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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Slang

T

T is slang for marijuana.
Research T

T AND A

T and A (tit and ass) is American slang for scantily clad or naked women.
Research T And A

T AND E

T and E (tired and emotional) is British slang for drunk, intoxicated.
Research T And E

T REX

T Rex is British slang for sex.
Research T Rex

T'WADDEN

T'wadden is Dorset slang for it was not.
Research T'wadden

T.B.A.

T.B.A. is American slang for to be avoided.
Research T.B.A.

T.H.

T.H. is betting slang for odds of 8/1.
Research T.H.

T.L.U.

T.L.U. (tight little unit) is surfer slang for an attractive, compact girl.
Research T.L.U.

T.N.T.

T.N.T. is slang for heroin.
Research T.N.T.

T.S.

T.S. is American military slang for tough shit; tough situation; tough stuff; typescript.
Research T.S.

TA-TA KISS

Ta-ta kiss is London Cockney rhyming slang for teasing (taking the piss).
Research Ta-Ta Kiss

TA-TAS

Ta-tas is British slang for a walk.
Research Ta-Tas

TAB

Tab is slang for tablet.
Tab is slang for an ear.
Tab is slang for a cigarette.
Tab is slang for an elderly woman.
Tab is Australian slang for a young woman or girl.
Tab is theatre slang for a tableau curtain or one of its suspending loops.
Tab is military slang for march over difficult terrain with heavy equipment.
Research Tab

TAB ACTION

Tab action is Black-American slang for to borrow
Research Tab Action

TAB SHOW

Tab show is American slang for a short version of a musical, especially one performed by a travelling company.
Research Tab Show

TAB-END

Tab-end is slang for a cigarette butt.
Research Tab-End

TABBY

Tabby is slang for a young woman or girl, especially an attractive one.
Research Tabby

TABLE-ENDER

Table-ender is slang for an act of copulation on or at a table.
Research Table-Ender

TABLETS

Tablets is British slang for the testicles.
Research Tablets

TABNAB

Tabnab is nautical slang for a savoury snack, a bun or pastry.
Research Tabnab

TABS

Tabs is British slang for the testicles.
Tabs is Black-American slang for ones ears
Research Tabs

TACEVAL

Taceval is military slang for the evaluation of tactical planning and deployment.
Research Taceval

TACHE

Tache is British slang for a moustache.
Research Tache

TACK

Tack is slang for cooked food.
Tack is slang for squalor, shabbiness, seediness.
Tack is slang for cheap, inferior, in bad taste.
Tack is slang for join a couple in marriage.
Research Tack

TACK ATTACK

Tack attack is British slang for a bout of bad taste.
Research Tack Attack

TACKER

Tacker is British slang for a child.
Research Tacker

TACKINES

Tackiness is slang for bad taste, vulgarity.
Research Tackines

TACKLE

Tackle is British slang for a watch chain.
Tackle is British slang for the male genitals.
Tackle is American slang for to encounter, to attack.
Research Tackle

TACKY

Tacky is slang for of poor taste, lacking style.
Research Tacky

TACO-BENDER

Taco-bender is derogatory American slang for a Mexican, a Hispanic person.
Research Taco-Bender

TAD

Tad is slang for a little, a small amount.
Research Tad

TADGER

Tadger is slang for the penis.
Research Tadger

TADPOLE

Tadpole is American slang for a resident of Mississippi.
Research Tadpole

TAFF

Taff is British slang for a Welshman.
Research Taff

TAFFETY

Taffety is Dorset slang for choosy.
Research Taffety

TAFFIA

Taffia is British slang for a group of Welshmen.
Research Taffia

TAFFY

Taffy (based on Dafydd) is British slang for a Welshman.
Taffy is slang for flattery or soft phrases.
Research Taffy

TAG

Tag is slang for a person following another as a detective or spy.
Tag is slang for a graffiti artist's signature or identifying mark.
Tag is boxing slang for strike an opponent.
Research Tag

TAG ALONG

Tag along is slang for to go along.
Research TAg Along

TAGGED THE PLAY WITH THE SLAMMER ISSUE

Tagged the play with the slammer issue is Black-American slang for the act of putting a troublesome person in jail
Research Tagged The Play With The Slammer Issue

TAGGER

Tagger is slang for a graffiti artist.
Research Tagger

TAIG

Taig is British slang for a Roman Catholic.
Research Taig

TAIL

Tail is slang for a woman.
Tail is slang for the female genitals.
Tail is slang for a male sexual partner.
Research Tail

TAILOR'S DAGGER

Tailor's dagger is slang for a needle.
Research Tailor's Dagger

TAILOR'S SWORD

Tailor's sword is slang for a needle.
Research Tailor's Sword

TAILOR-MADE

Tailor-made is navy slang for a cigarette made in a factory rather than rolled by hand.
Research Tailor-Made

