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The Probert Encyclopaedia
of Slang
A comprehensive glossary of over 15,000 English language slang and dialect terms from around the
world, including: American slang, Australian slang, British slang, Canadian slang, South African
slang, Cockney rhyming slang, Irish slang, Scottish slang, Jamaican slang, theatre slang, bingo slang,
and Dorset slang.
Deluxe Illustrated PDF Edition
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110 PERCENT
110 percent is American sports slang for the extra effort often required to win a difficult contest.
180−OUT
180−out is American military slang for false.
24−7
24−7 is slang for all the time. It is short for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
404
404 is American slang for clueless or naive.
411
411 is American slang for information.
56
56 is American police slang for time off from work.
714S
714s is slang for methaqualone.
911
911 is American slang for an emergency.
98
98 is American slang for a 98 model Oldsmobile motor car.
A BIT OF A BUMBLE
A bit of a bumble is Dorset slang for confusion.

A BIT OF CRUMPET
A bit of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman.
A BIT OF HOW'S YOUR FATHER
A bit of how's your father is British slang for sexual mischief.
A BUGGER'S MUDDLE
A bugger's muddle is British slang for a mess.
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A BUTTON SHORT
A button short is slang for intellectually deficient.
A CARSE
A carse is Dorset slang for of course.
A COLD DAY IN HELL
A cold day in hell is slang for never.
A GRAPE ON THE BUSINESS
A grape on the business is Australian slang for a person whose presence spoils things for others.
A LA
A la is British slang for pretentious.
A PIECE OF CRUMPET
A piece of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman.
A PIECE OF GOODS
A piece of goods is slang for a person, especially a woman.
A ROD IN PICKLE
A rod in pickle is Australian slang for a race horse being secretly prepared for a win and betting coup.
A ROLL JACK RICE COULDN'T JUMP OVER
A roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over is Australian slang for a large sum of money.
A SKULL
A skull is slang for per person.
A SODA
A soda is Australian slang for something easily done; a pushover.
A SQUEEZE

A squeeze is American slang for orange juice.
A TO Z
A to Z is British rhyming slang for a shed.
A TOUCH OF THE TAR−BRUSH
A touch of the tar−brush is derogatory British slang for having a skin colour which suggests black or
coloured ancestry.
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A'PORTH
A'Porth (from ha'porth) is British slang for an unimportant or silly person.
A−COATHED
A−coathed is Dorset slang for rotten, diseased.
A−HEAD
A−head is Black−American slang for a heavy user of amphetamines.
A−OKAY
A−okay is slang for superb.
A−STOGGED
A−stogged is Dorset slang for having one's feet stuck in the mud.
A−STOODED
A−stooded is Dorset slang for sunk in the ground, stuck in the mud.
A−ZEW
A−zew is Dorset slang for no longer yielding milk.
A.C.A.B.
A.C.A.B. is British slang for 'All Coppers Are Bastards'.
A.D.
A.D. is slang for drug addict.
A.K.A.
A.K.A. (also known as) is slang for alias.
AAP
Aap is South african slang for a cannabis cigarette.

AARDVARK
Aardvark is British slang for hard work, unpleasant tasks.
AB
Ab is body−building slang for an abdominal muscle.
ABB
Abb is surfing slang for an abnormal person.
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ABBESS
Abbess was 16th to 19th century slang for the mistress of a brothel.
ABDOMINABLE VOORHEAVES
Abdominable voorheaves is American slang for to vomit.
ABDUL
Abdul is derogatory slang for a Turk or Arab.
Abdul is Australian slang for an immigrant.
ABE
Abe is British slang for a Jew.
ABEL AND CAIN
Abel and Cain is British rhyming slang for rain.
ABERDEENS
Aberdeens is British rhyming slang for baked beans.
ABERGAVENY
Abergavenny is London cockney rhyming slang for penny.
ABFAB
Abfab is Australian slang for first−rate, very attractive, wonderful.
ABIGAIL
Abigail was 18th and 19th century slang for a lady's maid.
Abigail is slang for an ageing, conservative male homosexual.
ABO
Abo is derogatory Australian slang for an aboriginal.

