high-ass adjective haughty; arrogant US, 1931
highball noun 1 in the used car business, a knowingly inflated price
US, 1975. 2 a signal to a train engineer to increase speed US, 1897. 3 a
glass of milk
US, 1946
highball verb 1 to travel fast US, 1912. 2 to see. Probably playing on
EYEBALL US, 1965
high beams noun 1 erect nipples on a woman’s breasts seen
through a garment
US, 1986. 2 the wide open eyes of a person
under the influence of crack cocaine
US, 1994
high bountious adjective very bad-smelling TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
highboy noun in hot rodding, a coupe, sedan or roadster that sits on
top of the frame rails at stock height, that has not been lowered
US, 1968
highbrow noun a person of superior intellectual quality or interests;
a person who affects interests that imply an intellectual superiority
US, 1907
highbrow adjective of superior intellectual quality or interest UK, 1884
high-brown adjective of mixed black and white heritage. Originally
white usage, then adopted by African-Americans US, 1915
high camp noun an ostentatious, highly mannered style. A refined
variation of CAMP US, 1966
high cap verb to brag, to banter, to gossip US, 1990
high diver noun a person who enjoys or excels at performing oral
sex on women. A construction built on the image of going down
US, 1981
high drag noun elaborate female clothing worn by a man US, 1963
higher-higher noun the upper echelons of military command US, 1991
highfalutin; hifalutin adjective absurdly pompous, snobbish.

Probably an elaboration of ‘high-flown’ or similar; ‘highfaluting’
(the ‘g’ is optional) was originally hyphenated which lends strength
to this etymology. Yiddish hifelufelem (ostentatious, self-glorifying)
is also possible US, 1839
high five noun 1 a greeting or sign of approval accomplished by
slapping open palms with arms extended above head-level. The
greeting and term originated in sport but quickly spread US, 1980.
2 HIV. A construction based on an abbreviation of ‘high’ to ‘hi’
and conversion of ‘V’ to the Roman numeral five US, 2003
high five verb to raise your open hand above your head and slap it
against the open hand of someone else US, 1981
high fur noun the refuelling of a hovering helicopter US, 1991
high grade noun marijuana. Recorded by a Jamaican inmate of a
UK prison, August 2002 UK, 2002
high hard one noun forceful sex US, 1986
high hat noun opium. From an earlier sense (a large opium pill) US,
1896
high-hat; high-hatted adjective snobbish, superior, supercilious US,
1924
high-heel boy noun a paratrooper US, 1948
high holy noun in the usage of counterculturalists associated with
the Rainbow Nation gatherings, an older, experienced member of
the counterculture. Often used with a degree of irony and lack of
reverence
US, 1997
high horse noun a position of arrogant superiority US, 1947
high iron noun the main line of a railway US, 1930
high-jive verb to tease, to taunt, to belittle US, 1938
high jump noun a court higher than a local magistrate’s AUS TRALIA,
1944. < be for the high jump 1 to be faced with a severe official

reprimand or punishment. Of military origin. With variations ‘be
up for the high jump’ and ‘be in for the high jump’ UK, 1919. 2 to
be engaged to be married IRELAND, 1992
highland fling noun to sing. Rhyming slang, credited to a 1950s
recording by Billy Cotton and Alan Breeze UK, 1992
highlighter noun a political leader or spokesman among prisoners
US, 1976
highly adverb used as an intensifier with an attitude US, 1991
highly illogical adjective illogical. A signature line of the Vulcan Mr
Spock on the first incarnation of Star Trek (NBC, 1966–69).
Repeated with referential humour
US, 1968
high maintenance adjective (used of a person) requiring a great deal
of attention and/or money; needy
US, 1989
highness noun < her highness; his highness your spouse.
Affectionately ironic
UK, 1961
high noon noun 1 in craps, a roll of twelve US, 1982. 2 a spoon.
Rhyming slang, formed from the title of the 1952 film
UK, 1992
high-nose verb to snub; to ignore US, 1954
high number noun an especially fashionable member of the Mod
youth fashion movement
UK, 1986
high octane adjective caffeinated. Borrowing from the language of
car fuel for application to the world of coffee drinks and, to a
lesser extent, soft drinks
US, 1995
high off the hog adverb prosperously US, 1970

high play noun showy spending designed to impress US, 1972
high pockets noun the stature of a tall, thin man US, 1912
high puller noun a devoted player of casino slot machines, especially
those with higher bets and higher payouts. A play on the term
HIGH ROLLER US, 1985
high-rider noun a car or truck that has been structurally altered to
ride very high; a person who drives such a car or truck US, 1982
high-riders noun trousers worn above the waist US, 1975
highroll verb to spend freely and to live fast US, 1975
high roller noun 1 a gambler who makes large bets and spends
freely US, 1881. 2 in television and film-making, a large, tall, three-
legged light stand US, 1990
high r olling adjective materially successful. From HIGH ROLLER (a big
spender) US, 1890
highs noun in pool, the striped balls numbered 9 to 15 US, 1990
high-school Harriet noun a high-school girl who is dating a college
boy US, 1966
high-school Harry noun an immature college male; a typical high-
school student US, 1959
high-school horse noun in horse racing, a racehorse that seems to
win only when the odds are very high. Based on the humorous
suggestion that the horse is so smart it can read the posted odds
US, 1951
high shots noun in the illegal production of alcohol, liquor that
exceeds 100 proof US, 1974
high side noun 1 the outside of a curve in a road US, 1966. 2 in craps,
the numbers over 7 US, 1950
high-side verb to show off US, 1965
high speed, low drag adjective competent, reliable, dependable.
Vietnam war usage US, 1991

high sphincter tone noun said of a person with a high degree of
inhibition and a conservative nature US, 1994
high spot noun the outstanding part or feature of something UK, 1926
high stepper noun pepper. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
hightail verb to move very quickly. Almost always used with ‘it’ US,
1919
high tea noun a social gathering of male homosexuals US, 1981
high tide noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1970
high-up noun a person of high rank or importance UK, 1929
high waist noun vigorous sex. The ‘high’ suggests the woman’s
ability to lift the man up from below during sex
TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 2003
high-waist adjective (used of a woman) skilled at sex TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 2003
high wall job noun a burglary that requires climbing UK, 1996
high-waters noun long trousers that are too short or short trousers
that are too long
US, 1971
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highway princess noun a prostitute, especially one who works at
truck stops
US, 1976
highway salute noun a gesture with the middle finger meaning
‘fuck you’
US, 1977
highway surfer noun a person who adopts the mannerisms of
surfers, buys the equipment, but never seems to get out of the car

