sack (hit the... ) v. go to bed UK

Sack wack v. Standing next to ya best mates, without notice you wack his scrotum really hard and yell out sack wack. c.f. fweep circa. 1990's AUS

sack, sac n. (1) Scrotum. Used as "I'm going to kick you in the sack.". (2) beanbag. Commonly on the television show South Park circa. 1990's USA

saddle v. At the contributors school, and outside, the "Saddle" was given to the passenger, always in response to the request to "give us a saddle"; particularly (as at that school they were not normally allowed to bring their bikes ). During that miraculous week of Cycling Proficiency Tests, where they WERE allowed (if taking part) to bring their bikes in. The 10 or so pupils undergoing the test would be harangued by the 490 others to "give us saddle" on the way home. circa. 1970's UK (SE)

saddler n. To ride on the back of someones bike while s/he pedalled in a standing position). c.f. backer UK (SE)

sad, saddo, sad case adj, n, n, Commonly used everywhere to describe people who don't fit in, don't have any style, or wear the right clothes to be part of any faction. These people are the nerds and geeks of the world. Sad people are not necessarily miserable, but are often picked on mercilessly, and so don't have a great time at school. (ed: looks like I had a sad time at school..... hey that's right!!) UK (SE)

saddle bag n. 1) girl (usu.) supposedly of "easy virtue", i.e. available for sexual purposes when required.2) used by women to describe extra layers of fat on their hips, e.g. "I've got to get rid of these saddle bags." cf. school bike 1) UK (SE), 2) CAN

Safe! n. greeting, or agreement. UK

safe n. (1) rectum (2) uterus or womb. These definitions mainly used amongst prison populations. (ed: a different sort of playground?) circa. current USA

safe pub n. The one of a small number of local pubs which serve children with alcohol without requesting identification. Minor customers are generally kept in a very cold backroom.

sag off n. bunk off school, i.e be absent without permnission. Kids sagging off often said to be suffering from "saggeritis disease".

salad dodger n. overweight person AUS

Salmon Arm Salut n. A term for giving the finger f. Started when then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 'fingered' protesters in Salmon Arm B.C. c.f. fingered CAN

salty adj. To feel stupid. Used as "Man after my pants split and my underwear where showing I felt salty!". circa. 20002 USA

Sam & Dave n. Police Officers. The expression is used as follows: "Can you see those Sam and Dave's in the Caddy??" i.e. "....those police officers in the Cadillac?. USA

Same-head adj. Insult. Based on the supposed similarity of features between people with Downs Syndrome. Used as an insult to peers with less than favourable looks or of low intelligence. ie 'you are a complete same-head'. circa. 1980's UK

sambo n. sandwich c.f. sarnie, sanger, Eire

sanger n. sandwich c.f. sarnie, sambo Aus

sannies n. Sand shoes worn for P.E. in primary school. They were made of black material with small upper elasticated bit, and had flat rubber soles; no laces! EVERYBODY had them in 1970s central Scotland! An early form of 'trainer' also known as deck shoes by some. c.f. daps circa. 1970's UK (Scot.)

Sanny Bag n. This is a sanitary towel bag. Only called a sanny bag at the contributors school. They were paper bags for used sanitary towels, before they went into the incinerator), They often used them as water bombs). circa. 1970's UK

sarnie n. sandwich c.f. sanger, sambo UK

sark n. Slang. Used as "My buddy always talks in sark when he's drunk." circa. 2002 USA (Tex)

sarky (.... git) n. abbreviation of sarcastic UK

Sarth Effrikan j. A list of words supposedly an 'introduction' to the language dialect used in South Africa (ed: in no particular order!):

Braai
A braai is the first thing you will be invited to when you visit South Africa. It is a backyard all-weather barbecue. So you will have to go even if it's raining like mad and you have a hang of a cold. At a braai you will be introduced to a substance known as "mieliepap".

Ag
This one of the most useful South African words. Pronounced like the "ach" in "achtung", it can be used to start a reply when you are asked a tricky question, as in: "Ag, I don't know." Or a sense of resignation: "Ag, I'll have some more mieliepap then." It can stand alone too as a signal of irritation or of pleasure.

Donner
A rude word, from the Afrikaans "donder" (thunder). Pronounced "dorner", it means "beat up." Your rugby team can get donnered in a game, or your boss can donner you if you do a lousy job.

Eina
It means "ouch". Pronounced "aynah", you can shout it out in sympathy when someone burns his finger on a hot mielie at a braai.

Hey
Often used at the end of a sentence to emphasise the importance of what has just been said, as in "Jislaaik boet, you're only going to stop a lekker klap if you can't find your takkies now, hey?" It can also stand alone as a question. Instead of saying "excuse me?" or "pardon?" when you have not heard something directed at you, you can say: "Hey?"

Isit?
This is a great word in conversations. Afrikaner etymologists labored for several years in sterile conditions to devise a way of attaching the word 'is' to the word 'it' and enable South Africans to make intelligent conversation around the braai. Example: "The Russians will succeed in developing capitalism once they adopt a work ethic and respect for private ownership." "Isit?"

Jawelnofine
This is another conversation fallback word. Derived from the four words: "yes", "well", "no" and "fine", it means roughly "how about that." If your bank manager tells you your account is overdrawn, you can say with confidence: "Jawelnofine." Jislaaik
Pronounced" Yis-like", it is an expression of astonishment. For instance,if someone tells you there are a billion people in China, a suitable comment is: "Jislaaik, that's a hang of a lot of people, hey?"

Klap
Pronounced "klup" - an Afrikaans word meaning smack, whack or spank. If you spend too much time at the bioscope at exam time, you could end up catching a sharp klap from your pa. In America, that is called child abuse. In South Africa, it is called promoting education.

Lekker
An Afrikaans word meaning nice, this word is used by all language groups to express approval. Gentlemen who spy someone of the opposite sex who is good-looking, may remark: "Lekk-errrrrrr!"

Tackies
These are sneakers or running shoes. Also used to describe automobile or truck tires. "Fat tackies" are big tires, as in: "Where did you get those lekker fat tackies on your Volksie, hey?"

