A dictionary of slang - "N"

nab	Verb. 1. To steal. 2. To arrest. E.g."Charlie's been nabbed with his hand in the till again."
nab off (with something)	Verb. To steal or take (something). E.g."I'm not inviting Kath round here again, she's nabbed off with my lighter."
nackered	Adj. See 'knackered'.
nadgers	Noun. Testicles.
nads	Noun. Testicles. Derived from gonads.
naff	Adj. 1. Unfashionable. Thought to have originated within the language of Polari. [1960s] 2. Rubbishy, useless, of poor quality, unappealing.
naffed off	Adj. Annoyed, depressed.
naffing	Adv./Adj. Used as an intensive, such as 'fucking'. E.g."That naffing couple nextdoor were argueing again last night."
naff off (!)	Exclam. Get lost! Leave me alone! A euphemism for 'fuck off!'. [1950s] Verb. Go away. E.g."Will you naff off and leave me to get on with my work." [1950s]
nail	Verb. 1. To have sexual intercourse with. E.g."Did you nail that girl you were all over in the club last night?" 2. To seduce.
nan	Noun. Grandmother. {Informal}
nana	Noun. 1. Abb. of banana. 2. A fool or idiot. Jocular usage.
nancy	Noun. 1. An effeminate male. Derog. 2. A homosexual. Derog. Adj. Effeminate, weak.
nancy-boy	Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.
nang	Adj. Excellent, great. [London use]
nark	Noun. 1. An informer, particularly a police informer. From the Romany nak, meaning nose, in the sense of sniffing out information. Not from narcotics agent, a mid 1900s job and title, as often mistakenly believed. [Mid 1800s] 2. A bad mood. E.g."He was in a total nark after getting yet another parking ticket."
narked	Adj. Annoyed, ill tempered.
narky	Adj. Annoyed, moody, upset. [Orig. Northern]
nash	Verb. To run away, to escape. [North-east use]
(a) nasty piece of work	Noun. An unpleasant and devious person. Derog. E.g."Don't lend that Nick Cotton any money, he's a nasty piece of work, and you'll never get it back."
natch	Adj. Naturally, of course. Abbreviated form of naturally.
natty	Adj. Smartly and stylishly dressed.
naughty bits	Noun. A coy euphemism for the genitals.
nause	Noun. An annoying or irritating, person or thing.
nause (something) up	Verb. Mess up, ruin. E.g."The game was going well until Roger naused it up and gave them a penalty - we lost 2-1."
neat	Adj. A general term of approval, such as excellent, 'cool'. [Orig. U.S.]
neb	Noun. Nose. [Scottish/North-east use]
nebby	Adj. Nosey (or nosy). From 'neb'. [North-east/Scottish use?]
neck	Verb. 1. To kiss passionately. {Informal} 2. To swallow (something), imbibe, drink. E.g."Oh Jesus! I'm well hungover; I necked nine pints last night."
ned	Noun. A young, poorly educated, working class person, usually male, who dresses in casual sportswear. Derog. [Orig. Scottish]
needle	Verb. To make jibes at, irritate. {Informal}
needle dick	Noun. 1. A small penis. 2. A man with a small penis. Derog.
neek	Noun. An intelligent but socially inept person. A cross between 'nerd' and 'geek'.
nellie	Noun. 1. An effeminate or homosexual male. Derog. 2. A feeble, soft person. Derog. * Also spelt nelly.
Nelson (Mandela)	Noun. A drink of Stella, a lager produced by Stella Artois. Rhyming slang.
nerd	Noun. 1. An imbecile, contemptible person. Derog. [U.S. 1950s.] 2. An intelligent, obsessive and often socially inept person, typically thought of as boring or dull. The expression is often associated with technically minded computer users. Derog. [Orig. U.S.]
nerdy	Adj. In the manner of a 'nerd', see above.
nesh	Adj. 1. Over-sensitive to cold, when applied to a person. E.g."I suppose you want me to turn the fire on, being so nesh." 2. Cold, with respect to the weather. E.g."Put your coat on Billy, it's nesh outside." 3. Being easily scared, overly timid, feeble.
net-head	Noun. A person obsessed with using the internet. [Orig. U.S. 1990s]
nethers	Noun. A euphemism for the genitals. An abbreviation of nether regions - underworld. E.g."If I hadn't stepped back at the last moment he would have kicked me in the nethers."
nettie	Noun. A toilet. [Newcastle/North-East use]
neves	Noun. The number seven. Backslang. Mainly heard within the world of betting, and means 7-1 in tic-tac, the sign language used by bookmakers at racecourses. [Mid 1800s]
newb	Noun. See 'newbie'. Also 'noob'.
newbie	Noun. A person new to an activity, a novice, a beginner; especially such a person with respect to computers and the Internet.
newingtons	Noun. The stomach. Rhyming slang for guts, from Newington Butts - a road in South London.
newsy	Noun. 1. A newsagents. 2. A newspaper.