into the water
US, 1963
high, wide and handsome; high, wide and fancy adjective
excellent; first-rate. The title of a 1937 musical/romance film
starring James Burke
US, 1947
high wine noun a mixture of alcohol and flavoured water CANADA, 1957
high yellow; high yaller; high yella noun a light-skinned black
person, especially female; a Creole; a mulatto. ‘Objectionable
when referring to lighter-colored black persons’ according to
Dictionary of Cautionary Words and Phrases, 1989
US, 1923
high yellow; high yaller; high yella adjective light-skinned US, 1958
hijinks; hijinx noun an act or acts of self-indulgent frivolity. An
altered spelling of conventional ‘high jinks’
US, 1995
hijo de la chingada noun son of a fucked woman. Border Spanish
used in English conversation by Mexican-Americans; highly
insulting
US, 1974
hike verb to insult in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit, especially by
reference to your opponent’s family US, 2000
hiker noun a prison officer whose duty is to be anywhere in the
prison when required UK, 1996
hike up verb 1 of clothes, to work out of position or to drag into
place
US, 1873. 2 to raise prices US, 2003
Hilda Handcuffs; Hilda noun apoliceofficer;thepolice.An
example of CAMP trans-gender assignment, in this case an assonant
play on handcuffs as stereotypical police equipment UK, 1992

hill noun < go over the hill to desert military duty; to escape from
prison US, 1912. < on the hill in pool, needing only one more
score to win US, 1993. < over the hill past your prime US, 1950
Hill noun < the Hill Parliament Hill in Ottawa CANADA, 1965
hill and dale noun a tale, of the type told by a confidence trickster.
Rhyming slang UK, 1953
hillbilly adjective chilly. Glasgow rhyming slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
hillbilly chrome noun aluminium paint US, 1971
hillbilly craps noun craps played on the sidewalk or otherwise as a
private game US, 1950
hillbilly hell noun used as an embellished, intensified ‘hell’ US, 1970
hillbilly heroin noun the synthetic opiate oxycodone used
recreationally. When dissolved in water and injected, or crushed
and inhaled, it has a similar effect to heroin. The drug’s popularity
in the rural Appalachian Mountains region led to the ‘hillbilly’
reference. It came to the forefront of the American national
conscious in late 2003 when radio entertainer Rush Limbaugh was
reported to be addicted to OxyContin™
US, 2001
hillbilly operahouse noun a truck with a radio US, 1971
hillbilly special noun a truck manufactured by General Motors
Corporation US, 1971
Hill Fights noun a series of battles in the vicinity of Khe Sanh, South
Vietnam, in April and May 1967
US, 1988
hill game noun in pool, a situation where either player can win with
a single pocket US, 1993
hillman hunter; hillman noun a client or customer of any service
that has little respect for the clients and customers. Rhyming
slang, formed from the name of a 1970s car UK, 1992

hillybin noun a lesbian NEW ZEALAND, 1973
Hilton noun a camp where firefighters fighting a forest fire sleep US,
1991
him noun heroin US, 1969 8see: HE
Himalaya gold; Himalaya noun a potent marijuana with yellow
hairs on a pale green bud. A hybrid plant cultivated in the 1990s,
not in the Himalayas but with genetic antecedents in Nepal and
South India; the naming is, perhaps, also an ironic reference to the
highest physical location on planet earth
UK, 2003
himbo noun a man objectified by his good looks and presumed lack
of intellectual qualities; a man who trades on this image; a gigolo.
Plays on contemporary use of BIMBO (a beautiful and available
young woman – if you are a rich older man)
US, 1988
Hinckley; Hinkley noun phencyclidine, the recreational drug known
as PCP or angel dust US, 1984
hincty adjective conceited, vain, arrogant US, 1924
hind claw noun a means of support secondary to your job BARBADOS,
1965
hind hook noun the rear brakeman on a freight train US, 1946
hind tit noun < on the hind tit; suck the hind tit to be last in
order or standing US, 1940
Hindu shuffle noun in card trickery, a technique that will keep a
card or several cards on the bottom of the deck
UK, 2003
hiney; heiny; heinie noun the buttocks US, 1921
hinge noun the elbow US, 1945
hinges noun < off your hinges mentally unhinged, crazy. Word
play; as ‘off the hinges’ from 1611 to mid-C19

UK, 1986
Hinglish noun a hybrid language formed of Hindi and English; also
applied to an informal blending of Punjabi and English UK, 2001
hinked up adjective suspicious, afraid US, 2000
hinky adjective 1 nervous, anxious US, 1956. 2 suspicious US, 1975
hinky-dee noun a form of comedic song US, 1949
hinky-dinky adjective small-time, second class, outmoded. A cousin
of the more famous
RINKY-DINK US, 1967
hip noun 1 a member of the 1960s counterculture US, 1967. 2 a heroin
addict US, 1953. 3 the buttocks BAHAMAS, 1982
hip verb 1 to explain, to bring up to date, to inform US, 1932. 2 to
figure out, to become aware US, 1975. < hip your ship to let you
know US, 1953
hip adjective 1 knowing, understanding US, 1902. 2 in style, fashionable,
admired US, 1944. < hip to all happenings profoundly aware of
the latest trends and happenings US, 1964
hip cat noun a fan of jazz or swing music; a stylish and fashionable
man US, 1947
hipe verb in a cheating scheme in a game of cards, to restore a deck
to its original position after a cheating move US, 1962
hip-flinger noun a dancer in any type of overtly sexual dance US, 1981
hip-hop noun used as a loose categorisation of (initially) black urban
youth culture, encompassing breakdancing, graffiti art, DJing and
rap music; used as an umbrella for any music, especially dance
and rap-music, that falls within the general style; any fashion or
style that is defined by association with the culture. Combining
HIP (fashionable) and HOP (dance); like ROCK ‘N’ ROLL before it, ‘hip-
hop’ is an American phenomenon that has had a worldwide
impact

