Slang and uncoventional english part 24 docx

chunk of beef; chunka; chunker noun a chief, a boss. Rhyming
slang; probably no longer in use
AUSTRALIA, 1942
chunk of change a lot of money US, 2002
chunky; chunks; chunkies noun hashish. From the similarity in
appearance to a block of chocolate US, 1971
chunt noun an inept, unlikeable person US, 2004
church noun LSD UK, 2003. < the church the Investigations
Department of HM Customs & Excise UK, 2001
churchie noun a religious proponent of virtue N EW ZEALAND, 1997
church is out 1 an opportunity has passed US, 1966. 2 no hope
remains; there is nothing to be done US, 1966
church key noun a can and bottle opener. With the advent of pull-
ring (1962), the pop-top (1963), and the stay-on tab can (1974), the
device and term all but disappeared
US, 1951
Church of England noun in craps, a bet that the next roll will be 1,
2, 11 or 12. A back-formation from C AND E, itself the initials of
‘crap-eleven’, the conventional name of the bet US, 1983
church rat noun a self-serving, pious person TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1993
church tramp noun a student who changes his church affiliation as
necessary to attend various church social functions US, 1963
church warden noun a pipe with a long stem. Originally made of
clay but the name refers to the shape not the material. In 2003
this type of pipe is enjoying a small revival in fashion as a result of
the films in the Lord of the Rings trilogy UK, 1863
churn verb to schedule unnecessary return visits to a doctor to
increase fees
US, 1991. < churn butter to have sex. Vietnam war
usage; slang based on visual images US, 1991
churn out verb to produce a large quantity of something, especially

without too much concern for the finished article’s quality UK, 1912
chut noun a male homosexual; homosexual practices between men.
Possibly from CHUTE (the rectum), CHUTNEY (sodomy) or as a vari-
ation of CHUFF (a homosexual male) UK, 1977
chut verb to chew chewing gum AUSTRALIA, 1945
chute noun 1 the rectum US, 1976 . 2 the coin slot on a pinball
machine US, 1977. 3 especially in Quebec, a waterfall CANADA, 1947.
4 in sailing, a spinnaker US, 1990. 5 a parachute UK, 1920 . 6 in the
usage of youthful model road racers (slot car racers), a straight
portion of track US, 1997. < through the chute smuggled from
Venezuela TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1987
chutes noun a subway (underground) system US, 1950
chutney noun sodomy. From a similarity in colour and texture
between conventional ‘chutney’ and faecal matter UK, 1984
chutney farmer; chutney ferret noun a male homosexual.
Derogatory. From CHUTNEY (sodomy) UK, 1996
chutty noun chewing gum AUSTRALIA, 1942
chutzpah; chuzpah noun gall, intestinal fortitude, extreme self-con-
fidence. One of the best-known Yiddish words in the US US, 1892
CHV noun Council House Vermin, i.e. people who, it appears, can
only afford to live in council houses
IRELAND, 2003
ciacito, baby used as a farewell. A catchphrase television sign-off of
Daisy Fuentes, the too-hip host on the MTV cable network in the
1990s. Repeated with referential humour US, 1994
ciao; ciaou goodbye. From an Italian greeting and farewell, affected
by English-speakers as a fashionable or ironic farewell UK, 1959
’cid; cid; sid noun LSD. An abbreviation of ACID US, 1986
-cide; -icide suffix the conventional suffix, that creates the meaning
‘murder’ or ‘murderer’, when used to make a flippant or nonce-

word. In June 2003 a quick search of the Internet reveals
‘Bushicide’, ‘Saddamicide’ and ‘Iraqicide’
UK, 1866
Cider City nickname Hereford, Herefordshire; Taunton, Somerset.
Both are historic centres of cider-making UK, 1981
ciderhead noun a cider drinker. Combines conventional ‘cider’ with -
HEAD
(a habitual user) UK, 1998
cig noun a cigarette or cigar US, 1894
cigar noun 1 a reprimand, especially at work US, 1960 . 2 in circus and
carnival usage, any compliment
US, 1981
cigar! correct! An extrapolation from ‘Close, but no cigar’ US, 1991
cigarette noun an untalented or personality-free roller derby skater.
The cigarette lagged back in the packet, hence the punning term
US, 1999
cigarette holder noun the shoulder. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
cigarette paper noun a packet of heroin or another drug US, 1936
cigarette pimp noun a pimp whose lack of professional pride leads
him to solicit customers for his prostitutes US, 1972
cigarette roll noun a type of parachute malfunction US, 1962
cigarette swag; cigarette paper swag noun asmallpackof
possessions and necessary items carried by a tramp. From the size
and shape of the pack AUSTRALIA, 1938
cigarette with no name noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1980
cigger noun a cigarette AUSTRALIA, 1922
ciggy; ciggie noun a cigarette US, 1915
ciggyboo; ciggieboo noun a cigarette UK, 1958
ciggybutt noun a cigarette US, 1998
Cilla Black; Cilla noun the back. Rhyming slang, formed on the

name of singer and television presenter Cilla Black (b.1943)
UK, 1992
CIL spinner noun an illegal charge of dynamite to ‘catch’ fish in the
water without using hooks or nets CA NADA, 1989
cinch noun 1 a certainty US, 1890. 2 in horse racing, a horse that is
virtually certain to win
US, 1960
cinchers noun brakes US, 1942
Cincy; Cinci nickname Cincinatti, Ohio US, 1899
cinder dick noun a railway detective US, 1925
cinderella noun the nose. Rhyming slang for ‘smeller’ UK, 1992
cinderella adjective 1 the colour yellow; in snooker, the yellow ball.
Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 2 cowardly. Rhyming slang for YELLOW UK,
2002
Cinderella liberty noun a short release from military duty and from
base restrictions. Cinderella had to be home by midnight, as do
navy and marine troops
US, 1961
Cinderella team noun a sports team that wins a tournament or
championship that it had little hope of winning US, 1971
cinders noun < take to the cinders on the railways, to quit a job
US, 1977
cinder trail noun a railway track US, 1962
cinnamon stick noun a penis with faeces stains after anal sex US, 1979
cipaille noun in Quebec, a deep-dish meat pie CA NADA, 1998
ciphering noun arithmetic US, 1905
circle noun any group of people playing footbag US, 1997
circle verb < circle a game (of a bookmaker) to limit the amount
that may be bet on a given game or race when the bookmaker
suspects that the game or race is fixed US, 1978. < circle the

