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Please Note - This website uses cookies, click 'I Agree' to accept or 'More Info' to find out more:More InfoI Agree      A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z  dab handNoun. A person highly skilled at a given task. E.g."He's a dab hand at programming and web design."da bombNoun. The best. [Orig. U.S./Black 1990s]dabsNoun. Fingerprints. Generally police and criminal vernacular.dab onNoun. A sweat on. See 'have a dab on'.daftNoun. Silly, foolish. {Informal}daft as a brushPhrs. Very silly, crazy. [Mainly Northern use]daftieNoun. A fool, an idiot.DagenhamAdj. Totally insane, crazy. Because on the London underground/rail transport system Dagenham (Heathway) station is 3 stops beyond Barking station. Barking is slang for crazy. See 'barking'.Dagenham dustbinNoun. A Ford car. The Ford car manufacturer have a major engine plant at Dagenham, East London. Derog.dagoNoun. A foreigner, usually applied to Italians, Spanish and Portugese. Derog and offensive.daisiesNoun. Boots. Rhyming slang on daisy roots.daisy chainNoun. A sexual act involving 3 or more people, during which each person simultaneously has sex with the person beside them in the group, thus forming a chain.damageNoun. The cost, expense. E.g."What's the damage for the meal? Without the drinks!"dancersNoun. Stairs. Also, but less commonly, jolly dancers and molly dancers. [North-west use]dangleberriesNoun. Faecal remnants adherring to anal hairs.dangly-bitsNoun. The male genitals.danniesNoun. Hands. [South Yorkshire use]Danny (La Rue)Noun. A clue, an idea. Rhyming slang. The name of a female impersonator, Danny La Rue, real name Daniel Patrick Carroll.dapsNoun. Plimsolls, trainers (footwear). [Welsh use]darkAdj. Excellent. [Orig. U.S. 1990s]David GowerNoun. A shower. Rhyming slang. [1980s]DeaconNoun. An imbecile, idiot. Derived from the name Joey Deacon, see 'Joey'. Derog.deadAdv. Very, extremely. E.g."Our holiday was dead good."dead certNoun. A sure thing. E.g."It's a dead cert that the favourite will win."dead from the neck upPhrs. Unintelligent, stupid.dead heat in a Zeppelin raceNoun. Large breasts on a woman. E.g."Wow! Look at her, looks like a dead heat in a Zeppelin race."Dear JohnNoun. A letter, usually from a female, terminating a relationship.de-bagVerb. To remove a persons trousers, usually without their consent. Usually adolescents behaviour. See 'bags' (noun).deckVerb. To physically knock down, onto the deck.Dee DahNoun. A person from Sheffield. Derogatory term, taken from the way they speak in Sheffield. [Yorks/Derbyshire use]deekNoun. A look, a glance. E.g."Give me a deek at your magazine." [Yorkshire use/ North-east use?]deep sea diverNoun. A five pound monetary note (£5). Rhyming slang for fiver.deep shitNoun. Serious trouble.deep throatNoun. Fellatio involving the envelopment of the penis using the depth of the throat. Verb. To fellate as in the manner of the noun.deffoAdj. An abb. of definitely. [Mainly Liverpool use]def (someone) outVerb. To ignore (someone). Possibly originally deaf out, so therefore to ignore by not listening. E.g."I hate the way that she always defs me out when I say something." [Midlands use]dekkoNoun. A look or glance. From the Hindustani, dekho. [1890s]Delhi bellyNoun. A severe stomach upset. A common occurrence for Western travellers visiting countries of the East, such as India, hence the expression.demicNoun. 1. A thing that is worn out or broken. 2. A derogatory term for a person who is constantly sick, a hypochondriac, someone in obviously less than perfect health.Derby (Kelly)Noun. Stomach. Rhyming slang on belly. Also Darby Kelly, and often abbreviated to Derby Kel. [Early 1900s]desk pilotNoun. An office clerk. Probably from 'fly a desk'.desmondNoun. 