US, 1982
hip hop daisy age noun an early 1990s fashion in hip-hop culture
that approximated the ‘peace and love’ attitudes of the hippie
movement UK, 2003
hip kick noun the rear pocket on a pair of trousers US, 1981
hipky-dripk y noun mischief US, 1959
hi-po adjective in motor racing, high performance US, 1993
hipped adjective 1 aware of, knowledgeable of US, 1920. 2 carrying a
gun US, 1920
hipped to the tip adjective aware of everything US, 1947
hipper noun a large, swollen bruise on the hip. Noted as a sports
injury suffered by foot-propelled scooter-riders UK, 2000
hippie; hippy noun a follower of jazz and the jazz scene who strives
to be hip US, 1952
hippie crack noun nitrous oxide. A substance of abuse favoured by
hippies and neo-hippies, seductive if not addictive US, 1992
333 highway princess | hippie crack
hipping noun a nappy (diaper) or sanitary towel TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
2003
hippo noun an armoured personnel carrier used by the South
African police
SOUTH AFRICA, 1996
Hippo noun any theatre called the Hippodrome. An affectionate
shortening of an actor’s place of work, such as, in Britain, the
Birmingham Hippo, the Bristol Hippo, and, in the US, the
Baltimore Hippo
UK, 1937
hip pocket noun a truck’s glove compartment US, 1976
hippy adjective 1 full-hipped US, 1963. 2 mentally dulled by years of
imprisonment US, 1950

hippy-dippy noun a hippy or hippie, in either sense. Derogatory US,
1969
hippy-dippy adjective used to describe the ‘peace and love’ philos-
ophy of the hippy movement
US, 1960
hippy hill nickname a hill in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco,
between the Stanyan Street entrance and Dinosaur Valley
US, 1967
hippytitis noun hepatitis UK, 1970
hippy-trippy adjective psychedelic. A rhyming combination of the
counterculture and the effects of drugs UK, 2001
hippy witch noun a girl who 30 years later still dresses in the styles
popular with the late 1960s counterculture US, 1997
hip-square noun a conventional person who at moments adopts the
drapings of the jazz lifestyle without fully embracing it
US, 1961
hipster noun 1 a devotee of jazz and the jazz lifestyle US, 1940. 2 a
person at the stylish edge of fashionable. A contemporary variation
US, 2002
hipsway noun dismissal UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
hir used as a gender-neutral third-person singular pronoun US, 1997
hirsute adjective in computing, complicated. Used as a jocular
synonym for ‘hairy’ US, 1983
hi-si noun high society US, 1957
his lordship noun used ironically of a male who is perceived to
behave in a manner that is somehow above his status. Derisive UK,
1961
hiss noun to hike rapidly NEW ZEALAND, 1958
hissy-fit; hissy noun a tantrum US, 1997
history noun 1 the condition of being doomed or finished US, 1978.

2 in a swindle, the background on a victim, people likely to be
encountered, a location or event
US, 1977
history sheeter noun a person with a criminal record INDIA, 2003
hit noun 1 a single inhalation of marijuana, hashish, crack cocaine, or
any drug’s smoke US, 1952. 2 a dose of a drug US, 1952. 3 an
intravenous injection of a drug, usually heroin
UK, 1996. 4 a meeting
with a drug dealer and a drug user US, 1952. 5 in the eastern US in
the early 1990s, prescription medication with codeine US, 1993. 6 a
marijuana cigarette UK, 2001. 7 a tablet of MDMA, the recreational
drug best known as ecstasy UK, 2003. 8 a deliberate inhalation of
solvent fumes, such as glue sniffing UK, 1982. 9 a blast of euphoria,
joy, excitement. Figurative use of a drug term US, 1971. 10 the elec-
tronic registration of a visit to a website
US, 1995. 11 a planned
murder
US, 1950. 12 an arrest US, 1973. 13 a winning bet in an illegal
lottery UK, 1818. 14 in blackjack, a card that a player requests from
the dealer to add to his hand US, 1980. 15 in snowboarding, a snow
jump CANADA, 1996. < on hit excellent US, 1997
hit verb 1 to inject drugs into a vein US, 1949. 2 to take an inhalation
of marijuana smoke
US, 1952. 3 to smoke (marijuana) US, 1949. 4 to
guess correctly the day’s number in an illegal lottery US, 1947. 5 to
kill in a planned, professional manner US, 1949. 6 to rob US, 1970. 7 to
cover with graffiti US, 1997. 8 to visit, to go to a place US, 1995. 9 to
serve a drink US, 1932. 10 to ask for something, especially money US,
1894
. 11 to telephone someone with a mobile phone US, 2002. 12 to

win. From cricket
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. 13 to have sex US, 2004.
< be hit with a bit to be sentenced to prison. From BIT (a
prison sentence) US, 1962. < can’t hit the bull in the arse with
a scoop shovel
to be physically or mentally useless. ‘This
expression describes someone who is totally uncoordinated.
As this involves both a broad weapon and a broad target it refers
not to poor marksmanship, but rather to a total inability to act in
a coordinated manner.’ Chris Thain, Cold as a Bay Street Banker’s
Heart, 1987 CANADA, 1987. < hit a hurdle to die; to suffer a severe
setback
AUSTRALIA, 1989. < hit a lick to commit a robbery US, 2001.
< hit daylight to be released from prison US, 1988. < hit for six
to demolish another’s argument, proposal or plan. A figurative use
of a cricketing term
UK, 1937. < hit in the seat an act of anal
intercourse US, 1976. < hit it to leave US, 1930. < hit it a lick; hit
it
in poker, to raise a bet US, 1988. < hititoffto take a mutual
liking to someone UK, 1780. < hit it up to strike up an
acquaintance
US, 1934. < hit on the hip to page electronically US,
1996. < hit the books to study hard US, 1968. < hit the bottle to
bleach your hair blonde. Teen slang, punning on a term associated
with drinking US, 1955. < hit the breeze to leave NEW ZEALAND, 1974.
< hit the bricks to work on the street US, 1973. < hit the
bucket
to drink very heavily. A humorous variation on ‘hit the
bottle’ (to drink heavily) UK: SCOTLAND, 1988. < hit the burner to

draw upon all of your inner resources and stamina. US naval
aviator usage
US, 1986. < hit the ceiling to become very angry US,
1914. < hit the cinders to jump or fall from a moving train US,
1977. < hit the deck 1 to fall or throw yourself to the ground US,
1925. 2 to land a plane UK, 1943. 3 to get out of bed. Often as an
imperative UK, 1918. 4 to go to bed UK, 1935. < hit the dex to work
as a DJ. Fashionable spelling for (record) ‘decks’, combined with a
vague play on other senses of
HIT THE DECK UK, 2002. < hit the
Dixie
to stop idling and start doing something BAHAMAS, 1982.
< hit the gravel; hit the grit to fall from a moving train US,
1946. < hit the hay to go to bed. Originally used by tramps;
anglicised in 1929 by Conan Doyle US, 1912. < hit the hop to use
drugs, especially heroin or opium
US, 1963. < hit the jackpot to
have great success or good fortune, especially when unexpected or
beyond your expectations. A figurative application of ‘jackpot’, a
poker term applied generally to any gambling prize. Known
worldwide in its variant forms: ‘crack’ (favoured in Australia), ‘hit’,
‘strike’ or ‘win’
US, 2001. < hit the mainline to inject a drug
intravenously. A combination of
HIT (to inject) and MAINLINE (a
vein)
US, 1950. < hit the moon to reach the highest plateau of a
drug experience US, 1971. < hit the needle to inject a drug
intravenously. A combination of HIT (to inject) and the means of
delivery US, 1950. < hit the pipe to smoke crack cocaine US, 1992.

