Thanks for this! they make sense to the average listener. A culture that within music, has seen a sudden growth in the last 20 or so years. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); What is This Music? The other being existing words which have been repurposed for slang. And more on the cross-influences between UK and US Drill from Kit Mackintosh in August 2021: Some of these definitions are false. Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc. These included Soul, RnB, Hip Hop and more recently Grime and Drill. Not what youd expect at first glance, but Jakes is Drill slang for the Police or any sort of federal agent. Wiley is optional, but Genius will likely pull up Wiley related lyrics. Can be used as a verb as a well as a noun. damp squib You could say disappointment, or you could say damp squib. Then theres ting, which is actually much as it sounds ting translates at thing. Put it this way, which is better? So this beggars the question, willUK Drill slang wordsever graduate to the dictionary? Thankful that slang is constantly widening the pool of language that rappers have at their disposal. All of which means that, where at one time Hip Hop slang was very niche, now theres nothing really abnormal about it at all. Theater of popular music. Dench - Adj - Someone who has bulked themselves up successfully. Take it away and the majority of rappers would be either far from comprehendible or borderline cringe. The words have been collected from lyrics and from recorded use in gang activities, court evidence and from donations by real people on the street. aside from being a form of rap thats brimming in slang, the, term Drill is actually a form of slang itself! 24y/o Londoner here. Thanks for this. The latest in a long series of moral panics (the term used by sociologists since the 1970s) exploited by the UK press and now subject of rancorous political debate, the issue of knife-crime and killings by street gangs, mainly in London, is genuinely concerning and is only now receiving the attention and analysis it demands. In October 2019 the slang words themselves were highlighted in the sentencing of a rapper: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7594837/Drill-rapper-banned-using-drug-related-slang-words-performing.html. Ngl is an abbreviation for the phrase "kiss my teeth." It is used to convey disdain, disgust, anger or annoyance, either genuine or feigned. So I cant help but think that crossing your fingers and wishing for language to stay the same, is very much counterintuitive. Corn means ammunition or bullets, so filing down means literally making the bullet fit by filing away some of its metal casing. Pingback: The End of Summer in Locktown | tony thorne, Hey, so I need help on what certain words mean in drill. However if you ask me, this is just one, slightly closed-minded way of looking at it. If none are found, switch out wiley for basically any other UK artist (aim for popular ones thatre likely to use the slang term) until you find one that has used it before. If so I will amend and credit you if you wish. However, there is another, slightly more musical way of describing BPM other than straight up numbers. So instead of accusing slang of bastardising modern Hip Hop, if you ask me we should be more thankful. So incorporating them into a song shouldnt have such a HUGE affect on its audience. To get a clearer picture of the difference between the two, read on. Pretty sure Samurai is for a large/long blade, machete or sword. Elizabeths English 2.0. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. When compared with other breeds of slang used in rap,its actually quite niche; a total mindbender unless youre in the know. Most words are user submitted. For any wannabe MC, becoming well-versed on roadman slang words wouldnt be a bad idea! 1 countable a tool used for making a hole in something. A Ace - is used to describe something that is awesome. SlangIt - The Slang Dictionary and the Chat Slang Dictionary are just a few examples of mobile apps that can decode your teen's secret language. But thats because, Drill slang is pretty fresh, and hasnt been in the public eye for all that long. "I lick it out at retail" means to sell food at retail (marked-up) prices. E.g. UK SLANG/DRILL CHEAT SHEAT # Define: 1 bill Quantity of money 100 2 bills = 200 3 bills = 300 Etc. Drill music and he said, I like this sound but I cant really understand what theyre saying. This wasnt the first time I heard this. In the same month Vice magazine printed an important review by Kamila Rymajdo of the prosecuting and criminalising of Drill and some of its adherents: https://www.vice.com/en/article/4ayp5d/drill-lyrics-used-against-young-black-men-court-uk. I can just hear them now: Ruddy teenagers scarring our mother-tongue bloody well stop them, Bertie. Yinged. MLE / Multicultural London English / UBE / Urban British English, Jafaican / Blinglish / Tikkiny / Blockney, Back it / Back / Backed it / Backed out / Back out, Brudda / Bruddas / Bredda / Breddas / Bruddah / Breddah, Cat / Cats / Catty / Kat / Kit Kat / Katty / Kitties dem, Cheff / Cheffer / Cheffed / Cheffing / Cheffers / Cheffy, Choong / Choong ting / Chung / Chungting / Choong tings / Choongest / Choongers, Clap / Clappin' / Clapping / Clappaholic / The clap, Cor blimey / Corblimey / Gorblimey / Gor blimey, Cotch / Cotched / Cotching / Kotch / Kotched / Kotching, Crash / Crashed / Crashing / Crashing corn, Done out / Dun out / Done out here / Dun out here, Dunkno / Dunknow / Dun know / Dun kno / Done know, Gorblimey / Gor blimey / Cor blimey / Corblimey, Gyaldem / Gyal dem / Girl dem / Girls dem / Gyallie / Gyal, Jook / Jooked / Jooks / Jooking / Jookings, Kat / Kit Kat / Katty / Cat / Cats / Catty, KMT ("Kiss / Kissing my teeth" or "Kiss / Kissing your teeth"), Kotch / Kotched / Kotching / Cotch / Cotched / Cotching, Kweff / Queff / Kweffer / Queffer / Kweffed / Queffed / Kweffings / Queffing, Kweng / Kwenger / Kwengers / Kwengings / Kwenged, Leg it / Legged it / Legging it / Legs it, Merk / Murk / Merking / Murking / Merked / Murked / Murker / Merker, Moola / Moolah / Mola / Mulla / Mula / Mulah / Mulla / Mullah, Mr Plod / Plod / Plods / The plod / PC Plod, 'Narm / Nizzy / Nizzy Narm / Pecky / Pecknarm / Peckyside / Pecknizzy / Pecks / Peckz, Pattern / Patterned / Patterned up / Pattern up / Patterning, Pecknarm / 'Narm / Pecky / Peckyside / Pecknizzy / Nizzy / Nizzy Narm / Pecks / Peckz, Plod / Plods / The plod / Mr Plod / PC Plod, Pussio / Pussy'ole / Pussy'oles / Pussyoles / Pussyole / Pussy hole / Pussyhole / Pussyholes / Pussy / Pussies / Pussy dem, Rahtid / Raatid / Rhaatid / Rarted / Ratid, Rambo / Rambz / Rambzy / Rammy / Rambizzy / Ramsey, Shank / Shanks / Shanked / Shanking / Shankings, Skeng / Skengs / Skengaleng / Skeng-a-leng, Spondulicks / Spondoolicks / Spondulics / Spondulacks, The plod / Mr Plod / Plod / Plods / PC Plod, Wank / Wanks / Wanker / Wankers / Wanking / Wanked. However, generally, all meanings/usages of a slang term is included in the annotation. In October 2018, Channel 4 TV commissioned a music video in which drill music is combined with language used by British politicians: https://www.channel4.com/news/what-do-drill-musicians-make-of-mps-violent-rhetoric-watch-the-music-video. XtG is a Yorkshire rapper, who as youve probably guessed, finds it hard not to express himself when holding the pen. Jamal: Yo wagwan my guy what you saying ? Once the list was over 100 words I decided I might as well define them too. The abbreviation KMT is typically used with the meaning "Kiss My Teeth" to express emotions such as disdain, disgust, anger or annoyance, either genuine or feigned. Army Slang Bedicopter (Army - especially TA) a 4 ton troop carrying truck. A snack or food taken between meals. So far only very few reporters have managed to penetrate the groups whose members occupy and fiercely defend their microzones, fighting for control, too, of economies based on drug trading. This