home twenty noun a person’s home town. From citizens’ band
radio code in which ‘20’ means ‘location’
US, 1976
homework noun foreplay US, 1993 . < bit of homework; piece of
homework
a person objectified sexually UK, 1945
homewrecker noun a person whose affair with a married person
leads to divorce, especially when there are children involved US, 1968
homey; homie noun a male from your neighbourhood; a close male
friend; a fellow youth gang member
US, 1944
homey, don’t play dat! don’t say that! A catchphrase from the
television programme In Living Color
US, 1990
homicide noun heroin or cocaine mixed with prescription drugs,
such as scopolamine or strychnine UK, 1998
homie noun a homosexual US, 1990 8
homing pigeon noun the US armed forces insignia designating
honourable discharge
US, 1946
homintern noun an aggressive, loyal homosexual subculture. A term
coined by W.H. Auden, punning on the Marxist ‘comintern’ or
Communist International US, 1968
homme noun a homosexual male. A pun on French homme (a man)
and the first syllable of homosexual UK, 2005
homo noun 1 a homosexual, especially a male homosexual US, 1922.
2 used as an insulting term of address to someone who is not
homosexual US, 1993
homogrips noun sideburns NEW ZEALAND, 1998
homo-hater noun a person with a pathological dislike for homosex-
uals US, 1979

homo heaven noun 1 a public area where homosexuals congregate
in hopes of quick sex
US, 1965. 2 the upper balcony in a theatre
patronised by homosexual men US, 1966
homosexual adapter noun a computer cable with either two male
or two female connectors
US, 1991
hon noun used as a term of endearment. A shortened ‘honey’.
Fiercely claimed by Baltimore, Maryland, as a Baltimore-coinage US,
1906
hon bun noun used as a term of endearment. A shortened ‘honey
bunny’ US, 1940s
honcho noun a boss, a big-shot. From the Japanese term for ‘a
group or squad leader’ US, 1945
Honda rice noun IR8, a high-yielding variety of rice introduced in
Vietnam in the 1960s, doubling rice production yields US, 1985
hondo noun 1 an attractive, popular male US, 1986. 2 a zealous
enthusiast US, 1968
honest noun cherry syrup added to a soda fountain drink. From the
American legend of George Washington’s honesty when asked as a
child if he cut down a cherry tree US, 1946
honest adjective (used of a drug) relatively pure and undiluted US, 1970
honest! I am speaking the truth!; I do mean it! A shortening of
‘honestly’ UK, 1937
Honest Abe noun General Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr
(1914–1974). Abrams succeeded General Westmoreland as US
commander in Vietnam, where he championed the
Vietnamisation of the war US, 1991
honest brakeman adjective a person who engages in petty theft at
work but not grand theft. From the faint praise – ‘he worked for

the railroad for thirty years and never stole a boxcar’ CANADA, 2002
honest injun’ used as a pledge of complete honesty US, 1851
honest John noun 1 a decent, upstanding, law-abiding citizen US, 1884.
2 in a shoplifting operation, an honest-looking confederate who
distracts the store personnel US, 1974
honest kine? is that right? Hawaiian youth usage US, 1981
honestly! used as an expression of disgust, exasperation, unpleasant
surprise, etc UK, 1966
honest reader noun a playing card with an unintentional
imperfection that enables an observant player to identify it in
another player’s hand US, 1988
honest squeeze noun a cherry squeeze soda fountain drink. An
allusion to the George Washington myth involving the cutting
down of a cherry tree
US, 1952
honest-to-God; honest-to-goodness adjective true, genuine,
thorough, honest; truly, genuinely, thoroughly, honestly
US, 1913
honey noun 1 a sexually attractive young woman. Sometimes spelled
‘hunny’
US, 1930. 2 a female surfer or a male surfer’s girlfriend US,
1986
. 3 a sexually desirable person UK: SCOTL AND, 1985. 4 an
‘effeminate’ lesbian
US, 1978. 5 used as a term of affectionate
address
UK, 1350. 6 anything considered pleasing, attractive, effective,
etc
US, 1888 8see: POT OF HONEY
honey bear noun a policewoman. Extended from BEAR (police) US,

1976
honey blunt noun marijuana rolled in the outer leaves of a cigar
which are then sealed with honey
US, 2003
honey box noun the vagina US, 1969
honey bucket noun 1 a portable toilet US, 1976. 2 a chamberpot US,
1931. 3 a truck used to empty septic tanks US, 1971
honey cart noun a vehicle hauling human excrement; a portable
toilet US, 1929
honey dip noun an attractive woman, especially one with a light
brown skin colour US, 1993
honey dipper noun the driver of a truck that drains septic tanks US,
1961
honey dipping noun vaginal secretions US, 1949
honey-fuck verb 1 to have sex in a slow, affectionate manner US, 1964.
2 to have sex with a Lolita-aged nymphet US, 1967
honey, I’m home! used for humorously announcing an entrance.
From the Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66), a centrepiece in the
golden age of the situation comedy on US television
US, 1988
honeyman noun a procurer of prostitutes; a man who makes his
living off the earnings of prositutes US, 1982
honeymoon noun 1 sex. Used by prostitutes in Southeast Asia
during the Vietnam war US, 1976. 2 the early period in a drug
addiction US, 1952. 3 the first few hands played by a new player in a
poker game
US, 1996
honey oil noun the recreational drug ketamine US, 1994
honey perrs noun stairs. Glasgow rhyming slang, formed on a street-
vendors cry for ‘sweet pears’

UK: SCOTLAND, 1996
honeypot noun 1 the vagina. Recorded as rhyming slang for TWAT
(the vagina) It certainly rhymes, but must surely be influenced – if
not inspired – by senses that are conventional, figurative and
slang. Found once in the UK in 1719, and then in general slang
usage with ‘candy’ US, 1958. 2 in male homosexual usage, the anus
and rectum
US, 1981. 3 a chamber pot US, 1954. 4 in Maine, a muddy
hole in the road US, 1975
honey shot noun a gratuitous television view of a pretty girl or
woman, usually a spectator at a sporting event US, 1968
honeytrap noun the seduction by a sexually attractive person of a
politican or other prominent figure into dishonest or indiscreet
behaviour. Used in conversation since the early 1990s NEW ZEALAND,
2002
honey wagon noun 1 a vehicle hauling human excrement; a
portable toilet
US, 1923. 2 a truck hauling beer US, 1976. 3 acatering
truck
US, 1992
Hongcouver nickname the city of Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada
CANADA, 2002
Hong K ong verb to be odoriferous. Rhyming slang for PONG UK, 1992
Hong K ong adjective wrong. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
hong-yen noun heroin, originally in pill form US, 1949
honk noun pleasure; enjoyment US, 1964
honk verb 1 to moan, to complain. A military usage UK, 1995. 2 to
vomit UK, 1967. 3 to fart. Also used as a noun. From the noise of
geese – low-flying geese may be offered as an excuse – or ‘honk’

