Slang and uncoventional english part 46 docx

gommed up adjective dirty US, 1982
gommie noun a silly person CANADA, 1990
gomtor; gom noun an uncouth person, especially when applied to
an Afrikaner. From Afrikaans gomtor (a lout) SOUTH AFRICA, 1970
gon noun a gondola train carriage US, 1934
gonad alert noun 8see: NAD ALERT
gondola noun heroin UK, 2003
gone adjective 1 superlative, profoundly in touch with current trends.
Nellie Lutcher’s 1947 recording of ‘He’s a Real Gone Guy’ did as
much as anything to introduce the term into the language
US, 1946.
2 drunk or drug-intoxicated US, 1933. 3 completely destitute and
physically ruined because of crack cocaine addiction
US, 1994.
4 infatuated US, 1957. 5 pregnant AUSTRALIA, 1945. 6 caught AUSTRALIA,
1954
goneburger noun anything that is redundant or finished NEW
ZEALAND
, 2000
gone case noun a hopeless cause SINGAPORE, 2002
goner noun 1 someone who has died or is unavoidably doomed to
die very soon. From ‘gone’ as a euphemism for ‘dead’ UK, 1847.
2 someone who is doomed to failure US, 1970. 3 a person who
excels US, 1949
gone to bed adjective dead UK, 1992
gone to Gowings adjective well and truly gone. From an advertising
campaign for Gowing Bros, a Sydney department store. Used as an
intensifier of ‘gone’, especially for slang senses of ‘gone’
AUSTRALIA,
1977
gone to hell adjective utterly ruined UK, 1984

gone up adjective drunk or drug-intoxicated US, 1970
gong noun 1 a medal or decoration UK, 1921. 2 a medal UK, 1945.
3 opium; heroin US, 1936. 4 marijuana US, 1977. 5 a gun US, 1995
gong down verb to ring the alarm bell on a police car as a signal to
another motorist to stop. Early police cars were fitted with bell-
shaped gongs. During the 1930s and 40s the police patrolling in
cars were known as ‘gongers’ UK, 1958
gonies noun the testicles. A diminuitive of ‘gonads’ US, 1970
gonj noun marijuana UK, 2003
gonk noun 1 a prostitute’s client. A contemptuous term used by
prostitutes, deriving, perhaps, from a type of humanoid doll UK,
1977. 2 a fool, an idiot. Teen slang UK, 2003
gonk verb 1 to sleep UK, 1987. 2 to lie US, 1991
gonna; gunna; gunner; gonner verb going to. Slovenly
pronunciation US, 1913
gonnabe noun a wannabe (someone with ambition) who has a
realistic chance of achieving the goal US, 1988
gonnif; gonif; ganef noun a thief; a crook. Yiddish from Hebrew.
Depending on the tone, can range from laudatory to disdainful UK,
1839
go-no-go noun the point on a runway where a pilot taking off must
decide whether to abort a take-off or to take off
US, 1963
gonski adjective gone UK, 2000
gonzo noun cocaine UK, 1996
gonzo adjective crazed; having a bizarre style. Although coinage is
credited to US journalist and author Bill Cardoso, close friend and
partner in adventure with the late Hunter S. Thompson, the dust
jacket to Cardoso’s collected essays claims only that he is ‘the
writer who inspired Dr. Hunter S. Thompson to coin the phrase

"Gonzo journalism"’. Thompson first used the term in print and
the term is irrevocably linked with him in the US
US, 1971
gonzoid adjective crazed; having a bizarre style US, 1979
Gonzo the great; gonzo noun a state of drunkenness. Rhyming
slang for, ‘a state’, formed on a popular puppet character in
television’s The Muppet Show, from 1976, and subsequent Muppet
films UK, 1998
goo noun 1 any semi-liquid or viscous stuff, especially of an unknown
origin
US, 1903. 2 alookIRELAND, 1991. < give with the goo to
explain fully. Obsolete teen slang CANADA, 1946
goob noun 1 a large facial blemish US, 1976. 2 methcathinone US, 1998
goober noun in the usage of young street racers, anyone who drives
a car with an automatic transmission
US, 2003
gooby noun a gob of spit or phlegm NEW ZEALAND, 1985
gooch noun an inept, unaware person US, 1976
gooch-eyed adjective blind in one eye US, 1972
good adverb < come good of people, to rise to or surpass expec-
tations; of things, to work out well or better than expected
UK, 1892.
< have it good; have it so good to be possessed of (many)
advantages
US, 1946. < make good in poker, to match another
player’s increased bet
US, 1967
good and adverb absolutely, completely, properly UK, 1885
good and plenty noun heroin. Playing with a trademarked sweet
confection name

US, 1994
good and proper adverb to the greatest degree, completely UK, 1928
good buddy noun used as a term of address. A term that enjoyed
meteor-like ascendancy in popularity with the citizens’ band radio
craze that swept the US in 1976. Still used with jocular irony US,
1956
good butt noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1960
Good-bye Girls nickname the 2004 US women’s Olympic soccer
team. An acknowledgement of the fact that many of the team
members were playing in their final competition
UK, 2004
good-bye, kids used as a humorous farewell. On the final episode
of the children’s television classic Howdy Doody Show (NBC,
1947–60), these final words were uttered by Clarabell the Clown,
who for 14 years had not spoken. Repeated with referential
humour US, 1951
good-bye kiss noun the repurchase at a premium of stock by a
target company from the company attempting a takeover US, 1988
good chute noun a successful ejection of pilot and crew from a
downed US aircraft
US, 1990
good cop noun in a pair of police, the partner who plays the sym-
pathetic, understanding role during an interrogation US, 1975
good cop, bad cop noun a police interrogation method in which
one interrogator plays the role of a hardliner, while the other plays
the role of a sympathetic friend US, 1975
goodfella noun a gangster. Brought into mainstream use by the
1989 film Goodfellas US, 2003
good few noun a fair number US, 1828
good for adjective having sufficient money or credit to pay the speci-

fied requirement UK, 1937
good for you! used as a register of approval of something achieved
or said by the person addressed or spoken of
UK, 1861
good fuck! used for registering surprise UK, 2002
good fun noun a great deal of fun. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1981
good gravy! used as an utterly unprofane exclamation US, 1971
good grief! used as an all-purpose expression of surprise, anger,
disappointment, dismay. Given great popularity in the 1960s by
Charles Schultz’s Peanuts comic strip
US, 1937
good guts noun correct and pertinent information AUSTRALIA, 1957
good H noun heroin. An elaboration of H (heroin), possibly playing
on the conventional exclamation ‘good heavens!’ UK, 2002
good hands used in farewell BAHAMAS, 1982
good hitter noun in pool, an excellent cue stick US, 1990
good horse noun heroin. A playful elaboration of HORSE (heroin) UK,
2002
goodie noun 1 a valuable possession UK, 2003. 2 something that is
special and good US, 1975. 3 a person on the side of right, especially
in works of fiction
US, 1873. 4 extra parts or equipment for a car,
enhancing its performance and/or embellishing its appearance
US,
297 gommed up | goodie
1954. 5 in poker, a card that improves a hand US, 1961. 6 an ambush
or mechanical ambush
US, 1991
goodie and baddie; goodie noun an Irish person. Rhyming slang,
for

