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TRUMP (a fart) back to its origins UK, 1997. 4 in hot rodding, a tailpipe
extension
US, 1958. 5 cocaine UK, 1999
trumpets noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy.
Specifically used of any MDMA tablet stamped with the stylised
image of a horn-player (possibly an angel) UK, 2004
trump of the dump noun the person in charge of an enterprise NEW
ZEALAND
, 1998
trunch noun a blow or a beating with a truncheon UK, 1980
trundling-cheat noun a car; originally any wheeled vehicle UK, 1630
trunk noun the human nose. Derisory, emphasising the size of
someone’s nose or, figuratively, the intrusive quality of that
person’s nosiness UK, 2000
trunk and tree noun the knee. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
trunk job noun a corpse, especially a badly decomposed corpse,
found in a car boot (trunk)
US, 1993
trupence bag noun marijuana UK, 2003
trust verb < I wouldn’t trust you as far as I can throw you
used as an expression of deep mistrust in someone UK, 1961
trustafarian noun a young person who lives a counterculture life-
style on the proceeds of a trust fund US, 1992
trust you! used as an ironic register of predictable behaviour. Also
with other nouns or names
UK, 1834
truth chamber noun a police interview room UK, 1971
try verb < try it on; try it on with to make an attempt to outwit
or impose upon someone UK, 1811. < try this on for size; try
this for size
to consider a notion; to try something out; also


used in horseplay as a battle-cry
US, 1956
trying! you are trying too hard to be something you are not!
Hawaiian youth usage
US, 1981
try-on noun an attempt to deceive. From TRY IT ON UK, 1874
try-out noun a selective trial US, 1903
try walking across US airline company Trans World Airlines (TWA).
An ironic play on the famous initials. Most airlines attract jocular
variations of their names; TWA seems to have more than most,
including: ‘Travel Without Arrival’; ‘Try Walking, Asshole’; ‘Try
Walking Again’; ‘The Worst Airline’; ‘Took Wrong Airline’; ‘Take
Weapons Aboard’; ‘Thieves, Whores and Alcoholics’; and so on
US,
1995
TS too bad. An abbreviation of TOUGH SHIT US, 1957
T’s and blues noun a combination of Taluin™, a painkiller, and the
antihistamine Pyribenzamine™, abused for non-medicinal
purposes US, 1989
tsatske noun a pretty, sexy, brainless woman. Yiddish, with the
Yiddish diminutive of tsatskeleh US, 1961
TS card noun a notional card that is punched when a person
complains. An abbreviation of the sympathy-lacking TOUGH SHIT US,
1948
tsk tsk verb to express commiseration, or disappointment or irri-
tation by making the sound ‘tsk tsk’
UK, 1966
tsk tsk used for expressing commiseration, or disappointment, or
irritation. An attempted written representation of the sound of this
non-verbal exclamation that is somewhere between ‘tut tut’ and a

sucking of the teeth
UK, 1947
tsotsies noun non-white adolescent criminals SOUTH AFRICA, 1968
tsuris; tzuris; tszoris noun troubles, problems, suffering. Yiddish US,
1970
TTFN goodbye. An initialism of ‘ta-ta for now’, which served as a
catchphrase first in the BBC radio programme ITMA, 1941–49,
and was picked-up by popular BBC radio broadcaster Jimmy Young
(b.1921) who began broadcasting in 1949 UK, 1948
TTFO (in doctors’ shorthand) told to fuck off (go away). Medical
slang
UK, 2003
T-timers noun dark glasses worn by marijuana smokers US, 1952
tub noun 1 a drum US, 1958. 2 a seat on an amusement ride US, 1980.
3 a small crap table US, 1983 . 4 in electric line work, an overhead
transformer US, 1980
tubby adjective 1 emphasising low frequencies, producing poorly
defined sound. Used in describing a location’s sound quality in
television and film-making US, 1987. 2 overweight UK, 1835
tubby; tubs noun an overweight person. Both variants serve as
nickname and derogatory term; ‘tubs’ is the abbreviation of
‘tubby’ UK, 1999
tube noun 1 a fool, an idiot; a despicable or contemptible person.
Probably from an earlier sense as ‘penis’, thus
PRICK UK: SCOTLAND,
1985
. 2 apersonUK: SCOTLAND, 1988. 3 a marijuana cigarette US, 1937.
4 a telephone US, 1960. 5 a prison officer who listens to inmates’
conversation and for information from informers UK, 1950. 6 acan
of beer AUSTRALIA, 1964 . 7 the concave face of a wave US, 1963. 8 a

shotgun
US, 1994. 9 in a casino, the rack where betting tokens are
stored at a gambling table
US, 1996. 10 a totally unnecessary breast
examination UK, 1999. < down the tubes ruined with no chances
left; done-for; lost; wasted. A variation of ‘down the drain’ or
‘down the pan’; literally ‘down the toilet’
US, 1963. < lay tube from
the male point of view, to have sex
US, 1983. < the tube a
television; television. Originally applied to the telephone, but then
much more widely to television US, 1959
Tube noun < the Tube the London Underground transport system.
Originally, in this context, the tunnel in which an underground
electric train runs (late C19), hence this abbreviation of ‘tube-
railway’. The Central London Railway, which opened in 1900, was
known as ‘The Twopenny Tube’ for its fixed-price fee. The cost of a
journey has been going up ever since
UK, 1902
tube verb 1 to watch television US, 1979. 2 to surf below and inside the
crest of the wave US, 1979. 3 to insert an endotracheal tube into a
patient. Medical use
UK, 1980. 4 tofail,todopoorlyUS, 1966
tube lube noun oral sex on a man US, 1970
tuber noun a person who spends too much of the day on a sofa
watching television. From the dominant term COUCH POTATO and
punning on THE TUBE (television) US, 1986
tubes noun the London Underground transport system. A variation
of THE TUBE UK, 1996
tube steak noun 1 a frankfurter, a hot dog US, 1963. 2 by visual