(to smell), 1998. 4 to smell badly AUSTRALIA, 1977. 5 to inhale drugs,
originally through the nose US, 1968. 6 when flying an aeroplane or
339 home twenty | honk
helicopter, to pull, to jerk, to yank US, 1946. 7 in drag racing, to
defeat
US, 1993. < honk your horn to grab a man’s penis US, 1970.
< honk your lot to vomit. An elaboration of HONK UK, 1974
honked adjective drunk. Of military origin UK, 1959
honked off adjective angry US, 1958
honker noun 1 the penis US, 1968. 2 the nose US, 1942. 3 expectorated
sputum
US, 1981. 4 a goose US, 1841. 5 a large and powerful wave US,
1991. 6 in drag racing, a fast stock car US, 1968
honkers noun drunk. Perhaps deriving from HONK (to vomit) as a
side-effect of drunkenness. Used in the military for ‘very drunk’
UK,
1958
Honkers nickname Hong Kong. Military, especially used by officers UK,
1984
honking adjective 1 very smelly; of inferior quality UK: SCOTLAND, 1985.
2 very large US, 1995
honk on verb in the usage of youthful model road racers (slot car
racers), to race fast
US, 1997
Honky noun a person from Hong Kong AUSTRALIA, 2003
honky; honkie; honkey noun a white person. Usually not said with
kindness, especially when used to describe a member of the white
ruling class US, 1946
honky nut noun in Western Australia, a large gumnut (the hard,
dried, inedible fruit of a eucalyptus tree) AUSTRALIA, 1996

honky-tonk noun a saloon, dance-hall or gambling-house. Also used
as an adjective
US, 1894
honourable member for Fuckinghamshire noun the penis.
Jocular UK, 2003
hoo-ah! used for expressing enthusiastic approval US, 1991
hoobly goobly noun nonsense US, 1956
hooch; hootch noun 1 alcohol US, 1915. 2 a peasant hut; a small,
improvised shelter. Korean and then Vietnam war usage US, 1952.
3 marijuana. Sometimes variant ‘hoochie’ US, 1972
hooch dog noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1986
hooched-up adjective drunk. From HOOCH (an alcoholic drink; also, in
the UK, a brand name alcoholic drink popular with young drinkers)
US, 1922
hooch girl noun a young Vietnamese woman who worked as a maid
or did laundry for US troops US, 1981
hooch-head noun a drunkard US, 1946
hoochie noun in British Columbia fishing, a soft plastic lure with
tentacles
CANADA, 1989 8see: HOOTCHIE
hoochy koochy noun a sexually suggestive dance US, 1895
hood noun 1 a neighbourhood, especially in an urban ghetto US, 1967.
2 a rough street youth; a criminal. A shortened ‘hoodlum’ US, 1880.
3 the penis. West Indian and UK black usage. Collected from a UK
prisoner in May 2002 JAMAICA, 1995. 4 the chest US, 1989. 5 heroin UK,
2003. 6 a 12 ounce bottle of beer US, 1967. < under the hood
literally, flying by instrumentation; figuratively, operating without
knowing exactly what is going on US, 1956
hoodie noun a sweatshirt or jacket with a hood US, 1993
hoodish adjective tough, criminal US, 1967

hood lifter noun a motor mechanic US, 1971
hoodlum noun a ruffian, a gangster, especially if dangerous. Probably
from a printing error on a reversal of Muldoon (a known gangster’s
name), thus ‘noodlum’, hence ‘hoodlum’; of other folk-
etymologies only a gang-cry of ‘huddle ‘em!’ is moderately
convincing
US, 1871
hoodoo noun an outcropping of rock in desolate western Canadian
land US, 1879
hoodrat noun 1 a tough youth who prowls the streets of his inner-
city neighbourhood, in search of trouble and fun US, 1997. 2 apro-
miscuous girl US, 1997
hooer; hoor noun a whore. Representing a spelling pronunciation of
‘whore’. This came to be a general term of abuse and was applied
not only to women, but also to men AUSTRALIA, 1952
hooer lure noun aftershave lotion. Given the crudeness of typical
hockey player talk, the word ‘hooer’ may refer to any woman, not
just a prostitute
CANADA, 1991
hooey noun 1 nonsense US, 1912. 2 a rope wrapped around three feet
of an animal, secured with a half hitch
CANADA, 1987
hoof noun 1 a foot or shoe UK, 1598. 2 a sea turtle’s flipper CAYMAN
ISLANDS
, 1985. < on the hoof 1 working as a prostitute on the
streets US, 1977. 2 on the spot, spontaneously. From the literal sense
of the term, applied to cattle or swine, meaning ‘alive’
US, 1992.
< the hoof dismissal from employment; expulsion UK, 1973
hoof verb 1 to dance US, 1916. 2 to walk UK, 1641

hoof and toof noun foot and mouth disease. Farmers’ use UK, 2001
hoofer noun a professional dancer, especially a tap dancer US, 1916
hoofprint noun footprints that could be identified as or surmised to
be made by Viet Cong or North Vietnamese soldiers
US, 1989
hoof up verb to sniff up, to inhale through the nose, to snort.
Possibly from a mispronunciation of HOOVER UK, 2002
hoo-ha noun a fuss or commotion; nonsense UK, 1931
hoo-haw noun a fight, a dispute CA NADA, 1959
hoo-ing and ha-ing noun a commotion, the making of a fuss. From
the noun HOO-HA UK, 2000
hook noun 1 in a pickpocket team, the confederate who actually
makes the theft UK, 1863. 2 a thief. Originally applied specifically to
a pickpocket
UK, 1863. 3 a shoplifter UK, 1961. 4 a finger, the hand.
Usually used in the plural UK, 1829. 5 a key or lockpick US, 1970. 6 in
the used car business, a person who reverses the mileometer
(odometer) to reduce the mileage shown US, 1992. 7 a person who
strives to be that which he is not US, 1989. 8 a prostitute. A
shortened HOOKER US, 1918. 9 a contact in the police department
with influence
US, 1973. 10 a superior with influence and the ability
to protect. New York police slang
US, 1997. 11 a telephone or
telephone call
US, 1975. 12 a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Vietnam war
usage
US, 1968. 13 a railway demolition crane US, 1946. 14 arazorUS,
1962. 15 the concave part of a wave US, 1963. 16 a chevron insignia
US, 1947. 17 the grade ‘C’ US, 1968. 18 a feature in a computer or

