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(con. 1950s–60s) in Little Legs 115: He was a good fence. Never pissed about.at piss about, v.
(con. 1950s–60s) in Little Legs 115: He was a good fence. Never pissed about. (con. 1950s–60s) in Little Legs 97: I’ll sort this punk out [...] Hang about.at hang about!, excl.
(con. 1950s–60s) Little Legs 192: ace, an £1.at ace, n.
(con. 1950s–60s) Little Legs 1: I’ve had a lot of aggravation to put up with.at aggravation, n.2
in Little Legs 195: jack a till (abb. for Jack and Jill).at jack (and jill), n.
in Little Legs 1: Gotta survive, duck and dive.at ducking and diving, n.
in Little Legs 198: walking the pony, or taking the pony for a walk going to the lavatory (rhyming slang for pony and trap, having a crap).at walk the pony (v.) under pony (and trap), n.
(con. 1950s–60s) in Little Legs 73: Give us a cock and hen.at cock and hen, n.
in Little Legs 192: apples stairs (abb. for apples and pears in rhyming slang).at apples (and pears), n.
(con. 1950s–60s) in Little Legs 12: He knew how to make the bees and the honey.at bees (and honey), n.
in Little Legs 39: It doesn’t matter how much muscle you’ve got [...] you’ve gotta have the bottle as well.at bottle (and glass), n.
in Little Legs 194: frog road (abb. for frog and toad in rhyming slang).at frog (and toad), n.
(con. 1950s–60s) in Little Legs 196: noughts and crosses a criss-cross slashing with a razor, sometimes to the face, but more often to the buttocks.at noughts and crosses, n.
in Little Legs 192: blister sister.at skin-and-blister, n.
(ref. to WWII) in Little Legs 24: Later we had the V2 rockets which we called the ‘arse-alights’ because they had flames coming out of their backsides.at arse-alight (n.) under arse, n.
in Little Legs 192: aunt maria fire.at Aunt Maria, n.2
in Little Legs 17: There was an old battleaxe of a cook.at battle-axe, n.1
(con. 1950s–60s) in Little Legs 91: Babes [...] that’s none of your business.at babes, n.
(con. 1950s–60s) in Little Legs 105: He was what we call bad medicine.at bad medicine (n.) under bad, adj.
in Little Legs 192: banana tube used for snorting cocaine.at banana, n.
(con. 1950s–60s) in Little Legs 25: Don’t bang me up ’cos I gets claustrophobia.at bang up, v.2
in Little Legs 194: half a bar ten shillings (a word dating back to pre-decimal currency days, and now used less frequently).at half a bar (n.) under bar, n.1
in Little Legs 192: behind the ramp someone in authority; prison officers; housing officers; policemen behind a reception desk – the ramp is the obstacle between them and the citizen.at behind the ramp under behind, prep.
in Little Legs 165: There are bent screws in every nick.at bent, adj.
Little Legs 21: ‘You’re too young for this!’ ‘Wanna bet?’.at want to bet? under bet, v.
in Little Legs 3: The Old Bill came round to get him.at Old Bill, n.
in Little Legs 146: Sid put his bins on to write out the bets.at bins, n.2
(con. 1950s–60s) in Little Legs 91: They’ve got to do the bird, carry the weight, and change the nappies.at bird, n.4
in Little Legs 192: bit of stick £5.at bit of stick (n.) under bit, n.1
Little Legs 147: I had to use a blade.at blade, n.
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