Cant
Of non-standard speech. May also be referred to as argot, jargon, lingo, patois, slang and vernacular.
A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo".
This concept's ID is @1~38244
Derogation
- paleface
(slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indian...
- white trash
(slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished.
- whitey
(slang) offensive names for a White man.
- gook
(slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in...
- Redskin
(slang) offensive term for Native Americans.
- kike
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew.
- Chinaman
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent.
- Guinea
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent.
- Jap
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent.
- spic
(ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent.
- Kraut
Offensive term for a person of German descent.
Great Britain
- swiz
British slang for a swindle.
- dekko
British slang for a look.
- square-bashing
Drill on a barracks square.
- caff
Informal British term for a cafe.
- nick
(British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick".
- cert
An absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert".
- niff
An unpleasant smell.
- bunfight
(Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion.
- burnup
A high-speed motorcycle race on a public road.
- nosh-up
A large satisfying meal.
Bunk
Trademark
- Benzedrine
A form of amphetamine.
- cat
A large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving...
Also contains
- deck
Street name for a packet of illegal drugs.
- street name
Slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for...
- cadaver
The dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the...
- skin flick
A pornographic movie.
- rod
A gangster's pistol.
- bite
A portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck".
- bay window
Slang for a paunch.
- corker
(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker".
- power trip
(slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control...
- cock sucking
Slang for fellatio.
- jacking off
Slang for masturbation.
- 'hood
(slang) a neighborhood.
- rhyming slang
Slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits...
- toothbrush
Slang for a mustache.
- dibs
A claim of rights; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza".
- shakedown
A very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the...
- shag
Slang for sexual intercourse.
- schlock
Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior.
- legs
Staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs".
- Mickey Finn
Slang term for knockout drops.
- heist
The act of stealing.
- bunghole
Vulgar slang for anus.
- shakedown
Extortion of money (as by blackmail).
- hood
(slang) a neighborhood.
- trumpery
Nonsensical talk or writing.