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such as Acapulco gold. US, 1972. < fly off the handle to lose your
temper; to lose self-control
US, 1843. < fly right to behave in a
manner appropriate to the situation US, 1984. < fly the bean flag
to be experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1954.
< fly the flag to appeal against a conviction in hope of a
reduced sentence
AUSTRALIA, 1975. < fly the kite to defraud, to
cheat, especially by passing a fraudulent cheque or by obtaining
and dishonouring a credit arrangement UK, 1968 . < fly the mail to
drive (a truck) very fast US, 1961. < fly the red flag to experience
the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1954. < fly the rod to
gesture with the middle finger, roughly conveying ‘fuck you!’ US,
1968. < fly without a licence of a male, to have an undone
trouser fly. Generally juvenile UK, 1977
fly adjective 1 good, pleasing, fashionable. A term which has enjoyed
three bursts of popularity – in the swing jazz era of the late 1930s,
the emergence of black exploitation films in the early 1970s, and
with the explosion of hip-hop culture in the 1980s US, 1879.
2 cunning, devious; artful, knowing. From Scottish dialect fly (sly;
smart) UK, 1724. 3 cunningly discreet. A slight variation of the pre-
vious sense UK, 2000 . 4 in the youth trend for ‘souped-up’ motor-
scootering, daring, dangerous, clever UK, 2004. 5 aware of what is
going on; wise to criminal ways AUSTRALIA, 1882. 6 unreliable;
dishonest TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
flybait noun 1 an unattractive girl US, 1947. 2 acorpseUS, 1992
fly baker; fly bravo verb to experience the bleed period of the
menstrual cycle. In the phonetic alphabet from 1941–56 ‘baker’
was given for ‘B’, from 1956 to date ‘bravo’ is used; in naval
signalling to fly the flag representing ‘B’ means ‘I am taking on,
carrying or discharging dangerous goods’; a large red flag is flown

US, 1999
fly ball noun in handball, a shot played off the front wall before it
hits the ground
US, 1970
fly beer noun in the Maritime Provinces, beer of potatoes and hop
yeast, and molasses or sugar and water CANADA, 1959
fly-blown adj ective broke; penniless AUSTRALIA, 1853
flybog noun jam AUSTRALIA, 1920
flyboy noun 1 a military aviator US, 1937. 2 in drag racing, a hobbyist
who confines their passion to weekend racing. Punning on the
1940s ‘aviator’ sense of the term US, 1965
fly-by noun a missile that misses its target and does no damage US,
1991
fly-by-night noun a person who is drunk. Rhyming slang for TIGHT
(tipsy) UK, 1992
fly-by-night adjective unreliable; likely to disappear US, 1914
fly-by-nights; fly-be’s noun tights UK, 1979
fly cemetery noun a currant pudding UK, 1963
fly chick noun an attractive woman US, 1945
flyer noun 1 a chance, a gamble, a risk. Originally a financial specu-
lation. Also spelt ‘flier’ US, 2001. 2 a conversational line used to start
conversation when seeking a sexual encounter US, 1972. 3 aperson
who threatens to or has jumped to his death US, 1987
f ly-fishing position noun in fencing, an unconventional guard pos-
ition used by some épéeists. From the image of a fisherman
casting UK, 1988
fly-fly boy noun a military aviator US, 1949
fly gee noun in circus and carnival usage, a clever, sarcastic, sophisti-
cated man with a flexible approach to the truth US, 1981
fly girl noun an attractive, sexually alluring young woman US, 1986

fly-in noun an extravagant party for homosexual men in which men
flyintothepartyfromallpartsofthecountryUS, 1982
flying adjective 1 experiencing the euphoric or mind-altering effects
of a drug. A shortened form of ‘flying high’ or ‘flying in the
clouds’ US, 1942. 2 making great progress, doing exceedingly well
IRELAND, 1992. 3 in poker, full, as in a full house US, 1967
flying a noun an extremely obnoxious person. The ‘a’ is usually
understood as ASSHOLE US, 1968
flying arse noun nothing at all, the very least amount. A variation of
FLYING FUCK UK, 2002
flying banana nickname 1 a military transport helicopter, especially
the Piasecki HRP
US, 1950. 2 an H-21 helicopter. Vietnam war usage
with variant ‘banana’
US, 1957
flying boxcar nickname a transport aircraft, especially a C-119 US, 1918
flying brick noun any heavy aircraft that is difficult to control US, 1944
flying brickyard nickname the Orbiter Space Shuttle. A derisive
reference to the 34,000 heat resistant tiles designed to protect the
craft during re-entry to the earth’s atmosphere; construction
began in 1975, and the first mission was flown in 1983
US, 1994
flying carpet noun a livery taxi. New York police slang; an allusion
to the large number of immigrant drivers US, 1997
flying coffin noun any dangerous aircraft, such as a glider used by
paratroopers. A reference to the gliders’ vulnerability to artillery US,
1918
flying douche noun < take a flying douche used as an intense
expression of ‘go to hell’ US, 1965
flying duck used for all senses of ‘fuck’. Rhyming slang UK, 1992

flying Dutchman noun a drug dealer US, 1992
Flying Edsel nickname 8see: EDSEL
flying firetruck noun nothing, the very least amount. A barely
euphemistic variation of FLYING FUCK UK, 2003
flying flapjack nickname the XF5 U-1 experimental military hovering
aircraft
US, 1973
flying fox noun a device for crossing or transporting goods across
rivers, ravines, or the like AUSTRALIA, 1901
flying fuck noun nothing at all, the very least amount. Usually
couched in the negative
US, 1946. < take a flying fuck get lost!
US, 1926
flying fuckland noun a fantasy world; used for registering disbelief
UK, 2000
flying gas station; gas station in the sky nickname aKC-135
aircraft used for inflight refuelling of jet aircraft US, 1991
Flying Horsemen nickname during the war in Vietnam, the First Air
Cavalry Division. An elite reconnaissance unit US, 1989
flying Jenny noun a US Army shortwave radar set US, 1947
flying lesson noun 1 the reported US and South Vietnamese
practice of pushing suspected Viet Cong or captured North
Vietnamese soldiers from helicopters to their death US, 1991. 2 the
act of throwing a prisoner or guard off a high tier in a prison
cellblock
US, 1992
flying orders noun instructions given to a truck driver by a
dispatcher US, 1971
flying Oscar nickname a Boeing-Vertol CH-47 helicopter, the US
Army’s prime cargo helicopter in Vietnam. So named because of

