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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Slang

LA

La is Australian slang for a toilet.
Research La

LA BUENA

La Buena is slang for heroin.
Research La Buena

LA-DI-DAH

La-di-dah is London Cockney rhyming slang for car.
Research La-di-dah

LA-LA-LAND

La-la-land is British slang for a state of drugged or intoxicated euphoria.
Research La-La-Land

LABONZA

Labonza is Australian slang for a belly or paunch.
Labonza is Australian slang for the buttocks.
Research Labonza

LABOUR SKATE

Labour skate is American slang for a trade-union official.
Research Labour Skate

LACE

Lace is slang for spirits added to coffee or some other beverage.
Lace is slang for a potent additive added to a drink or narcotic.
Research Lace

LACE CURTAIN

Lace curtain is slang for foreskin.
Lace curtain is London Cockney rhyming slang for Burton beer.
Lace curtain is British slang for beer.
Research Lace Curtain

LACE INTO

Lace into is slang for to attack, either verbally or physically.
Research Lace Into

LACE JOINT

Lace Joint is slang for a marijuana cigarette laced with crack; also called Geek or Gig Joint.
Research Lace Joint

LACED MUTTON

Laced mutton is old slang for a prostitute.
Research Laced Mutton

LACED UP

Laced up is British slang for fully occupied, obligated, embroiled.
Laced up is British slang for completed, accomplished.
Laced up is British slang for repressed, inhibited.
Research Laced Up

LACKS

Lacks is British slang for lacrosse.
Research Lacks

LACKY-BAND

Lacky-band is a slang corruption of the words elastic band.
Research Lacky-band

LADDETTE

Laddette is British slang for a swaggering, drunken, uncouth young woman.
Research Laddette

LADDISH

Laddish is British slang for boisterous, uncouth, macho.
Research Laddish

LADIES AND GENTS

Ladies and gents is London Cockney rhyming slang for common sense.
Research Ladies And Gents

LADY

Lady is slang for cocaine.
Research Lady

LADY FROM BRISTOL

Lady from Bristol is London Cockney rhyming slang for pistol.
Research Lady From Bristol

LADY GODIVA

Lady Godiva is London Cockney rhyming slang for a five pound note (fiver).
Research Lady Godiva

LADY JANE

Lady Jane is slang for vagina.
Lady Jane is slang for marijuana.
Research Lady Jane

LADY MUCK

Lady Muck is British slang for a woman who behaves high-handily, a snobbish woman.
Research Lady Muck

LADYBOY

Ladyboy is British slang for a male homosexual.
Research Ladyboy

LAFF

Laff is slang for amusement.
Research Laff

LAG

Lag is slang for a convict.
Lag was old British slang for to be transported for a crime, or for a convict transported for a crime.
Lag was 17th century British slang for water.
Lag is Australian slang for to inform on someone.
Research Lag

LAGER AND LIME

Lager and lime is London Cockney rhyming slang for time.
Research Lager And Lime

LAGER LOUT

Lager lout is British slang for a drunken, uncouth male.
Research Lager Lout

LAGERED UP

Lagered Up is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.
Research Lagered Up

LAGGED

Lagged is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.
Research Lagged

LAGGING

Lagging is British slang for a period of imprisonment.
Research Lagging

LAH-DI-DAH

Lah-di-dah is London Cockney rhyming slang for car.
Lah-di-dah is London Cockney rhyming slang for cigar.
Lah-di-dah is London Cockney rhyming slang for star.
Lah-di-dah is British slang for snobbish, snooty.
Research Lah-di-dah

LAID BACK

Laid back is slang for relaxed, easy-going.
Research Laid Back

LAID OUT

Laid out is American slang for drunk, intoxicated, under the influence of drugs.
Research Laid Out

LAIR

Lair is Australian slang for a flashy man who shows off.
Research Lair

LAIRISING

Lairising is Australian slang for showing off, being flashy.
Research Lairising

LAIRY

Lairy is British slang for loud, boisterous.
Lairy is Australian slang for gaudy or flashy.
Research Lairy

LAKES OF KILLARNEY

Lakes of Killarney is London Cockney rhyming slang for mad, insane (barmy).
Lakes of Killarney is London Cockney rhyming slang for two-faced (carney).
Research Lakes Of Killarney

LAKIE

Lakie (shortened from Lakes of Killarney) is London Cockney rhyming slang for mad, insane (barmy).
Lakie (shortened from Lakes of Killarney) is London Cockney rhyming slang for two-faced (carney).
Research Lakie

LAL BROUGH

Lal brough is London Cockney rhyming slang for snuff.
Research Lal Brough

LALA

Lala is Australian slang for a toilet.
Research Lala

LALLIES

Lallies is British and Polari slang for legs.
Research Lallies

LALLY

Lally is British slang for snuff.
Research Lally

LAM

Lam is American and Canadian slang for a sudden flight or escape, especially to avoid arrest.
Research Lam

