Slangs - O

[Keane]

oats    
Noun. 1. Sperm, with regard to being seeds. Used in phrases such as sow one's oats, which essentially alludes to procreation but at its most basic to having to sexual intercourse.
2. Sex. The informal phrase get ones oats meaning to have sex. E.g."You look a bit happy! Did you get your oats last night?"
odd-fish    Noun. An eccentric or unusual person.
odds    Noun. Loose change. Probably short for odds and sods. [Merseyside use]
odds and sods    Noun. Bits and pieces, miscellaneous items.
offer someone out   Vrb phrs. To challenge someone to a fight.
off it    Phrs. See 'off one's head'.
off one's box    Phrs. 1. Intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. E.g."I was so off my box last night that when my brother walked in the room I didn't recognise him." Cf. 'out of one's box'.
2. Out of one's mind, crazy.
off one's chump    Phrs. 1. Very intoxicated, by alcohol or drugs.
2. Insane, crazy. See 'chump'. E.g."He's off his chump if he thinks I'm going to let him run off with my wife!"
off one's face    Phrs. Very intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. Cf. 'out of one's face'.
off one's head    Phrs. 1. Insane, mad.
2. To be extremely intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
off one's rocker    Phrs. Insane, crazy.
off one's tits   Phrs. Very drunk or intoxicated with drugs.
off one's tree    Phrs. 1. Insane, mad.
2. To be extremely intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
off one's trolley    Phrs. 1. Crazy, insane. Late 1800s. [Orig. U.S.]
2. Very intoxicated.
offy    Noun. A shop that sells alcohol. An abbreviated form of off licence. Also spelt offie.
oggin   Noun. 1. Sea. [Navy use]
2. Water. [Navy use]
Oh my giddy aunt!    Exclam. A mild exclamation of surprise.
...oholic    Suffix. A suffix added to emphasise the nature of a person with regard to one of their obsessive or compulsive qualities, taken from the commonly used alcoholic. Terms such as chocoholic and sexoholic are frequently heard. E.g."It's pointless calling for Jim before midday, he's a sleepoholic."
oik    Noun. An unsophisticated, uncultured and objectionable person. Derog.
oil painting    Noun. An attractive thing. Usually in the negative as 'no oil painting'. See 'no oil painting'.
oily   Noun. A cigarette. From the rhyming slang 'oily rag', meaning 'fag'.
oi oi savaloy !   Exclam. 1. A greeting or attention seeking exclamation. Cockney? [Mainly London use]
2. Used to get attention. [Mainly London use]
o.j.    Noun. Abb. of orange juice. [Orig. U.S.]
old bag    Noun. An disagreeable, elderly woman. Derog.
old banger    Noun. A delapidated old car.
old bean   Noun. A form of address. E.g."Hello old bean, how are you today?"
(the) old bill   Noun. The police. Often shortened to 'the bill'. [1950s]
old boiler   Noun. 1. An unnattractive woman. Derog.
2. Wife. Derog.
old boot    Noun. An objectionable, aging, unattractive woman. See 'boot'. Derog.
old chap   Noun. Affectionate term for one's penis. Cf 'old fellow', 'old man', 'lad'.
old cock   Noun. Affectionate term of address for a man. Also 'old cocker'.
old cocker   Noun. A form of address, usually for a man. Occasionally shortened to 'cocker'.
old fart   Noun. An elderly, old fashioned and tedious person. Derog. See 'fart'.
old fellow   Noun. Affectionate term for one's penis. Cf 'old chap', 'old man', 'lad'.
old fruit   Noun. A term of address.
old hat   Adj. Old fashioned.
old lady    Noun. Mother, girlfriend or wife.
old man    Noun. 1. Father, boyfriend or husband.
2. Affectionate term for one's penis. Cf 'old chap', 'old fellow', 'lad'.
Oliver (Twist)   Noun. Fist. Rhyming slang. E.g."Put up your Olivers and let's sort this once and for all."
Adj. Drunk. Rhyming slang for 'pissed'. See 'pissed'.
on    Adj. Euphemism for the menstrual cycle. E.g."No! I don't want sex tonight, I'm on. OK?"
on a mission   Phrs. Seeking a good time.
on a promise    Phrs. To have been promised sexual intercourse by someone, usually one's partner.
once-over    Noun. An inspection, a quick look over something or someone. E.g. "I was giving it the once over when the phone rang."
one-eyed trouser-snake    Noun. The penis. Often shortened to 'trouser snake'.
one for the road    Noun. A final alcoholic drink before setting off on one's journey.
one in the departure lounge   Noun. In need of an act of defecation. E.g."Stop the car! I need the toilet, I've got one in the departure lounge."
one-night stand    Noun. A brief sexual fling.
one-off   Adj. Occurring only once. E.g."This is a one-off model, a concept car made by the same team who designed the Lotus Elite."
Noun. A singular occurrence of an activity, or production of a thing. E.g."This party is a one-off, as we can't afford to have another one this year."
one over the eight   Phrs. Drunk, intoxicated by alcohol. E.g."Can someone get a taxi for Alex, he's had one over the eight and needs to go home now."
one sandwich short of a picnic   Phrs. Eccentric, insane, odd. Also as two sandwiches short of a picnic.
