throw Verb. 1. To vomit. A shortening of 'throw up'.

2. To intentionally or by one's own foolishness, lose a game. {Informal}

throw a benny Vrb phrs. Have a tantrum, a fit of anger. E.g."If you don't want to see Ted throwing a benny, then don't drop litter on the street."

throw an eppy Vrb phrs. Have a fit of anger. Derived from epilectic fit. See 'eppy'. E.g."After losing the final game of the season he threw an eppy and resigned from the team management."

throw a sickie Vrb phrs. Falsely claim to be ill, usually to avoid work.

throw a whitey Vrb phrs. To feel like vomiting, derived from the action of losing all the colour in one's face prior to being sick.

throw a wobbly Vrb phrs. Become very angry. Also throw a wobbler and chuck a wobbly. E.g." He threw a wobbly when he found her having sex with the plumber on the kitchen floor."

throw up Verb. To vomit. {Informal}

thrupenny bits Noun. See 'threepenny bits'.

thrups Noun. Women's breasts. Shortening of thrupenny bits, rhyming slang on 'tits'. See 'threepenny bits'.

thrutch Verb. To fidget, to be restless. E.g."I got no sleep at all with you thrutching about all night." [Northern use /Dialect?]

thunderthighs Noun. 1. A person with fat or very bulky legs, usually applied to women.

2. Fat or large legs.

thunderbox Noun. A toilet.

tick Noun. 1. Credit. Often heard in the phrase on tick. E.g."I can never save money, so always buy electrical goods on tick." {Informal}

2. A moment, a second. E.g."I'll be with you in a tick." {Informal}

tickled pink Adj. Very pleased.

tick off Verb. To reprimand, to tell off. E.g."I got a good ticking me off from my boss for going home early." {Informal}

ticked off Adj. Angry, annoyed.

tickety-boo Adj. Fine, all right, in order. E.g."Yes indeed, everything is just tickety-boo, I've never felt better."

ticking off Noun. A reprimand. E.g."I got a right ticking off from the headmaster, and he's going to tell my mum aswell." See 'tick off' (verb)

tiddly Adj. 1. A little drunk. {Informal}

2. Small. {Informal}

tidy Adj. Good, satisfactory. Common use in Wales. E.g."It was a tidy party, but I've got a terrible hangover now."

tight Adj. 1. To be frugal or not generous. {Informal}

2. Drunk. {Informal}

tight-arse Noun. A mean, selfishly frugal person.

tight-arsed Adj. Mean, stingy.

tight as a duck's arse Phrs. Miserly, very mean. Cf. 'tight as a gnat's chuff'.

tight as a gnat's chuff Phrs. Extremely frugal, very miserly. See 'chuff'.

tightwad Noun. A miserly person, a mean person.

Tim Noun. A supporter of Celtic Football Club, a Glasgwegian based team with a Catholic following, hence Tim also referring to Catholics. Cf. 'hun'. [Mainly Glasgow use]

time Noun. A prison sentence. Serving one's time, or doing time.

(the) time of the month Noun. A euphemism for a woman's menstrual cycle.

tin bath Noun. A laugh, often in the sense of ridiculing, hence often heard as "you're having a tin bath mate!", meaning "you're having me on and can't be serious". Cockney rhyming slang, from Cockney's pronunciation of bath as barf, so rhyming with laugh (pronounced larf). [London use]

tinkle Noun. 1. An act of urination. Much accepted expression, less vulgar than 'widdle.' [Orig. U.S.]

2. A phone-call. E.g."I'll give you a tinkle at the weekend." {Informal}.

tinnie Noun. A can of beer. [Orig. Aust.]

tip Noun. 1. A style, manner. E.g."That tune was very much on an operatic tip."

2. An untidy place, a mess. E.g."Will you tidy your bedroom please, it's a right tip and there's dirty clothes still on the floor from two weeks ago."

tip it down Verb. To rain heavily. E.g."It's been tipping it down for 40 days and nights."

tip off Verb. To give information secretly.

