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malarkey - stuff, nonsense. May have come from the Irish word 'mullachan meaning 'strongly built boy' or 'ruffian'.

manor - territory, area, turf. Usually associated with the criminal underground. e.g. "If I see you round my manor again you're dead !".

mate - a very common address for either a friend or a stranger of unknown name. e.g.. "Awright mate !". Also used as an address when the person you are talking too is very much not a 'mate', i.e.. "Oi mate, you looking at my bird !".

matey - a reference used for an unknown person. An extension of 'mate'. e.g. "Have a word with matey over there, he may know". Also sometimes extended to 'matey-boy'.

meat and two veg - a slang expression for a mans 'equipment'.

mental - to be crazy (sometimes described as a 'mental case') or get very angry. e.g.. "When I told him about the robbery he went mental".

merchant banker - Modern Rhyming Slang for wanker.

Mickey (Bliss) - Rhyming Slang for piss (urinate). Thus, when someone is described as 'taking the Mickey', they are taking the piss, i.e.. mocking. Also sometimes changed to 'taking the Michael'.

miffed - fed up, non plused. e.g.. "I was really miffed when he didn't turn up".

mince pies - Rhyming Slang for 'eyes'. Normally used in it's full form.

minge - (pron. minje) a fairly common term for vagina.

minger - an unattractive person (usually female). e.g.. "Look at those right minger's over there !".

minging - drunk, painful, disgusting. e.g.. "I was totally minging last night" or "My head is really minging".

mint - excellent. A popular 90's term.

missus - bit of a lad's term for the wife, usually 'the' missus. i.e. "I can't come dahn the pub, the missus will go mental".

mitts - hands. e.g.. "Keep your mitts off of my money".

mong / monged - a 'mong' is a dumb or slow person. To be 'monged' is to be drunk or stoned.

monkey - a term for 500 pounds. (Thought to be related to the 500 rupee note ?)

(don't give) a monkey's chuff/arse/fuck/balls/fart - a term sometimes shortened to 'a monkey's' means you couldn't care less. e.g.. "I couldn't give a monkey's if she leaves tomorrow".

moolar - a slang term for money of uncertain origin.

moonie - to show one's arse to unsuspecting onlookers. Especially performed by pissed-up geezers !

moose - a rather cruel term used as a name for an ugly girl. e.g.. "She's a right moose !".

morning wood - an erection when waking.

motor / motah - a common working class term for a car. Made more popular by the 80's song by British comedian Alexi Sayle 'Hello John got a new motah".

mouthy - someone who shouts a lot ot talks too much. Pron. 'maafy'. e.g. "Shut it you maafy slag !".

muff - popular word for vagina or woman's pubic hair. Originates from the original meaning of 'muff' for a fury hand-warmer. A popular play on words in recent years is to say "furry muff" or "hairy muff" instead of "fair enough" and pretend that the other person must have misheard you !.

muff dive - to perform oral sex on a woman.

mug / muggins - a fool or victim. Originates from the fact that drinking mug's used to be made with ugly faces on them. Also for this reason 'mug' can mean 'face', i.e.. 'ugly mug'.

mullered - a fairly recent and popular slang for for drunk or generally intoxicated. Thought to have come from the word 'mulled'.

munch - food, e.g.. "shall we get some munch ?".

munter - ugly woman. A saying that I have only heard in recent years, I think it may come from the north of England.

muppet - a foolish or stupid person. e.g. "Don't be a muppet, I can't believe your gonna do that".

mush - face, all-purpose address to male of unknown name. In the first sense can be heard in a phrase such as "I hit him in the mush". In the second meaning it is used much like the words 'mate' and 'John'.

Mutt 'n Jeff - Rhyming Slang for deaf.

my / me old fruit - oldfashioned, affectionate term of address (normally used by men). e.g. "Awright me old fruit, hows it goin' ?".