LAMB DOWN

Lamb down is Australian and New Zealand slang for to persuade someone to spend all their money on alcohol.
Lamb down is Australian and New Zealand slang for to squander all one's money on alcoholic drink.
Research Lamb Down

LAMB-PIE

Lamb-pie was old slang for a flogging.
Research Lamb-Pie

LAMBETH

Lambeth is British slang for to wash.
Research Lambeth

LAMBETH WALK

Lambeth walk is London Cockney rhyming slang for billiard chalk.
Research Lambeth Walk

LAME

Lame is American slang for conventional or uninspiring.
Research Lame

LAME DUCK

Lame duck is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (fuck).
Lame duck was Stock Exchange slang for a member who left without settling his account
Research Lame Duck

LAME-ASS

Lame-ass is American slang for a feeble, disappointing person.
Research Lame-Ass

LAMEBRAIN

Lamebrain is slang for a dim-witted person.
Research Lamebrain

LAMP

Lamp is slang for to look at.
Lamp is British slang for to hit, assault, attack.
Research Lamp

LAMP ALONG

Lamp along is Irish slang for to go along at a great pace.
Research Lamp Along

LAMPS

Lamps is Black-American slang for ones eyes.
Research Lamps

LANCASHIRE LASS

Lancashire lass is northern English rhyming slang for glass.
Research Lancashire Lass

LANCASHIRE LASSES

Lancashire lasses is northern English rhyming slang for glasses.
Research Lancashire Lasses

LANCE

Lance is British slang for the penis.
Lance is British slang for to have sexual intercourse.
Lance is Dorset slang for sloping ground.
Research Lance

LANCEJACK

Lancejack is British military slang for a lance corporal.
Research Lancejack

LAND OF CAKES

Land of cakes was old slang for Scotland.
Research Land of Cakes

LAND OF HOPE

Land of hope was old British rhyming slang for soap.
Research Land Of Hope

LAND OF THE RISING HAGGIS

Land of the rising haggis is British slang for Scotland.
Research Land Of The Rising Haggis

LAND ONE

Land one is British slang for to connect with a punch.
Research Land One

LANDOWNER

Landowner is British slang for a person.
Landowner was Great War British military slang for a dead and buried soldier.
Research Landowner

LAP LUNG BUTTER

Lap lung butter is American slang for to vomit
Research Lap Lung Butter

LARD

Lard is British slang for fat, a fat person.
Research Lard

LARD-ARSE

Lard-arse is slang for a fat person.
Research Lard-Arse

LARD-HEAD

Lard-head is slang for a dim-witted person.
Research Lard-Head

LARDO

Lardo is slang for a fat person.
Research Lardo

LARDY

Lardy is derogatory British slang for a fat person.
Lardy is British slang for last.
Research Lardy

LARGE

Large is slang for excellent.
Large is British slang for one thousand.
Research Large

LARRIKIN

Larrikin is Australian and New Zealand slang for a hooligan.
Research Larrikin

LARRUP

Larrup is slang for to beat.
Research Larrup

LAS

Las is South African slang for money; a loan or a contribution of money.
Research Las

LASH

Lash is British slang for to urinate.
Lash is West Indian slang for enthusiastic, energetic sexual intercourse.
Lash is Australian slang for a rampage, a bout of wild behaviour.
Lash is Australian slang for an attempt, to try.
Research Lash

LAST CARD IN THE PACK

Last card in the pack is London Cockney rhyming slang for back.
Last card in the pack is London Cockney rhyming slang for sack.
Last card in the pack is British theatre rhyming slang for snack.
Research Last Card In The Pack

LAST DEBT

Last debt is Black-American slang for death.
Research Last Debt

LAST OUT

Last out is Black-American slang for death.
Research Last Out

LAST SHAKE OF THE BAG

Last shake of the bag is British slang for the youngest child in a family.
Research Last Shake Of The Bag

LATCHECO

Latcheco is British slang for a scavenger.
Research Latcheco

LATERAL COOKIE TOSS

Lateral cookie toss is American slang for to vomit.
Research Lateral Cookie Toss

LATHER

Lather is slang for semen.
Research Lather

LATTIE

Lattie is Polari slang for house.
Research Lattie

LAUGH AND JOKE

Laugh and joke is London Cockney rhyming slang for smoke.
Research Laugh And Joke

LAUGH AND TITTER

Laugh and titter is London Cockney rhyming slang for bitter (beer).
Research Laugh And Titter

LAUGH AT THE CARPET

Laugh at the carpet is American slang for to vomit.
Research Laugh At The Carpet

LAUGH AT THE LAWN

Laugh at the lawn is American slang for to vomit.
Research Laugh At The Lawn

LAUGH AT YOUR SHOES

Laugh at your shoes is American slang for to vomit.
Research Laugh At Your Shoes

LAUGH OUT OF THE OTHER CORNER OF THE MOUTH

Laugh out of the other corner of the Mouth is slang for to feel regret, vexation, or disappointment after hilarity or exaltation.
Research Laugh Out Of The Other Corner Of The Mouth

