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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Slang

10 12

10 12 is British police slang for a prisoner - somebody arrested at an incident or a raid.
Research 10 12

110 PERCENT

110 percent is American sports slang for the extra effort often required to win a difficult contest.
Research 110 Percent

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 BIN

A bin is south-east Worcestershire and Gloucestershire dialect for have been.
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A BIT OF A BUMBLE

A bit of a bumble is Dorset slang for confusion.
Research A Bit Of A Bumble

A BIT OF CRUMPET

A bit of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman.
Research A Bit of Crumpet

A BIT OF HOW'S YOUR FATHER

A bit of how's your father is British slang for sexual mischief.
Research A Bit Of How's Your Father

A BUGGER'S MUDDLE

A bugger's muddle is British slang for a mess.
Research A Bugger's Muddle

A BUTTON SHORT

A button short is slang for intellectually deficient.
Research A Button Short

A CARSE

A carse is Dorset slang for of course.
Research A Carse

A COLD DAY IN HELL

A cold day in hell is slang for never.
Research A Cold Day in Hell

A GRAPE ON THE BUSINESS

A grape on the business is Australian slang for a person whose presence spoils things for others.
Research A Grape On The Business

A LA

A la is British slang for pretentious.
Research A La

A PIECE OF CRUMPET

A piece of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman.
Research A Piece of Crumpet

A PIECE OF GOODS

A piece of goods is slang for a person, especially a woman.
Research A Piece of Goods

A ROD IN PICKLE

A rod in pickle is Australian slang for a race horse being secretly prepared for a win and betting coup.
Research A Rod In Pickle

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.
Research A Roll Jack Rice Couldn't Jump Over

A RUM GO

A rum go is British slang for an odd affair.
Research A Rum Go

A SKULL

A skull is slang for per person.
Research A Skull

A SODA

A soda is Australian slang for something easily done; a pushover.
Research A Soda

A SQUEEZE

A squeeze is American slang for orange juice.
Research A Squeeze

A TO Z

A to Z is British rhyming slang for a shed.
Research A To Z

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.
Research A Touch Of The Tar-Brush

A'PORTH

A'Porth (from ha'porth) is British slang for an unimportant or silly person.
Research A'porth

A-COATHED

A-coathed is Dorset slang for rotten, diseased.
Research A-Coathed

A-HEAD

A-head is Black-American slang for a heavy user of amphetamines.
Research A-head

A-OKAY

A-okay is slang for superb.
Research A-Okay

A-STOGGED

A-stogged is Dorset slang for having one's feet stuck in the mud.
Research A-Stogged

A-STOODED

A-stooded is Dorset slang for sunk in the ground, stuck in the mud.
Research A-Stooded

A-ZEW

A-zew is Dorset slang for no longer yielding milk.
Research A-Zew

A.C.A.B.

A.C.A.B. is British slang for 'All Coppers Are Bastards'.
Research A.C.A.B.

A.D.

A.D. is slang for drug addict.
Research A.D.

A.K.A.

A.K.A. (also known as) is slang for alias.
Research A.K.A.

AAP

Aap is South African slang for a cannabis cigarette.
Research Aap

AARDVARK

Aardvark is British slang for hard work, unpleasant tasks.
Research Aardvark

AB

Ab is body-building slang for an abdominal muscle.
Research Ab

ABANDONWARE

Abandonware is computing slang for software that is no longer sold commercially or supported.
Research Abandonware

ABB

Abb is surfing slang for an abnormal person.
Research Abb

ABBESS

Abbess was 16th to 19th century slang for the mistress of a brothel.
Research Abbess

ABBEY-LUBBER

Abbey-lubber is old slang for an idle, well-fed, dependent or loafer.
Research Abbey-Lubber

ABDOMINABLE VOORHEAVES

Abdominable voorheaves is American slang for to vomit.
Research Abdominable Voorheaves

ABDUL

Abdul is derogatory slang for a Turk or Arab.
Abdul is Australian slang for an immigrant.
Research Abdul

ABE

Abe is British slang for a Jew.
Research Abe

ABEIGH

Abeigh is Scottish dialect for aloofly, shyly.
Research Abeigh

ABEL AND CAIN

Abel and Cain is British rhyming slang for rain.
Research Abel And Cain

ABEND

Abend is computing slang for an abnormal termination of a program (crash).
Research Abend