TAILPIPE

Tailpipe is American slang for the anus.
Research Tailpipe

TAILS

Tails is slang for a tail-coat, a dress-suit.
Research Tails

TAIWAN

Taiwan is British slang for a 2:1 university degree.
Research Taiwan

TAKE

Take is slang for to cheat, deceive, or victimise.
Take is slang for an inhalation from a cannabis cigarette or pipe.
Research Take

TAKE A BATH

Take a bath is slang for to suffer a financial loss, to suffer a commercial setback.
Research Take A Bath

TAKE A CHILL PILL

Take a chill pill is slang for relax.
Research Take A Chill Pill

TAKE A DIVE

Take a dive is slang for to feign a foul or knockdown in sports.
Research Take A Dive

TAKE A HORN

Take a horn is Jamaican slang for to accept that one's partner is having or had an affair, without complaint.
Research Take A Horn

TAKE A POP AT

Take a pop at is slang for to attack, to hit, to lash out at.
Research Take A Pop At

TAKE A POWDER

Take a powder is American and Canadian slang for to run away or disappear.
Research Take A Powder

TAKE A RAINCHECK

Take a raincheck is slang for to postpone.
Research Take A Raincheck

TAKE DOWN

Take down is Australian slang for deceive, to swindle.
Take down is American slang for to kill.
Research Take Down

TAKE FIVE

Take Five is slang for have a brief rest or respite from ones task.
Research Take Five

TAKE FRENCH LEAVE

To take French leave is slang for to take without either asking permission nor leaving an equivalent in place,
Research Take French Leave

TAKE IN

Take in is slang for to deceive. To swindle.
Research Take In

TAKE IT

Take it is boxing slang for accept or endure punishment courageously or cheerfully.
Research Take It

TAKE IT EASY

Take it easy is slang for a parting salutation to not let life get one down.
Research Take It Easy

TAKE LYING DOWN

Take lying down is slang for to submit tamely.
Research Take Lying Down

TAKE NAMES

Take names is American slang for to take control, to chastise.
Research Take Names

TAKE ON

Take on is slang for to grieve, to distress.
Take on is slang for to become popular.
Take on is slang for to compete with.
Research Take On

TAKE ONE'S LUMPS

Take one's lumps is American slang for to suffer misfortune.
Research Take One's Lumps

TAKE OUT

Take out is slang for to kill or destroy.
Research Take Out

TAKE SIGHTS

Take sights is criminal slang for observe, watch closely.
Research Take Sights

TAKE THE ARTHUR

Take the Arthur is British slang for to mock, to verbally assault.
Research Take The Arthur

TAKE THE BISCUIT

Take the biscuit is slang for to be regarded (by the speaker) as the most surprising thing that could have occurred.
Research Take The Biscuit

TAKE THE HUFF

Take the huff is British slang for to take offence, to lose one's temper.
Research Take The Huff

TAKE THE MICHAEL

Take the Michael is British slang for to mock.
Research Take The Michael

TAKE THE MICK

Take the Mick is British slang for to mock.
Research Take The Mick

TAKE THE MICKEY

Take the Mickey is British slang for to mock.
Research Take The Mickey

TAKE THE MICKEY BLISS

Take the Mickey Bliss is London Cockney rhyming slang for to mock (take the piss).
Research Take The Mickey Bliss

TAKE THE PISS

Take the piss is slang for to ridicule, cruelly joke with; to mock.
Research Take The Piss

TAKE THE RAP

Take the rap is American slang for to be punished for something, especially on another person's behalf.
Research Take The Rap

TAKE THE SHAME

Take the shame is slang for to accept the blame for something, often publicly.
Research Take The Shame

TAKEN QUEER

Taken queer is British slang for to be taken ill.
Research Taken Queer

TALENT

Talent is British slang for an attractive person.
Research Talent

TALK BIG

Talk big is slang for to brag, boast.
Research Talk Big

TALK TALL

Talk tall is American slang for to talk in an extravagant, high-flown manner.
Research Talk Tall

TALK TO

Talk to is slang for to rebuke, to scold.
Research Talk To

TALK TO GOD ON THE BIG WHITE TELEPHONE

Talk to god on the big white telephone is American slang for to vomit
Research Talk To God On The Big White Telephone

TALK TO HUEY DOWN THE BIG WHITE TELEPHONE.

Talk to Huey down the big white telephone is American slang for to vomit
Research Talk To Huey Down The Big White Telephone.