Dop
This word has two basic meanings, one good and one bad. First the good. A dop is a drink, a cocktail, a sundowner, a noggin. If you are invited over for a dop, be careful. It could be one or two sedate drinks or a blast, depending on the company you have fallen in with. Now the bad: To dop is to fail. If you dopped Standard Two (Grade 4) more than once, you probably won't be reading this.

Sarmie
A sandwich. For generations, schoolchildren have traded sarmies during lunch breaks. If you are sending kids off to school in the morning, don't give them liver-polony sarmies. They are the toughest to trade.

Bakkie
This word is pronounced "bucky" and it is a small truck or pick-up. Young men can take their "cherrie" (girlfriend) to the drive-in bioscope in a bakkie but it is not always an appropriate form of transport because the seats don't recline and you may be forced to watch the film.

Howzit
A universal South African greeting, often used with the word "No" as in this exchange: "No, howzit?" "No, fine." "Isit?" Mrs Balls' Chutney
We don't know if the lady ever existed, but if she did she has earned a place of honour in South African kitchen history. South Africans eat it with everything, including fried egg. S. Africa

satchel, satch n. 1) The male scrotum. 2) An excessively stupid or unpleasant person.

satchel, droopy n. flaccid scrotum

sausage jocky n. Homosexual

sausage sandwich n. sex between a woman and two men at the same time. c.f. Spit-Roast UK

Saw Blade n. Another name for a ten dollar bill. circa. current USA

scaboo n. Alternative name for cannabis. circa. 1999 IRE

scabs n. Potato crisps, or chips (as opposed to French Fries). As in "All we 'ad were a pint and a bag o' scabs". Actually first heard in Torremolinos, Spain on a coach excursion, uttered by a lad from Bradford to some mates. Also often overheard in Leeds in later years. Interestingly (?) - observed on the above mentioned Spanish coach trip - a cinema showing 'Adios Senor Chips'.

(ed: I vaguely remember a dreadful song from the 1960's - 70's of which only the refrain 'Torremolinos, Torremolinos' has stuck in my head. If anyone has the slightest idea what this song is or can provide lyrics etc I'd be very grateful! I wonder if it was a Monty Python song?) c.f. pig scabs circa.. 1970's UK (N)

Scabs/Scabby Queen, Scabby Bitches n. card game - If you lost you were rapped across the knuckles with the whole deck of cards - several times! cf. Scavvy Queen

scab, scabber n. Someone who would try and borrow money or food or PE kit off other people...it was common to hear "i'm going on the scab" at dinner time... probably from scavenge or "on the scav", f. scavenger cf. scavvy circa. 1990's UK (ME)

Scaffie n. Refers to garbage collectors, binmen, streetsweepers and other low status council workers. Used in a derogatory way about other childrens parents, eg "your dads a scaffie". f. scavenger. circa. 1970's UK

scalding dog v. To move along at a rapid and accelerating rate. Trucking slang. circa. 1970's USA

scally, scallies n. (stereotype) Name for a person who wears lots of sports clothes, often Adidas or Nike, and tend to hang out on streets drinking cider and usually likes to listen to dance music., The scally is a generalisation and usually a degrading word, often the scally isn't aware that they are one, of will at least not admit to it (usually they're not the sharpest tool in the box so probably wouldn't realise anyway.

We got a right telling off from 'JG' about the above definition, as you can see below. Trouble is even in the same area, different groups use the same word with a different meaning sometimes the difference is small, sometimes large. We just print 'em as we get 'em. Here's JG's definition. You can decide which definition applies to your area:

"Your definition is totally wrong!! The word scally comes from `scallywag´. `Scally´ is directly traceable to the Merseyside area. It denotes a person who is sharp and street wise, perhaps a a small time thief. Or used as an adjective can describe someone who is untrustworthy, but again sharp: `scally builder´.

In the mid- seventies a hardcore group of Liverpool supporters followed the team into and all over Europe. Along the way they stole and robbed from many sports goods stores. They brought these goods back to sell and wore them too. Hence the beginning of the `scally´ football fashion which began to spread nationwide in the very early eighties. Regional variations on the word to describe football supporters are easy to give: Manchester, Perry boys; SE, Casuals; Sheffield/ Yorkshire, Townies or Trendies. This most underrated of scenes eventually spliced into the warehouse party scene. The etymology of the word itself can be guessed at by looking at a word which covered the same meaning on Merseyside with an older generation. 'Buck´ or ``Bucko´ meant a young man who was wild and in trouble with the police for relatively petty offences. Its precise etymological history is Irish, brought over by the wave of immigrants into the area. The word is still used by Merseyside Police as a slang term to describe a young male offender of repute. This definition mirrors the meaning of `scally´. Which as a word again has Irish origins. In conclusion your definition is wrong for two reasons:1) You describe scallies as having low intelligence therefore showing an ignorance of this social group 2) Scallies are so famously Liverpudlian I am amazed you could attempt to locate the word as NE That is utter shite!! From reformed scally JG."

(ed: thanks for that JG - any comments from alternative viewpoints gratefully received!) c.f. meesh, townie circa. 1970's - 1990's UK (NW, NE)

scam v. To engage in close contact physical activities with a partner, usually sexual in nature, i.e. to 'make out' with someone. circa. current USA

scam v. To cheat, deceive, 'rip off', obtain by deception. circa. current USA

skank, scank adj. Someone who has offended you in some way. For example, if you had aranged with someone to meet up with you, you waited for them but they didn't turn up, you would call them a skank. circa. 1960's onwards UK (SE)

scanting n. Humiliation where the undepants are pulled sharply upwards from behind, causing them to wedge themselves tightly up the victim's arse. cf. wedgie UK (SE)

scants n. underpants cf. scanting UK (SE)

scaredy-cat n. coward cf. UK

scav, scavvy n. (derog.), adj. dimin. of scavenger. Calling someone a "scav" implied they were likely to take things which had been thrown away (eg 'scrambled' pennies), but more often used a general put down. 'Scavvy' (adj.) was a general word for below par, rubbish etc. cf. rocky, bag-person UK (SE)

Scavvy Queen n., adj. game, card used in game. Played more for the mildly painful punishment inflicted on the loser than its riveting gameplay. The scavvy queen was usually the Queen of Clubs. The entire deck was dealt out, minus the Queen of Spades. Each go you picked a card from your neighbours hand, if you had a pair, you could put them down. This cycle continued until one person was left with the scavvy queen. They would then cut the cards to determine their punishment. If they drew a black card it was 'hard slaps' ie having the back of your knuckles wrapped with the deck of cards, if red it was 'soft' and the cards were instead excrutiatingly scraped over the knuckles.

