Slangs - W

[Keane]

wack    Noun. 1. A term of address. Cf. 'la'. [Liverpool use]
2. Bad, wrong, worthless. [Orig. Black U.S.]
wacko    Adj. Crazy, insane. [Orig. U.S.]
wack off    Verb. To masturbate. Also whack off. E.g."I wacked off with all my dad's stash of porn laid out in front of me."
wacky    Adj. Crazy, zany.
wacky backy    Noun. A euphemism for marijuana or cannabis. The term is jocular and often used by older generations as an attempt to tune in and be accepted by a younger generation. See 'backy'.
wad    Noun. 1. A large amount of money.
2. Semen. Cf. 'shoot one's wad'.
wadded (up)   Adj. Having large amounts of money, wealthy. E.g."Tonight the drinks are on me, I'm wadded up and I'm feeling generous."
waffle    Verb. To talk aimlessly. {Informal}
Noun. Aimless talk, nonsense. {Informal}
wafty crank   Noun. An act of masturbation, perhaps implying one done at a particularly opportunist moment. A spoonerism on crafty wank. See 'wank'. E.g."I know she was sexy, but having a wafty crank under the table is disgusting."
wag it /off    Verb. To play truant. Mainly adolescent use.
wagwan !   Exclam. A form of greeting. A contraction of What go on? (What is happening?) Also war gwan, wa'gwan, wha'gwan. [WI/Black use]
wallies   Noun. False teeth. [Scottish use]
walking disaster    Noun. A person who is prone to having accidents or mishaps. Occasionally extended to walking disaster area.
wally    Noun. 1. An idiot or imbecile. Prolific use during the early 1980s. {Informal}
2. A pickled cucumber, a gherkin.
wannabe    Noun. A person who aspires to be someone else, usually a celebrity and consequently imitates their life or image.
wang    Verb. To throw.
wanger    Noun. A penis. Also spelt whanger.
wangle    Verb. To obtain by scheming. E.g."I even wangled myself a backstage pass and met Kylie after the show."
wank   Verb. To masturbate. Also phrased as wank off. E.g."If our young men devoted as much time to their school work as they did to wanking then we'd have a nation of geniuses."
Noun. 1. An act of masturbation. E.g."You can guarantee that if he sees a pair of naked breasts he'll go and have a wank straight away."
2. Something useless, or worthless. E.g."I wish I hadn't brought that new CD, it's wank."
3. Nonsense.
Exclam. Exclamation of annoyance or expressing disbelief.
wank bank   Noun. Memory, with respect to sexually stimulating thoughts and recalled when masturbating. E.g."Did you see that girl dancing on the podium? I've put her in my wank bank."
wank biscuit   Noun. A contemptible or objectionable person.
wanker    Noun. 1. A masturbator.
2. A contemptible person.
3. An idiot, an incompetent person.
wankered   Adj. Very intoxicated.
wankiest   Adj. Of the poorest quality, of the lowest standard, the worst. E.g."It was wankiest film I've seen all year and to think I wasted £5 on a ticket and 3 hours of my life."
wanking   Noun. Masturbation.
wanking chariot   Noun. A bed. [Orig. Military use]
wank mag    Noun. A pornographic magazine.
wank pit   Noun. A bed. [Mainly Military use]
wankshaft   Noun. A contemptible person.
wank spanners   Noun. The hands. From being tools used for masturbation.
wankstain    Noun. 1. A semen stain, as result of masturbation.