PADDY UK, 1992
goodied up adjective (used of a truck) embellished with lights,
chrome and other accessories
US, 1971
goodies noun 1 the vagina US, 1959. 2 the female breasts US, 1969
good looks noun employment documents. Rhyming slang for BOOKS
UK: SCOTLAND
, 1988
good man Friday noun a pimp US, 1953
goodness!; goodness me! used as a mild expletive, or register of
shock, surprise, etc UK, 1704
goodness gracious!; goodness gracious me! used as a mild
expletive, or register of shock, surprise, etc. In 1960 Peter Sellers,
in the character of an Indian doctor, recorded a successful comedy
duet entitled ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ with Sophia Loren (written
by Herbert Kretzmer); the old exclamation soon had catchphrase
status. In 1996, four British-Indian comedians adopted the term as
the ironic title for a radio comedy series, subsequently a television
success. Now this term, the earliest recorded usage of which is by
Charles Dickens, is considered by many to be a part of the
stereotypical Indian vocabulary
UK, 1840
goodness only knows! used as a mild declaration of ignorance;
used of something beyond your knowledge or experience
UK, 1819
goodness’ sake!; for goodness’ sake! used as a mild register of
exasperation or impatience. The earliest use was in reference to
the goodness of God UK, 1613
Good night Chet. Good night David. used as a humorous
exchange of farewells. The signature sign-off of television news

anchors Chet Huntley and David Brinkley in the 1960s. Repeated
with referential humour US, 1956
goodnight kiss noun an act of urination; urination. Rhyming slang
for
PISS UK, 1992
good-night nurse noun a smoker’s last cigarette of the night before
going to sleep US, 1996
goodnight, nurse used for indicating the end or the finish of an
activity
UK, 2000
good numbers (used in citizens’ band radio transmissions) best
wishes, regards US, 1976
good-oh; good-o; goodoh; goodo adjective very good; all right;
well; in good health AUSTRALIA, 1905
good-oh; good-o; goodoh; goodo adverb well; satisfactorily; all
right AUSTRALIA, 1920
good-oh!; good-o!; goodoh!; goodo! 1 terrific!, well done!
AUSTRALIA, 1904. 2 all right!, okay! AUSTRALIA, 1918
good oil noun correct and pertinent information AUSTRALIA, 1916
good old adjective 1 used as an affectionate (occasionally derisive)
modifier of a term of reference or address UK, 1821. 2 familiar; used
for expressing commendation or approval UK, 1898
good old boy verb a white male from the southern US who
embraces the values of his region and race US, 1961
good on you! 1 well done!, good for you! AUSTRALIA, 1907. 2 used as a
farewell US, 1997
good people noun a person who can be trusted and counted on US,
1891
good plan! used as a humorous expression of approval US, 1981
goods noun 1 the genuine article, the real thing; exactly who or what

is required
US, 1899. 2 positive evidence of guilt US, 1900. 3 any drug
US, 1971. 4 yourself, especially areas of intimate contact UK, 1988.
< the goods an attractive person UK, 1984
good shake noun 8see: EVEN SHAKE
good ship venus; good ship noun the penis. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
good show!; jolly good show! used as an expression of delight UK,
1940
good sort noun a sexually attractive woman AUSTRALIA, 1944
good stuff noun among criminals, a respected criminal UK, 2001
good style adverb excellently UK, 2001
good thing noun 1 a lucrative opportunity AUSTRALIA, 1962. 2 a sucker;
someone who is easily tricked
US, 1909. 3 a horse that is tipped to
win
AUSTRALIA, 1877. 4 a good thing. Made slang by attitude and
tone. A signature line of Martha Stewart on her television show
Martha Stewart Living Television, first aired in 1993. Repeated with
referential humour
US, 1993. < like a good thing in an active,
pleasing or exciting way IRELAND, 1996
good thinking! used as a register of approval for an excellent idea
or good suggestion, or ironically in the case of a bad or obvious
suggestion UK, 1968
good time noun 1 a period of incarceration that does not destroy
the prisoner’s spirit
US, 1975. 2 a reduction of a prison sentence for
good behaviour in jail US, 1952. 3 time that counts towards a
soldier’s military commitment
US, 1971. < the original good

time that was had by all
used of a sexually promiscuous
woman. A twist of the clichéd catchphrase ‘a good time was had
by all’, coined by US film actress Bette Davis, 1908–89. The orig-
inal catchphrase is credited to poet Stevie Smith, who acquired it
for use as a title from the reportage of parish magazines US, 1981
good-time house noun an establishment that sells alcohol illegally,
especially by the drink US, 1978
good to go adjective prepared to start a mission. Airborne slang in
Vietnam, quickly absorbed into the non-military mainstream
US,
1966
good to me! used for expressing self-praise US, 1972
good wood noun a dependable, trustworthy white prisoner. Derived
from PECKERWOOD US, 1989
goody!; goodee! used as an expression of delight. Childish; often
reduplicated in excitement UK, 1796
goody drawer noun any drawer in a bedroom containing
contraceptives, lubricants or sex toys US, 2002
goody-goody noun 1 an excessively good person. Usually uttered
with some degree of derision UK, 1871. 2 marijuana. From the
exclamation of delight. UK, 2003
goody-goody adjective (of children) too well-behaved; (of adults)
hypocritically or sentimentally pious
UK, 1871
goody gumdrops; goody goody gumdrops; goody gumdrop
used as an expression of delight; often ironic in later use UK, 1959
goody two-shoes noun a person of excessive virtue US, 1934
gooey noun in computing, a graphic user interface (GUI) such as one
with windows and icons

