Slang and uncoventional english part 57 pdf

Judy adjective locked in on a target US, 1990
jug noun 1 a jail or prison US, 1816. 2 abankUS, 1848. 3 a glass of beer.
No longer common. Only used colloquially and not when ordering
beer at a hotel where a ‘jug’ is precisely that, a jug of beer that
you take back to a table and fill glasses from
AUSTRALIA, 1960. 4 a
large table jug for beer AUSTRALIA, 1990. 5 a glass ampoule holding
liquid drugs US, 1971. 6 a small container of amphetamine or meth-
amphetamine in liquid form US, 1980. 7 a cylinder in an aeroplane
engine
US, 1963. 8 acarburettorUS, 1942. 9 in electric line work, a
horizontal post insulator US, 1980
jug verb 1 to arrest or imprison US, 1841. 2 to attack someone with a
jug of boiling water, especially sugared water
UK, 1996. 3 to have sex
with
US, 1965. 4 to stab US, 1970 8see: JUKE
jug and pail noun a prison or jail. A rhyming slang elaboration of
JUG (a prison) UK, 1992
juge verb 1 to have sex US, 1967. 2 to stab US, 2000
jugged adjective 1 drunk. Noted as being used by office- and shop-
girls US, 1923. 2 imprisoned UK, 1996
jugging noun in prison, an attack with a jug of boiling sugared water
UK, 2000
juggins noun a dolt UK, 1882
juggle verb 1 to sell (drugs) US, 1969. 2 to engage in criminal business
activities
UK, 1994
juggler noun 1 a retail-level drug dealer US, 1969. 2 a member of a
train crew who loads and unloads freight at stops on a run
US, 1946

jughandle noun in caving and pot-holing, a handle-shaped outcrop
of rock used as an anchor-point UK, 2004
jughandles; juglugs noun prominent ears UK, 1969
jug heavy noun a criminal who specialises in robbing bank vaults
and safes US, 1949
jughustler noun 1 in oil drilling, a cable-car crew member with a
geophone CANADA, 1958. 2 in oil drilling, the most inexperienced
member of a seismic crew. The recording devices carried by the
crew resembled and were called ‘jugs’ US, 1954
jug it! save your prattle for someone who cares! US, 1951
jugs; milk jugs noun the female breasts. A reference to the source
of mother’s milk; widely known and used US, 1957
jug up verb to eat US, 1992
juice noun 1 alcohol US, 1932. 2 methadone, used to break an opiate
addiction. In many US clinics, the methadone given to recovering
heroin addicts is mixed in orange juice so that it cannot be
injected
US, 1981. 3 a powdered narcotic dissolved for injection US,
1962. 4 crack cocaine mixed with marijuana US, 1993. 5 anabolic ster-
oids US, 1992. 6 blood. Among others, professional wrestling usage
US, 1938. 7 in drag racing and hot rodding, any special blend of
racing fuel US, 1968. 8 petrol, diesel UK, 1909. 9 nitroglycerin, used by
thieves to blow open vaults or safes US, 1924. 10 energy UK, 2004.
11 sex BAHAMAS, 1982. 12 pleasure, satisfaction UK, 1999. 13 power,
influence, sway US, 1957. 14 a bribe UK, 1698. 15 interest paid to an
loan shark US, 1935. 16 in sports betting, the bookmaker’s
commission US, 1975. 17 in pool, spin imparted to the cue ball to
affect the course of the object ball or the course of the cue ball
after it strikes the object ball US, 1993. 18 surging surf with big waves
US, 1981. 19 in a deck of playing cards, a two. An intentional

corruption of
DEUCE US, 1951. < get some juice on to achieve a
drug intoxication
US, 1980
juice verb 1 to drink, especially to the point of intoxication US, 1893.
2 to energise US, 1977. 3 to bleed. Professional wrestling usage US,
1992. 4 to bribe; to pay for influence US, 1953. 5 to obtain something
through the influence of another US, 1980. 6 to have sex BAHAMAS,
1982 8see: JUICE UP. < juice the G-spot to engage in oral sex on
a woman US, 2001
juice bar noun a clinic where recovering heroin addicts are
administered methadone. Playful, alluding to
JUICE (methadone) US,
1989
juice box noun the vagina CANADA, 2002
juice brakes noun in hot rodding and drag racing, hydraulic brakes
US, 1968
juiced; juiced up adjective 1 drunk US, 1941. 2 energised US, 1978.
3 caffeinated. Borrowing from the language of car fuel for appli-
cation to the world of coffee drinks and, to a lesser extent, soft
drinks
US, 1996
juiced in adjective enjoying powerful political connections US, 1995
juice freak noun an alcoholic US, 1971
juice hand noun an electrician, especially in the theatre US, 1952
juicehead noun an alcoholic US, 1954
juice jockey noun the driver of a petrol-fuelled truck US, 1971
juice joint noun 1 an establishment where alcohol is served illegally
US, 1932. 2 a cigarette made with a mixture of marijuana and crack
cocaine

UK, 1998. 3 a crooked gambling operation US, 1950
juice man noun 1 a usurer, loan-shark, illegal lender US, 1961. 2 an AM
radio disc jockey who broadcasts on a powerful, all-night station
heard by truckers
US, 1976. 3 an electrician US, 1923
juice money noun a bribe US, 1981
juicepot noun a carburettor US, 1971
juicer noun 1 a person who abuses alcohol US, 1960. 2 an electrician,
especially in the television and film industries
US, 1928. 3 in
television and film-making, a lamp operator US, 1990. 4 apersuasive
and resourceful woman sent out to acquire crack cocaine for
others US, 1992. 5 a collector of repayments for a loan shark UK, 1996.
6 in hot rodding, hydraulic brakes US, 1954
juice racket noun usury, loan-sharking, illegal lending US, 1988
juices noun in poker, a pair of twos. Probably a corruption of DEUCE(S)
US, 1951
juice up; juice verb 1 to make exciting or powerful US, 1964. 2 to
drink to intoxication US, 1971
juicy adjective 1 scandalous, sensational, especially in a sexual way UK,
1883. 2 (used of a woman) sexually aroused US, 1970. 3 said of a
traffic accident involving serious injuries US, 1962. 4 a low-skill poker
game or poker play US, 1982. 5 (of a wave) powerful, with a large
fringing crest
US, 1977
juicy fruit noun an act of sexual intercourse. Rhyming slang for
ROOT. From the name of a flavour of chewing gum AUSTRALIA, 1950
juicy G noun salacious gossip US, 1989
juicy Lucy noun the vagina. is an adjective with suggestive and sex-
ual uses; Lucy is a convenient rhyming name. It may also be

