Slangs - S

[Keane]

sab    Noun. Abb. of saboteur. The 'sab'/'sabbing' terms gained prominence during the 1980s with the increased activity in animal rights and hunt saboteurs.
Verb. To sabotage.
sabbing    Noun. An act of sabotage. E.g."We're off sabbing the ICI animal labs in Cheshire tomorrow so bring your lawyers phone number."
sack    Noun. 1. Bed. E.g."Let's hit the sack, I'm exhausted." See 'hit the sack'. [Orig. U.S.]
2. Dismissal from employment.
Verb. To dismiss from employment. E.g."I was sacked because of my poor time keeping. I was consistently late arriving at work in the mornings."
sack (something) off   Verb. To put an end to something. E.g."I sacked the relationship off at the end of last year. She was sleeping around and spending all my money."
sack-it    Verb. Stop it, put an end to something.
sad    Adj. 1. Unfortunate, pitiful or pathetic. E.g."Geoff's so sad, getting his tongue pierced just because it's fashionable."
2. Objectionable.
sad arse    Noun. 1. A pathetic person. Derog.
2. General insult for someone who acts contemptuously.
saddo    Noun. A pathetic or contemptible person.
sad sack   Noun. A miserable, pathetic person. Derog. [Orig U.S.]
safe!   Exclam. 1. An expression of agreement, OK! Agreed!
2. Thanks!
3. A form of greeting.
safe as houses   Phrs. Very safe, secure, something assured. {Informal}
saft   Adj. Stupid, soft. [West Midlands use]
salad dodger   Noun. A fat person. Derog.
salmon and trout   Noun. Tobacco, cigarettes. Rhyming slang on 'snout'. See 'snout'.
salmon canyon   Noun. The vagina.
same to you with brass knobs on!   Exclam. A dismissive and contemptuous retort.
sand grown   Noun. A person born in one of the West Lancs coastal towns, e.g. Blackpool, Morecombe etc. Also a sand grown 'un.
S. and M.    Noun. Sado-masochism. Abb. of sadism and masochism. The sexual pleasure derived from inflicting and receiving pain.
sand niggar   Noun. An Arab, or more widely a person from the Middle East. Derog/Offens.
sandwich   Noun. A sexual threesome.
Sapphic    Noun. Of or like a lesbian.
sanger    Noun. A sandwich. [Orig. Aust/Irish]
sarky    Adj. Abb. of sarcastic.
sarnie    Noun. A sandwich. {Informal}
sauce    Noun. Alcoholic drink. E.g."He's going to feel bad in the morning, after 12 hours on the sauce."
saucepan (lid)   Noun. 1. A child. Rhyming slang on kid.
2. A Jew. Rhyming slang on yid. Offens
sausage    Noun. A penis.
sausage fest   Noun. An event or situation that has a disproportionately large number of male participants in comparison to female, or an event that is wholly male based. Use of sausage refers to the penis. Cf. 'sausage party'. [Orig. U.S.]
sausage fingers   Noun. Clumsy and imprecise fingers, usually applied to when mistyping on computer keyboards. E.g."Sorry about the spelling mistakes; I must have had sausage fingers when I was typing."
sausage jockey   Noun. A homosexual male. Derog. [1990s]
sausage party   Noun. See 'sausage fest'.
sausage sandwich    Noun. 1. A sexual act involving one man and two women.
2. A masturbatory act involving the penis being sandwiched between a woman's breasts.
savvy    Adj. In the know, well informed.
S.B.D.   Noun. A silent breaking of wind that is particularly foul smelling. Abb. of Silent But Deadly. [1960s]
S.B.V.   Noun. See 'S.B.D.' Abb. of Silent But Violent.
scabby   Adj. Unpleasant, distasteful, rotten.
scaffy *   Noun. A refuse collector, street cleaner. [Scottish use]
Adj. Cheap, low value, undesirable. [Scottish use]
* Also, occasionally scaffie.
scag    Noun. Heroin, the opiate. Also spelt 'skag'.
scally *   Noun. 1. A miscreant, an irresponsible, self-assured lout, usually male. Abb. of scallywag. This derogatory term has been in prolific use from the early 1990s.
2. A person, usually young, who typically wears casual, brand-name sportswear, such as Nike, Addidas and Reebok etc., baseball caps, and boots, often Rockport. Usually associated with town/city dwellers.
* Scally was also a term for a Liverpudlian youth, used in and around Liverpool itself and was possibly the forerunner of the current expression, however the use of it in this form is now rare.
scam    Noun. A trick or con. [Orig. U.S./1900s]
scammels   Noun. Prominent and erect female nipples. An abbreviated form of scammel wheel nuts. Scammel, a manufacturer of heavy and industrial vehicles.
scanties    Noun. Female underwear. From their often exiguous nature.
scared shitless   Adj. Very frightened. See 'shitless'.
scare shitless   Verb. To terrify. See 'shitless'. E.g."I was scared shitless when he jumped out at me wearing a Freddy Kruegar mask."
scaredy-cat    Noun. A person who is frightened. Mainly adolescent use, often employed as a taunt. Derog.
scare the pants off (someone)   Vrb phrs. To terrify (someone). E.g."When I saw the muscles on him it scared pants off me."
scare the shit out of (someone)   Vrb phrs. To terrify (someone).
scarper    Verb. Go, often hurriedly, to escape. Abb. rhyming slang from Scapa Flow. E.g."He grabbed her handbag and scarpered before anyone had the chance to tackle him."
scat queen    Noun. A gay male who indulges in sexual acts involving faeces. Scat is derived from scatology. Cf. also 'curry queen', 'pissy queen' and 'dinge queen'.
scatty   Adj. Absent-minded. Possibly from scatterbrained. {Informal}
scav   Noun. Abb of scavenger.
Verb. To scavenge.
schemie    Noun. A disparaging term for a person from a Scottish council estate, called a scheme. Derog. [Scottish use]
schizzo    Noun. Abb. of schizophrenic but more generally applied to a person showing mental problems and incapabilities. Pronounced skitzo. Derog.
schlep    Verb. To tiresomely lug around, to do lots of leg work. Also spelt 'shlepp'. The term gained popularity in Britain during the late 1980s. {Informal} [Yiddish]
schlong   Noun. Penis. Also spelt shlong. [Yiddish]
schmooze    Verb. To chat intimately and in a flattering manner.
schoolboy howler   Noun. A very stupid mistake, one considerably worse than a 'howler'. Cf 'howler'. {Informal}
schpiel   Noun. Persuasive talk. Cf. 'spiel'.
schtum    Adj. Quiet, silent. Also spelt schtoom, stumm. E.g. "Keep schtum about it, we'll get into trouble if the boss finds out!" [Yiddish]
scive /scive off   Verb. To evade doing one's work or duties. Less common spelling of 'skive'.
scoff    Verb. To eat. {Informal}
Noun. Food. {Informal}
sconner   Noun. A person without pubic hair.
scooby   Noun. 1. A clue. Rhyming slang on 'scooby doo', the cartoon character. E.g."I haven't got a scooby why she went into a rage, I was only 1 hour late for dinner."
2. A Suburu car. Rhyming slang from 'scooby doo'.
scoops   Noun. Pints of beer, drinks. [Orig. Irish]
score    Verb. 1. To obtain illicit drugs. [Orig. U.S. 1930s]
2. To achieve a liason with a sexually desirable person.
Noun. In money, 20 pounds sterling.
Scouse    Adj. Of, or, from Liverpool. Derived from the name of a local stew, an abb. of lobscouse.
Scouser    Noun. A person from Liverpool, a Liverpudlian. See 'scouse'.
scrambled    Adj. Confused. E.g."Strewth, my head's scrambled from all those drugs."