1. A jacket. Rhyming slang on Desmond Hackett, the renowned Daily Express sports reporter.2. A university degree, grade 2.2. Abbreviation of Reverend Desmond Tutu, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.destroyedAdj. Drunk, very intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.devil dodgerNoun. A member of the church, or a strong believer in religion. [More commonly Navy use]devil's dandruffNoun. Cocaine.dhobyVerb. To wash, clean. Originally to do laundry, from the Hindu dhob meaning washing. Also dhobi, dobi, doby. [Services slang, mainly Navy use]dhoby dustNoun. Washing powder. See 'dhoby'.dialNoun. A person's face.diamondNoun. Wonderful, excellent. [Orig. London]diamond geezerNoun. A really wonderful man, helpful and reliable; a gem of a man. A commonly heard extension to 'diamond'. [Mainly London use]DibbleNoun. A policeman/woman. The name taken from the U.S. cartoon Top Cat, where the local policeman is called Officer Dibble. [N.W. England use.]dibsNoun. A claim. E.g."I put dibs on tasting it first."Verb. To put a personal claim on something. E.g."I made the cocktail so I dibs first taste."diceyAdj. Risky.dickNoun. 1. The penis. 2. A contemptible person.dick around / aboutVerb. Mess around, idle away time. E.g."Tim's been dicking around in the back yard with that bloody football again."dick breathNoun. A contemptible or obnoxious person.dickendNoun. A contemptible person, an idiot.dickfuckNoun. An idiot, a contemptible person.dickheadNoun. A stupid person, a contemptible person.dicksplashNoun. A contemptible person. Cf. 'dicksplat'.dicksplatNoun. A despicable person. Cf. 'dicksplash'.dickwadNoun. A contemptible person, idiot. [Orig. U.S.]dickweedNoun. A contemptible person.dickyAdj. Unsound, likely to fail, unhealthy. Also spelt dickey and dickie. E.g."You can't seriously expect me to lift that box when you know I've got a dicky heart."dicky-birdNoun. Rhyming slang for word. Usually heard in a negative sense. E.g."We've not heard a dicky-bird from Andy since he moved."dicky fitNoun. An emotional outburst, a tantrum. Also dickie fit. E.g."Don't even think about smoking Angela's last cigarette, she'll have a dicky fit."diddicoyNoun. A gypsy. Also spelt diddicoi and didicoi. [Orig. Romany/dialect]diddiesNoun. Women's breasts. [Scottish use]diddleVerb. 1. To have sex with, and often used with reference to masturbation of the female genitals. 2. To swindle. {Informal}diddlyNoun. Nothing. E.g."There's diddly wrong with it." [Orig. U.S.]diddly diddly musicNoun. Onomatopoeic name for Irish folk music.diddly-squatNoun. Nothing, zero. E.g."I've earnt diddly squat this month." [Orig. U.S.]diddyAdj. Small.diddy rideNoun. A masturbatory act involving the rubbing of the penis between a woman's breasts. Also diddyride. [N.Irish use]diesel (dyke)Noun. A butch lesbian. A little less derogatory than 'bull-dyke'.dig (the grave)Noun. A shave. Rhyming slang. E.g."Can you give me 10 minutes, I need to have a dig and clean my teeth."dildoNoun. 1. A substitute penis used for sex. [1600s] 2. An objectionable or imbecilic person.dilly-dallyVerb. To dawdle, linger, loiter. {Informal}dimAdj. Unintelligent.dimboNoun. An idiot, a fool. From 'dim'.dimmockNoun. An imbecile, an idiot. From 'dim'.dimpNoun. The filter remnants of a smoked cigarette.dimpseyNoun. Dusk, twilight. [Devon use/dialect]din-dinsNoun. Dinner. Originally a children's expression.ding-a-lingNoun. Penis. Also dingaling. [Orig Black/US]dingbatNoun. An idiot.ding-dongNoun. An argument, commotion, fight. {Informal}dinge queenNoun. A gay male attracted to black homosexuals. Essentially offensive term due to the use of 'dinge', meaning black. Cf. 'curry queen', 'scat queen'.dingleNoun. A person from Burnley (Lancashire). Generally derog, and heard mainly in football circles, especially by rival Blackburn fans.dingleberriesNoun. Faecal remnants attached to one's anal hairs. Cf. 'dangleberries'dingyVerb. To ignore (someone). E.g."He thought they were friends but she dingied him and went off with someone else." [Glasgow use]dinkyAdj. Small, cute, neat. {Informal}dinloNoun. An idiot, a contemptible person. [Portsmouth use?]dip one's wickVrb phrs. To have sex. Male usage.dippyAdj. Silly, empty-headed.dipshitNoun. A despicable person. Derog. [Orig. U.S]dipsoNoun. A drunk, an alcoholic. Abb. of dipsomaniac. Derog. [1940s] {Informal}dipstickNoun. A fool. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]dirtbagNoun. A worthless, contemptible person.dirtboxNoun. The anus.dirtyAdv. A general intensifier. E.g."There was a dirty great big spot on the end of his nose."dirty-macNoun. A worn or decrepid long raincoat or mackintosh, the sort stereotypically worn by men with a prediliction for exposing their genitals in public. See 'dirty mackintosh brigade'.dirty mackintoshNoun. See 'dirty-mac'.dirty mackintosh brigadeNoun. Collectively, perverts or those who indecently expose themselves. Cf. 'long mackintosh brigade'.dirty pillowsNoun. Women's breasts.dirty stop-outNoun. A person who has stayed out enjoying themselves beyond the expected time of return. Jocular usage.dirty weekendNoun. A liberating weekend away from home for the indulgence in intimacies, either sexual or otherwise, with one's lover. {Informal}dischuffedAdj. Displeased. Cf. 'chuffed'.disco biscuitNoun. An ecstasy (MDMA) pill. Within the UK club scene it was originally a specific type of ecstasy pill, however, in the U.S. in the 1970s disco biscuits were qualudes. [Early 1990s]dishNoun. 1. A sexually attractive person.2. The buttocks. Gay use.3. The face.Verb. To smash, to break. E.g."Someone has dished all my car windows." [Merseyside use]dish the dirtVrb phrs. To reveal the truth or gossip.dish outVerb. To hand out, distribute.dishyAdj. Sexually attractive. {Informal}dissVerb. To disrespect, ridicule, insult. E.g."No he can't come with us - he dissed me and my family." [Orig. Black English/U.S.]divNoun. An idiot, a pitiable person, a contemptible person. Cf. 'divvy'.diveNoun. A squalid place.divvyNoun. Idiot. Derog.divvy upVerb. To share out, distribute. {Informal}dizzy queenNoun. A giddy and flamboyant gay male.doNoun. A party or event. {Informal}Verb. 1. To physically assault, to beat up. E.g."I'll do him if he calls me an idiot again."2. To have sex. E.g."I reckon I'll do her if I can get her drunk enough."do a bunkVrb phrs. To leave hurriedly, escape. E.g."He did a bunk, out of the bedroom window, when his parents came home unexpectedly."do a runnerVrb phrs. Meaning the same as 'do a bunk', but often implying a departure without paying for a received service.dob (in)Verb. To inform on, betray. [Orig. Aust./N.Z.]dobberNoun. 1. A penis.2. An idiot, a contemptible person.3. Something very large. E.g."I've never seen a pizza so big, it was a real dobber, and we could only eat half of it between six of us." [Northern use]4. An informer, a teller of tales. From 'dob'. [Orig. Aust./N.Z.]5. A condom. [Leics use]dobbingAdj. A general intensifier. E.g."This dobbing great idiot spilt my drink and didn't apologise, so I hit him."dobyNoun. Laundry. See 'dhoby'.dockingAdv. Extremely. E.g. "It was a docking big car, the size of a bus, and certainly not suitable for town driving."dockyNoun. A snack. [Norfolk/Cambridgeshire/Lincs use]docky timeNoun. Mid morning break. See 'docky'. [Norfolk/Cambridgeshire/Lincs use]doddleNoun. An easy task. {Informal}dodgyAdj. Risky, suspicious, dubious. {Informal}dogNoun. 1. A sexually unattractive person. Derog. 2. A foot, usually in plural as dogs and often heard used in the expression my dogs are barking. See 'dogs are barking'. Verb. To play truant. Also doggin' it. [Scottish use]dog and boneNoun. Telephone. Cockney rhyming slang.dog-breathNoun. 1. A person with halitosis, bad smelling breath.2. A contemptible person.dog-endNoun. A cigarette end, the remnants of a cigarette after smoking.doggie fashionAdj. An act of sex in the manner of dogs, that is, with both partners facing the same direction and on their knees.doggingNoun. Anonymous, public sex between strangers, usually taking place in cars or outdoors and in the presence of voyeurs.(one's) dogs are barkingPhrs. (One's) feet are tired and aching. E.g."Do you mind if I sit down, my dogs are barking!"the dogsNoun. Greyhound racing. {Informal}dogsbodyNoun. A person who does the menial and boring tasks. {Informal}dog's bollocksNoun. The best. E.g."This song is the dog's bollocks." Cf. 'cat's whiskers', 'bee's knees' and 'mutt's nuts'.dog's breakfastNoun. A mess. E.g."I've made a bit of a dog's breakfast of that essay, and will probably have to rewrite it." Cf. 