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ba'bag n. scrotum, (pronounced, baw -[as in thaw]- bag) used as "Ya fuckin' ba' bag!" f. prob. abbreviation of 'ball bag' UK (Scot)

bab-ie n. When you greet some-one you would say you all right bab-ie how's it going on youth - where 'youth' is used the same as mate or lad or if you don't know the persons name. UK (NE)

baby boomers id. That cohort of people born a year after World War Two when millions of fighting men had returned from battle to the warmth of a home and physical access to the first females many had seen in several years. For the past 50 years this huge population has been the driving force behind economic and social change all over the world. Whether this has been change for better of worse is something for historians to fight over. circa. 1960's UK, USA, AUS

baby (Your baby has gone down the plug'ole) poem. Heard this in my childhood and it's stuck ever since. Brilliant stuff if very sad. No attribution however. Seems to be by 'anonymous'.

It was written using Cockney dialect, and this is the way it should be read. Please use as real a Cockney accent as possible and try to avoid that excerable version attempted by Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins!:

Dahn the Plug 'Ole
A muvver was barfin 'er biby one night,
The youngest of ten and a tiny young mite,
The muvver was poor and the biby was thin,
Only a skelington covered in skin;
The muvver turned rahnd for the soap off the rack,
She was but a moment, but when she turned back,
The biby was gorn; and in anguish she cried,
Oh, where is my biby?' - and the angels replied:

Your biby 'as fell dahn the plug-'ole,
Your biby 'as gorn dahn the plug;
The poor little thing was so skinny and thin
E oughter been barfed in a jug;
Your biby is perfeckly 'appy,
E won't need a barf any more,
Your biby 'as fell dahn the plug 'ole
Not lorst....... but gorn before!

UK

backage n. letting a person into a queue behind you. c.f. frontage, chinese frontage, chinese backage Aus.

backer n. Used for a lift on the back of a bike (sitting on the carrier with on leg dangling each side of the wheels). Usually in the sense of 'Giz a backer, mister!' - Give me a lift on the the back of your bike. cf. backy EIRE

backshot v. Anal sex with a female. Used as "Did she let you backshot her?", "I gave her a backshot and she squealed like a pig all through it!" circa. 1982 - 87 UK (Mid)

backy adj. giving someone a ride on the back of your bike cf. croggy circa. 1960 - 84 UK (M)

bacon sarnie adj. Police car. So called because of white/red/white colouring. Often used inconjunction with the term 'rasher' for policeman (from other slang terms for the police. i.e. 'rozzer' and 'pig). Used as "Look. Two rashers in a bacon sarnie!". circa. 1980's UK (SE)

Bacon Strip n. The skid-mark of fecal matter inside the underpants. circa. 1980's UK

bad adj. good f. USA influence, pos Michael Jackson

badger n. Great, just right. eg,"That's the badger" if something is extremely good. UK (Mid)

badger n. There's a king of sweet called an Everton Mints which are striped. In the contributors school the sweets basically became a form of currency. A badger was an Everton Mint, A 'half badger' was a Trebor Mint. A 'three quarter badger' was a Trebor Refresher so someone would see what ever sweet, like an everton mint and say, "give us a badger, man?", UK (Mid)

badger's arse adj. Not good. Normal use "As rough as a badger's arse". Used to describe a particularly bad personal state, either due to hangover i.e. "I feel as rough as a badger's arse" or to describe a non too attractive member of the opposite sex. circa. 190's UK

badger gassing v. to break wind in a particuarly malodorous fashion UK (Wa)

badly packed kebab. adj. Female genitalia. Sort of sums it up somehow. UK

bagger n. a mate who says he'll turn up for something but doesn't. Used as "Me'n Jack were going to the club. I turned up but he bagged!" UK

baggin n. used in playing cards (can be generalized) for holding back, not putting things on the table as soon as you're able UK

badmouthing v. Talk insultingly about a person or thing. USA

bag of spanners (a face like... ) adj. None too flattering description of facial features. circa. 1970's UK

bagel bumper n. female homosexual, i.e. bagel being the bread role with the hole, bearing some (albeit very little) resemblance to a vagina. Contributor isn't sure if the word dates to school days, and was more likely at sixth form college. circa. 1991 UK (SE)

baggat n. Derogative of faggot. Used by strange code language talking individuals who cannot be bothered to pronounce their "f's", wish to remain anonymous in front of their attackettes and who like to drive force into their cusses. USA

Bagpuss n. Wonderful old TV series:

Emily's cat Bagpuss
The most Important
The most Beautiful
The most Magical
Saggy old cloth cat in the whole wide world

You can find lots of detail at http://www.smallfilms.co.uk/bagpuss/intro.htm circa 1980's UK

