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A G - A thousand,'grand'
to gab (on) To chatter, talk
gaff - home or place of work
gaffer -The boss
ga-ga Insane, a little crazy
gagging (for something) To have an extreme desire for something
gagging for it - Eager for sex
gammy Injured, painful or septic. "My leg's gone gammy since that fall last week."
(to have) a gander - to look atganja- Marijuana gawp -To stare obtrusively
GBH, an abbreviation of the legal term, grevious bodily harm
gear -Illicit drugs
gender bender -A transvestite, cross-dresser
Geordie- A person from Tyneside or Newcastle
Geordieland -The area of Tyneside, in the North-eastget a life! -sort yourself out
get a load of (something)- see or notice something.Used in questions when amazed by something "Did you get a load of the body on her?''
get away! -No kidding! Said to express disbelief
get away with murder- To escape punishment or to go unharmed after doing something risky
get cracking -Hurry up, get on with what you've got to do
get hitched -To get married
get into someone's pants- getting to the point of having sex "Don't trust him, he's only being nice to get into your pants." get nowhere fast -To not progress at all, despite tryingget off on- To enjoy greatly, often sexually
get off with (someone)- To achieve an intimate or sexual communing with (someone)"I presume you got off with that bloke last night, being as you didn't come home?"
get your act together - get your shit together To hurry up, to get oneself together
get your arse in gear -To hurry up
get your goat- To annoy someone
get your knickers in a twist -To become upset or bothered. Often used in the negative sense of 'don't get your knickers in a twist!'
get your kit off -To take your clothes off, usually heard as a sexually motivated request
get your leg over- Have sexual intercourse
get your mad up- To annoy [Manchester/ NW England use]
get on your nerves / tits / wick - To annoyget stuck in -Get involved in, apply oneself.start
get stuffed! -An angry rebuke
get the nod -To get approval or permission
get up your nose- To be irratated
get it- to understand somethinggeezer -mangiggle- A good time, a larkginormous- Huge.A combination of the words gigantic and enormousgippo- A gypsygirlie mag -A pornographic magazinegit- An idiot or disliked personnot give a monkey- To not care, to be unconcerned give him /her one -To have sex (with someone). Usually a boastful phrase, "I'd love to give her one."
give it a whirl -To attempt something."Go on, give it whirl, it can't do any harm."
give it some welly -Put some force into itgive it up To applaud, show your appreciation. "Give it up for this week's guest celebrity..." give over ! -Stop it ! [Mainly Northern use]
give someone a bell -To telephone someonegive someone the boot -To dismiss someone from employment or a relationshipgive someone the elbow - To reject someone
give someone their P45 -To terminate a relationship. A P45 is the official form given to someone on their dismissal or departure from employment and explains tax details that are needed by a future employer
give someone the Spanish archer -To dismiss, to sack. A pun on the 'Spanish archer' being called El Bow, thus 'give someone the elbow' (dismiss someone)
give someone what for -A severe reprimand."I'll give you what for if you don't shut your mouth."
give something/it a bash-To attempt or try somethingglad-rags -One's finest and dressiest clothes
glass-To break and smash a drinking glass into someones face
glitch: flawglop -Thick viscous substance.Unappetizing sloppy food.
glug -A drink of something, particularly a large mouthful
gnat's piss -A particularly weak and tasteless drinkgo ape/apeshit -Become angry
go arse over tit - To fall, to trip up
gob 1.The mouth. [1500s]
2. Phlegm that has been spat out.
3.To spit.
go ballistic - To explode with furygo bananas: go slightly mad
gobbledygook-Unintelligible jargon, nonsense
gobby - Mouthy, offensively outspoken
go belly up -To fail, to go bankruptgobshite -A person who talks nonsense or boasts to inflate their egogobsmacked -Amazed, astounded
God-awful - horriblego down a bomb- To be very successful and popular
go down a treat -To be welcomed and enjoyed
go down on - To perform oral sex
go fuck yourself! -An exclamation of anger at someone, such as 'get lost!' go like the clappers -To go fast
go mental Vrb phrs. To lose one's temper, go mad with rage. E.g."She went mental when she saw the stain on her beige carpet." [Scottish/Northern use]
gonk-An idiot
good egg- A liked and favoured persongoody-two-shoes--A child who behaves too well. Childish expressiongo off on one- To lose control. Often heard with regard to a person verbally rambling on. ..."He had 5 grams of amphetamine and then went off on one for the next 8 hours."
good on ya : good for you, well done
goof off: waste time
goof up: make a mistake
goofy: silly. (I feel goofy wearing this suit)
goolies -The testiclesgooner - An Arsenal Football Club supporter
goose -To poke, pinch or feel a person's bottom, usually without their consentgo pear shaped Vrb phrs. Go wrong. E.g."Everything went pear shaped for United after Beckham got sent off the pitch."