ABERDEENS

Aberdeens is British rhyming slang for baked beans.
Research Aberdeens

ABERGAVENY

Abergavenny is London cockney rhyming slang for penny.
Research Abergaveny

ABFAB

Abfab is Australian slang for first-rate, very attractive, wonderful.
Research Abfab

ABIGAIL

Abigail was 18th and 19th century slang for a lady's maid.
Abigail is slang for an ageing, conservative male homosexual.
Research Abigail

ABLINS

Anlins is Scottish dialect for possibly.
Research Ablins

ABO

Abo is derogatory Australian slang for an aboriginal.
Research Abo

ABOUT DONE

About done is British slang for finished.
About done is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.
Research About Done

ABOUT RIGHT

About right is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.
Research About Right

ABRAHAM

Abraham is British rhyming slang for sham.
Research Abraham

ABRAHAM NEWLAND

Abraham Newland was old British slang for a banknote. The term originated in the early 19th century when genuine banknotes could be discerned by the presence of the signature of Abraham Newland.
Research Abraham Newland

ABRAHAM'S WILLING

Abraham's willing was old British rhyming slang for a shilling.
Research Abraham's Willing

ABROAD

Abroad is British slang for out conducting criminal activities.
Research Abroad

ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE

Absent without leave is slang for escaped from prison.
Research Absent Without Leave

ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY

Absofuckinglutely is Black-American slang for without doubt.
Research Absofuckinglutely

ABSORB

Absorb is slang for to drink.
Absorb is slang for to eat.
Research Absorb

ABSOTIVELY

Absotively is American slang for absolutely, positively.
Research Absotively

ABUNE

Abune (aboon) is Scottish and northern English dialect for above.
Research Abune

ABYSSINIA

Abyssinia is British slang for goodbye (I'll be seeing you).
Research Abyssinia

ABYSSINIAN POLO

Abyssinian polo is American slang for the game of craps.
Research Abyssinian Polo

AC

AC is Black-American slang for the Acura Legend automobile.
Research AC

AC/DC

AC/DC is slang for bisexual.
Research AC/DC

ACAPULCO

Acapulco is slang for cannabis.
Research Acapulco

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.
Research Acapulco Gold

ACCA

Acca is Australian slang for academic
Research Acca

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.
Research Accelerated Death Benefits

ACCIDENT

Accident is British slang for an arrest.
Research Accident

ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE

Accidentally on purpose is slang for a an action conducted with a hidden purpose.
Research Accidentally On Purpose

ACCLAIM

Acclaim is Scottish and northern English dialect for lay claim to.
Research Acclaim

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.
Research Ace

ACE HURLER

Ace hurler is American slang for a baseball team's best pitcher.
Research Ace Hurler

ACE IN THE HOLE

Ace in the hole is American slang for a final surprise which will likely guarantee success.
Research Ace In The Hole

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.
Research Ace Of Spades

ACE OF TRUMPS

Ace of trumps is British slang for a first-class person.
Research Ace Of Trumps

ACE OUT

Ace out is American slang for to achieve the top grade in an examination, etc.
Research Ace Out

ACE-DEUCE

Ace-deuce is Black-American slang for three.
Ace-deuce is American and Jamaican slang for a best friend.
Research Ace-deuce

ACEY-DEUCY

Acey-deucy is American slang for uncertain quality, both good and bad.
Research Acey-Deucy

ACHE AND PAIN

Ache and pain is British rhyming slang for rain.
Research Ache And Pain

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.
Research Acid

ACID CASUALTY

Acid casualty is slang for someone supposedly suffering from impaired faculties as a result of taking LSD (acid).
Research Acid Casualty

ACID DROPS

Acid drops is British slang for caustic comments, put-downs.
Research Acid Drops

ACID FLASH

Acid flash is slang for a sudden recurrence of an LSD related experience.
Research Acid Flash

ACID HEAD

Acid head is slang for a person who uses LSD (acid).
Research Acid Head

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).
Research Acid House

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).
Research Acid Rock

ACID TRIP

Acid trip is slang for a period under the influence of the drug LSD (acid).
Research Acid Trip

ACK-ACK

Ack-ack is slang for anti-aircraft guns and their ammunition; shots fired by anti-aircraft guns.
Research Ack-Ack

