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gatter noun a drink; alcohol, especially beer. English gypsy use UK,
1841
gattered adjective drunk. Possibly a variation of GUTTERED UK, 2003
gauching adjective used to describe the glazed-eyed, open-mouthed
state of an intoxicated drug taker
UK, 1996
gauge noun a shotgun US, 1993
gavel and wig; gavel verb to probe your eye or your anus in order
to relieve an irritation. Rhyming slang for TWIG UK, 1992
gavvers noun the police. English gypsy and underworld use UK, 2000
gawd; gaw; gor noun god. Phonetic spelling of Cockney
pronunciation, subsequently treated as almost euphemistic UK, 1877
gawd love-a-duck!; cor love-a-duck! used as a mild expression of
shock or surprise. A variation of
LORD LOVE-A-DUCK! UK, 1948
gawjo noun 8see: GORGER
gawk noun in circus and carnival usage, a local who loiters as the
show is assembled or taken down US, 1981
gay noun a homosexual US, 1953
gay adjective 1 homosexual US, 1933. 2 catering to or patronised by
homosexuals US, 1954. 3 bad, stupid, out of style. General pejorative
in juvenile use; a reversal of the politically correct norm much as
‘good’ is
BAD and WICKED is ‘good’ US, 1978
gay 90s noun US Treasury 3.5% bonds issued in 1958, due to return
in 1990 US, 1960
gay and frisky noun whisky. Rhyming slang UK, 1919
gay and hearty noun a party. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1969
gay as a French horn adjective undoubtedly homosexual UK, 2001
gay-ass adjective extremely out of fashion CANADA, 2002
gay bar noun a bar catering to a homosexual clientele US, 1953

gay bashing noun violent beatings targeted on homosexuals US, 1997
gay boy noun a homosexual male, especially one who is flamboyant
and young
US, 1945
gaycat verb to have a good, carefree time US, 1924
gay chicken noun a young homosexual male US, 1959
gaydar; gadar noun the perceived or real ability of one homosexual
to sense intuitively that another person is homosexual
US, 1982
gayer noun a homosexual. An elaboration of GAY UK, 2003
gay for pay adjective said of a heterosexual man who portrays a
homosexual man in a film or other theatrical performance
US, 1997
gay ghetto noun a section of a city largely inhabited by openly
homosexual men. Probably coined by Martin Levine, who wrote
‘Gay Ghetto’, published in Journal of Homosexuality,Volume4
(1979). Examples include Greenwich Village and Chelsea in New
York, the North Side in Chicago and the Castro in San Francisco.
Unlike all other ghettos, they are affluent
US, 1971
gay gordon noun a traffic warden. Rhyming slang, probably formed
from the Gay Gordons, a traditional Scottish dance
UK, 1992
gaylord noun a homosexual man. An elaboration of GAY via a
somewhat obscure male forename; introduced to the UK, and
possibly coined by, comedian Sacha Baron-Cohen (b.1970) UK, 2001
gayly adverb in a manner that is recognised as obviously homosexual
UK, 2002
gay-marry verb to commit to a lifelong relationship with someone
ofthesamesex

US, 1999
gaymo noun used as an insult by very young children UK, 2004
gayola; gay-ola noun extortion of homosexuals by the police US, 1960
gay plague noun AIDS. This term, with overtones of pious hate and
biblical retribution, spread the misconception that the AIDS
epidemic was exclusively reserved for ‘ungodly’ homosexuals US,
1982
gay radar noun the ability to recognise a homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1994
gay-tastic adjective especially wonderful or fabulous in a way that
appeals to homosexuals US, 2004
gay ’til graduation adjective temporarily or situationally homosexual
or bisexual
US, 1996
Gaza II noun Concordia University, Montreal, formed of Sir George
and Loyola Universities in 1974
CANADA, 2002
gazebbies noun the female breasts. Vietnam war usage US, 1965
gazelle noun < in a gazelle feeling good. Obsolete teen slang
CANADA, 1946
gazillion noun a very large, if indefinite, number US, 1995
gazongas noun the female breasts US, 1978
gazook noun 1 a loud lout US, 1901. 2 aboyUS, 1949
gazookus noun in carnival usage, a genuine article US, 1924
gazoony noun 1 a fellow, especially a low-life US, 1914. 2 a manual
labourer in a carnival US, 1966. 3 the passive participant in anal sex
US, 1918
gazoozie verb to swindle US, 1992
gazump verb 1 to raise the selling-price of a property after agreeing
the terms of sale; hence to outbid an agreed sale. A specialisation
of the sense ‘to swindle’

UK, 1971. 2 to swindle UK, 1928
gazumping noun the act of raising the selling-price of a property
after agreeing the terms of sale; hence, outbidding an agreed sale.
From the verb
GAZUMP UK, 1971
gazunder noun a chamberpot AUSTRALIA, 1981
gazunder verb of a house-owner or a swindler, to reduce the selling
price of a property, especially shortly before exchange of contracts,
with a threat that the sale must go through on the new terms. A
play on GAZUMP UK, 1988
GB noun 1 sex between one person and multiple, sequential
partners. An abbreviation of GANG BANG US, 1972. 2 any barbiturate
or central nervous system depressant. An abbreviation of
GOOFBALL
US
, 1966. 3 goodbye US, 1945
GBH noun 1 the criminal charges of grievous bodily harm and
malicious wounding; the act of causing serious injury. Initialism
UK, 1949. 2 the recreational drug GHB. A jumbling of the letters in
GHB gives an abbreviation for GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM UK, 1996
GBH of the brain noun the activity of studying. From GBH (physical
assault and damage) UK, 1996
GBH of the eardrums noun loud music. From GBH (physical assault
and damage)
UK, 1996
GBH of the earhole; GBH of the ear noun a verbal assault.
Extended from the criminal offence of GBH (grievous bodily harm).
Usually jocular UK, 1984
Gbitnoun a prison sentence to a federal penitentiary US, 1950
g’bye goodbye UK, 1925

