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F - Faced
- - to be very drunk. Derived from the term "shitfaced". e.g. "We got totally faced last night".
- face-on-a-stick
- - excellent term for a skinny but attractive girl. Could also be used for a bloke.
- fag
- - sometimes used in it's American sense i.e.. short for 'faggot' or homosexual, but more commonly for a cigarette.
- family jewels
- - Rhyming Slang for 'balls' (testicles). The word 'jewels' is pronounced 'jaws'.
- fanny magnet
- - a classy or flash item that attracts women, usually used for an expensive car. e.g.. "You wanna see my new
- motah
- , it's a right fanny magnet !".
- farmer Giles
- - Rhyming Slang for piles (haemorrhoids).
- fart-arseing about
- - to act foolishly and waste time. e.g. " If you wouldn't have spent so long fart-arseing about we'd be there by now".
- (the) filth
- - the police.
- (the) firm
- - a gang of 'dodgy geezers'.
- fit
- - used to describe someone who is sexually attractive and has a well toned body. e.g.. "Look at him/her over there, he's/she's well fit !". A fairly recent 90's term especially used by younger generation.
- five finger discount
- - a euphemism for shoplifting or thieving general. Of Australian origin, but can be heard in the UK.
- five knuckle shuffle
- - humorous name for male masturbation.
- flange
- - slang name for vagina.
- flid
- - schoolboy humour term usually directed at someone clumsy or stupid. Comes from Thalidomide, the drug that caused deformities in baby's. Very much in the same vein as 'spastic' or 'spaz'.
- flim-flam
- - a load of rubbish / a tall story / trickery. e.g. "Don't give me any flim-flam".
- flippin 'eck / 'ell
- - (flippin heck/hell) a mild form of exclamation which is a euphemism for the word 'fucking'. O.K. to use in front of your Nan !
- float an air biscuit
- - to fart.
- flutter
- - an occasional bet on a horse race
- folding
- - paper money. i.e. "Have you got any folding on you ?".
- footie
- - Abbreviated form for football.
- for crying out loud !
- - a expression of frustration or anger. "For crying out loud can you hurry up !".
- for fuck sake !
- - a common expression of annoyance or frustration (and what Robbie Williams says at the end of the 'Millennium' video).
- for God's sake
- - a very common expression of frustration.
- Forest Gump
- -Modern Rhyming Slangfor 'dump' (defecate). i.e. "I'm just off for a Forest".
- Frenchy
- - childish slang term for a French kiss. i.e. "Eeeehh you gave her a Frenchy !".
- fridge (and) freezer
- - Rhyming Slang for geezer.
- frigging
- - a euphemism for 'fucking'. Can be used "frigging hell/heck" etc.
- fudge packer
- - vulgar term for a gay man.
- fuck stick
- - slang for penis, or used as an insult. e.g.. the gross term 'Would you like to lick the salty end of my fuck stick ?'.
- fuckwit
- - a stupid person, popularised by the English magazine 'Viz' character called 'Terry Fuckwit'
- full monty
- - 'the whole lot', 'all that is desired'. There are a few meanings proposed for the phrase 'the full monty', but the most commonly accepted one is that it comes from a gambling term where the 'monte' (spanish for mountain) is the kitty or 'pot' of money in the middle of the table. This has been changed to the spelling 'monty'.
- full-on
- - powerful, with maximum effort. A 90's term used by the same crowd that would use ' 'banging' and 'large'
- funny farm
- - mental hospital or institution.
- funny money
- - counterfeit money.
- fur burger
- - gross slang term for vagina.
G - Gabbin or Gabbling
- - talking (normally too much). i.e. "Your bird don't stop gabbin !". Or talking oddly, i.e. "What's he gabbin on about?"
- gaff
- - slang for house or place. e.g. "I'll meet you round my gaff in 10 minutes" and "He was all over the gaff" (all over the place). Originates from the 19th century when a 'gaff' was a slang term for a fairground or place of cheap entertainment.
- gagging for it
- - to be very randy or asking for sex in ones mannerisms. e.g.. "Look at the bird over there, she looks like she's gagging for it".
- gander
- - to look at. e.g.. "give us a gander", used in a similar way to butchers.
