Slang and uncoventional english part 100 docx

Uu
Ubangi noun a black person. Offensive US, 1979
U-barrel noun a large steel drum used for collecting urine where
there is no plumbing ANTARCTICA, 2003
über-; uber- prefix super-high in quality or degree. Adopted directly
from German preposition über (over, above), combines to form
words that exceed the norm
US, 1992
UBI doctors’ shorthand for the facetious diagnosis: unexplained beer
injury. Medical slang
UK, 2003
uc dai loi; ouc-dai-loi noun (during the Vietnam conflict) an
Australian soldier. From Vietnamese. Spelt with much variation
AUSTRALIA, 1975
ucuntnickname Uncut magazine (since 1997). Originally a cut and
paste by disgruntled employees, then adopted by the magazine’s
competition
UK, 2001
udder noun 1 the female breast. Originally (about 1708) in conven-
tional or poetic use UK, 1933. 2 a despised, disrespected or foolish
woman. Possibly a variation of COW; more likely to derive from
‘udder’ (the female breast) hence used here as a synonym for
TIT
UK
, 2001. 3 a protruding paunch produced by too much beer
drinking. Recorded as a contemporary gay usage UK, 2003
u-ey; u-ee; yewie; you-ee noun au-turnUS, 1969
uggies noun a pair of Ugg™ boots AUSTRALIA, 2003
ughly adjective uglier than ugly US, 1966
ugly as a hatful of arseholes adjective especially ugly AUSTRALIA, 1971
ugly as fuck adjective very ugly US, 1989

ugly Australian noun a rough, loutish Australian; an Australian
yobbo AUSTRALIA, 1974
ugly sister noun a blister. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
ugly stick noun a notional stick with which a person has been
beaten in order to make them ugly US, 1969
ugs noun 8see: HUGS AND KISSES
uh-oh used in recognition of trouble US, 2001
uh-uh adverb no US, 1924
UIC ski team noun unemployed winter skiers CANADA, 1989
uke noun a ukulele US, 1915
ukelele noun on the railways, a short-handled shovel US, 1977
UKG noun British gangsta music and culture. An abbreviation of
United Kingdom Gangsta UK, 2002
Ukrainian peanut noun a sunflower seed CANADA, 1987
ultimate noun in the coded terminology used in advertising for sex-
ual contact, full sexual intercourse UK, 2006
ultimate xphoria noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as
ecstasy UK, 2003
ulysses noun au-turnUS, 1968
-um suffix added to words to give the impression of English as
spoken by an American Indian US, 1946
um and ah verb to hesitate; to be uncertain. From the vocal sounds
that may accompany hesitation
UK, 2000
umbrella noun 1 a fellow, especially a husband or boyfriend.
Rhyming slang for FELLAH; FELLA UK, 1998. 2 in the television and
film industries, a reflector used to bounce light onto a subject US,
1990
umpteen noun an imprecise, large number UK, 1918
umpteenhundred noun a point in the yet-to-be-determined,

indefinite future US, 1988
umpteenth; unteenth adjective used of a great but unspecific
number or amount UK, 1918
una adjective one. From Italian uno UK, 1996
unass verb 1 to stand up; to remove yourself from your immediate
location US, 1967. 2 to knock someone out of a sitting position US,
1991
unbling noun cheap, shoddy, unimpressive jewellery. The opposite of
BLING UK, 2005
unbutton verb to force or rip open a safe US, 1949. < unbutton the
mutton
to undo clothing and liberate the penis AUSTRALIA, 1971
unc noun an uncle, especially as a term of address AUSTRALIA, 1946
uncle noun 1 apawnbrokerUK, 1756. 2 a person who buys stolen
goods from criminals US, 1950. < cry uncle; say uncle; holler
uncle
to admit defeat; to beg for mercy. From Irish anacol
(mercy)
US, 1918
uncle verb to act in a passive or subservient fashion. From UNCLE
TOM US
, 1969
uncle and aunt noun a plant. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
unclear on the concept adjective completely and dramatically ignor-
ant about a particular subject US, 1988
Uncle Bert noun a shirt. Rhyming slang UK, 1961
Uncle Bertie adjective angry, especially if only temporarily; character-
istically ill-tempered. Rhyming slang for SHIRTY; extended from
UNCLE BERT (a shirt) UK, 1992
Uncle Bill noun the police. A variation of ‘old Bill’ UK, 1962

Uncle Bloody noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 2001
Uncle Bob noun 1 a police officer UK, 1965. 2 the penis. Rhyming
slang for
KNOB UK, 1992
Uncle Charles; Uncle C noun cocaine UK, 2002
Uncle Charlie noun 1 used as a representation of the dominant
white culture in the US
US, 1963. 2 among truckers using citizens’
band radio, the Federal Communications Commission US, 1976.
3 the Viet Cong US, 1985
Uncle Charlie is visiting; my Uncle Charlie is visiting Iam
experiencing menstruation US, 2001
Uncle Daniel noun in hot rodding, a deceptively normal-looking car
that has been modified and enhanced for speed US, 1958
Uncle Dick noun the penis. Rhyming slang for PRICK UK, 1960
Uncle Dick; dickey; dickie adjective sick. Rhyming slang UK, 1960
Uncle Fred noun bread. Rhyming slang, generally childish UK, 1932
Uncle Ho noun Ho Chi Minh US, 1976
Uncle Joe noun Joseph Stalin UK, 1943
Uncle Junk noun heroin. Elaboration of JUNK (heroin) US, 1985
Uncle Lester noun a child molester. Rhyming slang UK, 2002
Uncle Mac noun 1 a smack. Rhyming slang, formed from ‘Children’s
Favourites’ radio presenter Uncle Mac (Derek McCulloch), BBC
Light Programme, 1954–67
UK, 1992. 2 heroin. Rhyming slang for
SMACK, extended from the earlier, more innocent use as ‘a smack’
UK, 1992
Uncle Miltie nickname Milton Berle, US comedian of vaudeville,
radio and television (1908–2002). Berle was also known as Mr
Television US, 1968

