Ahhh, English. No other language in the world has been as bastardised as this one! And today’post is about where it all started – British Slang!
What I mean is that this once mighty British Empire that more or less covered a quarter of the world’s land surface could not ever have imagined that English would evolve to almost a million words – and almost every single one of them would be an English slang word! Actually, every single saying are probably Jokes in English!
I’ve heard all sorts of funny slang, from New Zealand, to South Africa and everywhere else!
But for starters…
What are some funny British Slang Words?
Battery operated boyfriend – a vibrator
Tactical chunder – a bout of vomiting, self-administered to enable one to drink more alcohol.
Brewers droop – An inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection due to excessive consumption of alcohol
Drain the main vein – to urinate
Follically challenged – balding
Not know one’s arse from one’s elbow – to be stupid
Piss it up against the wall – to waste money
Have a bat in the cave – to have visible nasal mucus visible up a nostril
Drop the kids off at the pool – to defecate, do a poo
Talk out of one’s arse – to talk nonsense
Nose candy – drugs
Passion killers – very unattractive underwear
Also, English just steals words from other languages if they can’t find one that fits a certain description. I mean, there are tonnes of French, German and Spanish words which have been adopted into the English language.
That’s right, English took on a beastly form of it’s own wherever it was transported to. Some obvious examples include the Australian Slang (which I use all the time) and New Zealand expressions.
Of course, there is North American slang, South African slang and any other language that merges with English.
Sometimes we forget that the English Slang words are quite funny, humourous and downright hilarious.
As much as I like making fun of the Poms (that’s Australian slang for the English), I really love the dry witted, black and ironic English humour that graces our screens and eardrums.
And today, to celebrate this, I’m going to provide a really crazy list of English Slang words to further broaden your English knowledge and education!
Here it is!
British Slang Words => English Translation
This is a massive list of over 3700 words – hope you’ve got some time to waste! If you’ve got any more that are different, leave some in the comments!
Some of these phrases can be offensive, so you’ve been warned!British
Slang Word “Proper” English
Translation A Abdabs Nerves Absobloodylootely YES! Abysinnia! Rhyming slang for “I’ll be
seeing you!” AC/DC Bisexual Accidentally-on-purpose Seemingly accidental but with
disguised with malice or harm Ace Cool! Acid LSD the drug – lysergic acid
diethylamide Acid
house 1990s music scene Ackers Money Action
man A man who participates in macho
activities Adam and
Eve Rhyming slang of Believe Aerated Over-excited Afty Afternoon Air
one’s dirty linen/laundry To discuss private matters in
public Airhead A stupid person Airlocked Drunk or intoxicated Airy-fairy Something unsubstantial Alan
Whickers Rhyming slang for knickers Alcopop Sweet, ready-mixed alcoholic
fruit drinks Aled
(up) Drunk from beer Alkie An alcoholic All mod
cons Everything that’s expected is
there All
mouth and (no) trousers All talk and no action All over
the shop Disorganised All piss
and wind All talk and no action All time
loser Rhyming slang for a boozer, or
bar All to
cock Messed up, useless, wrong Messed up All to
pot Messed up All-nighter An event that goes on all night Alright! Hello Altar To vomit, in the toilet bowl
(the porcelain altar) Amber
Nectar Beer Anchors Brakes Anorak A person with weird interests Anti-Clockwise Counter Clockwise Antwacky Old fashioned Any cop Of value, of any worth Any road Anyway Apeth A silly person Apples
and pears Rhyming slang for Stairs Archer £2000 Argy-bargy An argument or confrontation Arris Buttocks Rhyming slang for
‘arse’ Arrows The game of Darts Arse Ass Arse
about face Back to front Arse
around Mess around or waste time Arse
load A large quantity Arse
over kettle Fall over Arse
over tit Fall over Arseface An ugly person Arsehole 1. The anus 2. General
atory term for a person Arseholed Very drunk Arse-lick To grovel Arse-licker A sycophant Arse-on A bad mood e.g. “Keep out
of his way, he’s got a the arse-on” Arse-up A shambles, a ‘cock-up’ Arsey Moody As rare
as hen’s teeth Very rare ie hens don’t have
teeth As rare
as rocking horse s$%t Very rare, or non existent As right
as rain Satisfactory, comfortable, well Auntie Affectionate but old fashioned
name for the BBC Ave it Go for it See ‘have it’ Aviation
blonde A female with hair dyed blonde Avvy Afternoon Away
with the mixer Not quite in touch with reality Awesome! Great! Excellent! Awlarse A contemptible person Axe A guitar Ayrton 10 pounds Rhyming slang for
tenner, on Ayrton Senna B Bab To defecate Babby A baby, child Babe Usually applied to a young
attractive female Babe
magnet An attractive or sexually
desirable male Baboon An oaf, a fool Baby
gravy Semen Back
passage The rectum Back
scuttle Anal intercourse Backdoor Anus Backhander A bribe Backie A pillion ride on a bycycle Backy Tobacco Bad Good, excellent Bad
egg An untrustworthy person Bad hair
day A day when one is unable to
arrange one’s hair well Bad
mouth To insult or denigrate Bad
news A troublesome person Badger To bother someone incessantly Badly
packed kebab The female genitals Baffies Slippers (Scottish use) Bag An ugly woman Bag (of
sand) £1000, rhyming slang for a
‘grand’ Bag
lady A homeless woman who carries her
worldly possessions in bags Bag of
bones A very thin or emaciated person
or animal Baggin(g) A snack or food taken between
meals Bags To claim as one’s own Bahookie The backside, ‘arse’ (Glasgow) Ball and
chain A wife or girlfriend Ball
bag Scrotum Ball-ache A troublesome and inconvenient
task. Also ballache Balls to
the wall Quickly Balls
up A bungled or messed up situation Balm A bread bun or roll ‘balmcake’ Baloney Nonsense Also spelt boloney Baltic Very cold weather Bamboozle To confuse, to mystify Bampot A foolish and objectionable
person Banana A penis Bananas Insane, mad, hysterical Bang To copulate Bang one
out To masturbate Bang out
of order Totally unacceptable Bang to
rights Caught in the act Bang
up 1. To lock up in prison 2.
To inject an illegal drug Bangers Sausage Banging Exciting, energetic, wonderful,
excellent Banjaxed Ruined or defeated Banjo To hit or punch Banjo
string The frenulum of the penis Banjo’d Drunk Banko Bank Holiday Bants Short for ‘banter’ Baps Breasts Bar
steward A pun on ‘bastard’ Barbie Abbreviation of barbecue Barbs Abbreviation of barbituates Barclay’s
(Bank) Rhyming slang for ‘wank’ Barf To vomit Barking
mad Insane Barmcake A lighthearted term for a fool
or idiot Barmpot A silly person Barmy Crazy or foolish Barney An argument Barney
(rubble) Rhyming slang for trouble Barry Good, nice Barry
White Rubbish, nonsense Bash An event or party Bash the
bishop To masturbate Basket Bastard Bat for
both sides To be bisexual Bat in
the cave Nasal mucus that is visible up a
nostril Bat on a
sticky wicket To put oneself in a difficult
and unfavourable position Bathers Swimming/bathing costume Battered Very intoxicated by drink or
drugs Battery
operated boyfriend A vibrator, sex toy Battle
cruiser A pub, bar. Rhyming slang for
‘boozer’ Batty
rider Skimpy shorts that ‘ride’ up to
expose the wearers bottom Beach-bum A person devoted to spending as
much time as available on the beach Beakie Bodily secretions that
accumulate at the corner of the eyes or between the toes Bean An ecstasy pill Beanfeast A party, celebratory event Bean-flicker A lesbian. The bean refers to
the clitoris Bear A gay term for a large hairy
male Bearded
clam The female genitals, inclusive
of pubic hair Beast
with two backs Sexual intercourse Beat
seven shades of s$%t out of someone To thoroughly beat up someone Beaver The female genitals, implying
the inclusion of pubic hair Beaver
cleaver Penis See ‘beaver’ Beaver
leaver A homosexual male. Due to not
being interested in ‘beaver’ Beaver
lever Penis, see ‘beaver’ Beddable Sexually desirable, from being
good enough to take to bed Bee
stings Small breasts Bee’s
Knees Awesome Beeb Nickname for the BBC Beef Muscly, strong looking
males Beef
(something) up To increase in size or volume Beef
bayonet Penis Beef
curtains The female genitals Beemer A BMW automobile Beer
goggles When someone looks more
attractive after alcohol Beer
tokens Money Beetle To hurry about Belly
timber Food Belly-ache A complaint Belly-up Dead Belt up! Be quiet! Shut up! Belter An excellent thing or event Belting Outstanding, wonderful Bender A drinking binge Bent as
a nine bob note Extremely dishonest or corrupt Bent Dishonest or corrupt Berk Idiot, stupid person Berries The best Bespoke Custom Made Best of
British! Good luck! Best
thing since sliced bread The best thing ever Better
half One’s wife, husband or partner Better
than a kick in the balls/teeth Could be much worse Betty
Swollox Perspiring, uncomfortable or
itchy testicles Bevvied
up Drunk, sometimes shortened to
bevvied Bevvy A general term for an alcoholic
drink. Taken from the word beverage Bezzy
mates Best friends Bi Abbreviation of bisexual Biatch A contemptible person, usually
woman. Alternative form of bitch Bible
basher A fanatical preacher of
religion Bible
thumper Meaning the same as ‘bible
basher’ Bicky A biscuit Biddy Usually referring to an elderly
woman Bif To hit Biffa An ugly person, often assumed to
be overweight Biftah A cigarette Big
cheese A very important person Big
deal! A sarcastic exclamation for not
being very impressed Big
girl’s blouse A feeble and ineffectual
person Big
style Greatly e.g. “Yeah she’s
into him big-style” Big time The upper levels of power,
success e.g. “She’s hit the big time” Big
white telephone The toilet (not the room) Bike A promiscuous woman Bilge
(water) Nonsense, rubbish e.g. “You
are talking absolute bilge!” Billy
goat Rhyming slang for a coat Billy no
mates A person who appears to have no
friends Billy Amphetamines (from Billy
Whizz, a British comic strip character) Bimble An ambling walk Bimbo A young attractive empty headed
woman Bimmer A BMW car ‘beemer’ Bin To throw away, to discard Bin lid An adolescent. Rhyming slang for
kid Bin off To discard, throw away Bin-bag To terminate a relationship Bingo
wings Fatty, folds of flesh on the
underarms of overweight women Binnie A refuse collector A variation
on ‘binman’ Bins Spectacles Bird 1. Girl, woman 2. Prison
sentence Birdbrained Stupid, lacking commonsense Birmingham
screwdriver A hammer Bit of
all right Something excellent Bit of
fluff A sexual partner Bit of
rough A sexual partner below one’s
normal standards or believed class Bit of
spare A sexually available person Bit on
the side A sexual relationship extra to
one’s usual partner, an affair Bitch A contemptible woman. Also used
on the gay scene to describe an equally despised male Bitch
piss Sweet, ready-mixed fruit and
alcohol drink Bitch
tits Overly developed fatty deposits
on the male breasts Bitchin! Excellent! Wonderful! Cool! Bits and
bats Miscellaneous items Bizzie Policeman BJ Oral sex. An abbreviation of
‘blow job’ Blabbermouth A person who reveals too much in
conversation, a gossip Bladdered Drunk Blag To lie, or use clever talk with
profit as an objective Blag
artist A person with a reputation for
using clever talk for self gain Blagger See ‘blag artist’ Blah Worthless, boring or silly talk Blank To rudely ignore Blaps Diarrhoea, the illness Blart To cry Blast An inhalation of a cigarette or
‘joint’ Blatts Diarrhoea. E.g. “I daren’t
leave the house, I’ve got the blatts” Blaze To set alight, usually with
respect to the lighting of cigarettes Bleed
like a stuck pig To bleed profusely Bleeder An objectionable person Blighter An insignificant or
objectionable person Blighty (or Old Blighty) – slang for
Britain Blim A very small piece of hashish Blimey An expression of amazement Blimps The red hot fragments of
cannabis that occasionally fall from alight ‘joints’, causing burns to skin,
clothing and furnishings Blinding Excellent, wonderful Bling
bling Jewellery Blinkin’
heck! An old fashioned inoffensive
exclamation of surprise Blither
on To talk incessently and
boringly Blitzed Very intoxicated, drunk Bloater A fat and unnattractive
person Bloke Any man or sometimes a man in
authority such as the boss Bloody Damn Bloody
hell! An exclamation of surprise or
frustration Bloody-Nora! An exclamation of surprise or
anger Bloomer A mistake Blooming,
blummin’ Euphemism for bloody Blooter To kick a ball forcefully, often
implying without good control Blootered Drunk Blotto Very drunk Blow Cannabis or marijuana Blow a
fuse To be very angry Blow
away To kill Blow
chunks To vomit Blow it! A dismissive exclamation of
frustration and anger Blow
off To fart Blow
one’s top To explode with fury Blow
one’s wad To ejaculate semen Blow
out An excessive spree of drinking, eating,
spending or sex Blow the
gaff To reveal a plot or secret Blow the
whistle on To inform on Blowback A method of sharing a ‘joint’
between two people Blower The telephone Blub To sob Blue
rinser An elderly lady, from the habit
of some dying their hair Blue Policeman Blunted Intoxicated by marijuana Boaby Penis Boak To vomit Boat Face. From the rhyming slang
boat race Bob To visit briefly e.g. “I’m
just gonna bob down to the corner” Bob
(Hope) Marijuana or cannabis Rhyming
slang for ‘dope’ Bob’s
Your Uncle There you go! Bobbins Rubbish, nonsense, useless Bobbinsed Drunk, intoxicated Bobby Policeman Bobby-dazzler A amazing thing or person Bobfoc Acronym for a facially
unattractive female, who possesses a sexually attractive body Bo-boes Sleep. Generally a children’s
expression Bod Short for body Bodge To make a mess of or to fix
poorly Bog
off Go away Bog
roll Toilet paper Bog Toilet Bogey A tiny ball of nasal mucus Bog-standard Normal, average, usual. E.g.
“It was just a bog-standard” Bogtrotter Derogatory term for an Irishman,
particularly an Irish peasant Boiler An unattractive woman Bollockbag The scrotum and testicles Bollock-brain Idiot, imbecile Bollocking A severe telling off Bollocks Testicles. Also used to describe
something as useless or nonsense Bolshie Angrily provocative. Originating
from the socialist revolutionaries the Bolsheviks Bomb A large sum of money as in ‘to
make a bomb’ Bong A water pipe used for smoking
cannabis or marijuana Bonk To fornicate Bonkers Crazy Bonnie A bonfire Boob A mistake or ‘booboo’ Boob job Breast enhancement by plastic
surgery Boob
tube The television Boobies Breasts Boobs Breasts Boogie A dance, usually to pop music Boonies Rural areas, the countryside.
Abbreviation of boondocks Boot An unattractive person Booty The buttocks Booty
call A call to arrange a sexual
rendezvous Bootylicious Sexually attractive woman Booze Alcoholic drink Booze
cruise A boat trip (usually just one
day) to mainland Europe, involving lots of beer Booze An alcoholic drink Boozer 1. a pub or bar 2. Someone
who drinks alcohol to excess Booze-up A drinking spree Bo-Peep Sleep (rhyming slang) boracic without money From rhyming
slang boracic lint = skint (skinned)[59] Bore
rigid To utterly bore Bore
s$%tless Bore completely Bore
stiff Really bored Bore the
pants off (someone) To bore someone greatly Bore the
tits off (someone) Meaning the same as ‘bore the
pants off (someone)’ Bored
out of one’s skull As above Bosh Nonsense, rubbish Boss Excellent, good Boss-eyed Cross-eyed or having a
squint Bossyboots A person who bosses others
around, a domineering person Bostin Great, good, enjoyable Botch
job A makeshift construction or
repair Bottle Very stupid Bottle
it To lose courage Bottle
of chips An unlikely thing Bottle 1. Nerve, courage 2. Money
collected by buskers or street vendors Bottler A person who easily gives up Bottom
burp Wind from the anus, a ‘fart’.
Also abbreviated to botty burp Bottomless
pit A person with an insatiable
appetite for food Botty The buttocks. Also abbreviated
to bot Boulder
houlder Bra Bounce 1. To con someone into believing
or doing something 2. To forcibly eject someone 3. Swagger,
impudence or cockiness 4. Of a cheque, to be refused by the bank due to
lack of funds Bouncer A person employed to eject
troublemakers from clubs Bovoots Sturdy heavy boots Bovver Trouble Bovver
boots Heavy boots, sometimes with a
steel toecap, worn by bovver boys and used for kicking in fights Bovver
boy A youth who deliberately causes
or seeks out trouble Bowfin Disgusting, unpleasant Box
clever To act shrewdly or in a manner
so as to outwit someone Boxed Intoxicated by drugs ‘off one’s box’ Boy
racer A young man who has a penchant
for fast cars and reckless driving Boyf Abbreviation of boyfriend Bozo An objectionable person, an
idiot Brad
Pitt An act of defecation. Rhyming
slang on ‘s$%t’ Brain To hit on the head Brained Extreme drug intoxication,
affecting the mental faculties Bran new Excellent, respectable Brass
monkey weather Very cold weather Brass 1. Money 2. Cheek,
nerve 3. a prostitute Brassed
off Fed-up, annoyed Brass-neck Impudence, cheek, nerve Brassy Very cold Brast To burst Bray To beat up, thrash Bread Money Breeder A heterosexual. From the fact
that heterosexuals actively Brekky Abbreviation of breakfast. Also
‘brekkers’ Brew A cup of tea, or more generally
a warm drink Brewers
droop An inability to achieve or
maintain a penile erection due to excessive consumption of alcohol Brick A helpful and reliable
person Brick
s$%thouse Large, sturdy, strong Brickie Abbreviation of bricklayer Brick-it To be very scared,
terrified ‘s$%t bricks’ Brief A solicitor or barrister Brill Excellent. An abbreviation of
‘brilliant’ Bring
off To help achieve orgasm Bristols Breasts. Rhyming slang Bristol
City – titty Britneys Beers. Rhyming slang on Britney
Spears Britpop Abbreviation of British Popular
music Bro Abbreviation of brother Broke Without money. Also ‘stoney
broke’ Brolly An umbrella Brown
bread Rhyming slang for dead Brown
trout A lump of excrement Browned
off Upset, fed up Browneye The anus Brownie
point A hypothetical award for
achievement Brown-nose To overly praise or behave
sycophantically, ie to ‘arse-lick’ Brown-tongue As above Brum The City of Birmingham Brummie A native of Birmingham Bubble To inform. From the rhyming
slang bubble and squeak Bubbled Found out or discovered Bubblehead An empty headed and stupid
person Buck
naked Totally naked – see ‘butt naked’ Buck up To make happy or more cheerful Bucket
down To rain heavily Buckshee Free, without charge Budge up To move, in order to make room
for someone Buff Good looking, attractive Bug To annoy, to bother Bugger
about (or around) To fool around or waste time Bugger
all Nothing Bugger
it! Exclamation of frustration Bugger
me! An exclamation of surprise Bugger
off Go away Bugger
you An exclamation of annoyance Bugger Anal sex Bugger-all Absolutely nothing at all, e.g.