To go on : To talk too much(Maybe about something you dont understand)gor blimey! Exclam. An oath. A corruption of God blind me!. Cf. 'cor blimey!'
Gordon Bennett! Exclam. An exclamation of anger or surprise. Has as much emphasis as most expletives despite its inoffensive nature. See associated article Gordon Bennett for etymology
Gordon Bennet! – What you say when youre amazed
go spare -Become very angry. E.g."She'll go spare when she finds her best vase broken." go straight -To renounce a life of crime
goth -1. A youth culture phenomenon, derivative of 'punk', characterized by black clothes, long spikey or straggly hair and dour outlook. Also descriptive of their joyless style of music. The word derives from Gothic.go to pot -To deteriorate.
go to the dogs -To rot, deteriorate, get worsegraft-To work hard.Hard work
grafter - A hard worker
grand - Excellent, lovely
A grand: one thousand pounds
grass: marijuana
A Grass/to grass : informer/to inform (to the police,boss etc)grasshopper-A policeman. From the rhyming slang on 'copper'
graveyard shift-Late night work.
greasy spoon -An inexpensive and poor quality cafe
greenie-Nasal mucus, or phlegm.
gridlock - A total blockage, usually refers to a traffic jam
grockle-A holidaymaker, tourist
grog : alcohol, beergrope-To feel a person in a sexual manner. E.g."I don't care if he is my boss, I'm not being groped like that no matter how drunk I am!"
grotty -Unpleasant, disgusting, shabby, of poor quality. From grotesque.
groupie -A person who fanatically follows a rock/pop band, or celebrity, around
grub: food
grubby: not clean
To have the guts: to have courage
grunge -A type of punk/metal/thrash crossover music with its encumberment of scruffy fashionsgumby -A bumpkin, country villager
Gunchester -Manchester
gunge-Thick sticky liquidgunk- Thick gooey liquid
gutted-Very disappointedguv/guvnor -A term of address for a man. Real meaning,bosshacked off - fed up, annoyed
hack (it) -To manage, cope. E.g."I'm giving up my job next week, I can't hack the stress."
hacked off -Annoyed, depressed.ha ha! -A sarcastic verbally represented laugh
hairy: difficult; dangeroushalf-arsed -Unenthusiastic, feeble, incomplete
half-inch -To steal. Rhyming slang for 'pinch'
ham-fisted - clumsy
hammered - drunkhand-job -An act of masturbation given by another person
handle-A name, a nickname
hand-me-downs -Items, usually clothes, passed on to younger members of a family when they are outgrown
hand-shandy -An act of masturbation
hang about! - Wait a moment! Hold on! said when you want t ostop what someone's saying because you don't agree or believe
hang a left/right: make a left/right turn while driving
hang out -To reside, to loiter, to pass the time
A hangout - A place for passing time
hang-up -An emotional problem, a psychological disturbance.
hanky-panky -Sex
happy as pig in shit-Very happy
happy sack -The scrotum/testicles
happy slapping-An adolescent, violent prank that involves smacking a person in the face,and filming the victims shocked reaction on mobile video phones
hard - Tough (for a person)
hard as fuck - 1Very tough(for person)
2. Very difficult (for a task)
as hard as nails -hard as fuck
hard-ass -An aggressive person.
hardcore - Something that is extreme
hardhead-An obstinate person
a hard-nut -An aggressive and tough person
hard-on-An erect penis
hate someone's guts - to hate someone alot
have it off -To have sex
have - To get the better of. ..."I'll have him for doing that to your sister", or "Your new car has had a respray, it's all rusted underneath; I reckon you've been had."
have a bun in the oven To be pregnant
have a pop at (someone) - To verbally or physically attack (someone)
have a screw loose -To be a little insane
have a turtle's head- Have an urgent need to defecate...."Hurry up! Let me in the toilet, I've got a turtle's head!"