extension, the penis US, 1980
tube top noun a woman’s garment, elasticised, stretching from the
waist to under the arms US, 1974
tub of lard noun a fat person. A neat combination of a pun on
TUBBY (fat) and ‘lard’ (a soft white fat). When Roy Hattersley MP, an
overweight politician, declined to guest on the satirical BBC
television quiz Have I Got News For You he was replaced, to great
hilarity, with an actual tub of lard UK, 1993
tubs noun drums US, 1946. < the tubs a gay bath house; the gay
bath house scene collectively
US, 1964
tubular adjective 1 used of a wave, hollow as it breaks, creating a
chamber which can be surfed through US, 1988. 2 spectacular US, 1982
tuck noun 1 food, especially snacks and delicacies. Mainly school
slang UK, 1857. 2 a cosmetic operation to remove fat or skin US, 1993
tuck verb in transsexual usage, to tape your penis onto your groin to
avoid any telltale bulge which might tip off someone as to your
genetic sex US, 1987. < tuck in; tuck into; tuck away to eat
heartily; to start eating. ‘Tuck away’ is first recorded in 1861 UK, 1810
tuck and roll; tucked and rolled adjective descriptive of a highly
stylised car upholstery design, popular with hot rodders and low
riders
US, 1963
tucked and rolled adjective medically transformed from a male to a
female
US, 1990
tucked up adjective arrested UK, 1996
tucker noun food AUSTRALIA, 1850
tucker verb to provide someone with food; to feed someone
AUSTRALIA, 1891

tuckerbag noun a bag for carrying food AUSTRALIA, 1885
trumpets | tuckerbag 668
tucker box noun a box used to store and transport food; a lunch
box
AUSTRALIA, 1897
tuckered; tuckered out adjective tired, exhausted US, 1840
tucker fucker noun acookAUSTRALIA, 1983
tuckerless adjective without food AUSTRALIA, 1910
tuckers noun a tuck shop UK, 1947
tucker time noun meal time AUSTRALIA, 1902
tuck in noun a meal AUSTRALIA, 1889
tuck shop noun a school’s purveyor of snacks UK, 1857
tud noun a totally unnecessary drink that causes you to vomit US, 2001
’tude noun a bad attitude US, 1987
tudge boy noun a criminal hired to enforce criminal rules on other
criminals
US, 2002
tuft noun the female pubic hair UK, 1980
tug noun 1 an act of masturbation AUSTRALIA, 2001. 2 an arrest. A pun
on PULL (an arrest) UK, 1999. 3 a warning of imminent danger given
from one criminal to another, or beggar to beggar, etc. Often in
the phrase ‘give you the tug’
AUSTRALIA, 1975. < give someone a
tug
to arrest someone UK, 2000
tug verb 1 (from criminal to criminal, or beggar to beggar, etc) to give
a warning of imminent danger. Often in the phrase ‘tug your coat’
AUSTRALIA, 1975. 2 to masturbate NEW ZEALAND, 1998. < tug on 1 to
inhale smoke from a cigarette UK, 2000. 2 to think about something.
Figurative use of conventional ‘tug’ (to pull) UK, 2001

tug and rub noun an erotic massage CANADA, 2001
tug o’ war noun a whore. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
tules; toolies noun a remote rural area. An extension of the name
of a type of cattail that grows in the very rural San Joaquin Valley
of California
US, 1974
tulip noun someone whose looks or behaviour mark them as
abnormal IRELAND, 1991
tulips noun a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as
ecstasy UK, 2001
tum noun the stomach. A shortening of TUMMY UK, 1869
tumble noun 1 an act of sexual intercourse; an invitation to engage
in sexual intercourse UK, 1903. 2 recognition by the police or the
interruption of a crime US, 1950. 3 a fight, especially a gang fight US,
1960. < come a tumble to be noticed US, 1958
tumble verb 1 to discover, to understand, to notice, to realise, to
become aware of UK, 1846. 2 to have sex with someone. Found in
Shakespeare and understood in context if not used heavily today
UK, 1602. 3 to get married US, 1970
tumble and trip; tumble noun a collection from a group of people.
Rhyming slang for WHIP-ROUND UK, 1992
tumble down the sink; tumble noun a drink. Rhyming slang; first
recorded in Songs and Slang of the British Soldier: 1914–1918,
John Brophy and Eric Partridge, 1930 UK, 1979
tumblers noun 1 the female breasts UK, 2003. 2 dice with rounded
edges US, 1950
tummy noun the stomach UK, 1869
tummy banana noun the penis AUSTRALIA, 1968
tummy tuck noun cosmetic surgery designed to reduce the fat
around a person’s waist

US, 1977
tum-tum noun the stomach. A variation of TUMMY or, more likely, the
first babyish variation of ‘stomach’ from which ‘tummy’ derives
UK, 1864
tuna noun 1 the vagina. Fish, as an allusion to what some claim to
be the natural odour of a woman
US, 1986. 2 afemaleUS, 1971. 3 a
young sailor as the object of desire of a homosexual man US, 1985
tunage noun music US, 1996
tuna party noun a party where girls far outnumber boys US, 2004
tuna snuffling noun the act of oral sex on a woman. Combines
TUNA (the vagina) with a reasonably conventional usage of ‘snuffle’
US, 2001
tune noun 1 a recorded song. Deviating from the literal meaning to
embrace not just the tune, but all that goes into the song
US, 1993.
2 a tablet of Tuinal™, a branded barbiturate. An approximate
abbreviation, usually in the plural; probably also as a pun on
Tunes™, a branded medicated sweet UK, 1996
tune verb 1 to talk; to say something SOUTH AFRICA, 1976. 2 to beat
somone physically. Also used with ‘up’ UK, 1788
tune-and-toe show noun a musical-theatre entertainment. A play
on ‘song and dance’
UK, 1979
tune grief verb to verbally abuse someone SOUTH AFRICA, 1972
tuner noun in the television and film industries, a musical composer
US, 1977
tune up verb to beat a better attitude into a fellow prisoner with a
poor attitude
US, 1989