worth noting that Juicy Lucy was a moderately successful UK blues
band in the late 1960s and early 70s. A controversial, and hence
memorable illustration on their 1969 eponymous debut album
depicted a plump, naked lady disported in ‘juicy fruit’ – grapes,
etc. Also a slang term for ‘sexual intercourse’
UK, 2001
juju; ju-ju noun a marijuana cigarette. Clipped and reduplicated
from ‘marijuana’ US, 1940
jujubes; joobs; jubes noun the female breasts; the male pectorals
UK, 1980
juke noun ajukeboxUS, 1941. < up your juke under the front of
your clothing (as a place of concealment or protection) UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1985
juke; jug verb 1 to dance in a boisterous fashion. It is theorised that
the word, today only recognised in the formation JUKE BOX, was
derived from the African Wolof, Banut or Bambara languages. The
term spread through southern blacks from the Gullah, and then
into wider slang usage, although with a distincly southern flavour
US, 1933. 2 to fool, to trick US, 1873. 3 to hit US, 1872. 4 to avoid a blow.
Circus and carnival usage UK, 1513
jukebox noun an coin-operated recorded-music player US, 1939
juke house noun a brothel US, 1987
juke joint noun a bar or club with a jukebox; usually rowdy and
teeming with sin
US, 1937
jukey noun ajukeboxUK: SCOTLAND, 1996
Julian Clary adjective vulgar, flashy, ostentatious; impudent;
conceited. Rhyming slang for
LAIRY UK, 1998

Judy | Julian Clary 374
Julian Clary; clary noun a male homosexual. Rhyming slang for
FAIRY, formed from the name of an ostentatiously gay comedian
(b.1959) UK, 1998
Julius Caesar noun 1 a wedge-shaped cheesecutter flat cap.
Rhyming slang for ‘cheeser’
UK, 1992. 2 a freezer. Rhyming slang UK,
1992
jumble noun a white person. Derived from the pronunciation of
‘John Bull’ (a symbol of Britain) by Nigerian immigrants in London
UK, 1957
jumblie; jumbly noun a jumble sale UK, 1977
jumbo noun 1 an elephant. From the name of a famous elephant
sold to circus impressario P. T. Barnum by London Zoo in 1882.
The elephant died in collision with a train in Ontario in 1885
UK,
1882
. 2 a jumbo-jet UK, 1984. 3 a large vial of crack cocaine US, 1986.
4 a quart bottle of beer. Heard in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula US,
2003
. 5 a uniformed police constable, especially a clumsy or stupid
police constable. A derogatory term employed by detectives
UK,
1970. 6 the buttocks NEW ZEALAND, 1998
jumbo-size adjective very large; or, in the language of advertising,
slightly larger than normal UK, 1967
Jumbo’s trunk adjective drunk. Rhyming slang. Jumbo was a famous
elephant in 1880s London. His name became an eponym for
elephants and an adjective for great size. He inspired this variation
on ‘elephant’s trunk’ (drunk)

UK, 1923
jumbuck noun a sheep. The origin of this word has long been
conjectured. ‘Jumbuck’ arose in Australian Aboriginal pidgin,
which also had ‘jump up’ (to appear, to come, to be reincarnated),
which may be related, though it is difficult to see how exactly. In
1896 a Mr Meston surmised the hardly credible theory that it was
from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘the white mist preceding a
shower, to which a flock of sheep bore a strong resemblance’.
‘Jumbuck’ is now all but forgotten except that it occurs in the
lyrics of the national song ‘Waltzing Matilda’
AUSTRALIA, 1824
jump noun 1 an act of sexual intercourse US, 1931. 2 a thrill UK, 2001. 3 a
party, especially a party with music US, 1954. 4 the start US, 1848.
5 the beginning of a horse race AUSTRALIA, 1988. 6 in prison, an
unexpected attack UK, 1978. 7 in the entertainment industry, a move
in between engagements, especially by rail
US, 1916. 8 the bar in a
public house or other licensed premises. Following the notion that
you have to jump to get attention; alternatively, it’s what you have
to jump over to get a free beer
AUSTRALIA, 1978. < get the jump
on; have the jump on
to get, or have, an advantage over
someone
US, 1912
jump verb 1 to have sex US, 1999. 2 to be lively, wild, full of activity US,
1938. 3 to attack physically, especially by surprise or all of a sudden
UK, 1789. 4 (of a horse) to begin a race AUSTRALIA, 1984. 5 to board a
moving train in order to catch a free ride US, 1885. 6 to escape, to
abscond. Originally, ‘to jump ship’ UK, 1865. 7 to travel from an

engagement in one town to the next town where an engagement
is scheduled
US, 1975. 8 to steal a car by creating a short circuit with
the ignition system wires to start the engine US, 1969. 9 to use
specially designed equipment to cause a car to bounce up and
down US, 1992. 10 in drag racing, to cross the starting line too soon
US, 1970. < jump a rattler to board a train illegally AUSTRALIA, 1905.
< jump bail to deliberately fail to appear in court after bail has
been posted, especially by moving away in order to avoid recog-
nition or the court’s jurisdiction. From
JUMP (to escape) US, 1865.
< jump out of your skin to be greatly startled UK, 1937. < jump
salty
to become angry US, 1969. < jump someone’s bones to
have sex
US, 1965. < jump sore to anger US, 1960. < jump stink to
become angry
US, 1946. < jump the broomstick to enter into a
common-law marriage. Probably a figurative use of a traditional
custom, hence, also, the many variations: ‘to jump (over) the
besom’, ‘broom’, ‘bucket’, ‘ditch’, ‘doorstep’, etc. Brewer in his
Phrase and Fable suggests that ‘broomstick’ is an eleboration of
‘brom’ (the bit of a bridle) and is thus symbolic of skipping over
the restraint of marriage
UK, 1898. < jump the green to start
quickly just after, or before, a traffic light turns green CANADA, 1992.
< jump the gun to act prematurely. From athletics US, 1942.
< jump the shark of a television programme, to pass a peak of
popularity; may also be applied to other entertainments,
entertainers or fashions. Coined after a 1977 episode of long-

