Slang and uncoventional english part 90 potx

soul-case noun heart and soul AUSTRALIA, 1901
soul food noun food associated with southern black culture US, 1964
soulie noun a member of a mid-1970s youth subculture identified
by its dedication to soul music; a soulboy or a soulgirl
UK, 1996
soul kiss noun a sustained, open-mouthed kiss US, 1948
soul kiss verb to give someone a deep and intimate kiss, usually
involving tongue or tongues
US, 1951
soul patch noun facial whiskers that are grown and worn beneath
the lower lip and above the chin
UK, 2006
soul sister noun a black woman US, 1967
soulville noun a part of a city inhabited largely by black people US,
1975
sound noun 1 a style of speech, including vocabulary, syntax and
attitude
US, 1958. 2 a taunt or tease; an insult US, 1967
sound verb 1 to speak or inform; to tease someone; to flirt; to insult
someone in a semi-formal quasi-friendly competition
US, 1959. 2 to
glare at or intimidate someone with a look
US, 1955
sound that’s good; used in a congratulatory sense to express praise
for an action UK, 2002
sound as a pound adjective reliable; perfectly sound, good or
healthy
UK, 2001
sound as a trout adjective perfectly sound, good or healthy UK, 1635
soundbox noun the throat US, 1946
sound down verb to speak to someone in a probing or inquiring

way
US, 1990
sound off verb to complain angrily about a particular something; to
speak your mind US, 1918
sounds noun 1 recorded music US, 1955. 2 a radio. From its use as a
provider of ’sounds’ (music) UK, 1996
sounds lik e a personal problem used for silencing a complaint
without sympathy US, 1968
soundtrack verb to supply the musical accompaniment to an
activity UK, 2002
soup noun 1 nitroglycerin, or any explosive used for opening a safe
US, 1902. 2 in the television and film industries, the chemicals used
to develop film US, 1990. 3 in hot rodding and drag racing, race fuel
US, 1954. 4 cocaine US, 1995. 5 foaming water left after a wave breaks
US, 1963. 6 rain US, 1945. 7 in shuffleboard, the scoring area of the
court
US, 1967. < in the soup in grave trouble US, 2001
soup and gravy; soup noun anavyUK, 1960
soup can noun a gas grenade US, 1978
souped adjective of a car, power-enhanced UK, 1951
souped-up adjective usually of a standard model car, supercharged,
performance-enhanced US, 1931
soup job noun a car with many performance-enhancing features US,
1993
soup jockey noun a cook for a railway work crew US, 1975
soup out verb to ride a wave into the foaming water produced by
the breaking wave US, 1963
soup-plate feet noun large hooves on a horse UK, 1948
soup-strainer noun a moustache US, 1946
soup suit noun a dinner-jacket US, 1954

soup up verb to make modifications which increase a car’s perform-
ance
US, 1933
sourball noun a person with a sour disposition US, 1900
sourdough noun 1 a person with considerable experience in Alaska
US, 1898. 2 in Alaska, homebrew alcohol US, 1915
sour grape noun rape. Prison slang. NEW ZEALAND, 1999
sourpuss noun a grumbler: a misery: a killjoy. From the ‘sour’ look
on his or her
PUSS (face) US, 1937
soused adjective drunk US, 1932
south noun < go south to palm and hide something, usually dice
or cards
US, 1962
South noun < the South Antarctica ANTARCTICA, 1901
south 48; south 49 noun in Alaska, all states except Alaska US, 1984
South American snowflakes noun cocaine UK, 1999
South Austin suitcase noun a brown paper bag used to conceal a
beer you want to drink on the street
US, 2001
South County Indian noun a Portuguese immigrant or Portuguese-
American. Rhode Island usage, alluding to the large Portuguese
population
US, 1989
Southend-on-Sea noun urine; an act of urination. Rhyming slang
for
PEE OR WEE, formed from the stereotypical Cockney’s traditional
seaside resort
UK, 1992
Southend Pier noun the ear. Rhyming slang UK, 1992

southerly buster noun on the east coast, a sudden strong and
cooling wind from the south arriving towards evening after a hot
day and often bringing rain
AUSTRALIA, 1850
Southern and Seven noun an alcoholic drink consisting of
Southern Comfort™ whisky mixed with Seven-Up™ soda
US, 1989
Southern engineering noun a sloppy job of design or manufacture
US, 1984
Southern love noun mouth-to-penis contact immediately after the
penis is withdrawn from a rectum US, 1995
Southie nickname an Irish-American enclave in south Boston. An
area famous for its support of the Irish Republican Army, its
opposition to school busing to achieve racial integration and its
anti-homosexual stance US, 1984
South of France noun a dance. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
south of the border adjective unacceptable. Glasgow rhyming slang
for OUT OF ORDER. Not a reference to England but (thanks to
Hollywood) Mexico UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
south of the border adverb in or to the area of the genitals,
especially a woman’s
US, 1945
south of the border; south noun order; an orderly condition.
Glasgow rhyming slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
southpaw noun a left-handed person, especially a left-handed athlete
US, 1891
South Pole noun the anus. Rhyming slang for HOLE UK, 1992
souvenir verb to take an object as a souvenir. Originally World War 1
military slang AUSTRALIA, 1918
sov noun one pound sterling (£1). An abbreviation of ‘sovereign’,

which, at one time, was a coin valued at £1; since the departure of
the coin as currency it has denoted first a one-pound note, and
then a one-pound coin
UK, 1850
sovvy noun a gold sovereign; a sovereign ring UK, 2005
sow belly noun on the railways, a coal tender with a drop bottom US,
1946
so what? used for registering dismissal of, or disinterest in, what
has gone before US, 1934
sox noun socks UK, 1905
so you feel that is your opinion, that is what you think. Recorded
in use among young urban blacks UK, 1999
sozzled adjective drunk. From dialect word sozzle (to mix messily) UK,
1886
SP noun 1 the latest information. Bookmakers abbreviation of jargon
‘starting price’ UK, 1974. 2 starting price bookmaking AUSTRALIA, 1941.
3 a starting price bookmaker AUSTRALIA, 1949. 4 an establishment
operating starting price bookmaking AUSTRALIA, 1965. 5 the US Navy’s
Shore Patrol, or internal police US, 1951
SP adjective relating to horse race betting at starting price odds
AUSTRALIA, 1932
SP adverb at starting price odds AUSTRALIA, 1949
spa noun a small, privately owned convenience/grocery shop US, 1997
Spa noun the Saratoga race track, Saratoga Springs, New York US, 1960
spac adjective stupid; awful AUSTRALIA, 1988. < go spac to lose control
in anger
AUSTRALIA, 1988
605 soul-case | spac
spac adverb dreadfully AUSTRALIA, 1988
spac; spack; s pak noun 1 a stupid or unfashionable person.