the likeness to an Oscar Meyer™ hotdog
US, 1991
flying pasty noun excrement, wrapped and thrown from a prison
window. The term survives where modern sanitation is not easily
available UK, 1996
flying prostitute nickname a B-26 bomber aircraft. Like the lady of
the night, the B-26 had no visible means of support US, 1943
flying saucer noun a morning glory seed, thought to have
psychoactive properties US, 1971
flying saucer cap noun a military service cap US, 1971
flying sheep’s dick noun nothing at all, the very least amount UK,
1992
flying sixty-nine noun mutual and simultaneous oral sex . A vari-
ation of SOIXANTE-NEUF UK, 1984
flying squad noun a fast-moving, versatile group US, 1967
flying telephone pole; telephone pole nickname a surface-to-air
missile, especially an SA-2. Vietnam war usage US, 1977
flying ten noun a ten-dollar advance on pay given to a soldier when
newly assigned to a base US, 1956
fly | flying ten 262
Flying Tiger Air Force noun a collection of American mercenaries
who flew air raids in support of Chiang Kai-shek’s losing effort on
mainland China
US, 1971
flying triangle noun LSD UK, 2003
flying twenty-five noun a pay advance in the military US, 1956
flying wedge noun a group of people in a wedge-shaped formation,
advancing rapidly into a crowd. A practice and term used by
police, security workers and American football players
US, 1970

fly in the ointment noun anything that spoils the perfection of a
finished article. Of biblical inspiration (Ecclesiastes 10:1) UK, 1833
fly in the sky noun an aircraft, especially a police helicopter US, 1976
Flynn < in like Flynn 1 easily, quickly, without effort US, 1945. 2 in
poker, said of a player who bets before it is his turn
US, 1951
fly-over noun the inability of a mail plane in rural Alaska to land and
deliver mail
US, 1972
fly’s eyes noun the testicles semi-exposed through tight pants. It can
also refer to the act of a male exposing his testicles by pulling his
underwear tightly between them with the object of terrorising
people with the spectacle
AUSTRALIA, 2000
flyspeck noun Tasmania. A reference to the size of Tasmania relative
to mainland Australia AUSTRALIA, 1966
flyspeck 3 noun any miniscule, unreadable font US, 1991
fly-trap noun the mouth UK, 1795
fnarr! fnarr! used for expressing amusement at a double entendre.
A rote catchphrase response that, for a while, threatened to replace
actual laughter with young people UK, 1997
FNF noun used by prison officers to categorise prisoners who are
held as a result of a Friday night altercation. An initialism of
‘Friday night fracas’ UK, 1996
FNG noun a newly arrived soldier in Vietnam. A ‘fucking new guy’ US,
1966
fnudger noun a person who cheats at marbles by advancing over the
shooting line. Perhaps an alteration of ‘fudge’ AUSTRALIA, 1974
FOAD used as shorthand in Internet discussion groups and text
messages to mean ‘fuck off and die’ US, 2002

FOAF noun a friend of afriend. The most common source for an
urban legend or other apocryphal story US, 1991
foaklies noun inexpensive imitations of Oakley™ sunglasses US, 2003
foam noun beer US, 1908
foamer noun 1 a railway fan whose love for railways is obsessive US,
2004. 2 a glass of beer US, 1959
foamie noun a surfboard made from polyurethane US, 1965
foaming at the mouth adjective very angry. From a symptom of
utter madness UK, 1961
foamy noun a glass of beer US, 1983
foamy cleanser noun in hold ’em poker, an ace and a jack as the
first two cards dealt to a particular player. Building on the
synonymous
AJAX, a branded cleaner and obvious homophonic
leap from ‘ace-jack’ US, 1981
fob noun a Samoan NEW ZEALAND, 1998
FOB noun a foreign exchange student; an international student US,
1993
FOB adjective 1 lazy, inefficient; flat onhisbehind US, 1955. 2 fresh off
the boat. An initialism usually applied to recent immigrants, but in
the usage of Hawaiian youth applied to visitors to the islands
US,
1981
focker noun a fucker (in all senses). Filtered through a Northern
Ireland accent UK: NORTHERN IRELAND, 2001
focus noun vision, eyesight US, 1947
FOD noun foreign object damage to an aircraft US, 1989
foeitog!; foei tog! used as an exclamation of pity or sympathy, and
as a cry of ‘shame!’. An Afrikaans term, foei (shame) tog
(nevertheless), that has some currency among speakers of South

African English SOUTH AFRICA, 1910
fog noun 1 a person who is profoundly out of touch with current
trends and his social peers
US, 1983. 2 steam US, 1954
fog verb to shoot and kill someone US, 1913
fog and mist; foggy noun drunk. Rhyming slang for PISSED UK, 1992
fogey noun an increase in military pay US, 1878
foggy adjective < haven’t the foggiest to be unclear in your
mind. With ellipsis of idea or notion
UK, 1917
fogscoffer noun a rainbow appearing in a fog about to dissipate
CANADA, 1963
fogy; fogey noun an old person with out-dated ideas and values UK,
1720
fogy; fogey adjective old-fashioned, or unusual. Recorded in use
among Leicestershire teenagers UK, 1984
foil noun 1 a quantity of illegal drugs wrapped in aluminium foil
AUSTRALIA, 1994. 2 heroin UK, 2003. < put on the foil in ice hockey,
to apply tinfoil layers (illegally) under the gloves to increase the
impact of punches in fights CANADA, 1977
foilhead noun a person with highlighted hair US, 2001
fokkin adjective used as an intensifier. A variant spelling of ‘fucking’
based on Irish pronunciation
UK, 2003
fold noun money UK, 2000
fold verb 1 to fail, to cease to be operational, used of a business
venture or theatrical production UK, 1928. 2 in poker, to withdraw
from a hand, forfeiting your bet
US, 1963. < fold hands to stop
working TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003

