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The Probert Encyclopaediaof Slang A comprehensive glossary of over 15,000 English language slang and dialect terms from around theworld, including: American slang, Australian slang, Brit

The Probert Encyclopaedia

of Slang

A comprehensive glossary of over 15,000 English language slang and dialect terms from around theworld, including: American slang, Australian slang, British slang, Canadian slang, South Africanslang, Cockney rhyming slang, Irish slang, Scottish slang, Jamaican slang, theatre slang, bingo slang,

and Dorset slang

Deluxe Illustrated PDF Edition

©2004 The Probert Encyclopaedia

Published in 2004 ByThe Probert Encyclopaedia

A bit of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman

A BIT OF HOW'S YOUR FATHER

A bit of how's your father is British slang for sexual mischief

A BUGGER'S MUDDLE

A bugger's muddle is British slang for a mess

A BUTTON SHORT

A button short is slang for intellectually deficient

A CARSE

A carse is Dorset slang for of course

A COLD DAY IN HELL

A cold day in hell is slang for never

A GRAPE ON THE BUSINESS

A grape on the business is Australian slang for a person whose presence spoils things for others

A rod in pickle is Australian slang for a race horse being secretly prepared for a win and betting coup

A ROLL JACK RICE COULDN'T JUMP OVER

A roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over is Australian slang for a large sum of money

A to Z is British rhyming slang for a shed

A TOUCH OF THE TAR−BRUSH

A touch of the tar−brush is derogatory British slang for having a skin colour which suggests black or

coloured ancestry

Abdul is derogatory slang for a Turk or Arab.

Abdul is Australian slang for an immigrant

ABE

Abe is British slang for a Jew

ABEL AND CAIN

Abel and Cain is British rhyming slang for rain

Abigail was 18th and 19th century slang for a lady's maid

Abigail is slang for an ageing, conservative male homosexual

ABO

Abo is derogatory Australian slang for an aboriginal

ABOUT DONE

About done is British slang for finished

About done is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy

Abroad is British slang for out conducting criminal activities

ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE

Absent without leave is slang for escaped from prison

ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY

Absofuckinglutely is Black−American slang for without doubt

ABSORB

Absorb is slang for to drink

Absorb is slang for to eat

Acapulco Gold is slang for a particular breed of cannabis from around Acapulco in Mexico The

leaves are golden in colour and supposedly of high quality

ACCA

Acca is Australian slang for academic

ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS

Accelerated death benefits is insurance industry slang for a policyholder's option to use cash benefits

from life insurance to finance medical care during serious illness

ACCIDENT

Accident is British slang for an arrest

Ace is slang for excellent

Ace is slang for cannabis

Ace is British slang for the anus

Ace is American slang for to achieve the top grade in an examination etc

ACE HURLER

Ace hurler is American slang for a baseball team's best pitcher

ACE IN THE HOLE

Ace in the hole is American slang for a final surprise which will likely guarantee success

ACE OF SPADES

Ace of spades is British slang for the female pubic area

Ace of spades is British slang for completely black

Ace of spades is British rhyming slang for AIDs

Ace−deuce is Black−American slang for three

Ace−deuce is American and Jamaican slang for a best friend

ACEY−DEUCY

Acey−deucy is American slang for uncertain quality, both good and bad

ACHE AND PAIN

Ache and pain is British rhyming slang for rain

ACID

Acid is slang for the drug LSD (Lysergic acid diethyl amide)

Acid is slang for the drug MDMA

Acid is West Indian slang for rum

Acid is Jamaican slang for a special unit of the Jamaican police force

Acid house is slang for a particular youth culture involving synthetic electronic dance−music −

known as house − and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs such as ecstasy and LSD (acid)

ACID ROCK

Acid rock is slang for a type of guitar−based electric rock music of the late 1960s and early 1970s

supposedly influenced by LSD (acid)

