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dressy casual adjective of style or fashion, informal yet smart and/or
expensive
US, 1999
drib noun an unskilled poker player US, 1967
dribble noun small, weak waves US, 1991
dribble verb 1 to cause a car to bounce up and down by use of
hydraulic lifts. To ‘dribble’ a basketball is to bounce it, hence the
transference here US, 1980. 2 to meander, to walk US, 1960
dribs and drabs noun pubic lice. Rhyming slang for CRABS UK, 1992
drift verb to leave US, 1853
drill verb 1 to have sex from a male perspective. From the imagery
of a long hard tool opening a hole
UK, 2000. 2 to inject (a drug) US,
1970. 3 to shoot (with a bullet); to kill by shooting UK, 1720. 4 to
interrogate
US, 1995. 5 to kick, throw or bowl a ball, directly and
forcefully; to score a goal with a forceful kick AUSTRALIA, 1998. 6 in
pool, to make a shot in an emphatic and convincing manner
US,
1993. 7 to walk, to move US, 1953. < drill for vegemite to have
anal sex. From Vegemite™, a popular type of black and salty
spread made from yeast extract AUSTRALIA, 1985
drill down verb to examine or investigate something in depth; to
narrow the focus of an investigation and its results. A figurative
sense of the conventional use UK, 2001
driller noun a poker player who bets very aggressively US, 1988
drink noun 1 a bribe UK, 1977. 2 aprofitUK, 1997. 3 a large body of
water, especially an ocean US, 1832. < in the drink in pool, said of
a cue ball that falls into a pocket US, 1990
drink verb < drink eight cents to drink to excess TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO

, 2003. < drink from the furry cup to perform oral sex on
a woman. Probably coined by comedian Sacha Baron-Cohen
(b.1970); his influence on late C20 UK slang is profound UK, 2001.
< drink porridge to serve a prison sentence. A figurative use of
‘drink’ combined with PORRIDGE (imprisonment) UK, 2000. < drink
the Kool-Aid to be persuaded, to follow blindly. From the
‘Jonestown massacre’, 1978, a mass murder and suicide
administered through the agency of cyanide in branded soft drink
Kool-Aid™ US, 1987. < drink with the flies to drink alone when
at a public hotel or bar AUSTRALIA, 1911. < you would drink it
through a shitey cloot
applied to anyone who appears to be so
thirsty, or desperate, that no obstacle will hinder the taking of a
drink. Glasgow slang formed on ‘shitey’ (faeces-covered) and
Scottish dialect cloot (a hoof) or, more likely, clout (a rag)
UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1996
drinkee noun any alcoholic drink. A jocular mock pidgin US, 1969
drinker noun a public house; an after-hours drinking club (generally
unlicensed)
UK, 2001
drinkerama noun a party organised around the consumption of
alcohol US, 1968
drinker’s hour noun 3am US, 1984
drinking voucher; green drinking voucher noun acurrencynote,
especially a £1 note. Jocular UK, 1982
drinky; drinkies noun a drinking session, a drinks party. From the
nursery usage UK, 1983
drinkypoo; drinki-poo noun any alcoholic drink. Baby talk, thought

to give alcohol an innocent demeanour US, 1983
drip noun a person lacking in social skills, fashion sense or both; a
simpleton, a fool
US, 1932. < the drip the payment of money
owed in instalment payments AUSTRALIA, 1989
drip verb to complain UK, 1987
drip and suck verb to intubate a hospital patient with intravenous
and nasogastric tubes US, 1994
drip drop noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 2000
drip dry; drip verb to cry. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
dripper noun 1 an old prostitute. One who is ‘no longer controller of
her emissions’ UK, 1970. 2 an eye dropper, used in an improvised
method of drug injection US, 1953
dripping adjective cowardly, ineffectual. An upper-class exaggeration
of
WET (ineffectual) from conventional ‘dripping wet’ (soaked) UK,
1982
dripping toast noun a host. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
drippy adjective mawkish, overly sentimental, insipid US, 1947
drippy dick noun an unspecified sexually transmitted disease US, 1990
drippy faucet noun the penis of a man with a sexually transmitted
infection that produces a puss discharge US, 1981
dripsy noun gonorrhea US, 1981
drive verb 1 to walk US, 1956. 2 to lift weights US, 2000. 3 to borrow (a
radio). From CAR (a radio) US, 2002. < drive a desk to do office-
work; to operate a sound-desk. Usually with a derogatory or a
disappointed tone. After
FLY A DESK UK, 1999. < drive the bus to
vomit
US, 2001. < drive the porcelain bus to kneel down and

vomit into a toilet bowl. The image of the bowl’s rim being held
like a steering wheel
UK, 1998. < drive them home to snore.
From C18 ‘drive pigs to market’, and its later variant ‘drive the
pigs home’
UK, 1997. < drive wooden stake to irrevocably and
permanently end (a project, a business, an idea)
US, 1974
drive-by noun 1 a drive-by shooting, where shots are fired from a
moving car
US, 1992. 2 a silent, smelly fart US, 2001
drive-by verb to shoot someone, or into a crowd, from a moving car
US, 1992
drive call noun in a telephone swindle, a high-pressure, follow-up call
to the victim
US, 1985
drive dark verb to drive without headlights at night US, 1992
driver noun 1 an amphetamine or other central nervous system
stimulant US, 1990. 2 a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best
known as ecstasy UK, 2003. 3 a pilot UK, 1942. 4 in poker, a player
whose aggressive betting is dominating the game US, 1996. 5 the
leader of a prison clique. Back formation from CAR (a clique) US,
1989
drive-time noun the hours of the morning and afternoon weekday
commute, prime time on radio US, 1982
drive-up noun a fresh arrival at prison US, 1990
driveway noun a scenic road, often in a city, landscaped and planted
CANADA, 1958
drizzles noun diarrhoea US, 1943
drizzling shits noun dysentery US, 1980