ABOUT DONE
About done is British slang for finished.
About done is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.
ABOUT RIGHT
About right is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.
ABRAHAM
Abraham is British rhyming slang for sham.
ABRAHAM'S WILLING
Abraham's willing was old British rhyming slang for a shilling.
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ABROAD
Abroad is British slang for out conducting criminal activities.
ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE
Absent without leave is slang for escaped from prison.
ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY
Absofuckinglutely is Black−American slang for without doubt.
ABSORB
Absorb is slang for to drink.
Absorb is slang for to eat.
ABSOTIVELY
Absotively is American slang for absolutely, positively.
ABYSSINIA
Abyssinia is British slang for goodbye (I'll be seeing you).
ABYSSINIAN POLO
Abyssinian polo is American slang for the game of craps.
AC
AC is Black−American slang for the Acura Legend automobile.
AC/DC
AC/DC is slang for bisexual.

ACAPULCO
Acapulco is slang for cannabis.
ACAPULCO GOLD
Acapulco Gold is slang for a particular breed of cannabis from around Acapulco in Mexico. The
leaves are golden in colour and supposedly of high quality.
ACCA
Acca is Australian slang for academic
ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS
Accelerated death benefits is insurance industry slang for a policyholder's option to use cash benefits
from life insurance to finance medical care during serious illness.
ACCIDENT
Accident is British slang for an arrest.
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ACE
Ace is slang for excellent.
Ace is slang for cannabis.
Ace is British slang for the anus.
Ace is American slang for to achieve the top grade in an examination etc.
ACE HURLER
Ace hurler is American slang for a baseball team's best pitcher.
ACE IN THE HOLE
Ace in the hole is American slang for a final surprise which will likely guarantee success.
ACE OF SPADES
Ace of spades is British slang for the female pubic area.
Ace of spades is British slang for completely black.
Ace of spades is British rhyming slang for AIDs.
ACE OF TRUMPS
Ace of trumps is British slang for a first−class person.
ACE OUT

Ace out is American slang for to achieve the top grade in an examination, etc.
ACE−DEUCE
Ace−deuce is Black−American slang for three.
Ace−deuce is American and Jamaican slang for a best friend.
ACEY−DEUCY
Acey−deucy is American slang for uncertain quality, both good and bad.
ACHE AND PAIN
Ache and pain is British rhyming slang for rain.
ACID
Acid is slang for the drug LSD. (Lysergic acid diethyl amide).
Acid is slang for the drug MDMA
Acid is West Indian slang for rum.
Acid is Jamaican slang for a special unit of the Jamaican police force.
ACID CASUALTY
Acid casualty is slang for someone supposedly suffering from impaired faculties as a result of taking
LSD (acid).
ACID DROPS
Acid drops is British slang for caustic comments, put−downs.
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ACID FLASH
Acid flash is slang for a sudden recurrence of an LSD related experience.
ACID HEAD
Acid head is slang for a person who uses LSD (acid).
ACID HOUSE
Acid house is slang for a particular youth culture involving synthetic electronic dance−music −
known as house − and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs such as ecstasy and LSD (acid).
ACID ROCK
Acid rock is slang for a type of guitar−based electric rock music of the late 1960s and early 1970s
supposedly influenced by LSD (acid).

ACID TRIP
Acid trip is slang for a period under the influence of the drug LSD (acid).
ACKER
Acker (shortened from Acker Bilk) is British rhyming slang for milk.
Acker is Dorset slang for a friend.
ACKER BILK
Acker Bilk is British rhyming slang for milk.
ACKERS
Ackers is British military slang for coins, notes, money and especially piastres.
ACORN
Acorn is British slang for the head of an erect penis.
Acorn was old slang for the head.
ACORN IN A BIRD'S NEST
Acorn in a bird's nest is British slang for the male genitalia.
ACORNS
Acorns is British slang for the testicles.
ACRE
Acre is slang for buttock.
Acre is slang for testicle.
ACROBAT
Acrobat is Jamaican slang for a fool.
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ACROSS THE BOARD
Across the board is slang for all−inclusive.
ACROSS THE RIVER
Across the river is American military slang for the government (the White House and Congress).
ACT
Act is Australian slang for pretending to be something you are not.
Act is Australian slang for a fit of temper; a tantrum.

