dictionary of slang and unconventional english pdf

greenfly noun used as a collective noun for Army Intelligence Corps
personnel. From the bright green beret they adopted in the mid-
1970s
UK, 1984
green folding; folding green noun paper money UK, 1981
green frog noun a central nervous system despressant UK, 1998
greengages; greens noun wages. Rhyming slang UK, 1932
green game noun in a casino, a game with a mininum bet of $25
(the green betting token) US, 1983
green goblin noun absinthe, a French gin. From private
correspondence with a rock group whose management prefer to
remain anonymous. Named after the arch-enemy of Spiderman
UK, 2001
green goddess noun 1 marijuana. From the colour of the leaf and
the elation it inspires; several ancient religions worshipped a green
goddess
US, 1938. 2 an emergency firefighting vehicle that is made
available (for operation by the military) when regular firefighters
and their fire engines are out of service. First came into the public
vocabulary during the 1977 strike by Fire Brigade officers
UK, 1997
green gold noun cocaine UK, 1998
green goods noun counterfeit money US, 1949
green gr olly noun a deposit of phlegm. Abbreviates as ‘grolly’.
Schoolboy and military use UK, 1989
greenhorn noun a person recently arrived in the city or recently
immigrated to a new country UK, 1753
green hornet noun a capsule combining a central nervous stimulant
and a central nervous system depressant
US, 1942
greenhouse noun 1 a small room or enclosed space where

marijuana is being smoked US, 2001. 2 in surfing, a smooth ride
inside the hollow of a wave US, 1987. 3 in hot rodding and car
customising, the upper part of the car body US, 1993
green ice noun emeralds US, 1950
greenie noun 1 any paper money UK, 1982. 2 a one-pound note. From
the colour of the note UK, 1980. 3 an Australian one-pound note.
Shortening of
GREENBACK AUSTRALIA, 1968. 4 a gob of thick nasal
mucus and catarrhal matter. From the colour UK, 2000. 5 a speeding
ticket US, 1976. 6 a conservationist. From ‘green ban’ (a ban
imposed for environmental reasons) AUSTRALIA, 1973. 7 an ocean
wave, especially a large breaking wave suitable for surfing AUS TRALIA,
1964
greenie in a bottle noun a bottle of beer AUSTRALIA, 1991
green ink noun time spent in aerial combat US, 1991
green-ink brigade noun collectively, people who write cranky or
abusive (often illegible) letters. Derives from the notion that only a
person who disdains conventional standards could possibly be ill
mannered enough to write in green ink – or, sometimes, green
crayon UK, 2001
green light noun in prison, permission to kill US, 2000
green-light verb to give approval. In traffic signalling, the green light
means ‘go’ UK, 2001
green-light adjective approved. After the verb sense UK, 2001
green machine noun 1 the US Army. Vietnam war usage US, 1969. 2 a
computer built to military specifications for field use US, 1991
green man noun 1 marijuana. To ‘see the green man’ is to smoke or
buy marijuana US, 1997. 2 a bottle of Ballantine™ ale US, 1965
green meanie noun any green amphetamine or barbiturate capsule
US, 1981

green micro noun a type of LSD UK, 1996
Green Onion noun a Montreal parking violation officer CANADA, 1999
greenout noun the joy felt on seeing and smelling plants after an
extended stay on Antarctica ANTARCTICA, 2003
green paint noun marijuana UK, 2003
green paper noun money US, 1979
green pastures noun high earnings for railwaymen; bonus
payments; overtime
UK, 1970
greenpea noun a novice US, 1912
green penguin noun a variety of LSD UK, 1996
green queen noun a male homosexual who takes pleasure in
outdoor sex in public parks
US, 1981
green room noun 1 in surfing, a smooth ride inside the hollow of a
wave
US, 1987. 2 an execution chamber US, 1981
greens noun 1 currency notes. The colour of money US, 1904.
2 marijuana. From the colour and after GREEN (marijuana), possibly
informed by the vegetable sense and the UK expression of
maternal care ‘eat your greens, they’re good for you’, 1998. 3 green
vegetables, especially cabbage and salad
UK, 1725. 4 loose green
clothing worn by hospital employees, especially in operating
theatres
US, 1988. 5 the green US Army dress uniform US, 1968.
6 sexual activity UK, 1888 8see: GREENGAGES
greens and beans noun basic groceries US, 1994
greenseed noun a US soldier freshly arrived in Vietnam US, 1988
greens fee noun the amount charged by a pool room to play pool.

Punning on a conventional term found in golf, alluding to GREEN
(the surface of a pool table) US, 1990
green shield stamps noun money. A variation on GREENSTAMPS;
Green Shield Stamps were a sales promotional scheme popular in
the 1960s and 70s
UK, 1981
green single dome noun 8see: DOUBLE DOME
green slime noun green peppers. Limited usage, but clever US, 1996
green snow; green tea noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug
known as PCP or angel dust. The colour reference is to the parsley
or mint on which the drug is often sprinkled US, 1978
greenstamp noun a traffic ticket for speeding US, 1975
greenstamps noun in trucking, money US, 1956
green stuff noun currency notes US, 1887
green teen noun an environmentally conscious young person US, 1995
green thumb noun in pool, the ability to make money playing for
wagers US, 1990
green-to-green adjective running smoothly, without problem.
Nautical origins – ships following the rules of navigation US, 1975
green triangle noun a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best
known as ecstasy. From the colour of the tablet and the embossed
motif UK, 2002
green ’un noun a one-pound note UK, 1982
greenwash noun a pretended concern for ecological matters. A play
on ‘whitewash’ (a covering-up of faults), possibly also on EYE-WASH
(something that is intended to conceal; nonsense) UK, 2003
green wedge noun LSD US, 1975
green womb noun the inside of a hollow breaking wave US, 1991
green worms noun the undulating green lines on a radar screen US,
1947

green yoke noun a young inexperienced horse UK, 1969
greet verb < greet the judge in horse racing, to win a race
AUSTRALIA, 1989
greeter; greta noun marijuana US, 1952
Gregory Peck; gregory noun 1 a cheque. Rhyming slang formed on
the name of film actor Gregory Peck, 1916–2003 AUSTRALIA, 1983.
2 the neck. Also known in the UK, especially after use in mid-
1970s BBC television’s Porridge AUSTRALIA, 1966
Gregory Pecks; gregories noun spectacles. Rhyming slang for
SPECS, formed from the name of film actor Gregory Peck,
1916–2003 UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
grem noun an unskilled skateboarder; generally, anyone who is
maladroit at anything. Teen slang; probably a shortening of
GREMMIE UK, 1978
gremlin noun 1 a mysterious spirit that haunts aircraft, deluding
pilots; hence, any mechanical fault. Originally Royal Ait Force slang
UK, 1929. 2 an inexperienced surfer who does not respect surfer
etiquette
US, 1961
gremmie noun 1 an unpopular, unfashionable person US, 1962. 2 an
unskilled surfing or skateboarding novice AUSTRALIA, 1962.
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3 marijuana and crack cocaine mixed for smoking in a cigarette US,
1989
grette noun a cigarette US, 1966
Greville Starkey noun a black person. Rhyming slang for DARKY,
formed from the name of the English jockey and Derby winner
(b.1939). Noted as predating synonymous

FEARGAL SHARKEY UK, 1998
grey noun in a mixed race couple, the other partner BERMUDA, 1985
grey adjective a middle-aged, conventionally minded, conservatively
dressed person in the eyes and vocabulary of the counterculture
UK, 1967
grey death noun insipid prison stew AUSTRALIA, 1967
greyer noun someone dull who perpetuates dullness UK, 1999
grey ghost noun a parking inspector in Victoria, New South Wales
and Western Australian. From the colour of their uniform
AUSTRALIA, 1967
grey goose noun a grey California Department of Corrections bus
used for transporting prisoners. An allusion to the Greyhound bus
line
US, 1974
greyhound noun a very short skirt. A pun on (pubic) hair/hare UK, 2002
Greyhound noun an M-8 armoured car. World War 2 vintage, used at
the beginning of the Vietnam war by the Army of the Republic of
Vietnam US, 1990
greyhound verb (used of a black person) to pursue a white person in
the hopes of a romantic or sexual relationship. From GREY MAN (a
white person) US, 1972
greylist verb to hold a person under consideration for blacklisting
CANADA, 2002
grey man noun 1 a white man. Black slang UK, 1984. 2 a dull, boring
undergraduate. Oxford and Cambridge students’ term UK, 1960
grey mare noun a bus or train fare. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
grey matter noun brains, thus intelligence US, 1899
grey shield noun LSD UK, 2003
greys on trays noun adult snowboarders US, 1997
grice verb to practise trainspotting. Trainspotters’ slang UK, 1982

grice; gricer noun a locomotive (train) spotter. Trainspotters’ slang
UK, 1982
grick noun a Greek immigrant or Greek-American US, 1997
grid noun 1 the face UK, 2001. 2 the female breast US, 1993. 3 a bicycle
AUSTRALIA, 1927
G-ride noun 1 a stolen car US, 1985. 2 a rebuilt, customised vintage car
with a suspension system that allows the body to be lifted and
lowered
US, 1997
gridley grinder noun on Prince Edward Island, a bad storm CANADA,
1988
grief noun trouble, problems. Originally in the phrase COME TO GRIEF
(to get into trouble, to fail) US, 1897. < gi ve someone grief to
tease or criticise someone US, 1968
grief verb to trouble someone UK, 2003
griefer noun an Internet game player who tries to spoil the fun of
other players by harassing them. Someone who creates GRIEF
(trouble) UK, 2003
griever noun a union spokesman on a contract grievance committee
US, 1946
grievous bodily harm noun the recreational drug GHB. Extended
from the punning
GBH US, 1993
g-riffick noun the recreational drug GHB. A combination of the ‘g’
of GHB and ‘terrific’ US, 1997
grifter noun 1 a person who makes their living by confidence
swindles, especially short cons. Widely familiar from Jim
Thompson’s 1963 novel The Grifters and its 1990 film adaptation
US, 1915. 2 in horse racing, a bettor who makes small, conservative
bets US, 1951

grig verb to annoy, to tease. From the Irish griog IRELAND, 2000
grill noun 1 a person of Mediterranean background. Post-World-War-2
migrants from southern Europe commonly opened businesses
selling fried or grilled food
AUSTRALIA, 1957. 2 a motor accident in
which an occupant or occupants of the car are burnt
US, 1962. 3 the
bars or mesh of a prison cell
US, 1992
grille noun the teeth US, 2001
griller noun a verbal assault, a roasting, especially when given by the
authorities
AUSTRALIA, 1975. < to put on the griller to assault
verbally. Mostly in the passive voice AUSTRALIA, 1975
grime noun a modern music genre focused on lyrical and aural
interpretation of an inner-city environment and street-culture, that
combines the musical influences of hip-hop and UK garage with
the practical low-budget, do-it-yourself spirit of punk rock and
reggae sound-systems. So-named, apparently, to acknowledge the
music’s origins in the grimey urban sprawl
UK, 2004
grimey adjective excellent, best UK, 2005
grimmy noun 1 a middle-aged woman UK, 1972. 2 marijuana UK, 2003
Grimsby Docks noun socks. Rhyming slang, formed from a location
on the northeast coast of England
UK, 1988
grimy adjective 1 rude; uncouth US, 2002. 2 excellent UK, 2004
grin noun 1 a good and amusing situation US, 1966. 2 used as Internet
shorthand to mean ‘your message amused me’ US, 1997
grinch noun a bad-tempered person whose negative attitude

depresses others. Adopted from the characteristics of the Grinch, a
mean-spirited character created by Dr Seuss (Theodor Seuss
Geisel) in the novel How The Grinch Stole Christmas, 1957, and
subsequently played by Jim Carrey in the 2000 film version
US, 2003
grinchy adjective unpleasant, distasteful, bad. High school usage US,
1961
grind noun 1 sexual intercourse; an act of sexual intercourse UK, 1870.
2 in a striptease or other sexual dance, a rotating movement of
the hips, pelvis, and genitals US, 1931. 3 hard, dull, routine,
monotous work; work in general. Originally with special emphasis
on academic work; now more general and often appearing as ‘the
grind’ or ‘the daily grind’ UK, 1851. 4 a serious, dedicated, diligent
student US, 1889. 5 in the used car business, a concerted assault of
negotiation with a potential customer
US, 1997. 6 astyleofhard
rock appealing to the truly disaffected, featuring a fast, grinding
tempo, bleak lyrics and relentlessly loud and distorted guitars. Also
known as ‘grindcore’ US, 1994
grind verb 1 to have sex UK, 1647. 2 in a striptease or other sexual
dance, to rotate the hips, pelvis, and genitals in a sensual manner
US, 1928. 3 to study hard US, 1955. 4 in computing, to format code so
that it looks attractive US, 1983. 5 to eat. Hawaiian youth usage US,
1981. 6 to call out and invite patrons to enter a performance US,
1968. < grind someone’s ass to annoy US, 1996
grindage noun food US, 1990
grinder noun 1 a sexual partner US, 1966. 2 a striptease artist US, 1950 .
3 a person who calls out and invites patrons to enter a perform-
ance US, 1968. 4 a pornographic film with poor production values
and little plot or dialogue, just poorly filmed sex US, 1995. 5 the drill

field in an armed forces training camp US, 1963. 6 in competition
sailing, a person who in tandem operates a winch-like device to
raise a large sail very quickly
US, 1996
grinders noun the teeth UK, 1676
grind film noun a pornographic film, usually with crude production
values and no plot or character development
US, 1977
grind house noun a theatre exhibiting continuous shows or films of
a sexual or violent nature US, 1929
grinding adjective (used of surf conditions) powerful, breaking con-
sistently
US, 1987
grind joint noun a casino dominated by slot machines and low-limit
tables US, 1991
grind man noun a person who calls out and invites patrons to enter
aperformanceUS, 1968
grinds noun < get your grinds to have sex US, 1966
grinds; grines noun food US, 1981
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grind show noun a carnival attraction that relies on a relentless
patter to attract customers inside
US, 1927
grind store noun an illegal gambling operation where players are
cheated as a matter of course
US, 1985
grine noun sexual intercourse; an act of sexual intercourse. A vari-
ation of

GRIND JAMAICA, 1970
grine verb to have sex. A variation of GRIND JAMAICA, 1971
gringo noun among Latinos in the US, a white person. The source of
considerable false etymology based on the marching song ‘Green
grow the rushes, o’. Often used with a lack of affection
US, 1849
gringo gallop noun diarrhoea suffered by tourists in Mexico or Latin
America US, 1960
grinner noun a rock which just shows above the ground CANADA, 1987
grins and shakes noun a tour of a military facility or a visit to the
troops US, 1991
grip noun 1 a small suitcase. A shortened form of ‘gripsack’ US, 1879.
2 money US, 1993. 3 a large amount US, 1997. 4 a photograph
ANTARCTICA, 2003. < get a grip to get control of your emotions and
actions US, 1971
grip verb 1 to arrest UK, 2000. 2 to flatter and curry favour with those
in power US, 1981. 3 to masturbate US, 1971. < grip your shit to
satisfy your requirements UK, 1995
gripe noun acomplaintUS, 1918
gripe verb to moan, to complain US, 1928
gripester noun in prison, a chronic complainer US, 1962
griping noun complaints; the act of complaining US, 1945
grip off verb to annoy. Used among bird-watchers, usually as
‘gripped off’
UK, 1977
grippers noun men’s underpants US, 1985
grips noun 1 a porter on a passenger train US, 1977. 2 running shoes
US, 1991. < come to grips to get control of your emotions and
actions UK, 1988
gripy adjective miserable US, 1946

gristle noun the penis. A relatively obscure term, but well
understood when adopted as a confrontational name by 1980s
thrash metal pioneers Throbbing Gristle UK, 1665
grit noun 1 spirit, stamina, courage, especially if enduring US, 1825. 2 a
member of the Canadian Liberal Party
CANADA, 1995. 3 a narrow-
minded if not reactionary person US, 1972. 4 a stereotypical rural,
southern white US, 1972. 5 food US, 1959. 6 crack cocaine. Another
rock metaphor, based on the drug’s appearance US, 1994. 7 a ciga-
rette US, 1990
grit verb to eat US, 1968
gritch verb acomplaintUS, 1983
grizzle verb to sleep US, 1997
grizzle-guts; grizzly-guts noun a tearful, whining person. From the
verb ‘to grizzle’ UK, 1937
groan noun a standup bass fiddle US, 1945
groaner noun a foghorn with a prolonged monotone US, 1997
groats noun the epitome of unpleasant US, 1979
groceries noun 1 the genitals, breasts and/or buttocks, especially as
money-earning features US, 1965. 2 crack cocaine. A sad euphemism
US, 1994. 3 in horse racing, horse feed US, 1951
groc er’s shop noun an Italian. Rhyming slang for WOP UK, 1979
grocery boy noun a heroin addict who is craving food US, 1973
grocery French noun a barely passable command of the Quebec
French language CANADA, 1980
grocery getter noun a car for everyday use US, 1993
grock noun a fool. Probably after Adrien Wettach, 1888–1959, the
Swiss clown named Grock, who was inducted in the Clown Hall of
Fame in 1992
UK, 2002

G-rock noun cocaine; a one gram rock of crack cocaine UK, 1998
grockle noun 1 a tourist. Disparaging; sometimes shortened to
‘grock’. Grock was the professional clown-name of Charles Adrien
Wettach (1880–1959), hence ‘grockle’ is probably intended to rep-
resent a tourist as a clown; however not abbreviated until the
1990s
UK, 1964. 2 a social inferior. Disparaging, upper-class usage;
acquired from the sense as ‘tourist’
UK, 1982
grockly adjective common, inferior. Used by upper-class youths, from
GROCKLE (a social inferior) UK, 1982
grody noun a dirty, homeless hospital patient infested with lice US,
1985
grody; groady; groaty adjective messy, unkempt, disgusting US, 1963
grody to the max adjective extremely disgusting US, 1982
groendakkies noun a mental hospital. From Afrikaans for ‘green
roofs’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1978
grog noun 1 an alcoholic drink, especially beer US, 1805. 2 a clot of
spittle. Glasgow slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. < on the grog drinking
steadily; taking part in a drinking session; binge drinking
AUSTRALIA,
1946
grog verb 1 to drink alcohol US, 1824. 2 to spit. Glasgow slang UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1985
grogan noun a piece of excrement; a turd AUSTRALIA, 1980
grog artist noun a heavy drinker AUSTRALIA, 1965
grog boss noun a person serving alcohol at a work party CANADA, 1964
grog-doped adjective intoxicated by kava, a herbal beverage made
from the root of the tropical shrub piper methysticum FIJI, 1992

groggery noun a disreputable bar US, 1822
grogging noun drinking alcohol; boozing AUSTRALIA, 1962
grogging-on noun drinking heartily, or to excess AUSTRALIA, 1979
groggy noun a person who drinks to excess FIJI, 1994
groggy adjective weak, unsteady, faint. From conventional ‘groggy’
(drunk) UK, 1828
grog-on noun a drinking session or party AUS TRALIA, 1971
grog on verb to take part in a drinking session; to drink steadily and
heavily AUSTRALIA, 1951
grog session noun an extended kava drinking session. Kava is a
tranquillity-inducing beverage made from the root of a tropical
shrub FIJI, 1991
grog shanty noun a roughly constructed building selling alcohol
AUSTRALIA, 1895
grog shop noun 1 an off-licence (liquor store) AUSTRALIA, 1799. 2 a
cheap tavern
UK, 1790
grog swiper noun an intemperate kava drinker. Kava, made from the
root of a tropical shurb, induces tranquillity FIJI, 1996
grog-up noun a drinking session or party AUSTRALIA, 1959
grog up verb to drink heavily and steadily AUSTRALIA, 1955
groid noun a black person. A shortened ‘negroid’ US, 1972
groin; groyne; growne noun a ring UK, 1931
groinage noun jewellery. From GROIN (a ring) UK, 2002
groinplant noun in mountain biking, an unintended and painful
contact between the bicycle and your groin US, 1992
groin-throb noun someone, of either sex, who is the object of sexual
lust. A play on the more romantic ‘heart-throb’
, 1996
grok verb to understand, to appreciate. Coined by Robert Heinlein