drain
1 to be near death US, 1994 . 2 by extension, said of a project
or enterprise that is nearing collapse US, 1997
Circle City nickname Leeds, West Yorkshire UK, 1981
circled adjective married US, 1960
circle jerk noun 1 group male masturbation, sometimes mutual and
sometimes simply a shared solitary experience
US, 1958. 2 any non-
productive, time-wasting exercise
US, 1973. 3 a series of exit consoles
on websites that link back on themselves, creating an infinite loop
US, 2004
circle-jerk verb to participate in group male masturbation US, 1971
Circle K noun the recreational drug ketamine. A punning allusion to
a US national chain of convenience stores
US, 1998
circle work noun the driving of a car in tight circles to form circular
tracks on the ground AUSTRALIA, 1996
circs noun circumstances UK, 1883
143 chunk of beef; chunka; chunker | circs
circuit noun a series of homosexual parties held each year around
the US, with participants flying from city to city for the festivities
US, 1990s
circuit girl noun a travelling prostitute US, 2002
circuit queen noun a male homosexual who follows the circuit from
party to party
US, 1994
circular file noun a wastebasket US, 1947
circulation noun traffic CANADA, 2001
circus noun 1 sexual behaviour that is public, fetishistic or both US, 1878.

2 a state of affairs; a noisy and confused institution, place, scene or
assemblage US, 1899. 3 a temporary company of people (often moving
from place to place), engaged in the same endeavour, e.g. lawn
tennis, motor racing, etc. A specialisation of CIRCUS (an assemblage)
UK, 1958. 4 a group of aircraft engaged in displays of skilful flying.
Military origins
UK, 1916. 5 feigned spasms by a drug addict to
convince a doctor to prescribe a narcotic
US, 1949
circus bees; circus squirrels noun body lice US, 1981
circus cowboy noun a youthful, attractive homosexual male
prostitute. A matching of the US MIDNIGHT COWBOY with London
geography
UK, 1987
circus simple adj ective obsessed with the circus US, 1975
circus tent noun an apartment or house where customers pay to
view sexual exhibitions
US, 1959
cissy adjective effeminate. From ‘sister’ CANADA, 1915
citizen noun 1 an ordinary person outside a gang or club US, 2000. 2 a
fellow member of a youth gang
US, 1953. 3 a prisoner who has
earned the respect of other prisoners US, 1989
cits noun < the cits Minneapolis and St Paul, Minnesota US, 1966
City noun < The City San Francisco, California. Uniformly used by
northern Californians, who shun ’FRISCO US, 1955
-city suffix a good example of the precedent noun US, 1930
city block noun in horse racing, a large margin of victory or a large
lead US, 1951
city college noun a jail, especially the New York City jail UK, 1796

city flyer noun a small truck used for local deliveries US, 1971
city Jake noun a person sophisticated in urban ways US, 1966
city kitty noun a local police official US, 1976
city light noun the low-intensity setting on headlights US, 1950
city mouse noun in Antarctica, a member of support personnel who
never leaves McMurdo Station
ANTARCTICA, 2003
city of the newly-wed and nearly-dead nickname Victoria, British
Columbia CANADA, 1989
city slicker noun a smoothly persuasive rogue of a type
stereotypically associated with city life; a sophisticated city-dweller.
The second sense is derogatory US, 1924
city titties noun small bumps delineating lanes on motorways and
roads US, 1992
city tote noun a coat. Rhyming slang, formed on the name of a
bookmaking firm UK, 1998
civilian noun 1 anyone who is not a member of the group with
which the speaker identifies, especially a motocyle gang US, 1946 .
2 a non-regular officer US, 1947. 3 in twelve-step recovery
programmes such as Alcoholics Anonymous, a person who is not
involved in and does not need to be involved in a recovery
programme US, 1998
civil serpent noun used as a humorous synonym for ‘civil servant’
US, 1980
civvies noun 1 civilian clothes. Military usage UK, 1889. 2 manufactured
cigarettes. Prison slang, remembering the pleasures of being a
CIVVY (a civilian) and a gentle play on CIGGY; CIGGIES UK, 1996
civvy noun a member of the general public, not a member of the
uniformed services: military, police, prison, fire, etc. Abbreviated
from ‘civilian’

UK, 1895
civvy adjective civilian. Military use UK, 1915
civvy street noun civilian life; non-military life UK, 1943
CJ noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel
dust
US, 1994
C-jam noun cocaine US, 1986
c-jame noun cocaine US, 1968
C-joint noun a place where cocaine is sold US, 2002
CJ’s noun a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming
trunks. Standing for
COCK JOCKS AUSTRALIA, 2003
CK noun 1 Calvin Klein™ clothing. Favoured by members of the
Bloods youth gang, to whom the initials also stand for ‘Crip Killer’
US, 2000. 2 a mixture of cocaine and the recreational drug ketamine
US, 1995. 3 cocaine US, 1971. 4 a man who feels that he has to
disparage other men in front of women. An abbreviation of
COCK-
KNOCKER US
, 2002
CK1 noun a mixture of nine parts cocaine and one part the rec-
reational drug ketamine. The brand name of a popular fragrance
by Calvin Klein
UK, 2001
clack verb to rattle the dice when switching altered dice in or out of
a game; always inadvertent and usually disastrous to the cheat US,
1950
clacker noun 1 the backside; the anus. Probably from ‘clacker’ a
ratcheted noise-making device, alluding to farting. Not a
perversion of ‘cloaca’