Contributor grew up in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK and played the game regularly and thinks it spread to several schools and other parts of the area too. (ed: anyone like to confirm and/or add more rules?)

For example, this from Gary: As well as the aforementioned punishments diamonds were when you twisted the skin on the back of the hand and spades were scraping the pack, also if you bottled it and pulled your hand away cries of the whole pack were eliceted and you had to take every card. N.B. this was shouted a lot and was not always fairly applied, cf. Scabby Queen circa. 1980's UK (SE)

schlong n. penis. From Yiddish (I think?) c.f. wang, dick, cock, bitch splitter, tallywhacker, rod, pole, sword, lizard(to drain one's lizard,urinate), snake. etc. circa. current USA

schmaltz n. over sugary and sweet sentiment f. Yiddish. Made popular by Fran Dresher in "The Nanny". UK

Schmoby, Schmobied v. Shouted immediately prior to pressing your forearm to your forehead (palm facing out). All previously initiated, within earshot, must reciprocate the action and press their forearms to their foreheads (if even just for a second). If they do not, their universe will simply implode with all the dreaded consequences that go with universal implosion. For the un-initiated, if they do not return the Schmoby, they may look on with wonder and facination. Schmobies may not divulge the secret until a Schmoby is returned. It is your duty to trap these innocents into the world of Schmoby underworld. For those who innocently return the Schmoby, they must forever after carry the burden of returning the Schmoby - at anytime, anywhere. Beware the Schmoby!, The word was created by the gentleman of "The Table" at BMHS, Torrance California. The word has carried forward for almost 2 decades now. I have been Schmobied at the altar for my wedding, during award ceremonies, graduation commencements - you name it. It is sick, stupid and a lot of fun. circa. 1980's - current USA (Calif)

schmooze n. to "oil" relationships by use of flattery. cf. Yiddish. Made popular by Fran Dresher in "The Nanny". UK (SE)

schmuck n. Refers to one who is useless, clueless, or generally an idiot. Example usage: "Look at him... what a schmuck"., f. Yiddish. Made popular by Fran Dresher in "The Nanny". US

school bike n. girl (usu.) of "easy virtue", i.e. could be "ridden" by anyone cf. saddle bag

school dinners poem Here's one about school dinners, sung at Tirphil Primary School, many years back:

If you have school dinners
you sit at the side.
Many have sat there,
many have died.

Look at the gravy
so lumpy and still.
If that doesn't get you
the custard will.

circa. 1970's UK (Wal)

schmee n. "it refers to a "slow" person, like somone does something stupid you say "you are a schmee" i dunno i think i made it up but it needs to be in here, this needs to become a reconigized slang term because my girlfriends nickname her parents gave her is schmee and i want to prove to her thats her parents way of calling her retarded. thanx" (ed: added verbatim) USA

schtoupped v. To stuff or screw someone in a nonsexual way (Jewish slang) circa. current USA

schwabb n. Contributor says this is used to describe a small jewish child, for example in "Slack me some skin you schwabb". (ed: Any comments on what this REALLY means??) cf. saddle bag

schucks-woman n. (contribution included verbatim) Pyrford first/middle school through the 80's (a wonderful time to be alive), The schucks-woman was a crazy lady who used to walk her dog round the playing field. She was (among others) an escaped convict, an undercover policeman looking for bad kids, a dog kidnapper, an ex-teacher come to wreak revenge etc. If she so much as glanced in your direction you were pretty much done for. Actually, if she's reading this now I'd just like to say "Sorry. Us kids can be utter bastards when we try..." circa. 1980's UK (SE)

scit n. to mock. e.g. "Miss... Johnny's scitting me!!!" UK (NW)

scoff v. to eat heartily; i.e. eat everything in sight - like a pig. UK (NW)

scone n. (pronounced, 'scone' as in 'gone' - to belt someone with ferocity (for usage, see 'dullion') UK

sconner n., adj. A 'sconner' was a person who had failed to begin the growth of pubic hair. This word was only really got used by the nine to twelve age group, as everyone over that age had pretty much got over of puberty, and had moved on to the sexual frustration and terminal boredom of adolescence. I'd love to know if kids at my old school still say it, I do hope the pubeless baton has been passed down through the years. In extreme cases, boys who were targetted as 'sconners' would pull down their trousers in order to display their repost. Kids are fucking barmy aren't they?

Also : General term of abuse to describe kids in your class who were known to have not yet developed pubic hair. Ie: "you know that Bob Smith, he's a right sconner". It would seem that this word is exclusively used within the Black Country, not even venturing as far as Birmingham or Coventry! circa. 1987 - 92 UK (NE)

Scooby-Door n. rhyming slang for 'I don't have a clue" UK (Scot)

scoofee n. A bastardisation of "school field" and the general site of games and warfare, such as the tap on the shoulder on a snowy playtime, swiftly followed by eyes, nose and mouth full of ice, snow and dog crap as the hapless victim turned to see his 'chums' (who were usually crippled with laughter once they (the victim) could see and breathe again), great days, great times to be had on the old scoofee, buried under haystacks, mauled at rugby, finding porn, ahhh good times! UK

scoop adj. Pint of berr circa. 1990's UK

scooter n. any one who wore glasses and had freckles, based on the character from the muppets! UK

scoper, scopey adj. A euphemism for a person with cerebral palsy, motor disablement, or spasticity.; i,e a 'spastic', This word was coined as a result of the charity 'The Spastics Society" changing their name to Scope in 1994, to avoid continued association with the common usage of the word 'spastic' as a general term of abuse. However it didn't take long for 'scoper' or 'scopey' to become a common euphemism in place of 'spastic' c.f. spazz, flid etc. circa. 1990's UK

scopie n. In the sixth form, the contributor would frequent a pub called the Cross Keys. For some reason (unspecified)they adopted a law called "keys rules" which meant that if anyone left their seat for any reason a person sat in an inferior or less comfortable position could say "keys rules" and claim the empty pew.

