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The Probert Encyclopaedia

of Slang

A comprehensive glossary of over 15,000 English language slang and dialect terms from around the

world, including: American slang, Australian slang, British slang, Canadian slang, South African

slang, Cockney rhyming slang, Irish slang, Scottish slang, Jamaican slang, theatre slang, bingo slang,

and Dorset slang.

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110 PERCENT

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

180−OUT

180−out is American military slang for false.

24−7

24−7 is slang for all the time. It is short for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

404

404 is American slang for clueless or naive.

411

411 is American slang for information.

56

56 is American police slang for time off from work.

714S

714s is slang for methaqualone.

911

911 is American slang for an emergency.

98

98 is American slang for a 98 model Oldsmobile motor car.

A BIT OF A BUMBLE

A bit of a bumble is Dorset slang for confusion.

A BIT OF CRUMPET

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

A BIT OF HOW'S YOUR FATHER

A bit of how's your father is British slang for sexual mischief.

A BUGGER'S MUDDLE

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

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A BUTTON SHORT

A button short is slang for intellectually deficient.

A CARSE

A carse is Dorset slang for of course.

A COLD DAY IN HELL

A cold day in hell is slang for never.

A GRAPE ON THE BUSINESS

A grape on the business is Australian slang for a person whose presence spoils things for others.

A LA

A la is British slang for pretentious.

A PIECE OF CRUMPET

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

A PIECE OF GOODS

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

A ROD IN PICKLE

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

A ROLL JACK RICE COULDN'T JUMP OVER

A roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over is Australian slang for a large sum of money.

A SKULL

A skull is slang for per person.

A SODA

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

A SQUEEZE

A squeeze is American slang for orange juice.

A TO Z

A to Z is British rhyming slang for a shed.

A TOUCH OF THE TAR−BRUSH

A touch of the tar−brush is derogatory British slang for having a skin colour which suggests black or

coloured ancestry.

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A'PORTH

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

A−COATHED

A−coathed is Dorset slang for rotten, diseased.

A−HEAD

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

A−OKAY

A−okay is slang for superb.

A−STOGGED

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

A−STOODED

A−stooded is Dorset slang for sunk in the ground, stuck in the mud.

A−ZEW

A−zew is Dorset slang for no longer yielding milk.

A.C.A.B.

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

A.D.

A.D. is slang for drug addict.

A.K.A.

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

AAP

Aap is South african slang for a cannabis cigarette.

AARDVARK

Aardvark is British slang for hard work, unpleasant tasks.

AB

Ab is body−building slang for an abdominal muscle.

ABB

Abb is surfing slang for an abnormal person.

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ABBESS

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

ABDOMINABLE VOORHEAVES

Abdominable voorheaves is American slang for to vomit.

ABDUL

Abdul is derogatory slang for a Turk or Arab.

Abdul is Australian slang for an immigrant.

ABE

Abe is British slang for a Jew.

ABEL AND CAIN

Abel and Cain is British rhyming slang for rain.

ABERDEENS

Aberdeens is British rhyming slang for baked beans.

ABERGAVENY

Abergavenny is London cockney rhyming slang for penny.

ABFAB

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

ABIGAIL

Abigail was 18th and 19th century slang for a lady's maid.

Abigail is slang for an ageing, conservative male homosexual.

ABO

Abo is derogatory Australian slang for an aboriginal.

ABOUT DONE

About done is British slang for finished.

About done is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.

ABOUT RIGHT

About right is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.

ABRAHAM

Abraham is British rhyming slang for sham.

ABRAHAM'S WILLING

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

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ABROAD

Abroad is British slang for out conducting criminal activities.

ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE

Absent without leave is slang for escaped from prison.

ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY

Absofuckinglutely is Black−American slang for without doubt.

ABSORB

Absorb is slang for to drink.

Absorb is slang for to eat.

ABSOTIVELY

Absotively is American slang for absolutely, positively.

ABYSSINIA

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

ABYSSINIAN POLO

Abyssinian polo is American slang for the game of craps.

AC

AC is Black−American slang for the Acura Legend automobile.

AC/DC

AC/DC is slang for bisexual.

ACAPULCO

Acapulco is slang for cannabis.