Also applies to one's hearing, E.g."What did he say ? My ears were on scramble."
scrag    Verb. 1. To throttle, strangle.
2. To handle roughly.
scram   Noun. 1. Food. Cf. 'scran'. [North-west use]
2. A scratch. [South Wales use]
Verb. 1. To depart quickly. Frequently used in the imperative. [Orig. U.S.]
2. To scratch, with claws or fingernails. E.g."It's my own fault the cat scrammed me, I was teasing it." [South Wales use]
scran    Noun. Food. [Northern use. Late 1800s]
scrap    Noun. A fight or quarrel. {Informal}
scratcher   Noun. Bed. [Mainly Irish use?]
scratter   Noun. 1. A slovenly dressed person, a dirty person, perhaps of low intelligence and having little culture. Derog.
2. A contemptible person.
scream blue murder   
Vrb phrs. To make an outcry of anger or exasperation. E.g."The crowd was screaming blue murder and baying for the head of George Bush, who they blamed for the death of their families and children."
screaming abdabs    Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. E.g."He's got the screaming abdabs since failing his driving exam 6 times." Cf. 'abdabs' [1940s]
screw    Verb. 1. To copulate. E.g."Yeah I think they like each other, they screwed all night and kept us awake with their noise." [1800s]
2. To cheat, to swindle.
Noun. 1. A act of sexual intercourse.
2. A prison officer.
screw around    Verb. 1. Be sexually promiscuous. E.g."I screwed around all through my teens and only stopped when I got married." [Orig. U.S.]
2. To idle away time. E.g."We've been screwing around, watching TV, drinking, playing pool."
screwed   Adj. 1. In trouble, in a hopeless situation. E.g."We need to think how we can keep him quiet, cos if he goes to the police we're screwed."
2. Cheated, tricked, swindled.
screwing   Noun. Sexual intercourse.
screw loose    Noun. See 'have a screw loose'.
screw the arse off   Vrb phrs. 1. To copulate vigorously and with great enthusiasm. Cf. 'fuck the arse off.'
2. To drive a car or vehicle aggressively or hard. E.g."I screwed the arse off the hire care for 200 miles and got caught speeding 3 times."
screw up    Verb. To ruin, mess up. E.g."Don't screw up your life with jugs! No sorry, I meant drugs."
Noun. A failure, a 'cock-up'.
screw you!    Verb. A rebuke such as 'get lost' or 'fuck you'.
scrike    Verb. To cry. Also skrike. E.g."She scrikes that much she actually takes a box of tissues to the cinema." [Northern Dialect]
scrikey    Adj. Tearful. [Northern use]
scrote    Noun. 1. A contemptible person.
2. An abb. of scrotum.
3. A young criminal. Derog. [Police use]
scrotty   Adj. Unpleasant, dirty.
scrubber    Noun. A coarse and sexually amenable or promiscuous woman. Derog.
scrub round   Verb. To avoid or disregard (something). E.g."If you haven't got the time to complete the task, scrub round the latter part." {Informal}
scrub up well   Vrb phrs. To dress up smartly and clean, in comparison to normally. E.g."Dont worry about me showing you up, I scrub up well and won't be wearing my jeans."
scruff   Noun. An unkempt or dirty person. {Informal}
scruffs   Noun. Less important clothes in which one relaxes or completes tasks likely to dirty or ruin them. E.g."I can't come for a meal immediately, I'm still in my scruffs."
scrummy    Adj. Delicious, pleasant, occasionally sexually appealing. Derived from the informal scrumptious.
scrump   Verb. To steal fruit from a garden or orchard. {Informal}
scuffer   Noun. A policeman. [Liverpool use]
scum    Noun. A worthless person or persons. Derog. {Informal}
scumbag    
Noun. 1. A despicable or objectionable person.
2. A sleazy person. Derog.
* Orig. meaning a condom, a contraceptive sheath.
scumbucket    Noun. Meaning the same as 'scumbag'.
scummer   Noun. A person from Southampton. Derog. [Portsmouth use]
scundered   Adj. To be embarrassed. E.g."I was totally scundered when my girlfriend caught me playing with myself." [Irish use]
scunt   Noun. A contemptible person.
scupper   Verb. To thwart, to prevent from succeeding. E.g."Don't scupper your chances of passing your driving test by having a beer first." {Informal}
scut   Noun. A sexually promiscuous woman. [Merseyside use?]
scutch    Verb. Sting or smart from a slap. [Runcorn/North-west use]
scuzzbucket    Noun. 1. A despicable or objectionable person. Derog.
2. A sleazy person. Derog.
scuzzy    Adj. Filthy, dirty, unkempt.
seconds out   Phrs. Usually stated by a third party, and jocularly announcing the imminent onset of trouble between two parties. From boxing.
see a man about a dog    Vrb phrs. An euphemism to avoid telling of your true destination, often in reply to an awkward question. Is commonly used as a euphemism for going to the toilet.
seeing to    Noun. 1. A sexual act. E.g."I wouldn't mind giving her a good seeing to."
2. A beating.
seen!   Exclam. OK! Understood! Right! [London use]
see you next Tuesday   Phrs. A veiled insult, working on the approximate creation of the acronym, CUNT. From See (C) you (U) next (N) Tuesday (T).
semi    Noun. A half erect penis; abb. of semi-erection. [1990s]
sen   Pron. Self, or oneself. Usually in expressions such as yoursen, yourself. E.g."Did you carry that huge box all by yoursen?" [Yorks use/dialect]
senga   Noun. A young, poorly educated female who wears casual sportswear and is of working class upbringing. The female equivalent of a 'ned'. Derog. Cf 'chav'. [Scottish/Glasgow use]
seppo   Noun. A person from the U.S.A.. Abbreviated and altered form of 'septic', see below.
septic    Noun. A person from the U.S.A.. From the rhyming slang septic tank meaning Yank.
set of wheels    Noun. A vehicle or a wheeled means of transport.
seven shades of shit   Noun. That which can be beaten out of someone - see 'beat seven shades of shit out of someone'.
sex on a stick   Noun. A sexually attractive, slim, woman.
sex on legs   Noun. A sexually desirable person, usually applied to women.
sex wee   Noun. Ejaculate, semen.
shade   Adj. Unfair, questionable, disreputable, dubious. Probably from shady.
shaft    Verb. 1. To fornicate. Male terminology. [1940s]
2. To con, treat unfairly.
Noun. The penis.
shag    Verb. 1. To copulate, to have sex. Less coarse than 'fuck'. E.g."The first night we met we shagged all night." [1800s]
2. To wear out, to break. E.g."You'll shag it up if you keep hitting it with that hammer."
Noun. 1. An act of fornication.
2. A hassle. E.g."It's such a shag, having to get the early train; I'm not even usually awake at that time in the morning."
3. A term of address for a friend. [Staffordshire use]
shagbag   Noun. A sexually amenable or available woman. Derog.
shaggability   Noun. A measure of a person's sexual desirability. Also shagability. E.g."He had a general air of shaggability about him, he was truly gorgeous!"
shaggable    Adj. Sexually desirable. Also shagable.
shagged    Adj. Worn out, exhausted. Also often combined with out or up. E.g."I'm shagged out after my 26 mile run."
shagging   Noun. Sexual intercourse.
shag out   Verb. To wear out, to tire out. E.g."He shagged out the engine by forgetting to top up the oil."
shagtastic   Adj. 1. Sexually desirable, sexy.
2. Excellent, wonderful, by extension of meaning 1. E.g."It was a shagtastic Ferrari."
shake a leg !    Exclam. Hurry up! Move! E.g."Come on you two, shake a leg! We have to get to the station before 6."
shake hands with the unemployed   Vrb phrs. To urinate, male usage.
shambolic   Adj. In a mess, disorganised, mismanaged. {Informal}
shan   Adj. Unfair. [North-east use]
Shanks's pony    Noun. On foot, walking. E.g."Looks like we've missed the bus, so it's Shanks's pony or wait another hour for the next bus." {Informal}
shant   Noun. A drink, usually alcohol.