ACKER

Acker (shortened from Acker Bilk) is British rhyming slang for milk.
Acker is British military slang for money.
Acker is Dorset slang for a friend.
Research Acker

ACKER BILK

Acker Bilk is British rhyming slang for milk.
Research Acker Bilk

ACKERS

Ackers is British military slang for coins, notes, money and especially piastres.
Research Ackers

ACORN

Acorn is British slang for the head of an erect penis.
Acorn was old slang for the head.
Research Acorn

ACORN IN A BIRD'S NEST

Acorn in a bird's nest is British slang for the male genitalia.
Research Acorn In A Bird's Nest

ACORNS

Acorns is British slang for the testicles.
Research Acorns

ACQUIRE

Acquire is British military slang for to steal, to obtain illicitly.
Research Acquire

ACRE

Acre is slang for buttock.
Acre is slang for testicle.
Research Acre

ACROBAT

Acrobat is Jamaican slang for a fool.
Research Acrobat

ACROSS THE BOARD

Across the board is slang for all-inclusive.
Research Across The Board

ACROSS THE RIVER

Across the river is American military slang for the government (the White House and Congress).
Research Across The River

ACT

Act is Australian slang for pretending to be something you are not.
Act is Australian slang for a fit of temper; a tantrum.
Research Act

ACT DUMB

Act dumb is slang for to feign ignorance.
Research Act Dumb

ACT THE JINNIT

Act the jinnit is Irish slang for to behave foolishly, irrationally.
Research Act The Jinnit

ACT THE LINNET

Act the linnet is Irish slang for to flirt.
Research Act The Linnet

ACT THE MAGGOT

Act the maggot is Irish slang for to play the fool, to clown around.
Research Act The Maggot

ACT THE MOHAWK

Act the mohawk is Irish slang for to misbehave.
Research Act The Mohawk

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.
Research Actcom

ACTION

Action is slang for recreational activities such as gambling, prostitution and drugs.
Action is poker slang for betting.
Research Action

ACTION MAN

Action man is British slang for a devotee of military physical exercise. An excessively macho man.
Research Action Man

ACTOR

Actor is slang for someone accomplished at playing a role, or bluffing.
Research Actor

ACTUAL

Actual is British slang for cash.
Research Actual

ADAM

Adam is slang for the drug ecstasy (MDA or methyl diamphetamine).
Research Adam

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.
Research Adam And Eve

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.
Research Adam And Eve Ball

ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT

Adam and Eve on a raft is American slang for two poached eggs on toast.
Research Adam And Eve On A Raft

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.
Research Adam And Eve On A Raft And Wreck 'Em

ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS

Adam and Eve's togs is British slang for naked.
Research Adam And Eve's Togs

ADAM ANTS

Adam Ants is British rhyming slang for pants.
Research Adam Ants

ADAM FAITH

Adam Faith is British rhyming slang for a safe.
Research Adam Faith

ADAM'S ALE

Adam's ale is English slang for water as a beverage.
Research Adam's Ale

ADAM'S PROFESSION

Adam's profession is slang for gardening or agriculture.
Research Adam's Profession

ADAM'S WINE

Adam's wine is Scottish slang for water as a beverage.
Research Adam's Wine

ADAMITICAL

Adamitical is slang for naked.
Research Adamitical

ADAMS

Adams (shortened from Adam Ants) is British rhyming slang for pants.
Research Adams

ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE

Add fuel to the fire is slang for make a bad or intense situation worse.
Research Add Fuel To The Fire

ADD INSULT TO INJURY

Add insult to injury is slang for aggravate an already difficult situation, further upset someone.
Research Add Insult To Injury

ADD ON

Add on is poker slang for a final opportunity to purchase a set of chips.
Research Add On

ADDICTION MEDICINE

Addiction medicine is American slang for psychiatric treatment used to treat people who suffer from an addiction.
Research Addiction Medicine

ADDLED

Addled is British slang for muddled, confused due to the effects of alcohol. Intoxicated.
Research Addled

ADMIRALTY HAM

Admiralty ham is British naval slang for tinned meat.
Research Admiralty Ham

ADOLPH

Adolph is British slang for a vibrator.
Research Adolph

ADONIS

Adonis is slang for an attractive man.
Research Adonis

ADRIAN

Adrian (shortened from Adrian Quist) is Australian rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).
Research Adrian