...one's tits off    Phrs. An addition to certain verbs to add emphasis. E.g."I laughed my tits off when I saw his new haircut, it was ridiculous!"
on one   Phrs. Acting in a slightly crazed way. E.g."I'm going home. Andy's on one and he's annoying me."
on one's Jack    Phrs. Alone. Rhyming slang from Jack Jones. See 'Jack (Jones)'.
on one's tod    Phrs. Alone. Rhyming slang from Tod Sloan, the name of an American jockey.
on the batter   Phrs. Drinking alcohol, or having a drinking session. [Orig. Irish?]
on the blink    Phrs. Of machinery, or technology, not working efficiently or temporarily out of order.
on the blob   Phrs. Menstruating.
on the broo   Phrs. Unemployed, claiming unemployment benefits. Also on the burroo. [Scottish use]
on the cadge   Phrs. Begging. {Informal}
on the dole   Phrs. Receiving social security benefits. {Informal}
on the drip   Phrs. Paying by installments, on hire purchase. Cf. 'on the never never'.
on the fiddle   Phrs. In the process of cheating, or defrauding. See 'fiddle'.
on the game    Phrs. Working as a prostitute. [Mid 1900s]
on the hoy   Phrs. Out getting drunk with friends. [North-east use]
on the job    Phrs. Having sexual intercourse.
on the lash   Phrs. Out getting drunk. E.g."We're on the lash tonight lads, so bring plenty of cash."
on the never never   Phrs. Paying by installments, on hire purchase. Cf. 'on the drip'.
on the Pat and Mick    Phrs. Taking time off work due to sickness. Rhyming slang for on the sick. See 'Pat and Mick'.
on the piss    Phrs. Making an event out of getting drunk. E.g."He's got a hangover after going out on the piss last night."
on the pull    Phrs. Seeking a partner for sexual intimacies. E.g." We're off on the pull tonight, so have a bath and wear your best suit."
on the Q.T.   Phrs. On the quiet, secretly.
on the rag   Phrs. Menstruating.
on the razz / razzle   Phrs. Indulging in alcohol, partying, generally having a good time. A shortening of on the razzle-dazzle. E.g."I'm buying a new shirt; we're off out on the razzle tonight."
on the rob    Phrs. The act of thieving. E.g."You don't want to employ him! He's just like his older brother, always on the rob."
on the scrounge   Phrs. Seeking to obtain something at the expense of or through the generosity of others. E.g."Keep out of the way of Steve, he's on the scrounge for some cash." {Informal}
on the tap    Phrs. Meaning the same as 'on the pull'. See also 'tap off'.
on the wagon    Phrs. Teetotal, abstaining from alcohol.
on your bike!   Exclam. Go away!
oojah    Noun. A 'what's its name ?', a thing whose name has been forgotten. Often extended with other humorous additions, e.g. "An oojah ma bob", or "An oojah ma thingy."
oose   Noun. Fluff. [Scottish use]
order of the boot    Noun. Dismissal. E.g."I can't afford to go out tonight, my boss gave me the order of the boot yesterday."
oscar   Adv. Later. Rhyming slang on Oscar Slater. [Glasgow use]
O.T.T.    Phrs. Abb. of Over The Top, meaning excessive, beyond that which is acceptable.
our kid    Noun. 1. One's younger brother or sister. {Informal}
2. Affectionate term for a friend. {Informal}
out    Adj. Openly living as a homosexual. See 'closet.'
Verb. To declare publicly the homosexuality of someone. Very popular direct-action of the 'Gay' community in the 1990s, in an attempt to bring a higher profile to homosexuality.
out of it   Phrs. Very intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.
out of one's head    Phrs. 1. Mad, crazy.
2. Intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. Cf. 'off one's head'.
out of one's box /tree   Phrs. See 'off of one's box'.
out of order    Adj. Of a person or their behaviour, unfair, unacceptable, or wrong. E.g."Did you see that girl screaming at her mum in the church? She was well out of order."
out of puff   Phrs. Out of breath. {Informal}
out on one's arse   Phrs. Thrown out, discarded without further consideration. E.g."Any more noise during the ballet performance and you'll all be out on your arse."
out on the town   Phrs. An evening indulging in the nightlife of a town or city. {Informal}
outtie   Noun. A navel, belly button, that protrudes. Cf. 'innie'.
out to lunch    Phrs. A euphemism for insane, or crazy. {Informal}
over my dead body!   Exclam. There is no way that I will let that happen! An emphatic rejection.
over the shoulder boulder holder   Noun. A brassiere, bra. Jocular usage. Cf. 'boulder holder'.
over the top    Phrs. Extremely exaggerated, outrageous, beyond a joke. Cf. O.T.T. {Informal}
ow do!   Exclam. Hello! How do you do! [Northern use]
owt    Pron. Anything. E.g."Is there owt on TV worth watching?" [Northern dialect]
oxo (cube)   Noun. The London underground transport system. Rhyming slang on the underground's common name, the Tube. [London use]
oxygen thief   Noun. An elderly person. Derog.