have a whack at something- To attempt do something
have it away (on your toes) - To escape, to run away
have one's guts for garters-A threat, said usually to a youngster or child.."If you don't tidy your room now I'll have your guts for garters."
having a laugh (!) - A phrase expressed to denote incredulity at a person's statement or behaviour. Often heard pronounced in mock Cockney as 'aving a larff. E.g."You're having a laugh! There's no way I'm loaning you money with your reputation with not paying debts."headcase-A lunatic, a mentally unstable person
head-honcho-Boss
heap -A thing that is old and delapidated. Often a vehicle.
heebie-jeebies-An uneasy or very nervous feeling
hellhole -A thoroughly unpleasant place.
hen-pecked-Under the control of a domineering female,usually said of a husband.
Henry -eighth of an ounce of cannabis/marijuana.Abbreviation of Henry VIII
her indoors -wife.or possibly girlfriend
high-A pleasantly intoxicated state from drug taking
high as a kite Very intoxicated
hit - 1. An injection of a drug. ....2. A murder or violent crime
hit for six-To deal a severe blow(based on scoring in cricket)
hit list -A list of prospective victims
hit the road -to leave
hit the sack -to go to bed
hock -To pawn
hole -A despicable or undesirable place...."You're welcome to come over to mine, but it's a bit of a hole."
hole in the wall -A bank's ATM machine
hols -holidays
hoo-ha-A commotion, trouble, a row...."There was a right hoo-ha in the street last night."
hooky -Illegal,stolen
Hooray (Henry)-A young upper class man...."I'm not going in that bar again, its full of Hoorays drinking champagne
hooker: prostitute
horny: in the mood for sexhooter Noun. 1. A nose 2. breast(s)
(the) hots-A sexual desire
hot - sexy
hot-wire- To start up an engine without the aid of keys.
how goes (it)?- A greeting
how's it hanging? - How are you? (male greeting)
how's tricks? - How are you?
in a huff -A bad mood
Huff and puff : when you make noises cos youre fed up
hum -To smell bad
humongous-Very large, enormous
hump-1. To have sex 2. To shift something awkwardly. ..."We need to hump that big wardrobe down the stairs."
to have the hump- to be in a bad mood...."She's got the hump."
hunk -A sexually attractive and masculine male
hunky-dory-O.K., fine
hurl -To vomit
hyped up -Over-excited, manic
I.D.: identification
iffy -incorrect, improbable, suspicious
I'll be buggered! -An exclamation of surprise
I'll be buggered if...-There's no way...."I'll be buggered if I'm going to help him''
in: fashionable
in a bit! -Goodbye! See you later!
indie -A type of guitar orientated music derived from 'punk'. Originally an abb. of independent, being a record label not affiliated to a major label such as Sony or EMI
innit! - A questioning statement. isn't it
inside-In prison.."I've been inside for the last two years"
inside job - A crime committed against an organisation or property, by a affiliated person
in shtook - In trouble. Has various spellings such as in shtuk/stook/schtuk/schtook which comes from Yiddish
in the buff -Naked
in the club - Pregnant. A contraction of in the pudding club
in the doghouse- Out of favour. Said of a person..."My dad's in the doghouse after getting drunk last night."
into - Interests......"What are you into?"
I should cocoa! - I should say so! A London expression used with irony and often jocularly by those from outside the city
item-A couple in a steady relationship
jab - A hyperdermic injection, a vaccination
To jabber on: talk (a lot)
jack - To steal, often in relation to mugging. From hijack
jack it in (!)- Stop it!
jack shit -Nothing
jack in - Stop doing (something)...."I'm going to jack in my job."
Jack-the-lad -A male who is quick witted, a rogue who looks out for themselves
jacobs -Testicles. jacobs cream Cracker biscuits(knackers)
In a jam: In trouble
jammy-Fortunate, lucky
jam packed -Full to capacity
jam sandwich-A police car, specifically the white ones with a bright red band running horizontally along the sides
jar -A glass of beer or lager, a pint
jazz mag-A pornographic magazine
Jeez! -Exclamation of surprise, frustration. A shortening of Jesus
Jesus!- exclamation of surprise, anger, frustration
Jesus H Christ! - An exclamation of surprise, annoyance
Jesus suffering fuck! -Expressing surprise, or anger
jewels -Male genitals. 'family jewels'
jiffy-A moment, a short time. ... "Wait there a second, I'll be back in a jiffy."
jimjams -Pyjamas
jitters -Severe nervousness
jobsworth-A person who is very serious at work and strictly adheres to the rules.
