Slang and uncoventional english part 71 pdf

omee-palone; omee-paloney; ome-palone; homee-palone;
omi-palome; omie-palome
noun a homosexual man. Polari; a
combination of OMEE (a man) and POLONE; PAL ONE (a woman) UK,
1966
omega noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy.
Possibly a play on ‘the end’ or, perhaps, an elaboration of
OM UK,
1996
omen noun low grade phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as
PCP or angel dust
US, 1993
omo; OMO adjective used for signalling that a woman’s husband is
not at home: old man out. OMO™ is an established branded soap
powder
UK, 1995
omygod noun a Plymouth Omega US, 1992
on adjective 1 in the bleed period of the menstrual cycle.
Euphemistic abbreviation of, or an alternative to,
ON THE RAG or ‘on
(your) period’
UK, 1971. 2 ready and willing UK, 1888. 3 willing to take
part AUSTRALIA, 1880. 4 willing to take part in an amorous liaison
AUSTRALIA, 1907. 5 dating AUSTRALIA, 1945. 6 (of a fight or dispute)
begun in earnest AUSTRALIA, 1945. 7 persistently asking AU STRALIA, 1969.
8 of a criminal enterprise, under way UK, 1969. 9 possible, feasible,
worthy of an attempt. Originally recorded in use among billiard
and snooker players UK, 1935. 10 having secured a bet AUSTRALIA, 1903.
11 protected from policy action by bribes US, 1973. 12 of a food dish,
on the menu
UK, 1949. 13 drug-intoxicated US, 1946. < not on not

going to happen; forbidden AUSTRALIA, 1972
on preposition 1 (used of a drug) under the influence of US, 1925. 2 so
as to affect or disadvantage IRELAND, 1880. 3 to the detriment of, or
the disadvantage of, or the ruin of, etc UK, 2000. 4 at or in (a place)
AUSTRALIA, 1853. 5 to be paid for by US, 1871. < be on about to talk
in such a manner that the speaker is not entirely understood or
listened to by the auditor. As in, ‘What’s he on about now?’ UK,
1984. < be on at to nag, to constantly reprove UK, 1974. < go on
about; be on about
to grumble; to complain, especially loudly;
to talk on a subject for far too long UK, 1863
on and off noun a cough. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
on bob adjective happy. Variation of BOB (pleasant) UK, 2001
once a week noun 1 a magistrate. Rhyming slang for BEAK UK, 1960.
2 impudence. Rhyming slang for CHEEK UK, 1925
once in a blue moon very rarely UK, 1959
once-over noun a brief look that assesses something or someone US,
1913
oncer noun 1 something or someone unique AUSTRALIA, 1966. 2 a
person who has sex only once with any given partner US, 1959. 3 a
one-pound note UK, 1931. 4 an impudent person. Derives from
rhyming slang ONCE A WEEK for CHEEK UK, 1992
one noun 1 an eccentric, amusing or outrageous person UK, 1880. 2 a
devotee, or an adherent, or a champion, of something
UK, 1888. 3 a
grudge; a score; a blow; a kiss; a drink; an act of sexual
intercourse; any non-specified noun. By ellipsis of the specific
noun UK, 1830. 4 a lie; a joke or an anecdote UK, 1813. 5 an act of
urination. An abbreviation of NUMBER ONE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1987.
< do one for me; have one for me a jocular catchphrase

addressed to someone on the way to the lavatory
UK, 1984. < in
one
in bar dice games, to make a hand in one roll of the dice US,
1971. < on one in a state of intoxication as a result of use of
MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 1999
one adjective used as an emphatic indefinite article UK, 1828
one goodbye. An abbreviation of ONE LOVE. US, 2002
one and a half noun a prison sentence of eighteen months UK, 1961
one and eight noun a plate (in all uses, conventional or slang).
Rhyming slang UK, 1992
one and half noun a scarf. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
one and one noun 1 an inhalation of cocaine using both nostrils UK,
2003
. 2 a dose of heroin accompanied by a dose of cocaine US, 1997.
3 a bag of deep-fried cod and chips IRELAND, 1963
one and t’other noun 1 a brother. Rhyming slang UK, 1981. 2 a
mother. Rhyming slang UK, 1932
one-armed bandit noun 1 a slot machine gambling device US, 1938.
2 a petrol pump. From a vague similarity in appearance to a fruit
machine UK, 1981. 3 that part of an automatic warning system
mounted in a diesel locomotive’s cab
UK, 1970
one away! used by prison officers to raise the alarm when a
prisoner escapes
UK, 1950
one day for thief, one day for police used for expressing the
conviction that wrongdoers will eventually be caught
TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO

, 1990
one day job noun a car that can be disassembled and sold in one
day after being stolen US, 1992
One Day of the Year noun Anzac Day AUSTRALIA, 1962
one day, one day, congotay one day there will be justice TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO
, 2003
one-digit midget noun during the Vietnam war, a soldier with less
than 10 days to serve before his date of expected return from
overseas
US, 1984
one ’em verb in the gambling game two-up, to throw a head and a
tail AUSTRALIA, 1966
one-eye noun 1 the penis. A variation of the ‘one-eyed bestiary’ US,
1961. 2 in a deck of playing cards, a face card drawn in profile, the
jack of hearts, the jack of spades or the king of diamonds US, 1967.
3 a car with only one headlight working US, 1962
one-eyed adjective used in combination with a variety of suitably
shaped or characterised nouns to depict the penis UK, 1775
one-eyed jack noun a car with only one headlight working US, 1998
one-eyed monster noun the penis. Neither Cyclops nor the
character from the film Monsters Inc US, 1972
one-eyed snake noun the penis. A short ‘one-eyed trouser snake’
US, 2001
one-eyed tr ouser snake noun the penis AUSTRALIA, 1971
one foot in the grave adjective old, perhaps very old. Used as the
title of a popular BBC situation comedy about an ageing (but not
elderly) couple, written by David Renwick and broadcast from
1990–2000 UK, 1632
one for his nob noun a shilling. Rhyming slang for BOB that fell into

