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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Slang

R & R

R & R is slang for rest and recuperation; rest and relaxation.
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R AND R

R and R is slang for rape and robbery.
R and R is slang for relaxation.
R and R is slang for rock and roll.
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R G KNOWLES

R G Knowles was British theatre rhyming slang for holes.
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R2

R2 is slang for Valium.
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RAAS

Raas is a Jamaican slang for the backside.
Raas is abusive Jamaican slang for go away!
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RAASCLAAT

Raasclaat is Jamaican slang for a rag used to wipe the backside.
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RABBI

Rabbi is American slang for a senior official who exerts influence or patronage on behalf of a person.
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RABBIT

Rabbit (shortened from rabbit and pork) is Cockney rhyming slang for to talk, often unceasingly.
Rabbit is derogatory slang for a person who is a novice or bad at a sport or game.
Rabbit is Australian and nautical slang for a smuggled or stolen article.
Rabbit is Australian and nautical slang for borrow, steal.
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RABBIT AND PORK

Rabbit and pork is London Cockney rhyming slang for talk.
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RABBIT FOOD

Rabbit food is slang for fresh, uncooked fruit and vegetables.
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RABBIT HUTCH

Rabbit hutch is London Cockney rhyming slang for the groin (crutch).
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RABBIT PUNCH

Rabbit punch is slang for a punch or blow to the nape of the neck.
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RABBIT'S PAW

Rabbit's paw is London Cockney rhyming slang for to scold (jaw).
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RABBIT-O

Rabbit-o is Australian slang for an itinerant seller of rabbits for food.
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RACE NORMING

Race norming is educational slang for the practice of adjusting the scores on standardized tests to reflect the relative rank of the person taking the test within the test score norms of his or her own race.
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RACE OFF

Race off is Australian slang for hurry away.
Race Off is Australian and American slang for to seduce.
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RACK

Rack was formerly American slang (it's now conventional language) for a bed or bunk.
Rack is slang for sleep.
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RACK ATTACK

Rack attack is American slang for a bout of extreme laziness.
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RACK MONSTER

Rack monster is slang for someone who sleeps a lot.
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RACK OFF

Rack off is Australian slang for to go away, to leave.
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RACK ONE'S BRAINS

Rack one's brains is slang for to search one's memory; think hard trying to remember.
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RACK OUT

Rack out is American slang for to lie down, to sleep.
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RACKED-OFF

Racked-off is British and Australian slang for irritated, disgruntled, annoyed.
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RACKED-UP

Racked-up is American slang for tense, nervous, worried.
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RACKET

Racket is slang for noise, disturbance
Racket is slang for a scheme, dodge, trick, or the like.
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RACKET-JACKET

Racket-jacket is Black-American slang for a zoot suit
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RACKS OF MEATS

Racks of meats is London Cockney rhyming slang for breasts (tits).
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RAD

Rad is American slang for fine, excellent, fashionable, very enjoyable.
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RADDIE

Raddie is British slang for an Italian.
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RADDLED

Raddled is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.
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RADICAL

Radical is slang for very good; excellent.
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RADIO ONE'S

Radio one's is London Cockney rhyming slang for diarrhoea (runs).
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RADIO RENTAL

Radio rental is London Cockney rhyming slang for crazy, deranged, insane (mental).
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RADISH

Radish is British slang for a fool, an idiot.
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RAF

RAF is British slang for an ugly woman (Rough As Fuck).
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RAFFERTY

Rafferty is Australian and New Zealand slang for no rules at all.
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RAFFLE TICKET

Raffle ticket is London Cockney rhyming slang for a mistake (ricket).
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RAFT

Raft is American slang for a large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.
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RAFTING ON THE RIO CACA

Rafting on the Rio Caca is American medical slang for massive diarrhoea.
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RAG

Rag is slang for a newspaper.
Rag is slang for the curtain in a theatre.
Rag is slang for the tongue
Rag is slang for jollification.
Tag is slang for to behave in a high-spirited and disorderly fashion.
Rag is British naval slang for a sail, flag or ensign.
Rag is British and American slang for a sanitary towel.
Rag is American slang for to tease, put down, criticize. To nag or complain.
Rag was slang for a banknote.
Rag was slang for a small amount of money.
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RAG AND BONE

Rag and bone is London Cockney rhyming slang for lavatory (throne).
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RAG IT

Rag it is slang for push to the limits. Usually applied to driving a vehicle. E.g. He always rags it when he's in a hire car.
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RAG OUT

Rag out is American slang for to put on ones finest clothes; dress up.
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RAG WEEK