Bagpuss n. a person who shags cats (actually a specific person in one school - after a drunken 6th Form party.) f. The TV series 'Bagpuss' (above) circa. 1980's UK

bags n. trousers UK

bags, bagsey v. To lay claim to a thing. Used as "That's my seat I bagsed it just now!", "I bagsey that horse!", "Bags I that cake!". circa. 1960's - onwards UK

bag person (... man, ... woman) n. person who wanders around city streets rummaging in rubbish bins and the like. Can often be seen picking up half eaten ice-creams etc and eating them. Occasionally these people collect waste for re-sale, e.g. tin cans and the like. The name "bag-person" derives from their usually carrying their entire posessions in two or more Tesco shopping bags (tho' often as not these days pushing a supermarket trolley with the bags etc inside). cf. rocky, scav UK

bail v. to "give up" on something "I was supposed to dive off the five metre board but I bailed when I saw how high it really was!" UK

baldy slap n. sharp smack about the back of the head, administered to victim "to bring good luck" in the aftermath of a haircut. cf. batts

balla n. A male who has sex with many females and never takes responsibility for the actions he undertakes. circa. 1990's UK

baller n. Street basketball player with skill:eg:"check out that mad baller" or "he's a baller". USA

ballistic (to go...) n. to lose ones temper in a violent manner cf. cop, mentler UK (SE)

balloon knot n. anus circa. 1990's USA

balls n. Testicles. e.g. "I'm going to kick you in the balls," and "He's got huge balls!" c.f. goolies, nuts, berries, junk, marbles, menards (my nards), meat and two veg Inter.

bam n. Person of the "ned" sort. One who owns a modified (tacky piece of shite) vauxhall nova, usually which has extremely small engine power yet sounds like a fucking space shuttle launch. Impressive...no. UK (Scot)

bamp n. adj. Scruffy, tramplike or generally unloveable person. Often used as rejoinder to one who has farted. On the other hand, to become the 'Bamp Overlord' is the ultimate rank. c.f. ramp circa. 1980's UK (NE)

bampot n. Mentally ambiguous. A Scots word. Calling someone a bampot is casting aspersions on their mental faculties. Contributor doesn't know what the link is or what a bampot really is but he got called it many times as a child UK (Scot.)

banners ph. The word banners was used in conjunction with a hand movement where your index fingure was held loosley and then flicked hard onto you middle finger (pressed against your thumb) so that it made a clicking noise. Anyway, Banners was a sort of exclamation if you got shamed up by a teacher. 'banners man'.... was a common pair of words together!, circa. 1980's UK (SE)

bank v. To hit or strike with fist, e.g. "Do that once more and I'll bank ya!". USA

bang v. to have sexual intercourse with

bangers n. sausages f. the noise they make when they split if you cook them without first puncturing the skins. c.f. snag UK

bangers n. explosive fireworks. Originally a relatively harmless stick of gunpowder packed into tightly wound brown paper wrapper with a short fuse that when lit exploded with a loud noise. Banned in the UK (and most other civilised countries) when small boys discovered the dreadful things one could do with a little inventiveness - e.g. sticking them up a cat's rectum and lighting the fuse. (ed: John tells me they are still available everywhere - why was I not informed?) f. the noise they make when they explode c.f. jacky-jumpers UK

bangers and mash n. cooked sausages served with boiled then mashed potatoes (not to be confused with Toad-In-The-Hole which is an entirely different dish made with sausages and Yorkshire Pudding batter).

This traditional British dish was made world famous back in the 1960's by an unlikley hit record created and sung by comedian Peter Sellars and (of all people) the then sex-pot Sophia Loren! These two had got together and embarked on a torrid affair during the making of a film called 'The Millionairess' in which Sellars played a pre-PC role as a Doctor of Indian origin.

Somehow Sellars persuaded Loren to 'sing' along with him on a record spawned from the film (but not a part of it as I remember) called "Goodness Gracious Me". This was a hit, and the record "Give us a bash of the bangers and mash me muvver used to make", was the follow up. Shortly afterwards they split up and Loren for one, made no other forays into the world of music.

Eternal thanks to Tony Fahey who provided the lyrics (below) and an MP3 which I'll upload as soon as possible!

Bangers and Mash: performed by Peter Sellars and Sophia Loren:

Him: I met her down in Napoli and didn't she look great?
And so I brought her back to Blighty just to show me mates,
And though we're married happily I'll tell you furthermore
I haven't had a decent meal since 1944.

Her: Eat your minestrone, Joe.
Him: That's all you ever say.
Her: Eat your macaroni, Joe.
Him: Ever blinking day.
Her: No wonder you're so bony, Joe, and skinny as a rake.
Him: Well then, give us a bash at the bangers and mash me mother used to
make.

Him: Bangers and mash,
Her: Minestrone,
Him: Bangers and mash,
Her: Macaroni,
Him: Give us a bash at the bangers and mash me mother used to make.

Her: Eat your tagliatelle, Joe.
Him: That's all I've heard for years.
Her: Eat your vermicelli, Joe.
Him: It's coming out me ears!
Her: You've got to fill your belly, Joe, Joe for heaven's sake!
Him: Well then, give us a bash at the bangers and mash me mother used to
make.
Her: Well alright!

Him: Bangers and mash,
Her: Tagliatelle,
Him: Bangers and mash,
Her: Vermicelli,
Him: Give us a bash at the bangers and mash me mother used to make.

Reporter: [Spoken] 1943. Allied forces land in Italy.
Him: There's a smashing-looking bird over there, Bert. I think she's
showing out there.
Bert: [Camp] Well why don't you chat her up, then?
Him: Right. Bon-gorno, sig-noreena there. Here, are you married?
Her: Drop-a dead-a.
Him: There you are, you can't have a fairer answer than that, can you?

