5. GOTH
Main Entry: Goth Pronunciation: 'gäth Function: noun Etymology: Middle English Gothes, Gotes (plural), partly from Old
English Gotan (plural); partly from Late Latin Gothi (plural) Date: 14th century : a member of a Germanic people that overran the Roman Empire in the
early centuries of the Christian era
Main Entry: Goth Function: abbreviation Gothic
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Goth emerged in the late
1970’s, branching off of the punk scene. A band by the name of Siouxsie and the
Banshees are accredited with the starting of the Goths. Gothic music differs
from punk to the effect that it eliminated the chainsaw sound of punk and
replaced it with a droning sound of guitar, bass, and drums. The Goths also
believed that society was too conservative, but they also felt that no one
accepted them, so they viewed themselves as outcasts of society. Goths are
preoccupied with introspection and melancholia. They are inclined to speak
poetically of 'beautiful deaths' and vampiric sympathies. Theatrical as they
are, goths are not (or not only) play-acting and self-dramatizing. The Goths
wear almost nothing but black, perhaps with a little white or even red. Goth
girls have a penchant for nets and lace and complex sinister jewelry; with
their long black hair, black dresses and pasty complexions, they look
positively Victorian. Boys have long hair and often wear black leather jackets
and can at times be mistaken for heshers. Goths dye their hair black and wear
black eyeliner and even black lipstick. They usually apply white makeup to the
rest of their faces. The music they listen to also carries the name
"goth" and seems to have descended from Joy Division, but
typically the vocalist uses an especially cheesy 50's Count Dracula enunciation pattern.
Unlikely as it may seem, this movement, fostered at a
London nightclub called the Batcave in 1981, has become one of the
longest-enduring youth-culture tribes. The original Goths, named after the
medieval Gothic era, were pale-faced, black-swathed, hair-sprayed night
dwellers, who worshiped imagery religious and sacrilegious, consumptive poets,
and all things spooky. Their bands included Sex Gang Children, Specimen, and
Alien Sex Fiend, post-punk doom merchants who sang of horror-film imagery and
transgressive sex. When Goth returned to the underground in Britain, it took root
in the U.S., particularly in sunny California, where the desired air of
funereal gloom was often at odds with the participants' natural teen spirit.
English bands like Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and the Sisters of Mercy
cast a powerful spell over the imaginations of American night stalkers, and
pop-Goth variants the Cure and Depeche Mode filled stadiums. Further proof of
the movement's mass appeal was the success of The Crow horror movies
(1994, 1996), both of which were suffused with Goth imagery. Goth provides a highly stylized, almost glamorous, alternative to punk fashion for suburban rebels, as well
as safe androgyny for boys. The massive popularity of such industrial-Goth
artists as Ministry, Nine Inch Nails,
and Marilyn Manson has
somewhat validated the Goth crowd's outré modus vivendi, though as industrial
rock replaces heavy metal as the sound of Middle America, Goth's dark appeal is
blanched. Goth enjoyed a spate of media coverage in late 1996 thanks to such
peripherally related events as the Florida "vampire murders" of November 1996. To
this day, the movement continues to replenish itself with the fresh blood of
new bands and fans.
6. INDUSTRIAL
Music genre that originated in London in 1976 when
confrontational noisemakers Throbbing Gristle founded the Industrial Records
label. Disappointed that punk rock had joined the rock 'n' roll tradition instead of destroying it, British
and American fellow travelers like Leather Nun, Monte Cazzazza, and Cabaret
Voltaire aligned themselves with Industrial Records, creating a broad church
for (usually rhythmic) experiments with noise collage, found sounds, and
extreme lyrical themes. Believing that punk's revolution could be realized only
by severing its roots in traditional rock, industrial bands deployed noise,
electronics, hypnotic machine rhythms, and tape loops. Instead of rallying
youth behind political slogans, industrial artists preferred to
"decondition" the individual listener by confronting taboos. Key
literary influences were J.G. Ballard's
anatomies of aberrant sexuality and the paranoid visions and "cut-up"
collage techniques of William S.