tuning noun an instance of sexual intercourse which the female
partner finds satisfying. Automotive imagery UK, 1959
tunnel of love noun the vagina US, 2001
tunnel rat noun 1 a US soldier who explored Viet Cong tunnels and
underground networks
US, 1977. 2 a police officer working for the
New York Transit Bureau. New York police slang
US, 1997
tunnel shot noun a photograph or shot in a film focusing on a
woman’s vagina US, 1970
tuntun noun the vagina TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
tuppence noun two pence; hence, in later use, a notional sum of
negligible value UK, 1857
tuppenceworth noun a small contribution. Literally, ‘two-penny-
worth’ UK, 2000
tuppenny fuck noun a thing of no worth UK, 2003
tuppenny ha’penny; tuppenny halfpenny; twopenny-
halfpenny adjective of little worth; insignificant UK, 1909
tupperware noun in electric line work, plastic protective covering for
a conductor US, 1980
tuppy noun the vagina. Borrowed from an Aboriginal language
AUSTRALIA, 1985
turbo noun 1 marijuana UK, 2003. 2 marijuana mixed with crack
cocaine US, 1994. 3 a fast driver US, 1997
turbo-gobbed adjective describes someone who talks endlessly and
without pause UK, 2002
turd noun 1 a piece of excrement. In conventional use since about
the year 1000, it is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as
not now in polite use UK, 1766. 2 a contemptible person, a shit. The
earliest meaning (a length of excrement) redirected UK, 1936. 3 a

negative comment in a personnel file US, 1967
turd bird noun a Ford Thunderbird US, 1992
turd burglar noun a male homosexual UK, 1983
turd-burgling adjective anal sex UK, 2002
turdcutter noun the buttocks. Imprecise and crude physiology US,
1977
turd-floater noun a heavy rain CANADA, 2002
turdhead noun a despicable person US, 1953
turd herder noun a plumber US, 1963
turdpacker noun in anal sex, the active partner US, 1940s
turdtapper noun a male homosexual. An allusion to anal sex CANADA,
2003
turf noun 1 the territory controlled by a gang; a sphere of influence
US, 1952. 2 a job, responsibility, obligation US, 1970. 3 the place where
a whe-whe lottery game is operated
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1986. 4 the
street
US, 1978
turf verb in hospital usage, to transfer a patient to another’s
responsibility US, 1994
turf consultant noun in horse racing, someone who makes a living
selling tips to bettors US, 1947
turf dance noun a stylised dance developed and performed by an
urban youth gang US, 2002
669 tucker box | turf dance
turistas; touristas noun diarrhoea US, 1972
Turk noun 1 a homosexual man who assumes the active role in anal
sex
US, 1950. 2 a strong and aggressive young man US, 1949
Turk verb (of a male) to have sex, especially in a brutal fashion UK,

1966
turkey noun 1 in films and showbusiness, an absolute failure or
disaster, critical or financial; hence, in wider usage, a failure or
disaster. Why the turkey, a native of America, is the symbol of
spectacular failure is a mystery
US, 1927. 2 an incompetent,
ineffective or disliked person. May be used with affection US, 1951.
3 a member of a youth gang who is reluctant or unwilling to join
in gang fights US, 1949. 4 an Irishman or a person of Irish descent
US, 1982. 5 a patient who has been mishandled medically US, 1961.
6 in hospital usage, a patient with a petty medical complaint US,
1978. 7 a planespotter who is new to the hobby, or does not have
good equipment, or does not take the hobby seriously UK, 2003. 8 in
motorcycle racing, an old and/or heavy and bulky motorcycle
US,
1973
. 9 amphetamine UK, 1998. 10 cocaine UK, 1998. 11 poor quality,
adulterated or counterfeit drugs
US, 1958. 12 a tip of fifty cents US,
1977
. < the turkey an act of withdrawing from addictive drugs;
the time period of that withdrawal (without direct reference to the
symptoms). A variation of
COLD TURKEY UK, 2002
turkey verb 1 to withdraw from a habit or addiction suddenly and
without any tapering off. An abbreviation of ‘cold turkey’ UK, 1996.
2 to inhale marijuana smoke nasally US, 1970
turkeyhead noun a dolt US, 1955
turkey line noun in the language of hang gliding, a line used by an
instructor to prevent the nose from dipping during landing or

take-off US, 1977
turkey neck noun the penis. The similarity between a penis with
shaved surround and a plucked turkey’s neck hanging down US, 1997
turkey shoot noun an overwhelming slaughter of helpless victims.
From the C19 ‘sport’ of a shooting match in which the target was
a live turkey
US, 1970
Turkey trot noun diarrhoea suffered by tourists US, 1960
Turkish bath; Turkish noun a laugh, especially at someone else’s
expense. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
Turkish culture noun anal sex US, 1972
Turkish delight noun in homosexual usage, anal sex US, 1987
Turkish delight; Turkish adjective 1 miserly. Rhyming slang for
TIGHT; no racial slur is intended UK, 1998. 2 of poor quality. Rhyming
slang for SHITE; here the racial slur seems deliberate UK, 2002
Turkish rope noun a heavy gold necklace US, 1995
Turk McGurk noun any unethical, vindictive person US, 1977
turn noun 1 a histrionic display AUSTRALIA, 1971. 2 a (theatrical)
performer UK, 1715. 3 apartyAUSTRALIA, 1953. 4 in trucking, a return
trip US, 1976. 5 a jail sentence US, 1995. < do a turn to have sex. A
play on a theatrical act UK, 2002
turn verb 1 in trucking, to make a round trip to and from the speci-
fied destination US, 1971. 2 to sell something, especially stolen goods
US, 1972. 3 to convert a man to homosexuality US, 1991. 4 in drag
racing, to register a speed US, 1960. < turn ’em and burn ’em to
quickly service a fighter plane and return it to combat. Gulf war
usage US, 1991. < turn a film in Quebec, to shoot a film. The
French origin of this English phrase is tourner un film CANADA, 2001.
< turn in to retire to bed UK, 1695. < turn into a pumpkin in
transsexual usage, to dress in keeping with your genetic sex US, 1987.