(1907–88) for the science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land,
1961; adopted into semi-mystical use by the counterculture US, 1970
grolly noun an unpleasant thing. Ascribes the attributes of a GREEN
GROLLY
, often abbreviated as ‘grolly’ (a lump of phlegm) to any
given object UK, 1987
grom noun a beginner surfer. An abbreviation of GROMMET US, 1990
grommet noun 1 a novice surfer, especially one with a cheeky
attitude AUSTRALIA, 1981. 2 by extension, a zealous novice in other
sports. Recorded in use by skateboarders and scooter-riders US, 1995.
3 akidAUSTRALIA, 1995. 4 the anus UK, 1889
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gromp verb in tiddlywinks, to move a pile of winks as a whole onto
another wink or pile of winks
US, 1977
gronk noun an unattractive woman UK, 1987
gronk verb in computing, to shut down and restart a computer
whose operation has been suspended. A term popularised by
Johnny Hart in his B.C. newspaper comic strip
US, 1981
groom verb to attract children into sexual activity. A euphemism that
hides a sinister practice UK, 1996
groove noun 1 the prevailing mood UK, 1998. 2 a routine; the regular
way of doing something UK, 1984. 3 a profound pleasure, a true joy
US, 1946. 4 (of music) an aesthetic pleasure in tune with the
zeitgeist US, 1996. 5 a rhythm UK, 1947. 6 the act of dancing UK, 1998.
< in the groove totally involved, at that moment, with making
or enjoying music. Originally used in jazz but has been applied to

most subequent modern music forms
US, 1932
groove verb 1 to enjoy US, 1950. 2 to please, to make happy US, 1952.
3 to make good progress, to co-operate UK, 1967. 4 to have sex US,
1960. 5 to be relaxed and happy US, 1970
groover noun a drug user who enjoys psychedelic accessories to his
drug experience
US, 1971
groovily adverb pleasantly UK, 2002
groovy adjective 1 very good, pleasing. The word enjoyed two periods
of great popularity, first in the early 1940s and then in the mid-to-
late 1960s, where it caught on both in the mainstream and in hip
circles. Since then, it has become a signature word for mocking
the attitudes and fashions of the 1960s
US, 1937. 2 sexually
attractive. A nuance of the sense as ‘pleasing’
UK, 1967. 3 profoundly
out-of-style
US, 1983. 4 used to describe the effects of amphetamine.
Drug-users’ (no-one else could be so subjective) slang UK, 1978
grope noun an act of sexual fondling, especially when such fondling
is the entire compass of the sexual contact US, 1946. < come the
grope
to feel up sexually AUSTRALIA, 1971. < go the grope to feel
up sexually AUSTRALIA, 1962
grope verb to grab or caress someone’s genitals, usually in an
impersonal manner UK, 1380
Groper nickname a non-Aboriginal native or resident of Western
Australia, especially a descendant of an early settler. A shortening
of SANDGROPER AUSTRALIA, 1899

Groperland noun the state of Western Australia AUSTRALIA, 1900
gross adjective disgusting US, 1959
gross-out noun a disgusting thing US, 1968
gross out verb to disgust, to shock. From GROSS (disgusting) US, 1965
Grosvenor Squares noun flared trousers, flares. Rhyming slang UK,
1992
grot noun 1 dirt, filth. By back-formation from GROTTY UK, 1971. 2 a
filthy person AUSTRALIA, 1985. 3 a toilet NEW ZEALAND, 1981
grotbag; grot -bag; grot noun an unpleasantly dirty person. A com-
bination of GROT (dirt), with the suffix -BAG (personifies an
unpleasant quality). Glasgow use UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
grot-hole noun in caving and pot-holing, a small cave that leads
nowhere and is difficult to manoeuvre in UK, 2004
grots noun in caving and pot-holing, any (well used) clothing UK, 2004
grotty; grot; grotbags adjective unattractive, inferior UK, 1964
grouch noun an ill-tempered person US, 1900
grouch bag noun literally, a small bag hidden on the person with
emergency funds in it; figuratively, a wallet or a person’s supply of
money US, 1908
Groucho Marx; groucho noun an electrician. Rhyming slang for
SPARKS, formed from the name of the American comedian,
1890–1977 UK, 1992
ground noun an area of operation or influence. In police use UK, 2002.
< back on the ground; on the ground freed from prison US,
1982. < on the ground in horse racing, said of a jockey serving a
suspension US, 1976
ground verb to punish a child by refusing to let them leave the
house for any social events US, 1950
ground apple noun a brick US, 1945
ground clouds noun fog US, 1976

ground control noun a person who guides another through an LSD
experience. Another LSD-as-travel metaphor
US, 1967
grounder noun a crime that does not demand much effort by the
police to solve US, 1984
ground floor noun < in on the gr ound floor in at the early
stages of a project, trend, technical development, etc. Generally
phrased ‘get in on’, ‘let in on’ and ‘be in on’ US, 1864
ground gripper nickname a Hawker Siddeley ‘Trident’ aircraft.
Introduced into service in 1964
US, 1994
groundhog noun 1 in the language of parachuting, anyone who has
not parachuted
US, 1978. 2 a railway brakeman US, 1926
ground joker noun any non-flying personnel in the Air Force US, 1946
groundlark noun a bookmaker who illegally conducts business at a
horse race track AUSTRALIA, 1989
groundman noun in a group of friends taking LSD or another
hallucinogen, a person who does not take the drug and helps
those who do navigate their experience
UK, 1983
ground-pounder noun a member of the infantry. Coined in World
War 2, and used in every war since US, 1942
groundscore verb to find something of value, real or perceived, on
the ground
US, 1997
ground-sluic e verb to shoot at a bird on the ground CANADA, 1999
groundsman noun an assistant to a bookmaker who collects bets
and pays off winners AUSTRALIA, 1989
ground-trog verb in caving and pot-holing, to search the surface for

cave entrances US, 2004
ground week noun the first week of US Army airborne parachute
training US, 1991
ground zer o noun 1 the centre of action. From the lingo of atomic
weapons, literally meaning ‘the ground where a bomb explodes’
US, 1966. 2 a back-to-basics condition from which a recommence-
ment or restructuring may be developed. Figurative, from sense as
a ‘centre of targeted destruction’ UK, 2001. 3 an untidy bedroom.
Teen slang US, 2002
group grope noun 1 group therapy US, 1977. 2 sex involving more than
two people US, 1967
groupie; gr oupy noun 1 a girl who trades her sexual availability to
rock groups and musicians in exchange for hanger-on status US,
1966. 2 a follower or hobbyist devoted to a pre-eminent person
within a given field, or to a genre or subject type. An extension of
the previous sense, this usage is not restricted to rock groups or
music, nor is there a suggestion that sex is a prerequisite; the tone
may be derogatory, jocular or ironic
US, 1967
Group of One; G1 noun the United States CANADA, 2002
grouse noun 1 a grumble; a cause for complaint UK, 1917. 2 a good
thing; something of the best quality AUSTRALIA, 1924
grouse verb to grumble UK, 1885
grouse adjective great; excellent; top quality. Origin unknown.
Commonly intensified as ‘extra grouse’ AUSTRALIA, 1924
grouser noun a complainer. From the verb GROUSE UK, 1885
grouter noun < come in on the grouter to gain a fortuitous and
unfair advantage, especially by appearing at an opportune time.
The origin of this term is unknown, although one might
conjecture that since grouting is the last task in a tiling job, to

come in on the grouter would be to arrive when there is no work
left to be done
AUSTRALIA, 1902
grovel verb 1 in computing, to work with great diligence but without
visible success US, 1981. 2 to ride a wave even as it runs out of force
US, 1990
Grover noun a one-thousand dollar note; one thousand dollars.
From the portrait of US President Grover Cleveland on the notes,
first issued in 1928 US, 1984
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grow verb < grow your own to promote an enlisted man to a non-
commissioned officer vacancy in a unit; to promote from within
US, 1990
growed-up truck noun an eighteen-wheeled over-the-road truck US,
1976
growl verb < growl at the badger to engage in oral sex on a
woman, especially noisily
UK, 1998
growl and grunt; growl noun the vulva and vagina. Rhyming slang
for
CUNT AUSTRALIA, 1941
growler noun 1 a bowel movement US, 1993. 2 afartUK, 2003. 3 in the
language of barbershop quartets, a strident bass singer
US, 1975.
4 the lowest gear in a truck US, 1971. 5 a largely submerged iceberg
ANTARCTICA, 1912. 6 the vagina AUSTRALIA, 1988. 7 a prison cell used for
solitary confinement US, 1984. 8 beer, the dregs of a cask IRELAND,
1999. 9 a wrestler US, 1945. 10 a hotel’s activity log US, 1953. 11 a beer

can US, 1949
grub noun 1 food; provisions of food UK, 1659. 2 bullets. From the pre-
vious sense UK, 2001. 3 an inferior, lowly person UK, 1845
grub verb 1 to kiss with passion US, 1963. 2 to engage in sexual
foreplay US, 1976
grubber noun 1 a disgusting person US, 1941. 2 in cricket, a ball
bowled underarm. Also variant ‘grub’ UK, 1837
grubbies noun old, worn, comfortable clothes US, 1966
grubby noun a young male summer resident of a camp on a
Canadian lake
CANADA, 1997
grubby adjective not neat, not clean US, 1965
grubs noun old, worn and comfortable clothes US, 1966
grudge-fuck verb to have sex out of spite or anger US, 1990
gruesome and gory noun the penis. Rhyming slang for COREY UK,
1992
gruesome twosome noun a couple who date steadily US, 1941
Grumann Greyhound noun the C-2A aircraft. Manufactured by
Grumann, a twin engine, prop-driven plane used by the US Navy
to transport troops (hence the ‘Greyhound’ as an allusion to the
bus company) or cargo US, 1991
grumble and grunt; grumble noun the vagina; hence women
objectified sexually. Rhyming slang for
CUNT UK, 1938
grumble and mutter noun a bet. Rhyming slang for FLUTTER UK, 1992
grume noun a filthy, decrepit patient in a hospital casualty
department US, 1978
grummet noun a woman, or women, objectified sexually. From
earlier senses, now lost, as ‘the vagina’ and ‘sexual intercourse’ UK,
1960

grump noun an ill-tempered person UK, 1900
grumpus-back noun a gruff, churlish person BARBADOS, 1965
grundies; grunds noun underpants. Short for REG GRUNDIES AUSTRALIA,
1984
grundy adjective mediocre US, 1959
grunge noun 1 unpleasant dirt or filth US, 1965. 2 a rock music genre.
From the previous sense, abstractly applied to the ‘dirty’ guitar
sound; it is occasionally recorded from the mid-1960s but until
Nirvana and other Seattle-based US groups came to prominence
in the early 90s ‘grunge’ was not a genre
US, 1972. 3 a style of loose-
fitting, layered clothes favoured by fans of the grunge music scene
US, 1998. 4 an obnoxious, graceless person US, 1968
grungejumper noun used as a euphemism for ‘motherfucker’ US,
1958
grungie noun 1 a filthy or disgusting person UK, 2000. 2 a post-hippie
youth in rebellion. Also spelt ‘grungy’ US, 1982
grungy adjective filthy, dirty, unpleasant, untidy. Of GRUNGE (an
unpleasant substance); however contemporary use also refers to
the deliberately messy fashion associated with GRUNGE music US,
1965
grunt noun 1 a member of the US Marine Corps US, 1968. 2 An
infantry soldier, especially but not necessarily a marine. An import-
ant piece of slang in the Vietnam war
US, 1962. 3 a menial, unskilled
worker
US, 1970. 4 an electrician or electrical lineman’s assistant.
Some power companies in the US have tried to prohibit use of
the term to describe the helper position; in general, linemen have
perceived this attempt as political correctness carried to an absurd

extreme and have continued calling their helpers ‘grunts’
US, 1926.
5 a railway engineer US, 1939. 6 in mountain biking, a steep and
challenging incline
US, 1996. 7 power NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 8 marijuana
US, 1993 8see: GASP AND GRUNT
grunt verb to eat US, 1968
grunt-and-squeal jockey noun a truck driver who hauls cattle or
pigs US, 1971
grunter noun 1 abedN EW ZEALAND, 1984. 2 a foghorn with two tones
US, 1997
grunts noun food US, 1968
grunt-tight adjective (used of a bolt) tightened by feel rather than by
measured torque
US, 1992
grush noun a mad scramble of boys to get a coin or some similar
gift thrown at them; a present given to people outside a church
after a wedding
IRELAND, 1976
gruts noun underpants NEW ZEALAND, 1998
gry; gryer noun a horse. Romany UK, 1978
GS noun a shared act of urine fetishism; the act of urination by one
person on another for sexual gratification. Used in personal
advertising; an abbreviation of
GOLDEN SHOWER US, 1979
GSD noun an Alsatian. Initialism of German Shepherd Dog, the orig-
inal breed name, which was changed by the UK Kennel Club after
World War 1 for reasons of political sensitivity UK, 2002
G shot noun an injection of a small amount of a drug while in
search of a larger amount US, 1992

G-star noun a youth gang member US, 1995
G-string noun 1 a small patch of cloth passed between a woman’s
legs and supported by a waist cord, providing a snatch of modesty
for a dancer. A slight variation on the word ‘gee-string’ used in the
late C19 to describe the loin cloth worn by various indigenous
peoples
US, 1936. 2 a BMW Series 3 car. Scamto youth street slang
(South African townships) SOUTH AFRICA, 2005
GTA noun the criminal charge of grand theft, auto. The punch-line of
an oft-repeated joke: ‘What do you call four [ethnic minority of
choice at the moment] in a brand new Cadillac?’ US, 1993
GTG used as shorthand in Internet discussion groups and text mess-
ages to mean ‘got to go’ US, 2002
G thing noun a subject matter best understood by young urban
gangsters US, 1994
G-top noun a tent or trailer in a carnival reserved exclusively for
carnival employees. Employees can drink and gamble out of sight
of the public and police US, 1980
Guardianista noun a liberal, politically-correct person. Intended as
derogatory; from the stereotype that such a person is a reader of
the Guardian newspaper and combined with left-wing Nicaraguan
revolutionaries the Sandinistas
UK, 2003
Guat noun a Guatemalan UK, 1995
Guatemala dirt dobbers noun sandals US, 1970
guava noun 1 an upwardly mobile young adult. An acronym for
‘grown up and very ambitious’ or ‘growing up and very ambitious’
SOUTH AFRICA, 1989. 2 the buttocks, the backside. Especially in the
phrase ‘on your guava’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1975
guava adjective very good, superlative US, 1991

guava days; gauva season; guava times noun difficult times
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1979
gub verb to hit in the mouth; to defeat. From ‘gub’ (the mouth) UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1985
gubbins noun used as a replacement for any singular or plural noun
that the user cannot or does not wish to specify UK, 1944
gubbish noun in computing, nonsense. A blend of ‘garbage’ and
‘rubbish’ US, 1983
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Gucci adjective stylish, especially cleverly so. From the high-profile
fashion brand
UK, 1995
gucky noun Gucci, a fashion-design label. Upper-class society usage; a
deliberate and jocular mispronunciation of a favourite brand
UK,
1982
gucky adjective sickening. Upper-class society use UK, 1982
gudentight; goot-n-tight adjective tight, especially in a sexual
context. A mock German or Dutch construction
US, 1969
guernsey noun < get a guernsey to be selected for something,
such as a team, job, award or the like. Originally ‘to be picked for
a football team’, from ‘guernsey’ as ‘a top worn by football players’
AUSTRALIA, 1918. < give someone a guernsey to select someone
AUSTRALIA, 1962
guess noun < by guess and by God a casual form of nautical
navigation US, 1986. < miss your guess to be mistaken US, 1921.

< your guess is as good as mine a catchphrase used to
describe a situation where neither party knows the facts
CANADA,
1939
guessing stick noun a slide rule US, 1941
guessing tubes noun a stethoscope. Medical slang UK, 2002
guesstimate; guestimate noun a rough calculation. Part ‘guess’,
part ‘estimate’ US, 1934
guest noun a prisoner. Used in combinations such as ‘guest of the
city’, ‘guest of the governor or guest of the nation’
US, 1982
guest star noun a last-minute replacement to take the place of
someone who has cancelled a date
US, 2002
guff noun 1 foolish nonsense, usually spoken or sung. From ‘guff’
(empty talk), later usage informed by the sense of ‘a fart’, punning
and adding a noxious element to
HOT AIR (nonsense) US, 1888.
2 back-talk, verbal resistance US, 1879. 3 a fart. Probably from the
sense ‘nonsense’, thus a play on HOT AIR UK, 1998
guff verb 1 to fart. Probably from GUFF (nonsense), hence a play on
HOT AIR UK, 1997. 2 to eat and drink greedily INDIA, 1979. 3 to anger
and prepare to fight TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
guggle noun the throat, the gullet US, 1991
guide noun a person who monitors the LSD experience of another,
helping them through bad moments and caring for their physical
needs
US, 1966
guider; glider noun a children’s makeshift vehicle, typically
constructed of a soapbox and pram-wheels UK, 1979

guido noun an Italian or Italian-American, especially a macho one.
Disparaging US, 1988
guillotine noun the lip of a wave crashing down on a surfer’s head
US, 1991
guilt trip noun an effort to make someone else feel guilty US, 1972
guilt-trip verb to attempt to make someone feel guilty US, 1977
guinea noun 1 an Italian or Italian-American US, 1890. 2 in horse
racing, a horse groom
US, 1962
Guinea football noun a homemade bomb US, 1918
guinea people noun Jamaicans with a strong sense of African
identity JAMAICA, 2003
guinea pig noun 1 a person used as the subject of an experiment US,
1920. 2 a wig. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
guinea red noun cheap Italian red wine. Offensive because of the
national slur
US, 1933
Guineatown noun a neighbourhood dominated by Italian-Americans
and/or Italian immigrants US, 1992
gulch noun on Prince Edward Island, junk food or unappetising food
CANADA, 1988
gulch verb to engage in sexual intimacy in the outdoors CANADA, 1985
gullwing noun a car body style in which the passenger doors are
hinged at the top and open upwards US, 1993
gully adjective 1 inferior; not up to expectations US, 2002. 2 excellent. A
reversal of the earlier sense on the
BAD is ‘good’ principle; used by
urban black youths
UK, 2004
gully-gut noun a glutton UK, 1542

gully monkey noun a person lacking intelligence and class TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO
, 2003
guluptious adjective big and awkward TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
gum noun 1 crude, unrefined opium US, 1956. 2 MDMA, the rec-
reational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 2003. 3 in pool, a cushion.
Cushions were once fashioned with rubber gum
US, 1993
gumball noun 1 the flashing coloured lights on a police car US, 1971.
2 in stock car racing, a soft tyre used for extra traction in
qualifying heats but, because it wears out so quickly, not in races
US, 1965. 3 heroin UK, 2003
gumball verb to activate the flashing coloured lights on a police car
US, 1983
gum-beat verb to talk, to chat US, 1942
gumbies noun black tennis shoes US, 1969
gumbo noun 1 in horse racing, thick mud US, 1947. 2 in oil drilling,
any viscous or sticky formation encountered in drilling
US, 1954
gum boot noun acondomNEW ZEALAND, 2002
gumbooter noun a dairy farmer NEW ZEALAND, 2002
gumby noun in computing, an inconsequential but highly visible
display of stupidity. A borrowing from Monty Python
US, 1991
gumdrop noun a capsule of secobarbital, a central nervous system
depressant; any drug in capsule form US, 1980
gum it verb to perform oral sex on a woman US, 1971
gummer noun a gumboot, a Wellington boot UK, 1984
gummi noun rubber as a fetish. From German gummi (rubber) UK,
2003

gummy noun a gumboot or Wellington boot NEW ZEALAND, 1995
gummy adjective old, in poor condition. From Australian gummy (a
sheep that has lost its teeth) AU STRALIA, 2001
gump noun 1 a passive homosexual man US, 1981. 2 a chicken (of the
fowl persuasion) US, 1981
gump stump noun the rectum US, 1970
gumption noun common sense, shrewdness; initiative, application,
determination UK, 1719
gums noun overshoes US, 1996. < flap your gums; beat your
gums; beat up your gums
to talk US, 1955. < give your gums a
rest
to stop talking US, 2003
gumshoe noun a private investigator or detective US, 1908
gumsucker noun a non-Aboriginal inhabitant of the state of Victoria.
Referring to the habit of chewing gum ‘the sap of various native
Australian trees (gumtrees)’. Now mainly historical
AUSTRALIA, 1840
gum tree noun < up a gum tree in trouble; in a hopeless situation
AUSTRALIA, 1851
gum tree mail noun a non-official mail service in which a letter to
be posted is stuck in a cleft stick and passed to the driver or guard
of a train passing through a remote area
AUSTRALIA, 1969
gum up verb < gum up the works to interfere and so spoil things
US, 1932
gun noun 1 a hired gunman US, 1920. 2 an expert at some occupation,
especially shearing AUSTRALIA, 1897. 3 a pickpocket US, 1965. 4 a
hypodermic needle and syringe US, 1899. 5 the upper arm; the
bicep muscle US, 1973. 6 the penis UK, 1675. 7 any instrument used

for tattooing US, 1989. 8 an electric guitar. From the symbolic
actions of guitarists like Jimi Hendrix (1942–70) who stressed the
metaphor when he recorded the song ‘Machine Gun’ in 1969
US,
1988. 9 a brass horn US, 1960. 10 a large surfboard used for big-wave
conditions US, 1965. 11 in the language of wind surfing, a sailboard
that is moderately long and tapered at the rear US, 1985. 12 in horse
racing, a complete effort by a jockey US, 1976. 13 on the railways, a
track torpedo used to warn an engineer of danger ahead US, 1975.
14 any signal that a quarter of a football game has ended US, 1971.
< on the gun engaged in crime as a profession US, 1950.
< under the gun 1 (used of a prison) under armed guard US, 2002.
2 in poker, said of the player who must act first in a given situ-
ation
US, 1947
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gun verb 1 to accelerate a vehicle or rev its engine US, 1920. 2 to inject
a drug intravenously
UK, 2003. 3 to look over, to examine UK, 1812.
4 to attack verbally UK, 2003. 5 in computing, to use a computer’s
force-quit feature to close a malfunctioning program
US, 1983.
< gun it (of a vehicle) to travel at top speed. From earlier, now
conventional sense of ‘gun’ (to run an engine at full power)
US, 1976
gun adjective 1 excellent NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 2 expert AUSTRALIA, 1916
gun and bomb noun a condom. Rhyming slang; the plural is ‘guns
and bombs’