Burroughs.The industrial subculture (touching on transgressive fiction (Contemporary
fiction-writing trend that prowls the psycho-narco-sexual frontiers and
"dysfunctional" relationships of the Marquis de Sade, William
Burroughs, and serial
killers.), S/M (sadism and masochism), and piercing) spread worldwide.
7. HARDCORE
Main Entry: hard core Function: noun Date: 1936 1 : a central or fundamental and usually enduring group or part:
as a : a relatively small enduring core of society marked by
apparent resistance to change or inability to escape a persistent wretched
condition (as poverty or chronic unemployment) b : a militant or fiercely
loyal faction 2 usually hard·core /-"kOr, -"kor/ chiefly
British : hard material in pieces (as broken bricks or stone) used
as a bottom (as in making roads and in foundations)
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Following the “death” of punk in the late 1970’s was a
hard and heavy form of punk known as Hardcore. Hardcore is faster, louder, and
heavier than the punk of the 1970’s, and it gained much popularity over the
early and mid 1980’s. Typically the
vocals are screamed and unintelligible, though they frequently give voice to
strong political sentiments, the bass is played with a pick and is clear and
tonal while the guitar forms a dynamic, often atonal, texture of sound. rock
and roll radio. Bands such as Black Flag, D.O.A., Circle Jerks, Fear, Bad
Brains, The Meatmen, Agent Orange and Minor Threat were the major influences in
Hardcore, and the idea of slam dancing was born in the tradition of punks “pogo
dancing”. This slam dancing, or moshing, was done in a mosh pit and was accompanied
by the occasional stage diving or crowd surfing. The main message of Hardcore
was “DIY”, or Do It Yourself. The DIY movement was purely in the tradition of punk; punk was a form of music
that almost anyone could play, it usually involved only 3-chords and a band
could be put together cheaply. It was a not-so-expensive way for youth to put
out their message.
8.
STRAIGHT EDGE
The DIY style of Hardcore
gave way to other subcultures of punk, one in particular is known as sXe, or
Straight Edge. Most of the sXe credit is given to the band Minor Threat after
they released their song “Straight Edge”. The song was an outcry against the
effects of drugs, and fans of Minor Threat started to quit using
non-pharmaceutical drugs like nicotine, alcohol, and marijuana. These Straight
Edgers felt that using drugs was a sign of weakness, and they still dressed as
normal punks did, but wore anti drug messages on their shirts. The symbol of
Straight Edgers is a large X, originally a symbol that clubs would mark on hands
if the person was not old enough to (legally) drink. Eventually Straight Edgers
started to put the marks on by themselves, even if they were over 21, to
signify that they were living drug-free. Other movements that found their way
into the Hardcore DIY scene were Green Peace, the Vegan Movement, concerts
raising money for the homeless, and the Hare Krishnas, as well as other
religious groups.
9. GRUNGE
Main Entry: grunge Pronunciation: 'gr&nj Function: noun Etymology: back-formation from grungy Date: 1965 1 : one that is grungy 2 : rock music incorporating elements of punk rock and heavy
metal; also : the untidy working-class fashions typical of fans
of grunge.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged
Dictionary
Grunge, rock music
style of the early 1990s, characterized by a thick, abrasive, distorted guitar
sound. Grunge evolved from punk in the Seattle, Washington, area and came to
prominence with the chart success of the band Nirvana in 1991. Grunge is said
to have originated as marriage between Seattle's
hesher and punk scenes. Characteristic of most of these bands is punk rock drums and vocals,
hesher hair and guitar, and working-class clothing that is rarely washed.