This held unless the absentee was a "scopie throner" and sat in a "scope throne". If they did, they could rightly expect their throne to be ready for them upon their return. A "scope throne" is a chair with two arms and a high back or even better, two arms which rise out of the middle of a long bench in a pub for no reason other than to give one lucky divvil out of the seven or so people on the bench full use of armrests. As a postscript he added that the process of using "keys rules" is called "keysing", the present tense is "to keys" and after the deed the victim would be "keysed". The contributor was also proud to say that for that summers England vs Germany match (in Euro 2000), he got to the pub early to occupy a "scope throne" and was not "keysed" once despite having the best seat in the house and spending most of the game chatting to his mates girlfriend 'cos he doesn't like football much. circa. 1999 UK

score n. (1) To get ones leg across; i.e. to initiate a sexual liaison with a desirable partner. To have had sexual intercourse. Usually used by males to impress their friends. (2) to make contact with a drug dealer and obtain the supplies of choice. USA, UK

scramble n. shouted immediately prior to scattering of (usually somebody else's) money/packed lunch/articles of clothing/rare Panini collection was tossed skywards, thus causing a mass "bundle" as greedy classmates scrambled for the treasure... often a single penny. cf. bundle, grimble UK

Scramble Goalie adj. In playing football if it was decided it was "scramble goalie" anyone in the team could save the ball with their hands if they were in the penalty area. When it was "rush" goalie , it was only the named rush goalie from each team who could do it!, Well that was our rules in West London. c.f. Rush Goalie circa. 1980 UK (SE)

scrap n. fight. as in "There was a scrap in the gym. John got a broken nose!" Also a shout when fight was about to start UK

scrav n. v. 1) borrow or steal from someone (usually money). 2) the person who does this. f. prob contraction of scavenge. UK

(two pot.... )screamer n. (1) someone who is unbable to "hold their liquor", (2) someone who panics easily i.e. goes to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel AUS

screwball n. a cone shaped plastic container filled with ice cream that had a bubble gum at the pointy end. UK

screwball adj. A person considered to be thick, stupid and have no brains. Also someone who produces unexpected responses to standard situation. Insane. circa. 1990's USA

screwed adj. (1) Being in a difficult situation with no solution (2) the state of being after having had sex. circa. current USA, UK

screwnut n. Someone who messed up bad. Used as a joke. Often used to describe the 'cool guys' by other 'cool guys' e.g. Lenny! You screw-nut!!! You failed english again!! UK

screw the arse off (....) v. to have enthusiastic sexual relations such that the person with whom you indulge, is incapacitated thru over stimulation UK

(going for a...) schwoz n. going for a piss

scribs, (skribs, skribsies) n. The crossing of the fingers to provide immunity. An infinitely better word than pax or faynights. It's origins are lost in the mists of time but it's *known* to be one true truce word. circa. 1980's - to date c.f. cribs UK (SE)

scrot rot n. med. The sweaty, itchy clamminess around one's testicles caused by adverse amounts of heat and humidity, aggravated by walking into school, wearing nylon underpants and sitting on hard plastic chairs or science stools. f. scrotum UK (SE)

scrot box n. box filled with pieces of sportswear lost by other unknown pupils, that had to be delved into if a person forgot their sports kit or part of it. UK (SE)

scrubber n. someone (usually female) who is free and easy in her sexual availability.note: in recent years the term "slapper" has displaced this word. c.f. slapper UK

scruds n. new pupils at school. used particularly of new first formers(year 7) in secondary school - "The scruds", UK

Scrumdiddliumptious adj. excessively tasty or delicious UK

scrump v. to steal apples... as in "You going scrumping tonight??".... "Aye if the old bastard hasn't left the dogs in the orchard!". (ed: there must be some connection between this and the old word for rough cider... i.e. "scrumpy"... so if you know what it is please tell me!!) UK (SE)

scrump v. to have sex, e.g. "I'm gonna get my scrump tonight!" USA (SE)

scrut n., v., adj. The good food or drink, to ingest good food or drink, or describe good food or drink. Used as "These hamburgers are scrut!", "I scrutted that beer.", "This whiskey is scrut!". circa. 1994 USA

scully n. Oral sex. circa. current UK

scully monster n. Someone who prefers to give oral sex than have sex by more traditional methods. circa. current UK

scungee, scungy, scungies adj. Dirty or badly worn and daggy underwear. Prob. originated as a tradename for a brand of 'sporting briefs'. Also has a 'surfie' context but this is probably because the underdaks are worn beneath board shorts. c.f. daggy, underdaks circa. 1950's onwards AUS

scunt v. When one is in a night club and wishes to look for some female talent. Used as "Come on boys lets go for a scunt?". f. combination of 'scout' (look for) and cunt (potentially sexually available female), i.e. scout for cunt = scunt. circa. 1990's UK

scut n. a young slut: promiscuous 14-16 year old girls (ed: best kind... ah my youth...where DID it go??!) UK

Scutter adj. A Scutter, or 'Scutter From The Gutter' to give it it's full title, was a title bestowed upon any person who was a little bit smelly, a little bit dirty, and generally wore clothes too small for them and lived in the council flats with their crack whore mom and wife beating dad. If you wore trousers that ended 4 inches above your socks, you were a scutter. If you'd worn the same 80's tracksuit top that was 4 sizes too small for you (ironically, back in fashion now!) for the last 12 years, you were a scutter. If you had a grade 1 all over haircut to prevent catching fleas off your rabid mongrel, you were a scutter. And you were from the gutter - Probably! circa. 1990's UK (Mid)

seater n. used as a term for hitchin a lift on the back-or handlebars of someones bike (same use as the Eire term mentioned) c.f. backer UK (NW)

sea of legs n. A game played by boys at school using many legs and two tables. The tables were placed side by side, with a gap in between them. Those creating the "sea of legs" would sit in two rows along the tables, and kick out furiously, thereby creating a dangerous passage between the two tables. Fellow pupils would then attempt to pass between the tables from one end to the other, whilst being kicked hard from both sides. Usually, the lone crusader would fall down about half way and then be subjected to a good few minutes of severe kicking. Hours of fun, although had a tendency to make people over-excited. UK (NW)

secret smile n. Clitois, female genital area circa. 1990's UK

sed adj. (1) Great, magic, wicked good. Used as (That MP3 was sed!" (2) Sexual relations "I got some sed last night!" circa. 1990's USA (Minn)

see a man about a dog (got to... ) v. am on my way to urinate UK

Seen my arse id. Expression used to demonstrate emotion when upset or annoyed at someone or something. circa. 2000 UK (NW)