ACT DUMB
Act dumb is slang for to feign ignorance.
ACT THE JINNIT
Act the jinnit is Irish slang for to behave foolishly, irrationally.
ACT THE LINNET
Act the linnet is Irish slang for to flirt.
ACT THE MAGGOT
Act the maggot is Irish slang for to play the fool, to clown around.
ACT THE MOHAWK
Act the mohawk is Irish slang for to misbehave.
ACTCOM
Actcom is American slang for a television action comedy, where every episode is based on a
disruption of the status quo, followed by humorous efforts to bring the situation back to normal.
ACTION
Action is slang for recreational activities such as gambling, prostitution and drugs.
ACTION MAN
Action man is British slang for a devotee of military physical exercise. An excessively macho man.
ACTOR
Actor is slang for someone accomplished at playing a role, or bluffing.
ACTUAL
Actual is British slang for cash.
ADAM
Adam is slang for the drug ecstasy (MDA or methyl diamphetamine).
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ADAM AND EVE
Adam and Eve is London Cockney rhyming slang for believe.
Adam and Eve is American slang for two poached or fried eggs.
Adam and Eve is slang for sexual intercourse.
ADAM AND EVE BALL

Adam and Eve ball is slang for an early dancing party to which the guests are invited until 12
midnight only.
ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT
Adam and Eve on a raft is American slang for two poached eggs on toast.
ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT AND WRECK 'EM
Adam and Eve on a raft and wreck 'em is American slang for scrambled eggs on toast.
ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS
Adam and Eve's togs is British slang for naked.
ADAM ANTS
Adam Ants is British rhyming slang for pants.
ADAM FAITH
Adam Faith is British rhyming slang for a safe.
ADAM'S ALE
Adam's ale is slang for water.
ADAMITICAL
Adamitical is slang for naked.
ADAMS
Adams (shortened from Adam Ants) is British rhyming slang for pants.
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE
Add fuel to the fire is slang for make a bad or intense situation worse.
ADD INSULT TO INJURY
Add insult to injury is slang for aggravate an already difficult situation, further upset someone.
ADDICTION MEDICINE
Addiction medicine is American slang for psychiatric treatment used to treat people who suffer from
an addiction.
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ADDLED
Addled is British slang for muddled, confused due to the effects of alcohol. Intoxicated.
ADOLPH

Adolph is British slang for a vibrator.
ADONIS
Adonis is slang for an attractive man.
ADRIAN
Adrian (shortened from Adrian Quist) is Australian rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).
ADRIAN QUIST
Adrian Quist is Australian rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).
ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
Advance directive is medical slang for a patient's written instructions as to what course of treatment
should be followed in the event he or she becomes incapable of communicating.
AERATED
Aerated is old nineteenth century slang for angry, agitated.
AERIAL
Aerial is Bristol slang for area, region, district.
AERIAL PING−PONG
Aerial ping−pong is Australian slang for Australian Rules Football.
AEROPLANE BLOND
Aeroplane blond is slang for a woman who has dyed her hair blonde.
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AEROPLANE SKIRT
Aeroplane skirt is slang for a skirt with a very long slit up it.
AF
Af is South African slang for a black African.
AFFAIR
Affair is political slang for a reception held for the purposes of fundraising and/or honouring the
achievements of an individual.
AFGHANI INDICA
Afghani Indica is slang for cannabis.
AFICIONADO