LAUGH OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUTH

Laugh out of the other side of the Mouth is slang for to feel regret, vexation, or disappointment after hilarity or exaltation.
Research Laugh Out Of The Other Side Of The Mouth

LAUGHING BOY

Laughing boy is British slang for a morose, sullen or serious-looking person.
Laughing boy is British slang for someone who is offensively cheerful.
Research Laughing Boy

LAUGHING GAS

Laughing Gas is slang for nitrous oxide.
Research Laughing Gas

LAUGHING GEAR

Laughing gear is British slang for the mouth.
Research Laughing Gear

LAUGHING JUICE

Laughing juice is slang for alcoholic drink.
Research Laughing Juice

LAUGHING SOUP

Laughing soup is slang for alcoholic drink.
Research Laughing Soup

LAUGHING WATER

Laughing water is slang for alcoholic drink.
Research Laughing Water

LAUNCH LUNCH

Launch lunch is American slang for to vomit.
Research Launch Lunch

LAUNDER

Launder is slang for to legitimise cash gained illegally or immorally.
Research Launder

LAUREL AND HARDY

Laurel and Hardy is London Cockney rhyming slang for Bacardi.
Research Laurel And Hardy

LAV

Lav is slang for a toilet.
Research Lav

LAVA

Lava is British slang for semen.
Research Lava

LAVENDER

Lavender is slang for a homosexual man.
Research Lavender

LAWFUL WEDDED

Lawful wedded is British slang for a spouse.
Research Lawful Wedded

LAWN

Lawn is British slang for the hair.
Research Lawn

LAY

Lay is slang for to have sex with someone.
Lay is slang for a potential sexual partner.
Lay is slang for a plan; a scheme.
Research Lay

LAY ACROSS THE DRINK

Lay across the drink is Black-American slang for the continent of Europe
Research Lay Across the Drink

LAY AN EGG

Lay an egg is American and Canadian slang for to make a joke or give a performance, etc., that fails completely.
Research Lay An Egg

LAY BY

Lay by is Australian slang for to reserve an item in a shop by putting a deposit on it.
Research Lay By

LAY DOWN

Lay down is slang for surrender, abase oneself.
Lay down is slang for to acquiesce.
Lay down is slang for to explain, to outline an idea.
Lay down is slang for a place to sleep.
Lay down is American slang for a certainty.
Lay down is American prison slang for to place in the punishment cells.
Research Lay Down

LAY DOWN ON THE JOB

Lay down on the job is slang for to be lazy.
Lay down on the job is slang for to do a job badly.
Research Lay Down On The Job

LAY DOWN ONE'S BONE

Lay down one's bone is Northern Irish slang for to work hard.
Research Lay Down One's Bone

LAY DOWN ONE'S KNIFE AND FORK

Lay down one's knife and fork was 19th century slang for to die.
Research Lay Down One's Knife And Fork

LAY DOWN SOME COW

Lay down some cow is Black American slang for to walk.
Research Lay Down Some Cow

LAY DOWN THE LAW

Lay down the law is slang for to make dogmatic statements.
Research Lay Down The Law

LAY IN

Lay in is slang for to attack.
Lay in is slang for to eat greedily.
Lay in is American prison slang for to voluntarily stay in one's cell.
Research Lay In

LAY INTO

Lay into is slang for to attack physically.
Lay into is slang for to eat greedily.
Research Lay Into

LAY IRON

Lay iron is Black American slang for to tap dance.
Research Lay Iron

LAY IT

Lay it is American slang for to play jazz music well.
Research Lay It

LAY IT ON

Lay it on is American slang for to perform energetically.
Research Lay It On

LAY IT ON SOMEONE

Lay it on someone is American slang for to criticise, to berate someone.
Lay it on someone is American slang for to inform on someone.
Research Lay It On Someone

LAY IT ON THE LINE

Lay it on the line is slang for to be honest, to reveal one's feelings.
Lay it on the line is American slang for to have sexual intercourse.
Research Lay It On The Line

LAY IT ON THICK

Lay it on thick is slang for to exaggerate.
Research Lay It On Thick

LAY IT OUT

Lay it out is slang for to flaunt one's homosexuality.
Research Lay It Out

LAY LOW

Lay low is slang for to hide.
Research Lay Low

LAY ME IN THE GUTTER

Lay me in the gutter was old London Cockney rhyming slang for butter.
Research Lay Me In The Gutter

LAY ONE ON SOMEONE

Lay one on someone is slang for to hit or punch someone.
Research Lay One On Someone

LAY OUT

Lay out is British slang for to knock someone out in a fight.
Research Lay Out

LAY RUBBER

Lay rubber is American slang for to drive very fast.
Research Lay Rubber

LAY SOME PIPE

Lay some pipe is Australian slang for to have sex.
Research Lay Some Pipe

LAY-DOWN JOINT

Lay-down joint is American slang for a place to take drugs.
Research Lay-Down Joint