'dog's dinner'dog's dangly bitsNoun. The best. Later variation on the 'dog's bollocks'. See 'dangly bits'.dog's dinnerNoun. 1. A mess. Cf. 'dog's breakfast'. 2. See 'done up like a dog's dinner'.dog's eggNoun. A lump of dog faeces.do inVerb. To beat up, to kill.doingsNoun. Non-specific items, things one may have temporarily forgotten the name for. E.g."Tony, will you move all your, err... doings from the kitchen table?"doleNoun. Social security benefits. {Informal}dollNoun. 1. A young and especially attractive woman. 2. Sweetheart. An expression of endearment, e.g. "Come on doll, it isn't that bad."doll upVerb. To smarten up, to make attractive.dollybirdNoun. An attractive woman. Use is generally jocular and historical. [1960s]do me a favourPhrs. A phrase meaning "you must be joking" or "are you kidding me?"do me a lemonPhrs. Alternative version of 'do me a favour', see above. [London use]done and dustedPhrs. Completed, finished. {Informal}done inAdj. Tired out. {Informal}done up like a dog's dinnerPhrs. Smartly or extravagantly dressed. Usually disparaging use. {Informal}done up like a kipperPhrs. 1. Caught in the act, caught red-handed.2. Put in a position of no hope.dongNoun. A penis.dongerNoun. A penis.donkeyNoun. 1. A male who is genitally well endowed, as in hung like a donkey. Also phrased as donkey-dick. 2. Something that doesn't come up to expectations. E.g."I think we've been sold a donkey."donkey's (years)Noun. A long time. Often abbreviated to donkeys. E.g."It's been donkeys since I had a good night's sleep and I'm really tired." {Informal}donniesNoun. Hands. [W. Midlands use]donutSee 'doughnut'.doobieNoun. A marijuana cigarette. [Orig. U.S. 1960s]doobrieNoun. Something whose name isn't known or has been forgotten.doo dooNoun. Children's expression for faeces.doofahNoun. Meaning the same as 'doobrie'. Also doofer.doolallyAdj. Mad, crazy, insane. A shortening of doolally tap, a madness that afflicted British soldiers in Deolali, India. There's speculation as to whether the soldiers went mad whilst stationed there, awaiting the troop ship home, or that they were sent to the sanatorium there after going mad. Cf 'tapped'. [Late 1800s]do oneVerb. To go away. E.g."Listen, I'm going to do one and let you finish your work. I'll call you later."do one's fruitVrb phrs. To be extremely annoyed. E.g."Sharon's going to do her fruit when she finds David's stuck his bloody nose into her business again."do one's head inVrb phrs. To mentally disturb. E.g."Will you stop going on and on, you're doing my head in."do one's nutVrb phrs. To be very angry, to throw a tantrum, to get emotionally upset. E.g."The work was piling up, he couldn't do it all by himself but the boss was doing his nut."doormatNoun. A person who is easily exploited, someone who is walked on and readily used by others.dopeNoun. 1. A stupid person. Derived from dopey. (s.e.) 2. General term for a narcotic drug. Adj. Excellent, great. [Orig. U.S./Black]dopeheadNoun. An idiot.dorisNoun. Wife or girlfriend. E.g."I'm taking my doris to the cinema to see the new Harry Potter film."dorkNoun. An idiot, a contemptible person. [Orig. U.S.]doseNoun. Euphemism for a venereal infection.doshNoun. Money.do (someone)Vrb phrs. To have sexual intercourse with someone. E.g."Yeah, Johnny's doing that blonde who works in the tax office."dossVerb. 1. To sleep rough. {Informal}2. To rest, to idle away time. Often followed by about or around. E.g."I spent the weekend dossing around with my mates on Blackpool beach." Noun. An easy task. E.g."That maths exam was a doss." {Informal}dossdownVerb. To sleep rough. Also doss-down. {Informal}dosserNoun. 1. A person who sleeps rough, a homeless person. Derog. 2. A person who lives by exerting the least amount of personal effort. Derog.do the businessVrb phrs. Do what is necessary to achieve the required result. E.g."If you don't do the business, we are going to fail." {Informal}do the dirty on (someone)Vrb phrs. To betray, to cheat on (someone).do timeVerb. To serve time in prison. E.g."He's done time for shoplifting."dottyAdj. Eccentric or slightly mad. E.g."My dotty Auntie Ethel is visiting this weekend." {Informal}double baggerNoun. An ugly woman. So called because two bags would be needed to avoid having to see her during sex, one to cover her head, and one to cover ones own should her bag accidentally come off or rip.double-bubbleNoun. Double the amount.double DutchAdj. Nonsense or incomprehensible talk. {Informal}double fuck !Exclam. Used to emphasise the numerous exclamationary uses of 'fuck'.douchebagNoun. A contemptible person. Also douche bag. [Orig. U.S.]doughNoun. Money.doughnutNoun. 