Slang and uncoventional english part 27 docx

corner verb 1 to force someone into an embarrassing or difficult pos-
ition. Figurative
US, 1824. 2 to go around a corner of a racecourse; to
drive a vehicle around a corner, especially at speed UK, 1861
corner boy noun 1 an urban youth who idles in the street US, 1971.
2 a fellow prisoner from a prisoner’s neighbourhood US, 1991
corner game; cornering noun a confidence trick in which payment
is received before the promised delivery of goods or sexual services
will take place ‘around the corner’ – the delivery, of course, is
never made
UK, 1956
corner man noun a person who is not part of the criminal
underworld but whose sympathies lie with the underworld in its
constant strife with law enforcement
US, 1964
cornet player noun a cocaine user US, 1977
corn-fed adjective unsophisticated, simple, rustic US, 1924
cornfield clemency noun escape from a rural prison US, 1992
cornfield meet noun a head-on train collision US, 1931
cornflake noun 1 a youthful, sexually inexperienced male who is the
object of an older homosexual’s desire
US, 1979. 2 the cap badge
worn by Canadian Forces recruits. Named because of its
resemblance to a cornflake in colour and shape CANADA, 2001
cornflake adjective fake. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
corn game noun in a carnival, a Bingo game US, 1960
cornhead noun a long-haired adherent to the racist, fascist philos-
ophy espoused by shaved-head skinheads US, 2000
cornhole noun the anus US, 1922
cornhole verb 1 to take the active role in anal sex US, 1938. 2 to
victimise someone; to force someone into submission. A figurative

use of the previous sense US, 1974
corn husk noun a condom, especially one manufactured for anal
intercourse. Derives from CORNHOLE (anal sex); conventionally,
‘husk’ is the membranous outer covering of the maize plant UK,
1998
Cornish pasty; Cornish adjective appetising; sexually alluring.
Rhyming slang for ‘tasty’ UK, 1992
corn man noun a man who is emotionally and sexually inexperi-
enced TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
corn mule noun homemade alcohol using corn as a base US, 1949
corn off the cob noun mawkish, sentimental music or
entertainment. An elaboration of CORN AUSTRALIA, 1984
corn on the cob adjective used as an intensifier UK, 1997
cornpone noun an unsophisciated, crude rural southerner. Poet
Lawrence Ferlinghetti regularly referred to US President Lyndon B.
Johnson as ‘Colonel Cornpone’ in his poems; cartoonist Al Capp
created General Jubilation T. Cornpone, master of grabbing defeat
from the jaws of victory
US, 1919
cornrip noun a prostitute BARBADOS, 1965
corn row noun hair tied in tight braids separated by rows of bare
scalp US, 1946
corn-row verb to fix hair in tight braids US, 1971
corn snake noun a dried corn stalk gusting across a road. Biker
(motorcyle) usage US, 2003
corn stalker noun a marijuana cigarette rolled in the outer leaf of a
corn cob and sealed with honey US, 2003
corny adjective mawkish, sentimental, hackneyed US, 1932 8see:
CORNED BEEF
corp noun a corporal, generally as a term of address. Military UK, 1959

corpie noun a police officer SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS, 1996
Corpo nickname Dublin Corporation IRELAND, 2000
corporation noun a prominent belly UK, 1753
corporation cocktail noun an intoxicating drink made by bubbling
coal gas through milk. Current in the 1970s, until wholesale
conversion to natural gas UK, 1984
corporation pop noun tap water. Formed from ‘pop’ (a soft drink)
and the ‘corporation’ that supplied water to domestic consumers;
used in northern England UK: ENGLAND, 1997
corpse noun 1 an actor’s on-stage blunder or fit of laughter. From
the verb
UK, 1978. 2 a corporal. In Royal Air Force use UK, 2002
corpse verb of an actor, to blunder and so confuse yourself or
another actor; while acting, to fall prey to irresistible laughter
UK,
1873
corpse cop noun a homicide detective US, 1985
corpser noun an actor who is prone to disruptive laughter. From
CORPSE (to blunder) UK, 2002
corpsing noun involuntary laughter, especially among actors. From
the verb
UK, 2002
corpuscle noun used as a humourous synonym for ‘corporal’ US, 1968
corr noun a fight. English gypsy use, from Romany koor (to fight) UK,
2000
corral noun a group of prostitutes working for a single pimp US, 1971
corroboree noun any gathering or party; a celebration. Figurative use
of the original sense as ‘a traditional dance ceremony held by
Australian Aboriginals’, from the extinct Australian Aboriginal
language Dharug, spoken in the Sydney region. Now considered

politically incorrect
AUSTRALIA, 1833
corroded adjective ugly US, 1980
corset noun a bullet-proof vest US, 1949
corvey; corvee noun in Quebec, a community work project.
Originally the word, from French, meant ‘community work
repairing the road in the spring’. In French, it carries the sense of
‘what a bore!’ but in English, it is still used
CANADA, 2002
corybungus noun the buttocks. Homosexual usage; perhaps from
COREY (the penis) UK, 2002
cosa noun marijuana. From the Spanish for ‘thing’, so functionally
the equivalent of ‘stuff’, an intentionally vague inreference to the
drug US, 1992
cosh; kosh noun a bludgeon, a truncheon UK, 1869. < under the
cosh at a disadvantage; under control UK, 1958
cosh verb to strike someone with a cosh UK, 1896
co-signer noun a fellow prisoner who is willing to vouch for you or
to defend you with action
US, 1989
coskel adjective dressed in conflicting, clashing colours TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 1996
cosmic adjective 1 wonderful, excellent, fabulous. The teenage
appetite for superlatives is OUT OF THIS WORLD UK, 1977. 2 esoteric,
difficult to grasp US, 1980
cosmic rays noun the source of an unexplained computing problem
US, 1991
cosmos noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or
angel dust US, 1977