dro noun marijuana grown hydroponically US, 2002
droge; droje noun 8see: DRAGE
drogle noun a dress. Gay slang UK, 2002
droid noun a low-level employee who is blindly loyal to his employer
US, 1980
drome noun in circus and carnival usage, a motordrome US, 1981
drone noun 1 a sluggard, a tedious person UK, 1529. 2 in hospital
usage, a medical student US, 1994
drone cage noun a private railway carriage US, 1946
droned adjective simultaneously intoxicated on alcohol and
marijuana. A blend of ‘drunk’ and ‘stoned’ US, 1997
droner noun a boring, spiritless person; an objectionable person US,
1943
drongo noun 1 a fool; a hopeless individual. Originally Royal
Australian Air Force slang for ‘a recruit’. Said in an early RAAF
source to be named after the ‘(spangled) drongo’ (a large clumsy
flying bird), but drongos are not particularly large (smaller than a
pigeon), and while they are somewhat aerobatic and erractic flyers
they are certainly not clumsy. Otherwise it has been suggested
that it is an allusion to a racehorse named Drongo which gained
notoriety for never winning a race and was used as a character in
satirical political cartoons in the Melbourne Herald in the 1920s,
which may be true despite the gap of 20 years
AUSTRALIA, 1941. 2 a
new recruit to the Royal Australian Air Force AUSTRALIA, 1941
drongo adjective foolish AUSTRALIA, 1945
dronk adjective drunk. From Afrikaans SOUTH AFRICA, 1983
dronkie noun a drunkard. From Afrikaans dronk (drunk) SOUTH AFRICA,
1969
dressy casual | dronkie 220

droob noun a hopeless individual. A connection with US ‘droop’ (an
obnoxious person) is highly suspect as there is nothing to suggest
that this uncommon Americanism was ever known in Australia
AUSTRALIA, 1933
droog noun 1 a ruffian; a henchman. Derives from the sense as
‘friend’ in the novel and play A Clockwork Orange by Anthony
Burgess (1917–93) and the subsequent film by Stanley Kubrick
(1928–99); combined to some degree with DRONE (a tedious
person)
AUSTRALIA, 1967. 2 a good friend US, 1971
droogs noun drugs. An affected mispronunciation UK, 2001
drool noun nonsense; drivel. Punning on conventional ‘drivel’ and
‘dribble’
US, 1900
drooling the drool of regret into the pillow of remorse used
as a humorous comment on a person who has not performed up
to their expectation. Coined and popularised by ESPN’s Keith
Olberman
US, 1997
droolin’ with schoolin’ adjective said of an overly diligent student.
Teen slang, now thought to be obsolete US, 1944
drool value noun sexual attractiveness AUSTRALIA, 1996
droop noun a socially inept person US, 1932
droop-snoot nickname the supersonic airliner Concorde. After the
fact that the plane’s nose could be lowered. Borrowed from an
earlier (1945) description of any aircraft with a downward-pointing
nose UK, 1984
droopy adjective dispirited, dejected, sulky US, 1955
droopy-drawers noun 1 a person, especially a child, with trousers
that are too large on a comic scale US, 1931. 2 a slovenly or

incompetent person. Jocular UK, 1939
drooth; drouth noun a great thirst; a thirsty person; a drunk. From a
dialect variation of ‘drought’ UK: SCOTLAND, 1911
drop noun 1 in espionage or a criminal enterprise, a place where
goods, documents or money is left to be picked up later by a
confederate US, 1922. 2 a place where stolen goods or other criminal
material may be temporarily stored US, 1922. 3 a bribe UK, 1931. 4 in
horse racing, a cash-handling error that favours the racetrack US,
1982. 5 the place where players who are invited to an illegal dice
game are told where the game will be held US, 1964. 6 the ingestion
of a drug US, 1975. 7 LSD. From the verb sense (to consume drugs),
especially as ‘drop acid’ UK, 1998. 8 an attractive woman. Mimicking
the language of wine connoisseurs AUSTRALIA, 1957. 9 the act of
execution by hanging. Derives from: ‘the new drop; a contrivance
for executing felons at Newgate, by means of a platform, which
drops from under them’. The condemned prisoner would then
‘drop’ to the end of a rope. Also recorded as ‘the last drop’
UK, 1958.
10 an orphan US, 1970. 11 in a casino, the amount of money taken
in from betting customers US, 1935. < get the drop on
someone; have the drop on someone
to get, or have, an
advantage over someone. Originally, and still, ‘to be quicker
drawing a gun than your opponent’ US, 1867
drop verb 1 to swallow, to ingest (a drug). A favourite word of the
LSD culture, but popular for other drugs of abuse before and
since; if used without a direct object, almost certainly referring to
LSD US, 1961. 2 to kill, especially by shooting. In various uses and
combinations ‘drop’ means ‘to die’ or ‘to finish’. This variant is
pro-active UK, 1726. 3 to bribe UK, 1956. 4 to release a music recording

UK, 1991. 5 to lose (especially money). An example of C19 flash
slang that has survived UK, 1676. 6 to cash a forged cheque UK, 1956.
7 to give money UK, 1974. 8 to break off a romantic relationship with
someone
AUSTRALIA, 1962. 9 to perform oral sex on a woman US, 1997.
10 to fart AUSTRALIA, 1987. 11 to knock down with a punch AUSTRALIA,
1954. 12 in pool, to hit (a ball) into a pocket US, 1993. 13 to cause a
car to suddenly drop almost to the ground by use of hydraulic lifts
US, 1980. 14 to include a tune in a sequence of recorded dance
music UK, 2002. < drop a banger to blunder; to make a mistake,
especially one of some consequence. From BANGERS (the testicles);
a variation of DROP A BOLLOCK UK, 1961. < drop a bollock; drop a
ballock
to make a mistake, especially one of some consequence.
Derives from DROP A BRICK (to make a mistake) combined with
BOLLOCKS (the testicles) UK, 1942. < drop a bomb; drop one 1 to
fart
UK, 1998. 2 to defecate US, 2001. < drop a bombshell to reveal
a great and shocking surprise UK, 2002. < drop a brick to make a
faux pas
UK, 1923. < drop a bundle to give birth NEW ZEALAND, 1948.
< drop a clanger to make a mistake, especially in a social
context. A variation of DROP A BOLLOCK,basedonCLANGERS (the
testicles)
UK, 1942. < drop a deuce to defecate. From the
children’s toilet vocabulary:
NUMBER TWO (defecation) US, 2003.
< drop a dime to make a telephone call, especially to the police
to inform on someone. From the days when the price of a call
from a pay phone was a dime US, 1966. < drop a goolie to make