ACID TRIP

Acid trip is slang for a period under the influence of the drug LSD (acid)

ACKER

Acker (shortened from Acker Bilk) is British rhyming slang for milk

Acker is Dorset slang for a friend

Acorn is British slang for the head of an erect penis

Acorn was old slang for the head

ACORN IN A BIRD'S NEST

Acorn in a bird's nest is British slang for the male genitalia

ACORNS

Acorns is British slang for the testicles

ACRE

Acre is slang for buttock

Acre is slang for testicle

ACROBAT

Acrobat is Jamaican slang for a fool

ACROSS THE BOARD

Across the board is slang for all−inclusive

ACROSS THE RIVER

Across the river is American military slang for the government (the White House and Congress)

ACT

Act is Australian slang for pretending to be something you are not

Act is Australian slang for a fit of temper; a tantrum

ACT DUMB

Act dumb is slang for to feign ignorance

ACT THE JINNIT

Act the jinnit is Irish slang for to behave foolishly, irrationally

ACT THE LINNET

Act the linnet is Irish slang for to flirt

ACT THE MAGGOT

Act the maggot is Irish slang for to play the fool, to clown around

ACT THE MOHAWK

Act the mohawk is Irish slang for to misbehave

ACTCOM

Actcom is American slang for a television action comedy, where every episode is based on a

disruption of the status quo, followed by humorous efforts to bring the situation back to normal

ADAM AND EVE

Adam and Eve is London Cockney rhyming slang for believe

Adam and Eve is American slang for two poached or fried eggs

Adam and Eve is slang for sexual intercourse

ADAM AND EVE BALL

Adam and Eve ball is slang for an early dancing party to which the guests are invited until 12

midnight only

ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT

Adam and Eve on a raft is American slang for two poached eggs on toast

ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT AND WRECK 'EM

Adam and Eve on a raft and wreck 'em is American slang for scrambled eggs on toast

ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS

Adam and Eve's togs is British slang for naked

Adams (shortened from Adam Ants) is British rhyming slang for pants

ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE

Add fuel to the fire is slang for make a bad or intense situation worse

ADD INSULT TO INJURY

Add insult to injury is slang for aggravate an already difficult situation, further upset someone

ADDICTION MEDICINE

Addiction medicine is American slang for psychiatric treatment used to treat people who suffer from

an addiction

Advance directive is medical slang for a patient's written instructions as to what course of treatment

should be followed in the event he or she becomes incapable of communicating

Aficionado is slang for devotee.

AFRAID OF ONE'S SHADOW

Afraid of one's shadow is slang for being easily frightened

AFRICA SPEAKS

Africa speaks is Australian and New Zealand slang for strong liquor imported from South Africa

AFRICAN

African is slang for cannabis

African is Australian slang for a tailor−made cigarette

AFRICAN LAGER

African lager is British slang for the beer Guinness

AFRICAN QUEEN

African queen is British slang for a Black homosexual

African queen is British slang for a White homosexual who prefers Black partners

Afro is slang for a type of hairstyle consisting of a mass of tight curls allowed to grow out forming a

bush around the head Afro is slang for a black person

AFRO SAXON

Afro Saxon is derogatory slang for a Black person whose lifestyle, opinions and attitudes are those of

the White society

After Davy is slang for affidavit

AFTER EIGHT MINT

After eight mint is British rhyming slang for penniless (skint)

AFTER HAIR

After hair is slang for to be pursuing a woman for sex

AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART

After one's own heart is slang for of similar interests or sensibilities

AFTERBIRTH

Afterbirth is slang for rhubarb

Afterbirth is American slang for excessive paperwork

Ag is British slang for aggravation

AGAINST THE CLOCK

Against the clock is British slang for short of time, in a hurry

AGAINST THE WIND

Against the wind is British slang for a struggle, a difficult task

Aggravation is British slang for serious trouble

Aggravation is British rhyming slang for station

AGGRO

Aggro is British (Cockney) and Australian slang for aggravation, aggressive troublemaking Aggro is

American slang for wonderful, excellent

AGGY

Aggy is Dorset slang for edgy, with sharp−looking corners

Aggy is Dorset slang for to collect birds' eggs

AGINNER

Aginner is British slang for a dissenter

Aginner is Irish slang for someone who automatically takes the opposite stance

Ah−ahs is British slang for defecation.