US, 1995
gooey adjective 1 viscous or semi-viscous US, 1903. 2 excessively
sentimental UK, 1935
gooey ball noun any sticky confection made with marijuana or
hashish US, 2001
gooey louey noun a second lieutenant in the US Army US, 1991
goof noun 1 an alcoholic beverage. Found only in Ontario, this term
may have derived from GOOFBALL (a barbiturate drug) US, 1964. 2 a
barbiturate. An abbreviation of GOOFBALL US, 1944. 3 a frequent
marijuana smoker US, 1950. 4 a silly, soft or stupid person US, 1916.
5 ajoke,aprankUS, 1958. 6 aswimSOUTH AFRICA, 2004
goof verb 1 to botch, to ruin US, 1952. 2 to tease, to joke US, 1931. 3 to
give yourself away to the police UK, 1978. 4 to spoil an injection of a
narcotic, during either preparation or application
UK, 1978. 5 to
smoke marijuana
US, 1970. 6 to enter what appears to be a near
coma as a result of drug intoxication US, 1951
goof around verb to pass time enjoyably but unproductively US, 1931
goofball noun 1 a barbiturate used for non-medicinal purposes US,
1939. 2 a mixture of heroin and cocaine US, 1969. 3 ahabitualsmoker
of marijuana
SOUTH AFRICA, 2004. 4 a silly and/or dim-witted person
US, 1944
goof butt; goof-butt; goofy butt noun a marijuana cigarette. A
combination of GOOF (a marijuana smoker) and BUTT (a cigarette)
US, 1938
goodie and baddie; goodie | goof butt; goof-butt; goofy butt 298
goofed; goofed up; goofed-up adjective 1 wrong US, 1952.
2 experiencing the effects of drugs, especially barbiturates or

marijuana; drunk US, 1944
goofer noun 1 a barbiturate capsule, especially glutethimide US, 1969.
2 someone who toys with recreational drugs UK, 1998. 3 aperson
who regularly uses drugs in pill form
US, 1952. 4 a homosexual male
prostitute who assumes the active role in sex
US, 1941
goofer dust noun a barbiturate US, 1954
go off verb 1 to happen, occur UK, 1804. 2 of a fight, to happen, to
start
UK, 1999. 3 to vehemently display anger AU S TRALIA, 1979. 4 to
cease to like something or someone UK, 1934. 5 to fall asleep UK, 1887.
6 to ejaculate UK, 1866. 7 to give birth AUSTRALIA, 1971. 8 to turn out or
pass off in the way indicated
AUSTRALIA, 1867. 9 to perform brilliantly
AUSTRALIA, 1987. 10 to behave extravagantly; to go all out AUSTRALIA,
1995. 11 to defecate TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1973. 12 to pass peak con-
dition; to deteriorate in freshness UK, 1978. 13 to be raided by auth-
orities AUSTRALIA, 1941. 14 to make a noise. An extension of ‘go off’
(to start) UK, 1998. 15 (of a party or nightclub venue) to be
thoroughly exciting and enjoyable
AUSTRALIA, 1993. 16 (of a prize) to
be awarded
AUSTRALIA, 1970. 17 (of a woman) to engage in sexual
intercourse AUSTRALIA, 1967. 18 in motor racing, to suffer a dimin-
ution of performance, either because of a handling problem or
driver fatigue US, 1980. 19 (of a racehorse whose true abilities have
been kept secret) to be raced to win AUS TRALIA, 1936. < go off on
one to lose your temper UK, 1997
goofies noun 1 a swimming bath. Children’s slang SOUTH AFRICA, 1970.

2 LSD US, 2001
goof-off noun a lazy person US, 1945
goof off verb to waste time, to idle US, 1943
goof on verb to joke about, to make fun of US, 1956
goof-up noun a blunder, an error of judgement US, 1956
goofus noun 1 afoolUS, 1917. 2 in circus and carnival usage, an
extremely gullible customer who demonstrates great potential as a
victim US, 1981
goofy noun 1 a fool, especially as a form of address. Goofy is the
name of the foolish dog in Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse cartoons
UK, 1967. 2 a skateboarder who skates with the right foot to the
front UK, 2004
goofy adjective gawky, clumsy, foolish, eccentric US, 1919
-goofy suffix mentally imbalanced as a result of the preceding activity
US, 1969
goofy butt noun 8see: GOOF BUTT
goofy foot noun a surfer who surfs with the right foot forward. Most
surfers surf with their left foot forward AUSTRALIA, 1962
goofy footed adjective in foot-propelled scootering, used of someone
who rides with the left foot behind the right. From surfing UK, 2000
goofy’s noun LSD UK, 2001
goog noun an egg. Shortening of GOOGIE AUSTRALIA, 1941
googan noun in pool, someone who plays for fun US, 1990
googie noun an egg. From Gaelic AUSTRALIA, 1903
google verb to search for something on the Internet by means of a
search engine; to check a person’s credentials by investigating
websites that contain that person’s name. A generic use of
Google™ (a leading Internet search engine) US, 2000
google; google hut noun an egg-shaped, fibreglass field hut
ANTARCTICA, 1992

Google bomb noun an effort to create a great number of Internet
pages with links to a specific website so that it achieves a position
near the top of a Google search directory for seemingly unrelated
words. Google™ is an Internet search engine
US, 2002
Google bombing noun the deliberate creation of a great number of
Internet pages with links to a specific website with an intent that
the website achieves a position near the top of a Google search
directory for seemingly unrelated words. Google™ is an Internet
search engine
US, 2002
google box noun television NEW ZEALAND, 1984
googlewhack noun among Internet users, the result of a search for
any webpage that, uniquely, contains a combination of two
randomly chosen words and is therefore indexed by the search-
engine Google as ‘1 of 1’ US, 2002
googlewhack verb among Internet users, to search for any webpage
that, uniquely, contains a combination of two randomly chosen
words and is therefore indexed by the search-engine Google as ‘1
of 1’. A back-formation from
GOOGLEWHACKING US, 2002
googlewhacking noun among Internet users, a popular craze for
searching for any webpage that, uniquely, contains a combination
of two randomly chosen words and is therefore indexed by the
search-engine Google as ‘1 of 1’. Coinage is credited to Gary Stock
‘Chief Innovation Officer and Technical Compass’ of a company in
Kalamazoo, Michigan, who discovered and named this
‘compelling’ time-wasting activity
US, 2002
googly noun an awkward question. A figurative use of the cricketing