LAY-DOWN MERCHANT

Lay-down merchant is slang for a distributor of counterfeit money.
Research Lay-Down Merchant

LAYING AND PLAYING

Laying and playing is Black American slang for spending time at home having sexual intercourse and lazing about.
Research Laying And Playing

LAYING HEN

Laying hen is slang for a farmer's wife who has her own occupation.
Research Laying Hen

LAZY MAN'S LOAD

Lazy man's load is slang for an excessive load too heavy to be carried.
Research Lazy Man's Load

LAZYITIS

Lazyitis is British slang for bone idle.
Research Lazyitis

LAZZY

Lazzy is British slang for elastic.
Research Lazzy

LEACH

Leach is old slang for a medicine man, a doctor.
Research Leach

LEACHCRAFT

Leachcraft is old slang for medicine.
Research Leachcraft

LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL

Lead in one's pencil is British slang for male virility.
Research Lead In One's Pencil

LEAD POISONING

Lead poisoning is American slang for death or injury resulting from being shot with bullets.
Research Lead Poisoning

LEAF

Leaf is slang for cannabis.
Leaf was old British slang for a one pound note.
Research Leaf

LEAK

Leak is slang for an act of urination.
Research Leak

LEAK AIR

Leak air is American slang for to talk nonsense.
Research Leak air

LEAKY BLADDER

Leaky bladder is London Cockney rhyming slang for ladder.
Research Leaky Bladder

LEAN AND FAT

Lean and fat was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for hat.
Research Lean And Fat

LEAN AND LINGER

Lean and linger is London Cockney rhyming slang for finger.
Research Lean And Linger

LEAN AND LURCH

Lean and lurch is London Cockney rhyming slang for church.
Research Lean And Lurch

LEAN OVER BACKWARD

Lean over backward is British slang for to go beyond the normal and expected.
Research Lean Over Backward

LEAP

Leap is British slang for sexual intercourse.
Research Leap

LEAPER

Leaper is slang for a stimulant drug.
Research Leaper

LEARY

Leary is Dorset slang for empty.
Leary is Dorset slang for hungry.
Leary is Dorset slang for tired.
Research Leary

LEATHER

Leather is British slang for a wallet.
Leather is British slang for a purse.
Leather is British slang for a middle-aged male jet-setter, an ageing suntanned playboy.
Research Leather

LEATHER MERCHANT

Leather merchant is British slang for a pickpocket.
Research Leather Merchant

LEATHER-HEAD

Leather-head is American slang for a resident of Pennsylvania.
Research Leather-Head

LEATHERBOY

Leatherboy is slang for a motorbike enthusiast.
Leatherboy is slang for a young male homosexual.
Leatherboy is slang for a young male prostitute.
Research Leatherboy

LEATHERING

Leathering is slang for a beating.
Research Leathering

LEATHERNECK

Leatherneck is slang for a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Research Leatherneck

LEAVE LUNCH

Leave lunch is American slang for to vomit
Research Leave lunch

LECH

Lech is slang for to sexually lust after. Also spelt letch.
Research Lech

LECHY

Lechy is British slang for lecherous.
Research Lechy

LECKY

Lecky is British slang for electricity.
Lecky is Liverpudlian slang for electric.
Research Lecky

LEE MARVIN

Lee Marvin is London Cockney rhyming slang for starving.
Research Lee Marvin

LEE VAN CLEEF

Lee Van Cleef is London Cockney rhyming slang for beef.
Research Lee Van Cleef

LEECH OFF

Leech off is slang for to behave like a parasite.
Research Leech Off

LEERY

Leery is slang for wary, suspicious, shy, cautious.
Leery is British slang for alert, clever.
Leery is British slang for bad tempered.
Leery is British slang for untrustworthy, devious, cunning.
Research Leery

LEFT AND RIGHT

Left and right is London Cockney rhyming slang for fight.
Research Left And Right

LEFT BACK

Left back is British slang for a playing card with three pips.
Research Left Back

LEFT FOOTER

Left footer is British slang for a catholic.
Research Left Footer

LEFT HALF

Left half is British slang for a playing card with six pips.
Research Left Half

LEFT HANDER

Left hander is British slang for a homosexual.
Research Left Hander

LEFT IN THE BASKET

Left in the basket is slang for neglected, uncared for.
Research Left In the Basket

LEFT IN THE LURCH

Left in the lurch is London Cockney rhyming slang for church.
Research Left In The Lurch

LEFT-HANDED BATSMAN

Left-handed batsman is British slang for a homosexual.
Research Left-Handed Batsman

LEFTFIELD

Leftfield is slang for taking an unconventional view or stance.
Research Leftfield

LEG

Leg was old British slang for a disreputable sporting character.
Research Leg

LEG BAIL

Leg bail is slang for to escape from custody by running away.
Leg bail is slang for a runaway.
Research Leg Bail

LEG BEFORE WICKET

Leg before wicket is London Cockney rhyming slang for a major mistake (ricket)
Leg before wicket is London Cockney rhyming slang for ticket.
Research Leg Before Wicket