AUSTRALIA, 1960 . 2 a young woman; a group of
young women; young women in general. Military UK, 1984. 3 a
dollar
US, 1918. 4 a triggering device for claymore mines US, 1990
clackers noun the teeth; false teeth US, 1950
clacker valve noun the female genitalia UK, 2003
clag noun excreta, faeces; rubbish UK, 2003
claggy adjective unpleasantly bedaubed with excreta. From CLAG UK,
2003
clag nut noun a small lump of excreta or toilet paper that clings to
the anal hair. From CLAG (faeces) UK, 2003
claim verb 1 to arrest someone UK, 1970. 2 to challenge someone to a
fight
IRELAND, 1989
claiming noun a method of casino cheating, in which a cheat claims
that a slot machine malfunctioned and they received no payment
or inadequate payment from a win US, 1985
Claire Rayners noun trainers (footwear). Based on the name of
Claire Rayner, popular agony aunt and novelist UK, 1997
clam noun 1 the vagina US, 1916. 2 the anus US, 1983. 3 the mouth US, 1825.
4 a dollarUS, 1886. 5 a betting chip in a poker game US, 1988. 6 in a
musical performance, a missed cue or an off-key note US, 1955
clam; clam up verb to stop talking US, 1916
clambake noun a session in which jazz musicians collectively
improvise. From CLAM (a missed note) US, 1937
clam dam noun acondom.CombinesCLAM (the vagina) with ‘dam’
(a barrier) US, 1990s
clam-diggers noun calf-length trousers. The suggestion is that the
trousers are an appropriate length for digging for clams in mud
flats US, 1947

clam gun noun a shovel or other digging implement US, 1927
clamp verb < clamp it to to have sex US, 1963
clam patch noun the passenger seat on a motorcyle. Biker
(motorcyle) slang, coarsely referencing women as
CLAM (the vagina)
US, 2003
clampers noun the teeth US, 1970
clamp it! be quiet! UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
clamps noun handcuffs US, 1949
clams noun money AUSTRALIA, 1992
clam-shelled adjective < get clam-shelled to be engulfed by a
wave while surfing US, 1991
clam squirt noun vaginal secretions US, 1974
Clan noun < the Clan a group of performers and friends
surrounding Frank Sinatra in the 1950s and 60s. Better known as
the Rat Pack US, 1960
circuit | Clan 144
clanger noun 1 an error, a mistake UK, 1957. 2 acowardAUSTRALIA, 1953.
3 in poker, a drawn card that does nothing to improve your hand.
Also known as a ‘clang’ US, 1996
clangeroo noun a memorably bad misjudgement. An intensification
of
CLANGER (an error) with the suffix -EROO; mainly theatrical in use
UK, 1957
clangers noun testicles UK, 1961
clank noun an armoured tank US, 1982
clank verb 1 to be nervous US, 1955. 2 to reject a romantic overture or
partner US, 1959
clank clank! used in response to an Australian’s claim of ancestry
that goes back to the days of the early settlers. Echoic of

transported prisoners’ chains AUS TRALIA, 1968
clanked up adjective anxious, nervous US, 1953
clanks noun delirium tremens US, 1980
clap noun gonorrhoea. From old French clapoir (a sore caused by
venereal disease); the term was normal register for centuries,
slipping into colloquial or slang in mid-C19
UK, 1587
clap verb to kill someone US, 2002. < clap beef to have sex with a
woman JAMAICA, 1980. < clap eyes on to see someone or
something UK, 1838
clap checker noun a member of the Medical Corps. Vietnam war
usage, identifying medics by the least glorious of their duties US,
1991
clap clinic noun a medical pratice that treats all sexually transmitted
disease
US, 1976
clapped-out; clapped adjective 1 unserviceable as a result of use or
neglect UK, 1946. 2 (of persons) exhausted, no longer effective UK, 1946
clappers noun the testicles. Derives from the clapper of a bell, and is
almost always in the plural UK, 1959. < like the clappers; like
the clappers of hell; like the clappers of fuck
very fast; very
hard. Possibly rhyming slang for ‘clappers of a bell’, ‘hell’ UK, 1948
clappy adjective infected with a sexually transmitted infection,
especially gonorrhoea US, 1937
claps noun gonorrhoea. Largely black usage US, 1965
clap shack noun a clinic or hospital ward where sexually transmitted
infections are treated
US, 1952
clap sticks noun in the television and film industries, the clapboard

used for synchronising sound and picture US, 1987
claptrap noun 1 nonsense, rubbish. From the conventional sense
(language designed to win applause) UK, 1915. 2 a brothel with a
high incidence of sexually transmitted infections US, 1987
clarabelle noun tetrahydrocannabinal (THC), the psychoactive
ingredient in marijuana US, 1971
Clarence nickname a cross-eyed person. From Clarence, a cross-eyed
lion that out-acted the human cast in BBC television’s Daktari,
1966–69 UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
claret noun blood. Conventional claret is a fortified Bordeaux red
wine; the visual connection is obvious UK, 1604
Clarisse noun used as a term of address among male homosexuals
US, 1965
clarity noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy US,
1989
Clark Gable noun a table. Rhyming slang, formed on the name of
US film actor Clark Gable, 1901–60 UK, 1992
Clark Kent adjective homosexual. Rhyming slang for BENT,formed
from the ‘secret identity’ of Superman
UK, 2003
clart noun 1 used as a term of friendly address. Most likely from UK
black
BLOODCLAAT or PUSSYCLAAT (a contemptible person) into wider
youth usage UK, 2004 . 2 excrement; also as a euphemism for all
senses of ‘shit’. From Scottish and dialect clarty (sticky with dirt;
sticky; dirty). Also used in the plural
UK, 1977
clary noun a clarinet US, 1942 8see: JULIAN CLARY
class noun elegant style or behaviour, refined taste, a state of
excellence. Originally sports usage UK, 1874

class verb to attend a class US, 2002
class A’s noun 1 cocaine, heroin and other drugs that are legally
categorised as Class A narcotics
UK, 1999. 2 in the US Army, the
dress uniform
US, 1968
classic adjective 1 excellent US, 1964. 2 handsome, well-dressed US, 1998
classic six noun a common layout of an apartment in Manhattan –
two bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen and small
maid’s room
US, 2002
class up the ass noun a superlative style US, 1972
classy adjective of superior quality; stylish; having CLASS UK, 1891
classy chassis noun an attractive female body US, 1955
clat noun a dirty person UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
clatch noun your personal belongings ANTARCTICA, 1989
clatter verb to smack someone, to hit someone, to beat someone
up UK, 1979
clatters noun a smacking. From CLATTER (to smack) UK, 1979
’clavaed up adjective used when a balaclava helmet is worn UK, 2000
Claven noun someone who purports to know everything. From the
Cliff Claven character on the television comedy Cheers US, 1991
claw noun a pickpocket US, 1914
claw verb to pick a glass up from its top US, 1998. < claw off a lee
shore
to face serious difficulties in a task or project. Nautical
origins US, 1963
clay noun 1 a claymore mine US, 1994. 2 tetrahydrocannabinal (THC),
the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana
US, 1971. 3 hashish US, 1992