Rag week is British slang for the menstrual period.
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RAG, TAG AND BOBTAIL

Rag, tag and bobtail was 17th century British slang for the peasantry, the poor, riff-raff.
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RAG-BAG

Rag-bag is British slang for a scruffily dressed person.
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RAG-HEAD

Rag-head is slang for an Arab.
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RAG-TOP

Rag-top is slang for a convertible car.
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RAG-WATER

Rag-water was old criminal slang for whisky.
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RAGE

Rage is American slang for to have a good time.
Rage is Australian slang for a wild party or celebration.
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RAGGED OUT

Ragged out is American slang for smartly dressed.
Ragged out is American slang for distasteful, unpleasant.
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RAGGED ROBIN

Ragged Robin is slang for a pretty girl wearing ragged clothes.
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RAGGEDY-ARSED

Raggedy-arsed is British slang for poor, needy.
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RAGGEDY-ASS

Raggedy-ass is American slang for unkempt, uncouth, disorganised.
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RAGGING

Ragging is slang for well dressed
Ragging is American slang for complaining, harassing.
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RAGING

Raging is British rhyming slang for a first-class honours degree.
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RAGMANS COAT

Ragmans coat is British slang for an untidy and very hairy vagina.
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RAGS

Rags is slang for clothes.
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RAGTIME

Ragtime is slang for disorderly; disreputable.
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RAGWEED

Ragweed is slang for cannabis.
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RAH-RAH

Rah-rah is Australian slang for a devotee of Rugby Union football.
Rah-rah is American slang for enthusiasm or excitement.
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RAIDER

Raider is financial slang for an individual who rushes in and acquires other companies by buying large amounts of shares (stock).
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RAILINGS

Railings is British slang for the teeth.
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RAILROAD

Railroad is American slang for to force something to happen through wit or intimidation. The British equivalent is bulldoze.
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RAILROAD BULL

Railroad bull is American slang for a railway policeman.
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RAILROAD FLAT

Railroad flat is American slang for a flat whose floor plan requires one to walk through one room to get to the other.
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RAILWAY THINKING

Railway thinking is American slang for the belief that the events of history (on both a grand and on a personal scale) repeat themselves.
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RAIN AND POUR

Rain and pour is London Cockney rhyming slang for snore.
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RAINBOW

Rainbow is boxing slang for a discoloured bruise.
Rainbow is drug slang for a multi-coloured pill.
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RAINBOW TROUT

Rainbow trout is London Cockney rhyming slang for a German (Kraut).
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RAINBOWS

Rainbows is slang for Phenobarbital or other multi-coloured pills.
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RAINCOAT

Raincoat is British slang for a condom.
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RAINCOAT BRIGADE

Raincoat brigade is slang for habitual watchers of pornographic films.
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RAINMAKER

Rainmaker is American slang for a person thought to be a creative leader in developing business.
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RAINY DAY WOMAN

Rainy day woman is American slang for cannabis.
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RAISE

Raise is poker slang for to increase the bet - to bet more than the previous bet.
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RAISE EYEBROWS

Raise eyebrows is slang for to cause surprise or disapproval.
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RAISE SAND

Raise sand is American slang for fight, a disturbance.
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RAISE THE DEVIL

To raise the devil is slang for to cause a great disturbance; to make great trouble.
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RAJPUTANA

Rajputana was old British slang for a banana.
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RAKE

Rake is British slang for to search thoroughly.
Rake is British slang for a comb.
Rake is poker slang for the money taken from a game by the venue.
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RAKE DOWN

Rake down is American slang for to win at cards, or other games.
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RAKE IT IN

Rake it in is slang for to earn a lot of money.
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RAKE OVER THE COALS

Rake over the coals is slang for to criticise.
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RAKE-OFF

Rake-off is slang for a share of profits, especially one that is illegal or given as a bribe.
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RAKER

Raker is slang for a heavy bet on a horse.
Raker is slang for a very fast pace.
Raker is British slang for a comb.
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RALEIGH BIKE

Raleigh bike is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lesbian (dyke).
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RALLY

Rally is American slang for to behave outrageously.
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RALPH

Ralph is American slang for to vomit
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RALPH LYNN

Ralph Lynn was early 20th century London Cockney rhyming slang for gin.
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RAM

Ram is slang for a sexually active man.
Ram is British slang for to have sexual intercourse.
Ram is Australian slang for an accomplice in, or the act of assisting in, a petty crime.
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RAM'S HORN

Ram's horn is slang for a loud, vulgar, unpolished speaker.
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RAM-JAM FULL