definition would be correct, but 'lick' can be used more generically, although it is typically used in the context of drugs. If memory serves, it became a more popular term after Tempa T's song Next Hype, with encouragement from the rest of his songs, brands, and of course younger communities propagating it. BPM isnt necessarily a form of rap slang. Slatt I recorded it in the early 2000s didnt realise it was still in use. Come to think of it, its almost as if the slang used by Drillers has been engineered to rhyme on purpose just a thought. No, it is a trap house the slang for car is dinger. a term used to refer to someone. In the meantime I have begun to assemble a lexicon of the most significant key terms they use, in a slang which mixes US hiphop argot and Caribbean expressions transposed to or reinvented in London (harking back to the Yardie gang culture of the 1980s). "I had a few too many sherbets last night, mate. sometimes my mate tells me "not to rinse the song" when I'm playing it too much. The musical genre in question is UK Drill, a successor to the ultra-hard-edged Trap Rap (from The Trap, slang nickname for the local area where drugs are dealt) that appeared first in Chicago in the 2000s. Fun facts and variations are welcome too. See also: drill Define: 2 man step 2 people ride out. So far just a glossary, my list is far from complete, so please help me add more items if you can, or correct my mistakes. You mention Drillers - what is a Driller in UK slang? Major stereotype alert. See, slang aint bad its just a new way of speaking that people havent become accustomed to yet. Looking to define some specific Drill slang? Although thats not to say that Hip Hop slang hasnt ever been frowned upon. And here, from Dazed magazine, is a small selection of some real peoples views (they resolutely absolve the music): http://www.dazeddigital.com/politics/article/39960/1/knife-crime-young-people-east-london?utm_source=newzmate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dazed_daily. You know you can start a new line with the enter key, right? I mean yes, at first glance talk of kweffin and cheffin can come across as a overly violent, but when you consider that rap is an emotional outlet, thats actually a good thing. Use the menu below to learn how to talk like a Driller extra fast. Define: 24's All day . This is a guide which attempts to document and explain British slang thats used in music. Two bits of MLE slang here well worth taking a look at. 1) To murder or otherwise severely injure someone; slang associated with gang violence. However once the genre finally gained some recognition in the form of the Golden Era, this theory soon turned on its head. Read on to find out. E.g. Some of the slang here is often described as grime slang, roadman slang, or drill slang by the media in reference to its usage in genres such as grime and UK drill. As such, they're pretty involved in the investigations, arrests, and persecutions of gang members. UK Drill slang - it's one of those things that only the under 30s seem to understand. baggin(g) Noun. Think of them as a respected group of individuals whore all favourites to bethe GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). Someone who got your back in the streets or who is ready to engage in street activities. you're a savage. Or just curious as to whether these roadman slang words have bastardised the Queens English? Flats more specifically refer to actual apartments, which are relatively small and can be inside council estates. Is this guide helpful? (LogOut/ Let me crack open my laptop. Thanks for this. A subreddit dedicated to UK drill music, culture and news. I think you mean 'pree' here, which is to check somebody out, typically a girl. Something hell probs use to get his hands on your hard-earned gwop, especially if youre one of his opps. So, in the case of Hip Hop, slang could well have helped to bolster its somewhat rebellious rep. You may also press `ctrl+f` on your