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safe - good, all is fine. General term used to indicate that everything is o.k.

salmon and trout - Rhyming Slang for 'snout', meaning tobacco.

salt / sort - the word salt means woman (esp. a 'loose' woman or sexual partner) and has been used since the 19th century. Usually pron. 'sort'. It is used in a slightly derogatory way and is nearly always prefixed by 'some old'. e.g. "Dave wasn't dahn the boozer last night, must av been out with some old sort he met the other night".

sausage jockey - a gay man (a man who 'rides' 'sausages').

scarpa / scarper - Rhyming Slang for Scapa Flow - to run off / leave quickly.

Scooby-Do - Modern Rhyming Slang for 'clue'. e.g. "I 'avn't a Scooby mate".

scrounge - to beg or sponge off of others.

seeing-to - to perform sexual intercourse. e.g. "I'd give her a good seeing-to".

see you next Tuesday - an very rude acronym (C U Next Tuesday). There are many more here on Riley's see you next Tuesday site.

Sexton Blake - Rhyming Slang for 'fake'.

shafted - to be treated badly, to be in trouble. e.g. "I'm totally shafted if I don't get that job".

shafting - sexual intercourse. e.g. "I gave her a good shafting".

shag - very common mildly rude term for sexual intercourse.

shagged-out - to feel tired.

shitfaced - very drunk. Can be abbreviated to 'faced'.

shit for brains - term of abuse for someone of low wit or intelligence.

shitter - common term for the anus. Can also be used as a term of frustration - i.e. "That's a real shitter". Also see "Garry Glitter".

shed-load - a huge amount. e.g. "I've got a shed-load of dodgy stuff for sale".

shell-like - the ear. e.g. The old phrase "Can I have a word in your shell-like ?".

shell-out - to have to pay for, usually unexpectedly.

sherbert dab - Modern Rhyming Slang for 'cab' (taxi).

sherbet / sherbert - an alcoholic drink (usually a beer). Derives from the Turkish word 'sherbet' which was a cooling drink made from fruit juice. e.g. "Fancy a stroll down the pub for a few sherbets ?".

sherman (tank) - Rhyming Slang for 'wank' (to masturbate). Normally used in it's short form. e.g. "John's been ages in the toilet. Probably gone for a sherman !".

sheriffs badge - one of many slang terms for the anus. Thus known because of the star shaped badge of a wild west sheriff.

shirtlifter - a gay man. Comes from the fact that ones shirt would have to be lifted before anal intercourse.

shoeing - to give something a good 'shoeing' is to give it all you've got or to go for it. May come from a football term ? Comments ?

Sir Anthony Blunt - Rhyming Slang for 'cunt'. Also see 'berk'.

skin diver - Modern Rhyming Slang for 'fiver' (five pound note). Also "deep sea diver".

skint - to have no money, penniless. Also see 'boracic' and 'potless'.

skirt - young attractive woman. Often preceded with "a bit of". A common 'lads' term. e.g. "I never realized this was such a good place to eye skirt" or "What you need is a nice bit of skirt to cheer you up".

skunk - a particularly strong variety of marijuana. Named so because of it's strong smell.

sky rocket - Rhyming Slang for pocket. e.g. "He're a monkey son, stick that in your sky rocket !".

slag - a very common word for a loose woman or generally a rough looking bird. e.g. "She is a right old slag". Used by men and women. It can also be used amongst men as an insult and can be heard in 70's and 80's police drama's ("Shut it you slaaag !").

slaphead - a bald per son.

slapper - a common term for a loose woman.

slash - a very common slang term for urination. e.g. "I'm dying for a slash".

smeg ! - derived from the word smegma. Can be used as an exclamation or a euphemism for fuck. e.g. "Oh smeg I forgot to post that letter !". This saying was very much popularized by the UK TV series 'Red Dwarf'.

smeghead - an idiot, dickhead. Popularized (if not actually invented) by the UK TV series 'Red Dwarf'.

snog - to kiss, usually with tongues. A childish word, mainly used by teenagers ("Cor, Sally got a snog off John after the disco !") or humorously by others ("Fancy a snog luv ?").

snout - tobacco. A prison term. Derives from the fact that the smoking of banned tobacco in prison was often masked by pretending to rub the nose.

solid - reliable, dependable (a solid geezer). e.g. "You don't have to worry about Dave, he's a solid bloke". Also another name for cannabis resin.

son - general term of address to a male. Usually used in a friendly way. i.e. "Nice one son !".

sort - see salt.

spanner - a fool, weak individual. Popular 90's term.

spare - to loose ones temper, to go crazy. e.g. "When she finds out she'll go spare.".

spod - an unpopular young person, normally a boy. Usually someone interested in computing or something considered unfashionable. Another word for a 'geek' or an 'anorak'.

spondulics - money. Probably from the Greek word 'spondulikos' a type of shell used as an early form of money. Also shortened to 'sponds'. i.e. "Have you any sponds you could loan me ?".

spoof/spuff - semen.

spliff - common term for a cannabis cigarette. Originates from the West Indies.

squire - a general term of address towards a man similar to 'guvnor'.

