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Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be choose

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[UK] F. Norman Fings II i: So it’s dahn to flogging clothing-coupons – one fer ’alf a note.
at half a note, n.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: What you got? You know damn well wot I got – sweet fanny adams.
at sweet Fanny Adams, n.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: Betcha a jacks yer don’t do a short time between yer.
at jack’s (alive), n.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: Take this cockle round to Vernon’s. See it gets there an’ all.
at cock and hen, n.
[UK] F. Norman Fings II i: Collins I’d do that Meatface if I could lay my hands on him. Paddy You and whose Army!
at you and whose army?, phr.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: Aht on the streets bashin’ / May bring the old cash in.
at bash, v.
[UK] F. Norman Fings II i: I’ve seen worse than ’er on the bash.
at on the bash under bash, v.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: Fer two bleedin’ pins, I’d belt ’em rahnd the lug’oles.
at belt, v.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: Wot abaht that time I took you out on a bender?
at on a bender (adj.) under bender, n.2
[UK] F. Norman Fings II i: On top of all this bovva, me accountant goes right bent.
at go bent (v.) under bent, adj.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: Tosher comes in. He is the ponce, wide boy, big mouth, coward, humorist, flash dresser, all in one.
at bigmouth, n.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: Rosey and Betty, his particular ‘birds’, are having a hard time on account of the new ‘Street Offences Act 1959’.
at bird, n.1
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: Get it yerself, I’m not yer blinking tea boy.
at blinking, adj.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: In the old days you two wouldn’t ’ave reigned five minutes before someone slung a glass of vitriol in your boat.
at boat, n.2
[UK] F. Norman Fings I Prologue: Just take it from me that a bobby knows best.
at bobby, n.1
[UK] F. Norman Fings II i: You wouldn’t know how to be anything else but a bogey.
at bogey, n.1
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: I feel dead lucky – reckon I could earn meself a bomb.
at bomb, n.
[UK] F. Norman Fings II i: Drinks all round. Pass round the booze, Paddy.
at booze, n.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: Girls Thinkin’ abaht boozin’ / Boys Thinkin’ abaht whorin’.
at boozing, n.
[UK] F. Norman Fings II i: I may have been boracic lint, but I was still alive.
at boracic (lint), adj.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: I’m not doing villainy no more. I don’t want no bovva.
at bother, n.
[UK] F. Norman Fings II i: Some bounder broke in last night and stole a whole lot of things.
at bounder, n.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: ‘I see you’ve still got yer old overcoat on.’ ‘Course I ’ave. Brass monkey wevver, ain’t it?’.
at brass monkey, adj.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: Well, I’ll tell yer why. It’s because of bums like you.
at bum, n.3
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: I’ve got ter bung the law their wack tonight an’ all.
at bung, v.1
[UK] F. Norman Fings II i: ’E says the only time Collins gets busy is when someone is puttin’ the bung in.
at put the bung in (v.) under bung, n.1
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: ’E’s ’avin’ a right old bunny with Fred.
at bunny, n.2
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: I fink I’ll shoot down the snooker ’all and see if there’s anyfing buzzing.
at buzz, v.1
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: Red plush is just too camp, ain’t it?
at camp, adj.
[UK] F. Norman Fings I i: And who told yer where to find that geezer wot carved you the first time?
at carve, v.
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