computer program designed to facilitate later changes or
enhancements
US, 1991. 19 in a confidence swindle, the stage in the
swindle when the victim is fully committed to the scheme US, 1969.
20 in pointspreads established by bookmakers in sports betting,
half a point US, 1991. 21 in a deck of playing cards, a jack or knave
US, 1961. < off the hook 1 out of a difficult or embarrasing situ-
ation UK, 1864. 2 amazing, excellent US, 1999. < on the hook 1 in
debt US, 1957. 2 in love. Teen slang US, 1951. 3 being towed by a tow
truck
UK, 1951. 4 skipping school US, 1906
hook verb 1 to addict US, 1922. 2 to inject by hypodermic needle US,
1953. 3 to snare in a swindle UK, 1730. 4 to steal US, 1951. 5 to take, but
not necessarily to steal UK, 1947. 6 to engage in prostitution US, 1959.
7 to ride a racehorse so that it will lose AUSTRALIA, 1982. 8 in trucking,
to shift gears. Most often heard as ‘hook ‘er into high’ US, 1971. 9 to
arrest
US, 1928. < hook a barracuda to locate and show a
gratuitous television view of a pretty girl or woman, usually a
spectator at a sporting event US, 1986
hook and book verb to handcuff and arrest a criminal suspect US,
1994
hook and bullet crowd noun hunters and recreational fishermen,
collectively as a lobbying force US, 1990
hooked adjective 1 addicted to drugs. Originally a transitive verb –
the drug hooking the person – but that formation is long
forgotten in the US US, 1922. 2 ‘addicted’ to anything non-addictive
UK, 1984. 3 obsessed by an activity or a person. Figurative appli-
cation of the sense ‘addicted to drugs’
UK, 1984. 4 taken care of US,

1989. 5 put together or arranged well US, 2002. 6 (of a shot in pool)
obstructed US, 1979
hooker noun 1 a prostitute. Probably derives from the conventional
sense of ‘hook’ (to lure); possibly reinforced by now obsolete slang:
‘hook’ (to rob); and with reference to Corlear’s Hook, popularly The
Hook, an area of New York City known for prostitution
US, 1845. 2 in
a deck of playing cards, a queen. An evolved form of the more
common
WHORE US, 1967. 3 a towing truck US, 1978. 4 a shunter (a
locomotive used for moving train carriages around a shunting
honked | hooker 340
yard). Railwaymen’s term UK, 1970. 5 on a moped, a modified
exhaust pipe
BERMUDA, 1985. 6 the hand. A variant of the more
common HOOK US, 1959. 7 a strong alcoholic drink UK, 1833. 8 a ciga-
rette. Teen slang
US, 1951
hooknose noun a Jewish person. Offensive, based on a stereotyped
racial characteristic
US, 1867
hook-off-the-nail noun clothing bought off the rack, ready to wear
BAHAMAS, 1982
hooks noun in electric and telephone line work, climbing irons US,
1980
hook shop noun a brothel. From HOOKER (prostitute) US, 1889
hook up verb 1 to meet someone; to meet someone and have sex
US, 1986. 2 to work in partnership US, 1996. 3 to arm yourself US, 1973.
4 in drag racing and motor racing, to achieve maximum traction
US, 1980. 5 to provide US, 1993

hooky; hookey adjective criminal, stolen, counterfeit. Plays on BENT
UK
, 1984
hooky bob verb in icy winter conditions, to grab the bumper of a
passing car and use your feet as skis as you are pulled along US,
1997
hooley noun an especially lively party IRELAND, 1877
hoolie noun a hooligan UK, 1996
hooligan noun in motor racing on a dirt track, a consolation race US,
1965
hooly-dooly; hooley-dooley wow! AUSTRALIA, 1965
hoon noun 1 a man who lives off the earnings of prostitutes; a pimp
AUSTRALIA, 1949. 2 a loud ignorant lout; a hooligan. Origin unknown
AUSTRALIA, 1938. 3 a person who drives recklessly AUSTRALIA, 1985. 4 a
trip in a motor vehicle taken for the pleasure of, especially fast,
driving
AUSTRALIA, 1996
hoon verb to drive recklessly AUSTRALIA, 1992
hoonah light noun in the pornography industry, a light used to
illuminate the genitals of the performers US, 1995
hoondom noun an assemblage of louts NEW ZEALAND, 1983
hoonered adjective drunk UK, 2003
hooning noun loutish behaviour NEW Z EALAND, 1986
hoonish adjective loutish NEW ZEALAND, 1970
hoonmobile noun a lout-driven car NEW ZEALAND, 1993
hoop noun 1 in criminal circles, a finger-ring. Conventional English
for three centuries, and then ascended to criminal slang US, 1856.
2 the rectum as a place to hide prison contraband US, 1989. 3 a
jockey AUSTRALIA, 1941
hoopdee noun a new, late-model car US, 1971

hooped adjective drunk NEW ZEALAND, 1998
hoopie noun a bicycling enthusiast who spends more time and
effort buying equipment and clothing than actually bicycling US,
1997
hoopla noun a commotion. Originally, the cry associated with the
fairground game of tossing hoops over blocks
US, 1877
hoople noun a fool, a dolt US, 1928
hoople head noun an idiot US, 1985
hoop rod noun acar.FormedfromHOT ROD and HOOPTY US, 2001
hoops noun handcuffs US, 1949
hoop snake noun a mythical snake that holds its own tail and rolls.
A tale told to impress and frighten gullible visitors. An early
example of the story (though not the term itself) can be found in
J.S. James, The Vagabond Papers, 1877 AUSTRALIA, 2003
hoopsy-coopsy adjective drunk NEW ZEALAND, 1962
hoopty noun a run-down, shoddy car US, 1970
hoor; hure noun a whore. Variant early spellings from C14 and C15,
surviving in current Irish slang UK, 1987
hoo-raw noun a fight, a dispute CANADA, 1958
hooray noun good news UK, 1983
hooray goodbye AUSTRALIA, 1898
hooray Henry; hooray noun a male of the upper-classes who
exhibits a superior or anti-social manner. Coined as ‘Hoorah
Henry’ by Damon Runyon in the story Tight Shoes, 1936; mainly
UK usage
UK, 1959
hooride verb in a group, to berate and humiliate someone US, 1997
hooroo goodbye AUSTRALIA, 1906
hooroos noun phlegm NORFOLK ISLAND, 1992