Sefton n. Halfwit, moron, idiot, cretin, person of low general intelligence. Used as "Fuck off, Rogers, You're a right sefton!" Term coined after Sefton Bedford a local halfwit of the Gypsy Hill area of London. Who was often to be found standing by the roudabout in the middle of the road eating Cheese & Onion crisps (always cheese & onion) in a somewhat vacant manner), circa. 1975+ UK (SE)

semi-phlegmy adj. A mouthful of saliva, frothed into 'spit, with some, but not much snot in it (Gob/yocker/spit) c.f. meaty, snot, gob circa 1970's - 80's UK (NW)

send to Coventry (to .... ). id. To stop talking to someone - literally. Came from the old story about Lady Godiva riding naked through the streets of Coventry in the Middle Ages to protest about the taxes her husband was laying on the serfs. Most of the townsfolk spared the ladies blushes by staying indoors on the day of the ride, but one man - called Tom - 'peeped' and was apparantly blinded by the sight of her naked body, but either way was shunned and ignored by his neighbours for evermore. circa. 1200 onwards UK (Mid)

seppo adj. a citizen of the Good ol' US of A: f. abbreviated rhyming slang; septic tank = yank AUS

sesh adj. cool, highly satisfactory UK

sex lord n. A playground game half-based on Doomlord (a photo comic-strip from the early-80s revamp of the Eagle comic, which featured an alien who could "consume" someone's personality by grabbing their head in both hands), and half-based on a ten year old's preconceptions of sex.

One person was nominated "Sexlord" and the rest would scatter. Sexlord would stomp around the playground in a "slow, but menacing" fashion, arms outsretched, tongue waggling from side-to- side. Sexlord would claim his/her victim by embracing them and making exaggerated noises. This victim would then become a Sexlord and so the game continued until the playground was full of dozens of Sexlords trying to track down the lone survivor.

The game was enjoyed by many for quite some time, until one lad made the mistake of shouting out, "Last one into the netball court is Sexlord!" at the top of his voice, just as one of the strictest, most easily-offended teachers was walking by. I think just about every class in the school was given a severe telling-off after lunch, but everyone still continued to play the game. (created at St Joseph's RC in Bishop's Stortford.

There were reports that the game spread to a few other local schools and it was being played at least a year or two after most of us had left. circa. 1982 UK (SE)

sfinkta n. derog anus. used as "Get your finger out of your sfinkta!", "Fuck off you dirty sfinkta!" f. mis-spelling of Sphincter NZ

shag n. (1) To have sexual intercourse quickly and often painfully
because of the speed - "Wham, bam and thank you mam." (2) Sea-going bird of the Cormorant family (3) A type of 'rough cut' tobacco. UK (NE)

shag. n. Friend, mate, close associate. Uses aaaas "Ay up. shag. Woss 'appening like?" Note there are no sexual connotations to this unlike the other more vulgar meaning. circa. current UK (Mid)

shaggable n. a person considered to be sexually desirable UK

shagged n. Tired, exhausted, knackered c.f. knackered, zonked UK

shaggy n. One of the characters in the 'Scooby-Doo' cartoon series, but also means a member of a hard rock band. No idea WHY though! UK

shake spunk from a stick (she could... ) ph. Used to describe a very attractive girl, i.e. could even make a piece of would ejaculate. circa. 1990's UK (SE)

shakey n. Shakey, a person whose intellectual and physical capacities are markedly below what is currently accepted as 'normal'. This name arose from the observation that these 'special' people have a tendency not to dance but to stand around 'shaking'at parties and Butlin's holidays. c.f. windowlicker, spacka etc. UK

shame, showings n. Shout meaning "You got shown up". Use of East Midlands vowel pronunciation means 'shame' is transformed into "shaaaaaaayme! UK (ME)

shamk n. funny c.f. fesize USA

shan n. Shocking or disagreeable (context: "That's shan, that is like..") UK (NE)

Sharon and Tracy n. names used together or singly and supposed to belong to girls who are often amoral, usually working class, and always vulgar. Made infamous due to The Fat Slags through the "adult comic" Viz.. UK

shed n. A very poorly maintained motor vehicle UK (Wa)

shed load n. A large quantity; e.g. "You'll need a shed load of concrete to fill that 'ole!" UK (Wa)

Sheen adj. A wide boy with a greasy French crop, football shirt and gold chains (ed: what does a French crop look like?) circa. 1990's UK

sheepshagger n. person deemed to copulate with sheep because they comes from a "rural area" and (thus) are short of woman. The result being an invariable desire/need to copulate with sheep. Used by any city dweller for anyone from the suburbs and beyond. UK (NW)

sherbert n. originally a carbonated sugary drink, now transferred to any alcoholic dring; as in "I'm just off for a pint of sherbert dear!" UK (S)

sherbert dab n. a small bag of sherbert with a sweet lolly on a stick. Dip the lolly in the sherbert and suck it off. Mmmmmm..... nice (Ed: I've spent too long on this dictionary - I keep wanting to rephrase that) UK (W)

shibby n. (1) marijuana (2) sweet, cool, pleasant, 'with it' circa. 1990's USA

shift To kiss (note: rural Ireland only - *not* Dublin. In Dublin the equivalent would be to 'get off with' someone). c.f. get off with circa. 1990's Eire

shimmies n. Shimmies is the dialect word for a particular flower in the West Country, England. So one can have an expression such as: Look at those lovely shimmies over there., Apparently the same flower is known as 'a smock' in Dorset. UK (SW)

shiner n. Appearance of an eye that has become bruised, normally following a punch. Otherwise knows as a 'black eye'. circa. 1930's+ UK

shindig n. a crowded noisy party f. shin + dig, caused by too many people in too small a space. UK