2. A contemptible person.
wanky    Adj. Rubbish, of very poor quality.
wap    Noun. A wasp. Also wappy.
war paint    Noun. Facial cosmetics, make-up. E.g."She's in the bathroom putting on her war paint for tonight's party."
wassock   Noun. An idiot, imbecile. Also 'wazzock'.
wass-up   Exclam. A form of greeting. [Orig. US]
waste    Verb. To kill, to thoroughly beat up. E.g."My mum will waste me for failing my exams for a third time."
wasted    Adj. Describing being thoroughly intoxicated to a point of uselessness.
waste of space    Noun. A useless and contemptible person. E.g."That lazy brother of yours is a total waste of space; can't he go out and get a job."
waste of sperm   Noun. A useless and contemptible person.
watersports    Noun. The act of urinating on another for the sexual pleasure of both parties involved.
waterworks    Noun. 1. The act of crying. E.g."As expected my mum turned on the old waterworks when she heard the bad news." {Informal}
2. The urinary system. {Informal}
way-out    Adj. Unusual, unconventional, avant garde.
waxa   Adj. Good, excellent. Adolescent usage, mainly. [Tyneside use]
wazoo   Noun. The bottom, the anus, the rear end. Also, occasionally spelt wazzoo. [Orig. U.S.]
wazz    Verb. 1. To urinate. Possibly onomatopoeic in origin.
2. To hurry. E.g."Will you wazz round to the chippy and get your dad's tea."
3. To pass or throw. E.g."Wazz that book over here will you?"
Noun. An act of urination.
wazzock    Noun. An idiot, imbecile. Also 'wassock'.
wean    Noun. A child or baby. From wee ane (wee one). Cf. 'wee un'. [Irish/Scottish use]
wear the trousers   Vrb phrs. To be the dominant and controlling partner in a relationship, usually said of a woman.
weasel    Noun. A despicable, usually sly and deceitful person.
weasel (and stoat)   Noun. Coat, or jacket. Cockney rhyming slang.
weasel-water    Noun. A drink that is weak and insipid, often used with reference to tea.
wedding tackle    Noun. A euphemism fo the male genitals.
wedge    Noun. Money, usually implying a large amount.
wedgie   Noun. An adolescents prank whereby a victim's underwear is pulled vigorously upwards between their buttocks, thus causing great discomfort to the wearer, but much hilarity for the prankster.
wee    Verb. To urinate. Generally inoffensive and mainly regarded as a children's expression. Also phrased as wee-wee.
Adj. Small, tiny. [Mainly Scottish use] {Informal}
wee buns   Adj. Easy, simple. Also weebuns. [N. Ireland use]
weed    Noun. 1. Marijuana, but now applied to cannabis also. In the North-west of England weed is not always used in the plural, for example in the question "have you got a weed?"
2. A cigarette. [Manchester use?]
3. A feeble person, a weakling.
weepy    Noun. A film that is sentimental and emotional.
wee 'un   Noun. A child or baby. Cf. 'wean'. [Scottish/Irish use]
Wegie /Weegie    Noun. A Glaswegian, a person from Glasgow. [Scottish use, mainly Edinburgh.]
weigh into    Verb. 1. To tackle something forcefully and enthusiastically. {Informal}
2. To attack verbally or physically.
well    Adv. A general intensifier, very, extremely, definitely. E.g."I'm well upset about United losing in the cup."
well gone   Adj. Very intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
well hung    Adj. Having a large penis.
wellied   Adj. Drunk, intoxicated.
welly    Verb. To kick forcefully.
Noun. 1. A hard kick.
2. Acceleration. E.g."Quick! Turn left here and give it some welly."
3. A wellington boot. Also spelt wellie. {Informal}
wellybobs    Noun. Wellington boots. Cf. 'welly-gogs'.
welly-gogs   Noun. Wellington boots. Cf. 'wellybobs'. [North/Midlands use]
welly-top   Noun. Descriptive of a large vagina. Supposedly having the roominess and appearance of the top of a wellington boot. E.g."Thomas was horrified to hear she had a vagina like a welly-top."
wet    Adj. Feeble, emotional, effeminate. Derog. {Informal}
wet blanket    Noun. A miserable person unwilling to participate in an enjoyable event or moment. Derog.
wet lettuce    Noun. An emotionally weak person. Derog.
wet nellie    Noun. A feebleminded person. Derog.
wet oneself    Verb. To laugh heartily, to find something particularly amuzing. A shortening of wet oneself laughing. E.g."I wet myself when I saw how ridiculous she looked in that hat." Cf. 'piss oneself laughing'.
wet the baby's head    Vrb phrs. To celebrate the birth of a baby with a drink of alcohol or more usually an excuse for a drinking spree. E.g."Congratulations Bill! How about we go out tonight to wet the baby's head?"
whack    Verb. 1. To promptly insert or place (something). E.g."Whack the contract in an envelope and send it off first post."
