Or will Drill talk forever remain an underground form of speech? I think you mean 'pree' here, which is to check somebody out, typically a girl. One are completely new terms inspired by existing language. As such, they're pretty involved in the investigations, arrests, and persecutions of gang members. Neither would Shakespearian rap. This is an amazing example of London's ever changing languages and slang. A rapper whos out to be recognised for turning convention on its head. Come to think of it, its almost as if the slang used by Drillers has been engineered to rhyme on purpose just a thought. Its a good idea to pepper in some rap slang, but by no means is it necessary. Is There Any Point in Banning Drill Rappers Using Certain Words? More from Ciaran Thapar, also in the Guardian, on rappers OFB: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/06/uk-drill-rappers-ofb-no-one-helps-us-round-here-music-is-the-only-way?CMP=share_btn_tw. Once the list was over 100 words I decided I might as well define them too. Define: 1 man up One person, solo, alone. Plus, peng isnt exactly an insult, so, Now, theres a lot of interpretations as to what a Driller really is; Im yet to hear a conclusive definition. ago. What words do rappers use? Nevertheless that doesnt mean it cant be done. The first being Master of Ceremonies a term to describe someone whos in their element at a public event and plays the role of the host. Nor is it well known. This is much as it sounds how many beats are in the song each minute. . And in August Irena Barker reported in the Guardian on a scheme using drill with a positive spin: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/aug/21/knife-crime-drill-music-tackle-gang-culture-young-people. Now, while some people have accused the phrase of objectifying women, I would beg to differ. How to search for sources and lyric examples? This is incorrect. Y, of a 32 or 64. Define: 10 Mac 10. 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. Instrumentals often also have a sliding bass, hard hitting kicks, and dark melodies. No doubt a brain fuzz that will end in asome frustrated remark like Drill slang? No, it is a trap house the slang for car is dinger. Say youre going to cop some new garms and very few are going to look at you funny. Mumble Rap: Is It Genius? Some of the words below may be for grime music but I threw em in there anyway. Pussio ~ am weaked man, I thought special K was ketamine mixed with cocaine. sometimes my mate tells me "not to rinse the song" when I'm playing it too much. Im always looking for corrections, expert comment and new additions so would be very grateful! Drill (the word can signify shooting but has many other slang senses) has been adopted and adapted by hyperlocal urban communities in the poorer parts of London and, despite their claims, doesn't just evoke the harsh realities of life on inner-city estates, but often glamorises it and seems to promote an ethos of territoriality, boastful That sounds complicated, but its really not. American Trap/Drill uses slang. Although on the flipside, you could find it used as aninterjection or form of reaction, which in 99% of cases will come in front of a question. Common models include the Astra, Corsa, and Vectra, so you might hear these used in UK songs. Walkie Talkie A dictionary of slang - "B" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK. It is sonically similar to the trap music subgenre and lyrically similar to the gangsta rap subgenre. With this in mind, heres just a few slang words used in rap songs in order of when they appear. Here are some examples of the music, with very strong language: Compare and contrast all this with Drills older brother, Grime, as testified by Jeffrey Boakye: http://www.gal-dem.com/hold-tight-conversation-jeffrey-boakye/. How do we go about giving updated corrections to you? Reply. More specifically, 'banter' refers to jestful and light-hearted conversations with your mate, with jokes and all that. Roadman: Roadman comes from the 21st century slang word, describing a boy (normally at a teenage age) as someone who thoroughly knows the ins and outs of his area, and the people in the area - he will also be involved in popular events such as trapping, driving (cruising), parties etc. (i.e: Kentnizzy, G-Smarko, Bis). A bar simply being a segment of time in which theres an allocated amount of beats usually its 4 beats per bar. So, if youve found this education in roadman slang words useful and want to continue your fix for blunt-minded articles on rap music, then what are you waiting for? Be aware that the page may be outdated, and mirror sites will not correctly mirror the annotations that explain the slang), Songs That Interpolate UK Slang Dictionary. At the time it was regarded vulgar and on the face of it seemed to be forging a divide between Hip Hop and the rest of the music industry. This definition would be correct, but 'lick' can be used more generically, although it is typically used in the context of drugs. [Lancs/Yorks use] bag lady Noun. Think I can probably guess your answer. Do so & in effect saying Bruh becomes a more succinct way of saying: are you serious? or Wo! To teach or inculcate something to someone by constant, intense repetition: The teacher drilled the multiplication tables into the bored students. However once the genre finally gained some recognition in the form of the Golden Era, this theory soon turned on its head. "Bitches ain't bad, let's keep it a bean.". And here, also from June 2018, a timely review of all Black UK music genres from Yomi Adegoke: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/01/grime-afro-bashment-drill-how-black-british-music-became-more-fertile-than-ever. 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. Diligent (member) has same meaning as active or hot steppa/ hot stepper. 'Dippers' can serve as an alias for drillers too. 537. trapping right now. If so I will amend and credit you if you wish. I recorded it in the early 2000s didnt realise it was still in use. 