Green’s Dictionary of Slang
whale, n. 1. an important or influential person. 2. an exceptionally large or fat person. 3. an exceptional performer in any given discipline; also ironic use; thus a whale at/on ; whale of a... under whale n. 4. an exceptionally brilliant scholar. 5. usu. as a whale for..., a fanatic, an obsessive, a fan of. 6. an exceptionally heavy bettor.
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whale, v.1 1. to hit, thrash or trounce; also fig. use. 2. to hit (rather than beat) an object. 3. to act well, to do something especially well; thus whaling n. and adj. 4. to attack. 5. to act aggressively, fast.
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whale, v.2 to live as a vagrant; often as whale up the Lachlan v.
whale the (living) daylights out of
(v.)
see whale the — out of someone under whale v.1 under daylights, n.
Waler, n. 1. a horse reared in the colony and exported to India; also attrib. 2. a native of New South Wales.
whale in the bay
(n.)
1. someone who has money to spend and uses it on the assembled company. 2. ‘a major influence at work behind the scenes’ (Wilkes). under whale, n.
whale of a lot a large amount of, a great deal of. under whale, n.
whale of a time
(n.)
a riotous evening, an extremely enjoyable occasion; occas. negative use. under whale, n.
whale and whitewash
(n.)
fish in white sauce. under whale, n.
whale belly
(n.)
a steel coal-car. under whale, n.
whale rider
(n.)
a male prostitute specialising in highly overweight clients. under whale, n.
whales on toast
(n.)
sardines on toast. under whale, n.
whale down
(v.)
to eat furiously. under whale, v.1
whale on
(v.)
to beat (cit. 2000 refers to aggressive sexual intercourse). under whale, v.1
whale the — out of someone
(v.)
to beat viciously. under whale, v.1
whale away, v. to attack or work at something vigorously, esp. when vocalizing a point; usu. as whale away at.
whalebone lay, n. using a piece of whalebone daubed with an adhesive to rob a shop till.
whaled, adj. drunk.
whale down, v. see under whale v.1
whale into/it, v. see whale away v.
whale on, v. see under whale v.1
whaler, n.1 anything considered large of its kind.
whaler, n.2 a tramp, a vagrant.
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whaler’s delight
(n.)
brown sugar mixed with cold tea to make a thick paste. under whaler, n.2
whaler, n.3 see Waler n.
whales on, adj. obsessed with, devoted to.
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