Ram-jam full is slang for crammed full.
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RAM-SAMMY

Ram-sammy is slang for a family quarrel; a noisy gathering; a fight.
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RAMBO

Rambo is British slang for a strong, powerful man.
Rambo is British slang for a weak, puny man.
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RAMBOLD

Rambold is slang for aggressive, excessively enthusiastic.
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RAMBUNCTIOUS

Rambunctious is slang for lively, troublesome.
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RAMMER

Rammer is British slang for the penis.
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RAMMIES

Rammies is Australian and South African slang for trousers.
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RAMP

Ramp is British slang for the bar in a public house.
Ramp is British slang for to rob with violence.
Ramp is British slang for a swindle, especially one involving exorbitant prices.
Ramp is slang for forcing a bookmaker to pay a pretend bet.
Ramp is Australian slang for a search of a prisoner or prison cell.
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RAMP UP

Ramp up is British slang for to arrange, to organise.
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RAMPACIOUS

Rampacious is slang for high-spirited.
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RAMPAGE

Rampage is American slang for to search frantically.
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RAMPED-UP

Ramped-up is British slang for the price something is set at.
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RAMPS

Ramps is British slang for a fake fight staged as a diversion for a confidence trick.
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RAMPSMAN

Rampsman is slang for a person who commits robbery with violence.
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RAMROD

Ramrod is slang for an erect penis.
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RAMSGATE

Ramsgate (shortened from Ransgate Sands) is London Cockney rhyming slang for assistance (hand).
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RAMSGATE SANDS

Ramsgate Sands is London Cockney rhyming slang for hands.
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RANCHY

Ranchy is American slang for dirty, disgusting, indecent.
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RANCID

Rancid is American slang for awful.
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RANDOLPH SCOTT

Randolph Scott is London Cockney rhyming slang for a spot, pimple.
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RANDOM

Random is American slang for out of the ordinary, eccentric.
Random is American slang for ordinary.
Random is American slang for a stranger.
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RANDY

Randy is British slang for sexually aroused, lecherous.
Randy is Dorset slang for a party.
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RANGON

Rangoon is London Cockney rhyming slang for prune.
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RANJITIKI

Ranjitiki is old London Cockney docker rhyming slang for tricky.
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RANK

Rank is black American slang for insult; put someone down.
Rank is American slang for to back out of a commitment.
Rank is American slang for disgusting.
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RANKER

Ranker is American slang for a person who backs out of a commitment.
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RANKING

Ranking is Jamaican slang for possessed of style; fashionable; exciting, powerful.
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RANNYGAZOO

Rannygazoo is American slang for a prank; horseplay.
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RANTALLION

Rantallion is British slang for a man with a very short penis.
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RANTING

Ranting is British slang for a style of aggressive stand-up poetry recital.
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RANTY TANTY

Ranty tanty is slang for a prostitute.
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RAP

Rap is slang for a rebuke.
Rap is slang for the theft of a purse.
Rap is slang for a kind of music sometimes called hip-hop characterized by lyrical talking.
Rap is slang for to talk, especially volubly.
Rap is slang for a rebuke or adverse criticism.
Rap is slang for an identification from among a group of suspects.
Rap is Irish slang for a halfpenny.
Rap is Irish slang for money.
Rap is Australian slang for congratulations.
Rap is American slang for to talk.
Rap is American slang for a criminal accusation.
Rap is American slang for a prison sentence.
Rap is Black American slang for an impromptu talk or discussion.
Rap was 18th century slang for barter.
Rap was 18th century Irish slang for a counterfeit halfpenny.
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RAP CENTRE

Rap centre is American slang for a meeting-place for group discussions.
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RAP GROUP

Rap group is American slang for a group that meets to discuss problems, etc.
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RAP SESSION

Rap session is American slang for a conversation, a discussion.
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RAP SHEET

Rap sheet is American slang for a police record.
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RAPID-FIRE

Rapid-fire is British slang for premature ejaculation.
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RAPIDDO

Rapiddo is British slang for quickly.
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RAPPER

Rapper is slang for someone who raps.
Rapper is slang for a forcible oath or lie.
Rapper is slang for a complainant; plaintiff; a prosecutor.
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RAPT

Rapt is slang for delighted.
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RAQUEL WELCH

Raquel Welch is London Cockney rhyming slang for belch.
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RARE

Rare is British slang for good, yes, a slang term of agreement.
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RARING TO GO

Raring to go is slang for eager, ready for action.
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RASCAL COUNTERS

Rascal counters was old British slang for paltry coins, money.
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RASH