Noun. An act of revealing secret information.

tired and emotional Adj. Euphemism for being very drunk.

tit Noun. 1. A woman's breast, usually applied in the plural, as tits. Cf. 'bristols'.

2. An imbecile, an objectionable person.

3. A push-button. E.g."Come on, hurry! Push the tit, we're running out of time - fire evrything we've got at them!" [Orig. Military use]

tit about / around Verb. To waste time, to mess about. E.g."Stop titting around and get on with your work."

tit boring Adj. Very boring, tedious.

titch Noun. A nickname for a small person.

titchy Adj. Tiny, small, insignificant. {Informal}

titfer Noun. A hat. Cockney rhyming slang from tit for tat.

titful Noun. Enough, sufficient, adequate, but in the sense of not wanting any more. E.g."I've had a titful of him going on about his wonderful holiday in North Wales." [Mainly Wales use]

tit-head Noun. An idiot, a despicable person.

tits-up Adj. Dead, ruined, failed. Usually as 'go tits-up'.

tit wank Noun. A form of masturbation whereby the penis is sandwiched and rubbed between a female's breasts (See 'tit'). Cf. 'soapy tit wank'.

tizzy Noun. A confused, flustered state. E.g."She was all emotional and in a tizzy." {Informal}.

toast Verb. To sing one's own lyrics over a vocaless backing track. From reggae and originating in the West Indies.

toby jug Noun. A fool, a gullible person. Rhyming slang on 'mug'. See 'mug'.

tod Noun. See 'on one's tod'.

toddle off Verb. To casually leave. {Informal}.

todger Noun. A penis. A variation on 'tadger'.

todger dodger Noun. A lesbian. From, avoiding (dodges) contact with the penis (todger). See 'todger'.

to do Noun. A fuss, a fracas. {Informal}.

toe-jam Noun. The dirt that collects between one's toes.

toe-job Noun. An act of licking/sucking a person's toes, usually for sexual gratification.

toe-rag Noun. A contemptible or worthless person. From the cloth that was worn around one's feet as a sock, usually by vagrants. [Mid 1800s]

toff Noun. A member of the wealthy upper classes.

toffee-nosed Adj. Snobbish. Derog.

togger Noun. Football. Generally adolescent/juvenile use.

togs Noun. Clothes. {Informal}

toilet Noun. A thing or place that is considered dirty, squalid or unkempt. E.g."Have you seen the state of Pete's kitchen? I'm not going to his for dinner, it's a toilet."

toke Verb. To smoke a 'joint', or marijuana cigarette.

Noun. A drag on a cigarette or 'joint'.

toley Noun. A lump of excrement. Also spelt toly and tolli. [Orig. Scottish]

tom Noun. 1. A prostitute. A London term nationally known due to its use on police dramas such as The Bill.

2. Jewellery. From the rhyming slang, Tom Foolery.

Verb. To work as a prostitute.

Tom and Dick Noun. Sick. Rhyming slang.

Tom, Dick and Harry Noun. Anybody, any person regardless of specifics. E.g."Next time lock the door! Any Tom, Dick and Harry could have walked in here and stolen my money."

tommies Noun. Tomatoes.

tomming Noun. 1. Out seeking sex, being sexually promiscuous.

2. Working as a prostitute.

tommy Noun. 1. Tomato. E.g."You know what this salad is lacking? Tommies! "

2. A British soldier, usually a private. {Informal}

tommy K Noun. Tomato ketchup.

tommy-rot Noun. Nonsense, rubbish. E.g."Don't believe a thing he says, he's talking absolute tommy-rot!"

tommy sauce Noun. Tomato ketchup.

tommy (tank) Noun. An act of masturbation. Rhyming slang on 'wank'. Occasionally 'thomas'.

tomtit Noun. An act of defecation. From the rhyming slang for 'shit'.

ton Noun. The figure of one hundred, usually applied to the speed of 100 mph or a sum of £100.

tongue Verb. To perform cunnilingus.

tonk Verb. 1. To hit or kick hard. E.g."He tonked the football into the opposition's half of the pitch."

