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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.
The Probert Encyclopaedia
of Slang
©2004 The Probert Encyclopaedia
Deluxe Illustrated PDF Edition
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The Probert Encyclopaedia of 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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