| E | Noun. Abbr. of ecstasy, the drug, see below. |
| eager-beaver | Noun. An enthusiastic person. |
| earache | Noun. Incessant complaining or talking. |
| ear bash | Verb. To talk incessently. E.g."She was ear bashing me all the way through the meal - I think the onset of indegestion was my body saying to skip dessert and get away." |
| ear-bashing | Noun. A severe verbal reprimand, a lengthy scolding. Also as earbashing. E.g."She gave me a real ear bashing for embarrassing her in front of her friends." |
| earful | Noun. Enough of hearing something or someone. E.g."I've had an earful of you, moaning on about how poor you are when I know you've got money saved in the bank." |
| (it's) early days | Phrs. (It's) too soon to know whether a situation is correct or how things will turn out. E.g."It's early days. We can't possibly know if the war in Iraq will change the country for the better." [Informal] |
| early doors | Adj. Early, premature. Noun. An early alcoholic drink at a bar or pub. E.g."Friday, beginning of the weekend, we always go for an early doors." |
| earner | Noun. A profitable job or activity. Freq. in nice little earner, meaning a easy, quick or illicit profit. |
| Eartha (Kitt) * | Noun. 1. An act of defecation. Also as not give an Eartha Kitt, 'not give a shit'. 2. Excrement. * Rhyming slang on 'shit'. Eartha Kitt, American singer. |
| earwig | Verb. To eavesdrop. E.g."If you heard things said about you that you didn't like, then you shouldn't be earwigging into conversations." |
| easy pink | Noun. Vaginal sex. Expression often used in conjunction with the terms difficult brown or tight brown, referring to anal sex. Euphemistic and eferencing the game of snooker. |
| easy | Adj. Sexually consenting with little encouragement. |
| easy-peasy | Adj. Very easy, extremely simple. Freq. as an interjection. Usually a children's expression. Also extended as easy-peasy, lemon squeezy. |
| easy touch | Noun. A person easily exploited financially. |
| eat | Verb. A euphemism for fellatio or cunnilingus, oral sex. |
| eating irons | Noun. Cutlery. |
| eat out | Verb. To perform cunnilingus. |
| eats | Noun. Food. {Informal} |
| eat shit (!) | Verb. To stoop to being degraded or embarrassed, showing excessive servility or sycophancy. Freq. used in the imperative as a dismissive retort or insult. [Orig. U.S.] |
| eat the head off (someone) | Vrb phrs. To verbally attack (someone), to tell off (someone), to speak sharply (to someone). [Irish use] |
| 'eck as like | Exclam. Used as a denial in phrases such as "did I eck as like!", "will he eck as like!" etc. Actually stands for 'heck as like'. [Midlands/Northern use] |
| ecky | Noun. The drug MDMA. Abbr. form of 'ecstasy'. |
| ecky thump! | Exclam. An exclamation of surprise or shock. Often used to mock the Northern dialects of Lancashire and Yorkshire. |
| eco-warrior | Noun. An individual dedicated to defending the environment, especially through activism, demonstrations, and hands-on efforts to prevent environmental harm. {Informal} [1980s] |
| ecstasy | Noun. The drug MDMA. Popular in Britain from the late 1980s and was essential in the early development of the British House and Techno music scene. |
| eddress | Noun. An electroninc address, such as an email address. [1996?] |
| E'd up | Adj. Intoxicated by MDMA. |
| Ee bah gum! | Exclam. Expressing surprise or wonderment. Mimicked by many as the archetypal Yorkshire phrase. Also as ee by gum. [Dialect/Yorks & Lancs use] |
| eejit | Noun. An idiot. Anglo-Irish pronunciation of idiot. [Dialect] |
| eff all | Noun. A euphemism for 'fuck-all'. |
| effing | Adj./Adv. A general intensifier and euphemism for 'fucking'. |
| effing and blinding | Noun. Swearing, using profanities and strong offensive language. See 'effing'. E.g."I've never seen him so angry, effing and blinding in front of those children - and he's a vicar!" |