a mistake. A figurative use of GOOLIES (the testicles); a direct equiv-
alent to DROP A BOLLOCK UK, 1961. < drop a jewel; drop jewels to
create rap music or lyrics US, 1991. < drop a lug to confront
someone about their conduct; to insult
US, 1973. < drop a name
to inform on a criminal or suspect US, 1990. < drop a nickel to
become involved in something US, 1953. < drop a sprog to give
birth. Combines ‘drop’ (to give birth, usually of an animal) with
SPROG (a baby) UK, 1987. < drop an oar in the water to make a
mistake. From rhyming slang, OARS AND ROWLOCKS for BOLLOCKS;
this is an elaboration and variation of DROP A BOLLOCK UK, 1998.
< drop beads to unintentionally disclose your homosexuality US,
1970. < drop bottom to set the bass levels on a car stereo system
at a high level US, 2003. < drop foot to dance without restraint
JAMAICA, 1996. < drop off the twig to die AUSTRALIA, 1974 . < drop
science
to explain, to educate, to make sense US, 1992. < drop
some ir on
to spend money US, 1987. < drop someone in it to
get someone blamed and into trouble. Euphemistic
DROP IN THE
SHIT UK
, 1991. < drop the bucket on someone to expose
someone’s misdeeds; to get someone into trouble. The ‘bucket’ is
a full sanitary bin, in other words, to ‘put someone in the shit’
AUSTRALIA, 1950. < drop the hammer 1 at the start of a drag race,
to release (engage) the clutch in a sudden and forceful move US,
1965. 2 to accelerate US, 1976. < drop the hook to arrest US, 1953 .
< drop the kids off to defecate US, 2003. < drop the kids off
at the pool

to defecate UK, 2002. < drop them of a woman, to
readily remove her knickers as a practical necessity for sexual
activity, and thus said to be symbolic of a woman’s sexual avail-
ability
UK, 1984. < drop trou as a prank, to lower your trousers,
bend over and expose your buttocks to the world
US, 1966. < drop
your bundle to lose one’s composure; to go to pieces AUSTRALIA,
1847. < drop your candy to make a serious mistake US, 1908.
< drop your guts to fart AUSTRALIA, 1978. < drop your handbag
to fart. A variation on DROP YOUR GUTS. Royal Navy slang UK, 1989 .
< drop your lunch to fart AUSTRALIA, 1985
drop-dead adverb extremely AUSTRALIA, 1997
drop dead! used as a contemptuous expression of dismissal; go
away! UK, 1934
drop-down noun in horse racing, a horse that has been moved
down a class or down in claiming price US, 1990
drop edge of yonder noun a near-death condition US, 1939
drop gun noun a gun that is not registered and not capable of being
traced, and thus placed by the police in the vicinity of someone
whom they have shot to justify the shooting US, 1987
drop-in noun 1 in computing, characters added as a result of a
voltage irregularity or system malfunction
US, 1991. 2 a temporary
visitor AUSTRALIA, 1982
drop in verb in surfing, to start a ride on a wave already occupied by
another surfer or other surfers AUSTRALIA, 1985
drop it! stop!, especially as an injunction to stop talking or fooling
UK, 1847
drop-kick noun 1 the vagina. Formed as an extension of rhyming

slang, ‘punt’ for CUNT AUSTRALIA, 1983. 2 by extension from the pre-
vious sense, a fool, especially an annoying or contemptible fool
AUSTRALIA, 1986. 3 by extension, something that is frustrating or
annoying AUSTRALIA, 1992
droplifting noun an act of secretly placing your own CDs in the
display racks of a music retailer UK, 2003
drop off verb to go to sleep UK, 1820
drop-out noun a person who has withdrawn from formal education
or mainstream society. Usage is conventional but the company
that the word keeps gives it the aura of unconventionality
UK, 1930
drop out verb to withdraw from school, college, university or
mainstream society US, 1952
221 droob | drop out
dropper noun 1 a gambler who can be counted on to lose a lot of
money
US, 1963. 2 a criminal who cashes a forged cheque UK, 1956.
3 a paid killer US, 1962
dropper verb to inject a drug intravenously UK, 1998
dropping noun the criminal act of passing forged cheques UK, 1956
dropping! in foot-propelled scootering, a warning shout used when
a jump has gone wrong
UK, 2000
drop-short noun an artillery soldier AUSTRALIA, 1954
dropstick noun pickpocketing. West Indian slang UK, 1977
dropsy noun a cash bribe, or other money the taxman doesn’t know
about. The money is ‘dropped’ in the pocket or hand
UK, 1930
drop-the-hanky noun a pickpocketing scheme in which the victim
is distracted when an attractive woman member of the

pickpocketing team drops a handkerchief or other small object
which the victim stoops to recover
US, 1954
drop-top noun a car with a convertible roof US, 1973
drop your cocks and pull up your socks! used for awakening a
sleeping man or men. A variation of
HANDS OFF COCKS – FEET IN
SOCKS!
Originally used by drill instructors to military recruits US, 1962
drove adjective very angry US, 1992
Drover’s Guide noun an imaginary publication that is cited as a
source of rumours
AUSTRALIA, 1959
drown verb 1 in oil drilling, to contaminate a well with flooding salt
water
US, 1954. 2 to lose heavily gambling US, 1974
drowning noun the criminal act of gaining entry to a property with
the intent to commit theft by claiming to work for a water
supplier
UK, 1998
drown-proofing noun in navy training, an exercise involving
extended periods of treading water, especially while restrained to
some degree US, 1987
drowsy high noun a central nervous system despressant. From the
effects of intoxication
UK, 1998
druck steaming adjective drunk. What a druck is or why it should be
steamed is a mystery that defeats sober logic UK, 2002
’druff noun dandruff UK, 1996
drug; drugg; drugged adjective displeased, annoyed US, 1946

drug-fuck noun a drug-addict, a junkie UK, 2002
drug-fucked adjective incapacitated from taking drugs AUSTRALIA, 1991
drugged adjective patently stupid US, 1991
druggie; druggy noun a drug user, abuser or addict US, 1966
druggo noun a drug user or addict AUSTRALIA, 1989
drughead noun a drug addict; a serious abuser of narcotics US, 1968
drug monkey noun a heavy user of drugs UK, 2003
drugola noun 1 a bribe in the form of drugs given to encourage play
of a particular record on the radio
US, 1973. 2 bribes paid to police
by drug dealers US, 1997
drugstore cowboy noun a young man who loiters in or around a
drugstore for the purpose of meeting women US, 1923
drugstore dice noun inexpensive shop-bought dice, not milled to
casino-level tolerances US, 1962
drugstore handicap noun in horse racing, a race in which drugs
have been given to enhance performance US, 1948
drugstore race noun in horse racing, a race in which a number of
the horses involved have been drugged for enhanced or
diminished performance US, 1960
drug up adjective dragged up (poorly brought up). Deliberately
illiterate to mimic its context
UK, 1984
druid noun 1 the promoter of a drag racing event US, 1965. 2 a priest
IRELAND, 1958
druid dust noun a narcotic herb that, when smoked as a marijuana
substitute, produces a gentle euphoria. Druidism is an ancient
religion associated with Wales and Stonehenge in the county of
Wiltshire; the latter especially is particularly popular with people
who are probably marijuana smokers UK, 1999