LEG IT

Leg it is slang for to run hurriedly.
Research Leg It

LEG OF BEEF

Leg of beef is London Cockney rhyming slang for thief.
Research Leg Of Beef

LEG OF MUTTON

Leg of mutton is London Cockney rhyming slang for button.
Research Leg Of Mutton

LEG OF PORK

Leg of pork is London Cockney rhyming slang for chalk.
Research Leg Of Pork

LEG-BITER

Leg-biter is slang for a small child.
Research Leg-Biter

LEG-MAN

Leg-man is slang for a man whose favourite part of the female anatomy is the legs.
Research Leg-Man

LEG-OPENER

Leg-opener is slang for strong alcoholic drink, or an innocent drink laced with alcohol.
Research Leg-Opener

LEG-OVER

Leg-over is slang for to have sex.
Research Leg-over

LEGEND

Legend is spy slang for a false history and identity, a 'cover story'.
Research Legend

LEGGNER

Leggner is British slang for a one year prison sentence.
Research Leggner

LEGHOLDERS

Legholders is British slang for trousers.
Research Legholders

LEGIT

Legit is slang for legitimate.
Research Legit

LEGLESS

Legless is slang for very drunk.
Research Legless

LEGOVER

Legover is British slang for sexual intercourse.
Research Legover

LEGS

Legs is British slang for eleven.
Research Legs

LEGS ELEVEN

Legs eleven is bingo slang for the number eleven.
Research Legs Eleven

LEICESTER

Leicester (shortened from Leicester Square) is London Cockney rhyming slang for chair.
Research Leicester

LEICESTER SQUARE

Leicester Square is London Cockney rhyming slang for chair.
Research Leicester Square

LEISURE HOURS

Leisure hours is London Cockney rhyming slang for flowers.
Research Leisure Hours

LEKKER

Lekker is South African slang for pleasing, enjoyable, or likeable.
Research Lekker

LEMON

Lemon is slang for person or thing considered to be useless or defective.
Lemon is slang for a fool or an embarrassed person.
Lemon (shortened from lemon and lime) is London Cockney rhyming slang for time.
Lemon is Black American slang for the penis.
Research Lemon

LEMON AND DASH

Lemon and dash is London Cockney rhyming slang for flash.
Lemon and dash is London Cockney rhyming slang for slash.
Lemon and dash is London Cockney rhyming slang for wash.
Research Lemon And Dash

LEMON AND LIME

Lemon and lime is London Cockney rhyming slang for time.
Research Lemon And Lime

LEMON CURD

Lemon curd is London Cockney rhyming slang for a woman (bird).
Lemon curd is London Cockney rhyming slang for excrement (turd).
Research Lemon Curd

LEMON DROP

Lemon drop is London Cockney rhyming slang for a policeman (cop).
Research Lemon Drop

LEMON FLAVOUR

Lemon flavour is London Cockney rhyming slang for favour.
Research Lemon Flavour

LEMON SQUASH

Lemon squash is London Cockney rhyming slang for wash.
Research Lemon Squash

LEMON SQUEEZER

Lemon squeezer is London Cockney rhyming slang for man (geezer).
Research Lemon Squeezer

LEMON SQUEEZY

Lemon squeezy is London Cockney rhyming slang for easy.
Research Lemon Squeezy

LEMON TEA

Lemon tea is London Cockney rhyming slang for urinate (pee).
Research Lemon Tea

LEMONADE

Lemonade is London Cockney rhyming slang for spade.
Research Lemonade

LEMONS

Lemons is slang for the breasts.
Research Lemons

LEMONY

Lemony is Australian slang for angry or irritable.
Research Lemony

LEN HUTTON

Len Hutton is London Cockney rhyming slang for button.
Research Len Hutton

LEND A HAND

Lend a hand is slang for assist.
Research Lend A Hand

LENGTH

Length is British slang for a six-month prison sentence.
Length is British slang for the penis.
Length is theatre slang for forty-two lines of dialogue.
Research Length

LENNY THE LION

Lenny the lion is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (iron).
Research Lenny The Lion

LENO

Leno is slang for cannabis.
Research Leno

LEO SAYER

Leo Sayer is rhyming slang for something that lasts all day.
Research Leo Sayer

LERGI

Lergi is British slang for an unspecified disease.
Research Lergi

LES

Les is slang for lesbian.
Research Les

LESBO

Lesbo is slang for lesbian.
Research Lesbo

LESSIE

Lessie is slang for lesbian
Research Lessie

LET IT ALL HANG OUT

Let it all hang out is slang for to behave without inhibition.
Research Let It All Hang Out

LET OFF

Let off is slang for to fart.
Research Let Off

LET ONE DOWN FOR ONES CHIMER

Let one down for ones chimer is Black-American slang for steal someone's watch
Research Let One Down For Ones Chimer

LET OUT A REEF OR TWO

Let out a reef or two is slang for to undo a button or two.
Research Let Out A Reef Or Two