sense
AUSTRALIA, 1942
goo-goo eyes noun romantic glances US, 1897
googs noun in circus and carnival usage, eyeglasses. A corruption of
‘goggles’ US, 1924
goo guard noun on a truck, a mudflap US, 1971
gooi noun a brief sexual liaison. Punning on the idea of FLING from
the verb GOOI (to fling) SOUTH AFRICA, 1978
gooi verb to give; to put; to throw, to fling; to drop; etc. From
Afrikaans for ‘to fling’
SOUTH AFRICA, 1946
gook noun 1 a Vietnamese person, especially if an enemy of the US;
a person from the Far East, especially a Filipino, Japanese or
Korean; any dark-skinned foreigner. A derogatory term, too all-
encompassing to be directly racist but deeply xenophobic. Coined
by the US military; the Korean and Vietnam wars gave the word a
worldwide familiarity (if not currency). Etymology is uncertain, but
many believe ‘gook’ is Korean for ‘person’ US, 1919. 2 the
Vietnamese language; any Asian language
US, 1981. 3 an unspecified,
unidentified, unpleasant, viscous substance. Sometimes spelt
‘guck’ US, 1942. 4 the recreational drug GHB US, 1996 8see gloss at:
GHB
gook adjective Vietnamese US, 1979
gooker noun in hot rodding, a car with many cheap accessories but
no performance enhancements that would qualify it as a hot rod
US, 1965
gook sore noun any skin infection suffered by a US soldier in
Vietnam
US, 1989

Gookville noun a neighbourhood, hamlet or city occupied by
Vietnamese people US, 1967
gook wagon noun in hot rodding, a car with many cheap
accessories but no performance enhancements that would qualify
it as a hot rod
US, 1953
goola noun a piano US, 1944
goolie adjective black UK, 2002
goolie ogle fakes noun sunglasses. A combination of GOOLIE (black),
OGLE (the eye) and FAKE (a manufactured article) UK, 2002
goolies noun the testicles. Originally military, from Hindi gooli (a
pellet), in phrases such as ‘Beecham Sahib’s goolis’ for ‘Beechams
pills’, and so punning on PILLS (the testicles). Usually in the plural,
except in phrases like DROP A GOOLIE/DROP A BOLLOCK (make a
mistake) UK, 1937
gooly; gooley noun a small stone suitable for throwing. Probably
from an Australian Aboriginal language. The usual derivation from
Hindi goli (ball) and ‘bullet’ is at best farfetched AUSTRALIA, 1924
goom noun methylated spirits used as a drink by alcoholics. Probably
an alteration of a word from an Australian Aboriginal language
AUSTRALIA, 1967
goombah noun a loyal male friend; an Italian-American. An Italian-
American usage, sometimes used in a loosely derogatory tone US,
1954
goomie noun a derelict alcoholic who drinks methylated spirits
AUSTRALIA, 1973
299 goofed; goofed up; goofed-up | goomie
goon noun 1 a unintelligent or slow-witted person. From Alice the
Goon, a character in the comic strip Thimble Theatre (1919), via a
large and stupid character known as ‘the goon’ in Elzie Segar’s

comic strip Popeye the Sailor (1935–38), which popularised the
word and introduced it to the UK. Originally English dialect gooney
(a simpleton), possibly from Middle English gonen (to gape) and
Old English ganian (to gape, to yawn). UK usage from the 1950s is
influenced by The Goon Show, a surreal BBC radio comedy with a
cast of fools
US, 1921. 2 a hired thug. A broadening of the original
sense US, 1938. 3 a partisan on either side of a labour dispute hired
to perpetrate violence US, 1938. 4 a North Korean soldier US, 1960.
5 cheap wine AUSTRALIA, 2003. 6 a flagon of cheap wine. It has been
suggested that this comes from ‘flagoon’, a jocular pronunciation
of ‘flagon’, but this is not supported by any evidence AUSTRALIA, 1982.
7 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust
US, 1977. 8 a gooney-bird (a C-47A Skytrain plane) US, 1937
go on! used as an expression of surprise, incredulity or derision UK,
1916
goonbag; goonsack noun the plastic bladder from inside a
cardboard wine box AUSTRALIA, 2003
goonboards; goonieboards noun short, homemade skis US, 1963
goon boy noun a socially inept, unpopular person US, 1955
goonda noun a hooligan; a street-rough. Directly from Hindi INDIA,
1926
goondaism noun hooliganism. Hindi goondah Anglicised with ‘-ism’
INDIA, 1979
goon dust noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP
or angel dust US, 2001
gooned out adjective under the influence of a drug US, 1968
gooner noun a North Vietnamese soldier US, 1969
gooney; goonie noun a communist Chinese soldier; a North Korean
soldier US, 1957

gooney bird noun 1 a C-47A Skytrain plane, also known as a DC-3,
most commonly used to transport people and cargo, but also used
as a bomber and fighter US, 1942. 2 a foolish or dim-witted person
US, 1956
goonie party; goon party noun a backyard party at which
goonbags of different wines are hung on a rotary clothesline which
is then spun so that fate decides what you will drink next
AUSTRALIA,
2003
goon squad noun a group of prison guards who use force to quash
individual or group rebellions US, 1967
goon stand noun in the television and film industries, a large stand
for supporting large equipment or devices US, 1977
goony adjective silly, doltish US, 1939
goonyland noun territory controlled by the North Korean Army
and/or Chinese troops during the Korean war US, 1957
goop noun 1 any sticky, viscid, unpleasant substance the exact
chemical composition of which is unknown
US, 1918. 2 the chemi-
cal jelly used in incendiary bombs US, 1944. 3 liquid resin used in
surfacing surfboards US, 1965. 4 the recreational drug GHB US, 1999.
5 afoolUS, 1915
gooper noun lung phlegm US, 1978
goop gobbler noun a person who enjoys and/or excels at
performing oral sex on men
US, 1981
go or blow used to describe a situation in car repair or motor
racing where an engine will either perform very well or self-
destruct
US, 1992

