dictionary of contemporary slang

... Australian slang in par-ticular He was assistant editor of The Macquarie Dictionary of New Words and general editor of The Macquarie Book of Slang and The Macquarie Slang Dictionary. John Loftus ... Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slangand Unconventional English The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from the New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ... the eight editions of The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English published between 1937 and 1984, Partridge recorded and defined the slang and unconventional English of Great Britain,

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... elaboration ofPIECE OF PISS UK , 2002 piece of shitnounsomething disgusting or of very poor quality; a person who is greatly dislikedUS, 1986 piece of skin; piece of flesh piece of steelnounin ... manner of cigarettes An abbreviation of ‘pack of rockets’ UK, 2003 pack outverbto unpackSOUTH AFRICA, 1969 pack-rapenounrape by a gang of men in successionAUSTRALIA, 1969 pack-rapeverb(of a gang of ... pair of testicles,hence manliness or courageUS, 1985 pair of ducks; pairnounin cricket, the score of a batsman who isout for no score in each leg of a match FromDUCK(zero)UK, 2003 pair of fives;

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... prize of ownership of the opponent’s car US, 2003. < race off to conduct a person away to some other place for the purpose of seduction AUSTRALIA, 1965 race bird noun an enthusiastic fan of horse ... sense of ‘burn’; upper-class society origins The following definition is offered by Ann Barr and Peter York in their 1982 Official... Rhyming slang for BIRD UK, 1950 2 a bird Rhyming slang; ... of dressing reminiscent of a gangster. Teen slang US, 1955 rack face noun lines on your face left from a blanket, sheet or pillow US, 1996 rack monster noun a person who spends a great deal of

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... tear the arse out oftodestroy or spoil somethingUK , 1999.< tear the roof offto create or intensify mass excitement through the agency of loud music Arefinement of ‘raise the roof’ (to make a ... 1909.< tear off a chunkto havesexUS , 1973.< tear off a tab; tear off a scabto open a can ofbeerNEW ZEALAND , 1984.< tear off; tear off a pieceto have sex US , 1964.< tear someone a ... talentedadjectiveattractiveUS , 1996 Tale of Two Cities; tale o’ twosadjectivethe female breasts Rhyming slang forTITTIE(S), formed from the title of Charles Dickens’ novel, 1859 Often spoonerised as ‘Sale of Two Titties’UK

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... 1919.5a roll of money; a great deal of moneyUS , 1951 wadverb(of a male) to reach orgasm AfterWAD(semen)UK , 2003 wad cutternouna flat-nosed bulletUS , 1962 waddedadjectivewell-off, rich FromWAD(a ... periodAUSTRALIA , 1910.< go walkabout1(of an aboriginal) to go on a walkaboutAUSTRALIA , 1927.2(of a person) to go off somewhere elseAUSTRALIA , 1969.3(of an important person) to make an informal ... search of work (as though following the track made by wallabies)’, G.A Wilkes, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, 1978 AUSTRALIA , 1861 Wallace and Gromit; wallaceverbto vomit Rhyming slang,

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... Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slangand Unconventional English The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from the New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ... the endof the war in 1945 as our starting point primarily because it marked the beginning of a series of profound cultural changes that produced the lexicon of modern and contemporary slang The ... vocabulary of standard English is preferable to an equally small vocabulary of slang, however vivid may be that slang.1 The Gentle Art of Lexicography I began early in life: and it is the course of my

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 22:21

... colour of the uniform which differ-entiates this type of prisoner from the majority of inmates who were, at the time of use, dressed in greyUK , 1950 brown cownounan alcoholic drink made from coffee ... out of hands simply by virtue of the size of the betUS , 1963 bulladjectivewhen describing a military rank, full Korean war usage US , 1973 bull!used as an expression of utter disbelief, often ... amount of somethingUS , 1996.< the bunchin a race, the main body of competitors A specialised vari-ation of the conventional sense (a group of people)UK , 1961 bunchverb1to gather a deck of playing

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... ‘cup of char’ and ‘cuppa’ UK, 1932 2 an act of urination Rhyming slang for PEE or WEE UK, 1992 cup of tea verb to see Rhyming slang UK, 1992 cuppa; cupper noun a cup of tea or coffee ... if infirm. UK medical slang UK, 1998 coffin hoist noun in electric line work, any type of chain hoist US, 1980 coffin lid noun a child. Rhyming slang for KID UK, 2000 coffin nail noun a cigarette. ... was often sold in Cambridge coffee houses US, 1967 coffee-and noun a light meal US, 1901 coffee-and adjective small-time, insignificant US, 1937 coffee-and-cakes noun a small salary US, 1925 coffee

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... outverb1to come off worse; to miss out on an opportunity; tofailUK , 1987.2to back out ofAUSTRALIA , 1952.3(used of a member ofcrack cocaine-selling crew) to remove small amounts of crack fromthe ... Duchess of Fifenouna wife Rhyming slang; often suggested as the origin ofDUTCH(a wife) and/orDUCHESS UK , 1961 from the title of Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria Mary (‘Princess May’) of Teck ... Commonlyused of a man being ostracised by his wife for some misdemeanourUS , 1926 doghouse cutnouna manner of cutting a deck of cards in which asection of cards is moved from the centre of the deck

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 22:21

... flaggingadjectivesaid of a woman experiencing the bleed period of her menstrual cycleUS, 1954 flag-offnouna commencementINDIA, 2004 flag offverbto start, to commence From the use of a flag to signal the start of ... Rhyming slang UK, 1992.2a gratuity Rhyming slang for ‘tip’UK, 1992 fish and chipsnounin poker, a group of unskilled players with a lot of money to loseUS, 1996 fish and shrimpnouna pimp Rhyming slangUS, ... outadjectiveexhausted, unconsciousUS, 1958 flake of cornnounan erection (of the penis) Rhyming slang for HORN UK , 1992 flake offverbto go awayUS, 1957 flake off and die, dude!used as an all-purpose