Alteration of
SPASTIC. Used by schoolchildren AUSTRALIA, 1988. 2 a
person with spastic paralysis; a person who has any disability
UK,
1996
spac attack; spack attack noun an instance of idiotic behaviour.
From
SPAC UK, 2003
spacbrain noun a stupid or unfashionable person AUSTRALIA, 1988
spacco adjective < go spacco to behave in an idiotic, erratic or
hyperactive manner. From
SPAC UK, 2003
space noun 1 a mental attitude or position UK, 1971. 2 a year,
especially a year in prison
US, 1950
space verb to daydream; to wander off mentally US, 1995
spacebase noun a cigar wrapper filled with phencyclidine and crack
cocaine
US, 1992
space cadet noun 1 a drug user UK, 2002. 2 a heavily drugged hospital
patient
US, 1989
space case; space cadet; space head noun a person who is
completely out of touch with their surroundings US, 1974
space cookie; space cake noun a sweet confection with marijuana
in the recipe
UK, 1998
space cowboy noun a disoriented, distracted person US, 1977
spaced adjective 1 in a state of drug intoxication, especially as a
result of hallucinogen use but loosely of any drug

US, 1967.
2 unaware; unfocused; highly distracted US, 1967
spacedancing noun in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead,
the freeform dancing practised by band followers
US, 1994
spaced out adjective 1 drug-intoxicated; disoriented. Conventionally
‘space’ is beyond the frontiers of normality US, 1970. 2 stupefied
from anaesthetic
US, 1973
space pill noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy
UK, 2000
spacer noun 1 a hallucinogenic recreational drug UK, 1971. 2 a mace
cigarette US, 1967. 3 someone who is capable of crazy actions
IRELAND, 2003
space shake noun a milk-based drink which has marijuana as an
important ingredient UK, 2003
space suit noun untearable prison-issue pyjamas UK, 1996
spacies noun computerised arcade games. From Space Invaders ,
one of the earliest popular games of this type. Modelled on
POKIE
AUSTRALIA
, 1986
spacker; spacka; spack noun a stupid person. A later variation of
SPASTIC as a general derogative, in juvenile use in the UK UK, 2001
spacy; spacey adjective in a state of confusion; denoting an
unbalanced normality or a dazed condition; similar to or of a
hallucinogenic experience. Compares a perception of reality to
that of being
SPACED (drug-intoxicated) but does not always
describe a drugged state US, 1970

spad nickname a Douglas aircraft A-1 Skyraider, used for close air
support of ground troops US, 1989
spade noun a black person US, 1928. < in spades to a great degree
US, 1929
spades noun shoes with pointed toes. Teen slang US, 1955
spaff verb to ejaculate semen UK, 2003. < spaff your load to
ejaculate semen. An elaboration of
SPAFF UK, 2003
spag noun spaghetti UK, 1948
Spag noun an Italian. From ‘spaghetti’ AUSTRALIA, 1967
spag bol; spag bog noun spaghetti bolognese UK, 1970
spag fag noun a gay man attracted to Italians. Combines SPAG (an
Italian) and FAG (a gay man) UK, 1998
spaghetti noun 1 in hot rodding, a surfeit of chrome US, 1958. 2 in oil
drilling, small-diameter piping US, 1954
spaghetti adjective Italian US, 1969
spaghetti and macaroni noun sado-masochism. Disguising the
initialism
S AND M US, 1989
spaghetti-bender noun an Italian or Italian-American US, 1967
spaghetti-eater noun an Italian or Italian-American US, 1958
Spaghetti Junction nickname 1 junction 6 of the M6 motorway, the
interchange at Gravelly Hill, near Birmingham. So-called for the
complicated pattern of roads; it opened for use in 1972, but was
already known by this name in late 1971
UK, 1972. 2 a motorway
overpass 10 kilometres from Durban SOUTH AFRICA, 1999
spaghetti str ap noun very thin shoulder straps on a woman’s
garment; the garment itself
US, 1972

spaghetti western noun a cowboy film about the American ‘wild
west’ produced by the Italian film industry
US, 1973
spaginzy noun a black person US, 1973
Spahn and Sain and then, dear Lord, two days of rain used
as a humorous entreaty for a bit of luck to accompany a bit of
skill or hard work. Coined by sports writer Gerald Hern in 1948 to
describe the strategy of the Boston Braves baseball team – win
games pitched by the skilled pitchers Warren Spahn and Johnny
Sain and then hope for the best
US, 1948
spak noun 8see: SPAC
spam noun unsolicited, unwanted, often fraudulent advertising mess-
ages sent by e-mail
US, 1994
spam verb 1 to post e-mail in unwanted quantities, especially
advertising matter to people who don’t want it. Ultimately from
branded tinned meat Spam™ (a compound of spiced ham);
popular etymology insists that this usage is inspired by the Monty
Python sketch, 1970, set in a café in which nothing but unwanted
Spam is served US, 1994. 2 to assign an unpleasant task to someone.
Gulf war usage UK, 1991
spam can noun 1 a Southern Region 4–6–2 passenger locomotive
of the ‘West Country’ class; a class Q freight locomotive also
known as a ‘biscuit box’. Railway slang with a derogatory edge; an
allusion to the shape
UK, 1979. 2 any metal-skinned light aeroplane.
A derogatory term used by flying club pilots of veteran, fabric-
covered aircraft UK, 1979
spam fritter noun the anus. Rhyming slang for SHITTER UK, 2003

