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[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 318: Must be shittin’ bricks.
at shit a brick, v.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 308: I ain’t fannyin’ about fer the likes o’ you.
at fanny about, v.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 151: Pluto Noak, Gilbert Swinyard and Pete Redmarley bottled out.
at bottle out (v.) under bottle (and glass), n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 83: Black Swan Green might not be the arsehole of the world, but it’s got a damn good view of it.
at arsehole of the universe (n.) under arsehole, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 232: It’s arse-kicking we need, not grass-kicking.
at kick ass, v.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 363: Even before her stroke, she was a little ... away with the fairies, like.
at away (with the fairies) (adj.) under away, adj.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 128: Mum and Dad’s last barney when Mum smashed the plate.
at barney, n.2
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 74: That were the bullock’s bollocks.
at bee’s knees, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 96: He’s on another of his benders.
at on a bender (adj.) under bender, n.2
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 146: Our navy men thought the Falkland Islanders were a bunch of inbred bumblers [...] like Benny the dimwit handyman from Crossroads on TV. They even started calling the islanders ‘Bennies’.
at benny, n.5
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 255: Where in blazes did you three clowns get to?
at how the blazes! (excl.) under blazes, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 346: The BBC only spot secret meanings [i.e. in songs] after the dimmest duh-brain in Duffershire’s got it.
at dur-brain, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 44: Life must be pretty brill for Julia.
at brill, adj.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 367: If you’re from Brum, you’re a Brummie. Brum’s Birmingham.
at Brum, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 80: ‘Oh, bum,’ I said.
at bum!, excl.1
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 95: Forget yer breakfast, yer bumboys!
at bum boy (n.) under bum, n.1
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 4: If I ever admitted that [I’d rather have been born a girl] out loud I’d get bumhole plumber scrawled on my locker.
at bum plumber (n.) under bum, n.1
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 272: ‘Where’s yer bumfluff, Taylor?’ Ant Little peered at my upper lip.
at bum-fluff, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 364: Wilcox had a bust-up with his girlfriend.
at bust-up, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 98: Thought I might go and take a butcher’s.
at have a butcher’s (at) (v.) under butcher’s hook, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 114: Looked like you cacked yer cacks!
at cack, v.1
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 80: This isn’t just about smoking a humble cancer stick.
at cancer stick (n.) under cancer, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 303: That’s what this whole blue-arsed carry-on’s about.
at carry-on, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 58: He should be the head honcho oarsman chappie.
at chappie, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 279: Cut yer a deal, my chavvo.
at chavy, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 29: If you chicken out you’re a homo.
at chicken (out), v.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 41: I was going to chuck you if you’d failed.
at chuck, v.2
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 31 3: Anglesey couldn’t resist it! Floorin’ Red Rex and cleanin’ him out.
at clean out, v.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 260: She’s only in the club, ain’t she [...] Preggers!
at in the club (adj.) under club, n.
[UK] D. Mitchell Black Swan Green 91: ‘Okay, Prick Cheese, you say where.’.
at cock cheese (n.) under cock, n.3
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