Lyrics frequently confront such uncomfortable subjects as unpopularity,
alienation from divorced parents, disease, the hypocrisy and allure of
religion, heroin, and raw lust. Grunge may or may not be a useful term to describe a segment of youth
delinquency, but with historical perspective, it is best used to describe a
record company phenomenon. Grunge was a revolution, the revolution where punk
rock was decisively injected into mainstream rock and roll.
Numerous culture makers
embarrassed themselves in the rush to exploit the most vital white youth
culture in years. Grunge "fashion"--the perennial flannel shirt/combat boots/ripped jeans uniform of
suburban burnouts everywhere--was suddenly used as an exotic novelty by
designers.
10. ALTERNATIVE
Main Entry: 1al·ter·na·tive Pronunciation: ol-'t&r-n&-tiv, al- Function: adjective Date: 1540 1 : ALTERNATE 1 2 : offering or expressing a choice alternative plans> 3 : different from the usual or conventional:as a : existing or functioning outside the established cultural, social, or economic
system <alternative newspaper> <alternative lifestyles> b : of, or relating to, or being rock music that
is regarded as an alternative to conventional rock and is typically influenced
by punk rock, hard rock, hip-hop, or folk music - al·ter·na·tive·ly adverb - al·ter·na·tive·ness noun
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Nineties term for counterculture, often of a non-oppositional nature. Current
use of "alternative" in the music and youth-culture world originated
in the late '70s and early '80s, when it described the strain of post-punk music cultivated by a growing,
informal network of college radio stations. The word "alternative"
already had a meaning related to culture: commonly associated with the independent,
oppositional press of the late hippie era, this counterculture label also came
to denote any lifestyle outside the mainstream. As college-rock favorites like R.E.M. and U2 became chart and stadium fixtures in the second half of the '80s, successive
waves of newer, rawer bands inherited the "alternative" mantle.
However, Nirvana's meteoric rise to
the top of the charts in 1991-92 disrupted the ecosystem: suddenly alternative
was a musical category as lucrative as hip-hop or metal, as were its country-associated fashions. Record companies, radio, and
MTV embraced the "new" form, the
Lollapalooza tours enshrined it, and
marketers used it as youth bait to sell everything from cars to soft drinks to
movies. For those who wrangled with the question "what is
alternative?" there was no satisfactory answer-the term was now in the
public domain, and dissent from the mainstream was rewarded within a
fragmenting mass culture. Alternative - at obvious variance with the
mainstream, especially regarding music, lifestyle and clothing. Clothing and
the extent of facial piercings are usually the most apparent manifestations of
underlying alternative sentiments. But like every other term that may have once
had meaning, the term "alternative" has been co-opted by mainstream
commercial culture. It isn't easy to maintain a rebellion when you find
yourself winning every battle. As the name for a musical genré, alternative is
reserved for a type of college radio pop that typically breaks free of such rock and roll rules as the major/blues scales, the 4/4
rhythm, hi fidelity, and the need
for rhyming lyrics. There is, however, plenty of "alternative" that
is hard to distinguish from classic rock.
These days much of the new rock and roll that mainstream rock stations play is
stuff that would have been considered alternative only a year or two before.
11.
METAL
Main Entry: heavy metal Function: noun Date: 1974 : energetic and highly amplified electronic rock music having a hard
beat
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
HEAVY METAL -
a typically 80's style of music that features most of the characteristics of
classic rock but with louder, more distorted guitars, ominous and driving
rhythm, and screaming vocals about subjects such as drug use, war, religion,
and problems with girlfriends. Most heavy metal bands also write sappy love
ballads that find their way into mainstream radio play lists.
Heavy metal emerged in the
late 60s mostly from bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.