spam fritters noun the vaginal labia. A pink highlight of UK cuisine
UK, 2002
spam javelin noun the erect penis. A meat weapon UK, 1997
spam lanc e noun the penis, especially when erect UK, 2001
spam medal noun the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, given to
all Canadian servicemen during World War 2 who volunteered
rather than being conscripted CANADA, 1995
spamouflage noun software designed to mask the fact that an e-
mail is an unsolicited mass advertisement
US, 2002
Spandau Ballet noun an alley. Rhyming slang, formed from the
name of a 1980s UK pop group UK, 2004
spang verb to beg on the streets. Etymology is uncertain, possibly a
compound of ‘Spare any change?’ or, less likely, an abbreviation of
‘spangle‘ (something that glitters, hence a coin) UK, 1998
spangled adjective drunk UK, 2002
Spanic noun in Toronto, a person of South American descent CANADA,
2001
Spanish archer noun dismissal; a rejection. An excruciating pun:
ELBOW (dismissal, a rejection) and ‘El Bow’ UK, 2000
Spanish curse noun in dominoes, the 3–3 piece US, 1959
Spanish football noun a sexually transmitted infection. Navy ‘lower
decks’ usage; possibly a pun on ‘dribbling’
UK, 1961
Spanish guitar; spanish noun a cigar. Rhyming slang UK, 1952
Spanish Main; spanish noun a drain. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
Spanish onion noun a bunion. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
Spanish radio station noun used as the epitome of something that
is always in the way
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1984

spac | Spanish radio station 606
Spanish surrealist noun cocaine. A discreet reference to SALVADOR
DALI UK
, 2002
Spanish waiter noun a potato. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
spank noun abeatingUK, 1984
spank verb 1 to beat someone with violent intent. Extends from
‘spank’ (to beat with an open hand) UK, 1999. 2 to rob someone US,
1976. 3 to fraudulently amend financial accounts US, 1999. 4 (used of
a male) to masturbate
US, 1994. 5 to slap the inside of the arm to
draw out veins for a drug injection
US, 1997. < spank the monkey
(used of a male) to masturbate US, 1999. < spank the plank 1 (of
a male) to masturbate
UK, 1998. 2 to play an electric guitar UK, 2004
spankadocious adjective 8see: SPOKADOCIOUS
spanked adjective worn out; over-used US, 1992
spanking noun a serious beating. From ‘spank’ (to hit with the open
hand); a blackly humorous understatement of violent intent
UK,
1999
spank off verb (of a male) to masturbate UK, 2002
spanner noun 1 a promiscuous female; a sexually provocative
woman. From the name of the tool used to tighten nuts UK, 1983.
2 in prison, a key UK, 1996. 3 a fool; an idiot IRELAND, 2003
spannered adjective drunk or drug-intoxicated UK, 2000
spansula noun a combination of central nervous system depressants
and stimulants US, 1971
Span-yard noun a Spaniard UK, 2000

spar noun 1 a friend; a companion. Shortening of SPARRING PARTNER
BARBADOS
, 1965. 2 a close male friend JAMAICA, 2003. 3 a man. From
the meaning as ‘a friend’. Mainly black usage. The variant ‘spa’ is
also used UK, 1998
spare noun 1 in a social context, any or all unattached members of
the opposite sex UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 2 a friend US, 1947
spare adjective distraught, distracted or distressed; angry; crazy UK,
1964. < go spar e to become very angry UK, 1958
spare me days! heavens above! With ME for ‘my’ AUSTRALIA, 1915
spare prick noun a useless fellow; someone who is surplus to
requirements. A shortening of ‘spare prick at a wedding’, from the
phrase ‘standing about like a spare prick at a wedding’
UK, 1982
spare r ib noun a trivial lie. Rhyming slang for ‘fib’ UK, 1998
spare time noun the possession of marijuana. The implication is
that you must have spare time if you are to use the marijuana US,
1999
spare t ire; spare tyre noun a roll of fat around the waist US, 1961
spark verb 1 to light a cigarette or a marijuana cigarette. Also variant
‘spark up’ US, 1995. 2 to hit someone hard; to knock someone out
UK, 2002. 3 to see something or someone. Hawaiian youth usage US,
1972. 4 in horse racing, to use an electrical device to shock a horse
during a race US, 1951. < spark it up to smoke marijuana UK, 1998
sparked adjective knocked out, unconscious UK, 1996
sparkers adjective unconscious or deeply asleep. A variation of SPARK
OUT UK
, 1977
sparkle noun strong and pure methamphetamine with a crystalline
appearance US, 1989

sparkle plenty noun an amphetamine tablet. Named after a
character in the Dick Tracy comic strip
US, 1969
sparkler noun 1 a diamond UK, 1822. 2 a tablet of amphetamine US,
1994
sparklers noun clean white socks. Michigan Upper Peninsula usage
US, 2003
sparkly adjective dishonest; criminal. An opposite to dull, STRAIGHT
(honest) UK, 1999
sparko adjective 1 in a state of unconsciousness. Abbreviated from
SPARK OUT UK, 1999. 2 psychotic; deranged UK, 1983
spark out verb to become unconscious; to faint; to die. The spark of
life goes out, to some degree
UK, 1936
spark-out adjective unconscious. The spark of life has (temporarily)
gone out UK, 1958
sparkplug noun a tampon US, 1999
sparks; sparky; sparkie noun an electrician UK, 1914
spark scene noun a sexual fantasy; the imagined or remembered
scene that sparks or enhances a sexual reaction UK, 2001
sparky noun a fool; a mentally handicapped person. Probably derived
as a variation of
SPAC; SPACK UK, 2003
sparky adjective lively. Electric, giving off sparks UK, 2000
sparring partner noun a friend; a companion; a husband or wife.
From boxing jargon UK, 1961
sparrow noun an attractive, single female BERMUDA, 1985
Sparrow noun in Canada, an Englishman, particularly a Cockney
CANADA, 1966
sparrow-fart; sparrow’s f art noun dawn UK, 1886

sparrow grass noun asparagus CANADA, 2001
sparrow’s kneecaps noun undeveloped or non-existent arm
muscles. Parodic, jocular, derisive
UK, 1984
spastic noun a stupid or uncoordinated person. A general term of
abuse commonly used by schoolchildren AUSTRALIA, 1981
spastic adjective incompetent; uncoordinated; unfashionable. A cruel
allusion to spastic paralysis
US, 1973
spat noun a short, sharp quarrel; a tiff US, 1804
spatmobile noun the Toronto airport’s Special Assistant Team
vehicle CANADA, 1994
spawgee noun a poor white person BARBADOS, 1965
spaz noun 1 a person with spastic paralysis; a person who has any
disability
UK, 2003. 2 an uncoordinated or incompetent individual; a
fool. Contemptuous and derogatory use of ‘spastic’ (a person with
spastic paralysis). Also used in the variants ‘spazz’ and ‘spas’ US, 1964
spaz; spazzo adjective crazy; foolish AUSTRALIA, 1966
spaz chariot noun a wheelchair. From SPAZ (a person who has any
disability) UK, 2003
spaz cut noun any hairstyle that is alleged to make the wearer look
mentally or physically handicapped. From SPAZ (a person with a
disability) UK, 2003
spazmo noun an uncoordinated or incompetent individual; a fool. A
variation of SPASTIC UK, 1984
spaz out; spazz out verb to act in a very awkward or uncoordinated
manner; to lose emotional control US, 1984
spazzed adjective drunk UK, 2002
spazzer noun a spastic (a person with spastic paralysis) UK, 2003