Jock - A Scottish person
Joe Bloggs-A fictitious name for the average or unknown person
Joey - 1. A friend or acquaintence who is regarded a fool or weakling, and often has to bear the brunt of jokes
the john-toilet
johnny-A condom
joint -A cannabis or marijuana cigarette
joyride -A ride in a stolen vehicle
Judy -A woman, or girlfriend [Liverpool use]
Judyscuffer -A police woman[Liverpool use]
jug handles -Ears, usually implying large or excessively protruding
jugs -Breasts
jumped up-Arrogant
junkie -A heroin addict or general drug addict
K -1. A thousand, a kilogram, a kilobyte
2. Ketamine drug
kabish-Understand? Also spelt kapeesh, capeesh. An anglicization of the Italian capisci
kak-1. Rubbish, nonsense
2. Excrement
karzy- toilet
kecks/kegs -Trousers
keen as mustard -Very enthusiastic, eager
keep it zipped -Don't talk, stay quiet
keep your pecker up - To remain cheerful, to not let the situation get you down
keep tabs on-To keep informed about
keep your hair on!- Calm down! or remain calm!
ken -To know[Scottish use]
kerb crawler - A person who drives slowly to view street prostitutes, with the intention of picking one up
ker-ching! - The sound of a cash till ringing, expressed to signify monetary profit
kerfuffle -A commotion or fuss
kick (something) - To give up (something), usually referring to the giving up of addictive drugs or cigarettes... 'I've kicked the habit'
kick back: relax and enjoy
kick in- To begin(normally feelings)
kick in the arse/ass/balls/bollocks - Bad luck, an unfortunate setback
kick it-To die
kick off - To begin
kick ten bells/the stuffing ...out of someone -To severely beat up someone
kick the bucket - To die. E.g."My grandmother kicked the bucket ''
kidder- A term of address, generally affectionate use, towards someone younger. [Mainly Liverpool use]
kiddo -A form of address, for a younger person than oneself. Often used affectionately.
Kinnell! - Exclamation of anger or surprise. A contraction of 'fucking hell'
have a kip/to kip- Sleep
kipper -The face. E.g."Did you see the miserable kipper on that idiot stood at the back?" [Liverpool/North-west use.]
kisser -Mouth. Origins in boxing
kit -Clothes
klepto-kleptomaniac
knacker -To wear out, to exhaust, to ruin...."Keep hitting it with that hammer and you'll knacker it."
knackered - 1. Tired, worn out, exhausted. ..."I missed my bus, I've just walked home, I'm knackered'' ......2. Broken. "Can we come around to watch TV at yours tonight, our is knackered."
knackering - Tiring, exhausting
knackers (!)-testicles.An exclamation of disagreement or annoyance
kneecap -To cripple someone by shooting or hitting their kneecaps as a means of punishment
knee high to a grasshopper -Of a person, short in height
knees-up -A lively party
knicker-One pound sterling. Cf. 'nicker'
knob -1. The penis. 2. An idiot, an objectionable person
knocked up- 1. Tired, exhausted.....2. Pregnant
knockers -Breasts
knock for six -To deal a severe blow
knocking on (a bit)-Aged, old, often implying passed its best
knocking shop -A brothel
knock it off (!) - Stop it
knock-off- 1.To steal. 2. To stop work. ..."We're knocking off for lunch in 10 minutes, so finish what you're doing."3.knocked off-stolen
knock out - To produce, supply or sell. ...."He's been knocking out cheap sportswear on Stockport market."
knock (someone) back ... To reject someone or their suggestions. ..."I asked her for a dance, but she knocked me back and went off with my best friend."
knock (something) on the head -To stop doing (something). ..." If he doesn't knock it on the head soon, I'm going to batter him."
knock ten bells out of (someone) - To severely beat up (someone)
knock the spots off -To outdo
knock up-To make pregnant. ..." I knocked her up and now her father wants me to marry her."
knuckle sandwich- A punch in the mouth. An aging term that is still used in a light-hearted way
kooky -Crazy, eccentric.