Rash is slang for wonderful.
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RASHER AND BUBBLE

Rasher and bubble is London Cockney rhyming slang for double, usually a dartboard double.
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RASPBERRY

Raspberry (shortened from raspberry tart) is Cockney rhyming slang for the heart.
Raspberry is slang for a rude noise
Raspberry is British military slang for a reprimand.
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RASPBERRY CHARLOTTE

Raspberry Charlotte is British slang for to vomit.
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RASPBERRY RIPPLE

Raspberry ripple is London Cockney rhyming slang for a cripple.
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RASPBERRY TART

Raspberry tart is Cockney rhyming slang for the heart.
Raspberry tart is Cockney rhyming slang for to emit wind from the anus (fart).
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RASPER

Rasper is slang for a harsh or unpleasant person or thing.
Rasper is slang for a remarkable or extraordinary thing.
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RASPING

Rasping is slang for a remarkable or extraordinary.
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RASS

Rass is Black American slang for the buttocks; the anus.
Rass is Black American slang for a contemptible person.
Rass is Black American slang for anal sex.
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RASTA

Rasta is slang for Rastafarian.
Rasta is slang for cannabis.
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RASTA BOX

Rasta box is slang for a large portable stereo radio-cassette player.
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RASTUS

Rastus is American derogatory slang for a typical black person.
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RAT

Rat is slang to forsake a losing side for the stronger party.
Rat is slang for to work for lower wages than those negotiated by a trade union.
Rat is old British slang for a strike breaker.
Rat is slang for an informer; stool pigeon.
Rat is American slang for a newly recruited cadet.
Rat is American slang for to inform or testify against another person.
Rat is old American slang for a purse.
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RAT AND MICE

Rat and mice is London Cockney rhyming slang for dice.
Rat and mice is London Cockney rhyming slang for rice.
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RAT AND MOUSE

Rat and mouse is London Cockney rhyming slang for house.
Rat and mouse is London Cockney rhyming slang for louse.
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RAT BOY

Rat boy is slang for a person in a drug community who has an ability to test the purity and potency of a drug, usually by testing the drug on them self.
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RAT CATCHER'S DAUGHTER

Rat catcher's daughter is London Cockney rhyming slang for drinking water.
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RAT ON

Rat on is slang for to inform on or betray someone.
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RAT OUT

Rat out is slang for to abandon, to betray.
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RAT PACK

Rat pack is slang for a gang of disorderly young people.
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RAT RACE

Rat race is slang for the daily cycle of work, eat and sleep.
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RAT TRAP

Rat Trap is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Japanese person (Jap).
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RAT-ARSED

Rat-arsed is slang for intoxicated, drunk.
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RAT-BOY

Rat-boy is American slang for a male killer of policemen.
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RAT-FACED

Rat-faced is slang for intoxicated, drunk.
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RAT-HOLE

Rat-hole is American slang for a hide or store, especially one for money.
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RAT-RUN

Rat-run is British slang for a side street used by fast commuter traffic.
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RAT-STINKER

Rat-stinker is British slang for an obnoxious, despicable person.
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RAT-STINKING

Rat-stinking is British slang for very drunk, intoxicated.
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RATBAG

Ratbag is slang for someone who doesn't behave properly.
Ratbag is slang for a despicable, obnoxious person.
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RATBAGGERY

Ratbaggery is Australian slang for nonsense, eccentricity.
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RATE

Rate is slang for to think highly of.
Rate is American slang for deserve.
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RATE-BUSTER

Rate-buster is American slang for a worker whose high productivity threatens or causes a reduction in rates.
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RATFINK

Ratfink is slang for an unpleasant, contemptible person, especially an informer.
Ratfink is American slang for a strike breaker.
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RATHE

Rathe is Dorset slang for soon, early.
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RATHER!

Rather! Is slang for I should think so; very much
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RATHOLE

Rathole is slang for a disgusting, squalid place.
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RATHOUSE

Rathouse is Australian and New Zealand slang for a mental hospital.
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RATON

Raton was old American slang for a young thief.
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RATS

Rats is Australian slang for deranged; insane.
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RATSHIT

Ratshit is Australian slang for worthless, inferior, utterly disappointing.
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RATTED

Ratted is British slang for intoxicated, drunk.
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RATTER

Ratter is Australian slang for someone who steals opal from another person's mine.
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RATTLE

Rattle is old slang for hurry; work energetically.
Rattle is British slang for to have sex with someone.
Rattle is British navy slang for the commander's report of defaulters
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RATTLE AND CLANK