There’s bugger-all we can do Buggeration! An exclamation of annoyance or
surprise Buggerlugs A term of address, usually
affectionate use Bugle Cocaine Builder’s
bum Top of the buttocks being in
sight above the pants Bulge A euphemism for the male
genitals Bull Nonsense. Shortened version of
‘bulls$%t’ Bulls$%t Nonsense, rubbish Bulls$%tter An egocentric boaster, a teller
of untruths Bum Bottom Bum
around To mess about, to laze about Bum
cleavage The area between the buttocks Bum
steer An imparting of false
information Bumbaclot An idiot, an objectionable
person Bum-bag A small pouch worn around the
waist or hips, or Fanny Pack in North America Bumf Toilet roll Bumfluff Adolescent facial hair growth Bumfreezer Any short jacket, but in
particular an Eton Jacket Bummer A bad time, a bad experience, a
disappointment Bump
into (someone) To fortuitously meet with
someone Bump off To murder Bump
start To help motivate, assist in
promoting action Bump
tummies To have sexual intercourse Bumsucker A creep Bumtag A faecal deposit that has
adhered to the anal hairs of a person Bumwad Toilet paper Bun in
the oven Pregnant Bunce Money Bundle A large quantity of money Bung Throw or pass energetically; as
in, “bung it over here” Bungalow An idiot. From not having much
up upstairs Bunk up Sexual intercourse Bunk To leave inappropriately as in
to ‘bunk off’ school or work Bunny
boiler An obsessive and psychotic
woman. Taken from a scene in the film Fatal Attraction Bunny
hugger An animal lover Buppie Bread and butter Burn
rubber To depart quickly Burp the
worm To masturbate (for men) Bush The female genitals, but
alluding to the pubic hair Bust A police raid on a person and/or
property Bust
one’s guts To work with great effort Butch Tough looking, masculine Butcher’s Short rhyming slang for look,
from butcher’s hoo Butt
naked Naked ‘buck naked’ Butt out An impolite request to keep
one’s nose out of something Butt
ugly Very ugly Butters As above Butty A sandwich Buzz A telephone call Buzz
along A cheery request to hurry off Buzz-cut A short haircut using electric
clippers Buzzin’ Thrilled and full of energy C C of E Church of England Cabbage A stupied person Caboodle The complete amount Cack Rubbish, nonsense Cack it
/ oneself To be terrified Cack-handed Clumsy, without manual dexterity Cackhander A left handed person Caff A cafe Cake-hole Mouth Camel’s
hoof An impression of the female
genitals as seen through tightly worn clothes Camp An effeminate man Cancer
stick A cigarette, othewise known as a
‘coffin nail’ Cane
(it) To travel at great speed Caned Intoxicated Caner A person who indulges in
excessive bouts of drug or alcohol use Cank To talk, chat or gossip Cans Headphones Cant To talk, to speak Can’t be
arsed Can’t be bothered Cardie A cardigan Carpet
muncher A lesbian Carrot
top Nickname for a person with
red/ginger hair Carry
out Alcohol brought from a bar with
the intention of taking it home Casey A leather football Catch
flies To look blankly with one’s mouth
open Catch
some z’s Get some sleep Cat’s
pyjamas The best Cat’s
whiskers As above Cavalier An uncircumcised penis and
consequently a male with such
‘Roundhead’ Champion Excellent! Channel
surfing Switching from one television
channel to another in search of seomthing interesting Chap Male or friend Char Tea, from the Chinese ‘cha’ Charged High on drugs Charity-case A person deemed rightly or
wrongly to be in need of charity, whether poor or rich Charlie Cocaine Charlies Women’s breasts Charver A boy, or adolescent male Charver
or charva Sexual intercourse Chat Up Flirt Chav Someone who is, or pretends to
be, of a low social standing Cheap as
chips Extremely cheap Chebs Breasts Cheeky Someone who is a little rude or
disrespectful, but in a cute way Cheeky
chappy Affectionate name for an
attractively impudent person Cheerio! Goodbye! Cheers! A sign of appreciation or
acknowledgement, or a drinking toast Cheese Smegma Cheesed
off Fed up, disgusted or angry Cheeselog A woodlouse Cheesy Corny Cherry Virginity as in to lose one’s
cherry Chevy
(chase) Rhyming slang for face Chew the
fat To talk or chat Chick
flick A film (flick), often romantic
and with a happy ending Chicken A young person Chicks
with discks Transsexuals Chief A general term of address Chieftain
(tank) Masturbation, rhyming slang for
‘wank’ Chill Relax Chillax To relax. A combination of the
words chill and relax Chilled Relaxed Chill-out To relax Chin wag To talk or chat Ching Cocaine Chinglish A mixture of Chinese and English chinky or
chinky chonky Chinese takeaway, usually
considered offensive[82] Chinless
wonder A person of the wealthy upper
classes Chippy 1. A carpenter 2. chip
shop 3. A prostitute or promiscuous young woman Chips French Fries Chocker Chocolate. Also chocko or
chockies Chocolate
fireguard Something useless Chocolate
starfish Anus Chocolate
teapot Something useless Choice The best, excellent Choke
the chicken To masturbate Chong
it To smoke marijuana/cannabis
constantly Choochie
face Affectionate term of address,
often used with respect to children and babies Chopper The penis Choppers Teeth Chops The mouth Chopsing Chatting Chord A bad mood Chore To steal Chow Food Chrimble Christmas. Also ‘Crimbo’ Chrome
dome A bald head Chubby
chaser A person who finds fat people
attractive Chubby
chops Affectionate term of address for
a podgy person Chuck To vomit Chuck it
down To rain, often heavily Chuck
one’s muck To ejaculate semen Chuddy Chewing-gum Chuff The buttocks or anus Chuffed When someone is chuffed, they
are very pleased or happy about something Chugger A person paid to collect for
charity by signing up people. The term is a cross between charity and mugger Chuggy Chewing gum Chump A fool, a disliked person Chunner To mutter, grumble, talk
incessantly Ciggy A cigarette. Also shortened to
cig Clagnuts Faecal remnants adhering to the
anal hairs Clanger A mistake or blunder Clap Gonorrhoea Clap
eyes on To notice Clapped
out Worn out, usually applied to
machinery Claret Blood Clarty Sticky, gooey, messy Class Of distinction, high quality,
excellent Clever-clogs A person who is or claims to be
clever or have greater knowledge Climb
the walls To reach a state of severe
agitation through stress or worry Clingin Unpleasant, disgusting Cling-ons Excrement that adheres to anal
hairs, or fur on animals Clink Prison Clinkers Excrement that adheres to anal
hairs, or fur, on an animal Clippie Bus conductor Clobber Clothes and personal
belongings Clock To notice. E.g. Once I clocked
him looking suspicious, he left the shop Clodhopper A large heavy shoe Clot An idiot, fool Cloth-ears Someone who has poor hearing Clown’s
pocket A large or spacious vagina Cludgie A toilet. Also shortened to
cludge Clue up To inform Cob on A temper Cobblers! An exclamation of disagreement Cock a
snook/snoot To openly show contempt or
disrespect Cock 1. Penis 2. Nonsense 3. A friend
or fellow Cockteaser A person who sexually teases
males Cock-up To blunder, mess up or botch Cod To hoax, to joke Codger An elderly male. Usually
prefixed with ‘old’ Cods Testicles Codswallop Nonsense Coffin
dodger An elderly person Coin it
(in) To make large amounts of money,
to profit Coked up To be intoxicated with cocaine Cold
turkey Withdrawal from addictive drugs
and the consequential pains and discomfort Colder
than a witch’s tit Very cold, when applied to the
weather, or air temperature Coldfish A person who is unemotional or
insensitive Collywobbles An upset stomach or acute
feeling of nervousness Come To orgasm Come
onto To ‘chat up’ Come out To openly reveal one’s
homosexuality Comedown The depression and tiredness
after the cessation of a bout of drug taking Commando Without underwear Commie Abbreviation of Communist Common Abbreviation of common sense Common
as muck Very common, usually applied to
an unsophisticated and uncultured person Complete
and utter Total. Usually prefixing atory
terms such as ‘bastard’ or ‘twat’ Con
artist A confidence trickster Conflab A chat, conversation Conk The head or the nose Cooking
with gas To succeed, to proceed well Cop off To commune with someone sexually
desirable Cop A policeman (short for copper) Cop-it To get into trouble Cop-out An excuse, an avoidance of
guilt Copper A policeman Cop-shop A Police Station Cor
blimey An exclamation of surprise Corker Someone or something outstanding Corking Excellent, splendid Corn
beef legs Legs with mottled, blotchy skin,
reminiscent of the meat, corn beef Corned
beef Rhyming slang for deef, a
Scottish pronunciation of deaf Corry Abbreviation of Coronation
Street, the British ‘soap’ Cosh A heavy stick or bar used as a
weapon Cost a
bomb To be very expensive Cotch To relax Cottage A public lavatory Cottaging Homosexual activity in a public
lavatory Couch
commando The person at home who has
control of the TV remote control Couch
potato A lazy person who idles away
time, usually watching the television Couldn’t
organise a piss-up in a brewery Totally incompetent Council
gritter Rhyming slang for ‘s$%tter’, but
means anus Coupon The face Cow A contemptible woman Cow
juice Milk Cowboy A person who is unscrupulous and
unqualified in business Cowing Euphenism for ‘f$%king’ Cozzie A swimming costume Crabby Moody or short tempered Crabs Pubic lice Crack Freebased cocaine Crack of
sparrow’s fart Dawn, or specifically the crack
of dawn Crack on
to To come onto somebody, to make
sexual advances Crack
one off To masturbate, with reference
men Cracker Something excellent Crackers Crazy or insane Crackhead An addict of ‘crack’ (freebased
cocaine) Cracking Something excellent or brilliant Crackpot An insane or eccentric person Cradle
snatcher A person who dates or marries
someone considerably younger than themselves Crank up To increase, often with
reference to the volume of music Crapper A toilet Crappy Rubbishy, useless, of poor
quality Crash To temporarily sleep over at
someone’s place Crate A delapidated vehicle Crater
face A face with pock marked skin or
the person with such a face Craven Greedy Crawl To be obsequious Cream 1. To ejaculate 2. To succeed Cream
crackered Tired out, exhausted. Rhyming
slang for ‘knackered’ Cream
one’s jeans / pants / knickers To be very excited, so much so
that one figuratively ejaculates Crease The anus Crease
up To laugh heartily Cred Abbreviation of credible Creep A contemptible person Creepy-crawly An insect, or spider, usually
viewed distastefully Crib To copy, usually in an underhand
or unfair manner Crikey! Used to express surprise or
astonishment Crimp
off a length To defecate Crimp
one off To defecate Cringeworthy Likely to promote embarrassment
or apprehension Crinkly A geriatric person From the
appearence of their aging skin Croak To die Crock of
s$%t Rubbish, a worthless item, of
poor quality Croggy A pillion ride on a single seat
bicycle Crucial Great, excellent, essential e.g.
“That tune is crucial man” Cruckle To twist one’s ankle, to fall
over on one’s ankle Crud Rubbish, something useless Cruddy Useless, unpleasant, cheap and
nasty Cruise To search for a sexual encounter Crumpet A sexually desirable person e.g.
“The club was bursting its walls with crumpet” Crustie A person whose looks share that
of the ‘hippie’ travellers of the 1990s Cry on
(about something) To complain (about something) Culture
vulture A person keen to acquire
culture C#$% Vagina – extremely offensive Cuppa Cup of tea Currant
bun Cockney rhyming slang for the
sun Curry-mile The name given to an area in
Manchester called Rusholme Cushty Excellent, fine, OK Also spelt
cushdy, and kushty Cushy A situation that is easy and
without stress Custard
chucker The penis. Often prefixed with
blue veined, or purple headed Cut the
crap! Stop talking nonsense! D Dab hand A person highly skilled at a
given task Dab on A sweat on Dabs Fingerprints Daft Silly, foolish Daft as
a brush Very silly Daft
Cow Idiot Daftie A fool, an idiot Dago A foreigner, usually applied to
Italians, Spanish and Portugese Daisy
chain A sexual act involving 3 or more
people, forming a chain Damage The cost or expense e.g.
“What’s the damage for the meal?” Dancers Stairs Dangleberries Faecal remnants adherring to
anal hairs Dangly-bits The male genitals Dannies Hands Danny
(La Rue) Rhyming slang for ‘clue’ Daps Plimsolls, trainers (footwear) Darbies Handcuffs Dark Excellent David
Gower Rhyming slang for a shower. David Gower was a 1980s
English cricketer Deacon An imbecile, idiot Dead Subsitute for very, or extremely
e.g. “Our holiday was dead good” Dead
cert A sure thing e.g. “It’s a
dead cert that the favourite will win” Dead
from the neck up Unintelligent, stupid Dear
John A letter, usually from a woman,
terminating a relationship Debag To remove someone’s trousers by
force Dee Dah A person from Sheffield Deek A look, or a glance Deep
s$%t Serious trouble Deep sea
diver A five pound (£5). Rhyming slang
for fiver Def
(someone) out To ignore (someone) Deffo An abbreviation of definitely Dekko A look or glance Delhi
belly A severe stomach upset. A common
occurrence for Western travellers visiting India Demic A thing that is worn out or
broken Desmond A jacket. Rhyming slang for
Desmond Hackett Diamond Wonderful, excellent Diamond
geezer A really wonderful man, helpful
and reliable Dibble A policeman/woman Dibs A claim e.g. “I put dibs on
tasting it first” Dick 1. Fellow 2. Penis D#$%head A stupid person, a contemptible
person Dicks Headlice or nits D#$%splash A contemptible person, like
‘d#$%splat’ D#$%splat A despicable person, like ‘d#$%splash’ D#$%wad A contemptible person,
idiot Dicky Unsound, likely to fail,
unhealthy Dicky-bird Rhyming slang for word Diddicoy A gypsy Diddies Breasts Diddle To have sex with Diddly Nothing e.g. “There’s
diddly wrong with it” Diddly
diddly music Irish folk music Diddly-squat Nothing, zero e.g. “I’ve
earnt diddly squat this month” Diddy Small Diesel
(dyke) A butch lesbian Dig (the
grave) Rhyming slang for a shave Dildo A substitute penis used for
sex Dilly-dally To dawdle, linger, loiter Dimbo An imbecile, idiot Dimp The filter remnants of a smoked
cigarette Din-dins Dinner. a children’s expression Ding-a-ling Penis. Also dingaling Ding-dong An argument, commotion,
fight Dingleberries Faecal remnants attached to
one’s anal hairs ‘dangleberries’ Dinky Small, cute, neat Dinlo An idiot, a contemptible person Dip
one’s wick To have sex (male usage) Dip A pickpocket Dippy Silly, empty-headed Dips$%t A despicable person Dipso A drunk, an alcoholic. Abbreviation of
dipsomaniac Dipstick A fool Dirtbag A worthless, contemptible person Dirtbox The anus Dirty
pillows Women’s breasts Dirty
stop-out A person who has stayed out
enjoying themselves beyond the expected Dirty
weekend A weekend away from home
indulging in intimacies with one’s lover Dischuffed Displeased Disco
biscuit An ecstasy (MDMA) pill Dish A sexually attractive person Dish out To hand out, distribute Dishy Sexually attractive Diss To disrespect, ridicule, or
insult Div An idiot Dive A squalid place Divvy Idiot Divvy up To share out, distribute DIY Do It Yourself home improvements Dizzy
queen A giddy and flamboyant gay male Do A party or event Do a
bunk To leave hurriedly, escape Do a
runner A departure without paying for
something Do in To beat up, to kill Do one To go away e.g. “Listen,
I’m going to do one and let you finish your work” Do one’s
fruit To be extremely annoyed e.g.
“Sharon’s going to do her fruit when nose into her business again” Do one’s
head in To mentally disturb someone Do one’s
nut Become enraged Do the
business Do what is necessary to achieve
the required result Do the
dirty on (someone) To betray, to cheat on (someone) Dob To inform on, betray Dobber A penis Docky A snack Docky
time Mid morning break, see ‘docky’ Doddle Something simple or easy to
accomplish Dodgy Something risky, difficult or
dangerous. A ‘dodgy deal’ for example Dog A sexually unattractive
person Dog and
bone Telephone – Cockney rhyming
slang Dog-breath A person with halitosis, bad
smelling breath Dog-end A cigarette end, the remnants of
a cigarette after smoking Doggie
fashion An act of sex in the manner of
dogs Dogs are
barking (One’s) feet are tired and
aching Dog’s
bollocks 1. Anything obvious 2. Something
especially good or first rate Dog’s
dinner A mess, also expressed as ‘dog’s breakfast’ Dog’s
egg A lump of dog faeces Dogsbody A person who does the menial and
boring tasks Doings Non-specific items, e.g. ‘those
doings on the table’ Dole Social security benefits Doll A young and especially
attractive woman Doll up To smarten up, make attractive Dollybird An attractive woman Don’t
Get Your Knickers in a Twist Don’t Get worked up Done in Tired out Done up
like a kipper 1. Beaten up 2. Fitted up or
framed 3. Caught red-handed by the police Dong A penis Donger A penis Donkey A male who is genitally well
endowed, as in hung like a donkey Donkey’s
years A very long time Doo doo Children’s expression for faeces Doobie A marijuana cigarette Doobrie Something whose name isn’t known
or has been forgotten Doofah Meaning the same as ‘doobrie’.
Also doofer Doofer An unnamed object Doolally Mad, crazy, insane Doormat A person who is easily exploited Dope 1. A stupid person Derived from
dopey 2. Marijuana Dopehead An idiot Dork An idiot, a contemptible
person Dose Euphemism for a venereal
infection Dosh Money Doss To sleep rough Dossdown To sleep rough Dosser A person who sleeps rough, a
homeless person Dosshouse A cheap boarding house
frequented by tramps Dotty Eccentric or slightly mad Double
bagger An ugly woman Double
Dutch Nonsense or incomprehensible
talk Double-bubble Double time. Overtime worked at
a twice the usual rate of pay Dough Money Doughnut An idiot Down in
the dumps Miserable, depressed Down the
pan Wasted, lost, ruined e.g.
“Oh well, that’s another £1000 down the pan” Down
under Australia Downer A tranquillizer Dozy Dimwitted, stupid, slow Drag 1. Dressing in the opposite
sexes clothes 2. A draw on a cigarette Drag
queen A male homosexual who dresses in
women’s clothes Drain
the main vein To urinate Drama
queen Someone who makes an excessive
fuss over a situation Draw Cannabis or marijuana Drawk To soak Dreaded
lurgy Any unspecified disease Dreamboat A sexually attractive male or female Dreckly Immediately, straight away Dressed
(up) to the nines Dressed very well and
fashionably Drink
from the furry cup To perform cunnilingus Drinky-poo A drink Drip A feeble and boring person Dripping
with Having an excessive amount of,
usually in the context of wealth Drive
the porcelain bus To vomit Drive-by The shooting of guns at a
particular target from inside a car Drop To take drugs orally, e.g. drop
acid Drop
(someone) in it To land (someone) in trouble, to
incriminate Drop a
bollock To make a mistake Drop a
clanger To make an obvious mistake Drop
anchor in poo-bay To have anal intercourse Drop
dead! An exclamation of annoyance
directed at a person Drop the
kids off at the pool Euphemism for defecation Dropdead
gorgeous Stunningly attractive Dropping
one’s guts To break wind. Occasionally
shortened to just ‘drop one’ Druggie A drug addict Drum and
bass Genre of dance music, like
‘jungle’, but more minimal Drunk as
a skunk Very intoxicated with alcohol Dry slap A punch Dub A style of ‘chilled’, deeper
reggae music Duck A term of endearment used in the
North of England Duckarse To wet the end of a cigarette,
or joint, with saliva, thus making it difficult use Duckin’
and diving A non-committal catch-phrase
reply to the questioning of one’s recent activities Duds Clothes Duff Rubbishy, useless Duff
up To beat up Duffer An inefficient or stupid person Dugs Breasts Duke A homosexual. Rhyming slang for
Duke of Kent – ‘bent’ Dull as
dishwater Very unexciting, exceedingly
plain, boring Dull as
ditchwater Very boring, unexciting,
like ‘dull as dishwater’ Dumb ass An idiot Dumbnuts An idiot Dumbo A stupid, slow-witted
person Dump An act of defecation Dump all
over (someone) To mistreat, criticize
someone Dunky A condom Dust
bunnies Clumps of dust usually found on
the floor Dutch
oven The act of breaking wind in bed
and holding one’s partners head beneath Dweeb An imbecile Dwile A dish cloth, a rag Dyke A lesbian E E Abbreviation of ecstasy, the
drug Eager-beaver An enthusiastic person Ear bash To talk unceasingly Ear
bashing A severe reprimand Earache Incessant complaining or talking Early
doors Early, premature Earner A profitable job or enterprise Eartha
(Kitt) An act of defecation. Rhyming
slang on ‘s$%t’ earwig To eavesdrop Easy Sexually consenting with little
encouragement Easy
Peasy Easy Easy
touch A person easily exploited financially Eat A euphemism for fellatio or
cunnilingus Eat
out To perform cunnilingus Eat
s$%t! Expression of extreme annoyance Eating
irons Cutlery Ecky
thump ! An exclamation of surprise or
shock Eco
warrior An ecological activist Ecstasy The drug
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, known as E E’d up Intoxicated by MDMA Eddress The e-mail equivalent of an
address Eejit An idiot. Originally Anglo-Irish
pronunciation of idiot Eff all A euphemism for ‘f$%k all’ See
‘f$%k all’ Eff off Go away Euphemism for ‘f$%k
off!’ See ‘f$%k off’ Effing A euphemism for ‘f$%king’ Egg
banjo A fried egg sandwich Egg
chasers Rugby players. From the egg
shaped ball Egghead An intelligent person, an
intellectual person Eggy Slightly annoyed, irritated Eh up! Hello. An informal greeting
similar to ‘hi’ or ‘alright’ ‘ayup’ Elbow
grease Manual hard work e.g.
“We’ll never get this finished unless you put some Elephants Drunk, intoxicated with alcohol
Rhyming slang on elephant’s trunk Elevenses A mid to late morning drink,
approximately taken at 11 o’clock End
away To have sex (get one’s end away) Endz Area, place e.g. “What endz
you from?” Eppy Short for epileptic fit, but
used to mean a furious uncontrollable outrage Essex
girl Stereotypically describing a
female from the county of Essex. Characteristics may include being working
class, sexually promiscuous, fashion confident and of low morals Evils A hateful look Expat An expatriate Extract
the Michael To tease or ridicule. A play on
words, derived from ‘take the mickey’ Extract
the urine A pun on ‘take the piss’ Eyeful A good long look e.g. “Get
an eyeful of that idiot on the dancefloor” Eyes
like a s$%thouse rat Describing a person with very
sharp, observant eyesight Eyes
like piss holes in the snow Tired, deep sunken eyes F F$%k a
duck! An exclamation of surprise F$%k
about/around To mess around or idle away time F$%k
all Nothing at all F$%k
buddy A friend with whom one has sex,
but without any of the expected or associated commitment F$%k it! A general dismissive exclamation F$%k
me(!) An exclamation of surprise or amazement F$%k
off(!) Please go away, leave F$%k
someone’s brains out To copulate vigorously and with
enthusiasm F$%k the
arse off (someone) Essentially meaning the same as
‘F$%k one’s brains out’ F$%k up To mess up, or ‘to have f$%ked
up’ meaning to have messed things up F$%k
you! An aggressive exclamation of
anger and defiance F$%k(!) To copulate F$%kable Sexually desirable F$%k-all Nothing e.g. “I had
f$%k-all to do” F$%k-all
squared Absolutely nothing F$%k-book A pornographic magazine or book F$%ked
off Utterly dejected, miserable or
annoyed F$%ked
up Severely announce one’s poor
state of mental or physical health F$%ker A contemptible person F$%king
hell! An exclamation similar to
‘F$%k!’ F$%knugget An idiot, contemptible person
Also F$%k-nugget F$%knut An idiot, a contemptible person F$%ksocks! Expressing surprise or anger F$%kwit An idiot Face
like a bag of spanners Craggy faced Face
like a bulldog chewing a wasp Very unnattractive face
like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle Very unnattractive ‘face like a bulldog chewing a wasp’ Face
like a dropped pie Very unnattractive Face
like a slapped arse A miserable or sad face. Also
heard used with smacked instead of slapped Face
like a wet weekend A miserable, sad appearance Face-ache Mildly offensive name given for
a miserable looking person Face-fungus Facial hair, such as moustache
or beard Faff To fuss e.g. “Let me finish
doing this will you, and stop faffing” Fag A cigarette Fag-end A cigarette butt Fagged
(out) Exhausted, tired Faggerette A cigarette Fag-hag A woman who prefers the company
of ‘gay’ men over that of heterosexuals to desire sexual relations with gay
men Fair
cop A legitimate arrest Fair dos An exclamation that a thing is
reasonable or accepted Fairy
snuff! That’s reasonable! A pun on fair
enough F-all A euphemism for ‘f$%k all’ Fall off
the back of a lorry A reference to goods that have
been stolen Family
jewels Male genitals, emphasising their
personal occasionally shortened to ‘jewels’ Fancy
(!) To like, to desire e.g. “I
fancy that new receptionist who’s started in accounts” Fancy
man / woman Disparaging term for a male or
female lover Fancy
the arse off (someone) To sexually desire (someone) Fancy
the pants off (someone) To sexually desire (someone) Fanny 1. The female genitals 2. A
female viewed as a sexual object Fanny
about / around To mess around, or waste time Fanny
Adams Nothing at all, e.g. “Sweet
fanny adams since I lost my job” Fanny
batter Vaginal secretions Fanny
fart A noise created by the genitals
during sexual intercourse Fanny
magnet A thing that is believed to attract females Fannybaws An idiot, fool Fanzine A cheaply produced specialist
magazine Farmer
giles /Farmers Haemorrhoids Rhyming slang on piles Far-out Splendid, an exclamation of
approval Fart To break wind from the anus Fart
about / around To mess around, to waste time Fart
arse about As above, to mess around Fartleberry Excrement that adheres to anal
hairs or fur Farty Insignificant e.g. “I’m not
going back to that restaurant, they serve farty” Fat
chance(!) No likelihood of something
happening Fat
slags Uncouth fat women who are and
look promiscuous Fat-head An idiot, imbecile Fatso A name for someone who is
overweight or obese Feck(!) An exclamation of anger or
frustration Fecker A contemptible person Feel up To sexually grope, or molest Felch To lick or suck one’s recently
deposited semen from the rectum Felcher A person who ‘felches’ Fence A person who receives and sells
stolen goods Fess up To admit, to confess.