clay eater noun a poor rural dweller US, 1841
clay pigeon noun a person who is easily victimised US, 1972
Clayton’s noun any substitute for a desired thing NEW ZEALAND, 2002
Clayton’s adjective false, pretend, faux. From the proprietary name of
a substitute alcoholic drink which was widely advertised as ‘the
drink you have when you’re not having a drink’ AUSTRALIA, 1984
clean verb 1 by gambling, fraud or theft, to take all of someone’s
money. A variant is ‘clean out’
UK, 1812. 2 to remove seeds, stems
and foreign matter from marijuana leaves US, 1967. 3 to rid yourself
of altered dice, altered cards or any evidence of cheating US, 1950.
4 in mountain biking, to succeed in negotiating an obstacle or set
of obstacles without accident US, 1996. < clean it up to clarify or
explain something US, 1942 . < clean out the kitchen; clean up
the kitchen
to perform oral sex on a woman US, 1941. < clean
road for monk ey to run to labour for someone else’s benefit
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < clean someone’s bones to thrash or
defeat someone soundly in a fight US, 1963. < clean someone’s
clock
1 to severely defeat someone, physically or in a competition
US, 1959. 2 in trucking, to pass another vehicle, especially another
truck, at high speed US, 1971. < clean the books to induce a
criminal to confess to a series of unsolved crimes US, 1984.
< clean the cage out to perform oral sex on a woman UK, 2002.
< clean the clock on the railways, to make an emergency stop.
An allusion to the air gauge that drops to zero in an emergency
stop US, 1977. < clean the kitchen to lick your sex-partner’s anus
UK, 2002. < clean the pipes to ejaculate; to masturbate US, 1998.
< clean the table in pool, to shoot all of the remaining balls in

one turn
US, 1989. < clean the tube (of a male) to masturbate.
Using ‘tube’ to mean ‘the penis’
US, 2001. < clean up the
calendar
(used of the police) to extract from a criminal
confessions clearing up a number of crimes, regardless of his
actual guilt, in exchange for lenient treatment on another crime
US, 1992
clean adjective 1 drug-free US, 1949. 2 unarmed US, 1952. 3 innocent; free
of suspicion; without a trace of guilt; without a criminal record
US,
1925. 4 not subject to police surveillance US, 2003. 5 (used of an
illegal betting operation) unafraid of police intervention because of
bribes paid to the police US, 1951. 6 excellent, fashionable, stylish US,
1963. 7 (used of a theatrical performance) completely sold out US,
1973. 8 in circus and carnival usage, without value US, 1981. 9 (of an
object ball in pool) directly into the pocket without touching a
cushion or another ball US, 1993
145 clanger | clean
clean adverb completely as in ‘He got clean away’ or ‘I clean forget’
UK, 1999
clean and ready adjective prepared; dressed nicely US, 1980
cleaner noun 1 in the used car business, a customer who does not
have a car to trade in US, 1956 . 2 a hired killer US, 2000. 3 in circus
and carnival usage, the person who retrieves money from paid
players who have been allowed to win a concession game to drum
up business
US, 1981
cleaners noun < take someone to the cleaners 1 to thrash

someone
UK, 1976. 2 to thoroughly swindle or rob someone US, 1907.
3 to forcibly strip someone UK, 1996
clean freak noun a person who is obsessed with cleanliness US, 1967
cleaning crew noun the members of a criminal enterprise who rid
the crime scene of possible evidence and at times any bodies
resulting from the crime
US, 1997
cleaning kit noun the equipment needed to rid a crime scene of
possible evidence US, 1997
clean out verb to thrash someone US, 1862
clean peeler noun to a surfer, a perfect wave US, 1997
clean sheets noun a bed or cot. Vietnam war usage US, 1991
cleanskin noun 1 a person without a criminal record. Originally
applied to an unbranded sheep AUSTRALIA, 1943. 2 a novice. From the
conventional sense (an unbranded stock animal) AUSTRALIA, 1907. 3 a
person of integrity, especially in a political context. From the sense
of ‘a person without a police record’
AUSTRALIA, 1942 . 4 in horse
racing, a jockey who has never been disqualified in a race
AUSTRALIA, 1989
cleansleeve noun a low-ranking military recriut US, 1909
clean-the-kitchen noun corned beef hash US, 1946
clean time noun the amount of time that has passed since a
prisoner was last in trouble US, 1989
clean-up noun 1 a good alibi US, 1990. 2 a wave that breaks seaward of
most surfers, causing them to lose their boards and thus cleaning
up the area
US, 1964
clean up verb to make a profit, especially a big one US, 1831

cleanup team noun the members of a criminal enterprise who rid a
crime scene of any possible evidence and at times bodies resulting
from the crime US, 1997
clean wheels noun a motor vehicle to be used in crime that has
never been previously stolen or come under prior police suspicion
in any way UK, 1977
clean works noun a new needle and syringe. A concept and term
new in the age of AIDS US, 1993
clear noun < in the clear with no evidence against you; therefore,
innocent or apparently so
UK, 1934
clear verb to steal something UK, 1998. < clear the channel to stop
talking US, 1962. < clear your tubes to ejaculate; to masturbate
AUSTRALIA, 1985
clear as mud adjective anything but clear; confused UK, 1842
clearinghouse noun an illegal lottery. More commonly known as a
NUMBERS game US, 1951
Clear Lake noun methamphetamine purportedly manufactured in
the Clear Lake region of northern California US, 1989
clear light noun a stage in some LSD experiences in which the user
feels receptive to enlightment
US, 1971
clearly! Iagree!US, 2002
clear off verb to depart. Often used as an imperative UK, 1816
clearskin noun used as a variation of all senses of ‘cleanskin’
AUSTRALIA, 1943
clear-skinned adjective with a light complexion BARBADOS, 1965
clef verb to compose a tune or song US, 1948
Clem noun in the circus or carnival, a fight with customers US, 1891
Clement Freud noun a haemorrhoid. Rhyming slang, formed from