SP betting noun illegal betting at starting price odds AUSTRALIA, 1936
SP book noun a starting price bookmaker’s ledger AU STRALIA, 1948
SP bookie; SP bookmaker noun an illegal off-course bookmaker
who offers starting price odds AUSTRALIA, 1938
SP’d up adjective informed UK, 1999
speak noun a bar where alcohol is served illegally. A shortened form
of SPEAKEASY US, 1930
speak verb < speak the real to speak the truth, unpleasant as it
might be US, 1998. < speak the same language to share a way
of thinking about something
UK, 1948. < speak white to speak
English. Anglophone Canadian usage US, 1978
-speak suffix vocabulary or jargon. ‘Newspeak’ is the language of
Oceania in George Orwell’s 1948 novel 1984. This coinage seeped
into the language and, post-1984, provides a neat formula for book
titles and media headlines concerned with jargon and slang.
‘Jackspeak’ 1989, ‘Low Speak’ 1989, ‘Artspeak’ 1990, ‘Eurospeak’
1992, ‘Rockspeak’ 1996, ‘Freshspeak’ 1997, ‘Double Speak’ 1999,
‘Teen Speak’ 2001 among others
UK, 1949
speak! tell me what’s on your mind! US, 1975
speakeasy noun a bar that sells alcohol illegally US, 1889
speaker noun a gun US, 1970
speak to the hand 8see: TALK TO THE HAND
607 Spanish surrealist | speak to the hand
speak up verb < speak u p Brown – you’re through!; speak up
Ginger – you’re almost through!
said, as if on a telephone, as
a comment on an audible fart. Occasionally heard as ‘come on
Brown’, etc

UK, 1961
spear noun 1 a hypodermic needle US, 1961. 2 a firefighter’s hook US,
1954. < take the spear to accept responsibility. Colonel Oliver
North popularised the phrase during the moral collapse of the
Reagan presidency in 1986 and 87, explaining that while he had
said that he would ‘take the spear’ for the administration’s
misdeeds in Iran and Nicaragua, he did not mean that he would
accept responsibility if criminal prosecution became a possibility
US, 1989. < the spear dismissal from work AUSTRALIA, 1941
spear verb 1 to dismiss someone from employment AU STRALIA, 1911.
2 to eject someone from a shop, pub, etc AUSTRALIA, 1975. < spear
the bearded clam
(from a male perspective) to have sex.
Formed on BEARDED CLAM (the vagina) AUSTRALIA, 1971. < spear the
keg
to broach a keg of beer AUSTRALIA, 1994
spear-carrier noun a non-speaking role in a play; an actor who
appears in the background or only plays minor roles UK, 1984
spear-chucker noun 1 a black person. Offensive. An allusion to the
jungles of Africa US, 1969. 2 a vocal, aggressive advocate US, 1997
spec noun 1 an operational specification; a detailed description of
something UK, 1956. 2 a position, a view-point. Probably abbreviated
from ‘spectate’ UK, 1999. 3 a pair of eye-glasses BAHAMAS, 1982. < on
spec
on the off chance; speculatively UK, 1832
speccy; speckie noun in Australian Rules football, a spectacular
catching of the ball AUSTRALIA, 1989
special noun a potent marijuana cigarette US, 1938
special adjective applied to a disabled person. More patronising than
euphemistic UK, 2003

special a la coke noun the recreational drug ketamine in powder,
capsule or tablet form US, 1998
special friend noun a woman’s menstrual period US, 2001
Special K noun ketamine hydrochloride, an anaesthetic used as a
recreational drug, in powder, capsule or tablet form. Kellogg’s
Special K™, a well-known breakfast cereal, is the inspiration for this
variation on
K (ketamine) US, 1993
specimen noun a person of a stated character. Generally derogatory
UK, 1854
speck noun a black person. Offensive US, 1980
Speck noun < the Speck Tasmania. A reference to the shape and
size of Tasmania on a map; shortened from obsolete the ‘Fly-speck
Isle’ AUSTRALIA, 1916
speck verb 1 to search for gold or opal on the surface of the ground
AUSTRALIA, 1888. 2 to place a highly speculative bet on a horse
AUSTRALIA, 1960
specker noun 1 a speculative bettor. Agent noun of SPECK AUSTRALIA,
1960. 2 one year of a prison sentence. Used in numeric
constructions such as ‘three-specker’ or ‘five-specker’ US, 1950
specking noun an act of randomly searching for houses to burgle.
From ON SPEC (speculatively) UK, 1996
specky adjective bespectacled UK, 1956
specs noun 1 eye-glasses. A shortened form of ‘spectacles’ UK, 1807.
2 a person with poor eyesight and thick glasses US, 1997. 3 in horse
racing, blinkers on a horse
US, 1951
spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch the positions of the
hand when making the sign of the cross. Part Catholic mnemonic,
part joke