UK, 2003
gun and rifle club noun an inner-city hospital’s casualty
department
US, 1978
gun ape noun an artillery soldier US, 1988
gun belt noun the American defence industry US, 1991
gunboats noun large, heavy shoes US, 1862
gun-bull noun an armed prison guard US, 1928
gun bunny noun an artilleryman US, 1980
Gunchester nickname Manchester UK, 1994
gun down verb (used of a male) to masturbate while looking directly
at somebody else US, 2002
gunfighter seat noun in a public place, a seat with the back against
the wall, overlooking the room. From the caution exercised by
gunfighters in the West US, 1997
gun for verb to be on the lookout for with the intent of hurting or
killing
US, 1878
gun from the gate noun in horse racing, a racehorse that starts
races quickly US, 1951
gunga din noun used to address a man with a perceived Indian or
Asian ethnicity. Racist, derogatory; a stereotypical appellation from
the poem ‘Gunga Din’, Rudyard Kipling, 1897: ‘Of all them black-
faced crew/ The finest man I knew / Was our regimental bhisti [a
water-carrier], Gunga Din’
UK, 1994
Gunga Din; gunga noun the chin. Rhyming slang, formed from
Rudyard Kupling’s poem UK, 1992
gunge noun 1 an (unidentifiable or disgusting) viscid substance;
general filth

UK, 1965. 2 rubbish, nonsense UK, 2003. 3 any tropical skin
disease affecting the crotch area of a US soldier in Vietnam US, 1977
gunge; gunge up verb in a general sense, to make filthy; more
narrowly, to deliberately swamp someone with a viscous mess
(humorously known as ‘gunge’) UK, 1976
gunged up; gungey; gungy adjective filthy, sticky; clogged with filth,
especially with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance.
From GUNGE UK, 1962
gungeon; gunja; gunjeh; gunga noun marijuana, especially from
Jamaica. A corruption of GANJA. Used to describe the most potent
grade of marijuana in the 1940s US, 1944
gung-ho adjective dedicated, spirited, enthusiastic. Originally coined
as a slogan understood to mean ‘Work together!’ by the US
Marines during World War 2, then embraced as an adjective US, 1942
gungun noun marijuana variously claimed to be from Africa, Jamaica
or Mexico. From GUNGEON (marijuana) UK, 1998
gungy; gungi adjective enthusiastic, spirited, brave. Formed from
GUNG-HO US, 1961
gun hand noun in racquetball, the hand with which a player holds
the racquet US, 1971
gunk noun 1 an unidentified and unpleasant substance US, 1938. 2 a
thick liquid. Originally the brand name for a chemical cleaner UK,
1999
. 3 any industrial solvent inhaled for its psychoactive effect US,
1982
gun moll noun a female gangster US, 1908
gun-mouth pants noun men’s trousers with straight, tapered legs
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1937
gunna noun a procrastinator AUSTRALIA, 1996
gunna going to AUSTRALIA, 1944

gunner noun 1 a person with sexual expertise and experience US, 1965.
2 in poker, the player with the best hand or who plays his hand as
if it were the best hand
US, 1951. 3 thepersonshootingthedicein
craps
US, 1930. 4 a student who takes competition to an aggressive
level US, 1994
gunners noun braces (suspenders) US, 1949
gunnif noun a thief, a crook. A variation of GONNIF UK, 2000
gunny noun 1 a US Marine Corps gunnery sergeant US, 1976. 2 adoor
gunner on an airship, or a crew member of a gunship
US, 1980. 3 a
gun enthusiast US, 1957. 4 potent marijuana US, 1970
gun pet noun a parapet fortified to protect artillery US, 1990
guns noun 1 a helicopter gunship. Used by the US Army Aero
Weapons Platoon in Vietnam
US, 1990. 2 to marines in Vietnam, a
weapons squad or platoon
US, 1990. 3 the fists US, 1981
gunsack noun thick, heavy female thighs TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
gunsel noun 1 a young homosexual man US, 1918. 2 athugUS, 1943
gunship noun 1 in the Metropolitan Police, a Flying Squad car when
firearms are being carried
UK, 1999. 2 in the Metropolitan Police, an
Armed Response Vehicle
UK, 1999. 3 a van used in a drive-by
shooting US, 1988
gun-shot noun a single measure of chilled After Shock™ cinnamon
or peppermint liqueur imbibed through a straw in a single action
UK, 2001

gunslinger noun a chronic masturbator US, 2002
gunsmith noun an experienced pickpocket who trains novice
pickpockets
US, 1934
gun talk noun tough, threatening talk TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
guntz noun the whole lot, the whole way. Adopted from Yiddish, ulti-
mately German das Ganze (all of it) UK, 1958
gun up verb to prepare to fight, either with fists or weapons US, 1981
guppies noun anchovies. Limited usage, but clever US, 1996
guppy noun 1 an individual who is socially categorised as a gay
upwardly mobile professional. A blend of GAY and YUPPIE UK, 1984.
2 a navy diver who is not SCUBA qualified US, 1991. 3 a heavy
drinker. From
FISH US, 1991
gur noun < on the gur of a child, sleeping roughly IRELAND, 1976
gurner noun a person intoxicated by MDMA, the recreational drug
best known as ecstasy. From the similarity between the distorted
faces pulled by ECTSASY users and the ugly faces deliberately pulled
by gurners in traditional gurning competitions UK, 2000
gurning noun the effect of tightened facial muscles as a result of
taking MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy. From
the conventional sense when the facial distortion is both voluntary
and humorous
UK, 1996
gurrier noun a lout, a ruffian IRELAND, 2004
guru noun an expert US, 1986
guru you! used as a humorous euphemism for ‘screw you’ US, 1971
gush verb 1 to express yourself in an over-effusive or sentimental
manner UK, 1864. 2 in professional wrestling, to bleed US, 1992
gusset noun the vagina. Conventionally, a ‘gusset’ is a piece of

material that reinforces clothing, particularly at the crotch and
hence in this sense by association of location UK, 1999
gussy up verb to dress up US, 1952
gusto noun money US, 1984
gut noun 1 a school course that requires little effort US, 1916. 2 a main
street through town
US, 1968. 3 the belly, the stomach UK, 1362. 4 an
air hose on a brake system US, 1946. 5 in electric line work, insulated
rubber hose used on 5kV line US, 1980
gut verb in hot rodding, to remove all but the bare essentials from a
car’s interior US, 1958
gut bag noun a plastic bag containing frozen food, the exact identity
of which is not clear
US, 1991
gut-barge verb to use your beer-belly to bump into another’s in an
informal trial of strength UK, 2002
gut bomb noun any greasy, tasty, heavy food, especially a greasy
hamburger
US, 1968
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gut bucket noun 1 an earthy style of jazz music combining
elements of ragtime and blues. A ‘gutbucket’ was a cheap saloon
from the name given to a bucket placed beneath a barrel of gin to
catch and recycle leakages. The musicians in these type of places
played for tips, and the style of music they played there became
known as ‘gutbucket’
US, 1929. 2 a rough and rowdy bar with rough
and rowdy patrons

US, 1970. 3 a fish bait boat; by extension a messy
space of any kind
US, 1975
gut card noun in gin, a card that completes a broken sequence US,
1965
gut check noun a test of courage or determination US, 1968
gutful; gutsful noun too much of something UK, 1900
gut hopper noun a student who moves from one easy course to
another
US, 1955
gut issue noun the one most important issue in a discussion US, 1986
gutless adjective 1 cowardly, lacking determination US, 1900. 2 used to
describe an extreme of quality: either very good or very bad
UK,
2002
gutless wonder noun an outstanding coward US, 1900
gutrage noun a visceral anger US, 1966
gut reamer noun the active participant in anal sex US, 1962
gut-ripper noun an antipersonnel grenade that explodes at waist
level US, 1991
guts noun 1 the stomach; the general area of the stomach and intes-
tines. Standard English from late C14; slipped into unconventional
usage early in C19 UK, 1393. 2 the essentials, the important part, the
inner and real meaning UK, 1663. 3 the pulp and membrane inside a
fruit TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1990. 4 the interior of a car US, 1975.
5 information AUSTRALIA, 1919. 6 courage US, 1891. 7 in the gambling
game two-up, the bets placed with the spinner of the coins
AUSTRALIA, 1941. < have someone’s guts for garters used for
expressing a level of personal threat. An idea that has been in
circulation since about 1592. Hyperbolical, but none the less real

for all that UK, 1933
guts and butts doc noun a gastroenterologist US, 1994
gut sausage noun a poor man’s meal: cornmeal suet and in an
intestine CANADA, 1958
gutser noun 1 a person who eats a great deal NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 2 a
heavy fall. Usually in the phrase ‘come a gutser’. Variants include
‘gutzer’ and ‘gusta’
AUSTRALIA, 1918. < come a gutser to come
undone; to fail miserably AUSTRALIA, 1918
gutsful noun 8see: GUTFUL
gut shot noun 1 a bullet wound in the stomach, painful and often
fatal
US, 1992. 2 in poker, a drawn card that completes an inside
straight US, 1951
gutsiness noun courage UK, 1959
gutslider noun a bodyboarder. A term of derision when used by
surfers
SOUTH AFRICA, 2003
guts like calabash noun extreme courage TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1991
gutsy adjective 1 courageous UK, 1893. 2 of music, heartfelt, spirited UK,
1984
gutsy; guts noun an overweight or obese person. A nickname and
derogatory term of abuse; ‘gutsy’ is a mid- to late C20 variation of
‘guts’
UK, 1596
gutted adjective being bitterly disappointed; used to describe a
depressed, empty feeling. Derives, possibly, from the image of a
gutted fish or similar; how much emptier could you feel?
UK, 1981
gutter noun a vein, especially a prominent one suitable for drug

injection US, 1994
gutter ball noun in pool, a shot in which the cue ball falls into a
pocket. Homage to bowling US, 1993
gutter bunny noun a commuter who bicycles to work. Mountain
bikers’ slang
US, 1996
guttered adjective drunk. Used in Inverness UK: SCOTLAND, 2002
gutter glitter noun cocaine UK, 2003
gutter junkie; gutter hype noun a drug-addict reduced by the
circumstances of addiction to living in the streets or, at best, using
inferior drugs. A combination of
JUNKIE (an addict) or HYPE (an
addict) with ‘gutter’ representing the lowest point achievable
US,
1936
gutter slut noun a sexually promiscuous woman UK, 2003
gutter wear noun fashionably shabby clothing US, 1988
gutty noun an unpleasant person IRELAND, 1998
guv noun an informal style of address to a male of superior status.
Short for ‘governor’ and GUV’NOR UK, 1890
guv’nor; guvnor; gov’nor noun 1 a boss. Reduced from ‘governor’
UK, 1969. 2 the landlord of a public house. Originally a lazy
reduction of ‘governor’
UK, 1999
guy noun a man or a boy; a general form of address; in the plural it
can be used of and to men, women or a mixed grouping
US, 1847
guyed out adjective drunk. An allusion to the tightness achieved
through guy wires US, 1973
guy-magnet noun a person who is attractive to men AUSTRALIA, 1996

guy thing noun a problem or subject best understood by males US,
1992
guyver; guiver noun insincere talk; pretence AUSTRALIA, 1864
guzzle-and-grab noun eating and drinking, with an emphasis on
fast, low-brow food and alcohol US, 1951
guzzled adjective drunk US, 1939
guzzle guts noun a glutton or a heavy drinker UK, 1959
gwaai; gwai; gwa noun tobacco; a cigarette. From the Zulu ugwayi
(tobacco) SOUTH AFRICA, 1978
gwaffed adjective drug-intoxicated SOUTH AFRICA, 2003
gwan verb happening, going on. A patois slurring of ‘going on’, 1994
gwarr; gwarry; gwat noun the vagina SOUTH AFRICA, 2004
GWB the George Washington Bridge. It crosses the Hudson River
between upper Manhattan and Fort Lee, New Jersey US, 1997
gweep noun an overworked computer programmer US, 1990
G-wheel noun in a carnival, a game wheel that has been rigged for
cheating. ‘G’ is for ‘gaffed’ (rigged) US, 1990
gyac god you’re acunt; give you aclue. An initialism. Pronounced
as if retching UK, 2003
gyal noun a girl; girls. A phonetic variation, 1994
gyke noun a gynaecologist. Used among middle-class women,
especially in hospital UK, 1984
gym bunny noun someone who makes regular use of a gymnasium
UK, 2001
gymhead noun someone who exercises obsessively and therefore
spends a great deal of time in a gymnasium. A combination of
‘gym’ (a gymnasium) and -HEAD (a user) UK, 2002
gym queen noun a man who spends a great deal of time at a gym
US, 1994
gym r at noun an exercise fanatic US, 1978

gymslip training noun the process of instructing, and conditioning
the behaviour of, a transvestite who wishes to be treated as an
adolescent girl, especially when used in a dominant prostitute’s
advertising matter UK, 2003
gynae noun gynaecology UK, 1933
gynae; gyno noun gynaecology; a gynaecologist UK, 1933
gynie noun a gynaecological examination UK, 1995
gyno; gynae noun a gynaecologist AUS TRALIA, 1967
gyno shot noun a close-up scene in a pornographic film or a photo-
graph showing a woman’s genitals
US, 1995
gyp; gip noun 1 someone or something that is considered a cheat;
someone who does not honour debts and obligations. Abbreviated
from ‘gypsy’; an unconsidered racial slur. Also Spelt ‘gip’ US, 1859.
2 in horse racing, someone who owns only a few horses.
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An abbreviation of ‘gypsy’; not derogatory US, 1938. 3 in oil drilling,
gypsum
US, 1954. 4 pain, actual or figurative. Also ‘jyp’ UK, 1910
gyp; gip verb to cheat (someone), to swindle US, 1880
gypo; gyppo; jippo; gippo; gyppy; gypper noun a gypsy; gypsy.
Derogatory, casually racist UK, 1916
gypo-bashing noun racially motivated physical attacks on gypsies.
On the model of
PAKI-BASHING (attacks on Pakistanis and other
Asians) UK, 2000
gyppo noun an avoidance or shirking of a duty; a shirker. From gypsy
or Egyptian via military slang

SOUTH AFRICA, 1978
gyppo verb to dodge an unpleasant responsibility, to shirk a duty; to
avoid something. From gypsy or Egyptian via military slang
SOUTH
AFRICA
, 1971
gyppo adjective small-time CANADA, 1959
gyppo’s dog noun used as a standard of skinniness. Based on a
stereotypical image of a gypsy’s dog
UK, 2001
gyppy adjective painful; annoying (causing a figurative pain) UK, 2000
gypsy noun 1 in circus and carnival usage, an undependable
employee, especially a drunk
US, 1981. 2 in trucking, an owner-
operator who works independently
US, 1946
gypsy adjective 1 unlicensed, unregulated, usually owned by the oper-
ator. Most often applied to a taxicab or truck, although originally
to a racehorse owner/jockey US, 1951. 2 meddling, nosy, officious
BARBADOS, 1965
gypsy bankroll noun a roll of money in which the top several notes
are real large-denomination notes and the rest are counterfeit,
plain paper, or small-denomination notes US, 1981
gyrene noun a US Marine US, 1894
gyro; gyro wanker noun a surfer who constantly flaps his arms to
gain balance on the surfboard
US, 1991
gyve noun a marijuana cigarette. This archly ironic reference to
marijuana addiction uses an almost obsolete standard English
word meaning ‘shackles and fetters’ whilst punning on JIVE US, 1938

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Hh
H noun heroin US, 1926. < the H Houston, Texas US, 1998
H-17 noun in casino blackjack gambling, a rule that the dealer must
draw a card if he has a 17 made with an ace counting 11 points.
The ‘h’ is for HIT US, 1996
H8 verb in text messaging, hate. A variant spelling; one of several
constructions in which a syllable pronounced ‘ate’ is replaced by
the homophone ‘eight’
UK, 2002
hab noun a habitual criminal US, 1963
habit noun an addiction to any drug UK, 1881
habitual noun < the habitual a criminal charge alleging habitual
criminal status US, 1972
Habra Dabra and the crew noun any random representatives of
the populace. The functional equivalent of ‘Tom, Dick and Harry’
BARBADOS, 1965
hache noun heroin. The Spanish pronunciation of the letter ‘h’ US,
1955
hachi; hodgy noun the penis US, 1954
hack noun 1 ajournalist,areporterUK, 1810. 2 a prison guard US, 1914.
3 a solution to a computer problem; an impressive and
demanding piece of computer work US, 1981. 4 in computing, a
quick, often temporary, fix of a problem US, 1983. 5 a single act of
unlawfully invading and exploring another’s computer system by
remote means US, 1983. 6 an opportunist. Used at Oxford University
UK, 1980. 7 a taxi US, 1928. 8 a hot rod US, 1958. 9 a brakevan (caboose)
US, 1916. 10 a game of Hacky Sack US, 1997

hack verb 1 to tolerate, endure, survive. Usually used with ‘it’ US, 1952.
2 to bother, to annoy US, 1893. 3 to unlawfully invade and explore
another’s computer system by remote means US, 1983. 4 to investi-
gate the possibilities of a computer purely for the pleasures of
discovery; to create new possibilities for a computer without
commercial consideration US, 1983. 5 to work with a computer US,
1981. 6 to drive a taxi US, 1903. 7 to play with a hacky sack beanbag
US, 1995. < hack butts to smoke cigarettes CANADA, 1993. < hack
it
to cope with, to accomplish US, 1952
hack around; hack off; hack verb to waste time, usually in a
context where time should not be wasted US, 1888
hack driver noun in horse racing, a jockey US, 1951
hacked; hacked off adjective annoyed US, 1936
hacker noun 1 a person who uses their computer expertise in any
effort to breach security walls and gain entry to secure sites US,
1963. 2 a person with a profound appreciation and affection for
computers and programming US, 1981. 3 an expert in any field US,
1983. 4 a taxi driver BAHAMAS, 1982
hackette noun a female journalist. Patronising UK, 1984
hackie noun a carriage or taxi driver US, 1899
hack mode noun while working on or with a computer, a state of
complete focus and concentration
US, 1991
Hackney Wick noun a penis. Rhyming slang for PRICK. Hackney Wick
is an area of East London, located considerably closer to the source
of Cockney rhyming slang than the more popular synonym
HAMPTON WICK UK, 1998
hacktivist noun a cultural activist and skilled computer-user who
invades a corporate website to leave subversive messages UK, 2001

hacky sack noun a beanbag used in a game in which a circle of
players try to keep the bag from hitting the ground without using
their hands. A trademarked product that has lent its name to a
game and to rival products
US, 1989
haddock and cod; haddock noun used as a general pejorative, a
sod. Rhyming slang UK, 1962
had-it noun a person who was formerly successful UK, 1992
had-it adjective exhausted; completely worn out. Hawaiian youth
usage
US, 1981
haemorrhoid noun 1 an irritation, an annoying person. An
excruciating pun on ‘pain in the ass’
US, 1975. 2 a despised person
US, 1969
haffie noun 8see: HA LF-J ACK
ha-fucking-ha!; ha-bloody-ha!; ha-di-fucking-ha!; hardy
fuckin’ ha, ha!
used as a jeering response to unfunny jokes; and
to dismiss impossible suggestions
UK, 1976
hag verb to annoy, to bother BARBADOS, 1965
hagged out adjective 1 exhausted US, 1968 . 2 (of a woman) ugly. From
‘hag’ (an unattractive woman), possibly punning on
SHAGGED;
SHAGGED OUT (tired) US, 2001
Haggis McBagpipe nickname British Columbia radio and television
personality Jack Webster
CANADA, 1989
ha-ha noun a glass of beer; beer US, 1979

ha-ha bird; ha-ha pigeon noun a kookaburra, a well-known
Australian bird. From its call which resembles human laughter
AUSTRALIA, 1938
ha-ha-funny adjective 8see: FUNNY HA-HA
Haight nickname < the Haight the Haight-Ashbury neighbourhood
of San Francisco US, 1967
Haight-Ashbury nickname a neighbourhood in San Francisco, the
epicentre of the hippie movement in the mid- to late 1960s. From
the intersection of Haight and Ashbury Streets. More recently
referred to simply as THE HAIGHT US, 1987
hail noun 1 crack cocaine. Based on the drug’s resemblance to pieces
of hail US, 1994. 2 in soda fountain usage, ice US, 1935
hailer noun in the television and film industries, a bullhorn US, 1977
Hail Mary noun 1 a last-minute, low-probability manoeuvre US, 1994.
2 in poker, a poor hand that a player holds into high betting in the
hope that other players are bluffing and have even worse hands
US, 1996
hail smiling morn noun the erect penis, an erection. Rhyming slang
for
HORN UK, 1980
haim noun 8see: HAME
haint; hain’t a have-not; to have not. Verb and noun. A vulgar
contraction UK, 1971
hair noun 1 courage US, 1959. 2 in computing, intricacy US, 1981. < get
in someone’s hair
to annoy or irritate someone US, 1949. < let
your hair down
to behave in a (more than usually) uninhibited
manner US, 1933. < put hair on your chest; put hairs on your
chest

a quality ascribed to an alcoholic drink or, when
encouraging a child to eat, used of food (especially crusts and
brussel sprouts); also applied more broadly to robust or challenging
questions of aesthetic taste or preference
UK, 1964. < tear your
hair; tear your hair out
to behave in a highly agitated manner,
especially as a result of worry UK, 1606. < wear your hair out
against the head of the bed; wear your hair out on the
bedhead
to go bald. A jocular explanation UK, 1961
hairbag noun a veteran police officer US, 1958
hairbagger noun an experienced police officer US, 1958
hairball noun 1 an obnoxious, boorish person, especially when drunk
US, 1981. 2 a large, powerful wave US, 1981
hairball! terrifying! US, 1998
hairblower noun a severe telling-off, a scolding UK, 2002
hairburger noun the vulva, especially in the context of oral sex US,
1971
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hair burner; hair bender noun a hair stylist US, 1964
haircut noun 1 a short prison sentence. From the short period of
time between haircuts
UK, 1950. 2 a lowering of the true mileometer
(odometer) reading of a motor vehicle to increase its resale value
NEW ZEALAND, 1990. 3 marijuana UK, 2003. 4 a sore on a man’s penis as
the result of a sexually transmitted infection. From the popular
belief that the sore was caused by a woman’s pubic hair
TRINIDAD