Abbreviation of confess Fest Festival Fiddle To cheat Fill
your boots(!) Help yourself! Enjoy yourself! Fillem A film, e.g. “fancy going
to see a fillem tonight?” Fill-in To severely beat up (someone) Filth
(the) The police Filthy Extremely (wealthy) e.g.
“She’s filthy rich” Fin A £5 note Finger To sexually stimulate the
genitals, usually a females Finger
pie The act of manually stimulating
of the female genitals Finger-f$%k To sexually stimulate with the
fingers, either the vagina or anus First
base Initial success at achieving
some form of sexual activity, usually kissing Firtle To appear busy but without
actually achieving anything Fisticuffs A brawl, a fist fight Fit as a
butcher’s dog Very healthy and strong Fit to
burst Full, sated, replete Fit
up To incriminate by employing
false evidence Fit Sexually attractive Fitba Football, Scottish
pronunciation Five
finger discount The act of shoplifting, or
occasionally stealing Five
knuckle shuffle An act of masturbation Five O The police. Taken from the title
of the US TV series, Hawaii Five O Fiver A five-pound monetary note Fix A dose of narcotics to which one
is addicted However it is now also used habit e.g. “Let’s call in this
cafe and get a fix of caffeine” Flabberghast To confound, astonish,
amaze Flabberghasted Amazed, astonished Flake
out To collapse from exhaustion Flame To attack someone via an e-mail Flaming An intensifier such as and
euphemistic for ‘f$%king’ Flaming
Nora! An exclamation of surprise or
annoyance Flange The vagina Flannel Nonsense e.g.g ‘Oh shut up!
You’re talking utter flannel’ Flaps Female genitals. Also known
as ‘piss-flaps’ Flash Showy, ostentatious Flash
git /get An objectionably ostentatious
person Flash
Harry A showy and over confident young
man Flash
the ash To offer a cigarette Flash
the V’s An action of contempt, an
insulting gesture Involves raising the hand and forefinger, with the back of
the hand facing away from the giver Flasher A person who indecently exposes
themselves in public Flat as
a witches tit Very flat Flick
the bean To masturbate. The bean
referring to the clitoris Flick Motion picture or film. ‘The
flicks’, the cinema Flid An idiotic or objectionable
person Flimp A taxi driver’s term for an
unbooked customer or fare Flip
one’s lid To lose self control, become
angry Flipping A euphemism for ‘f$%king’ e.g.
“That flipping idiot just ignored me” Float
one’s boat To excite, to interest e.g.
“I don’t know what floats your boat, but I find custard very
exciting” Floater A lump of faeces that wont
initially flush which remains floating in the toilet Flob Spit, phlegm Flog To sell Flog a
dead horse 1. To continue talking about a
long forgotten topic 2. To attempt to find a solution to a problem which is
unsolveable Floozie A girlfriend or boyfriend Flop To fail Fluff To make a mistake during a
particular endevour Fluke Something caused by chance or
luck Flummox To confuse, confound,
bewilder Flutter A small bet e.g. “I’m
having a flutter on the horses this afternoon” Fly low To have one’s trouser zip/fly
undone Fly Quick witted, clever Flying
f$%k Used in a phrase such as “I
couldn’t give a flying f$%k”, as a general negative Folding Money, in particular higher
denomination notes. See also ‘holding the folding’ Follically
challenged Balding Foodie A person with a particular
interest in food and things culinary Fool
around To act promiscuously Footy The game of football, or a
football itself For
crying out loud! An exclamation of anger or
frustration For
f$%ksake! An exclamation of anger For
Pete’s sake! An exclamation of anger, or
frustration Foreigner A job or work done as extra to
one’s usual employment Fork
out To pay out, usually with some
reluctance Form 1. A bench 2. A criminal
record Forty
winks A short sleep, a cat-nap Founder To freeze, to become chilled Four by
two Cockney rhyming slang for a
Jewish person Four
letter words All encompassing euphemism for
expletives, such as ‘f$%k’ etc Four-eyes A wearer of spectacles Foxtrot
oscar Euphemism for ‘f$%k off’. A pun
using the phonetic alphabet Freak
someone out To traumatise someone Freak-out To become agitated with strong
emotion, to traumatise Freebie Something given free, a free
sample Freeload To take or receive offered
services and pleasures without reciprocation Freeloader A person who ‘freeloads’ Freeze
one’s bollocks off To be physically very cold French
letter A condom. Dated expression and
rarely heard Fresher A first year undergraduate Friar
tuck Sexual intercourse. Rhyming
slang on ‘f$%k’ Friend
of Dorothy A euphemism on the gay scene for
a homosexual. Alluding to the gay icon from Wizard of Oz Frig 1. To masturbate 2. When
followed by ‘around’ or ‘about’, to behave aimlessly or foolishly Frigging Euphemism for ‘f$%king’, used as
a general intensifier Frit Frightened e.g. “He was too
frit too complain” Frog A French person Frog and
toad Cockney rhyming slang for
Road Front
bottom TThe female genitals. A
euphemism used mainly by women Fruit 1. A male homosexual 2. A crazy or eccentric person (also
‘fruitcake’) Fubar An acronym meaning f$%ked up
beyond all recognition Fubared Tired, exhausted, ruined,
intoxicated, drunk. From the acronym ‘fubar’ Fud The female genitals Fudge
nudger A homosexual male Fudge
packer A homosexual male Fugly Very ugly. A combination of the
words f$%king ugly Full
monty The complete amount Full of
s$%t Mistaken, wrong, speaking
nonsense Full
whack The maximum price or rate ‘top whack’ Fun-bags Women’s breasts Fundy A fundamentalist, a devout
religious follower Also spelt fundi, and fundie Funk A type of music that is ‘funky’ Funky Of music, earthy, bluesy and
very rhythmic Funny
business Misbehaviour or deception Funny-farm A mental institution Fur coat
and no knickers A woman who is all appearance
and nothing beneath, no substance Fur pie The female genitals, inclusive
of pubic hair Fur-burger The female genitals with
particular allusion to pubic hair Furry
cup The vagina Furry
muff! That’s reasonable! A pun on fair
enough Fuzz
(the) The police F-word A euphemism for ‘f$%k’ G g A gram Gab To chatter, talk Gabba A variety of fast Dutch ‘ravey’
techno Gabby Talkative Gadge A male, often with respect to older men Gaff House or flat Gaffer Boss, foreman or employer Gaga Insane, just a little crazy Gagging 1. Choking or retching 2. To
desperately need or want something Gak Cocaine Galloping
knob-rot Severe, uncontrolled venereal
disease Galoot An ungainly and often unrefined
person. Usually affectionate usage Gammy Injured, painful. E.g.
“gammy leg” Gander A look e.g. “Will you have
a gander at my job application letter?” Gandhi’s
revenge A stomach upset, and subsequent
diarrhoea Gang-bang Copulation with an individual by
a group Ganja Marijuana Gannet A greedy person Gansie A pullover, jumper, woollen
sweater, cardigan Garage Dance music Garm Clothes. Abbreviation of
garments Gary A tablet, usually the drug MDMA Gary
Glitter The anus. Rhyming slang for
‘s$%tter’ Garyboy A male who drives a sporty car Gas To chat, talk incessantly Gash 1. Surplus to requirements,
unnecessary 2. Female genitalia Gasper A cigarette Gasping To be desperate for something
e.g. “I’m gasping for a good night out, and club surrounded by gorgeous
females” Gassed Drunk Gatted Drunk, intoxicated Gawp To stare obtrusively Gay A homosexual male and
occasionally used for such females Gay as a
goose Very evidently homosexual Gayarse A homosexual male Gay-boy A homosexual male Gaychester Nickname for city of Manchester
with its ever-growing and popular gay scene Gaydar The ability, intuitive or
otherwise, of a person to know when another person is gay – blend of the
words gay and radar Gaylord A homosexual male Gayrage Term for the UK garage music
scene; a play on the words garage Gazunder A chamber pot. Named so because
it goes under the bed Gazungas Female breasts Gear Illicit drugs e.g. “Andy
said he’d bring over some gear for the party” Gee-gees Horses. Usually children and
gambler’s use Geek An intelligent but socially
inept person Geezer Man, particularly an old one Geezerbird An androgynous looking woman Gen Information e.g. “What’s
the gen on the economic situation?” Gen
(someone) up To give (someone) all the
information required Gentleman
Sausage Penis Geordie A person from Tyneside or
Newcastle German
helmet The head of the penis, from its
physical shape Get a
build on To roll a ‘joint’, a
marijuana/cannabis cigarette Get a
life! An instructional and admonishing statement
to sort oneself out Get away
with murder To escape punishment or to go
unharmed after a risky feat or misdemenour Get
cracking Hurry up, get on with one’s task Get
hitched To get married Get into
someone’s pants To achieve sexual intimacies Get it
up To achieve a penile erection Get
jiggy 1. To be cool with what’s
happening 2. To be active, often in a sexual sense Get
knotted! An exclamation of anger
expressed at someone Get
nowhere fast To not progress at all, despite
one’s efforts Get off
at Edgehill To perform coitus interruptus –
A catholic Liverpudlian expression derived railway station before the Mersey
tunnel and the last stop Get off
on To enjoy greatly, to be
thrilled, often sexually Get off
with (someone) To achieve an intimate or sexual
communing with (someone) Get on
one’s tits To annoy, to get on one’s nerves Get on
one’s wick To annoy Get
one’s act together To hurry up, to get oneself
together Get
one’s arse in gear See ‘get one’s act together’ Get
one’s end away Have sexual intercourse Get
one’s goat To annoy someone Get
one’s kit off To take one’s clothes off,
usually heard as a sexually motivated request Get
one’s knickers in a twist To become upset or bothered Get
one’s leg over Have sexual intercourse Get
one’s mad up To annoy e.g. “The way he
kept ignoring me really got my mad up” Get
one’s rocks off To have sexual intercourse Get
one’s s$%t together See ‘get one’s act together’ Get
stuck in Get involved in, apply oneself Get
stuffed! An angry rebuke Get the
horn To be sexually aroused Get the
nod To get approval or permission
e.g. “I’ve been given the nod by the wife to see the match on
Saturday” Get to
f$%k! An exclamation of dismissive
defiance or annoyance Get up
one’s nose To irritate someone e.g.
“He gets right up my nose with his constant whining” Get Variant of git Ghetto
blaster A large portable stereo
radio/CD/cassette player Ghoster A late night work shift, done
immediately after a day shift Giddy
kipper An overexcitable person Gift of
the gab The ability to talk incessantly,
persuasively, to have the knack of conversation Giggle A good time, a lark Gilbert A small ball of nasal mucus Gimboid An idiot, a fool Gimmer An elderly person. Originally
the term only applied to women Gimp 1. A contemptible person, a fool
2. A sex slave Ginger
knob /minge A person with ginger hair Ginnell An alleyway, a passage at the
rear of houses Ginormous Huge. A combination of the words
gigantic and enormous Gip To vomit Gippo A gypsy Gippy Sickly. Commonly heard in the
phrase gippy tummy – an upset stomach Giraffe Rhyming slang for a laugh Girlie
mag A pornographic magazine Git An idiot or contemptible person Gitty An alleyway Give a
monkey To care, to be concerned with
(negative sense) Give
head To perform fellatio or
cunnilingus Give him
/her one To have sex (with someone) Give it
a whirl To attempt something e.g.
“Go on, give it whirl, it can’t do any harm” Give it
some rice Put some effort in Give it
some welly Put some force into it Give it
the/some biftas To try hard, to put effort into
a given task Give it
up To applaud, show one’s
appreciation e.g. “Give it up for this week’s guest” Give out To complain Give
over! Stop it! Give
someone a bell To telephone someone Give
someone the big E To reject someone, to dismiss
someone, from ‘give someone the big elbow’ Give
someone the boot To dismiss someone from
employment or a relationship Give
someone the Spanish archer To dismiss, to sack. A pun on
the ‘Spanish archer’ being called El Bow Give
someone their P45 To terminate a relationship. A
P45 is the official form given to someone from employment and explains tax
details that are needed by a future employer Give
someone what for A severe reprimand e.g.
“I’ll give you what for if you don’t shut your mouth” Give
something/it a bash To attempt or try something e.g.
“Why don’t you give it a bash, and it, we’ll give you your money
back” Give You
A Bell Call you Glad-rags One’s finest and dressiest
clothes Glaikit Stupid, idiotic, usually
describing a look on someone’s face Glass To break and smash a drinking
glass into someones face Glass
back A fragile back or spinal area,
prone to injury Glesga
kiss A headbutt Gloopy Viscous, sticky, usually applied
to liquids Glop Thick viscous substance Gloria
Gaynors Rhyming slang for trainers,
sports footwear Glory
hole A small hole in the dividing
wall between two toilet cubicles; used for homosexual males Glug A drink of something,
particularly a large mouthful Gnat’s
piss A particularly weak and
tasteless drink Gnat’s
whisker Very close, a small amount e.g.
“I missed the target by a gnat’s whisker” Go a
bundle on Like, favour. Usually heard in a
negative sense e.g. “I don’t go a bundle and tomato sandwich” Go
ape/apes$%t Become angry, furious Go arse
over tit To fall, to trip up Go
ballistic To explode with fury Go
commando Not wearing underwear Go down
a bomb To be very successful and
popular e.g. “The band’s new single has gone down a bomb” Go down
a treat To be welcomed and enjoyed e.g.
“That cup of coffee went down a treat” Go
down 1. To go to prison 2. oral
sex as in “did you go down on her?” Go f$%k
yourself! An exclamation of anger at
someone, such as ‘get lost!’ Go like
the clappers To go speedily Go
mental To lose one’s temper, go mad
with rage Go off
on one To lose control Go pear
shaped Go wrong e.g. “Everything
went pear shaped for UK after the Brexit referendum” Go
postal To go crazy, go insane Go spare To become angry, frustrated,
distressed, enraged Go
straight To renounce a life of crime Go
tits-up 1. To go wrong, to fail 2. To
fall over e.g. “I went tits up on that ice on the path” Go to
pot To deteriorate Go to
the dogs To rot, deteriorate, worsen Go to
the foot of our stairs! A exclamation of surprise Gob The mouth Gob iron A mouth organ, harmonica Gob off To talk in a opinionated and
loud manner Gobbin An idiot Gobble To give oral sex Gobbledygook Unintelligible jargon,
nonsense Gobby Mouthy, offensively outspoken Gobs$%te A person who talks nonsense or
boasts to inflate their ego Gobsmacked flabbergasted, dumbfounded,
astounded, speechless Gobstruck Amazed, shocked Less common than
‘gobsmacked’ God
botherer A fanatical preacher of
religion, an evangelist. Also Godbotherer God
squad Organised religion, and its
devotees, particularly evangelical Christians God-awful Particularly unpleasant,
horrible Gogglebox Television Goit An idiot, foolish person Golden
shower An act of urinating on another
for sexual pleasure. Also known as
‘watersports’ Gong A medal, usually a military one Gonk An idiot Good
call! Good thinking! Good
decision! Good
crack An enjoyable situation. From the
Irish “craic” Goody-two-shoes A virtuous person Goofy A name given to a person with
large protruding teeth Goolies The male genitals and in
particular the testicles Goon A fool or objectionable person
Generally lighthearted use Gooner An Arsenal Football Club
supporter Goose To poke, pinch or feel a
person’s bottom, usually without their consent Gooseberry A person who is an unwanted
extra, usually to a courting couple Goosegogs Gooseberries (the fruit) Goosey A look. Abbreviation of the
title of the nursery rhyme Goosey Goosey Goppin’ Disgusting, ugly Gor
blimey! An oath. A corruption of God
blind me! Gordon
Bennett! An exclamation of anger or
surprise Gorm An idiot, an imbecile.
Abbreviation derived from the adjective gormless Gormless Lacking sense, foolish Goth A youth culture phenomenon,
derivative of ‘punk’, characterized by black hair and dour outlook Governor One’s employer Gowk To stare obtrusively Gradeley Good, excellent e.g. “That
cup of tea was gradely” Graft To work hard Grafter A hard worker Grand Excellent, lovely Grand £1000 Granny To defeat or be defeated
comprehensively e.g. “I grannied my brother in but lost in the
semi-final” Grapes Haemorrhoids, piles Grass Marijuana Grasshopper A policeman. From the rhyming
slang on ‘copper’ Graveyard
shift Late night work Greasy
spoon An inexpensive and poor quality
café Greb A dirty, unsavoury or
contemptible person Grebby Dirty, unsavoury Grebo A lout Green
welly brigade Member’s of the upper
middle-class who participate in countryside pursuits like shooting Greenie Nasal mucus, or phlegm Greet To cry, sob Gricer A railway, or train, enthusiast Gridlock A total blockage, usually refers
to a traffic jam Grief Trouble, hassle e.g.
“Listen, it’s over! I’ve said sorry, so please stop giving mw
grief” Grind A act of sexual intercourse Grockle A holidaymaker, tourist Grogan A lump of faeces Groovy Excellent, wonderful Grope To feel a person in a sexual
manner Grot 1. Dirt, rubbish e.g.
“Shall we clear out all the grot in the attic?” 2. A contemptible
person Grot mag A pornographic magazine.
Occasionally abbreviated to grot Grotbag A dirty or sleazy person Grotty Unpleasant, disgusting, shabby,
of poor quality. From grotesque Groupie A person who fanatically follows
a rock/pop band, or celebrity, around Growler Vagina Grub Food. Originates from the Dutch,
grubbelen Grundies Underwear, usually applied to
male underpants. Rhyming slang for undies Grunge A type of punk/metal/thrash
crossover music Grungey Scruffy, smelly, grimy Grunt Power, when applied to machines Guff 1. To break wind, to ‘fart’ 2.
Ridiculous talk Gumby A bumpkin, a yokel, a
‘hick’ Gumf Nonsense, rubbish. Perhaps a
combination of ‘guff’ and ‘bumf’ Gunge Thick sticky liquid Gungy Viscous, sticky Gunk Thick gooey liquid Gurn To make involuntary and unusual
facial expressions excessive amphetamines Gurner A person who gurns, see above Gut-rot Stomach ache Gutted The original meaning of “gut” is
to remove the insides of an animal before eating it. (gutting a fish, for
example) It also has the meaning of being bitterly disappointed about
something Gutties Rubber soled sports shoes,
trainers Guv A term of address for a man.
Derived from ‘governor’ Guzzle-guts A person who drinks greedily Gym
queen A muscly homosexual male, who
obviously works out in a gym Gyp Hassle, bother e.g. “My
leg’s been giving me gyp since I got kicked” Gypo A gypsy. Also ‘gippo’ Gypsy’s
(kiss) An act of urination. From the
rhyming slang gypsy’s kiss, meaning ‘piss’ H Ha ha! A sarcastic laugh Hack
(it) To manage, cope e.g. “I’m
giving up my job next week, I can’t hack the boredom” Hacked
off Annoyed, depressed Hacky Dirty, scummy Hair of
the dog An alcoholic chaser which will
help relieve the symptoms of a hangover, after a drinking binge Hair pie The vagina Hairy Frightening, alarming Hairy
axe wound Vagina Hairy
muff! OK, that’s reasonable! A pun on
fair enough, also see ‘furry muff’,
‘fairy snuff’ Hairy-arsed Rough, primitive, unrefined,
coarse Half
soaked Slow witted or slow in movement,
laid back Half-arsed Unenthusiastic, feeble, incomplete Half-cut Tipsy, drunk but not
incapacitated Half-inch To steal Rhyming slang for
‘pinch’ Half-pissed Drunk, but not incapacitated by
alcohol Hames A mess, a shambles e.g. “She made a
complete hames of that meal, by lumpy gravy” Ham-fisted Clumsy Hammer To take or do something to
excess e.g. “I’m going to hammer the booze tonight at the pub!” Hammered Totally intoxicated Hammy Over-theatrical. Usually applied
to an actor Hampton
(wick) Penis. Rhyming slang on ‘prick’ Hamsterdam An intentionally jocular
mispronunciation of Amsterdam in the Netherlands Handbags A harmless fight especially
between two women Hand-job An act of masturbation Handle A name, a nickname, a pseudonym,
an alias Hand-me-downs Items, usually clothes, passed
on to younger members of a family when their siblings grow out of them Hand-shandy An act of masturbation Hang a
left / right Turn left / right Hang
about! Wait a moment! Hold on! Hang
tough To act tough and arrogant Hangin’ Unattractive, nasty, unsavoury.
Usually pronounced ‘angin’ Hangout A place for passing time Hang-up An emotional problem, a
psychological disturbance Hank
Marvin Cockney rhyming slang for
Starving Hanky-panky Sexual misbehaviour Happen Perhaps, maybe e.g. “Happen
it’s going to rain this afternoon” Happy as
pig in s$%t Very contented Happy
bunny A contented person Happy
clappy brigade Collectively those with a very
strong religious faith, such as a sect Happy
sack The scrotum/testicles Hard Tough and unyielding, when
applied to a person Hard as
f$%k Exceptionally tough and
unyielding. More emphatic than ‘hard’ Hard as
nails See ‘hard as f$%k’ Hard
cheese Bad luck! Hard-ass A particularly aggressive person Hardcore Explicit pornography Hardhead An obstinate person Hard-nut An aggressive and tough person Hard-on An erect penis Hard-s$%t! Bad luck, how unfortunate.
Expressed with irony or sarcasm Hardstuff General name for strong
alcoholic drink such as spirits (whiskey, vodka) Harry
(monk) Semen. Rhyming slang for ‘spunk’ Harry
hoofter A homosexual male. Rhyming slang
on ‘poofter’ Hash Abbreviation of hashish, the
drug Hashcake Cake made with the added
ingredients of cannabis or marijuana Hash-head A person who frequently or
habitually uses hashish or marijuana Hate
someone’s guts To utterly detest someone, to
hate the very essence of someone Have 1. To have sexual intercourse
with e.g. “Did you have him last night or 2. To get the better of e.g.
“I’ll have him for doing that to your sister” Have a
bat in the cave To have visible nasal mucus
visible up a nostril Have a
bog on To be in a bad mood Have a
bun in the oven To be pregnant e.g. “she
has got another bun in the oven” Have a
dab at something To attempt something e.g.