< hit the pit 1 to inject a drug into the armpit. A combination
of HIT (to inject) and PIT (the armpit) UK, 1998. 2 to be incarcerated
US, 1992. < hit the post in the language of radio disc jockeys, to
talk during the introduction of a song, completing your thought
just before the song’s vocal begins
US, 1997. < hit the prone to
throw yourself to the ground US, 1977. < hit the road; hit the
trail
to go; to commence or recommence a journey US, 1899.
< hit the roof to be, or to become very angry; to exhibit that
anger UK, 1925. < hit the sack to go to bed, to go to sleep US, 1912.
< hit the sauce to drink alcohol US, 1997. < hit the sewer to
inject heroin or another drug intravenously US, 1973. < hit the
silk in card games, to withdraw from or end a game or hand.
From the military slang for bailing out of an aircraft by parachute
(silk) US, 1972. < hit the skids to deteriorate US, 1958. < hit the
slab
to be killed US, 1950. < hit the toe to depart; to decamp
AUSTRALIA, 1983. < hit the wall to reach a point of exhaustion
beyond which lesser athletes will fail to continue, especially of
long-distance and marathon runners US, 1982. < hit with a check
to discharge from employment and pay off owed wages US, 1954.
< hit your marks in television and film-making, to move to the
proper place at the proper time in a scene US, 1990
hit and get verb to rob one place and then hurry to rob somewhere
else UK, 1996
hit and miss; hit or miss noun 1 a kiss. Rhyming slang, ‘hit me’,
which evolves to ‘kiss me’, to ‘kiss’. Sometimes abbreviated to ‘hit’
UK, 1933. 2 urine; alcoholic drink or (when used with ‘the’), drinking
or a session of drinking. Rhyming slang for PISS (and ON THE PISS)

AUSTRALIA, 1960
hit and run noun 1 a betting technique in which a player places a
single bet and withdraws from the game if he wins US, 1950. 2 the
sun. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
hit and run verb 1 in casino blackjack, to enter a game when the
count is advantageous to the players, to play a few games and
hipping | hit and run 334
then to move to another table US, 1991. 2 in poker, to play for a
short time, win heavily and quit the game
US, 1982
hit and run adjective 1 (used of entertainment engagements) in one
city one night, another city the next
US, 1976. 2 swindled. Rhyming
slang for ‘done’ (
DO) UK, 1992
hit-and-split noun a quick air attack followed by a quick retreat US,
1991
hitch noun 1 a period of duty or service US, 1905. 2 a jail sentence US,
1964
Hitch nickname Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), television and film
director US, 1976
hitch verb to hitchhike. A colloquial shortening US, 1929. < hitch up
the reindeers; hitch up the reindeer to inhale powdered
cocaine. Punning variously on SNOW (cocaine) and SLEIGH RIDE (the
use of cocaine) US, 1986
hitched adjective married US, 1857
hitchhiker noun a commerical message played at the end of a radio
programme
US, 1980
hitch up verb to marry, to partner. Figurative application of a con-

ventional ‘hitch’ (a knot)
US, 1902
hit kiss noun the exchange of crack cocaine smoke from one user to
another through a kiss US, 1989
Hitler’s drug noun paramethoxyamphetamine, PMA. The drug was
originally created during World War 2 by Hitler’s chemists with the
intention of enabling Nazi soldiers to fight around the clock. In
1999 the Observer reported fears of the drug’s arrival in UK clubs
,
1999
hit list noun a list of targets for retaliation, either physical or
otherwise
US, 1972
hit man noun a professional killer US, 1963
hit on verb to flirt; to proposition US, 1954
hit or sit verb used for describing a player’s two choices in blackjack
or twenty-one–draw another card or not US, 1962
hits noun 1 LSD UK, 1998. 2 a pair of dice that have been altered so
that they will not roll a total of seven US, 1962
hitsville noun success. Used on the normally staid BBC Light
Programme, 30th June 1963
UK, 1963
hit team noun during the Vietnam conflict, a small unit of trained
scouts sent on a mission to kill the enemy
US, 1987
hitter noun 1 a hired killer US, 1959. 2 a crack cocaine pipe designed
for a single inhalation US, 2001
hit the hay verb to smoke marijuana US, 1942
hittin’ adjective excellent US, 1991
hitting; hittin’ adjective tasty US, 1993

hitting fluid noun heroin US, 1973
hit up verb 1 to inject a drug intravenously US, 1969. 2 to ask for
something US, 1988. 3 to go to US, 2002
hiya used as a casual greeting UK, 1940
hiya-butty-bay; hiya-butt-bay noun Trecco Bay, Porthcawl in south
Wales. In 1947 mining was nationalised and subsequent working
practices meant that entire communities relocated to the seaside
resort of Porthcawl for ‘miners’ fortnight’. The friendly greeting
‘hiya, butty’ (hello, friend) filled the air. The style of holidays
changed in the 1960s but the term is still in limited circulation UK:
WALES
, 2001
hiya kids used as a humorous greeting. The signature greeting used
on the children’s television programme Ed’s Gang (later Andy’s
Gang) (1951–58). Repeated with referential humour
US, 1955
hizzie nickname the room, apartment or house where someone lives
US, 2002
Hizzoner nickname used as a jocular reference to a mayor, especially
Richard J. Daley, mayor of Chicago from 1955 until his death in
1976. A slurred ‘his honor’
US, 1882
HK nickname Hong Kong. Current among the UK Chinese population
UK, 1998
HMCS how my companion snores. A jocular back-formation from
HCMS (Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship)
CANADA, 2002
HMFIC noun a commanding officer, or head motherfucker in charge
US, 1993
HNIC noun the leader of an enterprise, the head nigger in charge US,

