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Boom

Language; Slang

1. (American) a stereo cassette player, particularly one fitted in a car. A teenagers' term recorded in California in 1987. 2. a party. A teenagers' term in use in Britain and the USA ...

Boob

Language; Slang

(British) Jail. An item of prison slang from the 1990s, probably a shortened version of booby hatch in the sense of an institution in which one becomes crazy.

Bum

Language; Slang

1. to cadge or scrounge. From the noun form bum meaning a down-and-out or beggar. This use of the word is predomi- nantly British. Can I bum a cigarette from you, man? 2a. (British) to ...

Acid

Language; Slang

1. LSD-25, the synthetic hallucinogenic drug. From the full name, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide. This has been the standard term by which users refer to the drug since its first popularity in ...

Acid test

Language; Slang

A party or informal ritual at which a group of people take food and/or drink laced with LSD. The expression and the practise were originated by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, a group of ...

Acid house

Language; Slang

A youth cult involving synthetic electronic dance music (house) and the taking of euphoric hallucinogens such as ecstasy and LSD (acid). This fashion, celebrated in clubs and large ...

Acey-deucy

Language; Slang

(American) Both good and bad, of uncertain quality. The term is at least pre-World War II, but is still heard occasionally, espe- cially amongst middle-aged or elderly speakers. It ...