LET RIP

Let rip is British slang for to emit wind from the anus.
Let rip is British slang for to emit a torrent of abuse (rip and tear).
Let rip is British slang for to emit a torrent of aggression.
Research Let Rip

LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

Let the cat out of the bag is slang for to reveal a secret. The phrase originates from an old con in which a cat was sold in a bag as a sucking pig. A cautious purchaser checking the bag's contents would let the cat out of the bag and reveal the con.
Research Let The Cat Out Of The Bag

LETCH

Letch is British slang for a lecherous person.
Letch is British slang for to stare lustfully at women.
Research Letch

LETHAL WEAPON

Lethal Weapon is slang for phencyclidine.
Research Lethal Weapon

LETTUCE

Lettuce is slang for money.
Research Lettuce

LEVELS

Levels is betting slang for evens (1/1).
Research Levels

LEVER ARCH FILES

Lever arch files is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids (piles).
Research Lever Arch Files

LEVY AND FRANK

Levy and Frank is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (wank).
Research Levy And Frank

LEW

Lew is Dorset slang for a shelter from the wind.
Research Lew

LEZ

Lez is slang for lesbian.
Research Lez

LEZZIE

Lezzie is slang for lesbian
Research Lezzie

LIBBER

Libber is slang for a feminist.
Research Libber

LIBKEN

Libken was old slang for a house or lodging.
Research Libken

LIBS

Libs is slang for Librium capsules.
Research Libs

LICK

Lick is slang for to perform cunnilingus.
Lick is slang for a short musical phrase, usually on one instrument.
Lick is American slang for to smoke crack cocaine.
Research Lick

LICK UP

Lick up is slang for to be obsequious as in arse licking.
Research Lick Up

LICKS

Licks is slang for plangent sequences of musical notes played on an electric guitar.
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LID

Lid is slang for a hat.
Lid is slang for a crash helmet.
Lid is British slang for ceiling.
Lid is British slang for a wig.
Lid is Black-American slang for the sky.
Lid is American slang for a measure of marijuana.
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LIDDY

Liddy is American slang for crazy.
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LIE DOGGO

Lie doggo is British slang for to make no move, say nothing, to bide one's time.
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LIE DOWN

Lie down is slang for surrender, abase oneself.
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LIE DOWN ON THE JOB

Lie down on the job is slang for to be lazy.
Lie down on the job is slang for to do a job badly.
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LIE LOW

To lie low is slang for to remain in concealment or inactive.
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LIFE AND DEATH

Life and death is London Cockney rhyming slang for breath.
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LIFE AND SOUL

Life and soul is British slang for a jolly, fun-loving, extrovert person.
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LIFE PEER

Life peer is London Cockney rhyming slang for a homosexual (queer).
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LIFE-PRESERVER

Life-preserver is American slang for a ring doughnut.
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LIFER

Lifer is slang for a prisoner condemned to life imprisonment.
Lifer is slang for a member of the armed services who has volunteered for long service.
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LIFFEY WATER

Liffey water is British and Irish slang for the beer Guinness.
Liffey water was old British and Irish rhyming slang for porter beer.
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LIFT

Lift is slang for arrest or capture.
Lift is slang for to steal.
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LIFTIES

Lifties is American slang for height-enhancing soles worn inside shoes.
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LIFTS

Lifts is American slang for height-enhancing soles worn inside shoes.
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LIG

Lig is British theatre slang for to freeload, to enjoy oneself at someone else's expense.
Lig is British theatre slang for an opportunity for freeloading.
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LIGGER

Ligger is British theatre slang for a person who habitually takes advantage of what is freely available; a hanger-on or freeloader, a gate-crasher.
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LIGHT

Light is slang for short of money.
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LIGHT A SHUCK

Light a shuck is slang for leave in a hurry.
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LIGHT AND BITTER

Light and bitter is London Cockney rhyming slang for the anus (shitter).
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LIGHT AND DARK

Light and dark is London Cockney rhyming slang for park.
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LIGHT ENDER

Light ender is British slang for a member of the idle rich.
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LIGHT FINGERS

Light fingers is British slang for a thief, a shoplifter.
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LIGHT OF LOVE

Light of love is British prison slang for a prison governor.
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LIGHT OF MY LIFE

Light of my life is London Cockney rhyming slang for wife.
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LIGHTEN UP

Lighten up is slang for to relax, to take things less seriously, calm down, cheer up.
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LIGHTHOUSE

Lighthouse is British slang for a drinker's red-nose.
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LIGHTLY AND POLITELY

Lightly and politely is Black-American slang for to effect smoothly, as though without effort.
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LIGHTMANS

Lightmans was 19th century British slang for daytime.
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LIGHTNING

Lightning is a British slang name for a slow person.
Lightning is American slang for crack cocaine.
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LIGHTS

Lights is British slang for the senses.
Lights is British slang for matches.
Lights is boxing slang for the eyes.
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LIKE

Like is American slang for completely, totally; an interjection used for emphasis.
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LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL

Like a bat out of hell is slang for to move, especially to fly, very fast.
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LIKE A BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER

Like a butcher's daughter is slang for sexually active, nymphomaniac.
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LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE

Like a house on fire is slang for quickly, energetically, enthusiastically.
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LIKE CHEESE

Like cheese is Black-American slang for any strong odour
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LIKE JACK THE BEAR JUST AINT NOWHERE

Like Jack the Bear just aint nowhere is Black-American slang for an expression of disappointment, worthlessness.
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LIKE JAPAN

Like Japan is British slang for cold.
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LIKE MOTHER MAKES IT

Like mother makes it is slang for very well cooked, delicious.
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LIKE SIXTY

Like sixty is slang for at a great rate.
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LIKELY LOAD

Likely load is British slang for an alert, smart, cheeky youth.
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LIKKI LIKKI

Likki likki is Jamaican slang for greedy, never satisfied.
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LILAC

Lilac is slang for a male homosexual or effeminate man.
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LILIAN GISH

Lilian Gish is London Cockney rhyming slang for fish.
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LILLEY AND SKINNER

Lilley and Skinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for diner.
Lilley and Skinner is London Cockney rhyming slang for beginner.
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LILLIAN GISHED

Lillian Gished is Scottish rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).
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LILLY LAW

Lilly Law is Polaris slang for the police.
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LILS

Lils is British slang for breasts.
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LILY

Lily is slang for an effeminate man.
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LILY SAVAGE

Lily Savage is London Cockney rhyming slang for cabbage.
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LIMBER

Limber is Dorset slang for flaccid.
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LIMBLESS

Limbless is Dorset slang for to bits.
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LIME

Lime is Caribbean slang for to sit or stand around on the pavement.
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LIMEHOUSE CUT

Limehouse cut is London Cockney rhyming slang for a paunch (gut).
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LIMER

Limer is Caribbean slang or a hanger-on.
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LIMEY

Limey is American and Canadian slang for a British person.
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LIMMER

Limmer is Dorset slang for a painter.
Limmer is Dorset slang for an artist.
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LIMO

Limo is slang for a limousine, a luxury car.
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LIMP

Limp is poker slang for betting the minimum allowed.
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LIMP WRISTED

Limp wristed (limp-wristed) is British slang for weak, effeminate, homosexual.
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LIMP-DICK

Limp-dick is slang for a weak, ineffectual, irresolute person.
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LINCOLN'S INN

Lincoln's Inn is London Cockney rhyming slang for hand (fin).
Lincoln's Inn is London Cockney rhyming slang for five pounds (finn).
Lincoln's Inn was 19th century London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.
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LINE

Line is slang for cocaine.
Line is slang for a portion of a powdered drug for snorting.
Line is slang for something said for effect, especially to solicit for money, sex, etc.
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LINEN DRAPER

Linen draper is London Cockney rhyming slang for paper (newspaper).
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LINGAM

Lingam is slang for penis.
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LINGO

Lingo is slang for language; speech; dialect.
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LINT-BRAIN

Lint-brain is American slang for stupid or foolish person.
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LINT-HEAD

Lint-head is American slang for stupid or foolish person.
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LION'S LAIR

Lion's lair is London Cockney rhyming slang for chair.
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LION'S ROAR

Lion's roar is London Cockney rhyming slang for snore.
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LION'S SHARE

Lion's share is London Cockney rhyming slang for chair.
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LIONEL

Lionel is British slang for the penis.
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LIONEL BART

Lionel Bart is London Cockney rhyming slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart).
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LIONEL BLAIRS

Lionel Blairs is British rhyming slang for flared trousers (flares).
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LIP

Lip is slang for verbal impudence or backchat.
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LIP SERVICE

Lip service is slang for fellatio.
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LIPPY

Lippy is slang for impertinent, cheeky, insolent.
Lippy is Dorset slang for wet, rainy.
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LIPS

Lips is slang for the labias.
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LIPSTICK

Lipstick is American slang for a feminine lesbian.
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LIQUID E

Liquid E is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.
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LIQUID ECSTASY

Liquid ecstasy is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.
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LIQUID G

Liquid G is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.
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LIQUID INCENSE

Liquid Incense is slang for amyl nitrate (or any associated inhalant drug).
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LIQUID LAUGH

Liquid laugh is American slang for to vomit.
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LIQUID LUNCH

Liquid lunch is slang for a lunchtime session of alcoholic drinking.
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LIQUID SCREAM

Liquid scream is American slang for to vomit.
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LIQUID X

Liquid X is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.
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LIQUIDATE YOUR ASSETS

Liquidate your assets is American slang for to vomit.
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LIQUOR UP

Liquor up is American and Canadian slang for to become or cause to become drunk.
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LIQUORED UP

Liquored up was 19th century British slang for intoxicated, drunk.
Liquored up is American slang for intoxicated, drunk.
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LISTENERS

Listeners is British slang for the ears.
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LISTING TO STARBOARD