running US television comedy Happy Days in which a central
character in need of fresh impetus took to water-skis and
attempted to leap over a shark
US, 1998. < jump through hoops
to be seen to do everything that is required and more UK, 1917.
< jump to it to make an energetic start or respond energetically
to the bidding to do so. Often used as an imperative
UK, 1929.
< jump wires to steal a car and start the engine by creating a
short circuit with the ignition system wires
US, 1969. < jump
yellow
to act in a cowardly manner US, 1974
jump-a-dick noun a cricket CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985
jump back verb 1 to initiate a fight US, 1975. 2 to relent, to ease off US,
1986
jump ball noun in pool, a ball that leaves the surface of the table US,
1850
jump collar noun an arrest made for show, which will not produce a
conviction
US, 1953
jump CP noun a hastily created, very temporary command post US,
1991
jump down verb to attack physically US, 2001. < jump down your
throat
to flare up in anger and snap in criticism of, and at, you
UK, 1806
jumped-up adjective conceited, arrogant. Similar imagery to GET
ABOVE YOURSELF UK
, 1870

jumper noun 1 a person who threatens to or has jumped to his
death, either from heights or in front of a train
US, 1964. 2 asmall
amount of stimulating liquor CANADA, 1988
jumper church noun any fundamental Christian church BAHAMAS, 1982
jumper lead; jumper wire noun a wire designed for starting a car
engine while bypassing the key and ignition system UK, 1977
jumpers noun 1 a hat. Rhyming slang from ‘jumpers flat’ (a type of
horse race) AUSTRALIA, 1989. 2 sports shoes US, 1972
jumper steak noun venison or rabbit meat CANADA, 1987
jumpies noun sexual intercourse. An elaboration of JUMP UK, 1984
jump-in noun a timed beating used as an initiation into a youth
gang US, 1987
jump in verb to initiate (someone) into a youth gang through a
timed group beating US, 1990
jumping adjective used as an intensifier in mild oaths US, 1815
jumping jack noun a black person; a black snooker ball. Rhyming
slang
UK, 1992
jumping junky noun aparatrooperUS, 1991
jump joint noun a brothel US, 1939
jump juice noun anabolic steroids US, 1997
jump off verb 1 to happen; to begin US, 1946. 2 to assault US, 1975
jump-out squad noun a unit of police officers in a cruising,
unmarked police-vehicle, detailed to jump out of their car and
apprehend drug-dealers US, 1980
jumpover noun a shop robbery IRELAND, 1996
jump-start verb to light a fresh cigarette with the ember of one
being finished US, 1984
jump-steady noun 1 strong, illegally manufactured whisky US, 1923. 2 a

drink of gin
US, 1950
jump street noun the inception; the very beginning US, 1972
jump-up noun 1 theft from lorries. The criminal jumps up onto the
back of the vehicle; usually used with ‘the’
UK, 1956. 2 a steep
section of road, as when going up an escarpment
AUSTRALIA, 1847
jump-up artist; jump-up merchant; jump-up man noun a
criminal who steals from the back of goods-vehicles UK, 1951
jump upon; jump on verb to severely criticise or punish UK, 1868
jump wire noun a wire designed for starting a car engine while
bypassing the key and ignition system US, 1970s
junco noun heroin. A variation of JUNK (heroin) UK, 2002
Juneau sneakers noun slip-on rubber boots US, 1982
375 Julian Clary; clary | Juneau sneakers
Junebug noun used as a nickname for a male named after his father
US, 1970
jungle noun 1 a dangerous, rough part of town, especially one where
black people live
US, 1926. 2 an outdoor area favoured by homosex-
uals for sexual encounters
US, 1963. 3 the female pubic hair; hence
the vagina
US, 2001. 4 a tramp encampment US, 1908. 5 a prison’s
recreation yard US, 1983. 6 an extremely fast (130–160 beats per
minute) form of popular dance music genre that developed in
London in 1990–91
UK, 1990
jungle bunny noun 1 a black person. Highly offensive US, 1959. 2 an

Asian person
UK, 1984
jungle-bunny outfit noun Royal Air Force-issue camouflaged
battledress. A casually and institutionally racist term used by Royal
Air Force officer cadets
UK, 1981
junglee noun a wild, unsophisticated, uncivilised person FIJI, 1995
jungle eater noun a Caterpillar D&E bulldozer modified for military
land-clearing work
US, 1991
jungle fever noun used of white people, a strong attraction towards
black people. The prominent title of a Spike Lee film (1991)
US, 1990
jungle fuck noun energetic, even athletic sex US, 1994
jungle-happy adjective deranged from prolonged combat in the
jungle US, 1944
Jungle Jim noun a Roman Catholic. Rhyming slang for TIM (a Roman
Catholic)
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
Jungle Jim verb to swim. Rhyming slang, in contemporaneous use
with the television series Jungle Jim, 1955–56 UK, 1956
jungle job noun sex outdoors US, 1966
jungle juice noun 1 alcoholic drink AUSTRALIA, 1942. 2 any improvised
alcoholic beverage US, 1947. 3 illicit alcoholic liquor brewed by
soldiers in the tropics. Used by World War 2 military
AUSTRALIA, 1942.
4 in prison, serious talk about serious situations US, 1990
jungle light noun in the pornography industry, a light used to
illuminate the genitals of the performers
US, 1995

jungle meat noun in homosexual usage, a black man US, 1981
jungle mouth noun very bad breath US, 1975
jungle pussy noun a black woman’s vagina; hence black women
objectified sexually US, 1974
jungle rot noun any skin rash suffered in tropical and jungle environ-
ments US, 1945
jungle rules noun a code of competition or combat in which all is
fair US, 1986
jungle telegraph noun the informal and haphazard but effective
communication by which rumour spreads UK, 1966
jungle up verb in oil drilling, to sleep outside US, 1954
junglist noun a purveyor or follower of jungle music, a music genre
of the 1990s favoured at raves UK, 1996
junior noun in television and film-making, a 1000-watt or 2000-watt
light
US, 1990
junior jumper noun a juvenile male who commits a rape US, 1992
junior wolf noun a younger brother. Teen slang CANADA, 1946
junk noun 1 heroin; morphine; cocaine US, 1918. 2 any illegal drug US,
1967. 3 a drug addict AUSTRALIA, 1975. 4 the genitals US, 1997. 5 graffiti
US, 1997. 6 in theatre usage, a monologue US, 1981
junk verb to throw away, to discard, to treat as rubbish UK, 1916
junk bonds noun in poker, a hand that appears attractive but is in
fact a poor hand US, 1996
junked; junked up adjective under the influence of heroin US, 1930
junker noun 1 an old and broken-down vehicle US, 1948. 2 a heroin
addict
US, 1922. 3 in competitive surfing, an extremely low score US,
1991
junk food noun food with a high calorific and low nutritional

