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The Virgin Soldiers choose

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[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 13: I do like to have a little play with myself in the night.
at play with oneself (v.) under play (at)..., v.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 41: You’ve been there?
at been there, phr.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 80: If you think I’m going along to let every beery corporal [...] belch into my face, then I’m not.
at beery (adj.) under beer, n.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 48: Thumbs up, we’ll beat the Germans, or the Bongos, or whoever.
at bongo, n.1
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 38: Young and showing their busts and bums under their shiny tight satin and silks.
at bum, n.1
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 14: They came with little chits, certificates and notes, from sympathetic medical officers.
at chit, n.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 28: He wasn’t going to have that little cow sitting in front of a mirror all day.
at cow, n.1
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 21: A harmless mechanic [...] quietly furgling another WRAC in the long elephant grass at the side of the garrison road.
at furgle, v.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 50: I was up till two this morning gobbing on this toecap.
at gob, v.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 72: I’ll have you all! [...] Just see! Just see!
at have, v.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 15: Kids who can’t get home to Mum quick enough.
at kid, n.1
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 60: They were supposed to be smart, the Nips.
at Nip, n.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 16: He’s got a blockage. Up here, in his nut.
at nut, n.1
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 84: We’ll have one then [...] then we’ll go down to Singapore.
at one, n.1
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 18: They were talking about it like a couple of poncing chorus girls.
at ponce, v.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 40: He wants to buy pussy cat. But I not sell it.
at pussycat, n.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 38: You queer or sommat?
at queer, adj.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 62: The one in Manchester was a raver.
at raver, n.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 39: If you fancy it you get ’er to take you ’ome and give you a rumble.
at rumble, n.2
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 65: ‘Yes, go on, Sarge,’ they all chorused foolishly like children.
at sarge, n.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 63: No scrapping in ’ere.
at scrap, v.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 16: The poor sod is incapable of getting the next order out.
at sod, n.1
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 10: I was going to have a swill, but it’s too late now.
at swill, n.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 84: That half-wit Taffy [...] singing about Wales and all that crap.
at Taffy, n.
[UK] (con. 1948–52) L. Thomas Virgin Soldiers 39: There’s some I wouldn’t touch even with mine.
at wouldn’t touch it with yours under touch, v.1
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