hoor’s melt; whore’s melt; whoor’s melt noun acontemptible
person. Combines
HOOR (a prostitute, perhaps implying no more
than a female) with ‘melt’ (spawn, offspring); alternatively ‘melt’
may derive from Old English milte (the spleen) or as a dialect word
for ‘the tongue’
IRELAND, 1961
hoose noun in poker, a hand consisting of three cards of the same
rank and a pair. Known conventionally as a ‘full house’
US, 1951
hoose verb to bowl with speed and force BARBADOS, 1965
hoosegow noun a jail or prison. A corruption of the Spanish juzgado
(court or tribunal) US, 1908
hoot noun 1 a cause for laughter. A bit old-fashioned, often used in a
sarcastic or condescending tone US, 1942. 2 an inhalation of
marijuana
CANADA, 2002. 3 a little bit. Generally used in phrases that
have a negative intent, such as ‘not give a hoot’, ‘not care two
hoots’, etc US, 1878. 4 money AUSTRALIA, 1881
Hoot noun a member of the Hutterian Brethren. The Hutterites are
an Anabaptist group that believe in communal living; they are
found in rural areas of the Canadian prairies and the American
states of Montana, Washington, North Dakota and Minnesota
US,
1997
hootched adjective drunk US, 1993
hootchie; hoochie; hootchy mama noun a young woman,
especially when easily available for sex US, 1990
hootchie-coo noun sex US, 1990
hootchy-kootchy; hootchie-coochie noun a sexually attractive

person
US, 1969
hootenananny noun in oil drilling, any complicated piece of
equipment that the speaker cannot identify by name US, 1928
hooter noun 1 the nose. In senses both actual and figurative; from
the trumpeting noise emitted when blown UK, 1958. 2 cocaine. The
drug is sniffed up the HOOTER (nose) US, 1979 . 3 a large marijuana
cigarette US, 1986. 4 apartyUS, 1978. 5 a toilet NEW ZEALAND, 1968
hooters noun female breasts US, 1972
hootie mac noun marijuana US, 1996
hooting noun in surfing, shouts that compliment the quality of a
wave or a ride on the wave
US, 1988
hoover noun 1 any vacuum cleaner. A widely used generic, from
Hoover, a manufacturer of brand name vacuum cleaners since
1908 UK, 1999. 2 the nose UK, 1983
hoover verb 1 to clean with a vacuum cleaner. A generic, almost the
generic, from Hoover™ vacuum cleaners
UK, 1939. 2 to suck out, to
remove by suction AUSTRALIA, 1991. 3 to extract; to draw out US, 1985.
4 to inhale drugs. From the similarity to a ‘hoover’ (a vacuum
cleaner) cleaning up dust US, 1982. 5 to eat or drink greedily. From
the similarity to a ‘hoover’ (a vacuum cleaner)’s indiscriminate
method of swallowing anything in its path US, 1986. 6 to perform
oral sex on a man. From the supposed similarity to a ‘hoover’ (a
vacuum cleaner)’s suction
UK, 1992. 7 to perform an abortion. An
allusion to the branded vacuum cleaner US, 2003
hoover d’amour noun an act of oral sex on a man. From the
supposed similarity to a vacuum cleaner’s suction, lent romance

by the French ‘of love’ UK, 1992
hoozy adjective absent-minded US, 2003
hop noun 1 a narcotic – opium, morphine or heroin US, 1886. 2 a
dance, a party UK, 1731. 3 in handball, a ball which breaks to the left
or right after rebounding off the front wall
US, 1972. 4 in craps, a
one-roll bet on the next roll
US, 1987. < on the hop playing truant
UK, 1998
341 hooknose | hop
hop verb 1 to work as a car hop at a drive-in restaurant where
customers are served in their cars
US, 1972. 2 to go, to travel UK, 1923.
3 to flee or escape US, 1950. 4 in horse racing, to administer an
illegal drug to a horse, either a stimulant or a depressant
US, 1976.
< hop ’n’ pop in the language of parachuting, to pull the ripcord
within three seconds of clearing the aircraft
US, 1978. < hop a
hole
(used of a ball in pinball) to fall into and then keep moving
out of an ejecting hole because of high velocity
US, 1977. < hop
bells
to work in a hotel as a bell hop US, 1942. < hop in for your
chop
to take your share AUSTRALIA, 1954. < hop into the
horsecollar
(from a male perspective) to have sex. From
HORSECOLLAR (the vagina) AUSTRALIA, 1971. < hop it; ’oppit to

depart, especially to depart quickly UK, 1910. < hop the train to
ride the subway (underground) without paying the fare US, 1995
hop-and-dr op noun 1 a stylised walk TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1951. 2 a
limp
BARBADOS, 1965
hop and pop verb to wake up and spring into action US, 1998
hopdog noun an opium addict US, 1946
hope noun < not a hope in hell! not a chance!, not a hope! UK,
1923
hopeless adjective incompetent UK, 1922
hope-to-die noun your spouse or romantic partner US, 1971
hop gun noun a syringe used by intravenous drug users US, 1949
hophead noun 1 an opium addict, or, less precisely and more
commonly, a user of marijuana or other drug US, 1901. 2 a heavy
drinker AUSTRALIA, 1957. 3 in horse racing, a horse that only performs
well when under the influence of a stimulant US, 1947
hop in verb to begin in earnest, especially the eating of a meal
AUSTRALIA, 1939
hop into verb to attack a person, task, meal, etc, with vigour
AUSTRALIA, 1945
hop it!; hoppit! go away! Used as an injunction, exclamation or
both UK, 1914
hop it and scram; hop it noun ham. Rhyming slang. UK, 1992
hop off verb to launch an attack US, 1918
hop out verb to crash (an aeroplane) US, 1986
hop-pad noun an opium den US, 1946
hopped; hopped up adjective under the influence of drugs US, 1918
hopped up adjective (used of a car) modified to increase the engine
performance
US, 1941

