Green’s Dictionary of Slang

to become bankrupt.

c.1786		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue ms. additions n.p.: Whereas. To follow a hwreas, to become a Bankrupt, the notice given in the Gazette that a commission of bankruptcy is issued out against any trader, always beginning with the word whereas.
1788, 1796		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue (2nd edn) n.p.: To follow a whereas; to become a bankrupt, to figure among princes and potentates: the notice given in the Gazette that a commission of bankruptcy is issued out against any trader, always beginning with the word whereas. He will soon march in the rear of a whereas.
1811		Lex. Balatronicum [as cit. 1788].
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.

see fuck-me shoes under fuck-me adj.

1. curls that hang over a woman’s shoulder.

1862		Times 21 Jan. 10/1: Vagrant ringlets straying over the shoulder, better known by the name of ‘follow me, lads’.
1862		Herald (Melbourne) 8 July 67: What with, short petticoats of startling chromatic glories; what with coquettish hats, with their bewitching feathers lying [...] round the head and down against the neck [...] or the long streaming ringlets, better known as ‘Come, follow me, lads,’ which angle for hearts as fishermen angle for trout.
1863		Belfast Morn. News 3 Apr. 3/5: The other day some Paterfamilias, writing to the Times, stigmatised the long curls which some young ladies wear over-the-shoudlers [...] by the name of ‘Follow-me-lads!’.
1867		Warwick Argus (Qld) 23 July 4/4: The New York Home Journal says that Prayer-books are used in the High Church places of worship in that city with small looking-glasses fitted inside the covers, so that ladies whilst occupied with their devotion may at the same time be satisfied that their chignons are properly adjusted, their follow-me-lads all clear, and their bonnets in trim.
1872		Spectator n.p.: Follow-me-lads are not in themselves very pretty, though, like any other fashion, they become the Princess, and they are exceedingly costly [F&H].
1890		Australasian (Melbourne) 10 May 3/5: There were also girls and women [...] with prodigious ostrich feathers in their hats, tremendous earrings, and lockets of yellow Australian gold, and a trailing curl of the description known as a `follow-me-lads' pendant from the nape of the neck.

2. (Aus.) dangling hair ribbons.

1867		Leader (Melbourne) 5 Oct. 3/1: [advert] Ladies ‘follow-me-lads’ with bells, also plain, fancy beaded and jet follow-me-lads, half-price.
1908		Eve. Jrnl (Adelaide) 6 June 3/5: There is a long ribbon tied round the throat with ‘follow-me lads’ ends that fall upon the skirt at the back.
1921		Table Talk (Melbourne) 7 July 4/3: Pretty little headdresses are fashioned of narrow ribbon, with a cascade of long loops hanging down at one side or the back. Some have ends which hang down below the waist at the back. This is a very old fashion revived, for it was worn when the Empress Eugenie set the styles, when they were flippantly referred to as ‘Follow me lads’.
1931		Sthn Mail (Bowra, NSW) 2 May 3/1: Fancy seeing a woman wearing a chenille net, a panier, ‘follow-me-lads,’ chignon, crinoline [etc].
1950		Wkly Times (Melbourne) 16 Aug. 42/3: On more practical lines were the Beehive berets - a new variation of a popular shape, and the real `Gibson Girl' boater of scarlet shiny straw with long follow-me-lads intended to be worn tucked into the belt in front.

3. in attrib. uses of sense 2.

1931		Chon. (Adelaide) 5 Feb. 65/2: After that the priest solemnly blessed two wreaths of orange blossom and myrtle tied with bows of white ribbon with follow-me-lad ends, which he placed on the heads of the bride and the groom.
1931		Advertiser & Register (Adelaide) 17 Mar. 14/6: The lady's pensive appearance is somewhat belied by the rakish angle of her fly-away hat, of the type which Queen Alexandra made popular with the ‘Follow-me-lad’ streamers.
1960		Aus. Women’s Wkly 23 Mar. 13/4: For gala nights, tie the bow with long follow-me-lad ribbon tails and sew a tiny posy on each streamer end.

(US black) to lead a law-abiding life, whatever temptations may exist to the contrary.

1983

R. Klein Jailhouse Jargon and Street Sl. [unpub. ms.].

1. to ejaculate twice without withdrawal.

1984

Partridge DSUE (8th edn) 416/2: C.20.

2. to soil one’s underwear by mistake.

1927		‘J.M. Hall’ Anecdota Americana I 143: ‘At the foorth hole I left a poop.’ ‘That can happen to all of us,’ his friend again said. ‘I ken, I ken, but I followed through,’ said Sandy.
1993		I. Welsh Trainspotting 24: Ah fart, and instantly follow through, feeling the wet sludge in ma pants.
2000		N. Griffiths Grits 17: Colm lifts one arse cheek an lets out a loud fart before he leaps up an sprints bow-legged to thuh bog yelling: — shite! Av follered fuckin through!
2016		N. Cummins Adventures of the Honey Badger [ebook] Mercifully it [i.e. breaking wind] finally stopped, but only due to the high chance of a follow-through.