

B dognounused as a term of address between members of theBloods gangUS, 1998

BDSM; SMnoun bondage, domination, sadism and masochism or sado-masochism, unified as a sexual subculture US, 1969

beverbare Generally dialect but recorded here as an urban blackuseUK, 2003.< be in itto take part in somethingAUSTRALIA, 1928.

< be onto watch something; to observe somethingAUSTRALIA, 1960

beachnounin prison, a shower roomUS, 1992.< on the beach1in

a fishing community, where people who do not fish are Thoughcynical, this division of maritime humans describes the division inmost fishing villages in Nova Scotia: people are divided betweenthose who go fishing and those who work at fish plants, arehousewives or farmersCANADA, 1975.2out of workUS, 1899.< the

beachSaudi Arabia Gulf war usageUS, 1991

Beachnoun< the BeachMiami Beach, FloridaUS, 1993

beachverb1to kick a ball very highBARBADOS, 1965.2in trucking, tobring a truck to a stop in a parking placeUS, 1971

beach-bashverbto lie on the sand, especially when exercised inromantic manoeuvres Jocular variation onSQUARE-BASHING

(military drill)AUSTRALIA, 1953

beach bombernouna bicycle modified for riding on the sandUS, 1991

beach boynoun1a young male who spends a great deal of time atthe beachUS, 1965.2a handsome, young black man who takeswhite female tourists as loversBARBADOS, 1996

beach bumnounsomeone whose devotion to spending a lifetime atthe beach has left them destitute and an outcastUS, 1965

beach bunnynouna young female who spends a great deal of time

at the beach, surfing or associating with surfersUS, 1963

beach chicknouna young woman living a Bohemian lifestyle nearthe beach in the 1950s Peter Tamony described the term asfollows: ‘Originally applied to girls who lived at Stinson Beach[north of San Francisco] who were bisexual By those unfamiliarwith its background, and both ways implication, it has been

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extended to any girl who associated with the so-called Beat

Generation inhabitants of North Beach in San Francisco’US, 1958

beached whalenounan obese hospital patientUS, 1994

beach headnouna person who spends a great deal of time at the

beachUS, 1991

beach pignouna police officer assigned to a beach patrolUS, 1991

beach ratnouna person who spends a great deal of time at the

beachUS, 1990

bead counternouna Roman Catholic; a worshipper in any religion

that uses strung beads (the rosary, ‘worry beads’, the Nenju, the

mala etc) within its practiceUK, 1809

bead jigglernouna Roman Catholic After rosary beadsUS, 1966

bead rattlernouna Roman Catholic After rosary beadsUK, 2000

beadynounthe eye From the conventional cliché, ‘beady eye’US,

1978

beaglenoun1a sausageUS, 1927.2a racehorseUS, 1923

be a good bunnyused as a farewell A catchphrase television

sign-off on The Wendy Barrie Show (1949–1950), a celebrity-based

programme Repeated with referential humourUS, 1949

beaknoun1the noseUK, 1715.2cocaine From the previous sense; a

reference to the manner in which the drug is takenUK, 2001.3in

horse racing, a bet that a horse will win Extended from the sense

as a ‘nose’, suggesting that the horse will win by ‘a nose’US, 1951.

4a magistrate Widely used by those who have occasion to be ‘up

before the beak’UK, 1749.5a schoolteacher A dated usage that has

survived thanks to Billy Bunter and other schoolboy literatureUK,

1888

beak babynouna cocaine-user, especially female An alliterative

extension ofBEAK(cocaine)UK, 2001

beakedadjectivecocaine-intoxicated FromBEAK(cocaine)UK, 2002

beakernouna scientist Presumably after the character Beaker on

the television programme The Muppets Dr Beaker was also the

name of a character in the cult-favourite show Supercar (1961–

1962), but the slang term was more likely derived from the later

popular children’s show.ANTARCTICA, 1990

beakerdomnounthe world of science and scientists Extends from

BEAKER(a scientist)ANTARCTICA, 1996

beak lunchnouncocaine used around the middle of the dayUK, 2002

beak upverbto use cocaine FromBEAK(the nose)US, 1991

be-all and end-allnounthe most important thingUK, 1854

beamnoun1the backside, rumpAUSTRALIA, 1945.2a good personUS,

1945.3cocaineUK, 2003.< off the beamincorrectUS, 1945.< on

the beam1good; to the point; balancedUS, 1941.2intoxicated on

marijuana Later to take on a far greater place in the lexicon of

crack cocaineUS, 1970

’Beamnouna Sunbeam motorcycle (in production from 1912–57)

UK, 1979

beamverb1in computing, to transfer a file electronically From the

terminology of the original Star Trek television series US, 1991.

2(used of a female) to experience erect nipples Related to

describing such a female as having herHIGH BEAMSonUS, 2003

beamernoun1a smile From conventional ‘beam’ (to smile broadly)

UK, 2001.2a deep blushUK: SCOTLAND, 1985.3in cricket, a fast ball

that is bowled at the batsman’s headUK, 1961.4a crack cocaine

user FromBEAM UP(TO SCOTTY) (to smoke crack cocaine)US, 1992

beamers; beemersnouncrack cocaine AfterBEAMER(a crake

cocaine user)US, 1988

beam me up, Scottyused for a humorous suggestion that one

would be better off somewhere else due to the lack of intelligent

life here From the short-lived Star Trek television series

(1966–1969) which has enjoyed an eternal after-lifeUS, 1985

beamsnounthe eyesUK, 2002

beam up to Scotty; beam up; beamverbto smoke crack cocaine

and become cocaine-intoxicated From the pop phrase ‘Beam me

up, Scotty’ used repeatedly on the first generation of Star Trek

television programmes from 1966 to 69US, 1986

beamyadjectivewide Originally ‘broad in the beam’, then shortenedand applied to a ship’s width, and then by extension to otherobjects and to people, especially those wide in the seatUS, 1961

beannoun1anything at all; very littleUS, 1833.2a dollarUS, 1902.3acoinUK, 1799.4in American casinos, a $1 betting chipUS, 1967.5aman, a fellow, especially as a form of address Often embellished

to ‘old bean’UK, 1917.6a Mexican, Mexican-American or LatinAmericanUS, 1949.7a capsule or tablet of Benzedrine™ (amphe-tamine sulphate), a central nervous system stimulantUS, 1967.8acapsule of a central nervous system depressantUK, 2003.9a capsule

of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasyUS, 2000.

10the headUS, 1905.11the hymenUS, 1950.12the penisUS, 1967.

13the clitorisUK, 2001

BeannicknameColeman Hawkins, jazz tenor saxophonist (1901–69)

A signature tune of the Coleman Hawkins Orchestra was his 1940composition ‘Bouncing With Bean’US, 1940

beanverbto hit someone on the headUS, 1910

bean booknouna worker’s book of meal couponsUS, 1954

bean-chokernouna Mexican or Mexican-AmericanUS, 1980

bean chute; bean slotnounthe opening in a solid prison cell doorthrough which food is passed to the prisoner withinUS, 1998

bean-counternounan accountantUS, 1975

bean-eaternoun1a Mexican, Mexican-American or Latin-American

US, 1919.2an ArgentinianUK, 1982

beaned upadjectiveunder the influence of Benzedrine™ tamine sulphate), a central nervous system stimulantUS, 1971

(amphe-beanernoun1a Mexican or Mexican-American Derogatory, fromthe association of beans with the Mexican dietUS, 1965.2in theuniverse created by the Firesign Theatre (and accepted by the late1960s popular culture), one of the five lifestyles of man, character-ised by an obsession with colour televisions and rubbish piled upoutside homes Described in Firesign Theater’s ‘Big Book of Plays’

US, 1996

beanerynouna low-cost, low-quality restaurantUS, 1887

bean feastnounany form of festive occasion or jollification.Originally an annual feast given by employersUK, 1805

bean-flickernouna lesbian A reference to clitoral stimulationUK, 2002

bean headnounan amphetamine addictUS, 1992

bean house bullnoungossip or tall tales told at a truck stopUS, 1976

beanienoun1in Vietnam, a member of the US Special Forces Ashortened form of ‘Green Beanies’, itself word play based on

‘Green Berets’US, 1991.2a police nightstickUS, 1952.3breaking andentering A pronunciation of the commonB AND E CANADA , 2000.

4an attractive girl Perhaps as an allusion to Beanie Babies™ dolls

beanonoun1a Mexican, Mexican-American or Latin AmericanUS,

1978.2a meal; a feastUK, 1914

bean oilnounin motor racing, Castrol R™ oil Castrol R™ is madefrom castor bean oilUS, 1992

bean patchnicknameduring the Korean war, an assembly area onthe northern outskirts of Masan, a seaport about 40 miles west ofPusanUS, 1982

beanpolenouna tall, thin personUS, 1837

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bean queennouna homosexual who prefers Latin Americans as

sex-ual partners but is not Latin American themselvesUS, 1988

bean ragnouna red flag raised on a ship during mealtimeUS, 1960

beansnoun1sexual satisfaction The metaphor is of a meal that

‘fills you up’UK, 1997.2a meal Coined in World War 2, still popular

in VietnamUS, 1942.3the lunch break during a working dayUS, 1946.

4crack cocaineUK, 2003.5horsepowerUS, 1965.6a small amount of

money; moneyUK, 1893

beans and baby dicksnounin the Vietnam war, beans and hot

dogsUS, 1991

beans and motherfuckersnounin the Vietnam war, lima beans

and ham, one of the least popular c-rationsUS, 1990

bean sheetnounon the railways, a time card or time sheetUS, 1977

bean-stealernounin the Royal Air Force, a married man who lives

in the messUK, 1984

bean storenouna roadside restaurant or motorway truck stop

restaurantUS, 1976

bean timenountime for a mealUS, 1984

Beantown; Bean TownnicknameBoston, Massachusetts Because

Boston is known for its baked beansUS, 1901

bean upverbto take amphetaminesUS, 1976

bean wagonnouna no-frills lunch counterUS, 1960

beanynouna green polyster baseball cap issued to US soldiers since

1962, known officially as the Army Utility CapUS, 1990

bearnoun1in the US, a motorway patrol officer or state trooper; a

police officer in the UK Shortened fromSMOKEY THE BEAR US , 1975.

2a hairy and stocky man, of a type beloved by some homosexuals

US, 1994.3a boisterous, rowdy or aggressive young man, especially

in the context of heavy drinkingUK: SCOTLAND, 1985.4a building-site

or oil-rig workerUK: SCOTLAND, 1996.5an unattractive womanUS, 1982.

6a cautious and conservative poker playerUS, 1988.7a difficult task

or situationUS, 1966

BearnicknameUS General H Norman Schwarzkopf (b.1934),

commander of the US forces during the Gulf warUS, 1991

bear cagenouna police station A logical extension ofBEAR(the

police)US, 1976

bear catnounon the railways, a demanding and disliked foreman

US, 1977

beardnoun1a person used to mask the identity of the actual

controlling agent; a person who escorts another to a social

function in order to mask the identity of one or the other’s lover

or sexual orientation Originally from gambling, referring to a front

for bettingUS, 1956.2in gambling, a person who bets for someone

else, especially for a cheatUS, 1962.3a broker who buys up stock

quietly and secretly for bidders in a corporate takeover who hope

to disguise their intentionsUS, 1988.4an intellectual or academic

Unkind if not derisiveUS, 1927.5a male member of an Orthodox

Jewish groupUS, 1967.6an ‘older’ surfer In the youth culture of

surfing, ‘old’ is a relative termUS, 1991

beardverbto serve as a beard for someoneUS, 1971

bearded clamnounthe vulva CombinesFISHwith visual imagery

US, 1965

bearded ladynounthe vulvaUS, 1967

beardie; beardynoun1an act of rubbing a stubbly face against a

smooth oneUK, 1985.2a bearded personUK, 1941

beardie-weirdienouna bearded person DisparagingUK: SCOTLAND,

2001

beard jammernounthe manager of a brothelUS, 1962

beard mannouna RastafarianJAMAICA, 1952

beardsmannouna Rastafarian with shaved or trimmed hairJAMAICA,

1985

beard-strokingnounserious consideration of something, deep

thoughtUK, 2003

beard-strokingadjectiveintellectual or boring or bothUK, 2003

bear greasenounin electric line work, any gel used as an electriccontact aidUS, 1980

bearingsnounthe stomach Suggested derivations all seem based

on the body as a machine However, it is possible that this is from

a sense of disorientation after vomiting, thus confusing the losing

of the contents of your stomach with a loss of bearingsAUSTRALIA,

1943.< too many bearings on ita situation too complicated toexplain This phrase uses a nautical term for location-finding,

‘bearings’ (i.e from a compass), metaphoricallyCANADA, 1999

bearing upused in response to a personal enquiry such as ‘howare you?’ or ‘how’s things?’UK, 1984

bear insurancenouna gun, the bigger the better the insuranceUS, 1965

bear in the airnouna police helicopter This travelled from citizens’band radio slang into a still-surviving, wider usageUS, 1976

bearishadjective(of a man) large and hairyAUSTRALIA, 1994

bear jointnounin a carnival, a game in which stuffed teddy bearsare the prizeUS, 1960

bear meatnouna speeding vehicle without the benefit of citizens’band radio communications Easy prey forBEAR(the police)US, 1976

bear pawnoun1round-footed snowshoes worn while doing chores

US, 1993.2the badge necessary to get into the inner area of the

2002 G8 summit meeting in AlbertaCANADA, 2002

bear pitnounan auditorium, or other arena, peopled with a rowdy,challenging, even confrontational audience From the late nightaudiences at the Edinburgh Festival’s Fringe ClubUK, 1996

bear’s pawnouna saw Rhyming slang Noted by Ray Puxley in

1992 as ‘a seldom heard term for a carpenter’s tool’UK, 1934

bear trapnoun1in the Canadian Navy, a helicopter haul-down andsecuring deviceCANADA, 1995.2the clutch on a Laverda motorcyle.Named after the amount of effort required to pull the clutch lever

inUS, 1992.3in television and film making, a strong clamp used forattaching lights to riggingUS, 1987.4a police radar-trap for speedingmotoristsUS, 1976

Bear Whiz Beernounan inferior beer A popular beverage inFiresign Theater skits; its motto is the stunning ‘It’s in the water!That’s why it’s yellow!’US, 1993

beastnoun1a very unattractive woman, especially if sexuallyproactiveUS, 1942.2a sexually available femaleUS, 1955.3in prison, asex offender, a convicted paedophileUK, 1996.4anything excellent

UK, 1996.5the penisUK, 2001.6a white person; a white US soldier inVietnam Used by US soldiers of colour in VietnamUS, 1991.

7heroin; heroin addictionUS, 1958.8LSDUS, 1967.9Milwaukee’sBest™, an inexpensive beer favoured by cash-strapped youth.Appropriately, Milwaukee’s Best Light is simply ‘Beast Light’US, 1987.

10a large, fast carUS, 1951.11a car with a raised front endUS, 1980.

12an expensive and powerful citizens’ band radioUS, 1976.< as a

beastused as an intensifierUS, 2003.< the beastthe police; anyfigure of authority or oppression West Indian, hence UK blackUK, 1993

beastverbto have anal sexUK, 1999.< get beasted into eat withgreat enthusiasmUK: SCOTLAND, 1985

beast aboutverbto treat someone with a harsh physicalityUK, 1995

beastbwai; beast boynounthe police; any figure of authority oroppression CombinesTHE BEAST(the police, etc.) withBWAI(boy, ayouth in UK black/West Indian gang culture)UK, 1994

beastienoun1used as an endearing form of ‘beast’; also, in ajocular sense, of an insect Mainly ScottishUK, 1864.2an attractivewoman Objectifying a woman as an animal, much the same as

2excellentUS, 1953.3excessiveUS, 2000

beastlyadverbbadly, unpleasantly, very, excessively Stereotypicallyupper-class usageUK, 1844

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beast with two backsnounvaginal, face-to-face sexual intercourse

between a heterosexual couple; sex between two people From

ShakespeareUK, 1604

beastynouna repulsive, disgusting personUS, 1985

beastyadjectiverepulsive, disgustingUS, 1982

beatnoun1a regular route or locale (of a prostitute or police officer)

UK, 1721.2a member of the 1950s youth countercultureUS, 1961.

3in horse racing, an unfortunate defeatUS, 1976.4a crime which

has not been solvedUS, 1992.5in television and film making, the

main storylineUS, 1990.6a carUS, 1947

beatverb1to cheat, to swindle, to stealUS, 1849.2to defy someone’s

understandingUK, 1882.< beat about the bush; beat around

the bush1(of a female) to masturbate Wordplay on ‘beat’ (used

in many terms of male masturbation) andBUSH(the pubic hair),

in some way reversing the familiar meaning of ‘beat around the

bush’ (to avoid coming to a point)UK, 1991.2to avoid coming to

the point of a discussion A term that has its origin in the hunting

of birdsUK, 1659.< beat feetto leaveUS, 1944.< beat hollowto

outdo someone utterly and completelyBARBADOS, 1996.< beat it

1to leave quicklyUS, 1878.2(of a male) to masturbateUS, 1995.

< beat off with a stickto get more than enough sexual offers

AUSTRALIA, 1999.< beat the bandto surpass everythingUS, 1897.

< beat the boardin poker, to hold the best hand showingUS,

1963.< beat the bushes1in horse racing, to race a horse in

minor circuits, where the horse can be a big fish in a little pond

US, 1951.2to drive in the lead position of a group of trucks

travelling together on a motorwayUS, 1976.< beat the clock1to

finish a task before the prescribed time In the UK orginally

military, perhaps from an American parlour game From the late

1950s-60s, it was used as the title of a gameshow segment in the

television variety programme Sunday Night at the London

Palladium UK, 1961.2to return alive from an SAS missionUK, 1980.

< beat the cottonto soak and then pound used cottons, used

to strain drug doses, in an attempt to leach out enough heroin for

another doseUS, 1989.< beat the Dutchto astonish or frustrate

someoneUS, 1775.< beat the eightballto use heroinUS, 1971.

< beat the favoritein horse racing, to place a small bet on a

horse with long odds to win rather than betting on the horse

favoured to winUS, 1951.< beat the gun(of an engaged couple)

to have sex, especially if the fiancée falls pregnant The sporting

imagery of being under starter’s ordersAUSTRALIA, 1984.< beat the

manto sleep Prison usage suggesting that in sleep one escapes

domination by prison authorities.US, 1990.< beat the priest

and take his gown; beat the priestto do that which you

should not do in an open, notorious and brazen fashionGRENADA,

1978.< beat the pup(of a male) to masturbateUS, 1950.< beat

the rapto withstand harsh interrogationUK, 1996.< beat the

snot out ofto thrash someone soundly, to beat someone upUS,

1989.< beat the starter(of an engaged couple) to have sex,

especially if the fiancée falls pregnant Sporting imagery, racing

ahead while still under starter’s ordersUK, 1984.< beat your

baloney(of a male) to masturbateUS, 1969.< beat your bishop

(of a male) to masturbateUS, 1916.< beat your chops; beat up

your chopsto talkUS, 1945.< beat your faceto perform

push-upsUS, 1998.< beat your gums; beat up your gumsto talk

without purpose or without effectUS, 1945.< beat your meat;

beat the meat(of a male) to masturbateUS, 1936.< beat

yourself upto be harshly self-critical, to struggle with your

conscienceUK, 2003.< can’t beat it in the Navyused for

expressing admiration of a boat-handling job Among Canadian

east coast fishermen, with the tradition of navy techniques very

strong, this term expresses high praiseCANADA, 1908

beatadjective1world-weary, spiritual, jaded, intellectualUS, 1947.