disuse following decimalisation in 1971 UK, 1961
one for R on noun an extra cigarette taken when one is offered.
Typically the person cadging cigarettes says they’ll take one ‘and
one for Ron’, when the person giving the cigarettes asks ‘Who is
Ron?’ the answer given is ‘one for later on’ AUSTRALIA, 1966
one for the boy noun in horse racing, a bet placed on a horse by
the owner and given to the jockey before the race US, 1951
one for the road noun a final drink before leaving a bar US, 1943
one goer noun a race in which only one horse is being run to win
AUSTRALIA, 1966
one-hand magazine; one-handed magazine; one-handed
literature
noun a pornographic magazine. The image of one hand
free
UK, 1978
one hitter noun a device designed for holding a single inhalation
worth of marijuana US, 2003
one hitter quitter; one hitta quitta noun a powerful variety of
marijuana. It takes just one HIT (an inhalation) to get an
intoxicating effect UK, 1995
one-hit wonder noun a recording artist or group with a single hit
song
US, 1994
one-holed flute noun the penis. Variation of FLUTE (the penis) UK,
1984
one-horse adjective of little consequence, unimportant, inferior, small
US, 1853
one hundred noun a marijuana cigarette dipped in an opium sol-
ution US, 1991
One Hung Low nickname used as a name for a Chinaman. Intended

to be humorous, as in the imagined book title ‘The Ruptured
Chinaman’ by One Hung Low
UK, 1984
omee-palone; omee-paloney; ome-palone; homee-palone; omi-palome; omie-palome | One Hung Low 472
one love used as a farewell US, 2002
one lunger noun a single cylinder motorcycle. Motorcyclists’ slang,
noted by Partridge, 1979
US, 1908
one man noun first degree manslaughter US, 1982
one-nighter noun a sexual relationship lasting a single night US, 1969
one-night stand noun a sexual relationship lasting a single night UK,
1937
one-off noun a unique person, object or event. From manufacturing
jargon
UK, 2000
one off the wrist; quick one off the wrist noun (of a male) an
act of masturbation. The adjective ‘quick’ (or occasional variations)
does not denote an especially speedy endeavour, its purpose is to
elaborate the basic term
UK, 1973
one of the original twelve noun an extremely high-ranking officer.
US naval aviator usage US, 1986
one of these fine days at a vague point in the future. Minor vari-
ations abound: ’some fine day’, ‘one of these fine mornings’, etc
UK, 1846
one of those; one of them noun a homosexual UK, 1933
one of those days noun a day when everything seems to go wrong,
or is more hectic than usual UK, 1936
one of us noun a male homosexual. Especially in the phrase, ‘he’s
one of us’ UK, 1961

one on! used as a shouted warning that a train is approaching UK,
1970
one-one noun in horse racing or harness racing, the position one off
the rail and one behind the challenger. A favoured position, close
enough to challenge the lead and benefiting from the wind
broken by the challenger
US, 1997
one-on-one house noun a place where cocaine and heroin can be
bought UK, 1998
one-o-one adjective basic. Alluding to basic college courses such as
‘English 101’ US, 1993
one out by oneself; on one’s own; alone AUSTRALIA, 1950
one over the eight adjective drunk; the final drink that makes you
drunk UK, 1925
one over the pocket noun a woman who is easily available for sex.
Adopted from snooker terminology UK, 2002
one pen used by small children to ask foreign tourists for money. A
request, sometimes a demand. Derives, perhaps, from a 1961 visit
to India by US Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson who handed out
ballpoint pens marked with his name
INDIA, 2003
one-percenter; two-percenter noun used as a self-identification by
members of outlaw motorcyle clubs. When the president of the
American Motorcyle Association proclaimed that 99% (or later
98%) of motorcylists are ‘decent, hardworking, law-abiding citizens’,
outlaw bikers did the maths and proclaimed themselves the
remainder
US, 1966
one-piece overcoat noun acondomUK, 1984
one-pipper; one pip noun a second lieutenant. Army, from the

sleeve or shoulder insignia UK, 1915
one-plus-one sale noun heroin and cocaine sold together UK, 2002
one-pub adjective (of a town) small enough to have only one public
hotel; inconsequential AUSTRALIA, 1901
oner noun a one-pound note UK, 1889
ones noun 1 the first landing or floor level in a prison UK, 1996. 2 in
the gambling game two-up, a throw of a head and a tail AUSTRALIA,
1911
. < all the ones eleven. In Bingo, House or Housey-Housey
calling, the formula ‘all the’ announces a double number
UK, 1943.
< on the ones and twos in prison, used of a sex offender,
convicted paedophile, etc. A variation of NUMBERED OFF; ON THE
NUMBERS UK
, 1996
ones and twos noun shoes US, 1928
one-shot wonder noun a man who is unable to achieve a second
erection within a short time after orgasm UK, 1997
one-side verb to hit without warning FIJI, 1995
one singer, one song; wan singer, wan song used as a call for
order when many people are contributing to a debate at the same
time. Originally shouted at people who, uninvited, join in a
singer’s song, and, inevitably, fail to add a pleasing harmony.
Popularised by Glaswegian actor, comedian and folk-singer, Billy
Connolly (b.1942)
UK: SCOTLAND, 1996
one-skin joint noun a marijuana cigarette made with just one ciga-
rette paper
UK, 2003
one-skinner noun a marijuana cigarette made with just one ciga-