druk verb to stab SOUTH AFRICA, 1972
drum noun 1 a place of business or residence, a house, a home, a
flat, etc
UK, 1846. 2 by extension from the previous sense, a brothel
AUSTRALIA, 1879. 3 by extension, a cell UK, 1909. 4 asafeUS, 1912.
5 reliable information; inside information AUSTRALIA, 1915. 6 in horse
racing, reliable inside information AUSTRALIA, 1989. 7 the face.
Rhyming slang, from ‘drum ’n’ bass’ (an electronic music genre)
UK, 2001. < run a drum (of a racehorse) to run a winning race, as
tipped or expected. Used in negative contexts
AUSTRALIA, 1933
drum verb 1 to steal from unoccupied premises. Probably from an
earlier sense (not recorded until 1933) ‘to reconnoitre for the
purposes of theft by knocking – drumming – on the door of a
targeted premises’
UK, 1925. 2 to inform someone about something
AUSTRALIA, 1919. 3 to drive a vehicle at speed UK, 1981
drum and fife; drummond noun 1 a wife. Rhyming slang UK, 2003.
2 a knife. Rhyming slang UK, 1960
drummed out of the Gestapo for cruelty adjective unduly
authoritarian, especially when applied to a senior police officer UK,
1999
drummer noun 1 a housebreaker, especially one who steals from
unoccupied premises; a confidence trickster who poses as a door-
to-door salesman or similar UK, 1856. 2 a poker player who plays
only with good hands or good odds favouring his hand. A play on
the operative adjective of
TIGHT used to describe such a player US,
1988. 3 a railway yard conductor US, 1946
drummie noun a drum-majorette SOUTH AFRICA, 1972

drumming noun daylight-theft from empty premises. From DRUM (to
steal from empty premises)
UK, 1956
drumstick noun a leg, especially a shapely female leg UK, 1770
d-runk adjective drunk US, 2001
drunkalog noun in twelve-step recovery programmes such as
Alcoholics Anonymous, a long story recounted at a programme
meeting, dwelling on the addiction and its manifestations rather
than recovery US, 1998
drunkard noun a passenger train running late on a Saturday night
US, 1977
drunk as a cunt adjective very drunk. Presumed to date from a late
C19 variation of the traditional folk song ‘Seven Drunken Nights’:
‘Oh, you’re drunk, you’re drunk, you stupid old cunt / You’re drunk
as a cunt can be’ UK, 1984
drunk as a lord adjective being in a state of drunkenness. One of
the more notable similes for ‘drunk’
UK, 1796
drunk as a skunk adjective very drunk. Derives not from the charac-
teristics of a skunk but, most likely, simply from the rhyme; or
possibly as a slurring of DRUNK AS A CUNT. Widely known UK, 2002
drunk as a thousand dollars adjective very drunk CANADA, 1989
drunk as Chloe adjective very drunk. The identity of the apparently
besozzled Chloe is a mystery
AUSTRALIA, 1892
drunk as Cooter Brown adjective very drunk US, 1953
drunkathon noun a session of excessive drinking UK, 2003
drunk bumps noun small bumps delineating lanes on motorways
and roads. So named because of their role in alerting drunk
drivers that they are straying out of their lane

US, 1992
drunken adjective (used of a wink in tiddlywinks) behaving
unpredictably US, 1977
drunken forest noun in the permafrost area of northern Canada,
trees tilted in many directions by natural forces and not held by
their shallow root systems CANADA, 1957
drunkie noun an alcoholic UK, 1861
drunkometer noun any device used to measure a motorist’s blood
alcohol content US, 1962
drunk tank noun a jail cell where drunk prisoners are detained US,
1947
drunk wagon noun a police van used for rounding up public drunks
US, 1970
druthers noun a preference US, 1870
dropper | druthers 222
dry noun 1 an instance of an actor forgetting the lines UK, 1945. 2 a
politician who espouses economic caution, especially a
Conservative under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. Coined as
an antonym for WET (a middle-of-the-road politician) UK, 1983. < on
the dry
in a state of refraining from drinking any alcohol US, 1957.
< the Dry the dry season in Australia’s tropical north AUSTRALIA,
1908
dry verb of an actor, to forget your lines during a performance UK, 1934
dry adjective 1 of a heavy drinker or alcoholic, doing without alcohol,
not drinking, nor under the influence of alcohol
UK, 2002. 2 without
money
US, 1942
dry adverb in a simulated manner US, 1975

dry as a dead dingo’s donger adjective extremely dry; extremely
thirsty; parched. That is, as dry ‘as the penis of a dead dingo’ (a
native dog living in arid regions) AUSTRALIA, 1971
dry as a kookburra’s kyber adjective extremely dry, parched
AUSTRALIA, 1971
dry as a Pommy’s towel adjective extremely dry; extremely thirsty;
parched. From the notion that English people do not wash, a
stereotype long held in Australia
AUSTRALIA, 1987
dry as a whore’s cunt on Sunday morning adjective extremely
dry, especially of exploratory oil drillings US, 1985
dry balls noun an ache in the testicles from sexual activity not
resulting in ejaculation BAHAMAS, 1982
dry bath noun in prison, a strip search UK, 1933
dry clean verb to wash your body with just a face cloth TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 2003
dry clean Methodist noun a Christian belonging to a church that
does not practise full-immersion baptism US, 1970
dry drunk noun a person who behaves like an alcoholic even though
they are abstaining from drinking. A term used in twelve-step
recovery programmes such as Alcoholics Anonymous
US, 1998
dry Dutch courage noun drugs US, 1987
dry-eye adjective concealing any emotional reaction BAHAMAS, 1982
dry-fire; dry-snap verb to practise shooting a pistol without live
ammunition US, 1957
dryfoot noun in a Nova Scotia fishing village, a person who never
goes fishing CANADA, 1985
dry fuck noun sex simulated while clothed US, 1938

dry-fuck verb 1 to stimulate or pantomime sexual intercourse while
clothed
US, 1935. 2 to penetrate a vagina or rectum without benefit
of lubricant US, 1979
dry goods noun clothing US, 1851
drygulch verb to ambush US, 1930
drygulcher noun an outlaw who would hide in small canyons and
ambush travellers US, 1930
dryhanded adjective inordinately proud, snobbish US, 1947
dry heaves noun non-productive vomiting or retching US, 1991
dry high noun marijuana US, 1977
dry hole noun a military operation based on poor intelligence and
producing no results US, 1990
dry hoot noun a marijuana cigarette rolled tight and not lit but
sniffed
CANADA, 2002
dry-hump verb to simulate sexual intercourse while clothed US, 1964
dry lay noun sexual intercourse simulated through clothing US, 1951
dry out verb 1 to undergo a course of treatment designed to break
dependence on alcohol
US, 1908. 2 to detoxify from heroin addiction
US, 1966
dry root noun 1 an act of simulated sexual intercourse while clothed
AUSTRALIA, 1979. 2 sex without the benefit of lubrication NEW ZEALAND,
1998
dry-root verb to simulate sexual intercourse while clothed AUSTRALIA,
2000
dry rub noun body contact, implicitly sexual US, 1950
dry run noun 1 a trip to court in which nothing happens US, 1997. 2 a
false alarm