G-car noun a federal law enforcement agency car US, 1981
GCM! used as an expression of frustration or wonder. An initialism
of ‘God, Christ, Moses’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1984
g’day; gooday; gidday hello! An extremely common, and now
iconic, Australian greeting AUSTRALIA, 1928
GDI noun a college student who is not a fraternity or sorority
member, a god-damn independent US, 1966
G-dog noun a good friend US, 1998
GE noun the electric chair. Homage to General Electric US, 1990
gear noun 1 marijuana; heroin; drugs in general US, 1954. 2 anything,
especially anything illicit, intentionally undefined AUSTRALIA, 1975.
3 the equipment and paraphernalia associated with drug use,
especially syringes, etc UK, 1996. 4 stolen goods UK, 1956. 5 stuff,
things UK, 1415. 6 clothes AUSTRALIA, 1970. 7 (of a woman) the obvious
physical attributes. Extended from the purely genital sense
US, 1953.
8 a homosexual US, 1972. < get your arse into gear; get your
ass into gear
to stop idling, to apply yourself to an activity, to
start doing something useful US, 1914
gear adjective very good, outstanding. Brought to the world by the
Beatles, dropped from fashionable use in the mid-1960s; revived in
the UK, later C20, and continues in ironic use UK, 1951. < ge ar f or
something
obsessed with, fanatical about something US, 1972
283 gatter | gear
gear bonger; gear banger noun a poor driver, especially one who
crashes the gears
US, 1971
gear-box noun the vagina. A survival and technological updating of

obsolete ‘gear ’(the vagina), used in East Anglia, notably Suffolk
UK,
1972
gear down verb to dress up BARBADOS, 1965
geared adjective available for homosexual relations US, 1935
geared up adjective dressed up. Also used of motorcyclists in full
protective wear
UK, 1979
gear head noun in mountain biking, a bicycle mechanic US, 1992
gear jammer noun a truck driver who has a difficult time shifting
gears, especially one who is constantly clashing the gears as he
shifts
US, 1929
gear-lever noun the penis. Historically ‘gear’ has meant both male
and female genitals so the derivation here is ambiguous.
Remembered by Beale as the term used by UK National
Servicemen (National Service ran from 1946–60)
UK, 1973
gears noun the testicles US, 1952
gedanken adjective in computing, impractical or poorly designed.
From the German for ‘thought’
US, 1983
gedunk noun 1 ice-cream, sweets, potato crisps and other junk food;
the ship store where junk food can be bought. A US Navy term US,
1927. 2 a place where sweets and snacks are sold US, 1956
gedunk truck noun a catering truck US, 1992
gee noun 1 a man, a fellow US, 1907. 2 opium; heroin. Possibly a
respelling of the initial letter of a number of synonyms, or from
Hindi ghee (butter), or playing on the sense as HORSE (heroin) US,
1938. 3 $1,000. From the first letter of GRAND ($1,000) US, 1936. 4 a

piece of praise. Possibly from the verb sense ‘to encourage’ UK, 1998.
5 a market trader’s or circus entertainer’s assistant who is
discreetly positioned in the crowd to incite responses
UK, 1934. 6 a
strong, respected, manipulative prisoner US, 1951. 7 any device used
to secure a needle to an eye dropper as part of an improvised
mechanism to inject drugs US, 1960. 8 the vagina. The term gives
rise to the ‘gee bag’ condom, ‘missed by a gee hair’ (a near miss
or accident) and the expression ‘do ya the gee’ said by a boy to a
girl and meaning ‘do you have sex’ IRELAND, 1991. 9 a horse UK, 1879
gee verb 1 to encourage, to incite. From the commands to a horse:
‘gee up!’ UK, 1932. 2 to inform. From the initial letter of GRASS (to
inform) UK, 1996
gee!; jee! an exclamation used for expressing surprise,
astonishment or shock. Probably a euphemism for ‘Jesus!’; later
use is often ironic US, 1895
geech noun money US, 1968
geechee noun an uneducated, rural black person, especially one who
is not easily understood US, 1905
gee’d up adjective 1 drug-intoxicated. Originally of opium (GEE),
gradually less discriminating US, 1936. 2 excited. Influenced by the
meaning as ‘drug-intoxicated’ but actually from GEE (to encourage)
UK, 1932. 3 dressed in clothing associated with youth gangs US, 1995
geedus noun in circus and carnival usage, money US, 1981
gee -eyed adjective completely drunk IRELAND, 2001
gee-gees noun 1 horse races. Singular ‘gee gee’ is a ‘(race)horse’ and
‘the gee gees’ means ‘horse racing’
UK, 1869. 2 veterinary drugs
IRELAND, 1996
gee head noun a frequent Paregoric user US, 1970

geek noun 1 a carnival freak, usually an alcoholic or drug addict, who
would sit and crawl in his own excrement and occasionally bite
the heads off snakes and chickens. Perhaps from German gucken
(to peep, to look) or synonymous German slang or dialect kefken
US, 1928. 2 a student whose devotion to study excludes all other
interests or society; someone who is considered too studious;
someone obsessed with computers. Pejorative US, 1980. 3 an
offensive, despicable person; a clumsy person; a socially awkward
person
UK, 1876. 4 a prostitute’s customer with fetishistic desires US,
1993
. 5 an awkward skateboarder or a pedestrian who gets in the
way US, 1976. 6 crack cocaine mixed with marijuana UK, 1998. 7 a
look; a peek AUSTRALIA, 1966
geek verb 1 to display severe anxiety when coming off cocaine
intoxication
US, 1993. 2 to act foolishly US, 1998. 3 to look, watch, peer
AUSTRALIA, 1966
geek-a-mo noun a geek US, 1991
geeked adjective 1 in a psychotic state induced by continuous use of
amphetamine or methamphetamine
US, 1989. 2 sexually aroused
while under the influence of a central nervous system stimulant
US, 1989. 3 marijuana-intoxicated US, 2002. 4 jittery, childishly excited
US, 1984
geeked out adjective unordinary; injured US, 2002
geeker noun 1 a user of crack cocaine US, 1990. 2 astarerAUSTRALIA, 1979
geekerati noun an elite grouping of people involved in information
technology
US, 2000

geeker rental noun a car stolen by a crack cocaine addict who then
trades use of the car for drugs
US, 2002
geeking adjective inept; unfashionable; awkward US, 1987
geekish adjective obsessed with computers; socially inept US, 1986
geek out verb to enter a highly technical mode which is too difficult
to explain
US, 1991
geek-o-zoid noun a student whose devotion to study excludes all
other interests or society, hence an unpopular student; someone
who is considered too studious; someone obsessed with
computers. An elaboration of GEEK UK, 2002
geeksploitation noun an act, or general policy, of taking profitable
advantage of the enthusiasm and willingness to work of young
computer programmers; also used of entertainment designed to
appeal to the technologically-obsessed. A combination of GEEK (a
studious-type or IT obsessive) and ‘exploitation’ US, 1996
geekster noun a geek US, 1991
geeky adjective socially inept; overly involved with computers US, 1981
gees noun horse racing UK, 1959
geeser noun a small amount of an illegal drug US, 1952
geet noun a dollar US, 1947
geets noun money US, 1949
geetus noun money US, 1926
gee-up noun 1 an act or instance of stirring AUSTRALIA, 1995. 2 a
swindler’s confederate who leads others to spend their money
AUSTRALIA, 1899
gee up verb 1 to motivate; to encourage AUSTRALIA, 1955. 2 to tease UK,
1983
gee whiz! used for registering shock, surprise, disappointment, or

