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Brown-nose

Language; Slang

To flatter, behave sycophantically (towards), or a flatterer or sycophant. A vulgarism common in all English-speaking countries at least since World War II. 'Brown-noser' is an alternative ...

Brownie points

Language; Slang

Credit for good deeds, an imaginary award for virtuous actions. An American colloquialism which has caught on in Britain since the late 1970s.

Brownie

Language; Slang

(British) A Scotch, drink of whisky. A word used by middle-class and usually middle-aged drinkers.

1. A best friend or good person. Used by males to other males, usually as a greet- ing or a term of endearment. In this sense the term probably spread from black American street gangs in the 1950s ...

Acid head

Language; Slang

A user, especially a heavy or habitual user, of the drug LSD. The terms are not pejorative and were used from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s by takers of LSD or other hallucinogens about ...

Ace out

Language; Slang

(American) 1. to outmanoeuvre, outwit or defeat 'I had it all figured, but those guys aced me!' (The A Team, US TV series, 1985) 2. to succeed, win or score very highly She aced / aced out the test.

Acid trip

Language; Slang

A period under the influence of the drug LSD or acid (which produces an altered state of awareness and, sometimes, hallucinations). The experience lasts 4–6 hours at an average dose.