2utterly tiredUK, 1821

beat artistnouna swindlerUS, 1989

beat bagnouna bag of drugs that is heavily adulterated or is

completely counterfeitUS, 1993

beatdownnouna physical beating; hence figuratively, a defeatUS,

1995

beaternoun1an older car, usually not in good condition, used for

day-to-day drivingUS, 1990.2a drumstickBAHAMAS, 1975

beat foradjectivelackingUS, 1973

beat generationnounthe alienated class of young Americans whocame of age in the mid-1940s and then embraced an alternativelifestyle and values in the 1950sUS, 1950

beatingnouna violent acheBARBADOS, 1965

beat lootnouna pittance; a small amount of moneyUS, 1973

beatniknouna follower of the beat generation (avant-garde

‘visionaries, rebels and hipsters’) derided and defined bystereotypical appearance (black beret for men, black tights forwomen) and lifestyle choices (Charlie Parker’s jazz, marijuana, per-formance poetry, etc) Coined in 1958 (the first popular, non-Russian use of the suffix-NIK) by San Francisco newspapercolumnist Herb Caen, extended fromBEAT(a member of the 1950syouth counterculture), and a pun on theFAR OUTexample of

‘sputnik’ (a Russian satellite launched in 1959)US, 1958

beat offverb(of a male) to masturbateUS, 1962

beat outverbto strip someone of their membership in a youthgang, accomplished by a ritualistic beatingUS, 1995

beat padnounan establishment where poor quality marijuana issoldUS, 1960

Beatrix Potter; Beatrixnounan ugly woman Possibly rhymingslang forROTTERbased on the name of author and illustratorBeatrix Potter (1866–1943)UK, 2002

beat sheetnoun1in television and film making, a short summary

of a storyUS, 1990.2a pornographic magazineUS, 1997

Beattie and Babsnounpubic lice, crab-lice Rhyming slang for

CRABSbased on an early C20 music hall act who are, unfortunately,best remembered by this termUK, 1960

beat-upadjectiveshoddy, shabby, worn outUS, 1946

beaunounused as a term of address between young malesUS, 1954

beautnoun1a beauty, an impressive person or thingUS, 1895.2apotent amphetamine capsule An abbreviation ofBLACK BEAUTY US , 1992

beautadjectiveexcellent, terrific, wonderful, splendidAUSTRALIA, 1918

beautadverbexcellently, splendidlyAUSTRALIA, 1969

beaut!used for expressing strong admirationAUSTRALIA, 1953

beauteous maximusnounsomething that is excellent Mock Latin

US, 1993

beautifuladjectivein the counterculture of the 1960s and 70s, used

as an all-purpose adjective of approval A vague but central word ofthe hippie era, suggesting passivity, appreciation for nature,kindness, etcUS, 1961

beautiful!1used for expressing enthusiastic agreementUS, 1975.

2used, with heavy irony, as a register of disappointmentUK, 2005

beautiful and; lovely andadjectivesatisfactory; nice Alwaysfollowed by another adjective for which this serves as anintensifier Examples: ‘I hit it beautiful and hard’; ‘The water waslovely and hot’UK, 1939

beautiful bouldersnouncrack cocaine, 2003

beautiful peoplenounthe cream of society’s crop; the wealthy,fashionable people of high society and the arts, especially thosecelebrated as trendsettersUS, 1964

beautifuls; boofulsnounbeautiful, as a form of address; the latter

is addressed to babies or those behaving so and thus characterised

beautyadjectiveexcellentNEW ZEALAND, 1963

beauty!1used for registering great approval Also spelt ‘bewdy’ torepresent Australian pronunciation.AUSTRALIA, 1952.2thank you!

AUSTRALIA, 1968

beauty boltnounin the used car business, a new and shiny boltintended to give the impression of a complete engine rebuildUS, 1997

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beauty farmnouna resort with a focus on improving appearances

US, 1972

beauty parlornouna brothelUS, 1949

beavernoun1a woman’s pubic region; a woman as a sex object;

sex with a woman Although recorded at least as early as 1927,

‘beaver’ did not come into its own until the mid-1960s, with an

explosion of films featuring full frontal female nudity but no sexual

activity and titles punning on ‘beaver’ – Bald Beaver, Beaver Works

in the Bush Country, Hair Raising Beaver, Fine Feathered Beavers,

Leave it to Beavers, and so on As published sexual material got

more graphic, so did the association of the term Despite the

highly sexual origin of the term, it was used by truck drivers with a

slightly naughty innocence to refer to womenUS, 1927.2a

pornographic filmUS, 1969.3a beardUS, 1871.4a top hatBARBADOS,

1965.5a white police helmetBARBADOS, 1982.6a police officerUS, 1961

beaver awayverbto work industriously From the characteristic

behaviour of the beaverUK, 1946

beaver baitnounmoneyUS, 1976

beaver bearnouna policewoman CombinesBEAVER(a woman) with

BEAR(the police)US, 1976

beaver biscuits!used for expressing disapproval A signature line of

Colonel Sherman Potter on M*A*S*H (CBS, 1972–83) Repeated

with referential humourUS, 1972

beaver cleavernouna womaniser; the penis It opens or splits the

BEAVER(a woman or the vagina)UK, 1981

beaver creeknoun< have a bite at beaver creekto perform

oral sex on a womanUS, 2001

beaver-eaternouna person who performs oral sex on a woman In

a brilliant sexually charged pun, Vladamir Nabokov in Lolita wrote

of ‘the Palace Sentries, or Scarlet Guards, or Beaver Eaters, or

whatever they are called’, creating misdirected confusion with

‘Beef Eaters’ but leaving no doubt as to the sexual nature of his

malapropismUS, 1955

beaver fevernounan obsession with women and sexUS, 1997

beaver filmnouna mildly pornographic film, featuring full frontal

nudityUS, 1969

beaver flicknouna pornographic filmUS, 1970

beaver leavernouna male homosexual Rhymed onBEAVER(the

vagina) to suggest no interest in the female sexUS, 2003

beaver loopnouna repeating video featuring female frontal nudity

US, 1971

beaver magazinenouna magazine featuring photographs of nude

women, focused on their genitals, usually not engaged in sexUS,

1967

beaver movienouna film featuring female frontal nudityUS, 1971

beaver patrolnoungirl-watchingUS, 1967

beaver picturenouna film, the main attraction of which is a

number of shots of women’s genitals; a photograph of a woman’s

genitalsUS, 1969

beaver pienounthe female genitals, especially as the object of

sucking and lickingUK, 1983

beaver-shootingnouna concerted voyeuristic effort to find women

whose genitals or pubic hair can be seenUS, 1970

beaver shotnouna photograph or filming of a woman’s genitals In

the early 1960s LA-based band The Periscopes recorded a

rock’n’roll tune called ‘Beaver Shot’ which was banned from the

radio after two playsUS, 1970

beaver tailnoun1a quick-baked or quick-fried sweet breadCANADA,

1998.2a design configuration on a shotgunUS, 1981

beaver-with-sticknounfull frontal male nudityUS, 1977

be-backnounin the used car business, a potential customer who

has visited the car lot, inspected the cars for sale, left, and then

returned to negotiateUS, 1959

bebenouncrack cocaineUS, 1994

bebopverbto take part in gang fightsUS, 1965

be careful, Matt!used as a humorous caution A signature line ofMiss Kitty Russell (portrayed by Amanda Blake) to Marshall Matt

Dillon on the television Western Gunsmoke (CBS, 1955–75).

Repeated with referential humourUS, 1955

Becks and Poshnounfood Rhyming slang forNOSH, formed fromthe nicknames of footballer David Beckham and his wife, singerVictoria BeckhamUK, 2003

beckynounin electric line work, a cable slingUS, 1980

be coolused as a farewellUS, 1984

bednounthe playing surface of a pool tableUS, 1990.< get into

bed within business or politics, to merge with, to become apartner of, to start a venture withUK, 1977.< put to bedtocomplete a piece of work Office jargon that now infects everyworkplace; an extension of the figurative sense used by printersUK, 2005

bedverbto have sex with someoneUK, 1548

bed and breakfastnouna very short prison sentenceUK, 1996

bedbaitnouna sexually alluring young woman or young manUK, 1963

bed blockernouna patient who has an extended stay in hospital

CANADA, 1986

bedbugnoun1a Pullman porterUS, 1940.2a person who issomewhere between amusingly eccentric and alarmingly disturbed

US, 1832.3a Volkswagen camper vanUK, 1981

bedbug haulernouna removal van driverUS, 1971

bedbug row; bedbug alleynouna poor, crime-ridden area in a city

bed flutenounthe penisAUSTRALIA, 1992

Bedfordshirenouna bed; bed A humorous extension from thename of an English countyUK, 1665

bed-hopverbto habitually have casual sexUS, 1974

bed-hoppernouna person who lives a sexually promiscuous life

AUSTRALIA, 1972

bed housenoun1a brothelUS, 1973.2a brakevan (caboose)US, 1977

bedlamernounin Newfoundland, a young seal; also a young boy.The term comes either from the noise they make, or, according to

some sources, the French bête de la mer (beast of the sea) CANADA, 1959

Bedouin Bobnounany Saudi; any desert nomad Gulf war usageUS, 1991

Bedourie showernouna dust storm Bedourie is an inland town inQueensland The name Bedourie is taken from an Aborigine wordfor ‘dust storm’ Other locations similarly used by nature, weatherand irony: Bourke, Bogan, Cobar, Darling, Wilcannia and Wimmera

cartoon television series The Flinstones (ABC, 1960–66), home to

quarry worker Fred Flintstone and his wife WilmaUS, 1990

bed rockverbin low riding, to rock the bed of a truck from side toside using hydraulic pumpsUS, 1992

bedroomnounany place where homosexual men can have sexUK, 2002

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bedroom eyesnouna sensual face and eyes that convey desireUS,

1947

BedsnounBedfordshire A spoken form of the conventional written

abbreviation, considered colloquial when used in speech as a

genuine equivalent of the original nameUK, 1937

bed-sit junglenounan urban area where a bed-sitter is usually

avail-able as rented accommodation; the generality of life in rented

bed-sit accommodationUK, 2001

bed-sitter; bedsitnouna single-room combining bedroom and

living accommodation; a bed-sitting roomUK, 1927

bed-sitter-landnounan urban area where a bed-sitter is commonly

available as rented accommodation; the generality of life in rented

bedsit accommodationUK, 1968

Bed-Stuynicknamethe Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood of New

York City The area is the epitome of urban American povertyUS,

1997

bedworthyadjectivesexually desirableUK, 1936

beenoun1a drug addiction Also known as ‘a bee that stings’US,

1960.2a barbiturate or other central nervous system depressant,

especially Nembutal A Nembutal capsule is commonly known as

aYELLOW JACKET, hence the ‘bee’US, 1963.3in a deck of playing

cards, a joker, especially when the deck is made by the playing

card manufacturer BeeUS, 1988.< get a bee up your arse; have

a bee up your arseto be in a restless or anxious condition; to

be obsessed by a notion A variation on ‘a bee in the bonnet’UK,

1990s.< put the bee onto swindle someoneUS, 1949

beeverbto begUS, 1962

beeadjectivebloody (an intensifier) A rendering of the initial letter

for euphemism’s sakeUK, 1926

be easy!relax!US, 2003

Beebnicknamethe BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)UK, 1967

bee-beenouncrack cocaineUS, 1993

bee-boppernouna person who is trying too hard to be something

that they are not – fashionable, trendy, up-to-dateUS, 1987

beechverbduring the period 1963–65, to permanently close down

a section of railway or a railway station After Richard Beeching,

1913–85, chairman of the British Rail Board 1963–65, at the end

of which time he was made a Life Peer, author of the ‘Beeching

Report’ that prescribed a substantial contraction of the UK’s rail

networksUK, 1964

beechamsnoun< the beechamsthe police Rhyming slang, from

Beecham’s Pill™, a branded medication toTHE BILL(the police)UK,

1992

Beecham’s pillnoun1a fool, an idiot Rhyming slang forDILL(a

fool) From the proprietary name of a laxative formerly popular as

a cure-allAUSTRALIA, 1950.2a photographic still Rhyming slangUK,

1971.3a theatrical bill; an advertising poster Rhyming slangUK, 1992

Beecham’s pillsnounthe testicles An extension ofPILLSwith a

commercial formulaUK, 1980

bee cockynouna bee farmer; an apiaristAUSTRALIA, 1956

beedi; beadi; bidi; birinouna small, high nicotine-content,

ciga-rette made of tobacco dust poured into a small tube of rolled leaf

tied with a cotton thread, often flavoured with strawberry, vanilla,

mint, chocolate, mango, pineapple, grape, licorice, cherry, etc The

word is of Hindi origins Popular brands are Mangalore, Kailas, Shiv

Sagar and IrieUK, 2003

beedlernouna hard-driving work foreman or supervisorUS, 1946

beefnoun1a complaint, an argument, a fightUS, 1899.2conflict,

feuding A wider use of the previous senseUS, 2002.3an arrest or

criminal chargeUS, 1928.4in prison, a written reprimandUS, 1967.

5the vagina; an attractive and sexual womanBARBADOS, 1982.6the

penisUS, 2001.7in homosexual society, a masculine man or a

member of the armed forces whatever his gender-preferenceUS,

1972.8in the navy, a male homosexualUK, 1962.9a dramatic and

unintended ending of a surf rideUS, 1991.10a backwards fall off a

skateboardUS, 1997.< put some beef into itto try hard, to work

hard, to make an effortUK, 1961

beefverb1to complain From an earlier sense: to shoutUS, 1866.2tohave sexUS, 1975.3in prison, to issue a disciplinary reprimandUS, 1967

beefadjective1aggressive, violent, hostileUS, 2002.2homosexual.Navy usageUK, 1962

beef!in the youth trend for ‘souped-up’ motor-scootering, used forregistering approval of the achievements of a daring, risk-takingriderUK, 2004

Beefanicknamethe Balearic island of IbizaUK, 2002

beef and shrapnelnounin the Vietnam war, a meal of beef andpotatoesUS, 1991

beef-a-roninouna muscular, handsome male Punning with thename of a food product and the many meat images involved insexual slangUS, 1985

beef bayonetnounthe penisAUSTRALIA, 1971

beef buglenounthe penis, especially as an object of oral sex

AUSTRALIA, 1971

beefcakenoun1artistic or photographic depictions of nude orpartially nude muscular men The gender equivalent ofCHEESECAKE

US, 1949.2a muscular manUS, 1949

beef curtainsnounthe labiaUS, 1998

beefernoun1a constant and tiresome complainerUS, 1950.2a malehomosexual Royal Navy useUK, 1982

beef-heart; beefverbto fart Also used as a noun Rhyming slang;perhaps related to obsolete non-rhyming sense: a ‘bean’UK, 1960

beef injection; hot beef injectionnounsexual intercourseUS, 1968

beef itverbin motorcyle racing, to fall to the ground and suffer asevere scrapeUS, 1992

beef of the seanounthe loggerhead turtleBARBADOS, 1982

beef squadnouna group of thugs hired by management to helpbreak a strikeUS, 1956

beefsteak eyenouna black eye From the folk remedy of coveringthe blackened eye with a raw steakUS, 1950

beef torpedonounthe penisUK, 1983

beef trustnoun1in sports, a group of large athletesUS, 1928.2achorus of large women who entertain menUS, 1931

beef upverbto enhance someone or something, to strengthensomeone or somethingUS, 1944

beefyadjective(used of a shot in croquet) long and hardUS, 1977

beehivenoun1a five pound note Rhyming slang, playing onBEES AND HONEY(money)UK, 1962.2in trucking, any large truck stopoffering a full range of servicesUS, 1976.3an office in a railway yard

US, 1946

Beehivenoun< the BeehiveNew Zealand’s Parliament buildings.Designed by Sir Basil Spence, the building’s domes are evocative

of a beehiveNEW ZEALAND, 1981

beehive burnernouna combustion chamber to burn waste woodfrom sawmillsCANADA, 1989

beehive itverbto leave hurriedly Vietnam war useUS, 1991

beehive roundnounan artillery shell that scatters small nails withfins instead of shrapnel, first used in Vietnam in 1964US, 1991

beeitchnounused as a synonym of ‘bitch’, especially as a term for awomanUS, 1993

beekienounduring a labour dispute or organising drive, a companyspyUS, 1949

beelnouna carVIRGIN ISLANDS US, 1996

Beemer; Beamer; Beamienouna BMW carUS, 1982

Bee MorenicknameBaltimore, MarylandUS, 1989

beenverb< been aroundsexually experiencedUS, 1979.< been

theresaid of a person with whom the speaker has had sexFIJI,

1996.< been there, doing thatexperiencing the bleed period ofthe menstrual cycle The ‘been there’ part offers consolation tothose who recently were on it or had cramps previously, while the

‘doing that’ part refers to the fact that you are on your period

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currentlyUS, 2001.< been there, done thatused as a laconic,

world-weary dismissal of another’s suggestionAUSTRALIA, 1975.

< been there, done that, bought the tee-shirtused as a

laconic, world-weary dismissal of another’s suggestion An

elabor-ation ofBEEN THERE, DONE THAT UK , 2000

been-there medalnounthe Vietnam Campaign Service MedalUS,

1991

been-tonouna west African, especially a Ghanaian or Nigerian, who

has ‘been to’ England, usually for study, and whose social status

has thereby been enhanced; a British academic who has ‘been to’

any one of the more prestigious US universitiesUK, 1982

beepnounan effeminate man, especially a homosexualJAMAICA, 1995

beep beep!pay attention!US, 1961

beepernoun1the telephoneUS, 1968.2an electronic paging device

US, 1970

beernoun1in the illegal production of alcohol, fermented grain or

sugar mashUS, 1887.2the chest Rhyming slang, from the slogan

‘beer is best’UK, 1980.< on the beerengaged in a drinking

sessionUK, 1909

beer barnnouna tavernNEW ZEALAND, 1976

beer bellynounthe protruding stomach of an excessive beer drinker

US, 1960

beer blastnouna party organised around the consumption of beer

US, 1967

beer bottle glassesnounthick eye glassesUS, 1984

beer bummernouna person who cadges drinks from othersNEW

ZEALAND, 1906

beer bustnouna party organised around the consumption of beer

US, 1913

beer cannounany small car that would easily get crushed in a

sig-nificant accidentUS, 1992

beer can grenadenouna crude hand grenade fashioned by the

Viet Cong, packed inside a beer canUS, 1990

beer chitnounmoney In Royal Air Force useUK, 2002

beer coatnouna warm feeling, or one of imperviousness to weather

conditions, that prevails after drinking From private correspond

-ence, 2002NEW ZEALAND, 2002

beer compassnounthe homing instinct that remains active when

drunkUK, 2002

beer cozynouna styrofoam or plastic cylinder that slips over a beer

can, serving as insulationUS, 2000

beered; beered outadjectivedrunk on beerUS, 1930

beer flatnounan apartment where beer is sold privately and

illegallyUS, 1980

beer gogglesnouna drink-induced clouding of visual perception

that enhances the sexual allure of previously unappealing

beer-guttedadjective(of men) having a protruding stomach from

drinking beer excessivelyAUSTRALIA, 1987

beer high gradenouncash from rich gold-prospecting seams

CANADA, 1963

beer me!please give me another beer!US, 1986

beernocularsnounyour vision and judgment after drinking too

many beersUS, 1986

beer o’clocknounquitting time on a jobNEW ZEALAND, 2000

beer parlournouna room in a hotel licensed to sell beer Originally

named to distinguish them from taverns, they have been more

recently licensed to serve men and womenCANADA, 1965

beer runnouna trip to a store to buy beer for a partyUS, 1971

beer sandwichnouna lunch consisting of beer, beer and more beer

NEW ZEALAND, 1998

beer scooternounthe ability to return home when too drunk to,afterwards, remember the journeyUK, 1999

beer spannernouna bottle opener Royal Air Force useUK, 1984

beer-thirtynouna fictional time of day, suggesting that a beer isoverdueUS, 1980

beer-upnouna session of beer drinkingAUSTRALIA, 1919

beer upverbto drink a great deal of beerUS, 1960

beer vouchersnounmoneyUK, 2002

bees and honeynounmoney Rhyming slangUK, 1892

bee shitnounhoney From the mistaken belief that bees defecatehoneyUS, 1984

bee’s kneesnounthe acme of perfection, the best Always preceded

by ‘the’; a favourite construction of the flapper of the 1920s

AUSTRALIA, 1905

bee stingsnounsmall female breastsUS, 1964

beeswaxnoun1business, in the senses ‘mind your own business’and ‘none of your business’US, 1934.2income tax; betting tax.Rhyming slang, cleverly punning ‘bees’ (BEES AND HONEY, ‘money’)and, possibly, ‘whack(s)’ for ‘the taxman’s portion’UK, 1989

bees wingersnounthe fingers Rhyming slangUK, 1980

beetlenoun1in horse racing, a poorly performing horseUS, 1915.2afemale Circus and carnival usageUS, 1931