US, 1959
dry shite noun a boring individual IRELAND, 1995
dry snitch noun a person who unintentionally or indirectly but
intentionally betrays or informs on another
US, 1989
dry-snitch verb to betray or inform on someone either
unintentionally or indirectly but intentionally
US, 1967
dry up noun to inject a drug intravenously. Probably a variation of
DRAW UP UK, 2003
dry up verb to stop talking. Often used as an imperative US, 1853
dry water noun in Nova Scotia, an area formerly covered by water
but silted in CANADA, 1999
D/s noun in Sado-masochistic sex, domination and submission US,
1995
D’s noun Dayton tire rims US, 1997
DT noun 1 a police officer on a street crime beat US, 1985. 2 heroin UK,
2003
DTK adjective handsome, dressed sharply. An abbreviation of ‘down
to kill’, ‘down’ meaning ‘ready’ and ‘kill’ in the figurative sense
US,
1967
dtodadjective door to door UK, 1985
D town nickname 1 Dallas, Texas US, 1998. 2 Denver, Colorado US, 1986
DTR noun a conversation in which two people define their relation-
ship
US, 2002
DTs noun 1 delirium tremens, the withdrawal symptoms of an alcohol
or drug addiction US, 1857. 2 a pair of men’s close-fitting and
revealing nylon swimming trunks. Standing for DICK TOGS AUSTRALIA,

2003
du noun used as a term of address in male-to-male greetings. An
abbreviation of the already short DUDE US, 2000
dual noun a person who is willing to play either the sadist or
masochist role in a sadomasochism encounter US, 1979
dual sack time noun time spent sleeping with someone US, 1946
Duane Eddys noun cash money. Rhyming slang for READIES,formed
from the name of US guitarist Duane Eddy (b.1938) UK, 2004
dub noun 1 the last part of a marijuana cigarette that is possible to
smoke US, 1989. 2 a cigarette, especially when used to extend a
marijuana cigarette US, 1975. 3 a car wheel rim. Usually in the plural
US, 2002. 4 the Western Hockey League in Canada CANADA, 1991. 5 a
twenty-dollar note. An abbreviation of
DOUBLE SAWBUCK US, 1981. 6 an
incompetent and inferior person US, 1887
Dub nickname someone from Dublin IRELAND, 1996
dub verb 1 to have sex with US, 1997. 2 to close, to lock up. Prison use,
from the obsolete sense (a key) UK, 1753. 3 to criticise, or otherwise
dismiss, in speech. Teen slang UK, 2003
dubber noun a cigarette US, 1975
dubbies noun the female breasts US, 1966
dubbo noun a fool. From the country town Dubbo, seen as a place
of country bumpkins AUSTRALIA, 1973
dub-dub-dub noun the World Wide Web (www). A spoken shortening
UK, 2003
dub dub dub verb to contact or use the internet. By ellipsis of each
initial in the conventional abbreviation for World Wide Web
UK, 2005
dubes noun a central nervous system stimulant UK, 1983
dubich noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1997

Dublin noun any neighourhood populated by large numbers of Irish
immigrants US, 1963
dubs noun twenty dollars; something sold for twenty dollars US, 2001
Dubya nickname George W. Bush, 43rd President of the US. A
deliberately Texan pronunciation of ‘W’, necessarily included in his
name during the presidential campaign of 1999 and 2000 to
differentiate him from his father George Bush, 41st President of
the US US, 1999
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ducat noun in prison, a written order given to a prisoner for an
appointment
US, 1926
ducats noun money US, 1866
duchess noun 1 a wife. An affectionate title, adopted from ‘the wife
of a duke’ (the highest hereditary rank of nobility), originally given
to costermongers’ wives, perhaps in relation to the coster-royalty of
Pearly Kings and Queens. May be a shortened form of
DUCHESS OF
FIFE
, or extended from DUTCH (a spouse) UK, 1895. 2 a girlfriend US,
1945. 3 a female member of a youth gang US, 1993. 4 acomfortably-
off or grandly well-appointed homosexual man UK, 2002
duchess verb to treat as a VIP AUSTRALIA, 1956
Duchess of Fife noun a wife. Rhyming slang; often suggested as the
origin of
DUTCH (a wife) and/or DUCHESS UK, 1961
Duchess of Teck; duchess noun a cheque. Rhyming slang, formed
from the title of Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria Mary
(‘Princess May’) of Teck (1867–1953), queen consort of George V,
or from her mother, Princess Mary Adelaide, who was entitled

Duchess of Teck from 1871. The husband, DUKE OF TECK, serves the
same purpose in slang UK, 1960
Duchess of York noun pork. Rhyming slang, not recorded until after
Sarah (‘Fergie’) Ferguson (b.1959) became Duchess of York in 1986
UK, 1992
duck noun 1 in cricket, a score of zero/nought. A shortening of the
original term ‘duck’s egg’ which derived from the shape of 0
written in the scorebook
UK, 1868. 2 an unrelentingly gullible and
trusting person; an odd person. Prison usage US, 1848. 3 in pool, a
shot that cannot be missed or a game that cannot be lost US, 1990.
4 an attractive target for a robbery US, 1965. 5 a stolen car discovered
by police through serendipitous checking of number plates. An
abbreviation of SITTING DUCK US, 1970. 6 a portable urinal for male
hospital patients US, 1980. 7 a prison sentence of two years. Probably
from the shape of 2 US, 1990. 8 in a deck of playing cards, a two US,
1988. 9 a surfer who lingers in the water, rarely catching a wave US,
1991
. 10 an admission ticket for a paid event. An abbreviation of
DUCAT US, 1945. 11 a firefighter. New York police slang US, 1997.
12 inexpensive wine. An abbreviation and then generic use of Cold
Duck, a sparkling red wine that was extremely popular in the
1960s and 70s US, 1972. 13 used as a term of address, usually an
endearment. Also used in the plural since 1936 UK, 1590
duck verb 1 to avoid US, 1864. 2 in pool, to miss a shot or lose a game
intentionally to mislead an opponent as to your true ability US, 1993.
< duck a date in circus and carnival usage, to fail to perform as
scheduled
US, 1981. < duck and dive to avoid or evade, especially
with regard to legality or responsibility; to dodge work, to shirk;