2. To have sexual intercourse.

3. To travel with speed and power. E.g."I'm going to tonk it up the motorway tonight so that I can get to Newcastle before morning."

Adj. Big, large. [Mainly London use]

tonking Noun. A thorough beating, a severe defeat. E.g."The England team gave Germany a good tonking - final score 5-1."

tonky Noun. A condom. [Merseyside use]

tonsil hockey Noun. Passionate, deep kissing. Cf. 'tonsil tennis'.

tonsil tennis Noun. Passionate, deep kissing. Cf. 'tonsil hockey'.

toodle-oo ! Exclam. Goodbye! {Informal}

tool Noun. 1. A penis, implying its supposed usefulness. [1200s]

2. An idiot, a contemptible person.

tool-up Verb. To arm oneself, usually with a gun.

tooled up Adj. Armed, carrying weapons.

Toon Army Noun. Collectively the supporters of Newcastle United Football Club. Toon meaning town in the Geordie dalect. See 'Geordie'.

too right! Exclam. I agree! An exclamation of aggreement.

toot Verb. Originally to snort drugs but now also smoking.

Noun. 1. The inhalation, via the nose, of an illicit powdered drug, such as cocaine.

2. A smoke.

3. Rubbish, junk, trash.

4. Nonsense, drivel, gibberish.

toothing Noun. Sex between strangers, after having been arranged via the mobile phone (cell phone) using Bluetooth technology.

tootsies Noun. Toes.

top Verb. To kill. E.g."He took a full bottle of pain-killers and topped himself."

Adj. Excellent, 'sorted'. [Orig. Manchester use]

top banana Noun. The leading person, the boss. [Orig. U.S.]

top bollocks Noun. A woman's breasts.

top dog Noun. The leader, boss.

top one Adj. Excellent, expressing that something is the best.

topper Noun. An exceptional thing or person. Dated expression.

top totty Noun. Very attractive female(s), or male(s).

top whack Phrs. The maximum price or rate. Cf.'full whack'. {Informal}

torch Verb. To set alight.

tortoise Noun. See 'have a tortoise'.

tosh Adj. Rubbish, nonsense. {Informal}.

toss Noun. 1. Rubbish, nonsense. E.g."That play was toss, we should have gone to the cinema instead."

2. An act of masturbation.

Verb. To masturbate.

tossbag Noun. A contemptible or worthless person.

tosser Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. Also, occasionally spelt tossa.

tossing Adj. An intensifier. E.g."I'm not doing the tossing washing up, it's your turn!"

toss off Verb. To masturbate. Term applied to males. E.g."He's been tossing himself off for last 2 hours, whilst watching Miss World." [1700s]

toss-pot Noun. Mildly offensive name for an idiot or contemptible person. Often heard used affectionately.

total Verb. To wreck, usually with reference to a vehicle. E.g."That's the third car I've totalled this year, and I wasn't speeding this time." [Orig. U.S.]

totally hatstand Adj. Crazy, mad, insane. Adaptation of 'completely hatstand' from Viz comic. Cf. 'completely hatstand' and 'hatstand'.

to the max Phrs. Totally, completely, to the limit.

totty Noun. A sexually alluring person or people. Originally a term for a prostitute in late 1800s. E.g."There was plenty of totty at the party." Also 'tottie'.

touching cloth Phrs. Have an urgent need defecate. Cf. 'turtle's head'.

touch up Verb. To sexually molest, to grope. E.g."The priest has been touching up the choir boys again."

tough! Adj. Short for tough luck!, a sarcastic and bitter exclamation.

tough cookie Noun. A strong unyielding person.

tough guy Noun. A particularly hard and unyielding male, scared of little and acting so.

tough nut Noun. A difficult or obstinate person.