- Gary Glitter
- - Modern Rhyming Slang for shitter '. e.g.. " Does she take it up the Gary ?".
- (the) gee gee's
- - a horse race. To 'have a go on the gee gee's' is to place a bet on a horse.
- geek
- - one of the many American words that have found influence in the UK. A geek is a socially inept person. The term is often applied to someone interested in computing . Also see trainspotter ', spod ', propellerhead '.
- geezer
- - a very common term for a man. There are many disproved origins of the word. Used respectfully and for a person of unknown name, i.e.. "some geezer" or to say that someone is a bit of a laddish rogue "he's a bit of a geezer". Also 'dodgy geezer' can be used to describe a man of bad character.
- gercha!
- - a mild threat as if to say 'what a load of rubbish !' or 'get out of here !'.
- get / got off with
- - to have sexual success with someone. i.e. "Did you see Shirly the other night ? She got off with that bloke from behind the bar".
- get / got the nod
- - to receive approval / permission. i.e. "I got the nod from the missus to come out friday".
- ging'er or ginge
- (pron. jinge) - playful name for someone with ginger hair.
- ginger beer
- - Rhyming Slang for queer (homosexual).
- gipsies kiss
- - common Rhyming Slang for 'piss' (to urinate). e.g. "I'm dying for a gipsies".
- git
- - popular mildly offensive word for someone you don't like. Only really used for males.
- gob
- - a common word for the mouth. From northern English dialect. e.g. "Shut your gob !".
- gobshite
- - someone who talks rubbish all the time. This term is popular in the north of England and has recently been used 'down south'.
- gobsmacked
- - flabbergasted, surprised. e.g. "I couldn't believe it, I was totally gobsmacked".
- (to) go down
- - 'to go down' is to be sent to prison. e.g.. "Av you 'erd, John's gone down for that blag he did !". Also 'to go down on someone means to carry out oral sex as it does in other countries.
- go into one
- - similar to go off on one . To get annoyed or loose control.
- go/gone/went down a treat- something that would be enjoyed. e.g.. "That'll go down a treat mate".
- gone for a Burton
- - Rhyming Slang for the town 'Burton-on-Trent' meaning 'went' or 'to leave'.
- go/went off on one
- - to get annoyed. e.g. "The missus went off on one when she found out".
- goolies
- - balls, testicles
- gooner
- - an Arsenal fan. Derived from the cry "gunners !", the clubs nickname (their emblem is a cannon).
- goppin'
- - ugly or disgusting in some way. Very similar to the popular word 'minging'. Strictly a north of England term, but has an increasing popularity 'dahn saaaf'.
- Gordon Bennet
- - an exclamation much like the antiquated 'good heavens' or 'great Scott'. Supposedly this comes from the Gordon Bennet who founded the NY Herald, but some say it is a corrupted oath.
- grass
- - to expose someone to the police, an informer. To 'grass someone up' is to 'tell on them'. Also a slang term for marijuana leaf that is smoked.
- greaser
- - slang name for a 50's style bloke. Taken from the greasy brillcream look of the time.
- Gregory Peck
- -Modern Rhyming Slangfor 'neck'. e.g.. "Get that pint dahn yer Gregory" (drink that pint of beer quickly).
- grief
- - trouble, hassle. i.e.. "Hey man don't give me grief !"
- greenie
- - spit containing mucus, also 'flob'.
- growler
- - This term has two suggested meaning from two different people. The first is a slang name for vagina, i.e.. "I'd love to see her growler". This probably derives from it's likeness to a furry animal ? The other meaning is: the sort of person who is very drunk in a pub and is looking for a fight, maybe a mad looking bloke sitting at the bar staring at people. (suggested by R Bailey and Lee Austin)
- grub
- - slang word for food.
- grumble and grunt
- - Rhyming Slang for 'cunt'. "A nice bit of grumble and grunt".
- guff
- - to pass wind. e.g. "Who's guffed ?".
- gutted
- - choked or cut up about something. e.g.. "After my bird dumped me I was gutted for weeks !".
- guv'nor
- orguv- meaning 'boss', or can be used as a laddish friendly term to indicate admiration. Used much like chief.