Steffi (Graff) - Modern Rhyming Slang for 'laugh'. ie "You're 'avin a Steffi mate !". (suggested by Chris Donnelly).

stiffy - an erection. e.g. "I woke up with a real stiffy this morning".

stoke-on-trent - Rhyming Slang for 'bent' (homosexual).

stork - an erection. e.g. "Aw, I've got a right stork on after seeing that bird".

straight-up - seriously, implying something is genuine. i.e. "I tell ya, it cost me twice that, straight-up !".

strike a light - an old exclamation only really heard as a tong-in-cheek Cockney phrase nowadays. Sometimes preceded by "stroll on".

stroll on ! - general exclamation of disbelief.

stuffed - done in, ripped off, in trouble etc. e.g. "I'll be completely stuffed if my wife finds out".

stuffing - to perform sexual intercourse (male perspective). e.g. "I gave her a good stuffing".

stunner - pron. 'stunnah'. A very good looking bird.

suss - savvy/know how. eg. "He got a lot of suss".

sussed / sussed out - can mean found out / discovered, or well adjusted / together.

(badly) sussed - what someone might say if they catch you out. For example if you disagree with someone on a point and are then proved wrong the other person might say "Badly sussed mate !".

Sweeny Todd - Rhyming Slang for The Flying Squad - after the demon barber who turned people into pies. Used as the name for the TV show 'The Sweeny' ("Shut it you slaaag !").

sweet - slang for 'excellent' or 'cool'.

sweet as a nut - meaning 'nice', 'simple', 'no problem'.

sweets - a euphemism for testicles. e.g. "Awww you got me in the sweets !".

syrup of figs - Rhyming Slang for for 'wig'. e.g. "See that old bloke over there, is that a syrup he's wearing or what ?".