TALK TO JOHN ON THE PORCELAIN TELEPHONE

Talk to john on the porcelain telephone is American slang for to vomit
Research Talk To John On The Porcelain Telephone

TALK TO RALPH ON THE BIG WHITE TELEPHONE

Talk to Ralph on the big white telephone is American slang for to vomit
Research Talk To Ralph On The Big White Telephone

TALK TO RALPH ON THE CAMODE-A-PHONE

Talk to Ralph on the camode-a-phone is American slang for to vomit
Research Talk To Ralph On The Camode-A-Phone

TALK TO THE CARPET

Talk to the carpet is American slang for to vomit
Research Talk To The Carpet

TALK TO YOUR SHOES

Talk to your shoes is American slang for to vomit
Research Talk To Your Shoes

TALK TURKEY

Talk turkey is slang for to talk business, talk sense. Straight talking to the point.
Talk turkey is slang for to perform oral sex.
Research Talk Turkey

TALL POPPIES

Tall poppies is Australian slang for prominent people.
Research Tall Poppies

TALLET

Tallet is Dorset slang for a hay loft over a stable.
Research Tallet

TAM RAG

Tam rag is British slang for a sanitary towel, tampon.
Research Tam Rag

TAMP UP

Tamp up is American tramp slang for to assault or beat
Research Tamp Up

TAMPI

Tampi is slang for cannabis.
Research Tampi

TAN

Tan is slang for to beat or flog.
Research Tan

TANK

Tank is slang for to defeat heavily.
Tank is British slang for a police car.
Tank is American slang for a firearm.
Tank is American slang for a jail cell.
Research Tank

TANK FILLER

Tank filler is British slang for a woman who leads a man on sexually, but doesn't go through with sexual intercourse.
Research Tank Filler

TANK UP

Tank up is slang for to imbibe a large quantity of alcoholic drink.
Research Tank Up

TANKED

Tanked is slang for drunk, intoxicated.
Research Tanked

TANKED UP

Tanked up is slang for drunk and in a state rowdiness.
Research Tanked up

TANKER

Tanker is British slang for a heavy drinker.
Research Tanker

TANKY

Tanky is nautical slang for a petty officer in charge of a ship's freshwater tanks and other stores.
Tanky was slang for a member of the British Communist Party who supported military intervention by the Soviet Union to preserve Communist regimes.
Research Tanky

TANNED

Tanned is slang for beaten, thrashed.
Research Tanned

TANNER

Tanner was old British slang for a sixpence.
Research Tanner

TANTRUM

Tantrum is slang for a fit of anger.
Research Tantrum

TAP

Tap is slang for to borrow from someone.
Tap is target shooting slang for a shot fired from a gun.
Tap is slang for arrest a person.
Tap is slang for to borrow.
Research Tap

TAP CITY

Tap city is American slang for penniless
Research Tap City

TAP THE ADMIRAL

Tap the admiral is slang for to drink spirits from a cask through a straw.
Research Tap The Admiral

TAP THE TILL

Tap the till is slang for to steal from a till.
Research Tap The Till

TAP-DANCE

Tap-dance is slang for a clever evasion, a devious manoeuvre.
Research Tap-Dance

TAP-DANCER

Tap-dancer is slang for someone who avoids danger by clever, devious, dishonest actions and luck.
Research Tap-Dancer

TAP-OUT

Tap-out is British slang for an ATM, a cash machine.
Research Tap-Out

TAPE

Tape is British slang for to size up a situation or person.
Tape is American tramp slang for the tongue.
Tape is British military slang for a stripe.
Tape was old slang for gin.
Research Tape

TAPED

Taped is slang for arranged, settled.
Research Taped

TAPES

Tapes is British military slang for rank-stripes.
Research Tapes

TAPIOCA

Tapioca is slang for temporarily penniless.
Tapioca is London Cockney rhyming slang for a joker in a deck of cards.
Research Tapioca

TAPPED

Tapped is slang for insane or a mentally unstable.
Research Tapped

TAPPED-OUT

Tapped-out is American slang for penniless.
Tapped-out is American slang for exhausted, worn-out, tired.
Research Tapped-Out

TAR

Tar is English slang for a sailor.
Tar is American slang for heroin.
Research Tar

TAR AND FEATHER

Tar and feather is London Cockney rhyming slang for a leather jacket.
Research Tar And Feather

TAR-BOILER

Tar-boiler is American slang for a resident of North Carolina.
Research Tar-Boiler

TARADIDDLE

Taradiddle was old slang for a petty lie.
Research Taradiddle

TARANTULA-JUICE

Tarantula-juice is American slang for inferior whiskey.
Research Tarantula-Juice

TARD

Tard is American slang for a stupid person.
Research Tard

TARDLE

Tardle is Dorset slang for tangle, entanglement.
Research Tardle

TARMAC

Tarmac is slang for to make quick visits flying from one airport to airport in quick succession.
Research Tarmac

TARNAL

Tarnal is American slang expression of annoyance for damned, infernal.
Research Tarnal

TARNATION

Tarnation is American slang for damned, damnable, infernal.
Research Tarnation

TART

Tart is slang for a prostitute, or promiscuous woman.
Tart was an old slang term of endearment for a girl or woman.
Tart is Australian and New Zealand slang for a wife or girlfriend.
Research Tart

