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[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric I 24: You brutal cowardly bully.
at brutal, adj.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric I 25: ‘Cavè, cavè!’ whispered half a dozen voices.
at cave!, excl.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric I 51: The ‘cribbing’ [...] was more flagrant than ever in the Upper Fourth.
at crib, v.2
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 291: We must cut for it.
at cut for it (v.) under cut, v.2
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 217: ‘Stop, I’ll pay,’ said Eric. ‘What’s the damage?’.
at damage, n.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric I 36: What do I care? puppy, you want taking down too.
at take someone down (a buttonhole) (v.) under take down, v.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric I 216: My eye, shouldn’t we catch it!
at my eye(s)!, excl.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 218: ‘Faugh!’ said Eric.
at faugh!, excl.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 249: You know how often he tries to stick up for Rose.
at stick up for, v.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric I 121: Halloa! here’s a rumpus! [Ibid.] 134: ‘Hallo!’ said Russell, looking at his watch, ‘it’s half-past six.’.
at hello!, excl.1
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric I 25: What’s that to you? I’ll kick you too, if you say much.
at what’s it to you?, phr.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 105: Somebody must keep cavè.
at keep cave (v.) under keep, v.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 217: All serene; give us two bottles of beer — on tick, you know.
at you know, phr.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 227: You don’t want to make the whole school such a muffish set as the Rosebuds, do you?
at muffish (adj.) under muff, n.2
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 222: You’re a couple of confounded muffs!
at muff, n.2
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric I 111: Oh! he’s been rowing us like six o’clock.
at row, v.1
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric I 105: We’re making a regular knock-me-down shindy.
at shindy, n.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 230: I’m not going to spout.
at spout, v.1
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 215: ‘There’s only old Stupid,’ whispered he, irreverently designating an under-master named Harley.
at stupid, n.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 230: Here! before you’re all done with your swilling [...] I’ve got a health.
at swill, v.
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric II 217: All serene; give us two bottles of beer — on tick, you know.
at on tick under tick, n.3
[UK] F.W. Farrar Eric I 149: Will you have a whiff, Monty?
at whiff, n.
[UK] T. Pratchett Eric (2002) 56: ‘If you try and knock me off, demon, you can wossname your ear goodbye.’ [...] ‘Why do you keep saying wossname?’ said Rincewind. ‘Limited wossname. Doodah.’.
at wossname, n.
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