for emphasis. Elaboration of
GEE! US, 1876
gee willikers! used as a mock oath. There are countless variants US,
1851
geez noun 1 a friend UK, 2003. 2 a look. A variant of GEEK AUSTRALIA, 1981
geeze; geaze verb to inject by hypodermic needle US, 1966
geeze; geaze; greaze noun heroin; an injection of heroin; narcotics
US, 1967
geezer noun 1 a man. Possibly from Basque giza (a man), picked up
by Wellington’s soldiers during the Peninsular War (1808–14);
alternatively it may derive from C15 English dialect guiser (a
mummer). Variant spellings include ‘geyser’ and the abbreviated
‘geez’
UK, 1885. 2 an old person, somewhat infirm. An objectionable
reference to a senior citizen
UK, 1885. 3 a fellow-prisoner UK, 1958. 4 a
man who is easily duped
UK, 1959. 5 a young manual worker who
lives with his parents and spends his disposable income on leisure
and pleasure. Created by a research company as a sociological
label for commercial and marketing purposes; a specialised vari-
ation UK, 2003. 6 an intravenous drug user. Sometimes spelled
‘geazer’ from the variant verb spelling geeze; geaze US, 1967. 7 a
small amount of a drug US, 1971
geezerbird; geezerchick noun a young woman characterised by
her behaviour and positive involvement in activites (drinking,
swearing, sport, etc) stereotypically enjoyed by males. Combines
GEEZER (a man) with a less-than-politically correct term for a ‘young
woman’
UK, 2002

gear bonger; gear banger | geezerbir d; geezerchick 284
geezo noun 1 a hardened prison inmate US, 1951 . 2 an armed robbery
US, 2001
geggie; gegg noun the mouth. Glaswegian use UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
gehuncle noun a cripple US, 1954
gel noun 1 a girl. With a hard ‘g’ UK, 1969. 2 dynamite used for
opening a safe
US, 1972. 3 a socially inept person US, 1991
gelly; jelly noun gelignite AUSTRALIA, 1941
gelt; geld noun money. Originally conventional English, then out of
favour, then back as slang. German, Dutch and Yiddish claims on
its origin UK, 1529
gen noun information. Originally military, possibly deriving from the
phrase ‘for the general information of all ranks’
UK, 1940
gen; gen up verb to learn; to inform, to brief. After the noun UK, 1943
gendarme noun a police officer. Adopted directly from the French
gendarme
UK, 1906
gender bender noun a person with an ambiguous or androgynous
sexual identity, or with asexual identity divergent from their bio-
logical sex
UK, 1980
gender mender noun a computer cable with either two male or two
female connectors US, 1991
general noun a railway yardmaster US, 1946
General nickname < The General 1 Frank Sinatra, American singer
(1915–1998) US, 1963. 2 Ireland’s most famous criminal, Martin
Cahill
IRELAND, 1995

General Booth noun a tooth. Rhyming slang, formed from the
name of William Booth, 1829–1912, the founder of the Salvation
Army
UK, 1992
general election noun an erection. Rhyming slang, the source of
many jokes about standing members, even if we only get one
every four or five years UK, 1992
general mess of crap noun a truck manufactured by General
Motors Corporation. A humorous back-formation from the initials
GMC US, 1971
General Smuts; generals noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for
NUTS, formed from the name of a South African statesman,
1870–1950 UK, 1992
General Westhisface nickname US Army General William
Westmoreland. Not particularly kind US, 1977
Generation X; Gen X noun the marketing category that defines
people born between the late 1950s and mid-70s. Originally the
title of a sociological book by Charles Hamblett and Jane
Deverson, 1965; moved beyond jargon when adopted as the name
of a UK punk band in the mid-1970s; in 1991 Douglas Coupland
employed it to describe a new generation; usage is now almost
conventional. Generation Y does not appear to have caught on US,
1965
Generation Xer; Gen-Xer; Xer; X noun in marketing terms,
someone born between the late 1950s and mid-70s, seen as well
educated but without direction US, late 1970s
Generation XL noun a (notional) sociological group of children,
teenagers or young adults who are clinically obese. A play on
GENERATION X and XL, the retail abbreviation for ‘extra large’ UK, 2003
generic adjective stupid, dull, boring US, 1988

geni-ass noun a smart and diligent student. A play on ‘genius’ US, 1968
genius noun 1 a person skilled at performing oral sex. A pun based
on HEAD (oral sex) US, 2002. 2 in computing, an obvious or easily
guessed password US, 1990
genny; jenny noun a generator UK, 1956
gent noun 1 a good man, an honourable man, a man who is
admired. From ‘gentleman’ and charactertistics generously
ascribed to the stereotype UK, 1987. 2 a man with pretentions to
class or status. Used in a derisory context
UK, 1605. 3 money.
Survives as a variant of
GELT (money) but, in fact, derives not from
German gelt but French argent (silver; money); original use was
especially of silver coins UK, 1859. 4 a maggot used as fishing bait
AUSTRALIA, 1998
gentleman jockey noun in horse racing, an amateur jockey,
especially in a steeplechase event
US, 1947
gentleman of leisure noun a pimp US, 1973
gentleman’s call noun in pool, an understanding that a shot need
not be called if it is obvious
US, 1992
gentleman’s fever noun a sexually transmitted infection BAHAMAS,
1982
gentlemen’s relish noun sperm UK, 2002
gents noun a gentlemen’s public convenience US, 1960
Geoff Hurst; geoff noun 1 a first class honours degree. Rhyming
slang, based on the name of Geoff Hurst (b.1941), the only
footballer to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final
UK, 1998.

