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Slang and uncoventional english part 23

We shied away from the lexicalised animal noises that often work their way into informal conversation, such as a cat noise when someone is behaving nastily. We similarly did not include musical phrases that have become part of our spoken vocabulary, such as the four-note theme of The Twilight Zone which is used to imply an uncanny weirdness in any coincidence, or melodramatic hummed violin music that serves as vocal commentary on any piteous tale. | Chinese lacquered Chinese chippy chippie 136 Chinese lacquered Chinese adjective extremely tired. Rhyming slang for knackered extremely tired . Prison slang UK 2002 Chinese lady noun a multiple-seat toilet new Zealand 1222 Chinese landing noun the typical angling of an aeroplane when it lands in Antarctica with one wing low. Humour based on the premise that one wing low has a certain Chinese ring to it us 1213 Chinese molasses noun opium heroin. From the appearance of opium in an early stage of manufacture us 1253 Chinese needlework noun intravenous use of narcotics us 1242 Chinese red noun heroin us 1277 Chinese rocks noun 1 relatively pure heroin us 1275. 2 crack cocaine UK 1226 Chinese rong noun a non-existent disease suffered by soldiers us 1247 Chinese rot noun any unidentified skin disease or sexually transmitted infection us 1240 Chinese screwdriver noun a hammer Australia 1274 Chinese speed noun ginseng uk 1233 Chinese Texan noun a daring dangerous driver Toronto usage canada 2002 Chinese tobacco noun opium us 1251 chingnoun 1 in betting odds of 5-1 uk 1221. 2five pounds 5 . London slang uk 2000 ching and a half noun in betting odds of 11-2. In bookmaker slang ching is 5-1 here the addition of a half increases the odds to 57s-1 or 11-2 uk 1221 chingazos noun fisticuffs blows. Border Spanish used in English conversation by Mexican-Americans us 1221 ching ching ching used as a descriptive expression ofthe speed of a quick succession of events. Echoic of bells ringing uk 1274 chinger verb to grumble to complain to scold hence to deter a prospective customer. Used by market traders uk 1272 chingon noun an important person a leader. Border Spanish used in English conversation by Mexican-Americans us 1274 chingua adjective 8 see CHINKER chink noun another push and you d have been a chink used insultingly as a slur on the morals ofthe subject s mother imputing that she would have sex with anyone of any race uk 1261 Chink noun 1 a Chinese person. Derives from .