Aficionado is slang for devotee.
AFRAID OF ONE'S SHADOW
Afraid of one's shadow is slang for being easily frightened.
AFRICA SPEAKS
Africa speaks is Australian and New Zealand slang for strong liquor imported from South Africa.
AFRICAN
African is slang for cannabis.
African is Australian slang for a tailor−made cigarette.
AFRICAN LAGER
African lager is British slang for the beer Guinness.
AFRICAN QUEEN
African queen is British slang for a Black homosexual.
African queen is British slang for a White homosexual who prefers Black partners.
AFRICAN TIME
African time is South African slang for unpunctuality.
AFRICAN WOODBINE
African woodbine is British slang for a cigarette containing cannabis.
AFRICKY
Africky is slang for African.
AFRIKS
Afriks is South African slang for Afrikaans language lessons.
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AFRO
Afro is slang for a type of hairstyle consisting of a mass of tight curls allowed to grow out forming a
bush around the head. Afro is slang for a black person.
AFRO SAXON
Afro Saxon is derogatory slang for a Black person whose lifestyle, opinions and attitudes are those of
the White society.
AFROED

Afroed is slang for having an afro hair−style.
AFTER
After is Australian slang for afternoon.
AFTER DAVY
After Davy is slang for affidavit.
AFTER EIGHT MINT
After eight mint is British rhyming slang for penniless (skint).
AFTER HAIR
After hair is slang for to be pursuing a woman for sex.
AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART
After one's own heart is slang for of similar interests or sensibilities.
AFTERBIRTH
Afterbirth is slang for rhubarb.
Afterbirth is American slang for excessive paperwork.
AFTERBOOMER
Afterboomer is newspaper slang for a person born between 1965 and 1974 after the baby−boom of
1946 to 1964.
AFTERGLOW
Afterglow is British slang for the winding down period after love making.
AFTERNOON DELIGHT
Afternoon delight is British slang for sex in the afternoon.
AFTERS
Afters is British slang for an after−hours drinking session.
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AG
Ag is British slang for aggravation.
AGAINST THE CLOCK
Against the clock is British slang for short of time, in a hurry.
AGAINST THE WIND

Against the wind is British slang for a struggle, a difficult task.
AGATE
Agate is slang for a marble.
AGATES
Agates is slang for testicles.
AGGIE
Aggie is British slang for a marble.
AGGIE EYES
Aggie eyes is British slang for someone who hasn't had enough sleep.
AGGRAVATION
Aggravation is British slang for serious trouble.
Aggravation is British rhyming slang for station.
AGGRO
Aggro is British (Cockney) and Australian slang for aggravation, aggressive troublemaking. Aggro is
American slang for wonderful, excellent.
AGGY
Aggy is Dorset slang for edgy, with sharp−looking corners.
Aggy is Dorset slang for to collect birds' eggs.
AGINNER
Aginner is British slang for a dissenter.
Aginner is Irish slang for someone who automatically takes the opposite stance.
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AGONY
Agony is Jamaican slang for sexual pleasure.
AGTEROS
Agteros is South African slang for a dawdler, a plodder, a slow walker.
AGUA DE CHANGO
Agua de chango is slang for liquid heroin administered nasally.
AH SEH ONE

Ah seh one is Jamaican slang for something important, outstanding, meaningful.
AH−AHS
Ah−ahs is British slang for defecation.
AHEAD OF THE GAME
Ahead of the game is slang for being in an advantageous position.
AI−AI
Ai−ai is South African slang for methylated spirits or surgical spirit drunk by alcoholics.
AIKONA
Aikona is South African slang for never. Absolutely not. A very definite no.
AIM ARCHIE AT THE ARMITAGE
Aim Archie at the Armitage is Australian slang for to urinate.
AIMED
Aimed is American slang for identified, singled out, victimised.
AIN'T IT A TREAT
Ain't it a treat was old British rhyming slang for street.
AIN'T SHE SWEET
Ain't she sweet is British rhyming slang for seat.
AIN'T TODAY STORY
Ain't today story is Jamaican slang for a woman who looks younger than she really is.
AIR DIRTY LAUNDRY
Air dirty laundry is American slang for to let others know of one's private conflicts or problems.
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AIR HOSE
Air hose is American slang for shoes worn without socks.
AIR OFF ONESELF
Air off oneself is Jamaican slang for to show off, to display one's superior status at someone else's
expense.
AIR OUT ONE'S MOUTH ON
Air out one's mouth on is Jamaican slang for to speak aggressively or abusively.