Her: I met him back in Italy, so dashing and good-looking,
He wined me and he dined me every night.
He said I smiled so prettily and how he loved my cooking,
But since he's married me it seems he's lost his appetite.

Him: Eat-a your tagliatelle, Soph.
Her: That's all you ever say.
Him: Eat-a your vermicelli, Soph.
Her: Ooh! Every blooming day.
Him: You've-a got to fill your belly, Soph, Soph for heaven's sake!
Her: Well then, give us a bash at the bangers and mash your mother used to make.

Him: Bangers and-a mash,
Her: Minestrone,
Him: Bangers and-a mash,
Her: Macaroni,
Him: Give me a bash with (she laughs uncontrollably) the banger and the mash like the same one that your mother was -- what are you laughing at now? Now, this is miserable, please!

Her: Joe?
Him: Yes?
Her: Why don't you belt up, or I'll give you a punch up the throat!
Him: Now she's-a tells me. Ha! Mamma mia!

I've been told an MP3 of the song is available at this url
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Location/9273/mp3.html
UK

bangin' adj. Extremely desirable, used to describe a 'good thing'. normally attached to character or physical appearance, e.g. "She's really bangin'!!" USA

bank adj. Unpleasant, not 'cool' Used as"Thats BANK yo!", This is fuckin BANK, It's means suck. sucky, qurre, gay, not cool, boring so lets get the hell out of here USA

bang like a shithouse door n. Insult (or invitation?) normally used in respect of a sexually liberated female who makes her own decisions about her body and who has sexual access to it - and decided it's open to all comers. c.f. saddlebag UK

baps n. breasts USA

bareback riding v. to have sexual intercourse (homo. or hetero.) without using a condom

barf v. To vomit, indulge in reversse peristalis. Ok, it means throwing up. It's used for the action of throwing up or the stuff that you throw up (like puke). "I think I'm gonna barf." "Well don't get barf on the floor, my parents will get mad!". This was a pretty common word when I was in elementary school. It was used from kindergarten up to about fourth or fifth grade. circa. 1980's onwards USA (SE)

bare ad. Substitue word for 'very', or 'losts of'. Used as "That homework was bare hard." and "Ever since I took up that Saturday job, I've got bare money!" circa. 1980's UK

bareback v. Sexual intercourse without use of a condom. Is slowly becoming more used in reference to anal intercourse. circa. 1960's - onwards AUS, USA

bargies n. gave "immunity" in some games. e.g. crossing the fingers when playing tag and shouting "can't get me I've got bargies" c.f. barley's UK (SW)

barking spider n. Ratehr than take blame for loaud anal emissions, this provides something to blame when breaking wind loudly. Note: The name Barking Spiders was used by famed Australian rock band Cold Chisel for an incognito show at he Hordan Pavilion during the early 1970's. A live album ensued aptly titled "The Barking Spiders Live". circa. current AUS

barley's n. crossed fingers when playing tick, tag etc. e.g. "you can't get me I'm on Barley's". Derivation possibly from the French 'parlez'. Lots of words with French origin and mangled pronunciation were introduced to the 'common' language when soldiers from Word War One returned home after spending years mingling with the French population. c.f. bargies UK (SE)

barney n. a fight. also a shout when a fight starts, e.g. "There's a right barney going on at the back of the gym!!" circa. 1980's UK (NE)

barney adj. Describes a particularly unattractive male.(i.e. "He's a nice guy, but he's a real barney")(USA), USA

Barney cut n. A haircut resembling that of Bernard Sumner, lead singer of the group New Order cf. spaz cut circa. 1984 UK (NW)

barry n. (1) good, great, fantastic, as in "That film was real barry!" Edinburgh slang for 'great'; 'fantastic'. Can also be seen in abundance in Irivine Welsh's book - Trainspotting, (2) Embarrasing. i.e. "You had a barry!" e.g. "I had a barry, definitely failed" , UK (Scot)

barry n. Some weak guy who thinks he's 'well' hard'. Normally seen wearing puffa jacket and jeans. walks stupidly and smokes. UK

bars, barsies n. Truce word and crossed fingers as in barleys, fainites etc. UK (S)

base n. the "safe place" or thing you run for in tag and other such chase games UK

bash n. sexual intercourse USA

bashi adj. Pronounced baa-shee. Derives from 'bad shit'. Used by garage clubbers to indicate when something is excellent.....i.e. man dat was bashi!!! UK

basket case n. It means you were considered to be insane. In 'the old days' before chemical straightjackets, the most difficult of mentally ill patients were controlled by strapping them literally into baskets. Therefore to be a basket case was to be uncontrollably mad - or more likely seriously odd or weird. circa. 1950's+ UK (Wal)

bat n. Penis. Hence, "to go off the bat" means to masturbate (ed: this makes no sense. Anyone want to elaborate?) circa. current AUS

batter n. To beat up (as in fight): eg "I'm going to batter you after school.", circa. 1990's UK (NE)

batts n. excessive slapping about the head and ears, administered after a hair cut, till the victim shouts: "Nee (or nay) Batts!!!" UK (NE)