2 a thirst UK, 1994. 3 urination. Rhyming slang for ‘burst’ UK, 2002
Geoffrey Chaucer noun a saucer. Rhyming slang formed on the
name of the great English poet, who lived from about 1343 to
1400, and who, fittingly, used slang in his rhyme
UK, 1992
geog; geoggers noun geography, especially as a subject of study UK,
1940
geologist noun a physician who considers his patients to be as
intelligent as a rock
US, 1978
George noun 1 a gambler who tips the dealer or places bets in the
dealer’s name US, 1974. 2 in American casinos, a skilled and lucky
gambler US, 1985. 3 used as a term of address for any Pullman
porter
US, 1939. 4 an act of defecation. A euphemism by
personification, but why a George should be so honoured is not
recorded UK, 1959. < call it George to agree that a matter is
settled GUY ANA, 1962
George adjective excellent US, 1930
George and Ringo noun bingo. Rhyming slang, formed from the
names of two of the Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and
probably not heard since the Beatles broke up UK, 1992
George and Zippy adjective (of weather) cold, chilly. Rhyming slang
for
NIPPY, based on two of the puppet characters in long-running
Thames television children’s programme Rainbow (from 1972)
UK,
2002
George Bernard Shaw; George Bernar d noun a door. Rhyming
slang, formed from the name of the Irish playwright, 1856–1950

UK, 1992
George Blake noun a snake. Rhyming slang, formed from the name
of a notorious British security and intelligence operative who spied
for the KGB from 1944–61 UK, 1992
George Martin noun farting. Rhyming slang, formed from the name
of orchestral arranger and producer Sir George Martin (b.1926) UK,
2003
George Melly noun the belly, a paunch. Rhyming slang, formed
from the name of the jazz singer and surrealist (1937–2007)
whose shape echoes the sense UK, 1992
George Michael; George verb to cycle. Popney rhyming slang,
based on popular singer George Michael (b.1963). Popney was orig-
inally contrived for www.music365.co.uk, an Internet music site;
this is one of several terms that caught on UK, 2001
George Raft noun 1 a draught. Rhyming slang, formed on the name
of US film actor George Raft (1895–1980)
UK, 1979. 2 hard work.
Rhyming slang for
GRAFT UK, 1992
George Smack; George noun heroin US, 1967
George Spelvin noun used in a theatre programme as a fictitious
name for an actor
US, 1908
George the Third noun 1 a bird. Rhyming slang, recorded as an
alternative to RICHARD THE THIRD UK, 1961. 2 a lump of excrement.
Rhyming slang for TURD UK, 1992
George W. noun a person with an inflated sense of self-worth. An
unkind allusion to US President George W. Bush US, 2001
Georgia; Georgie verb to cheat, to swindle; (of a prostitute) to have
sex with a customer without collecting the fee. Especially used in

the context of prostitution US, 1960
Georgia buggy noun a wheelbarrow US, 1918
285 geezo | Georgia buggy
Georgia ham noun a watermelon US, 1971
Georgia homeboy noun the recreational drug GHB. A disguise for
the initials
GHB US, 1993
Georgia night rider noun a trucker who drives at night in the hope
of avoiding police US, 1976
Georgia overdrive noun coasting down a hill with the car or truck
in neutral
US, 1963
Georgia scuffle noun 1 a swindle which fails because the intended
victim is not smart enough to be swindled
US, 1992. 2 in carnival
usage, rough handling of an extremely naive customer in a
swindle US, 1950
Georgie Best noun 1 a pest, especially a drunken pest. Rhyming
slang, reflecting footballer George Best’s fall from grace to
alcoholism
UK, 1992. 2 the female breast. Rhyming slang UK, 2003.
< be my Georgie Best! do as you wish; you are welcome to
have whatever has been asked for. Rhyming slang for ‘be my
guest’, formed on the name of Irish footballer George Best
(1946–2005)
UK, 1977
ger verb get. A slovenly pronunciation that occurs when the following
word commences with a vowel, in uses such as ‘ger along’
UK, 1895
gerbil around verb in car repair, to work at a somewhat frantic pace

in an effort to hide the fact that the problem at hand, or car
repair in general, is too difficult
US, 1992
geriatrick noun an older homosexual man as a one-time sex-partner
UK, 1979
germ noun 1 a German UK, 1915. 2 a despised person US, 1942
Germaine Greer noun a glass of beer. Rhyming slang, formed from
the name of an Australian feminist and academic who has
become a media personality (b.1939) AUSTRALIA, 1987
German noun (used by prisoners) a prison officer. A hangover from
World War 2 when the Germans were the enemy UK, 1996
German band noun the hand. Rhyming slang UK, 1979
Germans noun drug dealers from the Dominican Republic as
perceived by African-American drug dealers competing for the
same market – the enemy
US, 1992
germs noun gentlemen, as a form of address. A jocular slurring,
especially in the pairing ‘Ladeez and Germs’ UK, 2001
Geronimo noun 1 an alcoholic drink mixed with a barbiturate. A
dangerous cross reaction US, 1970. 2 a barbiturate US, 1990
gerook; gerooked adjective drug or alcohol-intoxicated. From
Afrikaans for ‘cured/smoked’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1970
gerrick noun piece of rolled up silver foil used as a filter in
marijuana pipes. The ‘gerrick’ is made by laying out a piece of foil
(usually from a cigarette box), or thin cardboard (usually from the
same box) into a square, rolling it up, bending it into a circle and
wedging it into the bottom of a bottleneck pipe to keep the
marijuana from falling out when the smoke is sucked in
SOUTH
AFRICA

, 2003
gerry nickname an old person. An abbreviation of ‘geriatric’ NEW
ZEALAND
, 1998
gert adjective great. A C14 dialect word that is now widely familiar
beyond its regional use as a result of media exposure UK, 1997
gertcha!; gercha!; gertcher! I don’t believe you!; used for
registering disbelief. An alteration of ‘get away!’; immortalised in
song by Chas and Dave, 1979 UK, 1937
Gertie Gitana; Gertie noun a banana. Rhyming slang, based on
the name of music hall entertainer Gertie Gitana, 1888–1957;
originating in the first decade of C20 with her name replacing the
refrain ‘Have a banana’ in the song ‘Let’s All Go Down the Strand’.
Still in use UK, 1961
gert stonkers noun large female breasts AUSTRALIA, 1988
Gestapo noun 1 the police. Originally used of the military police
during World War 2 in a (presumably) jocular allusion to the
German Secret Police of the Third Reich. Often used with ‘the’
UK,
1941. 2 uniformed personnel (such as bus inspectors) or others
(such as teachers) who enjoy the little power of their authority UK,
1969. 3 the motorcycle officers of the Metropolitan police traffic div-
ision. Police use (especially the Metropolitan Police Drugs Squad);
probably inspired by the jackboots and black breeches uniform
UK,
1999
get verb 1 to understand, to appreciate US, 1892. 2 to worry, to vex, to
annoy
US, 1867. 3 to enthral, to appeal to, to affect emotionally, to
obsess UK, 1913. 4 to obtain sexual intercourse AUSTRALIA, 1970 . < get