2. Hit or strike. {Informal}
Noun. 1. A hard blow. {Informal}
2. When in the expressions 'full whack' or 'top whack', meaning maximum price or rate. {Informal}
whacked    Adj. Tired, worn out. {Informal}
whacking    Adj. An intensifier such as 'steaming' or 'mad'. E.g."It was a whacking great spot the size of Mount Vesuvius."
whack off   Verb. To masturbate. Also 'wack off'. E.g."It's a myth that whacking off too much makes you go blind."
wha'gwan   See 'wagwan!'
whatchamacallit    Noun. Something whose name escapes one.
what-for    Pron. See 'give someone what for'.
what's cooking?    Phrs. What's happening? Also used as a form of greeting.
what's he /she like?   Phrs. A rhetorical question in response to unusual or extreme behaviour.
what's-his-face    Noun. A reference to anyone whose name one has forgotten.
what's the crack?    Phrs. What's happening? What's the news? See 'crack' (noun 4).
what's the damage?   Phrs. What's the cost?
what's the score?    Phrs. What's happening?
what's the skinny?   Phrs. What's the news, what's the information. See 'skinny'.
what's the SP?   Phrs. What's the situation? From the horse racing and betting term, SP being an abbreviation of starting price.
What the dickens!   Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or annoyance. {Informal}.
wheels    Noun. A motor vehicle or bicycle.
wheels of steel    Noun. A DJ's record decks. [1990s.]
when the shit hits the fan    Phrs. When the truth is discovered the consequences will be felt. E.g."You're in big trouble when the shit hits the fan."
whiffy    Adj. Smelling unpleasant. {Informal}
whinge    Verb. To persistently complain, in an irritating manner. {Informal}
Noun. To act in the manner of the verb. {Informal}.
whinger    Noun. A person who complains incessently. See 'whinge'. {Informal}
whingey    Adj. In the manner of a 'whinger', see above. {Informal}
whip   Verb. To steal. E.g."I had my wallet whipped last night."
whipping   Noun. A thorough beating or defeat.
whip-round   Noun. Contributions collected from a group of people for a specific purpose. E.g."Let's have a whip-round for Cath and Rob, so at least they can have a good honeymoon." {Informal}
whirlies    Noun. Dizziness induced by excessive intoxication, usually alcoholic.
whistle (and flute)   Noun. A suit. Cockney rhyming slang.
white van man   Noun. An ill-mannered and aggressive driver of commercial delivery vehicles, such as white transits. [Mid 1990s]
whitey   Noun. A short period of feeling sick, or queasy; often a reaction to excessive consumption of alcohol or drugs. From the pallid skin of someone feeling sick. Cf. 'throw a whitey'. E.g."John's just had a whitey and had to go home early."
whizz    Noun. 1. Amphetamine sulphate. Possibly derived from Billy Whizz, see 'billy'. [1960-70s]
2. An act of urination. E.g."So where are the toilets? I need to take a whizz before we leave."
(the) whole hog    Noun. The complete amount. {Informal}
(the) whole kit and caboodle    Noun. The complete amount.
whoop-di-do!   Exclam. An expression of joy, however is often used sarcastically. [Orig. U.S.]
whoopsie    Noun. Excrement, a deposit of faeces. A generally puerile expression.
whopper    Noun. 1. Something very large. E.g."He had a whopper of a spot on his nose."