1972
HO verb to withhold more than your share of something. An
initialism of ‘hold out’
US, 1950
ho; hoe noun 1 a sexually available woman; a woman who may be
considered sexually available; a prostitute. Originally black usage,
from the southern US pronunciation of ‘whore’; now widespread
through the influence of rap music US, 1959. 2 a woman. A
weakened variation of the previous sense
US, 1959. 3 a weak or
effeminate man US, 1996
ho; hoe verb to work as a prostitute US, 1972
hoaching; hotchin adjective full, teeming, crowded UK: SCOTLAND, 1911
hoachy adjective exceedingly lucky, fortunate UK: SCOTL AND, 1985
hoagons noun the female breasts US, 1968
ho, babe used as a student-to-student greeting US, 1959
hobber de hoy; hibber de hoy noun an adolescent boy, especially
a hooligan. Recorded as rhyming slang by Ray Puxley, Cockney
Rabbit, 1992; but probably directly from ‘hobbledehoy’, first
recorded in 1540, which, excepting the nuance of hooliganism, is
synonymous; ‘hobbledehoy’, however, is unlikely to be rhyming
slang as the earliest explicit reference to rhyming slang does not
appear until about 300 years later in John Camden Hotten’s The
Slang Dictionary, 1859
UK, 1992
hobby bobby noun a special constable, a part-time uniformed police
officer
UK, 2005
ho-bitch noun a female who has earned a complete lack of respect.
Used on those special occasions when just BITCH or just HO is just

not enough US, 1997
hobnail verb to walk NEW ZEALAND, 2000
hobnail express noun travel by walking US, 1918
hobo noun 1 a vagrant. Uncertainly derived from ‘hoeboy’ (a migrant
agricultural labourer) or the exclamation ‘Ho boy!’ (used by mail
carriers)
US, 1885. 2 in trucking, a tractor trailer that is moved from
one terminal to another US, 1971. 3 a homing bomb, one with a
targeting capability US, 1975
hobo bet noun in craps, a bet on the number twelve. From the
number’s association with boxcars
US, 1985
hobo cocktail noun a glass of water US, 1947
hobosexual noun a person who is sexually active with several
partners in a short period of time US, 1985
Hobo Woods noun an area in South Vietnam which was a major
staging area for the North Vietnamese to launch attacks on Saigon
or Cu Chi City US, 1986
Hobson’s choice; hobsons noun 1 the only option that is offered
and, therefore, no choice at all. Widely claimed, since 1712, to
derive from Tobias Hobson, who hired out horses, and is reputed
to have compelled his customers to take whichever horse
happened to be next in line, or go without; however, ‘Hodgson’s
choise’ is recorded in 1617
UK, 1649. 2 the voice. Rhyming slang UK,
1937
Ho Chi Minh Motel noun a rest house used by the Viet Cong along
a trail or route
US, 1967
Ho Chi Minh sandals noun slip-on sandals made from the treads of

discarded tyres, designed and worn by the Viet Cong during the
Vietnam war
US, 1977
Ho Chi Minh’s curse noun diarrhoea. An existing formation of
‘somebody’s curse’ adapted in Vietnam US, 1991
Ho Chi Minh Trail noun Route 209 in northeast Pennsylvania US,
1977
hock noun 1 the male who takes the active role in homosexual
intercourse. Origin unknown. Ted Hartley in his glossary of prison
slang (1944) says that ‘hocks’ can mean ‘feet’, and is therefore in
335 hit and run | hock
some way related to the term HORSE’S HOOF. Simes, in his
Dictionary of Australian Underworld Slang (1993), suggests that ‘
hock’ is ‘feeble’ and rhyming slang for ‘cock’. Neither of these is
overwhelmingly convincing AUSTRALIA, 1944. 2 the foot UK, 1785. < in
hock
1 in debt, especially to a pawnbroker US, 1883. 2 in prison US, 1859
hock verb 1 to pawn US, 1878. 2 to clear the throat of phlegm. From a
confusion with conventional ‘hawk’ US, 1992. 3 to nag. From the
Yiddish US, 1961
hockey box; hock noun a male homosexual prostitute AUSTRALIA, 1985
hockey hair a hair style: the hair is worn short at the front and
long at the back. Better known, perhaps, as a
MULLET CANADA, 2000
hockeystick noun a mutton chop NEW ZEALAND, 1990
hock shop noun a pawnbroker’s shop UK, 1871
hocus noun a solution of heroin that has been heated and is ready
to inject
US, 1967
hocus verb to alter legitimate dice for cheating purposes US, 1950

hocus pocus; hocus noun cocaine, heroine, morphine or opium;
also marijuana. Best remembered as a stage magician’s
incantation, but claimed to be a mocking corruption of hoc est
corpus (this is the body); originally, 1650–1720, ‘a juggler/a
conjuror’; it was in circulation during C19 and into C20 in the
sense of ‘criminal deception/shady trickery’; in 1821 as ‘to stupefy
with alcohol’ (for the purposes of robbery) and hence ‘hocus’
became ‘a drugged liquor’ from as early as 1725 and well into C19
served as an adjective meaning ‘intoxicated’. All these meanings
condensed into a catalogue of hard drugs during C20; ‘marijuana’
joined the list in the 1980s
UK, 1938
hodad noun a non-surfer who associates with surfers and poses as a
surfer
US, 1961
hoddie noun a labourer working for a bricklayer AUSTRALIA, 1952
hod of shit noun a great deal of trouble US, 1981
hoe noun a fellow black man, usually in context of sexual bragging.
From HOMEBOY (close friend), punning on ‘hero’ US, 1987 8see: HO
hoedown noun a street fight between youth gangs US, 1993
hoe in verb to attack physically and with vigour NEW ZEALAND, 2002
hoe into verb to attack a task with vigour, especially the eating of a
meal AUSTRALIA, 1935
hoffing noun a fight, especially between youth gangs US, 1971
hog noun 1 a powerful motorcyle, especially a large Harley-Davidson
motorcyle US, 1965. 2 a utility helicopter equipped with rockets and
machine guns US, 1991. 3 a Cadillac or other large luxury car US, 1960.
4 the penis US, 1968. 5 a police officer. A variation on PIG (a police
officer) US, 1970. 6 a US Marine Corps recruit during basic training.
Contemptuous US, 1968. 7 a leader; a strong personality US, 1989. 8 a