rette paper
UK, 1999
one-spot noun a prison sentence of one year US, 1949
one star artist noun a second lieutenant. Military, from the sleeve
or shoulder insignia. In World War 1 one star – ‘one stunt’ was an
army catchphrase that reflected the frequency with which second
lieutenants got killed in their first battle NEW Z EALAND, 1984
onesy noun an act of urination AUSTRALIA, 1995
one-time noun the police US, 1990
one toke no joke powerful marijuana. Rhyming elaboration on
TOKE (to smoke marijuana) UK, 2000
one-toke weed noun marijuana of such potency that only a few
inhalations induce intoxication US, 1982
one to one noun in betting odds, evens UK, 1991
one-track mind noun an overwhelming interest in a single topic,
especially sex. Especially familiar, to some, in the catchphrase
‘you’ve got a one-track mind’, and various elaborations along the
lines of ‘and it’s a dirt-track’
UK, 1984
one way noun LSD. Possibly plays on the type of ticket you would
purchase for a conventional ‘trip’;
TRIP (a hallucinatory drug experi-
ence) US, 1970
one-way adjective heterosexual US, 1964
one-way taxi noun a hearse UK, 1981
one-wire noun an electrician. US Navy usage US, 1998
one-woman show noun (of a female) an act of masturbation.
Figurative sense of a theatrical presentation that itself is often
critically described as ‘intellectual masturbation’ US, 2001
one word from you and he does as he likes he ignores your

commands. With various pronominal variations. Especially popular
amongst parents and pet-owners UK, 1977
oney noun one UK, 2002
on for young and old adjective having begun in earnest AUSTRALIA,
1951
onion noun 1 one hundred dollars US, 1988. 2 crack cocaine UK, 2003. 3 a
native Bermudian BERMUDA, 1985. 4 a Ford Orion car. Motor trade
slang
UK, 2004. 5 an absolutely unskilled skateboarder. Teen slang;
because ‘it makes you cry to watch’ UK, 1978
onion ballad noun a painfully sad song. An allusion to the relation-
ship between onions and tears US, 1981
onion church noun the Greek Orthodox church. From the dome on
many Greek Orthodox churches US, 1997
onion hotel noun a boarding house used by oil field workers US, 1954
onion peeler noun a switchblade knife US, 1973
onions noun < get up your onions to irritate, to anger. A variation
of GET UP YOUR NOSE UK, 1988. < pain in the onions an irritation;
an annoying person UK, 1988
on it adjective prepared and ready US, 2000
onk noun the nose UK, 2002
onkaparinga; onka noun a finger. Rhyming slang, from
Onkaparinga, a steeplechase track in Australia AUSTRALIA, 1967
onkus adjective no good. Origin unknown AUSTRALIA, 1918
onliest adjective only US, 1907
only adverb very. Hawaiian youth usage US, 1982
473 one love | only
only suckers beef used as a catchphrase in Chicago to affirm a
guiding principle of that city, that losers should not complain
US,

1982
on my honour as a Rocket Ranger used as a humorous oath or
pledge. On the US children’s television programme Rod Brown of
the Rocket Rangers (CBS, 1953–54), the children in the television
audience were asked to pledge on their honour, among other
things, ‘to chart my course according to the Constitution of the
United States of America’. Used in following years with irony by
those who had been children during the dark years of the early
1950s
US, 1954
on my skin used as a profound oath of honour by white prisoners
US, 1989
OnO used as an Internet shorthand farewell to mean ‘over and out’
US, 1997
on offer adjective available UK, 2000
on point adjective alert, ready for anything. Military; the man ‘on
point’ leads a patrol
UK, 2001
on the floor, hit the door 8see: DIE ON THE FL OOR, SEVEN AT
THE DOOR
on the hob noun the penis. Rhyming slang for KNOB UK, 2003
on the in in prison UK, 2000
on the strength! seriously! US, 1989
on time adjective excellent US, 1992
on top adjective 1 about to happen UK, 1978. 2 wrong; destroyed or
defeated UK, 1999
on top! used as a warning that a prison officer is close. From the
sense ‘something is about to happen’ UK, 1996
onya used as praise for a job well done AUSTRALIA, 1948
on your bike! go away! UK, 1967

o-o noun a quick inspection, a once-over US, 1913
oo-ah verb (used of a woman) to sit or lie with legs spread
immodestly NORFOLK ISLAND, 1992
oodles noun a large number; a large amount US, 1867
oo-er!; ooo-er! used for expressing surprise, disgust or
embarrassment UK, 1912
oo-er missus! used for stressing a sexual innuendo, or as a
catchphrase-response to such a double-entendre. A narrowing of
the senses used for
OO-ER! UK, 2001
ooga-booga-land noun a non-specific African location. A racist
notion based on the presumed phonetics of African tribal chants,
probably filtered through a Hollywood reality UK, 1998
oogley adjective good, excellent. Teen slang US, 1955
ooh and aah verb to express admiration US, 1957
ooh la la noun a brassiere. Rhyming slang for ‘bra’ UK, 1998
ooh-la-la used as an expression of admiration US, 1957
oojah; oojar; oojamaflip; oojah-ma-flip noun a gadget; a non-
specific thing. Etymology is unknown, however it has been
theorised that it may come from Hindustani, or derive as a
corruption of the nautical term ‘hook-me-dinghy’; earlier vari-
ations include ‘ooja-ka-piv’ and ‘ooja-cum-pivvy’ UK, 1917
Ookpik noun a doll that looks like an owl CANADA, 1964
oolies noun marijuana UK, 2003
ooloo noun a knife used by Eskimo women CANADA, 1966
oomph noun the quality of sexual attraction; hence enthusiasm,
vigour, energy. Echoic, from the mating bellow (perhaps of a bull)
US, 1937
oonock noun an Eskimo implement for harpooning seals CANADA, 1941
oop north adjective in the North of England. A parodic use of a non-