Uncle Milty noun Miltown™, a branded tranquillizer US, 1998
Uncle Ned noun a bed. Rhyming slang UK, 1925
Uncle Sam noun the US federal government US, 1950
Uncle Sid noun LSD. A play on the second syllable of ACID (LSD) UK,
2003
Uncle Tom noun a black person who curries favour from whites
through obsequious, fawning behaviour. In recent US history,
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has attracted the ‘Uncle
Tom’ label more than any other black American, in part due to
the irresistible Tom-Thomas pun
US, 1922
Uncle Tom verb (used of a black person) to try to curry favour with
white people by obsequious behaviour
US, 1937
Uncle Willie adjective 1 silly. Rhyming slang UK, 1932. 2 chilly.
Rhyming slang
UK, 1961
unco adjective 1 clumsy; awkward. Short for ‘uncoordinated’ AUSTRALIA,
1996
. 2 weird AUSTRALIA, 1996
uncommon horn noun an unusually urgent sexual appetite UK, 2001
uncool adjective unpleasant, aggressive, dangerous; excitable; tending
to show your feelings more than is prudent or advisable
US, 1953
un-cred adjective unfashionable. The antonym of CRED (acceptible to
your peers)
UK, 2001
uncunt verb to withdraw the penis from a woman’s vagina US, 1961
uncut adjective not circumcised US, 1957
under noun sexual intercourse. The location of the sexual organs:

‘under a body’ or, perhaps, ‘under a skirt’ UK, 1936
under adjective a state of sobriety when measured against drug-
intoxication UK, 2003
underage adjective in snowboarding, used to describe the not-yet-
perfected performance of a trick or manoeuvre US, 1995
under-arm adjective pornographic UK, 1979
underchunders noun underpants. From ‘underwear’ and CHUNDER
(vomit), because they are revolting AUS TRALIA, 1966
underc o ver adjective used of a racehorse, trained in secret US, 1951
undercrackers noun underpants UK, 1997
underdaks noun underpants AU STRALIA, 1966
underdungers noun underpants NEW ZEALAND, 1981
under four eyes; under two eyes adjective face to face TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO
, 1990
undergr ound noun a hidden counter culture. Usually in a political
context, although in the 1960s also in a cultural context US, 1935
undergr ound mutton noun rabbit meat AUSTRALIA, 1919
undergunned adjective having too small a surfboard for the surf
conditions AUSTRALIA, 1989
underlook verb to look at someone or something with grave doubt
BARBADOS, 1965
underpass noun the posterior; the buttocks, the anus. Rhyming
slang for ARSE and appropriate imagery UK, 2003
under-stain noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle. A
euphemism
UK, 1980
under starter’s orders adjective arrested. Criminal and police slang,
from horse racing UK, 1959
undertaker noun a bookmaker who will only accept bets at odds

under those offered by his competition AUSTRALIA, 1989
under the affluence of incohol drunk. A deliberate spoonerism,
probably Australian but post-war UK comedians are worthy of con-
sideration AUSTRALIA, 1984
under-the-arm adjective no good, inferior; loathsome. Implies that
the object described is a STINKER UK, 1930s to 1960s
underwhelm verb to arouse little or no interest in someone. Jocular.
Now included in the Oxford English Dictionary
UK, 1956
under yonder noun the anus US, 1972
undies noun underwear. Abbreviated ‘underwear’. In the UK, applied
most commonly to women’s underwear; in Australia to men’s; in
the US to children’s
UK, 1906
undressed adjective used of a citizens’ band radio operated without
a linear amplifier US, 1976
unemployed noun the penis. Especially in the phrase SHAKE HANDS
WITH THE UNEMPLOYED AUSTRALIA
, 1971
unfor gettable noun a combination of cocaine, heroin and valium
US, 1993
unfragged adjective not listed on the daily frag order specifying the
military objectives of the day. Vietnam war usage
US, 1986
unfuckable adjective too ugly to be considered as a sexual partner
AUSTRALIA, 1979
unfucked adjective re-ordered; having order brought out of chaos US,
1997
unglue verb in drag racing and hot rodding, to blow up an engine US,
1968

unglued adjective out of control US, 1962
ungodly adjective 1 of time, unpleasantly early in the day UK, 1889.
2 superlative US, 1974
ungowa; ungowa bwana yes, affirmative, OK. Citizens’ band radio
slang
US, 1976
ungrateful adjective said of a hospital patient who dies after heroic
efforts to save his life US, 1989
unhinged adjective angry; emotionally unsettled UK, 1719
unholy adjective awful; outrageous UK, 1842
unhook verb to remove handcuffs US, 1982
unhook the U-haul! ‘hurry up!’. The image is of unhooking a
rental trailer that is slowing you down
US, 1993
uni noun 1 university; a university AUSTRALIA, 1898. 2 a school uniform.
Pronounced ‘unny’ UK, 1947
uniboob noun a woman’s chest clothed in a manner that presents
the two breasts as a single entity US, 2001
uniform noun 1 a uniformed police officer, as distinguished from a
detective in street clothes US, 1969. 2 a member of the armed forces
US, 1941
uniform tango noun an UNCLE TOM. From the military phonetic
alphabet, UT
US, 1991
uninteresting adjective used of a computer problem, subject to
being solved with enough time, not requiring creative problem-
solving skills US, 1991
Union Jack noun 1 a multiple bet on 9 selections. Named after the
Union Jack flag which a schemata of the wager resembles UK, 2001.
2 the back. Rhyming slang. The short form ‘union’ is also used UK,

