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bandit

Language; Slang

(Caribbean) To steal or borrow without permission. The term was recorded in Trinidad and Tobago in 2003. Synonyms are raf and sprang.

bang

Language; Slang

1. to have sex (with). The association with striking (as in the origin of the word ‘fuck’ itself) is said to suggest the masculine role in sex, but in practice the unaffectionate term can also ...

bang

Language; Slang

1a. A sexual act. An unaffectionate term used more often by men. In this sense the word does not seem to be older than the 20th century. a quick bang 1b. a person rated as a sexual partner a good ...

banged-up

Language; Slang

Imprisoned, shut away. From the second sense of the verb to bang up. ‘A banged-up man’s no good to me. I want to enjoy life, not spend it in prison waiting rooms.’ (Recorded, drugdealer’s ...

banger

Language; Slang

1. A sausage. The word has been com- mon in this sense since the 1940s. It derives of course from the explosion of the skin during frying. 2. An old and/or decrepit vehicle.

bag one’s face

Language; Slang

(American) To hide one’s face or oneself. Invariably used as an imperative, as in ‘Go bag your face!’. This expression was popular among Valley Girls and other middle- class teenagers. It implies ...

To leave, go away, ‘get lost’. The expression literally means to thrust into a garbage bag and throw away. ‘She had no intention of having lunch with him and that was that … Why couldn’t she simply ...