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hacked off - fed up, annoyed. A lot of the time prefixed with 'totally'.

"had it away on his toes" - to run away quickly, usually after 'dodgy' act. e.g.. "I dunno where John is, must 'ave 'ad it away on his toes".

half inch - Rhyming Slang for 'pinch' (steal).

half mast - a poor erection, not fully up, like a flag at half mast. e.g. "I had so much to drink I could only get half mast !".

Hampstead Heath - Rhyming Slang for 'teeth'. A overused and cliched rhyming slang term. e.g. "Look at the Hampstead's on that bird".

Hampton - short for the Rhyming Slang 'Hampton Wick' meaning 'prick' (penis).

hammered - a very common word meaning drunk. e.g.. "I was totally hammered last night".

hand-job - to masturbate the penis. e.g. "Those tarts down the road charge twenty quid for a hand-job if you're desperate".

hand shandy - a slang term for masturbate.

hanging - horrible or dirty. e.g.. "That bird's hanging mate !".

Hank Marvin - Modern Rhyming Slang for 'starving'. e.g. "Shall we go for lunch ? I'm Hank Marvin !". Also Lee Marvin.

Harry Monk - Rhyming Slang for spunk. Unknown origin.

"have a banana !" - a silly cockney interjection, usually inserted into a song.

having it large - (also see larging it) one of the new phrases that have entered into general use from the clubbing scene. e.g.. "Were gonna have it large tonight" meaning that you intend to go all out to have a good time.

have it off - a phrase that has been in use for a few decades meaning to 'have sex'. e.g. "I didn't want to sit there watching TV knowing they were having it off in the back room".

have it away on his toes - to exit quickly from a place, usually a scene of a crime. e.g. "I 'avn't seen John for a while, 'e mustuv 'ad it away on 'is toes".

have some of that ! - an exclamation used to express pleasure usually after showing off at something. e.g. After destroying the last wave of aliens on the computer game, John exclaimed "have some of that !".

headcase - a mad person. Sometimes applied to someone who a violent hardcase. e.g.. "You don't wanna mess with that bloke, he's a real headcase !".

Herbert - used to describe a foolish person or as a mild form of abuse. Normally prefixed by 'spotty'.

(a good) hiding - to get beaten up. e.g.. "If you don't shut it I'll give you a good hiding !".

hold it down - meaning 'calm down' or 'behave'. Usually said when someone 'goes into one'.

hole in the wall - a common phrase used to describe a cashpoint machine (ATM). i.e. "Can we stop in the High Street on the way, I need to use the hole in the wall.".

homo - short for homosexual. Especially used by school kids as a mocking term.

hooray Henry - a term to describe an upper-class twit type character who probably went to public school and who would own a yacht etc. Also see Sloan Ranger.

hooter - nose.

hooters - breasts.

how's your father - a euphemism for sex. The sort of phrase used in a 'carry on' movie. Pron. "aa's yer farva". e.g.. "I think there upstairs having a bit of how's your farther !".

hubbly bubbly - large 'bong' containing water for smoking cannabis. When you inhale on the mouthpiece of the bong the smoke is bubbled through the water which cools it (allegedly).

hump - to have sex, on the same level of rudeness as 'shag'.

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	Site Design by Site Hosted by	H hacked off - fed up, annoyed. A lot of the time prefixed with 'totally'. "had it away on his toes" - to run away quickly, usually after 'dodgy' act. e.g.. "I dunno where John is, must 'ave 'ad it away on his toes". half inch - Rhyming Slang for 'pinch' (steal). half mast - a poor erection, not fully up, like a flag at half mast. e.g. "I had so much to drink I could only get half mast !". Hampstead Heath - Rhyming Slang for 'teeth'. A overused and cliched rhyming slang term. e.g. "Look at the Hampstead's on that bird". Hampton - short for the Rhyming Slang 'Hampton Wick' meaning 'prick' (penis). hammered - a very common word meaning drunk. e.g.. "I was totally hammered last night". hand-job - to masturbate the penis. e.g. "Those tarts down the road charge twenty quid for a hand-job if you're desperate". hand shandy - a slang term for masturbate. hanging - horrible or dirty. e.g.. "That bird's hanging mate !". Hank Marvin - Modern Rhyming Slang for 'starving'. e.g. "Shall we go for lunch ? I'm Hank Marvin !". Also Lee Marvin. Harry Monk - Rhyming Slang for spunk. Unknown origin. "have a banana !" - a silly cockney interjection, usually inserted into a song. having it large - (also see larging it) one of the new phrases that have entered into general use from the clubbing scene. e.g.. "Were gonna have it large tonight" meaning that you intend to go all out to have a good time. have it off - a phrase that has been in use for a few decades meaning to 'have sex'. e.g. "I didn't want to sit there watching TV knowing they were having it off in the back room". have it away on his toes - to exit quickly from a place, usually a scene of a crime. e.g. "I 'avn't seen John for a while, 'e mustuv 'ad it away on 'is toes". have some of that ! - an exclamation used to express pleasure usually after showing off at something. e.g. After destroying the last wave of aliens on the computer game, John exclaimed "have some of that !". headcase - a mad person. Sometimes applied to someone who a violent hardcase. e.g.. "You don't wanna mess with that bloke, he's a real headcase !". Herbert - used to describe a foolish person or as a mild form of abuse. Normally prefixed by 'spotty'. (a good) hiding - to get beaten up. e.g.. "If you don't shut it I'll give you a good hiding !". hold it down - meaning 'calm down' or 'behave'. Usually said when someone 'goes into one'. hole in the wall - a common phrase used to describe a cashpoint machine (ATM). i.e. "Can we stop in the High Street on the way, I need to use the hole in the wall.". homo - short for homosexual. Especially used by school kids as a mocking term. hooray Henry - a term to describe an upper-class twit type character who probably went to public school and who would own a yacht etc. Also see Sloan Ranger. hooter - nose. hooters - breasts. how's your father - a euphemism for sex. The sort of phrase used in a 'carry on' movie. Pron. "aa's yer farva". e.g.. "I think there upstairs having a bit of how's your farther !". hubbly bubbly - large 'bong' containing water for smoking cannabis. When you inhale on the mouthpiece of the bong the smoke is bubbled through the water which cools it (allegedly). hump - to have sex, on the same level of rudeness as 'shag'. -
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