Sharon and Tracy    Noun. A disparaging name for females considered to be working class, unintelligent and vulgarly dressed, generally below the social standards acceptable to the user of the phrase. Each name can be heard used individually to imply the same. Derog.
sharpish    Adj. Quickly. E.g."You had better hurry to shops pretty damned sharpish, before they close"
shat    Verb. To have defecated, the past tense of 'shit'. E.g."I shat my pants when I saw the size of him, he was very scary."
shattered   Adj. Worn out, exhausted. {Informal}
shaven haven   Noun. A depilated pubic region, usually of women, and viewed as sexually desirable.
Shaz/Shazza   Noun. A form of the name Sharon, see 'Sharon and Tracy'. Can be derog.
shed   Noun. Something dilapidated. Cf. 'shed on wheels'.
shedded    Adj. Very intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
shed load (of something)    Noun. A large quantity of (something). E.g."If you want tunes, go down Oldham Street, there's a shed load of record shops there."
shed on wheels   Noun. A dilapidated vehicle. Cf. 'shed'.
sheepshagger    Noun. A ruralised person. Derog.
sheet   Noun. Paper money, monetary notes. E.g."My new computer cost me 800 sheets."
shell out   Verb. To pay up, to hand over, usually money. E.g."I shelled out over £1000 for that holiday." {Informal}
sherbet    Noun. An alcoholic drink. Also sherbert. E.g."I think we should go down to the bar, get in some sherbets and then hit a nightclub."
sherbet (dab)   Noun. A taxi. Rhyming slang on cab. (1990s?)
sherman   Noun. An act of masturbation. Cockney rhyming slang. Sherman tank, rhyming with 'wank'. [1940s]
sheila   Noun. A woman. Stereotypical but jocular use when impersonating Australians and their vernacular. [Orig. Aust.]
shift   Verb. 1. To move quickly. E.g."You should have seen him shift when I told him they were giving away free beer downstairs." {Informal}
2. To consume large amounts of drink or food. {Informal}
shift oneself   Verb. A request to move oneself. Used in imper. E.g."Will you shift yourself so I can vacuum the lounge." {Informal}
shift one's arse   Vrb phrs. To move out of the way or to hurry up. E.g."Come on, shift your arse and help me tidy up, my parents will be here soon."
shirt    Noun. A male nightclubber whose ideal night out will be to drink excessively, make sexual advances towards women and complete the night with a drunken brawl. Invariably their attire includes a dressy shirt, often without a tie.
shirtlifter    Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.
shirty   Adj. Ill-tempered. E.g."Pete got all shirty with me when I didn't invite him for dinner." {Informal}
shit (!)    Noun. 1. Faeces.
2. An act of defecation.
3. A contemptible person.
4. Rubbish, nonsense, a bad thing.
5. Cannabis or marijuana.
6. Miscellaneous items. E.g."Come on, get your shit together, the taxi's due in 5 minutes."
Verb. To defecate. E.g."I do my best thinking when I'm on my own, actually usually when I'm shitting."
Exclam. An exclamation of frustration or anger.
shit-a-brick!    Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or annoyance.
shit-all    Adj. Nothing at all. Cf. 'fuck-all', 'sod-all'.
shitbag    Noun. A contemptible person.
shitbox   Noun. 1. The anus.
2. A contemptible thing, place or person.
shit bricks    Vrb phrs. To be terrified, very scared. Cf. 'shit one's pants' and 'brick it'.
shite    Noun / Verb. See 'shit'. [Orig. Northern use. 1800s]
shit eater   Noun. A contemptible person. Also shiteater.
shitehawk   Noun. 1. A despicable person.
2. A seagull.
shitepipe   Noun. The anus. [Mainly Scottish/Northern use]
shiter   Noun. The anus. A variation on 'shitter' (noun 1).
shitey    Adj. See 'shitty'.
shit-face    Noun. A contemptible person.
shit-faced    Adj. 1 Drunk, intoxicated. [1940s]
2. Intoxicated with drugs.
shit for brains    Noun. A particularly stupid person, a contemptible person.
shit-head    Noun. An contemptible person.
shit heap   Noun. Of an object or place, dirty, unsightly, unreliable, of poor quality. Cf. 'heap of shit'.
shit hits the fan    Phrs. As 'when the shit hits the fan', it warns that severe consequences will be felt when the results of actions are discovered. Alternatively, in such phrases as "the shit will hit the fan when she discovers the truth". See 'when the shit hits the fan'.
shit-hot    Adj. Excellent, the best, extremely good.
shithouse    Noun. A messy or dirty domicile. Originally a shithouse was an externally accessed toilet, before the advent of an inside lavatory.
shitless   Adj. Very frightened. Usually preceded by the word bored or scared. See 'scared shitless' and 'bore shitless'.
shit load (of something)    Noun. Many, a large number of. Also shitload. E.g."It was a great New Year party - there was shit loads of free wine and some really lovely people."
shitloads   Adj. A large amount.
shit on (someone)    Verb. To betray, to land someone in trouble. E.g."I know it was you who shitted on him, so don't pretend you're his best friend"
shit on a stick (!)   Exclam. Expression of surprise.
Noun. Something, or someone, important or exceptional. E.g."Go buy that new tune, it really is shit on a stick."
shit one's pants    Vrb phrs. To be terrified. Used metaphorically for when in extreme terror the bowels are uncontrollably voided. E.g."He was shitting his pants when he heard the police had warrant out for his arrest."
shits    Noun. Diarrhoea. E.g."I can't come out tonight, I've got the shits."
shit-scared    Adj. Very frightened. Cf. 'shit bricks'.
shit-stabber    Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.
shitstain    Noun. A contemptible person. Derog.
shit stirrer    Noun. An insidious gossip, a person whose malicious actions cause problems for others.
shit stirring    Noun. Trouble making, for the sake of it.
shit stoppers    Noun. 1. Very narrow, tight fitting jeans. [North use]
2. Tracksuit bottoms with elasticated ankles. [North use]
shitter    Noun. 1. The anus.
2. A toilet.
3. A contemptible person.
shit the bed !   Exclam. An exclamation of surprise.
shitting hell !    Exclam. An exclamation of surprise, annoyance or frustration. Almost invariably it'll be heard pronounced shittin'ell.
shit-tip   Noun. A mess. E.g."Tommy, you're not going to Macdonalds until you tidy your bedroom, it's a bloody shit-tip!"
shitty    Adj. 1. Worthless, trashy.
2. Covered in faeces.
3. Dirty, filthy.
4. Contemptible, despicable.
5. Uncomfortable, unpleasent. E.g."We had a shitty night's sleep."
6. Insignificant, trivial. E.g."It was a shitty little car that could only seat 4 people, and uncomfortably at that."
shlepp    Verb. See 'schlep'.
shock horror!    Exclam. That's not surprising. An ironic exclamation.
shonky   Adj. Dubious, unreliable, underhand. [Orig. Aust./N.Z.]
shoot!    Exclam. A euphemism for 'shit'. [Orig. U.S.]
shoot blanks    Verb. Of a man, to be sterile. Also phrased as fire blanks.
shoot off   Verb. To leave quickly, to hurriedly go. E.g."I'm just going to shoot off down to the post office before it closes."
shoot one's load    Vrb phrs. To ejaculate semen. E.g."He shot his load all over her chest and expected her to like it." [1800s]
shoot one's wad   Vrb phrs. To ejaculate semen. E.g."She was furious! I shot my wad and fell asleep on top of her."
shoot-up    Verb. To inject a drug.
shop    Verb. To tell or inform on. [1890s]
shopping    Noun. 1. A euphemism for illicit drugs as brought from a drug dealer.