Beetlenicknamethe original Volkswagen car and later models of asimilar shape Derives from the shape of the car, first imported tothe US in 1949; by 1960 the nickname was in worldwide usageand by Volkswagen’s advertisers by the 1970s In 1998 themanufacturers unveiled the ‘New Beetle’US, 1960

beetle-crusher; beetle-stompernouna soldier in the infantryUK, 1889

beetle-crushersnoun heavy boots, especially ‘Doc Martens’ In The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, 1959, Iona and Peter Opie

record ‘beetle-crushers’ as ‘big-feet or the nickname for someoneso-blessed’UK, 1996

beevonounan alcoholic beverageUS, 1977

Bee WeenicknameBritish West Indian AirwaysTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1980

beeyatchnounused as an emphatic variation of ‘bitch’, especiallywhen used to a woman or as exclamationUS, 2001

beezenounthe penisUK, 1976

beezernoun1the noseUS, 1908.2in horse racing, a horse’s noseUS,

1951.3a pedigree Ibizan houndUS, 2000

beezeradjectiveexcellent; most attractive.UK, 1961

Beezer; Beezanouna BSA motorcyle, in production since 1909;also a BSA car The company name is actually an initialism of

Birmingham Small Arms BSA owners claim that the initials in fact stand for ‘Bastard Stalled Again’ or ‘Bolts Scattered All Over’ UK, 1961

befokadjectivecrazy, angry, lacking emotional control From theAfrikaans for ‘fucked up’SOUTH AFRICA, 1979

before-daysadverbin the pastBARBADOS, 1982

before timeadverblong ago Hawaiian youth usageUS, 1982

befuggeredadjectivedrunk A conflation ofBUGGEREDandFUCKED UK , 2002

begnounin a telephone solicitation, the actual plea to purchase thatwhich is being soldUS, 1959.< on the begbegging, scrounging

UK, 1988

begverb< go beggingto be spare and availableUK, 2004

begerknounmale masturbation Oil rig workers use the term torefer to a ‘big jerk’AUSTRALIA, 1985

beggarnoun1a person, usually a man or boy Euphemistic for

BUGGER; sometimes spelt ‘begger’UK, 1833.2an unpleasant, verydangerous or difficult thing, project, episode or circumstance; anuisance Euphemistic forBUGGER UK , 1937

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beggarused as a euphemistic replacement for ‘bugger’ in all

expletive phrases and exclamationsUK, 1937

beggar boy’s arse; beggar boy’s assnounmoney Rhyming slang

forBRASS(money)UK, 1960

beggar my neighbournounthe dole Rhyming slang for theLABOUR

(Exchange); usually follows ‘on the’ as in ‘on the labour’ (to be

drawing unemployment benefit) Sometimes shortened to ‘beggar’

be good to yourselfused with humour as a farewell A

catchphrase television sign-off on The Don McNeil television Club

(ABC, 1950–51) Repeated with referential humourUS, 1950

begorrah!; begorah!; begor!by God! Originally a genuine

euphemism, latterly a cliché ascribed to stereotypical IrishIRELAND,

1839

beg your pardonnouna garden Rhyming slang Probably a

post-World War 2 coinage on the grounds that pre-war Cockneys had

‘yards’ not ‘gardens’UK, 1961

behavior reportnouna letter home from a military recruit to his

girlfriendUS, 1945

behindnounthe buttocksUK, 1786

behindadjective1imprisonedUS, 1961.2committed, dedicatedUS, 1968

behindpreposition1(of a drug) under the influence ofUS, 1967.2as a

result ofUS, 1957

behind-the-behindnounanal sexUS, 1967

behind the bridgeadverbin any ghetto or slum Originally a

reference to the slums of Port of Spain at the back of the East Dry

RiverTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1992

behind the dooradverblocked in a prison cellUK, 1996

behind the door when brains were given outstupidAUSTRALIA,

1969

behind with the rentadjectivehomosexual Extended from a pun

on ‘buttocks’ and ‘behind’UK, 2000

beigenouna light-skinned black personUS, 1945

beigeverbto chemically darken cocaine to give it the appearance of

a purity that it does not possessUS, 1989

beigeadjectivebland, boringUS, 1982

beige framenouna light-skinned black womanUS, 1953

beigingnouna chemical process to change the colour of cocaine

and enhance its commercial possibilities, 2002

be-innounan organised gathering for the celebration of

counterculture lifestyles and values Originally applied to an event

in San Francisco in January 1967, and then to similar events

elsewhere Organisers (‘inspirers’) of that event wrote: ‘When the

Berkeley political activists and the love generation of the Haight

Ashbury and thousands of young men and women from every

state in the nation embrace at the gathering of the tribes for a

Human Be-In at polo field in Golden Gate Park the spiritual

revolution will be manifest and proven’US, 1967

bejabbers; bejabersnounused as a jocular euphemism for

‘bejesus’US, 1959

bejesus; bejasusnounused as a mild expletive An ameliorated

‘Jesus’, originally recorded in 1908 but not widely used until the

1930sUS, 1908

bejiminynounused as a mild expletiveUS, 1946

bejonkersnounthe female breastsAUSTRALIA, 1988

Bela and Borisnounin hold ’em poker, the two of clubs and the

two of spades An allusion to Bela Lugosi and Boris Korloff of

horror film fame, with a nod to the horror that they visit upon a

hand in hold ’em pokerUS, 1996

belasiannoun a drunk, belligerent Asian US, 2003

belchnouna complaint Circus and carnival usageUS, 1981

belchverbto act as a police informerUS, 1901

belchernoun1the mouthUS, 1950.2a police informerUS, 1956

Belgian lacenouna pattern of white foam from the frothing head

of beer that remains in an empty glassUK, 2002

believe1used for registering agreementUK, 2005.2used as anassertion of sincerity A shortening of phrases like ‘you can believeme’, ‘you must believe what I say’, etc Recorded in use amongyoung, urban blacksUK, 1999

believernoun1in trucking, a driver who follows all laws andcompany rulesUS, 1971.2a dead enemy soldier Vietnam war use

US, 1991

be likeused as a meaningless response to a greetingUS, 1980

Belinda Carlislesnounhaemorrhoids Rhyming slang for ‘piles’,formed from the name of US singer Belinda Carlisle (b.1958)UK, 2003

bellnoun1the head of the penis From the shapeUK, 2001.2theclitorisAUSTRALIA, 1988.3a telephone call Teen slangUS, 1951.< give

someone a bellto telephone someone From the ringing bell oforiginal telephonesUK, 1982.< on a bellin television and filmmaking, shooting a scene From the bell used on location to signalthat shooting is about to beginUS, 1990

bellverbto telephone someone An allusion to Alexander GrahamBell, telephone pioneer, and/or to the bell that rang on earlytelephonesUS, 1973

belladonnanoun an extremely potent hybrid marijuana Bella donna is Italian for ‘beautiful woman’ This plant, a hybrid of

SUPERSKUNK, shares its name with Atropa belladonna, the

poisonous deadly nightshadeUK, 2001

bell cownounin marketing, a popular, high-profit itemUS, 1986

bellenouna young and effeminate male homosexualUS, 1940

bell endnounthe head of the penis From the shapeUK, 1973

bellhopnouna member of the US Marine Corps An abbreviatedform of the longerSEAGOING BELL HOP, which teases the marines fortheir uniformsUS, 1929

belliedadjectivedrunkUK, 2003

bellowsnounthe lungsUS, 1843

bell-ringernounany door-to-door salesman or canvasserUS, 1960

bell ropenounthe penisUS, 1969

bellsnounbell-bottomed trousers Naval originsUK, 1948

bells!used for expressing approvalUS, 1948

bells and whistlesnoun1entertaining features that are not ary to a computer programUS, 1983.2extra features designed byunderwriters to attract investors in a bond issueUS, 1988

necess-Bell Telephone hournouna session of torture in which US soldiersused the electricity from field telephones to shock suspected VietCong The term suggests a television programme, not genital-oriented electric tortureUS, 1991

bellynoun1a fat personUS, 1997.2the swell in a thicker-than-normalsurfboardUS, 1963.3a stomach acheBARBADOS, 1965.4pregnancy

BARBADOS, 1982

bellyverb< belly the wallto stand facing a wall for inspection byprison guardsUS, 1950

bellyachenounany small-town newspaperUS, 1975

bellyacheverbto complainUS, 1881

bellyachernouna complainerUS, 1930

belly and backadverbcompletely; without mercyGUYANA, 1996

belly boardnounin television and film making, a low cameraplatformUS, 1990

bellybumpverb1to jostle; to shove; to rough upUS, 1961.2to ride asled face-downUS, 1912

bellybusternoun1a stomach-first dive into the waterAUSTRALIA, 1941.

2a greasy hamburger or other food likely to provoke indigestion

US, 1981

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belly buttonnoun1the navel More nạve than childish; derives

from the appearance of an umbilical knotUS, 1877.2a bullet hole

UK, 2001

belly fiddlenouna guitarUS, 1970

belly flopnouna dive into the water stomach first, intentionally or

notUS, 1895

belly floppernoun1a poorly executed dive resulting in a painful

impact on the water surface with the bellyAUSTRALIA, 1941.2a

rifleman shooting from a prone positionUS, 1957

bellyfulnounas much as you can tolerate; more than enoughUK,

1687

belly full and behind drunkadjectivetoo full with food and drink

to actBARBADOS, 1996

belly fummuxnounstomach painsIRELAND, 1996

belly gasnounair injected into the abdominal cavity to raise the

diaphragmUS, 1961

belly gunnouna handgunUS, 1926

belly habitnoun1severe stomach cramping suffered during

withdrawal from a drug addictionUS, 1970.2a drug addiction,

especially to an opiateUS, 1992

belly hitnounin poker, a card drawn that completes an inside

straightUS, 1951

bellyologistnouna person who eats too muchBARBADOS, 1965

belly padnouna pancakeUS, 1958

belly queennouna male homosexual who prefers face-to-face

intercourseUS, 1965

belly ridenounsexual intercourseUS, 1993

bellyrubbernouna slow song in which partners dance close to each

otherUS, 1992

belly rubbingnoundancingUK, 1977

belly-stick; sticknounin a confidence swindle involving fixed

gambling, a confederate who appears to win consistentlyUS, 1940

belly tankernounin drag racing, a car made out of salvaged

aeroplane fuel tanks for lake bed racingUS, 1992

belly upverbto approach and stand against something, usually a

barUS, 1907

belly-upadjectivebankrupt, out of business; deadUS, 1920

bellywashnouna soft drink, soda Originally applied to a weak drink,

and then to sodaUS, 1926

belly whackernouna poorly executed dive resulting in a painful

impact on the water surface with the bellyAUSTRALIA, 2003

belly-whopverbin sledding, to dive stomach-first onto the sledUS,

1955

belly womannouna pregnant womanJAMAICA, 1834

belly worksnoundiarrhoeaGUYANA, 1996

below paradjectivein poor health or spirits From describing stocks

and shares as below face valueUK, 1937

below the radaradverbkeeping a low profile; unperceivedUS, 1990

below the zoneadverb(used of a military promotion) unexpectedly

early Vietnam war usageUS, 1989

beltnoun1a hit, a punchUK, 1937.2a gulp, especially of strong

alcoholUS, 1922.3the first, strong effect of a drugUS, 1948.4a

prostitute; any woman regarded as a sex-object The earlier sense

of ‘prostitute’ seems to have been spread from the Australian to

the British forces during World War 2 and, in so doing, broadened

its intentionAUSTRALIA, 1945.< below the beltunfair,

unsportsmanlike From the language of boxing, where a blow

below the belt is prohibitedUK, 1890.< under your beltpersonal

experience of something From an earlier use, of food in your

stomachUK, 1958

beltverbto hit someone or something From earlier sense: to hit

with a beltUK, 1838

beltaadjectivegood, excellentUK, 2003

belt along; beltverbto move at great speed OriginallyGloucestershire dialectUK, 1890

belt buckle polishernouna song suited for slow dancingUS, 1984

belt down; beltverbto rain heavilyUK, 1984

beltedadjectivedrunk or drug-intoxicatedUS, 1970

belternoun1a thrilling event; a wonderful thingUK, 1983.2a songthat can be sung with great vigour; a type of singer that has avigorous approach to a songUK, 1984

beltingnouna beating whether punitive or pugilisticUK, 1825

beltingadjectiveexcellentUK, 2002

belt outverbto sing or play a musical instrument with great vigour

UK, 1953

belts and boardsnounaccoutrements for a Royal Canadian AirForce officer’s uniform on formal ceremonial occasionsCANADA, 1995

belt up!be quiet!UK, 1949

Beltway commandonounany military bureaucrat working inWashington D.C Gulf war usageUS, 1991

be luckygoodbye Cockney, maybeMOCKNEY UK , 1974

Belushinouna combination of cocaine and heroin In memory oftheSPEEDBALLmix that killed film actor John Belushi, 1949–82US, 1998

Belyando spruce; Belyando spruenounmarijuana from theBelyando area of QueenslandAUSTRALIA, 1977

be my guest!do as you wish; you are welcome to have whateverhas been asked forUS, 1955

bennoun1a lavatory Rhyming slang for ‘Benghazi’,KARZY(alavatory); from the Libyan seaport and probably originating in thedesert campaign of World War 2UK, 1992.2benzodiazepine, an anti-depressant, especially Valium™ Also referred to as ‘benzo’, 1996

Ben; Bennie; BenjaminnounBenzedrine™ (amphetaminesulphate), or another central nervous system stimulant Truckersoften personify stimulants, referring to ‘my good friend Benjamin’

or saying ‘better let Bennie drive’US, 1971

benaradjectivebetter Originally C16, conjugated asBENE(good),

‘benar, benat ’ (best); the ‘best’ sense is now obsolete but ‘good’

and ‘better’ survived in the affected surroundings of polariUK, 2002

benchnoun1an athletic’s team coaching staff and reserve players,collectivelyUS, 1962.2a youth gangUS, 1951.< ride the bench;

warm the benchto sit on the sidelines of an athletic contest as

a substitute playerUS, 1911

benchverb1to remove someone from competition Originally asports term – the player literally returned to the bench during agame Later applied to a variety of situationsUS, 1917.2toreprimand someoneUS, 1997

bench boynounan athlete who never makes the starting lineup andthus spends most of the time during games sitting on the teambenchUS, 1999

bench jockeynounin a team sport, a substitute player, especiallyone who makes his opinion known from the benchUS, 1939

bench raceverbto talk about drag racing without actually doing it

US, 1960s to 70s

benchwarmernouna substitute player on a sports teamUS, 1905

bendnoun1a spree, especially involving hard drinking; hence, adrug-induced hallucinogenic experienceUK, 1979.2moneyUS, 1973

bendverb1to deliberately slur or distort a musical noteUS, 1960.2tofraudulently affect the outcome of a sporting event; to bribe or byother means corrupt authorityUK, 1864.3to take part in a gangfightUS, 1993.< bend the elbowto enjoy a few drinksNEW ZEALAND, 1994.< bend the iron; bend the rust; bend the rail

to change the position of a railway pointUS, 1946

bended kneesnouncheese Rhyming slang, sometimes shortened

to ‘bended’; noted in use amongst trampsUK, 1960

bendernoun1a prolonged session of hard drinkingUS, 1845.2a malehomosexual who plays the passive role in anal sex; a homosexual

US, 1965.3a stolen carUS, 1992.4any bending joint in the body,such as the elbow or kneeUS, 1973.5a Roman CatholicNEW

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ZEALAND, 1998.6a suspended prison sentenceUK, 1996.7a hammer

US, 1980

bender mendernouna hangover cure, especially a stiff drink

Elaborated onBENDER(a prolonged session of hard drinking)UK:

SCOTLAND, 1988

bending drillnounan act of defecation in the open-air Military use,

originating with the British army in North Africa during World War

2UK, 1945

bend oververbto submit; to give in to someone An image that

suggests bending over is ‘to be buggered’US, 1960s

bend over, brown eyesused as a humorous instruction to a

patient about to undergo a rectal examinationUS, 1989

bends and motherfuckersnounthe squat-thrust exercise drill

Vietnam war usage In gentler times, known as a ‘burpee’US, 1991

bend upverbto encourage or enable another’s intoxicationUK, 1999

bene; ben; bienadjectivegood Originally C16, adapted from Italian

bene, possibly Latin bonus (good) UK, 2002

benefitnounany hardship or unpleasant feature of army life Used

with obvious ironyUS, 1968

Ben Franklinnouna $100 note From the engraving on the noteUS,

1990

Bengal lancernounan opportunist, especially one who takes risks

in pursuit of criminal gain Glasgow rhyming slang forCHANCER UK ,

2005

be nice!used by US troops in Vietnam when caught by surprise or

provoked by anotherUS, 1982

beniesnounbenefitsUS, 1970

Benjie; Benjinouna $100 note From the portrait of Benjamin

Franklin on the noteUS, 1985

benjonouna toilet From JapaneseAUSTRALIA, 1988

Bennett buggynouna car converted to a four-wheel, horse-drawn

carriage by removal of the engine, drive train and windshield (in

depression times); later, any broken-down carCANADA, 1987

Ben Nevisnouna long prison sentence Prison slang, reported in

private correspondence by a serving prisoner in January 2002 Ben

Nevis is Britain’s highest mountain to climbUK, 2002

bennienouna female prostitute’s customer who prefers to perform

oral sex on the prostituteUS, 1964

bennie Godnounthe sunUS, 1965

bennie machinenouna reflector used while sunbathingUS, 1965

benniesnoun1sun rays A shortened form of ‘beneficial’US, 1965.