TART ABOUT

tart about is British slang for to behave flamboyantly.
Tart about is British slang for to behave in an irresolute and disorganised manner.
Research Tart About

TART FUEL

Tart fuel is British slang for the bottled alcopop's regularly drank by young women.
Research Tart Fuel

TART UP

Tart up is slang for to smarten up.
Research Tart Up

TARTAN BANNER

Tartan banner was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a sixpence (tanner).
Research Tartan Banner

TARTAR

Tartar was old slang for a strolling vagabond, a thief or beggar.
Research Tartar

TASH

Tash is British slang for a moustache.
Research Tash

TASSEL

Tassel is slang for the penis.
Research Tassel

TASSIE

Tassie is Australian slang for Tasmania or a Tasmanian.
Research Tassie

TASSLE

Tassle is slang for the penis.
Research Tassle

TASTE

Taste is American slang for an alcoholic drink.
Research Taste

TASTE DINNER

Taste dinner is American slang for to vomit
Research Taste Dinner

TASTY

Tasty is British slang for attractive, desirable.
Tasty is British slang for aggressive, competent in combat.
Tasty is British slang for an alcoholic drink.
Research Tasty

TAT

Tat is slang for rubbish.
Tat is old slang for collecting old rags for profit.
Research Tat

TATAH

Tatah was 19th century British slang for a hat.
Research Tatah

TATE AND LYLE

Tate and Lyle is London Cockney rhyming slang for audacity (style).
Research Tate And Lyle

TATER

Tater is British slang for an idiot.
Research Tater

TATER-TRAP

Tater-trap was old slang for the mouth.
Research Tater-Trap

TATERS

Taters is slang for potatoes.
Taters (shortened from potatoes in the mould) is London Cockney rhyming slang for cold.
Research Taters

TATERS IN THE MOULD

Taters in the mould is London Cockney rhyming slang for cold.
Research Taters In The Mould

TATIES

Taties is British slang for potatoes.
Research Taties

TATS

Tats is slang for loaded dice.
Tats is Australian slang for teeth, especially false teeth.
Research Tats

TATTER

Tatter is slang for a refuse gatherer.
Research Tatter

TATTIE-TRAP

Tattie-trap was old slang for the mouth.
Research Tattie-Trap

TATTLER

Tattler is slang for a watch, and especially a striking watch.
Tattler is Black-American slang for an alarm clock.
Research Tattler

TATTY

Tatty is British slang for shabby.
Research Tatty

TAVISH

Tavish is British slang for a Scot.
Research Tavish

TAX

Tax is slang for to steal a portion of someone's money from them.
Research Tax

TAXI

Taxi is American slang for a prison sentence of between five and fifteen years.
Research Taxi

TAXI RANK

Taxi rank is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bank.
Taxi rank is London Cockney rhyming slang for masturbate (wank).
Research Taxi Rank

TAXI-CABS

Taxi-cabs is London Cockney rhyming slang for body lice (crabs).
Research Taxi-Cabs

TAYTERS

Tayters is British slang for potatoes.
Tayters is British slang for very cold or freezing weather.
Research Tayters

TD OFF

Td off is slang for angry, annoyed, pissed of.
Research Td Off

TEA

Tea is old American and Canadian slang for marijuana.
Tea is old slang for alcoholic liquor.
Research Tea

TEA AND COCOA

Tea and cocoa is London Cockney rhyming slang for say so.
Research Tea And Cocoa

TEA AND TOAST

Tea and toast is London Cockney rhyming slang for mail (post).
Research Tea And Toast

TEA CADDY

Tea caddy is London Cockney rhyming slang for an Irishman (paddy).
Research Tea Caddy

TEA FOR TWO

Tea for two is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew.
Research Tea For Two

TEA FOR TWO AND A BLOATER

Tea for two and a bloater was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a motor vehicle (motor).
Research Tea For Two And A Bloater

TEA GROUT

Tea grout is London Cockney rhyming slang for a boy scout.
Research Tea Grout

TEA LEAF

Tea leaf is London Cockney rhyming slang for a thief.
Research Tea Leaf

TEA POT LID

Tea pot lid is London Cockney rhyming slang for Yid/Quid/kid.
Research Tea Pot Lid

TEA STRAINERS

Tea strainers is London Cockney rhyming slang for old and tatty, holed, sports shoes (trainers).
Research Tea Strainers

TEA TOWEL HOLDER

Tea towel holder is British slang for the anus.
Research Tea Towel Holder

TEA-FIGHT

Tea-fight is British slang for a tea-party.
Research Tea-Fight

TEABAG

Teabag is London Cockney rhyming slang for an unplesant person (slag).
Research Teabag