specific northern accent
UK, 2002
oop-pa-a-da used as a greeting by bebop musicians and followers.
A highly stylised greeting, widely publicised in the early years of
bop jazz, used sparingly US, 1949
oops! used in response to an accident or mistake, suggesting an
acknowledgement of fault
US, 1989
ooroo goodbye. Variant of HOOROO AUSTRALIA, 1967
ooze verb to move, especially slowly, carefully, without enthusiasm
US, 1929
op noun 1 a surgical operation UK, 1925. 2 an operator US, 1930. 3 a
private detective; a private op erator
US, 1947. 4 a military operation
UK, 1996
op verb to operate; to do; to set up US, 1953
OP adjective other people’s US, 1972
OPB noun used as an initialism for other people’s brand, a mythical
and humorous brand of cigarettes
US, 1970
ope noun opium; heroin. An abbreviation of ‘opium’ UK, 1929
open noun in computing, a left parenthesis – the ( US, 1991
open verb 1 used of a film actor who is a big enough box office
attraction that success of a film project is almost guaranteed, to
start and carry such a film production
US, 2003. 2 to turn on CANADA,
2002. < open the kimono of a business, to reveal company
accounts, to publish business information. Business slang UK, 1998.
< open the lunchbox to fart US, 1997
open adjective 1 excited; drunk or drug-intoxicated; infatuated. From

HAVE YOUR NOSE OPEN US, 1995. 2 in organised crime, safe for anyone
without fear of violence US, 1963
open at both ends adjective in poker, four cards in sequence that
could form a five-card straight with a draw at either end of the
sequence US, 1988
open door noun in surfing, a wave that breaks such that the surfer
can ride away from the peak onto the shoulder US, 1963
openers noun < for openers to begin with; for starters AUSTRALIA,
1969
open go noun a total lack of restriction AUSTRALIA, 1940
open heifer noun a woman looking for a mate CA NADA, 1987
open-kimono adjective characterised by complete honesty and full
disclosure. Sometimes formulated as
OPEN THE KIMONO or a vari-
ation thereon. Ronin International, a computer consulting firm,
promises ‘open-kimono’ in its published mission statement,
explaining that the term ‘stems from feudal Japanese times where
the term signified that the party will hide nothing within his
clothing (the kimono was the dominant clothing of that era) that
could conceivably be used as a weapon’
US, 1974
open-mike adjective said of a club where anybody may perform
briefly and without payment
US, 1999
open room noun an establishment where it is possible to bet on
sporting events and listen to or watch the event as it takes place
US, 1978
open season noun said when there are a lot of police monitoring
vehicle speeds on a stretch of road
US, 1976

open shadow noun in a surveillance operation, a follower who lets
himself be spotted US, 1958
open slather noun unrestrained freedom. From British dialect
slather (to spill, to squander) AUSTRALIA, 1919
open work noun safecracking US, 1949
opera noun a travelling show US, 1980
Operation Big Switch noun the final exchange of prisoners of war
in Korea in 1953 US, 1964
Operation Killer noun a main US offensive in the Korean war, 20th
February–6th March 1951 US, 1968
Operation Little Switch noun a preliminary exchange of prisoners
of war in Korea in 1953 US, 1964
Operation Yo-Yo noun the battle for Wosan, North Korea, in
October 1950. So named by the US Marines who arrived at Wosan
too late to take part in the capture because they had sailed back
and forth around Wosan as the harbour was cleared of mines
US,
1964
only suckers beef | Operation Yo-Yo 474
operator noun 1 someone who is popular, crafty and perhaps
manipulative
US, 1944. 2 a drug dealer US, 1952
opie switch noun in car repair, an oil pressure switch US, 1992
OPM noun other people’s money US, 1901
oppo noun a friend, a pal. Short for ‘opposite number’ UK, 1939
opposite adjective obscene, especially of language SOUTH AFRICA, 1946
op shop noun a charity store. From ‘opportunity shop’ AUSTRALIA, 1976
optic noun 1 an eye UK, 1600. 2 a look. Short for OPTIC NERVE AUSTRALIA,
1974
optical illusions noun LSD. From the effect of the drug UK, 1998

optic nerve noun a look. Rhyming slang for PERV AUSTRALIA, 1977
orace noun an offensive, despicable person; a clumsy person; a
socially awkward person. Recorded in contemporary gay use
UK, 2003
oral noun oral sex. A 2002 Incident Report from the Sausalito
(California) Police Department describes the activities at a local
massage parlour as follows: ‘Only a few girls will do full service
(sexual intercourse) and oral (oral copulation) massages’ US, 2002
orale hello. Border Spanish used in English conversation by
Mexican-Americans US, 1950
orange noun a tablet of dextroamphetamine sulphate (trade name
Dexedrine™), a central nervous system stimulant US, 1967
orange barr el noun a type of LSD UK, 2003
orange bud noun marijuana. From the colour UK, 2001
Orange Crush noun in Canadian prisons, a special squad used to
restore calm after a disturbance CANADA, 2002
orange cube noun a dose of LSD given on a sugar cube US, 1975
orange haze noun a type of LSD UK, 2003
orange line noun heroin UK, 2002
orange magic noun a type of LSD UK, 1996
orange micro noun a type of LSD UK, 2003
orange peel noun a highly visible orange jacket worn by railway
workers UK, 1970
orange-peel verb (used of freshly applied paint) to wrinkle or form
small ridges US, 1998
orange pip; orange noun a Japanese person. Rhyming slang for NIP
UK
, 1979
orange squash; orange noun money. Rhyming slang for DOSH UK,
1998