above yourself
to become conceited, arrogant UK, 1923. < get
amongst
to perform some task or take part enthusiastically
AUSTRALIA, 1970. < get any; get anything; get enough; get a
little bit
to have sex US, 1947. < get it 1 to be punished,
especially physically
UK, 1851. 2 to be killed US, 1964. 3 to become
infected with a sexually transmitted infection UK, 1937. < getitin
one
to understand immediately UK, 1942. < get it on 1 to have
sex US, 1970. 2 to fight US, 1959. 3 to join battle. US Marines usage in
Vietnam
US, 1991. < getitupto achieve an erection US, 1943.
< get some 1 to have sex US, 1970. 2 to kill enemy soldiers US, 1976.
< get well 2 to make money US, 1995. < get wet to kill someone
using a knife or bayonet US, 1991. < get with to have sex with UK,
1987. < get with the progr am to start to behave in a responsible
manner. A generally figurative application of the recovery
programmes promoted by Alcoholics Anonymous, Gamblers
Anonymous, etc; usually as an injunction US, 1983. < get your
end away to have sex UK, 1975. < get your leather to have sex
CANADA, 1985. < get your own back to get revenge UK, 1910. < get
your skates on
to hurry up. Often as an imperative. Originally
military
UK, 1895. < get your skin to have sex CANADA, 1999. < get
yours
to get the punishment you deserve US, 1905. < have got

something on someone
to possess evidence against someone
UK, 1928
get!; git! go!; go away! US, 1884
get a black dog up you! go to hell! AUSTRALIA, 1992
get across verb to make yourself (or your subject) understood US,
1913
get a dog up you! go to hell! AUSTRALIA, 1996
get a grip! control yourself! US, 1982
get a life! used to tease someone who is revealing a lack of
grounding in reality or who is too obsessed with something US, 1989
get along! used for registering incredulity. Similar to the later ‘get
away!’ UK, 1984
get along with you! go away! be quiet! UK, 1837
get a roll of stamps and mail it in used as a humorous
comment on a lack of effort. Coined by ESPN’s Keith Olberman to
describe ‘a lackluster effort on the part of a player or team’ US, 1997
get a room! used for discouraging public displays of affection US,
1999
get at verb 1 to attack verbally, to tease UK, 1891. 2 to mean, to imply
a meaning
US, 1899. < ge t at it to tease someone, to make a fool
of someone UK, 1958
getaway noun the last morning of a military tour of duty US, 1968
get away!; gerraway! don’t talk nonsense!; don’t flatter! In 2002 a
travel company used the slogan ‘Get away’ in a television
advertising campaign, punning on the conventional sense (to
escape, to go on holiday) with an exclamation of disbelief that
such holidays could be so cheap
UK, 1848

getaway day noun in horse racing, the last day of a racing meet US,
1962
get-back noun an act of revenge US, 1984
get bent! used as an exclamation of defiance, roughly along the
lines of ‘go to hell!’ US, 1970
getcha vine noun a thorny vine found in the jungles of Vietnam US,
1990
get down verb 1 to depress UK, 1930. 2 in sports betting, to place a bet
US, 1974. 3 to be a part of, or to relate to, as in ’get down with the
kids’ UK, 1999. < get down to it to begin to work with serious
application, sometimes used of sexual activity US, 1937
get-down time; git-down time noun the time of day or night
when a prostitute starts working US, 1972
get-’em-off noun an exit ramp; a motorway exit US, 1976
Georgia ham | get-’em-off 286
get ’em off!; geremoff! used as a jocular imperative to strip US,
1995
geters noun money US, 1975
get-go; git-go; gitty up noun the very start US, 1966
get-hard adjective sexually arousing to men UK, 2000
get her! 8see: GET YOU!
get-high noun crack cocaine US, 1990
get in; get-in verb of a staged entertainment, to bring in and set up
staging and technical equipment. The reverse (to deconstruct and
entirely remove staging equipment) is ‘get out’. Also used as
nouns.
UK, 1996
get-in Betty noun a crowbar used by burglars US, 1950
get into verb to come to know and like UK, 1968
get-it-on adjective vigorous, energetic in approach US, 1970

get knotted! used for expressing contempt. Usage was frozen in
time and soon considered archaic. Later use is marked with irony
UK, 1958
get lost! used as a contemptuous imperative of dismissal US, 1902
get off verb 1 to form an initial liaison with someone sexually
attractive, especially with a view to greater intimacy
UK, 1925. 2 to
achieve sexual climax
US, 1867. 3 to use a drug; to feel the effects of
a drug
US, 1952. 4 by extension, to take pleasure from something US,
1952
. 5 to crash while riding a motorcyle. Sarcastic and euphemistic
biker (motorcyle) usage US, 2003
get off!; get off it! used as a register of impatience or incredulity
UK, 1969
get-off house noun a place where you can both purchase and inject
heroin US, 1990
get off on verb to greatly enjoy something. After GET OFF (to achieve
sexual climax) UK, 1973
get off the stove, I’m ridin’ the range tonight! used for
expressing enthusiasm about an upcoming date US, 1951
get on verb 1 of people, to agree, to co-exist. Often with a modifying
adverb UK, 1816. 2 to become elderly UK, 1885. 3 to use drugs US, 1952.
4 to have US, 1990
get-out noun 1 an escape, an excuse, an evasion UK, 1899. 2 an
extreme degree of something US, 1838
get out verb (used of a bettor) to recoup earlier losses US, 1951
get out of here! used for expressing disbelief at what has just been
said US, 1994