hence, to avoid regular employment but make a living
nevertheless. Rhyming slang for
SKIVE (to avoid or evade) UK, 1960.
< duck arse when smoking, to wet the cigarette end with saliva.
Probably a back-formation from DUCK’S ARSE, changing ‘duck’ from
‘a bird’ to a verb UK, 1968
duckbill noun an experimental 12-gauge shotgun tested by US Navy
SEALS in Vietnam US, 1991
duck bucket noun in poker, a poor hand that wins a pot, especially a
pair of twos US, 1996
duck butt noun 1 a short person US, 1939. 2 a hair-style popular in the
early 1950s, in which the hair was tapered and curled on the nape
of the neck like the feathers of a duck’s tail
US, 1955
duck butter noun smegma or other secretions that collect on and
around the genitals US, 1933
duck day noun the day when a member of the US armed forces is
honourably discharged. An allusion to the US armed forces
insignia designating honourable discharge known as the RUPTURED
DUCK US
, 1946
duck-dive verb in surfing, to push the nose of the surfboard down
under a breaking wave US, 1988
duck egg noun a fool. Possibly from the cricketing term which
derives from DUCK (zero) UK, 2003
duck factory noun an area of marsh where ducks nest CANADA, 1964
duck-fucker noun a lazy person US, 1986
duckhouse noun < one up against your duckhouse something
to your detriment; one against you
AUSTRALIA, 1933

duck out; duck out of verb to avoid responsibility; to fail to attend
a meeting. An elaboration of
DUCK (to avoid) UK, 1984
duck plucker noun used as a euphemism for ‘motherfucker’ US, 1976
duck rest noun a poor night’s sleep BARBADOS, 1965
ducks noun money. An abbreviation of DUCATS US, 1997
ducks and drakes noun delirium tremens. Rhyming slang for SHAKES
AUSTRALIA
, 1967
ducks and geese noun the police AUSTRALIA, 1966
duck’s arse; duck’s ass noun 1 a hairstyle popular in the early
1950s, especially among Teddy Boys; the hair was tapered and
curled on the nape of the neck like the feathers of a duck’s tail.
Also widely known by the initials
DA, and occasionally by the
euphemistic ‘duck’s anatomy’
UK, 1955. 2 a cigarette end that is
over-moistened with a smoker’s saliva UK, 1993. 3 an informant.
Rhyming slang for
GRASS (an informant), probably formed during
the 1950s when the ‘duck’s arse’ hairstyle was in fashion
UK, 1950s.
< tighter than a duck’s arse very drunk or drug-intoxicated.
An oddly mixed metaphor UK, 2002
duck’s disease; ducks’ disease; duck-disease noun shortness of
stature, especially applied to short legs. A humorous reference to
an anatomical characteristic of ducks UK, 1925
duck’s guts noun 1 trouble BARBADOS, 1965. 2 something superlative
AUSTRALIA, 1979
duck shoving noun the passing of a problem on to another NEW

ZEALAND
, 1984
duck’s nest noun in oil drilling, a brick-lined hole under a boiler that
enhances combustion
US, 1954
duck soup noun an easy task; a cinch US, 1902
duck suit noun a brown and tan camouflage suit, not dissimilar to
the suit worn by a duck hunter, issued to US special forces in
Vietnam. The colours were not particularly suited for Vietnam and
the suits were largely rejected by the troops US, 1953
duck tail noun 1 a hair-style popular in the early 1950s in which a
boy’s hair was tapered and curled on the nape of the neck like the
feathers of a duck’s tail US, 1943. 2 an unruly South African youth
SOUTH AFRICA, 1959
Ducky nickname Le Duc Tho (1911–1990), North Vietnamese poli-
tician, who declined the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize which he won
jointly with Dr Henry Kissinger of the US
US, 1991
ducky adjective attractive, good US, 1901
ducky; duckie noun used as a term of address. Originally in general
use, especially by women; from mid-C20, usage by men is often
affected, implying homosexuality UK, 1819
duct noun cocaine. An abbreviation of C-DUCT US, 1986
dud noun a worthless or unsuccessful person or thing, a failure.
Originally, ‘an unexploded bomb or shell’ UK, 1915
dud verb to fool or deceive; to swindle AUSTRALIA, 1970
dud adjective worthless, useless, unsatisfactory UK, 1903
dud bash noun an unsatisifying sexual partner AUSTRALIA, 1967
dudder noun a swindler; a con artist AUSTRALIA, 1988
dude noun 1 a regular fellow. In the US, the term had this vague

sense in the hippie culture, and then a much more specific sense
in the 1970s and 80s US, 1883. 2 used as a term of address, young
male to young male US, 1945. 3 a railway conductor US, 1946
Dude nickname Lenny Dykstra (b. 1963), a hard-playing and hard-
living center fielder and leadoff hitter in baseball (1985–1996) US,
1989
dude adjective well-dressed BAHAMAS, 1982
dude up verb to dress up US, 1899
Dudley noun a beginner gambler US, 2003
Dudley Do-Right; Dudley Dogooder noun the epitome of a
sincere, moral, upstanding citizen, despised by those who live on
the fringes of the law. From a cartoon feature Dudley Do-Right of
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the Mounties first aired in 1961 as a segment on the Rocky and
Friends Show
US, 1990
Dudley Moore; dudley noun a sore, hence any kind of
uncomfortable skin condition. Rhyming slang, formed from the
name of a British actor, comedian and jazz-musician, 1935–2002
UK, 1992
dudly; dudley adjective (used of a boy) extremely boring. Valley girl
slang
US, 1982
dud root noun an unsatisifying sexual partner AUSTRALIA, 1985
duds noun 1 clothing UK, 1307. 2 fake drugs. From DUD (a worthless
thing) UK, 1996
due noun the residue left in a pipe after smoking crack cocaine US,
1989
due adjective of a professional criminal, considered likely to be
arrested whether or not actually responsible for the crime in

question
UK, 1996
due-back noun something that is borrowed, such as a cigarette, with
an expectation of a ultimate return of the favour
US, 1951
Duesie noun a Duesenberg car US, 1965
duff noun the buttocks, the rump. Although first recorded in the UK,
modern usage began in the US in 1939 UK, 1840. < up the duff
pregnant. Perhaps from ‘duff’ (pudding) AUSTRALIA, 1941
duff verb to escape US, 1963
duff adjective no good, inferior, useless UK, 1953
duffel drag noun the final morning of a soldier’s service in Vietnam
US, 1991
duffer noun 1 a doltish old man. In recent times, the term has come
to take on an emphasis on age
UK, 1730. 2 an incompetent, a
person of no ability. Possibly from Scots doofart (a stupid person)
UK, c.1730
Duff’s Ditch noun the Red River floodway, built 1962–68 when Duff
Roblin was Premier CANADA, 1987
duff up verb to beat up, to assault someone UK, 1961
duffy noun 1 a spasm feigned by a drug addict in the hope of
eliciting sympathy from a physician
US, 1973. 2 a doltish old man. A
variation of DUFFER UK, 2002
duffy; duffie verb to leave quickly. A simpler version of TA KE IT ON
THE ARTHUR DUFFY US
, 1945
duggy adjective dressed in style US, 1993
dugongs the female breasts UK, 1985