ADRIAN QUIST

Adrian Quist is Australian rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).
Research Adrian Quist

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE

Advance directive is medical slang for a patient's written instructions as to what course of treatment should be followed in the event he or she becomes incapable of communicating.
Research Advance Directive

AERATED

Aerated is old nineteenth century slang for angry, agitated.
Research Aerated

AERIAL

Aerial is Bristol slang for area, region, district.
Research Aerial

AERIAL PING-PONG

Aerial ping-pong is Australian slang for Australian Rules Football.
Research Aerial Ping-Pong

AEROPLANE BLOND

Aeroplane blond is slang for a woman who has dyed her hair blonde.
Research Aeroplane Blond

AEROPLANE SKIRT

Aeroplane skirt is slang for a skirt with a very long slit up it.
Research Aeroplane Skirt

AF

Af is South African slang for a black African.
Research Af

AFFAIR

Affair is political slang for a reception held for the purposes of fundraising and/or honouring the achievements of an individual.
Research Affair

AFGHANI INDICA

Afghani Indica is slang for cannabis.
Research Afghani Indica

AFICIONADO

Aficionado is slang for devotee.
Research Aficionado

AFRAID OF ONE'S SHADOW

Afraid of one's shadow is slang for being easily frightened.
Research Afraid Of One's Shadow

AFRICA SPEAKS

Africa speaks is Australian and New Zealand slang for strong liquor imported from South Africa.
Research Africa Speaks

AFRICAN

African is slang for cannabis.
African is Australian slang for a tailor-made cigarette.
Research African

AFRICAN LAGER

African lager is British slang for the beer Guinness.
Research African Lager

AFRICAN QUEEN

African queen is British slang for a Black homosexual.
African queen is British slang for a White homosexual who prefers Black partners.
Research African Queen

AFRICAN TIME

African time is South African slang for unpunctuality.
Research African Time

AFRICAN WOODBINE

African woodbine is British slang for a cigarette containing cannabis.
Research African Woodbine

AFRICKY

Africky is slang for African.
Research Africky

AFRIKS

Afriks is South African slang for Afrikaans language lessons.
Research Afriks

AFRO

Afro is slang for a type of hairstyle consisting of a mass of tight curls allowed to grow out forming a bush around the head.
Afro is slang for a black person.
Research Afro

AFRO SAXON

Afro Saxon is derogatory slang for a Black person whose lifestyle, opinions and attitudes are those of the White society.
Research Afro Saxon

AFROED

Afroed is slang for having an afro hair-style.
Research Afroed

AFTER

After is Australian slang for afternoon.
Research After

AFTER DAVY

After Davy is slang for affidavit.
Research After Davy

AFTER EIGHT MINT

After eight mint is British rhyming slang for penniless (skint).
Research After Eight Mint

AFTER HAIR

After hair is slang for to be pursuing a woman for sex.
Research After Hair

AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART

After one's own heart is slang for of similar interests or sensibilities.
Research After One's Own Heart

AFTERBIRTH

Afterbirth is slang for rhubarb.
Afterbirth is American slang for excessive paperwork.
Research Afterbirth

AFTERBOOMER

Afterboomer is newspaper slang for a person born between 1965 and 1974 after the baby-boom of 1946 to 1964.
Research Afterboomer

AFTERGLOW

Afterglow is British slang for the winding down period after love making.
Research Afterglow

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

Afternoon delight is British slang for sex in the afternoon.
Research Afternoon Delight

AFTERS

Afters is British slang for a pudding or desert course of a meal.
Afters is British slang for an after-hours drinking session.
Research Afters

AG

Ag is British slang for aggravation.
Research Ag

AGAINST THE CLOCK

Against the clock is British slang for short of time, in a hurry.
Research Against The Clock

AGAINST THE WIND

Against the wind is British slang for a struggle, a difficult task.
Research Against The Wind

AGATE

Agate is slang for a marble.
Research Agate

AGATES

Agates is slang for testicles.
Research Agates

AGEN

Agen is Shropshire slang for again.
Research Agen

AGGIE

Aggie is British slang for a marble.
Research Aggie

AGGIE EYES

Aggie eyes is British slang for someone who hasn't had enough sleep.
Research Aggie Eyes

AGGRAVATION

Aggravation is British slang for serious trouble.
Aggravation is British rhyming slang for station.
Research Aggravation