content
US, 1971
junk hawk noun a heroin addict whose life is completely controlled
by the addiction
US, 1972
junkhead noun a heroin addict US, 1963
junk hog noun an opium addict US, 1950
junkie noun 1 a drug addict, specifically one addicted to heroin. A
user of JUNK (drugs, opiates, heroin) US, 1922. 2 by extension, a
person fiercely devoted to an activity
US, 1962
junkmobile noun a dilapidated car US, 1991
junk mooch noun a heroin addict who trades information for heroin
US, 1972
junk -on-the-bunk noun a military inspection of a soldier’s gear
displayed on his bed
US, 1978
junks noun expensive, brand name basketball trainers US, 1987
junk tank noun a jail cell reserved for drug addicts. A play on the
earlier and more common DRUNK TANK US, 1966
junkyard dog noun 1 a ferocious, territorial person US, 1983. 2 a
junkyard operator with connections to organised crime
US, 2003
junt noun a large marijuana cigarette US, 1997
jurassic adjective very old US, 1997
jury-nobbling noun an act of corrupting, or otherwise tampering with,
a jury or jury member. From ‘nobble’ (to corrupt a jury) UK, 2000
jury tax noun the perceived penalty of an increased sentence for an
accused criminal who refuses a plea bargain, takes his case to jury
trial, and loses US, 1997

jussus!; jussis!; jissus!; jisses! used for expressing anger,
frustration, shock, surprise, etc. From the Afrikaans pronunciation
of ‘Jesus’, as an oath or exclamation SOUTH AFRICA, 1942
just as I feared; just as noun a beard. Rhyming slang UK, 1960
just for today adverb used in twelve-step recovery programmes such
as Alcoholics Anonymous to describe an addict’s commitment to
refraining from his addiction US, 1998
justin noun a half-gallon container. Filled with beer, just in case you
run out NEW ZEALAND, 1998
just-in-caser noun a getaway driver UK, 1996
just kidding! used for humorously acknowledging an error US, 2002
just now adverb any time soon, in a little while (at the appropriate
time, eventually, or never, may be implied). Influenced by
Afrikaans netnou. Universally used in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA, 1900
just off the banana boat adjective gullible, used of an innocent
abroad. An allusion to the cultural innocence of a newly arrived
immigrant
UK, 1966
just one of those things a catchphrase philosophy to explain the
inexplicable, the impossible or the inevitable. It was used by Cole
Porter as the title for a popular song in 1935
US, 1947
just quietly adverb just between you and me AUSTRALIA, 1938
just the facts, m’am used for expressing a wish that the speaker
confine their remarks to factual matters. A catchphrase from the
1960s US television series Dragnet
US, 1985
jute noun a teasing NEW ZEALAND, 1998
juve noun a juvenile part or act. Theatrical UK, 1967

juvie; juvey noun a juvenile detention hall where young offenders
are housed or juvenile court where they are tried US, 1965
Junebug | juvie; juvey 376
Kk
K noun 1 one thousand dollars; one thousand pounds. Also spelt
‘kay’
US, 1965. 2 a kilometre UK, 1996. 3 a kilogram, especially of an
illegal drug
US, 1974. 4 the recreational drug ketamine. Ketamine
hycrochloride is an anaesthetic used recreationally for its
hallucinogenic properties
US, 1996. 5 leaves of catha edulis, astimu-
lant also called ‘qat’, originating in the Horn of Africa and the
Arabian peninsula, legally available in the UK and similar to
amphetamine in effect when chewed. Also known as ‘khat’ and
‘kat’
UK, 1996. 6 in a deck of cards, a king US, 1991. 7 a knighthood.
Used by civil servants; suggestive of a casual familiarity with the
honour
UK, 1961. 8 oral sex on a woman performed according to the
strictures of the ‘Kivin Method’ US, 2001
K2 noun 1 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or
angel dust US, 1970. 2 a hybrid marijuana. Named after the second
highest place on earth UK, 2003
KA noun a known associate of a criminal US, 1986
kaalgat adjective in the nude, naked. From Afrikaans kaal (bare) and
gat (hole; anus)
SOUTH AFRICA, 1978
kabak noun marijuana UK, 2003
kabayo noun heroin. A phonetic approximation of Spanish caballo

(horse); HORSE (heroin) US, 1977
ka-ching used as a representation of the sound of a sale entered on
acashregisterUS, 1995
kack noun faeces NEW ZEALAND, 1984 8see: CACK
kacks noun 1 trousers. A variation of KECKS; sometimes spelt ‘cacks’.
Noted in teenage use and still current in 2003
UK, 1983.
2 underpants, knickers. Sometimes spelt ‘kaks’ IRELAND, 1991.
< relax the kacks take it easy IRELAND, 2003
kaff noun a marijuana cigarette UK, 2003
kaffall noun the face. Polari; probably an elaboration of ECAF US, 1993
kaffies noun trousers UK, 2002
kaffir noun 1 a black person, especially a black African. Offensive,
contemptuous, often abusive; its use is actionable under South
African law as a crimen injuria (a wilful injury to a person’s dignity
caused by, for instance, the use of obscene language or racial
insults). Also applied in an adjectival sense
SOUTH AFRICA, 1607. 2 any
person who does not accept Islam. From the Hindi for ‘infidel’
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
Kafflik noun aCatholicUK: SCOTLAND, 1998
kag; kaggage noun useless or unwanted equipment. Royal Marine
slang; combining ‘baggage’ and KACK UK, 1989
kahuna noun 1 a great or important person or thing. From a
Hawaiian term for ‘priest, wise man’; in this sense often used with
‘big’ US, 1987. 2 in computing, an intelligent and wise practitioner
US, 1991. 3 a type of marijuana UK, 2003
kai noun food; also, drink. ‘Kai’ is the term for ‘food’ in many
Polynesian languages, but in Australia borrowed either from New
Zealand English, where it is taken from Maori, or from various