Such bands tended to be "hard" in that they succeeded in torturing
parents in ways that the Beatles just couldn't, but in most respects they were
very different from one another. Later, bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden
added to the genre as it expanded into and borrowed from pop. This culminated
in the late 80s diversification of heavy metal into several completely
different branches. There were the blues-based big haired glam metal bands such
as Great White and Motley Crew that sang exclusively about babes, there were the
attitude bands like Guns 'n' Roses who also sang about babes (with an emphasis
on how easy they are to get into bed), there were the dark and mysterious
alternative metal bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden that avoided glamour and
sang about angst and other water sign issues, there were the bands like Living
Colour, Fishbone and Faith No More that were either black or borrowed from rap
and soul culture, and there were the fast bands like Slayer and Metallica that sent many a parent in search of an
exorcist.
Although the origin of the term heavy metal is
widely attributed to novelist William Burroughs, its use
actually dates well back into the 19th century, when it referred to cannon or
to power more generally. It also has been used to classify certain elements or
compounds, as in the phrase heavy metal poisoning. Heavy metal appeared in the lyrics of Steppenwolf's "Born to be Wild" (1968), and
by the early 1970s rock critics were using it to refer to a specific style of
music. Heavy metal has historically required one thing of its performers: long
hair. Heavy metal musicians and fans came under severe criticism in the 1980s.
Political and academic groups sprang up to blame the genre and its fans for
causing everything from crime and violence to despondency and suicide. But
defenders of the music pointed out that there was no evidence that heavy metal's
exploration of madness and horror caused, rather than articulated, these social
ills. The genre's lyrics and imagery have long addressed a wide range of
topics, and its music has always been more varied and virtuosic than critics
like to admit.
Heavy metal fragmented into
subgenres (such as lite metal, death metal, and even Christian metal) in the
1980s.
SPEED
METAL - a genré of music typified by a continuous double-bass drum roll,
high-speed distorted guitar rhythms, an almost silent bass, and screeched or
groaned vocals concerning war, death, fighting, environmental abuse, brutality,
and (in rare cases) lust. The main problem
with most speed metal bands is that they still see a need to put guitar solos in their songs, and the
guitar solos are always really bad and last entirely too long. Speed metal
seems to be a result of a marriage between punk rock and heavy metal.
. Examples of speed metal
bands: Kreator,
Exodus,
Nuclear
Assault, Megadeth,
Prong, Pantera
THRASH
METAL - speed metal with an
especially strong punk influence. While in
general speed metal musicians pride themselves on their talent and knowledge of
music theory, thrash musicians laugh at such concepts or else skillfully
conceal their acquaintance with them. Examples of thrash bands: DRI, Tool, some Suicidal Tendencies, and even some Black Flag.
V. DICTIONARY
1. Dictionary
of youth slang during 1960-70’s
acid (n) LSD, a narcotic drug popular among hippies. see psychedelic, bad
trip. afro (n) haircut popular among African-americans during 1960's and
'70's.
aquarian (adj.) we're not sure exactly what this means, but it has something to
do with the "Age of Aquarius" and the musical Hair. bad scene (n) a bad situation. see scene. bad trip (n) originally described a bad experience using drugs,
characterized by frightening hallucinations. Can be used to describe any bad
experience. bag (n) one's main interest or purpose in life. black light (n) a decorative light, dark blue in color to the human eye,
which makes objects or artwork in flourescent colors appear to glow. blow your mind (v) to have an enlightening or illuminating experience. bread (n) money. bummer (n) bad experience. bust (v) to arrest someone, (n) an arrest. cat (n) a person. derived from beatnik language of the 1950's. chick (n) a girl or woman. commune (n) an community of people who share possessions, living
accomodations, and work (or lack thereof). Usually encompasses a farm and other
fashionable industries. crash (v) to sleep, rest, or do nothing. crash pad (n) a place where one sleeps, rests, or does nothing. dig (v) like, enjoy, be interested in. drag (n) an unfavorable situation or state of affairs. dude (n) person, usually male. establishment, the (n) traditional business and government institutions,
believed to stand in the way of human progress. see "system, the." far out (adj) very interesting, good.
