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bale on someone

Language; Slang

(American) To oppress, burden or trouble someone. The bail or bale in question may derive from cotton picking, as in the words from Ole Man River; ‘tote that barge, lift that bale, get a ...

bait

Language; Slang

An attractive potential sexual partner. This term was used in the 1950s and 1960s, either alone or in compounds such as bed-bait and the surviving jail- bait.

bake

Language; Slang

(British) A hideaway or refuge. This example of the jargon of cat burglars was recorded in FHM magazine in April 1996 and defined as ‘a place to lay low while the constabulary run hither ...