folded noun drunk US, 1997
folding; folding stuff; folding green noun paper money, hence
money US, 1930
folding lettuce noun money, paper money. A lesser variant of
FOLDING STUFF US, 1958
Folex noun an inexpensive imitation of a Rolex™ wristwatch US, 2003
folkie noun a folk singer or musician; a folk music enthusiast US, 1966
folknik noun a member of the folk music counterculture of the
1950s and 60s US, 1958
folks noun a group of your friends US, 1997
follies noun the Quarter Sessions. An ironic comparison between
justice and vaudeville. The Courts Act 1971 replaced the Quarter
Sessions with the Crown Courts
UK, 1950
follow-cat noun a person who imitates others TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
1982
follow-pattern adjective copied, derivative, imitative BARBADOS, 1965
follow through verb to accidentally defecate at the conclusion of a
fart UK, 1997
follow your nose! a catchphrase addressed to a person seeking
directions UK, 1664
follytricks noun politics JAMAICA, 2003
FoMoCo nickname the Ford Motor Company US, 1971
fond of her mother; good to her mother adjective homosexual. A
euphemism based on a stereotype UK, 1992
f-one-j-one noun Fiji AUSTRALIA, 1996
fong noun 1 any alcoholic beverage NEW ZEALAND, 1985. 2 a kick. With
variant ‘fon’ IRELAND, 1962
fonged adjective very drunk NEW ZEALAND, 1965
fonk noun a male homosexual BAHAMAS, 1982

foo noun in computing, used as an arbitrary, temporary name for
something US, 1983
food noun bullets UK, 2001
foodaholic noun a compulsive eater US, 1965
food boat noun in prison, a financial alliance between several
prisoners to pay for food UK, 1996
food chain noun a pecking order or hierarchy US, 1998
263 Flying Tiger Air Fo rce | food chain
food coma noun the drowsiness often experienced after eating too
much
US, 1987
foodie noun a person who has a passionate interest in the latest
trends in gourmet food
UK, 1982
food stamps noun in poker, a player’s cash reserved for household
expenses pressed into action after he has lost his betting money
US, 1996
foof noun the breast. Usually in the plural UK, 2002
foofoo noun 1 the vagina UK, 1998 . 2 a prissy or girlish man US, 1848.
3 cologne, perfume US, 1928. 4 something that is purely decorative
without adding functional value US, 1986
foofoo dust; foofoo stuff; foofoo noun 1 heroin US, 1998. 2 cocaine
UK, 2002. 3 talcum powder. Also called ‘foo stuff’ and ‘foofoo
powder’ UK, 1962
foo gas; phou gas noun an explosive mixture in a buried steel
drum serving as a defence around the perimeter of a military base
US, 1978
fook ‘fuck’ in all senses and forms. A phonetic rendering of
accented English UK, 1997
fool noun used as a term of address, sometimes suggesting

foolishness and sometimes not
US, 1986
fool adjective silly, foolish; often a pejorative intensifier. In conven-
tional use from C13 to late C19. Now especially used in the US,
often in the phrase ‘that fool thing’
UK, 2003
fool around verb to have a casual sexual relationship US, 1937
fool file noun the mythical library of the stupidest things ever said
US, 1991
fool-fool noun a simple-minded fool. By reduplication JAMAICA, 1994
foolio noun a fool; a social outcast US, 1994
foolish powder noun heroin; cocaine; any powdered drug US, 1930
fool killer noun a notional creature called upon to dispose of fools
US, 1853
fools seldom differ used as a derogatory retort to the catchphrase
‘great minds think alike’
UK, 1977
foop noun < one swell foop used as a humorous reversal of ‘one
fell swoop’ US, 1972
foop verb to have sex BARBADOS, 1998
fooper noun a homosexual male. Apparently back-slang of POOF US,
1975
foops noun afartTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
foot noun < on the one foot in front of the other caper on
the run UK, 1984. < put your foot in it to do or say something
tactless, to blunder UK, 1823
foot verb to run fast US, 1965
football noun 1 a tablet of Dilaudid™, a central nervous system
depressant manufactured by the Knoll Pharmaceutical Company
US, 1972. 2 a tablet of dextroamphetamine sulphate and amphet-

amine sulphate (trade name Diphetamine™), a central nervous
system stimulant
US, 1966. 3 a simple musical accompaniment used
when a performer is ad libbing US, 1973. 4 the briefcase carrying the
communication equipment that enables the president of the US
to launch a nuclear attack US, 1968
football team noun a very sparse moustache. There are eleven men
– or hairs – on each side. The UK version of Australia’s cricket
team
UK, 1984
foot burner noun a walking plough US, 1958
footer noun the game of football (soccer). An early example of the
Oxford University -ER, a slangifying process UK, 1863
footie; footy noun 1 thegameoffootball(soccer)UK, 1940. 2 the
game of rugby union NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 3 afootballAUSTRALIA, 1983.
4 a pedestrian police surveillance operative UK, 2002
foot-in-mouth disease noun the tendency to say that which ought
not to be said
US, 1968
foot it verb to walk, especially a considerable distance. Originally US
black
US, 1972
foot on the till noun in horse racing, used for describing the pos-
ition of a horse that is racing well
AUSTRALIA, 1989
footpounder noun an infantry soldier US, 1986
footprint noun the portion of a tyre that contacts the track US, 1972
footrest noun an accelerator pedal US, 1976
foots noun theatrical footlights US, 1919
footsack! go away! An anglicised pronunciation of Afrikaans voetsek