1992
Union Pacific noun in poker, a hand consisting of three sixes and a
pair. The sixes are known as ‘boxcars’, hence the railway company
name
US, 1988
unit noun 1 the penis. The slang sense of the word gives special
meaning to the nickname ‘The Big Unit’ given to baseball pitcher
Randy Johnson US, 1985. 2 the vagina US, 1978
United Parcel Service noun any amphetamine, methamphetamine
or other central nervous system stimulant. A forced formation: the
initials UPS represent stimulants as ‘ups’ (see
UPPER) US, 1976
units noun parents. An abbreviation of ‘parental units’ US, 1987
University of a Billion Chinks nickname the University of British
Columbia, in racist reference to the large student population of
immigrants from South Asia
CANADA, 2001
University of Freebies noun the University of Florida. Back-for-
mation from the initials FU, playing on the role of athletics at the
university US, 2004
university of hard knocks noun experience, especially when valued
against a university education. An admixture of the clichés
UNIVERSITY OF LIFE and SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS UK, 1984
university of life noun experience, especially when valued against a
university education UK, 1959
unk -unk noun an unknown that is unknown or not even suspected.
Aerospace usage US, 1974
unleaded adjective caffeine-free. Borrowing from the language of car
fuel for application to the world of coffee drinks and, to a lesser
extent, soft drinks US, 1996

unload verb 1 (of a male) to ejaculate. Originally in gay use US, 1995.
2 to punch someone; to beat someone. Probably from an earlier
sense (to drop bombs) UK, 1998. 3 in air combat, to accelerate US, 1990.
Uncle Tom | unload 676
4 on the railways, to end a work shift or to jump off a moving train
US, 1977
unotque noun marijuana UK, 2003
unpack verb to vomit UK, 1983
unprofessional, that’s what you are used as a humorous if
pointed insult. Coined by ESPN’s Keith Olberman to describe the
level of play of strike-breaking, ‘replacement’ baseball players in
1995
US, 1997
unreal adjective excellent; exceptionally bad. Depends on context and
tone
US, 1965
unrool adjective great; terrific. Representing a pronunciation of
UNREAL AUSTRALIA, 1990
unscrewed adjective out of control US, 1962
unsliced adjective not circumcised US, 1988
unteenth adjective 8see: UMPTEENTH
until the wheels fall off adjective until a prison clique disbands;
ultimately loyal. Back-formation from a
CAR (a clique) US, 1989
untogether adjective not in control of your personal condition;
unable to get your mind and emotions under control; disorganised
UK, 1969
untold adjective excellent; terrific; wonderful AUSTRALIA, 1979
untolds noun lots; heaps AUSTRALIA, 1987
unwind verb to relax after a period of tension or stress UK, 1958

up noun 1 a tablet of amphetamine, methamphetamine or other
central nervous system stimulant
US, 1979. 2 an inspiration; an elev-
ated mood US, 1966. 3 in the used car business, a potential
customer who has walked on to the sales forecourt
US, 1975. < on
the up and up
legitimate, honest US, 1863
up verb 1 to start suddenly or boldly; to rise abruptly UK, 1831. 2 to
arouse or aggravate someone UK, 2000. 3 to increase a bet in cards
US, 1942. < up it to pay off a debt US, 1980. < up sticks to pack up
and go; to move. Originally nautical, from raising the mast prior to
setting sail
UK, 1877
up adjective 1 happening; going on UK, 1838. 2 wrong; amiss UK, 1849.
3 successful US, 1990. 4 under the influence of a drug, especially LSD
and, later, MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy US,
1966. 5 pregnant TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1991. 6 used of waves, large.
Giving rise to the cry, ‘Surf’s up!’ US, 1964. 7 imprisoned US, 1975. 8 of
food or drink, made, cooked, ready, served UK, 1961. 9 in the used
car business, next on the salesmen’s rotation list to approach a
potential customer who has walked onto the sales forecourt US,
1975. 10 used of an actor in the television and film industries,
unable to remember lines US, 1977. 11 of a male, having sexual
intercourse with someone
UK, 1937
up adverb 1 each; equal in quantity UK, 1809 . 2 up to or up at AUSTRALIA,
1884
-up suffix 1 used to form adjectives and verbs with the meaning ‘to
be under, or put someone under, the influence of a drug’, 2000.