hopper noun 1 a kangaroo or wallaby AUSTRALIA, 1879. 2 a car shock
absorber US, 1970
hopper fill heist noun an attempt to defraud a casino by sitting at
a slot machine with a winning combination showing that has paid
off partially but requires additional coins to be added to complete
the payoff US, 1999
hoppers noun trainers (sneakers) ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, 1998
hopping adjective extremely busy IRELAND, 2003
hopping John noun a stew made of boiled pig’s feet, black-eye peas
and rice US, 1838
hopping mad adjective very angry US, 1675
hopping pot; hopping noun the lot. Rhyming slang UK, 1961
hoppo-bump verb to bump into another for fun. From the name of
a child’s game in which players hop on one leg and bump into
each other AUSTRALIA, 1998
hops noun beer US, 1902. < on the hops on a drinking binge
AUSTRALIA, 1930
hopscotch noun a watch. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of
a traditional children’s game UK, 1998
hopscotcher noun a carnival worker who moves from one carnival
to another US, 1966
hop squad noun a narcotics squad within a police department US,
1958
hop stop noun in pinball, a brief release of an extended flipper to
prevent a ball from rolling up off the end US, 1977
hoptoad verb on the railways, to derail US, 1946
hoptoads noun any dice altered for cheating US, 1950
hop up verb in hot rodding, to increase the power of an engine US,
1942
horizontal adjective asleep US, 1991. < get horizontal to sleep US,

1976
horizontal bop noun sexual intercourse US, 2001
horizontal exercise noun sexual intercourse US, 1918
horizontal folk-dancing noun sexual intercourse; lovemaking
AUSTRALIA, 1992
horizontal gymnastics noun sexual intercourse UK, 2001
horizontal lubricant adjective any alcoholic drink or drinks,
especially in the adjectival phrase ‘nicely irrigated with horizontal
lubricant’ UK, 2002
horizontal manoeuvres noun sexual intercourse. Military origins UK,
1995
horizontal refreshment noun sexual intercourse UK, 1889
horizontal rumble noun sexual intercourse US, 2000
hork verb to spit; hence to vomit. Variation of conventional ‘hawk’
(to clear your throat)
US, 2001
Horlicks noun a mess. Originally, upper-class society usage of a
brand name; Horlicks™ is a malted food drink. Usage here is prob-
ably inspired by the salacious possibilities of the separated syllables
‘whore licks’ and a vague assonance to ‘bollocks’ (to mess up) UK,
1982
horn noun 1 the penis; the erect penis; lust UK, 1594. 2 adultery
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1857. 3 the nose UK, 1823. 4 any implement used
for snorting powdered narcotics US, 1977. 5 a pipe used to smoke
crack cocaine US, 1994. 6 the telephone US, 1941. 7 a trumpet; hence
any brass or wind instrument; occasionally a piano. Jazz slang UK,
1966. < around the horn 1 the oral stimulation of all parts of a
partner’s body. In the UK, Round the Horne was an innuendo-
driven radio comedy originally broadcast from 1965–69
US, 1976.

2 from one location to another, in quick succession US, 1942. 3 in
craps, a single-roll bet on the 2, 3, 11 and 12 US, 1962. 4 in baseball,
around the infield positions. After an out made at first base, if
there are no runners on base the defensive team typically throws
the ball ‘around the horn’ US, 1956. < put the horns on; put
horns on 1 to cuckold. After the traditional sign of a cuckold UK,
1959. 2 (used of a superstitious gambler) to engage in a personal
ritual designed to break a streak of bad luck US, 1949
horn verb 1 to inhale (a drug) through the nose US, 1967. 2 to commit
adultery TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1973
hornbag noun a sexually attractive or highly sexed person AUSTRALIA,
1981
horndog noun a person who is obsessed with sex US, 1984
horner man; horner woman noun an adulterer TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 1990
horn in verb to intrude upon, to interfere US, 1911
horning noun heroin UK, 1998
horn movie noun a pornographic film US, 1967
horn pill noun an (allegedly) aphrodisiac tablet for men. Claimed to
give the HORN (an erection) UK, 1961
hornrim noun an intellectual US, 1974
horny adjective 1 desiring sex US, 1826. 2 of an erotic or pornographic
image, sexually stimulating. From the HORN (the erect penis) that
results UK, 1984. < sleep horny to go to bed naked (and be
sensually aware of it) UK, 1968
horny man noun a federal law enforcement official. A euphemistic
allusion to the devil by those engaged in the illegal production of
alcohol US, 1974
horny-mone noun the substance that drives a cow to mate, to go

into heat. A humorous corruption of ‘hormone’ CANADA, 1992
horny porny noun pornography US, 1981
horrendous adjective terrible. A blend of the conventional ‘horrible’
and ‘stupendous’
US, 1968
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Horrids nickname Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, West
London. Jocular usage, mainly by those who can’t afford to shop
there; the word play is enhanced by class sensitivities as ‘horrid’ is
considered part of a socially superior vocabulary UK, 1996
horrie noun a large and dangerous wave that breaks suddenly
AUSTRALIA, 2003
horries noun 1 delirium tremens; the ill-effects of drinking or drug-
taking. From ‘horror’ SOUTH AFRICA, 1959. 2 a phobia, a horror of
something. From ‘horror’
SOUTH AFRICA, 1971
horror noun 1 a mischievous person, especially when addressed to a
child
UK, 1819. 2 an extremely unattractive woman who is seen as a
sex object, especially one who is ravaged by age UK, 2002
horror adjective great, wonderful. A contraction of HORRORSHOW UK,
2001
horrors noun 1 sickness associated with withdrawal from alcohol or
drug addiction. Noted specifically of withdrawal from amphet-
amines or heroin
US, 1839. 2 the bleed period of the menstrual
cycle. Schoolgirl use UK, 1980. 3 acute psychosis caused by amphet-
amines UK, 1978
horrorshow adjective great, wonderful. Ultimately from Russian
khorosho (good); coined by Anthony Burgess (1917–93) for the

novel A Clockwork Orange, 1962. Adopted in US teen slang in the
1990s
UK, 1961
hors d’oeuvre noun drugs in capsule form US, 1980
horse noun 1 heroin US, 1950. 2 a casual girlfriend. Probably from a
play on ‘whores’ UK, 1962. 3 a prostitute. An evolution of the ST ABLE
as a group of prostitutes US, 1957. 4 a prostitute’s customer. Used by
prostitutes SOUTH AFRICA, 1946. 5 a large man US, 1947. 6 an
affectionate male term of address IRELAND, 2003. 7 in circus and
carnival usage, one thousand dollars US, 1981. 8 a person who
smuggles contraband into prison
US, 1981. 9 in bar dice games, a
turn of rolling the dice
US, 1976. 10 a poker player with a reputation
for stinginess US, 1988. 11 a Ford Mustang car US, 1976. 12 in
television and film-making, a stand that holds film reels while the
film is fed through a viewer US, 1990. 13 a knife or improvised sharp
instrument US, 1973
horse verb 1 to thrash, to defeat absolutely UK: SCOTLAND, 2002. 2 to
ruin, to destroy. Extended from the previous sense UK: SCOTLAND,
2002
horse and buggy; horse and wagon noun heroin and the
equipment needed to prepare and inject it
US, 1984
horse and carriage noun a garage. Rhyming slang (the rhyme is
accurate when spoken in a London accent). UK, 1992
horse and cart; horse verb 1 to start UK, 1992. 2 to fart. Rhyming
slang; reduced to its first element, usually in the past tense
UK, 1992
horse and trap noun 1 an act of defecation. Rhyming slang for CRAP,