(a curt command to a dog, offensive when applied to a person)
SOUTH AFRICA, 1855
footsie noun foot-to-foot contact, usually out of sight such as under
a restaurant table
US, 1944
footwarmer noun 1 a linear amplifier for a citizens’ band radio US,
1976. 2 a walking plough CANADA, 1954
foozle noun in golf, a mis-hit shot UK: SCOTLAND, 1869
for Africa adverb hugely, in large amounts, greatly SOUTH AFRICA, 1970
for-and-aft cap noun a military garrison cap UK, 1940
for a start-off adverb to begin with UK, 1959
forbidden fruit noun a youthful, attractive male who is under the
age of legal consent. Homosexual usage
US, 1979
force noun in stage magic, any method of ensuring that a particular
card (or other object) is chosen UK, 2003. < the force the police
UK, 1868
for cheese cake! used for registering anger or surprise.
Euphemism and rhyming slang,
FOR CHRIST’S SAKE! varied as a pun
‘for Jesus’ sake!’
UK, 1998
for Christ’s sake! used as an expletive, if not employed as a prayer.
Recorded in conventional use since late C14; as an expletive since
1944 UK, 1386
for crying out loud! used for registering anger, irritation, surprise,
astonishment, etc. Probably a euphemistic replacement of FOR
CHRIST’S SAKE! UK
, 1924
for days adverb to a great degree US, 1981

for days! 1 that’s the truth! US, 1968. 2 used for expressing
amazement
US, 1970
fore-and-after hat noun a military garrison cap US, 1931
foreground verb to assign a high priority to a task US, 1991
forehand adjective (used of surfing) facing the wave AUSTRALIA, 1985
foreign adjective (used of a betting chip) from another casino US, 1982
foreigner noun an illicit employment using the time and materials
of your legitimate employer; any work done while claiming
unemployment benefit
UK, 1943
for England adverb (to perform an everyday action) to an
extravagant degree UK, 1999
forever and a day adverb an indefinite but considerable length of
time. An intensification of ‘for ever’ UK, 1823
forever-forever used as a motto by the Black Guerrilla Family
prison gang US, 2000
for fake used as a sarcastic reply when asked ‘for real?’ US, 2003
for free adverb free, gratis. The ‘for’ is redundant US, 1942
forget it! don’t worry about it! US, 1903
for God’s sake! used as an expletive, if not employed as a prayer.
In conventional use by 1300; as an expletive it is widely recorded
since 1932 UK, 1932
for it adjective due for punishment; in immediate trouble UK, 1925
fork verb 1 used as a euphemism for ‘to fuck’ US, 1999. 2 to ride (a
horse)
US, 1882
fork and knife noun 1 life. Rhyming slang, generally used in the
phrases ‘not on your fork and knife’ and ‘never in your fork and
knife’

UK, 1934. 2 a wife. Rhyming slang UK, 1937
forked adjective in computing, unacceptably slow or dysfunctional.
Probably a euphemism for FUCKED US, 1991
forked-tongued adjective duplicitous. Ascribing stereotypical snake-
like qualities; best remembered (although possibly apocryphal)
food coma | forked-tongued 264
from cowboy films in the phrase ‘white man speak with forked
tongue’
US, 1961
forklift noun in poker, a substantial win US, 1996
fork out verb to pay UK, 1831
fork over verb to hand over UK, 1820
forks noun the fingers. Originally a pickpocket’s term UK, 1812
form noun 1 a criminal record UK, 1956. 2 a person’s character or true
nature
AUSTRALIA, 1944. 3 the situation, organisation or position UK,
1948
. 4 women viewed as sexual prospects US, 1953. 5 high spirits.
Generally used with ‘in’ as, for instance, ‘he’s in form tonight’
UK,
1877
. 6 luck. From ‘form’ as ‘a record of a racehorse’s past perform-
ance’ AUSTRALIA, 1962
formal adjective < go formal to wear a clean flannel shirt US, 1997
formerly known as known as. A wildly popular construction after
recording artist Prince announced in 1993 that he had changed
his name to The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
US, 1993
for mossies adverb for no special reason, for amusement SOUTH
AFRICA

, 1973
form player noun in horse racing, someone who bets based on
information found in a racing form US, 1976
formula one noun a hammerhead shark. Used by surfers AUSTRALIA,
1991
for Pete’s sake! euphemistic for ‘God’s sake!’ UK, 1924
for real adverb 8see: FE REAL
for real? used for expressing surprise and perhaps doubt US, 1995
Fo rrest Gump; forrest noun 1 an act of defecation. Rhyming slang
for DUMP formed from the title of a 1994 Oscar-winning film and
its eponymous leading character UK, 1998. 2 an unpleasant place or
location. Rhyming slang for DUMP UK, 1998
for Ron for lateron. Punning on a diminutive of the name Ronald
UK, 2000
for shame! used as a humorous admission that you have been
cleverly ridiculed US, 1963
for sure! used as an enthusiastic, stylish affirmation US, 1978
Forsyte Saga noun lager. Rhyming slang, after the 1970s television
dramatisation of the series of novels by John Galsworthy
(1867–1933)
UK, 1979
Fort Apache nickname the police station in the 41st precinct, New
York. An allusion to the American West and the wild, lawless
character of the neighbourhood
US, 1976
Fort Bushy noun the vulva and female pubic hair US, 1961
Fort Fucker nickname Fort Rucker, Alabama. Home of the US Army
Aviation Center for both fixed wing and helicopter training US, 1991
Fort Fumble nickname the Canadian National Defence Headquarters
in Ottawa CANADA, 1995

Forth Bridge job noun anything needing constant amendment, or
renewal or updating. An allusion to the job of painting the Forth
Bridge – the painters are reputed to start again at the other end
as soon as they have finished the job
UK, 1984
Fort Head nickname Fort Hood, a US Army installation. From the
preponderance of drug use there during the Vietnam war US, 1968
for the love of Mike! used for registering exasperation, disbelief,
surprise, exaltation, etc. A euphemism ‘for the love of Christ’ or,
possibly, ‘Moses’ UK, 1959
for the love of Pete! used for registering exasperation, disbelief,
surprise, exaltation, etc. A euphemistic ‘for the love of God’; prob-
ably American Irish Roman Catholic origins; a variation of FOR
PETE
’SSAKE!, on the model of FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE! UK, 1949
forthwith noun an order to a police officer to report immediately US,
1958
Fort Knox noun in shuffleboard, a number that is well hidden or
guarded US, 1967
Fort Liquordale nickname Fort Lauderdale, Flordia. A nickname
earned from the invasion of heavy-drinking college students each
spring US, 1982
Fort Lost in the Woods nickname Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri US,
1974
Fortnum & Mason; fortnum noun a basin. Rhyming slang, formed
on the name of a London department store.
UK, 1998
fortnum cut noun a short back and sides haircut, mockingly called a
basin cut or a pudding-basin cut. Formed from rhyming slang for
FORTNUM & MASON (a basin) UK, 1998

