| j | Noun. A cannabis cigarette. Abbr. of 'joint'. [Orig. U.S.] |
| jab | Noun. A hypodermic injection, a vaccination. E.g."You don't need hepatitis jabs to visit Wales, it's not a foreign country, despite them speaking a different language." |
| jack | Verb. To steal, often in relation to mugging. From hijack. E.g."My phone got jacked when I was on my way home." |
| jack all | Pron. Nothing. E.g."There's jack all wrong with it." |
| Jack and Danny | Noun. Vagina. Rhyming slang on 'fanny', slang for the vagina. E.g."Her skirt was so short you could see her Jack and Danny." See 'fanny'. |
| jack (and jill) * | Noun. 1. A hill. 2. A pill. 3. A bill. * Cockney rhyming slang. |
| jackanory * | Noun. 1. Story. 2. A lie, a tall story. * rhyming slang on story. Jackanory, a long running British children's TV programme on which celebrities would read a children's story, and which originally ran between 1965 and 1996. The title Jackanory itself, taken from a children's nursery rhyme. [1970s] |
| jackbit | Noun. Food, or more specifically a packed lunch. [Lancs use] |
| jack (in) | Verb. To stop doing (something), to abandon (something), to give up. E.g."I jacked in my college course after the vacation, it was too much like hard work." |
| jacking off | Noun. An act of masturbation. See 'jack off'. [Orig. U.S.] |
| jack (it) in | Verb. To stop doing (something), to give (something) up. See 'jack (in).' |
| Jack (Jones) | Noun. Alone. Rhyming slang. Usually used in the expression on your jack, or on my jack. See 'on one's Jack (Jones)'. |
| jack off | Verb. To masturbate. Usually applied to males. E.g."I jacked off in the morning before I went to school, then once more before bed." Cf. 'jill off'. [Orig. U.S.] |
| jack shit | Pron. Nothing. [Orig. U.S.] |
| jacksie | Noun. Buttocks, backside, bottom, anus, rectum. |
| Jack's alive | Noun. The number five, but also meaning £5. Rhyming slang. |
| Jackson Pollocks * | Noun. 1. Testicles. 2. Nonsense, rubbish. * rhyming slang on 'bollocks'. |
| Jack-the-lad | Noun. A male who is quick witted, self-assured and something of a show-off. |
| jack up | Verb. To inject with drugs. E.g."Avoid the stairwells at night, there's always kids jacking up and looking to rob to pay for their next fix." |
| jacobs | Noun. Testicles. Rhyming slang on Jacob's Cream Crackers meaning 'knackers'. Cream Crackers, a dry savoury biscuit usually served with cheese and Jacobs, the British manufacturer. See 'cream crackered'. |
| jaffa | Noun. An infertile male. From jaffa oranges being seedless. This term either gained prominence from or was invented for the British TV sitcom Only Fools and Horses in the 1990s. Derog. |
| jag | Noun. An injection. [Glasgow use] Verb. To prick. [Glasgow use] |
| jailbait | Noun. An attractive person who, viewed sexually, is younger than the legal age of sexual consent. Also as jail bait. E.g."I'll warn you now, dont get involved with Mike's sister, she's jailbait." |
| jake/jakey | Noun. 1. A drunk, an alcoholic. E.g."So this jakey came up to me, stinking of whisky and asking if I had any spare change." Derog. [Mainly Scottish use] 2. A beggar, a homeless person. Derog. [Mainly Scottish use] |
| jaked | Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. Probably from 'jake' (noun), above. |
| jam | Noun. That which interests, is enjoyable, or likes. |
| jam butty car | Noun. A police car. See 'butty' (noun 1). Cf. 'jam sandwich'. [Mainly Merseyside use] |
| James Blunt | Noun. An objectionable person. Rhyming slang on 'cunt'. James Blunt, a British singer, songwriter and musician. [2000s] |
| jam jar | Noun. A car. Rhyming slang. |
| jammies | Noun. Pyjamas. Cf. 'jimjams'. |
| jammy | Adj. Fortunate, lucky. {Informal} |
| jammy dodger | Noun. A lucky person. Also a type of biscuit with a jam centre. Also as jammie dodger. See 'jammy'. |
| jam packed | Adj. Full to capacity. {Informal} |
| jam rag | Noun. A sanitory towel, a tampon. |
| jam roll * | Noun. 1. An idiot. 2. Anus. * rhyming slang on 'arsehole'. |