2. A lie. Derived from the use of the adjective form in the phrase a whopping lie.
whopping    Adj. Very large.
Adv. An intensifier. E.g."She had a whopping great glob of cream, then proceeded to moan about being fat."
why aye!   Exclam. Of course! Yes! [North-east use]
wicked    Adj. 1. Fantastic, excellent. [Orig. U.S.]
2. Very, really. E.g."I got wicked drunk last night."
widdle    Verb. To urinate. Possibly a combination of the words 'wee' and 'piddle'. Cf. 'riddle' and 'piddle'.
Noun. 1. Urine. Less coarse and offensive than 'piss.'
2. An act of urination.
wide   Adj. Self-assured, clever, sharp.
wide-boy    Noun. A male characterized by his cocky charm, petty illicit dealings, and perceived stylish dress sense. Usually having a working class upbringing the wide-boy has replaced the now generally obsolete 'spiv'. Also wideboy. Cf 'spiv'.
wide-o   Noun. An insensitive and objectionable person. [Scottish use]
wide-on   Noun. The female equivalent of an erection of the penis. Cf. 'hard on'.
widgy   Noun. Affectionate term for the penis.
wierdo /wierdy    Noun. A person perceived as objectionably unusual, an eccentric. Derog. {Informal}
wife-beater   Noun. Stella Artois lager.
wigga   Noun. A white person who so admires Black culture, lifestyle and fashions, that they adopt aspects of it for themselves. Also wigger. [Orig. U.S.]
wigs on the green    Noun. A fight, brawl. Dated. E.g."There'll be wigs on the green when your father hears about your truancy." [Irish use/1700s]
wildies   Noun. Diarrhoea, a bout of diarrhoea. [Merseyside use]
William (Pitt)    Noun. 1. An act of defecation.
2. Excrement.
* Both uses are from rhyming slang for 'shit'. William Pitt (1759-1806), the youngest Prime Minister of England on record.
willies    Noun. Nerves, worries, frights. {Informal}
willy    Noun. The penis. Generally humorous or affectionate usage.
willy warmer    Noun. An jokey item of clothing intended to keep the penis warm.
willy-woofter   Noun. A homosexual male. Cf. 'woofter' and 'woolly-woofter'. Derog.
wimp    Noun. A feeble or ineffectual person. Derog. {Informal}
wimp out    Verb. To lose courage. E.g."If you wimp out now, you'll lose all the money you invested."
wimpy    Adj. Feeble, weak. Also applied to objects or places, e.g."The furnishings were a little wimpy for such bold decor."
winch   Verb. To court, to date. [Scottish use]
winching   Noun. Courting, dating. [Scottish use]
windbag    Noun. Someone who talks incessantly. Derog.
window licker   Noun. A mentally handicapped person. Derog.
wind-up    Verb. 1. To infuriate. Pronounced as in wind up a clock.
2. To tell lies or joke at the expense of the recipient.
Noun. An act of lying or joking.
wind-up merchant    Noun. A person who 'winds-up' regularly.
windypops   Noun. Flatulence.
wing    Verb. 1. To throw away. E.g."Come on, it's old fashioned, why don't you wing it and buy a new one."
2. To improvise, take things as they happen.
winkle    Noun. Affectionate name for a penis.
winnits    Noun. Faecal remnants that adhere to the anal hairs. Also winnets.
wino    Noun. A habitual and often destitute drunkard. Derog. [1920s]
wiped out    Adj. Exhausted.
wired    Adj. Stressed, nervy or anxious. Often with respect to having imbibed stimulants, such as cocaine or amphetamine.
wise-up    Verb. To become aware. [Orig. U.S.]
witch    Noun. A despicable, nasty, or spiteful woman.
witch piss   Noun. Weak drink, usually referring to beer. E.g."I prefer stronger European lager, as most American lager is witch piss."
witter on    Verb. To talk incessantly and superficially. {Informal}
wizard!   Exclam. Excellent! Great! This expression is very dated, and often now associated with a stereotypical image of upper class schoolboys.