AND TOBAGO
, 2003
haircut adjective describes an image of fashionability that is without
deeper significance
UK, 2000
hairdresser noun a homosexual. From the presumption that all
hairdressers are gay
UK, 2001
hair -dry adjective without getting your hair wet US, 1991
haired up adjective angry. From a dog’s bristling back when angry US,
1914
hair fairy noun a homosexual male with an extravagant hairdo US,
1964
hair in the gate noun in television and film-making, any foreign
object in the camera gate
US, 1990
hair pie noun 1 the vulva; oral sex performed on a woman. Also
spelt ‘hare’ pie or ‘hairy’ pie
US, 1938. 2 a pizza with an errant hair
embedded in it. Limited usage, but clever
US, 1996
hairpins noun homosexual code phrases inserted casually into a
conversation, trolling for a response US, 1950
hairtree noun a man who wears his hair long and styled as a fashion
statement
US, 1996
hair-trunk noun in horse racing, a bad-looking horse that performs
poorly UK, 1948
hairy noun 1 a long-haired, bearded individual UK, 1976. 2 aformer
non-commissioned officer training to become an officer. Military

UK, 1981. 3 a young woman with a reputation for sluttishness.
Glasgow slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 4 heroin. A phonetic distortion of
HARRY US, 1973
hairy adjective 1 dangerous; scary (especially if thrilling) US, 1945. 2 bad,
difficult, undesirable. A popular term in C19, resurrected in later
C20 youth usage UK, 1848. 3 in computing, complicated US, 1983.
4 good, impressive US, 1959
hairy-arse; hairy-arsed adjective describes a thuggish, insensitive
brute UK, 2001
hairyback; hairy noun an Afrikaner. Derogatory SOUTH AFRICA, 1970
hairy bank noun a prostitute’s vagina GUYANA, 1998
hairy belly noun in dominoes, the 6–6 piece US, 1959
hairy chequebook noun the vagina, as used for payment in kind
instead of money AUSTRALIA, 1996
hairy clam noun the vagina. An almost subtle combination of FISH
and visual imagery UK, 2000
hairy eyeball noun a hostile stare. Deriving, perhaps, from the
eyelashes that mask the eye US, 1995
hairy fairy adjective of a man, effeminate to some degree. A pun on
AIRY-FAIRY (delicate, insubstantial) and FAIRY (a homosexual man) UK,
1978
hairy goat noun a racehorse that is a slow runner or poor performer
AUSTRALIA, 1933
hairy goblet noun the vagina UK, 2001
hairy growler noun the vagina UK, 2001
hairy leg noun 1 a man. CItizens’ band radio slang UK, 1981. 2 a
railway fettler
AUSTRALIA, 1969
hairy maclary noun a female who invites sexual foreplay but stops
short of intercourse NEW ZEALAND, 1998

ha-ja noun 8see: HALF-JACK
hale and hearty adjective a party. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
Hale and Pace; hale noun the face. Rhyming slang, from comedy
double act Gareth Hale and Norman Pace UK, 2002
half noun 1 used colloquially as an elliptical noun when the original
noun is omitted, especially of a half pint (of beer)
UK, 1937. 2 a child
travelling at half-fare UK, 1961
half adverb 1 used in exaggerations, as in ‘I half killed him’ UK, 2001.
2 used to reverse what is being said, which is usually formed as a
negative, and thus stress the intention, i.e. ‘not half bad’ is pretty
good
UK, 1583
half a bar noun until 1971, ten shillings; post-decimalisation, fifty
pence
UK, 1911
half a C noun fifty dollars. A shortened allusion to $100 as a ‘C-note’
US, 1967
half a case noun fifty cents US, 1950
half a chip noun sixpence, a sixpenny bit UK, 1950
half a cock noun five pounds (£5). Based on rhyming slang CO CKLE
AND HEN
(ten) UK, 1950
half a crack noun a half-crown coin, half-a-crown, two shillings and
sixpence. A coin and coinage that paid the price of decimalisation
in 1971 UK, 1933
half a dollar noun 1 a prison sentence of 50 years US, 1990. 2 ahalf-
crown coin; two shillings and sixpence. Pre-decimalisation, that is
pre-1971, a half-crown coin was valued at two shillings and
sixpence (equivalent to 12½ p), and, presumably, at the point of

coinage, a pound was worth approximately four US dollars
UK, 1916
half a football field noun fifty crystals of crack cocaine UK, 2001
half-a-man noun a short person US, 1997
half a mo noun a very short but vaguely defined time. A shortening
of ‘half a moment’
UK, 1896
half and half noun 1 oral sex on a man followed by vaginal
intercourse US, 1937. 2 a hermophrodite US, 1935. 3 a pint drink
comprising equal measures of two different beers UK, 1909
half and half adjective 1 mediocre TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1958.
2 bisexual US, 1975
half a nicker noun 1 pre-decimalisation, ten shillings; after 1971,
fifty pence. From NICKER (one pound) UK, 1895. 2 a vicar. Rhyming
slang. Also variant ‘half-nicker man’ UK, 1974
half-apple noun in television and film-making, a standard-sized crate
used for raising objects or people, half as high as a standard
‘apple’ US, 1990
half-assed; half-arsed adjective 1 inferior, unsatisfactory,
incompetent
US, 1865. 2 incomplete, not serious, half-hearted US, 1933
half a stretch noun 1 a six-month prison sentence. From ‘stretch’ (a
year’s sentence) UK, 1950. 2 gambling odds of 6–1 UK, 1984
half a yard noun fifty dollars US, 1961
half-baked adjective intellectually deficient. Dialect UK, 1855
half-chat noun a half-caste. Also used in Australia UK, 1909
half-cock noun < go off at half-cock generally, to start without
being ready; in sex, to ejaculate prematurely or without being fully
erect. A variation of HALF-COCKED UK, 1904
half-cock adjective ill-considered; inferior UK, 2002. < at half-cock

not fully prepared or ready UK, 2000
half-cocked adjective 1 not fully capable; not completely thought
out; unfinished; incomplete. Derives from the mechanism of a
gun
US, 1833. 2 drunk AUSTRALIA, ear ly C19. < go off half-cocked gen-
erally, to start without being ready; in sex, to ejaculate prematurely
or without being fully erect. Gun imageny
UK, 1809
half colonel noun a lieutenant-colonel US, 1956
half-cut adjective drunk UK, 1893
half-cuts noun trainers (sneakers) BARBADOS, 1998
halfers noun < go halfers; go haufers to share equally between
two parties UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
half-fried adjective of eggs, fried on one side only. The Indian-English
equivalent to
SUNNY SIDE UP INDIA, 1979
half G noun a half-gallon jar of alcohol NEW ZEALAND, 1971
half-gone adjective half-drunk UK, 1925
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half-half adjective mediocre FIJI, 1996
half-hearty adjective of medicore health, recovering from an illness
but not completely recovered
BARBADOS, 1965
half-het noun a bisexual US, 1995
half hour noun a short prison sentence. A little bravado in this
prisoner’s exaggeration
UK, 2002
halfie noun a half-caste person AUSTRALIA, 1945

half-inch verb to steal; to arrest. Rhyming slang for PINCH (to steal or
to arrest)
UK, 1925
half-iron noun a heterosexual or bisexual man who associates with
homosexuals. From ‘iron’ (a homosexual male)
UK, 1950
half-jack; ha-ja; haffie noun a half-bottle (375 ml) of spirits SOUTH
AFRICA
, 1953
half-load noun fifteen packets of heroin US, 1973
half-man noun a kneeboarder, or a surfer who rides without standing
US, 1991
half-mast adjective 1 (used of a penis) partially but not completey
erect US, 1972. 2 partially lowered US, 1871
half of marge noun a police sergeant. Rhyming slang for SARGE,
formed from a measure of margarine UK, 1998
half-ounce verb to cheat UK, 1960
half-ounce deal noun in prison, a trade that swaps a half ounce of
tobacco for a single marijuana cigarette UK, 1996
half ounce of baccy noun a Pakistani, especially a Pakistani child.
An elaboration (perhaps a reduction) of OUNCE OF BACCY (PAKI) UK,
1992
half ouncer noun a physically intimidating individual employed to
control the clients of any establishment, usually of a premises
offering entertainment, e.g. pub, club, concert venue, music
festival, etc; a ‘chucker-out’; door-security. Rhyming slang for
BOUNCER, with a degree of irony UK, 1992
half past six adjective incompetent. A sexual reference, with the
hands of the clock indicating impotence SINGAPORE, 2002
half past two noun a Jewish person. Rhyming slang UK, 1960

halfpenny dip; ha’penny dip; ha’penny noun 1 a sleep. Rhyming
slang for
KIP UK, 1980. 2 a ship. Rhyming slang UK, 1961
halfpenny stamp; ha’penny noun a tramp. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
half-pick duck noun an incomplete account TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1975
half-pie adjective half-hearted AUSTRALIA, 1941
half-pie adverb not fully AUSTRALIA, 1992
half piece noun 14g (½ oz) of a powdered drug, especially heroin US,
1938
half-pint noun a short person. From the non-metric measure of
volume US, 1876
half-pipe noun a trough in a snow slope used for aerial manoeuvres
in snowboarding US, 1993
half-power noun a worker working with a hangover US, 1980
half-rack noun in the US, half a case of beer (12 bottles or cans); in
Canada, a six-pack of beer US, 1997
half-scooped; hauf-scooped adjective tipsy UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
half-seas-over adjective half-drunk UK, 1700
half-sheet noun a punishment, usually a fine, received by a prison
warder. This generalised term derives from the half-sheet of blank
paper that an officer is given to explain his conduct
UK, 1950
half smart adjective stupid US, 1927
half-soaked adjective moderately competent UK, 2001
half stamp noun a tramp. Rhyming slang UK, 1984
half-step verb to make a half-hearted, insincere effort US, 1990
half-stepper noun a person who does things only halfway and
cannot be counted on US, 1981
half tanked adjective mildy drunk AUSTRALIA, 1971
half track noun crack cocaine. Rhyming slang UK, 1998

half-wit noun a stupid fool UK, 1755
half your luck you’re so lucky! Elliptical for ‘I wish I had half your
luck’
AUSTRALIA, 1933
halibut head noun to the indigenous peoples of Alaska, a white
person US, 1965
halter noun a necktie US, 1960
halvsies noun 1 half a share of something that is to be divided.
Variants include ‘halfsies’ and ‘halfies’ US, 1927. 2 mutual oral sex
performed simultaneously US, 1985
ham noun 1 an amateur shortwave radio operator and enthusiast US,
1919. 2 theatrical antics US, 1930. 3 in circus and carnival usage, food
or a meal US, 1981. 4 any type of alcoholic drink US, 1997. 5 a
member of the armed forces in complete dress uniform
US, 1991.
6 overtime UK, 1970
ham verb 1 to over-act, to be an inferior actor US, 1930. 2 to walk US,
1962. < ham it up to behave theatrically, to exaggerate US, 1955
ham actor; ham actress; ham noun an unsubtle actor US, 1881
ham and beef noun a chief prison warder. Rhyming slang UK, 1962
ham and egg; ham noun the leg. Rhyming slang UK, 1932
ham-and-egger noun 1 in professional wrestling, a wrestler whose
regular role is to lose to help the careers of others. A slight vari-
ation on the boxing original
US, 1999. 2 in oil drilling, an operator
who has suffered loss after loss and is now burdened with poor
credit US, 1954. 3 an inconsequential person who has achieved little
US, 1985
ham and egging noun a general system or understanding that
allows different members of a sports team to achieve best per-

formances at complementary times US, 1997
ham and eggs cap noun 8see: SCRAMBLED EGGS CAP
hambone noun 1 a male striptease act. A popular male display in
the 1960s
AUSTRALIA, 1964. 2 atromboneUS, 1934. 3 a telephone.
Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 4 a black prisoner US, 1989
hamburger noun a socially inept outcast. High school usage US, 1949
hamburger helper noun 1 crack cocaine. The drug bears some
resemblance to a brand name food product
US, 1994. 2 a linear
amplifier for a citizens’ band radio US, 1976
Hamburger Hill nickname Dong Ap Bia Mountain in South Vietnam,
close to the Laos border. Taken at great cost by the US Marines in
battle in May 1969, and then quietly abandoned a week later. Of
marginal tactical importance and ultimately symbolic of the lack
of military vision
US, 1971
hamburger home noun a boarding house used by oil field workers
US, 1954
hame; haim; haym noun a job, especially a menial or unpleasant
one US, 1941
hamfat noun an amateur performer US, 1911
hamhock circuit noun a tour of black bars and nightclubs US, 1975
Hamilton noun a ten-dollar bill. From the engraving of Alexander
Hamilton on the note
US, 1948
hammed adjective drunk US, 1997
hammer noun 1 the penis US, 1967. 2 a handgun US, 1994. 3 heroin NEW
ZEALAND
, 1982. 4 an attractive girl or young woman US, 1970. 5 a pizza

with ham topping US, 1996. 6 an accelerator pedal. Citizens’ band
radio slang, often as ‘back off the hammer’ (to slow down) and
‘put the hammer down’ (to accelerate) US, 1974. 7 in shuffleboard,
the eighth and final shot US, 1967. 8 in bar dice games, the player
who wins the chance to play first US, 1971. < on your hammer
1 following close behind; tailing. From HAMMER AND NAIL AUSTRALIA,
1942. 2 badgering. From HAMMER AND TACK AUSTRALIA, 1955. < put the
hammer on
to press someone for something IRELAND, 1984
hammer verb 1 to drive a vehicle at maximum speed AUSTRALIA, 1960.
2 to inflict a resounding defeat UK, 1948. 3 to beat up UK, 1973. 4 to
stretch physical limits UK, 2002. < get hammered 1 while surfing,
to be knocked from your surfboard and violently thrashed by the
surf
US, 1988. 2 in mountain biking, to experience a violent accident
US, 1992
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hammer and discus noun facial hair, whiskers. Rhyming slang UK,
1998
hammer and nail; hammer verb to follow, to tail. Rhyming slang
UK, 1961
hammer and tack noun the back. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1977
hammer and tongs adverb energetically, vigorously, strongly;
violently. From the vigorous use a blacksmith makes of these tools
UK, 1708
hammer-blowed adjective drunk UK, 2002
hammered adjective drunk US, 1960
hammerhead noun one of several kinds of inferior horse US, 1941

hammerheading noun 1 an act of taking a recreational drug cocktail
of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy, and
Viagra™ (a branded drug that enables a male erection). From the
after-effect of a throbbing headache
UK, 2003
hammering noun a defeat, a significant defeat; a beating UK, 1900
hammer man noun a male of considerable sexual prowess. Related
to the expression ‘going at it hammer and tongs’ to describe
highly energetic sexual activity
IRELAND, 1997
hammers noun the female thighs US, 1980
hammer-slammer noun an airframe technician. US Army usage US,
1998
hammer time noun a decisive point; the time to launch a military
attack. Adapted from a catchphrase attached, in the late 1980s, to
California rapper MC Hammer US, 2003
hammock noun a sanitary towel. Generally used by young males,
often in the jocular formula: ‘hammock for a bleeding lazy cunt’
UK, 2003
hammock for two noun a brassiere US, 1963
hammock season noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle.
The image of a sanitary towel as a WEE HAMMOCK or ‘mouse’s
hammock’ SOUTH AFRICA, 2001
hammy adjective melodramatic, theatrical US, 1899
hammy; hammie noun ahamstringAU S TRALIA, 1986
ham patch noun a telephone connection enabled by shortwave
radio ANTARCTICA, 1997
Hampden roar noun the state of affairs, the current situation.
Rhyming slang for THE SCORE, formed from the name of Scotland’s
national stadium and the roar of a football crowd UK: SCOTLAND, 1985

Hampstead Heath; hampsteads; ampstids; hamps noun the
teeth. Rhyming slang, from a rural area of north London UK, 1887
Hampton Court; hampton noun salt. Rhyming slang, formed on a
historic Surrey location. Do not confuse it with Hampton Wick
(the penis)
UK, 1992
Hampton Wick; Hampton; Wick noun 1 a penis. Rhyming slang
for PRICK (the penis), after a suburb of London. A polite
euphemism in its reduced forms UK, 1960. 2 a fool. Rhyming slang
for PRICK (general term of offence) UK, 1977
ham sandwich noun language. Glasgow rhyming slang; this is a
convincing rhyme in the appropriate accent UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
ham shank noun 1 an American. Rhyming slang for YANK. Originally
a World War 2 Merchant Navy coinage to describe American ships
or men, subsequently adopted by the Americans
UK, 1960. 2 abank.
Rhyming slang UK, 1994. 3 an act of masturbation. Rhyming slang
for WANK UK, 2002
ham stealer noun a thief who steals to eat, rather than for profit US,
1976
hamster noun a discrete piece of computer code that does what it is
supposed to do well US, 1991
hamster crab; crab noun a type of scratch (a manipulation of a
record to create a musical effect). Derives from the crab-like
movements of the DJ’s fingers; ‘hamster’ is a reference to the
hamster-switch UK, 2002
hamster-style noun a method of manipulating record turntables in
which the priorities are reversed. DJ jargon; on a sound mixer the
hamster switch is a crossfader reverse switch, so named for the
‘BulletProof Scratch Hamsters’ who are credited with its invention

in the mid-1990s
UK, 2002
Hancock verb to sign. A shortened version of JOHN HANCOCK.From
his admirable signature on the Declaration of Independence
US,
1967
hand noun five; in betting, odds of 5–1. From the TICK-TACK signal
used by bookmakers
UK, 1991. < do i t with one hand tied
behind your back
to do something very easily US, 1889. < hand
has no hair
used for expressing a willingness to accept money in
the present situation TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1982
hand verb < hand it to to admit the superiority of someone or
something US, 1914
HAND in text messaging, have anice day UK, 2003
hand and a half noun in betting, odds of 11–2. In bookmaker
slang
HAND is 5–1, here the addition of a ‘half’ increases the odds
to 5½-1 or 11–2 UK, 1991
hand and fist adjective drunk. Rhyming slang, always used in full,
for PISSED UK, 1992
H and B adjective sexually aroused; hot and bothered US, 1968
handbag noun 1 an attractive male escort for a woman at a social
engagement AUSTRALIA, 1967. 2 a male homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1992.
3 money. Also variant ‘hambag’ UK, 1984
handbag-positive adjective applied to a confused and disoriented
patient, lying in a hospital bed, clutching their handbag or purse.
A jocular medical condition