Batty Fat Woman Shop adj. Most kids purchased their sweets from a corner shop, sweet shop, tuck shop, etc; we bought ours from the Batty Fat Woman Shop. The shop still exists, although the proprietor is not the same Fat Woman who was undoubtably Batty. She was very, um, large, pale, unnecessarily ugly and she was constantly suspicious of everyone stealing stuff. Contributor says that when she thinks on it now, since we were school children, that was probably wise. She spoke in a very thick Yorkshire accent, which of course was subject to years of torment and mocking as us south-western school children thought every word she uttered sounded hilarious. (ed: she also sent the address but thought we ought not publish it!) UK (SW)

batty man, batty boy n. derog. A homosexual. UK (SE)

baw-heid, baw-face n. used to describe a person with a large round head. e.g. "He has a big baw face".f. Scots pronunciation of BALL + HEAD, BALL + FACE. The phrase has been in common usage in the west of Scotland for decades - at least since the 50's/60's (still in use). UK (Sc)

baws n. Testicles, i.e. 'balls. Used as "Dont talk baws", "Och yer baws", "Your baws are rancid!" or simply as "Baws!". circa. current UK (Scot)

beacon adj. a person who has a large behind or more ample frame than required. Used as "You beacon" or "Lose some weight you beacon!", UK

beak n. headmaster

beam v. Beaming, describes when a girl's nipples are erect. Ex: "Mary was really beaming when she did her dance routine for the talent show." c.f. headlights, high-beam, peanut smuggler USA (NE)

beaner adj. derogatory term for a Mexican. Considered to be offensive. Used often by US marine corp. USA

beano n. act of torture carried out by 1) pushing thumb between first and second fingers then "screwing" 2) rubbing someone's scalp vigorously with a clenched fist cf. Hundred circa. 1980 -84

Classic playground rhyme. Still in current use as evidenced by Bart Simpson a few years back:

Beans, beans the musical fruit
The more you eat, the more you toot!

Beans, beans they are good for your heart.
The more you eat, the more you fart.

The more you fart, the more you eat,
The more you sit on the toilet seat!

(ed: any more bean rhymes?) circa. current USA

bean flicker n. lesbian f. reference to masturbation of a female by stimulation of clitoris UK (SE)

beard n. Expression indicating disbelief. (abbr. "itchy beard") UK

bearded clam n. womans genital area especially clitoris USA

beast n. ugly or unattractive girl cf. swamp donkey UK (SE)

beasty n. excellent, well done UK

Beat adj. An incredibly ugly woman, e.g. That chick was BEAT! , Possible from the shortened phrase "looks like she was beaten with the ugly stick", or simply looked like a boxer! UK

beat the meat v. male masturbation c.f. whacking off (ed: and any one of hundreds of other words in here) US

beats n. A rather painful treatment involved a whack on the upper arm for any reason imaginable - from playing cards, farting or seeing a gas van! c.f. slogs circa. 1984-89 UK (Mid)

beaut n. (1) cigarette, (2) magic mushroom f. (you...) beauty UK (SE)

beaver n. 1) Large amphibious broad tailed furry rodent of the North Americas, 2) Occasionally large, nearly always furry, sometimes wet, always attached to a woman, also referred to as the pussy, snatch or even quim. The later of those definitions being commonly used in the U.K,

Makes phrases such as "I got attacked by a Beaver in the woods" a million times more humourous. c.f. pussy, snatch, quim USA

beaver leaver adj. homosexual USA

bebby food n. Foodstuffs (usu. a form of sponge pudding in custard) which have been mixed together and pulped to resemble baby food. UK (SE)

beef curtains n. labia - especially when aroused. Used particularly during menstruation when the 'curtains' may resemble a raw bloody steak.... c.f. fanny flaps UK

beefer n. homosexual circa. 1980's USA

(hot...) beef injection n. sexual intercourse UK

bee stings adj. derog. "unusually" small breasts

beetle crushers n. Large black 'Doc Marten' style boots much favoured by skinheads. Apparently they were particularly good for crushing beetles though this would probably be achieved just as sucessfully with bare feet. circa. 1985+ UK

beer coat n. The invisible but warm coat worn when walking home after a booze cruise at 3 in the morning. UK

beer compass n. The invisible device that ensures your safe arrival home after a booze cruise, even though you're too pissed to remember where you live, how you get there, and where you've come from. UK

beer monkeys n. These are the little bastards that after a night out beat you up, steal all your money and shit in your mouth. They also crack paving slabs over your head the next morning (it's not a hangover. Oh no). Usage: 'I got raped by the beer monkeys last night'. UK

beer scooter n. The ability to get home after a night out on the booze and not remember it i.e."I don't even remember getting home last night, I must have caught the beer scooter" UK

bejezus n. to maximise effort put into a task f. originated in Ireland as the oath "by jesus", but was corrupted slightly. Was used in the film Mad Max Aus, Eire

bell-end n. insulting term (usu.) used between males. Intended to say they look like the 'glans' of a penis. Nothing sounded better at the age of 12 than calling the smelly kid in class a Bellend. UK

bella swella n. Joking offensive, similar to dick-head, bell-end. Used mainly towards friends as it sounds too stupid to be *really* offensive. Often had rhymes stuck on when being silly or someone was very stupid e.g. Bella-Swella-Della-Nella, etc... c.f. dick head, bell end late 1980's circa. late 1980's UK (NW)

bell-ender n. A wanker.