- gypsy's kiss
- - Rhyming Slang for 'piss' (urinate). More often shortened to 'gypsy's'. e.g.. "I'm just nipping out for a gypsy's".
H - Hacked off
- - fed up, annoyed. A lot of the time prefixed with 'totally'.
- "had it away on his toes"
- - to run away quickly, usually after 'dodgy' act. e.g.. "I dunno where John is, must 'ave 'ad it away on his toes".
- half inch
- - Rhyming Slang for 'pinch' (steal).
- half mast
- - a poor erection, not fully up, like a flag at half mast. e.g. "I had so much to drink I could only get half mast !".
- Hampstead Heath
- - Rhyming Slang for 'teeth'. A overused and cliched rhyming slang term. e.g. "Look at the Hampstead's on that bird".
- Hampton
- - short for the Rhyming Slang 'Hampton Wick' meaning 'prick' (penis).
- hammered
- - a very common word meaning drunk. e.g.. "I was totally hammered last night".
- hand-job
- - to masturbate the penis. e.g. "Those tarts down the road charge twenty quid for a hand-job if you're desperate".
- hand shandy
- - a slang term for masturbate.
- hanging
- - horrible or dirty. e.g.. "That bird's hanging mate !".
- Hank Marvin
- -Modern Rhyming Slangfor 'starving'. e.g. "Shall we go for lunch ? I'm Hank Marvin !". Also Lee Marvin.
- Harry Monk
- - Rhyming Slang for spunk. Unknown origin.
- "have a banana !"
- - a silly cockney interjection, usually inserted into a song.
- having it large
- - (also see larging it ) one of the new phrases that have entered into general use from the clubbing scene. e.g.. "Were gonna have it large tonight" meaning that you intend to go all out to have a good time.
- have it off
- - a phrase that has been in use for a few decades meaning to 'have sex'. e.g. "I didn't want to sit there watching TV knowing they were having it off in the back room".
- have it away on his toes
- - to exit quickly from a place, usually a scene of a crime. e.g. "I 'avn't seen John for a while, 'e mustuv 'ad it away on 'is toes".
- have some of that !
- - an exclamation used to express pleasure usually after showing off at something. e.g. After destroying the last wave of aliens on the computer game, John exclaimed "have some of that !".
- headcase
- - a mad person. Sometimes applied to someone who a violent hardcase. e.g.. "You don't wanna mess with that bloke, he's a real headcase !".
- Herbert
- - used to describe a foolish person or as a mild form of abuse. Normally prefixed by 'spotty'.
- (a good) hiding
- - to get beaten up. e.g.. "If you don't shut it I'll give you a good hiding !".
- hold it down
- - meaning 'calm down' or 'behave'. Usually said when someone 'goes into one'.
- hole in the wall
- - a common phrase used to describe a cashpoint machine (ATM). i.e. "Can we stop in the High Street on the way, I need to use the hole in the wall.".
- homo
- - short for homosexual. Especially used by school kids as a mocking term.
- hooray Henry
- - a term to describe an upper-class twit type character who probably went to public school and who would own a yacht etc. Also see Sloan Ranger.
- hooter
- - nose.
- hooters
- - breasts.
- how's your father
- - a euphemism for sex. The sort of phrase used in a 'carry on' movie. Pron. "aa's yer farva". e.g.. "I think they're upstairs having a bit of how's your father !".
- hubbly bubbly
- - large 'bong' containing water for smoking cannabis. When you inhale on the mouthpiece of the bong the smoke is bubbled through the water which cools it (allegedly).
- hump
- - to have sex, on the same level of rudeness as 'shag'.
I - iffy
- - dubious, doubtful.
- if you see Kate
- - an old saying that hides a crafty acronym ( iF U C Kate). Compare with see you next tuesday .
- I had one but the wheels fell off
- - a bizarre sarcastic reply that you give when you don't understand what the other person is saying (usually technical). e.g. "You just need to remove the overhead cam slip ring side flange", "Oh yeah, I had one of those but the wheels fell off !".
- in stook
- - in trouble, usually in the financial sense.
- inside
- - in prison. e.g. "I've 'eard Dave's inside again".
