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Away with the pixes

Language; Slang

Distracted, absent-minded, in a reverie. The first version of the phrase is common in Scottish usage, the second is more often heard in Australia. Both derive ultimately from ...

A touch of the tarbrush

Language; Slang

(Having) a skin colour which suggests a trace of black or coloured ancestry. This euphemism, often heard in a discriminatory context, originated in the mid-19th century, when it was ...

Attitude

Language; Slang

(American) A bad attitude, antisocial behaviour, sullen hostility. This use of the word without 'an' or 'the' probably derives from the black American prisoners' shortening ...

Ass-kicker

Language; Slang

(American) An aggressive person, a disciplinarian; someone who kicks ass. An armed- forces term which has been adopted by students and school pupils, among others.

Asshole buddy

Language; Slang

(American) A very close friend or ally, a 'bosom pal'. A term that is used in both jocular and unfriendly contexts. It was coined by, and is usually about, heterosexual men.