2 having adopted a stated style or characteristic. Formed in combi-
nation with a participial adjective
UK, 2004
up against adjective confronted by a difficulty US, 1896
up against it in a difficult position, in trouble US, 1896
up against the wall helpless, dominated by another; used for
expressing power over others. A catch-phrase of the politically
active in the US 1960s, echoing a police command US, 1960s
up-and-down noun 1 an order of Kessler ale and Stroh’s beer US, 1981.
2 sex US, 1993 . 3 in gambling, a type of conditional bet: a single-
stakes-about or a double-stakes-about UK, 2001
up and down adjective brown, especially applied to brown ale.
Rhyming slang UK, 1992
up-and-downer; upper-and-downer noun a violent quarrel; a fight
UK, 1927
up and down of it noun the gist of something; the whole thing;
the outcome of a situation UK, 1994
up and under noun thunder. Rhyming slang, formed from a rugby
manoeuvre that became a popular catchphrase for BBC rugby
league commentator Eddie Waring, 1910–86 UK, 1998
upchuck noun ground beef. Playing on ‘ground chuck’ for the beef
as well as the slang for ‘vomit’
US, 1996
upchuck verb to vomit US, 1936
up country adjective South Vietnam north of Saigon US, 1977
up for it adjective ready to party UK, 1999
upfront adjective honest, open, frank US, 1970
upful adjective happy, positive. Mainly West Indian and UK black
usage
UK, 1997

uphill gardening noun anal intercourse UK, 1997
uphills noun dice that have been altered in a fashion that produces
high numbers when rolled US, 1962
upholstered adjective suffering from a sexually transmitted infection
US, 1949
Upjohn noun a tablet of Dexedrine™, Benzedrine™ or other central
nervous system stimulant US, 1971
up jumped the devil! used for expressing dismay at the toss of a
seven by a craps player trying to make his point US, 1950
up north adverb to prison US, 1989
up on one adjective of a police officer, on a charge, standing accused
UK, 1974
upper noun an amphetamine or other central nervous system stimu-
lant
US, 1973
upper-class snob noun an act of oral sex, especially performed on a
man. Rhyming slang for
BLOW JOB UK, 2003
upper-crust noun the upper classes; the higher circles of society UK,
1843
upper deck noun the female breasts US, 1967
upper persuasion for lower invasion noun foreplay US, 1968
uppie noun an amphetamine or other central nervous system stimu-
lant. A variation of UPPER US, 1982
Uppie noun a student of the University of Port Elizabeth. Formed on
the initialism, by which the university is known, UPE; Radio Uppie
is the UPE student radio station
SOUTH AFRICA, 1972
uppity; uppidy adjective brash; arrogant; refusing to accept one’s
place in society. Originally coined by southern blacks, now widely

used US, 1880
uprights noun the legs US, 1970
upsidaisy!; upsadaisy!; oops-a-daisy! used to comfort a child
who has fallen over and to lightly encourage a recovery
UK, 1862
upside preposition against US, 1959
upskirt noun a type of voyeurism devoted to seeing what is beneath
a woman’s skirt US, 1995
upslice noun the vagina; a disagreeable woman US, 2001
upstairs adverb in poker, in the form of a raised bet US, 1996. < not
right upstairs; short of a few rooms upstairs not completely
sane UK, 1931
upstate adjective 1 in prison US, 1934. 2 murdered US, 2003
upta adjective no good; hopeless; worthless. Originally short for UP TO
PUTTY
, but now conceived of as short for UP T O SHIT AUSTRALIA, 1918
up the aisle noun a sexual position in which the woman kneels and
the man enters her from behind. Rhyming slang for DOG-STYLE,
combining a pun on ‘a narrow passage’ with an implication of
marriage
UK, 2003
up the in and out adjective ruined; pregnant. Rhyming slang for UP
THE SPOUT UK
, 1998
up the Irons! used as a greeting, especially between Iron Maiden
fans. Collected from fans of heavy metal music by Seamus
O’Reilly, January 1995
US, 1995
up there Cazaly come on! Used as a cry of encouragement.
Originally a cry of support for Ron Cazaly (1893–1963), Australian

Rules football player AUSTRALIA, 1943
up there for thinking, down there for dancing; up here for
thinking, down there for dancing
a catchphrase used as a
jocular demonstration of the speaker’s grasp on anatomy UK, 1999
677 unotque | up there for thinking, down there for dancing; up here for thinking, down there for dancing
uptight adjective 1 nervous, anxious US, 1934. 2 inhibited; narrow-
minded; very correct and straightlaced
US, 1968
up top noun 1 a person’s intelligence UK, 1961. 2 a woman’s breasts, or
the area of the breasts
UK, 2003
uptown noun 1 cocaine. Uptown is expensive and glamorous, as
is cocaine
US, 1980. 2 in pool, the area at the head of the table US,
1993
uptown adjective upscale, prosperous US, 1946
up west; up West noun the West End of London. Originally as
viewed from the East End, subsequently used throughout suburbia
regardless of the compass UK, 1979
up you! used as an exclamation of contempt, derision or defiance; a
euphemism for ‘fuck you!’. Often accompanied by, or used
instead of, the raised middle finger gesture which carries the same
meaning. Apparently not recorded before 1984 but, surely, much
earlier
UK, 1984
up you for the rent! damn you! AUSTRALIA, 1955
up your alley! used as a dismissive retort. A euphemism for UP
YOUR ASS/ARSE
! UK, 1976

up your giggy! used as an expression of contemptuous rejection.
After GIGGY (the anus) CANADA, 1961
up your nose with a rubber hose used as a general-purpose,
nonsensical insult. A signature line of Vinnie Barbarino, played by
John Travolta, on the television comedy Welcome Back, Kotter
(ABC, 1975–79). Repeated with referential humour
US, 1979
up yours! used as an expression of contempt, rejection, or derision.
A shortening of UP YOUR ASS/AR SE! UK, 1956
urban surfing verb 8see: TRAIN-SURFING
urger noun a racecourse tipster AUSTRALIA, 1919
Uriah Heep noun an objectionable or unpleasant person; a dull or
insignificant person. Rhyming slang for CREEP, formed from a
character in Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, 1849 UK, 1992
urine express noun an elevator in a public housing development.
New York police slang US, 1997
urine-stained adjective not good enough; not socially acceptable US,
1996
us adjective my. Too widely used to be simply a dialect of northern
England
UK, 1999
US adjective not in working order. A military abbreviation of
‘unserviceable’, ‘useless’, and/or UP TO SHIT UK, 1942
us pronoun me. Queen Elizabeth II is often derided for referring to
herself as ‘we’ (known as the ‘royal we’); this is the ‘working-class
us’
UK, 1828
use verb 1 to use drugs, especially addictive drugs such as heroin.
Used without an object. A euphemism, but one which is crystal
clear in slang context US, 1971. 2 to enjoy something (if only you