- iron (hoof)
- - Rhyming Slang for 'poof' (homosexual). Sometimes also extended to "iron hoofter".
J - Jack and Danny
- -Modern Rhyming Slangfor fanny (vagina).
- Jack Jones
- - Rhyming Slang for 'own'. Used in it's short form e.g.. "I was all on me Jack" (I was all on my own).
- Jack-the-lad
- - a term usually applied to a young man who is flash and rebellious. Often used to describe a careless driver, i.e.. "He's a right Jack the lad in his car".
- jaffa
- - a term for a man who is sterile. i.e.. a Jaffa is a 'seedless' orange.
- jam jar
- - Rhyming Slang for car. Used in it's full form.
- jammy
- - lucky. e.g.. "you jammy sod".
- japs eye
- - hole at end of penis.
- jar
- - pint of beer. e.g.. "Fancy a few jars after work ?".
- J. Arthur Rank
- -Modern Rhyming Slangfor wank. Usually shorted by saying 'having a J Arthur'.
- jazz mag
- - pornographic (usually soft) magazine found in you average newsagent.
- jerk
- - idiot, US origin.
- jerk off
- - masturbate.
- Jimmy Riddle
- - Rhyming Slang for 'piddle' (to urinate). Normally used in it's short form, e.g. "I'm just off for a Jimmy".
- (old) joanna
- - a cockney term for piano. Pron. 'pianna'.
- jobby
- - turd
- jock
- -redneck, Scottish man
- Jodrell Bank
- -Modern Rhyming Slangfor 'wank' (masturbate). Jodrell Bank is where the largest radio telescope in the UK is sited.
- John
- - used as a general term for a man if you don't know his name. e.g. "Allright John !".
- Johnny-bag
- - condom. Also 'Jolly bag'.
- John Thomas
- - an old affectionate term for the penis.
- jublies
- - breasts.
- jugs
- - breasts. e.g.. "Phwoar, nice jugs !".
- juiced / juiced up / juicer
- - very drunk, someone who drinks a lot.
K - keep your hair on
- - a phrase meaning "keep calm".
- keep your pecker up
- - meaning " stay positive", "look on the bright side" etc.
- kettle (and hob)
- - Rhyming Slang for 'fob' (watch or wristwatch). This term can apparently be heard in the TV series 'Minder' but is not often used today.
- khazi
- - lavatory (From the Indian).
- khyber pass
- - Rhyming Slang for arse.
- kick it off
- - start a fight. e.g.. "There was a real bad atmosphere down the boozer, I was sure that nutter was gonna kick it off".
- kip
- - sleep. e.g.. "I could really do with a kip".
- knackered
- - exhausted, derived from the word describing an old horse. Sometimes shortened to 'knacked'.
- knackers
- - testicles.
- knees-up
- - party, normally with dancing. i.e.. Putting one's knee's up in a dancing movement.
- knocking shop
- - brothel.
- knock up
- - to wake someone up. e.g. "I'm gonna have a lie in, knock me up when your ready".
- kosher
- - legitimate, honest. From the Jewish meaning of kosher (acceptable to Jewish dietary laws).
- kraut
- - person of German origin.
L - Lady Godiva
- - Rhyming Slang for fiver, "five pounds".
- lair
- - cheek - 'got some right lair', lairy.
- lairy
- - loud, brash. e.g.. He's a right lairy sod
- large portion
- - "large portion yes !". An exclamation used to express excitement.
- larging it
- - a modern term that comes from 'club culture'. To 'have it large' means to go all-out to have a good time. Similar to the phrase "up for it".
- leave it out
- - "stop doing that" or "stop saying that" or as if to say "you must be joking".
- leggit
- - run away fast. e.g.. "Quick, leggit, the law are coming !".
- leg-over
- - to have sexual intercourse "he got his leg over"
- legless
- - very drunk.
- (do me a) lemon
- - a popular phrase that I have had trouble finding a firm meaning for. I understand it to mean "do me a favour !" and can only think 'lemon' must be short for the Rhyming Slang for 'lemon flavour' - 'favour'. The term is used as if to say "you must be joking !".