shirt lifter n. a male homosexual

shit, shite n. faeces UK

shit bricks n. to be extremely scared UK

Shit Christ! ex. Usually used in a time of disgusted disbelief, "Shit-Christ Steve, what were you thinking?" or "Shit-Christ, what am I supposed to do now?" Originally used by a legendary college football coach in Minnesota, USA, when his players would make mistakes., circa. 1990's USA (Minn)

shit creek n. a place of misfortune UK

shit creek (up, ..., without a paddle) n. a place of misfortune from which there is no escape UK

shit-faced n. disgustingly drunk UK

shitfuck, shitefuck, shitefuk ex. The word is versitile, and useful in any unpleasant situation occurs. Used as, "Oh, shitefuck, I forgot my wallet!". Can also indicate extreme disbelief as "Oh, shitefuck, I don't believe he said that!". When used, the word and sentence is usually spoken with a terrible Scottish accent - much like Shek's! When around children, teachers and others with delicate sensibilities, a garbled version, 'fiteshuck', is used instead. circa. 1990's USA (Cal.)

shit hits the fan (when the... ) n. the moment when an unpleasant outcome can be ascertained by the occurrence of an event; as in "The shit hit the fan when the police arrived and caught us red handed!" UK

shit-hot n. excellent. very good UK

shit kickers n. Boots. Usually referring to Doc Martin's with steel toe-caps, but equally appropriate to any really tough boot as worn by genuine hard-cases, or wannabe ones. So named because, they, propelled by the wearer's foot, proceed to kick the shit out of anyone foolish enough to stand in their way. This nickname has, as far as I know, been going for ages, everywhere. UK

shit liner, bog liner adj. Describes a kid deliberately standing near the goalkeeper (in football) to try to score an easy goal or tap in and claim all the glory. Contributor said he was guilty of this and almost changed his name to Gary Lineker! circa. 1990's UK

shit-stabber n. a homosexual

shit-stirrer n. somone who enjoys causing trouble for others c.f. wind up merchant UK

shittered adj. Very drunk. circa. 1990's UK

shit-tickets Toilet tissue., So-called because of the similarity between a roll of toilet paper and a perforated coil of tickets. USA

(You gotta be...) shitting me! "I don't believe a word you say.", Probably stems from the word "bullshit," an outright lie or at least a gross exaggeration. "Don't give me any of your bullshit" ==> "Don't bullshit me" ==> "You're shitting me" ==> "You gotta be shitting me." c.f. bullshit USA (NE)

shizzle n. semen - no idea of it's origins tho. circa. 1990's USA

shizznocka adj. Cool, groovy, trendy, fashionable etc (ed: or so I'm told) circa. 2002 USA

schnazz ex. A politer way of saying 'shit' in any place where 'shit' might otherwise be used. circa. 2000 USA

shonky adj. cheap, of bad quality, inferior manufacture, is about to break etc.

shoo-in, shoe-in n. a certainty; e.g. "Will Labour win the next election? Of course - they're a shoo-in!" AUS

shoots blanks (he.... ) n. Term often used for ejaculate ekected by a may who has had a vasectomey, i.e. ejaculate from a sterile male. UK

shooting the bird v. 'flicking' the middle finger, usually accompanied with a "Fuck you!" c.f. flipping the finger, flicking the vees USA

shoot ones load (to.... ) v. to ejaculate UK

short and curlies /font> n. pubic hairs; i.e. to "have someone by the short and curlies" is to have total power over that person since any on their part move to extricate themselves from the predicament would be certain to cause them immense pain. UK

short arse n. A derogatory term for someone with "ducks disease"; i.e. their bum is too close to the ground. Otherwise defined as a person of diminished stature. c.f. ducks disease UK

shorty, shortie n. Pet name. Used to speak of, or to, one's girl or boy friend.e.g. "C'mon, shortie, let's go!", "Yeah, Jess. She's Kyle's shortie". Probably derived from close proximity of shortstop in ball games. circa. 2000 USA (S)

shotgun n. Person sitting next to the driver in a car - a favoured site and much fought over! Shouting this word is laying claim to the best seat in the car. Similar to "dibs", f. old stagecoach days where guard carrying shotgun sat next to the driver in case of bandits cf. dibs US

shout (your.... ) n. phrase used to signify who's turn it is to buy a round of drinks. Aus

Shred v. To kick a footbag. To play "hackysack". To play (freestyle) the game of footbag., Common word among many footbag players. (ed: never heard of hackysack as a game tilI came to Australia. Until then I thought it was a euphamism for the scrotum, similar to 'happy sack'!) circa. current USA

shreddies n. extreme wedgie: the act of several boys gathering round a chosen victim, reaching into said victims waistband and all hauling up victim underpants until they ripped. This was (is) extremely painful when the kecks were St. Michael as they would never rip. cf. wedgie-gang UK (SE)

shreddies . Underpants circa. 1950's onwards AUS

Shreddie n. hairstyle used by (and insult used for) men whose hair is thinning, in a vain attempt to make it look as if it has some "body". In shape and form it has the unfortunate result of looking like they have a Shredded Wheat* on their heads thus rendering them a laughing stock to all and sundry - except that of course to themselves.

A famous "Shreddie" is Andrew O'Neill sometime editor of The Times Newspaper.

*For those unfamiliar with the term, Shredded Wheat is a kind of breakfast 'biscuit' that looks feels and tastes like knitted straw. cf. Brillo UK (SE)

shrimper adj. (1) Anal sex. "John is such a shrimper, his little dick is never out of Emily's ass!" (2) Someone who performs digital penetration of a vagina in order to be able to lick and sniff his fingers afterwards. circa. 1990's USA, AUS

shower (.... of shit) n. Term "borrowed" from the Army and used to describe an individual or group of people felt to be beneath contempt. In modern use, the phrase has been sanitized by restricting it to use of the first word. i.e. "You're a right shower!" UK

shuftie v. To look, used as in "Have a shuftie at these pics... gorgeous ain't she??" UK

shwaddapete n. Used as a substitute for any word between two people if they want to keep a secret e.g. "Have you any shwaddapete?". circa. 1990's IRE

sick n. Cool, sweet, trendy. Another from the school of 'reverse meanings' in the mode of 'bad' = 'good'. e.g. "Those sunglasses are great... really sick!". circa. 1990's (very) UK

silent violent, silent but deadly (SBD) n. the silent farts that are always the most smelly. Used to decribe a lush anal aroma when no aural experience was encountered. Normally associated with "He who smelt (smelled) it dealt" and "He who denied it supplied it".

