Slangs - A

[Keane]

abdabs    Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs. Also very occasionally 'habdabs'. [1940s]
absobloodylutely    Adv. Absolutely.
Abysinnia!   Exclam. A jocular and intentional mispronunciation of "I'll be seeing you!"
accidentally-on-purpose    Phrs. Seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm.
AC/DC   Adj. Bisexual.
ace (!)    Adj. Excellent, wonderful.
Exclam. Excellent!
acid    Noun. The drug LSD. Lysergic acid diethylamide. [Orig. U.S. 1960s]
acid house    Noun. The dance music scene that pre-empted 'rave' in Britain, and began the long association of 'house' music and 'ecstasy'.
ackers    Noun. Money. From the Egyptian akka.
action man    Noun. A man who participates in macho activities.
Adam and Eve    Verb. Believe. Cockney rhyming slang. E.g."I don't Adam and Eve it, it's not true!"
aerated    Adj. Over-excited. Becoming obsolete, although still heard used by older generations. Often mispronounced as aeriated.
afty   Noun. Afternoon. E.g."Are you going to watch the game this afty?" [North-west use]
agony aunt   Noun. A woman who provides answers to readers letters in a publication's agony column. {Informal}
aggro    Noun. Aggressive troublemaking, violence, aggression. Abb. of aggravation.
air biscuit   Noun. An expulsion of air from the anus, a fart. See 'float an air biscuit'.
airhead   Noun. A stupid person. [Orig. U.S.]
airlocked   Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. [N. Ireland use]
airy-fairy    Adj. Lacking in strength, insubstantial. {Informal}
air guitar    Noun. An imaginary guitar played by rock music fans whilst listening to their favourite tunes.
aks   Verb. To ask. E.g."I aksed him to move his car from the driveway." [dialect]
Alan Whickers   Noun. Knickers, underwear. Rhyming slang, often shortened to Alans.
alcopop   Noun. Sweet, ready-mixed fruit drinks containing alcohol. Cf. 'tart fuel'. {Informal}
aled (up)    Adj. Drunk, intoxicated by alcohol, usually beer (ale).
alkie    Noun. An alcoholic. Also spelt alky.
all fur coat and no knickers   Phrs. Of a woman, all superficial appearance and no real substance beneath. Derog.
all mod cons   Noun. All the fixtures and fittings necessary and expected - an abb. of all modern conveniences. {Informal}
all mouth and (no) trousers   Phrs. Boastful and without just reason. E.g."You shouldn't pay any attention to him, he's all mouth and no trousers."
all-nighter    Noun. A club night or event that goes on all night.
all over the shop   Phrs. 1. In a mess, out of order, disorganized.
2. Everywhere. E.g."I've been all over the shop this morning and I can't find her anywhere."
allow (it)   Verb. Forget it, don't bother. [London use]
all time loser   Noun. A public house, a bar. Rhyming slang on 'boozer'. See 'boozer'.
all to cock    Phrs. Messed up, useless, wrong.
all to pot   Phrs. Wrong, messed up. E.g."Our whole holiday went all to pot when Dad got arrested for being drunk."
almond rocks   
Noun. Socks. Cockney rhyming slang, often shortened to almonds.
alright!    Exclam. Hello. A greeting. No answer is expected to what is inherently a question. Northern dialect has created the phonetic corruption awreet.
amber nectar    Noun. Lager. [Orig. Aust.]
anchors    Noun. Brakes. E.g."I slammed the anchors on and hit my head on the steering wheel."
ane    Noun. Abb. of anus.
ankle-biters    Noun. Children, particularly crawling babies. [Orig. Aust.]
anorak    Noun. An often socially inept person, having an obsessive interest in a hobby or subject. Usually has little or no fashion sense, and errs towards eccentricity. Originates from the 'trainspotter' look, of wearing anoraks; spending so much time at the end of station platforms in all weathersnecessitates the wearing of such attire. Cf. 'trainspotter'. Derog.
antwacky    Adj. Old fashioned. Possibly from antique(y). E.g."Oh no way! I'm not wearing those shoes, they're so antwacky." [Merseyside/West Lancashire use]
any cop   Phrs. Of value, of any worth. E.g."Have you heard their new CD? I heard it was rubbish but do you think it's any cop?" See 'cop' (adj). Cf. 'no cop'.
any road    Adv. Anyway. Also spelt anyroad. [Northern use]
apeshit    See 'go apeshit'.
apeth    Noun. A pet name for a silly person. A shortening of daft apeth. Apeth, derived from haypneeworth (half a penny's worth) but pronounced ha'p'orth.
apple (core)   Noun. 20. Cockney rhyming slang on 'score'. [1950s]
apples and pears    Noun. Stairs. Possibly the most commonly expressed piece of Cockney rhyming slang that is used as an example of such, or used in jocular mimicry. The term is infrequently heard used in genuine daily use.
April   Noun. Bottom, buttocks, 'arse'. Rhyming slang from April in Paris rhyming with arris - see 'arris'.