orange sunshine noun a type of LSD US, 1988
orange wedge noun a type of LSD UK, 2003
orbit verb to engage in oral sex US, 1985
orbital noun 1 a person who lives permanently in the vicinity of one
travellers’ settlement. Used by late 1980s – early 90s
counterculture travellers UK, 1999. 2 a breast. Recorded in
contemporary gay usage UK, 2003
orchestra stalls; orchestras; o rchestrals; orks noun the testicles.
Rhyming slang for BALLS, based on the front seating in a theatre
auditorium. Probably late C19 or early C20 but not recorded until
1960
UK, 1979
orchid noun a beautiful woman US, 1948
order; orderly verb 1 to go, to leave UK, 1997. 2 to orgasm. From an
earlier sense as ‘leave’, thus ‘to come’ (to orgasm) UK, 2002
orderly daughters noun the police UK, 2002
order of the boot noun dismissal from work; the sack UK, 1917
ordinary adjective 1 not very good; below standard AUSTRALIA, 1992.
2 used by bookmakers for describing a losing day AUSTRALIA, 1989
Oregon boots noun leg irons US, 1949
or else used for indicating consequences that will be unwelcome UK,
1833
Oreo noun a black person whose values are seen as white values.
Borrowed from a trade name of a chocolate biscuit with a white
filling. Never used kindly
US, 1968
orft adverb off. A deliberately illiterate pronunciation for jocular
effect; especially familiar in ‘orft we jolly well go’, a catchphrase of
broadcaster Jimmy Young (b.1923)
UK, 1980

organ noun 1 a car radio. From the language of used car sales US,
1978
. 2 the penis. Euphemistic UK, 1903
organ-arse noun a person who deliberately farts in company
AUSTRALIA, 1998
organ donor noun a motorcyclist who is not wearing a crash helmet
US, 1994
organ grinder noun a criminal’s bodyguard or enforcer. Rhyming
slang for MINDER UK, 1992
organized chicken shit noun Officer Candidate School. From the
initials
US, 1992
orgasm! used for registering any transitory pleasure UK, 2001
orgasmic adjective great, excellent. Hyperbole, probably US, 1999
orge verb to indulge in an excess of ‘sinful’ pleasures, especially of
food, drugs, shopping or sex. Based on ‘orgy’, informed by ‘gorge’
UK, 1999
orgy room noun a room designated for group sex US, 1969
Oriental dancer noun in circus and carnival usage, a sexually
explicit female dancer US, 1981
Orient Express noun 1 any route used to smuggle opiates from
Southeast Asia to Europe, especially via Amsterdam. An allusion to
the famed Paris-to-Istanbul train
US, 1982. 2 the #7 subway line to
Flushing, Queens, New York. An allusion to the large number of
Asian-Americans who commute on this line US, 1997
orifice noun 1 an office. Jocular UK, 1984. 2 a (police) officer. Jocular;
certainly since the late 1990s UK, 1996
original noun 1 an unconventional or eccentric person UK, 1824. 2 a
male prisoner who selects and maintains a primary sexual partner

in jail US, 1972
original gangster noun a member of the founding generation of a
youth gang; somebody who is so committed to a gang that he
remains a gang member at all costs US, 1995
originals noun the clothes worn by a member of Hell’s Angels when
he is initiated into the gang, and worn thereafter in perpetuity US,
1966
or, in English used as a humorous bridge between a butchered
attempt at verbalisation and an attempt to correct. Coined as a
self-parody by ESPN’s Keith Olberman US, 1997
O-ring noun a novice surfer; a dolt US, 1992
orinoco; orinoko noun 1 cocoa. Rhyming slang. Also shortened to
‘ori’
UK, 1992. 2 a poker. Rhyming slang. Also variant ‘orinoker’ UK,
1992
or is he?; or am I?; or are you? a catchphrase added to a
statement for rhetorical effect
UK, 1984
o’river goodbye. An intentional mispronunciation of the French US,
1991
ornament noun on the railways, a stationmaster US, 1977
ornery adjective ill-humoured and uncooperative US, 1816
orphan noun 1 in craps, a bet on the table that a gambler has
forgotten belongs to him
US, 1981. 2 a computer that has been
phased out due to technological advances US, 1986
orphan Annie; orphan noun the vagina. Rhyming slang for FANNY,
formed from the character Little Orphan Annie, introduced to the
US in comic strip form in 1924, but best known to British
audiences from Annie the stage-musical, 1977, and film, 1982