Melanesian pidgins AUSTRALIA, 1872
kaka hole noun 1 the anus TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2001. 2 by extension,
a despicable person TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2001
kakalaylay noun dancing with clear sexual overtones TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 1998
kaka pipe noun a sewage discharge pipe ANTARCTICA, 2003
kaks noun Khaki trousers US, 1968
kalakit noun marijuana UK, 2003
kale noun money US, 1902
Kalgoorlie cooler noun a hessian-walled cabinet for keeping
foodstuffs cool by evaporation. After the West Australian mining
town Kalgoorlie
AUSTRALIA, 1962
kali; kali weed noun marijuana from Jamaica. Rastafarians consider
the smoking of ‘kali’ to be a religious act. This spirituality is
apparent in a number of Hindi words adopted into their lexicon.
Conventionally, Kali is the Hindu goddess of time, mother and
creator of all things, the personification of cosmic force
JAMAICA, 1982
kali mist noun a variety of marijuana UK, 2002
kali water noun champagne. From KA YLIED; KALIED (drunk) UK, 1981
kalsominer noun a person who claims mining experience and skills
he does not have. The word is derived from ‘calcimine’, a kind of
whitewash
CANADA, 1964
kamikaze noun a fall from a surfboard while standing near the nose
of the board AUSTRALIA, 1963
kamp adjective a homosexual male. Rare spelling variant of CAMP,
based on the incorrect folk etymology that it is a C19 acronym for

‘known as male prostitute’ AUSTRALIA, 1974
kanga noun 1 a kangaroo. By shortening AUSTRALIA, 1917. 2 money.
From rhyming slang ‘kanga(roo)’ for SCREW AUSTRALIA, 1953
kangaroo noun 1 a Jewish person. Rhyming slang, sometimes
corrupted to ‘kanker’ or ‘canker’ UK, 1943. 2 crack cocaine US, 1994.
3 a tractor adapted for apple-picking CANADA, 1989. 4 a prison warder.
Prisoners’ rhyming slang for SCREW (a prison warder), often reduced
to ‘kanga’
UK, 1996
kangaroo verb to use a toilet, especially a public toilet, by squatting
on the seat
AUSTRALIA, 1942
kangaroo court noun a body that passes judgment without
attention to due process
US, 1853
kangarooer noun a hunter of kangaroos AUSTRALIA, 1836
kangar oo-hop verb (of a motor vehicle) to jerk about because the
clutch is not released smoothly, an engine problem or the like
AUSTRALIA, 1943
kangaroos noun < have kangaroos loose in the top paddock
to be slightly crazy AUSTRALIA, 1908
Kangaroo’s Arse noun a notional brand name applied to poor qual-
ity or cheap Australian wine UK, 2002
Kangaroo Valley nickname Earls Court, London. A favourite haunt of
Australian tourists
AUSTRALIA, 1965
kangkalang; kangkatang noun chaos; arguing TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
1993
Kansas City roll noun a single large-denomination note wrapped
around small-denomination notes, giving the impression of a great

deal of money US, 1964
Kansas gr ass noun marijuana originating in Kansas US, 2003
Kansas yummy noun an attractive woman who is not easily
seduced. A term that need not, and usually does not, apply to a
woman actually from Kansas
US, 1985
Kantwork noun a Kenworth truck. Said with irony of an extremely
reliable and respected truck
US, 1976
kanya noun marijuana US, 1995
kappa slapper noun a girl member of a sub-cultural urban
adolescent grouping that dresses in Kappa™ clothing. Certainly in
Cheshire, possibly more widespread. Formed from the Kappa
brand name and SLAPPER (a sexually promiscuous woman) UK, 2003
kaput; caput adjective used up, useless, destroyed. From the German
US, 1919
karachi noun a mixture of heroin, phenobarbital and the recreational
drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™; heroin. Named
after Karachi in Pakistan, the source of much heroin
UK, 1998
kareem noun a car. While appearing to be an elaboration of ‘car’ this
is rhyming slang, based on the name of legendary basketball
player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (b.1947)
UK, 2002
Karen Carpenter Airlines nickname Quebecair, a charter airline
with service from Canada to Europe which, allegedly, rarely had
food on board. Karen Carpenter, of the music family, died at age
32 in 1983 of acute anorexia nervosa
CANADA, 2002
karma noun fate, luck, destiny. A Buddhist concept adopted by

hippies, vaguely understood, simplified and debased in all-purpose
usage. ‘Good karma’ is recognition or portent of good luck, while
‘bad karma’ generally ascribes blame US, 1967
karzy noun a lavatory; also used in a figurative sense. From the
Italian casa (a house) which is also its original use. Many slang
words have alternate spellings but users of the karzy have more
choices than most: ‘khazi’; ‘kharzi’; ‘kharzie’; ‘kazi’;‘ karsi’;‘ carsey’;
‘carsie’; ‘carzie’; ‘cawsey’; ‘cawsy’. The variations spelt with a
‘k’date from the mid-C20. Brendan Behan, Borstal Boy, 1958, uses
‘cawsy’
UK, 1961
kashittery noun (among Nova Scotians of German descent) a verbal
fuss CANADA, 1999
Kashmir noun pungent and very powerful hashish originating in
Kashmir, northern India UK, 1999
kate verb to act as a pimp US, 1976
kate; Kate noun 1 an attractive prostitute US, 1949. 2 used as a term
of address among male homosexuals US, 1965. < the kate the
army. Shortened form of obsolete rhyming slang ‘Kate Carney’ (or
Karney), for ‘army’; Kate Carney was a popular music hall
entertainer in the late C19 UK, 1964
Kate and Sidney noun steak and kidney, especially in a steak and
kidney pudding or pie. Rhyming slang that appears to be a
Spoonerism until you look again
UK, 1998
Kate Bush noun marijuana. Named after British singer Kate Bush
(b.1958), disguising KB (KIND BUD) and gently punning on BUSH UK,
1996
Kate Moss verb to masturbate. Rhyming slang for TOSS,formedfrom
the name of the British model (b.1974) UK, 2003

Kathleen Mavourneen noun 1 a habitual criminal AUSTRALIA, 1917.
2 an indefinite jail sentence AUSTRALIA, 1910
Kathleen Mavourneen adjective lasting for an indefinite time.
From the refrain of a popular song ‘It may be for years, it may be
forever’ AUSTRALIA, 1903
katydid noun any Kenworth truck US, 1971
kaya noun marijuana; a marijuana cigarette JAMAICA, 1978
Kaybecker noun a French-speaking Canadian. An intentional
‘Quebec’ corruption US, 1975
kayfabe noun the protection of the inside secrets of professional
wrestling US, 1993
kaylied; kalied adjective drunk UK, 1978
kayrop noun pork. Back slang UK, 1992
kazh; kasj; cazh adjective pleasant in a casual sort of way. A word
deeply rooted in the Valley Girl ethic US, 1981
KB noun 1 a rejection, a setback. From KNOCKBACK UK, 1996. 2 high
quality marijuana US, 1997
KB verb to refuse; to reject. Abbreviated and adapted from KNOCK
BACK
(to reject) UK, 1998
k-bar noun a US Marine Corps survival knife US, 1979
K-boy noun in a deck of playing cards, a king US, 1943
KC; Kay Cee nickname Kansas City, Missouri US, 1895
K capsule noun a capsule containing a mixture of the recreational
drug ketamine and MDMA, the recreational drug best known as
ecstasy. From K (ketamine) UK, 2002
keb noun a French-speaking Canadian CANADA, 2002
kebab noun the vagina UK, 2001
kecks; kegs noun trousers. A northern variation of obsolete ‘kicks’
(trousers), now well known. Also spelt as ‘keks’ and ‘kex’. In

