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Adam

Language; Slang

The drug MDA; methyl diamphetamine. Adam is an acronym from the initials, used by middle-class Londoners during the vogue for the drug since the mid-1980s. MDA is more commonly known to ...

Ackers

Language; Slang

(British) Money. The word, which has been in armed-forces and working-class use since the 1920s, was revived, in common with synonyms such as pelf, rhino, etc., for jocular use since the ...

Adam and eve

Language; Slang

To believe. Well-established rhyming slang which is still heard among working class Londoners and their middleclass imitators, usually in the expression of astonishment 'Would you ...

A lawyer, literally one who specialises in claiming on behalf of accident victims. The phrase is also applied, facetiously or critically, to any lawyer who is known for sharp practise or unethical ...

Alpha geek

Language; Slang

(American) The most technically proficient and/or knowledgeable member of a group. The term, usually but not invariably applied to males in an office or work-group, is inspired by the categorising ...

Amber fluid

Language; Slang

Beer, Australian lager. A facetious euphemism used by Australians in the 1970s which was popularised in Britain first by Barry Humphries' Barry McKenzie comic strip, then by TV advertise- ...

Amp

Language; Slang

1. An ampoule (of a narcotic). An obvious shortening used by drug abusers. I scored a couple of amps of meth[edrine]. 2. An amplifier. A common shortening used by musicians and hi-fi enthusiasts ...