UK,
1998
or something used as a final tag, a vague et cetera UK, 1961
ort noun the anus. Origin unknown AUSTRALIA, 1952
orthopod noun an orthopaedist UK, 1960
or what!? used as an all-purpose, sentence-ending intensifier
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1983
or whatever used as a non-specific alternative to a previously
stated noun
UK, 1967
475 operator | or whatever
or what -have-you used as a non-specific continuation of a list or
suggestion of further details
UK, 1948
Osama yo mama used as a general-purpose insult. Teen slang;
combines ‘yo mama!’ (a general-purpose insult) with the name of
Osama bin Laden, presumed to be ultimately responsible for the
atrocities of 11th September 2001
US, 2002
Oscar noun 1 a male homosexual. Surely a reference to Oscar Wilde
US, 1967. 2 an offensive, unlikeable person US, 1905. 3 a prejudiced,
narrow-minded person US, 1973. 4 a handgun US, 1949
Oscar Asche; Oscar Ash; oscar noun cash; money. Rhyming slang,
formed on the name of Australian actor, producer and director,
Oscar Asche (1871–1936) AUSTRALIA, 1905
Oscar Slater adverb later. Glasgow rhyming slang, formed from a
man who, in 1909, was wrongly convicted of murder in a famous
and scandalous travesty of justice; Arthur Conan Doyle, author of
the Sherlock Holmes stories, took an interest and caused uproar by
publishing The Case of Oscar Slater in defence of the man

UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1985
O-sign noun the open mouth of a very sick hospital patient. Medical
wit; an especially humorous image when the ‘O-sign’ becomes the
Q-SIGN (as above but with the tongue hanging out) US, 1980
Ossie Potter noun water. Rhyming slang, from the name of a
prominent Australian racehorse owner of the 1950s AUSTRALIA, 1989
ossifer; occifer noun a police officer. An intentional metathesis,
spoken in imitation of the slurred speech of intoxication US, 1819
ossified adjective very drunk US, 1901
OT and E adjective over-tired and emotional. Upper-class society
usage to describe children who are behaving unsociably. To be
TIRED AND EMOTIONAL (drunk) is usually a condition for older family
members
UK, 1982
other noun sexual intercourse, especially heterosexual but also
homosexual. Mainly used as a BIT OF THE OTHER.Partridge,inthe
1st edition of his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English,
1937, suggests that the unqualified term indicates ‘homosexuality
as a criminal offence’ and that the other alternative is
‘prostitution’ UK, 1937
other half noun a significant other, husband or wife UK, 1976
other lot noun the police UK, 2001
Other People noun among criminals, the police UK, 2000
others noun homosexuals FIJI, 1996
other side noun homosexuality. Usually in a phrase such as ‘gone
over to the other side’. Collected in 1960 BARBADOS, 1960
other thing noun < do the other thing! used as an expression of
contemptuous dismissal: do as you please! UK, 1848. < the other

thing
1 the penis. Euphemistic UK, 1923. 2 sexual intercourse.
Euphemistic UK, 1846
OTL adjective distracted, foolish, stupid. An abbreviation of OUT TO
LUNCH US
, 1968
OTOH used as Internet shorthand to mean ‘on the other hand’ US,
1995
OTR adjective literally, experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual
cycle; figuratively, complaining. An initialism of ON THE RAG US, 1968
OTT adjective to excess; beyond the boundaries of conventional
expectations; exaggerated. Ultimately from World War 1 troops
leaving the trenches to attack the enemy; ‘going over the top’ UK,
1999
otto; otter; otta adjective eight; eight (pre-decimal) pence. Polari,
from Italian octo via parleyaree UK, 1893
ouch noun an injury US, 1962
ouch! how unfortunate! US, 1997
ouchy adjective (used of a racehorse) sore US, 1976
oudish adjective used for expressing approval UK, 2003
ought hole noun in trucking, the shifting position for the lowest
gear US, 1971
oughties noun the first decade of the 21st century UK, 2003
ouija board noun in horse racing, the official odds board at the
racetrack
US, 1951
oul fella noun afatherIRELAND, 1989
oul one; auld wan; old dear noun amotherIRELAND, 1989
ounce man noun a drug dealer at the wholesale level, buying and
selling in ounces US, 1966

ounce of baccy; ouncer noun a Pakistani. Rhyming slang for PAKI,
formed from a measurement of tobacco
UK, 1992
our concrete brethren noun members of the US Air Force. US
Army usage US, 1998
our friend with the talking br ooch noun a uniformed police
officer. A reference to the police radio worn on the uniform’s
breast UK, 1992
out noun an excuse, an alibi, a means of avoiding responsibility or
difficulty
US, 1910. < on the out used of a prisoner when not
imprisoned UK, 1984
out verb 1 to disclose another person’s homosexuality. Usually done
to a public figure, and most commonly to one who is publicly
anti-homosexual, such as J. Edgar Hoover or the cadre of gay men
who surrounded Lt Col. Oliver North in the Reagan White House
US, 1990. 2 to suspend or ban a player or competitor AUSTRALIA, 1962.
< out someone’s light to kill someone TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1987
out adjective 1 publicly and openly homosexual. An abbreviation of
the full ‘out of the CLOSET’ UK, 1979. 2 unfashionable; no longer
fashionable UK, 1966. 3 no longer imprisoned UK, 1974. 4 experiencing
the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
US, 2000
out used in farewell US, 1993
outa here; outta here adjective about to leave US, 1980
out-and-out adjective complete, absolute, thorough-going UK, 1813
out-and-outer noun a thorough-going person or thing; an absolute
lie UK, 1812
outback noun the remote regions of Australia AUSTRALIA, 1893. < go
outback