keyboard, which'll enable you to search specific words (mobile browsers will have a 'search text' option in a menu). Im wiling to give you what I know. Feel free to edit the annotations if you have additional information, or add any missing slang terms. The kind of thing youd say after a moutwatering Chinese or seeing a lux sports car. In drill songs it's commonly used in reference to girls, but also as an insult to opps who are called out for obsessively preeing the artist, and this is typically followed up with a homophobic retort. This should make your list more complete. Instead of commenting on the musical attributes of a song, to a Driller, this phrase is all about their lyrics. In August 2020 Tortoise published a very detailed history of US Drill also by Ciaran Thapar, focusing on its Chicago origins: https://members.tortoisemedia.com/2020/08/31/200831-drill-long-read/content.html#utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=drill-pain-music. These rappers dont do facades. Some notable forms of slang that have names (this isn't exhaustive): Cockney Rhyming Slang MLE / Multicultural London English / UBE / Urban British English (aka Nang Slang / Nang Teen or Jafaican / Blinglish / Tikkiny / Blockney) Polari (aka Palare / Palyaree / Palary), 1 man up / One man up 2 2 2 man step / Two man step 3 man step / Three man step 4-door / Four door 5-0 / Five O / Five-O .9 / .9mil / Nine / Nina 10 Toes / 10 Toe / Ten toes / Ten toe 12 .22 .32 .357 / 3-5 .38 .40 .44 / Four four / 4's .45 / 4's / Four fifth .50 110s 125 / 1-2's, A-Town / A Town / The A Act up Aggro Aggy / Aggiest Ain't Air / Airing Akhi / Akh All mouth and trousers Alie / Ahlie Allow / 'Low / Lowe AM / M Ammi / Am / Amm / Ammy / Amnesia Amp Armshouse / Arms Arse Bandit Arse Arsehole / Arseholes Arselick / Arse lickers Askar Astra A that ting Athens of the North Auld Reekie Awoh, Babylon Bad B / Badders / Badeen / Badina Badman / Badmans Badness Baccy Bacon Back Back it / Back / Backed it / Backed out / Back out Backshot Bae Bag of / Bagga / Baggaman / Bagga man Bag of sand Bagged Baghdad Bags Baiders / Baider / Bade / Bading Bait Bally Bam Bando Bando base / Bando basing Bang Banging Barbie Bare Bark / Barking Bars Bash / Bashing / Bashed Basic Batty / Batty boy Beam Beanie / Beanies / Beans Beat / Beater Beef / Beefing / Beefin' Begfriend / Beg friend Bell Bellend / Bellends Bells Belly Benz / Ben / Benner / Benners Big mac / Big macs / Big M Big man ting / BMT / Big man tings Big up Bill / Billing / Belling Bill / Bills Billy no mates Bin Bine Bingo wings Bird / Birds Birded Birms / Birmz Biscuit Bisaad/Bisshead Bitch / Bitches / Bitching / Bitch boy Bits Bizzies Black Maria Blag / Blagging Blam / Blammed / Blammer Blem Blench Blicky Bloke Blootered Blud Blue Borough Blue Bridge Blues and twos Bly Boat / Boat race Bob Bobbies Bocat / Bocats / Bow cat / Bowcat Bog / Bog roll Bogtrotters Bollock naked Bollocking Bollocks Bollocksed Botty Boo Boogs Booky / Bookie / Buki / Bookey Boomting / Boom ting / Boom-ting Booting Bonkaz / Bonkers Bore / Bored / Boring Borer / Bora Boss / Bossman Boydem / Boysdem Boyed Boyment Bracking Bradistan Brain Brap / Blap Bread Breading Bredrin / Bredrins Breeze off Breh / Brer / Bre Brick / Bricks Bricky / Brix Bro Brodie Brooklyn Broom Broski Brown Bruce Bruck / Bruk Bruck-back / Brucky / Bruckshot Brudda / Bruddas / Bredda / Breddas / Bruddah / Breddah Brum Brummie Bruv Bubble / Bubblin' Buck / Bucky / Bucked Buff / Buff ting Bugger all / Bugger-all Bugger off / Buggered off Buggered Buggery Builder's bum Bujj / Buj / Bujju / Booj Bully van / Bully vans Bumfluff Bummy / Bum Bun Bunda Burger Burner / Burna Burst / Bursting Buss / Bussed Bust / Bustin' Butters, Cabbaged Cack-handed Cah / Cuh Cake Cannon Can't be arsed / CBA / Can't be asked Case / Cases Cat / Cats / Catty / Kat / Kit Kat / Katty / Kitties dem Catting Catfish Certi / Certified Chatty / Chatty Patty / Chatty-chatty Charlie Charver / Charvers / Charva / Charvas Chav / Chavs / Chavvy Cheese Cheesed off Cheddar Cheff / Cheffer / Cheffed / Cheffing / Cheffers / Cheffy 'Chette / 'Chette's Chib / Chibs / Chibbed Chief Chiefed Ching Chinged Chinger / Chingers Chinging / Chingings Chip Chips Chirps / Chirpsing Chocolate starfish Choong / Choong ting / Chung / Chungting / Choong tings / Choongest / Choongers Chuntering Civilian / Civilians / Civ Clanger Clap / Clappin' / Clapping / Clappaholic / The clap Clapper / Clappers Clap Town Clapped Clart / Clartin' / Clarting / Clarter Click / Clicking / Clicker Cling Clock / Clocked Clout Clunge Cockblock Codswallop Cold Colly Cop / Coppa / Copper / Cops / Coppers Cor blimey / Corblimey / Gorblimey / Gor blimey Corn Cotch / Cotched / Cotching / Kotch / Kotched / Kotching Crackhead Crash / Crashed / Crashing / Crashing corn Crasher / Crashers Creasing / Creasing up Crep / Creps Crib Criss Chrome Crow / Cro / Chro Crud / Cruddy C Town Cunch / Country Cut / Cutting, Dank Darg / Dog / Dawg Dark Dash / Dasheen / Dashing Dead / Dead ting / Deadout Dead up Dear Green Place Dem Deyah Dibble Dickhead Dinger / Ding-Dong / Ding Dinner / Dinners Dip / Dipper / Dippers / Dipped Do road Dog's bollocks Don / Dons / Donness / Donette / Donny Don dada / Don gorgon / Dangargan Done / Dun Done out / Dun out / Done out here / Dun out here Dosh Dot / Dots Dotty / Dotties Double-Tap Dough Doughnut / Donut Dove Downsuh Draw Drop Drop top Drum Ducking Dumpies Dunkno / Dunknow / Dun know / Dun kno / Done know Duppy / Duppying Dutty Drill / Drills / Drilling / Drillings Driller / Drillers Drip, Eat Eating Ediat / Eediat / Eediyat Elizabeth / Lizzy Ends, F Faff / Faffer Fag / Fags Fairs Fam Famalam Fanny Fassy / Fassyhole / Fassies / Fass Fed / Feds / Federals / Federaly Feen / Fiend Fence Field Fishing Fit / Fitter Five O / Five-O / 5-0 Fiver Flat roofin' Flicky / Flick / Flicks Flizz Food Four door / 4-door Four Fizzy / Fizzy Four four / .44 / 4's Frass / Frassed Fries From time Fry Fryer Funds Fuzz, G / G's / OG G-Check Gaari Gaff Gammon Gangdem / Gang dem Garm / Garms Gash Gassed Gauge Gavvers Gaza / Gaza Strip Geezer / Geez Gelato Gem Gemming it Glide / Glides Glizzy Got-got / Got got Gorblimey / Gor blimey / Cor blimey / Corblimey Gov / Govs / Govy Grand Granite City Green Greeze Grind / Grinder Groupie Grub Gully Gullyside / Illyside Gunchester Gwop Gyalchester Gyaldem / Gyal dem / Girl dem / Girls dem / Gyallie / Gyal, Habaad/Xabaad Had up Hammer / Hammers Hammered Handting / Hand ting Hang tight Harlem / Harlem City Hat / Hatterz Heater / Heat Head Headtop Headtopped Hella HMP Hench Home V's Hold tight Holla / Holla'd Hooptie / Hoopties / Hoopty / Hoop Hoover Hot Hotted Hudds Hunna Hype / Hyping / Hyped, I and I IC3 Illyside / Gullyside Innit Iron Itch / Itchy Izzy, Jack Jones / Jacks Jakes Jam sandwich Jarring Jeet Jezzy / Jezzie / Jezebel Jook / Jooked / Jooks / Jooking / Jookings Joint / Joints Jugg / Juggin' Juice / Juice Junk, K / K / K's / K'd Kat / Kit Kat / Katty / Cat / Cats / Catty Ken Ketchup Khalas / Khalaas Kicks Killy Kiss my arse Kitchen KMT ("Kiss / Kissing my teeth" or "Kiss / Kissing your teeth") Koalass Kotch / Kotched / Kotching / Cotch / Cotched / Cotching Kway / Qway Kweff / Queff / Kweffer / Queffer / Kweffed / Queffed / Kweffings / Queffing Kweng / Kwenger / Kwengers / Kwengings / Kwenged, L Lack / Lacking / Slipping / Slip Lay lay ting Leg it / Legged it / Legging it / Legs it Landing / Landings Leng Lengman Lengting / Lengtings Lick Lidge Lighty Lightwork Likkle Line Link / Linking Litch Live corn Live-O Long / Long ting / Longage Loo / Loo roll Loud Low flyer 'Low / Lowe / Allow Lughole / Lugholes Lunch Lurk / Lurking / Lurky, M / AM Mac / M10 / M11 Macaroni Machine Mad Madaax/Maddakh Mains Mali / Malis Mali Strip Man Man step / Step Mandem Manky Manny Manor Marsh Mash / Masheen Mash man Mash work Matic Maud Mazza / Mazzaleen / Mazzaleeni MCM / Man Crush Monday Meady / Meedi Melt 'Ments / 'Mense Merk / Murk / Merking / Murking / Merked / Murked / Murker / Merker