belm n. Expression of doubt / disbelief (pre-chinny-reckon). Nearly always accompanied by the speaker putting his /her tongue between the bottom teeth and the bottom lip / chin area causing a 'bulging' effect. The longer the 'belm' the better e.g. 'beeeeeeelllllmmmmm' in a kind of 'spaz' voice. c.f. chinny-reck-on circa 1978-ish UK (NW)

bender, benny n. derog. 1) a homosexual. 2) a bout of drinking to excess

Bendy Herman n. Insinuation that someone is homosexual (with little justification that could be used in a court of law). Used for example as "Eeuurrgh! Steve Jackson touched my arse! BENDY HERMAN!". In other words a spasmoid or sub-mental with homosexual leanings (ed: not sure where the contributor got that last bit from!). UK

benny adj. derog. (1) stupid or excessively thick person. Also said when someone does something regarded as stupid. (2) get very angry i.e. "throw a benny" ;f. Probably derived from a none to bright character called Benny on UK soap "Crossroads" circa. 1970's - 80's UK (SE) (Wa)

benny woman adj. derog. used to describe a male who is getting very angry i.e. "throw a benny" (this annoyed them even more) f. Probably derived from a none to bright character called Benny on UK soap "Crossroads" circa. 1970's - 80's UK (SE)

Benson adj. General insult. When the contributor was at school and somebody did you a favour you could easily piss them off by saying "Cheers Benson" instead of saying "Thanks", to imply that they were some sort of servant or slave. This was taken from the name of the butler Benson in TV show Soap and his own spin off show "Benson".

For example: 1st Kid "If you are going to the van get me 10 fags"
2nd Kid "Okay no problem"
When 2nd Kid returns and hands over the 10 fags the 1st Kid says "Cheers Benson"
2nd Kid "You fucking cheeky cunt I'll never do anything for you again" whilst chasing the 1st kid all over the playground. circa. mid-1980's UK (NE)

benson n. general term of abuse in playgrounds. Used to indicate a sensitive manner, or a reluctance to engage in dangerous playground games such as 'bulldog'. Was abbreviated to Beno. Still in general usage according to contributors nephew. UK (Wa)

bent n. term used to denote homosexuality. UK

bent n. General word fitted in anywhere when kids couldn't be arsed to think of a suitable word. For instance "hows your dad" "oh he's bent", "was your weekend any good" "no it was bent", "i watched jaws last night, it was bent". Also the reason the wicked band BENT (www.bent-world.com) got their name!, UK (NE)

beppo adj. Also 'bep'. A derogatory term indicating that the subject of the remark is, basically, a dirty vagabond, although merely having the wrong brand of trainers is enough to prompt this remark in most South Wales schools. The term reputedly derives from a tramp of that name who lived in the Cardiff area of South Wales in the early eighties. Despite the fact that the poor man has long since passed away, I have heard children as far away as Newport using the insult "ah, yer bep", and in the town of Barry (nearer Cardiff) "Your mum shagged Beppo" is still a fairly common playground insult, even though no-one of that age knows who Beppo was (or, hopefully, what 'shagged' means). (I'm informed by "Mel" in Dinas Powis, Wales, that Beppo was indeed alive and kicking in Sept 1999) UK (SWa)

berk n. an idiot, someone who does something "stupid", or just an annoying or unpleasant person. f. actually derived from the Cockney rhyming slang "Berkshire Hunt" = cunt. In the words of Michael Caine, "Not a lot of people know that!".... even though it's now in common use all round the UK!! c.f. Burke /font> UK (SE)

berty dastard ph. amended form of 'dirty bastard' which kids think can be used around teachers with impunity until they are sadly disabused of that notion! UK

bfd abbr. Shortened form of 'big fucking deal' which allows the phrase to be used in school with no comeback from teaching staff. UK

B.F.E. Abbreviation for "Butt-Fuck Egypt". Used to denote a location considered to be at a great distance. Foe example, "The parking lot was full, so my car is all the way out in B.F.E." Used and understood extensively. circa. 1990's+ USA (Mid)

biatch (bee-atch) n. altered pronunciation of bitch UK

bible basher n. Person who holds a deep belief in Christianity and thus feels empowered to let everyone else know about it vociferally, regardless of whether they are interested or not.. c.f. god botherer circa. 1970's onwards UK

bidgeebuckles n. A curse on your opponent's turn in playing marbles or conkers to ensure they'd miss when it was their turn to play. It was said while at the same time shaking one's hand as if casting a spell. cf. conkers circa. 1950's UK

biff (1) n. (2) v. (1) punch "He got biffed on the snitch", (2) ejaculate: "Mike couldn't control it. Just as Anne opened his zip he biffed all over the place!" (this form rarely used) (2) circa. 1970's (1) UK (2) S.Africa

biff v. Person afflicted with spina bifida, but used perjoratively in a fashion interchangeable with "mong", "spazz", "eppy" etc., current in the Liverpool area in the 1970s and 80s. circa. 1970 - 80's c.f. mong, spaz, eppy crip etc UK (NW)