“I had a dab at cricket when I was young” Have a
dab on To be hot and perspiring,
consequently needing to mop or dab at the face Have a
face on To appear miserable, or annoyed Have a
pop at (someone) To physically attack (someone) Have a
screw loose To be a little insane Have a
slate loose To be a little insane Have a
tortoise See ‘have a turtle’s head’ Have a
turtle’s head Have an urgent need to defecate
e.g. “Hurry up! Let me in the toilet, I have a turtle’s head coming
out!” Have a
weed on Be annoyed, angry Have a
whack at To attempt e.g. “I had a
whack at plumbing in the new kitchen sink professional to finish the
job” Have
arms To fight e.g. “John’s still
outside, having arms with that scary looking bloke” Have egg
on one’s chin To have one’s trouser flies
open. Often used to warn another of this Have it Go for it, in the sense of not
holding back e.g. “We were having it last night” Have it
away To have sexual intercourse Have it
away (on one’s toes) To escape, to run away Have it
large Total enthusiasm and committment
to enjoyment and hedonism Have it
off To have sexual intercourse Have one
off the wrist To masturbate Have
one’s guts for garters A threat said as a reprimand,
usually to a youngster or child Have the
painters in To be menstruating; a euphemism Head Oral sex e.g. “She gives
good head” Head-banger A fan of heavy metal music,
usually wearing jeans and leathers Headcase A lunatic, a mentally unstable
person Headf$%k Something or someone that is
mentally disturbing e.g. “I’m not inviting headf$%k and he’d ruin the
party” Head-honcho Boss. The word honcho derives
from Japanese Headlamps Women’s breasts Head-the-ball A lunatic, an idiot Headtrip A pleasant exploration of a
thought, a self-indulgent fantasy Heap A thing that is old and
delapidated. Often a vehicle Heavy OK! Cool! That’s very agreeable Heavy
metal Generally, highly amplified rock music and
its associated long hair Heavy
mob A group of muscular or tough
people gathered together to utilise their collective strength Heebie-jeebies An uneasy or very nervous
feeling Heifer A woman Hellhole A thoroughly unpleasant place Hells
bells! An exclamation of surprise Helmet The head (glans) of the penis,
being similar in shape Hen A form of address or a term of
endearment such as sweetheart Hen-pecked Under the control of a
domineering female Henry Drug parlance for an eighth of
an ounce of cannabis/marijuana), ie. Hery the Eighth Her
Majesty’s Pleasure To be in prison Herbert An dull objectionable person Here’s
looking at you! A drinking toast Here’s
mud in your eye! A toast expressed before a
drink Hick A rustic, rural dweller Hickey A love bite. Also hickie High A pleasantly intoxicated state
Usually these days with regard to drug taking High as
a kite Very intoxicated by alcohol or
drugs Hinny An affectionate form of address,
‘Geordie’ pronunciation of honey Hippy A person who adopts the
characteristic style of 1960s look with long hair, of conventional values is
often embellished with drug taking His nibs A jocular and mocking title
given to a self-important person Hissy
fit A tantrum e.g. “She had a
hissy fit when I told her I’d spent all my wages” Hit An injection of a drug Hit for
six To deal a severe blow, to
vanquish, to affect someone severely Hit list A list of prospective victims Hit the
hay Go to bed Hit the
road Depart Hit the
sack Go to bed Ho A whore, a prostitute Hog A powerful high handlebarred
motorbike Usually ridden by ‘bikers’ Holding
the folding Having adequate cash on one’s
person Hole A despicable or undesirable
place Hole in
the wall A bank’s externally accessible
cash dispenser Hols Abbreviation of holidays Honeypot The vagina Honk A bad smell e.g. “It honks
like s$%t in here, can I open a window?” Honk up To vomit. Occasionally shortened
to honk Honky A white person. Generally
obsolete in use, but when heard, usually jocular Hooey
(!) Nonsense Hoof To kick Hoo-ha A commotion, trouble, a row e.g.
“There was a right hoo-ha at work yesterday” Hook
it To run away quickly Hooky or
hookey 1. Something that is stolen
(probably from hook = to steal) 2. Loosely used to describe anything
illegal Hoolivan A police vehicle, a van, with
protective windscreen grills Hooray
(Henry) A young male of the upper
classes. Often abbreviated to Hooray e.g. “full of Hoorays drinking
champagne and talking about how rich they are” Hooter Nose Hoover Vacuum Horlicks A mess. Generally dated term Horn A penile erection Horses
for Courses Won’t work for someone else Hospital
pass A pass in the game of football
(soccer), to a team mate whose close proximity is likely to lead to that
player receiving an imediate hard tackle and subsequent injury Hot air Empty talk, nonsense Hot
knives (the) hots A sexual desire A method of smoking cannabis
without the aid of tobacco Hot
rocks The red hot pieces of burning
cannabis that occasionally fall from a ‘joint’ Hot to
trot Eager for sexual intercourse Hottie 1. A hot waterbottle 2. A
sexually attractive person Hot-wire To start up a car engine without
the aid of keys House A contemporary dance music
epitomised by its 4/4 beat and use of ‘samples’ How goes
(it)? A greeting Howay Let’s go, or come on How’s it
hanging? How are you? Believed to be specifically a
male greeting How’s
tricks? How are you? A greeting not
necessarily requiring a direct answer How’s
your father Sexual intercourse e.g.
“They are in the front room having a bit of how’s your father!” Hoy To throw Hubbly
(bubbly) A waterpipe used for smoking
cannabis or marijuana Huff A bad mood Huggins Many, a large amount e.g.
“I got huggins of presents for my birthday” Hum To smell unpleasant e.g.
“Don’t eat that cheese, it’s starting to hum” Humongous Very large, enormous Hump 1. To carry or heave 2. To have
sexual intercourse Hun A protestant and more commonly a
supporter of Rangers FC Hung
like a horse / donkey Having a large penis Hunk A sexually attractive and
masculine male Hunky Having the qualities of a
‘hunk’ Hunky-dory OK, fine, erring on the side of
wonderful Hurl To vomit Hutch up To move up, or along, thus
creating space Hyped up Over-excited, manic Hyper Over-excited, nervous, agitated I I should
cocoa! I should say so! The cocoa or
coco is rhyming slang for say so I’m Off
to Bedfordshire Going to bed Ice Diamonds or more generally
jewellery Ick A distasteful substance.
Probably derived from the adjective icky Ickle Small, little Icky Gooey or sticky, usually
denoting unpleasantly so Idiot
box Television Iffy Unsound, incorrect, improbable,
suspicious I’ll be
buggered! An exclamation of surprise I’m all
right, Jack A remark, often directed at
another, indicating that they are selfish and that they don’t care about
something In bits Mentally confused e.g.
“It’s no wonder he’s in bits, he’s had two tabs of acid, an ounce of
draw” In bulk Laughing e.g. “Sarah was in
bulk all the way through the film” In deep
s$%t In big trouble In the
altogether Naked In the
buff Naked In the
club Pregnant In the
doghouse Out of favour. e.g. “I’m in
the doghouse after getting wasted” Indie A type of guitar orientated
music derived from ‘punk’ Indie-kid A person who is keen on ‘Indie’
music and wears its fashions Innie A navel or belly button that
doesn’t protrude Innit! A questioning statement e.g.
“That’s got to be the best goal ever, innit!” Inside In prison Inside In or into prison Into Interest, e.g. “What are
you into?” Into
touch To reject, discard or finish
with someone/something Iron A homosexual. Rhyming slang on
iron hoof meaning ‘poof’ It`s
monkeys outside It is very cold Item A couple in a steady
relationship Ivories 1. Teeth 2. The keys of a piano
3. Dice J j A marijuana/cannabis cigarette
Abbreviation of ‘joint’ J Arthur An act of masturbation. Rhyming
slang on J Arthur Rank, with ‘wank’ Jack To steal, often in relation to
mugging. From hijack Jack
(Jones) Rhyming slang for ‘Alone’.
Usually used in the expression ‘on your jack’ Jack and
Danny Vagina. Rhyming slang on ‘fanny’ Jack and
Jill Cockney rhyming slang for a
pill Jack in To stop doing something e.g.
“I’m going to jack in my gym session after work” Jack it
in! Stop it! Jack off To masturbate (males) Jack the
lad A young man who is regarded as a
show off Jack
up Injecting an illegal drug Jackbit Food, or more specifically a
packed lunch Jacksie Buttocks, or anus Jackson
Pollocks Rhyming slang for ‘Bollocks’ or
testicles Jag An injection Jailbait An attractive female or male
who, viewed sexually, is younger than the bait e.g. “I’ll warn you now,
dont get involved with Ben’s sister, she’s jailbait” Jake/Jakey A drunk Jam jar Rhyming slang for car Jam
packed Full to capacity Jam rag A sanitory towel, a tampon Jam roll 1. An idiot 2. Anus Jam
sandwich A police car, specifically the
white ones with a bright red band Jammy Fortunate, lucky Janner A person from Plymouth Jar A glass of beer or lager,
usually a pint Jarred
off Upset, fed-up Jasper A wasp Jazz mag A pornographic magazine Jeez! A profane exclamation of
surprise, frustration. A shortening of Jesus Jellies Cheap rubber/plastic sandals
mainly worn by children Jelly Temazepam (a tranquillizer) Jellyfish A weak and ineffectual
person Jerk Idiot Jerk-off To masturbate e.g. “He’s in
his room, jerking off to that new adult film” Jerry A German, or from Germany, often
in a military context Jessie An effeminate man or one that is
weak or afraid (Originally Scottish slang) Jesus
boots Sandals Jesus
creepers Sandals Jesus
freak A strong believer in
Christianity Jesus H
Christ! An exclamation of surprise,
annoyance Jesus
suffering f$%k! Expressing surprise, or anger Jesus
wept! An exclamation of annoyance or
surprise Jesus! A profane exclamation of
surprise, anger, frustration Jet To move quickly or depart
hurriedly e.g. “I’m just gonna jet into town to get some things” Jewels Male genitals ‘family jewels’ Jiffy A moment, a short time Eg
“Wait there a second, I’ll be back in a jiffy” Jigger An alleyway, back passage Jiggered 1. Confounded, e.g. I’ll be
jiggered! 2. Worn out, exhausted Jiggery
pokery Deception, trickery, dishonest
behaviour Jiggy Cool and in touch with what’s
happening Jimjams Pyjamas Jimmy
riddle An act of urination. The rhyming
slang for ‘piddle’ Jism,
jissom Semen Jitters Severe nervousness Jitty An alleyway or passageway
between buildings. Also gitty Jizz Sperm Abbreviation of jism Joanna Piano – Cockney rhyming slang Job To hit, punch, physically attack
e.g. “Stop shouting at me, or I’ll job you!” Jobby A lump of excrement Jobby
jabber Homosexual male Job’s a
good’un! Expressing a thing or situation
is good Jobsworth A person who is very pedantic at
work and strictly adheres to the rules Jock Word or term of address for a
Scottish person Jockey’s
whips Rhyming slang for Chips, French
fries Jodrell An act of masturbation. From the
rhyming slang Jodrell Bank Joe Baxi Rhyming slang for taxi Joe
Bloggs A man who is average, typical or
unremarkable Joe
Soap An idiot, stooge or scapegoat John General term of address for a
male John
Thomas Penis Johnny Condom – also called a ‘Johnny
bag’ or ‘rubber Johnny’ Joint A cannabis or marijuana
cigarette Jollies Pleasure, thrills e.g. “He
always gets his jollies from hurting others” Josh To jest and joke with someone
e.g. “Dad! Stop joshing me” Joskin A rural dweller, a country
bumpkin Josser A cretin or simpleton Joyride A ride in a stolen vehicle Jubblies Women’s breasts Judy A woman, or girlfriend Judyscuffer A police woman. See ‘judy’ and
‘scuffer’ Jug
handles Ears, usually implying large or
excessively protruding Jugs Breasts Jumbly A jumble sale Jump Sexual intercourse Jumped
up Arrogant Jungle A dance music based around
speedy ‘breakbeats’, ‘dubby’ bass and ‘samples’ Junglist A person interested and
committed to ‘jungle’ music Junkie A heroin addict. Also spelt
junky K K A thousand, a kilogram, a
kilobyte Kak Rubbish, nonsense Karzy A lavatory Kecks Trousers Keen as
mustard Very enthusiastic, eager Keep it
zipped Don’t talk, stay quiet Keep
one’s pecker up Remain cheerful Keep
tabs on To keep informed about Keep
your hair on! Calm down! or remain calm! Ken To know Kerb
crawler A person who drives slowly to
view street prostitutes Ker-ching! The sound of a cash till
ringing, expressed to signify monetary profit Kerfuffle A commotion or fuss Kermit The toilet. Rhyming slang, from
Kermit the Frog, meaning ‘bog’ Ket Sweets, confectionary, candy Kettle A watch or wrist watch Kev A young person who typically
wears branded sportswear, baseball caps Kev car A modified car, including such things as
alloy wheels, spoilers, loud sound Kevved
up With reference to a car,
mechanically and performance enhanced Kewl Excellent, wonderful Khyber
(pass) Buttocks, anus. Cockney rhyming
slang on ‘arse’ Kibosh To end, to terminate, to finish
off e.g. “We were kiboshed” Kick
(something) To give up (something), usually
referring to the giving up of addictive drugs Kick in To begin e.g. “The drugs
kicked in just as I was talking to my boss” Kick in
the arse/ass/balls/bollocks Bad luck, an unfortunate setback
e.g. “He had his passport and money which was a kick in the
bollocks” Kick it To die. A shortening of kick the
bucket Kick off 1. To start trouble 2. To
begin Kick
some arse/ass To beat up someone Kick the
bucket To die Kick the
stuffing out of To beat up severely e.g.
“Next time I see him I’m gonna kick the stuffing out of him” Kickin’ Full of life and energy Eg
” The club was kickin last night” Kidder A term of address, generally
affectionate use, towards someone younger Kiddo A form of address, for a younger
person than oneself. Often used affectionately Kidology The persistent and intentional
deception and teasing of someone for pleasure Kinnell! Exclamation of anger or surprise
A contraction of ‘f$%king hell’ Kip Sleep or nap Kipper The face e.g. “Did you see
the miserable kipper on that idiot?” Kiss
arse/ass To act obsequiously Kisse Mouth. Origins in boxing Kit Clothes Kit kat
shuffle Female masturbation Kite To fraudulently use dud or
stolen cheques Klempt Hungry. Also ‘clemmed’ Klepto Abbreviation of
kleptomaniac Klingon Faecal remnants that have
adhered to anal hairs Knacked Means the same as ‘knackered’ Knacker To wear out, to exhaust, to
ruin Knackered Extremely tired Knackering Tiring, exhausting Knackers Testicles Knee
high to a grasshopper Of a person, short in height Knee
trembler Sexual intercourse whilst
standing Kneecap To cripple someone by shooting
or hitting their kneecaps Knees-up A lively party or dance Knicker One pound sterling Knickers! A exclamation of defiance or
anger Knob
cheese Smegma Knob
jockey Homosexual Knob
off! Go away! An exclamation of anger Knob Penis Knobber A contemptible person, an idiot Knobbing Sexual intercourse Knob-end An idiot, or tip of penis (see
bell-end) Knobhead A stupid, irritating person Knob-rot 1. A sexually transmitted
disease, specifically one affecting males
2. Nonsense Knob-shiner A contemptible person Knock
(someone) back To reject someone or their
suggestions Knock
(something) on the head (!) To stop doing (something) e.g.
“All his shouting is really annoying soon, I’m going to thump him” Knock it
off (!) Stop it e.g. “If you don’t knock it off
now I’ll phone your father” Knock
the spots off To outdo Knock up To make pregnant e.g. ” I
knocked her up and now her brother’s after me” Knockers Breasts. Possibly named due to
the nature of their movements during activity Knocking
on (a bit) Aged, old, often implying passed
its best Knocking
shop A brothel Knock-off 1. To have sex with someone 2.
To steal 3. An imitation Know
one’s onions To be well acquainted with a
subject Knuckle
sandwich A punch in the mouth Kooky Crazy, eccentric Kosher Correct, legitimate [Yiddish] Kraut A German. A shortening of
sauerkraut (Offensive) Kushty Excellent, fine, OK. Also spelt
cushty and kushti L La A form of address unique to
Liverpool Labs Abbreviation of labia Lace
into To attack, either verbally or
physically Lacky-band A corruption of the words
elastic band Lad Penis. Affectionate use Laddette A female equivalent of a male
who might be considered ‘laddish’ Such brashness, loudness, sexism, enjoyment
of drinking etc Laddish Of or like the characteristics
of a young man or lad, often loud, macho, arrogant Lady
Godiva A five pound note. Rhyming slang
for fiver Lady
Muck The female equivalent of ‘Lord
Muck’ Lady A five-pound note Rhyming Slang,
Lady Godiva-Fiver Ladyboy A male to female part transexual Lag Convict, particularly a long
serving one (an old lag) Lager
boys Young men who over-indulge in
alcohol and consequently become loutish Lager
lout A young person whose anti-social
behaviour is primarily instigated by drinking loads of beer Lagered
(up) Drunk, intoxicated through the
use of lager Lagged
/laggered Drunk, intoxicated with alcohol Laik To play e.g. “Are your two
brothers laiking out this afternoon?” Lairy Knowing, conceited La-la-lambchops Sideburns From their shape? La-la-land The hypothetical place where one
is out of touch with reality, often after being on drugs Lamp To hit, to clout e.g. “I
can’t believe she lamped him, just for coming home late” Langer Penis Langered Drunk, intoxicated Lanky The county of Lancashire Lanky
streak of piss A tall, thin person Lardarse A fat person, also ‘tub of lard’ Large Excellent. Like ‘have it large’ Large it To be enthusiastic Lark An activity one considers a
waste of time Larry
Lightweight A person who is easily
intoxicated by alcohol or drugs, having low tolerance Lash 1. Urinate 2. Alcohol 3. To
throw away Lashed Very inebriated. Also ‘on the
lash’ meaning to go out drinking with the intent of getting drunk Later(s)! Goodbye! Derived from see you
later or catch you later Laughing
boy A sardonic nickname for a male
who looks miserable Laughing
gear The mouth Lav A toilet. Abbreviation of
lavatory. Also lavvy Lay To have sex with someone Lay one
on (someone) To hit (someone) Lazy lob A semi-erect penis, or ‘lob on’ Lazz To pass or throw Lead up
the garden path To mislead Leak Urination Eg “Hold on a
minute, I need to take a leak” Lean Intoxicated with alcohol or
drugs Leathered Drunk Leathering A beating. Originates from the
use of a leather belt or thong to beat someone Leave it
out! Stop it! Stop doing that! Lech To sexually lust. Also spelt
letch Lecky Electricity. Also ‘lecko’ Ledge Shortening of the word “legend”
A legend is someone who is well-known, often for doing something great or
incredible Lee
Marvin Starvin’ (starving), or hungry.
Rhyming slang Left
footer A Catholic Leftfield Taking an unconventional view or
stance Lefty A socialist Leg it To run hurriedly Legit Abbreviation of legitimate Legless Very drunk. Obvious consequences
of excessive alcohol Leg-over Sexual intercourse, usually in
phrase ‘get one’s leg over’ Lemon
squeezy Rhyming slang for ‘Easy’ Leo An all day drinking spree. From
the rhyming slang Leo Sayer – all dayer Lesbo A lesbian Let
(one) rip To break wind, to fart Let off To break wind, to ‘fart’.
Shortening of let off wind Let one
go To break wind, to fart e.g.
“That’s disgusting! Who’s just let one go?” Lezzer A lesbian Lick
(out) To perform cunnilingus Lick up To awn, be obsequious as in
‘arse licking’ Lickety-split Fast, speedily Lickle Small. A lazy or childlike
corruption of the word little Ligger A ‘freeloader’, a taker of
things that are freely available Like a
bastard In a hurried or agitated state
e.g. “I raced around the shops like a bastard” Like a
dog with two dicks Sexually promiscuous, with the
implication that men cannot control animal urges Like a
fart in a colander Useless Like a
rat up a drainpipe Very quickly Like
flies on s$%t Implies great numbers and
enthusiasm, e.g. “she would go into a bar and all the men would be all
over her like flies on s$%t” Like
s$%t off a shovel Very quickly Lilly The police Lils Breasts Limey An English person. Derived from
the habit, on long journeys, of supplying citrus to prevent against scurvy Limp-wristed Feeble, effeminate, usually
applied to males, and often implying homosexuality Line A quantity of powdered drug,
such as cocaine, that is chopped and presented Lionels Flaired trousers/jeans. Rhyming
slang on Lionel Blair’s, meaning flairs Lip Impudence, cheek Lippy Impertinent, mouthy, cheeky Lips The labias Lipstick
lesbian A lesbian who prefers to wear
make-up and look conventionally feminine Liquid
lunch A lunch break comprising of
alcohol instead of food Little
boy’s/girl’s room Euphemisms for a lavatory Little
fella Affectionate term for an ectasy
pill Little
man in a boat A euphemism for the clitoris Littles Pills, or more commonly ectasy
pills Load Quantity of semen ejaculated
e.g. “shoot one’s load” Load of
crap Utter nonsense, complete
rubbish, worthless. Means same as load of s$%t, a load of bollocks Loaded 1. Drunk, or drugged up 2.
Wealthy Loaf Head. Rhyming slang on loaf of
bread Lob on An erect penis Lobster A very sunburnt person Local A public house close to one’s
home Lock-in The time after a public house
has closed when a chosen few are offered illegal activity, hence the locking
of doors Log A lump of excrement. From its
vague similarity to a to a sawn tree trunk Lolly Money Long-hair A hippy Loo Toilet Look
like death warmed up To look very pale and sickly Look
like something the cat dragged in To look like a mess Lookah Money Looker An attractive person Looksee A look, an inspection Also
looksy e.g. “Have a looksy at this brochure you” Loon An insane person. Abbreviation
of lunatic Loony An insane. person From
lunatic Loony-bin Mental institution, a lunatic
asylum Loopy Mad, insane Loppy Dirty, filthy Lord
Muck The depreciatory name for a
pompous conceited man Lose it To become confused or out of
control Lose
one’s bottle To lose courage Lose
one’s marbles To go crazy, to lose control Lose
one’s rag To lose control in a fit of
fury, to be very angry e.g. “You should keep rag; she’s got a lethal
right hook” Lost the
Plot Gone crazy Louie A louie is a sixteenth of an
ounce (as in Louie the 16th) = in weight to a decimal halfpence Louse To finish a job or task Love A term of endearment Love a
duck! An exclamation of surprise Love
custard Semen Love
handles An area and build up of fat on a
person’s waistline Love
nectar Semen Love
spuds Testicles Loved up In love Lovely-jubbly! Excellent! Great! Low-life Contemptible and despised person
or persons, often with criminal leanings Lug Ear Lug-hole The ear hole Luka See ‘lookah’ Lumber To burden e.g. “What am I, a doctor?