Fort Piss nickname Fort Bliss, Texas. Home to the US Army Air
Defense Artillery Center US, 1991
Fort Pricks nickname Fort Dix, New Jersey. A major training, mobilis-
ation and deployment centre. The scene of frequent demon-
strations against the Vietnam war
US, 1974
Fort Puke nickname Fort Polk, Louisiana. Home to the JRT
Operations Group, the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, the 519th
Military Police Battalion and the Warrior Brigade
US, 1974
Fortrash noun the FORTRAN computer language US, 1991
for true adverb 8see: FE TRUE
Fort Screw Us nickname Fort Lewis, Washington. Home of the I
Corps US, 1991
Fort Smell nickname Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The primary field artillery
training facility during the conflict in Vietnam US, 1991
Fort Turd nickname Fort Ord, Monterey, California US, 1991
fortune cookie noun 1 an aphorism or joke that appears on a
computer screen when a user logs in US, 1991. 2 in poker, a bet
made without having seen all of your cards
US, 1996
fortuni adjective gorgeous UK, 2002
Fort Useless nickname Fort Eustis, Virginia. Home to the US Army
Transportation School, with training in rail, marine, amphibious
operations and other modes of transportation US, 1974
forty-deuce nickname 42nd Street, New York US, 1987
forty-fin noun a millipede BAHAMAS, 1982
forty-four noun a whore. Rhyming slang UK, 2003
forty-going-north adjective leaving or moving quickly US, 1993
fortyleg noun acentipedeBARBADOS, 1965

forty-miler noun a new and inexperienced carnival worker or one
who never travels far from home with the carnival US, 1935
forty-niner noun a cocaine user. An allusion to the gold rush of
1849, with cocaine serving as ‘gold dust’ US, 1992
forty-pounder noun a 40-ounce bottle of alcohol CANADA, 1998
forty-rod noun strong, cheap whisky US, 1861
Forty Thieves noun the mostly white, all wealthy shop owners on
Front Street, Hamilton, Bermuda BERMUDA, 1985
forty-three verb to keep apart from the main prison community for
‘safety of self or others’
UK, 1996
forty-weight noun 1 strong coffee. Inviting a comparison with motor
oil US, 1976. 2 beer, especially Iron City™ US, 1976
forty winks noun a nap, a short sleep UK, 1872
forward noun any amphetamine or other central nervous system
stimulant US, 1966
FOS adjective full of shit, literally or figuratively US, 1978
fo’ sheezy; fo’ sheazy; fa’ sheezy; fo’ sho sho certainly US, 1999
fossick verb 1 to search for gold in abandoned mines or mining
refuse. From the British dialect of Cornwall
AUSTRALIA, 1852. 2 to
rummage about in searching for something AUSTRALIA, 1855. 3 to
poke about a place AUSTRALIA, 1941
fossicker noun a person who fossicks AUSTRALIA, 1852
fossil noun 1 an old person with outmoded ideas and values US, 1952.
2 aparentUS, 1957. 3 in computing, a feature that is retained after it
is no longer needed in order to preserve compatibility
US, 1991
fother mucker noun used euphemistically for ‘motherfucker’ in all
senses. A Spoonerism; in the Brite Bar in New York it is possible

to buy a ‘Fother Mucker’ cocktail
US, 2003
265 forklift | fother mucker
fougasse noun napalm-thickened petrol, used in an improvised
flame-thrower. Korean and Vietnam war usage
US, 1989
foul adjective unpleasant, unfriendly. Conventional English rendered
slang with attitude
US, 1999
foulball noun a despised person US, 1925
fouler noun a very bad mood IRELAND, 2003
foul-up noun an instance of something being botched or ruined US,
1943
foul up verb to botch, to ruin US, 1942
found-in noun a person arrested for patronizing an illegal bar or
gambling club
CANADA, 1960
fountains of Rome noun in homosexual usage, urinals in a public
toilet US, 1987
four noun 1 a capsule of Empirin™ with codeine, designed for pain
relief but abused by users of central nervous system depressants
and opiates
US, 1977. 2 a four-ounce glass of beer AUSTRALIA, 1972.
3 yes; an affirmative. Also written as ‘4’. An abbreviation of the
conventional citizens’ band radio code 10–4
US, 1976
four-banger noun a four-cylinder engine US, 1953
four-be-two noun a prison warder. Rhyming slang for SCREW UK, 1996
four bits noun a fifty-year prison sentence US, 1990
four-by noun a prison warder AUSTRALIA, 1983

four-by-four noun 1 a vehicle with four wheels and four-wheel drive
US, 1993. 2 a whore. Rhyming slang UK, 2003
four by too’s noun in twelve-step recovery programmes such as
Alcoholics Anonymous, used for describing why recovering addicts
don’t attend programme meetings – too busy, too tired, too lazy
or too drunk. A play on ‘two-by-four’, the dimensions of the most
common timber used in construction US, 1998
four by two noun 1 a Jewish person. Rhyming slang, originally
military. Variants include ‘four by’, ‘fourby’ and ‘four-he’– but
‘three by two’, a civilian variation, is now obsolete UK, 1936. 2 a
prison warder. Rhyming slang for
SCREW AUSTRALIA, 2001
four-colour glossies noun any literature that contains some useful
information but which emphasises style over substance US, 1991
four-corner ed adjective caught in the commission of a crime US, 1992
four-deuce noun an M-30 4.2 inch heavy mortar. Vietnam war usage
US, 1968
fourex fever noun a state of drunkenness caused by XXXX™ lager
AUSTRALIA, 1996
four-eyed adjective wearing glasses US, 1878
four-eyes noun a person who wears glasses US, 1865
four five noun a .45 calibre handgun US, 1994
fourflusher noun a liar, a fraud US, 1904
four f’s noun used as a jocular if cynical approach to male relation-
ships with women – find them, feel them, fuck them, forget
them. A pun on 4F draft status, which meant that a man was
physically unfit to serve US, 1942
four-laner noun a truck driver who prefers large interstate motorways
US, 1971
four-letter man noun 1 an unpleasant person. Euphemistic disguise