2. Shoplifting. [Criminal use]
short and curlies    Noun. Basically the term refers to pubic hairs, however it is used figuratively in having got someone by the short and curlies - having complete power over someone. Orig military use. [1930s]
short-arse    Noun. A person who is small in stature. Derog.
shot    Adj. Worn out, exhausted. {Informal}.
shotgun   Verb. A way of smoking cannabis/marijuana between two people, with one person blowing and the other inhaling.
shout    Noun. A round of drinks. E.g."Go on, get to the bar you lazy sod, it's your shout."
shout-out    Noun. A mentioning of a person verbally or in writing, as a method of showing respect. Often heard used on the radio by DJ's replacing the previously popular request. [1990s]
shove it!    Exclam. A dismissive exclamation of anger.
shove it up your arse!   Exclam. An exclamation of contempt.
shove off (!)    Verb. Go away. Often heard as an imperative exclamation.
shower    Noun. A derogatory and all encompassing term for a motley group of people.
shower of shite/shit   Noun. Contemptible person, persons or thing. E.g."It has been said that this dictionary is a shower of shite."
shrammed   Adj. Cold, frozen. Also occasionally numbed by extension of being frozen. [South-west use/dialect]
shrapnel    Noun. Money in the form of loose change.
shreddies    Noun. Underwear.
shrimp    Verb. To lick, suck and kiss the toes for sexual gratification. E.g."I dont know how people can be into shrimping, imagine how smelly people's feet get."
Noun. A small, thin, feeble and objectionable person. Cf. 'prawn'.
shrooms    Noun. Mushrooms, often with regard to 'magic mushrooms', the hallucinogenic psilocybin. Cf. 'mushies'.
shufflebutt    Noun. A fidgety, restless person.
shufty    Noun. A look, a glance. Also shufti. Derived from the Arabic sufti, meaning have you seen. E.g."Have a shufty at the copyright laws before you use this Peevish designed dictionary on your own website." [1940s] {Informal}
shushy    Adj. A 'camp', extravagant style. Many spelling alternatives including zhoosy, jujjy, zuzshy.
shut your face / gob / trap / cake-hole / pie-hole   Exclam. Shut your mouth! Shut up! E.g."If you don't shut your gob I'll shut it for you!"
sick!   Exclam. Excellent! Good!
sick as a parrot    Phrs. Depressed, upset, very disappointed.
sickie    Noun. A period away from work with illness, and usually without just medical cause. Cf. 'throw a sickie'. {Informal}. [Orig. Aust./N.Z.]
sicko    Noun. A disturbing and unsavoury person, a pervert. Derog.
side   Noun. Boastfulness, arrogance. Usually in negative, e.g."He's a nice man, honest and down to earth, and there's no side to him." {Informal}
sign one's pants   Vrb phrs. To be in need of defecation. E.g."Quick! Let me in the toilet will you! I've just signed my pants."
sike   Noun/Verb. Alternative spelling of psyche, as in psyche out. E.g."He was really siked out by my staring at him all night."
sile down   Verb. To rain heavily. From sile meaning sieve. E.g."You'll need an umbrella, it's siling down out there." [Yorks/Lincs use]
silent but deadly   Phrs. Describing the silent emmision of wind from the anus, a 'fart', that is particularly bad smelling. Cf. S.B.D. [1960s]
silent but violent   Phrs. The same as 'silent but deadly', see above.
silly bugger   Noun. An idiot, a fool. Cf. 'play silly beggars/buggers'.
silly moo    Noun. A idiotic or foolish woman. Often jocular use. Cf. 'cow'.
silly sausage   Noun. A foolish person. Jocular usage but mildly derog.
single fish   Noun. An act of urination. Rhyming slang on 'pish', meaning 'piss'. See 'pish'. [Scottish use]
siphon the python    Vrb phrs. Of males, to urinate. Also 'syphon the python'.
sissy    Noun. An effeminate, weak, or cowardly person. Derog. {Informal}
sitter   Noun. In sport, an easy catch or shot, that should result in points being scored. {Informal}
six-pack    Noun. Strong and evident abdominal muscles. [Orig. U.S.]
sixpence short of a shilling    Phrs. Crazy, eccentric.
sixty-nine (69)   Noun. A couples simultaneous oral stimulation of each others genitals during sex. Being representative of the shape two bodies attain in such a position.
size queen    Noun. A gay male with a sexual preference for partners with large genitalia.
skag    Noun. Heroin. Also spelt 'scag'.
skaghead   Noun. A heroin addict. Derog. See 'skag'.
skanger   Noun. A young, working class person who dresses in casual sportswear. Cf 'chav'. [Irish/Dublin use]
skank   Verb. To steal, thieve. E.g."Someone's skanked my cigarettes and it was nearly a full packet!"
Noun. Someone or something disgusting, or unpleasant. E.g."He's a bit of a skank, not washing for 5 days and then expecting Debbie to sleep with him."
skanky    Adj. Dirty, unnattractive, ugly, smelly.
skanky pants   Noun. Dirty, or disgusting, lingerie or underwear. Also occasionally skanky panties, but this is more U.S..
skedaddle    Verb. Move, go away. {Informal}
skeen   Exclam. O.K.! Understood! [London use/2000s?]
skeg   Noun. A look at. E.g."Give us a skeg at your paper, I need to check the racing results." (Hull/Yorkshire use)
skelf   Noun. A splinter. [Scottish/N.Irish use]
skerret    Noun. A tiny amount. Such as in given in the reply to the question "Did you get anything ?" "No not a skerret." A derivative of the slang skerrick.
sket   Noun. A promiscuous woman. Derog. (South-east use)
skew-whiff    Adj. Out of alignment, incorrect. {Informal}
skid lid   Noun. A motorcycle helmet.
skidmark    Noun. A faecal smear or stain. Usually with regard to one's undergarments. [1900s]
skids   Noun. 1. Underwear, underpants, knickers.
2. Excrement smears or stains, usually with respect to one's underpants. Abb. of 'skidmark'.
skin    
Noun. 1. A skinhead.
2. A sister. See 'skin and blister'
Verb. To roll up a cannabis/marijuana cigarette. Abb. of 'skin up'.
skin and blister   Noun. Sister. Cockney rhyming slang.
skin diver   Noun. A five pound (sterling) note. Rhyming slang on 'fiver'. See 'fiver'.
skin flute   Noun. The penis.
skinful    Noun. A sufficient quantity of alcohol to make one drunk. E.g."I'm not driving anywhere; I've had a skinful and the police are out in force." {Informal}
skinny   Noun. Information, details. E.g."What's the skinny with that new man in accounts?"
skins    Noun. Cigarette papers, but refers more to those used in a 'joint.'
skint    Adj. Having no money, poor.
skin up    Verb. To roll or build a cannabis/marijuana cigarette. E.g."Anyone who was spotted skinning up was arrested and given a police warning."
skirt    Noun. A woman or women. Cf. 'bit of skirt'. Derog.
skit   Verb. To make fun of, to tease. [Merseyside use]
skitters   Noun. A bout of diarrhoea. E.g."I'm not coming into work today, I've got the skitters."
skive   Noun. An evasion of one's tasks, a period of shirking.
Verb. To evade doing one's work or duties, to truant. E.g."Every Friday afternoon you can guarantee he'll be skiving and getting drunk down the pub."
skive off   Verb. Meaning the same as 'skive' (verb).
skiver   Noun. A shirker, one who evades doing their work or duties.
skiving (off)   Noun. Neglecting one's duties or work.
skivvies    Noun. Underwear, particularly with reference to pants. [Orig. US]
skivvy    Noun. A servant for menial tasks. Derog. {Informal}
skoosh *   Noun. 1. A squirt of cream from an aerosol.