Don’t lumber me with all your medical jargon” Lummox A clumsy, stupid person. Often
used affectionately Lump it To suffer or endure something Lunchbox Male genitals Lungs Lurgy Any unspecified or indeterminate
illness Lurve Love. Humourous and intentional
mispronunciation Lusty Sexually excited Luvvie An actor or actress Luzz To pass or throw e.g. “Will
you luzz me that pen and paper, please?” Lychees Testicles M M and S The nickname for Marks and
Spencers, or ‘Marks and Sparks’ Maccy
D’s McDonalds, the fast food company. Also
occasionally Macky D’s Mackem A person from Sunderland Mad
aleck A person acting crazily and
energetically Mad for
it Enthusiastic, eager Mad hot Extremely hot Mad keen Very enthusiastic Madchester The original alternative
pseudonym for Manchester from the late 1980s Made
Redundant Fired from a job Made up Happy, very satisfied e.g.
“I’m made up about your good news” Mafted A person, hot and bothered and
oppressed by heat Maftin Hot and humid e.g. “Oh God!
It’s maftin Can we go swimming today” Maggot A despicable, devious or
obsequious person Magic
sponge The curative sponge employed by
sports physios during events. Magic! Excellent Often heard as an
exclamation of satisfaction Mahatma
(Ghandi) Rhyming slang for Shandy, the
alcoholic drink Mahusive Immense, sizable, great.
Probably from massive Make a
move on someone To approach and chat to a person
with the objective of establishing a connection Make a
row To make a loud noise Make it
snappy! Hurry up, do it quickly e.g.
“Steve, the film starts in 5 minutes, so if better make it snappy” Make
mincemeat of To make a mess of something Make
tracks To begin a journey e.g.
“OK, it’s 830 and we’ve got to make tracks to London now” Man tits Male breasts Manc A person from Manchester.
Abbreviation of Mancunian Man-fat Semen Manky Scruffy, dirty, distasteful,
disgusting Manky
Snatcher Rhyming slang for Maggie
Thatcher (former UK Prime Minister) Manmuck Semen Manor The home district felt to belong
to a person or gang Mard A weak willed person, a softie Mardarse A weak willed person, a softie Mardy Someone who is easily upset,
scared, or moans incessantly Mare A woman e.g. “You silly
mare! Why did you do that?” Mark A suitable victim for a con or
swindle Marks
and Sparks Marks and Spencers, the
department store. Also shortened to just Marks Marmite
miner A homosexual male. Marmite is a
dark yeast extract spread Marmite
motorway The anus Marra A mate, friend, ‘pal’ Mars bar Rhyming slang for a scar Mash To brew a cup of tea Mashed Utterly intoxicated by drink or
drugs to the extent of being in a mess Massive Massive. A group of people closely united by
community and social interests Mate A friend Matelot Sailor Mazed Mad, insane Me duck A form of address Meat Sexual organs Meat and
two veg Male genitalia Meat
market Often used with regard to
nightclubs, where there are many single people looking to hook up Meat
wagon A police van Meat-head A term of abuse, with the
implication that the recipient may be stupid Mee maw To pull faces Meff A scruffy, unkempt person, and
consequently an objectionable person Mega Fantastic, wonderful Megabucks A huge quantity of money Melons Breasts. The term usually refers
to large breasts Melvin When ones trousers become caught
up between ones buttocks Member The penis. Assumed to be from
the latin membrum virile Mental Crazy or insane Merchant
(banker) A contemptible person. Rhyming
slang, meaning ‘wanker’ Mess
around A euphemism for noncommittal
sexual relations Messages Groceries, usually heard in ‘do
the messages’ (buy the groceries) Mick An Irishman From the popular
Irish name, Michael. Generally offensive Mickey
Mouse 1. Stupid looking, comical 2.
Second rate, of poor quality, cheaply made Middle
for diddle! Darts to determine who will be
nearest to the bullseye Middle
leg The penis Miffed Annoyed, peeved Milf A sexually desirable and mature
woman. An acronym of Mom I’d Like To F%&k Milk
run A safe mission. Also means all
stops on public transport Milkers Women’s breasts Mince
pies Rhyming slang for Eyes, also known as ‘mincers’ Mincer A homosexual male Mind
like a sewer A vulgar and sexually obsessed
mind Mind
out! Watch out! Excuse me! e.g.
“Will you mind out, I nearly ran you over!” Mind! Watch out! Excuse me! An
abbreviation of ‘mind out’ Mind-blowing Totally astonishing or confusing Mindf$%k A situation or person who gives
one an mentally overwhelming and disorientating feeling Ming To smell or look unpleasant e.g.
“Yearghh, that’s disgusting! It mings” Minge Vagina Mingebag A despicable pers Minger Someone who smells Minging Rubbishy, unpleasant, smelly,
dirty, undesirable Mingy Miserly, stingy e.g. “Don’t
be so mingy, share the chocolate with your sister” Mint Excellent, wonderful Minted Very wealthy Minty Scruffy, dirty Misery-guts A killjoy Mitch To play truant. Also mitch off
e.g. “I’m mitching off with school today” Mither To fuss, bother, pester Mits Hands e.g. “Get your mits
off my sandwich you thieving swine” M’laddo A condescending form of address
to a young male Mo Abbreviation of moment e.g.
“Just a mo, wait there and I’ll be with you in one” Moaning
Minnie A person who persistently
grumbles Mob-handed In large numbers, en masse, with
respect to people Moby A mobile phone Mod cons Abbreviation of modern
conveniences e.g. “The house had all the mod cons” Mofo A contemptible person
Abbreviation of ‘motherf$%ker’ Moggie A cat Also spelt moggy Moke Donkey Money
for old rope Easily attained profit or
reward Moneybags Someone who freely displays
their current wealthy status Mong Imbecile, idiot Monged
(out) Severely drunk/high Moniker Name, nickname, signature or
mark Monk on A bad mood, a temper Monkey £500. Occasionally and
confusingly also £50 Monkeyhanger A person from Hartlepool Monkeytown Nickname for the town of
Heywood, Lancashire Moo An objectionable woman Moo
juice Milk From moo meaning cow Mooch Loiter or wander aimlessly,
skulk Moody Suspicious, not genuine e.g.
“Don’t buy any watches of that crook, they’re moody” Moody
gear, or story Stolen property or an improbable
tale Moolah Money Moon To reveal one’s naked buttocks,
usually as an insult or bawdy jest Moonraker A person from the town of
Middleton, Manchester Moony Crazy or foolish Moose A physically unattractive person Mopper-upper A person or thing with the job
or task of mopping up Moreish Appetizing and tasty e.g.
“that cake is very moreish” Moresome Group sex Morngy Moany, whingey, feeble Morph To change shape or form, from
the word metamorphosis Mortalled Drunk, intoxicated Mosey A look around e.g. “I’m
just going to have a mosey around the shops” Moshing A very physical style of dancing
enjoyed by ‘grunge’ and ‘thrash metal’ devotees Moshpit An area immediately infront of the stage at
gigs where ‘moshing’ occurs Mosquito
bites Small breasts Mother A less common variation on mum Motherf$%ker A contemptible person
Occasionally shortened to mother Motoring Proceeding quickly e.g. “he
was motoring to the pub!” Mott Vagina Mouse A female’s sanitary tampon, from
the vague physical similarities Mouth Rhyming slang on North and South Mouth
off To talk loudly and without
thought Mozzy Mosquito. Also mozzie Muck
(someone) about To lead someone along Muck
(something) up To ruin something, to mess up
e.g. “You really mucked that up didn’t you?” Muck
about / around To mess around, or fool
about Muck
in Share a duty or workload[208] Mucker Friend e.g. “Alright my old
mucker” Muck-up A bungled event Mucky
pup A dirty person, affectionate use
and often applied to a child e.g. “Look mucky pup! You’ve been rolling
around in the dirt with Billy again, haven’t you?” Muff The female genitals The innuendo
being inclusive of pubic hair Muff
diver A person who indulges in
cunnilingus Muffin An idiot, fool e.g. “She made me look
like a right muffin” Mug A stupid or gullible person Mug
off Sell Short, Underestimate,
Insult as in “Is he mugging me off?” Mug up To revise, learn e.g. “I’ve
been staying in at the weekends, mugging up” Muggins A fool, someone easily
outwitted, usually said with regard to oneself Mugs
away! Losers to start! Originally a
phrase from the game of darts Mug’s
game A foolish activity e.g.
“You won’t get away with stealing cars for long, it’s a mug’s game” Mug-shot A photographic portrait. Often
with regard to a police photo of a criminal Mullered Drunk, intoxicated by alcohol Mullet A style of haircut, shorter at
the top and considerably longer at the sides Munch Food, a snack e.g. “Can we
stop at the next cafe and get a munch?” Munted Ruined Munter An ugly person, usually applied
to women Also spelt munta Muppet An idiot, an objectionable
person Murder Eager to consume e.g. “I’m
so thirsty I could murder a beer” Muscle A collective term for sizeable
and strong people, gathered to utilize their strength Muscle
Mary A muscular, homosexual male Mush The mouth e.g. “Shut your
mush you noisy git!” Muso A musician or person
particularly interested in music Mutant A foolish or objectionable
person Mutt ‘n’
jeff Deaf. Cockney rhyming slang on
the cartoon characters Mutton Deaf. Abbreviated form of the
rhyming slang ‘mutt’n’jeff’ Mutton
dagger A penis Mutton
dressed as lamb A woman who dresses in fashions
usually associated with younger females Mutt’s
nuts The best, most excellent,
like ‘dog’s bollocks’ My arse! An exclamation of denial or
disagreement My left
foot! A dismissive exclamation of
denial or rejection N Nab To steal Nab off
(with something) To steal or take (something) Nackered See ‘knackered’ Nadgers Testicles Nads Testicles. Derived from gonads Naff Rubbishy, useless, of poor
quality Naff off Get lost! Leave me alone! A
euphemism for ‘f$%k off!’ Naffed
off Annoyed, depressed Naffing Used as an intensive, such as
‘f$%king’ e.g. “That naffing couple next door” Nan Grandmother Nana Abbreviation of banana Nancy An effeminate male Nancy-boy A homosexual male Nang Excellent, great Nark An informer, particularly a
police informer Narked Annoyed, ill tempered Narky Narky is another word for moody
or bad-tempered Natty Smartly and stylishly dressed Naughty
bits A coy euphemism for the genitals Nause An annoying or irritating,
person or thing Nause
(something) up Mess up, ruin e.g. “The
game was going well until Roger naused it up” Neat A general term of approval, such
as excellent, ‘cool’ Neb Nose Nebby Nosey (or nosy). From ‘neb’ Neck To kiss passionately Ned A lout, a drunken brawling
fellow. Often said to stand for Non-Educated Delinquent Needle To make jibes at, irritate Needle
dick A small penis Nellie An effeminate or homosexual
male Nelson
(Mandela) A drink of Stella, a lager
produced by Stella Artois. Rhyming slang Nerd A geek, someone usually very
smart but with bad social skills Nerdy In the manner of a ‘nerd’, see
above Nesh Someone over-sensitive to cold Net-head A person obsessed with using the
internet Nethers A euphemism for the genitals. An
abbreviation of nether regions Nettie A toilet Newtons Teeth. Manchester rhyming slang
derived from Newton Heath, a district Nice
one! A general expression of approval Nick 1. To arrest e.g. “Right,
please step out of the car, you’re nicked 2. To steal Nicked Arrested or stolen Nicker One pound sterling Also spelt
‘knicker’ Niff A bad smell Nifty 1. Stylish e.g. “The car’s
looking loads more nifty with that rear spoiler” and 2. Quick and
agile Niggly Peevish, bad tempered Ninny A foolish person Nip To go quickly, often with the
implication of returning soon Nipper A child or young adolescent Nish Nothing Nit A stupid person Nithered Feeling very cold, frozen Nix No, not, none No cop Not good, of no value No great
shakes Not very good No joy! Expressing failure, or
dissatisfaction No
kidding? Is that the truth? No mark A nonentity, a person of no
worth No oil
painting Of a person, not attractive No
probs! No problem! That was no trouble
at all! No s$%t,
Sherlock! Exclamation of surprise, usually
ironic or sarcastic No way
José! Exclamation of surprise No way! Absolutely not! A strong denial Nob A penis Nob
jockey A homosexual male. Also ‘knob
jockey’ or ‘sausage jockey’ Nob 1. Person of high social
standing 2. Head Nobbing An act of sexual intercourse.
Also ‘knobbing’ Nobble To tamper with, to damage e.g.
“We were nobbled before the race began” Nod off To fall asleep Nod
out To lapse into a drug induced
stupour Nodder A condom Noggin The head e.g. ” Use your
noggin, and think next time” Nonce A sexual deviant, having been
convicted of a sex crime against children Noodle Brain as in ” Use your
noodle for once” Nookie Sexual intercourse Nordle Hashish codeword Norks Female breasts Norman
(no mates) A socially inept person, and
consequently one without friends Northern
monkey A person from the North Vaguely,
anywhere north of Birmingham Nose
blow A handerkerchief or tissue for
the purposes of wiping one’s nose Nose
candy Cocaine Nose
rag Handkerchief Nose-bag Food or a meal Nosey
parker An overly inquisitive
person Nosh Food Nosh off To fellate. Derived from ‘nosh’
meaning to eat Nosh
up A feast or large, satisfying
meal Noshery An eating establishment, cafe,
restaurant or snack bar Not a
dicky bird Absolutely nothing Not a
sausage Absolutely nothing Not all
there A euphemism for a little insane
or eccentric Not
backward at coming forward Someone who is direct and
upfront Not
batting on a full wicket Eccentric, insane, odd Not
cricket Unacceptable or unfair
behaviour Not give
a f$%k To not care at all, the absolute
nonchalance The ‘f$%k’ can be replaced such as ‘s$%t’, or ‘monkey’ or ‘toss’ Not give
a flying f$%k To not care one little bit e.g.
“I don’t give a flying f$%k if you want to ruin your life!” Not give
a kipper’s dick To not be bothered, an
expression of indifference Not give
a monkey’s To not care at all, an
expression of indifference e.g. “I don’t give a monkeys” Not give
a stuff Not care one little bit, usually
expressing complete indifference Not give
a toss To not care at all Not
half! Certainly! absolutely!
definitely! Not have
the foggiest To have no idea Not know
one’s arse from one’s elbow To be stupid, know nothing Not much
cop Not good, poor quality,
worthless Not on
your Nellie! No way! Not on your life! Not
one’s cup of tea Not really to one’s taste Not the
brightest crayon in the box Someone stupid Not
worth a toss Absolutely worthless Nothing
to write home about Nothing spectacular Nous Common-sense e.g. “If she
had any nous, she wouldn’t have stayed out until 4am” Now
then! A form of greeting Nowt Nothing e.g. “There’s nowt
wrong with it, it works fine, honest!” Nowty Moody, angry Nuclear
sub A pub (public house), a bar.
Rhyming slang Nuddy Naked, e.g. ‘in the nuddy’ Nuff Abbreviation and mispelling of
enough Nuff
said There is no need to say anymore,
it is understood Nugget A pound coin, as in golden
nugget Nuke To cook something on a very high
heat and quickly Number A cannabis or marijuana
cigarette Number
two(s) A euphemism for an act of
defecation Numbnuts An idiot, often jocular Numero
uno The best Numpty Incompetent or unwise person Nut 1. Head 2. Eccentric person Nutcase An insane person Nuthouse A lunatic asylum Nutjob An idiot, crazy person Nutmeg A skilful move in football
(soccer) where a player with the ball gets past their legs Nuts The testicles Nuts or
nutty Crazy or insane Nutter Lunatic, idiot Nutty Mad, eccentric or a little crazy O Oats Sperm, with regard to being
seeds, e.g. “sow one’s oats” Odd-fish An eccentric or unusual person Odds Loose change. Probably short for
odds and sods Odds and
sods Bits and pieces, miscellaneous
items Off it See ‘off one’s head’ Off
one’s box Intoxicated Off
one’s chump Intoxicated Off
one’s face Very intoxicated by alcohol or
drugs Off
one’s head Insane, mad Off
one’s nut Crazy or foolish Off
one’s rocker Insane, crazy Off
one’s tits Very drunk or intoxicated with
drugs Off
one’s tree See ‘off one’s head’ Off
one’s trolley Crazy, insane Off the
hook Free from obligation or danger Offer
someone out To challenge someone to a fight Offy An off licence. Also spelt
offie, where you can buy alcohol Oggin Sea Oh my
giddy aunt! A mild exclamation of surprise Oholic Suffix added to emphasise the
nature of a person e.g. alcoholic, chocoholic Oi oi
savaloy! A greeting or attention seeking
exclamation Oik An unsophisticated, uncultured
and objectionable person Oil
painting An attractive thing. Usually in
the negative as ‘no oil painting’ Oily A cigarette. From the rhyming
slang ‘oily rag’, meaning ‘fag’ OJ Abbreviation of orange
juice Old bag An disagreeable, elderly
woman Old
banger A delapidated old car Old bean A form of address e.g.
“Hello old bean, how are you today?” Old
bill, the old bill A policeman or the police
collectively Old
boiler An unnattractive woman Old boot An objectionable, aging,
unattractive woman See ‘boot’ Old chap Affectionate term for one’s
penis, e.g. ‘old fellow’, ‘old man’,
‘lad’ Old cock Affectionate term of address for
a man. Also old cocker Old fart An elderly, old fashioned and
tedious person Old
fellow Affectionate term for one’s
penis ‘old chap’, ‘old man’, ‘lad’ Old
fruit A term of address Old hat Old fashioned Old lady Mother, girlfriend or wife Old man Father, boyfriend or husband Oliver
(Twist) Rhyming slang for Fist e.g. “Put up your Olivers and let’s
sort this” On Euphemism for the menstrual
cycle e.g. “No! I don’t want sex tonight, I’m on..” On a
mission Seeking a good time On a
promise To have been promised sexual
intercourse by someone, usually one’s partner On one’s
tod Alone. Rhyming slang from Tod
Sloan, the name of an American jockey On the
batter Drinking alcohol, or having a
drinking session On the
blink Machinery or technology not
working efficiently or temporarily out of order On the
blob Menstruating On the
burroo Unemployed, or claiming
unemployment benefit On the
cadge Begging On the
dole Receiving social security
benefits On the
drip Paying by installments, on hire
purchase On the
fiddle In the process of cheating, or
defrauding On the
game Working as a prostitute On the
hoy Out getting drunk with friends On the
job Having sexual intercourse On the
lash Out getting drunk e.g.
“We’re on the lash tonight lads” On the
piss Getting drunk, drinking alcohol On the
pull Looking for sex On the
QT On the quiet, secretly On the
rag Menstruating On the
razz / razzle Indulging in alcohol, partying,
generally having a good time On the
rob The act of thieving On the
tap Meaning the same as ‘on the
pull’ On the
wagon Teetotal, abstaining from
alcohol On your
bike! Go away! Once-over An inspection, a quick look over
something or someone One for
the road A final alcoholic drink before
setting off on one’s journey One Off One time only One over
the eight Drunk, intoxicated by alcohol One
sandwich short of a picnic A little but crazy One-eyed
trouser-snake The penis. Often shortened to
‘trouser snake’ One-night
stand A brief sexual fling One’s
head off Loud or excessively “I
laughed my head off” or “She screamed her head off” for
example One’s
tits off To add emphasis e.g. “I
laughed my tits off” Oojah A ‘what’s its name ?’, a thing
whose name has been forgotten, e.g. “An oojah ma bob”, or “An
oojah ma thingy” Oose Fluff Order of
the boot Dismissal e.g. “I can’t
afford to go out tonight, my boss gave me the order of the boot” Oscar Later. Rhyming slang on Oscar
Slater OTT Abbreviation of Over The Top,
meaning excessive, beyond that which is acceptable Our kid One’s younger brother or
sister Out Openly living as a homosexual Out of
it Very intoxicated with alcohol or
drugs Out of
order Of a person or their behaviour,
unfair, unacceptable, or wrong e.g. “She was well out of order” Out of
puff Out of breath Out on
one’s arse Thrown out, discarded without
further consideration e.g. “Any more noise you’ll all be out on your
arse” Out on
the town An evening indulging in the
nightlife of a town or city Out to
lunch A euphemism for insane, or
crazy Outtie A navel, belly button, that
protrudes – not an ‘innie’ Over my
dead body! There is no way that I will let
that happen! An emphatic rejection Over the
shoulder boulder holder A very large bra Owt Anything e.g. “Is there owt
on TV worth watching?” Oxo
(cube) The London underground transport
system. Rhyming slang on the nickname, ‘tube’ Oxygen
thief An elderly person P Pack up To break down. Usually said of a
machine Packed
out Very crowded e.g. “The bar
was so packed out, it took us 30 minutes to get a drink” Packet 1. The male genitals 2. A large
sum of money (earn a packet) 3. A nasty surprise (catch a packet) Paddy 1. A fit of temper 2. An
Irishman Pagga A fight Pain in
the arse Something or someone who is
troublesome or tedious Pair A euphemism for a woman’s
breasts Paki
Black High quality Hashish from
Pakistan Pal A friend Palaver A tedious fuss or discussion
e.g. “What’s all this palaver about?” Pally Friendly Pan The toilet (the room and the
bowl itself) Pan
handle An erect penis. From the
resemblance between the two Pan
someone’s head in To thoroughly beat someone up panda
(car) A policecar. Taken from when
policecars were black and white Pansy An effeminate, feeble,
weak-willed male Pants! Nonsense, rubbish, bad. e.g.
“The first half was pants but I stayed until the end” Pap Nonsense, rubbish Papers Cigarette papers Paps Women’s breasts Para Paranoid Paraffin A tramp, vagrant. Rhyming slang
on paraffin lamp Paralytic Extremely drunk Park
one’s arse To sit down e.g. “Park your
arse there a moment whilst I find my keys” Parky Cold, with regard to the
weather Parp To break wind, to fart Party-pooper Someone who is miserable and a
spoilsport Pash An infatuation Passion
killers Very unattractive underwear and
unlikely to encourage sexual advances Paste To beat up pasting A sound thrashing or heavy
defeat Pavement
pizza Vomit, when lying on the street PC Abbreviation of politically
correct PDQ Very quickly, immediately.