ACAPULCO GOLD

Acapulco Gold is slang for a particular breed of cannabis from around Acapulco in Mexico. The

leaves are golden in colour and supposedly of high quality.

ACCA

Acca is Australian slang for academic

ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS

Accelerated death benefits is insurance industry slang for a policyholder's option to use cash benefits

from life insurance to finance medical care during serious illness.

ACCIDENT

Accident is British slang for an arrest.

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ACE

Ace is slang for excellent.

Ace is slang for cannabis.

Ace is British slang for the anus.

Ace is American slang for to achieve the top grade in an examination etc.

ACE HURLER

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

ACE IN THE HOLE

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

ACE OF SPADES

Ace of spades is British slang for the female pubic area.

Ace of spades is British slang for completely black.

Ace of spades is British rhyming slang for AIDs.

ACE OF TRUMPS

Ace of trumps is British slang for a first−class person.

ACE OUT

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

ACE−DEUCE

Ace−deuce is Black−American slang for three.

Ace−deuce is American and Jamaican slang for a best friend.

ACEY−DEUCY

Acey−deucy is American slang for uncertain quality, both good and bad.

ACHE AND PAIN

Ache and pain is British rhyming slang for rain.

ACID

Acid is slang for the drug LSD. (Lysergic acid diethyl amide).

Acid is slang for the drug MDMA

Acid is West Indian slang for rum.

Acid is Jamaican slang for a special unit of the Jamaican police force.

ACID CASUALTY

Acid casualty is slang for someone supposedly suffering from impaired faculties as a result of taking

LSD (acid).

ACID DROPS

Acid drops is British slang for caustic comments, put−downs.

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ACID FLASH

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

ACID HEAD

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

ACID HOUSE

Acid house is slang for a particular youth culture involving synthetic electronic dance−music −

known as house − and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs such as ecstasy and LSD (acid).

ACID ROCK

Acid rock is slang for a type of guitar−based electric rock music of the late 1960s and early 1970s

supposedly influenced by LSD (acid).

ACID TRIP

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

ACKER

Acker (shortened from Acker Bilk) is British rhyming slang for milk.

Acker is Dorset slang for a friend.

ACKER BILK

Acker Bilk is British rhyming slang for milk.

ACKERS

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

ACORN

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

Acorn was old slang for the head.

ACORN IN A BIRD'S NEST

Acorn in a bird's nest is British slang for the male genitalia.

ACORNS

Acorns is British slang for the testicles.

ACRE

Acre is slang for buttock.

Acre is slang for testicle.

ACROBAT

Acrobat is Jamaican slang for a fool.

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ACROSS THE BOARD

Across the board is slang for all−inclusive.

ACROSS THE RIVER

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

ACT

Act is Australian slang for pretending to be something you are not.

Act is Australian slang for a fit of temper; a tantrum.

ACT DUMB

Act dumb is slang for to feign ignorance.

ACT THE JINNIT

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

ACT THE LINNET

Act the linnet is Irish slang for to flirt.

ACT THE MAGGOT

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

ACT THE MOHAWK

Act the mohawk is Irish slang for to misbehave.

ACTCOM

Actcom is American slang for a television action comedy, where every episode is based on a

disruption of the status quo, followed by humorous efforts to bring the situation back to normal.

ACTION

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

ACTION MAN

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

ACTOR

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

ACTUAL

Actual is British slang for cash.

ADAM

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

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ADAM AND EVE

Adam and Eve is London Cockney rhyming slang for believe.

Adam and Eve is American slang for two poached or fried eggs.

Adam and Eve is slang for sexual intercourse.

ADAM AND EVE BALL

Adam and Eve ball is slang for an early dancing party to which the guests are invited until 12

midnight only.

ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT

Adam and Eve on a raft is American slang for two poached eggs on toast.

ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT AND WRECK 'EM

Adam and Eve on a raft and wreck 'em is American slang for scrambled eggs on toast.

ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS

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

ADAM ANTS

Adam Ants is British rhyming slang for pants.

ADAM FAITH

Adam Faith is British rhyming slang for a safe.

ADAM'S ALE

Adam's ale is slang for water.

ADAMITICAL

Adamitical is slang for naked.

ADAMS

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

ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE

Add fuel to the fire is slang for make a bad or intense situation worse.