for the letters shitor cuntUS, 1923. 2 a male homosexual US,
1949
four-letter word noun a profanity, especially although not always
one with four letters, and usually the word ‘fuck’ US, 1936
four-lunger noun a four-cylinder engine US, 1971
four-on-the-floor noun 1 a car with a four-speed transmission with
the gear shift mounted on the floor
US, 1968. 2 use of the bass
drum on every beat, especially in disco music. Playing on the
automotive term US, 1980
fourpenny dark noun cheap wine AUSTRALIA, 1955
four percent noun a mild beer that was for a time sold in the west
CANADA, 1962
four plus adverb to the utmost degree US, 1961
fours noun 1 in poker, four of a kind US, 1967. 2 the fourth landing or
floor level in a prison
UK, 1996
fours and dors noun a combination of number four codeine tablets
and Doriden™ sleeping pills, which produces an opiate-like effect
on the user US, 1989
four-square noun in new car sales, the work sheet used by a sales
representative
US, 1989
four-star adjective excellent. From a common rating system used
with hotels, restaurants and the like
US, 1935
four-s time noun the time before going out on the town; in the
armed services, the pre-liberty period. The s’s are ‘shit, shave,
shower and shine’
US, 2001

four-striper noun a captain in the US Navy US, 1914
fourteen noun 1 an M-14 rifle US, 1985. 2 the Grumman F-14 Tomcat,
a long-range strike-fighter aircraft. Vietnam war usage US, 1978
fourteen and two noun a typical punishment of 14 days restricted
to barracks with two hours of extra duty each day. Punishment
imposed under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice
for minor misconduct by military members US, 1991
fourteener noun any one of the 54 peaks over 14,000 feet in the
Colorado Rocky Mountains US, 1997
Fourteen Feathers noun Thunderbird™ wine. On account of the 14
feathers on the label’s bird
US, 2003
four-tens noun a work schedule of four ten-hour days a week. A
schedule that became popular in the US in the late 1970s and
early 80s, keeping the basic 40-hour working week but creating an
additional 52 days a year off work US, 1979
fourth of July noun a tie. Rhyming slang UK, 1931
four to the floor adjective 1 in music, a four bar beat; describes
most modern dance music UK, 2002. 2 falling-down drunk.
Suggesting the drunkard is possibly a musician and is probably on
‘all fours’
UK, 2002
four-trey , the country way noun arollofseveninacrapsgameUS,
1957
four-twenty noun 1 marijuana. Also written as ‘4:20’. False
etymologies abound; the term was coined by teenagers in Marin
County, California, and does not refer to any police code US, 1969.
2 any time that is considered the appropriate time to smoke
marijuana. Also written as ‘4:20’. Coinage is credited to California
students in the 1970s then, via the scene surrounding the Grateful

Dead into wider usage US, 2004
four-way noun a mixture of four drugs, usually psychedelics and
stimulants US, 1992
four-way adjective willing to engage in four types of sexual activity,
the exact nature of which depends up on the person described
and the context US, 1971
four-wheeler noun 1 in trucking, a passenger car US, 1986 . 2 a
nominal Christian, originally specifically a Catholic, who only goes
to church for his or her baptism, marriage and funeral. Shorter
form of ‘four-wheel Christian’. The four wheels are, in turn, on a
pram, a wedding-car and a hearse
UK, 1969
four wheel skid noun 8see: FRONT WHEEL SKID
four-year lesbian noun a woman who takes lesbian lovers in
college, planning to return to the safer waters of heterosexuality
after graduation from college
US, 1995
four zero adjective 40 years old. This entry stands as an example of
all variations from 20 to 90
UK, 2000
fox noun 1 a beautiful woman or girl US, 1961. 2 in poker, the sixth
player to the left of the dealer US, 1988
fox verb 1 to follow; to spy on NEW ZEALAND, 1905. 2 to slaughter a horse
for fox food
CANADA, 1980
fox and badger noun the penis. Rhyming slang for TAD GER UK, 2003
fo x and hound noun a round of drinks. Rhyming slang, formed on
the name of a pub
UK, 1992
Fox Charlie Charlie; Friendly Candy Company nickname the

Federal Communications Commission US, 1976
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foxcore noun rock music played by women UK, 2003
fox hunter noun an Englishman AUSTRALIA, 1989
foxie noun 1 an attractive girl US, 1979. 2 a fox terrier AUSTRALIA, 1906
foxtress noun a beautiful woman or girl UK, 2005
foxtrot yankee! fuck you! From the military phonetic alphabet –
FY
US, 1991
foxy adjective attractive, beautiful. Usually but not always applied to a
woman
US, 1895
frabjous adjective joyous, wonderful. A nonsense word coined by
Lewis Carroll (C.L. Dodgson), and used vaguely in various
contextual senses
UK, 1872
fracture verb to have a strong, favourable effect upon someone US,
1946
fractured adjective drunk US, 1953
frag noun 1 a fragmentation hand grenade or bomb US, 1943. 2 a
fragment from a bullet or artillery shell US, 1966. 3 a fragmentary
order US, 1962
frag verb 1 to kill a fellow soldier, usually an officer and usually with a
fragmentation grenade. A term coined in Vietnam to describe a
practice that became common if not widespread in Vietnam
US,
1970. 2 by extension, to score a ‘kill’ over another player in video
and computer games, especially Quake™ US, 2002. 3 to dispatch by
a fragmentary order US, 1967 . 4 in motor racing, to cause an engine
to explode, sending pieces of motor through the engine block US,

