The Probert Encyclopaedia of Slang

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The Probert Encyclopaedia
of Slang
A comprehensive glossary of over 15,000 English language slang and dialect terms from around the
world, including: American slang, Australian slang, British slang, Canadian slang, South African
slang, Cockney rhyming slang, Irish slang, Scottish slang, Jamaican slang, theatre slang, bingo slang,
and Dorset slang.
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110 PERCENT
110 percent is American sports slang for the extra effort often required to win a difficult contest.
180−OUT
180−out is American military slang for false.
24−7
24−7 is slang for all the time. It is short for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
404
404 is American slang for clueless or naive.
411
411 is American slang for information.
56
56 is American police slang for time off from work.
714S
714s is slang for methaqualone.
911
911 is American slang for an emergency.
98
98 is American slang for a 98 model Oldsmobile motor car.
A BIT OF A BUMBLE
A bit of a bumble is Dorset slang for confusion.
A BIT OF CRUMPET
A bit of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman.
A BIT OF HOW'S YOUR FATHER
A bit of how's your father is British slang for sexual mischief.
A BUGGER'S MUDDLE
A bugger's muddle is British slang for a mess.
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A BUTTON SHORT
A button short is slang for intellectually deficient.
A CARSE
A carse is Dorset slang for of course.
A COLD DAY IN HELL
A cold day in hell is slang for never.
A GRAPE ON THE BUSINESS
A grape on the business is Australian slang for a person whose presence spoils things for others.
A LA
A la is British slang for pretentious.
A PIECE OF CRUMPET
A piece of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman.
A PIECE OF GOODS
A piece of goods is slang for a person, especially a woman.
A ROD IN PICKLE
A rod in pickle is Australian slang for a race horse being secretly prepared for a win and betting coup.
A ROLL JACK RICE COULDN'T JUMP OVER
A roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over is Australian slang for a large sum of money.
A SKULL
A skull is slang for per person.
A SODA
A soda is Australian slang for something easily done; a pushover.
A SQUEEZE
A squeeze is American slang for orange juice.
A TO Z
A to Z is British rhyming slang for a shed.
A TOUCH OF THE TAR−BRUSH
A touch of the tar−brush is derogatory British slang for having a skin colour which suggests black or
coloured ancestry.
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A'PORTH
A'Porth (from ha'porth) is British slang for an unimportant or silly person.
A−COATHED
A−coathed is Dorset slang for rotten, diseased.
A−HEAD
A−head is Black−American slang for a heavy user of amphetamines.
A−OKAY
A−okay is slang for superb.
A−STOGGED
A−stogged is Dorset slang for having one's feet stuck in the mud.
A−STOODED
A−stooded is Dorset slang for sunk in the ground, stuck in the mud.
A−ZEW
A−zew is Dorset slang for no longer yielding milk.
A.C.A.B.
A.C.A.B. is British slang for 'All Coppers Are Bastards'.
A.D.
A.D. is slang for drug addict.
A.K.A.
A.K.A. (also known as) is slang for alias.
AAP
Aap is South african slang for a cannabis cigarette.
AARDVARK
Aardvark is British slang for hard work, unpleasant tasks.
AB
Ab is body−building slang for an abdominal muscle.
ABB
Abb is surfing slang for an abnormal person.
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ABBESS
Abbess was 16th to 19th century slang for the mistress of a brothel.
ABDOMINABLE VOORHEAVES
Abdominable voorheaves is American slang for to vomit.
ABDUL
Abdul is derogatory slang for a Turk or Arab.
Abdul is Australian slang for an immigrant.
ABE
Abe is British slang for a Jew.
ABEL AND CAIN
Abel and Cain is British rhyming slang for rain.
ABERDEENS
Aberdeens is British rhyming slang for baked beans.
ABERGAVENY
Abergavenny is London cockney rhyming slang for penny.
ABFAB
Abfab is Australian slang for first−rate, very attractive, wonderful.
ABIGAIL
Abigail was 18th and 19th century slang for a lady's maid.
Abigail is slang for an ageing, conservative male homosexual.
ABO
Abo is derogatory Australian slang for an aboriginal.
ABOUT DONE
About done is British slang for finished.
About done is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.
ABOUT RIGHT
About right is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.
ABRAHAM
Abraham is British rhyming slang for sham.
ABRAHAM'S WILLING
Abraham's willing was old British rhyming slang for a shilling.
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ABROAD
Abroad is British slang for out conducting criminal activities.
ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE
Absent without leave is slang for escaped from prison.
ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY
Absofuckinglutely is Black−American slang for without doubt.
ABSORB
Absorb is slang for to drink.
Absorb is slang for to eat.
ABSOTIVELY
Absotively is American slang for absolutely, positively.
ABYSSINIA
Abyssinia is British slang for goodbye (I'll be seeing you).
ABYSSINIAN POLO
Abyssinian polo is American slang for the game of craps.
AC
AC is Black−American slang for the Acura Legend automobile.
AC/DC
AC/DC is slang for bisexual.
ACAPULCO
Acapulco is slang for cannabis.
ACAPULCO GOLD
Acapulco Gold is slang for a particular breed of cannabis from around Acapulco in Mexico. The
leaves are golden in colour and supposedly of high quality.
