on benefits. see a man about a dog 1. Attend a secret deal or meeting. 2. Go to the toilet. shag Sexual intercourse. shagged 1. The past historic of shag. 2. Extremely tired (shagged out). shiner Black eye. shitehawk Someone of little worth, originally military slang. shit-faced Drunk. shop betray, tell on someone [the criminal was shopped to the police by his gang] skanky Dirty, particularly of a marijuana pipe. However originally Jamaican Patois for lazy dancing or "The Rasta Swagger" as in Easy Skanking skint Without money. slag 1. Worthless or insignificant person. 2. Promiscuous woman or prostitute. slag off A verbal attack. To criticise or slander. slap-head A bald man. slapper Promiscuous woman or prostitute. slash Urinate, urination. sling one's hook Go away. snog French kiss, or any prolonged physical intimacy without undressing or sexual contact. sod Annoying person or thing (from sodomite). sod off "Go away". spawny Lucky (possibly from the Scottish game, Spawnie). specksGlasses speckyRefers to someone with glasses (derogatory) splud archaic slang – short for "God's Blood". It was used as a mild curse word. It was used to replace other words seen as blasephmy. spunk 1. Semen, ejaculate. 2. Courage, bravery. steaming 1. Extremely drunk. 2. An intensifier, e.g. "You steaming gurt ninny!" 3. Extremely angry. stuffed 1. Sexual intercourse (e.g. "get stuffed") 2. Used negatively to mean bothered, as in, "I can't be stuffed to do that!". 3. having a full belly (e.g. "I am completely stuffed, and can't eat another thing."). T tab cigarette tad a little bit take the piss (out of) To mock. take the mickey To tease or mock. tart Commonly a prostitute or term of abuse but also used affectionately for a lover. Shortened version of sweetheart. tenner Ten pounds. toff Posh person tommy A British soldier in WWI. ton 1. A large unspecified amount (18th century). 2. £100 (1940s). 3. 100 MPH (1950s). 4. Any unit of 100 (1960s). tosh Nonsense tosser 1. Someone who masturbates (to toss off). 2. Someone the speaker doesn't like (from 1.). 3. An affectionate form of address (from 1.) e.g. "All right you old tosser!" tosspot Drunkard or habitual drinker (from tossing pots of ale) tube 1. The London Underground (19th century. Originally 'Tuppeny tube'). 2. Penis. 3. A person (Scottish). 4. A general term of contempt (Irish, 1950s). twag bunk off school, play truant. "You off to twag maths" Lincolnshire,