1992
fragged-out adjective over-stressed. Military, from US military abbrevi-
ation of ‘fragmentary/fragmentation.’ UK, 2001
fraggle noun 1 in prison, a mentally ill inmate. A Fraggle is a
television puppet character from Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock,
1983–87; this excerpt from the theme lyric may well explain the
derivation: ‘Dance your cares away, / Worry’s for another day [ ]
Let the Fraggles play’. Jim Henson also created The Muppets which
also serve as models for the slow-witted UK, 1996. 2 (among
Canadian Forces personnel) an avionics technician
CANADA, 1995
fraggle juice noun in prison, medication given to mentally ill
inmates
UK, 1996
Fraggle Rock noun 1 a section of a prison dedicated to psychiatric
criminal care UK, 1996 . 2 (among Canadian Air Force personnel) the
Air Command Headquarters in Winnipeg CANADA, 1995
frag list noun a frag order. Vietnam war usage US, 1986
frag order noun an order setting the day’s specific military
objectives. Shortened ‘fragmentation order’. Vietnam war usage.
US, 1961
fraho; frajo noun marijuana. Originally a ‘cigarette’ or ‘marijuana
cigarette’
US, 1952
’fraid so I’m afraid so. Often answered with ‘fraid not’ US, 1895
fraidy cat noun acowardlypersonUK, 1910
frail noun a woman US, 1899
frak! used as a non-profane oath. Used by spacecraft pilots,
especially Lt. Starbuck on the US television series Battlestar
Galactica (ABC, 1978–80), and briefly in popular speech

US, 1979
frame noun 1 the general circumstance, especially of a crime.
Conventionally a frame fits the picture; figuratively applied UK, 1970.
2 the body US, 1052. < in the frame under suspicion of
involvement in a crime that is being investigated UK, 1996
frame verb to incriminate a person by contriving false evidence US,
1899
frame dame noun an attractive and sexually active, if not too bright,
girl US, 1979
frame job noun a conspiracy, especially one where blame for a
misdeed is placed on someone US, 1973
framer noun abedUS, 1973
frames noun eyeglasses US, 1972
frame-up; frame noun manufactured evidence that is intended to
incriminate US, 1908
frammis noun acommotionUS, 1954
France noun used as a euphemistic subsitute for ‘hell’ BARBADOS, 1965
France and Spain; frarny noun rain. Rhyming slang UK, 1931
Francis Drake noun a brake. Rhyming slang, formed on the name
of celebrated circumnavigator and national hero Sir Francis Drake,
1540–96
UK, 1992
franger noun a condom. Perhaps an alteration of FRENCH LETTER
AUSTRALIA
, 1981
frangler noun acondomAUSTRALIA, 1988
Franglish noun French and English mixed or blended in the same
sentence
CANADA, 1964
frank noun a fr ankfurter, a hot dog US, 1925

Frank and Pat noun talk. Rhyming slang for chat, based on long-
running characters Frank Butcher (from 1987) and Pat Evans (from
1986) in BBC television soap opera EastEnders
UK, 2002
Franken- prefix in combination with a noun denotes a freakish,
genetically modified or ugly form of that thing. After Mary Shelly’s
1818 novel Frankenstein but from the images provided by C20
Hollywood US, 1992
Frankie Boy nickname Frank Sinatra, American singer (1915–1998)
US, 1963
Frankie Dettori noun a story; the facts or circumstance. Rhyming
slang, formed from the name of the champion jockey (b.1970) UK,
2002
Frankie Fraser; frankie noun a razor. Rhyming slang, formed from
the name of ‘Mad’ Frankie Fraser (b.1923), an ex-gangster with a
reputation for violence and a celebrity profile
UK, 2001
Frankie Howerd; frankie noun a coward. Rhyming slang, formed
from the name of a popular comedian, 1917–92 UK, 1984
Frankie Laine; frankie noun a toilet chain (to flush the lavatory);
hence a handle that operates a cistern. Rhyming slang, formed
from the name of a popular American singer (b.1913) UK, 1992
Frankie Vaughan; frankie noun 1 pornography. Rhyming slang for
PORN; formed from the name of Liverpool-born singer and actor
Frankie Vaughan (b.1928). Also used as an adjective UK, 1979. 2 a
prawn. Rhyming slang formed from the name of a popular British
singer, 1928–99 UK, 1984
Frankie Vaughno noun pornography. An extension of the original
rhyming slang for PORN, to match PORNO UK, 2002
frantic adjective exciting, thrilling US, 1934

frap verb to whip US, 1894
frapping adjective used as a euphemism for ‘fucking’ in its different
senses US, 1968
Fraser and Nash; Frazer-Nash noun an act of urination. Rhyming
slang for SLASH (an act of urination); from Frazer-Nash, a sports car
manufacturer until 1939 UK, 1974
frat noun a college fraternity US, 1895
frat around verb to idle, to gossip instead of studying US, 1963
fratastic adjective displaying characteristics associated with college
fraternities US, 2003
frat dick noun a boorish member of a college fraternity US, 1989
fraternity brother noun a fellow prisoner US, 1949
frat mattress noun a girl who is sexually attracted to and available
for college fraternity boys
US, 2001
frat rat noun an obnoxious, aggressive, arrogant example of a college
fraternity member US, 1958
frat tuck noun a shirt worn tucked into the trousers in the front but
hanging loose in the back US, 2001
fratty adjective characteristic of college fraternity behaviour, style, or
language US, 2003
fratty bagger noun a stereotypical fraternity member who dresses,
talks, and lives the part to a fault
US, 1973
frau noun a wife. A jocular borrowing from German UK, 1821
frazzle-assed adjective worn out US, 1951
267 foxcore | frazzle-assed
frazzled adjective 1 confused US, 1883. 2 drunk US, 1906
freak noun 1 a person with strong sexual desires, often fetishistic US,
1922