to go to the toilet for the purpose of defecation
AUSTRALIA, 1979
outback adjective situated in a remote country area AUSTRALIA, 1893
out-country noun during the Vietnam war, used for reference to any
other country in Southeast Asia US, 1991
outdoors adverb < all outdoors a great amount US, 1830
outer noun < on the outer excluded from the mainstream; out of
favour; ostracised AUSTRALIA, 1902
outerlimits noun a combination of crack cocaine and LSD UK, 1998
outers noun an excuse, an alibi; a means of escape, or of avoiding
responsibility
UK, 1977
outers adjective drug-intoxicated. From a number of phrases that
commence ‘out of’ UK, 2000
outfit noun 1 a criminal organisation US, 1933. 2 a still used in the
illegal production of alcohol US, 1974. 3 heroin UK, 2003. 4 the needle
and syringe used to inject a drug
US, 1951. 5 a vehicle. Idaho usage
US, 1997
out for the count adjective fast asleep. From boxing UK, 1984
out front adjective direct, honest US, 1968
outgribing noun a written contribution to a single-interest fan
magazine
US, 1982
outhole noun in pinball, the hole beneath the flippers through
which a ball leaves play US, 1977
outhouse noun in poker, a full house (three of a kind and a pair)
that is inferior to another full house hand
US, 1996
outie noun an outward-turned navel US, 1966

outie adverb < be outie to leave US, 1995
outlaw noun 1 a prostitute working without the services of a pimp
US, 1935. 2 a worker who has been identified as an activist
troublemaker and thus blacklisted US, 1977. 3 a horse that cannot be
tamed or is very difficult to handle AUSTRALIA, 1900
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outlaw verb on the railways, to exceed the 16-hour maximum legal
work limit
US, 1968
outlaw adjective in roller derby, outside the official Roller Derby
League
US, 1999
outlet noun a bootlegger’s house CANADA, 1999
out like a light adjective suddenly and deeply unconscious UK, 1944
out of here used as a farewell US, 1991
out of it adjective 1 crazy, mentally ill US, 1979. 2 in an advanced a
state of drug- or drink-intoxication US, 1963
out of order; bang out of order adjective used to describe
behaviour that is unacceptable
UK, 1979
out of sight; outasight adjective excellent, amazing. Nearly a
hundred years old before being swept up as a core adjective of the
1960s hippie lexicon
US, 1876
out of the money adjective in horse and dog racing, finished below
third place US, 1988
out of this world adjective extraordinary US, 1928
out of town adjective used to describe behaviour that is
unacceptable US, 1942
out of whack adjective out of tune, malfunctioning US, 1885

out-out verb to put out BARBADOS, 1965
outro noun the concluding section, especially of music or broadcast-
programmes. The opposite of
INTRO (introduction) UK, 1967
outrun verb < outrun the note (of a car) to last longer than it
takes to pay off the loan incurred to buy it US, 1992
outs noun in poker, the playing of a weak hand in the hope of a
drastic improvement in drawing
US, 1979
outside noun 1 in Alaska, anywhere in the US other than Alaska US,
1900. 2 the world outside the armed forces US, 1898
outside adjective 1 out of the ordinary US, 1969. 2 (of a child)
illegitimate
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1952. 3 (of a lover) adulterous
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1971. 4 in surfing, seaward of the swell US, 1963
outside adverb not in prison US, 1871. < get outside of to eat US,
1869
outside! used for calling to the attention of other surfers the
presence of an approaching series of waves seaward US, 1964 8see:
COME OUTSIDE!
outside child noun an illegitimate child CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1985
outside work noun any external alteration of dice for cheating US,
1963
outstanding adjective excellent. Conventional English converted to
slang by attitude and a drawn-out pronunciation
US, 1964
out there adjective 1 in a state of extreme marijuana-intoxication US,
1977. 2 in the alternative society; out of the mainstream US, 1975.
3 crazy, mentally ill UK, 1996
out ticket noun in horse racing, a winning bet not presented for

payment on the day of the race US, 1982
out to lunch weird, being in a state that does not conform to peer-
group expectations; distracted;crazy US, 1955
oven noun < in the oven pregnant. Especially in the phrase ‘bun
in the oven’ UK, 1937
over adjective 1 popular with the audience. Professional wrestling
usage US, 1999. 2 disgusted by; done with US, 1983
overamp verb to overdose on narcotics US, 1967
over-and-under noun 1 a capsule containing both a barbiturate and
an amphetamine
US, 1973. 2 an M-16 rifle with an M-79 grenade
launcher tube under the rifle barrel
US, 1972
overboard adjective drunk US, 1948. < go overboard 1 to be over-
enthusiastic about something, to exaggerate US, 1931. 2 to refuse or
fail to pay a gambling debt
US, 1947
over-boogie verb to over-indulge in the pleasures of vice US, 1982
overbroke adjective used of betting with no profit margin for the
bookmaker UK, 1991
overcoat noun 1 a coffin US, 1949. 2 in pool, a player who has
mastered the foibles of a particular table
US, 1990
overcoat maker noun an undertaker. Rhyming slang, with more
than a passing reference to (wooden)
OVERCOAT (a coffin) UK, 1992
overdue adjective used of a criminal who, not having been convicted
of a crime, is statistically likely to, or should, be found guilty of
something (if there is any justice). Police use
UK, 1984