cossie; cozzie noun 1 a theatrical costume UK, 1967. 2 a swimming
costume AUSTRALIA, 1926
cost verb to be expensive UK, 1933. < cost a bomb to be very, or
unexpectedly, expensive UK, 1984. < cost a packet to be very,
or unexpectedly, expensive UK, 1984. < cost an arm and a leg to
be very, or unexpectedly, expensive US, 1956
Costa del noun when combined with a place name, an area that is
peopled with criminals. After COSTA DEL CRIME UK, 2003
Costa del Crime noun Spain’s Costa del Sol. In the late 1970s, a
diplomatic breakdown between Britain and Spain (over Gibraltar)
created a safe haven for British criminals. One of the effects of a
major armed robbery in London in 1983 was this journalistic
coinage UK, 1984
Costa del Sludge noun the Spanish Riviera. A bitter reference to
pollution UK, 1980
Costa Geriatrica noun the south coast of England; Spain’s Costa
Brava; any coastal area popular as a retirement destination; hence,
also applied to non-coastal areas such as Henley-on-Thames. A
jocular but nevertheless derisive reference to the number of old
people that retire to the seaside
UK, 1977
cosy noun an act of sexual intercourse. Used by upper-class society
females; from the verb sense (to snuggle)
UK, 1982
corner | cosy 164
cot noun abedAUSTRALIA, 1954
cot case noun an incapacitated person, such as a drunk or insane
person. That is, ‘a person who should be confined to a bed’
AUSTRALIA, 1932
cotch noun any improvised place to sleep JAMAICA, 1972

cotch verb to vomit. From Afrikaans kots SOUTH AFRICA, 1974
cotched adjective relaxed, especially in a post-dance or post-drug-use
situation. Used by some teenagers for ‘chilled out’ UK, 2003
cotics noun narcotics, especially heroin US, 1942
cottage noun a public lavatory used for homosexual encounters UK,
1932
cottage verb to seek homosexual contact in a public urinal. After
COTTAGE (a public lavatory) UK, 1971
cottage cheese noun cellulite. A purely visual coining US, 1997
cottage queen noun a homosexual man who seeks sexual contact
in public toilets. A combination of COTTAGE (a public lavatory) and
QUEEN (a homosexual man) UK, 1992
cottager noun a homosexual man who seeks sexual contact in
public toilets. After COTTAGE (a public lavatory) UK, 2000
cottaging noun 1 the practice of engaging in homosexual
encounters in public toilets UK, 1972. 2 the practice of going down
to your ‘cottage’ – a second and often quite a large house – in
the country for the weekend UK, 1984
cotton noun 1 cotton used for straining a dissolved narcotic (heroin,
cocaine or morphine) before injection; the bits of cotton saturated
with drugs can be aggregated for an injection US, 1933. 2 female
pubic hair US, 1970 8see: COTTON WOOL
cotton ball noun a burst of flak fire as perceived from the air US, 1990
cotton brothers noun cocaine, heroin and morphine. From the
cotton strainer used when prepararing these drugs US, 1938
cotton-chopper noun used as a term of address, especially to
someone with a southern accent
US, 1977
cotton fever noun an intense illness sometimes suffered after
injecting heroin leached from used cottons US, 1989

cottonhead noun a heroin addict who habitually uses cotton used
by other addicts to leach out heroin for his use US, 1970
cotton mouth noun a dryness of the mouth as a result of smoking
marijuana or hashish, 2003
cotton on to; cotton on; cotton to verb to form, or have, a liking
or fancy for something or someone; to understand or come to
understand AUSTRALIA, 1907
cottonpicker noun a fellow; used as a term of address, especially
from trucker to trucker US, 1919
cotton-picking adjective used as a folksy intensifier US, 1952
cotton shooter noun a drug addict who injects residue aggregated
from cotton swatches used to strain drugs US, 1951
cotton slut noun a person who will attend an event for the sole
purpose of obtaining a tee-shirt being given to those in attend-
ance US, 2001
cottontail noun an attractive woman US, 1962
cotton-top noun an old person. An allusion to the white hair with
which some older people are blessed US, 2000
cotton wool; cotton noun a casual quest for a sexual partner.
Rhyming slang for PULL, in the phrase ON THE PULL (to quest or be
questing for a sexual partner) UK, 1998. < wrap in cotton-wool;
keep in cotton-wool
to cosset; to be extremely protective of
someone UK, c.1890
couch noun < on the couch 1 undergoing psychotherapy US, 1961.
2 in gambling, without further funds US, 1996
couch casting noun the practice of casting roles in performances
based on the actor’s willingess to have sex with the casting
director US, 1973
couch commander noun someone watching television with a

remote control US, 1991
couch dance noun a sexual dance performed in a sex club, with the
dancer grinding on the lap of a man seated on a couch
US, 1990
couchie noun 8see: KOUTCHIE
couch lock noun a feeling of inertia as a result of smoking
marijuana
UK, 2004
couch potato noun a person who habitually idles, watching
television. Possibly a pun on ‘boob-tuber’ (a television addict) and
a ‘potato’ as a ‘tuber’; it may also play on
VEGETABLE (a person with
an undemanding existence); the ‘couch’, of course, is where the
potato is planted. One of the very few slang words or phrases
where it is seemingly possible to trace the coining; in July 1976 a
group of friends in California coined the term, which was first
used in commerce in 1977 and then hit the big time with the
Official Couch Potato Handbook (1983)
US, 1976
couch surfer noun a person who sleeps on a friend’s couch
overnight NEW ZEALAND, 2003
cough noun 1 a confession. After COUGH (to confess) UK, 1978. 2 a piece
of information or good evidence. Police use; from
COUGH UP (to
disclose)
UK, 1984. 3 money paid out. From COUGH UP (to pay) US, 2000
cough verb 1 to confess US, 1899. 2 in drag racing, to suffer complete
engine failure. Used as a transitive verb; ‘you cough your engine’
US, 1968. < cough your cud to vomit NEW ZEALAND, 1989
cough! said humorously while pretending to grab at another man’s

testicles. From the practice in medical examinations of cupping
the testicles and testing the healthy movement that is occasioned
by a cough
UK, 1984
cough and a spit noun 1 a small part in a play or a film UK, 1984. 2 a
short distance
UK, 2003
cough and choke verb to smoke. Also used as a noun to mean ‘a
cigarette’
UK, 1998
cough and die verb (used of a computer program) to cease
operating by virtue of a design feature US, 1991
cough and drag noun a cigarette. Rhyming slang for FAG (a ciga-
rette), pitched somewhere between irony and black humour UK,
1992
cough and sneeze noun cheese. Rhyming slang, generally thought
to date from late C19 UK, 1961
cough and splutter noun butter. Rhyming slang UK, 1978
cough drop noun an attractive girl SOUTH AFRICA, 1946
cough it up – it might be a gold watch! used as jocular
encouragement to someone with a hacking cough UK, 1978
cough syrup noun money paid to police informers US, 1951
cough up verb 1 to pay; to hand over something US, 1890. 2 to
disclose something US, 1896
couillon noun a lacrosse-like two ball game played by eastern
Canadian Indian women on ice or in a clearing CANADA, 1951
couldn’t-care-less adjective indifferent, uncaring UK, 1947
council gritter; council noun the anus. Rhyming slang for SHITTER
UK
, 2002

