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popular song cited in Studies in Sl. Pt 2 (1989) 112: We’ll hoist Old Glory to the top of the pole; / And we’ll all re-enlist—in a Pig’s asshole.at in a pig’s arse! (excl.) under pig’s arse!, excl.
popular song cited in Studies in Sl. Pt 2 (1989) 112: We’ll hoist Old Glory to the top of the pole; / And we’ll all re-enlist—in a Pig’s asshole. Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 19: few adv. Used in place of little. ‘Are you sorry to leave?’ ‘A few.’.at few!, a, excl.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 3: june around To be busy but not accomplish anything. ‘I have been juning around all day and haven’t a thing done.’ (Cf. junin’, running fast. An onomatopoetic word, from the humming noise made by june-bug).at june around, v.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 12: beat the cars To excel.at beat the cars (v.) under beat, v.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 12: beat four of a kind […] Actively, intensely, to a high degree. ‘I was studying to beat four of a kind.’.at to beat four of a kind (adv.) under beat, v.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 6: beaut, or bute. n. A beauty. Sometimes used in an ironical sense. He is a beaut, equivalent to he is a pretty fellow.at beaut, n.1
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 4: beef 1. vi. To make an unsuccessful bluff.at beef, v.1
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 4: beef [...] 2. n. An error; an awkward blunder.at beef, n.2
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 10: bird [...] 3. a. Beautiful, stylish. ‘Isn’t that a bird hat?’.at bird, adj.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 10: Why didn’t you come when you said you would? You’re a bird, you are.at bird, n.1
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 10: bird 1. n. Something especially nice, beautiful, or admirable. Applied to both persons and things to indicate a high degree of excellence or fitness. ‘That’s a bird of a suit you have on.’ ‘That horse is a bird.’ 2. n. Frequently used in an ironical sense. ‘You’re a bird to let her get ahead of you like that.’ [Ibid.] 11: dickey bird Same as ‘bird,’ q.v.at bird, n.1
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 15: blinker n. Eye.at blinkers, n.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 18: blooming a. 1. Very good; first rate.at blooming, adj.2
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 8: blug n. [Perhaps a contamination of blood and plug (both of the same meaning).] One who is very stylish, or who has a good position in society.at blug, n.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 18: bolt [...] 2. n. An absence from class.at bolt, n.1
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 18: bolt 1.v. To absent oneself from class; said both of students and instructors.at bolt, v.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 4: bone or bohn [Prob. from bone in allusion to the knuckle, cf. knuckle down. Perhaps derived from the name of the publisher Bohn.] 1. vi. To study diligently for a considerable space of time. 2. vt. Thoroughly to prepare a lesson, usually followed by prep. out or up.at bone, v.3
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 4: bohn or boner n. A hard student.at boner, n.2
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 5: brick n. spirit, courage right feeling.at brick, n.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 3: bum […] 2. An excursion, the object of which is fun.at bum, n.4
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 14: get on the cars To begin; to make a start.at get on the cars (v.) under car, n.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 12: cave v. To give up; to weaken; to confess.at cave, v.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 16: cheek [...] 2. v. Cheek it through. To assume an air of confidence.at cheek it through (v.) under cheek, v.1
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 17: cheese n. 1. An ignorant, stupid person.at cheese, n.1
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 17: cheesy a. A vague term of depreciation.at cheesy, adj.2
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 5: chiselly a. Referring to things unpleasant; disagreeable.at chiselly, adj.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 12: chromo n. 1. Something better than the average. ‘That essay is a chromo.’ [This use probably dates from the time (about twenty-five or thirty years ago) when chromos were somewhat rare and thought to be beautiful].at chromo, n.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 12: chromo n. […] 2. A homely person. 3. A vague term of derision.at chromo, n.
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 5: chub n. [Derivation from cherub suggested.] Child, baby.at chub, n.1
Student Sl. in Cohen (1997) 10: clam. n. [...] 2. A stupid person.at clam, n.1
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