2during the Vietnam war, basic comforts A shortened form of

‘benefits’US, 1976

bennynoun1a Falkland IslanderUK, 1982.2an amphetamine,

especially Benzedrine™ (amphetamine sulphate), a central nervous

system stimulantUS, 1945.3a Benzedrine™ inhalerUS, 1970.4a

Benson & Hedges cigaretteUK, 1996.5in Vancouver Island, an order

of Eggs BenedictCANADA, 2002.6an overcoatUK, 1812.7a Ben

Sherman shirt, a fashion item given iconic status by skinheadsUK,

2001.8a sports fan who looks back at a basketball game and

ana-lyses what might have been Synonymous with ‘Monday Morning

Quarterback’ except basketball people like to call them ‘Bennys’’

Probably from the image of men in overcoatsUS, 1946.9a person

who looks and talks the part of a surfer but does not actually surf

US, 1991.< get a benny onto lose your temperUK, 1997

benny bluenounin craps, a roll of seven when shooting for your

point From the call, ‘Benny blue, you’re all through!’US, 1985

benny boostnouna shoplifting technique involving the use of an

oversized, specially equipped overcoatUS, 1992

Benny boynouna young transvestite prostitute found in Manila and

other Southeast Asian citiesPHILIPPINES, 1967

benny chasernouncoffee consumed with Benzedrine™

(amphe-tamine sulphate), a central nervous system stimulant Used with

humour by truckers who rely on different forms of stimulation to

stay awake for long periodsUS, 1971

benny housenouna primarily heterosexual brothel that will uponrequest procure a male sexual partner for a male clientUS, 1965

Benny Mason; Mr Masonnounmarijuana that is so potent that itmust be stored in a pot or mason jar (a glass jar for preservingfood) to contain the smellUS, 1992

benny suggsnoun good ideas Military; from ‘beneficial suggestions’

con-From the pronouncement – ‘There will be no fun tonight’ US, 1954

bensonnouna toady, a sycophant Apparently derived from thename of the butler character in US television situation comedy

Soap, 1978–82, and its concurrent spin-off Benson, 1979–86 UK: SCOTLAND, 1996

bentnouna homosexualUK, 1957

bentadjective1stolenUS, 1930.2corrupt, crooked, criminal Theopposite ofSTRAIGHT(honest/conventional)UK, 1914.3unfaithfulUK,

1958.4sexually deviantUK, 1957.5homosexualUK, 1959.6drunk ordrug-intoxicatedUS, 1833.7ill-humoured; grouchyUS, 1965.8spoiled,broken, out-of-orderUK, 1930.9suffering from decompressionsicknessUK, 1984.< bent as a butcher’s hookvery corrupt,incontrovertibly criminalUK, 1977.< bent as a nine-bob note

1corrupt, crooked In pre-decimalisation currency, ten-bob (tenshillings) was the only currency note for less than a pound value; anine-bob note would have been an obvious forgeryUK, 2000.

2ostentatiously homosexual A sterling elaboration ofBENT UK , 2000.

< bent as arseholescorrupt, crookedUK, 1998

bent and greasedadjectiveprepared to be taken advantage of Thesexual allusion is difficult to missUS, 1994

bent eightnounan eight-cylinder V engineUS, 1948

bent stoveboltnounin drag racing and hot rodding, a Chevrolet V-8engineUS, 1968

Bent WhorenicknameBien Hoa, South Vietnam, site of an Americanair base during the Vietnam warUS, 1991

benznouna tablet of Benzedrine™ (amphetamine sulphate), acentral nervous system stimulantUS, 1969

Benznicknamea Mercedes-Benz carUS, 1990

Benzedrinanounin homosexual usage, a personification ofBenzedrine™ (amphetamine sulphate), a central nervous systemstimulantUS, 1980

Benzonouna Mercedes-Benz carUS, 1986

bequeenumadjectivehomosexualUK, 2003

Berbnouna social outcastUS, 1993

Berdoo; San Berdoo; San BerdunicknameSan Bernadino,California, east of Los AngelesUS, 1914

bergwindnouna warm offshore breezeSOUTH AFRICA, 1876

bergy bitnouna small icebergUK, 1906

bergy seltzernouna fizzing produced in an iceberg when trappedair is releasedANTARCTICA, 2000

berk; birk; burk; burkenouna fool Almost certainly a reduction ofthe rhyming slangBERKSHIRE HUNTorBERKELEY HUNT(aCUNT) yet sowidely used that the original sense has almost been lost; there is asuggestion that ‘berk’ may be a diminution ofBERKELEYS(thefemale breasts), thus TIT (a fool)UK, 1936

Berkeley Quality Softwarenounany computer program that isincomplete or incorrectUS, 1991

berkeleysnoun the female breasts From Romany berk (a breast) UK, 1984

berkersadjectiveangry, emotionally unstable From ‘berserk’NEW ZEALAND, 1998

berkoadjectiveberserk; crazyAUSTRALIA, 1961

BerksnounBerkshire A spoken form of the conventional writtenabbreviation, considered colloquial when used in speech as agenuine equivalent of the original nameUK, 1937

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Berkshire hunt; Berkeley huntnoun1a fool Rhyming slang for

CUNT, generally in the reduced formBERK Also variant ‘Birchington

hunt’UK, 1937.2the vagina Rhyming slang forCUNT Also variant

‘Birchington hunt’UK, 1937

berkynouna complete loss of temper and emotional stabilityNEW

ZEALAND, 1985

berleynounin fishing, any material added to water in order to

attract fish Origin unknownAUSTRALIA, 1874

berleyverbto place berley in the water to attract fishAUSTRALIA, 1852

Berlin Wallnouna testicle Rhyming slang for ‘ball’, generally in the

plural (BALLS) UK , 2003

Bermuda crescentnouna semi-circle of dance floor in front of a

stage that remains empty when a band is playing A joke on the

Bermuda Triangle, a vast three-sided area of the Atlantic with

angles at Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Fort Lauderdale, Florida,

where ships and planes apparently disappearUK, 1999

Bermuda timeadverblateBERMUDA, 1985

Bermuda trianglenounthe vaginaUK, 2001

Bernard Langeredadjectivedrunk An elaboration ofLANGERED

(drunk), playing on the name of German golfer Bernhard Langer

(b.1957), possibly as an ironic swipe at his ‘born-again’ Christianity

UK, 2002

Berni; Bernice; BernienouncocaineUS, 1933

Bernienounone million pounds A jibe at Formula One motor

racing tycoon Bernie Ecclestone who had his £1,000,000 donation

to the Labour Party returned for reasons of political expediency

2002UK, 2002

Bernie’s flakes; Bernie’s gold dustnouncocaineUK, 2002

berriesnoun1crystalised cocaineUS, 1949.2anything considered to

be the finest, the most excellent, the best Probably a figurative use

ofTHE BERRIES(testicles) in the same way thatBOLLOCKScarries

both senses Also variant ‘the berrs’UK: SCOTLAND, 1974

berrynoun1a dollarUS, 1916.2crack cocaineUS, 1993

berryverbto communicate via instant wireless messagingCANADA,

2002

berry sugarnounextra fine granulated sugarCANADA, 2002

Bertnickname 8see:FAT ALBERT

berthnouna job working on a fishing boat Originally, when fishing

was done from dories, a ‘berth’ was a specific spot on one side of

the dory where a fisherman was to row and work lines It has

come to mean any job on a fishing boatCANADA, 1999

Bertienoun< do a Bertieto become an important informer

Police slang; after Bertie Smalls, a notorious or legendary

(depending on your point of view) small-time robber turned police

informer who, in 1973, became the originalSUPERGRASS UK , 1999

be seeing yougoodbye ‘Be seeing you’ gained a sinister,

threatening edge in 1967 when used in cult television series The

Prisoner UK, 1937

Bessnounused as a term of address among male homosexualsUS,

1965

bessienoun1the penisUS, 1973.2a best-friend Pronounced ‘bezzie’,

used by teenagersUK, 2003

bestnouna stroke of a cane, or ‘the slipper’ applied as corporal

punishment For some reason six was always the most popular

number of deliveries (‘six of the best’) but the term varies to

account for the punisher’s preference Corporal punishment has

not been permitted in UK schools since the later C20UK, 1912.

< one of the besta good man, a good companionUK, 1937

bestverbshouldUS, 1973.< give (a number) of the bestto give

(so many) belts with a caneAUSTRALIA, 1965

best-bestadjectivethe very bestBARBADOS, 1982

best betnounthe most advantageous optionUK, 1941

best bib and tuckernounyour best clothes Originally of an article

worn by women and girls, in more generalised use by mid-C19UK,

1747

best blue; best BDnounthe better of an airman’s or a soldier’s

two issued uniforms BD is battledress‘ In use throughout World

War 2 and National Service, 1939–62UK, 1939

best boynounin television and film making, the electrician’s antUS, 1937

assist-bestestadjectivebest A solecism; childish, occasionally jocular or as

an endearmentUK, 1905

best friendnounyour penisAUSTRALIA, 1992

best girlnouna fiancée, a wife or a special girlfriendUS, 1887

be’s that wayused as a world-weary but wise acknowledgementthat what is, isUS, 1968

best of British luck!; best of British!used as an offer of goodwishes, sometimes sincerely but generally with such heavy ironythat the opposite is intended and inferred Military coinage, ingeneral use by 1960UK, 1940s

best piecenouna girlfriend or wifeUS, 1971

best sellernouna Ford Cortina car Citizens’ band radio slang,presumably inspired by Ford’s sales figures at the time of coinage

UK, 1981

betverb< bet a pound to a piece of shitused as a statement

of absolute certainty Usually construed positively as ‘I will’ or

‘would bet’; occasional and earlier use may be negativeUK, 1937.

< bet like the Watsonsto bet heavily on horses Afterlegendary Australian gamblersAUSTRALIA, 1949.< bet London to a

brickused as a statement of absolute certaintyAUSTRALIA, 1945.

< bet on a horseto be addicted to heroin or morphineUS, 1992.

< bet on the blueto gamble on creditAUSTRALIA, 1949.< bet on

the coatto place a dummy bet with a bookmaker to encouragegenuine interest in a betAUSTRALIA, 1949.< bet the dogin bardice games, to bet the total amount of the potUS, 1971.< bet the

ranch; bet the farmto be absolutely certain about something

US, 1981.< bet until your nose bleedsin horse racing, to bet all

of your resources on a sure thingAUSTRALIA, 1989.< want to bet

on it?a catchphrase used, with bet emphasised, as a challenging

expression of doubtUK, 1971

bet!used for expressing approvalUS, 1987

betanoun1a test or probationary stage Borrowed from the cal process of external testing of a productUS, 1991.2the grade ‘B’

techni-in academic workUS, 1968

betcha!used as a statement of certainty A phonetic blending of

‘bet you’ or an elision ofBET YOUR ASS/BOOTS/LIFE , etcUK, 1964

bet-downadjectivevery uglyIRELAND, 2001

be the used as a command Mockingly, from Zen philosophy, as

in ‘Driver, be the fast lane’.US, 1984

be there, alohaused as a farewell Repopularised by ESPN’s Keith

Olberman, borrowed from the television programme Hawaii 5-0 US, 1978

be there or be squareif you do not attend an event thusadvertised you will risk being thought unfashionable A popularcatchphrase or sloganUK, 1960

betisenounan ill-timed remark The term comes from French

better halfnouna wife A jocular usage that, over time, has alsoreferred to ‘a husband’, ‘a close friend’ and ‘a man’s soul’UK, 1580

better ideanounin car repair shops, used to describe any of severalill-advised equipment developments by Ford Derived from a Fordadvertising slogan – ‘Ford has a better idea’US, 1992

better living through chemistryused as a humorousendorsement of mind-altering recreational drug use Borrowedfrom an advertising slogan of DuPont ChemicalsUS, 1970

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better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickdescribes an

event or circumstance that is of minimal desirability A ‘burnt

stick’ or a ‘blunt stick’ allow further variation of the basic formula

AUSTRALIA, 1974

betting ringnounthe area at a racecourse devoted to betting

AUSTRALIA, 1966

betting shopnounan illegal establishment for bettingAUSTRALIA, 1956

betting toolnounin horse racing, a horse that consistently winsUS,

1960

Bettynoun1an attractive femaleUS, 1988.2an old woman Probably

after Betty Hoskins (b.1922), well known to audiences of Graham

Norton’s television programmes since 1998UK, 2003

betty braceletsnounpoliceUK, 1993

Betty Coednounthe stereotypical female high school or college

studentUS, 1961

Betty Crockernounused by combat troops in Vietnam to describe

their peers not in combat, especially those in Saigon Betty

Crocker is the mythical yet trademarked American homemaker

created in 1921 by the Washburn Crosby Company, forerunner to

General Mills Incorporated One of many terms coined in Vietnam

US, 1969

Betty Grablenoun1sable Rhyming slang in criminal use, based on

the name of film actress Betty Grable (1916–73)UK, 1956.2a table

Rhyming slang, based on the name of film actress Betty Grable

(1916–73) Also shortened to ‘betty’UK, 1992

between picturesadjectiveout of work, unemployed A

euphemism, true in the entertainment industry, jocular elsewhere

US, 1954

between you and me and the gate-post; between you and

me and the bedpostbetween ourselves Conjuring the image of

a confidence passed over a garden gate The ‘bedpost’, a still-used

variation, allows for more intimate intercourseUK, 1832

bet your assused as a statement of absolute certaintyUS, 1928

bet your bootsused as a statement of absolute certaintyUS, 1856

bet your bottom dollarused as a statement of absolute certainty

US, 1935

bet your hatused as a statement of absolute certaintyUS, 1879

bet your lifeused as a statement of absolute certaintyUS, 1852

Beulah landnounheaven From the book of Isaiah, 62:4US, 1939

bevelsnoundice that have been altered by rounding off the sides

slightly so as to produce a desired pointUS, 1963

beverada; bevoisnoun1a drink, especially beer Affected variations

ofBEVVY UK , 2002.2a public house An affected variation ofBEVVY

CASEY UK , 2002

Beverley Pillsnounthe prescription drug Vicodin™ when taken

recreationallyUS, 2002

bevie homienouna heavy drinkerUK, 1953

Bevinnounin the mining industry, a shift spent at home as a result

of mechanical breakdown After Ernest Bevin, 1881–1951,

statesman and creator of the Transport and General Workers

Union This term, like most of the UK’s mining industry, has not

survived the intervening yearsUK, 1970

bevonounany alcoholic beverageUS, 2003

bevvied; bevvied upadjectivedrunk FromBEVVY(an alcoholic

drink)UK, 1960

bevvyverbto drink alcoholUK, 1934

bevvy; bevienoun< on the bevvy; on the bevieto be drinking,

especially for a period of time dedicated to drunkennessUK, 1953

bevvy; bevie; bevvnoun1an alcoholic drink, especially beer

Possibly from the circus term ‘bevie’ (a public house), or an

abbreviation of ‘beverage’; both derive from C15 ‘bever ’ (drink),

and ultimately from Latin bibere UK, 1889

bevvy casey; bevie caseynouna public house A combination of

BEVVY(an alcoholic drink) and, ultimately, Italian casa (house) UK,

MID-C19

bevvy omeenouna drunkard A combination ofBEVVY(an alcoholicdrink) andOMEE(a man)UK, 1937

bevvy-upnouna drinking sessionUK, 1962

bevvy upverbto drink alcohol An elaboration ofBEVVY UK , 1970

bewitched, bothered and bewilderedadjectiveconfused The title

of a song from the 1940 show Pal Joey, lyrics by Lorenz Hart,

music by Richard RodgersUS, 1950

Bexley Heath; bexleysnounthe teeth Rhyming slang, based on aconvenient area of Greater LondonUK, 1992

beyondadjectiveoutstanding, amazing, extraordinaryUS, 1999

beyondadverbin EnglandIRELAND, 1997

bezazz; bizzazznounglamour, sparkle, energy, excitement A ation, if not a misspelling, ofPIZZAZZ US , 1970

vari-bezelnounany car partUS, 1959

bezzieadjectivebestUK, 2005

BF; bee effnoun a bloody fool A euphemistic abbreviation UK, 1960

BFDnoun a big fucking deal Sometimes euphemised from ‘fucking’

massive heart attack or stroke; a big fucking infarct US, 1994

B flatadjectivefat Rhyming slangUK, 2002

BFNnounan extremely remote place An abbreviation ofBUTT

FUCKING NOWHERE US , 2002

BFUadjective big, fat and ugly US, 1996

BGnouna young member of a youth gang An abbreviation of babygangsterUS, 1995

B gamenounin a gambling establishment or cardroom, the tablewith the second highest betting limitUS, 1988

BGFthe Black Guerilla Family, a black prison gang US, 2000

B girlnoun1a woman who works in a bar, encouraging customersthrough flirtation to buy drinks, both for themselves and for her

US, 1936.2a young woman involved in early hip-hop From ‘breakgirl’US, 2000

BH!used in anger, astonishment, disappointment and frustration Aeuphemistic abbreviation ofBLOODY HELL!UK, 1928

bhangnoun1marijuana, usually presumed to be from India Urdu

for cannabis indica (Indian hemp), also used for a marijuana tea.

Known in various forms since 1598, modern usage and variantspelling, ‘bang’, probably begins with hippiesINDIA, 1948.2a mixture

of marijuana pollen and ghee for smokingUK, 2002

bhang lassinounyoghurt and marijuana combined in a drinkINDIA, 2003

B headnouna barbiturate user or addictUS, 1979

bhoynounan Irishman involved in crime or political violence,especially as ‘the Bhoys’ Irish pronunciation of ‘boy’UK: NORTHERN IRELAND, 2001

binoun a bisexual person US, 1956

biadjective bisexual US, 1956

bianc; beone; beyonek; beyongnouna shilling From Italian

bianco (white) for the silver of the coin; these variations survived

in theatrical and gay society from mid-C19 until UK decimalisation

your bib in; stick your bib into interfereAUSTRALIA, 1959

bibverbto sound a horn A variation of conventional ‘beep’UK, 2004

bibbynoun1a native woman or girl A new spelling for obsoleteAnglo-Indian ‘bebee’UK, 1975.2mucusBARBADOS, 1982

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bibby-dibbyadjectivepetty, trivial, worthlessJAMAICA, 2003

bibiadjectivebisexualUK, 2002

Biblenoun1the truthUS, 1948.2a fundamental source book, if not

the most authoritative reference book in a given fieldUS, 1893.3on

the railways, the book of company rulesUS, 1946.4in trucking, the

Interstate Commerce Commission’s book of regulations governing

truckingUS, 1971.5the Harley-Davidson repair manual Biker

(motorcyle) usageUS, 2001.6in a unionised work environment, the

union contractUS, 1963.7in circus and carnival usage, a

programme or souvenir magazineUS, 1981.8in the circus or

carnival, The Billboard, a business newspaper US, 1980.< the Bible

Glass’s Guide to Used Car Prices, first published in 1933 A

special-ist use for the motor tradeUK, 1981

biblebacknoun1a prisoner who has turned to religion, sincerely or

notUS, 1972.2in the circus or carnival, a folding plank used for

grandstandsUS, 1980

Bible-basher; Bible-thumpernounan evangelical ChristianUS, 1885

bible-bashingadjectiveChristian, especially zealously soAUSTRALIA,

1975

Bible beltnoun1rural America, especially in the south, where

fundamentalist Christians dominate the cultureUS, 1924.2the

pol-itical interests and constituency of the (Christian) religious rightUK,

2001.3any area with a fundamentalist Christian majorityUK, 2001

Bible belternouna person from the rural mid-western or southern

US Implies ignorance, gullibility and backwardnessUS, 1978

Bible bunnynouna Christian who is filled with spiritual joyUS, 1998

Bible punchernounin the armed services, a chaplain Not recorded

until 1961 but suggested byBIBLE-PUNCHING, 1937UK, 1961

Bible-punchingnouna sermon, a religious talk Also, now more

usually, used as an adjectiveUK, 1937

Bible runnounin television and film making, a weekly print-out of

all production expensesUS, 1990

Biblical neckline; Biblical topnouna low-cut neckline on an item

of ladies’ wear that reveals generous amounts of cleavage, or

more A pun on ‘Lo and behold!’ Possibly Australian in origin and,

when noted in 1984, was thought to have slipped into disuse by

the mid-1960s It is currently alive and well in the UK in

comedian’s patter: ‘I see you’re wearing your biblical top tonight

Lo and behold! And, yea, I can see the promised land And,

hallelujah! – there is milk and honey! One on each tap’UK, 1984

bicverb to understand Vietnam war usage; a corrupted biet,

Vietnamese for ‘understand’US, 1991

bicarbnounbicarbonate of sodaUS, 1922

bice; bycenoun two, especially £2 From French bis (twice) UK, 1937

bice and a roht; bice and a halfnounin betting, odds of 5–2

The literal sense is ‘two and a half’; in betting odds the ‘ 1’ is

usually implied FromBICE(two)UK, 1937

bichonounthe penisUS, 1976

bicky; bikkynouna biscuitUK, 1886

bicoastaladjectivepertaining to the west and east coasts of the US

Almost always used with a sense of mocking, hyper-formalityUS,

1984

bi-curiousadjectiveinterested in experimenting with bisexualityUS,

1990

bicyclenoun1a sexually promiscuous femaleUK, 1989.2a bisexualUS,

1978.3in lowball poker, the lowest possible straightUS, 1981.4in

electric line work, a chain drill used for drilling holesUS, 1980.< on

your bicyclein boxing, staying away from the opponent’s

punches by back pedallingUS, 1936

bicycleverb1in television and film making, to work on multiple

projects simultaneously In the days of silent films, to show a film

at several different theatres required transporting it from one

theatre to another, often by bicycleUS, 1977.2to ride a surfboard

with a wide stanceUS, 1977

bicycle pumpnouna large syringe Korean war usageUS, 1961

bidnounan old woman, especially one who complains or fusses A

shortening ofBIDDY UK , 1984

biddimsnountrousers that are too short and narrowBARBADOS, 1996

biddle movenouna manoeuvre by a cheat or a conjuror thatmoves a selected playing card to the bottom of the deckUK, 2003

biddynounan old woman, usually one prone to complain and fuss.The dominant sense of the term in the US, with the older sense

of a ‘young woman’ unknownUS, 1938

bidnessnounbusiness A Texas corrupted pronunciation of a TexasactivityUS, 1984

biffnoun1a blow, a hit, a whackUS, 1847.2fighting, especiallyfighting on a sporting fieldAUSTRALIA, 1970.3in mountain biking, acrashUS, 1996.4in pinball, a forceful hit with the flipperUS, 1977.