Mill' Mindi Minge Minging / Minger Moist Monkey Moola / Moolah / Mola / Mulla / Mula / Mulah / Mulla / Mullah Moot Moscow Mop More Time Mr Plod / Plod / Plods / The plod / PC Plod Mug / Muggin' / Mugging / Mugged Muppet / Muppets Murderzone / MZ M-Way, Nang Nank / Nank's / Nanked / Nanking 'Narm / Nizzy / Nizzy Narm / Pecky / Pecknarm / Peckyside / Pecknizzy / Pecks / Peckz Ned / Neds Neek / Neeks / Neeky New plate NFA Nitty Nick / Nicked Nine / Nina / .9 / .9mil Niz Nizzy No Cap No Face, No Case No long ting / Nothing long Noddy Nonce North Weezy / Norf Weezy / Weezy Nyash, Obbo Old bill / The bill Older / Olders On Job / OJ On road On tops One man up / 1 man up Oner Ooter / Ooters Opp / Opps / Oppers Opp Block Opping On Tag Ones OT / Outer Town Ounto, P / P's Passer Passy / Pass Pack / Packs Packed Paigon / Paigons / Pagan / Pagans Panda Car / Panda cars Paper / Papes Par / Parred / Parring Passa Pattern / Patterned / Patterned up / Pattern up / Patterning Patty Pave P Block Peak Pecknarm / 'Narm / Pecky / Peckyside / Pecknizzy / Nizzy / Nizzy Narm / Pecks / Peckz PCD / Pull Up, Crash, Dash Peelers Peb / Pebs / Pebbles Ped Pen Peng / Pengers / Pengest Pengaleng / Peng-a-leng / Peng-aleng Pengting / Peng ting / Peng tings Petty PG Pickney / Pickneys Piff / Piffting / Piff ting Pig / Pigs / Piglets Pillock / Pillocks Pinky Ping Piss Pissed / Pissed off Plod / Plods / The plod / Mr Plod / PC Plod Plonker / Plonkers Plug / Plugging Poke Pole Ponce / Ponces / Poncy / Poncing Poomplex Pork / Porkies / Porky / Porked Prang Pree / Preeing / Preed Pum pum Pump / Pumpy Punani / Punanis Pussio / Pussy'ole / Pussy'oles / Pussyoles / Pussyole / Pussy hole / Pussyhole / Pussyholes / Pussy / Pussies / Pussy dem, Rack / Racks Racket Rah / Rahs Rahtid / Raatid / Rhaatid / Rarted / Ratid 'Rales Rambo / Rambz / Rambzy / Rammy / Rambizzy / Ramsey Ramp / Ramping Ratchet / Ratch' Rass / Rarse / Raas Readies Reh teh teh Reload / Re-up Rental Ringer Rizz / Rizzla Road / Roads Roadman / Roadmen Rozzer / Rozzers Rubbed Rubbish Rudeboy / Rudegirl / Rudie Runtz Russian Rusty, Sammy / Sammi / Samurai Sauce Scatty / Skatty Score Scoreboard Scorps Scram Second City of the Empire Seen / Skeen Shank / Shanks / Shanked / Shanking / Shankings Shave / Shaving Shell / Shellings / Shelling Shh Shift / Shifted / Shiffed Shing shao/Xin Zhao Shiv Shook Shot / Shots Shotting Shotty Showerman / Shower man Sideman / Sidemen Sing Siraq Skank Skate / Skating / Skeet Skeng / Skengs / Skengaleng / Skeng-a-leng Skengman Sket / Skets / Sketty Slag / Slags / Slaggy Slag off / Slagging / Slagged Slammer Slang / Slanging Slapper / Slapper Slew / Slewing / Slewed Slipping / Slip / Lack / Lacking Slop Smackers Smoke / Smokes / Smoker Snake Snap Sneeze Snitch Spanner Spannered Sparko Spesh / Speshy Spin / Spinner / Spinners / Spin ting Splash / Splashed / Splashy Spliff Spondulicks / Spondoolicks / Spondulics / Spondulacks Splurt Stain Standard Star Step / Man step Stick / Sticks Still / Styll Stiver Stones Strally Strap / Straps / Strapped Strip Swammy / Swammies Swear down Sweets / Sweeties Swim / Swimming Swiss Sword, Tanned Tark Tapped Teef Teeth Tek / Tec / Tekky Tekkers Tenner Ten toes / Ten toe / 10 Toes / 10 toe Tester The bill / Old bill The plod / Mr Plod / Plod / Plods / PC Plod The Seven / The 7 The Six / The 6 The Sweeney Three man step / 3 man step Three-ha'pence [on] Tick Ting / Tings Tips Tit wank Toff Touched Top / Toppers Top boy Tosser / Tossers Trap Trap House Trapping / Trapper Tre Pound / Trey Trident Trip TSG TT / TT grub Tug Tum-tum Twang Twat / Twatting Two man step / 2 man step Two two / Two twos, Uck / Uckers / Ucky UDN Undies Unlimited legs Upsah / Upsuh / Upsee, Verbal Vex / Vexed Vietnarm Volts Volvo, Wagwan Waigon / Waigons Wallad Wano Road Wank / Wanks / Wanker / Wankers / Wanking / Wanked Wank bank Wank mag Wankered Wankstain / Wankstains Wap / Waps Washed / Washed up Wass / Wassy Wasteman / Wastemen Wet wipe Wet 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