AIR THE DICED CARROTS
Air the diced carrots is American slang for to vomit.
AIR−DANCE
Air−dance was British slang for execution by hanging.
AIRBALL
Airball is American slang for a slow, dim, eccentric or unpleasant person.
AIRBRAINED
Airbrained is American slang for silly, frivolous.
AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Aircraft carrier is basketball slang for a player whose driving force can carry the team to victory.
AIRHEAD
Airhead is slang for a stupid or simple−minded person.
AIRMOUSE
Airmouse is Dorset slang for a bat.
AIRS AND GRACES
Airs and graces is London cockney rhyming slang for faces (people).
Airs and graces was London cockney rhyming slang for braces
Airs and graces was London cockney rhyming slang for races.
AIRSICK PIGEON
Airsick pigeon is British slang for useless.
AISH
Aish is Dorset slang for an ash tree.
AITCH DROPPER
Aitch dropper is British slang for a Cockney.
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AJAX
Ajax is British rhyming slang for car tax.
AL CAPONE
Al Capone is British and Australian rhyming slang for telephone.

ALA
Ala (shortened from Alabaster) is British rhyming slang for plaster.
ALABAMA
Alabama is British rhyming slang for hammer.
ALABASTER
Alabaster is British rhyming slang for plaster.
ALADDIN'S CAVE
Aladdin's cave is British slang for a stash of stolen goods.
ALAN BORDER
Alan Border is British rhyming slang for order.
ALAN LADD
Alan Ladd is British rhyming slang for unfashionable (sad).
ALAN MINTER
Alan Minter is British rhyming slang for splinter.
ALAN WHICKER
Alan Whicker is British rhyming slang for one pound (nicker).
ALAN WHICKERS
Alan Whickers is British Cockney rhyming slang for knickers.
ALAN'S PSYCHEDELIC BREAKFAST
Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast is American slang for to vomit.
ALANS
Alans (shortened from Alan Whickers) is British rhyming slang for knickers.
ALASS'N
Alass'n is Dorset slang for unless.
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ALBATROSS
Albatross is slang for an encumbrance; something that causes anxiety.
Albatross is medical slang for a patient who never seems to get better, or who is regularly ill with a
new ailment, and who sticks with one physician for seemingly endless treatment.

