underworld slang

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• slang — n. student; underworld slang * * * [slæŋ] underworld slang student …   Combinatory dictionary

• Underworld — For other uses, see Underworld (disambiguation). The Underworld is a region which is thought to be under the surface of the earth in some religions and in mythologies.[1] It could be a place where the souls of the recently departed go, and in… …   Wikipedia

• slang — [18] Slang is a mystery word. It first appeared in underworld argot of the mid 18th century. It had a range of meanings – ‘cant’, ‘nonsense’, ‘line of business’, and, as a verb, ‘defraud’. Most of these have died out, but ‘cant’ is the lineal… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• slang — [18] Slang is a mystery word. It first appeared in underworld argot of the mid 18th century. It had a range of meanings – ‘cant’, ‘nonsense’, ‘line of business’, and, as a verb, ‘defraud’. Most of these have died out, but ‘cant’ is the lineal… …   Word origins

• Fruit (slang) — Fruit and Fruit cake (as well as many variations) are slang Sexual s te. dyke.cite web first=Danny title=Strange Fruit publisher=Nighttours.com date=2007 url =http://www.nighttours.nl/amsterdam/gayguide/strange fruit.php accessdate=2007 11 15]… …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …   Wikipedia

• David W. Maurer — For other people of the same name, see Dave Maurer (disambiguation). David Warren Maurer (April 12, 1906 – ca. June 11, 1981)[1][2] was a professor of linguistics at the University of Louisville from 1937 to 1972, and an author of numerous… …   Wikipedia

• hit — {{11}}hit (n.) late 15c., a rebuke; 1590s as a blow, from HIT (Cf. hit) (v.). Meaning successful play, song, person, etc., 1811, is from the verbal sense of to hit the mark, succeed (c.1400). Underworld slang meaning a killing is from 1970.… …   Etymology dictionary

• knock — I. vb British 1. to kill. A recent, racier variant of knock off or hit. ► I ve never spoken to anyone I m going to knock. (Hitman quoted in the Observer, 31 May 1987) 2. to have sex (with). A 300 year old usage which has been rare since the early …   Contemporary slang

• tip — I. /tɪp / (say tip) noun 1. a slender or pointed extremity, especially of anything long or tapered: the tips of the fingers. 2. the top, summit, or apex. 3. a small piece or part, as of metal or leather, forming the extremity of something. 4. a… …  

• cherry — cherrylike, adj. /cher ee/, n., pl. cherries, adj. n. 1. the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one seeded smooth stone. 2. the tree bearing such a… …   Universalium