< turn it on 1 to make an all-out effort at some task AUSTRALIA,
1944. 2 (of a woman) to perform sexually AUSTRALIA, 1944. 3 to enliven
something UK, 1983. 4 to provide for a party or celebration AUSTRALIA,
1941. < turn it up to consent to sex NEW ZEALAND, 1973. < turn
Japanese
to masturbate. From the perceived resemblance
between a stereotypical Japanese face and the facial expression
that accompanies a quest for orgasm
UK, 1980. < turn over the
covers
to examine the other side of an issue US, 1974. < turn
state
to become a witness for the prosecuting authorities. From
the term ‘state witness’ US, 1990. < turn the corner to begin to
improve; to change your attitude for the better UK, 2003. < turn
the duke
in circus and carnival usage, to shortchange someone
US, 1981. < turn the mit to shortchange US, 1980. < turn tricks to
work as a prostitute
, 1996. < turn turtle (of a surfer) to pass
through a wave coming at them by rolling under their surfboard
US, 1977. < turn up trumps to succeed, to turn out well UK, 1862.
< turn up your nose to view or treat with contempt UK, 1818.
< turn your key to make you angry. A variation of WOUND UP UK,
2001
turnaround noun 1 in trucking, a return trip US, 1976. 2 training time
for navy pilots between aircraft carrier cruises
US, 1990
turn around verb in criminal or police usage, to persuade someone
to inform or otherwise betray

US, 1975
turned on adjective 1 sexually aroused UK, 1977. 2 able to comprehend,
especially as a result of drug use
US, 1978. 3 stimulated and inspired
by some music
UK, 1977
turn it in! stop doing that!; stop talking! A variation of TURN IT UP!
UK
, 1999
turn it up! stop! Originally ‘turn up’ (to renounce), ‘turn it up’ (to
move home or, otherwise, change your life), hence the current
meaning AUSTRALIA, 1927
turn-off noun something that disgusts or creates antipathy US, 1983
turn-off verb 1 to create antipathy in someone, to disillusion
someone US, 1970. 2 to disgust someone US, 1970
turn-on noun 1 something that excites or arouses someone sexually
AUSTRALIA, 1969. 2 a sharing or gifting of drugs US, 1995. 3 a single
instance of drug-intoxication. Also known as a ‘turning-on’ UK, 1978
turn on verb 1 to use a drug US, 1953. 2 to introduce someone to
something, especially drugs US, 1961. 3 to arouse an interest, sexual
or abstract in someone; to stimulate someone; to thrill someone
US, 1965
turn on, tune in (and) drop out used as a slogan for, and
invitation to join, the hippy counterculture. Credited to Timothy
Leary (1920–96) the self-styled high priest of LSD, this pocket-phil-
osophy combined
TURN ON (to use drugs), ‘tune in’ (to become
culturally aware) and
DROP OUT (to cease to be part of a conven-
tional society) in a catchphrase that seemed to be more than the

sum of its parts US, 1968
turnout noun 1 a novice prostitute; a prostitute working in a particu-
lar brothel for the first time US, 1973. 2 in the illegal production of
alcohol, the yield of whisky compared to the amount of raw
materials
US, 1974
turn out verb 1 to recruit and convert someone to prostitution US,
1960. 2 to engage a woman in serial sex with multiple partners US,
1966. 3 to convert someone to homosexuality US, 1952
turnover noun 1 a robbery of stolen goods from a criminal
accomplice UK, 1959. 2 a search of a prison cell. The abbreviated
form ‘TO’ is also used UK, 1940
turn over verb 1 (of the police) to search a property or to stop and
search a person; in criminal use, to burgle a property or rob a
person
UK, 1859. 2 to set upon someone and beat them up UK, 1962
turn round and used as an embellishment between to and do. An
unnecessary formula used in north London UK, 1999
turntablism noun the creation of music and rhythmic patterns by
manipulation of record turntables. A mid-1990s coinage credited
to DJ Babu of the Beat Junkies US, 2002
turntablist noun a DJ who uses turntables as instruments to create
and manipulate sound. From the turntable ‘decks’ the DJ manip-
ulates
US, 2002
turn-up noun an outcome, especially a surprise. An abbreviation,
with a slightly narrower sense, of TURN-UP FOR THE BOOKS UK, 1964
turn-up for the books; turn-up noun an unexpected happening,
usually positive. Originally racecourse and gambling use
UK, 1873

turpentine; the turps noun the Serpentine (a lake in London’s
Hyde Park). Rhyming slang UK, 1960
turps noun 1 turpentine UK, 1823. 2 alcohol. An abbreviation of
‘turpentine’
AUSTRALIA, 1865 8see: TERPS
turtle noun 1 a variety of LSD. Named after, and identified by a
depiction of, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a cult comic and
television programme from the 1980s UK, 2001. 2 the replacement
turistas; touristas | turtle 670
for a combat soldier who is due to return home. Like the turtle,
the replacement seems never to get there quickly enough
US, 1968
turtle verb (used of a boat) to turn over completely in the water,
exposing the bottom of the hull to the sky
US, 1966
turtle dove noun 1 love, as a term of address. Very old-fashioned
rhyming slang UK, 1974. 2 a glove. The short form ‘turtle’ is also
used
UK, 1857
turtlehead; turtle’s head noun a piece of faeces semi-emerged
from the rectum
UK, 1997
turtleneck noun the foreskin on an uncircumsised penis US, 1983
tush; tushie; tushy noun the backside, the buttocks. Yiddish US, 1962
tush hog noun 1 a strong and powerful man who extorts money
from others
US, 1946. 2 a person with a short temper US, 1972
tusker noun an all-in-all unattractive girl US, 1968
tuskie; tuskee noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1977
tuss verb to abuse for non-medicinal purposes non-prescription

medication containing dextromethorphan (DXM) US, 2003
tussin noun dextromethorphan (DXM), an active ingredient in non-
prescription cold and cough medication, often abused for non-
medicinal purposes. From the branded cough syrup Robitussin™
US, 2003
tustin noun marijuana originating, perhaps, in Tustin, California UK,
2003
tutae noun faeces. From the Maori NEW ZEALAND, 1985
tutti noun a latrine TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
tutti frutti noun lemon extract CANADA, 1999
tut-tuts noun the female breasts TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1956
tutty noun makeup UK, 1999
tutty adjective pathetic. British Indian (Hindi) urban youth slang UK,
2006
tutu noun 1 a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as
ecstasy UK, 2003. 2 in craps, a roll of four. A homophonic pun – two,
two
US, 1999
tuxedo; tux noun a strait jacket US, 1949
TV noun a transvestite UK, 2003
TV parking noun the chance of finding a car parking space exactly
where you need it US, 1998
TV rental noun a Ford ‘Granada’ car. A reference to high street
business Granada Television Rentals UK, 1981
TV-style noun anal sex from behind a person on their hands and
knees. An allusion to the fact that both participants are facing the
same way and can watch television during sex
US, 1979
TWA noun a t eeny-weeny aircraft or helicopter US, 1991
twack verb to go window-shopping, look, ask about cost, but buy