Another rhyme used after someone said 'the one who smelt it dealt it' was the secret farter to quickly retort 'the one who did the rhyme did the crime', and would bask in the joy of having 'won' the debate over the identity of the emitter, oblivious to the tautologically incriminating nature of the statement. circa. 1978+ UK (SW)

silver dolphin n. A glass marble with a reflective internal crack. These were more highly prized than normal marbles but could be easily produced by boiling in a kettle. cf. alley, bomper alley, bottle washer circa. 1970's - 80's UK (S)

siphon the python, syphon the python v. to urinate UK

sippin' on da syrup n. Drinking beer or liquor, UK, US

sin (ugly as.... ) n. not facially attractive. UK,

Sitting Ducks game. A (usually) harmless game whereby a number of lower school pupils would gather in a quieter playground and one unfortunate boy was made to stand against an eight-foot wall atop a four foot bank of grass (or mud, if it was raining). The rest of the group would take turns to hurl a tennis ball (often wet and muddy) at him as hard as they could. Moving was allowed, and should the thrower miss, they would join the unfortunate child on the bank. This continued until either all but one of the participants was stood on the bank. Particular pleasure would be gained from causing so much pain to one of the 'sitting ducks' that he fell off the bank, resulting in the playground's most common injury, the grazed knee.

This game was often marred when a sixth former (often a member of the Cricket 1st XI) would pick up a loose tennis ball and would hurl it with all his might at the fattest child. This was a bittersweet moment, as often the fattest child was only tolerated, not actually liked, but the "them and us" ideal would often result in said sixth former being attacked by a handful of eleven-year olds. Strangely enough, the same fat kid would often be used as a shield (quite legitimate) to prevent the ball hitting the less principled 'sitting ducks'.

circa. 1990 - 92 UK (SE)

siver, syver n. Bascially a drain in the road. A "gulley" or drain at kerb edge for rainwater collection. Watching Dr. Who was onsidered amusing when they bought on the "Siver-men" episodes. (Cybermen) but also produced some quite horrific nightmares. This was the place where you dropped your 10p for the ice-cream man or disposed of your dead goldfish. circa. 1970's UK (Scot)

69 (sixty-nine) v. Performing mutual oral sex.

sixes n. A good smacking. When the shout 'Taxi!" went up after someone had farted, someone else would call 'sixes all round'. The 'sixes' were punches from anyone in the vicinity dished out to the farter. c.f. taxi circa. 1980's UK (Corn.)

sk8 n. 1) car 2) Escalade cadillac, mostly used by rapers & or gangsters. circa. 1990's USA

skag-nasty, scag-nasty n. some one doing something disgusting or mean "don't be such a skag-nasty". UK,

skank n. 1) to steal. e.g. "Did you skank my ruler?" 2) marijuana. e.g. "Did you skank my skank?" 3) mercenary or thrifty (in a 'picking pennies out of the bin' kind of way) You skanky b*****d, you are such a skank! UK (M)

skank n. To dance to Ska musinc - similar in usage to 'mosh', e.g. "skank pit". AU

skank v., n. (1) Run away from or desert someone. Used as "Don't skank me?". (2) a slutty or promiscuous female often used as "Some skank skanked my skank" circa. 1990's USA

skank n., v. (ed: Entered this almost verbatim. I suppose I should separate out all the terms but I think it says more like this than if I chopped it up!)

Relates to the purchace of cannabis. For example, "I got skanked" would mean that the person who sold me my cannabis misrepresented it's weight/quality.

I guess if someone's a skank they would skank you so it's just the verb form, but still, I've never heard skank used to describe cannabis as such. Skunk maybe, but not skank.

"That skanky guy flexed me a shy Henry. dry!" would mean that said skank had sold me an underweight eighth. (Henry = 8th, Louis = 16th or 'teenth' as in the kings of France and an ounce). A 'q' is a quarter of an ounce.

Skunk (being a particularly potent form of weed), can also be called punk or monk. Hash is called ash.

To bun is to smoke cannabis (from burn) hence, "I'm bunning a zoot", or "lets have a bunnage - I've got a q of this buff monk!". A zoot is a spliff, which i believe comes from 'zoot suit' a kind of suit with wide shoulders tapered down to thin trousers, which was popular in the 30s. i think zoot suits were often white, and so the name comes from their similar appearance to a spliff.

I could go on all day! ". I bunned this huge L-skin... I'm so lean!". Lean means stoned, an L-skin is a way of putting two Rizlas together to form an L-shape, enabling you to create a longer spliff. A two-skin is where two Rizlas have been stuck together using another to make an even longer spliff. any number can be combined with '-skin', although users should be careful - a mate of mine once said 'I like nothing better than to sit on my sofa with a fat four-skin hanging out of my mouth' rest assured he was labelled 'batty' (gay).

Oh yeah, and a skin is a Rizla or 'cigarette paper' as in 'have you got any skins?'.

The origin of some of the words may be rasta, or anything really. By the way, a bong is specifically a pipe that involves bubbling smoke through water. circa. 1990's UK (SE)

skater adj. Describes someone who skateboards all the time and is never without his/her skateboard and chains fastened to their baggy jeans. circa. 1990's UK

skeet adj. Small, illfitting. used as "Yo shirt is skeet son!" circa. 2000 USA

skeg, skeggy n. someone who smelt like a tramp and looked filthy.