Abbreviation of Pretty Damned Quick Peahead A person with a comparatively
small head Peanut
smuggler A woman with erect nipples,
evident through her clothing Pearl
necklace Ejaculated semen that has landed
around the vicinity of the neck and upper necklace Pear-shaped Out of shape, unorganised,
wrong. Heard in the expression go pear-shaped Peasouper A very thick fog Pecker The penis Peckish Hungry e.g. “What time is
dinner? I’m feeling a little peckish” Pee To urinate Pee it
down To rain heavily Peelie-wally Pale looking, sickly Peeps Sleep Peg-it To run, usually implying a sense
or urgency, such as hurriedly Pen and
ink A stink, a bad smell. Cockney
rhyming slang Pencil
pusher A person who works at a desk Penny-dreadful A cheap, sensationalist magazine Percy A pet name for the penis Perishing Used as an intensifier e.g.
“That perishing dog was barking all night” Pervy Perverted Pet A term of endearment Petal An affectionate term of address Pete
Tong Rhyming slang for wrong. Pete Tong is a well known and respected UK
radio host Phat Excellent, pleasing, desirable Phiz or
phizog The face (colloquial shortening
of physiognomy) Phwoah Used to express sexual desire at
the sight of an attractive person Pickled Drunk Piddle To urinate Piddle
about To mess around, waste time Piddle
it down To rain Piddling Trivial, insignificant, small Piddly Small, trivial, insignificant Piece A euphemism for a gun Piece of
cake Something very easy e.g. “I
got full marks in that quiz. It was a piece of cake” Piece of
piss A thing that is very easy e.g.
“walking across the road is a piece of piss”, also ‘piss easy’ Piece of
s$%t A contemptible person Piece of
skirt A female seen as a sexual object Pie-eater A simpleton Pie-eyed Drunk Pie-hole Mouth, also ‘cake-hole’ Piffle Nonsense, drivel Piffling Meaning the same as
‘piddling’ Piffy on
a rock bun Being ignored, e.g “left
out to like piffy on a rock bun” Pig A policeman/woman Pig-headed Obstinate Pig-ignorant Very stupid, due to ignorance Pig-it To act in an uncouth manner, to
live below one’s normal standards, to ‘slob’ Pig-out To eat fully and
enthusiastically Pig’s
breakfast A complete mess, like ‘dog’s dinner’ Pig’s
ear Beer. Cockney rhyming slang Pigs$%t Rubbish, nonsense e.g.
“You’re talking a load of pigs$%t!” Pikey A gypsy Pilchard An idiot Pill it To take ecstasy (MDMA) Pill-head A frequent abuser/user of
illicit drugs in pill form, such as ‘ecstasy’ tablets Pillock Idiot, fool. Originally a slang
term for the penis Pillow-biter A homosexual male Pin A leg. Usually plural e.g.
“That Brazilian model has got a fine pair of pins” Pinch To steal e.g. “Guess who’s
just lost his job for pinching from work again?” Pink
pound Disposable income that ‘gays’
ostensibly have through not having the financial pressusre of family
commitments Pint-sized Small and compact Pipedown! Be quiet! Shut up! An
exclamation Pip-pip! Goodbye! Pipsqueek A feeble, ineffectual
person Pish Piss Pished Drunk, intoxicated Piss To urinate Piss all
over (someone) To thoroughly defeat someone
e.g. “You should have seen Chelsea piss all over West Ham Utd” Piss
around / about To mess about, to waste time Piss
away To waste through carelessness or
neglect, to squander Piss
easy Very easy Piss in
the wind To do something futile e.g.
“You’re pissing in the wind if you think that will work!” Piss it To complete a task easily, to
win effortlessly Piss it
down To rain heavily Piss it
up (against) the wall To waste money Piss off To upset, annoy Piss
oneself To laugh heartily e.g. “She
pissed herself when I asked her out” Piss wet Very wet, soaked Piss-arse Insignificant, worthless Piss-arse
around / about To mess about, to waste time,
often to the annoyance of someone else Piss-artist A habitual drunk Piss-ball
around To idle away time, to mess
around Piss-down To rain Pissed Drunk Pissed
as a coot /fart /newt Very drunk Pissed
off Angry, upset or depressed Pissed
up Very drunk Pisser 1. An upset e.g. “I can’t
believe what a pisser it was, losing my job like that” 2. Something very
funny Taken from ‘piss oneself laughing’ Piss-flaps The female genitals,
particularly the labia Piss-head A drunkard, a habitual drinker Pisshole A lavatory, a toilet Pissing An intensifier, such as
‘f$%king’ Piss-poor Terrible, of low quality Piss-pot The toilet or toilet bowl. See
‘chamber pot’ Piss-proud Having a penile erection on
awaking in the morning; Piss-take A joke, a tease. Derived from
the phrase ‘take the piss’ Piss-up A drunken spree Pissy Weak, feeble, inferior. Often
applied to drinks Pissy
queen A fastidious over fussy gay male Pissy-arsed Insignificant, inferior Pit Bed e.g. “Oh, so you’ve
finally got up out of your pit then? “ Pit
yakker A coal miner Pitch a
tent To have an erection whilst
wearing clothing Pits The worst imaginable situation,
place or event Pizzaface A person with bad spots, acne,
or a generally very bad complexion Placky Plastic Plank An idiot Plant
one on (someone) To hit (someone) Plastered Extremely drunk Plastic Credit cards, cashpoint cards
etc Plastic
scouser A person from outside of the
City of Liverpool who acquires a strong Liverpudlian to make others believe
he/she is a true Liverpudlian Plate To give oral sex, but more
commonly to fellate Plates
(of meat) Rhyming slang for feet Play
around To be sexually promiscuous Play
gooseberry To be an unwanted, extra person,
usually in the company of a courting couple Play it
cool To act calmly, to control ones
emotions Play
merry-hell To be very angry e.g. “Your
father will play merry-hell if he finds you’ve broken his CD player” Play
silly beggars/buggers To mess about, be uncooperative Play the
pink oboe To perform fellatio Play the
skin flute To perform fellatio Play
with oneself To masturbate Pleb An inferior, insignificant or
common person. Abbreviation of plebeian Plebby Common, ordinary Plod A policeman/woman. From a
character in Noddy, a children’s TV show Plod mag A pornographic magazine Plonk Cheap or inferior wine Plonker A penis Plonker 1. Something large or
substantial 2. Penis 3. A general term of abuse Plook A spot, boil, ‘zit’. Also spelt
pluke Plop To defecate Plug-ugly Very ugly Plums Testicles Plur A greeting or parting
salutation, used on the underground rave scene Pocket
billiards Of males, auto-eroticism via
their trouser pockets Pocket
rocket Penis Podge An overweight or obese person Poet’s
day Friday Pogo A style of dancing born of
British punk rock in 1976/77, involves keeping jumping vertically up and down Poison Alcohol. Usually heard in
questions such as “What’s your poison?”, meaning drink?” Poison
dwarf An unpleasant, diminutive person Poke To have sex Polaxed Drunk, intoxicated Pompey The City of Portsmouth Ponce A contemptible person Ponced
up Dressed up, overdressed Poncey Effeminate, with an implication
of homosexuality Pong An unpleasant smell Pony £25 Poof, or
Poofter homosexual Poo-head An objectionable person. Usually
affectionate use, from ‘s$%t-head’ Poop Excrement Poop
chute The anus. Occasionally mispelled
as poop shute, also known as ‘poo
chute’ Pooter Computer. Also poota Pootle To meander, or wander slowly
e.g. “Let’s go into town and pootle about” Pop A carbonated drink, like cola Pop
one’s clogs To die e.g. “I’m afraid old
Fred has finally popped his clogs” Pop
someone’s cherry To lose or take someone’s sexual
virginity Poppers Amyl or butyl nitrate A
medicinal heart stimulant taken recreationally for a pleasurable ‘rush’ Poppy Money Porcelain
god /altar The toilet bowl Pork To have sexual intercourse Pork
dagger The penis or ‘pork sword’ Porker A fat person Porkies Lies, from the rhyming slang
pork-pies Porking An act of sexual intercourse Pork-out To eat in excess Porridge A period spent in prison Porridge
wog A Scottish person (Offensive) Posh Cocaine. Named so, because this
is the drug of choice for the wealthy Posse A gang or group of close
friends, usually young Postie A postman/woman Pot-head An frequent user of marijuana or
cannibis Potless Poor, having no ready cash Pound To have vigorous sex Pour it
on To exaggerate. Also “pour
it on thick” for added emphasis Povvy Poor, something of poor class or
low quality. From the word “poverty” Powder
one’s nose Euphemism for going to the
toilet, usually women’s use Powfagged Exhausted Poxy Rubbishy, crass, of poor quality Prang To knock or damage, usually with
reference to having crashed a vehicle landing e.g. “My dad will kill me,
I’ve just pranged his car on a lampost” Prannet An idiot, an imbecile, or
objectionable person Prannock An idiot. A variation of
‘prannet’ Pranny An idiot, a fool Prat
about / around To idle away time Prat A fool Prawn A small, feeble and generally
objectionable person Pray to
the porcelain god To vomit, in the toilet (the
porcelain god) Preggars A corruption of the word
pregnant Pretty-boy An attractive young man, pretty
as opposed to handsome or manly Previous A criminal record e.g. “Be
careful has some previous” Prezzie A present, a gift. Also
pressie Prick The penis Prick-teaser Someone who knowingly exploits
the fact that they are sexually alluring Prince
Albert A pierced penis Prissy
queen A prim and snooty gay male Private
parts The genitals. Often shortened to
privates Prize
(something) An absolute, utter (something)
e.g. “I haven’t got time for him, he’s a prize” Pro Abbreviation of prostitute Prod /
proddy A protestant. Mainly used by
Catholics Prole Abbreviation of proletariat Pronto Now or immediately Proper Used as an intensifier e.g.
” I think the cat has crapped proper under the bed” Prozzy A corruption of the word
prostitute Pub
crawl A bout of drinking held by
touring numerous pubs (public houses) Pubes Pubic hair Pudding A term of endearment, e.g. ‘Hey
pudding!’ Puddle A mess, a confused state e.g.
“Sorry, I’ve been in a bit of puddle since yesterday” Puff A male homosexual. Also ‘poof’
and ‘pouf’ Puggled Crazy, mad Puke To vomit Pukka Excellent Pull 1. To seduce a desirable person,
to sexually attract someone 2. To arrest Pull a
fast one To deceive, to gain an unfair
advantage Pull a
job To commit a robbery e.g. “I
pulled a job at the local bank” Pull a
pig To seduce an ugly person Pull
one’s pud Of males, to masturbate Pull
someone’s plonker To tease someone, to pull
someone’s leg e.g. “It’s true, he offered to he was pulling my
plonker” Pull the
other one Same as “pulling my
leg” or “plonker” Pump To break wind, to ‘fart’ Pumping Lively, energetic, thrilling Punaani Female genitals Punch
someone’s lights out To beat up someone Punch up A fist fight, a brawl Punk A raw minimal type of rock music
born on the streets in the mid 1970s Punt 1. To gamble, wager or take a
chance 2. To sell or promote Punter Generally a customer of any
business Puppies Female breasts Puppy’s
privates The best. Less offensive
variation on the ‘dog’s bollocks’ Pure
bead Wealthy e.g. “With a car
like that, he’s got to be pure bead” Purler A forceful punch or hit Purple-headed
warrier Penis Pushing
up daisies Dead Pussy The female genitals, alluding to
the inclusion of the pubic hairs Pussy
whipped Of a man, henpecked, dominated
by a woman Put a
sock in it Quieten down, stop talking Put it
about Have frequent sexual liasons
with numerous partners Put lead
in one’s pencil To make virile or strong e.g.
“Drink this lad, it’ll put lead in your pencil” Put one
on (someone) To hit someone. See ‘plant one
on (someone)’ Put
one’s face on To apply cosmetic make up e.g.
“I need to put my face on” Put out To readily agree to sex Put the
wood into the hole Shut the door Q Queen A male homosexual, particularly
one who is effeminate Queer A homosexual Queer as
a clockwork orange 1. Very odd or unusual
indeed 2. Ostentatiously homosexual Queer as
a nine bob note Very unusual (a nine pound note
doesn’t exist) Queer
bashing Prejudicial aggression or
intimidation toward homosexuals Queer
someone’s pitch 1. Take the pitch of another
street vendor, busker or similar 2. Spoil someone else’s efforts Queer
Street A difficult or odd situation (up
Queer Street) Quickie A brief sexual liason e.g.
“I’m off home during for my lunch break for a quickie” Quid Pound sterling Quids-in In profit e.g. “After the
deduction of my expenses I was still quids-in” Quilt A feeble or pathetic person Quim The vagina R Rabbit To talk, often unceasingly Rad Excellent, wonderful. Often an
exclamation of approval Radge Insane, crazy Radgie
gadgie A crazy man Radio
rental(s) Crazy, mad. Rhyming slang for
“Mental” Rag To tease, annoy, torment Rag it Push to the limits. Usually
applied to driving a car Raging Great, immense, extreme A
general intensifier e.g. “I had a raging headache” Rain
stair rods To rain very heavily Rainbow
kiss Cunnilingus when performed on a
menstruating woman Ralph To vomit Rammed Very crowded, busy e.g. “It
was an awful night, the club was so rammed” Rammy Vile, unsavoury, rotten Ram-raid The use of a vehicle to smash
into a property to steal the goods Rank Disgusting, ugly e.g. “Have
you seen Bill’s new girlfriend? She’s rank!” Rap A dance music style originating
from black street culture and having beat and music Rapper Someone who ‘raps’ Rare Good, excellent e.g. “We
had a rare time at the party last night” Rare as
hen’s teeth Very uncommon, non-existent Rare as
rocking horse s$%t Very uncommon, non-existent Rasclat A contemptible person. Meaning
arse cloth Raspberry A flatulent imitative sound made
with the lips and tongue Raspberry
ripple Rhyming slang for a cripple Rat on To inform on, betray Rat-arsed Very drunk Ratbag A contemptible or objectionable
person, a devious schemer Rat-faced Very drunk, meaning the same as
‘rat-arsed’ Ratfink An objectionable person Rats
with wings Pigeons. From being considered
vermin, like rats Ratted Drunk Rattle A bout of drug withdrawal
symptoms Rattling Suffering from the physical
effects of drug withdrawal. Also ‘on the rattle’ Ratty Irritable Rave A large dance music party Raver A person who frequents ‘raves’ Raving The act of going to a ‘rave’ Razzle A good time, a pleasurable
spree. An abbreviation of razzle-dazzle Readies Money. Usually cash as opposed
to cheques or credit cards Recce Abbreviation of reconnaissance Redneck A bigoted narrow minded person Reefer A marijuana or cannabis
cigarette Reet Alright, correct, OK. Basically
a mispronounciation of right Reg
(Varney) Rhyming slang for Pakistani (Reg Varney was an actor and
comedian) Rellies Relatives Rent-boy A male prostitute Result! An exclamation expressing a
successful outcome Retard A contemptible person A term
usually used by adolescents Riah Hair Rib To tease, make fun of Rice
queen A gay male who prefers Asian
partners Richard
the Third A piece of excrement (rhyming
slang Richard the Third = turd) Riddle An act of urination, rhyming
slang for riddle Ride An act of sexual intercourse Right Real e.g. “I made a right
mess of that” Right
Charlie An idiot. From the Cockney
rhyming slang “Charlie Ronce” meaning “ponce” Rim To stimulate a persons anus with
the tongue for sexual pleasure Rim job Same as “rim” Ring The anus or ‘ring-piece’ Ringburner 1. A very hot curry 2. Diarrhoea
or painful defecation Ringer A second hand car made to appear
in much better quality than it is Ring-sting Soreness of the anus, due to
diarrhoea Ring-stinger A hot and spicy curry Ringtum The anus Rinse To overdo, overplay e.g.
“It may be a classic but that tune’s been rinsed” Rip the
piss To ridicule, to tease, to make
fun off, like ‘take the piss’ Ripped Drunk, intoxicated, also ‘ripped
to the tits’ Rispeck To hold someone or something in
high esteem. An alternative spelling to respect Roach The filter of a
cannabis/marijuana cigarette Roasting Sexual intercourse between at
least two males and a female, an abbreviation of spit roasting Rock Freebased cocaine, or ‘crack’. From its physical appearence Rocket
science Something difficult to
understand Rogering An act of sexual intercourse Roister
doister A cheery and boisterous person Rollick
/ rollicking To reprimand, chastise Rollie A handrolled cigarette Roll-up To make a cigarette by hand Ronk A bad smell Ronson The anus. Rhyming slang on
ronson lighter, meaning ‘s$%ter’ Ropey Suspicious, dubious Rosie
Lee Cockney rhyming slang for Tea Rot Nonsense e.g. “Don’t talk
rot! What you’ve just said is total crap” Rough A person for a bit of easy sex
but below one’s usual standard Rough as
a badger’s arse Very rough Round
the houses Rhyming slang for trousers Round
the twist Insane, crazy Roundhead A circumcised penis Roving
eyes Someone who views others
sexually e.g. “I don’t know how she puts up with him, he’s got roving
eyes” Row A noisy quarrel Rozzer A policeman/woman Rub-a-dub A public house. Rhyming slang
for pub Rubber
cheque A monetary cheque (check) that
isn’t honoured by the writer’s bank and bounces Rubbered Drunk, intoxicated Rubberneck To stare inquisitively, to gawp Rub-off
or Rub-Up To sexually excite by manual
stimulation of the genitals Ruby
(Murray) Cockney rhyming slang for Curry Ruck The heaving energetic mass of
dancing bodies synonymous with ‘punk’ ruck Ruddy An intensifier Euphemism for
‘bloody’ e.g. “The ruddy car won’t start!” Ruddy-hell
or Ruddy-Nora! An exclamation of surprise or
frustration Rude
bits A euphemism for genitals Rude boy A young male, tough, style
conscious and with plenty of attitude Rug A wig Rug
muncher A lesbian Rug rat A young child Rumpy
pumpy Sexual intercourse, used
jokingly Run of
the mill Ordinary e.g. “That book
you lent me was run of the mill” Runs To have diarrhoea Runt A despicable person Rush A surge of pleasurable feelings
from taking drugs Rust-bucket A dilapidated rusty old car, or
vehicle Rusty
bullet hole The anus S S and M Sado-masochism. Abbreviation of
sadism and masochism S$%t (!) 1. Faeces 2. Excalmation of
surprise S$%t
bricks To be very scared, like ‘s$%t one’s pants’ and ‘brick it’ S$%t for
brains A particularly stupid person S$%t
hits the fan Severe consquences S$%t
load (of something) Many, a large number S$%t on
(someone) To betray, to land someone in
trouble S$%t on
a stick(!) Expression of surprise S$%t
stirrer An insidious gossip, a person
whose malicious actions cause problems S$%t the
bed! An exclamation of surprise S$%t-a-brick! An exclamation of surprise or
annoyance S$%t-all Nothing at all, see ‘f$%k-all’,
‘sod-all’ S$%tbag A contemptible person S$%tbox The anus S$%te See ‘s$%t’ S$%tehawk A despicable person S$%t-face A contemptible person S$%t-faced Drunk S$%t-head An contemptible person S$%t-hot Excellent, the best, extremely
good S$%thouse A messy or dirty domicile S$%tless Very frightened Usually preceded
by the word bored or scared S$%t-scared Very frightened, like ‘s$%t bricks’ S$%t-stabber A homosexual male S$%tstain A contemptible person S$%tter 1. The anus 2. A toilet S$%tting
hell! An exclamation of surprise,
annoyance or frustration S$%tty Worthless, trashy Sab Abbreviation of saboteur Sabbing An act of sabotage Sack Bed e.g. “Let’s hit the
sack, I’m exhausted” Sack-it Stop it, put an end to something Sad 1. Unfortunate, pitiful or
pathetic 2. Objectionable Sad sack A miserable, pathetic
person Saddo A pathetic or contemptible
person Safe as
houses Very safe, secure, something
assured Safe An all purpose term of approval Saft Stupid, soft Salad
dodger A fat person Salmon
canyon The vagina Sandwich A sexual threesome Sanger A sandwich Sapphic Of or like a lesbian Sarky Abbreviation of sarcastic Sarnie A sandwich Sauce Alcoholic drink Saucepan
(lid) A child Rhyming slang on kid Sausage A penis Sausage
fingers Clumsy and imprecise fingers,
usually applied to when mistyping on computer Sausage
jockey A homosexual male Sausage
sandwich A sexual act involving one man
and two women Savvy Knowledge, understanding SBD A smelly fart – abbreviation on
Silent Breaking of Wind SBV See ‘SBD’ Abbreviation of Silent
But Violent Scabby Unpleasant, distasteful, rotten Scaffy A refuse collector, street
cleaner Scag Heroin, the opiate. Also spelt
‘skag’ Scally A hooligan youth (Scouse), short
for scallywag Scammels Prominent and erect female
nipples. An abbreviated form of scammel wheel, from heavy and industrial
vehicles Scanties Female underwear From their
often skimpy nature Scaredy-cat A person who is frightened Scarper Go, often hurriedly Scat
queen A gay male who indulges in
sexual acts involving faeces Scatty Absent-minded, from
scatterbrained Scav Abbreviation of scavenger Schemie A disparaging term for a person
from a Scottish council estate Schizzo Abbreviation of schizophrenic Schlep To tiresomely lug around, to do
lots of leg work Schlong Penis. Also spelt shlong Schmooze To chat intimately and in a
flattering manner Schtum Quiet, e.g. “Keep schtum
about it, we’ll out!” Scive
/scive off To evade doing one’s work or
duties Scoff To eat Sconner A person without pubic hair Scooby Rhyming slang for a clue, i.e.
‘Scooby Doo’ the cartoon character Scoops Pints of beer, drinks Score To obtain illicit drugs Scouser Someone from Liverpool Scrag To handle roughly Scrambled Confused e.g. “Strewth, my
head’s scrambled from all those drugs” Scran Food Scrap A fight or quarrel Scratter 1. A slovenly dressed person, a
dirty person, perhaps of low intelligence 2. A contemptible person Scream
blue murder To make an outcry of anger or
exasperation Screw To copulate Screw
around Be sexually promiscuous Screw
the arse off To copulate vigorously and with
great enthusiasm Screw up To ruin, mess up e.g.