Also an exclamation. free love (n) love without expectations or commitment. fuzz (n) police. get it on (n) successfully interact with others. groove (v) enjoy, achieve proficiency at. see "groovy." groovy (adj) good, interesting, enjoyable. hang out (v) to be some place, usually doing nothing, with no purpose. hang-up (n) inhibition, usually due to morals, beliefs, or culture. happening (adj) exciting, new, good. heavy (adj) thought-provoking. hippie (n) [still searching for a definition here]. hip (adj)
knowledgable of, or consistent with, the latest trends and ideas. Iron Butterfly (n) a rock band which had one popular song, "Inna
Gadda Da Vida." lava lamp (n) a cylindrical glass container filled a semi-solid viscous
material which breaks apart and forms globules while floating in a clear fluid. like (?) word used to fill up space in an utterance when the speaker is
unable to think of a suitable adjective to describe something. Use of this word
has also been adopted by adjective-challenged subcultures of more recent
generations. love beads (n) colorful beads worn around the neck to symbolize love. man (interjection) used as an exclamation to draw attention to one's
utterance. related phrase: "hey, man." mood ring (n) a ring worn on the finger which contains a large stone,
the color of which is supposed to indicate the wearer's emotional mood. Mood
rings were a fad in the mid-1970's. oh wow (interjection) exclamation
uttered in response to new, thought-provoking, or exciting information. out of sight (adj) excellent, outstanding. Often used as an exclamation. pad (n) living accomodation--house or apartment. peace (n) absence of war.
psychedelic (adj) of or related to a mental state characterized
by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception, sometimes accompanied by
severe perceptual distortion, hallucinations, or extreme feelings of euphoria
or despair. see acid. rap (v,n) to talk, conversation. More recently used to name a category
of music where words are spoken, rather than sung. San Francisco (n) worldwide center of hippie activity and general
weirdness. scene (n) place, situation, or circumstances. sock it to me (phrase) let me have it. spaced out (adj) dazed, not alert. split (v) to leave, depart. square (adj) old-fashioned, not aware of new thinking and customs. (n)
one who is square. system, the (n) the system of laws, governance, and justice. see
"establishment, the". tie dye (v) a method of coloring clothing where the article of clothing
is tied in knots, then dying it to produce an abstract pattern. (n) an article
of clothing dyed in this manner. trip (n) an unusual experience. (v) to have an unusual experience. turn on (v) to become enlightened to new ways of thinking or
experiencing reality. uptight (adj) concerned about maintaining set ways of thinking and doing
things.
2. Dictionary
of modern British slang
These
phrases are in everyday use around most of Britain.
Phrase Meaning
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99 a
popular style of ice cream, usually
ordered with a 'flake'
'A' levels exams
taken at age 18
abso-bloody-lutely a more definite form of 'absolutely'
afters dessert
aggro trouble; violence
all broke up on
holiday, usually from school
all of a twitter very
nervous or apprehensive
aluminium aluminum
arse bottom,
or ass
arse bandit a
homosexual
arse over tit to fall
head over heels
arse about playing
around, being silly
e.g. "stop arsing about!"