could get the something that is wished for) UK, 1956. < use your
loaf
to act intelligently, think. Often as an imperative UK, 1997.
< use yourself 1 to masturbate BAHAMAS, 1982. 2 to use physical
violence; to fight. By elision from ‘use yourself as a weapon’
UK,
1962
used beer department noun a toilet. Modified to ‘used coffee
department’ and the like for office settings US, 1995
useful adjective 1 good; capable; effective; satisfactory UK, 1955.
2 competitive IRELAND, 1991
useful as an ashtray on a motorbike adjective useless AUSTRALIA,
1986
useless as tits on a boar; useless as tits on a boar hog;
useless as tits on a bull
adjective ineffectual, serving no useful
purpose
CANADA, 1981
useless smile noun used for describing the happy, vacant facial
expression of someone under the influence of LSD
US, 1994
user noun 1 a drug addict UK, 1935. 2 a person who exploits others for
their own gain AUSTRALIA, 1978
ush verb to work as an usher in a theatre US, 1981
US of A noun the United States of America. A variation of the con-
ventional abbreviations US and USA US, 1973
USP noun amphetamines; MDMA, the recreational drug best known
as ecstasy UK, 2003
UTA adjective in abundance US, 1986
ute noun a utility truck AUSTRALIA, 1943

utensil noun a chamberpot TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1909
utilities noun US Marines’ combat fatigues US, 1991
U-turn noun a reversal of political policy. From motorists’ jargon UK,
1984
UVs noun sun rays. An abbreviation of ‘ultra-violet sun rays’ US, 1968
UYB noun an uppity yankee bitch. The southern US view of some
northern US women US, 1986
Uzi noun a pipe used for smoking crack cocaine US, 1994
uzzfay noun a police officer. Pig Latin for FUZZ US, 1955
uptight | uzzf ay 678
Vv
V noun 1 Valium™ US, 1984. 2 sildenafil citrate marketed as Viagra™, an
anti-impotence drug taken recreationally for performance
enhancement, in combination with other chemicals that stimulate
the sexual appetites
UK, 2000. 3 a V-sign UK, 2002. 4 a visit US, 2002. 5 a
five year prison sentence. From the Roman numeral for five US,
1945
. 6 five dollars US, 1962. 7 marijuana US, 1979
v adjective very. Upper-class society origins (perhaps from abbreviation
use in school) into wider middle-class usage
UK, 1982
V-8 gang noun a youth gang that uses large American cars NEW
ZEALAND
, 1984
V-8s noun men’s shorts US, 1972
VA noun the vagina. Adopted from the standard abbreviation for the
state of Virginia, punning the phonetic similarity US, 1998
Vaalie; Valie noun an inhabitant of the region formerly known as
Transvaal. Often derogatory or patronising SOUTH AFRICA, 1976

vac noun a vacation UK, 1709
vacation noun time spent in jail or prison US, 1971
vacaya noun 1 any mechanical or electrical device that produces
sound; a jukebox; a record player
UK, 2002. 2 a mobile phone. From
the earlier, more general sense (a device that produces sound)
UK,
2002
vada; varda; vardi; vardo; vardy verb to see; to look; to observe.
Polari UK, 1859
vadavision; vardavision noun a television UK, 2002
VAF! (when first noticing an attractive person) ‘look!’. Polari; an
acronym for ‘VADA absolutely FANTABULOSA!’ UK, 2002
vag noun 1 a vagrant US, 1868. 2 vagrancy; a criminal charge of
vagrancy
US, 1859
vag verb to charge someone with vagrancy US, 1859
vage; vag; vadge; vaj noun the vagina US, 1986
vaggerie; vagary; vagarie verb to go; to leave; to travel. Probably
from Italian vagare (to roam) UK, 2002
vagina vandal noun a rapist US, 1962
val noun 1 a tablet of diazepam (trade name Valium™), an anti-
anxiety agent US, 1986. 2 value UK, 2000. 3 a resident of the San
Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California US, 1982
valentine noun a very short jail sentence US, 1949
Valentine noun in college, a notification of academic deficiency US,
1968
Valentine Dyalls; valentines noun haemorrhoids. Rhyming slang
for PILES, formed on the actor Valentine Dyall, 1908–85 UK, 1998
valet noun in a deck of playing cards, a jack or knave US, 1988

vali; vallie; vally noun Valium™, a branded tranquillizer UK, 1996
valley noun the antecubital vein at the inside of the elbow, a prime
site for intravenous drug injections
US, 1970
Valley noun < the Valley 1 the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles
County, California US, 1994. 2 a low-lying area east of Seventh
Avenue in Harlem, New York
US, 1966
valley dolls noun LSD UK, 2003
Valleyite noun a resident of the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles US,
1985
valve job noun sex in a car US, 1997
vamoose verb to go; to leave. Spanish vamanos (let us go) US, 1834
vamp noun a woman that makes it her habit or business to captivate
men by an unscrupulous employment of her sexual charms UK,
1911
vamp verb 1 (of a woman) to flirt, and otherwise employ an obvious
sexuality to attract a mate
UK, 1927. 2 to smell bad TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 1973
vampire noun a medical operative who draws off a patient’s or
donor’s blood; a member of any National Blood Transfusion
collecting team. Jocular and affectionate, usually UK, 1961. < take
the vampire’s kiss; take the vampires
to tease someone, to
pull someone’s leg. Rhyming slang for
TAKE THE PISS UK, 1998
van noun a brakevan (caboose) US, 1977
Van nickname the city of Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA, 2002