Archer   Noun. £2000. From the amount of money given by Jeffrey Archer to a prostitute (Monica Coughlan) to enable her to leave the country, and in order to buy her silence over services rendered. Jeffrey Archer, ex-member of Parliament and best selling author, served a prison sentence for perjury and perverting the course of justice.
argue the toss   Vrb phrs. To argue or dispute loudly and at length.
argy-bargy   Noun. Trouble, noisy quarrelling, arguing. {Informal}.
arris   Noun. Buttocks, 'arse'. Convoluted Cockney rhyming slang for 'arse'; Arris, an abbreviation of Aristotle, rhyming with bottle, and thereafter leading to bottle and glass rhyming with 'arse'. Also aris.
arrows    Noun. Darts, the equipment and the game itself.
arse    Noun. 1. The buttocks. The similar 'ass' isn't used as frequently, remaining more of an Americanism. S.e. from 1600s until mid 1800s.
2. An objectionable person.
3. A mistake, a poor job. E.g."He's made such an arse of that plastering job that I think we'll need to redo it."
Exclam. Expressing anger or frustration.
arse about /around   Verb. To mess around, to waste time.
arse about face   Phrs. Back to front.
arse about tit   Phrs. Back to front.
arse-bandit    Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.
arsed    Adj. Concerned, bothered. Usually heard in the negative sense of can't be arsed. E.g."I can't be arsed with work today, it's too damned hot."
arseface   Noun. 1. An ugly person.
2. A contemptible person.
arsehat   Noun. A contemptible person. Anglicized version of the original U.S. version, 'asshat'. Cf. 'asshat'.
arse-hole    
Noun. 1. An idiot, contemptible person.
2. The anus.
* Also spelt arsehole.
arseholed    Adj. Very drunk.
arse-lick   Verb. To grovel, ingratiate oneself.
arse-licker    Noun. A sycophant.
arse-licking    Adj. Sycophantic behaviour.
Noun. An act of sycophantic behaviour. E.g."If he keeps giving the boss an arse licking at the rate he's currently doing, then he'll be first in line for a promotion."
arse load   Noun. In large quantities, a lot of, a great amount. E.g." She's given me arse loads of paperwork to complete before lunch."
arsemonger   Noun. A contemptible person. Also arse monger.
arse-on    Noun. 1. A bad mood. E.g."Keep out of Andy's way, he's got a the arse-on."
2. A difficult task. E.g."It was a right arse on to repair it."
arse over kettle   Phrs. Fall over. Also arse over tea kettle.
arse over tip    Phrs. Fall over, head over heels. E.g."She went arse over tip on the ice outside."
arse over tit    Phrs. Meaning the same as 'arse over tip'.
arse-up    Noun. A shambles, a 'cock-up'.
Verb. To make a 'cock-up'. E.g."You wouldn't have arsed it up if you'd revised for your exam like everyone else."
arsewipe    Noun. 1. Toilet paper.
2. A contemptible person.
arsey    Adj. Moody.
article    Noun. An objectionable person. E.g."Come on, go and tidy your bedroom you lazy article."
arvo    Noun. Afternoon. See 'this arvo'. [Orig. Aust.]
as fuck    Phrs. An intensifier. E.g."It was rusty as fuck, so wasn't worth repairing."
as rare as hen's teeth   Phrs. Very rare, non existent. From hens not having teeth.
as rare as rocking horse shit   Phrs. Very rare, non existent.
as right as rain    Phrs. Satisfactory, comfortable, well.
ass    Noun. See 'arse'.
ass bandit   Noun. A homosexual male. Derog. Cf. 'arse bandit'.
asshat   Noun. A contemptible person. Cf. 'arsehat'. [Orig. U.S.]
asshole   Noun. See 'arsehole'.
ass lick / ass licker / ass licking   Verb. See 'arse lick' and associated expressions.
asswipe    Noun. Meaning the same as 'arsewipe'. [Orig. U.S.]
as the actress said to the bishop   Phrs. A jocular catch phrase that draws attention to an otherwise innocent statement by imbuing sexual innuendo. Other variations include "as the mistress said to the gardener".
Auntie   Noun. Affectionate and dated pet name for the BBC (The British Broadcasting Corporation).
Aussie kiss   Noun. Cunnilingus, from the fact that it's the same a French Kiss, but given down under.
away and shite (!)   Vrb phrs. Go away! [North-east use]
'ave it   Verb. Go for it. See 'have it'
aviation blonde   Noun. A female with hair dyed blonde. From blonde hair, black box - black box being an aeroplane flight recorder and 'box' also being slang for vagina.
avvy    Noun. Afternoon. See 'this avvy'.
away with the mixer   Phrs. Not quite in touch with reality, in a dreamy state. [Merseyside use]
awesome!    Adj. Great! Excellent! [Orig. U.S.]
awlarse   Noun. A contemptible person. Also auldarse, allarse. Possibly from old arse. [Merseyside use]
awright (!)   Adj./Adv./Exclam. An alternative spelling and pronunciation of alright (all right).
axe    Noun. A guitar.
axe wound   Noun. Vagina. Cf. 'hairy axe wound'.
Ayrton   Noun. Ten pounds (monetary). Rhyming slang for tenner, on Ayrton Senna, the motor racing driver.
ay-up!   Exclam. A greeting, hello. [Midlands/North use. Dialect]