Dugout Doug nickname General Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) of
the US Army US, 1982
duh noun an offensive, despicable person; a clumsy person; a socially
awkward person. From the expression of disgust at someone’s
stupidity
SOUTH AFRICA, 1976
duh! used for expressing disgust at the stupidity of what has just
been said. A single syllable with a great deal of attitude
US, 1963
duh-brain noun a stupid person. Extended from duh UK, 2006
duji; doogie; doojie noun heroin US, 1960
duke noun 1 a regular fellow; a tough guy US, 1939. 2 poor quality
tobacco issued by the State of California to prisoners. Named after
former California Governor Deukmejian (1983–91) US, 1989. 3 in
card games, a hand (of cards) US, 1967
Duke noun 1 a Ducati motorcycle UK, 1979. 2 a socially inept person
US, 1983
Duke nickname 1 Edwin Donald Snider (b.1926). Snider played center
field for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams of
the 1950s and was the most powerful hitter in the Dodgers’ line-
up. He was more formally known as the ‘Duke of Flatbush’
US, 1969.
2 the film actor John Wayne, 1907–79 US, 2001
duke verb 1 to fight with fists US, 1935. 2 to give US, 1973 . 3 to allow US,
2001. 4 to fool; to deceive US, 1975. 5 to have sex US, 1993. 6 to short-
change someone by palming a coin given as part of the change
US, 1981
duke breath noun bad breath US, 1993
duked out adjective dressed up US, 1938
Duke of Argyle noun a file (a tool). Rhyming slang UK, 1992

Duke of Argyles; the duke noun haemorrhoids. Rhyming slang for
‘piles’
UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
Duke of Kent noun rent. Rhyming slang, no earlier than C20 UK, 1932
Duke of Kent adjective bent (in all senses). Rhyming slang UK, 1992
Duke of Montrose noun the nose. Glasgow rhyming slang UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1988
Duke of Teck; duke noun a cheque. Rhyming slang UK, 1960
Duke of York noun 1 a cork. Rhyming slang UK, 1931. 2 talk. Rhyming
slang UK, 1992. 3 a fork. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
duke on verb to give US, 1967
duker noun a person inclined to fight US, 1979
dukes noun 1 the hands; fists. The singular is ‘duke’, or variant
‘dook’, which is probably rhyming slang, formed on
DUKE OF YORK
for ‘forks’ (the fingers) US, 1859. 2 cut-off blue jean shorts. An
abbreviation of DAISY DUKES US, 1996
duke shot noun any method by which a carnival game operator
allows a customer to win a rigged game
US, 1985
duke’s mixture noun 1 a person of mixed race US, 1961. 2 arandom
conglomeration
US, 1914
dukey noun 1 a brown paper lunch bag. Chicago slang US, 1986. 2 in
the circus, a lunch prepared for circus workers on long train
journeys between towns US, 1980. 3 in circus and carnival usage, a
meal ticket or book of meal tickets
US, 1981 8see: DOOKIE
dukey rope noun a gold chain necklace US, 1989

dukey run noun in the circus, a long train ride between shows US,
1980
duky noun an operator of a DUKW barge ANTARCTICA, 1966
dull and dowdy adjective cloudy. Rhyming slang, that can refer to
poorly conditioned beer as well as the weather UK, 1992
dull as arse adjective very boring, extremely dull UK, 2002
dullsville noun the epitome of a boring existence US, 1960
Dullsville, Ohio noun anywhere other than Las Vegas US, 1985
dumb as a mud fence adjective very stupid US, 2004
dumb ass noun 1 a stupid person US, 1958. 2 stupidity US, 1972 . < eat
up with the dumb ass
very stupid US, 1984
dumb-ass; dumb-assed adjective stupid, foolish. From the noun
sense US, 1957
dumb as two short planks adjective used to describe someone
who is very stupid CANADA, 1989
dumbbell noun a stupid person US, 1918
dumb blonde noun a stereotypical (perhaps mythical) blonde-haired,
sexually attractive woman who is not especially intelligent US, 1936
dumb bomb noun a bomb that must be dropped accurately. Back
formation from ‘smart bomb’ US, 1991
dumbbutt noun a dolt US, 1973
dumb cake noun in Newfoundland, a cake baked and eaten by
unmarried women in silence CANADA, 1998
dumb cluck noun afoolAUSTRALIA, 1948
dumb crooker noun a social misfit US, 1963
Dumb Dora noun an empty-headed woman US, 1922
dumb down verb to simplify the content of something so that it
can be understood by the general uneducated public US, 1933
dumb dust noun cocaine or heroin US, 1986

dumbfuck; dumb-fuck noun a despicable, stupid person US, 1950
dumbjohn noun a person of no importance, especially a military
cadet US, 1951
dumbo noun a dolt, a fool US, 1932
Dumbo noun during the war in Vietnam, a C-123 US Air Force
provider US, 1989
dumbshit noun an imbecile US, 1961
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dumbshit adjective stupid US, 1967
dumb sock noun a dolt US, 1932
dumbwad noun an imbecile US, 1978
dum-dum noun 1 a soft-core bullet that expands upon impact UK,
1897. 2 a simpleton US, 1937. 3 Demerol™, a central nervous system
depressant
US, 1984
dummies noun 1 in horse racing, spurs approved for racing AUSTRALIA,
1989. 2 imitation drugs US, 1995
dummkopf noun a dolt; a fool. German for ‘dumb-head’ US, 1809
dummy noun 1 a fool; a mentally retarded person UK, 1796. 2 amute
US, 1962. 3 a representative of a corrupt police officer in insurance
fraud
UK, 1956. 4 a feigned injury or illness US, 1992 . 5 a substance
other than narcotics sold as narcotics
US, 1992. 6 a solitary confine-
ment cell in prison NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 7 a train that transports
railway workers
US, 1946. 8 a wallet. From an earlier use as ‘a pocket-
book’
UK, 1958. 9 the penis US, 1950. < beat your dummy (used of
a male) to masturbate US, 1977. < on the dummy quiet US, 1971