artic an articulated lorry; a bick truck
Aussie an
Australian
backhander a bribe
bag an
unattractive or elderly woman
balderdash rubbish; nonsense
balls-up a mess;
a confusion
banger (1) an
old car; (2) a sausage
barking mad crazy
batty dotty;
crazy
beak magistrate
beehive a tall
hairstyle
bees knees something really good
beetle crusher a boot;
a foot
behind bottom;
buttocks
berk a
stupid person
e.g. "you silly berk"
bevvy a drink
bit of fluff a
pretty young single woman
bill, the police,
sometimes called "the old bill"
binge a
drinking bout
bin liner garbage
bag
bin men garbage
collectors
bint a rough girl
biro a
ballpoint pen
bit of alright something highly satisfactory
black maria a
police van
black pudding a
sausage like food made from
- pigs blood
- oats
- fat
black sheep of the family a
relative who gets into trouble with the
police
blag a
robbery; to rob
blagger a
robber
Blighty England
blimey ! an
expression of surprise
blob a
contraceptive
blotto drunk
blower telephone
blow your own trumpet to
brag; to boast
blubber to cry
bobby dazzler a
remarkable person or thing
bog a
toilet, a washroom
bollock naked stark
naked
bollocks testicles
bonce head
bonk to
copulate
bonnet hood of
a car
bookie betting shop owner
boot trunk
of a car
boracic penniless
bosch a
derogative term for germans
bovver trouble
bovver boot a heavy
boot, possibly with a toe cap and laces
quite often worn by skinheads
bovver boy a
hooligan; a troublemaker
brass monkey weather cold,
taken from the phrase, "it's cold enough
to freeze the balls off a brass monkey"
breakdown van a tow
truck
brickie a
bricklayer
brill ! short
form of brilliant, meaning fantastic
brolly an
umbrella
browned off bored;
fed up
Brummy a
native of Birmingham
bubble and squeak fried
cabbage and potatoes
bubbly champagne
bugger all nothing; very little
bumf toilet
paper
this led to 'bumf' being used for
superfluous
papers, letters etc.
bumming a fag requesting a cigarette
e.g. "Can I bum a fag from you mate
?"
Note: This has a VERY different meaning
in the U.S.
bunch of fives a fist
"button it !" "be quiet !"
caff a cafe
cake hole a
person's mouth
cardy abbreviation of cardigan
champers champagne
char tea; a
domestic worker
cheeky monkey a rude
person
cheesed off bored;
fed up
chin chin a
drinking toast
chippy a fish
and chip shop; a carpenter
chokey prison
chuffed very
pleased or proud
clapped out worn
out, broken
clappers to go
very fast; to work hard
e.g. That car goes like the clappers !
e.g. I have to work like the clappers
to finish it by lunchtime !
clickety click 66 in
bingo calling
clink prison
clinker somebody who is outstanding
clobber clothing
clodhopper a
clumsy person
clogger a
soccer player who tackles heavily
clot a fool
cloth-ears a
person with a poor sense of hearing
cobblers testicles; rubbish
cock and bull a story
with very little truth in it
cock up to ruin
something
e.g. "it was a real cock-up"
e.g. "haved you cocked it up ?"
coffin nail a
cigarette
conk nose
conkers a
childrens game played with horse chestnuts
copper police
man/woman
cough up to pay
crackers crazy
cracking great;
fantastic
crackling a woman
who is regarded as a sexual object
crate an old
name for a very old plane
create to make a fuss or an angry scene
crown jewels male
genitalia
crumbly an old
or senile person
crumpet a
desirable woman
dabs fingerprints
daft stupid
dark horse somebody who suprises others by their actions
des res Estate
agents use this to describe a
"desirable residence"
dial face
dickie bow a bow
tie
diddicoy a gipsy
dip a
pickpocket
dishy good
looking
do a runner to
leave quickly avoiding punishment
doddle easy
dog's bollocks something really good
dog's breakfast a mess
donkey's breakfast a straw
hat
doodah to be
in a state of excitement
e.g. "He was all in a doodah !"
doolally scatter-brained; crazy
doorstep a thick
sandwich
dosh money
doss house a cheap
lodging house
dosser a tramp
do the dirty on to play
a mean trick on
dough money
droopy drawers an
untidy or sloppy person
drop a sprog have a
baby
drum a house
or flat
duffer a
stupid person
dummy a
baby's pacifier
earful to get
a shouting
e.g. "My mum gave me a right earful
!"