nothing CANADA, 1955
twaddle noun nonsense UK, 1782
twak noun 1 rubbish SOUTH AFRICA, 1953. 2 tobacco SOUTH AFRICA, 1844
twally noun an idiot, a fool. Glasgow slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1996
twang verb < twang the wire (of a male) to masturbate AUSTRALIA,
1971
twanger noun 1 the penis FIJI, 1994. 2 a citizens’ band radio antenna
US, 1976
twangie boy noun a young male prostitute. A term coined by
novelist Robert Campbell US, 1987
twat noun 1 the vagina UK, 1656. 2 a woman UK, 1929. 3 a promiscuous
homosexual man US, 1987. 4 used as an abusive epithet for
someone you would otherwise call a cunt. From the sense as ‘the
vagina’ UK, 1929. 5 an unfortunate or difficult situation; an
unpleasant task; a problem. A logical extension of the previous
sense
TWAT UK, 2001
twat verb to hit someone UK, 1999
twat ‘there we are then’, used to (reluctantly) acknowledge an
occurrence. Acronym in use by south Wales police
UK, 2001
TWAT The War Against Terrorism. An unfortunate acronym,
highlighted on BBC Radio 4 panel game The News Quiz, October
2001. Subsequently, some broadcasters began using ‘The War On
Terrorism’, inviting TWOT. TWAT (the vagina) and ‘twot’ are
synonymous
UK, 2001
twat around verb to play the fool, to waste time; to make a mess of
something; to inconvenience someone UK, 2002
twat bubble noun a contemptible person. Offensive and insulting

UK, 2005
twatch verb to do emergency sewing repairs crudely CANADA, 1999
twat chat noun talking about sex from the female perspective; also
used as a nickname for The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler,
2001
UK, 2001
twat-hooks noun the fingers; the hands. From an image based on
TWAT (the vagina). Heard by Partridge on the BBC, 18th January
1973 UK, 1973
twat mag noun a pornographic magazine that features naked
women. A combination of TWAT (the vagina), probably not TWAT (a
fool), with
MAG (a magazine) UK, 1996
twat off! go away! UK, 2000
twatted adjective drunk or drug-intoxicated UK, 1999
twattery noun foolishness; nonsense UK, 2002
twatting adjective used as an intensifier UK, 2000
twattoo noun a tattoo on the female pubis; a tattoo of
unfashionable design UK, 1995
twatty adjective 1 foolish, idiotic UK, 2000. 2 unpleasant UK, 2002
tweak noun in mountain biking, any low, destabilising contact with a
rock, root or stump US, 1992
tweak verb 1 to bend US, 1990. 2 in computing or electronics, to make
a minor adjustment
US, 1983. 3 to use methamphetamines. The
spelling ‘tweek’ is also used US, 1996
tweak and freak verb to engage in kinky sex after injecting meth-
amphetamine
US, 1989
tweaker; tweeker noun a user of methamphetamine or amphet-

amines US, 1989
tweaks noun crack cocaine UK, 2003
twee adjective affectedly dainty, over-refined UK, 1905
tweed; tweeds noun marijuana. Contraction of ‘the WEED’, thus
‘t’weed’, ‘tweed’ US, 1995
Tweed Curtain noun an invisible barrier between Oak Bay and
Greater Victoria, British Columbia
CANADA, 1989
tweedle noun a confidence trick in which a counterfeit such as fake
jewellery or, in the ‘whisky tweedle’, a 30-gallon barrel containing
only a quart of alcohol is sold in the stead of a genuine purchase
UK, 1890
tweedle verb to operate the tweedle confidence trick, exchanging a
genuine purchase for a fake UK, 1956
tweedler noun 1 a stolen vehicle offered for an honest sale UK, 1977.
2 a very minor or petty confidence trickster UK, 1959
tweeds noun 1 trousers AUSTRALIA, 1954. 2 clothing, especially a suit US,
1968
tweek verb < to get tweeked to be knocked from your surfboard
and then be pummelled by the ocean US, 1988
tweeker noun methcathinone US, 2003
tweetie noun an effeminate male. An imitation of a lisped ‘sweetie’
and an allusion to Tweetie Pie, a cartoon character of the 1950s
and 60s US, 1968
Tweety Bird noun a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best
known as ecstasy, identified by an embossed icon of Warner Bros’
animated character Tweety Pie UK, 2003
twelve noun in a deck of playing cards, any queen US, 1996
twelve inch rule noun a fool. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
twelve-ounce curls noun drinking beer US, 1985

twelver noun a twelve-pack of beer US, 1997
671 turtle | twelver
twennie noun a twenty-dollar dose of crack cocaine US, 1989
twenties noun a swindle featuring a twenty-dollar note US, 1952
twenty; 20 noun 1 a twenty-pound note UK, 1999. 2 a location.
Citizens’ band radio slang
US, 1975
twenty-cent bag noun twenty dollars’ worth of a drug US, 1972
twenty-cent rock noun crack cocaine worth $20 US, 1991
twenty-five noun LSD. From the slightly more formal LSD-25, from
the most formal D-Lysergic Acid Diethlamide
US, 1966
twenty-four hours noun a homemade alcoholic beverage made
with sugar, yeast, water and flavouring
FIJI, 1997
twenty-four seven adverb 8see: 24/7
twenty-nine noun < she’s a twenty-nine this morning usually
of a wife, very angry or upset
CANADA, 1999
twenty-one days in the county jail noun in poker, a hand
consisting of three sevens
US, 1988
twenty rock noun crack cocaine UK, 2003
twenty spot; twenty spotter noun a twenty-pound note. Adopted
directly from US currency UK, 1976
twenty stretch noun a twenty-year prison sentence UK, 2001
twenty-twenty adjective good-looking; attractive. Punning, leaping
from ‘seeing well’ to ‘good-looking’ US, 1947
twenty-twenty hindsight noun the ability to see clearly what
should have been done US, 1962