AGGRO

Aggro is British (Cockney) and Australian slang for aggravation, aggressive troublemaking.
Aggro is American slang for wonderful, excellent.
Research Aggro

AGGY

Aggy is Dorset slang for edgy, with sharp-looking corners.
Aggy is Dorset slang for to collect birds' eggs.
Research Aggy

AGINNER

Aginner is British slang for a dissenter.
Aginner is Irish slang for someone who automatically takes the opposite stance.
Research Aginner

AGONY

Agony is Jamaican slang for sexual pleasure.
Research Agony

AGTEROS

Agteros is South African slang for a dawdler, a plodder, a slow walker.
Research Agteros

AGUA DE CHANGO

Agua de chango is slang for liquid heroin administered nasally.
Research Agua de Chango

AH SEH ONE

Ah seh one is Jamaican slang for something important, outstanding, meaningful.
Research Ah Seh One

AH-AHS

Ah-ahs is British slang for defecation.
Research Ah-Ahs

AHEAD OF THE GAME

Ahead of the game is slang for being in an advantageous position.
Research Ahead Of The Game

AI-AI

Ai-ai is South African slang for methylated spirits or surgical spirit drunk by alcoholics.
Research Ai-Ai

AIKONA

Aikona is South African slang for never. Absolutely not. A very definite no.
Research Aikona

AIM ARCHIE AT THE ARMITAGE

Aim Archie at the Armitage is Australian slang for to urinate.
Research Aim Archie At The Armitage

AIMED

Aimed is American slang for identified, singled out, victimised.
Research Aimed

AIN'T IT A TREAT

Ain't it a treat was old British rhyming slang for street.
Research Ain't It A Treat

AIN'T SHE SWEET

Ain't she sweet is British rhyming slang for seat.
Research Ain't She Sweet

AIN'T TODAY STORY

Ain't today story is Jamaican slang for a woman who looks younger than she really is.
Research Ain't Today Story

AIR DIRTY LAUNDRY

Air dirty laundry is American slang for to let others know of one's private conflicts or problems.
Research Air Dirty Laundry

AIR HOSE

Air hose is American slang for shoes worn without socks.
Research Air Hose

AIR OFF ONESELF

Air off oneself is Jamaican slang for to show off, to display one's superior status at someone else's expense.
Research Air Off Oneself

AIR OUT ONE'S MOUTH ON

Air out one's mouth on is Jamaican slang for to speak aggressively or abusively.
Research Air Out One's Mouth On

AIR THE DICED CARROTS

Air the diced carrots is American slang for to vomit.
Research Air The Diced Carrots

AIR-DANCE

Air-dance was British slang for execution by hanging.
Research Air-Dance

AIRBALL

Airball is American slang for a slow, dim, eccentric or unpleasant person.
Research Airball

AIRBRAINED

Airbrained is American slang for silly, frivolous.
Research Airbrained

AIRCRAFT CARRIER

Aircraft carrier is basketball slang for a player whose driving force can carry the team to victory.
Research Aircraft Carrier

AIREDALE

Airedale is American slang for a film extra with a natural beard.
Research Airedale

AIRHEAD

Airhead is slang for a stupid or simple-minded person.
Research Airhead

AIRMOUSE

Airmouse is Dorset slang for a bat.
Research Airmouse

AIRS AND GRACES

Airs and graces is London cockney rhyming slang for faces (people).
Airs and graces was London cockney rhyming slang for braces
Airs and graces was London cockney rhyming slang for races.
Research Airs and Graces

AIRSICK PIGEON

Airsick pigeon is British slang for useless.
Research Airsick Pigeon

AISH

Aish is Dorset slang for an ash tree.
Research Aish

AITCH DROPPER

Aitch dropper is British slang for a Cockney.
Research Aitch Dropper

AJAX

Ajax is British rhyming slang for car tax.
Research Ajax

AL CAPONE

Al Capone is British and Australian rhyming slang for telephone.
Research Al Capone

ALA

Ala (shortened from Alabaster) is British rhyming slang for plaster.
Research Ala

ALABAMA

Alabama is British rhyming slang for hammer.
Research Alabama

ALABASTER

Alabaster is British rhyming slang for plaster.
Research Alabaster

ALADDIN'S CAVE

Aladdin's cave is British slang for a stash of stolen goods.
Research Aladdin's Cave