tough shit! Exclam. Hard luck! Often expressed with irony. Cf. 'hard-shit'.

tough titty! Exclam. Hard luck! Cf. 'tough shit'.

towel-head Noun. An Arab, from the headwear worn by Arabs in the Middle East. Also towelhead. Offens and derog.

town bike Noun. A promiscuous woman from the local district. Derog. Cf. 'bike'.

townie Noun. A person, usually young, who typically wears casual, brand-name sportswear, such as Nike, Addidas and Reebok etc Usually associated with town/city dwellers. Also towny. Mainly derog.

toyboy Noun. A woman's evidently younger male lover.

tracky Noun. Tracksuit. E.g."Can I borrow your tracky bottoms? Mine are in the wash." {Informal}

Tracy Noun. A disparaging name for a female considered to be working class, unintelligent, vulgarly dressed and generally below the social standards acceptable to the user of the phrase. Frequently heard used in conjunction with 'Sharon'. See 'Sharon and Tracy'. Derog.

trade Noun. 1. A sexual partner or collective term for such. [Gay use]

2. A prostitutes term for their sexual partners as business.

tradesman's entrance Noun. The anus, the back passage. Traditionally tradesman delivered their goods or services via the backdoor, not the main entrance as used by paying customers.

trainspotter Noun. Generally a usually intelligent but particularly anally retentive person; the person may be obsessed with trivia or have a keen interest in collecting particular objects or data, such as trainspotting, stamp collecting etc. Originates from the much ridiculed hobby of rail enthusiasts, trainspotting, the viewing and taking note of trains from station platforms. The expression was popular on the club scene at which a trainspotter will be seen watching DJ's, spotting which tracks are played and gleaning knowledge on the music for future reference. Derog. Cf. 'anorak' and 'nerd'.

tramlines Noun. The scars created by the constant injection of illicit drugs.

tramp stamp Noun. A tattoo at the base of the back. Cf. 'slag tag'. [Orig. U.S.]

trannie Noun. 1. A cross-dresser, usually male wearing female attire, and adopting feminine characteristics. Abb. of transvestite. Cf. 'tv'.

2. A transexual.

3. A transistor radio. [1960s]

4. A Ford transit van. Also tranny.

tranklements Noun. Miscellaneous items. [Midlands use]

tranks Noun. Tranquillizers.

trap off Verb. To attain a liason with a sexually desirable person. Also just phrased as trap.

trap Noun. 1. The mouth. E.g."Shut your trap you noisy bugger."

2. A toilet cubicle, when in a public lavatory. Often numbered, such as trap one, trap two etc, depending where in the order they are.

trashed Adj. 1. Worn-out.

2. Very intoxicated by drink or drugs and consequently worse for wear. [Orig. U.S.]

treacle Noun. An affectionate term of address, more prevalent in London.

treader Noun. A bicycle.

tree hugger Noun. An environmentalist, a green activist.

trick Noun. 1. A prostitutes client.

2. A casual sexual encounter. [Mainly gay use]

trick cyclist Noun. A pun on psychiatrist.

triffic ! Exclam. Excellent! A contraction of terrific.

triffid Noun. Any large or sprawling plant, usually a house plant. From The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham.

trip Noun. 1. The time spent under the influence of a hallucinatory drug such as LSD. {Informal}.

2. A 'tab' of LSD.

Verb. To hallucinate on LSD or other hallucinogen.

triphop Noun. Variety of dance music that draws its influences from 'hip-hop' and 'house', but being deeper and a little more orientated towards listening.

trippy Adj. Of or like the experiences and qualities felt under the influence of hallucinogens.

trog Noun. An ugly, uncouth person. Derived from troglodyte.

troll Noun. An ugly person, usually referring to a woman.

trolley dolly Noun. An airline flight attendant, mainly applied to females. Mainly derog.

trolleyed Adj. Very intoxicated by drink or drugs. An extension of 'off one's trolley'.