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. When used humorously, KMT is similar in meaning to abbreviations such as GFAK (Go Fly a Kite) and GJOAC (Go Jump off a Cliff). For any wannabe MC, becoming well-versed on roadman slang words wouldnt be a bad idea! Or will Drill talk forever remain an underground form of speech? However, today another two meanings have spawned. Remember to try to include sources whenever possible, and please follow our formatting: If you dont have editing powers, submit a comment Crazy. Narky. FYI: Theres usually two types of slang words used in rap songs. So incorporating them into a song shouldnt have such a HUGE affect on its audience. So a song with a BPM of 60 would be 1 beat per second. 24y/o Londoner here. Thanks for this! You mention Drillers - what is a Driller in UK slang? Not what youd expect at first glance, but Jakes is Drill slang for the Police or any sort of federal agent. 'Civi, civy or civvy' Slang for civilian - a member of the public that doesn't serve within the Armed Forces. To get a clearer picture of the difference between the two, read on. Call itElizabeths English 2.0. drill: [verb] to fix something in the mind or habit pattern of by repetitive instruction. 04. However, generally, all meanings/usages of a slang term is included in the annotation. Or just curious as to whether these roadman slang words have bastardised the Queens English? Or Just Rap With A Speech Impediment? Thank you. Define: 125 Scooter. uk / drl / us / drl / drill noun [C] (TOOL) a tool or machine that makes holes: an electric / pneumatic drill a dentist's drill a drill bit (= the sharp part of the drill that cuts the hole) Veerapong Boonporn/EyeEm/GettyImages More examples She bored a hole in the tree with a cordless drill. This is similar to Toronto, since both Toronto and the UK (in particular London) have a very big Jamaican population, which has in-turn had a huge effect on the local culture. A very visual description that I dont think needs much more explanation. There was one song, called Next Up? I think the term stems from specific groups of Jamaican immigrants who were relatively poor and housed in their own type of estates/Section 8 housing called "yards". A word that is popular in the north and amongst youngsters. Flats more specifically refer to actual apartments, which are relatively small and can be inside council estates. A culture that within music, has seen a sudden growth in the last 20 or so years. A word that is popular in the north and amongst youngsters. And on that note, its time we wrapped things up. Created Aug 14, 2016. Did that just happen?, Exactly the phrase that came out of my mouth when Will Smith smacked Chris Rock across the face. Note that this thesaurus is not in any way affiliated with Urban Dictionary. A Ace - is used to describe something that is awesome. Perhaps my email joshjly@yahoo.co.uk could remain for anyone seeking extra definitions, as it certainly is something Im knowledgeable in. Its going to be significant though. The UK Drill slang A-Z. 05. Started in 1996, The Online Slang Dictionary is the eldest slang dictionary on the web. Ngl is an abbreviation for the phrase "kiss my teeth." It is used to convey disdain, disgust, anger or annoyance, either genuine or feigned. A less usual version of 'cop . a term used to refer to someone. Something hell probs use to get his hands on your hard-earned gwop, especially if youre one of his opps. Can be used as a verb as a well as a noun. And from the mouths of the Drillers themselves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnGZRWUHGh4. Couldn't read this without laughing after you put "12 - 12 gauge shotgun" my nigga 12 is cops specifically narcs. The roots of UK Drill slang, What are the most popular slang words used by Drillers? 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. I don know.. a lot, that I cant think of right now. So when I thought of this during some down-time at work, I began writing words/slang used in UK Drill that might confuse someone from the States. More specifically newer slang that perhaps hasnt filtered into mainstream use. Why exactly Im not too sure, although its rumoured to have been around since the early years of Hip Hop. You don't want to be called a wasteman. Ill have to check out the other two. Heres a couple of examples of MLE below, You could argue that slang is a stand-out feature of Drill music as its just so darn different. Slatt Though it may seem odd to foreigners, Jamaican slang is also used in the UK (particularly in places such as London). You'll find more than 5,700 citations from TV shows, movies, news publications, and other sources. Think of them as a respected group of individuals whore all favourites to bethe GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). Heres an example, google the following: And youll see that most of the results are slang related. Drill or PT (often during Basic Training in the 70's, or used against soldiers locked up in guard house or the Mil Prison Colchester.) stemmed from Hip Hop and is used across virtually all genres of music including Pop and even Rock. Thanks for your comment. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Drill, are already used in American Drill or Trap music and not listed here, such as: Snow, Hard, Nina, Mac, Choppa, Bando, OT, Smoke, Trap, Trap House, Brick, Shank, Beef, Bae, Bad, Jugg, Finesse, Plug, O, Swammy, etc. 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 / Wetty / Wet up / Wetted Wetter / Wetters Wham Whip Whistle / Whistles White Whizz / Whiz Wing Woi-oi Wok house Wooly Road / Wooly Hood Woosh Woosher Wonga Worksy Wrap / Wrapped, Yard Yardy / Yardie / Yardies / Yardman Yat / Yatty Y Yellow Brick Ying / Yinged / Yingers / Yings Yob / Yobbo Yola Yute / Yutes / Yout' / Youts YG / Young G, Z / Zed / Zeds Zait Zanco Zesser / Zessed out Zombie Knife / ZK Zoobie Zoop Zoot, To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum. 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