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... on here? Supplied to Baker in a notebook of World War 2 slang Sometimes usedliterally as regards the interpersonal relationships of a group ofpeople, but often metaphorically Also elaborated to ... supporter of Glasgow Rangers football club A female form of William, andthe female equivalent ofBILLY-BOY UK: SCOTLAND , 1996 wilmaadjectivemeek A personification of uncertain pedigree,recorded as a contemporary ... periodAUSTRALIA , 1910.< go walkabout1(of an aboriginal) to go on a walkaboutAUSTRALIA , 1927.2(of a person) to go off somewhere elseAUSTRALIA , 1969.3(of an important person) to make an informal

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... Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slangand Unconventional English The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from the New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ... the endof the war in 1945 as our starting point primarily because it marked the beginning of a series of profound cultural changes that produced the lexicon of modern and contemporary slang The ... vocabulary of standard English is preferable to an equally small vocabulary of slang, however vivid may be that slang.1 The Gentle Art of Lexicography I began early in life: and it is the course of my

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 22:20

... 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 ... 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 ... 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’

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... Rhyming slang. .. division of loot, profits or the legacy of a will UK, 1935 4 a swindle UK, 1937 carve up verb 1 of a driver, to cut in front of another vehicle and force the driver of ... combination of LSD and MDMA, the recreational drug best known... providing a virtual tour of the Naval Academy US, 1963 can of coke noun a joke Rhyming slang UK, 1998 can off verb to fall off ... colour of the uniform which differ- entiates this type of prisoner from the majority of inmates who were, at the time of use, dressed in grey UK, 1950 brown cow noun an alcoholic drink made from coffee

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... was often sold in Cambridge coffee housesUS , 1967 coffee-andnouna light mealUS , 1901 coffee-andadjectivesmall-time, insignificantUS , 1937 coffee-and-cakesnouna small salaryUS , 1925 coffee ... especially if infirm UK medical slangUK , 1998 coffin hoistnounin electric line work, any type of chain hoistUS , 1980 coffin lidnouna child Rhyming slang forKID UK , 2000 coffin nailnouna cigarette ... station Rhyming slang; punning,perhaps, on a lack of movement.UK , 1992 constitutionalnouna drug addict’s first injection of the dayUS , 1959 contactnoun1(of any situation of any degree of criminality

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... Rhyming slangUK , 1994.3an act of masturbation Rhyming slang hamster crab; crabnouna type of scratch (a manipulation of a record to create a musical effect) Derives from the crab-like movements of ... attitudes and fashions of the 1960sUS , 1937.2sexually attractive A nuance of the sense as ‘pleasing’UK , 1967.3profoundly out-of-styleUS , 1983.4used to describe the effects of amphetamine Drug-users’ ... street slang(South African townships)SOUTH AFRICA , 2005 GTAnounthe criminal charge of grand theft, auto The punch-line of an oft-repeated joke: ‘What do you call four [ethnic minority ofchoice

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... Archive of Slang and New Language. I have a very special debt of gratitude to Professor Connie C. Eble of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who generously made available the fruits of ... is often part of offensive comparisons, as in ‘to smell like an abo’s armpit/abo’s jock- strap’. absofuckinglutely absofuckinglutely , absobloodylutely adv, exclamation these elaborations of ... of slang to get access to authentic samples of language – particularly spoken language – in their authentic settings, since much slang is never written down (calling into question the value of...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2013, 22:15

... of chalk noun a walk. Rhyming slang, sometimes condensed to a simple ‘ball’ UK, 1936 ball-off noun an act of male masturbation UK, 1961 ball off verb (of a male) to masturbate UK, 1961 ball of ... 13 the middle position of the back seat of a car US, bird of paradise | bitch 58 bit of kit noun an item of equipment, especially mechanical or electrical UK, 2000 bit of mess noun a prostitute’s ... an act of urination. Rhyming slang for SLASH, formed from one of the great dishes of British cuisine UK, 2003 bang gotcher noun any film of the Western genre. From children’s recreation of the...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... 2 an act of poor driving in which one vehicle cuts in front of another UK, 1984. 3 a division of loot, profits or the legacy of a will UK, 1935. 4 a swindle UK, 1937 carve up verb 1 of a driver, ... imitation of a steam whistle US, 1898 choof verb 1 (of a person) to go; to depart. As used of a steam train in stories for children AUSTRALIA, 1947. 2 to smoke marijuana AUSTRALIA, 2000 choof off verb ... was often sold in Cambridge coffee houses US, 1967 coffee-and noun a light meal US, 1901 coffee-and adjective small-time, insignificant US, 1937 coffee-and-cakes noun a small salary US, 1925 coffee...

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... 1956 Duchess of Fife noun a wife. Rhyming slang; often suggested as the origin of DUTCH (a wife) and/or DUCHESS UK, 1961 Duchess of Teck; duchess noun a cheque. Rhyming slang, formed from the title of ... satisfying embellishment of DICK (the penis). As a term of abuse this is often accompanied by, or even replaced with, a mime of the masturbation of a flaccid penis, gesturally sited in the centre of the forehead US, ... of Teck (1867–1953), queen consort of George V, or from her mother, Princess Mary Adelaide, who was entitled Duchess of Teck from 1871. The husband, DUKE OF TECK, serves the same purpose in slang...

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