council houses noun trousers. Rhyming slang UK, 1934
count noun the ratio by which a drug is diluted US, 1964
count verb in pool, to make a shot US, 1967. < count days in twelve-
step recovery programmes such as Alcoholics Anonymous, to track
your recovery from addiction
US, 1998. < count your money to
use the toilet US, 1954
counter noun 1 in poker, a player who to the annoyance of other
players repeatedly counts his chips or money US, 1963. 2 a
prostitute’s customer
US, 1964. 3 in lobstering, a lobster that meets
the legal measurement requirements
US, 1978
counter hopper noun a dedicated follower of youth fashion UK, 1983
countess noun an older homosexual man US, 1979
country noun < in country during the Vietnam war, in Vietnam US,
1971
country adjective unsophisticated, rural, not world-wise US, 1964
country bama noun a naive, gullible rustic US, 1990
165 cot | country bama
country booboo noun any naive, gullible person VIRGIN ISLANDS,
BRITISH
, 1996
country bookie noun a naive rustic TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1904
country Cadillac noun a pickup truck US, 1976
country club noun 1 a minimum security, comfortable prison gener-
ally reserved for corporate and banking criminals
US, 1960.
2 anything that appears to be relatively comfortable and
undemanding

US, 1973
country cousin noun 1 the bleed period of the menstrual period US,
1908. 2 a dozen. Rhyming slang UK, 1909
country dunny noun < all alone like a country dunny
completely alone; by yourself; friendless AUSTRALIA, 1988. < like a
country dunny
glaringly obvious; standing out AUSTRALIA, 1954
country mile noun a long distance or margin US, 1951
country mouse noun in Antarctica, a scientist or scientist’s assistant
whose work takes them into the field, away from McMurdo Station
ANTARCTICA, 2003
country send noun in a big con, sending the victim away to retrieve
money US, 1997
country store noun in the Vietnam war, a military self-service supply
centre US, 1968
country straight noun in poker, a hand consisting of four sequenced
cards which can be converted into a five-card sequence with the
correct draw at either end of the sequence US, 1978
country wool noun homespun wool CANADA, 1956
count store noun a rigged carnival game US, 1985
count the hooks!; count the hoops! in the Canadian military,
used for demanding that a subordinate recognises the uniform
and rank of the superior rebuking him or her CANADA, 1995
county noun any county jail, where the accused are held before trial
and prisoners convicted of misdemeanours are incarcerated for
short sentences US, 1953
county adjective in the manner of the landed gentry; snobbish,
pretentious in the manner of, or with pretentions to, the gentry UK,
1921
county blues noun a blue uniform issued to prisoners in a county

jail
US, 1993
County Kilburn nickname the northwest London district of Kilburn.
Formed in the manner of an Irish County in recognition of the
high density of Irish in Kilburn’s population
UK, 2000
county mountie noun 1 a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment
(1970–1992). Adopted from the US meaning (a local police
officer); a reference to the six counties of Ulster UK, 1981. 2 alocal
police officer US, 1975
count your fingers! used with heavy humour to suggest distrust of
a person who is shaking, or has just shaken, someone’s hand
UK,
1984
county shoes noun inexpensive shoes issued to prisoners by a
county jail US, 1973
county time noun time served in a local county jail, as opposed to a
state or federal prison. Less than ‘state time’ or ‘hard time’ US, 1996
coup noun 1 a crime UK, 2001. 2 in horse racing, a secret betting
plunge in which a great deal of money is bet at favourable odds
AUSTRALIA, 1895
Coupe noun a Cadillac Coupe de Ville car US, 1980
coupla noun two. A slovening of ‘couple of’ UK, 1959
couple noun several drinks, especially beers, not necessarily two UK,
1935
couple of bob noun 1 a non-specific amount of money. Pre-1971,
when decimalisation changed the face and value of sterling, a BOB
was ‘a shilling’ (5p) UK, 1980. 2 a job. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 3 a
lump of phlegm. Rhyming slang for GOB (to spit) UK, 1992
coupon noun 1 the face. Often in the phrase ‘fill in your coupon’

(attack your face) UK, 1980. 2 an ‘I owe you’ which has not and will
not be paid off
US, 1996. 3 in trucking, a speeding ticket US, 1976
courage noun sexual potency BAHAMAS, 1982
courage pill noun 1 a capsule of heroin US, 1933. 2 a central nervous
system despressant
UK, 2003
’course of course UK, 1886
course-a-grunt; course-a-pig noun an error in bricklaying in which
opposite ends of a new wall meet at different heights UK, 1978
course note noun paper money in denominations of $5 or greater
US, 1950
court noun < hold court in the street to mete out what a police
officer deems justice through physical beatings US, 2001
court verb < court Cecil to become addicted to morphine US, 1992
court card noun in a deck of playing cards, any jack, queen or king
US, 1961
courtesy flush noun a mid-defecation flush of the toilet as a
courtesy to others in a bathroom or other prisoners in the cell
US,
1996
court-in noun a ceremonial beating to initiate a new member into a
gang US, 1990
court-out noun a ceremonial beating of a person leaving a gang US,
1990
Cousin Charlie nickname the Federal Communications Commission
US, 1976
cousin Ella noun an umbrella. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
Cousin Jack noun a Cornish man, especially a miner AUSTRALIA, 1863
cousins noun curly hair on the back of the neck BAHAMAS, 1982

cousin Sis noun a piss (an act of urination); piss (alcohol), especially
in the phrase ‘going on the cousin Sis’. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
couta noun abarracoutaAUSTRALIA, 1933
cove noun a fellow, bloke. From Romany kova (a thing, a person) UK,
1567
Covent Garden pardon, especially as a shortened version of ‘I beg
your pardon’. Rhyming slang, replacing the original (1857) sense as
‘a farthing’ (a coin that was worth 1/4 of a penny); formed on the
name of a fashionable area of central London when it still had a
reputation as a market for fruit and vegetables
UK, 1992
cover noun 1 an admission fee paid to enter a bar or club. A
shortened ‘cover charge’ US, 1986. 2 a single large-denomination
note wrapped around small-denomination notes, giving the
impression of a great deal of money US, 1964. 3 a recording which
has been popularised by someone else. A shortened form of the
more formal ‘cover version’
US, 1970. 4 the disguise and staged per-
sonality assumed by an expert card counter playing blackjack in a
casino in the hope of avoiding detection and ejection
US, 1991
cover verb 1 (used of a male) to have sex with a woman.
Conventionally applied to a stallion with a mare TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 1980. 2 (used of a favourite by sports gamblers) to win by at
least the margin established as the pointspread by the bookmakers
US, 1991
covered wagon noun 1 an aircraft carrier, especially the USS Langley
US, 1933. 2 an ugly or unpleasant woman. Rhyming slang for
DRAGON UK, 1992

