| u-ee | Noun. A u-turn. A term used by drivers. |
| ugly as sin | Phrs. Very ugly. |
| umpteen | Adj. Many, a lot of. E.g."There was umpteen colours to choose from." |
| Uncle Dick | Adj. Sick, unwell. Rhyming slang. |
| Uncle Ned | Noun. 1. The head. Rhyming slang. 2. Bed. Rhyming slang. |
| Uncle Tom | Noun. A black person. Derog./Offens. |
| undercarriage | Noun. The male or female genitals. |
| undercrackers | Noun. Underpants. |
| underkecks | Noun. Underpants. |
| under the weather | Phrs. Out of sorts, not currently in good health. {Informal} |
| unhinged | Adj. Insane, mentally unstable and unpredictable. |
| uni | Noun. Abb. of university. |
| unmentionables | Noun. 1. A coy euphemism for undergarments. [1900s] 2. A coy euphemism for genitals. |
| unreal | Adj. Fantastic, excellent, wonderful. An expression of approval. [Orig. U.S.] |
| up | Adj. Intoxicated by drugs, high. |
| up and down like a whore's drawers | Phrs. Of a person, unsettled, agitated, unrestful. Numerous variations exist, i.e. whore may be replaced by prostitute or tart, and drawers with knickers. |
| up and down like Tower Bridge | Phrs. 1. Fluctuating, moving up and down. 2. Emotionally unstable |
| upchuck * | Noun. Vomit. Verb. To vomit. * From 'chuck up', meaning to vomit. |
| up for it | Phrs. Phrase encompassing the enthusiasm of a person for an event. Particularly evident within the British club scene in the 1990s with the crowd being 'up for it'. |
| uphill gardener | Noun. A homosexual male. |
| up on blocks | Phrs. Of a woman, menstruating and therefore unavailable for sex. From being out of service and unusable, like a vehicle in for repair. |
| upper | Noun. A stimulant drug, usually amphetamine sulphate. |
| up shit creek | Phrs. In serious trouble. An adaptation of the saying 'up the creek without a paddle', meaning the same. |
| up sticks | Verb. To move on, to settle or live elsewhere. {Informal} |
| up the duff | Phrs. Pregnant. |
| up the pictures | Phrs. Broken, not in working order. E.g."My cooker is up the pictures at the moment, so we'll have to eat out." |
| up the spout | Phrs. Pregnant. |
| up the suff | Phrs. 1. Down the drain. [W. Midlands use] 2. Wasted, broken. [W. Midlands use] |
| up the swanny | Phrs. In a hopeless situation. Meaning the same as 'up shit creek'. |
| up the wrong 'un | Phrs. Up the anus. From up the wrong one. |
| uptight | Adj. Frigid, conventional, stressed. [Orig. U.S.] {Informal} |
| up your bum! | Exclam. 1. An angry and dismissive exclamation. 2. Cheers! |
| up your clunges! | Exclam. A dismissive and angry exclamation. See 'clunge'. |
| up yours! | Exclam. Exclamation of anger or defiance, usually directed at someone. |
| Uri (Geller) | Noun. Stella Artois, a popular brand of lager. Rhyming slang on Stella. Uri Geller, famous for his involvement in scientifically unexplained phenomena, such as bending metal spoons by the use of the power of mind. |
| use one's loaf | Vrb phrs. To think, to use one's ingenuity, to use one's head. Loaf (of bread) being rhyming slang for head. |
| use one's noggin | Vrb phrs. Meaning the same as 'use one's loaf'. |
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