goori noun a poorly performing racehorse. From an early sense of
the word, a corrupted form of the Maori kuri (dog)
NEW ZEALAND, 2002
goose noun 1 a socially inept, out-of-fashion person US, 1968. 2 in
poker, an unskilled player who is a likely victim of a skilled pro-
fessional US, 1996. 3 a shop assistant. Especially in shoplifters’ use
AUSTRALIA, 1975. 4 an act of copulation. Rhyming slang for ‘goose
and duck’,
FUCK UK, 1893. 5 in television and film-making, the truck
carrying the cameras and sound equipment
US, 1990. 6 a girlfriend,
a woman. From an earlier English use. Also variant ‘goosie’ SOUTH
AFRICA
, 1974
goose verb 1 to jab or poke someone, especially between the
buttock cheeks
US, 1906. 2 by extension, to urge into action US, 1934
goose and duck; goose noun a trifle, something of no value.
Rhyming slang for
FUCK UK, 2003
goose and duck; goose verb to have sex. Rhyming slang for FUCK,
also used to create euphemistic expletives
IRELAND, 1944
gooseberry noun a person whose presence interferes with the
relationship, especially romance, of two other people UK, 1837
gooseberry ranch noun a rural brothel US, 1930
gooseberry tart noun 1 the heart. Rhyming slang UK, 1937. 2 afart.
Rhyming slang
UK, 1998
goosed adjective drunk US, 1979

goosed moose noun in hot rodding and car customizing, a car with
a front that is substantially lower than its rear
US, 1993
goose egg noun 1 zero; nothing. Originally baseball slang US, 1866. 2 a
swollen bump
US, 1953. 3 an oval cylindrical polystyrene float used
in fishing CANADA, 1999
goose eye noun in the illegal production of alcohol, a perfect for-
mation of bubbles on the meniscus of the product, indicating 100
proof
US, 1974
goose flare noun a type of runway flare used in wartime Canada
CANADA, 1984
goose grease noun KY jelly, a lubricant US, 1985
goose juice noun powerful sedative medication given to mental
patients US, 1986
goose’s neck; goose’s noun a cheque UK, 1961
Goose Village nickname the Victoriatown area of waterfront
Montreal
CANADA, 2002
goosey adjective jumpy, wary, nervous US, 1906
goosie noun in male homosexual relations, the passive or ‘female’
rôle. Prison slang SOUTH AFRICA, 1965
gooter noun penis IRELAND, 1991
go-out noun a surfing session US, 1988
go out verb 1 to die, especially from a drug overdose US, 1997. 2 to
suffer a relapse while participating in a twelve-step recovery
programme such as Alcoholics Anonymous
US, 1998
go over verb to paint over another’s graffiti with your art US, 1997

Gopaul luck not Seepaul luck used for expressing that one man’s
good fortune is not another’s TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1990
go pedal noun an accelerator pedal UK, 1994
gopher noun 1 a person who is easily swindled, who ‘goes for’ the
pitch US, 1959. 2 a poker player who plays with a high degree of
optimism. So named because of the player’s willingness to ‘go for’
a draw in almost any situation
US, 1996. 3 a criminal who tunnels
into a business to rob it US, 1928 8see: GOFER
go-pill noun any amphetamine or other central nervous system
stimulant US, 1957
gopping adjective dirty. Gulf war usage UK, 1991
gor noun 8see: GAWD
gora noun a white person INDIA, 1984
Gorbachoff! used as a blessing when someone sneezes. Possibly
related to ‘gesundheit!’
US, 1990
gorbie noun a stupid tourist CANADA, 1989
gorblimey adjective stereotypically (parodically) Cockney UK, 2001
Gorby blots; Gorbacher noun a type of blotter LSD popular in the
early 1990s. The blotters were illustrated with the face of Mikhail
Gorbachev, hence the ‘Gorby’ US, 1994
Gordon and Gotch; gordon noun a watch. Rhyming slang, formed
from the name of a long-gone book-dealing company based in
Plaistow, east London UK, 1960
Gordon Bank noun an act of masturbation. Rhyming slang, formed
from football goalkeeper Gordon Banks (b.1937)
UK, 2003
goon | Gordon Bank 300
Gordon Bennett! used as a mild expletive. Probably an alteration

of ‘gorblimey!’.
UK, 1984
gorge noun in circus and carnival usage, food US, 1981
gorge adjective used for expressing approbation. A shortening of
‘gorgeous’ UK, 2003
gorgeous adjective used for expressing approbation US, 1883
gorger; gorgia; gawjo noun a non-gypsy, anyone who is not a part
of the travelling community. English gypsy use UK, 1900
gorgon noun a ruthless leader or bully JAMAICA, 2000
goric noun 1 a paregoric, an opiate-based medicinal syrup US, 1982.
2 opium; heroin. From ‘paregoric’ (a medicine that assuages pain)
US, 1977
gorilla noun 1 a criminal who relies on brute strength and force US,
1861
. 2 a prisoner who obtains what he wants by force US, 1958. 3 in
the entertainment industry, a technical member of a film crew US,
1970. 4 in the music industry, a very popular bestselling song US,
1982
. 5 one thousand dollars. Building on ‘monkey’ ($500) AUSTRALIA,
1989
gorilla verb to manhandle, to beat US, 1922
gorilla dust noun intimidating bluffing US, 1986
gorilla-grip verb in skateboarding, to jump holding the ends of the
board with the toes
US, 1976
gorilla pill noun a barbiturate capsule or other central nervous
system depressant US, 1969
gorilla pimp noun a brutish pimp who relies heavily on violence to
control the prostitutes who work for him US, 1972
gorilla salad noun thick pubic hair US, 1981