| effing and jeffing | Noun. Swearing and using strong language. Cf. 'effing and blinding'. |
| eff off (!) | Verb./Exclam. Go away, leave me alone. Euphemism for 'fuck off!'. Freq. as an exclamation. |
| egg (and spoon) | Noun. A black person. Cockney rhyming slang on 'coon'. Derog./Offens. |
| egg banjo | Noun. A fried egg sandwich. See 'banjo' (noun). [Orig. military use?] |
| egg chasers | Noun. Rugby players. From the egg shaped ball. Derog. |
| egghead | Noun. 1. An intelligent person, an intellectual . {Informal} 2. A bald person. Derog. |
| egg on one's chin | Phrs. See 'have egg on one's chin' |
| eggy | Adj. Slightly annoyed, irritated. |
| Egyptian P.T. | Noun. Sleep, rest. P.T. an abbr. of physical training. [Mainly military use] |
| eh up! | Exclam. Hello. An informal greeting similar to hi or alright. Cf. 'ay-up'. |
| elbow grease | Noun. Manual hard work. E.g."We'll never get this finished unless you put some elbow grease into that job!" |
| elephant's (trunk) | Adj. Drunk, intoxicated with alcohol. Rhyming slang on drunk. E.g."On my God, was I elephants last night! I tried to unlock the door with a slice of pizza." |
| elevenses | Noun. A mid to late morning drink, approximately taken at 11 o'clock. {Informal} |
| Emma (Freud) | Noun. Haemorrhoid. Rhyming slang on Emma Freud, but usually in the plural. Emma Freud broadcaster, writer, and daughter of Sir Clement Freud. E.g."I'd rather stand if that's Ok? My Emmas are bothering me." |
| emmet | Noun. A tourist. Derogatory term meaning ant. Cornish use, expressing their annoyance and frustration at the numerous visitors to the county, especially during the summer months when their presence is seen as a hinderence to the locals. |
| emo | Adj. Emotional. Noun. Of or belonging to a genre of emotional rock music. [Orig. U.S.] |
| end of! | Exclam. Said to emphasize that there is no more to add on the subject just discussed. E.g."If you don't wear a face mask during this pandemic, you're part of the problem. End of!" {Informal} |
| endz | Noun. An area, or place. Also as ends. E.g."What endz you from? I'm from Canning Town" [London/Black use] |
| epic | Adj. Remarkable, outstanding, excellent. [Orig. U.S.] |
| eppy | Noun. A tantrum, a furious fit of anger. Abbr. form of epileptic fit. Also as eppie. Freq. in expressions 'throw an eppy' or 'have an eppy'. |
| erk | Noun. An insignificant person, and general term of contempt. [Orig. military use] |
| Essex girl | Noun. Stereotypically describing a female supposedly from the county of Essex. Characteristics may include being working class, low intelligence, sexually promiscuous, fashion conscious, heavily drinking and confident. Derog. |
| evatch | Verb. To have. Backslang. |
| evils | Noun. A hateful look. Popularized by the character named Vicky Pollard in the British comedy TV series Little Britain. E.g."Stop giving me the evils, you're scaring me." [2003] |
| exactamundo | Adv. Exactly right, correct. Also exactimundo and exactomundo. [Prob. orig U.S.] |
| expat | Noun. A person who lives outside their native country. Abbr. of expatriate. {Informal} |
| extract the Michael | Vrb phrs. To tease or ridicule. A play on words, derived from 'take the Mickey'. E.g."If he doesn't stop extracting the Michael I'll report him to the manager." |
| extract the urine | Vrb phrs. Meaning the same as 'extract the Michael', a pun on 'take the piss'. |
| eyeful | Noun. A long or full look. E.g."Get an eyeful of that idiot on the dancefloor." {Informal} |
| eyes like a shithouse rat | Phrs. Describing a person with very sharp, observant eyesight. See 'shithouse rat' |
| eyes like piss holes in the snow | Phrs. 1. Tired, deep sunken eyes. 2. Small eyes. |
| Eyetie | Noun. An Italian. Offens. |