get out of here, Mary! used for expressing doubt US, 1987
get out of it! used for expressing a lack of belief in what has just
been said UK, 1984
get-over noun success through fraud US, 1997
get over verb to take advantage of someone, making yourself look
good at their expense US, 1981. < cannot get over to be
astounded UK, 1899. < get over on to seduce US, 1987
get over it! used as a suggestion that the hearer move on from the
issue that is dominating the moment US, 1994
get over you! used in order to deflate a person’s excessive sense of
importance
US, 1997
get real verb to face the facts. Often as an imperative US, 1998
get real! used for expressing scorn at that which has just been said
US, 1982
get round verb to circumvent US, 1849
get shagged! used as a general expression of disbelief or contempt
UK, 1997
get stuffed! used as a general expression of disbelief or contempt
UK, 1952
getting any? used as a male-to-male greeting. Instantly jocular due
to the inquiry as to the other’s sex life US, 1958
getting on adjective (of time) late; growing late UK, 1882
get to verb to annoy someone US, 1961
get-up noun 1 an outfit or costume UK, 1847. 2 manufactured evidence
that is intended to incriminate
UK, 1967. 3 a piece of criminal
trickery, an elaborate deceit UK, 1970. 4 the last morning of a jail
sentence or term of military service
US, 1967

get up verb 1 to be released from prison US, 1967. 2 to succeed in
painting your graffiti tag in a public place US, 1994. 3 to win; to
succeed
AUSTRALIA, 1904. 4 to cause a racehorse to win AUSTRALIA, 1969
get-up-and-go noun vigour, energy, drive. Earlier variations from
which this derives are ‘get-up’ and ‘get-up-and-get’
US, 1907
get up off of verb to concede something of importance or value US,
1985
get with the words! verb explain yourself! US, 1965
get you!; get him!; get her! verb 1 (with an emphatic stress on the
pronoun) used to deflate a conceited male ego or to imply an
unmasculine oversensitivity or homosexuality
UK, 1958. 2 used for
expressing disbelief at what has just been said. Homosexual use
US, 1949
get your arse to an anchor! verb sit down! Adapted from nautical
(likely fisherman) usage, this phrase came ashore for general
purposes
CANADA, 1978
get your kit off! verb used as ribald encouragement to undress UK,
1985
GFE; girl friend experience noun a dinner date followed by sex as
a service offered by a prostitute
UK, 2005
G force! used as an expression of enthusiastic assent. From a
Japanese comic strip US, 1987
GFY go fuck yourself. Used when discretion suggests avoiding the
word ‘fuck’ US, 1987
GG noun in transsexual usage, a genuine or genetic girl US, 1987

GH noun General Hospital, a popular television daytime drama US, 1981
Ghan noun an Afghan. In outback Australia this referred to the
numerous immigrants from Afghanistan and nearby regions who
came to work in the desert regions as camel-drivers. Not used to
refer to recent migrants from Afghanistan
AUSTRALIA, 1911
ghana noun marijuana. Possibly a variant spelling of GANJA (Jamaican
marijuana) although current usage doesn’t acknowledge this
etymology nor specify an alternative, such as marijuana from
Ghana
UK, 1989
ghar noun the buttocks. From the Hindi for ‘donkey’ TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 1976
GHB noun a pharmaceutical anaesthetic used as a recreational drug.
Gamma hydroxybutyrate is a foul-tasting liquid, invented in the
1960s by Dr. Henri Laborit, who swore by its powers as an
aphrodisiac. The drug has been marketed as an anaesthetic and a
health supplement, but it is a heightened sense of touch,
sustained erections and longer orgasms that make it popular with
‘up-for-it clubbers’
US, 1990
gheid noun a Paregoric user US, 1971
gherao verb in India and Pakistan, to surround someone and not
allow him or her to go from an office, desk, etc, as a demon-
stration against that person. From Hindi gherna (to surround, to
beseige)
INDIA, 1967
gherkin noun the penis, especially a small penis. A variation of
‘pickle’ (the penis), especially in the phrase

JERK THE GHERKIN (to
masturbate) US, 2002
ghetto noun the anus US, 1973
ghetto adjective inferior, shoddy, bad US, 1995
ghetto- prefix used to qualify an adjective as being in the style of
black culture. Has positive connotations when used by the black
community but can be patronising and derogatory US, 2001
ghetto bird noun a police helicopter, especially one flying at night
with a bright spotlight US, 1993
ghetto blaster; ghetto box noun a large, portable radio and tape
player; a portable music system. Can be considered offensive
because it is culture-specific and stereotypical US, 1981
ghetto bootie noun large buttocks US, 2001
287 get ’em off!; geremoff! | ghetto bootie
ghetto fabulous adjective ostentatious, exemplifying the style of the
black hip-hop community
US, 1996
ghetto lullaby noun inner-city nightime noises – sirens, gunfire,
helicopters, etc
US, 1993
ghetto rags noun clothing typical of the inner-city ghetto US, 1970
ghetto sled noun a large, luxury car US, 1997
ghetto star noun a youth gang leader US, 1993
’Ghini noun a Lamborghini car. A hip-hop abbreviation and
aspiration
US, 1999
ghost noun 1 a faint, secondary duplicate video image in a television
signal, caused by the mixing of the primary signal and a delayed
version of the same signal US, 1942. 2 a blank stop on a casino slot
machine

US, 1993. 3 in poker, a player who frequently absents
himself from the table US, 1996. 4 LSD. Usually used with ‘the’ US,
1967. < do a ghost to leave quickly US, 1995. < when the ghost
walks in oil drilling, pay day US, 1954
ghost verb 1 to transfer a prisoner from one prison to another at
night after the prison has been secured
US, 1982. 2 to vanish US, 1969.
3 to relax, especially while evading duty. Military use US, 1982
ghost battalion noun during the Vietnam war, the First Battalion,
Ninth Marines. So named because of the large number of
casualties suffered at Con Thien and Khe Sanh
US, 1991
ghostbust noun to search in an obsessive and compulsive way for
small particles of crack cocaine
US, 1992
ghosted adjective out of sight UK, 1994
ghost hand noun in poker, a hand or part of a hand that is dealt to
the same player twice in a row
US, 1988
ghost town noun < send to ghost town to transfer a prisoner
without warning UK, 1996
ghost train noun < on the ghost train used of a prisoner who is
being moved without warning from one prison to another
overnight. From GHOST (to transfer overnight) UK, 1996
ghost-walking day noun in circus and carnival usage, payday US, 1981
ghoulie noun the vagina. Something frightening that lurks in the
dark US, 1998
ghoulie adjective ghoulish US, 1993
GI noun 1 an enlisted soldier in the US Army US, 1939. 2 an American
Indian who has abandoned his indigenous culture and language in