gork noun 1 a patient with severe mental deficiences US, 1964. 2 afool;
acontemptiblepersonUS, 1970
gorked adjective stupefied from anaesthetic US, 1973
gorker; gork noun in baseball, a weakly hit ball that falls for a base
hit. A term coined by legendary professional baseball manager Earl
Weaver US, 1982
gorm verb to bungle; to act awkwardly US, 1975
gorm! used for expressing surprise TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1997
gormless adjective foolish NEW ZEALAND, 1952
gorp noun 1 a complete social outcast US, 1976. 2 a snack of nuts and
dried fruit favoured by hikers. From ‘good old raisins and peanuts’
US, 1991
gorsoon noun a young male IRELAND, 2001
go-see noun in modelling, an visual ‘interview’ US, 1969
Gosfor d dog noun a person of Mediterranean background. Rhyming
slang for WOG. From Gosford, a satellite city of Sydney which has a
greyhound racing track AUSTRALIA, 1983
gosh used in expressions of surprise, frustration. A euphemistic
‘God’ UK, 1757
gosh-darned; gosh-derned; gosh-danged adjective used as a mild
intensifier. A euphemistic replacement for ‘God-damned’ US, 1997
go-slow noun a deliberate slowing of production by workers as a type
of industrial action
AUSTRALIA, 1917
gospel true adjective entirely true AUS TRALIA, 1957
gospel truth noun sincerely the truth AUSTRALIA, 1902
goss noun gossip NEW ZEALAND, 1985
gotcha noun in computing, a misfeature that generates mistakes US,
1991
gotcha! 1 used as a humorous exclamation of a verbal conquest of

some sort. Often used as the gloating afterword when a practical
joke is played. On 2nd May 1982, during the Falklands war, the
Argentine ship Belgrano was torpedoed by the Royal Navy as she
sailed away from the exclusion zone. At least 386 lives were lost.
The Sun newspaper printed the notorious, gloating one-word
headline: ‘GOTCHA’. Also used in triumph when a capture or
victory has been achieved
UK, 1932. 2 used for registering an
understanding of what someone has said. A slovening of ‘[I] got
you’
UK, 1966
gotchie noun 1 a security guard or park keeper IRELAND, 2003. 2 a
schoolboy prank, especially around Niagara Falls, Ontario, in which
the victim’s underpants are pulled up between his buttock cheeks.
In the US, it is called a ‘wedgie’, but in Canada, a ‘gotchie’, which
both comes from ‘gotch’ for ‘underpants’ (with Hungarian and
eastern European source words) and is a pun CA NADA, 2002
goth noun a member of a youth fashion cult, characterised by a dark,
sepulchral appearance and stark white and black makeup. Inspired
by C19 gothic-romance images of vampires, this dress sense is
allied to a style of rock music also called ‘goth’
UK, 1984
Gotham noun New York City. Alluding to a mythical village inhabited
by wise fools
US, 1807
gothoid adjective recognisably goth in fashion UK, 1999
go through verb 1 to leave hurriedly; to decamp AUSTRALIA, 1944. 2 (of
a man) to have sex with a woman AUSTRALIA, 1967
got it! used for urging another surfer not to catch this wave, which
you claim as yours US, 1991

go-to-godamn adjective damned US, 1961
Go to Hell nickname Go Dau Ha, home to a US Naval Advanced
Base from 1969 to 71, close to the Cambodian border on the Vam
Co Dong River, South Vietnam US, 1990
go-to-hell rag noun a neckerchief worn by an infantry soldier US, 1991
go-to-whoa noun in horse racing, the entire length of a race
AUSTRALIA, 1971
gotta like that! used for expressing approval, genuine or ironic US,
1987
got you covered! I understand! US, 1955
gouch noun a period of drug-induced exhaustion UK, 2000
gouge verb to surf expertly and stylishly. Applied to a ride on a wave
US, 1990
Gouge and Screw Tax noun 8see: GRAB AND STEAL TAX
gouger noun an aggressive lout IRELAND, 1997
goulash noun 1 an illegal cardroom that is open 24 hours a day US,
1974. 2 in prison, a meat stew of any description UK, 1996. 3 in
electric line work, any insulating compound US, 1980
go up verb 1 to be sentenced to prison; to be sent to prison US, 1872.
2 while acting, to miss your cue or forget a line US, 1973
gourd noun the head UK, 1829. < bored out of your gourd
extremely bored. The rhyme on GOURD (the head) intensifies
‘bored’ US, 1999. < out of your gourd 1 extremely drug-
intoxicated. Substitutes GOURD (a head) in synonymous ‘out of
your head’
US, 1967. 2 crazy US, 1963
gourd guar d noun in drag racing, a crash helmet US, 1968
gourmet ghetto noun north Berkeley, California; any
neighbourhood featuring speciality food shops and gourmet
restaurants. Originally applied to a two-block stretch of Shattuck

Avenue between Cedar Street and Rose Street in Berkeley
US, 1983
gov noun a prison governor UK, 1996
govern verb to play the active role in sex, sadomasochistic or not US,
1985
government artist noun an unemployed person in receipt of state
beneifts. From a joke, heard in the high unemployment of the
1980s. A popular choice of occupation still, if questionnaires are to
be believed UK, 2003
government-inspected meat noun 1 a soldier or sailor. Homo-
sexual usage US, 1970. 2 a soldier as the object of a homosexual’s
sexual desire US, 1981
government jewellery noun restraints worn on prisoners’ bodies to
restrict movement CANADA, 1987
government job noun poor craftmanship US, 1965
government juice noun water US, 2003
301 Gordon Bennett! | government juice
Government Racing Car noun a car of the Gendarmerie Royale du
Canada, the French name for the Mounties. Back-formation from
the initials GRC
CANADA, 2002
governor noun 1 an acknowledged expert UK, 1980. 2 an employer, a
superior
UK, 1802
governor’s noun a prison governor’s adjudication or ruling UK, 1996
gov’nor noun 8see: GUV’NOR
gow noun 1 a drug, especially opium US, 1922. 2 sauce US, 1967.
3 herring roe CANADA, 1998
gowed up adjective drunk CANADA, 1977
gowhead noun a drug addict US, 1935

go-with-the-flow adjective easy going, relaxed. After the phrasal verb
‘go with the flow’
, 2001
gow job noun used in the 1940s to describe what in the 50s would
to be called a hot rod
US, 1941
gowster noun a drug addict or heavy drug user US, 1936
goy noun a Gentile. Yiddish UK, 1841
goyish; goyische adjective Gentile US, 1965
gozohomey bird noun an aircraft that returns you home. Royal Air
Force use UK, 2002
gozz noun gossip UK, 1983
GP noun a general principle US, 1944
GPO (in doctors’ shorthand) good for parts only UK, 2003
GR8 adjective in text messaging, great. A variant spelling; one of
several constructions in which a syllable pronounced ‘ate’ is
replaced by the homophone ‘eight’ UK, 2002
gra noun appetite; desire. The Hiberno-English word for ‘love, liking,
affection’ IRELAND, 1995
grab noun 1 an arrest UK, 1753. 2 a person who has been arrested US,
1992. < up for grabs available, especially if suddenly or recently
so US, 1928
grab verb 1 to capture someone’s imagination and attention UK, 1966.
2 to impress US, 1970. 3 to arrest UK, 1753. 4 in horse racing, to win a
race with a long shot US, 1951. < grab a dab to engage in male-
on-male rape US, 1990. < grab air to apply a truck’s brakes US, 1971.
< grab sack to muster courage US, 1999. < grab the apple to
seize tightly on the saddle horn while riding a bucking animal
CANADA, 1987
grab-a-granny adjective used to describe an event where you can