Glasgow, the meaning is specialised to ‘men’s underpants’
UK, 1900
ked noun in India, used generically for a gym shoe or a canvas shoe.
From a branded range of shoes
INDIA, 1979
kee noun a kilogram (especially of drugs). Alternative spelling for KEY
UK
, 1997
keebler noun a white person US, 1992
keech noun 1 excrement, shit. Also applied figuratively. Variants
include ‘keegh’ and ‘keek’
UK: SCOTLAND, 1988. 2 a contemptible
person. Extends from the previous sense
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
keech verb to defecate UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
keechy adjective soiled with excrement. From KEECH (excrement,
faeces) UK: SCO TLAND, 1985
keek verb to peek. Dialect UK: SCOTLAND, 1911
keel over verb to collapse. From the conventional sense (to capsize)
UK, 1897
keen adjective good, fashionable. Still heard, but by the late 1960s
used almost exclusively with irony, especially when intensified with
‘peachy’ US, 1915
keener noun 1 a sycophant US, 2003. 2 a school pupil who is
enthusiastic about school work. From conventional ‘keen’ (eager).
Shortened to ‘keeno’
UK, 1984
keen on adjective enthusiastic about UK, 1889
keep verb to be in possession of drugs US, 1966. < keep Bachelor’s
Hall

(of a man) to live alone, even temporarily. In use in the US
as well as Canada CANADA, 1999. < keep dog to act as lookout UK,
1995. < keep him honest in poker, to call a player who is
suspected of bluffing US, 1963. < keep it dark to say nothing
about something; to keep a secret. Used mainly as an imperative
UK, 1857. < keep nix to keep lookout IRELAND, 1989. < keep on
keeping on
to persevere in the face of all discouragement or
misfortune US, 1977. < keep something under your hat to
maintain secrecy about something; especially used as an impera-
tive for discretion UK, 1953. < keep tabs on someone; keep a
tab on someone
to keep an account of; to note someone’s
movements or activity, to follow and record. The original use was
of simple accounting: ‘to keep a (financial) table on’
US, 1889.
< keep the peek to serve as a lookout during a criminal act US,
1976. < keep your cool to retain your self-possession US, 1975.
< keep your head down to stay out of trouble. Military origins
UK, 1996. < keep your mouth off something to stop talking
about TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1971. < keep your nose clean to stay
out of trouble, to behave yourself US, 1887. < keep yow to act as
lookout while an illegal activity takes place
AUSTRALIA, 1942
keeper noun 1 something or someone worth keeping US, 1984. 2 any
weapon or instrument that can be used as a weapon US, 1992. 3 an
arrest that results in criminal charges being filed
US, 1987. 4 in
common-law, a spouse TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1884. 5 the person
running a two-up gambling game. Shortening of RING-KEEPER

AUSTRALIA
, 1941
keep in verb used in a range of expressions to suggest that someone
has a satisfactory supply of income, for example ‘enough cash to
keep him in petrol’ AUSTRALIA, 1936
keep it real! stay honest!, tell the difficult truth! US, 1997
keep-miss noun a kept mistress BARBADOS, 1965
keep on trucking! persevere!; continue US, 1972
keeps noun < for keeps permanently US, 1861
keep the greasy side down and the shiny side up used as an
admonition to drive safely. Popularised during the citizens’ band
radio craze of the later 1970s US, 1976
keep up your front to make your game! don’t give up! US, 1968
keep your hair on! don’t get upset! NEW ZEALAND, 1984
keep your shirt on! calm down!, relax!, compose yourself! UK, 1854
keg noun 1 a barrel of beer AUSTRALIA, 1895. 2 beer NEW ZEALAND, 1998.
3 25,000 capsules of an illegal drug such as amphetamine, or
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more generally, a drum containing a very large amount of this or
similar drugs
US, 1970. 4 in television and film-making, a 750-watt
spotlight that resembles a beer keg US, 1990
kegger noun a party with a generous supply of beer. From KEG (a
beer barrel)
US, 1966
kegging adjective good, fun US, 1991
keg-legs noun generously oversized thighs or calves. Anecdotal
evidence of 1960s UK usage, often as an unkind name shouted at
girls with ‘fat’ thighs
US, 1999

kegler noun a bowler. From the German US, 1962
keg-on-legs noun a prodigious drinker of beer AUSTRALIA, 1996
keg party noun a party at which a keg of beer is supplied for the
guests
AUSTRALIA, 1950
keister; keester; keyster noun 1 the buttocks. From the German
US, 1931. 2 a travelling bag or satchel US, 1881. 3 asafeUS, 1913. 4 a jail
or prison
US, 1949
keister bandit noun an aggressive male homosexual who takes the
active role in anal sex
US, 1950
keister stash noun a container of contraband hidden in the rectum
US, 1967
keister stash verb to hide (contraband) in your rectum US, 1967
Keith Moon noun a crazy person. Rhyming slang for LOON formed
from the name and nickname of rock musician ‘Moon the Loon’,
1946–78 UK, 1992
keki noun the vagina. From the Hindi TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
kelly noun 1 the stomach, the abdomen, the belly. Rhyming slang,
abbreviated from DERBY KELLY UK, 1970. 2 ahatUS, 1908
kelly bow noun money. Glasgow rhyming slang, perhaps from the
name of a gang in the Govan area of Glasgow
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
kelper nickname a native of the Falkland Islands FALKLAND ISLANDS
(MALVINAS)
, 1900
kelsey hair noun straight hair US, 1976
kelt; keltch noun a white person US, 1912
Kembla Grange; Kembla noun small change. Rhyming slang, after