- let one go/rip
- - to fart.
- lezzer / lesser / lesbo
- - slang terms for lesbian.
- Lionel Blair's
- -Modern Rhyming Slangfor 'flairs' (large trousers). Sometimes shortened to "Lionel's".
- limp wristed
- - a term for a gay man.
- lip
- - cheek, used especially towards young people by there elders. e.g.. "Don't give me any of your lip".
- loaded
- - someone with a lot of money. e.g.. "He must be loaded to have afforded that mottah
- loaf (of bread)
- - Rhyming Slang for 'head'. e.g.. "don't be stupid, use yer loaf !".
- local
- - a common UK term for the local public house. e.g.. "I'll see you down the local at eight".
- lock-in
- - where a landlord will close his pub (bar) after official closing time allowing 'friends' to enjoy a late drink. Also see afters.
- log
- - a turd, jobbie.
- lolly
- - money. This may have originated from the Romany word 'loli', meaning 'red', used by gypsies to mean copper coins.
- L.O.M.B.A.R.D.
- - an acronym that stand for Lots Of Money But A Right Dick Head. Used as a term to describe many young city geezers !
- loose it
- - to loose ones cool, to go crazy. e.g.. "I dunno what happened, I just lost it".
- lost the plot
- - gone crazy/mad.
- love a duck
- - a bit of a meaningless phrase indicating surprise, similar but more acceptable than "fuck a duck".
- lumme
- - corruption of the oath "Lord love me".
- luv
- - general (and unliked by most women) address to a female. e.g.. "Awright luv, I'll 'av two pints of best bitter".
- luvverly jubberly
- - a daft phrase made popular by the TV series 'Only Fools and Horses' meaning that all is well.
M - malarkey
- - stuff, nonsense. May have come from the Irish word 'mullachan meaning 'strongly built boy' or 'ruffian'.
- manor
- - territory, area, turf. Usually associated with the criminal underground. e.g. "If I see you round my manor again you're dead !".
- mate
- - a very common address for either a friend or a stranger of unknown name. e.g.. "Awright mate !". Also used as an address when the person you are talking too is very much not a 'mate', i.e.. "Oi mate, you looking at my bird.
- matey
- - a reference used for an unknown person. An extension of 'mate'. e.g. "Have a word with matey over there, he may know". Also sometimes extended to matey-boy.
- meat and two veg
- - a slang expression for a mans 'equipment'.
- mental
- - to be crazy (sometimes described as a 'mental case') or get very angry. e.g.. "When I told him about the robbery he went mental".
- merchant banker
- -Modern Rhyming Slangfor wanker.
- Mickey (Bliss)
- - Rhyming Slang for piss (urinate). Thus, when someone is described as 'taking the Mickey', they are taking the piss, i.e.. mocking. Also sometimes changed to 'taking the Michael'.
- miffed
- - fed up, non plused. e.g.. "I was really miffed when he didn't turn up".
- mince pies
- - Rhyming Slang for 'eyes'. Normally used in it's full form.
- minge
- - (pron. minje) a fairly common term for vagina.
- minger
- - an unattractive person (usually female). e.g.. "Look at those right minger's over there !".
- minging
- - drunk, painful, disgusting. e.g.. "I was totally minging last night" or "My head is really minging".
- mint
- - excellent. A popular 90's term.
- missus
- - bit of a lad's term for the wife, usually 'the' missus. i.e. "I can't come dahn the pub, the missus will go mental ".
- mitts
- - hands. e.g.. "Keep your mitts off of my money".
- mong / monged
- - a 'mong' is a dumb or slow person. To be 'monged' is to be drunk or stoned.
- monkey
- - a term for 500 pounds. (Thought to be related to the 500 rupee note ?)
- (don't give) a monkey's chuff/arse/fuck/balls/fart
- - a term sometimes shortened to 'a monkey's' means you couldn't care less. e.g.. "I couldn't give a monkey's if she leaves tomorrow".
- moolar
- - a slang term for money of uncertain origin.
- moonie
- - to show one's arse to unsuspecting onlookers. Especially performed by pissed-up geezers !
- moose
- - a rather cruel term used as a name for an ugly girl. e.g.. "She's a right moose !".