UK, 1999
sped noun a social outcast US, 1997
speed noun 1 an amphetamine, especially Dexedrine™, which is a
central nervous system stimulant US, 1966. 2 crack cocaine UK, 2003.
3 ability in pool US, 1967
speed verb 1 to be under the influence of a central nervous system
stimulant US, 1995. 2 in poker, to bet heavily and to bluff often US,
1983
speedball noun 1 a mixture of a central nervous system stimulant
(especially cocaine) and a narcotic (especially heroin)
US, 1936.
2 an alcoholic beverage fortified with a drug US, 1962. 3 a rissole
AUSTRALIA, 1965
speedball verb to inject or smoke a mixture of cocaine and heroin.
After the noun sense
UK, 2002
speedboat noun marijuana UK, 1998
speedbomb noun amphetamine powder rolled in a cigarette paper
(for the purpose of swallowing)
UK, 2000
speed bump noun 1 a red bump on the skin sometimes suffered
after injecting impure amphetamines
US, 1989. 2 a non-military
obstacle that is likely to hinder an army’s progress, especially
civilians but also used of geographic features. Military jargon US,
2003
speed bumps noun 1 small female breasts US, 2003. 2 Saudi Arabian
troops. Gulf war usage US, 1991
speed-dating noun an intensive method of meeting a number of
prospective partners, organised so that each meets each for a

short period before moving on to ‘date’ the next
US, 2003
speed for lovers noun 8see: LOVER’S SPEED
speedfreak noun a person who is addicted to or compulsively uses
amphetamines or methamphetamine US, 1967
Speed Gordon noun used as the epitome of trouble or strife
AUSTRALIA, 1961
speed hump noun a skindiver AUSTRALIA, 1996
speed jaw noun an aching jaw which is a symptomatic after-effect
of amphetamine use
UK, 2002
speed merchant noun in American football, a fast runner US, 1962
speed money noun a bribe that purchases official cooperation of
bureaucratic machinery INDIA, 2002
speedo noun a speedometer UK, 1934
speed of heat noun a high speed. US naval aviator usage US, 1986
speedometer noun in computing, a graphic depiction of a
computer’s current operating speed US, 1991
speedy adjective of drugs, displaying stimulant qualities; of a person,
under the influence of a central nervous system stimulant. From
SPEED (amphetamines) UK, 1995
speedy dog nickname a Greyhound bus; the Greyhound corporation
US, 1988
speedy squib noun in horse racing, a horse that runs well for most
of the race but does not finish well
AUSTRALIA, 1989
Speewah; Speewa noun an imaginary remote country property or
locale used as a setting for tall tales. Named after an actual place
in northwest Victoria AUS TRALIA, 1890
speiler noun a swindler AUSTRALIA, 1879

spell noun a sentence of three months’ imprisonment UK, 1996
spell verb < spell it out to explain something that should be
apparent and make it absolutely clear
UK, 1968
spelling flame noun an inflammatory Internet posting attacking
another’s spelling US, 1995
spell-o noun a rest period, a break ANTARCTICA, 1916
spelunk verb < spelunk without a partner (of a female) to
masturbate. Figurative sense of ‘spelunking’ (caving as a sport),
hence this solo exploration of a ‘grotto’ (the vagina) US, 2001
spelunker noun a caver. Ultimately from Latin spelunca (a cave) US,
1942
Spenard divorce noun a shooting of one spouse by the other US,
1965
spend verb < spend a p enny to urinate. This derives from the
charge made for use of a public convenience. The first to charge a
penny was opened outside the Royal Exchange, London, in 1855;
however, a euphemistic use is not recorded until 1945. Since then
prices have risen to beyond a point where the term has any
practical meaning
UK, 2003
spends noun spending money UK, 2002
spendy adjective expensive US, 1993
speak up | spendy 608
speng noun afoolUK, 1996
spent up adjective having no more money UK, 1996
sperm wail noun an involuntary cry from a male experiencing an
orgasm
UK, 2002
spesh noun Carlsberg Special Brew™ lager. Phonetic abbreviation of

‘special’
UK, 1997
spesh adjective special AUSTRALIA, 1996
spew noun 1 vomit US, 1997. 2 semen US, 1989. 3 a temper tantrum NEW
ZEALAND
, 1998
spew verb 1 to vomit US, 1988. 2 to ejaculate. Adopted from the more
common sense ‘to vomit’, suggesting a more than generous
ejaculation
US, 1989. 3 to reject an agreement or responsibility.
Possibly a play on synonymous
BLOW OUT UK, 2002. 4 to be extremely
angry
AUSTRALIA, 1987. 5 to post an excessive number of messages to
an Internet discussion group US, 1995. < spew your guts to
inform on your friends to the police
UK, 1961. < spew your guts
up
to vomit violently UK, 1984. < spew your ring; spew your
ring up
to vomit violently UK, 1963
spewing! used for expressing anger AUSTRALIA, 1988
spewsome adjective dreadful; awful. That is, ‘enough to make you
vomit’ AUSTRALIA, 1996
sphynx noun the removal by wax of all of a woman’s pubic hair; the
results thereof
US, 2001
spic noun 1 a Spanish-speaking person. Derogatory and offensive US,
1913. 2 a Spaniard. This usage reflects the fact that Spain is the
closest Spanish-speaking community to the UK UK, 2000. 3 the

Spanish language US, 1946. 4 a West Indian US, 1945. 5 a railway track
worker. Many track workers in the American southwest were
Mexican; the racial epithet was applied to Mexican and non-
Mexican alike
US, 1977
spico noun a Spanish-speaking person. A modestly embellished SPIC
US
, 1967
Spictown noun a Spanish-speaking neighbourhood US, 1969
spide noun a member of a Belfast subcultural urban adolescent
grouping that seems to be defined by a hip-hop dress and
jewellery sense UK: NORTHERN IRELAND, 2003
spider noun 1 in the television and film industries, a device used to
support the legs of a tripod on a slippery or uneven surface
UK,
1960. 2 in harness racing, a sulky AUSTRALIA, 1989. 3 a tall glass of
carbonated soft drink with a dollop of ice-cream in the top
AUSTRALIA, 1941
spider blue noun heroin. Referring probably to the web of blue veins
into which heroin users inject the drug US, 1994
spider box noun in the television and film industries, an electrical
junction box US, 1990
spider hole noun a sniper’s lair in a cave. Korean war usage US, 1957
spider’s legs noun the pubic hair that can be seen outside the con-
fines of a girl’s bikini or underwear UK, 2003
spiel noun 1 a long-winded explanation US, 1896. 2 a speech intended
to attract customers US, 1966. 3 an illegal gambling operation UK,
1996. 4 a drinking club. Probably a shortening of SPIELER UK, 1981
spiel verb to talk, especially at length; to patter US, 1894
spieler noun 1 a facile and smooth speaker US, 1894. 2 a person who