AHEAD OF THE GAME

Ahead of the game is slang for being in an advantageous position

AI−AI

Ai−ai is South African slang for methylated spirits or surgical spirit drunk by alcoholics

AIKONA

Aikona is South African slang for never Absolutely not A very definite no

AIM ARCHIE AT THE ARMITAGE

Aim Archie at the Armitage is Australian slang for to urinate

AIMED

Aimed is American slang for identified, singled out, victimised

AIN'T IT A TREAT

Ain't it a treat was old British rhyming slang for street

AIN'T SHE SWEET

Ain't she sweet is British rhyming slang for seat

AIN'T TODAY STORY

Ain't today story is Jamaican slang for a woman who looks younger than she really is

AIR DIRTY LAUNDRY

Air dirty laundry is American slang for to let others know of one's private conflicts or problems

AIR HOSE

Air hose is American slang for shoes worn without socks

AIR OFF ONESELF

Air off oneself is Jamaican slang for to show off, to display one's superior status at someone else's

expense

AIR OUT ONE'S MOUTH ON

Air out one's mouth on is Jamaican slang for to speak aggressively or abusively

AIR THE DICED CARROTS

Air the diced carrots is American slang for to vomit

Airmouse is Dorset slang for a bat

AIRS AND GRACES

Airs and graces is London cockney rhyming slang for faces (people)

Airs and graces was London cockney rhyming slang for braces

Airs and graces was London cockney rhyming slang for races

Alan Whickers is British Cockney rhyming slang for knickers.

ALAN'S PSYCHEDELIC BREAKFAST

Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast is American slang for to vomit

Albatross is slang for an encumbrance; something that causes anxiety

Albatross is medical slang for a patient who never seems to get better, or who is regularly ill with a

new ailment, and who sticks with one physician for seemingly endless treatment

Alec is slang for a swindler's victim

Alec is Australian slang for a stupid person

Alfalfa is American slang for marijuana.

ALFIE BASS

Alfie Bass is London Cockney rhyming slang for gas

ALFRED

Alfred (shortened from Alfred the Great) is London Cockney rhyming slang for weight

ALFRED THE GREAT

Alfred the Great is London Cockney rhyming slang for weight

Alky (alkie) is slang for a heavy drinker or alcoholic

ALL AFLOAT

All afloat was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a coat

ALL ARMS AND LEGS

All arms and legs is slang for weak beer

ALL BEER AND SKITTLES

All beer and skittles is British slang for an easy life

ALL BEHIND

All behind is British rhyming slang for blind

ALL BEHIND LIKE THE COW'S TAIL

All behind like the cow's tail is Irish slang for late

ALL BETS ARE OFF

All bets are off is slang for the situation is entirely different than it was

ALL BUCKưUP GOES

All buckưup goes is Jamaican slang for to abandon all ethical standards

ALL COME ON TOP

All come on top is British slang for a disaster, when everything goes wrong

ALL COMPLAIN

All complain is British rhyming slang for rain

ALL DAY AND NIGHT

All day and night is slang for a life prison sentence

ALL FRUITS RIPE

All fruits ripe is Jamaican slang for everything is okay

ALL HANDS

All hands is nautical slang for a ship's full crew

ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS

All mouth and trousers is British slang for blustering, boastful, showing off without having the

qualities to justify it

ALL NIGHT RAVE

All night rave is British rhyming slang for shave

ALL OF A DOODAH

All of a doodah is slang for in a state of excitement

ALL OF ONE'S DOGS AREN'T BARKING

All of one's dogs aren't barking is American slang for not in one's right mind; scatter−brained