covered with horseshoes adjective extremely lucky US, 1988
cover for verb 1 to act as a substitute for another worker UK, 1976.
2 to conceal someone’s crime or mistake UK, 1968
covers noun < pull the covers off to reveal someone’s homosexu-
ality
US, 1981
covey noun a group of gullible people, likely victims for a swindle or
crime US, 1964
cow noun 1 a contemptible woman UK, 1696. 2 a fellow, bloke AUSTRALIA,
1941. 3 a despicable person AUSTRALIA, 1894. 4 a prostitute attached to
a pimp US, 1859. 5 something that causes annoyance AUSTRALIA, 1904.
6 any unpleasant situation or experience NEW ZEALAND, 1964. 7 acan
of evaporated milk. Follows ‘the’
US, 1975. 8 a transport aircraft,
usually a C-123 or C-130, outfitted with pumps and large
rubberised drums
US, 1991. < have a cow to become emotionally
country booboo | cow 166
overwrought; to lose control US, 1966. < run cow; work cow to
work for personal gain while in the employ of another
GUYANA, 1952
Cow & Gate adjective late, in the sense that the bleed period of the
menstrual cycle is overdue. Rhyming slang, formed, with heavy
irony, on the name of a well-known baby food manufacturer
UK,
1998
cowabunga; cuyabunga! used as an expression of triumph.
Originally a signature line uttered by Chief Thunderthud on The
Howdy Do ody Show (NBC, 1947–60). Embraced by surfers,
American soldiers in Vietnam, and the writers of Teenage Mutant

Ninja Turtles and The Simpsons
US, 1955
cow and calf noun 1 half; thus, 50 pence (half £1). Rhyming slang.
Variants are ‘cow calf’ and ‘cows’
UK, 1950. 2 a laugh. Rhyming
slang. Also used as a verb
UK, 1992
cow and horse; cow noun sexual intercouse. Rhyming slang UK, 2003
cowardy custard; cowardy, cowardy custard noun acoward.
Custard is YELLOW (the colour applied as an adjective for cowardice)
and so reinforces the accusation. This taunting form of address is
usually hurled or chanted by children
UK, 1836
cow belt noun the rural areas of the Indo-Gangetic plain. Journalistic,
from the perception that more traditional Hindu values hold sway
in such communities, and, therefore, a cow is revered more there
than elsewhere in modern India
INDIA, 2001
cowboy noun 1 a reckless, impulsive, undisciplined person US, 1926.
2 a flash fellow; a know-all UK, 1978. 3 a young and inexperienced, or
irresponsible, driver UK, 1984. 4 a motorist prone to breaking the
rules of the road US, 1928. 5 any tradesman (such as a builder,
electrician, mechanic or plumber) who is unreliable, irresponsible
and, perhaps, unqualified; the sort to make quick money by
undercutting regular, trained craftsmen. As in the sign for Patel
Brothers Builders: ‘You’ve tried the Cowboys, now try the Indians!’
UK, 1984. 6 a minor criminal given to violence. From such a
person’s tendency to ‘come out shooting’ UK, 1977. 7 during the
Vietnam war, an unprincipled, untrustworty, hustling Vietnamese
person US, 1991. 8 a beginner. Mining usage CANADA, 1959. 9 used as a

humorous term of address
US, 1999. 10 in horse racing, any jockey
with an unconventional style of riding AUSTRALIA, 1989. 11 abow-
legged man. From the gait of such a horse-rider UK, 1984. 12 in
computing, a person with intelligence, knowledge and dedication
to programming
US, 1991. 13 in a deck of playing cards, a king US,
1967
. 14 a perfunctory cleaning of the body with a wash cloth but
not a full bath or shower BAHAMAS, 1982
Cowboy nickname Nguyen Cao Ky, Prime Minister of South Vietnam
after the murder of Diem. So named by President Diem. ‘Cowboy’
is a term the Vietnamese then reserved for only the most
flamboyant of gangsters. US Secretary of Defense McNamara
condemned Ky as ‘the absolute bottom of the barrel’ US, 1991
cowboy verb 1 to murder someone in a reckless manner US, 1946. 2 to
gang-rape someone US, 1957
cowboy Bible noun a packet of cigarette rolling papers US, 1970
cowboy Cadillac noun any pickup truck US, 1976
cowboy coffee noun coffee boiled in an open pot, served without
milk or sugar US, 1943
cowboy cool adjective (used of beer) at room temperature US, 1984
cowboy coupe noun a pickup truck decked out with accessories US,
1962
cowboy hat noun a disposable paper toilet seat cover US, 1992
cowboys noun the police; police officers UK, 1960
Cowboys nickname < the Cowboys third battalion, Royal Green
Jackets UK, 1995
cowboys and Indians noun a prison sentence of 99 years US, 1990
cow cage noun a livestock carriage on a freight train US, 1946

cow cocky noun a dairy farmer AUSTRALIA, 1902
cow college noun a small rural college, especially one offering
degrees in agriculture US, 1906
cow confetti; cowyar d confetti noun nonsense, rubbish. A
euphemism for BULLSHIT AUSTRALIA, 1941
cow cunt noun a despicable person US, 1988
cow-cunted adjective possessing a slack and distended vagina US, 1980
Cowdenbeath noun the teeth. Glasgow rhyming slang, formed from
a Scottish town (and football team)
UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
cow dust time noun evening. A direct translation from Bengali go-
dhuli, describing the dust that hangs in the air at that time of day
when the cattle are returned from the fields
INDIA, 2004
cowgirl noun a sexual position in which the woman is on top, astride
and facing her partner
US, 1995
cow grease noun butter. Originally ‘cow’s grease’, 1857 UK, 1857
cowing adjective used to intensify. Probably military origins; a
euphemism for
FUCKING UK, 1962
cowing lush adjective marvellous, wonderful; used as an all-purpose
expression of admiration UK: WALES, 2001
cow juice noun milk UK, 1796
cow-kick verb (of a horse) to kick outward and upward like a cow
CANADA, 1954
cow lick noun in publishing, inexpensive varnish used on a book
cover US, 1986
cowpat noun a single dropping of cow dung UK, 1954
cowpath noun anarrowbackroadUS, 1971