1. An idiot, a contemptible person. 2. A skilled manoeuvre in a motorized vehicle, whereby it is repeatedly spun on the spot through 360°, resulting in the tyres overheating and consequently leaving burnt rubber on the tarmac - in the shape of a doughnut.Douglas Hurd *Noun. 1. A lump of excrement. Rhyming slang on 'turd'. [1980s]2. A third (class degree). Rhyming slang. [1980s]* Douglas Hurd, Tory government minister during the 1980s under Margaret Thatcher, and later John Major.doutNoun. A cigarette butt. [Scottish use, Glasgow?]downerNoun. 1. A tranquillizer. 2. Something that mentally depresses. E.g."It put me on a right downer, crashing the car, especially now when I have no money."down in the dumpsPhrs. Miserable, depressed. E.g."I'm not coming out tonight, I'm feeling a little down in the dumps."down the panPhrs. Wasted, lost, ruined. E.g."Oh well, that's another £1000 down the pan."down underNoun. Australia. {Informal}doylemNoun. An idiot, an objectionable person. Also doylum and doilum. [NE and N Yorks use]dozyAdj. Dimwitted, stupid, slow. {Informal}dragNoun. 1. Dressing in the opposite sexes clothes. 2. A draw on a cigarette.drag queenNoun. A male homosexual who dresses in women's clothes and affecting extreme effeminate mannerisms.drain the main veinVrb phrs. Of males, to urinate.drama queenNoun. Someone who makes an excessive fuss over a situation. Of the many queen names from the gay scene, this is regularly used by heterosexuals of heterosexuals.drangwayNoun. An alleyway. [Devon use]drawNoun. Cannabis or marijuana. Also phrased as a draw. E.g."Ere mate, have you got a draw? I need something to help me sleep."drawkVerb. To soak. [Yorks/N.E dialect and use](the) dreaded lurgyNoun. Any unspecified or fictitious desease. Invented and popularized by Spike Milligan on the Goon Show. Jocular use. Also dreaded lurgi.dreamboatNoun. A sexually attractive male or female.drecklyAdv. Immediately, straight away, although despite its meaning can also imply 'soon' or 'when ready'. From directly. [South-west use]dressed (up) to the ninesPhrs. Dressed very well and fashionably.drink from the furry cupVrb phrs. To perform cunnilingus. See 'furry cup'.drinky-pooNoun. A drink. Mock juvenile expression.dripNoun. A feeble and boring person. Derog.dripping withPhrs. Having an excessive amount of, usually in the context of wealth, such as jewellery or money.drippyAdj. Ineffectual, overly sentimental.drive-byNoun. The shooting of guns at a particular target from inside a car. Common with street gangs in U.S. and now occurring in Britain.drive the porcelain busVrb phrs. To vomit. [Orig. U.S.]droothNoun. A thirst. [Scottish use]dropVerb. To take drugs orally. The term drop acid being common.drop a bollockVrb phrs. To make a mistake. E.g."It was the third time in a week that he'd dropped a bollock. No wonder he got the sack."drop a clangerVrb phrs. To make an obvious mistake. E.g."The government dropped a clanger by ignoring the wishes of the populace and going to war."drop anchor in poo-bayVrb phrs. To have anal intercourse. [1990s]drop dead!Verb. An exclamation of annoyance directed at a person. [Orig. U.S.]dropdead gorgeousAdj. Stunningly attractive.drop (someone) in itVrb phrs. To land (someone) in trouble, to incriminate. A euphemism for dropping someone in the shit.drop one's gutsVrb phrs. To break wind. Occasionally shortened to just 'drop one'. E.g. "Jesus! What a stink, have you just dropped one?"drop the kids off at the poolVrb phrs. Euphemism for defecation. E.g."I cant even think about eating breakfast until I've had a cigarette and dropped the kids off at the pool."druggieNoun. A drug addict, or more recently