the name of British writer, broadcaster and politician, Sir Clement
Freud (b.1924), father of
EMMA FREUD whose name has a
synonymous purpose
UK, 2003
clemo noun executive clemency granted to a convicted prisoner US,
1960
clennedak noun in Quebec, a child’s taffy cone (a sweet confection)
CANADA, 1998
clerk noun in American casinos, an exceptionally skilled dealer US, 1980
clerks and jerks noun clerical support personnel and officers.
Vietnam war usage. The high degree of cynicism about officers
found in enlisted men was even more intense in Vietnam US, 1975
clever adjective < damned clever these Chinese; dead clever
these Chinese; clever chaps these Chinese
a catchphrase
used as a comment upon an explanation given about some device
or machine, especially if the explanation has not been
understood. A back-handed tribute to Chinese ingenuity
US, 1955
clever bollocks noun a clever person UK, 2001
clever clogs noun a clever person. A variation of ‘clever boots’ UK, 1866
clever creep noun a forensic chemist. Police use UK, 1971
clever dick noun 1 a clever, rather too clever, person. Derisive or
sarcastic in use
UK, 1887. 2 a brick. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
clever Dickie noun a bricklayer. Rhyming slang for ‘brickie’,
extended from CLEVER DICK (a brick) UK, 1992
clever drawers noun a knowledgable person. Disparaging UK, 1966
cleverguts noun a clever person. Childish and sarcastic UK, 1959

cleverkins noun a clever person UK, 1937
cleverly adverb (used of a racehorse winning a race) easily US, 1960
clever Mike noun a bicycle. Rhyming slang for ‘bike’ UK, 1961
clever sticks noun a clever person. A variation on the theme of
‘clever boots’; often used as a juvenile taunt UK, 1946
clevie noun the vagina UK, 2002
clew up verb to hide, to go into hiding. Of naval origins UK, 1962
click noun 1 a gang. A corrupted spelling of ‘clique’ US, 1879 . 2 a
kilometer. Also spelt ‘klick’ or ‘klik’. Vietnam war usage US, 1962
click verb 1 to have a successful encounter with a hitherto unknown
member of the opposite sex
UK, 1937. 2 to get along instantly and
famously UK, 1915. 3 to suddenly understand something; to
suddenly make sense in context UK, 1939. 4 to perform at the right
moment as needed by a friend US, 1989. 5 to enjoy an amorous
relationship IRELAND, 2003. 6 of a woman, to become pregnant (or in
Australia, of a cow) UK, 1937. 7 in the theatre or other forms of
entertainment, to be a success US, 1926. 8 in horse racing, to win a
race
US, 1951. 9 to be well accepted US, 1982. 10 to be selected or
accepted for a duty or a fate; to be killed. A military colloquialism
UK, 1917
clicker noun 1 crack cocaine mixed with phencyclidine, the rec-
reational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1994 . 2 a brick US,
1989. 3 in circus and carnival usage, a free pass US, 1981
clickers noun false teeth US, 1950
clicks noun approval; applause US, 1997
clicks and mortar; C&M noun a business that combines trading
from traditonal business premises with Internet-based commerce.
A play on ‘bricks and mortar’, a traditional business

US, 1999
clientised adjective having come to a point of view that is in
sympathy with a client’s or subject’s outlook or situation
UK, 2003
Cliffie noun a student or alumna of Radcliffe College, Harvard
University US, 1961
C light noun in the pornography industry, a light used to illuminate
the genitals of the performers. ‘C’ is in CUNT US, 1991
climax noun 1 amyl nitrite. Because of the orgasm-enhancing charac-
teristics of the drug US, 1992. 2 heroin UK, 1998
climb noun 1 cat burglary UK, 1936. 2 a marijuana cigarette. A climb is
necessary if you wish to get HIGH (intoxicated) US, 1946
climb verb < climb the wooden hill; climb the wooden hill to
Bedfordshire
to go upstairs to bed. A combination of WOODEN
HILL
(the stairs) and BEDFORDSHIRE (a bed) UK, 1984
clean | climb 146
climbing trees to get away from it used as a catchphrase reply
to the question ‘getting any (sexual satisfaction)?’
AUSTRALIA, 1984
climb into verb to criticise someone, to launch a verbal attack on
someone
NEW Z EALAND, 1993
climey noun a British social ‘climber’ in the US, especially New York.
A contraction of ‘climber’ and
LIMEY (a Briton) UK, 1999
clinch noun a prolonged or passionate embrace US, 1901
clinch verb in bird-watching circles, to identify a rare bird UK, 1977
cling verb < cling to the belt (used of South Vietnamese troops)

to stay close to US troops
US, 1988
clinic noun 1 a poker game characterised by over-analysis of each
hand US, 1988. 2 a poker game played by doctors US, 1988
clink noun a jail; a police station. Originally an infamous prison in
Southwark, London, and then by the mid-C19 applied to any jail,
prison or cell
UK, 1785
clinker noun 1 in the entertainment industry, a failure US, 1961. 2 a
small piece of faeces clinging to anal hairs UK, 1904. 3 a wrong note
in a musical performance US, 1937. 4 a mistake US, 1937 . 5 a piece of
broken-up ice on the water
CANADA, 2001
clinkeroo noun a jail or prison US, 1992
clinkers noun 1 handcuffs US, 1949. 2 leg irons; foot shackles UK, 1699
clip noun 1 a rate of speed, as in ‘a fair old clip’ UK, 1867. 2 an
occurrence or instance US, 1979 . 3 a blow UK, 1830. 4 a swindle or
other act of dishonest trickery US, 1941. 5 a string of bottles
containing doses of crack cocaine US, 1992. 6 a vasectomy US, 1993.
7 in the circus or carnival, a patron US, 1980
clip verb 1 to steal something; to swindle someone; to win
something, especially through cheating US, 1922. 2 to kill someone,
especially by gunshot
US, 1928. 3 to hit someone US, 1855. < clip a
steamer
to defecate US, 2003
clip and clean adverb completely US, 1975
clip-a-nines noun a 9 mm ammunition clip US, 2001
clip girl noun an attractive woman employed in a clip joint to
encourage customers to part with their money on the promise of