ALL ON TOP

All on top is British slang for superficial

ALL OVER THE BALLPARK

All over the ballpark is American slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray

ALL OVER THE LOT

All over the lot is American slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray

ALL OVER THE SHOP

All over the shop is British slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray

ALL OVER THE SHOW

All over the show is British slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray

ALL PISS AND WIND

All piss and wind is slang for full of bluster and noise, but without substance

ALL QUIET

All quiet (shortened from all quiet on the Western front) is British rhyming slang for an obnoxious

person (cunt)

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

All quiet on the Western front is British rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (cunt)

All serene is slang for all's well.

ALL SIR GARNET

All Sir Garnet was old slang for highly satisfactory, alright

ALL SNOT AND TEARS

All snot and tears is British slang for mournful, remorseful

ALL STATIONS

All stations is Australian slang for an Alsatian dog

ALL SYSTEMS GO

All systems go is slang for everything is functional and ready

ALL THE RAGE

All the rage is slang describing something which is in the most current fashion

ALL THE WAY

All the way is British slang for full sexual intercourse

All the way is American slang for a snack or meal supplied with all available extras, such as mustard,

relish, onions etc

ALL TITS AND TEETH

All tits and teeth is derogatory British slang for a woman who gets on by using her physical attributes

rather than her brain An attractive but stupid woman

Alley oop is basketball slang for a pass that is lobbed far through the air and tipped in by a player

waiting near the basket

ALLEZ OOP

Allez oop is British rhyming slang for excrement (poop)

ALLIED IRISH

Allied Irish (Shortened from Alled Irish Bank) is Irish rhyming slang for masturbation (wank)

ALLIED IRISH BANK

Allied Irish Bank is Irish rhyming slang for masturbation (wank)

ALLIGATOR

Alligator is British slang for later

Alligator is Black−American slang for a term used to refer to white jazz musicians, jive people

Alligator is business slang for an investment property that does not bring in enough income to cover

expenses, a condition that devours the property's capital

ALONG FOR THE RIDE

Along for the ride is slang for being unofficially associated with

ALPHABET BOYS

Alphabet boys is British slang for the sanctioning bodies of boxing

ALPHONSE

Alphonse is London cockney rhyming slang for a pimp (ponce)

Alphonse is London cockney rhyming slang for a scrounger (ponce)

Alternative rock is slang for a type of rock music at the cutting edge of trends, often blending techno,

heavy metal, and mainstream pop music with avant−garde styles

ALVIN

Alvin is American slang for an unsophisticated rural−dwelling person

AMATEUR NIGHT

Amateur night is American slang for a special occasion celebrated traditionally by drinking liquor

Amateur night is American slang for an exhibition of more than usual ineptitude

AMBER NECTAR

Amber nectar is Australian slang for beer

AMBIDEXTER

Ambidexter was 17th century British slang for a corrupt lawyer, one who takes fees from both the

plaintiff and defendant

Ambulance Chaser is American slang for a lawyer who seeks to encourage and profit from the

lawsuits of accident victims

Amoebae is slang for phencyclidine

AMOS AND ANDY

Amos and Andy is British rhyming slang for brandy

Amos and Andy is British rhyming slang for shandy

AMP

Amp is slang for a marijuana joint dipped in formaldehyde and smoked

AMP JOINT

Anchor is slang for a juror who has been bribed to influence other jurors to vote for an acquittal.

