The most common slang term for a woman in the 1920s was “flapper”. You would also hear “doll” and “dame”. These were the most widespread, all-purpose terms. Other terms that were more specific included “fire alarm” and “fire bell” for divorced and married women respectively. … Read more
In Canadian slang, cigarettes are usually referred to as darts or sometimes lung darts. Less commonly, you might hear them called bogies or rigs. Canada naturally shares a lot of slang with other countries, so it does use other slang terms such as cig, quirly … Read more
It’s probably not much of a surprise to anyone that Australians are world leaders in their lexicon of slang terms for kangaroo. They have a number of different slang terms describing different kangaroos, in terms of their sex, their maturity, their temperament, and a few … Read more
Anything that sits outside the realm of strictly legal is likely to attract a great deal of slang lingo in any language. Drugs are no exception to this rule, and you’ll know this if you’re an English speaker. Whether you’ve ever touched a drug in … Read more
Australians have a certain reputation for having, if nothing else, a kind of great excitable energy and an extreme enthusiasm about many things. Unsurprisingly, this has led to a great many aspects of the language and slang being turned to describing that excitement in different … Read more
Common slang terms in the 1950s for police included some widely used today, such as “pigs”. Other, more specifically 1950s slang for police included the term “heat”, “the fuzz,” and in Britain they were sometimes called “Old Bill” or “Old Bill Peace”. They may also … Read more
The most common British slang term for cat is “moggy” or “mog”. This is widely used and understood throughout Britain. Other commonly used slang terms include things like pussycat or kitty. Other terms with more specific meanings but which are still widely applied to all … Read more
The most common New Zealand slang terms for friend are simple ones like “bro” and “mate”. These are by far the most commonly used and universally understood, being simple and vital parts of everyday speech in Kiwi slang. Other than that, they will often use … Read more
The most common British slang terms for job are “calling,” “craft,” “trade” or “walk of life”. In Cockney rhyming slang, a job is often referred to as an “Uncle Bob”. Jobs also have a lot of negatively associated slang terms such as drudgery, the grind, … Read more
Common British slang terms for motorcycle include widespread terms like “motorbike” or just “bike”. These are certainly the most likely terms. Other slang terms used in Britain for motorcycle include things like “ride”, “sled”, “beast” or sometimes endearing terms like “sweetheart” or “precious”. For specific … Read more