ALAN BORDER

Alan Border is British rhyming slang for order.
Research Alan Border

ALAN LADD

Alan Ladd is British rhyming slang for unfashionable (sad).
Research Alan Ladd

ALAN MINTER

Alan Minter is British rhyming slang for splinter.
Research Alan Minter

ALAN WHICKER

Alan Whicker is British rhyming slang for one pound (nicker).
Research Alan Whicker

ALAN WHICKERS

Alan Whickers is British Cockney rhyming slang for knickers.
Research Alan Whickers

ALAN'S PSYCHEDELIC BREAKFAST

Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast is American slang for to vomit.
Research Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast

ALANS

Alans (shortened from Alan Whickers) is British rhyming slang for knickers.
Research Alans

ALASS'N

Alass'n is Dorset slang for unless.
Research Alass'n

ALBATROSS

Albatross is slang for an encumbrance; something that causes anxiety.
Albatross is medical slang for a patient who never seems to get better, or who is regularly ill with a new ailment, and who sticks with one physician for seemingly endless treatment.
Research Albatross

ALBERT

Albert (shortened from Albert hall) is British rhyming slang for wall.
Research Albert

ALBERT HALL

Albert hall is British rhyming slang for wall.
Research Albert Hall

ALCO

Alco is Australian slang for Alcoholic
Research Alco

ALDERMAN

Alderman is criminal slang for a crowbar used for forcing safes. So named on account of its high rank among burglars.
Alderman is former slang for half-a-crown.
Research Alderman

ALDERMAN'S NAIL

Alderman's nail is London cockney rhyming slang for tail.
Research Alderman's Nail

ALDERSHOT LADIES

Aldershot ladies is British bingo slang for the number 44.
Research Aldershot Ladies

ALDERSHOT WHORE

Aldershot whore is British rhyming slang for four.
Research Aldershot Whore

ALDGATE EAST

Aldgate East is London Cockney rhyming slang for a priest.
Research Aldgate East

ALDGATE PUMP

Aldgate pump is London Cockney rhyming slang for annoyed, displeased (to have the hump).
Aldgate Pump was old slang for a worthless cheque.
Research Aldgate Pump

ALE KNIGHT

Ale knight was old slang for a drunkard.
Research Ale Knight

ALE-WIFE

Ale-wife was old slang for the landlady of an ale-house or ale-stand.
Research Ale-Wife

ALEC

Alec is slang for a swindler's victim.
Alec is Australian slang for a stupid person.
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ALED

Aled is British slang for drunk.
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ALEXANDER'S BEARD

Alexander's beard is slang for clean shaven, without a beard.
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ALF

Alf is Australian slang for an uncultivated Australian.
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ALF GARNET

Alf Garnet is London Cockney rhyming slang for hair (Barnet).
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ALFALFA

Alfalfa is American slang for money.
Alfalfa is American slang for tobacco.
Alfalfa is American slang for marijuana.
Alfalfa is American slang for a beard.
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ALFIE BASS

Alfie Bass is London Cockney rhyming slang for gas.
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ALFRED

Alfred (shortened from Alfred the Great) is London Cockney rhyming slang for weight.
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ALFRED THE GREAT

Alfred the Great is London Cockney rhyming slang for weight.
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ALGERNON

Algernon is British slang for a young, upper-class man.
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ALI BABA

Ali Baba is British slang for an alibi.
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ALI G

Ali G is British rhyming slang for to urinate (pee).
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ALI OOP

Ali Oop is British rhyming slang for excrement (poop).
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ALIAS

Alias is Jamaican slang for dangerous, violent.
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ALIAS MAN

Alias man is Jamaican slang for a cheat, a hypocrite.
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ALICE

Alice is Australian slang for Alice Springs.
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ALIGHT

Alight is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.
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ALIVE

Alive is British slang for having money.
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ALIVE OR DEAD

Alive or dead was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for the head.
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ALKIE

Alkie is slang for an alcoholic.
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ALKY

Alky (alkie) is slang for a heavy drinker or alcoholic.
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ALL AFLOAT

All afloat was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a coat.
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ALL ARMS AND LEGS

All arms and legs is slang for weak beer.
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ALL BEER AND SKITTLES

All beer and skittles is British slang for an easy life.
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ALL BEHIND