stands at the door of a business calling out to people passing by,
trying to lure them into the business
US, 1894. 3 an (illegal)
gambling or drinking club
UK, 1931
spiff noun 1 a loner. An articulation of the initials SBF (surrounded
by friends), used with irony US, 1987. 2 a tip, gratuity or commission
US, 1997. 3 a bonus paid by a record company to a promoter who
has succeeded in getting a record played US, 1980
spiff verb to dress up. Coined in the UK in the 1870s, obsolete by
the 1930s, and then resurfaced in the US in the 1970s, used with
‘up’
US, 1979
spiffed adjective drunk US, 1987
spiffing; spiffin’ adjective excellent, first-rate; fashionable or smart.
Often seen to be dated, redolent of the C19 to mid-C20 upper-
and middle-class society, hence current usage tends towards irony.
However, it is also current in its original unambiguous sense
UK,
1872
spifflicated; spiflicated adjective drunk US, 1906
spiffy adjective well-dressed, elegant, sharp UK, 1853
spiflicate verb to deal with someone in a way that confounds,
silences, dumbfounds or defeats. A humorous colloquialism that
by mid-C20 survived mainly as a vague threat to children.
Recorded as a form of intimidation used among Yorkshire
schoolchildren by Iona and Peter Opie, The Lore and Language of
Schoolchildren, 1959
UK, 1785
spig noun a Spanish-speaking person. A corruption of the prevalent

SPIC US, 1969
spike noun 1 a syringe and needle; a hypodermic needle US, 1936. 2 a
mixture of heroin and scopolamine or strychnine
UK, 2002. 3 in a
deck of playing cards, an ace US, 1988. 4 in volleyball, hitting the ball
downward with great force from the top of a jump US, 1972. 5 a
casual ward (a temporary accommodation facility for vagrants)
UK,
1866. < the spike the hypodermic syringe as a symbol of drug
addiction UK, 1973
spike verb 1 to adulterate a drink or ply a person with alcohol or
drugs US, 1909. 2 to inject a drug US, 1935. 3 in American football, to
slam the football to the ground in a ritualistic celebration after
scoring a touchdown
US, 1975. 4 to attach electrical tape on a stage
floor to mark positions for props and sets US, 1991
spiked adjective in a state of intoxication as the unwitting victim of
an adulterated drink or drug UK, 1996
spiker noun a (branded antidepressant) Prozac™ tablet UK, 2001
spikes noun 1 sports shoes with cleats US, 1997. 2 woman’s shoes with
narrow high heels that taper into a point, formally known as spike-
heel shoes
US, 1996
spikey; spikie noun an anti-globalisation activist with a philosophy
of violent protest UK, 2001
spiky adjective uncompromising in Anglican faith or practice UK, 1881
spill verb 1 to fall off a surfboard US, 1957. 2 to talk with energy and no
clear agenda US, 1970. < spill the beans to tell that which one is
not supposed to tell US, 1993. < spill your guts (out) to confess
your secrets; to tell all you know US, 1927

spin noun 1 a tactical, revisionist interpretation of an event for public
consumption. Although the term came to the forefront during the
Reagan presidency, it is an ancient practice that was simply taken
to new heights by Reagan’s handlers
US, 1986. 2 an excursion in a
car. Originally applied to horse training, meaning ‘a run of some
duration’, then to a bicycle ride, and now the present sense UK,
1907. 3 a period of time considered in terms of how you fared
during it; an experience; a time of it AU STRALIA, 1917. 4 five years’
imprisonment AUSTRALIA, 1950. 5 a five-pound note; the sum of £5.
An abbreviation of
SPINNAKER. After decimalisation in 1966 also
briefly used for $5 AUSTRALIA, 1941. 6 a single playing of a song by a
radio station US, 1999. 7 a turn at spinning the coins in the
gambling game two-up AUSTRALIA, 1919. 8 a Separation Program
Number. The numbers corresponded to several hundred reasons
for discharge from the service. Also known as ‘spin number’ US,
1984
spin verb 1 to manipulate, edit and present information in such a
way that it suits political needs or a political agenda UK, 2003. 2 in
circus and carnival usage, to speak a language or dialect fluently
US, 1981. 3 to search UK, 1972. 4 to play a record, especially on the
radio US, 1965. 5 in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead, to
tape a concert US, 1994. 6 to turn back a car’s odometer
(mileometer) US, 1980. 7 to deceive US, 1952. 8 to leave US, 1989.
< spin a dit in nautical use, to tell a story, especially a tall story.
From
DIT (a tale) AUSTRALIA, 1943. < spin a drum; spin to search a
private premises
UK, 1977. < spin the shit to discuss something

UK, 1995
spinal noun a paraplegic US, 1998
spinal tap noun falling over backwards while snowboarding US, 1990
spinbin noun a residential facility for psychiatric treatment UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1988
609 speng | spinbin
spindle-man noun a game operator in a carnival US, 1969
spinebash noun a period resting rather than working AUSTRALIA, 1968
spine-bash verb to loaf AUS TRALIA, 1958
spinebasher noun aloaferAUSTRALIA, 1945
spinebashing noun loafing AUSTRALIA, 1941
spinmeister noun an acknowledged expert in the art of spin. A com-
bination of
SPIN and German meister (master) US, 1986
spinnable adjective open to persuasion by manipulated information;
also, used of information that is suitable for biased interpretation
UK, 2003
spinnaker noun a five-pound note; the sum of £5 AUSTRALIA, 1898
spinner noun 1 in the used car business, a person who is adept at
reducing the mileage on a car’s odometer (mileometer)
US, 1975.
2 in hot rodding, a showy hubcap US, 1958. 3 a radio disc jockey US,
1950. 4 a person who is mentally unstable after extensive medi-
cation US, 1989. 5 in the gambling game two-up, the person who
tosses the coins AUSTRALIA, 1911. 6 in air-traffic control, a shift of
employment covering absent workers’ responsibilities UK, 1981. 7 in
dominoes, a double that may be played on both ends US, 1959. 8 in
poker, a streak of good luck US, 1988
spinny adjective crazy, insane CANADA, 1992