a racecourse just south of Sydney AUSTRALIA, 1955
kemp noun acustomisedcarUS, 1953
Ken Dodd noun a roll of banknotes. Rhyming slang for ‘wad’ formed
from the name of the British comedian (b.1929) who fell foul of
the taxman in 1989
UK, 1992
Ken Dodds; kenny’s noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for CODS
formed from the name of British comedian Ken Dodd (b.1929) UK,
1992
kenna; kenner noun a house. A variation of ‘ken’ (a house). English
gypsy use UK, 1923
kennec noun a non-gypsy or traveller. English gypsy use UK, 2000
kennel noun 1 a house US, 1947. 2 a prison cell UK, 1996
kenner noun a school pupil who is enthusiastic about school work.
From conventional ‘keen’ (eager). Shortened to ‘keeno’ UK, 1984
Kennie noun any Kenworth truck US, 1971
Kennington Lane noun pain, a pain. Rhyming slang, formed from a
street name in South London UK, 1961
Kenny Whopper noun in trucking, a Kenworth truck US, 1976
Kenosha Cadillac noun any car manufactured by American Motors.
American Motors had its main factory in Kenosha, Wisconsin US,
1976
Kentish Town noun a halfpenny or penny. Rhyming slang for
‘brown’, from the copper colour of the coin UK, 1961
Kentucky blue noun marijuana grown in Kentucky, ‘the Bluegrass
State’. A play on GRASS (marijuana) US, 1969
Kentucky chrome noun trim on a truck painted with aluminium US,
1971
Kentucky right turn noun a move to the left before making a
righthand turn while driving US, 1999

Kentucky waterfall noun a hairstyle in which the hair is worn short
at the front and long at the back. Best known as a
MULLET US, 2001
Kentucky windage noun the adjustment of the aim of a rifle based
on intuition
US, 1945
Kepler Wessels noun the testicles AUSTRALIA, 1984
keptie noun a kept woman supported by a rich benefactor US, 1950
keptive noun a youthful, sexually inexperienced male who is
supported by an older homosexual
US, 1987
kept man noun a procurer of prostitutes; a man who makes his
living off the earnings of prositutes US, 1987
kerb crawling noun soliciting for prostitution from a vehicle
AUSTRALIA, 1989
kerb-crawling adjective working as a prostitute from a vehicle
AUSTRALIA, 1972
kerchief code noun a designation of a homosexual man’s sexual
preferences, signalled by the colour of the handkerchief and the
pocket in which it is worn. For example, a black handkerchief
worn on the left signifies that the wearer is into ‘Heavy S&M, Top’,
while on the right it means ‘Heavy S&M, Bottom’
US, 1978
kerching! used in response to a profitable triumph. Echoic of a
cash till. Popularised by BBC television children’s programme
Kerching!, the story of a 14-year-old entrepreneur UK, 2002
kerdoing!; kerdoink!; gerdoying! used as a representation of a
moment of violent impact; crash!; wallop! Echoic. Originally
recorded in Royal Air Force use UK, 1945
kerist noun used for ‘Christ’ AUSTRALIA, 1971

Kermit the Frog noun a lavatory. Rhyming slang for BOG formed
from the name of a television puppet character in The Muppet
Show, from 1976 UK, 1992
kernel noun a swollen groin gland BARBADOS, 1965
kero noun kerosene AUSTRALIA, 1930
kerosene cowboy noun an air force jet pilot NEW ZEALAND, 1996
kerplop noun used for imitating the sound of something being
dropped
US, 1969
kerry-fisted adjective said of a left-handed person CANADA, 1992
K erry Packered adjective tired, exhausted. Rhyming slang for
KNACKERED formed on the name of Australian media tycoon Kerry
Packer (b. 1937) UK, 2003
Kerry Packers; kerry’s noun the testicles. Rhyming slang for
KNACKERS, formed on the name of Australian media tycoon Kerry
Packer (b.1937) UK, 1992
ket noun 1 the recreational drug ketamine AUSTRALIA, 1996. 2 akettle
NEW ZEALAND, 1998
ketaine adjective used to describe someone or something in bad
taste. This term, from Quebec French, is used by both
anglophones and francophones CANADA, 1997
Ketama; Ketama crumble noun varieties of hashish from the
Ketama region of Morocco UK, 2003
kettle noun 1 a fob watch; a wristwatch. Possibly rhyming slang,
‘kettle on the hob’ for ‘fob’; a red kettle is a gold watch, a white or
tin kettle is silver UK, 1889. 2 a steam locomotive. From the image
of steam rising US, 1934. 3 a boiler of a steam engine US, 1828. 4 in
electric line work, an overhead transformer US, 1980
kettled adjective drug-intoxicated UK, 1992
kettle on the hob; kettle noun Bob (the diminutive form of

Robert). Rhyming slang, originally for ‘bob’ (a shilling); recorded in
use between 1946–52
UK, 1961
Kevin; Kev noun a working-class youth considered to be a vulgar or
threatening presence. This derogatory usage by Kevin’s upper- and
middle-class contemporaries derives from the commonness of the
name. Originally restricted to Cornwall and London UK, 1998
Kevin Costner; kevin noun a male who pretends to date his female
friend(s). Teen slang, after the 1992 film The Bodyguard which
starred US actor Kevin Costner (b.1955) SOUTH AFRICA, 2003
379 kegger | Kevin Costner; kevin
kewl adjective good, sophisticated, self-possessed. Variation of COOL.
US
, 1998
key noun 1 a kilogram. From the first syllable of ‘kilogram’; the one
unit of the metric system that at least some Americans have
grasped
US, 1966. 2 the declaration, under the Habitual Criminals
Act, that one is a habitual criminal; an indefinite sentence under
this act. The joke being that one is given the key to let oneself in
and out
AUSTRALIA, 1944. 3 a prison officer. Often ‘keys’, even in the
singular US, 1934
key adjective excellent, great US, 1980
keyed adjective 1 excited US, 1968. 2 drug-intoxicated. From an earlier
sense as ‘drunk’ US, 1972
key happy adjective used of a prison officer who is keen to keep
inmates locked in their cells
UK, 1996
keyhole verb (used of a bullet) to enter a target sideways US, 1957

keyholing noun eavesdropping. From the notion of spying at a
keyhole
UK, 2001
key man noun a person declared a habitual criminal AUSTRALIA, 1944
key picker noun a thief who operates in hotels, stealing keys left at
the front desk for safekeeping by guests before they are retrieved
by a hotel clerk
US, 1954
keystone noun in circus and carnival usage, a local prosecutor US,
1981
keys to St E’s noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as
PCP or angel dust. A phencyclidine user in Washington might well
find himself at St Elizabeth’s hospital for treatment
US, 1984
key up verb 1 to unlock a door US, 1991. 2 to become drug-intoxicated
US, 1964
K-factor noun (when on a skiing holiday) the presence and number
of Germans. Upper-class society slang; euphemistic for KRAUT (a
German) UK, 1982
KFC noun a male homosexual who is under the age of consent. An
elaboration of CHICKEN, from the branding of Kentucky Fried
Chicken™ fast-food outlets; recorded in use in contemporary gay
society
UK, 2003
KGB noun 1 a potent variety of marijuana. An abbreviation of KILLER
GREEN BUD
, playing on the familiar initialism of Komitet
Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti, the Soviet Union’s Committee of
State Security, 1954–91 US, 1997. 2 the police UK, 1982. 3 the security
office of a prison