5the vagina, the vulvaUK, 1997.6a person deformed to somedegree by spina bifida An offensive term used by schoolchildren

UK, 2003.7a toiletUS, 1942

biffverb1to hit someone or somethingUK, 1888.2to throwsomethingNEW ZEALAND, 1964.3in computing, to inform someone

of incoming mailUS, 1991.4to failUS, 1997

biffaadjectivevery ugly Probably derives from USBIFFER(anunattractive woman); however UK theories abound, including:

‘Biffo the Bear’ in the Beano comic from 1948, simply known as

‘Biffo’ by the 1990s; ‘Biffa Bacon’ in the later Viz comic; and the

familiar company name, ‘Biffa Waste Services’UK, 2003

biffernoun1someone with a reputation as a hard hitter, especially

in sportsUK, 2003.2any implement used for hitting, whetherdesigned for such a purpose or improvisedUK, 2003.3anunattractive womanUS, 1932

biffoenouna rude and obnoxious personUK, 1983

biffynouna toiletUS, 1942

biffyadjectivedrunkUK, 1961

biftanoun1a marijuana cigarette; sufficient marijuana to make acigarette Also Variant spellings ‘biftah’ or ‘bifter’UK, 1996.2a ciga-rette Sometimes shortened to ‘bif’.UK, 1996

bigverbto impregnate someoneUS, 1917

bigadjective1generous Often ironic, especially in the phrase ‘that’sbig of you’US, 1934.2in darts, the larger of two sections of anumber on the dartboard For example, the larger 6 section would

be ‘big six’US, 1980.< like a big dogto an extremeUS, 1987.

< the big disha big win Australian gambling slangAUSTRALIA,

1949.< too big for your bootsconceited, self-importantUK, 1879

bigadverbvery successfully; to a great degree Especially in thephraseGO OVER BIG US , 1893.< go over bigto achieve greatsuccessUS, 1962

Big Anoun1AIDSUS, 1992.2in poker, an ace, especially when it isthe deciding card in a handUS, 1988.< give someone the Big A

to dismiss, reject or sack someone The ‘big A’ is a euphemism for

‘arse’AUSTRALIA, 1976

Big Anickname1Eddie Arcaro (1916–1917), dominant jockey inAmerican horse racing from 1933 until 1962, one of only twojockeys to win the Kentucky Derby five times The ‘Big’ sobriquetsupplied a dose of irony when applied to a man who stood 5’ 2"and weighed 114 poundsUS, 1937.2the Aqueduct Race Track inWestbury, New YorkUS, 1959.3the US federal penitentiary inAtlanta, GeorgiaUS, 1982

big airnounan impressive distance between a snowboarder and thesnowUS, 1994

big an heaviesnounBenson & Hedges™ cigarettesUK: SCOTLAND, 1988

big applenouna cap with a big visor In vogue during the ‘Superfly’era of the early 1970sUS, 1970

Big ApplenicknameNew York Slang etymologists Gerald Cohen andBarry Popik have researched the origins of the term extensively,destroying along the way a number of popular yet falseetymologies Cohen and Popik trace the first printed use of theterm to New York sportswriter John J Fitzgerald, who heard theterm used by black racetrack stable handsUS, 1921

big-arsedadjectivebigUK, 2000

big-assadjectivevery largeUS, 1957

big-ass birdnounthe Boeing B-17 military aircraftUS, 1961

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big-assedadjectivelargeUS, 1945

Big BnicknameBerlinUS, 1944

big bagnouna large bag of heroin; heroinUS, 1969

big ballnoun1in pool, an object ball that can be hit either directly

or on the rebound off a cushion Because there are two ways to

hit it, it is a bigger target, hence a ‘big ball’US, 1913.2in bowling, a

roll that forcefully hooks into the standing pinsUS, 1962

big ballernouna big spenderUS, 2001

big bangernouna motorcyle with a large one-cylinder engineUS,

1965

big beastnounan important, powerful personUK, 2000

big bellynouna B-52 bomberUS, 1986

Big Bennoun1ten; ten pounds Rhyming slangUK, 1960.2the new,

large design hundred-dollar note minted in the late 1990s The

‘Ben’ is an allusion to Benjamin Franklin, the C18 slang

lexicographer whose portrait graces the noteUS, 1996.

3Benzedrine™ (amphetamine sulphate), a central nervous system

stimulantUS, 1966.4in craps, a roll of ten Rhyming slangUS, 1999.

5a prison siren that announces an escape or riotUS, 1950.6the

penis A visual pun from the London landmarkUK, 2001

Big Bennicknamethe USS Franklin (heavily damaged off Japan on

19th March 1945, repaired and mothballed); the USS Bennington

(commissioned in 1944, decommissioned in 1970) The

Bennington was featured in the opening scene of the CBS

television programme Navy Log in 1956 and 1957 US, 1954

Big Berthanounan over-sized slot machine used as a promotion

for hotel guests and to lure prospective gamblers into a casinoUS,

1984

Big Berthanicknamethe Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey

CircusUS, 1973

big bikkiesnouna large amount of money FromBICKY, a

diminuitive form of ‘biscuit’NEW ZEALAND, 1980

big billnouna $100 noteUS, 1961

big birdnouna long prison sentence A play onBIRD(LIME) (time

served in prison) and ‘Big Bird’ a large puppet featured on Sesame

Street, a children’s television programme since 1969 UK, 2000

Big Birdnounin homosexual usage, a man with a large penis An

allusion to a character on the children’s television programme

Sesame Street US, 1980

big bitchnounthe prison sentence given to habitual criminalsUS,

1962

big blokenouncocaineUS, 1959

big blownouna hurricane Used by Australian fishermen and sailors

AUSTRALIA, 1944

Big Blue 82nouna 12,540-pound BLU-82 bomb A vicious

anti-personnel weapon, developed for vegetation clearing in Vietnam,

used again in the Persian Gulf war and AfghanistanUS, 1991

big blue binnounthe outdoors, when surplus grain is stored there

CANADA, 1987

big-boobedadjectiveof a female, having generously proportioned

breastsUS, 1970

big booknounin twelve-step recovery programmes such as

Alcoholics Anonymous, the book Alcoholics Anonymous, first

published in 1939 and still the central document of the recovery

movementUS, 1998

Big BoppernicknameJ P Richardson (1930–59), a Texas disc jockey

in the early years of rock and roll whose hit recording of ‘Chantilly

Lace’ propelled him into performing stardom, which in turn

placed him on the small aeroplane ‘American Pie’ that carried

Buddy Holly and him to their deathUK, 1982

big bossnounheroinUS, 1972

big boxnouna large chain of shops featuring a single type of

merchandiseUS, 1993

big boynoun1a tank Vietnam war usage The bigger the tank and

the more weapons mounted on the tank, the more likely it was to

be called a ‘big boy’US, 1968.2a marijuana cigaretteUK, 1999

big brothernoun1the penis, especially a large penisUS, 1965.2theerect penisUS, 1967

Big Brothernounused as the personification of all-encompassing

government authority From George Orwell’s 1949 novel 1984 UK, 1949

big brown eyenounthe female breastUS, 1971

big browniesnounMDMA, the recreational drug best known asecstasy A variation ofBROWNIE(amphetamine or MDMA) that dis-tinguishesSPEEDfromECSTASY UK , 1998

big budnouna very popular variety of marijuana with heavy buds

‘big B by the sea’ (Brighton), ‘big D’ (Dorchester), ‘big W’(Worthing); also, villages beginning with C become ‘little C’ or, inScotland, ‘wee C’UK, 1981.5a female as an sexual object A hint of

CUNT US , 1963.6a railway conductorUS, 1968

big cagenouna prisonUS, 1949

big car, small dick; BCSDused for insulting someone who has alarge or expensive car Used proverbially: a car is a phallic symbol

UK, 1999

big casinonoun1the best that you can do; your greatest resource

US, 1922.2cancerUS, 1951.3any sexually transmitted infectionUS,

1948.4capital punishment, the death penaltyUS, 1960

big catnoun1a Jaguar carUK, 1981.2in poker, a hand comprised offive cards between eight and king and no pairs among them Alsoknown as ‘big tiger’US, 1963

big Charlienoun1a CH-3C helicopter used during the Vietnam warfor counterinsurgency airliftsUS, 1985.2an important white manUS, 1968

big cheesenounthe most important person in a given organisation

or enterpriseUS, 1914

big chicken dinnernouna bad conduct discharge Playing withinitials: armed forces usageUS, 1991

big chiefnounthe hallucinogenic drug, mescalineUS, 1971

big conk, big cockused as a summary of the folk wisdom thatthere is correlation between the size of a man’s nose and the size

of his penisUK, 1961

Big Dnoun1deathUS, 1977.2LSDUS, 1966.3the penis D as inDICK

US, 1998

big Dnickname1Dallas, TexasUS, 1930.2Detroit, MichiganUS, 1961.

3Denver, ColoradoUS, 1967

big dadnouna senior drill instructor Vietnam war usageUS, 1991

big daddynoun1an immense waveUS, 1977.2an important andinfluential manUS, 1948

Big Daddynickname1Jesse Unruh (1922–1987), a Democraticpolitican of great influence in CaliforniaUS, 1962.2Ed Roth(1932–2001), the hot rod artist most famous for creating the RatFink character in the early 1960sUS, 1968.3Don Garlits (b.1932),the dominant drag racing driver in the US from the early 1960s to70sUS, 1965.4the Federal Communications CommissionUS, 1976

big dagonouna sandwich made on Italian breadUS, 1960

big dance in Newarknounin circus and carnival usage, a jocularexplanation for a small audienceUS, 1981

big daynounvisiting day in prisonUS, 1949

big dead onenicknamelater in the Vietnam war, the First InfantryDivision A sad play onBIG RED ONEafter heavy attrition throughcasualtiesUS, 1991

big dealnouna major issue; often ironic, occasionally as anexclamation, used to dismiss such an issue as of little or noimportanceUS, 1943

big Dicknoun1in craps, a roll of ten Often embellished to ‘bigDick from Boston’, ‘big Dick from Battle Creek’, and ‘big Dick the

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ladies’ friend’ Gambling slang authority, the late Thomas Clark,

theorised that ‘dick’ came from the French dix Another popular

folk etymology is that the original Big Dick was Boston dice

cheater Richard Mantell who was shot to death as he switched

dice while trying to shoot a ten The addition of ‘the ladies’ friend’

leaves little doubt as to the most probable etymology – ten inches

would indeed be bigUS, 1904.2a 14-inch rocketUS, 1946

Big Dignouna massive public works project in Boston,

Massachusetts, replacing an existing six-lane central arterial

motorway with an eight-to-ten lane underground expressway

directly beneath the existing roadUS, 1988

big ditchnicknamethe Atlantic Ocean A refinement ofDITCH US , 1909

big dognounin poker, a hand comprised of five cards between nine

and ace and no pairs among themUS, 1963

big dollarnouna great deal of money in any currencyUK, 2000

big drinknounan ocean, especially the Atlantic Ocean The term

was first used to mean the Mississippi River; by the time it was

applied to the ocean, the river sense had recededUS, 1883

big drivenouna powerful injection of a drugUS, 1949

big ducknounin trucking, a Republic moving vanUS, 1976

big dukenounin poker, especially hold ’em poker, a strong handUS,

1981

Big Enoun1a dismissal, a rejection The first letter ofELBOW(a

dismissal)UK, 1982.2a railway engineerUS, 1977

Big Enicknamethe USS Enterprise Two aircraft carriers carried the

name Enterprise and the nickname ‘Big E’, the first commissioned

in 1936 and the second in 1961US, 1942

big earsnounin the language of paragliding, an intentional

collapsing of both tips of the wing to increase speedUS, 1992

Big EasynicknameNew Orleans, LouisianaUS, 1970

big eat; big heapsnouna feast; a great mealTRISTAN DA CUNHA, 1964

big eightnounin poker, four twos A borrowing from the game of

crapsUS, 1988

big eights; big 8’sgood wishesUS, 1976

big enchiladanounthe supreme leader A term coined and

popularised by the Nixon White House during the Watergate

scandalUS, 1973

big endnoun1in drag racing, the end of the quarter-mile race

course where highest speeds are attainedUS, 1960s to 70s.2top speed

Biker (motorcyle) usageUS, 2001

big-endianadjectivein computing, denoting computer architecture

in which the most significant byte is found in the lowest address

US, 1991

big eyenoun1a high-powered telescope, especially the one located

on Palomar Mountain, CaliforniaUS, 1949.2a Lockheed EC-121

Warning Star aircraft Deployed in Vietnam to provide early

warning and communication relay; later redesignated theCOLLEGE

EYE US , 1991.3insomnia A common condition in Antarctica

because of the wild swings in daylight hoursANTARCTICA, 1959.

4avariceBAHAMAS, 1982

big Fthe word ‘fuck’, in all usesINDIA, 2002

big fatnouna large marijuana cigaretteUK, 2001

big fat onenouna large marijuana cigaretteUK, 2001

big-feelingadjectiveinordinately proudCANADA, 1988

big fellanounthe penis An obvious, perhaps boastful, variation of

OLD FELLOW UK , 2001

big fellownouna law enforcement official of the US federal

governmentUS, 1974

big fishnouna very important person or thingUS, 1836

big fish, little fish, cardboard boxnounthe hand movements

that characterised techno-style dancing in the early 1990sUK, 2001

big flakenouncocaineUK, 1998

big footnoun1a prominent, highly visible journalist or columnist,

especially one covering politicsUS, 1980.2an inflammation of the

footJAMAICA, 2003

big foot countrynounthe deep, rural south of the USUS, 1974

big fours; big 4’syes, emphatically Citizens’ band radio slangUS, 1976

big friendnouna bomber aircraftUS, 1946

big fucking dealnouna major issue An elaboration ofBIG DEAL.

Often used to dismiss something as not being a major issueUS, 1977

big fullnounin poker, a hand consisting of three aces and two kings.This hand represents the best possible variation of the handconventionally known as a ‘full house’US, 1978

big GnounGodUS, 1981

big generalnounin a bar dice game, a first roll showing five dice ofthe same denominationUS, 1974

Big Georgenouna twenty-five cent pieceUS, 1973

biggienoun1a big deal; something of consequence or difficulty.Often in the negative: ‘no biggie’US, 1945.2an important person

US, 1926.3a big-name actor who can be counted on to draw a largeaudienceUS, 1926.4an act of defecation Children’s vocabularyNEW ZEALAND, 1994.5marijuanaUK, 2003.6a 26-ounce bottle of rum

GUYANA, 1978

big girlnounan effeminate, weak and/or cowardly maleAUSTRALIA, 1986

big girl’s blousenounan effeminate, weak and/or cowardly maleUK, 1969

big girls’ boardnounthe London variety of dartboard Used withderision by Manchester board playersUK, 1980

biggityadverbin a haughty, arrogant or conceited wayUS, 1880

big greennounin sporting and music events, corporate sponsorsUS, 1992

biggumsadjectiveoverweightUS, 1994

big gunnouna large surfboard designed for big-wave conditions

AUSTRALIA, 1963

biggunnounanything big A shortening of ‘big one’; eitherdeliberately jocular or matter-of-factlyUK, 1971

Big HnounheroinUS, 1953

big hairnounan extravagant, large-sized hairdoUS, 1978

Big Harrynounheroin An elaboration ofHARRY(heroin) on themodel ofBIG H(heroin)US, 1975

big hatnouna local state trooper From the wide-brimmed hatsformerly worn by many state troopersUS, 1967

big hat, no cattleused for describing someone who appears thepart but has no substanceUS, 1977

big headnoun1a conceited, arrogant or haughty personUS, 1846.