Newtons	Noun. Teeth. Manchester rhyming slang derived from Newton Heath, a district in Manchester. Cf. 'Hampsteads'.
nibbles	Noun. Small snack type food, especially when eaten before a meal or with drinks. {Informal}
nice one!	Exclam. A general expression of approval.
nick	Verb. 1. To arrest. E.g."Right Mr Hall, please step out of the car, you're nicked for speeding." 2. To steal. 3. To take, have. E.g."Can I nick a cigarette until later? I'll buy a packet when I get my wages." Noun. 1. A police station, especially one with cells. 2. A prison. Adj. Quality. Usually heard in the expressions, good nick or bad nick. E.g. "For that much money, you'd expect it to be in good nick."
nicker	Noun. One pound sterling. Also spelt 'knicker'. {Informal}
niff	Noun. A bad smell. {Informal}
nifty	Adj. 1. Stylish. E.g."The car's looking loads more nifty with that rear spoiler and go-faster stripe." {Informal} 2. Quick and agile. {Informal}
nig	Noun. A new recruit in the army. Acronym of new in green. [Military use]
nigga	Noun. A form of address used between Blacks, and an alternative 'empowering' variation to the offensive but standard English nigger. Contentiously adopted and used within parts of the Black community. See Wikipedia. [Black use. Orig. U.S. 1980s]
niggly	Adj. Peevish, bad tempered.
nimps	Adj. Easy, simple. [Liverpool use]
nimrod	Noun. An idiot, a socially inept person. [Orig. U.S.]
ninny	Noun. A foolish person. {Informal}
nip	Verb. To go quickly, often with the implication of returning soon. Noun. Abb. of nipple.
Nip	Noun. A person from Japan. Taken from Nipponese = Japanese. Offens.
nipper	Noun. A child or young adolescent. {Informal}
nish	Pron./Adv. Nothing.
nit	Noun. A stupid person. Derog.
nithered	Adj. Feeling very cold, frozen. [North-East and N. Yorkshire use.]
nix	Adj./Adv. No, not, none.
nob	Noun. 1. A penis. 2. An idiot, an objectionable person. 3. A person of wealth and high social standing, a member of the upper-classes. Verb. To have sexual intercourse. * Also, and more commonly spelt 'knob'.
nobbing	Noun. An act of sexual intercourse. Also 'knobbing'.
nobble	Verb. To tamper with, to damage. E.g."We were nobbled before the race began and came last."
nobbut	Phrs. Nothing but. E.g."There's nobbut sun and sand in the desert." [Lancs/Yorks use. Dialect]
nobhead	Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. Less common spelling of 'knobhead'.
nob jockey	Noun. A homosexual male. Also 'knob jockey'. Derog. Cf. 'sausage jockey'
nob rot	Noun. Venereal disease.
no cop	Phrs. Not good, of no value. See 'cop' (adj). Cf. 'any cop'.
nodder	Noun. A condom. [North-West/Merseyside use]
nod off	Verb. To fall asleep.
noggin	Noun. The head. E.g." Use your noggin, and think next time."
no great shakes	Phrs. Not very good.
no joy !	Exclam. expressing failure, or dissatisfaction. E.g."So how was your driving exam?" "No joy!" {Informal}
no kidding ?/!	Exclam. 1. Is that the truth? 2. That's the absolute truth!
no mark	Noun. A nonentity, a person of no worth. [Liverpool use]
nonce	Noun. 1. A sexual deviant, having been convicted of a sex crime against children. 2. An objectionable or contemptible person, by extension of the definition in noun 1.
nonce about /around	Verb. To idle away time, to mess around. E.g."We spent all day Sunday just noncing about."
noob	Noun. See 'newbie'. Also 'newb'.
noodle	Noun. 1. The head. E.g."For God's sake, use your noodle next time." 2. An idiot or imbecile. Derog.
no oil painting	Phrs. Of a person, not attractive.
nookie	Noun. Sexual intercourse or it can simply be sexual activity in general. Considered fairly inoffensive. Also spelt nooky.
no probs!	Exclam. No problem! That was no trouble at all!
norks	Noun. Female breasts. (Orig. Aust?)
Norman (no mates)	Noun. A socially inept person, and consequently one without friends. Derog. Cf. 'Billy no mates'.
north	Noun. Mouth. Rhyming slang on North and South.
northern monkey	Noun. A person from the North. Vaguely, anywhere north of Birmingham. Derog.
nose-bag	Noun. Food or a meal. Derived from the method of feeding working horses via a bag of hay strung from its head and neck.
nose blow	Noun. A handerkerchief or tissue for the purposes of wiping one's nose.
nose candy	Noun. Cocaine. [Orig. U.S.]
nose-rag	Noun. A handerkerchief.
nose wipe	Noun. A handerkerchief or tissue for the purposes of wiping one's nose.
nosey parker	Noun. An overly inquisitive person. {Informal}.
nosh	Noun. Food. [Orig. German/Yiddish. 1900s] Verb. 1. To eat. 2. To fellate. See 'nosh-off'.
noshery	Noun. An eating establishment, cafe, restaurant or snack bar. From 'nosh' (noun).
no shit, Sherlock!	Exclam. Exclamation of surprise, usually ironic or sarcastic. [Orig. U.S.]