easy-peasy something very simple
earner a
lucrative job or task
elevenses morning
tea break
extracting the urine see
"taking the piss"
fab fabulous; wonderful
face-ache a miserable looking person
fag cigarette
fag-end a
cigarette butt
fairy a
homosexual man
family jewels male
genitalia
fanny female
genitalia
fence a
receiver of stolen goods
filth, the police
fishy about the gills looking
the worse for drink
fizzog face
flake a stick
that is made up of flaky
pieces of chocolate
flicks, the the
cinema
flog to sell
footy football; soccer
fuzz, the police
gamboll a
somersault done on the ground
gamp an umbrella
gentleman's gentleman a valet
Geordie a
native of Newcastle
gift of the gab being
very free with speech
git an
insult
e.g. "You stupid git !"
give it a whirl try it out
give someone the pip to get
on someone's nerves
gob mouth
gobsmacked speechless
goes like stink very
fast
good nick very
good condition
gooseberry a fifth
wheel
goosegog a
gooseberry
go to the dogs to go
to ruin
grass, grasser an
informant
hang about wait a
moment
hell for leather very
fast
hols holidays
home and dry to be
safe
hush silence
inexpressibles trousers
in good fettle in good
health
in the altogether nude
in the know to have
inside information
in the noddy nude
jam packed very
full
jar a
drink, usually a pint of beer
jelly jello
jerry a
chamber pot
jerry builder a
builder of unsubstantial houses
Jock a scottish person
Jonah a
bringer of bad luck
jumped up to be
conceited
jumper sweater
keep you hair on please
calm down
kick the bucket to die
kissed the Blarney Stone a
person who tells tall stories
knackered tired,
worn out
derived from horses being taken to the
'knackers yard'
knockers breasts
leg it ! quick
lets run !
legless drunk
like a rat out of a very
fast
drainpipe
load of bollocks you're
talking crap
utter nonesense
loo a
toilet; a washroom
Liverpudlian a
native of Liverpool (also see Scouser)
lorry a truck
man in blue a
policeman
marmite a
spread for sandwiches
me old cock my old
friend
meat and two veg. male
genitalia
mind your P's and Q's to be
careful; to be polite
moggy cat
mom`s the word it's a
secret between you and me
can be abbreviated to "Keep mom !"
money for jam an easy
job
money for old rope an easy
job
mother's ruin gin
mucker mate, friend
mucky pup someone
who has soiled themselves
e.g. "You mucky pup !"
mug face
mutton chops side
whiskers
nancy boy an
effeminate male
nark a police informer
nightie a
nightdress
nick prison;
to steal
e.g "Hey, my bike's been nicked !"
nick, the prison
nincompoop a fool
nipper a young
or small child
nippy (1)
fast, or (2) cold
e.g. (1) "that car is nippy !"
e.g. (2) "it's nippy out today"
nix nothing
none too easy very
difficult
e.g.
"that exam was none too easy !"
nosey parker somebody who is nosey
not bad very
good
not so hot not
very good, awful
old man father
old girl mother
old lady mother
one in the oven pregnant, also "a bun in the oven",
"up the plum duff" and "in
the pudding club"
on spec on
chance
on the nod on
credit
on the razzle dressed
up and looking for sex
on the tap looking
for sex
on your bike! go
away!
out for a duck obtained a zero score
Paddy an
Irishman
paralitic to be
drunk
pavement sidewalk
pictures, the the
cinema
pick-me-up a tonic
pie eyed to be
drunk
pigs, the police
pigs breakfast a mess
pigs ear a mess
pig in muck somebody in their element
e.g. "he is as happy as a pig in
muck"
pillock an
insult
pinny apron
pissed drunk
pissed off to be
annoyed
e.g. "I was pissed off !"
e.g. "He really pissed me off !"
