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[UK] (con. c.1935) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 57: ‘I’ll rip ’im from earhole to breakfast,’ Johnny snarled.
at from arsehole to breakfast (time) under arsehole, n.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 260: They come from all over the world: Kiwis, Aussies, Yanks.
at Aussie, n.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 244: Balls to ’em [...] balls to the whole bloody world.
at balls to...! (excl.) under balls!, excl.
[UK] (con. c.1935) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 81: ‘I’m not frightened of any old bible-basher’.
at bible-basher (n.) under bible, n.
[UK] (con. c.1935) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 83: ‘After that little black bit o’ stuff? Are you?’.
at bit of stuff, n.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 187: Everyone who wants anythink that’s rationed, they get it on the black’.
at black, n.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 188: ‘If I stay up there on me own for long, I’ll start doin’ me bonkers’.
at bonkers, adj.
[UK] (con. c.1950) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 304: Leading Tel Acutt [...] shouting in mock seriousness ‘Rum for bum, anyone? Rum for bum?’.
at bum, n.1
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 143: Blind Billy’s got it all worked out so ’e won’t carry the can back.
at carry the can (for) (v.) under can, n.1
[UK] (con. c.1950) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 313: ‘Then ’e put Maisie in the pudd’n club agen’.
at pudding club, n.
[UK] (con. c.1950) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 340: Feeling the weight of the ’dusters in his pockets.
at duster, n.1
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 251: Letters, typed on blue or pink or yellow flimsies according to the department.
at flimsy, n.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 278: Jimmy pulled out the bottle. ‘Look out [...] ’e’s glassed up’.
at glassed up (adj.) under glass, n.2
[UK] (con. c.1950) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 15: The con-men who sold one gold brick too many.
at goldbrick, n.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 186: ‘Wakey-wakey [...] an’ put your socks on.’ They smiled at the omission from the traditional Naval reveille.
at hands off (your) cocks, feet in (your) socks under hand, n.1
[UK] (con. c.1935) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 78: ‘You shut your ’ole up’ [...] ‘I’ll shut yours in a minnit!’.
at shut one’s hole (v.) under hole, n.1
[UK] (con. c.1935) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 22: Jeering shouts of ‘Ikey Moses’ and ‘Big-’ead’.
at ikey-mo, n.
[UK] (con. c.1935) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 83: ‘Jew-lover, ain’cha? Like the yids an’ the kanga’s, don’cha?’ The Jews were known as Yiddishers, and in rhyming slang as kangaroos.
at kangaroo, n.2
[UK] (con. c.1950) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 15: The kite-flyers whose ink flowed too easily over other people’s cheque books.
at kite-flyer (n.) under kite, n.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 260: They come from all over the world: Kiwis, Aussies, Yanks.
at Kiwi, n.
[UK] (con. c.1935) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 32: They went into the Court on their way to Brick Lane. Jimmy loved going down the Lane when it was crowded.
at Lane, the, n.
[UK] (con. c.1935) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 33: Somebody would probably lift something from their pockets.
at lift, v.
[UK] (con. c.1935) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 23: ‘Vhy you fightink? [...] is all meshuggeh’.
at meshuga, adj.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 247: ‘The ole nasty...if you let’em you’re no good, an’ if you don’t let ’em you’re even worse’.
at nasty, n.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 217: ‘A little drop o’ stout’ll put lead in ’is pencil’.
at put lead in one’s pencil (v.) under pencil, n.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 260: Some of the prossies have got together [...] and started an unofficial club.
at prossie, n.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 122: Boy-boy quietly slipped three one-pound notes into his father’s hand. ‘Push the boat out, old’n’.
at push the boat out (v.) under push, v.
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 98: ’E stopped rakin’ round the streets with the other kids.
at rake, v.1
[UK] (con. WW2) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 237: ‘She’s on a rodger wi’ the lodger’.
at roger, n.2
[UK] (con. c.1935) R. Poole London E1 (2012) 102: ‘Look at the state o’ that shirt — a schmutter’.
at schmutter, n.
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