A dictionnary of slang in english

abdabs Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs. Also very occasionally 'habdabs'. [1940s] absobloodylutely Adv. Absolutely. Abysinnia! Exclam. A jocular and intentional mispronunciation of "I'll be seeing you!" accidentally-onpurpose Phrs. Seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm. AC/DC Adj. Bisexual. ace (!) Adj. Excellent, wonderful. Exclam. Excellent! acid Noun. The drug LSD. Lysergic acid diethylamide. [Orig. U.S. 1960s] acid house Noun. The dance music scene that pre-empted 'rave' in Britain, and began the long association of 'house' music and 'ecstasy'....
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A dictionnary of slang in english ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs. Also very abdabs occasionally 'habdabs'. [1940s] absobloodylutely Adv. Absolutely. Abysinnia! Exclam. A jocular and intentional mispronunciation of I'll be seeing you! accidentally-on- Phrs. Seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm. purpose AC/DC Adj. Bisexual. ace (!) Adj. Excellent, wonderful. Exclam. Excellent! acid Noun. The drug LSD. Lysergic acid diethylamide. [Orig. U.S. 1960s] acid house Noun. The dance music scene that pre-empted 'rave' in Britain, and began the long association of 'house' music and 'ecstasy'. ackers Noun. Money. From the Egyptian akka. action man Noun. A man who participates in macho activities. Adam and Eve Verb. Believe. Cockney rhyming slang. E.g.I don't Adam and Eve it, it's not true! aerated Adj. Over-excited. Becoming obsolete, although still heard used by older generations. Often mispronounced as aeriated. afty Noun. Afternoon. E.g.Are you going to watch the game this afty? [North-west use] agony aunt Noun. A woman who provides answers to readers letters in a publication's agony column. {Informal} aggro Noun. Aggressive troublemaking, violence, aggression. Abb. of aggravation. air biscuit Noun. An expulsion of air from the anus, a fart. See 'float an air biscuit'. airhead Noun. A stupid person. [Orig. U.S.] 1 airlocked Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. [N. Ireland use] airy-fairy Adj. Lacking in strength, insubstantial. {Informal} air guitar Noun. An imaginary guitar played by rock music fans whilst listening to their favourite tunes. aks Verb. To ask. E.g.I aksed him to move his car from the driveway. [dialect] Alan Whickers Noun. Knickers, underwear. Rhyming slang, often shortened to Alans. alcopop Noun. Sweet, ready-mixed fruit drinks containing alcohol. Cf. 'tart fuel'. {Informal} aled (up) Adj. Drunk, intoxicated by alcohol, usually beer (ale). alkie Noun. An alcoholic. Also spelt alky. all fur coat and no Phrs. Of a woman, all superficial appearance and no real substance beneath. knickers Derog. all mod cons Noun. All the fixtures and fittings necessary and expected - an abb. of all modern conveniences. {Informal} all mouth and (no) Phrs. Boastful and without just reason. E.g.You shouldn't pay any attention to him, trousers he's all mouth and no trousers. all-nighter Noun. A club night or event that goes on all night. all over the shop Phrs. 1. In a mess, out of order, disorganized. 2. Everywhere. E.g.I've been all over the shop this morning and I can't find her anywhere. allow (it) Verb. Forget it, don't bother. [London use] all time loser Noun. A public house, a bar. Rhyming slang on 'boozer'. See ' boozer'. all to cock Phrs. Messed up, useless, wrong. all to pot Phrs. Wrong, messed up. E.g.Our whole holiday went all to pot when Dad got arrested for being drunk. almond rocks Noun. Socks. Cockney rhyming slang, often shortened to almonds. alright! Exclam. Hello. A greeting. No answer is expected to what is inherently a question. Northern dialect has created the phonetic corruption awreet. amber nectar Noun. Lager. [Orig. Aust.] anchors Noun. Brakes. E.g.I slammed the anchors on and hit my head on the steering wheel. ane Noun. Abb. of anus. ankle-biters Noun. Children, particularly crawling babies. [Orig. Aust.] anorak Noun. An often socially inept person, having an obsessive interest in a hobby or subject. Usually has little or no fashion sense, and errs towards eccentricity. 2 Originates from the 'trainspotter' look, of wearing anoraks; spending so much time at the end of station platforms in all weathersnecessitates the wearing of such attire. Cf. 'trainspotter'. Derog. antwacky Adj. Old fashioned. Possibly from antique(y). E.g.Oh no way! I'm not wearing those shoes, they're so antwacky. [Merseyside/West Lancashire use] any c ...