biffa n. pug-ugly f. Biffo the Bear - was a main character in the Dandy comic, but in VIZ comic in the 1980s there was a character called Biffa Bacon. His family were all particularly ugly. Biffo was actually quite reasonable looking for a cartoon bear! Biffa has also been used in HM Armed Forces for many years. Note: We've been told that in London the more common useage of biffa now, is to describe someone who eats a lot. It draws relevence from the popular brand of dumpster made by a company called 'Biffa'. (ed: would appreciate some feedback on this. I don't remember seeing any such thing when I was last there) UK (NW)

biffa n. fat person f. USA

bifter n. cigarette circa. 1990 - to date (Liverpool area) UK (NW)

big chief reefer n. An individual who smokes a large quantity of marijuana. USA

biggins, biggs n. (1) An unimportant event or object. 2. An expression of disinterest.(2) large dark patches of sweat under the arms and across the back on a light coloured shirt - as in "Look at the biggins on that!!". f. "big deal" and also from "On Safari" a UKTV show presented by Christopher Biggins. The latter meaning referring to the times he presented the (by most long forgotton) show in which he was in a "pretend" jungle but would sweat like a horse. This made his shirt darker in several malodourous places!, UK (SE)

big head adj. Rapid development of childs head has overtaken the growth of body. eg Child like Joe Royle., Abbreviated to 'Ya Big Ed'. To be used as a throwaway insult. Recipient is always aware of being dealt one of nature’s cruellest afflictions. Flippancy in its use is most punishing. USA

big-ups n. Bascially a 'hello to friends and family from a remote location. circa. current USA

(town...) bike n. derog (very) a female who the boys reckon will have, or has had, sex with anyone - seldom true!, promiscuous female cf. slag

billo n. derogatory term for a male homosexual. USA

Billy Buttons n. Playground name for anyone who had a nervous tic, after one of the "Unit" kids who called himself Billy Buttons and went around asking everyone to play with him at every opportunity. cf. Unit circa. 1970 - 80's UK (SM)

Billy n. Abbr. of "Billy no mates", i.e. a loner or some one unpopular with no friends. e.g. That guys a right Billy. UK (N)

bin v. When bored, a group of boys would embark on a 'binning' expedition in the playground. A victim would be selected, captured, and then forced (arse first) into a litter bin. It would be very hard to extricate yourself from the bin as you were doubled up and your mates would wait until you had nearly heaved yourself out before pushing you back in.

There was little shame in being binned if you struggled fiercely. Your clothes suffered from contact with the contents of the bin and sometimes wasps were trapped beneath you in the bin. circa. 1970 - 80 UK (SE)

binlid adj. Indicative of a stupid person (generally lower "C-formers", most of whom seem to be running their own construction businesses nowadays - who's the dim one now?). The term was taken from the punchline to the joke about the busload of mental patients who think that milk-bottle tops are money. (ed: anyone want to send in the joke for inclusion?) circa. 1985+ UK (IoM)

binned adj. to get 'stoned' USA

bint n. derog term of derision and insult shouted at at girls/women; "You daft bint" (ed: Roger took us to task for not mentioning that thjis word has it's origins in Arabic) circa. 1980's - to date cf. slag

bird n. woman/girl. e.g. "Me and my bird", "Take a look at those birds over there". Hence 'chick'. UK

birmo's, burmo's adj Flared trousers, after they were fashionable. e.g. "Ey, look at them birmos!" circa. 1970 - 80's. UK (NW)

biscuit n. A legendary and probably apocryphal game where participants masturbate until they ejaculate onto a digestive biscuit. The last person to come had to perform the forfeit of eating said biscuit. UK

bitchbastard n. versatile insult or exclamation with no intrinsic meaning. Used, for example, instead of "dammit", "Youre such a bitchbastard!!" or "Thats such a bitchbastard". USA

bitch n. female dog and by extension a spiteful, nasty woman, one who bites. USA

bitch v. complain, criticise, be negative about something, USA

b.i.t.c.h. id. Joke use of acronyms:

Some friends were sitting at the bar talking about their professions.
The first guy says, "I'm a Y.U.P.P.I.E, you know....Young, Urban,
Professional, Peaceful, Intelligent, Ecologist."
The second guy says, "I'm a D.I.N.K, you know....Double Income, No Kids."
The third guy says, "I'm a R.U.B, you know....Rich, Urban, Biker."
They turn to the woman ad ask her, "What are you?"
She replies: "I'm a W.I.F.E, you know....Wash, Iron, F****, Etc."
A second girl answered their question before they even ask it: "I'm a B.I.T.C.H." she said

"So..... what exactly is a BITCH?!?", they ask in unison.
"Babe In Total Control of Herself." she said.