UK, 2002
handbags noun a minor verbal or physical disagreement, especially
on a sports pitch UK, 2003
Handbags nickname second battalion, Royal Green Jackets UK, 1995
handbags at dawn a minor verbal or physical disagreement UK, 2001
handbags at ten paces a conflict that, despite its potential for
violent confrontation, comes to nothing more than posturing. The
number of paces may vary UK, 1991
handball verb to insert your lubricated hand into your partner’s
rectum or vagina, providing sexual pleasure for both US, 1979
handballing noun the insertion of a hand and fist into a person’s
rectum or vagina for sexual gratification US, 1999
hand bomb verb to throw a just-caught salmon using both hands
CANADA, 1989
handbook noun a bookmaker who operates on the street, without
the benefit of a fixed office US, 1973
handbrake noun a wife or girlfriend, seen as preventing a man from
having a good time AUSTRALIA, 1998
handbrakie noun a handbrake turn AUSTRALIA, 1996
H and C noun a mixture of heroin and cocaine. A play on ‘hot and
cold’, shown on taps as H and C US, 1971
hand cannon noun a large pistol. Used for effect, quaintly old-
fashioned
US, 1929
handcuff noun an engagement or wedding ring US, 1926
handcuffed adjective married US, 1945
hand-doodle noun to masturbate US, 1968
H and E noun high explosives US, 1971
-handed suffix denotes the specific or general size of a gang when
combined with a unit of measurement, e.g. two-, ten-, mob-

handed
UK, 1999
hand fuck verb to insert a lubricated fist into a partner’s rectum or
vagina, leading to sexual pleasure for both US, 1979
handful noun 1 a troublesome person who is difficult to control;
something difficult to control UK, 1887. 2 a prison sentence of five
years
US, 1930. 3 in a restaurant or soda fountain, five US, 1967. 4 in
racing, five. As high as you can count on one hand. To win by ‘a
couple of handfuls’ is to win by ten lengths
UK, 1937. 5 five pounds
(£5) UK, 1961. 6 gambling odds of 5–1, especially among
bookmakers UK, 1984. < get a handful; have a handful to
fondle a woman’s breasts, buttocks or genitals UK, 1977
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hand gallop noun an act of male masturbation US, 1971
hand grenaded adjective (used of a racing car engine) exploded and
damaged
US, 1980
handicap noun a sexually transmitted infection, especially
gonorrhoea. Rhyming slang for
CLAP UK, 1992
handicap chase; handicap noun a face, especially an ugly face.
Rhyming slang
UK, 1992
handie noun an act of manual masturbation. From HAND JOB
AUSTRALIA
, 1994

handies noun fondling of hands by lovers AUS TRALIA, 1915
handing out noun in prison, the act of separating an imprisoned
mother from her baby (subject to disciplinary exceptions the
parent and child may spend up to eighteen months in a mother
and baby unit)
UK, 1996
hand jig; hand gig noun masturbation US, 1962
hand jive noun 1 a rhythmic pattern of hand-movements performed
to music as a substitute for more usual forms of dance; hence,
obscure hand signals
US, 1958. 2 an act of masturbating a male UK,
2003
hand job noun 1 manual stimulation of another’s genitals US, 1937.
2 in trucking, cargo that must be hand-loaded US, 1971
hand-job verb to masturbate another person US, 1969
handle noun 1 aname,anicknameUS, 1837. 2 a self-attributed
identity used on citizens’ band radio
US, 1974. 3 a big nose US, 1750.
4 a glass of beer served in a 10-fluid-ounce glass with a handle
AUSTRALIA, 1943. 5 a half-pint glass of beer NEW ZEALAND, 1994. 6 in
horse racing, the total amount bet, either on a given race or an
entire season US, 1951. < get a handle on to gain a means of
comprehending or controlling someone or something US, 1972
handle verb to stay in control. Hawaiian youth usage as an
intransitive verb US, 1981. < handle swollen goods (of a male) to
masturbate. Punning a criminal activity: ‘to handle stolen goods’
UK, 2001
handler noun 1 a drug dealer who deals in large quantities to retail-
level sellers US, 1953. 2 in drag racing, a driver US, 1968
handles noun in basketball, ball-handling skill US, 1997

handle-slammer noun a person who manipulates the handles of a
slot machine that is in need of repair, forcing the machine to pay
out regardless of the spin US, 1984
hand like a foot noun in card games, a very bad hand of cards.
A pun that was previously used of poor handwriting. Currently in
popular use at Internet sites devoted to poker
UK, 1956
handmade noun 1 a large penis. An allusion to the belief that
excessive masturbation will produce a larger-than-average penis US,
1967. 2 a hand-rolled cigarette US, 1988
hand mucker noun in gambling, a cheat who switches cards US, 1979
handout noun in prison, the act of giving a prisoner’s property to a
visitor for removal UK, 1996
hand over fist adverb very quickly, especially applied to making or
losing money UK, 1888
hand queen noun a male homosexual who favours masturbating his
partner US, 1964
hand-reared adjective endowed with a large penis. A reference to
masturbation, presumably with the suggestion that such manipu-
lation promotes growth
UK, 1961
hand relief noun masturbation in the context of a hand massage –
a sexual service offered in some massage parlours US, 1988
hand ride noun in horse racing, a race run without using a whip US,
1974
hand-rolled noun a marijuana cigarette. Mildly euphemistic, and
thus mildly humorous
US, 1978
hands noun < put your hands up to confess, especially to admit
to a crime. The universal gesture of surrender. The singular ‘put

your hand up’ seems unlikely; it smacks of a schoolchild seeking
attention UK, 1970
hands and feet noun meat. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
hands and heels adjective in horse racing, used for describing a ride
in which the jockey did not use his whip
AUSTRALIA, 1989
handshake noun 1 the synchronisation mechanism of two
computers or two programs US, 1991. 2 to engage in mutual
masturbation
US, 1961
hand shandy; handy shandy noun an act of male masturbation
UK, 1997
hand shoe noun a glove US, 1977
hands off cocks – feet in socks!; hands off your cocks and
pull up your socks!; hands off cocks – on with socks!;
hands off cocks, on socks!
used for awakening sleeping men.
Military usage UK, 1976
handsome! excellent, first-rate; used for registering approval UK, 1997
hand thing noun the act of masturbating a man. A variation of
HAND-JOB US, 2001
hand-to-gland combat noun an act of masturbation, especially if
conducted with vigour. A pun on ‘hand-to-hand combat’ AUSTRALIA,
1998
hand tools noun lockpicks, screwdrivers and other tools used by
burglars US, 1982
hand to rouf noun in betting, odds of 5–4. A combination of HAND
(five) and ROUF (four) UK, 1991
hand up verb to incriminate UK, 2002
handwave verb to oversimplify or give a cursory explanation of a

complicated point
US, 1981
handy noun among antique dealers, an antique small enough to
conceal in the palm of the hand UK, 2003
handy adjective good at fighting UK, 1997
hane adjective disgusting. An abbreviation of HEINOUS US, 1993
hang noun 1 a little bit. Used as a euphemism for ‘damn’; always in
the negative UK, 1861. 2 used as a euphemism for ‘hell’ SOUTH AFRICA,
1960. 3 a person who regularly spends time in one place, or around
people and places that are in some way associated US, 1996. 4 ajob
US, 1950. < get the hang of something to learn how to do
something US, 1847. < give a hang; care a hang to care, to be
concerned – usually in a negative context
UK, 1861
hang verb 1 to turn, especially but not exclusively applied to driving
a vehicle. Usually in the phrase ‘hang a left/right’ (to make a
left/right turn)
US, 1967. 2 to tolerate, to keep up with US, 1993. 3 used
for registering annoyance, impatience, etc, as in ‘hang the
expense’. From the sense ‘to execute by hanging’ UK, 1392. 4 to idle
US, 1941. 5 (used of a computer program) to wait in suspension for
something that will not occur US, 1983. < hang crepe in a
hospital, to manage a patient’s expectations by leading them to
expect the very worst US, 1994. < hang five to surf with five toes
extended over the front edge of the board
US, 1963. < hang hard
to suffer a hangover US, 1996. < hang heels to surf with your
heels extended backwards over the tail of the surfboard US, 1977.
< hang her alongside awhile before we heist her aboard
(of an idea or plan) to urge someone to think about it before we

do anything CANADA, 1992. < hang it up 1 to insult US, 1989. 2 to
stop talking; to shut up US, 1963. 3 to retire. Or ‘hang them up’ US,
1936
. < hang loose to do little and to do it without angst US, 1955.
< hang on the iron to put snow chains on a truck’s tyres US,
1961. < hang on the leg (used of a prisoner) to associate and
curry favour with prison authorities US, 1992. < hang on the wall
(used of a groupie) to loiter at a rock and roll club in the hopes of
making contact with a musician US, 1969. < hang one on to
punch AUSTRALIA, 1974. < hang paper 1 to pass counterfeit money
US, 1976. 2 to pass cheques with fraudulent intent UK, 1996. < hang
ten
to surf with all the toes of both feet extended over the front
of the board US, 1963. < hang tight to stay put, to stay resolved US,
1947. < hang up your jock to quit or retire US, 1983. < hang
your hat
to live, to reside US, 1969. < hang your own in circus
and carnival usage, to brag. A metaphor derived from the image of
the braggart hanging posters advertising himself US, 1981
hang about verb to loiter, to hesitate, to haunt UK, 1892
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hang about! used for demanding a pause in an activity. Always
imperative, sometimes used to indicate that the speaker has
suddenly understood something
UK, 1974
hangar noun in trucking, a garage US, 1976
hangar-flying noun a group conversation among combat pilots,
reliving combat missions

US, 1918
hang around verb to idle, to pass time aimlessly, to socialise US, 1830
hangar queen noun an aircraft that spends an inordinate amount of
time being repaired US, 1943
hangashore; angishore noun a person who does not go out fishing
and thus is regarded as lazy. Originally from the Irish word
aindeiseoir (a wretch), this word was adapted by folk etymology to
apply to the fishing culture of Atlantic Canada
CANADA, 1988
hangcher noun a handkerchief TRISTAN DA CUNHA, 1963
hang-down noun the penis US, 2001
hanged up adjective drug-intoxicated US, 1949
hanger noun 1 a piece of paper currency that has not fallen all the
way through the slot on a casino table where cash is dropped
US,
1980. 2 in pool, a ball that is at rest right at the edge of a pocket US,
1937. 3 a handgun cartridge that fails to detonate immediately after
being struck by the firing pin
US, 1957. 4 a handbag with a strap US,
1950
Hanger Lane noun a nuisance, an annoyance, a frustration, an irri-
tation. Rhyming slang for PAIN, formed from the name of a traffic-
junction on London’s North Circular road, probably coined by a
driver in a jam UK, 1992
hang-gut noun a paunchy stomach BAHAMAS, 1982
hanging adjective 1 of inferior quality UK, 2002. 2 drunk; exhausted UK,
2002
hanging bacon noun the outer labia of the vagina UK, 2002
hanging Johnny noun the penis in a flaccid state US, 1980
Hanging Sam noun General Samuel T. Williams of the US Army.

Williams fought Pancho Villa in Mexico, and then in World War 1,
World War 2, Korea and Vietnam
US, 1972
hang it!; hang it all! used for registering annoyance, irritation or
despair UK, 1703
hangman noun a difficult person NEW ZEALAND, 2002
hangnail noun a slow-moving person, a dawdler, especially a slow
driver. Rhyming slang for ‘snail’, from the characteristics of the
creature
UK, 1998
hang on verb 1 to wait; to wait while using a telephone. Often used
in the imperative UK, 1959. 2 to make a criminal charge against US,
1957
hangout noun a place where people gather to socialise. At times a
negative connotation US, 1892
hang out verb 1 to spend time with someone, usually a friend or
friends US, 1867. 2 to monitor a citizen’s band radio channel US, 1976
hangtime noun time spent waiting for something to happen US, 1991
hang tough! used for expressing support when departing US, 1990
hang up verb 1 when combined with an article symbolic of a trade,
profession or sport, to retire from that field of endeavour. ‘Hang up
your fiddle’, which carries the generalised sense of retiring, is first
recorded in 1833; however the current wide use may well owe its
generation to Western films, particularly the cliché of an aged or
disabled gun-fighter hanging up his guns. Of modern variations
‘Hang up (one’s) tits’ is recorded of a retiring female impersonator
in 1984. In 2003 a brief search of contemporary sources reveals a
hairdresser hanging up his scissors, a judge hanging up the wig
and robe, a Malayan who has hung up his Kalashnikov, a chef who
hangs up his toque and white jacket, and a war correspondent

who has hung up her flak jacket; jockeys hang up their silks,
boxers hang up their gloves, sumo wrestlers hang up their
loincloths, etc
UK, 1833. 2 in a prayer group, to pray last. If ‘to pray
first’ is to
DIAL, then it is only logical that ‘to pray last’ is ‘to hang
up’
US, 1990. < hang up a shingle to go into business for yourself
US, 1997
hangup; hang-up noun 1 an emotional problem, neurosis or inhi-
bition
US, 1952. 2 in foot-propelled scootering, a seizing-up of a
wheel during the performance of a trick UK, 2000
hanhich noun hashish. Probably a misspelling of ‘hashish’ UK, 2003
hank noun < take your hank to masturbate US, 1967
hank book noun a pornographic book or magazine US, 1974
hank freak noun a person obsessed with masturbating US, 1967
Hank Marvin adjective very hungry. Rhyming slang for ‘starving’;
based on the name of popular guitarist Hank Marvin (b.1941)
UK,
1998
hankty adjective suspicious US, 1966
hanky; hankie noun a handkerchief; a tissue (often qualified as a
paper hankie). In the US a childish shortening virtually conven-
tional in the UK
UK, 1895
hanky code; hankie code noun a designation of a person’s sexual
preferences, signalled by the colour of the handkerchief and the
pocket in which it is worn
US, 1991

hanky pank noun a carnival game in which the customer is allowed
to win small, inexpensive prizes
US, 1985
hankypank adjective (used of a carnival game) inexpensive US, 1950
hanky-panky; hankie-pankie noun 1 trickery, mischief, especially of
a sexual nature
UK, 1841. 2 a boyfriend. Teen slang UK, 2003
Hannibal Lecter noun a ticket inspector. Rhyming slang, formed
from the name of a fictional serial killer who caught the popular
imagination, created in 1981 by author Thomas Harris and
portrayed on film in 1986 by Brian Cox, and, most famously, by
Anthony Hopkins from 1992 UK, 1998
Hanoi Hannah noun a composite character on Radio Hanoi who
broadcast during the Vietnam war with a target audience of US
troops and a goal of lessening troop morale US, 1967
Hanoi Hilton nickname a North Vietnamese prisoner of war camp,
formally known as the Hoa Lo Prison (1964–1973). The title of a
1987 film starring Michael Moriarty and Jeffrey Jones as US
prisoners of war trying to survive in the camp
US, 1970
hanyak noun a smokeable methamphetamine UK, 1998
hap noun 1 an event or activity. An abbreviation of ‘happening’;
usually found in questions such as ‘What’s the hap?’ US, 1971. 2 a
bite; a mouthful. Directly from Afrikaans SOUTH AFRICA, 1978
hapas capas noun a writ of habeas corpus US, 1950
ha’penny noun the female genitals. From the small value halfpenny
coin UK, 1984 8see: HALFPENNY DIP, HALFPENNY STAMP
ha’porth noun a small or negligible measure of something (cost,
potency, wit, etc). A colloquial contraction of ‘halfpennyworth’ that
orginally, surely, suggested greater value and less contempt UK, 1976

ha’p’orth; haporth; apeth noun a fool. A contraction of
‘halfpennyworth’ signifying something of little value; gently
contemptuous and usually qualified as ‘daft ha’porth’, ‘silly apeth’,
etc UK, 1974
happen verb to be successful US, 1949
happening noun 1 an unstructured event built around music, drugs
and a strong sense of bonding US, 1959. 2 a party at which there is
much drinking; a booze-up
AUSTRALIA, 1971
happening adjective modern, fashionable, chic. In common with
many words that define the times, ‘happening’ is now deeply
unfashionable, surviving in irony and the vocabularies of those
who were there when it was ‘happening’ US, 1977. < it’s all
happening!
used when more than one thing happens at the
same time; used of a general state of excitement
UK, 1976
happily adverb in computing, operating without awareness of an
important fact US, 1991
happiness noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy
UK, 2002
happy noun a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as
ecstasy
UK, 1996
happy adjective slightly drunk UK, 1770. < are you happy in your
work?
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work. Originally military, in the form ‘are you happy in the
Service?’
UK, 1943
-happy suffix mentally unbalanced or obsessed in the manner
denoted by earlier or current circumstances, or impending fate, as
affixed. Originally military, from HAPPY (slightly drunk); thus ‘bomb-
happy’ (nerves shattered by exposure to imminent death or
mutilation), ‘demob-happy’ (obsessed by demobilisation, release
from service) US, 1931
happy as a pig in shit adjective extremely happy UK, 1944
happy as Larry adjective extremely happy. Just exactly who the
proverbially happy Larry was is one of those snippets of infor-
mation lost in time AUSTRALIA, 1905
happy bag noun a holdall in which an armed robber carries the
equipment of his trade
UK, 2002
happy bunny noun a person who is very contented. Childish
imagery, originally business jargon. A contented worker, or team
member. Often with a negative sense: ‘not a happy bunny’
US, 1998
happy camper noun used as a humorous description of a contented
person. Often said with sarcasm or used in the negative
US, 1981
happy cigarette noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1982
happy-clappy adjective filled with spiritual joy, sometimes applied to
Christians but rarely in the conventional Church UK, 1993
happy day noun a mixture of bottled strong ale and draught beer UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1996
happy days noun 1 a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery

US, 1957. 2 breadfruit BARBADOS, 1965
happy drug noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as
ecstasy
UK, 2003
happy dust noun cocaine, morphine or any powdered mind-altering
drug. Imparts a sense of nostalgia, not unlike WACKY BACCY
(marijuana). The term of choice for cocaine in George Gerswhin’s
Porgy and Bess
US, 1922
happy fag noun a marijuana cigarette UK, 2002
happy gas noun nitrous oxide, laughing gas AUSTRALIA, 1986
happy hacking used as a farewell US, 1981
happy happy joy joy used as a humorous, often sarcastic,
celebratory remark. First heard in the Ren and Stimpy cartoon
(1991–1995), and then popularised with a broader audience by
Keith Olberman on ESPN
US, 1997
happy herb noun marijuana UK, 1998
happy hour noun a period of time in the late afternoon when a bar
serves free snacks and drinks at reduced prices
US, 1959
happy hours noun flowers. Rhyming slang UK, 1960
happy little Vegemite noun a happy person, especially a child.
From an advertising jingle for Vegemite™, a yeast-based spread
popular in Australia AUSTRALIA, 1988
happy meal noun a mixture of chemical stimulants and depress-
ants. A Happy Meal is more usually a product of McDonalds™ fast-
food restaurants UK, 2001
happy pie noun the vagina US, 1974
happy pill noun 1 an amphetamine or other central nervous system

stimulant
UK, 1956. 2 a Prozac™ tablet UK, 2001. 3 a tablet of MDMA,
the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 2003
happy powder noun cocaine UK, 1998
happy Sally noun strong, homemade whisky US, 1986
happy shop noun an off-licence (a liquor store) US, 1972
happy slap verb to physically assault a randomly chosen person and
film the incident on a mobile phone
UK, 2005
happy slapper noun a person who, as part of popular youth craze,
violently attacks a randomly chosen individual while the incident
is filmed by an accomplice UK, 2005
happy slapping noun an apparently motiveless violent attack on a
randomly chosen innocent person while the incident is filmed by
an accomplice; or such attacks collectively; or the teenage craze
for such attacks UK, 2005
happy stick noun a marijuana cigarette enhanced with
phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust
US, 1999
happy trails noun cocaine. From the cowboy song known by those
who came of age in the US in the 1950s and 60s
US, 1993
happy trails used as a farewell. A catchphrase television sign-off
sung on The Roy Rogers Show (NBC, 1951–57). Repeated with
referential humour US, 1951
happy valley noun the cleft between the buttock cheeks US, 1970s
Happy Valley nickname the Vinh Thanh Valley, during the war a
dangerous area northeast of An Khe, South Vietnam
US, 1983
haps noun the latest; something that is popular. Often heard as ‘the

haps’
US, 1961
harami noun a shrewd or cunning person; used as a term of abuse it
may carry the same sense as ‘bastard’. From Urdu haram (that
which is sacred), hence Urdu harami (a rogue). There is anecdotal
evidence that it has been in UK since the 1960s. Current in
Pakistan and Indian street slang, as is the equivalent but more
abusive Urdu term haramzada (a son of wickedness; a
BASTARD)
INDIA
, 2003
harass verb to flirt TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
Harbour City nickname Sydney AUSTRALIA, 1964
harbour light; harbour adjective right. Rhyming slang UK, 1961
hard noun 1 an erection US, 1961. 2 hardcore sexual material US, 1977.
3 an addictive drug NEW ZEALAND, 1982. 4 coins US, 1950
hard adjective 1 of drinks, intoxicating, spiritous, ‘strong’ US, 1789.
2 (used of drugs) powerfully addictive US, 1955. 3 fine, excellent US,
1948. 4 muscular, toned US, 1990. 5 of rock music, serious,
uncompromising, with a strong rhythmic force US, 1960s. 6 of rave
music, relentlessly rhythmic UK, 1998. 7 of pornographic material,
descriptive of anything that is more explicit than society finds gen-
erally acceptable. A flexible standard depending on where you are.
US, 1969. 8 in craps, a point made with a matching pair. A bet on a
‘hard’ number means that the only combination that will win is a
pair. Often used in the phrase ‘the hard way’ US, 1930. 9 (used of
straightened hair) heavily greased
US, 1970. 10 in blackjack, said of a
hand without an ace or with an ace and a value of 12 or higher
US, 1978. 11 (used of a theatre ticket) reserved for a specific seat US,