. 2 a devotee, an enthusiast US, 1895. 3 a member of the 1960s
counterculture. Originally a disparaging negative, turned around
and used in a positive, complimentary sense. Widely used from
the mid-1960s; hurled as abuse at the original hippies, the term
was adopted by them and turned back on the critics by the self-
confessed ‘freaks’ with an ability to
FREAK OUT themselves and
others US, 1960. 4 a habitual drug user. Usually suffixed to a defining
drug US, 1967. 5 used as a term of endearment. Teen slang US, 1954.
6 a dance with strong suggestions of sexual movement, first
popular as a 1975 disco dance and then again in the late 1990s
and early 2000s. Used with ‘the’ unless used as a verb
US, 1979. 7 a
nonsensical novelty song
US, 1948. 8 a wrestler whose huge size is
obviously the result of the use of anabolic steroids US, 1996. 9 in
poker, a wild card, which may be played as a card of any value US,
1949. < get your freak on; get your freak out to enjoy a sex-
ual perversion
US, 2003
freak verb to panic US, 1964
freak adjective 1 in jazz, unorthodox US, 1955. 2 attractive US, 1994
freaked adjective disturbed, unsettled, nervous US, 1967
freak house noun 1 an abandoned building used as a temporary
residence for drug addicts who have been evicted from their own
dwelling
US, 1995. 2 a room, apartment, or house where amphet-
amine addicts gather to inject the drug US, 1970
freaking adjective used as an intensifier where ‘fucking’ is to be
avoided

US, 1928
freaking A! used as a euphemism for ‘fucking A!’ in expressing
surprise US, 2002
freakish adjective sexually perverted US, 1929
freak jacket noun a reputation for unconventional sexual interests
US, 1967
freaknasty noun a sexually active woman who shares her activity
with multiple partners US, 2001
freaknik noun a mass celebration of black students in the streets of
Atlanta, Georgia, during college spring break US, 1992
freako noun a weirdo; a sexual deviant; a habitual drug-user US, 1963
freak off verb 1 to have sex, especially with vigour and without
restraint. An extremely subjective verb, perhaps referring to homo-
sexual sex, perhaps to oral sex, perhaps to heterosexual anal sex
US,
1967
. 2 to go, to leave US, 1970
freak-out noun 1 a celebratory event, a gathering together of
counterculturists to enjoy music and drugs. A response to the
critics who called them ‘freaks’, via
FREAK OUT (to panic) US, 1967
8see: RAVE. 2 an uninhibited sexual exhibition US, 1969 . 3 a tem-
porary loss of sanity and control while under the influence of a
psychoactive drug UK, 1966. 4 a complete panic and loss of control
US, 1970. 5 a member of the 1960s counterculture UK, 1970
freak out verb 1 to lose sanity while under the influence of LSD or
another hallucinogen US, 1967. 2 to panic US, 1964. 3 to make
someone feel unsettled, astonished, or bizarre US, 1964. 4 to snap
under intolerable pressure
UK, 1979. 5 to behave in a crazed manner

as a response to an emotional stimulus US, 1966
freak show noun a fetishistic sexual performance US, 2001
freak trick noun a prostitute’s customer who pays for unusual sex
US, 1971
freaky noun a habitual drug user UK, 1969
freaky adjective 1 odd, bizarre US, 1895. 2 sexually deviant UK, 1977.
3 characteristic of the 1960s counterculture US, 1971. < get freaky
to have sex US, 1996
freaky-deaky adjective acting without restraint, especially in a sexual
way
US, 1981
freckle noun the anus. Popularised by the Barry McKenzie cartoon
strip
AUSTRALIA, 1967
freckle-puncher noun a male homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1968
Fred Astaire noun 1 a chair. Rhyming slang UK, 2003. 2 ahair.
Rhyming slang, formed on the name of the American entertainer,
1899–1987
UK, 1992
freddy noun an amphetamine tablet, especially a capsule of
ephedrine
US, 1992
Freddy Fraternity noun a stereotypical college fraternity member
who looks, dresses, talks, and lives the part
US, 1995
Fred Nerk; Fred Nerks noun used as a name for an unknown
person
AUSTRALIA, 1967
Fred’s nickname Fortnum & Mason, an upmarket grocers and
department store in Piccadilly, London. Upper-class society usage

UK, 1982
Fred’s out used as a warning that you have farted US, 1973
free noun the world outside prison US, 1966
free verb < free the tadpoles of a male, to masturbate UK, 1999
free adjective unaffected by any conventional values. A critical if
vague word from the 1960s counterculture
US, 1967
freeball verb (used of a male) to dress without underwear US, 1997
freebase noun nearly pure cocaine alkaloid which can be obtained
from powdered cocaine hydrochloride and is then burnt and
inhaled US, 1979
freebase verb to remove the impurities from cocaine to advance
and heighten the effect. By ellipsis from ‘free the base’ US, 1980
free baser noun a user of freebase cocaine US, 1979
freebie; freeby noun something that is given away at no cost US,
1928
freebie adjective free of charge US, 1946
freeco noun something of value given away for free TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 1985
freedom bird noun an aeroplane bringing troops back to the US
from Vietnam US, 1971
freeganism noun a political/ecological philosophy of consuming
food and drink that is past its use-by or sell-by date and would,
therefore, otherwise be thrown away. A combination of ‘free’ and
‘veganism’
US, 2003
free, gratis and for nothing adjective costing nothing. Tautological
UK, 1841
free green peppers noun a sneeze by a food preparer. Limited

usage, but clever
US, 1996
free it up verb to disclose information US, 1997
freelancer noun a prostitute unattached to either pimp or brothel
US, 1973
freeload verb to cadge; to subsist at other people’s expense US, 1942
freeloader noun a person who manages to eat, drink and socialise
at the expense of others US, 1936
free lunch noun used as a symbol of something that is provided
freely
US, 1949
freeman noun < on the freeman’s gratis, for free UK, 1999
freeness noun 1 an open-invitation party TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1948.
2 a free event BARBADOS, 1965
Freep nickname the Los Angeles Free Press; the Detroit Free Press US,
1971
free pass to bankruptcy noun a credit card US, 1971
free ride noun 1 used as a metaphor for attaining something
without effort or cost US, 1899. 2 in poker, the right to stay in a
hand without further betting, most commonly because the player
has bet his entire bankroll on the hand US, 1963. 3 an orientation
flight on a military aircraft
US, 1983
free-rider noun a motorcyclist who shares a gang’s philosophy but
does not formally join the gang US, 1992
Free Shoes University noun Florida State University. A back-form-
ation from the initials FSU, playing on the role of athletics and the
sponsorship of athletics by a major shoe company at the univer-
sity US, 2000
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