TEABOARDY

Teaboardy is slang for superficially pleasant and slickly painted.
Research Teaboardy

TEACH

Teach is slang for a teacher.
Research Teach

TEAED

Teaed is American slang for in a state of euphoria induced by alcohol or marijuana.
Research Teaed

TEAED-UP

Teaed-up is American slang for in a state of euphoria induced by alcohol or marijuana.
Research Teaed-Up

TEAFER

Teafer (shortened from tea for two) is British slang for a Jew.
Research Teafer

TEAGUE

Teague is British slang for a Roman Catholic.
Research Teague

TEAHEAD

Teahead is slang for a habitual user of cannabis.
Research Teahead

TEAM

Team is criminal slang for a gang.
Research Team

TEAPOT

Teapot is British slang for an excessive drinker of tea.
Research Teapot

TEAPOT LID

Tewapot lid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a child (kid).
Teapot lid is London Cockney rhyming slang for one pound sterling (quid).
Teapot lid is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew (Yid).
Research Teapot Lid

TEAR

Tear is American and Australian slang for a spree or prolonged drinking bout.
Tear is American sport slang for a successful run, a winning streak.
Research Tear

TEAR IT UP

Tear it up is American slang for approach something with abandon.
Tear it up is Jazz slang for play unrestrainedly and with verve.
Research Tear It Up

TEAR OFF A BIT

Tear off a bit is Australian slang for copulate with a woman.
Research Tear Off A Bit

TEAR OFF A PIECE

Tear off a piece is Australian slang for have sex.
Research Tear Off A Piece

TEAR ONE OFF

Tear one off is slang for to seduce, to have sex.
Research Tear One Off

TEAR-ARSE

Tear-arse is slang for a very busy person.
Research Tear-Arse

TEAR-UP

Tear-up is slang for a spell of wild destructive behaviour.
Tear-up is Jazz slang for an unrestrained, rousing performance.
Research Tear-Up

TEARAWAY

Tearaway is slang for a wild, reckless, youth.
Tearaway was old slang for a mugger.
Research Tearaway

TEARING

Tearing is slang for violent.
Tearing is slang for passionate.
Tearing is old slang for impressive, splendid, grand.
Research Tearing

TEARS

Tears is Black-American slang for pearls
Research Tears

TEASE

Tease is slang for a sexually provocative person who entices but doesn't satisfy.
Tease was 19th century slang for flog.
Research Tease

TEASER

Teaser is slang for a difficult question, a difficult problem.
Teaser is slang for a preliminary advert which specifies neither article nor advertiser, released prior to an advertising campaign.
Research Teaser

TEASPOON

Teaspoon is British slang for 5000 pounds sterling.
Research Teaspoon

TECATA

Tecata is slang for heroin.
Research Tecata

TECHNICOLOR YAWN

Technicolor yawn is Australian slang for to vomit
Research Technicolor Yawn

TECHNICOLOR YODEL

Technicolor yodel is American slang for to vomit
Research Technicolor Yodel

TECHNICOLOUR BURP

Technicolour burp is American slang for vomit.
Research Technicolour Burp

TECK

Teck is British slang for a detective.
Research Teck

TED FRAZER

Ted Frazer is London Cockney rhyming slang for a razor.
Research Ted Frazer

TED HEATH

Ted Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for beef.
Ted Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for teeth.
Ted Heath is London Cockney rhyming slang for a thief.
Research Ted Heath

TEDDIES

Teddies is Somerset slang for potatoes.
Research Teddies

TEDDY BEAR

Teddy bear is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pear.
Research Teddy Bear

TEDDY BOY

Teddy boy is British slang for a member of a 1950s youth cult characterised by the wearing of a long drape cost, drainpipe trousers and thick crepe-soled shoes and a liking for jitterbug and later rock 'n' roll music.
Research Teddy Boy

TEE OFF ON

Tee off on is boxing slang for to land a lot of accurate punches without reply.
Research Tee Off On

TEE UP

Tee up is British military slang for to organise.
Research Tee Up

TEENTH

Teenth is drug slang for a sixteenth of an ounce.
Research Teenth

TEENYBOPPER

Teenybopper is slang for a young teenager, usually a girl, who avidly follows fashions in clothes and pop music.
Research Teenybopper

TEFLON

Teflon is association football slang for a poor goalkeeper.
Research Teflon

TEFLON BRAINED

Teflon brained is slang for forgetful.
Research Teflon Brained

TELETUBBY

Teletubby is British rhyming slang for a husband (hubby).
Research Teletubby

TELL

Tell is American slang for a hint or clue.
Tell is poker slang for behaviour which reveals something about one's hand to the other players.
Research Tell

TELL THE TALE

Tell the tale is slang for deceive or trick with a plausible story. A hoax.
Research Tell The Tale