1973
hard adverb < go hard to engage in gunfire US, 2003
hard ankle noun a working man, especially a trucker US, 1976
hard-arsed; hard-ass; hard-assed adjective uncompromising,
unyielding, tough, stubborn UK, 1903
hard ask noun a difficult challenge NEW ZEALAND, 2000
hard-ass noun a strict, unforgiving, unrelenting person US, 1966
hard-ass verb 1 to endure a difficult situation US, 1967. 2 to treat
harshly US, 1970
hard at it adjective very busy, especially when engaged on a particu-
lar task UK, 1749
hardback adjective old JAMAICA, 2000
hardball noun 1 competition or conflict with no holds barred US, 1972.
2 crack cocaine UK, 2003
hardballer noun a person who competes or pursues an interest with
an intense focus and little thought as to the consequences US, 1984
hardbelly noun a teenage girl or young woman. Biker (motorcyle)
usage US, 1988
hard bit noun a prison sentence that is especially difficult to serve,
1996
hard-boiled adjective callous, cynical, emotionally uninvolved, tough;
describing the characteristics of macho tough guys in ‘hard-boiled’
pulp fiction. Figurative usage of the solid properties of hard-boiled
eggs, or clothing vigorously boiled in starch; applied by Mark Twain
(1835–1910) to refer to rigid rules of grammar (1886); in the early
1900s it applied to hard or stiff clothing; by 1918 it was being
used to describe a person who stuck rigidly to the rules; from
which the current sense evolved
US, 1904
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hardboot noun a person from Kentucky US, 1923
hard candy noun 1 heroin US, 1970. 2 a person who has been ident-
ified for revenge by a prison gang
US, 1997
hard-case noun a hardened, tough person US, 1836
hard-case adjective eccentric, unconventional NEW ZEALAND, 1971
hard cat noun a well-dressed, popular male US, 1959
hard-charge verb in car racing, to drive aggressively US, 1965
hard chaw noun athugIRELAND, 2003
hard cheddar noun bad luck UK, 1931
hard cheese noun bad luck. Often said in commiseration UK, 1876
hardcore noun 1 amyl nitrite. Perhaps from ‘hardcore’ as a grade of
pornography because of the drug’s reputation as a sexual relaxant
UK, 1996. 2 a regular soldier of the North Vietnamese Army or the
Viet Cong US, 1991
hardcore adjective 1 of pornography, graphic, explicit. The gradations
between SOFT CORE and ‘hardcore’ vary over time and place; in
general, the erect penis, penetration and ejaculation are the
hallmarks of hardcore pornography
US, 1970. 2 extreme US, 1997
hardcore adverb extremely US, 1997
hard cut adjective rough, tough, hard-living CANADA, 1962
hard-doer; har d doer noun a person who struggles valiantly against
difficulties. Literally, a person who ‘does it hard’. A term of
approbation
AUSTRALIA, 1910
hard dresser noun an aggressive, ‘mannish’ lesbian US, 1967
hard-earned noun money, especially that identified as earnings, 1975

hard-ears noun said of a stubborn person TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
har-de-har-har used as a vocalisation mocking laughter US, 1957
hardfist noun a violence-prone, tough person CANADA, 1955
hard graft noun hard work AUSTRALIA, 1873
hard-grafting adjective hard-working AUSTRALIA, 1972
hard guy noun a serious, violent criminal US, 1916
hard hat noun an elite, full-time Viet Cong soldier US, 1965
hard head noun a criminal who uses explosives to break into safes
US, 1949
hard hit noun an act of defecation. Rhyming slang for SHIT, especially
in the phrase ‘go for a hard hit’ UK, 1978
Hard John noun 1 an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI)
US, 1945. 2 a tough, uncompromising person US, 1961
hard knock adjective toughened by life. Having been through the
SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS US, 1977
hard labour noun a neighbour. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
hard leg noun an experienced, cynical prostitute US, 1967
hard line noun crack cocaine UK, 1998
hard lines noun bad luck. Probably of nautical origins. Often said in
commiseration UK, 1824
hard-look verb to stare at aggressively US, 1994
hard mack noun a brutish pimp who relies on force and the threat
of force to control his prostitutes US, 1972
hard man noun 1 a professional thug; a person not afraid of violent
action
US, 1970. 2 an uncompromising politician or businessman UK,
1976
hard money noun cash US, 1972
hard-mouth verb to threaten or disparage TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1960

hard nail noun a hypodermic needle US, 1955
hard-nosed adjective stubborn, uncompromising US, 1927
hard nut noun a dangerous foe; a tough individual; a difficult
challenge. Clipped from ‘a hard nut to crack’ US, 1884
hard nut to crack noun 8see: TOUGH NUT
hard of hearing adjective undisciplined, disobedient TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 1973
hard-on noun 1 the erect penis; an erection US, 1888. 2 a grudge US,
1931
. 3 a stubborn, belligerent person US, 1968. 4 a prized possession;
something to be desired. Derives from the sense as ‘an erection’,
via the idea that inanimate objects can be
SEXY (desirable) UK, 1999.
5 a desire for US, 1971
hard on adjective addicted to BAHAMAS, 1982
hard one noun in necrophile usage, a corpse that has stiffened with
rigor mortis US, 1987
hard pimp noun a pimp who relies on violence and the threat of
violence to control his prostitutes
US, 1973
hard-pushed adjective in difficulties, especially financial UK, 1834
hard rice noun during the Vietnam war, weapons and ammunition
US, 1985
hard rock noun crack cocaine. An elaboration of ROCK UK, 1998
hardshell Baptist noun a member of the Primitive Baptist Church,
or any other rigidly orthodox Baptist US, 1838
hard shells noun powerfully addictive drugs, such as heroin,
morphine and cocaine
US, 1960

hard, soft and wet denotes all that is necessary to operate a
computer
UK, 1998
hard sports noun sadomasochistic sex-play involving defecation,
especially when it is offered as a service in a prostitute’s
advertising UK, 2003
hard spot noun an ambush using tanks or other armour as part of
the ambush US, 1991
hard stuff noun 1 alcoholic drink other than beer or wine AUSTRALIA,
1832. 2 addictive drugs such as heroin or cocaine US, 1950. 3 coins US,
1788
hardtail noun a motorcyle with no rear shock absorbers US, 1992
hard time noun a long prison sentence, whether in absolute terms
or relative to the crime or relative to the prisoner’s ability to
survive US, 1927
hard-timer noun a prisoner serving a long sentence US, 1986
hard up adjective 1 in want of money, impoverished UK, 1818. 2 in
need of something specified
UK, 1840
hardware noun 1 weapons, usually guns US, 1865. 2 ostentatious
jewellery US, 1939. 3 silverware US, 1962. 4 any medal or trophy
awarded in a competition US, 1921
hardware shop noun a homosexual male brothel UK, 1987
hardware store noun a poker game in which players generally bet
based on the value of their hands and do not bluff. An allusion to
the True Value chain of hardware stores in the US US, 1996
hard word noun < put the hard word on someone 1 to ask
someone for sexual intercourse AUSTRALIA, 1936. 2 to make a fervent
request of someone AUSTRALIA, 1918
hard yakka; hard yacker noun hard work AUSTRALIA, 1888

hard yard noun a difficult challenge NEW ZEALAND, 2000
hard yards noun exacting work. Originally a sporting metaphor
AUSTRALIA, 2001
hare and hound noun a round of drinks. Rhyming slang; a variation
of FOX AND HOUND UK, 1992
hare-and-hound race noun a long motorcyle race in the desert US,
1965
haricot bean; haricot noun a male homosexual. Rhyming slang for
QUEEN AUSTRALIA, 1971
Harlem credit card noun a siphon used for stealing petrol from
parked cars US, 1979
Harlem handshake noun a series of hand-to-hand manoeuvres that
combine into an idiosyncratic handshake. Harlem, New York, is a
centre of the black community and figuratively used to emphasise
stereotypical and negative black characteristics US, 2000
Harlem heater noun any improvised source of heat, such as leaving
an oven door open to heat the room. New York police slang
US, 1997
Harlem sunset noun the blood-red line on freshly razor-slashed skin.
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figuratively used to emphasise negative black characteristics; here,
combined with an allusion to ‘blood red sunsets’, the suggestion is
that only black people get into razor fights
US, 1940
Harlem taxi noun a large, luxury car painted in an extravagant
colour
US, 1962

Harlem tennis noun thegameofcrapsUS, 1983
Harlem toothpick noun a pocket knife; a switchblade US, 1944
Harley wrench noun a hammer. Humorous biker (motorcyle) usage,
suggesting a low degree of sophistication among motorcyle mech-
anics
US, 2003
harmonic noun Indian tonic water. Rhyming slang UK, 1984
harm reduc er noun marijuana. A reference to the claim that
smoking tobacco mixed with marijuana will cause less harm than
unadulterated tobacco UK, 2001
harness noun 1 reinforcement on the outside of a safe US, 1949. 2 a
uniform
US, 1853. 3 the leather clothing worn by some motorcyle
riders and embraced as a fashion statement by others
US, 1993
harness adjective uniformed US, 1903
harness rack noun an old horse CANADA, 1987
Harold Lloyd; harold noun celluloid (as a housebreaking tool, used
for forcing locks). Rhyming slang, formed from the name of the
legendary silent film comedian, 1893–1971 UK, 1959
Harold Macmillan; ‘arold noun a villain. Rhyming slang, formed
from the name of a British prime minister (1957–63) and
statesman, 1894–1986 UK, 1992
Harold Pinter; ‘arold noun a splinter. Rhyming slang, formed from
the name of a playwright (b.1930)
UK, 1992
harolds noun knickers. Probably rhyming slang, from HARRY TAGGS,
shortened to Harry, thus Harold AUSTRALIA, 1971
harp noun 1 a harmonica US, 1887. 2 an Irish-American or an Irish
person US, 1898

harpic adjective mad, crazy, eccentric. A play on ROUND THE BEND
(mad) and branded toilet cleaner Harpic’s advertising slogan
‘cleans round the bend’. It is interesting to note that a cocktail of
blue curacoa, kahlua, vodka and lemonade is named Harpic –
probably not just for the colour. Also used as a nickname UK, 1961
harpist noun a harmonica player. From HARP (a harmonica) UK, 1993
harpoon noun a needle used to inject drugs intravenously, especially
a hollow needle used in an improvised contraption US, 1938
Harris tweed noun amphetamine. Rhyming slang for SPEED UK, 1983
Harry noun heroin. Giving an personal identity and disguise to H
(heroin) US, 1954
Harry-big-button noun any cheap electrical appliance characterised
by unfashionable design, especially large control knobs UK, 2002
harry-carry noun suicide. From Japanese hara-kiri (ritual suicide by
disembowelment) UK, 1996
Harry Freemans noun anything that is free. Royal Navy, from
obsolete ‘drink at freeman’s quay’ (to drink at another’s expense)
UK, 1962
Harry Hill noun a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known
as ecstasy. Rhyming slang for ‘pill’; based on the name of UK
comedian Harry Hill (b.1964)
UK, 2001
Harry Hoof noun a male homosexual. Glasgow rhyming slang for
POOF UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
Harry Huggins noun a fool, an idiot, often with an implication that
the fool is a victim (and a fool to be so). Rhyming slang for
MUGGINS (an idiot) UK, 1992
Harry James noun the nose. A pun on ‘trumpet’, connected to
band leader and trumpet player Harry James (1916–83)
UK, 1958

Harry Lauder noun a prison warder. Rhyming slang, formed from
the name of the Scottish comedian and singer, Sir Harry Lauder,
1870–1950 UK, 1961
Harry Lime noun time. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of
the character played by Orson Welles in the 1950 film The Third
Man UK, 1972
Harry Monk; harry noun semen. Rhyming slang for SPUNK; gener-
ally reduced
UK, 1992
Harry Selby noun used in a theatre programme as a fictitious name
for an actor. Less common than
GEORGE SPELVIN, but serving the
same purpose
US, 1973
Harry Tagg noun bag. Rhyming slang; theatrical. Current in 1960 UK,
1960
Harry Taggs; harolds noun trousers. Rhyming slang for ‘bags’
(trousers)
UK, 1992
Harry Tate noun 1 eight pounds (£8). Rhyming slang, formed from
the stage name of musical hall performer Ronald Hutchinson,
1872–1940
UK, 1992. 2 a plate. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 3 afirst
officer in the Merchant Navy. Rhyming slang for ‘mate’
UK, 1961. 4 a
confusion; an attack of nerves; an emotional state. Rhyming slang
for ‘state’ UK, 1932
Harry Tate adjective late. Rhyming slang, formed from the stage
name of musical hall performer Ronald Hutchinson, 1872–1940
UK, 1960

Harry Tates noun branded cigarettes, Player’s ‘Weights’. Rhyming
slang UK, 1974
Harry Wragg; Harry Rag; harry noun a cigarette. Rhyming slang
for
FAG (a cigarette), formed on the name of jockey Harry Wragg,
1902–85 UK, 1960
Harry X-ers with Harry preceding and -ers suffixed, a personified
variation of an adjective or adverb. Mainly nautical, in applications
such as ‘Harry Nuders’ (naked)
UK, 1925
harsh noun marijuana, hashish. Probably a play on the
pronunciation of HASH (hashish) but may well refer to the quality
UK, 2003
harsh verb to criticise or disparage US, 1988. < harsh a mellow to
ruin a calm situation
US, 1997
harsh adjective 1 disagreeable, forbidding, severe. Conventional
English rendered slang by the young US, 1984. 2 in motor racing,
bumpy and rough US, 1980
Hart, Schaffner and Marx noun in poker, three jacks. An allusion
to a men’s clothing manufacturer US, 1988
harum-scarum adjective reckless, careless UK, 1751
harum-scarum adverb recklessly, wildly UK, 1691
harvest moon; harvest noun a black person. Rhyming slang for
COON UK, 1992
Harvey Nichol noun a predicament. Rhyming slang for PICKLE,
formed from the name of London department store Harvey
Nichols
UK, 1932
Harvey Nichols noun pickles, savoury condiments. Rhyming slang,

formed from the name of a London department store UK, 1960
Harvey Nicks; Harvey Nic’s nickname Harvey Nichols, a
fashionable department store UK, 1991
Harvey Smith noun a v-sign as an insulting gesture. Following an
incident on 15th August 1971 when show-jumper Harvey Smith
used the gesture at the British Jumping Derby and as a result was
disqualified (a decision subsequently overturned); his spontaneous
action swiftly became part of UK folklore
UK, 1979
Harvey Wallbanger noun any unsafe, reckless and/or drunk driver
US, 1976
has noun hashish. An abbreviated variation of HASH UK, 1998
has-been noun a person whose best days and greatest achievements
are in the past UK, 1606
has beens noun green vegetables, especially cabbage. Rhyming slang
for
GREENS UK, 1984
hasbian noun a former lesbian; a woman who took lesbian lovers in
college, but who reverted to heterosexuality after graduation from
college US, 1995
hash noun 1 hashish (cannabis resin or pollen). Variant spellings
include ‘hashi’, ‘hashis’ and ‘haschi’. Derived from the Arabic word
for ‘herb’ or ‘grass’, as though it were the herb ‘par excellence’
(Sadie Plant, ‘Writing On Drugs’, 1999) US, 1948. 2 a number sign (#)
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on a computer keyboard US, 1991. < make a hash to spoil, to
make a mess of something
UK, 1833

hash verb to serve alcoholic drink that is not the brand claimed US,
1979
hash and trash noun background noise during a citizens’ band
radio transmission US, 1976
Hashbury nickname the Haight-Ashbury neigbourhood of San
Francisco. A blending of the two street names and an allusion to
the drug-using propensities of the area’s residents
US, 1967
hashcake noun a confection that has marijuana or hashish as a
major ingredient UK, 2000
hash cannon noun a device for smoking marijuana or hashish, used
to force smoke deep into the lungs
US, 1970
hasher noun a waitress in an inexpensive restaurant US, 1908
hash house noun a restaurant that serves inexpensive, simply
prepared food, catering to working men US, 1868
hash joint noun a hash house US, 1895
hash out verb to discuss until an issue is resolved US, 1995
hashover noun a general feeling of lethargy or malaise following
marijuana use. A play on ‘hangover’ and
HASH (marijuana) UK, 1996
hash-puppy noun a dog trained to sniff-out marijuana. A play on
Hush Puppies™, US branded footware, introduced in 1958
AUSTRALIA, 1970
hash-slinger noun a waitress or cook US, 1868
hassle noun a problem, trouble, harassment US, 1946
hassle verb 1 to harass, annoy US, 1959. 2 to engage in mock plane-to-
plane aerial combat US, 1979
hasta la bye-bye goodbye. Intentionally butchered Spanish US, 1990
hasta la vista, baby! see you later! Popularised by Tone Loc in his

1989 rap hit ‘Wild Thing’
US, 1990
hasta lumbago used as a humorous farewell. An intentional
corruption of the Spanish hasta luego (until later) US, 1977
hat noun 1 in drag racing, a crash helmet US, 1968. 2 acondomUS, 1992.
3 a woman US, 1963. 4 on the railways, an incompetent worker US, 1977.
5 a US Marines drill instructor US, 1991. 6 twenty-five dollars US, 1973.
7 anything bought with a bribe, used as code for a bribe US, 1973.
8 the up-arrow or caret key (^) on a computer keyboard US, 1991. 9 a
dose of LSD US, 1994. 10 in pinball, a piece of plastic that indicates a
value when lit. Conventionally known as a ‘playfield insert’ US, 1977.
< get hat to leave US, 1966. < in the hat marked for murder by a
prison gang US, 2003. < throw your hat in first to test out a situ-
ation before taking part AUSTRALIA, 1953. < wear more than one
hat; wear several hats to simultaneously hold more than one
post, or position of responsibility US, 1924
hat and coat noun a boat, especially a refrigerated cargo ship.
Rhyming slang
UK, 1992
hat and feather; hatton noun weather. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
hat and scarf noun a bath. Rhyming slang, with Cockney
pronunciation. UK, 1992
hatch noun 1 the vagina US, 1967. 2 the mouth US, 1968
hatch verb < hatch it to forget about something US, 1968
hatchery noun a psychiatric ward or mental institution US, 1994
hatchet job noun an unwarranted and harshly critical attack on
someone’s or something’s reputation UK, 1944
hatchet man noun 1 a person who is called upon to perform
distasteful tasks. From the literal image of a paid assassin armed
with a hatchet; sometimes abbreviated to a simple ‘hatchet’ US,

1937. 2 a physically aggressive athlete, especially one who is tasked
with roughing up an opponent US, 1971
hatchintan noun a gypsy site. English gypsy use, from Romany
hatsh (stop, rest)
UK, 2000
hatch, match and dispatch verb (of a local preacher) to carry a
person through life’s big events CANADA, 1992
hatch, match and dispatch; hatches, matches, dispatches;
hatched, matched, dispatched
noun newspaper
announcements of births, marriages and deaths. A neat sum-
mation of life, originally applied by journalists to such newspaper
columns; later recognised by church authorities as the times when
most people are prepared to be part of a service or congregation
UK, 1937
hate verb used in the phrase ‘hate to say’ as a substitute for ‘have’
US, 2003. < hate someone’s guts to hate someone intensely UK,
1918
hated adjective 1 bad, unpleasant US, 1989. 2 (used of a girl) beautiful
beyond imagination. Usually as ‘hated BETTY’ US, 1988
hater noun a jealous or envious person US, 2001
hater juice noun derogatory speech US, 2003
hating life adjective depressed US, 1989
hatless tap dance noun (among Canadian Forces personnel) the
march into the Commanding Officer’s office to face a charge
CANADA, 1995
hat out; hat up verb to leave US, 1970
hats noun LSD UK, 1998
hats off congratulations. An imperative variation of ‘take your hat
off to’; when hats were everyday wear the action would echo the

words or make their use unnecessary UK, 1929
hatstand adjective mad, crazy. From the cartoon character ‘Roger
Irrelevant: he’s completely hatstand’ in the comic Viz UK, 2003
hatter noun 1 a solitary worker in a rural or remote area, especially
one who suffers from social phobia. Originally applied to miners
who worked their claims without a partner. Possibly from the
phrase ‘your hat covers your family’ (you are alone in the world),
though no doubt the concept of the ‘mad hatter’ must have had
an influence. Now only historical
AUSTRALIA, 1853. 2 a homosexual
man. From
BROWN-HATTER (a gay man) UK, 1984
Hattie Jacques; Hatties noun delirium tremens, the shakes.
Rhyming slang, based on the name of actress and comedienne
Hattie Jacques (1924–80) UK, 2002
hat trick noun three consecutive successes, usually in a sporting
context; three linked events. Originally and conventionally a
cricketing term, recorded to mark the bowling of three wickets
with consecutive balls; achieving this phenomenal feat entitled the
sportsman to a new hat from his club, hence ‘hat-trick’.
Subsequently adopted by other sports for lesser feats of three,
such as three goals scored in a football match (which may well not
be rewarded with a hat)
UK, 1909
hatty adjective used to describe the qualities of an elaborate hat UK,
1959
hat up! used for urging departure US, 1971
haul noun the proceeds of a crime or business operation US, 1950
haul verb < haul ass to go swiftly US, 1918. < haul butt to move
quickly US, 1968. < haul coal (used of a white person) to have sex