V and A nickname Victoria and Albert Museum UK, 1937
vandoo noun in the Canadian Forces, a member of the Royal 22nd
Regiment, the francophone army unit
CANADA, 1995
V and T noun vodka and tonic UK, 1997
V and X noun in carnival usage, a five-and-ten cent store US, 1981
Van Gogh noun a trucker operating with a citizens’ band radio. A
trucker without a citizens’ band radio is said to be driving ‘without
ears’, and hence the artistic allusion US, 1976
Vangroovy noun Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA, 2002
vanilla adjective 1 white-skinned, Caucasian. Originally black usage,
now widespread US, 1994 . 2 ordinary, simple, basic. Derives from the
plainest ice-cream variety US, 1977. 3 of sex, conventional; of homo-
sexual sex, gentle, traditional, emotional
US, 1984. 4 used of
pornography, relatively high-brow, designed for couples and first-
time viewers US, 2000
vanilla fudge noun a judge. Rhyming slang UK, 2004
Vanity Fair noun a chair. Rhyming slang, formed from the title of
Thackeray’s novel UK, 1961
Vanna noun used as a term of address between homosexual males.
From Vanna White, of television game show fame US, 1990
Vanouver noun any vacuum cleaner. Rhyming slang for HOOVER UK,
1992
vap verb when throwing dice, to snap your fingers BARBADOS, 1965
vap; vaps noun an impulse; a sudden urge TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1957
vapour lock noun a temporary loss of common sense or memory.
An allusion to a mechanical problem with the carburettor of an
internal combustion engine US, 1996
vapourware noun in computing, a program that is announced well

before it is completed and released US, 1991
varda d’amour noun the look of love. A combination of polari and
French UK, 1992
varder; varda noun a look. Polari UK, 1996
vardo noun in gypsy or traveller use, a trailer, a wagon, a caravan UK,
1934
varicose alley noun the platform that extends from a stage used by
strippers out into the audience US, 1945
varicose vein noun a baby; a child. Glasgow rhyming slang on
Scottish dialect wean (pronounced ‘wayne’) UK: SCO TLAND, 1996
vark noun used as a term of abuse, especially applied to a police
officer. A contemptuous term, from Afrikaans vark (pig) SOUTH
AFRICA
, 1975
varnish noun on the railways, a passenger train US, 1946
varnish verb < varnish the cane (from the male perspective) to
have sex
US, 1968
vasso noun vaseline AUSTRALIA, 1998
VAT noun vodka and tonic. Initialism, punning on value added tax;
made popular by 1980s television series Minder
UK, 1994
Vatican roulette noun birth control by the rhythm method US, 1979
vato; bato noun a guy. Border Spanish used in English conversation
by Mexican-Americans
US, 1950
vato loco; bato loco noun a wild guy US, 1965
vault noun a hotel baggage checkroom US, 1954
va va voom noun style; a powerful or seductive style. Used as a song
title by Cinerama ‘Va Va Voom’, 1998, and as an advertising strap

line for Renault’s Clio™ (2001+)
US, 1996
VC noun the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong US, 1966 8see:
VICTORIA CROSS
V-card noun a person’s virginity US, 2001
VCR noun a vicious campus rumour US, 1966
VD bonnet noun a condom. A reference to the prevention of
venereal d isease US, 1972
V-Dub; Vee-Dub noun a Volkswagen motor vehicle. Shortening of
vee double-u,thatis,Volkswagen AUSTRALIA, 1970
veal cutlet noun in gambling cheating schemes, a victim US, 1962
veal of the sea noun the green sea turtle BAHAMAS, 1982
veddy adverb very. A jocular pronunciation, approximating a child’s,
or an American’s (attempting a ‘British’ accent), rendering of ‘very’
UK, 1859
vee noun sex involving three people, two of whom are focused on
the pleasure of the third US, 1995
veeblefetzer noun a corporate manager. Not a term of endearment
US, 1997
vee dub noun a completely depillated female pubis. Also as a verb
and, thus, an adjectival participle. From a similarity in shape and
finish to the bonnet of a Volkswagen Beetle US, 2003
veep noun a vice president US, 1949 8see: VIP
vee wee noun a Volkswagen motor vehicle UK, 1984
veg noun vegetables UK, 1898
Vegemite-driller noun a male homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1985
Vegemite valley noun the anus and rectal passage. Use is often
suggestive of homosexual activity. Vegemite™ is a dark brown
foodstuff AUSTRALIA, 2003
vegetable noun 1 a person who is mentally and physically incapaci-