ararerformofPONY AND TRAP UK, 1961. 2 gonorrhoea. Rhyming
slang for CLAP UK, 1961
horse and trough noun a cough. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
horse around; horse about verb to fool around US, 1900
horse ass noun anything at all; nothing BAHAMAS, 1982
horse bite noun heroin. An elaboration of HORSE (heroin) UK, 2002
horse blanket noun a filming technique employed to soften faces
US, 1997
horse box noun a control station in a Townsend Thorenson
ferry/ship’s engine room that contains the engine controls, alarms,
etc. Used by ferry crews UK, 1979
horsecock noun 1 a sausage US, 1942. 2 a wooden club US, 1970. 3 in oil
drilling, a nipple used to connect hoses US, 1954
horsecollar noun 1 a rescue sling lowered from a hovering helicopter
to the ground or sea below
US, 1969. 2 the vagina, especially large or
distended external female genitals. The shape provides a simile US,
1994. 3 in an athletic contest, a failure to score US, 1907. 4 in hot
rodding, the grille from an Edsel automobile, popular for
customising other cars
US, 1965
horsed adjective heroin-intoxicated. From HORSE (heroin) UK, 1962
horse doofers; horses doovers noun hors d’oevres. Jocular
mispronunciations UK, 1959
horsefeathers noun nonsense. A transparent euphemism for
HORSESHIT US, 1927
horse feed noun in circus and carnival usage, poor business US, 1981
horsefuck verb to have sex from behind and with great vim US, 1973
horsehead noun 1 an amphetamine US, 1971. 2 a heroin user. A
straightforward combination of HORSE (heroin) and -HEAD (a user)

US, 1952
horse heart noun a tablet of Dexedrine™, a trade name for
dextroamphetamine sulphate, a central nervous system stimulant
US, 1977
horse hockey! used for expressing disapproval. A signature line of
Colonel Sherman Potter on M*A*S*H (CBS, 1972–83). Repeated
with referential humour US, 1964
horse-holder noun an assistant to a high-ranking military officer US,
1982
horse off verb to allow horses to graze in a field, thus ruining it for
cows until the crop grows back CA NADA, 1987
horse piddle noun hospital. Word play masquerading as rhyming
slang UK, 1992
horse pill noun the large, orange anti-malarial pill (chloroquine-
primaquine) taken once a week by US troops in Vietnam US, 1990
horse piss noun cheap alcoholic drink, or a brand you don’t drink
US, 1970
horse radish noun heroin US, 1997
horse room noun an illegal betting operation where bets can be
placed and collected on horse races US, 1950
horse’s noun a male homosexual. Shortening of HORSE’S HOOF
AUSTRALIA
, 1960
horses noun dice that have been altered for cheating by omitting
key losing combinations US, 1964
horse’s arse; horse’s ass noun a person who is not liked or
trusted; an idiot; someone deserving of a generally abusive epithet
UK, 1865
horseshit; horseshite noun nonsense US, 1923
horseshit verb to deceive, to tease. In the nature of BULLSHIT US, 1954

Horseshit Man noun Ho Chi Minh. A phonetic approximation used
by troops in Vietnam US, 1991
horse’s hoof; horses noun a male homosexual. Rhyming slang for
POOF AUSTRALIA, 1944
horsespot noun the vagina US, 1998
horse-to-horse adjective in a direct comparison or competition US,
1950
horticulturalist noun in pool, a player who wins money betting US,
1990
HO’s noun hangers-on attached to a rock band UK, 1985
hose noun the penis US, 1928
hose verb 1 to copulate, vaginally or anally US, 1935. 2 to shoot with an
automatic weapon. Sometimes heard as the more elaborate
‘hosepipe’ UK, 1917. 3 to swindle; to cheat US, 1940. 4 to laugh
vigorously SOUTH AFRICA, 2004. < hose yourself to get drunk
AUSTRALIA, 1979
hosebag noun a prostitute or promiscuous woman. A conventional
‘bag’, punning on BAG (a promiscuous woman), is a container for a
HOSE (penis) US, 1978
hosed adjective drunk US, 1987
hose down verb to rain heavily NEW ZEALAND, 1995
hose in verb to win handily NEW ZEALAND, 1998
hose job noun 1 oral sex on a man US, 1978. 2 a bad situation; a situ-
ation in which you are cheated or swindled US, 1989
hose off verb to annoy or make angry NEW ZEALAND, 1959
hoser noun 1 an uncouth, dim person. Popularised by Bob and Doug
McKenzie’s ‘Great White North’ television skit
CANADA, 1981. 2 a
male with sexual experience and expertise US, 1968
hosing verb to beat US, 1947

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hospital noun 1 jail. An unabashed euphemism US, 1959. 2 in a
smuggling operation, the place where the smuggled goods are
picked up
US, 1956
hospital hold noun an unsafe grip on a tool US, 1983
hospital pass noun 1 the responsibility for a controversial project or
task. Such a responsibility will inevitably draw down painful and
wounding criticism. Derives from an American football usage US,
2003
. 2 in team sports, a dangerously made pass which allows the
opposition a good chance at defence. So called because of the risk
of injury to the receiver
AUSTRALIA, 1984
hoss noun 1 used as a term of address, man to man US, 1834.
2 heroin. In colloquial US speech, ‘hoss’ is a shortened form of
HORSE (heroin) US, 1960
hossie noun a hospital AUSTRALIA, 1971
hostess noun a prostitute US, 1954
hostess with the mostest noun a good hostess. An apparently
irresistible reduplication in the US, going ‘host with the most’ one
better US, 1970
hostie noun an air hostess AUSTRALIA, 1960
hostile adverb < go hostile to lose your temper NEW ZEALAND, 1998
hostile! used for expressing strong approval US, 1995
hostilish adjective arrogant, haughty, condescending TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 1960
hot noun a hot meal US, 1926
hot adjective 1 stolen US, 1924. 2 wanted by the police US, 1928. 3 suspect