2. Something very easy. E.g."That exam was a skoosh! I knew all the answers."
3. A carbonated drink.
* All uses are Scottish.
skrike   Verb. See 'scrike'.
skun   Verb. Past tense of 'skin' (verb), i.e. skinned. E.g."Rob skun up a joint last night that was 9 inches long!"
skunk    Noun. 1. A popular type of very strong marijuana, characterized by its pungent smell, hence its name.
2. A person from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and more particularly a supporter of Newcastle football club. From the team's colours, black and white stripes, and as a derogatory term due to the fact that skunks 'smell'. Derog. [Mainly Sunderland use]
skunkweed   Noun. A type of very strong marijuana. See 'skunk'.
sky (rocket)   Noun. Pocket. Rhyming slang.
skypilot   Noun. A priest, vicar or similar preacher of religion.
slag    Noun. 1. A prostitute or promiscuous woman. Also occasionally heard with reference to such men. Derog.
2. A contemptible person. Derog.
Verb To put down, verbally. Meaning the same as 'slag off'.
slag (someone) off   Verb. To verbally put down someone or something. E.g."If you are going to persistently slag off your friends you soon won't have any left to upset."
slam dancing    Adj. An aggressive and physical dance style adopted by 'thrash metal' fans, originating with second generation punks in the early 1980s. Cf. 'moshing'.
slap    Noun. Cosmetic make-up. Originally from theatrical usage. See 'slap-up' (verb).
Verb. To beat-up, hit, thump. E.g."I'm going to slap that bastard if he doesn't shut up."
slap and tickle    Noun. A lighthearted sexual liason. {Informal}.
slaphead    Noun. A balding person. Derog.
slapper    Noun. 1. A sexually promiscuous woman. Derog.
2. A contemptible woman.
slapping the monkey   Noun. Masturbating. E.g."How are you going to catch up on your sleep if you're lying there slapping the monkey all night?"
slappy   Noun. A pie sandwich. Usually a meat pie on a bread bun. [Wigan use]
slap the monkey   Verb. To masturbate.
slap-up    Verb. To apply cosmetic make-up.
Adj. Extravagent and sumptuous. Usually applied to meals or dinner. E.g."It's my birthday so we're off out for a slap-up meal, and I'm paying!" {Informal}
slash    Verb. To urinate. Onomatopoeic.
Noun. An act of urination.
slaughtered    Adj. 1. Very intoxicated by drink or drugs.
2. Exhausted, worn out.
sleazebag    Noun. A despicable, sleazy, fawning person. [Orig. U.S.]
sleazeball    Noun. Meaning the same as 'sleazebag'. Derog.
sledge    Verb. To be incapacitated mentally, and consequently physically, from taking drugs. E.g."I just sat there sledging in the corner, unable to dance." [1990s]
slimeball    Noun. A repugnant person. Also shortened to slime. Derog.
sling one's hook    Vrb phrs. Go away. A demand or order to leave. E.g."You're not coming in here, sling your hook before I call for security."
slip (someone) a length    Vrb phrs. Of males, to have sex.
slit    Noun. The vagina. [1600s]
slob    Noun. A uncouth, unsavoury and lazy person. Derog. {Informal}
Verb. To act in the manner of a slob. E.g."Are you going slob all day, or do something useful for a change."
slob about /around   Verb. See 'slob' (verb).
slobberchops    Noun. A name for a person with a particularly salivery mouth.
slob out    Verb. See 'slob' (verb).
slog one's guts out   Vrb phrs. To work very hard.
slo-mo    Adj. Slowly. Abb. of slow-motion.
slop out    Verb. To empty a prison chamber pot. E.g."Britain is full of old fashioned prisons where inmates are still expected to use chamber pots and complete the process of slopping out each morning." [Prison use]
sloppy seconds    Noun. A subsequent indulgence in an activity by a second person involving an exchange of bodily fluids. This may involve the sharing of drink, or more often it applies to a sexual nature. E.g."I'm not having sloppy seconds, I want to shag her first."
sloshed    Adj. Drunk. [1900s]
slot   Verb. Hurt, injure, stab, shoot. E.g."I slotted that bastard last year, and he spent 3 weeks in hospital." [Mainly Army use]
slum-it    Verb. To live without the usual pleasures.
slummock   Noun. A dirty, untidy or lazy person. {Informal}
Verb. To behave in a lazy and unkempt fashion. {Informal}
slummy    Noun. Loose change. [Liverpool use]
sluts wool    Noun. Clumped dust that has accumulated at the edge of rooms and under furniture. A dated expression and rarely heard, with the slut in this sense referring to a slovenly woman. [Mid 1800s]
slutty    Adj. Sluttish.
smack    Noun. Heroin. Derived from the Yiddish schmeck. [Orig. U.S. Mid 1940s]
smacked up   Adj. On the drug heroin, or occasionally, just generally on drugs. See 'smack'.
smacker    Noun. 1. A loud kiss. From the noise it might make.
2. One pound sterling, although usually in the plural. E.g."She still owes me 40 smackers from last week."
3. A strong physical blow. E.g."I caught him a right smacker on his jaw."
smackeroos    Noun. Meaning the same as 'smacker' (version 2), but with a more lighthearted slant. E.g."I can't wait to get my hands on all those lovely smackeroos when I collect my winnings."
smackhead    Noun. A heroin addict, junkie. Derog.
smackie   Noun. Heroin addict. From 'smack', meaning heroin. E.g."If I was you I wouldnt go in the park after dark, it's usually full of smackies." [Orig. Aust.?]
smack out    Verb. To succumb to an excessive indulgence in recreational drugs, to become stupified by drugs. Originally referring this state when high on heroin. E.g."I was so smacked out I fell asleep where I was. Although waking up under the kitchen table was a bit of a surprise." See 'smack'.
smacktard   Noun. An incompetent person. Used frequently within the online gaming community. Possibly derived from either smack the retard or retard on smack. See 'smack', heroin.
small potatoes    Noun. An insignificant amount, often with regard to money.
smarmy    Adj. Obsequious, condescendingly flattering. {Informal}
smart-arse    Noun. A person who smuggly displays their intelligence.
smart-arsed   Adj. Smuggly displaying ones cleverness.
smarty-pants   Noun. A know-all. Also smartie-pants. {Informal}
smashed    Adj. Very intoxicated with drink or drugs.
smashing    Adj./Adv. Excellent, brilliant, wonderful. E.g."We had a smashing time at the circus." {Informal}
smashingly   Adv. Very well, without any problems. E.g."Yes we had a great time, the holiday went smashingly."
smeg   Noun. Abb. of smegma.
Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance.
smeggy    Adj. Unsavoury, horrible. The word derives from smegma.
smeghead    Noun. An idiot, an objectionable person. Popularized on Red Dwarf, a British sit-com, for the humorous usage. Also smeg head. [Orig. Liverpool?]
smellies   Noun. Scented toiletries and perfumes.
smelly    Noun. A biker, usually unkempt, long haired, and a listener of rock music. Derog.
smelly-bridge   Noun. The perineum. From the area bridging one smelly place to another (the genitals to the anus).
smidge   Noun. A little, a small amount. An abbreviated form of 'smidgeon'.
smidgeon    Noun. A little, a small amount. {Informal}
smoggy   Noun. A person from Middlesbrough. From the area's heavy industry and resulting polution. Cf. 'smog-monster'. [Mainly North-east use]
smog-monster   Noun. A person from Middlesbrough. Term not used by the locals of Middlesbrough. Derog. Cf. 'smoggy'. [Mainly North-east use]
smoke    Noun. 1. A cigarette.
