W n.3
1. (UK Und.) a warrant for arrest, search etc.
Thieves Slang ms list from District Police Training Centre, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwicks 12: W: Warrant. | ||
Entrapment (2009) 131: Without a penny, without a friend. And a W on my forehead. | ‘Watch Out for Daddy’ in||
Walk on the Wild Side 67: ‘I got a W on me, Jack.’ ‘I’ll see the law-folks don’t snatch you, Kitty.’. | ||
Bang To Rights 167: But if I don’t go [to the parole officer] they put a W out for me then I’ll get nicked again. | ||
Signs of Crime 206: ‘W’, a A warrant to arrest or search. | ||
He Died with His Eyes Open 71: If you do find there’s a W out for you, it could be because you wouldn’t cooperate with me. |
2. a win.
Ball Four 166: [W]e won 10-9 and I ended up with my first big W, as we baseball players call it. | ||
Money-Whipped Steer-Job 205: I was happy for Buddy Stark, grabbing himself a W like that, his first victory of the year. | ||
Game 193: [I]t was too late to cop the W and too late for the big comeback. |
3. (US) something first-rate, excellent.
femalenetwork.com 23 May 🌐 W (pronounced as /dub/) [...] means to catch a win. It's the antithesis of L or a loss. How to use it: "That deal is such a W! Get it before anyone does! ". |