Had a very enjoyable time recording an interview with Michael Rosen - that's Word of Mouth, BBC Radio 4, on Monday , December 10 at 11pm, repeated at 4pm on Tuesday, December 11, also be available online for one week via the listen again feature here. The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is Word of Mouth's recommended book to buy.
Terry
Poll Quiz # 2 - figjam
Vote for what you think "figjam" means on The Slang Blog's second Poll Quiz! It is located to the right of the posts.
The correct definition will be posted at the end of December and a new Poll Quiz will be posted each month.
The correct definition will be posted at the end of December and a new Poll Quiz will be posted each month.
Slang Entry # 21 - Sally
Sally noun a chilled, twelve ounce can of beer US, 2002
Sally Army; Sally Ann; Sally noun the Salvation Army; a Salvation Army hostel US, 1915
Sally Gunnell; sally noun a tunnel, especially the Blackwall Tunnel. Rhyming slang, formed on the name of the British Olympic athlete (b. 1966) UK, 1998
Sally Army; Sally Ann; Sally noun the Salvation Army; a Salvation Army hostel US, 1915
Sally Gunnell; sally noun a tunnel, especially the Blackwall Tunnel. Rhyming slang, formed on the name of the British Olympic athlete (b. 1966) UK, 1998
Slang Entry # 20 - gonzo
gonzo noun cocaine UK, 1996
gonzo adjective crazed; having a bizarre style. Although coinage is credited to US journalist and author Bill Cardoso, close friend and partner in adventure with the late Hunter S. Thompson, the dust jacket to Cardoso's collected essays claim only that he is 'the writer who inspired Dr. Hunter S. Thompson to coin the phrase "Gonzo Journalism"'. Thompson first used the term in print and the term is irrevocably linked with him in the US US, 1971
gonzoid adjective crazed; having a bizarre style US, 1979
gonzo adjective crazed; having a bizarre style. Although coinage is credited to US journalist and author Bill Cardoso, close friend and partner in adventure with the late Hunter S. Thompson, the dust jacket to Cardoso's collected essays claim only that he is 'the writer who inspired Dr. Hunter S. Thompson to coin the phrase "Gonzo Journalism"'. Thompson first used the term in print and the term is irrevocably linked with him in the US US, 1971
gonzoid adjective crazed; having a bizarre style US, 1979
Slang Entry # 19 - cat's prick
cat's prick noun an elongated ember at the lit end of a cigarette UK, 2003
Slang Entry # 18 - freaky
freaky noun a habitual drug user UK, 1969
freaky adjective 1 odd, bizarre US, 1895. 2 sexually deviant UK, 1977. 3 characteristic of the 1960s counterculture US, 1971. > get freaky to have sex US, 1996
freaky-deaky adjective acting without restraint, especially in a sexual way US, 1981
freaky adjective 1 odd, bizarre US, 1895. 2 sexually deviant UK, 1977. 3 characteristic of the 1960s counterculture US, 1971. > get freaky to have sex US, 1996
freaky-deaky adjective acting without restraint, especially in a sexual way US, 1981
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