nosh off	Verb. To fellate. Derived from 'nosh' (verb) meaning to eat. E.g."She always noshed me off before I went to work; it helped me stick with that job for more than 5 years." [1990s]
nosh-up	Noun. A good meal or feast.
not all there	Phrs. A euphemism for a little insane or eccentric. Derog.
not a sausage	Phrs. Absolutely nothing. Derived from the Cockney rhyming slang sausage and mash, meaning cash, thus originally 'not having a sausage' indicated having no money.
not backward at coming forward	Phrs. Coming straight to the point, brash.
not batting on a full wicket	Phrs. Eccentric, insane, odd.
not cricket	Phrs. Unacceptable or unfair behaviour. E.g."I mean, it's just not cricket is it? Knowing that a meal contained beef fat and not telling a vegetarian until after they'd eaten it." {Informal}
not give a flying fuck	Vrb phrs. To not care one little bit. E.g."I don't give a flying fuck if your mother says we should save our money, we're going on holiday and we're going to enjoy ourselves! We'll worry about the bills later."
not give a fuck	Vrb phrs. To not care at all, the absolute nonchalance. The 'fuck' can be replaced with any number of expletives, such as 'shit', or as below with 'monkey' or 'toss'.
not give a kipper's dick	Vrb phrs. To not be bothered, an expression of indifference. E.g."I couldn't give a kipper's dick who you marry, as long as I get an invite to the wedding." [Orig W. Midlands use?]
not give a monkey's	Vrb phrs. To not care at all, an expression of indifference. E.g."I don't give a monkeys if I lose my job, it's the most boring one I ever had."
not give a stuff	Vrb phrs. Not care one little bit, usually expressing complete indifference. E.g."I don't give a stuff if you come with us or not, I wont be talking to you!"
not give a toss	Vrb phrs. To not care at all.
not half!	Exclam. Certainly! absolutely! definitely!
not have the foggiest	Vrb phrs. To have no idea. A contraction of not have the foggiest notion. E.g."I haven't the foggiest idea where she's going drinking tonight, what am I, her social secretary?" {Informal}
nothing to write home about	Phrs. Unexciting, very average.
not know one's arse from one's elbow	Vrb phrs. To be ignorant, naive or plain stupid.
not much cop	Phrs. Not good, poor quality, worthless. E.g."We went to see that new Brad Pitt movie, but it wasn't much cop."
not one's cup of tea	Phrs. Not really to one's taste.
not on your Nellie!	Exclam. No way! Not on your life! A shortening of the rhyming slang not on your nellie duff, where nellie duff rhymes on puff which refers to life, hence not on your life. [1940s]
not the brightest crayon in the box	Phrs. Not clever, of low intelligence.
not worth a toss	Phrs. Absolutely worthless.
nous	Noun. Common-sense. E.g."If she had any nous, she wouldn't have stayed out until 5am getting drunk knowing she had a driving test at 10.30am." {Informal}
no way!	Exclam. 1. Absolutely not! A strong denial. 2. You must be joking!
no way José!	Exclam. 1. Exclamation of surprise. 2. Not a chance! Never!
nowt	Noun. Nothing. E.g."There's nowt wrong with it, it works fine, honest!" [Orig. Scottish/Northern dialect] {Informal}
now then!	Exclam. A form of greeting. [North-east/Cumbrian use]
nowty	Adj. Moody, angry.
nuclear sub	Noun. A pub (public house), a bar. Rhyming slang.
nuddy	Adj. Naked. See 'in the nuddy'.
nuff	Adv./Adj. Abb. and mispelling of enough. [Orig. Black W.I.]
nuff said	Phrs. There is no need to say anymore, it is understood. An abbreviated form of enough said.
nugget	Noun. 1. A one pound coin (one pound sterling). 2. An idiot, fool.
nuke	Verb. 1. To cook something on a very high heat and quickly. Commonly used with reference to food cooked in a microwave. 2. To burn something during cooking.
number	Noun. A cannabis or marijuana cigarette. [Orig. U.S.]
number two(s)	Noun. A euphemism for an act of defecation.
numbnuts	Noun. An idiot. Derogatory but often jocular. [Orig. U.S.]
numero uno	Noun. 1. The best. 2. The top person, the most important person, the boss.
numpty	Noun. A fool, idiot. Also spelt numbty and numptie. [Orig. Scottish]
nut	Verb. To headbutt. Noun. An insane or eccentric person. Derog.
nutcase	Noun. A lunatic, an eccentric.
nutjob	Noun. An idiot, crazy person.
nutmeg	Noun. A skilful move in football (soccer) where a player with the ball gets past an opponent by kicking it between their legs. Verb. To complete the action of the noun, nutmeg, above.
nuts (!)	Noun. The testicles. Adj. 1. Mad, insane. 2. Enthusiastic, obsessed. E.g."Buys her flowers every week, makes all her meals, he's nuts about her,." Exclam. An exclamation of defiance or annoyance.
nutsack	Noun. The scrotum.
nutter	Noun. Lunatic, idiot.
nutty	Adj. Mad, eccentric or a little crazy.