Rattle and clank is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bank.
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RATTLE AND HISS

Rattle and hiss is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (piss).
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RATTLE AROUND

Rattle around is slang for something to be somewhere, though one is not sure quite where.
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RATTLE SOMEONE'S CAGE

Rattle someone's cage is slang for to provoke, disturb, rouse.
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RATTLEBRAIN

Rattlebrain is slang for a light-minded person, full of idle talk.
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RATTLED

Rattled is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.
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RATTLEHEAD

Rattlehead is British slang for a person listening to a personal stereo in a public place.
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RATTLER

Rattler is slang for a train.
Rattler is slang for a fast horse or a remarkably good specimen of something.
Rattler is British slang for a womaniser, a seducer.
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RATTLESNAKES

Rattlesnakes is London Cockney rhyming slang for delirium tremens (shakes).
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RATTLETRAP

Rattletrap is slang for the mouth.
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RATTY

Ratty is slang for irritable.
Ratty is American slang for shabby; dilapidated.
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RAUNCH

Raunch is slang for lack of polish or refinement; crudeness.
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RAUNCHY

Raunchy is slang for lecherous, vulgar, or smutty; openly sexual; lusty; earthy.
Raunchy is American slang for disgusting.
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RAVE

Rave is slang for to enjoy oneself wildly or uninhibitedly.
Rave is slang for a temporary passionate infatuation.
Rave is slang for strong liking; passion.
Rave is slang for an enthusiastic notice in the press.
Rave is British slang for a fad or fashion.
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RAVE-UP

rave-up is British slang for a wild party.
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RAVER

Raver is British slang for a person who leads a wild or uninhibited social life. An unrestrained hedonist.
Raver is British slang for a male homosexual.
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RAVERS

Ravers is slang for furious; angry.
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RAVEY

Ravey is slang for in the manner of a rave.
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RAVI SHANKAR

Ravi Shankar is London Cockney rhyming slang for an unpleasant person (wanker).
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RAVING

Raving is slang for the act of going to a rave.
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RAW

Raw is surfing slang for very good, terrific.
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RAW DEAL

Rw deal is slang for an unfair arrangement or conclusion.
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RAW LOBSTER

Raw lobster was old British slang for a policeman.
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RAW MEAT

Raw meat is slang for the sex organs.
Raw meat is slang for sexual intercourse.
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RAW PRAWN

Raw Prawn is Australian slang for a con or a lie.
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RAW RECRUIT

Raw recruit is British slang for neat spirits.
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RAWALPINDI

Rawalpindi is London Cockney rhyming slang for windy.
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RAY-GUN

Ray-gun is British slang for a hand-help speed-measuring device.
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RAYS

Rays is British slang for sunshine.
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RAZOO

Razoo is American slang for ridicule; an expression of contempt or derision.
Razoo is American slang for to ridicule, provoke or arouse.
Razoo is Australian and New Zealand slang for an imaginary coin of very little or trivial value.
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RAZOR BLADE

Razor blade is offensive London Cockney rhyming slang for a black person (spade).
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RAZOR GANG

Razor gang is railway slang for a team of investigators seeking ways if increasing productivity.
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RAZOR-BACK

Razor-back is Australian and New Zealand slang for a lean and scraggy cow or bullock.
Razor-back is American slang for a circus hand. The term is especially applied to a circus hand who loads and unloads the wagons.
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RAZORBLADE

Razorblade is British rhyming slang for a Black person (spade).
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RAZZ

Razz is American and Canadian slang for to make fun of; deride.
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RAZZLE

Razzle is slang for a spree or good time.
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RAZZLE-DAZZLE

Razzle-dazzle is slang for a noisy or showy fuss or activity.
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RAZZMATAZZ

Razzmatazz is London Cockney rhyming slang for jazz music.
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RAZZO

Razzo is slang for the nose.
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RE-ENTRY

Re-entry is slang for the return to normality after the effects of an LSD experience have worn off.
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RE-UP

Re-up is American slang for re-enlist.
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REACH

Reach is American slang for bribe.
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REACH FOR THE SKY

Reach for the sky is slang for the instruction to raise one's hands.
Reach for the sky is slang for to try to attain one's dream.
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REACHER

Reacher was American gangster slang for a long-range gun, a rifle.
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READ AND WRITE

Read and write is London Cockney rhyming slang for fight.
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READ BETWEEN THE LINES

Read between the lines is slang for to understand someone's meaning by correctly imagining what was left unsaid.
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READ MY LIPS

Read my lips is slang for listen carefully to what I am saying.
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READ ONE'S SHIRT