ACCA
Acca is Australian slang for academic
ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS
Accelerated death benefits is insurance industry slang for a policyholder's option to use cash benefits
from life insurance to finance medical care during serious illness.
ACCIDENT
Accident is British slang for an arrest.
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ACE
Ace is slang for excellent.
Ace is slang for cannabis.
Ace is British slang for the anus.
Ace is American slang for to achieve the top grade in an examination etc.
ACE HURLER
Ace hurler is American slang for a baseball team's best pitcher.
ACE IN THE HOLE
Ace in the hole is American slang for a final surprise which will likely guarantee success.
ACE OF SPADES
Ace of spades is British slang for the female pubic area.
Ace of spades is British slang for completely black.
Ace of spades is British rhyming slang for AIDs.
ACE OF TRUMPS
Ace of trumps is British slang for a first−class person.
ACE OUT
Ace out is American slang for to achieve the top grade in an examination, etc.
ACE−DEUCE
Ace−deuce is Black−American slang for three.
Ace−deuce is American and Jamaican slang for a best friend.
ACEY−DEUCY
Acey−deucy is American slang for uncertain quality, both good and bad.
ACHE AND PAIN
Ache and pain is British rhyming slang for rain.
ACID
Acid is slang for the drug LSD. (Lysergic acid diethyl amide).
Acid is slang for the drug MDMA
Acid is West Indian slang for rum.
Acid is Jamaican slang for a special unit of the Jamaican police force.
ACID CASUALTY
Acid casualty is slang for someone supposedly suffering from impaired faculties as a result of taking
LSD (acid).
ACID DROPS
Acid drops is British slang for caustic comments, put−downs.
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ACID FLASH
Acid flash is slang for a sudden recurrence of an LSD related experience.
ACID HEAD
Acid head is slang for a person who uses LSD (acid).
ACID HOUSE
Acid house is slang for a particular youth culture involving synthetic electronic dance−music −
known as house − and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs such as ecstasy and LSD (acid).
ACID ROCK
Acid rock is slang for a type of guitar−based electric rock music of the late 1960s and early 1970s
supposedly influenced by LSD (acid).
ACID TRIP
Acid trip is slang for a period under the influence of the drug LSD (acid).
ACKER
Acker (shortened from Acker Bilk) is British rhyming slang for milk.
Acker is Dorset slang for a friend.
ACKER BILK
Acker Bilk is British rhyming slang for milk.
ACKERS
Ackers is British military slang for coins, notes, money and especially piastres.
ACORN
Acorn is British slang for the head of an erect penis.
Acorn was old slang for the head.
ACORN IN A BIRD'S NEST
Acorn in a bird's nest is British slang for the male genitalia.
ACORNS
Acorns is British slang for the testicles.
ACRE
Acre is slang for buttock.
Acre is slang for testicle.
ACROBAT
Acrobat is Jamaican slang for a fool.
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ACROSS THE BOARD
Across the board is slang for all−inclusive.
ACROSS THE RIVER
Across the river is American military slang for the government (the White House and Congress).
ACT
Act is Australian slang for pretending to be something you are not.
Act is Australian slang for a fit of temper; a tantrum.
ACT DUMB
Act dumb is slang for to feign ignorance.
ACT THE JINNIT
Act the jinnit is Irish slang for to behave foolishly, irrationally.
ACT THE LINNET
Act the linnet is Irish slang for to flirt.
ACT THE MAGGOT
Act the maggot is Irish slang for to play the fool, to clown around.
ACT THE MOHAWK
Act the mohawk is Irish slang for to misbehave.
ACTCOM
Actcom is American slang for a television action comedy, where every episode is based on a
disruption of the status quo, followed by humorous efforts to bring the situation back to normal.
ACTION
Action is slang for recreational activities such as gambling, prostitution and drugs.
ACTION MAN
Action man is British slang for a devotee of military physical exercise. An excessively macho man.
ACTOR
Actor is slang for someone accomplished at playing a role, or bluffing.
ACTUAL
Actual is British slang for cash.
ADAM
Adam is slang for the drug ecstasy (MDA or methyl diamphetamine).
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ADAM AND EVE
Adam and Eve is London Cockney rhyming slang for believe.
Adam and Eve is American slang for two poached or fried eggs.
Adam and Eve is slang for sexual intercourse.
ADAM AND EVE BALL
Adam and Eve ball is slang for an early dancing party to which the guests are invited until 12
midnight only.
ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT
Adam and Eve on a raft is American slang for two poached eggs on toast.
ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT AND WRECK 'EM
Adam and Eve on a raft and wreck 'em is American slang for scrambled eggs on toast.
ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS
Adam and Eve's togs is British slang for naked.
ADAM ANTS
Adam Ants is British rhyming slang for pants.
ADAM FAITH
Adam Faith is British rhyming slang for a safe.
ADAM'S ALE
Adam's ale is slang for water.
ADAMITICAL
Adamitical is slang for naked.
ADAMS
Adams (shortened from Adam Ants) is British rhyming slang for pants.
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE
Add fuel to the fire is slang for make a bad or intense situation worse.
ADD INSULT TO INJURY
Add insult to injury is slang for aggravate an already difficult situation, further upset someone.
ADDICTION MEDICINE
Addiction medicine is American slang for psychiatric treatment used to treat people who suffer from
an addiction.
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