cowpat lotto noun a lottery in which the winner is decided by
which part of a paddock a cow first drops dung AUSTRALIA, 1995
cow poke noun a wooden device to keep a cow from going through
afenceUS, 1968
cow’s breakfast noun astrawhatCANADA, 1959
cow’s calf; cow and calf; cow’s; calf noun until 1971, ten
shillings; thereafter, fifty pence. Rhyming slang for ‘half’ (of £1).
Pre-decimalisation, mainly reduced to ‘calf’; in later C20 ‘cows’
predominates
UK, 1941
cowsh noun cattle excrement; nonsense. An abbreviation of ‘cow
shit’ AUSTRALIA, 1937
cow’s lick noun prison; a prison. Rhyming slang for NICK (a prison)
UK, 1962
cowson noun a contemptible man. Literally, ‘the son of a cow’ UK,
1936
cowstroke noun in cricket, a hefty stroke to the leg side UK, 1978
cow-tongue noun a gossip TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
Cow Town nickname 1 Forth Worth, Texas US, 1976. 2 Calgary, Alberta
CANADA, 1962
cow trail verb to take a motorcyle cruise in the country for
recreation
US, 1973
cowyard noun an inexpensive brothel US, 1964
cowyard cake noun a cake or bun containing a few sultanas
AUSTRALIA, 1953
cox box noun an electronic device that includes an
amplifier/microphone system as well as various measurement
functions, used by a coxswain in competitive rowing US, 1999
coxed adjective (of a boat) under the control of a coxswain UK, 2001

coxey; cocksy noun an inexperienced swindler working on a scam
by telephone who makes the initial call to potential victims US, 1988
coxy noun a coxswain US, 1966
coyote French noun the mixture of Canadian French, Cree and
English spoken by the older Metis
CANADA, 1963
coyote ugly adjective very ugly. The conceit of the term is that a
man who wakes up with a ‘coyote ugly’ woman sleeping on his
arm will, like a coyote caught in a trap, gnaw off his arm to escape
US, 1985
cozmo noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or
angel dust US, 1994
cozy adjective dull, boring US, 1993
cozzer noun a police officer; the police. A confusion of Hebrew
chazar (pig) and
COPPER (a police officer) UK, 1958
167 Co w & Gate | cozzer
CP noun corporal punishment US, 1987
c phone noun a mobile telephone. ‘C’ is for ‘cellular’ US, 1997
CP pill noun a large, orange anti-malaria pill taken once a week.
Chloroquine-Primaquine
US, 1991
CPR strawberry noun a prune CANADA, 1987
CPT; CP time noun a notional system of time in which punctuality
is not important. An abbreviation of
COLORED PEOPLE’S TIME US, 1925
crab noun 1 acontemptiblepersonUK, 1580. 2 in the language of
members of the Bloods youth gang, a member of the Crips youth
gang US, 1987. 3 a member of the Royal Air Force UK, 1983. 4 afirst-
year college student

US, 1947. 5 the vulva. Sometimes expanded to
‘crabby’.
BAHAMAS, 1982. 6 in the television and film industries, a
device used to support a tripod on a slippery or uneven surface UK,
1960
crab verb 1 (of an aircraft) to fly close to the ground or water; to drift
or manoeuvre sideways. From the sideways movement of a crab.
An aircraft flying close to the ground may appear to fly diagonally
UK, 1943. 2 in the language of parachuting, to direct the parachute
across the wind direction
US, 1978. 3 in the television and film
industries, to move the camera sideways US, 1987. 4 to spoil
something
UK, 1812. 5 in horse racing, to belittle a horse’s perform-
ance UK, 1948
crab adjective perverse; ill-humoured, perpetually mean, cross. A
shortening of CRABBY UK, 1961
crab air nickname the Royal Air Force (RAF). Military use; extends
from CRAB (a member of the Royal Air Force) UK, 1987
crab bait noun a newly arrived prisoner US, 1976
crabbie noun the vagina BAHAMAS, 1995
crabby adjective ill humoured, perpetually mean, cross. The villain of
the extremely popular 1957 To m Terrif i c cartoon series from Terry-
Toon Cartoon Studios was the aptly named Crabby Appleton, who
was, we remember, ‘rotten to the core’
US, 1908
crab-fat noun an airman in the Royal Air Force. In army and navy
use. From the colour and consistency of a blue ointment used to
treat CRABS (pubic lice); the blue is of a similar shade to the Royal
Air Force uniform. However, this derivation may not be direct, nor

strictly accurate. From the early C20, Admiralty grey paint was
called ‘crab-fat’ and the anti-lice ointment was claimed as the
inspiration for that shade. It seems equally likely, therefore, that
this later use should derive from the grey paint
UK, 1961
crabfats noun the Royal Air Force. In army and navy use; from the
singular sense
CRAB-FAT (an airman) UK, 1961
crab-foot noun childlike, scratchy handwriting BELIZE, 1996
crab hole noun a depression in swampy ground NEW ZEALAND, 1964
crab in a barrel noun used as a representation of the inability of
people to work together TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
crab-mash verb to do a poor job ironing clothes BARBADOS, 1965
crabs noun 1 pubic lice UK, 1707. 2 in craps, a three US, 1938. 3 by
extension, in a deck of playing cards, any three US, 1981
crabs on the rocks noun an itching of the scrotum. A play on CRABS
(pubic lice) UK, 1961
crack noun 1 crystalline lumps of concentrated cocaine US, 1985.
2 entertaining conversation in good company. Irish neologism
craic (an informal entertainment) combines with earlier Eirrean
use of ‘the crack’ (brisk talk, news); ultimately from Old English
cracian (crack, a loud noise)
IRELAND, 1966. 3 a witticism; a quick and
funny remark US, 1884. 4 a witty person US, 1976. 5 asmartpersonFIJI,
1993. 6 a top class racehorse AUSTRALIA, 1960. 7 the vagina. The
imagery from which this derives should be apparent; it remains in
widespread use
UK, 1775. 8 the cleft between the buttock muscles;
loosely, the bottom; or, more narrowly, the anus
UK, 1999. 9 a