wizard's sleeve   Noun. A large or spacious vagina.
wobbly /wobbler   Noun. A fit of panic, nerves, anger. See 'throw a wobbly'.
wobbly pop   Noun. Beer or, more generally, any drink containing alcohol. [Orig. U.S.]
wog   Noun. A black/asian person. Offens.
wog-box   Noun. A portable stereo music system, a 'ghetto blaster'. Offens. See 'wog'.
wolf    Verb. To eat greedily or quickly. E.g."It's no wonder you have indigestion, wolfing your food that fast!"
womb broom   Noun. The penis.
womble (off)    Verb. To wander, amble. E.g."We wombled off up the high street in the hope of finding a place to eat."
wombled   Adj. Very intoxicated, by drink or drugs.
women's trouble    Noun. A euphemism for menstruation and its associated problems.
wonga    Noun. Money. [Orig. Romany]
wonky    Adj. Unstable or misalligned. E.g."Watchout for that rear wheel, it's wonky and may fall off at any moment."
wood / woody   Noun. An erect penis.
wooden hills   Noun. Stairs. Often heard in the expression up the wooden hills to Bedfordshire, meaning off to bed. See 'Bedfordshire'.
woodwork    Noun. The goalposts in football (soccer).
woofter    Noun. A homosexual, a variation on 'poofter'. Derog. Cf. 'woolly-woofter'.
Woolies    Noun. Woolworths, the store.
woolly    Noun. A woollen jumper or cardigan.
woollyback    Noun. 1. A person from the provinces of Liverpool, but not from the city itself. Consequently covering a broad ill-defined area including such places as Birkenhead and Widnes.
2. A yokel, bumpkin.
woolly-woofter    Noun. A homosexual. Derog. Cf. 'woofter' and 'willy woofter'.
wop   Noun. An Italian, or of Italy. Offens/Derog.
workie ticket   Noun. A trouble maker. [Tyneside use]
workman's bum   
Noun. The area of the buttocks (bum) made visible when trousers slip down, usually when bending over or crouching. Often seen on workmen or builders. Cf. 'builders bum'.
work one's arse/ass/butt off    Vrb phrs. To work hard. E.g."She worked her butt off for 3 years and still failed her exams."
works    Noun. The equipment necessary for an addict to inject drugs.
(the) World Wide Wait    Noun. A jocular term for the World Wide Web, due to the often slow and faltering web site connections experienced by users.
worm out of    Verb. To evade or escape an unpleasant situation by undignified behaviour. E.g."She attempted to worm out of the arrangement by saying she had to wash her hair."
worship at the porcelain altar   Vrb phrs. To vomit, in the toilet bowl (the porcelain altar). Cf. 'pray to the porcelain god'
worth a squirt    Phrs. Worthy of having sexual intercourse with. A favourable announcement on the sexual qualities of a woman. [London use / late 1990s]
wotcha!    Exclam. A greeting. A shortening of what cheer! Also spelt wotcher. [Mainly London use]
wow    Verb. To impress or excite. E.g."I've made up my mind to wow her with a bunch of flowers and an expensive meal."
wrap    Noun. A tiny paper envelope for holding a quantity of illicit powdered drug.
wreck   Verb. To hurt. E.g."My arm's wrecking - I think I fell badly last night when we were drunk and dancing." [North-west use]
wrecked    Adj. Very intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.
wrinkly    Noun. An elderly person. Cf. 'crinkly'.
wrong'un *   Noun. 1. A bad person.
2. The anus, usually in the expression 'up the wrong'un'.
* From wrong one.
wupp    Verb. To thoroughly beat. E.g."I'm going to wupp his ass if he tries that again."
wuss    Noun. An inneffectual, feeble person. It has been suggested that this is a derivative of 'wimp' and 'pussy'. The term become very fashionable in Britain during the mid 1990s. [Orig. U.S.]