So ladies, next time somebody calls you "Bitch"...SMILE...and say "Thank You!!" circa. 21990's AUS

bitch kitty adj. A serious challenge, or a very bad situation. For example "Man that test was a bitch kitty!", circa. current USA

Bitchmonkey n. Someone who pisses you off OR is a pain in the ass. such as: "You are such a bitchmonkey!", I don't know where it came from, but it's awfully fun to say. (ed: ??) USA

bitchin, bitchen adj. Used to describe something exceptionally good or really hot. e.g. "Tom's Corvette is a set of bichen wheels." Can also be used in a negative sense, particularly when informed of bad news to which no other reply is readily available, though only generally in third party conversations e.g. Jack: Whats up with Sally? Bob: her grandfather died yesterday Jack: bitchin. USA

bitchsplitter n. male reproductive organ, penis f. Used by "Man Cow" of Man Cow's Morning Madhouse, a nationally syndicated radio program, based in Chicago. USA

bitz n. variation of bitch c.f. bitch USA

bizzies n. police persons Used as "Friggin 'ell, the bizzies are after us!!" Or, translated from Scouse, "Oh darn, it looks like the Police are wanting to question us!", f. "busybodies" - i.e interfering in peoples private business UK.

black hole bill n. 1) Miserable, e.g. "The weather is 'black hole bill' today". A teacher UK (NE)

blacking n. initiation ceremony involving the forced undressing of a boy by other boys, to allow his genitalia to be covered in boot polish.

Blacking out Feeling of exclusion from a desired activity. Usually the 'victim' would feel he/she had been marginalised in some form or another, perhaps excluded from a breaktime game of Kingy or some such legendary game. He would approach the main aggressor, or it might be the ringleader of a clique that had turned the others against him, and ask 'why are you blacking me out?'.

This might result in a denial and ultimately a fight, or a reason, and then ultimately a fight. Unless they were girls and it was found to be a simple misunderstanding and they hugged instead.

For a simple misunderstanding involving boys, there would have to be some violent resolution as the victim will have had to endure 'Shame' [finger snap, finger snap] from people that saw him being blacked out and someone will have to pay for that. Similar to sending someone to Coventry. circa. 1990's UK

blackadder adj. The word 'blackadder' has been used around Clydebank and Dunbartonshire (although is possibly used throughout the West of Scotland) is basically the action of allowing a bike to continue its journey without a rider. Usually performed at the top of hills and on either old, borrowed or stolen bikes. The usual effect of the blackadder is tht bike coming to rest in a heap, usually with some kind of damage, a short distance away. (ed: entered verbatim cos I have *no* idea whay anyone would want to do this! Please explain?) UK (Scot)

Black Mariah n. Name given to the van the police used to collect and transport offenders to and from the scene of apprehension, to police stations and/or courthouses. f. Named for a black female called Mariah who used to drive a black wagon and horses for the Police forces in the City of London. c.f. paddy wagon UK

bladdered n. Extremely intoxicated circa. 1980's and onwards UK (Scot.)

Blagger n. used to describe someone who is a bit of a 'pickey'. they never have their own fags,crisps and will constantly harrass someone to give them theirs instead.A bit like a sponger. can also be used to describe an action ie can I blag a fag off you.I first heard this phrase in Bournemouth, which seems to home many blaggers c.f. Bludger circa 1990's UK (S)

blakey n. 1) Miserable, incompetent fascist bus inspector played by Stephen Lewis in On The Buses, a television sitcom broadcast during the 1970s. 2) derog. A teacher. circa. 1970's UK

blakes n. Half moon shaped metal reinforcement for the bottom of shoes. (Possibly a brand name??) I.e. small metal studs with sharp points for stopping heel wear. They were cool, cos they let you click as you walked. Schools hated 'em cos they chipped and scratched the floor polish. UK

blanked v. Used when you had definitely won an argument and your opponent couldn't retaliate at you and thus you would cry blanked at them. circa. 1980's UK (SW)

blank face n. A white person. Equal to moose cookie (black person), also called ghost, or caspers. circa. 1999 - 2001 USA (Tex)

blaw n. cannabis resin. e.g. "He smokes blaw" Note: rhymes with 'floor'. f. Scottish pronunciation of 'blow'. Note: Cocaine is called 'blow' in the USA UK Scot)

blazin! n. Describes someone who is very "hot" or sexually stimulating," Dam that guys blazin" USA

blep n. Epileptic. Either used literally or perjoratively. circa 1970 - 80s. UK (NW)

blert n. foolish person. Someone of limited intelligence Still used in suburbs of Liverpool as a derogatory term, i.e. "Eh mate... you fuckin blert?" mainly by pensioners queing for Giros at the post office cf. spaz, dickhead circa 1980 onwards UK (NW)

blimp n. (1) An overweight, overbearing, over nationalistic, over critical person. Called after a WW II cartoon character created by David Low. (2) A WW II balloon floated in the sky over London during WW air raids to protect important defence installations from the attacks of low flying aircraft and V1 bombs. Named for their shape after the cartoon character. (3) Someone who is fat and cant run, but runs anyway and makes a fool of himself. Like the turtle blimp on Ninja turtles. Fat Blimp..... From the same source. circa 1930's - to date UK (mainly)

blind n. unfortunate, e.g. "You're old man won't let you come to the party?? That's blind!". S. Africa

blindin' n. particlarly good e.g. I just heard this blindin' song!! UK (M)

bling, bling-bling n. Jewelery, can also be used to indicate personal wealth in general circa. 1990's USA

blob n. condom cf. dunky UK (NE)

blob (on the... ) n. menstruating, experiencing one's period cf. UK (EA)

block n. head UK (NW)

blocky, blockie 1-2-3 n. outdoor variation of hide and seek, where the hiders have to try and touch the 'block' (lampost) without getting caught by the seeker, shouting "Blocky 1-2-3 in!". Another wariation has the chanter saying 'poddy poddy 1 - 2 - 3 in!" cf. mob

blood n. Friend. Used as "What's up blood?" circa. 1990's JAM

bloodclot (BlurClar) n. (1) A tampon (2) Someone who is a fool, and no time should be wasted on. (3) A person who can be used for one purpose and then disposed of.