TELLYBELLY

Tellybelly is British slang for a large, fat gut.
Research Tellybelly

TEN

Ten is American slang for a superb specimen.
Ten is Jamaican slang for an attractive woman (ten out of ten).
Ten was Victorian English slang for many.
Research Ten

TEN COMMANDMENTS

Ten commandments is British slang for a wife's fingers.
Ten commandments was old English slang for one's fingers.
Research Ten Commandments

TEN TO TWO

Ten to two is London Cockney rhyming slang for a Jew.
Research Ten To Two

TEN TO TWOS

Ten to twos is British slang for sticking out feet.
Research Ten To Twos

TENDENCIES

Tendencies is British slang for homosexual tendencies.
Research Tendencies

TENDERFOOT

Tenderfoot is American and Australian slang for a novice.
Research Tenderfoot

TENNER

Tenner is British slang for a ten-pound note.
Research Tenner

TENNIS RACKET

Tennis racket is London Cockney rhyming slang for a jacket.
Research Tennis Racket

TENT

Tent is Scottish slang for to observe, to notice.
Research Tent

TENT PEG

Tent peg is London Cockney rhyming slang for an egg.
Research Tent Peg

TENTLESS

Tentless is Scottish slang for heedless, careless.
Research Tentless

TERENCE STAMP

Terence Stamp is London Cockney rhyming slang for a pub counter (ramp).
Research Terence Stamp

TERMS

Terms was old 17th century English slang for a menstrual period.
Research Terms

TERRIBLE TURK

Terrible Turk is London Cockney rhyming slang for work.
Research Terrible Turk

TERRY WAITE

Terry Waite is London Cockney rhyming slang for late.
Research Terry Waite

TESTER

Tester was old English slang for a sixpence.
Research Tester

TEVISS

Teviss was old British slang for a shilling.
Research Teviss

TEX RITTER

Tex Ritter is London Cockney rhyming slang for British beer (bitter).
Tex Ritter is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lavatory (shitter).
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TEXAS LEG SPREADER

Texas Leg Spreader is slang for Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate.
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TEXAS TEA

Texas Tea is slang for cannabis.
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THAI STICKS

Thai Sticks is slang for bundles of marijuana soaked in hashish oil: marijuana buds bound on short sections of bamboo.
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THAISTICKSWISHER

ThaistickSwisher is slang for cannabis.
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THAT AND THIS

That and this is London Cockney rhyming slang for urination (piss).
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THAT'S THE STUFF

That's the stuff is slang for something wanted.
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THAT'S TORN IT

That's torn it is British slang expressing that an unexpected event or circumstance has upset one's plans.
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THATCH

Thatch is British slang for pubic hair.
Thatcg is British slang for a straw hat.
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THATCHER

Thatcher was English slang for a pound coin.
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THE ALL-OVERS

The all-overs was nineteenth century American slang for a feeling of nervousness or revulsion.
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THE ALUM

The alum is American slang for the ideal, exactly what one desires.
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THE ANDREW MILLAR

The Andrew Millar is British navy slang for the Royal Navy.
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THE BAKED BEAN

The baked bean is British rhyming slang for the Queen.
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THE BAKER

The Baker was old slang for Louis XVI of France.
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THE BEAST

The Beast is slang for heroin.
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THE BIG A

The big A is Australian slang for being sacked.
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THE BIG APPLE

The Big Apple is American slang for New York City.
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THE BIG HOUSE

The big house is American slang for prison.
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THE BIG SMOKE

The big smoke is slang for London.
The big smoke is slang for a large town or city.
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THE BIG SPIT

The big spit is slang for to vomit.
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THE BILL

The Bill is British slang for the police.
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THE BIN

The bin is British slang for mental hospital or an asylum.
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THE BLACK ROLLS ROYCE

The Black Rolls Royce is British slang for death.
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THE BLOCK

The block is British slang for solitary confinement.
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THE BLOWER

The blower is British slang for telephone.
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THE BOLLOCKS

The bollocks is British slang for the absolute best.
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THE BOONDOCKS

The Boondocks is American slang for a wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country; a remote rural or provincial area.
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THE BOOT

The boot is slang for dismissal from employment; the sack.
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THE BOUNCE

The bounce is slang for rejection, to be dismissed from employment.
The bounce is slang for fate.
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THE BOX

The box is slang for television.
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THE BURBS

The burbs is American slang for suburbs.
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THE BUSINESS

The business is British slang for excellent, first-rate, the very best.
The business is British slang for sexual intercourse.
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THE CAN

The can is slang for the toilet.
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THE CATBIRD SEAT

The catbird seat is American slang for an advantageous or privileged position.
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THE CHAIR

The chair is American slang for the electric chair.
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THE CHEESE

The cheese was old British slang for the fashion, the best, the correct object.
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THE CHILLED ARTICLE

The chilled article is Australian slang for a cold beer.
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THE CHOP