meet mature women UK, 1987
grabalishus adjective greedy BAHAMAS, 1995
grab all, lose all used for expressing the dangers of greed TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO
, 2003
grab and snatch noun the Goods and Services Tax (GST) NEW
ZEALAND
, 1998
Grab and Steal Tax; Gouge and Screw Tax noun the Canadian
Goods and Services Tax. A back-formation on the initials GST
CANADA, 2001
grab-ass noun horseplay US, 1947
grab-ass verb to engage in physical horseplay US, 1953
grab bag noun 1 a loose assortment of anything. From a lucky dip
offered at US fairs US, 1879. 2 a pooled mix of different types of pills
contributed by several people and then consumed randomly
US,
1970. 3 the theft of a suitcase or briefcase accomplished by placing
a look-alike bag near the bag to be stolen and then picking up and
leaving with the bag to be stolen; the suitcase or briefcase stolen
in such a theft US, 1977. 4 a lunch box or lunch bag US, 1954. 5 abag
of equipment prepared for grabbing in the event of an emergency
UK, 2004
grabber noun 1 the hand UK, 1859. 2 a surfer who ignores surfing
etiquette and catches rides on waves ‘owned’ by other surfers
US,
1991
. 3 a story that captures the imagination US, 1966. 4 a shame; a
pity US, 1977. 5 a railway conductor US, 1931
grabble verb to grab violently UK, 1781

grabby adjective 1 attention-grabbing UK, 1998. 2 greedy, grasping,
selfish
UK, 1953
grab-iron noun a handle on the side of a goods wagon US, 1975
grab joint noun an eating concession in a circus or carnival US, 1904
grad noun 1 an amphetamine tablet or other central nervous stimu-
lant US, 1977. 2 an ex-convict US, 1950. 3 a graduate US, 1871
grade noun < make the grade to achieve a required standard US,
1908
grade-grubber noun a student whose only goal is to get good grades
US, 1966
graduate noun an ex-convict US, 1949
graduate verb 1 to complete a prison sentence. A construction built
on the jocular ‘college’ as ‘jail’ US, 1945. 2 to be cured of a sexually
transmitted infection
US, 1949. 3 to begin using more powerful
drugs, or to stop taking drugs completely US, 1992. 4 (used of a
racehorse) to win a race for the first time
US, 1976
grad wrecks noun the Graduate Records Examinations. The
standardised testing given to undergraduate students seeking
admission to graduate school in the US
US, 1966
graf noun 1 graffiti US, 1997. 2 a paragraph US, 1991
graffer noun a graffiti artist who produces complete works, not just a
stylised signature US, 1993
graf-head noun a graffiti artist UK, 1998
graft noun 1 personal and financial advantage as the result of
dishonest or unethical business or political practice, especially
bribery and patronage; corporate corruption in general US, 1901.

2 any kind of work, especially hard work UK, 1859
graft verb 1 to work hard UK, 1859. 2 to labour at criminal enterprises
UK, 1859
grafter noun 1 a hard worker AUSTRALIA, 1891. 2 among market traders,
a market trader UK, 1979. 3 a thief, a crook, a swindler US, 1866. 4 a
criminal who identifies opportunities for other thieves UK, 1978
graf-write verb to write or draw in the style of graffiti US, 2000
graf-writing noun the act of graffiti-ing US, 2001
grain noun a heavy drinker US, 1963
grain and drain train noun solitary confinement US, 1982
grains noun semen; sperm TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
grammie noun a tape deck, especially one mounted in the
dashboard of a truck or car
US, 1976
grammy noun one gram (of a drug) US, 1992
gramp; gramps; grampa noun a grandfather; also used as an
address for an old man. A slurring of
GRANDPA UK, 1898
gran noun a grandmother, especially as a form of address. Childish or
affectionate shortening UK, 1863
grand noun a unit of 1,000, usually applied to US dollars or the
pound sterling
US, 1915
grand bag noun in homosexual usage, a large scrotum US, 1981
grand canyon noun in homosexual usage, a loose anus and rectum
US, 1981
grand charge noun an empty threat or boast TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
1973
grand dad noun a grandfather UK, 1819
grand duchess noun a heterosexual woman who enjoys the

company of homosexual men US, 1970
grandfather clock noun the penis. Rhyming slang for COCK,often
paired with POLISH AND GLOSS (to masturbate) UK, 1992
grand fromage noun the most important person in a given organis-
ation or enterprise. A cod-French variation of BIG CHEESE UK, 2005
grandma noun 1 the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1929.
2 an older homosexual man US, 1964. 3 the lowest gear in a truck,
or car. The lowest gear is the slowest gear, hence the reference to
grandmother US, 1941
grandma’s peepers noun in dominoes, the 1–1 piece US, 1959
Government Racing Car | grandma’s peepers 302
grandpa noun a grandfather; also used as an affectionate form of
address to an old man. Abbreviation of ‘grandpapa’
UK, 1848
grandpappy noun grandfather US, 1952
grandpa’s dozen noun a twelve-pack of inexpensive beer US, 1994
grandstand noun a large handicap weight for a racehorse AUSTRALIA,
1966
grandstand verb to perform in a flashy manner, with an eye towards
audience perception rather than the level of performance US, 1900
granf er noun a grandfather. A slurring of ‘grandfather’ UK, 1959
granite boulder noun the shoulder. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
grannie grunt; old grannie noun an annoying person. Rhyming
slang for
CUNT (an idiot) UK, 1992
grannies noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1929
grannie’s wrinkles; grannies noun winkles (seafood). Rhyming
slang. UK, 1992
granny noun 1 grandmother UK, 1698. 2 an old woman. Extended from
the previous sense