Read one's shirt is slang for to search one's clothes for lice.
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READ THE RIOT ACT

Read the riot act is slang for chastise severely.
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READ THE TOILET

Read the toilet is American slang for to vomit
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READER

Reader is criminal slang for a pocketbook.
Reader is slang for a marked playing card.
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READIES

Readies is slang for money.
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READING GENEVA PRINT

Reading Geneva print was old British slang for drinking gin or whisky.
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READY

Ready is slang for cash.
Ready is British slang for to bribe.
Ready is American music slang for excellent, fully competent.
Ready is racing slang for to pull a horse so that he cannot win.
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READY ROCK

Ready rock is slang for heroin.
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READY UP

Ready up is Australian slang for prepare or manipulate in an improper way.
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READY-UP

Ready-up is Australian slang for a swindle, fake, a case of fraudulent manipulation.
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READY-WASH

Ready-wash is British slang for crack cocaine.
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REAGAN DEMOCRAT

Reagan Democrat is American slang for a conservative Democrat voter.
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REAL BRAMAH

Real Bramah is Yorkshire slang for a beautiful or high quality machine.
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REAL JAM

Real jam was old British slang for a treat; something of high quality.
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REALITY CHECK

Reality check is American slang for an examination of one's thoughts to see if one is being realistic or wishful.
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REALITY PROGRAMMING

Reality programming is American slang for television shows that feature real people in real situations.
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REAM

Ream is slang for genuine.
Ream is British and American slang for anal intercourse.
Ream is American slang for cheat; swindle.
Ream is American slang for treat unfairly.
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REAMER

Reamer is slang for someone who engages in anal intercourse.
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REAR

Rear is slang for a public lavatory.
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REAR ADMIRAL

Rear Admiral is British slang for a male homosexual.
Rear admiral is American slang for proctologist.
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REAR GUNNER

Rear gunner is British slang for a male homosexual.
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REAR UP

Rear up is British slang for to lose one's temper.
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REAR-ENDER

Rear-ender is London Cockney rhyming slang for a male homosexual (bender).
Rear-ender is American slang for an automobile accident in which the front of one vehicle strikes the rear of another.
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REC

Rec is British slang for a local recreation ground.
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RECCE

Recce is military slang for reconnaissance or reconnoitre.
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RECCO

Recco is military slang for a reconnaissance.
Recco is Australian slang for recognition.
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RECESS

Recess is criminal slang for the room for slopping out in a prison.
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RECKLESS EYEBALLING

Reckless eyeballing is Black-American slang for looking with desire at forbidden persons
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RECKON

Reckon is slang for to regard as good.
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RECKONING

Reckoning is Dorset slang for wages.
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RECON

Recon is military slang for reconnaissance.
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RECORD CHANGER

Record changer is American slang for an unskilled menial worker.
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RECORD HOP

Record hop was old slang for a dance at which the music was provided by records.
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RECYCLE YOUR LUNCH

Recycle your lunch is American slang for to vomit
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RED

Red is slang for phenobarbital.
Red is British slang for golden; made of gold.
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RED & BLUES

Red & Blues is slang for secobarbital.
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RED BIDDY

Red biddy is British slang for cheap red wine or methylated spirits.
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RED BIRDS

Red Birds is slang for secobarbital.
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RED BUD

Red Bud is slang for cannabis.
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RED BULLETS

Red Bullets is slang for secobarbital.
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RED CROSS

Red cross is American tramp slang for morphine
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RED DEVIL

Red devil is London Cockney rhyming slang for a spirit level.
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RED DEVILS

Red Devils is slang for secobarbital.
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RED DILLIES

Red Dillies is slang for secobarbital.
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RED DOLLS

Red Dolls is slang for secobarbital.
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RED EYE

Red eye is British slang for a sore anus.
Red eye is British slang for a long, sleepless, overnight flight.
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RED FLAG IS FLYING

Red flag is flying is British slang for menstruating.
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RED FLANNEL

Red flannel is British slang for the tongue.
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RED GRAVY

Red gravy is Black-American slang for blood
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RED HOTS

Red hots is London Cockney rhyming slang for diarrhoea (trots).
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RED INK

Red ink is British slang for cheap and unpalatable red wine.
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RED JELLEY BEANS

Red Jelley Beans is slang for secobarbital.
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RED KETTLE

Red kettle is slang for a watch, particularly a gold watch.
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RED LEAD

Red Lead is American tramp slang for Ketchup
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RED NED

Red ned is Australian slang for any cheap red wine.
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RED PIPE