The chop is slang for dismissal from employment.
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THE CLAP

The clap is slang for gonorrhoea.
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THE COLONEL

The Colonel is golfing slang for the accepted normal score for a golf or course, the par.
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THE COMPANY

The company is slang for the CIA.
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THE D.T.S

The D.T.s is slang for delirium tremens; trembling as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
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THE DADDY

The daddy is American, Canadian and Australian slang for the supreme or finest example.
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THE DEEP FRY

The deep fry is nursing slang for cobalt therapy.
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THE DRAIN

The drain is British slang for the Waterloo and City line on the London underground.
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THE DRINK

The drink is British slang for the sea.
The drink was London docker slang for the river Thames.
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THE DRIP

The drip is British slang for hire purchase, paying by instalments.
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THE ENEMY

The enemy is British slang for time.
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THE FILFTH

The filfth is slang for the police.
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THE FIRM

The firm is British slang for a criminal gang, a group of organised football hooligans.
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THE FRONT

The front is British slang for an important street, area or demarcation line.
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THE GAS WORKS

The Gas Works is London slang for the Houses Of Parliament (so named because of the amount of 'gassing' - empty talk - that is conducted there).
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THE GATE

The Gate is British slang for the Notting Hill Gate district of London.
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THE GERBIL

The gerbil is British teachers' slang for the Thatcher government's Education Reform bill of 1988.
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THE GOD SQUAD

The god squad is slang for evangelical people.
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THE GOODS

The goods is slang for first rate merchandise.
The goods is slang for incriminating evidence.
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THE GREATEST

The greatest is slang for an exceptional person.
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THE GROVE

The grove is slang for the area of Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill in London.
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THE HAWK

The hawk was British slang during the mid-1960s for LSD.
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THE HEADS

The heads is slang for a toilet.
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THE HEAT

The heat is American slang for the police.
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THE HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE

The hey diddle diddle is Cockney rhyming slang for the middle.
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THE HORN

The horn is slang for the penis.
The horn is slang for an erection.
The horn is slang for a telephone.
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THE HORNIES

The hornies is slang for sexual desire, lust.
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THE HORRORS

The horrors is slang for a fit of terror.
The horrors is slang for menstruation.
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THE HUMP

The hump is slang for annoyed, resentful, depressed.
The hump is American slang for a Camel brand cigarette.
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THE JERSEY YODEL

The Jersey yodel is American slang for to vomit.
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THE JIMMIES

The Jimmies is Australian slang for nervousness.
The Jimmies is Australian slang for diarrhoea.
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THE JOE BLAKES

The Joe Blakes is Australian slang for the DT's.
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THE JOINT

The joint is American slang for prison.
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THE JUMPS

The jumps is slang for nervous.
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THE JUNCTION

The Junction is British slang for the area of London around Clapham Junction.
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THE KNOCK

The knock is British slang for stolen goods.
The knock is British slang for credit, hire purchase.
The knock is British slang for the arrival of the police.
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THE KNOWLEDGE

The knowledge is British slang for the London taxi drivers' exam which proves close familiarity with London's streets.
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THE KREMLIN

The Kremin is British slang for New Scotland Yard police headquarters.
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THE LABOUR

The labour was old British slang for the labour exchange, unemployment.
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THE LANDSCAPE

The landscape is British slang for the scene, the environment surrounding the location of a crime or stake-out.
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THE LEAST

The least is American slang for something very bad, disappointing or of the worse quality.
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THE LUMP

The lump is British slang for the casual work system in the building trade.
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THE MAGIC WORD

The magic word is Australian slang for fuck.
The magic word is British slang for please.
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THE MAN

The man is Black American slang for the police, the government, the white establishment or a person in authority.
The man is slang for a sports champion, pop singer or other person who is the top practioner of their craft.
The man is slang for a supplier of illicit drugs.
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THE MAN UPSTAIRS

The man upstairs is slang for God.
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THE MARZIPAN SET

The marzipan set is British slang for very rich, but not aristocratic, people.
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THE MET

The Met is British slang for the London Metropolitan Police force.
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THE MILK ROUND

The milk round is British slang for the annual tour of universities and higher education establishments by prospective employers.
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THE MOB

The mob is American slang for organised crime; a gangster syndicate.
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THE MOST

The most is jazz slang for wonderful, superlative.
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THE MUNCHIES

The munchies is slang for hunger, especially when brought on by smoking cannabis.
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THE MURPHY

The murphy is American slang for a confidence trick in which valuables lodged for safe keeping are stolen or swapped for worthless goods.
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THE NADGERS

The nadgers is British slang for a state of nervous agitation, irritation, distress.
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THE NAME'S HUNT NOT CUNT

The name's Hunt not cunt is British slang for no, a refusal, a term of rejection for a stupid suggestion.
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THE NEEDLE