drug addict who requires large doses to sustain his habit US, 1952.
9 heroin US, 2000. 10 marijuana. A term apparently coined by US
soliders during the conflict in Vietnam, drawn from ‘hash, o, grass’
US, 1968. 11 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or
angel dust
US, 1971. 12 a strong sedative, trade name Benaceyzine™
US, 1977. 13 a computer program that uses a high degree of a
computer’s resources US, 1991. < beat the hog (used of a male) to
masturbate US, 1971. < hog is pork there is no difference between
the two alternatives being discussed TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003.
< on the hog homosexual US, 1976
hog verb 1 to speak rudely TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003. 2 to rape US, 1972.
3 in high-low poker, to declare for both high and low US, 1996
Hog-60 noun an M-60 machine gun. Each squad in Vietnam was
assigned an M-60, the army’s general purpose machine gun which
entered the service in the 1950s. It was designed to be lightweight
(23 pounds) and easy to carry. It produced a low ’grunting’ sound
and thus the porcine allusions
US, 1987
Hogan’s Alley nickname the Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades,
California. Hogan enjoyed great success there, especially in 1947
and 48 US, 1997
hog board noun a bulletin board where soldiers post pictures of
their families and girlfriends. Marine usage in Vietnam
US, 1974
hog eye; hogger; hoghead; hogineer; hog jerk; hog jockey
noun a railway engineer US, 1977
hog fuel noun sawdust and bark produced by sawmills, burnt to
generate steam for electricity
CANADA, 1989

hogging noun a romantic interest in heavy people US, 2004
hog jaws noun a special plough blade fitted to a D7E bulldozer, or
Rome Plow, for use in land clearing operations in Vietnam
US, 1991
hog-leg; hog leg noun 1 an oversized handgun US, 1919. 2 a large
marijuana cigarette
US, 1997
hog liver noun in electric line work, a flat porcelain guy strain
insulator
US, 1980
hogman noun a criminal who silences alarms while a crime is
committed UK, 1996
hogmaster; hogmauler noun a railway engineer US, 1977
hog out verb in motor mechanics, to enlarge an engine’s openings
or passages
US, 1993
hog pen noun a prison guards’ control room US, 1984
hog-tie verb to bind the hands and feet US, 1894
Hogtown nickname Toronto. Nicknamed for the early C20 growth of
farmer’s markets and slaughterhouses, Toronto has also continued
to be known as TORONTO THE GOOD CANADA, 1985
hog up verb to address with a lack of respect BARBADOS, 1965
hog wallow noun the slot used as a sighting plane on the topstrap
of a Colt or Smith and Wesson pistol
US, 1957
hogwash noun nonsense US, 1882
hog whimpering adjective very drunk UK, 1983
hoha noun a fuss NEW ZEALAND, 1983
hoha adjective weary NEW ZEALAND, 2003
ho-ho noun a fat teenage girl US, 1982

hoick verb 1 to spit AUSTRALIA, 1941. 2 to throw or chuck; to loft
AUSTRALIA, 1972. 3 to raise, to hoist. Sometimes spelt ‘hoik’ UK, 1898
hoicked-up adjective raised, especially artificially lifted UK, 2003
hoi polloi noun the common people; the unwashed masses UK, 1822
hoist noun < on the hoist engaged in shoplifting UK, 1958
hoist verb 1 to drink (an alcoholic beverage) UK, 1983. 2 to rob with
guns US, 1928. 3 to shoplift UK, 2000
hoister noun 1 a shoplifter; a pickpocket UK, 1790. 2 in circus and
carnival usage, a ferris wheel
US, 1981
hoisting noun shoplifting UK, 1936
hoisting bloomers noun a capacious undergarment used by
shoplifters
UK, 1956
hoity-toity adjective snobbish, haughty, assuming, uppish. Directly
from the earlier form ‘highty-tighty’ UK, 1720
Ho Jo’s nickname a Howard Johnson restaurant. A fixture along US
motorways in the 1950s and 60s
US, 1965
hokey; hoky; hokie adjective sentimental; mawkish; in poor taste US,
1927
hokey cokey noun karaoke. Rhyming slang for a modern singalong
entertainment enjoyed after a few drinks formed from the name
of a song and dance that used to be enjoyed after a few drinks UK,
1998
hokey-pokey noun 1 sexual intercourse. A play both on POKE (to
have sex) and the childrens’ song and dance, the ‘hokey cokey’
UK,
1983. 2 in circus and carnival usage, any shoddy, inexpensive
merchandise US, 1981

hokum noun nonsense US, 1921
hold noun in casino gambling, the amount of money bet that is
retained by the casino US, 1977. < in the hold hidden in a pocket
or elsewhere on the body US, 1961
hold verb 1 to be in possession of drugs US, 1935. 2 to be in
possession of money US, 1967. < get hold of to have sex with
someone
UK, 2003. < hold court to get in a shoot-out with police
US, 1974. < hold feet to the fire to apply great pressure and
demand results UK, 1995. < hold no brief for not to support or
actively sympathise with someone UK, 1918. < hold the bag to
take the blame US, 1985. < hold the fort; mind the fort to
hock | hold 336
manage temporarily in an absentee’s stead UK, 1870. < hold your
dick
to do nothing; to wait idly UK, 2001. < hold your mud to
stand up to pressure and adversity US, 1966. < hold your mug to
keep a secret
US, 1970
hold down verb 1 to maintain (a position of employment) US, 1896.
2 to control (a block or neighbourhood). Youth gang usage US, 1985
holder noun a prisoner, usually not a gang member, entrusted with
storing drugs controlled by a prison gang US, 1992
holding adjective in possession of ready cash AUSTRALIA, 1922
holding ground noun a position, literally or figuratively, where you
can weather adversity. From the nautical term for an area where
the sea bottom provides a firm hold for anchors
US, 1963
holding pen noun 1 a cell in a local jail where prisoners are held
when they first arrive, pending a decision on whether criminal