spin on it!; spi n! a derisive invitation that accompanies the
offensive gesture of a raised middle finger UK, 2003
spin out verb in the gambling game two-up, to throw a pair of tails
and hence lose the right to continue spinning AUSTRALIA, 1951
spins noun the heightened state of dizziness you feel when you lie
down very drunk
US, 1993
spin up verb to roll a cigarette with tobacco or marijuana UK, 2003
spit noun 1 an exact, or near-exact, likeness of someone UK, 1825.
2 something of no value US, 1987. 3 a small sum of money US, 1985.
4 the payout in coins from a computer poker game AUSTRALIA, 1989.
5 in some games of poker, a card turned face-up in the centre of
the table which may be used by all players’ hands. Also called a
‘spit in the ocean’
US, 1961
spit verb to perform a rap lyric US, 2001. < spit beef to vomit US,
1978. < spit blood to be very angry, especially in the phrase
‘could spit blood’ UK, 1963. < spit bricks to be furious UK, 2002.
< spit chips to vent anger verbally AUSTRALIA, 1947. < spit cotton
to salivate while under the influence of heroin US, 1953. < spit
lead
to fire a gun US, 1949. < spit the dummy; spit the dummy
out
to become furious; to throw a tantrum. From the image of an
upset baby spitting out its dummy and crying AUSTRALIA, 1984
spit! be quiet! US, 1950
spit and drag; spit and a drag noun a cigarette; a cigarette being
smoked, especially when the act of smoking is clandestine.
Rhyming slang for FAG UK, 1960
spit and git verb to accomplish a task quickly US, 1972

spit and image noun an exact likeness of someone or something.
The surviving form of ‘spit and fetch’ (image, picture), in which
‘spit’ is surely the substance of a body, or perhaps its corrupted
’spirit’ and the noun with which it is combined represents an
outer-appearance, (‘fetch’ is defined by the Oxford English
Dictionary as ‘the apparition, double or wraith of a living person’);
‘spit and’ has varied in dialect use to spitten leading, ultimately, to
the conventional synonym: ‘spitting image’
UK, 1895
spit-back noun a technique of spitting a drink back into a glass to
give the appearance of consuming more alcohol than you are US,
1964
spitball verb in the entertainment industry, to offer up a suggestion
for discussion; to brainstorm US, 1955
spit black noun mascara. Because water is needed to apply UK, 1952
spit box noun in horse racing, the barn where horses are taken after
a race to have their saliva tested for the presence of illegal drugs
or their metabolites US, 1997
spit fuck verb to penetrate a rectum or vagina using only saliva as a
lubricant
US, 1979
spit kit noun in the US submarine corps, an anti-submarine vessel
US, 1948
spit out verb to say something that is emotionally difficult to say UK,
1855
spit-roast noun a sexual position in which a woman (or a man)
performs oral sex on one man whilst being penetrated by another
from behind; the woman (or man) receiving such attention. The
two erect penises necessary for this activity create the illusory
image of a single spit going in one end and out the other. Mainly

heterosexual usage
UK, 1998
spit-roast verb to have sex as an active participant in the spit-roast
position UK, 2003
spits noun sunflower seeds CANADA, 1987
spit spiders verb to be furious UK, 2001
spitter noun 1 a person who spits out semen after oral sex AUS TRALIA,
1987. 2 a killer US, 1975. 3 a wave that sprays from its end as it
collapses
US, 1964
spitting feathers adjective 1 very thirsty UK, 1997. 2 furiously angry UK,
2003
spittin’ time noun the bleed period of a woman’s menstrual cycle
US, 1954
spiv noun a sharply dressed individual who lives by his wits – within
the law for preference, and not too far outside the law whenever
possible. Several possible etymologies vie for credence: an
acronym from police records ‘Suspected Persons and Itinerant
Vagrants’; back slang of the acronym for ‘Very Important Persons’
(VIPs); dialect spif or spiff (neat, smart, dandified), which also leads
to
SPIFFING (excellent); spivic, an apparently obsolete Romany word
for ‘sparrow’, used to describe those who followed the gypsies and
picked up their leavings UK, 1934
spivias noun amphetamines; MDMA, the recreational drug best
known as ecstasy UK, 2003
spivvery noun petty crime and other behaviour associated with a
spiv UK, 1956
spizz noun a hypodermic needle US, 1961
SP joint noun an establishment operating starting price bookmaking

AUSTRALIA, 1945
splack noun sex US, 1994
splack verb 1 to steal a car, especially by shattering the steering
column US, 1993. 2 to ejaculate in sexual climax US, 2001
splaff noun a marijuana cigarette laced with LSD. ‘A’ for ACID
substitutes the ‘i’ in SPLIFF (a marijuana cigarette) UK, 2003
splash noun 1 an amphetamine or other central nervous system
stimulant US, 1966. 2 a small amount of water added to an alcoholic
drink US, 1996. 3 tea (the beverage) UK, 1960. 4 abathUS, 1972
splash verb 1 to take a bath US, 1972. 2 to ejaculate US, 1970. < splash
the boots to urinate AUSTRALIA, 1968. < splash the pot in a game
of poker, to throw betting tokens directly into the pile of chips in
the centre of the table instead of lining them up for other players
to see before adding them to the pot US, 1961
splashing noun in a prostitute’s advertising, semen, urine and other
fluids secreted at orgasm UK, 2003
splash move noun in cheating at dice, a switch of the dice US, 1997
splash out verb to spend money extravagantly UK, 1934
splashover noun a signal leaking from one citizens’ band radio
channel to another
US, 1976
splash shot noun a scene in a pornographic film or photograph
depicting a man ejaculating US, 1997
splat noun 1 any food not subject to ready identification. From the
sound made when it hits the mess kit US, 1968. 2 the * character on
acomputerkeyboardUS, 1983
splat verb to be killed bungee jumping US, 1992
splat hat noun a motorcycle crash helmet UK, 1981
splendifer ous; splendacious; splendidious; spledidous adjective
excellent; very splendid US, 1843

spindle-man | splendiferous; splendacious; splendidious; spledidous 610
splib noun a black person. Offensive. US, 1964
splice verb to marry someone UK, 1710
spliced adjective married US, 1997
spliff noun 1 a marijuana cigarette JAMAICA, 1936. 2 marijuana. Also
used in the variant ‘splif’
UK, 1967. 3 a cigarette adulterated with
crack cocaine
UK, 2002. 4 a hand-rolled cigarette UK, 1984. < on the
spliff
a state of marijuana intoxication UK, 2001
spliff verb to smoke marijuana and be under its influence UK, 1977
spliffed; spliffed out; spliffed up adjective in a state of intoxi-
cation as a result of smoking marijuana
UK, 1994
spliff up verb to prepare a marijuana cigarette; to smoke marijuana
in cigarette form
UK, 2000
spliff wine noun marijuana wine UK, 2002
spliffy noun a marijuana cigarette UK, 2000
spliffy adjective in a state of gentle intoxication as a result of
smoking marijuana; in a manner that suggests the smoking of
marijuana. Playing on SQUIFFY (drunk) UK, 2001
splifted adjective marijuana-intoxicated; exhilarated US, 1995
splim noun marijuana. A misreading or simple variation of SPLIFF US,
1982
splinky noun the penis. A term apparently coined by the writers of
Mad About You, a US situation comedy (NBC, 1992–99); repeated
with referential humour
US, 1999