passing of wind
US, 1946. 10 an instance; one item US, 1937. 11 an
opportunity or chance US, 1893. 12 an attempt. In phrases ‘have a
crack’, ‘take a crack’, ‘give a crack’, etc US, 1836. 13 of dawn or day,
the break, the instant it commences US, 1887. 14 the latest news.
Anglo-Irish. Heard on a building site in Lancashire UK, 1979.
15 wood; firewood. English gypsy use UK, 1851. < on crack out of
your mind. Used in situations where there is no crack cocaine
involved, usually humorously in a statement such as ‘What are
you, on crack?’
US, 1995
crack verb 1 to speak US, 1897. 2 to ask for something US, 1928. 3 to
reveal a secret; to inform on someone
US, 1922. 4 to tease someone;
to taunt someone; to insult someone
US, 1930. 5 to arrest someone
US, 1952. 6 to break and enter using force with the intent of
committing a crime within UK, 1725. 7 to change paper money into
coin. Originally used by seamen in Liverpool; phrased in use as,
for example: ‘Can you crack a fiver?’, meaning ‘Can you change a
five pound note?’
UK, 1961. 8 to have sex with a girl who is a virgin
FIJI, 1992. 9 in surfing, to catch a wave AUSTRALIA, 1957. 10 to strike
something or someone in such a way that a sharp noise is
produced; to slap, to smack, etc UK, 1836. 11 in cricket, to hit a ball
hard
UK, 1882. 12 to drum with expertise. A shortening of ‘crack a
hand’
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < crack a bennie to break a
Benzedrine™ (amphetamine sulphate) inhaler open

US, 1970.
< crack a fat to achieve an erection AUSTRALIA, 1968. < crack a
grain
to suffer aching testicles TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < crack
a Judy; crack a Judy’s tea-cup
to take a woman’s virginity.
Formed from conventional ‘crack’ (to break, to open) and JUDY (a
girl or woman)
UK, 1937. < crack a laugh to burst into laughter
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. < crack a lay to divulge something
secret AUSTRALIA, 1941. < crack a rat to fart US, 1998. < crack a
short
to break into a car US, 1970. < crack a smile to smile
broadly, especially of someone who is usually serious
UK, 1990.
< crack an egg 1 in bowls, to play with just sufficient weight to
move a bowl or a jack an inch or two SOUTH AFRICA, 1968. 2 in
curling, to touch a stone lightly with the bowled stone
CANADA, 1960.
< crack the nut to meet an operation’s daily operating expenses
US, 1980. < crack wise to insult someone with a degree of
sarcasm and humour. Imparts a slight air of the old gangster life
US, 1921. < crack your cherry to lose your innocence or virginity
US, 1970. < crack your face to smile broadly, especially of a
usually serious person
UK, 1966. < get cracking to start, to begin
work UK, 1937
crack adjective excellent UK, 1793
crack about verb to act vigorously and aggressively. Field Marshal
Montgomery spoke of his army, after it had crossed the Rhine in

1945, as having the chance to ‘crack about on the plains of North
Germany’
UK, 1945
crackalacking; crackalackin’ verb happening; doing; occurring;
working. Also, in the greeting ‘what’s crackalackin?’ US, 2003
crack along; crack on verb to move swiftly. From the use of a whip
to encourage speed UK, 1837
crack attack noun the intense craving for crack cocaine felt by an
addict US, 1992
crack baby noun 1 a child born with an addiction to crack cocaine
US, 1990. 2 someone who is behaving very foolishly. Comparing the
person to a baby born addicted to crack cocaine US, 1993
crack back noun marijuana mixed with crack cocaine UK, 1998
CrackBerry noun a person who enjoys an obsessive relationship with
a BlackBerry mobile telecommunications device UK, 2005
CrackBerry nickname the BlackBerry™, a wireless instant-messaging
device CANADA, 2002
crack cooler noun pieces of crack cocaine soaked in a wine cooler
drink
US, 1994
crack-crack noun hands that are badly chapped NORFOLK ISLAND, 1992
crack down verb 1 to repress; to suppress by draconian means,
especially used of campaigns against lawless persons or acts.
Usually before ‘on’ or ‘upon’
UK, 1940. 2 in horse racing, to be
determined to win a race US, 1994
crack down on verb to seize or make off with something AUSTRALIA,
1961
cracked adjective mentally impaired UK, 1692
cracked ice noun diamonds that have been removed from their

settings US, 1962
cracked out adjective suffering symptoms of heavy crack cocaine
usage US, 1988
cracked squash noun a fractured skull US, 1985
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crack ’em up noun a vehicular accident US, 1977
cracker noun 1 a poor, uneducated, racist white from the southern
US
US, 1966. 2 a person of Anglo-culture CANADA, 2001. 3 anything
excellent. From
CRACK (excellent). Contemporary usage is due in
part to comedian Frank Carson who has ‘It’s a cracker!’ as a
catchphrase
UK, 1914. 4 an excellent performance in a game
AUSTRALIA, 1986. 5 an attractive woman UK, 1914. 6 the buttocks US, 1948.
7 a person who breaches a computer system’s security scheme.
Coined by hackers in defence against journalistic misuse of their
word
US, 1991. 8 a criminal who specialises in breaking into safes.
An abbreviation of ‘safe cracker’
US, 1982. 9 asafeCANADA, 1976. 10 a
pound (£1); a pound-note. Often used in phrases such as ‘not
have a cracker’ AUSTRALIA, 1934. 11 the least amount of money
AUSTRALIA, 1934. 12 afireworkAUSTRALIA, 1907. 13 a gramophone record
US, 1947. 14 a brothel AUSTRALIA, 1955. 15 a tooth. Usually in the plural
UK, 1978. < go off like a cracker to explode into a rage AUSTRALIA,
1995. < not worth a cracker entirely worthless AUSTRALIA, 1941
cracker adjective excellent NEW ZEALAND, 1964
cracker! used for expressing approval UK, 2003
cracker-ass noun athinpersonUS, 1966