(sexual) services to be delivered UK, 2001
clip joint; clip dive noun a bar, gambling house or other business
where customers are routinely cheated US, 1932
clip off verb (used of ammunition) to explode because of heat from
a surrounding fire
US, 1990
clipped dick noun a Jewish person. Derogatory US, 1960
clipper noun 1 a thief US, 1954. 2 a person who collects film clips,
usually of a single subject US, 1978. 3 a disposable cigarette lighter. A
generic from the Clipper™ brand UK, 1996
Clipper Club noun the abstract brotherhood of men who have
undergone a vasectomy US, 1995
clippie; clippy noun 1 a female conductor on a bus or train. From
clipping tickets UK, 1941. 2 an employee who checks and clips tickets
at railway stations AU STRALIA, 1953
clipping noun a robbery facilitated by posing as a prostitute and
knocking out the clients with sleeping pills UK, 1977
clique noun a youth gang. A nuance of the conventional sense UK,
2003
clique up verb to form small groups US, 1972
clit noun 1 the clitoris US, 1958. 2 a despicable person. A figurative
application, similar to PRICK UK, 1999
clithopper noun a promiscuous lesbian US, 1982
clit lit; cliterature noun good quality erotica for women. Formed
from CLIT (the clitoris) and ‘lit’ (literature) US, 1999
clitoris noun any popular model of car. Motor trade slang. Explained
as ‘every cunt has one’ by a car salesman
UK, 1977
clit ring noun a piece of jewellery for a clitoral piercing. As body
piercing became more popular through the 1990s this prosaically-

named ornamentation, based on an abbreviation of ‘clitoris’
became a familiar possibility US, 1995
clit stick noun a small vibrating sex-aid designed for clitoral stimu-
lation. An abbreviation of ‘clitoris’ combined with the lipstick-sized
vibrator’s shape
UK, 2002
clit tease noun a heterosexual woman who socialises with lesbians
without revealing that she is heterosexual
US, 2002
clitter noun a slap with the open hand. From the Irish cliotar
IRELAND, 2000
clitty the clitoris UK, 1866
clitty clamp noun a device that is attached to a clitoris and is
designed to cause discomfort or pain in the cause of sexual stimu-
lation UK, 1995
clitwobble noun a woman’s desire for sex UK, 1998
cloak verb to send an electronic message in a manner that disguises
the true origin of the message US, 1997
cloak-and-dagger adjective very secret; pertaining to espionage US,
1944
clobber noun clothes, especially any outfit of good or noticeable
quality. Probably Yiddish klbr, but ‘to clobber’ is ‘to
CLOUT’ (‘to hit’
and may also be ‘clothing’) UK, 1879
clobber verb 1 to strike someone forcefully US, 1944. 2 to criticise
someone or something harshly UK, 1956. 3 in computing, to
overwrite a program US, 1991. 4 to impose an onerous duty or
unwelcome burden on someone. Usually before ‘with’; for
example, ‘I got clobbered with finishing the weeding’
UK, 1984

clobbered adjective drunk US, 1951
clobbering machine noun the notional machine that creates
conformity NEW ZEALAND, 1998
clock noun 1 a milometer (odometer) UK, 1967. 2 a speedometer UK,
1942. 3 a taxi meter. Often in the enquiry ‘How much is on the
clock?’
UK, 1930. 4 an air gauge used with air brakes US, 1946. 5 a
watch. In conventional use from 1559, in slang use since late C19;
noted by the Oxford English Dictionary as obsolete ‘except in
modern slang’ UK, 1961. 6 the face UK, 1918. 7 a punch to the face.
From the verb NEW ZEALAND, 1959. 8 a look. From the verb UK, 2000.
9 a one-year prison sentence AUSTRALIA, 1941. 10 a prisoner who is at
the beginning of their sentence
US, 1962. 11 bravery, courage US, 1950
clock verb 1 to catch sight of or notice someone or something; to
watch someone or something US, 1929. 2 to watch someone
patiently; especially to follow someone with the purpose of
discovering the details of a bet UK, 1958 . 3 to keep track of a slot
machine in an effort to make an educated guess as to when it will
pay off US, 1984. 4 to keep track of the money involved in a game or
an enterprise
US, 1977. 5 to register on the speedometer; to attain a
particular speed. From CLOCK (a speedometer) UK, 1892. 6 to figure
something out, to evaluate something US, 1961. 7 to earn something
US, 1989. 8 to punch, to strike with the fist. Perhaps, originally, ‘to
hit in the CLOCK’ (the face) UK, 1932. 9 to sell drugs on the street US,
1992. 10 to wind back the mileometer (odometer) of a vehicle to
increase its sale value US, 1980 . 11 to identify. After the senses to see
and to watch
UK, 2005. < clock in to visit your boyfriend or

girlfriend only out of a sense of duty US, 2004. < clock in the
green room
while surfing, to take a long ride inside the hollow of
a breaking wave US, 1991. < clock the action to understand what
is happening and what is being said US, 1962
clock and house verb to see and remember suspects’ faces, and
then follow them to their home. From CLOCK (to see; to watch and
follow) UK, 1977
clocker noun 1 a street drug dealer, especially of crack cocaine US,
1992. 2 a watchman or guard, especially one who punches a time
clock while making his rounds
US, 1949. 3 an onlooker US, 1976
clocking noun a fraudulent act of turning back a vehicle’s
mileometer (odometer). From the verb
CLOCK UK, 1974
clock out verb to act in a psychotic manner US, 1989
clock puncher noun an employee whose working day is measured
by a time-clock. A worker must ‘punch in’ and ‘punch out’ at a
time-clock
US, 1932
clock watcher noun 1 an employee who takes care to work only for
as long and as hard as is minimally required UK, 1911. 2 aperson
completey lacking in generosity US, 1956
147 climbing trees to get away from it | clock watcher
clock watching noun the act of working no harder, or for no longer,
than is minimally required
UK, 1942
clockweights noun the testicles. From the workings of a longcase
clock
UK, 2003

clockwork along verb to go smoothly, ’to go like clockwork’ UK, 1990s
clockworks noun the brain US, 1947
clocky noun sudden waving arm movements of a surfer trying to get
his balance US, 1991
clod noun a stupid person UK, 1605
clodbuster noun afarmerUS, 1950
cloddy noun a prison officer UK, 1996
clodge noun the vagina UK, 2001
clodhopper noun 1 a person with big feet; big feet or big shoes.
Evoking the image of a ploughman with large, coarse boots UK,
1836. 2 a clumsy person UK, 1824. 3 a police officer. Rhyming slang
for COPPER; sometimes shortened to ‘clod’ UK, 1998. 4 a copper coin,
a penny. Rhyming slang for ‘copper’. Sometimes shortened to
‘clod’
UK, 1925
clog verb to take a picture with a mobile phone and upload it to a
website. A contraction of ‘camera’ and ‘log’ US, 2003
clog down adverb of driving, very fast or accelerating. Military; from
the sense of putting your foot down on an accelerator pedal UK,
1984
clogger noun a footballer who has a reputation for fouling when
tackling an opponent
UK, 1970
cloggie noun 1 a clog dancer. Popularised in the late 1960s by The
Cloggies, a cartoon strip about a clog dancing team, written and
drawn by Bill Tidy UK, 1969. 2 a Dutch person. Derogatory. Originally
military usage, from the extensive use of clogs as a symbol of
Netherlands’ folk-culture. Also variant ‘clog head’ UK, 1987
cloggy noun the Dutch language. From the extensive use of clogs as
a symbol of the Netherlands’ folk-culture UK, 1984