2arrogance, excessive prideUS, 1992

big-headedadjectiveconceited, arrogant, haughtyUS, 1967

big heapsnouna large mealANTARCTICA, 1964

big hitverbto defecate Rhyming slang forSHIT AUSTRALIA , 1960

big hitternoun1an important, influential or powerful person Fromthe sporting senseUK, 2002.2a sportsperson who strikes a ballespecially hard with a bat, club or racket, etcUK, 2002

big holenoun1the emergency stop position on a railway air brake

US, 1931.2in trucking, the position of the gear shift with the mostgear combinationsUS, 1942

big hooknouna wrecking craneUS, 1929

big housenoun1a prison Usually follows ‘the’US, 1913.2a crowncourtUK, 1996.3a mental hospital; any large, impersonal,threatening institution Extended from an earlier usage (aworkhouse)UK, 1984

Big Housenoun< the Big HouseNew Scotland YardUK, 2001

big Huey; big Huey Longnouna long prison sentence An allusion

to Huey Long, former governor of Louisiana reputed to haveadvocated harsh prison sentencesNEW ZEALAND, 1999

big ideanouna bad ideaUS, 1960

Big Inchnicknamea pipeline from east Texas to the northeast states,built 1942–43 The success of the project – and its naughty-

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sounding nickname – gave birth to the ‘Little Big Inch’ (Texas to

New Jersey, 1943–44) and ‘Big Inch-by-Inch’ (Edmonton to British

Columbia, 1951–53)US, 1947

big ironnoun1a large carUS, 1975.2a large, powerful, fast, expensive

computerUS, 1991

Big JnicknameJuarez, MexicoUS, 1970

big jobsnounan act of defecation; excrement Thus ‘to do big jobs’;

childishUK, 1971

Big Joenouna novice, especially a military recruitUS, 1947

Big Joe from Bostonnounin craps, a tenUS, 1957

big Johnnouna police officer, the police; used mainly by black

teenagersUS, 1980

Big Johnnicknamethe John Hancock Center, Chicago, IllinoisUS, 1997

big juicernouna powerful, all-night AM radio stationUS, 1976

Big KnicknameKoreaUS, 1970

big kahunanouna top leader From a Hawaiian term for ‘priest’ or

‘wise man’US, 1990

Big Lnoun1loveUS, 1987.2a loserUS, 1984

Big Lnickname1Lubbock, TexasUS, 1976.2the federal penitentiary in

Leavenworth, KansasUS, 1970.3the offshore ‘pirate’ radio station,

Radio London, that broadcast off the Essex coast from 1964 until it

was forced off the air on 14th August 1967UK, 2004

big-leagueverbto associate with important, influential, connected

or rich peopleUS, 1999

big-leagueadjectivepowerful, influential, importantUS, 1919

big leaguesnouna high level in any field Also used in the singular

US, 1941

big legsnouna generous spenderUS, 1987

Big Mnoun1morphineUS, 1959.2a million pounds Dates from a

time in the C20 when a million pounds was less commonplaceUK,

1978.3marriageUS, 1966

Big MnicknameMemphis, TennesseeUS, 1976

Big Macnouna large area of grazed skin Skateboarders’ slang; from

the similarity of appearance to a branded hamburgerUK, 1998

big mamanounthe oceanUS, 1991

Big MannounGodUK, 2002

big man on campusnouna socially prominent student Initially

used with respect, but often in later years with irony, if not scorn

US, 1930s to 70s

big meeting in the skynounheaven as characterised by those who

are part of twelve-step recovery programmes such as Alcoholics

AnonymousUS, 1998

Big Monicknamethe USS MissouriUS, 1945

big mothernouna Sikorsky SH-3 helicopter used by the US Navy in

Vietnam for search and rescue missionsUS, 1990

big mouthnounan indiscreet, boastful or overly verbose person; a

quality of indiscreet talkativenessUS, 1889

big movernouna person who is, either consistently or on a specific

occasion, highly successfulAUSTRALIA, 1969

Big Muddynickname1the Mississippi RiverUS, 1846.2the Missouri

RiverUS, 1825

big nickelnounfive hundred dollarsUS, 1961

big noisenoun1an important and influential personUS, 1906.2in

poker, the alpha player at a tableUS, 1996

big-noteverbin betting, to exaggerate your status or bankroll

AUSTRALIA, 1989

big-noternouna zealous horse racing fanAUSTRALIA, 1967

big-note yourselfverbto overstate your importanceAUSTRALIA, 1953

bignumnounany very large number, especially if greater than

2,147,483,648US, 1983

big numbernounin drag racing, 200 miles per hour, first officially

recorded on 12th July, 1964US, 1968

big NUMBER-ohnouna birthday ending with a zero, especially 30,

40 and 50 For instance, 50 is the ‘big-five-oh’,US, 1980

Big Onoun1an orgasmUS, 1968.2opium; heroinUS, 1957.3a railwayconductor From the labour organisation name ‘Order of RailroadConductors’US, 1930

Big Onickname1Okinawa, JapanUS, 1972.2Omaha, NebraskaUS, 1976

big onadjectiveespecially enthusiastic about something; consideringsomething to be particularly importantUS, 1864

big onenoun1one hundred dollarsUS, 1961.2one million dollarsUS,

1967.3one thousand dollarsUS, 1863.4in prison, one pound (£1)UK,

2000.5World War 2US, 1971.6in horse racing, the race on a givenday with the highest prize moneyAUSTRALIA, 1989.7the RinglingBrothers, Barnum and Bailey circusUS, 1973.8a substantial lieUK, 1984

big orange pillnounduring the war in Vietnam, the anti-malarialpill taken once a week in addition to the daily medication.Chloroquine-primaquine was taken weekly in the form of a large,orange-coloured pillUS, 1991

bigotnounin computing, a person who is irrationally attached to aparticular operating system or computer languageUS, 1991

big ouchnouna serious injuryUS, 1962

big outpatient department in the skynoundeathUS, 1989

Big Owenicknamethe Olympic Stadium in Montreal, built for the

1976 GamesCANADA, 2002

big oxnounon the railways, a freight train conductorUS, 1977

big pondnoun1the Atlantic Ocean An ironic understatement ofthe distance between the UK and the US; ‘great pond’, an earliervariation, is recorded from 1641US, 1833.2during the Vietnam war,the Pacific Ocean Playing on the use of the term since the 1830s

to refer to the Atlantic OceanUS, 1991

big PX in the skynoundeath Vietnam war usage, grim humourbased on many cheerful euphemisms for death as a ‘big [fill inthe blank] in the sky’US, 1991

Big Qnicknamethe San Quentin State Prison, California Just north

of San Francisco, San Quentin houses California’s death chamber

US, 1961

big quidnouna great deal of money Pre-1966, a ‘quid’ was a pound note; its usage did not change with the change toAustralian dollars, referring to money in generalAUSTRALIA, 1989

one-Big Rnoun1during the Korean war, rotation home Distinguishedfrom the conventionalR AND R(rest and recreation)US, 1960.2intrucking, a Roadway Express truckUS, 1976

big rednoun1secobarbitol, a sedative-hypnotic drug marketedunder the brand name Seconal™US, 2001.2adriamycin, anextremely toxic agent used in chemotherapyUS, 1994.3in craps, aone-roll bet on a seven If the shooter rolls a seven, he loses; ‘bigred’ thus serves as a diplomatic way to bet that the shooter willlose on the next rollUS, 1981.4the desert sunUS, 1991

Big Red Onenicknamethe First Infantry Division, US Army TheDivision’s patch is a big red number oneUS, 1970

big red wrenchnounin hot rodding and motor racing, anoxyacetylene cutting torchUS, 1993

big rignouna large tractor trailer with eighteen or more wheelsUS, 1986

Big Rocknicknamethe US federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, SanFrancisco BayUS, 1970

big rushnouncocaineUK, 1998

bigsnoun1in pool, the striped balls numbered 9 to 15US, 1990.

2cigarettesUS, 1997

bigs-and-littlesnounin hot rodding, the combination of large reartyres and small front tyresUS, 1993

big shitnoun1an important person, if only in their own eyesUS,

1934.2an important event or thingUS, 1960

big shotnounan important and influential personUS, 1927

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big shotgunnouna 106 mm recoilless rifle, developed during the

Korean war and used extensively by the US Marines in VietnamUS,

1991

big-six talknountalk unsupported by actionUS, 1990

big sleepnoundeath; capital punishmentUS, 1951

big slicknounin hold ’em poker, an ace and a king as the first two

cards dealt to a playerUS, 1981

Big Smokenoun1any large city or town Originally Australian

Aboriginal pidginAUSTRALIA, 1848.2any city in British Columbia

CANADA, 1989

Big Smokenickname1the city of SydneyAUSTRALIA, 1959.2Pittsburgh,

PennsylvaniaUS, 1930

big snipnouna vasectomyCANADA, 2002

big sparknounan electric shock administered in a hospital to a

patient whose heart has failed in an attempt to revive the heartUS,

1994

big spit; long spitnounthe act of vomiting; vomitAUSTRALIA, 1967.

< go for the big spitto vomitAUSTRALIA, 1964

big sticknounthe large aerial ladder used by firefightersUS, 1963

big stuffnoun1any very important or influential personUS, 1911.

2artillery, artillery fire Vietnam war usageUS, 1991

big-styleadverbvery much; completely, absolutelyUK, 1999

big tendernouna scene in a pornographic film when the

partici-pants hug each otherUS, 1991

big-ticketadjectiveexpensive; representing a major purchaseUS, 1945

big timenoun1the highest level of achievement in a field

Originally theatricalUS, 1910.2a long sentence to state prisonUS,

1939.3heroinUS, 1971.< get big timeto put on airs, to assume a

‘posh’ accent Used by a Midlands professional man, in a BBC

Radio 4 programme on class distinction, 4th February 1980UK, 1980

big-timeverbto show offUS, 1957

big timeadverbvery much, entirely, utterly The term got a big

boost in the US during the 2000 presidential election when

Republican vice-presidential candidate Dick Cheney concurred with

candidate Bush’s assessment of a New York Times reporter as a

‘major-league asshole’ by mumbling ‘Yeah, big time’ at a

campaign stop in Naperville, Illinois, on 4th September A live

microphone picked up the insults, giving ‘big time’ its fifteen

minutes of fameUS, 1957

Big Tomnounin a carnival ball-throwing game, a big stuffed cat

target that has been weighted and is thus hard to knock downUS,

1981

big topnouna prison, especially a maximum-security state prisonUS,

1955

Big T-Owenicknamethe sports stadium in downtown Toronto, which

loses moneyCANADA, 2002

big trainnounin horse racing, a great racehorseUS, 1951

big tripnouna holiday to Britain and Europe For many Australians

such a holiday is only taken once in a lifetimeAUSTRALIA, 1978

big truckadjectiveof lesbians, ‘manly’, masculine Probably inspired

byDIESEL(a ‘manly’ lesbian)UK, 2003

big Turknounan ostrich Circus and carnival usageUS, 1981

big twentynouna 20-year career in the armed forcesUS, 1991

big twistnounan occasion for celebration; an outstanding success

AUSTRALIA, 1959

Big TwonicknameWorld War 2US, 1961

big upnoun1very positive agreementUK, 2002.2a socially prominent

personBARBADOS, 1996

big upverbto boost, to promote something, to show off; to praise

somethingUK, 1994

big-upadjectivepregnantBAHAMAS, 1995

Big Vnouna vasectomyCANADA, 2002

Big VnicknameVietnamUS, 1972

big wheelnouna prominent, powerful and important personUS, 1942

big white chief; great white chiefnounyour boss; a person ofimportance in a superior or most superior position A casuallyracist, supposedly jocular usage, modelled on Native AmericanIndian speechUK, 1937

big white telephonenounthe toilet bowl when vomiting into it

AUSTRALIA, 1985

big whoop!used to mock the importance of what has just beensaidUS, 1981

bigwignouna person of high rank or position or moneyUK, 1731

big winnouncomplete luckUS, 1991

big yardnounthe main yard in a prison where the general lation mingles for recreationUS, 1987

popu-bijouadjectivesmall, as a positive characteristic Adopted from

French bijou (small); used widely of houses and other buildings,

and with greater variation in homosexual societyUK, 1860

bijouxnoun jewels Directly from French bijoux UK, 1992

bikenoun1a promiscuous woman Suggests ‘easy availability for aride’ Often in compound as ‘office bike’, ‘school bike’, ‘townbike’, ‘village bike’, etc.; occasionally, if reputation demands, ‘thebike’AUSTRALIA, 1945.2a motorcyle police officerUS, 1958.3inharness racing, a two-wheeled horse drawn vehicle for one person,used for training or for racingUS, 1994.4in lowball poker, asequence from five down to aceUS, 1978

bike chemistnouna person who uses his knowledge of chemistry

to manufacture illegal drugsUS, 1992

bike docnounin mountain biking, a bicycle mechanicUS, 1992

bikernouna person who rides a motorbike In Australia generallyused as distinct from ‘bikie’ (a member of a motorcycle gang)US, 1968

bike spacenounthe vagina From the phrase ‘I knowWHERE I’D LIKE

TO PARK MY BIKE’, said by a man considering a woman as a sexualobjectUK, 2001

bikienouna member of a motorcyle gangAUSTRALIA, 1967

bikie chicknouna female member, or associate of a member, of amotorcycle gangAUSTRALIA, 1994

bikini barnouna sex club where the dancer strips down to herbikiniUS, 1988

bikini waxnounan application of hot wax to remove a woman’spubic hairUS, 1982

bilgedadjectiveworn out, tiredUS, 1968

bilingualadjectivebisexualUS, 1964

billnoun1a dollarUS, 1915.2one hundred dollarsUS, 1929.3the nose

US, 1952 8see:BILLY WHIZZ.< do a billto spend one hundreddollarsUS, 1974.< the billthe police Abbreviated fromOLD BILL;can also be used of a single police-officer in the sense ofrepresenting the whole organisation Widespread usage popularised

since 1985 by UK television police drama The Bill UK, 1969 8see:

OLD BILL

Bill!used as a warning that police are nearUS, 1998

billabongnoun< on the billabongunemployed and camped by awaterhole, especially in Western Australia and the NorthernTerritoriesAUSTRALIA, 1978

billabongernounan unemployed, homeless person who camps by

a waterhole, especially in Western Australia and the NorthernTerritoriesAUSTRALIA, 1978

billardsnounthe testiclesAUSTRALIA, 1988

Bill Blassnouncrack cocaine Quite why the name of Americanfashion designer Bill Blass (1920–99) should be used for this drug

is uncertainUS, 1998

Bill Clintonnounan act of oral sex on a man In the late 1990s the

US Presidency of William Jefferson Clinton (b.1946) was nearlybrought down by a sex scandal that involved the President withWhitehouse intern Monica Lewinsky Bill Clinton denied ‘sexualrelations with that woman’ but eventually admitted that fellatiohad occurred and ‘a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was notappropriate’US, 1999

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Bill Daleynoun< on the Bill Daleyin horse racing, having taken

the lead at the start of the race and held it for the entire raceUS,

1932

billfold biopsynouna hospital’s analysis of the ability of a patient

seeking admission to pay their billUS, 1986

Bill from the Hillnicknamethe Notting Hill police An elaboration

ofTHE BILL(the police)UK, 1996

Billie Hokenouncocaine A personification based onCOKE US , 1959

billies; billysnounmoneyUS, 1982

billsnoun1moneyUS, 1997.2the game of poolUS, 1993

bill shopnouna police station FromTHE BILL(the police)UK, 1977

bill stickersnoununderpants Rhyming slang for ‘knickers’,

sometimes shortened to ‘bills’UK, 1992

Bill Wyman; bill; wymannounthe hymen Rhyming slang, based

on the name of Rolling Stone bassist Bill Wyman (b.1936)UK, 2002

billynoun1a metal pail with a handle used for boiling water, making

tea, cooking, etc, over a fire when camping or in the bush A

quintessential item of the Australian bush Scottish English had

(c.1828 Scottish National Dictionary) ‘billy-pot’ as ‘a cooking

utensil’ and this is probably the origin Not, as variously

conjectured, from French bouilli ‘boiled’, nor Wiradjuri (an eastern

Australian Aboriginal language) billa ‘water’, nor the proper name

BillyAUSTRALIA, 1849.2a police officer’s blackjack or club, a

truncheonUS, 1850.3a warning signalIRELAND, 1976.4a bong (a

water-pipe) for smoking marijuana A play on ‘billabong’ (a water

hole)AUSTRALIA, 1988 8see:BILLY WHIZZ.< boil the billyto stop

for a break and make tea in a billy Occasionally used to mean to

make tea not in a billy but an electric kettle or the likeAUSTRALIA,

1867

Billy Bowlegnounthe personification of a Seminole IndianUS, 1982

Billy-boy; billynicknamea Protestant, especially a supporter of

Glasgow Rangers football club This goes back to William of

Orange, and is now most familiar from the song (to the tune of

‘Marching Through Georgia’) which is used as a football

battle-hymn: ‘Hurrah! Hurrah! We are the Billy Boys; / Hurrah! Hurrah!

We make a lot of noise; / We’re up to here, we never fear – we all

are Billy’s sons, / We are the Glasgow Billy Boys / We belong to

Glasgow, we’re Orange and we’re true / Scotland is our country,

our colours white and blue, / We’re Protestants and proud of it ,

we’re known near and far, / Glasgow Billy Boys they call us.’UK:

SCOTLAND, 1935

Billy Bragg; billynoun1an act of sexual intercourse Rhyming

slang forSHAG, formed from the name of the UK singer and

politi-cal activist (b.1957)UK, 2003.2stolen goods Rhyming slang for

SWAG, formed from the name of the UK singer and political activist

(b.1957)UK, 2004

Billy Bunter; billynoun1a customer, especially of discreet or illegal

services Rhyming slang forPUNTER; from the fictional schoolboy

created by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton 1876–1961)UK, 1992.

2a shunter Hauliers’ rhyming slangUK, 1951

Billy Buttonnounany foolish person who works without assurances

that he will be paid for his workVIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S., 1996

billy cannoun1a can used for making coffeeAUSTRALIA, 1885.2a

metal pail with a handle used for boiling water, making tea,

cooking etc, over a fire when camping or in the bushAUSTRALIA, 1870

billy cartnouna child’s toy racing cart From ‘billy’ as ‘a male goat’,

originally billycarts were hitched to goats and racedAUSTRALIA, 1923

Billy Furynouna jury Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the

popular UK singer, 1940–83UK, 2004

billy goatnoun1a tufted beard From the similarity between the

wearer’s facial hair and that of a male goatUK, 1882.2in horse

racing, the totalisator Rhyming slang for ‘tote’AUSTRALIA, 1989.3in

trucking, the 318 horsepower Detroit diesel engineUS, 1971

Billy Guyattnouna diet Rhyming slang, sometimes shortened to

‘Billy’AUSTRALIA, 1989

billy lidnouna kid Rhyming slangAUSTRALIA, 1988

Billy No-Birdnouna man who is characteristically without a

girlfriendUK, 2001

Billy No-Matesnouna friendless personUK, 2003

billyonoun< like billyoat great speedUK, 1885.< to billyotohell; to blazesAUSTRALIA, 1939

Billy Oceannounsuntan lotion Rhyming slang, formed from thename of popular Trinidad-born singer (b.1950)UK, 2003

billysnoun 8see:BILLIES

Billy’s Sloughnicknamea town named Williams Lake in BritishColumbiaCANADA, 1989

billy teanountea made in a billyAUSTRALIA, 1890

Billy Whizz; Billy Whiz; billy; billnounan amphetamine.WHIZZ

(amphetamine) disguised as cartoon strip character Billy Whizz,

whose adventures started in the Beano in 1964 UK, 1985

billy willynouna symptomatic reduction in the size of a peniscaused by amphetamine use A combination ofBILLY(WHIZZ)(amphetamine) andWILLY(the penis)UK, 2003

bimnoun1a shortened form of ‘bimbo’US, 1925.2a police officerUS, 1971

Bim and Bamnountwo inseparable friendsTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1987

bimbettenouna young, mindless, attractive woman A diminuitive

of the more widely knownBIMBO US , 1982

bimbleverbto wander without purpose A variation of ‘bumble’ (toidle), perhaps with reference toBIMBO(‘a dupe’, hence ‘mindless’)

UK, 1987

bimbonoun1a well-built, attractive, somewhat dim woman Anoffensive termUS, 1920.2a dupeUK, 2002

bimphnountoilet paper A variation on ‘bumph’ (paperwork) which

is derived fromBUM FODDER UK , 2002

binnoun1a pocketUK, 1936.2a hospital or other institution for thetreatment of psychiatric problems and mental illness Abbrevation

ofLOONY BIN UK , 1938.3a cell in a prison or a police stationUK, 1977.