UK, 1996. 4 dangerous for criminal activity UK, 1618. 5 dangerous to
other criminals because of co-operation with the police US, 2003.
6 under enemy fire. Although a critical term in the Vietnam war, it
was coined not there, but in the US Civil War 100 years earlier US,
1864. 7 (used of a weapons system) activated, armed US, 1962.
8 poisoned UK, 2002. 9 good US, 1970. 10 excellent; used for describing
music or musicians that create excitement US, 1866. 11 (used of
jazz) traditional and spirited, as opposed to modern US, 1924.
12 popular US, 1961. 13 sexual, sensuous US, 1931. 14 (used of a
striptease dance) very sexual US, 1977. 15 attractive, good-looking US,
1982. 16 angry UK, 1225. 17 brief, quick US, 1946. 18 in sports betting,
generating heavy betting; favoured
UK, 1882. 19 (used of a set in the
television and film industries) fully prepared for filming US, 1977.
20 drunk BERMUDA, 1985. < hot as Mapp’s mill-yard very hot
BARBADOS, 1965
hot air noun spoken nonsense, inconsequential speech, meaningless
words
US, 1873
hot and bothered adjective sexually aroused UK, 1821
hot and cold noun 1 heroin and cocaine combined for injection.
Based on the initials US, 1970. 2 gold. Rhyming slang, often reduced
to its first element
UK, 1961
hot and heavy adjective passionate US, 1971
hot and stuck adjective said of a player who is losing badly in a
game of poker US, 1982
hot-arsed adjective feeling an urgent sexual desire, lustful UK, 1683
hot ass noun a tin kettle with a large bottom CANADA, 1973
hot bed noun a motel room rented without following proper regis-

tration procedures and rented more than once a day; a room in a
cheap boarding house US, 1940
hot box noun 1 a sexually excited vagina; a sexually excited female
US, 1964. 2 a prison cell used for solitary confinement US, 1983. 3 a
small room or enclosed space where marijuana is being smoked
US, 2001
hot boy noun a thief known to the authorities BAHAMAS, 1982
hot-bunk verb to sleep in turns or rotation on a bunk or in a
sleeping bag
US, 1945
hot buns noun a male homosexual US, 1990
hot cakes noun 1 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP
or angel dust US, 1994. 2 crack cocaine. An elaboration of CAKES UK, 1998
hot chair noun the electric chair; death by electrocution in an
electric chair US, 1926
hot cheque noun a forged cheque or one intentionally drawn with
insufficient funds to cover payment
US, 1972
hot chrome noun a car that appeals to girls US, 1954
hot cross bun noun 1 a gun. Rhyming slang UK, 1992. 2 the sun.
Rhyming slang
UK, 1992. 3 son. Rhyming slang UK, 1931. 4 run, as in
‘on the run’ from the police. Rhyming slang. Sometimes simply
‘hot cross’ UK, 1960
hot damn!; hot dang!; hot diggity damn!; hot damn and
double damn!
used for registering pleasure, astonishment;
occasionally anger
US, 1933
hot damn, Vietnam! used for expressing surprise, shock or dismay.

‘Vietnam’ is lengthened to three syllables
US, 1972
hot deck noun logs piled up for immediate loading. British
Columbia logging usage
CANADA, 1952 8see: COLD DECK
hot diggety!; hot diggety dog!; hot diggety doggity! used for
registering pleasure or astonishment. Compounding, and linking
HOT DAMN! and HOT DOG! US, 1923
hot dinner noun 1 used as a measure when claiming greater experi-
ence of an activity than either that of someone else or a notional
average
UK, 1959. 2 a winner. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
hot dog noun 1 a frankfurter or other spiced sausage served in a
bread-roll. The term arose at Yale University in 1894 and was
quickly embraced by students at other colleges. Past suggestions
that the term arose at New York’s Polo Grounds have been
disproved by US slang lexicographers Barry Popik and Gerald
Cohen
US, 1894. 2 a skilled and cocky person defined as much by
their cockiness as their skill US, 1894. 3 a police officer US, 2001. 4 a
pornographic book or magazine US, 1974
hot dog verb to perform in a flashy manner that displays your skill.
Surfing slang in wider usage US, 1961
hot-dog adjective given to showing off US, 1923
hot dog! used for registering delight, pleasure or approval US, 1906
hotdog book noun a book used for stimulating sexual interest while
masturbating US, 1967
hot dogger noun an expert surfer US, 1963
hot dope noun heroin. A combination of HOT (excellent) and DOPE
(drugs) UK, 1998

hot dose noun a fatal injection of a narcotic that has been
adulterated with a poison US, 1995
hotel noun a jail US, 1845
hotel barber noun a thief who steals from hotel rooms AUSTRALIA, 1895
hotel parental noun your parents’ house. Many parents complain
that their house is treated as a hotel; this youth coinage confirms
parental suspicions UK, 1999
hotels noun in bar dice games, a roll from the cup in which some
dice are stacked on top of others, invalidating the roll US, 1976
hot fish yoghurt noun semen UK, 2001
hotfoot noun a prank in which a matchbook is lit and inserted in to
an unsuspecting victim’s shoe US, 1934
hotfoot verb to move quickly US, 1896
hot footer noun somebody who is in a perpetual hurry US, 1946
hot fudgey noun a savoury piece of gossip US, 1994
hot-fuel verb to fuel an aircraft while the engine is running US, 1990
hot funky noun a sexually attractive, sexually available woman US, 1993
hot hay noun marijuana US, 1952
hot-hot adjective very hot, very spicy. Intensification by reduplication
INDIA, 1979
hothouse noun the vagina US, 2001
hot karl; hot carl noun an act of defecating on a sexual partner; an
act of defecating on a person who is asleep; an act of hitting
someone with a sock full of human excrement. In Chicago, the
comedy troupe Hot Karl have been in existence since 1999; a
humorous reference to scatalogical practice is inferred but not con-
firmed. The earliest unequivocal usage is on the Internet in 2002.
In 2004 a white rapper called Hot Karl is noted; also tee-shirts with
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the image of a pile of steaming faeces and the slogan ‘hot carl’ US,

