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asshole

Language; Slang

(American) 1. The anus. The American version of the British and Australian arsehole. 2. A very stupid person, someone who is pathetically or offensively foolish. This American word always implies ...

asshole buddy

Language; Slang

(American) A very close friend or ally, a ‘bosom pal’. A term that is used in both jocular and unfriendly contexts. It was coined by, and is usually about, heterosexual men.

angel-drawers

Language; Slang

(British) A term of endearment, used especially by middle-class speakers. The phrase is typical of the jocular compounds favoured, e.g., in St Valentine’s Day dedications printed in ...

anorak

Language; Slang

(British) An unfashionable, studious or tedious person, usually a young male. A campus expression from the 1980s, based on the characteristic dress of these fellow- students. A sub-genre of ...

anteater

Language; Slang

(American) (a male with) an uncircumcised penis. Synonyms are aardvark, corn-dog.

ante up

Language; Slang

To pay one’s contribution, put one’s money in the common pot. This expres- sion, not to be confused with ‘up the ante’, comes from the preliminary stage in a poker game when one or ...

antiman

Language; Slang

A male homosexual. The term, originating in Caribbean usage and heard among young speakers of most ethnic groups in the UK, is a Creole pronunciation of ‘auntie-man’. It is usually ...