| jam sandwich | Noun. A police car, specifically the white ones with a bright red band running horizontally along the sides, which possibly are no longer in use. |
| jam week | Noun. The period of menstruation. |
| jangle | Verb. To gossip. E.g."Are you two going to sit there jangling all night, or help me cook the meal?" (Liverpool use) |
| jank | Noun. Nonsense, rubbish. [South-east use?] |
| Janner | Noun. A person from Plymouth. |
| Jap | Noun. A Japanese person. Offens. {Informal} Adj. Japanese. Offens. {Informal} |
| Jap's eye | Noun. The urethal opening on the head of the penis. See 'Jap'. Offens. |
| jar | Noun. A glass of beer or lager, usually a pint. |
| jarg | Adj. 1. Fake, counterfeit, suspicious. [Liverpool use] 2. Awful, inferior. [Liverpool use] |
| jarred off | Adj. Upset, fed-up. [E. Anglia use] |
| J. Arthur | Noun. An act of masturbation. Rhyming slang on J. Arthur Rank meaning 'wank'. J. Arthur Rank, British industrialist who founded the Rank film company. |
| jasper | Noun. A wasp. |
| jazz mag | Noun. A pornographic magazine. |
| jeb end * | Noun. 1. The penis. [Northern use] 2. A contemptible person. [Northern use] * also as jebend. |
| jebs | Noun. Breasts. |
| Jeez! | Exclam. A profane exclamation of surprise, frustration or amazement. A shortening of Jesus. |
| jel | Adj. Abbr. of jealous. E.g."He was so jel when he heard I'd got free tickets to see Oasis." |
| jellies | Noun. Cheap rubber/plastic sandals mainly worn by children. From their semi-transparent and brightly coloured appearance resembling jelly. |
| jelly | Noun. Temazepam (a tranquillizer). Usually in the plural. E.g."I'll need some jellies if I'm going to get some sleep tonight." |
| jellyfish | Noun. A weak, ineffectual and spineless person. Derog. |
| jemmy | Verb. To break open using a crowbar. The crowbar used by burglars also being called a jemmy. {Informal} |
| jerk | Noun. An idiot. [Orig. U.S.] |
| jerk off | Verb. To masturbate. E.g."He's in his room, jerking off to that new adult film he brought." Noun. An idiot, a despicable person. Also as jerk-off. Derog. [Orig. U.S.] |
| Jerry | Noun. 1. A German. Often in a military context. Also as Gerry. Derog./Offens. [1914-18] 2. A chamber pot. Dated. {Informal} Adj. German. Also as Gerry. |
| jessie | Noun. A feeble, easily scared person, a softy. Derog. |
| Jesus! | Exclam. A profane exclamation of surprise, anger, frustration. |
| Jesus boots | Noun. Sandals. |
| Jesus creepers | Noun. Sandals. |
| Jesus freak | Noun. A strong believer in Christianity, an evangelical Christian. Derog. |
| Jesus H Christ! | Exclam. An exclamation of anger, frustration or surprise. |
| Jesus suffering fuck! | Exclam. Expressing surprise, or anger. |
| Jesus wept! | Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance, frustration or surprise. |
| jet | Verb. To move quickly or depart hurriedly. E.g."I'm just jetting into town to collect my holiday money." |
| jewels | Noun. Male genitals. Cf. 'family jewels'. |
| Jewish piano | Noun. A cash register. Racial stereotyping. Offens. |
| jibbons | Noun. Spring onions. [South-west/South-west Wales use. Dialect?] |
| jiffle | Verb. To fidget, to be restless. E.g."I got no sleep at all with her jiffling about in bed all night." [Norfolk use? Dialect] |
| jiffy | Noun. A moment, a short time. E.g."Wait there a second, I'll be back in a jiffy." {Informal} |
| jiggaboo | Noun. A black person. Also as jigaboo. Offens. |
| jigger | Noun. An alleyway, back passage. [Liverpool use] |
| jiggered | Adj. 1. Confounded. Heard in the rather archaic exclamation, I'll be jiggered! {Informal} 2. Worn out, exhausted. |
| jiggery pokery | Noun. Deception, trickery, dishonest behaviour. {Informal} |
| jiggy | Adj. Cool and in touch with what's happening and respected. Apparently originates with Will Smith, U.S. rapper and movie star, and came to prominence with his song Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It. [Orig.
