Dictionary of Playground Slang (Online)

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bovver-boots
n.

Big boots worn by punks and hard-cases.. most often Dr Martens.

See also: eighteen holers
Source: UK
bowfin
adj.

Horrible or 'really disgusting or dirty/smelly' as in 'yer socks are really bowfin!'. Pronounced 'bow' as in 'bow-wow-wow' (dog barking).

Source: UK (Scot)
bowk
012

Burp

Source: UK (NE)
box of birds
colloq.

All is well, i.e. everything's alright!

Source: circa current, NZ
box
n.

Vagina (usually, but also it seems penis. (ed: would need confirmation of the latter please)

Source: circa. 1970's UK, USA
boy buster
adj.

Prison slang for 'confirmed seducer of youths'.

Source: circa, 1980's AUS, USA
boy in the boat
n.

Clitoris

Source: circa 1990's, AUS, UK
boyakasha
adj.
AN idiotic word people shout when something good happens. Booya!
boyd, boyment
adv.

Onlookers shout this when someone gets shouted at or cussed by another person.

Source: circa 2005, USA
boy
n.
Affectionate term for a male acquaintance, e.g. 'That's my boy!" despite there being no familial link between the speaker and the target.
brace-face
n.

Rude name for someone wearing braces on their teeth cf. tin-grin, metal-mouth.

Source: US
brain bucket
n.

Helmet for cycling, horse riding etc.

Source: UK
brainfart
n.

The cause of an effect noticable when, for example you are speaking and lose your train of thought. Used as "So i went to the store and um... oh brainfart...oh yeah and bought some milk." (ed: I get loads of these!)

Source: UK
brains
012

Performing oral sex on a male, e.g. "That girl gives good brains".

Source: circa 2000, UK
bran
n.

(1) arch. cannabis resin
(2) smokeable heroin from cockney contraction of 'brown'.

See also: rope
Source: UK
brassings
n.

Also 'hard brassings' was said whilst rubbing the chin a la chinny rec on. It was said whenever you were mocking someone else's misfortune, eg. fall over in playground, miss an easy goal in football, clay pot blows up in kiln in art etc. This was said during the very early 80's in the West Midlands (England). Surely it was said everywhere else as well ?,

Source: circa 1980's, UK (M)
bray
012

To beat, hit, strike repeatedly. Usually employed in reference to a beating by someone in authority, either teacher or parent, but by extension came to include also a beating or(more often) a threatened beating from another youth. For example, "If you don't stop being such a twat yer mum'll bray you".

When the beating was administered by another youth the more usual term would be "batter", as in "I'm gonna batter you".

See also: batter
Source: circa. 1970's - 90's UK (NE)
brb
abbr.

Acronym for 'be right back' as used in SMS and instant messaging sessions.

Source: circa 1990's UK, USA
break out
colloq.
To suddenly find ones skin developing pimples or acne (also for diseases such as measles, chicken pox and the like).

Used as "My face is full of scabs. I really shouldn't scratch when I break out in pimples.".

Source: circa 1960's, 2005, UK
breaking the seal
012

Urination. Specifically the first piss of the evening after boozing steadily for hours. One you've been once to 'break the seal' you will find you will need to keep going every few minutes for the rest of the night.

Source: UK