2002
Hotlanta nickname Atlanta, Georgia US, 1976
hot-lap verb in motor racing, to drive around the track fast before a
race or qualifying run starts, testing the car’s performance
US, 1973
hot lead noun bullets US, 1949
hot-lot verb to move quickly; to hurry US, 1972
hot mix noun in trucking, hot asphalt being transported to a
construction site
US, 1971
hot mouth noun a tendency to speak without editing TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 1988
hotness noun something good or desirable US, 2002. < the hotness
an excellent example of something US, 2003
hot-nose verb in aerial combat, to approach from behind and below,
rising up in front of and ahead of the target plane US, 1990
hotnot noun a black person. Offensive, insulting; from Hottentot (an
indigenous people of South Africa) SOUTH AFRICA, 1846
hot nuts noun intense male sexual desire US, 1935
hot pants noun 1 sexual desire US, 1929. 2 tight, skimpy shorts as a
(surprisingly enduring) fashion item. Deriving, no doubt, from the
sexual sense UK, 1970
hot peas noun the knees. Glasgow rhyming slang UK, 1988
hot peckers noun hot peppers. Limited usage, but clever US, 1996
hot pee; hot piss noun a pressing desire to urinate TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO
, 1990
hot-pillow adjective said of a hotel or motel that rents rooms for sex-
ual liaisons for cash, without registering the guests using the room

US, 1954
hot pit noun in motor racing, the area where a pit crew works on a
car during a race US, 2001
hot plate noun the electric chair; execution by electrocution US, 1949
hot-plate hamster noun a prison officer who eats food intended for
prisoners UK, 1996
hot poop noun the latest information. Combines HOT (quick) and
POOP (news) UK, 1996
hot pot noun 1 in poker, a large amount of money bet on a hand US,
1988. 2 in horse racing, a favourite AUSTRALIA, 1904
hot potato noun a waiter, especially an efficient one. Cockney
rhyming slang, pronounced ‘pertatah’ (‘waitah’) UK, 1960
hot potato verb to prioritise or juggle priorities NEW ZEALAND, 2001
hot ringer noun a burglar alarm that advises police that an armed
robbery is in progress US, 2001
hot r ock noun a person who through dress or manner strives to be
noticed
US, 1945
hot rod noun a car modified for speed and, sometimes, flashy looks
US, 1945
hot rod verb to masturbate US, 1971
hot ro ller noun a stolen car that is being driven US, 1970
hots noun 1 sexual desire, intense interest US, 1947. 2 electric hair
curlers US, 1975
hot seat noun 1 the position of responsibility, especially if the situ-
ation attracts critical attention UK, 1942. 2 the electric chair; death
by electrocution in the electric chair US, 1925
hot seat game noun a swindle in which all the players in a game
except the victim are confederates
US, 1989

hot sheet noun a list of cars reported as stolen US, 1926
hot-sheet adjective said of a motel or hotel that rents rooms for sex-
ual liaisons for cash, without registering the guests using the room
US, 1977
hot shit noun an exceptionally good person or thing US, 1960
hot-shit adjective exciting; fashionable US, 1962
hotshot noun 1 an adulterated dose of a drug that is designed to be
fatal when injected US, 1936. 2 a gun shot fired after an emergency
call to police
US, 1994. 3 an electric cattle prod US, 2003. 4 execution
by electrocution in the electric chair
US, 1951. 5 a flashy, successful
person whose self-esteem is perhaps excessive US, 1927
hot spike noun a dose of a drug that has been adulterated and
produces serious injury or death when injected
US, 1974
hot spot noun in oil drilling, an area that has indications of a pro-
ductive field
US, 1997
hot squat noun the electric chair; execution by electrocution US, 1928
hot stepper noun a fugitive from justice JAMAICA, 1982
hotstick noun a marijuana cigarette US, 1957
hot stove adjective said of a discussion of sports between periods in
games
CANADA, 1962
hot stuff noun 1 promotional literature produced as part of a
telephone sales swindle US, 1988. 2 illegal whisky US, 1840. 3 coffee US,
1977
. 4 napalm US, 1990
hotsy-totsy adjective fancy US, 1926

hotsy-totsy; hotsy noun an attractive young woman US, 1928
hottentots noun the buttocks US, 1974
hotter noun a thrill-seeking criminal who drives stolen high-perform-
ance cars UK, 1991
hotter than Dutch love adjective very hot US, 1950
hot ticket noun something that is extremely popular and in demand
US, 1978
hottie noun 1 a celebrity NEW ZEALAND, 2002. 2 an attractive, sexually
appealing young person US, 1991. 3 a great wave or surfer US, 1991.
4 a black person, especially of the Khoikhoi race. May be insulting
or affectionate; from Hottentot (an indigenous people of South
Africa)
SOUTH AFRICA, 1970
hotting noun the thrill-seeking activity of stealing and driving stolen
high-performance cars UK, 1998
hot toddy noun the body. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
hot tot noun a very attractive young woman. A comination of HOT
(sexually attractive) and a variation of TOTTY (a sexually attractive
woman) UK, 1999
hot to trot adjective ready and eager for sexual activity. Extended
from HOT (sexually eager, passionate) US, 1951
hotty; hottie noun a hot water bottle UK, 1947
hot up verb 1 to become increasingly lively or exciting UK, 1923. 2 to
identify, or point the finger of suspicion at someone to the police
UK, 1996. 3 to increase the power, speed and performance (of a car)
UK, 1928
hot walker noun in horse racing, a groom who walks a horse after a
race, letting it cool down US, 1976
hot water noun a state of trouble, a difficult situation UK, 1537
hot wire noun a linear amplifier for a citizens’ band radio US, 1976

hot-wire verb to bypass a car’s ignition system and start the car by
cutting and connecting wires under the dashboard US, 1954
hot with two t’s adjective extremely sexy US, 2000
hot ziggedy!; hot ziggetty!; hot ziggity!; hot ziggety damn!
used for registering pleasure or astonishment; occasionally anger.
A variation of HOT DIGGETY! US, 1995
hou-bro noun a fellow fraternity member. An abbreviation of ‘house
brother’ US, 1977
hound noun 1 a person who is obsessed with the preceding combin-
ing noun. Not, as the definition might suggest, a grammarian
US,
1911
. 2 an unattractive woman. A variation of DOG UK, 1988. 3 a
Greyhound bus US, 1959
hound dog noun an air-to-ground missile US, 1991
hound-dog verb to track down, to follow, to find US, 1998
house noun 1 a prisoner’s cell or the area immediately surrounding
the prisoner’s bed in a dormitory-style room US, 1970. 2 apolice
station US, 1909. 3 in poker, a hand consisting of three cards of the
same rank and a pair. An abbreviation of the conventional ‘full
house’ US, 1990 8see: HOUSE MUSIC. < go under the house to
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