The needle is British slang for irritation, resentment, provocation.
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THE NICK

The nick is British slang for a police station or prison.
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THE NIGHT'S A PUP

The night's a pup is Australian slang for it's early yet.
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THE NOD

The nod is slang for assent, agreement.
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THE NUTS

The nuts is British slang for the best.
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THE OFFICE

The office is slang for a hint or signal.
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THE OLD BOY

The old boy is slang for the Devil.
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THE ORDER OF THE BOOT

The order of the boot is British slang for dismissal, rejection, refusal.
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THE OTHER

The other is slang for sexual intercourse or activity.
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THE PACKET

The packet is slang for everything.
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THE PEOPLE

The people is American slang for one's peer group.
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THE PIPE

The pipe was British slang for the London underground railway system.
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THE PITS

The pits is slang for the worst possible person, place, or thing.
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THE PLOD

The plod is British slang for uniformed police.
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THE PLUMBER

The plumber is British RAF slang for the engineering officer.
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THE POCKS

The pocks is slang for the police.
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THE POUND

The pound is Australian slang for a solitary-confinement cell or wing in a prison.
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THE POX

The pox is slang for venereal disease.
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THE RATS

The rats is slang for delerium tremens.
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THE REAL MCCOY

The real McCoy is slang for the genuine person or thing.
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THE REAL THING

The real thing is slang for the genuine article.
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THE RED-EYE

The red-eye is slang for an early-morning or overnight flight.
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THE RHUBARBS

The rgubarbs is American slang for the suburbs.
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THE RIGHT STUFF

The right stuff is American slang for sterling qualities.
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THE ROCK 'N' ROLL

The rock 'n' roll is British rhyming slang for Social security payments (the dole).
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THE ROUGH END OF THE PINEAPPLE

The Rough end of the pineapple is Australian slang for a disadvantagous position.
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THE ROYAL ORDER

The royal order is Australian slang for dismissal from one's job.
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THE RUNS

The runs is British slang for diarrhoea.
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THE SHAKES

The shakes is slang for delirium tremens.
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THE SHINY

The shiny is slang for money.
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THE SHITS

The shits is slang for diarrhoea.
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THE SHITTER

The shitter is slang for a toilet.
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THE SHOVE

The shove is slang for dismissal from employment.
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THE SHUFFLE

The Shuffle is slang for Chlorpromazine hydrochloride.
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THE SKITTERS

The skitters is Scottish slang for diarrhoea.
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THE SLAMMER

The slammer is slang for prison.
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THE SMOKE

The smoke is slang for London.
The smoke is slang for a large town or city.
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THE SMOTHER GAME

The smother game is British slang for pickpocketing.
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THE SNIP

The snip is British slang for a vasectomy.
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THE SOCHE

The soche is British slang for the Department of Social Security (DSS).
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THE SPANISH ARCHER

The Spanish archer is British slang for a rejection.
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THE STEEL

The steel was 19th century British slang for prison.
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THE STICKS

The sticks is slang for the countryside.
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THE STRENGTH

The streng this British slang for the facts, truth, information.
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THE STRONGBOX

The strongbox is British slang for a solitary confinement prison cell.
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THE SWEENEY

The Sweeney is British rhyming slang for the Flying Squad.
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THE SYPH

The syph is slang for syphilis.
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THE THIRD DEGREE

The third degree is slang for close questioning, interrogation.
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THE THREE R'S

The three R's was old slang for basic education - 'reading', 'riting' (writing), and 'rithmetic' (arithmetic).
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THE THREEPENNY BITS

The threepenny bits is Australian rhyming slang for diarrhoea (the shits).
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THE TIME OF DAY

The time of day is slang for to pay attention to. It is usually used in the negative, as 'won't give him the time of day'.
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THE TOM-TITS

The Tom-tits is Australian slang for diarrhoea.
The Tom-tits is Australian slang for a felling of intense dislike, discomfort.
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THE TOMS

The Toms is Australian slang for diarrhoea.
The Toms is Australian slang for a felling of intense dislike, discomfort.
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THE TOPS

The tops is slang for a person or thing of top quality.
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THE TRAP

The trap was old slang for the police.
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THE TRAYS

The trays is Australian slang for diarrhoea.
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THE TREATMENT

The treatment is slang for the usual manner of dealing with a particular type of person.
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THE WET

The wet is Australian slang for the rainy season.
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THE WET SEASON

The wet season is Australian slang for a woman's menstrual period.
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THE WHIRLING PITS

The whirling pits is British slang for giddiness, nausea.
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THE WHOLE BOILING

The whole boiling is slang for the whole lot.
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THE WIDOW

The widow is British slang for Veuve Clicquot champagne.
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THE WORKS

The works is slang for full or extreme treatment, often a very severe beating.
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THE WORST

The worst is slang for something contemptible, miserable, inferior, awful.
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