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Bomber

Language; Slang

1a. A pill or capsule of an illicit drug, especially amphetamines. See also black bombers 1b. A joint, especially a large or powerful one 2. A graffiti artist. From the verb to bomb. 3. ...

Bong

Language; Slang

A water-pipe for smoking cannabis, strictly one with a carburation hole so that the smoker can add air at will to the smoke. The typical bong is smaller than a hubble-bubble but ...

Bombed

Language; Slang

Drunk or stoned on illicit drugs. 'Bombed out of one's mind/skull' is a common elaboration. 'Harvey decided his only real option was to get bombed out of his skull; some things never ...

Bollox

Language; Slang

(British) Bad. An adjectival form of the earlier noun, used by younger speakers since 2000.

Bones

Language; Slang

1. Dice 2. (American) Money 3. The drug crack.

Break north

Language; Slang

(American) To depart, leave. A vogue term in black street slang of the 1990s, the origin of the term is obscure but may evoke the escape of a slave from the southern states. ...

Break it down

Language; Slang

(British) To enjoy oneself, act boisterously. A vogue term among teenagers and devotees of dance floor and acid house culture from the end of the 1980s. The term, per- haps American ...