tated to a degree that renders the comparison with a plant
organism fair if cruel UK, 1921. 2 a person with an inactive,
undemanding lifestyle. A derogatory use arising from the semi-
conventional medical sense above UK, 2001
vegetable garden noun a group of neurologically depressed hospital
patients
US, 1978
vegetation noun relaxation US, 1986
vegged out adjective relaxed and inactive US, 2001
veggie noun 1 a vegetable US, 1955 . 2 a vegetarian. The variant spelling
‘veggy’ is also used UK, 1975
vegie adjective of school subjects, of the easiest grade AUSTRALIA, 1992
vego noun a vegetarian AUSTRALIA, 1996
vego adjective vegetarian AUSTRALIA, 1988
veg out verb to relax and do nothing US, 1995
veins noun < get veins in bodybuilding, to achieve definition, or
well-developed and sculpted muscles US, 1984
velcro noun a lesbian. Figurative use of Velcro™, from the French
velours croché (hooked velvet), a branded material fastener UK, 2000
velvet noun 1 gambling winnings US, 1974. 2 a passenger train carriage
US, 1977. < on velvet in good shape US, 1997
velvet fog nickname singer Mel Tormé (1925–99) US, 2000
vendor noun ajukeboxUS, 1965
vendor’s noun a commercial bottled beer, even when obtained from
a bootlegger CANADA, 1999
vengeance noun < with a vengeance to a great degree, very
much
UK, 1568
vent verb to express frustrations in larger-than-life dimensions. What
an earlier generation would have called ‘let off some steam’

US, 1996
vent; vent act noun a ventriloquist UK, 1893. < take it to the vent
to commit suicide US, 1989
ventilate verb to shoot someone. From the image of bullet holes
ventilating the body
US, 1947. < ventilate the block in hot
rodding and drag racing, to blow a rod out through the engine
US,
1960s
ventilator noun a machine gun US, 1962
Vera Lynn; Vera noun 1 gin. Rhyming slang, based on the name of
singer Vera Lynn (b.1917) known from World War 2 as ‘the forces’
sweetheart’ UK, 1952. 2 a cigarette paper. Rhyming slang for SKIN (a
cigarette paper)
UK, 1992
verandah over the toy shop noun a paunch or beer-belly AUSTRALIA,
1987
vera vice; victoria vice; veras noun the police vice squad. A CAMP
elaboration UK, 1996
verbal; verbals noun 1 a conversation, a talk UK, 1997. 2 a verbal
statement given to the police, often self-incriminatory UK, 1963
verbal; verbal up verb to fake a confession of criminal guilt UK, 1979
verbal diarrhoea noun unwarranted verbosity UK, 1823
verballing noun the act of faking a criminal confession UK, 1974
vergla noun freezing rain. The word is borrowed, modified but
pronounced fairly correctly, from the French verglas, which means
the same thing CANADA, 2002
Veronica Lake noun steak. Rhyming slang, formed from the name
of the US film actress, 1919–73 UK, 1992
verrrry in-ter-est-ing; very interesting, but stupid used as a

humorous comment on a remark or event; used for humorously
dismissing what has just been said. A signature line on Rowan and
Martin’s Laugh-In (NBC, 1968–73), uttered by Arte Johnson while
playing a wacky Nazi soldier. Repeated with referential humour US,
1969
versatile adjective bisexual UK, 2002
versing preposition < be versing to compete against. A corruption
of the preposition ‘versus’, almost always heard in the progressive
form US, 1984
versioning noun a technique in hip-hop music of blending different
periods and styles of recorded music US, 2000
vert noun in skateboarding, an almost vertical ramp UK, 2003
vertical bacon sandwich noun the vagina. From the resemblance
UK, 2002
vertical jockey noun an elevator operator US, 1953
very adjective excellent US, 1989
very adverb very much, absolutely UK, 2002
very à la adjective absolutely in fashion. Generally contemptuous,
disparaging or ironic in tone UK, 1984
vest noun a show-off US, 1965
vestibules noun the testicles UK, 2003
vestige noun a brassiere. Recorded as a contemporary gay usage UK,
2003
vest out verb to retire from police service after vesting in the
pension plan with 15 years of service. New York police slang US,
1997
vet noun 1 an ex-member of the military US, 1848. 2 a prison doctor
SOUTH AFRICA, 1974
veterano noun an experienced, respected gang member. Spanish
used by English-speakers US, 1975

veterinarian noun a physician who regards his patients as of animal
intelligence
US, 1978
Vette noun aCorvettecarUS, 1994
vex verb to engage someone in an abusive verbal attack UK, 2001
VG adjective very good. Abbreviation UK, 1982
Vatican roulette | VG 680
Vgirlnoun a woman who is attracted to men in military uniform US,
1960
Viaggy noun a Viagra™ tablet UK, 2002
vibe verb to create and enjoy a good atmosphere UK, 2001
vibe; vibes noun the atmosphere generated by any event; mood;
nuances intimately related to all senses. An abbreviation of
‘vibration’, which has the same meaning US, 1960
vibed up adjective excited; in the mood UK, 1983
vibe off verb to take inspiration from someone or something UK, 1999
vibe out verb to intimidate someone UK, 1983
vibes noun a vibraphone UK, 1940
vibey adjective fashionably atmospheric; in tune with the zeitgeist.
From the 1990s; a positive sense of VIBE (the atmosphere of an
event)
UK, 1999
vibrations noun the atmosphere generated by any event; mood;
nuances intimately related to all senses US, 1966
vibrator noun a motorcyle US, 1962
vic noun 1 a victim US, 1968. 2 a sucker or an easy target for crime US,
1969
Vic nickname Victoria, a southern state of Australia AUSTRALIA, 1902
Vicar of Bray noun 1 a tray. Rhyming slang, formed from a C18
song UK, 1960. 2 the number three; three. Rhyming slang for TREY

