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Ass-bandit

Language; Slang

(American) A North American and Caribbean version of arse bandit.

Ball

Language; Slang

(American) 1. to have sex (with). An American term which, apart from a brief vogue in the hippy era, has rarely been used in Britain or Australia. Originally an item of black argot, it ...

Bag man

Language; Slang

1. Someone who collects or looks after money made illegally. An underworld and police term originating in the USA between the world wars and first applied to those sent by ...

Bald-headed hermit

Language; Slang

(American) The penis. A humorous euphemism now used typically by adolescent males, although the expression seems to have originated in educated British slang of the 19th century. (Also, ...

Ball-breaker

Language; Slang

1. A very aggressive, dominant or demanding woman 2. An excessively hard taskmaster or martinet 3. an exhausting, demanding task. Compare ball-tearer All these terms were adopted in ...

Ball and chain

Language; Slang

A spouse, usually one's wife. This jocular phrase was heard in English-speaking areas throughout the 20th century and is still sometimes used ironically.

Bag off

Language; Slang

(British) 1. To have sex 2. To be sexually promiscuous or unfaithful. A working-class usage heard particularly in the north of England since the late 1990s.