All behind is British rhyming slang for blind.
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ALL BEHIND LIKE THE COW'S TAIL

All behind like the cow's tail is Irish slang for late.
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ALL BETS ARE OFF

All bets are off is slang for the situation is entirely different than it was.
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ALL BUCK-UP GOES

All buck-up goes is Jamaican slang for to abandon all ethical standards.
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ALL COME ON TOP

All come on top is British slang for a disaster, when everything goes wrong.
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ALL COMPLAIN

All complain is British rhyming slang for rain.
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ALL DAY AND NIGHT

All day and night is slang for a life prison sentence.
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ALL DAYER

All dayer is British slang for an all-day drinking session.
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ALL EARS

All ears is slang for attentive or listening.
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ALL FORLORN

All forlorn is British rhyming slang for an erection of the penis (horn).
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ALL FRUITS RIPE

All fruits ripe is Jamaican slang for everything is okay.
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ALL HANDS

All hands is nautical slang for a ship's full crew.
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ALL IN

All in is British slang for exhausted, extremely tired.
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ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS

All mouth and trousers is British slang for blustering, boastful, showing off without having the qualities to justify it.
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ALL NIGHT RAVE

All night rave is British rhyming slang for shave.
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ALL OF A DOODAH

All of a doodah is slang for in a state of excitement.
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ALL OF ONE'S DOGS AREN'T BARKING

All of one's dogs aren't barking is American slang for not in one's right mind; scatter-brained.
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ALL ON TOP

All on top is British slang for superficial.
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ALL OVER THE BALLPARK

All over the ballpark is American slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.
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ALL OVER THE LOT

All over the lot is American slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.
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ALL OVER THE SHOP

All over the shop is British slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.
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ALL OVER THE SHOW

All over the show is British slang for disorganised, in chaos or disarray.
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ALL PISS AND WIND

All piss and wind is slang for full of bluster and noise, but without substance.
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ALL QUIET

All quiet (shortened from all quiet on the Western front) is British rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (cunt).
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ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

All quiet on the Western front is British rhyming slang for an obnoxious person (cunt).
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ALL RIGHT

All right is American slang for acceptable or reliable.
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ALL ROUNDER

All rounder is British slang for a bisexual.
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ALL SAME

All same is Jamaican slang for makes no difference, all alike.
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ALL SERENE

All serene is slang for all's well.
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ALL SIR GARNET

All Sir Garnet is British slang for highly satisfactory, alright.
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ALL SNOT AND TEARS

All snot and tears is British slang for mournful, remorseful.
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ALL STATIONS

All stations is Australian slang for an Alsatian dog.
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ALL SYSTEMS GO

All systems go is slang for everything is functional and ready.
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ALL THE GO

All the go is British slang for very satisfactory, fashionable.
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ALL THE RAGE

All the rage is slang describing something which is in the most current fashion.
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ALL THE WAY

All the way is British slang for full sexual intercourse.
All the way is American slang for a snack or meal supplied with all available extras, such as mustard, relish, onions etc.
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ALL THERE

All there is British slang for shrewd, alert, clever.
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ALL TITS AND TEETH

All tits and teeth is derogatory British slang for a woman who gets on by using her physical attributes rather than her brain. An attractive but stupid woman.
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ALL UP

All up is British slang for ruined, bankrupt, doomed.
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ALL WET

All wet is slang for mistaken.
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ALL-FIRED

All-fired is American slang for excessive; extreme.
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ALL-IN

All-in is poker slang for betting the total remained of one's chips or money.
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ALL-SET

All-set is British slang for ready, arranged, in order, comfortable, ready to begin.
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ALLEGRO

Allegro is slang for lively.
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ALLER

Aller is Dorset slang for an alder.
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ALLEY

Alley is slang for a pale or white marble.
Alley is north-east American slang for a large, attractive marble.
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ALLEY APPLE

Alley apple is American slang for a lump of horse manure.
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ALLEY CAT

Alley cat is slang for someone who prowls the streets at night looking for sexual partners.
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ALLEY OOP

Alley oop is basketball slang for a pass that is lobbed far through the air and tipped in by a player waiting near the basket.
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ALLEZ OOP

Allez oop is British rhyming slang for excrement (poop).
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ALLIED IRISH

Allied Irish (Shortened from Allied Irish Bank) is Irish rhyming slang for masturbation (wank).
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ALLIED IRISH BANK

