Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Five hundred years of the vulgar tongue

‘Quite simply the best historical dictionary of English slang there is, ever has been […] or is ever likely to be’​ — Journal of English Language and Linguistics

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cocum, adj. [mid-19C–1900s] 1. resourceful, cunning; also as adv. 2. sensible. 3. sorted out; arranged satisfactorily.

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