UK, 1699. 3 the bleed period of the menstrual
cycle
US, 1929. 4 a bungled knot; anything that has been bungled US,
1975
. 5 the quality of pride. Derives from the idiomatic phrase
‘teach your grandmother to suck eggs’, in which ‘granny’ (an
abbreviation of grandmother) represents anyone wiser than you UK,
1851
. 6 an apple of the Granny Smith variety AUSTRALIA, 1944
granny-dumping noun the convenient removal of elderly relatives
from family responsibility to permanent hospital or nursing-home
care
UK, 1987
granny farm noun a care home or estate for elderly residents. From
‘granny’ (generic old woman). An ironic coinage reflecting UK
society’s apparent treatment of the elderly as so much livestock to
be managed by others
UK, 1988
granny gear noun 1 tranquillizers and anti-depressants, such as
Valium™, Prozac™ and Rohypnol™. Drugs intended for GRANNY (an
old woman), or intended to slow you down which is a stereotypical
characteristic of a grandmother UK, 2005. 2 a car, truck, or bicycle’s
lowest gear; in a four-wheel drive automobile, the lowest gear
combined with the lowest range in the transfer case
US, 1993
granny jazzer noun used as a euphemism for ‘motherfucker’ US, 1977
granny panties noun large, cotton underpants US, 1991
granny rag noun a red flag used for indicating an oversized load on
a truck US, 1971
granny’s here f or a visit experiencing the bleed period of the

menstrual cycle US, 1968
granola noun a throw-back to the hippie counterculture of the 1960s
US, 1982
Grant noun a fifty-dollar note. From the engraving of Ulysses S.
Grant, a distinguished general and less-than-distinguished
president, on the note US, 1961
grape noun 1 wine. Often used in the plural US, 1898. 2 gossip. A
shortening of GRAPEVINE (the source of gossip) US, 1864. 3 in the
language of car salesmen, a promising potential customer. Like the
grape, the customer is ‘ripe for picking’
US, 1975. 4 a member of a
flight deck refuelling crew US, 1986
grapefruit league noun in baseball, a notional league of the teams
that conduct spring training in Florida
US, 1929
grapefruits noun large female breasts US, 1964
grape parfait noun LSD. From the purple hue of the drug US, 1977
graper noun in oil drilling, a sycophantic worker US, 1954
grapes noun 1 the testicles US, 1985. 2 thefemalebreastsUS, 1980.
3 haemorrhoids NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 4 a percent sign (%) on a
computer keyboard US, 1991
grapes of wrath noun wine US, 1947
grapevine noun 1 a network of rumour or gossip; the mysterious
source of rumours US, 1862. 2 a line, especially a washing line.
Rhyming slang, often shortened to ‘grape’ UK, 1992
graph noun an autograph US, 1975
grappler noun a wrestler. More of a fan word than an insider’s word,
but heard
US, 1990
grass noun 1 an informer. Rhyming slang based on ‘grasshopper’,

COPPER (a policeman) UK, 1932. 2 marijuana. The term of choice
during the 1960s and 70s
US, 1943. 3 hair, especially a crew cut
AUSTRALIA, 1919. 4 a woman’s pubic hair US, 1964. < have more
grass than Kew Gardens used of a person who is known as a
regular police informer
UK, 1984. < out to gr ass retired from work;
hence no longer in use. An image of old horses put out to grass
UK, 1969
grass verb 1 to inform; to betray. From GRASS (an informer). Also
variant ‘grass up’
UK, 1936. 2 to engage in sexual intimacy CANADA,
1999. 3 to defeat; to beat US, 2002
grassback noun a promiscuous girl US, 1969
grass b ottle noun pieces of broken bottle glass TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
2003
grass castle noun a large dwelling owned by someone believed to
have made their fortune dealing in marijuana
AUSTRALIA, 2003
grass colt noun an illegitimate child CANADA, 1990
grassed up adjective in lobstering, covered with slime US, 1978
grasser noun an informer UK, 1957
grass fight noun a hard-fought argument or fight AUSTRALIA, 1986
grass-fighter noun a tough and willing brawler AUSTRALIA, 1951
grasshead noun a habitual marijuana smoker US, 1958
grasshopper noun 1 atouristAUSTRALIA, 1955. 2 a customer who
inspects one line of goods after another without buying anything
UK, 1979. 3 a type of clutch on a motorcyle US, 1998. 4 apolice
officer; a police informer. Rhyming slang for COPPER (policeman).
Rarely heard, but familiar as GRASS (an informer) UK, 1992.

5 marijuana UK, 2003. 6 in electric line work, an open-link cutout US,
1980
Grasshopper noun used as a humorous form of address to someone
being instructed in cod-philosophical truths. From the US
television series Ku ng-Fu, 1972–75 UK, 1994
grass i n the park noun an informer. Rhyming slang for NARK,anda
development of
GRASS (informer) UK, 1961
grass palace noun a house bought with profits from the
commercial cultivation of marijuana AUSTRALIA, 2002
grass sandwich noun a child born of a sexual union in the
outdoors
CANADA, 1999
grass stains noun green discoloration on the fingers of a person
who has been handling marijuana US, 2001
grass-widow noun a wife who is temporarily apart from her
husband. Originally, mainly Anglo-Indian in use
UK, 1846
grass-widower noun a husband who is temporarily apart from his
wife US, 1862
grassy ass! thank you. An intentionally butchered gracias US, 1990
grata noun marijuana UK, 1998
Grauniad noun < the Grauniad the Guardian newspaper. An
anagram, coined in the mid- to late 1970s by satirical magazine
Private Eye. Despite the improvement in spell-check technology
the nickname remains widely popular
UK, 1979
gravalicious adjective greedy, avaricious JAMAICA, 1979
grave noun a work shift at night, usually starting at or after midnight.
An abbreviation of

GRAVEYARD SHIFT US, 1980
gravedigger noun 1 inthedicegamecrownandanchor,aspade.Of
naval origin
UK, 1961. 2 in circus usage, a hyena US, 1981
gravedodger noun an old person UK, 1996
gravel noun 1 an air-delivered mine introduced by the US in
Vietnam. Formally known as an XM42 mine dispensing system US,
1980. 2 crack cocaine US, 1994
gravel agitator noun an infantry soldier US, 1898
gravel and grit noun faeces. Rhyming slang for SHIT UK, 2003
gravel cruncher noun a non-flying officer in the US Air Force US, 1929
303 grandpa | gravel cruncher