with a black person US, 1972. < haul someone over the coals to
give a stern reprimand to someone UK, 1795. < haul the mail 1 in
trucking, to drive faster to make up for lost time
US, 1971. 2 in hot
rodding and drag racing, to perform at the highest potential US, 1993
hauler noun 1 in the usage of youthful model road racers (slot car
racers), a fast model road car US, 1997. 2 a very fast drag racing car
US, 1960s to 70s
haurangi adjective drunk NEW ZEALAND, 1960
have verb 1 to have sex with someone UK, 1594. 2 to believe
something, to accept UK, 2001. 3 to outwit, to cheat, to deceive UK,
1805. < have a no I don’t have. Korean war usage from Japanese
pidgin; a supply officer’s perfect answer to a requisition for
supplies not in stock
US, 1951. < have a pop at to attack,
especially verbally. A variation of ‘have a pop at’ (to try) adopting a
different sense of ‘pop’ (to hit)
UK, 2001. < have got ‘em; have
got ‘em bad
to have the delirium tremens, to have a fit of nerves
or depression or ‘the blues’ UK, 1893. < have got it bad; have
got it badly
to have fallen in love or to be infatuated UK, 1911.
< have had it 1 to be faced with an unavoidable prospect of
defeat or ruin; to be defeated, to be ruined; to be dead or to have
been killed UK, 1941. 2 to have had more than enough of
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something; to be sick and tired of something UK, 1984. < have

had it up to here
to have had more than enough of; to be sick
and tired of. An elaboration of HAVE HAD IT; here accompanied with
a gesture that indicates the neck or the top of the head
UK, 1984.
< have it to fight UK, 1999. < have it away 1 to escape from
imprisonment or arrest; to get away
UK, 1958. 2 to steal UK, 1984.
< have it in for to bear a grudge against; to wish to harm UK,
1840s
. < have it made; have got it made to be on the point of
succeeding; to be faced with no (more) obstacles; to have it easy
US, 1955. < have it off 1 to have sex UK, 1937. 2 to succeed in a
criminal enterprise UK, 1936. < have it on your dancers to
escape; to run away. An elaboration of
HAVE IT ON YOUR TOES. UK,
1984. < have it on your toes; have it away on your toes to
escape; to run away UK, 1958. < have legs of an idea, to have the
ability to progress. Media jargon that has seeped into wider usage
UK, 1999. < have one in the departure lounge to feel the
urgent need to defecate UK, 2002. < have yourself to indulge
yourself or provide yourself with something US, 1929
have-a-go adjective describes a person who bravely attempts to
prevent a crime; intrepid
UK, 1971
have a good one goodbye. Slightly cooler than urging someone to
‘have a good day’
US, 1984
have an apple! get lost, forget it, calm down CANADA, 1959
have been! I’ll see you later! Youth usage US, 1949

have off verb 1 to steal from UK, 1994. 2 to use without respect. A vari-
ation of the previous sense UK, 1999. 3 to defeat, to overthrow, to
supplant UK, 2001
have on verb to take up a challenge; to accept an invitation to fight
or compete AUSTRALIA, 1941
have you been? have you used the lavatory? Euphemistic UK, 1969
have you ever wanted a bindi? used with humour to
accompany a threatened knuckle blow to a companion’s forehead.
A catchphrase that offers a red mark in the centre of the forehead
UK, 2003
Hawaiian noun 1 very potent marijuana cultivated in Hawaii US, 2001.
2 a marijuana cigarette UK, 2003
Hawaiian black noun a dark leafed marijuana from Hawaii, 2003
Hawaiian disease noun sexual abstinence due to an absence of
women. An allusion to the mythical illness ‘lakanuki’ (lack of sex)
US, 1987
Hawaiian head noun a strain of marijuana, known elsewhere as
New Zealand green, Thai Buddha or Tasmanian tiger US, 2002
Hawaiian homegrown hay noun marijuana grown in Hawaii UK,
2003
Hawaiian number noun any elaborate production number in a
show or movie US, 1973
Hawaiian sunshine noun LSD US, 1982
haw-eater noun an Ontarian from Manitoulin Island CANADA, 1998
hawg noun a large motorcyle, especially a Harley-Davidson US, 1984
hawk noun 1 LSD. May be used with ‘the’ US, 1966. 2 a lookout US, 1956.
3 any cold night wind, especially a strong wind that blows off Lake
Michigan across Chicago, Illinois. Often with ‘the’ US, 1946
Hawk nickname Coleman Hawkins, a leading jazz saxophonist of the
1920s and 1930s US, 1949

hawk verb 1 to expectorate sputum US, 1989. 2 to watch closely, to
check out US, 1886. 3 to make an aggressive romantic approach US,
1993. < hawk the fork (of a woman) to work as a prostitute
AUSTRALIA, 1978. < hawk your mutton to work as a prostitute UK,
1937
hawker noun expectorated sputum US, 1974
Hawkesbury Rivers noun the shivers. From the name of a river in
New South Wales AUSTRALIA, 1941
hawk-eye verb to watch closely US, 1979
hawkins noun cold weather. An embellishment and personification
of HAWK US, 1934
hawkshaw noun a detective. From the name of a detective in the
1863 play The Ticket of Leave Man by Tom Taylor, and later and
more relevantly from the comic strip Hawkshaw the Detective,
drawn by Gus Mager (1913–22, 1931–48). In UK West Indian use
US, 1888
hawkshaw verb to snoop, to inquire US, 1946
haw maws noun the testicles. Glasgow rhyming slang for BAWS
(BALLS)
, from a cry to attract your mother’s attention UK: SCOTL AND,
1988
hay noun 1 a bed, either in the context of sleep or of sex US, 1903.
2 marijuana. A play on GRASS US, 1934. 3 money AUSTRALIA, 1939
hayburner noun a horse, especially a poor-performing racehorse US,
1904
hay butt noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1942
hayed up adjective marijuana-intoxicated US, 1952
hay head noun a marijuana user US, 1942
haymaker noun 1 a powerful fist blow to the head US, 1902. 2 in
cricket, a batsman’s powerful but reckless shot UK, 1954

haymaking verb in cricket, powerful but reckless batting UK, 1986
hayo noun cocaine. From a Caribbean name for the coca plant US,
1984
hayron noun heroin. Possibly a deliberately perverse pronunciation.
UK, 2003
hayseed noun a rustic or country yokel. Strongly suggests a high
degree of unsophistication US, 1851
hay shaker noun afarmerUS, 1924
haystack noun the back, the rear. Rhyming slang. ‘Going round the
haystack’ is noted as a possible euphemism for paying a visit to a
toilet
UK, 1960
hay wagon noun a brakevan (caboose) US, 1977
haywire adjective out of control; crazy; in wild disorder; chaotic. The
image of wire on a bale of hay that flails wildly when cut US, 1920
haze noun 1 LSD. A shortened form of PURPLE HAZE US, 1994. 2 a var-
iety of marijuana, 2002
haze verb to bully, insult and ridicule a homosexual. A specialised
nuance of the conventional sense (to punish, to bully)
UK, 1977
hazed adjective drug-intoxicated US, 2001
Hazel noun heroin. Abbreviated WITCH HAZEL (heroin), and sub-
sequently disguised as ‘Aunt Hazel’ US, 1949
haz-mat noun hazardous material US, 1983
HBI noun house breaking implements. Initialism UK, 1950
Hbombnoun heroin mixed with MDMA, the recreational drug best
known as ecstasy. Extended from H (heroin), playing on the
devastating power of a nuclear weapon UK, 2002
Hcapnoun a capsule of heroin US, 1990
he; him noun the penis. A derivation immemorial UK, 1970

head noun 1 a member of the counterculture, usually involving
drugs
US, 1966. 2 a habitual user of drugs. In the Vietnam war, the
term differentiated between a person who smoked marijuana and
a JUICER who abused alcohol US, 1953. 3 a state of drug intoxication
US, 1952. 4 enough marijuana to fashion a single cigarette UK, 1996.
5 a fan of hip-hop music US, 2003. 6 a respected graffiti artist US, 1997.
7 a familiarising term used to address both sexes, but more gener-
ally male. Head can also be used to designate certain groups, for
example, a ‘D4 [Dublin 4] head’ is a post southside person, not
necessarily living in the D4 postcode
IRELAND, 1997. 8 oral sex US, 1941.
9 the penis TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. 10 a talking head. With this
shortened form, a good expert guest on a television or radio show
becomes ‘good head’ US, 2001. 11 deception TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
1993. 12 a crime victim US, 1987. 13 a toilet US, 1942. 14 music played
without a musical score US, 1946. 15 a railway worker US, 1990. < bite
someone’s head off; snap someone’s head off to attack
verbally, especially as a disproportionate response UK, 1984. < do it
standing on your head; do on your head
to achieve with ease
UK, 1896. < do your head in to emotionally overload, confuse and
make stressed UK, 1982. < get your head down; get your head
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down to it to plead guilty. From bending the head in unspoken
affirmative
AUSTRALIA, 1975. < give head to perform oral sex US,
1956. < have a head like a sieve to be very forgetful, 1984.

< have your head screwed; have your head screwed on
right; have your head screwed on the right way
to be
shrewd and businesslike, to have a practical intelligence
UK, 1821.
< have your head up your ass stupid, unaware, uninformed
US, 1944. < need to have your head read to have ridiculous
ideas. That is ‘you need to see a psychiatrist’ AUSTRALIA, 1938. < off
your head
in a state of mental confusion; drug-intoxicated. The
latter meaning dates from the 1960s and the distinction between
the two senses may be blurred
UK, 1999. < on your head in
motor racing, flipped (of a race car) US, 1980. < out of your head
in a state of drug or drink intoxication. When combined with a
mental or emotional state, the sense varies: ‘with grief’, ‘with
worry’, etc UK, 1996. < pull your head in to mind one’s own
business AUSTRALIA, 1944. < put the head on; stick the head on
to head-butt an opponent’s face UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. < you need
your head examined; you want your head examining a
catchphrase addressed to someone who has said or done
something stupid. Originally ‘you want your head read’ but it
adapted as fashion and technique moved from phrenology to
psychiatry US, 1942. < you’d forget your head if it wasn’t
screwed on
a catchphrase addressed to (or, in the third person,
of) an absent-minded person. Variations are mainly concerned
with the method of fixing: ‘if it wasn’t attached’, ‘…tied on’,
‘…stuck on’, ‘…jammed on’, etc
UK, 1979

head verb 1 to leave US, 2003. 2 to carry (something) on your head
BARBADOS, 1965
-head suffix a habitual user of the indicated substance; hence an
enthusiast, a fan US, 1953
headache noun 1 your spouse US, 1933. 2 a journalist. Gulf war usage
US, 1991
headache! used as a warning in various industries that an object
has been accidentally dropped from a height and that those
working below should immediately take care
US, 1944
headache bar noun a steel bar welded onto a bulldozer or other
piece of heavy equipment to protect the operator from branches
or other sources of potential head injury US, 1990
headache Mary noun low grade marijuana US, 1979
headache rack noun the grill at the rear of a truck cab designed to
protect the driver and any passengers from injury if the load
should shift forward due to a sudden stop US, 1969
headache stick noun a police nightstick US, 1919
head-and-a-half noun an intellectual person AUSTRALIA, 1987
head artist noun a person skilled at giving oral sex US, 1979
headbang noun a meeting intended to generate creative and
innovative solutions. Office jargon UK, 2005
head-bang verb to jerk your head up and down to add to the
enjoyment of fast music. Collected from fans of heavy metal
music by Seamus O’Reilly, January 1995 US, 1995
headbanger noun 1 a violent psychotic UK, 1983. 2 a devotee of heavy
metal music US, 1979. 3 a prisoner who bangs his head against walls,
doors, etc UK, 1996
headbin noun a crazy, unstable person IRELAND, 2001
head case noun an emotionally troubled or mentally disturbed

person UK, 1966
head cheese noun prepuce smegma in a male US, 1941
head chick noun the dominant and favoured prostitute among a
group of prostitutes working for a pimp US, 1957
head cook and bottle-washer noun a person who does all the
work. Humorous. Originally ‘bottle-washer’ carried the same
meaning with or without the head cook’s help. The British adap-
tation of the earlier US
CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER UK, 1876
head cunt noun the mouth (as an object of sexual penetration) US,
1996
head dab noun in mountain biking, a face-first fall US, 1992
head down and arse up working busily AUSTRALIA, 1945
head drugs noun amphetamines UK, 1998
head ’em verb 1 to take part in the gambling game two-up AU STRALIA,
1902
. 2 in the game two-up, to throw a pair of heads AUSTRALIA, 1925
header noun 1 a head-first dive UK, 1849. 2 oral sex. An embellishment
ofthemorecommon
HEAD US, 1976. 3 in hot rodding, a type of
exhaust manifold that improves engine performance
US, 1948
head faggot noun a male homosexual with an appetite for
performing oral sex
US, 1996
head-faking adjective stimulating, exciting UK, 1983
headfit noun an uncontrolled outburst of temper UK, 2000
head fuck noun 1 a state of mental confusion UK, 1996. 2 something
that deliberately confuses or misleads UK, 2002
headfuck adjective confusing, misleading, especially when

deliberately so UK, 2001
head game noun a psychological ploy US, 1979
head gasket noun a condom. Conventionally, ‘a mechanical seal’,
with a further pun on HEAD (an act of oral sex) US, 1964
head gee noun a prison warden US, 1976
head-hunt verb in boxing, to try to hit the opponent in the head US,
1960
headhunter noun 1 a person who recruits others for specific jobs
with specific firms, especially professionals and executives US, 1960 .
2 a psychiatrist US, 1972. 3 an oral sex enthusiast US, 1961. 4 a homo-
sexual male
US, 1990. 5 a police officer assigned to investigate
complaints of misconduct by other police
US, 1965. 6 a paid killer US,
1982
. 7 a female who trades sex for money or drugs US, 1995
head job noun an act of oral sex US, 1963
head-job verb to shoot in the head UK, 1993
head jockey noun a practitioner of oral sex on a woman US, 1971
headless chicken noun used as the object of comparison for
something or someone acting without rhyme or reason AUSTRALIA,
1957
headlights noun 1 the female breasts US, 1970. 2 the female nipples
when obviously erect although masked by clothing. A more
narrowly focused meaning from the previous sense CANADA, 2003.
3 large jewels, especially diamonds US, 1899. 4 LSD US, 1994
head like an unplayable lie noun an ugly person AUSTRALIA, 1995
head like a robber’s dog noun an unattractive person AUSTRALIA, 1971
head motherfucker in charge noun the leader of an enterprise US,
2002

head nigger in charge noun the leader of an enterprise US, 1978
head on adverb in gambling games such as twenty-one, playing
directly against the dealer without other players US, 1963
head over heels adjective deeply, completely (especially in
descriptions of love). By ellipsis from the cliché ‘fall head over
heels in love’ UK, 2003
head over turkey adverb upside down; head over heels AUSTRALIA,
1915
head phones noun a stethoscope US, 1982
head plant noun to fall face first while snowboarding US, 1993
headquarters puke noun a member of the military assigned to the
rear echelon staff. Gulf war usage
US, 1992
head rag noun a bandana or piece of cloth worn with straightened
or processed hair
US, 1973
heads and heels noun a youthful, sexually inexperienced male who
is the object of an older homosexual’s desire. The suggestion is
that you have to lift the inexperienced boy by his head and heels
to get him into position for sex US, 1979
heads down adjective in computing, so focused on a task as to be
ignorant of all else US, 1991
head serang; head sherang noun the person in charge. From
Anglo-Indian serang (a captain of a native Indian vessel), from
Persian
AUSTRALIA, 1918
head shed noun a military headquarters. Vietnam war usage US, 1963
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head shop noun a shop that retails drug paraphernalia, incense,
posters, lights, and other products and services associated with
drug use
US, 1967
headshrinker noun a pyschiatrist or other therapist US, 1950
head shrinking noun the practice of psychiatry US, 1964
heads I win, tails you lose however a situation is resolved I
cannot lose. Mocking the principle that a toss of a coin normally
offers a choice of winner
UK, 1832
heads-up adjective 1 clever, alert. From the earlier sense as ‘wide-
awake’
US, 1934. 2 in motor racing, said of a competition with no
handicap US, 1993
heads-up adverb (of a game of pool) with no handicaps in effect US,
1993
head-the-ball noun acrazypersonUK, 2000
head time noun an opportunity to think UK, 1998
head-up adjective straightforward, direct US, 2001
heal verb < heal with steal to perform surgery US, 1994
healthy adjective 1 (used of a girl) well built US, 1970. 2 large, excellent
UK, 1937
heap noun 1 a car, especially an old and run-down car US, 1921. 2 a
slovenly woman, usually preceded by an adjective. Originally
dialect UK, 1806. 3 a large number, a great deal UK, 1661
heap adjective very. A crude borrowing of the speech of native
American Indians as portrayed by pulp fiction and film
screenwriters
US, 1958
heap of coke; heap noun a man. Rhyming slang for BLOKE UK, 1851

heap of shit noun a mechanical item that is old, unreliable or
broken UK, 2000
heaps noun < give someone heaps to chastise, denigrate or
attack someone unrestrainedly AUSTRALIA, 1978
hear verb to understand US, 1973
hearse noun a brakevan (caboose) US, 1930
heart noun 1 physical courage, especially as displayed in the
commission of a crime US, 1937. 2 an amphetamine capsule,
especially dextroamphetamine sulphate (trade name Dexedrine™).
From the shape of the tablet
US, 1965. < my heart bleeds for
you; my heart bleeds
faux-sympathy, used ironically for
expressing bitterness or jealousy US, 1968. < put the heart
crossways
to shock IRELAND, 1995
heartbeat noun 1 any of several signals produced by a computer or
software
US, 1991. 2 a short measure of time US, 1985
Heartbreak Hill nickname a challenging hill at approximately mile
20 of the Boston Marathon US, 1998
heartburn palace noun aroadsiderestaurantthatfeaturesgreasy
food US, 1971
heart check noun a test of courage US, 1995
heart check! I defy you!; I dare you!; I challenge you! US, 2001
heartface noun a form of address used by some homosexual men
UK, 1968
heart scald noun a troublesome individual IRELAND, 1998
hearts of oak; hearts adjective penniless. Rhyming slang for BROKE
UK

, 1934
heart starter noun an alcoholic drink taken upon waking AUSTRALIA,
1975
heartthrob noun a very attractive man US, 1926
heat noun 1 pressure, stress US, 1929. 2 the police US, 1931. 3 intense
police interest or pressure following a crime
US, 1928. 4 afirearmUS,
1926. 5 crowd or audience reaction. An entertainment industry
term embraced by professional wrestling US, 1958. 6 popularity,
audience appeal US, late 1970s. 7 in roller derby, a fight, be it scripted
or spontaneous, staged or real US, 1999. 8 in pinball, the part of the
pinball machine that rises as a panel in the front of the machine.
Conventionally known as the ‘lightbox’ US, 1977. 9 the ultimate, the
best
US, 1985. 10 a dildo US, 1999. < on heat of a woman, sexually
aroused. Correctly used of animals
UK, 1937. < take the heat to
sunbathe
US, 1968. < take the heat off; take heat off to relieve
the pressure on someone
UK, 1979
heated hell noun the worst of the worst US, 1945
heater noun 1 a revolver. The term smacks of gangster films US, 1926.
2 a linear amplifier for a citizens’ band radio US, 1976. 3 agood-
looking boy
US, 1993. 4 an excellent thing US, 2003. 5 in poker, a
period of good luck for one player
UK, 2003. 6 a large cigar US, 1918.
7 a cigarette US, 1993. < take a heater to defecate US, 2001
heater and cooler noun a shot of whisky and a glass of beer US, 1982

heating food noun any food thought to enhance sexual strength
and passion. A euphemism of social and spiritual significance.
Those seeking a godly and contemplative life (and, according to
custom, all women, especially widows) should stick to ‘cooling
foods’
INDIA, 2003
heat magnet noun anything that draws the attention of the auth-
orities. Based on
HEAT (the police) CANADA, 2002
heat station noun a police station. From HEAT (the police) US, 1963
heaty adjective under police surveillance or the subject of police
interest US, 1967
heave noun an ejection, a dismissal. Used in the construction ‘give
someone (or something) the heave’
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
heave verb to vomit US, 1832
heave-ho noun an ejection, a dismissal US, 1932
heaven noun 1 seven or eleven. Rhyming slang, used by dice
gamblers UK, 1961. 2 cocaine UK, 2002. 3 heroin UK, 2003. 4 a billboard
in the language of graffiti artists US, 2002
heaven and hell; heaven verb to give off a bad smell. Rhyming
slang
UK, 1992
heaven dust; heavenly dust; heaven flour noun any powdered
drug; cocaine; heroin. Perhaps a positive alternative to HELL DUST
US
, 1933
heavenly blue; heavenly sunshine noun LSD US, 1977
heavenly blues noun morning glory seeds as a psychoactive agent
US, 1982

heaven on a stick noun a very good thing US, 1990
heavens above noun love UK, 1961
heaven sent noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as
ecstasy
UK, 1996
heavens to Betsy! used as a register of shock, surprise, etc. Charles
Earle Funk researched and failed to discover the etymology of this
phrase for Heavens to Betsy!, 1955; he believed that the phrase is
certainly mid-C19 but was unable to discover its usage before 1940
US, 1940
heavens to Murgatroyd! used as a register of shock, surprise, etc.
A variation of HEAVENS TO BETSY!; popularised by Hanna Barbera’s
animated lion Snagglepuss, from 1959; also credited to US
comedian Red Skelton, 1913–97. The identity of Murgatroyd is a
mystery
US, 1959
heaves and squirts noun symptoms of heroin withdrawal. A rather
graphic way of describing vomiting and diarrhoea US, 1973
heavies noun large waves. Always in the plural US, 1961. < the
heavies
serious newspapers, as opposed to the tabloid press UK,
1950
heaviosity noun a quality of some (drug-inspired) heavy rock music
US, 1981
heavy noun 1 an experienced criminal who relies on violence and
force
US, 1930. 2 armed robbery; an armed robber US, 1950. 3 sexually
aroused, especially if aggressively so. A sense used by prostitutes
UK, 1980. 4 a physically intimidating prison officer brought in to deal
with rioting prisoners UK, 1996. 5 a lesbian prison officer UK, 1996. 6 in