Anchor is slang for a stay of execution

Anchor was old slang for a pick−axe

Anchor is American naval slang for the lowest−ranking class member at the United States Naval

Andrew (shortened from Andrew Millar and from Andrew Miller) was nautical slang for a ship,

especially a warship The expression was used between the 16th and 19th centuries In the early 20th

century the expression came to mean the Royal Navy

ANDREW MILLAR

Andrew Millar was nautical slang for a ship, especially a warship The expression was used between

the 16th and 19th centuries In the early 20th century the expression came to mean the Royal Navy

ANDREW MILLER

Andrew Miller was nautical slang for a ship, especially a warship The expression was used between

the 16th and 19th centuries In the early 20th century the expression came to mean the Royal Navy

ANDY CAIN

Andy Cain was 19th century London cockney rhyming slang for rain

ANDY CAPP

Andy Capp is rhyming slang for defecation (crap)

Andy Capp is rhyming slang for rubbish (crap)

Andy Capp is rhyming slang for borrow (tap)

Andy Pandy is British rhyming slang for brandy

Andy Pandy is British rhyming slang for shandy

ANGEL

Angel is theatre slang for a primary financial backer

Angel is slang for a passive male homosexual

ANGEL CRYSTAL

Angel Crystal is slang for phencyclidine

ANGEL DUST

Angora is Australian slang for an idiot; fool.

ANGRY FRUIT SALAD

Angry fruit salad is computer slang for a bad visual−interface design that uses too many colours

ANIMAL

Animal is slang for a crude, brutish person

Animal is slang for an ugly woman

Ankle is slang for to walk; go

Ankle is theatrical slang for to quit

ANNA MAY WONG

Anna May Wong is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad odour (pong)

ANNANAB

Annanab is back slang for a banana

ANNIE

Annie is slang for a lorry

Annie is numismatic slang for the American Numismatic Exchange

ANNIE LOUISE

Annie Louise is Australian rhyming slang for cheese

ANNIE NO−RATTLE

Annie no−rattle is Northern Irish slang for someone who waits until a conversation is over before

putting their point of view

ANNIHILATED

Annihilated is slang for very drunk

ANORAK

Anorak is slang for a socially inept person with little fashion sense

ANT'S BOLLOCK ON A BEACH

Ant's bollock on a beach is slang for something virtually impossible to find

ANT'S PANTS

Anti−freeze is slang for a strong drink.

Anti−freeze is slang for heroin

ANTICIPOINTMENT

Anticipointment is entertainment industry slang for the disappointment that follows hype when the

programme falls short of expectations

ANTIDOTE

Antidote is computing slang for a program used to protect a computer from computer viruses

ANTSY

Antsy is slang for nervous, jumpy, agitated

ANY TOM, DICK, OR HARRY

Any Tom, Dick or Harry is slang for any person at all

Ape is slang for a primitive, crude, brutish person

Ape is American slang for crazy

Apple is slang for the head.

APPLE AND PIP

Apple and pip is British rhyming back slang for to urinate (sip)

Apple fritter is London cockney rhyming slang for bitter (beer)

APPLE OF ONE'S EYE

Apple of one's eye is slang for beloved, sweetheart

APPLE PIE

Apple pie is rhyming slang for sky

APPLE PIE ORDER

Apple pie order is American slang for neat and tidy

Apple sauce is British rhyming slang for a horse, particularly a last finishing race horse that 'ran like a

pig' Apple sauce is American and Canadian slang for nonsense; rubbish

Apples is slang for breasts

Apples is slang for testicles

Apples is Australian slang for fine, perfect, okay

APPLES AND ORANGES

Apples and oranges is American slang for completely different things

APPLES AND PEARS

Apples and pears is London cockney rhyming slang for stairs

APPLES AND RICE

Apples and rice is British rhyming slang for nice

APPLETON TALKING

Appleton talking is Jamaican slang for someone who is drunk and talking nonsense or aggressively

APPLY LAWYER FOOT

Apply lawyer foot is Jamaican slang to run away

APPLYING A BAND−AID

Applying a band−aid is American slang for an inadequate solution to a difficult situation

