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Alms-house

Language; Slang

(British) Rude, disrespectful. This item of British street slang of the late 1990s is a variant form of arms. The reference is unclear, but the expression may have arisen in Caribbean ...

Almond rocks

Language; Slang

(British) Socks. A London rhyming-slang term which is still in use. (Almond rock cakes were a popular working-class treat early in the 20th century.)

Altered

Language; Slang

Drunk, a joky euphemism from the notion of being '(in an) altered state'. An item of student slang in use in London and elsewhere since around 2000.

All that and a bag of chips

Language; Slang

(America) An elaboration of all that in use among college students since the late 1990s Wow, that movie was all that and a bag of chips.

(British) 1. The anus. Asshole in American English. 2. The arsehole of the universe / earth / world an extremely unpleasant place, especially one that is dirty, smelly and hot, but now by extension ...

Arseholed

Language; Slang

1. British very drunk. A popular word among students, younger members of the armed forces and other heavy drink- ers from the 1960s to the present. The image is of someone ...

Arsehole

Language; Slang

1. British to 'crawl', flatter or curry favour in a nauseating way. Typically used at work about a fellow employee, this is probably inspired by the now dated expressions 'arsehole-crawler' or ...