The US replace "pissed off" with
"pissed" alone.
piss head somebody who is drunk quite often
plastered drunk
e.g. "He's plastered !"
play hookey to play truant
plimpsolls childrens non-laced sneakers
plod police
man/woman
plonk cheap
wine
e.g. "This plonk's not bad !"
plonker (1)
penis, (2) fool
e.g. "you silly plonker !"
plus fours trousers
ponce a
homosexual
pong a bad
smell
pooh pooh to
reject an idea
e.g. "He pooh pooh'd my idea !"
pools, the a
weekly betting game based on the outcome
of soccer matches; run by Vernons and
Littlewoods (and possibly others)
pratt an
insult
e.g. "you stupid pratt !"
preggers pregnant
pudding dessert
pull a bird meet a
woman; pick up a girl
quite often shortened to 'pull'
e.g. "Did you pull ?"
pull a fast one to fool
or swindle somebody
pull a pint hand
pump beer into a glass
pull a stroke to
outsmart
pull the other one I don't
believe you
short form of "pull the other one, it
has
bells on"
pull your pud to
masterbate
pumps running
shoes
punter a customer
purse a
ladies wallet
put a sock in it to be
quiet
put the anchors on to
apply the brakes; to slow down
put the boot in to beat
somebody up
put the kibosh on to put
a stop to something
put the wind up to
scare
Queer Street where
you are if you don't have
any money
quiff a fancy
hairstyle
randy horny
rave up a good
party
readies cash
ropey flaky
or dodgey
rozzer policeman
rug a wig;
a toupee
rubbed the wrong way to
upset somebody
salt a
sailor
same to you with brass usually
said in response to a derogatory
knobs on !! remark
sarnie a
sandwich
scab a
strike breaker
scallywag a
mischevious person
scarper to run
away fast, possibly avoiding
punishment
Scouser a
native of Liverpool (see also Liverpudlian)
scrap a fight
scrubber a cheap
or loose woman
shag to
copulate
shake a leg to get a move on
shall I be mother ? shall I
pour the tea ?
sheckels money
silly arse a
foolish person
skivvy a
domestic servant
slash to
urinate
e.g. "I'm going for a slash."
smalls underwear
smart alec a
clever person
snifter a drink
of spirit
snog to kiss
snuff it to die
sod derogatory
remark, derived from sodomy
soldiers bread
cut into thin strips for dipping into
a boiled egg
so stick that in your usually
said after a derogatory remark
pipe and smoke it !
sozzled drunk
spam a rather tasteless form of
tinned meat
spanner a
wrench
sparky an
electrician
splice the main-brace to
drink
spread a good
meal; a feast
sprog a young
child or baby, could also
mean illegitimate
spud a
potato
squiffed drunk
stewed drunk
strides trousers, pants
subway an
underpass
a pedestrian walkway beneath a road
swag stolen
money; a thief's plunder
swing the lead a
malingerer
swizz a
swindle or cheat
swot somebody who studies
ta thankyou
Taffy a
Welshman
ta muchly thankyou very much
Tandy Radio
Shack
take French leave to
leave without permission
taking the piss making
fun of
tea leaf thief
terminus the end
of the bus route
the smoke London
three sheets in the wind drunk
Tic Tac Man a
bookmakers signaller
ticker the
heart
tights pantyhose
"Time gentlemen please !" Usually said as the pub is closing,
so as to request that the patrons
finish their drinks.
tip a mess
e.g. "Your room is a tip !"
toff a posh
person
tomato sauce ketchup
Tommy Rot nonsense
top sad extremely bad
torch flashlight
tosser see
wanker
toss pot one who
drinks too much
trainers running
shoes
trollop not a
nice girl
trousers pants
tube London
Underground
tuck in
schools it means cake, crisps,
sweets etc.
turf accountant betting
shop owner
turn-ups trouser
cuffs
turps turpentine
under the weather ill;
sick
unmentionables underwear
vest a man's
undershirt
wag a joker
wagging it to play
truant
wallflower a woman
who does not dance
wanger penis
wanker infers
that the subject masturbates
weed a weak
person
welly wanging the art
of throwing wellington boots
white elephant a
valuable, but useless article
willies, the nerves
willow a
cricket bat
willy penis
wings fenders
of a car
Winkle Pickers shoes with
pointed toes
wireless a radio
wishy washy feeble;
stupid
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