abdabs Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs. Also very occasionally 'habdabs'. [1940s]
Abysinnia! Exclam. A jocular and intentional mispronunciation of "I'll be seeing you!"
accidentally-on-purpose Phrs. Seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm.
AC/DC Adj. Bisexual. ace (!) Adj. Excellent, wonderful. Exclam. Excellent!
ackers Noun. Money. From the Egyptian akka.
action man Noun. A man who participates in macho activities.
Adam and Eve Verb. Believe. Cockney rhyming slang. E.g."I don't Adam and Eve it, it's not true!"
aerated Adj. Over-excited. Becoming obsolete, although still heard used by older generations. Often mispronounced as aeriated.
agony aunt Noun. A woman who provides answers to readers letters in a publication's agony column. {Informal}
aggro Noun. Aggressive troublemaking, violence, aggression. Abb. of aggravation.
air biscuit Noun. An expulsion of air from the anus, a fart. See 'float an air biscuit'.
airy-fairy Adj. Lacking in strength, insubstantial. {Informal}
Alan Whickers Noun. Knickers, underwear. Rhyming slang, often shortened to Alans.
alcopop Noun. Sweet, ready-mixed fruit drinks containing alcohol. Cf. 'tart fuel'. {Informal}
aled (up) Adj. Drunk, intoxicated by alcohol, usually beer (ale).
alkie Noun. An alcoholic. Also spelt alky.
all fur coat and no knickers Phrs. Of a woman, all superficial appearance and no real substance beneath. Derog.
all mod cons Noun. All the fixtures and fittings necessary and expected - an abb. of all modern conveniences. {Informal}
all mouth and (no) trousers Phrs. Boastful and without just reason. E.g."You shouldn't pay any attention to him, he's all mouth and no trousers."
all-nighter Noun. A club night or event that goes on all night.
all over the shop Phrs. 1. In a mess, out of order, disorganized. 2. Everywhere. E.g."I've been all over the shop this morning and I can't find her anywhere."
allow (it) Verb. Forget it, don't bother. [London use]
all time loser Noun. A public house, a bar. Rhyming slang on 'boozer'. See 'boozer'.
all to cock Phrs. Messed up, useless, wrong.
all to pot Phrs. Wrong, messed up. E.g."Our whole holiday went all to pot when Dad got arrested for being drunk."
almond rocks Noun. Socks. Cockney rhyming slang, often shortened to almonds.
alright! Exclam. Hello. A greeting. No answer is expected to what is inherently a question. Northern dialect has created the phonetic corruption awreet.
anchors Noun. Brakes. E.g."I slammed the anchors on and hit my head on the steering wheel."
anorak Noun. An often socially inept person, having an obsessive interest in a hobby or subject. Usually has little or no fashion sense, and errs towards eccentricity. Originates from the 'trainspotter' look, of wearing anoraks; spending so much time at the end of station platforms in all weathersnecessitates the wearing of such attire. Cf. 'trainspotter'. Derog.
answers on a postcard Phrs. If anyone has any ideas, or a response, to the question/problem that has just been posed, please let me know? From when, during the 1970s and 80s, blank postcards were used by viewers to mail answers to competition questions posed on TV programmes, in the hope of winning a prize. The advent of SMS and phonelines ensured the end of the postcards as a means of entering competitions.
any road Adv. Anyway. Also spelt anyroad. [Northern use]
apeshit See 'go apeshit'.
apeth Noun. A pet name for a silly person. A shortening of daft apeth. Apeth, derived from haypneeworth (half a penny's worth) but pronounced ha'p'orth.
apple (core) Noun. 20. Cockney rhyming slang on 'score'. [1950s]
apples and pears Noun. Stairs. Possibly the most commonly expressed piece of Cockney rhyming slang that is used as an example of such, or used in jocular mimicry. The term is infrequently heard used in genuine daily use.
Crissy is always telling me I don't speak the language, how could I when it's made up of such wierd phrases and sayings!
For more wierd and wonderful phrases and sayings go to:-
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