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Ane

Language; Slang

(British) The backside, anus, a term used by schoolchildren since the 1990s. By extension, the word can also refer to a foolish or unpleasant individual.

Angel

Language; Slang

Cocaine. The term was recorded with this sense among clubbers in the UK in 2000.

The Andrew

Language; Slang

(British) The navy. A dated term, which is a shortening of 'Andrew Miller' (or 'Andrew Millar'). The eponymous Andrew is said to have been a press-ganger whose name was taken as a nickname for a ...

(American) Excited or agitated. This term from black street slang, which can also indicate excited anticipation, may derive from an ampoule (of a narcotic) or from 'amphetamine(d)', but is equally ...

Alan Whickers

Language; Slang

(British knickers) Panties. The terms are non- working-class rhyming slang, heard among young people, particularly students, in the 1970s and 1980s. The reference was to Alan Whicker, a well- known ...

’ampsteads

Language; Slang

(British) Teeth. Cockney rhyming slang referring to the London beauty spot Hampstead Heath. The term (which is still heard) is invariably used with the dropped aspirate. a lovely set of 'ampsteads ...

Arsehole to breakfast time

Language; Slang

(British) 1. Completely disorganized, 'at sixes and sevens'. A picturesque, if fundamentally meaningless expression sometimes heard in Britain, especially in the north of England. It's no good, it's ...