... especially 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 ... Partridge and Beale
in the appendix to the 8th edition of the Dictionary of Slang and
Unconventional English and called ‘Oxford -er(s)’
UK, 1955
champion noun a complet...
... mind,
impoverishing his vocabulary, or vitiating the taste
and the skill that he brings to the using of that
vocabulary. Except in formal and dignified writing and
in professional speaking, a vivid and extensive ... general and Australian slang in par-
ticular. He was assistant editor of The Macquarie Dictionary
of New Words and general editor of The Macquarie Bo...
... answering back in an insolent manner AUSTRALIA, 1969
backwashing noun after injecting a drug, the drawing of blood back
into the syringe, with the intention of collecting any drug residue,
and reinjecting ... cocaine) UK, 1998. 3 a
losing bet. Glasgow slang
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
bingey; bingy; binghi; binjey noun the stomach, the belly. Of
Aboriginal origin
AUSTRALIA, 1926
Bill Daley...
... ‘diner -in and ‘dining in UK, 1950
ding noun 1 the penis US, 1965. 2 the buttocks. A shortening of DINGER
AUSTRALIA
, 1957. 3 a party, especiallly a wild party. A shortening of
WINGDING AUSTRALIA, ... 1974
drowning noun the criminal act of gaining entry to a property with
the intent to commit theft by claiming to work for a water
supplier
UK, 1998
drown-proofing noun in navy traini...
... US, 1951
English vice noun flagellation US, 1956
enin noun nine; in betting, odds of 9–1. Backslang UK, 1859
enin to rouf noun in betting, odds of 9–4. A combination of ENIN
(nine) and ROUF (four) ... 2003
elef noun eleven; in betting, odds of 11–1. A shortening and
slovening of ‘eleven’
UK, 1991
elef a vier noun in betting, odds of 11–4. A phonetic slurring of
ELE...
... verb 1 in pinball, to put a coin into the machine US, 1977.
2 when gambling on a slot-machine, fruit machine or one-armed
bandit, to put a coin or coins into the machine’s slot US, 1996. 3 in
a ... masturbator
US, 1962
fist-fucking; fisting noun 1 the practice of inserting the hand (and
part of the arm) into a partner’s anus (or vagina) for the sexual
pleasure of all involved. Pred...
... UK, 1931
groinage noun jewellery. From GROIN (a ring) UK, 2002
groinplant noun in mountain biking, an unintended and painful
contact between the bicycle and your groin US, 1992
groin-throb noun ... clasped in a
handshake US, 1975
glad-hand verb to greet with profuse, if insincere, enthusiasm. Often
found in the context of politicians US, 1895
glad-handing adjective insincere and...
... H.J. Heinz. A ‘super heinz’ combines 120 bets
UK,
1983
heir and a spare two sons, in the context of a male line of
succession; hence, one and a spare of anything. Used as a mini-
mum breeding requirement ... ball-handling skill US, 1997
handle-slammer noun a person who manipulates the handles of a
slot machine that is in need of repair, forcing the machine to pay
out regardl...
... preceding sentence,
e.g. ‘It’s raining, innit?’
UK, 1959
in on preposition being a part of something; participating in or
sharing in something UK, 1923
ins -and- outs noun < want to know the ins -and- outs ... breaking wave
US, 1991
into preposition 1 in debt to US, 1893. 2 in organised crime, in control
of US, 1985. 3 interested in; participating in US, 1965
intro noun...
... money. Glasgow rhyming slang, perhaps from the
name of a gang in the Govan area of Glasgow
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
kelper nickname a native of the Falkland Islands FALKLAND ISLANDS
(MALVINAS)
, 1900
kelsey ... Horn of Africa and the
Arabian peninsula, legally available in the UK and similar to
amphetamine in effect when chewed. Also known as ‘khat’ and
‘kat’
UK, 1996. 6 in a...