tailieunhanh - Slang and uncoventional english part 21

In dealing with slang from all seven continents, we encountered more than a few culture-specific terms. For such terms, we identify the domain or geographic location of the term's usage. We use conventional English in the definitions, turning to slang only when it is both substantially more economical than the use of convention-al English and is readily understood by the average reader. | castle catch driver 122 castle noun 1 a house or apartment US 1953. 2 in cricket the wicket that a batsman is defending UK 1959 castled adjective in cricket bowled out. From CASTLE a wicket that is being defended UK 20X03 castor noun on the castor popular well-regarded. Extended from CASTOR excellent AUSTRALIA 1953 castor adjective excellent all right AUSTRALIA 1944 Castor and Pollux Caster and Pollux noun the testicles. The classicaltwins ofthe Zodiac provide the source for this rhyming slang for BOLLOCKS UK 1992 Castro nickname a neighbourhood in San Francisco California dominated by homosexual men since the early 1970s. Castro Street is the main artery of the neighbourhood US 1987 Castro clone noun a homosexual who conforms to a clean-cut fashionable image. The Castro is a predominantly gay neighbourhood in San Francisco US 1986 cast up verb to vomit BARBADOS 1965 casual noun 1 a member of a violent faction of football supporters A firm aligned to a football team and identified by a uniform of casual wear. In use since the late 1970s. Examples recorded include Aberdeen Soccer Casuals Cambridge Casuals Celtic Casuals Darlington Casuals Fine Young Casuals Oldham FC Suburban Casuals Southampton UK 1989. 2 a youth fashion from the late 1970s based on designer labels. In the 1980s a workingclass trend in the 1990s a positive symbol of urban chic also refers to a follower of this fashion style. A variant is caj UK 1980 casual adjective excellent fashionable trendy. Youth usage US 1963 cat noun 1 a man US 1920. 2 a black person US 1972. 3 a spiteful gossiping woman. A back-formation from CATTY spiteful sly UK 1950. 4 the vagina UK 1720. 5 a passive homosexual male any male homosexual. In prison cats are young prisoners who though usually heterosexual prior to incarceration submit to the passive role in homosexual relations in prison . But also in prison cat is used to refer to known homosexuals who are often segregated from other inmates. Outside of prison the term is