dummy verb to pack marijuana into a rolled cigarette butt US, 1965
dummy-chucker noun a swindler who pretends to be the victim of
accidents US, 1963
dummy dust noun 1 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as
PCP or angel dust US, 1977. 2 cocaine US, 1992
dummy flogger noun a masturbator US, 1985
dummy oil noun Demerol™, a branded central nervous system
depressant US, 1988
dummy stick noun a bamboo stick used to carry baskets on each
end, carried across the shoulders US, 1965
dummy up verb to stop talking; to be quiet US, 1928
dump noun 1 the buttocks US, 1973. 2 an act of defecation US, 1942. 3 an
unpleasant place or location
US, 1899. 4 in a smuggling operation,
the place where the goods to be smuggled are assembled
US, 1956.
5 a ticket returned unsold to a theatre by a ticket agency US, 1981.
6 a large, unprocessed amount of information US, 1991. 7 a hospital
patient who is transferred from one hospital or nursing home to
another US, 1983. 8 a mortuary. Gallows humour from the Vietnam
war US, 1991. 9 a fall from a surfboard, usually caused by a wave’s
impact US, 1964. < take a dump 1 to defecate US, 1942. 2 to lose a
game intentionally, especially for the purpose of taking advantage
of spectator betting
US, 1955
dump verb 1 to beat; to kill US, 1960. 2 to assault US, 1951. 3 to break off
a romantic relationship with someone
AUSTRALIA, 1967. 4 to derive
sexual pleasure from sadistic acts
US, 1957. 5 in bowling, to release

the ball with the fingers and thumb at the same time US, 1969. 6 to
fall from a surfboard; to be battered by a wave while bodysurfing
AUSTRALIA, 1967. 7 in motorcyling, to fall to the ground with the
motorcyle US, 1973. 8 in hot rodding and drag racing, to damage a
component partially or completely US, 1965. 9 to lose a game
intentionally, especially for the purpose of taking advantage of
spectator betting
US, 1951. 10 in horse racing, to bet a large amount
on a horse just before a race US, 1951. 11 to lose a large sum of
money gambling in a short period US, 1980. 12 to vomit after
injecting heroin or a synthetic opiate US, 1968. 13 to complete an
illegal drug sale by delivering the drug US, 1995. < dump it out to
defecate US, 1990. < dump the clutch in drag racing, to engage
the clutch in a quick and forceful manner US, 1970. < dump your
load to ejaculate NEW ZEALAND, 1998
dumper noun 1 a toilet UK, 2003. 2 an athlete who dumps a game,
intentionally losing US, 1951. 3 a person who takes sexual pleasure
from sadistic acts US, 1957. 4 an uninspiring, boring experience UK,
1983. 5 a large and dangerous wave that breaks suddenly AUSTRALIA,
1920
dumpi; dumpy noun the smallest size (340ml) bottle of beer. From
the squat shape
SOUTH AFRICA, 1966
dumping noun a beating in the context of sadistic sex US, 1957
dumping table noun a blackjack table in a casino where players
have been consistently winning US, 1991
dumpling noun a fool, a dunce UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
dump off verb (used of a casino dealer) to overpay a bet made by a
confederate
US, 1985

dump out verb (of a casino employee) to lose intentionally as part of
a scheme with a gambler or gamblers
US, 1977
dumps noun thefemalebreastsUS, 2001. < down in the dumps
depressed, melancholy UK, 1714. < the dumps melancholy. Often
in phrases ‘in the dumps’ and ‘down in the dumps’
UK, 1714
dump stroke noun in pool, the minuscule adjustment to a shot that
a player makes when intentionally missing a shot
US, 1990
dump truck noun 1 a court-appointed public defender US, 1984. 2 a
car filled with lesbians
US, 1970. 3 a prisoner who does not hold up
his end of a shared task or relationship US, 1989
dumpty noun a latrine AUSTRALIA, 1945
dumpy adjective (used of waves) weak, erratic US, 1988
dun noun a male friend US, 2002
duncey adjective stupid TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1962
duncy; duncey adjective foolish, stupid BARBADOS, 1965
dundus noun an albino. West Indian and UK black patois UK, 1994
dune coon noun an Arab. Very offensive US, 1984
duner noun a person who enjoys driving dune buggies in the desert
US, 1974
dungarees noun battle fatigues. Marine Corps usage in World War 2
and Korea US, 1979
dung beetle noun used by bookmakers for describing a person who
thrives on blather or bullshit AUSTRALIA, 1989
dunge noun a dent IRELAND, 1997
dungeon noun a nightclub catering to sado-masochistic fetishists US,
1996

dunger; dunga noun the penis NEW ZEALAND, 1998
dungout noun an utter failure NEW ZEALAND, 1995
dungpuncher noun the male playing the active role in anal sex
AUSTRALIA, 1985
dung-scuffer noun a cowboy. A euphemism for SHITKICKER US, 1974
dunk verb to humiliate in any context US, 1999
dunka noun a large posterior US, 2002
Dunkirk noun work. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
dunky; dunkey noun acondomUK, 1997
Dunlop tyre; dunlop noun a liar. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
dunnies noun a toilet block AUSTRALIA, 1933
dunnit? doesn’t it? A phonetic slurring UK, 1984
dunno; dunna; dunnaw don’t know; I don’t know. A phonetic
slurring UK, 1842
dunny noun 1 a toilet. A shortening of dunniken, from British dialect
and cant. Thought to be a compound of ‘danna’ (excrement) and
‘ken’ (house). Before the age of septic tanks and flush toilets the
‘dunny’ was a wooden outhouse standing far back from a
dwelling. The spelling ‘dunnee’ seems only to have been favoured
by Barry Humphries in his Bazza MacKenzie comic strip AUSTRALIA,
1933
. 2 the vagina BAHAMAS, 1982. 3 money JAMAICA, 2000
dunny budgie noun a blowfly AUSTRALIA, 2003
dunny can noun a sanitary bin AUSTRALIA, 1962
dunny cart noun a vehicle for collecting sanitary bins AUSTRALIA, 1963
dunny diver noun a plumber NEW ZEALAND, 2002
dunny documents noun toilet paper AUSTRALIA, 1996
dunny man; dunnyman noun a man employed to empty sanitary
bins AUSTRALIA, 1962
dunny paper noun toilet paper AUSTRALIA, 1987

duns noun money JAMAICA, 1982
dupe noun a duplicate US, 1891
dupe verb to duplicate US, 1912
duper noun a duplicating machine, such as a mimeograph US, 1982
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