charges will be filed against them or not
US, 1981. 2 aboarding
school NEW ZEALAND, 2001
holding tank noun a cell at a local jail where the recently arrested
are held before being processed US, 1994
hold-it noun a gratuitous television view of a pretty girl or woman,
usually a spectator at a sporting event US, 1986
hold out on verb to refuse to give something, often information US,
1907
hold paddock noun a retirement home NEW ZEALAND, 1994
hold the bus!; haud the bus! slow down!; wait a minute! UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1988
hold the phone! wait a minute! US, 1975
hold with verb to agree with or approve of something or someone
UK, 1895
hold your horses verb used imperatively to urge inaction US, 1844
hole noun 1 the vagina; sex with a woman; a woman; women UK,
1592. 2 the anus UK, 1607. 3 the mouth US, 1865. 4 a passive, promiscu-
ous, unattached lesbian
US, 1992. 5 in prison, a cell designed for
solitary confinement. Always with ‘the’ UK, 1535. 6 an undesirable
place; a place that is dirty or disordered UK, 1876. 7 any place where
a supply of illegal drugs is hidden US, 1993. 8 a monetary or social
difficulty, a mess, a scrape UK, 1760. 9 the subway (underground) US,
1933. 10 a mine US, 1977. 11 on the railways, a passing track US, 1946.
12 in trucking, a position in the gear box US, 1971. 13 a tobacco ciga-
rette
US, 1971. 14 in drag racing, the starting line US, 1970. < after
his hole; after his end

of a man, seeking sex with a woman.
From HOLE (the vagina) or END (the penis) UK, 1961. < get your
hole
to have sexual intercourse IRELAND, 1991. < go in the hole to
fall from a pole, tower, rig or building under construction US, 1989.
< in the hole in police usage, hiding and avoiding work US, 1973
hole bit noun while in prison, a sentence to solitary confinement US,
1967
hole card noun 1 in stud poker, a card dealt face-down US, 1967. 2 a
resource in reserve US, 1926. 3 the key to a person’s character. From
the game of stud poker, in which a ‘hole card’ is a card dealt face-
down US, 1968
hole-in-one noun sexual intercourse on a first date. A puerile golf
metaphor US, 1972
hole in the ground; hole noun a pound. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
hole in the head noun the epitome of something that is not
needed at all. From Yiddish
US, 1951
hole in the wall noun 1 an automated cash machine UK, 1985. 2 in
trucking, a tunnel US, 1976
hole olie noun in stud poker, a card dealt face-down. A jocular
embellishment of HOLE CARD US, 1967
holes noun < the holes a location, such as a public lavatory, where
men may have anonymous sex with each other by means of holes
bored between private cubicles UK, 1996
hole shot noun in drag racing, the art of starting at the first possible
moment without incurring a foul for starting too soon
US, 1970
holetime noun solitary confinement in prison US, 1967
hole to bowl noun the path taken during defecation on a toilet US, 1969

hole up verb to hide UK, 1875
holey dollar noun a Spanish dollar with a hole punched in the
centre
CANADA, 1963
holiday noun in horse racing, the term of a suspension from
competing
AUSTRALIA, 1989
Holiday Inn noun any large US base camp in Vietnam where field
troops would stand down for several days before returning to
combat in the field US, 1986
HOLLAND written on an envelope, or at the foot of a lover’s letter
as lovers’ code for ‘here our love lies and never dies’ or ‘hope our
love lasts and never dies’. Widely known, and well used by
servicemen; now a part of the coded vocabulary of texting UK, 1984
holler verb to talk US, 2001
holler adjective stylish US, 1961
holler and hoot verb to engage in an abusive verbal attack UK, 2001
holler and shout noun a German. Rhyming slang for KRAUT UK, 1992
holler boys holler; holler boys noun a collar. Old rhyming slang,
originally ‘holloa boys’, ‘holloa’, from a chant used on Guy Fawkes
night, with a use dating back to the time of the detachable collar.
Modern use is reduced to the first two elements and often
without the ‘h’ UK, 1960
holli noun a marijuana cigarette which is placed in a pipe for
smoking US, 2001
holliers; hollyers noun holidays, vacation IRELAND, 1991
hollow leg noun a characteristic ascribed to someone who is able to
eat or drink in great quantities US, 1992
Hollyweird nickname Hollywood, California US, 1953
Hollywood noun 1 used as a teasing term of address for someone

whose clothes and mannerisms suggest a high level of
showmanship US, 1973. 2 a dramatic outburst NEW ZEALAND, 1983. 3 a
feigned injury NEW ZEALAND, 1972. 4 in hot rodding, an extravagant,
ostentatious exhaust system
US, 1958
Hollywood glider noun the B-17 Flying Fortress. The B-17 appeared
frequently in films
US, 1946
Hollywood no noun an answer of ‘no’ implicit in the failure to
return a phone call US, 1992
Hollywoods noun dark glasses US, 1966
Hollywood shower noun in Antarctica, a shower that exceeds the
two-minute showers permitted by military authorities ANTAR CTICA,
2003
Hollywood stop noun a rolling stop at a traffic signal or a stop sign
US, 1986
Holmes noun used as a term of address from male-to-male. Playing
on the term ‘homes’ US, 1975
hols noun holidays (both singular and plural), a vacation UK, 1905
Holstein noun a police car. An allusion to the black and white
markings of the cow and a police car US, 1961
holy adjective great, extreme, 1978
holy cats! used for registering surprise, shock or alarm US, 2001
holy chain lightning! used as a mild oath in Nova Scotia CANADA,
1988
holy city noun in poker, a high-value hand US, 1988
holy cow! used as a mild oath, expressing surprise. Popularised by
baseball radio announcers Harry Caray and Phil Rizzuto US, 1927
holy crap! used for registering surprise. A variation of HOLY SHIT US,
2001

Holyfield noun fine quality marijuana. A neat pun using the name
of three-time world heavyweight champion boxer Evander ‘Real
Deal’ Holyfield (b.1962); here ‘holy’ implies ‘the purest’ and com-
bines with a ‘field (of grass)’, and Holyfield’s nickname ‘Real Deal’
guarantees the quality UK, 2000
Holyfield’s ear; ‘olyfields noun a year. Rhyming slang, formed in
honour of boxer Evander Holyfield, whose ear was bitten by his
opponent Mike Tyson during a 1997 world heavyweight title fight
UK, 1998
holy fuck! used for registering shock or surprise US, 1982
337 hold down | holy fuck!
holy ghost noun 1 the corpse of a person who has died from
gunshot wounds
US, 1987. 2 a coast. Glasgow rhyming slang UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1988. 3 in racing, the starting post or the winning post.
Rhyming slang
UK, 1932. 4 toast. Rhyming slang UK, 1960
holy guacamole! used satirically as a register of shock or surprise.
‘Guacamole’ is pronounced to rhyme with ‘holy’
UK, 2003
Holy Joe noun any religious leader. The term suggests a lack of
sincerity US, 1864
Holy Lands noun an area of central Belfast. Named for its principal
arteries: Damascus Street, Jerusulam Street and Canterbury Street
UK: NORTHERN IRELAND, 2001
holy man! used as a powerful exclamation. Michigan Upper
Peninsula usage US, 2003
holy moo cow! used as an expression of complete surprise. A
jocular embellishment of the more common