favour of mainstream American culture; a government Indian
US,
1963
GI verb 1 to clean thoroughly US, 1944. 2 to strip US, 1968
Gianluca Vialli; gianluca noun cocaine. Rhyming slang for CHARLIE
(cocaine); based on the name of Gianluca Vialli (b.1964), a famous
Italian football player and manager UK, 1998
gib noun a man’s buttocks US, 1986
GIB noun the back seat member of the crew on a fighter aircraft. An
initialism for ‘guy in back’ US, 1967
Gib nickname Gibraltar UK, 1822
GIB adjective skilled in sex. An initialism for ‘good in bed’ US, 1977
gibber noun a small stone used for throwing. From the extinct
Australian Aboriginal language Dharug (Sydney region). Originally,
since 1833, referring to ‘large boulders’, it has undergone a
reduction in size over the decades. As a technical term of geol-
ogists it refers to smallish stones of dark reddish chaceldony that
litter the surface of large areas of the arid inland. Colloquially it is
used of any rock, stone or pebble suitable for throwing
AUSTRALIA,
1902
gibbled adjective (of a machine) broken down CANADA, 1989
gibbs noun the lips US, 1990
gib-gib noun used for mocking another’s laughter. From an
advertisement for Gibbons Chicken Ration
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1994
giblet noun a stupid, foolish or inept person. Playing on a turkey
image
US, 1984
giblets noun 1 the female gentalia UK, 2003. 2 showy chrome

accessories on a motorcyle. Biker (motorcycle) usage
US, 2003
Gibson girl noun an emergency radio used when a military aircraft
is shot down over a body of water
US, 1943
gick noun excrement IRELAND, 1993
gick verb to defecate IRELAND, 1996
giddy noun a tourist, especially on a package holiday. Used by
holiday reps
UK, 1997
giddyap; giddyup noun the beginning; the inception US, 1974
giddy as a kipper adjective dizzy. A ‘giddy kipper’, although not in
this sense, has been a feature of English slang since the late C19
UK, 1999
giddy goat noun in horse racing, the totalisator. Rhyming slang from
‘tote’ AUSTRALIA, 1989
gif noun an aircraft pilot. From the initials of ‘guys inthefront seat’
US, 1945
giffed adjective drunk UK, 2003
giffer noun a pickpocket US, 1949
gift noun in a sex club, used as a coded euphemism for payment for
special services
US, 1997. < the gift the bleed period of the
menstrual cycle US, 2001. < the gift that keeps giving a sexually
transmitted disease US, 1986
gifted adjective experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
US, 2001
gift of the sun; gift of the sun god noun cocaine UK, 1998
gig noun 1 a musical performance or concert. Originally musicians’
slang for an engagement at a single venue

US, 1926. 2 ajobUS, 1908.
3 apartyUS, 1954. 4 a prison or jail sentence US, 1977. 5 apolice
informer. A clipping of
FIZGIG AUSTRALIA, 1953. 6 a busybody AUSTRALIA,
1944. 7 a person who stands out because they look foolish; a fool
AUSTRALIA, 1943. 8 the vagina US, 1967. 9 alook;apeekAUSTRALIA, 1924 .
10 a demerit or other indication of failure US, 1968. 11 in an illegal
number gambling lottery, a bet that a specific three-digit number
will be drawn US, 1846. 12 in harness racing, a sulky US, 1997
gig verb 1 to work; to have a job US, 1939. 2 of a musician or group of
musicians, to play an engagement or a series of engagements UK,
1939. 3 to go out to bars, clubs and/or parties US, 2000. 4 to look or
stare; to take a peek AUSTRALIA, 1959 . 5 to tease AUSTRALIA, 1969. 6 in
carnival usage, to win all of a player’s money in a single trans-
action US, 1985
gigging noun teasing AUSTRALIA, 1966
giggle and titter; giggle noun bitter (beer) UK, 1992
giggle band noun the decorative hemmed edge at the top of a
stocking. Get beyond that and you’re laughing
UK, 2001
giggle bin noun an institution for containment and care of the
mentally disturbed UK, 1964
giggle factory noun an insane asylum AUSTRALIA, 1968
giggle house noun an insane asylum AUSTRALIA, 1919
giggle juice noun alcohol US, 1939
giggler noun a scene in a pornographic film involving sex with two
women. From the
GIRL-GIRL designation US, 1987
giggles; good giggles noun marijuana US, 1986
giggle smoke noun marijuana; a marijuana cigarette US, 1952

gigglesoup noun any alcoholic beverage US, 1972
giggle water noun alcohol, especially champagne US, 1926
giggle weed noun marijuana. From the definite effect WEED has on
your sense of humour
US, 1937
giggling academy noun a mental hospital US, 1949
giggly adjective very good. Probably from the euphoric reaction to
marijuana. West Indian and UK black use UK, 2002
giggy; gigi noun the anus and rectum US, 1953
GI gin noun cough syrup US, 1964
gig-lamps; gigs noun spectacles, eye-glasses. From the lights placed
to each side of a ‘gig’ (a light carriage); ‘headlights’ (glasses), a later
coinage, reflects similar inspiration UK, 1853
ghetto fabulous | gig-lamps; gigs 288
GIGO in computing, used as a reminder that output is only as good
as input – (garbage in, garbage out)
US, 1964
gig shot noun in carnival usage, the method used by an operator to
win all of a player’s money in a single transaction
US, 1985
gig wagon noun transportation used by a rock band during a
concert tour
UK, 1985
GI Joe noun a quintessential American soldier. A term fuelled by a
cartoon in the 1940s, a Robert Mitchum movie in 1945 and a line
of toys starting in 1964 US, 1935
gildy adjective fancy, ornate UK, 2002
gilf noun a sexually appealing mature woman. A variation of MILF (a
sexually appealing mother) and
DILF (a sexually appealing father);

an acronym of ‘grandma I’d like to fuck’ US, 2003
gil-gil noun used for mocking another’s laughter TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
1993
gilhooley noun in motor racing on an oval track, a spin US, 1965
gill; gills noun in circus and carnival usage, a customer, especially a
gullible one US, 1981
Gillie Potters noun 1 pig’s trotters. Rhyming slang; formed from the
name of British comedian, an early star of BBC radio, Gillie Potter,
1887–1975 UK, 1980. 2 the feet. Rhyming slang for TROTTERS UK, 1980
gillie suit noun camouflaged uniforms used by the US Army Special
Forces. Gulf war usage US, 1992
Gilligan noun a hapless, socially inept person. From the Gilligan’s
Island television programme, in which Gilligan was a hapless,
socially inept person
US, 1991
Gilligan hitch noun any and every method to bind with a chain or
tie with a rope US, 1919
gillion noun ten to the ninth power; untold millions US, 1991
gilly noun 1 a member of an audience, especially a woman.
Theatrical and circus usage
UK, 1933. 2 a man, especially a gullible
rustic. Market traders and English gypsy use, from the previous
sense as ‘a member of a circus audience’ US, 1882
gilly-galloo noun in circus and carnival usage, an outsider US, 1981
gils! used for expressing pleasant surprise US, 2002
gilt noun money. Derives from German gelt (gold) and conventional
‘gilt’ (silverplate) UK, 1708
GI marbles noun dice. Because of the love for dice games displayed
by American soldiers, especially during World War 2
US, 1950