“Don’t screw up your life with drugs” Screw
you! A rebuke such as ‘get lost’ or
‘f$%k you’ Screwed In trouble, in a hopeless
situation, messed up Scrike To cry Scrikey Tearful Scrote Term of abuse, from scrotum Scrotty Unpleasant, dirty Scrub
round To avoid or disregard
(something) Scrub up
well To dress up smartly and clean Scrubber A sexually amenable or
promiscuous woman Scruff An unkempt or dirty person Scruffs Less important clothes to work
in, e.g. “I’m still in my scruffs” Scrummy Delicious, pleasant,
occasionally sexually appealing Scrump To steal fruit from a garden or
orchard Scuffer A policeman Scum A worthless person or group Scumbag 1. A despicable or objectionable
person 2. A used condom Scumbucket Meaning the same as ‘scumbag’ Scundered To be embarrassed e.g. “I
was totally scundered when my girlfriend caught me out” Scupper To thwart, to prevent from
succeeding e.g. “Don’t scupper your chances with her” Scut A sexually promiscuous woman Scutch Sting or smart from a slap Scuzzbucket A despicable or objectionable
person Scuzzy Filthy, dirty, unkempt See a
man about a dog An euphemism for going to the
toilet See you
next Tuesday A veiled insult, an acronym
meaning C U Next Tuesday Seeing
to A sexual act e.g. “I
wouldn’t mind giving her a good seeing to” Seen! OK! Understood! Right! Semi A half erect penis Septic A person from the USA. From the
rhyming slang septic tank = Yank Set of
wheels A car or a wheeled means of
transport Seven
shades of s$%t That which can be beaten out of
someone Sex on a
stick A sexually attractive, slim,
woman Sex on
legs A sexually desirable person,
usually applied to women Sex wee Ejaculate Shade Unfair, questionable,
disreputable, dubious Shaft To fornicate Shag Sexual intercourse Shagbag A sexually amenable or available
woman Shaggability A measure of a person’s sexual
desirability Shaggable Sexually desirable Shagged 1. The past historic of shag 2.
Extremely tired (shagged out) Shake a
leg! Hurry up! Move! e.g. “Come
on you two, shake a leg!” Shambles Mess Shambolic In a mess, disorganised,
mismanaged Shan Unfair Shant A drink, usually alcohol Sharon
and Tracy A disparaging name for females
considered to be working class, unintelligent below the social standards Sharpish Quickly e.g. “You had
better hurry to shops pretty damned sharpish, before they close!” Shat To have defecated, the past
tense of ‘s$%t’ e.g. “I shat my pants when I saw that scary movie” Shattered Worn out, exhausted Shaz/Shazza A form of the name Sharon Shed Something dilapidated, such
as ‘shed on wheels’ Shed
load (of something) A large quantity of (something) Shedded Very intoxicated by alcohol or
drugs Sheepshagger A rural person Sheet Paper money, monetary notes e.g.
“My new computer cost me 800 sheets” Shell
out To pay up, to hand over Sherbet An alcoholic drink Sherbet
(dab) A taxi. Rhyming slang on cab Sherman An act of masturbation. Cockney
rhyming slangon Sherman tank, meaning wank Shift To move quickly e.g. “You
should have seen him shift when I told him downstairs” Shift
one’s arse To move out of the way or to
hurry up e.g. “Come on, shift your arse, he will be here soon” Shiner Black eye Shirt A male nightclubber whose ideal
night out will be to drink excessively,seduce women and complete the night
with a drunken brawl Shirtlifter A male homosexual Shirty Ill-tempered e.g. “Pete got all shirty
with me when I didn’t invite him out for a drink” Shock
horror! That’s not surprising. An ironic
exclamation Shoot
blanks A man who is sterile. Also
phrased as fire blanks Shoot
off To leave quickly, to hurriedly
go e.g. “I’m just going to shoot off down to the shops” Shoot
one’s load / wad To ejaculate semen Shoot! A euphemism for ‘s$%t’ Shoot-up To inject a drug Shop To tell or inform on Shopping A euphemism for illicit drugs as
brought from a drug dealer Short
and curlies Refers to pubic hairs, but used
figuratively meaning having complete power over someone Short-arse A person who is small in
stature Shot Worn out, exhausted Shotgun A way of smoking
cannabis/marijuana between two people Shout A round of drinks e.g. “Go
on, get to the bar you lazy sod, it’s your shout” Shove it
up your arse! An exclamation of contempt Shove
it! A dismissive exclamation of
anger Shove
off! Go away Shower A derogatory and all
encompassing term for a motley group of people Shower
of s$%te/s$%t Contemptible person, persons or
thing Shrapnel Money in the form of loose
change Shreddies Underwear Shrimp To lick, suck and kiss the toes
for sexual gratification Shrooms Mushrooms, often with regard to
hallucinogenic ‘magic mushrooms’ Shufflebutt A fidgety, restless person Shufty A look, a glance e.g. “Have
a shufty at the that new website” Shushy An extravagant style ‘camp’ Shut
your face / gob / trap / Shut up Sick as
a parrot Depressed, upset, very
disappointed Sickie A period away from work with
illness, and usually without just medical Sicko A disturbing and unsavoury
person, a pervert Sign
one’s pants To be in need of defecation Sile
down To rain heavily Silent
but deadly Describing the silent emmision
of wind from the anus, a ‘fart’ Silent
but violent The same as ‘silent but deadly’ Silly
bugger An idiot, a fool ‘play silly beggars/buggers’ Silly
cow or Silly Moo A idiotic or foolish woman Silly
sausage A foolish person Single
fish An act of urination. Rhyming
slang on ‘pish’, meaning ‘piss’ Siphon
the python To urinate Sissy An effeminate, weak, or cowardly
person Sitter In sport, an easy catch or shot,
that should result in points being scored Six-pack Strong and evident abdominal
muscles Sixty-nine
(69) A couples simultaneous oral
stimulation of each others genitals Size
queen A gay male with a sexual preference for
partners with large genitalia Skank 1. To steal, thieve e.g.
“Someone’s skanked my cigarettes” 2. Someone or something disgusting, or
unpleasant e.g. “He’s a bit of a skank, expecting Debbie to sleep with
him” Skanky Dirty, unnattractive, ugly,
smelly Skanky
pants Dirty, or disgusting, lingerie
or underwear. Also occasionally skanky panties Skedaddle Move, go away Skeg A look at e.g. “Give us a
skeg at your paper” Skerret A tiny amount Sket A promiscuous woman Skew-whiff Out of alignment, incorrect Skidmark A faecal smear or stain in one’s
underwear Skin A skinhead (bald person) Skin and
blister Cockney rhyming slang for
Sister Skin
flute The penis Skin up To roll or build a
cannabis/marijuana cigarette (a joint) Skinful A sufficient quantity of alcohol
to make one drunk Skins Cigarette papers, but refers
more to those used in a ‘joint’ Skint Having no money, poor Skirt A woman or women ‘bit of skirt’ Skit To make fun of, to tease Skive Lazy or avoiding doing something Skivvies Underwear, particularly with
reference to pants Skivvy A servant for menial tasks Skoosh A squirt of cream from an
aerosol Skunkweed A type of very strong marijuana,
also known as ‘skunk’ Sky
(rocket) Rhyming slang for Pocket Skypilot A priest, vicar or similar
preacher of religion Sl^t A promiscuous woman Slag Promiscuous
woman or prostitute Slag
off To criticise or slander Slam
dancing An aggressive and physical dance
style adopted by ‘thrash metal’ fans Slap Cosmetic make-up Slap the
monkey To masturbate Slap-head A bald man Slapper Promiscuous
woman or prostitute Slappy A pie sandwich. Usually a meat
pie on a bread bun Slap-up To apply cosmetic make-up Slash Urinate, urination Slaughtered Very intoxicated by drink or
drugs Sleazebag A despicable, sleazy, fawning
person Sleazeball Meaning the same as
‘sleazebag’ Slimeball A repugnant person. Also
shortened to slime Sling
one’s hook Go away. A demand or order to
leave Slit The vagina Slob An uncouth, unsavoury and lazy
person Slobberchops A name for a person with a
particularly salivery mouth Slog
one’s guts out To work very hard Slo-mo Slowly. Abbreviation of
slow-motion Sloppy
seconds An indulgence by a second person
involving the sharing of drink, or more often it applies to a sexual act Sloshed Drunk Slot Hurt, injure, stab, shoot e.g.
“I slotted that bastard last year” Slum-it To live without the usual
pleasures Slummock A dirty, untidy or lazy
person Slummy Loose change Smack Heroin Smacker A loud kiss Smackhead A heroin addict, junkie Smackie A heroin addict, junkie Small
potatoes An insignificant amount, often
with regard to money Smarmy Obsequious, condescendingly
flattering Smart-arse A person who smuggly displays their
intelligence Smarty-pants A know-all Smashed Very intoxicated with drink or
drugs Smashing Excellent, brilliant Smashingly Very well, without any problems Smeg Abbreviation of smegma Smeggy Unsavoury, horrible. The word
derives from smegma Smeg-head An imbecile, an objectionable
person. From the Red Dwarf sit-com Smellies Scented toiletries and perfumes Smelly A biker, usually unkempt, long
haired, and a listener of rock music Smelly-bridge The perineum. From the area
bridging one smelly place to another Smidgeon A little, a small amount Smoggy A person from Middlesbrough.
From the area’s heavy industry and resulting pollution Smog-monster A person from Middlesbrough.
Term not used by the locals! Smoke A cigarette Smoothie A person who is over stylish and
suave SNAFU A bad situation, a mistake, a
foul-up Snatch The female genitals Snazzy Smart or attractive in an
ostentatious way Snicket An alleyway Snided Very crowded, busy e.g. “It
was New Year’s Eve, the club was snided” Snifter A small drink of alcohol,
usually a shot of spirits Snig Nasal mucus. Often extended to
sniggy Snitch To inform on somebody Snitcher An informer Snockered Drunk, intoxicated Snog To kiss lengthily, passionately
or lustfully. French Kiss. Snog
someone’s face off To kiss someone deeply and
passionately Snook-cocking Showing contempt Snookered Defeated, thwarted Snort To inhale via the nose a small
quantity of powdered drug, such as cocaine Snot Nasal mucus Snotter The nose Snotty
or snotty nosed Over proud and conceited Snout Tobacco, or a cigarette Snuff
movie A violent movie showing real
murders or torture. Snuff meaning to murder Snuff-it To die Snurge A person who smells bicycle
seats for sexual pleasure Soak A drunkard So-and-so A contemptible person. Mildy
offensive Soap-dodger An unkempt, dirty person Soapy
tit wank An act of masturbation between a
woman’s breasts with the use of some soap Sobs Money. A mispronunciation of
‘sovs’ (sovereign, meaning £1 sterling) Sod A contemptible or objectionable
person Sod
about / around To waste time Sod it! A exclamation of contempt or
frustration e.g. “Sod-it! I’m giving up” Sod
off Go away Sod this
for a lark! I give up! An intolerant,
impatient exclamation Sod you! General exclamation of
dismissal, rejection, hostility Sod Annoying person or thing Sod-all Nothing e.g. “I’ve done
sod-all this vacation, but I still feel like I need a break” Sodding Used as an intensifier e.g.
“It’s always that sodding idiot who wakes me up!” Soft in
the head Stupid, dimwitted Soft-lad
/ lass Affectionate expression for an
inept or overly sentimental male/female Softy A weak, feeble or overly
sentimental person Solid! Excellent Sonny
Jim A condescending term of address,
usually to men Soopy A supermarket Soppy Feeble, sickly sentimental Sort An attractive woman Sort
(someone) out To beat (someone) up Sorted Arranged Sound OK, wonderful, similar to
‘sorted’ Sound as
a pound Wonderful, excellent, correct Sounds Tunes or music e.g. “Have
you brought any new sounds for tonight’s party?” Sow
one’s oats To have sexual intercourse,
usually during a period of youthful sexual activity Soz Sorry Sozzled Drunk, but not
incapacitated SP Abbreviation for “Starting
Price”. Used in expressions such a ‘what’s the Sp?’ meaning what’s
happening? Spac An imbecile, objectionable
person Space
cadet An eccentric or crazy person,
someone not thinking normally Spacecake Cake made with the added
ingredients of cannabis or marijuana Spaced
out A light-headed stupification resulting from
the use of drugs Spacey Ambient, ethereal Spackhead An idiot, contemptible person Spacky Idiotic, stupid Spadger A sparrow Spaff Semen Spam
fritter The anus. Rhyming slang for
‘s$%tter’ Spam
javelin Penis. Spam is a meat product
derived from pork Spaniel’s
ears Saggy, flat, droopy breasts.
From their similarity Spank
the monkey To masturbate (for men) Spanking Excellent Spanner An idiot, a contemptible person spare A sexually available, unattached
person, e.g. ‘bit of spare’ Spare
prick at a wedding A useless or unwanted person Spare-tyre A roll of fat around one’s
midrift Spark An electrician spark
out To pass out, become unconscious Spark up To light a cigarette, and often
with regards to a ‘joint’ Sparrowfart Dawn, morning’s break, used
in ‘crack of sparrow’s fart’ Spatchcock To add a phrase, clause or
sentence in a context that is inappropriate Spawny Lucky Spaz Imbecile, socially inept person,
objectionable person Spaz
chariot An invalid’s car, see ‘spaz’ Spaz out To have a tantrum, lose control,
become extremely emotional Spazmo Imbecile, objectionable person,
see Spaz Spazmobile A car for the disabled Spec A viewing point Special
K The drug ketamine Specky-four-eyes A juvenile name for a person
wearing spectacles Speed The drug amphetamine sulphate Speed
freak A compulsive user, or addict of
amphetamines Speed
garage A genre of dance music which
encompasses ‘garage’ styles with ‘dubby’ Speeding Under the influence of
amphetamine sulphate Spell A splinter Spend a
penny To urinate, to go to the
lavatory. A euphemism derived from a fee charged only in the women’s Spends Money to spend on oneself, often
with respect to children’s pocket money Spesh Abbreviation form of special
e.g. “Last night was really spesh!” Spew Vomit Spew
one’s guts up To vomit Spew-up To vomit Spice Confectionery Spider’s
legs The pubic hairs which protrude
from beneath one’s underwear Spiel Persuasive speech, sales patter Spiffing Excellent, first rate Spiggy Chewing gum or ‘spoggy’ Spill
one’s guts To confess or reveal the truth Spit
(out) one’s dummy To throw a tantrum like a child
discarding its pacifier (a dummy) Splick Distasteful or unpleasant
viscous substances Spliff A cannabis or marijuana
cigarette Split
arse A woman Split
beaver An explicit pornographic pose
fully revealing the female genitals Splosh Tea (the drink) Spod A studious person, like
‘swot’ Spoggy Chewing gum, like ‘spiggy’ Spogs Confectionary, any kind of sweet Spondulicks Money. Also spelt spondulics and
spondulix Spoof Semen Spoon 1. To nestle against one another
in bed whilst both facing the same way 2. To miss hit a ball during a
sporting activity Spot on Correct, exactly right Spraff To chat, talk e.g. “Don’t
just stand there spraffing, find some work to do” Spread
it on thick To exaggerate Spreathed Sore through exposure to cold
weather, chapped Sprog A child Sprogged
up Pregnant. From ‘sprog’ meaning
child Spud
ugly Very ugly Spuds The hands. Children might be
heard to say “Put your spuds in”, when chanting spuggly Very ugly. A contraction of
‘spud ugly’ Spunk
(up) To ejaculate semen Spunk
bucket A woman, implying of easy
morals Spunk
dustbin Vagina. As viewed as a
receptacle for semen Spunk 1. Semen 2. Courage or
bravery Squaddie A soldier Square A person who is reactionary, old
fashioned and set in their ways Square
root of f$%k-all Absolutely nothing, like ‘f$%k-all squared’ Square-eyes A humourous address for someone
who watches too much television Square-go A fist fight, a punch up Squat To defecate Squeal To inform (on). Often used in
the simile, squeal like a pig Squick Something distasteful, vile,
disgusting. See ‘squick someone out’ Squick
(someone) out To disgust (someone) Squicky Disgusting Squid A jocular term for one pound
sterling, derived from ‘quid’ Squidgey Feeling soft, squashy or soggy
e.g. “I think the ground’s a little too squidgey” Squiffy A little drunk Squillion A very large indefinite amount Squire A term of address Squirt A diminutive and insignificant
person Squits Diarrhoea Squity Having diarrhoea e.g. “I
not coming into work, I’m a bit squity” Squiz A look, a glance e.g. “Have
a squiz at the photos” Stacked Of a woman, well built or large
breasted Stag
Night Bachelor party or buck’s party Stage-diving The act of climbing onto the
stage during a gig, to then leap off and be caught by the crowd Stalk An erect penis Stark
bollock naked Totally naked Starkers Naked Starved Of a person, very cold, freezing Stash Illicit drugs Steaming Extremely drunk Stecky A tantrum, an fit of anger. Also
throw a stecky Stench-trench Vagina Stenders Abbreviation of Eastenders, the
British TV soap Steve
McQueens Rhyming slang for jeans , often
shortened to Steves Stewed Drunk Stick 1. Hassle, excessive criticism,
trouble e.g. “Keep giving him stick” 2. Effort e.g. “Go on,
give it some stick” Stick in
the mud A boring, unadventurous,
old-fashioned person Stick
one on someone To hit or beat up someone e.g.
“I’m going to stick one on him” Sticks Rural, remote areas such as in
the countryside Sticky
wicket A difficult situation, used in
the expression ‘Bat on a sticky
wicket’ Sticky-fingered Liable to steal Stiff A dead body Stiffy An erect penis. Also stiffie Stinker 1. A contemptible person 2. A
bad situation Stinking Extremely objectionable e.g.
“That stinking idiot deserves all he got” Stinks Suspicious e.g. “Don’t lie
to me, your excuse stinks” Stitch
up To betray with false evidence.
Also phrased to stitch someone up Stoater Something impressive or
excellent Stocious Intoxicated Stoke on
Trent A male homosexual Stoked Excited, pleased, thrilled e.g.
“My dad was stoked when I passed my driving test” Stomping Lively, energetic e.g.
“That last tune was stomping” Stone
bonker A sure thing, a certainty Stone
me! An exclamation of surprise Stone
the crows! An exclamation of surprise Stoned Intoxicated with drink or more
frequently by marijuana Stonker An erect penis, usually implying
great size Stonking Impressively large Stookie A plaster cast on a broken limb Stoppy
back An after hours drink at a public
house (bar) Storming Marvellous, excellent e.g.
“We had a storming night out at the club, the best!” Stottie A flat coarse bread, made from
the scraps of dough leftover in baking Stove in To smash up e.g. “When I
see that idiot again I’m gonna stove his head in” Stowed
out Crowded, packed out, full to
capacity Straight A heterosexual Straight
edge A lifestyle choice based around
the philosophy of abstention from things alcohol, drugs and sexual
promiscuity Strap up To make a cannabis/marijuana
cigarette Strap-on A substitute penis that can be
worn by females to simulate male to female sex Strapped 1. Lacking, short of e.g.
“Can you give it some thought? I’m strapped” 2. Poor, e.g. “I
can’t come out tonight, I’m strapped” Strawberry
Creams Breasts Street Having to do with the street
life of a city Stretch A period spent in prison Strewth! An exclamation of surprise,
annoyance or frustration Strides Trousers Strike a
light! An exclamation of surprise Strike
me pink! Another exclamation of surprise Stringbean A tall, thin person Strobing An effect similar to seeing a
series of stills as when viewed under a stroboscope Strop A bad mood, e.g. “I got in
a strop after that bloke knocked over my drink!” Stroppy Bad tempered Strum An act of female masturbation Strung
out Emotionally stressed, in mental
turmoil Strut
ones stuff To act proudly, confidently and
without inhibitions Stuck-up Conceited, snobbish Studmuffin An attractive male Stuff To copulate Stuff
it! An exclamation of anger,
contempt or indifference Stuff
one’s face To eat greedily or fully Stuffed 1. Exhausted 2. Having a stomach
full of food Stuffing Sexual intercourse, from a male
point of view Stump up To pay up, to hand over what is
owed Stupid
o’clock At an unreasonable, early time Suck To be worthless, contemptible or
disgusting e.g. “The players suck” Suck
s$%t To be worthless, contemptible Suck up To flatter Sucking
diesel Doing very well, progressing
well Sugar! A euphemism for ‘s$%t!’ Suit A white-collar worker, a
business executive suited
and booted Very smartly dressed. From
wearing a suit and formal footwear Summat Something e.g. “There’s
summat up with the engine” Sunshine A form of address e.g.
“Alright sunshine! Show us what you’ve got” Surf To browse different Websites Surf-bum Someone whose life revolves
around surfing Suss To work something out, to
understand, to ascertain Sussed Knowledgeable, well-informed,
able to look after oneself Swag Money or items, as taken by a
thief or burglar Swally Alcoholic drink Swamp
donkey An ugly person Swap
spit To kiss deeply Sweat
cobs To perspire profusely, to sweat
excessively Sweaty
Betty An insult for a woman suffering
excess perspiration Sweaty
sock A Scot. From the rhyming slang Swedge A fight Sweet Excellent, a general term of
approval Sweet as
a nut OK, great, fine, satisfactory Sweet FA Nothing at all. Euphemism for
“sweet f$%k-all” and “sweet fanny adams” Sweet-pea A term of affection Swig To drink greedily Swimbo Acronym. One’s wife or
girlfriend. Standing for She Who Must Be Obeyed Swing
both ways To be bisexual Swing
the lead To waste time, to shirk one’s
duties Swinger A person who indulges in partner
swapping for sexual variety Swot A person who studies hard Swot up To study hard Syphon
the python To urinate T Tab Cigarette Tab-end A cigarette butt Tab-hang To eavesdrop Table-ender An act of copulation on or at a
table Tackle The male genitals Tacky Of poor taste, lacking
style Tactical
chunder A bout of vomiting,
self-administered to enable one to drink more alcohol. Tad A little bit Tadger A penis Usually affectionate
usage Taffy A Welsh person. Usually
offensive. Abbreviated to Taff Tag A pseudonym or other identifying
mark used as a signature by a graffitti artists Tagnuts Faecal remnants that adhere to
anal hairs Tailor-made A factory produced cigarette, as
opposed to a hand-rolled cigarette Taint The perineum. Something of a
pun, because it aint the anus, and it aint the penis! Take a
dive To feign a foul or knockdown in
sports Take a
hand to someone To tease, ridicule Take a
hike To depart. Usually a demand by
someone Take a
pop at (someone) To verbally or physically attack
(someone) Take a
running jump! A dismissive rebuff Take
five Have a brief rest or respite
from one’s current activities Take it
easy Goodbye, a parting salutation Take it
up the arse/ass To be on the receiving end of
anal sex Take the
biscuit To beat all competition, to take
all the honours, usually said ironically Take the
mickey To tease or mock Take the
piss (out of) To mock Talk out
of one’s arse To talk nonsense Tally-ho! Goodbye, a cheerful parting
salutation Tallywhacker Penis Tandoori
two-step Having diarrhoea and an upset
stomach Tank To travel rapidly, to charge at
great speed e.g. “We tanked it up from London for the football
match” Tanked
up Drunk and in a state rowdiness Tap off To seduce a sexually desirable
person Tapped Insane or a mentally unstable Ta-ra! Goodbye! or ‘ta-ta’ Tara-a-bit! Goodbye! Also t’ra a bit Tart 1. Shortened version of
sweetheart 2. A prostitute or promiscuous woman The often unisexual nature of
contemporary is now applied to promiscuous males Tart
fuel Sweet, ready-mixed fruit drinks
containing alcohol Tart up To smarten up Tash Abbreviation of moustache Tastic Suffix added to words to show
excellence e.g. “She took a sextastic night” Tasty Attractive Tat 1. Rubbish, junk. Abbreviation
of tatty 2. Abbreviation of tattoo Ta-ta! Goodbye! Taters A corruption of the word
potatoes Tax To rob a person in public by the
use of, or threat of aggression Tea leaf Cockney rhyming slang for
thief Tea-bagging The oral manipulation and
sucking of testicles during sex Tear-arse
about / around To hurry about e.g. “I’ve
been tear-arsing about without a break all day” Tear-jerker A film or story likely to be
over sentimental and promote tearful emotions Technicolour
yawn An act of vomiting Jocular usage Techno A type of electronically created
dance music Teenth Drug parlance for a sixteenth of
an ounce Telephone
numbers Very large amounts, usually
applied to money e.g. “So what price are you service? Are you talking
telephone numbers?” Telly Television Tenner Ten pounds Thang Thing Thanks a
bunch! An ironic thank you very much Thanks
for nothing! An exclamation of annoyance at
someone’s unhelpfulness Thatch Pubic hair That’s
the stuff Said as an approval of a thing
done or said The box Television The pond The Atlantic Ocean The
Telly Television Thick as
a brick Very stupid Thick as
pigs$%t Very stupid Thick as
two short planks Very stupid Thick
ear A slap around the head, often
used as an idle threat Eg “If you don’t come up, I’ll give you a thick
ear” Thicko An stupid, unintelligent
person Thingy-ma-bob A something whose name escapes
one. Also a thing-ma-jig This
arvo This afternoon This
avvy This afternoon Thrap To masturbate Thrash
metal Similar to ‘thrash’ but having a more
‘heavy-metal’ slant Threads Clothes Three
sheets to the wind Drunk Threepenny
bits Women’s breasts. Rhyming slang
on ‘tits’ Threesome A sexual congress between three
people, a menage a trois Throne The lavatory Throw To vomit A shortening of ‘throw
up’ Throw a
sickie Falsely claim to be ill, usually
to avoid work Throw a
Spanner in the Works Screw up Throw a
whitey To feel like vomiting, derived
from the action of losing all your colour Throw a
wobbly Become very angry Throw an
eppy Have a fit of anger Throw up To vomit Thunderbox A toilet Thunderthighs A person with fat or very bulky
legs, usually applied to women Tick Credit Tick off To reprimand, to tell off Tickety-boo Fine, all right, in order e.g.