crackerbox noun 1 a plain, box-like house US, 1945. 2 a jail from which
escape is simple; a safe which is simple to break into US, 1950. 3 a
brakevan (caboose)
US, 1977. 4 a military truck used as an
ambulance US, 1950
cracker-box adjective plain, simple, unsophisticated US, 1911
Crackerdom noun an area inhabited predominantly by racist white
people US, 1987
cracker factory noun a mental hospital US, 1970
crackerjack noun an excellent example of something US, 1895
crackerjack adjective highly skilled, excellent US, 1899
cracker night noun a night which is celebrated with fireworks.
Currently this is used to commemorate the birthday of Queen
Elizabeth II, though it was previously used to celebrate other
occasions AUSTRALIA, 1951
crackers noun LSD. From the practice, at least in Boston, of
saturating animal cracker biscuits with LSD and selling it in that
form US, 1967
crackers adjective crazy, mad UK, 1925
crack gallery noun a building or room where crack cocaine is sold
and smoked US, 1989
crack girl noun a girl or woman addicted to crack cocaine US, 1980s
crack hardy verb to endure something bravely; to put on a brave
face AUSTRALIA, 1904
crackhead noun 1 a person addicted to crack cocaine US, 1986. 2 a
crazy person. From CRACKED (mentally impaired) UK, 2002
crack house noun a building or room where crack cocaine may be
bought and consumed US, 1985
crackie noun 1 a crack cocaine user US, 1997. 2 in the Maritime
Provinces, a small yapping dog CANADA, 1959

crack-in noun a burglary US, 1949
cracking adjective 1 very fast, vigorous. Also used as an adverb UK,
1825. 2 excellent. Also used as an adverb UK, 1833
crack in the shack noun a homosexual in a jail cell US, 1984
crack it verb 1 to succeed in some endeavour; to attain a desire
AUSTRALIA, 1936. 2 to succeed in gaining sexual intercourse; to have
sex AUSTRALIA, 1941. 3 to work as a prostitute AUSTRALIA, 1945
crackle noun banknotes. From the sound of new money UK, 1950
crackling noun a woman or women regarded as sexual pleasure.
This probably blends the pleasures to be had from tender, juicy
meat and CRACK (the vagina). Conventionally ‘crackling’ is the
crisped skin of roast pork
UK, 1947
crack mama noun a homeless woman addicted to crack cocaine US,
1997
crack off verb (of a male) to masturbate UK, 2003
crack on verb 1 to tell someone something; to reveal a secret
AUSTRALIA, 1965. 2 to go ahead. A variation of the sense ‘to hurry’,
hence ‘to move forward’
UK, 2001. 3 to flirt; to try to seduce
someone
US, 1982. 4 to succeed in gaining sexual favours from
another AUSTRALIA, 1955 8see: CRACK ALONG
crack out verb 1 to escape from prison US, 1950. 2 in a swindle, to
relieve the victim of his money quickly
US, 1977
crackpot noun a person who is somewhere in the continuum
between odd and crazy
UK, 1883
crackpot adjective (of ideas and schemes) crazy, fantastic, unrealistic

US, 1934
crack regiment noun the Women’s Royal Army Corps, and its
predecessor (from 1938–46), the Auxiliary Territorial Service. A pun
on
CRACK (excellent) and CRACK (the vagina) UK, 1995
crack salesman noun 1 a youthful, attractive homosexual male
prostitute
US, 1979. 2 a pimp US, 1949
cracksman noun a burglar; a safe-breaker. Originally ‘a house-
breaker’. As in the title of the 1963 film starring Charlie Drake
US,
1797
crack smile noun a slash from ear to mouth, especially one inflicted
for failure to pay for drugs US, 1993
cracksmoker noun a person whose sanity is open to question,
whether or not they actually smoke crack US, 1997
crack troops noun female soldiers. A pun on ‘crack’ – here used in
the vaginal sense, not the expected expert sense
US, 1947
crack-up noun 1 a nervous breakdown US, 1936. 2 a cause for laughter
US, 1961
crack up verb 1 to undergo a nervous breakdown US, 1917. 2 to praise
someone highly US, 1829. 3 to amuse someone greatly; to cause
laughter; to start laughing, especially uproariously US, 1942
crack weed noun marijuana laced with crack cocaine UK, 2003
crack whore noun a prostitute motivated by a desire to buy crack
cocaine US, 1990
cracoid noun a crack cocaine addict US, 1990
cradle noun 1 your domicile, be it a room, apartment or house
CANADA, 1993. 2 any open-top railway goods wagon, such as a

gondola US, 1977
cradle baby noun a novice citizens’ band radio user. Based on the
initials CB US, 1976
cradle rape noun sex with a girl under the age of consent US, 1969
cradle-rocker noun in placer mining, a trough on a rocker shaken to
separate gold flecks from sand and earth CANADA, 1995
cradle-snatch verb to have a sexual relationship with someone
much younger than yourself. The image of the partner as a baby
UK, 1938
cradle-snatcher noun a person who has a noticeably younger lover.
Also known as a ‘cradle-robber’ US, 1907
Craft’s disease noun senile dementia. From the spurious acronym
‘can’t remember afucking thing’
AUSTRALIA, 1996
craftsman noun a socially inept dolt US, 1992
crafty Alice noun used as the epitome of a woman’s wiles UK, 1969
crafty butcher noun a male homosexual. Punningly derived, with
Chrismas-cracker-motto corniness, because ‘a crafty butcher takes
his meat through the back door’
UK, 2003
cram verb to study hastily for an examination UK, 1810
cram-book noun a book used for hasty study UK, 1883
cram it! used for registering an imperative rejection US, 1957
crammer noun 1 a period of intense studying for an examination UK,
2005. 2 a teacher who prepares students for examination; a student
in a period of intense study for an examination; hence, an insti-
tution where students are given such intense preparation UK, 1813
cramming noun intensive study especially in preparation for an
examination UK, 1821
cramp noun an unpleasant person US, 1992

cramp verb < cramp someone’s style to hamper or prevent
someone from doing, or being at, their best. From sporting use US,
1917
169 crack ’em up | cramp
cramper noun a small cage in which a prisoner of war is confined
US, 1986
cran noun a hiding-place for stolen goods UK, 2003
crane noun 1 in skateboarding, a manoeuvre in which the rider
crouches on one foot, extending the other leg outwards
US, 1976. 2 a
superior with a great deal of influence. New York police slang US,
1997
crank noun 1 methamphetamine hydrochloride in powdered form;
any amphetamine; methcathinone US, 1969. 2 a mentally unstable
person; an unreliable, unpredictable person; a person who is
obsessed by a single topic or hobby US, 1833. 3 a prison guard who
takes pleasure in making life difficult for prisoners
US, 1981. 4 a
prison bully
US, 1958. 5 a crankshaft. Hot rodder usage US, 1948. 6 the
penis
US, 1968. 7 an act of masturbation AUSTRALIA, 1985
crank verb 1 to use amphetamines or methamphetamine, central
nervous system stimulants US, 1970. 2 to inject a drug. Also known
as ‘crank up’
UK, 1978. 3 to turn up the volume of music to very
loud US, 1994. 4 to excel US, 1988. 5 in computing, to perform well US,
1991. 6 in a card game, to deal the cards US, 1988. < crank tail to
physically assault someone TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1971
crank adjective insane FIJI, 1995