Allied Irish Bank is Irish rhyming slang for masturbation (wank).
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ALLIGATOR

Alligator is British slang for later.
Alligator is Black-American slang for a term used to refer to white jazz musicians, jive people.
Alligator is business slang for an investment property that does not bring in enough income to cover expenses, a condition that devours the property's capital.
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ALLIGATOR SPREAD

Alligator Spread is Wall Street slang for a deal where the commissions are equal to, or larger than, the profit.
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ALMIGHTY

Almighty was nineteenth century slang for very great; exceedingly.
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ALMOND EYES

Almond eyes is old slang for the Chinese people.
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ALMOND ROCK

Almond rock is Cockney rhyming slang for penis (cock).
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ALMOND ROCKS

Almond rocks is London cockney rhyming slang for socks.
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ALONG FOR THE RIDE

Along for the ride is slang for being unofficially associated with.
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ALPHABET BOYS

Alphabet boys is British slang for the sanctioning bodies of boxing.
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ALPHONSE

Alphonse is London cockney rhyming slang for a pimp (ponce).
Alphonse is London cockney rhyming slang for a scrounger (ponce).
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ALQUITRAN

Alquitranis slang for heroin.
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ALQUITRANAT

Alquitranat is slang for heroin.
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ALSO RAN

Also ran is horse-racing slang for a horse that doesn't finish anywhere near the winners in a race.
Also ran is British slang for a non-entity.
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ALT

Alt is Australian slang for a follower of an alternative lifestyle.
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ALTERNATIVE DENTATION

Alternative dentation is slang for dentures, false teeth.
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ALTERNATIVE ROCK

Alternative rock is slang for a type of rock music at the cutting edge of trends, often blending techno, heavy metal, and mainstream pop music with avant-garde styles.
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ALVIN

Alvin is American slang for an unsophisticated rural-dwelling person.
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AMATEUR NIGHT

Amateur night is American slang for a special occasion celebrated traditionally by drinking liquor.
Amateur night is American slang for an exhibition of more than usual ineptitude.
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AMBASSADOR

Ambassador is American slang for the penis.
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AMBASSADOR OF MOROCCO

Ambassador of Morocco is slang for a shoemaker.
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AMBER FLUID

Amber fluid is Australian slang for beer.
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AMBER NECTAR

Amber nectar is Australian slang for beer.
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AMBES-ACE

Ambes-ace is slang for a throw of two aces, the lowest throw in a game of dice.
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AMBIDEXTER

Ambidexter was 17th century British slang for a corrupt lawyer, one who takes fees from both the plaintiff and defendant.
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AMBIDEXTROUS

Ambidextrous is slang for bisexual.
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AMBO

Ambo is Australian slang for an ambulance or ambulance officer.
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AMBULANCE CHASER

Ambulance Chaser is American slang for a lawyer who seeks to encourage and profit from the lawsuits of accident victims.
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AMEN WALLAH

Amen wallah is British military slang for a chaplain.
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AMEN-PREACHER

Amen-preacher is Jamaican slang for a carrion crow.
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AMERICAN LAD

American lad is Irish slang for fatty bacon imported from the USA.
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AMIDSHIPS

Amidships is slang for the tummy area.
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AMMIT

Ammit is Dorset slang for hasn't it.
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AMMO

Ammo is Australian slang for ammunition.
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AMMOS

Ammos is British army boots for ordinary army boots (ammunition boots).
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AMOEBAE

Amoebae is slang for phencyclidine.
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AMOS AND ANDY

Amos and Andy is British rhyming slang for brandy.
Amos and Andy is British rhyming slang for shandy.
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AMP

Amp is slang for a marijuana joint dipped in formaldehyde and smoked.
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AMP JOINT

Amp Joint is slang for a marijuana cigarette laced with some form of narcotic.
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AMP OFF

Amp off is UNIX slang to run in background, from the UNIX shell `& operator.
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AMPED UP

Amped up is slang for very excited.
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AMPSTER

Ampster is Australian slang for a showman's or trickster's accomplice who starts buying the tickets, goods etc.
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AMSCRAY

Amscray is slang for go away.
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AMSTERDAM

Amsterdam is London Cockney rhyming slang for jam.
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AMY

Amy is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).
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AMYL

Amyl is slang for amyl nitrate.
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