splint noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1992
splinters noun adversity US, 1954
split noun 1 the vagina US, 1967. 2 a share of mutual property or
profits
UK, 1889. 3 a tranquillizer or other central nervous system
depressant
US, 1969. 4 a decongestant tablet sold as MDMA, the rec-
reational drug best known as ecstasy
UK, 1996
split verb 1 to leave. Each night, during the 1960s, Philadelphia rock
’n’ roll disc jockey Hy Lit ended his broadcast with the mantra,
‘Nuff said Ted, solid ahead, time to split the scene and leave it
clean’
US, 1956. 2 from a male perspective, to have sex. Probably
more to do with bragging than as a considered threat of violence
UK, 1937. < split a gut to exert yourself to the extreme, especially
laughing
US, 1958. < split on someone to inform on or betray
someone
UK, 1795. < split the breeze to drive fast US, 1976.
< split the difference from a male perspective, to have sex. A
punning elaboration of SPLIT UK, 1974. < split the sc ene to leave
US, 1990. < split the sheets to divorce US, 1976. < split the
whiskers (of a woman) to urinate AUSTRALIA, 1992. < split your
sides
to laugh heartily UK, 1704
split-arse noun a woman. Noted as current in the northeast of
England by Chris Lewis, The Dictionary of Playground Slang, 2003
UK, 1998
split beaver; spread beaver noun the vagina displayed with lips

parted. A familiar cliché of pornography US, 1969
split C-note noun a fifty-dollar note US, 1954
splith noun marijuana prepared and smoked in the fashion of a ciga-
rette. A jocular variation of SPLIFF US, 2000
split knish noun the vagina. A conventional ‘knish’ is a baked or
fried turnover of Russian Jewish origins; ‘split’ describes the nature
of the vagina and exposes the savoury filling
US, 1998
split-tail noun afemaleUS, 1950
split-whisker noun a woman AU S TRALIA, 1945
splivins noun amphetamines US, 1970
splo noun inexpensive, low quality whisky US, 1974
splonk noun in horse race betting, the favourite UK, 1967
splooge noun semen US, 1989
splooge verb to ejaculate US, 1989
splosher noun a drunk UK, 2000
splow noun palms slapped in greeting US, 1976
splurge verb to spend money extravagantly; to recklessly use an
expensive resource
US, 1934
SP man noun a starting price bookmaker AUSTRALIA, 1932
Spock noun used as a term of address for anyone who is coming
across as intellectual or superior. From the intellectual and
superior character on Star Trek US, 1978
spock verb to examine something or someone US, 1991
spod noun a student whose devotion to study excludes all other
interests or society, hence an unpopular student; someone who is
considered too studious; someone obsessed with computers
UK,
1998

spoddy adjective obsessively studious and unstylish UK, 2001
spodiodi noun 1 a mixture of cheap port and whisky. Used (and
drunk) by jazz-lovers and musicians CANADA, 1959. 2 wine US, 1975
spoggie; spoggy noun (chiefly in south Australia) the common
house sparrow, passer domesticus AUSTRALIA, 1975
spoiled water noun any non-alcoholic beverage US, 1962
spoiler noun a team that has no chance of winning a championship
but which takes pride if not pleasure in defeating teams that are
vying for a championship US, 1962
spokadocious; spankadocious adjective attractive; fashionable
BAHAMAS, 1982
spoke adjective spoken. Especially of language, in the construction ‘as
she is spoke’ UK, 1937
spon verb to tell a lie UK, 1999
spondonicles; spondonicals; spongs noun a pair of metal tongs
for lifting a hot cooking utensil off a fire
AUSTRALIA, 2003
spondooli noun money. Variation of SPONDULICS UK, 1997
spondulics; spondulix; sponds; spondos noun money US, 1857
sponge noun 1 a group, notional or real, opposed to the gains of the
civil rights movement. The vocalised abbreviation stood for
‘Society for the Prevention of Negroes Getting Everything’. The
group was more notional than real, but, for example, in 1965 the
Student Council of the University of Virginia was petitioned by an
organisation calling itself SPONGE for status as an independent
organisation eligible to receive Student Council funds
US, 1965. 2 a
boogie boarder, who rides waves on a small foam board. Used in a
disparaging manner by surfers US, 1991
sponge verb 1 to obtain something in a parasitic manner UK, 1673.

2 in horse racing, to insert a sponge into a horse’s nostril just
before a race, impeding its breathing during the race US, 1951
spongelled adjective drunk UK, 2002
sponger noun a person who obtains things in a parasitic manner UK,
1677
sponge-worthy adjective used of a man, so sexually desirable as to
warrant the use of a contraceptive sponge. Coined and popularised
on an episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s television comedy show (‘The
Sponge’) that first aired on 7th December 1995
US, 1995
spongies noun in the usage of youthful model road racers (slot car
racers), smooth, soft tyres US, 1997
sponk noun semen. A variation of SPUNK UK, 2001
spoo noun semen. Variant pronunciation of SPEW (semen), from
SPEW/SPOO (to ejaculate) US, 1989
spoo verb to ejaculate. Variant pronunciation of SP EW (to ejaculate),
from conventional ‘spew’ (to vomit), the suggestion therefore is of
a copious quantity of semen
US, 2005
spoof noun 1 a hoax, a bluff; an act of hoaxing UK, 1889. 2 aparodyUK,
1958. 3 semen. Rhymes with ‘hoof’ AUSTRALIA, 1916
spoof verb 1 to hoax; to fool UK, 1889. 2 to make a parodic version of
something UK, 1927. 3 to ejaculate AUSTRALIA, 1992
spoof adjective parodic; fake; bogus UK, 1884
spoofed adjective used of an electronic message, of a suspect origin
US, 1997
spoofer noun 1 in carnival usage, a large stuffed dog offered as a
game prize US, 1985. 2 a hoaxer; a bluffer UK, 2001
spoofing noun 1 the sending of e-mail that claims to come from
one organisation but in fact comes from another. Known more

611 splib | spoofing