the television and film industries, an antagonist US, 1926. 7 an
officer. Vietnam war coinage US, 1976. 8 an important person US,
1925. 9 heroin US, 1971. 10 a potent dose or a potent drug or both US,
1988. 11 medium gravity beer. Not to be confused with WEE HEAVY (a
barley wine)
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 12 a large aircraft AUSTRALIA, 1962.
13 an aircraft carrier US, 1959
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heavy verb 1 to threaten with violence; to menace UK, 1998. 2 to
harass, threaten or victimise someone; to coerce someone
threateningly
AUSTRALIA, 1974
heavy adjective 1 very serious, very intense US, 1963. 2 wonderful,
excellent
US, 1972. 3 (of drugs) addictive US, 1959. 4 violent, inclined to
use violence US, 1902. < get heavy to study US, 1955
heavy! used for expressing approval UK, 2003
heavy A noun an assistant drill instructor, US Marine Corps US, 1987
heavy Chevy noun a Chevrolet with a big block engine US, 1992
heavy closer noun in a swindle, a person who makes the final deal
with the victim US, 1986
heavy cream noun a hefty, large-breasted woman US, 1960
heavy-duty adjective serious, intense US, 1935
heavy-fisted adjective said of a gambling house operative who takes
more than the appropriate share of the winnings of a poker game
for the house share
US, 1951
heavy-footed adjective pregnant UK: NORTHERN IRELAND, 1996

heavy hammer noun any powerful pain medication US, 1994
heavy handbag noun a rich (homosexual) boyfriend. From HANDBAG
(money); recorded in use in contemporary gay society UK, 2003
heavy-handed adjective used of a person who pours alcoholic drinks
too generously, or mixes alcoholic drinks at too great a strength.
From the conventional sense (clumsy)
UK, 1971
heavy hitter noun a person with a deserved reputation for violence.
A baseball metaphor US, 1970
heavy lifter noun a dangerous, tough person US, 2001
heavy manners noun any form of authoritarian control or discipline
experienced by black individuals or communities UK, 1994
heavy metal; HM; metal noun a music genre, characterised by
loud amplification, the primacy of electric guitars and simple,
powerful – if occasionally lumbering – rhythmic patterns. The
origin may be in military and munitions terminology but the
popular and probable etymology is as follows: ‘The term heavy
metal was originally coined by Beat novelist William Burroughs in
his Naked Lunch , reintroduced into the pop vocabulary by
Steppenwolf in their hit "Born to Be Wild" ("heavy metal thunder")
and subsequently redefined by rock critic Lester Bangs in the
heavy metal fan magazine Creem.’ (Rolling Stone Encyclopaedia of
Rock & Roll, 1983). In fact, William Burroughs wrote of Uranium
Willie, the Heavy Metal Kid, in Nova Express, 1946, 13 years before
Naked Lunch was published. Lester Bangs was writing about the
Yardbirds. In later use ‘metal’ takes over as the preferred abbrevi-
ation, creating a subtle differentiation understood by fans of heavy
music
US, 1999
heavy metaller noun a musician or fan of heavy metal music US,

1989
heavy mob noun 1 a criminal gang that relies on violence; a gang
involved in large scale crimes UK, 1944. 2 the Metropolitan Police
Flying Squad UK, 1999. 3 physically intimidating prison officers
brought in to deal with rioting prisoners UK, 1996
heavy paint-work passers noun in a dice cheating scheme, dice
that have been altered by drilling the spots and filling them with
heavy metallic paint
US, 1963
heavy petting noun mutual sexual caressing that stops shy of full
intercourse UK, 1960
heavy ro ller noun a very important person US, 1974
heavy strings noun useful and powerful connections BAHAMAS, 1982
heavy thumb noun in the usage of youthful model road racers (slot
car racers), a fast, reckless racer
US, 1997
heavyweight Jones noun a drug dealer who sells drugs in a manner
calculated to lead his customers to addiction US, 1971
heavy wizardry noun in computing, designs or code that demand a
specialised and deep practical understanding US, 1991
heavy worker noun a criminal who specialises in breaking into safes
US, 1949
Hebe; Heeb noun a Jewish person. Derogatory US, 1926
Hebrew hoppers noun sandals. From the images of Jesus Christ
wearing sandals
US, 1970
heck noun used as a euphemistic alternative to ‘hell’. Originally
dialect; often exclamatory
UK, 1887
hecka adverb very. A euphemised HELLA US, 1989

heck-city adverb very US, 2004
heckety-heck noun used as a euphemistic alternative to ‘hell’ UK,
2003
hecksa adverb very US, 2004
heck you! used as a euphemistic replacement for ‘fuck you!’ FIJI, 1996
hectic adjective 1 (used of a wave) fairly treacherous US, 1988.
2 extreme, outrageous (often applied to gruesome or gory acts);
good. Teen and youth slang, noted by Sunday Times (South Africa),
1st June 2003
SOUTH AFRICA, 2003
hector! used as a euphemism for ‘heck’, itself a euphemism for
‘hell’ US, 1965
H’ed adjective addicted to heroin US, 1997
hedgehog noun any non-white person; a native of the Indian
Subcontinent; an Arab; any (non-English) foreigner. Rhyming slang
for WOG UK, 1992
hedge hopper noun a crop dusting pilot US, 1954
hedge monkey noun a member of the counterculture travellers’
community. Derogatory UK, 2001
hedge mumper noun a tramp. An elaboration of MUMPER (a tramp).
English gypsy use
UK, 2000
H-E-double toothpicks!; H-E-double hockey sticks! hell. Youth
slang, euphemistically spelt out
US, 1997
heeb noun a jittery sensation, a fearful feeling. An abbreviation of
HEEBIE JEEBIES UK, 1996
heebie-jeebies noun 1 the jitters, a sense of anxiety. Thought to
have been coined by US cartoonist Billy DeBeck (1890–1942) for
the comic strip Barney Google US, 1923. 2 delirium tremens US, 1926.

3 symptoms of withdrawal from an addictive drug US, 1987
heebies noun jitters US, 1926
Heeeeere’s Johnny used as a humorous introduction.
The drawn-out introduction of US late-night talk show host Johnny
Carson by sidekick Ed McMahon from 1962 until 1992. Widely
repeated, with variations and referential humour
US, 1980
hee-haw noun 1 loud and braying laughter UK, 1843. 2 nothing of any
worth, zero. The value of a donkey’s bray UK, 2000
heel noun 1 a dishonourable or untrustworthy individual US, 1914. 2 in
professional wrestling, a wrestler designed by the promoters to be
seen by the audience as a villain
US, 1958. 3 by extension, any figure
in the wrestling business designed by the promoters to be disliked
by the fans US, 1998
heel verb to leave without paying a bill US, 1966
heel-and-toe verb to run away quickly CANADA, 1870
heeled adjective 1 armed US, 1866. 2 provided with funds US, 1873. 3 in
possession of drugs US, 1970
heeler noun 1 a political party worker who does readily what is
ordered US, 1876. 2 an opportunistic sneak thief US, 1931. 3 in poker,
an unmatched card retained in a player’s hand when drawing
US,
1967
heelie noun in skateboarding, a manoeuvre in which the rider elev-
ates the rear wheels of the board while riding forward on the front
wheels US, 1976
heelish adjective in professional wrestling, villainous US, 1996
heel list noun a list of persons unwelcome as guests at a hotel US,
1953

heesh noun hashish US, 1982
heeze noun hashish CA NADA, 2002
heezie; heezy noun < off the heezie; off the heezie for
skeezie
awesome, wonderful, cool, amazing. A hip-hop variation
of ‘off the hook’, apparently coined by rapper Snoop Doggy Dog
US, 1999
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Hef nickname Hugh Hefner (b.1926), founding publisher of Playboy
magazine, which first appeared in December 1953
US, 1968
heffa noun a stocky girl or woman. A variation of heifer (a young
cow)
UK, 2005
hefty noun in circus and carnival usage, a performer in a strong-man
act US, 1981
hefty adjective 1 well-funded at the moment. Teen slang US, 1958.
2 intense AUSTRALIA, 2002
he-girl noun a person with mixed sexual physiology, usually the
genitals of a male and surgically augmented breasts
US, 2004
hehe in a game of on-line poker, used for acknowledging luck in
winning a hand, 2003
Heidi noun a young woman with back-to-the-earth, 1960s values and
fashion sense, especially one with pigtails
US, 2001
heifer noun a stocky girl or woman. An insult, if not a fighting word
US, 1835

heifer dust noun nonsense. A euphemism for BULLSHIT US, 1927
heifer paddock noun a girls’ school AUSTRALIA, 1885
heigh-ho! used as a signal of enthusiasm US, 1930s to 50s
height noun < from a great height used to intensify the infliction
of punishment or suffering. Always preceded with the passive
sense of a verb combined with ‘on’, e.g. ‘come down on’
UK, 1961
heing and sheing noun sex US, 1993
Heinie noun a German; German US, 1904
heinie; heiny noun 8see: HINEY
Heinies noun Heineken™ beer US, 1982
heinous adjective offensive, unpleasant. Conventional English elev-
ated to slang by attitude US, 1982
Heinz noun a multiple bet, combining 57 bets. Based on the
advertising slogan for, and synonymous with, the products of the
food company H.J. Heinz. A ‘super heinz’ combines 120 bets
UK,
1983
heir and a spare two sons, in the context of a male line of
succession; hence, one and a spare of anything. Used as a mini-
mum breeding requirement by powerful and privileged families
whose bloodline justifies their inheritance, applied especially to
monarchies UK, 2003
heist noun atheftorrobberyUS, 1976
heist verb 1 to accept; when used in the negative, to reject a story or
idea as untruthful or fanciful CANADA, 1999 . 2 to steal, especially to
shoplift. There are enough Hollywood heist films to make a genre.
Also spelt ‘hyste’
UK, 1815
heister noun a thief or robber. From the earlier ‘hoister’ UK, 1865

Helen noun heroin. Giving an identity and disguise to H (heroin) US,
1971
heli noun a helicopter US, 1995
helicopter noun 1 in skateboarding, a manoeuvre in which the rider
jumps off the board, turns in the air and then lands on the board
US, 1976. 2 a Chinese-educated person SINGAPORE, 2002
helicopter view noun a non-detailed overview CANADA, 2000
hell noun 1 used widely in oaths, and to reinforce imprecations, and
questions (often rhetorical) of impatience and irritation
UK, 1596.
2 crack cocaine UK, 2003. < for the hell of it; for the sheer hell
of it; just for the hell of it
simply for the pleasure or experi-
ence of doing something; also applied to reckless behaviour UK,
1934. < from hell used for intensifying. Humorous, hyperbolic US,
1965. < get the hell out; get the hell out of here (or
somewhere) to leave, usually with some haste US, 1971. < hell
out of
when combined with a verb of violent action, such as
knock, punch, thump, etc, to treat a person extremely roughly
IRELAND, 1922. < play hell with; play merry hell with to cause
severe trouble for someone or something UK, 1803. < to hell
intensely, when combined with a wish or hope UK, 1891. < to hell
with it!
used for registering or reinforcing dismissal UK, 1929.
< will I hell! used as an expression of strong disagreement.
Often applied in the third person: ‘will he hell!’ or ‘will they hell!’
UK, 1931
hella adverb extremely US, 1992
hellacious adjective especially nasty or difficult US, 1929

hell and gone; hell-and-gone noun a far-distant place or point in
time
US, 1938
hell-bent adjective recklessly determined US, 1835
hellcat noun a wild, fierce woman UK, 1605
hell dust noun any powdered drug; heroin; morphine US, 1953
heller noun a wild, uninhibited party US, 1975
hellery noun trouble, mischief, bad behaviour CANADA, 1965
hell-fire! used as a register of exasperation, frustration, anger, etc UK,
1997
hell-for-stout adjective very strong US, 1954
hell-hole noun 1 a horrible, infernal place UK, 1882. 2 in a combat
helicopter, an approximately 34-inch-square opening in the floor,
used for emergencies and roping down to and up from the ground
US, 1976
hellifying adjective used as an adjectival intensifier US, 1973
hellish adjective 1 unpleasant, difficult UK, 1569. 2 used as a positive
intensifier; excellent
UK: ENGLAND, 2001
hellish adverb used as a pejorative intensifier UK, 1768
hellishing; hellishun adverb used as an intensifier. An elaboration
of
HELLISH (an intensifier) on the model of FUCKING, SODDING, etc
AUSTRALIA, 1931
hello! used for signalling disbelief when said as if speaking to
someone slow-witted US, 1985
hell of adverb extremely. A reverse correction of the corrupted HELLA
US
, 1995
hell of a adjective an extreme, good or great example of something.

May be preceded with ‘a’, ‘the’ or ‘one’ UK, 1776
Hell Pass Hole nickname El Paso, Texas US, 1970
hellride noun in mountain biking, any bad trail or bad ride US, 1992
hell’s bells used as a mild oath UK, 1832
hell’s half acre noun during the Vietnam war, an area just north of
Cu Chi, dominated if not controlled by the Viet Cong US, 1991
hell to breakfast noun here to there, all over US, 1930
helluva hell of a US, 1910
hell week noun a period of extreme harassment, especially of new
recruits to a college fraternity by their older fraternity brothers US,
1930
helmet noun 1 the head of the circumcised penis. From the simi-
larity in shape to a World War 2 German Army helmet US, 1970. 2 a
uniformed police constable UK, 2002
helo noun a helicopter US, 1965
helo adjective none CANADA, 1963
helpcat noun a tutor; a student assistant. A punning allusion to HEP
CAT US
, 1955
helper noun any amphetamine or other central nervous system
stimulant US, 1963
helter skelter noun a shelter. Originally a World War 2 coinage for
an ‘air raid shelter’. Noted as still in occasional use as a ‘bus
shelter’ UK, 1992
helter-skelter adverb in defiance of order; pell-mell UK, 1593
he-man noun an especially virile or overtly masculine man, a
masterful man US, 1832
hem and haw verb to stutter, to hestitate while beginning a
sentence UK, 1786
hemp noun marijuana US, 1883

hempen fever noun execution by hanging UK, 1785
hemp head noun a frequent user of marijuana US, 1980
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hempster noun anyone involved in the business of retailing hemp.
From
HEMP (marijuana) and conventional, perfectly legal ‘hemp’
UK, 2002
hempty noun leaves from the hemp plant CANADA, 2002
hen noun 1 a woman UK, 1626. 2 used for informally addressing a
woman; also, as an endearment
UK: SCOTLAND, 1626. 3 aflamboyant
feminine male homosexual
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1985. 4 in a deck of
playing cards, a queen
US, 1988. 5 the Sea Knight military helicopter.
A term used by reconnaissance troops in Vietnam
US, 1991
hen apple noun an egg US, 1938
hench noun a person in attractive physical shape UK, 2005
hen fruit noun an egg US, 1854
Henley regatta noun a conversation. Rhyming slang for NATTER,
formed from the famous sporting event UK, 1998
hen mill noun a women’s jail or prison US, 1960
Henny; Hen’ noun Hennessy™ cognac UK, 1999
henny penny noun a female player in a low-stakes game of poker US,
1988
henpecked adjective ruled by a domineering woman. The surviving
form of the original verb ‘hen-peck’ UK, 1680

hen pen noun a women’s prison US, 1992
henry noun an eighth of an ounce (three and a half grams) of a
drug, especially marijuana or cocaine. Cutting HENRY THE EIGHTH
down to size UK, 1998
Henry noun 1 any Ford Motor Company car or engine US, 1917.
2 heroin. From ‘heroin’ to H to Henry US, 1953
Henry Fonda noun a Honda 90 motorcycle. Rhyming slang, used by
(prospective) London taxi drivers; the Honda 90 is the machine of
preference when they DO THE KNOWLEDGE UK, 1998
Henry IV noun the human immunodeficiency virus US, 2001
Henry the Eighth noun eight grams of cocaine US, 1993
Henry the Fourth noun four grams of cocaine US, 1993
Henry the Third noun a piece of excrement. Rhyming slang for
TURD AUSTRALIA, 1971
Henry was here noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle UK:
WALES
, 2000
hen’s night noun a woman-only pre-wedding party held for the
bride-to-be. The counterpart of the BUCK’S PARTY AUSTRALIA, 1994
hen’s teeth noun the epitome of that which is exceedingly rare
AUSTRALIA, 1965
hentai adjective overtly pornographic. A Japanese term, usually
applied to a style of Japanese animation; one of only a few
Japanese terms to have worked its way into unconventional
English usage, thanks to pornographic websites on the Internet
JAPAN, 1996
hep noun hepatitis US, 1967
hep adjective 1 aware US, 1903. 2 in step with the latest fashion, latest
music and latest slang US, 1942
hepatic rounds noun used in a hospital as a humorous code for a

drinking party to be held on hospital grounds US, 1989
hepatitis roll noun a meat and salad roll. Used by Australian troops
during the Vietnam conflict to refer to such rolls commonly sold
by street vendors, and reputed to be the cause of gastrointestinal
and other complaints AUSTRALIA, 1988
Hepburn’s Hussars noun a special police force organised by Ontario
Premier Mitch Hepburn to deal with an Oshawa car workers’ strike
CANADA, 1946
hep cat; hepped cat noun a fan of jazz or swing music; a stylish
and fashionable man US, 1938
heppo noun hepatitis AUSTRALIA, 1987
heppo roll noun a hepatitis roll AUSTRALIA, 1988
hep square noun a person who lives a conventional life but has
some awareness of unconventional lifestyles
US, 1972
her noun cocaine US, 1981
Hera noun heroin. Disguising ‘heroin’ with the name of a Greek
goddess
UK, 2002
herb noun marijuana. Celebrated in song by Sly & the
Revolutionaries, ‘Herb’, 1979
US, 1962
Herb noun < cry herb; call herb to vomit. Echoic AUSTRALIA, 1967 8
CRY RUTH
herb verb to assault a weak person US, 1995
herbal adjective pertaining to marijuana US, 1995
herbal bliss noun MDMA, the recreational drug best known as
ecstasy UK, 2003
herbal ecstasy noun a substance that is not restricted by drug
control legislation and is claimed to be a natural substitute for

MDMA UK, 2004
herbals noun marijuana US, 1995
herb and a’ noun marijuana and alcohol. A lazy clipping of HERB
AND AL US
, 1980s
Herb and Al; Herbie and Al noun marijuana and alcohol US, 1981
herbert noun 1 a mischievous child or youth. Quite often heard as
‘little herbert’ UK, 1999. 2 a harmless youth; a ridiculous man. An
extension of the previous sense UK, 1960. 3 a man in a specified
field of endeavour UK, 1956
Herbie noun in Antarctica, a powerful blizzard ANTARCTICA, 1987
Herbie Alley noun the passage between Black Island and White
Island, through which fast-moving Antarctic blizzards develop
ANTARCTICA, 2003
Herbie Hides noun trousers. Rhyming slang for STRIDES,formed
from the name of Nigerian heavyweight boxer Henry Hide (b.1971)
UK, 1998
herbs noun 1 marijuana UK, 2000. 2 (of a motor engine) power
AUSTRALIA, 1960
herbsman noun a marijuana smoker. Used as a song title by King
Stitt and Andy Capp, ‘Herbsman’, 1970 JAMAICA, 1975
Herc; Herk; Herky Bird noun the Hercules C-130 medium cargo
transport aircraft manufactured by Lockheed. The primary
transport aircraft used for US military forces in Vietnam US, 1980
hercules noun especially potent phencyclidine, the recreational drug
known as PCP or angel dust US, 1981
herd noun 1 a packet of Camel™ cigarettes US, 1945. 2 a quantity of
something IRELAND, 1991
Herd noun < The Herd the 173rd Airborne Brigade, US Army.
The first major US combat unit sent to Vietnam US, 1991

herd verb in hot rodding, to drive (a hot rod) US, 1933
herder noun 1 a prison guard assigned to a prison yard US, 1992. 2 in
horse racing, a jockey or horse that forces the other horses to
bunch up behind it US, 1951. 3 on the railways, a yard pointsman US,
1930
here and there noun a chair. Rhyming slang, always used in full UK,
1992
here’s how used as a toast UK, 1896
herewego;herewegoagainused for registering resignation at
the commencement of an anticipated, predictable or otherwise
undesirable event UK, 1954
her indoors; ‘er indoors; ’er noun the wife of the user. Coined for
television comedy drama series Minder,1979–94
UK, 1984
Herman Fink noun ink. Rhyming slang UK, 1960
Herman the German noun the penis US, 1991
hermit noun a poker player wearing headphones during play US, 1996
hero noun 1 heroin US, 1953. 2 a surfer whose opinion of his own skills
exceeds his actual skills
US, 1985
hero gear noun enemy paraphernalia taken from the battlefield US,
1961
heroina noun heroin US, 1994
herone noun heroin UK, 1998
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