“Yes indeed, everything is just tickety-boo” Ticking
off A reprimand e.g. “I got a
right ticking off from the boss” Tickled
pink Very pleased Tiddly A little drunk Tidy Good, satisfactory Tight as
a duck’s arse Miserly Tight as
a gnat’s chuff Extremely frugal, very miserly Tight-arse A mean, selfishly frugal person Tightwad A miserly person Time A prison sentence e.g. serving
one’s time, or doing time Tin bath Rhyming slang for a laugh Tinkle 1. An act of urination 2. A
phone-call e.g. “I’ll give you a tinkle at the weekend” Tinnie A can of beer Tip A style, manner Tip it
down To rain heavily e.g. “It’s
been tipping it down for 40 days and nights” Tip off To give information secretly Tit A woman’s breast, usually
applied in the plural, as tits Tit
about / around To waste time, to mess about
e.g. “Stop titting around” Tit wank A form of masturbation whereby
the penis is sandwiched and rubbed between two breasts Titch A lighthearted nickname for a
small person Titchy Tiny Titfer Cockney rhyming slang for a hat.
From tit for tat Tit-head An idiot, a despicable person Tits-up To fall over Tizzy A confused, flustered state e.g.
“She was all emotional and in a tizzy” To the
max Totally, completely, to the
limit Toddle
off To casually leave Todger A penis. A variation on ‘tadger’ Todger
dodger A lesbian. From, avoiding
contact with the penis (todger) Toe-jam The dirt that collects between
one’s toes Toe-job An act of licking/sucking a
person’s toes, usually for sexual gratification Toe-rag A contemptible or worthless
person Toff Posh person Toffee-nosed Snobbish Togger Football Togs Clothes Toilet A place that is considered
dirty, squalid or unkempt e.g. “His place is a toilet” Toke To smoke a ‘joint’ Toley A lump of excrement. Also spelt
toly and tolli Tom 1. A prostitute 2. Jewellery,
from the rhyming slang, Tom Foolery Tom and
Dick Rhyming slang for sick Tom,
Dick and Harry Anybody, any person regardless
of specifics Tommies Tomatoes Tomming Out seeking sex, being sexually
promiscuous Tommy A British soldier in WWI Tommy
(tank) An act of masturbation. Rhyming
slang for ‘wank’ Tommy K Tomato ketchup Tommy-rot Nonsense, rubbish e.g.
“Don’t believe a thing he says, he’s talking absolute tommy rot” Tomtit An act of defecation From the
rhyming slang for ‘s$%t’ Ton 1. £100 2. 100 MPH 3. Any unit
of 100 Tongue To perform cunnilingus Tonk 1. To hit or kick hard e.g.
“He tonked the football into the opposition’s half” 2. To have
sexual intercourse Tonsil
hockey Passionate, deep kissing, also
‘tonsil tennis’ Too
right! I agree! An exclamation of
aggreement Toodle-oo! Goodbye! Tool A penis Tooled
up Armed, carrying weapons Toon
Army Collectively the supporters of
Newcastle United Football Club Toot Originally to snort drugs but
now also smoking Tootsies Toes Top To kill e.g. “He took a
full bottle of pain-killers and topped himself” Top
banana The leading person, the
boss Top
bollocks A woman’s breasts Top
dog The leader, boss Top one Excellent, expressing that
something is the best Top
totty Very attractive woman, or women Top
whack The maximum price or rate ‘full
whack’ Topper An exceptional thing or person Torch To set alight Tosh Nonsense Toss 1. Rubbish, nonsense e.g.
“That place was toss, we should have gone somewhere else” 2. An act
of masturbation Toss off To masturbate (men) Tossbag A contemptible or worthless
person Tosser Someone who masturbates (to toss
off) Tossing An intensifier e.g. “I’m
not doing the tossing washing up, it’s your turn!” Tosspot Drunkard or habitual drinker Totty Sexually alluring female or
females, also applied to men e.g. “There was plenty of totty at the
party” Touching
cloth Have an urgent need defecate Tough
cookie A strong unyielding person Tough
guy A particularly hard and
unyielding male Tough
nut A difficult or obstinate person Tough
s$%t! Hard luck! Often expressed with
irony Tough
titty! Hard luck! Tough! Short for tough luck! A
sarcastic and bitter exclamation Town
bike A promiscuous woman from the
local district, because everyone gets a ride Townie A person, usually young, who
typically wears casual, brand-name sportswear Toyboy A woman’s evidently younger male
lover Tracky Tracksuit e.g. “Can I
borrow your tracky bottoms? Mine are in the wash” Tracy A disparaging name for a female
considered to be working class, unintelligent Trade A sexual partner or collective
term for such (used in gay community) Tradesman’s
entrance The anus, the back passage.
Traditionally tradesman delivered their goods at the back door Trainspotter Generally a usually intelligent
but particularly anally retentive person Tramlines The scars created by the
constant injection of illicit drugs Tranks Tranquillizers Trannie A cross-dresser, usually male
wearing female attire Trap The mouth e.g. “Shut your
trap you noisy bugger” Trap off To attain a liason with a
sexually desirable person Trashed Worn-out Tree
hugger An environmentalist, a green
activist Tribal A type of ‘house’ music which is
very rhythmic and deep Trick A prostitutes client Trick
cyclist A pun on psychiatrist Triffic! Excellent! A contraction of
terrific Triffid Any large or sprawling plant,
usually a house plant Trip The time spent under the
influence of a hallucinatory drug such as LSD Trippy The experiences and qualities
felt under the influence of hallucinogens Trog An ugly, uncouth person. Derived
from troglodyte Troll An ugly person, usually
referring to a woman Trolley
dolly An airline flight attendant,
mainly applied to females Trolleyed Very intoxicated by drink or
drugs. An extension of ‘off one’s trolley’ Trolleys Underwear, specifically knickers
and underpants Trollied Very drunk Tromp To trudge, to walk e.g.
“I’m worn out, having tromped around the shops” Trots Having diarrhoea. The need to
hurry to the toilet Trouble
and strife Cockney rhyming slang for
wife Trough To eat. The imagery is of eating
like an animal Trouser To pocket e.g. “Chris
trousered all his winnings and left the casino” Trouser
department The male genitals Trouser
snake Euphemism for the penis. A
shortening of ‘one-eyed trouser-snake’ Trousered Drunk, or very intoxicated Trousers Drunk, or very intoxicated Trout An unattractive woman, often
prefixed with old Trump To break wind from the anus, to
‘fart’ Tub of
lard A fat person, or ‘lardarse’ Tubby A fat person, often of short
stature Tube The London Underground Tuck Food Tuck in To eat, usually with enthusiasm Tuck
shop A confectioners, a sweet shop Tug An act of male masturbation Tummy
banana A penis Tumshie A turnip Tup To headbutt e.g. “He said
my girlfriend looked like Quasimodo, so I tupped him!” Turd A lump of faeces Turf The area felt to belong to a
person or gang Turf out To expel a thing or a person, to
throw out e.g. “Haven’t you turfed out that rubbish yet?” Turkey A stupid or idiotic person Turn
over To rob by ransacking a premises
e.g. “The library got turned over” Turnip An idiot Turn-off To disgust Turn-on To excite, often sexually Tut Rubbish, nonsense e.g.
“Whatever he told you about me is just a load of tut” TV Abbreviation of transvestite
or ‘trannie’ Twag To play traunt e.g. “No
wonder he failed his exams, he’s been twagging” Twannock An idiot, an objectionable
person Twat The female genitals Twat
face A contemptible person Twatfaced Intoxicated with alcohol or
drugs Twatted Very intoxicated due to alcohol
or drugs Twatting A general intensifier e.g.
“You wouldn’t twatting believe it” Twentyfour-seven All the time 24 hours a day, 7
days a week Twerp An imbecile, a fool. Also twirp Twig To understand, to realise e.g.
“Once I saw the look on her face I twigged” Twigs
& Berries Genitalia Twilight
zone Recognition of a bizarre
occurrence Twirly A senior citizen, or OAP (old
age pensioner) Twisting A telling off, a scolding, a
reprimand Twit An idiot. Patronising but often
jocular Twitchell A narrow alleyway Twitcher A bird watcher, an ornithologist Two bob
bit An act of defecation, rhyming
slang on ‘s$%t’ Two cans
short of a picnic An eccentric, insane person Two
finger salute The insulting hand gesture which
involves raising the hand with two fingers Two
fingers Same as two finger salute TWOC Acronym – Taking With Out
Consent. Originally and usually applied to stealing Twocker A person who steals vehicles,
see ‘TWOC’ Two’s
up! Putting a claim on a share of
something, often a drink or cigarette Two-time To be unfaithful to one’s
partner e.g. “He’s been two-timing on his girlfriend” Twunt An idiot, a fool. A combination
of the words ‘twat’ and ‘c$%^’ Tyke A person from Yorkshire, England U U-ee A u-turn A term used by drivers Ugly as
sin Very ugly Umpteen Many, a lot of e.g. “There
was umpteen colours to choose from” Uncle
Dick Rhyming slang for sick Uncle
Ned Rhyming slang for head Under
the weather Out of sorts, not currently in
good health Undercrackers Underpants Underkecks Underpants Unhinged Insane, mentally unstable and
unpredictable Uni College/University Uni Abbreviation of university Unmentionables A coy euphemism for
undergarments Unreal Fantastic, excellent, wonderful Up Intoxicated by drugs, high Up for
it Willing to have sex Up on
blocks A menstruating woman Up s$%t
creek In serious trouble Up
sticks To move on, to settle or live
elsewhere Up the
duff Pregnant Up the
spout Pregnant Up the
suff Down the drain Up the
swanny In a hopeless situation. Meaning
the same as ‘up s$%t creek’ Up the
wrong ‘un Up the anus. From ‘up the wrong
one’ Up your
bum! An angry and dismissive
exclamation Up
yours! Exclamation of anger or defiance Upchuck Vomit Uphill
gardener A homosexual male Upper A stimulant drug, usually
amphetamine sulphate Uptight Frigid, conventional, stressed Use
one’s loaf To think, to use one’s
ingenuity, to use one’s head Use
one’s noggin Meaning the same as ‘use one’s
loaf’ V Vadge Vagina Vagitarian Lesbian. A pun on vegetarian Vanilla Gay expression for conventional
sex without any kinky extras Veggie Abbreviation of vegetarian Veg-out To vegetate, chill-out Vera
(Lynn) Rhyming slang for gin Vertical
bacon sandwich Female genitals Vibe The atmosphere or feelings in a
situation Vicky-verky Vice versa. A humourous and
deliberate mispronunciation Village Useless, of no value, poor
quality, not up to one’s expected standards Vinegar
strokes The last thrusts of sexual intercourse, just
prior to reaching orgasm Vino Cheap inferior wine Vinyl Gramophone records, not CDs Voddy Vodka W Wack A term of address Wacko Crazy, insane Wack-off To masturbate, of males Wacky Crazy, zany Wacky
backy A euphemism for marijuana or
cannabis Wad A large amount of money Wadded Having large amounts of money,
wealthy Waffle To talk aimlessly Wafty
crank An act of masturbation, perhaps
implying one done at a particularly opportunist Wag
off Skyve or play truant Wagwan! A form of greeting. A
contraction of What is happening? Walking
disaster A person who is prone to having
accidents or mishaps Wallies False teeth Wally An idiot or imbecile Wang To throw Wanger A penis. Also spelt whanger Wangle To obtain by scheming e.g.
“I even wangled myself a backstage pass” Wank To masturbate. Also phrased as
wank off Wank
bank Memory, with respect to sexually
stimulating thoughts and recalled e.g. “I’ve put her in my wank
bank” Wank mag A pornographic magazine Wanker 1. Someone who
masturbates 2. Abusive term, someone the speaker doesn’t like Wankered Very intoxicated Wanking
spanner(s) Hand(s) Wankstain A contemptible person Wanky Rubbish Wannabe A person who aspires to be
someone else, usually a celebrity and consequently Wap A wasp. Also wappy War
paint Facial cosmetics, make-up e.g.
“She’s in the bathroom putting on her war paint” Warts
and all Including all negative
characteristics Wassock An idiot, imbecile. Also
‘wazzock’ Wass-up A form of greeting Waste To kill, to thoroughly beat up
e.g. “My mum will waste me for failing my exams” Waste of
space A useless and contemptible
person e.g. “That lazy brother of yours is a waste of space” Waste of
sperm A useless and contemptible
person Wasted Describing being thoroughly
intoxicated to a point of uselessness Watersports The act of urinating on another
for the sexual pleasure of both parties involved Waterworks The act of crying e.g. “As
expected my mum turned on the old waterworks” Way-out Unusual, unconventional, avant
garde Wazoo The bottom, the anus, the rear
end Also, occasionally spelt wazzoo Wazz To urinate Wazzock An idiot, imbecile Also
‘wassock’ Wean A child or baby From wee ane
(wee one) Wear the
trousers To be the dominant and
controlling partner in a relationship Weasel A despicable, usually sly and
deceitful person Weasel
(and stoat) Coat, or jacket – Cockney
rhyming slang Weasel-water A drink that is weak and
insipid, often used with reference to tea Wedding
tackle A euphemism for the male
genitals Wedge Money, usually implying a large
amount Wedgie An adolescents prank whereby a
victim’s underwear is pulled vigorously thus causing great discomfort to the
wearer Wee 1. To urinate. Generally
inoffensive and mainly regarded as a children’s expression 2. Small, tiny (Scottish) Wee ‘un A child or baby, see ‘wean’ Weed Marijuana Weepy A film that is sentimental and
emotional Wegie
/Weegie A Glaswegian, a person from
Glasgow [Scottish use, mainly Edinburgh] Weigh
into To tackle something forcefully
and enthusiastically Well
hung Having a large penis Wellied Drunk, intoxicated Welly To kick forcefully Wellybobs Wellington boots, see ‘welly-gogs’ Welly-gogs Wellington boots, see ‘wellybobs’ Welly-top Descriptive of a large vagina.
Supposedly having the roominess and appearance Wet Feeble, emotional,
effeminate Wet
blanket A miserable person unwilling to
participate in an enjoyable event or moment Wet
nellie A feebleminded person Wet
oneself To laugh heartily, to find
something particularly amusing Wet the
baby’s head To celebrate the birth of a baby
with a drink of alcohol Whack 1. To promptly insert or place
(something) e.g. “Whack the contract in 2. Hit or strike Whacked Tired, worn out Whacking An intensifier such as
‘steaming’ or ‘mad’ e.g. “It was a whacking great spot” What the
dickens! An exclamation of surprise or
annoyance Whatchamacallit Something whose name escapes one What’s
cooking? What’s happening? Also used as a
form of greeting What’s
he /she like? A rhetorical question in
response to unusual or extreme behaviour What’s
the crack? What’s happening? What’s the
news? What’s
the damage? What’s the cost? What’s
the score? Meaning the same as ‘what’s the
crack?’ What’s
the SP? What’s the situation? From the
horse racing and betting term What’s-his-face A reference to anyone whose name
one has forgotten Wheels A motor vehicle or bicycle Wheels
of steel A DJ’s record decks When the
s$%t hits the fan When the truth is discovered the
consequences will be felt Whiffy Smelling unpleasant Whinge To persistently complain, in an
irritating manner Whinge Whine Whinger A person who complains
incessently See ‘whinge’ Whingey In the manner of a ‘whinger’,
see above Whip To steal e.g. “I had my
wallet whipped last night” Whipping A thorough beating or defeat Whip-round Contributions collected from a
group of people for a specific purpose Whirlies Dizziness induced by excessive
intoxication, usually alcoholic Whistle
(and flute) A suit, Cockney rhyming slang White
van man An ill-mannered and aggressive
driver of commercial delivery vehicles Whitey A short period of feeling sick,
or queasy; often a reaction to excessive consumption of alcohol Whizz 1. To urinate 2. Amphetamine
sulphate Whoop-di-do! An expression of joy, however is
often used sarcastically Whoopsie Excrement, a deposit of faeces Whopper Something very large Wicked Cool! Widdle To urinate. Possibly a
combination of the words ‘wee’ and ‘piddle’ Wide Self-assured, clever, sharp Wide-boy A male characterized by his
cocky charm, petty illicit dealings Wide-o An insensitive and objectionable
person Wierdo
/wierdy A person perceived as
objectionably unusual, an eccentric Wife-beater Stella Artois lager Wigga A white person who admires black
culture Wildies Diarrhoea William
(Pitt) An act of defecation. Rhyming
slang for… Willies Nerves, worries, frights Willy
warmer A jokey item of clothing
intended to keep the penis warm Willy Penis Willy-waving Acting in an excessively macho
fashion Willy-woofter A homosexual male, like ‘woofter’ and ‘woolly-woofter’ Wimp A feeble or ineffectual
person Wimp out To lose courage Wind bag Someone who talks
incessantly Wind
up To tease, irritate, annoy, anger Window
licker A mentally handicapped
person Wind-up To infuriate someone. Pronounced
as in wind up a clock Wind-up
merchant A person who ‘winds-up’
regularly Windypops Flatulence Wing 1. To throw away 2. To
improvise, take things as they happen Winkle Affectionate name for a penis Winnets Faecal remnants that adhere to
the anal hairs Wino A habitual and often destitute
drunkard Wiped
out Exhausted Wired Stressed, nervy or anxious Witch A despicable, nasty, or spiteful
woman Witter
on To talk incessantly and
superficially Wizard! Excellent! Great! Dated
expression Wizard’s
sleeve A large or spacious vagina Wolf To eat greedily or quickly Wonga Money Wonky Unstable or misalligned e.g.
“Watchout for that rear wheel, it’s wonky” Wood An erect penis or ‘woody’ Woodwork The goalposts in football
(soccer) Woody An erect penis ‘wood’ Woofter A homosexual, a variation on
‘poofter’ or ‘woolly-woofter’ Woolies Woolworths, the store Woolly A woollen jumper or cardigan Woollyback A person from the provinces of
Liverpool Woolly-woofter A homosexual Wop An Italian Work
one’s arse/ass/butt off To work really hard Workie
ticket A trouble maker Workman’s
bum The area of the buttocks (bum)
made visible when trousers slip down Worm out
of To evade or escape an unpleasant
situation by undignified behaviour Worship
at the porcelain To vomit in the toilet Wotcha! Hello Wrap A tiny paper envelope for
holding a quantity of illicit powdered drug Wreck To hurt Wrecked Very intoxicated with alcohol or
drugs Wrinkly An elderly person Wrong’un A bad person Wupp To thoroughly beat e.g.
“I’m going to wupp his ass if he tries that again” Wuss An inneffectual, feeble person X X-rated Pornographic XTC Abbreviation of the drug ecstasy Y Yack! An exclamation of disgust A
variation on ‘yuck!’ Yacky Disgusting, vile Yam Home Yampy Crazy, mad, insane Yap To talk a lot Yard One’s home Yawn Something that is very boring Y-bone
steak Female genitals Yikes! An expression of surprise or
astonishment Yo! A greeting Yob A lout or hooligan Yobbo Means the same as ‘yob’ Yomp To walk hard and with vigour Yonks A very long time Yoursen Yourself Yucky Very unpleasant or distasteful Z Zapper TV remote control unit Zed The letter Z Zilch Nothing, zero Zip
it Shut up, stop talking Zit A pimple on the skin Zonked Worn out, tired Zoot A marijuana/cannabis cigarette,
a ‘joint’ Z’s Sleep, a nap
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Can you add Buzzer. My favorite for female orgasm
When your buzzer goes off.
The correct word is ‘confab’ not ‘conflab’
Otherwise a great list of words of British Slang.
Jean.
jiggy-jiggy = male masturbation
“Woollybacks” is generally applied to Welsh farmers due to their alleged close relationships with their sheep, not Liverpool citizens ( usually known as Scousers)
Suggested addition. “Talk to the great white telephone” means to vomit into the toilet bowl after excessive drinking
Do you know what the word ‘arkenshaw’ means? (Seen in the humorous short story ‘On Ilkley Moor b’aht Frog’ by John Wells).