< the binsa Goodwill Industry’s used clothing store, where usedclothing is sold by the poundUS, 1997

binverb1to throw something away Reduced from the sense ‘tothrow in the rubbish bin’UK, 1991.2to finish with a friend or alover From the sense ‘to throw away’UK, 2001.3to dismisssomeone or something; to abandon someone or somethingUK, 1995

bindnouna bore, a nuisance Originally Royal Air Force useUK, 1930

bindersnounbrakes Used in many contexts, from military transport

to trains to drag racingUK, 1942

bindi-eye; bindiinounany of various native spiny Australian plants;

also, the introduced South American plant, Solvia sessilis, a

common lawn weed having sharp prickles; hence, one of theseprickles The word comes from the Australian Aboriginal languagesKamilaroi and YuwaalaraayAUSTRALIA, 1896

bindlenoun1heroin From an earlier sense a (portion of drugs)UK,

2003.2a portion or packet of drugs After an obsolete term for ‘avagrant’s bundle’US, 1934

bindle stiffnouna migratory worker; a trampUS, 1897

binenouna cigarette; an act of smoking a cigarette Shortened fromthe brand name Woodbine™ but used genericallyUK, 1975

bingnoun1jail, especially solitary confinement in jailUS, 1932.2aninjection with a hypodermic needle and syringeUS, 1918.3crackcocaine; a piece of crack cocaineUS, 1994

bing!used as a sound effect for something that happens instantly.Probably echoic of a bellUK, 2001

bingenouna period of heavy drinking or drug-taking; a drinkingspree From dialect sense ‘to soak’UK, 1854

bingeverb1to eat or drink to excessUK, 1854.2to use crack cocaineheavily From the sense ‘to drink heavily’UK, 1998

bingernoun1a deep inhalation of marijuana smoke filtered through

a water-pipeUS, 1998.2a drug addict, especially of crack cocaine.Extended fromBINGE(to heavily use crack cocaine)UK, 1998.3alosing bet Glasgow slangUK: SCOTLAND, 1985

bingey; bingy; binghi; binjeynounthe stomach, the belly OfAboriginal originAUSTRALIA, 1926

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binglenoun1a motor accident causing only minor damage and not

resulting in injuryAUSTRALIA, 1970.2a dent or crack in a surfboard

AUSTRALIA, 1966

bingonoun1a cheap wine The exclamation ‘bingo’ alludes to the

sudden effect of the drinkCANADA, 1963.2a prison riotUS, 1992

bingoverbto inject a drug intravenouslyUS, 1992

bingoadjective(of a plane’s fuel tank) with just enough fuel to reach

home baseUS, 1956

bingo!used for emphasis or for registering pleasurable surprise,

success, excitementUK, 1927

bingo boynouna young alcoholicUS, 1946

bingo wingnouna pendulous spread of flabby upper arm that is

characteristic of some older womenUK, 2002

bingsnouncrack cocaineUK, 1998

binkynoun1a baby’s dummy (pacifier) that a heroin user has

converted into a squeeze bulb for injecting a dose of heroin

through an eye dropper and needle into the vein From the

common childrens’ nickname for a dummyUS, 1989.2marijuana; a

marijuana cigaretteUK, 2003

binocsnounbinocularsUS, 1943

bin offverbto set something aside, to discard something Teen

slangUK, 2002

binosnounbinocularsUS, 1976

bin ratnouna supply clerk in the Royal Canadian Air ForceCANADA,

1995

binsnouna pair of spectacles, glasses; binoculars; hence, the eyes

Abbreviated from ‘binoculars’; also variant ‘binns’UK, 1958

bintnoun1a girlfriend, a young woman From Arabic bint (a

daughter), often combined with a critcal adjective to derogatory

effectUK, 1855.2a promiscuous woman DerogatoryUK, 1855

bionouna biographyUS, 1947

bioadjectiveexcellentUS, 1984

bio breaknouna visit to the toilet A euphemism popular with the

more jargon-friendly computer-users, 1998

biognouna biographyUS, 1942

biologistnouna person whose interest in companionship is

primar-ily sexualUS, 1973

biopicnouna biographical filmUS, 1951

bipnounthe head; the brainUS, 1947

bipverb1to break into a house while the housewife is outside

hanging laundry on the line to dry An abbreviation ofSCALLYBIP US ,

1972.2to simultaneously take heroin and cocaine into the body

through the nose, 2002

bipeverbto break and enter the dwelling of another while they

sleep, with the intent of stealingUS, 1990

bippynounused as a jocular euphemism for ‘ass’ Coined and

popularised by Rowan and Martin on the television programme

Laugh-In (NBC,1968–73); a wildly popular word for several years,

the key word in the title of the 1969 Rowan and Martin film The

Maltese Bippy, and then abandoned on the junk heap of slang US,

1967

birdnoun1a young woman; a sweetheart First used in C14; not

considered a slang term until C19 when it also meant ‘a

prostitute’ (obsolete by 1920) Primarily a British term, but briefly

popular in the US in the late 1960sUK, 1838.2the vaginaUS, 1963.

3an ordinary fellow Also known as an ‘old bird’US, 1839.4the

penisUS, 1969.5a homosexual manUS, 1956.6a 25-cent pieceUS,

1949.7a surfer who uses any bird or wings as his surfboard logoUS,

1988.8a police informer From the sense ofSTOOL PIGEONandSING

CANADA, 2002.9a certainty A shortening ofDEAD BIRD AUSTRALIA , 1941.

10in horse racing, a horse that as seen as likely to win a race

AUSTRALIA, 1989.11a twenty-five cent betting tokenUS, 1974.12a

gesture of the middle finger, meaning ‘fuck you’US, 1961.13an

amphetamine tabletUS, 1992.14a kilogram of cocaineUS, 2002.

15Wild Turkey™ whiskyUS, 1984.16an aeroplaneUS, 1918.17a

helicopterUS, 2001.18a Ford Thunderbird carUS, 1976.19a Pontiac

Firebird carUS, 1976 8see:BIRD LIME.< for the birds1no good,shoddyUS, 1944.2trivial; not worthy of intelligent interestUS, 1951.

< out of your birdinsaneUK, 2001.< the bird1negativecriticism Originally theatrical; now usually phrased ‘get the bird’

or ‘give the bird’UK, 1884.2a vocal demonstration of completedisapprovalUK, 1952

BirdnicknameCharlie Parker (1920–1955), the jazz legend credited as

an originator of bebop, the jazz style that followed the big bandswing eraUS, 1946

bird banditnouna womaniserUK, 1984

birdbathnoun1a cursory washing of the body using little waterUS,

1953.2the area in a military motor pool where vehicles arewashed Coined in VietnamUS, 1980

birdbrainnouna human who gives the impression of possessing abird-size brain; a foolUS, 1933

bird-brainedadjectivefoolish; not-clever-enough; stupidUK, 1922

birdcagenoun1the anusUS, 1972.2a used car lot, especially onesurrounded by chicken wireNEW ZEALAND, 1998.3a mountingenclosure at a racecourse So named as it is often surrounded by awire mesh fenceAUSTRALIA, 1893.4in harness racing, the enclosurewhere horses are paraded before eventsUS, 1997.5an air controltowerUS, 1965.6a railway lanternUS, 1945.7a Volvo carUK, 1981.8inmotor racing, a chassis made of many small pieces of tubing or atubular roll bar structureUS, 1965.9a box used for storing diceUS, 1962

Birdcagesnoun< the Birdcagesthe first legislative buildings inVictoria, British Columbia So described because of their gimcrackarchitectural elaboration; now all obliterated.CANADA, 1968

bird circuitnouna prolonged group tour of gay bars; the barsthemselvesUS, 1956

bird colonel; full-bird colonelnounin the US Army, a full colonel.From the eagle insigniaUS, 1946

bird coursenounan easy course in universityCANADA, 2002

bird dognoun1a scoutUS, 1929.2in professional sports, a talentscout or a scout’s associates who let him know about players whomay be prospects for professional playUS, 1950.3a person whoprovides information about potential victims to a thief or group ofthievesUS, 1977.4a person who solicits players for gambling,whether in a casino or a private poker gameUS, 1949.5in the usedcar business, either a customer who has been referred to asalesman or the person doing the referringUS, 1975.6in a two-carpolice speed-monitoring unit, the car that chases down speedingcars or trucks based on radar readings in the second carUS, 1971.

7a navigational device in planes that points in the direction of aradio signalUS, 1956

bird-dogverb1to flirt with another’s dateUS, 1941.2to look for, findand return with someone or somethingUS, 1948

bird eggnounan amphetamine tabletUS, 1993

bird feedernounin trucking, the air-intake pipeUS, 1971

bird foodnouninferior quality marijuanaUS, 2001

bird headnouna type of LSDUK, 2003

bird housenouna jail or prisonUS, 1949

birdienoun1a passive, effeminate male homosexualUS, 1921.2abird, especially a small bird ChildishUK, 1792.3an aircraft Used bythe Australian Army in Korea, 1951–53AUSTRALIA, 1958

birdie powdernounany powdered drug, such as heroin or cocaine

birdmannouna prisoner A combination ofBIRD(LIME) (a prisonsentence) and ‘man’, playing on famous convict ‘the Birdman ofAlcatraz’UK, 1996

bird nestnouna person’s room, apartment or houseUS, 1973

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bird of paradisenounthe US armed forces insignia designating

honourable dischargeUS, 1946

bird sanctuarynounany institution where traffic violators who are

under pursuit are free from further pursuit once they pass the

gatesUS, 1962

birdseednoun1nonsenseUS, 1909.2a small amount of moneyUS,

1982

bird’s eyenouna small dose of heroinUS, 1973

bird shitnouna paratrooper From the jocular tease that only two

things fall from the sky, paratroopers and bird shitUS, 1991

bird’s nestnoun1pubic hair that can be seen to extend from the

crotch to the navel; pubic hair Homosexual use; tangled imagery

US, 1972.2in the Royal Navy, a WRNS’ cabin A member of the

Women’s Royal Naval Service is popularly known as a Wren, hence

this pun; remembered from World War 2 but not recorded until

1984UK, 1984.3the chest, especially (of a man) if hairy Rhyming

slang, but also partly from the imagery.UK, 1970.4a hole in the

upholstery of the driver’s seat of a car from long use and too

much weightUS, 1992

bird speedadverbextremely fastBARBADOS, 1965

bird-turdverbto disparage someone or something; to speak with a

lack of sincerity A close relation ofCHICKENSHIT US , 1947

bird watchernouna man given to the practice of watching girls go

by A pun onBIRD(a young woman)UK, 1984

bird watchingnoun(used of young males) looking sensually and

whistling at passing young womenTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1995

birdwoodnouna cigaretteUS, 1944

birdybacknouncontainers or trailers shipped by air A poor

borrowing fromPIGGYBACK US , 2003

birinoun 8see:BEEDI

birknouna mentally slow personUS, 1976 8see:BERK

birlingadjective drunk From Scottish dialect birl (to spin) UK:

SCOTLAND, 1988

bironouna ballpoint pen used as an improvised means of injecting

drugs From the conventional generic sense of ‘biro’ as ‘a ballpoint

pen’UK, 1996

birth control enginenouna large locomotive which could burn up

to five tons of coal per shift Firing them up in the early morning

was said to make a man impotent for weeksUK, 1970

birthday cardnounin poker, the one card needed and drawn to

complete an unlikely good handUS, 1996

birthday presentnounin tiddlywinks, a stroke of good luckUS, 1977

birthdaysnoun< think all your birthdays have come at once

to be overjoyed or overwhelmed, especially from something

unexpectedAUSTRALIA, 1957

birthday suitnouna state of nudityUK, 1771

biscuitnoun1a good-looking member of whatever sex attracts you

US, 1990.2a promiscuous womanUS, 1993.3the buttocksUS, 1950.

4the headUS, 1934.5a watchUS, 1905.6a phonograph recordUS,

1950.7in the context of live rock and roll, a deep bass note when it

is felt as well as heard A term especially but not exclusively

applied to the bass playing of Phil Lesh of the Grateful DeadUS,

1997.8a white tablet of methadone, a synthetic narcotic used to

treat heroin addictsUS, 1972.9fifty rocks of crack cocaineUS, 2003.

10a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy

UK, 2002.11the hallucinogenic drug, peyoteUS, 1992.12a handgun

US, 1962.13a black prisonerUS, 1976.14a can of c-rations Vietnam

war usageUS, 1991.15used as a euphemism for ‘bitch’US, 1999.16a

fool, an idiotSOUTH AFRICA, 2004

biscuitadjectiveeasyUS, 1997

biscuit bitchnouna female Red Cross volunteer Vietnam war

usage; less common than the more popularDOUGHNUT DOLLY US ,

1983

biscuit boxnouna Ford Transit van, or other vehicle of similar style

When struck, an unladen van has a similar tonal quality to an

empty biscuit tinUK, 1981

biscuit classnouneconomy class air travel on a small route Aplayful allusion to ‘business class’ travel and the biscuits given toeconomy class passengersNEW ZEALAND, 1987

Biscuit Foot McKinnonnicknameused as a nickname for astereotypical Cape Bretoner Because of the large Scottish settle-ment of this part of Nova Scotia, many people have the same lastname: MacDonald, McKinnon, and so forth Nicknames arecommon to distinguish family members with the same firstname, too.CANADA, 1999

biscuitsnoun1moneyUS, 1977.2crack cocaine FromBISCUIT(ameasure of crack)UK, 2003

biscuits and cheesenounthe knees Rhyming slang, remembered

in use during World War 2, sometimes shortened to ‘biscuits’UK, 1960

biscuit snatchernounthe hand; a fingerUS, 1953

bi-sexnounbisexual sexUK, 2003

bishnoun a bishop UK, 1937

bish, bash, bosh; bish-bash-boshadjectiverough and ready; alsoused in a semi-exclamatory sense as an echoic representation ofanything swiftly expeditedUK, 2000

bishopnoun1the penis Used in a variety of expressions that refer

to male masturbationUS, 1916.2a private investigatorUK, 1972

bishop’s bashnounof a male, the act of masturbation From theverbal idiomBASH THE BISHOP UK , 2005

bissom; besomnouna slovenly woman DialectUK: SCOTLAND, 1911

bistonouna fart From the advertising slogan ‘Aaah Bisto ’savouring the aroma of a branded gravyUK, 2004

bitnoun1a prison sentenceUS, 1866.2an interest; an affectedmannerism; a roleUS, 1955.3a woman, especially when regardedsexuallyUK, 1923.4sexual intercourseAUSTRALIA, 1945.5an activityUS,

1968.6used as a meaningless embellishment of the precedingnoun, as in ‘Let’s do the lunch bit’US, 1955.7twelve and a halfcentsUS, 1821.8twelve dollars and fifty centsUS, 1929.9your home

or home areaUK: SCOTLAND, 1988.10a bulletUK, 2001.< champ at

the bit; chomp at the bitto be enthusiastically eager From ahorse’s characteristic behaviourUK, 1645.< pull a bitto serve aprison sentenceUS, 1969.< take the bit out ofto exhaustsomeoneUK: SCOTLAND, 1988.< wee red bitthe glowing end of acigarette, especially when used as a means of lighting anothercigaretteUK: SCOTLAND, 1988

bitanouna bit of Reflecting a lazy pronunciationUK, 1999

bitainenouna prostituteUK, 2002

bit bashingnounlow level, tedious computer programmingUS, 1991

bit bucketnounin computing, the mythical place where lost mation goesUS, 1983

infor-bitchnoun1a woman Although Grose considered it ‘the mostoffensive appellation that can be given to an English woman,’ it isused in this sense with no derogatory intent; it is dismissive orpatronising, based on gender rather than the unpleasant and lewdcharacteristics of earlier and concurrent usages Comedian RichardBlackwood (b.1972) used ‘bitch’ in this sense, referring to Queen

Elizabeth II, during an edition of BBC television’s Have I Got News For You in October 2000 Six viewers complained to the

Broadcasting Standards Commission The BBC argued ‘RichardBlackwood was using the term as it is currently used, for example,

in British and American Rap Music simply to mean "woman", andnot as a term of abuse’ The complaints were not upheldUK, 1713.

2a despicable womanUK, 1400.3the person taking the passive role

in a male homosexual relationship; a feminine or weak manUS,

1923.4a sexual submissive of either gender in a sado-masochisticrelationship Generally attached to a possessive pronounUK, 2002.

5a remarkable person or thingUS, 1943.6something that isdifficult or unpleasantUK, 1814.7in the youth trend for ‘souped-up’motor-scootering, a driver’s scooterUK, 2004.8in a deck of playingcards, any queen; in the game of hearts, the queen of spadesUS,

1900.9in chess, the queenUS, 1971.10a complaint; an extendedperiod of complainingUS, 1945.11a crude candleCANADA, 1961.12au-turnUS, 2000.13the middle position of the back seat of a carUS,

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1989.< put the bitch on someoneto file criminal charges

accusing someone of being a habitual criminalUS, 1972

bitchverb1to complainUS, 1918.2to inform on someoneUK, 2000.

3to identify and punish someone as a habitual criminalUS, 1976.

4to ruin somethingUK, 1823

bitch aboutverbto be unreliable and troublesome; to change or

renegotiate arrangementsUK, 1959

bitch-assadjectiveweak, effeminateUS, 2002

bitch-ass nigganouna weak or effeminate black maleUS, 1995

bitch barnounanything that serves as a hand grip for a motorcyle

passenger Biker (motorcyle) usage, alluding to a female passenger

US, 2000

bitch basketnouna Volkswagen CabrioletUS, 1997

bitch bathnouna cleaning of the body using little water, powder or

other odour-masking agentsUS, 1953

bitch blownouna violent blowBAHAMAS, 1982

bitch boxnouna public address loudspeaker systemUS, 1945

bitchcakesadjectiveaggressiveUS, 2004

bitchen; bitchingadjectiveexcellentUS, 1957

bitchen twitchenadjectiveexcellentUS, 1982

bitchernouna habitual criminalUS, 1963

bitches’ ChristmasnounHalloween A glorious homosexual holiday,

erotic and exoticUS, 1964

bitch fightnouna quarrel between ostentatiously effeminate male

homosexualsUS, 1964

bitch fitnouna temper tantrumUS, 1969

bitch hooknounan all-purpose quick-release hook for use with a

tractor and chainCANADA, 1992

Bitchin’ Bettynounin the Canadian Air Force, an automatic

audible vocal warning system of dangerCANADA, 1995

bitchingnounthe act of complaining about or disparaging someone

or something From the verbBITCH(to complain)US, 1953

bitchingadjectiveused as a negative intensifier An abbreviation of

‘son-of-a-bitching’US, 1928

bitching weeknounon an Atlantic weather ship, the third week of a

four week tour of station Derives fromBITCH(to complain) as this

is the time when tempers are shortest, 1963

bitch kittynounan excellent instance of, or example of, something

US, 1944

bitch lampnounan improvised lampUS, 1960

bitch moneynounearnings from prostitution and pimpingUK, 2001

bitch offverbto irritate someoneUS, 1975

bitch on wheelsnouna person, especially a woman, with a truly

nasty dispositionUS, 1966

bitch outverbto criticise someone harshlyUS, 1986

bitch padnouna small seat mounted behind the regular seat on a

motorcyleUS, 1992

bitch pienouna pizza with pepperoni, mushroom and sausage The

initials of the toppings – PMS – suggest a cranky womanUS, 1996

bitch pissnounbottled alcopop (branded alcoholic beverage with

the characteristics of a soft drink) or other alcoholic drinks

deemed to be for feminine consumptionUK, 2002

bitch sessionnouna group airing of complaintsUS, 1960

bitch slapverb1to slap someone full across the faceUS, 1995.2by

extension, to soundly defeat or better someone or somethingUS,

2002

bitchsplitternounthe penis Used on-air in the telling of a joke by

syndicated US broadcaster Mancow Muller, adopted as a name by

a Canadian death metal bandUS, 2003

bitch titsnicknamean overweight maleUK, 2005

bitch upverbto spoil or ruin somethingBARBADOS, 1965

bitch with a capital Cnouna truly hideous person A suggestion of

CUNT US , 2003

bitchyadjectivemalicious, spitefulUS, 1925

bitenoun1a small meal or a snackUS, 1899.2the portion of themoney bet by gamblers taken as the share for the establishmentsponsoring the gamblingUS, 1988.3a priceUS, 1958.4in motorracing, traction between the tyres and trackUS, 1970.5somethingthat is very disagreeableUS, 1951.< put the bite onto extort

AUSTRALIA, 1919

biteverb1to copy or steal another person’s style, especially to copy

a breakdancing move, or to plagiarise a rap lyricUS, 1979.2to asksomeone for a loan of moneyAUSTRALIA, 1912.3to be taken in, to

be duped A figurative use of the literal ‘take the bait’UK, 1987.4to

be unfair or extremely distastefulUS, 1971.5to itchBARBADOS, 1965.

6to flex, and thus contract, the sphincter during anal sexUS, 1972.

