Dictionary of Playground Slang (Online)

A mental person. Also, 'mentleistic' - comes from the word mentle (sic), meaning crazy, used as an exclamation for something good and crazy.

(ed: for some reason this remionds me of an ancient Bob Dylan lyric from way back in the 1960's that went along the lines of "20 years of schooling and they put you on the day shift...")

Abbreviated from 'Mental'. Used to describe someone who seems uncordinated or performs an uncordinated act. For example, "He missed the ball, the fat ment!".

(1) a wig for the pubic region.

(2) America - from the strange clipped pronunciation some American citizens have for name of their country. By association, Merka is the country itself. The current nominal leader of Merka is known worldwide as Dubya - a.k.a. George W. Bush

Unkind name for someone wearing braces on their teeth

Pronounced 'met-hod': a phrase used in celebration of a goal in a footy game in the schoolyard. Named after the Dutch striker from the world cup team from (pos.) the Mexico world cup.

An update on this definition has been provided which sheds extra light on this term. Also there is now a separate entry for 'Johnny Metgod': He was a defender, rather than a striker, and although a Dutch international, Holland did not qualify for the 1986 tournament in Mexico, losing a qualification play-off in 1985 with close rivals Belgium (who eventually finsihed fourth, fact fans).

Johnny played for a long period during the 1980s for Nottingham Forest, hence shouting 'metgod' is a clearer indication that this saying originating someone in that area.

Another possibility is that most kickabouts, featuring commentary by the person on the ball at anyone time, invariably involve a cry when the ball goes in of the name of a player who has either been definitively accepted into the pantheon of greats (Pele, Maradona, Ralph Milne etc) or has recently scored a really good goal that was on Football Focus or the Saint and Greavsie. For example, Marco Van Basten featured a lot after his stunner in the final of the 1988 European Championships. Johnny Metgod had a good line in piledriving shots from about 30 yards, and it became both speciality and something he became known for at the time, so any goal scored from distance would be followed by the scorer saying 'Metgod' in a pre-pubescent Motson-like-high-pitched-excited-voice, thus cracking windows nearby.

A 'Meth' is a person of ugly/repulsive/freakish appearance. Derives from the word 'Meths' (Methylated Spirits), thought to be the favoured drink of Tramps (Hobo's) on cold winters nights.

A person of mixed ethnicity. Half African-American and half Mexican. Whilst 'coon' is a derogotory term used to describe African Americans. However; the term mexicoon is not meant to be derogatory.

(ed: in Australia there is a brand of cheese called 'Coon'. It is now made by Kraft but originated with a certain Dr. Coon who made it first)

Alternative name for "Jesus Boots" MGB = Moses Getaway Boots.

375 ml. (13 oz.) bottle of liquor.

To be (justifiably) annoyed.

Female genitalia or pubic hair. Used as "D'yer gerrany miff in that film?", or "Ey, I can see 'er miff!" etc.

A favourite in the early 80s was to wind up your mates with a really good story and then leave a short pause, once you knew you had them hooked. You'd then say "With mild green, fairy liquid!".

This would indicate that everything you had just said was a lie and they fell for it.

Acronym which stands for "Mother I'd Love to Fuck". It is an adjective used by males, describing a mother of a friend that is hot, and you wouldn't mind fucking her. Can also be interchanged with dilf and gilf. daddies and grannies. MILF was used in the movie "American Pie" which is where the word has spread from.

To bum, bludge, borrow by telling some sort of story to your advantage, eg. milking cigarettes off a stranger.

Breasts. Contents of a Wonderbra. The contents of a Wonderbra, i.e. extremely impressive when viewed from the outside, but there's actually fuck- all in there worth seeing.

(ed: I take it the Dome wasn;t worth the visit?)

Mentally challenged. When someone acts stupidly or is slow on the uptake. Say, 'You minda!' ("i" as in "rib", stress the first syllable) and act as for "derbrain". Comes from Minda Incorporated, the South Australian company which supports people with intellectual disabilities.

An individual is "ming-rayed" when his/her school-bag/folder is left unnattended. Once this is noticed by another individual, this person will alert others to join him, before instigating the act of "ming-ray"; whereby the contents of the bag are emptied and spread as far as possible within the general vicinity before the victim notices/moves to prevent it.

When the victim does notice, the word "ming-ray" is shouted by the attackers, with prolonged emphasis on the "ray". So, on discovering the attack, a victim will hear "ming-raaaaay!" shouted from afar. , "Ming-ray" was popular at John Mason School, Abingdon, OXON, England, where it may have originated. It is believed to have spread to other local schools, notably Larkmead.

(1) used to denote someone who is apparantly less favoured mentally than those taunting him/her.

(2) ugly (usu. female) Ali G. (uk "comedian") once described called royal polo pony Camilla Parker Bowles as a minger.. most used in London area.

Tightfisted, mean.

Female genital area, occasionally pubic hair only.