A part of the book, The Septic's Companion.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W YZ
The last three beers I've been bought
A part of the book, The Septic's Companion. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W YZ The last three beers I've been bought |
Yank n, adj American. To a Brit, a Yank is anyone of American descent. It's not altogether complimentary and conjures up an image of Stetsons, oil wells, Cadillacs and overweight children. The word comes from “Yankee” - after receiving and trying to synopsize nearly a million different explanations for where that word came from, I realised that I was drifting wildly off topic and so I've scrubbed them all. Go and look it up elsewhere. yank tank American car. A description one might regard as unfair to the humble tank. Yardies n a London criminal gang. The name originated (with the gang) in Jamaica, where drug barons lived in downtown Kingston in homes build inside high-walled yards. Y-fronts n briefs. The more form-fitting old-fashioned equivalent of boxer shorts. The name derives from the upside-down 'Y' shape on the front, through the convergence of which you extract your old man in order to pee. yobbo n hooligan; rabble-rouser. Usually seen in the context of upper-middle-class people referring to the working-classes: Well, yes, Mildred - my Jeremy used to be such a sensible boy but now he's got mixed up with this awful crowd of yobbos! The derivation of the word is apparently modified back-slang - the moniker “boyo” became “yobbo.” Amusingly, in New York City slang, “yobbos” are breasts. Not in the U.K. yonks n a long time; ages. Not a specific length of time at all; it could be minutes or decades: Where have you been? I've been waiting here for yonks! or: Met a friend from school the other day that I haven't seen for yonks.