ADD INSULT TO INJURY

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

ADDICTION MEDICINE

Addiction medicine is American slang for psychiatric treatment used to treat people who suffer from

an addiction.

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ADDLED

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

ADOLPH

Adolph is British slang for a vibrator.

ADONIS

Adonis is slang for an attractive man.

ADRIAN

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

ADRIAN QUIST

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

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE

Advance directive is medical slang for a patient's written instructions as to what course of treatment

should be followed in the event he or she becomes incapable of communicating.

AERATED

Aerated is old nineteenth century slang for angry, agitated.

AERIAL

Aerial is Bristol slang for area, region, district.

AERIAL PING−PONG

Aerial ping−pong is Australian slang for Australian Rules Football.

AEROPLANE BLOND

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

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AEROPLANE SKIRT

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

AF

Af is South African slang for a black African.

AFFAIR

Affair is political slang for a reception held for the purposes of fundraising and/or honouring the

achievements of an individual.

AFGHANI INDICA

Afghani Indica is slang for cannabis.

AFICIONADO

Aficionado is slang for devotee.

AFRAID OF ONE'S SHADOW

Afraid of one's shadow is slang for being easily frightened.

AFRICA SPEAKS

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

AFRICAN

African is slang for cannabis.

African is Australian slang for a tailor−made cigarette.

AFRICAN LAGER

African lager is British slang for the beer Guinness.

AFRICAN QUEEN

African queen is British slang for a Black homosexual.

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

AFRICAN TIME

African time is South African slang for unpunctuality.

AFRICAN WOODBINE

African woodbine is British slang for a cigarette containing cannabis.

AFRICKY

Africky is slang for African.

AFRIKS

Afriks is South African slang for Afrikaans language lessons.

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AFRO

Afro is slang for a type of hairstyle consisting of a mass of tight curls allowed to grow out forming a

bush around the head. Afro is slang for a black person.

AFRO SAXON

Afro Saxon is derogatory slang for a Black person whose lifestyle, opinions and attitudes are those of

the White society.

AFROED

Afroed is slang for having an afro hair−style.

AFTER

After is Australian slang for afternoon.

AFTER DAVY

After Davy is slang for affidavit.

AFTER EIGHT MINT

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

AFTER HAIR

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

AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART

After one's own heart is slang for of similar interests or sensibilities.

AFTERBIRTH

Afterbirth is slang for rhubarb.

Afterbirth is American slang for excessive paperwork.

AFTERBOOMER

Afterboomer is newspaper slang for a person born between 1965 and 1974 after the baby−boom of

1946 to 1964.

AFTERGLOW

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

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

Afternoon delight is British slang for sex in the afternoon.

AFTERS

Afters is British slang for an after−hours drinking session.

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AG

Ag is British slang for aggravation.

AGAINST THE CLOCK

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

AGAINST THE WIND

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

AGATE

Agate is slang for a marble.

AGATES

Agates is slang for testicles.

AGGIE

Aggie is British slang for a marble.

AGGIE EYES

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

AGGRAVATION

Aggravation is British slang for serious trouble.

Aggravation is British rhyming slang for station.

AGGRO

Aggro is British (Cockney) and Australian slang for aggravation, aggressive troublemaking. Aggro is

American slang for wonderful, excellent.

AGGY

Aggy is Dorset slang for edgy, with sharp−looking corners.

Aggy is Dorset slang for to collect birds' eggs.

AGINNER

Aginner is British slang for a dissenter.

Aginner is Irish slang for someone who automatically takes the opposite stance.

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AGONY

Agony is Jamaican slang for sexual pleasure.

AGTEROS

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

AGUA DE CHANGO

Agua de chango is slang for liquid heroin administered nasally.

AH SEH ONE

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

AH−AHS

Ah−ahs is British slang for defecation.

AHEAD OF THE GAME

Ahead of the game is slang for being in an advantageous position.

AI−AI

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

AIKONA

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

AIM ARCHIE AT THE ARMITAGE

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

AIMED

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

AIN'T IT A TREAT

Ain't it a treat was old British rhyming slang for street.

AIN'T SHE SWEET

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

AIN'T TODAY STORY

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

AIR DIRTY LAUNDRY

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

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