- morning wood
- - an erection when waking.
- motor / motah
- - a common working class term for a car. Made more popular by the 80's song by British comedian Alexi Sayle 'Hello John got a new motah".
- mouthy
- - someone who shouts a lot ot talks too much. Pron. 'maafy'. e.g. "Shut it you maafy slag !".
- muff
- - popular word for vagina or woman's pubic hair. Originates from the original meaning of 'muff' for a fury hand-warmer. A popular play on words in recent years is to say "furry muff" or "hairy muff" instead of "fair enough" and pretend that the other person must have misheard you !
- muff dive
- - to perform oral sex on a woman.
- mug / muggins
- - a fool or victim. Originates from the fact that drinking mug's used to be made with ugly faces on them. Also for this reason 'mug' can mean 'face', i.e.. 'ugly mug'.
- mullered
- - a fairly recent and popular slang for for drunk or generally intoxicated. Thought to have come from the word 'mulled'.
- munch
- - food, e.g.. "shall we get some munch ?".
- munter
- - ugly woman. A saying that I have only heard in recent years, I think it may come from the north of England.
- muppet
- - a foolish or stupid person. e.g. "Don't be a muppet, I can't believe your gonna do that".
- mush
- - face, all-purpose address to male of unknown name. In the first sense can be heard in a phrase such as "I hit him in the mush". In the second meaning it is used much like the words mate and John.
- Mutt 'n Jeff
- - Rhyming Slang for deaf.
- my / me old fruit
- - oldfashioned, affectionate term of address (normally used by men). e.g. "Awright me old fruit, hows it goin' ?".
- Mystic Meg(s)
- - Modern Rhyming Slang- for legs. e.g. "Wow, look at the Mystic Meg's on that !". After the fortune teller famous for starring on the UK National Lottery program.
- N
- nadds, nadgers
- - testicles. This term comes from the medical term for testicles 'gonads'. A fave saying of mine that uses the word is "does it pump your nadds ?", i.e.. does it get you excited ?
- naff
- - cheap and nasty, unfashionable, in poor taste.
- naff off
- - a milder version off fuck off. Popularised by the UK comedy serial 'Porridge'.
- nancy boy
- - a now seldom used term for a gay man.
- (the) nick
- - police station, or prison. e.g.. "He got banged-up in the nick for 6 months".
- naff
- - a popular word meaning cheap, tacky or of poor quality.
- naff off
- - "go away" - e.g.. "Why don't you naff off". Can be used as a mild form of "fuck off".
- nifty
- - slang for a 'fifty' (pound note).
- nigger
- - black person. This is a racist term if used by a non-black, but can be used affectionately between black people. The word goes back a couple of hundred years and it's use in the UK between blacks is probably entirely due to Afro American influence.
- (a) night (out) on the tiles
- - a late night out, usually drunk.
- nipper
- - a small child.
- nonce
- - a sex offender, especially of children. The lowest rung on the ladder in prison. Sometimes used as a general term of abuse much in the way that ponce is.
- north and south
- - Rhyming Slang for 'mouth'.
- nosh / nosh-up
- - food, a meal, oral sex. e.g.. "Let's go and get some nosh". Recently it has been used to mean oral sex (on men). i.e.. "You look happy, did your bird give you a nosh last night !".
- notes
- - a term used to mean money in general.
- not cricket
- - an old English saying. If something is 'not cricket' it is not correct protocol as understood by 'decent' people and certain lines have been crossed. Only really used in a tongue-in-cheek manner nowadays.
- not many Benny
- - a seldom heard phrase now. Used to indicate agreement. If anyone has any idea of the origins of this one I would be interested.
- not on your Nelly
- - an old saying meaning 'not on you life' or 'no way !'. It derives from the Rhyming Slang 'Nelly Duff' an invented name meaning 'puff' or 'breath (of life)'.
- nugget
- - a popular word for a pound coin. e.g. "Oi Dave, lend us a nugget".
- nutter
- - very popular word for someone crazy or more commonly violent or foolishly daring. e.g. "You'd have to be a right nutter to start a fight in that place". Sometimes pronounced "nuttaah".
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