used with reference to anyone who uses drugs in excess; very much a subjective statement. Also spelt druggy. Derog. Adj. Having a quality associated with that of recreational drugs and consequently the drug scene itself.drumNoun. A house, home.drunk as a skunkPhrs. Very intoxicated with alcohol.dry humpVerb. To simulate sexual intercourse whilst fully clothed.dry humpingNoun. The act of simulation sex whilst fully clothed.dry slapNoun. A punch. Expression supposedly invented by actor Mike Read, for the Frank Butcher character he played in a TV soap, Eastenders. E.g."You'd better show him some respect before he gives you a dry slap." [1990s?]dubNoun. Originally a style of 'chilled', deeper reggae music from W.Indies with added segments not dissimilar to samples.dubbyAdj. Affecting the style of 'dub', but remaining within its original genre. E.g."That new dance tune I brought is very dubby."duchNoun. See 'dutch'.duchessNoun. A term of address for a woman. Occasionally dutchess. Also abb. to 'dutch'.duckNoun. 1. A term of address.2. A euphemism for 'fuck'. See 'give a duck'.duckarseVerb. To wet the end of a cigarette, or joint, with saliva, thus making it difficult or unpleasant to smoke. [Northern use]duckerNoun. A stone, usually flat, used for skimming on water. [Dialect? Mainly Midlands use]duckin' and divingPhrs. A non-committal catch-phrase reply to the questioning of one's recent activities, usually asked at a reunion. Occasionally expression is completed with finishing phrase, fuckin' and skiving.duckyNoun. A form of friendly address. {Informal}dudsNoun. Clothes.duffAdj. Worthless, rubbishy, useless, false, bad. E.g."The product was duff, and information he gave us was duff."dufferNoun. An inefficient or stupid person. E.g. "What! You went out with that old duffer ?" Derived from 'duff'. Derog.duff upVerb. To beat up.dugsNoun. Female breasts.dukeNoun. A homosexual. Rhyming slang on Duke of Kent meaning 'bent'. See 'bent'.dukesNoun. 1. Hemorrhoids. Rhyming slang on Duke of Argyles, meaning piles.2. Fists. E.g."Put your dukes up and defend yourself."dull as dishwaterPhrs. Very unexciting, exceedingly plain, boring. E.g."I'm not wasting my time watching another hour of this film, it's dull as dishwater." Cf. 'dull as dishwater'.dull as ditchwaterPhrs. Very boring, unexciting. Cf. 'dull as dishwater'.dumb assNoun. An idiot. [Orig. U.S.] Adj. Idiotic, stupid.dumbnutsNoun. An idiot.dumboNoun. A stupid, slow-witted person. Derog.dumpNoun. 1. An act of defecation. 2. A squalid place. {Informal}Verb. 1. To defecate. 2. To finish a relationship with someone. E.g."She's feeling miserable and unloved. David's just dumped her."dump all over (someone)Vrb phrs. To mistreat (someone), to unfairly criticize (someone). [Orig. U.S.]dune coonNoun. An Arab, or often more generally of/from the Middle East. Derog./Offens.dunkyNoun. A condom. [South Wales use]dunnyNoun. The toilet. [Orig. Aust.]durbrainNoun. An idiot, fool. Also duh brain and duhbrain. [1990s]dustbin lidNoun. A child. Rhyming slang on kid. Cf. 'bin lids' and 'saucepan lids'.dust bunniesNoun. Clumps of dust, usually found on the floor on the periphery of a room or under furniture. [Orig. U.S.]dutchNoun. Wife. Abb. of 'duchess'. Occasionally old dutch. [Mainly London use]dutch ovenNoun. The act of breaking wind whilst in bed and then holding one's partner's head beneath the covers.dweebNoun. An imbecile. [Orig. U.S.]dwileNoun. A dish cloth, a rag. Also, dwile flonking, a pub game played at village fetes, involving a beer soaked rag. More details available atWorld Wide Words. [Orig/mainly Suffolk/Norfolk use]dykeNoun. A lesbian. Previously used as a derogatory expression but now used and accepted within the lesbian and gay scene. Compare with 'bull dyke' and 'diesel dyke'.A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z home · news · introduction · bibliography · site banners · submit slang · abbreviations used · search the siteslang links · other links · copyright · privacy policy · frames version · buy slang books© COPYRIGHT of the dictionary and all graphics belong to Ted Duckworth 1996-2012. All rights reserved.