US, 1991
Kgravenoun a state of extreme intoxication with the recreational
drug ketamine US, 2002
khaki noun a uniformed police officer US, 1986
khaki down verb to dress like other members of a youth gang,
including khaki trousers US, 1985
khaki wacky adjective attracted to men in military uniform US, 1944
khat noun amphetamine; methcathinone; MDMA, the recreational
drug best known as ecstasy. From the common name for the
African plant that contains the stimulant cathinone as its main
active ingredient US, 2003
khayf noun a marijuana cigarette UK, 2003
khazi noun a toilet UK, 1983
khazi verb to be very nervous, scared or afraid. From KHAZI (a toilet)
hence ‘to shit yourself’ – based on the bowel-churning properties
of fear
UK, 2001
Khe Sanh shuffle noun a method of walking honed by combat,
always on the lookout for enemy fire. Referring to the US air base
in Vietnam during the war US, 1989
khola noun a potent variety of marijuana NETHERLANDS, 1990s
K-hole noun a state of intense confusion induced by use of the rec-
reational drug ketamine US, 1993
Khyber-diver noun a homosexual male AUSTRALIA, 1992
Khyber Pass; Khyber noun the buttocks, the posterior, the anus.
Rhyming slang for ARSE based on the geographical feature that
links Afghanistan and Pakistan
UK, 1943
ki noun 1 a kilogram US, 1966. 2 in prison, cocoa or chocolate UK, 1950
kibbles and bits noun small pieces of crack cocaine. A reference to

a popular dog food product, suggesting that the pieces of crack
cocainebearsomeresemblancetotheproduct
US, 1993
kibitz verb to comment while others play a game. From Yiddish (ult-
imately German) kiebitzen (to look on at cards)
US, 1927
kibitzer noun a watcher rather than a participant, especially one who
offers unsolicited advice. From Yiddish kibitser. The Kibitzer, a play
by Jo Swerling (1929), made both the title and Edward G.
Robinson, its star, famous in the US
US, 1922
kibosh; kybosh noun 1 an end, a finish. Almost always heard in the
contextof‘putthekiboshon’or‘to’
UK, 1836. 2 (of pre-
decimalisation currency) one shilling and sixpence UK, 1845
kibosh; kybosh verb to put an end to UK, 1884
kick noun 1 pleasure, fun US, 1928. 2 a fad, a temporary preference or
interest US, 1946. 3 the sudden onset of the effects of a drug US, 1912.
4 a trouser pocket US, 1846. 5 (of pre-decimalisation currency)
sixpence, 6d. Rhyming slang that would be more convincing if the
‘kick’ was plural; usually as ‘and a kick’ in denominations such as
‘two and a kick’ (two shillings and sixpence)
UK, 1700. 6 money US,
1947
. 7 a bribe US, 1953. 8 anything that is shared with another US,
1995
. 9 the start of a horse race AUSTRALIA, 1988. < hit the kick to
pay
AUSTRALIA, 1972
kick verb 1 to stop using; to break an addiction US, 1927. 2 to defer the

gratification of a drug injection by slowly injecting the drug while
drawing blood from the vein to mix with the drug in the syringe
US, 1952. 3 to complain US, 1857. 4 to release from police custody US,
1994. 5 (of a jockey) to urge a horse on in a race AUSTRALIA, 1982. 6 (of
a horse) to speed up in a race AUSTRALIA, 1980. 7 in surfing, to force
the nose of the surfboard up out of the water US, 1973. 8 in
trucking, to shift gears US, 1971. 9 in gambling, to raise a bet US, 1963.
< kick ass to be especially energetic and exciting; to succeed by
your vigorous efforts. ‘Kick arse’ and ‘Kick butt’ are common vari-
ations
US, 1979. 2 to use force, to beat up US, 1962. < kick ass and
take names
to overwhelm someone or something in a
methodical and determined fashion US, 1962. < kick brass to
complain strongly TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1986. < kick for the other
team
to be homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1987. < kick it; kick to idle, to
relax US, 1983. < kick mud to work as a prostitute US, 1963. < kick
out the jams
to remove all obstacles, to fight for freedom US, 1968.
< kick sawdust in circus and carnival usage, to follow or join a
show US, 1981. < kick someone’s teeth so far down their
throat
to beat someone up AUSTRALIA, 1972. < kick something
into the long grass
to postpone something UK, 2003. < kick
something into touch
to finish an activity, to stop doing
something or stop something happening. A sporting allusion UK,
2000. < kick ten bells out of; kick ten bells of shit out of to

physically beat someone very severely. A variation of KNOCK SEVEN
BELLS OUT OF UK
, 1996. < kick the bucket to die UK, 1785. < kick
the gong
to fool around US, 1945. < kick the tin to contribute
money AUSTRALIA, 1965. < kick to the curb to break off a relation-
ship US, 1991. < kick up bobsy-die to make a fuss NEW ZEALAND,
1960. < kick upstairs to promote to a higher-sounding but less-
important position UK, 1887. < kick with the left foot to be a
Catholic UK, 1984. < kick your own arse to berate yourself. A
Glasgow variation of the more familiar ‘kick yourself’
UK: SCOTLAND,
1988. < kick yourself to blame yourself, especially to berate
yourself UK, 2003
kick adjective 1 excellent US, 1972. 2 out of style US, 1999
kick about verb to be around AUSTRALIA, 1933
kick along verb to serve out a prison sentence without letting it get
you down
AUSTRALIA, 1950
kick around verb 1 to discuss something US, 1939. 2 to idle; to pass
time doing nothing US, 1993
kick-ass adjective 1 fantastic, excellent, thrilling US, 1980. 2 vigorous,
powerful, aggressive, assertive
US, 1970
kickback noun 1 a commission on a more or less shady deal US, 1930.
2 the resumption of drug use after a prolonged period of non-use
US, 1971
kick back verb to relax US, 1972
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