twenty-two carat; twenty-four carat adjective genuine, first-class.
Figurative application of gold standards; ‘twenty-four carat’ from
1900, ‘twenty-two carat’ since 1962
UK, 1962
twerp; twirp noun an idiot, a fool, a despicable person UK, 1874
twerpy adjective idiotic, foolish US, 1971
twice-and-a-half truck noun a 2.5 ton truck US, 1968
twice as cold as zero adjective very cold. The arithmetic impossi-
bility lends an ironic charm to the expression US, 1975
twice pipes noun in hot rodding, a dual exhaust system US, 1993
twicer noun a two-year prison sentence UK, 1974
twicicles-as-nicicles noun the testicles. Based on an advertising
slogan and a vague aural similarity UK, 2002
twiddle noun 1 the tilde character (~) on a computer keyboard US,
1983. 2 in fencing, a circular parry UK, 1988
twig noun 1 a radio aerial. Probably of military origin UK, 1981. 2 a
match (usually in the plural). Used by borstal boys UK, 1958.
3 marijuana US, 1970. 4 cocaine, amphetamines or any other central
nervous system stimulant US, 1993. 5 in sports betting, a half-point
increment in the pointspread US, 1984. < drop off the twig; fall
off the twig
to die AUSTRALIA, 1974
twig verb 1 to realise something. From the obsolete sense (to watch);
ultimately from English dialect twick (to pinch), especially in the
sense ‘to arrest’ UK, 1815. 2 to probe your eye or your anus to
relieve an irritation UK, 1992
twilight verb to lose yourself in a daydream US, 1974
twilight zone noun 1 in drag racing, the state of travelling at
extremely high speeds
US, 1965. 2 in railway employment, the period

of waiting for promotion from fireman to driver UK, 1970
twilly noun a woman, especially an attractive or promiscuous one US,
1934
twin noun in hot rodding, an engine with two cylinders US, 1965
twin caper noun a double date US, 1960
twin fin noun a surfboard with two fins AUSTRALIA, 1985
twin fins noun in craps, two fives US, 1983
twink noun 1 an effeminate, young, handsome homosexual male US,
1968
. 2 a new military recruit US, 1983 . 3 acowardUS, 1982. 4 a
moment, the merest measure of time. Originally, ‘a wink of the
eye’, a ‘twinkling’
UK, 1754
twinkie noun 1 an eccentric; someone who doesn’t conform to peer-
group expectations
US, 1998. 2 a person who is profoundly out of
touch with reality
US, 1982. 3 an Asian-American who embraces the
dominant white culture in an attempt to curry favour. An allusion
to a Hostess™ dessert cake that is yellow on the outside and white
on the inside US, 1998. 4 a youthful, sexually inexperienced male
who is the object of an older homosexual’s desire. The spelling
‘twinky’ is also used
US, 1979
twinkies noun car wheel rims US, 2003
twinkles used as a verbal talisman when two people say the same
thing at the same time
US, 1993
twinkle star noun in trucking, an International Harvester Transtar
model truck US, 1986

twinkle-toes noun 1 a dancer; often used as a nickname or term of
endearment
US, 1975. 2 a youthful, effeminate homosexual man US,
1979
twinkling noun silent applause: raising both hands and wiggling your
fingers, with your open palms facing the recipient of the gesture
UK, 2003
twins noun 1 two women having sex with one man or with each
other for the pleasure of the man
US, 1977. 2 a woman’s breasts US,
2001. 3 the fists US, 1998
twins adverb < go twins to go on a double date US, 1959
twirl noun 1 a key, especially a skeleton key. Because a burglar twirls
it as he uses it UK, 1879. 2 a prison officer. From the sense as ‘a key’
UK, 1933
twirling noun the dishonest substitution of a winning betting slip for
a losing one. In use among bookmakers UK, 1960
twirly noun an elderly bus passenger. An elision of ‘too early’, from
the high incidence of such passengers wishing to use their free
bus-passes too early UK, 1980
twist noun 1 agirlAUSTRALIA, 1924. 2 the passive, ‘feminine’ member of
a lesbian relationship
US, 1970. 3 a marijuana cigarette. The paper
end is twisted to prevent the loss of its contents
US, 1920. 4 asmall
bag or paper wrap of heroin
UK, 2002. 5 a turn to buy drinks in a
group of people drinking IRELAND, 1991. 6 severe pressure or coercion
to do something, 1996. 7 a multiple bet, gambling on three different
horses in separate races in a total of seven bets. More popularly

known as a
PATENT UK, 2001. < around the twist eccentric, crazy
NEW ZEALAND, 2002
twist verb 1 to cheat or swindle someone AUSTRALIA, 1956. 2 to arrest
someone US, 1953. 3 to spend time in jail or prison US, 1971. 4 to roll
a marijuana cigarette US, 1958. 5 in pool, to apply spin to a shot to
affect the course of the object ball or the cue ball after it hits the
object ball
US, 1990. < twist a braid to say goodbye US, 1993.
< twist a dream to roll a marijuana cigarette US, 1949. < twist
her tail
to start a car or to accelerate suddenly US, 1962. < twist
your arm
to persuade someone; strictly, to persuade someone by
force or threat, but often jocular UK, 1953
twist! a derisive suggestion that accompanies the offensive gesture
of a raised middle finger UK, 2001
twist ’n’ go adjective used of a motor-scooter. From the handlebar
throttle on such machines
UK, 2004
twist and twirl; twist noun a girl. Rhyming slang US, 1928
twisted adjective 1 perverted US, 1900. 2 drunk or drug-intoxicated US,
1958
twister noun 1 akeyUS, 1940. 2 an individual who prepares marijuana
cigarettes US, 1936. 3 a strong drug injection, especially a combi-
nation of heroin and cocaine US, 1959
twistie noun a bottle of beer with a screw top AUSTRALIA, 1993
twistum noun a marijuana cigarette. An elaboration of TWIST US, 1998
twist up verb to roll a marijuana cigarette US, 1997
twisty noun a devious, even dishonest, practice NEW ZEALAND, 1997