Gimli glider noun a Boeing 737 which ran out of petrol and glided
to a safe landing in Gimli, Manitoba; later, any car that has run out
of petrol. The incident happened because of a confusion between
metric and English ways of measuring petrol during the fill-up.
One of the pilots had been a glider pilot CANADA, 2000
gimme noun 1 a request or demand for money. From ‘give me’ UK,
2001. 2 an easy victory or accomplishment US, 1986. 3 a pistol US, 1994.
4 in pool, a shot that cannot be missed or a game that cannot be
lost US, 1990
gimme verb used for ‘give me’. A lazy phonetic abbreviation US, 1883
gimme five noun a mutual hand-slapping used as greeting or to sig-
nify mutual respect. From the phrase ‘give me your hand’;
‘gimme’ (give me) ‘five’ (fingers, hence hand)
UK, 1999
gimmel noun in betting, odds of 3–1. Probably coined by a Jewish
bookmaker with a sense of humour, from gimel (the Hebrew letter
which, in Judaic teaching, symbolises a rich man running after a
poor man) which, in turn, derives from Hebrew gemul (the giving
of reward and punishment)
UK, 1991
gimmes noun a selfishly acquisitive characteristic US, 1918
gimmick noun 1 a gadget, an ingenious device or contrivance such
as may be used in crime and magic to deceive or distract, or
commercially, especially in the entertainment industry, to attract
publicity and attention. ‘You Gotta Get a Gimmick’, Stephen
Sondheim, 1959, is a song performed by striptease artistes
demonstrating their ingenious methods of standing out from the
crowd
US, 1926. 2 characteristics such as costume, haircut or
entrance music that collectively make a professional wrestler stand

out as a unique marketable commodity
US, 1993. 3 the actual device
used to rig a carnival game
US, 1968. 4 in poker, a special set of rules
for a game US, 1988
gimmick verb to rig for a result US, 1922
gimmicks noun the equipment needed to inject drugs US, 1967
gimmie noun marijuana and crack cocaine mixed together for
smoking in a cigarette
US, 1994
gimp noun 1 a limp; a cripple US, 1925. 2 an incompetent or weak
person
US, 1924. 3 a sexual submissive who seeks satisfaction in
dehumanising, full fetish clothing and crippling bondage. A
specialisation of the previous senses made very familiar by
Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction, 1993 – the film featured a
masked-creature (taking his pleasure at the hands of a dominatrix)
known only as ‘the gimp’
US, 1993
gimper; gimpster noun a cripple US, 1974
gimp out verb to panic in the face of great challenge US, 1988
gimpy noun a (long-haired) member of the counterculture, a hippy
UK, 1998
gimpy adjective 1 crippled; handicapped US, 1929 . 2 inferior US, 1970
gims noun the eyes US, 1945
gin noun 1 a black prostitute US, 1962. 2 an Aboriginal female AUSTRALIA,
1985. 3 cocaine US, 1971. 4 a street fight between youth gangs US, 1993
gin verb 1 (used of a woman) to have sex US, 1976. 2 to fight US, 1972
gin and Jaguar bird noun a wealthy, usually married, woman from
the upper-class districts surrounding London, especially Surrey,

regarded as a worthwhile target for sexual adventuring. A BIRD (a
woman) who lives in the ‘gin and Jaguar belt’ UK, 1977
ginch noun 1 the vagina US, 2003. 2 a woman; a woman as a sex
object
US, 1936
ginchy adjective 1 fashionable, attractive, pleasing US, 1959. 2 sharp-
witted, clever, shrewd. A variation of the sense as ‘attractive’ UK, 1988
giner noun the vagina US, 2004
gin flat noun an apartment where alcohol is served illegally to a
paying not-so public US, 1951
ging noun a handheld catapult; a slingshot AUSTRALIA, 1903
ginger noun 1 a sandy- or red-haired person; often as a nickname.
Originally (1785) used of a cock with reddish plumage UK, 1885.
2 the backside. From GINGER ALE AUSTRALIA, 1967. 3 a prostitute who
steals from her clients. Also ‘ginger girl’, ‘gingerer’ AUSTRALIA, 1953.
< on the ginger (of prostitutes) working at gingering their clients
AUSTRALIA, 1979
ginger ale; ginger noun 1 jail. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 2 bail.
Rhyming slang NEW ZEALAND, 1963. 3 the backside. Rhyming slang for
TAIL AUSTRALIA, 1967
ginger beer; ginger noun 1 a homosexual man. Rhyming slang for
QUEER UK, 1959. 2 a member of the Royal Australian Engineers.
Rhyming slang for ‘engineer’ AUSTRALIA, 1941
ginger beer; ginger adjective homosexual. Rhyming slang for QUEER
UK
, 1960
gingering verb (of a prostitute or accomplice) stealing from a client’s
clothing AUSTRALIA, 1944
ginger minger; ginger minge; ginge minge noun a person who
has (it is presumed) naturally ginger pubic hair

UK, 1993
ginger pop noun 1 a police officer. Rhyming slang for COP UK, 1992.
2 ginger beer UK, 1827
gingersnaps noun < (have had) too many gingersnaps last
night
to have had too much alcohol to drink CA NADA, 1998
ginger-top noun a redhead. From GINGER UK, 1998
ginhead noun a habitual drinker of gin US, 1927
gin jockey noun a white man who cohabits with an Aboriginal
woman AUSTRALIA, 1955
gink noun 1 a naive rustic; a dolt US, 1906. 2 alook;apeek.Perhapsa
nasalised variant of
GEEK AUSTRALIA, 1945. 3 an unpleasant smell UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1988
gink verb to give off an unpleasant smell UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
289 GIGO | gink