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	Site Design by Site Hosted by	S safe - good, all is fine. General term used to indicate that everything is o.k. salmon and trout - Rhyming Slang for 'snout', meaning tobacco. salt / sort - the word salt means woman (esp. a 'loose' woman or sexual partner) and has been used since the 19th century. Usually pron. 'sort'. It is used in a slightly derogatory way and is nearly always prefixed by 'some old'. e.g. "Dave wasn't dahn the boozer last night, must av been out with some old sort he met the other night". sausage jockey - a gay man (a man who 'rides' 'sausages'). scarpa / scarper - Rhyming Slang for Scapa Flow - to run off / leave quickly. Scooby-Do - Modern Rhyming Slang for 'clue'. e.g. "I 'avn't a Scooby mate". scrounge - to beg or sponge off of others. seeing-to - to perform sexual intercourse. e.g. "I'd give her a good seeing-to". see you next Tuesday - an very rude acronym (C U Next Tuesday). There are many more here on Riley's see you next Tuesday site. Sexton Blake - Rhyming Slang for 'fake'. shafted - to be treated badly, to be in trouble. e.g. "I'm totally shafted if I don't get that job". shafting - sexual intercourse. e.g. "I gave her a good shafting". shag - very common mildly rude term for sexual intercourse. shagged-out - to feel tired. shitfaced - very drunk. Can be abbreviated to 'faced'. shit for brains - term of abuse for someone of low wit or intelligence. shitter - common term for the anus. Can also be used as a term of frustration - i.e. "That's a real shitter". Also see "Garry Glitter". shed-load - a huge amount. e.g. "I've got a shed-load of dodgy stuff for sale". shell-like - the ear. e.g. The old phrase "Can I have a word in your shell-like ?". shell-out - to have to pay for, usually unexpectedly. sherbert dab - Modern Rhyming Slang for 'cab' (taxi). sherbet / sherbert - an alcoholic drink (usually a beer). Derives from the Turkish word 'sherbet' which was a cooling drink made from fruit juice. e.g. "Fancy a stroll down the pub for a few sherbets ?". sherman (tank) - Rhyming Slang for 'wank' (to masturbate). Normally used in it's short form. e.g. "John's been ages in the toilet. Probably gone for a sherman !". sheriffs badge - one of many slang terms for the anus. Thus known because of the star shaped badge of a wild west sheriff. shirtlifter - a gay man. Comes from the fact that ones shirt would have to be lifted before anal intercourse. shoeing - to give something a good 'shoeing' is to give it all you've got or to go for it. May come from a football term ? Comments ? Sir Anthony Blunt - Rhyming Slang for 'cunt'. Also see 'berk'. skin diver - Modern Rhyming Slang for 'fiver' (five pound note). Also "deep sea diver". skint - to have no money, penniless. Also see 'boracic' and 'potless'. skirt - young attractive woman. Often preceded with "a bit of". A common 'lads' term. e.g. "I never realized this was such a good place to eye skirt" or "What you need is a nice bit of skirt to cheer you up". skunk - a particularly strong variety of marijuana. Named so because of it's strong smell. sky rocket - Rhyming Slang for pocket. e.g. "He're a monkey son, stick that in your sky rocket !". slag - a very common word for a loose woman or generally a rough looking bird. e.g. "She is a right old slag". Used by men and women. It can also be used amongst men as an insult and can be heard in 70's and 80's police drama's ("Shut it you slaaag !"). slaphead - a bald per son. slapper - a common term for a loose woman. slash - a very common slang term for urination. e.g. "I'm dying for a slash". smeg ! - derived from the word smegma. Can be used as an exclamation or a euphemism for fuck. e.g. "Oh smeg I forgot to post that letter !". This saying was very much popularized by the UK TV series 'Red Dwarf'. smeghead - an idiot, dickhead. Popularized (if not actually invented) by the UK TV series 'Red Dwarf'. snog - to kiss, usually with tongues. A childish word, mainly used by teenagers ("Cor, Sally got a snog off John after the disco !") or humorously by others ("Fancy a snog luv ?"). snout - tobacco. A prison term. Derives from the fact that the smoking of banned tobacco in prison was often masked by pretending to rub the nose. solid - reliable, dependable (a solid geezer). e.g. "You don't have to worry about Dave, he's a solid bloke". Also another name for cannabis resin. son - general term of address to a male. Usually used in a friendly way. i.e. "Nice one son !". sort - see salt. spanner - a fool, weak individual. Popular 90's term. spare - to loose ones temper, to go crazy. e.g. "When she finds out she'll go spare.". spod - an unpopular young person, normally a boy. Usually someone interested in computing or something considered unfashionable. Another word for a 'geek' or an 'anorak'. spondulics - money. Probably from the Greek word 'spondulikos' a type of shell used as an early form of money. Also shortened to 'sponds'. i.e. "Have you any sponds you could loan me ?". spoof/spuff - semen. spliff - common term for a cannabis cigarette. Originates from the West Indies. squire - a general term of address towards a man similar to 'guvnor'. Steffi (Graff) - Modern Rhyming Slang for 'laugh'. ie "You're 'avin a Steffi mate !". (suggested by Chris Donnelly). stiffy - an erection. e.g. "I woke up with a real stiffy this morning". stoke-on-trent - Rhyming Slang for 'bent' (homosexual). stork - an erection. e.g. "Aw, I've got a right stork on after seeing that bird". straight-up - seriously, implying something is genuine. i.e. "I tell ya, it cost me twice that, straight-up !". strike a light - an old exclamation only really heard as a tong-in-cheek Cockney phrase nowadays. Sometimes preceded by "stroll on". stroll on ! - general exclamation of disbelief. stuffed - done in, ripped off, in trouble etc. e.g. "I'll be completely stuffed if my wife finds out". stuffing - to perform sexual intercourse (male perspective). e.g. "I gave her a good stuffing". stunner - pron. 'stunnah'. A very good looking bird. suss - savvy/know how. eg. "He got a lot of suss". sussed / sussed out - can mean found out / discovered, or well adjusted / together. (badly) sussed - what someone might say if they catch you out. For example if you disagree with someone on a point and are then proved wrong the other person might say "Badly sussed mate !". Sweeny Todd - Rhyming Slang for The Flying Squad - after the demon barber who turned people into pies. Used as the name for the TV show 'The Sweeny' ("Shut it you slaaag !"). sweet - slang for 'excellent' or 'cool'. sweet as a nut - meaning 'nice', 'simple', 'no problem'. sweets - a euphemism for testicles. e.g. "Awww you got me in the sweets !". syrup of figs - Rhyming Slang for for 'wig'. e.g. "See that old bloke over there, is that a syrup he's wearing or what ?". -
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