clomp verb to walk in a noisy and demonstrative fashion UK, 1829
clone noun 1 a highly stylised, fashion-conscious homosexual male
US, 1979. 2 a personal computer that closely duplicates the functions
and operations of a leading brand
US, 1991. 3 a car with an identity
that has been fraudulently duplicated from a legitimately
registered vehicle UK, 2005
clone verb 1 to reconfigure a stolen mobile phone so that an existing
subscriber is charged for all calls US, 1994. 2 to duplicate the detailed
identity of one car onto another UK, 2005
clonk verb to hit someone UK, 1943
clonked; clonked out adjective of a mechanical device, not working.
A teenagers’ variation of CONKED; CONKED OUT UK, 1982
close verb < close the back door in bombing missions, to
provide rear guard protection for the bombers US, 1990 . < close
the door
in motor racing, to pass another car and then pull
sharply in front of it to minimise its chances of passing you US, 1965
close adjective skilled US, 1959
close but no cigar; no cigar adverb incorrect. From carnival games
giving cigars as prizes US, 1986
close call noun a near thing, a narrow escape US, 1881
closed adjective subject to strict law enforcement; unfriendly to
criminal enterprises US, 1969
closed door noun a surf condition where waves are breaking simul-
taneously all along a beach, creating no shoulder to ride US, 1963
closed for maintenance adjective in the bleed period of the
menstrual cycle
US, 2000
closed game noun a private gambling game, especially poker, usually

for high stakes US, 1992
close out verb (of waves) to become unsuitable for surfing, either
because of their size or their breaking pattern
US, 1991
closer noun in a sales team, the individual responsible for the final
stages of negotiations US, 1987
closet noun a person who is secretly homosexual UK, 2001. < in the
closet
hidden, not avowed. Almost always applied to homosexu-
ality US, 1967. < on the closet (of a prisoner and prison officer) to
be handcuffed together but separated by a long chain that is
intended to reduce embarrassment when using the water closet
UK, 2000. < out of the closet avowed, open US, 1971
closet adjective hidden, not admitted. Most often but not always, and
not first, used in conjunction with homosexuality US, 1952
close-talker noun a person who speaks to others without respecting
the usual cultural protocols on not standing too close to someone
you are talking to. A term popularised on Jerry Seinfeld’s television
programme in an episode called ‘The Raincoat Party’ first aired on
28th April 1994 US, 1994
closet case noun 1 a person who is secretly homosexual US, 1969.
2 someone to be ashamed of. Teen slang, without any suggestion
of the homosexuality later associated with the term US, 1954. 3 a
potential romantic interest whom you are keeping away from your
friends
US, 1955
closet dyke noun a lesbian who conceals her sexual orientation US,
1967
closeted adjective living with an unrevealed fact, especially homo-
sexuality US, 1992

close to the door adjective about to be released from prison US, 1989
close to the skin adjective lacking subcutaneous fat US, 1984
closet queen noun a male homosexual who conceals his sexual
orientation US, 1957
close work noun sexual activity US, 1957
clot noun a dolt UK, 1632
cloth noun < down to the cloth (used of a player in a game of
poker) almost out of money
US, 1982
cloth-eared adjective deaf UK, 1965
cloth-ears noun a person with a poor sense of hearing; a person
affecting deafness; a condition of convenient deafness. From the
ear-flaps on certain headgear
UK, 1912
clothes noun 1 in horse racing, a horse blanket US, 1951. 2 a
plainclothes police officer or division US, 1971
clotheshorse noun a person who pays a great deal of attention to
fashions and the clothing they wear US, 1850
clothesline noun the line used to lead a glider plane into the air US,
1985
clothes-peg noun 1 the leg. Rhyming slang, usually in plural UK, 1931.
2 an egg. Rhyming slang UK, 1961
clothes queen noun a homosexual man who is drawn to
ostentatious, flamboyant clothing US, 1963
clotted cream noun a student at the Royal Agricultural College in
Cirencester. A jocular representation of a thick and rich elite
UK,
2004
clotty adjective slovenly, untidy IRELAND, 2000
cloud noun 1 crack cocaine. From the thick white smoke produced

when smoked US, 1994. 2 the intoxication from smoking freebase or
crack cocaine US, 1992
cloudhopper noun an air pilot, especially in the bush CANADA, 1959
cloud nine noun 1 a condition of perfect happiness, euphoria.
Probably derives as a variation of CLOUD SEVEN;possiblyfromUS
weather forecasting terminology which divides clouds into nine
types, the highest being number nine; or, less likely, a spiritual
possibility: of the ten names for Buddha, the ninth is ‘enlightened
one’. It is probable that the US radio adventure series Johnny
Dollar, 1949–62, popularised the term’s usage
US, 1935. 2 MDMA,
the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. From the blissed-out
state UK, 2003 . 3 crack cocaine US, 1994
cloud seven noun a condition of perfect happiness, euphoria.
Derives, possibly, from ‘seventh heaven’. Still current but CLOUD
NINE
attracts more attention US, 1956
clout noun 1 a heavy blow. Conventional from about 1400, it has
slipped into dialect and colloquial use since the C18
UK, 2003.
2 power, influence, especially political US, 1868
clock watching | clout 148
clout verb 1 to hit a person with a heavy blow of your hand.
Conventional from early C14, by late C19 had slipped into dialect
and colloquial use
UK, 2000. 2 to rob or steal something UK, 1708. 3 to
fail to bet a debt
AUSTRALIA, 1989 . 4 to arrest someone US, 1992
clouter noun a thief who steals from parked cars US, 1993
clouting noun the palming of cards AUS TRALIA, 1953