ALBERT
Albert (shortened from Albert hall) is British rhyming slang for wall.
ALBERT HALL
Albert hall is British rhyming slang for wall.
ALCO
Alco is Australian slang for Alcoholic
ALDERMAN'S NAIL
Alderman's nail is London cockney rhyming slang for tail.
ALDERSHOT LADIES
Aldershot ladies is British bingo slang for the number 44.
ALDERSHOT WHORE
Aldershot whore is British rhyming slang for four.
ALDGATE EAST
Aldgate East is London Cockney rhyming slang for a priest.
ALDGATE PUMP
Aldgate pump is London Cockney rhyming slang for annoyed, displeased (to have the hump).
ALEC
Alec is slang for a swindler's victim.
Alec is Australian slang for a stupid person.
ALED
Aled is British slang for drunk.
ALF
Alf is Australian slang for an uncultivated Australian.
ALF GARNET
Alf Garnet is London Cockney rhyming slang for hair (Barnet).
ALFALFA
Alfalfa is American slang for money.
Alfalfa is American slang for tobacco.
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Alfalfa is American slang for marijuana.
ALFIE BASS
Alfie Bass is London Cockney rhyming slang for gas.
ALFRED
Alfred (shortened from Alfred the Great) is London Cockney rhyming slang for weight.
ALFRED THE GREAT
Alfred the Great is London Cockney rhyming slang for weight.
ALGERNON
Algernon is British slang for a young, upper−class man.
ALI BABA
Ali Baba is British slang for an alibi.
ALI G
Ali G is British rhyming slang for to urinate (pee).
ALI OOP
Ali Oop is British rhyming slang for excrement (poop).
ALIAS
Alias is Jamaican slang for dangerous, violent.
ALIAS MAN
Alias man is Jamaican slang for a cheat, a hypocrite.
ALICE
Alice is Australian slang for Alice Springs.
ALIGHT
Alight is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.
ALIVE
Alive is British slang for having money.
ALIVE OR DEAD
Alive or dead was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for the head.
ALKIE
Alkie is slang for an alcoholic.
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ALKY
Alky (alkie) is slang for a heavy drinker or alcoholic.
ALL AFLOAT
All afloat was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a coat.
ALL ARMS AND LEGS
All arms and legs is slang for weak beer.
ALL BEER AND SKITTLES
All beer and skittles is British slang for an easy life.
ALL BEHIND
All behind is British rhyming slang for blind.
ALL BEHIND LIKE THE COW'S TAIL
All behind like the cow's tail is Irish slang for late.
ALL BETS ARE OFF
All bets are off is slang for the situation is entirely different than it was.
ALL BUCK−UP GOES
All buck−up goes is Jamaican slang for to abandon all ethical standards.
ALL COME ON TOP
All come on top is British slang for a disaster, when everything goes wrong.
ALL COMPLAIN
All complain is British rhyming slang for rain.
ALL DAY AND NIGHT
All day and night is slang for a life prison sentence.
ALL DAYER
All dayer is British slang for an all−day drinking session.
ALL EARS
All ears is slang for attentive or listening.
ALL FORLORN
All forlorn is British rhyming slang for an erection of the penis (horn).
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ALL FRUITS RIPE
All fruits ripe is Jamaican slang for everything is okay.
ALL HANDS
All hands is nautical slang for a ship's full crew.
ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS
All mouth and trousers is British slang for blustering, boastful, showing off without having the
qualities to justify it.
ALL NIGHT RAVE
All night rave is British rhyming slang for shave.
ALL OF A DOODAH
All of a doodah is slang for in a state of excitement.
ALL OF ONE'S DOGS AREN'T BARKING
All of one's dogs aren't barking is American slang for not in one's right mind; scatter−brained.
ALL ON TOP
All on top is British slang for superficial.
ALL OVER THE BALLPARK
All over the ballpark is American slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.
ALL OVER THE LOT
All over the lot is American slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.
ALL OVER THE SHOP
All over the shop is British slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.
ALL OVER THE SHOW
All over the show is British slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.
ALL PISS AND WIND
All piss and wind is slang for full of bluster and noise, but without substance.
ALL QUIET
All quiet (shortened from all quiet on the Western front) is British rhyming slang for an obnoxious
person (cunt).
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

All quiet on the Western front is British rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (cunt).
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ALL RIGHT
All right is American slang for acceptable or reliable.
ALL ROUNDER
All rounder is British slang for a bisexual.
ALL SAME
All same is Jamaican slang for makes no difference, all alike.
ALL SERENE
All serene is slang for all's well.
ALL SIR GARNET
All Sir Garnet was old slang for highly satisfactory, alright.
ALL SNOT AND TEARS
All snot and tears is British slang for mournful, remorseful.
ALL STATIONS
All stations is Australian slang for an Alsatian dog.
ALL SYSTEMS GO
All systems go is slang for everything is functional and ready.
ALL THE RAGE
All the rage is slang describing something which is in the most current fashion.
ALL THE WAY
All the way is British slang for full sexual intercourse.
All the way is American slang for a snack or meal supplied with all available extras, such as mustard,
relish, onions etc.
ALL TITS AND TEETH
All tits and teeth is derogatory British slang for a woman who gets on by using her physical attributes
rather than her brain. An attractive but stupid woman.
ALL WET
All wet is slang for mistaken.