2. Also cannabis or marijuana. E.g."Have you got any smoke for tonight."
3. London. Always phrased as the smoke.
smoke a pink cigar   Vrb phrs. To fellate. See 'pink cigar'.
smoothie    Noun. A person who is over stylish and suave. {Informal}
smuggling peanuts   Phrs. Of a woman, having erect and prominant nipples apparent through her clothing. Cf. 'peanut smuggling'.
snaffle    Verb. To grab, seize or steal. E.g."The apple pie was delicious, so I snaffled an extra portion when the cook wasn't watching." {Informal}
SNAFU   Noun. A bad situation, a mistake, a foul-up. Acronym of situation normal all fucked up. [Orig. U.S. 1940s]
snail-mail    Noun. Post, surface mail. Jocular expression coined with the advent of the speedier and generally immediate email.
snap   Noun. Food, especially a snack, occasionally a packed lunch. [Northern and Midlands use/dialect?]
snappin   Noun. Food. [Stoke-on-Trent use]
snatch   Noun. The female genitals.
snazzy    Adj. Smart or attractive in an ostentatious way.
sneep   Verb. To insult, to upset. Also sneap. [Staffordshire use]
sneeped   Adj. Hurt, offended. [Staffordshire use]
snicket   Noun. An alleyway. [Mainly Northern use]
snide   Adj. Fake, not genuine, occasionally can mean illicit. E.g."There's a good stall on the market that's well worth checking out. It sells snide D&G handbags."
snided   Adj. Very crowded, busy. E.g."It was New Year's Eve, the club was snided, and John was queuing for the toilet once again. He wished he was at home in bed." [Northern/N. Midlands use]
snifter   Noun. A small drink of alcohol, usually a shot of spirits.
snig   Noun. Nasal mucus. Often extended to sniggy.
snitch   Verb. To inform on somebody.
Noun. Someone who snitches. [1700s]
snitcher   Noun. An informer.
snockered   Adj. Drunk, intoxicated.
snog   Verb. To kiss lengthily, passionately or lustfully. E.g."There was a young couple snogging in the seats behind us, and making such slurping noises that we couldn't hear the film."
Noun. A lengthy and passionate kiss.
snog someone's face off   Vrb phrs. To kiss someone deeply and passionately.
snook-cocking   Adj. Showing contempt. From 'cock a snook'.
snookered    Adj. Defeated, thwarted.
snort    Verb. To inhale via the nose a small quantity of powdered drug, such as cocaine or amphetamne. [Orig U.S.]
snot    Noun. Nasal mucus. [s.e. from 1400s, until 1800s]
Verb. To expel nasal mucus. E.g."He laughed so much that he snotted down his chin."
snot rag    Noun. A handkerchief.
snot-rocket   Noun. An expulsion of mucus from the nose. Done by blocking one nostril with the fingers whilst blowing hard out of the other. See 'snot'.
snotter   Noun. 1. The nose.
2. Handerkerchief.
snotty    Adj. 1. Over proud and conceited.
2. Full of nasal mucus, as with having the ailment, a cold.
snotty nosed    Adj. See 'snotty' (adj.1).
snout    Noun. Tobacco, or a cigarette. E.g."Have you got a snout John? I'm gasping for a smoke."
snowballing   Noun. The sexual act of passing ejaculated semen from one person's mouth to anothers.
snuff   Verb. To kill. E.g."He got snuffed whilst jogging in the park in the middle of the night."
snuff-it    Verb. To die. E.g."Bing Crosby snuffed it at the ripe old age of 73, just after finishing a game of golf."
snuff movie    Noun. A violent movie showing real murders or torture. Snuff meaning to murder or a murder.
snurge   Noun. A person who smells bicycle seats for sexual pleasure.
soak    Noun. A drunkard.
so-and-so    Noun. A contemptible person. Mildy offensive. {Informal}
soap-dodger    Noun. An unkempt, dirty person. Derog.
soapy tit wank   Noun. An act of masturbation between a woman's breasts with the use of some form of lubrication. Cf. 'tit wank'.
sobs   Noun. Money. A mispronunciation of 'sovs' (sovereign, meaning £1 sterling). E.g."How many sobs did that Armani suit cost?"
sod *   Noun. 1. A contemptible or objectionable person.
2. A pitiable person. E.g."He's just had his car stolen and his wife has just run off with the milkman, the poor sod." This use is also be found with the expressions 'poor bastard' and 'poor bugger'.
3. A thing or action that is difficult or problematic. E.g. "We had a sod of a journey, getting stuck in a traffic jam at Birmingham for over 3 hours."
* Abb. of the word sodomite.
sod about / around   Verb. To waste time, to idle away time. E.g."My son needs to find himself a job, he's been sodding about playing computer games for the last 6 months and sleeping 15 hours a day."
sod-all    Noun. Nothing. E.g."I've done sod-all this vacation, but I still feel like I need a holiday."
Adj. No. E.g."I've done sod-all work this vacation."
sodding    Adv./Adj. Used as an intensifier. E.g."It's always that sodding idiot who wakes everyone up at a god awful hour."
sod it!    Exclam. A exclamation of contempt or frustration. E.g."Sod-it! I'm giving up."
sod off    Verb. Go away, leave. Usually used in the imperative. E.g."If he doesn't sod off in the next 2 minutes I'm going to hit him."
sod this for a game of soldiers !    Exclam. I give up! There's no way that I'm continuing with this. Or sod that for a game of soldiers. Cf. 'sod this for a lark'.
sod this for a lark !   Exclam. I give up! An intolerant, impatient exclamation. Cf. 'sod this for a game of soldiers'.
sod you !   Exclam. General exclamation of dismissal, rejection, hostility.
sofa surfing    
Noun. Being homeless and relying on the generousity of friends to provide a temporary place to sleep, often on a sofa.
soft in the head    Phrs. Stupid, dimwitted.
soft-lad / lass    Noun. Affectionate expression for an inept or overly sentimental male/female.
softy    Noun. A weak, feeble or overly sentimental person. {Informal}
solid (!)    Adj. Excellent. Jazz origins. [Orig. U.S.]
Exclam. An approving exclamation.
Noun. Hashish.
sonny Jim   Noun. A condescending term of address, usually to males. Occasionally spelt sunny Jim.
soopy   Noun. A supermarket. Unknown spellings, perhaps also supie or supey.
soppy    Adj. Feeble, sickly sentimental. {Informal}.
sort   Noun. An attractive woman. [Mainly London/South-east use]
sorted (!)    
Exclam. An approving exclamation, brilliant, excellent.
Adj. An all purpose expression of satisfaction, contentment. Commonly used to denote having the required or desired drugs. E.g."I've just been into town and got sorted for tonight's party."
sort (someone) out   Verb. To beat (someone) up.
sound    Adj. O.K., wonderful, similar to 'sorted.'
sound as a pound   Phrs. Wonderful, excellent, correct. [Merseyside/North-west use?]
sounds    Noun. Tunes or music. E.g."Have you brought any new sounds for tonight's party."
sovs   Noun. Money. Abb. of sovereign, £1 sterling.
sow one's oats    Vrb phrs. To have sexual intercourse, usually during a period of youthful sexual promiscuity.
soz   Adj. Sorry. Mainly adolescent use.
sozzled    Adj. Drunk, but not incapacitated. {Informal}
SP   Noun. Abb. starting price. Meaning information and heard in expressions such a what's the SP? meaning what's happening, or what's the information? Comes from horse racing and betting vernacular. E.g."What's the SP with the holiday accommodation? Are we staying in a hotel or apartments?"
spac   Noun. An imbecile, objectionable person. From spastic. Offens.
space cadet   Noun. An eccentric person, a crazy person, a person not thinking rationally, or who is out of touch with reality. Possibly derived from 'spaced out'. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]
spacecake    Noun. Cake made with the added ingredients of cannabis or marijuana.
spaced out    Adj. A light-headed stupification resulting from the use of drugs.
spacey    Adj. Ambient, ethereal.
spacker   Noun. An imbecile, an objectionable person. From spastic. Cf. 'spacky'. Offens.
spackered *    Adj. 1. Mentally or physically impaired, or resembling such.