bloody knuckles n. A game in which a coin, usually a quarter, is spun around. The players try to keep it spinning by flicking it with their fingers. Whoever makes the quarter loses, and must put their knuckles on the playing surface, usually a table. Then, the winner puts his thumb on the coin, and forcefully pushes it across the table onto the losers knuckles. The game is played until someones knuckles are bleeding, These are mostly the losers. c.f. slaps circa 1980's USA

Bloody Mary n. see scabs/scabby UK (NE)

blowing chunks v. vomiting US

blow in n. a pest that isn't usually seen in an area but appears after a period of heavy wind or storm. Now synonymous with someone new in town who buzzes arouind making noise and disturbing locals. AUS

blow-job n. term for oral sex performed on a male. cf. gobble

blow pies v. To vomit. "I drank so much I'm going to blow pies". circa. 1990's USA (Penn)

blows adj. Terrific, good, cool circa. 1990's USA

bludger n. a person who is lazy or won't work (2) One of the set of balls used in Quidditch circa. 1950's onwards AUS

bludgeon n. (1) to beat, normally until death, to death with a heavy object (original meaning)(2) claim dole, or otherwise feed off society but contribute nothing, (1)UK, (2)AUS

blue goldfish, n. initiation rite f. Newbies would be asked if they'd like to "Come see the Blue Goldfish" then be taken into the toilets, their head forced into the toilet pan.... and the thing flushed. and flushed, and... cf. bogwash UK (M)

blue dolphin (want to ride the...??) n. initiation rite f. Variant on "blue-goldfish" Heavily talked about but little used initiation rite. Virtually everyone was warned about it on the first day of "big" school. f. Dolphin is the trade name of a maker of this type of product. cf. blue goldfish, bogwash circa. 1980's - 90's UK (SE)

blue murder ph. What cute kids were told they'd always get away with when doing something wrong. circa. 1940's onwards UK (Wal)

blue vein n. Penis circa. 1960's+ AUS, UK

BMX n. v. abbr. Bicycle Motorcross. The early 1980s sport involving light, gearless bicycles for races and stunt competitions, a bicycle designed for this purpose. c.f. Burner, Chopper etc.

bob v., n. to defecate e.g. "I've bobbed my pants!", "I've got bob on my shoes!" UK (NE)

bob n. the time a girl spends menstruating and has major PMS! (ed: i.e. 5 weeks in every month!) UK

bobberknocker n. A weight attached to a length of fishing line (making it virtually invisible) operated from a distance so as to knock on someone's window causing them great confusion. For maximum laughs, usually performed on someone of a 'nervous disposition" or someone very old (ed: last time I did this someone came running out, after 8 or 9 knocks, shouting "I'll biff you on the snitch" before that day I'd never heard anyone actually USE that phrase - and I've not heard it since!) UK

BOBFOC adj. Acronym - Body Off Baywatch, Face Off Crimewatch UK

BO biter adj. someone with offesnive body odour. UK

bocca n. a word to say after someone has uttered something totally retarded or stupid. USA

bock, bok n. to break, dismantle, disassemble, trash f. regional dialect word used in schools around Plymouth, UK UK (S)

bocker n. A domestic or kitchen assistant at Christ's Hospital Boarding school in West Sussex, UK. Friday afternoon activities included the option of 'Bocker Squad' where they made you do odd jobs around the grounds of the school. circa. current UK (SE)

bodacious adj. Jolly good. Rather nice, excellent actually. circa. 1950's - 70's USA

body like a burst basketball/melted mars bar ph. insult. UK

boff 1) v. 2) n. (3) n. 1) to have sexual intercourse with 2) breaking wind, farting etc. used in Lancashire school in early 1970's. Particularly amusing when a certain Ms Hough (aged 9) farted, when we could all cry out "Hough's Boffed!, (3) swot, a teacher's pet (prob. abbr. of 'boffin' 2) cf. (2) fart UK (NE) (SE)

boff n. word for sweets such as Mojo's and Cola Bottles etc. Seller of said items would be referred to as 'The Boff Man' or 'The Boffy'. UK (M)

boff your ring v. To be sick so violently after a night out it felt like you'd thrown up your own anus. For example, "I drank 14 pints then boffed my ring!" Fairwater High School Cwmbran is the only place i've ever heard it. circa. 1994 - 2001 UK (Wal)

bogart n. This means to use or take too much of something. For some reason, only heard its use in reference to smoking pot, as in "Hey man, don't Bogart that joint." (ed: any idea how this came about? One suggestion (from Neil) is "from the song "Don't bogart that joint my friend " by the Holy Modal Rounders?" - but I think it's a lot older than that!) A contributor who wishes to remain anonymous... writes "The phrase "Don't Bogart that joint" has to do with the way Humphrey Bogart held a cigarette; i.e., between his thumb and forefinger, cupped in the palm of his hand. I'm told it's a wartime habit, so as to hide the glowing cigarette in order to avoid drawing sniper fire."