Red pipe is slang for an artery.
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RED RAG

Red rag is slang for the tongue.
Red rag is nautical slang for the red ensign.
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RED RAW

Red raw is bingo slang for the number sixty-four.
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RED RUM

Red rum is London Cockney rhyming slang for quiet, timid (dumb).
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RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET

Red sails in the sunset is slang for menstruation.
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RED SEA PEDESTRIAN

Red Sea pedestrian is slang for a Jew.
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RED TAPER

Red taper is British slang for a bureaucrat.
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RED, WHITE AND BLUE

Red. White and blue is London Cockney rhyming slang for flu. Red. White and blue is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoe.
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RED-BREAST

Red-breast was old British slang for a Bow Street Runner.
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RED-CAP

Red-cap is British military slang for a military policeman.
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RED-EYE

Red-eye is American slang for a coarse and fiery whisky.
Red-eye is American slang for tomato ketchup.
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RED-HOT

Red-hot is Australian slang for extreme, unreasonable, or unfair.
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RED-HOT POKER

Red-hot poker is American slang for a frankfurter or hot dog.
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RED-INKER

Red-inker is British slang for a recorded arrest.
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RED-SHANK

Red-shank was old slang for a Highlander.
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REDBREAST

Redbreast is slang for an officer or soldier wearing a red jacket or waistcoat.
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REDDICK

reddick is Dorset slang for a robin.
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REDDOCK

Reddock is Dorset slang for a robin.
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REDEYE

Redeye is American slang for inferior whiskey.
Redeye is slang for an aeroplane flight leaving late at night or arriving early in the morning.
Redeye is Canadian slang for a drink incorporating beer and tomato juice.
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REDLINING

Redlining is American slang for an illegal lending policy that does not allow loans for property in certain areas. It is used to control the racial composition of neighbourhoods in the USA.
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REDNECK

Redneck is American slang for a rustic bigot.
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REDS

Reds is slang for menstruation.
Reds is slang for secobarbital.
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REDSHANK

Redshank is slang for a duck.
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REDSHIRT

Redshirt is American slang for keeping a player from competing in a season so as to take advantage of their being able to compete in the following season.
Redshirt is American slang for delaying a child's entry into nursery so that they have more time for physical and emotional development before entering school.
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REEB

Reeb is British slang for beer.
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REEF

Reef is criminal slang for picking a pocket; steal; obtain dishonestly.
Reef is slang for a hand-rolled cannabis cigarette.
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REEFER

Reefer is slang for a hand-rolled cannabis cigarette.
Reefer is criminal slang for a pickpocket.
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REEK

Reek is slang for stink.
Reek is Scottish for smoke.
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REEKER

Reeker is American medical slang for a smelly patient.
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REELINGS AND ROCKINGS

Reelings and rockings is London Cockney rhyming slang for stockings.
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REELS OF COTTON

Reels of cotton is London Cockney rhyming slang for rotten.
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REEN

Reen is British slang for a girlfriend.
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REEPO

Reepo is American slang for a repossesser of cars on which credit payments have lapsed.
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REF

Ref is slang for referee.
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REFFO

Reffo was Australian slang for a European refugee after the Second World War.
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REFILL

Refill is British slang for a convict serving a life sentence.
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REGAL

Regal is British slang for lager.
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REGGIE AND RONNIE

Reggie and Ronnie is London Cockney rhyming slang for a condom (Johnny).
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REGGIES

Reggies is British slang for aircraft spotters.
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REGIMENTAL

Regimental is British army slang for downfall.
Regimental is military slang for maintaining or observing strict discipline.
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REGINALD DENNY

Reginald Denny was mid-20th century London Cockney rhyming slang for a penny.
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REGO

Rego is Australian slang for the registration of a motor vehicle.
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REGULAR

Regular is slang for thorough, absolute.
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REGULAR GUY

Regular guy is American slang for a likeable, unpretentious person.
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REGULARS

Regulars is criminal slang for profits.
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REGURGITATE

Regurgitate is American slang for to vomit
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REJECT

Reject is British slang for useless, substandard, worthless.
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RELAXERS

Relaxers is slang for valium.
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RELEASE A CHOCOLATE HOSTAGE

Release a chocolate hostage is slang for to defecate.
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RELLO

Rello is Australian slang for a relative.
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REMUSTER

Remuster is military slang for be assigned to other duties.
Remuster is military slang for assemble again.
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RENE

Rene is British slang for a young, female, working-class Londoner.
Rene is British slang for a girlfriend.
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RENT BOY

Rent boy is slang for a male prostitute.
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RENT PARTY