kosher -Correct, legitimate. [Yiddish]
Kraut -A German. A shortening of sauerkraut
kushty-nice,comfortable
lace into -To attack, either verbally or physically
lacky-band- elastic band
lad - average young man with boisterous behaviour-loud and sexist
laddish-the characteristics of a young man or lad, often loud, macho, arrogant and sexist.
ladyboy-A male to female part transexual
Lady Muck -The female equivalent of 'Lord Muck'.
lager boys - Young men who over-indulge in alcohol and consequently become loutish
lagered (up) -Drunk, intoxicated through the use of lager
lager lout -A young person whose anti-social behaviour is primarily instigated by the excessive drinking of alcohol
lagged /laggered -Drunk, intoxicated with alcohol
lairy/ leary- 1. Knowing, conceited.2. Cheeky or brash.3. Flashily dressed
la-la-land -The hypothetical place where one is out of touch with reality, often after the excesses of alcohol or drugs
lambchops-Sideburns
lamp -To hit, to clout
Lanky -1. The county of Lancashire.2. The dialect of the county of Lancashire
lanky streak of piss - A tall, thin person
lardarse -A fat person
large - Excellent
large it -To be enthusiastic
lark -An activity one considers a waste of time....."I'm not at all comfortable with this abseiling lark; the climbing up is alright but coming down backwards, now that's stupid!"
Later(s) ! - Goodbye!
laughing gear-The mouth.
lay-To have sex with someone.
lay one on (someone- To hit (someone).
lead up the garden path -To mislead
leak -An act of urination...."Hold on a minute, I need to take a leak."
leave it out! -Stop it! Stop doing that!
lecky -Electricity
lefty -A socialist
leg it - To run hurriedly
legit- legitimate
legless-Very drunk
leg-over - Sex...."Did you get your leg-over with that girl last night?"
lemon squeezy...easy peasy, lemon squeezy
let one go/let (one) rip-To break wind, to fartt
(the) life of Riley- The good life....."Ever since they won the lottery they've been living the life of Riley."
lights are on but no-ones home .....Of a person, that they are alive but not in touch with reality,a person who lacks commonsense or whose attention has wandered
like a rat up a drainpipe -Very quickly
like flies on shit - quickly and enthusiastically...."She'd go into a bar and all the men would be all over her, like flies on shit."
like fuck (!)-1.Intensely, greatly, very much, speedily. E.g."We went at the decorating like fuck, and finished the whole house in 2 days."
2.An exclamation of denial...."Like fuck! I'm not doing it!"
like it or lump it-An ultimatum - either like it or put up with it, but whatever, there is no choice
like nobody's business- Totally, quickly, very well
line- A quantity of powdered drug, such as cocaine, that is chopped and presented as a line to be snorted
lip -Verbal impudence, cheek
lippy - Impertinent, mouthy, cheeky
liquid lunch -A lunch break of alcohol instead of food
little boy's/girl's room-the toilet
loaded -1. Drunk, or drugged up 2. Wealthy
load of crap - Utter nonsense, complete rubbish, worthless
(the) local -the pub near your home
lolly -Money
long streak of piss -A tall thin person
loo -A lavatory
looker-An attractive person
look like death warmed up -To look very pale and sickly
look like something the cat brought in -To look scruffy, unkempt, or in a physical mess
loon-An insane person(lunatic)
loony-1.An insane person-2.Crazy
loony-bin -Mental institution, a lunatic asylum
loopy -Mad, insane
Lord Muck-a pompous conceited man of the upper class
lose it-to become confused or out of control.
lose one's bottle - To lose courage
lose one's marbles -To go crazy, to lose control
lose one's rag -To lose control in a fit of fury, to be very angry
lose the plot - Be confused, to go off direction, whether with conversation or in your activities
love -A friendly term of address
love handles -An area and build up of fat on a person's waistline
lovely-jubbly! -Excellent! Great!
lover boy-1. A lover, an attractive man.2. A friendly term of address
low-life -Contemptible person,or a crook
lug-hole -The ear hole
lumber - To burden
lummox -A clumsy, stupid person. Often used affectionately
lump it -To suffer or endure something
lunchbox -Male genitals
lungs -breasts
lurgy -Any unspecified or indeterminate illness. Jocular use
lurve-Love. Humourous and intentional mispronunciation to suggest more passion and lust
lush-Excellent, appealing, attractive
lusty -Sexually excited
luvvie -1. An actor or actress, especially one with a flamboyant and affected theatrical manner2. A form of address. From lovey
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