Skeg ex. To look at. Used as "Give us a skeg at that magazine?". circa. 1980's UK (NE)

Skeleton Goalie n. Similar to 'Rush Goalie' but extended to include any member of the team who would be allowed to use their hands in the area as any normal keeper would, and also play out field. This benefit would apply to a particularly poor team who needed this added ability to even up the competiton. The opposite would be stick goalie who would not be able to leave the area. c.f. rush goalie, fly goalie UK

sketch Look out or watch it (Always used when a teacher appeared on the horizon) People were often posted to "keep sketch" (ie keep an eye out for teachers if something of questionable legality was going on)

sketch v. To sketch something is to take risk in the hope that it might just work, but knowing that it is unlikely. "I am going to try and sketch it". circa. 1990.s USA

skewiff n. awry, out of alignment UK

skid, skidmark n. 1) Faecal deposit causing stain of excrement in the gusset of underwear. This is usually the result of by improper bowel control, a wedgie or most often a lack of cleanliness following defecation. 2) An excessively stupid or unpleasant person.

skiddy n. Used in similar fashion to 'gross', i.e. to describe something disgusting. NZ

skill adj. good, excellent, great.

skill n. Apparantly, skill is also an African "bum" disease" (ed: anyone else confirm this - please??). The common retort to a primary school child's self acclamation of being "skilled" in a particular faculty, would be a chorus of "Skill's an African bum disease". (used mostly during the height of the famine in Ethiopia around the area of Morecambe, Lancs, UK), The contributor says they are often shocked at the number of people who haven't heard of this definition of "Skill". To this day, aged 20, and not in Morecambe, they find themselves uttering it in a childlike manner whenever "skill" is mentioned.

I'm informed that the use of "skill" to refer to "...an African bum disease" started well before the big african famines of the early/mid 80s - and was used in schools around Loughborough/Leicesterchire UK) at least as early as circa 1978.

Leo of Dorset tells us that whilst he certainly can't confirm whether Skill is an actual anal infection of the African sub-continent, he can indeed confirm that the same definition was also prevalent in his school in Southern Dorset at least between 1984 to 1989. Also "confirmed" by 'Henry' in respect of his school in SW London during 1980's.

I'm also informed that when playing football, if somebody pulled off a particularly tasty move, people would say 'skill' in low deep voices. If the move involved making somebody look bad (e.g. a nutmeg) then the person on the shamed end of the skill could reply 'African bum disease' to save face. (ed: nutmeg definition - aha!! Thanks Pete)

Yet another definition, this one is from Joe Mcvey: "Camel or dolphin shit, used in retort to make out you had superior knowledge and that 'skill' had an actual meaning rather than its true and proper meaning. Also often suffixed with magill eg. skill magill., The provenance of this word derives from St. Josephs, Thame, Oxfordshire, although regional variations apply. Other schools such as John Hampden claim they made it up but they never."

Since then we've had yet another definition, this one saying where they went to school 'skill' was always a 'disease on a sheep's backside.'

And now we learn 'skill' has been defined in Leicestershire as meaning 'cabbage brain'!!

And now it seems not only is 'skil' (with one 'l'), an african bum disease, but it was featured on John Cravens Newsround (A kids 'news' program in the UK). c.f. nutmeg circa. 1978 - 84 UK (SE, NE)

Skilly-Wompus n. Used to characterize a mentally disabled or mental retarded individual. (ex: Didn't you used to sit at the skilly (or skilly-wompus) table back in elementry?). Also can be used to describe a idiot or jack-ass, e.g. "Darren's being a fucking skilly-wompus today!" circa. 1990's USA (Tex.)

skinny marinc(k?) n. Heard the phrase "skinny marink" used in a song, The radio DJ said that he had heard the term "skinny as a marink" as a youngster, but knew nothing about its origin or what it meant. (ed: any help possible on this please??).

Caroline writes the following:
Skinnamarink is from a song sang during the Vaudeville era in the USA (and after) by the comic Jimmy Durante. There is also a children's show in the US called Sharon, Lois and Bram: Skinnamarink TV. They sing a Skinnamarink song that goes something like "Skinnamarinkadinkadink, Skinnamarinkadoo... I... love... you..." UK (NE), USA

skinchies a "shout" (often accompanied by crossed fingers) created temporary immunity from being made "it" when playing sticky toffee, stuck in the mud, tag, etc. cf. faynights UK (NE)

skin flute n. Penis. "My girl has the painters in so she played my skin flute for me last night." (i.e. masturbated him) circa. 1990's UK

skin head n. Person with a shaven head (bovver boy look) normally wearing ox blood Doc Martin boots (air wear, 18 holes) bleached jeans and Ben Sherman shirts and red braces. A taunt used towards skin heads went as follows:

Hey you skin head over there
Whats it like to have no hair
Is it hot or is it cold
Whats it like to be bald.

circa. 1980's = 90's UK

skin roll n. Insult. A word for a total tosser. Or as we liked to call them; "A walking length". Generally used when someone has performed an act of incredible ineptitude., Very. UK

skint n. short of cash, penniless f. skinned UK

skinny malink, n. very thin. f. old Scottish song

Skinny Malinky lang legs, umbrella feet
Went to the pictures (cinema) and couldna find a seat
When the picture (film) started
Skinny Malinky farted
When the picture ended
Skinny Malinky fented (fainted)

Ed: Had a few more verses in on the song. If anyone can remember more they'd be appreciated:

Whilst ive never heard of skinny malink we had quite a few verses at primary school called fatty and skinny:

Fatty and skinny went to a dance,
Skinny got lost in fattys pants.

or:

Fatty and skinny went to bed
Fatty farted and skinny was dead

Contributor said there were LOADS more but couldn't remember them. (for the linguistically challenged... pictures = cinema, picture = film) - (ed: contributor felt unable to fully explain the verse.Any more information or verses would be appreciated). UK (Scot)

skip n. to be absent from school without leave c.f. mitch, cut, bunk off, wag USA

skip-rat n. Insulting term for a female (usu.). Labels her as absolute trash, i.e. a rat which lives in a skip. Usually aimed in the direction of cock-teasers. c.f. cock-teaser USA

skirt traffic adj. Sexist remark obout a kind of traffic aused by women drivers cruising along at 55 mph on highways in such a bizzare formation that nobody can pass them by. Its annoyingly noticeable during office hours. circa. 1990's USA

skit v. To take the piss out of someone. Used as, "Stop skitting me!", i.e. "Stop taking the mickey out of me" circa. 1990's UK (NW)

skite n. Skite means boaster. Used as "You are such a skite - just because your dad owns the entire free world, you think you're hot'"., etc. circa. 1970's