Rent party is Black-American slang for a party given in ones home to make money to pay the rent.
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RENTACOP

Rentacop is slang for a security guard.
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RENTER

Renter is slang for a male prostitute.
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RENTS

Rents is American slang for parents.
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REP

Rep is school slang for repetition.
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REPO MAN

Repo man is American slang for a repossesser of cars on which credit payments have lapsed.
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REPPLE DEPPLE

Repple depple is American military slang for a replacement depot where soldiers stationed overseas gather before going home.
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REPTILE

Reptile is British slang for a despicable person.
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REPTILES

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

Respect is a Jamaican slang term of respect and approval.
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RESTING

Resting is slang for out of work.
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RESULT

Result is British slang for a favourable outcome.
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RESURRECTION MAN

Resurrection man is slang for a grave robber.
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RETARD

Retard is derogatory British slang for a stupid person.
Retard is American slang for a person with learning difficulties (mentally handicapped).
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RETCH

Retch is American slang for to vomit
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RETIREMENT AGE

Retirement age is bingo slang for 65.
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RETREAD

Retread is slang for a retired soldier recalled for temporary service.
Retread is American slang for providing a retired person with new training for new employment.
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RETTES

Rettes is American slang for cigarettes.
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REUBEN

Reuben (from Reuben Sandwich) is American slang for a large sandwich served hot, made of rye bread and containing meat, cheese and sauerkraut.
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REVENUER

Revenuer is American slang for a revenue officer or cutter.
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REVEREND RONALD KNOX

Reverend Ronald Knox is London Cockney rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox).
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REVERSE DIARRHOEA

Reverse diarrhoea is American slang for to vomit.
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REVERSE DRINK

Reverse drink is American slang for to vomit.
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REVERSE GEARS

Reverse gears is American slang for to vomit.
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REVERSE GUT

Reverse gut is American slang for to vomit.
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REVERSE PERISTALSIS

Reverse peristalsis is American slang for to vomit.
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REVERSE WINSTON

Reverse Winston is British slang for a V sign.
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REVIVER

Reviver is British slang for the first drink of the day.
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REVUSICAL

Revusical is American slang for a light theatrical entertainment combining elements of a revue and a musical.
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REVVED UP

Revved up is British slang for excited.
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REYNOLDS

Reynolds is slang for valium.
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RHINO

Rhino is British slang for money.
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RHINOCERAL

Rhinoceral is slang for rich.
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RHINOCERICAL

Rhinocerical is slang for rich.
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RHUBARB

Rhubarb is slang for nonsense or worthless stuff.
Rhubarb is British slang for meaningless babble, empty talk.
Rhubarb is London Cockney rhyming slang for a loan (sub).
Rhubarb is military slang for low-level flying for opportune strafing.
Rhubarb is American and Canadian slang for a heated discussion or quarrel.
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RHUBARB PILL

Rhubarb pill is London Cockney rhyming slang for hill.
Rhubarb pill is London Cockney rhyming slang for bill, invoice.
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RHUBARBS

Rhubarbs is London Cockney rhyming slang for subscriptions (subs).
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RHYME

Rhyme is Jamaican slang for to joke, to tell a funny story.
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RHYME UP

Rhyme up is Black American slang for improvise. The term is generally used in blues music composition.
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RHYMER

Rhymer is Jamaican slang for a comedian. Someone who tells jokes.
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RHYTHM AND BLUES

Rhythm and blues is London Cockney rhyming slang for shoes.
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RIAH

Riah is British and Polari slang for hair.
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RIB

Rib is slang for to tease, make fun of.
Rib is old slang for a wife or woman.
Rib is old American slang for to discredit or intimidate someone.
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RIBAND

Riband is old slang for a ribbon.
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RIBBER

Ribber is old slang for a blow to the ribs.
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RIBBON

Ribbon was 17th century slang for a bell-pull.
Ribbon is old slang for gin or other spirits.
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RIBBON AND CURL

Ribbon and curl is London Cockney rhyming slang for girl.
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RIBBONS

Ribbons is slang for reins.
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RIBBY

Ribby is slang for dirty, shabby or seedy; run-down, unpleasant.
Ribby is slang for destitute.
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RIBROAST

Ribroast is slang for to beat soundly.
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RICE DON'T COOK IN THE SAME POT

Rice don't cook in the same pot is Jamaican slang for we are too different to get along. I'm better than you.
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RICE-BURNER

Rice-burner is American slang for a Japanese motorcycle.
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RICHARD

Richard is slang for a detective.
Richard is British slang for the