twisty adjective odd, strange UK, 1957
twit noun an inept and ineffectual person. Widely popularised by UK
radio comedy The Goons (1951–60) and celebrated by Monty
Python’s Flying Circus in ‘The Upper-Class Twit of the Year’ sketch
(1970)
UK, 1934
twit verb to tease or taunt someone UK, 1530
twennie | twit 672
twitch noun 1 a prostitute US, 1962. 2 a personal pleasure US, 1981. 3 a
bird-watching trip. Bird-watchers’ slang, from the observation that
many bird-watchers do twitch with excitement
UK, 1977. 4 in
hospital usage, a hypochondriac
US, 1994
twitcher noun 1 a bird-watcher. Bird-watchers’ slang. Originally from
the observation that many bird-watchers do twitch with
excitement and applied only to excitable members of the bird-
watching community, now well known and applied generally UK,
1977
. 2 anyone with a pedantic interest in, and an obsessive
knowledge of, a specific topic. Extended from its sense in the bird-
watching world
UK, 2003
twitching; twitchin’ adjective excellent US, 1993
twitchy adjective 1 agitated, nervously restless, anxious UK, 1874. 2 in
motor racing, moving in a jerky or sudden fashion
US, 1980
twittering adjective experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual
cycle. A schoolgirl term
UK, 1958

twitting adjective inept; unfashionable US, 1959
twizzle; twizzle-about verb to rotate; to twirl; to twist something
into a twirl shape
UK, 1788
two noun an act of defecation. An abbreviation of NUMBER TWO
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
, 2003 8see: TWO SHOT, TWO STRETCH. < giz a
two
used to request a two-way share UK, 1996. < in two in bar
dice games, to make a hand in two rolls of the dice US, 1971. < in
two-twos instantly TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1990
two; two up verb to share a cell with one other prisoner UK, 1996
two-0 noun a twenty-dollar note US, 1982
two and a juice noun two beers and a tomato juice CANADA, 1987
two and eight noun a confusion; an attack of nerves; an emotional
state; drunk. Rhyming slang for STATE UK, 1938
two and two noun cocaine US, 1974
two bad boys from Illinois noun in craps, a roll of two US, 1985
two-bit adjective inconsequential; of no note. ‘Two bits’ represented a
quarter of a dollar, a small sum; most younger speakers who use
the term would not be familiar with its monetary roots US, 1932
two bits noun 1 a small amount US, 1989. 2 twenty-five dollars. An
example of the ‘cent = dollar’ mechanism in drug slang US, 1968.
3 twenty-five thousand dollars US, 1986
two bob noun the sum of two shillings. After decimal currency was
introduced in 1966, used for the sum of twenty cents AUSTRALIA,
1934. < have two bob each way to have all contingencies
working for you; to hedge your bets AUSTRALIA, 1973
two bob adjective inferior, rubbishy, useless. Derives from Australian
similes such as ‘as silly as a two bob watch’; explained by G.A.

Wilkes in A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, 1978, as the
sum of money most often used in derogatory expressions of
worth. A
BOB is ‘a shilling’ in pre-decimal currency (5p for what it’s
worth, 5c in Australia). It compares with US TWO BIT and UK ‘two
penny’ AUSTRALIA, 1944
two bob bit noun a fart; as a plural, diarrhoea. Rhyming slang for
THE SHITS UK, 1992
two-bob lair noun a person who dresses flashily but cheaply
AUSTRALIA, 1944
two-bob piece; two-bob bit noun a two-shilling coin. After the
introduction of decimal currency in 1966, used for a 20-cent piece
AUSTRALIA, 1956
two-bob watch noun a cheap, poorly made watch. Used
metaphorically
AUSTRALIA, 1954. < go off like a two-bob watch
(of a woman) to be an astoundingly good sexual partner AUSTRALIA,
1971
two-bottle jump; two-quart jump noun a relatively long move
between performances
US, 1973
two-bug noun in horse racing, an inexperienced jockey with a weight
allowance of seven pounds US, 1990
two bulb noun a police squad car IRELAND, 2005
two-by-four noun a small house BARBADOS, 1965
two-carbon abuser noun a drunkard. Hospital usage. Alcohol has
two carbon atoms
US, 1978
two cents’ worth; two cents noun a personal opinion, advice or
point of view

US, 1970
twocker; twok; twoc noun a criminal who takes (usually a vehicle)
without owner’s consent; occasionally, someone who is suspected
of dishonesty
UK, 1996
twocking noun the criminal act of taking (usually a vehicle) w ithout
owner’s consent
UK, 1996
two dots and a dash noun the male genitals US, 1964
two’d up adjective applied to two inmates in a prison cell UK, 1978
twoer noun 1 anything comprised by, or reckoned as, two UK, 1899.
2 two hundred pounds UK, 1970
twofer noun 1 any situation in which you obtain two of something
when only one is expected or paid for. A shortening and
corruption of ‘two-for-one’; originally applied to a pair of theatre
tickets sold for the price of one, and then picked up in more
general use
US, 1936. 2 in American casinos, a chip worth $2.50 US,
1985
two-fingered adjective anti-social. A reference to the offensive V-SIGN
gesture UK, 1999
two foot table eater noun an active participant in oral sex. West
Indian and UK use, recorded in August 2002 JAMAICA, 2002
two-for-one noun 1 double credit for time served in prison by
inmates with jobs or positions as prison trustees
US, 1972. 2 100%
interest UK, 1996
two-four noun a case of beer containing 24 bottles. This term is the
universal Canadian designator for the item, though ‘case’ may
sometimes mean ‘the box of 12’

US, 1993
two-f our-seven adverb at all times – twenty-four hours a day, seven
days a week. A variation of 24/7 UK, 2000
TWOG noun someone who travels to underdeveloped countries and
seeks to become a part of meanest level of local society. An
imperfect acronym for ‘Third World Groupie’, used by white
Zimbabweans ZIMBABWE, 2000
two-in-one noun cocaine and heroin mixed for injection together US,
1964
two in the glue noun in a car or truck, a two-speed automatic trans-
mission US, 1993
two lamps burning and no ship at sea used for describing the
ultimate in wastefulness US, 1963
two man noun second degree manslaughter US, 1982
two men and a dog a very small crowd NEW ZEALAND, 2002
two minutes noun a small amount of time UK, 2002
twomp noun twenty dollars US, 2001
twomp adjective costing twenty dollars US, 2001
twomping noun a beating, a thumping UK, 1998
twonk noun afoolUK, 2003
two-o noun a twenty-dollar chunk of crack cocaine US, 1989
two-o-eight noun a military discharge for mental unfitness US, 1968
twopenny-farthing adjective of little worth, unimportant. A
devaluation of
TUPPENNY HA’PENNY UK, 1959
two pennyworth; twopenneth noun an opinion. From conven-
tional sense (a small amount, hence a small contribution)
UK, 1965
two-percenter noun 8see: ONE-PERCENTER
two pi noun the number of years consumed completing a doctoral