ALL−FIRED
All−fired is American slang for excessive; extreme.
ALLEGRO
Allegro is slang for lively.
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ALLER
Aller is Dorset slang for an alder.
ALLEY
Alley is slang for a pale or white marble.
ALLEY APPLE
Alley apple is American slang for a lump of horse manure.
ALLEY CAT
Alley cat is slang for someone who prowls the streets at night looking for sexual partners.
ALLEY OOP
Alley oop is basketball slang for a pass that is lobbed far through the air and tipped in by a player
waiting near the basket.
ALLEZ OOP
Allez oop is British rhyming slang for excrement (poop).
ALLIED IRISH
Allied Irish (Shortened from Alled Irish Bank) is Irish rhyming slang for masturbation (wank).
ALLIED IRISH BANK
Allied Irish Bank is Irish rhyming slang for masturbation (wank).
ALLIGATOR
Alligator is British slang for later.
Alligator is Black−American slang for a term used to refer to white jazz musicians, jive people.
Alligator is business slang for an investment property that does not bring in enough income to cover
expenses, a condition that devours the property's capital.
ALLIGATOR SPREAD
Alligator Spread is Wall Street slang for a deal where the commissions are equal to, or larger than, the

profit.
ALMIGHTY
Almighty was nineteenth century slang for very great; exceedingly.
ALMOND ROCK
Almond rock is Cockney rhyming slang for penis (cock).
ALMOND ROCKS
Almond rocks is London cockney rhyming slang for socks.
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ALONG FOR THE RIDE
Along for the ride is slang for being unofficially associated with.
ALPHABET BOYS
Alphabet boys is British slang for the sanctioning bodies of boxing.
ALPHONSE
Alphonse is London cockney rhyming slang for a pimp (ponce).
Alphonse is London cockney rhyming slang for a scrounger (ponce).
ALQUITRAN
Alquitranis slang for heroin.
ALQUITRANAT
Alquitranat is slang for heroin.
ALSO RAN
Also ran is horseracing slang for a horse that doesn't finish anywhere near the winners in a race.
ALT
Alt is Australian slang for a follower of an alternative lifestyle.
ALTERNATIVE DENTATION
Alternative dentation is slang for dentures, false teeth.
ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Alternative rock is slang for a type of rock music at the cutting edge of trends, often blending techno,
heavy metal, and mainstream pop music with avant−garde styles.
ALVIN

Alvin is American slang for an unsophisticated rural−dwelling person.
AMATEUR NIGHT
Amateur night is American slang for a special occasion celebrated traditionally by drinking liquor.
Amateur night is American slang for an exhibition of more than usual ineptitude.
AMBASSADOR
Ambassador is American slang for the penis.
AMBASSADOR OF MOROCCO
Ambassador of Morocco is slang for a shoemaker.
AMBER FLUID
Amber fluid is Australian slang for beer.
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AMBER NECTAR
Amber nectar is Australian slang for beer.
AMBIDEXTER
Ambidexter was 17th century British slang for a corrupt lawyer, one who takes fees from both the
plaintiff and defendant.
AMBIDEXTROUS
Ambidextrous is slang for bisexual.
AMBO
Ambo is Australian slang for an ambulance or ambulance officer.
AMBULANCE CHASER
Ambulance Chaser is American slang for a lawyer who seeks to encourage and profit from the
lawsuits of accident victims.
AMEN−PREACHER
Amen−preacher is Jamaican slang for a carrion crow.
AMERICAN LAD
American lad is Irish slang for fatty bacon imported from the USA.
AMIDSHIPS
Amidships is slang for the tummy area.

AMMIT
Ammit is Dorset slang for hasn't it.
AMMO
Ammo is Australian slang for ammunition.
AMOEBAE
Amoebae is slang for phencyclidine.
AMOS AND ANDY
Amos and Andy is British rhyming slang for brandy.
Amos and Andy is British rhyming slang for shandy.
AMP
Amp is slang for a marijuana joint dipped in formaldehyde and smoked.
AMP JOINT
Amp Joint is slang for a marijuana cigarette laced with some form of narcotic.
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