U.S. 1990s] Noun. Sex. [Orig. U.S. 1990s] |
| jilling off | Noun. An act of female masturbation. See 'jill off'. [Orig. U.S.] |
| jill off | Verb. Of women, to masturbate. Expression punning and created as a female equivalent to 'jack off'. E.g."Make sure you knock on her bedroom door, she might be jilling off." [Orig. U.S.] |
| jimjams | Noun. Pyjamas. Also as jim-jams. See 'jammies'. |
| jimmy | Noun. A term of address for a male, typically one whose name is unknown. [Scottish use] |
| Jimmy Hill | Noun. A pill. Rhyming slang. Jimmy Hill, football player, manager and then UK TV sports presenter, died in 2015. |
| jimmy riddle | Noun. An act of urination. The rhyming slang for 'piddle'. Often used singularly as jimmy, or riddle. |
| Jim Skinner | Noun. Dinner. Rhyming slang. |
| jingly | Adj. Afghani, or more widely also Arabic or Middle Eastern. Also as jingley. Derog./Offens. [Military use] Noun. A person from Afghanistan, or Middle Eastern country, such as Iran, Saudi, Oman etc. Derog./Offens. [Military use] |
| jip | Noun. Trouble, bother, pain. E.g."His knees have been giving him gip lately so he's been using a walking stick to get around." Cf. 'gyp'. |
| jism | Noun. Semen. Also as 'gism'. [1800s] |
| jitters | Noun. Severe nervousness, agitation. E.g."She's got the jitters over her forthcoming driving test." {Informal} |
| jitty | Noun. An alleyway or passageway between buildings. Also as gitty. [Midlands use] |
| jizz | Noun. Sperm. Abbr. of jism. |
| joanna | Noun. Piano. Cockney rhyming slang. |
| job | Verb. To hit, to punch, to physically attack. E.g."Stop shouting at me, or I'll job you!" [Notts use] |
| jobby * | Noun. 1. A lump of excrement, faeces. E.g."Someone's dog has left a jobby in my garden." [Mainly Scottish use] 2. An act of defecation. E.g."Give me 5 minutes, I've just got to have a jobby." [Mainly Scottish use] 3. A small job or task. E.g."I've just got to finish this wee jobby, then I'll be with you." [Scottish use] * also as jobbie. |
| jobby jabber | Noun. A homosexual male. See 'jobby'. Cf. 'shit-stabber'. Derog./Offens. [Mainly Scottish use] |
| job's a good'un! | Exclam. Expressing a thing or situation is good, or that a task has been completed satisfactorily. [Mainly Northern use] |
| jobsworth | Noun. A person who is very pedantic at their job and strictly adheres to the rules; so called because of their oft used exclamation, "I can't let you do that, it's more than my job's worth." Derog. |
| Jock | Noun. A Scottish person. Occ. offens. |
| jockey's whips | Noun. Chips, French fries. Rhyming slang for chips. [Orig. North-west?] |
| Jodrell (Bank) | Noun. An act of masturbation. From the rhyming slang on 'wank'. Jodrell Bank, a large radio telescope located in Cheshire, North-west England. |
| Joe Baxi | Noun. A taxi. Rhyming slang. |
| Joe Bloggs | Noun. A generic name for the average, ordinary man and whose name isn't important. E.g."Our software isn’t just for tech experts — it’s designed so Joe Bloggs can use it too." {Informal} |
| Joe Daki | Noun. A Pakistani. Rhyming slang on Paki. Offens. |
| Joey | Noun. 1. A friend or acquaintence who is regarded a fool or weakling, and often has to bear the brunt of jokes. Believed to be derived from the rhyming slang Joe Hunt, meaning 'cunt'. 2. A person with a learning or physical disability and used as a general insult for a fool or idiot. Derived from the name Joey Deacon, a physically disabled (cerebral palsy) guest on the British children's TV programme, Blue Peter, in the 1970s; consequently his name was cruelly adopted by children as an insult. Cf. 'Deacon'. Derog./Offens. |
| jog on | Vrb phrs. 1. Go away, get lost! 2. Proceed, carry on, move on. |
| John | Noun. 1. General term of address for a male. [London use] 2. A client. Prostitute's use. |
| johnny | Noun. A condom. Derives from the term French Letter via the archaic slang Frenchie and consequently Johnny Frenchman. Cf. 'rubber johnny'. |