overfix verb to overdose using a drug US, 1972
overground noun a commercialised milieu for a previously
underground culture
UK, 2001
overjolt noun a drug overdose US, 1959
overjolt verb to suffer a drug overdose UK, 1983
overland route noun < to take the overland route in horse
racing, to race on the outside portion of the track because a horse
prefers passing around a pack to accelerating through it US, 1947
overlay noun in horse racing, a situation where a horse that should
win a race is given higher odds than it should
US, 1965
over-much adjective astonishing, difficult to believe US, 1968
over my dead body used as an expression of the strongest will to
resist. Hyperbole UK, 1936
overparted adjective having been cast in a part that demands more
of an actor than he or she is capable of UK, 2003
overripe fruit noun an older homosexual man UK, 1979
over-r ound adjective used of betting when the probable or actual
profit margin is entirely in a bookmaker’s favour UK, 1991
overs noun 1 more money than you need UK, 2000. 2 surplus or
undivided profits from a crime UK, 1977. 3 money a bookmaker has
overpaid UK, 1991. 4 a wager at odds better than those prevailing
elsewhere; any extravagence AUSTRALIA, 1989. 5 in a game of poker,
the small amount of money left in the centre of the table after a
pot is divided among two or more players, held over for the next
hand US, 1988
over there noun in Europe. Originally used of the military during
World War 1 AUSTRALIA, 1967
over the shoulder boulder holder noun a brassiere UK, 1998

ovies noun overtime pay UK, 2002
ow noun < on the ow not in prison. A shortening of ‘on the
outside’ UK, 2002
OW noun a wife, a girlfriend. Citizens’ band radio slang, abbreviated
from
OLD WOMAN UK, 1981
owf; owff verb to steal UK, 2003
owie noun any minor injury. Children’s vocabulary US, 1988
o-without noun an act of oral sex performed without the protection
of a condom, especially when advertised as a service offered by a
prostitute. From O-LEVELS (oral sex) UK, 2003
owl noun 1 on the railways, anything related to the night, such as a
late-night train US, 1946. 2 marijuana. A possible play on HOOTER (a
large marijuana cigarette) UK, 2003
owlhead noun a revolver. Originally referred to a revolver
manufactured by Iver Johnson Arms, featuring an owlhead logo;
later applied to any revolver US, 1927
Owl Shit Junction noun any extremely remote town US, 1977
own verb to dominate; to command complete deference US, 1997
ownio adjective < on your ownio alone IRELAND, 1922
ownsome adjective < on your ownsome alone UK, 1939
own up verb to admit, to confess US, 1853
own-way adjective obstinate, mulish BARBADOS, 1965
Owsley; Owsley acid; owsley noun high quality LSD. From the
name of legendary LSD manufacturer Augustus Owsley Stanley III.
Other variations include: ‘Owsley blue dot’; ‘Owsley blues’; ‘Owsley
power’; ‘Owsley purple’;
PURPLE OWSLEY ‘pink Owsley’; ‘white
Owsley’; ‘Owsley’s stuff’; ‘Owsleys’ US, 1967
owt noun something, anything. A dialect word from northern

England for conventional ‘aught’; made popular by the televison
477 outlaw | owt
programme Coronation Street, and in clichéd phrases such as ‘you
don’t get owt for nowt’
UK, 1847
owzat?; zat? as an appeal to a cricket umpire, how’s that? UK, 1934
Oxford noun a dollar AUSTRALIA, 1990
Oxford bag noun a cigarette. Rhyming slang for FAG UK, 1998
Oxford scholar; Oxford; scholar noun 1 (of pre-decimalisation
currency) five shillings; (post-1971) 25p. Rhyming slang for DOLLAR
(five shillings). The Oxford English Dictionary notes reported usage
in southwest England in the 1870s UK, 1938. 2 a dollar. Rhyming
slang AUSTRALIA, 1937
Oxo cube noun the London Underground. Rhyming slang for THE
TUBE
based on the branded beef extract, manufactured in cube
form since 1909
UK, 1960
oxy noun the synthetic opiate oxycodone used recreationally; a
capsule of OxyContin™
US, 2000
oxy adjective having a second-hand or dated appearance. Derives
from the appearance of goods sold in the charity shops of Oxfam
UK, 2003
oxygen section noun seats in a stadium or coliseum that are high
up and far from the action US, 1993
oy gevalt! used for expressing a lament, protest, dismay or delight.
Yiddish from German US, 1968
oyster noun 1 the vagina. From an image of the labia, but note also
the following sense as ‘the mouth’ UK, 1707. 2 the mouth, especially

as an instrument of homosexual oral sex. Following from the
previous sense
UK, 2002. 3 a gob of thick phlegm. From the
appearance. First recorded in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar
Tongu e , Francis Grose, 1785, with the further observation ‘spit by a
consumptive man’ UK, 1785
oyster stew noun cocaine UK, 2002
oy vey! used for expressing surprise. Yiddish US, 1992
Oz nickname Australia. Although the pronunciation would always have
had a final ‘z’ (the ‘s’ becomes voiced) it was first recorded as ‘Oss’
in 1908 (Australian National Dictionary), and not as ‘Oz’ until
1944, which spelling is partially influenced by the immensely
popular 1939 film The W izard of Oz.Becamecommoninthe
1970s
AUSTRALIA, 1908
Oz adjective Australian AUSTRALIA, 1974
OZ; oh-zee noun an ounce of marijuana or other drugs. Spelling out
the standard abbreviation for ‘ounce’
US, 1933
ozone noun 1 the highest seats in a stadium or auditorium, farthest
from the action
US, 1980. 2 a state of drug or alcohol intoxication US,
1971
. 3 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel
dust US, 1994. 4 marijuana UK, 2003
ozoner noun an outdoor cinema US, 1948
ozone ranger noun a person who appears to live in an inner-world,
not necessarily as a result of drug or alcohol consumption
US, 1978
ozone theatre noun an outdoor cinema US, 1957

Ozzie adjective Australian. Variant spelling, representing
pronunciation, of AUSSIE AUSTRALIA, 1918
ozzy; ozzie noun 8see: HOZZY
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