< bite feathersto lie on your stomach, especially in pation of anal sexUS, 1964.< bite itto dieUS, 1977.< bite off

antici-more than you can chewto be unable to complete a task that

is too great for your ambitionsUS, 1878.< bite the bagincomputing, to fail, especially in a dramatic fashionUS, 1983.< bite

the big oneto dieUS, 1979.< bite the brownto performmouth-to-anus sexUS, 1972.< bite the dustto go down in defeat

US, 1982.< bite the pillowto take the recipient role in anal sex

AUSTRALIA, 1987.< bite to the boneto punish someone with allthe severity allowed under the lawUS, 1962.< bite your lipstosmoke a marijuana cigaretteUS, 1959

bite and a buttonnouna negligible priceUK, 2003

bite in the britchesnounin trucking, a speeding ticketUS, 1976

biternoun1a copier of breakdance moves; a plagiarist of rap lyrics

US, 1999.2the vaginaUS, 1998.3a toothUS, 1946

bit hurtnounthe agony of withdrawal from a drug addictionUS, 1990

bit muchnounused to describe, or in response to, anything that isexcessive, too demanding, arrogant, objectionable, etcUK, 1974

bit ’na half peoplenouna family that is just above the povertyline In colonial British Guiana currency, a ‘bit’ was a silver coinvalued at 8 cents; 12 cents was a popular retail food-price markerfor items of poor fare in marketsGUYANA, 1996

bit ofnounused to stress an affection or sympathy for the noun itdescribesUK, 1808

bit of a buggernouna nuisance; a difficultyUK, 2003

bit of alright; bit of all rightnoun1a sexually attractive person

UK, 1898.2something excellent, especially an unexpected treat or astroke of good luck Sometimes also a ‘little bit of all right’UK, 1907

bit of blacknouna black person objectified sexuallyUK, 1974

bit of bodnounthe body as an object of sexual interestUK, 1970

bit of Braillenoun1sexual fondling and groping The Braillealphabet is read with fingertips – hence the image of feeling andtouchingAUSTRALIA, 1984.2a racing tip Designed for the blind, theBraille alphabet is read by feeling; in horse racing gamblers mainlydecide on bets by ‘reading’ form or because they have ‘a feeling’

bit of cracklingnouna woman regarded as a sexual objectUK, 1949

bit of cuntnouna woman regarded and categorised as a sex object;

an act of sexual intercourseUK, 1984

bit of dirtnouna farmNEW ZEALAND, 1987

bit of ebonynouna black woman regarded as a sexual categoryUK, 1984

bit of elasticnounthe penisUK, 1999

bit of fluffnouna woman, especially when regarded sexuallyUK, 1847

bit of hardnoun1an erectionUK, 1978.2in homosexual sexualrelations, a male partnerUK, 2002

bit of hodnouna promiscuous, or potentially promiscuous, girlUK, 1963

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bit of kitnounan item of equipment, especially mechanical or

electricalUK, 2000

bit of messnouna prostitute’s lover who is neither ponce nor client

UK, 1977

bit of nonsensenounan easily achieved criminal actUK, 1968

bit of poshnounan upper-class or socially superior young woman

regarded as a sexual objectUK, 1977

bit of roughnouna male lover, categorised as of a lower social

status, or a rougher background than the partner The relationship

defined may be homo- or heterosexual Original usage described a

female but from the mid-C20 the male predominatesUK, 1985

bit of skinnouna woman viewed as a sex objectAUSTRALIA, 1962

bit of skirtnouna woman viewed as a sex objectAUSTRALIA, 1904

bit of slap and ticklenoun1kissing and cuddling; sexual petting

which may be considered as foreplay by one participantUK, 1984.

2sexual intercourse An extension of the previous senseUK, 1984

bit of sparenounanyone providing sexual favours, even on a

short-term or occasional basis; an unattached woman, especially at a

club, party or any place where men may be expected to look for a

sexual companion or conquest ‘Bit of’ plus conventional use of

‘spare’ (available)UK, 1977

bit of straynouna casual sexual acquaintance, usually femaleUK,

2001

bit of tailnoun1a woman regarded as a sexual objectUK, 1984.2an

act of anal intercourse; an act of sexual intercourse where the

male partner enters the female from behindUK, 1984

bit of the othernounsexual intercourseUK, 1984

bit of ticklenouna woman regarded as a sexual object; sexual

intercourseUK, 1984

bit of titnouna woman regarded as a sexual object; sex with a

womanUK, 1984

bit of worknouna crime; a robberyUK, 1996

bit on the sidenouna secret lover in addition to your regular

partner; a love affair; extra-marital sexUK, 1977

bitsnoun1the male genitals Sympathetically of a baby boy,

jocularly of a manUK, 1976.2in betting, odds of 11–10UK, 1991.

< in bitsemotionally distraught; tearfulUK, 1999.< to bits(of a

specified emotion) extremelyUK, 1964

bits and batsnounknick-knacksUK, 1961

bits and bobsnounmiscellaneous small articlesUK, 1896

bits and titsnounthe controlsAUSTRALIA, 1962

bits of kidsnounyoungstersUK, 1999

bits on the ear’olenounin betting, odds of 13–8 From the

TICK-TACKsignal used by bookmakers, an elaboration ofEAR’OLE(6–4)

UK, 1991

bit spitnounany electronic communicationUS, 1997

bitsyadjectivesmall, tinyUS, 1905

bitter-mouthverbto speak harshlyUS, 1947

bit twiddlernouna computer operatorUS, 1974

bittynouna girlUS, 1962

bittyadjectivetiny A corruption and shortening ofITSY-BITSY US , 1905

bitty boxnouna small computer, especially a single-tasking-only

machineUS, 1991

bitumen blondenounan Aboriginal womanAUSTRALIA, 1985

bitzer; bitser; bitzanouna dog of mixed breed A shortening of

the phrase ‘bits of this and bits of that’AUSTRALIA, 1936

biz; bizznoun1businessUS, 1861.2the syringe and other equipment

used by intravenous drug usersUS, 1949.3a small amount of a drug

US, 1971.< do the bizzto engage in sexual activityIRELAND, 1995.

< in the biz bagin trouble with police managementUS, 1994.

< the bizthe ‘profession’, loosely the entertainment, theatre or

film making business An industry coinage that lends dignity to

the least secure of employment pathsUK, 1961

bizarronouna bizarre person Influenced by, if not directlydescended from, ‘Bizarro’ a comic-book villain who first challengedSuperman in the late 1950sUS, 1980

bizarroadjectivebizarreUS, 1971

biznatch; biznitchnounused as a euphemism for ‘bitch’ in anysense From rapper JayZUS, 2002

bizoticadjectiveunexpected, out of the ordinaryUS, 1984

bizzazznoun 8see:BEZAZZ

bizzies; busiesnounthe police From the plural ofBUSY(a detective,

a CID officer), but all distiction of rank is lostUK, 1948

bizzingnounsliding on an icy road while hanging onto the rearbumper of a car A verbal noun with no recorded use of ‘bizz’ as averbUS, 1969

bizzlenouna brother, in the sense as male companion, especially inthe phrase ‘fa’ shizzle my bizzle’ (emphatically yes) A hip-hop,urban black coinage, formed as a rhyming reduplication ofSHIZZLE

(sure, yes), after ‘fa’ shizzle my nizzle’ (yes my nigger) Londonrapper Maxwell Ansah recorded under the name Lethal Bizzle in

2002US, 2002

bizzonoun1businessAUSTRALIA, 1969.2an ill-tempered woman Acorruption or evolution of ‘bitch’US, 2001

bizzurdadjective bizarre and absurd Derived by ellipsis Hip-hop,

urban slang; noted in connection with a legal dispute over rap

lyrics by BBC News, 6th June 2003 UK, 2003

bizzynoun 8see:BUSY

BJ; bjnounan act of oral sex, a blow jobUS, 1949

B jointnouna bar where women coax customers to buy drinksUS, 1993

BJsnouncrack cocaineUK, 2003

BK Loungenouna Burger King™ fast food restaurant Mockingattribution of classUS, 1985

BK’snounBritish Knight™ shoes Favoured by members of the Cripsyouth gang, for whom the initials also stand for ‘Blood Killer’US, 2000

blabverbto inform on someone, to reveal something while speaking

UK, 1583

blabbernouna very talkative hospital patientUS, 1994

blacknoun1hashish An all-purpose abbreviation for strains of coloured cannabis resin, e.g.PAKISTANI BLACK US , 1975.2a blackamphetamine capsuleUK, 2003.3nightUS, 1947.4in Americancasinos, a $100 chipUS, 1980.< in the blackfinancially solvent.From the pre-computer practice of recording credit items in blackinkUS, 1928.< on the blackengaged in black-market activitiesUK,

dark-1961.< the black1blackmail; the information held by ablackmailer Hence, ‘put the black on’ (to blackmail)UK, 1970.2theblack market During the war in Vietnam, the term referred specifi-cally to the black market which flourished on Le Loi Street, Saigon

UK, 1961

blackverb to blackmail someone An abbreviation of the

conven-tional activityUK, 1928

blackadjective1secretUS, 1965.2extremely crowdedIRELAND, 1998.

< it’s a black thing; it’s a black thangused for identifying abehaviour or sensibility that is associated with black peopleUS, 1993

black acidnounLSDUS, 1970

black actionnouncasino betting in $100 incrementsUS, 1991

blackamoornouna black Angus or Friesian cowNEW ZEALAND, 1956

Black and Deckernounthe penis Rhyming slang forPECKER(thepenis) In its many slang manifestations the penis appears as allkind of tools, here it is formed on a manufacturer of power tools

UK, 1998

black and tannoun1a drink of porter or stout mixed equally withale (pale or brown)UK, 1889.2a capsule of Durophet™, trade namefor a combination of central nervous system stimulants anddepressantsUK, 1978

black and tanadjectivecatering to both black and white customers

US, 1887

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black and whitenoun1a police car From the traditional colours of

police cars in the USUS, 1958.2an amphetamine capsule, especially

Durophet™ From the colours of the capsuleUK, 1978.3a capsule

containing both a central nervous system stimulant and a

barbitu-rateUS, 1971.4a soda fountain drink made with chocolate syrup,

seltzer and vanilla ice-creamUS, 1947.5night Rhyming slang, always

spoken in fullUK, 1937

black and white fevernounan aversion to policeUS, 1970

black and white minstrelnounan amphetamine tablet

(Durophet™) An elaboration ofBLACK AND WHITE, used especially in

the plural, based on The Black and White Minstrel Show, a 1960s

television programmeUK, 1996

black and whitesnounthe black trousers or skirt and white shirt

worn by American casino dealersUS, 1961

black and white taxinouna police carUS, 1962

black artnounin computing, an array of techniques developed and

discovered for a particular system or applicationUS, 1991

black ashnounmarijuana London pronunciation of ‘black hash’UK,

1991

black assnouna car without working rear lightsUS, 1962

black as the ace of spadesadjectiveutterly black or, of skin, deeply

blackUS, 1882

black bagnouna brown-haired prostituteUS, 1960

black bag jobnouna burglary, especially one committed by law

enforcement or intelligence agentsUS, 1966

black Bartnoundark hashish A generic term for ‘marijuana’;

connotes a romantic view of the drug’s illegal status by association

with the C19 US outlawUK, 1998

black beautynoun1a black amphetamine capsuleUS, 1969.2a

capsule containing both barbiturate and amphetamineUS, 1973

black beltnoun1a neighbourhood of black families that circles a

city or areaUS, 1951.2in the US Army, a senior drill instructor Not

a reference to martial arts, simply to the uniform Vietnam war

usageUS, 1991

black bessyes Rhyming slangUK, 1992

black Bettynouna van for transporting prisonersUS, 1965

blackbirdnoun1a black person A US mass murderer believed that

among the secret messages hidden in the music of the Beatles

were references to a coming black uprising in the song ‘Blackbird’

US, 1832.2an unmarked military aircraft, such as a C-123 or C-130

Used by the Studies and Observations Group (SOG) in Vietnam,

the highly secret, elite, unconventional warfare component of the

US military presence in Southeast AsiaUS, 1991.3an amphetamine

capsuleUS, 1972.4LSDUK, 2003

black blizzardnouna black prairie soil dust stormCANADA, 1962

black Bombaynounhashish, potent and dark in colourUS, 1993

black bomber; bombernounany central nervous system stimulant,

especially a capsule of diethylpropion (Durophet™), an

amphet-amine-like stimulantUK, 1963

black booknoun1a corporation’s plan for battling a hostile

takeoverUS, 1988.2in a casino, a list of persons to be excluded

from the casinoUS, 1991.3a graffiti artist’s notebook containing

ideas, outlines, sketches and plans for future graffiti piecesUS, 1997

black bottomnouna neighbourhood where most of the population

are poor black peopleUS, 1915

black boxnoun1in an aeroplane, the container and equipment

used for the automatic recording of all flight data and cockpit

conversation A specialised use of Royal Air Force slangUK, 1964.

2the notional container in which proprietary technical

infor-mation is secured in dealings over industrial property rightsUS,

1974.3any high technical piece of electronics equipmentUS, 1945.

4a hearseUK, 1981.5a linear amplifier for a citizens’ band radio

Sometimes embellished as ‘little black box’US, 1976

black Cadillacnounan amphetamine capsuleUS, 1980

black capnicknamea member of the New Zealand international

men’s cricket teamNEW ZEALAND, 2000

black Christmasnouna snow-free Christmas A forced allusion tothe famous ‘White Christmas’US, 1938

black-coated worker; black-coated workman; little black workernouna prune From the appearance and the work doneduring the digestive process Remembered, in 1970, as being used

by Lord Hill ‘The Radio Doctor’ during World War 2 Noted in

Manchester in Daltonian, December 1946, then generally in the

Midlands and LondonUK, 1946

black crownounduring the Vietnam war, a long-range ignitiondetector Highly effective from the air in locating enemy convoys;used in conjunction with a beacon tracking systemUS, 1991

black-dogadjectivemelancholic, depressedUK, 1826

black dominanoundark hashish An allusion to the sexualdomination of a black mistressUK, 2002

black dotnouna type of LSD From the appearanceUK, 1996

black eaglenounheroinUK, 2003

black-enamelledadjectivedark-skinned Military, intended as jocular

ostensibly punning on the Schwarzwald region of southwest

Germany Derived possibly as a reference to Black Forest gateaux(sticky, chocolatey, cherry-laden cakes; a cultural-icon in the UKsince the 1970s), the cake imagery suggesting an oral-sexdimension to the usage Also note ‘A Walk In The Black Forest’ byHorst Jankowski, a popular instrumental recording in the 1960s; asatisfying metaphor for sexual activityUK, 2001

black Fridaynounthe day after ThanksgivingUS, 1975

black gangnoun1collectively, a ship’s engineer’s departmentUS,

1895.2an aviation mechanics team The source of the term islikely to be their black overallsCANADA, 1997

black ganjanounhashish, dark in colour The term is heard andseen with all the possible variant spellings ofGANJAfound at thatentryUS, 1978

black goldnoun1oil An outsiders’ term, not used by those in thebusinessUS, 1910.2highly potent marijuana Derived from the pre-vious sense, punning on the richness and the colour of thehashishUS, 1946.3distilled, concentrated heroinUS, 1987

Black Handnouna secret criminal organisation composed of generation Italian immigrants to the USUS, 1898

first-black hashnounhashish mixed and darkened with opiumUS, 1975

black hatnoun1in a drama, or in life viewed as a drama, the villain

US, 1964.2a computer hacker with no honourable purpose.Sometimes embellished to ‘black hat hacker’US, 2001.3a member

of Pathfinder platoon, dropped behind enemy lines to make deepreconnaissance patrols and to establish landing zones for the initialhelicopter wavesUS, 1982.4a US Army drill instructorUS, 1986

blackheadnouna black person Derogatory, unless ironically descriptive Otherwise a ‘blackhead’ is a skin blemishUK, 2000

self-black heartnoundepressionUK, 1996

black holenoun1the vagina Originally a reference to ‘the black pit

of hell’ Now a ‘black hole’ is widely known to be a celestialphenomenon into which anything may be sucked to disappearwithout traceUK, 2001.2in computing, the notional place where e-mail that is sent but not received disappearsUS, 1991

black horsenicknamethe US Army’s 11th Armored CavalryRegiment So named because of the Regiment’s insigniaUS, 1991

black-is-whiteadverbcompletely, thoroughly Collected by RichardAllsoppTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1998

black jacknoun1the penis of a black man Homosexual usageUS,

1965.2a fifty-ton Santa Fe Railroad coal hopperUS, 1977

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Black Jacknickname1black-labelled Jack Daniels™ whiskyUS, 1982.

2US General John J Pershing (1860–1948)US, 1951

blackjack missionnounduring the war in Vietnam, an operation

carried out by a mobile strike force The mobile strike forces were

light infantry battalions equipped and trained to operate in remote

areas without any significant logistical requirements or supportUS,

1991

Black Jeffnouna waspBAHAMAS, 1982

black lightnounan ultraviolet light, under which fluorescent paint

glowsUS, 1971

Black Lionsnicknamea navy fighter squadron formally identified as

VF-213, commissioned in 1955US, 1990

black magicnoun1the M-16 rifle, the standard rifle used by US

troops in Vietnam after 1966US, 1991.2in computing, a technique

that works without any apparent reason for its successUS, 1991

Black Magic boxnouna police van Plays onBLACK MARIA(a police

van) and Black Magic™ chocolatesUK, 1981

black man kissed hernouna sister Rhyming slang from the early

part of C20 which appears to have all but died out by 1948 when

Carribean immigration began in earnest and revived usage Noted

as coming back into currency by 1960UK, 1960

black man’s wheelsnouna BMW carUK, 1999

Black Marianoun1a police wagon or van for transporting those

who have been arrested The etymology is uncertain beyond the

colour blackUS, 1843.2in a deck of cards, the queen of spadesUS,

1988.3highly potent marijuanaUK, 2001

black marketeernounan unlicensed bookmaker quoting his own

prices and oddsAUSTRALIA, 1953

black micronouna variety of LSD in tablet formUK, 1996

black mo; black moat; black motenounhighly potent, dark

coloured marijuana resinUS, 1972

black mollynoun1a black amphetamine capsuleUS, 1970.2a

bar-biturate capsuleUS, 1973

Black Mondaynoun128th May 1962 The date of a dramatic stock

market crashUS, 1962.219th October 1987 The date of the

greatest single-day stock market crash in the US since the

DepressionUS, 1987

black moneynouncash that is not accounted for in the financial

records of a businessUS, 1963

black oilnounhashish oilUK, 1977

black on blacknouna car with a black exterior and black

upholstery Black teen slangUS, 1980

black-outnouna very dark-skinned black personUS, 1947

black pearlnounheroinUS, 1994

black pennouna parole reportUK, 1996

black peternounin prison, a punishment cell An elaboration of

‘peter’ (a cell)AUSTRALIA, 1953

black pillnouna pill of opium; heroinUS, 1969

Blackpool rocknounthe penis Rhyming slang forCOCK;a visual

pun on a long pink sweet that is made to be sucked Similarly

sweet references to the male anatomy can be found at

ALMONDROCK, BRIGHTON ROCKandSTICK OF ROCK Probably inspired or

influenced by the innuendo-laden song ‘With My Little Stick of

Blackpool Rock’ by George Formby, 1937UK, 1992

black powdernounground hashish and opium An explosive

mixture named after an early form of gunpowderUS, 2001

black powernicknamea Maori gang or member of the gangNEW

ZEALAND, 1978

black Protestantnoun1used as a term of contempt for Protestants

in Ireland This term appears to have become diluted over the

yearsIRELAND, 2001.2a non-observant Protestant or one prejudiced

against Roman CatholicsUS, 1969

black rainnounrain that has been contaminated by smoke from oil

field fires Gulf war usageUS, 1991

Black Ratsnicknamethe Traffic Division of the Metropolitan Police

based at New Scotland YardUK, 1999

black rocknouncrack cocaine An elaboration ofROCK(crackcocaine) which has more to do with the drug’s reputation thancolour, 2003

black rovernouna Metropolitan Police warrant card This card orises free travel throughout the London Transport system andthus plays on a London Transport Red Rover ticket which allowedthe purchaser unlimited travelUK, 2002