2. Very intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
3. Exhausted, very tired.
* From 'spacker'.
spackhead   Noun. An idiot, contemptible person. Derived from spac. Offens.
spacko   Noun. 1. A mentally, or occasionally physically, disabled person. Offens/Derog.
2. A clumsy, inept person. Derog.
spacky   Adj. Idiotic, stupid. Also spaccy. From spac. Offens.
spadger   Noun. A sparrow. [dialect]
spaff   Noun. Semen.
Verb. To ejaculate, sexually. E.g."I just had to think about her naked and playing with herself and I spaffed."
spag   Noun. 1. Abb. of spaghetti. Also spag bol, spaghetti bolognese.
2. An imbecile, socially inept person. From spastic. Cf. 'spaz'.
spam fritter   Noun. The anus. Rhyming slang on 'shitter'. [1990s]
spam javelin   Noun. Penis. Spam is a meat product derived from pork.
spangled   Adj. Very intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
spaniel's ears   Noun. Saggy, flat, droopy breasts. From their similarity.
Spanish archer    Noun. See 'give the spanish archer'.
spanking    Adj. 1. Excellent.
2. New. Short for brand spanking new.
Noun. A beating.
spank the monkey    Verb. To masturbate. A term for male masturbation.
spanner    Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person.
spare    Noun. A sexually available, unattached person. Cf. 'bit of spare'.
spare prick at a wedding   Noun. A useless or unwanted person. Usually heard in the expression 'like a spare prick at a wedding'.
spare-tyre    Noun. A roll of fat around one's midrift. [1920s] {Informal}
spark    Noun. An electrician.
spark out    Verb. To pass out, become unconscious.
spark up    Verb. To light a cigarette, and often with regards to a 'joint'.
sparrowfart   Noun. Dawn, morning break. Cf. 'crack of sparrow's fart'.
spatchcock   Verb. To add a phrase, clause or sentence in a context that is inappropriate. {Informal}
spawny    Adj. Lucky.
spaz    Noun. Imbecile, socially inept person, objectionable person. Also spas. Derived from spastic. Offens.
spaz chariot   Noun. 1. An invalid's car. See 'spaz'.
2. A wheelchair.
spazmo   Noun. Imbecile, objectionable person. Derived from spastic. Offens.
spazmobile    Noun. 1. A car for the disabled.
2. An objectionable, unstylish car.
spaz out   Verb. To have a tantrum, lose control, become extremely emotional. E.g."She totally spazzed out, smashed the TV, broke three windows and then locked herself in the bathroom until daybreak."
spazzy   Adj. Stupid,
2. Uncool, not fashionable.
spearchucker   Noun. A black person. Also spear-chucker. Derog/Offens
spec   Noun. A viewing point. Also speck. E.g."Let's go up to the top tier, it's a good spec to see the match." [Merseyside use]
special K   Noun. The drug ketamine.
specky-four-eyes    Noun. A juvenile name for a wearer of glasses (spectacles). Derog.
speed    Noun. The drug amphetamine sulphate. [Orig. U.S. 1960s]
speed freak    Noun. 1. A compulsive user, or addict, of amphetamines.
2. A person who loves driving fast.
speed garage    Noun. A genre of dance music which encompasses 'garage' styles with 'dubby' basslines and 'jungle' type 'samples'. Although in some ways existing for some time, it has only recently been given its contentious name by the music press. [1997]
speeding    Adj. Under the influence of amphetamine sulphate.
speg   Noun. Chewing gum. [Blackburn use]
spell   Noun. A splinter. [Yorkshire use/dialect]
spend a penny    Vrb phrs. To urinate, to go to the lavatory. A euphemism derived from a fee charged in public toilets, albeit usually only in the women's; the saying is based on a pre-inflatatory figure. {Informal}
spends   Noun. Money to spend on oneself, often with respect to children's pocket money.
sperm bandit   Noun. A woman who has sex with a man with the ulterior motive of getting pregnant.
spesh   Adj. Abbreviated form of special. E.g."Last night was really spesh!"
spew    Noun. Vomit.
Verb. To vomit.
spew one's guts up   Vrb phrs. To vomit.
spew-up    Verb. To vomit.
spic *   Noun. 1. A person from Puerto Rico, Mexico or Spain. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]
2. Of Spain and its languages. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]
* Also spelt spick.
spice    Noun. Confectionery. [Yorks/Notts use]
spide   Noun. A young person, usually male, who is of a working class background, and typically dresses in sportswear and showy jewellery. Cf. 'chav'. [Northern Ireland use]
spidge   Noun. Chewing gum. [Derbyshire use]
spider's legs    Noun. The pubic hairs which protrude from beneath one's underwear.
spiel    Noun. Persuasive speech, sales patter. Cf. 'schpiel'.
spiffing    Adj. Excellent, first rate. Somewhat archaic expression perpetuated by humourous use when mimicking upper class behaviour. E.g."We had an absolutely spiffing time, thanks mainly to Lord Ponsonby's generous gift of!"
spinny   Adj. Strange, unusual, confusing. E.g."That new kid's spinny, and I dont trust him."
spiggy   Noun. Chewing gum. Cf 'spoggy'. [East Lancs use]
spill one's guts    Vrb phrs. 1. To confess or reveal the truth.
2. To vomit. Probably a misuse of version 1 due to its similarity with 'spew one's guts up'.
spin someone's drum    Vrb phrs. To search someone's house or property. [Police use]
spit   Noun. An exact double, an identical image. E.g."She was the spit of her when she was Jane's age, but now she's dyed her hair and wears glasses."
spit (out) one's dummy   Vrb phrs. To throw a tantrum. Like a child discarding its pacifier (a dummy) in a fit of anger. E.g."If you're gonna spit out your dummy over such a minor insult, then I think you need some anger management."
spit roast   Noun. Sexual intercourse between at least two males and a third party, the recipient (either male or female). The active males taking positions at either end of the recipient, in the manner of a spit roast. Also spit roasting.
spit tacks   Vrb Phrs. Be very angry. E.g."She was spitting tacks after I stained her best table cloth with ketchup."
spitting feathers    Adj. 1. Thirsty. E.g."Let's stop at the next cafe, I'm spitting feathers."
2. Frantic, fretful, agitated. E.g."She was spitting feathers after those kids smashed her front window."
spiv   Noun. A man, who typically makes a living by disreputable dealings, lives by his wits, and is often characterized by his flashy dress sense. Cf. 'wide-boy'. {Informal}
splash one's boots   Vrb phrs. To urinate. Male usage.
splick   Noun. Distasteful or unpleasant viscous substances. [1980s]
spliff    Noun. A cannabis or marijuana cigarette. [Orig. W.I.]
split arse   Noun. A woman. Derog.
split beaver    Noun. An explicit pornographic pose fully revealing the female genitals. Cf. 'beaver'.
splosh    Noun. Tea (the drink). [Mainly London use]
spod   Noun. 1. A studious person. A 'swot'. Derog.