UK
, 1960
vice noun a police vice squad. Usually used with ‘the’ UK, 1966
vice president noun in poker, the player with the second best hand
US, 1988
vice versa noun reciprocal oral sex between two lesbians. The
earliest known lesbian periodical in the US (1947) was named Vice
Versa
US, 1963
vicey adjective sinful; depraved TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1993
vicious adjective handsome US, 1982
vick verb to steal. Probably an evolution from ‘victim’ US, 1993
Vicky noun a Ford Victoria sedan, first built in the 1930s and then
revived in the 1950s US, 1965
vicky; vick noun a two-fingered gesture that is used to insult or
otherwise cause offence. Glasgow slang; the forefinger and the
middle finger are extended to form a V shape, with the palm
turned in towards the gesturer UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
vicky-verky vice-versa. Used as a song title by Squeeze, 1981 UK, 1961
Victor Charlie nickname the Viet Cong US, 1966
Victoria noun used of a person otherwise described as nouveau
riche. After singer and footballer’s wife Victoria Beckham (b.1975);
recorded as a contemporary gay usage UK, 2003
Victoria Cross; VC noun something of little or no value. Rhyming
slang for TOSS, formed from the highest military honour for valour
UK, 1992
Victoria Monk noun semen. Rhyming slang for SPUNK, after the
music hall singer, best remembered for ‘Won’t You Come Home,
Bill Bailey?’, Victoria Monks, 1884–1972
UK, 1960

Victory V noun 1 urine; an act of urination. Rhyming slang for PEE
or WEE, formed from the Churchillian gesture or Victory V branded
medicinal-confectionery UK, 1998. 2 a Triumph car. Citizens’ band
radio slang; ‘victory’ as a synonym for ‘triumph’ UK, 1981
vid noun 1 a video cassette, a video recording UK, 2000. 2 amusic
video
US, 1985
video-nasty noun an exceptionally unpleasant horror film, available
on video UK, 1982
vidrio noun heroin. The Spanish for GLASS (heroin) UK, 2003
Viet noun a Vietnamese person US, 1966
Vietnam rose noun any sexually transmitted infection AUSTRALIA, 1988
Viet shits noun diarrhoea US, 1991
vig noun 1 interest owed on an illegal loan. A shortened form of
VIGORISH US, 1990. 2 profit. Freely adapted from VIGORISH (interest on
a loan) UK, 2001
vigorish noun the interest owed on an illegal loan. Yiddish slang
from the Russian vyigrysh (winnings-out-to-pay)
US, 1966
vikes noun the prescription drug Vicodin™ US, 1996
Viking queen noun in homosexual usage, a muscular, blonde man
US, 1987
vill noun a village or town. Found in the poetry of the early C18, but
not particularly thereafter until the war in Vietnam
US, 1976
village noun a notional community of racecourse bookmakers UK,
1991
Village noun < the Village Greenwich Village, New York, a small
neighbourhood below 14th Street and west of Broadway, haven to
Bohemians US, 1952

village adjective unsophisticated, out of touch with trends US, 2002
village bike noun 1 a promiscuous woman. As with the TOWN BIKE,
‘everyone has ridden her’ UK, 1995. 2 a lesbian. Rhyming slang for
DYKE UK, 2003
village pump noun a girl who is free and easy sexually CANADA, 1992
village ram noun a sexually aggressive male TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1964
villain noun a professional criminal; someone with a criminal record
UK, 1945
Ville noun < the Ville Pentonville prison, London UK, 1903
-ville suffix used for making or emphasising an adjective; used in
combination with a characteristic to describe a place or a con-
dition. Modern usage began with the US beats and travelled back
to the UK. By the mid-1970s the US form was presumed obsolete
having been replaced by ‘-city’. It survives in the UK without
obvious irony US, 1891
Vincent nickname the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong US, 1965
Vincent Price; vincent noun ice. Rhyming slang, formed from the
US actor, 1911–93, particularly famed for his roles in horror films
UK, 1992
Vincent Van Gogh; vincent noun a cough. Rhyming slang, based
on the predominant UK pronunciation of impressionist artist
Vincent Van Gogh (1853–90) UK, 2002
vine noun 1 a men’s suit; clothing US, 1932. 2 the penis US, 1972
vine down verb to dress up US, 1969
vinegar stroke; vinegar noun the final penile thrust culminating in
ejaculation when copulating or masturbating. Alluding to the facial
expression of the male. Also, in the plural, ‘the final thrusts pre-
ceding ejaculation’. UK comedian Phill Jupitus, who uses this term
to describe the closing moments of his act, explains: ‘Just before a
bloke comes he looks like you’ve popped a teaspoon of vinegar

into his mouth’
AUSTRALIA, 1961
viney bones noun rubber bands. Used by motorcyclists. Douglas
Dunford, of the Beaulieu Motor Museum, gives the following
etymology: ‘Originated with the famous [motorcycle] trials rider
Hugh Viney of the ‘30s who used to cut up old inner-tubes and
supply his mates with bands to fix their riding numbers.’ UK, 1984
Vinnies; St Vinnies nickname a St Vincent de Paul charity store
AUSTRALIA, 1970
vino noun 1 wine, especially cheap wine. From Spanish and Italian
vino (wine) AUSTRALIA, 1919. 2 a drinker of doctored cheap wine UK,
1966
vinyl noun used generically for musical recordings produced on such
material UK, 1976
violet noun < come up smelling of violets to emerge unscathed
from a difficult or troublesome situation, used especially of
someone who is consistently and remarkably lucky. Probably
somewhat dated by the time it was recorded. The form survives as
‘come up smelling of roses’
UK, 1981
violin cases noun large, heavy shoes US, 1946
vip; veep noun a very important person US, 1945
681 V girl | vip; veep