thesis US, 1991
two-pipe noun a double-barrel shotgun US, 1949
two-pot screamer noun a person who gets drunk on very little
alcohol AUSTRALIA, 1959
two-pump chump noun a male who ejaculates without much
stimulation US, 2004
two rolls and no coffee noun in craps, a roll of seven on the first
roll after establishing your point. A pun on ‘roll’, with the player
here losing after two rolls
US, 1949
twos noun 1 the second landing or floor level in a prison UK, 1996 . 2 a
share UK, 1996. < all the twos twenty-two. In Bingo, House or
673 twitch | twos
Housey-Housey calling, the formula ‘all the’ announces a double
number
UK, 1943
twos and blues noun a two-tone horn and flashing blue light used
to signal a police vehicle travelling urgently
UK, 2002
twos and fews noun small-denomination notes or loose change US,
1973
two-seater noun an outdoor privy which accomodates two people at
once
US, 1966
twosey noun an act of defecation AUSTRALIA, 1995
Two Shades of Soul noun the 173rd Airborne Brigade, US Army. So
named because of the amicable relations between black and white
soldiers in the unit, the first major US combat unit sent to
Vietnam US, 1988
two shot; two noun in the television and film industries, a shot of

two actors facing each other, each taking up half the screen
US, 1977
twosky noun two hundred dollars. The ‘sky’ suffix is purely
decorative US, 1994
two snaps up! used for expressing approval. A catchphrase from
the television programme In Living Color US, 1990
two-spirited adjective applied to homosexual, lesbian, bisexual or
transgendered Native Americans. First used among Native
Americans of transgendered people only, it has also been
offensively applied to half-breeds and those who have adopted
white culture
CANADA, 1996
two-step noun the highly venomous bamboo viper, found and
feared in Vietnam. So named because of the belief – false but
vivid – that the venom is so toxic that it kills a person before they
can take two steps after being bitten
US, 1991
two stretch; two noun a two-year sentence of imprisonment. A
multiple of STRETCH (a year’s sentence) UK, 1950
two’s up adjective sharing, especially a cigarette. Used in borstals and
detention centres UK, 1978
twot noun an abusive epithet for someone you would otherwise call
a cunt. A variant spelling (originally pronunced in a similar
manner) of TWAT (the vagina). As time has passed the
pronunciations have separated
UK, 1999
two-thirds of five-eighths of fuck all noun almost nothing. From
the final line of ‘The young man of Bengal’ limerick. A recorded
song based on the variation ‘two thirds of four fifths of fuck all’
was released in the UK in 2005 by Ivor Biggun NEW ZEALAND, 1998

two-thirty adjective grimy, dirty. Rhyming slang for ‘dirty’ UK, 1960
two-time verb to be seeing more than one sexual partner without
the knowledge of the partner(s); to be unfaithful US, 1924
two-timer noun a person who is unfaithful to another person or a
cause US, 1927
two-timing woman noun a type of bet in an illegal numbers game
lottery US, 1957
two-toilet adjective used of an Irish immigrant, relatively well-off
economically and straying from the Irish cultural ties that bind. A
term coined in Boston and rarely used elsewhere US, 1990
two-two noun a prostitute CANADA, 1993
two-two adverb in pairs INDIA, 1979
two-up noun 1 a gesture that is used to insult or otherwise cause
offence. The forefinger and the middle finger are extended to
form a V shape, with the palm turned in towards the gesturer
UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1985. 2 a gambling game in which two pennies are tossed
from a small flat bat AUSTRALIA, 1884
two-up school noun a place at which a two-up game is held; a
group of people playing two-up
AUSTRALIA, 1897
two-way noun a position for mutual, simultaneous oral sex between
two people, or the act itself, especially when advertised as a service
offered by a prostitute
UK, 2003
two-way adjective said of a carnival game or attraction that can be
operated either legitimately or in a crooked fashion
US, 1989
two-way bondage noun a restriction of movement to facilitate an

erotic encounter or sexual intercourse, especially when advertised
as a service offered and received by a prostitute
UK, 2003
two-way man noun a male prostitute who is available for both anal
and oral sex
US, 1941
two-way watersports noun when used in a prostitute’s advertising,
indicates that the prostitute is willing both to urinate over the
client, and be urinated upon. A specification of WATER SPORTS (the
practice of urophilia and uralgnia)
UK, 2003
two-wire noun an electronic technician. US Navy usage US, 1998
two words, three effs fuck off. If the intention is euphemistic why
spell it out?
UK, 2000
twozee verb to defecate. Children’s vocabulary TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
1986
twunt noun a despicable person, an idiot. A blend of CUNT and TWAT
UK
, 2005
TX in on-line poker playing, thanks UK, 2003
txt verb to send a text message. A new vocabulary of abbreviations,
of which this is probably the most recognisable, has grown rapidly
as texting becomes evermore popular and mobile phone
companies limit the number of characters subscribers may use UK,
2000
tyke noun 1 a child, especially one who is disobedient, impudent or
mischievous; a youth. Probably from the sense as ‘a dog’ UK, 1400.
2 a Yorkshireman. Originally pejorative, ultimately from the sense
as ‘a dog’; now in general use, and adopted with pride by yorkshire

people: Barnsley football club is nicknamed ‘The Tykes’ UK, a bout
1700
. 3 a rough, ill-mannered fellow UK: NORTHERN IRELAND, 1996. 4 a
Roman Catholic. Probably Northern Ireland English Taig
AUSTRALIA,
1902. 5 a scruffy dog; a mongrel. Now widely used as a pet name
UK, about 1400
type noun a person, especially one of a stated or implied character.
Colloquial
UK, 1922
typer noun a typewriter US, 1982
typewriter noun 1 a machine gun UK, 1915. 2 afighter;aboxer.
Rhyming slang UK, 1931. 3 the push-button automatic transmission
on a Dodge car US, 1968
typewriter commando noun a soldier assigned to clerical support
duty far from combat US, 1947
typewriter jockey noun a stenographer or typist US, 1960
typist noun in a deck of playing cards, a queen US, 1988
typo noun a typographical error UK, 1945
tyrannosaurus rex; tyrannosaurus noun sex. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
Tyrone noun a potent strain of marijuana US, 1995
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