clover noun money US, 1951
clown noun 1 a fool, an incompetent person US, 1898. 2 in carnival
usage, a local police officer US, 1929. 3 a railway pointsman or yard
brakeman US, 1946
clown alley noun on a circus lot, the area of tents where performers,
especially clowns, dress and live US, 1956
clown bookie noun a bookmaker who operates in carnivals AUSTRALIA,
1989
clown wagon noun a brakevan (caboose) US, 1931
club noun 1 in pool, a heavier-than-usual cue stick US, 1990. 2 in
trucking, a dilapidated trailer US, 1971. < in the club pregnant. A
shortening of IN THE PUDDING CLUB UK, 1890. < put someone in
the club to make someone pregnant UK, 1943
club verb to spend an evening in a nightclub or several nightclubs
US, 1964
clubber noun a patron of nightclubs US, 2003
clubbers’ cold noun a runny nose, as a side-effect of drug use UK,
1999
clubbie noun a beach lifeguard. An abbreviation of ‘life-saving club’
AUSTRALIA, 1977
club-crawl verb to move as a group of friends from one nightclub to
another
US, 1994
Club Fed noun a minimum-security, well-equipped federal prison
housing white-collar criminals, especially the federal prison camp
in Lompoc, California. A punning reference to Club Med, a group
of holiday resorts US, 1985
club-fight verb to engage in youth gang warfare US, 1949
club-hop verb to move from one nightclub to another, especially
with a group of friends US, 1997

clubhouse lawyer noun an athlete who is quick to criticise his
team’s management when presented with an audience of fellow
players US, 1937
club kid noun a fashionable, attractive young person paid to attend a
nightclub in the hope of attracting others US, 1995
clubland noun an area of London bounded by and mainly
comprising St James’s Street and Pall Mall; subsequently, with the
coming of nightclubs and club culture, any area where a number
ofclubsaretobefoundUK, 1885
club sandwich noun sex involving three people at once. Surviving in
the shortened form of a simple ‘sandwich’ US, 1970
club widow noun a woman whose husband’s pursuits at a country
club or other club often leave her at home alone US, 1928
clubzine noun a single-interest fan magazine published by a fan club
US, 1982
cluck noun 1 a gullible fool US, 1906 . 2 a crack cocaine user US, 1994 .
3 counterfeit money US, 1949
cluck verb to withraw from any drug. Perhaps this derives from a
confused attempt at the sound of a COLD TURKEY (the withdrawal
period and its symptoms) UK, 1996
cluck and grunt noun ham and eggs US, 1972
clucker noun 1 in the urban drug culture, someone who brings
buyers to sellers
US, 2002. 2 afoolUS, 1945. 3 the two halves of a
scallop shell still closed after the scallop has died of natural causes
CANADA, 1955
cluckhead noun a crack cocaine addict US, 1995
cluckiness noun the state of wanting to be pregnant AUSTRALIA, 1985
clucking adjective showing an addict’s hunger for drugs, especially
crack cocaine UK, 1996

clucky adj ective 1 (of a hen) to be sitting on an egg or eggs. This
term was in use in the US in the 1940s, but persists in Canadian
country areas
CANADA, 1916. 2 (of a woman) showing signs of
pregnancy or of an intense desire for children. Extended from the
conventional use referring to a broody hen. Originally and
especially used of women, but now also of men
AUSTRALIA, 1941
cludgie; cludge noun a (public) lavatory. Scottish dialect, now in
wider use
UK, 1985
clue noun < have no clue; not have a clue; haven’t a clue to
be ignorant. As in the title of a BBC Radio 4 programme, I’m
Sorry, I Haven’t a Clue, on air since 1981
UK, 1948
clue; clue in verb to inform someone, to update someone UK, 1948
clued up adjective well-informed UK, 1970
clueless adjective unaware, especially of fashion, music and other
social trends UK, 1943
clue up verb to brief someone, to inform someone UK, 1984
cluey noun a well-informed person AU STRALIA, 1968
cluey adjective wise; in the know AUSTRALIA, 1967
clump noun 1 a person whose main talent is hitting other people UK,
2000. 2 a heavy blow with the hand UK, 1889
clump verb to hit someone heavily, to thump someone UK, 1999
clumping adjective used as an occasional variant of ‘thumping’
(large) UK, 1984
clumsome; clumbsome noun in electric line work, a worker who is
not a journeyman lineman but who claims some climbing experi-
ence. From the worker’s claim that while not a journeyman, he

has ‘clumb some’
US, 1942
clumsy as a cub-bear handling his prick adjective very clumsy
indeed CANADA, 1984
clunk noun 1 an ill-bred or ill-mannered person; a fool US, 1929. 2 a
man AUSTRALIA, 1948
clunk nickname < the clunk a CF-100 Canuck jet fighter aircraft.
The aircraft first flew in 1950, and is also known as ALUMINIUM
CROW
and LEAD SLED CANADA, 1994
clunk!; ker-lunk! used for approximating the sound of a hard object
hitting another. As in Jimmy Saville’s catchphrase ‘Clunk click
every trip’, in public information films of the 1970s, in which
‘clunk’ represents a car door closing and ‘click’ a seatbelt slotting
home
UK, 1823
clunker noun 1 an old, beat-up car. The original military usage in the
1940s applied to any old vehicle or machine. By the 1960s, applied
almost exclusively to a car US, 1942. 2 an inferior item US, 1971
clunkhead noun a dolt US, 1952
clunky adjective awkward, clumsy, inelegant US, 1968
clusterfuck noun 1 group sex, heterosexual or homosexual US, 1966 .
2 a disorganised, chaotic situation US, 1969
clusterscrew noun chaos; monumental lack of organisation US, 1976
clutch noun 1 a despised person US, 1961. 2 in poker, a hand that is
certain to win US, 1967
clutch verb < clutch the gummy to be caught and blamed for
something. An elaboration of HOLD THE BAG US, 1960
clutch adjective 1 serving as a replacement. Korean war usage US, 1957.
2 unkind US, 1991

clutched adjective scared, anxious US, 1952
Clyde noun 1 a misfit; an outcast US, 1950 . 2 during the Vietnam war, a
Viet Cong or North Vietnamese regular US, 1966. 3 used to refer to
any object the name of which you cannot remember or do not
know
US, 1992. < as deep and dirty as the Clyde used of
someone who is devious, dishonest, secretive or untrustworthy.
Glasgow use, formed on the name of its river
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
C-man noun a sexually successful male student. An abbreviation of
‘cunt-man’ or COCKSMAN US, 1968
c’mon 1 used to solicit a reasonable or common-sense response.
Also used in the long form ‘come on’ UK, 2002. 2 used imperatively
in a citizens’ band radio transmission to request a reply US, 1976
149 clout | c’mon