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The Housing Lark choose

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[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 53: No one want to say outright, ‘To arse with that idea’. [...] Syl ain’t do one arse about saving.
at arse, n.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 48: If it wasn’t for this dilapidated sleeper, Gallows would of catch his royal arse, because he didn’t have no work.
at catch one’s arse under arse, n.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 121: Sit down quiet on the grass [...] don’t go running all over the place like a blue-arse fly.
at buzz around like a blue-arsed fly (v.) under buzz, v.1
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 58: ‘I have some chargers here, you want to try one?’ [...] Poor always anxious to get company to smoke weed.
at charge, n.2
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 41: Nobby like to crank him up.
at crank, v.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 130: He been coming to me and asking for an ease-up with the rent!
at ease-up, n.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 117: Once he start eye-gaming [...] we ain’t going to see him for a while.
at eye-game (v.) under eye, n.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 53: Fug Gallows man, look I have some chargers here. [Ibid.] 55: Why don’t you go and fug a keyhole? [Ibid.] 125: Stop fugging around with that camera.
at fug, v.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 135: ‘One hundred and twenty pounds, eight shillings and fivepence ha’penny.’ [...] Nobby whistle and dig Alfy. ‘We holding big, boy!’.
at hold, v.1
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 125: ‘I feel to piss.’ ‘Go and find a tree. I just leak against a oak over there.’.
at leak, v.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 123: Out of the blue, old-talk does start up.
at old talk, n.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 41: We used to [...] play a little rummy, you see, and coast a few beers and old-talk.
at old-talk, v.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 153: It’s better to have one of Our People collecting that ten per cent commission than any fuggup Nordic.
at my people (n.) under people, n.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 45: Somebody spot Fritz in the park pushing pram! And today he have three picc’ns.
at pickney, n.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 95: Which part you get that piece of skin, Syl?
at piece of flesh (n.) under piece, n.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 48: If it wasn’t for this dilapidated sleeper, Gallows would of catch his royal arse, because he didn’t have no work.
at royal, adj.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 39: These fellars is a set of scallywags, all they could do is waste time, gamble, and chase women.
at scallywag, n.
[WI] S. Selvon Housing Lark 54: I change my brand. I only carry Woods now – and filter tip.
at Woods, n.
[WI] R. Forrest Lark 10: No, this is Oral Roberts, helium head. Who did you think it is?
at helium-brain, n.
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