crank bug noun an insect that is seen by someone under the influ-
ence of methamphetamine but not by others US, 1977
crankcase verb the head US, 1960
crank commando noun an amphetamine or methamphetamine
addict UK, 1970
cranked; cranked out; cranked up adjective 1 stimulated by meth-
amphetamine or amphetamines US, 1971. 2 excited; intensified.
Mechanical imagery US, 1957
cranker noun a bowler who in delivering the ball lifts it high over his
head in the backswing US, 1987
cranking; cranking up noun the act of injecting a drug UK, 2000
cranking adjective amusing; pleasing; exciting; good US, 1982
crank off verb to consume something US, 2001
crank out verb to create something, to make something. The impli-
cation is of mechanical manufacture, but that is not necessarily
the intention US, 2001
crank time noun the time set or needed to start up a helicopter US,
1991
cranny noun 1 the vagina. An adoption, probably in C19, of the con-
ventional sense; it remains in circulation mainly as an occasional
variation of a pornographer’s theme; the male-inspired ‘cranny-
hunter’, however, is no longer evident
UK, 1937. 2 a toilet US, 1968
crap noun 1 nonsense UK, 1898. 2 excrement UK, 1846. 3 an act of
defecation US, 1926. 4 marijuana US, 1961. 5 weak or highly diluted
heroin
US, 1942. < take a crap to defecate US, 1952
crap verb to defecate UK, 1673
crap adjective inferior, shoddy, valueless, unpleasant, disliked for
whatever reason. From the earlier sense (excrement) US, 1916

crap antenna noun the ability to detect when someone is speaking
nonsense AUSTRALIA, 1987
crap around verb to idle; to pass time doing nothing; to waste time
US, 1935
crap artist noun a convincing liar US, 1934
crap-ass noun a despicable person US, 1975
crap-ass adjective shoddy, inferior US, 2000
crapaud-foot writing; crapaud hand noun illegible penmanship
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
crapaud-going-to-wedding noun childlike, scratchy handwriting
GRENADA, 1996
crap course noun an easy college course US, 1956
crape-hanger noun a doomsayer US, 1949
crap hat noun in a paratroop regiment, a non-jumper. From the
different colour of the uniform beret (a non-jumper is not allowed
to wear the red ‘cherry berry’ beret) UK, 2000
crap heap noun a dilapidated vehicle AUSTRALIA, 1974
craphole noun a bad place, a disgusting place US, 1939
craphouse noun 1 a toilet US, 1934. 2 a dirty, unpleasant place US, 1934
crapness noun a lack of style or worth UK, 2000
crap off verb to annoy someone AUSTRALIA, 1974
crapola noun used as an embellished ‘crap’ in any and all of its
senses
UK, 1959
crap out verb 1 to be completely exhausted; to go to sleep US, 1956.
2 to die US, 1929. 3 to come to an end of a horizontal passage while
caving or pot-holing. The horizontal equivalent of the conventional
mining-term ‘bottom out’ UK, 2004
crapper noun 1 a toilet US, 1927. 2 the anus, the rectum; the buttocks
UK, 1998. < in the crapper in horse racing, finishing in fourth

place or worse US, 1976
crapper dick noun a police officer who patrols public toilets in
search of illegal homosexual activity
US, 1950
crappereena noun a toilet UK, 1979
crappers noun < in crappers ditch in severe trouble. A strikingly
unpleasant image akin to UP SHIT CREEK NEW ZEALAND, 1998
crappers adjective very drunk UK, 1987
crappo noun a resident of Jersey (in the Channel Islands) according
to those on Guernsey
UK, 1991
crappy adjective 1 of poor quality. From CRAP (excrement),
synonymous with SHITTY US, 1942. 2 befouled with excrement UK, 1846
craps noun dice, especially used in craps US, 1965
craps! used for expressing disgust TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
crapshoot noun an unpredictable, risky situation US, 1971
craptabulous adjective of extremely inferior quality. a combination
of
CRAP and FANTABULOUS sometimes used to celebrate that which
is so bad it is good UK, 2005
craptacular adjective of extremely inferior quality. A combination of
CRAP and spectacular sometimes used to celebrate that which is so
bad it is good. Coinage is credited to the writers of cartoon
character Bart Simpson in The Simpsons US, 2004
craptastic adjective of extremely inferior quality. A combination of
CRAP and fantastic sometimes used to celebrate that which is so
bad it is good
US, 2003
craptitude noun a state of existence comprising generally negative
qualities such as poor taste and feebleness. A variation of CRAPNESS

that seems to carry a suggestion of decrepitude UK, 2000
crap up verb 1 to fill something with clutter US, 1946. 2 to spoil
something; to ruin something US, 1953. 3 to address someone with
a complete lack of sincerity US, 1950
crapweasel noun a deceitful and/or annoying person UK, 2005
crash verb 1 to enter a party or social event without an invitation US,
1921. 2 to enter a place with force with the intention of commiting a
crime US, 1924. 3 to stay somewhere temporarily; to sleep somewhere
US, 1945. 4 to go to sleep UK, 1943. 5 to return to normal perceptions
after a drug intoxication; to experience an associated feeling of post-
intoxication depression or dismay US, 1967. 6 (used of a computer
program) to fail completely without warning US, 1983. 7 (used of a
police case) to fail or be dropped UK, 1996. 8 to hit something, to
strike something
US, 1989. 9 to escape from jail or prison US, 1970. 10 in
circus and carnival usage, to change money
US, 1981. 11 to pass
something; to give something out. Teen slang, recorded in
Leicestershire
UK: ENGLAND, 1977. 12 to intubate a hospital patient
quickly and urgently US, 1994 . 13 to perform a high-priority job as
soon as possible US, 1986. < crash and burn 1 to fail US, 2003. 2 in
computing, to fail in a dramatic and spectacular fashion
US, 1991.
< cr ash the ash to offer someone a cigarette UK, 1950s
crash box noun in cars, a manual transmission not equipped with
synchromesh, requiring forceful gear shifts US, 1965
crash car noun an old, inexpensive car used in the distribution of
illegal alcohol US, 1974
crash cart noun a mobile cart used to carry equipment. Originally

hospital use, since expanded US, 1982
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