2. A contemptible person. Derived from definition1. Derog.
spogs   Noun. Confectionary, any kind of sweet. [Yorks use]
spoggy   Noun. Chewing gum. Cf 'spiggy'. [Humberside/Lincs use]
spondulicks    Noun. Money. Also spelt spondulics and spondulix. [1800s]
spoof   Noun. Semen.
spoon    Verb. 1. To nestle against one another in bed whilst both facing the same way. [Mid 1800s]
2. To miss hit a ball during a sporting activity. E.g."He only had the goalkeeper to beat and he spooned it!"
Noun. An idiot, a foolish person.
spot on   Adj./Adv. Correct, exactly right. {Informal}
spraff   Verb. To chat, talk. E.g."Don't just stand there spraffing, find some work to do."
spread it on thick   Vrb phrs. To exaggerate.
spreathed   Adj. Sore through exposure to cold weather, chapped. [South Wales use]
sprog    Noun. A child.
sprogged up   Adj. Pregnant. From 'sprog' meaning child.
spud    Noun. 1. Someone who is ugly.
2. An affectionate term of address for a friend. A play on the word bud, an abbreviated form of buddy.
3. A potato. {Informal}
spud ugly   Adj. Very ugly.
spuds    Noun. The hands. Children might be heard to say "Put your spuds in", when chanting a rhyme to decide who is it.
spuggly   Adj. Very ugly. A contraction of 'spud ugly'.
spuggy   Noun. A sparrow. E.g."The only wildlife they ever saw were hundreds of spuggies. You could tell they lived in Newcastle city centre." [N.E./N. Yorkshire use]
spunk    Noun. Semen.
spunk bucket   Noun. 1. A woman, possibly implying of easy morals. Derog.
2. Vagina, as viewed as a recepticle for semen.
spunk dustbin   Noun. Vagina. As viewed as a receptacle for semen.
spunk (up)    Verb. To ejaculate semen. E.g."He spunked up just as his dad came in the room."
squaddie    Noun. A soldier.
square    Noun. A person who is reactionary, old fashioned and set in their ways. Derog.
Adj. Old fashioned, conservative, conventional.
square-eyes    Noun. A humourous address for someone who watches too much television.
square-go   Noun. A fist fight, a punch up. [Scottish use]
square root of fuck-all   Phrs. Absolutely nothing. Cf. 'fuck-all squared'.
squat    Verb. 1. To defecate.
2. To urinate. Female expression.
Noun. The act of defecation. Also, of females, urination.
squeal    Verb. To inform (on). Often used in the simile, squeal like a pig.
squeeze   Noun. A girlfriend or boyfriend, generally one's romantic partner. Often heard as main squeeze meaning main or primary partner. [Orig. U.S.]
squick   Noun. Something distasteful, vile, disgusting. See 'squick someone out'.
squick (someone) out   Vrb phrs. To disgust (someone). E.g."People picking their noses in public really squicks me out." [Orig. U.S.?]
squicky   Adj. Disgusting. [Orig. U.S.?]
squid    Noun. A jocular term for one pound sterling, derived from 'quid'.
squidgey    Adj. Feeling soft, squashy or soggy. E.g. "I think the ground's a little too squidgey for cricket today." {Informal}
squiffy    Adj. 1. A little drunk. {Informal}
2. Askew, off centre, awry. {Informal}
squillion    Noun. A very large indefinite amount.
squinny   Noun. One who moans or complains. [Portsmouth use]
squire    Noun. A term of address. {Informal}
squirt    Noun. A diminutive and insignificant person. Derog. {Informal}
squits    Noun. Diarrhoea. [1840s]
squity   Adj. Of or having the characteristics of diarrhoea. E.g."I not coming into work today, I have a squity bottom."
squiz   Noun. A look, a glance. E.g."Have a squiz at the photos and see if you can spot anyone you recognise."
stacked    Adj. Of a woman, well built or large breasted.
stack it   Verb. To fall over, to tumble, to lose balance. E.g."I stacked it when I punctured my front tyre taking a stupid short cut up a cobbled street."
stage-diving    Noun. The act of climbing onto the stage during a gig, to then leap off and be caught by the audience. Originates from 1980s punk but proliferating during 'thrash' and 'grunge' era of the late 1980s and 1990s.
stalk    Noun. An erect penis.
starfish   Noun. The anus. Abbreviated form of 'chocolate starfish'.
stark bollock naked    Adj. Totally naked.
starkers    Noun. Naked. From stark naked. Cf. 'stark bollock naked'.
starved   Adj. Of a person, very cold, freezing. [Yorks use]
stash    Noun. Illicit drugs.
steamboats    Adj. Drunk.
steaming    Adj. 1. Drunk, intoxicated with alcohol. Abb. of steaming drunk.
2. Racing, moving quickly. E.g."We were steaming up the motorway at 140."
3. Very angry. E.g."I've never seen her so angry, she was steaming."
Adj./Adv. An intensifier, such as 'blinking', 'bleeding'. E.g."That steaming idiot has spent all our holiday money on a new stereo."
Noun. A act of aggressive robbery, often taking place on public transport, whereby groups of youths terrorize their victims.
stecky   Noun. A tantrum, an fit of anger. Also throw a stecky, to have a tantrum. [Lancs/Cumbria use]
stench-trench   Noun. Vagina.
Stenders    Noun. Abb. of Eastenders, the British TV soap. Cf. 'Brooky' and 'Corry'.
Steve McQueens   Noun. Jeans. Rhyming slang, often shortened to steves.
stewed    Adj. Drunk.
stick    Noun. 1. Hassle, excessive criticism, trouble. E.g."Keep giving him stick and he'll pack his bags and leave."
2. Effort. E.g."Go on, give it some stick."
Verb. Suffer, tolerate, abide. E.g."I can't stick that sarcastic humour of his." {Informal}
stick in the mud    Noun. A boring, unadventurous, old-fashioned person. Derog. {Informal}
stick one on someone    Vrb phrs. To hit or beat up someone. E.g."I'm going to stick one on him if he shows up tonight."
sticks    Noun. Rural, remote areas such as in the countryside. [Orig. U.S.]
sticky   Noun. A supporter of the I.R.A., an Irish republican. E.g."The stickies protested against the proposed march by the Unionists." [1970s / Mainly army use]
sticky biscuit   Noun. A sex game whereby a biscuit (cookie) is placed centrally between a circle of masturbating males. The last male to ejaculate, over the biscuit, is obliged to eat it.
sticky-fingered    Adj. Liable to steal. Evokes interesting imagery of other people's belongings adherring to the culprit's fingers. Not dissimilar to the s.e. light-fingered.
sticky wicket   Noun. A difficult situation. Cf. 'Bat on a sticky wicket'.
stiff    Noun. 1. A dead body.
2. A boring conventional person. Derog.
stiffener   Noun. A reviving or fortifying alcoholic drink.
stiffy    Noun. An erect penis. Crude but jocular. Also stiffie.
stinker    Noun. 1. A contemptible person.
2. An awkward, difficult task.
stinking    Adj. 1. Extremely objectionable. E.g."That stinking idiot deserves all he got."
2. Wealthy. A shortening of stinking rich. E.g."She can afford it, she's stinking."
3. Drunk.
stinks    Adj. Suspicious. E.g."Don't lie to me, your excuse stinks."
stitch up    Verb. To betray with false evidence. Also phrased to stitch someone up.
Noun. An act of betrayal with the use of falsified evidence.
stoater   Noun. Something impressive or excellent. [Scottish use]
stocious   Adj. Intoxicated. [Irish/Scottish use?]
stoked   Adj. Excited, pleased, thrilled. E.g."My dad was stoked when I passed my driving test."
Stoke on Trent   Noun. 1. A male homosexual.
2. Criminal.
Both meanings are rhyming slang for 'bent', Stoke on Trent being a city in the midlands of England.
stomp on    Verb. To physically assault (someone).
stomping    Adj. Lively, energetic. E.g."That last tune the DJ played was stomping."
stone bonker   Noun. A sure thing, a certainty.
stoned    Adj. Intoxicated with drink or more frequently its contemporary usage refers to cannabis or marijuana intoxication. [Orig. U.S.]
stone me!    Excla