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awright!

Language; Slang

(American exclamation) An exclamation of recognition, greeting, approval or admiration. The ‘right’ is emphasised, high-pitched and elongated when shouted. Used in this way the phrase was ...

alls-bay

Language; Slang

(American) The testicles. An item of pig Latin based on balls.

all that

Language; Slang

(American) (A person who is) exceptional, admirable. The phrase is almost invariably used dismissively or to express derision, as in ‘She thinks that she’s all that’. It occurs in ...

all that and a bag of chips

Language; Slang

(America) An elaboration of all that in use among college students since the late 1990s Wow, that movie was all that and a bag of chips.

almond rocks

Language; Slang

(British) Socks. A London rhyming-slang term which is still in use. (Almond rock cakes were a popular working-class treat early in the 20th century.)

alms-house

Language; Slang

(British) Rude, disrespectful. This item of British street slang of the late 1990s is a variant form of arms. The reference is unclear, but the expression may have arisen in Caribbean ...

(American) The most technically proficient and/or knowledgeable member of a group. The term, usually but not invariably applied to males in an office or work-group, is inspired by the categorising ...