HOLY COW! US, 1968
holy nail noun bail. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
holy of holies noun 1 the vagina. A crude pun on HOLE US, 1994.
2 any inner sanctum US, 1995
holy oil noun an oil applied to the skin or clothing in the belief that
it will bring the bettor luck in an illegal number gambling lottery
US, 1949
holy old mackinaw! used as a curse CANADA, 1988
holy old snappin’ arseholes! used as an oath in Nova Scotia with
allusions to both the lobster and fear CANADA, 1988
holy olie noun in stud poker, the hole card US, 1951
holy shit! used for registering astonishment US, 1986
holy show noun an embarrassment, a ridiculous sight IRELAND, 1984
holy smoke noun branded soft drink Coca-Cola™, Coke™. Rhyming
slang, originally used of the solid fuel UK, 1992
holy smoke! used as a exclamation of surprise and wonder UK, 1892
holy snappin’! used as a curse or oath CANADA, 1982
holy Toledo! used for registering surprise. A little bit of Holy Toledo
goes a long way. A trademark of Milo Hamilton, radio broadcaster
for the Houston Astros baseball team, and often used by Skipper,
the son of Jungle Jim on Jungle Jim (1955) US, 1951
holy war noun a debate among computer enthusiasts about a
question which has no objective answer
US, 1991
holy water noun 1 official approval. US naval aviator usage; to give
such approval is to ‘sprinkle holy water’ US, 1986. 2 a daughter.
Rhyming slang UK, 1992
holy weed noun marijuana US, 2001
holy week noun the bleed period of a woman’s menstrual cycle US,
1964

holy whistlin’ frig! used as a curse in Nova Scotia CANADA, 1988
hom verb < hom it up to flaunt your homosexuality. Substitutes an
abbreviation of ‘homosexual’ for CAMP (affected) in ‘camp it up’ (to
flaunt affectation) UK, 2001
hombre noun 1 a man. Spanish hombre (a man), spread worldwide
by Hollywood Westerns such as Hombre, 1967, starring Paul
Newman
US, 1846. 2 a male friend. Adapted from the previous
sense; this usage possibly informed by a phonetic similarity to
HOMEBOY (a close friend) UK, 2001. 3 heroin. From Spanish hombre (a
man) US, 1998
home noun 1 a very close male friend. An abbreviation of HOMEBOY
US, 1944. 2 the vein into which an intravenous drug user injects a
drug
US, 1973. < at home in the going in horse racing, said of a
horse that is running a track that complements the horse’s skills
and preferences US, 1951. < send home to sentence to prison US,
1990
Home nickname England or Great Britain. As used by C18–19
colonists this is par for the course, and that their direct
descendants would use this also is hardly surprising, however, this
locution remained in common use (in speech, if not by self-
conscious writers) well into C20 and only began to die out in the
1970s. Now it is very much a thing of the past AUSTRALIA, 1808
home and dry adjective safe and sound; having accomplished an
arduous task
UK, 1930
home and hosed adjective 1 (of a racehorse) expected to win
AUSTRALIA, 1975. 2 all finished and done with. Said of a task that is
easily accomplished

AUSTRALIA, 1945
homebake noun morphine or heroin extracted from codeine
compounds
NEW ZEALAND, 2002
homebaker noun a person who illegally manufactures drugs NEW
ZEALAND
, 1986
home base; home run noun in the teenage categorisation of sexual
activity, sexual intercourse US, 1963
home box noun a computer enthusiast’s own computer US, 1991
homeboy noun a very close male friend, often but not always from
the same neighbourhood
US, 1899
home cooking noun sex with your spouse US, 1964
homee noun 8see: OMEE
home ec noun home economics, in which the theory and practice
of homemaking are studied
US, 1899
home-ec-y adjective (used of a girl) conventional, out of touch with
current fashions, styles and trends US, 1970
homee-palone noun 8see: OMEE-PALONE
homegirl noun a very close female friend, usually from the same
neighbourhood, gang or faction of a gang; usually applied to a
black girl US, 1934
homegrown noun marijuana, cultivated locally US, 1974
homeguard noun a local worker, as contrasted with a travelling or
migratory worker; a local resident US, 1903
homemade noun 1 a cigarette rolled by hand from loose tobacco US,
1954
. 2 a home-made pistol US, 1949

home on the range noun change. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1989
home on the range adjective strange. Rhyming slang, formed from
the title of a well-known cowboy anthem (actually, the official song
of the state of Kansas) UK, 1998
home plate noun an aeroplane’s home base or carrier US, 1991
home port noun a trucker’s residence. Jocular use US, 1976
homer noun 1 a job done privately by a tradesman outside of his
regular employment. Glasgow slang UK: SCOTLAND, 1996. 2 a wound
sufficiently serious to require treatment away from the theatre of
war
AUSTRALIA, 1945. 3 a referee or sports official who favours the
home team US, 1888
Homer noun any Iraqi soldier. Gulf war usage; an allusion to the
doltish Homer Simpson of television cartoon fame US, 1991
homers noun home-brewed beer. A gift to the slang of the South
Pole from its Australian visitors AUSTRALIA, 1970
home run noun the journey of a circus from the final engagement
of the season to the winter quarters US, 1980 8see: HOME BASE.
< hit a home run to have sex US, 2001
homerunner noun an artillery shell that hits its target directly US, 1991
homes noun used as a term of address, usually establishing comrade
status US, 1971
home skillet noun a close friend US, 1993
homeslice noun 1 a close friend US, 1984. 2 a prisoner from your
home city US, 1992
homesteader noun 1 an American who had been in Vietnam for
more than a few years
US, 1991. 2 a person who is dating one
person steadily. High school usage US, 1961
Homesteader’s Bible noun the Eaton department store catalogue

CANADA, 1987
homesteader’s fiddle noun a cross-cut saw CANADA, 1954
home sweet home noun in circus and carnival usage, the final per-
formance of a season
US, 1981
hometown honey noun a college student’s date from their
hometown US, 1968
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