| Johnny Foreigner | Noun. Any person from another country outside of the UK. {Informal} |
| John Thomas | Noun. The penis. |
| joint | Noun. 1. A cannabis cigarette. [1950s] 2. A place, but especially a bar, club, restaurant, brothel or gambling establishment - typically places in which illicit behaviour occurs. Orig. a Chinese run opium den. [Orig. U.S. 1820s] |
| jollies | Noun. 1. Pleasure, thrills. E.g."He always gets his jollies from hurting others, he's a proper sadist." 2. Holidays, vacation. E.g."Are you going to mainland Europe again for your jollies?" |
| jollop | Noun. 1. A dollop. E.g."I'll have a jollop of ice cream with my apple pie." 2. Medicine. |
| jolly | Noun. A day trip, particularly one taken for pleasure and arranged from one's place of work. E.g."Work was great last week, we went on a jolly to London and got the boss drunk." |
| jolly good | Phrs. Expressing approval or satisfaction on what someone had done or said. E.g."So you're all packed and ready to go? Jolly good, let's head off then." {Informal} |
| jones | Verb. To desire, crave or want something very badly. Originally from experiencing withdrawal from heroin. [Orig U.S.] |
| jonesing | Adj. Wanting, desiring. E.g."He's jonesing for a cigarette." See 'jones'. |
| josh | Verb. To jest and joke with someone. E.g."Dad! Stop joshing me. She's not my girlfreind, just a mate." |
| joskin | Noun. A rural dweller, a country bumpkin. [Yorkshire use] |
| journo | Noun. Abbr. of journalist. [Orig. Aust.] |
| joyride | Noun. A ride in a stolen vehicle, primarily for fun by driving fast and wrecklessly. {Informal} Verb. To go on a joyride. |
| joyrider | Noun. A person who steals car for the purposes of fun, typically by driving fast and wrecklessly. {Informal} |
| jubblies | Noun. Women's breasts. |
| jubbly! | Exclam. Excellent! Great! Abbr. of 'lovely-jubbly!'. |
| Judy | Noun. A woman, or girlfriend. [Liverpool use] |
| Judyscuffer | Noun. A police woman. See 'judy' and 'scuffer'. [Liverpool use] |
| jug | Noun. 1. Prison. [Orig. U.S.] 2. A bank. [Underworld use] |
| jug handles | Noun. Ears, usually implying large or excessively protruding. |
| jugs | Noun. Breasts. |
| jug up | Verb. To get drunk. E.g."What better reason to get jugged up than at a party." [Orig. U.S.] |
| juice | Noun. 1. Petrol, fuel for engines. 2. Electricity, charge. E.g."My iPod's run out of juice, can I borrow your charger?" |
| juicy | Adj. Exciting, interesting, especially when slightly shocking or improper. E.g."I've got a juicy bit of news about Harry's new girlfreind - she's married!" {Informal} |
| jumbly | Noun. 1. A jumble sale, a rummage sale (U.S.). 2. The unwanted goods and possessions which are sold at a jumble sale. |
| jumped up | Adj. Arrogant. {Informal} |
| jump ship | Verb. To leave unexpectedly, to quit. E.g."There's loads of party members jumping ship after the shocking election results." [Orig. U.S.] |
| jump the shark | Vrb phrs. To decline in quality and popularity. Originally referring to a television programme, Happy Days. E.g."I think the TV series Dallas jumped the shark when it was revealed the whole of season 9 was just a dream." |
| jungle bunny | Noun. A black person. Derog./Offens. |
| jungle drums | Noun. Gossip, rumours or the informal spread of news. E.g.“The jungle drums tell me there’s going to be a big announcement at work tomorrow.” Can be offens. {Informal} |
| junk | Noun. Nonsense, rubbish. Frequently as talking junk. E.g."Everything he's said for the last hour has been junk." {Informal} 2. Heroin, the drug. Sometimes any narcotic drug. [Orig. U.S.] |
| junkie | Noun. 1. A heroin addict. Also as junky. 2. Now more frequently used for anyone with any addiction. E.g."Have you seen the size of his record collection? He truly is a vinyl junky." |
| (have) junk in the trunk | Noun. Usually of women, having large curvaceous buttocks, and frequently seen as an attractive feature. |