APPOINTMENT TELEVISION

Appointment television is television industry slang for the viewing habits of people who plan in

advance to watch only certain television programmes

APRICOT AND PEACH

Apricot and peach is British rhyming slang for beach

APRIL FOOL

April fool is London Cockney rhyming slang for a stool

APRIL FOOLS

April fools is London cockney rhyming slang for stools

April fools is London cockney rhyming slang for tools

April fools is London cockney rhyming slang for pools

Arab is slang for a wild or shiftless person

Arab is slang for a foreigner

Arab was 19th century British slang for a street urchin

ARBUCKLE

Arbuckle is British slang for a fat person

ARC

Arc is television industry slang for a television series format that allows for the development of

characters and storylines over the course of several episodes

ARCHBISHOP LAUD

Archbishop Laud is British rhyming slang for a fraud

ARCHER

Archer is British slang for œ2000 (The amount paid to the prostitute Monica Coughlan by Jeffrey

Archer the author and Conservative politician)

ARCHET

Archet is Dorset slang for orchard

Ardle is Dorset slang for a muddle, a tangle.

ARE YOUR BOOTS LACED?

Are your boots laced is Black−American slang for an inquiry as to whether or not one understands the

Arm is British slang for power, influence

ARM AND LEG

Arm and leg is British rhyming slang for egg

ARMCHAIR

Armchair is Bristol slang for how much, what do they cost

ARMCHAIR QUARTERBACK

Armchair quarterback is American slang for a sports fan who thinks he or she could have made better

decisions affecting the outcome of a game

Army is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug)

ARMY AND NAVY

Army and navy is London cockney rhyming slang for gravy

Arnolds is slang for any anabolic steroid

AROUND THE WAY

Around the way is Jamaican slang for the neighbourhood

Arse is British slang for the buttocks or anus

Arse is Australian slang for effrontery; cheek

Arse is a Jamaican slang intensifier

ARSE ABOUT

Arse about is slang for fool about, behave in an irresponsible or silly manner

ARSE ABOUT FACE

Arse about face is slang for back to front, disorganised

ARSE BANDIT

Arse bandit is slang for a homosexual

ARSE MUSIC

Arse music is British slang for to emit wind from the anus

ARSE OVER TIT

Arse Over Tit is slang for to go head over heels or fall

ARSE WIPE

Arse wipe is British slang for toilet paper

Arse wipe is British slang for an obnoxious, contemptible person

Artful fox is theatrical rhyming slang for a theatre box

ARTHRITIC HANDSHAKE MOB

Arthritic handshake mob is slang for the freemasons

Arvo is Australian slang for the afternoon.

Arvo is Australian slang for afternoon tea

AS

AS is slang for methaqualone

AS THE CROW FLIES

As the crow flies is slang for in a straight line measured between two points

ASCOT HEATH

Ascot Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth

ASCOT RACES

Ascot races is London Cockney rhyming slang for braces

ASH AND OAK

Ash and oak is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigarette (smoke)

ASH COOKIE

Ash cookie is South African slang for an untrustworthy, no good person

ASH TRAY ON A MOTORBIKE

Ash tray on a motorbike is slang for useless

Ask is numismatic slang for the wholesale selling price as established by market makers, and listed in

the weekly Coin Dealer Newsletter

ASK FOR A PIECE OF WIFE

Ask for a piece of wife is Jamaican slang for to ask a woman for sexual intercourse

ASS

Ass is Dorset slang for have you?

Ass is American slang for the buttocks or anus

ASS BOY

Ass boy is derogatory slang for a homosexual

ASS OVER TINCUPS

Ass over tincups is American slang for head over heels

Ass−wipe is American slang for toilet paper

Ass−wipe is American slang for a contemptible person

Aston Villa is London Cockney rhyming slang for pillow

Aston Villa is London Cockney rhyming slang for pillar

ASTROTURF

Astroturf is British slang for a police informer (supergrass)

AT IT

At it is British slang for having sex

At it is British slang for committing a crime, engaged in a confidence trick