Listing to starboard is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.
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LIT

Lit is slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.
Lit is British slang for a pallet.
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LIT UP

Lit up is slang for drunk.
Lit up is slang for drugged, especially on heroin.
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LITSOME

Litsome is Dorset slang for cheerful.
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LITTER LOUT

Litter lout is slang for a person who tends to drop refuse in public places.
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LITTERBUG

Litterbug is American and Canadian slang for a person who tends to drop refuse in public places.
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LITTLE AND LARGE

Little and large is London Cockney rhyming slang for margarine (marge).
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LITTLE BIG HORN

Little Big Horn is British motorcycle courier slang for Hyde Park Corner.
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LITTLE BIT

Little bit is British slang for a niece.
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LITTLE BO PEEP

Little Bo Peep is London Cockney rhyming slang for sleep.
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LITTLE BOY BLUE

Little Boy Blue is London Cockney rhyming slang for a prison warder (screw).
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LITTLE BOY'S ROOM

Little boy's room is slang for a gentleman's toilet.
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LITTLE BROWN JUG

Little brown jug is London Cockney rhyming slang for a plug.
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LITTLE D

Little D is slang for hydromorphone hydrochloride.
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LITTLE EVA

Little Eva is Black-American slang for a loud-mouth white girl
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LITTLE GIRL'S ROOM

Little girl's room is slang for a ladies' toilet.
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LITTLE IKE

Little ike is British slang for a child.
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LITTLE JOBS

Little jobs is British slang for urination.
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LITTLE MAN

Little man is slang for the clitoris.
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LITTLE MARY

Little Mary is slang for the stomach.
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LITTLE MISS MUFFET

Little Miss Muffet is London Cockney rhyming slang for stuff it.
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LITTLE MORE

Little more is Jamaican slang for goodbye.
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LITTLE NELL

Little Nell is London Cockney rhyming slang for bell.
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LITTLE PETER

Little Peter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a coin meter.
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LITTLE PRINCESS

Little princess is American numismatic slang for an American 1841 $2.50 gold piece.
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LITTLE RED RIDING HOODS

Little Red Riding Hoods is British criminal slang for stolen goods.
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LITTLE TITCH

Little Titch is London Cockney rhyming slang for itch.
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LITTLE-EASE

Little-ease was old British slang for the pillory or stocks of a prison.
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LITTLEWORTH

Littleworth is British slang for an unimportant, insignificant, unpleasant person.
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LITTY

Litty is Dorset slang for light, cheerful.
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LIVE BLANKET

Live blanket is Jamaican slang for a sexual partner.
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LIVE EEL

Live eel is London Cockney rhyming slang for field.
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LIVE WIRE

Live wire is slang for an enthusiastic or energetic person.
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LIVE-IN LOVER

Live-in lover is slang for an unmarried cohabitee.
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LIVELY

Lively is London Cockney slang for quickly.
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LIVENER

Livener is British slang for an alcoholic drink.
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LIVER ROUNDS

Liver rounds is medical slang for an outing to a pub or bar after a tough case or a good job, for the purpose of drinking, debriefing, and decompressing.
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LIVERBIRD

Liverbird is British slang for a girl or young woman from Liverpool.
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LIVERPOOL'S AT HOME

Liverpool's at home is British slang for the menstrual cycle.
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LIVID

Livid is slang for very angry, furious.
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LIVING FOUL

Living foul is American slang for having no morals, having no ethics or sense of honour or loyalty to one's friends.
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LIVING IN A GOLDFISH BOWL

Living in a goldfish bowl is slang for living without privacy, being in full public gaze.
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LIVING LARGE

Living large is slang for being well off, being successful.
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LIZA MINNELLI

Liza Minnelli is London Cockney rhyming slang for television (telly).
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LIZARD

Lizard is American slang for a resident of Alabama.
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LIZARDS

Lizards is slang for footwear made from dead reptile skin, such as snakeskin or crocodile-skin.
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LIZZIE

Lizzie is slang for a cheap motor car.
Lizzie was old slang for a cheap Ford motor car.
Lizzie is slang for cheap red wine from Lisbon.
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LLOYDS LIST

Lloyds list is London rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed).
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LOAD

Load is slang for a full quantity of semen.
Load is slang for a personal supply of an illicit drug.
Load is Australian slang for a venereal infection.
Load is Australian slang for to plant drugs or stolen property on someone. To having someone convicted for a crime they didn't commit by manufacturing evidence.
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LOAD OF HAY

Load of hay was old British rhyming slang for day.
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LOAD OFF ONE'S MIND

Load off one's mind is slang for a relief, to be relieved.
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LOAD THE BASES

Load the bases is slang for to arrange matters to one's advantage.
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LOAD UP

Load up is American slang for to take illicit drugs.
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LOADED

Loaded is slang for drunk, intoxicated.
Loaded is slang for wealthy.
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LOADED FOR BEAR

Leaded for bear is American slang for angry, aggressive, spoiling for a fight.